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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-26
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The Salvation army was founded
\ in 1865 by William Booth.
! Live bees are allowed in the mails
throughout Great Britain
The Baltic has the greatest wreck
record of all the seas, averaging one
day.
That ostriches once grew ; feet in
height is shown by remains found on
the Island of Madagascar.
one per cent of all the contests of
the oceans would cover all the land
areas of the globe to a depth of 29O
feet
The king Of Spain is the only mon
arch who does not sign his name TO
documents and edicts. He simply
writes, Il, the King"
In Philadelphia was started Amer
icas first savings bank, and that in
stitutiQn now has about 100000 more
deEositors than any other bank in the
United States.
The marchioness of Tweeddale,
whose name is pronounced 'Tweddle,"
is called the most beautiful woman in
the British peerage. She is the daugh-
ter Of a famous Greek family now
Anglicized.
An acre of bananas will produce
more than one and a third times as
much food as an acre of corn, almost
three times as much as an acre Of
wheat or potatoes and four times as
much as an acre of rye.
Speaking of charmed lives a SOL
der in the English army, William
Clark. not only went through the
South African war unscathed but was
serving as fireman on board both the
Titanic and the Empress of India
when those liners went down.
-Four hundred years ago the average
length of human life was between Is
and % years one hundred years ago
the average human life was less than
80. The average today reaches nearly
40 years.
a bride in Korea Begins her mar
ried life in silence she must not
speak during the first day even TO her
husband To do so is considered a
breach of etiquette. The next morn
ing, however. she may give free rein
10 her tongue. and may talk there
after TO her hearts content
A physician in MarshalltOwn, Ia,
responded TO an emergency call in an
aeroplane. He made the 11-mile trip
in SIX minutes. less time than an auto
mobile could have been made ready
10 start Or. p r Somers was the
doctor and W. G. Robinson the aviator
When a Chinese lady approaches q
muddy place she DeCkOnS a hoy. 4 ne
boy drops on his hands and knees
in the mud and the i@dy uses him as
a stepping stone. for which service
she gives him a small coin.
The sum of S3O,oOo.000. Il part of
the French indemnify paiG Germany
after the Franco Prussi2n war, was
placed in the war chest at Spandau,
Germany. Coins which are almost
certainly from this stock have re-
Gently found their wa TO orc of the
big London banks.
Robert Fulton was one o. TIE edrI-
est inventors of the submarine. He
constructed a boat in France and gave
a trial trip i'm the Seine at Roucn and
at Brest. Compressed air was used
and Fulton remained at depth OF
. feet. steering his submarine IN
every direction.
Day and night for many weeks
complete trains, ready 90 be utilized
at moments notice. have been kept
on sidings at various parts Of England
, and Scotland. The train crews wait
ar their posts The measure Is 10
make il possible 20 rush troops 10
any part OF the coast from which a
German invasion is reported
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-26
First "All-Big-Gun'' Ships in Hudson
BY Jack II. Binns.

British battleship, in point of design
| they antedated her.
Their claim to historic Importance
lies in the fact that they and not the
DreadnOught were actually the first
"all-big-gun" ships to be design ed.
The general method Of putting four
12-inch guns on battleships contained
in two turrets, one forward and one
aft prevailed in the United states as
we'll as European navies.
When the Michigan and South Car
DINA were designed, however, this
plan was departed from, and four tur-
rets, each containing two 12-inch
guns, were designed for them.
These turrets were arranged two
forward and two aft. on the fOredeck
the guns in turret No. > fired over the
top of No. l turret, on the quarter
deck the guns of No. turret fired
over the top Of No. f turret. This
plan Of super-impOsed turrets was
originated in the United States navy
and was not adopted in the British
navy until 1909.
Like the Dreadnought the Michigan
and South Carolina departed from
general battleship design by having
only two types of battery, the second
airy armament of the latter. consisting
of p three-inch guns. having been
designed for the same purpose OF
warding off torpedo boat attack.
The two American ships were not
completed until the middle of 1908,
while the DreadnOught went into
commission in 1906. Despite this,
however, in point of design. the for
mer were really the first dread
noughts, especially when it is consid-
cred that their broadside fire is equal
to that of the DreadnOught
The only advantage the Dread
nought enjoys over the two American
ships is that she can train six of her
12-inch guns either forward or
astern while the American boats can
only train four in those positions
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-26

