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Show BILL JACOBS ENTERS DENIAL , Though a very very busy man indeed,- William Jacobs, whose specialty is running a newspaper in Rome, found time to grant a brief interview with a representative of this paper just before retiring the other morning. At the time he was beset by a number of newspaper correspondents, but owing ow-ing to the rest required between issues of The Roma Riot, Mr. Jacobs found it impossible to meet all comers. The interview ran about as follows fol-lows : "This is your native city is it not Mir. Jacobs?" "It is not." Interviewer registers surprise and consternation consterna-tion followed by relief upon Bill's reassurance, for he continued, "you've got me wrong, this is Wal-ly's Wal-ly's home town, and while I envy him, he can have it. We are pals you know. You may think it's only a show, but we are pals fifty-fifty in everything and while I am awfully sorry that I can't break my contract and stay here, I'll have to be on my way. "No wonder Wally wanted to get back. I can see things just as he did now. I thought he was kidding when he said the most appreciative audiences au-diences In the world were here and that they never let a thing fly over. He's right, they're great, and I'm for all of them. "You know we all can't have the same home town, and while I think a fellow could never be lonesome here, when we land back in San Francisco, Fran-cisco, I'm afraid I'm going to start at the Ferry and kiss every stone in the street from there to Roy Corruthers'. San Francisco is my home town and while I appreciate the local papers trying to transfer me, it can't be did. This is Wally's town, I can't be selfish with my little partner, and as much as I love the place, I realize that I must give it up." Registering gratitude the intervf " : slunk into the night. |