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The Detroit times., 1914-04-15

WASHINGTON, D. c., April IS.
Questioned at the capitol, on
his return from the White House
conference, Senator Shiveley said
1.-The president assured Us that
this was to be no rosewater dem
onstration, but that it was to be
apologize or bloodshed. q would
like to add there is no occasion
for the popular belief that some
other power is involved"
The Detroit times., 1914-04-15
THE WEATHER

WEDNESDAY NIGHT. CLOUDYg FAIR
TIilRSDANl GENTLE TO MODER-
ATE VARIABLE BREEZES.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-01
WAGES FOR WIVES?

Advanced women are now demand
ing that wives be paid regular wages.
In many happy homes that IS being
done in effect, because the purse is
common. and after the fixed charges
are met the remainder becomes a part
nership fund. share and share alike.
In spirit. if not in detail this of
course, is what ought TO be; for the
wife in her way works just as faithful
" for the family as the husband. is
quite as necessary to the family's sue
cess and therefore is morally fully as
much entitled as is the husband to
say in the spending OF the income.
Usually, too. she is a better econOm-
ist than he. in which case he is wise
II ne lets her handle the money. con-
filming himself TO a modest allowance.
which reminds Us that today begins
again, the June matrimonial season.
It is. we believe. "A mistake for
young couples 10 begin married life
without having a clear understanding
upon this subject of the family fl
nances.
Some wives beg and wheedle for
money when they should expect and
demand il as right. BY starting
with a distinctly understood plan.
much heaTtburning is avoided.
On the other hand the idea of cal
culating the services OF a wife in terms
Of wages seems a bit commercial 1t
kind or spatters blotches on the ro-
nance Of loves young dream-don't
you think so?
II wives ever want 10 be put on
wage basis. why. we suppose it will
be so ordered: for. in spite OF mems
boastings. the women. bless EN-, hold
the whip hand.
For our part. though. we prefer the
relationship and spirit OF partners. In
a partnership. as YOU know. each
member OF the firm may draw on The
common account
Better not marry unless you can
trust the mate at least as much as
you feel that you can trust yourself
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-01
PRoTECTING PICkPoCkETs.

The loss OF $500 by Erwin Annis,
saturday night the work of pick
pockets. and along with il the discov-
cry that operators OF that nefarious
trade have been az work here for
weeks, while the man in charge at po-
lice headquarters continued 20 deny
that any pickpocketing had been going
on. notwithstanding our then existing
knowledge that the police had been
notified OF the Annis and other incl
dents. suggests something.
Either the police-and detective
|force. addenda.-are seeking 10 pro-
beet themselves from public knowl-
ledge OF their inability 10 detect and
arrest pickpockets. or else they are
|though unwittingly perhaps. aiding
|and abeting the pickpockets by not
giving the public proper warning. The
|lattsr alternative might also result
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-01
THE EMPRESS DISASTER.

The sinking Of the Empress Of Ire
land and the drowning q: 1904 pas
sengers. almost rivaling the destruc-
ton Of the Titanic. ought TO give some
Canadian statesman a chance 10 VIII
liam Alden Smith himself. and it prob
ably will. If it isn't a Canadian. il
ought 20 be a Britisher. II is too good
an opportunity 10 let pass. Sen. VIII
liam Alden Smith. you will recall.
backed by all the authority of the
United States congress. investigated
the Titanic disaster and made the
startling discovery that the great liner
had collided with an iceberg off New
foundland's shore. and that all who
were drowned had died.
That was fine for the Michigan
statesman. He came back home and
was reelected on the strength of 1t,
just as I'm 1907 he paved the way for
a reelection 10 the lower house OF
congress by visiting Cuba-before the
var-and when he heard a Spanish
soldier cast slur at the United States
flag. ne hit him over the head with
an umbrella.
Sen. william Alden Smith is some
artist in formulating that lire of cam
paign material-and if there are no
Canadians OF Britishers like him. It
can be creditable only TO their slow
ness. The Empress Of Ireland was
rammed and sent TO the bottom of the
St. Lawrence river. not by an iceberg
"a force Of nature; but by a collier
a force Of commerce. There are indi
cations that somebody wasn't attend
ing very closely to business.
OF course. there was no J. Bruce
Ismay aboard the Empress. to make
his escape. and serve as the goat"
Neither was il the Empress maiden
trip. There are a number Of differ
ences between the Titanic and En-
press disasters aside from the number
OF victims-but the main one is likely
to be that when Canada gets through
with il. the responsibility if any. will
have been fixed. and the responsible
party will have to take the conse-
quences.
Such is the marked difference be
tween Canadian or British action and
American bluff: between Canadian or
British craftsmanship, and American
politics. Canada and Britain may be
slower TO act. trifle less impulsive
than we; but when they do act in such
matters they generally do something.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-01
CARNEGIEs PENSION sCHENIE

