Walkerton Independent, Volume 46, Number 8, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 22 July 1920 — Page 1

VOLUME 46

FARMERS' FEDERATION BUSY AT IHDI«OLIS FAKMEBS WTIVE AT SPECIAL SESSION OF INDIANA LEGISLATURE. The special session of the state legislature during the last weeK, along with other activities including the carrying on of rountine business, kept officers of the Indiana Federation associations on the jump a greater part of the week. Interests representing organized labor, bankers’ associations, and various other organized associations ami societies were in close touch with the proceedings ol the legislature ready to protect and protest against any measures which might arise regarded as detrimental to “their side” of the case. There was nothing unusual in this, but for the first time in the history of Indiana, the farmers of the state had men on the job to watch and protect their interests. Prior to this important session of the legislature, the Indiana farmers were in no position, except as individuals, to voice protest or offer suggestions on measures in which they were vitally interested, but the formation of a strong state organization with a keen alert legislative committee to demand a “square deal” has altered conditions considerably. Activitiy on the part of the farmers in all future legislatures promises to be a regular feature. ‘The farming industry is the biggest business in the state”, said - President John G. Brown, of Monon, । in discussing legislation, “and for [ the first time that industry is in a j position to speak for itself through a j strong federation seeking nothing i more than fair play at the hands of j the lawmakers. A big portion of the ; taxes comes from the farmers and ’ the time is past when they will be i handicapped in getting what they | need and deserve through the lack of proper organization. As our organization grows and gains in strength, so will our power and influence gain added momentum in getting bills which will be of actual benefit to those who live in the rural districts as well as those who live in the municipalities. “A number of measures advocated by the legislative committee of the [ state federation have been reserved ' for the next regular session of the | legislature. The fact that emergency legislation was being advocated at ■ the special session, did not make it ■ advisable to push at this time a ntim- j her of things we have in mind which I should be especially beneficial to the i farming element included a pure seed law, interurban shipping law, etc. j However at the regular session we I will be in a position to make a firm [ stand in behalf of the tillers of the ‘ soil and have every reason to believe that we will be successful.” E. E. Reynolds, state treasurer, was successful in getting an exten- I sion of one week on the option for ; car load lots of anthractie coal to be shipped from Pennsylvania to Indi- . an^ points so various county associa- j tions. Approximately 175 car loads [ were ordered through the state fed- i eration. Information has been received at । headquarters that black rust has ap- j peared in the spring wheat of Minn- ■ esota and the two Dakotas; that an [ embargo has been placed on the ' Argentine crop, and that the Australian acreage is but 60 per cent of I normal. Basing judgment on these [ reports, federation officers believe' that the proposed $2.50 price for । wheat by grain dealers entirely too low. It was learned that a car load of southern Illinois wheat was sola by an Indianapolis commission firm at $2.86 per bushel during the last i week. COMITY WOOL GROWERS ' COOPERATING IN SHIPPING North Liberty was made the central shipping point for the wool growers of St. Joseph county, and on Tuesday large loads of wool began to arrive at this point for consignment to the National Wool Warehouse company of Chicago. Ihe । wool growers of the county are act- . ing in co-operation with other conn- । ties of wool producing states in ord- i er to secure more favorable terms . from the wool corporations. Birthday Surprise. Mrs. B. I Holser was given a very | pleasant surprise Monday evenin-' to remind her of her birthday. lite Holsers had been spending the afternoon and early evening at Koontz lake and returning home found their ■ house