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The sun., 1915-02-21
Mr. and Mrs Kennedy of Boston
JITNEY BUSES CAUSE OF
CONCERN TO RAILWAYS
Many Street Car Companies Throughout Wes
Face Big Loss of Profit Because of Automobiles
Operated for Transportation OF Passengers

its plants H. that city. In explaining
this curtalmrut OF It's forces q \.
Henderson, assistant general manager
If the company, sad:
Under the rules uf the present
state Railroad Commission street
railway is Ike a savings bank. for no
bonds can be sold unless earnings are
shown. and the loss OF earnings stops
the flow of bond money for improve
ments. on December 81 we Were
ovcrrun with jitney buses. on Janu-
airy >. when the licenses had run out.
their number decreased 50 that on
certain lines additional cars could
have been run. To-day the buses
are coming back after an absence Of
nine days. We must trim our sails
10 meet the coalitions that we face"
In san Diego the San Diego Elec-
trio Railway was asked to make
suggestions to the Council as to what
should bo done about the jtncy bus.
The company stated its case against
the bus, and then left the whole mat
ter in the hands OF the Council, pre-
terrlng, it sad. that whatever ac-
tion the Council might take should
be based on suggestions from per-
sons not directly interested in the
street railway business. W. Clayton,
Nicc-president and managing director
"f the San Diego Electric Railway.
did say. however. that the money
which the company was losing on
account of the jitncy bus amounted
To the interest on more than $1,000
600, and that the company was
crippled to that extent at least in its
policy for extensions and increased
car service.
In San Francisco, where twenty-five
miles Of electric railways are operated
by tho city, the bus owners have been
careful not to antagonize the city
representatives by going into COM
petition with these lines, but have
established routes which parallel the
lines of the United railroads In con-
sequence that company posted an
observer on a downtown corner in
San Francisco on January II to count
IN" passing buses. In one hour and
twenty minutes eight Of the five cent
buses passed in one direction, carry
ing n total of 420 passengers. 1t was
estimated at that time that 200 auto
buses Were engaged in business in
San Francisco.
So serious has the situation become
in San Francisco that the Board of
Supervisors and the state Railroad
Commission are giving attention to
tn" problems involved in the regula-
ton of the new method of tranSpOr-
tation. The Railroad Commission
had ruled that the buses were not
under it's jurisdiction but il now m
The sun., 1915-02-21

NEW problem has arisen in
Y many cities all over the United
a States and is causing existing
street railway lines CONSIDER
able concern. 1t is the so-callcd 'ji,-
n,y" bus, which Is an automobile
operated for the transportation Of
passengers In competition with the
street railways II first made it's
appearance in considerable numbers
in Los Angeles. Cal, and it was in that
city that the name "ttney' was APP
Piled to il. Applications for the
privilege Of running auto buses in this
city are before the Public Service
Commission.
From Los Angeles the idea spread
10 san Diego. San Francisco. Seattle
Portland, ore, Houston, Austin, FL
lH>o, San Antonio and even hilly
Kansas City. In most places the oper-
ators Of the automobiles pick out ;he
most profitable routes and then, OPP
Grating In advance of the regular
street cars "sn!pe" the passengers
who Otherwise would have taken the
cars. 1t was estimated recently that
in five OF the Pacific coast cities there
were 1876 autos in operation with
receipts of $4,000 for an eight hour
day. Engaged in this business are all
types and conditions Of men and all
types and conditions of automobiles.
Just how serious the matter IS may
be seen in the case OF Los Angeles.
The street railways there are said to
De losing at the rate of Sl,OOO,OOO a
year in gross receipts on account OF
bus competition, and the railway
managers have taken their case TO the
city officers. Mayor Rose recently
sent a special message TO the Council
dealing with the matter.
He said that assuming that the 200
auto buses operated IN Los Angeles
average SO a day in fares, a total of
s9l0O, or about $50, 900 month was
being subtracted from the earnings of
the street railways. He pointed cut
that in the case OF the buses four cents
in every five collected by their opera
tors went out of the city, but that in
So far as the street cars were con-
ccrncd the same proportion f the
nickel stayed in Los Angeles In the
end he thought. the public would be
compelled to depend upon the street
railways for transportation.
As a result of his message 10 the
Council a special committee OF that
body has the whole matter under in
vostlpation The hearings which have
been held so far have been more than
lively. The crowds in attendance have
oycriiuwod from the committee rooms
into the corridors and so wide has
been the divergence of opinion IN re-
gard to the rogulativc measures that
oh. H.. .I, 1,aG Il
been preserved only with difficulty,
That the street railway men cm-
pluNcd il Los Angeles have suffered
materially on account Of tn" bus COM
petition IS shown 10y the fact that the
Los Angeles Rai'w'H laid off rcccn,!S
loo men In its T. rty-fourth street
fh"n ana stopped tn" building Of 2it
car" chat were beng turned cat H.
The sun., 1915-02-21
b ~ @
catch OF kinghsh
New their the grounds

