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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-03
THE VANISHING UOST.

The vanishing army of tive rep Iblic
is a deep pathetic note in the records
of time. The hosts whose camps COW
cred the fields of the south from 1851
To 1865 are rapidly disappearing.
gathering momentum with the ac-
cumulation OF years
A glance about Ia any community
of the north will reveal the ravages
that have been wrought in the ranks
of the boys In blue and on Memorial
Gay the increased number OF flags in
the cemeteries Of the country will give
emphasis TO the sad story. But per-
haps it IS most strikingly told in the
statistics OF the pension department.
which present an concrete numbers the
losses that have been sustained.
The pension roll for the current year
is $50, 100000. but OF this $1,000, 900
will be covered into the treasury
During the year ending June 80. 1918.
pensioners to the number OF 6.064
died. This was an increase Of 2.173
in the number OF deaths for the pre-
vious year For the year ending June
so. 1915. the sum OF S169. so. 600 has
been appropriated for pensions. diff
ference OF S11.15O. 900. That sum
would pay the pensions OF a good
man. old soldiers.
No better illustration of the passing
81 a generation could be found. The
armies OF the republic were COM
posed OF the flower Of the youth Of
1861 In little more than half cen
tury the end OF the procession is draw
ing near. Another decade will see
the pension roll reduced to pitiable
proportions and the few surviving
-eterans scattered here and there over
the land, while in the cemeteries on
flags
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-03
ALL HAVE A CONSCIENCE.

The British governments treaty"
with its army officers. whereby the
latter will not have TO make war upon
the Ulster men against their con-
science. has publicly presented a ques-
ton that is pertinent TO all humanity
If officers are excused from obeying
orders against their conscience. why
not privates?
The Importance Of the question is
evident. Privates do the killing. as a
rule, and the conscience OF the private
is with the man who is striking for
living wages.
The British government may have
temporarily palliated its Ulster trou-
BILE, but if il has done so through con-
ceding that the officers may refuse to
obey orders when they feel like it. il
has done so through policy that will
come back TO plague it.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-03

the same care must be exercises for
the protection CT life and limb as in
permitting passengers To leave the
cars.
The principle is we'll esta blished that
carelessness resulting in death or in
jury 10 a human being renders the
offender amenable to the law, and
that there is no justification in the
fact that the person injured is an in
terloper. Penalties such as those I'M
posed by Judge Funk seem TO be nee
essary to abolish a practice that has
become common among trainmen and
detectives.
The tramp nuisance is the most an
noying thing railroad companies have
to deal with in the operation of trains
The train hoppers are constantly in
evidence. In some cases they are car
thieves, in others hOboes getting on
their way and in others impecunious
workingmen jumping from place to
place in search OF jobs. Trainmen and
railroad detectives are inclined to
fire" them on sight. whether the
train is moving or not and seemingly
regardless OF consequences 10 the
fired"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-03
AS TO DRESS REFORM.

Miss Gypsy Haywood did" San
Francisco in mans attire. says the at
tire means freedom, and adds:
Il believe every man ought to put
on women's clothes-tight skirts. big
hats. corsets, ribbons and all-fOr a
DAY, and see what we women have to
put up with"
Miss Haywood's proposition is a
ser eless one. Man isn't responsible
fpr what woman has to put up with
and he's ready to agree, without eX-
Fermentation, that tight skirts. cor
sets land all" mean suffering. A more
sensible proposition would be that
every woman put on mems attire
tight trousers. starched shirts. caps
and all-and see what we men don't
have TO put up with. The road to
woman's dress reform through letting
man try her present styles is too al
mighty long, crooked and replete with
tares and thistles and safety pins.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-03
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY

liquor question a party issue. They
were. in fact, opposed to it; but were
Overborne by hectic near statesmen
who affected brewery-baiting as
source of political capital and private
income, whether as platform orators
or attorneys in damage cases 1t was
rather Mr.. Shumakers hope and de-
sire to gain adherence to the cause
from men of all parties. Latterly this
position has been strengthened by the
justifiable desire not TO lay ground that
county option was responsible for in
evitable republican defeat.
Who, then, is going to make the
liquor question a party issue in In
diana, if the Anti-Saloon league is
against It? No man who sincerely
loves either his party or the right
thing in politics No doubt there will
be LIQUOR interests that would like to
ride the democratic party as hereto
fore. and republican orators who
crave to weep over widows and or
phans on the rostrum in quest Of votes;
but in neither case does their activity
proceed from any genuine solicitude
for the party welfare or the general
good. In the legislature or in the con-
stitutiOnal convention every man
should be free to vote his conviction
on the liquor question regardless of
his national party affiliation.-Indian-
aDOliS Star
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-03
LIE REGIONAL RANKs.

