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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-02

"One Of the things that Impressed me
most during month just spent in Pa
ris.' said New York woman. was the
ceaseless industry Of the French work
ing women. not only was every minute
occupied. but usually these tireless
workers seemed 90 be getting double re-
turn for their time.
The young woman who came for our
washing appeared ~ our apartment
clothes home on her back. knitting as
she walked alOnE. our little maid OF
all work kept her crocheting ln the kit
chen and while the meals were cooking
on the funny little gas stove She GRO
cheted as though her life depended upon
10. and SO Ear as I could see neither the
cooking nor the lace work suffered be-
cause n her divided attention.
When the doorbell rang she walked
down the little hail still. crochcting. I
surreptiously put mark on her lace
work just 90 see what progress she made
during her two busiest days. ana ~
was astonishing TO find how much she'd
accomplish iu spite Of almost constant
Interruptions
Then down az the market in rho
PLACE da Alma ] shall never forget my
surprise a. watching the market wo-
men knitting and crochcting aF they
tended their etalls when a purchase
was made the haudiwork was stopped
barely long enough TO deliver the goods
and the change.
The French women whose lives are
SPENT in the great harrcs ON the Seine
seem Co know the art ~ doing several
things az once. remember standing on
one OF the hridEes watching Young
mother a. the stern Of big barge bal
aurlnr herself ns she uurHcd her baby
and sfecrod the boat under the arched
bridge An elderly woman. evidently
the wrHudmufnrr. wnr getting the rfn-
nor ready. knitting Boo hand. while she
looked now and then 90 the work 81 two
little girls whom she was teaching 90
smbrOIder. % tha time The three men
or the family we're sitting hE compfH-
Gently smoking and chatting
% soon discovered that this afr ~
feminine industry wHH contagious.
found myself tufkiug n Uft1a book OF
French verbs into ms handbag FOR study
ou the hrr and little working maze
Gee way into our living room POI that the
time riNru tu H chance caller might be-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-02
FOREIGN missionarv sooi.,v

Inc Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society OF the Wesley NJ. r. church
VIII meet at the home of Mrs. Samuel
Higgins. 1910 Water street this eve
ming, There will be an address by
Mrs Welday. of the Deaconess Home.
All members are urged to be pres
ent
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-02
Day Nursery Tea.

The Kings Daughters tea 10 be held
at the Day Nursery. Friday afternoon.
Is attracting great deal of attention
The hours are from TO Z O'Clock. dur
ing which there will also be an eX-
hibit OF the work done at the Day
Nursery. Everyone is cordially invited
TO attend.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-02
TORPEDO BOAT SINKS.

TOCLON. France. April The
French torpedo boat No 35S struck a
rock near Cape LaTdiera today and
sank. The crew was rescued
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-02

Board ~ Pharmacy. arrived IN the
city. Yesterday tO spend a few days
on business
Lawrence T. Sands. president of
the National Exchange Bank. spent
yesterday in Pittsburgh. on business.
state Hotel Inspector s. ID Sees.
oi Huntington. arrived in the city
yesterday ON official business
A. VI BelCher. OF Charleston. at
torney for the miners in the south
ern part OF the state. arrived M
Wheeling laef nilhf.
Capt a " Mitchell Of the local
corps a. s Army Engineers. r. ev-
peCted to return today from . frip
throurh the southern part Of the
state
s. VI Soft. Of Terra Alta member
Of the state Board Of Pharmacy. Is
here ON business.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-02

The Art Department % the Wornan's
Club viii hold their April meeting sat-
uroay afternoon. April n. AZ the A. ~.
L. ". rooms and the following Is the
program 20 be rendered.
Aurrent Ar ..-...--.-... Miss SpeNrr
Courhct.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-02
Disby -Reppeto Wedding.

