Semi-weekly herald., 1909-10-04
MERRY
RIVALRY
Almost Come to Blows
Over Entertainment
Of Taft

PORTLAND. Ore. Oct 2.-There /.
merry rivalry over the president III
the wesi. Up to the end of the presi
dents stay in Seattle there will ID
war. AT the very last minute Josiah
Collins. chairman of the reception com
mittee In Seattle, and Chester Thorne
oi Tacoma. who is brother of Oak.
leigh Thorne, the well known financier
of New York. almost came TO blows at
the Country clubs of Seattle.
Mr.. Collins is leader of Seatlle's
social set and the possession of the
president during the past two DAYS
has meant something.
AT the same time Chester Thorne is
not without standing in his own com
munity of Tacoma, and also owns the
yacht Ell Primero On which the presi
dent was conveyed from Seattle to
Tacoma, down Puget sound
The president is due to leave the
Seattle Country club at 2:2O p. m. in
order to board the Thorne Yacht at
~ "'sf Npulu tHdplt MN TO
reach Tacoma at O'Clock. but MIR
Collins held on. He went around the
links after the president for nine holes
that was INDUCED in before luncheon
and then after dinner another nine
holes was suggested. Thorne got ner-
vous and tried to get the president TO
desist. Collins protested, and then
came the row It is sufficient that
Collins is Seattle man and Thorne A
Tacoma man. but when the president
of the United States was the issue a
sngnJ is zunayoidanIe. 1n9Fne assvrss.,.
that the Seattle r:ern-~as trying 10 rob
Tacoma of It's honors. Collins insisted
that there were no honors that Tacoma
could possibly be entitled TO. Thorne
made some uncomplimentary remarks,
and the upshot of 1t was that Collins,
who is an athlete, said: "If you will
step around behind the club house |
will show you that no Tacoma man
can dictate to me-" Thorne was will.
ing but the situation was saved by
a neutral friend who intervened
AT length the president tossed aside
his golf sticks and Seattle reluctantly
let go of him.
PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. president
Taft is today honoring the city of
Portland with his presence for The
second time. The program which has
been arranged for the entertainment of
the president during his stay in this
city has been evolved with a view to
the comfort and convenience OF the
chief executive. He will have por-
tion of, this afternoon TO himself and
practically all of Sunday the only
public demand upon his generosity
for tomorrow being his attendance at
the laying of the corner stone of the
First Universalist church in the after
noon, There will be no public recep
tion at hts hotel or elsewhere, it being
desired to eliminate the handshaking
feature, customary on such occasions
Long before the arrival of the presi
dent from Tacoma this morning streets
in the vicinity of the union depot be
came black with people anxious to
catch a glimpse of the president as
he left the station. AS the president
emerged from the depot great burst
of applause greeted him. The char
acteristic smile of the president. al.
ready well In evidence. became more
pronounced as he gazed over the great
throng which had assembled to greet
him, and raising his hat, he bowed
automobile which conveyed him to the
hotel.
As the presidential party rode
through the streets this morn
ing the crowds greeted him with wav,
upon wave of cheers and other demon
strations OF welcome. In the vicinit,
OF the hotel the crowds became NOR,
dense and 1t was with difficulty tn,
police restrained the people and main
tanned clear road for the president
At 1890 O'Clock the president an,
his party entered automobiles to par
tcipate in the military parade. whic
escorted to Multnomah field. wher
the most spectacular event on tn
program occurred Arriving at Mul
nomah field never tobe forgotte
sight greeted the president Twent
thousand school children and almos
as many adults who had packed lni
the grounds arose az unit and chee
ed the president as he entered th
great amphitheater.
Mr.. Taft was escorted to sp
cially constructed stand and from
reviewed the parade and the exercise
Of the school children. The most spe