South Bend News-Times, Volume 34, Number 196, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 15 July 1917 — Page 7

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PRICES ays Minimum Would Protect Farmer, Maximum the Consumer. In' ras---d production of food, the treat nd of th entente allies and the I'niifi S'atrs. nalt3 on Improvement In th nation' distributive fyt-m. affording to J. Osden Armour, author of an implnt: artble on Th foo'i problem In this vpok's ivu of th Saturday Rvening Poet. Ai ording to Mr. Armour, who is r-rognizd as fi)M of th- leading authoriMfs on food purveying, the f.-rii!is of this country will dmr.rtratA th-ir ability tn irrnw food in abundan' as soon a thy ar a?v surod against glutted markets and ni'ivis i r t at harvest time. Hp would solve th problem by increasing and improving th facilities for f-o!d storage .f such foods as ran b k i t in rold Ftracpa and for d,valoir: prooees of drying r othT'isp preserving- nthr foods ther-bv ,is.irinu' an adequate supply pf fond at all seasons of thf yar. ly putting tho food business of the ration nn the samt ort of efficiency ;ivd onomy basiv that chararter1 7 . f h" ?uir p.irkinR industries of t ti i ihm ti v. Mr. Armour believes thf f.f.i! J r'S!T,i in its entirety can ho sop. -d. n th" methods to he pursued by th- f;irniT in their effort to incrvi'' production, Mr. Armour flaborat- ;t b-ntrth ;ind prsonts the formula, ' ! h eri fy, rrtili7. Motorip. Sppializp." Hp advocates thp fivirr.: f ;i minimum prirp to protect the f.irmer. and of a maximum prip to prntprt thp consumer.

Where Will You Locate a Home You Will Be

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In an Unrestricted District Out in the Country, or in a District Close in, Already Well built up with the very Finest Homes in Town ? ? ?

Consider Navarre

This is in no sense "new" property; it is fully developed, a home section that is but fifteen minutes walk from the heart of the city, but with cleanliness, quiet and wonderfully beautiful surroundings. Overlooking Leeper Park and the St. Joseph river you cannot find more harmonious, natural advantages. Here you find parks, paving, lights, boulevards and car linesbut better still, you will tind restrictions that mean real homes of the better sort. NAYAKRl: PLACE is not a mere real estate man's sub-division, it is a home-site that has everv advantage of beauty and location, at sub-division prices which are ridiculously low today, considering the fact this is improved, well built, close in property. If you want the best that South Bend has to offer in a building lot, large, restricted and at a very moderate price, we will be more than glad to ligure with you.

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i ransponauon rrooiems oj tne Mississippi Valley By Walter Parker, Apodal A'itant to Soc'y Hcdflrld In (liarv of Inland Watonray Com-

mort Transportation economy through out the drainage basin of the Mis fi.vlppi river, which is served by morp than 13,00 milp of naviaMp waterway?, has pa.ved through two distinct ppriods. and is now entering a third. First, in the order of their deelopment, thpre was the raft, then the temporary l-arp1, and finally the Kre.it steamboat with its extrava- ; Kance and wate, and the steam tow- i boat and twed barges. j In this ppriod, floating craft enjoy j ed a complete monopoly. It had no competitor. There was no irn ppllini; incentive to do things in an j economic way. It mattered little M i the boat nwncr that the rain spoiled j cargo at unimproved landinKs since t the shipper paid the loss; or that) th shipper complained of the ser- j ke, since thp shipper must continue usin thp boat as there was no other way in which to move his commerce. Cities developed on the banks of the trams where most convenient to thp boats, and thse cities controlled all of the interior commerce. The movement of commerce waa north and south, the natural channPl of least resistance. Next came the railroads. There heinj? no concentrated commerce except that alon the navijrable stream which the boats had developed. th railroads bpcan sekinff means of taking over the business thp boats had. The railroads soon found that outf v rollu cmilninunl anH n PT. I head made the per ton mile cost of Home 1168

