New-York tribune., 1911-12-10
From The Tribune Bureau


Washington, Dec. s.-Ihe l.oraI
.o,,,od With the Secretary of War Gene. a.
Taonard wood and Representative Ma"l
about army legislation ana apP1oP' ,,o,.
to-day. The estimates for the "sVoi an
1913 as submitted to Congress
increase over last year. l.-..o,ior
Representatlve Calder ana -,
prendergast. of New York. were luhc"so'
guests at the White House Mr'
oas, ,s opposed TO the proposed purchd'7
~ the Brooklyn navy yard by the cry
-, Nau York because OF the already hedFy
debt with which the city is burdened Inc
pros,dent accepted an invitation TO attend
the University Club dinner In Brookly"
on December 80. .--
United States District Attorney McCor-
r,,ck NJ Los Angeles spent about twenty
minutes with the President TINS MOI INNS
He was introduced by Senator WORKS.
1nvitations have been issued for the din-
nor President Taft will give next MoiiuaS
night in honor of the Republican hatloHa'
committeeman. Vice-President Sherman
Postmaster General Hitchcock ana oecle
tarv Hilles are the only other guests III
vited. .
The appointment OF Chief Justice Deemer'
of the Supreme Court OF Iowa 10 the va
cancv on the Supreme bench, ana OF
Thomas c. Dawson as American Amoassa-
dor 10 Brazil was strongly urged by Sena-
tors Cummins and Kenyon and the mem
hers of the Iowa Congressional delegation.
Representative Borland, Of Missoo..
urged that Judge w. c. Hook, OF the sl0
Circuit, be appointed associate Justice
DR.. J. H. White was recommended 70 the
President for surgeon general OF the Ma
rine Hospital Service by Senator Ihorhe'
The President telegraphed his sympathy
TO the family of Bartlett Trip, eX-Amoas-
sador to Austria-Hungary, who died yes
terday in Yankton, S. ID.
David Mulvane, Republican national COM
mitteeman from Kansas. said the Kansas
delegation to the next national convention
would be instructed for President IdlI
Others who discussed the Taft sentiment
at the White House to-day were hepu'
Ican National Committmen Cech Lyon u
Texas: Victor Rosewater, of Nebraska H.
B. Moseley, Of Mississippi; Solomon Luna,
Of New Mexico, and James Parker Oh
Hawaii.
The President and the members of the
lincoln Memorial Commission held meet
ing in the executive offices this AFTERNOON
and later went to the National Museum 10
view the models and drawings submitted
nv Mr.. Bacon, of New York.
Among the White House callers to-day
were the Secretary Of the INTERIOR the
Secretary Of Commerce and Labor, Cover
nor Deneen of Illinois, Governor Burke or
North Dakota, Senator'S Crane, Cullom'
du Pont. Dixon, Bradley, Stephenson
Works. Taylor, Brown and Mclean ex-
Senator Money, Representatives Knowland'
Doremus. Pickett, Clark, Of Florida; Lang
lev. Bates, Evans, Haughen, Ransdell, Bar
tholdt, Barchfeld. Warburton, Adamson'
Fordney, Slemp. Prouty, Kendall Good'
Hubbard Towner, Kennedy, Rowland,
Hanna, Greene, of Massachusetts; Green
of Iowa: Borland, Adair, Mccall, Cannon
Ansberry, Andrus, Dixon, Crago Catlln
and Mckinley.
The President attended the Gridiron Cluo
dinner at the New Willard this evening.
The President has accepted an invitation
TO attend the annual dinner OF the Ohio
Society Of Philadelphia next March at
date to be set later.