Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-03
HE Is DENIED TO CALLERS
Will Hold Conference on Loan Shark
Bill Tomorrow.
FEDERAL JUDGE SELECTIONS
Local Juvenile Judgeship to Pass
to His Successor-Hearing Over
immigration Bill.

President Taft was scheduled to begin
Investigations on the loan shark bill this
morning. having requested Representa-
tives johnson. Dyer and Adair OF the
House and Senators Curtis and Paynter
to confer with him about the measure.
but he decided to put in a day working
on his long-looked-for budged message.
and message dealing with Alaskan rail-
roads and other territorial affairs. Other
appointments We're also Cancelled and the
President kept steadily at work in his
private library debating to a stenog-
rapher.
The loan shark bill will be taken up to-
morrow morning, when the members of
Congress named will tell the President
what they know about conditions in the
District and the applia bility of the pres
ent bill to these conditions. The Presi-
dent will decide, after this conference
whether he will talk to other senator's and
representatives. Those who have been
summoned were the ones who had most
to do with arranging the provisions of the
present bill.
Unless the President vetoes or approves
the bill by Friday it will become law
automatically. That Will be the last day
he will have to act.
After his talks with congressional Wis
itOrS he will look over arguments in favor
of the bill. which he asked to be forward
ed to him. particularly bearing upon the
inclusion in its provisions of the pawn
brokers and the effect it may have upon
their continuing in business.
Local Judgeship Case Perplexing.
President Taft has twenty-eight more
days to send to the Senate nominations,
and it is understood that he will avail
himself of his privilege right up to the
last day. There are five federal judge
vacancies. and of these the President is
practically sure to fill all except one.
This is the Juvenile judgeship case
of the District of Columbia. The case
has given the President much trouble,
and there are several volumes OF papers
relating to 1T now in the executive
offices. The President has tried to go
deeply into the case. but there is so
much material relating to it that he
has not been able to get far. The
chances are that he will not have Op-
portunity to make the careful eXami
against Judge De Lacy and the
answer, and for that reason he will
permit the case to go to his sue
cesSor.
Judge LIE Baron Colt of the United
States circuit court in Rhode Island
will resign in few days, having
been elected United States senator.
Judge Platt of the United states dis
trict court in Connecticut died re-
Gently.
There are also district judge vacancy
in California and federal judgeship i'm
Porto Rico. caused by the resignation OF
Paul Charlton. While the President does
not expect the confirmation of any of
these nominations, he will make them.
Holds Record for Judges.
President Taft has named more federal
judges than any other President. Count
ing the nominations already made-ten
now in the Senate and uncOnfirmed-and
the vacancies to fill. Mr.. Taft will have
named IS per cent of the 195 federal
judges provided by law. There are 1iG
federal judges who enjoy life tenure and
of these the President has appointed
sixty-five, or about ~ per cent Mr.
Roosevelt named forty-three in his first
term and fOrty-One in his second. Mr..
Mckinley named tWenty-three life judges
Mr.. Cleveland twenty-seven in his second
term and Mr.. Harrison fOrty-nine.
President Taft has named five Of the
nine members of the Supreme Court OF
the United States.
The President is undecided who he will
nominate in Connecticut. Representative
Tilson is strongly mentioned, but there
are many other candidates. If the demo-
Gratis should name and confirm the Judge
he may be W. l.. Thoms, democratic lead
CT in the Legislature.
The Immigration bill having passed COri-
Sress. President Taft has asked Il num-
Der of those Interested, for and against
the bill. to consult with him THURSDAY
morning. Representatives of the labor
unions and prominent Hebrews are among
those expected to attend the conference.