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o. f transportation by rail greater than : by water. , They also found that the cost of handling freight to and from boats, i which had practically no terminal ; facilities, was excessive and that the . cost of handling: commodities to and j from railroad cars could be greatly : reduced throuch the buildinpr of con- , venient and economic terminal facilities. Railroads Developed. ( Then beean the systematic develj opment of the railroad terminal at the little towns and the big cities, and at the ports. Shippers soon found that such facilities were very conven:nt. The railroads found thni not only profitable but a great advantage in controlling freight movement. . System in the solicitation of freight became a bltr factor in behalf c,f the railroads, and freedom to luote any rate that might be found necessary to tak business from th boats developed into a far reaching power. East and west railroad system? were built, and the handicap of mountain ranges was overcome by terminal efficiency, by systematic business methods, and by free play in the making of rates. Under such conditions, the boats were starved into the junk pile, the and south trade route of least nat ural resistance lost its controlling factor, and a large volume of vallev ! ; commerce moved over the new artij rlcial east and west routes. I As the western half of the country A . iniinMui.-', tniici iinwr iruiriK orcein to grow in a remarkable way. St. I-ouis, by rail, in 1,000 miles nearer the west than is any Atlantic coast trade center. The same is true of other valley trade centers. Consequently, the west traded with the developed valley cities. and the growth of the Pacific coast country helped them to a very important extent. This system of transportation worked splendidly for most of the Mississippi valley until a few years ago. when the influence of two new factors began to felt. Non-river towns began to ehafp under the higher rates than the rates enjoyed by the river town, and to ask for relief from the interstate commerce commission on the ground there were no boats on the rivers and that the river towns had no right to expect low rates at the exj pense of interior towns. J Influence of War. : The opining of the Panama canal , opened the way for a water route ; between the east and west coasts of j the country which, in normal times, j make the all water haul from the ; Atlantic seaboard to the Pacific coast cheaper than the all rail haul from I a valley city to the Pacific coast, j which completely upsets valley ' transportation economy, j Then came the war. Ry imposing an increased burden (on the American railroads the war j has necessitated the use of addition- ; al means of transportation. Ry imposing a monster debt bur den on practically the entire world. I the war has forced thp people of the : Pnited States, along with everybody i else, to eliminate waste and to coni duct their affairs in an economic I manner. i And so it follows, that the third j period in Mississippi valley transporj tation economy is now beginnig. 1 This cannot fail to result in two I far reaching improvements in a now j unfavorable situation. ! The efficiency of the railroads will i be increased by a better character of local legislation and by a higher Character of scientific management. The navigable streams of the vai- ! ley w ill again be used to move comj merce along natural north and south 'trade channels of least resistance, i In this third period, it is logical I to expect the shippers of the Missis- ' sippl valley to do their own thinking on the subject of transportation economy. They had no opportunity to do so in the days when the boats enjoyed a monopoly, and no disposition to do so In the days when the railroads were offering greater convenience of service than the boats had been giving them. Adequate Hont Line Next. Today the railroads alone cannot protect the valley shippers, and th ! boats, through whose assistance absolute protection can be assured, are not yet in operation. Rut when a channel of relief Is available. American business men can be dppendPd on to correct an Intolprahle condition in short order. It is therefore reasonable to expect that in the not distant future, adequately financed and economically equipped boat lines, served by prastical loa lint, unloading and housing facilities, and enjoying close connection and interchange with the railroads, will come into being first as an emergency measure and later as ; a permanent part of the valley's . transportation equipment. , As a working start to attain this ; goal the United States department of J commerce has begun specialized endeavor to encourage hippers to us ! the waterways for the movement of i commerce. A sub committee of the nationa' j defense council, headed by ("Jen. W. 1 M. Black, is engaged in solving the j physical difficulties confrontirg he boat lines. The interstate commerce oommisrion i prepared to enforce the I tw which provides for the physical con-

iifctioti between i.nl a;w Nsater, and the issuance of joint bills of lading.' The railroad committee of the na i tional defense council, recognizing! the inability of the railroads to fully

meet the demands being made on them, have expressed willingness and desire to assist in the development of water borne commerce as a relief measure. Mississippi valley business mn have organized a valley wide asso I ciation which, in turn, has he;un thv organization and financing of two

navigation companies. ness prospects during the war are Valley trade centers, led by the '"ncr rned. Wall st. is not in tli river port of New Orleans, are now : 'b'ldrums. or sulkine, !uit so far ,is making distinct progress ir th !t measure th' comun's busins building of river front coordinate ' l'derhip. it feel that within a U w river-rail terminal and warehouse ' "rmths the .pietion of whether w.u facilities. ' :s To , fnl u'-t'd with abounding Shippers, lacking cars for the ( prosjierity a a back b- to support prompt movement of their com- excess profits tafs .ni.l pro ide modities, have begun to depend on funds for r lief work, u t II l e setboat lines to bring them relief. tied. It has been many years since the Th two main factors hoidine boats were actual movers of com- . back the enthusiasm of industrial meree in important volume, and the I leaders are determined of "H( t izbusiness machinery necessary to the,;,nr application ,,f ees profits mx operation of a system of inland ' Hnf' :-tletMent ,.f L-mt".rincn!' t waterway transpoi tatin must be ' titude tow;, id i i :c- ri.t:ou A -id created. Hut that should come in.'no- -'te inter deji-ndp?t. the near future. Husines captains ej... t to pay River insurance companies havo i biu excess profits ta-s. Mut they do had little or no business during so, ask how it is possible to collect manv vears that the lack of "aver-: J T.'mmi im"ui to .jiimuj jn t.x i ages" lor a time may stand in the i cess pronts taxps nd follow a polway of low cost insurance on boat ipy of rigid price fixation. Business cargoes. leaders contend that government of Boats hav had little value as, bcials have not yet awakened to the bank or mortgage collateral during .fact that this is a national, not i

