The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-26
Unique Entertainment Arranged
For President Taft by
Pittsburgh People
WILL HAVE STRENUOUS DAY
Will Witness First Aid to- niured
Composition. "Dry" Banquet
in the Evening".

Pittsburgh, Pa, oct. ga strenu
GUS and varied entertainment, file,
with unique features. has been arrang
ed for the visit OF President Taft I,
this city on the last day OF the month
The main events are the first annua
meeting of the National Mine Safet.
Demonstration and First-Aid- To- The
Injured competition OF the United
States Bureau of Mines: the centennia
of the beginning OF steam navigation
lon the western rivers and, at night
the banquet OF the Pittsburgh Cham
ber of Commerce.
The President will reach here al
8: 30 a. m. on October 81 from Chicago
land Will leave here for Morgantown, w
Va. early the next morning. Pitts
burgh was to have been the last stop
lof the President on his present trip
before returning to Washington but the
trip was extended to include participa-
tion I'm the installation of officers of
the University of West Virginia, the
dedication of the Lincoln Farm Me-
mortal at Hodgensville, Ky, a brief
rest at Hot Springs, Va, visit to
several places in Tennessee and stop
at Cincinnati to vote on November I.
Will Explode a Mine.
After breakfast in his private car,
the president will go to Forbes Field
where will be held the competition of
the first-aid- to- the injured teams from
all parts of the country under the au-
spices of the United States Bureau of
Mines. The mine safety demonstration
will be held at the conclusion of the
competition In the test of explosives
huge gallery, or miniature coal mine
will be used.
The permissible explosive, equal to
one-half pound or 40 per cent nitro
glycerine dynamite will be first placed
in the gallery. Within will be 1873
pounds Of fine coal dust distributed
uniformly throughout with twenty
pounds on wooden bench at the
mouth of the gallery. With the firing
of the permissible explosive no explo-
sion Of coal dust is anticipated, the
same experiment. however, will be re-
peated for the president and this time
black blasting powder will be USED as
the explosive. An explosion of coal
dust is expected to follow the firing of
the black powder. Immediately after
the coal dust explosion foremen miners
equipped with various types of artif-
cial breathing apparatus will enter the
gallery and recover supposed victims
Of the death dealing gases. AS the
rescuers bring out the victims. the first
aid miners will be on hand to resusci-
tate those overcome, demonstrating the
use of artificial respiration and oxy-
gen respirative apparatus.
A number of doves will be carried
into the gallery Immediately after the
explosion. Biologists have discovered
that carbon monoxide. or white
damp which follows the ignition OF
gas in coal dust affects birds much
more quickly than men. When the birds |
show distress ii is a warming to res
cuers to seek safety and take measures |
to dissipate the gas. In the tests here
nti-vivisectionists will have no COM
plaint to make because the birds will |
be resucitated by the use of oxygen |
and will suffer no ill-effects after
wards. At the conclusion of the mine |
experiments and the competitions |
President Taft will present medals TO
the victors.
A Great Silent Parade.
Following this a parade of 1927
representing one of the
1927 men killed in coal mines of the
United States in the last twenty years
will silently pass before the presiden-
ial reviewing stand. Thirty thousand
miners are expected TO attend the
Meeting.
After luncheon President Taft will go
o the Water Street Wharf on the Mo-
River and assist the West
,rn Pennsylvania Historical Society in
.ommemorating the beginning of
team navigation on the western riv-
RS. The New Orleans. the first steam
,oat to navigate the Ohio and Missis-
ippi rivers in 1911 was built by Mich
las j. Roosevelt. A replica of the
iew orleans has been constructed and
will make a short trip down the Ohio
1
lnder her own steam Mrs. Nicholas
.ongworth the daughter of former
resident Roosevelt and a great grand
iece of Nicholas j. Roosevelt will
kristen the New Orleans. Descend
nts of Chancellor Livingston. partner
4 Nicholas j. Roosevelt. and Robert
'ulton are also expected to be present.
Governors of a dozen states and may
RS of many cities between Pittsburgh
nd New orleans will be present as
iii members of the historical societies
{ West Virginia, Ohio, Illinois, Ken ,
ucky Tennessee, Mississippi and Lou
llama.
on the day following the New Or
'ans will start for a long trip to the
outh, stopping at principal cities on
ne route.
Will Serve "Dry" Banquet.