The sun., 1919-01-15
WESTMINSTER CARS
ALSO HAVE PAPER
The "Subway Sun" Idea
Spreads Up Through Com
muter Land.
SHEET YET NAMELESS
Editor Shonts Shows No Jeal-
ousy at Appearance Of
Rival.
SHEET YET NAMELESS

the lower broadway sanctum OF Editor
Ted Shonts and Associate Editor Henry
Proctor Wool OF tho Subway Sun as
| that which boiled and seethed in. and
about the Shonts-Woof sanctum yes
| terday upon receipt OF the news that
still another rival publication had APP
| peared.
No less a publicist than I.everett g.
| Miller. president of the New York.
Westchester and Boston Railroad-and
| since last month also president of the
| New York and Stamford and tho West
chester Street railway companies--now
aspires, 30 It was learned authorits-
! lively yesterday. to be the Ted Shonts
OF the upper suburbs OF civilization
through which Editor Miller's railroad
| and street railway lines cavort.
A first, second and third edition of
| Editor Miller's new publication ap-
peared on the windows of the cars op-
| Grated by Mr.. Miller through the wilds
OF Westchester and beyond. So hur-
riedly and feverishly did Editor Miller
| throw his first journalistic effusion be-
fore the Westminster literary consumer
| and allied Connecticutters that he
| cation O name.
| The Paper Needs No Name.
On the other hand the statement was
made by a New York reader Of the new
| Miller publication, John Calvin Brani-
gan of 1924 Boston Post ROAD spot
on the famous old New York city
thoroughfare where the street enters
the suburbs OF Kent, Conn.-that Edi-
| tor Miller has not given a name to the
rev rival to the SubWdy Sun for the
same proud reason that Whistler gave
| when asked why he never signed his
name 10 his paintings: They are
signed all over, in every stroke OF my
brush"
| A copy Of the publication which now
| Is giving literary touch to every car
running along the Westchester highways
was brought down to the Shonts- Wool
sanctum yesterday by reporter
anxious to learn what the greatest
editors In the subway of Manhattan
thought Of the aesthetic quality of the
paper turned out by their country rival.
Evidently Editors Shonts and Wool
already had heard of the new paper at
any rate there were sounds coming from
behind the barred door Of the sanctum
which sounded like seventeen fiat wheels
passing over a loose switch
/ Little Cuthbert Klinkenfoos, who acts
as ONCE boy and printers devil to Editor
Shonts when not rushing morning coats
and dress pants to the cleaners and
creasers for the Immaculate Editor
| Woof. was the lad who barred the door
The hiss OF hot air coming from the
keyhole sprayed Office Boy Devil Valet
| Cuthbert Klinkenfoos as the lad guarded
the door. causing the boy to sweat pro-
fusely as he glanced over the copy of
the Miller publication which the would
| be interviewer had hoped to submit TO
! Editors Shonts and Wool personally.
"Ha, ha, ha!' laughed Cuthbert in
mirthless fashion as he ran over the
profered paper from Manhattan's fur
thest north. Cuthbert's scornful laughter
sounding like four car West Farms
express travelling on the railroad ties.
Small time stun. that's what this sheet
is. Listen colleague, do you know some
thing"
| mo. Mr.. Klinkenfoos." the reporter
! was compelled to answer.
| We'll listen, then: The only reason
Editor Miller jumped into the field of
surface and elevated journalism without
| even stopping to give his trashy sheet a
name was because he heard the Subtody
| Sun had taken a big leap in circula-
ton last week-he was trying to head
| to o'i pclpIc VIC sol AOO Dig 10 MN.
! ASK Shonts or Mr. Wool K I ain
right, Last week our circulation took
such a jump that"
! How much of jump
Eight copies. We put another car Oh
| the West Side subway line during the
rush hour last Tuesday. which. counting
| window to each end OF the new car.
makes jump of two in circulation. And
on other days Of last week We put two ne W
| cars and another car fixed over so that
! it's good as new on the Lexington
avenue line. which makes four new cars
in operation now. or n gross increase in
circulation OF eight papers.
Not Jealous of Young Rival.
| "Shonts and woof Jealous" cried
Cuthbert sharply. Guy. don't make me
laugh. Say. as Henry Woot hisselt said
this morning when some other fly geezer
came here and sprung that Jealous stun.
| \ leave IL to Brother Shonts here IL we
don't look on this Miller sheet Just about
! like Jess Willard would look on a box
| flight challenge from Vice President
Marshall, Ridiculous Boss Wool says.
The appearance of this country sheet in
the field occupied exclusively by the
| subway Sun, bo.' Henry says, is Just
| like as IL we're giving a dinner, say, on
Oliver street TO AL Smith and the town
coustables of Skaneateles comes in and
/ tries to crab tho seat OF honor"
| But isn't It possible to get the opin-
ions of Editors snonts or woof at frst
hand?" the potential interviewer per-
sisted.
| Absolutely no." cried Cuthbert posi-
| lutely. They've dismissed the alleged
rival sheet from their minds" Cuthbert
added airly. and don't wish to be
bothered with It again. Both OF 'em are
now in the throes of whiting a new edl-
torlal for the Subnuy Sun on tho subject
of eight cent fares"
In favor OF or in opposition TO an
eight cent fare" Cuthbert was asked.
That remains to be seen" Cuthbert
answered mysteriously. Until the edi-
torisl appears in our subway cars we
have nothing to say for publica ton as to
! whether the policy OF the Sub,cdv Sun is
| for or against an eight cent fare"
Whereupon Cuthbert vaguely init
mated that the interview was at an end
| by remarking to the visitor in simple
fashion: Beat 10, kid; beat it-we're
busy" And the reporter had to leave
toting only the knowledge he had brought
with him-the same being that every
Zine OF Editor Miller's new paper is abso-
lively and posilutely for an eight cent
| fare both ways from the ace