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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-30

dreadnought Queen Elizabeth. with
her armament Of 15-inch guns, has
not succeeded in reducing the Darda-
nelles forts. and these new guns will
BE far superior 70 any az the Darda-
nelles They are expected 10 outrange
all battleship guns: but that is not
necessarily important a battleship
is at a disadvantage because it -
very vulnerable. and because, being in
motion, il cannot be sure OF its aim.
Coast guns merely equal 10 those OF an
attacking fleet but mounted on solid
foundations and fired according TO a
system which has previous charted
every yard Of the area they cover, are
almost certain TO win in fair battle
1t should be easy for the new guns
TO repel any enemy at Cape Henry.
Sandy Hook, Panama, Colon and other
important defensive coast points. thus
protecting our national capital, our
principal seaport cities and the canal.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-30
THE MEL TING POT
GOMEZ TAKE POTLUCK WITH US.

HUMAN sympathy is a wonderful
thing Without il life would be
grizzly thing. "Shinglesl" the neigh
Dor woman exclaimed as she entered
the sick room Amt tnaI aWIul
Don't let EN- get in your eye. knew
a woman who had shingles, and they
got in her eye and put II out. e.,
and that amt the worst of II. chimec
in another sympathizing nelshoor.
IF the shingles ever get clear around
you they'll kill you sure
The Last Knock.
&c. W. Howe in the AtchisOn Globe.)
When / die" Marsh Edison said
| lately. 4 want six of my worst enc
mics to be my pallbearers; it Is such
a disagreeable job.
FROSTS are advertised by northern
Michigan resorts. and the appeal TO
| hay feverites should help SOME.
QUEER war parado--es. Milwaukee
Germans urging Roosevelt TO join the
allies
John and Bill went out 10 kill.
And got a flying starter;
| But John laid down so Bill whirlea
round
And slapped it TO the Tartar.
HOS
| THE weather bureau is responsible
| for the forecast of warmer weather
, if it is responsible for anything.
YES, the L. s. is helpless. and has
always been helpless until the time
came TO help itself. Still. we approve
! of more extensive preparations for
! defense. Go ahead with the work.
GETTING so it's hard TO find a
| man who hasn't signed up for the
Country club or who isn't going TO.
The results illustrate the power of a
good proposition backed by energy.
BACK from your vacation and
glad of it, Ell?
WE'RE glad we didn't 80.
G. y. +,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-30
EVERYBODY GETTING
NEW NOVEL.
"Fettcrs OF Freedom" To BE An
Exceedingly Popular Book
i'm Fiction Series.

The rush for "Fetters of Freedom. -
Cyrus Townsend Brady'S masterpiece.
has already set in Thousands are
applying for the book. and if you have
overlooked clipping the coupon from
the big announcement in last sun
days News-Times you had better do
SO at once. as newsdealers are having
trouble in getting the papers fast
enough for eager coupon clippers.
These books. which the News Times
is distributing to its readers for the
Sunday coupon and a small gift
anomalies than One-fourth its reg
ular price-are all standard sized
novels, selected from among the best
sellers of high grade fiction sold at
the stores from $1.25 up. They are
bound in cloth. printed from the orig
inal plates. with handsomely colored
jackets. The "Fetters OF Freedom"
is further embellished with beautiful
fun page color plates by noted artists.
The News-Times' plan for popular
ling standard, high grade. copyright
ed fiction has struck a responsive
chord in our readers as is evidenced
by the great rush for these beautiful
books. Clip the coupon before it is
too late.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-30
HELPING THE BLIND.

Occasionally, the cablegrams are
positively silly. Here's one:
Official London tonight finds
IL difficult 20 conceive of a motive
for the attack. Although the
Arabic has been in the arms car
rying trade since the beginning Of
the war, she was bound for New
York with O cargo of general
merchandise.
We're not on speaking terms with
the kaiser but we're going to hint to
official London that his motive. in tor
pedoing the Arabic was to put it out
of the arms carrying trade.
incidentally. the kaiser's generals
have reiterated his warning that peo-
pie travelling on ships engaged in Brit
ish war business ought to be careful.
Some time, official London is going
to catch up with the kaiser's idea that
war is war.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-30
GOOD FOR TINE DEAF And BLIND

