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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-14
COUNCIL PUTS ON
AN ALMOST REAL
DEBATE FOR ONCE
Effort TO Get Firemen'S Salary
Ordinance Back Into "HOIe"
Hits Snag and Shows up
Opposition.

Semblance of a real council session
lifted its head above the pig-weed at
the city hall Monday night. and for
three minutes-or three and a-half-
q debate. really serious. entertained
the reporters and three spectators in
the gallery, and after some three
months of secret discussion by the
committee in the hole" how nine OF
the councilmen stand on the subject Of
increased salaries for members of the
fire department, finally beamed into
the limelight. Evidently Councilman
Hagerty, Miller, Smoger, Thompson
and Seifert are in favor of the In
crease, and Lang. Buechner, Wolter,
and Hagey are not. Councilman Goe-
bel was not present due to fall from
his bicycle in which he hurt his head.
Introduction Of an ordinance in
creasing the fire chiefs salary from
81, 500 to $1,000: the salary of his as
sistant from $1,000 to $1,4OO; the sal
aries Of the captains from $1,000 TO
S11O0: the salaries of the lieutenants
from $40 TO $1,000, and of the fire
men. truckmen, etc, $50 a year, all
down the line, making their stipends
hereafter. $3.50 for the first six
months; $42O for the second six; $3.50
for the third six, and $3.50 year
thereafter, with $500 "a day for sub
stitutes,-was the signal for the fray
In the regular course of procedure
the ordinance would have gone 10 the
committee in the hole" again after
the second reading. and it could not
pass under suspension of the rules
without a unanimous vote, which, evil
IDENTIFY the friends of the measure
knew TO be unavailable.
Il move you that this ordinance be
laid over for two weeks for final pas
sage" said Councilman Hagerty. He
was supported by Councilman Seifert.
Il would like to have you change
the motion to read that ii be referred
TO the committee of the whole" said
President Lang, apparently not wise
to the motive.
other Cities Pay More.
THAT is exactly what 1 do not want
done with it," said Councilman Hager-
". THAT matter has been before the
committee and the board of safety for
three months and 1 do not calculate
il will get back there again if | can
help it, Even now we are proposing
to pay our firemen less under this or
dinance than is paid for similar en-
ployment in TT. Wayne, Gary, Terre
Haute, Evansville, Indianapolis, and
a number of other places. The cost
OF living has increased but the sala-
ries of the firemen stand right where
they stood ten years ago. L know
what kind of a fight, we, who favor
the increase, have had TO get a rec
! ommendation from the committee that
such an ordinance be prepared and in
! troduced, and / do not propose to go
through it again if ] can avoid it,"
COuncilmen Seifert and Thompson
spoke similarly but President Lang of
the council, and Chairman Bucchner
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-14
WANTS $1,000 DAMAGES
Mrs. Joseph Ogurkiewicz Says Hus-
band Intends TO Leave.

Christian OgurkiewicZ Monday aft
ernOon filed a suit for absolute di-
vOrce in the circuit court and asks the
court to award her alimony in the
sum of $4,000.
Mrs Ogurkiewicz stated in her pc
titiOn that her husband, Joseph Ogur-
kiewicz. recently sold his interest in a
taxi cab line in the city and had $500
deposited in the Chaplin State bank.
In addition to this he had some $4,000
worth of other assets in the city that
were quickly convertible into cash and
she believed that he was on the verge
of going TO Honolulu to live.
Mrs. Ogurkiewicz charged her hus-
band with cruelty. The hearing on
the injunction is set for April II.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-14
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting of the South
Bend Light Guards was held last
night with 20 of the original members
of the company Of 100 present. The
organization was effected in 1879.
Gus II. ShultZ was elected captain.
J. c. Birdsell was reelected treas
urer and f. l.. Stedman, secretary.
The members at the meeting last
night were agreeably surprised by a
sudden visit of Capt. G. b. Van Pelt
of Laporte but formerly of this city
Capt. Van Pelt was one of the early
members of the Guards. His visit
yesterday was the first one to South
Bend in eight years.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-14

and other poisonous impurities that
lodge in the joints and muscles and
cause rheumatism. II neutralizes the
urine so it no longer irritates the
bladder, oVercomes unnecessary
breaking of sleep and restores the
kidneys and bladder TO health and
strength.
1t matters not how long you have
suffered, how old you are. or what
else you have used. The very prin-
ciple of Croxone is such that it is
practically impossible to take it into
the human system without results.
There is nothing else on earth like
it. II starts to work the minute you
take ii and relieves you the first time
you use it. and all your misery and
suffering soon disappear. You can
secure an original package of Croxone
at trifiing cost from any first-class
druggist. All druggists are authorized
to personally return the purchase
price If il fails in a single case
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-14
WILL APPEAL DECISION
Andrew Lement Files Bond After
Being Fined SO.

