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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-19
IN WHICH WARREN RE
SENTS AN ONERCHARGE ON
THEIR HOTEL BILL.
BY MABEL HERBERT URNER.

ITO that stirling apartment? Not
while the weather lasts. But We'll not
have this hotel laundry again. 1 can
tell you that And I'll see about this
telephone charge right now. Ready
for dinner? Come on"
I'm just moment" Helen paused
before the mirror to smooth her hair
then hurried after him. He was al
ready half way down the hall.
Hadn't you better wait until after
dinner 10 speak about the bill?" she
suggested, knowing he would be less
irritable then.
WHY"
We'll, it's SO late; it's after seven"
What difference does that make =?
I'm going to settle this overcharge.
And I'm going 10 do ii now"
The clerk was sorting the mail
when Warren stopped al the desk.
Helen waited nervously IN the back
ground
The clerk looked over the bill.
We're always very accurate In our
telephone charges, sir"
We'll. you've not been in this case.
We've only had two New York calls,
and you've charged there for four"
'I'll look it up. sir" And ne took
the bill into the small Office back of
the desk.
Warren jabed the rusty pen into
the ink-stained potato while he waited.
Then the clerk appeared with the bill
and slip of paper in his hand
That's correct, sir; 6l20 Hill and
1900 Cortlandt. are the numbers, and
there's overtime on both calls"
Overtime? l guess not. l made
those calls myself and wasn't over two
minutes on either one of them"
We'll, here IL is. sir-the time the
operator gave when the calls were
made. You see. this isn't long dis
lance, and II you talk over five min
utes.. you're charged for another full
call"
Il tell you I didn't talk two, min
utes on either call And I'll not stand
for any such charge. Now are you
going TO make a correct charge in
this or mote"
That is the correct charge. sir"
Call your manager demanded
Warren in a white heat. III see him
about this"
The managers not here sir"
Where is hep"
in the city"
When will he be back p"
Tomorrow"
Very well. I'll settle this matter
with him" And Warren strobe an
grily into the dining room.
Helen followed, her cheeks flushed
with embarrassment Warren had
talked so loud that several people in
the lobby had turned 10 look at them.
III have that thing adjusted
properly, or know the reason why"
he fumed, as he threw aside the din
ner card and shok out his napkin.
These hotel people think they can
charge whatever they blamed please
and get away with it. But they'll find
IL won't work always. Here. waiter.
we've been waiting fifteen minutes,
We waEt some service here"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-19
SECOND YEAR OF
MARRIED LIFE.

Whats this?" Warren was frown-
ing over the bill ne had just opened.
Telephone $40. How do they make
that? Have you phoned in from here
this week"
Helen shook her head.
mo, dear; the only time I've tele-
phOned since we've been out here was
that day TO your Office, and that was
on the last bill. But you called Mr..
Pardlay up Sunday, didn't you?"
Yes, and Ellison Tuesday night,
but that makes only 20 cents-35 a
call. And they've charged US here
just double. Well. they can't put that
over. Last week there was an over
charge on that tray service. l let
that go. But there'll be some pretty
tall kicking about this. Here what's
this. Laundry $4.65. Isn't that pref
~ steep?"
But the laundry was large this
week, dear. / had my white linen
suit and you had two waistcoats be-
sides all the other things"
Got the list that came with it,"
q think So"
We'll, get it out and let's see"
Helen began a hurried nervous
search through the bureau drawers
for the laundry slip, growing more
hurried and nervous as she was con-
frOWningly.
The Brewing Storm.
I'm sure l put it right in here"
Never saw a woman yet that had
any sense of order. Can't you learn
to keep anything In place."
Why yes, dear, only--oh, here it
IS" triumphantly, as she found il I'M
der the edge of the paper that lined
the drawer.
"Um-m, as she glazed over the list.
Two shirt waists-S0 cents. Forty
cents for a shirt waist! That's out
rageous! What kind are they?"
Just my plain linen ones. They're
tucked, but there's no lace"
And 80 cents for pajamas, That's
highway robbery"
81 know. but you can't get washer
woman out here. Dear we've been
here almost three weeks now and it's
all costing us so much. Don't you
think we ought 10 go back now?"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-19
ENGLISH TREACHERY.

