New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-27
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
from The Tribune Bureau-l


Washington. Oct Z5.-The President IS
evnacted TO announce within short time
the appointment OF william n. Lewis, no"
Assistant United States Attorney at Bos-
ton. as Assistant Attorney General OF the
United States. to I'LL a vacancy In the De-
nartment OF Justice. The appointment, tf
made. will be the highest honor ever given
to the negro race in the United states.
Charles A. Cottriu, a prominent negro
lawyer Of Toledo. is slated for appointment
as Collector of Customs at Honolulu.
In view of the large number of govern
rnent buildings to be erected in washington
within the next few years, the President
to-day issued the following executive
order:
..It is hereby ordered that the plan for
no public building TO be erected IN the
District of Columbia for the general gov
eminent shall be hereafter finally approved
by the officer duly authorized until AFTER
such officer shall have submitted the plan
to the Commission of Fine Arts created
under the act Of Congress Of May IL. 1910,
for it's comment and advice"
II was made known at the White House
that the Secretary OF State and the Secre-
tary of the Treasury will deliver campaign
speeches in Ohio. Secretary Knox will
sneak in Cincinnati on November and In
Columbus on November 2 No dates have
been set for Secretary MacVeagh, who VIII
visit Northern Ohio. The Secretary Of
Agriculture is also expected Z speak ID
Ohio.
The Secretary OF Ii Interior, acconpa-
MED by Brigader General William L. Mar
shall, consulting engineer of the Reciarna-
ton Service, and Lieutenant Colonel John
Bddle. of the Engineer Irrigation Board
submitted a report of the progress maze
on the inspection Of reclamation projects
which 1t is proposed to complete or extend
with the funds provided by the issue Oh
certificates to the extent of s2o"o'"" au-
thorized at the last session or congress.
Senator Cullom was in conference with
the President to-day discussing the persoh-
mel of the new Commerce Court
The President discussed economy WITH
James c. Courts, clerk of the House COM
mittee on Appropriations
When leaving the executive Offices Bishop
Cranston. of the Methodist Church. said
that the President will carry out the policy
of following the recommendations Of lead
erS of various denominations I'm appointing
chapIains- of the army.
President Taft will attend the annual din
nsr of the Society of Mayfower Descend
ants. of which he IS member. at the Ne"
Willard. on November IS. having accepted
the invitation of Associate Justice Brown
Ernest w Bradford and Thomas 5 HOP
kins. The committee also presented a beau
tifuiIv framed engrossed certificate OK
membership to Mr.. Taft.
The President will deliver the opening
address at the convention of the American
Society for the Settlement Of international
Disputes. to be held in Washington from
December 10 to II. Theodore Marbury, sec
rotary of the society, extended the invita-
ton.
Among the White House callers were the
Secretary of Commerce and Labor, Beck
man winthrop. Assistant Secretary OF the
Navy. Commissioner Prouty. Commissioners
Clements and Secretary Mosely Of the In
terstate Commerce Commission