The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-27
kept ON THE JUMP.

kept On THE JUMP.
CONTINUED From Pase one.l
Hagner. and the two men sat down for
q long talk.
81 shall be taking my part in the
promise of Colonel Roosevelt in q
formal statement made at Progressive
headquarters in the presence Of most
Of the Progressives in congress.
IT have been asked by Mr.. Lewis
and Mr.. Pinchot to open the campaign
in Pittsburg June 80. which am go
ing to do"
Colonel Roosevelt made his address
while the newspaper men were pres
ent. Afterwards the doors were closed
and he sat down for an informal dis
cussion of political questions. and to
enjoy q cold bottle Of milk and q
sandwich. Victor Murdoch. Progress
sive leader in the house. outlined the
efforts the party has made there to
enact the legislation demanded in its
Chicago platform
Story Of His Explorations.
Under the largest roof in Washing
ton moro than 5000 members OF the
National Geographic society. greeted
Colonel Roosevelt and heard the
first story Of his Brazilian explora-
tons.
Thousands outside Of the building,
turned away because Of the made
Quate seating capacity, cheered the
colonel as he made his way into the
great hall.
For five minutes the cheering in
side continued. The former presi-
dent, looking wasted and wan, but
still possessed of his old time energy.
walked to the center Of the platform
and responded to the greeting.
He smiled and greeted particular
friends whom he noticed in the front
of the great hall Among these were
Chief Justice White OF the supreme
publican Leader James r. Mann and
M. Jusserand. the French ambassa-
dor.
The colonel lost no time. but forth
with started in to tell Of his latest
achievements. He apologized to his
necessarily prove dry" This. how
ever, was not the case. The colonel
gripped the attention OF every ono by
his recital.
F1anked by a series of maps of
| South America, Colonel Roosevelt
approval on these maps.
II would like to show you where
I have been and what I have done.
| he said, but 1t is almost impossible
| for me to show you from these maps
| what did because these maps are 40
preposterously wrong
| And the colonel did not refer only
to the maps on the stage. He said
there is no map existing at the present
| time which can show Brazil as 1t
| really is. He pointed out these maps
as being made by fellows of the Royal
Geographic society.
Says Maps Are Wrong.
| NJ al
| onel Roosevelt gave details where
valleys in Brazil are marked out as
mountains on the maps. The maps by
which he was guided on his explora-
ton were made by English topograph-
| ers. He said these were about az in
accurate as those made by German
Itopographers.
There was no hint or suggestion
Of tie unknown river on any Of these
maps" said Colonel Roosevelt.
And when say put it on the map
mean just what Say" X
The colonel then turned to one OF
the huge maps Of Brazil hanging be-
hind him and with q piece Of chalk he
made a long slender line. running
There he smiled. IL have put II
on the map"
The entire audience yelled and
cheered.
| w men i got TO ITO JauciTOp COu-
|tinued Col. Roosevelt. Mr.. Lauro
Mueller who visited us last year and
who is the minister of foreign affair
of Brazil, told me that of course they
would help me to do what I wished
which was to go up the Paraguay anc
he thought he had something which
would appeal to me much more; thai
the telegraphic commission which ha.
been working in the western portion
Of Brazil that is working above
around there Indicating on the map
had found that the best existing maps
that, is, the maps furnished me wheI
| I went down as the best modern maps
the maps drawn by the fellows of thu
Royal Geographic society were equal
lily striking examples of the fact tina
those maps were totally wrong: tina
the whole region would have to b.
remapped after the discoveries of thu
telegraph commission and that the!
had found the sources Of two river
running north. which went they die
not know where.
The River Of Doubt.
"One Of these rivers. the smaller. wal
called the Pineapple. The other ant
larger one was called the Duvida. tn
river OF doubt. because they did no
know where 1t went out and he told M
the head of the Geographic commission
Col. Rondon. who had for 25 years beef
engaged in the work of exploring tina
wild western wilderness of Brazil
would, II desired, accompany me dow
. that river and see where it came out
and he said: Now we will be delighted
to have you do 1t. but Of course 20,
must understand we cannot tell 20,
anything of what will happen and Their
may be some surprises not necessaril.
pleasant
"I said: Well, by George. that is jus
s, what I would like to do, would be t.
: make the try and see what would hap
: pen down that river (Applause.) An