Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-13
SHOW ROOSEVELT
TOM-TOM HONORS
NATIVES .COLLAB0RATE IN RE-
SPECTFUL CLAM0R
FORMER PRESIDENT DlSEM-
BARKS AT DuElM
Reiterates Statement That He viii
Not Discuss Politics Until He
Reaches American Shores.
In Splendid Health
BY IRVING DWIGHT.

BY IRVING DWIGHT.
DUEIM Upper White Nile), Egyp-
tan Soudan, March 12.-The trim
stern wheel steamer Oar, bearing Col.
Roosevelt and party, touched at the
pole-constructed pier at this town to-
day and practically the entire pOpula-
ton of this quaint interior village and
neighboring settlements turned out en-
masse to greet the great white hunter,
as the former president of the United
States is termed by the English as
we'll as the native inhabitants of the
dark continent.
AS the little steamer locked there
were witnessed scenes which to an
American were both barbarlc and
strange. Bands of natives, CARRIED in
the few clothes which the climate of
this section of the world permits, with
here and there a bright colored piece
of cloth or string of beads and orna-
nents peculiar to the Soudanese tribes,
the dark skinned Africans We're pic
turesque Accompanying one group Of
natives from Faqui kohi, about thirty
miles south of Dueim, was a collection
of Ethiopian musicians, bearing the
odd instruments peculiar to the more
civilized Africans. The "noise" made
was hideous and discordant, yet when
Col. Roosevelt heard it and saw the
natives were doing him high honor he
swung 1t in the air in recognition of
the tribute paid him and his country
for at the head of the little band was
carried a flag, and although 1t was so
soiled its design was traced with diff
Guilty, it was seen at a glance to be
Old Glory.
Murdered Yankee Doodle"
Just as Mr.. Roosevelt stepped from
the boat the motley aggregation of
noise makers struck up an air which
indicated an attempt on the part of
the instrument Wielders to render
Yankee Doodle"
AS soon as j. N. Bishop an English
land owner, stepped up to Mr. Roose-
Welt and invited him to accept of his
hospitality a delegation of Africans
big. strapping felloWs-surrounde the
hunter on all sides and acted as an
escort to their distinguished guest.
Mr.. Roosevelt looked the picture of
health. Since leaving the jungles he
has "tidied up" a bit and while he
still appears in the typical garb of a
hunter in African wilds his face is
clean shaven and his hair cut to re-
semble the fashion of his country.
incidentally it is limited by some of
the members of the party that Kermit
Roosevelt acted the part of tonsorial
artist to his father.
When Col Roosevelt was ready to
re-embark aboard the Oar a group of
African girls, dressed in gorgeous raj
ment and displaying huge ornaments
In their split ears and noses and wear
ing coiffures which would make many
girl of fashion in the far-off United
States tremble with envy, lined up on
either side of the plank to the steam
er and presented Mr., Roosevelt with
gifts of their handiwork. Each girl
as she proffered her gift made an
obeisance which brought her head
close to the earth and the effect of
the suns rays on the glttering bau-
bles worn by the group as their bodies
bobbed up and down was a rare sight
when contrasted with the sable hue
of their shoulders and arms.
Silent on Politics
Mr. Roosevelt reiterated his decision
expressed at Renk, that he would not
discuss politics or anything pertaining
to governmental questions during his
entire stay in Egypt and Europe
The advance guard of newspaper
men, consisting of five correspondents
who sailed up the Nile on the steamer
Abbas to meet Col. Roosevelt over
took the hunter Friday at Renk, near
ly 100 miles south of Dueim. Mr.
Roosevelt entertained the correspond
ents at dinner aboard the Oar. The
former president was affable and
talked necessarily of his expedition
into the jungles, but not one word
could be drawn from him regarding
his probable candidacy for president
of the United States. although the in
reviewers piled him with the most
adrOit questions to get some intima-
ton Of his intentions.
Mr.. Roosevelt and party expects to
arrive in Khartoum Sunday evening,
a day ahead OF schedule time. Mrs
Roosevelt and party will not reach
the metropolis of Soudan until some
time Monday.
While in Khartoum the Roosevelt
partly will be the guests Of the sirdar
at the palace. He will go to Naples
after a visit at Cairo and from Naples
he will journey to Rome and Berlin,
in both of which cities he will deliver
addresses.