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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-27

the world has increased the train
capacity 40 per cent and the speed
so per cent over steam operation.
During the fighting on the Kash-
mir frontier, when the British troops
defeated the rebelliOus Hunzas, the
natives used bullets Of pure garnets
.inclosed in lead. Many Of the troops
preserved these as curiosities.
Both the heaviest and lightest
woods grow in the United States, the
former being Florida ironwO0d, and
the latter the so-called cork of
southwestern Missouri.
OF the 1900 hotels of New York
city % represent more than $1,000
600 each in land lease and construc-
ton. In one Of these there are
more than $500 telephones.
Business before sentiment" might
be described as Lord Kitcheners
motto. one day. il is related, during
the South African war, he received
a telegram saying: REGRET 20 re-
port five men accidentally killed
through the explosion of dynamite
And X. Of X. promptly wired back:
do you want any more dynamite 30
OF the many inventions for life
saving at sea, that OF a New York
inventor is among the most interest
ing ones. II is an odd-shaped suit
that is worn by persons 10 enable
them to float in the water. a life
ring is placed around the neck por-
ton to prevent the suit from cap
sizing. The head OF the wearer is
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-27
ZIMMERMAN EDITOR DIES
Leonard Bronson Recognized rs E>x-
pert Authority.

CHICAGO. Dec. % - Leonard
Bronson. widely known trade news
paper man and an expert in the lum-
her industries. died sunday after an
illness of several weeks For more
than so years Mr.. Bronson had been
connected with the American Lum-
herman and the Northwestern Lum-
herman. His editorial writings on
things pertaining 10 the lumber trade
were taken as guides by those inter
ested in that field. In 1910 he was
selected as the manager Of the Ma
tional Lumber Manufacturers asso-
citation. but after two years returned
TO his editorial work.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-27

held above water and is protected
by a hood
The Scottish kilt. as an article Of
dress, dates back 20 prehistoric
times. and was originally. as far as
can be figured out. merely a plaid
blanke.. worn about the shoulders
with one end gathered about the
loins in cold weather The noun
taineers Of the Balkans wear kilt,
and students say that the soldiers
OF the Assyrian kings wore a cos
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-27
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-27

tune very closely akin % the kilt
OF Scotland.
The battle OF Agincourt was one
Of the most remarkable military
fsats in history. To 10000 French
men, Henry 3 could oppose ONLY
5000 Englishmen yet within "a few
hours his army killed 10000 OF ths
enemy and captured $4,000. includ-
ing the duke OF orleans and Bour-
Ion and 7.0e0 "barons. knights and
gentlemen" The English losses
were 1,6O0.-LOndOn Chronicle
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-27
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Middle-Aged
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OUR REPUTATION A STAKE-YOU
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MORE MONEY ALONE A
DOLLARS MIGHT
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-27

SAN FRANCISCO.-Ton King
ChOng president of the Chinese Re-
public association, is heading a
movement to protest against the TAX
ing Of the crown by Yuan Shi Kai
and 10 arrange for the raising of
funds 10 finance a revolution against
him if he accepts the monarchy.
At a mass meeting here over
which Tong King Chong presided. he
said: we are willing to permit Yuan
Shi Kai to resign peacefully. If he
does not there will be war. We are
lighting for liberty and justice"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-27
100000 JEWS
ARE HOMELESS
Vice Chairman of American
Relief Society Says Con-
ditionS are Terrible.

