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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-14
SPECIALIZING ON THE FARM.

Indiana is a state OF diversified
products. 1t Is agriculturally rich
and industrially strong. In climate
1t has wide range, extending as it
does some 800 miles north and south.
In all parts of the state the soil is
adapted to the production Of the
staple crops, corn, wheat, oats, barley,
rye. potatoes, etc. In some parts the
soil and climate are favorable to spe-
cial crops. such as fruit and melons.
Southern Indiana has become a
strong rival of Georgia and Colorado
in the production of melons. The
crop can be gathered almost as early
as that OF Georgia and is of squally
fine quality, if not superior. In can't
aloupes the southern part of the state
has proved itself the equal of the
Rocky Ford section OF Colorado. Its
product commands as high a price as
that obtained for the Colorado va
riety and il is of as fine quality and
for this market better because it need
not be picked as early for shipment.
Farmers who have engaged in the
growing of cantaloupes and water
melons in southern Indiana find them
very reliable and profitable crop.
one grower near Poseyville. it is said
will receive something like s25 900 for
his crop. and many others large
amounts in proportion to their acre
age and their skill as melon raisers.
In a number of instances scientific
methods are being used with notable
| success. On the whole the industry
affords a striking example of the wis
dom Of devoting land to the uses for
which it is best adapted.
The old idea that every farmer
must devote a part Of his land TO corn,
another TO wheat and so on is ex-
ploded. 1t is no longer necessary. as
it was in primitive days when the
| farmer took HIS wheat to mill and had
il ground into -four for the use of his
| family, etc. 1t has been found more
profitable 10 use land for the pro-
/ duction OF those crops to which it is
| best adapted and go into the market
and buy what is not raised as need
| ed.
| Specialization is as adaptable to
| farming as 10 manufacturing and COM
mercial pursuits and II is the farmer
who learns best how to specialize that
| has the largest success.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-14
BY JUDSON KING.
Written for the News-Times.


For the past ten years the New Zea-
land government has successfully OPP
Grated two state-owned coal mines.
In addition to supplying its own needs.
ii has sold coal directly to the people
in competition with coal trust.
This is exactly what the Poindexter
Alaskan coal bill proposes that Uncle
Sam shall do for the people of the
United tSates. The conditions in both
cases are so strikingly similar that it
is worth while telling you the New
Zealand story.
The nation of New Zealanad consists
of three large islands, covering a dis
lance, from north to south, OF about
1000 miles. The coal deposits are To-
Gated on the west coast of the middle
island and are shut off by a high
mountain range. transportation is
all by water. The main shipping port
is Westport where the government
has built a harbor.
Up to 1903 coal production was
wholly in private hands. The newt
able coal "ring"-as mOnopolies are
known there-made it's appearance
and. in combination with the ship
ping ring, controlled the market eX-
actly as does the railroad-cOal COM
bine in Pennsylvania. Prices were
kept up to the level of the coal i'm
ported from Australia 1900 miles
away The government was paying
( high prices TO run its railroads. The
people were paying from $3.50 to
sos per ton retail, and in some cases
much higher.
Presently prolonged strikes in the
Australian mines threatened short
age from that source, and the New
Zealand combine prepared to charge
famine prices and reap a harvest. But
the enterprising gentlemen managing
this business deal quickly found that
they had a people and peoples gov
eminent TO reckon with
The people of New Zealand reasoned
the situation out about like this:
The coal ring proposes to rob US.
We can't afford ii, and, besides, only
fools or impotents will consent to be
robbed We have abundant coal on
our state lands. 1t Is our coal. Our
government is maintained TO do some
things besides collect taxes and look
wise. IL is our government. We own
and operate railroads; why not coal
mines2
So they told their government to
so into the coal business and do IL
quick.
The government. then under the
leadership of the famous premier,
Richard Seldom, who had started in
life as a miner. did act quickly. The
parliament passed a law authorizing
two state coal mines. Incidentally.
the coal barons were quietly given 10
understand that IL they attempted 10
pull OF their deal before the state
mines could be gotten into operation,
the government. acting under the
right OF eminent domain. would prob
ably take over their mines and relieve
distress
The ring surrendered. but the gov
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-14
SAYS HANK, THE HOTEL CLERK
..TEA DRINkING US GERyIANY."

