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Show PRESIDENT FAVORS "SAFE AND SANE" FOURTH OF JULY ' Talks on Subject at Cleveland Cleve-land on Way to Indianapolis. In-dianapolis. CLEVELAND, O., July 3. Arriving here at 7:65 o'clock today on hi. way to Indianapolis, President fsft made an early rise, and apeaking on the observation ob-servation of a sane Fourth of July, addressed ad-dressed tbonaands of people from the rear platform of his ear. "We-consult statistics in America because we believe that tbey prove what a great people -we are." said the president. "They are much more useful use-ful when they rhow us our defects. "Statistics sTiow the terrible loss to the children in life and limb, because of an insane and foolish observance of the national holiday. When we think of the war in which the Fourth of July haa been observed in the past and of the terrible consequences, it ought to make us blush that we have not taken means to stop it. "It is our duty to rid the mothers of the country of anxiety by the passing of ordinancen forbidding the cannon crackers, the toy pistol and other menaces men-aces to childhood." Kn route to Washington today ia tha list of fourteen naval offirere selected by the "plucking board" for eampul-sory eampul-sory .resignation, stamped with the president 'a approval. SCHEDULED FOB TWO ADDRESSES AT MARION MARION Ind., July . In her gay est drees, Idarion today awaited the ar rival of President Taft, scheduled for this afternoon. While here the president will make two addresses, one at Marion hranch of tbe national military' home, and tbe other before the Bankers and Editor.' association in' the eleventh congressional congression-al district, and will be the guest of honor at a dinner to be given ny Major General Hteele nf the military home. He will leave here late tonight for Indianapolis. |