South Bend News-Times, Volume 37, Number 217, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 4 August 1920 — Page 8
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AUGUST 4, 1920.
NEW GLORY FOR CHICAGO. Efforts of Indiana and New York Indiana as a ?tate and N'ew Y'ork as a city with a tate full of ruburbs, to settle iheir dispute a: to which is the Intellectual and lltprary center of America, has been tAken out of their liands. by denying it to either. 11. I. Menckrn. wrltinp In the Publishers' Weekly, rettinc: himself up as JudP. has rrndcrod his decision, and, indeel, it is interesting. Mr. Mencken ought to b disinterested hp lives in Baltimore. What the Literary Dtppst call his "ChloaKO'td" is rurely calculated to rattle the dry hines of American tradition, and ret the reader to thlnk'nsr of what true Anu'ricanim is In the realm of litei tur. H ivtys: "L.ife buzzes and coruscates on Manhattan Island but the play of ideas is not th r The New York spirit, for all the paudy pretentiousness of the town. Is a spirit of timidity, of regularity, of safi) mediocrity. "Scarcely a book of capital importance to the national literature has rome nut of th town for a generation. Nearly every work of genuine and arresting originality published in the United States during that timrt. nearly every work authentically representative of the life ar.d thought c ? the American people. from George Alle Tables in Slang to Edgar I,e MnMern' Thu Spoon River Anthology.' and from Frank Norris 'McTeague' to Theodore Dreiser's 'Sister Carrie." has been put together in the hinterland anvl by a wviter wholly innocert of mt tropolltan Influence." Where do the great American hooka com"1 from, then? "Not from Hoston; it is as tragi ally dead intellectually aa Alexandria or I'adua. Not from Philadelphia; it is an intellectual slum. Not from San Fre.nclco; Its old lifo and colo4 nre pone, find the Puritans now dominate It. Not from Washington or St. Louis, or New Orleans, or Baltimore; they are simply overgrown vlilaees Nay. from none of these, but from Chlcngo! Chicago the unspeakable and incomparable, at once thv mo: hospitably cosmopolitan and the most thoroughly American of American cities. "In Chicago thre i.- the mysterious something that makes f.r individuality, personality, chirm; in Chicago a spirit broods upon the face of the wat rs Find a writer who is indubitably an American in eer pul-beat. rort. and adenoid, ai? American who has cn-.eth'.r.g new and peculiarly American to say and who s.ys it In nn unmistakable American way. and nine times oit of ten you will find that he has Fame sort of connection with the Gargantuan and Inordinate abattoir by Lake M!eh!gar. that he was bred there or got his tart there or pasd through there in the .lays when h was young and tender." Even Indiana, with all its apparently native productivity, he f.nd t- he but an ei ho of Chiearo. "Krom Ade to Dreiser, nearly all the brüht rung TndianKrua have gone To Chicago for a semeetr or two, and not only th lndiar.ians hut alao the youngster.- of all th other middle western statt. It has drawn them in from fhetr remotr wheat towns rt.d far-i!u:tg l a i I -wjLy junctions. ati! t ha.- civ-n ihni an :n.
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MILLIONS OF TAX-DODGERS. Many analysts r fu-. to accept the income tax reports a anywhere near representing the actuo! situation. Only nbouf L'.oo 0,000 Americans are paying tax to th- federal j.-cvernin nt on la.t year's ncme. That io said to be about l-20:h the persons niraced in renin rrative work. Even while making allowance for the fact that often two o infre persons from th- sarn family are engaged in such we rk, and their im onirs are represented in i sinpie tax return, it certainly sfems, that the list, in absurdly snail. Somewhere near a million, perhaps more, must be
made up of capitalist:;, husiress men larg? and ( pmali, and professional men. Surely, in the present regim of high wages in industrial work and high ' prices for agricultural products, there ere far more J
than a million wag--earners and farmers with incomes over J2.000, or $1. '( jf they are unmarried. Very few farmers hive made an income tax return, und apparently very frw highly-paid workmen. Thus one of the purposes aimed at in the present ineome tax. the democratization of it by bringing even moderate incomes within its scope, has not succeeded. The comparatively -mail number of tax-r avers Mfms fairly attributable not so much to rational poverty as to national tax-dodcing. fine newspaper goee ao far a f- estimate the nun. her of dodgers at Feveral millions. Criticism heretofore has been directed at the big tax-dodgers.. They deserve it, certainly. There have been too many of them, and they have cheated thn government and the nation out of largo sums. Put they are finding It harder and harder to evade payment. It 13 the littl dodgers now that invite condemnation. If the number of them is anywhere near what it is Fuspected of being, they constitute h national scandal, nnd ciw the government a huge task In running them down and making them pay their share.
