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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-09
WANT EIGHTH GRADE
At LINCOLN SCHOOL
Civic Club to Present Petition
to the School BOard-CIaim
Children Have Too Far to
Go.

The first move for the establish
ment of the eighth grades in the
schools in the outlying districts was
made Thursday night at the meeting
OF the Lincoln Civic club when a res
olution was passed asking the board
OF education TO establish an eighth
grade in the Studebaker school The
resolution further asked that If this
grade is installed IL be allowed TO in
clude the pupils OF the Elder and
Lincoln schools, Ii was pointed out
that IL IS imposing a hardship on the
pupils OF that district, Il necessitating
a long street car ride TO the eighth
grade school on Washington and VIII
lam streets. The district including
the Stu6ebaker. Elder and Lincoln
school IS almost two miles from the
present eighth grade headquarters.
The feature of the evenings pro-
gram was a talk by Miss Clara Cum
ningham instructor in high school
along agricultural lines. She empha-
sized the recent work OF the agricul-
tural department at Washington in
teaching scientific farming. The val
ue OF teaching agriculture in schools
was pointed out by Miss Cunningham
as enabling the young student from
the rural districts in becoming ac-
Quainted with the latest methods in
farming. Intensive farming is be-
coming the keynote of the present day
preference 10 extensive farming as
formerly.
The government with the cO-opera-
ton OF schools and universities is
gradually teaching the farmer how to
obtain the greatest crop from a small
acreage. She gave many illustrations
OF this work being done. especially
abroad from where many lessons are
being learned. She cited instances
where So bushels of corn are raised
20 the acre in Europe while the aver
age in many localities in the United
States is only 3.
A resolution was also passed which
will be presented 10 the board Of
work asking for an extension of the
I.eer street sewer To the Lincoln
school IL was pointed out that the
sewage system OF the school is in a
bad way at present. the two cesspOols
Installed for that purpose being over
run and a menace 10 health Condi-
lions 4 petition for the Leer street
sewer is now pending before the board
OF public works.
a short musical program was given
by the fifth grade during the pro-
gram.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-09

To recreate the Holy Land
That is the immense project now
to be undertaken by Nathan Straus.
one Of the greatest OF New York mer-
chant princes. Straus. with his two
sons, Nathan, jr., and II. Grant
Straus. have just retired from the
firm Of r. H. Macy & Co. in New
York, to devote all their energies 20
bringing Palestine into the full realm
OF goth century progress.
Within few days Nathan Straus.
jr.. will sail for the ancient home of
the Jewish people TO take UP there
one part of his fathers new planned
philanthropy to try by installing mod
ern sanitation systems there largely
TO prevent sickness among his people.
Father and son are both ardent
Zionists.
A great suite of offices has already
been equipped in New York for the
carrying on of the commercial end
OF this great project and hundreds Of
letters and applications for aid are
now on file. The senior Straus Will
divide his time between this Office and
the Holy Land.
In his plans for rehabritating Pal
estine Straus includes the establish
ment of complete sewage systems, a
totally new water supply, the most
reaus, milk stations and soup kitch-
ems as well as clinics for the Il eat
ment of various scOurges.
The urgent need OF such work is
shown by an article in the current is
sue of tire American Medical assOcia-
ton. it says:
In Jerusalem, n city in which one
out of every five Of its 10000 inhabi-
tants carries the parasite of malaria
in his blood and three-fifths of the
population give evidence of enlarge
ment of the spleen. These facts. so
striking because of the enormous
amount Of preventable disease and so
pathetic because they mean so large
loss of human usefulness. are not
hearsay figures. They are facts.
In the light Of present-day
knowledge the pictures Of the print
tive sanitary arrangeme that still
obtain in ancient Jerusalem would
furnish an interesting object lesson.
AS might be expected, malaria-bea
ing mosquitoes reign supreme. Their
chief breeding places are the cisterns
which provide the water supply from
the rain on the hOusetOpS."
Strauss philanthropies in Palestine
have not in the past been restricted
to persons of his own religious faith
and have not been conducted in any
sense of the word as religious or
racial undertakings. His concern has
been, and will continue to be, he says.
with humanity and the alienation Of
its sufferings through proper pre-
ventive health measures. In F2les-
tine, the Jewish, Christian and Mo-
| hammedan population alike has
shared and will continue to share in
| the benefits of his works.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-09
REFUSE To TALK
VOTES FOR WOMEN
Democratic Women'S League
Ends Annual Session With
out Taking Any Action on the
Suffrage Question.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 9.-The Dem
ocratic Woman's league closed its an
nual convention Thursday with the
election by accIamation OF Mrs VIM.
A. CuHop, wife of Rep Cullop Of IN
diana TO the presidency. No resOlu-
tiOn was adopted urging legislation
upon the party. Throughout the ses-
sion, stress had been laid upon the
avowed object Of the league. TO aid in
the congressional campaign Of the
coming November, and the league
leaders held that under their consti-
tuition only issues outlined in the par
tvs platform could be considered.
Rumors had il that one element want
ed to take up the suffrage question
by resolution but there was no at
tempt TO do so.
A mild revolt against the rule of
Mrs. CullOp as acting president and
presiding officer disturbed the pro-
ceedings. Mrs. Chas Morton OF Wash
ington, questioned some rulings of the
chair and delayed the election by de-
handing enforcement of a constitu-
tional provision excluding all but
members and delegates from the room
during elections. The delegates were
Overwhelmingly in favor of the acting
president. however, and the ticket
went through as expected.
Mrs Edward Taylor. wife OF Rep.
Taylor Of Colorado, was elected first
vice president; Mrs. Duncan l.
Fletcher. wife OF Senator Fletcher OF
Florida, second vice president; Mrs.
John +. Raker, wife of Rep. Raker OF
Caloifrnia. third vice president; Mrs.
l.. @. Hoffman. Washington, ID. G, re-
cording secretary; Mrs. Randolph ID.
Hopkins, Washington, ID. G, CORES
pOnding secretary.
ChaS. $ Hamlin, assistant secretary
OF the treasury. addressed the con-
vention, discussing the measures con-
gress has enacted since President VIII
sons inauguration. He insisted that
they could only have Deen accom-
plished by use of the party caucus.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-09

