The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-21

Incidents III Life Of the Mar.
fyTed Pfesid eilt Are Recited
in Ohio Town.
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NILES, o.. NOV. 20 Two inci-
dents, mot generally known, In the
life OF William Mex inley were re-
cited by James II. Hoyt, of Cleve-
Sland. who was an intimate friend Of
the martyred: president, at the lay
Ing today Of the corner stone Of the
National McKinley Birthplace Me-
nlotta1 here. Mr.. Hoyt reviewed the
great achievements Of; the Mckinley
administrationand then. to illustrate
the intensely human side Of theapres-
dent he told the blowing stories
sofa Mckinley. 8 career.s 4. Isl: Isl
sojonrning IN Canton.
ssS1 SAT the time OF the Boxer rebel
lion, when the diplomatic ;represen-
katives Of other nations were in dam
ger, and military forces were being
\ sent by all the leading countries TO-
suppress the rebellion and rescue
their diplomat lists, and our own
troops were In transit under COM
Iiiand Of General Chaffee, Mckinley
was taking q needed rest at his home
IN Canton, o. The long distance tel
ephone was situated between the two
windows running to the floor of the
room. Under one OF them, and pro-
5ecting from the Foundation or the
house, was a faucet to, which his
4 gardener was In the habit Of CON
Meeting hose with which to water
the lawn. One morning, the pres-
ident was called to the long distance
! telephone by his two great secretar-
les; Hay and Root. a message had
'Ibeen received in Washington from
the car Of the Russias and the en-
peror Of Germany, requesting that
the president Of the United States
should place the American soldiers
under the command Of Count Wal
dsrsee. the German general, in ecr-
der to insure harmony Of action on
the part Of the allied armies. twas
g monentous dispatch, and serious
results might depend upon Its proper
and Intelligent answer: So i, 4
There was some paving going. on
lE the street opposite the house, and
as the day was warm. the work
men became thirsty, so one of their
number was sent for water. He nat
,irally thought and thought only of
going to the house Of the president,
as he was sure of considerate and
generous treatment there. So while
the chief executive OF this nation
1 was consulting with his secretaries
concerning this important matter
over the telephone, John walked up,
hung his pail on the. faucet and
turned on the water. The water
running into the pail made a great
deal Of noise and disturbed the pres
tdent, the windows being open. He
asked his secretaries 10 wit q mo-
ment, and then leaning forward and
looking out d. the window. said:
ss' n John, that Ywater running In the
pail makes a very disturbing noise,
and am busy talking over the long
distance telephone. Please turn It
off for a few moments. .
All right, major; replied John,
and turning of the water, he filed
his pipe and lighted 1t, and then sit
ting down with his back to the
house, listened to the conversation
which the president was carrying on.
Here was the ruler of a hun
dred millions Of people engaged in
the transaction of most important
and serious public business, and
there was. q common laborer, intrud-
ing himself into the transaction; but
Mckinley was notsimpatient, nor did
he resent, as almost any other man
would this interference. He dicta-
ted to his secretaries over the tel
ephone that famous and Mckinley
sesuue, reply consenting that the
American troops should be placed
! Under the command of the German
general on the condition that this
government at any time reserved the
right to revoke the permission, pro-
vided the policy of the army 30 COM
manded ran in any way counter to
the ideas Of the United States. An
admirable reply, the wisdom Of