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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-03

ought to conduce to cOmplacency on
the part of the Fort Wayne citizen
who may be disposed to kick strongly
at the rate he is being charged for
water, though it must be admitted that
there is very little protest of this sort
Flat rates of various cities are not
so valuable for comparison here since
Fort Wayne has gone entirely over to
the meter system in selling water. 1t
is worth while noting, however, that
the highest meter rate in cities of
Glass A is 40 cents at Jeffersonyille
The lowest is six cents at LapOrte and
Michigan City. The next highest is
% cents at Elwood, Gary, KOkOmO,
Richmond and Vincennes Ham
mond has seven cents, EIkhart II
cents.
The commissions report appears to
furnish renewed and substantial justi-
ficatiOn of the wisdom which led Fort
Wayne years ago to make its water
service a municipal enterprise. though
as a matter of fact Fort Wayne has
never entertained any serious doubts
upon the matter.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-03
Woes of the Sanctum.
(Danneberg. Neb.. NewsD


An editor up in the northeastern
part of the state is in bad on account
of the writeup of a wedding The
bridegroom was named Gum and his
father Abram Gum. The girls name
was Smith. The editor turned in the
copy to the office boy the last thing
before going to press. then hurried TO
the train to be gone two days. When
the paper was printed the article was
headed "Gunn Smith" and went on to
say that the bride was arrayed in a
dress of white mule" instead of
white null and she carried a large
nose. The editor wrote that the
groom was a we'll liked son of 4.
Gum, and the boy set it up, "The
groom is a wall-eyed son of gun"
The editor has never been able to
square it with the Gums and Smiths
and all Of them quit taking the paper.
Mid the roaring of the cannons
And the rattle of the guns
The Alliance battled bravely
With the soldiers of the Huns;
In the fields and in the cities
And around the churches gray,
The conflict ragged unceasing-
Paris seventy miles away.f
"As the mileage increases or dimin-
ishes another cantO will be added
c. n. F.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-03

FOR T. s. SENATOR BENJAMIN F.
Shivelv
FOR 9TH DISTRICT REPRESENTA-
TIYE-IIenry A Barnhart.
FOR SECRETARY OF sTATE-Homer
l.. Cook
FOR AUDITOR OF STATE Dale J.
Crittenden
FOR TREASURER OF sTATE-George
W. Bittler
FOR SUPT. PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Charles A. Greenhouse
FOR JUDGE SUPREME COURT-MOses
y Larry.
FOR JUSTICES or APPELLATE
COGRT-Josiah q Ibach Frederick $.
Caldwell. Milton 3. Hotel, Edward w.
Felt and Frank NJ Powers
FOR CLERK OF SUPREME COURT
J. Fred France.
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL-Richard
Mlburn.
FOR STATE BIOLOGIST Edward
Barrett
LEGISLATIVE.
FOR STATE SENATOR Gabriel r.
Summers
FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE
George Y. Hepler and Charles A. Hagerty.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-03

sT. JOsEPH COUNTY.


FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE
George Ford
FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
Chester r. Montgomery.
FOR SHERIFF-Charles Bailey.
FOR AUTHORITATIVE Wolfe
FOR RECORDER r. Klysz
FOR CLERK-G George Raab.
FOR TREASURER-Fred W Martin.
FOR ASSESSOR-JOhn w. Truax.
FOR Henderson Mcclellan.
FOR CORONERLThomas J Swantz.
COMMISSIONERS - Middle District,
Thomas Williams; western DISTRICT. J.
W. Miller
COUNCILMEN at-largel-NelsOn J.
Riley William Mix and Frank Mayr. jr.
PORTAGE TOwNsHIP.
FOR TRUSTEE-Gu A. klingler.
FOR ASSESSOR-Joseph VOOrde
FOR JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
Elmer Peak and Joseph V. Wypiszynski.
FOR CONSTABLES-ROb A. Beyers
and Andrew FitZkanitz.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-03
OPERA BOUFFE WARFARE.


