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Show MR. TAFT TAKING WELL EARNED REST Arrives at Hot Springs, Va., Where He Will Remain Until Next Monday Mon-day Already Has Traveled 1,834 Miles. Hot Springs, Va., Nov. 3. President Tntt brought his second long tour of tho country to a temporary halt here today. Ho expectes to onjoy a rest In Hot Springs until Monday. According to the official figures of tho "swing-nround-tho-clrclo" kept un dor tho direction ot Secy. Utiles tho trip has been tho longest over taken by a president. In going from Ilover-ly, Ilover-ly, Mass., to Hot Springs by way ot Seattle, San Frnuclsco, Los Angeles, Washington nnd a fow hundred other cities, Mr. Taft has traveled 13,136 miles beating his own previous record by about 500 miles. Iletoro ho returns to Washington for tho winter tho president will visit Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee nnd will add 1,8-ia miles to tho rccoul Mr. Hlllrs "swing" figures show that tho president passed through 26 states aiid mado speeches In 20 ot thorn. Tho governor of each stato bo en-teied en-teied gnvo him a wolcomo and Gov. Colultt of Texas, a stnto that wns not visited, met him In Kansas. U. S. sonntors to tho number of 27 met the president at various timos. Six of theso sonntors wero democrats and seven were acknowledged insurgonts About a dozen senators pledged thole support to the nibltratlon treat tea on tho trip. Twenty-soven members of tho houso wtro on recoptlon committees or wclconud Mr. Tuft on his rar. The prosldent has been on tho road j 48 days sluco ho loft Hevcrly. In that time his train stopped at 205 cities and villages. Ho made 306 speeches of all corts and lengths nnd, according to Mr. Hlllcs record ho spoke to moro thnn one nnd one-half million persons, ; while nlraoBt five million caught a gllmpBo of tho chief executive. The I greatest number of stops In any state , wns mado in Kansas, where Mr. Taft ' delivered 33 addresses, four more than he made In Washington, the nearest competitor. Chicago heard him speak 11 times, Loa Angeles lOtlmcs audi St. Iouls six times, but many cities ' only got but one addrcsa and at scores i of stopping polnta It was only a "good morning and goodbye," from .the rear i platform. i Will Not be Idle. Although President Taft had plan- ned n four days' stay in Hot Springs with tho Idea of resting, he will do I some work on bis annual message to . Congress. Mrs. Taft met him at tho ' station, nnd they wore driven to the j hotel that will bo tho "White House" until Monday. Almost as soon as j breakfast was over, Mr. Taft hurried , out to the golf links to play his sec- ond game since ho left Heverly on j SepL 15th. ' Secy. Hlllcs stopped at Washington i Ho will collect data from various gov- 1 eminent departments for uso of tho'1 president In writing his message. j Mr. Taft will devoto much attention I J In the coming rocssngo to a discussion I of tariff reform with reference to tho J forthcoming report of tho tariff board on the wool and cotton schedules. He I will discuss tho "trust question," and I iccommend that the federal Incorpora- II Hon bill be drawn up and presented J to Congress two years ago bo enact- ed Into law. J The reports of both the Hughes com-1 1 mltteo, which is Investigating second I j class postage rates, and the railroad securities committees, which is look- J lng Into the question of stock "water- j lng" will bo In Mr. Taft's hands in a 4 few days and they will enable him to j treat theso matters In his jnessage. I |