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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-02
OUR CITY GOVERNMENT.

A the primary election draws near
II is interesting TO take a look at the
form OF government we Ia in South
Bend. Some cities at this time have
TO face an enormous list Of offices 10
be filled, q list so long that no citizen
can possibly choose with discrimina-
ton among the candidates.
The short ballot movement is a
growing one. It's purpose is 10 urge
the election OF but few officers, give
them large duties-and large respon-
sibilities, TO hold them strictly &C
countable for the acts OF all the other
officers OF the city who are appointed
by them.
This IS the system used in every
business house. to choose a few exec
utives who are held accountable for
the work OF all the men they hire.
South Bend is well advanced in this
Progressive movement.
our people at the present election
choose but one executive officer, one
judicial officer, n clerical officer and
four legislative officers. Each voter
is to select three men among the can
dldate at large for council INC votes
not on the full list OF candidates for
ward councilmen, but only for one
Of the candidates in his own
ward, with whom ne is presumed to
be. and usually is. personally &C
Quainted.
IN the man we select as mayor lies
the responsibility of selecting a city
controller to watch the city's finances.
a city attorney to conduct the city's
legal activities. a board OF public
works and a city engineer, to one
board to plan city improvements, the
official TO carry them out. He selects
a board of public safety to look after
police and fire protection, and ap-
points a chief of police and the fire
chief. He names the board to look
after. schools and Libraries. He names
the park board.
With the power to appoint goes the
power TO remove Unwise appointment
il made. If any incompetency devel.
ops, the mayor is empowered to cor
rect il at once. lie is the respon-
EAnAG AAtaA ia AAt lily 10FkA AAiAAfAAAf ~
him may he carried complaints of diff
h~culties in any department. and he
has the power TO adjust them.
He is given wide authority and witt
him in the final analysis lies the char
acter Of the city's administration.
We are fortunate that we do not
have 20 elect all these minor officials
TO have 10 sift the good and bad
the capable and incapable amone
a score or three score unknown anC
clamorous aspirants.
Likewise the form of government
that we have entails a deeper respon
sibility on the voter. He must choose
his mayor well. For the mayor is the
keystone of The entire arch. If ne il
weak or incompetent. his weakness
and incompetency VIII be reelected
through every branch of the govern
ment.
We must choose we'll Wednesday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-02

York stock exchange on the bull side
Of the market and it will bother the
New york manipulators TO counteract
the effect of it,.
BY anticipating the needs of the
agricultural sections Sec. McAdOo has
fortified them against the stringency
that frequently occurs at this time
bad effects on business Of money
scarcity is thus Obviated and the
country Will pass smoothly through a
period that is always more or less
critical.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-02

mer police inspectors, are cOnvicts-
serving sentences for grating and
conspiracy. A former police captain
is dead of worry and remOrse, follow
ing the exposures. Several more po-
licemen, tried and convicted, are
counting the hours until the doors OF
the penitentiary shall close behind
them.
Altogether, there have been sixteen
convictions or pleas of guilty for mur-
der. bribery. eXtOrtion and conspiracy,
and at least six more convictions are
regarded as probable, all as the out
come of the murder of Herman Ro-
selthal. gambler, by the system, a
year ago this month, the system be
ing the grating clique in the police
force and its allies in the underworld.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-02

!, The m~urderers, in all likelihood,
would never have been caught, the
whole gigantic process of law would
never have been set in operation but
for the one mantle vaudeville
dancer-who caught the number
1913 on the murderers' car n ave
it to the district attorney.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-02

The Chicago father who shot a man
accused by his little daughter was
justified in his own mind despite the
failure of a jury to convict. He may
have made a mistake, but he doesn't
feel that way.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-02

What's this? Great Britain and
Germany not to exhibit at the PAN
anna exposition? Looks like a boy
colt on a big scale. Well, we can
have quite a show all by ourselves and
take our time getting even with our
foreign neighbors.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-02

In Pennsylvania it is necessary to
answer forty-eight questions before
one can get a marriage license, but
one more important than all others is
omitted. The applicants are not re-
CURED TO show a certificate of physical
vrrrftx~
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-02