The wedding OF Miss Olive Reppeto
and MrACecil ID. DiEby took place at
the home OF Mrs. Walter Mcclure. at
Pleasant Valley on Wednesday after
noon at f:30 o'clock Rev. Jacob
Brittingham. rector Of ST. Luke's p
=. church. officiated in the presence
OF the immediate family.
The bride was becomingly attired
in travelling suit OF late design and
following the wedding Mr.. and Mrs.
Digby left for a western tour. They
VIII later go 10 FL Centre, Cal, where
they will reside and where the groom
Is connected with a large business
firm.
The bride Is one OF the popular
members of the yonger social set and
has large circle OF friends in the
city. She f. the daughter OF Mrs.
Granville Reppeto OF the Island The
groom Is the son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
George Digby OF the Island and has
been in the West for the past few
years. He also is well known in the
city. The young people have the
kindest wishes of host OF friends.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-02
ENGAGEMENT HAS
BEEN ANNOUNCED
OF MISS KATHRYN HAzIETT
AND Mr.. CHESTER HUBBARD
OF THIS CITY.
Oisby Reppeto Wedding Took Place
Wednesday Afternoon az Echo
Point-Other Social Notes

The engagement Of Miss kathryn
Hazlett OF North Main street. sister
OF ex-Postmaster Robert Hazlett TO
Mr.. Chester Russell Hubbard. has
been announced. The date for the
wedding has not been announced, but
II Il understood that IL will take
place in Easter week
Miss Hazle-t Il a social favorite
and many e-nuptial events will be
given in her honor. Mr.. Hubbard Is
president of the Wheeling Steel and
Iron Company. besides being inter
ested in many other corporations.
through which he has become widely
known throughout the United States.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-02

lillian Groham. of Fifteenth
lOwly recovering from an i'll
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-29
WASTE or MATER

One OF our state exchanges says
that the installation of meters is the
best way in the world 10 prevent
water waste. True and important.
but not all. There is something else
TO be considered Meters greatly re-
duce the revenues of the water de-
partment.
Between the meter system and a
fat rate based on the number OF
openings used the water department
is left in a dilemma ON the one hand
is a waste of revenue, ON the other a
waste of water. and the heads OF the
department ind it difficult to
choose. Economy of operation and
resources demands conservation OF
water. The needs OF the service de
mand conservation OF revenue.
And there YOU are The result is
that revenue gets the preference.
though i'm the long run il may not be
the best economy. and the lavish and
wasteful use OF water continues. re-
strained only by the vigilance OF in
spectors.
The meter system is, Of course, the
proper method Of regulation. 1t APP
plies TO water as much as 10 cleo
tricty and gas. and we do not find the
electric companies and gas COM
panies opening their wires and
mains 10 the unrestrained use OF the
public on "A fiat rate The consumer
pays for what he uses and that is
proper. The careful users OF water
or gas or electricity and the wasteful
are treated alike. All. pay for what
they get.
City water users may think theY
have an advantage over the depart
ment If the water they use is not
metered, but it is probably a mistake.
The surplus they draw from the
mains over and above what they
would pay for under the meter sys-
tenn largely represents waste A
study OF the question will show that
al the water they need would cost
less if metered than the amount they
pay under the fiat rate.
II city has an unlimited supply Of
water for domestic use there would
be no particular object in metering
= TO consumers except for the pump
ing cost but the earths supply Of
water is limited and SO II naturally
follows that the supply OF any par
ticular locality ~ also limited and
that waste is dangerous. Consumers
should have what they need. but
none u waste. This and the economy
az operation is what commends the
meter system
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-29
REMEMBER THE GOOSE.

Now that enough court decisions
have been garneTed TO satisfy the
most fastidious that a jug-handled
contract isn't valid. maybe word OF
well-meant advice to the baseball
magnates of the country wouldn't be
untimely.
AS a business. the game of games
depends on the dimes. quarters and
half-dollars the folks are willing Ia
put up TO see hired men play it.
Subtract these coins and the business
falls.
In many places they're being sub
tracted rather alarmingly. Not more
than one of the large leagues is TAX
ing in its expenses and most Of the
smaller ones are gasping.
Nor is the only reason hard times.
Amusements aren't where economy
usually begins.
The fact is, fans want full value
for their money; and. generally
speaking. this season they haven't
been getting it. The plutes of the ma
tional game have been so busy quar-
reling over the gate receipts and the
players have been so disorganized by
the quarrel that they have failed To
do the kind of peppery, up-to-the-
minute playing which insures gate
receipts 10 quarrel over
IL we were a magnate or a hired
player, we'd get a copy of "Aesop'
and an Interpreter and have him ex-
plain what happened to the goose
that laid the golden egg.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-29

