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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-17

BOSTON, Dec. Nv. r. Cullen
of Buffalo. defeated George FELTON,
of Boston, so TO As.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-17

UMBRELLAS-Stor Proof. Reg
ular $500 kind, S1.0O for the Holt
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-17

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Al Reich.
the local heavyweight stopped Al
McCloskey of Jersey City in the
third round last night.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-17

Phila Candies at Holiday Prices.
Adx-f
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-17

CORRECT PICTURE FRAMING.
Reasonably done at Lowers, 12O
s. Mich. st-Advt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-17

Phila Candies-Always The Best.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-17

JESSE sELIGMAN."
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-17

We carry
the lar 2 G : [
and most up
tO-date stock
of millinery i'm
South Bend at
prices IN n G IN
10 W er than
9th er stores
g h a r ge for
same goods.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-10
COUGHS AND COLDS ARE DAN
eERous.

Few of US realize the danger of
coughs and colds. We consider them
common and harmless ailments. How
ever statistics tell us every third per-
son dies Of lung ailment. Dangerous
Bronchial and Lung diseases follow q
neglected cold. AS your body strug-
giles against cold germs, no better aid
can be had than Dr. Kings New Dis
covery. Its merit has been tested by
old and young. In use over As years
Get a bottle today. Avoid the risk OF
sesians Lung ailments. Druggists.
d&w
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-10

the floor a second time, that a perusal
OF the minutes of some previous meet
ing would disclose the fact that there
was no question before the house. that
the clock business had been settled
several moons since and the matter
turned over to the mayor and the
building committee with power to act.
However, he said, in order to help
good thing along he would make a
motion that the matter of the clock
be turned over to the mayor and the
building committee, OF which commit
tee Councilman Cavett is chairman.
with instructions to buy a clock and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-10

favored the clock because of the sew
eral hundred citizens of the city who
had expressed themselves TO him all
seemed to want the clock.
Councilman Mckay stated that he
had talked. with about two hundred
and none Of them wanted the clock.
Other councilmen stated they had
talked to several hundred each and
with the exception of grand total of
two dissenting votes the opinion of
the public was heartily in favor OF the
clock.
Manager Dulin of the Western
Union vas called 70 the front for clock
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-10

have the same installed. II is to be
left up to the committee to buy clock
with or without bells and striking
ability and the price to remain within
the limit or not to exceed the avail
able funds on hands.
Mayor Coffman instructed the
clerk to call the roll.
Ayes-DuBose, Linn. Hayes, Neal
Noes-Cavett, Lorensen, Caneman
and Mckay.
The clerk announcing a tie vote, the
mayor was called upon to cast the de-
Gliding vote and voted aye"
Motion made to adjourn. Carried.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-10
OhiO'S Oldest Cop Stops
at O5th Milestone

BY United Press.
MASSILLON, Ohio, Dec. 1o.-ohio's
Oldest policeman, Michael Elsass. So.
quit his job today and thus ended
twenty-one years active service. He
quit because he wants to spend the
remaining years Of his life with his
wife, who is not so well as she once
was. Walking ten miles day ON his
heat kept the veteran preserver Of
law and order in good physical con
dition. Elsass claims he has walked
6G.l5O miles since his sixty-fourth
birthday He thinks that is pretty
good record for man who started at
not far short OF the three-score mark
Mentally Eisass Is aIert =
FORTY lie is veteran and draws
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-10

pension. He says he would like to
keep on working, but that he hasn't a
life time before him any more and
wants to be with his wife as much as
possible. His son, H. w. Elsass, is
director of public service.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-10

information He told the council
members that hundreds Of cities in
the United States were owners OF
clocks and that they we're not con
sidered old-sashioned. Mr.. Doolin ex-
planned how the clock would be in
stalled without bells and would be set
automatically from the master clock
in the Western 1Jnion's downtown
office.
Vote Is Tie.
Councilman Caneman called for a
straw vote on the clock question.
Tie.
Councilman Hayes stated. securing
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-10
StetSOn
Hats
at
Cost
StetsOn
Hats
at
Cost

