The New York Clipper (July 1914)

4 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER. Jul, 4 DIANE OF THE GREEN VAN *—■ GREAT BALLAD. ADAPTED FROM THE 810,000 PRIZE NOVEL. FINE LYRIC AND MELODY ALICE OF OLD YINCENNES LOVE YOU and KLICKMN By THUMP ON and KEITH LEY ANOTHER "LONESOME PINE.' NOW FEATURED BY MANY HEADLINER8 •9 GRAND OPERA HOUSE BLOC, CARNIVAL CONVERSATION By WILLIAM JUDKIN8 iLEWl ' l 1 ! ', ("Bed Onion.") How did yon do July 4 7 How was the town? How w.is the weather? Wonder whnt carnival, show, riding device nnd con- cession took "lop" money? Here's hoping Uiat yon had the banner "spot" of the *'«■ son, anil Hint you lniule so much money Uiat yuu could not count It. Let's have the HCW8. "boys." (Jlvc It to us right. We lire now starting on the best half season and tilings do, for a fnct, look bright. From »o.«r on to the close or the seiiso'i, Christmas week, we should elenn up. its It were or Is. Let's nil do our best to get that Winter "bank roll" together. JuXM Ali.kn. — Whose carnival Is your Wild West with? A Rood one all say. Clnrko D. Feign r, hello. As baiu before, many managers ttiluk they are what the press agents say they are. W. II. Fihiikii. —How nie the apple elder stores doing'/ W. It., guess you are In North- west Canada by now. Tell us about It. IlKIIIIKBT A. KLINE AND IlAUNKY 11. I'AIIKI'.U evidently must nave a very satisfactory ar- rangement f am riling the oiitlblllonB In Northwestern Canada ns Hnrncy It. Is to piny all of the contr.icts held bv Herbert A. In that territory. It accms to be Pint nrrnngo- ments mode were entirely satisfactory to all parties concerned. W. A. WoiiTii.ut.—We note yon have sonic excellent time boj'kod In the l'rovh.cc of Ontario Can. Managers. —Some of you are acting as If tills was going to be your last season In the carnlvnl business. Harry La Hreqiji:. —Are you still wMlt that minstrel show tinder cnnvitR? Harry, hiiv a few remarks. Fiiudiiic Thompson Is going to have "Tny- Uitid" at the Fannmn-l'aettlr. Kxpnsltlon, re- gardless of what all the "knockers' 1 Bald. Ediiih Mourn:, W. It. Wedge, L. II. McCalcd. Jack Davis nnd J. M. Sullivan. —After you arrived In Fort Dodge. In., what did you <toV Did you over get on « carnlvnl train nnd not know where jou were going? That's bad. Ll.viu May lloi'iiKi.i.K. — Are you still "star gnlngV" Two wnys to take this, Llncln JIay. Do yott like to see the trees nnd flowers and lo lienr the birds sing'/ .Thar* am stars In the hen veils and some on the stage, they tell ns. H. M. Gray must be given credit for being largely Instrumental In putting 1 Jettison, Tex., on the enriilvnl map. It was through his Ititlnetiee and labor that, within n period of two years, three representative carnivals were enabled to appear lit that city, namely: ltlce ft Dore, Worllintn & Atlen and Herbert A, Kline. It. II., Is Dcnknii going to have n I.nhor Dny celebration on the streets? Cohmmiicial I'l.iin, Atciunson, Kan. — doing to have a com carnival this year? When Ed. M. IIowo thought of and put Into execution the "corn ciinilvnl Idea," he did n great tiling for Atclilnsmi. Managers. —Notice that some of you nro Mill at your old tricks in routing your car- nivals. Thought you were going to do It different this season? With more system and science, as It were. Will some of you over get out of that old "rut" and nutl- quntcfl way of doing things? We trust you will wake up to It some day. George, go and gitt a reel of green tickets. •Sanfoiip K Milmkos. —Tell us that story alMttit llic town marshal. "They done