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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
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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,
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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
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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
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