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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-08
American Society Finds Increased
Demand For Bibles During Year

auxiliary Bible societies, young peo-
pies associations, in Sunday schools,
and through the home mission So
cieties There are also m any Bible
sellers, some of them enduring hard
ships in home fields that are quite
equal to those on foreign ones.
New Plans.
The American Bible society an
nounces three plans for the future,
all having TO do with larger Bible
knowledge and distribution. One is
Bible congress. held this summer up
on invitation of the Panunla-Pacific
exposition. The location is San Fran
cisco, of course. Another is the
founding of Bible house at Panama.
And the third is participation of the
society in a Panama conference that
is to he conducted by all missionary
societies, Sunday school and similar
agencies, and TO represent for Chris
tian activity among Latin Americans
what commercial activity does in the
same quarter. the one for Christian
advance in South America the other
for commercial advance. Boats pass
ing Though the Suez canal have long
been found to furnish opportunity for
Bible sales TO peoples of many ma
tions and tongues. It is believed the
Panama canal will furnish like Op-
portunity. Hence the American
Bible societys Bible depository there
Centennial Plans.
Besides these three plans having TO
do with larger distribution Of Bibles
the society Is getting ready to cele-
brate the centennial Of its founding
This celebration will take place next
year.
The American is one OF the two
great Bible societies of the world, the
British and Foreign, London. being
the other Then there are many
smaller societies. especially in Scot
land and Germany. These will assist
in the American centennial celebra-
ton. SO will distinguished Christian
leaders of many chimes and realms Of
service.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-08
sTEEKs MORAL vICroKY.

The federal court decision giving the
steel trust clean bill OF health and
morals has been received with general
satisfaction. Nobody except a few ex-
treme radicals wanted TO see the steel
trust dissolved.
Not that the public generally has
any great regard for the giant cor
poration. but merely because the pub
lie has lost its taste for trust bait
ing and no longer cares much one
way or the other. For the time has
passed when the dissolution Of a great
com bine could seriously affect the
countrys business. The history Of the
oil and tobacco trusts has shown that
industries run on pretty much the
same. no matter what their legal
status may be. The public. however,
preferred 10 see the steel trust left
intact as a contribution to the cOun-
try's business stability in time OF I'M
certainty.
The pronounced "bullish" effect Of
the decision in Wall street may he
set down as largely psychological"
Wall street. knowing the basic pros
perity OF the country was looking for
an excuse for an outburst of optimism.
and the judicial approval of L. S. steel
provided the excuse.
OF course, there was natural and
legitimate satisfaction in high places
over the fact that a federal court had
declared mere business bigness TO be
no crime. IL that bigness is coupled
with fair and legal methods. That
the behavior of the steel trust in re-
cent years has been pronounced legal
is a grateful omen to all other organ
izatiOns which, though honest, have
feared that their methods might be
technically construed as unlawful.
Their reinsurance will have a whole
some effect throughout the whole
realm OF business But the effect Will
not necessarily be TO encourage the
formation Of other trusts on the
model of the big steel corporation, for
the very facts presented in the courts
sfaement show that the steel trust
has not accomplished what was eX-
pected of IT,
The United States steel corporation,
while moderately prosperous, has lost
ground rather than gained. 1t now
controls only 40 per cent of the steel
business of the country. While it mas
gained 40 per cent in its volume OF
business in ten years, nine independ-
ent companies have gained anywhere
from sS per cent 10 800 per cent.
one rival particularly the Bethlehem
steel corporation, has been amazingly
successful.
Legally the decision is a victory for
big business. Practically, II is OF
little Importance. The steel trust
would have gone ahead pretty much
tho same whether intact or dissolved
There is no evidence that its consol-
.dation OF many plants and interests
has brought added efficiency Recent
industrial history seems to show that
greater efficiency is 10 be expected OF
small. compact organizations than OF
big. loose ones.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-08

