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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-05

WW YHENTheodore Roosevelt made
A~ his great handshaking and
speechmaking tour III 1913
he Travelled 10000 miles. and
il was believed that this would remain
record presidential tour. President
Taft, however. is now to surpass 1t.
Starting from Boston on Sept. Is. he
will journey through thirty or more
states in the west and south, return
ing about the middle of November.
This means a trip of approximately
$4,000 miles, and it will be one of the
most notable ever made by presi-
dent
Prior to 1865 the chief magistrates
of the United States seldom left the
tapital The presidential tour was be-
gun under jackson, and so new was
the idea at the time that when he pro-
posed it and made his plans for what
was, afterward known as his Swing
around the circle" the entire country
talked about it, and opinion was pretty
we'll divided as to the propriety of the
thing. Since then long tours have been
Cleveland in 1855 made one of $500
miles. on which he was gone three
weeks, and H. rison added to this trip
both in the nj Aber of miles Travelled
and in the NJ nser of speeches made.
President McfHSley, however, trav
eled on his toutS more miles than all
of his predecessors combined. and,
while Roosevfl1 broke all records for
these Journeys 1he present tour of the
nations chief. executive will surpass
anything of the kind ever undertaken
by president before.
Taft's Swing around the circle" will
also leave his predecessor behind in
the line of economy. He will have
only one and one-half cars at his dis
posal. Roosevelt had a train of five.
He will travel on, regular trains.
Roosevelt iran special" from Wash
ington to Birmingham. fir III BirInng
ham to Los Angeles and from Los An
geles back to Washington again. Taft
will be accompanied by only his secre
tary and one or two needed White
House attaches Roosevelt had ret
inue of twenty in his wake. This tour
is to cost $4,000. while Rooseyelts
in 1908 came to over $50000.
President Taft's most northerly des-
tination is Seattle. where be is to visit
the AIaska-Y ukon-P Pacific exposition.
and his southern limit is the dividing
line between the United States aud
Mexico in the middle of the interna
tional bridge over the Rio Grande at
Ell Paso, Tex. Starting from the north
coast of Massachusetts, the president
goes west direct from beverly He
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-05
A Journey OF
$4,000 Miles

afternoon to spend Saturday evening
and Sunday. From Dallas the presl-
dent proceed direct to st. Louis TO
begin his trip down the Mississippi
and his tour of the south.
About forty banquets are to be
faced by the president on his coming
trip. and each banquet means
speech. Three times forty speeches
are expected of him between dinners,
so the president is looking forward to
a fairly busy time in September, DC
tober and November. Not more than
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-05

tary of State Knox. On the face of
the affair the first impression is that
it is brilliant diplomatic move, and
the impression grows as the whole
question develops. In Il word. this
move will prevent Europe from seiz-
ing the empire.
The initial act. or the entering
wedge, as it is called. of American
predominanee takes the form of an
allotment to bankers in New York
city of one-quarter participation in u
loan negotiated by the Chinese gov
eminent for the construction of the
Hankow- Szechuen railroad. The total
amount of the loan is $30,000,00o, o.
which $7.500000 is to be taken by an
American syndicate composed of the
National City bank the First National
bank. j. p. Morgan & Co aud Kuhn.
Loeb & Co. The sum, so small for
Wall street. is truly mere wedge.
but the principle involved is consid-
cred of worldwide importance and
opens the door for things far greater.
Americans are to have equal oppor-
tunity to supply material for both the
Ezechuen and the Canton lines and the
branches. They will appoint subordi-
nate engineers. and they will have also
one-half of all future loans of the Sz"-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-05

he organized the Illinois naval reserve,
with which he is not connected at
present, however. He was the first ex-
ecutive officer of the reserve, in the
first stages of which his tact and
diplomacy were utilized to good pur-
pose.
Colonel Steward has been an execu-
tive since 1879, serving eighteen years
as superintendent of a large Chicago
manufacturing concern and for the
past twelve years as superintendent of
the Chicago postoff1ce. In 1891 be was
president of the Marquette club, Of
which he has been member for many
years.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-05
THE GRIDLEY TABLET.
Heroic Fight of Mother of pIymPia's
Commander For Memorial.


