Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-05-27
ROOSEVELT GUEST
 AT WHITE HOUSE No Hint Is Dropped of Sub jects Discussed During
 Brief Visit.
WARM WELCOME
Former President Receives Ovation on Arrival at Capital, Where He Meets Spanish Envoy and Ad-
 dresses Geographic Society.

Washington, May 26.-Greeted by throngs at the station, applauded by people along the streets and wildly cheered by thousands at the big con- vention hall tonight, Colonel Roose- welt passed a remarkable day in | Washington, during which he greeted | old friends and laid plans into the | political future.
 With all his oldtime vigor and en- thusiasm. Colonel Roosevelt stepped from his train at the Union station this afternoon and was immediately the center of a jostliag crowd of friends, eager to greet him. Over ropes stretched to keep out intruders, the colonel grasped hands right and left, ana was finally almost thrown into waiting automobile by the police guard who feared that many would be injured in Nhe pressing crowd.
 Hears of Riis' Death
 When informed of the death of Jacob A. Riis, Colonel Roosevelt said:
 Say. is he dead? Why that breaks me all up. I cannot begin to tell how shocked I am by that news.
 From the station Colonel Roose- welt went directly to the Smithsonian institute to see for the first time the mounted trophies of his African ex- ploration.
 He posed for a number of aeWs- naper photographs and announced he would do everything for them, ex- cept look pleasant. The day was too hot for such an effort, he explained, From the institute Colonel Roosevelt drove to the white house. He was unescorted when he called on the president The visit lasted 20 minutes. and when he came out Presi- dent Wilson and Secretary Humility accompanied him to the door. Not hint was dropped as to what trans pired between the president and the former occupants of the white house.
 Tells of Travels.
 A reception at the home of Senator Lodge, where President Roosevelt greeted Ambassador Riane of Spain and members of the diplomatic corps, and a dinner in his honor, given by Gilbert Grosvenor of the Geographical society, occupied the colonel's time up to the meeting of the geographical society where he told of his South American trip and dealt with the dis cOvery of the new river.
 Before he left for the meeting hall. a throng of more than 20O0 peo- ple assembled in front of his hotel and patinently awaited his appear ance. A salvo of cheers greeted him as he left for the convention hail. Puts New River on Map.
 Under the largest roof in Washing ton more than 5000 members of the National Geographic society tonight greeted Colonel Roosevelt and heard the first story of his Brazilian eplor- ations.
 It was S:3O o'clock when he arriv- ed. Thousands outside of the build ing turned away, because of the inad- equate seating capacity, cheered the colonel as he made his way into the great hall.
 Backed by series of maps of South America, Colonel Roosevelt started out at once to place his disapproval on these maps.
 "I would like to show you where l have been, and what I have done" he said, "but it is almost impossible for me to show you from these maps what I did, because these maps are so preposterously wrong" The colonel did not refer only tol the maps on the stage. He said there is no map existing at the present time which can show Brazil as it real- ly is., He pointed out these maps as being made by fellows of the Royal Geographic society.
 "To prove the maps wrong, Colonel Roosevelt gave details where valleys in Brazil are marked out as noun tains. The map by which he was guided on his explorations were made by English topagraphers. He said these were about as inaccurate as those made by German topographers.
 "There was no hint or suggestion of the unknown river on any of these maps," said Colonel Roosevelt.
 50 can say I put it on the map. And when I say I put it on the map, mean just what I say"
 The colonel then turned to one Of the huge maps of Brazil hanging be- hind him, and with a piece Of chalk he made a long, slender line, running |south by east.
 "There," he smiled, "I have put it on the map.".
 The entire audience yelled and cheered.
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