Andrew Lemert was fined $40
and costs yesterday afternoon in city
court charged with assault and bat
terry on Charles Antrup. An appeal
was taken and bond of $500 filed.
Lemert is charged with having black
ed both Antrup's eyes and beaten him
with blood.
According TO the story told Antrup
sold a piece of land TO Lemert some
time ago. He left some stoves and
other iron on the place. Antrup came
back one day TO remove this when il
is alleged a quarrel arose over it's
ownership and Lemert is said to have
attacked Antrup. Lemert alleged that
Antrup came at him with a poker
at the outset of the quarrel and he
struck in self defense.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-03-05
Too Noisy.

Theodore Dresser, at a luncheon In
New York, given in his honor, warned
his fellow authors against historical
writing.
Look at the fake Of the muck-ra-
kerr" said the author Of Sister Car
RE" HE has lost his popularity and
one cannot but feel pleased at his
disappearance, for his outcries did
more harm than good. | am sure that
he wishes now that he had been milder
in his denunciation. He can sympa-
thize with the dentists wife. ?
Awakening with a bad headache
the morning after a G. A. R. banquet
to celebrate Lincoln's Birthday, a sub
urban dentist unused, not ~unpleasantly,
on his last evenings spree. But sud
denly his wife appeared and, adyanc-
ing to his bedside, shouted hysteri-
cally:
"'You wretch! What will the neigh
bors say at your coming home drunk
last night?"
"'But, my dear, nobody saw me- the
dentist protested.
Nobody saw you! What If nobody
did see you? You know well enough
they all heard the way | carried on
when you got back"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-03-05
NOT LIKE THE OLD TIMES
Busy Man Notes Considerable Change
In Demeanor of Life lnsur.
ance Solicitor.

"All this talk about the life insur-
ance companies might have grown
stale except for one thing" said the
man on the suburban car who had
just been consulting his memorandum
book. 81 refer to the life insurance
an average of five per day called on
me at my house or office, and they
were the hardest men in the world to
get rid of. 1t has been two whole
months since | have seen one, and
he didn't have a bit Of the old-time
gall about him. He came into the Of
flee so quiet and humble that l
thought he wanted a place as garden
er. When / asked his business he
idgeted around for a spell and then
| replied:
Mr.. Blank, do you believe in life
insurance."
Under certain conditions, yes"
Il am an agent for the Blank Life
Insurance company. If that company
could show you that it had been hon
est"
Yes"
Had been honest and straight, and
it's president hadn't been paid a sal
airy four times too large"
Yes"
"And he hadn't rung all his rela-
tives into a good thing and paid them
double what they are worth"
81 see."
"And all the company losses had
been promptly paid. and it's spare
money invested In the safest and best
way"
Yes, yes"
"And if everything was running al
right, and would continue to run al
right and you got a low rate and was
perfectly satisfied, would you consider
taking out a small policy with us and
thus securing our eternal gratitude
and good will?"
Il told the man | would think of 1t
and | didn't have to add that it wa!
my busy day. He got out of his owl
accord, and | presume the smile didn'
come off for a whole day"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-03-05

