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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-21
x X x X X x X y X X X X X
x WHAT THE PAPERS SAY X
NEWSPAPER ACCURACY.

Lafayette, Ind, COurier)
In commenting upon the expression
You can never believe what you see
in the papers," a statement more
common than it would be if those ut
tering it knew whereof they spoke, the
New York Times says: That state
ment, uttered earnestly enough, con-
stitutes the sole claim to shrewdness
and knowledge that is possessed by a
considerable number of people. and
the comfort they get out of repeating
it is presumably great. 1t must be,
else the repetition would not be so
frequent"
The fact of the matter is that this
assertion, frequently repeated in every
community. is not such a severe re-
Election upon the accuracy and relia-
bility of newspapers as. or its face.
it appears TO be. Generally it is made
by some person piqued because of
some published error concerning him
self or his friends. He does not really
believe that newspapers, as a rule, are
unreliable, else he would not read
them at all, and the very fact that we
hear newspaper criticized so freely is
the best of proof that they are read
by all classes more than they ever
were before.
The Times goes on to say: I'm
reality. of course. the journalistic APP
proach TO complete accuracy is high
amazingly high. when account is Ia
ken Of the almost innumerable oppor-
tunitieS for making mistakes that a
newspaper has every day All OF
which is undeniably true if we stop
TO consider all the facts of the case
only those who are engaged in news
paper work, or have been some time
in their lives. can even remotely com
" n
the news of the day and present ii in
readable form in the time allotted to
work on the daily press
Mistakes are many. il is true. They
are inevitable. But with the stress
and strain imposed upon the repor.
/ torial. editorial and mechanical force.
I OF newspaper, the never-ending bat.
/ tie against time. the struggle 10 get a
the truth when frequently every chan.
mel seems 10 be closed and every ef.
I fort made to suppress facts and witt
\ the various processes that must b,
employed before the fragmentary in
/ formation gathered by the reporter,
/ is transformed into the published ar
/ ticle. the wonder is not that error.
I are made. but that they are not IA
more common and consequential in
/ their nature. SO much emphasis hai
\ been laid on accuracy that the degre,
OF proficiency attained by the moderr
newspaper. under the circumstance
| that prevail and which cannot be al
| tered is nothing short OF marvellous
/ II is one OF the wonders Of a wonder
] fal age.
I Newspaper tOilers carry a burden
OF responsibility out OF proportion {,
! the reward they receive. either IN
| compensation or appreciation. The.
work unseen and unsung and il is
N.-es LIB Ell . 4,
world at large. should submit them I,
the undeserved criticism and censur,
that is so often heaped upon them b,
a thoughtless public. III the condi
lions under which they work wer'
generally understood we should hea
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-21
MACHINE TO SCRATCH SEEDS
(Farm and Fireside.)


Nature has made some seeds with
such thick, hard coats that ii takes
more than a year for them 10 germi-
nate. This is all right when the plant
has TO shift for itself. because the
seeds which must be soaked for year
or two may save the plant from de-
struction. when a bad year wipes out
the first-year sproutings. Prof. II. ID.
Hughes OF Iowa state college has in
vented a machine which scratches the
shells of the seeds and lets In the
moisture. Ii is a very simple machine.
The seeds are blown against sand pa
per by a blast Of air and their coats
sacrificed. or scratched. The results
with il are remarkable. Seeds that
are treated will go twice as far in
many cases as unscratched seed. Seed
made a 9S per cent record Of sprout-
ing which when left untreated made
only so per cent. one man got per
feet stand OF clover with i've pounds
OF scratched seed to the acre Il is
simple. sensible and very valuabl'
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-21
1T MUST HELP BANKS. TOO.

In his plan To help out the cotton
producers. Sec'y McAdoo is going to
send $3O.OOO.OOO to three southern
federal reserve banks. the money to
be loaned at six per cent, of which
the banks are to take three per cent
for handling the funds and Uncle Sam
the other three per cent.
Three per cent of $4,000, 900 is
100000 The relations of Uncle Sam
and the banks may be said to be
pleasant
For Uncle sam to concOct plan to
loan 10 the producers direct, and thus
save them 100000 would be rank
economy Or. wouldn't it?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-21
RECORDS GOING.