on the table and withdrew" from the
case-but recOnsidered. Sen. Bailey
once resigned by wire. as United States
senator, because the people Of Texas
didn't kotOw properly. but when they
still were recalcitrant, withdrew" the
resignation with another wire which
beat the original one 70 Texas.
Most any attorney WSJld have his
hands fun representing the Riggs ma
tional bank in this trial. If it don't
take skill, and patience and legal acu-
men TO superlative degree to clear
the bank OF the charges made against
1t. we miss our guess. There's going
70 be some amazing pyrotechnics be-
fore fl is over. trust Joe Bailey TO
furnish his share.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-26

with many chambered steel shell Of
such construction that IL is shattered
70 very small bits. driven with such
force as 10 penetrate vital parts and
kill, while leaving scarcely mark
on the body.
1t has long been apparent that the
French have the most effective artil-
lery Of all the belEgerents, at least for
field fighting. If the power of their
shells has been Occupied" or even
doubled, they may prove TO be as de-
cisive as any other factor OF the war
especially since there seems to be an
unlimited supply Of them.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-26
MONEY. LABOR AND PROSPERITY.

MONEY, LABOR AND PROSPERITY.
There are two things which. more
than anything else. mean prosperity.
They are plenty of money and the full
employment Of labor. The outlook in
both of these respects is surprisingly
good.
The increasing financial sOundness
OF the country during the last few
months has become a commonplace,
but it is not generally recognized how
strong our position really is. Last week
i'm New York alone, the clearing house
banks held $173.OOO.O 600 more specie
than they needed for their legal re-
serve. The English pound sterling,
heretofore the worlds standard, was
at the greatest discount in the history
of the two countries. Every American
dollar was worth S1.02 of British
money. $1.O5 of French or Italian
money and more yet of German
money. All the foreign powers faced
the necessity Of raising big loans TO
help their credit. or shipping great
volumes of gold-which we don't need
at all
The labor situation is not yet any
where near so favorable as the money
situation. But at present the outlook
is unexpectedly good. The entrance
of italy into the war means that in
eli probability. hundreds OF thousands
of Italian reservists VIII return to
italy. That will greatly lower the
margin of unemployment, which IS
already rapidly diminishing. If any
Of the Balkan states follow Italys
example. as two or three of them
may. that Will be further diminution
of our surplus labor supply.
The result may be unfortunate
from the viewpoint of many manufac-
turers-we may not have left enough
labor TO supply the growing demand
as our industries revive. But a short
age Of labor is. in any case. prefer
able 10 a surplus SO far as the general
public is concerned. 1t means that
the country no longer has TO scarry
dead weight OF n-producing con-
sumers. Ii means good wages. great
err spending power. a speeding up Of
the whole economic machine-it spells
prCsperity
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-26
SHEIIlS THNT ANNIHILATE.

A recent French army bulletin says.
"We have now a new explosive which
has Occupied the power Of our guns"
Alongside Of this announcement in a
French newspaper appears letter
from a soldier describing a bayonet
charge.
The guns. as usual. had swept the
German trenches. "the shells bursting
so close together that the air seemed
10 be on fire" The French line rush.
ed forward. bayenets fixed. expecting
a hail OF bullets. But there was not
a sound.
When We reached the first trench"
wrote the soldier. I'VE stopped aghast
All were dead IN it-every one. Then
we went on 20 the second trench.
and 20 the third. Never "a shot was
fred. They were all dead There
was no one needed but the grave dig
ger. Even the veterans who had been
through the war since the beginning
had never seen anything like IT,"
II the French have a new explosive
that viii do such work as that. no
wonder they have pushed the German
line back In their recent drives.
There have been somewhat similar
stories told before OF the deadliness Of
the French shells. but nothing SO sur
prising as this. The occasional md
ing OF dead Germans IN the trenches
with no obvious wounds has led some
critics 20 suspect that the gases gem
Grated by The explosion 81 these shells
explain that the secret lies In the COM
,ination OF a very powerful explosive
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-26
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Reminders From the Columns
OF The Daily Times.

