The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-05
TAFT HAS PRAISE FOR TY COBB
 IN SPEECH
Special from United Press3

ASDeClal rom united Pre6S.)
 savannah. Ga. Nov. 5.-PresideRt Taft Is to-day enjoying himself i'm specting the sights of Savannah and his smile Is considerably broader all because the Democratic city last night launched a boom for a second term for the Ohio statesman
 The President breakfasted in the home of General W. W. Gordon. sur rounded by select party of Georgia state officials. He went from there to the river where the revenue cutter famacraw was waiting to convey him about the harbor.
 Returning he was taken in an auto- mobile for a sixty miles an hour spin over the grand prize race course after which he had another Georgia luncheon at ThunderboIt Casino.
 President Taft left this afternoon and will spend tomorrow in Augusta
 The banquet given the President by the citizens of Savannah lasted so long that 1t was o'clock this morning when the President was reached After com pftmenting the city and the army and navy the President declared the Pana- ma canal was his especial pride of all public improvements.
 And I selected J. M Dickinson to De my secretary of war because I wanted steam engine in brooches to see if I couldn't get the canal finished before my term as President ends
 Now we'll give you another term We'll give you four years more Four
 
 the banQuetters. The President stop ped and laughed heartily 'ln reply to that" he finally said. "I make two remarks. "A bird i'm the hand is worth two in the bush and the other Is that I have received similar expressions of good will from the residents of the District of Columbia who have no vote while you and here it was tEe turn of the audience to chuckle as 1t remembered that the vote of Georgie red IT
 "On my way back from the Philip pines" said the President. -to accept the position of secretary of war. I was the guest of the emperor of Japan and he was good enough to entertain me at luncheon together with a number of militfry and naval dignitaries. It was just on the eve of the Russian-Ja apa- nese war and the next thing heard after the champagne was brought on. was a number, of expressions. one of which was How followed by that part of the ceremony that makes the expression interesting. and il made a. hit with me" He said that the Mikado could say How" almost as good as a member of the Elks at II o'clock. The President then showed himself Ia 32rd degree ball fan by prafsing fy' Cobb. the prize package Of southern baseball Georgia pead@es are beau tifrl." declared the Chief Executive. and | also know the colloouial name of a kentiemau who figured much more largely in Georgia, than the President of the United Sfates-our friend. our hero, Ty Cobb. saw public state mant that he has been the victim of a dannnable conspiracy. haven't seen the result but hope the bar of Georgia wln rush to his defense and by using the writ of habeas corpus If none is available. order him to the people he loves and who love him
 1 The President last night witnessed the marrow escape from death of Fred tOwens an aeronaut. who attempted | to follow the Taft parade in dirigle balloon. Owens lost control of his bal { loon by the breaking of a part of the mechanism. His balloon was carried i-aIoft 1000 feet and got beyond the range of the searchitghts that had | ing and it was feared that Owens would be dropped to death but the balloon finally landed safely in thu | railway. yards east of the eity- "a