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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-05
WHY DHLY DAILY?

AS time passes the necessity for a
government-ow merchant marine
becomes more and more evident, and
there should be decisive action on this
matter at the coming session of con-
gress.
Up to Nov. % only 81 vessels-30s,-
$50 tons-had taken advantage Of
rights TO American registry and ii is
evident that this means of grabbing
the worlds trade is going 10 prove
TO be slow and unsatisfactory.
Again, there's no Insurance that
Great Britain is going 10 control all Of
the seas. as against the enterprising
German navy. and. even as il is, ship
pers under American registry are COM
planning at delays caused by searching
of vessels. Today, practically all our
commerce with foreign countries is
carried in English ships.
Uncle Sam has given private capital
a fair chance 10 get busy, and il
hasn't Now let Uncle sam do it,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-05

always will Prof Jack to the con-
trary Notwithstanding They wear
their hair long and they do it up as
attractively as they can, and sensible
men admire them for it. A wife who
keeps her hair frizZled holds the ad-
miration of her husband more stead
ily than the one who goes about like
Mrs Wigs of the cabbage patch.
What would the professor think if
all the girls came to school with their
hair clipped in prize-fghter style? He
would hasten back to the belief that
the ensnaring and aHuring form Of
headdress was all right after all.
Anyhow, there is no use in discussing
the question Women will dress as
they please if all the professors on
the five continents turn against them.
So. there.-Grand Rapids News.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-05
TAFT PLEADS FOR RAILROADS

Former Pres't Taft has written a
letter which is being used by the rail-
roads in support of their plea for in
creased compensation Cor carrying
the mails I'VE have not given the
railroads appropriate compensation"
says Mr. Taft for the additional bur
den that they have TO carry by reason
OF the parcels post. but after a time
congress viii see it's duty and make
PREPARATION In this regard. hope"
An appeal has been addressed di-
rectly 90 the senate committee on
postonices and post roads asking for
increased compensation and setting
forth the report Of the Bourne special
committee which was named TO in
quire into this subject and which
urged increased pay. According TO
this report the railroads are shy
sS.s55.000 a year On account OF the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-05

fact that-they are paid on the basis of
weighings made once in every four
years and that the parcel post has
been instituted since the last weighing
They claim also to be losing s2.11S-
$50 for terminal, side. and transfer
services which they have always here
tofore performed free, and S3,691140
for apartment cars.
Nothing is said in this sneciaI
pleas. however about the $50. OOO. 0OG
which the railroads are in default TO
the federal government on account of
the old false divisor" fraud 1t will
be remembered that for many years
the department in computing the daily
average weight Of mails. added the
weights of mails carried seven days IN
the week, including Sunday, but d.
vided the total by six days instead of
seven to compute the average. The
result of this false divisor was a
larger quotient; in other words, a
larger and a false payment to the
railroads, and this fraud continued
for period of thirty-five years, re-
sulting IN an overpayment to the roads
estimated between 100000 and
SS0,001,OOO.
When the matter was finally forced
TO the attention OF congress, there was
big fight and in a close vote congress
refused to correct the divisor, but the
correction was forced by executive
action when Pres't Roosevelt directed
Postmaster Gen. COrtelyOu to substi-
tute seven for six as the divisor.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-05
SCHOOL TEACHER MISSING
Florence Pearson of Clayton Disap-
pears With But $14.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec 5.-The
assistance OF the Indianapolis authori-
ties was enlisted today in the effort
to locate Miss Florence Pearson. a
pretty school teacher, who disappear
ed from her boarding house at Ridge
vile, Ind, last Monday with but $14
in her possession.
Miss Pearson had a position at the
Clayton school near Parke, Randolph
county. Her father who came to In
dianapolis today could advance no
theory to account for her mysterious
actions
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-05