time he made the rescues. In his
modest conception Of his own acts
that is what anybody would have
done and it is pity that isn't true.
There are 50 many who might have
happened TO be around when people
were drowning and couldn't or
wouldn't go TO their rescue that the
youth who did is called a hero.
The dictionary gives us two types
OF heroes. the ancient and modern.
The former was an illustrious man
supposed 10 be exalted after death 10
a place among the gods. The latter
is a man Of distinguished valor or en-
terprise in danger. In the last anal
ysis they mean the same thing. the
ability TO do and the courage TO do it,
And if anyone thinks it doesn't re-
quire both ability and courage TO res
cue drowning person he should try
it and be convinced 1t is one of the
most perilous positions in which a
man can be placed, and IL is the
deadly peril of the act which dis
tinguishes the rescuers from the rest
of the crowd on the beach and
makes him hero.
Harry Caguey, the youth of nine
teen, who rescued IA drowning per-
sons in one week, is probably as un-
conscious of the powers which made
him a hero as were the people who
might have seen him at the bathing
places before he performed these
heroic acts. He simply had conf
dence in his powers as a swimmer,
! the courage to face danger and the
heroic impulse.
Otherwise. Harry Caguey may be
| a very ordinary person. If he should
be presented a Carnegie medal per-
haps he couldn't find words to ex-
press his appreciation, or perhaps
such a souvenir would have little sig
nificance for him. But if some girl
or man or boy or woman were to be
reckless or imprudent and get beyond
their depth it would be fortunate if
Harry should just happen to be
around.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-29
BATHING REACHES.

II the city should undertake TO
prohibit bathing in the river it will
have TO increase its police appropria-
ton and enlarge its force To keep
Il e boys out of the river would re-
quire a closer patrol than that main
tanned by Uncle Sam along the Next
can border. and then very likely it
would fail.
The ground on which the proposed
prohibition is based would be credit
able 10 the council if true. but there
is no evidence that the, river is in an
insanitary condition. on the con-
trary people have lived on its banks
and barhed in its waters for years
without experiencing adverse effects.
The waters of the ST Joseph are
probably as pure as those OF any
stream in the country. Ii is true
that the sewage OF cities up the river
flows into it. but the current is so
strong and the springs in its bed so
numerous that the waters purify
themselves very quickly. We doubt
that an analysis OF the water in the
river above the outlets Of the city
sewer system would show harmful
conditions.
The only real danger from bathing
in the ST. Joseph river is the current
and the cold spring water bubbling
up from the bottom in many places
which produces cramps. and the
only safeguard is the establishment
OF bathing beaches. There are
places along the river where bathing
is perfectly safe within certain linn
its. The police records of several
years back will show their location
These records will further show that
policemen were detailed for duty al
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-29
THE IMPENDING WAR.

Austria has formally declared war
on Servia- In itself this need not be
considered more serious in conse-
quences than the recent Balkan wars.
But war between Austria and Servia
may and probably does mean gen
eral European war
The gravity Of the situation can
hardly be conceived
Russia holds the key 20 the situa-
tion. If the ear carries out his
threat 10 invade Austria if Servia is
attacked conflict of titanic proper
tiops would be precipitated Germany
would go To the aid Of Austria
France and Great Britain would
align themselves with Russia and
Servia.
Possibly the appalling conse-
quences Of such "A conflict would at
the last moment stay the hand that
holds the sword. More likely the
animosities of race and religion and
greed would prevail
The car has given his ultimatum.
lie has rejected Germany's sug-
gestion 20 remain neutral He will
not permit the invasion of Servia
without resistance His troops are
on the frontier ready to fight. Ger
many has cast her lot with Austria
and rejected Great Britain's pro-
posal OF mediation. The proposal
was regarded as an impertinence.
France is ready and eager. Great
Britain prepared but reluctant.
The only hope OF averting a gem
eral war lies in the moderation of
Austria If that country is content
with taking possession OF and hold
ing a small portion OF Servian terri
tory until Servia yields to Austria S
wishes Russia may not intervene But
the hope is "A slight one. Servian
spirits are high. We will eat the
Austrians." said King Peter The
Servians will contest every inch of
SOL II they need help Russia will
give it, If the Austrians need help
Germany will give it.
If Russia and Germany go i'm the
bloOdiest war in European history
viii ensue The prayers Of the world
will be for peace, but the welfare Of
the world is lost to sight when selfish
interests prevail
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-29