nG buses. Tho Council had approved
a resolution to submit to the voters
on March . "a proposition to ISSUE
$4,000 Of . per cent. bonds for the
extension of one Of the divisions of
the Seattle Municipal Railway into
Ballard. Mayor Hiram II. Gin, how
ever, looked upon the matter differ
entity, and on January IS sent To the
City Council "A veto of the resolution.
lie based his disapproVal of the
proposed issu" largely on the com
petition Of the auto hus. Among
other ilings he said. "Automobiles
are about to supcrscdc car lines. If
IN" city, in the face Of this fact, he
gins to spend money ON further cX-
The sun., 1915-02-21
rhotos copyrlsht by rnlcrwood 4nd

rived from the City's participation in
the earnings of the .ocal railways
under the traction franchise passed
in 1907.
Some years ago the use of buses
in competition with street railways
began To cause considerable concern
To companies operating IN cities IN
Europe. In some cases the street
railway companies retaliated by run
ming buses of their own in Compeu-
tion with tn" irA"pcndcnt buses while
in other cases the competing bus lines
We're purchased 10y the street rail-
ways and continued in operation or
discontinued, according to the local
conditions
The sun., 1915-02-21

tensions, we are fools rushing in
where angels fear to tread"
The question of the bus has aso
come up in Chicago where "A hca"-
.ng is being held by the Public Ser
vice Commission of Illinois in regard
10 the adequacy of the service FUR
nIshed by the surface and the ell
waited lines. Chairman Block of the
transportation committee of the Chi
"aGO city Council presented at the
council meeting on January ! | an order
looking To the establishment of nm
nicipally owned and operated motor
bus lines. He suggested that the city
could use its traction fund for the
purpose. The traction fund is de-
The sun., 1915-02-21


The Bronx the last OF a fam. y
whose chief distinction seem d
20 hc that they had passed half a CEN
Jury planning 20 visit or see one an
other without having their wish graft
fled. Thomas c. Wharton. the last 20
pass away. was S3 years Of age, and
his friends and no.shbors often heard
him bewal the fact that fate had al
ways prevented him from greeting his
blood relatives since the time he had
reached early manhood. old NJ.
Wharton a short time before h.s death
told the story:
My father and mother both had
very decided IDEAS as To- their mission
IN life They were affcct.onate enough,
but they thought their duty to the
world required them to seek outside
Of the home circle the service they
could best do. When | reached the
age Of Il my mother was 81 and my
father 10. There vas a string Of us
five younger than but my mother
and father just seemed to think N y
had had enough Of family life and
they began to break out into what
called eccentric fids.
First, father, after spending year
studying the Indian languages, in
sisted that his fled lay ont IN Indian
Territory muN.ru things more intel
lr,tual for the aborigiut. So ont he
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all. tie lived forty years LONGER, but
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The sun., 1915-02-21

4 NEW problem has arisen in
n many cities all over the United
y States and is causing existing
- rnnf tIiIu.lN hnns lnnsII..r.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-02
ANNOUNCE PROGRAM
FOR EMMETT CELEBRATION