One Of the most important steps in
the organization OF the new regional
reserve banking system has been
taken with the determination of the
boundaries OF the districts and the To-
cation OF the banks. The next step
will be the organization OF the re-
serve board which is TO have general
supervision Of the system. The final
step will be the organization OF the
reserve banks in the various districts.
The organization committee, com
posed OF the secretary OF the treas
ury. Mr. McAdoo. the secretary Of
agriculture. Mr.. Houston, and the con-
troller OF the currency. Mr.. Williams.
took advantage OF the maximum limit
OF the banking and currency law by
selecting Il locations for reserve
banks. The district centers selected
are Chicago, Minneapolis. St Louis,
Kansas City, Cleveland. Dallas. San
Francisco. New York, Boston, Phila-
delphia, Richmond. Va, and Atlanta.
These cities were selected from 81
applicants
In capitalization the leading cities
rank as follows: New York, Chicago.
Philadelphia. Cleveland. Boston, San
Francisco. The Chicago district in
cludes north and central Illinois. all
Of Iowa, the lower peninsula Of Mich
igan, southern Wisconsin and north
ern and central Indiana. The Chicago
bank will have 9S4 national member
hanks and "A capitalization, up TO
date. of s13.151.925. This is likely to
be increased by additional member
ships on a basis of six per cent of the
member banks.
In choosing the regional centers the
committee was governed by the abil-
itv OF the member banks within the
district to provide the minimum cap
ital OF $4,000. 600. the mercantile. in
dustrial and financial connections ex-
listing in each district and the rela-
tions between the various portions Of
the district and the city selected, the
probable ability OF the federal re-
serve bank to meet the legitimate de-
mands Of businesss.s " fair and equit-
able division OF capital among the
districts. geographical situation,
transportation lines and facilities for
communication. the population area
and prevalent business activities of
the district, its record of growth and
development in the past and its pros
poets for the future.
State lines were followed as far as
possible. but where deviations were
found necessary the division has been
made along what are believed tc be
the most advantageous and cOnven-
lent lines,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-03
JUSTICE WILL SOMETIME BE
nnNE

One of the grave injustices of our
modern system of justice has arisen
again over the brutal murder of a
Laporte county man. fifteen years ago.
A man named George Boucher. was
convicted for the crime, and was sent
10 the Michigan states prison at Jack
son for life. The evidence against
him was circumstantial but was be-
lieved to be very strong.
For fifteen years, Boucher has been
living the life of dead man, without
hope of freedom ever coming to him
again. Now another man, never sus-
pected of the crime, has confessed that
he did the murder and that Boucher
is innocent. OF course IL the confess
sion is accepted, Boucher will be
speedily pardoned. He will be turned
out in the declining years Of his life.
quite incapable Of again taking up its
threads. He will be not much better
outside of prison than inside it's walls.
The victim of another mans crime
will receive no recompense for the
wreck of his life. The state makes no
provision for such miscarriages of JUS
tice. 1t has taken from this man all
but life itself. and then says 10 him we
are sorry we made a mistake. 1t can
not be helped now.
1t will be helped some time. The
rank injustice on the part of the state
will result in payments to victims like
Boucher. II may be difficult TO pre-
vent frauds under such a system, but
some way will be found 20 get around
the opportunities for fraud and at the
same time do simple justice. The state
can no more afford 10 be the inStru-
ment of injustice and wrong than in
uals.-Gary Tribune.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-03
THE MELTING POT
COME! TAKE POTLUCK WITH US.

