The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-02
TELLS CHILDREN
OF life IN AFRICA
Roosevelt Narrates Ex-
periences to High
School Pupils.
WEST CONTINUES
ITS w WARM COME
Makes Speech at Kansas City
Convention Hall to 1900 Peo-
| pie, and at Commercial Club
Drinks to Health of Presi-
dent, and Describes
Rebate Fight.

which blocked the streets OF kansa.
City cheered him whenever he made az
appearance, and the three speeches h.
made here were received with shouts vi
approval
The colonel was told that he was
"Insursent through and through in o
song which was sung III hts honor a,
luncheon to-day, but he said 1t would
be better to call him a progressive.
1t was raining hard when colonel
Roosevelt reached this city. In spite
of the rain thousands OF people wern
on hand at the station to see him. Ar
ter parade through the business SET
ton OF the city ant the luncheon. tnu
colonel went to- the Westport Hikh
Schoo, and talked to the pupils. It's
wound up the day by making speecn
to a throng tnat filed the audltoriun,
His speech was about honesty in pub
lie and private life.
The crowds which came out to ses
the colonel Jammed the sidewalks anu
at points blocked traffic. He was
cheered continually and was kept orl
his feet, bowling and waving his hand
The auditorium of the high school
was crowded with students when the
colonel arrived, and they stood on their
feet and gave him the Chautauqun st-
Lutte. whilc at the same time tney
shouted at the top of their voices.
As soon as they would let him speaA
the colonel said ne had confession IL
make; that he was little afraid OF
the audience because half of 1t uaa
composed OF girls. whom he never knew
| how to handle
Il have four boys of my own" said
| he, "and only two girls. The glils
We're both in charge OF their mother until
they grew up. and then they took
charge of me. They have treated lue
kindly but firmly
\ Colonel Roosevelt said he was golsis
to tell them. some stories of Africa
Stories of Africa.
II THE natives are perfectly wild sax.
ages" he said, "and their enemies &C.
| cuse them of occasionally and playfuliy
lapslng into cannibalisnn. That is
delicate subject. and never inquired
4 into II. "a
"one day While was riding up tar
railroad to Natrobi telegraph commit
1 nication was interrupted" he went on
That was because herd of CRATES
] had cantereu across the tracks anu
/ pulled the wires down with their
\ necks."
| Then Colonel Roosevelt told some
more stories or his experiences In All
rica. He talked about the lions
When they were building the rail-
1 road" he continued. CONSTRUCTION was
stopped for two weeks because ty.u
lions established themselves on the
tracks and ate up all the men wno
came to work. I think they ate about
4 100. Finally they were killed.
He said the survivor of another en-
counter with the lions told him story
which he would repeat. AT one rail-
road station" he began, "a lion ate
up the agent and When the next train
i came along 1t ate up brakeman. The
I Je1,sf.
man. took German and an Italian
with him and went out there to kill
the lion.
They sat up in the night waiting
for the lion, and finally the Italtal,
Il went TO sleep at one end of the car,
and the German got into one OF tha
berths. The Englishman sat at the
window with his rifle on guard. Hs
evidently Went to sleep there.
THE lion. with its queer, sinister In
telligence, saw that the man was
asleep. 1t came up on the platform,
pulled the sliding door open with Its
paw and went In. The German was
awakened by the weight of the lions
hind legs on him. The forelegs Of the
lion were on the Englishman. and the
lion had the mans head in his mouth
The German shouted and awakened
the Italian. who leaped up and jumped
/
again. and ran to the other end of the
car. The lion had his man and only
wanted to get away with him. 1t
; smashed Its way through window,
dragging the Englishman with him.
and all through the night the Ger
man and the Italian could hear the
! dreadful purring of the lion. as 1t ats
!, !, the Engllshman.
Principal Address.
: Colonel Rooseyelt's speech In Con-
vention Hall tonight was his prin-
: cipal address of the day.
Eighteen thousand people stood up.
cheered. screamed and waved hand
Z kerchiefs as Mr. Roosevelt came on
! the platform. Two thousand people
Il We're turned away,
Governor Hadley appeared shortly
after the colonel. He was ut once
4 recognized and was given an equally
enthusiastic greeting by the people.
President William T. Bland, OF the
Kansas City Commercial club, then
introduced him with glowing encom-
iums, He declared that the welcome
being given Roosevelt. the man, wa4
warmer than that which several years.
ago had heen given him as President.
1.-THE American people owe nothing
|, to man who has heen President oil
. the United States compared to what hS
owes the American people, declared
J. Mr.. Roosevelt. referring to the words
Il OF the spaa ker who had presented h I'm.
! The colonel spoke of corruption8in New
i York, Missouri. Illinois and California;
!. and said that the duty OF tina people
was to war with equal sternnesS
I. against the corrupt man OF great
> wealth and the small man who make4
, trade of corruption. !,
eve need laws which shall put thS