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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-15

Christ" To fail to combat CONNER
cialized necessary" evils, he main
tanned. was to compromise with the
devil. The child in the factory, the
woman in the mill, the girl in the
street are indictments OF our social
organization.
The speaker urged publicity in
the fight to secure better motion pic
lures. He said that what he might
say in regard to the picture shows he
might as we'll say in regard TO many
other theaters or OF dance halls He
estimated that possibly 40 per cent Of
motion pictures were good, 40 per
cent stupid. 10 per cent bad and five
per cent immoral. The pictures, he
thought, should be studied only in the
light OF their influence on the family.
AS example OF pictures which, to say
the least. he considered 10 be worth
less II not actually harmful, were
'KTuetzer's Sonata" and The House
OF Bondage" He denounced such pic
lures as featured divorces and de-
Clared that pictures which were not
shown TO persons under 10 years of
age should not be witnessed by any
person. The pictures of the Twilight
Sleep. recently shown here. he held
were purely the result OF a financial
deal and were OF no scientific value.
Sees Opportunity I'm League.
Finally the speaker called attention
TO the Women's Civic league as offer
ing an opportunity 10 the mothers of
the city 10 do the work of a mother in
larger sense; to create an institution
of social motherhood. AS women out
shine in the field of mOtherliness so
they could bring the spirit of mother
Illness into the work Of civic better
ment and this would be better by far
than all theorizing over social COndi-
tons. Apply the spirit Of motherli-
ness" said the speaker. "and yours
may be a force unlimited and, above
all. sane"
There was a large attendance at the
meeting which was held at the Cham
Der OF Commerce. Following the ud-
dress OF the evening there was some
discussion OF the subject brief talks
being made by Mrs. F. L. Sims. +. NJ
Jackson and others
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-15
Tribune Guys
Trim Our Gang
at Y. M. Party

News-Times employees tasted the
proverbial bitter dregs Of defeat at
the hands OF the Tribune workers in
the contests held at the y. Nj. {. A
on newspaper night Thursday even
ing. 1t was the first gathering OF all
departments OF South Bend nsNspa-
pers ever held.
In only two contests were The News
Times men successful. G. y. Fassett
easily won from ]. W. Harding IN
billiards, while Howard Longley ana
Neal Welch beat John DeHaven ano
Joe Jackson in a partners bllharo
game by narrow margin. Juhus
Wentland. working under heavy
handicap, won the pitchette contest
singlehanded defeating five men from
the Tribune.
Day City Editor Edward Murray
was the all-round star OF The News
Times entries. He was on six diner
ent teams, none OF which came OUT a
winner But Murray says II WASH I
his fault. He had charge OF The
News-Times' side of the program ana
worked in the horseshoe, bowling. IN
door. tug-of-war, scooter and relay
contests. running a fast lap In the
latter. =
Walk Goes to the Wall.
As far as amusement for the on
lockers was concerned. the scooter
race was the best event OF the even
ing. For men who are accustomed
to walking steadily on two feet, II was
a hard feat TO balance on the little
wagon in a race around the gymna-
stun. Several disastrous spills were
taken. the funniest OF which was Don
walks collision with the wall.
The Tribune team was too much
for our boys" in the indoor game,
winning by the score Of 10 70 5. Philip
Nicar started TO pitch for The News
Times, but after a few innings ne
filed up the bases and turned over
the reins 20 Arcene Anderson. Near
cut off one run at the plate by block
ing his man and throwing TO Muir
ray Nicar says he made good play
when he dived into the plate with a
run
Don Walk. Sherrod Vaughn. Don
Fall and Mr.. Nicar lost the pool games
by about five points Fall had goOd
run started. but time was called on
him. Herbert Kruger Walter Nirth'
Roscoe Mason. Ed Murray. George
Rostiser and Earl Rutherford formed
the losing bowling team.
Elmer Kenneth Todd and Robert
Warwick McInerny also played on the
indoor team.
p. S.-Murray helped win that first
pitchette game.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-15
FR. NJ CHM RAPS
CHAPLIN COMEDY
Tells Civic League Better
Homes Would Not Tolerate
90 Per Cent of 1t.

