South Bend News-Times, Volume 34, Number 189, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 8 July 1917 — Page 7

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CONDITIONS Ifl POISON INDUS1

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High Labor Turnover Necessary in Production of Explosives.

Mrs. Smith Gets a New Slant On Economy

That the Storks are feeling the ef-1 situation." s.iid Mry. Smith. At t hi?

fts of the fconnmy wave whi' h has spread ner the country, sms evident from the many reports of poor

business received from retailers in '.

various peetion. While the weather

time-, as you say, money should b k. pt in circulation, and not withdrawn, and I will axs ire you that w "

J will continue pun hasin.,- as in the

past." "I'.ut. ' vaid the l.uyer. in talking it

BEST ADVANTAGE

Associations Can Pool Output and Aid in Transporting Products Quickly.

"f more than ordinary interest in tbc present crisis : a 1 ; j 1 1 t i n .1' entitled "Industrial poisons used or productd in the manufacture of e-plo-n just issued by the I'nited States bureau of labor statistics. The tudy wa3 made hy Dr. Ali' Hamilton during m.i" months of I'M'., the It factories isiteo" 1 "niar hxaterl In Massachusetts, Khrdfi Island. I'onne. ti' ut. ,N-w York, New Juspy. l'ennsyhania. IMawar. Mankind. Virginia anil Indiana and employing

Hi. out 90. 0i workers. Of thse ap-j

proximately :o,ot.i were doing w oi k exposing them to poisons, and practically no women, girls or boys were iiii'in; this number. The charaeter of the work required leads to a ef- hih labor turnoer. instanced by the fict that in one plant it was necessary to employ about 4,'if'O men during IP. months to keep up a force of 'io. 'mi the w hofe, uncs are hiuh and liing conditions poor in manv of these places. In most of the plants

mn work thre. shifts of eight

t h e e x ' e p -

'he hail left known her

the store, I so w il, I I

i oii'iiiinmä, i.i -aiij easier, anu ioe m,r Hfj;r high cost of foodstuffs have received . n;id not

mur hup snare m mame. me eco ,,.,,, nnt nHXf taikpd to her the wav omy hysteria must be held r'spons- , fM j k hf.r natlirs. shf. uill

!rie L.r m.irn o, ,ne r.Ka.Mness Hllinn, hpr friends and repea t i dU( ers

in o.i.mhk inp puma.- nas p.x- what j tnM hfr ,,n,i f..,rn of

' thn will hln . hwo

edo onions normally are loaded 4i' crates to the rar. Cars were very, f'-arce for the subnormal crop of! the pre Fent yrar and they were load- j r as hish as SCO crates to the car. j It is well known, however, that the ; Texas onion crate is so constructed' as to secure the maximum of venti-1 l.ition in loaded cars. The fact that I loadinir watermelons five deep In- I Ftead of four would reduce the num- I ber of cars necessarx to move the'

crop hy one-fifth, makes the experiment worth trying. A liberal use of straw underneath and between the

j melons, instead of merely raw dust underneath, and placing the larger

rneinns at me nouon oi ine ioaa ;

l'ni'id State department of

would se-m to make the rdan feas- 1

receives from rro : jhle ?

As a concrete example of thi. a n ! Mn;ahf,o. The

the economic

incident was r lated r.y the head of th- d'-partment of a lartre Baltimore.

.Md., department store. He told of j

SCHOOL ACTIVITY

the

hours each; two shifts i

tion. .Medical (arc Lacking. It was impossible to obtain accurate fitiiri " as to the amount of Mckness and death aus; by work in 1 his 'industry since the war broke out. Many cac;; were never recognized; otheis were noted by rompiiny phsi'i.ins r insurance physilians who were unwilling to ive liny information onrernln them; In some fictories there was either l o medical rare or it was inad-"--t'b'ite. in other fa dories records uetM so incomplete as to render the lata somewhat mi-Ieadinc. Ha sod. lio.vrver, upon physicians' reports mly, although information as to ther cases was obtained, it was found that in ' s plants in the space f anout one year, there were J.OT i-as.-s of industiial roisnniny:, of xvhich 7 . were -vrimeu. f the total number of cases .".', were fatal, two of th" o.jnr women " About

