Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-05

WiiCAC WCob VI biiC O1lholSSlppl,
and the N. Y. Times and Herald
Tribune had TO decker with the
Emporia (Kan.) Gazette to use
It's presses and become 2-page
Kansas locals II the N. Y.
Mirror and Life. without photo
graphs. came out In Utah If
the Post were seized and its
publisher and Dorothy Thomp-
son were put In q concentra-
ton camp II the Christian
Science Monitors editor were
arrested as O believer in magic
then New York would have
some idea OF what happened to
the rich newspaper business OF
Paris. France.
LONG before Art Arthur be-
came one OF Hollywood's deft
film writer's he chased fire
wagons for . Toronto news
paper. One day he was as
signed to get descriptive stuff
at o prayer meeting conducted
by an evangelist. who put on q
good show-with gestures.
Arthur managed to worm into
q doorway, and was about to
leave when the congregation was
asked to kneel and pray. The
revivaist. walking silently among
the flock. noticed him. We'll"
he cooed. have you decided 10
give yourself to the Lord and be
Saved7"
Fer" stammered Art. IT
am a reporter"
oh" apologiEed the Rev
erend. Il beg your pardoni"
DURING the last war, accord
ing TO Kiplinser's WASHINGTON
Is Like That" q Washington re-
porter wrote a think piece"
about the similarities between
German and Irish propaganda
THE story. much to the
scribe's surprise. became q SEN
sation. Two weeks later Sir
Roger Easement was arrested in
Ireland. charged with conspiring
with Germans on arms and
propaganda. Until then the
Washington reporter had never
heard OF Easement. but he re-
ceived credit for knowing in
advance. He not only got a
raise In pay, but was cited for
meritorious reportorial enter
prise"
JAMES GORDON BENNETT.
on occasion. would cast his steely
eye around the city room Of his
newspaper. look over the cubs
and. spotting a new one, invite
him TO his home for dinner.
Bennett had a couple OF dogs on
whose sagacity he placed great
reliance. If the dogs liked the
guest, he had n good chance OF
getting somewhere :. u o hn T.
Burke. once managing editor OF
the Richmond (VaJ Times-Dis-
patch. enjoyed telling this on
himself Burke was not long on
BENEFITS paper when he learned
OF his popularity. He decided
TO put himself In solid. He
finally arranged an invite TO the
Bennett manse. and the dogs
yelped and Tapped at him, happy
as all-git-out. "A few weeks
later Burke was elevated TO city
editor. Simply because the
Shrewd Irishman concealed some
dog biscuit crumbs in the cuffs
Of his trousers.
A CAREFULLY planned press
agent stunt failed because OF an
encyclopedia copyreader on a
New York paper. An actress.
returning from Europe before
the war, Of course). announced
that while on a hunting trip In
Africa she had captured a live
tiger for presentation 10 the
State as a mascot. She dis
played a real tiger snarling In
a cage. The ship news reporter
instructed the papers camera
man TO take photos of the actress
alongside the cage. The story
got as far as the copy desk.
where IL was thrown into the
wick The copyreader re-
minded the editor there are no
tigers In Africa.
A PROVIDENCE (R. L. news
paper reader recalls the feud
between the Providence Journal
and George M. Cohan, men,
toned here the other day. =.
Mr.. Cohan, born there, refused
TO play Providence for a decade
following a rap at one OF his
plays The newspaper always
printed Mr.. Cohan's name IN
small letters, like this-georg-
emcohan--to taunt him. He
was not the only one so hon.
ored. marybakereddy was an
other. as was teddyroosevelt ii.
At the time the Journals editor.
a brilliant man. exposed the
activities of fritzyonpapen The