"TEA DRINKING IN GERMANY"
Here's a temp'runce lesson for
YOU Mister" announced Myrtle. the
telephone girl. Germany is takin to
drinkin' tea instead Of beer"
You don't say. MYRTLE gasped
Hank the Motel Clerk. But thea,
there's always something brewing in
the Fatherland. IL il isn't trouble or
beer then it's tea"
Cease your kiddin'i" commanded
Myrtle. Just the same the records
show that more tea and less beer s
being consumed in Germany every
year"
II never thought I'd live to see it,
sighed Hank. the Hotel Clerk. Il
suppose ii won't be long before the
rathskellars will be serving little china
pots with handles made out of last
years straw hats. Instead of a foam
ing tankard OF Milwaukee soup, the
2O6-Ib. waiter will steam up with a
tray containing two fragile cups, just
big enough 10 muzzle kitten with.
And whilst I shovel on the sugar
or show my muscle by hosting two
Jumps at a time. the proprietor will
rush in and unlock all the stems
from the walls and cast EN- into the
alley. But say. II I've got 70 inhale
tea, I'll be dinged il I do it in a rath-
skellar
Amt II fierce how all our child
hood ideals get punctured sooner or
later? I've always yearned TO be a
Heidelberg student, with little pill
box hat sewed on my bump Of ambi-
ton, a broadsword in my hand and
my face tattooed like a safety razor
victim. I would be holding a stein,
foaming stein, and believing stein
songs like Die Wacht am Stein" until
all the neighbors tossed their valuable
mugs out OF the windows!
But in your minds lamp can you
imagine a Heidelberg stude, entirely
unstewed, waving teacup and
warblingg 'Hoch der Oolong'?
"I can't Those Heidelberg rix-
raxes would as soon take up tea
swizzling as an American scholar
would choose to take up Latin and
Greek in favor Of football.
"I sincerely trust, Myrtle, mat the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-14

tate the charges made from the pull
pits. and the committee embodied this
paragraph in it's report: Every citi-
zen except those Don Quixotes who
see crime in every shadow in an
alley on Sunday knows that these
charges are false, that the city is as
clean today as it has been at any time
since its incorporation and those who
have lived here through other admin
istrations know that in many respects
conditions are better today than ever
before"
Mishawaka, like South Bend. has
suffered a positive injury in reputation
as moral and well governed commu-
nifty through exaggeratiOns and mis-
representations of the character re-
ferred TO. For one purpose and an
other someone is always willing TO be-
smirch the good name of his home
city. In Mishawaka it was an over
Jealous minister. who doubtless
thought he was doing his community
service. In South Bend it is the
Tribune and its associates in the in
auguration of the so-called citizens
| movement
The instances are identical except
that in South Bend the TT" com
bination knows It is maligning the
good name OF the city, but is willing
to do it for the purpose of accomplish
ing its political ends.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-14

eminent went straight ahead with its
mines. They opened in 1904, and at
first the entire output was taken by
the railroads and other government
institutions. Next retail depots were
opened up in the principal cities, and
coal was sold to the people at around
81 per ton, where the trust had been
charging from SIS TO SIS. The private
companies lowered prices. and the
market remained at this point until
last year.
Beyond question, the state coal
mines have proved of vast benefit TO
the people Of New Zealand. Prices
have been kept at a little below the
going rats in Australia and undue ex-
tOrtion has been prevented. They
have ben well managed and have re-
turned a neat cash profit to the gov
eminent. Money has been saved to
the state railroads which has been
distributed among the people in the
form of reduced passenger and freight
rates. They have supplied cheaper
coal 10 the public schools and other
public institutions. The total produc-
ton has been 2,0S7.00 tons 10 1912.
The total for the nation for this pc
Rod was about l 5,000.00 tons. In
1912 the total sales of the state mines
and depots amounted TO S1.096,650.
, There have been no strikes. The
miners live in good houses built by
the state and surrounded with ample
yards for garden patches.
All mining in New Zealand Is strict
ly regulated. From 1900 to 1910 the
average annual fatality rate from &C
cidents in coal mines was only LA
| per 1000 men employed. The rate in
| the United States for the same period
] was 3.5S and 22,194 men were killed.
I This means that 1875 of these lives
would have been saved had the United
3 States protected coal miners as well as
| does New Zealand.
The New Zealand government went
into the coal business not TO substi-
tute state monopoly for private own
ership. but to regulate private monop-
| oily by competition. 1t has succeeded
| only partially Rapacity has been
. checked. but coal is still high--too
/ high. say the people. The state mines
! have not reduced prices as much as
was expected. Especially Is this true
/ Of Ignite. brown and other Goals used
I by the working classes. /.
/ The reason for this partial failure
/ lies in the one word-transportatio
/ The government does not own its own
/ collies. but must depend upon the
shipping ring" to carry its coal TO
market. The rates are high. ard IN
I ten years the government has had to
pay 100000 for this service. Re
Gently Tire price has been raised and
| the people are now demanding that
the state transport its coal in It's own
ships.
Right here Is where Sen. Poindex-
ter's plan oyertops New Zealand. He
proposes that Uncle Sam own and OPP
crate the railroads and ships neces-
sary TO deliver government mined
Alaska coal direct TO the docks Of
American ports.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-14

