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16 PAGES vol. xxxih. 1 lilLJil . OU nWTM by caiuher TIMES DYNAMITE SUSPECT HELD IN SACRAMENTO JAIL Letters Cause Arrest of G. Wal lace, but Local Police Think Man Not Implicated ROOMMATE IS QUESTIONED Writer of Notes to Prisoner Lo cated Here and Explains Statements That the arroat of George Wallace at Sacramento on suspicion of being implicated In the dynamiting of the Times building October 1 i« not Important and that the man had noth ing to do -with the matter is the opin ion of the Los Angeles officers. The effects of John Murray, who wrote the letters found In the possession of Wal lace when the latter was arrested, were examined by Detectives Jones and Boyd, who found nothing that would incriminate the two men. The arrest of Wallace at Sacramento yesterday was due to a singular acci dent. Another George Wallace, a prominent miner of Shingle, Eldorado county, roceived two letters several days ago at the Sacramento t>ostoftlce. Both of these letters had been sent from Los Angeles to San Francisco and forwarded to the capital city. Without noting the postmarks Wal lace opened the letters. The contents aruustd hie suspicions, and he imme diately turned them over to Chief of Police Ahcarn of Sacramento. The latter laid a trap and the letters wero returned tn the postofflce. When the other Wallace appeared and received the letters he was fol lowed a short distance down the street and placed under arrest. This seemed to confuse him and he attemptod to destroy the letters. It later was learned that the letters were wrltton by John Murray, a ce ment worker, living at the Hotel St. Louis, 653 Central avenue, Los Angeles. I'ltOHK MURBAVB EFFECTS The local detective bureau was noti fied and Detectives Jones and Boyd were detailed to investigate this end of the case. The officers went to the Central avenue address and learned that Wallace and Murray had been roommates; that the latter has been working in Los Angeles for the last five years.ln the employ of Carl Leon ardt, v contractor, and that Wallaco had stayed at the Central avenue ad dress at various times during the past year. It further was learned that both men were in their rooms early Friday night, September 30. and that they were there the following morning. Wallace, It appears, was stopped on the street and questioned by an officer. He seemed to resent the interference and refused to give an account of him self. He then was taken to the central police station and questioned by Chlof Galloway. Wallace, being a Scotch man, wanted to explain matters to the head of the police department, who also is a native of Scotland. The In terview apparently was not satisfac tory, and Wallace was ordered to leave the city within twenty-four hours. He returned to his room and went to the Arcade station, where he boarded a train for San Francisco. Immediately on his arrival Wallace wrote to his roommate (Murray), In forming the latter the reasons for leav ing in such a hurried manner. This letter was written on the stationery of the Denver house, 221 Third street, San Francisco. In this letter Wallace states that he was arrested on sus picion and ordered out of the city. He says that he did not want to stay and run the risk of continually being harassed by tho police and thought it best to get out of town while he had the money. The writer also stated that he expected to get a job as dishwasher at the Denver house within a few days. I.i i ti:k attacks timkm Murray answered the letter the following day—October 6—and sympa thized with Wallace. It Is thought that circumstances that brought about his roommate's sudden departure ang ■rod him and he wrote strongly de iouncingr the police and the Times. Both letters taken from Wallace were signed by John Murray, and were sent from the Hotel St. Louis, 653 Central avenue, Los Angeles. One of the letters was mailed at the Ar cade station October 5, and tho other on the day previous. The first let ter, and tho one which tells most, is as follows: "Friend George: I sure was sur prised when I got to the room last night and got