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The Dermott news., 1915-07-01
CARRANzA NEARS CAPITAL MORGAN HAS GOOD THING
FIRM GETS , PER CENT ON
BRITISH CONTRACTS
Expenses Also PAID by England
Profits TO Date Are About
S2.OCooo0.

London, Eng That the banking
firm of J = Murlln 4 Co. as agents
ol tn BRUSH government in America.
receive . commission OF per cent
and all expenses. but have had no
monopoly. and chat experiences OF the
British government has been that in
consequence Of ARRANGEMENTS with the
Morgan trm American supplies Of am
mutation we're obtained moro eheaply
than previously. with earlier delivery.
was The announcement by Lord cur
zon In the house Of lords.
Lord Curzon made this statement in
replying to criticism by Lord Davenz
port. who complained that Canadian
firms ready 10 supply munitions had
been referred 70 the Morgan COMPANY
and declined 70 act through that chan
mel
Press dispatches Indicate that con
tracts Tor European war supplies let
through the house Of Morgan since
Jan total $t7LooaVoo and on this
basis is profits of per cent Of the
gross would be $&.0ea. 900 But, al
lowing for CONGREGATIONS and duplica-
tious IN the dispatches. some Of which
have not been authenticated fully. II
Is probable tina, the amount would
total nearer Sla00oo4oo. which would
stiH leave the Norsan profit At APP
proximately S2,o0004a
The Dermott news., 1915-07-01

Every darn fool in this town thinks
be could run newspaper better than
cam" Erumbled the editor OF the
Torpidyille Tocain and Guardian OF tho
Hearthstone. the price whereof was
a dollar a year and the time to sub
scribe now.
"Ey-yah'" replied Mortimer Morose
And the worse Of II Is. a good many
of EN- could,"-kansas City Star.
The Dermott news., 1915-07-01
Militia Still at sIaton's Home.

Atlanta. Ga Though many rumors
continue 20 circulate around Atlanta
Of threatened violence at Milledge-
vile. where leo NJ Frank is impris
oned. there has been no report Of ae-
tual violence Most of the militia has
teen withrawn from the governor
country homo nenr Atlanta.
The Dermott news., 1915-07-01
confessea 70 Murders.

Birmingham. Ala.-Sid Jones. n ne
gro convict. hanged here for the muir
der Of a follow convict ut tho Banner
mines. gave out a statement admitting
the murder OF - people Ills vic
Tins Included four conviots. a white
brakeman. a Mexican. IA Chinaman
and several negroes.
The Dermott news., 1915-07-01
einehes oirl. Fined 500

Chicago. Hiding behind newspa.
per and pinching girl cost Samuel
Port $lo0 and costs Ia Judge Suli-
vans court. Hiss Bertha Wilhelm.
90 years old. and pretty. charged that
Port annoyed her In tins manner la
street car.
The Dermott news., 1915-07-01

What ia the matter with the par
son and the doctor that they cannot
agree2"
The parson says tho doctor II 90
contrary Just as soon a. he gets .
man properly prepared for the next
world the doctor goes to work ana
cures him"
The Dermott news., 1915-07-01
Shocking and inexeusable Waste.

The plaintiff in a recent suit for d.
vorce" related the simp. declared
that he awoke in the night to find his
bed soaked with alcohol and his wife
hunting for a match"
"Ar-rrr!" grumbled DaIeary NJ.
Trimmins. that was n heck OF way
to waste alcohol. wasn't itg"-Kansas
City Star
The Dermott news., 1915-07-01
Can't chanae pasasnaer- Rates-

Lincoln = The Nebraska supreme
Court in a decision declared that in
the absence Of specific Legislative aez
ton the state railway comHf sion wat
without authority to either advance mr.
lower passenger rates on Nebraska
railroads
The Dermott news., 1915-07-01
Speaks at Fair. Heard In Iowa.

San Francisco. Col.-While Gov.
Clarke of Iowa made an address Ia
connection with the celebration of
Iowa day at the Panama Pacific ex-
position. 200 citizens OF Des Moines
were reported listening in" by tele
phsne at the Iowa capital.
The Dermott news., 1915-07-01
Fair Shows 4 Prcht-

San Francisco - A net profit ~
$4,000 from operation of the Panama
Pacific Exposition from fhe opening
February %, to June IL. VAS reported
to- the directors by Rodney s. Durke,s.
comptroller Total reccipls Wore abo4t
s2.500,00O.
The Dermott news., 1915-07-01
Bank Loans on unorass

Washington. - Loans and discounts
of the 1864 national banks reporting
to the comptroller of the currency at
the close of business May l amounted
to S6.643. SS7951. an Increase over
March of $14392S,346. and over
June 80. 1914, of nearly }214.O00O00.
The Dermott news., 1915-07-01
More lmnortant.