in impulse toward indtrpendt-nc e, toward henejdy, toward a peculiar vivldnesj and naivete i.i brief, toward the unaffected aelf-expresslon that !a at the bottom of round art. rsew Yck, when It lure. such a recruit eastward, makes a i liant conformist of him. "d so ruins him ojt of hand. Witness Hamlii. Garland and Irvin Coob. Hut Chicago, however short the time it has him. 'eaves him Irrevocably hin own man. with a pride eufaclent to carry through a declive trial of his talents. Witness Anderson, Dreiser, Masters, Sandburg and Ade." That seems to settle the matter. And though the writers that. have settled down contentedly io live in Greenwich Village and fell their output to New York publishing houses will scoff, we fear there is pome truth and not al! fiction In behind Mr. Mencken's judgment.
PUT OUT THE FIRE. A Forestry Service bulletin gives these excellent words of warning: A tree will make a million matches a match may destroy a million trees. Take no chance with lighted matches, tobacco, brush or camp fires. Korest destruction Ls quick forest growth slow. Burned Mmber pays no wages. When fire is discovered, put it out if you ran. Get help if you need it. The advice applies not only to the grcat forests of the eastern and western mountain regions, but to every bit of woods and clump of trees in every section of the country. There Is still a Mrange callousness on the part of most citizens to fire in the woods. Men or women who are very careful te avoid setting fire to a house or barn, and who will sound the alarm and run for help instantly at Fight of any building on fire, are likely to scatter matches or burning embers rarele.stely In the woods, and pass by indifferently when they see a patch ef burning grass or shrubs. Yet the latter may be f ir more dangerous, and do far more damage.
A CURE FOR LEPROSY) Has medical science, after centuries of failure, finally cenjuered leprosy, most dreaded of diseases with which humans are afflicted? The diseise can be cured, declared Dr. I. H. Parker, who has charge of the Penlkese Island. Maps., leper colony. Specialists from New York and Posten have gone to the colony to make exa.-nina-..... in.it win rctl netner his claim of having cured two young nun after three years' treatment are based on accomplishment. Chemulga oil, imj orted from India, has ma-e the elream of the medical profession come true, declares Dr. Parker. The oil comes from the Indiana plum tree. After the three patients took th-. Indiana t il for two years, during which time th'v' were given the same treatment of fresh air, food. etc.. as tuberculosis patients, tests showed negative results, that is. there was no trace of the disease. If the tests to be made by the specialists bear out the belief of the state authorities two meji who. were practically sentenced to confinement for life will be released. It will be a great day for medical science when it can announce to the werld that it has conquered the most dreaded and abhorred of all disease.-.
It is estimated that there will be 30.000.00 bushels of potatoes more produced In the United States than there were last year. Consumers, accordingly, may not have to pay more than twice as much a bushel for them.
Just to give the printer .v.nd proofreader a little useful exercise, be it remarked that a Chicago chemist has produced a new shade eif red dye technically known as paradimothylaminoazobenzeneorthocarboxylic acid.
Gov. Louden is vigorously contesting the rule of Chicago's mayor. Pig Pill Thompson in Illinois. It is peculiar that the governor couldn't see Thompson's baleful influence when he was a candidate for the presidency.
The annual spe lling contest in the "hau.a'ioi i Assembly at Jamestown. N. Y.. was won by an editor, thereby proving that, in pite of a pt.pii..w impression to the contrary, there are editors who can spell.
The "old guard" claims this is a republicar year. I this proved bv the fact that thousands of men are being thrown out of work by erders from Wall st. when increase,! jroduction is the crying need?
The Pilgrim Fathers are on their way to America again, reproducing the famous voyage of 3C9 year ngo. Hope they have a pleasanter trip and a better winter than they had the last time.
A New York raan wants to keep the children off the streets by establishing roof-garden playgrounds for them. The kids could have a high old time on those skyscraper roofs.
Never mini the railroads and the post orice are both In far worse shape in Russia than tney are here.
"France Wants Vice President" headline. But if thev are wise few Frenchmen will seek the office.