Ninety per cent OF the things done
bv Charlie Chaplin would not ne toll
Grated in any of the better homes Of
this city in the opinion OF F'r. Nc
CHM OF Notre Dame university. who
spoke Thursday night before the
Women's civic league. In the course
OF his talk FIR McGinn scored what
he called the Charlie Chaplin ana
Marie Dressler type OF comedy in the
motion pictures. Charlie Chaplin, he
said. was paid "A salary OF $1,000 a
week for being blest with an inferior
intelleCt-for having brains in his
feet"
The meeting Thursday night was an
open meeting OF the Civic club which
avas organized last spring as a resu
OF the work OF the cleanup committee.
Following F. McGinn's address Rabbi
Cronbach spoke in behalf of the
Good Will movement which Is being
LaC ked by the South Bend Federation
OF Social Service. Upon his sOlicita-
ion and that OF Fr. McGinn the
civic league passed the following res
olutiOn prepared by Rabbi Cronoach,
Mrs W. Bentz and William Happ
The Women's Civic league OF South
Bend ardently places itself on record
a. endorsing commencing and APP
pIauding the Good N:.i movement in
stituted by the South Bend Federation
OF Social Service with a view 10 sup
plying in one annual solicitation the
necessary funds for the l. leading
charitable institutions or the city. The
league requests members and friends
10 foster and encourage the noble
cause by speech, pen and example and
10 remember thE. South Bend expects
every man 10 DO his duty and every
woman 20 do her duty during the
week beginning Nov. IA
The meeting was opened by Mrs l.
= FickensCher. president OF the
league. who reviewed the work which
bad led the women OF the league TO
form permanent organization 10
carry on the activities started By the
c.eanup committee. She announced
that there would DC two meetings
Zach month. the first 20 be on the sec
9nd Friday night OF the month and
he second on the fourth Friday after
aeon. This arrangements. she pointed
sut. had been made as being the least
ID conflict with the meetings OF other
organizations and also as providing
he best opportunity for working
women 20 attend
The next meeting VIII be held ora
ne night OF Friday, Oct 2 =. when
Survey OF Our Cisy'' will be diseussedt
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-15
So "Necessary Evn".

The speaker took issue with those
persons who condone certain evils on
the ground that they are necessary.
There is no such thing as neces-
sary evil" he declared. and for any
Christian to admit such a thing is TO
deny the efficacy of the divinity OF
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-15
locaNewS Happenings
faf719I in ana about Town sss5aEzz3

The place form and activity of the
various departments OF the city gov
eminent will be considered at that
time. on the afternoon OF Friday,
Nov. IL, Rev. c. a. LippincOtt Will
speak on the subject, mo City is Bet
ter Than Its Homes. on Friday.
Nov. 20. the work of the home will be
considered.
Speaks On Home.
FIR. McGinn's subject Thursday
night was. Social Welfare and What
the Civic League Can Do. He CON
fined himself largely to the subject of
the home saying that subject of the
home was necessarily involved in the
subject of social welfare. He called
attention to the great work that had
been accomplished by women
throughout the worlds history and TO
the fact that this work had not been
fully appreciated He referred to
woman as the missing factor in the
work of social welfare which was the
most divine as we'll as the most hu-
man of work.
Woman. said the speaker. was a
creative power in the domain of civic
progress. Women have gained their
power through sacrifice and no others
were better fitted for the development
Of good citizenship and civic charaC-
ter To best do its work. he said the
civic league must foster. develop and
apply in the home those forces of
authority. obedience. respect. refer
ence. love and altruism which are
essential 10 the development OF civic
character.
The family is not a product OF So
ciety, but It produces society, explain
ed the speaker and its great work is
that of conserving the social order
and transmitting all the forms Of So
Cial possession. As the plant reflects
the nature OF tive seed from which IL
was sprung so society reflects the fam
lily life from which IL was sprung.
The work OF the WOmen's league must
be constructive as we'll as destructive:
IL must foster the good in the civic
life as we'll as aid IN Graduating those
forces detrimental 10 the development
of a good civic character.
Tells Home Evils.
FIR McGinn quoted from social
ogists who hold that the family is now
ia the most unstable condition that IL
has ever been in during the worlds
history. He pointed out how IL was
the belief OF many that the family
was due 10 pass away thus rObbing
, the world OF the great unde rlying
force in the preservation OF society.
The things that are undermining the
family. said. were such evils as child
labor. long hours, employment OF mar
ried women and insufficient wage.
Concerns who found il necessary to
work men seven days "A week and Is
hours a DAY. he declared. were sub
sidized by social welfare. He pointed
out that one Of the best signs OF
progress was the growing realization
that any condition tending 20 de-
preciate women should not be toll
Grated.
No Necessary EVu".
The speaker took issue with those
persons who condone certain evils on
the ground that they are necessary.
There Is no such a thing as a meces-
sary evil" ne declared. and for any
Christian 10 admit such a thing Is TO
deny the efficacy of the divinity OF
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-15
POMONA" is EULOGIZED
~. Joseph Valley Grange Program IN
Honor OF Goddess of Fruit.

