The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-17
Special from United Press.)

! New York, June 1.-The enthusiasm over the return of Theodore Roosevelt. Ithe mighty African hunter. is increas- dng as the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria draws nearer. Pictures of the Colonel are hung in every place, hotels are fill led with hero-worshippers anxious for tfhe hour to arrive when they can I'tcheer for Teddy, and the sidewalks Of the city are crowded with fakirs lselling souvenirs of the festive occa- teion Teddy bears, medals bearing a replica of the cOuntenance of the hunt Ter, miniature Dig Digs and plaster casts of the former President in the uniform of the first volunteer cavalry, are selling like hot cakes on the streets, and the return of the 'f1rsr citizen" spells fortune to the men who gather the pennies of the souvenir seekers.
 It is a little uncertain at just what hour the Hamburg-American liner will reach Sandy Hook. She may get there as early as 4 o'clock tomorrow morn will be later before she will drop her mud hook off the Ambrose Channel Light. At o'clock the vessel will proceed to quarantine where the reVe- nue cutter Manhattan on which will be Collector of the Port Loeb and few of the intimate friends of the re- turning traveller will be waiting.
 The Colonel will breakfast on board the cutter, afterward being transferred Ito the cutter Androskog1in which will tbring the committee. President Taft personal representative and State Gov ernors and their representatives up the bay.
 After the Colonel has received the letters of welcome from President Tart and Governor Hughes and shaken hands with the committee. the water parade will start. All vessels partlcl- lpating have been directed to assemble at Clifton. Staten Island. at 8:30. They will anchor in double column. 400 feet apart. Ten minutes before time to get under way the code signal "Pre- pare" will be flown from the Andros- koggin, while the signal -S'' will in- dicate the start, which is expected to take place about g o'clock. The naval escort and the revenue cutter with the Colonel on board will sail through the double line of craft. Then the latter move up the North river in twelve dl- visions.
 After sailing north to 59th street the water parade will return to the Bat tery where the Colonel and the com mittee and distinguished guests will land and proceed to the grandstand erected there for Speechmakng. There Is a possibility if the weather is "O K" that the paraders will have a chance to compare an aeroplane and a O1T1S1Dtc DalIOOn IuSnl- OHdTI0S Hamilton with his Curtiss biplane said today that if he could get his machine in shape he would try to fly over the tops of the river craft. and Frank Goodale. first aviator to pilot a dirigi- ble airship up the Hudson river and around the tomb of President Grant, intends to try similar feat. Both of these exhibitions, however, depend on the weather and the indications today are not most favorable.
 The program after Colonel Roosevelt lands will be carried out with clock work precision. The only speakers at the Battery will be Mayor Gaynor and the Colonel. and then will come the triumphal march to Fifth avenue and 59th street. Elaborate precautions are being taken to safeguard the more than a million spectators who will gather at the Battery and all along the line. Deputy Commissioner of Police Bugher, a veteran of the Philip pines and a close personal friend of Colonel Roosevelt. has assumed com mand of the police detailed for parade and guard duty tomorrow. He will have under his direction Chief Inspec- tor Max Schmittberger, three inspec- tors. 50 police captains. 150 lieutenants. 200 sergeants and 4.2O0 policemen. In addition Chief of Detectives John Rus sell and 800 plainclothes men will be scattered through the crowd to be on the lookout for pickpockets.
 All of the known crooks of the town are being rounded up today, taken be- fore magistrates and committed for two days lon suspicion emergency hospitals have been organized in con- yenient locations in the downtown sec ton and doctors and nurses will be held in reserve.
 The Rough Riders. here to welcome their former Colonel and to hold the annual reunion of their regiment are the idols of New York today. Well uniformed. with buttons shining brightly, they spread through the city from their headquarters at the Hotel avervwhere Nearly every man men, tioned in Colonel Roosevelt's book. who js alive, is in the city.
 As an evidence of their feeling to- ward their Colonel the case of Warren