South Bend News-Times, Volume 37, Number 138, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 17 May 1920 — Page 4

THE SOUTH BE.NO NEWS-TIMES

THE SOUTH BEND NEWS-TIMES Morning Evening Sunday. THE NEWS-TIMES PRINTING CO. GADRILL, Ii. KUMMKI1S, President. JUII.V HCMIY. ZUVEU, Eiltet. Member United Press Association. Moraine IMitlon. ur:rnr:H as.-ucfa t::d ritEs.s. IT JTmi 1 rrluiir ly r.WIM to tt tot ftpohllfttlon of all nti l!;at. hi iretltcJ tr .t or no etWlw rd!ted in tt.Ii r.-r. und also tlie loal ci ;.vnllted if11 TtJ! i"'- nrt ply to our nfi.Tuoi c rCr- AU rlbt of republication of portal dlpt-!:; fccreia r T9' ertvl L ue purlin ?.- ss to toth editions. OPFICF,. 220 W. CoIfiT At. 4 Phon. r,?n 2! -j Privat branch eirLnnje. GtTe operator ten of prsir. r t.-rtxent waated. . . After H p. m mil u!-:iit mi raters. Main 2eo. rjt1 - Pirtmnt; Main 'j-i. rij eJltr.r: Mala nocletj editor; Mala 2102, clnult.t n k.irtce nt.

KrriSCrtirTION' RATES: MnrnJ'i M EvMnr rMIMon !l,? Topr. .V; Sands r- V. Ixdlvwre! by eanlT tn So'jta Bnl n.J M1nb.iwakn. 7.00 rr tir In nrtrfin. er IV by tn .Mornlntr anif fenin Kditiona. dally tnelndlnjr SunT. by mall tnd lni. 150 rr.llr 'mm So Kh I'.en.l. -K'- r r mntn: to montht; .IV pr month thereafter, or MOO per yar In edTinr. all otter tj mall o fo per year o- 00e per nontn. Entered at the South Iiend pntofriw as ae-ond las malL ADVPRTTSTSTJ RATK.S: Adk the adrrtln Anri meat. For-frr. AdTert!l"(r H-prearitatlTea : CONfi, LOIIFNZKN WOODMAN. Fifth At.. New York City, and 72 A dann St.. Cblro. Tha Newa-Tlyiea endeavors to keep It advrttslnsr rolumnn free from fraudulent OiNrepreirritatlnn. Any peraoa defraodd tfcrnujrh (atronaire cf any advertisement In tnla f iper will confer a faror oa tte caaafrciatnt by reporting tna acta completely.

MAY 17. 1920.

PROFITABLE VIRTUE. The report of the American "Woolen Co. for last year, recently made public, has arous'd unusual interest because cZ the attitude, taken by the company toward profiteering on the part of others. William M. Wood, president of the company, attracted rational attention last winter, and much favorable comment, by his lipht for lower prices In Liwrencf, Maps., where some of his biegest mills are located. He demanded that Iawrence merchants lower their price?, and when they refused to do so, opened a lnrfto department store and sold commodities to his employes for much less than the current rates. Tho local merchants thereupon lowered th ir prices somewhat. It develops now that the American Woolen Co. in tho year 1919 made more money than cvr before. After paying its taws-, its net profits wero lnr?e enough to pay seven r.creent on proforrftl stock' and 16 percent on common Ftock which was all water to start with and leave a surplus of $24 per tharo of common stock. That is to say, the common stock "earned" 4 percent. The company now proposes to increase Its preferred Ftock from $40.000,000 to JfiO.OOO.OOO. and its common stock from $20.000.000 to $40,000,000, and experts to have no difficulty In paying satisfactory dividends hereafter on the new capitalization. Other corporations have done It, In many Industries. There Is no sr-ecial reason for sinlin?? out the American Woolen Co. for comment except for the virtuous attitude It has assumed. The- Lawrence merchants are now asking, rather pertinently, what right Mr. Wood had to call them profiteers.

