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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-22
ACCORDION PLEATING
CHINA DECORATING


MISS BERTHA WAGENER'S s STUDIO;
new location. II East 5rd South st.
s6os
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ATTORNEYS
SAFES AND VAULTS,

COMPLETE LINE or SAFES AND
vaults always on nand. a few second
hand safes for sale. Write for circular.
Shealy Safe Vault Co., Al P o, place
o2678
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WANTED
wANTEp-MAHE HELP.

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SHEPPARD'S EMPLOYMENT AGlsND
THE Red Front" IL West End South
Headquarters railroad and mining heip
Bell 1884. elo4'
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NJ. j, DIXON EMPLOYMENT AGENS I q
Skilled and unsklled laoorers fur-
nished. 40 East ist South, corner Com.
mcroiel, Bell phone 33SS. Ind 923. p-o
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COAL AND KINDLING

E p. DEAL. COAL, BLOCK WOOD
kindllnR. 166 E. 9TH So Botn p1o<
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TAILOR MADE CORSETS

LADIES. CALL MRS. MANN FOR A
SpirelIa Corset; one years guarantee.
Ind 25t9 n26f3
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ALL KINDS SECONDHAND CLOTH
Ing, trunks. valises. best prices paid.
ss Commercial 81. Reply By postal card.
J771 Bell. TIA
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LAKE HAND LAUNDRY; ONLY HON
est work. please try once. Phone 259t.
S26 W 1st South fiD0J
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-09-24
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PRESS COMMENT.


lORlahoma city LABOR Buaednl
The we Do" bunch had many
cases Of hooEe and many barrels pt
| beer. The FIRST l4y r wns free for
those Who joined the steam rousf
40 this stage Of tie sama tna shaw
nee Rooaeggers Union haid Eaass
meeting. and declared the We Do
bunch on the sCah list aad had the
We DO headquarters punched. srab-
ing several srrels 90 bser ana sew
eyal cases OF snake o,te msiciue
The county attorney Was then al
peaied 70 20 retErn the goods he
ause ]; belonged 20 the we DO
bunch But he being a Man could
not see Il that way Then the
BoOtleggers Union OF shawnee.
who do not pay any per capita -
Baidy's steam roller. raised tue arice
TO 25 and $50 per. And Mutt ana
Badly ~-ere compelled 20 come clean,
pay the price and recognize Union
Labor for once in their ny-s This
is the only time during The conveu-
ton that the Steam Roller" refused
20 roll
slippery Elm BIO Pres ldent II
move The previous question
Doodle Bug PRINTER Mrs. Pres.-
dent I arise 70 second Bro Slippery
Elm motion
Carried
Fl c Myers temporary chairman
OF Shawnee convention in his open
ing remarks. said Il hone 10 see
the day when all charters hanging
in our lodge halls viii all come down 4
and one grand charter hang in their 4
places
Badly took of his coat and walked I
around his chair three times Mutt 4
Went outside 70 get fresh air Sfp- 7
perry Elm went 10 the ante room and {
said Dam Doodle Bug" never I
arose
Bro. Myers undoubtedly got in aad !
when he advocated industrialism be.
fore the We Do bunch
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-09-24
as TO FASHION

The word fashion is derived from
the Latin "taeere" 10 make. Thus.
fashion means the MAKE of .snyth.nS
And this is simple enough to- anl
one.
But there isn't ANYTHING else sim
pie sbou, fashion Just Who Is 70
sponslble for the fashions in dress
and in furniture and in politics ana
.n ANYTHING else may be known y
some people but NOT by many There
is a hazy sort OF tradition that a mar
named Worth is the guilty party so
far as womans : garments are con
cerned. but Worth lives over in
Paris and is comparauyely safe.
Probably few people know that
tight skirts for women are not az
innovation lu lN26 writes Russell
Sturgis. women wore their gowns So
close and straight that even young
girls were unable TO steD across q
moderately wide gutter in the
street FL That doesn't describe
preseni-day hobbies il doesn't de-
scribe anything
The real mystery OF fashions. oi
course. s their Inconsistency Th'.
MAY be explained by com
mercialism In matters OF dress bur
hardly along some other lines Il s.
reported. for example that whiskers
are 10 be fashionable for men again
and there is real mystery as 10 why
Blu, fashion has existed a long time
and weathered with impunity th5
abuse heaged upon it The natural
explanation is that human nature
deep down at its roots. demand
changes in STYLES and changes ia
faces and. in fact, changes in erert
thing As creatures OF the universe
we are not contented with things G
they are We are like school boys
and girls. always ready 10 follow
he leader" to new conditions and eX
7erFancpS
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-09-24