NEW YORK, Dec. ga report
made public by DR.. j. L. Magnes,
vice chairman of the American Jew
ish Relief society. places the number
Of homeless Jews in Russia alone at
3.5OO.OOO Conditions in that coun-
try. it is said. are steadily growing
worse.
They are being driven from place
to place according to the within or
caprice of the administration" said
DR.. Magnes. Told that they may
settle in one community today, they
are forced to move on tomorrow.
Families are scattered. women
and children massacred on the affairs
Of their synagOgues and food refused
to the starving-just because they
are Jews. Russia's darkest pages Of
history are being outdOne in the
present atrocities.
"Hideous crimes perpetrated by
public officials are hidden behind a
close cloak of censorship. We hear
only little Of the terrible suffering
which Russian Jews are enduring.
Calls IL Crime of Age.
The whole world was shocked at
the atrocities committed by the
Turks on Armenians. But that
which is taking place in Russia-a
country supposedly leading in civil
ization-is far more appalling. 1t
might rank as the greatest crime of
the age.
Winter is adding hardship to the
situation. Dante in his widest
lights of imagination could not pic
ture the lot Of our Russian brethren.
Money and sympathy will help them,
but Will not entirely bring them out
of the depth of despair
Some provinces are being thrown
open to colonization by Jews. These
are remotely situated from the
places from which they are being
driven.
Means Long Journey.
ITO reach them means a Ions,
hard journey. In nearly every in
stance it means settling where Jews
never before have been seen or toll
Grated. The Jew without friends or
funds would be face ~ face with
practically insurmOuntable obstacles.
1T is little wonder that thousands
have taken their own lives rather
than go on with the uneven battles.
They simply relieve the officials OF
the task-a task which at that is not
unpleasant 10 the Russian. if we
might judge by the country's his
tory"
send $4,000 Every 3 Months.
Dr. Magnes said that $1,000 is be-
ing sent every three months by the
American Jewish relief community
10 DR. Henry Morgenthau. American
minister at ConstantinOple
A meeting 20 raise funds for relief
VIII be held in Baltimore on January
p. Chicago. Cleveland. Detroit and
Pittsburgh will also hold meetings.
DR.. Magnes will probably speak in
each OF these cities.
Since the wonderful appeal he
made last Tuesday night at Carnegie
hall. he has been in demand
throughout the country No less than
a dozen inquiries have been received
for his services. He raised $3.50, 600
| in one hour at Carnegie hall
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-27
SIX ARE KILLED
IN FREAK STORM
All KinOS of Weather on Tap
Around New York on
on Sunday.

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-Six per
sons were killed and scores injured
by the wild storm that swept greater
New York Sunday morning.
The weather bureau man called it
freak storm. They say that a
low barometic area from Virginia
and a cold wave from the Lake on
tariO region met over the New York
bay.
Every degree and species of storm
resulted. II blew 90-mile gale. In
turn it rained, sleeted, hailed and
showed To make the program com
plete, a brief but furious electrical
storm broke at 6:26 a. m. Tremen-
dous thunderings and the vivid chain
lightning of a tropical outbreak fol-
lowed
Ninety Mile An Hour Gale.
The storms great fury came in the
last hour. The gale blew 90 miles
an hour. Then it died and at noon
the wind l. fallen to C5 miles an
hour and then to 10 miles in the
afternoon. The precipitation Of snow
was less than three inches.
During the fury of the early morn
ing gale windows were broken. ships
were swept ashore, trolley cars were
blawIp, backward. signs were hurled
miles away and motor cars were Ov-
erturned on Riverside drive the
great cliff-like apartment houses
rocked as though mined.
The New Haven and New York
Central lines were harassed by fallen
poles and broken electrical connec-
tions. Trains were from one to three
hours late in arriving in the Grand
Central
The rivers. the bay and all along
Long Island sound and Long Island
itself were dashed into tremendous
disorder.
shipping Tied Up.
Shipping was completely tied up
in the harbor. one barge was sunk,
Is others driven ashore and several
Atlantic liners were forced TO seek
anchorage.
Patrick O'NeiH. a barge skipper
was blown from his craft and drown
ed in Raritan bay Many minor col
Iisions between ferryboats occurred
IN the river.
In the upper hay a large number
of freight steamers started 70 drift
The British steamer Welbeck Hall
drifted to within few feet OF Gov
ernors island before it was brought
TO anchor again.
The Anchor liner California, which
should have left Saturday for Glas-
gov was compelled TO anchor off
the statue of Liberty and did not get
away until late in the afternoon.
Uhe liner stockholm anchored of
Fir, island rather than risk the trip
in.
Fear For Greek Steamer,
The Holland-America freishter
Zaandyk arrived off the Hook at 3
O'Clock. but was unable to take a
pilot aboard until late in the even
ing.
Some anxiety is felt for the safe
" of the Greek steamer Thessalon-
iki with 500 passengers aboard. The
vessel sent out wireless distress calls
three days ago
The Stampalia which arrived here
saturday reported the Thessaloniki
iis.;9 succeeded in baling out the wa
ter which had leaked into her engine
room. It is feared todays storm
may have made her condition worse.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-27
Facts for Men to Consider

Perhaps are in need of some medical advice treatment but
undecided
the treatment of Men the benefit Of 20
ability
strictly confidential
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-27

education. The war has affected
materially the schools in the coun-
tries directly engaged in it and in
smaller degree the schools Of other
European countries.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-27
pENIEs MoNIToRs sUNK.

