South Bend News-Times, Volume 32, Number 51, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 20 February 1915 — Page 4

SATURDAY, IKimCAItY 20, 1915 THE SOUTH BEND NEWS-TIMES

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oii;mg a way to iu;vival or AX old ;iiAiTr. ReiuiMicans of (Jary, Indiana Harbor, Whitinjr, Hast Chicago and Haniinond. having secured a majority control of the otliccs of justices of the pf.ice in that district, are now before the legislature sot-kin to resurrect the old fro system, which effected, would mean the resurrection of all thi xraft that formerly went with it. The Vin Home bill ir i .oduced in the hou.se, directly raises the ioint. It proposes a virtual repeal of the salary law of 1913 in all townships having une or more cities with a combined population of 4:, 000 to 60,000. Duul tful if Rep. Van Hprne has foreseen ihe real import of the measure. South Bend remember the old system of graft that prevailed here when the justices of the peace were on a fee basis. By virtue, or the lack of virtue, in an understanding between the Justices, prosecuting attorneys and ronstables, it was the easiest thing in the world to collect tribute from all sorts of commercialized vice, in cxhange for intermediate license. Raids were made periodically, the victims would plcid guilty and pay a fine and rosts principally costs, and the oififrs kept their purses well lined. If Hammond, Hast Chicago, Indiana Harbor, Whitint? and Gary, want to return to that sort of thing, all well and good or bad, but let the law 'e framed so as to leave South Bend out. This can be done. vc are told, by causing the Van Home bill to apply nly to townships having "two or more, cities," instead of "one or iiioip.'" with the 4O.000 to 60.000 population, as prescribed. It would eliminate Portage township, in which the only city is Eolith Bend, and where v.'c can infinitely better afford to pay the $1,000 a year salary to the justices, than to take any chances on the return to the fee graft. As it is the Justices collect the fees, same as though they meant to turn them into their own pockets, but instead they turn them into the township treasury, rendering the otbecs better than selfsupporting. Whatever slight excuse may exist fr the desire to return to the feo system up in the lake region, accordinsrly docs not apply here either. The Id law allows townships having more than one city to have a justice of the peace in each city, not to exceed four, nhieh means J 4.000 for that township, instead of only $2,000 for two justices ns is the case here. .South t Bend merely itsks to be eliminated, if a the law is to be changed at all, thouch we are not at all convinced that there should be any changes TliU is one of those statutes that it would he a splendid compliment to the legislature to leave alone. It is ell-nigh safe wager that with the tet urn of the fee system anywhere, the old graft will come with it, which is more expensive at any price than the $l,oon for four justices would be, with their legitimate fees turned into the township. And that is the reason the just ires want the fee system rcied. By plying their graft, the' might be able to make their offices x'. orth from two to four thousand dollars a year to them instead of only one, while between grafts vice would be protected, and satan's work go on. The Van Home bill is bad at its best, because of this one feature, but by all means the representatives of t. Joseph county should do something to eliminate its application to Eolith Bern, where it isn't needed, isn't wanted, and would be a close approach to the Intolerable. sTIMUIjATIOX. There are many and varied popular beliefs regarding means of stimulation, and some of these have had what teems to be scientific endorsement. Many a very bright man has been a hard drinker, and so we loosely connect brilliancy with hard drinking. Many another bright man has been addicted to drugs, and so we connect Irilliancy with the drug habit. But many, many more very brillient men have never resorted to any intitant whatever, and so we may conclude that the real enthusiasm and the real qualities of success lie not in the liquor or in the drug, but within the man himself. I" or every man vsho looks to lp.puor or druj;s fur his timilation. and de brilliant work, iher; arc a million who look to them fur stimulation, and do poor work. The real stimulative force must lie within the inner man. Shakespeare nwdc no mere figure of speech when he said we'are such stuff as dreams fare made of. The stuff that is in our day-dreams is the warp-and-w oof of cur lives. Upon the otfU-e wall of one of lh creat st educational institutions in this ountry is this motto in large letters: "Bight the hr s jf desire under me waters of the mind and you have the steam of the w ill." We may have a most magnificent locomotive; it is of mot modern type and Ltat construction; it is balanced