Fine feathers do not make fine
birds" said tho ready made philoso-
pher
No" replied Mr.. Groweher: their
responsibilities are greater. They are
depended on TO make fine human be-
ings."
The Dermott news., 1915-07-01
s2o4 100000 in Years Customs.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. officials de
clared that the revenues from customs
now in hand for the fiscal year which
ends June 30 amount to more than
$204. zoe, 600 and that there is prospect
that the total for the year will be
close to s210.000.0 900.
The Dermott news., 1915-07-01

Newcastle - As street car conduc-
tors women have done So we'll here
that many people believe they viii be
retained after the war or AZ least
that they will be regarded as equally
eligible with men for such positions
The Dermott news., 1915-07-01
LOOKING Backward

Madge-The present styles make
one look very girlish
Marjorie shouldn't they My
skirts are about the sane length as
the ones | wore when was twelve
Puck.
The Dermott news., 1915-07-01

Washington. r. Tho total trade bal
ance in favor of the United States on
June 10 was S97G.000OO0 Secretary
Redheld predicts that for the fiscal
year ending July l. the balance VIII
exceed billion dollars.
The Dermott news., 1915-07-01
Kaiser Commences Thierfelder.

Norfolk. Va-Capt Thierfelder of
the German auxiliary cruiser Kron-
prinz Wilhelm. has received mes
sage of conEratulation from the EN-.
peror for his ships exploits.
The Dermott news., 1915-07-01
AIa Natural Mistake.

You criticize US said the Chinese
visitor. yet see all your women have
their feet bandaged."
THAT is m epidemic" II was exs
planned To him gently. which broke
out in 1914 Those are called spats."
The Dermott news., 1915-07-01
Rush for British War Loan.

London The sum OF $3.50 000. 900 In
round numbers of the new war loan
had been applied for at the London
banks alone up to noon Thursday. &C
cording TO n statement published in
the Evening Standard.
The Dermott news., 1915-07-01
Rumania's Entry Forecast.

Rome The Balkans are about TO
strike Trustworthy information from
diplomatic sources is to the effect that
Intervention will not be delayed be
yond n week. and the entry Of Ru-
mania into the war will be signalized
by a furious attack npon the flank
and rear of the victorious Austro Ger
mans in Gllieia, il is reported
The Dermott news., 1915-07-01
Kansas Smelters Close.

Pittsburgh - Two zinc smelling
plants suspended work here when the
furnace men quit because thoir de-
mands for increased wages and bot
ter working conditions wore refused
The Dermott news., 1915-07-01

Washington -Rear Admiral Moore.
in mail report to the navy depart
mont, says progress is being made in
raising the submarine F4 which sank
in Honolulu harbor several months
ago
The Dermott news., 1915-07-01
New speIter Rate Is Denied.

Washington The interstate com
meree Commission denied the appli-
cation OF western tr1iak lines to es-
tablish rate of Is cents per loo
pounds on spelter frtm Springfield,
I'll, to gulf ports for export TO Europe.
The Dermott news., 1915-07-01

''Bliggins discusses some very alb
struse topics. Is he a STUDENT
Not as much of n student as he'd
have to be to understand most of the
things he says"
The Dermott news., 1915-07-01

Washington. - Lieut. c. G. Wind
sor was ordered from the Now York
navy yard to Sayville. l. /. to in.
crease the number of government con-
sors there to three
The Dermott news., 1915-07-01
Bank teller Held for Forgery.

Seattle, Wash.-D. w. Cove, a pay
ing teller in the Dexter Horton Ma
tional Bank, was arrested here on a
charge of grand larceny In forging a
check for $4,000.
The Dermott news., 1915-07-01
Keen Wit.

Gotcha-I ran into a burglar last
night
Jake-How'd no get away from
you?
Gotcha-He went through me.
The Dermott news., 1915-07-01
Estimating the Probabilities.

My daughter is having her voice
trained said Mr.. Cumrox
Is she n soprano or contralto?"
y dunno. | suppose she'll decide
to be which ever costs the most"
The Dermott news., 1915-07-01
New commandant a, Honolulu.

