South Bend News-Times, Volume 37, Number 366, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 31 December 1920 — Page 12

j'jcii.Y mousing, ii:t i:.Mni:u 31, 102. THE SOUTH BEND NEWS-TIMES

The Unprofitable Seivant

O. IIEMIY

( qntinti:i ruoM i a:k r.. tny U:n.-. And tho hoard were an in'-li l- i in r.if k.-!s and diinH ami iM.'rtf r. Thro wasn't tut r.irn? "I oupht to t 1 1 you," sai-1 Mar. ft r two tiiimu'-s f penslvcnf-s.i. "that ii.y ""uiu CUT can h-ut mo ianclf.c WY'vv ahvavH bt-n what ou t all pals. If youM takn hlru uj Instead of :ur. now. it might ' h-ttr. lie' invented a. lot of ftopi that I ran't r.ut." Tor- it." slid I)!ano. "Monday?. VIiifHcla j'K. Fridays and Saturday of vry wek fnrn now till amateur nj.ht a. month off I'll ccwh you. I'll ir.ak? you a Kod as I :m; anil nobody could o!o more for you. My art's over every night at J0:1G. Half an hour lat-r I'll take you up and drill you till 12. I'll put ycu at Hin top of tho hunch, right whfre I am. You'v grot talent. Vou're style's bum; but you'vo pot the- ffi-nlu. You l-t me manage il. I'm from the West Sidn myself, and I'd rather e one of the .same Kari win out before I would an Kastfc'ider, or any of the Flatbush or llackcr.sack Meadow kind of buttiner. I'll see that Junius Rollins Ii prfwnt on your Friday nicht: and if he don't rlimb over the footlights s.nd offer you $50 a wek as a starter, I'll let you draw It from my own .alary every Monday night. Now, .-im 1 talking on the level or am I not?" Amateur night at Creary' Eighth A venu theater Is cut by the same pattern an amateur nlyhta elsewhere. After tho regular performance the humblest talent may, by previous arrangement with the management, tnaka its. debut upon the public stage. Ambitious, non-profesion-ala. mostly pelf-Instructed, display thoir kill and powers of entertainment along? the broadest lines. They may slngr, dance, mimic. Juggle, contort, recite, or disport themselveH along any of the ragged boundary lin3 of art. From the ranks of thepe anxious tyroa are chosen the professionals that adorn or otherwise make conspicuous the full-blown tage. IrcB agents delight in recounting to open-mouthed and closeeared reporters stories of the humble beginning of tho brilliant ."tars whoso orbits they control, Such and 'euch a. prima donna (they will tell you) madn her initial iow to tho public while turning handsprings on an amateur night. One great matlnco favorite made, his debut on a generous Friday evening ringing coon .ong. of his nwn composition. A tragedian fa

mous on two contlnuents and an

.sland first attracted nttentJon by an

amateur impersonation of a newly landed Scandinavian peasant girl. One Uroadway comedian that turns 'em away got a booking on a Friday night by reciting ( seriously) the graveyard scene in "llamlct." Thus they get their chance. Amateur night Is a kindly boon. It is charity divested of almrglving. It is a brother! hand n-ached down by lie rubers of the best united ban of eov.orkers in tho world to raise up lea fortunate ones without labelling them biggars. It gives you the chance, if you can grasp it, to step lcfore home badly painted scenery and. during the playing by the orchestra of tome 10 or 1- bars of music, and while tho soles of your shots may bo clearly holding to the uppers, to secure a salary equal to a congressman's or any orthodox minister's. Could an ambitious student 'of literature or financial method get a chance" like that by ponding; 20 minuter in a Carnegio library? I do not trow so. Hut shall wo look in at Creary's? Tct us say that the rpeclfic Friday night had arrived on which the fortunato Mac McGowan was to Justify the flattering predictions of his distinguished patron and, incidentally, drop his tilver talent into the slit of the plot machines of fame and fortune that gives up reputation and dough. 1 offer, sure of your acquiescence, that we now forswear hypocritical philosophy nnd bigoted comment, permitting tho story to finish Itself in the dress of material allegations a medium snore worthy, when held to the lin. than the most laborious creations of ho word-milliners. (Pago of manuscript missing here), ajlly among- the wingr with his patron, the great Del Delano. For, whatever footlights shone . in the CUy-That-"Would-Be-A mused, the freedom of their unshaded side was Del'a. And if he should take up an amateur sre? and bring him around see? and, winking one of his cold blue eyes, say to tho manager: 'Takt It from me he's pot the goods see ?M you wouldn't expect that amateur to wit on an unpalnted bench eudoriflcally awaiting his turn, would you? So Mac strolled round largely with the nonpareil; and the eeven waited, clamily, on th bench.

