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-ill1 .1 i If' i t. I I I THtesotrrN EVENING, MARCH 9, 1932. BEND TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY 'Mm hssouthmehcTs Theaters in 1872. west coast of Mexico, has beta Closed and the custom house abolished. It was prominent during thn Spanish regime, when It was used In communication with the 1 as It allows the press about one- i third morei running time between the changing of the paper rolls.

Color on black newspaper presses i Is becoming! an important factor, particularly; in advertising and in 1831 The tribune adopted color, Its mi mi In n. in i in i TT.ti a newspaper Inventions. Undoubtedly there are innumerable ones in store for us. Just recently was perfected an invention known as the flying paster. Tnls makes possible the changing of paper rolls while the press Is running at full: speed, a remarkable As-soon a this or any other invention is warranted so that more speed can be attained for the quick delivery of the subscribers' papers you may rest assured it will be obtained by The South Bend Tribune.

CITY'S THEATERS IN flN EARLY DAY Good's Opera House and Academy of Music the Play Places. nrst color aaverusemeac appearing Sept. 13. Color, while common In magazine printing, is quite difficult to adapt to (newspaper production because of the excessive speed of the however, 89 large newspapers in United States. Including' The South Bend Tribune, have Installed and are using color successfully.

y. OLD MEXICAN PORT CLOSED. if' 1 I By Associated Press. MEXICO CITY. March 9.

San It is Impossible to visualize what Xll i 1 -i-V i XiJvll JL. 5. Tl '-'i the future bring the way of 1 Bias, Nayarit; the oldest port on the V': We Accept in Trade Deposits in American Trust Company Union Truit Co. Dbn let them count Bt W. W.

Dl NH1.E. In 1872 South Bnd principal tmple et trausetnent was Oood" oper house. Situated on West "Washington avenue, on the second floor of the building nhich adjoined the (Jliver hotel, the entrance bout opposite the north door of the courthouse. Two heavy wooden doors kept. the anow and rain out Mi 1 you out 1 4'Iil I "I rn simply overjoyed that I have back my beautiful clear akin now 1 tork and mingle with my atso-ciates and friend with confidence and enthusiasm.

People admire me arid ask ho I did it. I teli them aboet S.S.S. and how it gave me the glow of health; It is a wonderful aid tt the iystera. li Imororei the appetite clear You Alwayt Buy for Lew at Sailors Quality Furniture for Over 33 Years 1 of" the steep, wide stairway UP whlch the patrons of the drama climbed to attend the shows and down which -was carried ihe bag-gate and scenery of the troupes after performances. This thaater was probably erected In the sixties; about 1866, according to ths recollection of some.

It was built bv the late Samuel Good, and "is believed, that J. B. Arnold, who owned the adjacent building on the west, had an Interest in. it. During the earlier years of its was a partner and for several seasons was the ac the skin and thru its regeneration of the red-bloodelji and hemo VJ: ,1 globin 1 feci like myself again.

-jjr VEASEY ACADEMY OP MUSIC. i 5 OOOQ'S 0PERA1 OUSE. av mm' mm mm i xi what two plain board doors near the left 'Veasey's Academy of Music. Benja Good's pera house was on tive manner a. In 1872' BouthlBend had onr two served in that capacity for a time, i i i You.

torn, may a well known furni It was built by min F. Price is now Vest- Washington avenue of the picture; have a clear $kin the town's principal Samuel L. Good, who died Feb. 6. ture dealer and wa and undertaker, who Oct.

16. 1887, acquired Mr. Price remodeled it theaier. The St. Joseph block was 1909, and was giVen his name.

It passed away 1 819-13 Sooth Michigan SL builds sturdy health. Get S.S.S. ftom any drnc store. I tw sires: refatar and double the Utter Is more economical and fttfflcieat for a (wa weeks' treatment. at the rtoifthwest fcorner of Main i probably was ereqted about 1866.

In the property. In 1872 jasper B. Ton toolc over vc wwu i.vi the management of Good's opera house and the pother was Vasey i house. For sis -years previous Mr. Academy! of Musitf.J In' Hoiand-s Tonis had bcen the manager city dlrectory of 386 the latter Is traveUng t' referred as "Veaseys hall.

