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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-08

That Swiss professor who has dis
covered a powder that viii stop the
flow Of blood has risen nobly 10 the
present emergency: but what is even
more needed is somebody 10 stop the
fellows that are making blood flow.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-08

franchises for their company, all of
which they received without cost and
without price. The inadequate ser
vice given this city has from time to
time brought forth protests from civic
bodies. and others, but these protests
were uniformly ignored by the COM
pany.
Under the present methods of taxa
ton We are advised that railway Off
Gals complain that whenever they
add a new car to their equipment, a
tax officer comes around and places
a taX-fine upon their cars upon val
uatiOn ranging from several hundred
to thousands of dollars per each car
added to the equipment. Then along
comes another official for the city in
some instances and places another
tax-fine in the shape of a license fee,
of five or ten dollars, upon each car.
Such taxes and licenses are distinctly
tax on industry and not upon
wealth. The value of all rolling stock
of the company must deteriorate
from year to year, constantly calling
for a revision downward of the valua-
ton. The value of a franchise is a
fixed. definite and determined item,
not deteriOrating in this community,
but always rising in value with multi
plying population. The armatures of
a street railway franchise never burns
out, and the wheels go flat.-as they
sometimes do with the rolling stock.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-08

A psychical expert declares he mas
held communication with spirits. Rut
many others have had the same ex-
perience by having recourse to much
more commonplace methods than Of
pSvchOlOgN
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-08

If the street car company is to go
by favor in any manner, let the taxes
be reduced on the rolling stock, and
let the franchise be placed upon the
duplicate at its acknowledged cash
value. Then the company will be
compelled To equip their lines with
UP to date, improved rolling stock
sufficient at least to meet the addi-
tional fixed charge of franchise tax.
Then the company will put on new
steel cars instead of old wooden hulkS
or cigar boxes" as you denominate
the cars now in use, knowing that
they will not be fined for putting on
good car that will afford TO the public
comfortable riding facilities. A steel
car is more comfortable, and safer,
than a wooden car The company,
again. will then be enabled to so in
crease its equipment with additional
extra" cars in their barns, so that
during rush hours they can bring
them out TO take care Of the service,
knowing they are not 10 he fined In
advance for every additional car add
ed TO their equipment With the add
ed cars. and better ones. the public
will be the better accommodated. and,
MS YOU suggest, with added accommO-
dations. the traffic will enlarge.
After "A careful study OF the fran
chise taxation problem as relates to
the local company Mishawaka' 5
Chamber of Progress has prepared a
bill TO submit 10 the assembly to cor
rect this evasion by the local company
OF payment of taxes upon this import
ant item of its assets The method Of
evasion. and the correction of such
practice. has been submitted to the
city attorneys of South Bend and
Mishawaka, and a past city attorney
of our city. and other lawyers, and
has received their .. X. as being a
frank statement OF the fact involved.
This is not a partisan matter; IL is a
patriotic. statewide community mat
ter And we confidently appeal 10
! The News-Times as a paper TO aid us
in the reformation of the taxing laws
TO the end that franchises shall
bear their just share Of taxes. And
your timely efforts TO give the people
OF South Bend relief from a long in
tolerable condition with reference 10
service has our appreciative endorse
--cat-
Sincerely yoI~s
+. NJ. BARROWS
/ President Mishawaka Chamber o,
Progress
/ CHAS. J. ROY. Secretary.
! Mishawaka. Ind. Jan. Z. 1910.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-08

The map-making publishing bust
ness in London is reported To be at
a standstill. the business being now
in the hands of the various armies.
Nobody knows what the map of Eu-
rope will look like until the war is
over. and geography now has joined
the ranks Of the uncertain sciences.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-08

The most dismal prophecy is that
OF a person who. seeing no sign of
peace in Europe at present predicts
that it will last for centuries. If it
lasts for a century it viii be very
much reduced in magnitude by the
fact that all the men and materials
will he used up
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-08

We shall not venture to assert what
the correct temperature is for the
rooms in which we mortals go through
our daily round OF toll. None the less
we shall venture the assertion that
there are many houses and offices in
this city SO hot that if eggs were
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-08

