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Show lilM JIN ICS . IN JIM Teddy Sees Cannon and La Foiettc Tried and Sentenced Omaha, Sep?. :;. Having spent a day and a nlcht In Omaha, Theodore Roosevelt resumed his tour through the west early today. He had breakfast break-fast at the Omaha club trils morning with the Roosevelt reception commit tee and then went to his train. Col onel Roosevelt w;is made a member of the Knights of Aks Vr-l'.en last night find attended a smoker at the home of the knights. Two members, dressed to resemble Speaker Cannon and Senator La Follette. were placed on trial before the court of Aks-Ar-Ren for some crime, the nature of which was not set forth. The counsel coun-sel defended them so eloquently that they were acquitted. He wrung tho hearts of the jury by depicting "'Cannon" "'Can-non" hs a man who stood pat on the burning deck when pretty nearly all but him had fled "Ia Foljeite" was represented as the friend of the corporations, lie-cause, lie-cause, when they were sorely burdened burden-ed with the task of counting all their money, he fixed things so that they would not have so much to count The Jury was unanimous for acquittal acquit-tal after "Cannon" had passed a roll of stage money Into the jury box. The court said that the defendants, having been acquitted. It was his pain ful duty to sentence them. He banished ban-ished "Cannon" to Kansas and 1-a-Follette to Rhode Island. Then tho stage was set to resemble the Omaha conception of the main street of Oyster Ray. There were songs and jokes about Roosevelt, which the Colonel took with a smile. Afler he had been declared a full-fledged full-fledged Knight he made a speech in which he told about meeting in the jungles of Africa six millionaires who were all progressives. Senator Dollivc-r, who had left his dress suit nt home and had borrowed one which was too small for him, cot up to explain why the suit he w-as wearing did not fit. He said that he was having a great deal of fun at dinners and entertainments arranged In honor of another man. After the senator finished his remarks, re-marks, ad a final cheer had been given giv-en for the new knight. Col. Roosevelt Roose-velt went to the Omaha Club, where he spent the night. |