South Bend News-Times, Volume 37, Number 105, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 14 April 1920 — Page 6

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APRIL 13. 1920.

HOW TO BRING PRICES DOWN. The i-tatcment of Bovprnrncnt .?!'.ci-ils who have ii?t completed a Mirvey of the marki-t ff-r hides, 'ather and Fhors that th prices of hls;h-grade footwear will come down shortly is rnrourainff bpcauso r.f the reason revenlod for tho pre diction. Tho shoe tnr-n will have to lower their flotations, the -xp-rts at Waphlnpton siy, lraune if tluy do not ihfy will not fcf.l thfir shoes. Thf people liav stopped paying outratfous price? for footwear. Herein Is disclosed th- secret of how to deal with profiteers. If It is roF.siblp temporarily to tlo withe ut tho pood?, do not an' extortionate i'ric; the profiteer will he rompelled to rome to reason. He rnu.t Fell hi Kood.s or so out of huines?. It was Ion;? the rule in America that the most expensive commodities were those of best juality. And Americans more and more haw come to demand the best. This has led to the practice of imposture by the profiteer? who placed unreasonable hirrh price? on their ware3 and thus led customers to believe that they were of exceptionally line quality. The people were slow to s e through the deception, but evidence i not lakint; that they ha e now done j-o. A fl.iy of reckoning Ins come for the profiteers. Notwithstanding cornphiints asaiiust liiqh prief-s of 5 ho cm, manufacturers were conihlent that demand for hih-priced footwear would continue un.ibated and Imported during the last 12 months ; creatty increased quantity of fancy shoe leather. I'ut the people have decided nt to pay the prices asked. If consumers can thus force F.hoe prices down, they tan also lower the cost of other unreasonably priced commodities. The remedy lies in their own hands.

WOMEN VOTERS' LEAGUE. Organization of a non-p.vrti.--an leacrue "f women oters has led home to surest that the country may have a KTcat women'n party and that no en ! r.f complications may result. Such "fears." however, must subside on reflection that while every political partv Is a leapue of citizens, there is a considerable difference between a larty and the common notion of a league, the latter frequently beinpr formed within a party to advocate certain issue The women have as much riqht to have their leagues as the men. and none of them of any importance would be silly enough to advocate the us of the vote- to divid? the sexes on political lines. The vote will not change the nature of women, .'Ithouch it will improve their position, and husbands and wives will consult over election matters as they do over others. Wives, daughters and sisters, excepting in the cae of the few freaks who are ah.Tivs bidding for limelight or else acting foolishly because they can't help It. will not he found organizing against husbands, fathers and brothers. They may have, and properly, their associations f ii developing sentiments for some project particularly of Interest to wa rnen, but, as pointed out, tnls i. no more than many men voters do. Th'- nonpartisan spirit is just the one in which to launch movements for reforms; having obtained tl.- x ote in this way, women may bo expected to exert .x ood influence against partisanism of the. mrrow sort. The great majoiity rf American women can bo depended upon to use the vote intelligently. The men hav enough freaks ir politics to cause them Jo o slowly about sneering at the many good suf-fr.ig'i-ts on account of the foolish few.

PUTTING FIGHT INTO RELIGION. It is only ritfng that there should be a series of religious revivals throughout the country, such as the Hob Jones re iv.al here, just at this time and just at this time, to -erve as an awakening, .along with ether thlncs, to the significance of the great inter-church movement, with which the world is being confronted. Of the need for a re'o.giou- awakening in America there is on every hand frank admission. The backwash of war has left a nauseous amount of moral wreck.. ge. a rcneral weakening of fiber is apparent. In bu.-ir. :-. politics and personal affair." met; are lax Judges of their own conduct. The un- ; elfihness o war lias been replaced by the intense selfishness vi pice. The spirit of service has given way to the lust for g tt;ng. Some measure of our national indifference to the creed of right living may te found in the report of the "Christian Herald" that th- Increase in the Protestant church membershlj in the United States in 1M9 was tho smallest in 3 0 years. Mobilization of many denomitu tior.s in the Interrhureh world r.iorin?nt a hopeful ornen. It revc ils al rtr.e.vs to the need and the will to work hard to corre.-t evil condition. If the means adopted by the churches are as well designed .is their plan ' amb:tiou. errat results may be hoped for. Hut much depend upon the .-election of means. The fight will not be won when many names are added to rhunh rol' not even if every American were induced to u.'V.Ii le with soniv religious organuation. It is cr.e thing; to get a man into .1 church: it is a richer to p him :hre; it is still another to .ts.v.ire that he will pud;: by , his stay, liow much of the decline in the cJhurcb growth of

