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    The Omaha Daily Bee
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NEWS SECTION
PAGLS I TO I.
OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 7, 1000 SIXTEEN PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS
VOL. XXXIX-NO. 45.
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THAW WILL SOON
LEARNHIS FATE
Decision in Hit Insanity Case to Be
Handed Down Next Thurs
day. HIS MOTHER ATTACKS JEROME
Creates Dramatic Scene While Testi
fying on Stand.
SAYS HARRY WAS DRAGGED DOWN
Declares "Certain Person" ted Him
Into Evil Life.
COURT MAY DO SEVERAL THINGS
Man? Cemrees Opf ta Him la
neternflnlas; What Shall Be
Done with Slayer of
Stanford White.
WHITK PLAINS. N. T.. Aug S Harry
K. Thaw's latest struggle to regain his
freedom will end tomorrow. The submis
sion of testimony In his hearing before
Justice Isaac N. MI1U closed this after
noon, and all that remains Is the final
arguments of the attorneys. Justice Mills
will file his decision with the county clerk
here on the morning; of Thursday, Au
gust 12.
Several possibilities confront Thaw. The
court may grant his plea and make him
absolutely free. It may decide that he has
not established his sanity and refuse to
Interfere, In which case the state authort
tlrs will probably send him back to Mat
teawan hospital for the criminal Insane.
Dut Justice Mills has further discretion
ary powers. He may feel that the young
man's mental condition Is still In doubt,
and for that reason delay a final order,
meanwhile paroling Thaw In the custody
of some officer, or possibly on his own
recognizance In the care of his family. Or
he may declare Thsw Insane, but moved
by his mother's complaint regarding his
surroundings at Matteawan, send him to
ome other state hospital not peopled by
criminals.
Thaw Confident of Release.
Thaw left t he court room this afternoon
with Jaunty step. The strain of the last
four weeks during which he has submitted
personally to fourteen hours of cross ex
amination was not apparent either In his
face or his hearing.
At no time during the proceedings has
he expressed anything but satisfaction
with the results and confidence In the suc
cess of his case. This afternoon he was as
hopeful as ever. t
"1 am sure," he said, "that I shall be
free."
Mother Flays Jerome.
The evidence presented in behalf of Thaw
closed with a dramatic outburst by his
mother, Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw, who was
the final witness. Her last words were a
denunciation of District Attorney Jerome.
Earlier In the day she had read a list of
names distinguished In New York society.
They were guests, she said, at a dinner
ha gave In New York which Harry at
tended before his marriage. . Concluding
her testimony, she referred to this list of
names.
"I brought In the names of those who at
tended that dinner to my son," she said,
"because of the statements of Mr. Jerome
regarding the company Harry was accus
tomed to keep. I do not have any special
enmity toward Mr. Jerome, but he cer
tainly has not behaved In this matter In a
gentlemanly way nor In a Christian way.
Mr. Jerome always talked about Harry's
being a frequenter of the tenderloin, when
hs knows aa well as any one that my boy
never went to the tenderloin until bs met
a certain person who dropped him down."
"That," said Attorney Charles Mor
chauser, "ends our case."
Mother Sobs on Stand.
On the stand today Mrs. Thaw's testi
mony was again frequently Interrupted by
Bobbing, as she described Harry's surround
ings at Matteawan.
"Tli at place seemed to me like the vesti
bule to the Infernal regions," she said
solemnly.
The ' principal new witness today was
Rogtr O'Mara, formerly chief of police of
Pittsburg and recently employed by the
Thaws as a detective in Harry's case. He
testified In corroboration of the stories
about Stanford White,
Alienists Kxamtned Agals,
The greater part of the day was devoted
to a reexamination of Thaw's alienists.
Jerome attacked these experts with every
devise of the skilled cross-examiner. He
roused the Ire of Dr. Brttton D. E,vans by
asking if he was the object of the denun
ciation of medical expert witnesses de
livered yesterday by Governor Fmuklln
Fort of New Jersey. Dr. Evans Is superin
tendent of the New Jersey Insane hospital
at Morris Plains. The expert replied that
ha declined to go Into personalities.
