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Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-04
INSURE SUCCESS
 SOUTH POLE TRIP

LONDON, Feb. 1.-The Lloyd in surance companies are accepting in
 surance on the guarantee that Sir Ernest Shackleton will make his pro posed trip from the coast of the big ice continent lying south of South rate is the lowest ever quoted on the accomplishment of the object of any arctic or antarctic expedition A prem um of 10 per cent is charged and shows that the insurance com pany considers the route practicable
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-04

If you want all the news all tho time. read the Prsspector.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-04
STRAW MATTERS
 HAVE A PARADE

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 1.-The first an nual straw hat parade was pulled of here yesterday and several thousand men walked the streets wearing straw hats. Several bands had been hired by the commercial club, which took an active part in arranging the par ade as an advertisement to the peo- pie of the eastern states of the won derful climate of the city, where straw hats are worn while they are in the midst of winter
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-04
GRAND CONCERT
 FOR THE CONVENT
Committee Arranging for Benefit for Local Convent and School to
 be Held at Eagle Hall.

A grand concert and dance is to be given for the benefit of the Ursu- line convent at Eagle hall on Feb ruary 21 A fine program has been arranged by the committee in charge and they have secured the four-piece Reinke orchestra to furnish the dance music.
 The purpose of the concert is to raise money to aid the convent, which is one of the educational institutions of the city and depends largely upon public support for it's expenses. The money for the buildings, which are of the best in the city, was all raised outside and considerable was bor- rowed, which must be returned.
 Aside from the purpose of raising funds this concert will give music lovers of this town an opportunity to hear some of the best talent in the city, and which has rarely been heard in public. The sisters at the convent are an exceptionally talent ed body of teachers.
 Besides music course in the study of language is given at the convent, which is appreciated by many.
 The institution deserves the sup port of the people of Valdez, who greatly benefit by the establishment here of the convent The hall should be crowded to it's capacity on Feb. 21.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-04
Ladies Aid Will Hold Election.

The regular meeting of the mem bers of the Aid Society of the Con gregational church will be held at o'clock sharp on Thursday in the lec- ture room of the church. All mem bers are requested to be present. as the election of officers for the com ing term will take place and business of importance will be transacted.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-04
Notice to Odd Fellows

All Odd Fellows and their fami- lies are invited to attend social tc be given at odd Fellow hall at o'clock next Thursday evening.
 Ks WILLIAM THOMAS. Sec'y.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-04
Dance Tonight.

The regular weekly Wednesday night dance at Eagle hall will be giv- on tonight. Four-piece orchestra. All are welcome. k5
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-17
THE REAL OBJECTION.

The Indianapolis News (stand-pat)
quotes the South Bend Tribune
(stand-patter) this way:
1t is not surprising that South
Bend and other cities of the
great state of Indiana, which have
important municipal problems be-
fore the public service commits
sion, have to wait and wait for
the consideration of those prob
lens by the commission. The rea-
son is made clear by the posted
announcement that Chairman
Duncan, of the commission, is TO
give a democratic speech in
AIishawaka before long.
Judging from the attitude of the
city hall II South Bend-republico-
bull moose in complexion-with re-
gard 10 warding off a commission ad-
justment of the local water situation.
petitioned for by the people. we half
believe it would please our republican
mission would never get around 10
act on that matter at all.
Which is more likely what the
standpat organs are really worrying
about; not what the commission is
not doing, but what they are afraid
IL will do. And that is what Chair
man Duncan is on the stump for; to
let the voters know what the com
mission has done and what il intends
10 do. He is handing out some as
surances not altogether TO the repub-
Hcan liking
What the republicans would like to
do would be TO get control of the
legislature and kill the commission,
and hence the fight being put up by
Chairman Duncan, who knows its
value, in its behalf. He is doing the
state quite as much service as he could
render it in any other way.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-17

