South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-09
CELEBRATION SUCCESS
CENSORS REAL BUSY
Much Feeling Expressed Over
Action of City Fathers in
Closing Concessions = Big
Week Assured.

Ths second day Of Mishawaka's
home coming has passed most sue
cessfully. The crowds were fully up
to the expectations of the Business
Mems association. and that they will
keep on growing in proportion is the
confident prediction OF everyone con-
nected with the enterprise. There has
been some friction between the city
officials and the show people, and for
time. Tuesday. it looked as If the
latter would steal away with their
tents. That fully half Of the cOnces-
sions were closed by the civic author
tiles during the day was decided dis
appointment TO the merchants Of the
city, and To the members OF the Bust
ness Mems association. DisappOint-
ment is putting it but mildly. They
had striven hard for weeks past 10
give the city a line Of attractions at
once clean, wholesome and enjoyable.
That they have succeeded is the al
most unanimous opinion OF the men
who have made. and are making
MishaWaka great.
During Tuesday at least a dozen
conferences were held between the
heads OF the amusement features. a
committee OF prominent business men.
and Mayor Gaylor The trouble was
over the closing down of several Of
the concessions by orders from city
hall headquarters. Mr.. Miller threat
ened to pull up his stakes at one time
during the day unless these cOnces-
sions We're allowed 10 operate. The
mayor was firm in his stand that the
t-ftv would not tolerate anything that
savOred Of gambling The question
then arose as to what constituted
gambling. The show people are OPP
Grating the concessions, some at which
YOU pay a dime or a nickel, receiving
in exchange q package Of gum as a
quid pro quo. You are then given a
paddle" on which numbers are print
ed. A wheel is turned, and If it hap
pens TO stop at the corresponding
number on the paddle" in your pos
session you receive a prize.
Mr. Miller stated TO The News
Times Tuesday night that exception
had been taken to the quality or guam
tity OF gum given in exchange for the
money and that the "censOrs" had
suggested the names OF two brands OF
the article which they recommended
be sold in place OF the kind handled
by the show people However the
few concessions OF this nature were
ordered closed.
The .'hoOp-la", which is claimed to
be a game of science and skill, was
another which was put out of bust
ness by the city's 'cenSOrs". Mr.. Mil
Ter contends that the supreme court
OF New York state has passed on this
very same game as one of both sci
ence and skill. IT consists in throw
ing rings over canes to which are
attached prizes.
A clothes pin game is also dark. 3"
In this contest one has TO pitch "A ring
on a clothes pin. and he is allowed
10 continue pitching until he gets a
prize OF some kind or other
And so on down the line.
1t is feared that the lonesome hot
dog" stand will soon fall a victim 10
the mighty prOwess of the censor
board. Complaints have been receiv-
ed at headquarters that the dogs
are mighty slim and poor value for
money received. If this feature be
removed the impressariO says the
millennium has come TO Mishawaka
sAt an early hour this morning Mr..
AIllerI told the News Times that he
will stay here and see the thing out
The business men are willing he
should, and # Is assured that the Wis
itors 10 Mishawaka during the re-
mainder OF the week will get their
moneys worth.
The shows without exception. are of
n highly entertaining character. There
is nothing unclean or suggestive in any
one OF them. and the business men
who brought them here were evidently
Ofl TO their lob.