lege Of employees Of the post office de-
partment, which was referred TO the
committee on post offices and post
roads.
IT is discovered that tie head of a
largest income tax IN that city. BY
frugality and industry he has been en-
abled TO build up a net income of ST.
100000 a year. How much do you
contribute?
WE shall not attempt to describe
the disappointment of Gen. Villas fol-
lowers when they discovered they had
captured a soap factory. 1t was one
OF the hardships of war in Mexico.
Social Event at the Hospital.
Lafayette Journal.)
Misses Nellie, Mable and Ethel Bus
kirk. Edna Deckard, Chester and John
Schema and John Klinkhammer call
ed at the Home hospital last Sunday
afternoon to see Guy Klinkhammer
who was operated on.
PENDING the establishment of
wireless time service between Wash
ington and South Bend we are setting
our watch by the man who calls time"
in the composing room and never find
ourselves behind time.
Out, From Burk, to Butler TO Mills.
decatur Democrat.)
Sim Burk is working today as parcel
post carrier in the place of Omer But
Ter, who has taken City Mail Varrier
o. p. Mills place, while he is taking
a days vacation.
WATCHING and waiting seems to
be working all right in the free tolls
Highland certainly you wouldn't call
the Mexicans tougher proposition
than the opposition?
Withered Hopes.
This was written for the Suffraget
edition of the Warsaw Union
The cash I've spent on thee, dear
heart,
Is like a fierce nightmare to me.
l scan my checkbook Ger and Ger
That memory That memory!
Each day a gift, each gift check,
To make you madly dote on me;
l count each stub unto the end,
And there a dun l see.
Q flowers dead, and sweets consumed!
o novels read and thrown away!
l sigh alone, and strive at last to pay
INSTRUMENTATION
A fellow of infinite jest and quirk,
We knew him we'll;
To his heart of oak and arm of steel,
Farewell Waddelli
c. n. F.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-03
4 DIFFERENT STORY.

Handsome Jack" Hooters walled
dismally when convicted Of the muir
der of a foolish woman who had
trusted him, and declared with a
whine that if he had been a pretty
girl the jury would never have con-
victed him. Probably not The aver
age juror is more or less prone to dis
tinguish between pretty girl defend
ants and pretty boy defendants in
murder cases, and as a very general
thing there's a mighty good reason.
About go times out OF 100 the pretty
girl defendant is one who trusted to
the honor of some man who cast her
of when he tired OF her charms. driv-
ing her 10 that frenzy OF resentment
that found it's suitable expression in
the slaughter OF her betrayer. On
the other hand. the pretty boy de-
PENDANT as a usual thing is one who
employed his good looks 10 get the
advantage of a silly woman and final
ly killed her for gain. AT any rate.
that was the state Of affairs in Mr..
koetter's case. The miserable whelp
should be rejoicing that the jury
didn't send him 10 the Eibbet. For
that is where he belongs.-Craw-
louisville Journal.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-03

In the eyes OF the law human life
AID limb are entitled to the same con-
sideratiOn from a railroad company
whether the owner Of them is a pas
senger in n Pullman car or rides the
trucks OF a freight train. They are
precious in the contemplation OF the
law and cannot be wantonly destroy
ed imperilled or injured with i'm
punity
Two men who were thrown from a
Lake shore freight train and injured
by brakeman while stealing a ride
10 Chicago. have been given judy
ments against the railroad company 10
considerable amounts in satisfaction
FOR injuries received. and in render
ing his verdict Judge Funk held that
In removing trespassers from a train
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-03
MIR. SUMMARIES WISE DECISION.

superintendent Shumaker of the
Anti-SaloOn league has never done
anything throughout his long and de-
voted service to that ca use more cred
liable To his leadership than his de-
termination TO rescue both the statu-
tory and the constitutional aspects OF
the question from the difficulties and
EN- barraSsments of partisan politics.
man may be a very good democrat
and be dry or he may De a very
good republican and be wet The
effort TO make all republicans dry"
and all democrats wet" has proved as
disastrous in practice as il is pernicious
in theory. on the one hand we have
seen the cruel spectacle of anti-saloOn
democrats being disciplined for voting
their deep convictions against the sa-
loon. and on the other hand the effort
that certain accomplished gentlemen
in the republican ranks have made to
imperSOnate the role of temperance
refOrmers has disguised every observ-
er with a remnant Of decency and the
sense OF humOr
Ii is but simple justice TO say OF Mr.
Shumaker and his advisers that they
were not responsible for making the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-03
TWO FACTS FOR MISGUIDED
SHOVWEE,RS