The strikers at Calumet made il
warm for the sheriff's posse by using
hot water and pepper. For short
range work these weapons are quite
aefao+fva
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-02

The return of Mrs. Young as su-
perintendent of the Chicago schools
is a mark IF regeneration. Chicag
is pulling out of the political mire an =
woman is doing most of the pulling.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-02

Col. Mulhall didn't show a dent
after the y. a. NJ. lawyers got through
with their discrimination. If there
are any soft places in the ~coloneTs
armor they are yet to be discovered.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-02
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Copyright. 1913, by E. S. Davidson.)
August 3. 1913.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-02

Jus by way OF variety Castro has
started something in Venezuela. Here's
hoping he doesn't finish.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-02

Cheaper schooibooks help solve the
problem Of the century. the high cost
OF living.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-02

With the use of Sec. McAdoo's IA
nous little lubricator the crops will
move without friction.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-02

Troubles thicken for the TT. com
bination. More disappointments COM
ing.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-02

WhOsOever shall eXalt himself shall
be humbled; and whosoever shall
humble himself shall be exalted
Matt. 23:f2.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-02

Sec. Garrison's plan to give the idle
soldiers something 10 do TO ht them
for civil life has the ring of common
sense.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-02

Peddlers who are able 10 sell
smoked shoulders for hams are per
haps justified in the ~rascality by the
unsophistication of their victims.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-02

The Chinese rebellion looks like a
iZzer.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-02

August is a dangerous fly month.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-02

$1.55 South Bend to Michigan City and return, going
via South Shore Lines to Michigan City, Boat to Benton
Harbor and Southern Michigan Ry. to South Bend.
Boat leaves Michigan City at 400 P. M. Good going
on all cars up to and including limited car, 1:35 P. M.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-08

Minneapolis, MIMI, Nov. s.-To-
morrow will be celebrated as Purity
Sunday in every church in Minneap-
oils and throughout the United States
and a score of foreign countries
where fight against white slavery, the
social evil and "civic ill=health" are
to be found. Delegates from score
of nations to the seventh Information
al Purity Congress in session here
will occupy the local pulpits. In eV-
cry church in the United States, if
the program is followed, ministers
and speakers will devote their ser
mons and addresses to social and
civic betterment. AS explained at to-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-08

OLYMPIA, Wash.-By proclamation
Of Gov. Lister, tomorrow viii be
Purity Day" throughout the state.
In the proclamation setting aside the
day Purity Day" the governor urged
every newspaper in Washington to
print editorials on the subject of So
cial and civic betterment, and every
minister has been asked to base SER
mons on the same subject
Average salary of the 165, 900
clergymen of the United States il
S663 a wear,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-08
IS HUMANITY WEARING ITSELF OUT? +Rrg


The human life being slowly prolonged and at the
time human life growing shorter
us paradox.
40
10000 1914
babies the others distributed make the whole larger
would
country one-Sweden.
epdemcs whIfWinds
humanity
gradually diseases
Of unwhoesome living conditions bodily yet adj
evolution.
ive somachs hearts and arteries aren't
holding did
actually life
crazy gold Moreover
an They %
lenghen nothing
it. the doing of that sticks
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-08

days sessions here, the sermons, ''de-
ivered at as near the same hour as
possible in every church in every city,
town and village in the nation viii
rise simultaneously as the nations
plea for better humanity"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-08
PURITY SUNDAY

Tomorrow will be observed as Pur-
ity Day. Mayor Harrison has issued
a proclamation to that effect.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-11-13
Stop, Look, Listen

