South Bend News-Times, Volume 30, Number 193, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 9 July 1913 — Page 8

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AN AMAZING EXHIBITION. Quite the most amusing and amazing exhibition of frenziedly panic-stricken newspaper work witnessed in Indiana in recent years has been given in the paes of our ancient contemporary in South I3nJ within the last few "days, precipitated apparently by the announcement that ex-Mayor Fogarty would again seek the honors. On front page and back and' on the editorial page, Grandma Trib has been cutting strange capers. Scolding and squawking and inveighing, begging, entreating, nagging, crowning old enemies as good men in one breath and as potential cowards in the next, voicing dire threats in paragraph 2 and pleading sobfully on bended knee in number 3, the grand old lady of South Bend journalism has all but reached the hysteria and smelling salts stage. Weidlar is an able, strong minded citizen, but he's a white livered skulker if he quits the race, she babbles. Mayor Goetz, you're too fine o man to let Pat Joyce leave the campaign and besides it'd kill your political influence. Please don't do tiiis thing, she pleads. Niezgodzcki is a fine man, but he's a coward unless he keeps on running. Reuben Fink won't let anybody scare him out, will you, Reuben? All of you are splendid citizens, but you're rubber spined poltroons if you don't do what we say, so please do it, won't you? To one of philosophical mind the whole thing has something pitiful about it, this sputtering, slobbering, dictatorial, tearful attempt to guide the alTairs of the opposition partv.

Or if one is not in philosophic mood the tiling is merely funny and comparable only to the frantic gyrations of a middle aged chicken with its head cut oil". And the worst of it from the point of view of the Tribune itself is that it is futile. By such actions the Tribune loses the respect of its readers, and consequently the power to do harm or good. Such extremes of language and temperament always re-act. Grown men are not school children. Grandma Trib is not a school teacher. The various candidates for mayor will follow their own best judgment in the coming campaign. "Their actions will be governed by their own sense of what is right toward their city and their party. All Grandma's foolish squawking can't change them. And the democracy of South Bend likewise will follow. its own courses without regard to the Tribune. The Tribune has made a sorry mess of things in its own party. It is dor. equally badly in its attempt to run the new Citizen's party. When it has made a success of guiding its own party or parties, then may Democracy come to look on its advice with respect. But certainly not before. " The democrats of South Bend have good material from which to select their candidate for mayor. They will weigh the various considerations for and against each candidate carefully and soberly before making a choice. But they will do their own choosing. And the Tribune will have to abide by that choice, whether it likes it or not.

Tin: intkklockixc; systi:m. rop.sil)l3' it will develop that the failure of the First-Second National bank of Pittsburg was caused by the sapping of its strength through being tapped by a subsidiary. That is the common fate of banks that get tied up through using its funds to bolster other institutions. We read that the Kuhn banking house lias extensive interests In irrigation projects, mines and street traction systems and is a dominant factor in the American Waterworks and Guarantee '.'ompany. And there is the interlocking device. XV. S. Kuhn is president of the First-Second National bank, vice-president and director of the American Watreworks and Guarantee Company and a director in the McKeesport bank. J. S. Kuhn is a director of the FirstSecond National bank, president and director of the American Waterworks and Graraniy company, president and director of the McKeesport bank and chairman of the board of directors of the banking hous. Here are four enterprises, three banks and a utility company, under the control and management of two men. In a minor way the combination is as dangerous to financial security and business health ;is the larger and more open menders. The Influence is that the bank was stripped to feed dependent investments. Sirniliar instances ar numerous. The organizations are separate and distinct but the personality is identical', and the money the public is induced to deposit is used t promote the individual Interests. As the Pittsburg clearing houses refused to assist the bank out of its dilMculties it is fair to presume conditions are rotten and the bankers' colony at Leavenworth may have accessions.

ber of manufacturing industries has increased and a much larger number of people arc employed in Industrial occupations. The demands of trade havo frrown in proportion. Tho business center of the city is expanding. Within the fire limits ten streets are now used by retail and wholesale business of the city. Michigan, Washington, Main, Colfax, Jefferson, Wayne, Division, St. Joseph, Vistula and Lafayette. New buildings of modern design are being erected and old buildings remodeled and enlarged to meet tho necessities of business. outh Fend is making good progress, and though we should never bo satisfied we should be gratified.

