The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-23
PICTURES
PLEASED
PRESIDENT
(Kansas city Times.)

kansas City ImeS.)
After three weeks trip in the East,
part OF which was spent in Washing.
ton, Frank Jones returned to Kansas
City Saturday. With Joan r. Aber-
inathy, a United States marshal, and
"Al' Jennings of Oklahoma. Jones
made two calls on President Roosevelt,
and now Is engaged telling his friends
what a remarkable man is the presi.
dent
The Busiest Man on Earth
He eXcteds all his press notices. I"
Jones said. referring to the president
Most wonderful man / ever met. All
business, thinks quick, talks quick and
acts quick Answers questions almost
before a person gets through asking
thcm. Makes appointments for Ger
tain hours and certain days and never
makes d n-te of them. / don't sec now
ne does it, Busiest man on earth.
Hes easy to approach and there is no
fri.ls or monkey business about IT,
Alternately and jennings knew AiM
] personally and we did not have to
wait long to see him. ! sho hands
With him and say" Jones added as he
/ looked at his right hand 70 see if II
lad Strengthened out, when he takes
hold of your hand you realize that a
man with a real grip has hold Of it,
He made an appointment fer Amer
nathy TO show him some moving pic
lures OF how Alternately catches wolves
alive with his hands, and of course
| Jennings and were invited
Want you to show the pictures in
the East room at 10 o'clock tonight.
the president said.
The President Was Exeittd.
I'VE were there at the appointed
time, accompanied by a man to run the
| picture machine When the pictures
were thrown on q screen the president
got excited Great good excellent,
/ fine he would exclaim as the more
! interesting parts of the wolf hunt were
1 shown. He appeared to like best the
part OF il where the dogs were chas
/ ing the wolf and was pleased especially
! whore Abernathy and the wolf were
/ fighting in tho water.
lie wss so wen pleased with the
pictures that he said he wanted to see
hem again and wanted some of his
! friends to see them. He made another
engagements with Abernathy for a sec
end exhibition. We went again t1 the
east room and put them on again. Mrs
Roosevelt, Mr.. aAd Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth. Andrew Carnegie and seN cral
others, whose names I've forgotten
I aere present
When the pictures were put n, The
president got on his knees on q chair
and gave a description OF certain parts
/ lf the film
That's just the way he does IT, be
said referring TO Alternately. was
I down there once and witnessed the
I capture OF some wolves.
He Knows Every State.
The president has q wonderful
/ knowledge Of the country and talked
about Oklahoma and Missouri Ike a
man who had lived there all his life"
Abernathy is the terror" OF all the
I wolves IN Oklahoma He thinks ne
more Cf sticking is hand In the m nh
Of a live wolf than a First ward Demo
crat does Of voting a straight ticket
He has performed this feat 30 Otter
that it has ceased 10 be exciting c
him His novel act was rec rded on
! moving picture machine. and IT wai
these pictures that the president AM
his friends saw in the White House.
Jones says Proctor & Keith Of Nov
York have signed a contract and th'
pictures soon viii be ex ibited IN play
houses controlled by this firm in New
rk.