Last year Mr.. Carnegie's Foundation
for the advancement of teaching paid
out almost $500, 900 in old age pen
sions TO retiring professors.
You see, if a professor is a man as
we'll as a bookwOrm, he's apt TO have
wife and children. They come high,
considering the average professors
salary; which means that by the time
he's ready for the shelf the cupboard
is generally bare.
For most OF our colleges are like
most o. our mills and shops. They pay
for maturity only; what happens in
old age is none of their business.
SO along comes handy Andy, with
his wad of steel trust bonds. and Of
fers to take care of the spent teachers
when they're no longer able To take
care Of themselves.
a mistaken impression exists about
this kindly project.
He doesn't say that in exchange for
his insuring their old age. the profess
sors mustn't direct the minds of the
youths in ways which menace the
CRAFTS of privilege.
There isn't a single condition TO his
generosity.
All that happens is that the profess
sOrs somehow feel kiEdlier toward the
Carnegie type. How can a man who
is so generous have done any wrong
OF course, being human. he may have
had human faults but it's easy to
overlook the faults of one from whom
YOU expect benefits.
so there you are
And there you ought to be glad-for
the professors sake-at least so long
as you are willing 10 leave the educa-
ton Of the young TO private charity.
We say this for the benefit of those
estimable people who are always COM
planning about their taxes and who are
largely responsible Tor the low sala-
ries paid the teaching profession shat
makes then need pensions
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-01

from the former. or it might result
from deliberate purpose, or, what is
IN re likely. from the seemingly inner
ent fOOlishness of police departments
that by keeping an offense a secret il
necessarily makes it easier to land the
offender.
our contention IS that il is better
that one pocket should not be picked
than that dozen should be, with the
"dips'-to use the vernacular,-run-
ming at large. or even captured.
When men Of this clan hit town. one
OF the best ways in the world TO short
en- their stay is to let the public know
they are here, with some tips on how
to avoid them.
A hundred pockets are picked for
every pickpocket landed. even by the
best of police departments.
Police say to the reporters "Oh, yes,
you print those things. and then they
know we are after them. and it is that
much harder to get them"
Harder nothing! The police need
10 get the cobwebs out of their brains
Do they suppose such crooks doubt
for moment that the police are after
them al the time; that is. unless there
is some understanding, such as police
departments in some cities have been
guilty of?
Pickpockets are not so green as to
doubt notice To the police from their
victims, and an effort to bring them to
justice. They are on the alert, but
they keep right on plying their trade
as long as the unsuspecting public fur
nishes a fertile field.
The board of safety says the pur-
pose of an automobile license tag is
to apprize victims of the identity Of
the automobile owner, in case of acct
dent and give protection to the pub
lic' as it's reason for such strict en-
forcement of the automobile license
law.
The newspapers are here to protect
the public against pickpockets, by
conveying the information that they
are hanging around, and putting that
public on it's guard.
AN ounce of prevention" is worth
just as much as cure" in the one
case, as ii is in the other.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-01
PROGRESSIVES IN MASSACHU-
SETS.

