The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-12

signal TO let go. The aeropiane rose gen
tly and gradually 10 a height OF 100 feet.
AS II rose IL picked up more speed, and
before he knew It. Mrs Roosevelt and the
aviator were swooping over the heads OF
the crowds The biplane descended in a
complete circle and made total loop.
The colonel waved his hands 10 those
beneath him. He called TO them. but the
hum OF the motor choked his words. In
three minutes and twenty seconds, the
plane glided back 10 its original position,
near the eolone(s auto. The crowd
swarmed toward him.
He uttered EXPLANATIONS so fast that
you could not tell what he was saying.
He kept saying by George and said
Fine" at least q hundred times. He
was so overwhelmed that he couldn't de-
scribe his sensation of being IN the air.
Followed by Aircraft.
It was with difficulty that the colonel
got away from the aviation field. The
crowd swarmed around his machine and
fred thousands Of questions at him. AS
he rode through the gates he saw two
planes above him. 10 Blanc was driving
one. Both of them cut all sorts OF capers,
turning somersGuIts and doing other dar-
ing and breath batting tricks Col Roose-
Welt kept waving TO them. They followed
his car for a mile.
The drive TO Clayton was swift In
Representative Bartholdt's Congressional
district the colonel made a nonpolticai
speech Il went up in an American air
ship" he said, with an American 10
handle IT, II was fine"
He spoke briefly and then started back
10 town.
Al the State fair grounds. which the
colonel seems to be in the habit Of visit
ing everywhere he goes. he met 1000
schoolgirls.
I've had a great time in ST. Louis, -
he told them. 1T seems 70 me that this
is a wide-awake town. This is the only
place that ever had me UP IN the air"
Explains AerOpIane Trip.
He explained 10 them about the aero
plane. and apologized for being so late.
las / know you all well. I know you
would play hockey for a week 20 90 up
in an airship' he said. Therefore,
know you won't blame me for being
late"
The colonel raced back TO town just
as fast as he could. lie hurried 20 take
dinner with Gov Hadlsy and 10 get over
TO the Coliseum for his night speech. He
was SO begrimed with dust and oil that II
took him some time,
Tomorrow he leaves for Peoria to
speak at a dinEer before the Knights OF
Columbus.
Col Roosevelt topped on one OF the
widest days Of his career with his speech
in the Coliseum tonight, Despite the
rushing and dashing about the colone!
was fresh and energetic
Gets Noisy Greeting.
A crowd OF nearly f5O15 persons were
jammed inside the great hall. II was a
noisy, cheering crowd that gave him one
OF the loudest welcomes he has received
since he returned from Africa. Gov.
Hadley described him as the man who
aroused the sIumbering conscience OF the
nation.
The audience howled with delight when
the colonel got Up 10 speak. They Ioshed
him a Bit and the colonel joshed back.
He told them that nothing pleased him
more than the fact that Missouri cast
its vote for him for President in 1904
And weW do it again" they roared
back Mr. Roosevelt didnt do thing
out smile.
In New York State our opponents can
themselves the Democracy, They have
the slenderest relation 20 any historic
party bearing that name. 1t is enough
10 make Andrew Jackson, OF Tennessee,
and Tom Benton, Of Missouri turn in
their graves" the colonel exclaimed.
The situation IS the same mere
Discusses New York Situation.
The colonel swung back TO the New
York situation.
"One or the utu.ary Democratic pa
pers In New York City-Democratic with
a string 20 IL, a representative OF Wall
street and more sensitive TO the pocket
nerve than to any abstract sprinciples-
described the Democrats convention in
nominating the s0-called Democratic
ticket IN New York, he exclaimed,
after mentioning ali the candidates. In
Guiding its own, il stated that what went