Spy hysteria along the United States
Canadian boundary line now assumes
the frenetic state of mind which hears
and in awed whispers tells of plots
and armed invasiOns. For a while, in
the earlier days of the European war,
in every sinking hobo caught ferret
ing out a shelter among docks and
warehouses Of border cities was seen
spy, and great was official activity and
public tremor, TO judge from the tales
of those persons who are keen for
something to tremble~ about. This spy
hysteria seems TO have died down.
Perceptible attempts are making TO
supply the lack of it with tales of
troubles TO be created for Canadians
by American citizens Of German deri-
walton and sympathies.
Letters telling Of plots are said to
have been received by Secy. Bryan s
department in Washington. Some Of
these letters are said to have come
from Michigan. Then somebody in
Michigan, if not a crank pure and
simple, is playing a practical joke,
which is in even poorer taste than
most practical jokes.
The fact that such letters have been
received has been communicated 10
the state capitals OF the states along
the border whence the letters have
come and a certain sort o. secrecy is
wrapped about the whole proceeding.
IL does not seem TO have occurred TO
some people, susceptible 10 tremors.
that the state department and the
governors office in Lansing do not
want 10 talk about the affair, because
il is silly. It may be necessary for
government officials TO take cOgnizance
of old wives tales. and az the same
time be not willing 10 admit that they
have 10 do so. Departments OF state
and governors Of state are supposed TO
be in bigger business than ghost hunt
ing.-DetrOit News
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-03
An Apology From the Devil.


ManSIIeIu, Mo, MlrrOr-)
There was a cute little item in the
Mirror of Aug 25. 1t read: kings
ley Findley has just completed a new
barn and Jason Findley. also" Glad
Jason Findley is completed, also.
(Charge il up to the devil" Dinah:
left out a comma after the word
barn. Katie was not to blame.-The
DeviL)
IT might have been a symbol or a
sign. Who knows? A great big yell
low hammer was peacefully gobbling a
worm when a little brown thrush
made dash at him an captured part
of the worm. But presently the yell
low hammer turned and drove the
thrush off the premises.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-03
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Reminders From The Columns
OF The Daily Times.

The average temperature of August
was 3.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Louis Kuhns at
tended the Latta- Jackson wedding at
Goshen.
James Carr. who was shot while
robbing Collum Bros. store at Mill
Creek pleaded guilty 10 burglary and
was sent ~ tsS eight years
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-03

Some foreign born American citi-
zcns are eager 10 20 back and fight
other thank their stars they are here
~ appears 10 be a matter of temper
ment and psychology
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-03

ONE hundred and twenty American
nurses will sail for Europe on Satur-
day TO go into Red Cross service on
the battlefields and in the hospitals of
the warning nations. The lay mind can
scarcely comprehend what these
young women are going into. Even
they cannot fully grasp it. but they
know this. that whatever it is it means
duty, and where duty calls they go
and ask no questions.
HEROINES? Yes. But does hero
ines give the expression you crave? 1t
seems not to us. For such occasions
hero should be unsexed.
"A LITTLE British army goes a
ID long way" is a placard carried
by a London sandwich And, we
might add, it is a darned long time go
ing it.
PLAIN business and professional
men at dinner might not seem a
propitious time to talk on THE Mod
esty of Culture" but Father Cava-
naugh will testify he never had a
more attentive or appreciative audi
ence when he spoke on the subject be-
fore the Rotary club. 1t goes to show
that some may have culture with mod
esty and others culture or the desire
Tor IL without knowing II, Wnlcn IS
very much the same thing.
And the Show VIII Not BE All on the
BillbOards.
Dear Chef Of the Melting Pot:
Thanks for them kind wOids about
the advertising Of the Aerial Circus
even if my name wasn't spelled right.
However there is one wide difference
between the announcements of this
gigantic aggregation of aerial attrac-
tons. as compared with those offer
ed by the late p. T. B. and Adam F.
there's no "gate"-ours is absolutely
free. w. w. d.
WE imagine when the German ar
my captured those 10000 Russians
they thought of GOldberg's question.
What you gonna do with them"
How would you, for example like to
undertake TO feed 10000 Russians
right off the steppes?
WHEN Turkey gets started the
newspapers will have to increase their
stock of atrocities of war"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-03

England is making a special effort
10 cultivate trade relations with Italy.
and the double purpose is apparent.
England needs the money and wants
Italy's friendship.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-03

Word comes from Paris that art is
to be respected in this war and that
whatever happens the Louvre Will be
sacred. Thanks for one evidence of
civilization.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-03

Venting his spite against Germany
10y changing the name of St Peters
burg 10 Petrograd the car makes il
harder for the rest or US Petrograd-
ve may as well say it over a few times
and get used to il.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-03

No danger is seen in the closing of
the port of Vera Cruz. but 1t cuts
France off from about $1,000 day
in payments from customs receipts.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-03

Belgium cannot be too proud Of her
king nor of her soldiers. Their nObil-
ity is accented by their sacrifice.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-03

due to the grinding Of the Ogde
Mills.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-03
THE MEL TING POT
COME! TAKE POTLUCK WITH US.