The program at the meeting OF the
ST Joseph Valley grange. No 5S4, on
Thursday AFTERNOON in the American
hall was in honor OF Pomona. Fol-
lowing a violin solo by Miss Mildred
Stuckey informal talks were made by
Nirginius Near Mrs Edward Vogt,
Mrs. william Golden. Thomas Jack
son and Edward Vogt on the signifi-
canoe OF the existence of Pomona" as
the goddess OF the fruit.
Plans were made for an all day
meeting next Thursday at which time
the monthly farmers feast will be
spread. II is expected that County
Agent Bordner will deliver an address
at that meeting.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-15
RECITAL GIVEN.

A recital was given last night at
the Grace NJ. r church by the fac
ulty OF the South Bend Conservatory
OF Music number Of pieces We're
rendered BY Max Miranda. Miss Har-
ris. Mr. Ingersoll, Miss BonDurant ard
Mrs. Miranda.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-15
RECEIVERS FROM POISONING.

Mrs. Blanche Marchant. lie w. La
Sale av., has recovered from ivy
poisoning received while on visit to
her sister near Niles, Mich. Mrs
Marchant lost the sight OF both eyes
for two days and suffered much from
the swelling.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-15

Dancing and card playing featured
the entertainment given Thursday
evening at the W. O. w. hall by Olive
Grove No u, Woodmen circle. Prizes
were awarded winners at cards as
we'll as TO the best Waiting couple.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-15

urday. Assorted candies. zoe and 25c
ib. ADV
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-15
GOOD WILL
A Product Of Service

Goodwill cannot be trans
lated into dollars and cents on
the balance sheet OF your bust
ness: nevertheless II is valu-
able asset.
IL is nothing more nor less
than the realization on the part
OF the public that they can get
a service from you that is worth
while
Breathe the spirit OF service
into your advertising. Don't
say TO the solicitor from the
newspaper. It's no use. I can't
make advertising pay there
no such word as can't.
Start all over again. put the
suggestion Of service into every
piece of copy you put out and
you'll win out. Call up The
News-Times.
Great paper for results
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-09
Statesmen Real
and Near.
By Fred c. Kelly

WASHINGTON, Feb. s. Wyatt
Aiken. member of congress from South
Carolina. has a persistent mania for
collecting acquaintance He wishes
TO know everybody, regardless of race,
sex. color, occupation, or social posi-
ton. And he cannot be accused of
widening his Acquaintance entirely for
political purposes, because he plies his
hobby most assiduously in Washing
ton, where 10 one votes. 1t is the
height of Aikens's ambition TO have a
speaking, or at least a nOdding ac-
quaintance with every man, woman
and child in Washington.
To this end he utilizes every odd
moment in fraterniZing casually with
persons in all walks of life. There is
scarcely a doorkeeper, white OF col
Ored, in any of the government de-
partments that Aiken doesn't know
by name. He knows preachers. wait
ers, shOpkeepers and BARRIERS when
no other member of congress ever
sees. Every Sunday he goes to diff
ferent church. Sometimes it is a
Catholic or a Protestant church, and
then, again, ii is a Jewish synagogue.
1t matters not to Aiken what kind of
a church il happens to be so long as
he can meet somebody that he didn't
know before. He works the same
system on restaurants. Nearly every
day he tries a new one. And before
he leaves the place he has scraped
up an acquaintance with the pro-
prietor and one or two of the walters
If Aiken desires To buy a hat or q
pair of shoes the incident is not mere
~ a commercial transaction, but an
affair full of golden opportunity for
widening ones acquaintance. He Will
shop about, talking to one trades
man after another. and will end up by
purchasing his hat or shoes in an
obscure little store that the average
person would never have thought Of
When the ordinary congressman
steps on a street car he pays his fare
and there the personal relation be-
tween himself and the conductor prac-
tically ends. But with Aiken the Civ
ing of his ticket to the fare-taker is
fulcrum from which to pry open a bit
of conversation. He desires to find out
the conductors name and TO make his
own name known to the conductor.
All that Aiken requires is few
more. terms in congress and he Will
know every living creature of high
and low degree in the nations capital
Sen.-elect Bob Broussard of Louis
lana was talking to an old sugar cane
planter down in that state a few
weeks ago on the subject of politics.
AlbhOuSh AhC man helu bNNh :" AAN
long democrat he exhibited a strong
antipathy toward Woodrow Wilson.
BrOussard asked him why.
well. - the planter explained, lin
the first place he had the tariff re-
duced on sugar AMI prices dropped.
We were in a bad way. Then the
European war occurred and that
forced the price of sugar up again.
Thanks TO the war we are in a fair
way TO be on our feet once more.
But what do you suppose Woodrow
Wilson's up TO now | see by the
papers that the blamed cuss wants to
stop the war"
Copyright, 1915, by Fred c. Kelly)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-09
A BLOW TO BLACkMAIL.

