Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-12
OPEN GATES OF
SOUTHLAND CITY
TO PRESIDENT
DlGNlTARlES OF STATE AND
TOWN IN RECEPTION
HARBoR TRIP A FEATURE OF
DAYS PROGRAM
Thousands Throng Streets During Pa
rade, After Which Chief Exec
utive Dedicates New
School Site
tcoutlnued from Faye One,

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made three plain talks, turned
spadeful of earth on the site of new
school building and remarked to Mayor
George Alexander:
'Your people surprise me. I feel as
though I lived here among them
When he had rested and visited with
his sister, who lives in Los Anseles,
and had met few of her friends very
Quietly at her handsome home, he Went
20 reunion of Yale alumni at the
residence of one of them and thence
repaired to the big banquet. TheTe ne
stood in his place before 5000 OF the
leading citizens of this and OF the
state and told them plain truths ABOUT
the responsibility that large oppoI-
tunitv carries for every man. he spoke
of bi- things, in a big, simple, stralghI7
forward wav and the flOwer-spreau
fables and the green covered walls OF
the great Shrine auditorium sRook
,I,,+b +be ovations of his fellOW-citlzens'
He won the common people win ms ms
smile. he won the school boys anu slIiSS
with his hearty talks TO lheHl' aiIV
he won the confidence and respettI tI,
tha leaders in the community Win
6ar,ocraticallv republican utterance
of big issues.
City Good Hostess
AS hostess Los Angeles appeared ~
excellent advantage. Inc So
crowds were handled with the least
nossibIe amount of friction and the
greatest possible amount of sausIac-
fion Not an accident marred the re-
ception of the city's visitor, not an
,ntoward event delayed the pre-ar
ranged program. The day-sultry anu
dull at first. shook itself Tree from
the grip of a southeaster before hoTn 1S'
and showed what it could do IN the
way of weather. .,..,. =,
There is something awe inspiring IN
the wav the secret service men ana
Detectives guard the president 1HeIe
is NOT a moment in which he is eH-
nosed to possible attack when there Is
NOT a small army Of diligent ana Keel
eyed men scattered about him IKE t,le
web about a spider. TO get TO tls
man in the middle you have to toucn
A number of men about him ana theSe
are cool, determined, firm, heaNlly
armed sentries who guard every pain
way with their lives.
When his train rolled through the
depot on the return trip from san
Pedro yesterday afternoon and sloWeu
down the door of the baggage was
opened and four detectives from the
los Angeles force jumped to the
ground and took their place near the
reception stand. The next coach was
a mail car. From this came louI
secret service men of the government
department, two deputies sherlHs anu
Sergeant Of Detectives Ben McCahh'
On the platform of the third coach.
day car, there was a group OF hlng
men. among them three uniformed
railroad secret service men, two PINK
erton detectives, Captain of Detectives
Paul Flammer and three of his most
trusted aids. From the same PLATFORM
but on the far side of the car, were
three others who left the slowly NOV
ing train on that side.
AS the diner pulled in, officers OF
all ranks came tumbling to earth. First
was Miles Bowler, head of the secret
service department of the Southern Pa
cifc on this division, Sheriff William
A. Hammel and two deputies, Chief Of
Police Edward F. Dishman in plaln
clothes, with half a dozen officers, Sc /
cret Service Agent Hazen in charge OF
the Southern California division OF
the governments police force, with |
several secret service officers, more 1
Pinkertons and two trusted railroad !
agents.
Meantime uniformed patrolmen and |
plain clothes policemen and detectives
of the Los Angeles force closed in |
from every side, joining those who
had come in on the train, and wheT |
the train stopped at last-with the
rear platform lNtiiIy ydlNS HUM tilp ]
reception stand there was Gordon !
of officers five deep fanking both
sides of his pathway and half a hun
dred more men scattered about the
outskirts. The quiet finalty of all the
arrangements had about it something
almost depressing and none of those
present watched President Mckinley
enter the same depot a dozen years
ago but thought of him in this mo-
o111rH CI1vpa1 it,
self about one Of that martyred eX-
ecutive's successors.
The reception afforded the president
was heartfelt, or it appeared so. His
gratitude and appreciation were sim
cere, or they seemed so. There was
a notable absence of blare. of noise,
or excitement and instead an atmo.
sphere of dignity and cordiality.
President Taft did credit to his of.
flee: Los Angeles did credit to her.
self and honor and her guest.