your note, but I soon got over my surprise. While going ■to supper I was held up and felt of my hip pockets three times Inside of 20 minutes, once on Main street, again on Fourth and I,os Anpeles, end again on Seventh and San Pedro. These is crazy. Yes, gone mad. There Is no doubt in my mind that Chandler knows more than he sayf. Tho least said through the mall the better. George, Jim told me you told the chief you were born In Glasgow. You know the rest. Just think what I mean, George. I have no more to say now. If I was telling you, I would tell you a whole lot of what I heard and seen during the short time you were gone." Murray loft the city Saturday, Oc tober 8, and went to a small town near Taft in the oil district near Bak ersfleld. where he was sent by Con tractor Ijeonardt to construct some foundations for oil tanks. SAYS MKN WERE IN ROOMS According 1 to J. A. Lynch, proprietor of the Hotel St. Louis, both Wallace and Murray were In their rooms Fri day night, September 30. A man namea John Murray was ar rested at 11:30 o'clock Friday night, September 30, and booked at the cen tral police station on a charge of drunkenness. He was taken into cus tody by Patrolman McFadden on New High street, several blocks from the Times building. He was released the following morning under a. fine of $3 straight. Lynch is positive this Is not the man who roomed with him. "I have known Murray for the past five years," said Lynch. "I worked with him at the cement business in San (Continued on l"««e BU) LOS ANGELES HERALD INDEX OF HERALD'S NEWS TODAY FORECAST ■!'■: ":■•■ For Los Antrim and vicinity—Clearing Wednesday; licit sooth wind. Maximum temperature yesterday, 84 degrees; mini mum temperature, 84 degrees. LOS ANGELES Auction of seats for theatrical benefit for aid of families of victims of Times disas ter brings 12765. PAGE 9 South Pasadena to have new flyer service on four track system of. Pacific Electric. PAGE 9 Capture Julia La Fayette Roberts, charged with cashing bonus checks. PAQE 1 Australian meat packer tells of system to break up large land holdings. PAGE} 13 A. T. McNutt sentenced to two years In San Qucntln for failure to support little daughter, j PAQE 8 Council declines to Indorse claim of lumber company for dredging inner harbor basin. PAGE 8 Council demands of Agricultural park con testants majority petitions. PAGE 8 Aero club of California Initiates plan for booming Panama-Pacific exposition. PACIR 2 Two hundred cars of tourists are expected J here In next few days. PAGE 9 Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company to Install exchanges in Wllshlre district and Olendale. PAGE 4 Estimate cost of Arroyo Boco bridge at 1144,000. PAGE 9 City tax collector flays county officials ■who, ars ruled by bosses at Good Gov ernment meeting at Hurbank. PAGE 13 T. M. C. A. forms class In plan reading and estimating. PAGE 8 Secretary of navy Is expected to arrive In Los Angeles within next few weeks. PAGB 8 Wilson B. Evans, missing teller of Farmers and Merchants bank, said to be short $10,005 In his accounts. PAGE 10 Weather bureau records first rain of season at .03 Inch. .:','■ PAGE 11 Personals. ' PAGE 5 Theaters. PAGE 5 Society and clubs. PAGE 5 Mining and oil fields. </ PAGE 6 Building permits. . PAGE 6 Markets and financial. PAGE 7 News of the courts. PAGE 8 Municipal affairs. PAGE 8 Sports. PAGE 10 Editorial and letter box. • PAGE 12 City brevities. PAGE 13 Politics. PAGE 13 Marriage licenses, births, death* PAGE 14 Classified advertising PAGES 14-15 SOUTH CALIFORNIA Santa Monica council orders Immediate set tlement of Ralph Bane's bond. PAGE 16 Ocean Pork trustees cut salary claim of police chief and shake up In department may follow. PAGE 16 Woman at Venice recovers stolen rings at • point of gun. , PAGE. 1 Men whose lives were threatened by Santa . . Ana Jail breakers Join in man hunt. PAGE 16 State grand lodge, International Order of Good Templars, opens annual session at Pasadena - PAGE 11 Question of deporting crowing roosters re ceives setback In Pasadena. PAGE 16 COAST 't-iM A...... Life lino shot by life saving crew across