The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-29
ROOSEVELT ID SPEAK. WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
Gives Out First Interview
 Since Injured WOUND IS PAINFUL
Plans for Remainder of Campaign Depend on Condition After Speech. Receives Huge Cake for
 Birthday Gift

| Oyster Bay, October 2s.-"I don't feel a bit as though had been shot" said Col onel Roosevelt tonight. The colonel was so much better that his physicians gave him permission to re-establish communi- oyster Bay, with the outside world. It was the first interview he had given since his return to Sagamore TIill, and he talked for 20 minutes without sign of fatigue This seems like being alive again., said the colonel as he entered his library. Tt seems good to get back into the old channels once more" He walked with a brisk, vigorous step and his face had lost none of its color There was nothing about his appearance to -~ggest that he carried an assassn's bullet in his body.
 When he shook hands however, he gave the first indication he still felt the effects of the wound. Instinctivey he held out his right hand Ills face twitched with pain, which he sought to conceal, and he thrust his hand Into the pocket of his riding coat and put out his left. q haven't much use Of my right fist yet" he exclaimed. I'm feeling surprs- ingly well, but suppose there are always some small complications. The chest muscles on the right side are sore. The broken rib seems to have knitted and 1 feel no pain from it unless l breathe deeply"
 Keep Crowds Away
 Colonel Roosevelt said he felt well enough to make his speech in Madison Square Garden, New York. Wednesday night and that If he suffered serious effects he might make few other speeches before election day. The hard est problem, he said, was to keep out of crowds, for he is in no condition to get Into a struggling mass of people. Pre- cautions are being taken to keep him out of the crowd in Madison Square Garden.
 Some perfectly well meaning persons" he said might think that it was the psychological moment To shake hands and thump me on the right side" He placed his hand over his wound to indi- cate the spot he meant. and added: That might make 1t difficult for me to resist the impulse to turn anarchist myself"
 Plans Depend on Conditions
 His plans for the remainder of the campaign depend on the outcome of Wednesday nights journey to New York "Ill see how 1t goes then" he said. If l get through that all right may make few more speeches"
 One of the speeches. he added. might be al q second progressive rally m Madison Square Garden. There had been some talk. he explained. of meet ing there in behalf of the progressive state ticket. '1 have arranged my speech for Wednesday nigh, so l can deliver it In not more than half an hour" said Colonel Roosevelt, and in that time l shall not be able to take up state matters. If meeting for the state ticket is held ln Madison Square Garden or somewhere else in New York. I shall Of course. want to be there and I shall. if l can. even if not able to speak.
 Next Monday. the day before election, Colonel Roosevelt hopes to be able to speak in the neighboring towns of Mineola and Huntington, in fulfliment of a promise made early in the cam paign to devote the last days to hIs home county of Nassau.
 Today's mail brought Colonel Roose- welt more than 100 letters and 300 tele- grams. Most of them were messages of congratulation for his birthday or be- cause of his recovery.
 Unique Cake for Gift
 A birthday gift which interested him came today from Mrs Richard Jordan of oyster Bay. Lt was a cake six feet in diameter. Beginning in the middle half dozen four-leaf ciovers were set in the icing. d road wound in and out over the top of the cake. with electric lights on poles, one for each state, along the way The tiny incandescant lamps were lighted by a storage bat tery concealed in the cake. At the end of the road Is tho White House. At the front door k an eigbt-inch auto mobile containing Colonel Roosevelt just about to enter.