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Show SMOOT WAS NOTJNVITED Junior Senator Puzzled Over the Amerlcus Club Affair at Pittsburg. Senator Reed Smoot, who was in the city on business yesterday was asked If he would accept the invitation of the Americus club of Pittsburg to address the club on Grant's birthday, April 27th. Senator Smoot said that he had received re-ceived no invitation to deliver an address ad-dress to that club and all that he knew of the matter he had gleaned from the papers. When he arrived here he found a message from the Pittsburg Gazette asking if he would accept the invitation. invita-tion. He replied that no invitation had been received. Senator Smoot stated that he had no Jdea where the story originated. In regard to the visit of President Roosevelt the Senator was asked if he would entertain him at Provo during his visit to the State. He replied that Mr. Roosevelt would not visit Provo at all as bis time here will be too short., |