Dr. Isham Q. Harris of the Poughkeepsle
slate asylum also received a grilling, but
both alienists stuck to thetr aaertton that
whatever Thaw's menial condition might
have been when he shot Stanford' White
lie was now sane. They left the stand un
shaken,
Jerome will sum up first tomorrow morn
ing and Mr. Uorachauser will follow. Both
say their closing speeches will
and the case, will probably be in
Mills' hands by noon.
DrliuKa Denies Holdnp.
NEW YORK. Aug. 6-Delphln M. Delmas,
who was Harry K. Thaw's counsel In the
first trial for the killing of Stanford White,
tonight denied that at any time during the
Thaw trial he had demanded the doubltng
Of his fe with the alternative of quitting
the case.
. Mrs. William Thaw testified yesterday
that she was told by one of the lawyers
on the sve of the opening of the first trial
that Mr. Delmas would drop the case un
ices he was paid a larger fee and, accord
ingly, sha sld.. t'tf.OOO was promised hlra
instead of the 13.000 before agreed upon.
"Mrs. Thaw's statement Is moat unwar
rantable and unjust," Mr. Delmas said to
night, and in support of his position he
ou'sW letter from Clifford W. Hart
r.dge. who, he said, made all the arrange
ments mlth the Thaws for his employment
In the case.
The letter, dated today. Is as follows:
, "Dear Mr. Delmas: There Is absolutely
i not the slightest foundation for Mrs.
Thaw's statements. It la not only untrue.
but she must know It Is untrue, as I made
the arrangements com-ei nlng what you were
to be paid by her as far back as Octo
ber. 190C, when It was agreed that you
should have 14.000. Harry K. Thaw was
to pay US 008 and she was to pay you the
't!en.. i ,UII ba her letter to regard
I subjai
v. . - ..
No Strike in
Chicago, Says
Traction Expert
City Expert Says There Will Be Com
promse, Though Men Vote to
Walk Out.
CHICAGO. Aug. . "Positively no strike.
(Signed) M. B. HERELY."
The foregoing statement was Issued In
writing by the city traction expert this
afternoon.
"I cannot go Into details," explained Mr.
Herely. "but there Is going to be a com
promise. There Is no possibility , of a
strike."
The probability of one of the greatest
strikes the country has experienced ap
peared more threatening with the
conclusion of the balloting of the Chi
cago street car employes on the question
early today. Vnofflcial figures at the end
of the balloting showed that only 193 em
ployes out of more than S.000 were op
posed to a general walk-out. The result of
the vote will not be made known officially
before tomorrow. The count of the ballots
was started Immediately on the closing of
the polls, but the final figures will be re
served for presentation to meetings of the
divisions of the unions.
The Chicago railway employes have ap
pointed three men to serve on a Joint com
mittee of nine and the city railway and
Calumet divisions of the union will appoint
three men each to serve on the committee.
It Is the plan of the union to have this
Joint committee conduct negotiations with
officials of the traction companies Jointly
and to refuse to negotiate on any other
basis.
The offer of the Illinois Board of Arbi
tration to endeavor to settle the dispute
was declined by the city railway on the
grounds that the situation does not call for
arbitration at present.
The vote of the men completed today does
not call for a strike at once, but rather
leaves that as a last resort. They voted
to stand by the demands made upon the
companies.
Hopes to Convict
Black-Handcrs
Postoffice Inspectors Say They Have
Strong Evidence Against
Ohio Band.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 6-Reportlng that
the postoffice Inspectors have collected
sufficient evidence to convict the eight
een Sicilians arrested in Ohio for black
hand operations. Inspector Oldfleld today
laid before Postmaster General Hitchcock
all the evidence. The evidence includes
many letters found In the homes of mem
bers of the alleged black hand band and
other letters which had been sent to In
tended victims, demanding sums of money.
The Sicilians are being held for the De
cember terra of the federal grand Jury.
Inspector Oldfleld, In his report, states
that Antonio Marrfesi and Collogero VI
oarlo, both of pennlson, O., who are In Jail
at Columbus, O., awaiting the action of
the grand Jury, were In Sicily at the time
of the murder of Lieutenant Petroslno.
He says the party returned to the United
States after the assassination, and fur
nishes the theory that If the New York
police should co-operate with the postal in
spectors It Is possible that connection can
be traced between the Ohio Italians and
the band of "black handers" who are be
lieved to have murdered the New York
police lieutenant.
