South Bend News-Times, Volume 32, Number 111, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 21 April 1915 — Page 6

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TIN: IIKiH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL-j Sim CONTROVERSY. ! Evidently someone has blundered. The positive assurance Kiven out Tuesday that K. K. Kamsey, of Hloominton. was to be named future piincipal of the South Hend hUh school. In- the board of education that ni'ht, failed to materialize. Notwithstanding that the actual vote had been counted! In advance, there -itppears to havfj been nothing upon which to base it, ave, prhapH an avalanche of mirrnises hardly deserving of being announced as a fact. On the contrary the status of Principal Fred L. irnN poems to have been pretty well reestablished. South Hend will bo gratified that this question 1 finally settled. It h;ts been in the air now for at least three years. Various stories have been circulated as to why the professor should, and why he should not be retained. Th' controversy has figured in politics; it has even touched the borderline of religious propaganda. Prof. Sims appears to be a pretty strong character to be the center of so much cat-hauling. A man of lesser mould would have thrown up the sponge long ago, or as another alternative, perhaps, been presented with his passports. The latest turn served to bring the pupils of the hih school to the rescue of their principal; this, it would seem, quite contrary to tho wishes of some of their instructors, a few of whom appear to have had his dismissal quite at heart. Whether the principal or these instructors should go, was perhaps the leading question that the board of education may still have to decide before anything like harmony can be restored in hih school circles. Tho city is getting tired cf the constant quibbling. It is not best for the pupils und it is not best for the community. Politics and religion need to be cast aside and the question brought down to high school etliciency. A. L. Hubturd, member of thd board of education, is authority for the statement that the entire present agitation has been of the making of Prof. Sims' own friends, instituted in a fear that he night be discharged, while the board 1 ad yot been giving it any very serious thought. Maybe this is true. Perhaps it was friends, and maybe, enemies in the disguise of friends. It sometimes works out that way, even unconsciously .True friends might have fully informed themselves before making a public exhibition of their fears. Much of the public agitation appears to have been of the "dope" variety, frequently used for 'smoking out" purposes, but it is much less of a compliment to Prof. Kims to have been retained under the pressure shown, than had It como without It. In saying this, however, do not misunderstand its having favored tho dismissal o Mr. Kims. substitution of some weak-kneed individual, such as would permit every Tom, Pick and Harry or Maria. Jane, and Kate, to come in and run his business, would have been worse than a calamity. If there is anyone who needs the motto in his room, "if you would know who is boss here, start something." it Is the principal of a high school. And this being where Prof. s"ims has made the most of his enemies, we cannot say we are with them. What South Hend wants from its high school is efficient instruction; proper management. We sincerely hope that the board of education has this Sims affair tlnally disposed of. And at the same time, wo hope it will be s- settled, that tho friends of the professor will not thinkn it necessary to renew the agitation every few minutes to "smoke" the K'hool hoard out. thus to renew their elf-assurance. si (; n sT i-piu wTj t it v. There is general agreement among business and financial authorities that business is making a decided impro.exucnt. Last year's g-jod crops have flooded the west with money, and tluy favorable crop outlook for 1 : l ." spreads still more hope and cheer. The United States is making money en an enormous amount o' very profitable war orders. And the fact that the war seems unlikely to continue fur many months bids fair to lift the embargo that has prevailed in cotton and other lints of trade. "Signs f Prosperity" present d by The NewsTimes during the past couple of weeks te&tify to these conditions. That being the case, many forced economies in the dully life of the people must be coming to a:; end. The tffect of any such di presion as this country has experienced since last Aug. 1. is very widepre.d. even as regards communities and indi bluals j not hit by the harmful conditions. A i man's busin ss or income may not have been harmed a particle. Vet if he reads about poor business in either loealith. he lends to I"?- s. -me thin.; i of cnnndeiieo, and to curtail his o n i i x'oenstes. Ucot:om and v: If-dei.lal