Defense of the city council and of
Mayor Kellers administration for in
sisting upon the retention of the four
cent tax levy which formerly went to
the city hall fund-no longer needed.
this. on the theory that we have a
growing city, and that the $4,000 il
viii bring is needed TO Keep apace.
sounds good as long as YOU listen with
your eyes and ears shut
In addition 10 this il must be re-
membered that the assessed valuation
OF South Bends tax revenue producing
property has been boosted approNi-
mately $1,000. 600 this year. and. that
the city. in excess of former years. VIII
collect $1.29 on each 500 of that. II
means about SIS. 500 or a total of $685.
600 more that the city Will have 10 30
on during the next year, than ever be-
fore
We hope this will be sufficient for
our very economical. money-saving
administration 10 do with. Not havins
increased the salaries of any OF the
policemen-eXcept the pohcewoman.-
general improvements. one might in
fer are TO thrive during 1915. in a
most remarkable way IL must be re-
called too. that an increases OF salaries
for the firemen. have been eliminated.
We cannot sag whether it is planned
later 20 tack "A few hundred dollars 20
the i8lary OF the superintendent oi
waterw0rks or not, due 10 the econo.
mics thar have been forced upon him
By the administration that preceded
The present one. but be that as IL may
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-30
DON'T ENVY THE OLD ROMANS.

We're not greatly impressed with
the picture of ancient Roman up-to-
.dateness given by DR. NJ. Cobern. arch
eologist of Allegheny college at Mead
Vile. Pa.
Doubtless the Romans had some
sort of shorthand system. but we've
never heard of any Roman typewriters
or photographs. or even of any Roman
maiden that earned SIS a week for
taking dictaton.
If they really had elevators in the
best homes. as Dr. Cobern AYERS. we'd
like TO know whether they ran by cleo
tricity or steam or slave power, or
whether the passenger pulled himself
up hand over hand
As for pipe organs driven by water
power" they may have had them
maybe Saint Cecilia really played one
in the third century-and maybe that's
what she was martyred for, because
they must have been mighty poor in
struments compared with ours.
They had flats for rent; but fancy
flat with no elevator. no dumb wait
er, no fire escape. no telephone, nc
steam heat and no windows,
Their roads were better than ours
but their only way of travelling over
them was in springless chariots that
would jolt the innards out of a mod.
ern
We're just as well satisfied 10 live
in the twentieth century. when it's in
the power OF almost any family to owr
little runabout and canned-musi,
machine and dwelling equipped witt
comforts and Injuries that were be-
yond the reach of the Caesars
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-30

his powers behind the throne
blocked every one Of his moves until
he finally died in despair away from
home and friends, a self-imposed ex-
lie. So well has your state succeeded
by accommodation from the holy
Russian church and by persecution to
keep Tolstoys light under the bushel
that according TO your own statistics
not one adult out of four hundred in
Russia has ever heard of this great
emancipation
This is a portion of my version of
Russia.
SAM J. UNGER
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-30
AMT TTTEII,9

Ny wife just bought cam-a-ree,
With which she takes snap shots OF me.
one day last week we went TO Niles.
And there were men at driving pies
To back a stream that flows, you
know.
And empties in the Old St. Joe
Well there / posed. she tod me to,
And stood until my wife was through;
The picture causes Tot or fun.
1t shows the piles, and I am one.
We went 10 visit Dad one day:
The fields were fair and we were gay;
Now Dad he has drove OF hogs,
Confined within a pen of logs.
ON which we gaZed in silent awe,
My wife and self and mother-in-law,
And ere / knew the little trick
My wife would play, | heard a click.
This picture brings tears TO my eye,
a picking out which pig am l.
And once we strolled into the park,
My wife desired a little lark:
She took her cam-a-ree along,
A thing perhaps that wasn't wrong.
And just as we approached the stream
She gave sort Of joyous scream,
And posted me in fashion old
To remain quiet, l was told,
This picture shows a stream. a tree,
The blur therein she says is me.
WRIGHT ATEM.
We are perplexed To know whether
wearing furs in August is an affecta-
ton or the sign Of an affection. on
reflection. however. we are inclined to
think IL is infection.
THIS diplomacy is like some dis
eases. You itch or ache in one place
when the trouble is in another. While
we have been scratching Germany the
real seat of trouble is in Great Brit
ain.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-30
PEOPLE ARE CHEAPER

