Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-07-21
jim JAM MEN ARE
BACK FROM COAST
Sam Clark, G. H. Crockard, and
J. M. Raer Took in the Sights
Around California.

Sam Clark and G. Fl. Crockard have
just returned from a months jaunt,
during which time Che publishers OF
jim Jam Jems shared the pleasures
of what both term one Of the 0
enjoyable and successful they have
ever enjoyed. The itinerary Of the
trip which was made by special train
for the editors leaving the Dearborn
street station at Chicago on June %,
included the convention Of the Nation
al Editorial association at Los Ange-
les, visits to both the San Diego and
San Francisco expeditions, and num-
erous side trips with a peaceful In
vasion of northwestern Mexico. The
fame OF Jim Jam Jems was spread IN
no uncertain way enroute and at all
points visited.
Eaer Writes Of Trip.
With Clark n Crockard was j. M.
Baer Of Beach, celebrated cartoonist.
MIR. Baer not only contributed much
to the. entertainment of the trip with
his handiwork, but demonstrated his
ability is one of the country's top
notch artists with a chalk-talk at the
Los Angeles convention, that not only
won the plaudits Of his listeners but
was commented upon with much
praise in the leading dailies in the
state. In the following letter to a
friend, the Gartoonlst humorously sets
forth many incidents OF pleasure on
the trip:
Travelling Dc Luxe With
Jim Jam Junior.
ode luxe means of lnXury' and OF
that | certainly had my share while
travelling with Clark and Crockard.
Having the official %cartoonist along,
they got a drawing room OF course,
but | didn't draw much except while
we were playing cards. 1t is a great
thing to go away out to California to
play Black Jack If | looked out Of
the window to get a peak at 4 noun
tain, someone would slip ne a ten
spot when ! was absent-mlndedly
drawing to eighteen. J never played
Black Jack before and everything
hit me- so funny that | nearly busted
eYerytime anyone dealt. 1t wasn't so
funny. however, when | had TO cash
in 1t was mostly cash out
THE first day ] went out on the
observation car, | was SO busy catch
ing cinders in my eys that | caught
few glimpses of the scenery. When
/ came into the car again, | was Sc
black with coal dust that someone
took me for a porter. | bowed slight
" and they all felt compelled to hand
me g tip which afforded HE enough
o,ri, 1, INV, , ,,,Col u,hnh honnnnnl
to miss the boys going out to the
diner. .-, ,.
~.s. Looking for Light.
One night | was looking for a lighi
which was concealed in the wall and
/ accidently rang the bell that called
the porter. When he stuck his head
IN the door, ! Immediately told him
I was looking for more light and not
more darkness. .
eve finally reached the Grand Can
yon. | got out on a huge preciptous
rock, which overriding the canyon, 10
get a good view while my wife inter
cedcd between my coat tail and a
tree, yelling Historically for me not
to look any farther.
She said that l was a fool and if |
went any farther she would get a
divorce. | told her to let go my coat
tail and the proceedings would start
at once. Isl
Vast Barren Waste.
upon reaching California We be-
gan to realize how a vast barren
waste like we had passed through in
Arizona could be transformed into an
Eden by the damned water, which
leaked artificially through the soil,
from the mountains. All we could see
were bungalows, missions and or
chards. If you would see one bunga-
low, you would see them all. The
mission walls would stretch around
the earth several times if linked up.
But the fruit was great My wife
liked the lemons but I told her she
always looked on the dark side of
life, and I liked the peaches. They
had signs up, do not touch ! could
not~partake Of the forbidden fruit for
as stated before my vile was along.
Clark and Crockard went to MeXi.
co and from their description Of the
poker games one would think they
were in the counting room Of a gov.
eminent mint. was tipped off, how
ever, that no money changes hands
except what the tourists bring in. The
bull-tights in Mexico are mostly com
posed of the former part Of the word.
Expositions Wonderful.
"The EXpositions We're 'w%onderful.'
an overworked term in California. Of
rourse the real amusement sifted
down to the Zone and Isthmus and
from there to the Streets Of Cairo.
Before telling you about the streets
Of Cairo, I want to say that every
thing is for sale in California. If you
want to buy anything from a poodle
to a wife, go to California. In the
Exhibit buildings, many exhibits
were for sale and the chief statesmen
were Jews. In the Turkey building,
thief sold oriental rugs and the Jews
were dressed as Turks. In the
French building they sold everything
imaginable and the Frenchmen were
Jews. In the Italian building it was
the, same and so on down to the Chi
nese building, which was an eXcep.
ton, but | understand that a famous
sculptor is trying to modify their ma.
sal extremity so they can take charge
of the Chinese building as it is the
only exhibit that is not making
money.
"But the real thing that wiggled in.