South Bend News-Times, Volume 34, Number 210, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 29 July 1917 — Page 7

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CIT! FO s UL Everyone From Millionaire to Hod Carrier Belongs in Cuban Capital. One of the mo.t striking feature of the general ?ocial life of the Cuban capital. Hahar.a, is the development of it.n club.H. The rity ha a population of about 35O.OO0. and according to recent statistics at Iast 125,000, or over one-third, of the entire number are members of j-ome club. Furthermore, thre is . i one ciu L) trat ha.s a membership of I 45.000. In other word, practically j man in me city or Havana is a member of a club, be he millionaire s.!j;ir baton or a hod-carrier. This rather unusual state of aftair.s is largely due to tertain features that are peculiar to a number of th?5e organizations, usually known s "centros." There were originally organized by Spanish residents of the city for the purpose of uniting in social organizations those of their compatriots who came from the same section of Spain. Thus, the Centro Galle-o was organized primarily for the benefit of the r.aliclans, the Centro Asturi.ino for natives of Asturias, etc. An interesting account of these "centros" appears in the current number of the bulletin of the Pan American Union, Washington. D. C., from which the following facts relative to the?e remarkable institutions ara taken. The three leading clubs of this character are the "Gallegos,,t the "Asturiano," and the 'Dependientep." or clerks' club, all being organized along about the fame line3 and having practically the fame features. Their membership, in the order named are 45.000; 37,000: and 25..'00. Thy have all of the social and recreative features of the great social clubs of other large cir es; are housed In palatial club buildings -which have very large reception rooms, parlors, libraries, reirling rooms, ball rooms, dining rooms, billiard halls, gymnasiums, swimming pools, etc. In addition to these social and recreative features, however, they have certain mutual benefit and aid departments that make them unique and offer the greatest incentive for men of limited means to become members. Maintain Night Schools. They maintain free night schools for their members, including courses in shorthand, bookkeeping and other commercial subjects; they maintain kindergartens for the benefit of th members' small children; grammar . nd hiah schools for the older children, domestic se'ence classes Tor the wive and dauzhtors; they emjly their own staff of physicians, furgron. occulists. and dentists, vho attend to the wants of members fre of any charge except for material used in tilling tepth or th len.-es prescribed to correct and aid si.Tht and they each maintain their own hospitals, sanitariums and asylums for the insane. Especially notable are their general hospitals, known as "quintas," which have their own medical corps and are as thoroughly and efficiently equipped as .are the most modern of such institutions in any of the great world cities. r.irh has its own pharmaceutical department, carryin full lines of medicines and tlrusrgtst sundries for tho "quinta." As an instance of the work of these hospitals may be cited the quinta J belonging to the "entro CJallego." which tresis over 12.000 patients a year, not counting those who merely visit the doctor' offices, or receive treatment at home. When treated at the "quinta" the room, meals, and medicines prescribed are furnished without extra charge, and in the event of the denth of the patient the club provides for a suitable burial in cases where the family of the decreased is unable to bear the expens. The club dues ar not oer 51.50 rr month for regular members. DETROIT REALTY MAN IN CITY THIS WEEK One of the most prominent of Detroit's real estate operators. II. Ii. White is in the city for a few days. He i3 figuring on some important

developments in. the local field thtsjnt over 1913

fall. Mr. White hau been making some big developments in the southeast section of the city and has strong faith in the future of the city. Durir.fc the summer Mr. White has constructed over 20 modern houses and more are under way. The operations spoken of are

keeping a force of 50 or fio men!.hnn;(l hi( of the ruMe

busv ll of the time, in comparing , Southlawn w ith properties he has j promoted in Detroit Mr. a rut .iy8: "I find South Rend folks not quite so responsive to home crTer. as Detroit people, but that i probably l.t.-aijjp of the immense increase in the population of Detroit. "In opening up Southlawn it has been with the firm conviction, however, that this city ha a strong prowth ahead of it. and that there has been a la'-k of .modern, moder ate nricd houses h re is a known i fact. "I have enough confidence in property values hre to guarantee an Increase of at least 3 0 percent within Ui next year on anv rales made."