HOW EDISON WORKS

Fer years Thomas A. Edison. Tie
wizard OF the electrical world, has
been noted for his ability for and
inclination toward almost continuous
work AT the time OF his marriage
many years ago it was asserted that
Immediately after the ceremony lie
repaired 10 his laboratory and for
sot . come home for nearly twenfv-
four hours says the St Louis Re
public
Now, for tpe first time Dit Edl-
sons actual hours OF work are beirg 2
recorded. A time clock was installed
in his laboratory at West Orange
\. J., recently. and he is keepius
track Of the time he spends among
his test tubes and scientific apparatus
The nrs, weeks record showed 50
hours and IS minutes.
This is almost exactly twice as
long as that Of any OF bis 1890 em-
ployes. all OF whom work eight hours
each day.
Mr. Edison was 65 years old la
February. But apparently he doesn
feel 1t in the least He can see n3
aJs0n why any body should want D
vork only eight hours a day and his
average nights sleep is six hours. All
his life his cure for overwork has
been more work-and apparently j
nas proved efficacious
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-09-24
THE POULTRY BUSINESS

Professor JacOby. head Of the poul-
try department OF the University OF
Ohio. pedicts that eggs Will be sold
as high as five cents each this win
ter He bases his prediction upon
the high price Of poultry last spring
In all probability the professor IS
entirely only TOO nearly correct Per
sons who have paid as high as finT
cents a dozen for eggs in the pa.
will not be greatly shocked il the
price goes 10 sixty cents But the
possibility. IL seems should set NOR
and more people looking toward the
poultry business with envi0us ewes.
When eggs first began 10 get high
in winter there was a natural boom I'D
the poultry business. Glowing adver-
tisements were printed ia magazine
in which it appeared that all one hal
10 DO TO insure an easy living and
in old age was tc bu
two hens and rooster and start
poultry business in the back ward
Bui the poultry business as q -
rich-qnick scheme has been practical
Is exploded. Thousands who tried ii
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-09-24

oklahoma City Labor Builetin1
Once upon time jacaass stole
the skin OF Ion and covered him
self with it and succeeded in fright
ening all the other animals out Oh
heir wits. Comrelig them to DO
his bidding Bu, al last he became
50 paned up with self esteem. that
ae lifted MS hairless head laid bacE
his ears and brayed and the AM
mails knew him ~ his voice
Yet long ago, in "a convention, a
long cared ass arrayed in the skin OF
the lion q labor, IL ed up his ears.
stood upon his hind legs and brayed
and yet he still seemed lion in the
loose, 5efuddled brains OF some OF
those who heard the bray. and they
prostrated themselves humbly and
meekly and prayed that they m ght
be allowed the privilege of being
run Over by the steam roller
III they had only had the courage
to have pulled away his shielding
cloak. they would have seen him II
all his hellish, scabby rottenness ana
he would have stuck his lousy tail
between his NANCY legs and ran
oraying from your midst headed FOR
the We Do city, and the Chamber
Of Horrors Now Mt WOrkIngman. n
the name OF Christ aud common
sense. how much longer are YOU 60
Ing TO stand for such toe sucking.
bead counting, cross brandishing
towards. whose secret intention is 10
run the engine OF organized labor
into the open switch that leads TO
industrial hell With the reverse
lever tied to the tender and thei
throttle thrown wide open How
long are you going 10 be ruled by a
3unch Of lying cowardly gun toting
traitors. with the conscience OF
crocidiles and the hearts OF hyenas
20 whom honor is a byword and JUS
tice myth Who would Cruelty
Christ and sell His body for ba,k
to spend with some alb
bootlegger or TO buy arms and am
for their masters OF the
Chamber Of Horrors.
Men. n the name of common de
cency and human sense can't You see |
what is behind il all?
Can't you see the iron hand be- |
meath the velvet glove?
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-09-24

pIMk.GIIMMED GIRLS

Beware Of the girl whose teeth are
chalkv MARRY the girl whose gums
are pink tinted.
This unusual advice is offered hy
a dentist OF Fargo, : D. He claims
10 have investigated the matter thor.
oughly and 10 know that he speaks
the truth tie says that he knew q
young man who had his sweet
hearts teeth examined and found
they were chalky ana mat she really
wanted 10 marry him for his none.
And he thinks all Young men should
have their sweethearts teeth exam
med before permitting the inarriaee
vows 10 be spoken
This seems cruel for the girl with
chalkv teeth She wasn't responsible
for their chalkiness and she can't
change them She might Of course.
use little rouge on her gums IL that
be necessary. but rouge doesn't taste
very good. as many a young man can
testify
And there are these who Will sus-
necr subtle commercialism in this
new ~ology Every time dentist
makes an examination for pink gums
he is almost certain 70 find decayed
spots that must be filled right
away" and the price Of a modest
frousseau will have TO be thrown into
the breach right when money is need
ed SO badly
Moreover. girls with chalky teeth
viii be so liable to figure out tnat
.t. t.o,, aerainst rhpu wifi have TO fP
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-09-24
THE MEN WHO SUCCEED