13 and TM-ner-a city and opened it) Sept 6, 1878, as Price's and I Washington. Good's opera it appeared Edwin Booth and other house wad Immediately west df the noted actors of early days. Good's theater with Annie Laurie Cary and the Harmony quintette, of Chicago. St. Joseph; block, really a partjof It.

opera house wai razed to make way The jpicture herewith, made in for the present' Oliver hotel opened as the attraction. The structure had Muiriiuj directorv or 1873-74 relers rided to locate In Boutn eeno anu ri kA- n. "Veasey'aj Academy of Music, hors and buggy iays. was leint to i Dec. 20.

1899 various occupjants. The city depart- took over the local bill posting busl- The Tribune by W. W. Dunkl and I Veasey Academy of Music was ments were once located in it. shows Good as it was whed part erected by Daniel A.

Veasey. He I Finally it paised to the use of the ness as well as the Tte Tt advance sale of ticket was always of its was used by the first Oliver conducted a packing house, at what i former afc TGood'8 operfi house, 81 South Bend National bank and its north store hom; served the bank Washington," South Bend had hot hotel which succeeded the SL Jo- is now 133 sind 135 North Michigan aetfhjhotei 'on- the same site and street. Fire destroyed his building adopted the Philadelphia plan of 336 S. Michigan St. street numbering 100 numbert to burned pee.

24. 1878. The entrance and he erected the structure shown to i the heater is indicated by the in the picture! and named it block, Ins ttU present. jii held at WttheriU Jewelry-store, then located the St. Joseph Loan Se Trust company now is at the northeast corner of Washington avenue and Main, street.

The theater was usually only open evenings and to have the advance sale of. seats at this retail store was a convenience. Fire Produce a Theater. One other place of amusement while ithe -singing! was othehlgM In Junfr, for three Rights, i est type. TIME for years.

Destroyed by fire it was replaced by the present small buildings. I dent that dra-stic measures had to be taken to accommodate further The. Tribune building at 128 and the rear of 122. 124 and 126 North Main atreet, which had been occupied by The Tribune since April, 1892, except the extreme southeast corner, which was; occu 'S PASSING on Saturday and starting ii'- ting a Sunday J.j lit i installed a stereotyping plant. Stereotyping is a process of molding in metal a facsimile of a page of type.

When stereotyping was introduced by? The Tribune it was' in the embryoi statie. It has since proved to be one of the greatest newspaper Inventions. This extra equipment i naturally demanded I i Lower than our usual low prices are evident throughout our store during this Anniversary' sale. Participate in Gilbro's 23rd Semi-Annual Anniversary' and save! We've grouped together all the Jobbers', Manufacturers' and Retail Stocks to make this An nivcrsary Shoe Sale the outstanding event of the year. MARKS CHANGES Turner's comedy comblnatlotl head forth- -A Veek later Peak bel ring4 ers returned for another pe? form- ance.

1 I lf ti "This cloced the acjfivitfea'ffer: thdij season ill: Good; oberaf house ex4 Where occasional entertainments were given was Veasey Academy of Music, later known as Price's theater, erected about 1870 by Daniel JC. Veasey -who had con- I I "5 i i t- pied later, Was so old that it was more floor space land The Tribune regarded as poor business judg $2 to 4 Novelty Arch Shoes Tribune's Equipment of erected a building-for its stereo- ment to place in it the expensive To-day Different from Specially Priced for Our Anniversary ducted a packing at what cept for night oh Jfily 4wheri i Is. now 1S3 and 135 North Mich-; the chairs were removed lroi the, igan street. He had a disastrous fire auditorium and: a. dances wasgiveri and when he rebuilt the property! to celpbrate tle lioliday, Cx July i the upper floor was made into a.j Cj W.

Noyes'? gav tad theater. This amusement place was performances under canvas without; tit I art th mnvahli rhair. Thev ransinv miiffh of a. ftiror(8. tei i' Karly Period typing, press andi composing rooms type of newspaper press required, at Polk and Center streets.

