Arizona republican., 1913-07-10
NATIONAL
 WATERMELON FEED
Annual Event Scheduled Saturday; Arrangem Clouded by
 Conspiracy

'Henery' Davis. the genial and vet
 eran janitor of the Phoenix National
 Bank did not know that he was
 trust until late yesterday evening
 when he was threatened with arrest
 TOT cornering the watermelon market.
 He was accused of conspiracy in, re-
 Straint of trade, violation of the
 sherman act. and violation of the
 state antitrust act. All of it was
 told to "Henery" with a great many
 long words and intricate legal phras-
 es which left him as much in the
 dark as he was at the beginning,
 You see "Henery" is colored.
 The whole thing came about this
 way For the past twenty years or so, and Henery has been there that long, the Phoenix National Bank has
 been in the habit of holding an an
 nual watermelon feed for the em-
 ployes of the bank. "Henery," who believes that bank clerks are the best people in the world, always has been chief de cuisine" and it has been d pleasant task.
 This year the bank decided to eX- pand little and extended the invita- ton to the feed next Saturday after noon to the employees of the Valley Bank and the National Bank of Ari- zona. Right here is where "Henery' got off wrong. MT. McClung, who is also interested in the success of the affair, told "Henery" to go out and get enough WatermelonS to feed the bunch, and then explained what sort of bunch it was.
 ''Henery'' went. First he thought what sort of a feed it would be with l out Watermelons, and he bought some melons to keep from thinking about | that side of it any more. Then he | thought of the first course and he | went out and bought some more 1 melons; then he thought of the sec l ond course and he bought some more | melons. You see( to "Henery' water | melons and summer time mean about | the same. Summer brings water melons and watermelons complete the l summer for him. Then he thought 1 about the third course and he bought some more melons. Just as he was about to leave for the fourth course, l which would be melons also, Presi- dent McClung called to him to be careful and not do anything he would be sorry for. In fact, President Me Clung thought that three courses of melons would be about enough, but not so "Henery. He begged to be allowed to go out and get a supply Df toothpicks to complete the Viands, md when given permission he went l ut and bought some more melons.
 This was about all. Here came the sherman act, the conspiracy in re- 'traint of trade, and the violation of he antitrust act of Arizona all In 'ne, and for a while "Henery' looked pretty sick. However he shortly frightened up and said. Well, boss,
 ain't understandin' all about dis ere sherman statue. nor dis con piracy business and doant for de vOrF see how I could git in ter a wid mahsef. but if I gifts rnuff melons fo' dem bank boys, an dey shure is de hardes' workfn' et you nearly ever did see), an dey ,ets away Wid dem melons on sa,ur- lay afternoon, den dey can call me . II de sherman statue dey's a mind O. dats all.'
 But there is another phase to it. : are all right but when d of too freely they have an z diverse effect. In order to offset his the bank has decided to invite l : CIV doctors, the coroners' union, and :
 number of newspaper men The octor are to see that no ill effects . ome from the feed. the coroners will ake the antemOrtem statements, and . he neWSpa per men will witness the anne, so that all things may be done ecentlY and in order. This is a cry proper thing.
 The watermelons are ripe. Hen . ry" is waiting. and the bank boys re ready. What more is needed?