Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-12
Presidents Launch Sticks in
Mud; Much to Chagrin of
Government Engineer Who
Planned the Trip.
LOS ANGELES HAS WARM
WELCOME FOR EXECUTIVE
Address to School Children and
Lesson in Patriotism Feat
ufeS of Festival in Southern
California Metropolis.

Los Angeles oct President
TAFT arrived in the hospitahle flower
hand of southern California today and
received an enthusiastic greeting. He
visited first the deep water and inner
harbors OF San Pedro, below the city,
and had sail of an hour and a half
inside the big breakWater.
Returning To Los Angeles at
O'Clock he was taken for an automo-
bile ride OF two hours through crowd
ed streets
The president passed in review of
the school children and made an ad-
dress to them in which he sought to
nculeate u lesson in patriotism by
cdtecElslng them as TO the meaning
of the flag and their idea of the liber-
~ which it represents.
Tonight MI Taft was the guest of
honor at a banquet at the Shriner
auditorium, which in point of mum
bers and in ANlshness Of decoration
proved to be one Of the distinctive
features of his trip.
His visit 10 Los Angeles primarily
was arranged that he might spend
day or two with his sister Mrs W. A
Edwards, of this city Mr.. Taft rested
at his sisters home for a TIM. in the
afternon ana spent The night there.
Tomorrow the president will be
taken Tor an automobile ride TO Pnsa-
deua. ard through the orange districts
Of Riverside aud win be entertained
at unchcon at Pasadena and at DIN
nor at Riverside Late tomorrow ev.
rnng he viii start for the cast on
the last half OF his trip
The president reached Los Angeles
M 1;45 o'clock and his train was I'M
mcdintely switched to the tracks
leading to the hnrbor OF san pedro.
Arriving there at o'clock he was
tnken aboard a launch for II trip
around the water front He was
escorted first into tic inner harbor, 10
be given q glimpse OF the gigantic
task of dredging ont basin that will
permit the docking of vessels within
twelve miles of the city proper. only
the presidents launch was allowed in
this harbor, Much to the chagriu of
the government engineer In charge OF
the inner narhor work the presidents
launch struck a mud bank In tho
iucompleted section and stuck fast for
l IAiitUlt VI NN's az tHt NIlt OlDfIS
had To change their positions from
the stern TO the bow The delay was
only momentnry and when tho boat
headed for the outer water a flotila
OF accompanying craft fell into It's
wake Mr.. Tart SURPRISED the COM
mittoe that had set out TO explain the
hurbor works by his intimate knowl-
edge Of the plans OF the Los Angeles
people to make their harhor one or
the finest in the world.
The president later In the day.
when he was made a member OF the
Los Angeles Association Of California
Pioneers and was officially welcomed
To- Los Angeles. declared that his hrst
with the city dated back
to 1891 which. ne said, amid cheers
entitled him to take precedence over
many enthusiastic residents in the
welcoming committee,
II was in the tropical mark near the
Arcade railroad station that the pres
ideut alightine from his private chr.
was officially welcomed 10 the city bv
Mayor Alexander and large commit
tee Of citizens IL was in this park,
also, thar he was ''at sight" an honor
sry member Of the Pioneers associa-
ton.
At the banquet tonight the presi-
dent dincd beneath "a spanish pergcia
laden with flowers ana fruit The en-
tire auditorium had been transformed
into u bower Of roses. chrysanthe-
NUNS aud other blossoms Of the sea-
son. Electric bulbs glowing in the
.eiling and tWining about pillars IN
he decorative scheme added their
ouch Of color. Eight hundred ban
iueters rose To greet the president ~
lc entered.
SIX McNicans arrested last night
'or public utterances In denunciation
" Presidents Taft and Diaz, We're
tll held by he authorities today aud
may be kept in custody until after
Mr.. Taft's visit 10 FL Paso and Jusr-
u. Mexico. nest saturday.