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PRINTING COMPANY. fksuth Dnd. Indiana the Postofflce ai South Ben J, ludlan in every part to perfection; Its steel gleams and Its brass nhines; it passes thorough Inspection; It Is well oiled; there Is water In Its boiler and coal in the fire-box; it stands on a sound, straight, level track. It is fine to look upon. It is a beautiful symbol of tremendous power. But with all its perfection of construction and preparation, it is nothing but a dead mass of brass and steel and iron, absolutely useless, until it moves and it must move itself. We may push It, and it moves; we may pull it, and it moves; but we soon find that this is wasted energy: inftead of getting power out of it, wo are only putting power into it, at a dead loss. But only let sufficient fire appear in the fire-box, and the condition is instantly transformed; instead of inertia we have power and movement. Then the locomotive moves not only itself but enormous loads. With a long, heavy train behind it, it slides oM of the station, rattles over the switches', rumbles over the bridges, speeds across the valley and climbs the mountain. And on and on it goes, and back and forth again, darting like a gigantic shuttle through the continental loom of trade. It is a mighty power with fire. It is Just exactly as it is with men. The ornariest little yard-engine that, with fire and steam, goes snorting about, shifting cars all day, is worth more than ten thousand better built ones that will not take fire enough to generate steam. Back of ambition in any sphere of life means failure from the start. The man who aims at nothing might as well be out of existence. Tin: iik;ii cost or distiubUTixci rooi mooters. A wide range of plans is being tried, ii the endeavor to bring 'back the old time conditions of direct trade between producer and consumer, or at least between producer and retailer. One method attaining some popularity, is the public market idea. Farmers drive in, or send In some member of the family or hired man, with stocks of goods. .Several farmers may combine to send in a supply to the stalls. Such markets depend for their success on several conditions. The American people will not tolerate poor goods. Unless some market director has the absolute power to Inspect the stock and condemn unfit articles for sale at that market, and unless he exercises that power strictly, a great deal of poor truck will be worked off. That will give the market a bad name, and outside stores will be preferred. Another essential for success is a, good system of rural transportation. If the farms supplying the market aro reached onlj over poor or rough roads, the daily transportation of poods in small lots becomes too costly. If there is good trolley or rail connection with outlying farms, the chance of keeping up regular and fresh supplies is much better. A third essential Is that the public give up its lazy relianco on delivery wagons, and carry thflr own bundles. Kfforts are being made all over the country by agricultural colleges, farm bureaus, etc., to interest city people in buying from the farmer by parcel post and express. Containers are being devised to carry regular supplies of eggs, butter, chickens, greens, etc. It is asserted that a sroup of city families should be able to pay five cents a dozen more for egjs, five cents a pound more for butter, than the farmer now gets, and still underbid tho grocer five cents each. This seems to be a hope rather than a demonstrated fact. But there is something In the idea. The retail dealer, however, if he is enterprising In seeking opportunities for direct purchase of goods, and if he uses the aid of the newspaper to reach out and broaden his trade, occupies an impregnable position. AMALGAMATING T1IK UNIVERSITIES. Tho question of amalgamating the Indiana State university with Purdue is ono of vital importance to every citizen of the state. It is of especial importance to Bloomington where the state university is located, but that is a secondary consideration. Uloomington has played horse with the university, in a number of ways, among1 other things being its inability or unwillingness to provide a suitable water supply for the pupils, and even arrogantly defying the state on the avbject, up to this moment. That it should now repent while in fear of Its death bed is natural, but not convincing. The city's conduct , in the past has evolved a new line of thought. If it has been playing with fire and gets burned, the blame for the blisters will be primarily its own. Indiana has beun to think about a larger and moro efficient university, more immediately clustered, and with the elimination of at least a certain decree of over-head expense. Indiana State and Purdue united

would vest this state with one of the largest, most far-reaching and best equipped universities in the country. That Is. it might with comparative ease, be made so. There would, of course, be some expense for new buildings, etc., but what the state holds at Bloomington would not all be lost. The improvements at Purdue furthermore, would be of a most modem type, quite beyond question, and the result would be an institution of which the state might be highly proud, regarding its architectural magnificence, as well as scholastic excellence. It is, of course, difficult to guess how the legislature will eventually solve the question. The south end of the state will, no doubt .make vigorous protest against the removal of the Institution, as it is doing already, but this is not a sectional question. Bloomington has very nearly sinned away its day of grace. As before remarked, the people have started thinking In other channels. Tho proposition looks good on its face, though the matter of finances and other things, may make it look different when once the investigators get under the hide. Anyhow, the consolation has already come from it, of making Bloomington scratch gravel.