The Greatest Battle that Has
Ever Been Fought.
The bonbardment of all strongholds. The most
wonderful victories won in all history have been
gained on confidence When we began to mobil-
ize our forces with the BIG ENDING SALE, we had
the confidence of the people Of Grady county, and
it is bringing to us victory before known in
the retail world The day planted our big siege
guns the whole population Of every town on the
Frisco railroad from Oklahoma City to Lawton; all
towns on the Rock Island from El Reno to MaroW
from Anadarko to Paus Valley; all towns on the
Santa Fe from Purcell to Chickasha The entire
army of good old Grady rallied to our cause.
Confidence in Our Big Sale All
Because Our Prices are Right
This stupendous fort of Suits, Overcoats, Under
wear Shirts Shoes, Gloves. Caps everything worn by
men and boys, is in the hands of the army of buy
ing public, with the profound confidence that what
they buy can't be duplicated for value price.
Last Saturday and Monday Was
Banner Days
When the smoke had cleared away and we had
rescued the tattered forms of 20 saespeop found
had done the biggest two days business in history
Next Saturday, Dec. 1 1th,will Surpass All
because we are preparing slaughter prices be-
fore known. The Big Ending Sale closes Wednesday, De
cember 18th So don't fail to come Saturday. December
11th With confidence that you will be here, remain,
YOURS TRULY,
'EP Y E77 BROS
Chickasha; Oklahoma.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-10

FORTY he is a veteran and draws q
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-03
ENCOURAGING RIFLE PRACTICE

Plans for the national shooting com
petition for 1915 are materializinc. Tn
der the present state of the public
mind and the almost universal demand
for better national defense and some
form of training of our citizens. this
years shooting competitions have more
than usual interest
Attention has been called in the pub
lie press to the lack OF proper training
with the service rife in this country
Records have shown that not more
than 80 per cent OF the National Guard
was taken to the rife range during the
year 19l4. Congress established the
national matches solely with a view of
increa sing rife training among Cncl,
Sans services. Owing to the unusual
condition Of affairs this year, undoubt-
cdly the matches will be more general
~ attended than ever before as States
are brought to the realization OF the
Importance of this training. 1t is
proba BILE that there will not he a State
i'm the Union that will not he represent
ed in the 1915 matches. Even West
Virginia, whose appropriation for the
maintenance of the National Guard was
omitted this year. has declared its in
tention OF finding some way of sending
a team TO Florida. where these national
matches are TO be held
Congress at the last session still
further gave its approval and assist
ance to rife teams by appropriating
scEd teams from long distances in pay
ing transportation charges. so that such
States as Washington. Oregon and
Maine will not he handicapped this
year III the sending of rifle teams to
Florida.
The range in Florida, where the
matches of 1915 are to be shot. is the
second largest in the United States in
point of target facilities. it being out
ranked only by the Camp Perry tOhio)
Range, and it is second in point of at
tractiveness and salubrious location,
being led only by the famous Sea Girt
IN. J Range, which is located on the
Atlantic seaboard. The Florida range
is only eight miles from Jacksonville,
with which ii has direct communica-
ton by both railroad and steamboat
services on the. ST. Johns River. Rail-
roads serving the Florida shoot have
announced special rate. which will
also he Of great help towards n large
attendance. This is the first time in
i've years that special rates have been
grapted..
The executive officer for the matches
is Colonel Richard NJ. Blatchford, u.
$. A., comma ndant Of the Army School
Of Musketry at Fort SILL Okla. The
teams to represent the cavalry and in
fantry of. the United States Army have
not yet been organized. nor have the
aptains been appointed. 1t is rumoi ed
that the infantry team will be cap
tanned by Major George c. Shaw. u. S.
A, who is now on his way back from
the Philippines. team representing
the Naval Academy will be sent to thu
national matches again this year. and
efforts will be made TO overcome the
prejudice of the officials of the Mill
tarY Academy at West Point to again
be represented by rife team. Only
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-03

