Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20
TAFT FAV0RS PLAN
Summer Home for President
Somewhere in the West.
MINNESOTA MAKES A BID
Gift of Land on Lake Minnetonka
Formally offered.
TO HELP HONOR CARDINAL
President Accepts Invitation to Go
to Baltimore in June-Plans
for Yale Trip.
MINNESOTA MAKES A BID
TO HELP HONOR CARDINAL

Following a conversation with President
Taft this morning. Representative Nye
OF Minnesota decided to introduce a bill
In Congress providing that the govern
ment erect a summer home for the Presi-
dents of the United States on the shores
of Lake Minnetonka, Mimi.
When Senator Kenyon, several weeks
ago. suggested that Mr.. Taft spend a
part Of his vacation this summer in the
| middle west. in the Lake Minnetonka re-
gion. the President was impressed with
the idea and said he would consider il.
Again today Mr.. Taft informed MIR. Nye
| that Senator kenyon's suggestion was a
good one. and that he would like to take
advantage of the opportunity to get ac-
quainted with the people of the middle
| west.
Summer Home at Beverly.
Although President Taft and his family
have arranged to make Beverly their
home again this summer, it is probable
that the President will spend some time
in the Lake Minnetonka region.
| Maj Archibald Butt will go to Beverly
this evening TO make arrangements for
the opening of the summer White House.
and Secretary Hilles will go there next
week to see that the executive offices are
put in shape.
That the people of the middle west are
anxious to have the President in their
midst for the summer was evidenced sew
erai days ago when the village of Waza-
Ia. Mimi. through its executive head,
wrote to the President offering him
tract of land free, on the shores Of Lake
Minnetonka, if he would make his sum-
mer home there.
Will Go to Baltimore.
President Taft has definitely accepted
an invitation to go to Baltimore during
! the first week in June to participate in
the celebration to be held In honor of
Cardinal Gibbons, who will on June
l6 observe his twenty-fifth anniversary
as a cardinal and his fiftieth anniversary
as priest. Elaborate preparations have
been made by the people of Baltimore
| to honor the prelate. Former President
/, Roosevelt has also accepted an invita-
| tion to participate in the festivities.
| The President accepted also the invi-
tation of the New York State Bankers
Association to go to Manhattan Beach
June -. He will address the bankers
that afternoon.
ments for his trip to New Haven to at
tend the commencement of Yale Uni
versity. On June he will go to Brook
lyn to review the parade of the Sunday
will march On the same evening he will
attend the banquet of the Cotton Seed
Crushers' Association.
Thinks South for Taft.
Gen. Powell Clayton, who is the re-
publican national committeeman for Ar
kansas, and one of the stanch party lead
ers of the south. visited the President to-
day and informed him of political con-
| ditions in that section.
| Gen. Clayton is convinced that there
| is no member of the republican party
| more popular in the south than Mr.. Taft.
| Republicans in my section of the coun-
try are strong for President Taft: and.
! In fact, there are many democrats who
will will support .I thin, him in the tn next campeign"
south will be solid for Mr.. Taft at the
| next national convention.
| The suggestion that Justice Hughes
will be a candidate for presidential hon
ors Is not to be taken seriously. AS for
1 Senator La Toilette. / think he would re-
| ceive no support III the south should he
| allow his name to go before the conven-
| ton. Mr.. La Toilette is brainy, but many
| of my people believe that he Is seeking
to reform the world on too short notice"
Naval Program In Air.
Representative Padgett of Tennessee.
| chairman of the House committee on
naval affairs, was another White House
caller this morning. He announced as he
| was leaving that his committee Is not
| pledged to the program for one battle
| ship session. as has been reported.
We have not even discussed the bat
| tleship program" said Mr.. Padgett. And
| Of course no one can tell what the final
4 NTt
| In the Presidents mail this morning
| was a long envelope. which attracted the
| attention OF Secretary Hilles. 1t was
| mailed at Oklahoma City and contained
| the following letter:
| President Taft: Inclosed find twenty
| dollar bill. ten-doilar bill. two-dollar bill
and one-dollar bill. making $33 in all. 1
came from Mexico a few months ago
| officers. Now l have sold the goods. In
/ der the new tariff act the duty was 40
per cent. This makes $33. / hope, Mr..
/ President, you are not inconvenienced by
| the delay"
There was no name signed to the mis-
! sive. The President turned the S33 over
| to the conscience fund of the Treasury
| Department.
President Sits on Ice.
Congressman who get in to see President
Taft these days are not surprised to
learn that he isn't worrying about the
date OF adjournment. While all Wash
ington is warm, the Presidents office
shows a temperature of about 80 The
President sits over a ton of ice each day.
for the White House refrigerating plant
is just beneath his desk. The cooled air
is forced into the room by fans. and states
men who wend their perspiring way to
the executive Office fnd Mr.. Taft smiling
and comfortable.
If 1t comes to a struggle between Con-
gress and the President Mr.. Taft Will
have an aid in the hot weather. The
y Capitol is q hot spot. and even the aid
of lemonade and iced carbonated water
doesn't Offset the advantage of twenty