Connolly took a street car pulled by
a fOrlorn little mule and rode TO what
was known as the South Yards. Hav-
ing found his way there he began ask
ing switching crews and everybody
else he met if they had seen a car
load of capitalists lurking about any
where No one had seen a single cap
italist Connolly then went to the
North Yards and repeated his search.
but found the same scarcity of CAPT
talists. BY that time he was disgust
ed with the whole job and went over
TO a sOggy little restaurant where he
sat down and interviewed Carnegie.
He had read an article on the south
by Carnegie a short time before in
the North American Review and felt
certain he knew just what the iron
master would say. Connolly was just
young and inexperienced enough TO
think that sort of thing would get by.
He wrote an excellent interview, but
the trouble was that the capitalists
train had been delayed and they never
reached Memphis until the next day.
SO the city editor promptly wrote Con-
molly a letter in which he pleasantly
explained TO him that he was fired.
Connolly carefully put the letter
away in his trunk Years passed and
Connolly reformed. He faxed no more
and himself became city editor Of one
of the Memphis papers. The man who
had fired him was working on the
same paper. and one day he made an
error of judgment that was brought
to COnnOlly's attention. That gave
Connolly the chance he had been wait
ing on for twelve years TO play his
joke. The next day the erring en-
ploye found a letter of discharge in
his mail box. 1t was the same letter
he had once written to Connolly,
without a single change in il except
the transpOsition Of the names.
Then, having played his little joke,
Connolly rehired the man. and the
incident was Opposed Of.
Copyright, 1914. by Fred 9. Kelly.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-29
X X X X X X X X x X X X X
*LETTERS OF THE PEOPLE =
x X X X x X x X X X !

x x x X X X X X X X x
Editor News-Times: 1 understand l
am spotted and want to know how
true it is.
Through your valuable columns 1
occasionally have noticed more or
less criticism on the South Bend po-
lice officers. Last Saturday night, also
Monday night, 1 was not only sur
prised, but dumb-fOunded with the
partially. and, / will say, cowardice
which was melted out 20 me by one
of the officers. l will admit | have
often neglected, among others, to
turn on the rear light on my ma
chine when it stands outside of my
store-not for the economiZing but
with the thought that my battery
would run out when | would have TO
run in the dark streets without any
lights; besides j wouldn't know it.
on the corner of Michigan st. and
Jefferson blvd, however, my machine
stands right under the cluster of
lights which /, among other business
men, subscribed for improving the
city with money from my pocket. On
last Saturday my wife was sitting in
the machine and my having neglected
to turn on the rear light, an officer
on the corner accosted her and told
her to turn on the lights. There
were several other machines stand
ing closer to the officer than mine
with no lights on, and in darker
places. When l called his attention
to the fact he became "huffy' and
made me understand he was not look
ing up" machines without lights.
asked him why l should be picked
out if he did not dare to tell others
who were, probably more influential
than myself, TO which he answered
he was after me.
Monday evening l came to my store
when it wasn't quite dark yet; l be-
came busy and forgot about the Sat
urday incident and forgot TO turn on
my rear light again. This time the
same officer having collected some
courage, probably injected by some
one higher up, came blowing into
my store and hOllered that if l did
not light my rear light on my machine
he would run me in and he gave me
my last chance.
My store was crowded and every
body must have thought 1 was a
criminal. or worse and they wanted
10 know what was up. l Quieted
them by explaining the situation.
Later a we'll known city hall officer
passed and / stopped him and asked
him why the officer on the corner
was after me SO hard: he answered:
1T may not be the officers fault at
all as you may be one spotted from
source higher up. and the officers
order was 10 get you" II that is the
case. South Bend is being run on a
Russian policy.
Though 7 am strict democrat in
national politics, l am now sorry TO
admit have supported what
thought would be TO the best for
South Bend laying politics aside.
Now, il some OF US are spotted.
which is hard for me TO believe or
conceive, though il looks quite sus-
picious. by noting that on Saturday
night two out OF three machines
standing between Jefferson blvd. and
Washington av.. did not have any
rear light burning. Monday night
was the same, especially near 70 the
Auditorium. There were machines
surned right towards and closer 10
this officer than mine, but the own
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-29
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Reminders From the Columns
OF The Daily Times.

