South Bend News-Times, Volume 37, Number 153, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 1 June 1920 — Page 8
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JUNE I. 1920.
ENORMOUS PROFITS. P.iyi TViulI M. Mmly. formerly of tho wr labor hoird anl now nai;cl in ttatl.-tical research in "Washington: "In the lat three years the Anirrican people hivq raid in net profits every lnl!ar"s worth of Ktork of thr ronl companies anl all corpfratlori.s In the cs.rntial lines of Industry and trade." Tills astonishing sUtf-jnf-nt is almost identical vith th conclusions of "V. J. Iviuck. former s rotary of th war labor board, in his report prcp uM for the railroad hrothorhoods: "Th .xccumulation of fuel companies" profits for th four years 110-1919 undoubtedly totalled morn than J 1.000,000,000 or enouch to replac their entire capital stock. And it must b remembered that these are net profits after all inromo and cxre-s profit.'? t ixes have been deducted. Capital is profiteering on such a .scab; fs to menace the future of the country." The New York World comments: "The flKurrs are nmazlnp, but they are not to bo controverted unless the leading corporations of tbei country prove that their own financial reports nre fabe. They reveal the prevalence of a new theory as to profits. Where larK operators ard concerns previously were wrll satisfied with 1' percent profit, during the war they were not satisfied with less than ?Z and 50 percont." These statements are supported hy the recent delware of stock dividends, by which the corporations are dividing those van profits. And it is a matter of common knowledge that the "new theory as to r.roflts" did not end with the armistice. Where Is the corporation today that la satisfied, as k used to be, with 10 percent? This theory, however, has pot to be revised before American business can set back to a sound basis and the erst of living can come down to a fair level. Price-reductions and profit-revisions announced so far go only a rmall part of tho way.
THE FEVER SUBSIDING. Indications are that tho American people are gradually Kottlnp over their period of "buJSat-nny-price" madness. The fever appears tu be snb-j-lding and the patient llr.ds himself weak but 'till"; able to tak properly diluted nourishment. ,,,'' Th mei chants wi:-ly appear to rocopnlzo the symptoms and in many lines have decided to provide diet which the sufferer can digest. Hence the epidemic of lowering trices which it Is prenerally believed will break the back of the profiteers who ha been taking advantage of a public willingness to aborb nnythinK offered at any price asked. Ijovc prices in the lines already quoted in many r.dvertisomcnts will brin low prices in others. Suerar Is hih and scarce, for example, but new crops are on the way and the rest of the world is hep-inning to produce its own supply. In due time we shall sco a recession of prices In this line and other provisions will follow meat, which already has shown a fallin: off of K. percent this year to tho consumer. Ion't mnke any mistake about it. Trice are comir.p down because the vcryday citizen has come to his senses and is beginning to buy as carefully and as frugally as he used to do.
FRANCE IS "COMING BACK." According; to a dispatch from Paris, the first of the (ohI mines that were totally wrecked hy th Germans Is now being operated. This news is especially pleasin? In view of the fact that It comes considerably ahead of the schedule, since in December, 1918, rxperts predicted it would take at leant two years before even the less damaged mines" could bearin to produce and five years to bring most of th pits Into full working order. An additional item of encouragement is that this first mine to be restored is expected to better its best pre-war production because of its modern electrical equipment. The most thoroughly scientific and systematic job of detructlon In the entire history of warfare was that wrought by the Germans in the industrial district of France. Tho hart of the French Industrial district is its coal mines. Tho lie close together in the departments of the Nord and the Pas de falais. th" industry before the war sustaining a rich and Nourishing croup of towns and villages cor.:.ev-d by a wonderful scheme of railways, car.als ard perfectly p-aved highways. The coal fields f northern France were small compared with the Germans', but they were so well organized and their employes labt red so industriously that they comI te 1 successfully wiih the mines of the Kühr and the P.iar. The French have not snt down and wept amid th ir r i'.ri. d industries. They hAve risen courageously t the emergency nnd won a eoond preat victory .'r Hunnn kultur. France has shown her M';t to me l'.ick." Ar.il America will Join in the i;eaeral eor.cratu! it ions n Ii r rapidly recover1 t . rr j r'"i'"ri! y of which the ?ir: mt.l;':cant indica-
are r.o'.v b-girni;ng to appear.
