New Britain herald., 1924-06-07

The South Bend News and one night was sent out to cover story--all the other two reporters being busy tyou know how 1t is in the movies) and I turned in a story into which ! had put all the suffering and ihrob- bing experience of my passionate career It appeared Inc following morning in prominent position among the want ads
 This great success convinced me that my future was in the newspaper business. Maybe it still is. It's somewhere. Anyway, left The South Bend News and went to Chicago. where. after a probationary period Of stacking underwear for Wilson Brothers. became a sports writer on The Chicago Record Herald and then started column called The Gist and Jest Of 1t. This daily load was too much for the pa- per which finally succumbed.
 I then put in a year Of free lanc- ing in Chicago that is still remem- bored by those who tHhom) did dirt. came to Ner York and tried 10 see Arthur Brisbane, but he was too busy. 20 1 vert back 10 Chicago and got him on the long distance phone. which vas 2 big adventure in those days. because you never knew whether it vas New York on the ether end or somebody playing a cracked record. Arthur Brisbane made noises which l interpreted as job on the Evening Journal for which l did slightly humorous column called Good Evening By request. tof the subscribers. be- liateD this vas changed 10 Good Night. and then hccame editor Of chiidrcn's books and wrote greeting cards for all occasions for five years. in my spare time at home as they say in the correspondence school ads. wrote verses. scenarios. advertising. spitaphs. tomato ran labels my mot 10 st homo being: Let No Guilty Dolsr Escape: and my motto down town being; Watch Your Hats and Coats.
 Ure day the editor of q Chicago paper called me over 10 his office and said he would let me do ftsture each Sunday tf had an idea. told him l had. which was gross syaFst ration. but in inc army they uscd 10 say: Always have an answer" This vas tho beginnirr or 'Ths potters." Each week there after ! did shis story and gradually ''The Totters~ began to come 10 life and mo,t around of their ozn toli- lion. found that had on my haHds a fa n5iIt 0f rcsi people r-ho in- sisted ou doing things thrH o-n way.
 Corciaent -ith The potters." aiI ? drilt essay 7hich I fuodastly call -'Nerely HcIgOr. Two mon 2 ycar [ r-its and edit greeting cards. for 2 hich [ receive sum Of nouey ihai is almost immoral. Every time E~t ths checE my conscience rises g1 aa3 sruit-s me. suf [ smile fl right hack.
 tnd nea ~Tre T'otters'' haze re- fused 70 stat in cold type and hate s.or1e to fiTf in spite of me. TyE- malion uasnt any more surprised asH.u Ga ates gate Jim flIr glad eve than ! was when The TOtters' first decided 70 go on fine stage. ! re- sisted as long as [ eOuId but il wasnf any use said to them. an rr,oiT. "a and Ma and fha rnst of you. wish you lucig Hut don't gst too cacky Tsemcmi'-r Tho vsuae- lille mauager who sIa.ays I4g note in the dressing rooms of life suse down state fa illinois. ''DBa5 send out your laundry until ue'vs seen sour act"
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