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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-29
POVERTY AS y SPUR.
(DaytOn Herald. }

Is poverty a greater handicap to a
young man than wealth? NO"
says Prest Sharpless of Haverford
college; and he supports his state
ment by giving many observations
which he has made during his long
career as an educator. Poverty acts
as "a stimulus. and everyone who is
not in prosperous circumstances de-
sires TO be; and poverty subjects a
person to such rigorous experience
that the imperatiYeness of diligence
and of economy is inculcated so firm
~ in the minds OF the struggler that
future success is made much more
probable than it would be otherwise
if these necessary qualities Of human
nature were left undevelOped. Pres't
Sharpless points out that the major
ity of the worlds benefactors were
men who were not favored in the be-
ginning with the possession of the
luXuries of life, and, in many inStan-
ces were men who even lacked the
commonplace necessities of life. But
the insistant spur of want urged
them ceaselessly; it compelled unre-
hitting toll, and the result of their
labors is evidenced by the high stage
Of civilization which humanity has
attained. Then, too. poverty is con-
sidered as a sort of disgrace by many
people, or speaking more properly,
as the direct and inevitable result Of
incompetence and laziness. Conse-
quently the characteristic known as
pride will drive men % strive hero
ically: and in this also we note the
demonstration of the principle that
poverty is a spur instead of a handi-
cap to success. But there are other
causes of poverty than those arising
from voluntary remiSsneSs; sickness,
business reverSes and other unaVold-
able occurrences are often response
BILE and in these cases the world
should not Judge hastily or unjustly.
Yet il is not this phase OF the ques-
ton with which we wish TO deal. Inc
particular fact is, that the boy in o.
binary circumstances, that is, the boy
who has no assets except health ana
ambition, is far less liable TO fail IN
his life work than the boy who pos
sesses a fortune.
However. ii must not be inferred
that rich young men are incapable OF
rising TO eminence such an infer
ence would be absurd and utterly un-
true, for each year many thousands
of boys who have been born under a
golden star are winning their spurs
| i'm every field Of endeavor. and prov
| ing their worth by remarkable and
permanent achievements 1t may be
said that the youth who is strOns
enough to resist all the temptations
which money offers, and who then
goes ahead and voluntarily chooses
some vocation which requires hard
and conscientious work has accom-
| plished a feat no less worthy than the
| boy who has overcome the handlcal
| Of poverty.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-29
RAIDTNG THE AFFLICTED.

The Eastland carries over eight
hundred souls TO death in Chicago.
Chicago's grief was awful. 1t demand
ed that responsibility for the tragedy
be fixed forthwith and the guilty pun
ished.
incidentally, it wasn't done, but,
then. Chicago hollered her loudest, 50
that lets her out.
a relief fund of some 1857, 900 was
raised for the survivors. God knows
most of them need relief. There are
100 widows among them. 1SS children
to feed and clothe.
Now the Day Book. a perfectly fear
less publication of Chicago. sounds a
warning. Damage suit sharks. crook
ed shysters, ambulance chasing law
yers. are fiocking like vultures 10 the
carcass, trying to get at least part
of this money away from the unso-
Frustrated beneficiaries Some rep
resent big firms, it is whispered.
Chicago has chance to partly re-
deem herself in the eyes of the outside
world. Guard these poor people from
the wiles OF the ghouls, not only IN
paying the money 20 them. but in ad-
vising as TO its disposition. Stand be-
tween the grave robbers and theil
prey and Columbia will forgive, ever
though she may not yet forget the
Eastland.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-29
BEING \ BACK NUMBER.
columbus, O., Dispatch.

one of the easiest things. these
swift moving days, is to become 2
back number A lawyer may school
himself thoroughly in the knowledge
of his profession, but if he is to win
he must continue his study: there
VIII be something FOR him 10 learn
every day. and then he will wish for
longer days in which 10 learn more
So with a physician. especially with
a specialist. Every DAY is sure u add
something to his particular science,
and he must know il. if he is TO lead.
What is true of these two professions
Of law and medicine is true Of every
profession and skilled employment.
The knowledge, which is all the time
accommodating, one must have as GER
tainly as a carpenter must have his
tools.
That IS why it is so easy to become
a back number. Keeping abreast of
the knowledge peculiar TO ones occu-
patton is hard work and constant
work. but the reward is abundant for
the man who thus exerts himself
Years may come 10 silver his hair but
he is still the master OF his task. and
he will not be distanced by the new
corners in his field of endeavor More
over. his keen interest will keep him
young. his continued success viii con
serve his health and ne viii serve
better and live longer. Don't by any
sort Of a let-dOwn. run the risk Of be-
coming a back number.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-29
M HAT THE PAPERS SAY