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CANALS COMING HACK. (Watcrvrjiys Magazine) The number of barges and of companies operating barges over the Erie canal is increasing Only the other day formation of another large company to engage in canal transportation between New York city and Buffalo was announced. This is an event of Importance pot only to the territory immediately affected but tc the whole country, since it will lend to relieve the already preatly overburdened rail lines. The new steel bargos will each have the carrying capacity of 22 freight cars. Two will equal a freight train of moderate length. Four will earn' the load of the heaviest freight trains. The Erie canal, when first otened in 1825, would carry barges of not over 7 5 tons capacity; now the limit Is 1,000 tons. The canal has been deepened to 12 fet. The new barges will be towed by steam tugs from New York to Buffalo in seven days, and will ion;e b. - k without the tugs in five day. Other sections of the country, notably Detroit, are engaged in movements to extend deep waterway transportation, and it is a step that promises to greatly relieve '.ransportation congestion. More extended use of tne canals means relief for the railroads, and that means relief for nearly everybody ac4 EMarl evexy tuita
The Tower of Babel
By BILL ARMSTRONG-
BUCK FEVER SEZ A yeller cat watched at the winder of Sen. Harding' study all the time he was writln his acceptance speech. Soon as the senator accepted, the yeller cat disappeared. Now, if some of the enemies of Gov. Cox can just find a black cat watching him while he's preparing his "I Will" speech, it's practically all over but the ceunting of the votes. Debs has came, out with a statement that he feels he should stay in jail as long its his comrades have to stay In. For years, we've been hopln Debs would finally say something we agreed with. We read In a paper the other day that a plow pilot had been boasting that he had succeeded in makfng a living on an acre of ground. That hain't nothing. We've seen bootleggers make a livirg on a spot no larger than a dime.
LOCAL MUFFS. Jack Tavlor, the tire man. has returned from a vacation trip to Canada, where he was entertainer! by the Haag boys at the Canadian Club. Dr. John YV. Hill's ohl shape was noted attain on North Main st., this a. m. Many correspondents have written in to inquire the origin of the name hung on the top of this column. We explain as follows. Our otli. e is located hard by the circulation department. Our 2.300 odd carrier boys make hourly reports in person on how SrCth Bend's favorite morning newspaper is moving. The babble resulting from this gathering of experts, let us assure our clientele, is hard to beat. We couldn't possibly fe-l any more comfortable working in Bucher's livery. The ("hienqo Tribune has launched a new serial story in its columns, entitled. "West End Drift". That sounds interesting. Wish we
ould get hold of It for T-N-T. ON" MICHIGAN SINCE 1776. W encountered Milt Frudenstein in the waist of Adler Pros., store, namely in the advertisinr department, calmly building an advertisement for this newipaper. We sat down to watch him. Wearily, Mr. Frudenetein continued with hia taak. Finally "Will (he always calls me Will when he has eomethinr' important to say to me) why don't you put more stuff in that column of yours? Make It longer, put my name in cftener, and stretch it out abit. People like to read stuff written by a nut who can keep himself out of Longcliffe." Mr. Frudenateln stifled & yawn and continued: "I'll b clad to help you with It." "Will you?" we asked eagerly, turning suddenly on the great ad builder. But th grejit a. b. was fast asleep on a pile of Society Brand clothes. This Is a. very sad oecuranoe, and we relate it only In the interests of posterity. The patrol of the St. Joseph county roads for the purpose of breaking up speeding is going to be a serious blow to John DeLeury and his big fast Ford. But we are niiiinp n pnmhlf" th.-t the rharpc
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rather that of obstructing a public highway. to wit: the Portage avenue road. Russell Downey tells us his brother-in-law Pill Zcigkr cf the South Bend Lumber company, has
brome such a persistent reivder of th Tower of Babel that he believes I the practice Is rapidly undermining I
his health. Not long ago. the carrier boy was two minutes late one morning and Bill suffered a sinking spell, which he did not recover from until two weeks later. We would like to have a dollar for every time Will Furey. the real estate man. has looked out of his office and wished he could whack up the court house lawn. Into big. generous siztd building lots.
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Bill Lamport is battling the work demon again after a few days rest at Higman park.
Till: WINK OF Tili: WINK. There is many a curious way ' In which winking may be wunk! j There's the long drawn-out wink, ' that will stay I On the face of the man who's j
drunk! There's the wink of the temperance ma n When invited out to drink. And the wink of the lawyer can Bo a devilish sort of a wink. But the wink of the vaudyville girl Who sings her plunkety-plunk On the taue ea -h night in the- calcium light Is the winkiest wink ever wunk! Ia Touche.
