Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-17
CHICAGO HOLDING GREATEST SIT
PATRlck's DAY CELEBRATION
IN HISTORY.
EVERY BUILDING AND CITIZEN
ADORNED WITH THE coLoN
President Takes Part in Parads-ln.
sane Woman Haits Procession Five
Minutes in Attempt to Get Into Tat.
Automobile - Is Finally Arrested -
Celebrations in Other Cities.

Chicago. March 17.-Fairly buried IN
| green emblems. banners and hunting;
| Chicago today received President Taft
| as Its guest in one OF the biggest St.
| Patrick's day celebrations the city has
ever known. From the time he stepped
| off his special train at 1857 a. m. the
president saw hardly 4 building or an
individual that was not decorated In
green.
Met at the station by national
guard regiment and large reception
! committee. President Taft swung into
| the line OF the st. Patrick's day parade
| which marched thru Michigan avenue
| to the downtown district and escorted
| him to the La Sale hotel. The presi-
| dent came to Chicago the guest OF
the Irish Friendship Club. and the en-
tire day until his departure for Roches-
ter. N. Y, at IL o'clock tonight, was
| crowded with events.
The Days Program.
! After meeting the local endowment
committee of the American Red Cross
| Society 1t was arranged to have him
attend reception given by the Chi
| cago Newspaper Club, and then at
noon to visit the Tariff Club. Luncheon
! by the Irish Friendship Club was
! scheduled for half hour later. and
a brief rest was allowed the president
| to prepare for his appearance at the
| auditorium at y. m. to deliver an ad-
dress on Conservation" Two recep-
tions In the afternoon were planned.
to be followed at p. m. by the ban,
| quest of the Irish Friendship Club.
| Fifty nf unI hrnnUhf frnr1
Ireland were put In the banquet hall.
Woman Blocks Procession.
Soon after the president left his train
the procession was halted five minutes
owing to the repeated attempts OF q
woman named Jennie Mud to get into
the automobile containing the presi-
dentiai party. The woman struggled
violently with detectives who essayed
to stop her. and the scene occaaioned
considerable excitement among tho
throng on the street The woman was
finally subdued and arrested. No
weapon of any kind was found on her
person.
AT the hote, the president chatted
briefly with reporters. The president
said he had found no time to write
either his conservation speech or his
st. Patrick's address. as he termed bis
scheduled banquet effort tonight, in ad-
| vance.
At the Auditorium this afternoon
great audience showed Intense inter-
est in conservation as expounded by
tho president
The president made an impromptu
speech to the Newspaper Club. He eS-
pressed himself as greatly interested In
the work of the newspaper men. spoke
kindly of the labors of reporters, and
discussed the editorial statements made
in certain classes of newspapers. some
OF which he thought created q sense
of injustice. He believed. however.
the people are beginning to discrim-
lnate and make rip their minds regard
Hess Of the fact that statements arc
made by certain paper or by partic-
ular correspondent,
Talks Of Railroads.
The president has been made "a
honorary member of the Traffic Grub
of Chicago, and today. acknowleds ,ng
the election made reference to the rail
roads and their relation to law.
II am ready to condemn the rsit-
roads" he declared, when they violate
the law. / am ready to favor law
that will so regulate commerce as 10
make all things equal"
He declared the people of the United
states are fair and they will do justice
when presented with the facts. Th-
president said he has worked to bring
the railroad business within the la y
and that the law shall be fair. He nx-
pressed an earnest hope to be able to
do justice between the people. shippers
and railroads.
Talking to the endowment COMMITTEES
of the Red Cross Society, the presi-
dent urged the advisabillty of incresa-
ing the funds available for emergency
work.