The birth of the now lusty wire in
dustry came very nearly being coin
cident with it's death. It's star of des-
tiny threatened to prove one of those
shooting things which you no more
see than you cease to see. AS an in
FAINT industry ii was about as frail
and blOQdless as any industry just
brought into being on the American
continent has ever been.
Then suddenly the wire trade ac-
CURED flesh and strength Orders
poured into the mills. TIE plants
could not work hard enough and fest
enough to please their customers. The
industry was a boom. It's fiickering
lantern of hope became overnight a
sizzling. binding white-hot arc light
From a pale and ricKety childhood it
leaped into maturity and its stock
holders began TO build homes on the
avenues.
What breathed the breath of life
into the wire industry. do you sup
pose? You could not guess in a
month. 1t was the great and power
Of anything so small as the wire
trade. without even knowledge Of
that weakling's existence, thinking
only of her pleasures and the sweet
exercise of her authority. she decreed
that women should wear hoop skirts.
And that took wire-a few pounds
for every village. a hundredweight
or two for every town. tons of il for
the cities. The mills hummed like a
hOming bee, busy and contented.
The poet who described romance as
an elusive lady and said that it was
Enough for me in dreams 10 see
Ard touch her garments hem
may possibly have known the story Of
wire. or. possibly, he may not have.
Toledo Blade
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-05
TELL OF LOCAL CAMPAIGN
Pres't Engman and Sec'y SpauIding
Speak at Kalamazoo.

Pres't Harry Engman and Sec'y
Spaulding of the Chamber of Com
merce addressed a banquet of bust
ness men and members OF the com
mercial organization at Kalamazoo,
Mich, last night. The Kalamazoo
organization is planning to conduct "A
membership campaign such as that
recently carried on by the local
Chamber OF Commerce. Mr.. Spauld-
ing and Mr. Engman explained the
works of the South Bend campaign.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-05
SALESMAN GIVES LECTURE.

A lecture upon the art OF salesman
ship was given the craftsmanship class
of the high school Friday morning by
William A. Hare Of Peru. Ind. Mr..
Hare's services were secured by w.
w. Mitchell, a member Of the class,
of which c. B. Johnston is instructor.
Mr.. Hare is connected with the Nor
wich Pharmical Co. o. New York city
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-05
THE CHOICE OF CONIPANIONSHIP.
Essays of Elia.)

/ would not be dOmesticated all my
days with a person of very superior
capacity to my Own-not, if l know
myself at all, from any considerations
of jealousy or compassion, for the
occasional communion with such
minds has constituted the fortune and
felicity of my life-but the habit of
too constant intercourse with spirits
above you, instead of raising you,
keeps you down. Too frequent doses
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-05
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Reminders From the Columns
OF The Daily Times.

South Bend had a matrimonial bu-
reau.
Chris Holler was elected president
Of the fair association, W. ID. Rock
hill vice president, Aaron Jones secre-
tary, J. NJ. Brown treasurer.
w. H Orm took possession of the
county treasurers office
Mr.. and Mrs. Dushane have gone to
Washington.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-05
FOR STEAM HEAT

The plants should be installed by a
plumber or Steamfitter who thor
Oughly understands his trade. He
must combine the knowledge of one
with that of a mechanical engineer,
otherwise mistakes may occur or
poor workmanship cause trouble and
expense later on. Place any such
work in the hands of ThoS. Williams
and il will be done Skillfully and
we'll and heating troubles banished-
THOMAS WILLIAMS
122 E. Jefferson Blvd.
Home 1894. Bell GIG
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-05
WAR ARGUMENTS.

Suggestions and requests of foreign
powers relating to American neutral
ity policies in the European war have
been the basis of some unprOductive
general argument and have led a
number of authorities Of more or less
prominence into what are seemingly
untenable positions.
Such a discussion is that which has
concerned itself with Canada and the
operation of the Monroe doctrine.
From neutrally biased German
sources originally emanated sugges-
tons that if this country is to guard
American neutrality, it ought to put a
stop to Canadian war activities.
Pres't Wilson has rendered the
argument futile by outlining the
American policy as one of attending
to its own neutrality strictly, but had
he not done so, the suggestion would
still border on the prepOsterOus. Can
ada is English. and to deny the Brit
ish right to obtain assistance from
her own colonial possession would be
clearly inviting trouble which this
country is seeking so assiduOusly TO
avoid as long as it can with honor to
itself.
Prest Taft, in a recent speech,
rendered a common sense view of the
case, in which he declared that the
MOuLOe uOCtiliS COulu HdI uly NC Cou-
sidered to apply to Canada, even in
case of hostile invasion, unless, at the
conclusion of the war, Canadian soil
remained in the possession of an Eu-
rOpean nation other than England.
At present the least of American
war difficulties is that which may con-
Germ itself with Canadian participa-
ton in the war. The Canadians have
shown no disposition at any point to
violate the neutral obligations of this
country, and their warlike activities
must continue to be a matter of self
choice Grand RaDidS News
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-05
4 TSEIFSS TASKs