Once more the United States SUI
preme court has settled a ridiculous
law by simply applying the rule of
common sense.
This time it is the miscalled white
slave law" which as interpreted and
enforced has been making the govern
ment m accomplice in the business
OF the blackmailer.
This law was clumslly framed and
hurriedly passed at a period of public
hysteria. when magazines and ether
publicat IONS had led to the belief that
there existed huge international
syndicate dealing in women. No such
syndicate has ever been discovered.
though individual criminals do con-
duct this horrid traffic, and are con
stantly being detected and punished
under state laws.
The Mann law. through an over
sight in wording. was Immediately per-
verted into an instrument for black
mail. II made immortality punishable
for crossing state line. and applied
the punishment TO the man only.
All liidb was AtOt1'il9 W dS AOA tA0
blackmailer 10 decoy her victim across
"a state line and then threaten him
with the terrors of the law. which
made federal judges, district attorneys
and harshals her accomplishes. Her
previous character. her consent. had
nothing 10 do with the mans crime.
The supreme court has cut out this
blackmail game by a decision that the
woman can be punished as we'll as the
man.
This makes it a just and benehcent
law.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-09
LESS MEAT IF BACK
AND KIDNEYS HURT.
Take a glass of Salts to flush
Kidneys if Bladder
botherS you.

Eating meat regularly eventually
produces kidney trouble in some form
Or ether, says a well-known author
lty, because the uric acid in meat ex-
cites the kidneys, they become over
worked; get sluggish; clog up and
cause all sorts of distress, particularly
backache and misery in the kidney
region: rheumatic twinges. severe
headaches, acid stomach, constipa-
ton, torpid liver. sleeplessness, blad-
der and urinary irritation.
The moment your back hurts or
kidneys aren't acting right, or If blad-
der bothers you, get about four ounces
of Jad Salts from any good pharmacy;
take a tablespoonful in a glass or
water before breakfast for a few days
and your kidneys will then act fine.
This famous salts is made from the
acid OF grapes and lemon Juice, COM
bined with lithia, and has been used
for generations to flush clogged kid
neys and stimulate them 70 normal
activity; also TO neutralize the ACIDS
in the urine so it no longer irritates,
thus enabling bladder disorders
Jad Salts cannot inJure anyone,
makes a delightful effervescent lithia-
water drink which millions Of men
and women take now and then To
keep the kidneys and urinary organs
clean, thus avoiding serious kidney
disease.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-09
THE INCOME TAX Returns.