Jas heads Of large enterprises are
men Of great energy. Success. today
demands health To all is 10 fail
Its utter folly for a man 10 endure
a weak, rundown, half alive condi
ton when Electric Biiters VIII put
him right on his feet in short order
Four bottles did me more real good
han any other medicine / ever took.
writes Chas. p Allen. SYlvania, Ga.
After years OF suffering with rheu-
matsm liver trouble, stomach dis
orders and deranged Kidneys. / am
again thanks 20 Electric Bitters
sound and well Try them. Only 80
ents at all druggists.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-09-24
Local Advertising Helps the Town.


No man should allow newspaper
published in his town without his
name and business being mentioned
somewhere in its columns This APP
.ples 10 all kinds OF business-gen-
eral stores. dry goods groceries,
furniture dealers, real estate dealers,
drug stores. hotels lumber Yards.
mechanics professional men. and In
fact all classes Of business men.
This does not mean that you should
have a whole or half or even a
quarter Of page ad in every issue
OF the paper Jut-your name and bus
mess should be mentioned 30 YOU do
not use more than a two line space
A stranger picking up a newspaper
should be able 10 tell JUST what bust
ness IS represented in a town by
lOkug al the business mentioned in
the paper This is the best posi-
be town advertiser The man who
does not advertise his busines does
an injustice 20 himself and his town.
He is the man who expects the
newspaper to do the boosting. The
man who insists on sharing the bus
mess that comes his town but re-
fuses to advertise his business is
not a valuable addition 10 any town
The life OF town depends upon the
live wide-awake and liberal adyer
jisins business man,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-09-24
vAeRANT VERSE.
!. 80 = 8 - N - 3
THE ARrlsT-

The ARTIST
lie shut his dOoT. and mingled with
the thvong.
smile. a something vivid young
half-wild.
a g'eam of understanding in his
eyes.
AA-,olerant. all-wse.
Dre~ 4 man TO him As they swung
along
a woman joined them last, a
child
And to AN these Jha, day was pass
ing sweet;
For lcw. III Lass. the man had
found a ,rieud.
The woman love. tine chud's fairy
land
Each yearnins dumb demand
OF each he heard and could divine.
ller meet
Than any dream, The day had
So through the sunse. came they 70
this door
Anu ue ieA sieht. smlAhg siAi,
withal
Bm lcohrg last and through
them, Let MS come
They cried, into yOlw home'
Frlendship-th FWuse-Loye We
hold in store
For you. who taught MS of them
all"
But he as one who mqrvellei. sad,
What need
Have I Of these who dwell with
them aparte
Behold now. and farewell, They
looa and there
a room showed small and bare
Nought could they see within Ii
save indeed
The tools wherewith he shaped his
art
" H Friedlaender in the Athen-
aeum
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-09-24

quit In disgust Yet some hung on
and are making good. There is one
poultry farmer IN tae east who Is re
ported as clearing slz GOO per year
from comparatively small farm.
Several make $1,000 and more an.
nually
But the people who have made such
successes have not done so without
effort. They have devoted their time
and attention 10 il and have learned
mostly through experience Raising
chickens is real business and
promises TO become more and more
remuneraiive The time may come
when the very absence of cattle may
make steak and roasts almost pro
hihitive. and the man with chickens
and eggs 10 sell viii make larger
and burger profits
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-09-24
MOT even Attempted

Most Of the people in this section
Of the country who say anything
about it, favor voting the capital
Dack to Guthrie. it was a breech OF
trust 10 remove it in the first place
When the people voted on it it was
the understanding that it was to
remain al Guthrie until 1918 or un-
TIL Oklahoma City carried out their
part OF the contract They have not
even attempted TO do SO
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-09-24
WHAr wE NEvER FoRoEr

according to science, are the things
associated with our early home life
such as Bucklen's Arnica Salve that
mother o. grandmother used TO cure
our burns, boils. scaids, sores skin
eruptions, cuts sprains or bruises
Forty Years of cures prove its merit.
Unrvaled for piles. corns or cold
sores. Only % cents at all druggists.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-09-24
quite interesting reading for Dem

