Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-27
HARpsHiPs AND PERlLs or
] EXPLORATIONS REcITEp
Challenge IL Hurled At skspties Who
sslittIe lmportanos Of Discovery
Roosevelt Chats witch President VIII
son and cenfsrs With Prosrsssivs
Leaders.


of first importance with the progress
sives in congress. visit to the Smith
sonian institution to sec the trophys
from his African hunt Of four years
ago. q meeting with q few members
OF the diplomatic corps ana q dinner
with his old friends here.
It was such i hot and busy day that
the colonel's collar rapidly melted away
but he went thru 1t all without show :
ing evidence Of fatfgue.s Tho crowds,
the cheers, the struggles to shake Ms
hand, the photographers and All the
rest were like old campaign days. The
colonel waved his hat continually and
fired out ':bully" and "By George, that's
fne!" at everything. 4 There was no
doubt that he had = thoroughly good
time. 80
The progressivS members OF congress
were at the party headquarters to meet
him after the lecture and 90
over the political situation with him.
Il WAS understood that Colonel Rooso-
velt was desirous Of sounding senti-
ment here. particularly with reference
to the advisability Of making an early
attack on the policies Of the Wilson
administration.
elishtD Politios.
With tho exception of his conferences
with the progressive conBressmen,
politics played little part IN MS DAY
here. He was too busy for that. re.
ports that walile here he might meet
ren,,hlican leaders came to naught, for
the colonel saw none Of them.
"Not a republican showed his head. T"
he said laughingly.
Colonel Roosevelt's visit with Pres1-
dent Wilson was perhaps OF greater
interest to the public than any other
event Of the day. Tho president and
his predecessor spent more than nali
an hour together and talked OF mos.
everything except politics. "A good dear
Of the time was put in at telling. stories
when the colonel arrived at tho exc
cntive mansion he leaped out OF his au-
to,n1bile with his old time vigor and
wa1ked Quickly intos the White House
where tho president waS awaiting to
receive him in the Red Room.
"rm very glad to see you. said the
president as he shook hands with MT.
Roosevelt. They had met before ana
therefore no introductions were neces-
sary. -
After the exchange Of greetings the
president led the way to tho SCUM
nortico Of the White House where the
cool 4breezes from the Potomac Maoe
more bearable the extreme heat Inere
lemonade was served and the TWO men
sat down for long talk.
SpeakinE Of travel. books and telling
stories the two men seemed to enjoy
their meeting greatly All controversial
.uhiects were avoided but the colonel
himself mentioned the "river OF DOUBT
which he discovered in Brazil ana 1okeo
over the controversy about It.
a crowd Of several hundred people
Nd gathered inside the White House
Ground. and a Colonel Roosevelt ap-
scared at his departure. there was q
burst Of hand clappins. /,
.rt was very pleasant social visit
said Colonel Roosevelt after It was
IN his arrival In washinston Col,
an ii Roosevelt went frst to the Smith :
.onian institution. It WAS his nrst
rlimpse Of the game he shot IN africa
since 1t had been mounted.
4. soon as he entered the building
ma caught eight of . huge rhtnocreos
in a glass case. =.
Il shot him." he exclaimed. II was
rather close call. too, kermit salo
s-att q minute Dad. till take his pic
80, nv. rhino. rushing at us, head
down" ......a p,+
Permit cot his picture and then ! got
'''I from the museum Colonel Roosevelt
,-art - the home Of Senator Lodge Tor
: talk with the senator and. the British
french and Spanish ambassadors. me
1ecture came next. with tho conference
WITH progressive congressman the last
thing Of, the program before MS oe-
n.rtnre Tor New York at midnight.
III his. lecture the colonel told the
nrst complete story Of his South
American. explorations and submitted
n. evidence Of the discovery of
B 900 mile river 70 The National
Geographic Society. j,
The biz auditorium Of wsshington's
convention hall was crowded with
members and guests Of the society
leaders of official life and OF society
Colonel Roosevelt made his talk from
: big temporary stage, fitted with maps
Of south America . big stereoptican
screen and. blackboard upon which
was drawn q scale chart Of portion
Of the Amazon river, with Its tribu-
taries, Madeira and Tapajosi. Tho
charts showed the new water course
described by Colonel Roosevelt In
dotted lines.
Chorus Of Cheers.
when the colonel reached the plat
form, q chorus Of cheers greeted him.
he was introduced by President Gros-
venor, ct the National Geographic So
ciety, and applause broke out again as
he reached from the stage to shake
hands with Ma5-Gen. Leonard A.
Woods, and CHIEF Justice white Of the
supreme court
The colonel said he had not gone to
south America 70 discovef rivers but
that Df. Muller, Brasiiiais minister Of
fOreien afkairs, had Inspired him to
seek out the now famous "river Of
doubt. !.
.,Dr. Muller told me- NJ. nccssveit
dSclared, that . ! RESULT ~ tllewoek
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