MARSHALL FIELD'S WILL. Tt'..r m,:' vt ior.ed ir. i be the mar.s !y w hiel M ir!i i!l l-"i-ld s 'u-ht t" ti' up lu. property so 'A grnti'i:! tould not have unrestricted u.a of
it Tir.tll reachlnc: th re of 50, his purproo is commendable. Am disclosed by counsel for the (state In contesting tho suit of Marsball Field III to break tho will, the Chicago merchant prince aimed to pjrotect his defend? nts from living "useless lives of luxury and idleness." Inasmuch, however, as younjr Mr. Field already hss an income in exceas of $500,000 a year, thero appears to b nothing to prevent him. if he so deFires, from Mvingr a life of luxury and Idleness, even though the will ahouW remain undisturbed. Most person would consider themselves independent of the necessity to engage in a gainful 'occupation if assured of an income of a few thousand dollars a ye?rr. They might even lead what, according" to their views, were lives of luxury on euch an annuity: for a Ford automobile is as much of a luxury to some as a palatial ocean-going, yacht would be to others. As a matter of fact, lives of Idlercs are not dependent on larpe means. The innate character of a man, and the manner in which he has been raised, rather than the possession of wealth, determine whether or not he will be an idler, concerned principally with self-indulgence, or a worker inspired with a desire to bave the world the better for his having lived in it. Fither course is open to both rich and poor.
COMING BACK. It is not surprising that thousands of men of foreign birth who turned their faces toward their old homes in Furope upon the dof.-at of Germany are returning to this country. Many forces conrpired to induce them to go back. Many believed that the war would end the old tyranny, that opportunities would be better there than here, and that a new era of liberty and fair dealing had dawned for the world. Thousands wanted to find missing loved ones or be reunited with friends they hnd not been in touch with for years. Not a few were drawn by curiosity to see what the war had wrought and all of them had more money than any of them eer before had dreamed of having in all their lives. Put little time was required to disillusion even tho most hopeful. Europe offer ed no such opportunities for work or good living as were to be had for the seeking here in the United States. Work was uncertain, political condltinsi; nsettled, prices high beyond belief and food and clothing scarce. So they have turned again toward America, arid they will be welcome. We need every immigrant who can prove his right to the privilege of American residence, and the immi'-'iation laws might well be liberalized to tske care of worthy men and women trm abroad who tni?ht be barred by unnecessarily strict regulations.
ANOTHER GAME REFUGE. A bill of acceptance pending in the Louisiana legislature and sure of passage will give that fctato probably the prcntest refuge for wild life in the world. The area lies along the Gulf coast and includes thousands of ncres donated by wealthy private interests or acquired by state purchase. To persons accustomed to thinking of tho west as the home of American wild life it will be something cf a surprise to know that the islands and swamps along our southern coast abound far more in rare birds and animals. Such is tho fact, and it is gratifying to see the great southern states providing for the recurity of these wild denizens. There is room for fuch work in every state. It is hoped that public r.nd private interests will continue to cooperate until all wild life and natural wonders are safe from extinction or ruin.
rThe Tower of Babel By BILL ARMSTRONG :
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SKZ. A cousin of ourn from Cleveland came In jeterday fer a visit. The way we recognized him he was counting the stories on the J. M. S. building.
iirLL tiii: soLDir:n. On night Pill slapped a soldier's back, "Say. Huddy, got my coneyack?" Pill soldiers- now behind the bars. The "buddy" wore two silver stars. S. G. COATKS.
vi: ninx'T ilwi: tiik iikakt. (From the New York Tribune.) PriH't Pesehanel showed no effects of the adventure except scratches on his (Continued on next page.)
