The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1905-11-10
|II[ PRESIDENTS return,
Vas Slightly Scratched in
Boat Collision.
u, MUCH WORK TO DO.
.,t., Pleasant Trip and Need
ed Rest.

WEEKLY LETTER FROM "As"AS'ioS'D
,,,su,ember that battles are decid-
a Nv uunare and the only shots that
.oont arc the shots that hit". Those
we,p the closing words Of the speech
made by the President to the Officers
and men Of the West Virginia, last
Sunday. when that ship was making
twenty miles an hour in the teeth OF
y,lc. The speech was that Of
xodcr. the Commander in Chief OF
,he Army and Navy Of the United
s,a,es, to his men and "Duty" was
,he text. lie paid a high tribute to
the courage ani efficiency Of the OIL
cers and the crew and expressed his
endowment of the trip he had made
with them. The day before he had
made an inspection Of the entire ship
and sboyelcd with hearty enthusiasm
a sboyelful Of coal into the furnace
with specially prepared and decora-
ted shovel that was afterward broken
into bits by the stokers and sailors
for souvenirs. This ocean voyage
lasting four days, and his triumphal
tour through the South which had
awakened for him enthusiasm un-
taralleled ia that part o: the country
was terninated Nov. l when he dis
embarked at the Washington Navy
Yard. The latter part of the voyage
had been made in the small boat,
Dolphin, to which he and his party
had been transferred from the flag
ship Of the Squadron. On his arrival
at the Navy Yard the pier was lined
with marines and officers in gorgeous
uniforms. A number of his friends
had also come down to welcome him,
about Thousand citizens had as
scmhlcd to watch him dlsembark and
Mrs. Roosevelt awaited him in a car
riage, having been kept posted OF the
probable time OF his arrival by wire
less telegraphy. AS he came up the
river a part of the scenery on the
beautiful banks OF the Potomac was
lost to the President for he was ab-
sorbed in catching up with the news
by means Of the daily papers that had
been taken out to the Dolphin earlier
10 the day by the police boat Vigil
ant but arriving at the pier he ex-
changed salutes with Mrs. Roosevelt
and the people assembled to see him
land and it was evident at a glance
that he had experienced a good time
un the voyage. lie was apparently
in good health and spirits and having
escaped sea sickness the trip although
stormy had furnished him the righ'
change and the rest which he needed
after the trenuous, speech makini
trip through the South.
AS snon as the gang plank wa
lowered the acting Commandant 0
the yard went aboard and paid hi
official call on the President and tn
blue jackets mounted the rail the en-
tire length Of the port side. In
President came ashore as the "bos
on's pipe" was given. Then 10
Prcsident's tlag was lowered, ID
buglcs sounded and the Marine ban
played The Star Spanglcd Banne
during which the President RENAME
uncovered aud the officers and MI
riucs stood ut attention. There wei
other formalities planned and u
Officers and Marines who have see
Kings disclnbark aud know just no
it should be done looked surprise
and delected when the President pl
an end to the business by steppln
forward and entering the carriage .
Side Mrs. Roosevelt. He waved
farewell to oil Of them as he dro'
away and at the gates called out
hearty 'sGlad to see you" to son
workmen near the gates acknowied
Ing their reply, "Glad to STE you oaci
with smiie and wave OF his I'D
1fc was driven at once to the Wni
House aud had luncheon with Q
family. lie met Tor the drst tll
suce her return his eldest daughte
Alice, whose trip TO the Philippine
Japan and China was scarcely Il
ttiumplal than his own through |