A German writing 10 the New York
Times complains that Americans, by
"depriving us of the fruits of our vic
tories in France and rendering nuga-
tory all our gigantic efforts against
Russia" And if we stop such eX-
ports at Germany's request, we shall
deprive the allies of their victories on
the sea and render nugatory all their
gigantic efforts against Germany.
That's the other side of it,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-08
HTNIANIZING

Judge William Quinn, OF Canton. o.,
seems 10 have a judicial temperament
that is homeopathic. He has started
out 10 "humanize" justice. which. in
these times is some job. and he be-
lieves in making violators taste the
real effects OF their acts.
a Cantonian loaded up with alb
sinthe and laid down on the railroad
track TO die. Judge Quinn made him
lie for a hours with the dead, in "A
morgue. so that he could see what
keeping that sort Of company was like.
Another man worked four days per
week and always was drunk the other
two working days. Judge Quinn made
him stay in Jail two days 9er week
regularly other mea nth bibulous
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-08
BATHING REFORM.

Venice, CalifOnia's Coney Island,
has been almost washed away by a
wave of reformation. No more one
piece bathing suits go. Even the life
guard was arrested for not having on
Sunday. The board of censors-wo-
men-say they see nothing either ar
tistic or attractive in a hairy brute OF
a man in an Utlar- decollete bathing
costume.
Neither do we. Men ought to be
made to weac gunny sacks buttoned
around the necks and strapped around
the ankles; shoes too. But a lady
might drown with too much on.
There's such a thing as bathing cos
tunes going too far.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-08

case OF the value Of their trunks con-
tents, the system is unjust. 1t COM
pels passengers to pay insurance on
declared values over 500, whether
they want 10 or not and regardless
Of whether they have already had the
goods insured. The explanation from
the interstate commerce commission
that they are not really compelled 10
admit more than 800 worth OF bag
gage. if they are willing TO forego all
railroad liability beyond that amount.
doesn't make the situation much more
tolerable
A new act Of congress may not
be needed, however. 1t is suggested
that the provision in question is prob
ably illegal, since it is interpreted as
comforting insurance privileges on rail-
roads. whose charters give them no
right to engage in such business.
Moreover, it is charged that the in
terstate commerce commission. in
making the present application of the
Cummins provision, has gone beyond
the intent OF congress - that the
amendment in question was only in
tended 10 cover freight shipments. do
ing away with the limited liability
clause in bills of lading. If so. the
courts can abolish this rev checking
system which the public finds so vexa-
tious and expensive. They will doubt
less have an opportunity, for there are
plenty Of citizens mad enough to go
10 law about it,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-08
THE BAGGAGE NUISANCE.

Judging from the almost universal
irritation caused by the new baggage
valuation rule for travellers. II seems
likely that one OF the first acts OF the
next congress viii be TO repeal the
Cummins amendment that started all
the trouble. Aside from the needless
annoyance 10 passengers OF being re-
ouired 70 sign q statement in every
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-08

Anyway, there are no torpedoes or
mines in South American waters. And
there's a shred of comfort in the re-
rine depredations drive US from the
European markets, our ships can take
to the Pan-American routes and drum
up that long-deferred boom in Latin
trade.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-08
THE MEL TING POT
COME! TAKE POTLUCK WITH US.

pinned on one side and young whisk
broom ana bunch of spring onions
on the other side and two strips of red
flannel hanging down in the rear. he
would De arrested and slammed in the
BOBBY hatch. But a woman can do il
and get away with it,
WHITE Book to be Issued 10y Holy
sea. Newspaper headline.
THERE being no holy sea. or sea
where the rights of neutrals are
sacred we question the authenticity
OF the statement
AMERICANIZING influences on
foreign born residents of the United
states are manifested in a variety Of
ways. For example. we have recently
met a Chinese smoking a cigaret and
chewing gum. Could anything be
more ultra American?
Some Court Rulings.
II Is not an error TO instruct the jury
10 use common sense.-People VS..
Kelly, 1872 Cal.
WHILE not always necessary, we
can see that circumstances might arise
under which jury should be instruct
ed TO use common sense; provided,
there is any in the jury box.
Poets versify.
MinStrelS sing
Lovers berate
The INCONSISTENCY Of the moon.
But how compare
Her coquetry
Or her wiles
To the fickleness of June?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-08
THE Ely SEASON