THE BANKS PASS THE TEST. The crucial period having passed, the people of this country may well congratulate themselves on the fact, now fully proved, that this country's financial foundation is as solid as rock. Never in this nation's history have the financial resources of America been subjected to so great a strain as they have been during recent months, when not only the complications of the great war had to be met but a new banking system had to be adJusted in the very midst of the confusion and alarm. Yet there has been no panic nor the slightest symptom of uneasiness regarding the management of this country's fiscal affairs. With all Europe as well as her own millions of people depending upon her, America has been able to speedily and fully respond to the great and incessant demands. That the warring nations are ruining themselves is a fact sadly palpable, but the worst effects of the war, as far as we are directly concerned, have been safely withstood, and the way of this nation is an upward, prosperous way in the pursuance of which she cannot be hindered or seriously disturbed. It is to be hoped that the women's clubs of the state will not get so busy on the Grub senate bill for the creation of a blind commission for Indiana as to kill the measure, already past the senate, when it comes up in the house. en. Grube, happily, rushed the bill through the senate before the women found it out, or the senators knew that they were backing it. Somehow there sems to be a disposition in the legislature to kill everything wanted by women; that is. as long as they are not the women of the burlesque show, ct cetera. Neither William H. Taft nor Theodore Boosevelt has been seen buying any valentine for each other, nor has any similar purchase been reported either by Champ Clark or W. J. Bryan. Too bad Washington's birthday does not come at a time of year when it can be properly observed all over the country by double header league ball games. The congressmen are not alarmed at the prospect of a deficit as they can now iiiriignantly deny the base charge that they failed to spend tho money in the treasury. About now the farmer who has just bought a 1916 automobile is writing papers for the grange on the negative side of the question "Does Farming Pay?" So far none of the senators in discussing the shipping bill has asked whether a sinking boat goes down by the bow or by the head. The people who insist this country is not prepared for war probably never saw the militia officers in all their gold lace at a dance. The fact that wheat flour is so high does not make corn muffins taste any better to the boarders. Statesmen Real and Near. By Fred C Kelly WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. Thomas Tasrgart, democratic national committeeman, who operates the state of Indiana, is a nimble fellow, even to his fingers. He can do various slight-of-hand tricks with cards and coins, and his favorite form of practical joke Is to go through a crowd of his friends, picking their pockets. He can engage almost any one iu converfation and take away his watch, pocketbook, or scarfpln entirely unnoticed. All he has to do is put his arm about his victim in a fatherly manner, talk entertainingly, and let his Angers do the rest. His friends insist that he would make a corking pickpocket If be cared to take up that form of endeavor as a profession, but he is willing to waive the item of personal profit and picks pockets tnly for joke purposes. At the last democratic national convention Taggart went about plying his little hobby until he had about 20 watches in his coat pockets and several costly carf pins. Then he began to redistribute the watches. He would go up to a man. ask him what time of day it chanced to be, and then amti?e himself by noting the man'

