The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-06-26
NORTON HAS MADE
VERY GOOD RECORD
Presidents Secretary Holds a
Heart-to.Heart Talk with
the Reporters.
CLAIMS HE is BAsHFUL
PROTEST OF CUSTOM LAW At
ToRNEYs OVER LOCATION OF
THE CUSTOMS COURT At THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL.

NATIONAL CAPITAL.
aAmerican News service)
~ SIDNEY EsPEY.
washington, June 25.-Charles D.
Norton, secretary to President Taft.
has made good" This is the verdict
OF official Washington. It is YER
dict that Is unanimously Endorsed by
the white house newspaper men who
first were of the opinion that Mr.. Nor
ton would be as close and sective as
his predecessor, Secretary Carpenter.
The day Mr.. Norton forsook his
berth as assistant secretary in the
treasury department and became the
right hand man of President Taft, he
invited the white house newspaper
men to have q talk with him. I'm
green on newspaper men and their
ways" he began, "but I know that
the success of my Job depends upon
amicable relations with everyone, re-
latious that I hope will grow conf
Dental with the newspaper represen-
tatives. I believe that what trans
pires at the white house. generally
speaking is public news and belongs
to the press and to the country.
But" he added. there is only one
request that am going to make.
That is, keep my name out Of the pa
per. do not want notoriety myself.
Use what give you, but please do
not say that the secretary to the
president or secretary Norton today
gave out You will find that I will
develop to the needs of this office II
you win give me the chance and help
me along.
shout how to get along with you
newspaper men" he said and just then
Q reporter interrupted with: 'Mr. Sec
rotary, I understand that you were q
successful life insurance man. Any
man who has successfully sold life
assurances surely knows the necessary
line Of talk to make q first class dis
eminator Of news in marvelously
short time"
The reporters prediction has come
true. ......
Howl OF Protest.
A howl of protest is going up from
the legal men who devote their at
tention to the practice of customs law.
They are kicking at the action Of the
government in locating the new Gus
toms court in this city instead Of New
York City.
Ninety percent of all the cases the
court will hear, it is said, eminate
from the decision of the board of Gus
toms appeals and the finding of the
appraisers in New York City. Attach
ed to the office of the United States
district attorneys In New York City
and Brooklyn are seven lawyers who
devote all of their time to represent
ing the government in contests before
the New York City general customs
board. These same lawyers will have
to follow their cases through the Gus.
toms court, and 1t is said, that hav-
ing to travel from New York to Wash
ington frequently will seriously inter
fere with the dispatch Of business.
Then again It will tend to make the
army Of New York custom lawyers
acquire the sleeping car habit, travel
ing from New York to Washington to
attend sessions Of the new court.
Picture Of Rooster.
The agricultural department, al
ways jealous in guarding the people
against impure foods and receptions,
especially through false labelling. is
hard and fast after the manufacturers
Of certain brand of Italian macaroni.
This brand bears the picture of a
rooster. proudly Growing from the
summit OF Mount vesuvius. The de-
partment after chemical analysis of
the macaroni. finds that it Is pure and
up to the standard. but seriously re-
ports that the rooster on the label
might possibly prompt prospective
buyers to purchase the macaroni
through the mental impression that
the macaroni had been made with
eggs.
The state department will not dis
cuss the charges made before the
house rules committee by Mexican
anti-Diaz propogandists that the Next
can president is able to enlist the
aid of the federal officers and en-
ployes of the United States in prose-
cutting his political antagonists who
seek refuge in this country.
Representative Wilson. of Pennsyl-
vania, some time ago introduced q
resolution calling for the appointment
of a committee of congress to investi-
gate the charges. The house rules
committee, to which the resolution
was referred, has been thrashing out
the evidence.
Charges SO far heard place the com.
mittee in an embarrassing position
since any Investigation would ulti-
mately mean a probe into the secret
agencies of the Mexican government.
This might prove, according to a
state department official the basis Of
o diplomatic incident which might
disrupt the friendly relations that
have long existed between this coun-
try and Mexico.
Evidence has been heard tending to
show that President Diaz has influence
ed--even bribed. United States mar