New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
TAFT, HURT, KEPT DATES
Ankle Strained on Golf Links
Causes Much Pain.
HE MAKES TWO SPEECHES
Enthusiastic Receptions at Ban
gor and Ellsworth, Where
President Visits Hale.

Ellsworth Me. July S.-PreSloenl 1dIl
Is suffering from q severely strained rlsht
ankle Despite the excruciating pain whlcn
was evidenced by a decided limp and faclai
grimaces each time he had to climb IN OF
out Of an automobile or train, the Presl-
dent carried out the rather exacting pro-
gramme which had been arranged for MIN
to-day. It included a Speech. an autono-
bile ride and luncheon in Bangor, and
speech and reception here. Tonight MI
Taft and the members of his party are the
guests of Senator Hale at his home here.
Tomorrow afternoon they again board the
yacht Mayfower at Mount Desert Ferry,
and will spend Monday and Tuesday cruis-
ing in Casco Bay, with stops at Islesboro
and Rockland
The hurt to the Presidents ankle came
while he was playing golf on the links of
the Kebo Valley Club at Bar Harbor yes
terday morning. He was climbing steep
grassy slope leading to one Of the greens
when his right foot turned beneath him.
There was some pain at the time. but Mr..
Taft thought nothing of 1t and continued
his game. He suffered little or no discom-
fort during the afternoon, but this morn
ing when he awoke on the Mayfower there
was considerable swelling.
Surgeon Grayson, OF. the Mayfiower,
dressed the injured ankle and made
thorough examination. He declared there
was no general sprain. but bad strain
of some of the tendons. He advised the
President to rest on board, but the engage
ments of the day were of such character
that he could not very well cancel them
Mr.. Taft carried them out to the last de-
tail, even to standing for half an hour
after speaking at Hancock Hall here late
this afternoon to shake hands with several
hundred friends and neighbors Of Senator
Hale. AS result of his constant going
the Presidents ankle was worse tonight,
and he is suffering quite keenly- There is
no thought, however, that the hurt VIII
be allowed to interfere with the plans for
the remainder of the cruise The Maine
trip was largely planned by Mrs. Taft, ac-
cording to q statement in one of the Presi-
dents speeches to-day, and he is anxious
that she as well as he, shall get the full
benefit of it.
Mr.. Taft left the Mayf1ower in his natty
yachting costume Of white trousers, blue
serge coat and white cap soon after break
fast. He had Professor H. S. Emery, chair
man of the Tariff Commission, who has
q guest at the morning meal, and received
from him preliminary and entirely infor-
NAL report Of the commissions work up to
this time. Professor Emery will call, with
Secretary Of the Treasury MacVeagh, at
Beverly soon after the Presidents return,
and later in the summer the entire COM
mission will meet at the summer capital.
No Reference to Politics.
Mr. Taft has now nearly completed his
speaking enga sements in Maine, and he has
not faltered once in his determination TO
keep well clear OF anything pertaining TO
politics. He weathered the Bangor trip
bravely and pleased an enthusiastic crowd
there by eulogy of the great men the state
has produced and the possibilities for agr1-
cultural development that yet lie in the soil
awaiting the application of modern scien-
tifc methods Of farming.
Governor Fernald ex-Governors Cobb and
Hill and Representatives Burleigh and
Guernsey were in the party which went
by special train to Mount Desert ferry TO
meet Mr.. Taft and escort him to Bangor.
During his automobile trip through the
city the President passed the home of Mrs.
Hannibal Hamlin, widow of LinCcln's Vice
President and shook hands with her.
Both at Bangor and here Mr.. Taft COM
mended the political sagacity that has been
shown by Maine in the past in selecting
good men as Senators and Representatives
aand then keeping them continuously in
office until their influence and power be-
came nationwide.
In his speech here this afternoon, which
was wholly informal the President de-
cIared that his visit TO Maine had strength
ened his belief that 1t was good thing 10
move around among the people.
ANY way, I like to do It,, he said. and
know that they like to see the man whom
chance has made the titular head Of the
government. They like to see what manner
of man 1t Is who is sitting at washington
and who hope they think is doing the best
he can; getting a lot of abuse, perhaps,
but after all, apparently thriving on IT"