Wireless velocity has been deter
mined at $4,000 miles a second,
which speed probably makes the auto
fiends feel that there is much left in
life To discover. and that speeding is
as Yet in very slow stages Of its de-
vaI0Dment
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-08

Sens. O'GOrman. Hitchcock and
Reed, who have been rearing up on
their hind feet here of late and buck
ing at the presidents program in the
senate, have been named by their
associates, The Three Musketeers. -
The only one of the three who has
the slightest objection to the sobri-
quet is O'Gorman. He says that he
does not want TO be any musketeer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-25
Resume Playing Tn
 Women's Golf Tourney

Scarborough, N. r.. May 25-P1ay in the Women's Metropolitan golf championship tournament was re- stunned at the Sleepy Hollow Country Club today under more favorable weather conditions than yesterday. The fairway was soggy and the put ting greens a trif1e slow after the rainstorm- but all the golfers showed marked improvement in their play in the championship.
 Farmer Want Ads. One Cent a Word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-25
ssNIerit System Now Becomes Marking System" and the Teachers Are to Have,a Chance To Be Reinstated Without Loss of Salaries-Two Teachers Wrongly Marked, Says Deane.
FIVE COMMISSIONERS SUPPORT THE
 - TEACHERS END OF THE ARGUMENT
Deane Defends System Under Sharp Volleys of Questions From Commissioners Opposed To N-Teachers Lose Two Promised Supporters When Poll is Taken Lawyers on the Job.

Battered hours with demands and questions, indg protests arising from pentup feelings, and denunclaaon secrecy hrouded their actions the members education who conceived the merit system teachers partly to public opinion last night
 Crushed the weight of criticism, the board voted te give teachers who docked another c,ance bs reiInbursre them year provided they attain proficiency mark.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-25

Farner Want Ads. One Cent a word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-25

Pfques, Ratine. Linens, Palm Beach Cloth and Repps, in all the latest models for summer; button down front, with patch pockets; button side; belted waist; regular and extra sizes. $1.oo each.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-14

Prock's word given under guch con-
ditions that he could not withdraw II
without notifying me. Later editions
of the paper were so positive. how
ever, that I took the paper and went
to Mr.. Brock and asked him II he
would not authorize me to deny that
statement. He said that the state
ment was correct. l told him that
was amazed TO hear 1t. as he had told
me that he was going to vote for the
bill, He said that he had gone over
1.-THE petitions that had been sent him
with some friends of his, and that
there was only twenty-six per cent OF
the voters OF his district on the petit
tions. and that he did not think he
ought to vote for bill for which only
twenty-six per cent OF his people had
petItioned. 7 asked him whether he
had ever had a petition of even ten
per cent OF his voters on any other
subject. Bur laying that aside the i'm
portant fact was that he had told me
that he was satisfied several days be-
fore. and had stopped me from getting
petitions: that / had not sent him a
single petition from the large county
/ of I4unenburg: and that he had no
right to stop me and tell me he was
satisfied and then, without consulting
me at all. announce in the papers that
he was not satisfied. / furthermore
told him that l held him TO his PROM
Use, and that ! would continue my
work on petitions until the vote was
taken, and that | was satisfied that
even then ] could get enough to make
a ma iority. He again greed that II /
did SO he would support the bill, and
sent kilograms and letters all over
lthe Twenty-eighth District putting
men, ostt to- yvsPir,r ard tho statement
was then made in the paper that Mr..
Brock was undecided how he would
vote. The next day, however, | had
4another. interview with him. aftd he
Eflatly declared that he had made up
his mind to vote against the bill and
/ that I need not get any further sigma
lures. j did not discuss the matter
with him any further, as | could not
afford TO waste my time In that fash
lion, and although larger number Of
fnamer went to Mr. r. Il. Brock "a ia
vor Of the enabling act than wen. to
| him for all other measures put to-
] gether and although leading ST stze rs
[ frofaa Isnfsesfburg, Prince Edward, sssAs..
foway. Cumberland and Amelia told
y him that his district was overwhelnt-
ffngiy ''eiry. - he utterly ignored their
representation and voted against the
bill.
Mr.. brock in 1914.
II I'm 1914 ! rrefsrred not 10 havS any
I 6incssEs1on Nth III z3xock about ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-14
"NO JAM"

