The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-02
Will Attend Celebration Of
Founders Day At Car
negie Institute
SCHEDULED FOR BALL
GAME DURING AFTERNOON
0AVcago and Pittsburg to Play-Dis-
cusses Appointment of Hughes to
Supreme Bench and Compile
ments the Governor

Gus day tomorrow in his attendance upon
the celebration of founders day at the
Carnegie institute, a baseball game be-
tween the Pittsburg and the Chicago Ma
tional league teams whose ownership is
generally accredited to his brother, and
q roiising banquet of the Americus club
at night, President Taft spent the day
quietly in the home of his sster-in-law,
Mrs. Thomas X. Laughlin.
The President reachea here from But
falo shortly after o'clock this morning
and with him was Secretary of State
Knox, whose official dignity drops from
his shoulders upon his arrival within the
confines of Allegheny county and greets
the old time salutes of Hello Phil"
How are you. Mr.. Know. and other
greetings of his home 4 * with the en-
thusiasm worthy of an sfd-home week.
Mayor Magee, heading committee of
the Americus club. met the Presidents
train at East Liberty, an outlying city
station and after the greeting was driven
to the r,aughlin residence.
Later in the morning President Taft
attended the Unitarian church, and during
the afternoon he went for long auto
mobile ride through the city parks. 1t.
was toward evening when the Presidents
motor slowed down as 1t entered Wood
land road. where the Laughlin residence
is situated
Automobile Ride
For two hours and half the President
SPED through the park system of the
city, crossed and re-crossed the Allegheny
river, climbed the hills of the north side
and plunged into the valleys beyond, all
the while at a rate of speed that the
machines of the police and secret service
men were unable to maintain. At the
conclusion of the ride. which covered be-
tween so and 60 miles, the President
looked smilingly over the dust-covered
conveys and their passengers, while Capt.
Archibald Butt helped Mrs. Laughlin
from the motor car The Presidents
smile broke into good laugh as the ma
chimes of the police and newspaper men
drew up painting and wheeling as if an
automooiling President was as hard to
follow 50 miles as one that takes 9o-mile
rides on horseback.
Tomorrow the President will attend the
annual founders day ceremonies of the
Carnegie institute, which celebrates the
dedication of the $6.000,000 benefaction OF
Mr. Carnegie. These ceremonies are at
1890 in the morning. Previous to that
hour he will formally open the fourteenth
annual international art exposition in the
institute. an exhibition of paintings that
has been termed the salon of America. by
Sir Alfred East of England, and artists
Of all countries of the world, most of
whom have served as members of-the
1uries of award from year to year.
Will Attend Ball Game
In the afternoon the President will at
tend the game between the Chicago and
Pittsburg teams. This game was especi-
ally arranged so the President could at
tend, when it was learned he would be
here to attend the Carnegie founders day
celebration. Forbes Field. the President
has never seen. and elaborate arrange
ments have been made for the comfort
OF the Presidential party. r
1t was on last Memorial day, May 30,
that the President saw the same teams
play in Pittsburg. Then old Exposition
park was the scene of battle.
The President today discussed the ap-
monument of Gov. Charles E. Hughes to
the bench of the supreme court of the
United States and expressed his satisfac-
tion and pleasure in the acceptance of
4 his choice The manner in which his
tribute to the governor was received.
rs we'll as his reply to criticism of the
ossibie attitude of the governor on the
income tax amendment and their recep-
ton by the representative business men
Of Buffalo last night in that city was a
source of especial qualification.
Owing to the lateness Of the hour Of
the banquet, the Presidents remarks We're
not reported in full, but along these lines
he said:
Refers to Hughes
GAS look upon this New York audi
ence feel like uttering an apology on
the one hand and felicitating myself and
the country on the other. that we have
taken from you a governor-ai.d great
Rovernor-to make a great justice OF the
suy~eme court. I know that In your
~ ~ for the promotion Of political
sfity and the higher ideals Of govern
II Y you rather resent the fact that
4 %efhave been able to secure him for the
nation, but / beg you to remember that
you are but one state, and that there per-
haps will be other effective men IN the
state of New York whose ideals VIII be
framed after his, but. that In any view
more important than the politics of a
.particular state Is the preservation OF
y SliAt greatest human tribunal-that de.
fender Of our liberties that bulwark OF
( all our insti.>'tions. the supreme court