lighted and their friends in [ possession. Mrs. Holser was taken | completely by surprise, but soon regained her composure and joined heartily in the games and sociability I of the evening. A delicious supper of hot biscuits, creamed chicken and all the accespories, including cake and brick ice j cream, was served by the guests, and Mrs. Holser was presented with a handsome brooch as a souvenir of the enjoyable occasion. "Ye Ed” Visits The Ven. (Bill Armstrong in Tower of Babel.) Up to Michigan City Sunday, we saw Warden Ed Fogarty of the state prison. Ed is looking well and s» z j he still reads The Tower regularly and that he wouldn’t care to keep up ( *h» ■ s t']o of life further without it. i So - Ed’s sake we will continue to . grop' alone on our one cylinder un-I • I -on eone akes a shot at us and i I rings death to our relief. Mr. j Fotarty me ' omd that it would now | be possible to t« ach us cartooning or I Fore other li-i.t occupation, if we; ever happened to draw a 2 to 21 I -•ears’ sentence out of one of the local judges. Mr. lr. L , tn i\ personal I jn’erest in us is deeply appreciated. [

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NOTICE TO OUR PATRONS, Subscribers and advertisers will please take notice that there will be no issue of the Independent. News ami Standard Thursday, August <5, as we wish to take a week off from the regular routine of business to give a part of the force a vacation, to take an inventory, lead, just some machinery and to straighten up other matters which it is bal'd to find time to do during the busy publication weeks. Advertisers wiM please it—menilier to have their copy ready lor our editions of August 12. Publishers. Getting Back. Let us all get back to working, back to earning honest rocks, back to baking, painting, clerking, back to J winding eight-day clocks. Long enough we’ve whooped and clamored, making all the welkins ring; long esough we’ve knocked and hammered every sane and useful thing. If we’d all get back to toiling like a bunch of earnest men, industries now dead and spoiling would be cutting grass again. There would be a trade revival that would simply beat the band and a boom without a rival in he annals of this land. There would be no idle pulley, smoke would come from every stack, if we'd be less wild and woolly,, if we’d hit the old-time track. Let’s get back to useful labor, ,as we labored long ago, peeling onions with a saber, sawing firewood I with a hoe. Let us all resume our iknitting, make the shining needles । fly, working blithely, nor admitting । any “agitator” guy. Let us darn I socks and mittens, prune the hedge 'and shear the cow-, hunt the eggs and drown the kittens—let us all get 'busy now.—WALT MASON. ‘‘Leaves From the Diary of a Stomach.” People who trifle with their stomachs, in hot weather especially, may find something of interest ami value in the following clever sketch, which tells the story of a school girl’s experience: 10 a. m.—Oh, my dear, —ano;her hot day. Wonder if I’ll be abused as II was yesterday. If I am, I’m going Ito strike. Just disposed of a halfchewed breakfast— we ran for the train, which meant that I was so Higgled about and so tired that it ' took me twice as long to do my Iwork. Hope she gives me another i hour or two of complete rest before anything else conies my Way. 10:30 a. m.—Two glasses of ice I water just arrived. It will take ml I the energy I can pump in the next houi to warm me up to normal again.. । 10:50 a. m.— Half chewed br-mk-;fast didn’t satisfy her, and she has bought some peanuts and started eating again. j 12 nt. —Peanuts have dribbled I along steadily ever since last cnCy. IT.link she has finished them though, j 12:30 p. m.—Decided she wasn’t : hungry ami instead of a good solid dinner sent me down a cold *g nog, heavy with chocolate, co ild : have managed it alright if it hadn’t 11 ”en so cold—that makes it terribly hard to deal with. i 1 ' >l* ,u ’“ —^lore ice water! I 1:-P> p. m.-—Was mistaken about | the peanuts. She found another handful in the bottom of the bag and now I have them to deal with. 2:15 p. in.— More ice water! 3:10 i). m.—She has been lifting some heavy books, as usual, used . my muscles instead of her arm as she । should have done. Tired me more .than digesting a six-course dinner. 3:20 p. m.