I'm this record breaking age the
public pays little attention TO the new
high marks as a rule Here's some
new records that Will interest you
however:
Uncle Sam-farmer-w Will break al
records. in this the year 1915. for the
production of barley. rye. sweet po-
tatoes. tobacco. rice and hay Last
years production of wheat. corn, oats
apples and peaches will be surpassed
as well.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-21

IT makes US green with envy to
hear Col. Hoynes, dean Of the law
department a, %otre Dame. tell OF
his summer outing on his Maryland
estate Ii is like a chapter from ro-
mantle fiction. but bears the indelible
stamp OF truth The situation of the
estate is picturesque and its historical
associations date back 10 the revOlu-
tionary war Lying on the bank of
the Severn, where Old Ironsides took
refuge from the British. it looks on,
on Chesapeake bay and its languorous
airs soothe the weary worker to rest.
If the colonel should ever decide TO
organize a colony of weary workers
to spend the summer on the Severn,
we would like an opportunity to prove
our eligibility TO membership.
IF Germany should clean up on
Russia, as now seems possib BILE. we
would hate to predict what the result
will be in southern and western Eu-
rope Possibly, among other things.
t might have the effect of waking
England up.
More Recent PuckervilIe Itums.
Tud Bussard said readin the Mish-
'waka epitaphs minded him of this'n.
This marble shaft recounts the fate
OF one who always came too late.
He did his weak. untiring best
To keep the pace long with the rest;
But lacking capital of wit
He fooled things for want of ii.
AT last he failed to draw his breath.
And now his widow mourns his death.
Could saint do any more than he?
He tried! Now let him
Rest
Peace.
Tud has decided not to retire from
the jewelry business. He has recent
sold more sewing machine needles
fer D.
The hens round about heer are
cOmplainin' bout their is'latiOn. They
say its mighty sterul
Think Holdbug is complainin' also.
bout havin' to pick his End crop or
strawberrys ev'ry day fer dinner He
says they amt hardly huff fer two
so his wife watches him eat EN-
F. l.. 7.
HAVING put the Interstate fair
over in the 100000 class, the next
event on the program, ladies and gen.
, tlemen, will be the launching Of the
South Bend Country club at Chain of
Lakes. which. in its way, will be a no
less classy and imposing spectacle.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-21
HE'S \ JIM-DANDY.

We would like to meet the spell
binder who succeeded i'm convincing
the border MeXicans that Texas ought
to be a republic again. He must be a
wonder.
The words Republic of Texas have
been enough TO throw most Mexicans
into an epileptic fit since 1886. In fact
it has long been the genera belief in
Mexico that the United States seduced
Texas into the Union in order TO be
protected from Mexico.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-21
a. MATTER FOR THE STATE.

A. NATTER FOR THE STATE.
Charleston, S. c., News and Courier.)
In the first six months of 1915 the
state of Indiana has collected $780,
327.79 in automobile licenses. This Is
more money for the first six months
of the present year than was collected
all told in 1914; and under the law as
it is written in Indiana the fund will
now be divided among the various
counties of the state. In those states
which have made the greatest pro-
gress in road building this plan is not
followed. Instead, the money derived
from automobile license taxes is spent
directly by the state in the construc
ton of state highways or in their up
keep. This is the case in Massachu
sets. for example, where the state
has engaged in highway building since
1892,
Europe learned long. long ago that
good roads could not be had so long
as the problem of securing them was
regarded solely as a local matter In
this country il is only in recent years
that the public has been awakened to
see that there are roads which pass
through every county the condition of
which concerns not only the people of
the county but the public at large. OF
course, the coming of the automobile
has contributed 10 bring about this
change of attitude. AS a result a
number of states have already seen
the necessity of getting the roads out
of politics and of establishing Sys-
tenn of construction and maintenance
under which the people would be as
sured of receiving full value for their
money. 1t has not been for any lack
OF funds that the country has con-
tinued for so many years with few
really improved highways. The fig
ures of the department Of agriculture
show that over $160,0OO,OOO is eX-
pended annually in road work, yet this
money is most of it practically thrown
away so far as regards any perma-
nent results
What the public wants. in the south
/ especially. is a new and enlightened
policy under which we shall gradually
| build up a system OF highways which
will bind the various counties of the
state together and which will be
disable at all seasons. Such a system
1 will cost money. but the people viii
not begrudge the expenditure If they
&c the roads. Maryland is now spend
/ ing S1S.OO0.OOO out of the state treas
urv in the construction and mainte-
nance of highways As a result, il Is
stated. the state is thronged with
visiting Automobiles. who are de-
veloping Maryland summer resorts
and encouraging her hotels. while
across the line from the District of
| Columbia for many miles home seek
ers and capitalists are buying up
| thousands Of acres of hitherto rela-
lively idle farming lands. The huge
sum appropriated by Maryland seems
staggering for a small state. but one
need only perambulate the beautiful
| Maryland countryside to see that the
money is being returned 10 the state
treasury in enhanced valuations even
1 faster than il is being spent in road
building
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-21
MAYBE ENGLAND EXPECTs.