WHY NOT ALL THE TIME? Several Chicago women blessed or otherwise with too ample avoirdupois, aro banded in a class pledged to reduce their weight by scientific dieting under distinguished direction. Chicago firs-t was merry: tho photographs of soma- of tho matrons found their way into tho public prints and the wiseacres said that publicity would end the endeavor. Then Chicago was skeptical; when the women smiled and kept the faith the know-it-alls said thry would bo disappointed, anyway. Now Chicago is enthusiastic; in the llrst week the volunteers have dispensed with an nverape of nearly four pounds each, ar.d their period of training has eight weeks to pro. Other classes in "reduction" are forming. Tho d'etcrs are receiving much undeserved apX Iüusp. They aro dolnp only what common sense dietates. If, after th?y have restored themselves to physical fitness, they continue tho regimen essential to good health and happiness they will merit praise. Wonder arises that persons who will adopt unusual methods of restoring themselves to health are so neglectful of the ordinary precautions apainst the slipping back from good health. The answer is that it is human nature. What Is human nature? Chiefly, If wp are to judo by everyday xampbs. tho inclination to follow tho path of bast resistance. It Is rasier to overeat and grow fat thin to lief, and keep fit. It Is easier to nr gleet exercise and fresh ßir and grow thin than it is to walk a few mib-s a day and keep vigorous. Then, when nature rir.f; an alarm we are shocked Into drastic and frantic action to remedy our mistakes, sometimes too late.

ECHOES OF 19 12. Declarations by the Johnson foro that thoir candidate did not rec. ivo a fair count in tho republican preferential contest in New .Teiey and that "mere will be heard of It" are reminders that Iliram is not the man to submit tamely to anything of a nature to "head him off." It can be depended upon that he will have to bo reckoned with strongly i;i the FT. o. p. national convention and that whether he fhall lend himself to a third party movement depends entirely on how he is treated in that gathering. Understand! He considers himself Koosevelt's successor. Thoso who talk as if thy thor.chl b.- could r sidetracked at the psychological moment 1 ; a wnv of the hand ef som old guard bos wouM do well to refresh their minds on certain of tho events of 1912, when Johnson left the g. o. p. Convention and became the vi presidential candidate of the progressives. Wh i. r by bolting or sulking In his tent, he never p:.. s . up attempts of wouId-b-. I arty bosses to treat him lightly. That was proven in 1916 the g. o. p. remembers It. So, after his gathering a number of republican delegates by f htir. In the open, the plans being mado to shelve him with some "receptive candidate" or with one cf the "dark horse" variety, are not likely to have as smooth tailing as some Imagine. The truth is that the republican party today L3 suffering from factionalism about as badly as in 1912. While democrats have their differences, compared with the troubled condition cf the g. o. p. the democratic party is a model of unity. Besides. It has a splendid record of progressive action with which to go before the country, while the republicans are ha.ndicapped by that of a congress they never mention if they can avoid it. The prospects for a swc ping democratic victory grow brighter

dally. a-ssumlnsr. cf course, that tho democrats do not depend too much on democratic disaffection ar.d get down to business, and move ahead.

