The Washington times., 1909-05-29
TELLS TRUTH ONLY,
SAYS MAJOR BURKE
Buffalo Bill'' Does Not
Need Press Agent for
Strange Tales.

Major John NJ. Burke, veteran ad-
vance man, press agent. and Indian
| authority, patted his expansive belt
| line. stroked an ornate pair Of whiskers
and observed feelingly.
You may say that All the old fea-
lures VIII be retained in the mammoth
production known as Buffalo Bits
Wild West Show, now combined with
Pawnee Bill's Far East Show, which
will come to this city Monday and
Tuesday next
You may tell the public further that
the greatest babel of tongues since the
late Esperanto congress probably will
be heard when the big show unlOads
here tomorrow Colonel Cody's original
exhibition covered about fifteen Ian
guages. which IS talking some itself.
Major Gordon Lilies Oriental aggre-
CATION, however. embracing people from
almost all sections Of the Far East,
will run the language total up to, say,
twenty-five. no, at least thirty. But
this is a mere sidelight. I have been
press-agenting so long, about thirty
five years, I guess, that these little de-
tails slip me.
High Dive of Frenzio.
what I desire now to call the par
ticular attention Of an expectant public
to is the high dive Of Frenzio, a half
breed Arab, who, without the aid of
mechanical appliances, makes one of
the most thrilling dives it has ever
been the pleasure of man to witness.
I regard this as the thriller of modern
times. brenzio dives from a high mast
upon an inclined platform arranged at
such an angle that he continues his
rapid descent until a curved end of the
platform acts to retard his forward
movement and he gracefully ascends TO
height sufficient to cause him to
rise IN the air and land On his feet.
There is no Ic5p-the-loop automobile
there, no mechanism OF any kind.
Frenzio does 1t with his sleeves rolled
up and nothing concealed"
How far does this Frenzio diver" the
major was asked
1T matters not" said the major, re-
fiectively. "A hundred feet IS the same
TO him. perhaps, as thirty. There was
no regular distance decided upon rutiI
IL was seer just what Frenzio could do,
and now there seems to be no limit
He Is Fatalist.
''F'renzio is a fatalist.'' continued the
hStStaus aILef MS WORDS Ma SUNK deep
into the mind Of the listeners. s'9e be-
lieves that no dive can kill him until
his lime arrives, and then that nothing
can prevent his death. Hence, Frenzio
is utterly reckless, utterly reckless"
And the major pulled upon a big
cigar.
Here are some clippings about this
wonderful show" said he. continuing
"Out of them you ought to be able to
get good story. I really haven't had
time TO think up anything now Do you
know the weather is getting-hot?;
Then the major showed across batch
Of stuff he declared had never keen
printed, except in different iangua &c,
and went ahead signing passes.
Major Burke is what you might cali
a consistent press agent. He seorns TO
gain publicity in any save the old-time
wsye- You never hear Of him handing
out stuff about milk baths for the ele-
plants or mint 5uleps for the camels.
| Each time the major hands you a clip
ping he inpresses upon the listener that
| u Is true. and that even If overdraWn a
bit careless reporter did it.