Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1909 — TAFT STUCK IN MUD BANK [ARTICLE]

TAFT STUCK IN MUD BANK

Delay Only a Few Minutes—President Rides Through Orange Groves.

Pasadena, Cal., Oct. 12. Today President Taft is enjoying an auto ride through the orange districts of Riverside. He was entertained at luncheon at Pasadena and at dinner at Riverside. Late tonight he will start for the east on the latter half of his long trip, and both in point of time and in mileage, his journey will be half completed. Much to the chagrin of the government engineer in charge of the inner harbor work at San Pedro the president’s launch struck a mud bank in the completed section and stuck fast for a minute or two. During this time Taft and the others had to change their positions from stern to the bow of the launch.