South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-15
MAN IN THE STREET

by any means. II may think It is.
that's pathetic. II sings from the
uttermost depth Of its throat and
IS altogether too sef-conscious. We
don't deny there are a few IN the
city who can sing. and sing well.
but the vast majority only think
they can. and that's painful The
Woman's club chorus IS doing its
best towards furthering the cause
OF good music in the city. but it
can't be expected 20 produce timbre
from stone. In view Of recent events
We are compelled 20 think that our
an. ateurs are Just a little bit Jealous
when real and distinguished artists
come 20 town. The comparison is
hurtful. Either that or they hate 20
pay the admission price. Gatty Sell
lars drew a painfully meagre audi
enco at the Methodist church recent
". Il cost SO cents. He came later
IN a free Sunday evening recital
The house was hlled. and 80 were the
collection plates - with pennies.
which brings Us 10 the Konecny
concert TO which there were less
than 100 paid admissions. This was
but PoOr encouragement 10 the local
members Of the splendid American
Legion organization who were re-
EpCnsible for the recital. Let's be
honest with ourselves. We can't
sing and we're not willing for others
90 teach US how. We're still a bunch
OF unscphistlcated amateurs. when
we come 20 realize this. Il may
dawn on US that ~ might be well
worth cur while TO hear distinguish
ed artists. vocal and instrumental.
when they honor our town with a
visit.
The "a hour day farmers are be
ginning 10 ser1e notice that they arc
ti-ed Of feeding six and seven hour
lay town workers. only work will
redeem the world from hunger's
thraldom only work will abolish
tho poverty of the individual. The
man who thinks that pay is tho
lnain thing will have an awakening
some day. The man who feeds him
IS beginning 10 realize that ne Is the
-
Many OF our foreign born citizens
are going back to Europe to get a
drink. We didn't realize that the
~vest end was as dry as all that
Kid Ross did right in refusing 70
accept the Police Gazette belt which
went with the championship ne won
the other evening. The responsible
ity was too great. It would have
necessitated him employing "A specia!
Waterman to guard the entrance
the strong box in which he would
have had to deposit IT, There are
seven pounds solid brass in that belt.
nnG brass costs money these days.
They are making explosive stock
inEs in Vienna. the cable reports.
But even here IN Mishawaka you fire.
uuently see stockings you think
would explode when the cornfeddery
Is too tightly packed in them.
We are able TO announce that
every bank i'm Mishawaka VIII close
all day on Washingtons birthday,
Feb o.
70 IS said that burglars are steal
Ing the ambassaGorial liquor from
the ships as they lay I'm their berths.
This viii prove a great hardship TO
our statesmen who serve on the
congressional committees on foreign
relations The embassies and lega-
tions were promising TO be attractive
points Of visitation.
Local banks are choked with cur
Tency The First National is INSTALL
ing additional safety deposit boxes to
take care of the overflow And
there isn't an oil stock certificate in
SIGHT Verify, Mishawaza is boom
Ing.
one OF ThHadelphia's blind SOL
oilers has just married "a widow. We
only hope that he will not think he
ST. victim of misfortune. There is
lao natural defense AGAINST a beauti-
1al widow. and this one was said TO
be rich.
The passing of Sage W. Schuyler
leaves vacancy in our community
shat win take us sometime TO get
over Sage's presence around the
corridors Of the Hotel Mishawaka
was akin to an inspiration His
genial presence, his rare fund of
wit and wisdom, his sympathetic ma
1ure and his big heart, were soIace
20 many. Who tired out by the la
bors Of the day gathered around
him evenings and put themselves
under his benign influence for the
nouce sage was a real man. and
that is saying something.
sill &c viii have 20 be admitted
taat the girls in low neclys and sill,
= stockings really don't seem to be
parucularly susceptible 90 the Flu"
Possibly. however. tho warm color
they put on their faces protects
them.
our erstvhile resident. j.. Alvin
Scott. Is ClogginE the local post office
with literature pertaining 20 the
greatness of -. Petersburg. Fla, as
e. winter resort. We fancy he has