game is worth the powder. That view
is correct 1t is said that great
need of this country is TO obtain sta
bility in its international relations
This is true, when this contention is
rightly understood. 1t is not to he
supposed that tariff schedules are TO
go on unchanged, year after year.
They should, on the contrary, be
adapted to existing needs and con-
ditions. But quiXotic changes and
revisiOns for purely political ends.
without intelligent regard to the re-
qulrementS Of business and industry
these should be done away with
The feeling that a responsible, COM
petent board was engaged in dealing
with tariff problems on an economic
basis, placing the general welfare
above partisan and sectional consid-
eratiOns, would be worth a good deal
to capitalists and manufacturers. in
affording a reasonable degree of as
surance that such changes as were
made would be in accord with safety
and reason.
We have had much freakish legis-
lation with the tariff and legislation
based more or less frankly on disre-
gard for the protection element and
insistence that revenue should be
the sole consideration involved And
we have also had some legislation
that went wild in respect to both the
protective and revenue features. The
Eagle sees some disbursement in
the fact that the tariff com mission
created under Pres't Taft never got
its ideas adopted, and was promptly
dismissed with change in the admin
istratiOn. But because congress re-
jected the advice of this board does
not prove that the boards findings
were without value. And even if il
could be shown that this particular
board was lacking fairness or ability.
that would not warrant condemning
the whole idea of a tariff commits
sion as unfit.
The fact is that many of our nation
al legislators find the tariff a valu-
able political asset and are not de-
sirious of having il settled in &C
cordance with considerations apart
from politics. But the public has in
terests that should not be subordi-
mated BY politicians. Let the work
in behalf OF a tariff commission 20
on; it has justice behind il
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-29
THE OLDEST LIVING THING.

Waterbury Republican,
The oldest OF the big trees Of cali
fornia has just celebrated what is ap-
proximately its 3.15Oth birthday. it
was sturdy young tree when Phar-
aoh and his army were drowned IN
the Red sea and when the Greeks
were building their wooden horse
outside the walls of Troy. II has
lived through every significant event
in the worlds history.
Generation after generation has
fused and fretted and fought its
way through life and while the long
est lived generation has been draw
ing his breath the only difference
time has made TO this tree has been
10 make il a little broader and taller.
IL is the oldest thing alive.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-29
THE MEL TING POT
GOMEZ TAKE POTLUCK WITH US.
\ Demonstration with Kerosene.

Nashville. Mich. News
No. an automobile won't run just
as well on Kerosene oil as II viii on
gasoline. And even II Il did. we
wouldn't be putting anything over on
John D., because he gets his rake
off on both Which sage reflection
is brought 10 us by seeing Lew Pratt
work half n day with his Maxwell
trying 10 get il 20 run as IL ought
with the tank filled with kerosene. He
claims ne didn't put the kerosene in
himself but If ne knows who did he
won't tell.
IT'S hard To keep OF the war dope.
Much as we would like TO cut IL and
often as we swear 60 read ii no more.
we return 10 il like the dos TO his
vomit Try it yourself. Take up q
newspaper and search il for subjects
and if YOU can find anything but war
that is worth writing about well take
it off your hands at a fair price.
THE lost and found Arctic explorer.
Mr.. Stefansson. whose name would 90
spelled Stephenson If ne lived I'm South
Bend has had no news from the
habitable world since April OF last
year. Quite "a few things have hap
pened since then. but not much that
the world will be proud Of CEN
fury hence.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-29

Athens, Men. Times.
Bethel township. Branch county.
had quite a sensation last week when
wild" man was discovered In a
nude condition in woods owned bN
Frank Paine Officers were called out
from Coldwater but in the meantime
the man had donned the garb of civ
ilization but ne was asked 20 explain.
1t developed that he had slept I'm
straw stack the night before with the
result that his underwear has become
filed with rye boards. When discoN-
cred wearing only natures garh the
fellow was attempting TO remove the
boards from his clothing. The crime
being justihable the traveller was all
lowed to so his way unmolested.
IN Michigan divorce court: Sip~-
risen JOY VS.. Lillian Hope JOY. sun.
if granted, Lillian viii not be de-
priv ed of her !5opo.
HAS a mother r.eht to her
baby?" asks a Chicago pls@c-.er.
OR. put it this way: Has "a baby a
right TO its mother:
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-29
1T BEATS THE BAND.

