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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-29
SMITH APPROVES
Of BENDER CREW
HoOSier Owner Satisfied That
His Club viii Be in the Lead
in Short Time-GrodiCk Ex-
peCted to Arrive Today.
BULLETIN.

Joe Grodick. the Grand Rapids
inhcldcr. last year HOOsier third
Sacker. arrived here today short
" after noon. Joe il i'm great
condition and will be at second
base i'm the clash with the Ducks
this afternoon.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-29

Stolen bases-Lathrop. 3: Duggan.
p: Kenny Motifs, CorcOran. Sacrifice
hit-Nills Two base hits-Bergman,
Mills. Kline. Duggan. Three base hit
Mills. Double play-ROWan TO Cor
coran to O'Donnell. Hits-Off Penn
beiton. l3 in innings. off Ostowski.
. i'm ] inning: off Sheehan, 4 in in
innings; off Berger none in two in
nings Struck out-By Sheehan. Z; hv
emberton, Z; by Berger. . by Os-
trowsxi. l. Bases on balls-Off Penn
berton. 6: off Sheehan. I; off Bcr-
ger. l. Hit batsman-IistOn boy Ber-
ger. Wild pitches-Pembe rton. b.
Irmpi-e-AndersOn
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-29

Passed balls-Lake. ]. sacrifice hit
Hill stolen Eschen, Lake.
HiNenbaugh. Berger. .; Nearle. Var
ley. p: Herring. Two base hits-Nar-
ley. Beall. Eschen. Three base hit
Manning Wild pitch-Hin l. Strike
outs-Hiu. L.: Haines. >. Bases on
baIIs-Haines. 8. Hit by pitcher
Broder by Haines Umpire-Slear.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-29
NEWS OF THE BOXERS

DUBUQUE Ia. April 29.-Bnl
Miskie St Paul lightweight out
fought Knockout Brown OF Chicago in
a snappy 10-round bout AT Platteville
last light.
MARINETTE, Wis, April %
George Chip. the hard hitting middle
weight from New Castle, Pa. bested
Jimmy Clabby Of Hammond. Ind. in
10-roUnd no decision bout here last
night
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-29
Federal LEAGUE
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Southern Michigan.

0outAhtflA
South Send. 4 Saginaw. :.
Flint. >; Battle Creek. &.
Bay City. IA; Jackson, II.
American League.
Washington. 4; Philadelphia. 0.
Detroit. -; St Louis. 8.
Chicago. :: Cleveland. 3.
New York Boston. postponed, coll
weather.
National League.
Philadelphia. ,: Brooklyn, 0.
Chicago. 9: Cincinnati s.
Pittsburgh. q St. Louis 6.
BoStOn-\eW York, rain.
Federal League.
Chicago. Is; Kansas City. l.
All other games postponed. rain.
American Association.
Louisville. 3 Indianapolis. ,
Cleveland 9: Columbus. >.
Milwaukee. 9: Minneapolis. (.
st. Paul. >; Kansas City, (.
GAMES TO-DAY.
Southern Michigan.
Saginaw at South Bend.
Flint at Battle Creek.
Bay City at Jackson
American LSaSue.
New York a. Boston.
Philadelphia at Washington.
ST. Louis at Detroit.
Cleveland at Chicago.
National League.
Boston at New York.
Cincinnati at ST Louis
Brooklyn AT Philadelphia.
Federal League.
Baltimore at Brooklyn
st. Louis at Pittsburgh
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-29
locals Fan i'm Tenth.

In the last half of the tenth Lake
fOuled out TO Supp. George BeaU
followed with a cracking double TO
left center. lie was too anxious to
get around and tried 10 stretch il into
a triple. Bashang threw to Supp in
time to put the first sacker off the
bases and HiXenbaugh closed the first
league game OF the season by going
down, Schrim to Berger.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-29

FISHING TACKLE, Rods. Reels,
Hooks. Sinkers. and Stringers. Low
prices at COOnleys. AdVt.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-07-15
ARIZONA ELKS DINE
 NEW AND OLD OFFICERS

