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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-21

mockery and tomfoolery included. But it Is
too much that you should ask US to fast and
mourn in front of morality that is not there.
It is too much that you should ask us to re-
spect the shrine while your iconoclasts are
destroying the god. It is absurd that black
ring OF Puritans in tall, black hats should be
drawn up round the place, telling US all to be
silent and solemn, while We hear within the
brisk and cheerful pickaxes OF Mr. Shaw or Mr.
Barker breaking up every moral ideal which
any sane man was ever silent or solemn about
do not myself think it is wrong to laugh even
at morality in which I do believe. l most GER
tainly think it right to laugh at a morality in
which | don't believe. And l shall certainly
laugh my longest and loudest about morality
that nobody has yet discovered.
AS to the censorship. doubt whether any one
particular sort Of man, taken by himself can be
trusted 10 Judge fairly of such an incessant and
various stream OF work as that OF all the pub
lished and unpublished plays. / think the cen
sorship of some elected body would be better. 1
think the censorship OF a common Jury would
be better still think the censorship Of dead
cats and rotten eggs, delivered instantly after
the offense, would be best OF all
But upon none OF these principles can I find
any defense for the people who prosecute I'm.
morality while they still pursue morality; a
thing that eternally escapes them. / see no ex-
cuse for those who have no serious principle.
but wish 10 retain a serious topic There is no
such thing a serious topic; assertions alone
are serious The words that make them up are
neither serious nor frivolous in themselves Our
modern Puritans must decide either 20 defend
marriage and make war on the problem play OF
else TO repudiate marriage and permit the
French farce.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-21
Are Problem Plays More Moral Than French Farces

the modern Puritans may do now by applying
their peculiar morality to an institution which
they have never understood, and never, when
they were logical tolerated
The Nation, Of London, recently created a
Censorship Symposium of leading ministers
men who either hold, at least have been
trained to hold, all theatricals in horror. This
seems to me what is called in the serious
drama irrational" and, in our lighter drama
"a bit thick" l will respect a mans opinion
when he comes forward as a teetotaller, but
not when he also comes forward as a wine.
faster.
The influence of group which until quite
lately at least hated the theatre as the theatre
is an influence not difficult to predict. 1t must
tend, not to making the theatre less immoral
but simply TO making it less theatrical And
like theatres theatrical, as like poems poetical
But a much queerer thing has happened.
which every one must have noticed just lately
Not only have the Puritans taken sides in the
dramatic world but they have taken the side
of playwrights whose plays would have horrt
fed their consistent theological forefathers II
the old Purtans scOurged and branded men for
acting frivolous plays, they would have pretty
well burned them alive for acting problem
plays. But the Puritans on coming out or
their retreat, have Joined hands with the
problem" playwrights, with all the earnest
young aesthetics and atheists who devote five
acts 10 trying 10 ind out if there is such a
thing as morality. Nearly all the eminent min
listers summoned TO the council say a good
word in passing for the modern drama OF ear
nest inquiry-that is for Ibsen, Granville
Barker, Hauptmann or Shaw.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-21
BV q. K. CheSferfOn
bTTHE most dangerous thing in this world
is a Puritan who is broadening his mind.

is a Puritan who is broadening his mind.
broadening his empire. More and more things
do indeed come under his consideration; but
this only means that more and more things
come under his depressing and depressing
power He sheds over the cities of the earth
disastrous twilight, to quote Of the older
and stronger Puritans, who had a broad cul-
ture and a narrow creed. instead Of having,
like the Puritan popular preachers Of to-day,
narrow culture and a broad creed.
But disastrous twilight" is the exact phrase
for this hazy but sombre modernism. this odd,
respectable combination of dulness with doubt
Nowadays, the incest Puritans are the
rowest-the humble, old-fashioned people one
can still find snepherded into their separate
side their little tin cnapels. each with its cos
mos attached, one can still sometimes feel that
elemental fire and freedom which is in all
genuine authoritative religion. Il is in the great
halls and lecture-rooms that one feels stihed.
One feels If the whole universe had been
turned into lecture-room.
The strongest case Of this is the Interior
ence of the modern "broadmnded" Puritans
with the drama and the matter of the censor
ship. Their fathers stopped away from the
theatre altogether l am not SO malignant as
to say that they improved, frightened and puri-
fed the theatre by stopping away from it; but
/ DO say that did il no harm. And do say that
their ancestors, who smashed all the leatros
and scOurged and branded all actors and ac-
tresses, did much less harm TO the theatre than
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-21