BRING forth the dusty swatters, lads,
The season is at hand
When many million, brilliant flies
VIII buzz across our land
Come, gaily take the solemn pledge
10 swat them one and all,
To swat them when they fly on high,
To swat them when they crawl.
swat them on the screen door,
Swat them on the cheese.
Swat them on the sugar bowl.
Swat them when they sneeze.
Come. timber up your swatting arm,
And train that batting eye,
That when the crucial moment comes
You'll never miss a fly;
Just bang them Ger the cocoa
Then blff them on the ear.
And only leave TO tell the tale
Naught but a tiny smear.
Swat them when on daddy's dome.
swat them in the soup.
Swat them when they're making
love,
When they loop the loop.
Now sally forth, We gallant braves.
To swat that pesky fly;
Come. arm yourselves from toes to
teeth
And doom them all to die;
So that the child OF future years,
When you're up in the sky,
May listen to a fairy tale
That once there was a fly.
Swat them in the morning,
Swat them during night,
Swat them one. swat them all.
Swat them with delight.
r. E 3.
THIS ffic.ally opens our fly cam
paign for the season of 1915. 1t is
a stirring appeal TO the patriotism OF
our readers. 1t enjoins them TO be
timely. cheerful and energetic in their
swatting. Let us have examples of
interest and determination TO EXTERN
mate the persistent pest. We killed
the first fly that alighted on our
desk this spring. 1t seemed TO serve
as a warning TO others, as we have
had no use for our swatter since.
THE issuing of alternate notes by
the German and American govern
ments is. we trust. the preliminary
tuning of instruments In the lnterna-
tiOnal orchestra which, we trust
again, will soon burst into grand oV-
erture of enduring peace.
TURNING to more peaceful themes,
let US contemplate for a moment the
return of old Bill l.. to his alma mater
after an absence of 10 years. Old De
Pauwl Can we understand the emo
tons with which Bill will again en-
ter the campus. now q. stranger but
for his registration in the alumni, or
can we read the thoughts which will
throng his brain as he RENTERS the
halls of his naturalization? Perhaps
it is Just as we'll that we can't.
The Privileges of the Sex.
(Orlando, Fla, Sentinel.)
If a man went down town with his
head dolled up in three-cornered
dingus with turrets and curleycues
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-08

The fact that a man can spend half
an hour looking for lost golf ball
does not mean that he can wait two
minutes while his wife looks for her
gloves
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-08

1t is hoped that none Of our Sunday
school excursion steamers viii cross
the ocean and attack the submarines
and thereby bring on war
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-08

The Italian government has en-
rolled 1900 women for police work.
They will don uniforms and take the
place of male policemen going to the
front. Thus nation after nation is dis
covering that woman's place isn't al
together 'in the home"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-08

Dr. Richard Cabot says women are
physically end temperamentally I'M
fitted for research work or general
practice Of medicine" Strikes us some
male physicians are temperamentally
untitled for making graduating ad-
dresses
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-08

The colonel is feeling his years.
Used to be able TO jump over horse
and now breaks a rib trying TO mount
one.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-08

Some of our astute citizens who
NOV their own lawns save time by
letting the grass grow about a third
longer, thereby making it three times
as hard TO cut.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-08

Washington advices predict that the
American public Will be severely
shocked" by the revelation the admin
istration is about to make re the Next
can situation. Never, lis absolutely
shock prOOf
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-08
Babies Quoted at $40.
NTfn1,fuo Do vNnr

Miss Edith Snyder is taking the
school census of the city OF Lapeer.
Be sure and dig up all the children
you can between the ages of and 20
years as they are worth $40 apiece in
the state primary fund.
WE offer this as the inception of
the reforestation idea. In The Heart
Of Midlothian" Sir Walter Scott makes
a highland laird. on his deathbed, say
TO his son: Jock, when We haze naeth-
ing else to do, We may be aye sticking
in a tree; ii will be growing, Jock
when ye're sleepin'." This will please
Donald MacGregor, but we anticipate
d. s. NJ will spoil the delusion with
a scriptural record of arbOratiOn.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-08