grounded British steamer Damara. PAGE) 3 Guardsmen from Los Angeles make fins showing In military maneuvers at Camp Atascadcro. PAOB 4 San Diego physician faints while driving auto; car plunges over cliff and he suf fers injuries. PAGE 8 Delegates to Arizona constitutional conven tion waiting appointments of committees before proceeding with work. PAGE 2 EASTERN Arbitration board hear grievances of en gineers and firemen against Denver A Rio Grande. PAGE 2 Rear Admiral Robley D Evans believe* clash between United State* and Japan Inevitable - PAGE) 3 Colonel Roosevelt, flays Democracy of New York and Missouri In St. Louis speech. PAGE 11 Theodore. Roosevelt makes night In aero plane m St. Louta. PAGE) 1 Last eight members United States Zouaves banquet at Chicago for last tlms PAGE 2 Rescuers find only dead bodies In shafts a*. Storkvllle mine PAGE 1 Lorlmer L. Schlff becomes member of Union Paclno directorate PAGE 3 Episcopal convention fall* to pass sanction of healing by prayer % PAGE If United States Supreme court meets and postpones several cases PAGE 8 Survivors of Minnesota forest fires already planning to rebuild burned towns. PAGE 10 FOREIGN French strike ties up railroad traffic »t Parln and In many parU of FranC p AOJ3 , Lisbon reports that all Is tranquil. PAOB 3 MINING AND OIL Midway Five brings In 3000-barrel well. Consolidated Midway gets another «u p *ej- ja 9 Tom Reed mine sshlps »45,tT00 bar of gold _bullion. ___*J^f;. 1lL!! AVIATOR WELSH BREAKS U. S. ENDURANCE RECORD ST. LOUIS, Oct. 11.—Al Welsh, in a Wright biplane, began at 1:48 p. m. a flight during which he expects to exceed the American endurance rec ord of 3 hours, 5 minutes and 40 sec onds. Welsh has broken the American en durance record for aeroplanes by re maining in the air more than 3 hours, live minutes and 40 seconds. He Is still circling the field. AVIATOR GIVES UP FLIGHT CHICAGO, Oct. 11.—Eugene Ely, the aviator, late today gave up his at tempt to make a Chicago-New York flight for the $25,000 prize offered by the Chicago Evening Post and the New York Times. He left his aeroplane In a field near South Chicago, twenty two miles from his starting point. COLORADO CHIEF JUSTICE ILL DENVER, Oct. 11.—Chief Justice Robert W. Steele of the Colorado su preme court, who was stricken with apoplexy September 21 and recently had shown improvement, suffered a re lapse today and his condition is re garded as serious. .FIRE CAUSES $75,000 LOSS SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 11.—Fire which broke out in the factory of Gordon Bros, in the Heyman-Weil building, on Mission street, at 6 o'clock tonight, caused a loss of $75,000, only a small part of which Is Insured. GIRL VICTIM OF NEGRO COLORADO SPRINGS, Oct. 11.— Miss Sarah Ueggs, aged 19, night tele graph operator at Crews, fourteen miles south of here, was assaulted by an unidentified negro tonight. A posse is In pursuit.. WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 12, 1910. STARKVILLE MINE TOMB OF 55 MEN; 11 BODIES FOUND Wall of Debris Prevents Rescu ers from Recovering the Dead from Pit WRECKAGE STREWS WORKING Every Worker in Stope Thought to Have Perished as Re sult of Blast ST.VIIKVILI.K, Colo., Oct. 11.—Eleven bodies of vletlms of (Saturday niglit'H explosion In the great Colorado Fuel and Iron company's mine line are lying to night In the Starkrllle morgue. Because of tiio difficulty In purifying the atmos phere it In said to be 'unlikely that any of the forty-four men stlli thought to be In the mine will be reached to night. A change of shift* was ordered h( midnight. [Associated Press] STARKVILLE, Colo., Oct. 11.