—Some one has brought us a box of caramels and she has I started on them. i 4:30 p. in.—Have received something like a half pound of caramels since last entry. She has just said, “Oh, dear. I don't feel a bit well. I know the milk in that eggnog must have been sour.” 4:50 p. m.—We were invited out io have a soda before going home, । had a lemon phosphate, then ran for the train. 6:30 p. in.—We played a set of tennis before dinner and here I am iall fired out and a dinner to digest. < P. m.—Fried potatoes, green icorn, veal and blue berries—what ido you know about that? <:45 p. in.—We are going down itown for a chocolate walnut college* ice. 8:20 p. i Got home and found onx'one had made a pitcher of lemonade, she drank two glasses, that on top of college ice settles it, I , strike! | 8:30 p. in.—Have sent back the .college ice and lemonade. 8:40 p. ni. —Returned the blue- . berries. 8:50 p. in.— and the veal. 9:10 p. m.- She has sent for the : doctor, says that college ice must । have had something the matter with jir. Her mother says it is probably ■the weak stomach sh»* inherited from I her father! b:3n p. m. Doctor says it’s just ,a little upset, due to the hot weath-er-goodnight! ! ! A pretty little moral ought to be pointed out here, let us hope that all who r< ad get it, and that it would be impossible tor he stomach of any reader of this sad story to have similar giciunds for complaint. QUKk! BUY! If ior< August Ist! Pretty home tin Plymouth. Ind.. acre on paved [stt<- t and river bank. Lots of shade* land fruit. ''-Room Modern House. |Basement- Furnace - Toliet- Elec- ; tricity. 2-Story Barn. (’<lll ent Floorled. Electric Lighted. Chicken House. I Plastered. AVrite owner. Box 574. jjy22-wl North Manchester, Ind.,

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PLYMOUTH DEFEATS WALKERHN Bl 1 SCORE P.A PHEXOMEX AL FIELDING PLYMUOTH AVINS—SCORE 7 TO O. The AValkerton Greys and the Plymouth team played a close game at Plymouth Sunday resulting in a defeat lor the Greys by only one score. The first inning was an even break, each team getting one run. In the second Plymouth got four more ami two in the sixth. The Greys made one run in the fifth. Up to the ninth the score stood 7 to 2 in favor of Plymouth, but after pounding the Plymotith pitcher for eight innings the Greys hit safe and captured four runs in the ninth, LaFeber making a tying run to the' second bag, but a sensational catch by Plymouth’s left fielder finished 'the game. The Greys out-hit their opponents and had more men on bases, but the latter's phenomenal fielding and brilliant catching overcame the hard batting of the Greys. Harness, pitcher for the Greys, got eight strike-outs, while the Plymouth man got but two. The features of the game were the brilliant fielding of Wertz and Wolfe, of the Greys, and the work in center field by Phoebus, of Plymouth. Score—Plymouth, 7. Walkerton, 6. Batteries—Plymouth, Sisk and Lauderman. Walkerton, Harnass and Deßose. The Greys will play on the home grounds next Sunday’ with Nappanee, one of the well-known teams of northern Indiana. CONDITION OF CORN CROP IN INDIANA In some counties the corn acreage has been considerably increased, especially in the northern part of the State, inhere many wheat fields were abandoned late in May. according to the Indiana crop reporting service. Some of the southern counties., however^shoW quite a large decrease; this is due principally 10 floods and rains during May and June. The total tor tht* Slate amounts to 4,702,000 acres and is one percent less than last year. The condition for the State is 84 percent of normal and indicates a production of 169,826,000 bushels compared with 1 75,750,000 bushels harvested last year. There is a good stand of thrifty plants ami the color is good with practically all fields free of weeds. With continued favorable weather conditions the crop should show quite an improvement by August 1. In a tew counties hail and insects have damaged the crop and diseases were r< ported in a few localities. RI RAI FARRIERS GET IX< REASE OF PAY. A sp-'cial from Washington of the date of July 7 has the following to say: For IM3 Indiana rural carriers July 1 was a day to be remembered. Increases in pay, which will provide comfor s for many homes 'Where it has be< 11 difficult