The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-13
MEN, WOMEN
 AND THINGS


 the best yet.
 have been greatly interested not only 1 in the big attractions as spectacular per formances, but I have been more inter- 1 ested in the men and women who took 1 part in them. not as professionals who do f starting and brilliant stunts, but just as | ordinary home-folksy people, for that is 1 what they are.
 To begin with, take Ruth Law. She | has been flying for seven years and in | that time has covered America and | flown in France, and had enough news l paper praise to turn anyone's head and vet she is as natural and friendly as can ! be. I was sitting between her and her husband at the Tutwiler waiting for Governor and Mrs Henderson to finish | lunch, when she looked at me and said; Are you really preacher?' Yes" I re- piled. And do you preach now?" she oueried. | laughingly answered, When 1 ever I get chance" She said: Guess am a Christian Scientist
 When the party was going through the Midway, a dear, sweet old woman came !. up to Ruth Law and said, You are so brave, I just want to hug you,'' and she did. and Ruth, all smiles said, Thank you." A little bit farther on the way three hesitant schoolgirls were standing. One stepped out and said: We want to shake hands with you" Alright" said she. and held out her hand while they proudly grasped it. As we passed along there was continual buzz There goes Ruth Law" but she seemed to be uncon- scious of it. and never showed the least desire to pose.
 I was also greatly interested to see now Governor and Mrs. Henderson would act on a trip through the Midway. He was a good fellow and she was just as Joiiy as could be- Neither baked at any ot the shows which sweep ones dignity aside. You would have never suspected that they were the governor ana his wife. They were out for good time and they had it. It IS true that an old fellow in the animal show recognized the governor and. forgetting all about his humble place as ticket taker, LOOK oil his hat and. stepping in front Of the seats, said: Let's give three cheers TOT our governor and right lustily they did it.
 When any of the performers wanted 10 be presented to them they received them in the heartiest way I heard the gov
 ernor questioning one of the eques- triennes about her daring stunts as 1T ne was getting ready to tackle broncno' Brt one of the pleasantest things was 70 overhear the pretty little Princess oieo' who was sitting at the feet of Mrs. lien derson, telling her about her dear ilteie girl that was back up in North oaroiilie at school. Just a show girl talking to K yovernor's wife but at heart both women.
 1 ran across another pleasant incioene l on the Midway Ed Salter, the pupncies agent of the Johnny Jones outfit, was
 having the time of his life showing a ibunch of orphans through the shows lie couldn't have been happier if they h'u been little princesses.
 l I saw him with pair or ilttle slris about five years old, each one hoiolhs 1 on to his hand walking proudly down the Midway as the men in the shows guyed him. But evidently there was one fatnef 1 In the lot for I heard him say apoye I tbe noise. "Ed, bring them by so tha' T can see them" He did so and reacned
 over and shook hands with them and l walked back into the tent to hioe a tear.
 Ed didn't know that I had seen him. but when I Joshed him about It the next day. he said: Doe do you know was just crazy to adopt one or them kids" And then strengthening up ne said: .'Oh, what's the use thinking apou' such things! I haven't got any home I | am just a show man. There Was 1 q faraway look in his eyes that showed
 he had a heart in him and that there Twas something in life he knew he was
 missing. Living in Pullmans and rush ing from town to town all over Amencf
 means that the bedroom, slippers, rocker by the fire. wife, and bairns tt Hove is out of the question.
 I
 The very funniest stunt that I say
 anyone pull off at the fair was lat' Wednesday afternoon over in the cattl , building It was watering time and th
 stock was being led to tub in the req
 of the building. The men had to lea' the animals down the center alsl M through dense crowd. Finally one the attendants, evidently tired of tn mob, or just having lot of Irish il him. started down with big. feroclou bull
 He. in some way, got him to believing paving and plunging. In tones of deer est distress as he struggled with wna
 seemed to be wild and infurtated anl
 nal. he cried aloud: My God. won
 some of you fellows help me hold him; lis getting away from me. Oh. what mus I do to save these women and children! The way they piled out of that buiidin showed that they were not going to wa for anybody to save them, put tne r were going to save themselves. An , when the building was empty. the rasc;
 stood there laughing to kill himself. ! winked at me and said: Old Rome [ wouldn't hurt fly"
 Caruthers, the amusement director ' inc fair. is well informed man, who' y life has been full of thrills. He know q the professional amusement game as { a l few men in the business. It's up ' hirn to see that the acts are first-cla