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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-09
FIRE LOSSES
LESS In JULY
Monthly Reports Cover Work of Vari-
Gus City Departments.

Fire losses were decreased several
thousand dollars during July in com
parison with the previous month. The
total loss during July was $3.50,
while the June losses were several
thousands of dollars iii excess of this.
The damage TO the buildings and con-
tents is about one-ninth OF the value
OF the buildings and contents at risk.
Hose Co. No. laid more hose than
any of the other companies, 5000 feet
OF pipe" having been used by this
truck No. came second, with
$500 feet used. Outside of the COM
panies at the Central station which
go to most of the fires. No. 3 com
pany made the most runs, answering
20 alarms.
To make III arrests during July,
the same number OF runs were made
by the police auto, covering total
OF us miles. Out of the III arrests
II of these were women. Goods TO
the amount of $342.50, reported as
lost or stolen, were recovered by the
police department..
Three as meters were inspected by
City Sealer Peters and all OF them
were found TO be correct. A total of
IS butter prints were inspected, 20 OF
which were found 70 be correct. Four
Of them were overweight and the
others short. In all $53.25 was col
lected by the city sealer for inspec-
tons during the month.
Four electrical cor structions were
condemned last month by the city
electrician. Permits TO wire build
ings were issued TO 13S persons.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-09
SAVES LIVES OF TWO
BUT LOSES HIS OWN

HARBOR SPRINGS, Mich. Aug. 9.
Hal Souter, ~ years old, OF Shelby,
Mich, Friday night lost his life in Lit
tie Traverse bay. after saving the lives
OF his sweetheart, Miss Teresa Miller,
and his chum, Arthur Cook Cook
and Miss Miller were standing on a
reef where they had gone bathing,
when the undertow from a storm
swept them from their footing. Souter
rushed 10 their aid and held his two
companions above the water until life
savers arrived. In the excitement at
tending the rescue. Miss Miller and
Cook were hauled aboard the life boat
while Souter. exhausted by his strug-
giles, sank and was temporarily for
gotten. Two hours later his body was
washed ashore.
The three young people were stu
dents in Michigan colleges and were
employed for the summer at a local
club
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-09
POTATOES AND CORN
AFFECTED BY DROUGHT
According to Government Re-
port Corn Crop Will be 49,
100000 Less Than the
Yield of Last Year.

WASHINGTON. Aug. "A loss of
300, 100000 bushels OF corn, the ma
TONS greatest farm crop. has resulted
from the great damage wrought by
drought and other conditions since
July l, the governments agricultural
experts estimated Friday IN their Au-
gust crop report. A total production
OF 2.672, 900, 900 bushels OF corn was
predicted. This is 100000 bush
els less than last years crop.
The general condition of corn was
placed at 1873 per cent OF normal,
compared with s6.9 per cent on July
l. Kansas was hit hardest. the con-
dition there having been reduced
from 81 per cent in July 10 80 per
cent on August l. Oklahoma came
next with a condition Of A against
81 in July and Nebraska reported
81 against 81 July l. These three
states have almost 10 per cent of the
total area planted 10 corn this year.
bright spot in the monthly grain
report, however. was the preliminary
statistics showing production OF
Sill, 900, 900 bushels OF winter wheat.
This is the greatest harvest OF wheat
ever gathered in the United States.
exceeding the record crop Of 1902 by
19, 100000 bushels. Today's figures
exceeded by $4,000. 900 bushel the es-
innate made by the department in
July.
Spring wheat, too, was given an in
creased estimate of production. II be-
ing 100000 bushels more than the
July estimate the total being placed
at 233,000,00O bushels. With the
bumper winter wheat crop and a fair
ly good spring wheat production the
total harvest Of fall wheat is esti-
mated at 744, 900 bushels. A crop
this size would place the years pro-
duction second only TO the record crop
of 1901 when 74S,00O,0O0 bushels
were produced.
The harvest of white potatoes, II
is estimated, will be smaller by 3d.
600, 900 bushels than the crop of 1912.
A total Of 339, 900. 900 bushels Ia es-
timated.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-09
FIREMAN LOSES HIS
LIFE DURING BLAZE
Luther J. SeviSOn Answers
Alarm at the Frederick I.
ShigIey Home Although 1t is
Day Off.

