South Bend News-Times, Volume 37, Number 119, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 28 April 1920 — Page 8

vi:i(.m.m.y -Moitxixf;, atiiiIj :s, 1020. f.E. SOUTH BEND NEWS-TIMES

BEGIN CAMPAIGN TO SOLYE PUBLIG SCHOOL PROBLEM

Representatives of 61 American Cities Hold Meeting in "ew York. nt:w yoiiK. April :s -A naÜor.uidA campaign "rr. a?ure $-T-vir of t-.i hTS. ti-h -ouiim'n; ur. (J cour-. ef ir.str-' t:rn," s thitj very munlr Ipailty may Know now to d'al with it.s publie school problem, has 5 ..( r; started, it va.i announce. i h-.re belay, iv a Natl na! L'onitt.Utce omj.'.-l if stcrcur'f.i i.f Chamber-.-intend e nt ) t 1 American i.f i'i.m )f - h o vo ar'.d Up On tho irrouni that tho PUMIC Fchcol.-i of th I.'nit cl "St;tti ar f.tcIr.ff a grave ( ri.sis lno t'j tho alli-K'i n.-.-d of J2.C0o.00o,0ftO to provllo hd'-'iu it.i huilJlnbS, and J200.u"0,00 for rai.-ir. s-alari. s tu flop tlie inreaairiL' .vhorlacp of t-achf r.s. the r-'.itlcr.al I'onunUl'- tays that it Ui r.üstlr. the .'d l T Chauihors or oniiiirc all over the country for purjf..--e of acquainting t-vtry c.tizt-n ar.l tax payt r with tho fact3. OrK'ttiilM'! 4 'iiimltt"-. Th ( (.himiltt v;ii (,tk;ui:z '1 last 3'ul.ruary at a niftin In 'levolKnd. 0. , rall d hy Ir. Cforge I . Straytr 1. f Colurnbi a univf rsity, chairman or ih Coinniis-ion on Ilmergenry in 3:ducatIor; of tho National Kducation association, and iiio American ity liur:iu. OtllcrH (f th com-mitte-vvTi t-Ii-oted as follows: Ir. Stray r. chairman; H-rL rt S. Weft, 3to'h-.st-r, N. Y., Harold Davidson. 2-:rh? I'a.; Fr-d A. lUchardson, t-c-if-tary. X w York: fxtcutivu com-jaitt-e; li-my nyd r. J r.s. y City. J.; II. C. Jones, CIcv. land, O.; J. 2T. i:.jvf;rldK-. Omaha, NVb.-. HayL. Pricp, liridk't port, Conn.; K. I. IcColRln. Iayton, O. ! Th4 conference decided that th ; -hanihrrs of commerce could render j ffective aid only upon the basis of ii careful survey of local school eon-, iitions for the jiuro.-u of compari i them w ith other cities, the idea hvIns thereafter to enlist all cummunif forct-a fox- tho development cf th public school system. Siul Cutt.tloniiairvs. Th first questionnaire st-nt to chambers of commerce and superintendent of schools of all cities with a population of 8.000 and more and which will bft followed by four other questionnaires -makes tho following Inquiries: "How much training do your teachers have? How Wfll do you pay your school employes? What special inducement do you offer the teachers in your Kchool " J-iiter questionnaire will a.'k, among other thlnps: "How well do you houso your school children? "What in your educational program? HIow adequately do you safe-guard tho children's health? How much dorn education cost your city? How will tho risins cost bo met." Carry Out I'lans. Tho American City Bureau hero which, with Dr. Strayer. initiated and is carrying out the present plans, announced its desire "to tako tho main facta in tho present emergency quickly available" for those cities where school problems are pressing hardest for solution. Tho question of Rettin? high grade teachers and school employes, ho said, has become a more pf-rplexing ono than ever before. M;iJy men and women it is said, have stopped going to normal schools and teachers colleges to prepare themselves as pedagogues. In round numbers Secretary KIchardson said thero will bo 5 0 percent fewer graduates from these schools in the United States in l'J20 than In 1917. UT,IKH To.k Ikts Short"The United States is now actually 2,000 short of the numb, r of teachers required to fill positions." faid Mr. liichardson. "This shortexists after about G3,C0a makeshift teachers have been employed: in other words, the real shortage of trained and experienced teachers Is fully lCe.eOO. Tho cost of living has increased at least SO percent in 'the past tax years and yet teachers h. ie had a salary increase of less ithan e) percent .:co 1114. Building xrograms also have been held up i. r" th,- war. Many communities have overgrown their school and overcrowded half-day sessions, und the. forced use of portable and temporary school buildings have "been evil which cry out for remedy." Advertising Club Will Meet Wednesday A'gif YVith "Z reservations i.iide. and requests coming r.earov cities for tentative already' in from reservations, members of the Advertising dub of South liend count on an inthusiastlc reception for Homer V.uckley at "Wednesday night's dlnr.er, which will be htld at 6:30 in tho Kable I'anquet hall. i Mr. lluckiey has written C. A.! Maclonald. president of the ad-cluh that he is making a special research la preparing for his address on1 ' Getting- More Out of Your Has-! iness." Kctaiier and manufacturer as well will no doubt receive somo helpful hints from this discussion. i iToblerns of production will bo; touched upon, based upon expert-! i.ienLs la large manufacturing con-, corns with their particular labor. ;u-stion. FSalcr supply and cen-j humer demand aro to bo questions covered extensively by Mr. lUiekley. uho, as president of the I'Irtct Mail, iÄäociat!on of th Associated Advertlslng Clubs cf the World, is versed' la the problems cf nearly every: lU!lnes.s In tho country. ( reservations for Wednesday, right's dinner should be made byj calling Don I'lb 1. f-ecretary of tho, club, or Mr. MacDor.ald, at Main, 716. JT'OMAX APPEALS CASE OF TRUAXCYl Mrs. LUzareth Ijchkay. who was nteneed to 10 days in Jail for failtire to aend her seven-year-old child to school, declines to remain In jail. Ijfito Monday afternoon Mrs. I.Ichkar succeeded in giving a $100 bond for the appeal of her case from the decL-iwii of Judge Gilmer. Sh will ask the Jade of the superior court to decide wheth- r or rot she sh'"jld be puni.-hed for not Fending the child to chool. Tho a ti n agair.-t Mrs. IJchkay was brought by the .-chool authorities after all efforts to p.-':ade her to ktp the chili la t-h- ol had fell!