time I spent with

i her was the V.ert 1" minutes I ever

put in. Lucky I was here, or she

I niiht have irone iway. and that

r, woman who enterb the ready-to-. VWlilM have ni'-ant the loss of much

wear department oi - ,torP witn j ,,sinfjjjl am, thf. ,rth

j her daughter ano informed the , Jlf.sjnijst .. I sa 1 -swofji ;i n who usually waited on' I her that sh" did not intend to huy. j

i 'but was Miejelv "looking around"

The head of the department happened alone at that moment and, overhearing her remark. hastened to yr-et her and entered into conversation. "I want u.i! to understand. Mr. Ill ink. that I am not buying anvthinsr, nor are my d:ivii7hters." the customer told the buyer. "We have

been reading in the newspapers that j

it is necessary for us to economize and believe it our patriotic duty to pet alone with the ciothes ve now i. ve." 'ou do not mean to say that yoti will buy nothing more?" asked the buyer. "Why. certainly, that will be the hit' that we will contribute to the

Th"

apriculture daily

and distributors romplalnts j What has been paid relates to :

of inadequate transportation facili- j perishable commodities. The case' ties and appeals fr assistance in ; Is Ampler Ith non-perishable- As-

. sociatlon tisers of fertilizers, packaces and packape material should.

order cars nf full maximum capacity!

! Dr. Philander P. Claxton Out

lines Programs to be Observed by Educators.

SusL'estions for a program of

school activity for different types of Wholesaler

nation." replied the customer. and t e,,ul au"n:il msuuiuons uurnm her daughter noddeJ her aprroval I war have just been Issued by Ir. I. adding: "I'm pojm; to do without I p (-i;lvtnn United States rnmniis

a pj.eals

i'.'H i im; ca i s. j The cxecuthe crunmittee of the J special ommittee fn national de- ' tense of the American Railway asi

of another 1 v"(,ia'lon. under whoso diiertmn the

operation of all the railroads or tne country are heim; coordinated in an effort to j.rodut e a niuximurn of national transportation efficiency, is endeavoring to secure from the railroads the most efficient use of cars. The trade practice of placing an order for the tarnt' minimum weight of a piven commodity is difficult to channe in some cases, and it is recognized that small markets in many cases can not take a maximum carload of certain commodities, hut there are many ways in which shipP rs and distributors can t'et more work out of a car at the present time. f'ati Pool Output. Shipping associations can pool the output of all their members and load cars of some commodities to full capacity for larjre markets.

s and carlot distributors

can place orders for carloads of a greater ojiantity than was customary in the past. Shippers should load

loadmcr whenever possible. Buyersand users of cotton rould assist hy I ordering in lot; of lfo bales instead; of lots of 50 bales. j

TME

enforced as usual, Dr. Claxton says;

and unload cars within the shortest

i sioner of education. After pointinc i possible space of time, and every in-

out that attendance laws should be dividual having to do with the di

version of cars in transit should reduce iIpI.iv rtt divrrsioo tioinfs to the

r . l..i.4 i ... a i

önouiii ' " ri)Luui nf.ru I lowest po-ible minimum. Against make all possible efforts t keepjtr,e increased value of a better mar-

a car in

transit must be balanced the loss

1 1 . 1 l a . i j . , I 1 ' H Mt ICII"! d U'M l III' I ' I H - V

mi.ver uiMieu ner io iour ine ue they can not do so

partment. He pointed to the filled

lot of things. Iliave sent my clothes to the cleaner, and am having them fixed up." hi r i . . .