Substance is given the theory that
the disturbance in Mexico is a war be-
tween rival oil companies for posses
sion of the rich territory beyond the
Rio Grande by the news that Lord
Cowdray, the English oil magnate. has
agreed 10 give the Huerta govern
mept a large sum of money for the
right % control all oil shipments from
that country.
The agreement calls for $4,000
600 in gold and includes i'm the con-
eessions made an oiling station on
the Pannco river. II places the pro-
duction as we'll as the shipment of oil
in the hands OF the Enslish magnate
since he has the power 90 tax ship
ments so heavily that rival companies
cannot afford TO produce
The system likely TO be followed is
the same as that practiced by the
standard oil company on competing
companies in the United States. The
American com"any viii simply be
strangled by the English company
unless by countsr move and through
the same means the Standard people
obtain a similar concession from the
constitutionalists Then the question
a. before rests upon the success or
failure OF the revolt against Huerta' 5
rule
The most serious phase of the in
cident. however. is the effect il Will
have on the restoration OF peace in
Mexico and the embarrassment 20
Pres. Wilson's policy of watchful wait
ing. II will also seriously influence
American estimate OF the sincerity 81
English expressions OF faith In the
ability OF the United States 20 handle
the situation and loyalty IN support
The agreement could scarcely have
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-19

been made without the real or i'm
piled approval of the British Govern
ment and as Sen. J. Hamilton Lewis
said TO an official of the Brit sh ad-
miralty, How do YOU expect peace
with a nation that is deliberately in
citing our neighbors 20 war with us?"
This may not have been a diplomat,
utterance but it will express Amer
lean popular sentiment
Our beloved cousins across the wa
ter take entirely too many liberties
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-19

THE choicest blessings Of nature are
reserved for the poor and humble
People who live in furnace heated
houses may enjoy the works of art on
their walls, but these compare but
poorly with a landscape on the win
dow pane painted by the frost.
1T is the children of the kitchen
where mother is doing the washing or
boiling cabbage for dinner whose eyes
are favored with the wonderful tracery
Of the frost. The child deprived Of
that privilege has missed one of the
most delightful experiences Of life.
SEE THE CALLED JADE VINCE.
Sir:-My attention has been rivited
(not directed) to the bit of pleasantly
in the columns of the Melting Pot in
which the direct threat is made that
one of the "fugitiVes" OF years agOne
will be turned loose upon the unsus-
pecting public on Valentine day.
EFT tn brute!" 1 would that there
were some way by which l could pro-
pitiate your editorial wrath and there
by save myself from certain confus-
ion. Knowing your vindictive char
acter and the fact that you scarcely
condOne an offense done to friends of
yours. l suppose it is out Of the ques-
lAOlA " aSh NUu ~ utSlSL lIOUl your
venegeful purpose. II only shows that
chickens are prone TO come home to
roOst and like many another youthful
folly such things bob up anon like
Banquo's ghost 10 haunt one. The
sole commiserating feature OF the
whole thing is that you have given the
readers of the Melting Pot a full
month to get themselves in a receptive
and perhaps forgiving state of mind.
Kindly state, in this connection, that
l was youthful then and prone to folly
and perhaps they may condOne the Of
Tense / offered to the muse under the
belief that ii was wise and worthy
woOing.
Dejectedly yours,
OLD CAD CRABILL.
STILL, far be it from us TO expose
the indiscretiOns of youth. In this
instance while il may have been in
discreet in our correspondent to have
ventured into the wilds of Valentine
poetry at his (then) tender age, the
product, we are persuaded. will do
credit to his ripper years, albeit he may
rot be as spOOney now. In any event,
we have the poem and propose to
print il.
We Leave IL To You.
(Burr Oak Acorn.)
We have heard some people say
And we do wonder why,
That there is no use to pray
Until they come TO die.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-19

But the unfortunate young diplomat
did not know that.
As an example of the way a trivial
thing will get lodged in a mans mind
and stick there, one may cite this
from Joseph w. Folk, solicitor of the
state department.
iii never forget the day ! started
10 school" remarked Folk one even
ing. THE teacher sat at her desk and
ate an egg. III wasn't the luncheon
hour. but she picked up a hard-boiled
egg and ate il. She had perfect
right 10. OF course. but the thing
struck me as funny. Since then I have
seen and forgot a lot of important
things but I'll never forget about that
teacher eating the egg
Uncle Ike" Stephenson, OF Wis
consin. richest member Of the senate
has blossomed out extravagantly this
season in a large, hOnking automobile
Heretofore he has always riden back
and forth to the capitol in an old.
sCueaky surrey. Many amusing
stories are being told about the re-
marks made by the wealthy Wiscon-
sin man when he got his first garage
bill after his entrance into the auto
mobile class.
Copyright, 1914. by Fred c. Kelly.
All right reserved.(
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-19
Avn EXCLUSIVE social Event.