—Re porting damage to remote workings of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company's mine far wider in extent than antici pated since Saturday night's explosion, a shift of rescuers, headed by State Mine Inspector Jones and General Superintendent James Thompson, emerged tonight from the black hole. Their report brought disappointment for company oflielals and watchers, who had hoped that the last of the eleven bodies discovered In J-7 entry would be transferred to the temporary morgue before darkness fell over the stricken camp. Tonight nine are still behind 1000 broken timber and thousands of tons feet of the new stope,, piled high with of debris dislodged by a terrific blast. All day a large force has been en gaged in leveling a trail over the debris and pulling down timbers loos ened from the roof to clear a passage way over which volunteers can carry the recovered, victims to the waiting death cars. Another rescue party, led by J. P. Thomas and Dave Griffith, haa taken up the task of completing the trail and removing the bodies. With this done, the rescuers will push their way into the L entry In the old workings, where forty-four ntiss ing are believed to bo entombed. All hope has been abandoned of finding lite within the underground labyrinth. FIRST BODIES RECOVERED FROM STARKVILLE MINE Conditions Show Men Instantly Killed by Explosion STARKVILLE, Colo., Oct. It— Fifty-four hours after the explosion occurred in the Starkville mine of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company, en tombing more than fifty men, the first of the bodies of the victims were found by searchers. Two men were located early today In chamber 30 of entry J7, 12,000 feet from the mouth of the mine, (Continued on Page Three) Widows and Orphans in Need Generous contributions for the relief of the families of the men killed in the Times explo sion were received by The Herald yesterday. The Herald welcomes sums large or small, and urges all, rich and poor, to give whatever they can afford to this worthy'cause. Contributions received up to last night were as follows: American Type Founders Co $250.00 Boos Bros.' Cafeteria 100.00 Christian Science Friend, City 100.00 E. F. C. Klokke , 100.00 Japanese Restaurant Association 50.00 Isaac Norton 50.00 Golden State camp No. 7110, Modern Woodmen of America 50.00 James M. Smith 50.00 «C. Q. Stanton ■ 25.00 J. A. Anderson 25.00 Dr. H. M. Field 15.00 Ocean Park Aerie No. 924, F. O. E. ..., 45.00 W. S. Hancock council No. 20, J. O. U. A. M 10.00 Ladies Robert E. Lee Chapter No. 278 y. D. C 10.00 L. A. Lodge No. 1, T. F. B , 10.00 Alice M. Brown ..., ip.oo E. E. Kusel. 10.00 Dr. Francis B. Kellogg 10.00 A. E. Woolard 10.00 William Read 10.00 Christian Scientist , 10.00 Ocean Park Camp, M. W. A 5.00 Elizabeth Brown Pallette , 5.00 L. F. G • '• 5.00 Wm. M. Sanders 5.00 James Hanley i 5.00 G. G. Magill » 5.00 Cash i 5.00 J. O. Lotspeich i 5.00 Melville Dozier , 5.00 J. N. Snidecor : 5.00 Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Reno , 5.00 L. A. Central W. C. T. U .... : 5.00 Ocean Park Lodge No. 675, T. F. 8..., 5.00 Cash 5.00 Louis Stair 5.00 M. T. Collins 5.00 CAPTURE ACCUSED GIRL FORGER WHO PASSED AS A MAN Detectives Trace Julia La Fay ette Roberts Half Way Across Continent ATTIRE DECEIVES THE POLICE Young Woman Eludes Los An geles Officers by Donning Trousers and Wig Caught after being traced half way across the continent and eluding de tectives several times by rapid changes from female to male attire, Julia Rob erts was brought back to Los Angeles yesterday and arraigned before Police Judge Williams during the afternoon on a forgery charge. Deputy Sheriff W. C. Woods brought her to Los An geles from Chicago. Her mother, Mrs. Hattie Kimball of Santa Barbara, was with her in court. "Phyllis Roberts. Is that your name?" asked the court as the young girl, for she is not more than 19, ap proached the bar. "Julia LaFayette Roberts is my true name," replied the prisoner without hesitation. She appeared unconcerned as to the nature of the proceedings going on about her. The complaint charging her with forging the names cf Grace and Lewis, the Los Angeles representatives of the Pacific Wireless Telegraph company, to a check for J65 which she succeeded In cashing at the All Night and Day bank was then read to her. After a hurried consultation between the . attorneys for Miss Roberts . and Deputy District Attorney Asa Keyes, who will prosecute the case, the pre liminary hearing was set for October 26 at 2 o'clock. Ball was fixed in the sum of $2000 and she was returned to the county jail instead of being com mitted to the city prison, as Is gener ally the case. .