The committee in charge of the re-
ception to be given by the Ancient
Order of Hibernians in commemora-
ton of the 137th birthday of Robert
Emmett on March 4 in American hall,
has announced the program for the
evening. 1t has been arranged as
follows:
Address of welcome. Prof James
Hines.
Instrumental music, Irish airs, Mrs.
James J. Mccartney.
Kerry Dance" Boys of st. Joseph's
school.
"She is Far From the Land" song,
Miss Agnes Murphy.
Irish Selection" Glee club. st. Jo-
seph's academy.
Killarney" song, Willard Erhardt.
Robert Emmett" address, Timothy
Patrick Calvin, Pierceton, Ind.
Come Back To Erin" song, Miss
Marie O'Brien.
Violin solo, Irish Through and
Through" Alexander Carmody.
The Day We Celebrate" recitation,
Merland Guthrie.
My Wild Irish Rose" song. James
Foley.
God Save Ireland" song, audience
Nalediction, Rev. John j. DeGroote.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-02
Enraged at Delay,
Wen-GroomedMan
Snashes Big Window

A well dressed stranger entered the
offices Of the Northwestern Life In
surance Co. at 124 S. Main St, Mon
day afternoon. His clothes were cut
in the latest mode and a heavy walk
ing stick hung over one arm.
May / speak 10 the manager,
please?" he addressed one Of the Office
employees.
He is out. just now. Will you wait
a few minutes ?"
Il have a policy in your company
said the stranger, land since l am at
present lacking in finances, would like
to arrange a small loan. Any small
amount so that 1 may meet a few bills
until l receive a draft from my firm,
will suffice"
You will have to wait and see the
manager" replied the clerk. We are
not allowed to take such liberties with
the cOmpany's books"
With that the stranger became en-
ragged. He swung his heavy stick into
a large plate glass window, smashing
it to bits, and carefully arranging his
clothes, walked out of the office.
The police department is looking
for him so that charges of malicious
trespass might be brought against
him.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-02
PARK BUILDERS PRESIDENT
TO ADDRESS CHAMBER

Myron II. West, president of the
American Park builders, will be the
speaker at the Chamber of Commerce
luncheon Thursday noon at the oliver
hotel. Mr. West is an expert Of wide
reputation on park building and land
scape gardening.
1t has been decided by the Chamber
of Commerce board of directors to al
ternate the noon luncheons each week
with a membership meeting at the
Chamber Of Commerce building. The
membership meetings will be held in
the evening and plans will be made TO
serve light refreshments.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-02
Social and Other Interests Of Women

home. 2021 Bertrand St, by number
OF her young friends from the Haley
school in honor of her seventh birth
day The afternoon was spent with a
program Of contests in which prizes
were won by Cecil Boyer, Raymond
Chilcote, Clara Dodd and Mary Harm.
The hostess received a number Of
pretty gifts. Dainty refreshments
were served at the close Of the after
noon.
The members Of the Wednesday
club are issuing invitations for a guest
day meeting March 10 in the studio
rooms in the ]. NJ. S. building, Nhen
Mrs. Ella Adams Moore of Chicago
will lecture on Modern Switzerland"
iAIIs. Moore has been heard previously
in South Bend and those who heard
her cherish very pleasant memories
OF the occasion.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-02
COLLECTIONS FOR MONTH
BELOW JANUARY AMOUNT
Total Sum Received by Revenue Col
lector is S13, 573.26-NarcOtic
Dealers Register.

Collections made during the month
Of February by ]. p. Butler, revenue
collector, were less than for the pre-
ceding month. The total for Febru-
airy was S13,2S2.22 while the total for
of the special taxes, including tobacco,
liquor and pool room licenses, col
lected during February was $234.5O,
as compared with $56.54 collected
during January The amount of fees
collected from 1872 druggists physi-
clans and others handling narcotics,
who registered under the provisions Of
the Harrison anti-narcOtic law, was
$3.50.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-02
GETS SUSPENDED SENTENCE.

