The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-10-04

~.entlon. Ihe dirty LAUNDRY Is pu,
in the baggage coach ahead, as bag
gage. and the president has on some
thing new every time he changes.
Nor would the faithful Gorge"
disgorge the size CT the pres; lentiai
neck.
Does Mr.. Presiden, wear six
teen colar?' / asked george"
"More AN that the vale replied.
Sixteen and half?"
More IN that
Seventeen"
Guess I hadn't bottah tel! yo1,'
| he decided, and he didn't,
| My impression is that the presi-
dental neck requires sixteen end
three-quarters collar, but ha!f size
either way will not make any differ
ence to you.
His Private Car the Heighth of Opu-
lence.
Now to tell you few things
about that private car, "Ideal" which
| has been the White House since Sep
TENDER Is.
My idea IF the heighth of opulence
is to have the ''Ideal" fitted as it is
for President Taft chartered for ones
self and bevy of friends for an
inland cruise around the United
States.
There are hunks for eight in the
''Ideal"
Besides the president, Hilies. Ma
jor Butt, DR.. Rhoads, Mischief and
Wagner, clerks, and Sloan and Jar
Wis, Of the secret service. are taking
their sleep in the Ideal" this trip.
At the rear of the car is gener-
Gus speaking platform. Opening off
Of the platform is a combination OBJ
servation room, sitting room and din
ing room. The library table can be
made into dining table by the ad-
dition of square Of damask. At
the meals taken on the train, which
are prepared by chef especially ap-
pointed to his excellency, President
Taft, Secretary Hilles, Major Butt
and DR.. Rhoads are generally seated
with the president.
Opening from this room is the
presidents bed room. 1t is a real
bed room, for it has brass bed in
it and a counterpart and all, just like
a hotel chamber, only there is 10
space for golf links in any Of the
apartments There are no fancy e.
tings. Three chairs and table
complete the furnishings. The pres
ident likes to slip in here between
stops and take the maps which keep
him on his feet during his long DAYS.
They tell me President Taft can wave
good bye to a crowd, duck his coat
in the observation room, and be sound
asleep before the engine has whipped
by the second mile post beyond.
Secretary Hilles also has a single
apartment with regular brass bed
with knobs on the posts. His apart
ment is next the presidents Mex
to Hilles, Major Butt occupies half Of
double apartment, and then come
the. secret service mems houses
There is a passage extending the en-
tire length Of the car on one side.
As private care go, the Ideal" is
considered one of the best. There is
room for President Taft to tu@n
around in in any part Of the car. ard
that is saying something, because. -
you know undoubtedly, there is moth
ing small about the president.
Luc;en Wheeler, lcwan. at Work.
Governor Carroll was ''nice" to
President Taft when the president
was in Iowa, but there is another
Iowan, who doesn't figure in the ban
quets and things, who is one Of the
most important men in the United
States when the president goes out
TO fix up his fences.
This man is Lucien Whasler.
Wheeler is President Taft's official
advance agent" He is a represe:,-
tative of the secret service and IS
the "blue print" man. He maps ont
in detail what the president is to do
in Des Moines, in Omaha, in Kansa ;
City and at Tara Junction. He passes
on all plans for entertainment. He
told the committee in Des Moines
where the president should leave the
car at the union depot. where the
autos should line up, how the police
men should be stationed, and so on
He works from four days 70 two
weeks ahead Of President Taft.
1t is Wheeler who is on the loo
out for suspicious characters and o.
CARNATIONS that might have plans eff
ectedected to mistreat the president
Whatever President Taft does Il
every city has been thought over an
the safety of the act coasidred b
Wheeler lie looks into everything
sends his blue prints back to the.
part on his heels, and Major Butt.
Hilles and the other aides de camp
see that the instructions re obeyed.
"Jack" Wheeler, as rra"ybodv
knows him, was born in Iva and