Your chance to buy beautiful es-
tate, situated in the heart of the
Sweetwater Valley, containing 400
acres, two miles from Athens, Tenn,
the county seat of McMinn county.
Athens, thriving town of five
thousand 10000 people two railroads
and splendid market for all farm
products.
BE acres cleared, IS acres in goud,
merchantaoe timber, valued at So
10000 on the stump; $50 acres prac-
tlcally level, remainder gently rolling.
Quality OF soil-very dark mulatio.
red clay, limestone: the kind usually
called walnut land there being hun
dred or more on the farm.
No man ever titled more productive
land or kinder nalured sol
The farm is in a very high state of
cultivation; fenced and cross fenced
into fields; watered by bold flowing
springs and a creek. No better stock
or grain farm can be found in any
county.
Splendid residence situated in a
beautiful shaded lawn overlooking The
valley for miles. Residence also ON
main valley road and ON proposed
raute OF Athens. Chattanooga, Knox
vile concre,e highway. Two well
constructed barns and silos; 1hr, elen-
an .,o,t>e> all necessary oui buildings
Buildings AL newly painted and in
perftct X -Jihg with farm of this
class You have 10 see This beautiful
farm to appreciate II. In view of The
fac' that Nner is going on The road
tir>l OF he year, am offering
this spieiialdt stale al the rIiiculouslly
low price Of 800 90 per acre-worih
$4,000 Terms 0ne-third cash, re-
m ii Ter in i've years.
First payment is all you need 10
own ii farm like lhis--ihe land will do
, the rest.
Can be divided into good farms,
giving running water and improve
menls
For further particulars write FL ID.
MCGUIRE, Owner, Athens, Tenn.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-11-13
SULZER CLAIMS TO
BE LEGAL GOVERNOR

Albany, N. Y, Nov. 10.-Wil-
liam Sulzer asserts he is still gov
ernor Of New York.
In a letter copies of which were
sent to the state treasurer and
the state comptroller today, Sulzer
demanded his full salary for the
last half of October 1913, which
would amount to $43O.14 be paid
him.
According to his letter the i'm
parchment proceedings were lille
gal, unconstitutional and void"
The letter closes I am still legal
governor of the state
That he may act legally, comp
troller Walsh referred Suffers
letter to Acknowledgement Car.
mody for an opinion.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-11-13
Order Of Publication
J. A COGGINS. EFT AL,
HOBSON NJ ESSER

In the County Court at Newport.
Tenn.
In this cause, it appearing from
the bill which sworn TO. that
Hobson Messer, the defendant. is a
nonresident of the State of Tenr essee,
he IS. therefore, hereby required to APP
pear, on or before the LIST Monday of
December next, before the clerk of
said Court, a, his Office in Newport,
and make defense to the bill filed
against him in said Court, by j. "A.
Coggins, ell al. or otherwise the bill
will be taken for confessed.
1t is further ordered that this notice
be published for four consecutive
weeks in THE NEWPORT PLAIN
TALK. This Nov. 4tb.l9l3.
JOHN HOLT Clerk.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-11-13
WRESTLING THE DOOR OPEN.
Quite Simple If You Can Whistle Loud
Enouqh and In Tune.

Theoretically it is now possible for a
man to lie in bed and whistle to the
window to close; whistle to the taps In
the bathroom to draw the water for his
bath; whistle to an electric cooker to
start the coffee or whistle to the door
to open and admit waiter with break
fast. A story is going the rounds that
a London inventor has actually accom-
plished the last of these conveniences.
but from practical standpoint it
sounds improbable.
The theory of it is simple. At The
door is piano wire tuned to certain
key. so that when the lazy man in the
bed whistles in that key the wire will
vibrate In sympathy. The vibrating
wire strikes another wire, completing
an electric circuit, and by means of a
magnet the door Is unlocked.
The same method could be applied in
theory to accomplish the other results
named and could be extended to innu-
merable other appliances, so that auto
matte servants would all respond to
orders at whistle.
Each appliance, tuned to different
key, would respond to different whis-
tie note.
Practically it would take probably
more vigor to whistle loud enough
from bed to operate the mechanism at
the door than it would to get up and
unlock the door, and even then the ad-
justments would have to be perfect.
Furthermore, the whistling would have
to be on the key, which would bar
most people from the scheme.
Very few people are gifted with the
ability to whistle predetermined note
on the key. In fact. most people have
difficulty enough whistling to the key
few seconds after they have heard it
correctly sounded on an instrument,
and the lazy man with an ordinary key
sense would be having the windows
open when he really wanted more heat
turned on.-Saturday Evening Post.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-11-13
WHY NOT GET
A GUARANTEE?
Every Article of Merit That is
Sold These Days is Guaran-
teed--No Guarantee Often
Means Poor Quality.