Nineteen money orders, each for $100,
and one for tsO. have been tracel to Italy
for the fun I to protect from Justice the
slayers of Petroslno.
No Hospital for
Policy Holders
New York Superintendent of Insur
ance Denies Request of
Metropolitan.
ALBANY, N. Y.. Aug. 6. State Superin
tendent of Insurance Hotchkiss today de
nied the application of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance company for permission
to acquire real estate for the purpose of
erecting a hospital for Its employes and
selected policyholders afflicted with tuber
culosis. UNCLE SAM. FORCES WEDDING
Unmarried Couple Denied Admittance
to Country Vntll They Are
"Hitched."
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1-Erall Mauer and
Qretchel Selpeit, a young German couple,
who were held up by the Immigration offi
cials at New York because they were trav
eling as man and wife, although not mar
ried, will be admitted to this country pro
vided they get married at Ellis Island.
The two young people claimed that they
could not get married secretly In Germany
be brief I ceremony performed as soon as they ar
i Justice rlved in New York. Both were well pro
vided with funds and appeared to be above
the average of Intelligence among immigrants.
Officer Arrests Woman Who
Was His Old Schoolmate
Detective Steve Maloney was called upon
Monday to arrest a woman who went to
school with him in Omaha many years
ago. She is Mrs. Louise Scott of Salt
Lake City, wanted on the charge of steal
ing several thousands dollars worth of
goods from the Peoples Cash Store of
that city.
For three of four years Mrs. Scott was
employed In the store as a clerk. It Is
charged she managed each day to sneak
out dresses and other garmenta Detec
tives were put in the store a few weeks
ago to catch the theif and decided Mrs.
Scott was the guilty one.
When suspicion pointed to her sha fled
to this city where her mother, Mrs. Emma
Bystrom. lives at 401 Walnut street, and
was arrested theis Monday by Detective
Maloney.
harm 1 I. CorUss ot Salt iks county
INDIANS LOSE IN
I5TG LAND Ct
Oklahoma Federal Court Decides
Against Government in
Big Suit
TWO MILLION ACRES INVOLVED
Title Secured from Uncle Sam's Wards
is Held Good.
SENATOR OWEN A DEFENDANT
Judge Rules that Indians Have All
Rights of Citizenship.
MAY ALIENATE THEIR LANDS
Result la Knockout Blow to Conten
tion of Federal Authorities
Appeal to Higher Court
Will Be Taken.
MUSKOGEE. Okl., Aug. . Federal
Judge Ralph E. Campbell this afternoon
sustained the Demurrers of defendants In
;W.OO0 Indian land alienation suits brought
by the government. The action by the
government was ordered dismissed. The
court held that the titles obtained from
the Indlnns before the act temovlng re
strictions went Into effect are goofl.
The alienation suits were brought by the
government In the interest of the members
of the five civilized tribes. It Is estimated
that about 2.000,000 acres of land were In
volved in the suits. The suits hare been
pending for more than a year against
grantees In conveyances Involving re
stricted lands In the old Indian territory
section of Oklahoma.
Senator Was Defendant.
The defendants In the suits, who claimed
title to the land by reason of purchase
from the Indians, are scattered throughout
the United States and some reside In Scot
land and Mexico. United States Senator
Robert I.. Owen was a defendant In 150
cases, and Chief Justice Williams of the
supreme court of this state was also a
defendant.
Judge Campbell In his decision Insisted
that the act of congress conferring state
hood on Oklahoma, Including old Indian
Territory, conferred citizenship both state
and national upon all members of the civil
ized tribes.
The court held that the contention of
the government that the Indians still oc
cupy the position of wards under the gov
ernment and that the latter has the right
to sue for their protection presents an
anomaly. According to the decision the
government relinquished guardianship
when congress passed the act conferring
statehood.
Time Given for Appeal.
Judge Campbell granted the requisite
time for the government attorneys to
complete the record for an appeal from
his decision to the United States circuit
court at St. Louts.
The distinctive difference between these
suits and the Muskogee town lot eases Is
that the lands In the present controversy
had been allotted to the Indians In sever
alty subject to the removal of restrictions,
and was purchased by the defendants be
fore such removal. In the town lot cases
the lands belonged to the Creek Indians
and had never been allotted to Individuals.
