The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-05
TAFT MUST LEAyE
SUMMER 0TTAGE.
Owner Refuses to Renew Lease
on Presidents Beverly
Home.
NOW HOUSE H U N TIN. G.
Mrs. Evans Denies That She
Has Been Annoyed by Sc
cret Service Men.
NOW HOUSE H U N TIN

Beverly. Mass, October i.--Recent
rumors to the effect that President
Taft would have to move from the
handsome cottage he has occupied the
past two summers, overlooking the
waters of Salem Bay, were verified to-
day. House hunting, as a consequence.
has taken prominent place In the
daily program for the last two weeks
OF vacation.
1t is not a secret that the President
wanted TO remain in his present loca
tion during the two years more of his
term of office. His lease expires with
the close Of the present season, how
ever. and Mrs. Robert Dawsons Evans,
who owns the cottage. has stated that
she does not care to renew 1t. 1t is
said that Mrs. Evans intends to tear
down the cottage and make the place
where it stands into an Italian garden.
Mrs. Evans occupied the place adjoin-
ing. The cottage obscures the full
sweep of the view that she desires.
and 1t must go. 1t has been reported
that Mrs. Evans objected to having
ner guests stopped or scrutinized by
the secret service officials on guard at
the Presidents cottage. but she has
denied this.
1t will be impossible for the Presi-
dent to find another available cottage
the one he has used the past two sum-
mers Mr.. Taft has looked at num-
ber of houses in the vicinity of Bever-
ly, and selection will be made from
one of these. Beverly will continue
to be the summer capital SO far as the
executive offices, ETC.. are concerned,
regardless of whether the new cottage
lis located within the city limits or
not.
Will Go to Panama.
The President has not yet given up
the idea of making a visit to the Pan
anna Canal next month. The recent
slide in the Culebra Cut has made him
all the more anxious to view conditions
on this great work Mr.. TAFT an
nounced to-day that If he should find
himself unable at the last minute to
make the trip in November, he will
visit the canal Immediately after the
adjournment of Congress on March 4
next.
The recent slide is taken by the
President as another good argument
against the sea-level type OF canal,
which would have required an eighty
foot deeper cut at Culebra than the
present one.
Although he received two political vis-
itors to-day, the President is going to
deal very little in politics from now
until tile end of the campaign. He feels
that in his letter to Representative
McKinlay, and in his New York speech
last Saturday night, he went as far as
he properly could in behalf of his party.
and he Will leave the rest to campaign
managers.
His visitors to-day were Pearl
Wight, Republican national committee
man from Louisiana, and State Chair
man f. B. Williams. also of Louisiana.
The President hopes to be able to at
tend one Of the worlds series of base
ball games between the Chicago Ma
tionals and the Philadelphia Americans.
He will leave Beverly for Washing
ton the night of October III and must
be in the capital city the 18th. AS the
teams play in Chicago on the 20th and
2lst, the chances are that the President
will see the game on Saturday. the 22d,
lat Philadelphia.