Stove & Range company.
Alton B. Parker in the closing az
dress for the defendants urged the
court 10 consider particularly the atti-
tude of the district supreme court as
indicated by its action in renewing the
contempt proceedings the very day
after the supreme court set aside the
first sentences, and also the sworn
statements of the accused. that they
meant TO reflect in no way upon the
dignity OF the court.
Jackson Ralston also spoke for the
defense, and J. J. Darlington and
Daniel Davenport OF the lower court s
committee. asked that the sentences
be upheld.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-09
LAWYER HAS HARD YEAR
FOLLOWING GRADUATION
Only Earns 1864 in First Twelve
Months, Says Report of Secre-
taFy OF Harvard.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Jan. 9.-The
fees Of a lawyer during his first year
of practice average only 1864; his
earnings after ten years amount 70 an
average of $4,000, according TO a COM
pilation of the incomes of recent
graduates Of the Harvard law school,
announced Thursday by Richard
Ames, secretary of the school.
Earnings of young lawyers west of
the Mississippi were found TO be con-
siderably greater than those of grad
yates locating in the east Average
earnings Of these graduates in New
England were found TO be less than n
any other section.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-09

Fellows home at Greensburg, is en-
titled TO whatever remainder there is
to the estate OF Elias Hall after the
death of his wife. according to the
ruling of the appellate court Thursday
in affirming the Upton circuit court.
The suit was begun by Mrs. Hall TO
quiet her title TO real estate left her
by her husband. She cOnte nded that
the fact that the will gave her the
power TO dispose Of the real estate.
gave her full right TO the title. The
court says the will gave her title to
the property only during her life time.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-09
WOULD WEED OUT THE
UNOESIRABLES IN NAVY
Admiral Blue Says Nation should
Spend Money on Recruits. Not
ON Prisoners.
on Prisoners.

WASHINGTON, Jan. "a plea for
the wedding out OF undesirable men
in the navy by increasing the re-
cruiting stations at the expense of
the prisons has been submitted 10
the house committee on naval affairs
by Rear Admiral Victor Blue. chief Of
the bureau of navigation.
Admiral Blue said there is only a
small percentage of navy offenders
whose conduct involves prison sen
fences. and that if they could be sum-
marily discharged by the commanding
officer the navy would be better or
and the government could save a
large amount Of money in prison eX
penseS.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-09
STOREKEEPER MUST
GIVE FULL WEIGHT
Supreme Court says Il l. Ills BUSH
ness 10 See That Measures
Are Accurate.

INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 9.-The state
supreme court upheld the new law re-
quiring the sale of potatoes by weight.
when 20 reversed The Miami circuit
court for instructing the jury 10 ac-
Quit Hugh Mccartney OF the charge of
selling short measure of potatoes 70
Harvey c.. Boyle The suit was a test
case Ia its decision the court says:
The proprietor OF a store must
know that no false weights and meas
ures are used In his business and.
faDing 20 do SO. must suffer penalty"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-09

BELOW. a MAP OF his STAMPING
ND-SOMALILAND.
Halt Muhammed Abdullal, the So
called Mad Mullah OF Somaliland,
has broken loose once more lie has
started a big wad Of trouble for
Johnny Bull and the British SOL
diers have been sent down into the
jungles OF northeast Africa TO chasten
the unruly Small chief. For eleven
years British soldiers have tried to
wipe the Mad Mullah off the earth
and several times have defeated him
and driven him insO the interior
only TO come out again ''madder"
than ever
Abdullah Is sane. however, Eighty
may be his religious zeal. No saneT
man ever lived. It's the idea that
British, Italian and French people
are taking his Somaliland from him
that makes him mad
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-09
GETS ONE DOLLAR DAMAGE
Man Who Sued Town Marshal Must
Pay the Costs.

MARTINSVILLE, Ind. Jan. ed
ward Poe, who sLed Henry Beeler
marshal OF NIOoresville and his bonds
men for $500 on the charge of assault,
was awarded 81 damages by II Jlry
here Thursday. Beeler's defense was
that Poe resisted arrest on a warrant
The verdict Ii ms less than 500, p'qc-
ed the greater part of the cost Of F, e
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-09
ODD FELLOWS HOME
WILL GET PROPERTY
Court Holds IL l. Entitled TO Part OF
Estate Left After Mrs.
Halls Death.
HAIRS Death.

NDIANAPoLs. Jan. s.-The ode
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-09
FINAL ARGUMENTS
MADE FOR LABOR MEN

WASHINGTON. Jan. g. Final
arguments were made Thursday be-
fore the supreme court in the contempt
cases against Samuel Gompers, John
Mitchell and Frank Morrison. labor
leaders convicted in the District SUI
preme court of having violated its boy
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-09
DIES IN PRISON

MONTPELIER. France. Jan. g.
Mrs Violey Goold serving a term OF
life Imprisonment for the murder OF
Emma Levin in the summer OF 1907.
the crime being known as The Monte
Carlo trunk mystery" died in prison
Thursday.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-12-11

voices burst about Inem. Inc Bun
Miles and the children. Gussie and
Bennett and Tab and Pep and little
Emily. ran. singing. and closed about
Mary and the child and went on with
them. slipping into the church choir
Christmas CAROLS" and more. that Buff
had been fain to teach them. The
music filled the quiet night, rose in the
children's voices like an invocation to
Ill time.
One for the way it all begun.
Two for the way it all has run.
What three'll be for l do forget.
But what will be has not been yet.
So holly and mistletoe.
So holly and mistletoe.
So holly and mistletoe.
Over and over and over. oh.
Between songs the children whisper
ed together for a minute.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-12-11
AMONG The CHURCHES
SUNDAYS SERVICES AT TIKI
CHURCHES ALL OF WHICH
EXTEND A HEARTY WELL
COME TO VISITORS.

HOLLYWOOD M. E. CHURCH
Corner Roberts and Pacific Avenues
Rev. j. G. Edwards, D. D.
Preaching by the pastor at $780,
Sunday-school, ESQ.
Sunday evening service st 7.45
o'clock, preceded by Epworth League
song service at I o'clock.
Prayer Meeting Wed. Ev'g, 7.45
Seats free. All are welcome.
WILDWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH
Corner Maple and Pacific
Rev. Irwin II. Fisher, pastor.
Morning, 1870 a. M, Sunday school
$50 p. M; Evening, 7.80 p. m. Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening, 7.80. A
hearty welcome extended to visitors.
Supported by voluntary contributions.
HOLLY BEACH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Corner Pacific and Burke avenue
Holly Beach.
Rev. Alexander Laird, pastor.
Services every Sunday preaching by
the pastor, at 1890. Sunday-5chool at
a.80. Preaching by the pastor 7.SO
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
evening, at 100 O'Clock.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-12-11
Maltese Muskrats.

