Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-10-01
WILSON RUNS INTO
SIZZLING WEATHER
BIistering Sun Out on Run From
Sacramento to Reno.
GREAT WELCOME IN NEVADA
Dense Crowds Greet the President al
All Cities and Towns-Sees orien-
tails Working in Fields--Makes
Hit With Children.

All SltieS ana inWnS-SeeS OftcH-
tails Working in Fields--Makes
Hit With Children.
Reno. New. Sept. 23.--A blisterlng
sun sizzled President Wilson over the
California boundary line into this city
late last night. 1t made the all-steel
ears of the white House Special" re
semble bake ovens. but with all its
heat 1t did not exceed in temperature
the warmth of the welcome given the
president at every little town, cross
roads and village through which the
train passed.
The president and members of his
party were swallowed up In smoke for
three miles when the train burrowed
its way through the great forest fires
that are raging in the Sierra Nevada
mountains.
Soon after The special reached Dutch
Flat. the famous old mining town
which once claimed Mark Twain and
Bret Harte among it's foremost citi-
zens. 1t came into view OF the pine
and { forests Of the mountains. a
great funnel of smoke that rolled
dark. heavy clouds over the highest
fires.
The president had only one set
speech for the day. II was given to
large and enthusiastic audience
here. Shortly after noon, however,
when the train pulled into Sacramen-
to, the president appeared on the OBJ
servatlon platform of the MayfOwer
and addressed a crowd Of 5000 per
sons. His speech did not exceed 800
words. He touched briefly on the
Shantung matter. and closed with
these words: 1.-THE heart Of America
is right and her purpose is lrresist-
ible."
People Out En- Masse.
II took the presidents train nearly
one-half hour TO go through Sacra-
mento and the California capital was
out en- masse to see him. Thousands
of school children and grown folk. too,
lined the tracks and cheered him as
the train went slowly. The same
outpouring Of people occurred. more
over, at Stockton. Lodi and other
towns and cities In the San Joaquin
and Sacramento valleys. Both these
portions Of California presented large
numbers of Japanese men and women,
and hordes of Japanese children to the
view of the president. ard many Of
the most fertile farms Of both val.
leys were being worked by Oriental
laborers, who stared IN silence at the
special as It sped along.
[ The president made a great hit with
the children of Sacramento. In com
mon with the children OF every other
city that he has visited the Sacra-
mento youngsters started on mad
dash after the "Mayflower" once they
spied the president. but here their
elders started running also. Some
small boys In the foreground of the
pursuers grasped hands to restrain
the crowds from pushing forward too
rapidly. Then the president stepped
w tiN iahAhE VI Aht Suis
President Drills Children.
,'rm going to drill you" he called
out to the boys. shoot" was the re-
ply he received.
Thereupon the president, In unmls-
taxable schoolmaster fashion. raised
his hand and began this chant: -Four
four tour feet back. Four, four, four
feet back
The children caught the words in
stantly. took up the tune, and there
after the crowd was always -four feet
back" from the "AIayflower." and there
was no danger OF anyone being in
jured.
II was a comparatively restful day
for the president, but he was keenly
concerned with all developments in
the steel strike The president be-
licves that In sending the telegram to
Samuel Gompers last week, wherein
he e-iressed the hope of a postpone
ment nf the strike until the Industrial
conference had met In Washington and
finished its work, he did ali that was
possible for him To do Mt the time. HC
is keeping in close touch with the stu
alton. however. through Secretary OF
Labor Wilson.
The president. II was learned vii
probably be In New York on October
3 20 meet the king and queen of Bel
gium who are expected to arrive II
this country October g. lie viii re
turn To Washington Immediately, how
ever. 10 open the sessions of the I'm
duStriai conference October 6.
itinerary for Week.
The presidential train left Rem
Immediately after the address. OF
Tuesday there viii be a brief stop n
Ogden. Utah. but no address Is on tn
official schedule. He will speak Tues
day night in the tabernacle at Sal
Lake City and "Wednesday afternoo
MT { efenne, Wyo.
Ilrr 4 the remainder of the wee
there will be two stops a day. IN
president speaking AT Denver Thurs
dov morning, at Pueblo. Colo, Thur,
day afternoon: at Wichita, Kan, FIR
dav morning: oklahoma City Frida
night. Little Rock, Ark. Saturday a
tpruoon, and Memphis. Tenn, Satu
day night