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Show ROOSEVELT HAS I A CLOSE CALL IN RUNAWAY PLANE JOPLIN. Mo.. Sept. 8 Lieu- tenant Colonel Theodore Roose- -WM elt hud a narrow escape from death here today at noon Whilt preparliiR for an airplane 1 light -WM lilch wan to take htm to Vlnlta. -9M Okla. and to Tulsa to fill spenk-ing spenk-ing dates- Colonel Roosevelt was entering M-Wm the front scat of the plane. In which Bert Chandler, candidate -WM for congress from the first Okla- honia district was sitting, cave the PH l'aul Meng. the pilot, save the -Wm propellor blade a twist. The -WM throttle was too high aud tho big -WM machine tore wildly .'.own the Mold. Colonel Roosevelt jumped -WM from the fuselage and landed free of the rudders. H The plane struck a high place -WM 111 the ground and up-ended, bury- -WM ing its noe in the ground. Chand- tWM Kr was severely shaken and bruised, but not seriously hurt. Roosevelt was calm and tmll-Ing tmll-Ing over tho Incident. A few minutes later Roosevelt -WM and Chandler entered a big plane from Tulsa and immediately flew -WM for Vlnlta where Raymond Rob- ffH Ins preceded him this morning .iii.l wum speak I n. fVH VINITA. r'klo.. Sept. S. Lieu- LWm tenant Colonel Theodore Roose- L9M elt escaped Injury In 1111 airplane incident a second time today when LWM airplane 1 trrying hlin from l Joplln Mo. to Vlnlta. to fill a LM .speaking date. crashed Into a fence and a tree the fair (rounds None of the four pas- -WM .-Miner's In the plane was hurt. j OO BBlsl |