Mrs. Jean Conklin has been granted
a patent for a brOiler.
The Medics again fed the Indiana
club ball players.
The high school class Of '95 held
its closing class day exercises.
A. Wayne Miller died, aged so.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. H. Loughman re-
turned from a visit 10 Toledo.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-26
- WON'T PLAY IN YOUR YARD"

hon. Joseph Weldon Bailey erst-
while mentor OF the great state OF
Texas. but now among the political
discards. has again given an exhibition
OF the childish petulance that perpet-
.ually marked his course in the senate
of the United states. II the Riggs
bank case. when reproved Is Justice
Mccoy for very Incorporate and
improper remark, he tosZSd his papers
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-26

Argentine editors unanimously roast
the kaiser and declare that in case OF
war they will uphold the United
States. Those Argentinans have got
a navy that could send up signal
smoke, anyhow
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-26

That Jap princess. Yasu, was mar
ried in "a magnificent kimono and a
court hakama" We grasp the kimino
effect and cheerfully endorse it. but
what is it that brides are springing on
lis in the hakama ."
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-26

IL wouldn't be surprising if Spain
got into the prevailing psychology by
shooting UP Portugal The top of the
highes. mountain in Switzerland seems
to be the only safe roost for the dove
of neaCe
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-26

Those Trieste women who fought
till Al of their number were killed
and 800 wounded didn't have to raise
their sons to be soldiers
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-26
SURELY A STICKER.

a glasgow pedagogue was so
pleased at the way his pupils an
swered his questions that he told
them they might ask him any ques-
tions they pleased. He noticed a lit
tie chap in deep thought.
We'll, what is it?" ne asked.
The boy replied: If you were in a
soft mud heap up 10 your neck and
was 10 throw a brick at you, would
YOU duck"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-26

That Portugal revolution started off
with the usual civilized barbarism, a
senator having shot the eye out Of
the president Of the cabinet.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-26

In the Montana mining district
there is regret because the picturesque
mine mule is being superseded 10y
electricity. Reluctant Montana pa
pers are printing pictures OF EaDe,
the only and doomed lady mule that
Chews tobacco.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-26
DIPPY DTTTIES.

DTPPY DITTIES.
XI-"Our Own Countree."
We may be Germans. Englishers, or
Irishmen,
We may be red or green or yellow,
We may, perhaps, be hyphenated now
and then.
Like any other foreign fellow,
But when the war
Clouds start to soar,
Youn fine US all united true and
strong
And thus well pass the word along
The L. S.-right or wrong"
We may be Belgians. Frenchers, or
Italians,
We may be rich or poor or sad or
gay,
And tho, indeed we hail from distant
seas and strands,
We stand up for the L. S. A.
We may be "Vons"
Or boast a Mons"
It's all the same. We'll sing this song,
In voices loudly true and strong
The L. S.-right or wrong"
We may be Russians, Laplanders, or
Burmanese,
We may be christians, inhdels or
even worse,
We may be Hunyars, Saracens, or
Japanese.
But in our hearts old L. S. A. stands
first
And when the war
Clouds start TO soar,
To the trenches and the guns Wen
throng,
And Wen echo far our fighting song
The L. S.-right or wrong!"
r.. NJ. II.
IN the matter Of veracious war
news We have been heretofore con-
fined % a choice between Berlin and
London. Now the scope of our choice
is enlarged to include a preference
between Rome and Vienna.
THAT from Rome will be bad
enough, but we fear that from Wiener
Will be wurst.
AT any rate. here goes the art
treasures Of Italy
Ho! Hum! Perhaps Not.
Sir: OF course we are all agreed
that if 7. II. were president we would
probably have had two wars on our
hands by this time-One with Mexico
and the other with Germany. We
shudder, accordingly, and are thank
full. And yet, curiously enough, 1t
was, wasn't it. this same T. r. who
was awarded a Noble peace prize for
his efforts In composing the differ
ences between the warning nations of
Russia and Japan-a prize of sac, 900.
which he refused to assign TO his
private bank account? l am always
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-26

Anyway, could there be too
many roads across Mason and
DixOn's line?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-26
THE MELTING POT
GOMEZ TAKE POTLUCK WITH US.

| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. it were better
not 10 revive such memories.
r s. NJ.
OUR golf partner has discovered
what he declares is an infailible
means OF correcting his errors Il
have theory" he says that by
taking them one at a time. seriatim,
and overcoming them in detail by
fall l may be able TO rid myself of
the whole bunch"
SUCH devotion to the game is wor-
thy Of the highest reward. but our
experience with golf errors is that
like weeks, they follow the pillow.
Nutty Philosophy.
(From the Nut in the oliver office
rorce.)
He who knows not and knows not
that he knows not
He is foolish-avoid him.
He who knows not and knows he
knows not.
He is simple-teach him.
He who knows and knows not that
he knows
He is asleep-wake him.
He who knows and knows he
knows
He is wise-folIow him.
J G.. S.
THE man at the next desk is at
work on a mechanical contrivance
which is TO be given away with each
copy Of the Mt. sold The purpose
of this device is To enable the reader
10 keep tab on the various teams in
the European serious" as old Ring
Lardner would say, and avoid mixing
the combatants. If perfected il should
make the war news from Europe
quite interesting.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-26

sheep could be purchased for four
pence each IN England in the 18th
century
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-26
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT AT
THE FRONT.

Strand Palace Hotel, Strand, London,
w C, Sunday, May 9.
Dear G. y. e. A 10-cent tin of
American tobacco here costs so cents.
The English tobacco is gummy and
rot, and the cigars would do Justice
to an American mayOraIty campaign.
But what can YOU expect of a nation
that names its favorite cigarettes
Snake Charmers?" SIB.
IT isn't necessary for us to boast
of our war news service. Readers Of
the NJ. P. need not be told, after read
ing the foregoing, that it is the most
complete sent out from the Strand
Palace hotel.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-26
Some Count Rulings.

A husbands refusal to allow his
wife 10 put a clean tablecloth on the
table, and requiring her TO use a car
pet for tablecloth, while very p
rehensible, are not legal cruelty, en-
titling her TO a divorce. Wise VS..
Wise, 60 s. Car.
IT was said that all roads led to
ancient Rome.
But where. we pause to inquire,
did ancient Rome have anything on
little old South Bend? c. y. F.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-26
Ho! Hum, Perhaps Not.

AT any rate. here goes the art
treasures Of Italy.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-14
MRS. P.B. DANKY
DIES At FAMILY
HOME ONCOASI
Bride of Less Than a Year,
Death Comes at Untimely
Moment

Suspense over the very critical i'll
ness OF his wife was cut short last
night when Phil B. Danky Of the Stsr-
Bulletin reportorial staff received a
cablesram at 1890 O'clock bringing
the sad news that she had passed
away at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Shafer. in Bakersfield,
CT.
Mr. Danky left on the Wilheimina
this morning. The funeral will be de-
layed until his arrival in Bakersfield.
it is understood. the body being buried
there
Mrs. Danky, bride of less than a
year, went to her family home to
await the fulflment of motherhood.
A son prematurely born still survives,
according TO the. latest cable inform ,
tion First reports were that both
mother and child were doing well but
this was soon after changed by the
word that the mother had taken a
grave turn for the worse. Hope was
practically given up yesterday morn
ing.
Mrs. Danky, as Miss Claire Ellen
Shefer, had made her home in Homo
lulu for two years. Prior to that she
had lived in Los Angeles. She was
born in Leadville, Colorado. Both she
and her husband have a wide circle
of friends to mourn the untimely
death.
Mr.. Banky will return to Honolulu
after 4 few weeks on the cost.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-14
Or. John r. Goucher Finds Able
President, Yuan Shih-Kai,
In Sympathy