ON tricksters and hypocritical de-
tenders of indirect subsidies alike facts
and arguments would be absolutely
wasted. But in the tolls controversy
there are honest and misguided critics
of the president and other advocates of
repeal who think there is some force
or pOinr in the contention that il in
wolves a sacrifice or surrender of SOW
ereignty in the canal zone to give up
the exemption granted to coastwise
shipping Have we not the right to
do what we will with our own? Can
we submit to dictation? thunder GER
tain senators.
To well-intentioned critics who are
not thinking of electioneering or per-
sonal grudges two facts may be quiet
ly pointed out. The first is that the
United States is not sovereign" in the
canal zone. The zone still legally be-
longs to the Panama republic. The
sovereign title is in Panama The
United States is a tenant with rights
10 use, occupation and control of the
zone. Ii pays an annual rental for
those rights.
The second fact is that England is
not debating. She is simply pointing
10 treaty voluntarily made, a treaty
which many able and disinterested
Americans interpret with her as pre-
Guiding any exemption or diScrimina-
tion whatever in the matter of traffic
charges or rules. If the exemption
clause were 10 stand the issue would
have TO be arbitrated. as England has
suggested that alternative. Even the
limoges would hardly venture to say
that we can interpret treaties as we
please. act as judge in our own case
and decline 10 arbitrate issues of con-
struction. Everybody admits that ar
bitration would result in a decision ad-
verse to the United States. Is not re-
peal. then. the course of sanity, inter-
| -. u
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-03

DANES Carpenter. Kennedy and Doo-
little
Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Stedman's little
son mas tOnsilitiS.
George O'Brien left for Mobile, Ala.
20 attend a wedding
]. f. Williams and Ira Miller left
Yesterday for the Kankakee on a duck
hunt
Mr.. and Mrs. q. W. Matthews and
Mrs. A. b. Miller returned from a trip
10 Cuba.
r. III. Jackson. democrat. and Wal
ter \. Funk. republican. are the COM
missiOners for the city election.
G. p. Gish was thrown from a horse
IN Colorado and broke his collar bone.
City Engineer Written makes many
discoveries interesting TO the. scien-
tific mind in the work on the Taylor
street sewer. Pieces OF petrified wood.
etc. are found so feet below the sur
face, and today a cylinder Of blue clay
several inches long and studded with
gravel was found He also reports
distinct dykes in the Quicksand where
such formation would seem to be
impossible.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-03

For solution of the canal tolls prob
len, James l.. COwles OF the World
Postal league. has a broad and high
class ggestion-governme owner
ship and operation o. its own ships
through the canal at cost. Then. it
would make no difference whether or
not we charge ourselves tolls-either
way, it's our money. Nothing wholly
new-this suggestion-but mig hty pert
and pointed
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-03
THE NEW ALEXANDER.
Paw. is MotherspoOn so great
That he can slay a nation,
And now can the United States
Just wallop all creation?

That he can slay nation,
And now can the United States
Just wallop all creation?
PREXY ELIOT. emeritus, tells us
that he is in good working order
at so because he inherited good con-
stitutiOn and took care Of il by being
abstemious in his diet. taking plenty of
out lOOr exercise and spending two
months each year at the seashore.
And now comes John Burroughs and
depOses and says that he keeps him
self in trim by eating three square
meals and walking five miles a day.
THIS information will be useful to
those who can pull for tn shore every
summer and spare time from their
jobs TO walk five miles a day.
If you criticize Billy Sunday he tells
YOU TO go To hell" says a Pittsburgh
minister. Which is a useless thing for
anybody TO say TO an obstinate person.
Toledo Blade.
Still. if Billy's consignments should
reach their prescribed destination that
moOted place would be over popu-
lated.
IF. as Pres. Smith says. the railroads
are going to the devil as fast as they
can with what the country is doing
for them now We see no other way
/ than TO just let them go.
COnSreSsmcn's Ideas OF Importance.
MIR. FRENCH: Before taking up
the subject itself Of whether or not
we shall repeal the clause exempting
American coastwise shipping from the
payment of tolls, let me call attention
To a matter that / think is exceedingly
important to us all.
He (Mr. Townsend) also presented
a petition of the congregation of the
First Baptist church of Flint, Mich.
demonstrating against any change in
the present compensatory time privi-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-03

awake financial institutions recently
published in these columns show a
prosperous state of affairs. One shows
deposits Of nearly three-fourths of a
million. another paid it's depOsitors
nearly $4,000 in interest during the
year 1918. These figures represent
the prosperity of Mishawaka in a very
tangible way.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-03