SOI Til HFNi fouging aiimvd. Fifteen years ;tgo the receipts of the South Fend postoftlce reached high water mark for the previous period when for the fiscal year ending June CO, 13 8, they approximated 500,000. For the quarter ending June o0, 1913. Postmaster Crabill reports the income of the ot!ice to be For tho period nanuM the business has more than quadrupled, ;u'.d in a way it niea-sures the commercial growth of South Head. To the extent that the malls indicate the commercial and industrial activity of the. city the comparative figures show tho progress made. During ten years of this period, from. 1900 to 1110. the population of the city increased more than fifty per cent. Since l'j 1 .- 1: has grown at a corresponding rate, living us a population nearly double what it was fifteen yearago. This growth has been hteady and substantia!, the same as that in postoflicc receipts. The num.

J'AKIIT VOTIJS PLFDGFI). When it came to a showdown the opposition to the tariff bill on the democratic side of tho senate Is so small in numbers that no apprehension is felt a-s to Its failure to pass. Forty-seven democratic senators have openly declared their Intention to vote for the bill and two others are known to be in favor of it. To be sure this will give the administration measure a majority of only one vote, but the situation is fortified by the vice-president, who can

I be relied upon to vote favorably in an

emergency. No pledges were exacted by the caucus, as anticipated, but each member present was ajpked to state his intentions. Only two, the luisiana senators, said they coulJ not vote for the bill without amendment. These announcements, however, were supplemented by tho adoption of a resolution declaring the tariff bill to bo a party measure and urging its support as a duty by democratic members. The adoption of the resolution was tantamount to a personal pledge from every senator attending the caucus who voted for it and will bo so regarded by the leaders at least. Failure to support the party at this important juncture can be accepted as little short of disloyalty. It i expected the bill will be reported to the senate by Thursday of this week, after being thoroughly overhauled for errors, and will be ready for general debate next week. As The News-Times has remarked, this

i debate promises to be interesting and

educational. Tho prospect is that the subject will be pretty thoroughly exhausted.

C( X M 1 ) 1 : 1 1 ATI ' TI U 1T3 ! I INT. Advices from Porter county are to tho effect that raves continue to be run at Mineral Springs and gambling is in progress, but the prosecuting attorney has the situation well In hand and it will not be necessary tj call out the militia. Six men have been arrested by the deputy shertffa on the charge of mak

ing bookf. but with great delicacy and fino consideration for those apprehended and for those who xrere enJoying tho sport the men were slipped out of the enclosure and whisked away to Valparaiso with hut few knowing there had been any interference. Tho inference is that the prosecuting attorney is uncertain as to whether taking bets on horse races Is gumMine and that he had no desire

to wound the sensibilities of the promoters by making public arrests. Yet he had to do something. Gov. Ralston "was after him and it was up to him to make a showing. He did it with as little harm to the industry as possible. If it develops that what the prisoners was doing was gambling they can be quietly fined without disturbing tho races, and this can be repeated from time to time to satisfy the prosecutor's conception of the demands of the law. The race meetings bring a- good deal of money Into Porter county, and eomo of it naturally rubs off. It is this Increment that makes interference with tho racing and betting undesirable. As long as the militia can be kept out of Mineral Springs the rakeoff will continue.

(the melting pot)

NEWSPAPER pictures of James S. Kuhn, one of the conductors of the interlocking system by which a big Pittsburgh bank has been put on the blink, to say nothing of its confiding depositors, show him as possessing a pleasing personality. He has an attractive face and a seductive smile, with the earmarks of an encaging conversationalist, one of those men who can go into a new neighborhood and be its most prominent citizen in three weeks. The secret of his succesys in organization is as apparent in his face as the faultiness of his management

Lis conspicuous in the consequences.

