Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-24
TOCONSULT CABINET PLEA FOR ECONOMY
President Taft Leaves for Gov Harmon Depores Waste
Washington This Afternoon. of Public Funds
EXPECTED IN THE MORNING |PUTS BLAME ON CONGRESS
Executive Declares Extravaganza Causes
Offices Here. of $780, 900 Annually
TAFT TO REMAIN A WEEK ADDRESSES STATE CONVENTION
in Election Presi
tiles
President Taft Leaves for
Washington This Afternoon.
EXPECTED IN THE MORNING
Most of the Force of the Executive
Offices Here.
TAFT TO REMAIN A WEEK
Will Return to Beverly Until Late
in October-Plans of Railway
Securities Commission.

CINCINNATI, Ohio. September "a
President Taft will leave Cincinnati this
afternoon for Washington. where he is to
meet members of his cabinet for series
of conferences next week. The President
thoroughly enjoyed his visit to his 'home
city"
No formal program has been arranged
for his last day. He has not made any
important appointments and will probably
spend the time before his departure at
the home of his brother.
The President and party expect to leave
over the Pennsylvania railroad at $40
O'Clock pm.
Plans of Securities Commission.
In President Taft's mail today was a
letter from President Arthur T. Hadley
of Yale University, chairman of the rail-
road securities commission. announcing
the selection of William f. 8. Griswold
of New York as secretary of the commits
sion.
Griswold is an attorney and was gradu-
ated from Yale in 1899 President Taft inn
mediately confirmed the appointment.
The announcement was made to the
President OF the election of Frederick
Strauss as vice chairman of the commits
sion.
President Hadley will conduct an inves-
tigation of the conditions of European
railways. and at the same time the other
members of the commission and its sec
retary will be collecting preliminary in
formation in the United States. SO that
the first regular session can be held in
Washington during the week of Novem
ber %. upon President Hadeys return
from Europe
The commission was created by Con-
greB to investigate the issuance of rail-
road stocks and bonds.
Expected Tomorrow Morning.
The White House is ready for the ar
rival of President Taft tomorrow morn
ing and for the houseful of cabinet guests
whom he will entertain during the coming
week. The home of Presidents has un-
dergone comparatively little repair this
year-much less than known in many
years-an occasional touch of paint here
and there and some minor changes being
all that was necessary TO suit the taste
of the occupants.
Draperies, rugs etc. taken down for the
summer have not been restored, this work
being left to the direction of Mrs. Taft
when she returns from Beverly in Oc-
tober.
Presidents Return for the Winter.
According to present plans the President
will leave here next Saturday morning
for Beverly and will stay there until be-
tween the 18th and Goth of next month";
when he and Mrs. Taft will return to the
White House for the winter. The only
member Of the Taft family who has
been in Washington since early summer
Is Charles, the youngest son of the Pres
ident. He came here last week for a
brief stay to prepare for his resumption
of school work at the preparatory school
Of his uncle, Horace Taft, in Connecti-
cut.
In the executive Offices the only change
1uring the summer has been an enlarge
nent of Secretary Nortons Office room
His room now takes in the telegraph and
telephone room, as originally built. The
telegraph and telephone experts have
been provided with a small room next to
hat of the secretary.
The White House executive force is
ready for a hard weeks work Most of
the clerks who went to Beverly have re-
turned and are at their posts in the
executive Offices.