The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-14
CONFER WITH
1.-THE PRESIDENT
keting Secretary of State Will
SON Makes Hurried Trip to .
Augusta, Georgia.
RETURNS TO CAPITAL
ALMOST IMMEDIATELY
|fr. Taft Delighted When In
formed of Decision in Cor
poration Tax Case.

arYcIJSTA, Ca, March 13.-Hunting
~ wilson, acting secretary OF state
.soned Unexpectedly into Augusta today
II had an hours conference with Presi.
|.nt Taft, He returned TO Washington
might x, a., ,,,
4 -fbis time was due to his wish to ac-
<ronany Mrs. Wilson to Aitken.
Cniucidcnt with the arrival of Mr.. VII
-, President TAFT received dispatches
<orn General Leonard Wood, chief oi
Ak OF the army. saying the mobiliza
an of troops in Texas is practically COM
iete, , ,s
' IA said undoubtedly will be accom-
jjshed largely through a series of .prac-
- marches or hikes" This will en-
6le the war department TO carry out
"A prosramme OF useful training to the
/flcers and men while maintaining the
Xufrality laws.
II cannot be said positively that there
B al present no intention OF Increasing
he number OF troops now In Texas. Ii
b believed a sufficient force is now ON
6e ground for patrol work for any i'm
|ediate emergency that might arise.
Friction Rumor Denied,
Acting Secretary Wilson's visit TO the
resident offered an opportunity Tor an
|iicia1 denial of g report recently sent
''f from Washington that there had been
|Iction between President Taft and state
1nartment officials. including Secretary
|'iox, regarding the handling of the
|exlcan situation.
resident Taft's delight was beyond
|easure today when he was Informed
the decision of the supreme court up
odlng the validity of the corporation
q law. Mr. Taft's insistence put this
~ on the statute books All during the
ng tariff fight over the Payne -Aldrlch
IA the president insisted that such a
|x would be held TO be constitutional.
1rpIto the fact that many senators and.
hers who opposed IL expressed the be-
d that IL would not stand a test
NJ. Taft defended his action in sign
n the Payne -Aldrich law partly upon
u fact that It contained the corpora
on tax provision. Tho corporation tax
owed a great success and. in addition
bringng more than $27 900. 900 into the
1fIonal treasury In the first year Of Its
'forcemert, 1t gave the government
nch valuable information regarding
my of the big interstate corporations,
Case Was Bitterly Fought.
The bitterness with which the tax was
light was reflected in the statement OF
ugusta, that his institution alone put
b 10000 to test the validity OF the
"a now seems practically assured that
resident Taft while in Augusta will not
|nkers Charles w. Morse OF New York
ID John r. Walsh OF Chicago, The
|esident has not looked at the papers.
b act upon them as he usually acts upon
|rlon cases would require several days
0fflce or library work.
The president came to Augusta for rest
Eu Is anxious TO spend as much OF his
ne as possible out -of-doors.
Ar. Taft had an informal conference
day with Charles NJ. Dow of New York,
1nlrnan OF the Mag commission, re-
riding future plans TO preserve the
|lIs from further inroads OF power COM
niles. He also talked over the subject
magazine postage with Albert Shaw
~ w. 3. Rowland, two New York pub
hers.
Ar. Taft today made the eighteen holes
the Country club golf course in 81
} against 101 on Saturday last, and is
Uch pleased with the Improvement his
@fpe has shown,
In the course of an automobile ride
fS afternoon. the president visited the
Ugusta arsenal.