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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-10

to spend a few days before returning
to her own home at Milwaukee, Wis.
Mrs. Mary Compton of New Carlisle.
has been visiting Mrs. ]. f. Deacon,
301 s. William St. for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Crabill are en-
PERTAINING +. l.. Meyer Of Columbia
City, Ind, for a few days at their
summer home near Springbrook.
Miss Magdelene Fisher, 1853 z.
Bowman ST., is spending two weeks
with her grandparents at Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Cooley, 1856
z. Calvert St, have returned home
from Berrien Springs, Mich, where
they visited the formers mother,
Mrs F. G.. Cooley.
Mrs. B. E. Gridley of Three Oaks,
Mich, is spending a few days with
her sister, Mrs. William Seckinger, 921
w. Lindsey st.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-10
Announcements

Flag day will be observed by the
Auten Post No. Il, w. r. c. Tuesday
evening June 1 3 in the old court house
when all patriotic organizations are
cordially invited.
All @. A r. and ali w. r. G. mem
bers are requested to meet at the old
court house at 1880 o'clock Monday
evening, June II, to march in body
to the Elks' temple to join in their
celebration of flag day.
The Mayhower club will meet Fri
day with Mrs. John NJ. Steffee, 932
Milton av.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-10
Turkish TO1Uels
and Wash Cloths
That are
Different
S

The Turkish Towels and Wash Cloths
at Ellsworth's are away out Of the ordinary
in fact SO different that we know
you'll be interested In examining them.
Come In and see, come whether you want
to buy or not.
Extra heavy Turkish towels size 17x35, colored Dor
deS fast COorS TIC each Extra heavy Turkish towels
1887, fast color borders &c each. Heavy Turkish
towels, 23x42, borders fast cOorS, Csc each. Heavy
Turkish towels 23x45, pink, blue and plain white Dor
derS, 35c each.
The new Turkish rib towel, extra heavy Is and so
cents each Fancy bordered Turkish towels, heavy
quality, Csc each. Wash cloths to match SC each
Embroidered Initial towels, size 22x45, 35c towel,
Csc each.
SOC fancy jacquered towels pink blue, gold and Law
ender borders 4Oc each
WASH CLOTHS.
Wash cloths, embroidered initials 1Oc each. Turknit
wash cloths SC each Heavy Turkish wash cloths SC
EACH Coored bordered wash cloths acquered patterns
5, 9, and SC EACH Extra heavy Turkish wash cloths
large size, 1Oc each.
Baby bath towels soft 6nish 1Oc towel, &c; pink blue
and white edge.
Tulnt face towels, soft finish, 1896 121zc towels,
10c each.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-10
GARD OF THANKS.

The children of the late Mrs Mar
garet Miltenberger wish to extend
their thanks TO the many friends in
our recent bereavement, and to the
employees Of the Engman- Matthew
Range Co. and Hazinski Cigar Factory
for their floral offerings. ADV.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-10
DE WEE DENIES TREAsoN

BLOEFOUNT, South Africa, June
10.-Gen. Christian De Wet, leader Of
the recent BOer uprising, was ar
raigned before q court martial and
pleaded not utility to treason although
he admitted that he might be guilty
of sedition.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-10

Chicken dinner and supper served
by the ladies of the Grace NJ. f.
church. Thursday, June 10th, at EOS
S. Michigan St. -Advt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-10

NEW YORK.-Judge Dixie, hearing
a divorce case in Brooklyn, asked the
men present TO aid him. None
was present
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-10
NOTICE.