UKE BARS STAGE IO DAUGH1

h . .

ft:- v::B

. ' . - v ... . - .''. ' . n'. i v . 1 I

;1 . ) , r.:i ' ' ." - r . -V .- SI 7 V . ' -. V s i. i . i i i ! Ü - -v. 1 'V.--V-',;:.vM i r . r. r V ill j A 4 J What daushttra of dukes may or may not do to earn a living has keen laid down by the Duke of Itutland. father of the famous English beauty. Lady Diana Manners Duff-Cooper. lie has forbidden Lady Cooper to "star" la a big hhow hit ia London at $3.oa a TveckArrcst Proprietor of Local Soft Drink Place Itecurrence of memory has come to Hubbard Noble. Charles Hart and (Jus Morris-. They can remember where they bought some of the liquor which made them drunk Saturday afternoon. And in consequence of thin return of memory, Steve dergecz, 810 Prairie uv., is awaiting trial in the city court on tho charge of the unlawful sale of liquor. Although CJergccz has been conducting a soft drink place at the Prairie a v. address for a long time, ho appears to bo unknown to the police. At any rate, he will bo given a hearing before Judge Gilmer Thursday morning. Monday whe n the three young men pleaded guilty to tho charge of Intoxication, they could not remember where they bought the liquor. Judge ('ilmer withheld his judgment and placed the men under $100 bonds each to give them an opportunity to think things over. Ho promised to give them the limit of punishment If they could not remember where they bought liquor Sunday afternoon. Late Monday afternoon there was a recurrence of memory In the minds of the three men, and the polico arrested Gergecz. sottii iu:n is si:con. Ihilldlng reports from the leading cities of Indiana show that South llond ranked secend in the estimated cost of the construction pern-its issued during the month of March. Indianapolis leads with 711 permits issued with an estimated cost of $$.11,454 for the contemplated improvements. South Pond with only 11 permits erected buildings estimated to be worth $."09.101. Fort Wayne was third and Terro Haute ranked fourth. In comparison to tho reports submitted for March. 191?. South liend enjoyed a marked increase In the number and amount of improvements. A year ago the city received 94 permits for an estimated cost of $f7.140 for Improvements. Kvery city in the state showed a big increase over that of last year. Have Your Furs Remodeled NOW When our shop can give efficient service at n lower cost. See our Display of Spring and Summer F GREENBLATT Furs Exclusively 232 S. Michigan St.