tne nasi L'; vears. ana ior a wnne. boat owners mav experience some difficulty in borrowing money on j mortgage. ; But the need for the boat now exists, and that need promises to increase, and surrounding conditions are now favorable to the development of boat traffic. Tn other words both necessttv and good business principles now prompt the VR,, to r'velop its waterway transportation system, at a time

when the federal government and. even the railroads are anxious to do . An D in every possible thing to make the'lllCreaSe Ol 4o rerCent KeCllS-

movement a success. Under these circumstances the third period of Mississippi valley transportation economy is being ushered in in a most auspicious manner. LIS EFFECTIVE Thirty-seven States and Territories Now Have Acts Governing Accidents. The beneficial effects upon both employers and employes resulting" from the practical operation of workmen's compensation laws in the various states have become .-o generally recognized that there is little likelihood of a return to the ' old method of employers liability with the attendant costly litigation, its delays and disappoinements, and the bad feeling thereby engendered. Thirty-seven states, the territories of Alaska and Hawaii, and the federal government now have work men's compensation laws. As might I be expected, there is a lack of uni- J formity in the legislation, and it was thought desirable by some of those! i charged with the duty of adminis tering these laws that an organizu (t Am cVt Atl 1 rl V . 4V - -w- t . si f r i 1 a pose of bringing together adminis- ; inline uiiii iuio 10 u i .v. 11 ."." ill" I II I VI - pretation of the laws and the puz zling problems of administration i and to adopt, so far as possible, uni- f fcrm practices and statistics.. Ac eordinelv representatives from s.ev- I - - eral nvvly created industrial arc dent boards and commissions met i at Lansinsr, Mich., and formed the ! National Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions. As a means of carrying out th i purposes of tris association threcom ereilt e iia since neen neiu.. I'rcM-oodings of Thirtt Mooting. j At this conference addresses of timely interest were made c-overin- i such subjects as the conflicts between lederal and state jurisdictions in commerce cases, merit rating and workmen's compensation insurance. I III titi ft iiii ill' n i't liitlll'l ili trial accident statistics for the United states, the use of accident statistics for accident prevention, educational work in accident prevention, the theory and practl'e of compensation, a comparison of the methods of dealing with permanent partial disability cases, Ohio's experience w ith state insurant e. th relation of workmen's compensa- i tion to old a-e. health, and unm- j ployment insurance. As a part oil the meeting the nrst sessions of th- ; newly organized medical section was neia, ana a saiety commitiee was organized to form the nucleus of a proposed safety section, latrr endorsed by the association, to ad -ar.ee the promotion of accident prevention Hoston was selected as the place for the next convention, to be held during the third veek in August' 191T. ' rnmn oiii advancki. Tasper Leading grades of Wyoming crude oil have been advanced j ö cents a barrel to $l-in- This is the ' sec ond advance in the last few days, j .. -pain establishes a new high j pn. for crude oil in this state. MIMsI(i. Nipissing Mining c'o. in Jun mined ore estimated at J29.43 and shipp'1 bullion and residues of an estimated net alu of X4?S.r20.

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nnsTox. July n--iv Jt opinion of ' vall st. is that th country i. ;,"finc of the wavs so far as nea r bu-i 1 i""i. mai paniotic rnnns or business men have been for the Q CARS BITED STATES tered in One Year, Sta tistics Show. WASHINGTON D. C, .Ink 14. mote In !lß there were l.OftT ".: motor cars registered in the United States than in 11!". This v as an in crease of 4:; per cent. Tne gross total of registered cars including commercial cars, was r..rlj.oiK: th number of motorcycles registered was 2rt,&it. The several states collected in registration and license fees, including those of chaurients and operators, a total gross reven ie of $ Jö.H;5.3Kf. 7.". of this mount c. 2 per cent, or $ j:',,:10. 1 1, was applied directly to construction, improvement or maintenance of iht publicroads in i': dates, according to figures compilf.t by the ofb- of .ublic roads of the United Statos department of agi icultui e. ir. circular T:'.. "automobil- registration.-. lwenses and lpveniu-s :n the United Stale-. The fiuures t or 1 'M ioriespot, ery closel with the annual percentage inciense of motor a reui.;:ration of the last three vears. Thiyearly increase has -tv erased i't pr i Av fe - c - tsf.'.iii.. -