Half Billion Dollars In Use

' WASHINGTON. July 2 f. Fully half a bi'lion dollars, or one-fourth the issue of the Liberty loan bond, nas wasted last year in this country through the inefficient use of coal ;i cording to Van. H. Manning, di. ictor of the ourcau of mine, department of the interior. He further declared that this waste was continuing at an even greater rate and at a much larger penalty to the country' because of the increase in the price of coal. "The penalty is not only a hea y tax on the American pocketbook," said Mr. Manning, "but it is also an f unpatriotic thinv;, for every pound 'of coil we waste there is that much Jess available to put into energy tu end the war. "hast year the United States mined r.0i000.000 tons of coal, tho greatest production eer witnessed in the world, and of this amount w t? wasted loO.ooo.OOO tons, or 25 percent, through inefficient use. "As an exampl?, in the modern, efficient power plants of the country 10 percent of the heat in the coal consumed is converted into power, whereas in the small power station.' tbe efficiency frequently drops below 10 percent. Although the average efficiency of all kinds of steampower plants in 'the United States can be only a matter of guess-work it is quite probable that the average is somewhere in the neighborhood of five or feiy percent of the energy of the coal transformed into useful energy ready for distribution. So you can see that, if it were possible to elevate the average efficiency to something near the maximum now attainable in steair. plants, about three times as much energy would le available fcr the productive industries of the country. Sonic Changes Needed. "You will find business men, however, making tne statement that in order to attain these savings it will be necessary to put in new equipment, and that this is not the time for changes with the factories working at their maximum to .supply the materials needed in the war. Thi-: is partly 'true, but thre is hardly a manufacturing establishment in the country uhich cannot, with a certain amount of care and supervision In its furnace room, use much less coal and obtain much greater results. "Owing to the great abundance of coal here in the past, the manufacturer has paid but little attention to the amount of coal he burned or how it was turned. In addition, technical training in our colleges has placed relatively .small emphasis on the principles and the IN BIO INCREASE Over 100 Percent More Goods Enter Ports in 1916 Than in 1915. European Russia imported $545,S53.000 worth of goods in 1916, an increase of no less than 100 per cent over the total for 1915, accorlinpr to a compilation from official Russian statistics made public today by the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce. Last year's its fell only JS3.000.000 short of the figure for the normal year, HUH. As a matter of fact, since the official figures do not include munitions, the value of the goods actually received and requiring transportation must have been greatly in excess of the value received. When it is considered that in 1316 Fumpe.m Russia received goods by two routes only (Archangel and Scandinavia -Finland), while goods wer entered at 4 4 ports in 1313, it is easier to appreciate the tremendous freicht traffic that the port or Archangel and the Russian railroads were called upon to handle and the inevitable congestion that has made necessary the strict limitation of imports. In the original figures, stated in rubles, there was an apparent increase in the 1916 imports of 41 per The fall in ruble exchange has been allowed for in the bureau's statement by making the. conversions for 1913 at the normal rate of 51.5 cents to the ruble and those for 191 at 31. S cents. In the big import returns for 191. however, high prices constitute an important though indeterminate fictor, which counterbalanced to some extent the decline in the exIn tho Fxport Trale. The effect of the war was even nop-" apparent in the export trade of 191 t $ 1 5 1.4 '. 000). w hich w as levs than one-fourth of the normal exports of 1913 ( 7 3 1.7 ? 9,0 0 0 ). though nearly 23 per cent more than the exports of 1915. The growth last year in th total trade. whih amounted to $697.313,000, as against $395.254.000 in 1915, represents chiefly the remarkable increise in imports. The most important contributors to th- Russian market in 1918 were the United Kingdom and the United states. An extraordinary increase over 1913 (4,735 per cent was mado fcy Jaran. whose energetic

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Wasted of Fuel Every Year

processes of combustion, concentrating their attention rather upon the improvement of the engine. The more evident facts cf combustion seemed so simple as to offer little inducement for an intensive study of the process, out, as a matter of fact, the burning of a fuel is by no means! a simple pieces., and the misconceptions that have resulted from a too; casual study of the phenomena haei led engineers to construct unecon-1 HA I ... . 1 i 1 i 1 . . . i I a..u toai is lompicx. "The nature of coal has also been misunderstood by many users. Coal is an extremely complex substance,

