Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27
Hopes Soon to Nominate
Juvenile Court Judge.
REPORT DUE
Second Term for William H. De Lacy
Regarded as Doubtful.
E. E. CLARK NAMED AGAIN
Will Serve Another Term as Com
missioner of I. C.. C,-President
Declines Many Invitations.

President Taft hopes to be able to
nominate judge of the Juvenile Court
within a short time, although he has
not taken up the question of a sue
cessor to Judge William II. De Lacy.
The President turned over this case to
Attorney General Wickersham a num-
Der of months ago and asked for a re-
port. The Attorney General, busy for
many months on other matters, has not
reached the local vacancy.
The term of Judge De Lacy expired
July 1, after six years service and he
has continued his work for five months
since that time. The Attorney General
has recently had several local callers
wishing to talk with him about the va
cancy, but beyond listening to the eu-
logies of their respective candidates he
has done nothing definite. The trend Of
his conversation, however, has been to-
ward finding a suitable man to take
Judge De Lacy's place and not favorable
to Judge De Lacy himself.
1t has been known for months that
there was strong opposition to Judge De
Lacy from a number of lawyers and
others. and this opposition has been inn
placable. The undercurrent in high quar-
ters appears to be inimical to another
term for Judge De Lacy. but there is no
doubt that tremendous pressure will be
used to retain Judge De Lacy. He has
powerful friends back of him. and they
will press his name to the limit, declar-
ing that the record of the judge has been
excellent in spite of criticism directed
against him.
The President himself will take no
steps until he has received the recon-
general rule he follows the recommen-
dations of Mr.. Wickersham, and will
doubtless do so in this case.
Mr.. Clark for Another Term.
1t was announced at the White House
today that President Taft will nominate
E. E. Clark of the interstate commerce
commission for another term Of seven
years. Mr.. Clark was named as a COM
missioner by President Roosevelt, and
his first term will expire December 81.
MIR. Clark's work on the commission
has received the commendatiOn of his
sons interested in that body. Before go
ing on the commission Mr.. Clark was
grand chief of the Order of Railway Con-
ductors. which organization made much
progress under his leadership. Mr.. Clark
was at the White House today with Com
missioner Clements.
The President has received a number
Of invitations to speak upon the birthday
of Lincoln, February IL, but has declin-
ed all of these. One was from the Union
League Club of New York and another
from the University of Illinois. together
with others. An Invitation also was ex-
tended today to visit Montgomery, Ala.
and play golf on the links Of the Country
Clu bthere. The President is uniformly
declining all invitations for the coming
winter. expecting to remain in the execu-
tive Offices right along while Congress is
in session. After March he may go
south for a rest of some weeks before
hanging out his law shingle in Cincin-
natl.
President Taft had a number of dis
tinguished churchmen at luncheon today.
They We're Bishop Cranston. Dr. Wallace
Radcliffe. DIR. A. J. Brown and Robert
Speer Of New York and Maj. Finley.
Rev. ]. l.. White. colored. made his an
nual call at the White House to urge
the President to recommend to Congress
an appropriation to reimburse the de-
pOSitOrS in the old Freedman's Bank The
President has tried to aid in this project
before. but Congress has consistently
failed to grant the relief prayed for.
Approves Postmasters' Regulations.
President Taft has approved regula-
tions governing the 5O.222 fourth-class
postmasters throughout the country
who have been placed under the classi-
ned civil service by executive order.
Alaska. Guam, Hawaii Samoa and
Port" Rico are excepted from the
order.
The competition among applicants for
fOurth-clasS offices where the annual
COMPENSATION is $500 or more is to be
the same as elsewhere in the classified
service. Where the compensation is
less than $500 year post office in
spector shall visit the locality and Sc
lect from among the applicants a suit
able man.
None OF the fourth class postmasters
Will be allowed to take active part in
political AFFAIRS. Those receiving less
than 5000 d year are not eligible for
transfer: those getting that amount or
more may be transferred to the rural
mail Garner service after having
passed the required examination.
OF the fourth class postmasters 42354
receive under $500 annual salary, while
1868 get more than that amount