The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-14
WILSON PAYS VISIT TOPRES|DENT TAFT Chief Executive Is Thor
 oughly Resting TAX CASE PLEASED President Was Delighted Over the Decision of Supreme Court on
 Corporation Tax-Denial
 of Friction Rumors

Aupusta. March t13.-Huntington. Will sen, assistant secretary of state, slipped unexpectedly into Augusta today and hau au hours conference with President Taft He brought a heavy portfolio of official naners with him. MT. Wilson returned to Washington tonight. On his way to Augusta Mir Wilson stopped over at Ali ken. S. C.. where Mrs. Wilson. who ac- companied him from Washington wi'l spend a week or two. It was later stateu officially that the acting secretary trip to the south at this time was due en- tirelv to his wish to accompany Mrs. Wil- son to Aiken.
 coincident with the arrival of MT Will son. President Taft received dlspatcnes from Gen. Leonard Wood, chief or stan oi the army. stating that the mobilization or troops in Texas is practically complete
 The natrolling of the Mexican border if Is said undoubtedly will be accom- nlished largely through a series or prac- flee marches or hikes as they are known in the army. This will enapie the war department to carry out us pro eramme of useful training to the oHicers and men as part of the work of maintain ing the neutrality laws.
 If can be stated positively that there IS at nresent no intention of increasing the ,,,mber of troops now in Texas. It IS be- ,;o,,ed that a sufficient force is now on the ground for patrol work Tor any 'i''ine diate emergency that might arse
 Denies Report of Friction
 Aotiny Secretary Wilson's visit to the prasident offered an opportunity for an official denial of a report recently sen, o,,t from Washington that there had been friction between President Taft and the state department officials. including sec retary Knox, in regard to the hano'ns of the Mexican situation.
 president Taft was delighted beyond ueosure today when informed of the de- c,sion of the United States supreme court ,.nholding the validity of the corporation fax law. Mr. Taft's insistence put tnls ,a,, on the statute books. All during the Iong tariff fight over the Payne-Aldrich bill. the president insisted that such tax would be held to be constitutionai, despite the fact that many senators ana others who opposed 1t expressed 'ae lief that it would not stand test peiore the highest tribunal in the land. MT Taft defended his action in signing the payne- Aldrich law largely upon the 1act that if contained the corporation tax pro vision. the tariff board and gave sub stontial free trade to the Philippines. The corporation tax proved great sue cess and in addition to bringing approx ;mately s26OoO 900 into the national treas urv during the first year of it's enforce ment, it gave the government much val uable information regarding many or the big interstate corporations
 Taft Ignores Work
 The bitterness with which the tax was fought was reflected in the statement or a Chicago banker now stopping In Au- gusta that his institution alone put up slO GOO to test the validity of the law.
 It now seems practically assured that President Taft, while in Augusta will not act on either one of the cases Of the two convicted bankers, Charles w. Morse of New York and John R. Walsh or Chi- caeo. The president has not looked at the papers. To act upon them as he require several days of office or library work The president came to Augusta for rest and is anxious to spend as much of his time as possible out of doors.
 Mr. Taft had an informal conference today with Charles M. Dow of New York. chairman of the Niagara commission, re- garding future plans for the preservation of the falls from the further inroads Of power companies. He also talked over the subject of magazine postage With Albert Shaw and w. B. Rowland, two New York publishers.
 Today Mir. Taft made the eighteen holes of the Country Club golf club In 9l as against 101 last Saturday and Is much pleased with the improvement his game has shown.
 During an automobile ride this after noon the president visited the Augusta arsenal and was received with salute of twenty-one guns