JEFFERSONNILLE. Ind. Aug 81
-(D~la yed) John O'Day of Maren-
go. nd, suffered from govt. He was
tOlO that the fruit of the cucumber
tree was "A sure cure for govt. Lying
IN the tall grass where he had fallen
from WEAKNESS the marshal OF Clays-
burg, nSrth of here. found John O'Day
and arrested him on a charge OF va
grancy. He was brought here as a
mentally unbalanced prisoner and in
all probability would have been Off
cially declared so. had not Deputy
Sheriff Taflinger come to his rescue.
Taflinger said that in Marysville End
there is "A tree the fruit Of which when
green resembles a cucnumber and that
its fruit is really considered a cure
for govt. O'Day was released.
A VIENNA newspaper prints a re-
port that the English people are
against war. Yes. up against it.
QUITE a large number OF our hon
Orable citizens should play golf. if
for no other reason, 10 reduce their
space consuming capacity. We have
half dozen in mind who occupy more
than their legitimate share of the side
walk and with the opening of the the
atrical season at hand we can't help
thinking of our discomfort when they
come squeezing in alongside of Us.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-03

Enriching the soil of Europe with
human blood is much more expensive
even than buying commercial fertil
fZer
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-03

has been set little closer and mighty
little news gets through.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-03

AS the days advance the distance
TO Paris appears to decrease without
altering the mileage.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-03

The Germans fell for that little Boel
trick played by the British, but no
constructively.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-03

Rudyard Kipling has written a rea
war poem. Some way it has an Amer
lean ring.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-03

Some Of the war pictures going the
rounds of the newspapers have the
smell of the morgue.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-03

Do you suppose the car missed
those 10000 men?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-03

happened to think of the birthday and
then spared no expense to do the polite
thing.
Heretofore. by the way, most presi-
dents have glanced at the cables pre-
pared in the state department and O.
KID them without further ado, but
Pres. Wilson has fallen into the habit
of going over such messages with
great care and changing a word or
two here and there to build up the
rhetoric.
In writing one of these messages,
however, one is not expected to show
any great streak of originality. Charles
Lee Cooke simply chances over the
files and takes care TO have the mes
sage slightly different in its wording
from the one the years before. That
lets him out
The birthday greetings always
brings a prompt reply-also a cable
and the reply is invariably within a
few words of the same length as the
original.
In the case of a republic. where the
ruler is changed ever so often, we do
not cable on the rulers birthday. but
on the national holiday of the country.
Similarly. Pres. Wilson gets no birth
day messages from sOvereigns abroad,
but gets a stack of we'll wishing cables
on the Fourth of July.
The king of England never fails to
wire the president a Fourth of July
message cOngratulating us on having
won our independence from Great
Britain.
This teaches us does it not, that the
English people have much more sense
of humor than we have commonly
given them credit for?
And here's another strange thing:
If the wife or brother or any close kin
of the car or any big ruler were to
die. the state department here would
cable our ambassadors in that country
TO send a message of coincidence. In
asmuch as a message of coincidence
from the United States ambassador IS
customary at such times. one might
almost suppose that the ambassador
would he expected TO act without be-
ing told. But the theory seems TO be
that it is always safest not to credit
an ambassador with any gumption
whatsoever.
Copyright, 1914. by Fred c. Kelly)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-03
SIX MONTHS WITH POETS AND
PHILOSOPHERS.