to make ends meet, took elfect at the beginning of the new fiscal year and the pay checks which will go out on August 1 will include the increased amounts. Under the new schedule of salaries the carrier on a standard route twenty tour miles in length will receive SI,BOO a year against $1,700 formerly paid. For each mile or major fraction over twenty-four S3O per annum is allowed, as against $24 up to 36 miles. The minimum is $2,160 tor a route of thirty six miles. Carriers hereafter are to be allowed sick leave which they have never had before. Ihe sick leave provision gives them ten days per annum, which is cumulative up to three years, after which it lapses if the carrier has not had occasion to use it. Mo-e liberal provisions are made also as to vacations. The carrier is allowed a vacation at the rate of one and one fourth days for every month he has been in service during the jear. He is to apply to the postmastej and is entitled to his vacation any time he can be spared. Heretofore the carrier was not entitled to a vacation until after one year of servce, which gave him fifteen days leave. Under the now law, for instam- a carrier who has been in the service only four months would be entitled to five days leave. In the I nited States there are 4 3.3. 4 rural carriers who will benefit bj the liberal povisions of the new law. A Regular Speiulthrift. fßremen Enquirer.) We hear of another geezer who nearly had a tit when he opened the mail that the rural carrier had just brought. Shaking the contents of two <nv elopes at his wife he shouted: “Looky here. You must think I’m made of money. Here’s a bill from the drug store for 5 0 cents worth of mustard plasters, and another bill for $3 from the dentist for pulling your teeth. There’s $3.50 you’ve spent in one week just for your own private pleasure.” Roosevelt's Relation^hip. Franklin D. Roosevelt of Hyde Park, N. Y. democratic nominee for v ic»-president was not directly related to Col. Theodore Roosevelt. Mr. Roosevelt's mother was a fourth cousin of Col. Roosvelt. Anna E. Roosevelt, the* v ice-pn sidential nominee's wife, was a niece of the colonel, her father hav : ng been his only brother. At their wedding in 1905, the colonel gave away th* bride.

WALKERTON, INDIANA THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1920.

Local Notes , The squirrel season opens August , Donald Ewing of Chicago Heights visited at home the past week. 25 G discount on all Men’s and ; Young Men’s Palm Beach Suits at KOONTZ'S, Walkerton. jy22-wnl Miss Doris Wolfe of Hammond was the guest of Miss Ethel Gierly dining the past week. Starting July 31 the Koontz clothing store will close Saturday . evenings at 10:30 o’clock. Mrs. Harry Leßoy and children of Gary are visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Thompson. The most -talked, of man in the world is Jack Denijisey. He is com- . ing to the Link TYreafre, WaikerUm, . July 30. I ZPjyZSwn. Mrs. J. G. Cat chers of Saunemin, 111., came Wednesday for a two weeks' visit with I her son, H. W. Carrithers. i The annual rer^on of the Steele family will be held on Saturday, August 21st, at th» home of Mrs. Catherine Steele. A good thing to think about —the big clearance sale of 25% discount on Kuppenheimer’s Palm Beach Suits at KOONTZ’S, Walkerton. jy22wnl Miss Naomi LaFeber yho underwent an opration for appendicitis at the La Porte hospital Monday is reported to be getting along satisfactorily. Mrs. Ed Atwood was operated upon today (Thursday) at Epworth hospital for ulceration of the stomach. She stood the operation well and the.-latest reports were gratifying. Mr. and Mrs. Peterson, Miss Arlene Peterson, Miss Beulah Abbott, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Abbott of Chicago have been guests of Charles Worrell and family at the Lewis cotBose Bros, are “spreading it on” Ha little—having touched up the j fronts <>i their two business blocjfs with a fresh coat of paint, which makes a neat improvement. A. L. Rogers is the painter. N All fair-minded people are n favor of good wages for a fair day’s work, but they are getting decidedly tired of the go to h — attitude that seems to have been assumed by large numbers of workers. A petition is being circulated for signatures to be presented to B. AO. officials asking that fast