South Bend News-Times, Volume 36, Number 213, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 1 August 1919 — Page 12

THE SOUTH BEND NEWS-TIMES

POSTAL COMPANY

REDUCES RITES

Local Manager Receives Formal Announcement From Clarence H. Mackay.

Mexico's Agrarian Laws Forebode Heavy U. S. Loss

WASHINGTON. Aue. 1. Mor th-tn a thn;;sinl Americans ar1 thrrntmfl uith lo-.s of millions of fi'l!.'irs of invrj.tni'T.ts by a nw agrarian law f i!.rt l y thf ( onprr-5

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T'Trafih ratf s nvrr 1 1 rvirs of thi Postal T'-'.t L-t ;h ari l Cah rcm;:iry uc.ro rr-lufi V(t c r.t .it m:'l-:U'ht Thur.--l.-iy. Th- forrr.al nnnoiinoir.fr.t of t h t-t u i.- i:i l ie

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T Is'raph company. Fils f-.tatmnt to Miss L. M.7'f. :t;cr.;icr of thf? local liran h, is as follow g; "In ;ici-ori!arico with i'H )rrnih to tlx; jutli the I'o-f.i! TL-rajih uiA C.iM- coini.any will rli - tf-!"Kraph r at-s l'u j, r ---nt at miur.isl.t Thür.-. lay tLro:i;;h!:t tho t.'iiitr-l Stat th'i!y cun'.v. off the -0 p r cTt in r'ia which ro-tr.i.ibtT Jon. Hurl .-on ji.it into ff -t April 1, a.n-1 wh:h imludel h. ur '1 wirf s. "It will rr-torc th raU- to what th'Y ur' I'C-fore Mr. II jrlt .-on .-;.-'! tho lin's. Jn Joint; th.-; w- w:h to htatf th.it if ta .s unl xp n.- s cm-tinu-to incr i-. it w.ll l.- r.(o sr.iiy for th- company to ak th" in1 'i 1 n c of th- public in .mam alai'.. ir.h' t'L-k'i aphi rat . tr a whole or a jiart of this JO j-r (frit in o i tl r to c-jnliiiiie to j:ivc fast MTvicf, IJethK lions fuller. "Th" rr'-.-; .ut rat s in inf-rtate nr. i.t 1 tt rirranis will not 1" tlisi. i 1 1 ! for th- pr-s nt. hat v- -f.ect to i educe th'.-- iat.s a tlitle I. t. r. Th- I' t Jrn of th -o wires tonight

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h'ev-ral Arnf-riran eompanios have r a f 1 V filed rornp'aints with tho a to !" partrnont against th operain of this law and other complaints

lands expropriated with agrarian r.onds issued by the state, redoemald" at a time and manner to be .stipulated later. The now constitution of Mexico provides that the stat" tdiall i.-sue agrarian bonds under authority of a law that has not yet teen enacted by the. federal congress. The Americans point out in their complaints to the .-täte, department that these bonds are of no alue and inasmuch as the national

no In preparation. The department government Df Mexico has not paid

prepan:':; representations to tho tho interest on it t-onus since 1313

ther is no Indication that the

'arra r.za government against puttm' the la' into operation because of injustices this government contf!vl it works upon I'nited States . t .

s wno nave invest eu many

in agricultural lands In

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! Sonora. j !: Th' term- f.f th law it I" pro- ! .i'Ul that the Mato will pay for

agrarian bonds will be of any value. The a'toinative for the American holors i t these lands is to sell them to Mexicans and take pay In 20 annual installments of Mexican money. Any dispute Is to be left in the hands of the Kovernor, who may act arbitrarily.

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to th-:r poi h, ;.kainr loa.-tel

owi.tis marks th- nd of an! ,ml a liKht of this tompanyj a powerful -:'tort i y th'- po.-t-g neral aril our pp)iu'nts. .

ompany a nd tho i

West'-m Union wires reach

27, j-' p n ate comrntjnitie.s. The J on!y other t U fraph ysteni reaches; 1.700 cf):umuniti s. or less than! eicht per rent of the total number! .ervtd by the Western Union. The' otüres in over 20.000 small communities exclusively servel by our wires! a, unprohtable to the company, yet such offices are essential t the coun-;

try at Ian;e, and must bo main-

t lined." ! I 'ays IlettT Wascs. j Needs of Western Union employes ! f r higher wat:es, he said, were rec- ! .:t iz'd and they represented GG per J nt f.f the total cost of providing : 'lie service. He declared the WVst- ; i i. Union would strivi to pay its jmploy-s commensurate with thrt j iiicli cost of living and would "ask a ! -.try ni(lt rate and wholly defensible ; iiicom" in return "for bt-rving the