Heroic Fight of Mother of pIympia's
Commander For Memorial.
Although from time to time there
have been printed brief dispatches of
the efforts of Mrs. Anne Gridley to
have a fitting memorial placed in Ar
lington cemetery to her son, few PEG
pie are aware of the heroic struggle
she has been making to secure it.
1t was upon Dewey's memorable
command. You may fire when ready
Gridley," that the famous naval battle
of Manila bay opened. Four weeks
later Captain Gridley, who had arisen
from sickbed to take command of
the Olympia at the time. died. aud al
most ever since his mothers one dream
has been a memorial to her boy al Ar
lington Theodore Roosevelt. Dewey
and many other prominent men have
been thoroughly in sympathy With her
desire, and in more than one congress
a bill has been introduced for all APP
preparation for this memorial, but
without result.
Mrs Gridley. however, has kept up
the fight all these years. at the same
time working at her desk in the land
office at Washington. u position she
was compelled TO resign recently be-
cause of i'll health SIZE left the gov
eminent service at the age of eighty
four years and was believed to be the
Oldest woman in the employ of Uncle
Sam. All the energies of her declining
years have been devoted to this dream
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-05

NOME CIRCLE, ALASKA-YUKON-PACIFI EX-
POSITION.
one or two of the most important adj
dresses will be prepared by the presi-
dent before he starts on the trip. II
believes that he can do himself better
justice Wien he speaks on the spu4
of the moment and draws his inspira-
ton from the remarks of those that
precedp him on the platform or from
the events that are passing in review.
There is no doubt that this program
is rapidly improving him as All eX-
temporaneous speaker Short as the
time has been since he put it into eff
feet, be Is much easier in his manner
and reader with his wits than before
last falls campaign. President Roose-
welt before starting on 1>tour was in
the habit of preparing most Of the
speeches he expected to make. Often
the newspapers would receive Il dozen
of them all in bunch. each with its
release date" printed on the cover
and each given to the press under the
most solemn pledge TO avoid prema-
ture publication. Once in awhile, In
the excitement Of the days work.
some newspaper would print the
wrong speech on a certain date or
print it ahead Of delivery. Then there
was the mischief to pay. Whatever
else may be said in favor of previous
speech preparation. there was always
that danger to dread and Mr.. Taft
by refusing to write out any of his
addresses in advance effectually pre-
vents any such break in the Offices
of the dailies.
In travelling with economy and sim
plicity the president subjects himself
to many annoyances and dra wbacks
that be is spared when running spe
cial.' A special train is king of the
road and everything is sidetracked to
let it go by. but private car hitched
to a regular passenger train. which is
the Taft way of travelling. is no bet
ter than the string of coaches of which
1t forms the tail.
Then, too. the president will not have
the comforts that he is given on a
special train. His quarters will be
crowded, and every time the train
stops al Il station to take on or let off
passengers Il crowd of enthusiastic cit
liens will make Il dash for his car To-
shake his hand. They'll not get as far
as the handshaking point most of the
time. it is true. but the secret service
guards will have the time of their
lives in protecting him from the on
slaughts. and in order to avoid the
good natured armies the president will
be obliged to remain locked in his
gtateroom whenever the train is in
station.
President Taft is eagerly looking
forward to his visit to the great Alas
ka- Yukon Pacific exposition at Seat
tie. where he is to spend two days.
Sept. so and Oct. 1. and he will see a
fair that in many ways surpasses any
thing of the kind ever attempted be-
fore Alaska is the only possession of
the United States that President Taft
| has hot seen This is one. reason why
the people Of the northwest are so
anxious to have him visit the Alaska
Yukon-Pacifc exposition. To some
millions of his fellow citizens the ex-
position is showing the wonders of .
section little known and half under
stood by the majority of Americans.
The presidents travels will not be-
concluded until Noy. y. when he will
settle down in the national capital for
his winters work.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-05
Uncle Sans
Victory
In China
SOsOssssseseessOSssssSSssS

!, ST now the
door of the far
east, by reason
of A merican
participation in
the Hanko w
Szechuen rail-
road. is opened
to the capital,
trade and gov
ernmental in
duence of this
country. The
participation Of
t he y nj I e d
States in the
Chinese loa n
is on an equal
basis with the
British. Ger
m Il n a n d
French inter
ests. The ar
rangement is a
distinct victory
for the Taft
admin istration
and for Secre-
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-05
MR.. FAIRBANKS TOUR.
Former Vice President and Wife Being
Royalty Entertained In the Orient.

