Evening star., 1912-08-29
KN|FEFORP PRESIDENT
Ohio Woman Waiting in His
Hotel Is Arrested.
HER SANITY Is QUESTIONED
Came From Greenville and Actions
Had Aroused Suspicious.
BUSY PROGRAM FOR MR.. TAFT
Will Make Several Addresses Dur
ing Celebration Of State
Capital Centennial.

COLUMBUS. Ohio, August 29.-Caroline
Beers. aged forty. who said she was from
Greenville. Ohio, was arrested by Pitts
burgh detectives at the Southern Hotel
this morning. while waiting for President
Taft with two long knives found con-
cealed in her clothing. The woman said
she was the wife of the President.
Mrs Beers said she was going to pun
ish the President. She had been noticed
yesterday afternoon waiting around the
hotel and told employees that she was
waiting for the President.
IT have the sacred knife for President
Taft" she told detective when arrested.
Not Near the President.
dent but was found and rushed out of
the hotel just as the presidential party
arrived She was discovered i none of the
upper floors. waiting enar the elevator on
which it was expected the President
would go to his apartments.
One of the knives which was found in
her clothing was long, keen-bladed af-
fair, on the handle of which a picture OF
President Taft had been photogra phed.
Mrs Beers was well clad. A roli or $Au
was found in her clothing. An investiga-
tion is being made as to her mental con-
dition.
Busy Day for Mr.. Taft.
The President arrived shortly after 80
o'clock this morning. Although it had
been widely announced that the visit was
purely social and on account Of the Co
lumbus centennial, politicians from all
over the state had fiocked into the city In
apparent hopes of a confab with the chief
executive.
The Presidents chief address was
scheduled to be given tonight at ban
quet of the Ohio Bar Association. II e
declared, however, that his speech would
not be on politics. He was greeted at
tennial commission and went at once TO
breakfast. At 9:3O o'clock the activities
OF the day began when he visited the
statehouse Here the President was
serenaded by 600 vocalists from the Ohio
Saengerbund.
Address at State Fair.
BY 10 O'Clock he was taken to
the state fair. where an informal ad-
dress was given. The Presidents plans
were to spend several hours at the fair
and to take lunch on the grounds. AT
o'clock he was to make another short
address.
Mr.. Taft was accompanied here by his
brother, Horace D. Taft. who Joined the
presidential party at Boston las. night
In spite of the early hour of arrival. the
union station was crowded with centen-
NAL visitors who wanted to see the
President.
Defends Veto Power.
President Taft publicly explained today
his exercise of the veto power. IN his
speech to great crowd Of farmers on
the state fair grounds he declared tnat 8
President who did not use the veto power
when he thought 1t should be used proved
himself a coward.
President Taft was not told Of the ar
rest of the woman who said she was
waiting to punish the President Some
OF my friends say" said the President.
that IL king had used the veto power
as / have his head would drop In the
basket. But / am not q king, and that
is very different
The Presidents Duty.
The President has the power and it is
his duty If he does not approve legisla-
ton to veto it. He must use the veto
w..,l his conscience tells him, whether
his head drops in the basket or not If
Presidents are men-and most OF them
are-they will exercise the veto when
they think they ought.
Look over the vetoes of other Presi-
dents and show me the bad ones. and
will show you more made good. Our fore
fathers thought that it was we'll to have
one man who would represent all the
people, and who would be able to tell all
the people when he saw legislation that
he did not believe was good. The veto
is an excellent thing. Ny friends who
criticise me forget that l was elected
just as they were, and by good many
mora neop.e than they were"