SAVE THE WILDFL'OWERS. For cver.il years there was a widespread educational campaign, conducted in the schools and in the newspapers, to save the birds. It has been so effective that many arieties of birds threatened with extinction have b'crun to multiply again, ar.d it Is a matter of common observation that the bird population in .general Ls increasing. This happy result has brought the double satisfaction of adding to the beauty of life and of safeguarding the national food supply from tho ravages of insects. A similar campaign seems necessary now In behalf cf the wildrlowers. They may not have the tamo utility as tl: birds-, but they have just as strong an uppeal on tV- side of bauty. It U possible to destroy them mere flfectually than the birds, in any locality, because, unlike the birds. If the flowers are destroyed no new ones will come by migration to take thMr places. Most of the wlldflowers are annuals they are renewed next year from the present season's seeds. If the flowers aro plucked, there are no seeds to fall, üven the perennials arc destroyed too often by being torn up by the roots. So far has this havoc gone that thero are many cities whoso rural outskirts, formerly a mass of blocm from spring to fall, are now a flowrrless waste. There aro teachers in every city who. from their own love for flowers, have taught their pupils tho folly of such destruction. In Washington the schools have taken up the matter systematically. They have been moved especially by the damage done to the dogwood by tearing off its branches when in bloom. This beautiful tree was threatened there, as it is almost everywhere else, with extinction. The Washington teachers now seen to have warded off the peril. At the same time they have done excellent work in teaching the children to know, love and preserve wildflowers in general. Their example should b2 followed everywhere.

INDIANA CONSERVATION. It Is fittinpr that Indiana should have a department of conservation, there being plenty In these days of wastefulness, and disregard for old landmarks, that should bo conserved. Conservation, however, as we understand it, or are best able to appreciate It, needs to be more than a conservation of sand dunes, recreational forests, and Indian trails, and the money appropriated can bo better spent than for locating and marking the trail over which Lincoln traveled when ho Journeyed from Kentucky to Illinois. Under conservation we should have some reforestation, and might do worse than stop the surrender of all the power sites in the state, into the hands 'of private enterprises. The forests of Indiana are disappearing. Every available power site along the streams are being gobbled. Waters aro being drained of their llsh. Wild game must soon go without hiding places. Even the birds of the air will have no place to light sa.ve on a roof or wire fence, If destruction of nature goes on. They will have no place to nest except in the eaves. Education along theso lines is perhaps the thing first needed. We have waited so long in taking up the work that an awakening must precede any very considerable accomplishment. Sentiment may be essential to such an awakening but the problem of utility should not be overlooked. As we look back over a 100 years and note what civilization has done to our natural resources in that time, and then turn our faces to the future, contemplative of a 100 years hence, the necessity of a change of policy toward those resources becomes almost staggering. The state, department has a big contract on its hands because it has come, as most such movements do, so late in the day.

THE GLOVELESS LEAGUE. A "gloveless league" has been formed in Paris. It is signilicant because its members are mostly men and women of fashion, and because glove-wearing is more of a social rite in Prance than in America. It is a tremendously revolutionary thing for a Frenchman to appear in public without gloves, lie would almost as soon thinl: of leaving off his hat or shoes. The league is an organized protest against the price and quality of gloves. Consumers resented having to pay $10 a pair for them, and were moved to practical action when they learned that the gloves were being mado deliberately to wear out so that the wearers would need no less than three or four pair., in a season. This passive resistance has already re.-ulted In bringing the price down from 10 a pair to J3. There is a prevalent belief that similar practices with recard to the price and cjuallty of various articles of iipparel have been not unknown in this country. As a result, there have been some organizel protests lu re, of which the "Overall League" Is tho most conspicuous example. There may be more, if conditions do not improve soon.

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taki: thi: ;r.s away. ( Detroit Saturday Night.) Armenia has long taken Ireland's place in the world as "the most distressful country." Th? contused, conflicting reports from tho near e.tst ar3 emn.gh to show terror, suffering, massacre and dis-u-o. Pleas for American help are constant: foreign statesmen upbraid th- I'nlttd States for net accepti::u' a mandate. What is Tiui usually made clear Is that Armenia does net really exiit. even on paper. Nobody has mark, d out surely on the map any plact and said, "This is Arm nil." The great district in Asia Minor, In parts of which th:- Armenims ar- tho predominant people, in more of whlv.i they are a largo racial minority, is not even suggested as its territory. It Is the battle-ground of commercial conflict between the Hriti-h traders and the Fr- nch bankers, translated on the spot into blood and fire. Spheres cf influence are dimly marked. They are occupied by troops French or Frltlsh which sometimes side with the local Armenians, sometimes with the Turkish nationalist forces of Mustapha Kemal. In places the Armenians aro armed and organized: at ethers they are disarmed. Jealousies aro fanned, fears excited, fighting breaks out. The troops withdraw or are defeated, or perhaps, with Armenian aid, they win a temporary victory. In .ir.y event the Armenians sufftr. the whole peaceable population suffers. The end is a long way off and America, despite plaints and bard woods, can do nothing as long as Hritish traders and French lankers are pcrmittvd to play with tuns.

