Show 1 1 1 ill t TALES OF ROOSEVElT I I Some of Incidents of His Recent Visit I I I HE DOES THINGS HIMSELF I I Secret Service Men Always i Keep Out of the Way iI I How the President Complimented the JiTembcrs of the Brotherhood of Engineers at Ogdcn I f I r It half the Incidents that attended the recent visit of the Prosldent to I Salt lake could be gathered together in book form they would make a vol ume is largo as a dictionary Almost I every one who came In contact with him treasures some llttlu anecdote characteristic of his vigorous I < energetic nature President Roosevelt is i not dependent I on the men who swarm around him caser to do his bidding He much prefers I pre-fers to make his requests or give < his orders personally The secret servicemen service-men arc always with him on his travels I trav-els He cordially approves of their work hut he never wants them to set In the way and they never do It ceiling ceil-ing out of the way at inopportune times Is as much a part of their business busi-ness as being on hand when they are needed OFFICERS DISAPPEAR Every one who noted the conduct of these officers during the Presidents recent re-cent visit to the State was lllled with t admiration at the perfect system to i which this guardianship has been I brought When his carrriage Is moving mov-ing at JL walk the olllccrs are there walking beside the wheels now and then speaking a word to the local police po-lice officers such as Watch the crowd onthls side we turn the corner here or Go ahead a little set that man out of the way nUt the instant tho horses are whlppcd up lo n trot the secret service agents < vanish like masters t mas-ters of the black art It is only the I Jnltlated who know that they have disappeared In the box at the back GREETS MAJOR YOUNG I As was said however the President I does not rely upon these efficient protectors pro-tectors any more than he is compelled to Not that he thinks oC his personal safety Possible danger Is far from his thoughts and he would probably welcome any open and honest danger as a spree of excitement When he Interferes I In-terferes It is uuHually out of consideration consid-eration for somebody else During the parade in Salt Lake when an officer got beside his carriage he said Move up a little so those people can see When he saw Maj Richard Young riding with the rough riders he said There Is Maj Young Then Instead of sending one of his attendants he crooked his linger at the major and shouted Como bore When Maj Young rode up to the 1 carriage the President shook his hand cordially and remarked as he rode I away Fine fellow Fine fellow that WANTED TO SPEAK TO THEM An example of his consideration fqr other people was given during the pa rude at Ogden Various organizations had taken turns escorting his carriage and at the last came the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers It had been arranged < that before reaching Lester Park the team should bo whipped up in order to arrive af the park In advance ad-vance of the crowd Finally the President suggested that tho engineers fall out and pass in review Mayor I Ghismann sprang out of the carriage and told the leader of the organization to fall out The coachman then whipped up and the President soon observed that the engineers were being left behind Why we are leaving those men he Enid I wanted them to stand In line and let me speak to them I thought that you wanted them to fall out so that we could get on to the park said the Mayor SHOWED THE MAYOR No I wanted them to pass in review re-view Dont you know what pass in review means Mayor Glasmann confessed that he did nol Well if you will kindly turn the carriage around will show you The carriage was turned and drlyen back to meet the engineers Right about face said the President Presi-dent and us the men fell in line with their faces to the carriage < he continued con-tinued I I belong to your order and I want i to thank you for cscolt1ng me PRAISES OGDEN FORCE Ii i I He also noticed miniature locomotive locomo-tive which was carried by the marchers i I march-ers The carriage < then turned and I was rapidly driven toward the park l The delay had cost ten minutes of time i but tho engineers had been made r happy Jt was true that the President is a member their order He was given an honorary card by an Eastern union The President and the secret service I mon spoke In high terms of the Ogden 1 I police force The latter were heard to I declare that nowhere on the trip had officers handled a crowd better or I more faithfully followed the Instructions Instruc-tions sent In advance by tho chief of the secret service I GOOD WORD FOR BATTERY In Salt Lake the President spoke In j high terms of the Utah battery to Gov Wells I I You must keep your battery up he said Utah is known all over tho country for Its artillery No branch i of the army rendered better service In tho Philippines Give them the nupport they need and we will always know where to look for gunners when we Iy y I I need them r INTRODUCED BY SMOOT i It In not generally known that tho I meeting between the President and the First Presidency of the Mormon church was suggested by Governor Wells Tho actual Introduction was matte by Sena i torSmoot and not bv Senator Kearns as Inadvertently stated by The Tribune The reporters table was stowed away nuflcr the corner of the platform out ot j JuTarlner of the chief actors When tho 1 l meeting of the dlgnltarlen took place Senator Kcarns was on the left of the group and Senator Smoot was on the right concealed from the reporters table ta-ble by the President and tho four other gentlemen hence tho mistake The house was In confusion at the time and the Governor whispered to Senntor Smoot This would be a good time to present pre-sent President Smith if the President l cares to meet him The Junior Senator broached the subject sub-ject to the President and the latter heartily hear-tily approved Senator Smoot at once Invited the ecclesiastic to the center of the platform and the presentation took place while the crowd looked on and cheered DIDNT WANT ESCORT Oh yes I appointed him was the Presidents remark when the name of Marshal Heywood was mentioned to him It happened after the speech at the City and County building The carriage car-riage was being driven away from the south entrance when a detachment of rough riders evidently with the intention inten-tion of acting as an escort swung In ahead The President looked annoyed and Governor Wells said If you do not desire an escort Marshal Mar-shal Heywood who Is In command will have them retire Oil yes I appointed him Then to the driver Hurry up I want to speak to Mr Heywood As the carriage drew up beside the Marshal the President called out good naturedly Say Mr Heywood this Is too much of a good thing Will you please take your men out another way It was not Intended as a snub The President simply desired to avoid the dust and to withdraw for a few moments mo-ments from public attention and with I the frankness and candor that Is so characteristic he said so without wasting wast-ing any words In apology LIKES THE VIRGINIAN At the breakfast which followed the Tabernacle meeting he told a number of anecdotes and talked freely of literature liter-ature expressing his admiration for Owen Misters book The Virginian He characterized the story as the best portrayal of Western life and spirit he had ever seen During his stay at the home of Senator Kearns he had an amusing experience with little Helen the daughter of his host He made a remark to the child in French She replied re-plied In the same language and then ventured a comment In Gorman The President did not catch Its import but when the governess translated It he admitted ad-mitted that the language was literally correct APPRECIATES COURTESIES Those who were with the President while here were impressed with his appreciation for any little courtesy or service from any source This was shown when he thanked the driver of the carriage at the depot and again in Ogden where Mr Nelson a wealthy liveryman handled the reins himself During the drive the President was Informed In-formed who the driver was and at the I I end of the trip he called Mr Nelson byname by-name and expressed his appreciation of the service rendered Judge Bartch on Committee Through Inadvertence tho name of Judge Barlch was omitted from tho names comprising mho committee on re ccptlon of the President Tho Judge also went to Ogdcn to meet tho President by special invitation |