Weekly journal-miner., 1922-07-12
CROWDS THR0NG
 SLIPPERY GULCH
CFrom Fridays Daily)


 White Mule canyon and enjoyed a taste of the freer days and ways of the old west in the final evening of the Slippery Gulch show held on the court house square by ex-service mems organizations of this city.
 From the gate of tie big conces- sion up to the court house steps, the canyon" was filled with merry makers laying thousand and five thousand buck notes on roulette and faro and blackjack, or chancing it with the crap-shooters. Others plankcd down their notes on the numbered squares for ''baby doll'' while Wild Willie ballyhooed from the box, and still others bought soft drinks with fearful names from the stands where liquids by the barrelful were dispensed Dancing in fenced-in portion of the concession afforded pleasure to the many at tending the show.
 A big stock of 'buck" notes was laid i'll by the committee in charge in anticipation of a rush on the bank" where Mrs. M. L. Clancy and Mrs Harry Juliani showed out the long-blue under the firm names of John D. Rockefeller and J. P. Morgan.
 Among the other crowds who at tended the big show we're members of the Arizona Cattle and Wool Growers associations, who enjoyed a unique opportunity to participate in sports with which they were ia miliar in days now past.
 The 10-car special Santa Fe train carrying about 25O eastern delegates returning from the national cohven- ton of the Disabled American Vet erans of the World War at San Francisco, which was to have been routed through Prescott and shunt- ed onto a siding for a few hours here yesterday, was rushed straight through to the east. The chamber of commerce was advised by wire yesterday morning that the train would not come down to Prescott, nor even stop at the Grand canyon. Thus Slippery Gulch and the From tier days lost out on the extra wis itors who were to have seen the two big shows.
 The reason for rushing the special train straight through was said to be fear of the railroad management that if left at Prescott for even a few hours. the train might become stalled. Uncertainties of the railroad strike gave rise to an unwillingness on the part of the Santa Fe to detour any train once started, f9r asb the striE continues rolling stock Which fa;S into disrepair cannot be put into service again until men arc obtained to repair it. It is understood that two engines are in the local shops | now waiting repairs.
 The windup was attended by an $500 crowd, it was estimated late | last night. During the other three i days of the show $22OO was taken ill. making the total \ recciptsh ap- proximately $30O0 One-third of l this sum, or a flat $1,OO0 will be deposited in the coffers of the From tier Days association. The other two | thirds will be retained by the ex- service men.
 Music was furnished by the Fully Sisters and Manuel's orchestra The { show was wound up last night with an auction Of all the goods remain ing unsold Much of the success of Slippery Gulch has been due to the help of those who managed the | various games in the concession. Many of these helpers changed on different nights, but among the big list of those who aided the ex-scrvice men in conducting the show the i following names were obtainablc last night from the committed:
 Mrs. ]. L. Sullivan, Mrs. M L. Clancy, Mrs. Harry Juliani. Mrs. A. C. Schneider Miss Fay Sodcrstrom, iss Mary O'Brien. Mrs. Wildman, Mrs. Claud Johnson, E. A. McSwig- | sin, (. H. cLane, Mr. Wildmau, ]. Link Smith, Frank Whisman. A. L. Shortsleevc A. (. Schneider. George Lee, (. E. RycIlnan, Matt Hall, Fred Scnpett, John Bennett, Claud John son, Emmett T: Morrison, A. B. Cole, Pervcy Forgays and Mir. Wal drup of Phoenix. The appreciation of the ex-scrvice men is also cX- tended 10 the many others who con tributed to the success of the big show in White Mule Canyon.