Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-28
President and Cabinet Officers
Look Over Proofs,
TO ATTEND TWO DINNERS
Mr.. Taft Accepts Invitations of Ohio
Society and Aero Club.
SURE HE WILL CARRY KANSAS
Senator Curtis Says No Matter What
Democrat Is Nominated, State
Will Go Republican.

President Taft's annual message to
Congress. completed late last night, and
sent to the public printer for the first
copies. was revised at today's cabinet
session. This inspection Of the docu-
ment by the cabinet officers did not take
long, and in the afternoon the message
was returned to the printer for the final
proofs. The message is not a long one,
the President having reserved most of
the important subjects for special mes
sages.
President Taft has accepted an invita-
ton to attend the annual dinner of the
Ohio Society in New York January 81 He
will also attend the dinner of the Aero
Club of America the same night. From
New York the President will go to Cleve-
land to attend the annual dinner of the
Tippecanoe Club of that city on McKin-
ley's birthday, January %. This is one Of
the greatest republican clubs of the west
Says Taft Will Garry Kansas.
Senator Curtis of Kansas told rresi-
dent Taft today that no matter who the
democrats nominate for resident, Mr..
Taft will carry the state. There is no
doubt about this" said the Kansas sena-
tor. who is confident Mr.. Taft will get
the delegation to the national conven-
ton, although the La Toilette people.
headed by Senator Bristow, will make
hot fight for the delegates.
President Taft has sent to Attorney
General Wickersham for carrying out of
the laws on the subject a communication
stating that mongoose is on exhibition
the only one in this country. The animal.
according to the letter from H II. Walms-
ley, secretary of the Kansas Biological
Society, was seized from department
store in Kansas City and delivered to tthe
zoo.
The laws Of this country prohibit
these pests being allowed here under
any circumstances. Wherever these
animals have been turned loose they
have exterminated smaller animals and
done serious injury.
No Cost to Government.
Attorney General Wickersham said
today that he was able to tell Presi-
dent Taft that his department was
conducted during the last fiscal year
without cost to the government.
The collections of the department in
suits is equal to the expenditures of the
department despite the fact that the ex-
penditures increased $4,000 in the last
fiscal year over 1910. This Is the second
year running taht Mr.. Wickersham has
made his department self-sustaining. In
the fiscal year 1910, when the Expenditures
were So, 5OO,OOO, the collections just topped
that amount.
Mr. Wickersham is going to ask Con-
gress in his report to allow him to make
use Of the agents Of the bureau of cor
porations in his preparation of cases and
to be permitted to pay them extra COM
pensation for their work. Several of the
bureau of corporations agents last year
aided the Department of Justice and Mr..
Wickersham found their work so help
full that he wants to add them to his
force as an auxiliary.
The Attorney General said today that
there were three trusts now preparing
dissolution plans. These are the Harvest
er trust, the powder trust and the plumb
ing trust. Mr.. Wickersham says that he
believes all Of them are conscientiously
attempting to dissolve themselves in con-
formity with the Sherman law.