train No. 9, west bound, be made a regular flag stop at this place. It is now a Sunday flag stop, but this train is very much needed at this place for week-day accommodations. Warning is sounded by Georgp N. Mannfeld. < Idgl-^fbhe divislcin^ of fisheries ami state department of conservation, that the law on Sunday hunting will be rigidly enforced. The penalty upon conviction is a fine of not less than sl* and not to exceed SSO. As the women will have the light to cast their votes for the presidential electors next November, providing they comply with the registration law, it is important that they keep this important matter in mimt. There will be two Tegistration days Sept. 4 and Oct. 4. The tent meetings being held on the school house grounds by ^he International Holiness denomination are largely attended each evening. Good sermons and pleasing vocal and instrumental music are characterizing the meetings. The tent is inadequate to hold the crowds at some of the meetings. The Indiana legislature has put its O. K. on appropriations totalling $1,071,238.62 for the use of state institutions and departments during the remainder oF the present fiscal year ending September 30. These were emergency appropriatii ns. the passage of which was the main object of calling the special session. The population of the continental United States is estimated at 105,000,000 by J. A. Hill, chief statistician of the census bureau. His calculation is based on the combined population of 1.406 cities and towns if or which statistics have been announced. The increase over 191 n is placed at about 13,000,000. A good thing to read, KOONTZ’S ad. Clearance sale on Men’s and Young Men’s Air-O-Weave Suits. jy22-wnl. The association of wool growers of St. Joseph county on Tuesday shipped 1 4.000 pounds of wool to the National Wool Storage company of Chicago, where it will be stored until the price goes higher. The price was formerly 60 tfents, but as there is a slump at present it is bringing but 3 0 cents. L. S. Schroder will hold a public sale at his residence, one-half mile north of Teegarden, Thursday, July 29, at 10 a. m. Horses, cattie, hogs, farming implements and other property will be sold. Six months time at 6 per cent interest will be given purchasers. jy29-wn. It has been an ideal summer, with very little sultry weather to mar the pleasure of th** season. We have had some warm days, but they were moderate, and the nights have be<n cool and pleasant almost without exception. Hot, sultry nights are generally supposed to be essential for the proper growth of corn but notwithstanding the cool nights the corn crop, although planted late, has seldom in any season been more advanced at *his time of year. News of the Churches Methodist Episcopal Bible school 9:30 a. m. Claude Houser, Sup’t. Morning worship, 10:45. Evening worship. 7:30. Boy Scouts and young people’s meeting Tuesday evening, 7:30. Mid-week service Wednesdav evening, 7:30. W. W. CLOUSE, Pastor.

WALKERTON REGULARS DEFEAT STILLWELL The Walkerton regulars defeated I the Stillwell team Sunday on the I local grounds by the score of 5 to 3. . It was one of the fastest and cleanest games seen this .season on the local diamond and was witnessed by a crowd of about 200. Features of the game was the battery work of Hisey and Gindleberger, while running catches by Gould, McLaughlin and Northam helped put the game on icO for Walkerton while Stillwell’s right fielder made a neat catch grabbing Schultz of a sure 3bagged. Charles Baudendistle’s umpiring met with the approval of all the fans and players, as there wasn’t a kick from anyone. Bo v Scoi-e WALKERTON ab h r e o apo Dan ford lb 42102 0 6 Gould cf 4 1 0 0 3 0 1 Schultz 3b 4 0 0 1 4 11 McLaughlin 2b 4 11 0 3 3 5 Hisey P 4 2 1 0 2 1 0 Gindleberger c 4210 2212 Watkins ss 4 0 0 0 4 2 1 Follen If 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 Northam rs 3 2 10 11 1 STILLWELL ab h r e o apo Singleton p 4100406 Parmer c 4000406 J. Solmos 3b 4 0 0 0 4 1 0 Wilson ss 4201332 A. Schultz If 4 0 1 0 3 0 2 C. Solmos 2b 4 1112 2 2 L. Schultz lb 4 0 00 4010 L. Solmos rs 3 11 0 2 0 2 . Harness cf 3 0 0 1 3 0 3 2-base hits Gindleberger 1, Hisey 2. Hit by pitched ball—Hisey 1, Singleton 1. Walked by pitcher— Hisey 1. Singleton 1. Umpire, Chas. Baudendistle. CHINCH BOGS