One OF the most Objectionable OF the
pests that intrude into houses In Malta
Is the muskrat- Everything he touches
Is impregnated with the odor from
which he derives his name. In a wine
cellar he is worse than a dishonest but
Ter. In a larder he Is more destructive
than a dozen cats. From pure wanton-
ness he taints and renders UNBEATABLE
everything within his reach His odor
Is SO powerful and at the same time so
penetrating that dozens Of bottles of
preserves may be ruined by his merely
running Owe the bottles. The musk
rat is a squeaking little animal who
commits his enormities at night. and
he adds insult to injury by disturbing
the repose of the victims of his depre-
dations.-London Standard.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-12-11

hand and another little elf grasped his
left hand. Then they whisked him
through the door into the castle and
through more doors until they reached
a big hall full of broken toys.
They took him to a workbench. On
the bench Bonnie found glue and lacks
and small nails and paste, with all
sorts of brushes and tape-everything
that is needed In mending toys. And
the elves set him to work. AS fast as
he had one toy mended they would be
at his elbow with another, for out
side the elves kept breaking more toys
all the time.
ooh, why can't they be careful?"
groaned Bonnie in despair. And just
then Santa Claus came in.
"Why aren't you careful with the
toys I bring your he asked severely.
Bonnie blushed and hung his head. At
last he was ashamed of himself.
"Please, sir. | will try to be careful
after this he answered humbly.
1t does seem strange that no sooner
had Bonnie made this answer than be
opened his eyes in the chair before the
fire. The fire was burning just as
usual and the only voice he could hear
was his fathers:
"Comn. Bennie; it's time to go to
bed"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-12-11
-. Christmas.
Conlinued from page 6

With a soft. fierce ush of feeling not
her own. 1t seemed to her that her
point of perception was somehow
drawn inward. as if she no longer saw
from the old places, as If something in
her that was not used to looking look
ed. In the seat where her will had
been was no will. But somewhere in
there, beyond all conflict. she felt her
self to be. Beyond u thousand mists.
volitions, little seekings for comfort.
rebellions at toll. the cryings of per-
sonallty for its physical own. she
stood at last. herself within herself.
And that which through the slow
process of her life and of life and be-
ing UNNECESSARILY before her had been
seeking its expression. building up its
own vehicle of incarnation, quite sud
denly and simply lowered. 1t was as
IL the weight and the striving within
her had been the pangs of some birth.
She stood. as light of heart as a little
child, filed with peace and tender ex-
altation.
These filed her ON the road which
she took to meet him-and took alone.
for she would have no one go with her.
CsWhat's come over Nary" they ask
ed one another in the kitchen. "She
acts like she was somebody else and
herself too.') The night lay about her
as any other winter n~ight-white and
black-a clean white world. on which
men set a pattern of highway and shell
ter; a clean dark sky. on which a story
is written in stars. and ~between-no
mystery, but only growth. Out toward
the ~drawbridge the road was not well
broken. She went, stumbling in the
ruts and hardly conscious of them.
And Mary thought:
something in me is glad.
"It's as IL something In me knew how
to be glad more than l ever knew how
alone.
"For I'm nothing but me here in Old
Trail Town. and yet it's as If some
thing had come. secret. on purpose to
make me know why to be glad.
cts something in the world bigger
than l know about.
sIt's in me. and I guess it was in
folks before me, and 1t will be in folks
always.
sit isn't just for Ebenezer Rule and
the city.
Its for everybody. here in Old Trail
Town as much as anywhere.
"It's for folks that's hungry for it.
and it's for folks that amt.
'It's always been in the world, and
it always will be in the world. and
some day We'll know what to do"
But this was hardly in her feeling
or even in her thought; it lay within
her thanksgiving that the child was
coming and he only a little way down
there across the marsh.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-12-11