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time. You can seil your interest at a good advance. Th?se homes we are building are five and six rooms, bungalows, semi-bungalows and square houses, complete with laundry, bath, furnace, electric lights, shades and decorating. The finest construction and all rpady to move in. The neighborhood is ideal, schools, car service, churches and good neighbors. Now et down lo brass tacks and decide on having a modern, cozy home of your own. We will make it miuhty easv for you. Come out to end of Miami car line, walk over half a block east, and see for yourself when we say "SOUTHLAWN IS THE LOGICAL PLACE FOR YOUR HOME." BUY A SOUTHLAWN HOME AND "LIVE HAPPY EVER AFTER."

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country, not because of nr. pattn-u lar lovp fo- the administration. It is bectusp of failure of eow-rn ment leaders to urasp fundamentals of industrial situation that many in dustrial captains are doing littb- or nothing. Thy un w illir.g to cx penl stockholders' jnon- for epan sion unless it is clear tlie a i -allowed a fair profit and a fair pn fit for 1M7 is Pleasured in tetms tliit in 1912 or 1 ' 1 w-ubl bae senifabulous. It is realized that things in Washington are in a state of t ,-, siderable cnaoy. Small men aie at tempting to handle too lue pli . All this was expected, and would be endured with cheerfulness ,-i.uid tbe economic status of bnsw.ess . 1 u : in.; the war be iletertnined aion broad and constructive lines. This energizing power of the w a :- should be a powerful stimulus to business. It should make raising of vast sums for war purposes eay. Rut if Xhf administration is not t kill the goose that might lay the golden egg it must break through its miasmatic fog of theory and sus picion before long. Business men are anxious to cooperate, but can not go the entire way. cent ir. the number of cars and i-er cent in revenues. When viewed over a period o. years, the increase in motor ai , registration ami uross revenue Pas', been remarab!e. In i:0f, the total; state registrations were ap;ioi-: mately 4,0 '"i cais, on account ni'; which the several states collected m ; fees anl licenses a total uross M- en-' ! ne of aboit Jlfln.oon. Onlv a snail' '..art of thic was a..iierf "t,. ro. iwork. In 1 f 1 K the K ... :;k f. 7 " ' collected formed nearly 9 per cenr! of the total rural road and brid-b xevenues of the states. Recent vears have shown an increasing tendency to put the spend ir.g of tiie motor car revenues directly in the hands of the state highway depai tments. Of the total amount applied to road work in 131 fi. TO p?r cent, or ? 1 , 11 1 . 1 2 0 ' was expended more or less dir-ctl under the control or supervision of state highway departments. only ; 1.: states did not exercise any direct j control over the expending of the net automobile revenues JAVA RUBBER OUTPUT i DOUBLES IN A YEAR i International NVws Srvi-e; SAN niANnso. .i-iiv l .-The output 1 j rnliber. tob;tr-o and i-oft'ee i ' of Ja v a is greater thi vear than ever before a rn! an l-"ra nci-ioo ha: taken tho trade that went to 'lin and IJo'terdam l.toie fhe .onf'terdam l.toie file v ; said r for an . H. I. Kop. .lava manager importing lirm on his arrival from the orient. Java's hubber outpuf this year will be iptunt tons. double last vear's tiizure. 1

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Sole Sales Agents for Southlawn BUILDING Salesmen on Property All Day Today Come Out.

CHILE AMD PERU COMING MARKETS FOR FARM MACHINES

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This is the little home you have been dreaming about

L. The arrangement 'vill appeal to ou. Larije living mom, dining room, kitchen, Uvn bed mnm bath room, three civets and larje cellar. The moms are finished in oak; bath ro(m tile floor; sanitary plumbing; electric lights; furnace heat. Located on Hat Dubail Ave, ne bb'jk from car line.

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down and ihe balance on "easy rental terms.' Now listen, what is the use cf spending your good money without securing anything more than a roof over your head for it? Suppose something does "turn up,' you lave town or lose vour job. Well you have made an investment, for SOUTHLAWN prices of today will be fifty percent more in a short

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