Real estate transactions for July.
S72,62O.52; for the year TO date, ST.
074.391.21.
The republican editors of the state
in session at MaXinkuckee. visited
South Bend. They were given "A re-
ception and banquet at the home OF
Mrs. A r. Miller and taken TO va
rious points of interest about the city.
Col c. G. Conn decided to accept
the democratic nomination for con-
greSs.
Robert Elbel is visiting friends in
Elkhart.
Mrs George II. WheelOck returned
from Madison, Wis.
George NJ. Fountain Of the New
Carlisle Gazette is looking today al
the emancipation celebration.
Sixty of Amelia Bauers little
friends assisted her in celebrating her
birthday at the home of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank NJ. Bauer.
A son was born 20 Mr.. and Mrs
Lewis Ragin of Chicago.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-29
THE MELTING POT
COME! TAKE POTLUCK WITH US

reason for retaining any of the old
names. except that Of Brick av.. which
was named for a man who did
much for South Bend as South Bend
did for him. Abraham Lincoln Brick
But why should any street in South
Bend he called South ST or state ST.
They have about as much significance
as Palm av. or Oyster st. would have.
THERE is an abundance OF names
that would mean something 10 South
Bend. Why not choose from them?
Miss Green Draws a Big Salary.
Sir: The late ]. p Morgans IL
brarian. Miss Green. is indignant be
cause some women go into business
simply to earn pin money" Strange.
being a woman herself. that she
should not know that pin money is
among the necessities of life to her
sisters Still. il might be as well
hereafter if women, before looking
for a Job were to consult Miss Green
as to the propriety of the step.-D.
BESIDES. Miss Green. having be-
come familiar with the Morgan sys-
tenn, must nave a NHO&SOiAiC NOh-
tempt for small things.
OLD Hi Sibley is conductor on a
literary lift" in the indianapolis In
diana Times-which is like naming
a baby George Washington Lafayette
Mckinley Pip-and this is one or
his'n:
Good morrow. little fapjscks,
A dozen on plate;
'Tis only for your crispness
That we arise at 8.
TAKING account of stock at the
end of the month we realize when too
late that we have literally burned up
July. What have you to show for 1t?
But How Did She Get Out?
News Item)
| ZIONSVILLE.-Mis Maud Harvey,
out motoring, struck a COW in the
road When she got the automobile
stopped the COW was wedged between
the front and rear wheels. How she
got there without overturning the car
is a mystery.
THIS ruction in Europe has spoiled
| several royal and near royal vacations,
| but the most serious part is the in
corruption Of social plans. Court
hangers will be dreadfully disap-
| pointed.
Your True Sport.
| / sat on the bank of that creek
And fished till the sun went down;
| The only thing / hated
Was the getting back to town.
That lone fish did nibble some;
He ate a can of bait.
| / didn't land the son-Of-a-gun,
But, say. the fun was great.
d. B. II.
GOOD wife's pride is that she
takes good care of her husband. A
| husbands pride is that his wife bakes
J the best bread in the neighbOrhOOd.
| He won't stand for bakers bread.
No bathing in the river!
Cries the council from its hole"
The laws of health must govern,
Regardless Of the toll.
c. ". F.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-29

which way the Mississippi river flow
ed. About IL o'clock. on a rainy,
drizzly night, dark as the inside of a
cOlored man. save for a struggling gas
jet that weakly shOne on the street
was given an assignment. The city
editor told him that Andy Carnegie
and number of other eastern cap
italists were making a tour of the
south and were expected to reach
Memphis on their private car about
midnight. His job was to have a
nice little chat with Carnegie and find
out just what Andy thought of the
south.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-29

ers were not notified or threatened
10 be run in.
unlighted machines that were stand
ing on the west side Of Michigan St,
nearer to this officer than my ma
chine viz. Nos 14135, 1O509. 21257,
235S4. 2O53.
This is not written as criticism
but l want TO know if some of us are
to be spotted and liable to arrest.
whether il is by neglect or accident
on our part, while others seem TO be
immune.
am aware OF the ordinance re-
garding lights, but thought il applied
TO all and not a few
O. 2. NOISOM, Jeweler