Cdi4tu dI HIS
house with a big bag of gifts. Christ
mas morning when Bonnie got up and
found them bullying from his stocking
or standing around the fireplace he
would shout with glee. Oh, how fond
he was Of those toys at frstl
In a day or two, however, he would
begin to tire of them. Then he would
leave them around ON the floor instead
of putting them away when he was
done playing with them. Often some
n would come in and step on them.
Then those toys were done.
IF You are not more careful of your
toys" his mother said, "Santa will
stop calling at our house."
Now. Santa Claus may have been
listening when mother said this. 1t
was only a few evenings after as Ben
ME sat In the twilight before the fire
that he heard a queer, rumbling voice
up the chimney, calling:
"Bennie-Bennie Bright"
"Hello!" exclaimed Bonnie. "Who
are you? What do you want?"
"Step up here, will your the voice
answered, and before Bonnie had time
to think what a very funny request
this was he noticed that the fireplace
had yawned wide, and the fire separat-
ed to show a little path inside that
seemed to lead up and out through the
darkness. Bonnie jumped up and ran
along the path to see who was calling
him.
1t grew lighter as he ran. When he
turned to look back at the CRATE the
fire had closed in behind him and the
flame $ high and pink just as he
had heard the northern lights looked.
Underneath he saw that all was snow.
As he stared ahead he saw the walls
and gates of a tremendous big white
castle. 1t seemed to be built of blocks
Of and Ice. There was a huge
silver latch on the gate, with a silver
plate that said, Don't knock; walk
right in Bonnie went in.
Inside the gate was a courtyard. and
1t swarmed with little white elves.
The Christmas elves are all white, you
know. In the midst of them stood
Santa Claus ordering them about in
fine style. They We're putting away
the Christmas toys that had just come
from the workshop, and whenever
they had a chance the elves would stop
to play with the toys. In that way a
good many toys were broken.
Here. YOU" called Santa as soon as
he saw Bonnie coming in the gate.
"I've just been waiting for you" And
he motioned to two Of the biggest
elves. "Take that boy Into the repair
oom and set him to work fixing the
broken toys"
Before Bonnie had a chance to OBJ
ject one little elf grasped his right
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-12-11

the floor OF the dining ranm the tasns>
that were 10 be nothing in themselves
only just TO let him know.
THANK you tor him she said gent
~. And thank You for me-. she
added.
Ebenezer fumbled for Il moment at
his beaver hat and tool it off. Then
the other two did Sc TO their firm fixed
caps. And with an impulse that came
from no one could tell whom. the three
s~poke-the first time hesitatingly. the
next time together and confidently.
Merry Christmas, merry Christ
mas" they said.
Mary Chavah lifted her hand.
merry ,Christmas.' she cried
THE END.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-12-11
CHAPTER XIV.
Merry Christmas.
T seemed quite credible and even
fitting that the mighty. rushing,
ioL4od a-a.onn -..hIaL aoIaon,

n SccmSu Qulle CItu1Dl6 anu even
fitting that the mighty. rushing,
lighted express, which seldom
stopped at Old Trail Town,
should that night come laundering
across the marsh and slow down at the
drawbridge for her sake and the little
boys. Several coaches length from
where she stood she saw a lantern
shine where they were lifting him
down. She ran ankle deep through
the thinly crusted snow.
''That's it," said the conductor. "All
the way from lJaho!' And swung
his lantern from the step. Merry
Christmas" he called back.
The little thing clasping Mary's hand
suddenly leaped up and down beside
her.
"Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!' he shouted with all
his might.
Mary Chavah stood silent. and as
the train drew away held out her hand,
still in silence, for the boy to take.
AS the noise of the train lessened he
looked up.
"Are you herr" he asked soberly.
EYES," she cried ~joyously. "I'm her!'
Their way led east between high
banks of snow. At the end of the road
W s the village, looking like something
y-ng on the great white plate of the
meadows and being offered to one who
needed it. At the far end of the road
which was Old Trail road hung the
blue arc light of the town hall, center
to the constellation of the home lights
and the shop lights and the street
lights. There, in her house, were her
neighbors gathered to do no violence
to that Christmas paper of theirs, since
there vas to be no present trading"
no money spending" Nevertheless
they had drawn together by common
consent, and it was Christmas eve.
She knew it now. There is no arbi-
trary shutting out Of that for which
Christmas stands. AS its spirit was in
the village. SO its spirit is in the world
denied, indeed. put upon, crowned
with mockery, dragged in the dirt,
bearing alien burdens, but through it
all immaculate. waiting for men to
cross the threshold at which 1t never
ceases to beckon to a common heri-
tage. Home of the world, with a thou
sand towers shining with uncounted
lights. lying very near-above the vii
lage, at the end Of the Old Trail road.
upon the earth at the end of a yet I'M
beaten path-where men face the SOW
ereign fact of humanhood.
But all this lay within Mary's dumb
thanksgiving that the child was run
ming at her side. And the vision that
she saw streamed down from Capella,
OF the brightness Of a hundred Of our
suns. the star that stood in the east
above the village where she lived
Lanterns glowed through the road
side shrubbery. little kindly lights, like
answers, and at a bend in the road
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-12-11
THE TOY MEMBER
FOR SANTA CLAUS

sNNIE was fond
of toys. Most
little boys of
seven like them.
Some little boys.
however. take
better care of
their toys than
Bonnie did of
his.
Every year
S anta claus
called at his