Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-27
ROOSEVELT BACK
At HIS DESK; IS
WITNESS IN SUIT
Stirred Political CauIdron in
Trip to Washington-En-
thusiasm at Lecture.

NEW YORK, May 27.-''If anybody
doubts the existence of that river
now his sincerity is open to ques-
tion.'
This was the comment of Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt early tday on his
return here from Washington on the
lecture he delivered there last night
before the National Geographic So
ciety in which he officially announced
$he discovery of heretofore un-
known river in Brazil
Colonel Roosevelt planned to re-
man in town today, spending some
time at his editorial offices, where it
was arranged to take his testimony in
the suit brought by Attorney Wales
against John Mitchell for fees he al
leges are due for the part he took in
settlement of the Pennsylvania coal
strike of 1908. Colonel Roosevelt ex-
pected to return to his home in Oys-
ter Bay late in the day.
Colonel Roosevelt was highly elat-
ed at the receptin accorded him in
Washington, and expressed pleasure
at having been able to meet again so
many friends and acquaintanceS.
IFrom a stan Correspondence
WASHINGTON, May 27.-The
academic equilibrium of the capital
was tipped on its beam. in fact it
might be said to have been see-saw-
ing yesterday from late in the after
noon until long after midnight. 1t
was done by the great and only I.
R. The great national magnet drew
the crowds to the big union station
about o'clock, and from then on the
usual placidity of the capital was in a
state of disturbance. The national
human magnet attracted crowds to
the National Museum, again to the
front of the hotel where he had his
dinner, where the crowd grew until
shortly after o'clock, when the ma
tional magnet again appeared before
the public, received his customary
cheers, smiled his big dental smile,
waved his arms at the cheerers as ho
Jumped into the automobile with the
alacrity of boy out for JOY Tide,
and was off to the auditorium, where
he was to show how and why he
discovered that river which is not
salt.
Big Crowd Outside Hall
Outside the auditorium was the
biggest crowd of all and the loudest
cheers of the day. Inside there was
sWeltering crowd that packed the
big hall to its utmost. The swelter-
ing heat abated not jot of the en-
thusiasm that followed the national
magnet from the moment he set his
foot in the city where he once pre-
sided as head of the nation.
Pandemonium in the form of
cheers. yells and moose cries filed
the air for uncounted minutes, ana
all the while the cause of 1t all took
it in buoyantly, joyously. rapturous-
ly. Every evidence OF dee-nghI AMI
mated his features, and seeing now
he enjoyed it, the audience gave nlm
enjoyment in full measure untii Out
of sheer WEAKNESS they had to desist
and take up the task of smoothing
out wilted collars and wipirg away
the streams of perspiration the en-
thdslasm and heat entailed.
Some of the expressions heard told
the story of the man better than any
thing a mere writer could evolve.
"He's a wonder HE is the same
old Teddy" "Only more, so,' added
another. what is there in the man
that provokes such enthusiasm
Then they began to answer their
own comments each in his own way
From the moment that 1t was an
nounced that Roosevelt was coming
t. this city the air began 10 tlngle.
The magnetism of the man was felt
here even from far off Oyster Bay.
Senators, congressman, officials high
and low talked Roosevelt IN twoS, |
threes, groups and punches. In the
Senate in the House and in the de-
partments the chief topic If CONVEX
se etion has been Roosevelt. What he
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