LOS ANGELES, July 15.-The Ari- zona lodges entertained at an elabor- ate banquet the new and retiring of- ficers of the grand lodge of Elks, hold ing a reunion here this week. E. M. Dickerman, of Tucson, grand esteem ed loyal knight, acted as toastmaster- Joe Prochaska, of Globe, district depu- ty, was the master of ceremonies.
 The state associations lost their fight for full recognition by the grand lodge of Elks when the report of the special committee was adopted. The report recommended that the state as- sociations be allowed to suggest amendments to the constitution, but that they not be permitted to endorse candidates for office. A partial re- port of the committee on new ritual was submitted, and this will be pre- sented in final form next year.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-07-15
THAW CALLED SANE
 AFTER 8 YEARS FIGHT

NEW YORK, July 15-Harry Ken daIl Thaw was declared sane by the jury which for nearly three weeks has listened to testimony in the supreme court before Justice Peter Hendrick- Forty-tignt minutes were consumed and two ballots taken. Justice Hen drick on Friday morning will an nounce whether the commitment upon which Thaw was incarcerated in the state hospital for the criminal insane at Matteawan will be vacated, thereby giving to the slayer of Stanford White the liberty for which he has fought in the courts for nine years.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-07-15

perfectly good bond, simply because he was losing money" was never thought of anywhere on earth, save on the Yuma projecti
 What business man in Yuma, or what land owner on the entire project would let a contract for the construc- tion of a house, and then when the job is "34 per cent complete" release the contractor, and then hire the local reclamation force account" under Sellew's management, to complete it?
 I don't think any of you are that crazy! If you are, some kind friend should send you to the bug-house!
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-07-15
VILLAS NEXT STAND
 ID BE AT TORREON

FL PASO, July 15.-Villa's next stand against Carranzas advancing northern army will probably be at Torreon. In message from his head quarters tonight it was stated that Aguas Calientes had been abandoned and the evacuation Of Zacatecas is. under way.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-07-15
(By Benjamin Franklin Fly)

that says figures don't lie" and for that very reason 1 have always loved to deal with them-for my policy has ever been to tell the truth and shame the devil" 1 have, therefore, become intensely interested in all annual re- ports, pamphlets, published statements and congressional investigations that pertain to the Yuma project, and while it may truthfully be said that figures don't lie," still when you read what 1 am now going to give you, if you study them closely, always keeping the dates in mind, you will come to the conclusion that some body has been guilty of an awful lot of juggling, to say the least.
 According to former Man ager Sellew's 18th annual re- port there had been spent on the Yuma project up to and including June 30, 1914, the sum of $6, 7O3,754.84 "for con- struction of project to date. "
 According to the 18th an- nual report of the U. s. R. S., compiled in Washington, D, C., the net investments to June 30, 1914" on the Yuma project amounted to $6,S59,- 983.O9, of which 83 per cent, or $5,699,958.14 was charged to the Arizona side, and Y per cent, or $1, 16O,O24.95, was charged to the reservation unit in California.
 These figures show a dis crepancy of $156, ,128.25.
 Now get copy of Hear ingS before Subcommittee of House Committee on Appro- priations, 63rd Congress, 3rd Session." and turn to page 324. Here you will find that the amount expended for construction to June 20, 1914" was $6,642,O 2,O94.O7, which showed the Yuma project 57 per cent completed, whereas, MT. Sellew'S report of an out lay of $6,7O3,754.84 brought it to 6o.2 per cent completed on the same date.
 On page AZ of this same book of records Director Da- wis testified before the Con- gressional Committee that the met expenditures for con-
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-07-15

There you have five sets of figures covering the same identical transac- tions, and yet through the systems" method of juggling, but two of them are alike. I cheerfully give them for whatever they are worth. If you can make heads or tails out of them, why go to it, and Init the line hard"!
 In his rushing out into the lime-light few days ago, the "extinguished" manager of Yuma project, in dicsuss- ing the distribution system," with ref erence to the amount of dirt moved, gives this interesting batch of figures, he says:
 "On this feature (distribution sys- tenn there have been moved over 4,2S0,000 cubic yards, the total cost being $S25,000 or an average price of 212O cents per cubic yard for large and small canals
 As matter of fact, according to contractors in this section, large pro- portion of this work could have and should have been done for even 10 cents per cubic yard, on the smaller canals, and none of it, if done in Yuma valley should have exceeded 13 to 15 cents per cubic yard. This very astute "extinguished' manager claims that during the season of 1911-'12, a portion of the main canal on the Cali fornia side, comprising about 1,25O,OUU yards, was built under contract" for 21.3 cents, whereas, his force ac- count did the same amount of work at 16.S cents per yard in the Yuma valley.
 What strikes the average unit hold CT, land owner and water user as being one of the darkest mysteries connect
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-07-15

