The billboard (Apr 1911)

APRIL 2B, 1911. T n c O 1 11 ■> o a p d 5 mm m - wmu. m I* ilu- moft utatrlr dtr U Thm U • (race mod flolsb WathiUtOB. It. C. llH- UdIM sum. Tht^. _ ■hmlt It vBpndMtd by anr other ot our eltta*. „ It be. for It U the home of oar Preal ^^^^ Ike arat of oar -nation'* exKat'Te. Jodlelal aB4 leillalatlTe oBelala, and tbr majoritr of onr Koremmrnt dlKnltarlet. In inch a city, the beat only (bould be prearnted for the entertainment of our stairamen. and ao It prored to t>e. tor tbe liiiffaln Blll-rawnee Bill Wild Wc*t aad Far Eaat becan the thlM year of IM la lolenre by preaentlns tke fnefsler of 1011 on a bte let withia tke pn th» Mr enaemUe^aa atarM th* aauoa Ib the itio«t aniiplcions manner. On Eacter Sanday, WaBhlnittoa aeemcd to be under a itrennona tenaion. Big banneta on all «ldes were promptlns th» worda. Rrifilo jad WASHniGTON By A. K. aRKINLANa hasariMiti* bniorhu Imatlnir. Well, needltfaa lo «ia>', spirit and rigor were heaping np ooiy to give Teat on the day of tbe opening, and re- gatdleaa of ireather. to burst forth In ebnlllent eatbnalaam wbea the gat^ llr«t admitted tbe rarlleat patrna. So nacli (or the neeptloa that the pe<vle were preparlag (or the eoouneadable entertainment. Let oa tak* a peep at tbe Wild Want oOelala and eneotlTC ataff, and make haste for tbe New WlUard. and behoU what fuaiUai Mnoaagea •M there to mako gnotlag. Thcro la Colood Codr In the aldat of a groop of th* tutloa'a worthlea, talking, net ahow. hot polltlca and qaratlOBa ot aatlotial ocope and ImportaBee. Uajor Llllle la aeated In a large npholatered cbalr tn tbe lobby, talking moat dlUgeatly oa tome matter* ooneemed with tbe opening, bnt always ready to bid a kind welcome. Loola K. Cooke la the mzt one we shake haada with. gt-: ui> and arrange tbtnga for the big eveul. la cuua«|aeac«. the atreeu of the Capital CI^ wen- onoanaUy peopled with yonngstera and «B- tbuslaxtic givwtt folka at an early hour. Kxdte- ment rel^tnl nuprriuf. manifested by a long iloe ot ticket porcbasers arranged In front ot the downtown dhtrlbatlon point and extending cleat round the eomer. At tbe ticket wagon ont at tbe groooda, the boys and glrla and their parenta wete anzlooaly boylsg their coapona with which to aee the 1911 Inaognral of the combined attrac- tions of BaOalo-Pawnee Bin. We ride oat to tbe groonda with Z.oals E. Cooke aad Frank Wiocta, who hare also risen bright and early to get rrerythlng started la ot and proper faahloo—and let me mention a word aboot this ride. Frank has arranged to bare thia car, a Bolck, for hla use on all bis big stops, a feat for a press agent. Tea. air, he haa one at his disposal, sad each - — caifM. aa ^ ; lerfMl dton the elemeola. Including camels, el^ ■ ptaats aad all kinds and railetlea of eqnlaaa^ - wvlt g rooatea sad la readtnea* M the fliat btast from the whistle of Jobnnle Baker, the arenlc director. We next rlslt the cook teat where we dia- ! corer s new pettshle atesm cooker which greaUr : faeOltaics tae. weak la this d e p s Hiu eat. eoofe- I las an the TegetaUIes, (raits sad food that 4» I aot TCqaiie hrotllBg or roasting. The water la < heated la the hnge rats In the rear of the lot ' laat oataids tbe tent and tlie hot water aad ' steam la coodacted throt]gh metal corered h oesa ! to tbe store npon which the food Is ateaa- '■■ cooked. This apparatus waald gracefnlly ' ment tbe culinary department of tbe m< to-dite hoatdiT—aiwaklng tnm peiaoaal enee. the calsue of this namaMth f hotel Is ■est coBiBundaWe. la < large scelloaa devoted to the big ivodoetloa. The troUrr Hoes that reached ttie ahon- grounds were conreylng huge losds or eager entbualaau out Just to look at tbe big wbtte tops that welched vastly orcr the level terra Brma. It had ralned^Aard the day before, and the terra arma could', he most aparaprlatcly termed tens inarni, for not oaa gliiiiliir bat who did aot ■Ink at least one ahoolBlo the aoggy anil that laid between tbr paremeat aad tbe patba around the canvas. But what cared they. Each and every one was certain that It would all be •QJ'ared on the morrow, ao they gladly took their IBltUl aurrey ot (be huge teot, the product ot the Baker and Lockwood Tent A Awning Co.. Kansas City, Mo. Many were the toU who aurraptllloosly .lifted the wind-toased hottssas of the big white canraa to ateel a Ulaiper at the arena. And how they mirralcd at Its aba ■nd amoothneaa, being as It was 160 teet wide by 300 fret long, the aarroundlng tent Itaelf mrsnurlDS 300 fret In width by «B0 feet la length. They reallaed that the spadoQs la- cloaure n-as on tbe next day to be the scene ot the reproduction of tbe hardablpa of tbe pioneer who ant penetrated the wooded Weatem fton- tMHnM and the buftalo-ioaned prairies,. It was UN to be the place where the Orleat and Us Sjannr people presented aa aeeurata portrayal ** wsgL ra a W s la waitase aad waohlp. Here !