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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-04
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Gordon Motors ten / Company
RICHMOND. VIRGINIA
BROTHERS
FROM OFFICERS
Mountainecrs Shoot Two Depu.
ties-Pitched Battle Is
Expected.
RIcHMoNp. VIRGINIA

Asheril1c, n. c., April 3.-with NJ.
than and Miller Guntcr under arro
on INC charge OF tho Illicit sale .,
iiauor' Deputy Slierins Briggs ana
Ayers. of Madison county were ,,.t
night proceeding toward Marshal, III.
county scat. when in a dense patct
OF woodland. In Tho Pclton Laurel soc.
''oh' they wore fired upon BY two
orothcrs OF the prisoners and serj.
ousiy wounded. tho prisoners cscapinp
with their kinsmen. Deputy Ayers
was In front when a load Of bucksho,
struck him In the shoulder and he
fell from his horse.
deputy Briggs, who was in tho rear
spurred his horse Onward and from
me opposite side OF the road came
from behind 4, tree Il second sho,
which filled his face with buckshot.
and he, too, fell. AS the two officers
'ay IN the road the brothers Of the
prisoners. Riley ana Elisha Gunter.
came from their hiding places ana
liberated the men under arrest. All
FOUR made their escape.
Tonight they arc believed 10 he in
the vicinity OF Newport. Tenn. Jus,
over the boundary line, and the sheriff
OF Madison county, with Il posse and
bloodhounds. is searching for them.
There arc nine OF the Gunter brothers,
and n pitched battle is expected be-
tween the men and the officers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-04
PLAYERS REPORT
TO ~STOCkSOALE
Especial to The rtmes.Disna,ch

tSpecialt to The Times ispatch.1
~IynchburE, Va. April .-lnfieIder
Howcdell and Mcdonald reported to
Manager Stocksdalc this morning, ana
they are ready to get down to hard
work as soon as the weather Will per-
NIT.
Howcdell played short for the Shoe
makers last year. and there Is little
doubt but that he will hold down that
position this year. Manager Stocksdaie
has not indicated yet what he will do
with Howedcll. for he Will wait until
he has his entire team here, and ny
the time the regular season IS on he
VIII know what he is going to do. IL
is more than probable, however. tina
Howcdcll viii hold down his old po-
sitton, and that Heating will make hi.
light for second or third.
Mcdonald. who is to get his frsi
trial in professional ball. comes highly
recommended. Manager Schwartz. OF
the Nashville team, says he is tho fast.
est inhelder he has ever seen IN anna
tour ranks. He thinks he will ha We nc
trouble In the world to make good
here.
The men In camp now are:
Catchcrs-Lucia. Ricn and Goodfei-
low.
MISUNDERSTANDING. Brooks, Garter,
Hague Bruck and Chewing.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Kauchcr, Gran
ley. Boyne. Clancy. Heating and Howe
dell.
Outnelders- Hawkins. Pfenninger,
Wells, Shaw and Zimmerman
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-04
EAGER TO BEGIN
ROAD-BUILD|N c
Supervisors Gather Here Thurs.
day to Discuss Link Between
Richmond and Carolina Line.

On Thursday night delegates inter
ested in the construction of tina, link
in the capital-to-capital highway "
inE between Richmond and the caro-
lina line Will gather III the club rooms
cf the Richmond Automobile Club il.
Wcst Broad street and discuss WAYS
and means for building the road at the
earliest possible moment.
The proposed route Of tn, highway
VIII be Via petersburg anC l2mDoria,
and II Is understood that mann of the
more public-spiritcd citizens along III,
aid 10 tho project. Present at the meet
IT'S here VIII he the supervisors OF
roads in the several counties Trough
Which the road will pass. the Mayors
OF Louisa ana llnporia, members of
iie Legislature and several prominent
n~cNSpapcr men.
May Form Permanent organization.
AS in the meeting held between those
interested in the roadway i.oln Rich
ttiond to Gordonsvillc. il is eNpcctcd
that a permanent organization will he
formed, county committees be formed.
and the work Of securing tile necessary
state aid and other funds be begun
While here the delegates viii be the
sucsts of the local club at tho Rich
!nond Hotel, and immediately after the
business meeiin. Will he entertained
rooms, Al which toasts Will be respond
Cd to by some Of the men most prom.
,nently Identified with good roads in
t is possible that The question Of
taislnG S5.o0o for the Peninsula road
Wlil be discussed. though this is by no
means probable, as final action on tho
request from tho scashorc will Iay.with
Inc executive committee.
interest in good roads is SPREADING
throughout tho State. ana nowhere IS
this interest more intense than aIon,
the route Of tile proposed richnond -
Carolina highway. ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-04
JUDGE UNCERTAIN
OF HIS AUTHORITY
confers With Lawyers as to His
Right to Restrict Number
of Saloons.

