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Show PRESIDENT IS EXCITED Auto Narrowly Escapes Running Down Woman Washington, March 16.-President ; Tart left here at 9:10 0. m. for Chi- ' cago over the Pennsylvania lallnmd. He Is dun there at fl o'clock tomorrow morning. From Chicago the President Presi-dent will "swing around, the circle" to , Rochester, Alh&m ,. New York. New' Haven and Providence, aod will not be in Washington again until March 23rd. Shortly after leaving the White House on his way to tho station the , President had an extremely exciting ; moment. The big White House auto- I mobile bearing him and his aide, Cap- j tain Butt, narrow lv cca'.?d running ! down a woman. Tho heavy car was tunning at good speeil and was crossing cross-ing Fourteenth street on New York avenue when a woman darted In j front of the machine. iDstanriy tb" ; chauffeur applied the brakeF, bringing j the machine to a sudden stop. The President, seeing the impending acci- i dent, was on his feet In an instant ; aud shouted a warning. The car then i continued on Its wav and narrowly . missed hitting a trolloy car. |