Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-21

banners printed In more languages thai
one man usually knows, but the preslden
was as pleased with one as the other. IL,
read from them all the word Welcome
Here are some of the banners these younI
people waved at the president:
Corn shoots for prosperity;
Young ideas shoot for futurity.
Out youth the nations hope.
Peace and plenty,
Nebraska's best crop.
The present yours,
The future ours.
We are in training.
Cur wishes watt
Good luck to Taft.
why didn't you bring Charley?
Through the handsome Bemis park and
Hanscom park the president was taken
back to nature-at a forty-mile clip. Here
he breathcd fresh air from green trees
and flowers for a minute, and only for a
minute it seemed, for that terrible secret
service man, with thoughts of highwaymen
in the wilderness, kept urging Get along;
get along" But the president took time
to catch a bouquet cast at him at Bemls
park. A card attached to the flowers
was inscribed on one side as follows:
Born on election day, November 5, 1907.
A good republican, proud of his name,
Howard Good reason to be.")
On the reverse side was this:
Best wishes to President Taft, from
Howard Hawkins, 1852 Hawthorne avenue,
Bemis park.
While the trip was fast and furious and
there was lots OF fun for the president,
there was also lots of fun for the bystanG-
ers in addition to seeing the head of the
nation. Every person in the parade had
the appearance of having read gas meters
in the attic or cellar. There was dust,
dust everywhere and not a drop TO settle
1t. This was the cause Of considerable
guying.
From an Ak-Sar-Ben standpoint the
parade was a huge success; from an
Omaha standpoint it was a good thing
but there are sore spots-the school chill
dren, or some Of them, were they old
enough to vote, would join Ben
and take the scalps off a few governors.
At Saunders school, the little fellows had
been a week learning some very pretty and
enthusiastic yells, just like college boys.
The president whizzed I'm sight; the boys
opened their mouths, the president was
gone and not a single college yell was
exploded. These little fellows were ex-
pecting the president to stop and listen,
but it was all the fault Of the awful hurry
which strikes people when they get the
Omaha spirit.
At another school the yell was given with
a roar, but only the last automobile got
the benefit of e..
When the president reached the Omaha
club there was evidence a plenty to show
that he had been going some. His eyes
hung heavy, his mustache dropped and
his eyes were full of dust, but he kept
a smiling and he did not complain.
Otto Nesman drove the presidents car,
a Stevens-Duryea model 1910 and no presi-
dent was ever HANDLED more "expediti-
ously"and at the same time more care
fully than was President Taft. At Sixteenth
and Farnam streets when the trip was al
most over, the president was saved from a
serious mishap by the prudence and pres
ence of mind of this driver. A large tour
ing car bowled down the street at a fast
clip and its driver, paying no attention to
the club waving of the policeman, was
about TO dash into the presidents car.
Nesman instantly stopped his car and
avoided the collision which seemed immi-
nent.
George Reims drove a duplicate of the
presidents car and his Instructions were
to rush to the rescue with his machine
should the first car be disabled When the
stop was made at the homes of Senator
Willard Reims shot his car forward,
thinking something had happened; he
passed a half dozen slower machines and
arrived in time to get a good boy" nod
from Nesman.
Automobiles and Occupants.
No. 1.-The President. Captain A. w.
Butt, L. s.. A. A. d. c.; Mr.. James sloan
jr, secret service operative; Mr.. c. II.
Pickens, president Ak-Sar-Ben.
No. 2-Mr. Charles C. Wagner, steuog-
rapher; Mr.. Joseph E. Murphy, secret
service operative; MI. II. ]. Penfold. sec
rotary of Board Of Governors.
No. 3-Mr. w. w. Mischler, assistant
secretary TO the president; DR.. J. J. Rich
srdson, presidents physician; Mr., Arthur
Smith.
No. EMr. r. T. Small, Associated Tress
correspondent; Mr.. r. H. Hazard, United
Press correspondent; Mr.. Gould De!tz,
No. 5-Mr. r. A.. Fowler. New York Sun
press associate correspondent; Mr. William
Hoster, Hearst News service eorrespOn-
dent; Mr.. W. L. Yetting.
No. 6-Mr. S. P. Allen, New York Herald
correspondent; Mr.. H. l.. Dunlap, New
York World correspondent; Mr., Emll Bran
deis.
No. q-Mr. GerTit Fort. assistant to vice
president New York Central lines; Mr., E.
Buckingham, Mr.. c. f. Black.
No. S-SenRtor L. X. Burkett, General
Charles Morton OF Department OF Missouri,
Mr.. c. r. Courtney.
No. 9Senator Norris Brown, Colonel w.
A. Glassford. Mr.. J. c. Root.
No. lO-Colonel Cornelius Gardener, MI.
Joseph Barker, MI. c. ID. B-aton.
No. u-Wnl Hayward, Victor I;lHeva;sr.
No. p and No. lELoca newspaper men
and staff photographers.