Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-11
Beverly Guess on Collectors
Visit to President TAFT.
GET VIEWS TO ROOSEVELT
President Wants Administrators
Side to Have Hearing.
LOEB FOR HUGHES PLACE
Politicians Think He Is Seeking
Support Of Taft in Contest
for Governorship.

BEVERLY, Mass, July ia brand
new angle was given to the visit OF Will
liam Loeb. jr.. to Beverly today. 1t was
reported that his talk with President
Taft this afternoon ION the general po-
litical situation would include the
Payne-Aldrich tariff bill
President Taft, 1t Is believed, is anx-
ious that Col Roosevelt should make a
careful study of the new law before
committing himself in any way The
colonel undoubtedly has had the '1nsur-
gent view of the tariff pretty we'll drill
led into him by Senators Beveridge. Bris-
tow. La Toilette and the others who have
been to Sycamore Hill. Mr.. Taft. the
story goes today. wants the colonel to
have the administration view.
Both Are Tariff Experts.
The report that the tariff was to be
the principal theme of discussion today
seems to be borne out by many circum-
stances. 1t is admitted that Mr.. Loeb
was summoned to Beverly by Secretary
Norton with the full knowledge OF the
President Mr.. Loeb's duties as collec-
tor Of the port of New York bring him
into touch with the tariff and probably
he knows more about the actual, prac-
tical working Of the law than any other
man.
Mr. Norton as assistant secretary OF
the Treasury made a careful study
of every schedule of the new tarin law
He studied the monthly returns OF the
imports and the receipts.
Furnished Taft Figures.
Just before he left the Treasury De-
partment he met President Taft at ST.
Louis with a great mass OF documents
dealing with the tariff. and during the
long journey back to Washington he
went over the statistics with the Presi-
dent in every detail. 1t is known that
at the time the President expressed
his delight at the showing made by the
new law.
Secretary Norton and Collector Loeb
were together until late last night and re-
sumed their conference this morning.
They arranged to see the President al
Burgess point this afternoon
Both remained uncommunicative regard
Ing Mr. Loeb's visit. other than to repeat
the explanation Of last night that 1t was
to discuss the general political situa-
ton"
Mr.. Loeb paid a preliminary call on the
President this forenoon and motored to
the golf links with him. He also lunched
with Mr.. Taft. Later Mr. Loeb went
with secretary NOftOn uPOiA
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Cur
tbs. who is i'll at Manchester-by-the-Sea
The President played golf this morning
at Myopia with Henry C.. Frick.
Roosevelt Is Silent.
OYSTER BAY. \. Y, July 1.-THE
announcement from Beverly that Will
liam Loeb. jr. collector of the port OF
New York, was to see President Taft
today aroused great interest here, ow-
ing to the close relations which exist
between Mr.. Loeb and Theodore Roose-
velt 1t was impossible to get from
Col Roosevelt an expression of opinion
as to the significance of this meeting.
as he denied himself to interviewers
today.
The colonel Is having his fourth day
of rest in the interval between the visit
of the delegation of politicians last
Thursday and that of Gov. Hughes TO-
morrow Frederick w. Whitridge OF
New York. receiver of the Third Ave-
nue. Railroad Company. is expected to
make call on Col. Roosevelt today.