South Bend News-Times, Volume 37, Number 102, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 11 April 1920 — Page 29
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THE SOUTH btND NEWS-TIMES M M) Y. APRIL 11. !:o. CONGRESS PLANKING ANNUAL ROUND OF PLEASURE JAUNTS 1 FRENCH TRADITION To Demonstrate Use of the Motor Truck on the Farm BARS BACHELORS FROM PRESIDENCY
Open Season for Junkets at Taxpayers' Expense is Approaching. RV TXns LUDLOW Washington. V. c.. April in. Th w.son 'f congressional junket.1? Is b ppr jar, hin jr. Thre Is every Indication thrt it will be ino eit Ft a son fur junketIn the weary i. err. hers of congress wl!l hav pxpf-rlnre fdnoe the hulcyon prior to the world war. Several rry fin trip? :;re Ifintf plann"., mostly at the r-xp'-nce of patient Cnrle Sam who?" le- has b?rn pulled fine time innncn-.ori.il to pay the expenses of 1 1 1 - "trip.s of Inspection." which iif supposed to familiarize the .knowletR'e-seekini: colons with conditions thrajhout the world but which, in fo't. are pUarure trips at the cost of the taxpayers. Conditions ore Favorable The prospect that conrre--s will ndjourn early on account of the national political conventions hrinus about exactly the ri?ht conditions for junktinsr. ns ther will b a considerable hletus between the national convention and the beginn iru; of the fall campaign when the members will have to pet out on the stump. Ther will bo th usual Junket to the Panama canal and ono to Rui ope. Th mot Interesting of the proposed Junkets, however, will be one to the far east. This I.s a novel departure? from tho uual run of rovemment pleasure trips and as it ha ben framed up It will be "some" Junket. Every Indiana member of oongress has received during the last few dayrf a letter from Representative Charles II. Randall of California telling about proposed Junket de luxe, only he don't call It by that name. lift explains that a conKrepslonal party I neinp made up to Ko to Ilawall, the Phllllpplnes, China and Japan and that nearly 199 members of eonpTess already have joined th party. The 'junketers will .sail from fvvn Francisco on July 5, stop four or five days in Hawaii, elpht or ten days In th Phllllpplne.s and three- or four days each In China and Japan, returning to San Fran--ico about Sept. 1. Transport to lr Csotl The army transport Mt. Vernon, o m of the best of the transports, has been placed It the disposal of the party, the letter Fays, for tho ntire trip and lesser craft will be available for quick local transportation of tho members of congress when they reach the various foreign port?. "The expenses) of the trip will be nominal." is the cheery Information conveyed In ".Mr. Randall's If Iter, "outside, tho railroad fare to San Francisco and Return, and this is expected to be a one way fare for tho round trip." A I Vtchins AppcaJ Then comes the following fetching f. ppal: "It Is manifestly your duty to po on this trip because of the Krowin.tr importance of the Philippine question. Hawaii is askinp for statehood. The Philippines are talking of Independence. What are to be our new relations with China and Japan? You owe it to yourself and jour constituents to pet s-or.io real Jlrst-hnnd Information." Mr. Randall adds that, on the way hark "los Ar.pelfs and southern California will offer its famous hospitalities for two or three days, with ;i side trip . If possible, to Yoscmite national park."