ELKHART, Aug. 9.-While lighting
flames In the basement of the home
Of Luther J. Sevison, No. $50 w.
Crawford ST., at $40 O'Clock Friday
morning Frederick T. Shigley, cleo
trician of the Elkhart fire department,
was fatally shocked. An hours eff
forts on the part of his comrades and
the use of the pulmotOr in forcing
artificial respiration proved futile and
he was pronounced dead shortly be-
fore o'clock.
AS ii was Fireman Shigley's day off
but he responded 10 the alarm.
The dead fireman is survived by a
wife. four children ranging from IL
months to 15 years of age, parents
and a brother He was a member
OF the Firemen's Benevolent associa-
ton and the Loyal Order Of Moose.
Funeral services Will be held Sun
day at an hour not yet determined.
Burial will be made in Grace Lawn
cemetery.
The exact cause of Fireman Shig-
-ley's death will probably never be
known as he grasped a seemingly
harmless telephone wire which had
been burnt of. II is generally be-
lieved that the telephone wire be-
came temporarily crossed with a high
tension wire in the distant part Of the
city. A thorough investigation by
officials and linemen from the Home
Telephone and Indiana & Michigan
Electric companies had availed moth
ing up 10 a late hour Friday night.
The furnishings OF the Sevison home
were damaged TO the extent Of $500,
fully covered by insurance. The resi-
dence is owned by Roy NJ. Stark,
cashier OF the ST. Joseph Valley bank
who refused 10 estimate his loss, al
though stating that il was also fully
covered by insurance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Shigley. the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-09
ANOTHER HIGH MARK
REGISTERED BY SOL

Once again Old Sol showed his
teeth Friday and let II be known that
ne still has few hot shots up his
sleeve. During the afternoon the
mercury went up 10 % where IL stay
ed the greater part OF the time, &C
cording 10 local weather man. Henry
Swain. Swain predicted that the
mark would likely be reached again
Saturday.
The absence OF any breeze during
the afternoon enhanced the heat.
pedestrians and Office workers suf-
fering 10 no little extent. During the
morning hours a slight breeze blew
while the temperature ranged be-
tween So and so. Shortly after noon
the wind died down and the thread
in the tube arose until IL reached 90
degrees above and the old phrase
Gee whilllkins it's hot again" be-
came popular.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-09

parents. are spending the summer at
Simonton lake and were notified over
the telephone by their son, c. B. Ship
ley. They FASTENED to Elkhart in
their motor car.
Frederick T. Shigley was born in
Elkhart Sept. 5, 1872. He entered
the service OF the fire department
June 10, 1910, and a few months later
was made electrician. Previously he
had been employed in the enameling
department of the Angldile Scale Co.
and as a lineman with the old Home
Electric Co.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-09
EXPLOSION OF PIPE
CAUSES A SHUT DOWN

The Elkhart Paper Co.'S mill. which
employs 1913 hands. viii be idle until
Monday, while repairs are being
made. An explosion or a 12-inch ex-
h2ust pipe at 1880 Friday forenoon
inflicted such damage as makes opera
tions impossible pending repairs.
+. I. Gilman, the general manager.
while enforcing "a rule prohibiting the
|entrance OF non-employes from enter
ing the damaged portion. stated that
the reports OF the extent Of the dam
|age had been grossly exaggerated and
|that the actual loss would not exceed
1890.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-09

schools. died at 10 o'clock Friday fore
noon following an illness OF nine
months from a dropsIcal affection.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-09
MISS KATE DRAKE

Miss Kate Drake. 70. a resident 81
'cskhart and vicinity for so years and
! pioneer teacher IN Elkhart public
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-09
FARMER DROPS DEAD,

BLOOMINGTON. Ind. Aug. 3
John Stipp, 10 years old, one of the
most prominent and wealthiest farm
ers Of Monroe county. dropped dead
from heart failure on the court rouse
lawn here Friday He is survived by
seven children.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-23
Consumption of Cotton Seed

Director Harris, of the Bureau of
the Census, finds that there is great
demand for the publication at mere
intervals of statistics concerning the
consumption of cotton seed. 1t has
been the practice of the Bureau of
the Census to compile statistics for
this important part of the cotton crop
only twice during the ginning season.
The first report for the crop of 1912
related to the quantity of cotton seed
crushed prior to January l, 1913. The
second report showed the quantity
crushed prior to March l, 1913, with
an estimate of the quantity remain
ing to be crushed from the crop.
The statistics of cotton seed are
collected in connection with those
for the production of cotton as re-
ported by the ginners. This is nee
essary because the quantity of lin
tiers is constantly increasing and
forms much larger percentage of
the total crop than heretofore.
Mr.. Harris believes that an addl-
tional report showing the quantity
of seed crushed and of linters obtain
ed should relate to some date between
October 81 and January l. He is not
certain as to the most desirable date,
and is accordingly corresponding with
the farmers and cotton-seed oil mills
in order to establish it. 1t is hoped
that all will agree upon fixed date,
so that the work can be inaugural
ed during the present season.
This additional report will be OF
great value to the farmers, as well
as to the oil mills and public gener-
ally.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-23
Want Bullion to Enter Race.

