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Show EXACTLY AS SCHEDULED, PRESIDENTIAL TR AIN STEmro I CfflEE EXECUf IV E i f closeMguar CordiaUy ' Greets :Reccp-i :Reccp-i ; lion Cemmittee, and j r Starts on His Journey Through City j to ; a. -Chorus of Cheering ; : " ''i-'k-.- jomptly on schedule time, at exactly t& oock. this morning. President Roosevelt's special- train steamed' Into the Oregon Short Line j depots Oov. "WeHs,' Senators Xearns and Smoot and Judge George W. Bartch went,toOgdcn on a special and came down from the Junction City on the President's train. As soon as the train stopped two.ae-cret two.ae-cret service men alighted and took up .a position at the rear steps of the President's . car. On either platform , . were stationed two other secret service . men, ; r :;. - ; President Closely Ouardad. :. ; ' As the train came to a. standstill a aealous Telegrram reporter boarded the i rear platform, following- Mayor Thompson.'' Thomp-son.'' His stay was cut short, however, ; by a secret service man who Informed ! him that he would have to step down I ' again. , - -. ,.-s r ,- i ' The reception committee stood close t . to the rear platform of the President's car. ; At the conclusion of the greeting 1 that took place between the President, - Oov. "Wells and Mayor Thompson, 8en-! 8en-! ator Reams escorted the Nation's Chief : Executive from the train and turning to W. S. McCornlck he said: - ! deception Committee Presented. -'President Roosevelt, allow , me - to present to you one of our : most J esteemed es-teemed citizens, W.-'S. McCornlck, who will in turn present to you the members mem-bers of the reception committee." -; - nra delighted ,to meet - you, r Mr; HcCornick, and allow me to assure you. sir. I am more than pleased to be in your city,! the President replied as he took Mr.- McCornlcks hand iq a firm rasp and raised his hat in a dlgnlflad t deciledly gracious manner.. Turning to the reception committee . -. McCornlck presented John A. Mar-f.. Mar-f.. .1, Judge of the Federal courts; for-r for-r r t iator Rawlins, Representative Allen. J. C Lynch and District Attor-rey Attor-rey Joseph F. Lippman.-' The President (CocUnued op Page V - ' ; Exactly as -Schcdulcdr : (ContlnufedT foi: p'tg t ' j acknowtedgred each" I ntroa lection 4ita some itiadly remark.- Mr. McCornlck was about to present Perry 8. Heath, but he did' not have occasion to do so. -The President rac-ornlzed rac-ornlzed Mr. Heath, and In a 4ecldedly friendly manner gTasped' his band. The' greeting was typical of the man. "Hello, "Hel-lo, Perry!" he said. "I am mighty fld to see you." ; - - . ,; CMatci ejpt . ;', Meanwhile' the secret service' officers hovered about the PreaUeat, not cloae noygh to be Id .the.wa pr. .possibly even noticeable to those fceltur introduced, intro-duced, hut close enough, , however, to watch" every movement of everyone' la the Jmmediate vicinity. : , , , -I The President was . escorfed to his carriage and took -the right hand rear seat... Gov. Wells took the seat beside him and' Mayor ThompBos and Bacre tury Loeb took the front seat and a secret se-cret service man eUmbed a poo the box beside the eoachman - . Epocfal 0vri tf.&lilirjt. :;' j Company A of 4h Twalftb Infantry, under command of Capt. Harterson, formed fh speetei guard souths President Pres-ident at the depot and as he appeared n the platform lae order was given to j present arms. Their . Krag-Jorgehsens were brought to the front and they remained re-mained taadiir at attention -an til the President's carriage . started. . Their; rifles" were riot loaded Ji each man carried car-ried .ten jrounds of ammonitlon In b.ls : . - V...:::!.... .UXrl |