Travellers abroad Will Immediately appreciate
the feeling of Canadian student soldiers in train
ing camps who find themselves deprived of their
beloved jam for breakfast dinner. tea and sup-
per.
Recently several university presidents paid
visit to a camp at Canadian Niagara, where
several Thousand of their former students are in
training for military service. Reports OF the
trip made In Toronto paper carry the follow
ing Illuminating comment Because men are
facing death does not make them any less human
The dispatch reads
when Captain Smith. the Varsity
derry officer for the day, asked for COM
plants at tonight every table raised
the protest. NO jam The men
promised the 'svveet' for tomorrow
night. and were given extra supply of
buns. The regular militia ration only In
cludes jam every second day. but the
C. o, r. c. men pay additional twenty
five cents over the Government allowance
to supply sugar, butter and cheese"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-14
TAFT AND ROOSEVELT.

Mr.. Taft declared that in the present crisis
calmness and firmness should be exercised by
the Government He pointed out that sentt-
ment that viii not survive deliberation will never
prosecute: war He wrote strong. encourag-
ing letter to Mr.. Wilson expressing his complete
confidence as a good citizen In the President,
He made a public address calculated to induce
sober reflection
Mr.. Roosevelt declared, without solicitation,
that II he were President he would stop com
merce with Germany in twenty-four hours.
PauAng to remark that Great Britain has al
ready very effectually Gone what Mr., Roosevelt
says he would do and that therefore his state
ment means he would do nothing. pass on
to the interesting statement made in Mr.. Rose
velt's trial the other day. that the Colonel ex-
pressed himself in 1914 as being eager to tear
Wilson to pieces"
| Now obviously there need be no longer any
doubt, not only why the same party Is not large
enough to hold Barnes and Me-" but why no
party could retain within It's borders Mr.. Taft
and Mr.. Roosevelt. And we doubt II the time Will
ever come again when MFR. Roosevelt win be re-
tanned IN the same party with anybody, or re-
tanned by any party in any public office.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-14
BELGIAN ATROCITIES.

Nh the Lssftansa's assassination the topic Of
7 ny. and the signed report Of yiseount Bryce
0xing that the taaes Of Belgian outrages cir
~ early In the war were by no means ex-
Hnfsd. the public will be even harder to
go that the sort of Kaltur that Is ex-
voress q the world. or that the civilization
stered could be calculated 10 improve the
Mon in which we live.
u sxhA really yAauable traits IN The German
~ The appreciation of America. ana. exea on
&ny's enemies. has not been lessened By
nnnSs exhaltaticn Of . false ideal abov8 her
sc long a. she proclaims the low and
H&ss the high. GermanY VIII tail
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-14
THE CnIin SHOULDER.

Down In Chile, also, they are turning the cold
shoulder TO a certain widely advertised brand of
diplomacy Great Britain sank the German
cruiser Dresden an she about to be informed
by the Chilean Government. That government
asked for an explanation and Great britain
apologized. Along comes note from Germany
making threats because the apology was accept
ed. and Chile gives Germany five days to with.
draw the note 49, a4aStt,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-14
1T WOULD PInw.-

In yesterdays Philadelphia papers the full
page advertisement OF the John wannamaker
store, which appears In every paper in Pha.
delphis every day. contains the following letter
signed by Mt wannamaker Mr.. wannamaker
says under the title 81 Would Plow"-
said the great Tolstoi when asked by
Russian peasant. If you were told that the
end of the world would como tomorrow.
what would you do -
I would piow' responded the toilirg,
old, gentle, mystic philosopher.
Shocks and anxietes may befali US
upon a sunny day and nearing the journeys
end, which can be prepared to meet
bravey and trustfuily.
whether II be a high official or a prf-
vate citizen in extreme suffering. the duty
is plain to
keep your head when oil about
you
Are losing theirs and blaming
II you
Come rain. come shine Be fine and
pillow your ne-strsight on
"Our statccraft is In safe hands and tho
people are calm, cool. resolute and hope
full.
"One thing certain
Americans are not cowards"'
fsigned) JOHN wANAMAKER.
May 10. 1918.
1t is doubtful II many Americans engaged in
similar enterprise have anything like as large
interests at stake in maintaining peaceful con
ditions has Mr.. Wannamaker but he speaks
with calmness and philosophy eounselling con
fidence in the President and the administration
His example is one worthy of Wholesale fol
lowing. =.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-14