llHe ou h lew ill i II 11 it's l ' I

spare?" asked the buyer. "I would like to talk to vYu about this eron-

The Wnman-we w ill call her Mrs. I their ''"Idren in -hool and should ket found while holding

vnnth said that she had and the! have public or private help when

. I due to deterioration of the prr without it. I . . . . .

while the car is held anil the some-

' Many younc children will lark th- . . Pp.,.r illM(J nf !Min,hp,. .hipr

. r .. . . I .. .. t .. ,1 A .. t r. I . . . .1 !..... . r I " ' i i I ' I

"i .-.oi.-. i-o.nf. mi.. . 1 1 r-.- i nome care civen inem in times oi i

the racks tilled with garment, and to the table of other wearinff apparel. "Now if Vom Ixfiimmle "Now. Mrs. Smith.' he said, "you

peace, and there will be need of many more kindergartens and limn tessori school than we now have. IllsrI School Attendance. "The attendance in the high

.".V percent of the total ra.-es and .").',

1 '-rrcnt of the fatal rases caused by j thus be aiding the nation, l.itioen oxides and nitric acid. J "You can well afford to buy as you v h;le pri'i-eut of all cases and J .". , have bought in the past, and your iicct of the fatal cases were d 'ej income w ill not be Affected In the

have made tip your mind not to huy 1 schools should be increased, and any more clothing as your patriotic, j more bovs and sirls should be in-

as you believe that von will

whose product spoils for lack of the car whi'h the nrt shipper is holding. Cars, packages, commodities, time In transit, and seasons are variable.

land the department has no accurate

data from which rules can ho laid down -is to the exact piantity of a

FIGURES S

Sec'y Lane's Statistics Reveals Production Greatest in History.

tnt,

w h i

to 1 1 i n 1 1 1 o oj 1 1 1 .1 . or

manufactured and made pit

hargs for hii:h explosive shells The reason nitroiren oxide poisoning or "fume sickness" he-ids the 1 that all of these fv bisivts are produced thiouuh processes of nitration in which a mixed acid used, one of th ingredients being sulphuric acid and the other nitric a- id 10 percent stionir. To- higher the nitration the uieater the dicker from funics. The l, : and 1.I'.o men who suib-ieil from tlu-r Times were employed in makim; nitrocellulose or n i 1 1 i t t ii . piciis

i ' ' i"11,r" ll' iroirtin -on., ii.oi L,ufM commodity of a certain decree

is completed. A school year of four;f)f maturity which .-an ho- loaded interms of 12 weeks each is recom- j , a pivcn ,..,r fo. a ,tpflnlte haul to mended for the high schools, as for L particular market: but ootatoe in

i the elementary schools. In the hUh strong, double-headed barrels load-

sihtet. Say there are inn other , schools adopting this plan arrange- j e( in wp ventilated hox .ars for customers of this store who carry i mPnts should be made for half time ; destinations that can be re.-, died the same idea of economizing into . attenda ni e. according to the Fitch J within g t h r e p or four days could be effect. That means there will he a j burg. Cincinnati, and STpartanburu. loaded safely considerably beyond smaller demand for merchandise. s f plans, for a large proportion ( t he prescribed tariff minimum and. rather than lose money, we j of np.nils as possible. weights. Citrus fruits in many cases must stop buying. Ilusjness will fall, "All laboratories and tuanualjcan be so loaded. Apple, espeeialoff. and w e will v.e forced to dis- , training shops in high schools should j y w hen moving to storage points In charge many of the L-irN you see em j be run at their full capacity. In ; the bite autumn should be loaded to

ployed here. Many of these depend , many of the shops work should be the space capacity of the car. I.ar-

-oieiv on what ihey earn, others arennP which will have immediate'

: dependents That is the first step . "The next step would be taken by t the manufacturers. When we stop ; bninr. thev will top makinsr. and i hundreds and thousands of workers

the nit rot o-

i'(,l III I 1 1IIUI "MT ' I'M III- .. ... . . ..,.1

luo!s. niU'oi.enzois. nit rona put ha I - i

ns. nurouivcer in anu in' mine a id needed for these proces--. Another extiemclv lai serous process is the filling of shells with trinitrotoluol tnt. either l pressing, which is very dust prodwetiv e.