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Tliey say the maple syrup crop will be large tills year. That's anticipation. DOLLAK DAY. Zeke lmpkins is a farmer, he Lives four miles south of Kankakee; Five hundred acres he does own. He has a car and telephone. Two hundred odd in timber He His cattle's pleasing to the eye; I met this Simpkins in this way, He motored here for "Dollar day." You couldn't keep me home, "said Zeke," Though it's a mighty way A widower like me must seek For tips that really pay. So when I read it in the "News," I Just sat still awhile to muse: And then I found my Sunday shoes, And fell for Dolar day. Biz Drawback lives in Berrien Springs, You ought to hear her when she sings; Outside of that there's naught to tell. Although of coiirse I wish her well. Well, she dropped in to this old town, With tacky hat and queenly gown; Zeke Simpkins met her on the street, And took her into Mike's to eat. You couldn't keep her home, not she, Though long she couldn't stay; Till Zeke told her of Kankakee, And harkened to her say. "Why when I read it in the 'Times,' I simply gathered all my dimes. And on a trolley car I climbs, And fell for. Dollar day." This, Zeke sure got his dollar's worth, And so did Lizzie too; How they two met upon this earth Is plain to me and you. They both were shopping following clues, Had read the big ad in the "News," fche fell for him, he fell for she, They're married now in Kankakee. Now when the mail man stops his horse. Why Zeke and Biz are there of course; To read the news and Lire's the chorus. And fall for Dollar day. WBIGHT ATEM. DOLLAR day was all right a very creditable performance. A lot of people got a taste of the advantage of trading in South Bend. But wait for Spring Fashion week. South Bend will put on a show that will make peo discomfiture when he found his watch missing. But here was the real joke of tho thing: After he had handed back all the watches and jewelry so far as his memory would permit, still had an extra watch in nis pocket. For the life of him he could not recall whose it was. It required two days of careful inquiry before Taggart could get that watch and its owner restored to one another. Before he entered congress, Edward Keating of Colorado used to have one big extravagance. He was a newspaper man at that time, and so of course made a great deal of money, but nevertheless he confined his extravagances to one item, to wit: cigars. Keating used to buy cigars costing. 10 cents each, and he did so with the utmost concern. Now and then he would pay even more than that for a smoke. Once he paid a quarter of a dollar. Members of congress soon learned after Keating's arrival in their midst that he was a good place to go for cigars. Consequently he found his congressional career proving too expensive. He switched one day from good cigars to the poorest he could lind, and continued to carry only that kind until he got all his friends and associates educated down to his new basis of supplies. As soon as his acquaintances ceased to ask him for cigars, and even refused to accept his cigars when offered them, he once more began to buy good ones. Thus he is able to live within his means. A manufacturer of golf balls went to the white house the other day to seek the privilege of presenting a dozen balls to the president. They were a specially constructd ball, he raid and would go from 20 to yards farther than the average ball, and they would drop dead on the green. While at the white house the golf ball man fell into conversation with Tommy Brahany. one of the affable young Irish secretaries who help run the executive offices. He found Brahany such an engaging persoit that he rot onlv presented a dozen balls to the president, but a half dozen to Tommy as well. Brahany. instead of keeping all the balls himself, as many a sordid spirit might have done, spread them about among some of the great men of the nation, amonff them Itep. John J. Fitzgerald, chairman of the appropriations committee. "It will go 00 yards farther than the balls you have been driving and will drop dead on the screen," Tommy explained, as he laid the gift ball in Fitzgerald's palm. "If it goes CO yards farther than the balls I have been driving," replied Fitzgerald, without pausing a second to think this up, "I will drop dead on the green." (Copyright, 1915, by Fred C. Kelly.) TWENTY YEARS AGO Reminders From the Columns of The Daily Time. The C. E. society of Trinity Presbyterian church Kavc a Ludy Washington social at the home of Rev. 0. L. Prentice. Miss Lillian VanNest was the Lady Washington. The Misses Bulla of S. William st., entertained at tea. Lucien W. Snyder vvill spend Sunday in Chicago. Misses Carrie and Helen Knevels are in Elkhart .guests of Miss Anna Fish. SERVIA WELCOMES EXCUSE Albania Incursion Will Enable Her to Strike Towards Adriatic. BERLIN. Feb. 20. According to reports from Sofia the incursion of Albanians into Servian territory is pleasing to Servia as It gives her an excuse for operations in that quarter. The Servians, it is stated, are planning to employ the interest of the Balkans by pushing an advance towards tho Adrintif In this thev will i be supported by the Anglo-French 1 A-

ple think they are in the retail district of N'Yawk. IT will be something for the native to be proud of while trying to screen our street signs from observation. A DISPATCH from North Judt.n to the N.-T. says. "James W. Hall, B"f.

