The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1909-10-29
NOTES FROM BEVERLY
Especial Correspondence !


Especial Correspondence.
IL the president has been exercising
his powers of observation and study
OF human beings since he came 10
Beverly he is convinced that not every
tradition holds good when It Is ut
home. There Is an old, old story that
the people of New England are 81
thrifty that they cannot enjoy them
selves. and this Is followed up by the
further statement that they cannot
separate themselves from dollar
without undergoing great pain.
Judging by what has happened In
and around Beverly. these stories are
gross llbels OH the people Of Massn-
chusctts.
Not Fond Of Money.
First OF all, there are the two old
ladies' who own strip OF ground
which lies between the summer home
of II. G. Frick, the millionaire, and the
waters of Beverly bay. Unless u sum.
mer home has frontage on the water
In these parts the owner Is not ex.
uctly the thing Nclghbors look upon
him as sort OF social scalawag.
Therefore Mr.. Frlck made up his mind
to buy the land between him and the
sea.
II viii give you Si,000.000 for that
lnnd," he said TO the two old ladies'.
They went home aud thought the
matter over Tho next day they sent
Mr.. frlck n note. II said:
Your kind ofrcr IL declined. If we
had Si.OO0.OO0 we would not know
what 10 do with it"
Thriftiness Not Apparent.
There is hotel keeper In this town
who cares even less than did the two
old ladies' near the Frlck estate about
real money Since the president came
to Beverly there has been rush TO
the hotels of the town by tourists who
want TO see the TAFT cottage. Prices
have gone up. aud the hotel proprlc.
tors have been In clover.
when two young men went TO one
Of the proprlctors nnd asked for n
room he snld:
II have u single room with single
bed. nnd have another room with
two single beds IN II. but that room
has been taken 10y u fellow
"Movc the spare bed into the other
room which now has only ono bed"
was suggested.
mo-" replied the host Of the hotel;
ITS too warm 10 lug beds around
now. Resides, don't want 10 dis
turb the furniture"
All Of which was another great blow
10 New England thrlft.
The Presidents Guards.
Since President TAFT arrived IN Rev.
rrly he has been closely guarded by
sight secret service men. All day nnd
al night long these guards are nj his
home. one IN front. the other IN the
rear of the house. The chief guard
here IN James Sloan.
The president II perfectly willing TO
ic guarded. unlike President Roose'
rclt who often carried n revolver him
self aud kept assasslns away by the
'cputatlOn he had for aggrcsslvcncss
md light
ono of the men with Mr. Taft said
hat the worst scare he has yet had
vas on the presidents recent trip
through the south. In Richmond the
PRESIDENT WIS Ia speak, and over l5.'
100 negroes were there 10 see him.
fhc presidents automobile got Into
he middle OF the crowd, which be-
ame almost frnntically holstcrous.
rhc negroes crowded up against II.
10 each other The guards.
he only white men IN the crowd, were
osilcd about and gradually forced TO
Orm little Gordon around the pres
lent. Then way was made for the
aud II gradually worked It's
way out Of the crowd.
Sloan Not a Rough Rider.
Secret Service Agent James Sloan IN
ot. rs Is popularity supposed. n rough
ldcr. lie Is n native of Danvillc, ILL.,.
lncle Joe Cannon's home town, The
cen wlttcd. stalwart little bodyguard
{ the president was brought M right |
cross the street from the home OF the |
peaker. lie used 10 be Il shouter for |
lnclc Joe, but not since Uncle joe |
howcd his teeth 10 President Roosc-
eli, Sloan was a. RS bodyguard for |
even years. lie idolized the siren
GUS president. and the latter thought
ell OF his loyal protector
Marshal For Uncle Sam.
Sloan's trip with the president on
40 htter's western and southern jour
~ viii probably be about the last big
lece of work he will do in the secret
,ryice. as he has been picked by
aft for United States marshal for
ne of the Illinois districts. lie viii
ssune the duties of this office about
&c. l.
II presume that people have got the
npression that | was a rough rider
om the fact that while Mr.. Roose-
FIT was president | attended seven
the reunions of the famous COM
and and became intimately acquaint-
with many of the members OF the
giment. They used to address me
! 'Comrade,' and have had many
,od times with the men OF Roose-
Its old regiment said Sloan the
her day.