LIES a very funny proposition. you
can bet:
And no one ever solved the prob
lem properly "a yet.
Young for day.
Then old and gray.
Like the rose that buds and
blooms and fades and
falls away.
Losing health To gain our wealth
a. through this dream tn tour:
EsN'rything guess, there's moth
ing absolutely sure,
Battles exciting,
And Fates we're fighting,
Until the curtains fall.
Lies a very funny proposition,
after all.
George VI. Conan.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-03

love these rural dances-frOm
my heart 1 love them. This world
at best, Is 50 full of care and SOr-
row, .. there il so much toll
and struggling and anguish and
disappointment here below that
gaze with delight on a scene where
all these are laid aside and for
gOtten.-LongfellOw
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-03

VIENNA newspaper prints a re-
port that the English people are
against war. Yes, up against il.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-23
ALECK. MNAB TELLS HOW sPY-COOK TURNED
OUT TO BE CAPTAIN OF MAN-O-WAR

later, turned up at Perrin, where an
appointment awaited me as coaling
master.
The station, though British-owned,
was neutral, and we coaled all ships,
no matter what flags they few. Here
l learned that Japan and Russia had
come to grips and that Japan had
destroyed the Russian feet off Port
Arthur.
One day the Japanese ship-o'-the
line Mayra Maru arrived to coal. In
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-23


It would not surprise me (said
Aleck McNab) if that Japanese bar
boy yonder was spy.
Laugh, my friend! IT'S an excellent
joke. If you could read the mind of
the Japanese
l am reminded of Japanese cook
1 once had. Twas at Durham, At
RIGA and never have i tasted curry
to equal Maruta's. A quiet chap and
most efficient among the pots and
pans, but with one fault: He couldn't
understand English.
l was on the waterfront police at
Durham. "r
With Maruta to cook for me and
keep house, no bachelor was ever
more comfortable | paid Maruta
the munifcent salary of $40 a month.
1 was beginning to think / might
live and die in Durham when word
came to go post-haste to Zanzibar.
The present sultan of Zanzibar,
Mahommed Said Berkesh, when
boy, went to Elton to school. He was
in England then. The regent, an
Englishman, had sold to Arnold,
Cheney & Co. of New York for
100000 a concession so valuable
that it amounted to selling Zanzibar
itself.
My word, but there was a buzzing
in the diplomatic dovecotes then!
Every power hurried to establish a
consulate there Zanzibar, rich in
spices and other products, is the
headquarters of the elephant ivory
trade that comes from the heart of
Central Africa,
OF my business in Zanzibar | am
not permitted to speak.
On the day 1 was to leave there,
-Maruta took French leave. mourn
ed for him for week, found another
cook almost as good, and put the
Japanese out of mind.
/ went to Lorenzo Marque, Portu-
No. A -J,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-23

accordance with naval etiquette the
health officer, DR.. Irwin, and were
conducted by the navigating officer
and the chief officer to the stateroom
of the commander, where we were
offered wine and cigars.
/ could not keep my eyes off the
navigating officer He had the rank
of a captain. could not remember
that I had ever known Japanese
naval officer, but somehow this mans
face was strangely familiar.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-14
FRANCHISE FOR
CITY FARES IS
REJECTED
Power Company Will Not Give
transportation for Street Con-
cession, Says Arkwright.

Contending that his corporation now
furnishes city employees with APP
proximately S51 900 worth Of free
transportation annually. and that last
year it paid the city s17s,1O917 in
. taxes. President Preston S. Ark
wright, of the Georgia Railway and
Power Company. has declined the
city's proposition to exchange the
Butler and Alabama street franchise
for freastransportation for twenty en-
ployees of the water department.
1t is announced that Council will
be asked to grant the company a
franchise to extend the College Park
suburban line into Alabama street as
far as Broad on condition the work
is done under the supervision of the
city's construction department and
the company agrees to restore the
street.
To Park onera Cars.
President Arkwright says the But
Ter street franchise If granted. would
enable the company to park cars dur
ing the opera season and facilitate
transportation to every part of the
city He told Council the company
desires an indeterminate franchise on
Butler street because it is planned to
abandon the Walton street express
station and establish one somewhere
OF Butler street. The company is
planning to erect an $4,000 brick
building
Councilman Smith expressed him
self as favoring the Butler street
grant, but said he opposed mailing it
for life. He informed the railway Of
ficials that he would support the
franchise on So year basis, same as
the Gilmer street grant.
SO Years Held Too Short.
franchises covering only period
of 80 years are undesirable" said
President Arkwright Corporations
investing the amount Of money we
are investing in Atlanta figure on the
length OF time it will take to get the
investment paid back. Some lines
that have operated twenty years have
not paid"
None of the old lines of the At
lanta Rapid Transit Company will be
extended for the reason that the
franchises have the 39-year limit, said
Mr.. Arkwright
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-14
CROWD CHASES
ALLEGED THIEF
DOWN TOWN
Man Finds Strange Hand in His
Pocket in Store-Accused
Person Caught,