Ii is interesting 10 read in the
Springfield CMass) Republican re-
port of progreSsiviSm in that state
which shows that the new party IS
active and full of hope and enthus-
iasm. The Republican, in spite OF It's
name. however, is not an organ Of the
old party. but is honestly Independent;
otherwise it would not be telling the
truth about the progressiVes, but mis-
representing and distorting facts &C
cording to the policy now in force by
the standpat press.
Progressivism has been strong from
the beginning in Massachusetts,. In
1912 Charles Sumner Bird, candidate
for governor on the new ticket almost
evenly divided the republican vote. In
1918. Massachusetts, electing its gov
ernor each year, he ran again and re-
ceived more votes than in the pre-
vious year. reaching a majority OF
1900 over the republican vote. Ac-
cording TO the Springfield paper,
called meeting OF progressive district
workers held in that city, at which
Bird was present. vas highly enthus-
iastic.
II was a significant fact, the local
report reads. that almost every speak
or who responded in the informal
discussion that followed the principal
on the growing strength Of the new
party in the towns and cities Of the
district and lists Of names were filed
with the state chairman OF men who
had recently become affiliated with
the county organization. Mr.. Bird,
who was one Of The speakers. referred
sarcastically TO the keen JOY with
which the standpatter speaks Of the
passing OF the progressive party,
and quoted a Worcester papers refer
ence TO il as "a party OF the down
and outs''-this in face OF the fact
that the progressive vote in Worcester
last Novem Der was 5.S0S. against a
republican vote OF $3.50.
According 10 all reports, progressive
conditions in Massachusetts, are very
promising. Zeal and enthusiasm are
abundant. and the organization is
being strengthened IN every quarter
II is expected that Mr.. Bird viii again
lead the state ticket and that the re-
suit will this time convince even the
standpatters that they must take third
place permanently. Haute Star.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-01
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
THE LANGLEY MACHINE.

The trials and struggles OF Prof.
Langley, his disappointments. and the
public ridicule 10 which he was SUBJ
jected through the failure of mis- de-
vice through the failure OF his de-
vice for navigating the air, constitute
a dramatic page in the history OF
modern mechanical progress. Lang
ley did not achieve success. but there
is little doubt that his patient trials
are largely responsible for the per-
fected airship OF today, which he did
not live to see.
When Langley tried to steer his
machine through the air IL fell 20 the
earth. Today thousands OF aviators
are making flights in all parts OF the
world They are flying upside down.
They are rising from the water as
well as from the ground. \ few days
ago Beachey described the initials Of
his name in the atmosphere with a
biplane. Flying machines are play
ing an important part in military pre-
parations OF all the civilized nations.
Great Britain has 60 seaplanes and
Al ordinary aeroplanes, equipped for
scout service with $50 officers and
$500 men detailed to handle them
A British army officer recently an
nounced that he had discovered a
stabiliZer that will enable an aero
plane 10 MAINTAIN STEADY nlKnt IN
the face of a gusty wind, and an
American inventor also claims 10
have discovered a stabilizer. but IL is
yet 10 be seen whether or not these
devices are WHAT they are expected
to be.
In view of the inspiration given BY
Prof. Langley, il seems like ex
ample of pOsthumous justice for the
Smithsonian institution 10 carry out
its reported intention OF restoring the
original Langley flying machine for
the purpose of giving il a more thor
Ough test than its inventor was en-
abled 10 do.-Wheeling CIV. Val
Register.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-01

mpley-Jcnkins my man. these
apartments seem less roomy than
when / moved into them I'm the spring
Jenkins-Yes sir. Quite 50. sir.
But YOU are now wearing your vim
ter undertaking. sir.
y DARE.
Yes" said the meek-lOoking man.
i've no doubt you've had some great
hunting experience in your travels
abroad"
Il have indeed"
Buffalo
Yes"
And bear-hunting-
"Of course
We'll. YOU just come round and
let my wife take YOU house hunting
and bargain-hunting with her. Then
you'll begin 20 know what real ex-
element is"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-01
THE LITTLE PEACH