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l'.).-tf f Ct e at South He-i, Irllac ION II AT H S . Ia'.:y Sunday fot t'n vek by n rrlrr 1? " In!ly, slr-ir!" copy Sunday, Biag copy ....3c dlrrtcry you nrm teleph' your want will be mailed after Its insertion. Homa that a great many people, since the war began at least, have been living from hand to mouth buying as little as they could. Now that everyone seems more r cheerful, a great many people are go ing to find themselves much in need of goods of all kinds, clothing, home furnishings, business necessities. It is probable that the average household buys food a little less liberally during a period of dull business. But now collections are better, and everyone feels less called on for cramping economies. There is every reason to expect a good retail business for the rest of tho current season. People will buy more freely, feeling that in view of past economies they can afford to do so. As trade expands, every merchant can afford to let his advertising expand. If he doe-s not, some one else will get the business. The time has gone by when the public will hunt out the man who doesn't aggressively seek trade. Then as the consumer buys, the merchant who sells must replenish hii stock, the wholesaler and jobber Is patronized, thence 'the manufacturer, and Unally labor is put back to work and has more money to spend with the merchant. It is the cycle of trade at its work. punctures our admiration. On April 7th, commenting on the local option elections in Michigan, we quoted a statement credited by our informant to T. M. Gilmore, president of the National Model License league, in which, he is supposed to have said: "To save the business we must get rid of the saloon." Since then we have received letters from Pres't Gilmore himself, from A. H. Woodson, irublicity manager of the league, and now from G. R. Washburne, secretary, each and all alleg ing misuse, or misconstruction o' tho J remark. To offset the previo' iblication they ask reproductle.. of . column typewritten letter discussing anything and everything pertaining to prohibition from Maine to California, with a mere incidental reference to the quotation Itself evidently employed merely as an excuse to hang the other onto. We think we can relieve Pres't Gilmore of any "bad" light in which he may have been placed by our alleged "misuse" of the quotation in less space and perhaps with greater emphasis. Assuming that his remark has been "misconstrued" It devolves upon us to apologise for having credited him with so much good sens. Ho isn't the wiseacre that we thought he was. On the contrary he falls back on the old chestnut, asserting that he was finding fault only with the "law-violating" saloons the siloons that are decidedly the rule, with only a few exceptions, wherever the saloon is permitted to exist. The exceptions run very mainly to those communities where the vigilance of city administrations manage to .-lamp on the "lid" and semi-keep it there while the entire liquor element and their friends proceed to damn the olticials and threaten to cut their political throats. To talk aboujt getting rid of the "law-violating saloon." or just to "get rid of the saloon," is well-nigh a distinction without a difference; that is. insofar as concerns those saloons that respect and obey the law out of a wholesome sense of good citizenship, and need not the surveillance of the police. m:i:i railroads or jit.vf.ys. Washington reports the ordering of the eruiper Des Moines to Santo Domingo, at the urgent request of American Minister Sullivan. Another revolution is imminent in tbt turbalent little republic and American lives and property are threatened. Santo Domingo, or Haiti, is the second in size of the West Indian islands and is the most fertile island, probably in the world, certainly having the greatest diversity of climate. At the same time Haiti is the most backward in achievement of all the islands of the Greater Antilles. This is due to a

long period of almost unceasing poiit- j had people when aroused. ical disturbance and revolution, which Gen. Scott pleaded with htm to unin turn, it is said, is caused by nut- ' akr mission as an act of ural topographical conditions largely, j frllihIiIP?i0ro,;lm;me condition." he

Haiti is divided Into small and iso lated communities by a succession of impassable mountain barriers. As a writer puts it: "The horizontal area encircled by its waters is trebled by the vertically of its mountains." For years it has been the opinion of noted writers that to bring about tranquil conditions which would persist, and real progress and prosperity, a system of railways and highways traversing the island is the one essential. American dollars and American brains aro more needed than American war ships. Haiti presents a remarkable opportunity for enterprising capitalists to construct such a system of coinmuI nieation as England did in mountainous Jamaica, and reap a rich reward, rot au,no n material wealth, but in ..ti'-.f:irtion of worthv and human itarian accomplishment as well. CASK OF U I HARDY. No it isn't true that L. P. Herdy wa born in both Lincoln cad Union

townships, nor that Theodore Rooseelt lived in Lincoln township in the jiriif environment a Mr. Hardy, fifty years a'o, or that Mr. Hardy regards our public school system as degenernting. as seems to have been the impression prevnted by our biographer of "South Hend Pioneers," in presenting Mr. Hardy's case last Sunday. Mr. Hardy was born In one of those townships and hurriedly removed to the other and the similar environment enjoyed by Col. Roosevelt about the same time was down In New York. It is. furthermore, the puhlic estimate of the public school teachers that Mr. Hjrdy was wont to criticise rather than the public schools. "I desired to convey the idea that our schools today were better than ever but that the teacher did not receive the recognition in the communities that was accorded teachers years ago," is the way Mr. Hardy explains it. Wherefore if this Is to be accepted as a sample of the work of the aforesaid "little biographer." we anticipate a sutticlent number of inaccuracies to justify a discontinuance of the feature in the Sunday edition, until another "biographer" can be secured.

