The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-25
citizens FIND


thousand tatlors what are coming this
here way, and
At that moment the lights went out.
and spotlight was thrown upon the
clerk of the committee counting out
ten million dollars. There was little
argument about who should get the
money for few minutes between Rog-
ers and Adams, and finally Simon was
given 1896 and the deal was called
Off
Mayor in Balcony.
Then Alvin Smith got in the game
again He seemed to be always get
ting into 1t. He explained that Mayor
Ainslie was occupying a front seat in
the upper balcony. and wanted to come
down on the stage to address the audi
ence in advocacy of his candidacy for
the rnayoralty against Jake Umlauf.
but that the crowd was SO dense in
the aisles he could not get through.
Charlie Cooke suggested he get para
-hute and drop down. Instead he called
Western Union boy and sent tele-
ram Mr.. Smith read the message:
II am On top and cannot get down.
Yours truly. George Ainslie."
The lights went out in moment
and as the curtain arose, there stood
rom McAdams, the best tango dancer
In our midst, occupying the position
OF chairman of a legislative commit
tee to see whether the people of Vir-
Rinia shall from now on have soup
whenever they like it. Surrounding
him were large number of eminent
citizens as members of the committee.
A page announced the APPROACH Of DR..
Popgun, who was expected to dis
agree with every one who did not
agree with him; Fairfax CULVER.
who opposed the views of DIR. Pop
gun, and a retinue of stenographers,
reporters and other rabble.
DIR. Popgun stated that he did not
believe the soup houses of the earth
were being conducted properly. and
cited instances in which many promi-
nent and esteemed citizens had fallen
into the soup. He stroked his beard
ut intervals, and this brought the ire
OF the chairman into play. who ask
ed:
DO you mean that we should ex-
change whlskcrs for whiskey?"
DR.. Popgun delgned not to reply.
v.hereupon. Fairfax CULVER en-
deavored to get the floor for few
remarks, and while the huhbub was
going on, a loud voice from the audi
ence startled al Those many hundreds
OF people-'T call upon the police to
break up this affair shouted the
voice. I'VE came here to see re-
spectable and dignfied show. and here
we are in the midst OF TRADE OF
one class OF highly respectable citizens
against another equally as highly re-
,pectable. Put um OUT"
Police Hear Excuses.
There was great confusion, A io'
OF firemen from across the street
heard him say, put them out" and
thought II was fire, and they were
Johnny on the spot.
It was learned that the mysterious
voice was owned by See Bee Cooke,
who does mot run soup house, al
though many people thought that was
why he got mad about the master
piece being pulled off by McAdams
because / am a Cooke" he ex-
plaiued to the policemen afterward.
.is no reason why ] should be taken
for waiter. although I had to nang
around here for two hours. before !
could get a ticket to this here show. y
After Cooke had been taken TO the
station house the proceedings went
forward,
Chairman smartin refused TO either
agree or disagree upon any PROPOSE
ton brought up by DIR. Popgun or
Fairfax CULVER. He advised them
both to &c, shaved so that they would