Prof Jack of the Eau Claire. Wis.
high school has declared that the
girls who came 10 his school shall
not wear curls. and he has int some
Of them home 10 comb their hair. Ne
SAYS the girls wear curls 20 make
themselves alluring to the boys
or course they do. bless their
hearts. They have always done it and
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-05
POSTPONE EXAMINATIONS
Civil Service Test Will Not be Held
i'm February.

First grade or clerical civil service
examinations which are ordinarily
held annually in February at the Of
fices in the sixth civil service district
have been indefinitely postponed This
applies to South Bend. Registers re-
Gently established contain more than
the usual number of eligibles and con-
sequently ii is not anticipated that a
special examination will be held be-
fore the subsequent annual can be an
nOunced. Until further announcement
is made, no applications will be dis
tributed or received.
The last word in efficiency-the
Red Line. Adv
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-05

Perhaps the country has SO long
been wearing cotton masquerading as
wool that the change will not be no
Gpaahle
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-05

The old-fashioned man who wound
his watch with a key now has a son
who rides in a self-starting automo-
bile.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-05

It is believed that lot Of folks
talk about economies who wouldn't
know one If they stumbled over it.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-05

A girl can put in ten years acquir-
ing culture. But that won't keep her
from snoring when she is asleep.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-05

1t is not every university and few
big league teams that can afford to
give up $4,000. 600 for one .lan.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-05
THE MEL TING POT
GOMEZ TAKE POTLUCK WITH US.

of original thinking from others re-
strain what lesser portion of that fac
ulty you may possess OF your own.
You get entangled in another mans
mind even as you love yourself in an
other mans grounds. You are walk
ing with a tall varlet, whose strides
Outpace yours to lassitude The con-
slant operation of such potent agen-
cy would reduce me, l am convinced.
10 lmbecility. You may derive
thoughts from others; your way of
thinking, the mould in which your
thoughts are cast must be your own
Intellect may be impaired, but not
each mans intellectual frame. AS lit
tie as / should wish to be always thus
dragged upwards, as little Cor rather
still less) is il desirable TO be stunted
cOwnwards by your associates. The
trumpet does not more stun you by
its loudness than a whisper tears YOU
by its provoking inaudibility.
NOT having been pressed recently
10 buy bale of cotton our thoughts
are lightly turning to the contempla-
ton of Christmas presents. This is a
more grateful subject than cotton, for,
to be frank, we can't imagine what
We would have done with a bale of
cotton had we bought it. Would you?
Analysis Oh TIC
Qualities OF Poetry.
Cor. Burr Oak AcOrn.)
Some had chicken. some had turkey
1t surely was good luck,
While both of these are good pickin'
But what's the matter with duck?
Just take a nice young fat drake
And follow cooking it to the letter,
You'll find you made no mistake
For there's surely nothing better.
You'll remember how he did quack
From morning until night.
But sure your lip will loudly smack,
For the eating is out of sight
Some will choose a good fat hen
And claim they are more sweet
A Buff Rock taken from the pen
They say can not be beat
THERE seem to be more downs
than gains in the European game of
football, but what the world on the
bleachers is yearning for is a touch
down and the final whistle
You may sneak, you may snoop, you
may hide as you will
But the eyes of the child will be glued
to you still.
c. n. F.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-05

Speaking Of algebra helping the
cooks they can let equal the un-
known oyster in the stew
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-05

Alas for the rubber plant that the
head of the household forgot TO bring
in on the night OF the big frost,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-05

The lines busy is the answer all
the way from Switzerland TO the Eng
lish channel
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-05

Current styles make some curious
disclosures of feminine ideas of what
is charming
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-05
SIX MONTHS WITH POETS AND
PHILOSOPHERS.