bi1l. He voted for some of the amend
merits; he voted against some Of
them: he voted for the hi7I when It
was passed loaded down with the oh
noxious amendments, hut when ths
conference report came hack sixned
by Senators Mapp and Echols. ard
Delegates Williams and Barley. he
cast his vote to reject the report. aaf
1t was saved by the vote of Lieutenant
Governor Eilyson.
Want More Efficient Temperance
Worker Than Mr.. Brock.
NOW MIR. Brock may not seq any
reason why he should not be sent back
to the Senate, and may considere1+
punishment or persecution to leave
nim at home, but | very frankly state
that do not care anything about
punsshing or prosecuting Mr. Brock,
pus l certainly do want somebody efse
10 represent the Twenty eighth nix-
trict in the Senate in 1915. 1 want
somebody who believed in the en-
ab!iny act, and who worked for state
wide prohibition, and who viii be Of
some value ia the passage of efficient
legislation in 1915. I want some one
who knows the sentiment of his dis
trtet better than Mr.. Crock knew the
sentiment OF the Twenty ed gftn Dis
tri1t, and Who is not doubtful and
undecided UP to the very last mo-
meHt what course he Will pursue
nave nothing whatever to say
against Mr. Brooks personal cnarac-
ter. ! know nothing about him. Tut
] do know az senator from tho
Twenty-eightt, District his procedure
was not satisfactory to the temper
ancc workers from that district, and
they Trust Ntnat the voters OF the
Twenty eighth District will not return
him TO the Senate AGAR. il they can
find a man with cledn-cut con-
lsfstcff temperance record. for the
temperance legislation of 1915 will be
the landmark of the Assembly OF
1915,
General and Particular.
have discussed in the above the
general principle which think should
underfy the selection cf members Of
the next General Assembly OF vir-
ginla, and ] have applied that prin-
ciple to the Tweuty-eighth Senatorial
District In which X am u vo4ersis8s III
sincerely trust that tfaere will he a.
large majority or the members OF the
Senate of Virginia .whu favor State
wfdp prohibition from personal Gem
yictlpn. and that the Twenty-eixhth
Senatorial District will furnish one "
,,,' JAMES u cANNoN. ~ Il
A 1'he N
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-14
FRIDAY

to understand why we are so appreciative OF
the real people and so unappreciative of the eff
forts Of those who are not the German people 20
impose a new standard upon civilization.
Viscount Bryces report. from the nature and
character Of the man who made IT, the American
people win believe. We would only too gladly
desire TO be able to dishelieve It,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-14

~ you wear n ben you win Also wear ssnne
May fs. A. consciousness OF good dsseti
and happiness 40 hand In hand.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-14

Japan and China csnnot be greatly blamed
for desiring TO initiate their Eurepesn nssni-
tors. *s-.4.s.sy
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-14

The matter OF chief concern In the election
Of men to the next General Assembly is to select
men to make tho prohibition law who honestly
believe in the wisdom Of the law. and who are
not only anxious for II to succeed but who be-
lieve that II can be made TO succeed: VINO have
done everything possible to secure the passage
Of such law in the past and are committed
to the prontbitlon principles for the future How
utterly Illogical, not TO foolish 1t would be
to elect men to draft legislation to make eftec-
tive a law to which they ara personally opposed
and against which they spoke and worked and
voted
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-16

What the average girl In. high so
c,ety In New York seems to want Is
husband enough to last about three
years and aIimony enough to carry
her through the rest Of her life
Houston Post.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-16
CHAMP CLARK SEES
GREAT PROSPERITY


San Francisco. Cal. July is.--Im-
mediate and countrywide prosperity
was proclaimed here Thursday BY
Champ Clark. Speaker Of the House
Of Representatives, In an address be-
fore the Commercial Club Of San
Francisco.
Il predict that within sixty days
every person in America desiring to
work will nnd employment at fair
wage" he said. Nobody will ever
be able to estimate the damage done
to American business by the Euro
psan. Asiatic. African war. but bust
ness is rapidly righting itself and
believe We are on the verge Of long
era Of prosperity.
I'VE are beginning to harvest the
biggest all around crop that eve'
grew out Of the ground"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-16
bRlOS COUNTY
CROPS ARE FINE
Best Corn Crop In vsars and Nearly
Every Farmer 70 Prsesleins
liberalization.

