Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-05
PAYNE IS PEPPERY
Declares Tariff Law Is Refut-
inq Liars Who Attack It.
BOOM FOR JUDGE SANB0RN
Minnesotans Want Him on United
States Supreme Bench.
VERMONT HAS FUNNY FIGHT
Squabble Over Changing Name of
Post Office Carried to the
White House.
HAS FUNNY FIGHT

Representative Serene. E. Payne of New
York. part author of the Payne-Aldrich
tariff act. said few peppery things today
when asked about statesmen, newspapers
and other agencies that are attacking the
existing tariff law.
THE present tariff law he declared.
lis every day cOnfuting the many liars
that are attacking 1T. 1t is the most sue
cessful bill from every standpoint this
country ever had. 1t talks for itself
every day in the upbuiding OF American
business at home and abroad. The max
imum and minimum provisions of the bill
alone have opened up the markets Of the
world to the goods of the United States"
Mr.. Payne talked with the President
about some tariff matters. furnishing the
chief executive with material for speeches
to be made within the next month. When
asked what he had to say about the lat
est proposition for reciprocity with Can
ada, Mr.. Payne declared that was q mat
ter for the White House.
Minnesota Is for Sanborn.
Senator Clapp, Representative Stevens
and Frank b. Kellogg, representing
sentiment in Minnesota favorable to
circuit. for associate justice Of the
Supreme Court, in place of the late
Justice Brewer, called at the White
House today. The President made no
promise to the delegation, although he
stated that he was familiar with the
many able qualities of the Minnesota
jurist, who. he said. was well up on the
list of those whose names were being
considered for the vacancy.
Senator Stone Of Missouri, by request
of the President, talked with the chief
executive today about the candidates
Missouri, made vacant by the retire
ment of John F. Philips. Senator Stone
said he had no candidate. but had given
the President what information he had
as to qualifications Of those whose
names have been mentioned
Representative Austin of Tennessee,
who has been renOminated by the re-
publicans of the Knoxville district by
q large majority, talked with the Presl-
dent today about federal appointments
in his district.
Fight Over Vermont Post Office.
President Taft is sitting as judge in
a funny fight over the name of Vermont
post office In Windsor county there
have been three post offices bearing SIM
liar names-North Hartland, Hartland
Three Corners and Hartland Four Cor
ners The mix-up in mail and other
ways induced some Of the North Hart
the Post Office Department to change
the name 20 Evarts. in honor of the
late William NJ. Evarts, distinguished
son of the state The name was changed,
but it kicked up great rumpus among
other residents, who are now clamoring
for the ancient and honorable name of
North HartIand. They were not salts
fled to carry their case to the Post
master General, but insisted on putting
it up to the President himself. Some
of the facts came out today, when two
Vermont men favorable to the name of
Evarts called on the President and took
twenty minutes of his time to discuss
the merits OF their own cause and the
dement's of the opposition. The Presi-
dent who has found out much about
the histories of some of the citizens O.:
Evarts. has not yet decided the case.
Gen. Leonard Wood. who has been
named by President Taft as special
envoy to Buenos Aires to convey the
good wishes and congratulations of this
government to Argentina upon the oc-
casion of the centenary celebration of
that country April 22. called on the
President today to receive the greet
ings he is to take to the president Of
the great South American republic.
Gen. Wood will accompany the squad
ron that is to represent this country
at the celebration. and Is making prep
aratlOnS lot the Journey Inc squadron
will be under the command Of Rear Ad-
miral Stanton.
Cardinal Gibbons Calls.
A call of courtesy made upon the Presi-
dent late yesterday afternoon by Cardinal
Gibbons excited interest, owing to the
Rome Roosevelt incident. 1t developed.
however, that the appointment for the
Catholic prelate was made a week ago
and that his call was a formal one. The
incident" was not referred to in any
way and Cardinal Gibbons declined to
discuss the subject. saying 1t was too
delicate for comment. Rev. Father Rus
sell. pastor of st. Patrick's Church, &C.
companed the cardinal.
A conservation dinner" was given at
the White House last night the President
having as his guests a number Of MEM
bers of the public lands committees of
Senate and DEMONSTRATORS Clark, Wyo-
ming: Smoot, Utah; Dixon. Montana;
Chamberlain, Oregon; Hughes of Colo
RADIO, and Nelson of Minnesota; Repre-
sentatives Mondel, Wyoming: Pickett.
Iowa: Parsons. New York. and Smith of
California. Secretary Ballinger and George
Otis Smith, director of the geological
survey, also were guests.