LONDON, Dec. 27.-The official
press bureau tonight issued for the
a denial OF the sinking OF
two monitors in the Tigris as re-
Gently claimed in Turkish official
reports.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-27

This picture When VIII treated
n
responsible financially but
Specialists
Specialists
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-27
FCYPTIAN DFFENSES READY.

ROME. Dec. 27.-The Cairo cor
respondent Of the Mesaggerio wires
that the defenses OF Egypt are now
complete
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-27

OF deorH
Ger oil a
gaan If n
beer
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-27
Fight With Turks.

"In Basrah tBassorahl the Eng
hsh have succeeded i'm winning the
Sheik Ibn Mesaud. but more than
10 fighting tribes under the leader
ship u Sheik Ibn Rashid are lighting
ON the side of the Turks.
The population OF the whole
western part OF Yemen is in uprising
against the British. In this part OF
Arabia only the Shelk Ebesi is in the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-27
The War and Education

With regard 10 the war DR.. Clax-
ton declares: The great war in
Europe and the events connected
Herewith have called attention TO
the need OF preparation for defense
against possible hostile invasion and
created a new interest In military
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-27
We Positively
Cure
VARICOCELE
HYDROCELE
DnICnN
VARlCOCELE
HYDROCELE

PILES FISTULA, ULCERS, SKIN DISEASES, KID
NEY AND BLADDER TROUBLES PRIVATE AND
SPECIAL DISEASES.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-19

and from the class exhibited by the
seaboard squads there is no reason
why they should not remain firmly
entrenched in high position.
The American league pennant race
offers the most exciting entertain
ment at present. Rowland's White
Sox hold the lead by a single game,
with Tigers and Red Sox bracketed in
second place. The edge is slightly
in favor of the western teams, for
they will be heading homeward after
today's games and Boston must pre-
pare for another trek through this
portion of the country. And none OF
the western teams will be easy for
Carrigan's people.
Branch Rickey's Browns are play
ing better baseball than they were
a week ago and Cleveland will offer
an obstacle to the march of any crew.
The work of the White Sox in New
York and Philadelphia should dispose
of the pop-eyed report that they are
using any signal-tipping devices. In
both cities they pounded the ball vi
ciously and it is not reasonable to
believe they would have been able to
install any mechanical signal getters
in either park. If they are getting
signals because of their cleverness
and quickness of eye, that is fair
enough.
Putting Buck Weaver second in the
batting order was wise move on
the part. of Rowland. Buck appre-
ciated the compliment and has been
clouting the ball with good results,
filing in nicely between Harp Felsch
and Eddie Collins.
The first seven men on the Sox
offer formidable front to any pitch
er and even Russell Blackburne is LA
BILE to connect at any time. He pro-
duced two hits yesterday, his first in
five games. Fortunately for Black
hIrne the SOX have daen winning
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-19

and the result put the Whales up in
fourth place and today they are but
half a game back of Pittsburgh.
But Baltimore has always been a
jinx. Last season the Terrapins sin.
gle-handed beat the Thinks out of a
pennant and this season they have
started in the same direction. The
last series in the Maryland city re-
suited in three straight defeats for
the Whales.
But Tinker has his team in good
fighting trim now After disastrous
slump, the successful series in Buff
falo was just the tonic needed to i'm
bue the club with the idea that it can
win games from any team in the
league.
Maybe Mordecai Brown is through.
Maybe a whole flock of National
league managers knew something
when they let him get away. But he
is surely pitching a sweet brand of
ball for Tinker. One hit was all Buff
falo collected yesterday and that did
not come until the eighth inning.
Brown is not able to work as fire.
quently as he formerly did, but when
he goes to the hill the opposition has
full afternoons work trying to con-
meet.
Some batting in the Federal league
yesterday. In the Whale-Buffed
game four pitchers were used, eight
took part in the Terrapin Kay See
game, three performed in the battle
between Pittsburgh and Brooklyn,
and four appeared in the Sloufed-
Newark affair. Nineteen pitchers in
four games is almost a record.
Some time ago Ban johnson said
he was going to run Ty Cobb out of
baseball because of Tvs charges that
the White Sox were stealing signals.
Has this had any effect on Ty? Well,
yesterday he took part in a triple
steal and two I1OIIh1e steals baSideS
Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-01-14
LEGISLATIVE
COMMITTEES