KOREAN WOMEN TO FORM CORPORATION With Capital of Four Hundred Thousand "Yen" They'll

Deal in Li .mjrene. SEOUL, Korea, April 27. Korean women are forming an exclusively feminine corporation capitalized at 4 GO. 0-00 yen to buy and sell "clothing, lingerie and toilet accessaries." i according to an advertisement in ! the firMt i.-suo of the new Korean uaiiy, ifie ijosen iipo, just issued I here. None of the capital stock, di1 vided Into 20,000 shares, will be sol 1 I rrt. . iu any man. iiip enterprise is r rarded by many as a move toward I breaking down an ancient Korean tradition. The director and all other officials of the. company, it is announced, will bo women only and in addition to merehandi.se. the companv will have a sewing department. Its aim is said to be the promotion of the comfort of living and improvement of Korean women in economic knowledge and experience. Women Art Sucn-ossf ul. In Japan, cases of women succss-

New Middy Blouses Including plain and colors. Sizes 16 to 44. Special while they last. Values up to $5

t I Just 3 days left to and save from 1-4 J M and mm

Untrlmmec!

0mk jtP j

One Lot of wonderful shapes. Special for D3 gi Thursday ÖBbÖ"

100 Trimmed Hats, values up to $6.00. Thursday

fully conducting business are not iarp. Thf h ad the Owariya bank, one of the most successful banking enterprise?, was a woman who died

i leaving a larg' fortune to thf cause of female education. The great Suzuki firm, which lias a branch in s't nul, is Iik-'.vi;e hfaded hv ;t wo rn, n In .eoui. iteif. the K'eijo Printing hous.. and Urao hotel ;iI good examples ff what wonun can do While Japnr.es worren are entrusted by their husbands with The complete management of household affairs, the Korean women generally looks to her s;our? to tin. a nee. the house. rxioxs to atti;xi) sntvinx In behalf of the labor unions of i the city. Fritz Lindberg president of ' I ITi e Central Labor bodv has ac cepted the Invitation extended by Hob Jones to the union men of South Rend to attend the services at the tabernacle Friday night. Ar-rancremc-nts have been made for the laboring men to meet tat the Central Labor union hall on South Michigan st. and will parade through the streets to the tabernacle, led by a 15 piece band. The union otücial Tuesday said that he exp cted over -.000 union men to attend the services on the appointed night. w..,,.

ONAL

take advantage of this great purchase sale. Saturday is positively the last day. Come here Thursday to 1-2 on every purchase of Coats, Suits, Dresses, Skirts, Waists, Millinery and Shoes.

i Foir 131 New Spring Suits, in stunning mixtures, in box

els and flare back styles. All colors, styles and sizes. Values up to $50. Special this sale

Rack After Rack New Short and Long SPRING COATS 150 New Spring Sport Coats in velour, goldtones, silvertones and mixtures. Half silk lined, narrow leather belts. Colors of tan, Peldn, Copen, rookey and brown. All sizes. Special Thursday . .

lew

In Silk, Serge, and Silk and Serge Combinations. All the newest styles of the spring season will be found in these remarkable dresses. They were designed by the foremost dress manufacturers of the country, and the styles include bouffant hips, ruffles, short sleeves and other distinctive features. All sizes. Values up to $30,

Hats CHILDREN'S TRIMMED

HATS

Values up to $4.98. Thursday

2.49

FOREIGN CONSULS GOYERN CHINESE

TIinJr;.rll Pouneil of Sinn I -U,I1IC,I)ai V-OUIltII Ol IKUl hai is Made Up of Sixteen Memhers. SHAN(;iLT. April 27. Soven Ilritish citizens, ono Japanw and one Aim rican comprise the municipal council of the international settlement of isharvghal as a resuult of the recent election by the taxpayirs here. Sterling Messenden of a i local law f;rm is the Anvricaii mem ber. Dr. S. A. Kansom. the one other nomin e, having" been defeatede. A total of S S 3 votes v.ero cast, thv, smallest number since 1913. Cnder a bo3y composed of IS foreigYi cors'uH the municipal council of Shanghai governs a com.munity of about three-quarters of a million people of whom about 23,000 are foreigners. Vigorous efforts of Chinese residents witin hthe settlement boundaries, -who pay roughly percent of the revenues, to obtain represcnteatlon on the municipal council have thus far failed, though this question again is to come up for decision in the course n Jxiew

SOUTH BEfWiA QRSATSST BARQAfN GfVSR I I. ' ' iV - . .T . ... . . . hMMlUMMMMMUMtaMld V T II - II Tit Ml Til II -HMMM-M-iinBMMMM-ateMtea-

Quick Disposal

Poplins, Serges, Tricotines

coat effects, tailored mod-v

Fhorsdlay

$11.98 HATS, now $5.00 $10.00 HATS, now $5.00 $ 8.50 HATS, now $5.00 Unrestricted choice of all our beautiful trimmed Straw Hats in our popular price section Thursday. Here will be found styles for the miss and the matron. Large Hats, Small Hats and novelty shapes in black and all wanted colors. Flower trimmed Hats, Feather trimmed Hats, Ribbon trimmed Hats.

