Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-12


was welcomed to Peoria by a IargG
crowd which cheered him as he left
the train at the station. On the trip
across Illinois Roosevelt spoke at
several places. At Green Valley he
talked Of the new nationalism" TO
the crowd at the station.
Denounces Corruption
! Springfield, Oct 12.-Governor De-
neen met Roosevelt when he arrived
at Springfield at IL today, and accom-
panied him TO Peoria. The stop here
was brief. and during the stay Roose-
welt addressed 1000 people gathered
at the station. He vehemently de-
nounced corruption in Office.
On Way 10 PeOr1a.
st. Louis, Oct 12.-Theodore Roose
welt departed this morning for Peoria,
H., where tonight he will speak at a
Knights Of Columbus banquet. He will
arrive in Peoria at 1 o'clock and re-
main until IL tonight A brief stop
will be made at Springfield on the way
to Peoria. Leaving Peoria tonight
Roosevelt will go to Indiana 10 deliver
campaign speeches for Senator Bev-
eridge. He will campaign in New
York Friday.
Adds Unexpected Thrill.
Aviation Park, st. Louis. Oct 12.-
The final thrill of the aviation meet
here came yesterday afternoon when
Theodore Roosevelt removed his coat.
-climbered into a Wright biplane. and,
while the tremendous crowd present
stood spellbound with fright, was shot
through the air far above the heads
of the spectators at a speed Of more
than a mile a minute.
There had been numerous surprises
before this, but the spectacle OF the
former president, elephant hunter and
idol of the American people flying
through the clouds with all the reck-
less abandon of a professional aviator
was too much for the enthusiastic
throng.
Silent Death.
Nobody uttered a sound until II was
all over Then the crowd went wild.
The militia company on duty and the
special police found that It took all Of
their strength to prevent the excited
multitude from breaking all bounds
and carrying Colonel Roosevelt and
the machine away with them.
The flight was made in the same
aeroplane which bore Walter R. Brook.
ins in his record breaking dash to
Springfield, by which he won the Rec
$4,000 purse. And it was
handled by Arch Hoxsey. the sky
pilot who on Saturday broke another
worlds record in his flight from Spring
field to ST. Louis. When the former
president added his own presence to
this combination the crowd felt that
the last word in aeroplane thrills had
been said.
''BuIIy," He Says.
1t was one more sensation for the
former president, soldier, sportsman,
diplomat and politician. Moreover, he
said that IL was a greater JOY than any
Of the others. He fairly beamed with
when he disengaged him
self from the supporting wires of the
device and sprang OUT
upon the ground.
Bully" he exclaimed in a voice
hat could be heard all over the field.
It's the greatest experience I evei
nave had. | only wish could stay VI
IN hour"
As a matter Of statistics, Colonel
Roosevelt and Hoxsey were in the air
ust 3 minutes and 20 seconds AS
hey travelled around the field three
lines during that period-a distance
# four and one-half miles-it is appar-
mt that the machine made the unusual
peed of fraction over a mile a min
lte.
Coolest of All.
OF the thousands of persons who
Witnessed the fight and the one pro-
essional aviator who participated in
t. Colonel Roosevelt was the coolest.
ioxsey, hero of a thousand daring as
ents above the clouds. was the most
ervous person in the crowd. Once,
ghen Colonel Roosevelt became so en-.
husiastic that he fourished his arm
o the crowd below, Hoxsey became
fraid he would catch his arm in the
ontrolling wires and change the
curse of the machine.
Keep your arms on the rail. colo
el," he ordered, just as sternly as II
lis passenger had been an assistant
instead of a former president.
The fight was a complete surprise
o everybody except the principal in