The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-03
President Will Enjoy Day
y Of Rest in Portland
Knox Unable to Reach
San Francisco.
DETECTIVES ARREST HEAVILY
ARMED MAN AS PRESIDENT is
ENTERING AUTO TO PARTICI-
PATE IN PARADE.

PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. 2.-Presi-
dent Taft arrived here at Z o'clock
this morning and will be the guest
of the city until Sunday night. The
program for his entertainment will
be arranged to secure him much COM
fort. He will have portion of the
afternoon and most of Sunday to him
self. The only public demand on
him tomorrow will be the laying of
the corner stone of the Universalist
church in the afternoon. The feature
of today's exercises was review OF
children's exercises on Multnomah
Fields, where 10000 school children
paraded Four thousand boys and
girls formed the letters Taft. This
novel feature greatly pleased the
president, who expressed admiration
many times.
1t is learned today that Secretary
of State Knox will be. unable to meet
the president in San francisco. af-
fairs of state requiring mis- presence
in Washington. Senator Bourne, as
the partner of President Taft, will
play a game of golf with two local
players. Captain Bailey and two lo-
cal detectives arrested a heavily
armed man in front of the Portland
hotel just as President Taft was en-
tering an auto to participate in the
parade. Captain Bailey was attract
ed by the peculiar actions OF the
man. He had a camera in his hand
and was trying desperately to reach
a point of vantage close to the presi-
dent Summoning two detectives,
Bailey placed the man under arrest
and when searched six-shooter was
found on him, together with extra
ammunition. The man refused to
give his name, but said he was from
Boston. aa., ~
Later the man gave his name as
Arthur G. Wright, and age as tWeney-
eight years. He said he arrived from
Lowell, Mass, Tuesday night and was
accustomed to carrying a pistol, but
could not explain his possession OF
a quantity of extra ammunition He
said his parents were wealthy and
that he was travelling for pleasure.
He is held by the police on the charge
of carrying concealed weapons. po-
lice shield found on his body marked
Lowell brought forth the explana-
tion that he was f. rmerly connected
with the police force of that city.
Before leaving Seattle the presi-
dent paid a visit to the exposition to
view the big livestock exhibit. All
the prize cattle, horses, pigs and sheep
were on view, their heads and horns
decorated with blue ribbon. Mr..
Taft apparently took great interest in
the exhibit and spent more than twice
the length of time originally allotted
to it. He patted some of the cattle
and horses on the head and asked
questions of the breeders. Finally,
from the judges stand, he made a
brief speech amid a chorus of bleats
and grunts and the lowing of kline,
complimenting the exhibitors on their
fine showing and the progress that
had been made in this county in the
last fifteen years in the way of sci
entific farming and breeding.
The presidents outspoken opposi-
tion to self government for Alaska
unquestionabfy created something of
a sensation in this section and came
right on the heels of dispatch OF
a monster petition from Alaska ask
ing his support in favor of home rule
in that territory. The speech has
been widely discussed and has at
tracted greater interest in Mr.. Taft's