A Reminiscence By B. C. Stephenson Mr. J. Suydenham Huer was a Stiidebakor carriage trimmer during tho early '7's and later. He Mas a man of full stature and of very distinguished appearance, and in his I iure hours was ji n exquisite (Jres.-er and always gracefully sported a cane. He affected large, line fin- collars ;iml cuffs on Iiis great coat. Huer v. as of the heavy tragedian type und his voire way wonderfully powerful and agreeable, lie was a masterful Shaktsperian reader and of great dramatic ability and ever the wonder grew why he was not on the stage ami not a world famous tragedian. -Mr. Duer's main failing was that he "would not submit to manag tut nt." which wan the blighting fault of two other people of great talent 1 have known, who thereby "hid their light under a burhel." Huer was married to an e-teoin-ab'o South Fend lady, and descendants of her family, though now unknown to me. are dould'ess residents of South Fend today. I would liko to meet one of them. Though I was only a youth. Mr. Puer was always considerate of inc. probably from my unconcealed admiration of him. and on o:w occasion he honored rae in mv home. with he and I alone or.e whole even-1 injr. with dramatic readings, while J I attempted to entertain him by , feeding him douchnuts and good! eider. I never heard on tho stag-! a line recited with su. h perf.n :ioj; as was his delivery of th opening lines: "My soul tod.iy I fr.r -a ay, Sailing the Vvsuviari bay." A character of our neighborhood was "Old Fee." I never knew h-r full name. The ancient maiden wa a good housekeeper, for oth rs. and was in demand at her modest s -ale of wages. She had a complexion of tho subs: ariv'e and of the color ..: old bronze parchment and w.is an Inveterate Frnokcr. As a rule 'Dee" sat at the table with the family and at informal gatherings sho w.ts 1IciWfcJ to slip In and occasionally she part!r:r"itcd in the . on ei .-ation. And lac.v for the story: The matronly housewiv of the neighborhood were ftoiii-itd or.r evening. for Mr. Fucr had coi-ented to give -omo readings. One cotapar.tori and 1 v. ere the ej.'.y t . r-ao; present, Mr. Put v a. rii;)r the Una! !ir.- of "The Reils." ami hi t ? '- musical top.-s h- gave as lo- i-.id. "T'o- lb lis. lb Reils o Si1. .'''' .1 '!, tl'.e )' -, - tilt waters of the Kir 1. e." eould fair! htar the real ibrations of the bei!. As h. pioiiuunct j U;e last wuid of
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Hauling hay will lie one of the uses of a true; on the farm that will be demonstrated to farm, of northern Indiana and southern Michigan by the South Rend truck dealers when they go nr. a seven day tour. Marling April i'O. According to the plans being made for his tour by the lealers' executive com. nittee, - farmers will be permitted to k the truck men to do any kind of work th'y desire. Prcsiden tin I HERBERT
Second in a series of biographical sketches of prominent candidates.
"That's Hoover," they used to say over at Washington, when they would point him out coming and going around the Food Administration building. Rut they had to say it on the wing, for it was "Here she comes" and "There she goes" with Hoover. Unless a visitor found him secluded among a mass of papers in his private otlice. it was pretty much of a sure bet he'd be hurrying off to a conference at the capitol, or to see some mission Just freshly arrived from Furope. For in the days when the Food Administration was busiest scattering foodstuffs throughout Rurope's many hungry countries, the follow with the most work to do was Herbert C Hoover. And then, as now. Hoover was the same enigma. An engineer and miner. Hoover had been trained to cut nil the Gordian knots that lay in his pathway and to hew to the shortest line between two points. As feeder of the world, he silently worked out his own plans of mn-t eftieiently distributing sustenance to tho grestest number of people at the least Inconvenience to those at home. As a presidential "possibility." there has been no indication he will alter his habit of being shy, unassuming and sphinx-like. Hoover's is the square, solidly-set iaw; bis are the bright, piercing eyes; the broad, high forehead, capped by short and almost stubby hair; and medium-balanced nose above a decisive mouth. His shoulders are broad and his body Is built stoutly. His 1S5 pounds rest comfortably on sturdy but short U gs. The man who avows he's not a candidate, and is alternately claimed and rejected by both parties, got li!s start August 10.1 S7 4. at West Rranch. Iowa, a way station on the Reek Island railroad between Cedar Rapids and IU:rlinp.ton. When he was four years old his father di?d, and four years later the mother, who was. a pious Quaker preacher, passed away. For several years he was "passed around" among aunts and uncles on Iowa farms. Then he was sent to Xewburg. Oregon, to live with other relatives in the new Northwest. At fourteen young Hoover announced Iiis intention of entering a "scientific university" instead of the Quaker institution his relatives had picked out for him. Accordingly, he was cut off from financial assistance and that caused him to journey o Portland where he got a j'M, worked and saved and studied for his "scientiae carreer." Registers in College Tn the fall of 1S91. Hoover had made enough to go down to Palo Alto. Cab. where Iceland Stanford Junio- University was just opening its doors. e successfully passed the advertised entrance examinations anil wa one of th Mrst I'ovs register at the new university. It is open gossip around Stanford that Hoover was the poorest student on the campus in Friglish. spelling and such studies. In matin matics. geology, economics and hbtory, however, tradition hid it he excelled, and even p. is enemies in the Fnglish department were fcrced to give him credit for cb-ar-i.