New Britain herald., 1914-05-27
PUT RIVER ON MAP, . SAYS RooGVELT
Colonel Declares CeogTaphtrs are
 All Wrong Regarding BTaza.

l Washington, May 27.-Proclaimed l last night before a great audience of | scientists from many cities as "the | discoverer of river in South Amer 4 ica one thousand miles long," Colonel ] Theodore Roosevelt assured the Ma | tional Geographic society that he had 1 put this river on the map and chal l lenged all the photographers in the world to disprove his achievement.
 The colonel had appeared before a
 Washington audience on a previous occasion as an explorer, but never as a discoverer, and he was cheered to I the echo as he declared that the 1 photographers and geographers of all nations were wrong in their maps of the wilds of Brazil wherein he found and traced the ''Duvida River or, as now more familiarly known, "The River of Doubt"
 Scientists, the colonel declared, had attempted to dispute his discovery, Tracing On a blackboard with piece of chalk the river of his finding, he ! declared emphatically:
 I've Put It On the Map" ''I say We put it on the map and I mean what 1 say. No map has ever
 
 said we might have traversed the river Tapajose or the river Madiera, but the fact is that some of our party went down one river and some went down the other, while we went down river in between them which no map maker ever saw. l can direct any man where to find this river and rivers stay put, so that the discovery we have made may be verified"
 The colonel described in detail the hardships of his trip into the Bra Zilian wilds and particularly the hard ships endured in navigating the rapids of '"The River of Doubt In the upper part of the river, he said, the rapids were so severe that it required forty two days for the party to traverse one degree from 11:45 south to 10:45 south. During that hazardous trip they lost nearly all their floor and belongings.
 ''Dr. Muller told me-" MT. Roose- welt declared, that as a result of the work of the Brazilian telgraphic communication in western Brazil, all the maps in existence of that part of the country would have to be changed."
 Some of these maps" the colonel continued, with a twinkle, were drawn by fellows of the Royal Geo. graphical society and they are all wrong, too. Muller showed us that the whole region would have to be re-mapped. He said the telegraphic commission had discovered the sources of two new rivers, but they knew not where they went One of these was the River of Doubt and Dr. Muller asked me why I didn't investigate it. I told him, By George, that's what I would like to do.'" ) In Campaign This Year.
 T shall be taking my part in the campaign this year. This was the epromise of Colonel Roosevelt in a formal statement made at progressive headquarters here last night in the presence of most of the progressives in congress. The colonel announced | that. he had told Governor Johnson i that he would go to California if nec- essary to help the progressive ticket | and would do all else he could for l the party.
 The colonel was warmly greeted at | the progressive headquarters, where l James R. Garfield of Ohio, Senator 1 Clapp of Minnesota, the only senator l present, and numerous progressive | representatives were gathered. He talked with each one present. encir- | cling a number that he had not seen l for a long time. When he spoke for mally, particularly praising the pro- | gressives in congress for their work.
 T am not going to have any inter- view tonight, but there is a statement ] l want to make to the press. I came 1 tc Washington primarily to address | the Geographic society, but secondly l wanted to see the progressive sen- ators and representatives in congress. because feel that a peculiar debt of obligation is owing to them for what | they have done and for the WAY in