paid me." Reran C. Lb Buiino. —What went with you? Hubert C. who's general ngeut now? Ilert wishes for Willie Wlnktnin. Kmmktt Nkvada wns asked the other day by an old colored woman "If the dlvln' mau ■ hart done iJot." Let's take nit the animals and iniike a tilt show. Whnt's the matter, didn't the lilg thing go off with the public? John I>. Whioiit still with the Gentry Hro!.? John D., you said you would write.' John E. Hhi.ton his assistant nud his cookhotiHO wagon left Bmporln Kan.. Inst week to Join tlio Con T. Kennedy carnival at Fart AYnyne, Ind., bo 'tis said. John K., may you have n imeessful tour nnd mitkc lets of money. W, K. Davmbon left lOmporln, Kan.. Sun- day, June 3, for Chlengo. W. K. said that It was his Intention to Join "The World nt Home" carnival at a point near the Wlinlv City with his big Ell Ferris wheel for Ih'e bnlnt'co of the reason, W. K. Is a rent fellow and good wishes go with ban. Shout bankrolls make short jumps long ones. iSome people are veiv well contented with short bankrolls. How are we going to help people like that? litBNB Wbnnkkson closed with the Inter- national Swimming and Hiving Girls In Mm- porln, Kan., and left Sunday, June 21, fur Chlengo, where she expects to lota a similar show nt While City Park. Fiibii iiiifiu.Ass Is the porter o» the Hcr- nurdl ear. whlcn is one of the nrlvnte Pull- isiniis itwiird by Peleco Rcrnnnlli the cotices- si mm I re. H.MiinilA, Kim., villi have n Fourth of July ■.•ele-brntlon nt tlio park near that cltv. (Jkimuik ltiit.iiv, the tnlKer. who has been talking on Jolly Tnxlo, the fat girl, left Km- pnrlu. Knn., Wednesday Jane 17 with the Intention of Joining the Great' Patterson carnival, with wlileh he wns formerly asso- ciated. George, may you have good luck, no mnt'er where you go. Caii.vivai. Koi.i,jwi:nn. — Its envefnl that you don't have to subsist this Winter on snow hnlls fried In sawdust, (let next to yourselves. The managers are all wise to yon, Change your ways—for your own good, nnv- wav. Essibi Fay and her horse did not Journey from I-os Angeles, Cnl., to I,nfavette, ind., ns planned, but accepted n very llslteriug of- fer lo appear as a feature free attraction on ii elrcntt of parks on the I'nclllc Coast. Essie nnd Arabia opened at Wonderland Park. San Diego, Cnl.. Monday, June 15. for a three wctKs 5 engagement, to be followed by the others on the circuit for the balance of the park season. K. (J. IUrkoot. —Arc you going to give your home town, Dixon, III., nnothcr K. G. ltnrkoot homecoming? Tell them all in , Dixon that Hod Onion said "Hcl-O." K. O had much to do with putting Davenport, In., bnck on the carnival map, as his was one of the few carnivals to make money In that town. Ask Dan McGugln. . Xo-ItAiN, ()., could bo called do-not-raln, same State. Foolish. llBAtin In a sleeping car: "Clyde, don't let that sandwich fall out of the window, as you know, dear. It's the only one wc have. Woniibu If the World at Home Carnival Is uniiig to Winter In San Antonio? .Ti.-j.ns Kasit.u says you cannot tell if it is a had season or not unless the soisnn is closed and you are broke. What prompted thin? Ask Jules. •CiiAiiriJti M. Niuuo has been under the weather for some days past. Wc trust he will he himself shortly. OBHKK II. Hamilton (Major Gorilon, for- merly of Wild West fume).—iWhnt's hi the making with you? Wc look to hour some tliinj; very startling soon. t'AtiNtVAL Visitokn. —Why not mnkc your preiencc on the lot known nt the nlllcc wagon? Don't show up incog. This is meant for the ancnk only. TiKt'b hear from nil the prominent writers nud nil others on the subject of the "t'nrtil- vn 1 Malingers' Association." J. George I.oos. esneelnlly as he is the originator of the most llkily plan for the mcecssful organization of tlicc interests. 