The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-12

when found operating illegally after the
prohibition law had gone into effect
One OF the much petted members OF
the excursion party IS John Graves,
fun maker in supreme for the excursion
When at home he superyiseS the max
ing OF Crystal ice cream lie always
packs up a wagon-load or two OF his
cream and shoots il into the refresh
mcnt coach. And whenever an cxcur-
Sionist bankers for a cone, Graves IS
on the job The kidlcs along the
route are not forgotten. either Graves
is known. perhaps, TO more Of the ju-
venile population OF the towns which
the excursion has visited in the past
than any other Oklahoma Cityan.
But in spite OF the fact that the ex-
curSion is mostly hard work, a consid-
cradle amount OF fun is 10 be extracted
from 1t. For example, there is alway3
some amateur poet IN the gang. and
some amltalr composer 90 aid and abet
him Almost before the city limits OF
Oklahoma City have been passed these
two conspratotS have myStcrlouSly dis
covered their mutual talents and set -
work to compose SOug-wOrdS By
Ioncs and music by SmIth-which will
be so good, don't you know, that until
the last trade excursion has run its last
mile that song will be sung and hummcd
and buz2ed and rs authors eulogized
As gcnuSes OF the first water But on
no occasion has more than the first
verse OF the song been written or the
| first stanza OF music composed II is
invariably consigned to that place where
all little songs and verses and poems
| 90 when they die abotnln'
Decorations on Trip.
| a great portion OF the fun of the
| trade trip comes in the fact that II
brings with it an unlimited license in
the matter OF personal decoration. For
among the countless souvenirs carried
IS always a collection OF gaudy per-
nantS OF various sizes These make
ideal ornaments, and it is the rare trade
irlppcr who does not have his clothing
plastcrcd with thrm before he has gone
lar on the joWhcy And. OF cour-,
Ihcre are colofcd feathers with cookie
bur silckerS on the end These. wher
! properly arranged, make excellent In.
dian hcaddrcSSes.
lhe trade cxcursionls,s must perforcc
keep chicken hourS-that IS, in IN,
morning. John X. Rose. major dom,
and train master of all excursions
comes 10 life myStcrlouSly long bcfor,
the sun has more than duckcd his hcat
CurlOuSiy above the eastern horizon
AZ the uncarhly hour OF b o'clock IL
the morning he comes through the Pull
mans believing at the top OF his volc,
command for all within hearing :,
arise and prepare for breakfast,
series OF grumpy grunts and groan
greets his progress ,hrohgh the train
but only the most confirmed over sleep
ers fail to arise promptly Those VIII
are dressed on time and ready for th
morning meal are presented by RoN
personally with an orange. Those VIII,
fail 10 show up are ignored.
Newspapers Distributed.
Aftcr breakfast the chief diverSon q
the excurSioaiStS is reading The Dali
Oklahoman. which is sent free ever
wear to the train At night the trai
is gladdened by big bundle OF IN
OklahQma City Times, also distribute
! free Then the trade tripperS spend
! few minutes scanning the adver,isin
Of their business enemies and tellin
= them how rotten their establishment
/ arc. Aitcr the news is absorbed II