Quite interesting reading Tor DEM
ocrats is the prediction by J y.
Hornblower All Indianapolis lawyer
of a majority for Wilson IN that
state OF at least 7eDe9 He thinks
the Progressive viii run ahead OF
the Republicans in his state They
viii not win, but they vii defeat the
Republican candidates for every
state and congressional Office. Horn
blower sounds like an awful good
name for a prophet
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-09-24

On Sept. the postal savings aanas
Of this country mad on deposit So
'e0e e00. By far t4se larger part al
this is owned 10y people who would
have kept their money out OF circu-
lation but Tor this wse provision 0y
the Government.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-09-24

no one viii begrudge the $l.e0V
i~0 increase in salary that is to te
divided up among the 1900 postal
clerks of the country Their peril
ous occupation entities them 10 lio-
eFal compensation
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-09-24

Bushes was never 50 good "a
Presidential year. observes the
Kansas City Journal Quite true;
and simply because the election o.
a Democratic president never ar
peared so inevitable
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-09-24

1t seems as il 1t were stretching
considerably the lad luck sllpersIl-
tiOn to blame the famous Hope dia-
mond for the death of Mrs John H.
Mclean Such a natural occurrence
is not what gave the stone its ILL
nnInAa rnfnlfltIon
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-09-24

The law hatn not seen dead,
though il hath slept.-Shakespeare
Books, like prObers, receive their
chief value from the stamp and ea-
TEEN OF ages through which they
nave passed Temple
History is philosophy, teaching by
mple.-Bollngbroke
.Tis greatly wise to talk with our
past hours,
and ask them what report they bore
to heaven. Young
n you have knowledge. let others
light their candles by it--Fuller
The bock OF granite which was an
OBSTACLE in the path OF the weak,
becomes a stepping stone IN the
pathway OF the strong. Carlyle
In the school y life many branch
es OF knowledge are taught. but the
only philosophy that amounts TO
anything. after all is Just the sec
ret of making friends with our luck.
Van Dyke.
What female heart can gold despiseE
What cats averse to fish,
Gray.
Party honesty is party expediency
-CieYland.
8Ienceforth the majesty Of God re-
we're.
Fear Him and YOU have nothing else
10 fear. -FoTdyce
Children Cry
FOR FLETcHER'S
g a 9 r . RIA
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-09-24

Hogycwn plays the fair as its chief
capital card. The state Is being
flooded with complimentary tickets
which mus, be paid for when the
holder reaches Hcgtown.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-09-24

Gov Wilson says people are tlr-
ed of politics. Heaven HtnoVs
they have a right 20 be. with the
way the schemers have gigsed
things up 10 have an election every
few months ana one campaign be-
ginning before another one ends
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-09-24

The First district wasn't especially
desrous OF hearing Roosevelt ans-
way Some wanted TO satisfy cur.os-
ity by ~seeing" the Bull bur that was
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-09-24
Wells Drilled and Cleaned.

! drii and clean wells. install and
repair pumps Lowest rates con-
sisteut with good work
ROLLIE SMITH
Phone 2S5 S24 w. Mansur Ave
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-09-24

And Roosevelt PLAYED in with the
Oklahoma CiIy gang for half The gate
receipts.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-09-24

The Oklahoma city fair officials
charged 81 per head 30 see Roose.
velt Who col the long end OF the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-09-24
Hogto"ns Bonded Debt

EXtract nom Oklahoma News. Jan
L, 1922
Bonded debt of Oklahoma City is
Row over three million dollars The
citys - years Of history has never
seen d single issue paid. the interest
on this amounts TO sls4910 annual
IE
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-09-24

In The Roosevelt fiasc0 Guthrie is
once more the victim Of tue 0oneAead
ulaH
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-09-24
PIANO TuNING.

Done promptly by Daniel Pehde Of
Wichita Rooming al POL ~ West
Harrison Phone 225.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-09-24
AzrHuR DEAN, o. v. q. ",

z. AN HUT D|N'Nf " y q
veterinary surgeon, is an authority.
His methods are the latest; his tes-
timonials come voluntarily from
norsemen. Phone 1912.
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BRlLLlANTs.