Former Vice President and Wife Being
Royalty Entertained In the Orient.
Among the many prominent Ameri-
cans who are spending their vacation
abroad this summer are Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles W Fairbanks. and the former
vice president and his wife plan to
travel completely around the world
before returning home. They left the
United States several months ago and
at present are being royalty enter
tanned in the orient
Recently when they visited Seoul,
Korea. they were accorded an enthusi-
astic welcome by the resident Ameri-
cans and the local officials There was
a constant round of entertainments
and social events in their honor.
Among the two most noted were a
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-05
illuminated.

''How do ron like my new tie:" in
quired the man who would he hobby.
They examined it.
at resembles. slid one. "a chame-
leon sliling dawa a rainbow
And hey passed on to another sub.
ject Exchange.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-05

Spitzbergen TO complete his prepa
rations for the start. Before leaving
he said that the capital for his under
taking had been supplied entirely by
Americans interested in the project on
scientific and patriotic grounds.
Mr.. Wellman was born at Mentor. o..
in 1858 He was a newspaper man at
the age of sixteen and has been iden
titled with many newspaper enter
DriSes.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-05

of monument 10 Charley At last.
convinced HAT S'.p rouId not realize
this hoIe, the GaGaHnted old lady be-
g@a coIacfis@ "a .aHd for bronze tab.
let and only recently secured the nee
essarf SUR. Sotne time during the
coming fall this tablet will be unveiled
IN bancroft hall 81 he Naval academy,
Annapolis, IL memory Of Captain Grid
ley.
The tablet viii he Of golden bronze
u by 30 inches CT Iry ~ feet, on the
left q pane: continuing u medallion
portrait 81 Galtain GiriGley in relief.
and on the right, separated from this
by a Conversational arrangement of oab
lea ICES. is the inscription.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-05
Lame Lawyer.

a Scotch advocate limpine down
High street III Edinburgh. overheard
a lady say to her companion, That is
Mr.. c.. the lame lawyer Turning
round. he rpHiad NO. madam; am 6
lame man. hut not a lame lawyer
Christian Register
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-05


chairman of the national conservation
commission. the body formed by the
meeting of the governors of the various
states in the last year of the Roosevelt
administration. According to Mr.. Ro0ses
yelts own statement, Pinchot is als9
the virtual creator of this conservatleil
movement. 1t was in his capacity IS
the head Of this commission that bs
acted in the present con iroversy Nith
the secretary of the interior.
Mr.. Pinchot is about forty-tive wears
of age and was educated at Yale aids
in Europe. He is wealthy and Seeres
the governnsnt not because be needs
the salary nor because he loves pot
itics. but through love Of his WofA.
He is Il close friend of Theodore loose
yelt and was one of the most familiar
figures in the famous tennis cabinet.
lie now charges that a power trust -
being formed and he is determining fo
prevent the peoples water sites Son
being grabbed by this combination.
Secretary Ballinger was formerly
commissioner of. the general land Of
fee and mayor of Seattle. He is q
lawyer by profession and says bis
present course is made necessary by q
strict construction of the law.
]. A. EDGERTON.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-05

agricultural purposes, and the object
of its withdrawal was to keep it out
Of the hands of private combinations
and spectators. While it was placed
in the forest reserve. all of 1t being
timber land. the real purpose was to
hold the water power rights for the
people and preserve them from private
exploitation.
Scarcely had Secretary Ballinger been
indicted into office than he reversed
this policy and threw open the land for
entry. Mr.. Pinchot thereupon appealed
TO President Taft and succeeded in
having $4,000 acres, covering some OF
the most valuable water power Sites.
again withdrawn. There the matter
stood so far as the public knew until
the delivery of Mr.. Pinchot's Spokane
address,
The regard with which the chief for
ester is held by the irrigationists was
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-05

MRS. FAIRBANKS ~ A SEDAN CHAIR.
garden party given by the American
consul general. Hon. Thomas Sans
mons. ami the audience granted to the
distinguished guests by the emperor
and empress of Korea. this being the
first time the empress had granted an
audience to foreigners other than Jap
anese.
The Illustration shows Mrs. Fair
banks seated in a sedan chair and just
starting for her audience with the en-
press. Both she and Mr.. Fairbanks
have enjoyed the best of health since
leaving this country. When they re-
turn they have planned to settle down
on their ranch in California.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-05

