Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-01
ADMITS TO MURDER TAFT GIVES WARNING
Actress Wife Says Conway Thinks Democrats Will Cripple
Slew Sophia Singer. Industries.
MONEY MOTIVE OF CRIME EXPECTS EXTRA SESSION
Says Schedules
With Dooknob Billy. Adopted Will Be Passed.
CONFESSION AFTER GRILL MORE HOPEFUL AS TO RESULT
God" William Executive Leaves
OF Afternoon Away
o Chicago Police Until
Thinks Democrats Will Cripple
Industries.
EXPECTS EXTRA SESSION
Says Schedules Like Those Recently
Adopted Will Be Passed.
MORE HOPEFUL AS TO RESULT
Executive Leaves for Utica This
Afternoon and Will Be Away
Until Wednesday. :

The view OF President Taft as to tho
probably democratic program. II Gov.
Wilson is elected President. is that h.
VIII be compelled. by the clamor OF
party leaders. to call Congress i'm extra
session TO revise the tariff He believes
too. that If such a session be called the
democrats, under the leadership Of Mr.
Underwood will pass schedules practi-
cally identical with those recently passed
by them, and great industries OF the
country will be crippled.
The President has expressed these
views 70 friends in the last day or two.
and believes the country should fully
understand what it probably will face
under the circumstances.
The President points out that the demo-
cratic campaign has been made largely
on the ground that the high cost of living
people have been led to expecf IL the
democrats gain control. that almost i'm
mediate relief Will be given through tariff
revision. The demand for an extra ses-
sion viii be terrific. and. if i; is not cali
ed. Mr.. Wilson will antagonize an in
fiuential element OF his party and bring
criticism upon himself from the people.
who have been led to expect relief Will
sure?
Favored by Underwood.
Representative Underwood is said to
favor an extra session, and is expected
to at once urge Mr. Wilson. If elected. 10
make such a call. He will insist that the
people have been promised this and that
the party must carry out these promises
Against Mr.. rnderwood's view will be
arrayed the business world, earnestly
asking that business disturbance be de-
layed at least year while preparation
is making for probable revision.
Since Congress adjourned the President
has made careful analysis OF the tarin
bills passed by the democrats of the
House and vetoed by him. He is con-
vinced beyond all question that the put
ting of these bills into law would have
meant ruination to a number Of American
industries. He is further convinced that
the democrats. under Mr.. Underwood, will
re-enact substantially the same bills and
that they are likely to become law in the
Senate. which will be democratic if VIII
son is elected The election OF Wilson
also means the election of enough demo
Gratis to the Senate to give the party con-
troll there is the White House view.
President Grows More Hopeful.
Whatever the prevailing opinion as
to the result of next Tuesdays election.
President Taft grows more hopeful as
the day approaches. This is not
for ublc-consumption- only view on
the part OF the President. He realizes
to the fullest that the tide is apparent
ly democratic, and that the psychology
OF the moment Is all favorable to Will
son, but he does know many inner facts
of the campaign that lead him to take
most hopeful view.
Many Of these facts necessarily remain
in his private keeping and do not form
part of the public's fund OF knowledge.
but to friends to whom he has spoken
the President has frankly pointed out
some favorable situations that may ben
eft him more than is expected. From
his viewpoint there is much to encourage
republicans.
1t was at least certain today that the
republicans VIII wind up the next few
days with a stiff finish. The President.
and speeches. viii continue to carry for
ward. right 10 the last minute, the re-
publicain campaign of education as TO the
tariff. and the dangers the country may
confront with the demo rats in control.
Has Not Admitted Defeat
President Taft today denied reports
that he admits defeat He sent the fol-
lowing telegram to H. II. Knowles. sec
tee at East Liverpool, Ohio:
Telegram received. Story that / have
Acknowledged defeat is a pure fabrica-
ton. on the contrary, reports which are
coming in to me are most encouraging
and am very hopeful OF success.
To Stop Famines in China.
By request Of President Taft. who -
president of the Red Cross. the State De
partment has transmitted to the president
of China a request for consideration by
that country of report which has been
submitted to the chief executive OF China
upon the conservation of the waters OF
Central China so as to prevent recur-
rences of the disastrous floods. invariably
followed by famine and pestlence.
The Red Cross. which has spent thou
sands of dollars in the past helping
famine sufferers in China, sent to the
Huai river valley of emma year ago an
American engineer, {. Is. Jameson, with
instructions To report on the best method
of preventing the floods This engineer
has completed the report. pointing out
how the floods may be prevented nv the
eA penditure of something like Sl,ooo.uvo
for the proper handling of the waters
The President has been greatly Interested
in the subject and would be plea sed To-
see China start project that would b.
country.
Going Home to Vote.
When President Taft leaves WASH
ington this afternoon at 40 O'Clock to
attend the funeral Of Vice President
Sherman. he viii not return to WASH
ington before Wednesday or Thursday
of next week. The President will
spend tonight with his brother, Henry
w TAFT. in New York, and go TO
Utica tomorrow morning. He viii re-
turn to New York city tomorrow night
and remain there until Sunday night.
when he viii leave for Ohio to vote.
on his way to Cincinnati Monday he
will make short stops in Columbus,
Dayton and a few other
places. reaching Cincinnati Monday
night.
President Taft, in a letter to officials
Of the proposed worlds permanent ex-
position. commends the proposition. He
Is glad it is making headway. This is
what he says:
NV attention has been directed to the
movement which has been set on foot