•.■•.•• .-. • . . ARRESTED IN CHICAGO Miss Roberts was arrested in Chicago several weeks ago. At the time of her arrest B. P. Lambert, formerly a hotel clerk in this city, and a man who gave his name as Robinson was also arrest ed. The . men were taken to j St. Paul, where they are alleged to have issued several worthless cheoks while en route east from San Francisco to Chicago. Of' the three accused prisoners the most! remarkable Is .the girl. : She Is a blonde and baa a lad for men's cloth ing and a wig that gives her the ap pearance of a prosperous business man. When, she wore gowns, she was "Phyl lis," but when in trousers she ; was "Phillip." The hunt for the trio started In Los Angeles more than a month ago. Lam bert lost .his position as clerk in a hotel here and obtained a position with the Pacific Wireless Telegraph com pany, which put him In touch with the check book. The book contained the regular form pay checks, which ■, re quired the signature of Grace and Lewis, the Los Angeles representatives of the concern. ■ . . ... Fifteen checks are alleged to have been taken from the book and most of them have been accounted for by vic tims. The detectives claim they have evidence that Miss Roberts forged the signatures and indorsements to the checks. Miss Roberta was sought In Los An geles when she was staying at the (Continued on P— Iw»' Mrs, Annie Gibson ...>,..... $2.50 Mrs. Augusta Metcalf ... 2.50 A. B. C 2.50 Cash 2.00 A Friend, Ocean Park .... 2.00 Dora Chamberlain 2.00 Friend—Joe X., the Newsboy 1.00 Union Bricklayer , 1.00 Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Dowling , 1.00 An Old Soldier , 1.00 Cash 1.00 Cash i 1.00 A. M. i 1.00 Man i 1.00 J. W. M , 1.00 Giver ■ 1.00 Cash 1.00 Cash i 1.00 Cash 1.00 Cash ..«* 1.00 T. O. Kent , 1.00 Cash : 1.00 Cash i 1.00 Friend ." ... , 1.00 Friend 1.00 Friend h ■ 1 1.00 L. A. Motorman , 1.00 Friend i ; 1.00 C. B. Sallee ..;....., 1.00 Friend ..-., ... 1.00 Cash •« >:..:....;. • . ... ..:....-., 1.00 Friend , , , 1.00 Wm. Monroe 1.00 Friend i 100 Cash ...... i 1.00 Wm. J. Jencks .... ...... 1.00 Cash l.W> Subscriber 1-00 R. W. X 100 Friend -50 Cash i -50 Snapshot of Julia Roberts, Girl Accused of Forgery, and Mother RAILROAD COUNSEL OPENS ARGUMENT Judge Dunne Contends U. P. and S. P. Connecting Lines Prior to Merger • ■ (Associated Press) ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. Before the United • States circuit court here today the 1 argument of the ■ govern ment's case,' in -which a dissolution of the merger of the Union Pacific and the Southern Pacific railroads is sought, was continued, and Judge- P. F. Dunne, counsel for the Southern Pacific, began argument for the railroads.' , C. A. ' Severance concluded th« gov ernment's arguments today. His main contention was that the merger of the two roads had Increased ' rates while the service had deteriorated. He main tained that Colorado was the only ter ritory touched by the vast Union Pa cific system where there was genuine railroad competition. Judge Dunne's argument was direct ed principally to prove that the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific were con. necting lines prior to the merger and were not in any direct or substantial sense competing. He based this con tention upon the original act of con gress, passed in 1862, authorizing the construction of the Union Pacific, and upon subsequent acts amendatory thereto. It is ' agreed to by the parties that unless an actual ] and constant com petition existed at the time the merger was effected the Illegality of the com bination as a violation at the Sherman act probably cannot be sustained. CJTVTIT "I? rl/^T>TTT'tt • DAILY te. ON TRAINS So. hi iN (jr-LJii LUi llliO . SUNDAYS 60. ON TRAINS 10, RECOVERS RINGS AT POINT OF GUN Woman with Revolver Persuades Young Man to Return Stolen Jewelry rßpecial to The Herald] VENICE, Oct. 11.