1t beats all what notorious liars the
newspapers immediately become when
they print any news derOgatory 10 the
Germans: that is. in the estimation Of
ton TO Germanism runs plus. You
should have heard them-maybe you
did hear them-when the report came
Monday morning of the retreat along
the western frontier. and the capture
OF 20.000 Teutor prisoners. IL was
Matched up. they said, 10 help the
Anglo-French war loan through
1t couldn't be true Notwithstanding
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-29
WELCOME. METHoDIsTs.

This is Methodist week in South
Bend-very much so. The entire
Methodist CLERGY Of the saith Northern
Indiana conference is here 10 receive
their allotment Of jobs, and in these
days OF stress and strife. a job. even
as pastor OF Methodist Episcopal
church at from 500 a year up, is a
thing not TO be sneezed at. This. how
ever, is not all The Methodist church
is the second largest church in Amer
lea, in point OF numbers; the largest
OF the Protestant churches. and the
very heart and soul OF evangelism.
Here again. it's leaders. its ministry.
are down TO discuss our moral and
ecclesiastical sins. and renew their
announcements Biblically inspired, on
what we must do. and must not do.
to DO saved.
Doubtful too. if there IS any other
church in existence that measures up
to the Methodists in insisting upon
the life OF its members measuring up
to their professions II is not saying
that hey always do it, and it is not
saying that the failure is not frequent
ly overlooked If not occasionally con-
doned. but that with this insistence
constantly before the membership, re-
vived with each annual conference,
and spread broadcast in what are
sometimes sermons Of fire"-speak-
ing -flgurativeiy.- quite GER
tainly has a salutary effect At least,
the Methodist church never lets it's
mem bers forget that there is more to
religion than theologies. formalities,
baptisms, catechisms and creeds.
Decidedly welcome. yes; these
Methodist visitors to our city. 1t is
merely reiterating Mayor Keller's
welcome Of last night. very appro-
priately he canned" the sort OF well
come that he extended a year ago
to the United Commercial Travellers;
quite as appropriately as he might
have canned" II in the first instance
for the whole world, even the u. c.
t. is religionizing life just at pres
ent, with a degree of success every
where. part no doubt. OF Method
isms reward l0uI
Life. Improvement Of the race.
prOgress--it is all considerable Of an
admixture of church results. school
results, press results, even theatrical
results. occasionally crystallized into
political results, but always primarily
through the regeneration of the indi-
vidual Church activity, that of any
church. regardless Of the sect, is
the advancement OF mankind is the
goal MethOdism has ever maintained
that standard. 1t may not be your
church, and you may not agree with
certain of its tenets, but it is the
church for those who do, and they
are a considerable aggregation of re-
markably good people, with just
enough Of exceptions among them
10 successfully prove the rule.
Church organization is essential to
an effective campaign To advance the
cause of Nazareth, same as political
organization is to advance principles
essential To the maintenance of a gov
eminent by parties. such as ia largely
the case with these United States.
That is what the Methodists are here
for now. May they go away. when
they leave satisfied that they have
been well treated. and may their plans
materialize great good for all human
ity
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-29
WHERE. OH WHERE?

There's going TO be an explosion in
the democratic party within six
months. declares Victor Murdoch.
Say. this is just terrible prophecy.
Can it be possible that Victor has To-
Gated an internal machine in demOc-
racy's midst? In these days of gen.
eral bombing a fellow who gives six
months notice of an explosion is
simply cruel 10 withhold the specihca-
tons. Where's she going TO bust, Vic
tori
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-29
NNI.-Entitled "Chimpanzec, My
Chimpanzcc."


