Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-29

and their clothes were wrinkled. i
suggested to w. Bill Power that he
have the elephants pressed just before
they trot in front of the camera.
This sounded like an idea, but. In
asmuch as IL would take five men all
day to press one elephants wardrobe,
we didn't try 1t. Elephants are always
wrinkled in hot weather.
While / was with the elephant sec
ton old Man Fahrenheit was hitting
on all twelve cylinders and IL was as
hot as Sherman's idea of war. They
can always find the elephant section
in hot weather. Even II the elephant
section Is away over at Red Bank, the
homefolks can locate II. There is
something about an elephant section
which stands out. Some claim IL has
the true circus atmosphere.
In spite of his thick hide, the ele
phant is sensitive. He has u very ten
der soul. 1t is not at all difficult to
hurt his feelings, as 1t were. He is as
temperamental as q grand opera
singer.
One night they were taking n scene
inside the big top. They had taken IL
five or six times. Even then the di-
rector wasn't satisfied and they had
to take II again. The place was bril-
liantly illuminated with Cooper Hew-
lit and Kleigl lights and two thousand
people occupied the seats around the
edge OF the tent. The elephants trot-
ted in to do their cute little stunt for
the sixth time and suddenly they all
went blind. The lights had been too
much for them.
There isn't any animal In the world
so thoroly peeved as an elephant who
has gone blind. w. BIZ Power, their
faithful friend. led the elephants
back to their tents and prepared a
tub full of boracic acid solution which
he applied to their eyes with a kalso-
mine brush. This offered relief, but
the elephants were still peeved.
Just to get even with humanity
! they stood up all night and wouldn't
lie down and sleep. That is an ele-
plants idea Of getting even. That Is
the way he registers anger-by stand
Ing up all night. Is 1t any wonder he
is an elephant?
Are those elephants intelligent"
l asked their keeper, after his first
flock had stood up all night for re-
venge.
They don't know a thing" he re-
piled. III they did. they wouldn't be
here at all. One of them got sore last
week and stood up three nights. When
an elephant gets mad he won't go TO
bed He Just stands up and looks mis-
cradle Amt that helova way TO get
even?"
The next day the elephants could all
see again, but it was easy to perceive
that they still harbored slight
crouch. One of them swallowed n bale
of hay without stopping 20 remove the
wires.
Camcls Also Present.
There was also a herj of camels
connected with this movie circus
| They were regular brown plush cam
/ els and there isn't much TO say about
them. Any animal who is willing 10
| go seven days without water doesn't
! possess an interesting personality, in
my opinion. Anyhow the camels
were there. They were chiefly valu-
able in cluttering up the landscape
| by standing around and looking
homely.
The people trouped into the circus
at night thru n regulation main en-
| trance which was surmouLted by bal
| lyhoo artists. A half dozen cameras
got them as they were going in. There
were the regular number of peanut
and lemonade vendors. | tried some OF
! the peanuts and then knew it was q
regular circus. Not one on them waa
fit to eat.
1t seemed as tho folks came from
all over the state and they all brought
the children. There were easily two