Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-03
GETS Win
SPORT WITH REAL
TIGER AS QUARRY

AUSTIN, TEXAS. April !,
Austin is not on the political man ;.
the United States just now the 81.
zens would like to know why H..
are several thousand persons in -.
town who have a speaking acopsir,
ance with three members Of tba -.
Cabinet, and many are on tar,,.
intimate friendship with these INV,
Albert Burleson, Postmaster ca
eral, began his political career bsr,
and has made this place bis bor..
practically all his life. excent durs.
the period he resided in Washing+.s
I while in Congress. David r H..
ton, Secretary OF Agriculture rasig',
in Austin several years while mem
Der of the faculty of the Unvarsi-,
of Texas, and later as presidsr.
Colonel William Jennings BRYAN g.,
lretary of State. spent several wintsr,
here, and his children attended -.
public schools Of Austin during IN,
sessions.
The intimacy which the people i,
this city feel toward these three "a,
met men is not by any meansautt.
political distinction that has come !,
a result of Democratic national yg,,
cess.
II is here that Colonel E. NJ. Habss
who has been credited with beins
| President Wilson'S chief adviser +,
matters relating to appointments ba,
made his home practically all his Ht.
He spends only a small part of III.
year in Austin.
In reviewing the list of Austin me,
who suddenly have come into ma.
tionei prominence, mention ala,
should be made of Captain "Biie ur.
/ Donald. who is said 10 have M.
/ President Wilson's admiration drr.
| ing the time he served as persor.l
| bodyguard while the recent natiors'
! campaign was in progress. Capfaa
| Mcdonald has made Austin his homa
| off and on for the last twenty wears
/ The familiarity of Austin peor.
| with these personages whose nams,
are now frequently mentioned in h.
news reports that come from Wash.
ington brings National Governms7.
affairs close home. The locaI news.
papers speak of Postmaster General
Burleson as our Albert" and Sec.
rotary of Agriculture Houston is ne.
| ferred to as "old PreXy."
Colonel Bryan of His DIGNITY
q "
by people here as the dignited person
his position as Secretary Of State
| would perhaps warrant II Is remem.
bered that during the winters be
| spent here he INDUCED in many b0yil
outings and mingled freely.
He was made the victim of praa5s
by the late Governor J. ). Hogg. The
! two men We're loyal friends and were
together most Of the time. Il was 90
| Colonel Bryan's first visit here The,
| Hogg and others played a trick %
the distinguished Nebraskau Bryan
had never done much hunting OPP 70
that time, and one Cay De express
| wish to try his proves with t1a
! gun I'm the cedar brakes along ne
! Colorado River above Austin.
What kind of wild game 0o g1l
! have around here he Inquired Z
Hogg.
We'll. the most exciting sport
would be chasing a Mexican tiger
Hogg said this with twinkle .
his eye, well knowing there probably
was not wild tiger within 300 miles
of here
He had in mind, however plan p
give Colonel Bryan touch ~ ts
genuine sport of tiger hunting Hs
recalled the fact that iu "a back room
of one of the local saloons was p
old. toothless and almost blind NeV
lean tiger that iad been i'm tap,g,E
| here for many years and was peFlel'
| ~ harmless.
"FH see If I can arrange o t.s'
hunt for you" Colonel Bryan was
told
Bagged Real Tiger.
In a few days all of the rttpala'
| tions for the outing were fnlsal'
| Two negroes took the animal into A
brush that borders the river aoou. :
miles from the town and hoist il nsll
into a tree, fixing ii on cr5,e.
limbs so il would not fall Bits
and early on the morning Of lns '-
hunt Governor Hogg Go.one. bEal
and more than ID dozen oIneE
1 rode through the streets pt 1ae -..
blowing horns and calling their lsA
of hounds
When the outskirts Of town Ng
reached the hounds took up tae s-.-
of the tame tiger and were ioa2ez
at full speed by Bryan. Hogs ana Pc
other members Of the h0rsehaea Ia.
ty. Colonel Bryan was petm.'lat
reach the tree where the dogs ~.
baying the tiger ahead Of any q.
| else. and began shooting a tae
NAL He was warned Of the eaa-
should the tiger spring upon a'.l, e X,
the farce was kept up until nA3s'
animal fell out of the tree anu
pronounced lifeless by the hunters
The skin of the tiger was CIV 4,
IColonel Bryan. as a trophy o. e
chase. and he priced il very
/ Care was taken not to divu.se IT,,
ception that had been praCHgee =.
him. and so far as known p. 'g-
vet il was a wild tiger he 6i-ee-