0u WlIu Iu0 uIld pIOJSCC 10 IHO AoSI that excavations could not be made for less than 16.8 cents per cubic yard, when it is a conceded fact on all sides that Yuma valley earth is probably the easiest handled of any on the en- tire American continent. For at least eight or nine months in the year the climatic conditions are absolutely per feet; the soil is loose and easily han dled, and why it should cost 16.8 cents to move this earth (with "horses and mules," excluding jackasses, that made a profit of forty-odd thousand dollars), is something beyond comprehens1on.
 But the darkest mystery of all, in fact it is so dark that it is black, is that big dam, Laguna. The contract for the construction of this dam was let on July 6, 1905, and on July 19, 1905, 13 days thereafter, work was begun by the contractors. The plans and specifi- cations demanded that all the rock be ''hand put" and not merely dumped in like the limestone dust is now being dumped into the Colorado. White & Co.,, bid on the work with their eyes wide open, and they were overjoyed at getting the job for $797,650. They had two years within which to com plete it. In August, 1906, 13 months after they began work, these sharp, | Shfewd contractors petitioned the gov ernment to release them from their contract, on the grounds they were | losing money, and, notwithstanding their bond was A-No. 1, a board of these h-muck-amuck engineers rec commended that the contract price be increased to $1,129,135. After White 6 Go. had gobbled up all this, they again asked to be relieved of their re- sponsibility, and it was aUnr.
 And then what? After being re- leased it was announced that the dam, Laguna, was 34 per cent complete. All the equipment of White & Co.,, was bought by the Reclamation Service at White & Co.'s inventoried cost price, after it had been in use from July 19, 1905 to January 23, 1907. (The car load of harness that I understand was dumped into the river was probably of this lott Uncle Sam then completed the work with his force account" un- der the direction of the local U. S. R. S. But, instead of the rock being hand put" as the original contract called for, railroad spurs were run to the adjacent rock quarries, and the same method of procedure prevailed at the dam as now prevails in excavating rock for river revetment-scoope up and dumped in,-big pieces, lit tie pieces, dust and dirt-it was all the same.
 It is no wonder, then, that cement was used for the top layer of paving, instead of such rock as was being used, for had the rock been adhered to for paving, it would probably all have been blown away long before this. As it is the Yuma project has a dam that answers the purpose for which it was built, even if White & Co., got away with a barrel of swag, and an
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-07-15
FIGURES OA HIGH FINANCE;
 WHAT LAGUNA DAM REVEALS

struction of project to date, " June 30, 1914, was S6,7O3,754- 84, which with S133, ,363.24 for deferred operation and maintenance c h a r g e S" brought the sum total up to $6, ,837,118.O8. Adding this years appropriation of $934,- loco and last years eXpendi- lures to what had already been spent, Mir. Davis said, would make the Yuma pro- ject 71 per cent complete, and to complete it in it's entirety it would require $3,922, ,905,- 93 additional, a grand total of $11,715,OOO for the project in a perfectly complete state.
 Recapitulate these figures and they stand thus:
 s elleW S "construction charges" $6,7O3,754.84.
 The 18th anual report of the U. s. R. s. says 6,859,- 983.O9.
 Testimony before Congress says $6,642,O94.O7.
 Other testimony before Congress says $6,7O3,754.84.
 Director Davis says the sum total is $6,837,118.O8.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-07-15

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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-28

NEW YORK; ndeseryed poverty
is the daily curse Of a vast portion of
.Womankind. I propose u show them
how to fight poverty with the ballot
says Mrs. Mary Ware, bennett, artist
and author - &, Il & d, Eli
Mrs. bennett Is leader of group
.of suffrage seekers who have an an
swer 10 the query What are you so.
ing 10 do with Il r They are mem.
beers of the Wonlen's Henry George
League and they look upon suffrage
as q means to swing a contingent of
new voters to the support Of the single
tax. So. Z
ssNNonen's public activity has always
dealt with the problems arising ont of
unequal wealth, says Mrs. bennett.
Women have been active for moth
ers, pensions, Wofkingmenis coinpen-
sation, minimum wage laws, municipal
milk depots and the like. They have
never been led into what men call
political questions, Our proposal is
not to treat the symptoms of poverty,
but to strike q blow at It's root, which
we believe Is unequal right to the
earth.
Associated with Mrs. bennett are
Mrs Joseph Fels Of Philade lphia, hon
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-28
lAGEBLATT ADMITS germany HAS
NOT STARVED ENGLAND AS YET

