The Washington herald., 1909-11-14

President Taft closed a busy day yes
terday with a game OF golf.
His time-honored companion on the
links. Senator Bourne, had come to
washington from oregon. arriving ahead
OF the President and made the arrange
ments
Mr.. Taft talked over with Harvey NJ
Dickson. OF Norfolk. chairman OF the
general entertainment committee OF the
Norfolk citizens. the plans FOR the Presi-
dents visit to the second annual conven-
ton OF the Atlantic Deep Waterways Con-
ventlon, which will be begun on Novem-
Der IS.
The President will leave Washington on
tho United States yacht Mayfiower. ac-
companied by Mrs. Taft. on the evening
OF November Is He will be met al Old
Point Comfort next morning. welcomed
by a f1otiua OF commercial craft from
Norfolk. and escorted 10 the landing. The
President viii review a parade Of 5000
United States soldiers. sailors. and
marines and organizations Of the Virginia
National Guard
AodreHs on waterways.
Mr.. Taft will deliver an address on
waterway Improvement from a public
stand erected IN Norfolk In the after
noon he will be guest at an oyster roast
70 be given az Cape Henry. Va.
This affair will be patterned after the
old-fashioned Virginia article and will be
attended by many vaudeville accompani-
ments. such as coon dances and cake
walks
A smoker in the armory ST Norfolk. at
which the President will be a guest and
for which more than thousand invita-
tons have been issued, is another feature
OF the entertainment.
The President had several callers yes-
terday morning. His brother. Henry W.
Taft, who was IN Washington 20 argue a
case In the Supreme Court, lunched with
the President. He talked over with him
the proposed legislation which Attorney
General Wickersham has submitted 20 the
President for amending the Sherman anti
trust law
Former Senator William +. Mason. OF
Illinois. was a caller. lie Is the repre-
sentative Of the Postal Savings League.
and told the President on behalf Of that
organization that thu league was pyepar-
Ing 70 do everything possible 20 promote
postal savings bank bill. The President
did not commit himself on the plan.
Senator Dick Calls.
Senator Dick. OF Ohio. was also a caller.
He has just announced his candidacy for
reelection TO the Senate at Columbus.
He desired 10 discuss the Ohio political
situation with the President. He was ac-
companied by S. n. Taylor, Of Ohio, con-
sui general at Callao. Peru.
The President commuted the sentence
OF George Westervelt. OF Paterson. y. J..
serving sentence Of six months in prison
for passing counterfeit coin.
Westeryelt's term would have expired
November y, The conyicts mother died
yester1ay and viii be buried tomorrow.
To permit him 20 attend the funeral, the
Attorney General recommended cOmmut-
ing the sentence and President Taft on
his return signed the order.
President Taft had an apparently IN
eventful hOmeward trip from Connect
cut, although a couple OF incidents oc-
CURED
One was that the steam hose which
connected the Msyfiower. the Presidents
car, with the coach ahead, burst near
Philadelphia, and there was delay there
while ii was replaced
The other incident involved a tramp
who locked himself in the pantry OF the
Presidents car at Bridgeport. Conn. ap-
parently with the idea OF getting some OF
the rich food with which the car was
supposed TO be stocked.
James Sloan, the Secret Service agent
with the President arrested the tramp
and turned him over 10 the Bridgeport
police The man WAS not armed. He
said he had no designs on the President