value for the national defense. "In all high schools in which domestic science. sewing, cooking, sanitation. etc. is taucht, larg units of time should be given in the summer and fall to sewing for the lied 'roM and for local charities. "('lasses for srown up women

the factories will be thrown out

of employment, and these industries j will close, because you and others:

are economizing on the necessities ' chould be formed in which nractical

f l'1'- - instruction can be giver, largely by

1 "Thirdly, when the manufacturer j lecture and demonstration in th j j stop making. th mills w ill stop , conservation and economic use of

I n :k mr r nth !. nil nioro thAiiii:init .

or by mocling. Which in V ni cs , ...m , thrnnn out nf nnrl- Bre-.t, i t.. ti 1.

' I. Clllllg ."M. I1'MU. lines, riots, hunger, and crime will ; "For all hoys and girls who canresult. Tlist will be the result of j not nttend the day sessions of th false economy in the puis of patri- hich schools continuation classes im. Have you ever thought of hn'Ud be formed to meet at such

TEST ARMOR FOR AMERICAN SOLDIERS

Not only food but fuel is a vital need of this country and of our! allies coal to run the ships and railroad, to feed the iron furnaces ; and furnish steam for all the man-; ufacturing plants, coal in greater, quantities than have ever before; been mined in the (Tnited State, or in any part of the world and ; this need is being met in truly American fashion by the operators and owners of the mines and hy the diggers of coal. With these words.1 Sec'y Franklin K. I.are began hiS; statement regarding the coal situa j tion as reported to him by the sta- i tisticians of his department. J The production of coal in th ; United States last year, he contin j ued. w as the greatest in the history j of the country. A new record, how- j ever, w as set for the first six months j of this year, fully 270,000,000 tons j of bituminous coal being produced ! since January 1, thus exceeding the ; output of the first six months of last j year by about 110,000,000 tons. Even' better news is that the limit has not j

vet been reached. lor as tne rau-

j roads are able to work out to better ) ; advantage the problem of car supply

and gie to the mines greater facil-j ities for transporting their product to market, the supply of coal that reaches the consumer will be in

steadily increasing quantities. In the early months of 1!17, because of the congestion of th- railroads and the difficulties of transportation, the production of hituminois coal fell

behind the high mark sei in January; and February, a year ago. As a re-(

j suit. of the patriotic and earnest en-1 I deavor of the railroad officials and j

the coal operators and - representa j tiv es of mine w orkers w ho have vol- i

f 'irr.es.

Buy In Southmoor beautiful Lots $1 Ter Week. W. P. FUREY, 1?2 S. Main St P11 chone 8R.

A. B. WICKIZER Real Estate Offioo Horn lMonc SM2t IIoiil-nmHcll Phone :827 106 South Mi higan Street ()cr Hilars Ii.i go Ston SO ITH Ft I'M). INI).

that" "Vast sums will be raised to care for these people, and instead of bein.; independent workers, thy will be paupers, and the children of charitv. Why'. Because you stopped buying the necessities of lif and ' threw them out of work. In the end : you will pay. and pay dearly for the ! mi-t.ike von would make now. ! "Think that over. Mrs. Smith. It ; is food for thought.' I Mrs s'mith sat ther- for a few 'minutes She g.ized from the huvcr j t. her d mghter. Then the eyes of

the two women roved about the big department and back to the buxer. "I never took that view of the

times as may be arranged during working hours or in the evening. All cities should maintain evening schools for adult men and women.