Capitol Building
is Deserted Now
Solons Depart for Their Homes, and
Only Tariff Echoes Are
Heard.
WASHINGTON, Aug. . With congress
adjourned the capltol was deserted today
nd only echoes were hoard of the long-
drawn-out tariff debate.
Already most of the senators and repre
sentatives are on the way to their homes,
while this morning the outgoing trains had
aboard many of those who stayed behind
only long enough to close up their affairs.
Both the senate and house chambers
looked as if a cyclone had struck them.
Scattered over the desks and on the floor
were tariff schedules, statistics, bills, res
olutions and what not, all useful a day or
two ago, but now appropriate matter for
the wante heap. An army of workmen was
on hand to remove the rubbish, take up
the carpels, overhaul the draperies and
desks and to otherwise make ready for
the regular session beginning next Decem
ber. General satisfaction was expressed among
the senators and members still remaining
In the city that the tariff discussion was a
thing of the past. They were thoroughly
fagged out and had only the one thought
of getting back.
BUCKET SHOP MAN GUILTY
W. D. Klauaman la Convicted as
the Result of Two
Italds.
CINCINNATI. Aug. 6.-W. P. Klausman.
charged with operating a "bucket shop"
in this city, was found guilty by a jury
in the common pleas court today. Klaus
man was connected with the Consolidated
Stock and Grain company, whose place
of business was twice raided on orders of
County Prosecutor Hunt.
came to Omaha to take Mrs. Scott back
to answer to the charges brought against
her. He expects she will make no fight
about returning.
It Is believed by ths sheriff that Mrs.
Scott was not alone In the stealing and that
hfr husband and two or three other people
a ere her accomplices. She has refused to
make any confession so far, but she Is ex
pected to break down when she reaches
Salt Lake and Implicate the other guilty
ones.
Detective Maloney said hs was mighty
surprised when hs was detailed to catch
Mrs. Scott. He thought at first she was
not the Bystrom girl whom he knew In his
school days.. At the home of her mother,
where he arretted her. however, she at
once recognized him and seemed to be
abashed over the situation. She did not
talk with ths ds tee Uve about the charg.
afelAJl &sr.
THE LATEST APPROVED COSTUME FOR DINING CAR WAITERS.
From the Washington Star.
STOCKHOLM QUIETS DOWN
Indications Are that Many Strikers
Will Resume Work.
GRAVEDIGGERS CALL IT OFF
Troops Detailed to Uuard Roads So
that Produce May Be Drought
Into the City- Interven
tion Improbable.
STOCKHOLM. Aug. 6. The tense situa
tion arising from the general strike pro
claimed a few days ago tonight seemed to
be relaxing. The gravediggers returned to
work today rnd dissension Is apparent in
the ranks oL-tiie other strikers.. Kmplcyers
of some of the largest plants In Stock
holm say their men will return to work
Monday.
It is said that the Central Federation of
Trades Unions has requested the govern
ment to mediate in the present crisis, but
this is denied by the chairman of the fed
eration. M. Von Sidow, president of the
employers' federation, declared that Inter
vention by the government would be with
out result, as the difference between the
men and employers were too great to be
settled In such a manner.
The National Labor Union published a
statement In this evening's papers disap
proving the strike of the electric light and
gas workers.
As the strikers have been preventing
farmers from bringing provisions Into the
city, troops have been detailed to patrol
the country roads. The military authori
ties continue to dispense milk from the
railroad stations for the use of children.
The authorities have forbidden the sale
of methylated spirits, as It has been found
out that the workmen, unable to obtain
their usual drink, are resorting to drinking
this liquor.
Must Abrogate
Cuban Treaty
Louisiana Sugar Tariff Congressman
Discovers New Wrinkles
in Bill.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6-Prealdent Taft
must abrogate the Cuban reciprocity
treaty, or. It Is said, he will be unable to
grant to France, Germany and other sugar
producing countries the advantages of the
minimum rates of duty of the Payne tariff
law. This Is made the subject of a letter
today sent to the president by Representa
tive Broussard ot Louisiana.
The Cuban treaty contains a clause which
stipulates that the Dingley rates on sugar
will not be reduced by "treaty or conven
tion" as long aa the treaty remains in
force, according to Mr. Broussard.