NLapOrle Argus Bulletin
Warden +. j. Fogarty, of the state
prison at Michigas City, will give out
no invitations TO press reporters nor
any one else to witness the electrocu-
ton Of Steve Chirka and Harry RAJ
sicO on February 20. In the first place
it cannot be seen why any one should
want TO see such a horror, even If in
Vited and in the second p re, ii is
not likely that the chief actors in the
drama will invite any one even IL they
have a chance to.
ALL the moral, religious and intel
lectual forces of the country should
rally to the aid of Mrs. w. j. Zeb Of
Chicago, who has started a movement
among societies for the betterment
of the children in Chicago 10 abolish
the phrase, 81 should worry"
MOST germs affecting the English
language die natural death, but
while Il should worry has trailed off
into "Ichkibibble" and other variants
il appears to retain its original vigor.
''Brother-in-Law of Rumely Man.
Dead in South America, Lives in Elk
rt"-Newspaper headline.
Will wonders never cease?
Signs of the Times.
On a hitching post on E. Jefferson
boul.: GLASS"
ARE we interested in the February
poultry show?
WE should cackle!
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-19
\ sCANDALOUs DISCLOSURE.

Disclosures made by the commit
tee of the house on expenditures in
the department OF commerce show
that through official neglect, if not
connivance, the fur seal herds of
Alaska have been practically exter-
minated. The number has been re-
duced from 100000 to 100000.
1t is estimated that the government
property thus de- troyed and convert
ed 10 private use mas a value of $780,
00O, 600, and a-RGmber of men prom
inently identified with the republican
party are charged with the RESPONSE
bility. d. o. Mills and Stephen b.
Elkins, now both dead, were the spon-
sOrs for the holder of the seal privil-
eye that the license should not be
abused, and Charles Nagel, secretary
Of commerce and labor under the
Taft administration, and George NJ.
Bowers, former fish commissioner
are charged with gross neglect of
duty.
Instead of conforming to the limit
of 1900 seals a year, confined ex-
~ANSANtAy ~ SUI PAuo SNaiSf NAAt
slaughter was general and indiscrim-
mate and no attention was paid 10 the
violations committed. Each year a
wholesale slaughter of seals was per
mitted with the result that the in
dustry has been ruined and<the gov
eminent subjected to a heavy loss.
This scandalous outrage could not
have been perpetrated without the
knowledge and consent of the par
ties named and the presumption is
that the government officials and the
bondsmen for the privilege holder
shared in the profits.
The facts ascertained by the COM
mittee will be submitted to congress
for appropriate action and justice de-
mands that the guilty men be properly
punished for their high handed acts.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-19

The progressive policy TO place tick
cts in the field in every county in the
state has been inaugurated at Gary.
The hope that a citizens ticket for the
county officers could be nominated
has been dispelled.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-19

I'm like my namesake. 1 never
tell a lie" said George Washington in
confessing the theft of a ring from a
Chicago woman while helping her
clean house And yet they say there's
nothing in name.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-19

sam Irwin of Three Rivers, Mich,
is the largest man in America who is
engaged in active work. He is Al
years OF age, six feet tall, and weighs
$50 pounds. He drives "a transfer bus
and makes on an average Of IA trains
day every day OF the year. He also
makes about so private calls daily.
During the past 8 years he has not
lost a day because of sickness or for
any other reason.
His waist measurement is 20 inches.
his chest 81 inches. thigh 80 inches,
biceps p inches. He wears a No. 10
shoe and a No. 10 hat. His tailor
uses s II yards of cloth for every suit
of clothing. He is married.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-19

The decision of rules committee of
the house that there should be no
10 the leaders of the
movement. Apparently congress is
not ready to give the movement Off
ciaI recognition.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-19

With $36,0OO.OOO of real moey
pouring into the Huerta Golfers and
other millions of near money belong
ing to the constitutionalists held up
in Chicago the former seems to have
a strangle hold on the latter. 1t is
money makes the war go.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-19
OFTTCIAL RESIGNS.

st. PETERSBURG. Jan Is. =
There is "a great rejoicing i'm educa-
uonal circles call over Russia today.
owing to the resignation OF Minister
OF Public instruction Kasso. who re-
Gently expelled 1900 Hebrew students
from Kiev university following the
Bells trial.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-19
HE MELTING POT
COMEi FAKE PoTLUCK WITH vs.