In one national match has "A team from
the Military Academy participated AS
is customary, the organization and
control of the matches. as we'll as those
OF the National Rifle Association OF
America. which will prcccde the ma
tional matches, will be in the hands OF
the regular army, and soldiers viii be
sent to pitch the camp and do the
marking. The scoring will be done
by a special company of marines. thus
insmrinE the highest standard of ser
vice for this important duty.
Very few changes have been made in
the conditions Of this years matches.
4 course consisting OF 200 and 800
yards rapid fire, ten shots at each
range, and 500. 500 and 1000 yards,
slow fire, fifteen shots at each range.
has been adopted. Every team must
have OH it AT least six new men, and
all state teams must be selected by
preliminary contests held on state
ranges. The service rife and ammuni-
ton as issued by the ordnance depart
mcnt will be used by all teams. The
matches will begin the morning Of
October IS with the National Individual
Match to be followed by the Team
Match and the National Pistol Match.
October IL and Is are designated for
the preliminary team practice. The six
days preceding this. or from October 8
TO IA. will he held the matches OF the
National Rife Association of America.
For the first time the national matches
will be thrown open to entry OF teams
from universities and colleges main
tanning military instruction and mill
tary schools and academies.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-03

NO man AS a member OF society i.
morally free 20 live unhyGienicaIly or
TO acquire disease through lack OF ner
sonal care. Like a slovenlv soldier ,he
person who neGlects his health risk.
imparting To others his loose morale
or even transmitting disease to the
whole community.
Health is a mans most valua BILE nos
session. Without IL ne cannot hold o-
ENJOY anything else that falls 10 his 10,
or that he wins in the battle Of life
Without health ne is a burden to him
self ana unless he possesses marked
compensatory qualities an encum-
hrance 10 his comrades. Though as
victims Of lifc'S i'll chance. they are en-.
Titled 10 the most sympathetic consid.
GRAFTON. II is a sad fact that tho sick
cannot but be considered as inoedi.
ments In tho conflict Of existence
Their place is in the rear. often. in
deed. as easy marks for tn. attacks OF
disease. they become targets drawing
the fre Of the enemy. Wealth. position.
friendship. ability To help others are
largely discounted by physical in
armity"
The health making attitude OF mind
Is represented a profitable talent
and fortunately ono that can he &C.
CURED. Or. Eager calls attention 20
the large available mass Of literature
on health suhjccts-work. exercise. re-
iaNafion. sleep. fresh air. proper tenn
pcratures, food. cooking. cleanliness
etc. that should h" judiciously selected
and studied. Every person must learn
for himself what peril threatens in his
special place in life.
studies OF health subjects in schools
and clubs, this exposition in public lee
lures, newspaper articles. and bulletins.
have the salutary tendency. II is stated.
TO promote wholesome practices as 4
hdhitnal and inNclop the
cious quality of automaticallv choosing
in every action and habit Of life those
courses that conduce 10 bodily sound
ness
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-03
1T Tu Brute.

= IFFORD PINCHOT has repudiated Roose-
~ welt Amos Pinchot brother of the
celebrated conservasionst declared in a
speech day or so ago that Clifford William
Allen White and other Progressives had re-
nounced their allegiance TO the Colonel and
would seek ter bring their wing Of the Pro-
gressive party into touch with branch of
the Socialist party for the purpose of forming
new orga nization. They demanded, he sa id
much more radical measures than had becn
proposed before
when Edwin Booth was still at the height
OF his powers actor, he asked William
Winter whether he had not best retire
Winter. after little hesitation replied tha I
Booth should retire: that he was still AT the
tull TIDE. but that he must soon begin TO re-
cede Booth thereupon left the stage. In
Inc same way, II is pity that Mr.. Roosevelt
ala not retire from politics when he laid
down the presidency in 1909
He decided, however 10 continue s,rir,
the country, with the result that the country
mas grown weary of him. The handwriting
on the wall is now SO unmstakabe that he
Pinchot is the most significant thing in
Roosevelts political career; in fact, it marks
the end OF that career.
Pinchot was the perfect type of admirinc
subservience. Roosevelt was his deitv mo
being who could not err When Pincbot
made his Hateful stand against Taft. Rooso-
veit look up the cudgels in his behalf and
the case was one OF the chief causes OF differ
ence between the President and tho ex
president. Pnchot was the most fervid of
all the early Progressives. And now he bs G
turned against his idol. Roosevelts race
seems run
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-03
War News Fifty Years Ago

