Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-16
Photographed
Hun Kaiser and
T,ro of His Sons

LIZ Kerslake. animal trainer
extraordinary. who appeared at the
county fair th,s week with his edu-
Gated pigs. is ~ devoteo Of amateur
photography, and during the course oil
his years OF travel AZ a Snowman has
enjoyed opportunities 10 snap scenes
such as few 'aodakis..s" rarely eNperi-
ence. During ais tours in Europe ana
Latin American countries he obtained
many interesting and valuable pic
lures, but Of ali the most interesting
today, perhaps, are those taken In Ger
many long before the war.
Included in his collection are snap
shots OF the German emperor and two
OF his six sons. kerslane admits there
was a time when he regarded the pic
lures quite highly. But, now said
the old Snowman, 'its. different. There ;
another picture which would mean
more, much more, to us We want you
TO snap ma and me right here In front
Of our tent. We want to send II our
son, who is with the American en-
peditionary forces in France. We Just
want TO send him a picture of our
selves in, our work clothes
Kcrslake recalled witnessing re-
view of $4,000 German troops, OF a
trip TO a naval base where he saw the
name uvers of Submarine fleet, ana
numerous other journeys to army eX-
hibitions and military shows. Then
the evolutions of the mighty German
army appeared 20 him as heroic
military spectacle. Today kerslake
realizes the significance OF these great
dress rehearsals for the future parade
of death thru Belgium and France.
Kerslake is acknowledged to have
the greatest dumb animal act of its
kind in the show business. He has
been in the business for years and
has made his greatest success as
trainer of pigs The training of pigs,
Kerslake decircs, is not as difficult as
il appears. fo:., he asserts, the pig has
the best memory Of any animal. But
we humans have very little sense" he
went on. Here l have worked for
years with three ugly white hogs who
could go thru the act like clock work.
This year I thought l would change
the act and introduced more attrac-
tive animal actors. and after ten
months of training my proteges have
no confidence in me and l have no
confidence in them. Wet get thru the
act all right. but I never know what
will happen. Before the winter sea-
son opens l shall send for the three
old hogs and work them with the two
clowns" Kerslake has just discovered
after ten months that the uglier the
hog the greater hit it makes as an
actor.
Il have discovered why your act is a
success" said a farmer to kerslake
one day during the fair. Il know hogs
myself. It's not the hogs that make
the act, at all; it's Kerslake."
And thereia lies the success OF
kerslake as an animal trainer. Kers-
lake holds tie center of the stage
thruout the act. He IS constantly in
motion, and his flourishes with whip
and COW hide clad feet cover UP. pos
s!ble deficiencies due to failure of the
pigs to carry thru their part Of the en-
tertainment.
Altho working hard to please the
public, and constantly endeavoring to
lend q helping hand TO other perform
ers, Kerslake and his kindly wife no
longer have tie deep interest Of other
years In the show business. Their
constant thought is of a khaki-clad
youth acroAs the seas battling the Hun
kaiser and his son. who Kerslake
senior once thought it an honor to
photograph.