The United States has signed peace
treaties with Great Britain, France
Spain and China. The contracting
parties agree To submit all disputes
to investigation by a permanent COM
mission during a period of one year
before declaring war.
The step is "A wise one. Treaties are
not absolute, but they are highly per
suasive They may be broken when II
comes 10 a test. but generally they
hold good They do not afford Ger
tain guarantee OF peace, but at leas'
they make for il powerfully.
These treaties provide a means
whereby hasty action may be prevent
ed. due consideration OF the issues
had. excited national feeling given a
chance TO subside and a peaceable So
luton aided.
At this moment there is available no
better method OF assuring peace 10 the
United States than the conclusion OF
such treaties. The provisions OF them
are so reasonable that violation 10y
one Of the contracting nations Is mos
improbable.
These treaties practically insure our
neutrality during the present Euro
pean war. Our points OF contact are
chiefly with the allies, because of their
control OF the seas. And points OF
contact imply the possibility OF quar-
rels.
BY pledging ourselves 20 submit al
our disputes with England and France
20 a permanent commission and L
concede that commission a year FOL
Investigation and report We have
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-17
IT Is SURPRISING

The leading military journal says:
This war has been fun of surprises
and military men are changing their
views of actual warfare"
~ good many military men
have been Surprised, too They ex-
pected much from the British navy,
which ruled the way es', and thus
far. that navy hasn't earned its salt
The German navy is safe behind the
mines and not single German water
front has been bombarded.
France and England have some
$500 aeroplanes. and yet the German
aviators make sunday pastime Of
bombing Paris
The fortihcatons at Namur. Liege
and Antwerp were advertised as the
strongest possible. and yet the kaiser
comes on with an 11-inch howitzer
that easily blasts turrets. forts and
entertainments on high. proving that
had he got within gunshot of Paris.
that city would have fallen in no
time.
ON sea the most deadly work has
been performed by the underesti-
mated submarine and on land by a
new gun with which Wilhelm sur
prised every body.
What England and Russia learned
in their recent wars doesn't get any
where because of Germany's thorough
preparedness fo- whatever may be
needed.
When mines render almost HARM
less the navies of Great Britain and
France and a new gun makes inn
pregnable" fortresses practically
worthless. everybody mas a right 10
be surprised. At any rate. military
theory is becoming pretty ragged.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-17
\ TREATY OF PEACE WITH NEAR
IY \ BILLION PEOPLE.

The signing by Sec'y Bryan and the
respective ambassadors of the treaties
of peace with Great Britain, France,
Spain and China marks the impress
sive elimination of a policy eXemp-
lifted in practice by our course in
Mexico. The common denominator OF
these treaties is the prOvisO that all
disputes which the usual diplomatic
offices fail to adjust shall be placed
before a permanent committee of in
VestigatiOn during a period of year.
This action is the effectual inSur-
ance of a lasting concord. with dig
nifty and honor, between ourselves
and countries whose population is at
present in round numbers, 94S, OOO,-
OOO-nearly two-thirds Of the total
number of the earths inhabitants.
IT is the answer to the qualms of those
who feared that we might be drawn
into controversy as "A result of the gem
eral war abroad.
We could not, in sincerity, address
petitions To the Most High for the
prevalence of peace once more unless
we were willing to do all that lies IN
human power TO bring about that con-
summation. 1t is right TO attribute
a lasting significance TO the cOnclud-
ing of these peace cOmpacts, and TO
say of each. as Pres't Mckinley said
Of the Olney-PauncefOte arbitration
treaty with Great Britain, that the
importance and moral influence of
such treaty can hardly be Overestl-
mated i'm the cause Of advancing civil
lization. Philadelphia Public Ledger
lind Rep)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-17

1t is difficult, and bound 10 be diff
fcult, for a lot Of Indiana people 10
find any logical excuse for the move
ment that seems to be on foot in some
sections Of the state, and occasionally
heralded locally, TO make the consti-
tutional convention issue a religious
one.
There is no denying but that he
brewers and liquor interests of the
state will do what they can to ward
off a constitutional convention being
held, but If civic state pride and pro-
gressive interest are insufficient to
successfully combat that influence, We
doubt very much if making a church
and anti-church issue Of it will help
it any.
The clergy at Indianapolis on the
one hand. and liquor interests on the
other appear to be the principals at
fault in this connection. 1t is all
right and proper for clergymen as
citizens. and churchmen as citizens,
TO exercise their religious feelings and
sentiments in behalf Of any movement
mat AAltg AC6dAu Aol the HutAlC SOOus
but the moment they undertake TO ex-
ercise those feelings and sentiments
as "a clergical or a church movement,
they jeopardize it with a whole lot of
people that might otherwise be for it.
For il has become deep-seated in
every American breast-"keep the
church and state forever separate"
Indiana needs a new constitution, or
q least a lot of amending done to the
old one-but it must be constitution
for men to be utilized by them as
men, while the only mission OF the
church as recognized by the laws Of
this land is. TO make men of them.
For the sake of the constitutional
convention movement we sincerely
hope ;he Indianapolis clergy will
change their methods. and take their
stand with the rest Of the people on
this subject as citizens-advising their
parishiOners 10 go and do likewise
be Christian citizens If they can, and
that is welcome, but abandon the
churchOlOgy.
To be an American citizen, and next
10 that a citizen of Indiana. is enough
when matters political are involved
the Christian citizenship is a mere
matter of individual quality.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-17

