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Show ARIZONA IRISHMAN REFUSES HAND OF FAMOUS ENGLISH NOVELIST Prescott, Ariz., Jan. 13 Sir Gil-bort Gil-bort Parker, thn English novelist nnd member of parliament, who has been visiting here, met with a uniquo rebuff re-buff today at the Arizona pioneer homo. All of tho liuuutes of tho home, many of them grl7?lod old survivors of the exciting earl) dnvs of Ail?ona havo been presented to tho novoltat B excepting James O'Donncll, a voter B an, and ono of tho earliest settlers or B tho now state. When O'Donncll wa H Introduced ho nuked: B "Aro jou EngllchY' B "Yes," replied tho visitor. B 'Then 1 won't shako hands,"' on B noiiuced O'Donuell. "I am Irish." B "Rut I am half-Irish myself," pro- B tested Sir Gilbert "Shako hands." B "I will never shako hands an lon,' B as thcro Is a dlrop of English bloort B In your veins," roared tho pioneer. B Sir Gilbert laughed good-naturedly,, B saying ho would havo a good storj B for T, P. O'Connor at home, hut Mn B Jnr Doran, superintendent of the B homo, reported tho Incident to Gov- H ernor Sloan and to tho chief of staff H of the army In Washington. B o B |