British Red Cross representatives
have completed arrangements where
by convaleScent soldiers from the
Dardanelles are TO be quartered and
cared for at various health resorts in
the Crimea and Caucasus. Inasmuch
as il will be impossible to get thu men
there until the Dardanenes are open,
the visit Of the Red Cross committee
at this time indicate that England ex-
poets something to drop" in the Oar
danelles very soon.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-21
ANOTHER PROHIBITION STATE.

South Carolina made "a pretty thor
ough test OF handling the liquor prob
lem through "a state dispensary sys-
tenn. and has now given ii up and fol-
lowed the example OF her neighboring
states in adopting total prohibition.
The dispensary may he all right in
theory. but In practice South Carolina
found. as Georgia. North Carolina and
Alabama had found. that the state
control brings too much politics into
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-21

II peace is purchasable commod-
ity, Henry Ford ought 10 be able to
buy a lot OF it with his $4,000, 900.
And yet. Andrew Carnegie started
preaching peace years ago with a far
bigger fortune than Ford's, and look
at the world noWi
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-21

Grand Duke Nicholas having been
depOsed by the car, and Admiral von
Tirpitz given a vacation by the kaiser.
possibly because they were not get
ting sufficient action" may be we
will now witness some real slaughter
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-21

Presumably Capt. Archibald viii
not do any more war-corresponding
for a while. but il he succeeds in
keeping out OF jail he needn't anguish
without employment Surely the
friends of Peace" will give him job.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-21

As a matter of scientific interest
military strategists have long wanted
10 see an irresistible German army
thrown against an immOvable Jap
anese legion. Maybe they will yet.
Ouien sabe?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-21

It's time for DiOgenes to get busy
with his lantern in Washington. But
he may need a high-power searchlight
TO find an honest diplomat.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-21

much more of praise and far less of
criticism for their efforts. But since
this is impossible the newspaper
workers will go on doing their best
in spite of their critics. sustained by
clear consciences and the comforting
knowledge that they are performing
a very necessary part of the worlds
work.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-21

at least "frisk them when they
knock off 10 see that they don't
carry any machines of with them.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-21

Henry Ford is going TO employ
every discharged prisoner from the
Michigan state prison in his automo-
bile plant Suppose. though, he Will
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-21

There's so much money in the coun-
try that most anybody can go into
Wall street these days and borrow a
billion dollars-if he has the security.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-21

Bill Taft declares that before the
bull moose will be let back into the
pasture, it must first be dehorned.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-21

Spot cotton sold in Houston for 10
cents. the first time it has reached
this mark in more than a year
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-21

In Japan. if a bride dislikes tax
ing her husbands name she may
adopt him into her own family.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-21

Those who wait 100000 years will
witness repetition of the phenome-
non of February, 1866, when there
was no full moon
There we're only 354 days in the
year 1852.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-20
uNrvERsAIrsr PASTORAL CHANGES
Rev. p. r Adams Goes to East and
North Montpelier churohes