A week OF campaign work in the
Chamber OF Commerce has developed
a near-approach TO the 5O1-mark and
a rejuvenated organization is assured
Another two days of persistent effort
will undoubtedly bring the member
ship up 10 the desired goal-60O. This
means a financial condition that will
enable the chamber TO do effective
work.
And IL is up 20 the new membership
TO see that il is done. The resignation
OF the old officers and board OF direc-
tors is on file TO become effective as
soon as their successors are chosen.
This is a right attitude assumed by
those retiring. They have kept the
organization alive. They have done
the best they could with the financial
means at their command, Failing
or partially so-because of the lack
of general interest. it may have been
IN TN air desperation. or mayhap born
of new light that they threw down
the gauntlet 10 critical public and
in effect said I'VE put il up 10 YOU 10
DO now what you have been CRITICS.
ing as for not doing" 1t was put in
more polite and Diplomatic terms but
that IS about what il amounts TO.
We VIII see now what the new or
ganlzauon viii do with dollars where
its predecessor had virtually 20 get
along with quarters. We viii see what
il viii do with a quite united public
az its back rather than "a pronounced
~ divided one. We have "a right TO
expect great things under the cir
cuulstances The spirit Of community
enterprise that made increase Of dol
lars possible IS quite as important as
the dollars themselves These are
things that make such organizations
successful
But IN entering upon the new era
the virtues OF the period OF transition
are not 20 DE overlooked The piou-
GERS are deserving OF the credit that
IS their due. They fought and trudg-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-17
NaTIoNAL

FOR Q. $. SENATOR benjamin F.
shiYely.
FOR 18TH DISTRICT REPRESENTA-
TIVE Henry a. Baguhart.
STATE.
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE-Homer
l.. Cook
FOR AUDITOR OF sTATE-Dale J.
en5erger.
~ Bitf--
FOR SUPT PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Charles ). GreathOuse
FOR JUDGE SUPREME COURT-Moses
Il. Larry.
FOR JUSTICES Or APPELLATE
COURT al c. Ibach, Frederick =
Caldwell. Milton b. Hotel, Edward W.
helt and Frank NJ Powers.
FOR CLERK OF SUPREME COURT
j. Fred France.
FOR ATTORNEY Observation-Disclosures
Milburu.
FOR STATE GEOLOGIsT-Ed
barrett
LEGISLATIVE.
FOR STATE ENATOR-Gabriel r
Summers.
FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE
George Y Hepler and Charles A Hagcrty.
FOR JOINT REPRESENTATIVE -
Peter A FOllmer.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-17
While on the Subject of War.


Whoever you may be-Frenchman,
Russian, Pole, Englishman, Irishman
or Observation-Disclosures that all
your real interests, whatever they
may agricultural, industrial, COM
mercial, artistic, scientific-as well
as your pleasures and joys, in no way
run counter to the interests of 9TH
er peoples or states; and that you
are united by mutual cooperation, by
interchange of services, by the JOY
of wide brotherly intercourse and by
the interchange not merely of goods,
but also of thoughts and feelings
with the folks of other lands.
If people would but understand that
they are not the sons of some father
land or other, nor of governments,
but are sons of God and can there
fore neither be slaves nor enemies
one to another-those insane, unnec-
essary, WORKOUT perniciOus organi-
cations called governments and all
the sufferings, violations. humiliatiOns
and crimes which they occasion would
cease.
TENTATIVELY the indoor baseball
season is open, no. reference being
made to those scrambles for a pud-
ding bag which pass under that name,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-17

ed along. as the pioneers in all such
movements must, when they prac-
tically stood alone. Maybe an organi-
zation equal to the present prospective
one would have come anyhow, and
possibly just as soon, without their eff
forts, but the proposition is a doubt
full one. All hail TO the future of the
undertaking. The pioneers may be
forgotten and forever buried beneath
the maze of it's achievements, but it
is still a monument for which they
laid the foundatiOn-laid it perhaps
in plumbers. and in the furnishing of
bad examples not to follow, but still
laid il
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-17
ON FAMILY CREDIT.