Little Rock, Oct. 23.-Etforts are
being made by friends of Bruce L.
Bullion to get him into the race for
Secretary of State, but as yet he has
given no intimation that he will make
the contest for the office. He will not
discuss the matter, which is charac-
teristic with him. Bullion was pri-
vate secretary to Gov. Geo. W. Don
aghey during his two terms of office
He was also secretary of the State
Democratic Central Committee for
four years, and is now clerk In the
Office of the State Tax Commission.
He is a native of Faulkner county,
being a graduate of Hendrix College,
and formerly an attorney at Conway
Mr.. Bullion was captain of a company
in an Arkansas regiment during the
Spanish- American war, but did not
get beyond Chickamauga Park. IL
Mr.. Bullion enters this race he is
bound to be factor, due to his ex-
tensive acquaintance over the state
and the courteous treatment he ac-
corded all while in the office of Gov.
Donaghey.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-23
SHOE MANUFACTURER
PREDICTS CATTLE FAMINE
J. Harry SELF Of Chicago Says
United States Must Have
More Cattle at Once.

Considerable interest and alarm is mani
fest all through the United States over the
cattle situation Those who have been
making a study of this and are in posi-
ton to accurately forecast the condition
in this country take very serious view
of the matter.
j. Harry SELF, president of SELF, Schwab
4 Co, large shoe manufacturers of Chi
cago, who are probably among the largest
buyers and users of fine leather, in an in
terview yesterday stated that the short
age of cattle was the greatest menace this
country has to face. "The real impor-
lance of this" said Mr.. SELF, "can hardly
be perceived by the average person at the
present time, and they will only realize
what it means with relation to the high
cost of living when it is too late to re-
heve the situation and the mischief has
been done Meat will be higher and, Of
course, that affects the price of leather
and likewise the price of shoes. If the
population continues to increase for the
next six years in the same proportion that
it has in the last six years and the cattle
The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-23

supply keeps on diminishing in the same
proportion, there will be only four head
of cattle to every ten people. This is Just
one-half the number of cattle in proper
ton to the number of people that there
were twelve years ago.
IF this question were thoroughly under
stood by the rural community and imme-
date action were taken towards more cat
tie raising, the situation would be some
what relieved We are slaughtering sur
cattle, and especially the calves, ruthlessly.
without giving any thought to the future.
Every farmer in this country ought to be
encouraged to double, treble or quadruple
his supply. In my opinion cattle raising
will not only prove profitable in the next
few years, but almost a nationwide neces-
sity. / am speaking not only from the
hide end of it, but from the food supply.
''If the government would pay more
attention to the conservation of cattle
and less in pickering about things that
don't concern them, it would be a great
help to the country in the end 1t may
sound foolish to some people if the gov
eminent would pay a bounty on every
head of cattle raised, but it would be bet
ter expended than for a lot of public build
ings in out-of-thc-way places.
They talk about turning to South
America for their supply and even Ar
gentina, when only a few short years
ago the cry went out that America could
feed the world. South America cannot
supply us with good cattle. They don't
take care of them down there Argentina
has its hands full supplying other coun-
tries. The only other large cattle rails
ing section is Australia. England and her
colonies consume this product"
The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-23
Finds Things Changed

Edmonton, Alta, Oct. 23.-John C.
Knott, an employee of the Hudson's
Bay Trading Company, who has been
stationed in the north country, on the
fringe of the Arctic circle, the last %
years, has come to Edmonton to Wis
it friends of his boyhood days and
get into touch, as he puts it, with
modern commercial and industrial
methods. Edmonton, now city of
10000 population, had less than 500
when Knott came thru here from the
east in 1878. Where large herds of
buffalo broke the trails in those days
he found paved streets and boule-
wards. lined with substantial business
houses and pretty homes. The Red
River OK cart and dog teams have
given way to high power touring cars,
spanking teams and electrically pro-
PEELED street cars of the latest models
and the Saskatchewan river, formerly
forded or crossed by rope ferry, is
now spanned by structures of steel,
concrete and stone. The pioneer from
the silent north reports that the fur
catch this year will reach the $4,000
900 mark.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-23
Historic Batt;eship That Raced From
the Pacific to Cuban Coast in
1893 to Be Honored.

