The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-09-06
President Thinks That Public
Golf Links Should Be Estab-
Iished Throughout the Whole
Country.
HE RECEIVED ONLY A
FEW PEOPLE SUNDAY
Secretary BaI|inger Is Going to
Beverly to End Scrap With
Pinchot Before Taft Starts
On Trip.

Beverly, MASS, sept. o.-fTeSlQenI
Taft, it is said, believes in suffrage for
women, but he does not think the time
for it has arrived. His notion is that
the great majority Of women are not
convinced they desire the right to vote.
When the time comes that the women
of the United States are agreed that
they want the right to vote, the Pres
ident hopes that they will get it.
These views on the suffrage ques-
tion the President confided to caller
recently
The President is said to have come
out in favor of public golf links every
where. He unhesitatingly pronounces
golf the greatest outdoor game in the
world, though he pays tribute in pass
ing to baseball.
In Driving Rainstorm.
In a driving rainstorm the President
and Captain Butt rode into town to
church yesterday morning in an open
automobile. Their only protection
from the storm was turned-up collars,
and the Presidents face was aglow
with life and humor when the motor
car rolled up to the church door. Be
cause of the storm there were few
gathered to witness his arrival. 1t was
his last Sundays worship at the Bev-
erly Unitarian church for this sum
mer. Next Sunday. the final Sunday
before the departure for the West, he
will attend service at the Unitarian
Church in Manchester.
The Presidents only callers Sunday
were Bishop Van Buren,, Of Porto Rico
and Brigadier General Clarence Ed
wards. The latter has Just returned
from a trip abroad, and is spending a
few days with his mother at Manches-
ter. He and the President discussed
Philippine affairs, General Edwards
being Chief of the Bureau of Insular
Affairs, which includes jurisdiction
over the Philippines
Twill Be Some Finish.
Beginning with today, while the
President will have his regular game
of golf every morning, he will enter
upon a round of engagements that
practically mark the end of his vaca.
ton. Secretary Ballinger comes first
with the troublesome dispute with
Chief Forester Pinchot. 1t is generally
understood that an effort will be made
to close up this matter before the Pres.
ident departs for the West. Advices
from Washington are that the Secre-
tary is bringing with him a trunkful OF
documents bearing on his case, which
includes, of course, the reports that
the President called for.
One popularity of the situation
which the friends of Pinchot are point.
ing to significantly is that while the
President has demanded reports from
the Interior Department on the disput-
ed phases of this affair, he has not
asked Pinchot to explain anything. nor
SO far as can be learned here, has he
ordered any investigation into the
Chief Forester's administration of the
affairs of his office.
viii Look Over Horses.
Prior to seeing Secretary Ballinger
the President will drop in and look ov-
er the horses at the Myopia horse
show
Tuesday he is to attend the field
sports of the Yale Club of Boston at
Brookline. This is to be one of those
exclusive affairs. A solemn Yale man,
who has undertaken part of the burden
of arranging for the festivities. if so
frivolous a word may be used to de-
scribe the function, declares that so
exclusive is the affair to be made that
the committee proposes even to dis
courage the attendance of members of
the Brookline Country Club. at whose
club grounds the meeting will be held
Monday the President will see Di-
rector Durand of the Census: Thurs
day he is to entertain the officials of
the Sender races on the Mayflower at
Marble Head and present the Taft Cup
to the winner of the series: Friday he
will receive, at Burgess Point. Prince
kiniyoshi Kun, of Japan. a grandson
of the Mikado. and on Saturday he will
review the Grand Army procession in
Beverly.