the past year has been due to the f.-ilure of th church to meet the hour's ne d? Conceivably much. Generally speaking, churche have been too narrow, too provincial In their appeal, hwo not kept race intellectually with their communities, and have had too little roun;". There ha.s been too little theolory of the militant type, if the- church Is to appeal to red-blooded n.-n and women of today It must put on its fighting clothes nnd strike out fearUssly on the burning problems of every-day living. That the church has been a bit too recluse and academic is not po much the fault of the clergy as of the congregations If every pastor in the United States were to put the rieor of conviction and moral couratre Into every Utterance, the life of the nation would be. gh.iken to Its foundations. As it has been one Tuadlng preacher may micceed chiefly In losing his Job. "With ail clergymen united to fight shlllyshally piety, every house of worship in the land would be packed to Its doors. People would enter because they erJoy sensation, but they would remain because they .idmire vigorous crusading. It Is juat such an Infusion of fighting spirit that tho Inter-church world movement promises. It Is Just such an Infusion that th? nation need. If men of the cloth were to speak from no other text than the Golden Rule for the next 50 weeks, and were to preach it fearlessly, they would purge their hearers of easy consciences. And they would never have empty pews. The .hief aim of the inter-church movement is to vitalize congregations, and the primary step must be to arouse pacific church-goers to the need of a church militant. Fight must be injected into every captain and every private in the preat army that struggles for natlonnl, state, municipal, civic and personal morality and respectability. Incidentally, the men and women who invest their money generously in their religion will have a fighting stakein it. And thereupon, we would say, they should proceed to get the worth r.f their money out of it in spiritual consolation, if the term may b used in a lay newspaper, which moans the acquisition of the moral oounage, and the Christian determination, to do what they can to advance truth and righteousness beyond all other considerations, political or ii.dustrlil, or commercial.

DIAMONDS. Diamonds are said to have risen 100 percent during the past year. Prices are several times what they were before the war. This is not due to scarcity, for they are coming into the country in far greater quantities than ever before. Current importations of jewelry, ehielly diamonds, are said to be seven times as large ns they were a year ago. The United States already has two-thirds of the world's diamond supply. The ph"iioinenal increase in prie Is simply the result of extravagant buying. It is typical of the attitude of a large chuss of 'Americans who have more money th in usual nnd have not sense enough either to save it for their own benefit or to set a good example to others. Such luxurious indulgence is one of the chief reasons why the cost of living falls so heavily on the majority of our people. A demand for luxuries is destructive. It stimulates unnecessary industries at the expense of necessary industries, and thus retards the production of essential commodities at a time when they are sorely needed. It encourages self-indulcence and thriftlessness on the part of those who can less afford It, and prevents the saving w-hdeh is as essential ns increased production. It sets an artificial standard of high prices, which extends to nearly everythinpr. giving manufacturers and merchants warrant for exacting exorbitant profits. IMamonds arc all right, and highly desirable in their way; but they will not bake the place of food, clothing, shelter, transportation nnd other basic essentials of life.