A Klant in hirt sleeve, with a grim, kind far, in which many stitches bad i.eon taken by KUrgeonu from time to time, i. ., with a If.n' stick, looped at the end. He wn.i the- man with the Hook. Tho managt r. with his cln.e-Fmoothed blond hair, his one-sided smile, and his abnormally ear.y manner, pored with patient condescension over the difficult program of the nmateurs. The last of the professional turns the ('rand March of the Happy Huzzard hail been completed: the laut wrinkle and darn of their blue silkolen cotton tiirhts had vanished from the ftage. The man in the orchestra who played the kettle-drum, cymbals, triangle, sandpaper, whangdoodle, hoof-beats, and catcalls, and fired the pistol shots, had wiped his brow. The illegal holiday of tho Ilomans had arrived. While the orchestra plays the fainomt wait fiorn "The Dismal Wife." let uh bestow 200 words upon the phyehology of the audience. The orchestra floor was filled by People. The boxes contained Persons, in the galleries was the Foreordained Verdict. The claque was there as it had originated in the Stone Age and was afterward adapted by the French. Kvery Micky and Maggie who sat upon Creary's amatetir bench, wise beyond their talents, knew that their success or doom lay already meted out to them by that crowded. whistling, roaring maus of Romans In the three galleries. They knew that the winning or the losing of the game for each one lay in the strength of the "gang" aloft that could turn the applauso to its favorite. On a Broadway first night a wooer of fame may win it from the ticket buyers over the heads of the cognoscenti. Hut not so at Creary's. Tho amateur's fate is arithmetical. Tho number of hLs supporting admirers present at his tryout decides it in advance. But how these outlying Friday nights put to a certain shame the Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and matinees ot the Broadway stage you should know. (Here the manuscript nbO. (Left unfinshed and published as it here appears in Everybody's magazine, December, 1911.)

WILSON YETOES BILL ANNULLING PART OF CLAYTON MEASURE

Uy United Prens: WASHINGTON. Dec. 30. Prea't Wilson today sent to congress a veto of the bill suspending for one year section 10 of the Clayton act which prohibits purchase of equipment by railroads from companies in which any official of the railroad is interested. The president said In his veto mes

sage that he opposed the bill be

cause plenty of time has

been granted the railroads to prepare for the operation of this section. More than six years have passed since it was enacted and Its operation has been susrended during that time, Wilson said.

Three Trainmen Killed When Freights Collide

KXOXV1LLE. Tcnn.. Dec. 20. Three trainmen were killed and three others serioualy injured late Wednesday when two freight traina were In collision near Crandall, Ga., on the Atlanta division of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, about 95 miles east of here. The tracks, it was said, would be

already blocked for 12 hours.

FIRE WIPES OUT 2 STORES AT WANATAH

Special to News-Time: WANATAH. Ind., Dec 30. -The Frank Hall dry goods store and th( Frank Kashaviak grocery burned here early this morning, the damage being estimated at $20,000. Neigh borhood towns responded to the call for help, saving the business district of the town from destruction.

M'lTMWl IliW YACATIOV.

NEW YOUK, Dec 30. William i G. McAdoo, his wife and their two ! children will leave tonight for the Pacitlc coast, where they will spend

a month's vacation. Tho family' will stay at Beverly Hills, near Los Angeles.

