Variety (September 1924)

•0 VARIETY , smm^ Jgr d y*^.»w M ^^ay • <■ AND COMPANY JUST FINISHED • ■ • . • A Most Successful Engagement of 14 Weeks At ELECTRIC PARK, KANSAS CITY, MO. * Under the Management of E. M. HEIM .. . ■ : ■ I • ■ • . '.■■■' . ■ ■ •; ■ ..••■'• ' ■ Ml ' | " ARE EXTENDED TO MR. HEIM, J. C. McCAFFERY, Manager of the Fair Dept of the Western Vaudeville Managers Association, and ROY MACK for One of the Most • Pleasant Engagements OF MY CAREER > > ■""' -r- HARRY WEBER THIS WEEK; ^flCHIGAN STATE FAIR, DETROIT, MICH. |. sSlT^eprmVntatT^ next Week, Kentucky state fair, louisville, ky. Palace Theatre Rldg., N. V. City HELLO, SUCKER! •■ ■ ■ The late H. S. Tammen, whose stock talute, "Hello, Bucker," rana . around a world of hit Jriend» t wat one of, the two owner*, of the. Denver "Pot? until hit death, and it wat at beloved a property of thit "character" at wat hit circut when he had one. For many years the "Post" was denied an Associated Press {ran; chUe, which U a salable monopoly In any region. Denver had two of them and Tammen's paper had neither, nor could It buy one front the owners. Presently along came a multi- millionaire publisher, who made vast shekels in another industry, and who owned and operated news- papers as a fad or for' social or political prestige. In one swoop he bought both the newspapers that had the A. P. service sewed up, combined them into one, had a franchise for his own use and one left over that he let lie dormant so that it could not be bought up by the "Post." . Tammen. and his partner, Fred Bonflls. made it their business to investigate this greedy g ent, and found some things about him that made good stories tor him and, rather bad reading for the other fel- low. They kept it up, razzed the Eastern editor, raked him up hill and down dale. • Presently the than made a special Journey to Denver to talk it over; wired Tamman in advance, making a luncheon appointment at a club of which they were both members. Tamman met him. The out-of- towner gradually led up to the mat- ter of the 'consistent assaults on him in the "Poet," and said some- thing like this: "It's a shame that we should live like a couple of strange bull-dogs; we who are publishing in the same town, have many common interests and are professional neighbors — I might say brothers. How about It?" "Well," answered Tammen, ''there Is much In what you say, brother. Now, you have an A. P. franchise ^3I^# Js-'nft B > n ' 1 r li.itlixc Oft bW) v.<-Ht :>'•'• ■>•'>■>■ haven't any, whereas one would be of greet use to me. Suppose you start the brother stuff by letting me have your spare franchise T" "I wasn't inclined to do that," said Ihe visitor, nervously, "but, since I came to the realisation that we should work hand In hand and be amicable a,n.d brotherly, I might h'm—persuaded." "Fine;" said H. H. "Brothers are brothers, after all, though I was beginning to think maybe Cain and Abel set a bad example. Now— terms T" "Well, x.iy franchise Is worth probably $100,000; it cost me about that much. But, in view of our shaking hands after eur mlsunder standings, I won't quibble. I'll let you have it for, say, $75,o6o." "What?" cr"*<" Tammen. "Money —between brothers f . "You—you don't mean that—that you want it fo r ■ ■ ■" '.'For one dollar in hand paid— and other good and valuable con sideratlons. And the dollar will be just a matter of form—to keep It legal, you know," "But " . "Brother! Do you want little Harry to be cross with you, and tell tales about you out of school?" "No," choked the millionaire; "You're right. If we're going to be brothers—let's be regular brothers." Tammen got the franchise—g.-tls. Rain Hits Fair Caro, Mich., Sept. 2. The Caro, Mich., fair this year had a moderate attendance, tnti Arst part of the week beiqg wet, but on the whole financial results were as good as could be expected. The Lippa Amusement Co., three rlldes and five shows, provided the m ttf r tJ{.HVir?l , ?W'i - > «« r#tn Ml . 