iSpecial to The Times Dispatch
nynGnourg va April 3.--Judsc
Of the local bar. spcn, an hour this
morning in the Corporation Court In
an Informal discussion OF tho right OF
Judge Christian in considering the
application for liquor licenses during
the present month 10 restrict the nun.
Der of saloons.
At The February term Of his court
alter deciding the local option con
lcse III FAVOR Of license. he asked the
members OF the bar 10 look into tht
matter and give him their views this
morning.
This discussion did not elicit the in.
tcrcst OF the. attorneys that was cX-
pccted by some. though there were
quite a number of them present, and
!: number took part IN the discussion
IN order TO give Judge Christian TIC
benefit of their views.
Turing the discussion Judge Chris
tian indicated his present Intention
TO be to grant IL limited number OF
saloons In Main Street; two or three
in the asst side OF Ninth street be.
tween Main and Jefferson, and two
and probably three In the middle o,
the two squares between Church and
Clay Streets in Twelfth. There vii,
be no licenses for Fifth Street. and
me persons applying for saloons there
VIII have to look for other locattons
IL they desire to engage in the sale
of liquors in %LynchburE.
inns opinion Of Judge Christian II
ne adhereS TO 1t, means also that scr.
eral applicants for licenses TO do husj.
ness IN the west side Of Ninth street
below Main Will also have to look
for other locations,
FROM what Judge Christian stntcd
on the bench, it IS to be taken tina,
ne Is opposed to locating a nunlper OF
saloons In Main street, bctween Firm
and seventh Streets, and in the vicinit =
OF the CITY Market. He also expressed
linisclf as favorable to the abolition
81 az screens in order that person
IN the streets may have full Wow q,
the interior OF the licensed bars. A
Judge Christian was pa@rticnlar -
say from the bench that In the grant
ing or licenses lie did not want. to as.
sumo authority that the court ala M,
possess. lie showed that some Judges
hcld that II was within The browne
toSrcstrict the number OF saloons
while others held the reverse. He real.
i%cd he had this power. but wanted -
Know from the bar II he had the iud,.
cial right TO do 80.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-04
TENNEY'S r HERE
FOR GAME WITH It's
Will Get Together at Broad Street Park This
Afternoon, Unless-No Yannigan, but Reg
ulars, Will Face sullivan's Pets-Wal-
lace Will Play Centre for Locals.

