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Riverside. Cal. Oct. 11.--Aftsr spend ing eight days in California Preside mt Taft left here late tonight and is speeding across the Colorado desert
 His way leads him for time bsio " the level of the sea and tomorrow will find the chief executive in AriEona. his journey back to rhs East well under way.
 The President spent much Of today in the famous orange districts surround ing Los Angeles, driving for miles through the groves at Riverside. Al though Mir. Taft did more than fifty miles by automobile today, and having fallen thirty-hvs minutes behind his schedule time at San Bernardino. he was carried along the roads between that city and Riverside at the rate of thirty-hve miles an hour.
 Beginning his day with a trip ts the soldiers nome. just outside Of Los An geles, at o'clock this morning and speaking there to an audience of 2,s0e veterans, the President went next by motor to Pasadena 10 be entertained at luncheon by citizens at the Maryland Hotel.
 Taking the train at Pasadena. after complimenting that city upon It's laxu- rioum homes, MT. Taft had an hours ride to San Bernadino. making seyera brief stops at intermediate stations to satisfy the great crowds gathered at the depots for a word or two from the car end.
 At San Bernardine the President once more entered an automobile for the thirty eight milo ride through Smiley Heights. Redlsnds. and to this city.
 He stopped for a glass of orange juice at the hotel here and was whirled away for five miles more of slghtsee- ing, including climb to the top of Au- bidoux Mountain where a famous old mission cross stands.
 Tonight the President was the guest of honor at banquet in the Glenwood Hotel. MT. Taft declared that he had enjoyed his stay in California and was more deeply impressed than ever with the tremendous sixe and diversified in- terests and climate Of the State.
 School children continued today to be a feature saf fss Prcsident'a visits to the several eosnnluhttiss included in his Itinerary. =
 MT. Tait declared as,sr seeing so many thousands or chabby checked and chubby legged boys and girls In his travels of the last four weeks he was convinced that the future of the coun- try is safe.
 On mountain Rubidoux this afternoon the President participated in the un- yelling of & tablet set In solid rock to the memory of the CaHfornia mission ary Fran Juniper Serra. On the tablet we're three words: Apostle, Legisla- tor. Builder
 MT. Taft kept his Pasadena luncheon hosts waiting nearly half an hour while he dictated and signed a mass of offi- cial mail. The President sent word of the delay and declared that the affairs of state must go on regardless of whether he was to eat luncheon or not.
 In a speech to the veterans of the Sawtelle soldiers home today. Mir. Taft touched on the civil war saying:
 "It Is only just that we would give those who opposed you credit for their magnificent courage and the magnif- cent fight they made for the right as they saw it. It Is the greatest tribute that can be paid to you to recognize the fact that you had an enemy worthy of your steel. Out of the history of the war has come to all of us com mon interest and a common pride"