-"-s in expressing hts thoughts in ther.ns on cicnti!ic subjects. Hoover's undergraduate life was rot entirely difftient from that of the average colleo fellow. He won lienors h re and there when a class election was tip and on some occasions he was Intrusted with stu(ient t: nan ccs. Acquitting himself well in that line, his friends say. the "waters of thrt River Ree." j "Fee" wa ;eanir.gforward te draw j the attention of a "woman, and be- i K re any encore could be starte.! " I )ee" s t n ?- rn f "I s.o . Mrs. Filly. Wyman's yd- J '"c carpet warp has o. .c, and y" .tn Kit it pounds of brown sugar j at Hackney's fo- ru ler.is." i Duer took his hat and vanished. 1
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Rv the time the local dealers leave- South Reud on this tour a complete schedule of work for them will be mapped out by committees thai will b" appointed in the surrounding towns :o cooperate with the tiaick men. Iist fall a sixty day tour of seven states was made by national truck manufacturers to demonstrate to the rural residents the value of the true; :, s Comp.'ired with the hoise and the local tour Possibilities C. IF.fC. PATHS IX liooYHRSS RIFI-: j is7l horn at Vct Rranch, ! Iowa. j IMS Father died. ; 1SVJ Mother dunl. 1 W'.ll Moed to Xowbuig. (Hv.. to i liic with rclatlcs. i lh!H Rnrolled in mining at Staui ford I "nhcTsity. just opening its I doors. j i s ." ;n)duateil from university, j lK'Jä-!,!! Worked on various mining projects in Arkansas, i .Now Mexico. California, Austra- ' li.i and China. 1S;! Married lo MKs Tou Henry, 'Monterey, Cnl. 100 Helped defend Tientsin during Roer rebellion. 1000-UM I Partner in various mining projects in China and Iondnn. Rl I Named chairman of American Relief Commission. Iondon. 1 !!." Chairman. Commission for Relief in Reigium. CM 7 Appointed by President Wf'son I'nittnl Slates Food Administrator. 1ft IK Made director of food supplies for allied powers. lft:H Mentioned as candidate for presidential nomination. proved he was successful In his tirst job of organization. Filters actual mining When he got his degree of A. R. in engineering and mining, he sought the advice of one of his professors, w ho told him he ought to enter mining in the Sierras. Accordingly, Hoover hied himself across the mountains and got a job as a common laborer in a mine at Crass Valley. A year later he had advanced to the position of sub-foreman. After directing work for a few months, he decided he had learned all he was llke'y to learn by manual labor, and so went to s.n Francisco. Alter a year or two with Totiis .Tanin, the coast's foremost engineer. Hoover sd.ed an opportunity to go to Western Australia when the 1897 mining boom was em there. A little later the young engineer found himself la China, holding the ofllce of director of mines under the government. Rut when he found the Chinese plans were mostly on paper he resigned and went to Tientsin, only to be caught in the storm of the lioxer rebellion. Instead of escaping, as he might have done. Hoover declared it was his duty to stick to Ills employes. They, however, were used in Hoover's plans for defense, ho instructing them to throw up defenses of any sort possible around his mines, thus allowing the white soldiers to be freed for service in the city. Fven now Hoover says his earnings .; chief engineer in China amaze him. Rut in the midst of it all. he found time to sail the Faei'io to San Francisco to be married to Miss R-ou Henry, co-ed sweetheart, who lived 'at Monterey. Partner in company Til l?2 Hoover went to Ixmdon where he became a partner in the mining company for which he went to Australia in F97. Hoover then spent six years in cleaning up a debt of honor which bad devolved on the firm when one of the directors ran away with more than a million dollars of the firm's customers money as well as all of Hoover's personal cash. The claims wert not such as could have been legally press-ed against the f.rm. but Hoovr insisted on payment in full. From 1 1 0 S tinti! the war hreke out in Furope in 1914. Hoover worked in various countries, and everywhere he was known as a "bear" at organization and at metallurgy. From the I'nited States, he traveled in China, Malay Peninsula, KoTea. Central and South America. Australia and Russia, co-operating with local mining companies in efforts at greater etlicieney and production. With connections in all parts of the world, and with otüc-es in Lenden. Xew York and San Francisco, observers declared Hoover wa destined to become a multi-millionaire.