IN MANY ■ mnim nri ns Hiulniin i illuu Chinch bugs, one of the most devastating insect pests preying on farm crops, are migrating in many I Indiana fields and it is difficult to . estimate the damage they will cause if not controlled, Frank N. Wallace, entomologist under the state department of conservation, says. Three weeks ago the department i warned of the presence of the pest ; then predominant in considerable numbers in various parts of the state Y?ud cant iuiied unite ; i t-vent Ive measures were employed the bugs would leave the wheat and rye fields and move to the young corn. ‘ Reports now reaching the department say that migration is in progress. One farmer living north of Indianapolis reports the bugs left his neighbor’s rye field, crossed the road and are in his corn by the millions. According to Mr. Wallace reme li: 1 j treatment consists of spraying affect- I ed crops with a kerosene emulsion. I Build barriers of straw four inches I high and 6 inches wide'around affect- • ed ones and saturate these with j I heavy road oil. The bugs cannot j pass these barriers. When they con-■ gregate and start moving parallel I with the barriers, dig post-holes at intervals of 30 feet inside barriers. In their efforts to escape the bugs will crowd into these boles and may be eradicated by pouring oil on them. Grace Nash and Ina Wills are attending the Epworth League Institute al Battle Ground, Ind., this week. A force of bridge carpenters on the N. Y. Central are making their headquarters here during the construction of a bridge two miles east of town. H. F. Goppert won the belt this year for bringing the first load of grain to town, Having hauled in a load of rye on Wednesday. Fallis Rees was in the same day with a load of grain, but Herman got in about two laps ahead of him. Rev. N. H. Sheppard oi Valparaiso visited here Wednesday with his son. Earl. He and his family ieturned last September from Los Angeles, having been located in and near that city for eight yeais as pastor of Christian churches. He now has charges at Westville and Wanatah. The Plymouth Democrat in men- . Honing the ball game last Sunday, . among other things, says: “Defeating the Walkerton team on our home grounds by the close score of 7 to 6 evened the score between Plymouth and Walkerton, who has been the only team this season who defeated the Plymouth boys. Since their first game at Walkerton,, the Plymouth players have been anxious to come I up against that team again, and the exhibition Sunday afternoon was one full of friendly rivalry and determination on both sides to make a good showing.” Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. McCarty and Mr. and Mrs B. F. Dare visited with their children, Mr. and Mrs. C. IT. McCarty, of Gary, last Sunday. It was the occasion of ttie birthday anniversaries of both Mr. and Mrs. C. H. McCarty, and as Mrs. Dare’s birthday came on the 22nd inst. that • vent was also included in the affair and a general celebration for all was observed. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Seitz and children of Gary were also present. A fine dinner was served and the day was a most enjoyabh one. The visiting party returned home Sunday on the midnight train. FARM WANTED. Wanted to hear from owner of farm or good land for sale. Must be priced right. Address jv2 2w. L. JONES. BOX 551, Olney, Illinois. 1

NEW PUBLK \TIONS. The following publications were is|sued by the United States Depart|ment of Agriculture during the week !ended July 3, 1920: Rabbit Raising. Farmers’ Bulletin I 11090. I Dockage Under the Federal Wheat .Grades. Farmers’ Bulletin 1118. The Whorled Milkweed as a PoislOnous Plant. (Professional Paper.) Department Bulletin 800. Citrus-Fruit Improvement: A Study of Bud Variation in the Lisbon Lemon. (Professional Paper.) Department Bulletin 815. Jack Pine. Department Bulletin 820. The Flow of , Water in Dredged Drainage Ditches. (Professional Paper.) Department Bulletin 832. Black Fratn-Stem Sawy of Europe in the United Szates. (Professional Paper.) Department Bulletin 834. The Bean Ladybird. (Professional Paper.) Department Bulletin 84 3. Examination of Frozen Egg Products and Interpretation of Results. (Professional Paper.) Department Bulletin 846. The Work of the Huntley Reclamation Project Experiment