Show WILD ANI TO Td II I IBE RE BE UNIQUE Ur IQUE SIGHT IN SEVERAL YEARS Circus Men Say Wild Creatures and and Thrillers Thrillers Are Difficult Difficult- T to to Obtain for Vork Work in V Traveling Tra Shows j CHICAGO Dec 2 Man iIan Ian eating lions tigers and other who wild animals will be lie rare sights at circuses next summer r according to circus owners attending the showmen's annual convention convention convention con con- here Due Duo to lo the war the wild animal market has collapsed and what few animals are obtainable in jn foreign countries countries countries coun coun- tries cannot be shipped here because of the lack of tonnage circus s men said I In place of them we will wUI Increase the number of performing elephants elephant clowns and put in snake charmers said John Hopper of the John Robinson Robin Robin- Robinson son circuses Peru Ind lad According to Hopper circus men usually obtained lion and tigers from Hagenbeck brothers' brothers menagerie in inGerman Germany German Since the armistice he said the menagerie has been broken up p and wild animals have ha to be picked up wherever Owing to lack of shipping space be between between be- be tween European countries and the United States very cry few of these animals animals animals ani ani- mals are brought here Circus men say there is a great scarcity scarcity scarcity scar scar- city In to thrillers an and are searching the country for dare devils to give circus crowds some excitement for their money Hopper declared airplanes would likely be used by many circuses circus s next year to furnish the hair raisers The season season just just- closed Hopper said was the most prosperous in history for circuses It is a great offset to bolshevism It cheers the grownups and brings back pleasant youthful memories A bolshevik doesn't want pleasant memories memories mem mem- ories else he be couldn't be what he is |