In cities hawng considerable num-j hers of immigrants evening schools: should be maintained for them with classes in Fnglish, in civics, and such other subejets as will be help- ! ful to these foreigners in under- ! standing our industrial, social, clvie. j and political life. ;

FARM MACHINE DEMAND IN BRAZIL INCREASES

MIVEMVIEW CEMETERY

The most neatly arranged and best equipped Burial Ground In northern Indiana. It is" South Bend's oeauty spot. Fine view from any part of th , round?. Beautiful shade trees, lawns and flower beds. Substantial chapel and office buildings. deceiving vault for accommodation of patrons. Fourteen beautiful Mausoleums already on ground?. All lots are desirable. INDEPENDENT WATER WORKS

Fure river water is pumped throujrh the grounds.

The price of lots 100 square feet, iuffcient In size for three grave. Single graves from .SN to

S25

$23

PERPETUAL CARE Is KuaranU-ed to each lot owner in every deed. I1 A flfirt in trust is already deposited with the St Joseph Loan ylUjUUU A Trust Company as a perpetual care guarantee. visitors wr.i.ooMi:. Apply to the superintendent for location of lots. Home ."07.1 (Vm. t'ry Phon- 'J rjo. Supf. Kestdrnrr T'.il. Ml. I. F. CVMM1NS. I'r. I.. K. I.F. VAN", Snpt.

The present prosperity of Jtrazil has led to a renewed interest in modern agricultural methods and t a demand for all sorts of American fnm machinery and implements, states a report on the subject made public t,,!ay I y the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce. It is 'pe te 1 That the industrial and agricultural ic'ival that has taken place in Frazil since the rirst period of depression that followed the outbreak of the war will make it--lf felt f t many e.rrs to come. Agricultural conditions in each of th H;a.i!ian sta'cs is described at length in the report, which is entitled. "Maikets for Agricultural Implements ard Machinery in Brazil." s''CC'.:l agnt series Vo 1 0. atid the pAjpt i made that small farms and intensive cultivation are the r-;le richer thn very large farms and extfnive methods such ns exist iv, Argentina. The demand for each t i e of i m p mept is aNo explained and there is a chatter on trad--method and suggestions. In all there are Ta paces in the repoit ic.hiding several pates of half-tones. Copies ran be had at 1" cents eich. v addr-ssirg the prfu'-t district or

cooj.erative or"., e o; ine rurea u oi foreign and domestic conimerc. ot he cu peri r.t en den t of documents s-ov ernmeut printing office. Washington. D. C

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unteei ed their services to the federal J gov ernment in this emergency, pro- ; duction has been speeded up within j the last few mouths and the output; of soft coal which in May exceeded all previous records, was surpassed; in June. j Despite the extra demand in this, country and the urgent needs of our! allies, no one with the facts before, him can doubt that the c'il induS- j try, under the careful guidance ct ' those now directing its w elfare, will ; be able to supply all needs. j The difficulty of distribution now) so great will be intensified, however, i in the coming winter months. Just: as consumers of foodstuffs are being urged to eliminate all waste and to, practice sensible economy, so the consumers of coal must do their; share in working out the coal problern by unloading every coal car as fast as it is. received, and in improv- ; ing their plants so as to utilize to the fullest the heat value of the coal that reaches their bins. In stopping the coal panic and in expediting a condition of fuel sufficiency, every consumer can do his bit.

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1H.MITV HAS AN AI'l'IIAT. In a summer of dress economies the wearing qualities of limity hold ..n ..... 1 J u. 1 , J :

. m iippf.ii, aim nie ocsl iifMgrierjf J have experimented with this maI terial as well as with gingham. It i . .

is. or course, more sheer and cool than the tringham, and lends itself to a daintier type of frock, yet it, too, is best when very simply treated. The dotted design are particularly good, and there are most likable little line checks and plaids, all of thf se being prefer red to the sprigged

designs, which, though quaint and oft-n lovely, do not fit jOll into

the season's scheme. '

JULDHSl PJ?OOF MxT10Iy.