. , . . .permits issued were for furnace3 fert-nt conditions of combustion, and'1 , . A1 : L , . ..j c. . - ... and heat ng plants, one of them, is-

is iiitr ijimtu tidies la f.ucin.'iy , rich in a gieat variety of mineral , fuels, it would seen- necessary that the furnace design should vary with! the different fuels usd. "The bureau of mines has for .1

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studying these probl-ms and has byjan ordinary factory building, to cost this time completed a number of re- bHports that tend to solve many of the! The Permits issued since July 23 difficulties met with in the burning are lxstd below. of coal. These repot ts are not only c- c- JIewi- alter double house, of extremely great value to the en- 81- E- Colfax av. $1.000. gineers and firemen of power plants. Walter Woodka, frame dwelling, but thev nre nlsn n. r.ractirl wid to 1032 W. Washington av. $5,750.

the householder in keeping up hi.sj furnace in an economical manner. Manv of the conclusions of the hur-! eau, as embodied in these reports, can be put into operation at once with a great saving of coal and without any expensive new equipment being installed. Need Patience and Gumption. "Looked at in a broad way it i? not economical to transport highgrade coal through long distances into districts where fuels of lesser value are to be. had in abundance, when, as a matter of fact, the cheaper fuels could be satisfactorily used if the user would show a little pa tience and sumption. The suitabil-i ity of fuels for use in any locality is. therefore, a matter of public education in which the bureau of mines takes a deep interest. As an illustration, the substitution of coke lor anthracite coal in many localities is very desirable on the score of economy, and the bureau desires to stimulate the use of coke as a domestic fuel because of its cleanliness. "And while discussing waste, allow me to say that the brilliant lighting of the roofs of apartment houses at night merely for the pur pose of making a pretty picture m the sky ought to be stopped during the period of the war. It is the most glaring example of waste of precious resources that I have seen any where." canvass of foreign markets since the war started has attracted attention' in Russia, as well as in South Africa and Australia. In relative increase over 191C the United States takes second place, the percentage being 252. Other countries thai showed a remarkable growth of tales to Russia between 1913 and 1 9 1 G are the following: Sweden, 250 per cent; F'.rland, 157 per cent; the United Kingdom. 123 rer cent; Norway and France, each SS per cent. Conncctel With War. a As might be expected, the articles . j j i . i imported in largest quantities were those directly or indirectly connect - ed with the war. Machinery and .v. , . ,

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. j per cent of the quantity imported in 191. Hut 40 ne r cent of tho value.

The average price per short ton wasKnplish

$241 in 1913 and $406 in 191. The United States and the United Kingdom were the sources of the largest machinery imports, their respective shares in 191 being 27,000 and 1'3.000 tons. The shortage and hich price of rarer are reflected in the greatlv increased quantitv imported '

in both 1915 and 191 (196.000 and dividual preparedness for practical 236.000 tons respectively, as com- life will be taught, declares the compared with 162.000 tons in 191 3 j mittee's statement, and the exceedingly high valuation; This is the sweeping significance placed upon the 1916 imports. The j of the resolutions adopted by the valuation per tons was about $?2 in National Council of Education at 1915 and $12S in 1916. as compared jits meeting in Portland. They point

with $107 in 191... Almost all the!

paper imports came from Finland i America must from now on eliminand represent the principal article ate waste of every character; that

exchanged by that country for.pres't Wilson's first messace to the j Russia food products. Copper im- ( public after the declaration of war I ports (30.200 tons, valued at $17,-; was on thrift; that the only way to' 922,000) increased over four times j safeguard the economic future of in quantity, as compared with the ' the nation is through a better unnormal year 1913, and almost eight ; d erst a ndinc: of thrift which can be! times in value. The United States niade possible only through the

supplied four-fifths of the quantity ; jhool room and that at the forthimported in 191. Last year marked COming meeting of the council of Japan's first contribution to the education in Atlanta. Ga.. the school

Russian copper imports at European : ports the amount being 1,200 tons, ' valued at $79. 000. . REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS From Rcrords of Indiana Titile and Loan Co.