Wayne has made another discovery.
First IT invented plan for municipal
government, then IL devised a scheme
to help the corporations to get con-
troll of the city by running a so-called
citizens ticket, and now 1t has a
track elevation scheme. All this
wouldn't be so bad if Fort Wayne
didn't want South Bend to adopt them
all. Is Fort Wayne trying to put us
in hole?
COL. MULHALL is to have a much
needed rest. This will give the
country a chance to catch up on the
testimony and assimilate what II has
read. Think of a system that could
carry a mess like that around for
five years and live to tell the tale.
WE notice an emigrant coming
across the Atlantic TO this country
claims that his shirt, containing his
entire fortune, was thrown overheard
and lost. We presume the fortune
was in real-estate.
ON the Venetian night Springbrook
can be reached by gondola over the
Lake Shore.
THE longest strike on record is
that in which the coal miners of
Colorado are engaged. They have
been out of work three years and
four months and out of pocket more
than that.
HERR BEBEL, the German social
list is dead, but Babel will continue
to be heard from.
WHEN a useful man dies the world
does not close up shop and quit bus
mess. but IT is obliged to readopt it's
plans.
A MAN is missed only because he
has been an important cog in the
social machine.
c. n. +.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-14

tea craze in Germany. is not tie result
OF introducing the tango tea in that
country. Perhaps the society folk Of
Berlin have copied the phOney idea
that in order TO hold tango tea
you've got to serve tea, How rldicu-
lous! Now any New York tango
fiend or Underline could wise 'em Up
on that point. II you served 'em tea
at one OF these tango-tiffins on Broad
way. they'd think it was table var
nish."
We'll, the biggest beer drinkers
around this place amt Germans said
Myrtle, with spirit.
Nope. they certainly amt" retart-
ed Hank, the Hotel Clerk. And he
added proudly: us Americans are
capturing all the international sport
records, Ell. Myrtle?"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-14
SPECIAL ROOM Is
A BOON TO CHILD
AND COMMUNITY
BY \ PHYSICIAN.

Do not be ashamed TO let your child
go into the special rOoml
This modern feature of the public
school system is one of the most help
full yet instituted.
Its purpose as the word, itself, ex-
plains. is to give special attention to
children who are abnormal in some
particular.
There should be no disgrace attach
ed to a school superintendent that
such and such pupil shall report at
No. - special room.
a special room is simply a place
where children may be cared for, that
are so far out of the ordinary they
cannot be properly instructed in the
everyday classroom with the everyday
child
Some cities have a Bureau Of Child
Study in which the abnormal children
are classed under the following heads:
1.-The abnormally bright.
2-ThOse with speech defect-Stam-
mers and suffers particularly.
3-ThOse with hearing and eye de-
fects.
4-Crippled children.
5-Truants and incorrigibles.
6-Sub-nOrmals. These are chill
need more or a little different kind OF
instruction from that given the av-
erage child, to make their grades.
II is not fair TO expect child, suf-
fering with ear or eye defect, to do the
same work under the same condi-
tions that the perfectly healthy child
can do.
1t is not fair TO put the abnormally
bright child-one who is particularly
clever on one side of his makeup and
deficient in some other-into the same
class room with the perfectly normal
children.
1t is not fair to put the inCOrrigible
who is probably such from hereditary
tendencies or improper training, into
the class room with the average child
II is not fair to put the sub-normal
who needs extra or individual atten-
ton in order to learn his lessons, int
the big class where there is little op-
portunity for the teacher 10 give hin
/ extra attention.
The special room with the specia
| teacher carried on. hand in hand. witt
: the interested cooperation of the pa
] tent and the medical inspector, brings
results of the right kind.
1t should be welcomed by the com
munity.
/ 1t is a practical means of bringing
( the defective up TO normal, and thu!
STRENGTHENING and raising the average
\ healthfulness, mentally and physical
! " OF the community.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-14
\ NEW CITY BRIDGE,