The Tower of Babel

By BILL ARMSTRONG

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ATE RIGHT IIAURY SEND V AliCPT 40 .TAUS "lOU OT11EH Pl'KPO'sES." (From Wh-elock's Ad.) Now is the time to "Put Down'' eggs. Ste.ncwr.re Jars ar in our stock in all sizes for this and ether purposes.

ATTiivno.v sin(;i:rs. WANTED A tir. t class baritone, neat in appearance and up on all the latest songs. We are looking for a baritone, who can stay out until at least S o'clock in the evening and will not persist in marring the club meetings with discussion about fancy work and the prevailing furniture prices. Apply to Nta": ii. Welch, manapcr fJolfax Avenue eJlee club.

ATTENTION OF PEI1LIC! V I have resigned trom tho Colfax Avenue Glee club and will not be responsible for any debts contracted by tho same. (Signed) ex-Lieut. Earl Elmer Reeder.

A STUDY IN MEMORIES IPV EDITOR HILL EN'DLITV. (From Walkerton Independent.) HOOSIEK CREAM IUI ATS WALKERTON, sez a newspaper headline, which Isn't the tirst time Walkerton has battled with HoosPr Cream. Rill Armstrong in Tower of Habel. Why harrow up our feelings with such suggestive reminiscences?

SCFITOIENT. "Which kind of a bonus woul 1 you prefvr?" asked the o.T.cltl at the St. Loui bonis regisfatfci bureau of tho colored applicant. "Land settlement, loan, vocational training " "Nossuh. no-suV yelleet the other, "not das las' one. Pis baby's done had all de tralnin' he can handle already."

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HILL TIEC SOLDIER. Bill's de-ds were in dispatches noted. Ills folks believed he'd been promoted. He did get something of the sort. For William won a. General Court. C. T. ROGERS.

A LITTLE CTiASSIFTED AD WHICH WILL NEVOl HE DISCONTINUED SO LONG AS THEKi: REMAINS A HI IE ATI I IN OUR BODY.

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They're telling a story about Dave Boswell. He passed a street car, missing it by all of an inch, causing Dave to remark to his companion. Dr. C. 13. Crumpacker, "Hear that knock? Sounds like a wrist pin loose." Crumpacker replies: "Wrist pin nothing. That was mj knees."

Bill DeVall, who sells quite a few Service trucks around South Bend. Is going to plant potatoes on an aero lot he owns north of the city. The purpose is to furnish potatoes which will be passed out to customers and prospects instead of cigars this fall.

John DeLcury, tho genius, has moved to Mich.

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More Truth Than Poetry By JAMES J. MONTAGUE

And gossip and crmtter and pure reading matter. While the Record is nothing but ads.

THE ALL AI DAILY. The Congressional Record is the only daily paper which contains no advertising. A Congressman. When Congressman Bolus is not quite so strong With the folks in the district back home, He makes an oration on tariff inflation Which rings to the capitol dome. It runs in the Record in full the next day And it makes his constituents glad To read their own praises in eloquent phrases. In Congressman Bolus'es ad. When Sen. Sugar believes there's a chanco To land in the president's chair, In dozens of speeches he begs and beseeches The profiteer crew to beware. The Record displays it in beautiful. typo In its issue the following day: And, filling its mission of boosting ambition, Another ad speeds on its way. Whenever a statesman is hunting a means. A broken down fence to repair, Or seeking promotion with earnest devotion. Ho flies wing-ed words in the air. And straightway the Record appears on the street With all that he says, good or bad And soon all the nation in rapt contemplation. Is gazing agapo at his ad. Compare this commercial congressional sheet With the papers you daily peruse. They offer you features by muckraking preachers. And pictures and headlines and news. And verses like this one and baseball reports, And comics, and feminine fads.