incest sort OF fellows. Hes got to be
because he is being followed around
oN Il small army of scribeS represent
ing the great dailicS Of the Hub.
Naturally. Tcnncv can, talk, but If
teen minutes occupicd in trying TO
f'nd out Why he thouSht he had Il
chancc 70 land u cnnan failed to pro-
uute anythinS but a mOnoloEuc on the
Weather; whether ono ickc) il would
clear w or continue TO rain: what were
the prospects for snow. ana were Itich-
mend and Roanoke and Danvillc really
III the South?
Trnncy,s regulars were scheduled to
pay q same in s;oanoke to-day. bat
the chilly blasts drove them on to
Richmond. Ills Tannisans We're to have
!i;td 4 tusSlc with Danvillc, but the
hcniShtcd city of tobacco was also
Watcr-Soakcd. and the second section
arrived here 4 little later. All are
housed at the Richmond. where the
writing room was converted for !, lit
lie while into 4 newspaper Office. so
that the touring scribes could inform
the good city of Beanvillc that Ten
neys Tyros We're enjoying an enforced
rest while j. T.. indulgcd in untold cx-
cesses. Drccipitating acuua notsopura
In unreasonable quantities.
There Will be Il game to-day. posi-
lively, unless IL rains. Sullivan is
ready and is willing to wager n few
shekcls that no thirty-four runs with
as many hits arc made Off Of his
team. 1t begins at 4 o'clock.
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present time would be absolutely Unfair. al
.nouRh moi TO commen requires all Of the
..5c,nc nerve forcc which ] possess. IN old
aMtohi says that it is never wise 10 try and
cross !. bridge before ycu re, to IL That
must ne my policy at present for several
reasons, the most i'm portant OF Witch is I'M,
~ ] know at this time is pure hoar.av
Eut II the time ever does come when such
an HNent Is probable. jus, watch for the
IN the arsenal of this office.
kichmond College has funkcd in the biz
"penrair mee,. There is going to be no
meet. mere VIII not even be a dual moot
George Washington has no,iGcd Nam 49,
.orieE mat II would be Impossible to place
" leain ~ inc feid TO compete in a dual meet.
sor!ey IS mad ~liaEaman is made. and there
hfe several hundred students in college WHO
'hhe mao. The reason given for calling on
athletics al college were such as 10 make II
nmwise to take any chances.
ne oPch-air meet at Richmond Collage,
| no -, e - i" marc "een held on April |. at
ne n'aepall park has received 81. COO, 900
worth Of advertising. Every newspaper in
ne tiiy Of ~hmo and. in fact. in the
state Of Virginia. has been more ,h,n kin,l
~ telling Of the plans OF Tho college. prac.
ilcaily every institution in The State. and
many o. those in Baltimore. Washington and
>orih Carolina had signifed their Intention
- competing. II would have been one Of
south. n 49, :" -
Intcres, in this city was great peor,,
were taking OF the meet. and with the add
ca ichtnfcs. such as 1sichniond High Srhool
aS"ihst the Norfolk High school, and the
ih,"sct rclhy teams OF tho public grammar
scnoois. a crowd which would have nllcd tho
nal' park Womb have been on hand to Wit
ness the games. Tho Blues alone would have
drawn a tremendous following N
hn, the authorities failed 10 support tile
nianascr. OF the track team and differed
| widely from the opinion Of Inc coari, g.
tn"ft VIII he no meet. 1t is n great pity. 10,
! ne TACT mat The meet was SO widely adyer-
VIII ana men so s'iddcniy called of rracti.
SatiN on its eve. viii not create = yary
I iirlr?dly interest Tor the college among thos,
institutions which had o~ntcmpiat beinu
represented. e
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-04
.JE WELE Rs WIN
Chat PI0N S Hit
Take Three Straight From News
paper Men-Plumbcrs Chal-
lcngc Winners.

~ defeating The Times Dispatch team
,nrec straight games on the Newport M
ISAs ihst night the Jewellers Won tho loving
CUP IN the tournament of tho Richmond
i'oWlhS Associations. The race has been in
'cfNstinS from start TO finish. with the Jew
e,er8 ana Ensravcrs leading the bunch. Im-
'tcHiatciN alter the championship had been
determined the Plumbers issued IA challcns.
~ INC Jewelers. for a series OF seven games
the oates upon which they are TO be played
70 De decided later to the satisfaction a,
pou!i teams. The cialiccc was accepted.
The final games OF the tournament will b,
played Tonight, w;,on The Alcos and the
: iuhhpctS play Il series -; three POSTPONED
saincS. \ meeting OF tho association viii
lonow these games, al which IT will lie dc.
rlucd when the annun' banquet will talks
Place. y meeting OF the committee on
pr."cs - scheduled for ;o-,norrow night.
The deciding sa,nca OF tho tourna,n,n,
were BY far the best rolled during the sc,t-
son. Npiiliis, captain of the winning team
sh"lc the highes, scorc Win a total OF 5sG.
Win Whitman. OF The Iiines-Dispatch fol.
owing close nchind with 81. The IcwcIcr.
rollc" u tota! OF 2,6Si pins for The three
Salhcs. being the record OF the season.
Following viii be iin,l The score ana
OF the teams:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-04
A. AND ". DEFEATS DAVIDSON
farmers WIN iIrst Of Scric, by Score
Four To Ono aH