'I'r.\t L Wilson. —You write excellent car- nival dope. Tom L., keep us posted nbcuit the doings where you are. Thanks. IIahuy L. Sloan. —Your friends In the Kant nro nsklng about your welfare. Drop them a word. Yon know who they ore. I'Al'A, do you think your son will mnke nny money In the carnlvnl business. No, son, your father Is afraid you won't, at the rate you are going now. Oh, papn. 0. M. Hunt gets the first Installment of "They Are Tlelng tho Goats So They Won't Unit In," passed by the censor board. 0. M. Ililiilix It's nwfnl. What do you say? Hero 'tis, "boys and girls"—They-gagged all the gngereens, they fnlccd alt the fnkerloos, they plumed up nil the gimmicks, they goofallzed the soof and sraudiillzcil nil tho chorus girls until they asked for proof. They scoffed up nil the seofllngs and oven gypmntlzcd the gyp, and then rnlseil the price of pork and bean* until we could not pay tlio tip. They worked and slaved us nil overtime until wc grew thin, nnd then they even "tied up tho gonts 9a they couldn't butt in." iisit'oniA, Kan., plans to have a real old- fa sliloncd farmers' street fair on tho streets of that city, the dates having been set and plans perfoeted to linvo It for three days, commencing Bent. HO. Tho farm products will he displayed In the windows of rho lead- ing stores, Judges appointed to inspect them nnil puss upon their merits, nnd prizes awarded to tliolr classification. During tho event the streets and buildings will be deco- rated with nntional colors nnd festooned with electric lights. Band concerts to enliven things, lu nddltlon to the parades, which will be of strictly locnl Interest and classified ns educational, business men's and Indus- trial. It may be possible that some form of carnival amusements muy bo added to these. Ge-irge MeCnrter has the management of the affair. A similar event wns hold In Einporla Inst yenr. but It Is Intended to elaborate on It Koraowlmt Job. tttkc your feet out of the enr win- dow, the train Is going to move now. Joe, thnt's no place for your feet, anyway. Have courage, Lnbor Dny Is the next big event on the calendar. It may be a good day. Labor l>ay everybody loafs and lakes a holiday but the showman, "fis an easy life you fellows have, traveling from one town to the other. Dulutii, Minn., Is a first class carnival town for a first class carnival. The circus lot is the location. A little far out, but nevertheless good. Who Is going to play lJttltitli ? Don't all claim it now. James M. Hathaway writes from San Francisco under recent date that Sam C. Haller. "Buck" Masslc and himself will try to hold the town down until the boys arrive out there this Fall and Winter. James M., you follows do the best you can. They will all be there. Have no care to the contrary. DAvrn IjACiiman. —A word or two, please. Is It Lachman and Lewis re-united again ? David, If so, here's to you two. Where Is James, or Jimmy. Dyer and Willie Lovcno? Don C. Stevhnson Informs us that the imnunl roundup at Dewey, Okln., this week promises to be nnothcr Laredo for the boys. Don C. sends his Walter W. Stanley, espe- cially. Don C. says "wish anything oa me but the diving glrJj show." " 'Tib nn 111 wind Lnat blows nobody good." So It Is said. Weil, Save you ever experi- enced any of thos-j "Chanute' winds In Kan- Johnny J. Jones. —Tell