Within a few days the blanks have
been distributed for returns for in
come tax for the year 1915. year
ago at this time it would be difficult
To exaggerate the annoyance felt by
those liable 10 such tax. The regula-
lions OF the treasury department were
more or less vague.
Bank men AMI other authorities diff
fered az 10 their Interpretation. Some
argued that a married couple would
nave TO pay tax if their joint income
was $4,000. while others declared that
a Joint income under $4,000, might
be exempt To cOmplicate the matter
further. last years return was for but
hve-sixths Of a year After the in
come on a given item was figured out
for year. it had 10 be divided by
hve-sixths Many a tax payer found
hat his arithmetic had gone bad
under this scholastic test The pro-
family expended was infinite
One tax payer known to the writer,
being IN doubt as TO what exemption
he miCnt claim. left the exemption
line in the return blank, thinking that
the internal revenue officials would fill
IL out for him. but they failed 10 do
so. So he hal TO pay the tax on his
whole income without exemption. then
go though the red tape of filing sworn
petition for refund, with corrected re-
turns and the repayment has not yet
been made
Last year some newspapers con-
Quoted columns of questions and an
swers ON the income tax Learned
authorizes offered answers surround
ed by much legal verbiage. over which
the perplexed tax payer puzzled his
head as best ne might
Last years law was put through in
haste. but this year the blank return
is in much better shape, and seems
clear enough in ordinary cases. Space
IS left for the wife's return after each
item, 50 that one blank can cover the
income of both husband and wife.
While many income tax payers are
not reconciIed to this tax. and argue
that IL is unfair. this is a country
where il pays 10 submit good ma
turedly TO the will OF the majority
The average man can not get much
excited about the sufferings Of his
neighbor on a $4,000 income. who
is taxei $50 under the law
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-09
SUCH A NICE MELON.

The Fidelity Trust Company Of
Newark. y j.. declared a SPECIAL
dividend of $50 per cent on Jan. %.
in round dollars it amounted TO seven
million simoleOns.
The employees OF the Fidelity Trust
were given whack at the melon
rind by being voted bonus of 10
per cent of their salaries.
The declaration Of the dividend was
due. primarily. to the sale of some
tial Insurance company of America
which was recently mutualized. It's
too bad that times are so hard the
Fidelity Trust had to part with it's
heirloems. It's interests have so long
been linked with the Prudential that
the tie was thought TO be well night
indissoIuble.
But. in these trying times. none
Of us know just when we may be COM
PEELED to put our family jewels on the
bargain counter. The Fidelity's Pru-
Dental holdings evidently brought a
stiff prices. Some life insurance stocks
we wot OF, beautifully engraved ones.
too, are being sold at so much per
dozen certificates. 1t makes real
striking wall paper, too, if pasted with
the gold seal out. Maybe, when ours
is as old as the Prudentials. it will
be valuable for some other purpose.
Well live in hone
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-09
ANYWHERE YOU LIKE.

A reader asks: Il am anxious to
know what is now considered the cap
ital of Mexico. Will you please in
form me-"
The Republic of Mexico. reader, now
has six capitals. The first is Mexico
City. oy courtesy the national cap
ital; the second, Chihuahua, where
Villa mostly holds forth; the third,
Vara Cruz, Carranza's favorite re-
treat; the fourth. Cuernavaca, Car
za's latest capital; the fifth, Puebla,
where Gutierrez is stopping for the
week end, and the sixth is under Ia
pata's sombrero.
You are permitted, reader, to make
your cwn choice. The assortment
is said 10 be sufficiently varied as TO
suit the most discriminating taste in
capitals.
We trust dear reader. that you will
be able TO make a selection that will
prove satisfactory in every respect.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-09
TWILIGHT SLEEP Is
USED IN FORT WAYNE
Two Operations Reported Successful
When New Method Is Employed
Conscious But Feel No Pain.


FORT WAYNE, Feb. 9.-The "twi-
light sleep" hypodermic method Of
operating. has been used at local. hos
pitfalls twice in the past 10 days, and
both patients are so far on the read
To recovery that the many interested
surgeons who watched the operations
feel confident that il is successful.
Neither was a case OF confinement.
1t was first used on Lawrence a.
Schallenberger. who underwent a deli
cate operation at st. Joseph'S hospital
week ago, and whose heart action
was so bad it was impossible TO ad-
minister an anesthetic. The twilight
sleep" tablet was resorted to- and the
young man went through the opera
ton, conscious, but suffering no pain,
and already is able TO sit up and with
in a day or two will be taken home
The other operation was performed
at the Lutheran hospital several DAYS
later upon a Mrs. Cunningham of Ant
werp, O., and ii, too, was highly sue
cessful. As far as the hospital records
show, these are the first cases in which
the twilight sleep" has been used.
DR.. Budd Van Sweringen was the
surgeon in both cases, and feel that
the operations resulted so successfully
that he will be able TO perform others
with the same medium.