The report comes to Richmond that Federal
army officials supposed to be acting under
Davis from his prison quarters in Fortress Mon.
roe and transferred him 10 n warship for the
oner of
Samuel Mordeca formerly of Richmond, blu,
for several years past citizen OF Raleigh. \ C."
died at his nome in that city day before yester
day MIR. Mordecai in his seventy-nin h
year. He was the author Of book entitled
Richmond in Bygone Days and was good
writer. lie strong secessionst and never
took the oath of allegiance.
The military districts OF the country have
been arranged in four grand divisions styled the
Atlantic Division. commanded by General Meade
with Headquarters at PhiIadelpha: the South
western Division General Sherman. with head
quarters at Cincinnati: the Trans mississippi
Division. General sheridan. with headquarters
at New Orleans. and the Pacific Division General
Halleck. with headquarters at San Francisco
1t is understood that General Halleck will be
succeeded commander OF the Department OF
Virginia by Major-;eneral Thomas
The New York Tribune says it is quite
wants to quit the Cabinet of President Johnson
at once and will do so just the mill
t sarE trials now on are finished and the United
States armies are dishanded and reorganized
the proposed permanent basis. whatever that
may be.
Judge Catron. associate Justice OF the Supreme
Court OF the United states. died Nashville
Tenn. last Tuesday. President Johnson is sa id
q il dilemma as 10 the appointment o. his
successor and IL is said the exgencics OF the
situation demand that early appointment
shall he made.
ireSl"en' Johnson mas appointed the fo!inw-
ing to I've reconstruction officers OF North Caro-
lima: United States marshal w r. Richardson:
district attorney. Richa rd Mason: Postmaster for
Raleigh. j. r. Fl. Russ. And may the good Lord
have mercy North Carolina.
Over fifty persons, most of them prominent
Confederates. awaiting trial in Washington by
military commissioners. and ali of them ar.
rested on trumped-ur charges. have been
turned over to the civil courts and released on
their own recognizance.
Richmond is simply flooded with counterfeit
$50 notes that claim to he Of the Ereenback
variety. These Counterfeits are not hurting
very much for the number OF people who have
the means to invest in $50 propositions are few
ana Tar between. Anyhow. IL may be we'll
enough for the people to regard the warning
that has been published by the military authori-
ties.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-03
More Insects Blamed

The Investigations OF recent years
have disclosed the relations of insects
to malaria. yellow fever, bubonc
plague and sleeping sickness The
striking results already demonstrated
in respect to the activity of MOSQUITOES
ncas, hedbugs and house flies, inevi-
,ablv raises the question as to the pos
sible significance of other species Of
insects which may he less abundant. but
whose contact with man may be occa-
sional or confined to restricted Iocali-
ties. The group includes cockroaches,
ants and bees.
That an insect which will devour
any sufficiently soft substance, from
human foods to glue, grease and wa
ter colors. and which will live by pref-
erence in the cracks of the floors and
walls OF houses. bakeries. restaurants.
sugar refneries and tanneries. where
there bodies come into contact with the
filth and refuse that necessarily accu-
mulaie in such places, should carry a
host of germs about, on and in their
bodies and be able to infect our foods
Is certainly not surprising" says the
Journal OF the American Medical AS.
ISOLATION. Yet this is the habit of
life OF the omnivozous eockroach
Reaches probably also feed on tuber
culous sputum and disseminate the
bacilli as readily as the house hy.'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-03