/. uHH. -. 80 I INC eH.'He-.
r Ipecia! 70 me Times Dispatch
hfsi o. the series OF two games Win David'
scnro nere to-aay : to ! The Presby,erian.
eEoicn thcir only run In the NTH on , hn,,nn
out hunt and Two errors. Tho $500
scores Two in the NTH on Two errors and
a"o hits; one IN the sixth on two hi;s and
sell. W pF iiart-
pavitson '""'"Rs II. II, K.
~ and M...... !
Dal,etles--A and NJ, Stafford and SETTER.
Dsw.nsen. BAILEY aud Madison.
aun,h"a'F. struck out-By Stafford. Ii. by
hhHey. .. Bases on balis-By Bailey. . Sol,
on pases-A. and NJ, &; Davidson. /, I.f,
o.. nasss-.:e. and NJ. 1, Davidson, !. Double
play-Hartsci (unass!stcu). wild ,hro".
Sciicrt. iartsell. Thrcc-basc hit-iiar,sn,,
lone run-liartsel!. Umpire. Uucbnrcn
Ilinc, 1876. Attendancc. co... T"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-04
FACES THREE CHARGES
John Teanlstcr. Colorcd. Gets in BAD With
tI.. Lam and Police. s

John Teanlstcr, Colorcd. Gets in BAD With
Law and Police. *
John Tcamstcr, colorcd. was arrested yes.
terday afternoon on three charges. lie wa.
charged with being drunk and disorder,y.
with resisting Policeman krouse and with
felonious assault on Emma II ylor.
Ella Coles. colored, was arrested on sus-
picion Of having participated in a felonious
assault on Frank Arnold. also co!orcd.
Frank Scay, white. was arrested on 4
minor charge last night. but when searched
In the Second station a pistol was found
in his pocket. and an additional charge was
preferred against him.
Lee Holman, coiorcu. was taken in on a
charge of shooting al CLANCY Lewis and
Merrill White. E
George Cox. colored. was arrested on a
charge Of being a fugitive from justice from
Pennsylvania. H5r
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Times Dispatch.
VtT
Standing of the Clubs.
With Big League Teams in South

Philadelphia, Pa. April BY win
nllS to-day's game from the local
americans by the score Of s TO /. The
P~hiladelphia Nationals cvcned up the
inter-league series. AS on Saturday
when the opening game OF the series
was played. the weather was cold and
d~isagrecabic. but another big crowd
was on hand to sec the contest.
score by Innings: r.. H. Il
Nationals ..... 100000 g 4 /
Americans ..... o o a o. : !,
batteries: Moore. Bcebc, Rowan and
Doom: Morgan, Russell and Living.
stone and Thomas. Empires, O'Day and
Connolly.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-04
Unidentified Negro pics.

IopcGIII 20 Thc TiincS-DiSpntch
~Lynchburs. Va, April 3.-An un.
known negro. who, apparently. was
about twenty-threc years OF age. died
last night at the City Hospital OF in.
luries received on the Southern Rail.
way near Leftwitch. sometime Sunday
afternoon. All efforts IN to this AZ.
ternoon to ascertain something Of the
Negroes identity have failed. The bodv
was turned over to an Undertaking es-
Establishment this morning. ana if the
body cannot be identified. it>will be
buried at the expense of the railway
company.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-04
WIN order investigation.

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l
L%ynchburE, Va, April 3.-As a re-
suit of the recommendation Of the
grand jury in session IN the Corpora
tion Court this morning. that an In
vestigation should be conducted as to
the social vii. in L%ynchburg, such an
investigation will be provided by Judge
Christian in tho Corporation Court at
the beginning of the May term.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-04
ARE HELD ron TRtAI.
Alleged Violation Of Stntc Iaw S.ni,.t
- ErIzc LIEhtS TO he nIcstiratn4l

HiicEcd violation Of Stntc Law Against
Prizc Fights to he InvcStfcntrd.
Los Angeles, Cal, April 3.-.i,Istico
JieGvcs to-day held The two principals
prizc-fight, held at Vernon on MoTch
-, Tor trial in the Superior Court for
!, violation of the state law against
prizc-f1ghts.
and George Mensic. the principals.
.narles Eyton. referee. and Thomas j..
McCarey. promoter, all appeared in
court, ana were held in $1,000 bail
each, RMS was given by three Of the
men, hut McCarcy refused to provide
bail. and was held In custody. Habcas
:orpus proceedings in his bchal will
be instituted.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-04
Atlanta Sells -FOUR plnycr..