Oh w dSiliuGtOl- az
has not gone on its annual vacation
with midsummer topic of CONVERSE
ton. As is the way with such gossip
runiurS have been rife. and these have
varied all the way from the dismissA
of Pinchot to that of Ballinger and
have even included a conflict betweea
the Taft methods and the Roosevelt
policies. Yet Mr. PinchOt has explie
lily denied any conflict between him
self and the president and gained pro
Ionged applause in this very Spokane
speech by declaring that MIR. Taft was
pledged to carry out the policies of bis
predecessor Nevertheless it is general
w believed in Washington that The
president will support his secretary OF
the interior This will not necessarily
involve the dismissal of Pinchot, how.
ever. who us head of the forest serv-
ice is not directly under Ballinger. but
under the secretary of agriculture.
Rather Mr. Taft's well known abilf
ties as a peacemaker will doubtless
come into play.
The point at issue between the sec
rotary of the interior and the chief OF
the forestry bureau arose over the con-
seryation of the water power tracts 10
the northwest. Practically the last act
of President Roosevelt before leaving
office was the withdra wal of nearly a
million acres of government land from
homestead entry. This land is unfit for
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-05

shown by the FIVE
minutes cheering
with which the
convention greeted
his appearance. NJ
OF h er spe a K q r
aroused anything
like the same ell
thusiasnl. This re-
markab BILE tribute.
was given him not
only az the head
and practical ere
at0r of the United
States forest serv-
ice but as tho
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-05
Controversy
OF PinChOt
And BalIinger

ECHOES of thu

TCHOES of the
L speech of Gil.
ford Pinchot
before the national
irrigation congress
at Spokane. Wash,
are still heard. The
section Of the I'D.
dress which implied
an attack on the
policy of Secretary
Of the Interior Rich
ard A. BaIIinger has
furnished ;ls mueh
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-05
The Presidents
Great Tour

WW YHENTheodore Roosevelt made
A~ his great handshaking and
VAC speechmaking tour III 1903
bo trovalod 70 OOp ,,,iIac aOd
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1909-05-07
CHAPTER 39S-H. r. NO. SO.

AN ACT to amend section 4 of chapter
231 Of the General avs Of Minnesota
for 1905. relating. to sentence Of per-
Re sons # e pleadidng hg Guilty. fhs f to GIima; Of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section l. HI section 4. Of chapter
2sl Of the General Laws Of 1905. be
person charged with a Criminal %otfense,
shall a been held to the district court
for trial by any court or magistrate, and
in all cases where any person shall have
tual confinement or in Jail by virtue of
an indictment or information pending
against him. the court having trial juris-
d dict10e OF or suG nfor onehss 81 SHAH II haSe the lhg
power at n time. whether in term or
vacation. upon the application, Of the
prisoner a in yr Iti, s St t1a that he - de,
against Tim by the complaint. indict-
ment or information or to a lesser de-
gree of the same offense to direct the
! against him for such %offense, if any in
dictnent or information has not been
filed, and upon the filing Of such in
court may receive and record a plea Of
guilty to the %offense charged in such in
dictlnent or information, or to a lesser
judgment to be entered thereon and pass
sentence on such person pleading guilty
and such proceeding may be had either
place within the Judicial district where
the crime was committed as may be des-
ignated by the court.
any rno Other HtteI place. h a the o % atyea seat Of Of
the county wherein the crime charged
in nom the iadi fba spar, SF o. iq ito aan;1Pn w vas :
take the defendant to the place d e:sI;.
torney and clerk Of district court. or his
Fa oSgptsa Of If the the ioanty whe os i=pf f6s srt%e
was committed shall attend the hearing
for the purpose of taking part in the
proceedings and recording the plea Of the
district court or their deputies. and
paid by them in attending on such pro
| ceedings, shall be a charge on the county
wherein the crime charged in the indict-
shall be allowed and paid by. the county
commissioners Of said county in the same
manner as other claims against the
county.
where the punishment for the offense to
which the prisoner desires to plead
guilty may exceed seven years inpris-
| onment in the states prison.
Provided, that no plea Of guilty shall
be received or entered under the provi-
sions Of this section. unless the person
be represented by competent counsel, and
in case he shall nave no counsel the
court shall appoint competent counsel to
appear for such accused, and the fees
Of such attorney shall be paid In the
manner. provided in section 4789. and the
court shall not accept such plea Of guilty
or pass sentence thereon unless it is
fully satisfied that the accused has had
his action properly considered and ad-
vised by competent counsel.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April %. 1909.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1909-05-07
cuAPrER aaa-H h No 4on

