The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-24
CHEERS FOR TAFT IN TEXAS CITIES Houston and Dallas Are His
 Hosts. NOW SPEEDING TO ST. LOUIS Pres1eht VIII Start Down Big
 River Monday. Chief Executive Addresses 3Tca Acres of reeple.v Telling Them rha, rutare Is Assured--oId
 Fsshiened aRebei Tells.
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LOW SPEEDING TO ST. LOUIS

 ton. where he spent three hours ttis morning. He was taken immediately to the State Fair Grounds. where he made an open air speech to throng that filed the big race track grand stand and spread far out in every di- rectfon.
 Mir. Taft was so hoarse that he could be heard only short distance. despite heroic efforts on his part. He spoke again briefly tonight at ban quet rendered to him at the Oriental Hotel and retired on his train prepar- atory to leaving early tomorrow morn ing for St Louis. Ffom St. Louis on Monday afternoon the President win begin a pilgrimage of four days end i've nights down the Mississippi River to New Orleans
 The Presidents voice, began to grow husky after his speech at Corpus Christi yesterday and broke down almost com pietely during his address at Houston this morning when he tried 10 make himself heard to crowd which filied four intersecting streets for two hlccks in each direction.
 According to Dr. Richardson. the Presidents physician, the hoarseness is due. in large part. to the iet-up in speech making which came during .iie Presidents visit to his brothers ranch and he predicts that the vocal cords will round to in day or su. lip 10 this time the Presidents voice has kept in splendid shape. E On account of hoarseness, the Presi- dent did not attempt to make Q loag speech, either at the fair grounds or the, banquet and confined himself in each frlstallc to an exNfsssion If lis appreciation of the warmth of his well come in Texas. He completed, on ar- irving here. his eighth day in the State. soldier NeHnds Cftixen, ,. \ Al iiffer tsinate inridens oF the Fees- 'ident,h trip 10 Dallas was the bayonet. ing of Deputy Clerk Louis Reichten. stein by one of the militianien on guard at the fair grounds. Reichten- stein Is said to be fatally Injured. He was operated on tonight at st. Paurs sanitarium and 1t was said he could not five,
 Tine stabbing occurred just before the President arrived at the fair grounds and 1t Is presumed that Reichtensteip was trying to force way through the crowd although 1t k said he was be- hind the wire cable holding the crowd hack when the soldier used his bayo- net.
 The sharp knife like weapon went entirely through Reicrtenstein's body in the vicinity of the abdomen. The matter Is in the hands of the authori- ties.
 Sergeant il. D. Maiiey, of Co. E.. srd Regiment. Texas. National Guard. of Dallas. was arrested tonight and held under ball on the charge of having byonetted Reichtepstein.
 President Taft. during his stay In Texas has learned much of the rivalry in the cities of Dallas, San Antonio and Houston as to which is really the lare- est and foremost city In the State and he has had quite a little fun discussing the question in the three cities mem toned At the fair grounds this after. noon the President spoke about this rivalry.
 The President has discussed postal savings banks again tn several recent speeches and again has expressed the hope that the banking interests will withdraw their objections to the pas- sage of such bill. He declares that government institutions, paying per cent, would interfere in no way witl, the great savings banks paying and per cent.
 Al Beeviile, Tex, while the President was discussing postal savings banks, there came voice from the crowd: Where do you put your money. Bill7-' Well" laughed tine President. In re- sponse, sI have not had much to put anywhere When yon have been in politics and public life as long as l have you won't have much either"
 Secretary Of War Dickinson, who has been a member of the Presidents oGs xUiflt President Diaz at Fl Paso last satur- day, left here for Nashville tonight In response to message calling him there on Important business.
 The secretary said he would rejoin the Presidents party at Memphis. October 27 to continue from there the trip down the Mississippi ito New Or leans. The secretary expects to make the remainder of the trip with the President from New Orleans to Wash ington.
 Taft at Houston.
 Houston. Tex. Oct. 23.-Presldent Taft spent three hours in Houston this morning and received probably the most demonstrative reception or his Texas travels. He spoke from balcony of the Rice Hotel at the cor ner of Texas avenue and Main street to a throng. which the president him self described as "ten acres Of peo- pie"
 Afterward he was driven in review of several thousand school children. white and colored. and after a brief automobile trip left at 10:30 a. m. foro Dallas.
 During his spech the president con stantly was interrupted with applause. and old fashioned rebel yells." He seemed thoroughly to enjoy the noisy welcome and told the people of Hous- ton that he did not care what their politics were. he appreciated their greetings and understood it to be a tribute to the head of a united na- ton.
 Mir. Taft was presented this morn Ing with a badge by Miss Daffan. pres ident of the Texas division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
 Colonel Cecil Lyon, the tall, slen- der Republican national committee man of Texas, who has been accom- panying the president ever since his arrival in the state, came in for a