JOHNST3N3TREDTÜTION. "Great P.rilain will be 'dry' by 1930." says W. K. (Pussyfoot) Johnson, whereat the Ijondon newspapers which a few years ago would have greeted such a declaration with hoots of derisive laughter soberly discuss the probabilities. This change of front is a most remarkable demonstration of the gain of temperance sentiment In Ungland since the advent of Mr. Johnson, whoso mission it is to lead a campaign to rid the nation of strong drink. Xo such sudden change of front has ever been registered by the press of Ungland on any great public question. Newspapers tr5t last summer hailed Johnson as a Joke now regard him as a factor of tremendous importance, as they see rallying to hLs colors many of the influential men and women of the empire. It does seem as though the prohibition leader has cut out a hard job for himself In ridding England of strong drink in 10 years, but then it was not so long ago that many Americans grinned broadly at the enthusiasts who rallied to the cry, "A Saloonless Nation in 1 ? 10." and lo. we are in the midst of it. 4 1

Other Editors Than Ours

a m.ow to "in:rouii:i)" splxmng. (Loneton 1'ivo Pros.) After giving the scheme lt. support for several years, the Modern I-anguage Association of America his withdrawn Its rtliciil approval of simplified spelling. "Iack ef public enthusiasm for the new stand" is given as the reason. Presumably the simplified spelling board, which formerly bombarded the newspapers with propaganda matter. Is still In existente, although little has been luard of it since before the war. which naturally curtailed numerous activities of the kind. It spent a good deal of money, contributed by Mr. Carnegie, and it is not recalled that he remembered the board in his will. Hut then was an original endowment which should yet be available, the promotion of the movement need not languish. The mistake made by the spelling reform e-n-!hu:asts was ir attempting too much at one time. Language is .t product of evolution, of slow growth, r.nd its acherr.e cannot be changed overhigh, through agitation. It is easy to point out plenty of cumbersome, illogical spellings In our language, but orthography and loie have little in common. If upellinff generally were to be brought into lin with modem notions of "t rticieney" and time-savin?, a wholesale, revolutionary reorganization of the language, u; s ttir-r virtually all the recognized forms and variation . would be necessary. A cons r-i avo pu-die would have nothing io di with "iloi'orniwl -pe lllr.?." Changes in upe'ins may be expected as a gradual, continuous process, such as has been proceeding throughout the centuries, but a revolution in the language is no more likely than one in our form of arovernmeni.

The Tower of Babel

By DILL ARMSTRONG

PUUKINS SIX.

Mary Piekford claims her hus

band went to

Nevada look in for a gold mine

Then why the Sam Hill did he consent to divorcin' her?

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pick his company with more care in the future.

EVANGELIST IN SOUTH BEND TO Ilft"T ALL. SIN Headline in the. expurgated Tribune. Poor Hub Jones, he is doomed to die in South Dend at a ripe old age.

Tin; imuTAL ru.NK.nss or n irwspAPiii t co urn :s pox i i int. It was In this Elkhart county town where Italph N. Smith began the battle of life that he was united in marriage to the present Mrs. Smith. Laporte dispatch to The News-Times.

WHICH THE MAYOR LANDS

a iu:tti:h paying job: NEW YORK Mayor Hylan has added to his laurels. Uricklayer made him an honorary member of their union.

Till MIRACLE. MAX HAS GONE TO COXIH'CTORIXG. CHICAGO Tom Johnson, veteran railroad conductor, alighted from a fast moving express train here, rolled completely under it. arose, nodded to horrified spectators and walked away unhurt.

They tell us Red Fox forgot himself, jumped up and sang with the

Michigan alumni the other evening

THEY'LL RE PLAYING I1RIDGE XL-XT. TORONTO, Ont., April 12. The organized butchers of this city have submitted to their employers a demand that tea be served to them at 9 a. m. dally and that they be allowed 10 minutes of company time in which to drink it.

Guy McMichael. c.ushier at tho Citizens', had Washington on tho wlro and was pricing machine guns, as we hastened through the bank this mornlnff.

THE AXSWHU TS SEE WHAT Tin: HOYS IX THE RACK ROOM WILL ILVYI1 With "Chan" in tbe Slant and "Rill" In the Tower AND THE PRICE OF PAPER GOING UP EVERY HOUR Would It not be well for their "Pencils" to tell IF AMERICA IS GAINING OR LOSING HER POWER. Frank J. Murphy. PRESIDENT SEES PARADE OF ANIMAI-S- Newspaper headline. Heavens! We didn't know he was that sick.

George Creel, like all other newspapermen, seems to have a faculty of going out and petting himself

at the high school. Horace should cussed at regular intervals.

