South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-27
BY HOWE l. LoVEM.

The modern man is a knight at
the round table Of King Arthur not
bound together in strict fraternal ties
TO protect the weaker sex from the
dangers that beset them, but now
uniting for protection from the
OvershadOwing clouds Of those who
have gained suffrage and who in
tend 10 get vengeance on those who
denied il 10 them all those years be
fore America was Susan B. An
thony-ized.
The Holy Grail might be com
pared with what the modern knight
is setting out TO find. undergoing
untold trials and tribulauons, in
quest Of what is profession or vice
in which that woman Will not in
dulge. The search for that ever in
tangible article the Holy Grail" led
TO the ruin Of King Arthurs court.
Those chivalrous ever-ready,
knights, Sir Lancelot, Percival and
others, on their return after fail
ure TO grasp the grail were mere
shadows Of themselves. Only one,
Sir Galahad, found his goal. and his
happiness was eternal. we are told.
Will the quest of man for some
thing immune TO women lead TO that
very thing? Many like the knights
OF yore, Will enter on such a work,
sacrificing themselves for the good
Of mankind in such an undertaking.
Think of those that will follow in
the same steps of Sir Lancelot and
his defeated companions For the
modern nature Of women is ever so
much more intangible, odd and i'm
possible TO fathom them the grail!
Would Ocean Behave?
This brings about another answer
TO why do Boys Leave Homer" 1t
used to be the paint and powder
then the short skirt with silk hose
but finally women have driven men
to a quest Of anything women avoid.
For what man wants to be feminineg
He may have to travel from pole to
pole and not find his object. How
ever if luck crosses his path the de-
serted island may be found where
his happiness will be insured unless
some ship is wrecked and washes
some maiden LAGLG Oll AlAN ffeAfN~-
Becoming more imminent every
day is the peril that women Will
soon Guido men in everything they
undertake. and man viii have to set
tie back before many centuries have
passed and watch the world from
some small loop hole. However man
is safe in one sense Of the word and
that is that woman lacks ingenuity.
Very few women have advanced
anything altogether new, with which
man has had nothing TO do. They
say Give US time" and If so, the
males last hope as the superior
SEX is hanging by a hair.
Just what haven't men entered
| Every form of sport finds girls &C
curing the art. Look into the fu-
ture. and the headlines of the sport
page will read "Scratch-Em Susie
and PuII-Em Mable Go Ten Rounds
| for a No-DecisiOn Bout in Madison
| Square" The dice rage for gold
studded bones has passed over in
! Chicago. and now the plain old
! worries offer a daily pastime to
feminine devotees Of things once
! masculine in their accomplishments
Rumors that have been afoat for
| some time about the womens or
| CARNATIONS making plans TO do away
with the cigaret and the other to-
bacco smokes and chews. can hard
" be credited. With the majority
of men smoking and women get
ting the habit. the "anI' party
| could hardly score a win
No Smoking on the owl"
The smoking toric leads US 20 the
| inspiration Of this story--an incl
dent on the "Owl car" not many
nights ago. The usual early morning
crowd was taking its homeWard
Journey. Some were tired working
men Just getting through work az
midnight, otheres were Of that jolly,
good-fellow type who get 20 bed
lust in time to disarrange the covers
so mother" Will know when she