There is very little excuse for
any person to claim that he has
been "stung" on a purchase. Fifty
years ago the buyer had to look
out, but today it is unusual to find
a merchant who will not return
the money for any article that has
proved unsatisfactory.
An excellent example of this
kind Of fair dealing is shown by
the clean-cut guarantee that The
Smith Drug Co., give of Dodson's
Liver Tone.
These people tell us that any
person who pays SOC for bottle
of Dodson's Liver Tone and does
not find it a gentle and most pleas
ant liver tonic, harmless, but a
sure reliever OF constipation and a
perfect substitute for calomel, can
get his money back just as quick
as they can get it out of the money
drawer.
| Dodson's Liver Tone has practi-
cally taken the place of Calomel
1t is absolutely harmless, sure in
action and causes no restriction Of
habit or diet. No wonder the drug
people are glad to guarantee it
while other remedies that initiate
| the claims of Dodson's Liver Tone
ARE not guaranteed at all.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-11-13
PANAMA CANAL. LOCKS.
No Vessel May Enter or Pass Through
Them Under It's Own Power.

No Vessel May Enter or Pass Through
Them Under It's Own Power.
1t is impossible to convey in words
anything approaching an adequate coll
ception of the picture which the series
Of locks, with their massive, towering
walls, and their equipment of colossal
gates presents. 1t deties description,
as 1t does the camera. even in its won
derful modern development, and can
be portrayed only by the inspired pen
ell of Pencil. 1t is stupendous,
prodigious, overwhelming--even these
adjectiyes are inadequate. AS stood
above them recently with distingu-
ished engineer who had been strenu-
Gus advocate of sea level canal. |
asked him If he could conceive of a
safer place in which to put great
ship than inside one of the locks. and
he replied without hesitation or equiy.
ocation that he could not
| When the time comes to operate the
canal, this fact will be demonstrated
so clearly that all the world will
recognize it. Every device that hui
man ingenuity can conceive has been
adopted to secure safety for the vessels
using the locks, In the first place. no
vessel will be permitted to enter or
pass through them under its own
power. The worst accidents which
have occurred In locks hitherto have
been due to an engineer in the engine
room misinterpreting signal from the
bridge. either going ahead when he
should have gone back. or vice versa,
and ramming gate.
When vessel arrives at lock al
Gatun or Miraflores, it will be tied up
to the approach wall and turned over
to the absolute control of the canal
authorities. These will place repre-
sentative of their own on the bridge
and another In the engine room. They
will then connect the towing locomo
tives, or electric mules" with the
ship, two on either side and in adj
vance of the bow, and two on either
side and in the rear of the stern, and
proceed to tow her into the lock.-JO
seph Bucklin Bishop in Scribner's.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-11-13
Built the Village Without Nails.

Without the use of nails an entire
village of houses has been built in AL
berta, Canada. These houses have
been built by Ruthenian immigrants.
and their architecture is novel. The
first attempts at house building are
usually of the kind they had been ac-
customed to in Europe. and their
buildings are of the typical Ruthenian
style-log. pitch roof. matched and
wide in the caves. In many cases
these buildings are put up without a
dollars worth of hardware. The door
is Of hewn logs, unnailed. The roof. as
the favorite Russian roof always Is, is
a wonderful fabric of poles and cross
woven wheat straw, ten inches thick.
packed tight and solid and laid with
such care that it will shed the weather
for twenty years.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-11-13
Orders Of Publication
TO ISAAC NJ ROLLINS

, n''''s \ !; s' na',',. No. l47s.
In the Chancery Court at Newport,
Tenn.
In this cause, il appearing from the
bill which is sworn to, that Isaac M.
Rollins, the defendant, is a non. resi-
dent of the State, and that compl ain
ant seeks the attachment of his prop
erty to satisfy her demand for alimony,
and an attachment having been issued
and levied on his property. il is ordered
that publication be made for four con-
secutive weeks in THE NEWPORT
PLAIN TALK, requiring the said de-
PENDANT to appear before said Chancery
Court on the fourth Monday in Febru-
airy next. and make his defense TO said
bill filed against him in this cause
otherwise said bill will be taken for
confessed, and The case proceeded with
ex parte.
This Oct. oath, 1918.
A. A. GATES.
Clerk and Master.
H. N. Cate, Sol'r for CompPt. oc29 At
Pr 1925.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-11-13
AFTER PASSING YEARS
Newport Testimony Remains
mistaken.

