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Show oo ROOSEVELT JIT GMIDMIYOI GRAND CANYON, Ariz., March 17. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt lunched lunch-ed today beside the boiling waters of the Colorado river, 4,200 feet below be-low tho rim of the Grand Canyon. It was hla first visit and he is tho first occupant of tho White House who ever mado tho 14 milefl round trip to what Is often declared to be tho most striking sight nature hna provided in all tho world. Colonel Roosevelt led a cavalcade composed of his daughter, Ethel, his son, Archie, Chief Justice Kent of the Arizona territorial suprome court nnd several others, clear to the bottom bot-tom of tho gorge. The colonol was clad In leggings and yellow riding clothes, which forcibly for-cibly reminded those who Bnw him of the much caricatured leader ot tho rough riders. The former president set the paco all tho way and ho was beaming wltk. enjoyment of It all when ho swung from his mule, military fashion, before be-fore the hotel on his return Colonel Roosevelt devoted the whole day to the trip Tho luncheon was a picnic affair on the banks of the stream and tho colonel cast off all restraint and hugely enjoyed the occasion On his roturn, however, he returned to business, busi-ness, going to the address which he will make at Phoenix Monday relative rela-tive to the state constitution and which the colonel regards as the most important address of his present tour, since It Is tho only one he has prepared pre-pared In advance. Tho colonel dictated his statehood nddress nnd tonight he revised and corrected it after a conference wltS Judge Kent. Judging from his casual reference to the constitution at several points along his routo yesterday, It seems that the colonel will oppose tho recall provision of tho document with reference ref-erence to the Judiciary, the rock on which the effort to establish statehood state-hood split at Washington. Colonel Roosevelt had mado no direct di-rect reference to that provision, but he has Intimated what hla position will be and those who are awaiting his utterances on the subject predict that ho will strike straight from tho shoulder Tho colonel's party left Gvand Canyon early tonight and will arrive in Phoenix tomorrow morning. They will board automobiles at once and hasten to the Roosevelt dam, a six-hour journey away. Tho formal opening o7 the great Irrigation project which bears his nnmo was one of the reasons which led Colonel Roosevelt to attempt hla latest speaking, tour andhe will pre the button 'which will release the first flow of water over the huge stnicture. oo |
