Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-21
TAKES BREAKFAST
AT SENATOR'S HOME
FIRE ON TRAIN AS 1T PASSES
THROUGH IOWA DOES NAT DIS.
TuRR EXECUTIVE; OFF FOR
OMAHA FROM pEs MONIES.


slpient blaze In the kitchen OF
President Taft's private car "May-
flower" at I o'clock this mornlnu
while the special was blazing Its
way through northern Iowa caused
a great connmotion aboard the
train, but the president, Fortunate
~ was not disturbed. The flames
were extnsuished by an attend
ant before any damage other than
the scorching of the wood work
Of the car was DONE The orioin
OF the fire is mystery. Presidert
Tart was not advised OF his ore
danger until this city was reached
Des Moines, Sept. 2o.-Presiden.
Tafts special over the Great Western
arrived here shortly before o'clock
this morning. Thousands at the sta
ton gave the nations chief a noisy
welcome. With corps OF vice-presi-
dents, Mr.. Taft reviewed $500 federal
troops here this mevnings The great
est military tournament In the country
began when the president was taken
in charge by committee and in au-
tomobiles, the party was driven
through the main streets. Never did
Des Moines see a greater crowd. 1t
is conservatively estimated that 5O.-
900 persons thronged the streets,
which were gayly decorated.
Breakfast With cummIna.
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The president was entertained at
breakfast at Senator Cummins' home.
to which had been invited men prom
inent in Republican politics In Iowa.
After the reception the party re-enter-
ed the autos and proceeded to the re-
viewing stand opposite the state capi-
toll AT 9:45 o'clock the review be-
gan, lasting full hour. Soldiers from
all over the west were under the COM
mand of Brigadier General Charles E.
Norton, commanding tho department
Of Missouri, and stationed at Fort
Omaha. After the review President
Taft delivered fifteen minute speech,
Although he was urgently requested
to attend the army maneuvers at the
state fair grounds the president was
compelled to decline because OF lack
OF time. At IL o'clock the president
boarded his train and left for Omaha,
the next @top Of the presidential
party.
Many Soldiers in Parade.
The parade was made UP of the fol-
lowing troops, appearing In line oi
march in the order named:
Provisional infantry brigade; pro.
vtsional cavalry brigade; Company II
Of the signal corps; quartermaster's
pack train No. "a; engineering bridge
tain; Sixteenth infantry; Thirteenth
infantry; Second cavalry; Fourth cav.
airy; Seventh cavalry; Battery E,
Fifth Field artillery; Battery r.. Sixth
Field artillery; Company X, Third ems
gineers, followed by the remaining de-
tachments of the signal corps.
Officers Hear Taft Talk.
The officers Of the Iowa Republican
league occupied a block OF seats on
the platform from which Taft spoke
and reviewed the military pageant.
The following made up the party:
Tom J. Bray of Grinnell, Harvey
Ingham of Des Moines, III. I. Sawyer
of Keokuk, Joseph Carmichael of Day-
enport, w. w. Miller OF Waterloo. A.
H. Gale Of Mason City, James r. Ham
ilton, Jr., of Cedar Rapids, Jacob Jor-
dan Of Ottumwa, N. e. Coffin of Des
Moines J. B. Harsh of Creston, George
S. Wright Of Council Bluffs, John Rey-
nolds of Boone, Fred e. Bennett of
Sioux City, and Mack Olsen of Des
Moines. Mr.. Olsen is president of the
league, Mr. Bray secretary. Mr.. Ing
ham national vice president for Iowa,
and the others state vice presidents
by congressional districts.
Refers to Trust Laws.
In taking up the antitrust laws the
president declared he knew of no way
in which distinction could be made
between good and bad" trusts, for
he regarded all combinations to sup
press competition and maintain a mo.
nopoly to be in the same category,
whether terms Of illegal contract
should be regarded in some instances
as reasonable or unreasonable.
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