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will be operated on similar li.ie--. Detailed plans for the tour will be discussed by the truck men at a ir.eoting to be held nt the Chamber f.f Comrmre, Monday night at 7:-' o'clock. The pa.ssengcr car dealers as well as truck men, will attend the meeting Monday evening and it 's probable that an organization to be known as the south IJend Automotive Dealers association, wi ll a ;assenrr car and truck division, will grow out of this session. 1 His incomes doubled and .trebled. I His services were sought wherever there were minerals to be drawn ' from the earth. i Then suddenly in July. F 1 4 . his ; plans crashed. With the outbreak I of war. in the panic that seized London, all mining and development ! stocks lost value. Of course. Hoo- . ver's personal fortune was safe, and it was Hoover. who was equal to the j occasion when thousands of Amrricans found themselves stranded and j penniless in Furope. - ! Reglns rescue work j That was where his rescue work began. Organizing fellow engineers ;and rai.-ing $ l'mi.0i0 in addition to , SLT.a.000 the American embassy got I from home. Hoover established an ; office at a Rondon hotel and set about J to get succor to Americans wherever j they happened to be caught. The olhce aided in cashing checks and drafts on faith, obtained tickets and steamer accommodations and such other work as speeded up the return to America of tourists in war-throttled Furope. Rut the experience in Rondon was trifling compared to that which he "inherited" in Relgium. The Relgians. seeing German hordes overrunning their little nation, sent an appeal to Rondon for aid. both in money and food supplies. The American ambassador at Remdon, remembering so vividly Hoover's efforts in sending "home Americans, told the Relgians about the "wizard at organization." So Hoover was drafted. Seeing Iiis success in Relgium where he spent upwards of f 17.000000 a month In relief, and in four years of war clothed and fed nearly 8,0(M.000 persons President Wilson called on Hoover to become food administrator for the United States. His relief work. Raving measures and organization policies attracted the attention of the allied countries and Hoover was made a member of the supremo economic council which victualized the war-torn allied countries. With the war now a closed book for more than a year. Hoover has still kept up his relief work. In Xew York he maintains an office for the American relief commission's children's fund. In addition his organization still sells "Hoover food drafts" to Americans for their destitute relatives in Furope. Recently, when Hoover was busy with the work of the Industrial conference called by the president, lie turned over his relief work in Washington to Mrs. Hoover, who, with a staff of stenographer, conducted a good portion of the Hoover activities. The Hoovers have always wanted to move back to Palo A 'to. Calif., to live. Hoover likes the outdoors, and enjoys the chance to get out into the country with his boys one 10 and the other 14. Mr-. Hoover is a quiet, retiring woman. She has traveled with her husband into nearly every country his work has called him. She has always taken a lively interest in his activities, particularly in his relief work and for months has actually performed volumes of work to relieve Hoover. At present the Hoovers live in Washington. LONDON. Hitchen, Hertfordshire, boasts the Ideal official. Declaring that he had very little to do now. local Food Controller Times asked that his salary be reduced from four pounds to two pounds weekly. Granted thankfully. PRIVATE LIXKS AISD GARAGE IXDUCEMEXT TO FREiS'CH MAIDS CHICAGO. April 10. "And lure is something exceptional a room cottage, overlooking a park, private golf links for the servants, individual garages, all ultra-modern conveniences and " That Is a sample from the selling talk two American women will u-o In attempting to bring 1 Yench maids to America. Under a plan originated by Mrs. .1. S. Knowlson. the agents collected $250 from each houekeeptr desiring a maid. Transportation will be advanced the girls who yield to the lure of photographs of homes and descriptions of jazz lailen phonographs to be theirs '"or the asking.