THE LITTLE PEACH.
with Apologies to Eugene Field.)
little peach in my village grew,
A little peach of rudy hue:
Went TO the city as wise girls do.
She grew.
one day. passing that city through.
That little peach dawned into view;
OF jewels and clothes she wore but
few.
Twas true.
Up 20 the peach, myself 1 drew,
The little peach of rudy hue;
She, who from my village blew"
Mon Dieu,
I tried to stall" her. as wise ones
do,
And then my troubles began to brew.
Troubles the doctor couldn't suodue.
Too truel
For quite in love was !. I knew.
AS much in love, as red is blue:
SO into the river myself, threw.
Boo Hoo.
And what of the peach of rudy hue,
Who went TO the city as wise ones do.
She attended the funeral and saw me
Adieu. r. D.
Stranger-Not much fruit in South
Bend public market, is there?
Citizen-Oh. we get fruit the year
round by river.
Stranger-What fruit?
Citizen-Currents. G.. K.
Reflections of Skeptic.
Some mems hair looks white. But
if you examine 1T closely you will find
that ii is only the solid ivory showing
through
They say that the latest Argentina
tango contains too many difficult
steps. We were always of the opinion
that any South An Ian dance was
just a series of revolutions.
Hank and me went down to South
Bend and saw them ere moving pic
lures called Sunny Hours In st. Joe
Valley" thought that they was
right swell, but Hank he kinda got
nervous trying to figure out what
would have happened if the girl
hadn't looked out of the window at
the same time them fellows looked
through the telescope.
The mediatOrS seem to have become
imbued with the "watchful waiting"
policy. Then the weather is cool up
there, too.
Cheer up, the real warm weather
fish story is about due. j. II.
A Summer Idle.
Motorman to hungry looking stu
dent: Want job for this summer 2"
Hungry "stude": What doin'?"
Motorman: Pushing this car down
Hill"
After Supper Musin's.
OF all the bloomin' bothers
With which this earth is curSt
The buzZin' beastly skeeters
Are easily the worst.
They light on grandpa's hairless head.
They poke my fathers nose,
They settle down on mothers arms,
They bite through sisters hose.
The other day l took a swim
In the lake at Notre Dame,
Three skeeters bit me through the leg
And now I'm walking lame.
A Teller in the evenin'
When he's tireder than sin
Can't sit on his own doorstep
Without their buttin' in.
To stop their hivin' on his neck
Pa lights his pipe to smoke.
But just as rest is gettin' sweet
He feels a stingin' poke.
And talk about the drillers,
These blame mosquitoes use,
They'll go right through your coat and
vest
Or the soles of heavy shoes.
You guys that talk of Jersy
AS bein' skeeter home,
Just come 10 Indiana
And take a little roam.
L. A NJ.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-01

The Mishawaka garages were filled
with automobiles Saturday night The
Mishawaka hotel was jammed TO ca
pacity. Some seventy automobile par
ties lodged South Bend rather than
take a chance on our efficient po-
lice force. on this point. at least.
Mayor Gaylor appears 10 be holding
his head
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-01

About the pOss. bilites of a new no.
tel-it seems TO depend altogether up
on South Bend capital. The tenant is
willing and ready Maybe the absence
OF il. and lack OF local accommodations
had something TO do with the number
OF automobile parties choosing Mish-
awake as a stopping place-as well
as our police surveillance.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-01
CAUSE AND EFFECT.

Now Harry" asked the SUNDAY
school teacher. what must We do be-
fore our sins can be forgiven ,"
must sin."-Ex
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-01

Legislation 10 prevent tragedies at
sea may come and legislation TO pre-
vent tragedies az sea may go. but when
the time is at hand and the elements
take the notion. such legislation gen
orally does. Nature is the greatest
law repeater ever known.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-01

or course. the most OF US do not
need 10 care whether there are pick
pockets in town or not. They're well
come 70 our pennies
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-01

The Philadelphia has just received
a fresh shipment OF olive oil. Buy
your supply for the summer now.
Sold hy pint. quart or gallon.-Advt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-01

Conducted on this occasion by
the members of the class i'm Jour
nalsim at the University of Notre
Dame.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-01

The Moose carnival OF the week.
June the sth. Tabernacle grounds.
Twenty greet attractions.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-01
THE MELTING POT
COMET TAKE POTLUCK WITH US
Watching and Waitino.


The reporters who were looking for
local color in Mexico and were cap
tured by guerillas. certainly accom-
plished what they desired. Things
must have looked pretty black for
them. they must have felt blue, and
we certainly say that they were rath-
er green.
Billy Sundays Golden voiced
Choirmaster" is being sued for $50. OOO
for breach Of promise. The Tilted girl
is certainly going after the gold, IL
not the voice.
Notwithstanding Niece Mar
ries His Chauffeur"
He must not have watched her very
closely OF this would not have hap
pened. G. J.
Suiting the Action to the Word.
Well. whaddye think Of that, A guy
like you
A-lecturing on the W. c. T. stump!
All you did the whole night long was
dump
Out scathing words on the evils of the
brew
A burning birthstone lime But. now
you're through,
You come out here 10 Heinie's and
you purp
A tub of suds inside your tank. You
chump,
You're nothing but a booty, WOODY
stew.
Shay Don't you (hic) come tina
buncha chin on me,
Or I'll schlip you (hic) wallop ona
beak.
Cause 1 amt drunk. (hic)-walk a
erack-here, shee?
Coursch l (hic) amt shoushed.
Sh'up and femme shpeak.
l shpout sho long on Chico temperance
tina, by jinksh,
simply had TO schlopup couple
drinksh. II. V. l..
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-01
The WANT Column.