Realestate presents
a safer investment,
paying ahigher rate
than money invest
ed in any other way
In buying Omaha real estate, at
present prices, you can make five,
ten and even fifteen per cent on
your Investment by holding It for
two or three years. The increase
may bring your rate on the invest
ment up to twenty or twenty-five
per cent. Moreover, you know
every minute Just how your invest
ment stands.
If you have a few thousand
dollars to' invest, put it in
Omaha real estate. Nearly a
page of choice realty bargains
and investments in the real es
tate columns ofThe Bq today.
Editor Kelly
Declines to
Stay Bought
Sensation at North Platte in Connec
tion with Newspaper and
Water Bond Election.
NORTH PLATTE, Neb., Aug. 6. (Special
Telegram.) The question of voting bonds
to build a new water works plant has been
exciting people here since the city council
called a special election for that purpose,
to be held August 24. The Dally Telegraph
of this city issued a special edition this
afternoon, with the entire first page con
taining an expose of a deal made buying
the services of that paper during' the
campaign. The following Is a copy of a
receipt issued by A. Muldoon, an attorney
of the city, to A. P. Kelly, editor of the
Telegraph:
OFFICE OF ALBERT MULDOON, AT-TORNEY-AT-LAW,
NORTH PLATTE,
Neb., Aug. 4. UI09. Received of A. Mul
doon three hundred and fifty and no 1-luO
dollars to pay for work and labor of Dally
and Weekfy Telegraph in assisting In de
feating the water bonds In North Plattn,
Neb., August 24, MOB, and In case bonds are
defeated $2o0 due A. P. Kelly. Said A. P.
Kelly and the Telegraph to use best en
deavors to defeat said bonds and further
the passage of ordinance published In said
paper. (Signed) A. P. KELLY.
The editor of the Telegraph says that
he was approached on the proposition as
to how much money it would take to get
him to give the water bonds a deal made
according to receipt above, the reference
to ordinance being one drawn to give the
water works company a new franchise for
twenty years.
Editor Kelly says that the deal was made
entirely to trap the water works company
and find out if boodle was being used.
In exposing the entire matter the Tele
graph gives its support and urges that
water bonds be carried and says that the
J350 paid him will be returned.
Chinaman Kills
White Woman
Jealousy Causes Crime Similar to
Sigel Murder Celestial Then
Kills Himself.
FRANKFORT. Germany, Aug. 6 The
murder of a white woman by a China
man, somewhat similar to the murder ot
Elsie Sigel In New York last June, oc
curred in this city today when Tien Yon,
a Chinese merchant of Berlin, actuated by
jealousy, shot Hlldegarde Hoffman, a
music hall singer, and then turned his
revolver on himself. Both died within a
few minutes.
JOHN D. SELLS OLD HOME
Property In Cleveland Veined at One
Million Dollars Disposed of by
Oil Magnate.
CLEVELAND. O.. Aug. . Mrs. John D.
Rockefeller today Joined her husband In
disposing of their Cleveland property. As
In the previous deals, John D. Rockefeller,
Jr., had the conveyances recorded in his
name. The property transferred today Is
valued at more than fl.MO.OOO, and in
cludes the old Rockefeller family home
on Euclid avenue.
Western Solon Hadn't Heard
of Administration Change
WASHINGTON, Aug. . Dlng-a-llng-a-llng.
(Telephone at the Department of
Commerce and Labor.)
"Hello! What is It?"
(Telephone at the capltol.)
"I want to speake to Secretary Straus."
"Who?"
"Secretary Straus, I told you once." (The
man at the capltol telephone was appar
ently becoming somewhat impatient.)
"Secretary Straus! Why, he Is not sec
retary of commerce and labor. He is prob
ably at Constantinople now."
"Well, who Is In charge up there?"
"Mr. Nagel is secretary of commerce and
JEWELERS GO TO DETROIT
Select That City by Big Vote for Con
vention Next Year.
RAP THE CATALOGUE HOUSES
Fix Minimum Price on Goods, to
Which All Members Most Agree,
and Thns Stave Off the
Other Fellows.
Detroit won the next convention of the
National 'Retail Jewelers' association by a
large majority, defeating Cedar Point, O.,
73 to 22. The Michigan town was greatly
helped by the report of the special commit
tee, which declared tor the Wolverine
metropolis.
