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Show EfflSiUAiED 300 YEARS ACO Event Celebrated at Jamestown James-town by Opening of the Tercentenary Exposition Land and Water Display and Addresi by President Roosevelt, Who Prevents Pre-vents Panic by Appealing to Oallantry of West Virginians. Norfolk, Vn President Roosevelt, the diplomatic, naval and military rup- nsentullte of foreign uailnn and Ihu coventor ot n score of state parti-clpateil parti-clpateil on 1'rlday In the opening xer tlsee of the Jamestown Tercentenary exposition Tho nxlllon Is far from complete hut this wa not allowed to Interfin III any way with the celo-brat celo-brat Ion of the 300th annlvenuiry nt the first llrlilah settlement In Airier-ilea Airier-ilea From tho tiring ot a aunrlM saluto of .100 gun by the United Htstes army, through the plclurniiie review of the Inlernatlonnl lleet ot war veanels anchored In llamploii ' Heads, through tlm cereiuonlmi of ded I lest Ion. at whlclnthe president siko, ! ind down to n lain Inmr nt night w lion thi chief executive went aboard the knval yacht Hylpli In apend the night the day waa imwdoil with notable In tldcnls. Kntnblo among the dti)'s events taa tho action of the president In Hamming Ha-mming command of the situation In front of the crowded grniiil aluml from which he eke when n mnlc lelsoil the (urging timing of upcctn bra. I'resaeil against tho guard aipi- by thoiieaiiila of eager iMtrtama (to safety of those who had the tuori kvorable olllon was endangered I fresldent ItiHisevett had Just I Htm In tntluceil by Harry HI fleorgo Tucker kvad of tho exiHwItlon coinMiiy, when tie disorder and unrest In the crowd . Itacheil It height nud tho tlvll guard-k guard-k front ot the grand a.ml fteemed thout to Ui swept from their post The president Jumped upon the tnbb illicit had been pin ceil In Ibo speak I er'a balcony, and crlisl out to the met tf tho stato ot VIrglnln-to live up lo Qelr tradition ot gallantry and ne pushing mid crowding which vis threatening the live of the wo neu and children In the assemblage sj0 cro'wd heedml ll" - emsLUnf wainlnB Apparently obvlou lo tho unusual position ho occupied on tho top of a somewhat ahaky tablo, President Itmisavclt made hi speech Tho Im promtu and unsteady platform did not Inturfere In the slightest degree wllh tho characteristic vigor or his d livery. |