THAT LEAKY PIPE
sy HAROLD

shall be attended to faithfully.
Yours very truly. John Forsythe &
Co"
Miss Priscilla Howe's pencil tripped
over the lines and came to a stop. She
looked up at Mr.. Forsythe inquiringly.
"Er-that's all, Miss Howe" said
the young man. mo, there is one
thing more. Won't you take lunch
with me today? Stop! Stop! You're
taking that down"
is that a personal inquiry, Mr.. For
sythe?" inquired his stenographer Sc
verely.
I'm afraid mean yes, it is" he
answered.
THAT is the third time you have
asked me, Mr.. Forsythe," said the girl.
81 must tell you again my mother
doesn't care for me to have lunch with
gentlemen whom she doesn't know"
But you have worked for me two
years, Miss Howe" pleaded John.
Mother says that doesn't make any
difference" answered Miss Priscilla
rising to put on her hat.
John Forsythe sighed. For over a
year he had felt that the capable,
Puritan Miss Priscilla would make hin
an ideal mate, And obstinately, dog
gedly, she had refused to let him make
any advances. There was nothing
against his character; he was young
good-looking, and reasonably rich. No
it was-it vas
"Er-Miss Howe! One moment!" ht
called. Wont you let me ask you
something? Don't be offended with me
Are you engaged"
Certainly not, Mr.. Forsythe,' an
swered the girl Indignantly. IF
were, | should not be working here"
But, Miss Howe, l was speaking o
luncheon he faltered. "Oh, DEAR" h
muttered, as she swept out of tn
room, now I have put my foot in j
badly, and if she gets angry she'
leave me-
Miss Priscilla did not seem very an
CRY when she came backsfrom lunch
con, but her looks were quite sever
enough to send a tremor through Fol-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-03-05
In a Florenie cIoister.

Italy. AS the last two letters were
silent, the Italians rejected them, re-
placing them by the favorite %unaccent-
ed final vowel of their tongue, "a" with
the result that the name of the British
capital became Londra.
Vienna in English and Italian and
Vienna in Spanish are simply relics of
the medieval days, when Latin was
the universal tongue Of the learned,
and the French Vienne is but a slight
variation Of Vienna. Geneva may be
explained in the same way.
The nations have taken great liber'
ties with the name Of the Dutch CAPT
tal-Gravenhage. For the English
The Hague and the French La Haye
we have cause to be grateful. The
Spanish shortened the cumbersome
Dutch name into Haja; the Italians
converted it into Ala; and even the
Germans, cousins, in a sort, to the Hol
landers, boiled it down-into Haag.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-03-05
School Teachers Mission.

To capture the citadel of a child's
mind through love and sympathy; to
lead pupils toward higher ideals OF
life and duty; to establish closer re.
lations between home and school and
state; to exalt purity Of life and con
duct; to strengthen the moral tone OF
the community; to make good men
and women; to establish and dignity
the profession of teaching; to make
education attractive; to magnify the
state; to meet the need for educated
citizenship; such is the exalted mis-
sion OF the teacher.-Hon. Charles r,
Skinner.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-03-05
CUPID WINS AFTER so YEARS
Banker, 9S, WEEDS Widow Who Tilted
Him "When She Was Pussy
Miss" Many Years Ago.

Hartford, Gonna romance that
began more than half a century ago
reached a happy chapter in the par
lors of the Garde hotel here, when
Wilfred H. Nettleton, lightweight
years old, director of the Bristol Ma
tional bank, and one of the states
w~ealthiest men, and Mrs. Mary K.
Baldwin, sixty-eight years oM, were
married.
why didn't you marry her fifty
years ago." he was asked.
Lord knows, l tried to. But she
was a fussy young miss OF eighteen
then, and | was nearly forty. So
she picked a younger, but I'll be
burned II he was q handsomer man."
Mrs. Baldwin's husband died seven
months ago.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-03-05

Ssnelson CEr-knother clash be-
tween the capitol commission and
Contractor K. F. Gill over the ques-
ton of stone for the new state capitol
will take place soon, when Gill will
submit for the approval OF the com
mission samples of stone taken from
The deposit near Ste. Geneyieye. Mo.
GIL has already submitted samples
Of this building stone to Tracy G.
wartwout, architects, at New York.
The commission will turn down
ellis proposal to take the stone for
the state capitol from the Ste, Gene
We've Lodges for two reasons:
Because the quarry or quarries from
which Gin proposes to get the stone
are not fully developed"
Because the stone Of Ste. Gene
We've county and that section of Mis-
souri is Bedford and not Burlington
limestone. according to the commits
sion.
The capitol commission is arrayed
/; Tainst Ste. Genevieve stone. Some
Of the members Of the commission at
lacked his suggestion to get the stone
from Ste. Genevieve when he was last
here.
In the face OF the active opposition
CT the commission, Gill apparently in
tends to put the proposition squarely
~ to the commission. He viii come
to Jefferson City, it is said, backed
Up with the opinions of experts that
the quantity of stone at Ste, Gene
We've is sufficient to build the capitol
and that the stone is of good quality.
What the architects report will be
upen the Ste. Genevieve stone is un'
certain. But, whatever the attitude
Of the architects is, the commission
will reject the Ste. Genevieve stone.
The state capitol building law
adopted by the people makes no pro
vision for any particular kind of lime
stone. The provision requiring stone
70 be taken from Missouri quarries is
general and is as follows: "All ma
terials contracted for shall be of the
best quality and the building shall be
constructed with native Missouri
granite and limestone"
At the next meeting the architects
for the capitol will be here to heal
Gill's report On stone.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-03-05