The recommendation of the county
commissioners that an appropriation
Of approximately 100000 be made
for the construction Of a concrete and
steel bridge across the river at North
Michigan st. merits favorable consid-
Grafton at the hands of the county
council.
The needs OF the city in the matter
Of bridges are great. The division
made by the river promises in the
future 10 become nearly equal and the
greatest convenience of intercourse
between the two sides should be af-
forded.
Just at present a special reason
exists for a new bridge at Michigan
st. IN fact there IS more than one
reason. They may be classified under
the heads OF practical and sentimental.
\ new bridge Is needed because the
old one is inadequate and its safety
a doubtful quantity.
This OF itself should be ample rea-
son. IL the condition is as II is under
stood 10 be. for the building OF a new
bridge. The public safety and con-
venience is OF first consideration.
From the sentimental point OF view
the old bridge should be replaced by
new one because IL Is out OF date
and an incongruous feature OF its sur
roundiags. The city and the people
81 Navarro place have spent a large
amount OF money 20 beautify Leeper
park and their home surroundings.
With these the old bridge is an inhar-
monious note. 1t is crude and posi-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-14
For THE COMMON GOOD.

In his admirable tribute 10 the
memory Of Patrick O'Brien. Pres.
Cavanaugh of Notre Dame university
uttered the weighty words:
HE never forgot that wealth is not
given TO men. but only intrusted TO
them for the glory OF God and the
service of humanity. Not mere as
tuteness not merely the feverish en-
thusiasm TO pile up wealth, not mere
" comfort and the desire for power
and influence shaped his plans as an
employer. but over il all sreigned the
spirit of Justice To the man who Ia
boreS in his service"
If this humane doctrine were gener-
ally accepted and applied in the con-
duct OF great enterprise, this busy
world would speedily be on the sane
and safe road to domestic. industrial
and commercial tranquility
know Of no more effective method
TO bring order OF OF chaos than TO
emphasize on all suitable occasions
the words OF Pres. Cavanaugh.
Wealth is not given TO men, but only
intrusted 10 them for the glory or
God and the service OF humanity"
Let this terse statement OF a great
principle and sublime truth be made
household maxim and eventually
the unwritten law OF the land. and
human happiness will prevail 10 far
greater extent than can now be claim
ed to be the case. J. b. STOLL-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-14

Dear lady OF my hearts desire.
love your 1.-the and splender grace,
Your rhythmic ease 1 much admire.
I like the dancing steps you pace;
Your every move is my delight.
So dainty and so brick and free
You are a most enhancing sight
oh won't you trot through life
with me?
With love the fiddler for the dance
And hearts as merry as a rhyme
Well turkey trot a glad romance
In syncOpated two step time,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-14

The genuineness of Secy. McAdoO's
purpose to aid the country in moving
it's crops is evidenced by the an
nOuncement that speculative banks
will get none of the funds. The
money is to help the people.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-14

Washington dispatches report con-
gressional plans TO stop dictatiOn by
the president. We are not apprehen-
sive, however. that they will be sue
cessful. The presidents dictation is
strictly in accordance with the dem
ocratic legislative plan.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-14

lively ugly compared with the modern
bridges Of permanent type at LaSalle
av and jefferson boulevard.
The element OF safety is emphasized
at this point by the pressure OF an
interurban and city car line The
council will also consider that the
traction company will pay One-third
the cost OF constructing the bridge.
This will enable the city TO have a
much better bridge at this point than
IL could build for 100000.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-14