us a few lines obout Bridgeport. Conn. The homo town of the greatest showman of them all should be ii great place for carnivals. Special Agents. —Can't you give us some- thing besides queen contests, program, country store, .loll contests and auto con- tests. Will someone please spring something new and tell us shout it. Frank G. Scott, of Baltimore, and at one lime secretary and treasurer of the K. G. Uarkoot Carnival aud with the Johnny J. Jones Carnival, Is now retired from the game, nnd is with n firm in the metropolis who have their place of business In Union S'nunre. Frank G., here's good luck and a big B. It. It. J. RooCEng, familiarly known ns "Dutch," has been abiding his time for the last half year between Hot Springs and Kansas City, Mo., came over from th; latter rlty to Emporia, Knn., on Thursday, June 17. and joined the Felece Bernard! staff of assistants. That fellow Dutch is some card. The writer regrets not having met the president of one of the large carnival or- ganizations on bis recent trip to Emporia, Kan. Would like very much to have met him. Hope at some future time to have the pleasure. LUXA PAIIK, CONEY ISLAND. sas? Ah, then jott have missed something, little one. C. W. Parkrb.— Hod Onion was not held In Mexico although he understands that there is something doing down there. C. W., if telling the truth -Is a misdemeanor, then Mod Onion pleads guilty, He never was In fjall but once, am] that was in Mobile.. Ask Xi G. ltnrkoot, he got him out. Ed. Ube-d, of Waco, Tex.—-How's business? Ed^, wc have mlsaed you tot some time. C. B. Turne-h writes from Wcstfleld, Mass., that ho went (MB Jacksonville, Fla.. to the Mecklenburg celebration la Charlotte N. C, whero he was Interested In some concessions, •and booked some fieq acts. He then went to New York and had quite a visit, taking in some of the big "hall'' shows and seeing the Unroiim & Bailey Circus and the 101 Ranch Wild West and tho Johnny J. Jones Carnival, then near New York. C. B. Is now the gen- eral agent of the Ke.tn & Shippey Carnival, having recently accepted that position. He looks for a good tour through New England. Keen & Shippey arc In Holyoke, Mass., this week. J. n. WBAYSm, Secretary Ak, snr lieu. Oniuhn. MHS. BULGARIAN, Of the World nt Home, nt Dubtiinic, In. C. XF. Parker writes that Lillle Belle Aiken, Bicter of Will E. Aiken, of the Aiken Amusement Company, was a recent visitor «Q his factory in Leavenworth, Kan., and while there purchased one of his best makes of cnrry-us-alls. This three horse abreast machine is so constructed that whea neces- sary It enn be made a two abreast machine, and the other row of animals can be added to suit the convenience of the operator. This feature should make this style of machine popular with cnrnivnls, especially on Monday nnd Saturday nights. ' The hot Summer sun seems to have con- tracted rather than expanded the plans and Ideas fostered and promulgated by some of the so called carnival magnates during the V inter months for the betterment and uplift of the cnr-nlv-nl business. This one Bure Is n hum-dinger. He's right. What hnvo we done that we planned to do? Isiao M. Monk, better known as "Ike" jms been In tho carnival business since its inception, nnd accounted one of the verv best general agents. When the writer last heard Sil'i 11 &? tr e w " «**«« in that canaclty HMfc "y> «arry C. Hunter Carnival." Ike, kindly let us hear from you often. Trust wo", 800d ' Th0D ' 8 f0r uU ™3m J. Frank Hatch —Heard vou were In Baltimore putting In another big autodromo teen of those "crazy snucers." How many more are you . aaints to build? Where win the next one be erected? Dan R. Hodinson. —What were vnn iiotno nt the Fort Pit Hotel in PiUsErM en? y^ Dan R., what's the big thing coining off? „„L BV k IN0 J ' fe«™ Jahbs E. Simp- HON have an "I" to business. Entortnlnlng the Suffragettes. "Suffragette nights™that's sonno publicity stunt. * ' rncs ww°E™ *M8P" a «» <K«t Carson) of Wild X?'