J'i'"!,.!. Ill l'-OV't .I.V. v x v , Seth Hammond and Leslie C Ma!i- a"d Portland. Me., during Whitcomh arrt wife to La Roy Spring thp month of Jnne 1?1T- incl"ded and wife, lot T..5. Hammond and 2 ea nn vessels. The?? Whitcomb's addition, $4.000. vessels landed at Boston 2.-2 trips. , j apKrecating 9. "3. 92 pounds of tish. Harry Brazy and wife to llliam j valued at W.0: at Gloucester. A. Mclnerny lots 2 and 20. MiI-;1T2 tri acrecatlnc MSl.TTl burn place. Mishawaka, 11.00. pounds, valued at r.r:.8S0: and at Jacob P. Ihner and wife to; Portland. 29 trip, amounting to

Jvime, lot 220, Lincoln park addition., 11.00. Dixon W. Place and wife to Norman H. Kults nd wife, lot 1 riace's second addition to "Walkerton. $1.00. WilliAm n. Smith and wlf to Ren F. Dmitri. lot 6. Jacob Rupei's add:lion to Walkerton. $100.

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CE5 ISSUED Heating Plants are Being Installed in Anticipation of Cold Weather. "In time of peace prepare for war.. is the ßlosan apparently. for (during the last w-.ek. when the ; thermometer was flirting around 1 j the 90 (legree mark 14 of the o, j .... ue to the scho1 CI:J. f SoUth I,end- am0Untln" t0 5.60' Another big contract tne permit, for v.nich was ued week was awaruea oy tne t uiton itarwooa The permit calls for - H. Aulls. furnace. 51' I-afayette blvd. li5. C. Erler. frame garage, S. 310 753 Indiana av. $125. W. Metcalf, frnrrie dwelling, S. Sixth st. $2.000. School city cf South Bend, heating plant, 1602 W. Sample st. $33.760. T. F. Miller, furnace. 2417 Miami st. $140. J. Wildermuth. frame garage, 506 F. Pennsylvania av. $100. H. F. Coddington. furnace, 1111 Tenth st. $H0. Vr. Anderson, furnace. 1114 Harvey st. $175. K. M. Morris, furnace. 937 Riverside dr. $ F. K. 1 V V . Feeneel. furnace, 1303 Pleasant st. $160. J. W. Vernon, furnace. 806 st. $140. Harvey Schäfer, heating Miner I plant. 1005 S. Lafaye'te blvd. $450. D. H. Fears, beating plant. 116 S William st. $500. 'J. S. Seym ore. furnace. 12 2 S. St Peter st. $145. Samuel Hay;, furnace. 1303 S Michigan st. $200. tulton Harwood Frass foundry, ' factory. 150S-15 S. William st. $14.-1 68. John Fish, frame Oakside st. $1.400. dwelling. 116 f. W. Zimmer, frame parage, S. Columbia st. $50. , M. Pomoransky, furnace. 718 420 Cottase Grove av. $340. H. Glaser, furnace, 6 42 Diamond a v. $130. TO TEACH THRIFT IN SCH00LTEXT BOOKS NEW YORK, July 28. America will be the first nation in the world to rewrite her text books so that the children of this country will be taucht thrift in the school room. j According to an announcement made I today by the thrift education comJmittee of the National Education I association, radical innovations in . the American school curricula are , 1 al,,t take place. e llv Tf KJam J' Hl"' Mar" I shall Field. John Aanamaker and ... 1 . II win ne stuaiea in me scnoois, anaj text books on arithmetic, history, ( composition, domestic j science ana nousenoia economics will be subjected to radical changes. For the first time in the history of the world, thrift and personal efficiency will be given scientific consideration in the class room. Not the narrow thrift of mere money saving but the broader thrift of in out that on account or tne war i organization w ill be expected to j haVP before it a comprehensive plan j for thp practical study of thrift inj. the schools of America. NEW ENGLAND FISH CATCH WORTH $796,505 ' The fishinc: fleet landincr fishery 3.212.37! pounds, valued at $54.39 The total for the thre ports during I the month amounted to 693 trips, aerreatins 21.929,742 pounds of freh and salted fish, having a value, to the fishermen of J79,505. Pisieajsots of the Rectum Onlr. Dr. FOnNrisE. CIS J. S. Md.. Actvt.