The selection of the 1910 convention city
concluded the local convention.
While the fight over the convention city
was the feature of the Friday morning ses
sion, the report of the'resolutlons committee
was really more Important.
The Jewelers voted by the terms of one
resolution to compel every manufacturer
of watch movements and cases In the land
to submit an official mlinlmutn fixed price
which a special committee of the Jewelers
will publish to the trade.
The hope of the Jewelers is thereby to
help knock out mall order business, which
has disturbed them Berlously since its in
auguration by catalogue houses. The Jew
elers are also going to have an official
code of ethics for the conduct of their
business and the national president and
secretary ate instructed to draw this up.
Boost for the River.
Another Important resolution passed was
an Indorsement of the work of the Na
tional River and Harbor congress. Max
Hurlbut of Fort Dodge offered the resolu
tion, which was written by John L. Fox,
special director for the congress.
It was determined that hereafter no con
vention city shall be allowed to ask man
ufacturers and wholesalers for funds to
help entertain the National Retailers' as
sociation at Its convention, as has been
the custom of the past.
Afver the committee report favoring De
troit had been read there was half an
hour of lively debate on the floor ot the
convention. A. B. Hull of Belding, Mich.,
led for Detroit and Franklin Thompson of
Milwaukee, which he referred to as "Beer
vllle," took a prominent part. Mr. Thomp
son was in a delicate position. The mayor
and Commercial exchange of Milwaukee
invited the Jewelers to come there, but
the brewery city Jewelers felt themselves
not ready. So Thompson did. not appear
to plead before the special committee and
when the debate on the floor came off, he
boosted for Detroit, "the town," he said,
"I was born In, and a d good city It Is."
Thompson demanded of J. R. Stebblns,
a Cedar Point supporter. If the hotel at
Cedar Point was fireproof.
Stebblns was forced to admit that It was
not, "but," said he, "Is the one we are
now In fireproof?"
President Barker of the Minnesota dele
gation read the last paper of the duy at
the morning session. He argued for a fed
eration of all people in the Jewelry trade,
manufacturers. Jobbers and retailers.
The resolutions adopted thanked the
Omaha Jewelers' club, the Commercial
club, the Elks, the Equality club, the
mayor, chief of police and the women's
committee.
"Oh! He Is. Well. then. I want to talk
to him."
"The secretary is busy. Can't I take
your message?"
"Yes. all right."
This in substance was the Introductory
conversation which yesterday passed be
tween a well known western congressman
and the private secretary to Mr. N'ag-I.
Mr, Stevens, the private secretary, re
minded the congressman that Mr. Nagel
a as at the head of commerce and labor
and then obtained the information desired
by the western member. Mr. Nagel, too,
chuckled heartily over the Incident,
PLANS MADE FOR
LONG TAFT THIP
President Will Cover 13,000 Miles
Through West and South Sec
tions of Country.
TO SPEND EVENING IN OMAHA
Will Arrive Here Late in Afternoon
of September 20.
TAKES NIGHT TRAIN FOR DENVER
Will Put in Two Days "Doing"
Exposition at Seattle.
TO VISIT Y0SEMITE VALLEY
Travels of Chief Executive Will Be
Extensive Is to Meet Presi
dent Dins of Mexico His
cheilole.
WASHINGTON, Aug. .-Presldent Taft
left Washington late this afternoon for
the summer capital at Beverly, Mass..
and will not return to Washington until
the middle of November next. Remaining
at Beverly with his family until September
13 he will start west on that day on a tour
that will embrace all btit eluht or ten
states of the union and both of the terri
tories In the far southwest.
So great was the crush of congressional
callers and others who called to say good
bye that the usual . Friday cabinet meeting
was delayed more than an hour.
Before his departrure from Washing
ton President Taft made public a ten
tative outline of his trip through
the west and south this fall. It
through the west and south this fall. It
will embrace a Journey approximating 13,001
miles and will be one of the most notable
ever made by a president. It will be as
diverse as could well be Imagined and no
"Seelng-All-Amerlca" tour could be de
vised to embrace as many points of Inter
est In so brief a space of time as President
Taft will give to his Jaunt to the Pacific
coast and back through the south.