When Edward Brown, 119 w. La
sale aV., was arrested about II days
ago for intoXicatiOn, he pleaded guilty
in city court and received a sentence
of / days in the county Jail. Tuesday
morning he was again arraigned this
time for operating an automobile
without the consent of the owner. His
offense, it was said, had been commit
ted while under the influence of the
jag that cost him a jail sentence. l..
G. Whitcomb was the complaining wit
ness. and he was given a suspended
sentence of $40 and costs.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-02
WILL DELIVER ADDRESS
ON CAPITAL AND LABOR

Rev. Victor Won Kubinyi, rector Of
the Hungarian Episcopal church, will
school upon the topic, Capital and
Labor" His talk will bear directly
upon local conditions, and his ac-
quaintance with the working classes
of the foreign section of the city, and
the study he has made of conditions in
South Bend, promise to make his talk
one of interest.
Wednesday evening Rev. Mr.. Ku-
binyi will deliver a lenten sermon at
st. Johns church in Sturgis, Mich.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-02
SAYS HE NAGGED HER

Charging that her husband contin-
ually nagged her and brought false
charges against her and that he drove
her daughter from their home and
failed to provide her with clothes,
Elizabeth Simpson has petitiOned the
superior court TO grant her a divorce
from James b. Simpson. She asks
also for $500 alimony. She says that
her husband finally left her on Feb.
2S after they had been married for
three years
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-02
Announcements

The &. w. IS NJ Of the First Chris
tian church will meet Thursday after
noon with Mrs. Clyde Valentine.
The Colfax Parent-Teachers' club
Will meet Wednesday afternoon at 3
o'clock in the kindergarten rooms.
The 6. w. b. NJ. of the Indiana Av.
Christian church will meet this after
noon with Mrs. o. d. Davis. 503 E.
Calvert St
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-02
PERSONALS

Laurence Vaughn, of the Y. NJ. G.
A, left last night for Danville, Ill,
where he will be on business for
few days.
Edwin II. Moot, district passenger
agent for the Great Northern railway
Co. was in the city on business yes
terday.
Arthur Carmanthway of Chicago is
visiting Miss Hazel Winenger OF this
city. He will return to Chicago in
few days.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-02

gods-but only by understanding and
sympathy may we hope for better
things. Make the way happy and pleas
ant if you would revOlutionize the
slums of your town or village. Amuse
the young people clearly if you would
keep them out of mischief is a
truth that must go deep if we sue
coed i'm making the world better
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-02
WANANLAKER SALE OF SILKS
STARTS THURSDAY AT
E,IT,SW ORTHS

This is the Silk Sale you have been
waiting for-this IS the Silk Sale
without an equal-this is the Wanna
maker silk Sale.
See tomorrow's papers.
THE ELLSWORTH STORE.
-AdVt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-02
ALLEGES MONEY is DUE.

Suit has been brought in the circuit
court by Flack & Eckhardt against
Mary c. Byerley and the Conservative
Life Insurance Co. of Indiana to col
lect $500 alleged to be due for ma
terial and labor.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-02
TAXES UP MINOR CASE.

The case of AL Shrider against
Hirma Reeder and others was taken
up Tuesday afternoon in the superior
court. The suit is brought to collect
500 alleged to be due for labor. Barry
Scanlon and p. G. Fergus represent
the plaintiff and G. II. Case the de-
PENDANT
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-02
NOTICE.

Regular meeting T. B. II. No. Al. to-
night Tuesday at the Loyal Amer
lean hall" on Wayne st. Every MEM
Der requested TO attend Lillian Oltsch,
Scribe. Advt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-02
SPECIALIST WILL TALK
DIR. III. \. Thomson to Address
Church brotherhood.

THE Eye" Illustrating the design
Of the creator. will be the principal
address at the regular monthly meet
ing Of the brotherhood Of the Quincy
Street church 10 be held March s, to
be delivered by Dr. II. A. Thomson,
the local eye specialist.
Following the address and the reg
ular routine business meeting refresh
ments Will be served in the church
pqrlOrS
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-02

Aluminium Sink Strainers. non-rust,
special 25c. Heavy Aluminium Cups,
zoe value 10c.
O. w. SCHAFFNER.
127 w jefferson Blvd.
Remington Typewriter Co. Phones.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-02
MEETS TONIGHT

Reports OF the work OF the various
committees Of the Young Peoples So
ciety Of the Quincy Street church will
be given at the monthly meeting OF
the young people tonight at he
church. Refreshments will be served
after the business session.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-02
JAILED FOR INTOXICATION.