DAIItY OF FATHFK TIMK. The distinct characteristics of the Russion people in the 17th century were drunkenness, endurance of heat, cold, and torture, and slavish obedience of the Tsar, drunkeness in particular. The habit went the farther since it was encouraged by the government and it was an offence against tho state to urge a man to leave one of the state-owned taverns, even though he was pledging the cloths on his back, a common custom. At every season of public rejoicing in winter two or three hundred died in the streets of Moscow as they lay there naked and dead drunk, and the bodies might be seen brought hero by tens and twelves half eaten by dogs. I remember on one occasion seeing a ruscovite come out of a tavern in shirt and breeches only meet a friend, return and come out again with no shirt. A traveller, who knew Russian, expressed sympathy with him as if he had been robbed, but was answered, "No, it's the man

at the bar and his wine that brought me Jo this, but as my is there my breeches may as

keep it company." And accordingly a few minutes afterwards, he came out once more with nothing to cover him but a handful of flowers picked at the tavern door.

"Five drown when canoes in Lake Erie." News Item. Very naturally.

upset

WITH no fiesire to avoid the perplexing experiences of life the president is playing golf at the summer capital. JUDGE FA RAH AUG II must havo had eubllme faith in the sprinting powers of Edward Johnson of Boston when he gave the latter ten minutes in which to leave town. Athletic as the judce is himself we offer the usual odds that he cannot walk or run from the city hall to the limits in ten minutes. PROCEEDINGS of the commissioners' court indicate a strong sell-

movement in saloons.

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tried grape gave it the of approval

PEOPLE who have Juice since Sec. Bryan administration stamp

are less disposed to criticize than before. They find that with an injection of fizz water it possesses a high thrist-quenehing power and the bubbles give a semblance of drinking the perfected goods.

Some Hot Weather Suggestions. Don't talk about i Don't think about it. Don't read about it. Don't write about it. Don't anticipate it. Don't remember it. Don't dread it. Don't cuss it. Don't feel It. -I BY adhering stric.ly to these rules immunity is guaranteed, but you may be dead. Hut It N Wiok-ctl. (Indianapolis Star.) The Wilsons are using candles at Corinsh. That's nothing to nuke li-jht of. WE defer with profound respect to the man who constructed out of unseasoned timber a cabinet that has held together for four consecutive months. It is not so much the high rents of cottages and the enormous living expense that keep? people away from summer resorts as it is the difficulty of keeping the maids happy. AN enthusiastic pastor has assured Mr. Rockefeller the one we always talk about that hs is a "rosebush in God's garden." And the good man might have added that he is a climber, too. THE flying boats are very much safer than the boatless aeroplanes. When it light on the water it floats, Of course it should lUht richt side up. THE fellow who cried. "O, that this too, too solid flesh would melt and dissolve into a ilew" lived before his time. IF he had stayed until now he would have got his wish. C. N. F.

have shirt well

Ntt "Tork ice dealers, who are fighting and cutting prices, should take a lesson from the icemen of South Bend, who dwell together In unity and ever and anon soak the consumer with a raise in prices.

the word cornis the chief of captains. One known as cap-

Harmonlous as the democratic majority in tho houso is it would be strange if there should be no dissension over the currency bill. It is what wo do not understand that we dispute about.

ship may be reached by telephone. There are 100 extensions from the central exchange. The commodore may be reached instantly in his private oflice, at his bedside or at his table In the dining room. The turning of a wheel on the bridge closes the compartment bulkheads. If the warning, "Man overboard;" is given, some one on the bridge touches a button, releasing a life buoy capable of supporting two men, which drops into the sea, burning an acetylene light, which is ignited automatically.

Perhaps you noted modore. This officer the Imperator's Vive of the other four is

tain of the ship, he having charge of the crew. The other three are called watch captains. There is never a moment when one of these live captains is not on the bridge. Also there are always six other men on the bridge two ollicers, two sailors who act as messengers, and two quartermasters, one to steer and one to look after the telephones and other mechanical appliances. Even the searchlight on the foremast is operated from the bridge. In case of dire danger, with the wireless out of commission, it could be pointed straight up to the heavens, and by means -of a kev on the bridge the international "S. O. S." could be Hashed on the sky a signal that would be visible to people on a ship below the horizon, out of sight of the Imperator.