News of City's Business World

Chamber of Commerce to a still pi eater effort for the success of fuur Interurban days. A number of other special days are to be cele1 r.:ted in the near future, the mo.st important of which is Dollar day on A uk. 21. Dealers are making creat preparations for this event. It is a semi-annual barpain day feature in I-outh Hend that has never failed to be a tremendous success, attract-I-jt thousands of out-of-town shopl rs as well as the people of South Hcnd and Mishawaka. nir Sales Next. I"ur s-tles anci the customary August barpain events of all kinds are the next features on the merchandising calendar in South Bend. Many stores are now advertising fur exhibits of more than ordinary interest to the well dressed woman. Several stores wi'l hold informal openinps today and during the balance of the week, The August fur saler arc rapidly growing in popularity from year to year. Women may buy their furs now and have them stored without charpe until fV.ll. Other inducements offered are liberal payment plans, and the fact that prices are much lower now than they will be later.

DR. EELLS AND M00MAW ADDRESS KIWANIS CLUB

.lunr.i: upholds okdi :k. m

NCW YOItK. Aup. 1. The t United States government's corten-j tlon that alien property custodian tiarvian is entitle'! to the possession of all securities put up by enemy j owned insurance companies to en able them to do business in this country and for the protection of policy holders and creditors, was upheld here Thursday by IVdcral j Judtre Augustus N. Hand in an opin.j ion filed in the first of a series of, tet suits against the Munich ; He. Insurance company and involv-J inc: property worth J4,000,0?0. About j MS, 000. 000 worth of securities are! involved in the series of law suits. i

liberty mim Wc will pay you cash at Xnw York lond market dally quota Hons with accrued Interest to date and all due coupons. Convince )ourM'lf by petting our price tK'forc you HdL CAMP, TH0RNE & CO.

10.1 x. Main st., Oliver Hotel Illdg Hours: 9 a. m. to 5:30 p. m.; Saturday, 9 a. m. to 8:30 p. m.

CLEARANCE DAY ATTRACTS MANY

whole public.

Merchants Are Well Pleased With Results Obtained Rain Fails to Interfere.

Hell Telephon

tern Uniou company, to elimin-

! t(- the competition of the postal Tejepraidi and ible company. "It was a f.ht waPed apainst heavy O'hls. but we had the wholemalted Mipport of th- public ami th pr-fs. and for th ;r assistance k are deejily pratfful." T liicnux' IIiiiiiex-. The loral manager stated that vtry ffoffrt would be made to take ;-re of the iru i ea--d volume of business which they expect as a re-f-it of the bip decrease in rates. In a statement on the stand of the Western Union, Mr. Carlton said:

KANSAS CI TV, Mo.. A up. 1.

Western Union oflicials here havo; been advi.-.;ed that a petition filed to- j

Although early morning showers ir.terefered somewhat. South Hend merchants were well pleased with

lay with the Missouri public utilities j commission ' reouestinp permission to-

maintain present rates for a period h' results of the "Final July Clearf r,o days after the return of their! unco" day, a featured Interurban business to private control toniphtlriay yesterday. Hrisk business was has been granted. In its petition, i enjoyed in practically all of the the company stated that rates prior j stores, which had advertised special to the war increase of 2 0 per cent ' bargains in the newspapers to atv ould not be profitable now and a! tract the out-of-town shoppers, schedule that the extension of timej-'Iany visitors were in the city from be granted so that the commission surrounding town, attracted by P.e mipht determine rates which are to j opportunities to save money on all

be charged under private control. (branches or mercnancii.se.

The results of "Pinal ulJy Clearance" day encouraged members of the retail merchants bureau of the

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Dr. A. M. Eells. pastor of the W. .minster Presbyterian church. anj A, Dalton Moomaw. county road supervisor, were the principal speakers at the repular noonday luncheon of the Kiwanis club Thursday at the Oliver hotel. Dr. Kells gave a brief history of the Presbyterian church from the day of Pentecast when it was established to the present time. He ?poke of the work oi' the churches of the country accomplished during the war period and the extensive plans the Presbyterians are formulating for the future. Supervisor Moomaw spoke of the work done in the county along pood road lines and the manner in which the important highways of the county are to be repaired and new roads constructed. He told of the various materials roads are constructed of at present and laid especial emphasis on the concrete road as the practical road to build due to its stability and cost.

OX Iil'VINO TRIP. Miss Matilda Kirschmeyer and Udward Hapey have pone to New York on a buying trip for the Bran-don-Durrell C.