Many families will celebrate cleanup and paint-up week by painting the front porch chairs, but few will observe it by painting the garbage barrel that Is so visible in the back ard. The American people all believe in local self government, but it is not considered tactful to mention it when urging the need of a new postoliice building or a river and harbor appropriation. Jess Willard may not be a speechmaker, but If he can operate a typewriter efficiently he has one of the qualifications for success in the prize ring. American tourists are going to spend $250,000,000 at home this year that formerly went to foreign travel, and yet many railroads and hotels aro afraid to advertise. The man w ho linds spring weather ' so enervating that he can't work is frequently able to walk some distance to the ball grounds. It is pretty hard to get the American people to attend to our unpre-i-aredness for war after the baseball season opens. If Het hie hem Steel-sriou Id go to P.00, probably the lambs would think it was about time to buy. Having buried Prof. Lounsbury, Mr. Taft and Mr. Roosevelt would nowbetter bury the hatchet. General Scott Knows How to Pacify Indians WASHINGTON. "Your brother wants to see you." That was the mes sage which induced Hi-Zo-She. chief of the Navajoes, to ride luu nines iu confer with Gen. Hugh I.. Scott, chief of stalT of the United Slates army. At the request of Sec'y of War Garrison Gen. Scott had undertaken the mission of stilling the revolt among the l'iuic Indians of Utah after the state authorities confessed failure and appealed to the war department. C.eii. Scott had made it a condition of his going that he would be permitted to summon some of his Navajo friends to assist him in the dillicult task. Sec'y l;mc of the ini"tier department, gae tho permission. Years ago Gen. Scott had quelled an uprising of the Navajoes, and the chiefs of that tribe were so impressed with tho fairness of his dealing with them that, they swore him undying friendship. So when (Jen. Scott was assigned to the dun- of quelling the revolt among the Piutes it occurred to him that the best way to jroee d would be to have the big chief of the- Navajoes go along with him to assure the Piutes that he was a man to be trusted. An Indian runner was sen: to the camp Hl-Zo-She to inform him of Gen. Seott's desire to confer with him. P.ut the Indian runner, knowing the relatiems between Ui-Zo-She and Gen. Scott, did not tell Bi-Zo-She that the chief of staff of the United States army had sent for him, but merely: "Your brother wants to see you." And that was enough for Hl-Ze)-She. Without further question he ordered nis horse saddled, rations provided. and set out on the long journey to Und out what "his brother" wanted of him. When he arrived and was greeted by Gen. Scott with thanks for his great kindness in coming- so promptly Hi-Zo-She said, with Indian brevity: "My brother has sent forme. What can I do for my brother?" (Jen. Scott told him what he wished him to do. Ili-Zo-She demurred. It was a dan gerous mission. He thought ;hey both ! would be killed. Tho I'iutcs were a Mid. (Ion. Scott asked what the condition was. "That if we are both killed I will be buried ly the side of my brother." And so it was agreed. They were not killed. Their mission was a complete success, and peace was restored in Utah. And now the IMutes also regard Gen. Scott as a brother. For a grizzled old warrior. Gen. Scott has a truly marvellous faculty for making peace. In his time he has been sent on 11 missions similar to that to the Piutes. He has never failed. When Maj.-Gtn. Vool was In command in Cuba a labor strike cmhraring practically the whole laboring population of Cienfuecos threatened the peace and order of that community. Gen. Scott was ordered to go to Cienfuegos and settle the trouble. When he reached ihe town the au- ! thoritb s alled on him and told him

they were sorry he had -ome because it was certain he could acemplish nothing by persuasion and his failure would Injure his prestige. Gen. Scott sent for the strikers.

