The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-04

were sleeping. Twelve picked police
men are on duty within the ropes
stretched about the train.
The local police force is investigat-
ing rumor which reached headouar-
ters late last. night that a person,
whose actions were suspicious. had
been seen in the city near the union
station late yesterday afternoon. On
account of the rumor. Chief of Police
Westcott will keep the entire police
force on duty throughout the night
Leaves Birmingham.
Birmingham, Nov. 3.--President Taft
brought his twenty hours stay in Bir-
mingham to a close this afternoon and
at 4:10 p. m, left for Macon, Ga. He
stopped, tonight for short while at
opelika, Ala. and Colum bus. Ga.
In his principal Birmingham address,
delivered at Capital Park this after
noon to an immense and an unusually
demonstrative crowd, the President ex-
pressed again his good will toward the
South. While doing SO an old, gray
bearded man in the crowd called out:
God bless you; we all love you"
"A broad grin came over the Prest-
dents face as he turned and replied:
That reminds me of the old quota
ton: Tt may be all right to dissemble
your love, but why did you kick me
down stairsT s
'iBut I have no fault to find on that
score." added the President. THE fact
that yea had so MtEes4o do with put
ting me where l am makes me appre-
ciate the warmth and sincerity of your
reception all the more"
Turning from these pleasantries, the
President urged for support in carrying
out the Roosevelt policies to bring
about better conditions of honesty and
Ia To-. hK.0t aNAA
without regard to party lines.
Evades Amendment.
The President referred once during
+, the course. of his speech to the propo-
sition to amend the State Constitution
by providing in 1t for an indefinite con-
tinuance of Statewide prohibition. He
promptly was asked how he stood on
the question.
"I am not an Albanian" he replied
amid laughter, land l am In somewhat
the position OF Brother Fox, who when
he was called upon to decide a case be-
tween a lion and some other ferocious
beast. protested that he had bad cold
and had entirely lost his sense OF
smell"
The President had an exceptionally
pleasant day. He motored to the coun-
ana reviewed a military and civic pa
rade. had luncheon at the Southern
Club and made the address in Capital
Park.
One of the prettiest Incidents Of the
day occurred as the President was
leaving the luncheon. The way from
the club house door to the waiting au-
tomobile was lined on one side by vet
Grams of the Confederate army and on
the other side by men of the @. A. Il.
AS he passed down the avenue formed
by the grizzled old soldiers, Mr.. Taft
stopped to shake hands alternately
with each one.
AS he shook hands with one of the
Confederates. the old fellow said:
"Mr President. you have captured the
secessionists. the Eu-Klux and the
cranky Democrats. all of them"
well. that's a whole lot" smilingly
replied the President.
Speaks At Opelika.
Opelika, Nov. 3.-(Special.) -This
afternoon a message was received
that President Taft would deliver a
| short speech at the depot.
| Nearly all the business houses in
! town closed and fully two thousand
people were at the station to greet
| the president when his train rolled in
| at $40 o'clock AS the train came to
a stand still the president appeared on
the rear platform bowling and smil-
| ing and he was greeted with hearty
| cheers.
Ladies' and gentlemen" he said, 81
am glad we pass through Opelika at
an opportune hour. At some places
have to get up at four o'clock in the
morning to make a speech" The Au-
burn college band was on hand.
The president said he was pleased
to meet an OpeIika audience, glad
that the county was united in 90
strong bonds of brotherhood and fell
lowship. Mr. Taft spoke about five
minutes and as his train pulled out
the band struck up Dixie" and Mr.,
Taft bowed and smiled.
stops At DndevIlIe.
| Dadeville Nov. Especial. 1.-The
special train bearing President Taft
stopped at Dadeville for five minutes
and the president made a five-minute
speech. a crowd of several hundred
people were present and much enthu-
| slasm prevailed.
| Program At Savannah.
Savannah. Ga. Nov. 3.-On a special
! train President Taft will reach Savan-
nah tomorrow afternoon at $3.50. The
! city is gay with bunting. Governor
| Joseph NJ. Brown. OF Georgia, will ac-
company the president from Macon tc
| Savannah. Colonel Dan c. Kingman
will take the place of Secretary of
war Dickinson, on the banquet pro-
gram tomorrow night, while Admiral
Charles S. Sperry will also be a speak
err. President Taft Will speak last.
A trip aboard the revenue cutter