Jefferson City.-Waiving its right
to appeal to the United States SUI
preme court, the Grayson-McLeod
Lumber company has asked the SUI
preme court to rescind its judgment
of custer and to reduce the company's
fine from $4,000 to $4,000. This is
the ninth lumber company to beg for
its corporate existence.
The motion to modify Judgment is
based upon the following grounds:
That the property Of the company, ex-
cept $4,000 acres of denuded timber
land, was sold to the Graysonia.Nash-
vile Lumber company on June 10,
1910.
That 1t is without money with which
to pay its $4,000 fine.
That the denuded timber land is en-
numbered to the extent of $125,0 600
and upon "a forced sale would not
field much more than this.
That the company would be unable
to borrow the money with which to
pay the $4,000 fine.
That the fine Is out of proportion
to that levied against the insurance
and packing companies, the STANDARD
Oil company and International Far
yester Company Of America.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-03-05


Hannibal.-The rural population is
more willing to support better schools
today than at any previous time. 1t
is being realized that all educational
activities or agencies must be more or
less correlated, and, more than all
else, that they must be made acces-
sible to the children. In many coun-
ties where bad roads prevail, most of
the schools are of the Anticipated one
room variety. They are usually To-
Gated along bad roads, which, during
the winter, when the schools are
usually in session. become so nearly
| impossible as to make it difficult for
the children to reach them. This
| condition causes Irregular attendance
and restricts the educational oppor-
tunities OF the child. Not only this,
! but often impedes the economic con-
solidation of these smaller schools
into larger, stronger graded schools,
with high school courses, directed by
q competent principal and corps of
teachers. 3
On the other hand, in counties
which have improved their roads, the
schools are easily reached, the aver
age attendance greater, the efficiency
largely increased and economic con
solidation made possible. Regular at
tendance at school means consistent
and regular growth of both school and
pupil, and consolidation Of schools
means a maximum of efficiency at 6
minimum of cost. 1t is also notewor
thy that there is a marked tendency
for the consolidated school to become
the social and intellectual center Of
the community. Most modern rura
s~choolhouses are so constructed as tc
serve the community as gathering
places for various kinds of public
meetings, and where vans are uset
to convey the children to school dur
ing the day they are ~frequentl!
pressed into service to haul the farm
ers and their wives to institute work
lectures or entertainments at thu
schoolhouse. The consolidated schoo
becomes a sort Of community cente.
in which all educational and social &C
tivities converge. and in order that i
may properly perform that function
all of the highways leading to |
should be so improved as to render !
readily accessible throughout tn
year.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-03-05

sythe. as ths pail filed he thrust an
other one under the leak and hurried
the full pail into the bathtub.
Mother" exclaimed the girl. petri-
fed with amazement.
MY dear" faltered her mother,
this young man kindly offered to help
me- Such a respeetablelooking young
man. and he speaks so nicely. He
wanted work and said you had recon-
mended him and he came in the nick
OF timei"
John Forsythe emerged from the
bathroom, carrying the empty pail.
Its running more slowly now" he
said, looking at the leak. "Confound
those authorities, whoever they are!
Why can't they turn it off? All"
The authorities had evidently ava
kened, for the trickle Of water gradu'
ally thinned until it ceased, and John
Forsythe looked up triumphantly from
his pail.
Here is a dollar for you, my good
man." said Mrs. Howe, producing a bill
from her ~reticule. And you have Ger
tainly earned it. l am very much
obliged"
Thank you, madam said John
putting on his coat. He opened the
door quickly, but he fingered lont
enough in the hall for Miss Priscilla tt
catch up with him.
How dared you!"-she began, bu
then, seeing the look in his eyes, re
Tented.
You'll take lunch with me now" h
said convincingly. Won't you-Pris
cilla?'
Yes answered Priscilla. And, a
the door closed, she added, dear III
der her breath.
CCoDyright. 1914 by w. G.. Chapman)
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-03-05

