South Bend News-Times, Volume 36, Number 246, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 3 September 1919 — Page 8

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SEPTEMBER 3. 1919.

THE CASE OF EDITH CAVELL. If, as minority ranilcr.s of ih coniraittf-r? on military I.tw of th American Bar a.ssociatiun i'-rlar-, th Germans were witliin th-ir seal riht.s undtr the "law of civilized wirfur" in killing IMith t'avell. th"i thtio will o loiti mik.1 insistent rlrnund that the i ulationa of war hv .so changed aa to inak a. similar doed for ver impossible. And if the minority report of the committee is in error, then there is equal nFce?-sity tor o clearly delinin law.i povernintr such ca as to prevent hereafter any defense of military outrage ty lawyers supersensitive to the tehni.al niceties of their profession. No oth r Kdith Cavell must he sent to martyrdom. However moderately men may l"v thp findings of the two inquirers for trie bar association that tlie slaying of Mi.-s C;tell was pr-rmissahU. tliere Ai'd 1m widt.xprtad intoierance of another incidental assertion: "The mere fact that nor trial was attended hv th.- loiuality and duplicity which commonly marked h -ercise of military power hy the Oennan on.mand Ines not alter this aspect of the case. ('This aspect' is the reasoning that if the Germans relied upon international law. then our denunciation of the execution should he followed hy th- demand that the death sentence for women should h prohibited.)"' Still, barring tho "mere fact" of Kdith Cavell's unfair trial, at least as it is reputed in the reports, the lawyers are probably half riht. The savage outrao was semi-leßally performed because civilization had not properly attended to ita business after a manner that would have made such methods wholly illeKal. This is one trouble with a whole lot of people. AVe fail to distinguish between what the law is and what it should be until the law as it is lias outraged someone. Germany, had she afforded Miss Cavell a fair trial, free from chicane and duplicity, miht legally have found the woman puilty Just the same, and imposed tho same punishment, had that country hail the moral and humane acumen to have done so. But just about that time treaties, and international law, and "the laws and usit-es of what we are pleased to refer to as civilized warfare." had all teen set aside by Germany as "mere scrap? of paper." which the lawyers should bear in mind. That estops Germany from claiming anything that she did as leral. When by her own proclamation Germany substituted the law of self-conceived necessity for treaties, and international law, and usace, and the rules of civilized warfare, she outlawed hcre5f. and became a bandit with no rights that anyone needed to respect, within the scope of such treaties, laws, us. ices and rubs. She cannot claim the privilege to eschew, disregard and "scrap" the "laws and u-apes of civilized warfare." and then claim their protection when perchanco she happens to keep within them. That Js where the lawyers, in that minority report, really blundered. If what Germany did to IMith Cavell had ben done bv England. France or America, with a fair trial addenda, it would have been different, for they n e v e r abandoned those rules of warfare upon which the report was predicted. They ould claim the protection of what they stood pledged to refpecl. It would be well, howtver, if international law. through leapup of Nations or otherwise.

were rewritten, and those rules

warfare were

somewhat revised, even for l-.ntand. France and America. There should be no excuse for such methods, left to unyone.

THE STEEL-SPIN ED PLUNGER. A tfne example of the astute advertising of questionable securities has recently been sent through the mai'.v It is an advertisement by a Texas oil company. The circular departs from the old tried and true method of assuring the pro-pectie customer that this is a deal of unquestionable Safety and conservatism, and openly announces th.it mst of the qxeat fortunes of this tonntiv bae been made by men who were wiümc to take a gambler's chance. It says further that the scheme is beini; promoted by men who are 'playincr a pame that has made millionaires over nitfht." that it N not a vraine for "weaklings." bat for "tee!--p:r.' d spe ulators,"' and that risks are "incident to all ?-äm s here enormous winnings aro p'Sit-le." As an example f wnt his been do:u it cites wII know n oil curr. pi n - in which irrt at fortunes have been n :.dThe thir.p is lUi.rir.t in its liiert uppeai to the irambiin: ir.stim t. w h;-. h. however we try to cor.ca! it. -I--ps. ei." not e tn,i so indly. in every human trc.ix. To ir.s ..re its Wine rt ad. it is addressed t the wot er of e ho- , h M ar.l ot ntatiouly ri'arke.l rsotui i '' It, is To :.e hoped, that ih:- . n d a I" s:milar p-t-rtcii-quick ( omni;.i;K -.t;c w:!! m-; '.vith a told reception t the h:us of tne women whom it u

mtended to deceive, and to lead Into InfiurnclniT their husband to Invest. There are sound investment, reAl-esfate, reliable stods and bonds, the good old trust company and the w. s. S. for every man. woman or child who wants to invest a little monev, and not one cent of n painful savings of the family should po Into .'i ir.vstment, however jrlitterinc. until it has ben invent irate J i.y j-ome hcnet person who knows tho pa me .

