The Washington herald., 1910-07-17
ROOSEVELT ENJOYS
DAY AS WOODMAN
Six Huge ElmS Hewn on
Sycamore Estate.
BY NEGRO DELEGATION
John c. Dancy, OF washfngtoR
Among Those Who Invite Former
President TO Address the Forth
coming Negro Fair at Richmond,
Which He VIII Consider.

Oyster Bay. July 1s.-Early this morn
ing Col Roosevelt descended the front
stoop OF Sycamore Hill carrying an ak.
He stayed out Of doors all day and
chopped down six huge elm trees before
he finally cut out his recreation. The
Only visitors he received during the day
were a delegation of colored men, who
came to ask hi INTO speak at the
Colored State Fair in Richmond during
the Southern trip in October. He did
not promise TO do this, but VIII con-
slider it.
The most interesting of the visitors
was Dr. William D. CEum, who was in
the limelight while he was collector Of
the port of Charleston. DR.. Crum has
been appointed by the President 10 the
post OF Minister Resident and Consul Cen
eral in Liberia. The colonel is very
much interested In the status of AFFAIRS
in Liberia, and asked DIT. Crum to tell
him all about things there after he has
visited sierre Leone. capital of the British
province When DR.. Crum returns TO
this country he will look Mr.. Roosevelt
I'D and inform him on what he has OBJ
served He leaves on Tuesday.
Washington Negro a visitor.
When John c. Dancy. ex-recorder of
deeds in the District OF Columbia; Harry
s. Cummings. a member of the city
council in Baltimore; Giles D. Jackson.
perpetual candidate for ONCE in the
South. and DR.. Crum drove up the road
leading to the house on Sycamore Hill
they heard the whaeks OF the colonels
ak. II was shortly after noon. The
colonel saw them and shouted welcome,
and they got cut of the hack and ran
toward him
1t was an unexpected visit. The colonel
was delighted to see them all for he
has known each for years. With Dr.
Crum he talked at length upon foreign
topics. John Daney figured prominently
in the red shirt riots of 1898 In Whining
ton. and the colonel knows ali about him.
Dancy, by the way, Is considered to be
one of the best colored orators in the
United States. The colonel has a warm
spot in his heart for Cummings. because
Cummings was one OF the men to second
Roosevelt's name in the Republican ma
tional convention Of 1904
The colonel ehatted with his visitors for
about a half hour Dancy told him he
had made it a policy 10 fight out negro
differences IN the South and with South
erners instead Of airing their grievances
In the North. He said that his race is
living in peace and harmony. Mr.. Roose-
Welt was deeply interested in this kind Of
talk. He told his callers so. They each
carried away chips Of wood as souvenirs
when they departed.
Hacks and Talks.
Daily -rquirers who 90 TO Sycamore
Hill discovered the colonel late this after
noon stu swinging the big AK with gusto.
He would hack. say a few words 20 En-
len Roosevelt. his nephew, who watched
him work. and then hack some more.
He wasn't ready to be interviewed until
he had done away with a monster elm
that was not needed on the estate, A
couple of laborers stood ready to tug at
stout rope, and another assisted the
colonel in chopping.
Just a few more and we'll finish her
one Of them called.
"All right" answered the colonel. And
he chopped out with increased ardor. A
helper shouted that the tree was totter-
ing and warned the colonel and Emlen
Roosevelt TO stand aside. They obeyed
and the big elm crashed 10 the ground
with noise that could be heard a half
mile away. Then he became the con-
tributing editor and discussed things Of
moment. The report that there has been
a hitch in the arrangements of the con-
servation congress 10 be held in st. Paul
in September the colonel denied. If
there has been any trouble IL has been
Strengthened out satisfactorily now. at
any rate All differences have been
smoothed. Mr. Roosevelt is going to
speak before the conservatfonlsts just as
the schedule of his trip calls for.
Denver Second Stop.
At Denver, the second stop on the
Western tour the colonel viii talk on
certain phases OF conservation. II is not
IN the least unlikely that one or two
names will be mentioned and politics or
a timely nature will be injected. The
colonel says that he is looking forward to
a week Of rest. He hasn't made any
important appointments, he said, because
he wants 10 work as much as possible
over the speeches for the first trip. The
Rev. DR.. Lyman abbott, who is a MEM
Der Of the Outlook staff. same as the
colonel is. will take dinner at Sycamore
Hill tomorrow and spend the day here.
While the colonel was chatting away
on some offhand subjects. out there in
the woods four fine cows passed by.
Ever milk en- T. r. was asked.
BY George, no." laughed the colonel. |
'T can't milk COWS The last time 1 !
tried was many years ago, on a ranch
in North Dakota, where we had con-
densed milk only. day and night" He |
paused to laugh louder.
II chased a COW llckity split for two |
miles over everything we came to. 1 !
roped the COW. threw her. and turned |
her upside down. but the result was not
as good as I expected I got precious |
little milk
The colonel said that he never did ex-
pect to make cows a speciality. Wild
beasts and things are good enough for
him.
Tomorrow he wifi rest and talk With |
DR.. Abbott and his family On Monday
he'll hustle with Secretary Harper in an at
tempt to reduce the pile of correspond
ence, And on Tuesday he'll edit for
the Outlook. He can write some. but
he can't milk cows