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Show He won the handicap tournament yesterday, yes-terday, Mr. and Mi's C. P. Tart and their daughter will leave here tomorrow for Savannah on their way to Cuba. GATHERING . CABINET mm 'Knox and Hitchcock Called to Confer With Taft at Charleston. 'Augusta, Ga., Jan. 22. Philander C. 1 Knox and Frank II. Hitchcock. Mr. j Taft's choice for secretary of state ' and postmaster general, respectively, 1 have been requested by him to corao j to Chnrleston for a conference Sun-J Sun-J day. Mr. .Taft has continued to gather gath-er information regarding prospective cabinet material, and the treasury-ehip treasury-ehip may bo discussed. , . Mr. Taft will leavo Augusta tomorrow tomor-row morning for Charleston. As a jesult of a long conference today to-day between Mr. Taft and F. R. Rogers, Rog-ers, law olflcers of tho Panama canal commission, Mr. Taft said he hau been put in possession in advance or information regarding all sorts nt questions, which were likely to come to his attention when he roached the isthmus. Incidentally, Mr. Taft said he approved the bill which had beea prepared by the congressmen who had recently returned from the isthmus. This measure is calculated to place in statute form the present machinery machin-ery of government in the zone. The trip to Charleston tomorrow will be made on a special train. A stop will be made at Magnolia crossing, a few miles from that cl'.y at 1 o'clock in the arternoon, whicn will allow Mr, Taft opportunity for a golf gnmc with Mayor Rhett and Mr. Taft will be a guest at a uauqiicl Saturday night. On Sunday Mr. Taft will attend at the Unitarian church and take luncheon lunch-eon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Erlw. Parsons at the Oaks, about ten miles from the city, the distance being covered cov-ered in automobiles. Mr. Taft will aboard the North Carolina with Mr?. Taft and the seven engineers who are to accompany him to tho Panama ? canal zono early Monday. Mr. Taft tonight was presentel with a souvenir of his prowess at golf v in the form of a silver-gold lined cup. |