/ will not be responsible for any
bills contracted bv my father. Fred
erick Hertlein. as he is not capable Of
doing any business.
Advt. MRS- Is. r. DICE.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12

weight of corn or the equivalent in food value. The war has so inter fered with Denmarks imports of maize that the farmer has had to pay sS.O5 per hundrcdweight at port, or, say, $3.15 delivered. Therefore the finished pig costs him $22.O5, plus the first cost of $40, equals s26.45. It Is quite impossible for factory to pay the farmer this price, after de- ducting the selling expenses freight and working expenses. Notwith- standing the willingness of farmers to drop money in order to remain in the business, in some districts they have been unable to get sufficient corn 10 keep the pigs alive, and they have had to kill many thousands of sucking pigs and also breeding sows.
 Before the war the Danish farmers bought their cereals from Russia and Hamburg, the latter port sending chiefly maize from North and South America that was reshippcd to Den mark. During the last five months of last year Denmark's s import of cereals vas 100000 tons less than in 1913.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
\ Premium on Preparedness.
Chicago Tribune. l

Chicago Tribune)
 To stop the export of arms and munitions of war to belligerents dur ing the existence of hostilities would be contrary to accepted internationa I custom and to the essential principles of neutrality. This is clear except to passionate partisanship. x
 But there is advanced another pro- posa1 collateral to this which calls for more consideration than seems to have given it by the pacifsts who bring it forward. This is the pro- posal that after the war international law shall prohibit the trade in war materials between belligerents and neutrals.
 If this were urged by militia rists it would be consistent. As pacifist proposal it would be astonishing if astonishment were not already ex- hausted by some of their previous ut terances. The inevitable result of such prohibition would be vastly to increase the premium on prepared ness and compel every nation to be- come an independent producer of war material up to the limit of it's re- sources or accepted necessities. No nation pursuing peace policy could afford to be caught by an aggressor lacking store of war material and adequate plants for. maintaining the supply during hostilitfes.
 Of course the explanation of paci- fist advocacy of this prohibition lies in the fact that the extremist group never by any chance looks at both sides of the question posed. They are for peace at any price and they per- sistently shut out the fact that som @ nations have aggressive policies and that virtually no living nation holds for peace st any price. The fact, therefore, that to shut off from un- prepared and nonmilitary nations the ability to procure means of defense after war exists would either compel them to adopt elaborate preparation or to accept peace on terms of an ag- gressor seems to have no weight with them.
 Equally unimportant to these theor- ists is the fact that our country is chief among the nation which wou1d be put at the gravest disadvantape b, such a law-or compelled to embarls upon more costly system Of nre- paredness than any advocate of bet- ter defenses has dreamed of
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12

(COnSul Albert HaiStedO, b1r"llS HdH Hi,
 England.)
 The cost of bristles for brush mak- ing has by reason of the war in- ere ased about thirty-1ve per cent. and the wholesale prices of all quail ties of brushes have increased at least twenty per cent. The better the quality of the brush the greater is the increase in cost of production.
 The trade has been further embar- rassed by an increase of 100 per cent. in the price of brass from Africa, used in making the cheaper brushes. while the wreck on the Norway coast of a vessel on it's way to England, bringing some seventy Or eighty casks of Siberian bristles, has further re- duced the supply. This represented practically the years supply or bristles shed in the spring from one large Siberian collection center.
 The country now being fought over in Poland Is one important source of supply, while the Leipzig fair was the most important center for the sale of this raw material so that source of supply is necessarily closed to the British market. Frankfort on the Main was another center of supply. also now closed.
 Bristles came from India and China and France. The higher freight rates ruling for shipments for India and China have also had an D. preciable effect on market conditions.
 The diversion of the supply to America has been another impedi- ment to the British market. It is en- ticipated that later In the year there will be a serious shortage which will be accentuated by British government orders for brushes.
 Again. timber for the manufacture of brush backs. which came in large quantities from Scandinavia, has ad- vanced in price by one-third to one half.
 Hemp and twine used in the mak- ing of broom heads and painting brushes have also advanced. The small stocks in China and in India have caused advances. and the in- creased demand due to the shortage from Russia has had a further ten dency to increase the cost of produc- tiOn.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
The Burlington Brook. (By James SheDard.)