I cesses has been greatly varied. There
have been weeks when hardly one hos.
tile ship has been torpedoed, while in
other weeks more than dozen ships
have been destroyed Thus, for the
week ending August 4 it was an
nounced that six British merchant
ships and nine fishing steamers fell
victims to the u boats 1t was added:
The departures and arrivals of ships
from and at United Kingdom ports
were 1895 This figure may be con-
sidered too high, but there can be no
doubt that in any case, at least 1000
ships within one week have traded
with British ports. When we. consid-
| er the result of our submarine aetiv-
ity hitherto to be that of To- to these
loco ships were destroyed, many per.
sons viii declare themselves not sat
isfied, these being. of course, the per
sons who, without technical knowE
edge, cherished exEectations which
we're not shared by those who in some
degree considered the conditions i.
The Wonderful U Boats. =.
No small number of submarines is
required to attack the 1900 ships,
more or less. which within enc week
entered British ports According TO
Nautieas. in May. 1914. we possessed
% completed submarines, There Is
no reason not to accept the figures of
this book, which are derived from Of
fetal sources. '.
Now, many assume that submarines,
being so small can be produced in a
very short time. The modern high
seas u boat. however. is by no means
small. 1t displaces up tn a thousand
and more tons. and is therefore con-
siderably larger than a torpedo boat.
1t presents a combination OF the most
minute and complicated parapherna-
liza, and everything on board has to be
set up with the utmost precision in
the smallest space, and it Is clear that
the period for the construction of
u boat cannot be quite so short as
one could wish. There is no more
complicated fighting instrument than
the U boat, which means that the
task of commanding and managing it
is not simple or easily learned. and
that considera BILE time must elapse
before the commander and crew are
ldmlllar WIFI In6 D0dl
The British Defense.
At the beginning Of the war our
submarines sunk a series of warships
and now one hears Of almost nothing
of the sort This is the way some
armchair sailors talk. There is nc
better school than war. II is a pity,
however, that it is not only we who
learn in it. Only a child would &C
cuse the British Of being bad marin
ers. They know how to defend them
selves, so they have devised many
kinds Of protective measures. It be-
comes more and more difficult for Il
boats TO get near hostile ships and
launch a torpedo. Almost fabulous
skill is required to avoid all the pit
falls, etc. and get away from tornedo
destroyers and make a successful at
tack.
Service aboard submarines demands
the greatest tension of all the mental
and physical forces Apart from the
Quantity and quality Of our first-class
material, there is the question of the
quality of the personnel That should
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-28
CHILD KILLING
GANGARRESTED
IN JAPAN CITY
Captures BY Secret Service
Men Reveal Diabolical
Trade Carried On

Especial Cable to Hawaii Shinpol
KOBE, Japan, Sept 2S.--Forty per.
sons were arrested here yesterday and
accused Of being members OF q ring
which is responsible for more than
60 child murders. The band Is accus-
ed OF having abducted their child vic
tins and killing them for their liYers.
which were used to manufacture
medicine for sale In China. The
majority OF the accused are Chinese.
but several Japanese are implicated.
The secret police, who made the ar.
rests after weeks spent in obtaining
evidence, say they can fasten the
guilt or at least 60 murders on the
ring.
An affiliated society in China Is de-
clared to have found sale for the
medicine.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-28
PAPERS COURTROOM
WITH MA,tIMS MEANT
TO DISCOURAGE SUITS
lBY Associated Pres. ]