—The police received a report tonight of the recovery of three valuable rings by their owner, Mrs. H. H. Morrow, from a supposed thief, who was led ■ into a trap by her and covered with a gun. After her ex perience with the man Mrs." Morrow collapsed, and today was in a very nervous state. The man escaped. Mrs. Morrow is the wife of an Arizo na mining man. She has been residing for several months at 16 Thornton ave nue. . Her engagement - and wedding rings, and another, the gift of a friend, were ■ stolen from her apartments on September 19. The theft was reported to the authorities, but no trace was found of the missing Jewelry. A young man in the guise of a mes senger boy called upon Mrs. Morrow at 6 o'clock last night, according to her story, and Inquired if she had lost three rings. When he received an affirmative reply he said he could get them for Her if she paid'a reward. This she prom ised to do, and the man left, saying he would return at 7:30 o'clock. He cau tioned Mrs. Morrow not to speak of the matter to others, and said he would not produce the rings if anyone else should be present when he returned. Mrs. Morrow said she mistrusted the actions of the young man' and seated herself in a chair facing her door with a gun in her hand beneath her apron. WOMAN USES GUN The stranger ■ returned at the time stated. When Mrs. Morrow invited him to come into the room he exhibited the rings on his fingers and she identified them. She then offered him $25 reward, but he demanded $100, and refused to give her the rings. At this Mrs. Mor row made use of the gun persuasively, and the proffered money was nastily accepted and the rings delivered. She said sho threatened to kill the young man, and he eagerly agreed to take tho money and go. As soon as the door closed behind him, Mrs.' Morrow fell to the floor in a taint. The man was seen to enter a waiting automobile and move rapidly away. Mrs. Morrow said she could give a good description of the man. She said she failed to report the action of the young stranger when he first appeared for fear he would become frightened and she would not get her rings. Mrs. Mor row learned to handle a revolver with accuracy when residing In the mining district of Arizona. She said she. was not the least nervous when dealing with her visitor. '■ '.".' v :.;;.* SEATTLE GRAFT PROBING TO BE DONE IN SECRET City Council Refuses to Hold Open Sessions SEATTLE, Oct. 11.—The city coun cil's graft investigating committee de cided today to hold secret meetings, despite the demands of Mayor Hiram C. Gill and Chief of Police Wappen steln for open sessions. Several women from the King street district were questioned today con cerning the system by which thoy are required to pay money for police pro tection. Members of the commission have stated that so far no witness has been secured who would testify that he had given Chief of Police Wappensteln money for protection. TO BURN FUGARP HOME PUEBLO, Colo., Oct. 11.—An attempt to burn the home cf Mayor A. L. Fu gard was made today. An unidentified man lighted a pile of weeds and chips under the back porch of the house. The man was frightened away by neighbors and the flames were extin guished. Mayor Fugard i 3 In Los An geles. 2 CENTS ROOSEVELT FLIES IN BIPLANE; STAYS 3 MINUTES IN AIR T. R. Soars 100 Feet Over St. Louis Aviation Field-Says It's Great Experience WAVES GREETING TO CROWDS Colonel Surprises Friends by Sud denly Accepting Invitation to Make Trip Cloudward [Associated Pr»«l ST. LOUIS, Oct. 11.—Theodore Rooae ve!t made an aeroplane flight today, and said it was the finest experienca he "ever had had. He traveled twice around the avia tion field at Ifinloch, eighteen miles west of St. Louis, In three mlnutos and twenty seconds. He waved his hand at the crowd of thousands on the field below. When the machine alight ed easily a few feet from the starting place a mighty unout of applausa went up. Arch Hoxaey, a "Wright aviator, who conducted the flight, said his passen ger made a good fellow voyager ex cept that instead of being afraid he was having such a good time that Hoxsey was afraid he would fall out or interfere with the engine, which was roaring at his side. The colonel waved his hands at the crowd below so vigorously that Hoxsey, called out