have Just returned from Millican
and from all over the lower end OF
the county. Including some OF the
Brasos bottom near Allen Farm. and
since had visited that section be-
fore on June I. l believe that ] am
safe In saying that crops Of all kinds
have increased several hundred per
cent on the hill lands as well a. In
the bottom. OF course these yours
crops in the bottom will be entirely
subject to favorable seasons from
I cav corn on this trip seven feet
high and over. which had Just been
planted when was there on June l.
and cotton that was waist high and
over that was not up when ! wal
there before. These young crops
where . good stand was gotten. are
,ust about a. nne as can he. though
there are places where the stand u
poo:.
The corn on the hills Is about
mature and 10 BY far the best tho
county has made since I have had
this work. Disqualification Is almos'
universal over the county every
where I have been. and have aoon'
covered the entire county s'ncc tn'
rain ON June is. The corn acreage
has been greatly increased. whi''
pears. peanuts and sweet potatoes
have been increased at least 500 pc
cent. and these crops were never bel
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-16
EAST s)os SCHOOL -
IMPROVEMENTS

Contractor r. 8. Taylor has begun
the work Of moving the music rooms
manual training building and domes'
tic science building Of the high school
to different locations on the school
grounds. The work Of converting the
old janitor's house into q domestic
science building will be begun In the
next few days and the material fo'
same has been purchased.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-16

ter and more promising In any
country.
I and many farmers preparing to
make syrup out Of sorghum cane.
and quite number have raised good
patches Of what IL known as seeded
ribbon cane. Any Of this syrup VIII
be better than what we get out Of
the market and known - commercial
syrup.
Taking Il all IN all. Brazos County
has the most valuable crop she has
ever raised. not that We have made
more corn or cotton to the acre than
We have ever made before. but We
have more corn planted and With the
other diversified feed and food crops
we are going to have plenty Of corn
| for home consumption. q thing We
have not had In some years.
So our people win 80 into the next
year In . great deal better condition
| than they were at the beginning Of the
present year. regardless Of the price
Of cotton.
Nearly everybody II going to raise
what they live on At home. and wher
they do they will wake up to the fact
that we are living In q mighty good
country. When the people OF Braso'
county realize for once that they cor
| live on homegrown products and MOI
have to send out Of the State for hun
dreds Of thousands Of dollars worti
Of feed and food stuRs. We will thes
begin to hs . prosperous people. ans
not before. We can Be II We vii
only continue to increase our meth
DDS Of intense farming and diversin
cation. Surely vs are In the daws
Of better day for farming In Brazo
County. We can make Il . srea
deal brighter and better II We will
A. w. BUCHANAN.
Farm Demonstration Agent
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-16

"HIs wife wants to be one Of the
Four Hundred"
"what chance has she?"
well. I should say there are Just
about s5.s7s on the list ahead Of her"
Detroit Free Press.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-16

Hearne. Tex. July is.-The COM
missioners let the contract for . new
bridge over the Brasos river At Port
Sullivan to replace the one which
was destroyed BY the high water In
April. The new bridge will be twenty
Ave feet longer and built i've feet
higher than the old one. Work on
the new bridge will commence with
In thirty days and will be completed
by January I. The cost Of same will
be si3.soi.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-16
FLOOD THREATENS
POINTS |h0H|0
The Ensirs Village Of Foraker on the
scieto River 10 Under
Water.

Columbus. Ohio. July a. Many
Central Ohio points are threatened
with big floods. The Ottawa river
floods are large in the section about
Kenton and many nearby villages.
The entire village Of Foraker on the
scIoto river 10 under water.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-07-16

He'd Seen handling Much Grain ser
gxper< since War Began.
(ny Associated Prsssl
New York. July is.-An explosion
yesterday wrecked . BIG grain els-
vasor h wsefpwksn and severely n
jursd = half rsa men. The slsva'
tor had bssk handing much grain
for export 70 Europe aimee the war
began