Atiaiiia, Ga. April 3.-With The
olenlng OF the Southern Leaguc season
Z 1il'ic more than q week off, Manager
,'or"tn, 81 the local club. began clean
ihG house to-day. He announced tho
sic OF Tour players, who went To-
smaller leagues for Il little more
5~fasonlng -\mons them was Pitcher
~!iilinphrlcS. 10 ASheville. in the An
palachian League. 81
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-04

Fred Tcnncy and his bcan-cating
diamond beautiners to the number Of
ithirty-one are all here, ready for the
game at Broad Street Park This after
noon. Hostilitics are scheduled to be-
gin az 4 O'Clock, with Bob Pcnder off
Icnncy will have his regular linc-up
IN the field: the same crowd with which
ne hopcS TO divide soma OF the spoiIs
IN the post-seaSon championship Sc
rieS. Tcnncy. by the waY. is one Of Tic
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-04
RICHMOND CLAIM ALLOWED
Decisions Handed Dawn by uuscb.,
BnIrd of Arbltrntfun

bhhru OF y rb1trntfUn.
AUBURN, \. y, April 3.-The National
board of Arbitration Of the National
Association Of Professional Baseball
tonight handed down the fol-
loving decisions:
Applications TO he declared free
agent-Enos kirkpatrick. Of Pittsburg.
from Petersburg, Ma. granted: Arthur
Johnson. granted.
CEaims-Of Columbia. S. c.. against
f.aycttcviilc. i. c.. for $500. allowed:
OF Va. against Fayettevillc,
y. e.. for $500. allowed.
The National Boar acted favorably
upon ana decided 10 recommend to
the annual meeting of the National AS
ISOLATION the proposition tina all re-
served players must be rendered a con
tract on or before February / Of each
year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-04

BOth cOnfcssinE 10 The charge, Ernest
Robinson, a coiored boy, seventeen years
old. and Willie Powell. a white boy, ten
years old, were arrested carly yesterday on
a charge of a criminal attack on a four
ycar-old negro child named Virginia Kidd.
OF l6 Pcgg street.
After being taken to the Second Station
and there recorded the white boy was turned
over to the care Of the Associated Charities.
The negro boy was locked up in a cell.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-04
OTTER BASEBALL GAMES.

AZ Clemson collegc-Charlcston Col
lcSc. .; Clemson, 8.
Montgomery, Ala. April 3.-Mont-
Somery took the second game Of the
series from Toronto this afternoon by
u score Of 10 to o.
at Clinton. S. C.-Prcsbyterian Col
lcEe, O: Woofford, ..
at Greensboro Ala.-Millsaps Col
lego (Aiass.D. 3: Southern University. a.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-04
South Atlantic League

At Columbia. s.. G.: II T.
AuEust ........ 1Iio =
Columbia ....... >
Batteries: Neal and Miller: Fullcn.
wider. Powers and Covcney.
Al Charleston: DEr
Savannah I,
Charleston ...... " ;
and Luskcy. % -
At Albany: 2 r. =,
Jacksonville !. =.
Albany ... +.
Batteries: Foreman and Wilson ana
Millord' Porray and Matthews.
coin ,"'hous r. III. II.
Macon ...... :
Batteries: R~adabaugh and Krebs.
Schulte and Kahlkon. NH
tCalled end twelfth: darkncss1
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-04
Slow Gnmc nt Ashcyluc,

what SLOW game This afternoon ho'r Tie
second squad of the Brooklyn Ina
tional League. representing Asheyille,
defeated the Brooklyn first team, 10
TO 6.
Score by innings: r. III. f..
A~shevillc ..... 2n030I 22E-l0 II )
Brooklyn .....l 02OO01 . - 5 5
Batteries: Short, Atchison and Mil
lcr; Ruri, Ragan and Erwin.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-04
DANNILIE SCHOOL q BOYS .
LOSES TO CLUSTER SpnJNCS