ESCAPED Ü OPERATION By Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Many Such Cases

Cairo, 111. "Sometime ao I got so bad with female trouble that I

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It Can't B5 Done. We'd appreciate Gen. Townshend's offer to give his sword to the United States in case of war far more if he hadn't already presented it to the Sultan of Turkey.

And So It Gocst. The chief objection to five dollar theater seats Is that the speculators would want 10 dollars apiece as commission for selling them.

The Rent Mantle It is a stupendous tribute to Theodore Roosevelt that the only two contenders for the republican nomination were his two most intimate disciples. (Copyright, 132C.)

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able to do all my work. The vegetable Compound is certainly one grand medicine.' Mrs. J. IX. SIattuews, 3311 Sycamore Street, Cairo, 111. Of course there are many serious cases that onlv a surgical operation will relieve. We freely acknowledge this but the above letter, and many others like it, amply prove that many operations are recommended when medicine in many cases is all that ü needed.

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Extraordinary Sale of Fine Blouses and Waists

ouses at Yz to H off regular price

Summer Blouses of Cool Fabrics Plain, crossbar and striped voiles, organdies, crepe de chine and georgette crepes. Many in the new dainty becoming styles. Round, square and . "V"

Long or short sleeves for sport and dress wear. All styles for all tastes.

$25 to $35 blouses $17.50 $10.75 to $17.50 blouses . ...$8.75 $5.75 to $8.75 blouses . . . . . .$4.37

Unusual Offerings in Suits - Coats - Dresses - Blouses in May Sales of Womens Wear

May Sale of White Specials White Slipover Nightgowns, trimmed with Embroidery and Lace Edging $1.39 to $3.50 Envelope Chemise of White and Pink Batiste, very special. . .$1.50 to $2.75 Bloomers of Pink Batiste $1.25 to $2.95 Camisoles, Pink Satin, Lace and Ribbon trimmed $1.50 to $3.50

A Growing Rug and Drapery Department for a Growing City

Safety

To those seeking a combination of safety and high yield we offer a limited amount of the securities of The Axial Basin Development Company of Denver, Colorado. Location of our town, Mt. Streeter, Moffat County, Colorado. Stores, garages, hotel, billiard halls, Mt. Streeter State bank, buildings all steam heated, cement sidewalks, complete sewerage system, electric lights. The fourth semi-annual dividend paid April, 1920, was riaid entirely out of the net profits of the town. Its coal veins ranging from 100 feet to 30 feet in thickness, 26 in number. Official Tests Pronounce Streeter Coal the Best Commercial Bunker Coal in the United States We solicit the most careful and rigid investigation. p. s. Word just received from our (ieneral Mar.aT that contracts v. ere let this week for the cradimr of the Mt. tr'et r ItMlroad construction ang3, teams and equipment on ground and at work.

The Company has also ;u-t acquired po.-M'vi0u c-t t;.- ajoining b!fr Shaffer properties of i',4C' acres. th, majorvy which is very valuable coal land. The Town of Mt. Streeter has been bui'.t Ly the ,.:, p-my ar. is modern in every way, and it has be-n built with th i ! rm.kinfr it an ideal place for the miners to hw in. ;.!..l :'mrl; at all times having a ror.ter.ted force of rrv-n at work ar.d b.a dentally keeping the output at a maximum and u-nii.' r lar dividends. ComLined with the safety and the hU'h yield, th'-v .erurlti' ms.ke a most attractive investment ar.d v. e - .k it 'j.quiri . those eekir.s this character f an investment.

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