Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-12
President Postpones Consid-
Grafton of Charges.
is WITNESS TO WORDY WAR
Arguments For and Against Col
lector's Retention in Office.
CANADIAN EDITOR A CALLER
Will Discuss Tariff Issue With Mr..
Taft-Denial of Sensa-
tional Story.

Two Baltimore delegations engaged IN
wordy war before President Taft today
over the charges made against Collector
William T.. Stone of Baltimore. The Pres
ident patiently gave the delegations an
hour and half of his time while they
wrangled with each other over different
points that arose. The Stone side OF the
controversy was upheld by Representa-
tives Pearre and Kronmiller. ex-Repre-
sentative Frank Wachter, John B. Hanna.
republican state chairman, and John
Philip Hill. while the anti-Stone people
were headed by Col. NJ NJ. Mulhall. ex-
State Senator David f. Dick and Thomas
NJ. Lanahan, the latter, however, dis
claiming any responsibility for the
charges and saying that he was on hand
to indorse the candidacy of Isaac Scates.
The stone people insisted that they were
ready to go into the charges of the other
side. but Col. Mulhall asked for thirty
days in which to present further testi
mony in support of charges already made
| The President finally decided TO give the
anti-Stone people ten days in which to file
further evidence, give the Stone people
four days in which to reply. this being
all they asked. and wind up the matter by
, a general hearing two weeks from today,
at which both sides will be present.
Gen. Thomas J. Shryock, former police
commissioner of Baltimore, has written
the President. saying that the charges
against Mr.. Stone are made by "1rrespon-
sible and unknown persons" He SAYS
! 7at two years ago he carefully investi-
| stated the charges of gambling in the
! ;'nion League Republican Club. sending
d 7s,locratic detectives and policemen to
s, II I'd all they could in substantiation of the
allegations. The reports indicated that
tie charges were without foundation.
Toronto Editor a Caller.
Sir James Mcdonald, editor of the To-
ronto Globe, was a White House visitor
Today, and is to see President Taft Mon
day The Canadian editor said he was
IN Washington on a pleasure trip. but
while here would discuss the tariff sit
nation between the two countries with
he President. BY March 81 President
Taft must determine whether he will ap-
ply the maximum or the minimum rates
Of the Payne law to Canadian goods ship
ped to the United States. The same sort
of question is pending as between the
United States and France. The admins
tration. as we'll as the Canadian liberal
government. Is opposed to a tariff war
Actween the two countries. Such war
would result in serious financial losses all
slonS the line. both countries would suf-
fer in a business way. and ill feeling
would he created that would not conduce
TO harmony.
Prof. H. C. Emery. president of the
, tariff board of the Treasury. and Charles
IT. Pepper. representing the Department
IF Commerce and Labor. have just re-
turned from Canada and are preparing
report as to all the facts brought out in
The Ottawa conference for the benefit of
the President. Mr.. Taft expects to have
isis in hand by Monday. and will then
'ecuss the subject i'm detail with Sir
mes Mcdonald. IF the President can
be convinced that Canada is not showing
undue discrimination against the United
States In her dealings with other coun-
! tries. notably France. he Will grant to
Canadian goods the minimum rates pro-
vded by the Payne law. If he is COM
PEELED to apply the maximum rates a
tariff war will follow.
Will Visit Newspaper Men.
| President Taft today accepted an invi-
tatipn to attend the Official opening of the
| splendid new building of the New York
| Press Club, at Spruce and William
streets. the afternoon of March 90. The
/ building is nine stories high. and will be
occupied throughout by the club. The
/ invitation was extended by c. A. Nc
Cauley, Frank McBreen and ]. c. Hem
ment.
| force University called on President Taft
today to thank him for his address in
behalf of negro education March s. The
committee told the President that his ad-
dress would be of great benefit to Will
berforce and to the negro race. The
committee was composed of James c.
| Wright. DIR. John Hurst and w. T. Yer
non register of the Treasury.
Denial of Rumor.
A dispatch from Cincinnati gives
thoritative denial to the report sent out
from Pittsburg last night to the effect
that a long distance telephone wire had
been leased connecting the house of
Charles Taft at Cincinnati and the White
House at Washington. The report proves
to have no foundation whatever.