preceding the release the mass may be IN
the most delicate balance. There is a popular
error in regard to the energy of such displace-
ments. In a case recently reported quite
extraordinary, extending as 1t did over
vast territory, the energy was estimated ct
90 5000 0G0 900 600 foot tons. Assuming even
that the whole work performed in one
minute it would only be equivalent to that OF
$500. 600 horse power during one year, which
seems much, but is little for a terrestrial up.
heaval The energy of the suns rays falling
the same area is a thousand times greater.
The explosions Of mines, torpedoes, mortars
and guns develop reactive forces on the ground
which measured in hundreds or even
thousands Of tons and make themselves felt
all over the globe Their effect however,
may be enormously magnifed by resonance.
The earth is a sphere OF a rightly slightly
greater than that of steel and vibrates once
in about one hour and forty-nine minutes
If, as might well be possible, the concus
sions happen to be properly timed their COM
bined action could start tectonic adjustments
in any part of the earth, anu the Italian ca.
lamity may thus have been the result OF ex-
plosions in France That man can Droduce
such terrestrial commissions is beyond any
doubt and the time may be near when il viii
be done for purposes good or evil
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-21

fly of such a state being anything but the in
evitable consequence Of cosmic disturbance
The question naturally presents itself as
to whether there is some intimate relation
between wars and terrestrial upheavals. The
latter of decided influence on tempera-
ment and disposition, and might at times be
instrumental in accelerating the clash, but
aside from this there seems TO be no mutual
dependence. though both may be due to the
sam9 primary cause.
What can be asserted with perfect con.
fdence is that the earth may be thrown into
commissions through mechanical effects such
produced in modern warfare. This
statement may be startling. but it admits OF
a simple explanation.
Earthquakes are principally due to two
causes-subterranean explosions or struc-
tural adjustments The former are called
volcanic. involve immense energy and are
hard to start. The latter are named tectonic;
their energy is comparatively Insignificant
and they can be caused by the slightest shock
or tremor. The frequent slides in the Culebra
are disbursements of this kind
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-21
By Mr.. Nikola Tesla
Distinguished Scientist Electrical Expert and Inventor

Is an exact reproduction OF the external form
and one which. owing to the mechanism Of the
optic nerve, can not be distorted in the trans
mission to the brain What is more, the pro-
cess must be reversible, that is to say. form
brought to consciousness can, by reflex action
reproduce the original image the retina,
just echo can reproduce the original dis
turbance. If this view is borne out by expert
ment an immense revolution in all human rela-
tions and departments of activity will be the
consequence.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-21
Natural Forces Influence Us.

Accepting all this as true let us consider some
OF the forces and influences which act on such
a wonderfully complex automatic engine with
organs inconceivably sensitive and delicate, as
IT is carried by the spinning terrestrial globe in
its lightning fight through space For the sake
Of simplicity we may assume that the earth's
axis is perpendicular to the ecliptic and that
the human automaton is at the equator Let
his weight be hundred and sixty pounds,
then, at the rotational velocity of about 1920
feet per second with which he is whirled
around the mechanical energy stored in his
body will be nearly 5,7S0,00O foot pounds :
which is about the energy of a UNDERGROUND
cannon ball.
This momentum is constant we'll as the up
ward centrifugal push, amounting to about
ffty-fve hundredth of pound and both will
probably be without marked influence on his
life functions. The sun. having mass $4,000
times that Of the earth, but being $4,000 times
farther. will attract the automaton with a force
If about onetenth of one pound, alternately
increasing and diminishing his normal weight
by that amount
Though not conscious of these periodic
changes. he is surely affected by them.
The earth in it's rotation around the sun
carries him with the prodigious speed Of nine
energy impaired to him is over 25, 100, 100000
foot pounds. The largest gun ever made in
Germany hurls a projectile weighing one ton
with muzzle velocity of 300 feet per second,
the energy being 100000 foot pounds.
Hence the momentum of the automaton's body
is nearly sixty times greater. 1t would be suf
fcient to develop 762,400 horsepower for one
minute, and If the motion were suddenly ar
rested the body would be instantly exploded
with force sufficient to carry a projectile
weighing over sixty tons to a distance Of
twenty-eight miles.
This enormous energy is, however, not con-
stant but varies with the position Of the autom-
atom in relation to the sun. The circumfer.
ence of the earth has speed of L 500 feet per
second, which Is either added to or subtract
ed from the translatory velocity of nineteen
miles through space. Owing to this the energy
will vary from twelve to twelve hours by an
amount approximately equal to 1888 600
foot pounds, which means that energy streams
IN some unknown way into and out of the
body Of the automaton at the rate of about
sixty-four horsepower.
But this is not all. The whole solar system
is urged towards the remote constellation of
Hercules with speed which some estimate at
twenty miles per second, and owing to this
there should be similar annual changes in the
flux of energy, which may reach the appalling
figure of over one hundred billion foot pounds.
All these varying and purely mechanical effects
are rendered more complex through the in
clination Of the orbital planes and many other
permanent or casual mass actions.
tn automaton is, however. subjected to
other forces and influences. His body is at
the electric potential of two billion volts. which
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-21
War and the Earthquake