Advertisers make profits from volume not prices.

What to Cook

Quite a problem these hot days. Tasty cold meats, fresh fruit or cooling vegetables are most convenient to prepare and best liked by the family. You can be sure of the quality if they come from the Ferndell. The Ferndell GROCERY AND MARKET Cor. Main and Colfax Main 382 Lincoln 5382

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The repular built men. the stout or slim men or the short stout men to the boy 5 years of age will find here a perfect fitting suit.

THH YOUNG MKN who want snappy waist-seam suits and the older men with more conservative ideas will find just the styl and fabric he wants here at Sherman's. WHAT IS MOHi: your selection of styles and patterns is unlimited, any suit you choose will puide you to a perfect fitting stylish suit, a garment that cannot be duplicated in any store for anything .less than $25.

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clothes at the factory price, SI 5, with the fancy priced clothes you see displayed in other stores will quickly prove to you that you can save S10 at Sherman's. Come here tomorrow and look them over, trv a few on and decide for yoursell Your $15 Buys S25 Worth of Clothes

Sit down and figure it out for yourself be your E own jude and jury. Whv chould you go into some E ordinary retail store and pay $25 for your suit E when you can come direct to Sherman's and buy the EE identical same suit at our factory price, $15 ?

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Starts Tomorrow at Brandon's

Special Sale Silk Dresses

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S9.95

Women's and Misses' Taffeta Silk, Satins and

Crepe de Chines; large selections. Special sale

Women's .and Misses' Dresses: Georgette Crepes, Taffetas and Satins; large (1 f A QEJ selection. Special sale 0 I tbJiO HUNDREDS OF WASH DRESSES IN A SPECIAL SALE Women's Fancy Voile and Organdy Dresse. in many styles; large selection. Up QK to $7.50 dresses. Special POiÜU Women's Wash Drecses. in fancy voiles and organdies. Dresses that formerly (J A Q? sold to $8.50. Special $.39 Women's Beautiful Wash Dreses. in fine voiles and organdies. Only one or so of a kind. In all sizes. Dresses that formerly (27 sold for $12.50. Special J iOv

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Sale of Waists Pretty Wash Waists white or fancy striped and checked voiles and organdies, in a large selection of styles; $2.50 waists. Special

$1.95

Hundreds of beautiful Silk Waists in georgette crepes and crepe de chines, in

peach, maize, flesh, blues, orchid, white and

canary; many styles; values to $4.95. Special

$3.95

Children's Dresses Children's Gingham Dresses ages 6 to 14, in an immense assortment; d Of up to $4.50 dresses. Special Children's Voile and Organdy Dresses, choice of any of our pretty colored wash dresses, ages 6 to 14; from $5.00 to $18.00

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Wash Goods

Special purchase just arrived, made by our buyers who are now in New York city.

neautitui iew wasn uooas away under

price. Extra special, per yard

39c

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Bathing Suits

Women's and Misses

Bathing Suits, black with

fancy stripes.

Extra special

S1.98

Women's and Misses' Bathing Suits, gray or tan, fancy striped. Extra

special at

$2.29

Boys or Girls' Wool Bathing Suits, black or brown with fancy striped body $5.oo eg gc suit. Special &JWaWW Women's and Misses' Wool Bathing Suits at Special Prices.

Hosiery Specials Women's Lisle Hosiery, black and colors. Regular 5 0c kind. Special 39c

Women's Silk Boot Hosieiy, black

white; regular 95c kind. Special

Women's Gordon Hose, splendid quality in silk; black, white or 1 "I K brown; $1.50 kind. Special. . P I 1 ?3 500 PAIRS OF CHILDREN'S SOCKS Children's Socks, sizes 4'2 to 9'2. white with fancy top, also white or JQf black"; 50c kind.' Special OJl

Silk and Muslin Underwear Visit our new larjrc thlnl floor dept. New ;hkI, Special 1 'rices. WHITE PETTICOATS Women's White Petticoats, with deep lace and embroidery

trimmed; worth $1.75.

Special at . . . .

SILK CAMISOLES Special purchase of Women's Silk Camisoles, beautiful ly trimmed with lace and embroidery effects; $1.75 kind. Special $1.39

$1.25

CORSET COVERS Pretty lace and ribbon trimmed Covers; worth to $2.00. Sale GQprice vlW COMBINATION SUITS Deep lace and ribbon trimmed; up to $2.50 kind. Sale ' ( 4 A Q price s v NIGHTGOWNS White or Pink Night Gowns, fine quality; up to $2.00 kind. Sale price J? I bk3J Hundreds of Pieces Silk and Muslin Underwear at Great Savings.

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