A California man is in court because
a neighbor named a pet donkey after
him. whereupon he waxed violent,
which proves that the donkey was the
party with a kick coming
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-08
Another Hope Dashed.

lEngnSh ReNleW.)
But to say that this war will
end war is to voice a sentiment which,
however amiable. seems to rest on no
foundation. This war will not end
war. and no war can end war, be-
cause war does not ingeminate peace,
but the spirit of revenge.
THE young lady who is to tango
with the bear at the circus will be en-
We'd by her sex only for the quality
of the hug, suggests r. L. ID.
SOMETHING we would not dare
say ourselves.
c. y. F.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-08
The Privileges of the Sex.

(OrIandO, FId., oenIIntI.I
If a man went down town with his
head dolled Up in a three-cOrnered
dingus with turrets and curleycues
and a cats tail and a chicken head
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
Spanish in the Schools

rloHl lne 1nllduelpHld inquirer. Dr. Brumbaugh once more calls at
 tention to the desirability of young | men of today learning Spanish He 1 thinks it ought to be taught in the | public high schools and that there is
 | a great field awaiting young Americans
 | who can perfect themselves in this
 language. It is something which every | young man should ponder. Just now | there seems to be a let-up in the call | for youthful energies in the normal 1 employments and those who are best equipped ought to get the best re- | suits.
 Considerations of importance are the following:
 In the last few years there has been a change in the feeling of hostility which Latin American nations have en- tertained for this country The war has cut off South America from much of it's normal trade. The growth in population and wealth of the South American countries is less important than that they have estab- | lished stable government and are cer- l tain to become more prosperous all the 1 time.
 With the certainty that We shall | have better trade relations with the ] South Americans the demand for Span i sh-speaking young business men in- | creases. It is not a difficult language to learn, much less so than French or German. Anyone with even a smat- 1 tering of Latin can easily acquire a working knowledge of the language by putting persistent energy into his l efforts
 We cannot expect to do business with our South American neighbors on an English speaking basis. We must learn Spanish and Portuguese. This country contains many young men of foreign birth or parentage who are turning their attention to new oppor- tunities, The young men of American | birth and ancestry will be left In the race if they do not put forth more efforts. They have the ability. In too many cases they lack ambition and en- energy. The young man who does not get along in these days has himself to blame.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
Why Horseshoe Is Lucky

from the Kansas City Star.
 All superstitious people know that a horseshoe nailed over a door will keep out evil and bring good fortune; that miniature horseshoe worn as watch
 charm or suspended from a chain around the neck is infinitely lucky" and that floral horseshoe forms a part of the decorations for festivities The eff cacy of the horseshoe is well known and can no more be doubted than can the luck bringing qualities of the right hind foot of rabbit caught in a graveyard at mid night during ''the dark of the moon"
 When only a few iconoclasts will deny the luck of the horseshoe, not many of even the most ardent devotees of that charm know how or why it gained it's magical properties. It was St. Dunstan, the blacksmith, and the patron of all smiths and Smiths, who made the horse- shoe lucky
 St. DunStan was an Anglo-SaXon eccle- sastic who lived in the tenth century He entered the Benedictine order at an early age, and when not engaged in religious duties he was employed as a blacksmith. One day he was toiling away at the forge thinking doubtless of heavenly things when shadow fell athwart the doorway. The saint looked up and whom did he see? The devil-no lessi
 Dunstan, serene in his piety and faith was not in the least afraid of his visitor, who, according to all accounts, looked very much like an ordinary man, save that he had horns. tail and cloven hoofs The blacksmith inquired of his satanic majesty the occasion of the dubious honor he had paid him, and the prince of evil replied that he had been travelling so long and so far that his hoofs had become sore and tender and he desired to have horse shoes put on them. Dunstan agreed to do the job and he made it as painful as possible for Old Nick. The devil bell lowed and roared in rage, but Dunstan was very strong and refused to let go of his hoofs until the evil one had prom ised that he would never enter any house where horseshoe was nailed above the door. nor molest any person who carried a horseshoe charm.
 This legend accounts fully for the good fortune that is supposed to attach to a horseshoe. but it raises an interesting question. Satan promised to respect tho horseshoe as a sacred talisman, but the efficacy of the charm rests solely on a promise given by the author of all evil. It was nearly a thousand years ago that the devil entered into that compact, which is long time for even the best of folks to remember a promise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28
Worlds Supply of Nitrate
n the Engineering Magazine.