We wonder if ii isn't then too late
TO have their sins forgiven;
To enter in the pearly gate
That leads you into heaven.
Some people don't believe
In a judgment day.
But their end viii be a grieYe
For believing just that way
Now wouldn't ii be just as well
To have your sins forgiven,
And instead OF going 10 hell
Go right straightsto heaven?
WE do not see why William Allen
White should not be elected governor
of Kansas since George w. Peck was
elected governor of Wisconsin.
Pleasant Valley correspondence.
SO IL Goes.
a couple of kids decide to marry,
What care We for Tom or Harry?
They worry like a drum and beat it,"
Lest pa and ma should then defeat il.
Go to st. Joe. get there easy.
See justice, young and breezy.
Tie the knot and do it neatly.
Take congratulations sweetly.
Rush home for that parental blessing.
Now wouldn't that keep the neighbOrs
guessing?
To smelling salts dealers generally:
Pleasant Valley still has a good mar
ket for your wares.
a CONTRIBUTION for our Valen-
tine number from far away Madison.
Ind. shows the wide interest taken in
the coming literary event Of the sea
son. Do your muSing early.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-19

Pres Wilson'S trust reform mes
sage Will be read 10 congress tomor-
row. This will inaugurate the ad-
ministrauOn's third great reform
movement
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-19

Another example of English treach-
cry is exposed in the revelation that
the Canadian government is running
misleading advertisements in the pat
ent insides OF American country
weeklies and Turing farmers to Cana
da on expectations that are not real
lied
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-19

We must renew our self-cOngratu-
lations that we don't have 90 live in
sunny France, where the cities are
snowbound and the people are threat
ened with famine
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-19

South Bend does not expect and
therefore will not be disappointed il
not included IN the list.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-19

For overcharging on shipments the
Adams Express company has been
fined $1,000 by a Cincinnati judge.
How times have changed?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-19

Only fifteen more days till ground
hog day.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-19

JOY reigns in New York's bread
line. a lawyer endowed it with $780,
/ goo in his Will That Will buy a good
many loaves of bread for the hungry.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-19

Shakespeare and Lincoln are cited
as examples OF uneugenic marriages.
but possibly they are the exceptions
which prove the rule
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-17
MANS DAILY WALK
GIVES HIM RECORD
In Forty-One Years Between
Home and Store He Has
Covered 81. $50 Miles

has rounded Al years OF service be-
hind the counters of the Parsons
store In Shelbina. Those who like 10
think in figures can get an interest
ing item from Blairs long service.
For instance. he has always lived
about three and one-half blocks from
the store. and has always made four
trips a day each way to the store,
being IS blocks each day. He aver
ages at least 3l2 days each year at
the store, he missed but few from
any cause.
Each year then he walks S,736
blocks and In Al years he has walked
s5S,176 blocks. which Is equivalent TO
81 $50 miles In going to and from the
store. How many miles he has
walked In the store waiting on GUS
toners Is only to be guessed at, but
must be many times the number he
has covered in going to and from the
store. II only six or seven times az
much. he has covered over 200. 1000
miles. all the time working for the
same concern.
How many thousands OF dollars
worth OF goods he has sold In that
time Ia also problematical, but 1t
must run into the hundreds Of thou.
sands. II not a million.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-17
JEWEL THIEF is HELD
TO RECORDERS COURT

Robert Burnstihl. arrested because
his face was badly scratched, bring
ing suspicion that he was the man
who had battled with Mrs. Alice Hig-
gins. OF No. 81 Grand River-ave.. and
robbed her OF her earrings, waived 10
the recorders court. Tuesday, after
confessing that he had taken the wo-
mans jewels. and had given them to
widow In Rochester, whom he had
been counting,
Just as Detectives Parker and Shep-
herd reached the Rochester widow. in
quest Of the diamonds. she learned
of Burnstihls arrest. and was about
to notify the local police that she had
the gems. Police will not give her
name. They have Mrs. Higgins dia
monds and are satisfied.
Burnstihl. q tailor. had posed In
Rochester as Mr.. Miller, Of Silver
City. N. NJ, q wealthy mine owner. II
Is said that the widow whom he war
counting, Il socially prominent in
Rochester and IL quite well to do.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-17
BOWER NEW MANAGER
OF PINGREE COMPANY

