Arizona republican., 1913-02-20
GOVERNOR HUNT
 GETS IN MOVIES
Pathe Man, Making "See America First Films, Takes Special Picture of Tempe Bridge and State Executive

A page in the life of a moving picture free lance or how the gov ernor of Arizona assisted in getting the convict bridge workers in the film is the title or q story of the adventures of Governor Hunt, Ralph Earle and Eugene Stuart of the board of trade yesterday. Incidentally Ari- Zona gets in the See America First" series of the Pathe company with a special reel dealing with scenes in and about the Salt River valley. On the invitation of a Phoenix news paper man, Governor Hunt joined the party which had been arranged for Earle and in a Marathon auto loaned by the McCondra and Hoeye Sale company for the occasion. the outfit completely equipped for film ing proceeded to Tempe and the Pima village on the reservation nearby
 It was strenuous afternoon Stop ping at the bridge, Earle placed his machine and arranged some touch ing little scenes showing the pr- soners at work in the gravel banks. wheeling concrete and working the mixer The structure as it stood yesterday afternoon will almost all he featured in the picture The gov ernor and his party inspect the work under the lens of the camera, and stop to chat with the captives in the most natural manner possible. If a lip reader sees the film he will hear one convict say of the gov ernor "el es muy amable." which means he is very kind hearted.
 The best part of the film will come later showing the governor and his party building some brush roadway through a mud hole and the machine dashing across with the gallant Harry Shea at the wheel On a little farther is the scene at the Pima village. By great good for tune Earle had located a sensible woman basket weaver who was will ing to ply her art before the cameras eye She built a basket and made signs with the governor, and finally sold a piece of her best work to Stuart, all of which was duly re- corded.
 It was the original plan of the governor to take Earle to Florence Saturday by way of the scene of the Illinois picnic where he is to speak It was all arranged for the Pathe man to get views of the road that has just been completed by convict labor from Florence to Hisley, of the prisoners at their Sunday sports in the yard It is also rumOred that the famous prison troupe would have performed for the movies. But on arriving at the hotel at 5:20 yes terday. Earle found a wire from headquarters assigning him to the motorboat races on Washington's birthday at san Francisco. and it was a case of whiz through the pack ing to catch the six o'clock train With the assistance of his friends who bundled machinery and clothes into his boxes. Earle succeeded in getting away on the evening train. He left. however, with the promise to return when the ostriches are hatching, and on that occasion, the governor has promised to make con nections with the road gangs and the Florence pen.
 In dashing about this section of the state. Earle demonstrated what happens to a free lance picture operator in the course of his days work On his arrival he caught the governor and vice president speak
 ing in the plaza. the next day he got the same pair playing golf on the Ingleside course. The following day
 he filmed the Aztec Sun Fete Page
 ant Monday he went to Roosevelt where his adventures in connection with. the auto accident in which Harry Welch was injured making a stirring chapter. His wild ride to Globe with the injured man was one of the most sensational things that ever happened to him, according to | himself Yesterdays work is chrOn- | icled above. And Saturday, Wash | ington's birthday he will be on the | job a thousand miles away, calmly 1 sighting his picture box and grind ing current events into lifelike rec l