Weekly journal-miner., 1913-12-10
PHOENIX HASN'T ANY
 THING ON PRESCOTT.
(From Wednesdays Daily.l

ihSI HHdllIC u'sAilliS> dS ever WcEi
 brought to light about these "dig
 gings" was enacted right here il
 Prescott. Hardly had local "wis,
 ones" stopped kidding" each othei
 about the stunt pulled of by ar
 affable young man at the expens,
 of number of Phoenix "philanthro.
 pists" than they awoke to the realiz.
 alton that they, too, were in tho
 same boat.
 Less than week ago Phoenix was
 startled. amazed, overjoyed and in- cidentally film damned into the be-
 lief that a Kalem company headed by the lovely Alice Joyce was plan ming to locate there for an eight months stay to take pictures. !. II. Weaver, who represented himself as the advance agent. is the princi- pal figure in the tale
 Weaver. according to Phoenix publication, made friends about as easy as fellow can drop coins n slot machine. But the only differ ence between the two was that Weaver got return for his goods. A Cadillac car came begging to his door for protection. Suppers and good times were furnished beyond limit and Weaver, it is declared. even ordered $500 worth of furni- ture for the "rendevouz" of his movie troupe. which was scheduled to arrive at Phoenix on Saturday night.
 In the meanwhile nice little ho- tel bill accrued at the Adams hos telry. Being a handsome chap. the ladies as we'll as the boosting Phoc- nix "wise guys" slipped him the glad hand
 The blow-up came Saturday when a curious reporter wanted to know if the troupe had arrived. Sunday morning found Mr. Weaver bound for parts unknown.
 Of course all this was not made known in this city until the publica- ton offered enlightment yesterday As for Mir. Weaver. he did the best thing possible under the circum- stances. He came to Prescott.
 Arriving here, he looked up Lew Ostland, the camera man of the Selig Polyscope Company. Weaver acting under the pretense of want ing an expert camera man culti- vated Lew's acquaintance.
 Lew is quite well satisfied with his present position. Just the same be felt keenly flattered when Mir. Weaver made him his offer and ih- cidentally asked that he indorse a check for him. Lew bit and the check for S35 was cashed by the Owl Drug and Candy Company
 The ever-alert secretary of the Chamber of Commerce got wind of the new arrival just as he was coming from an Apollo club rehears- al at 10 p. m. Monday night. Ig- norant of past performances in Phoenix, he lost no time in finding Weaver and offering to buy a Scotch highball Weaver didn't feel much like drinking and told Mir. Fraser so.
 Coniding to the secretary that he was in a hurry to reach Los Angeles, Weaver said he was going to leave at l2:30 a. m. yesterday morning by way of Ash Fork. Fras- CT rather fluently and ambitiously pointed out the fallacy of taking such 2 roundabout course. show ing that he could take the o'clock train by way of Wickenburg Tues day afternoon and get there just as soon, offering to give Weaver a ride about the city in the sense of an inducement.
 Weaver appeared to agree and promised to stick. Staying with his friend until the l:30 o'clock train had come and gone, Fraser then went home to gloat over his splen- did victory. Sweet dreams of put ting one over on Phoenix" inte-- with visions of Prescott as a universal moving picture rem devouz.
 Yesterday morning Fraser started | out to find his friend
 Presto, the Phoenix stunt had | been duplicated. Weaver had left | for Los Angeles on the train leav ing here at 3:30 o'clock in the early ! by way of Wickenburg.
 Fraser hopes that Weaver will . forgive him for bothering him 50 | much; says Weaver was so nice l about everything that he doesn't | want to criticise. Continuing he further says: Jim Elder and lot of a,,tea t,;,,,