The heirs OF Frank C. Pingrse. 1t
Is officially announced. have sold
their large holdings in the Pingree
company. The inauguration OF sew
eral new business policies. has chang
ed the personnel Of the directors.
Roy II. Pingree and Everett w. Ping
rec. sons OF the late Frank G. Ping
rec. retiring. The new board con-
sists OF: Carl Il. Schmidt. James 8.
Holden, Ralph Stone, Joseph A.
Bower and Sherman l.. Depew.
Both Messrs. Stone and Bower are
vice-presidents of the Detroit Trust
Co., and will represent the estate OF
the late George Peck, under whose
will the trust company Is executor,
on account of the estates extensive
holding OF both preferred and COM
mon stock.
Jospeh A. Bower has been elected
managing director and will have the
general supervision Of the business
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-17
WILSON BOOSTS FOR
INDIANA PRIMARIES

WASHINGTON, March 17.--Sur-
prised at the lack of statewide pri-
maries In so great and wide-awake'
state as Indiana and a hearty wish
that they may be put into effect was
expressed by President Wilson today
In q letter TO Senator Kern. who Will
leave tonight for the state convention
at indianapolis which will probably
act on this question Secretary Of
State Bryan also wrote Senator Kern
con graduating him on his stand o.
statewide primaries and urging IL
initiative and referendum.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-17
PILE IN LIQUOR;
BARS HEIRS FROM TRADE

PITTSBURGH, Pa, March 17.-Al-
though he made his fortune Of con-
siderably over $500. 1000 In the whole
sale liquor business, Jacob Friday.
who died April Is, 1918, inserted In
his will this clause:
1T 10 my will that no IDLE. intern
perate, hayward or vicious child shall
become beneficiary. also stipu-
late that any beneficiary who directly
or indirectly engages in the liquor
business shall forfeit all rights and
claims In my estate
The will IL being contested on the
ground that Friday did not have test
amentary capacity at the time the
document was made.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-17
TWO AUTOS AND TWO
CARS IN CRASH; MAN HURT

Two street cars and two automo-
biles figured In . smash at Gratiot-ave.
and Dubois-st.. Tuesday noon, in which
only one man was hurt.
Leonard ]. Miller. No. 1417 Phila.
delphia-ave. east. drove his automo-
bile. containing Henry Weber, No. SO
Fremont-pl., across Gratiot-ave. Just
In time to be struck by an east-bound
Michigan car and q west-bound Baker
car. At the same moment. DR.. Eugene
Smith. No. $50 Chene-st.. turning west
from Dubois-st.. ran INTO the mix-up.
Both automobiles were wrecked, and
the vestibules Of the cars were stove
in. Weber was seriously injured about
the head. and was taken to St. Mary's
hospital in a police auto. The others
escaped unhurt.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-17
Burners AU,n,ty
Is Lansing Woman

FORT WAYNE. Mich. March II.
The woman known here as Mrs.
Lyman d. Burnett, in reality the
affinity OF l.. ID. Burnett. is a Ian.
sing, Mich, woman. who came here
last April. and who since then has
been presiding over Burnett's home.
posing as his wife. She Is q strik.
ingly beautiful woman, but despite
this fact had few friends in the
neighborhood. as 1t was generally
known that the couple were not
man and wife. They frequently
quarreled, and the supposed Mrs.
Burnett left Sunday for Lansing on
receipt of a message announcing
the death Of her sister.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-17
MACHINE GIVEN
ANOTHER JOB

WASHINGTON. March l7.-(Spe-
cial) --President Wilson today nomi'
mated the following Michigan postmas-
ters: Charles X. Lown To be postmas'
ter at Saginaw; Harris r. Thomas, al
Lansing. and f. 3. Byrne at Mar
Quette.
The nomination OF Iown, Wig is a
pronounced reactionary and Backed
by the Woods Shields Connolly ma
chine. In extremely distasteful to the
progressive Democrats OF Saginaw,
who favored Frederick l.. Eaton.