Theoretically, II may be said that one might
think Of a tectonic earthquake and cause II
to occur a result Of the thought, for just
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
WILLARD AND JONES
INVADE NEW YORK
Heavyweight Champion Ready
for All Corners, According to
His Manager.

NEW YORK. Dec. ''.-Jess Willard.
and his manager. Tom Jones. left this
city for Chicago on the Twentieth Gem
tury Limited yesterday afternoon. Will
lard and Jones raid New York a flying
visit in order to "clcan uD'' a few busi-
ness matters. They arrived here the
night before last. and after arranging
their affairs salts factUrily Jones took up
a few Of the CHALLENGES that have been
hurled at the champion.
Tom was interested in the announce
meM that a syndicate Of Newark busi-
ness men was anxious to stage a fight
between Willard and Wcinert
The Cnly thing that would stand
II :he way of that match" said Jones,
lis the fact that the syndicate offers
only $40. 900, whereas it is we'll known
that Wizards price is $4,000. Willard
N New Orleans or March 4. but there
| is nothing to prey ent him from ficntins
| anybody else provided he gets his price.
] may try to get here to see the Moran
| Coffey fight at the Garden on January
| 7, as we EXPECT soon to be matched mp
with one of these two. However, We
| arc open to meet all comers."
Jim Savage. who is to fight Vein
ert Mt tie Pioneer Athletic Club on next
| Thursday night. tried to get in touch
! with Jones. Savage is much wrought
UP over the fact that the Ncwarkers
| are not giving him the consideration
| which he thinks he deserves. Tin de-
| had better go slow with the arrange
merits until after the battle next
| Thursday. as he expects to upset their
| plans by eliminating Weinert.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
New York Yankees
Most DESTROYS of
Obtaining Magee

NEW YORK. Dec. 25.-Capt. r. l..
Huston. who journeyed % Cincinnati to
be at the ringside when the Federal
League took the final count. returned
home yesterday somewhat depressed.
but still hopeful that owners in organ
lied baseball would at least not place
any barriers in the way OF the Yankees
acquiring some new and star talent
Captain Huston was not downcast be-
cause of the peace terms. but because
1t was possible for him to put over
any trades which might have strength
ened his club.
The Yankees openly tried to bargain
for Lee Magee and few other Federal
stars" said Captain Huston. but there
seemed to be fifteen other clubs as
anxious as the Yankees TO get these
men. The only difference between us
ana the others was that we were above
board in our offers. while the rest got in
second bid. Just what will be the out
come Is beyond me. as | left Cincinnati
rather disgusted with the business
methods OF my associates.
There Is a slim chance that Magee
will be a Yankee. | made a big offer
to Harry F: Sinclair. but he asked for
time to think IT over. We want Magee.
and We would like to get Bill Rariden
as we'll as kauff and Cooper. These
others are secondary. however as we
will be satisfied with Magee.
Most OF the men at the Cincinnati
conclave were well satisfied with the
peace terms. Especially were the Fed
erals pleased. And l want to go on rec
ord as saving that never have l met
better sportsmen than represented the
Federals at that meeting. Ny hat Is
on to James A. Gilmore. Charles Weegh-
man. and Harry f. Sinclair"
Edward G. Barrow. president Of the
, lnternationals. also returned from Gin
cinnati and instantly plunged into the
work Of disentangling disputes over ter
ritorial rights in his league. Mr.. Bar
row refused to make a statement, but it
| Is thought he will be obliged to grant
Baltimore and Buffalo rights to Federal
owners before the peace treaty can be
| made amicable to his organization.
John X. Tener. president of the Ma
! tional League. did not come back to
Now York. but stopped off at Philadel-
phia for the holidays. He sent word tn
his local office. however. that he would
| he In New York shortly and that sew
eral matters of innortance would have
| to be cared for on his return.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
SINCLAIR MARKETS
ALL FED PLAYERS
Cubs and Browns Will Get First
Chance to Buy Stars From
Him.