The need jof a large and fast i In 1902 a still larger paper was' press was insistent and therefore demanded and a Hoe Ideal rotary i the need of a suitable building. The press with a capacity of 16 pages i Tribune had acquired from i J. D. and a se en column by 20 inch sheet Oliver in March, 1916. the realty was installed.

This new press had 100 by 144 feet at the northeast cor- Styles and yV Materials for Every y- m' 1 Occasion. I All Heel lf Heights. BV Ji W. Alt DING. On Sept.

Uie fall geasoh was Trlbun'i SJrchanlcftl Supf riiUrnint. -Ju, itninv printing capacity of 10.000 papers ner of Colfa avenue and Lafayette was, of course, only boulevard. F. A. Miller, vlce-presi of newspaper in terms of clicking inaturai for the other departmenU i dent of the company, began prepar-typewrlters staccato teletypewriters to grow correspondingly.

With the i ing drawings for a building to be anb jdashing reporters. Seldom do advent of the new prinUng equip- devoted to newspaper publishing. Inaugurated by Elfle COmedy company) folloed jiyernfm Turner's combiditlon and Miller's athenaeum. None or thee was considered worthy? of newspaper eom-i ment afterwardi The next wek the; 20th kniiuat 'county fair wa hel4 and. it as1i pronountedl sccessi space being tfevOted to Lthev mnnort it with the roarf of a w3 iuuiuuiiu ivx.uj jems jjcwaii wuia kc iiney connect it witn uie roan oi a nn, irioo frequently were-arranged along the walls, permitting large open apace to be used as roller skating rink, for masked alls and for pub-lie dances.

Indoor walking matches were popular at that time, and several rcted pedestrians appeared In this hall. An organization known as the Pleiades club sponsored a number of-concerts and lectures In the winter season of 1872 in the Academy cf i. Music. Occasionally pla' lth umateur casta 'were given that listed the services of the ambitious The taartest styles the newest AH sites ia lot. aot in all sixes In: some styles.

Tes We still have haadreds aad hundreds and hundreds of pairs these fine shoes at this low price! materials all 'are here ia one of the finest aaa largest selections ever offere. tne Isorsfc racing but despite adi prsi MuQh may be said regarding aamnvodated ifive linotype ma- and he worked on the plan idfaw-the mechanical side. This Article chines for news land one machine ings when tune was available, will endeavor to bring oud the for setting advertisements. Completes PUns in Bed; changes and developments wllght aU) revolu-, ln January. 1919.

he was! com-taklie psuiins years lathe medhani- tMtilA tymt; hewspaper picture. he41th to enter Columbus n.i nf iTh. Bniirh I nonH Papier mache molds or matrices, rit-i wksi- Lo West Prices fn 23 Years! Buy Now and Save up to 2-3. vancefprediptioils the balloon ascen slon didri't piauetUUie. I ill On Oct.

10 the.Uiiffl-a ICeene com EXTRA SPECIAL pany pljM an tajt th Famous uf-Wcar" "Red Goose" Childrens i r'Tfi. V'i i .3 unouiie. iin oca xie cumnieiea ine urawuigs. young men and women, of the city name; of the play wis 4 A IflaUy hewspaper Is a co4mod-1 Poetical for-, several of the large Remg t0 -gouth Bend Feb. 28, and were always well attended.

I the advance notice khdthere was ELt bottle of milk.i It Py newspapers with photographic 1919 subniitt-d the Dl.ns:to his xe. 1 Rnoter, r7nt i to bed he completed the drawings. A Shoes AXXIVERSARY SPECIAI. Men's Dress OXFORDS Fine Goodyear welt with leather and rabbet1 heel. Many styles to choose from.

South Bend's -population at that no mention afterwa Jmaf hvft miisti reach the puMic at a certain nd engravtof plants making sine twQ pftrtners nm Crockett and SHOES I AfV a lime 9 i.uw i ovuu. itre ih vecu wmc m. cv.uicut nollr ft-w dav reeardleu of me- Char es E. Crockett. -Thev annroved Dfords -trav eline attraction of the year was sonatlpn aa! those wete pppula? -hiai difflcaltlea- or atmosbheric I Sraphs to produce matrices from th Good's- opera hou on Jan.