**:mM tM caakava d l apat t t k a wai l Ti s la their «( Uilat .tkMwi«K, bis countenance InfonDs ir^ that !»• Is well pre- pared for tbe morrow and eacerlT awaiting It. There atands iUJor Burke, with his band char- acteristically placed oa the shoulder of an old veteran that he la engaging In eonreravlloa. in Waablagtoo, John It. la ever In hi* eiaucat, thrown la contact with ao auajr •( U» battle- avid conpatrlois. We greet the Major, aad are la t«B Introdaeed to B. B. Csdss. the Tctcraa painter of Indian Ufe and drawer of Western customs snd scenery: Major McLaughlin, tbe drat Indian Oommlasloner. and other well known ploneera of the West In Itsi w^ld and woolly dayK. Such a collection of rare and atlrrlng atorlea aa we hear and the tales oflherolaa performed In the daya when the warjMlated redskla thirstily hoated tbe white msa. The taad of atorie* aeema loeshsusiiMe, so we pasB lo Fcaak Wlaeb aad Cbarltc Thouiiisoa, who are hosUy eagaged wind- leg up the last of the dsy's dntlea. The late- neaa of tbe hour aooa Impreaaea Itself upon us, and - we betake ourselrea to our rooms with the Idea rf a big toaionow foremost In our sleepy tMob, Many the lad who aerroualy. tosaed on his cot with the pirturea of tbe big production daixllnsly dancing before him. Deep test waa never In- tended for the night bent* the Buffalo Bill premier. Kangbt bet toaaing to and fro, waking np at latcrvala aad ptodlgloas dreaalag had lo- Tsded tbe oeeopaala «C ceciy traadle. Thete was no ass felgalas s l u p oaa aalcM Jost as wen cbautTeor made It cot. There la only one term tbat aptly describes it, and that la Broncho. Bulck. With all the spirit ot a Buck Coanefa yeliow hammer or any other snorting broncho, ttOs machine bustled as to the show grooods, where w« alighted and took note of condlttoaa. The weather waa cool. Jnst about criap .aad veal pleessat. . She daaip speU la the s<dl haa dried BP. aad the dadets. hay and the aawdnai soon abaorbad everything, to tbe aatisfactlon of tbe moat faatldlon* |>Meatrlan. We aee tbe daga of all nations unfurled from tbe top of each pole anpportlng. the canvas cover that skirts tbe arena, protecting twelve thousand seats tton the rain or tbe sunshine. Old Glory liuats oa high, sad beckons all welcome. W* make aa ezcuralott over tbe groanda aad witaeea' many tUags of Importance. One ot the flrst things to sttrsct oar sttentloa Is the laslsUatlon of ttx- Mil burn UghUag srstcoi. The tsaka snd their t'xteodlng radcctocs «r* g rouped asoaad the arena ao aa to give « moot aatmfartoiT Ulaailiutioa for ; tbe evening perfonnanees. Twenty new biKgage wacoDs attract oat attention, as well as bright and repainted laat year vehicle*. These new wagons, the beat In tbe boalntes, reinforced as they are with slil* S x 10 Inches set nprlgbt so as to enable two bail Irons to esch stick. An- other auperloctty la tbe fact that each pair or whrria of the tog* traaka kas three boistets la- ■teod ot the osaal aaa. We take a trip to the lire stock teat wlwre On fcoadred aiitiasis sie pro- Frank winch hoUo forth %n a square twon^ foot caaraa home with wtadows flttlBr>T cor- talned ao as either to admit tbe light aad or to prevent the Incoming of rain. So woa that the papera were ao fall of preaa agent mat- ter. That tent la an lasplrstloa. laaMe were the WtshlDgton papen tka taat eonpla at days aad la them were eata .toe naaeioaa to r tloa. goed ai>arkllns s t e tlta br Wlaeh. edltorlsls oa the' " ss edltorlsls oa the' lataat paUtj reciprocity between the- QBIlM St ada. alao huge aelactloaa ag ladlaa war histecr. tha raaalt of eSMtls* walk pot orer hy ear aaa- taal trlead. Major Bntau Aetaally this big WfU Wast, asgicgatloa has pnttlldty stunts too mmieraaa to CMiat. One die- lloct tunovatlon stands out farVSaKoad's coasld-- eratloa. It is tbe Buffalo aatcaioNlc which keens In advance of the pertatmaoce. Louis Cooke originated the Idea whereby a-targe tooriag ear wliti sldrs csrv«-«i and painted, ao aa lo repn- ■ent two booadlng hlsoaa, toUj eqnipped with IIS own electrte Uibt alaat. paaaaaalas tw* aa^ arate eaglaea, one kM ia p aws r ta apacats tfia macMaalMt. tha Mkar wkaraipaaiir tagcni^ ate the ehcWcKir. jan wmt» fmUtt. TUa car traeela ftaaa town ta lawn cairjlug three mea with picatr o( lOM Par an fha l l th s gt a p k. on patB aU