?uintf Älil m municipal e'eeetion is determined by the tayrr.er.t of taxes on proprty. Examination I or Postal Clerks Saturday Opportunity for immediate appointment on .he clerk and carrier force of the local post ci!:ce is afforded by tho civil service examination which will be held at the post office building Saturday. Several vacancies in the local force are to he filled from those who take the examination Saturday. One fact reiulering such an ap-! pointment Inviting at this time isj that the congressional salary com-! mittee which has been investigating" postal employes' salaries for th past six months is about to return its report and it is expected that increases wjll be granted in all branches of the servic e. surr iu divokci. Ray II. Mitchell says his wife, Irene J. Mitchell, treated him cruelly in a petition filed Monday afternoon for a divorce. The couple were married Jan. 2 2, 1916, and separated In April, 1920.

cf the year. resident of t

S R E A K

Silts

" , OWW , W: Iff iiii vy: d i m

Summer Dresses lily

u : ml m I

Tremendous

Trimmed

In Our Great Popular Price Section

- W ORDERS FOR

PARCEL POST SERVICE I An ar.nour.ceirseT.! rtc i'.-ed ... j l- oal p. ist :!:.re Tuesday mo : stat.-s that the r--quirem-r.t. for "n onI suiting tr. .n'lers f und'l:verab or refused parod po ceived frm Austria. South Africa. Parana 1 . i c k'i C'-s . the :um i lay, the N.'th rind the s.ci lands. i-:.ist Indie? Islands i r;o longer in lore . This :inr.o;ir.ce:v.ent, ho'.vev.-r. in. ike-, r:o c ha n co in practice of cc-n-uitinc the sender of undelivrai-ie or rtu-d pacKages c-r:ginatirg in States .-iiid icsTin-l f.nth- Unit. ikllvcry tue combines ii.-ntio:;e.! Postmasters have authon.e.l to impo'.l'.sj t sl':ae n ur oemurra'-ie charge on p ickag s. dinary or rcgiterod. Inni foreign countries, including Ca;. a. 'ar.ada. Mexice-. from the Philippines, and from tho I'niteJ f.tatex p:t.il agency at Shanghai, when such packages are left in th post o!i. uncalled for after notice has ben n ailed to the addressees that th.e packages are ready for delivery. Five cents a day may be charged on each packaire for each day after the expiration of five days from date the notice was mailed.

-'v- p ..-v .. ..- . e

Sale

Straw

Hats

Alpinv Cares VVe Deposits of Fertilizer

VIK.VNA. Apr! ) gi it A !;;:." -. ;.' d .i.s f : 1 1". : ai'-'v of bird '.; f : '.r-Is and anie: ic s a r,d iT" .-1 . w 1 ' r i : l . on( gr is - ud ..1-:.. t.t k mg i JO M : - a T! Th o i' I 1 I r, err :r. go r. i r . g :r:i IT, ; C.'iVe on ( . TO ATTUM u.i:riN; M. ri.it:.- r v. ii! r- ; ."::t!ve Co:.-':.:! r..i .i;.-tra t v hi- h v t h . tit . f :! I r . .1 1 ;d In , : : i'.i'V, ..x W !:.. A: .:s nio:;r. lit r. v' : pt nitu r. HaTVi!t,. : the ,;.it' . im.li.'i., in Ii.i'.mv. wi'.I sil-i i M r r or r.-chmh'.:. i' rr.a r. . the o- ir 11.17-t 1 s-,e a'K- rs ( ii t! , f th. Watch Toner, He's the Winner. I Try M:V5-TIMLS Want Ad: M of 9 JK i

i in, im i ii, m i .m.i iM i ii ii i ii him ' i n i m--4 BANDED 1 SAILORS Special Thursday I d.

ICES

Sy FA JtA

,'. ' fk W r' cd-r - I v -v. J-W ,