Considering tho good osteopaths' are doing their patients the condition

of tho law that refuses them licenses in Indiana should be remedied.

"We havo the situation well in hand," reports the prosecutor of Por

ter county. "For send tho militia."

heaven's sake don't

Still not too late to make bets on tho number who will survive the aerial cruise of the flying boats from Chicago to Detroit.

Getting the News

One advantage of living in a large city like Chicago is that you get more outdoor exercise when the car men strike.

Is it possible there are not twentyfive voters in South Bend who would like to seei the editor of the Tribune mayor ?

They say depositors will not lose by tho Pittsburgh bank failure. That's what they all say, and sometimes it's true.

It is the old, familiar gang that is operating at Mineral Springs. Some of them veteranized from Roby.

By persistently swatting the flies this season there will be less swatting to do next season. And so on.

It is going to take time to knock the fighting spirit out of the Balkans, and it might as well be done now.

Still, it is difficult to fire a gun Havana without hitting a general.

Mr. Lauterbach is the new embodiment of innocence abroad.

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BY FRi:i) C. K FLLI TV. WASHINGTON, July 9 Imagine .yourself a stranger, all alone in IiOndon, trying to get a job on a newspaper. And even if you did get the job, consider the task of starting out in that town, alone and penniless, and undertaking to search out the news of the day.

Billy Van Benschoten is who found himself in need in London. To add to his noyance, he was extremely proximate need was to get of mere food. Later on he

save up enough to pay his way the ocean blue to his own, his

the man of a job little anhomesick the price hoped to

across native

land. Von Benschoten is now the Washington correspondent for the Detroit Free Press, but at the time he needed a job in London he was a lad Just out of college, whose newspaper experience had been confined mostly to "cub" work in the vacation season. He and two ether young men had worked their way across the water on a cattle boat, and had visited England and the Continent, taking in various sights and eating whenever they could make the necessary arrangements.

one the

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ner of tho wheelhouse of

perator, biggest ship that ever sailed the seas, there is glass case, containing what looks like a set of organ pip. There are SS of these pipes. From each one a tube winds its way to some different compartment with which each pipe communicates. If a fire breaks out anywhere In tho vessel, smoke will be forced up through the pipe leading from the compartment where the tire is. At the same time an electric gong sounds in the wheelhouse An alarm Is sent back to the compartment. A steam pipe is coupled on to the organ pipe. In a few minute's the compart

ment Is tilled with steam.

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cers and crew. It's a wonderful bridge the Imperator has. From it any iart of the

At the end of three months they found themselves in London with just a few dollars among them and all extremely anxious to take passage on a boat headed homeward. They tried to hire out on a cattle boat and return the way they had come, even though the chores that went with that form of ocean travel held little fascination for them. But they found

(Clothing doinc in the wav of cattle

boat arrangements. Then somebody thought of a friend in Paris who might be willing to lend money in return for good will. They put all their money into a common fund and In that way raised the price of a telephone message to the friend in Paris. He was willing to lend all the money he had and he wired It to them, but there was enough to pay for the passage of only two persons to the Fnited States. Some one had to stay behind. They cast lots, and It fell to Billy Van Benschoten to tarry in London, there to work out his salvation. The others took the first boat home, for there was no time to lose. Another day or two in London and their passage money would be gone. Billy Van Benschoten went to the dock to see them off. He was not in a particularly jubiliant mood when the last farewell was waved, and he st out to ascertain what the freelunch routes held In store for him. Even at that, he was fairly optimistic about finding work. He would go to a newspaper office, tell the editor of the chance' to hirf a bright young American journalist, and the thing would be done. But there was the difficulty. He could not see the city editor of any paper. Moreover, he did not succeed in getting inside a newspaper oflice. In this country a man applying for a job on a paper may not be able to confer with the editor, but usually he can f.t lea-?t reach the editorial lloor and get an oflice bov to take in

his card. In London every paper that Van Benschoten tried for occupied a building all to itself, and there was a liveried guard at the front door to keep out all who seemed to lack plausible reason for entering. Van Benschoten finally determined that his best chance was with the London Daily News, because it was more like an American paper than any of the others, and he devoted his entire attention to trying to break in there After repeated calls, he gradually made friends with the big watchman at the front door, who looked like an officer of the King's Guard. He persuaded the guard to give him the wink when the city editor passed out the door on his way to lunch. In that way Van Benschoten overcame obstacle No. 1.

