Evening star., 1909-06-10
TALKS WITH MANY CALLERS
Presents Medals to the Wright
Brothers.
RUNS UP TO MILLET'S STUDIO
Finishes Strenuous Day In a Golf
Game on the Chevy Chase
Links-Other Matters.

orS. Some idea OF his hustlng qualities
when he wants to clean up matters In
hand may be cleaned from the statement
that he saw and talked with three cabi-
net off1cers-Secretary Knox, Secretary
Dickinson and Attorney General Wicker
sham: had q conference with Speaker
Cannon; conferred with Samuel Com
pers, John Hays Hammond and fifteen
or twenty representatives: presented med
ais to the Wright brothers at 2SO In the
afternoon; visited the studio Of Frank
Millet on Wisconsin avenue at $3.50
o'clock. and finished the day in a
golf game on the Chevy Chase golf
links in an effort to wipe out his defeat
on the links yesterday afternoon. To-
night he will attend the congress of Cath
olic missionaries at the Apostolic Mis-
sion House Of the Catholic University.
The game yesterday was between the
President and Gen. Clarence Edwards on
one side and John Hays Hammond and
Senator Bourne Of Oregon on the other.
When the eighteen holes were completed
the Hammond Bourne side was 5 up. The
President didn't like this. and come
back game was arranged for today.
Frank Millet Is completing some mural
paintings Of early scenes IN Ohio for the
Cleveland Trust Company building, and
the President visited the studio by invi-
tation, along with other ohioans. to view
the paintings.
Speaker Cannon Calls.
Speaker Cannon was with Representa-
tive Mccall Of Massachusetts,. and said
he had nothing to make public concern
ing his trip.
Ex-Secretary Oscar Straus also called
on the President. Mr.. Straus has been Ill
lox,C c,,f
fering from an attack of Indigestion. He
Is settling his affairs, SO as to leave Tor
Turkey to assume his duties as ambas-
sador. He is booked to sail from New
York, July 6.
Senator Hughes of Colorado called or
the President to speak about his visit II
that state. late this summer The Presi.
dent stated that he had not arranged
the details Of his western trip and would
not do so until convinced that the health
of Mrs. Taft would warrant him doing
SO. He would not arrange the trip until
some time in the summer.
The President sent a telegram of con-
dolence to the family of Edward Everett
Hale, chaplain of the Senate, on the death
of the distinguished minister.
New York Customs Reorganization.
President Taft has not issued an order
suspending the civil service rules for GER
tain employees of the New York custom
house, as has been reported. 1t is official
ly stated that he has conferred with Sec
retary MacVeagh and Collector Loeb as
to a reorganization Of the force in the
custom house, but beyond that he has
taken no action, leaving the details to
Collector Loeb
William Barnes, jr.. of Albany, a prom
inent New York political leader, paid his
respects to the President, the first time he
has been at the White House since Mr.
Taft was inaugurated.
President Not Interfering.
Inquiries of congressional callers at the
White House do not reveal that Presi
dent Taft is interfering in the least witt
the making of a tariff bill. Senator
Carter of Montana, when asked at the
White House today about the report:
as to the attitude of the President, said
My information is that the Presiden
| is leaving the making of a tariff to Con
| gress and that he is not trying in any
manner to dictate what should or shoult
not be done. We will get good tariff
bill, as good as can be had in view o
the necessity for providing revenue to rur
| the government"
The graduating class of the Holy .Cros:
| Academy was introduced to the Presi
| dent today.
Gov. Post of Porto Rico, whose resig
| nation as governor of the territory ha:
| frequently been limited at, visited Tho
| President today, but had only a shor
conference.
President to Aid Uniform Laws.
| President Taft had a long conference
today with John Mitchell, Samuel Comp
ers. John Hays Hammond. Prof. ]. w
jerks and r. NJ. Easley. representing diff
ferent interests. regarding the nationa
RI he hol hor in ~
aid uniform legislation throughout the
| country The President accepted an in
vitation to attend the conference ant
make an address.
The governors of the various states will
name delegates to the conference. which
will be called to take up the advisa bility
| of uniform laws on pure food, railway
regulation. corporations, divorce, child Ia
| Dor, employers liability, taxation, life in
surance and other subjects. The organi-
cations throughout the country endeavor.
| ing to bring about uniform laws pertain
| ing to labor, insurance, railroads, divorce
etc, will have representatives at the con
! ference.
Commends Law Enforcement.
Gov. Conner of Alabama was with Pres
ident Taft today discussing southern
matters The President complimented
Gov. Conner on recent incidents in Ala
bama. showing the growing respect for
law there. One sheriff has been i'm
peached for not defending negro
against mob and in another instance
state troops defended a negro against a
mob. The President said that incidents
of this kind would teach mobs greater
respect for the law, and he was pleased
to see Alabama and other southern states
leading the way In breaking up mob
law.
Another Rich Gift to Trinity.
DURHAM, n. c., June 1O-A gift OF