The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-17
PRESIDENT TAFT
 GOES ID CHICAGO
Speech Will Be Made Before
 Irish Fellowship Club
STOPS AT P1TTsBURa
Taft JOllfes With Mayor Magee About Baseball and Particularly About the Great Ability of Honus
 Wagner, the Star

Pittsburg, March 16.--While his train President Taft devoted himself to pre- pairing his speech to be delivered at the Irish Fellowship club banquet in Chi cago tomorrow night, and up to the time his train arrived in this city at 6:52 to- night he devoted himself assiduously to the Story of Ireland" and the Life of St. Patrick
 Upon the arrival of the train in Pitts burg. Mayor William A. Magee greeted President Taft and placed himself at the services of the nations chief. The President expressed lis appreciation of the courtesies extended and then re- ceived a delegation Of the Amerious club, at whose banquet he will deliver an ad- dress on May 2.
 When the train rolled into the Union Station the Presidents car was detached to await the departure of the train for Chicago at D. m. (eastern time). Mir. Taft will speak tomorrow on c0nserv6- ton at inc auditorium and on topics of Q political nature before the Hamilton club at o'clock.
 His train left Pttsburg on time to- night, and is due to arrive in Chicago at a. m. tomorrow (central time).
 One of the Presidents callers asked him if he was ar Irishman.
 No, I am not responded the Presi- dent .The nearest to an 1rishman the Taft family has ever come is in name. That was borne by a Count Taaffe of Ire- land l will confess, however. that I have kissed the Blarney stone.
 The President assured Mayor Magee that he would be here May 2. and would attend the ball game between the Chi cago and Pittsburg clubs. He asked If it was to be an exhibition game or ''one for blood" #st.
 DO you know what appeals to me in these games?" he said. ''is that big Dutchman--what is his name--oh, yes. Wagner. He looks as if he could not get anywhere, and yet he gets every where. Do you know that if saw him t1iss a.-bali would think he was bluff ing"
 Just after the presidential train pulled cut a big, stout man, with face beam ing with smiles saw the President on the rear platform and shouted:
 ley. MT. President. I'm almost as big as you are"
 How much do you weigh?' inquired MT. Taft.
 Two hundred and ninety pounds,' tho big fellow answered and as the train began to pull out the President hurled back:
 "Oh, you're not in my class I weighed alS the last time I was on the scales" and wearing the famous Taft smile, h, dcffed his hat to the assemblage as his train rolled out of the station.
 Taft Leaves Washington
 Washington, March 16--President Taft left here today at 10 a. m. for Chicago over the Pennsylvania railroad. He Is due there at o'clock tomorrow morn- ing. From Chicago the President will swing around the circle to Rochester N. Y, Albany, N. r., New York city, New Haven, Conn.,, and Providence, R. l., and will not be in Washington again un- til March 2s.
 Shortly after leaving the White House on his way to the station the President had an extremely exciting moment. The White House automobile, bearing him and his aide, Captain Butt narrowly es- capped running down a woman. The heavy car, running at good speed, was crossing Fourteenth street on New l ork avenue when a woman darted in front of the machine Instantly the chauffeur applied the brakes, bringing the car to a sudden stop The President, seeing the impending accident, was on his feet in an instant and shouted warning. The car then continued on its way and narrowly missed hitting a trolley car.
 Mir Taft was accompanied by Captain Butt, military aide and several White House attaches.
 The Presidents visit to Chicago is pri- marlly for the purpose of attending the annual St. Patrick's Day banquet of the rish-Fellowship club of that city. He will also be the guest of that organfza- ton at luncheon. From the moment of his arrival, however. until he leaves Chi- cago at nearly midnight tomorrow he has continuous engagements. He will ride with a military escort from one of the suburban stations to his hotel. will visit the Newspaper club. the Traffic club. will attend a conservation meeting in the afternoon at the Auditorium. will be ten- dered reception at the Hamilton club and will wind up the day with the Eel lowship banquet.
 Arriving at Rochester the afternoon of Friday. the 18th. the President will be the guest of the chamber of commerce at a banquet that evening. He will spend the night at Rochester and leaving there early Saturday morning, will proceed to Albany, where for two days he will be the guest of Governor Hughes at the state executive mansion. During the stay in Albany the President will attend the tu- berculosis congress, a dinner of the Uni VerSlty ciup, anu pTOpdUiy VIII uc tuc center of number of important polit- ical conferences.
 On Monday the President will be pres ent at a meeting of the Yale corporation in New Haven, and proceeding to Proyi- dence that afternoon will be the guest of the New England Manufacturing Jew elers and Silversmiths at an elaborate banquet, where Senator Aldrich also will be guest of honor.
 From Providence the President pro- ceeds to New York. arriving the morning of the 22d, to spend the entire day. He will be entertained at the New York Press club and in the evening will attend 8 banquet of the American Peace and Ar bitration society and look in at q dinner given by the New York county republican committee to Herbert Parsons. Returns From Brasilian Elections Rio Paneiro, March lS.-The returns thus far received fl om the elections. according to the Jourral Do Conner cio. gives Marshal Hermes Fonscca 42G,- $40 and pr. Ruy Barbosa 90,4z2. The ryava*.sde Noticiaa which g11uportei7 Far