influences. the growth of crops. no, through its
ianc1ed control Of the weather. but through its
hight: The government experts have found that
run daylight ts'about 100000 times as strong
suII moonlight. They have also found that when
piant gets one one-hundredth. part OF full
DAYLIGHT 1t thrives little better than in complete
iarkhess. From this they argue that the moon.
hight COULD have absolutely no power 10 stimulate
the growth OF plants. II has more TO do
with plant life than with the building OF fences
the time for killing hogs or any oiheIOf the
.nnumerable things over which IL is sometimes
supposed to exert strong influence. accordns
to these indoor experts One effect 1t does have
however. which the experts fail mention: II
man believes that because the moon favored
him when he planted his crops they are likely
TO be good II is probable that he will cultivate
them with more confidence. and this vii! help
10 make them Observation-Disclosures News
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-03
Promise of One Fair DAY

THE Weather Bureau makes a somewhat
i qualified but yet encouraging promise
that to-day the sun will break through the
clouds and rain will to fall We hope
so. The last two days have been sad blow
to the people of Richmond and to the old
soldiers who are the citys honored guests.
Other visitors. of course. have suffered also
1t is time for little sunshine. anyhow, and
for quite good deal less rain
Richmond feels like apologizng to all who
have accepted her invitation to visit her for
the discomforts they must necessarily have
endured. Richmond would ofer--if the very
suggestion of anything in the way of water
had not become abhorrent--to minge her
tears with theirs.
1t has been great privilege to have all
these thousands with We shall hope
very fervently that to-day will compensate for
the two that have gone before. If it does. it
will be one Of the fairest and sweetest and
brightest days that Virginia has ever known.
Nobody could say more.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-03
KEEPING IN FIGHTING TRIM

In pamphlet entitled "Fighting
Trim issued hy the United States Pub
lie Health Service. Surgeon j. NJ
Eager lays stress upon personal en-.
dearor OF every individual as Of the
highest public Importance in the o..
Eanized war against disease The won.
derfui victories that have been won II
combating infectious maladies have had
tendency to divert popular attention
from the equally important personal
fortihcation against diseases Of all
kinds. The question Of preparedness
against onslauEhts of the enemy. a
query prominent in the minds OF eve.y
one in these days Of warfare. is put in
special personal hearing as relating
10 the dangers threatened by disease
the permanent enemy of mankind. Are
YOU personally prepared IL s asked
for the handto hand encounter with
disease that you are sure Ia he forced
into sooner or later or in which per
haps YOU ar" already engaged? Unless
YOU arc willing to succumb without a
struggle, fight YOU must. no matter how
feeble your lighting proclivitics are
The inevitabilty OF the battle against
disease is strongly insisted upon. pcac.
between nations. il IL stated. may not
be an unattainahlc hope. hut even when
the much desired era OF human con-
cord comes and armed strife among
men has ceased. there will still be an
everlasting battle to fight. "a ccaselcss
struggle for a few more years Of health
and life. desperate conflict against a
foe who. AS far as victory over the in
dividual tighter is concerned. is certain
In the end To win-the battle against
disease.
In the defense against disease two
things are necessary systematic
union of lighters. the sanitary orEani-
cation. and personal preparedness, the
product of Intelligent and diligent per
sonal hygiene. Personal preparedness
is the patriotic duty of every citizen
aid TO national sanitary defense.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-03
Room for Journcymcn Poets

IN this age of crowded professions and in
1 tense business competition, the young man
turns his eyes despairingly from one alline
to another in search OF an opening There is
one that offers place for candidates of even
mediocre ability. Poets are iii demand
Whlie poetry Is not so popular as 4, once
was. it still commando a clientele which nov
adays is hard put to find sufficient poetic
product Modern poets of note probably
make more money than noveis,s and ,bere
are hundred novelists 20 every Doe, Ella
Wheeler Wilcox is said TO receive large
checks for her illusions. which can hardly
be styled highcass artistry. Alfred Moves
is making money lecturing and writing, and
his song is not that Of genius assuredIv
Contrary TO all that we have been laugh, tho
present-day poet is anything out impractical.
he is usually good business man and under
stands perfectly we'll the value of his mer
d chandise.
"a In order to realize what an opening there
ne