This is what the

s)iKi: m:'ks r.V(i:i:i. The squa re-necked blouse or i

I bodice is a pretty fashion rendered !

in its modern develop

ment, for the square is either deep enough to allow of the whole thing

slipping over the head or else i , provided with a clipped fastening ; Iii. t r, . V... . . . I . . . . V. ...14. . i

ju.-'i. i iiie uecK oil nie sil'iuiuer li permit of this easy mean of en trance. A particularly pretty ex

United States ' doubly so

sui.ner m;.y iook HKe xvnen prepared r attack, if plans the war department is said t' have ,;o into effect, lud have been a-ked to furnish o'-'.rr.ets jr.ad.e of a q.f.-i.i! alio: -:!. 1" l "lh ! .11: it ch ir tbickn w s and api!:e of tirnir,.; a nl'.e

.od let. T e lodv armour

oi a ser.es of thin spiin s v-i plate-J bio, is" provides for the material tc

made semi-flexible iv being

- made I ample of the latest sq ua r e - nt-ck ec

se ,v n I ce cainerea lo ine eoue i.y h s'iuar

together in a

.trapj'fd ocr til' around he waiat.

a n v a s a k .

This is

shoulders nr.d

!-e gathered to the edue by

voke, and looks equally charming rn crepe de chine, muslin. Japanese silk cr any of the ma ttriaU iiow ia vei

Will

ecuire a wiioaera

New Gnloinnie Dim SoaafthDaivira

Listen, Mr. Man Don't let the thought of expense keep you from owning your OWN home. Let us get down to "brass tacksM'on this thing and see where you "get off." If you pay a fair rent to a landlord for ten years, you have paid out enough to own a good home. Instead of having an. investment that continually grows in value you have nothing but a bunch of'worth-. less rent receipts. Now here's the point you don't have to have a big, fat bank noil to own a SOUTH LAWN home no, indeed. If you can scrape up ?300 that's all you need we will make the terms mighty easy for you after that, just a little each month, and the home is yours. SOUTH LAWN houses are built on honor, no details slighted, and the prices of S3, 250 to S3. 890 mean that you are getting homes'that are actually worth $300 to S500 more right this minute. We can easily prove this statement at any time. In SOUTHLAWN homes you find every convenience, the finest of open work plumbing, bath room with big tub, and a fine laundry in the big cement basement. Furnace and hot water heaters, electric light fixtures all in. House beautifully decorated, with shades at all windows. Lots are sodded, and shrubbery adds to the beauty of the place. All assessments are paid, sewers, walks, curbs, grading, you have no extras to pay whatever. . Now give this mighty serious consideration and decide to make an investment that will never be equalled again, for SOUTHLAWN prices will go up in a hurry. Remember, we sell you the complete home ready to move in, and S300 will swing the deal. Come out on the Miami car today, get off at Bowman and walk half a block east. We will be readv' to show you the houses and explain how very easy it is to own a beautiful, cozy five or six room home of your own, right now.

Ooossen

iuenzie

Sole Selling Agents for Southlawn 413-414 UNION TRUST BLDG. Home 3087; Bell 1168

For Home of "Class" Your Attention is Directed To

Ji il

Navarre Place is justly termed the beauty spot of South Bend the beauty of nature itself, with a location" ideal from everv standpoint. Here you find wide, winding paved streets, with beautiful shade trees; here you have the beautiful St. Joe river before you and parks at the intersections of the avenues. Already seventy of the finest homes in the city are erected here and property in this locality is in active demand. It is unusual, indeed to be able to secure property such as this, only fifteen minutes walk from the heart of the business district, at sub-division prices. Just walk out Michigan street, north, opposite Leeper park, and see for yourself what an ideal situation this is for the home veil are planning. Drive or walk out today, and remember Navarre Flnce prices of today will be fully 50" higher in a short course of time.

Ooossen

Mi m

icienze

Exclusive Selling Agents

413-414 UNION TRUST BLDG.

Home 3087; Bell 1168

NEWS-TIMES WANT ADS BRING RESULTS