Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-22
TOREDEEMOR REFUND WITHHOLD CLASSMATES
Question to Be Decided by Taft Returns to College Halls
Secretary CorteIyou for Three Days.
BONDS WILL SOON BE DUE RATHER SHY ON POLITICS
May Extended of Talks Newspaper Men of His
Years. Plans
IMMENSE WORKING BALANCE INTERVIEWED ON FERRYBoAr
Visiting
Depoitories-geeds O Sycamore he Re-
Talks to Newspaper Men of His
Plans.
INTERVIEWED ON FERKYBOAT
After Visiting the President at
Sycamore Hill He Will Re-
turn to Washington.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW HAVEN. Conn.,, June 2-The
train bearing Mr.. Taft arrived at New
Haven at 1 o'clock. promptly on time.
His time for coming was known only
to the Yale corporation, SO there was
no crowd at the station, except a dele
cation of the Yale trustees headed by w.
w. Farnam. who will be Secretary Taft's
host. After a rapid exchange OF Hello.
Bill and Hello. Charlie" the visitor
was taken aboard an automobile and
conveyed to the meeting of the Yale cor
poration. which had been held off await
ing his arrival.
AS the party rolled away the other Yale
men on the train. who had barely had
time to land. gathered on the station plat
form and gave the Yale cheer and with q
loud Taft at the end of it,
The Social Program.
Mrs. Taft and her daughter. Miss
Helen Taft. arrived this noon and went
to the house of w. w. Farnam, for
merly treasurer of Yale. where they
are to stay till Friday. Mr.. Farnam
will give a dinner in honor of the Tafts
tonight. Among the guests will be Mr..
John +. Stevens, Mr.. and Mrs George
X. McLanahan, Mr.. John Day Jackson,
Mrs. William X. Townsend, Mr.. Lee
McClung, Miss Olivia Fell of Philadel-
phia, Secretary and Mrs. Taft and
others.
Tomorrow night the Tafts will be the
guests of President Hadley. DIR. Hadley
VIII also entertain tomorrow night j.
Pierpont Morgan. who will be given =
degree by Yale tomorrow. Mr.. Morgan
will arrive tonight and be the guest OF
President Mellen of the New Haven
road. Mr.. Taft will make an address
at the dedication of Ledyard memorial
Flagstaff near Woodbridge Hall tomor-
row at noon. Young Gus Ledyard was
one of Yale's young heroes. He was
graduated In 1898, served iii the Philip
pines as lieutenant and was shot by
the Moros. He was the son of Henry
Ledyard, the Detroit railroad president.
Mr.. Taft delivers the address of dedi-
cation partly as Secretary OF War,
partly as a member of the Yale COR
pOration or university governing body
and partly as a member of the Yale
class of 1878, which is here as the
central figure of the commencement
Mr.. Tafts brother. Horace d. Taft.
principal of the Taft school, has been Sc
lcclou Onc Oh the SPEAKERS dI kne genera al
alumni meeting tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Taft expects to be present today at
reunion of his classmates of IS, there
being ninety-six survivors, eighty-one OF
whom will be at Yale for the reunion.
Tuesday night Secretary Taft will attend
his class dinner at the New Haven Coun-
try Club, at which time he will deliver an
informal address. Wednesday the Secre-
tary will attend the alumni dinner In
university hall at l pm, where 1t 10 exc
pected he will speak.
Fights Shy Of Politics.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, June 22-Genial as ever.
with a hearty handclasp and a good-hu-
mored smile for everybody who gave him
greetings. William Howard Taft. republic
can nominee for President. arrived in this
city this morning. He made a hurried
trip across town to the Grand Central
station. where he took the III O'Clock
SPRINGFIELD express for New Haven.
During the few minutes that he was IN
transit between New Jersey and Manhat-
tan he received the newspaper men IN the
ca bin of the ferryboat Pittsburg ana an
swered all of their queries that he could.
Those referring to politics he fought shy
of He studiously refrained from saying
anything about the political SITUATION put
in answer to the question as to what ne
Thought of the outcome, he replied with
ontimfst il he expects to succeed.
IT was 1905 O'Clock when the Pennsyl-
yania flyer on which Tart was a pas
seneer pulled into the train sheo OF tne
denot in Jersey City. a number or rail-
road detectives kept newspaper men ana
others from transgressing on the raiiroau
platforms. but the figure OF the Secre
tary of War would be instantly recognized
among a thousand. and long before he
reached the platform gates he was easily
distinguished looming up among the COM
muters who poured from the tram; MI.
Taft was dressed in black broadclotn
suit and wore q straw hat He was the
same picture of health as when he landed
here from his around-the-world trip. only
on that other occasion he wore a fur cap
instead of headgear OF straw
Today he plainly felt the heat and said
so as he waited for the ferry gates to
open and let him through With him
were a number of Yale men, some OF
them undergraduates and one of them a
member OF his own class OF .e. InaI
was Judge Howard Hollister OF Cincin-
natl Judge Frank Kellogg. the trust
buster" was also with the party. Judge
kellogg is not a Yale man. but there was
not a more enthusiastic man with ths
party. and he had glowing stories to tell
of Mr. Taft's popularity in the west.
Quietly Congratulated.
AS the Secretary waited for the boat a
crowd gathered behind the steel gates
fencing on the waiting room from tne
train platforms and regarded him silently.
There was no noisy demonstration such
as happens when Mr. Roosevelt comes
to town, but a number of persons went
quietly up and congratulated the candi-
date.
I'VE are all roofing for YOU" said one
enthusiast.
That's what counts, was the reply.
Then the camera batteries got to work.
Mr.. Taft was asked to pose on the for
ward deck of the Pittsburg soon as he
boarded the boat He assented good hu.
moredly. but raised his hand first with
the remark: Now. boys, this is the last
time. Then he went in and sat down.
He arose 10 talk to the newspaper men
as they drew near.
First. he said. he was going to the hotel
to see if his wife was there. after which
he would board a train for New Haven.
Announces His Plans.
Il expect to remain three days in New
Haven" he said. Il may go to the boat
race Thursday. 1t viii be great temp
tation for me. / expect TO return to New
York June 26. / shall probably go to Oys-
ter Bay on that day with Gov. Luke
Wright. my successor in the office of Sec
retary OF War, if he is here then, to dis