to him: "Keep your hands on the rail, colonel." Col. Roosevelt, who had forgotten to hold himself In, waved his hands once more and then obeyed orders. The colonel's flight was a complete surprise to everybody. Althougn ho had been invited to go, no one had the least idea he would do so, and he him self did not decide to go until the mo ment before he stepped into the ma chine. The colonel went to the aviation field In an automobile at the head of a pro cession of motor cars that was a halt mile long. COLONEL DRIVES ON FIM D His car was driven directly • the aviation field. Around the rim •:;.. the field were hundreds of cars, tooted their horns in noisy cho ib. Hoxsey's biplane was stanrti-K 31 --rectly in front of the grandstan • ''< i. Roosevelt stepped lrom his auto with Governor Hadley at his si ' walked over to it. He Inspect i! the broad brown planes and the shiny engine, and shook handi w th the aviator. "I'd like to have you for a j> i-spcn ger?' said Hoxsey. The colonel looked at him -without a wdrd. Then he began to take *. coat. It was the first intimation that anyone had that he would make tho trip. Governor Hadley stepped up quickly with a scared look on his face and said: "Are you really going up, colonel?" "Of course I am," said the colonel, and without another word he took his seat at. Hoxsey's direction, beside the engine. Governor Hadley stepped back. He admitted afterward that he was nervous. "This is my district, and it extends up into the air, I suppose. I feel a sense of responsibility while the colonel is in my teiritory," he said. T. n. BORROWS GOLF OAF Col. Roosevelt removed his slouch hat and borrowed a gray golf cap, which he pulled over his eyes. Ha watched the aviator's preparations -with a smile of anticipation, betraying not the least nervousness. The photographers who had been snapping the colonel in the machine had barely time to step aside before It bounded forward over the grass. Col. Roosevelt gripped the rail good and hard and looked straight ahead. The aeroplane skipped over the field for a few yards, then lifted its nose Into the air, rising easily. Members of the party that had gone to the Held from St. Louis with the colonel began a mad hunt for him. t "Where's Col. Roosevelt?" they asked, running up to the guardsmen. "He's up there," one of the guards said, pointing to the airship. The aeroplane sped quickly around the field at a height of less than 100 feet. It was the first lap of a mile and a half before the crowd was con vinced that it was really Col. Roose velt who was Hoxsey's passenger. When the colonel swept past the grand stand he leaned forward a bit and waved his hands. The spectators were too frightened to call back to him, and the crowd was silent, watching the aeroplane with Intense excitement. The flying machine sped by and took the turn for the second lap. Hoxsey could be seen to bend over and shout some thing into the colonel's ear. MACHINE RETURNS TO EARTH At the end of the second lap Hoxsey dipped his planes and the machine descended easily, striking the ground as lightly as a feather a few rods from the grandstand. The machine rolled over the grass and stopped. Col. Roosevelt, smiling his most ex pansive smile, arose and climbed out backward. He became entangled with the wires, but was soon out of them, and started back for his automobile. When the people were convinced that he had landed safely they cheered wildly, and the guards had all they could do to keep the crowd from break ing into the field and sweeping down upon the colonel. Colonel Roosevelt's first act was to reach for Hoxsey'a hand and shake it vigorously. "It was great! First class! It was the finest experience I have had,'* he declared. "I wish I could stay up for an hour, but I haven't the time this afternoon." "Did It feel scary?" he was asked. "Not a bit, not a bit," he said. "What were your sensations?" "Oh, It was perfectly fine. I en joyed every minute of it." Governor Hadley, with a long sigh of relief, stepped up to the colonel and conducted him to his automobile. They rode down the field past Urn (Contlaata •* rag* Xn*l