A New York woman has just buried
a bulldog in a $50 coffin Over in
potter's field they are slowing human
bodies away by the score at $3.50 per
stow
Ma re the industrial relations COM
mittee had some of such stunts in
mind when it made its minority rec
ommendation that estates of over ST.
100000 be returned to the state for
more equal distribution.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-30

Salem, ore, reports that it has ship
ped eastward three carloads of logan
berry juice. And yet about 999 east
ern people out OF every 1000 don't
know what the stuff looks, tastes or
smells like. Most of them never even
heard the word 'loganberry." If |. j.,
is so wonderful a beverage as certain
sections Of the west seem to think it,
why doesn't it get a little intelligent
publicity?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-30
THE NICE POINT.

England has placed large orders for
shells with Switzerland Germany has
done the same thing. Neither country
alleges violation of Switzerland's neu-
trality thereby. Germany has an open
door to Switzerland; so has England,
which makes all the difference in the
world. Get the point?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-30
BIG GUNS FOR COAST DEFENSE.

1t is reassuring To learn that our
coast defenses are TO be strengthened
with l6-inch guns of new type eX-
pected 10 prove stronger and more e.
fective than any other fortification
guns in the world.
They are not yet built. but plans for
them have been completed and the
fortincations board has recommended
that they be constructed 10 replace the
14-ineh suns in our most important
defenses. Their value consists not so
much in their longer range as in their
greater weight of metal They Will
throw projectiles weighing 2,200
pounds. 500 pounds more than the IL
inch guns. They are expected TO prove
effective against the most powerful
weapons OF offense carried by modern
battleships
In this connection IT is remarked
that even the famous British super
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-30
(Woman.s Page

CWoman's Page.)
There is apprehension in the air,
also about the new millinery There
is no longer any doubt that the au-
tumn hats will be almost brimless and
unusually high.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-30

George Gould, according to the
statement of his attorneys, still enjoys
an income of 100000 per annum. If
he doesn't go to buying railroads again
some time vet.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-30

Norway impertinently accuses the
kaiser of robbing her mails. Some of
the new features about this new sort
OF war do make folks kick
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-30

American Bar association sidetrack-
ed until 1916 the question of admitting
women lawyers TO membership. Any
time any lawyers decide anything
right off, please wake US.
Evening star., 1915-02-15
MRS. W. H. H. HOOVER DIES
AT AGE OF SEVENTY-TWO
Celebrated Fiftieth Anniversary of
Wedding Only Short Time
Ago-Leaves Six Sons.

Mrs. Jean Mckelvie Lemon Hoover,
who, with her husband. had but a short
time ago celebrated the fiftieth ami
versary Of their wedding, died sudden
ly late yesterday afternoon. Mrs.
Hoover, who was seventy-two years
old, had been for many years a resi-
dent of the National Capital, and had
been ill but few days. Her husband
William H. H. Hoover, is an employe
of the District government and a mem
ber of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie.
Mrs. Hoover was member of the
Lemon family, we'll known for period
of years in connection with the affairs
of the city.
She leaves six sons, S. Lemon. Will
liam H. H.. jr.; George W., Frank
Charles and Eugene. All have been
lifelong residents of Washington. At
the seventeenth anniversary celebra-
ton of the wedding of her son. Will
liam H H. Hoover, jr., recently, the
mother was present and entertained
the family gathering by singing a
number of the old-time melodies now
SO seldom heard.
Arrangements for the funeral will be
announced later
Evening star., 1915-02-15
TELLS HOW SUBMARINE
SANK MERCHANT VESSEL
American Sailor Was Aboard 1karia
When She Went Down Off
French Coast.

