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TAFT GOES TO WHITE ~.
President-elect Holds Short Col
ence with President
TAFT GOES TO WHITE ].
PRECEDENT TO BE BROKEN
Ex-President Roosevelt VIII Go from
Ceremony Direct TO Train Instead
Of Returning to white
House.

WARRINGTON. Feb. 2s.-William n
TAFT will take the oath OF office as pres
idcnt Of the United States on the century
old Bible which belongs to the supreme
1 court Of the United States and by 1t kept
! In custody There is a touch of sentiment
in this decision which Mr.. Taft announced
tonight with the statement that had he
become a member of the supreme court
his oath would have been taken on
identically the same book
During the last few days there have
been many offers of Bibles to the pros
pective president He has not declined
to receive the gifts. but his answer has
been that II would be impossible for him
to receive them for the purpose intended.
II has been the custom OF past presidents
to use a new OF an historic Bible in taxi
ing their oath of office, and each has re-
tnined the book thereafter. Mr.. Taft VIII
make no claim on the Bible of his choice,
and It Will go back to the archives OF
the ancient court for which there are
many evidences of respect and linger-
ing fondness on the part of Mr. Roose-
velts successor.
Precedence in another ancient inaugural
detail is to be broken next Thursday In
the intention of President Roosevelt to
go from the inaugural ceremonies at the
CanltOl direct 10 MS Tram lOl CSSNNi D"J
and not return to the White House In ue
carriage with Mr.. Taft
In this event there win be a vacant seat
in the presidential carriage on its return
TO the White House, and II is now pro-
posed TO have this seat occupied by Mrs.
Taft The decision. however, has not
been made. but the subject is under con-
sideratlon.
Taft Consulta Roosevelt.
From morning church services at the
Unitarian church. of which he is mem
her. Mr. Taft today went to the Whlte
House where an hour was spent with
President Roosevelt in going over that
portion of Mr.. Taft's inaugural address
,yldttt discusses what is TO be hts policy
respecting the foreign relations or the
country. MIR. Taft said that no material
changes, If any. would be made In the au-
dress as the result of the conference ne
added that he had previously gone over
the whole document with Mr.. Roosevelt
Mr. and Mrs. Taft were luncheon guests
of Senator and Mrs. Hale, and from uh-
tu s.aO this afternoon an informal recep-
ton was given Mrs. Taft by Miss Board
man. MANY persons called and as the
presIdent-elect was present the attair TOOK
on pretentious proportions
Panama Canal Zone Bill.
senator Kittredge had an extended inter-
view with Mr.. Taft during the afternoon
respecting the Mann bill, providing for
government for the Panama canal zone
which is pending in the senate This meas
ure is Intended to give legislative author
ity for practically the present system OF
government there, which was established
by executive rather than legislative author
ity. The measure makes few changes In
the system, but It Is approved in its en-
tirety by Mr.. Taft, who is anxious that II
become law Mr.. kittredge is understood
TO have expressed some doubt as to the
ability Of the senate to consider the meas
ure at the present session, because of lack
of time.
The proposed mail subsidy for steamships
was talked of between Mr. Taft and Rep
resentatives Overstreet and Lands of In
diana These subsidies are approved by
Mr.. Taft.
Mr.. Taft said tonight that he had as yet
given no thought to possible changes in
the Diplomatic service of the United States
and any speculation which has been made
I'm that direction had no foundation so far
as II might pretend to represent his ideas.
The president-elect has no particular plans
Afor tomorrow. but remarked that each day
now seemed TO present innumerable diversi-
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