Crowds IN the heart OF the city
were treated to a spectacular race
shortly before noon Saturday when
an alleged pickpocket was chased
through crowded Whitehall street,
across the viaduct and through the
Kimball House into Decatur street.
where he was caught by Detective
Sturdivant.
The fugitive, who gave his name at
the police station as William Watson
y years Of age, OF Jacksonville, Is
accused of attempting TO pick the
pocket OF o. n Taylor Of No. So Jones
avenue, in Whitehall street store
Mr.. Taylor, experiencing the sensa-
lion of a strange hand in his pocket,
caught II just as ii was being with
drawn by the owner Watson immc-
diately put up a fight. and he and his
captor struggled for several moments.
Before assistance could reach Taylor,
Watson escaped. showing several per
sons out Of his way in his fight. and
dashed through the street.
Taylor gave chase and big
crowd Joined in the pursuit. II was
the space OF but a twinkling until
he fugitive was being chased by an
excited crowd Seeing the crowd hot
on his heels and fearing he might
be overtaken or intercepted at any
moment, Watson fed through the via
duct entrance to the Kimbal. Through
he poolroom he led the chase. the eX-
element putting a temporary end 20
The games OF pool In progress. and
sped into Decatur street
At the police station Watson would
not talk
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-14
To HEI1
IN PEACHTRFF'
WIDENING
Commission Favors Aiding CT
Prepare for Shriners-WorL
Starts Monday.

At a meeting Saturday of tho D.
lie Works Committee of tho ra.
Commission it was definitely doos
that the county would Cooperate NH,
the city in the matter Of widerin.
bottle neck" on Peachtree stro.,
tween Forsyth and Harris strao,.
fore the coming of the Shrine,
May.
The work of widening the ho,l
oughfare will begin Monday con
mittee of prominent business man
among them Edward Alfriend ~
Forrest Adair, with George r Ros
ton representing the City Comet ~
formed the Commissioners that M
city would move back the bnil5irn1
affected If the county would at onsS
begin the work of widening the etraop
This was agreed to.
A force of men under Superintsr.
end of Public Works S. n Don.S
son will start cutting away five tss,
on each side of the street. Whsre II.
walk is destroyed asphalt will be lsiS
The work will start at the Harri,
street end of the projected improve.
ment.
The Commission Saturday afterroor
Is considering the matter of gradn,
North Forsyth street from Wbitebai
to Garrett streets. The improve.
ments contemplate cutting down ,
hill at Whitehall and filing in a hal.
low at Brotherton street
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-14
ONLY S1,792 To
RAISE FOR BIC
HOSPITAL
Central Committee Expects City
Campaign to Close Saturday,
$3.50 New Gifts.

Win only Sl,792 to seek with which
to complete the $4,000 Wesley Me
mortal Hospital fund, the campaign
ers at the last mid day meeting OF
the central committee Saturday de-
cided to continue their canvass
throughout the afternoon in hope Of
securing pledges TO make up the de-
ficiency before nightfall.
At the Saturday session $3.50 was
reported, making the total 10 date
pledged and received in cash S2S,20S.
ST Mark Church reported the largest
amount pledged Saturday, the COM
mittee having secured nearly $1,000.
Collections were reported from many
small church parishes heretofore not
actively engaged in the campaign.
I'VE feel greatly encouraged by the
success with which VIC have met so
far in raising this fund, said Mrs.
H. II. Tucker. chairman of the ways
and means committee, and the inter
est that is now being shown by the
small churches in and around At
lanta gives us fresh hope of continu-
ing this campaign on bigger scale
We are going to start at once an
active campaign for additional funds
throughout the state. | believe we
can double the amount we have
pledged here in Atlanta by a close
canvass all over Georgia
A rally at which all members of
the various committees who have ac-
lively engaged in the campaign will
be present VIII be held Saturday
night at O'Clock at the Wesley Me-
mortal Church. All who have con-
tributed to the $25, 900 fund, whether
through pledges or by cash dona-
tons, are urged to attend the meet
ing. II is planned to have outlined
by several prominent pastors of the
Methodist churches in Atlanta ways
and means for the continuance Of the
on a broader scale.
Talks by members of the canvass
ing committees also win be made. and
expressions from the heads of all
VIII be heard