I am the Burlington brook, My heads are my smallest ends, My mouth Is lying at my feet,
 My middle Is full of bends. l rise in the hills far away,
 With Harwinton close on the west, Nepaug is hard by at the north
 While Hartford has got all the rest. My falls have raised many mills,
 By bed is as sound as a rock, l resort to the crookedest ways
 For I've always been watering stock. I live in country town,
 A shed I always feed on, I only step out of the town
 When l feed the old Pennington. I have always been damned all OCT,
 On many wheel to spill, With many dam by my mill sites
 And dam sites by no mill. Must I leave my natural flow
 Ger numerous dams by the way? Am I to be damned once for all.
 My volume of water to stay? My fame is spread far and wide,
 I am known in the halls of the state, New Britain to hold me and dam me
 Did put up a fight that was great. My length is now to increase,
 My course will have a new pull, The Tunxis shall ne'er have a drop Till both of us get pretty full In the place where I am to go.
 When Humphrey withdrew from
 the race, The city, to better my cause,
 Gave Egan and Rossberg a chase When l was left to myself,
 I turned many wheels each day, But the city decrees they must stop
 When I shall have passed away And when under the ground I'm laid Far away from the dam and it's noise l am sure tHgo where it is hot
 When hghang fire with the boys.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12

the sufflciency of the cause might very properly be the function of a civif service commission. That civil ser vice com mission is the logical in-l strumentality for ascertaining the fitness of a candidate for a public job has, however, never yet been demon strated; it hasn't been fully demon started even in tho case of the fed era1 government.
 A better civil service law than any that has ever been suggested for the state of Connecticut could be written in three or four hundred words. Of course it would reduce the importance Of the commission and perhaps outrage the sentiments of that small group of citizens who con- ceive themselves to be the only per sons Tt to give the state a really capa- ble, intelligent and passionloss govt ernment, but it could simplify nat ters greatly, work no great injustice to anybody and get rid of 5ogy.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
Record Price for Danish Bacon.
(GlaSgow, Scotland Herald.)

In intimating an advance of S0.50 per hundred weight G12 pounds) In the price of bacon, which brings it to the record price of $21.4o, the Danish Bacon Go. Ltd.) writes that the high price ruling will give the impression that the Danish farmer is making large profits at the present time. whereas the fact is that he is losing s2.45 to s3.65 on every pig he sends to the factory.
 There are two kinds of farmers in the pig industry in Denmark; the one who keeps breeding sows and sells the srckling pigs and the one who fat tens the sucking pigs and supplies the factories. A sucking pig costs about $40, and it takes about five months to bring it to the required weight for the factory, and during &hts ti1ner rit4copsumes-seyen hundred
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
Japan Feeling It's Oats.
(ArnfN ard Navy Journal. ]

| NSI1iy dIsu .NaNy JOuIHdls
 Whether Japan's participation in the present war is making if feel hs
 oats" certain 1t is that Chinese os- ficials have been disquieted by political
 and territorial demands made by
 Japan upon China. following the Jar-
 anese occupation or lSiao-Chau
 These dema nds, twanty-one in nurs-
 Der, were communicated to tho Chinese government on January 25 by the Japanese minister. They insist among other things that China turn
 over to Japan all existing German and Austrian concessions: that China pledge herself not to give concessions in the future 10 any country except Japan: that Japan receive permission to build special territorial railway, and that mining privileges be grant ed to Japan In Shantung and Fu-Kien provinces in Manchuria, in eastern Mongolia. and in tho Yangtse valley It Is felt in Picking that the granting of these demands would be equivalent to turning over to Japan all the regions in question as "sphorcs of influence" to the detriment of tho treaty rights of other nations. These demands should make interesting subjects of ment in connection with the Japanese . agreement when the German islands in the Pacific were seized as to the ultimate disposition of them at tho close of the war
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
D. MCMILLAN 199-2O1-2O3 Main Street.
ArizOna's Literacy Test.
(New York Times.)