TIiFItJ~NT- TTEaENos
Friend of mine! whose lot was
cast
With me in the distant past
Where, like shadows fitting fast,
Fact and fancy. thought and theme,
Word and work, begin to seem
Like a half-remembered dream,
Touched by change have all things
been,
Yet i think of thee as when
We had speech of lip and pen.
Whittier.
We talk OF choosing our friends,
but friends are self-elected.-Em-
erSOn.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-05

THE people of South Bend may now
devote their attention exclusively TO
making living, piling up wealth and
enjoying life. The absorbing, perpleX-
ing and recurrent topic of the Grand
Trunk shops has been eliminated from
our system by the cOmpany's decision
TO locate them at Port Huron.
THE relief experienced almost COM
pensates us for the loss of the shops
if, as a matter of fact, anything we
have never had can be lost. For a
decade or two we have Rugged TO our
hearts the hope that South Bend
would be chosen. But it was a delu-
sion, so that what we have really lost
is a delusiOn.
IF the personal experiences of the
charity solicitors could be gathered
and printed they would make quite a
book, the dominant feature of which
would be human nature. Perhaps the
height of these experiences was that
Of the solicitor who received so cents
from the lady of the house at the
front door and two dollars from the
domestic at the back door.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-05

The headline writer's continue to
display marvellous skill in handling
their forces.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-05

You may not love him, but you can't
really hate fat man.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-05

Hush money does more talking than
any other kind.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-05

After buying a bale it might be we'll
to take the change and buy an apple.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-05

Sunday seems to be set aside for
worship and automobile accidents.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-05

No, Esmeralda, an army's wings are
! not always used for flight.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-05

II is believed that a lot Of folks
talk about economies who wouldn't
know one il they stumbled over it.
A girl can put in ten years acquir-
ing culture. But that won't keep her
from snoring when she is asleep.
-
Alas for the rubber plant that the
head o. the household forgot TO bring
in on the night Of the big frost.
Speaking of algebra helping the
cooks they can let equal the un-
known oyster in the stew.
The lines busy is the answer all
the way from Switzerland to the Eng
lish channel.
Current styles make some curious
disclosures of feminine ideas of what
is charming.
The headline writer's continue to
display marvellous skill in handling
their forces.
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After buying a bale it might be we'll
tc take the change and buy an apple.
Sunday seems to be set aside for
worship and automobile accidents.
----
No, Esmeralda, an ar1ny's wings are
not always used for flight.
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The censOrs seem to think that the
pen may defeat the sword.
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You may not love him, but you can't
really hate a fat man.
Hush money does more talking than
any other kind.
Say good morning and say it pleas
antly.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-05

The censors seem to think that the
pen may defeat the sword.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-05

Say good morning and say it pleas
antly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
100000 DEMANDED FROM CITY
woodstave Water Main Contract, Of
Kuehnle Fame. Involved.

TRENTON, Oct s.-The suit OF Warren
Brothers Company against Atlantic City
to collect $4,000 on the contract for the
construction of the woodstave water main
in Atlantic City which involved Louis
Kuehnle, the political leader, and sent him
to State Prison under sentence Of a year,
was continued today before jury in
the United States Court here. Frank 8.
Katzenbach, Jr., Of this city, who rep
resented the paving company, asserted
that the contract was a legitimate one
and intmated throughout the trial. which
has lasted two days, that Kuehnle had
been improperly convicted.
The contract was awarded by the At
lantic City Water Commissioners to
Frank S. Lockwood, and by the latter
was assigned to William I. Cherry and
then to the United Paving Company, in
which Kuehnle was a stockholder Lock-
wood and Cherry were both sworn by the
complainant today and testified as to the
assigning of the contract It is the con-
tention of Mr.. Katzenbach that Warren
Brothers Company was the real con-
tractor.
Former Judge Clarence L. Cole repre-
sented Atlantic City. He told the jury
It would be contended that there was no
legal assignment Of the contract to War
rem Brothers; that very little, IL any,
extra work was done, and that the bills
for the alleged extra work were not APP
proved by the Mayor the engineer or the
Water Commissioners OF Atlantic City.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
DELAWARE W. C. 7. U. SHOWS
PROGRESS DURING LAST YEAR
Not One Discouraging Report Pre-
sented During Convention.