Pres. Smith was up against a harder
proposition than the unsophisticated,
confding public when the commerce
commissioners tackled him. They
knew as much about the New York
Central lines as he did
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-03

AS anticipated South Bend will be
in the Chicago regional bank district.
Northern Illinois. Indiana. northern
Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa and
trict
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-03

For several weeks to come the TO-
rensic stun viii supercede the even
tenor OF the committee work in the
senate. Much unusued oratorical
power will be turned loose III flood.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-03

The house has passed a bill giving
pensions 10 widows and minor children
of officers and men who served in the
Spanish war. the Philippine insurrec-
ton and the boxer uprising III China.
The pensions TO widows are limited
TO those without means Of support.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-03
Twenty Years Ago
Reminders From the Columns
Of The Daily Times.

The safes at the Singer works and
ct the Knoblock x Ginz flouring mill
were broken and the latter yielded
s27.25.
The Medico-Legal society met at
Slick and Humphreys office and
Frank NJ. Jackson read paper on is
Drunkenness a Disease 90
Mrs. J. NJ Caulfield entertained the
l.. o. I. N. She vas assisted 81 Mes
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-03

The battle at Gomez Palacio. Mex.
was mainly for possession OF a soap
factory II the Mex are going To fight
over soap. Uncle Sans waiting" pol
icy will prove TO be the very thing.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-03
THROUGH THE YEAR WITH
IONGFEIIOW.

The clouds are passing far and
high;
We little birds i'm them play;
And everything that can sing and
fly
Goes with u. and far away"
The Bird and the ship.
Overhead bends the blue sky,
dewy and soft, and radiant with
innJmerable stars, like the inverted
beH of some blue flower sprinkled
with golden dust and breathing
fragrance. Hyperion.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-03

The Oklahoma, Uncle Sans biggest
ship. has been launched with
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-03

the breaking OF a bottle of booze en-
the nose. The fighting Of booze under
the nose will come later on.
Villa wires that ne has not yet
taken TorreOn. If conducting civil
lied warfare perhaps the city would
have surrendered some time ago.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-03-12

SAN ANTONIO. Mar ll-Eric
Gen Tn.kcr II Bliss commanding the
southern department with hoadquart-
,rs at Fort sam Houston was notified
hy the war department late today OF
the assignment of two additional regi-
ments to the Mexican border patrol
Beyond this nothing official was given
out az headquarters hut the order
created current Of expectancy among
officers and men.
Disposition II the troops so far as
known here has not been outlined
hut il was said the ertiro ninth in
fartry. one Of the famous regiments
II the army. probably viii 60 TO Lar
edo. as this can be done without
change of cars. and that the seven
tceuth therefore. would likely 60 to
Eagle Pass.
The Jasper news., 1914-02-25
BAYN'E::'S
Hardware
DUBLIN.
Mrs. BRRTHA WERBRF

Mines. Grim and Miller and Earl. Gar.
ner and wife attended the Charley
Avery sale Tuesday.
Mrs. Grim and daughter, Mrs.
Brown, were Carthage visitors Wednes-.
day.
Mines. Lane, Onstott, Coiner and
Brown are having rugs woven this
week.
Mrs. Dora Armstrong and sons visit
ed at the Budd and Dayringer homes
Wednesday.
There was no school last week ON &C.,
count OF the teachers Illness. = = r.
j. G. Weber and wife are testing
seed corn for Will Lane.
Gertie Hatfield visited her sister,
Mrs. Garner, Sunday. ~
Mrs. Mossa Evans came up from
Carterville Monday and visited fela-
tives until Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Gertie Hatfield visited the
school Monday.
Mrs. William Patterson and son.
Harry visited at the Charley Taffner
home Wednesday. Mrs. Griffitts also
visited there one day last week.
Mrs. Grider is staying ut the Wanda
griff home in Jasper for q few days.
Mrs. York and children left here last
week for Idaho, where she will join her
husband. sF
John Taffner came home one day
last week from Rocky Comfort, where
heivisited relatives.
Miss Grace Griffitts stayed at the
John Taffner home couple of days
last week.
Miss Ruth Griffitts is working at the
Dan Johnson home in Jasper.