17. 1 formsii.ofjj at that i.Hifl4 iqt m-hn i which stereotyped, plates could be Tsjfis In W3 The Peak family of vocalists, harp- time. Harry. Robinsjm sji minstrels cept(j position with It, The feouth Jnade. The matrices were light to in buildinK shape re-ts and Swiss bell rtngers gave foUowed jand ere Iagantly Trlbune was fc sman rdaUy enough to be sent through the sut th(J beiutlful and performance with Jeppy a charac- bUled jto.ghsj ejient if athr-inch nefcsUperii with a circulation, of A syndicate of newspapers subsUntial building, one of 69c Bots' and Girls' Black or Tan.

Long- wear- ler-aeuneator, bs. inwn u.c.Ut uuwiay ut ftBpuk 1,609 copies It was fi six i the most efficient newspaper build- eranhA of world levents. This same i.j Yr of the pomnanr. The comnany I the Forenaush columns 20 inches long and of! eight commm incites iuiik aim 01 ciui i 01 'ls 111 mc wuiiu uvcupiiru 1' HMlniiartiT for a number of years f-' 3 1 Clambanv Faiik Anwar. I prJges.

Four to six of thesd were 25. 1921. r--M lUr nan-end rzvc is ViOVO tnP 1 was In Kiles, Mich. Its entertain- 2 -S i ii riinlH In inpii- nnrt lnral Advertise The equipment decided upon was -inn Kranit KAAiiten rcmnanv was i rr--. in soles and heels.

Many other styles to choose from. meniB Irl -IiXr 1 rl. taents and two to "patent- news. Also Other WeU I Known Make. latest cuts for advertising purposes.

Press Uhl( Is Added. South B'end continued to grow-on -4rVi in Thkfinnth TtpnH TVih- SeowU we8PftPer SQSiff a heaV, thjtj syndica telegraph news ine ionowing wees. lr. orfoented on metal plates made in I I AU Sizes. one of the latest Goss straight line low construction, high speed rotary presses with a 75 horse power motor and capable of printing 64 complete pages at a speed of 18.000 1 tin.

Readissr Xotlce. aon tA i ui th mmMiw mi ME tn tmvar in I I i I tn. ti.nlc. wlnt tHoir Hail' otherwise print their daily wi jaii. ji, id, nappy beincri flelaveu transoortauon Jjy ablejto une untn ia 190i, a stm quOti Of telegraph news.

nnr as tmApH: In that vear a ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL copies an hour; 32 pages or any her'a appeared. There lfc'hevv aali ofsshbW.iThankieivlng "Modern Miss" and The Tribune Installed the first rif roa aat, fh. nap nr(ss number over 16 page at a speed of were no display advertisements; nd week wa juei in Sthe tfteater, only one six line reading nctice was there? being 4n a LtracUonl1 every twjo linotype machines brought to it t0 print a 24 page paper I 36,000 copies an hour and a paper nojrthern Indiana on March 11, 1897. it 1000O coDies an hour. 16 pages or less at the remark- me nients Miner reoenoure, comDans able speed of 72.000 copies an hour, and window lithoeraohs were de- ii.cae diwiiiiira lTv In 1920 the composing room ln- -rvnded.

udoii to announce the k.nimr metal slug with a type lace ana show's coming. On Feb. 8 tne For- and judder QOmfed cOmpaiSy fill- grpapy speeaea lypeseiimg ip mc mter compftny presented -Btrtha in- the baknc loathe! week. On comboslnga room. Previous to this the Sewinar Machine -Girt" a nop- av.i Urd ri.i i the type was set a letter at, a time ular melodrama of the time.