Washington, Oct. 23.-Secretary
Daniels has formally announced that
the historic battleship Oregon will
lead the great international fleet
through the Panama canal when the
waterway is opened in 1915.
While plans for the event have not
been formulated Secretary Daniels
will be aboard, as will also, in all
probability, President Wilson.
The British foreign office has ac-
copied the invitation from the United
States to send a squadron of British
warships to go through the canal
with the international fleet.
Great Britain is the first of the ma
lions to accept the invitation to par
ticipate in a mobilization which will
bring together at Hampton Roads the
greatest fleet ever assembled in
American waters.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-23
DECISION RENDERED
In Favor of the Ozan Mercantile Co.
of this City by Judge Wallace

Little Rock. Oct. pa decision
was rendered by Judge j. G. Wallace,
special master in settling the railroad
rate rebates, in the case of Samuel p.
Davis VS. Ozan Mercantile Company.
favoring the Prescott mercantile firm
and which is thought to have an in
dication as to the decision in the lum-
Der cases which will be made next
Wednesday.
Special Master Wallace was called
on in this case to decide who should
get the rebate on shipments made
subject to shippers order. In this
case the Ozan Mercantile Company
purchased cotton seed hulls from Da-
Wis, Little Rock broker. The hulls
were shipped with draft attached
to the bill of lading, and before the
car was surrendered the consignee
must pay for the goods, as we'll as the
freight. The consignee in this case
held both bill of lading and expense
bill, but Davis set up claim for the
rebate in freight, which was resisted
by the Prescott company. 1t was
merely test case to solve the right
of the consignee to the rebate.
In his decision Special Master Wal
lace held that the title to the proper
ty passed from the consignor to the
consignee when the commodity was
delivered to the railroad company for
shipment. When the consignor paid
the freight and the draft, the right
of possession also passed to the con-
signee. He quoted an old liquor case
in which a mail order was filled in
Little Rock and sent to Ozark, the
express company to collect for the
package. In this case the company
was charged by a court whit selling
liquor in Ozark, but the Supreme
Court held the sale was made at the
point Of delivery to the common car
rier.
If the same ruling is carried out
in the lumber cases, the retailers will
win, for they have all along claimed
they purchased the lumber at the
mills, and not at the point of delivery,
as contended by the manufacturers.
The manufacturers in the lumber con-
tention hold the expense bills how
ever, and if this possession counts for
anything with Special Master Wal
lace, the manufacturers still have a
chance The retail lumber dealers are
considerably elated over the decision
at any rate.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-23
New Corporations Chartered

Little Rock, Oct. 23.-The follow
ing corporations have been chartered:
Black Oak Supply Co. of Black
Oak, Craighead County, general mer-
chandise, $4,000 capital of which SIS,
900 is subscribed. H. w. Graham
president, T. NJ. Merritt secretary
treasurer.
Jones Bros. & Co. of Rogers, manu-
facturers of vinegar, cider, iellies, etc.
Capital stock 100000. f. M. Fow-
Ter, w. R. Sessions, and A. c. Gold
wire incorporators.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-23
PRESCOTT, ARKANSAS
ANNOUNCEMENT

THE GOOD ROADS EXHIBIT at
the State Fair to be held in Hot
Springs October 9th to November
LIST, will be one of the leading fea-
lures of the Fair, The Highway Com
mission, with its exhibits will occupy
the entire GOOD ROADS BUILDING
with its large display space of $3.50
square feet. Many wide-awake ex-
hlbitors have secured reservations and
their efforts to tasty and instructive
displays will be up to the minute.
Material and machinery men in large
numbers will exhibit.
The GOOD ROADS EXHIBIT Of
fers you the opportunity of getting
in touch with the strength and scope
of the sentiment for better roads and
of informing yourself in what is do
ing in this advancing movement. A
series of moving pictures, covering
road building in all its features, have
been secured and will be daily exhibit
ted free to all at the GOOD ROADS
BUILDING.
The Highway Commission will
maintain headquarters all the week
and road school will be conducted
under the direction of Mr.. George d.
Marshall, of the Office of Public Roads,
and the State Highway Commission.
Mr.. Marshall is equipped with Ian
tern slides which are used in illustrat-
ing his lectures.
The Federal Government has ar
ranged to assist by sending a large
display of twenty-eight models of
different types of road and bridge
construction and maintenance, and
has furnished for free distribution,
bulletins on various subjects of inter-
est to good road enthusiasts. An ex-
pert will be in charge Of the Govern
ment exhibit as a demonstration.
State H ig hway Commissioners,
County Road Overseers, County Sur
veyors, Engineers and other road Of
ficials, good road enthusiasts and
press representatives are cheerfully
and respectfully invited to attend.
Everything is Free Come and get
acquainted and be abreast with the
latest developments. You can easily
make the occasion a profitable one.
Rates reduced on all railroads.
RUBEN G. DYE,
Chairman State Highway Commission
The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-23
Great Sunday School Army.

