Show FOUR YEARS TO TB SEE BIG Bili CANAL FINISHED President-elect President Taft Is Given Great Ovation at New Orleans New Orleans Fob Feb Supplement j lement- lement tb o l him in personal investigation Mr Taft today not only U gave vo his ills full tul Indorsement Indorse ment mont to tho n assurances of ot Colonel that ships will bo be running the tho canni hv by 1 1915 but fiji Indulged lg-cd lg In- In In Ia a a. i little pr prophecy ph ecy hImself himself him hIm- self Belt predicted tho the completion of ot tho the canal before his t term rm of ot shall shaH ha have ve expired Whilo the President elect ct was on- on joinS tonight tonJ a n. greeting from the tha people of ot New Orleans that was re remarkable ro- ro for tor Its Us warmth and appearance appear appear- ance tho seven Beven engineers accompanied by by- Colonel who has returned to o the States to appear before beloro tho the House appropriations committee too took he tho night train for tor Washington where they hoy will complete completo their labors Tendered ono long lone continuous ovation ova ova- Ion tion over miles along tho the Miss Is- Is IppI sippi river Mr Taft arrived here her shortly before 2 o'clock this afternoon upon the tho scout cruiser Montgomery I From tho the first point of or land that was wa-s sighted until the end of ot the lon tion was as reached at tho the harbor of ot tho the city Ity there was tumultuous cheering tIngs lags waving wa whistles tooting and and anu form orm of ot salutes by school chool children plantation and field hands S and the tho crews TOWS and passengers ers of ot out and inbound In- In bound liners and river craft Joined In Ina n. n generous salute to Mr loIr Taft such as has las never been ben accorded to tov a v aI I elect resident an and l rarely even oven to a a. In office Standing upon the quarter deck of or I the tho Montgomery surrounded by members members mem mom bers of ot lii his party Mr Taft repeatedly waved wa his salutes to the enthusiastic lastic on shore his face tace abeam with lifo uro and joy After Atter his speech to the gathering of ot thousands before the city hall Mr II Taft reviewed the parade from tho the same place Ho He was then convoyed conveyed to th the tho Hotel where whore he Is to DO bo entertained during his sta stay in tho the city Mr and Mrs Taft Tart were the tha guests of ot honor at nt tho old ohl Krench opera house this oven evening where the annual ballot ball of ot the Elves of Oberon was given among scenes of unprecedented c ent d will willbe willbo dor Tomorrow night Mr 11 Taft Tatt I be bo tho the guest at nt the most sumptuous banquet over ever held In New ew Orleans citizens citizens citizens citi citi- Over 1000 of ot the tho most prominent zens arc are expected to be present and the tho menu I 13 is said eald to be an epicurean masterpiece |