Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-22
NOT FOR DAWSON
President Advised He Could
Not Accept Secretaryship.
BANK JOB FOR NORTON
Report He Is to Become Vice Presi.
dent of New York Finan-
cial Institution.

Representative Albert F. Dawson OF
Iowa will not be secretary to President
Taft in succession to Charles D. Norton.
Mr. Dawson was not rendered the posi-
ton, but intimations received by him
were that the President was considering
his name and would not object to know
ing how he was prepared to act in the
event an offer were made. Mr.. Dawson
has let the President know that he great
ly appreciates the intimations that he
would be a good man for secretary, but
that he could not accept the position if
offered to him. Mr.. Dawson retired from
Congress to become president of the First
National Bank at Davenport. Iowa, and
he would not let anything politcaF stand
in the way of entering upon this work
right after March 4.
A story current today was that Secre-
tary Norton is to become vice president
Of one Of the great financial institutions
In New York. Mr.. Norton was not at the
White House to pass upon the report. He
went to Chicago Yesterday afternoon to
make a speech today and will return to-
morrow. His abilities are highly regard
ed by leading financiers of the country.
and an important bank connection is re-
garded as inevitable for the Chicagoan.
Invited to dwelling.
The Daughters of the Revolution will
unvei a memorial to the sailors of the
American revolution at Annapolis May IL,
and President Taft received an invitation
| today to attend. He doan,not yet know
whether he can atu6d. - invitation
was presented by Is. AdclineNE. Fitz of
Boston, president general. Of the Daugh-
ters Of the Revolution. aIsd Mfss Clarence
L. Bleakley of New York, vice president.
| They were presented to.tne President by
Representative Weeks. u
Attorney General Wickershamss consult
| ed with the President Taft today about
| Department OF Justice matters. The At
| torney General has appointed Cleveland
! A. Newton, a lawyer of st. Louis, to be
his special assistant in charge Of the
| prosecution of the recent CENSUS frauds
IN Arkansas, Montana. .Washington Ore
| son and other western states where
| padding of the returns was found.
| Evidence which the census agents and
the Department of Commerce and Labor
have gathered will be supplemented in
some cases by further investigation by
the special agents OF the Department of
Justice.
TT is the intention OF the department to
prosecute all violations of the law which
are brought to it's attention or can be
found by further investigation said the
ATTORNEY. General in announcing the ap-
pointment OF Mr.. Newton.
Attends Memorial Meeting.
| President Taft remained in his Offices
all day working upon routine business
and receiving callers. At o'clock this
afternoon the President attended the
meeting of those interested in the con-
struction of the George Washington me-
mortal in this city, at the home of c. c.
Glover 1903 X street. At 3 O'Clock
this afternoon the President will go to the
big Masonic gathering at Alexandria and
aid in launching the proposition for con-
str,cting a large memorial to Washington
as Mason
At 1880 o'clock last night the President
opened the Elks' carnival, in Honolulu.
] by touching button in the White House.