The Hon. Clarence examined the
names OF the tailors along the road
until he came TO an establishment
for which he was evidently seeking.
He sauntered in.
'I-ah-understand that my son
has an account here which has been
OWNS fOr-ah-some cOnsidera BILE
time2" ne remarked To the bowling
manager
That is SO. sir; but please don {
mention II. I assure YOU there is no
hurry. in fact
''Ye-e-s, quite so, interrupted the
Hon. Clarence. so / thought or
should not have called 10 tell YOU
that in future 1 intend TO get my
ah-clothas here too"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-17
SIX MONTHS WITH POETS AND
PHILOSOPHERS.

PHILOSOPHERS.
And when IL happeneth that some
lovely town
Unto "A barbarOus bcsieger falls,
Who there by sword and flame
himself instaIls,
And, cruel, IL i'm tears and blood
doth drown:
Her beauty spoiled, her citizens
made thralls,
His spite yet so can not all throw
down
But that some statue, arch, fame
of renown
Yet turks unnamed within her
weeping walls;
SO, after all the spoil, disgrace,
and wrack,
That time, the world. and death,
could bring combined.
Amidst that mass of ruins they did
make,
Safe and all scarless yet rema' Is
my mind.
From this 30 high tranScending
rapture springs,
That /, all else defaced. not en-
Wy kings.
William DrummOnd.
L have not had as yet vast eX-
perience in the world. but il il an
established thought with me that if
YOU are possessed of definite
amount of anything, people are
willing to aid you TO add TO il,
while II you are wholly without,
il is a remarkable man who will
offer you anything Hung
Chang.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-17
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Reminders From the Columns
of The Daily Times.

The Humane society started a
monthly journal. The Journal was
edited by H. A. Pershing and the first
number contained articles by DIR. :.
l.. Kilmer. u. :. Marsh, Mrs +. G..
Retiring. Helen II. Preston and ]. G.
knobloCk.
man went TO Peru TO remain over
Sunday
The Chicago canal that is
TO take in South Bend and other cities
along the ST Joseph river. shortening
the water route by 615 miles, is max
ing great progress on paper.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-17
OBJECT LESSONS.

IL is time we stopped the craze for
warships, which in about 80 years
sent our navy appropriations up
from 100000 10 40,00O,000.-
Evening Post.
Just about midway Of that So
year period the United States was az
war with Spain. Does the Evening
Post think that when that war was
on a single American begrudged the
expenditure that had resulted in the
building up OF the American navy >
Does it think there was an American
who regretted a single dollar that
went into the Oregon and other war
ships which gave so splendid al ac-
count of themselves I'm that conflict?
And does the Evening Post think Il
could find a taxpayer in all Great
Britain who today regrets "A single
farthing Of the expenditure that has
gone toward the upbuilding OF the
British navy New York Herald
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-17
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
sT JOSEPH COUNTY.

Il.
FOR SUPERIOR COCRT JUDGE
George Ford.
FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
Chester r. Montgomery.
FOR SHERlFF-Charles Bailey.
FOR AUDITOR-Arthur Wolf
FOR RECORDER-Ber r. klysz.
FOR CLERK-tieOrEe Raab.
FOR TREASURER-Fred " Martin.
FOR ASSESSOR-John NJ Truax.
FOR YOR-HendersOn Mcclellan.
FOR CORONER Thomas J. Swantz.
COMMISSIONERS - middle District.
Thomas Williams; (Western District, J.
W Miller
COUNCILMEN (at-largel-NelsOu ].
Riley, Melville W. Mix and Frank Mayr.
Jr.
PORTAGE TOWNSHIP.
FOR TRUSTEE Gus A Klingler
FOR ASSESSOR-Joseph Voorde.
FOR JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Elmer Peak and Joseph V. WypiszynskL
FOR CONSTABLES- Robert A. Beyrer
and Andrew FitZkanitz.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-17
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY

placed a barrier against war that both
sides appreciate and will be only too
willing to respect.
Mr.. Bryan viii no doubt find his eff
forts TO negotiate a similar treaty with
Germany facilitated by the signing of
these tfeaties Germany Will not fail
to note that these treaties leave us
free to become quickly involved with
her but not with her enemies.
The great question of insuring peace
between the nations needs a deeper
a more radical solution than these ar
engagements give. But half loaf is
better than no bread. We must take
the thing Immediately available, while
steadily pursuing the ideal.-Chicago
Herald (Ind.)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-17

The continuance Of slides IN the
Panama canal are not regarded as
alarming since in the opinion of en-
gineers they hasten the final discon-
tinuance Of these movements This
part of the work must be left to ma
tire
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-17

any self-respecung government -
compelled 10 do
II is TO be hoped tina. his action
viii serve to teach indiscreet repre-
sentatives of foreign powers that. al
though we have citizens OF British.
German and French birth. for eX-
ample. the representative Of those
nations are not warranted I'm speak
ing here as freely as they would at
home in their own house. liz brief.
that this is a nation and not q col
lection of foreign colonies
Pres't Wilson has done we'll to en-
phasize the fact that the American
people feel entirely capable OF formu-
lating their own policies in external
affairs and are not disposed 20 toll
crate attempts 10 manufacture and
use American sentiment "a a foreign
asset-Chicago Herald (Ind.l.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-17
Satan,s Fall.
What Made Freedom Famous.

(COr. Burr Oak AcOrn.)
The Henry Grove family drove over
near Freedom, Sunday, and switched
in at the JOie Fennel home. 1t was
not until they had been coaXed(?) for
some time that they consented to re-
main TO dinner. The eating was we
bear, of the kind that has made Free
OJm famOus-none better on earth.
OUR idea OF the farthest off in
publicity is the use of Photographic
halftones for the exploitation of paw
ing material. A bitulithiC, Tarvia,
macadam, brick, asphalt or common,
every day dirt road looks the same in
a photograph if the surface is
smooth.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-17
PRIEST WILSON Is RIGHT!

Prest Wilson'S action with regard
TO offensive statements made in the
United States by foreign diplomats
comes none too soon, nor can il be
too vigorously followed up.
These indiscretions of trained"
diplomats are peculiarly distasteful
at this time They tend to increase
the difficulties of the government
Either directly or indirectly, they
challenge its announced policies.
The idea that seems to possess
some foreign diplomats that this is a
country where anybody, no matter
what his official position. may appeal
from the government to the people
or give unsolicited advice TO the ma
ton did not. Of course. originate with
the individuals who are at present in
bad odor with Washington.
We have had similar imperti-
nences from foreign diplomats be
fore. In taking appropriate action
Pres't Wilson is simply doing what
was done in the case of the French
man. Genet and the Englishman.
Sackville-West He is doing what
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-17

We may be little slow about it,
but we are going to take care of our
cotton producers in a reasonable man
ner. but they must not be gnreason-
able in their demands.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-17

The taking and retaking OF forts in
the European war zone appears 10 be
fecting the general result. The bald
fact remains that Germany has
reached one. if not its principal goal,
the seacoast.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-17

Great Britain announces that her
fleet is preventing the shipment of
foOd-stuffs to Holland. Well that
fleet ought to be busy about some
thing, anyhow.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-17

Maybe the Clayton antitrust act
will not reach all the trusts as it
ought but in letters of fire it pro-
claims the judicial temperament" Of
the American people.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-17

petite, and without even the old pre-
liminary of having each dish tasted
by a kitchen lackey TO find whether
or not il was poisoned. In fact il is
easy TO see that Nicholas must. by
contrast, be thinking that war is
not such a horrible thing as such
writer's as Tolstoy have declared il 10
be. Nicholas. in face, would disagree
with Gen. Sherman's opinion so far
as TO say, if pressed. that it is peace
and not war, which is hell. This
thought is SO far from exaggeration
that it constitutes a fact added TO
many others proving that everything
is in the point of view and everything
is a matter of comparison, somewhere
or under some onditiOns.-kalama
zoo Telegraph Press.