Type Metal sez there are two sides to everything except possibly some of the Caruso phonograph records.
IT PAYS, HY KOSH, TO ADVIllb TISE. Gecrpe Washington was quite some msn in his beruftled day'. lie strove against the Pritlsh until he drove them all away. Moreover, he wrs strong for truth: and taught folks how to thrive Py saving f,,r a rainy day to help somebody's drive. His worthy pattern we ignore In almost everything. Yet some reward his noble life Just simply had to bring! His name is now eternal as the everlasting hills: A brand of coffee named for him trom many a spigot spills! Old Omar he of Khayyam fame wrote quite some nifty rimes That tantalize us like the deuce in these here bone-dry times. He advertised a loaf of bread, a jug ,if wine and thou The fi-st and last are with us yet th hootch is missing now! Put something needed to be done to show we held no spite, Although a V.lndly government forbids .we now get tizht.Si we behold a clgaret by nature aromatic That incense burns to Omar's name since earth has gone aquatic. And Pameses, who sphinxed a lot end pyramided, too. Thus advertising tomlvtono shops near Xib-s both White and Plue. Wa5 also made immortal so no smoker need forget Py having named by his Fame nam
a dainty clgaret. Then Robert Burns, who advertised our old friend Tarn o'Shanter (Also the mare on which, when souped, poor Tarn was fain to canter). Is firm upon the pedestal that every one can see When Pobert burns, the whole world fcmokes! Secure to fame is he. FTiend Steve Girard. who boosted much the gentle art of giving. While he was in th Quaker town engaged In upright ilvlr.p. Has also won a lasting place (no, this is not a Joke), For everywhere you see his name 'tis going up In smoke! Prince Albert came to Y'ankeeland to advertise Great Britain And get us ripe to make a loan as meekly as a kitten Fehold his fame we made secure (methlnks Al was the goat) Py naming for his royal nibs that long Jlmarwinger coat. The lift might run to endless length and et I'd not Ve done Referring to the lucky guys who deathless fame have won Py advertising when they lived some human trait or thing Of which, while human beings last, the admen all must sing. There's Fdison and Graham Pell and Aunt Jemima yes, And good old Mother Hubbard, who is famous for her dress. Roth art and nature hold before our all-observant eyes The everlasting slogan that "It Pays to Advertise."
Til P. LAST iiiisorncT!. "I'm glad there's a parachute here in case of accident." said the nervous recruit, John Reyf.olds. as he surveyed the j.lane, "but what's the idea of the prayer book?" "Oh." answered the experienced one, climbing aboard and motioning for the other to follow, "that's just in c ase the parachut doesn't work."
Our ofilce boy was not in lod.iy. ns he is planning an extended trip through the Orient as soon as be pets a little time. This afterroon. the lad had an engagement to play golf at the Country club with Mr. Frskine. prominently connected with Studebakers. To the first June bride, we will give an autographed copy of The Tower of Palvd. Not more than one issue to each bride.
Neal Welch is offering a free ride in his Puick to the first five brides, providing the entertainment has the endorsement of ihe five interested grooms, and Poss MacNaughton will present the first groom with a year's membership in the Good Fellows of America club.
More Truth Than Poetry
I By JAMES J. MONTAGUE
A Chicago man says the high cost of living in this country is mainly due to idle New Yorkers, and appeals to the metropolis to put to work the "million idlers daily seen on its streets." But are not those idlers mostly visitors from Chicago and other cities?
Peace in Mexico was pretty hard on the United States, but since the revolution broke out again, it's quieter along the llio Grande. 'Most anything would be better than a Carranza peace, anyway.
The statistician who announces that the cost of living has doubled in five years offers confirmation cf something that some people had suspected.
If that man Pergdoll had gone to war, the Germans would never have got him. Or if they had. they'd never have held him.