1 ii>. U .'I.', ra'ilfei'i 'POODLES" ON FAIRS Featured Attraction on Fair Grounds for First Time Milwaukee, .Wis., Sept X. One of the outstanding features of the Wisconsin State Fair was the-first engagement of "Poodles" Hanneford as a grandstand attrac- tion on fair grounds. "Poodles" has just finished an engagement of 14 weeks at Electric Park, Kansas City, where he made a record for the length of an en- gagement of the same act- at that resort. He was booked through J. C. McCaffery of the W. V. M. A. fair department. _ Poodles Is now being featured at the State fairs, playing Detroit this week and Louisville next. FAIR SCANDAL (Continued from page 27) • bile show at the fair this year was "significant," that there was a "reason," and that If necessary he would spill a lot more dirt, about slipshod management. While Remy and - Hart were ''whitewashing" their own rec- ords and Jones threatened fur- ther sensations in scandal exposes, Mr. Kelly was reported as having won a big victory in his campaign to oust the "old gang" by fomenting civil war. CIRCUS FOB 9 DAYS Davenport, la., Sept. 2. Kaaba Shrine ' has booked the Rodgers & Harris circus for a nine days' stand at the river levee be : t'.veen Perry and Brady streets. Fred K. Moulton is handling pre- liminary arrangements for the show. Bradna's Indoor Circus Fred Bradna's Indoor Circus opens Nov. 10 in Rochester, N. Y., for an eight-week tour. The Joe Basile orchestra will be the band feature with it. Bradna Is regularly with the Rlngling-Barnum-Balley outfit.-- CLASH IN SOUTH Chicago, Sept 2. The Sparks and SeBs-FlotO ckr cases will clash—at Jeast with the billing brigades—In a number of towns In the south this fait It will be the first opposition of the season for the Sparks circus. Sept. 9 the Sparks circus shows Knoxvllle. The first stand In the States was Defiance, O., Labor Day. In a week the show reached the southland, running 678 miles. It is now a question of which show can beat the other one to the,vari- ous towns, known as ripe, below the Mason and Dixon line. Last sea- son the Sparks circus stayed away from all opposition in the. South, trailing in behind the John Robinson circus in Florida. It did real well. This season, however, Sparks will beat the combine shows Into several choice spots. 1 -. -. 30 Percent Attendance Loss Owosso, Mich.. Sept. 2. , There was a 80 per feent'falling off from last year In attendance figures at the Owosso fair this year. , , The Mulholland shows provided the midway, and business was not what it ought to have been. The shows were satisfactory,* but the patronage poor. Flood of Passes Chicago, Sept. 2. The Hagenbeck-Wallace circus distributed an enormous number of passes at Kankakee and again in Elgin last week. What the object was • no one knows. Geo. Connors Retires Chicago, Sept. v 2. William E. Wells has replaced Geo. Connors as equestrian director on the Hagenbeck-Wallace circus. Mr. Connors has retired from the tvieinese. :..,., <■ Ii lioig 1 4 1 1 •'• ( »r DWARFSCASKET . Ruby Belle Rickoff, 2 Feet Tall, Died 12 Years Ago Clinton. la. Sept 2. Ghouls, attracted by rumors of Jewels Interred la the casket of Ruby Belle Rickoff, the famous dwarf, who died 12 years ago, after. a fall at Kankakee, III., smashed th*, concrete vault In which the cofun. reposed and rifled the casket. ' m It was said that 21.000 worth of* valuables had been burled with the* midget ■* Miss Rickoff wa4 Only two feet' tall, and had traveled 'for years' with circuses and side shows, amassing a fortune^ Her favorite ■ jewels were placed in her casket and. encased in a concrete vault in the " grave. The ghouls dug down four feet to this solid vault, sm-shed. a,nd broke It, opened the casket and , searched the vault Authorities have.not verified re- port that valuables were interred with her, nor have they been able to find any clues to the robbery. Con Game Failed; Dobyn's Followers Fined Auburn, N. Y., Sept. 2. An alleged . attempt to work a short change confidence game at Lakeside Park Sunday night re- sulted In the fining of two follow- ■ ers of the George L. Dobyns' car- nival by Justice of the Peace Wil- liam E. Axton of Owasco and the issuance of orders to the men to I Ifeave Cayuga County. The pair gave their names a«n William Sterhary and James Pom- . plo. Sterhary • paid a fine of $25, while Pompio was let off with a -, !ir, fine. .. . ........ ■ •