NEW YORK. Dec. 25.-Harry +. Sim
clair. owner Of the Newark Federal
League club. has taken the contracts Of
all Federal League players which are
absolutely binding and will dispose OF
the players. according to a statement
made by Edward Barrow. president OF
the International League. Mr.. Barrow
returned Yesterday after attending a
peace conference at Cincinnati. Mr..
Barrow said that the contracts taken by
Mr.. Sinclair did not include. however.
the players taken over by the me.Eed
Chicago and st. Louis clubs.
The other clubs. as well as the Fed
eral League. have relinuuished their
claims to Federal League players. and
will put them entirely into Sinclair s
hands. Mr.. Barrow said. HE has as
sumed responsibility for the contracts
and will endeavor to get as much for
the players as he can" added Mr.. Bar
row.
Barrows statement supplements Sin
clair's announcement at st. Louis yes
the Kansas City. Buffalo. and Newa Ok
Federal League players. IT appar1<Itly
explains how Sinclair came to possess
the contracts of Benny Kauff. Lee
Maeee, and George Anderson. Of the
Sinclair will give the Cubs and st.
Louis Browns first chance for tie Fed
eral League stars and after these clubs
take what they want it will he up TO
the other clubs to bid for whatever
players they care to take. The wa> =
| see it, both the Browns and Cubs ~
have first chance to get Benny Kaun
and Lee Magec IL these clubs care to
take over the contract. However, both
! of these clubs are overburdcned with
pla yers'
Concerning the attcmrt by Federal
/ League maGnates to consolidate tic
Buffalo Federal and Buffalo Irterna-
| tional Clubs. Mr.. Porrnw said:
| I've world never stand Cor such n
Buffalo merger. he Buffalo Federal
| League franchise was declared forfeit
ed. md we cannot saddle our Buffalo
| people with stockholders of a company
which went out OF existence"
Mr.. Barrow said he does not snow
| how many Federal LEAGUE Dlave's tho
| International League can use. He does
! not think many OF them Will he pur.
| chased. eff tho Federal League v il
assisth in paving some Of TIE contracts
we shall be glad to tax" over some ot
| the better players which the big league!
will not USE" he said
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
Three of a Kind.

William Travers Jerome. the New
York lawyer. said of a certain charge
the other day:
1T was a coincidence. a strange CO.
incidence. an almost incredible coinci-
dence-like the Sufferers tale. you
know.
a stutterer in restaurant said to a
waiter:
"B-bring me p-p- plate of beef
THE waiter, who also suffered. an
swered:
"'W-we're out of b-b-beef, sir
THE guest. thinking he was being
Knocked, rushed at the waiter to knock
him down. but another patron inter-
posed hurriedly.
"D-d-don't hit him" he said. He's
not mocking you. He s-s-stutters the
same as d-d-did before was
c-c-cured.' "-Pittsburgh Chronicle .Tele-
graph.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
HAS FIFTY MEN, BUT
" WANTS LEE MAGEE
Joe Tinker, Prospective Man.
ager of Cubs. Whales Com.
bination, Seeks Star.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. 24.-The deal
for the Cubs will be closed January
6. Charles H. Weeghman received a
telegram today from Charles P.
Taft stating that it would be un-
necessary for the new Chicago own
er to make the trip 70 Texas, where
Mr.. Taft is spending the holidays,
to complete the negotiations, and
intimating that Taft would return
to Cincinnati the first week in the
new year.
There is just a possibility that I
might run down to Texas Sunday. but
hardly think 1t is necessary said
Weeshman tonight.
Propped Up with pillows in bed at the
Henretin Hospital, recovering from an
operation. Joe Tinker, who will pilot the
amalgamated Cubs and Whales, held a
long conference with Weeghman this
morning. The consolidation of the two
teams gives Tinker more than fifty
players. But Of these less than twenty
five are under contract.
Tinker urged Weeghman to make
every effort to get Lee Magee from the
Brooklyn Feds and place him on second
base. Tinker also is after another out.
side player. He Is Fed pitcher who
| gave the Whales considerable trouble In
every game he played and Tinker Is de.
termined to land him. The line-up for
the regular positions that Tinker will
select will be something like this:
| Ptchers-Brown, Hendrix. Vaughn
Mcdonnell. Bailey, Lavender, Prender.
CAST. Catchers-Archer. Wilson Fisher
| lnfielders-Saier. first base: Zeider sec.
| ond base; Doolan. shortstop thinner.
/ man, third base. Outfielders-Flack
Zwilling. Mann. williams, and Schultz.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
.D0NNELLY TAKES ON
". WHITING IN MATCH
Title Holder Will Go Three Miles
at Central Coliseum Against
BaItimOrean.