Three cembr whn the! John Owen i entirely by hand, a slow and tjedlous weeks later A. O. Miller's repertoire comDanv nresenUd -Solon Srilnele." proctss. These- linotypes so speeded composition that In the same year i tovi fx vsyvt -iwsbjh stalled a Lanston type casting ma-Chine for casting large size type such as -used for advertising. Before this invention it was not only necessary to- set up this large type by hand but also, after casting, to distribute the! type into the type cases, a non-productive operation which took hours.

Now, although it still is necessary to set large type by hand the Lanston type casting machine eliminates the laborious process of distributing the type in This press, now 11 years is still as fast as when put in commission April 25, 1921. To take care of the composition for this large press 10 news typesetting machines, three typesetting machines for advertising, 50 chases and turtles for handling pages, four Lanston type casting machines, saws and typesetting equipment, a new plate finishing machine and casting and molding equipment were Installed. These installations made The South Bend Tribune one of the Footwear Selling at $5 5 I 2,23 Beautiful Ties, Straps. Pomps and Oxfords in the finest leathers. All are here In this fine selection of better shoes.

Hi and Cuban heels. Sizes to Widths A A to C. Not all sizes and widths in each style, bat all sizes In lot. company played six days engage- Ebells orchestjrsi ws prominently ment, presenting among other dra- mentond 'and the prices were inV mas that good old standby, -Rip crased to fl top. i 1 Vaiv Winkle Thi clty'if enter ft tha On 'March 13 -The Union Spy.

tlme ere requentlf offa local nal home talent, production, was given ture, fdaica. belnir humerouli coni- for three night. ImM aspirants for nnal bv ahialeui vocalists tnajiy. these were installed it wai possible for The Tribune to publish besides its daily a large Christmas edition of 24 pages with a circulation of 5,000, copies. However, evert With the I use pf these machines this Thespian honors were Capt.

Edwin there being stgWt dependence on ChriMmasredition required si weeks the tvpe cases. This machine also Just the kind of a shoe yea need now furnishes new type faces for each besequipped plants in America On April 30. 1922. a Sunday edi Pfleger and J. P.

Creed: also the 1 2 hn fen nbi. hours on the pre. Compare this setting. Prior to the installation of to wear foriwet, slushy day. Tbejr are made for jromfort and warmth and thev wear and wear.

All sizes. wiimu i icctive. poinv louring coiipames names were not deemed neceafary east andf west pind Its troximity to vWF could be set in the cdmpos- tion was added. Mechanically this means a seven-day week with ho day for repairs and replacements. the machine type faces were used many times over until they were worn out and hfcd to be discarded.

unicago anaae it easy ior manv at- "6w wu.o by sight or personally.i traction to1 nialhere. Ih later i the press Jn pine minutes. omen but modern times practically ce- Men's Field Shoes Now they can be discarded after one .1 I 1. 1 I i i fcity'S First Rotary Presk I i. I using and renwded, the metal being mand Perpetual motion of the mis iwie wiijj vnci.in.ii -j vears; after; tne erection sot tne talnment of the month.

April was 1 0liv obera hduie lh 1884 artri 1885. Children's Snap; Gaiters A Felt Top with One Strap. By 1898 The Tribune's! circula irsr.xR With Iron Clad Jleel 1 and Double Sole. equally barren, one performance most of ih lealiriir kttractirifis that Rubber Gaiter A boot of Better Quality. being given, mat or piuniceu mir- toured then middlje wes playedn ih tion naa outgrown; its nat Dea press capacity and so the first Hoe jrotary Preito prfos was brought to South Bend.

This press had a speed of lesque troupe, which received scant South Bend. used over and over in malting type, i Because of the Tribune con- nt stalled tinual growth speed became more 19 making it possible to pro-and more eisenUal. The result waa 1 PjJce Picture of local events quickly, that new equipment wa added un- The year 1929 brought Knprove-til the floor space of the building; In rsijtl succeio The dry became Inadequate and It was evl- I mfct possibte the changing of attention from the press. 4-0- 79c ua ht inns urn circus uit t.l. Find Ttib- 8,000 eight page papers an hour, 1 jynnwi.il i leason exmouea on layior a iiewi une Along with the press was also if fiU.