Hongkong, China The treaty port
Of Swatow has a venerable magistrate
who has acquired fame throughout his
province by disbursement OF litiga-
ton and law-breaking. The walls Of
the courtroom are papered with ex-
hortations to good conduct. Among
the hundreds of precepts he has post
ed for the benefit of persons coming
into his court are the following:
People should live at peace with
each other. 49,.
Fellow clansmen always love each
other
PAY your taxes in due time"
Never enter into lawsuits
"Exhort one another to husbandry
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-28
AUSTRIA AGREES
1ODENAND FOR
DUhBA RECALL
German Attaches Put Off Trip
to Mexico; Are En- Route
to Denver
tA.socia.ed Press BY Federal wireIessl

tAssociated Press by Federal Wirelessl
WASHINGTON, D.. C.. Sept rs
The ro-Hungarian government
VIII recall its ambassador at Washing.
ton. DIR. Constantln Theodor Dumba,
In accordance with the demand made
by President Wilson.
This news is obtained from a mes
sage sent by United States Ambassa-
dor Penfield at Vienna to the state
department. Mr.. Penfield said he had
been Informally notified by the W.
emma foreign office that the request
of the Washington government would
be complied with and that no effort
would be made to carry the issue.
Dr.. Dumba has postponed his de-
parture for Vienna until October 5.
Won papen Goes 10 Denver.
Capt Won Papen, military attache,
and Count Won Hatzfeldt, counselor Of
the German embassy, have left San
Francisco, according to q despatch
from the coast II Is said they are
not going to Mexico. as announced,
but are en- route to Denver. Their
at Denver has not been learn
cd
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-28
YUAN SHIH.KAI
NAY YET BECOME
CHINA'S EMPEROR
President RecedeS From Form
er Stand and Monarchy
May Yet Come
.lAssociated Press by Federal WirelessI

ASSOCIATED Press by Federal Wirelessl
PEKING, China, Sept. %. The con.
stitutional convention win decide
whether China Is to readopt the mon.
arehial form of government or remain
a republic, IL 1t follows the advice Of
President Yuan Shih-Kai.
The president yesterday retreated
from his former determined stand
against the monarchfsts and declared
in view of the suggestion of parliament
that the republican form OF govern
nent be abandoned. the constitutional
convention should be allowed 10 de
eide. .s= 49,. 81 3. i i. ts..@zZs. & -
Yuan has several times of late re.
fused to listen TO- the overtures Of
those who would make him emperor
or king, only recently issuing a for.
NAL state paper in the matter. =
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-28
IN VAR ARENA
RUSSIANS CONE BAcK
WITH NEW OFFENSIVE.

PETROGRAD, Russis. Sept. IS. -
Both the Germans and the Austrians
have suffered he2vily In the opera
lions in Russia and Galicia since Fri
day, the Russian offensive both N the
north and the south proving effective
on a score Of battlefields.
The great Russian gains are being
registered Ia Galicia. where The Slays
are advancing again againss Lembsrg,
driving the Austrians before them.
Along the DubnO- Lemberg railroad the
Russians are within so miles Of the
Galician capital. having entered Brcdy
yesterday. a
Austrians Destroy Supplies.
The AHetrians made mo. effort to
defend this town, eyacnating II on
the Russian approach, dumping huge
quantities OF supplies in the Styr river
as they retfeated,
Won Mackensen is developing new
formation In the center, in the Movo.
grOdek district Of the Neimen, east
OF Ida, where he is apparently plan
ming for new turning movement
against the Russians before Minsk.
The territory. In this section is favor
able for thanking operations, being an
open plain, without forests and
swamps. =.
Fierce Fighting Ia Dyinsk Region.
There has been fighting OF extraord..
mary violence In the Dyinsk region,
many German attempts to advance at
Noyo Alexanderoysk being checked
with heavy slaughter, while another
move against Ria was met by the
Russians at Ekau and driven back. In
the Riga section the German artillery
is becoming more and more a factor
of the fighting. u.
East of wilma the Russian artillery.
has attacked the German positions
which command the fords OF the up
per Viliya, while in. the region of
Dolguinoff, the Cossacks have routed
q strong force OF German cavalry
A second cavalry battle took place
south Of Dginsk. In the region of Lake
Topighiry. the Russians defeating q
strong German column. .il s.ts@ -.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-28
BRITAIN PREPARES FOR
HEAVY CASUALTY LISTS.

LONDON, Eng, Sept. 28.-The ma
ton has been warned to prepare itself
to hear of great losses in the British
army now engaged in the general Of,
fensiye, movement against. the Ger,
mans in the west.
The casualty lists on both sides
of the struggle are said to be already
appalling, while the most severe tests
are yet to come.
These warnings and the unusual
activities around the hospitals estab-
lished throughout the land have init.
mated very plainly that the offensive
which is now we'll under way along
the Western front is to be continued,
whatever the cost, until a decisive
victory for one side or the other has
been gained.