China needs a million schools
Huge as this need is. IL is not Ques-
ton OF school houses but Of teachers.
All over China there Is an awakening
20 the new ideal OF Christian educa-
ton and Christian citizenship"
Thus does Rev. John Franklin Gou-
cher, noted Methodist educator, sum
up one feature OF many he has obsery-
ed in the course OF q recent trip
through the Orient. II was not his
first trip by any means, but he says
each is mere interesting than the last.
DR.. Gcucher is a passenger on the
Manchuria en- route to the mainland.
II mas first hoped that be could spend
several weeks in the islands, but he
found himself unable 10 do so and con-
tinued the voyage this morning.
A philanthropist. educator, keen bus
inessman, student OF men and affairs,
DR. Goucher's comment on the chang
ing currents and the underlying per-
manent features Of the Far East IS
unusually interesting. Though rated
as millionaire. he is remarkably un.
assuming and simple in address and
III iuduHcI.
He refers TO Yuan Shih-Kai, China's
able president, as perhaps the great.
est statesman of them all in the last
so years and he includes in this the
statesmen OF all countries
Yuan and the republics administra-
ton give much encouragement to
Christian work in China" be told q
group OF interested listeners yester-
day, and went on to tell of the various
gifts OF money and influential support
furnished mission schools and Chris
tian churches. colleges and medical In
stitutions by the warr,or-statesman of
the Orient. Referring to the need of
schools, he emphasized the fact that
teachers able to carry forward the de-
velcping ideals OF the young Chinese,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-14
TRIP TO JAPAN
ISPLANNED FOR
THIS WEEKEND
Trail and Mountain and Pan
Pacific Clubs Will Tour I'm
familiar tCity Trails"

The Trail and Mountain Club and
the Pan-Pacific Club are doyetailing
their efforts to give their members a
good time, and prepare the way for
the entertainment of the tourist who
wishes to pay his own way and see
things ashore.
Saturday afternoon Mr.. s. Sheba
will meet about 25 or 80 members of
these two organizations at the Royal
Hawaiian hotel, and lead them out to
some of the unfamiliar city trails on
which are located dainty Japanese
temples and tea gardens. These he
will explain to the visitors, and after
they have seen the beauties of Japa-
nese architecture in Honolulu they
will be conducted to one of the tea
gardens, in which a miniature Japan
has been reproduced. Here dainty
japanese maids will serve a japanese
dinner, after which the company will
adjourn TO the. little theater in the
garden, and here the geisha girls will
give their characteristic dances, the
significance of which will be translat.
ed by Mr.. Sheba.
This will be. the first of series OF
Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Filipino,
Russian and Hawaiian evenings in
Honolulu, held under the auspices of
these two Clubs. 1t is expected that
it win take number of months to
develop just the kind of entertain
ment that the different Municipalities
in Honolulu have to offer that will
keep the visiting tourist entertained
as well as providing instructive
to many of our home peo-
pie who know nothing of other ma
tionalities than their own in fair
Hawaii
The cost to each member of the
party Saturday afternoon and evening
will be s1.75, and a number of ladies
will make the little journey Ito
Japan" 1t is not probable, however,
that it will be possible to entertain
tourists and visitors on trips of this
sort at any such rate, particularly as
the Japanese are much given to the
delicaey of detail, which is always ex-
pensiye, although It is not always ap-
preciated as much by the visitor as
1t is by the Japanese, who perhaps
among themselves arrange some of
the most expensive entertainments
given in honolulu
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-14
GOING TO MAUI
FOR EVIDENCE
ON DROWNINGS

Searching Investigation int9 the
drowning CT two passengers from the
Inter-Island company's steamer Mauna
Kea. in the surf at Lahafna last May,
will be made by the Public Utilities
Commission at its next meeting next
Saturday, In order to get important
testimony of eve witnesses to the ael
cident, H. p. O'Sullivan, secretary of
the commission, left for Maui this
morning, with subpoenas for Senatof'
William t. Robinson, Senator H. b
Penhg low, and Representative Etc
ward K. Waiahalo All three Of theaa
legislators we're present at the time
of the drowning of the Chinese and
the Japanese picture bride, who were
thrown into the surf at Lahaina land
ing when one of the boats capsized
Secretsry o'Sulliyan carried witt
him several blank subpoenas, and it is
possible that other witnesses will ba
brought to testify, if they can be loi
Gated.
At the meeting of the commissions
next Friday, other matters connectei
with the service Of the Inter-IslanIs
company will come up for investigi
ton. The complaint of NJ. Negoro thu
Japanese third-elass passengers on Ii
terIsland boats are roughly treated
will also be investigated. NegorI
who is secretary of the Hawaii JaE
anese Association, appeared informa
ly before the, board several days age,
and made a compliant in generi
terms. He said that his evidence Wa,
hearsay only, but that he could pr
duce witnesses who had first hal,
knowledge Of the alleged abuses. TIL !.
hearing will be held Saturday, VIII .
the steamship company will be repi :
serted.