The Want Column.
Wed like to meet the man who first
wrote that famous last line, ITO be
continued in next issue" in some lone
some alley any dark night.
Mary. Mary,
Dear little fairy,
I like your kisses so;
Each one tells
Each a fortune eXcellS
But give me, Oh give me the dough.
How's this reverse English" for hot
weather? Comfort first
On these hot day i want to lie
Under some big o'erspreading tree
Just lie and dream and sleep and
sigh
Oh geei
oh me-
The sun is high and beats down
steep,
The air is close, but the ground is
cool,
The grass is sweet. the shade is deep
And as a rule
Quite cool. E. b.
Hot Weather.
While breeZes sleep
And people cuss,
The 'skeeterS fly
And light on us.
Ouch! E. Moo.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-01
What a Man VIII Think OF.

Drink squirrel whiskey. II makes
you climb trees and talk nutty.
Mr.. Wu'' is the strange title of the
play in which Walker WhiteSide will
make his temperance in America
next autumn upon his return from
London, where he has been playing for
several months in THE Melting Pot"
The character of the play is an edu-
Gated Chinaman, a graduate of Ok
ford We are relieved TO know that he
is not the Drug Terror" we've heard
so much of lately.
Walt Mason has sent out a tracer
for the old fashioned gentleman who
used to stop children on the street and
ask them if they attended Sabbath
school regularly. He might well in
clude in his Investigations the where
abouts of the GO to Church Sunday
movement, which seems to have come
70 an untimely death. P. d.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-01
Where William Felt the Pain.

Now little Willie stayed from school
To fish in the tiny brook.
His mother knew not Of his prank,
So he wrote the excuse he took.
Dear Mr.. Jones: You will excuse
My Willie dear; you know
He stayed at home, here yesterday.
Because his chest panied So"
But Mr.. Jones he sent the note
To Willies mama dear;
And now the pain that Willie's got,
Is not in the chest. we fear.
L. b
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-07
WHEN IS MAN OLD?
March TECHNICAL World. \

(hafcn lecnnlcalr World
If the average length of life of man
kind continues to increase at the same
percentage of gain Of the last century,
the time is not far distant when l56
years will be the usual span of a hn.
nan life, says Byron G. Utecht. This
may seem a remarkable statement but
it is no more remarkable than the facts
upon which it is based.
The average longevity in the United
States at present is placed at A years.
Records kept in the New England
states show that in 1859 the average
life was 35 years; in 1855, 40 years; in
1896, 45 years; and in 1906, AZ years
The increase of longevity in Europe is
still more significant. In Switzerland
in the 10th century, the average life
was only 2l.2 years, but in the 18th
century II had reached 95.7 years. The
18th century was marked by an AVERAGE
Of 1876 years, while 10th century saw
an increase to 39.7 years.
Let the estimates of Professor Fink.
elnberg, of Bonn university, answer
those skepties who gloomily assert that
people do not live as ng as they used
to, that we are becoming race of
weddings and that civilization is prov.
ing the undoing Of mankind. The aver.
age life over all Europe in the 10Th
century was is years. Now it is 10
years, gain Of more than 100 per cent
in three centuries.
The more progressive and civilized n
nation, the longer is the average life
there, for it is shown conclusively that
the countries Of the United States Eng,
land, Germany, France, Sweden, and
Others have greatly heightened tho
chain Of life, while the average in In.
dia at present is only 2S.6 years. In
1851, the average in India was o3.7
years aud 200 years ago the average
wns 10 years, China s average human
life is but fractionally different from
that of India.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-07
so BUSY GATHERING BAIT THEY
FORGET FISHING TACKLE.

Lee George, Frank Taylor, Taget
Hill, Charley Sauvine and another
whose name got away from the re-
porter, went fishing Sunday. When
that bunch does anything (Which is
seldom) it does it well. So in organiz-
ing for raid on the speckled denizens
of the Santiam they went prepared for
all exigencies. They hired big auto,