With all the good advice people are getting, the nation certainly ought to be industrious and thrifty pretty soon. The government charges the refiners with fxing the hlirh sugar prices. Pretty coarse work for refiners, we'll say.
When Samuel Gompers says "There must be an overturn of congress." every congressman thinks ho means the other fellow.
Ibing an ex-presuient in Mexico Is again shown to be an extra hazardous occupation.
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Tili: SHOWDOWN. ( Intrnirbnii Iibor Journal.) Citizens of South Bend who are watching: closely the tr.nd of affairs in this country now realize that mattet s are reaching the showdown stage, and that we are Just approaching the day when there will again be more men than Jobs. Already some of the Jarger factories in this country are letting" off men. Detroit has commenced to feel it about her auto factories, and in Cleveland. Ohio, there are said to be 3 0.000 men out of Jobs. The manufacturers declare it is due to their inability to get coal In sufficient quantities, and they add that constant turmoil and strikes among railroad employes keeps their business unsettled. The cry for coal is going up from evrrr community, and the result will be that coal will soon be given the right of way on all lines of railroad. That mean other commodities will be sidetracked: and that means manufactured articles will not be mood. !f they are not factories must fclow d-'wn, and when factories slow down it means work for a smaller nun.' -M' of people. The rotm-" mut end its wild ctq- of extravagance. It "iu.-: cut out luxuries and devote itnelf to the production and distribution of essentials. Th warning has been often sounded, but not heeded. We v net heed now whether we want to or not. We have done our dancing in thin country ard now we must Prepare to pay the tiddler.
Till: AIISOLITR LIMIT. We don't reprove the lunch-room yeggs. Who charge; us twenty cents for pie, And eighty-five for ham and eggs; We mere ly pay the check and sigh. A little robbing now and then One looks for in these costly times. Put peddling prunes at three for ten. Takes ranlf among the world's; worst crimes. The prune, the poor plebian prune! Iong years ago. it lost its charm. When served each morning, night and noon. Pack yonder on the dear old farm! The sole and solitary fruit The washer-woman fed her spouse. The peach's sodden substitute. The bane of every boarding house! When mother laid in a. supply (As prudent housewives use-d to do) A quarter, spent on prur.es, would bu y Fnough to feed a section crew. And on those sad occasions when Unwelcome callers stayed to sup. She knew they'd never stay again (She fed them prunes to fill them up.) We're hardened to the profiteer;
And though resentment we may ;
feel, j As day by day. and year by year. i Our necks repose beneath his heel. We raise no howl, w emake no stir: But though we've been supine and ! mute. ! When he sells prunes at three cents por, ; It's time to rise and revolute. ;
(Copyright. 1920.)
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masculine name w ith a feminine I termination. Put unlike many of '
her contemporaries, such its Fdwina and Roberta, she is almost frivolously feminine and is not regarded as a substitute name for the hoped-for sop and he-ir who was to have been called Albert. Jade is Alberta's talismar.Ic stone. It has the. power to assure its wearer great prosperity, and freedom from danger ami disease. But it should never be removed from the linger, arm, or throat on which it is worn. Monday is Alberta's lucky dav and one her lucky number. (Copyright. 1920.)
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A LH KI ITA. Alberta, meaning nobly bright, has its origin in the Teutonic language. It is one of the names coming from the nobility of which Aethcl is the root. Ae-thebryht wad its first form, though it was a masculine name and was given to the first Christian king of Fngland. The famous bishop of Prague, who was martyred near Dantzig while preaching to the heaten Prussians in 997, was called Adelbrecht and his fame spread the use of the name throughout a great part of Europe. Italy received it and straightway changed it to Alberto. It Is from this latter that the feminine forms, Alberta and Albertine. were formed. The husband of the late Queen Victoria, who bore the name of Albert, brought the masculine and feminine into great vegue in Fngland. Indeed, it has since been accepted ns a national name. B it. like II names which have a masculine and feminine equivalent. Alberts, haa no really individual ex-
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