The president, accompanied by Secretary
Fred W. Carpenter, Captain Archibald W.
Butt, his military aide, several White
House attaches, and perhaps a guest or two
for various parts of the trip, will travel In
a private car, attached for the greater
part of the trip to regular trains.
During his tour the president will traverse
the Royal Gorge of the Rocky , mountains,
will visit the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific expo
sition at Seattle, will spend three days In
the famed Yosemlte valley, will stop off
at the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, will
greet the president of Mexico on thn Inter
national bridge over the Rio Grande at
El Paso October 16, will take a four days'
sail down the Mississippi river, from St.
Louis to New Orleans, with various stops
inroule, and will spend four dsya on the
ranch of his brother. Charles P. Taft, near
Corpus Christl, Tex.
The president will motor Into Boston the
morning of September 15 his fifty-second
birthday and there board the car which
practically will be a roving White House
for two months.
At Omnlia September 20
The president's first stop will be at Chi
cago, where he arrives shortly before noon
on the morning of September M, and spends
the afternoon and evening, leaving at 3 a.
m., Friday, September 17, for Madison, Wis.
The president will spend all of Saturday
and Sunday In Minneapolis, leaving Sun
day night at 8 p. m. in order to reach Des
Moines, la., the morning ot September 90.
Five hours will be spent In Des Moines,
and then the president moves on to Omaha,
where he will spend the late afternoon and
evening.
Denver, Colo., will be reached the arter
noon of September 21, and the president
will go almost direct from his train to the
state capltol for a reception to be tendered
by state officials, by the Chamber of Com
merce, civic organizations, etc. At 9 p. m.
the president will make an address in the
Denver Auditorium. The president and his
party will break Taut with Thomas F.
Walsh, at Wolhurst, near Denver, the
morning of Wednesday, September 22, and
then return to the city for the Chamber
of Co.nmerce banquet at noon. Leaving
Denver at 6 p. m., September 22, the presi
dent and his party will stop for an hour's
visit at Colorado Springs and then go on
to Pueblo, where in the evening Uiey will
oe guests at the State fair.
The morning of September t will find
the president at Glenwood Springs for a
brief visit, and that afternoon bs will visit
Montrose to have a look at the great Gun
nison tunnel of the western Colorado irri
gation project.
Two Days at Salt Lake
Returning to Grand Junction to resume
the Journey westward, the president will
arrive at Salt Lake City Friday afternoon,
September 24, to remain there until
Sunday afternoon, when the party
leaves for Pocatello, Idaho, and
Butte, Mont., the latter city being
reached Monday at 6:40 a. m. After spend
ing half a day in Butte, there will be jl
brief excursion Into Helena. Spokane,
Wash., will be reached early Thursday
morning, the 28th, and the entire dsy
will be spent In the city. The forenoon ot
the ?.'th will be spent at North Yakima,
and the party will arrive at Seattle at 1.15
that evening. President Taft will spend
two days, September 30 and October 1,
"doing" the Alaska-Yukon exposition, leav
ing Seattle late the evening of the second
day and arriving In Portland, Ore., Octo
ber 2 at 7 a. m. Two days will be spent
in Portland, the party leaving there at (
p. m., Sunday, for a trip down the famous
Shasta route, through the Siskiyou moun
tains to San Francisco.
The president will stop the evening of
October 4 In Sacramento, reaching Oak
land, Cal., early on the morning of Octo
ber 6. He will spend four or five hours In
and around Oakland and Berkeley, before
taking the ferry at 12 30 o'clock for San
Francisco. After spending the afternoon
and evening of the Mh In San Franclsro.
the president will leave early the morning
of the 6th for the Yosemlte valley. Hs
will spend the 7th, sth and Srth In the val
ley, and corning out the morning of Sun
day, October 10, will go to Los Angeles,
stopping for three hours In Fresno Sunday
afternoon. The president will spend Mon
day and Tuesday, October 11 and 12. In Lus
Angeles, visiting his sinter. He will arrive
at the Grand isnyon the morning ot Octo
ber 14 and will leae acaln that night fur
Albuquerque, N. M., where he will spend
the evening of the lth, reaching El Paso
early the following morning for the meet
ing with President Dlas of Mexico. This
, meeting, It is said, may lake place in tha
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