Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-03
DIRECTOR OF
BUREAU OF MINES
PreSt. Taft Appoints Joseph Aus
tin Holmes OF the Geo.
logioal Survey.
REASON FOR THE LONG DELAY
IT Beverly IL j. Understood That
sccy. Balllngcr Was OPP
posed 90 Him.

Beverly Mass Sept. 2-Prosident
Tart tonight announced the appoint
ment OF Joseph Austin Holmes Of the
geological survey as director OF the new
bureau Of mines az Washington
|. Dr. Holmes had been selected for the
place some time ago but his appoint
ment was held up. il Is understood here.
on the ground that Sscy. Balnnger
under whose department the new
bureau ig placed. was opposed to him
Mr. Holmes is the intimate personal
friend Of clifford Pnchot, James r.
CARRIED and +. H. Newell, director OF
the reclamation service. all three 81
whom sharply criticized Mr.. Ballingor
OF the witness stand of the Ballnger-
Pinchot inquiry
IL was reported here that secy Bal
linger felt DR. Holmes might have
had hand In what he termed the
conspiracy" against him Friends OF
Or. Holmes, while admitting the lat
ters close association and friendship
with Messrs. PinchOt. Garfield and
Newell declared nevertheless that he
had taken no active part in the cam
paign against Mr. Ballnger.
The Endorsement of DR.. Holmes for
the place was almost unanimous. II
came from the mine operators and the
miners organic tons alike. The pur-
pose of the new bureau is 60 Investigate
and report upon safety appliances to
prevent the awful waste OF life an
nualiy
The bureau will also make an investl.
cation looking TO the Improvement of
methods in mining.
CIVIL SERVICE EXTENSION TALK.
President Taft Is contemplating and
probably will issue soon after his re-
Il -.
executive order putting all assistant
postmasters and the permanent clerks
at money order postofhces under the
civil service
Postmaster General Hitchcock recon-
mended this step TO the president some
time ago, and he has been considering
IL. Today the president talked the mat
ter over with X. II. Dana, president Of
the National civil Reform league. MIR.
TAFT viii take the question up with his
cabinet the latter part OF this month
and finally dispose Of II. Mr.. Hitchcock
thinks the order will mark great i'm
provement in the postal service.
President Taft has "A long list OF mat
tiers TO take up with his cabinet ad-
visers He win reach Washington Sept.
II for a 10 days stay. and the cabinet
VIII be In practically continuous ses-
sion sept PC. % and %.
President TAFT will take up with his
cabinet in Washington the Anal plans
for putting the postal savings banks
In operation lie will discuss the esti-
mates for the coming year with the
heads Of the various departments and
try 20 hold them down wherever pos
sible. The economy plans for conduct
ing the various departments and the
best means OF using the 100000 appro-
pratiOn for the Improvement of busi-
ness methods also Will be discussed
NO SPEECHES,
There IS little or no chance that
President Taft viii make any speeches
during the coming campaign. He has
declared that his letter to Chairman
Mckinley Of the Republican congress
sional committee accurately Estates all
that he has TO say Of the issues.
The president will speak before the
National League OF Republican Clubs
OF New York along general lines.
Foster p Brown OF Tennessee. at
torney general Of Porto Rico. took up
several matters affecting that island
with the president. He also discussed
the political situation in Tennessee
Tomorrow afternoon the president
starts from Boston to 81. Paul where
he Is 70 deliver an address at the ma
tional conservation congress Monday
morning