 Arizonas anti-alien law having been declared unconstitutional, it has resolved to provide itself with an- other based upon the immigration the test is to be applied to the oc- cupation rather than to the man. That is to say, the bill just passed by the house forbids any persons to engage in hazardous occupations un- less able to read and write. That is watertight against protest by Ja- pan. It would seem to be as nearly universal as could be desired, for what occupation might not be dscov- cred to have a hazard if the compe- tition of cheap labor became too pressing?
 In Colorado, for example, the Huns, Poles, Slovaks and others who could not read and write could be excluded from earning their living by the sher- if, instead of by entertaining commit tees, and without the necessity of in tervention by the militia. If all i1- literate miners were forbidden to work and only college graduates were allowed to use the pick and shovel under ground the effect upon wages and the products of the wages would be equally stimulating.
 But that is a gross view to take of subject which in less progressive times would be discussed with more regard to equality of rights and op- portunity, with favor to the poor and ignorant. If the legislature passes the law of it's own motion it is en- titled to a monopoly of credit for the ingenious evasion of the spirit of the decision which annulled it's previous effort. But if the legisla- ture is merely ref1ecting the edict of some labor organization the condi- tion is worse. A legislature ought ought not to be an acho. A union ought to have more compassion tow ard those of it's kind. but it's super for in obedience to the law, and in readiness to give an equivalent for wages received. Unions will not be the coarse work suitable for the il- literate and necessary to be done if the higher grades of workers are to be kept busy. The community cannot afford either to have higher class labor degraded to common work. or to have common work made to cost as much as skilled.
 The spirit of such legislation is inhuman and anti-social, but is pressed with the pretense of consid- eration for humble workers. It is time to check such hypocrisy, and to require that unions shall confine their efforts to what concerns their own business. leaving others equal freedom to make their way In the world
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
VOTERS TO BLAME,

Every community goes through a period of mistaken financial policy. Middletown is no different from other cities in that regard and until some statute law is provided whereby off, cials cannot run communities into debt, the excuses now offered from year to year as to debt increase will be in evidence.-Middlet Penny Press.
 The blame is not always on the of- ficials, but on those who elect them If every citizen was to give attention to the annual reports of city officials read the doings of the city committees and common council, when election time comes around they would know what to do, who to vote for and the official who had been negligent in his duties or who had been interested in business other than that of the city would find that he would be re- lieved of his public burdens. The av- craze man does not know much of what is going on in public way in his city and as a result he is easily ipOSeu upOl Dy those SooklnR office and who do not fill it when they get it. If the voter is easy-going the officials will be easy-going too; it is the former who is mostly to blame and it is he who is largely responsi- ble for all the political failures in his community. There are many good, capable men to be found in every city and it has never appeared quite clear why they should be passed over and the incompetents chosen and yet that is done in many cases.
 Exceeding appropriations is for bidden in almost every charter and it will not exist any place where the officials are built right or are careful of their duties. Holding back bills so as to show an even break on the books at the end of the year is a common occurrence and it has been known to go on for years before be- ing stopped. It would cease sooner, however, if the average voter was as vigilant as he should be.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
HOLCOMB'S IDEAS.

l < If the ideas contained in the specia enacted into law it is very evident that
 municipal expenses will be increased
 and state expenses will be decreased
 but to the average taxpayer the bills
 will be the same. During the prog
 ress of the investigation as to the methods that might be applied in or der to reduce the state expenditures it was suggested that saving might be made in the cost of the insane. It was explained that there are num- Der of men and women in the insane asylums who are not insane the whole year around, but only about four months, they being perfectly rational during the remaining eight months. It was suggested that it was unwise that they should be kept under restraint during the entire year at the expense of the state. Ie does not seem, how ever, as if it would be just the thing to allow such persons to have their l1DeTCy leSL uuTlI6 IlAo Suppooeu Ao tional period they commit some seri- ous offense A person who is insane at least four months of the year is hardly a person to have at liberty during the rest of the year.
 The adoption of the suggestion made to the state authorities might save some money, but it might also cause some damage that could not be repaired by money. Originally the cost of insane patients was paid by the towns from which the patients were committed, and if the idea is to return to the old conditions it will mean an increase in the expenses of the various communities. It appears that the object is to remove from the state as much of the expense as pos- sible, for the reason that the bills are so high now that the revenue is un- able to meet them. This is the re- suit of the blind policy that the state has followed for years until now it finds itself up against a stone wall as it were, and retrenchment is absolute ly necessary. The press of the state does not seem to be strong for the adoption of the ideas of the gover- sage.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
PLOT AGAINST RAILROAD.