From the EnBlneerlnS MdgaZlne
 The worlds supply of nitrate. for use in the manufacture of fertilizers, ex- plosives and other chemical products, is now derived almost entirely from the de- posts of sodium nitrate in northern Chile. These deposits are vast as com pared with any probable future demand, and even the best efforts of a close monopoly supervised by the Chilean gov ernment have not been able to do more than keep output and prices under some small degree of control. In ordinary times the Chilean deposits can swamp any possible competitive supply, and in the past this has operated to prevent the development of smaller or less wel-locat- ed deposits elsewhere
 The Chilean deposits have. however, one marked defect which is brought into prominence by the present European war, and which would have come out in still more disastrous form in case of war between the United States and any power having an active fleet in the Pacific ocean. The defect is that the distribution Of the output is entirely by sea, and that the steamers carrying the nitrate must make a long run along open coasts. We must, therefore, consider that nitrate, though the supply is more than ample. is likely to be entirely cut off under war condi- tions.
 In default of a supply of Chilean ni- trate, country would have to fall back Nupon either (a) local or other supplies of natural potash or soda nitrates, tb) nitrogen extracted from the air or Co nitrates manufactured from coal tar products. All of these are technically feasible, and none are absolutely pro- hibitive as to cost under war conditions. though in normal times none of them can at present compete with the Chilean SupplV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-28

clty' Douglas Banks. and find that she IS h1s niece whom he has never seen She is escorted to her uncle's beautiful mansion and here creates such a scene that her uncle disowns her and orders her rom the house. No place to go she LOOKS for job, and secures one as waitress.
 Her uncle, being much distressed by the incldent, goes away to do some mountain climbing to forget it. Here he takes a terrible fall and his guide thinking he IS dead, telephones to MT. Banks secre- tary, who immediately goes looking for relative
 Ih the meatnime, Charlie has made use of the bankroll by dolling up Mabel and h1mself and they are taking life easy.
 He and Mabel one day wander into the restaurant where Tlllie is working and Illlie, meeting the one who is the cause of her downfall. faints. Charlie and Mabel make their escape. and sitting down Tn the park to rest, Charlie buys a newspaper, which tells him of the hunt that is on for the missing heiress, Tillie Banks. He immeditely sneaks away from Mabel and goes back to the restaurant and explains matters 10 Tillie's satisfac- ton and drags her off to a minister where they are married
 on going back to the restaurant they are met by the late millionaires S secretary who makes known to Tillie that she is all heiress. The heiress and her newly acquired husband proceed to their new nome. the Banks mansion.
 Here they entertain lavishly and a few days later give a grand ball. This ended in a frightful fracas, through the ma ehnations of Mabel, who has managed to secure a position as maid in the household. In the midst of the melee the uncle, who was found to be only slightly Injured, returns and has the whole party thrown cut into the street. Charlie dis covering that Tillie has nothing in the way of worldly goods, renounces her and, grabbing Mabels hand, off they go, pur- sued by the now vengeful Tillie.
 In the excitement that ensues the po- lice of the city are called out as well as the river police, as Tillie has pursued the recreants to the water front and here, in the midst of all the excitement, I1llie is struck by an automobile loaded With policemen and she, automobile and load take an awful drop into the river be- low. Here Tilie is finally rescued and Mabel, seeing the destruction arms. inn Mabel, seeing the destruction that the conscienceless Charlie had wrought falls into Tilie's arms, imploring her forgive ness, and they both renounce Charlie as he is dragged away by the police.