Washington Rear Admiral Boush
WAS designated commandant Of the
naval sttion AT Honolulu. succeeding
Rear Admiral Moore. who retiros
July % because OF age.
The Dermott news., 1915-07-01

Toledo. O = The WHY'S Overland
Automobile co. announced that yolun.
tarily tho wages OF its 10000 employees
will be Increased per cent beginning
July 10.
The Dermott news., 1915-07-01
russians Receive Arms

Tokyo -Advices from VladivostoIx
say munitions for Russian armies are
arriving at that seaport in great guam
titles
The Dermott news., 1915-07-01
Has the Air.

THAT new clerk OF yours seems 10
be an important person about here
You are right
Then he is Important"
no. lie seems 10 be-"
The Dermott news., 1915-07-01

But married man always gets
everything that is coming TO him
and then some
The Dermott news., 1915-07-01
Kills Brother IN Quarrel.

Murphysboro. In-John Rogers Of
Elkville, this county. killed his broth
er, Lonnie, in quarrel.
The Dermott news., 1915-07-01

Let's remember tho kind acts OF 9th
srs' but forget cur own
The Dermott news., 1915-07-01

Ready money is seldom ready when
You want TO borrow some.
The Dermott news., 1915-07-01

But YOU can never measure n mans
achievements by his own tongue.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-04
USURIOUS BANKS.

A few weeks ago the comptroller OF the United
treasury issued statement crtcising national
banks for usurous practices Many bankers challenged
his report and accused him defamng their profess
these critics. Comptroller Williams
has made "A explicit statement
He points the sworn admissions of 246 national
banks showing that while those banks able
all the money they needed from the federal
banks at from IL To- per cent they were
charging from Is to 100 per cent the loans they
made.
In % states. he says there banks that admit
charging 10 per more all their loans. and
institutions constitute than One-hrd of all
the national banks Most Of these banks presumably,
whose laws permit such rates of interest
and thus there is technical Justification But in many
other there is such defense. There %
states in which it is illegal to charge high II
per bank loans; and yet according the
comptrolers statement banks in IL states admit charg
ing u per more of their loans.
The only states in which the comptroller found no
evidence of usury in the national banks COnnect
cut, Delaware Mississippi, Rhode Island New Hamp-
shire Vermont and Wisconsin. There ought to be a
rapid addition Of states to this honor roll there
be- if the honorable bankers, who il the big
majority will their influence against the practice
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-04
COUNTRY NEWSPAPER
EDITORIALS.
'(Austin, Tex, AmericanD


The Billings, Mont, Gazette says
that oftentimes country editors, the
proprietors of weekly newspapers,
fail TO make any editorial comment
upon questions of public interest,
leaving such matters to the discus
sion OF the deilies of the large cities
in their editorial columns. 1t is
pleased TO note that there has re-
Gently developed a tendency TO in
crease the amount Of editorial COM
ment in some OF the weekly papers.
The Gazette very properly concludes
that il is the weekly newspapers and
the Gailies in the small towns that
represent the sentiment Of the ma
ton and that mould public opinion
and not the newspapers OF the great
cities: that the editor in the small
town comes in close touch with his
constituents. while the editor OF a
great daily sits in his sanctum. where
OF necessity few enter, and formu-
lates his editorial policy from a mar
row personal viewpoint rather than
from contact with the people of his
community: that in consequence he
is more apt 10 reflect the views Of
some one man or group of men.
while the editor of the country paper
usually reflects the views Of his peO-
pie
There is no cOntroverting the logic
OF the Gazette's contention. especially
in its application to issues in which
the sentiments or views of the peo-
pie are OF prime Importance An
other and still more important reason
why country editors should editorial
~ discuss the important issues and
events of the day is that. generally
speaking. they are men Of better
capacity than the average of persons
great newspapers of the coun-
try There are many newspa-
pers otherwise great which lack
much Of being great from an edi-
torial standpoint. In the case Of
the country editor there is that free
dom in the treatment Of any sub
ject which rarely is enjoyed by
writer's on large newspapers. who are
too often handicapped by the views
and business interests Of its leading
stockholders or the policy OF the
business Office. Probably after all
IS said. the force and influence Of
any paper depends upon the capacity
Of its editor. its editorial policy and
its manner Of conducting IT, The in
fiuence Of modern newspapers is no
greater than its merits, while no
journal has influence for evil under
present conditions. The time is long
since past when il was possible for
any newspaper 10 mislead the
masses. II its editorials stand the
test exacted OF them by intelligent
readers they are necessarily infiu-
entail. otherwise they fall fat and
fail OF their purpose.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-04
THAT CATTAIL TIDE MARSH FOR
POSTOFFICE.