Hurriedly he made his wants known to lhe city editor while tagging after him. He explained that he was a bright young journalist who would be a rare find for the paper if the paper chose to take advantage of its opr ortunity. "Any ideas?" laconically asked the city editor. "Now, it is disconcerning to be asked all of a sudden if you have any Ideas. Sometimes it is difficult to think of bright ideas right off the reel. "Ah, yes," replied Van Benschoten. however; "a great many Ideas. Ideas is what I make a specialty of." He said all that in order to give himself time to think up some ideas. "Well, what could you write right now that would be interesting?" asked the city editor. For a minute the city editor had all the best of it, but, as luck would have It, an Idea rolled out of the slot in Van Benschoten's mind. "Well, how would this be?" began Billy. "You know there was to be an eclipse of the sun today. For all I know it occurred on schedule time, but this fog is so dense that nobody would ever know whether there is an eclipse going on or not. I believe I could write a good feature story about how London didn't see the eclipse." "Write it," said the city editor. "How'll I get into the office? quickly asked Billy. "That's a pretty good question," remarked the editor man, smiling for the first time. "I'll give you a card that will let you in." So Billy wrote the eclipse yarn well enough to get tine more assignment.

"Go out and get up a j.;ood story to run three-quarters of a column about the latest developments in the telephone situation." were his instructions just that and nothing more. And mind you, Billy didn't know anything whatever about the telephone situation. He didn't even know there was a situaiton. But he asked no questions and started out. For a while he stood on the street corner. Then he walked up to a policeman and asked him: "Where can I find a lawyer?" "A what?" asked the cop. "I said a lawyer." said Billy. "I wish to consult a lawyer. Or a solicitor, I guess they're called, mostly." "There's a bunch of em in that building yonder," said the- cop. pointing. The building proved to be a regular hive of lawyers, or solicitors. Billy roamed the corridors, peering in at every open door, until he noticed a particularly benevolent-looking, elderly lawyer, and then ho walked In. Briefly he told the lawyer how h happened to be trying for a job and about his assignment to write up the latest development In the telephone situation. "And what I want." h explained, "is some kind-hearted person like you appear to be to tell me what's up in regard to tho telephone business, what all has happened so far? Then maybe I can find out what may happen next."

It happened that the lawyer was a man who kept himself informed on current events, and he was ale to start in at A and explain the telephone troubles right through to Z. Billy thanked him and went to th telephone company after still later particulars. He was able then to write a story that made a hit in his office, and was en the first page of the paper the next day. Then he learned that the city editor had handed him the telephone assignment on the assumption that he would find it baffling and return to the office no more. Just at the end of two days he was assured of a place on that staff as long as he wanted it. He knew to the penny how much money he would need to sail for home. The moment he had the required sum he did a thing that gave him a real thrill of delight. He resigned.

REFINED VAUDEVILLE. BY BFItTOX IlItALFY (In tho Grrcn Ifck .Magazine.)

Oh, where are the freaks we one paw for a dime? They're playing in vodyvi llo now. They're sighing no more for the old circus time; They're playing in vodyvi lie now. And the highly trained seals and the erudite hog. And tho clown who behaved like a talkative froff (He's springing his Jokes in "refined monologue") They're playing in vodyvllle now! And where are the -pugs" whom we used to see f.ght? They're playing in vodyvi lie now. It's easier training and much more polite; Thev're plavinir in vodvvi He now. And the bandits so bold who were onro robbing tralni. And the lady who beat out her fond husband's brains. And the picturesque cowboy who onsco roamed the plains They're playing in vodyville now! The wonderful pitcher who couldn't bo boat, He's playing in vodyville now. The painter who used to paint signs with his feet. He's playinc in vodyville now. The figures of scandal or love or renown. The king who is suddenly minus a crown. You will probably find, upon tracing them down. They're playing in vodyville now!

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