South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-19
Statement of Facts

South Bend is worId famed because our great manu-
featuring industries which employ thousands of men and
women send their products bearing the South Bend label
to every part of the civilized world
During the past year South Bend has been cassed as
of three of the substantial and progressive cities of
the United State.
That the character and the expansion of city reflect
ed in the pre-emnence of its school sysem,-he elegance
and moral tone of its threareshe character of its city
government and the number of its houses of Worship
cannot be denied South Bend has outgrown the town-
half class.
The facts are:
There city in the United States nearly approximate
ing population which offers better educational faci
ties than South Bend with the latest In modern school
house construction.
There is no city in the United States which has pro-
crossed rapidly the building of magnificent palaces of
amusement for the entertainment of all the people with
wholesome attractions both the speaking stage and in
motion pictures, and certainly there city which
boast of better and cleaner governed city of homes and
religious environment.
That these great departments of intellectual activity
which the very foundation of civic life in metropolitan
communities, should work In harmony and unison there
can be doubt
1t also that the school buildings belong the peo
pie and dedicated to educational They cannot be
sub-let to private enterprises for financial gain
The theatres represent millions of dollars of private in
vestment They pay state, county and municipal taxes
and well equipped to show all theatrical entertainments
musical attractions for profit that desire dates for pre-
sensations.
School Board for its action In renting its auditorium to
nonresident and nontaxpayer for the purpose of Sousa
Band Ccncert,-nor has it threatened action against the
Board for renting its auditorium for the presentation of the
Newman Travel Talks
This corporation has, however, the request of the
School Board for the purpose of establishing precedent
called the attention of the Board what we believe to
be unjust discrimination against the theatres of South
Bend and their stockholders, for the following reasons:
l. The attractions for which the auditorium has been
rented purely Theatrical entertainments and
booked such. Our school property is dedicated
such use.
q Dates for these presentations could have been and
still may be arranged for with of the larger South Bend
Theatres and booked in the as other road
fractions.
g. That the rental of the auditorium for nominal
sideraon for the presentation of theatrical entertainments
of no real value either the School Board the pub
lie In general
q. That such action is only incentive for nonresi-
dent producers school property for private
gain-to the great dement of South Bend Theatres and
to the amusement loving public.
s. In calling this matter to the attention of the School
Board by request the Palace Theatre Corporation did so in
all endlness and in the hope that the Board would CO.
operate the recthcaton of that which in our Judgment
only discrimination against South Bend Theatres
and their stockholders who taxpayers but also that
which of benefit the School Board and at the same
time detrimen and inconvenience to theatre patrons
Palace Theatre Corporation
IuANnEI cMAN