The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-13
LaTyngitis Grows Worse,
But Specialist Is Not
Apprehensive.
EMBASSY LUNCHEON
NOTABLE EVENT
Most Distinguished Men of Rather
land Attend Mourning
CurtailS Plans.

BERLIN. Nav 13-TheodOre ROose-
welt was clOseted this morning for an
hour with DIT. Frankel, the specialist
treating his throat during the stay
here. The laryngitis was somewhat
worse as the result Of his address
yesterday at the University OF Berlin.
The task OF speaking steadily for
an hour and a half greatly fatigued
the throat. already sore from the
speeches delivered n Europe by Mr..
Roosevelt
After a period Of treatment. how
ever. II was declared that no serious
III effect was expected
The chief event on tOday's program
was a luncheon at the embassy-the
most important Of the public enter
tainments planned FIR the former
Presidents stay in Berlin
Although the plans were somewhat
curtaIIed as the result OF the court
being in mourning, the most distin-
guished men Of the FatherIand in
commercial and financial life, art, lit
erature, music and science were pres
ent-
To Study Social Problems.
Colonel Roosevelt today gave further
evidence of an intention to apply him
self TO social problems, particularly the
care Of the helpless aged, when ne re-
turns TO America
Today he followed up his recent inves-
LEGATION OF the Danish National Home
for Old People, conducted while he was
in Copenhagen, by visiting the model
poor houses, homes for old people and
insane asylUms IN the environs Of Ber-
lin The trip was made in an automo-
bile under the guidance or the burgo-
meister-
Today's visits were not on the original
program. but were substituted for the
social features planned. at Roosevelt's
request. The colonel declared that he
was greatly interested in the problem
OF caring for the aged and those who
through no fault Of their own have fail
ed IN LIES struggle
Gathers Statistics.
Colonel Roosevelt gathered all avail
able statistics on these subjects here to-
day and announced that he would do
the same when he reached London
with a view to making a comparative,
study Of the question as presented in
Europe and America. Il is understood
that much Of his conversation with Tn,
Kaiser had 70 do with the social and
Industrial problems that are encagin.
the attention Of Germany and America
Berlin simply can't get over the terms
Of extreme democracy established be
tween Roosevelt and the Kaiser, and
there Is open wonder as to what would
have happened had the Kaiser not beer
under restraint from the death OF tn,
King Of England
Formally and traditions have, beer
cast aside by the Kaiser. and he 4
treating Roosevelt on more frfeudIy
t-~ns than were ever accorded to snoth-
CT visitor.
The spectacle although in the nature
OF an amrOHt 40 the strict rOvalists
greatly DleaseS the public and has
made Roosevelt almost an idol 10 TIT
German populace.
MIS- p Roosevelt and MISS Ethel spent
the forenoon in buying mourning dTeSSe.
10 wear at King Edwards funeral
The local feeling Is that Roosevelt
appointment as American envoy TO Ed
wards funeral was instigated by the
foreign office as a solution Of the prob
lem Of giving the former President Z
position betting his greatness IN tht
funeral procession
Roosevelt has given little thought, as
Yet 90 what position he viii take in the