The San Francisco call., 1910-04-27
ROOSEVELT Sees
FALL OF AVIATOR
Daring Birdman Attempts Flight
in Gale, but Soon Crashes
to Ground
Colonel, as Honorary Member
OF Academy of Sports, Is
Given Gold Medal

PARIS, April 26.-For the first time
in his life. former President Roosevelt
today saw an aeroplane flight. 1t was
very short one, and the aeronaut,
Emile Dubonnet, had a narrow escape
from injury
Roosevelt journeyed to Issy les Moul-
lneaux, as the guest of the Academy of
Sports. There a large crowd had gath
cred, including cabinet ministers and
noted av1ators. A strong wind was
blowing.
Not wishing to disappoint Roosevelt,
Dubonnet volunteered to go up in the
face of the gale. The former president
was deeply interested in every detail
of the start, and he pressed forward
as the machine left the ground. 1t
was evident, however, this was no day
for flying, and the aeroplane hardly
had gone $50 yards when it came down
with swoop, almost capsiZing as it
struck the ground One of the wings
was broken, but Dubonnet was not
hurt. Roosevelt rushed forward and
offered him his congratulations.
GIVEN GOLD MEDAL
Prior to his return to Paris, Nj. de
V1lleneuve. president of the Academy of
Sports, presented to Roosevelt. as hon
orary president, the academy's gold
medal.
During the afternoon Roosevelt re-
ceived a deputation from the French
parliamentary group for international
arbitration, headed by former President
Leon Bourgeois and Baron d'EstOur-
nelles de Constant. The latter, in ad-
dressing the former president. said he
counted upon Roosevelt's influence in
the holding of a third peace conference
at The Hague
To 1T hat h 10
influence could be taken for granted,
but" he added. you must remember
that l am now a private citizen.
Il, too. am private citizen" said
Bourgeois
81 am proud to admit" continued
| Roosevelt. that / am the first states
man to make an appeal TO The Hague
court-in a dispute between the United
States and Mexico. A former govern
ment official should not give the i'm
| preston that he believes he is still a
| government official, but with this re-
serve l am entirely in accord with
you upon the necessity of a third
| Hague conference"
| After a visit to the Luxembourg gal
| lery in the morning, Roosevelt was
conducted to the famous revolutionary
iprison in the wing of the palais lie
| justice, where he inspected the dun
geons. among others that in which
Marie Antoinette was confined prior to
her execution.
GUESTS AT DINNER
| Ambassador and Mrs. Bacon gave a
[ dinner this evening of % covers in
honor of Colonel and Mrs. Roosevelt
| The guests included Premier BRAND
| former president and Nine Loubet
1 foreign minister and Nine. Pichon, the
| French ambassador to the United
States, and NJ. Jusserand. count de
| Selves, M. Lepine, prefect of Paris
General ,Dalstein, military governor OF
Paris, M. Caron, president of the mu-
nicipal council, Mr.. and Mrs W. K
Vanderbilt and Mrs. ntgomery Sears
One of the former presidents visitors
today was the Indian prince Jagatjit
Sigh Banadur. maharajah of Kapurth-
| ala.
The last day in Paris of the Roose-
welt party includes visit to Vincennes
| tomorrow morning. where. under the
! direction of General Dalstein, the Paris
garrison will be put through a series
| of evolutions. In the afternoon there
probably will be an excursion to Yer
| sailles. where fetes have been arranged
and in the evening Roosevelt will be a
| guest at a dinner at the ministry OF
! foreign relations.