Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-28
OIeander Forced to Run
Away to Keep Up
With Schedule.
LOW WATER THE CAUss
Executive Says Channel Should
Be Deepened If 1t Is to
Be Used.

Memphis, Tenn, Oct 2s.-President
Taft and party are steaming down the
Mississippi river today enroute to
Vicksburg,, which will probably be
reached at z o'clock this evening.
Cannon Not Converted.
Greenville, Miss, Oct. 28-The
president was last. night entertained
at a dinner ON board the steamer
Quincy by party composing the con-
gressional delegation to the waterways
| convention. He and Speaker Cannon
again expressed their views on water
way Improvement, the president favor
ing the bond idea. The speaker is not
yet converted to the presidents idea
and declared last night he would
never vote for any Improvement pro-
ject which did not call for continuing
contract work to be paid from year II
year.
Would Mean a Vast Debt.
Cannon said he favored bonds when
necessary in war or in peace to keep
public faith, but if congress voted 10
satisfy every demand for bonds for
highways and other projects there
would be another debt equal to that Of
the civil war.
Schedule Broken Up.
Helena, Ark, Oct. 2S.-Taft's river
schedule went to pieces yesterday,
owing to the inability of the vessels
following the Oeander to maintain the
designated speed. The president was
delayed three hours yesterday morn
ing in order that the boats carrying
the 26 governors, III congressman and
the other vessels carrying the dele
gates of the waterways convention to
at the same time.
Leaving Memphis an hour and half
late in the afternoon, the Oleander had
to run at top speed to reach here at
O'Clock in the evening, two hours be-
hind the schedule. The Oleander thus
left all the other vessels far astern.
Leaving hero three hours late at night
the president will not reach Vicksburg
until tonight. To make Vicksburg by
p. m, the president must leave the
other vessels behind.
DOnaghey Had Woe.
The president was to have been vel
coined to Arkansas by Governor DON
aghey. but the governors boat was an
hour behind the presidents, and the
introduction speech was made by May
or Martin. The president spoke briefly
from stand erected in the center OF
the city.
The Oleander was at Helena nearly
an hour ahead of the remainder of the
fleet. and only Taft's immediate party
alighted. here. The president, who is
still very hoarse, referred to the flo
tilla jestingly as show. booked for a
full performance, and regretted that
one part was called upon to fill the en-
tire engagement. The trip down the
river. according to the president, has
amply demonstrated the inadequacy of
the present river traffic TO compete
with the railroads. and vas a good ar
tgument for deep waterways.
He added: I'VE all realize II we do
anything effectively and economically
1t must be on a general plan II It is
proven practical it ought to be done
quickly. Let us center on a general
plan and issue bonds"
As the hotilla was leaving Helena.
Taft boarded the Quincy for dinner as
the guest of the III congressman on
board. The OIeander took the presi-
dent aboard again 20 miles below
Helena.
w. c. 7. U. Selects Baltimore.
Omaha Neb Oct 2S-The WOman's