Farm in 1918. Department Circular 86. Sweet-Clover Seed Screenings Not Injurious to Sheep. Department Circular 87. Copies of these publications may be obtained on application to the Division of Publications, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. In order to aid the department in giving prompt attention, make your request definite by specifying the distinct class and number of publication desired, for example: Farmers’ Bulletin No. 110; Department Bulletin 114; Department Circular 76. YOUR VACATION PLAIT!. As the following article from the Milford Mail contains some good horse sense, and applies to this place as well as to Milford, we re-produce it for the benefit of those who may be thinking of taking a vacation: “How will I spend my vacation this summer?” Oh, yes. we know 'you would like to trot off to the sealshore and splash around in ‘he water, and show stiangers what a fine figure you have, and annex a coat of fashionable tan. and eat the vile stuff the summer hash houses hand to lyou, and all that sort of bunk. But I here’s a little old-fashioned horse sense and it won’t cost you even a thank you. Within ten or fifteen miles of Milford are many of the finest farms in the country. In the summer time (you will find growing on those farms about everything you care to eat. Vou will find cattle and hogs and sheep, and other animals galore. Tlu a>.. -go ; at nd n won’t cost you anything to look. There you will find good, honest, intelligent, wholesouled people on those farms, too—people who mean what they say, and t flatter you to your face and call you a freak when your back is turned. They are good people to know and better (people to have as friends. Go out land spend your vacation on one of .those farms. Feed the chickens and jthe calves, and learn to milk the । cows and stick on the back of a [horse. Wear a fifteen cent straw hat .and ride around on the loads of hay as the farmer is drawing it into the .bain. Pick flowers and give your [tired and dusty lungs a treat by breathing the pure air of the country and the fragrance of fields that are gieen. Be a real sport, and not an imitation. Get back to nature once in your life if you never get there again. Get a few friends together, pick out the place you want to go, and write to the farmer. If he can accommodate you it may cost you but a few dollars and be of inestimable value to your future health. This is just homely language, but darned good sense. BIG DOUBLE ( HUT S COMLX(. THIS WAN Ringling Bros, ami Baininn A Bailey Combined Announce Exhibitions At An Early Date. Ibis locality has entertained many circuses, but never anything to coml,are with the gigantic double shows billed as Ringling Brothers and Bai num A Baiie.. Combined which will exhibit afternoon and night at South Bend, Saturday, August 7. I'he merging ol these mammoth institutions in one circus of colossal size, constitutes the amusement surprise of the century. Nothing to approach this gigantic, new circus has ever before toured America, it habeen formed by merging the pick and the cream of all that was biggest and best in the two famous shows, ir would be folly to attempt to enumeral its many wonders. Some idea of the enormous scale upon which features are presented may be had when it is staled that a quarter of a million pounds of elephants take pari in a single act. In other words —six times as many of the big-eared giants ihan have ever before been seen in one main-tent exhibition. All else to be sen is in proportion. The arenic stars < nibrace all the world’s foremost circus performers. Then are three hours of novelties and big sensational acts. The menagerie is far and awav the most colossal ever traveled. For instance- —a herd of eight giraffes ar exhibite d in place of the two or three shewn in the past. The gnat tournament which opens the main-tent progjam. is the most ma-। iiicent thing in ung- antry yet produced in America. Hundreds upon hundreds or gorgeously costumed characters and beautiful horses take part in it. Tig morning street parade is the longest and most brilliant ever given anywhere and offers something entirely new and novel in processional display. It is a stupendous, double-circus that bat ties description. Forty Years for Work. A man’s working life averages fortj years.