The Diggs-Caminetti trial in San
Francisco will have first page position
because Of it's extraordinary sensa-
tional features. From an escapade it
is developing into real white slave
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-14
NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT MINES COAL AND LOW
Frs COST TO THE PEOPLE.
c. N. F.


ducePr of a SpoIed--New
land oaIW Be Lower When oliers Are Built.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-14

Though care should tread upon our
toes
And rough and bumpy be the floor,
We'd laugh at troubles such as those
And gayly turkey trot some more!
Come then, my love, and be my life
And take the fate that fortune
sends;
Well tango pleasantly through life
And One-step till the music ends;
Well buy a rag time gramophone
With syncopated melody.
If you will only be my own
And turkey-trot through life with
mel
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-14

Gov O'Neal Of Alabama did not
permit advice from Washington 20
Interfere with the appointment Of a
successor to Sen. Johnston, deceased.
He has named Rep. Henry d. Clayton
for the vacancy. and ii is up 10 the
senate to receive or reject him.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-14

Really, it is a shame TO be contin-
ually suspicious of Japan. We might
better confine our suspicious 10 people
nearer home.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-14

Nine days of 100 degree/heat and an
unbroken drought are hurting the
chances of Kansas as a summer resort.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-14

Boston has established a vocation
bureau which helps boys and girls
decide on their life work. A human
being may be more easily misplaced
than & cog
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-14

If the so-called citizens movement
is not a false alarm somebody must
have started a grass fire.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-14

When the waving of an American
flag incites a riot, as it did in Salt
Lake City, it is time to wave it more
frequently.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-14

Special fish lunch tonight ut Bain's,
11S s. Michigan 81. Advt
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-14

Cleanliness and health depend upon
the destruction Of the fly.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-07-10
o|AH Sticks TO CAB
I'D ISN'T FUSED Up
|BY new $4,000 lob
Engineer, Named for p. S.
0bard, Keeps to His Run
Pending Confirmation.

O4Asiss J. Chase Of Cnoton-on- ffudsoa
= ~ the least fused W over HE ~.
po1I1msnt - . Public Service Comns1s.
asabs. and to-day he expects 70 climb
~, bic locomotive cab and make his
rsUU1sr run on the New Yoek Central
juso - II he hnd not been named 10 .
s1a6oo-a-ysar Job. For eighteen years he
hes bssa Q fireman and engineer and he
- covered nearly 100000 mAiss Of rali
dsshs that time.
~ prospective commissions 10 not .
ta1nDxlvs man. Tall aaa broaA-shoui.
asssa ~ y steady eyed anA ds,fbsfsAs
q usvsnsat
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osooDa. Or. Chass has some rsal ssee2s
nod3Dgos In his home town end . past-
a01Aip n Q jeoai loo plant
'AN10 . story about how came -
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'WSua ~ moved back TO Crotoa from
Aooay, whsrs We lived while I Wa q
- tss1Uht rms. We found there Wa
~ enc dealer here. and We couian't
- caay Ice from him bscauss ~
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uoo1sA ios pretty bed. aaA - dia . ioe
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uu1R 70 wsat we'll took n . oartnss.
-. aDW Ws suvpay Srstty asae svsry.
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- WI wsii."
~ - pelit1es. tsyosA his ssvsnsssa
- roooe1 - Q loyal union 80.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-07-10
COL. RUoo DIES ON TRAIN.

o. way Hone Frea Gettysburg
Fired First shst n Battle.
TACOMA, Wash. July io.-Ths wash
inGton special train bringing homo the
Stats's quota Of veterans from the
Gettysburg reunion reached the city last
night with the body Of Col. c. Q. Rugs.
who died en- route.
Col RUGS claimed 10 have hrs1 The
first shot on the historic neid. He later
spent twenty-six months in Anderson.
VILE Prison.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-07-10

Of three walking 10 consy Island. A.
his invitation they climbed up. The
party included Weiss. Louis Marcus,
nfty-two years old. Of No. 1%s nekib-
ben street: Mrs. Hannah Marcus and
Gustav Berk Of No. 10 wallabout
street. all Of Brooklyn.
Mrs. Marcus received . fractured RIB
and contusions of the right leg; Marcus
WAS cut about the head and Dssh he'd
n few scratches on his faces. Ali refused
to 20 to the hospital