1 a Ii I i i 1 i -i ii i i i These Shoes last year sold Orand Trunk tracks. It was Adam WASHINGTON STREET BRIDGE EXISTED. WHEhf; Forenaugh's World -Famed Stu for $3.82. i i p. C- I i Ii pendous Menagerie- it Equestrian I in general it made stereotyping a quicker and better process.

After Eight Tears' Work. The rubber printing roller was the i next big newspaper invention. Chemists worked on this invention for eight years before it was per Aggregation. Two lull columns oi i 1 i 1 ii- 1 a 'i 1 i I 1 1 i i ''i ti i i 1 i' jdlsplay type, much fine print and number or illustrations were usea to herald the coming of thLs im 'A portant tented attraction. This was fected.

Prior to this the rollers were made from a composition of glue, glycerine and resin. This old process roller was subject to tem LT. GENTS' BOYS Oxfords and i ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL 1 Women's Better Quality an amazing departure tne use of display newspaper space the perature and, therefore, two com- average commercial announcement of that time was five or six Inches plete sets of rollers had to be bought i esch year, one for summer and one Eoottweaff single column or Iws.No notice or comment was made of the perform High Shoes (At this Low Frtee.1 There are many styles to choose from. nee in the following newspaper Issue except a few lines concerning You'll recorniae the brands immediately. "three circus' fellows who were ar for winter use.

During the Intense summer heat much care was necessary to keep the rollers from melting. The press requires 72 rollers. Only one set of the rubber printing rollers is required and these last indefinitely. Another effective change; which took place a short time ago con- tested for 8tealing.T Minstrels In Favor. 23c Just recelTed.

SOS pairs women's new shoes for oar Anniversary Sale from one of St Loots' fin- Wagner's minstrels must have 1 1 i i i SU i been a favorite attraction for they mannf actarers. antifal black kid namps. played a return engagement on MaV 24 to "an overflowing house." cerned the size of the rolls of pa The newspaper rt1ew stated that ties, oxfords. Cuban and high heels. Sixes to 8.

Widths AAA to C. -Cal and Ned Fox made things live-Iv with their rollicking humor, per used on the press. Previously all large newspapers used the paper roll. However, a large number of publishers collaborated and arranged with the naner mills 1 LOW PRICES IN RUDDER FOOTWEAR to install machinery enabling them 4 to furnish tne paper in 1, 600-pound rolls instead of the usual rolls. This Is quite an item I -t -cimw -ITTtAr.

MEN'S KNEE BOOTS MEN'S 4-Bkle. ARCTICS Men's Alaska RUBBERS MEN'S 1 SCOUT SHOES Endlcott-Jshasoa. 14 i -7w-rr t. 10 (I 1.59 i I 9 11 93c Nights Lowers ViUIfty I WEST, RACE A3 XT, APPEARED IN LATE SIXTIES AND EARLY SEVENTIES. Ii i ii i i i 5' This view' show the west race as It was about the time Th Tribune wasi started: in 1872.

The west -I. A Bay yr COAL NOW And Sate Money. KRUEGER FUEL CO. Mate Street Fbeaa S-66a spoken of as being at the footiof Washington street. It was in one of the buildings shown racf was commonly If tM ld and run-down from Ortllsi Oa Nitbts.

Btckacbf Lf Psins, MnrsimiMs' autrnw, cr Burninr. Cis4 hf Kidney Acidity, an fvfek-aetinc Cys-tt Sji-i1. oftn ahovt bit ImproTe-Sa knars. Ouirutml aaMify easalMcir or rttnr nw ks sd aunej kack. OaJj khe Birdsell Manufacturing toompany started lt4 business In South i Perhaps the most in the i A rash mere rloth top This hoot oriiriaaUy sola I or SJ.

interesting feature! 1 Cashmera Too with In thi Ppieture is the bridge Indistinctly shown each side of the dark colored building in ctwe. This wis a wooden bridsce acroM the Stl Joseph" river from Washington street north- An Elk upper with, Wear-flex Soles. with extra hear? bottoms. A wonderful hue; the tenter of the p. eastward other terminus'not far from what Is now the east end of the present Colfax avenue bridge.

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