the disrusted emphasis which dear Darwin could have told him he had In
herued from some prehistoric web hen, and then turned and podded back to
where he had come from. ttM
The hat. however had nj notion of taking q trip to Jericho. 1t stopped
the instant its owner turned and slid into a sheltered curb ledge, where II lay
until another nan came along and picked It UP -
He vas undoubtedly an honest man, for he looked about or q claimant
but the owner was already merged in tho crowd. and, a everybody knows.
HnMngs is keenngs.
ne man brushed the hat with his sleeve aaw that At was an allnoss new
derby. with the latest lnk in ribbon bands. and--iudging BY his grin 40 he
looked inside-ju his own size. gNf@
That's sill, only do you suppose q hat could possibly sDaofb E41 u~-
brains o It's wearcrg such a tans rs humor-Oi us satanic bard
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-03-05

sythe's breast. However, he was in
for it now. If that fortress surrendered
it would be to storming.
Miss Howe" he suggested, as she
was going home, might | be permitted
to call or your mother some after
noon?"
"Ill ask her." Miss Priscilla an
swered. But the next morning she in
formed him that her mother al not
we'll enough to receive visitors for the
present.
Now Miss Howe was not at all in
different to her employers advances.
But her mother had impressed certain
facts upon her very forcibly before
permitting her to take a stenograph-
er's position. The death Of her father
had necessitated this means of sup.
port. The conditions were these:
Since every large city is the haunt
Of INSCRIPTIONS men, never offer any
man an opportunity to make advances
to you"
Never lunch with your employer"
Wear tailor-made dresses of a plain
cut and severe color in office hours"
"a girl accepts only books, flowers
and candy, and then only from init
mate friends of her mothers"
Meanwhile John Forsythe ~languisheG
in u~nrequited love; and in Miss Prls
elias breast there smouldered the
eternal fire born Of propinquity to al
engaging young man. But how tt
pierce that icy armor which covered
the embers was Forsythe's problem.
IF l could win your mothers conf
dence, would you go out to lunch will
met" asked the young "a one day.
YES" said Miss Priscilla.
"Yeu don't distrust me, them"
NO" she admitted. But ! Away
obey my mother"
Hunt" said John Forsythe.
1t must have been three weeks late
that the girl came in toward midday
She apo1ogized as she hung up he
hat.
THE pipes in our house froze las
night" she said, "and you know tn
plumbers are all on strike. We've ha,
an awful time. Poor mamma has hal
to stand by with a pail to catch tn
water from the leak"
Have you got a plumber aske'
Forsythe.
"No. The water will have to be ehu
of from the MAN," said the girl.
I'm sorry, Miss Howe" he al
swered. However, ! guess It will b
all right. have an appointment thi
afternoon, and may not be back, 8
please take charge while ] am away"
Miss Priscilla waited in the ofic
impatiently. For nee in her life sh
was watching the clock. If the waite
was not shut of at the main-why
poor mother would be standing unde
that leaky old pipe all day. At fv
o'clock, since Mr.. Forsythe had nc
returned. she put on her hat and hu
rlcd home.
When she entered the little fiat a
amazing sight was seen. Upon tn
lounge sat.Mrs. Howe; under the lea
ing pipe, yhilosophicaily watching II
water drip into the pail, sat John Fo
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-03-05

The Professors Wife Ito the Pre-.
~fessor, who has just come in from a
walk)--"What have you done with
your umbrella and Ndo?" The Pro
fessor Crying to ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
-h'm-wait a m~inute--oh, yes, pre-
clsely, You see, my hat blew off, and
| didn't want to have the poor little
beast run with me after 1t, SO l stuck
the umbrella in the ground somewhere
and tied Fido to II. | suppose they
are still there"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-03-05
Pastor lie Acquitted.

Brookfield.-After celebrating for
eight hours and a half, the jury In
the case of Miss Harriet Myers
against Rev. w. G. Atwood reported
in favor Of the minister, who had
been accused Of kissing the girl
against her wishes. Miss Myers de-
clined to discuss the verdict, saying
she was satisfied in spite OF the fact
that she lost her case. 1t was said
attempts to obtain the resignation Of
the pastor would be dropped and the
kissing case considered q closed Incl
dent.