Carroll Donnellv. Southern skate title
holder will go out of his class tonight
nj the Central Coliseum in taking on
Willie Whiting. the Baltimore crack. in
q three-mile roller skating race. Don
nelly Is sprintcr. and in meeting the
Baltimore man at a longer distance is
Attempting something out of the ordl-
nary.
During the past week Donnellv has
outskated all opponents in various
race s. and Is expecting to come through
tonight in the longer race. Whiting met
defeat one before against Donnelly.
and asked tor longer race.
In tuning up for the contest Donnely
took on two skaters last night ut a
mile. lack Riley and Icrnard Ennnet
paired UP for the distance. and Dom
nelly won by half a lap in three min
utcs twenty-five seconds Tonights race
will start at 9'45 D. m.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
Clubmen May Enter
Three Track Meets

There aye three track meets in which
the Washington Canoe Club desires to
be represented-the Georgetown and
George Washington meets in town, and
the Fifth Regiment meet in Baltimore.
A 1,200-yard relaw team 600 yards to
each NAM is proposed, which will meet.
If possible, boat and canoe clubs. That
the club has good material we are sure.
No man will be allowed to represent the
club unless he can show in practice that
he is capable of making n good show
ing. Training will begin Immediately:
Members who desire to run under the
colors of the club. either in the relay
or in other track events. will please re-
port the fact to the commodore as early
as possible so that he may get line
on all available material.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
Washington Canoe
Club BoWlerS Active

To help enliven the winter season OF
the Washington Canoe Club and bring
its members together. the aquatic COM
mittee has proposed a series of duckpin
games during the winter with various
organizations in Washington and Balti-
more.
There has been call for activity of
this sort by the bowling element OF the
club. and everyone interested in either
bowling or roofing" for the team is
asked to cooperate.
To the five members OF the team bowl
ing in rs per cent or more OF the
matches and scoring the highest aver
ages. a gold. a silver. and three bronze
medals will be awarded provided at
least six recognized competitive matches
are rolled in the thTe months commenc-
a January. 1915.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
Schoolbov Basketball During
Tourney Company
Formed for Bowling

Organization Of the Washington
Tournament Company, the in
stitution which will control the
A. c. B. A. tenpin, duckpin, and
candlepin tournament took
place at the Chamber of Com
merce Wednesday afternoon.
The act places the tournament
officials and committee heads
in a position to actually trans
act their business, and this
privilege is the only drawback
there has been to completing
many plans for the event. It
will necessitate the naming Of
a new set of officers or rather
remaining the men who had ac-
cepted elections before, as this
formality is necessary to the
correct letter of the law before
the new company is extant.
The Washington times., 1915-12-25
ALL.STAR TEAMS IN
FOOTBALL CONTEST
Members of Famous Independent
EIevens Will Play at Vigi-
Iant'S Park.

Many Of Joe Oliveri's Vigiants and
an all-star aggregation piloted by
Country" Morris, will provide the
holiday attraction in football today at
Vigilants' Park, at p. m. in what is
expected to be the last game OF the sea-
son.
The Vigilants will be composed of the
many stars who have been together all
season while Morris has succeeded in
combining many of the Engineer play
ers with some stars from independent
teams. The battle is expected to draw
we'll