In the Senate yesterday Cumber-
lands Senator, John A. Ackley, of
Vineland, Jared poor in committee as
signments. Not in a great many years
has the county been so meagrely rep
resented. Ackley is upon the tail end
of Clergy. Education and the Joint
Committee, on New Jersey Reforma-
tory.
Assemblyman Sheppard Jared much
better, and being a majority member
of the legislature will have much
mere influence than his Senatorial
colleague.
Sheppard is chairman of the Com
mittee on Agriculture, is third on
Claims and Revolution Pensions,
third upon Game and Fisheries, sec
ond on Railroads and Canals, and is
a pember Of the joint committees on
Home for Feeble Minded Women and
State Home for Girls.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-01-14
DOLLAR DINNER
FOR REPUBLICANS

The members of the Cumberland
County Republican Committee are
considering the advisability of having
N the near future a popular dollar
dinner The proposition is to have to-
gether representative Republicans
from all over the county and to bring
here some prominent speaker to make
an address, and to have some ad-
dresses from local speakers.
The members of the committee are
planning to make another successful
campaign in Cumberland County this
fall. Conditions were never more fa,-
orable. The Republicans will be
early urged to take an active interest
in candidates with a view of bringing
out some of the best men for positions
and to provide healthy interest at
the primaries. With the selection of
candidates by the voters at the pri-
mdries, the county committee will put
forth its best efforts to carry the
county for the candidates by strong,
convincing majorities. The campaign
Of 1915 is but the beginning of the
great campaign of 1916 which will be
looked to by the nation to provide for
a return Of administration which will
insure prosperity.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-01-14
WHOLE NO. 3, 400

8. When in a strange country. use
Your road map. and don't change
your route too often.
Wise men learn by the experience
of others. The Blue Book of the ages
mighty safe guide to follow. 9th
er guides may be right and they NAV
be wrong. The Blue Book that stands
up under every test, that has the
roads well charted is the one for Won
Determine your destination. Stick to
the cnarted road and you'll reach the
end OF the way with ease, leaving be-
hind many who are deluded by short
cuts end unknown roads. Always is
it true, TITS better to be straight than
to be swerying."
9. # man be found in a ditch. or
in trouble of any kind, courteouslv
offer your assistance. If he accents
your help, give it freely. If not, drive
on about your business.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-01-14
FARM DEMONSTRATOR

Last November the Burlington Co.
freeholders at the request of the farm
erS, had a County Demonstrators ap-
pointed, Prof. Alvah Agee securing a
man then in the employ of the United
states Government. AT that time the
Board passed a resolution providing an
appropriation of $2,4O0 for the demon
strator for 1915 and agreeing to give the
demonstrator salary of $1,7OO. At
tne January meeting of THE Burlington
board the item of $2,4OO was stricken
irom the budget appropriation and then
tne demonstrator was summarily dis
missed. The Burlington County farm
ers are much wrought up over the
action of the Board, which will lead to
bitter political fight against those
responsible.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-01-14
LEGISLATURE
BEGIN ECONOMY
Organization Effected Yes
terday.
NEW BILLS IN.
Republican Majority Will Make
Every Effort to Pass Econ
ony Bills.

