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Show TOPM I Warship With President I Aboard Is Now on Its Way Charleston, S. C. NY-v. in The cruiser Tennessee with President Taft on bo'ird started down the harbor har-bor at 11: .10 ami was 70011 oui on the Atlantic. Leaded toward Pant ma. Charleston, S ('.. Nov. '. President Presi-dent Taft sailed today for the lsth-j thus of Panama to :et in personal touch with conditions along rue big canal President Taft visited the Isthmus just before his Inauguration in 1 90r, hut since then various i .m-cu- , tlvc and eusiu'-r-rins problems have I arisen and congress soon mu.-t frame legislation as to rues of toll, for:n of government, the regulation of (he ;ale of coal, the disposition of the? Panama railroad and many other ttrngs. The President expects to make var-1 ious recommendations regarding tlo I canal at the coming short session of I congress. Mr. Taft sailed on the armored cruiser Tennessee with the cruiser Montana a convoy. While officially known as cruisers' these vessels hnvo the general proportions of the battleships battle-ships of a few years ago. although they could not stand up very long aga'nst ihe modern Dr a;lnaught r. Both cruisers have a speed of 22 knots and will make tiip trip to Colon in four days. Mr. Taft expects to be on the Isthmus four days and is due back In Charleston on November 22nd. He slops oer u few hours In Richmond, Va., on the 2"rd. i President Tail's special orpiudrua I is under ihe command of Rear Ad-' j mlral Staunton, with the Tennessee as flagship. Admiral Staunton, t'ap-t t'ap-t a : 1 1 Qulnbv on the Montana and Rear Admiral Fur.l. commanding the Cliai leston navy yard, were at the depot to greet r he President when be arrived this morning. The members mem-bers of his pirtv were driven to the home of Mayor Klielt for breakfast. Later the President reviewed groups of white nn colored school I children. Mr. Taft went aboard 'ho Tennessee and launch at the. custom house. As he made his way up the eiarhoard gangway of tho.Mg gray cruiser." If.; flng was run up and ho was received wito a ruffie of drums, a blare of trninnets and all tho ceremonies cere-monies accorded th.- commander-in-chief of the AnierlcTti armed forces. The President ls making a purely business trip to Paium! and accompanied accom-panied only by hi? brother. Charles ( P Taft, Sec-retarv N'oiton, two aides I ami a stenographer. I |