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No man can make Idmself indls"pvnsible to Ukj world, however essential lils works may be IF. If we had but a thousand In bank How happy we might be; The worries of life would disappear And troubled from ua would flee; If we had but a thousand in bank. If we had but a thousand in bank We could face the world with a smile; The storms and tempests of life Would all be forgot after while. If we had but a thousand in bank. If we ha but a thousand in bank How wealthy we should feel; About the first thing we should do Would be to buy an automobile, If we had but a thousand in bank. AND some of us havo automobiles who never pushed a deposit book through a bank window. What we want to know is how they do it. OTJR fruitless efforts to obtain from M. P. fans expressions of their preferences as to actresses have not discouraged us along the line of promotion of discrimination and choice. The effort at least gave us opportunity for expressing our own and "sufficient," we quote, "unto the day is tho evil thereof." THE transition of Terro Haute under the old regime to Leavenworth was so swift it was impossible that the realization should be immediate. As the moons wax and wane, however, the smiles and Jokes with which the change was greeted will be superceeled by the serious reflection which modern reformatory institutions are intended to promote. THE cry from Tcrre Haute to Leavenworth is not so far as it seemed. Tho Undertaker. (Steel's Comedy of The Funeral.) He is master of the ceremonies at

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"In my opinion the bottom has been reached and business is now on an upward swing," declared "W. J. Ilarahan. president of the Seaboard Air line, upon hl3 arrival in Savannah yesterday. Mr. Harahan is on a tour of the Seaboard system and is accompanied by C. S. Lke, general superintendent; J. C. Nelson, in charge of maintenance of way, and E. C. Bagwell, assistant to the president. They have been over the road south of Savannah and are now en route to Porstmouth, their headquarters. Continuing his remarks about business conditions, Mr. Harahan said: "The business people have adjusted themselves to the new conditions growing out of the European war and everything appears to be moving with more confidence. I firmly believe the situation will continue to improve steadily. "Freights arc increasing in volume. The fertilizer movement is quite heavy, although not as much so as in former seasons, due to the tendency of the farmers to economize and other similar conditions. There is still a great deal of cotton to move. Traflic conditions, everything considered, are very satisfactory. News, Savannah, Ga., April 5, 1915. We are inclined to be optimistic on the present outlook for this county and section. We tee many things that indicate that we will all be in better shape this fall. If we can but stay off the sheriff until then we predict a full dinner pail for all of us who are not afraid to work. We note that our farmers are diversifying more than ever before. Worth county this fall will have many thousands of pounds of line bacon to sell. Heretofore we have been a good patron for the big packing houses. This fall our farmers will have thousands of corn, oats, hay, syrup and many other products of the farm. Wo will make the crop this year with less expense than wo have made one for a number of years. No more in this county can a farmer say he cannot find a market for anything savo cotton. They aro every day Felling in Sylvester at the farmers produce exchange, for cash, chickens, eggs, peas, bacon, hams, turkeys, geese, hay, syrup and other products of the farm. And the main reason wc are optimistic, is that we believe the farmers have realized that there is no money in an all cotton crop. Raise cotton, but let it be the surplus crop. Local, Sylvester, Ga., April 2, 1915. In the stock boom on "Wall st. there is cause for hope and for fear; there is promise and warning. The rapid rise in prices of many securities shows revival of confidence, at the financial center, in the future of the county's business. This feeling will spread inevitably. The movement may be exactly the impelling influence needed to start all the wheels to turning and put the great machinery Into profitThey came by the hundreds and when he asked what their grievances were they all began to shout them at him. Pandemonium reigned. With a great difficulty he secured a moment's Fllence and said: "I can't listen to all of you at once. Let each trade represented appoint a spokesman and I will hear your appointed representatives tomorrow. They came back the next day, and Gen. Scott listened to their spokesmen patiently all through the day. He offered no suggestions; he just listned. They came back the following day, and tho day after that, and for seven days. And during all that time Gen. Scott Just listened. On the eighth day they were on hand strain in full force. But when Gen. Scott called the meeting to order no one arose to speak. He asked, one by one, all those who had spoken dur ing the seven days if they had anything more to say. Each answered that he had not. Then," said the general, "suppose you sign this?" The paper he asked them to Fign was his terms of settlement. There was a rush to scan it. Several of the leaders mildly objected to come of the terms. "All right." said Gen. Scott. "If you don't want to sign that, suppose you