The treasury department Washington. looking into
the Taft administration purchase big figures, Of the
catta tide marsh FOR postoice site at Seattle, finds
that Rep. Will Humphrey did have finger in the pie
Following his denial OF connection with the affair
the department has allowed become public two let
written by Humphrey the treasury department
in which is shown that Humphrey closely follow
ing proceedings in connection with the dumping
OF this marsh upon the government for big money
on oct L, 1910 Humphrey wrote to the department
concerning ugly that ahoat about this
postofHce site He asked that matter be held in
allegiance until he could confer personally with the
treasury officials. He had some things to say, he
wrote. he didn't put paper.
On July 10 1911 Humphrey transmitted to the de-
chamber OF commerce about this postofice site. And
on Aug. q. 1911. Humphrey TO the treasury,
urging that "the price desired by Hin reasonable
He that 'if department had doubts it could
imm ediately begin condemnation PROCEEDINGS" And
he said further wanted "to the matter go
forward without delay. I told you in conversa
ton"
n the statement issued 10y Humphrey Nov
s. 1915 saying. II refused 20 take any part in this
postodce deal) there thing to show
that / interested myself in il i'm any way-nor did l."
government officials have lowered their estimate
of Rep Humphreys public utterances
why be hard Rep. Humphrey? Here in
Indiana. the republicans despite his Arizona land deal
ct cetera picking up of his k and proposing
TO place him in the United States senate. With the
C. o. P. such work appears merely stepping stone to
something higher, and perhaps Humphrey, also c.
O p has merely been paving his way.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-04
SOME BOON SIGNS.

business boom has its DISADVANTAGES as well as ad-
vantages. The export trade has grown great that
even with all the available ships in the world drafted
into the service there enough 10
handle the traffic The wharves ana warehouses in At
lantic gulf seaports swamped with goods for
shipment The railroads overwhelmed.
Three big trunk lines have announced embargoes on
freight consigned expectation They have thousands
upon thousands loaded stalled on their tracks
All the way from York and Baltimore and Phila-
delphia back 10 Ohio and beyond. And farther west
the railroads generally wrestling with immense
and unexpected volume OF freight even in sections
where the had little effect The domestic
business alone would the resources OF the
transportation lines There not cars enough, and
there are not locomotives enough keep what there
moving.
The great part PLAYED this business revival by
purely domestic business in recent announce
ment the postortce department Business mail has
grown uneNampled volume that the department
hasn't sacks take of IT, and is forced TO
be even more socitous for the continuous OF the
sacks railroads for the continuous eff
cient Of their cars.
all very distressing If happen to be trans
portatioa agent postorfce official charged with
the responsibility for Keeping things moving. or II
you're a shipper purchaser disconnected by traffic
bIockades The general public. however. can view he
situation considerable equanimty. IN the con-
sciousness that injisputabe proof Of the long
expected and desired business boom
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-04

The youngsters gathered by search parties con-
stantIy scouting the bombarded regions. and are
brought Paris. Many OF them have fed from burn
ing villages and Of them separated from their
families Many kind hearted people and organizations
have loaned chateaus and buildings for the little folks
live the is There already
nearly a thousand children in these colonies
The first after the children brought to Paris
is 10 scrub them and give them nourishing fool
They taken to temporary depots in Paris where
French and Belgian girls look after their comfort They
then the colonies in the country where they
divided according TO age The older children are
taught in little schools and all kept whOlesomely
busy. In colony little girls from Ypres making
the beautiful aces that they made home before the
war. However they occupied from whatever
destitution they have come they in places
that clean. safe and quiet.
Many OF them will have neither nc parents
after the But the tragedy OF the
will be theirs enough. and it is good TO know
that for while least they out OF it and are
having little human wants food, shelter,
sympathy and fellowship supplied.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-04

the cab" said a Southern Pacific
locomotive engineer the other day
to an Ashland automobile driver,
when you dash up toward a cross
ing just ahead of his train. There
he is in his cab and he knows that
he can't stop his engine. There you
are in your automobile speeding to-
ward the crossing just ahead. You
probably know that you are going
TO stop just at the edge of the track
and look up and laugh at him. He
doesn't know but what you are go
ing to try 10 dash across ahead of
him. rs a joke maybe to you. To
him it's a few seconds of the most
intense agony. Why do you do il?
When you see a train coming and
know that you can't make the cross
ing and don't even intend TO try to
make it-why don't you slow down
and give the engineer the assurance
that his train is not about to hurl
you into eternity"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-04
WITH OTHER EDITORS
THAN OURS
WRECKS ON THE SANDS OF
TIME.
Oogansport Pharos-Reporter0