(And dedicated to +. L. T)
Your poetry. my primate friend.
Has gorillistic charm and blend.
But sad to say YOU really make
One very. very crude mistake
Outside of that you're GOOD, my friend.
A wee translation now and then
Is needed on your verse, my friend,
scure,
Your enunciaton's very poor
Outside Of that you're good. my friend
Your work shows Simiidean trend.
But it's all wrong from start TO end.
For really il cannot be seen,
Just what YOU really try TO mean
Outside of that you're good, my friend.
Next time you itch to write. my friend.
I beg of YOU TO apprehend
That your orang-outangish trait
Demands that you your poems
Outside Of that you're good, my friend.
And as for monkey brains, my friend
l trust I shall not here offend.
When I rise 10 reiterate
That must be what's inside YOUR
pate
Outside of that you're good. my friend
r. NJ. IT.
THERE are more yellow newspa-
pers in the country than ever before.
and. like everything else, it is due TO
the war They are yellow. not because
they are degenerate. but because the
paper makers are running short OF
bluing. Every woman who has done
a washing or had a washing done
knows il takes a touch OF blue To
make the clothes look white. SO with
the paper In this way evolution
works. Perhaps in time we viii be-
come so accustomed 10 yellowish pa
per that we Will like it. as we should.
JUST to be in the fashion the wei
known L. s has gone to war with
Haiti, or Hayti. as YOU prefer. II is
not much of a war as wars so nova
days. but it viii do to practice on and
show our fighting form. We haiti
pick on a little Teller like the black
republic. but we gotta do it for his
own good, and incidentally it may
serve as an example of what our
style of Intervention is for the benefit
Of Mexico.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-29

Now that Or. Dumba has about I'm
ished impressing upon all citizens Of
Austria and Germany the perils OF
hanging on to ts.~ir jobs in American
factories. we takc the liberty OF sug
costing that the naturalization office
is open, every day except sunday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-29

Outlines Of the Book OF Joshua pre-
pared for Neighborhocd Bible classes
by Or. T. y. Palmer. now reaCy AT the
Y. W. Z. A, - cents. Advt-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-29
THE NEED OF An EXPERT
TARIFF COMMISSION.

ASpFlnEuelu nlcl1
The Brooklyn Eagle thinks that
while there is hard work ahead for
the Tarif Commission league che
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-10

better. and that confident smile Of the
champion merely served to cover ar
aching heart His most cunning moves
were thwarted, and the victory he e1-
pected TO win so easily was still out
at arms length, but elusive as the
will o the wisp.
In the eighth and ninth periods Joe
was the better by slight margin, with
Welsh apparently slowing down, but
in the final round the Briton made his
effort to steal the verdict. Some he
won over by his rally. others remem-
bered the good work of ShuGrue in he
early rounds.
The fun started with siJ-round
bout between Eddie Doyle, Of The
Bronx, and Joe Shea, of Waterbury.
Doyle may never regard this IS his
hardest battle. He won, but the crowd
found much lacking in the bout, Shea
may be q demon in Waterbury, but he
failed to show II last night.
The semi-fnsl was between Johnnie
Drummie, Of Jersey City. and Kid
Black, the East Side boy. The going
was fast from start to finish and the
crowd was intent throughout. Drum
ME forced the milling, but lacked di-
rection az times. Black landed the
cleaner punches, but not enough Of
them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-10
COLUMBIA FIVE
WINS LIVELY FRAY
Defeats Yale Team After a
Spectacular Battle at
New Haven.
[By Telegraph to Tbs Tribune J

New Haven, Feb. 9.-The Columbis
five won a spectacular victory over the
Yale team here this afternoon. The
score was % to 81. The Blue got away
in the lead. Columbia led at the end
of the half. fell behind after the sec
ond half started, but finished with L
burst Of speed that paralyzed the Yale
defence.
Captain Benson and Lee were the
leaders in the brilliant Columbia at
tack. Their defensive play. too, was
almost perfect, and their fast, accu-
rate handling Of the ball and unerrinG
goal shooting were the main factors
in the Blue and White victory.
Arnold and Captain Stackpole were
the stcadiest for Yale on the offence.
Arnold was alert to take advantage OF
openings. and he scored nine times on
four goals Both teams displayed al
most fawless team work, but Columbia,
with fewer chances 10 score, converted
more of the openings into fouls.
Yale scored twice before Columbia
tailed. but then Captain Benson twice
twisted loose, scoring on two hard tries.
Lee followed with a basket, on which
Columbia took the lead. Stackpole
evened the score with shot from mid
court Foul goals gave first one side
and then the other a margin of one
foul, and the game was not won until
the last minute Of play.
The lineup follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-10
ROAMER TO START
In RICH STAKES
Will Be Pointed for Ken
lucky Handicap of $4,000
at Louisville in May.