burials and mourning assemblies, grand marshal at funeral processions, the only true yeoman of the tody, over which he exercises a dictatorial authority from the moment that the breath has taken leave to that of its final commitment to the earth. His ministry begins where the physician's, the lawyer's, and the divine's end. Or If some part of the functions f tho latter run pirallel with his, it is only in ordine ad spiritualia. His temporalities remain unquestioned. He is arbitrator of all questions of honor which may concern the defunct, and upon slight Inspection will pronounce how long he may remain in this upper world with credit to himself, and. when it will be prudent for his reputation that he should retire. His determination in these points is peremptory and without appeal. Yet, with a modesty peculiar to his profession, he meeldles not 0'it of his ow n sphere. With the good or bad actions of the deceased in life time he has nothing to do. He leaves the friends of tho

d-ad man to form their own conjectures n3 to the place to which the departed spirit is gone. Mary's Goat. "Its name was Oleo." quotation. I have told of Mary's goat, It caused quit a flutter. When Mary turned the flour to bread. And Oleo turned to butt'er. HOS. AS far as we are concerned Villa and the whole bunch of Mex. ler.ders can go down unhonored and unsung. Tho only Mex. we will kowtowto is the one who can gather tho broken fragments of his country together and cement them with unity. ' THE Japanese bull is again trying to break into the China shop. AN old settlers' reunion was held on the Oliver house corner yesterday. Among those present were Judge Ford, Charley Jackson, Al Listenbergcr, John Hibberd and ourse.lL THERE are only a few of us loft. C. N. F. able anel proeluctlvc motion. All the underlying conditions are good. The trouble in the cotton belt has vanished because the prices being paid for the staple offer fair profit to the farmers and enable them to meet their obligations and to prepare for the next season. Tho west and middle west have abundant prosperity from the active demand and tho high prices for grain. There is plenty of money ready to respond to all legitimate demands. The vague, paralyzing fear of some undefined calamity is disappearing and the people are beginning to spend their money freely. The numbers of the unemployed in the cities aro diminishing. There is every reason to believe in a great businss year. The danger is that we may rebound too vigorously, go too fast, bet too high on ourselves. Conservative and thoughtful business men should take very great care that wo combine caution with our returning confidence and activity, and go ahead surely but with careful watching of every step. With prudence wo should be assured of several years of increasing and solid prosperity. With a rush unconsidered and too impetuus, we may go into another crash or period of hesitation. Journal, Richmond, Va., April 1, 1915. Northern Illinois gave employment to many idle men with the advent of April; the Illinois Steel company put 1,000 more men to work at Gary, while the International Harvester and Pullman plants increased their working force. The Aetna Powder company added 200 men to get out an order from Europe for gun cotton. One thousand men will go to work this month on the five million dollar Field museum in Grant park, Chicago, and 2.000 more will bo added with steady employment for three years, im soon as the cement work is started. Republican, Pittsfleld. 111.. April 7. 1915. Good times and a big wave of prosperity are prophesied by thoe best fitted to judge. In proof of these cheerful prognostications the "good luck" people point out the fact that S4 big manufacturing plants in Chicago Heights, 111., alone, employing more than 10,000 workmen, are now running, f.nd are preparing for capacity operations within the next 30 days. Practically all of these big plants were shut down following the declaration of hostilities in Europe, and have remained closed throughout the winter, throw ing thousands of persons out of employment. Within the last fewweeks, however, many of them have started again with capacity forces, and others, operating on one sliift, are planning to add a second shift immediately. Thursday of last week the Central Locomotive and car works, employing 4,500 men, reopened to capacity, after havinpr been closed for several months. Omeials of the plant avowed that they had orders for more than they can handle and no doubt will soon enlarge their plant. Bulletin, Monticollo. 111., April 7, 1915. sign this?" and he presented them a modified form of agreement. When they had looked it over all of them slgneei. The ?trike was at an end. It never has been resumed. I asked Gen. Scott for his formula of pacification. "Courtesy, sympathy and justice," he said laconically. "When you let a man tell you his troubles he has parted with half his burden." Courtesy sympathy ji'stice! Are they net the trinity of brotherhood? "Your brother wants to seo you." Why wouldn't it be well for captains of industry to try that form of message when trouble is breeding? It brings results and results that last. TWENTY YEARS AGO Reminder From the Columns of Hie Dally Timi. The Occidental club's closing dance was held at Turner hall. L. C. Whitcomb is in Valparaiso on business. George II. Wheelock inaele a business trip to Marion. Dr. Mauriee 1 Kan of Notre Dame addressed the Worth club on Hamlet.

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