- Alhans Nav % Rev. George y
Fortier state superintendent of iniVer-
saiist churches. announres the follow ing
changes in the ministry 81 tho state
Rev. " " adams ~. ID. has accepted
: csll 10 the pastorste 81 the ntersa-
10 churchcs of East snd North Mont
psiier. a. begin June . Dr Adsms hss
serpcd the Vermont CONVENTION fof fuauv
vesrs. having bad psstorates - Rorhes-
fef. IN this state. and Hunfingsfile. r.
y. esch oi =eren wears DURATION. ~
i hoTsed that in ronnsstiun ulth be
F,astorats ~ Essi an8 North woutpei-
fer w. Adams wiH aise sefFe ths par-
isis,s ~ Calais nnd Fsst Caisis
tsfurcr Weirh ~ - laeFenef Thr-
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thr lnifrrsnii-i Iarish at hsIls through
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ri WIuinetnn utn ssrTe - Nuitt Tun
1f5dre end A. SteAseH of Osutoa
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-20
MONTPELIER MAN PRESIDENT.
DR.. W. H. McGof Chosen by Vermont
State Dental Society.

Burlington. Nav 20 Officers elected
to-day at the annual meeting of the
Vermont State Dental society are AS
follows: President. W. H. McGoff of
Montpelier; vice presidents II. NJ. Smith
of Lyndonyille and G.. T.. Partridge Of
Burlington; secretary, Philip Mellen OF
Middlebury; treasurer. W. n. Munsell OF
Wells Rivers; executive committee, W.
r. Pond Of Rutland. David Manson Of
Burlington and z. NJ Williams OF Rut-
land.
The exhibit of dental supplies and ac-
ces~ories IS said TO equal any shown
the last year in the eastern part OF the
country. II is 30 large that Is occupies
the entire dining room OF the hotel
The report of Dr. p NJ. Williams Of
Rutland. the secretary, was largely his
torieal. The state society was original
IL formed IN Rutland county.
The report showed that the society is
hourishing financially and numerically
and advised the formation Of more local
The principal action taken at the bus
mess meeting was the adoption OF an
+ amendment 30 the constitution and by-
laws BY which the Vermont society be
comes a compound part. Of the National
Dental association.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-20
RAILROAD WON CASE.
Defeated Arthur A. Blount Who Sued
Because Suit Case Fell on Him.

Vermont supreme court took final adj
lournment at Montpelier late yesterday
after announcing decision in the suit of
Arthur A. Blount OF st. Johnsbury
against the Montpelier & Wells River
railroad. The opinion reversed the nldg-
mcnt OF the lower court with the cause
remanded. In Caledonia county court
Blount secured verdict for $1,000 for
alleged injuries received while riding on
the railroad when a suit ease fell on him
from an overhead rack.
The following entries were made; Addi-
son county. John Gibol ys. A. y. and f.
NJ. Strong, discontinued; Caledonia coun-
ty, VI. H. Blair vs.. East Peacham Co.
operative Creamery Co. discontinued:
Lamoille county, ia re Arthur J. Tbomp
son, afiirmed Orleans county, Peblois ys.
Souther. affirmed. oben rs. Adams, mv
tion to certify Judgment granted: Wind.
sor county, laFountsiu Ns. Staples &
Wilder. discontinued: Windham county.
Wslling vs.. Pierce, discontinued; Orange
Crompton vs.. Beedle & Thomas.
Jacobs rs. Sumner. af.
affirmed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-20
Anto Kuepferle, Claiming to
Be American Citizen,
Was Being Tried
HAD PASSPORTS
FROM SEC. BRYAN
He Was Accused of Giving
Military Information
About British

London, May 90, l0:l4 a. m.--Anton
kuepferle, who claimed to be an Amer
lean citizen, once residing in Brooklyn,
and who has been on trial charged with
giving military information to the enc
mics OF Great Britain, committed sui
eide last night in Brixton prison. He
is reported to have hanged himself.
kuepferle's trial began Tuesday at the
Old Bailey court, he being charged with
writing letter to an address in "A neu-
tral country of Europe, giving valuable
facts regarding British military opera
tions. 1t was asserted that while this
appeared on its face to be an innocent
commercial communication it was inter
lined in invisible ink with military in
formation in the German language.
kuepierle had passports signed by Sec.
retary Bryan and he represented himself
as a woolen merchant He arrived in
Liverpool and was arrested two days
later.
Kuepferle left written message bear
ing testimony TO the fairness of the trial.
confessed he was soldier, said he wished
to die soldiers DEATH and could not
bear to mount the seaffold as a spy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-20
ONE DEFINITE STEP
NEARER BLOODSHED
Parliament Which Assem-
bled To-day Is Expected
to Make a Formal Decla-
ration of Italy's Policy
Russian Fortified Line on
the San Broken

