The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-03-25
ROOSEVELT VISITS
STEAMER HAMBURG.
SEES THAT, HIS BAGGAGE rs
SAFELY ON BOARD.
is HAPPY AS scHooLsoY
Declares He'll Make No Speeches to
Crowd at Pier and Wont Ac-
cept Gifts Sent
to Him.

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New York, Mar. 22.--Theodore
Roosevelt came into the city this
morning from Oyster Bay and went
to the pier where the Hamburg on
which he sails for Naples tomorrow
is lying. He inspected his quarters,
made some suggestions as to changes
ard saw that his rifles. ammunition,
tents, books, scientific fntruments and
ether baggage were properly packed.
The former president was as happy
as boy with a new pair of red-topped
boots. He was in extra good humor
and laughed and chatted with officers
of the boat who assured their distin-
guished passenger that they would see
that everything was done for the com
fort of himself and the other mem
hers of his party, including his son,
Kermit.
Subject Of Special Prayer.
Rev. Henry Washburn, recter OF
Christ church at Oyster Bay. yester-
day Incorporated a special prayer for
Mr.. Roosevelt's safe return in the
regular prayer The prayer follows:
Almighty God, we beseech thee to
watch over him who recently returned
to us and is about to depart for for
eign shores and to bestow thy safe
and protective care upon one who is
wont to worship in this place. We
pray thee that he may return to us
again in safety and sanctified by thy
holy spirit" ~.
Mr. Roosevelt when shown a dis
patch stating that gentleman from
the west would join the expedition
here as an additional member, said:
81 don't know anything about it. If any
one else is going ] don't know. II
they try, | think there will be some
way to stop them.
There is a story that man went
to Texas with 22-caliber revolver
and cowboy said to the newcomer;
Stranger If you shoot me with that
thing and | find it out I'll kick you
out of Texas. Well, IL find anyone
trying to follow me, / may think of
the cowboy story"
viii Not Discuss IRIS.
While IN jovial mood regarding
his trip, Mr.. Roosevelt laughingly REL
Trained from talking about 1t to WISH
tors to Sycamore Hill, and to the cor.
respondents who called on him he
said:
Il want to say now that do not
intend to make and will not make
any statement regarding my African
trip or on any other subject here, at
Naples, or Mombasa, so that any ap.
pearing as coming from me will be
false on its face"
Mr.. Roosevelt seemed surprised
when informed that several delega-
tions from civic and political organiza-
tions from various parts of the coun-
try would be at the dock tomorrow
and that several thousand people I'M
doubtedly would be on hand to give
him a parting cheer as the steamship
goes out.
Gracious me-" said Mr.. Roosevelt,
you don't really mean to say there
will be such crowd as that. Are all
those people coming? The French
ambassador. NJ. Jusserard, wrote me
that he would see me at the dock
If big crowd is coming I will write
the company to see that he has no
trouble in getting through the crowd
Will Make No Speech.
Il will leave here early tomorrow
and may go by the tube to Hoboken
from New York, which of course de.
Ponds upon the weather. There will
be no speeches or statements from me
at the steamer"
The intelligence that many pack.
ages from an assortment of pills to
cure all the evils that flesh is heir to
In the jungle, to ammunition and guns,
caused Mr., Roosevelt to exclaim:
Il might say now that 7 have en-
gagged all my equipment and I won't
take them. | won't even look at them.
It's no use to send those things to
me-"
MIR. Roosevelt said he was a private
citizen and as such. he was entitled to
private citizens rights and would
decline to make any statements on
American political affairs.
The members of the Roosevelt fam.
lily at the reunion yesterday, besides
Mr. Roosevelt and his wife, were
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. Ethel
Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt. Jr.,
and Archie. Kermit and Quentin
Roosevelt.
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