: years old, walked in front of a train and was instantly killed. Old Jake Irmiter, who originated in the North Judson region, says people live so long down there they Just have to kill ; themselves to keep their friends from getting tired seeing them around. "GLAD you found Polly." writes W. W. D., who seems to express a large chunk of public sentiment. Noting that 230 Goshen merchants ioinpd the Farmers Institute associ ation the Wakarusa Tribune prophc-1 sies that "These county seat guys will soon be growing whiskers for the farmers." We have a lot of cement sidewalk agriculturalists who never miss a Gleaner or Grange dinner. WELL, when are we to join the jitney procession or do we stay with the infantry? NOBODY but a freshman could write this: "Our sodas and frannes We serve in "Oincy style. Our egg drinks and parfalts By you will bear a trial." Such is the. ad we sign Most all the time except On Sunday morn 'bout nine This one i wisely kept. "Our headache salt of Bromo Makes a dandy drink of 'fiss When thanks to our concoction You go right on your 'biss.' " BY the way, we get another vacation this week. The N. D. journalism freshies are going to fill the Pot for Monday. We don't care what they say. IF 20 per cent of our population is of German extraction and 40 per cent is neutral we don't see where Germany will get the worst of it from U. S. AT any rate we'd like to fill all of Germany's orders. C. N. F. STOP SHIPMENT OF ARMS Greek Government's Act is Directed at Russia. CONSTANTINOPLE (via Berlin and Amsterdam), Feb. 2 0. It is officially announced that the Greek government has forbidden the transportation of ammunition to Russia via Salonika as a result of representations made by the Turkish government. Qimf9ajiem3za Dr. John M. Maybew describes Inflaenza or La Grippe a a contagious disease, tho symptoms of which are sometimes so obnra thttt. . Mmnititndft of ulna" are fompptimes hid under the diagnosis. It often comes on with a maruea cnui, or possmiy by several houra of chilly sensatiots accompanied by sneezing, which Is soon followed by a distressing cough and sweating, with pains In all parts of the body. Unlet s checked the disease develops intobroachopneumonla or a croupous pneumonia. The patient should be put to bed or compelled to take absolute rest In an easy chair, tho diet should be light, but should conelt of nourishing food and one Antl-Kamnla Tablet should bo taken every two or three hours. This treatment will usually break up the disease In a remarkably short time. Antl-Kamnla Tablets may be obtained at all druggists. Ask for A-K Tablets. They are also ur.excelled for Headiu5hes, Neuralgia and All I'aln. JRS 37YLE SHOP mtS VOMSJt A Business Basis Put your money matters on u Business lki-is. Let your financial interests rxercisi and grow. Coihnmmc yourself as a depositor with this hank. Give iUs officers an oportuiiity to add the; weight of their counsel to your efforts. It Is our business to help your business. We can do It better if you deposit your funds Bert. You can start an account here In a small way. W' liare confidence that it will grow. American Trust Company 4 v ON SAYINGS. ECONOMY DEPARTMENTS SOUTH BEND'S FOREMOST ECONOMY GIVERS. 219-221 S. MICHIGAN ST. ENTRANCE IN INDEPENDENT 5 AND 10 CENT STORES. fa r

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COATS' TTITLRAJO. All numbers, black and white, also all color. 46? Ptt Doien. 4 c Ir SVpool. CI IAS. B SAX A CO. Route of the Lakes Chicago, So. Bend & North ern Irid. Ry. Co. and Southem Michigan Ry. (Effective October 11, 1914.) TRAINS LEAVING SOUTH BENO INDIANA. EAST- XOKTII- WEST-. BOUND 5:15am 6:00 a m 7:00 a m 8:00 a m 9:0O am 10:00 a m 11:00 am 12:00 n 1:00pm 2:00 p m 3:00 p m 4:00 pm 6:00 p m BOUND : 0 0 a m 7:00am 9:00 a m 10:00 a m 1:00 p m 2:00 pm 3:00 pm BOUND 6:00 a ra S:00 a m 10:00 a ia 12:00n , 2:00 p raj 4:00 p n 6:00 p ra 8:00 p nx 4:00pm 5:00pm ll:00pci 6:00 p m 7:00 p ra 9:00 pm 11:00 pm 6:00 p m 7:00- p m 9:00 p m 11:00 - m r. -.hart only. Nlles only. Subject to change without notle. F. I. HARDY, Supt. Transportations C. FRANTZ, O. P. & F. A. HURWICH CASH GROCERY The Place to Save Money. Buy It Now Farmers must start the ball of prosperity rolling. It's up to them. Let them buy now the things they fnost need. This will very shortly solve the problem of the unemployed. The country can save the city. Thousands of families are suffering this winter. Are you going to help? Do it for humanitarian reasons if for nothing else. n r m n -Ltn s 11UUIV. A J M mm HARRY LYERRICK Funeral Director

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