The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-24
ENJOYS
JONES' MIDWAY
After Pageant Throngs Get
Holiday Spirit and Visit
Sterling Attractions

Probably no more orderly, well dressed
ard woll behaved carnival crowd ever
visited the Johnny j. Jones exposition
than the throng which Tuesday night
laughed at the fat man and woman,
funny monkeys, and the midget city;
when going "Oyer the Folis' or watch
Ing others do So and experienced other
thrills on the "Frolic,' the new riding
device, and were entertained and mys-
titled at the dozens OF other attractions
Johnny ], Jones offers.
Immediately afteh tho pageant, vThe
Blossomlng OF the Century Plant" the
big crowd strolled down to the end OF
the midway, where the Jones exposition
Is arranged In a huge quadrangle Of
shows, wonders and riding devices,
The attractions were found all clean,
the people real ladies' and gentlemen
and It was q pleasure TO see how the
the attractions, and most OF ali, the
courteous treatment on the part of the
I'D, n. salter, dean OF press agents,
who left the "legit" TO help put the
carnival business o high plane Johnny
Jones has placed 4, was guide 70 a
pair Of serlbes Tuesday night and what
the genial Edward didn't show US
wasn't worth looking for,
We were conducted through and be-
hind the scenes OF at least 20 attrac.
tions that make up the Jones aggrega-
ton.
Peek Behind Scenes,
Besides those already mentioned there
was Etta Louise Blake's superba, the
s~tupendous electrical miracle, the Coney
Island side shows and the crystal tangle,
and not the least OF the attractions was
Stella, that weird, wonderful, Sensa-
tional, true to nature. painting,
Capt, Mooney and a herd OF elephants,
Princess Dixie with her lsopardR and
Admiral Dewey's ~feroelous lions form
the most exciting portion OF the pro.
gram, especially the lion riding horse
back.
The West as Il used to be Is depicted
In Dakota MaS's Wild West exhibition
which has hucking bronchoa and crack
riders, Rppghriders and cowgirls fur.
especially appeals to the chtldFen ant
gives them an idea OF what the WEES
was before the wire fence cut up thu
range.
academy which 10 unusually good, he
distinguish oolors, spell and do a 10
of human things and finally rescues
baby from a burning house, The Siam
ese twins, Daisy and Violet, are perhap
the most talked about Of everything Of
the JOY PlaEn. And PerQelia, the hair,
girl. Is another wonderful curiosity
Jansen the Great Is a most wondsrfu
magician and illusionist and It Ii n
exaggeratlon TO mako the stRtemen
that he Is equal to Keller or Thurstor
All ~Janaen's work Is new and Of q mos
startling nature,
William jay Coghlan introduces tn
devil's sauce with Mile Marie, tn
original mile-a-minuta girl, driving a
automobile at racine speed on an
across Il huge sauoer-shaped track
sianting at an angle OF AZ deegres, the
onto o paFfeetly straight wall that sur
rounds the entire drcme, Her par
Torrance Il little short Of marvelou,
She Is assisted by five o. the mos
prominent motoroycllsts In the eoun
try,
Gypsy Ed, the famous Canadian trap
per and hunter, has q most interestin
| exhibit, consisting Of all sorts OF won
derfni enthusiastically and deer hornl
four dog trains, furs OF all kinds an
, many trophies, the result OF ~ year
) spent in the far northern country trad
/, Ing with Eskimos and Indians. n. c,
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