THE KAISER'S INDEMNITY. The Prussian mind continues unfathomable- Here we find the Prussian Kovernment soberly propoiiin to pay the former kaiser 170.000,000 marks, which ordinarily would amount to over $40,000.000 In American money and for what? A mere r.onPrussijn would never iriiess. To compensate Wilhelm for 'he "civil lores'" he incurred by reason of his abdication and Pipht. Those ir.-;.-, apparently, consist mainly cf taxes which would have been paid to Wilhelm if he had : epf his job. It is said that the Ilohenzoik-rns f.re eintr permitted to retain the ownership of their various caft'.e? in Germany. The kaiser indemnified for abdicating! Here ive rave, indeed, another tranR manifestation of the f'ierman mind If Wilhelm had bten fined for not rbdicatincr lon before he i id. If he had been tripped of all his posse-.sions In partial compensation for the incalculable wrongs he has done his country, we could understand it. But that the Germans rhould ime themselves, In their own bitter poverty, to enable the chief author of their ill to end his days in 1'ixury and magnificence It passs eon prehension. After this, the allies can collect their war Indemnity from Germany with a clear conscience. They certainly have a3 good a right to It as the kaiser has.

DANCING. The National Association of Dancing Masters has just held its annual convention in New York city. Three hundred members from the United States and Cansda attended, and from that august assembly this cheering news comes forth. "The old fashioned waltz is coming byuk is already back. There will be no new da nets introduced this season only modifications of a few present steps." Three hundred persons scattered over a wids territory can do a great deal toward revolutionizing i-ny movement, oar.ee or otherwise, and it is grati fyincr to know that measures are to be vaken to restore to the dance some of its former sri1 ce and beauty as well as decency. There is nothing more bea"tiful to the eye than graceful dancing, nothing more conducive to correct and carriage of the body, nothing which in itself increases more the ability to meet and greet people without fmbarrassment. But of late years the popular dance steps have been a travesty in which there was neither crace, rhythm nor modesty. "On with the dance," for dancing is one of the most joyous and natural amusements, but "on." also with all the iniluences which lift dancing from the frenzied maze into which it has degenerated and bring it back to the point where no one need hate to see his daughter dancing. ,

The city of Nitro, in West Virginia, is offered for sale by the United States government. It's a bargain. But prospective purchasers seem to be afraid it might blow up.

Other Editors Than Ours

THH HIGHWAY RUIT. (Indiana Dally Time.) "Whether the attack on the constitutionality of the highway commission law at Brazil succeeds or fails, the responsibility for it and any public inconvenience that may follow will devolve on the Goodrich-Hays administration. The people of Indiana want good roads- They are willing that millions of dollars be expended for good roads and the only thing they have insisted on having is good roads, honestly built, where they will benefit the public. The conduct of the road building program by the state highway commission has not met with public approval- Sufllcient of it has been disclosed to enable the public to form an idea of both the program and the results that will be obtained from the commission's efforts. Apprehension that millions of dollars will be wasted in the carrying out of this program in general in the state. It is alleged in the suit recently filed that the expenses of the commission to Aug. 20 have been $47,460.92, and not a mile of road has been completed. There has been an air of mystery surrounding the commission ever since it was established. Facts to which the public should have ieady access are hard to obtain. No publicity attaches to those things which the director of the commission does not want made public. Citizens in whose neighborhood it is proposed to build roads are not allowed a voice in the designation of the kinds of roads they prefer. Their protests are not treated with much consideration. They do not come in contact with the commission force in the statehouse and there is much left to surmise that had better be made plain. To date the highway commission has not been able to see its way clear to-order the construction of any other kind of road than a cheap concrete. This, of course, antagonizes the brick interests, the asphalt interests and every citizen who believes that there are better pavements than concrete and that conditions of traffic a', places indicates clearly the use of some other material than concrete. The Times is not prepared to say whether or not the attack on the constitutionality of the road law is a move by the business interests who have been offended by the commission's partiality to concrete. It is really a matter of no importance The question is whether or not the commission is legally created and empowered to spend millions in a manner that is not pleasing to a great part of the taxpayers. The complaint alleges that the highway commission has contracted for T 7.6 2 H miles of road at a cost of $2.652.682 i0 and that it proposes to contract for 700 miles more of road at an estimated cost of $24,OÖÖ.000 and then for 3.00'J miles of road at an estimated cost of J1Ü5.0CO.OO0. This is a pretentious program and one in the carrying out of which public confidence must be retained. So far the public highway commission of Indiana has not done that which is most vital to the sue covs of the jrood roads protrram It has not created n spirit of conildence in its program. The wonder is. not that the constitutionality of the law has been attacked, but that other proceedings have not been started before tni. A state administration that is capable of so doIns would he.ve conducted the affair of the highway commission in such a manner that there would have bten no inclination on the part of any one to light the pood roads program. The suit at Brazil has no preater significance than that which is bi ought -ut by its existente. The Goodrich! Iave pood toad program hs not been conducted in a manner th?.t inspired cv retained public conhdenc.

