Arizona republican., 1914-04-19
LITTLE JAMES

Concerning the Terms and Conditions oF the Pro- posed International shoot-A Bit Of News De- signed for the Sporting Page, But Misplaced by the Make up Mar)
 This here Messican Wor" sez My Paw has Deginnerated into Politeness and Show .A+,;- shun Contest between us an th Messicans, an can't tell yit which is gon' Win tn Trofy It got started most Unexpected Nun mornin Ad- mire O'My which d ship in frunt of Tam peeko to th Sailers, l got my SpishUns at them there Messcans don't Like us. He sends word to an Looke here: you this here Amer rycan Flag? | wart you to Soot t as EVVNdence of Good Faith
 Tn Tampeeko Messicans they replize: Ton ist keep that there Flag there fer Few Days while we rite Mister Wherty an Find whether hell let Us Bum up Powder Sloots this away
 "Admire My rote to President Wilson about tn Pendin' Sloot. an tn president Replize You re rite We can't afoard to take Chances. Make the Messeans Sloot th Flag sos at we'll know thes Luv I'm havin Mister O'Rrien rite to Mister Wherty tellin him at we got to have this Evvy- dence Of Frendship theyH he Fite- Iii tn Meantime, keep tn Flag flotin where tn Messi- cans it sos at they can Sloot when they git Reddy. Spose. of coarse. YOU tole 'em at VOL wanted this here Sloot fired with Blank Cartridges.
 Mister Wherty calls in Furrin Minister Rogers an soz: What goln to do about ths here sloot to tn Amerry can Flag Minister Rogers sez I don't like be 8 Hppercrt Don't lets fire no Soot atan Mister Wherty rites to Mister Wilson foIlers:
 ~MEssICo. w Wilson
 Keferrin' to your Recent Rekwest fer Proof of our Afeckshun fer your Flag. I'd say at were too BizzI jst now to be Sootin around fer Fun You mite have Admire O'My soot his Flag hisself an Send tn Bill fer tn Powder to us. If We Ia! tn F1xpenses of tin Sloo that he Proof enuff at Our Harts in tn Rite Place WHERrY
 "'P S-Sence l tn Above, Minister RoS- comes in an sez it'd be a Nice thing if these here Crate Nashuns Soot Each other Notwith- standing our Numrous other Engagemence We'll take in sich Muchue AdmiTa- shun Contest, an we'll shoot Soot at you if you'll les Drop it. WHERTY'
 Mister Wilson wren he got tn Letter, sends fer Mister O'Bren tn This here Sloot bzncss is gittin all Mkt up like What do you think oi this here Proppysshun of Wherty's% Mister OBrien he replize: It's iist this away: judge from Whertv's letter at it's be ? Soets none, an if it's none, got to go to Wor or Baek-Peddie some. I cant very well go aroun' on tn Show talkwy Surcuts Summer preechin' Peece with Wor our Hans don't see no way out of It with Onner an a Proper Regard fer tn Box offs Reseets 'cept to agree to all Both Sloots All rite sez Mister Wilson Rite Wherty an tell him he's on
 Tn the Meantime Mister Wherty got Talkin' with Minister Rogers agn an he sez: I don't think at we ourselfs all Rite in tn Preliminary Negoshashuns about them Twin Sioots. From what I've heerd of Mister Wilso n, you don't know jist where to Find him. What he thinks Mnnit aint no he's goin' be thinkin tn next wun. Mebbe if Fire Haf of tn Soots we'll find at Mister Wilson's changed his Mine an won't fire atall
 - got anuther Idee fer Safe-Gardin' our In trusts in this Internashnle Show of l-uv an Afeck- shun, he called in Stennografer an sez, Take this
 w. Wilson,
 Washington
 I've decided Amend tn Terms an Condi- shuns of tn Contest Proposed in mine of Recent Daft as Folels Tn Sioots to consist of T Guns apiece. Wun side shoot Gun an then tn Other side Shoot Gun an so on until all both tn Sloots has been shot off. We'll shake tn Dice which Side gifts tn First Shot, High man to Shoot last WIIERTY
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