GEORGETOWN, Del, oct. s.-The con-
vention Of the Delaware State W. O. 4.
u. was convened here today. Mrs.
steng1e had charge Of the opening prayer
service, and the morning session was de-
voted almost wholly to encouraging re-
ports. At the close OF the session at
noon, Mrs. Stengle conducted memorial
service for members who have died dur
ing the year.
At the afternoon session Or. Charles A.
Wagner. State Commissioner OF Educa-
ton, and Miss Josephine Robinson, dean
Of the new college for women at Newark.
made addresses. IL is the plan of these
two educators and Doctor Mitchell,
president OF Delaware College, to attend
every convention held in the state where
opportunity offers to advance the cause
of education.
Tho Rev. Thomas Hare, of the Anti
Saloon League of Baltimore, was another
speaker this afternoon, and urged the
women to continue their fight for pro-
hibtlon. He took considerable encourage
ment from what already has been sc-
complshed In Delaware and urged the
women 10 continue their work. This
evening there will be an address by the
Rev. Edward Reincke, OF Philadelphia
A feature OF the convention has been
the general hopefulness expressed There
has not been a dlscouraging report pre-
sented during the entire two days of the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
DUKE A THIEF, SAYS DUCHESS
Durazzo's American Wife Wants to
Heve Marriage Annulled.

NEW YORK, Oct. s.-The collapse of an
international romance was disclosed yes
terday in the filing of papers in White
Plains by the Duchess Elizabeth Frances
de Majo Durazzo, sister of John H. Ha-
nan, the shoe manufacturer, asking the
annulment of her marriage to Duke Don
Arturo de Majo Durazzo, of Italy.
The Duchess alleges her husband was
a convicted thief, sought by the French
Government, whose Jurisdiction he fled
after indictment, when she, ignorant Of
this, became his bride on February II
last In st. Thomas Church, this city.
The Duke, whose title stands unques-
toned in the investigation of his past,
was served with notice in New York last
Friday. That same day he wrote letter
to Mrs. John A. Hanan, threatening "ex-
posure' If the case were pushed His
present address was not to be ascertained
last night.
AS for the Duchess, her father said she
was in secluson. They have been sep
arated since May 5, when, following his
arrest for fighting in front of the Hotel
de Paris, Monte Carlo, It was discovered
that he was wanted in Paris to serve a
term OF three years for robbing his en-
ployer, hotelkeeper, in 1912.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
EPW0RTH LEAGUE C0NVENES
Wilmington Welcomes Delegates
From Two States,

WILMINGTON, Del, Oct. S-McCabe
Memorial Church, in this city, is enter
tanning its first large religious convention,
the annual meeting of the Wilmington
District Epworth League, which includes
the organizations of this league in the
various Methodist Episcopal churches in
the upper section of Delaware and a part
of Maryland. The convention will last
two days.
The religious services this morning were
In charge of the Rev. e. F. McSorley,
pastor of the church. The Rev. T. r.
Van Dyke made a brief address Of well
come to the delegates.
The afternoon session was devoted to a
general discussion OF the various
branches of the Epworth League work
and on tho program were the Rev. w.
a. Wise, 7. Elmer Perry. William II.
Rose, Fl. u. Cross, the superintendent of
country schools and a minister as well.
and Mrs ]. f. Andrews. A worlds
evangelistic institute, under the direction
Of Miss Elizabeth Johnson, proved one of
the interesting features of the meeting.
This evening there will be an address
on Epworth League work In general by
tine Rev. Gladstone Holm.