The protestant Sunday school army
of the world now numbers 2S,701 ,4S9,
or equal to one-third of the popula
ton of the United States. This is
gain over three years ago of 690,295
members. The most notable gains are
in Asia where reports show S,113 new
schools, with 316,S1S more pupils en-
rolled than there were enrolled three
years ago.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-23
How to Make Buttons Stay on in the
Wash

In the Exchange" department of
the Woman's Home Companion-a de-
partment devoted to household news
an Iowa woman tells as follows.
how to make buttons stay on in the
wash:
"At last | have found a way to pre-
vent the laundress from tearing but
tons from underwear. | button all
garments up securely and turn them
wrong side out and tell her not to
turn them. They come clean as east
ly as before, and l haven't lost a but
ton from the wringer since l tried it.
This is an amicable adjustment of
longstanding source of friction"
The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-23
F ]. JOHNSON, EDITOR
The WATER SUPPLY OF RURAL
COMMUNITIES

The responsibility for diseases due
b polluted water is so often put on
he vater-supplies of our large cities
that the conditions in American ru-
bal districts are usually thought of, if
bot actually pictured in the public
hnd, as most ideal. Naturally en-
ggh, farms which are remote from
Preas Of congested population seem
y be Ideally situated for obtaining
EholesOme water In reality, how
Ever, deplorably insanitary conditions
regards to the farm water-sup-
lAs prevail wildly, if we may believe
Pate and national government re-
ports
large proportion of farm water
alply in the less hilly portions of
a' country where springs are not
'9andant comes from shallow wells,
aNh are particularly subject to con-
aaMatlon. Deep wells are safer,
@ are not entirely free from dan
M Of pollution. The chemist of the
.aiada Experimental Farms, DR..
frank |. Shut, concludes from an
summation of several thousand sam
ps OIL water used on farm home
@aos In Canada that probably not
A'le lhan one-third of them are pure
" wholesome" Investigations made
ue Bureau of Plant Industry, in
~0peratlon with the Minnesota State
''s'u OF Health, showed that of sew
."s'llne carefully selected and ty-
s's' farm water-supplies in Minneso-
a'i'iy well waters, twenty were
N NV anu hfty-nine We're polluted, US
ny because of careless or ignorant
\. 4seneht, and generally as a re-
.~ poor location or lack of pro-
n ."V. against surface wash or in
NATION The rivers, surface reser-
- anu clsterns investigated were
su 10 be polluted to such an ex-
NJ, mat II Is doubtful whether sat
WY supplies can be secured for
DOia use from such sources. In
s,sr ""iination of the rural water
M, ~ III indiana it has been found
ill.,, we private rural water-sup
N ,s A"i''ined, III were deep wells,
erns aa'iOw wells, five ponds, forty
nsSs' and twenty-seven cisterns.
M a a and sixteen of the deep
|hays Wiz We're of good quality, for
Eob,,, we're bad and sixteen were
Nm S s'l But 159 of the All shallow
asm;, a'ers could be used, 200 were
es s" os bad, and forty-three
fpsrta doubtful quality. A large
hai" 'Sge of the waters used by the
sspr,sd IN which typhoid fever had
With !, was unequivocally bad.
N, Tho - development of the coun-
& rra. taOwth of the population and
t's, Tho q congestion in living CEN
bal vst.s aanger of pollution of nat
n Evsn supplies is vastly increas-
sndered !" wells can be improved and
Npsr n. less subject to pollution lutte @'i if
are emU, MUS OF driving them deep
nad, as Employed. The best safe
Aner;s.oara to The Journal of
e''ean Medical Association ia, is IS