Time is the best test of truth.
Here is a Newport story that has
stood the test of time. 1t is a
story with a point which will come
straight home to many of us.
Mrs. Nancy E. Gates. Riverview
ST., Newport, Tenn, says: Sever
al years ago suddenly began to
suffer from dull, bearing-down
ache in my back and it steadily
grew worse until was unable to
work or get my proper rest. was
also troubled by dizzin ess and the
kidney secretions became unnatur-
al. A member of my family had
always considered Doan's Kidney
Pills the best kidney medicine to
be had, and finally | decided to
try them, procuring a box from
the MINIS Drug Co. They reliev-
ed me promptly. | have had no
sign of Kidney complaint since.
have no hesitation whatever in
confirming my former statement,
in which told of my experience. "
For sale by all dealers. Price
so cents. Foster Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, New York, sole agents
for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other. adv.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-11-13
Spoiled by Too Much Ease.

Beethoven said of Rossini that he had
the stuff In him to make good musi-
clan, II only he had been well logged
when boy; he was spoiled by the
ease with which he composed. Many
a man has been spoiled by the ease
with which he began life. Don't stand
with your hands in your pockets look,
ing for help Stop dreaming about get
ting a lift" carry your own burden.
and stand on your feet. You will
never learn to swim by the use Of
corks, bladders and life preservers.
but by plunging courageously Tito the
wave and h. 4H'ing it.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-11-13
Notice Of Special
Election

A special election is hereby
called to be held at the two voting
precincts of the Second Civil Dis
strict of Cooke County, Tennessee,
on Saturday, December 9th, 1918,
for the purpose of selecting a
Justice of the Peace for said Dis
trict to fill out the unexpired term
of Esq. Ottinger, resigned. And
we hereby appoint the following
officers to hold said election:
PARROTTSVILLE PRECINCT
Holder: D. M. Myers. Judges:
Robert Bell, w. E. Bible and John
Easterly. Clerks:.J. L. Myers and
D. @. Basinger. Doorkeeper;
Earnest Jones. Distributor: Mack
Burnett.
LONG CREEK PRECINCT
Holder: James F. Meas. Judges:
M. L. Critselous, w. E. Templin
Miller Ottinger. Clerks: Will Mills
and R. M. Meas. Doorkeeper: Jas
M. Easterly. Distributor: j. M
Ottinger.
This, November 18th, 1918.
GEO. w. GORRELL, Chairman
F. M. STOKELY,
H. B. ANDERSON,
Commissioners of Election
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-11-13
TAYLOR'S PURCHASE
NEW ADDITION

The Taylor Grocery Co., this
week purchased from j. w. Kyker
the lot and building in the rear Of
their present warehouse. This
enterprising firm will erect an adj
dition to their present. business.
Taylor's have also leased the
building, recently occupied by
Meas and Early as garage, and
this will be used for their whole
sale department.
Taylor's are well prepared now
to take care of their large and
growing business.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-11-13
Little Profit in These Mines.

Some forty years ago considerable
copper was mined and shipped out of
San Fernando in the southern part OF
Lower California, but since then not
much has been done with this metal.
The principal difficulties in the way Of
the profitable mining of copper are
fuel and transportation facilities. Iron
deposits have been found at several
places, the principal one being at San
Isidro, but no active work has ever
been done.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-11-13
Hiah Priced Mules.

Mules are going up in price. The
isthman canal commission recently
made its first large Importation of
mules since 1909. The lowest bid on
the latest supply was $21i each. de
livered at the dock at New 0rleans.
Other purchases In the past have been
as follows: January. 1900. forty-five
mules at $t5T.50: February. 1909. fifty
mules at Si6A50; September. 1909. fifty
mules at $19S.50.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-11-13
Flowers of Music.

The graces-namely, the shake, the
turn, the appogiatura, etc.-are the
flowers Of music; and the clear, cor
rect, and delicate execution of them
embellishes and exalts every melody
and every passage. But when they
are played stiff, hard, or unintelligibly,
they may rather be compared to blots
Of Ink or spots of dirt-Carl Czerny.