Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-10
Passage of Bill is Fruition Of Hope
Long Delayed.
AFT SENDS HAPPY ANSWER
Puts in Considerable Part. of Day on
Golf Links.
MIR. BoARDMAN IS HIS PARTNER
HASN'T yet Selected Hts FavOrite of
Many Courses About Beverly
wants to select One and
stick to 1t.

BEVERLY Mass. Aug e.-President
Taft today received a message OF con-
gratulations from the Philippines for his
efforts to obtain the passage of the Phil
ippine tariff bill. The massage came from
Acting Governor Forbes at Manila, and
the president sent a suitable reply. The
exchange Of messages wersI
MANILA, P. l., Aug. s.-The President,
Washington. d. c.: The Philippine com
mission wishes to express its thanks and
appreciation on the success OF the years
of devoted effort which has resulted in
the supreme achievement of August s.
which opens the markets of the United
States to the Philippine people.
THE obstacles to Philippine prosperity
are now remov ed. and we, your represen-
tatives here, will try TO do our part in
turning the privileges conceded to the great
advantage of the Philippines.
FORBES Acting Governor General"
FORBES, Manila, P. Ii thank you
and the commission for your expression
Of congratulation on the passage of the
Philippine section Of the new tariff bill.
1t is a elimination of our united efforts,
which 1 am confident will result in great
benefit to the Philippines and the people
Of the islands. WILLIAM H. TAFT"
President Plays Golf.
Following out the fixed routine of the
vacation days, the president this morn
ing went early to the golf links, and on
the course of the Essex Country club
played eighteen holes with William ].
Boardman of Washington.
The Boardmans have a summer place at
Beverly farms, few miles north of here.
On the result of today's game much
will depend as to where the president will
play the greater part of his games. The
president regards the Myopia course as one
where thorough golf must be played on
| every stroke IL mishaps are to be avoided.
One bad shot will put a player far out of
the game.
Mr.. Taft wants to settle down to one
of the many courses about Beverly and
get thoroughly acquainted. He does not
believe his game can be improved by a
constant change of links. He will set his
own bogey score at either Myopia or Essex
and will try to play up to 1t every day.
Taft Once n Yachtsman.
As President Taft sat in the broad
veranda of his summer cottage this after
noon overlooking Salem bay, and watched
scores of small yachts in training for the
regatta to take place this week. he was
asked IL he were interested in yachting
The question brought reminiscent smile as
he declared he once was an enthusiast but
lost interest after an experience years ago.
He was spending a summer along the
Long Island shore and one day at Shelton
island was shipped as member of yachts s
crew. The president said he was put to
hauling and letting out the main sail but
| irrF1,n H.,
his hands and finally slipped through the
block, the boom swung violently around,
the rigging gave way and the future presi-
dent of the United States was put ashore
as a hopeless landlubber.
President Taft has left entirely in the
hands of Secretary of State Knox the
formation of the far eastern bureau of the
State department, recently authorized by
congress.
Navy Reorganization Talk.
| Secretary OF the Navy Meyer will visit
| Beverly some time next week. He is now
I in Canada Mr.. Meyer may take up with
| the president several matters affecting the
Navy department, but any recommends
tions based on, the report Of the speery
board, or touching the reorganization OF
| the department ullquesliohdDly VIII De leI'
for the late fall, when the president re
| turns 10 Washington.
The president today sent the following
message TO George E. Barstow, president OF
the Seventeenth National Irrigation con
gress at Spokane, Wash:
IT greatly regret that I am not able tc
be present to hear the discussion and gel
the benefit of your deliberations. I hav,
the deepest sympathy with the general OBJ
ject OF the National Irrigation congress
and you can count on my earnest endeavol
to further the cause OF reclamation by ir
rigation in every part OF the country with
I'm the Jurisdiction of the federal govern