Austria's final proposals have been re-
5ected unanimously by the Italian coun
ell of ministers, and the two nations arc
step nearer war. The Italian Parlia.
ment assemblies to-day and declaration
of the governments policy is expected
An Italian green book has been issued,
giving a review of the negotiations with
Austria, which are shown to have been
started in December. Italy's demands,
which Austria failed to satisfy, are based
on claims that she was entitled to COM
pensation for Austria's advance into
Serbia.
The Russian fortified line along the
river San, running across central Galicia,
on which great reliance was placed to
check the Austro-G German advance, has
been definitely broken. The statements
of the Teutonic allies that they had
crossed the river are confirmed in an Off
ciaI announcement from Petrograd. Pre-
mysl, which Russia won from Austria
after a struggle of several months, is now
under attack by Austrian guns. One of
the greatest battles of the campaign ap-
parently is pending along the river San.
In the north the Russians claim sue
cesses in their operations against the
German force which invaded the Baltic
provinces. 1t is said that the Germans
have been expelled from Shawl.
London dispatches say that the reor-
ganization of the cabinet will be thor
ough going. A large number Of resigna-
tions are expected and the cabinet will be
reconstructed with the sole idea of carry
ing on the war.
Paris, May 20, $50 p. m.-Reports are
received from Rome that the Italian
Chamber of Deputies by virtually unan-
imous vote to-day granted full powers to
the minister Of war.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-20
Also Disappeared a Roll of
$50 and a S25 Gold
Watc
VIII 9N..oTOWN MAN
fasSv HARD LUCK TALE
On His Complaint, Goldie
Sun Bianchi Was Placed
Under Arrest

Frank Barber, aged Is, a prosperous
Nllliamstown farmer, walked into police
headquarters early to-dy and reported
the loss of satchel containing mort
cages, notes and other papers valued at
$4,000, roll Of greenbacks that he
wouldn't have sold for $50 and a gold
watch with an appraisal of S25 attached
to it. Hitehed to Mr.. Barber's story of
his loss was tale that moved the hear
ers to pity the man
The farmers narrative of his loss be-
gan with the sale of his $4,000 farm in
Williamstown TO a man from Canada. In
the middle chapters he is seen in the act
OF hopping onto iitney bus in Montpe-
lier and ordering the driver to carry him
to Barre. Toward the end of the tale he
was negotiating for nights lodging at
No. Is Railroad street, this city Before
the story is concluded, satcheI money
and timepiece have disappeared.
Mrs. Goldie Sun i,ianchi is detained at
police headquarters in lieu of $500 bail
and early this P-ternoon the authorities
were ready TO give her a hearing on
charge of grand larceny. Mrs. Bianchi
was arrested this forenoon by Officer
John w. Dineen on complaint made by
Barber to Grand Juror William Wishart.
When arraigned before Acting Judge A.
A. Sargent she entered plea of not gull
ty and the hearing was set for this after
noon at o'clock.
In moving description OF his skirm-
ish with hard luck, Mr.. Barber told the
police that he came down from Williams
town yesterday and went directly to the
capital where his attorney looked over
tho papers hich he received for his
farm. Emerging from the attorneys Of
fee, he esped iitney and engaged fare
for one to this city. The jitney driver
let him out at No. Is in the middle OF
the afternoon. He claims to have re-
manned at the Bianchi house until IN
o'clock last night. At the moment of his
departure he started to collect his be-
Iongings. be went on. aud discovered that
they had gone. He spent the night up
town and waA on hand at police head,
quarters bright early this morning.
Mr.. Barber is nearly hesrtbroken over
the disappearance OF his valise. Papers
that mean mIch to him. he contends. pre
,f no more value than so much wall pa
per in someone else's possession.