NEW YORK, February IA first
hand story of the sinking of the Brit
ish fIeighter Ikaria, torpedoed by a
German submarine January 81 Off
Hayre. was told by Alfred Edwards,
member of the Ikaria's crew, who ar
rived here as a passenger on the steam
er St. Louis, from Liverpool Edwards
is naturalized American, and his
home is in Philadelphia.
at was shortly after noon,' said Ed
wards, when I and another member
of the crew standing by the rail saw
the submarine come to the surface less
than a mile distant. In appearance she
resembled a partly submerged tug
boat, her bow showing the marks
'U-e' I Immediately recognized what
she was Il moment after she rose,
head appeared through the tower top.
Our ship was evidently under surveil
lance The captain of the Ikaria ap
parently took the war craft for a Brit
ish or French submarine. for ne ran up
the British flag. 1t was but moment
before the submarine sank from view.
THE next thing we saw was white
shape coming toward US, just below the
surface of the water Then there was
a crash under our starboard side, just
abaft number one hatch. tower of
water rose in the air. and the ship
keeIed over as she rose with the up
lift.
"All hands were ordered to the boats,
but before we could launch them a
second explosion occurred on our port
side and again the ship was lifted al
most out of the water. One OF the
lifeboats was damaged and we were
compelled to launch third one in
which to take refuge.
I'VE only got one look at the sub
marine. and that was when she first
appeared We did not see her when
the second torpedo was launched and
we were not molested in our boats.
When struck we were only fifteen
miles off Havre. the sea was calm and,
after watching the Ikaria go down, we
put for the coast and were picked up
within an hour by a French torpedo
boat
Evening star., 1915-02-15
THE EVENING STORY.
HIS KIND OF WOMAN.
Copyright. 1918. by w. werner.)

For twcnty-four hours Dr. Barba ra
Field had been fighting for young Mrs.
Bentley Holbrooks life. but the sun MAS
high now and the baby. a dainty dim
pied thing, was an hour old. and the
mother sleeping restfuly.
The preceding night Dr. Barbara had
watched "A pneumonia patient past the
hour that meant life or death. Her slim
face was pinched and her brown eyes
Jarhly circled. but as she touched the
ba by's plump cheek her face lighted.
Amt she Just the sweetest mite you
ever saw old Fredonia Gillespie. the
mites aunt, exclaimed softly. But sakes,
what her mother went through Such
as YOU have cause to be thankful for
one thing anyway. DR.. Barbry, You
won't never have to endure what us
other women has"
Dr. Barbaras practice was large. her
services engaged weeks ahead Brave
and unafrad. she drove alone miles al
night attending her patients. The coun-
try people had come TO look upon her as
indispensable. but because she was past
thirty and doing mans work in a
section of the state in which women sell
dom went beyond their households for
occupations they considered her an
anomaly among women. and without the
graces aT.l attractiveness TO secure a
mans love-
She had heard Mrs. Gillespie's remar k
hundreds of times before but today it
nettled her strangely and she could
scarcely keep back sudden rush Of
tears
Here's YOUR chance to go on home.
Dr. Eagbry. if YOU must go" Bentley
tiobrook spoke. THAT Dakota rancher
and cattieman. Robert Franklin. that $
come down here to escape the cold win
ter up there's Just stopped his auto at
the gate and I told him lady here
wanted to catch a ride TO town"
The morning before Ba arbara, aroused
before dawn. had been brought over in
Holbrook' s buggy.
As Franklin lifted Barbara into the
car she stumbled and fell against him.
Pardon my awkwardness." she mur-
INJURED in confusion. a little catch in her
voice. ''I-I-have been up two nights
with sick folks and ] am little tired"
Something in the weary face stirred
the big bronZed fellows heart He
smiled as he tucked the robe about her
Evening star., 1915-02-15
Company Tells Utilities Body
1t Cannot Continue Under
Present Conditions.
PRINCIPLES LAID DOWN
DON'T FIT CASE. 1T SAYS
Refusal to Grant Permission to Is
sue Bonds Also Found to
Be a Handicap.

The Metropolitan Coach Company. in
a letter today to the District public
utilities commission, states that IT the
present attitude of the commission is
maintained toward the company the
company cannot continue to exist. and
the responsibility for the suspension
of it's herdic service on 18th and other
streets will rest on the commission,
and not on the company.
The coach company also states that
the commission is apparently trying to
Mt "preconceived and academic rules to
A condition of affairs that these rules
never intended to cover. II further
charges that the refusal of the utIll-
ties commission to grant permission TO
the coach company to issue bonds to
cover the amount which has been cN-
pended in motor buses and to purchase
additional vehicles. and the delay on
the part of the commission in making
known its attitude with regard to the
company's application. has produced Il
condition of affairs in which II appears
Impossible to improve the herdic serv-
ice or even continue the present serN-
Evening star., 1915-02-15
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

The best thing out is being out of
debt.
When a woman loses her temper she
shows her age.
Vanity makes a cheap chrome feel
like an oil painting.
Man comes to grief by meeting trou-
BILE halfway.
Girls who make fools of men usually
| make impressions that last.
Perhaps it is true that all the world
may love lover. but the proof is miss
ing.
A man who calls himself an idiot
wants others to question his veracity.
Every time a man picks up a few
cents worth of experience he drops a
dollar.
Every old woman knows a lot OF sem
sible things that are not to be found in
books.
Wealth has its penalties. You never
hear OF a poor man spending money
for dyspepsia tablets.
Evening star., 1915-02-15
Letter to the Commission.