CHAPTER 399.-H. z. NO. 400. :.
AN ACT entitled an act to authorize any
city in this state now or hereafter hav-
ing q population of over fifty thousand
for the purpose Of constructing or aid
Ing in the construction of a bridge
across any navigable stream forming a
part Of the boundary line Of such city
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1909-05-07
CHAPTER 41o-s. r. NO 2ne.

4IQ1S. r. NC. 2b6.
AN ACT limiting the time within which
writs Of certiorari may be issued and
served, and providing for, surety for
costs and for taxation Of costs In such
cases.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State Of Minnesota:
be sH ISSUED, to Correct Mt't any ~ p proeaaahll sn anl
less such writ shall be issued within
sixty days after the party applying for
such writ shall have received due notice
thereby.
Sec. 2. Such writ must also be served
upon the adverse party within said period
OF sixty days.
Sec. 3. Each writ Of esrttorazd m.aI
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1909-05-07
CHAPTER Aoe-H n M ,,xo

CHAPTER 4Oe-H. F. NO. .1169.
AN ACT entitled can act to authorize
cities in the state Of Minnesota now
or hereafter having a population Of
more than fifty thousand Inhabitants,
to Issue. bonds Tor b purpose Of aid
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1909-05-07
CHAPTER ae2-s. F. NO, 535.

S9I-S. +. NO. 63S.
AN ACT prohibiting the sale Of pure
bred cattle unless accompanied by a
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of the
State Of Minnesota:
Section 1. All persons selling pure
bred cattle or cattle represented to be
pure FLOODED, for breeding purposes,
the state live stock sanitary. board on
blanks furnished by the board O appli-
their age n sex and % whom sold. and
be tested with tuberculin and a certifi-
cate Of health be given by said 1--we stock
thorized by the board, to the seller and
purchaser. Provided that no such GER
tic so sold shall ave been tested within
one year under the direction of the live
stock sanitary board and the laws %
this state, and a certificate of health
provided further that no certificate shall
be required for animals under one year
Of age.
Sec. 2. Any person who shall sell or
dispose OF any pure bred cow or bull Tor
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1909-05-07

CHAPTER $685.. 2. NO. 801.
AN ACT to amend chapter 4O7. General
Lawss 1907, relating to the attendance
upon school Of leaf and dumb chill
Be it Enacted by the Legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That section one Of chapter
407 Of the General Laws 1907 be and the
same is hereby amended to read as fol-
lows:
ed by adding thereto g further section
which said section shall read as follows:
Every parent, guardian or other per-
son, having control of any normal child
methods of instruction in vogue in the
public schools, shall be required to send
such child or youth to the School for
the Deaf at the city Of F%aribault, Min
school: Such, child or youth shall at.
tend such school. year after year. until
discharged by the superintendent upon
approval Of the board in control Of u
Excusing Attendance-such board may
l.. That the child is in such bodily or
mental condition as to prevent his at
tendance at school or application to
study for the period required.
2. That he is afflicted with such con-
tagious or offensive disease or possesses
menace to the health or morals of other
pupils. or for any reason deemed good
and sufficient by the Superintendent with
approval Of the board in control Of such
q. That the child is efficiently taught
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1909-05-07

in addition to such sum as may remain
section six (8) Of said chapter two hun
dred ninety-seven (297) of the General
Laws Of 1905, to- be used in acquiring
so much Of the property described in
section one ~ Of chapter two hundred
and ninety-seven GOD of the General
Laws Of 1905 as may not nave been all
and to carry into effect the provisions
Of this act.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and.
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved April q. 1905.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1909-05-07

breeding purposes without furnishing a
certificate as stated in section l of this
act, shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after January LIST,
1910.