Especial to The Times Dispatch
custer Springs. Va, April 3.-Clus-
Ter Springs Academy defeated the Dan
vile School for Boys on the lattcrts
Erounds by "A score of 1 to L. The
game was somewhat slow, and had to
nc cai'ed at the close of the seventh
Inning that the visitors 1nicht c,tcn
the train. #" h.I
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-04
Easy. for phundcIphi,

Spartanburg, s. c., April THE
Phiiadelphta Americans second team
defeated the local team OF the Caro-
lima Association to-day hv the score
of812 to 2. The feature was a home run
by Pitcher Erause.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-04
Battalion Drill.

]3owles. assembling the entire battalion OF
Richmond Blues at the ar,nory on the night
of Wednesday,. April Il. for a battalion
parade. This will be a full dress affair. and
viii be followed by dancing, the presence OF
visitors being invited.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-04
40 dame nj nnnXillc.

.Danvillc. Va, April 3-The game
mere betwcen the Red Sox and the Bos-
ton Nationals fannisans was called OF
ms afternoon, owing to rain. The
Phlladelphia American Yannigans VIII
he here Tomorrow.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-04
ADJUSTMENTS
Academy OF Munlc-Dnrk.
i,ijou--"buncoSJn Arizona" matinee
and night.
Lubfn-NnudcyilIe.
Some Mclndrnmn!

Some NclUdrnmn!
Sibilant Kisses, loud iaughter-thc
loud laughter that. to paraphrase. be-
speaks the happy icart-and bolster
at the Bijou last night of the Broad
way Amusement Company in that mar
Vicious melodrama. "Bunco in Arizona
1t is not necessary TO -a!-to The
story: indeed, it was too deep. too in.
%volred. too profound in its e@sotcrio
involutions for his reviewer to fol.
with the. trials and tribulations OF q
young mine owner and his sweetheart;
the friend Of the mine owner and his
turns out to be an English h%circss:
Rnnco's bum cousin. who wants TO
marry her, and is. therefore. the VII
Slack Hawk, and various and sundry
incidental characters who didn't mat
ter much. but who went to make up
NE Tb gc1 h " saietS Of nations
self and adored her kit,enish coyness;
n nrr95TnGd on his "tummy. until he got
ana then stood considerably erect
with glistcning knife until somebody
onilginglv put him out OF commission
his ribs, his wrist. or his pants: it
also dcspised the sneaking, schcmine
Englishman--it knew he was an Eng.
lIsnman' because the program said lie
lost the mine and the gal. too and
the, irishman. who was really funny,
and it didn't in the least cavil at TIC
costume Of a woman who walked into
al Arizona mining camp in a lace
jacket and a hat with ostrich plun,es
nor object to the circIs-girI ridinr
habit of the heroine IN the last act
nor bother about the nickeled "guns;
or the cowboys, nor even slirin15 at the
fact that the hero had not chan god
his clothes in five years.
And why should it annoy itself wifi
such %trifles? The gunpIay. the knives
were there. with the smelly bang Of
the one and the shuddery CLEAN Of the
other: the c~ow-ponicS were also there
because one could rhear them clattcr
off Stagc-thc mountains showed m
right there in front OF ones eyes.
Didn't the Injun and the Ejnglishman,
dod CAST EN-, throw the hero down
a mine "sharft" and keep him there
until honest little Bunco got wise and
beat 1T up the mountain side to cross
The bridge and save him? And didn't
she find that these two comedians had
cut down the bridge and lit a fuse
leading to a charge Of giant powder?
And didn't she cut on the steam and
start the engine, and. in consequence,
the endless chain Of buckets, or rollers,
or something. and throw herself on
her own front on the chain and cross
the gaping valley and say her hero?
And didn't everybody get married that
should have. and everybody get Killed
that deserved it?
What more could the most captious
critic desire? w. D. G..
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