South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-28
STORES To KEEP
OPEN NEXT WEEK
Industrial Parade Promises to
be Among Most interesting
Things on Program.
BY Helena CIendenen.


centennial plans is truly trying after
one time when one walks into the
editorial sanctum and tries TO get
by an editorial gaze that fastens
ones feet 20 the floor midway be-
tween the door and ones desk, while
editorial accounts cut out Of the
surchareed atmosphere flying
chunks that pelt your ear-drums
with hailstones like these:
Did you at-auy -time -say-that .
business houses would be-clOsed-a %
anytime uring- centennial-wee %
Did II Wen. If I now sag that
business houses WI not be closed
not-not-not be closed. at any time
dring centennial week. I wonder II
I ,fualify TO Join the ranks of prom
Inent people like presidential nom
mess. who are said 20 be affected
with a tendency toward tripping up
on party platform plaEks.
VIII Not Close
I'll take the chance and tell you
that business houses will not be
closed at any time during the usual
time for entering them and trans
the usual custom.
After which, if any business house
decides to close at any time during
centennial proceedings, i respect
fully request the support Of such
constituent at Feast long enough for
said constituent to telephone the
editor that said business house would
be closed IL / said it would.
without looking backward 1 am
quite certain / stated that the Stude-
baker corporation would allow It's
forces a fun holiday on account of
the civic professional pageant Tues
day. oct 9. and gave as my
authority Tor the statement A. II.
Erskine. president OF the corpora
ton.
It's the Studebaker corporation
that again looms up in the lead
when want information regarding
the progress of preparations for the
Industrial parade. Thursday, oct. ..
Prom what F. I. Hardy. director
OF the parade. tells me. the Stude-
baker vehicles 10 appear in the
parade certainly viii mark emphat-
icaily the strides one nanufactur-
ing industry has made through 20
years.
The Oldest Wagon.
In The lead will be the oldest
studebaker wagon in existence,
travelling in close intimacy with the
latest model of farm wagon used in
this vicinity. The first pleasure We
hicle built BY this company in 1857,
with its guarantee of actual service
extending over so years. VIII move
i'm direct contrast with the 1916
bugLr model. and Immediately fol-
lowing this viii be a school wagon
filled with school children to illus
trate the modern method Of getting
children TO the country schools
Then there are going 20 be We
vehicles in actual use for the clean
Ing of our city streets.
New If any of these vehicles do
not appear. or do appear in an array
different from what ] have stated.
kindly put il down 10 the convey
arce taking advantage OF Mr..
Hardy's reserved right 20 change
any schedule without notice. Being
IN the positions be is. he won't mind
shouldering the responsibility. Be
sides. ne isn't afraid of the editor.
and I am.
Has Big Surprise.
have begun 10 believe that r. 7.
Hardy has "a big surprise up his
sleeve. and that he isn't going TO
give anybody more than n ieeting
peep at il until the very day-Oct-
when. I'm the line of march, he
smoothly filings out the Industrial
parade features before your aston
ished gaze
Considering the Importance Of
our tooth anniversary OF statehood.
70 is no surprise 70 learn from = r.
Martin. chairman OF the committee
on transportation. that the Central
Passenger association has agreed TO
reduced rates 20 conform with the
2-cent- per-mile limit that obtains
within the state. and that the rail-
roads win have these reduced rate
tickets on sale oct . 3, and T. re-
turn limit being oct O.
~Tsn't the ticket good for return
home any day before the 9th2"
Anyone holding a ticket bought
on the days mentioned may use il
TO 20 home on the same day If he
likes" said Mr. Martin. "hut he'll
not want 70. for centennial week
viii furnish enough to interest him,
and he'll be glad his ticket doesn't
expire until oct. e.