The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-11-09
Airship Flies
Over the Head
Of President

over the HedQ
Of President
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south not to let. the prosperity of 10
cent cotton run away with IT
The president played golf IN Au-
gusta today and there ''Ty'' Cobb, at
Mr. Taft's invitation, met him.
BIDS GOODBYE TO AUGUSTA.
Augusta, Ga. Nov. S.-President
TAFT brought his stay in Augusta to a
close today, after officiating at the
opening OF the Georgta-Carolina falr.
Gov. Joe Brown, OF Georgia, and Gov.
Ansel, of South Carolina, also were
present at the opening ceremonies and
both made brief addresses.
Following his speech at the fair
grounds. the president was driven
through the city for a short time and
then he took the train for Florence,
s. C., where he stopped an hour and
half this afternoon on his way to VII
mington, n. c.
The president will spend Tuesday
in Wilmington and Wednesday in
Richmond, reaching Washington at
the end of his 130OO-mile journey at
S:35 o'clock Wednesday night.
While Wednesday night officially
southern trip, il will not by any means
be the end of the presidents travels
prior TO the opening Of the congress
sionaI session in December Mr.. Taft
Will be in Washington less than "a
hours, being scheduled to leave the
capital at 1885 p. II. Thursday for
MiddletOWn, Conn, to witness the in
stallatiOn of President Shakelin of
Wesleyan University The president
10 H4u.-
corporation, at New Haven, on Nov.
70, ard then he will go to Norfolk
Nov. 10 and to Hampton, Va, Nov. 20.
returning to Washington on the morn
ing of Nov. 21
Message After Norfolk Trip.
1t is not likely that the president
viii do any work on his message TO
congress until after his Norfolk trip.
He has the message pretty we'll IL
hand so far as ideas are concerned,
and 1t Will not take him long 10 die
tate the document once he gets down
to it.
The president already has outlined
the essential points of the message in
his speeches during the present trip.
The details of his recommendations
as to the amendment Of the interstate
commerce and antitrust laws, how
ever, have vet 10 be formulated. for
he will not receive the report OF At
JOrney-geDGTal WiCkeTsham and his
other advisers on this subject until
after his return to Washington.
The matter of final legislation, if
brought to the attention Of the next
session Of congress at all, Undoubted-
ly viii be treated in a special mes
sage. There is strong likelihood that
IN view OF the many other matters
pressing for attention in the Dresi-
dents program of recommended leeis-
lation, the financial and currency
measures win wait until the session
beginning in. December. 1910. There
also has been much talk Of an extra
session in the fall of 1910 to take an
this subject
President Taft had a game OF golf
this morning over the links of the Au-
gUsta Country Club, where he spent
so much time last winter while whit
ing here for his term of office to begin.
1t was the first golf the president has
had an opportunity to enjoy for
weeks, and he seemed thoroughly to-
enjoy the privilege of swinging the
clubs again.
It was after the golf game that heI
went to the Fairgrounds to omen Inc
show which the people of Augusta de-
clare is to be the best they have ay5rI
had.
pig BilI' Wins at Golf.
The golf game resulted in a vict9rvI
for the president. The individual
score was not given out. but thej
final score stood 1 up in the prgsi-
dents favor
'Ty" Cobb, the ball PLAYER. was in
trOduced to the president at the golf
course by Capt. Archibald Butt. who
is native of Augusta.
4 am very glad to meet Georaia's
most popular citizen" exclaimed thei
president
I'D be glad 10 give you whatever
popularity [ have" replied the great
Tight-fielder.
Ty' Cobb told the president he had
just signed a three-year contract with /
the Detroit Americans.