The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-06-13

found It so asked the crowu 10 roi
low me to the hall where | was to ex
Aibit my moving pictures. Desiring Il
let them understand that was not I,
the business for gain and thereby re
buke them. I announced that the show
would be free to all, including cross
eyed men. This pat some life int,
them, and they tagged on behind.
opened the show by exhibiting a pic
ture OF the beef trust raising the price
OF liver 400 per cent, Wherever else
this picture has been exhibited II ha,
been greeted with dismal groans ai
showing the feelings OF the masses, bu,
in this instance Il man stood up and
swung his hat and shouted:
"Hurrah for the beef trust. Ions
may 1t wave. Let's have another 4Ol
per cent raise!"
He was cheered for Ave minutes. dur
ing which time several products Of the
vegetable kingdom were thrown my
way. then followed with picture oi
Washington crossing the Delaware
When this spirited picture was exhib
ited In the town OF Come on over 100
free American citizens sprang to theii
feet and cheered until five lengths Of
stovepipe fell Gathering TO the door,
During the excitement that followed
some one picked my pocket Of 81, hu,
/ did not lay II up against him. long
ago discovered that when an American
citizens patriotism is appealed to he'll
do most anything to show his desire te
die for his country.
In this instance the picture did no,
receive one single cheer, though l kept
it in front OF the audience for Ave min
utes. When my looks expressed the as.
tonishment felt the mayor got up and
said:
Move him along. G. Wash. IL q
back number, Give us something up te
date"
| did. gave them the picture Of the
congressman found guilty on two trials
of stealing government land not O
hundred miles from their town and
was about 10 deliver brief lecture on
the enormity Of his offense when the
crowd rose up and began to cheer and
hurrah. They said the congressman
was a bully boy with n glass eye and
that they would sign a petition for bis
pardon. | chOked off my remarks and
exhibited picture Of an orphan girl
starving on the streets of New York.
Not one sympathetic sigh did / hear
from the audience. showed the same
girl dead on the sidewalk. and several
persons broke into laughter I showed
her entering the gates Of heaven afte.
her trials here on earth, and the mayor
rose up and said
'This ere show seems to be a good
deal Of fraud, and IL Il don't i'm
prove I shall treat 1t as q fraud"
/ then exhibited picture Of trust
buying up all the butter, eggs and
vegetables in the country and holding
them for a raise, while workingmen
and their wives and children were eat
ing burdocks to keep life In them.
Wherever that picture has been ex-
hibited 1t has been received with the
widest enthusiasm, and in two cases
men have gone out Of the halls with
shotguns to pepper members of the
trust, and here it was a dead failure
Nobody cheered and nobody groaned.
After painful period Of silence red
headed man arose and said he had q
duty to perform. 1t was a duty he
owed to himself, TO his town and to the
country at large.
While | was wondering what he was
getting at he came over and hit me
swat on the jaw that rendered me un-
conscious. When | recovered was be-
ing escorted out of town by band of
hilarious citizens, and before turning
back they made it plain that If ever
entered the town OF Getaway Quick
again l might lose my valuable life.
Upon casting up the damages found
they had injured me to the extent Of
$50, to say nothing Of the humiliation
to my feelings. / was cast down for
an hour or two, but finally charged it
up to profit and loss, and the songs Of
gladness came back to my soul again.
A pilgrim is one Of the fellers you can't
keen on the grass long. NJ. QUAD.