A'iVOX SAYS HARDING WILL IGNORE LEAGUE

By United Press: MAUIOX. O., Dec. CO. Pres'telect Harding plans to ignore the league of Nations entirely in his international program. Sen. Philander C. Knox, Pennsylvania, said today following a conference here.

HVK POINTS Miss Vera Wilkerson of South Bend was a guest Christmas day at tlw Kcopn home. Ojrra Taylor is on tho sick li.-rt. Mis Clara Brown, who was injured recently, is improving. James Williams is ill with pneumonia. Mrs. Alex Tapazeniski is ill with tonsilitisV

RIES' 14th Semi-Annual Bargain Sale

FURNITURE

See Sunday's Papers for Announcement

DANCE New Year's Eve. at the WASHINGTON Finest o Music by the Apollo Orchestra. iNO COVER CHARGE Come to the Washington and see the New Year in, in the happiest manner possible. Washington Restaurant Main and Washington

We close as usual at 5:30 p

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Scuth Mithfca Street, Kcsr Wcchhijtcn

FRIDAY

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Pre-Ieveimtoiry Sale We are sending the old year out with the greatest bargains we have offered in years. There are just a few listed below but there are many more. Read every item then be sure and be here, and come early. The original price ticket remains on every article. No inflated values here. No Telephone Orders Filled On These Specials

Here They Are Half Price and Less

Coat Special. The greatest coat values are here Friday HALF PRICE Dress Special, Taffeta, Serge, Satin and Jersey Dresses. Values up to

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Millinery Special, all Velvet Hats. Values from $8.50 to $12.00. s,r..Fr:-...i3 Skirt Special, Serge and Satin Skirts in regular and extra sizes, best values anywhere HALF PRICE

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Hosiery Special. We believe here is the greatest value ever offered in South Bend. Women's Fibre Silk Hose in colors. Made to sell for $1.00.

Friday only, pair

Men's Union Suit Special, heavy fleeced Union Suits, in grey and buff. Made to sell for $5.00, S"' 2 J Felt Slipper Special. Women's and misses Slippers in colors. Val

ues up to $2.00; Friday Ulla

Doll Special, unbreakable and character dolls, a few left from our big Christmas selling, Friday HALF PRICE Embroidery Special, one lot of embroideries and laces, Friday HALF PRICE Gown Special, Women'sFlannelette Gowns in plain white and white and blue stripes. Wonderful ov:!uye:.F"day....rae Wa-Ne-Ta, for tired, aching feet. Regular 25c value, Friday only, 2 for a2)u

Men's Night Shirt Special, flannelette night shirts in pink and blue stripes, 04 Sft special 3) I -9U Oil Cloth Special, 5-4 table oil cloth, variety of patterns, Ä 35c Serge Special, 34-inch all wool navy storm serge, very special Friday, A yard $1 -05? "Salt's Plush Special, 52-inch black Salt's plush, regular

$13.50 value; Friday, yard . . .

Toweling Special, 1 7-inch linen finish toweling, blue border, formerly sold at 29c,

Friday, yard

$8.89

Men's Union Suit Special, men's wool, grey union suits (some slightly imperfect) but does not impear the wear. Wonderful value, Friday only, If. $1.75 Notion Special, Crown snap

lasteners in DiacK ana wmte.

Friday only, card

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Satin Hats, new arrivals in satin hats. ffi special 99. UU Women's Petticoat Special, in pink and blue stripes. Reg

ular $1.50 values, Friday only

Wool Plaid Special, 42 in. wide, $3.75 value, ÖTO Friday, yard 9 fa 09

89c

Outing Flannel Special, extra quality, white Outing Flannel, big value, Friday, Ca yard uLUG Facial Soap Special, Woodbury's celebrated facial soap. Regular 25c value, Fri- 4 day, bar I 3G Women's Handkerchief Special, Initial Handker- "f Qf chiefs, 25c value Friday I vU Comforter Special, Regular

size, nnea witn sterilized cot

ton, $5.00 value, Friday .