„ fa , rac --rY e cro to-formed that yoi do ^contemplate entering tho mMhS ,.~ As XF5P mndc mention of In tills col- limn the wise mannger has ono carnival on the lot and another one on the war S to .mT k ri I nnl r -H S V ,,lled ^Pendent tnowLS .».,„.,* devlce °P« r ator, wake up. The Ruthbwtoro Cheater Carnival — How would you like some more ^spots" Hko Winrpsburg, Pn. and Znnesvllle, o" Ituthot? ^Vr.™v a !? r . must 5? 80me wo" carnival. BWC Hunter.— -Heard Monessen Pa wns good for vou. Socman & Millllcun 'wit™ uSL T + r h ° W* 1i d 8 tcat thirc. We aw I™. formed that -Dr. Hloracc Grant must be given • lv 1 tL f °^ SCOVcr ^ e tb <{ t0WD f«r carnfvn s illy tho way wonder where Dr. Horace is land how he Is doing? iioracc is ■j Deacon Drlmurb and family nri> mnnw^i IS? t ,» d i.» Dcacon ,l suPDOso you will show "n lat the Panama Pacific Exposition. Could nit |be an exposition without "Doncon " Solomon iCDoBMAM.^AU are pica -d «,.. you fellows are hitting somo live <>,,,* \^} IVirmaa has a world of friends ' e , branches of the show business " al1 When the harvest is over' the ejii-,,1,. , ■boaldbtfn to reap-you know-"M u ' ; al .^ "Why can't you get what ,<,/ 'i Answer—Probably you do not work" Hill tnough for it. Ever think that? mrd Charles M. Nicro Is quite a com ti„ with plenty of dry humor at hand C 'fft occasion may prompt. Jfe sarcastically u$i one of the talkers on "Mexico" the oi',,,, T* that he would like him to please t'rv SjJ P T % !£££?*« ei8 S «5» the show be,^ the "ballyhoo burros.' Tho talker di,i ,.T? was told afterwards. He turnedT„ lis In?. Al. C. Lnwis has been SSjUSwEr'S* very severe attack of yellow Jaundice ..f i.i»* B. W. Phillips (iBIll Bulllns) calujd i, I„ ,1 "Yellow Peril," but that did not make Al*5f sore, It made him laugh. Htfs ,Vd tl\} C IHt'B & Dork Water Carnival ,-•■&*. Diving Queens." v-«nival . home Svamust Floyd Is a very comical Welsh inajj, and a very near cousin ol (S Welsh, tho Jjoirflghter. Stanley wanted to have some mail forwarded from a town J Oklahoma to one in Kansas, but lie hi I Harry Smith that he would have to It thJ mall be returned to England, as h i liidN» 80ttp S !C flnd ? at J be name o' tne mn ii tM owned the post office In the Oklahoma town —In all seriousness. " It's no awful state of affairs when n con- p!aln°tS. a r " US °' " snuawks " "lid com- The Con T. Kennedy, Tom W. Allen. S W Rrundage and Barney R. Parker Carnivals £ G .'v,1 t ' r '' , lA mus<!ment Company) are steadily holding their own in the Held of battle ' Frank Pilbbam. — No reason for' your aire? 0 " - r ° Lee ' the «»««*» Barney R. Parker Carnival wns per- mltted to make its entrance Into the ('ana- wg N So r, i 1 rp e a1s. l yous t ee 0rOUgh,J «*« SO-CALIED iNUErENDBNT SHOWMAN.