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Interest in Past Week Centered on Convention at Milwaukee. Interest among local real estate men centered this past week in the; 10tl annual convention of the Na-! tiona, Real asociallon heM at Milwaukee Wis 1 Among thoJe attending from South i J"d were Major Fred Keller, . c-i,o wnii T , T- - Clemons, uilham Fergan. W . K. MrHenry, Harry Wood, William Happ, Ed. Neddo, George Hastings, P. J. Anderson and Vernon C. Hastings. Many papers were read before the convention dealing with civic improvements and the promotion of healthy community interests. Discus sions of the problems met in the real j estate business also occupied the at- j tention of the convention. The next meeting of the association will he held in St. Ixuiü, Mo., in July, 1318. Transfers of real estate in the j local market were reported as normal in volume, with the sheriff's! deed executed in favor of Susie ' Bieger for the South Fcn 1 brick j xards, the largest single transfer re- ' corded. This transfer is an echo of j the Al Harlin linancial smash which j involved many pieces of real estate in the city. Activities among the outlying "additions are reported as being normal. Marquette park is busy with its new sewer which is expected to be pushed to a rapid completion, making it possible for the promotors of this addition to complete the improvements they have planned. Home builders report a steady demand for houses in the $3,(00 to $4,000 class. several new homes having been started during the past' week in the addition lying on the southern edge of town. The first new home in the Harter Heights addition is nearly completed, the first of many homes to be built in this addition during the coming year. This addition is a restricted district, its promotors making all street and sewer improvements, besides planting many trees and bushes, before turning the lots over to the purchaser. "OWN YOUIl OWN IIOM1V The above is advice many have read, or have had told them, but manv have failed to act. There i--? I nc sane reason why you cannot have n cozy, comrortaoie moaern nome or your own. Just use that rent money you are squandering with the landicrd. and secure a home in Sutnlawn. Here are many complete, tine homes, all modern, ready to move into, and terms so easy you cannot afford to ignore this chance to le your own landlord. Come out on the Miami st. car line, to end of line, walk half block east and see tbe finest selection of homes in the citv. Call R. J. Bailey for furthet information. Bell 30S7, Home lir-s. Auv. Coming New customers are coming to us every day, because they want pure ice and unequaled service. We have both. ARTIFICIAL ICE CO. 525-535 N. Emerick St Home 6123; Bell 2221. A. B. WICKIZER Real Estate Office Homo Phone 8820 Hcs-idcnoo Bell Phone 2827 106 South Michigan Street Over Klbcl's Piano Storo SOUTH I1EVD, END. NEW FORD PRICES Roadster $35. Tourlag Car $360. F. O. B. Detroit. HfffKLE MOTOR CAR CO. 315 I- Jefferson BUd. Buy In Southmoor Beautiful Ixsta Jl Per Week. W. P. FUREY, 122 S. Main St. Reil phone 6. Hat ma anbrrakmble Mala Birring put In Tosr Watrdi. It rotte to mor. Frank Mayr & Sons 111 brnmlh KfeJdfM SirC WARNER BROS. Seed and Farm Machinery 114 E. Wayne St

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Navarre Place 9 (The Beauty Spot of South Bend) A trip through Navarre Place will speedily prove to you, that this is the logical place for your home. It is wonderfully "attractive and superbly located, with restrictions that mean enly the best surroundings. Prices unusually low for property so close in, and liberal terms will be arranged. Just fifteen minutes walk out North Michigan, across the bridge, at Peeper Park and you are at Navarre Place, overlooking the St. Joseph River. Office on the grounds open today. Goossen-Hill-McKenzie Co. ROY J. BAILEY, Mgr. 413-414 Union Trust Bldg. Home 1168, Bell 3087.

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The many fine homes built here will interest you. Bungalows, semi-bungalows and square houses, with open plumbing, baths, laundry, furnace, electric lights, cisterns, walks and all improvements. You can make a very small down payment and just a little each month and have one of these homes" for your own. Better than banking your money, for we wfll give you !0 more than you pay next year for your purchase, if desired. Take the Miami car to end of line and half block easL Salesmen on property all day today. Goossen-Hill-McKenzie Co. ROY J. BAILEY, Mgr. 413-414 Union Truit Bldg. Home 1168, Bell 30S7.

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