More Truth Than Poetry

-BY JAMES J. MONTAGUE.

SCATTER SEEDS OF KINDNESS. Be kind to the unfortunate Have pity on the wight Who, through some evil trick of fate Has never started right. The very man whose timid pica For succor you refuse. Some day a millionaire may be And own a stock of booze. Spurn not a sister in distress Though blackened be her eye Though wild her manner, soiled her dress. Ah! do not pass her by; For if you crush her with a glance How foolish you will look If later on, by any chance. You learn that she's a cook. Stretch forth a helping hand to him Who calls on you for aid A man whom circumstances grim A woeful wreck have made. Some day he may come out on top And you will get a jar. If ever he's a traffic cop The day you speed you car. Do not refuse the hungry man Who asks you for a meal; Respond as freely as you can T His low-voiced appeal. For you will have a horrid shock If he should be by chance Inspecting baggage on the dock The day you land from France. (Copyright. 1919).

The Tower of Babel BY BILL ARMSTRONG

Chub Birdr-ell ont the following telegram to Kutay Clmmerman at Grand Rapids yesterday: "Well, 1 sco you llnally Coli id Ethel"

Congratulations, Katsy and Ethel, and you better hold on to them, too, cause later on when you come to buy furniture you'll find you haven't much left but congratulation

J P. S. We know.

NOW Wi: HAVE FOUND Till" MKAXIÄT MAX. r-AHLLNTILLE. II!. He may be "crooked" but he Is no liar. Local residents purchased 17 bottles of "tea" at a fat price, sought a quiet nook to sample the forbidden stuff, and felt keea disappointment. It was tea.

The Niles Barber came in yesterday for the purpose of leaving an estimate on John Zuver's work for the coming fall and winter. The bid is sealed, but wo understand that it is a dime tmder Jake Heckaman's for a plain haircut without neck shave.

loo good to be original, but we print :t out of respest to the trude.

I)oc Keegan of the American Drug is taking his vacation by painting his house.

Oh, it's great to be influential. In desperation we turned to a copy of the Evening News-Times for reading matter and lamped right out on the front page: "BILL MAKKS RAIL STRIKES CRIMINAL."

Thorpe, over at the Goodrich holdup in the Union Trust building, sends in the following. It sounded

MCH IS LirC IN CINCINNATI. Buck In tho good old days before hair tonle won an unpopular decision over Its fiery predecessor, Cincinnati used the Ohio river only for shipping. Then came tho dry edict and all was gloom. Kortyflve years of trying to land a rag in the National league required some sort of exuberAting stimulant such as the old hops served to give. IUt joy pierces the gloom no matter how thick the gravy. The morale of the community is once more around a hundred percent even If the beverage is 99 1-2 points behind. The Reds did it. Cincinnati's silent motto has been "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." They did it 4 4 times and it looks as if the 4 4th A. I. would produce a hit. While the rest of the country talk about- the II. C. L-. the residents of Cincinnati talk about the high cost of the Giants and the contrasting low percentage of victories. It hurts Cincy's eelings just like a shot of hackdrivcr's hooch offends one who has been exiled to the great Sahara. They don't care any more for a pennant than they do for their arms, their legs or their eyesightTheir trusty hammers have been junked. Horns are blown freely.

SOCII7TY NOTI-l Joseph V. Wypiszynski. justice of the peace, entertained the tenor and the baritone of the Colfa.v Avenue Glee club at his home on Labor day evening.

The Horoscope

THURSDAY. Si;iT. I.' The planetary figure for this day is fraught with possibilities of great

importance. Under the powerful) sswav of Saturn trined by Luna there!

should be a breaking up of longstanding and obstinate conditions tending to thwart if not destroy. Under the passing of this congestion or crystallization events should move rapidly into new and important positions. This prospect is emphasized by the quick-acting Impetus of Uranus under sextile transit of the moon. which influences toward changes coming abruptly and unexpectedly. Removals, journeys and changes may be undertaken with confidence of success and advantage. Those whose birthday it is havo the presage of an eventful and successful year, with change and probable journeys. A child born on this day will be industrious, reliable, intuitive and original.

WHAT TO DO WITH THK HAI II RIBBONS. When the freshness of the hair ribbons has vanished so that it is quite impossible to make them stand up properly on t0 child's head, they may be used to good advantage for covering coat hangers of the ordinary wire or wooden variety. The ribbons should be dipped in gasoline, rubbed with clean, soft cloths until perfectly clean und then pressed with a warm iron on the wrong side. The hancers should be padded, first, with a soft foundation material, and it will be found that the hair ribbons of v.si:al width will do nicely to cover them. Little sachet baps, attached on baby ribbons, make a dainty finishing touch to the hangers.

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