—Whr dont you find out before the season opens what carnival MB would like to spend the season with. If a little "bull" can buy vou you no not amount to very much i!m Plain, Is It not? Welt, "the goats have been "SB" D-Coiw*-—After the period of watchful waiting was over wns tlwre mneb o«t:on? Edwin D. writes that "doom and derpalr arc lost tvhon The New Yobk Cur- m arrives on the lot of the Corev llrotliers' SS2" nil •§• « x cl?lDi8 "more power to The Olo Reliulb." Thanks, old scout SH » re M?w one „ tyl'ndcr outfits doing. Is Miss A. Miller «tlll the press agent for the Corey Brothers? Best to F. D. Corey. Send 4n tho route and a news letter. r *n*w!. I » tl,>D ^~"S I<> X ls tJle Wellington? Harry Knowles, the Terminal—Same thing. Lally-who? Maggie Murphy of coitrsj. J?'™ s . w S Ella , Kr ' ro the erstwhile suporln- SSg* 0 '^ tne v (:! - w - Writer factories, nt I.eavcnworth, Kan., left thnt cltv recently RAm n £ eoiislgnjnciit of flat cars for the liarney R Parker Carnival, one of Ihem ^^ g „ N 2- 108 .*at Indicting the ni.tnlier.7f cars and now In service, tho property of C. W. Parker. John will remain for Otc rest of the season with Barney B. - .^™ N * Ranges ere now being made In the personnel and equipment of the various car- nivals. Wo may look for many surprises In the very near furjro. Look for the news In lw'!l" l ™n. 0 ' Thb 0ld Rbliauli;, The kew York Clipper. «™"^ OfclohoiiMi City SetCB of recent ilitte carried an ad. In its want columns i "Want- St^wT 2S*^J? Dla y a oate hi Oklahoma." Boma coiainerclal clubs and cities do want advertise in the lay press. Al. C. Lewis and Frbd Marco left Par- sons. Kan., June 21, for Red Cloud, Neb.. w 1 ,i oln m th 5 toind with the Irwin Brothers' wild West. Tho "yellow peril" and "the itnzc-tack pwyer'' are en their way. Good pickings go with you. _£■ M. Hunt, -the talker of the gentlemanly calibre, stirred the folks up In Pnrsous. Knn., Inst week. The reason: O. M. was born on n farm near that -very dry spot In the Sun- nower State. How many years ago he won't ton. Anyiwny, the folks down there are Ef oud £? . tha t boy, and all declare they tnought that toy would amount to some- Arthur Jackson (of Greer nnd Jackson, that excellent team of comedians, singers nnd dancers, formerly of J. H. Johnson's Nomla Musical Comedy, but now plnylui! In musical comedy stock In Waco, Tex.) passed through Parsons, Knn., Monday, June 20, en route to Joplln, Mo., to Btop a while with some friends In that city. That is what Arthur said. Is'It possible we nro to be shortly confronted with a surprise? W.ilt. ■General Aobnts.— <It ls ostlmated that there ire st least nine hundred towns nnd cities In America that celebrate Independence «»y. How many of you secured bonusi-i for the carnival you represent? If you did not, why ? What Is tho matter with you ? Plenty of opportunities. Answer this charge. Frank G. Wallick says some day lie Is going to have the biggest and best nil "lilte minstrel show on tour. He means it. Watch him. Frank 0., what color arc you soing to paint the cars? II. B. Danville. —.Wo are Informed that you hove sold out your Interests In the Southern Amusement Company, nnd that at a very enrly dnto you will launch your own carnival. H, B., If you do our best "Ishes shall always be with you. Tell us the name nnd all about It. Frank (Dutch) Garvar closed his en- gagement as ono of Felece Bcrnardl's assist- ants in Parsons, Kan., Monday, June 20. nnd loft at onco for Boston, Mass. Frank ex- pects to enter tho concession buslnc* »« Itcvero Beach, Mass., soon. If tub "gyp" on electric current keeps up some carnivals may have to depend on Ii'-")- nlngs "bugs'" Juice for illumination. Alii t SNOOKUM and TEDDY DOLLS TEDDY BEARS ROVER DOCS Leather and Felt PILLOW TOPS We are the Largest M'f'rs of Stuffed Animals and Pillow Tops In the World Tip Top Toy Co Phone Chelsea 3137 ??S. W - ■*" »t. f NEW YORK Md 6»1 W. Fulton St., OHIOAGC