Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-30
GOVERNMENT ESTIMATES
ARE NOW PARED TO BONE
Taft Works Until 8 AM. and Is Up
and at It Again at 8 O'Clock.
MESSAGE NOT YET FINISHED
Nav Go to Public Printer by Satur-
day-Fairbanks to Be Guest at
White House in December.

President Taft's pressure on cabinet
officers and others yesterday. in connec-
tion with government estimates for the
next fiscal year, resulted In reduction
Of $4,000, 600. it was announced today.
The estimates had already been closely
pruned under former orders from the
President. The $14,OcO.OOo cut brings
things down to the bone, 1t is stated.
The President has no thought of stop
ping with the minimizing of estimates.
He will use his strongest efforts with the
appropriation committees of Congress to
lop off appropriations wherever possible
He has assurance from Speaker Can
non and other republican leaders that
they will join him in the economy-effi-
cheney crusade he has already entered
upon, both as to estimates and apprO-
priations and to administration of the
government service.
No Visitors Received.
Having spent most of yesterday with
his cabinet officers in consideration of
estimates, the President today called off
the regular cabinet meeting that had
been postponed from yesterday to today.
He shut himself up in his private library
in the private part of the White House
and remained there with Secretary Nor
. ton and a stenographer working upon
his message
All visitors were confronted with the
nothing DOING sign. Some of the vis-
itors. too. were big men in the political
world:
One Of these was Representative Serene
T.. Payne of New York. joint father with
Senator Aldrich Of the tariff law that got
such black eye in the last election.
MI. Payne gave no outward evidence of
grief today over the bad opinion Of his
offspring entertained by the general pub
lie. He looked ruddy. portly and unper-
turbed,
.one man's guess IL rs good as an
oeher4 was his answer to a number Of
the cosping session. .I'here are Just ten
weeks to do business in.'' he added.
Mccrea Only Man to See Taft.
The only visitor who did see the Presi-
dent during the day was James McCrea.
president Of the Pennsylvania railroad.
Mr.. McCrea's call was brief. however
He was ushered from the executive Of
fees to the White House, where he re-
mained not over ten minutes with his
President. He declared his call was
purely personal and that he did not dis
cuss any feature of the message with
the President.
As to pessimistic utterances about the
business outlook. recently credited to
James J. Hill and others. Mr.. McCrea
merely repeated a statement. made by
him few days ago. that business is
marking time. awaiting developments. To
this he added:
"And every man should judge for him.
self as to what Is likely to happen
Mr.. McCrea's visit was unpretentious.
He walked to the White House. and. upon
leaving there. walked across the White
House grounds to the State. War and
Navy building.
When Message May Be Ready.
II Is not expected that the President
will get through his lahors on the mes
sage before the end of the week. proba-
bly, not until Saturday. 1t will then go
to the printer, and be ready for reading
in Congress Tuesday at noon.
The President is really working hard
upon this document. 1t was 3 o'clock
this morning before he retired. He was
1T work again at 8 O'Clock.
The President, IL is said, will not be-
gin receiving congressional visitors be-
fore next week After giving few
will shut himself up until he has dis
posed Of important judicial appointments
pending.
Fairbanks to Be Guest.
Former Vice President Fairbanks of
Indiana is to be White House guest at
the end Of next week. He has accepted
q personal invitation from the President
TO spend several days at the White House.
Mr. Fairbanks Is coming to the annual
Gridiron dinner Saturday night, Decem-
Der TO- The President will also be there.
The visit is interpreted by Indiana men
az having important bearing upon the
future politics of that state. The affairs
Of the republican party there are of deep
concern to the President. who will avail
himself of the wide knowledge Of the
former Vice President of both local and
national conditions.
The course of Mr.. Fairbanks i'm the last
campaign as compared with that of for
NOR President Roosevelt, was as widely
difYerent as the dispositions of the two
men.
There art to be several important federal
anpointments In Indiana, including the
ynarshal of that state. There seems to be
a nretty general understanding that the
President will defer filling the vacancies
until after March 4 next, when the term
~ senator Beveridge will expire.
The White House today received the
following telegram from Claude Grahame
White the aviator, dated New York:
..president Taft. Washington. ID. c.:
ION sailing from your hospitable shore:
allow me to thank you most heartily fo'
your kind appreciation of aeroplans
f,ights ] trust l may have the honor ol
demonstrating to YOU the rapid advance
in the science of aviation on my return Il
the states next year.
VIC aT.I aJ,nE (,RAHAME-WHITE