The letter TO the commission states,
in part:
I'VE respectfully call the attention OF
the commission to the fact that the
rules or principles which it is applying
TO this matter have been formed or
laid down with reference TO utilities
essentially different from "A motor bus
line. These rules have and can have
no practicable application TO such a
transportation line as the one IN ques-
tion.
NO account seems TO have been taken
Of the past or present condition OF the
company. the effort being apparently 10
fit certain preconceived and academic
rules to condition of affairs that
these rules were never intended TO
cover It may be considered that the
maintenance of these rules and princi-
pies is more important than the op-
Grafton of the company's motor bus
line and in that event there IS perhaps
nothing more to be said
"On the other hand. the operation OF
the company's motor buses has proved
to be an actual public convenience. The
service would. of course, be of lncreas-
ing value to the public if the company
were allowed adequately to finance its
undertaking and so provide better serv-
ice. 1t may as well be said that IT the
commissions attitude is maintained
the company cannot continue to exist,
and that the responsibility for the sus-
pension of its service will rest upon
the commission and not upon the COM
pany.'
Evening star., 1915-02-15
Bought With Borrowed Money.

The motor buses of the company. 1t Is
stated, were purchased from money
borrowed by the company, which now
desires to issue bonds TO cover this
amount, thereby merely changing the
form of the debt. The company also
wants to issue bonds TO cover the cost
of additional buses which II wants to
purchase in order to improve its serv-
ice. The total amount of the bonds for
which permission TO issue was asked
Of the commission was S150.OOO.
The commission. in a ruling issued
February 8, refused to grant the de
sired permission, but stated il would
consider an application to issue bonds
10 the extent of s2.s94 TO complete pay
ment on buses which have been pur-
chased In the letter sent today to the
commission the coach company asked
that it reconsider its ruling at least TO
rhe extent of authorizing the issuance
Of bonds to cover the amount of money
actually invested in vehicles, the most
important of which are now n opera =
tion, the company declares, and not, as
stated by the commission, used up in
service"
Evening star., 1915-02-15
SILVER CERTIFICATES USED.
Government Pay Rolls Disbursed Elk.
elusiyely on This Basis.

The convenience of the treasurer of the
tinted States. rather than any great
financial policy. explains the fact that
the pay rolls OF the executive depart
nents and government establishments in
Washington were disbursed this pay
day. on silver basis. There happened
70 Be more silver certificates in the
Treasury at this time than any other
torn OF paper currency that is legal
tender. so they went into the pay en-
yelcpes in large quantities.
Why there is more paper currency with
silver back of il in the Treasury at this
time is not difficult to explain. Large
ly IL is because the bureau of engraving z
and printing is delivering silver certifi-
cates almost exclusively TO the treas
urer, having completed orders for fed
eral reserve notes. gold notes. and there
being less present demand for national
bank notes.
Evening star., 1915-02-15
ARRESTED HERE IN 1911.
Young Woman Charged With Steal
inp in New York Churches.

Washington police say that a young
woman giving the name Of Mrs. Cath
crime Fitzhugh. who was arrested in
New York city yesterday on charge
of stealing purses in churches. was
arrested in this city in 1911 on a sim =
liar charge. Following an eXamina-
ton as to her mental condition, she
was committed to sanatorium. from
which she was released in March. 1913.
When arrested in this city she gave
the name of Catherine Fennell, said to
have been her maiden name.
In addition TO being charged with
having stolen d purse from a church
in this city. 1t is stated that several
merchants preferred charges against
her. They said she obtained articles
of clothing by having her purcha scs
charged to persons having accounts at
the stores.
Evening star., 1915-02-15

Congress shall know how many and
what different departments of our gov
ernment are engaged in carrying on
negotiations with foreign powers apd
whether such negotiations are of a
character to disturb the balance of con-
ditions created by the war between
ither powers and to involve the United
States in violation of neutrality.