Bloomer Special, pink batiste bloomers. Very "7C! special Friday only . . I WW Yarn Special, All knitting yarns and fancy ball yarns Friday 25 DISCOUNT

$3.50

Greater Coat Values Are, Here!

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Store Closed To-night and To-morrow

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AND A PRE-WAR ADVANTAGE Are Awaiting You This Friday Before taking our inventory we have decided to run this sale in order to reduce our stock. Our Special Inducement Is This Come in, select anything you want in our entire Ladies' Wear Dept., pay $1.00 down and have the balance arranged on our convenient charge account plan.

Women's & Misses Coats & Coatees Velour, Bolivia, silvertone and plushes are some of the materials our coats are made of, and every coat of any material is reduced way below the cost of manufacture. $25.00 Coats . .$14.98 $30.00 Coats and Coatees .... $19.98 $37.50 Coats and Coatees . . . .' $25.98 $45.00 Coats and Coatees .... $29.98 Other coats reduced in proportion.

Women's & Misses' Dresses You will surely find a dress suitable for any occasion from our large stock of cloth and silk dresses. $25.00 Silk or Cloth Dresses .... $14.98 $30.00 Silk or Cloth Dresses $18.98 $37.50 Silk or Cloth Dresses .... $25.98 $45.00 Silk or Cloth Dresses .... $29.98

FURS Beautiful scarfs and sets of Foxes, Wolves and other furs. $7.98 and up

Pre-war Prices on Meats and then some. Most Meats are about One-half Less than before the war and quality Much Better.

UEHLEM B

319 South Michigan Street

r me Beef Pot Roast, per pound Short Steak, per pound . . Sirloin Steak, per pound Country Pork Sausage, per pound Veal Roast, per pound Veal fcr Stewing, per pound Pure Lard, per pound Rolled Beef Roast, per pound.

Whole Pork Shoulders, per pound Fresh Sliced Liver, per pound .-. . Fancy Bacon, per pound ...... . Moxley's Dixie, Best Butterine in the city Alco Nut, per pound Lincoln Brand, per pound

Fresh Pig's Feet and Back Bone, -per pound Uw

Fresh Dressed Chickens, per pound

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Women's and Misses' Suits Every suit is up to the minute. Some prices have been cut in half and others more than half so you can be sure every one is a real bargain. $40.00 to $ 1 00.00 Suits now $16.98 to $46.98.

Blouses Come here first if you intend purchasing a blouse for yourself or a blouse as a gift. Our prices are low and our blouses are new. $2.98 and up

Childrens' Coats Pretty coats designed along the lines of 'mamma's coats velours, silvertones. plushes, etc. all at tremendous savings. $70 Childrens Coats. $4.98 $15 Child ren s Coats. $7.98 $18 Children's Coats. $9.98

Men's and Young Men's Suits and Overcoats It's been a long time since you have been able to get a wool suit or overcoat for $27.50, but at this sale you'll find lots of them worth $40.00. $50.00 and $60.00, now selling at $27.50 Come early for the supply is limited. $40.00 Suits and Overcoats at $27.50; others reduced in proportion. Men's Trousers Work and dress trousers in all materials and all colors $1.98 and Up

Boy's Suits and Overcoats Buying the boy a suit or overcoat has'Iost its terror for it doesn't mean anymore paying $25.00 or $30.00 for a serviceable suit. You can buy here now a good suit or overcoat for less thp.n half of what you paid 3 months ago. $15.00 Boys' Suits and Overcoats . . .$7.98 $20.00 Boys' Suits and Overcoats . .$10.00 $23.00 Boys' Suits and Overcoats . .$13.98 Boy's Knickerbockers Sturdy well-made knickerbockers, worth at least $2.00 98c

kay-b: 227 N. Michigan St.

CLOTHING CO,

Opposite Orpheum Theater "One Block from High Rent District"

"J 2c Buys Apron Check Gingham Full 27 inches wide. Standard Quality. Guaranteed. Plenty on hand now. RIDENOUR GARMENT CO.'S SALE

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TOKIO DANCING NEW YEAR'S DAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING

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