Min Dcschancl h Tenth "Laclv President" to Oc- '
9 cupy Palace. PARIS. April 10. -i- re noli tra-li-tion decrees that the chief of the republic must have a wife. That is the niysee ar-' why the dois resolutely shut of to bachelors and widowers. Counting Mme. Deschancl, there have been 10 lady presidents, as unlike one another as eich president differed from his predecessor. The public voice, always very loud and sharp in France, accords to Mme. Thiers, the first in date, the reputation of private economy carrleel to the point of public meanness. Mme. Macmahen, a grand o dame, was her husband's veritable counsellor. Her charity wa3 proverbial. She even installed a workroom in the Papais. where she and lur friends made baby clothes for the poor. No Ciala Dinners. During the sojourn of Mme. Crevy at the Fylsee there were no sumptuous fetes, no gala linners. She was a very simple woman, minutely observing the rules of neutrality and in a narrow way very good and devoted. Mme. Carnot. her successor, delighted In luxurious displays most tastefully carried out, in Hashing contrast to the "strictly necessary" mettto of Mme. Grevy. Her idea j was that the emoluments of thej presidency ought te be given back I to Franc', so she kept epen house, and her gracious personality did j much to counteract the impression j of austerity which her husband j gave-. Mm-. Casimir-Perier was a j short and tragic bird ef massacre, j She conceived gorgeous plans that ' eents did not permit her to realize-.; France long kept the souvenir of"! this weunan as elegant as she was' distinguished. Plays Fffaood Rede. Mme. Felix Faure played a somewhat effaced rede. The real lady president was Mile. Rueie FelixFa u re. who admirably fulfilled the thousand and one obligations of an ollieial life. Mme. Roubct did not take the slightest interest in poli tics, and solely occupied herself! with her family and household. Mme. Faillieres liked to draw into the background and to go into society a.s little as possible. She used to say she- had a horror of being on show. The grumblers at the third republic complained that the Palais was I ecoming middle-class. Foonomy was no doubt a great national virtue, but they would not have minded seeing the salary of the president spent in a larger public measure. Wakes Fp From Torpor. Then came Mme. Poinoaro. and the Palais woke up from its mild torpor. The chief lady of France mixed intimately in the literary, artistic and social world. She was the coitsta tit companion of the president and identified herself with all th' joys anil sorrows of her country. From F' 1 -1 to 1 f 2 0 Mme. Poiucare was to be found anywhere where there was suffering to be relieved. To the wounded in tin' hospitals her passage had something of the charm and magic of our own Florence Nightingale in the Crimea. Mme. J)eschanel needs no praise. Her evenings at the Palais-P.nurbon already have equalled in splendor and iu distinction those of the Flyseo. CHICAGO BAKKS OA iEW DA VI ACHT SAl'ItG CHICAGO, April lo.--P.anks here will inaugurate their own daylight saving hours Monday, it was announced today. The banks oted to moy their business day ahead an hour, opening at 0 a. m. and closing at L' p. m., Saturday bonis from a. m. until noon, not being changed. The new hours do not ai ply to safety deposit and tru.-t departments. PACKING HOUSES IDLE DUE TO YARDS STRIKE CHICAGO. April 0. The livestock exchange h- re today asked ! all Ihestock shippers to consult! commission men I" fore forwarding' shipments here. Switchmen clean- . ed up the stockyards last night andj packing houses looked for an idb ( day. t FAIRY1FAV. j April S. j Mr. and Mrs. Charles Srroup of; South Warren spent Sunday with j Mr. and Mrs. Charles Geody. Mr. and Mrs. George Peterson are the parents ot a son, Dale Arthur, born Friday. April 2. Mr. and Mrs. "oyd Re-c'ie and son spent Faster with Mr. and Mrs. Rimer McDonald of South Rend. ! Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bollinger h?vc mov-ed to this vicinity. Mis. George Fisher ?pent Wednesday with her c.auirhter, Mrs. George Peterson. Mr. and Mrs. John Dunn and son. J. C. and Mr. and Mrs. Rimer Me- j Donald spent Tuesd o with Mr. and j Mrs. Lloyd Restle. Mr. and Mrs. Claud rderson have moved to Rvdick. Mrs. H. W. Rydi-ik spent Saturday with Mrs. George Peterson. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Pastel.! Portage rd.. spent Sunday w ih Mr. t and Mrs. Ciovd Restle. ! Mr. and Mrs. Claud W:fr and; c-- ...r.- F.-.rter with Mr. and Mr. ; Walter Field. oi ivi: chap! a.. ' A pro ?. The contest between tl;e "Nips" and "Tiö-k-"' ( f the S'jnd.y s.-hoolj closed Sunday in favor of the Tueks. j The "Nir-S Will !- eyj.eeted to glV' an entertainment in t.ie fatvire. Mr. and Mrs. Ray S:.-.ih. of N-v.-Carlisle, entertained the J. C Smith fan-.r.ies at Rasfr d-nrv r. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Rolg-rs and children wer" the S'undav gae.-is of Mr. and Mrs. Riley Runne!.. Mr. ar.d Mr.. Wel.ser C .rr rtertained Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wyco;T and farniily at li:ir.er Sunday. Muster Raymond Frader.Vojrg is spendijvg the week with his gr.tndu. other. Mrs. J. C. Sinitii. Trv XEITS-TIMES Van! Ads.
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