Andrew Miller has decided definitely
to send Roamer, the racing sensation
last season, to the Middle West in the
spring for the Kentucky Handicap, a
10000 added-money race, to be run at
Douglas Park. Louisville, on May %.
The Kentucky Handicap is a race Of
one mile and a quarter for three-year-
olds and over. 1t was instituted In
1915, and its first winner was the four
year-old Rudolfo. 1t paid Sl2,l5O to
the winner. Last year Luke McLuke,
the crack -year-old of the stable
Of John ". Schorr, raced to victory and
later came East and won the Belmon,
Stakes at Belmont Park and the Carl
ton at Aqueduct
When Luke McLuke won the Ken
lucky Handicap he galloped the mile
and a quarter in 2:02 As and contrib
utcd Sl1,5OO Of the total Of s85,326
earned by the Schorr Stable in 1914.
1t IS possible that a meeting between
Roamcr and Luke McLuke, which was
prevented in the Brooklyn Derby Of last
season by the breaking down Of the lat
ter in the Carlton. when he packed 1876
pounds and defeated Stromboli under
III, covering the mile in 1888 as, may
be brought about in the race this year.
Luke McLuke Is wintering in Kentucky
and young John Schorr, who trains his
fathers horses, will make every effort
TO have him ready.
Roamer is wintering well at the
Gravesend track, and Jack Goldsbor-
ough expects to start West with him
as soon as the cold weather breaks.
The finishing touches will be put on his
preparation for the Kentucky Handicap
at Lexington, where he and other mem
bers Of the string Golsborough is
training for Mr.. Miller and for Foxhall
P. Keene will race early in May.
II will be impossible for Roamer to
get back East in time for the Metro
politan Handicap, which will be run
at Belmont Park some time in May,
but he will return in time to fill his
engagements in the Brooklyn and Car
ter handicaps.
Jimmie Butwell, who rode last season
for the stable OF william Garth, will
have a leg up on Roamer in the Ken
lucky Handicap. Butwell is regularly
signed to ride for Goldsborough this
year. He is spending the winter near
Jacksonville, where he has a growing
orange grove.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-10
Ralph Gruman Likely to
Make a Hit When He
First Boxes in
This City.

Ralph Grumsn, lightweight champion
Of the Pacific Coast, whose home is in
San Francisco, arrived in this city on
Sunday, and is after matches with the
best 133-pound men in the East. He
worked out for about an hour at
Browns Gymnasium yesterday with
Charley Sieger, the Hoboken veteran,
and made a good impression.
To be sure, the work was OF the
lghtcst, but Grumsn went about his
various stunts with the easy grace that
10 the grind to-day to condition him.
self for bouts in the near future.
Gruman has been in the boxing game
less than two years, but in that time
ne has accomplished some great deeds.
lie first leaped into prominence by
whipping all the amateurs in and
around San Francisco, and then hied
him of to Portland, Ore, where he
won the championship Of the North
west. Flushed with success, he re.
tzrned TO San Francisco snc entered
another amateur tournament, in which
he won In his class with greatest ease.
His next effort was in the tournament
for the championship Of the Pacihc
Coast, and here again he came through
with eolors flying.
Jimmy Coffroth picked him up after
that and started him in the four-round
"amateur" bouts, in which there is
something in the watches besides the
works.
He has been described as a meteor
and surely he flashed across the pugi-
listic sky in meteorio fashion. He beat
such tough ones rs Willie Hoppe ana
many others He bids fair to be rs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-10
OUT OF AMATEUR LEAGUE
Seventh Regiment Nine to Play
INDEPENDENTLY.

Contrary to published reports, the
7th Regiment will not be represented in
the Amateur Baseball League this
summer. Captain Halstead, manager
of the National Guard nine, made il
known yesterday that the inability to
secure a field upon which the regi-
ment's home games could be played had
initiated against the teams chances
during the last two years. Rather than
continue under the same handicap, it
was decided to resign from the league
and form a separate schedule.
1t is said that this years combna-
ton will be stronger than in other
years. Two games will be scheduled
with clubs Of the Amateur League and
contests also will be played with anna
teur and college teams The nine will
open the season with a game against
the West Point Military Academy team,
at West Point.