The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-16

course the President will hike" over
gravel dotted with greasewood.
After returning TO h club for re
freshments, he will be rendered a re-
ception by the Yale alumni from all
over the Southwest. The President
probably will find time for an inspec-
tion of the military post and then will
be escorted back to the city.
While President Taft is being en-
.ertained on the American side in the
afternoon the citizens of Juarez will
be entertaining their President. Pre-
sident Tar will leave Ell Paso abort
500 O'Clock this evening and Presi-
dent DiaZ will start soon after thai
Aour on his homeward trip TO Mexico
City.
Every precaution was taken 20 pro
tect the two presidents. Secret SER
vice men, city detectives, soldiers and
police co-operated and it is confident
ly expected that the day will pass
without any untoward Incident mar
ring ne great occasi1n-
All four of the men assigned from
he Eel PaSo Police Department as the
Presidents personal body guard while
in the city are more n six feet In
height. their total height being TWEEN
tyfve feet three and one-half inches.
my - An Jul iOhi6 -
hey discarded the broad brin hat
commonly worn by peace officers as
well as others in the early days, and
today are attired in metropolitan uni
forms.
The Big Four" as they are called,
are G.. e. Fletcher, six feet three inch
IS; G. IL. Haynes, six feet three and a
half inches; c. r. Tilfnan, six feet
four inches: and r. B. Parsons. six
FEET five inches. Their bulk is in pro-
portion to their height.
The -four are quiet. un~aSsu1ning
men. always 10 be relied upon when
needed. n. b. Parsons. the ~tallest.
has had experience in guarding Presi-
dents. as he was with President
Roosevelt when he visited Sherman.
Texas in 9 o
Washington. Oct. 16.-washington-
ans are greatly interested in today's
meeting betwee Taft and DiaZ, part
ly for the reason That il is the first
line such a meeting has ever reached
serious stage, although repeatedly
proposed during recent years. Presi-
lent Roosevelt would ave arranged
such a meeting during mis- last trip to
Texas, had it not been for the fact
hat President Diaz. who is now sew
enty-nine years old was TOO i'll to I'M
dertake the journey to the frontier.
Theoretically no President of the
United States can leave the territory
Of the United States while President.
The President of Mexico actually can
not do so without permission from the
Mexican Congress. President Cleye-
land was alleged to have left the con-
ines of the United States on sever
al duck hunting and pleasure trips
along the coast, but he never ventur-
ID beyond the fhree-mile limit unless
necessary to the safe navigation OF
lis boat. President Roosevelt made
TWO trips beyond the territorial limits
, of the Tni0ed States. once wien he
sailed from New Orleans around Flor
: 'da keys. and again when he went to
? Panama last year and attended a re-
ception on the soil of Panama. Elk
cept for the reception which lasted
: three ways he was always under h
nag OF the United States in his jour-
: leys.
I San Antonio. Tex. Geo. 16.-San
Antonio is already poisoning ou. In
gay color in anticipation of the ar.
! rival of President Taft tomorrow eve
} sing. He is due at the Alamo City
! at 1870 p. m. and will remain here
l. until 2 O'Clock Monday afternoon.
when he will leave for Corpus Chris
4 to spend four days al his brothers
] ranch. During his stay here, the Pre-.
+ sident will have a joint guard OF Un-
Ion and Confederate veterans h
Q will act as an escort. heading all pa
4 rades. From the time of his arrival
0 until his departure. there will be al
! most continuous music. On the night
/ Of his arrival the Third Artillery Band
will give a concert in front of hotel
where Mr.. Taft will stay. The mex
e morning when he reviews the troops
at Fort Sam Houston, three military
bands will be in line. When he gOeA
to the chapel exercises there will ae
e music and when he attends a recep
n ton a military band will also be on
n hand
o Bands will accompany h President
to the city before he delivers ais ad
dress at the Alamo Plaza. and when
he returns to his hotel a two-houz
n program viii be given.