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-09-24
GUTHRIR DAILY LEADER
on LESLIE G. NlsLAcK

MEMBER or ASSOCIATED PRESS.
United Press Leased Wire Service
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-09-24

History is philosophy teaching by
example e.-Bollngbroke
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-07-02
NO 80 UNOeR Ten
GENTS uJllL Be CoM-
SIDE R6O

TIE 6U1eR. or THE
O6ANIO6H FRAN cHtSE
WILL 6e eNrULeO TO
PLAY OFFICIAL CEAcOE
GAMES N COMPETITION
FOe TIE peNN AMI. TIE
ssiS.s IS kiou BEING RDM
lsN poRARiCH BTp0DGe'"
a SctUoL ctiUA1 OF GhRifspS.
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-07-02
By Tom McNan1ara
TO -OAT IS OOOHE
MAOE r DA1

DOUBLE H6AOeR eeENeEN
.TH6 HiNkH OINat<S AMD
.SEARetSH GIANTS on Ue
HOME GROUNDS ANo Otto
BETWEEN The OuEANOeNs
AND WHAN & OtN 6eNS
oouN 81 TIE Gas WORKS
Auction OF TIE.
.OlEANOeR CUES
FRANCHISE TAKES
PLACE DAI AFTER.
TO-Mo&ROD ~ SHRIMP
El1NN5 ceLthR
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-07-02

TIE AeoUe NoTlee WAS PosTeo Oh The FeNce
SBRRoO NON6 The AohE GROUNDS 81 SEsihqP
FCfNN eARG1 TAts e1oRNiN6 Is.ah&s nsAnaAe4 :.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-02
;YPIAN BISHOP WILL
HOLD SPECIAL SERVICES.

Father Malatios Bishop of Sydon,
syria, who is in the city for few
lays, has been In America the past
s months. He is here to look after
he Spiritual welfare of the Syrians,
tuite a number Of whom are In
business in this city. He will hold
everal meetings in St Patrick's
Iall. The local Syrians are Cath
,lics but some are affiliated with the
ireek church and some with the Ro-
nan Catholic. Bishop Malatious is
rom Aka, Syria and is head Of the
hurch in America as to the Syrian
olonies. He is the guest of Mr.. and
dIs. n. Malouf of 915 Washington
venue. He is not versed in the
English language but is very fluent
french scholar. He is accompanied
~ an interpreter After holding a
cries of meetings here at st. Pat
ick's hall he will continue his jour-
icy south, seeking only the places
where there are any considerable
lumber of Syrians.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-02
Craia's Crazes.

Gordon Craig, who interlards his
sapient utterances with more than the
average mans nonsenslcal lapses,
perpetrates this:
II take an entirely common sense
view of the man and his motives. He
simply succeeded in performing In
two months a task that has been tried
in every court in Europe for centuries.
He set out to cleanse social and Of
fetal life OF its moral CRIME and Its
degeneracy. He set about his task
with direct purpose, and with the
full enthusiasm OF young, virile, and
cruelty wronged man. His ideas were
logical, and he reasoned and thought
out every movement and act during
that brief time of storm and stress
that ended in tragedy. That 10 my
idea OF Hamlet"
Apropos OF which the Nation tart
ly remarks:
h III that really Ia Mr.. Craig's notion
OF Hamlet, there does not seem to be
much reason why he should be en-
couraged to promulgate It. What IA
tally Is 1t that condemns 20 many
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-02
SIEGE OF OYSTER
BAY IS NOW ON
Colonel Roosevelt Returns Home
and Correspondents and Tel
egraphers Charge

Oyster Bay, n Y. March 1.-The
siege of Sycamore Hill began today
when Col. Roosevelt made his first
appearance in his home town, since
his declaration of Willingness to ac-
cept the presidential nomination. A
Jun iedged battalion of correspond
ents and telegraph operators came
down from New York with the Colo
nel. ready for their campaign from
a3w until the Republican national
convention meets
For months the Colonel has de-
lined to be interviewed while at
Sycamore Hill, but To-Day he signal.
izsd his entrance into the campaign
BY enlisting the embargo He was
perfectly willing to talk but said
there was not thing to say, just
now.
The impression gather was that
ne would do some plain talking be-
ore the fight ends. Col. Roosevelt
was prepared for an explanation of
lpinion, concerning the statement
W senator Dixon, his campaign
manager, in which President Taft's
administration was sharply critl-
ised. He said he had not read the
,tatement and therefore was not
qualified to express an opinion
The impression was general that
he lines of battles would be drawn
uore sharply, as result of the
roadside fired by the Roosevelt
orCes at President Taft. The Iolo-
lel, however, said that he intended
0 do everything in his power to
void the appearance of attacking
he President and to prevent the is
ue issue from becoming personal.