Edward Fack, alias George RAM
sey, farmer from the vicinity of New
Carlisle, was fined $40 and costs in
toXicatiOn.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-02

Lester w. Savidg will hold
public sale Wednesday, March at his
farm, > miles s. Z. of South Bend,
5 II miles s. w. of MishaWaka. of
horses, cattle and farm tools. Advt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-02
WILL MEET WEDNESDAY,.

The ladies of the First Brethren
church will hold an all day meeting
Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Rosa
Dausman. 05 \. Adams st This is
the regular monthly devotional meet
ing.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-02
The Wana17aker
Sale of Silks
Begins Thursday
at Ens1UOrth's

This Wanamaker Sale has come to be recognized
as the greatest Silk Sale of the Spring Season In South
Bend-and this whole territory.
Each season John Wananaker plans Great Silk Sale To secure
prices that absolutely the lowest he purchase hugh guam
titles Wanamake buys these big lots and dSpoSeS of his surplus
few favored stores The Ellsworth Store among the number We
buy from Wanamaker low prices and pass the silks friends
a little prices
This Season the Silk Bargaining Exceptionally Good You will
agree when you these Brand New Ss-so exquisite de-
sign and elegant in Xretha this seasons offerings SpaSS those
of other seasons
This the Silk Sale you've been waiting orh the Silk Sale
without equa-this is the Wanamaker Silk Sale
See tomorow'S papers.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-02
FOR JEFFRIES AUTOMOBILES

see Frazier q Frazier, general repair
ing. Distributing agents for Bosh
and StrOmberg Carburetors,
Lincoln way E.-Adv.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-02

Paxson Sec Store, 23O So. Mich. st.
Advt-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-02
BIRTHS.

Born TO Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Z.
Byers, Center township. a son, Feb. %.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-02
CHICKEN PIE SUPPER.

NilAN II obi Ia.
Thursday evening, March {, at the
First NJ. +. church. Price SOC. Every
body invited.-Advt
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-02
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This apron recommends itself to the
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belt clasps the gathers together. and
the finishing touch IS given by good
sized side pocket. The medium size
requires 312 yards 44-jnch material.
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Sizes small, medium and large. Price,
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The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-31
INTERESTING DEBATE
 HELD LAST EVENING
KNIGHTS OF PYTHlAS lNSTl- TUTE NOVEL ENTERTAINMENT
 FOR THEIR OPEN SESSION.

The Knights of Pythias last night instituted a very novel entertainment for their open session when, instead of the regular routine work. a social meeting was held to hear a debate between teams selected for the occa- sion. the subject being, Resolved, That War Retards Ciyilization.'
 Those who took the affirmative side of this question were Hon. C. T Gotham, C. E. Lockerby and O. W. Hughes, while tle negative of the question was argued by Tom Milan, s. C. Mcconnell and Walter NJ. Ebel
 The judges were Phil North of this city, P. w. Hedburg, Decatur, h.; R. W. Steer. Hot Springs. and George H. Griebel. Chicago They decided in favor of the negative side.
 The debate was declared a success, and if there was anything in the af- fairs of nations. past, present and future, that was overlooked, no one who heard the speakers could recall it. Ancient law, the code of Napo- leon, the thrilling dangers of frontier days, criticism and eulogsm of the immortal Lincoln, the settling of the prohibition question, the cause for war and the lack of cause for con- flict, the struggle between capita. and labor. and praise for arbitration, the advocacy for international police men and the pleasant pursuit of shattering a mountain of granite with dynamite-all ihis and more were vivid, realistic and telling points i'm cluded in the arguments for and against.
 All present had a great time The Pythians said so in spite of the flow of words, and this feature, because of the success of last nights debate, will be repeated at a future date Next Tuesday the lodge win initiate candidates taking the first degree.