Evening star., 1915-02-02
NATIONAL BUDGET
URGED BY CHASE
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defense by sea, regulation of inter-
administration of public finances. the
sessions of Congress. the functions OF
the executive and the like
The plan is said in no way to impair
the jurisdiction or the prerogat.ves OF
Congress, since at the most 1t con-
templates merely a restriction that II
committees of Congress recommend
larger appropriations for particular
purpose than the estimate In the ouds-
ct they at the same time provide new
sources of revenue sufficient to meet
the excess.
NOTES OF THE CONVENTION.
About one-half of the. councillors
and delegates had registered by early
this afternoon, coming in from all
over the country. By tomorrow morn
Ing it is expected that the full regis
tratlon will De attained. some OF tne
country's most noted men are among
the delegates.
Charles Nagel.- former Secretary of
Commerce and Labor, registered this
morning. Mr.. Nagel is representing
the Business Mems League OF st. Louis.
Col. Charles L. Jewett of New AL
bany, Ind, Is a familiar figure, he
being well known in Washington. both
in legal and military circles. He is
one of the Indiana councillors.
Powell Evans, nationally famous for
his campaign against fire waste. is at
| the convention, representing the Phila-
| delphia Chamber of Commerce.
i c. C. Gilbert, noted as one Of the
greatest good roads enthusiasts and
workers in the country, registered this
morning as representative OF the Ten
nessee Manufacturers Association.
One of the early ones to sign the book
at the registration counter this morn
Providence. X. l., Chamber of Com
merce. Mr.. Maccoll is an authority on
textile manufactures.
tie Chamber of Commerce, was among
| the delegates who registered today.
Hugh F. Fox is here from New York.
representing the United States Brew
ers' Association. of which organization
he is secretary.
Robert F.. Maddox, former mayor of
Atlanta, Ga, signed up this morning as
Representative of the Atlanta Chamber
of Commerce, Of which he Is vice presi-
dent.
S. c. Mead, secretary of the Mer-
chants Association of New York, and
other secretaries of leading commercial
organizations the country over expect
to have q special conference some time
during the week. They will take into
consideration special matters confront
| ing the secretaries Of such organiza-
| tions
Richard A. Ballnger of Seattle, Wash,
former Secretary of the Interior, is an
other nationally known man at the con-
| vention. He is representing the Seattle
| Chamber Of Commerce. Talking with a
reporter for The Star today. Mr. Bal
linger was optimistic as to business con-
ditions and prospects in the northwest
| I'VE anticipate considerable business
from the opening Of the Panama exposi.
| tion," he said, "at least in the way OF
| travel. People will go up the coast. The
war has depressed our lumber industries
because of lack of facilities for export.
but the farmers in the wheat sections
war and largely increased acreage will
1--WE shall all feel the reflex Of that
later on: The f1sh packers, too. have
prices. On the whole should say that
things in the northwest are just as
good with us as they are with the rest
of the country"
call him, was caller today upon Sec
retary Lane and other officials and old
friends in the Department of the In
terror. He paid his respects at the
White House.
Nathan b. Williams of Arkansas, a
lawyer who has been employed in
Washington from time to time by con-
Igressiona1 committees. is distributing
to the delegates to the convention a
most comprehensive diagram showing
Just what tn" activities of the fed
eral trade commission are to be-
u Edward Randolph Wood of Philadel-
lphia. who has been written of consid-
lerably in connection with a plan he is
ADVOCATING to reor"a anize the repuhli-
lean party, is a delegate to the con-
Ivention. Mr. Wood represents the
Philadelphia Board of Trade. an organi-
zation eighty years old. He is staying
at the Raleigh.