More Truth Than Poetry

By JAMES J. MONTAGUE

WHAT'S IN A NAME

Facts about yotir name; Its history; Its mcAnings whence It was derived; its significance; your lucky clay and lucky Jewel. BY MILDRIID MARSHALL.

JUST A TIP. Just a minute Mr. Photo Play Director There are lots of things a tyro doesn't know, Of the rumpus and the ruction that ou fellows call production. Which are requisite to make a movie-show. Uut a rank, and quite unprejudiced outsider. With no animus nor venom in his bean, Though he doesn't criticize you takes occasion to apprise you Thru the vamps that you employ are far too lean. We are basing our remarks on human nature; Who's the girl that makes a fel

low's pulses thump? I Not the. lady who Is lanky, like i

hungry Cape Cod Yankee, Rut the maiden who is beautifully plump. Who's the Jane that throws ra fit of fascination. On th gilden son of Ranker Abner Jones? Is It lithe and lissome Minnie, who is rather to the skinny. Or Matilda, who has something on her bones? If your heroes .'ill were world-worn Paris roues, Or were ancient, grizzlzy headed London rakes, They might fall for the attractions and the anacondish actions. Of the vamps whose architecture apes tho snakes, Rut the rubes that you want frisked of papa's millions. When they pick a damsel out to danco or chat. Though .at Newport or at Coney, shy at charmers that are bony; All the come-ons from the country like 'em fat. It's the plump girl gets the best of all the sleigh-rides. When they harness up the bobsleds up in Maine, And the lean girl's sighs and glances never get her any dances. When the girls of the sorosls entertain. So you'd best dismiss the svelte and sylph like creatures. And you will If you will only look about Though the jaded city rounder may prefer the hundred pounder. All the yaps would rather have 'em rounded out!

AMTILIA. Amelia is derived from that remarkably word amal, which has formed the root of so many proper names. It appears In practically every language and means "work." As early as the days of the Vikings, it was incorporated into masculine and feminine names. The first Amilias was an .armourer in the court of King Niedling. Aumlung. another of the arly versions, appears in the "Hook of Heroes" as naming Aumlung the Strong and there was a Duke Amelung recorded In Danish Rallad lore. A mala was the earliest feminine name formed from Amal. It was a favorite in Lombardy, but soon penetrated Germany where it found vogue as Amalie. Meantime, France and Italy has adopted the Latin Aemilla and through the similarity in sound, the two names were thought to be identical. France compromised the difference, between Aemilia and Amalie and produced Amelle, the name which has such vogue there today. Amelia Is the English version. It has replaced .all other forms, even In Germany, the French Amelie alone surviving. The amethyst is Amelia's talismanic stone. It will guard Its wearer from danger and protect her from contagion. According to ancient belief, the amethyst has a sobering effect upon rash or Impetuous natures. To dream of it signifies freedom from harm. Saturday is Amelia's lucky day and 4 her lucky number. The primrose, signifying simplicity, is her flower.

A miixkxnulm. I-or the first time in their lives the Scotch can get all the whisky they want at the price they want to pay.

HOW CAN WE HELP IT. Young John D. says we think too much about the pay we are going to get. Yet if we don't, somebody els? will get it.

i i :i ucTi vi : i iE a so xi x g . We don't know what they put into those boot-leg cocktails, but we notice the' price of gasoline has nearly doubled since they started to make 'em. (Copyright, 13 20.

The Horoscope

WnRXUKl) AY. APRIL u. The astrological figure of this day denotes great activity and progress nlunk? all lines of endeavor. Rusiness

should receive a splendid impetus under the Lunar trine to Mars, sup- I ported by the semi-sextile aspect of ! Moon to Mercury. All affairs should I

move rrapidly and to a successful culmination. Those in employment should feel, the fine benefits accruing from the sxtüe aspect of the lights, bringing honors, promotion, favors or increase of salary, if and as merited. The mind should be keen, alert and sagacious under the mutual position of Mars with Mercury. The domestic, social and affectional interests should thrive and move happily under the lunar transit of Venus. Those whose birthday it is may expect a year cf .activity and Sucres. Those in employment may look forward to advancement. A child born on this day will be lively and progressive.

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