(LoganspOrt ros-Reporter.)
The Baby Bollinger" episode has
finally, it is hoped, been disposed Of
by the decision Of coroner's jury
composed Of six reputable physicians
that Dr. II. J. Haiselden did right in
permitting the little bundle OF de-
formity 10 return to the silence and
the peace from which it came.
But did it require a jury TO decide
that? Not at all. Every person
whose eyes scanned the newspaper
stories from the sacred natal cham
Der, stories that from the standpoint
Of common humanity never ought
20 have been printed at ALL but de-
cided that point Immediately just as
it was decided by the coroner's jury.
The whole matter, that is, the
publicity end Of it. bears the marks
Of the amateur reporter and the hys-
terical sentimentality Of lot of folks
who are set TO going by anything
that is out OF the ordinary.
WHY such "A story ever made its
escape from the birth chamber is a
Question. Did the half dozen nurses
tell it, and if so what would have
/ happened had there been dozen
trained nurses on hand? 1t looks
like a case of too much help. The
whole matter does not reflect very
much credit upon either the hos
pital the doctor, the nurses or the
newspapers.
Listen to this: Such things are not
/ a matter Of news, for they are an
old story. No newspaper man who
has graduated from the class Of
Scoops Of the comic supplement,
but has come in contact with just
such cases more times than one,
where the doctor talks Of it in wills
pers and the anxious parents re-
uuest the undertaken to please not
add 10 the sorrow of the family by
telling of the little one who had been
wrecked on its way into the world
and has been allowed TO return into
the bosom of silence. And the news
paper man listened and allowed the
matter to go unrecorded.
Every doctor who has any expert
ence at all knows that the decision
of DIR. Haiselden is one that comes
to every physician who has anything
to do in obstetrical cases. Wrecks
are cast ashore on the sands Of life,
the sails are family fiuttering as the
breath OF life family fans them. The
/ physician sees and understands if he
/ be worthy the name of physician.
The umbilical cord that might tie
the wreck to the shore is overlooked
and presently the sails cease to fiut-
ter and the broken craft is caught
by the receding tide and carried
across the harbOr bar and returns
to the mysterious realm whence it
came.
Why enlarge on these things that
are not new but as old as the race Z?
Humanity knows. The physician
knows. Millions of families know.
1t is not a thing that should have
been Haunted 10 the gaze of a throng
that does not understand.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-04
MAYBEl AND MAYBE NOT!

A report-probably untrue-is in circulation to the
that the administration has abandoned the bill
regulate the issue of railway securities 1t
the president eliminated this bill from his program
eighteen months ago. but he told the newspaper men
distinctly doing that business
conditions seemed to make this course imperative
The country then feeling the shock credit
caused by the world war.
The administration. after conference with leading
business authorities, was unwilling to add any diff
culties the business situation.
These reasons longer prevail
Confidence has been reesablshed railroad securities
with others booming and in the light of the Rock
Island and New Haven scandals, the need for this
bill becomes daily evident.
Those interested in defeating progressive legs alton
circulated report also the COM
commission would suggest that the railroad
curities legislation be postponed vau
alton of railroad properties namely. four years
Even with such members the commission as
Henry Clay Hall and Winthrop More Daniels it not
believed that this body is hopeless to make any
such recommendation.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-04
SHIPPED TO BE KILLED.
cleveland Ieaderl

In September more than $4,000, 900
worth Of horses and almost $1,000
600 worth of mules were exported
from the United States. These
values probably represented about
$4,000 animals. The average price
Of the mules was doubtless a little
higher than that of the horses. There
may have been 5000 mules, in round
figures and perhaps $4,000 horses.
All that were sent to Europe We're
shipped into peril Nearly all will
be killed by shells, rifle bullets or
the cruel hardships of the war. They
are going TO destruction much surer
and swifter than that which soldiers
face in the hottest battles and hard
est campaigns of the vast conflict.
If the fate OF millions Of human
victims of the war did not so over
shadow all other suffering and hor-
ror, the world would be sickened by
the unutteiable agony of millions of
horses ard other domestic animals
that have persisted miserably in the
areas devastated by the ebb and flow
Of ruthless campaigns.