Store Hours: Open 8:30 A. M. Close 5.30 P. M. Except Saturday Closed at 6 P. iL School Time Heralds the New Ginghams A Large Shipment Just Received
The fall season will be a very busy one in dressmaking circles owing to the great variety and beauty of our new ginghams. All plaids of the foremost colors and patterns may be found in our new stock and are just the thing for the younger school miss until cooler weather sets in. For the late summer affairs, when organdie must be laid aside, nothing will be so appropriate as a dainty new plaid gingham frock. You may choose these new fabrics with the assurance that they represent the best quality, moderately priced. Whether in early spring or late fall, the gingham frock is indispensable to the wardrobe and one cannot deny the fact that gingham withholds its beauty even after being laundered many times. The accompanying illustration is a McCall pattern No. 9515.
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More Truth Than Poetry
By JAMES J. MONTAGUE
WHAT'S IN A NAME
I acts about our name: it )i-tir: Us meaning; 1m-iut it wus '(icriinl: its sisninp-'iinr: yenir luol.v d iv arid lucky jewel, p.v mii.ii;i:j M APSIIAM..
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Tili: I.OST TKAIL. I know a little fellow who has been to magic lands Where forests. built ef cobweb trees. nro filled with goblin bands. With tiny folks that dance at night beneath the sailing moon. To weird unearthly music which the dreamy crickets croon. While beetles hurry to and fro with trays of things to eat. That quite refresh-the dancers when they paus- to rest their feet. But thouch 1 want to po tin re, it 1 all of no avail. Kor he says that he forcotten where one gHS to take the trail.
I And he has been t' frost laml whe-o the pii-s come and go j In funny furry mantles made of gleaming crystal snow; I Where skaters sail serent ly ver ire I that s paper thin. j And now and then a fat one is i tripped up and tumbles ;n: , The fireflies on the beaches, keep
the baby pixies warm And no one ever stays at home, tiespite the coldest storm. I'd like to wafeh them with him; we would hurry off today, liut it's ages since he's been there, and he doesn't know the way. And sometimes of an evening, when I look across the years. A dim and distant eountrv filled
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And faintly I remember seeing all th curious sights. That he ha seen so lately all the pixies all the lights. All the gay nocturnal dancing, all tno fireflies by the shore And tho troops of little skaters scudding o'er the forest floor. And I long to hasten back there, for another pleasant view But th" trail one takes to get there well, it's slipped my memory too!
IIATTIK. Though somewhat provincial. llattie is nn the less popular a.s a feminine name. It is a ni?e, comfortable, co'.y sort of a name without frills or ornamentation. It means "hoine-ruler." though it comes originally from Tueionie mythology, it has elements of the mode-rn attitude toward home. F,vo:i in their heathenism, the guardian of the dwelling of the grave spirit of the d:id. known as Heirndc was regarded as the "Home ruler" due to the kindred points of heaven and home." By various staecs-, through the eierman Heinz, th French Henri, and the Kr.glish Henry and Harry, the feminine of this interesting name was evolved in the 16th century. It made its first appearance in Trance in the House cf Stuart do" Aubi;r.e. Var'i.v.s feminies of Henri w re popular in the court of Kathcrir.. de Medici. In the form of Henrietta. the name made Its appearance in Flngland with the daughter of Henri VI of l'ran- ar.d it was descendents of this good ejuen who carried the name through successive steps until i' reached the quaint diminutive Hattie. let is Hattie's tahmanic stone. Por her it is not a symbol of sorrow but a talisman against grief. Friday is her lucky day and 4 her lucky number. Copyright. 1920.)
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To Grocers and Butchers The News-Times Market Page, which runs on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, has come to be a regular feature of these two editions. It is the page to which the housewife turns when she starts, to plan her Sunday dinner. On this page are the mark.it quotations, recipes and other items of general interest to the housewife. Surrounding these news items are the advertisements of the grocers and butchers, who already have seen the advantage of making their appeal to the family buyer on this page. Members of the advertising department of The NewsTimes will gladly call on any grocer or butcher to assUt him with the preparation of his copy, advise him as to the amount of space to be used, the cost, and give him any other information he desires. Just call Main 2100 and ask for an Ad Man.
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