Trenton, Jan. 1.-THE 139th New
jersey Legislature started it's career
today with economy from the instant
the members met, by passing through
both Houses a measure. which was
signed by the Governor, compelling So
cieties, corporations and whoever
wants copies of legislative bills to
Pay the Secretary of the State $40 for
each set, thus saving the State, ac-
cording to Senator Read, some $4,000
in printing. Heretofore these bills
were given free to legislative agents.
The Election Committee of the
House has the contest of Jason R. Ell
liott, of Bergen County, who declares
that the returns show that the three
Democratic Assemblymen from this
county were not elected with the 600
Democratic votes thrown out, which
we're so cast aside when the Congress
sional recount was on. This is 10 be
pushed.
The first fight of the session was
over the resolution of Minority Lead
er Martin, who wanted the Legisla-
ture to go on record asking the Court
Of Errors and Appeals to reconsider
the gas decision. This went to the
House Judiciary Committee.
All of the economy and efficiency
commission bills were introduced in
the Senate by Senator Read, for Pres
ident Edge, Republican, and in the
House. by Assemblyman Agnew, Dem
ocrat. 3ar ss. sst-s
Other bills put in the Senate were,
as follows: ' s.t
By Senator Gaunf, of Gloucester,
providing that if thirty per cent. of
the voters of a municipality shall pre-
sert petition to the Court of Com
mon Pleas, special election shall be
called on local option; by Senator
Gaunt. appropriation $4,000 to the
Commission on tuberculosis in Ami
nais to replace moneys given to the
State by the board for stamping out
he foot and mouth disease.
Senator Gaunt put in a bill reduc-
ing by two thousand dollars each, the
salaries of the Chancellor, Chief JUS
ice, Justices and -Chancellors or
back to the point of 81, 900 for the
Chancellor and the Chief Justice and
$40 600 from which they were raised
by the last Legislature.
Besides the duplication of the econ
omy and efficiency bills in the House
there were introduced in the lower
chamber the following important
measures: Amending the Chancellor
Sheriff law by providing for the draw
ing of thirty-five instead of twenty
four to serve; an Act providing for
the reading of the Bible in public
schools; an Act providing for the pro-
lection of ocean front properties in
seaside towns by allowing the NUM-
cipalities to issue bonds for two
thirds of the cost of breakwaters or
pulkheads with one-third of the cost
On the State.
~-A
Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-01-14
TAXES OF
CORPORATIONS
Miscellaneous Companies
20 Pay So,
A BIG INCREASE.
The Miscellaneous Corporations
in Cumbei Hand MustNPay in
Taxes $16, 23o.35.

The annual report of the State
Board of Assessors, that is that part
of it having to do with the assessing
of miscellaneous corporations, was,
made public here today, showing that
for the fiscal year of 1914 the board
levied assessments against 1869 cor
porations, amounting to $3,O57, ,911.12
in taxes, classified as follows:
One electric light company $62.3S;
three life insurance companies, in
corporated in New Jersey, $52S,553.-
04; one parlor, palace or sleeping car
company, $2,139.71; five express COM
panies. s1,S6597; 12,649 companies
taxed upon capital stock, $2,525, ,29O.O2.
The report shows that in 1884, the
year IN which the act authorizing as
sessments against miscellaneous cor
poratlons and the levying of fran
chise taxes was created, the number
of corporations assessed was 619, and
the amount of taxes $195, 5,273.51. DUR
ing the past year, the number of cor
porations subject to the operation of
this law was 1869 and the amount
of taxes $3,057,911.12.
There was a decrease of 29 in the
number Of corporations assessed for
the year and the amount of tax as
sessment was lessened by $70,5S7.18,
This is the first time there has been
a decrease in the number of corpor-
ations. In 1913 there, was an in
crease of 316.
However, by proclamation of the
Governor, dated March II, 1914, the
sharea of 1858 corporations were
forfeited for non-payment Of state
taxes assessed for previous years.
All of these concerns were included
in the tax levy of 1913, so that as a
matter Of fact, the report points out,
the assessment of 1914 includes 1929
new corporations.
During the past year the board has
received, considered and adjudicated
petitions of appeal from assessments
levied against 346 corporations, which
through failure to observe the law re-
quiring reports to be made on or be-
'ore the first Tuesday of May annu-
ally were assessed in default thereof
Upon the basis of their full authorized
capital stock.
Under the municipal franchise act,
the assessments based upon the re-
turns made, or levied against 800 cor
porations and individuals amounted
In the aggregate to $1,465,5S4.1S in
taxes
The increase in the taxes under
this act over 1918 amounted to $685.
1924 The taxes from this source
was apportioned among the munich
pa'ities Of the state by counties as
follows:
Atlantic s46.s4s.O4; Bergen, $685.
7S4.2l; Burlington. $34,146.54; Cam
den. s74,s74.64; Cape May, $15,75O.1s;
Cumberland, $16.23s.65; Essex, $780,
t22.14; Gloucester, $1O,526.14; Hud-
son, s321.507.19; Hunterdon, 50, ,145. .25;'
Mercer, s60,164.44; Middlesex, s48.-
s7s.71; Monmouth, $46,O61.7O; Morris,
S2O,l22.OS; Ocean, $4,96169; Passaic,
S12O,5S3.S7; Salem, $2,7OS.S2; Somer-
set, $lO.O4617; Sussex, $1,636.46; I'm
lon, $1O0,00O.S4; Warren, $9,77S74.