Portland, Me. Feb. 12.-A large force of police and watchmen sta- toned at the elevators, docks and coal pockets of the Grand Trunk railway was increased substantially today in consequence of s reported plot to de- stroy the railroads property here and its principal bridges between this city and the Canadian boundary. Word re- ceived from the companys general of- fices at Montreal asserted that the all legged plot was evolved in California and that six men were bound here to carry out it's plans.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12

stituents will probably ge' rid of hiin this time. And so it g,es, there pe- Ing some members vno are iel'eliliVe to their duties and some who are not. The report tell~ what they did and what tbov slould have done. The scheme of watching the aldermen looks hte a good one.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
Going Around Robin Hoods Barn.
(New London Day)

NNe" I<ODuOn bdy.D
 Most of the few people who take the trouble to read the long civil sor- vice bill reported to the legislature by the judiciary committee will con-
 cludc that ii involves a cumbersome
 and wordy method of doing something
 that could be better done in another
 way. Its effect will be, perhaps, to
 put the question of civil service up
 to the voters in the next election,
 which may not prove an altogether
 bad idea. It provides for the filing of a declaration by an elected official, if he sees fit, with the civil service commission, to the effect that he in- tends to run his office under civil ser vice regulations. If he does mot wish to file such a declaration he doesn't have to. and can ignore the regula- tions. This would appear on the surface of things to be rather ridiculous arrangement. But it gives opportunity for any candidate for of flee to make his campaign for election on q civil sevrice platform, to pledge himself to conduct his office under the supervision of the commission; then, if there is really a powerful sentiment among the voters in favor of civil service reform. he will be on the popular side and get elected unless his opponent does the same thing, in which event civil service in that particular department would be assured anyhow.
 However, the bill is tremendously roundabout way of getting at so- lution of the problem and, though it will pro bly be passed, will not be regarded as a permanent answer to the much agitated question.
 The best kind of a civil service law would be one which applied only to to clerical employees and others whose duties are of routine nature. eX- empting all appointVe officials whose personal views and sympathies might prevent them from working in concord with the responsible cleo tive heads in authority over them. Classified employees should be remov- able only for cause. and decision as to
New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
|BLIC MEN.

ters League of ts twentieth an- d dition to telling
 ansacted 1t gives etiring aldermen,
 y Dink' being bn by the league
 e Chicago Tri-
 Hinky Dink)-In
 tterly unfit; bell til goats; known
 IS the little fel- Es goes; voted
 snap policemen
 against protect rom spells poli- biting aldermen
 from public ser Lgainst having a e chief; against
 n by the bureau
 Or Johnny Pow hce violation; for bwash; for sus-
 of theater ven- for loading park tn tax increase;
 '; listed here not ght on the work
 mind as to show
 s votes can be onstituents.
 close watch has y Dink" and that pt highly pleased Ire Is no evidence ped either. He has the board of al- twenty years and in frequently re- Ter of peculiar in ins his seat and
 question as to lain be reelected bears. however, to
 in close touch Another mem =
 a gray wolf' (some other mean- imply. This mem the long distance he having missed |eventy-one conse- meetings in the [ttended only six council meeting gs.. him that he has of horses instea q |e public business He has been in during which he having supported { but it closes with ark that his con-