ERIE-MICHIGAN CANAL MAYBEBEFINISHEDI92S PROBABILITY THAT WATERWAY WILL PASS THROUGH xOUTH BEND, MAKING IT A LAKE PORT. The barge canal leacln- f: x Lake Erie to Lake Mich -a. completed in 1925, a - o present plans. The canal wiil ross northern Indiana, pas.-: - ,re -: Fort Wayne, Columbia ' . Wf - Mishawaka. South Bend Lake Michigan ar Mi' ' _a ' ; Two mutes—- a ~northe:n i southern route —wert oi irveyed and it was a q .estion vliich would be the most ft /.,! , lit it seems that the nortl . : y„? _s favor with good pro i cts hat . will be the one seie< d. This v id •put South Bend and - . 5 < m’ty on the route of tl>- : r-ar water[way and be ol incai'-u i. ■ ; -» |as an outlet for froi- ir and he [enormous volume oi irc ii.< - tarn- «< : out by our immerse a- e d : . ano manufacturing industries. E • y part of this great county ver d 'share in the advanced pros e. ■ *1 t would result from ’he cons’ruction of the canal. The Inland Waterways ass' ciati n. of which Richard Elbel of So ? h Bend is a director and active . :ornoter, is pushing the project : tward as rapidly a’ possible and outlook seems very premising. Advertising Is in As-et. When the nation was at war a d the German subs wete sinking the shipping of the world, when we had to have ships by the millions of 'ons in burden and ihc government itself took over the building of ships to win the war, Edward N. Hurley was placed at the head of ’h T ?ed States shipping board. This same Iman whose judgment was so -ku in 'the hours of the nation’s pe: 1 now tells the Ad Club of Ame.ica that advertising is not only a necessity but an asset. He says: “Advertising today is a necessity and an asset. The time has arrived when the manufacturer and the merchant must carefully figure advertising costs and carry it in his budget as an expense just as essential as rent or labor. Advertising has been [hurt by appropriations—by spasmodic flares. For instance some men still advertise only when they have spare money and never piu out a line when times are dull and they need ■business! The amount and n ire of [advertising is to be pla.. ’ with the production scale. Only th n can we istabilize manufacturing, mere: andising and advertising.” FOURTH REO CMSS BOU CMSOMCEO Announcing the Fourth Red Cross Roll Call, to be held between November 11 and November 25, 192 , Dr Livingston Farrand, chairman i the I Central Committee, mad. kn vn the , fact that as a result of last year’s Roll Call, the American R d Cross has ten million members. The Red Cross has decid'Hi to make each anniversary of the ending of the world war the occasion for renewing i allegiance to the “Greatest Mother by means of the dollar membership. Thus the Fourth Roll Call will have I for its purpose the maintenance of as nearly universal membership as possible and the support of peace Time activities. These activities are continuation of measures in behalf of America's veterans of the World War. particularly the disabled; service to the peacetime Army and Navy, d«v opment of a stouter resistence to disease through health centers, increasing f the country’s nursing resources, continued preparedness for disaster relief, Home Service and communit work and completion of relief work among ‘Jie war-exhaus’i .1 id diseaseridden peoples ov. rseas. I’hone us your news it- . s. MICKiE SAYS / biENT JOS ( \H HE.RE. IXb) \9 NE^UX tAVDOUJE VMVUKM ' ■ ’'PrvWDOOVKW, VJ4E. OAFXI-XGrC rs -so j V z 7 ] ' OJE PRINT / .XN-FTrl'.^Kj prom a ►SUK WOWT To A \ op X | ooc- Qn- / " I * /7- > rF ' X) 4 FM4| 1.1»' ' OxaRMEJ

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