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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-16
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Reminders From the Columns
OF The Daily Times.

Mrs. Thomas Lovett died, aged 81
Mr.. and Mrs. James Shuler returned
from visit TO Dowagiac.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. p Booth entertain
ed the Once a Week club. y. Walter
and Mrs John Frederickson won the
favors and the boobies went To Mrs.
Walter and Fred Fox.
Miss Lizzie Elliott entertained the
Shakespeare club.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-16

Diaz's son-in-law has started new
revolution in southern Mexico. As
he claims TO have 100000 L. :. dol
lars. we can't imagine what he's revo-
luting about
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-16

Carranza's no diplomat If he gives
Jack johnson safe conduct to Villas
lines as reported But, maybe that
colored gent has 10 put "A tax stamp
on those safe conduct papers.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-16

Last year 46,O12 babies were born in
California, or 126 per day, according
to the bureau of vital statistics.
Tramp. tramp, tramp, the boys are
marching"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-16

Schumann-H eink. for the first time
in 80 years. is taking q real vacation
at her mountain home near san
Diego. "To see the great and good
woman with a lapful Of grandchild IS
10 behold fine picture" says a mu-
sIcal paper. Billy Sunday should take
notice
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-16
THE DIFFERENCE.

Judge-HOu admit. then, That you
stole the loaf OF bread
Woman Prisoner-Ges. your honor.
Judge-What have you 10 say for
yOurself2
Woman-Nothing, your honor. II
IL was lace or jewelry / might plead
kleptomania, but we can't work that
when it's bread
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-16

Nevada seems about 10 return to
easy divorces, race track betting and
prize-fghting. Maybe this glorious
Union needs a cess pool state"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-16

Turkey will make apology to Greece.
Good judgment, else the cottolene
will get so hot the Thanksgiving bird
may be "scotched", as the darkey
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-16

and righteousness. she'll wipe her
nose only when some other nation tells
her she may.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-16
THE MEL TING POT
GOMEZ TAKE POTLUCK. WITH US.

been Illuminating 10 the lavman. "A
BO e Graft we suppose refers to the
number of bones" or 'iron-men" or
whatever you will, that can be sub
tracted from the patients bank roll.
Nothing at All" OF course is a
friendly visit when We are able TO be
out again You know. +. :. r
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-16
CONDUCTED TO-DAY BY THE
FRESHMAN CLASS IN JOUR
NALISM AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF NOTRE DANES.
JUST ALITTLE QUERY

When viii the war end?
Aw ask us something easy;
Who's the wisest in South Bend?
or why is lard SO greasy?
When will the war end2
Say, ask US something else;
What is the 1910 fashion trend
Or the birthrate or the Welsh
When Will the war end?
O ask us something sane;
Where does the River of Doubt wend ?
or how many gnats in Maine?
When will the war end?
Gee, ask us something new;
What is meant by a coffee blend?
Or what makes the sea so blue?
When will the war end?
Well, ask us stuff galore,
But If you want TO be our friend,
Don't ask Us that nc more
r. NJ. H.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-16

At this writing, it appears that VIII
helms war zone policy can pot Nor
wegians, anyhow.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-16

Frank NJ. Newton, teacher mando-
line and banjo mandolin. Home phone
1888. Studio, room Toepp bldg. op-
position postoffice.-Adv.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-16

NO, Mr. South Bend is not Father
at Notre Dame;-no, not even a
brother. G. W. &.
NO, il Is no longer spring styles
from Paris. 1t is spring styles from
South Bend. j. l..
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-16

II is the ambition Of Postmaster
Gen. Burleson To live long enough
20 be on hand at some future date
when baseball is declared a public
nuisance.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-16

And" asks Taggart. Just who is
il that we're afraid of? Who is Il
that's going TO come over here and
harass US? Most of Europe is shoot
ing itself 10 pieces and will be Grip
Piled for the next 90 years. II you've
got an enemy who's lying in the hos
pital with all his RIBS cracked and his
skull mashed in, do you grow alarmed
and wait around the corner for him
with a shotgun
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-16

Congressman Joseph TRggart Of
Kansas has for years been opposed
TO the building OF battleships. He
was asked the other day if the present
European war had not convinced him
OF the need of battleships.
To the contrary said Taggart
lit has shown me the danger of own
ing such cOntrivances. The trouble
with battleship is that il is too
dangerous 10 the crew
Evening star., 1915-05-23
WHEN FEDERALS DISTURBED
A CONFEDERATE BREAKFAST

hyah place. OATS all | wanted ter tell
yer
That ended that breakfast, Come,
men" cried George Slater and was
through the door in a wink. Puryear.
who sat on the side of the table op-
posite the door. instantly resolved hlnl-
self into a human snowplow. He dlNed
across the table, heading straight for
that door and shoveled aside on either
hand a venerable aunt and a dienIhed
cousin who was visiting me. He dldn
stop to apologize, but with the others
bolted for the rack where their horses
were tied
I'VE FASTENED to the window. Sure
ing at a hot gallop-and hardly hftE
wards away, Luckily the horses or
George Slater's men were but loosely
tied 1t took but moment Tor those
veterans-young in years. old IN serv-
cie-to vault in their saddles and away.
Down the road they sped, the YANKEES,
outnumbering them a hundredtold.
ya:nly popping at them. I am glad TO
saw that no one either KILLED or
wounded in this incident, and that the
boys got off safely.
But ! have always thought the tan
Ieau of that little black boy. standing
obedient waiting for me to tell a
trifiing yarn while the enemy was
their utter astonishment at his news.
when finally he did speak-the COM
plete transformation of that eakfast
table and Puryear's dive between my
two sedate female relatives without
word of apology have always
thought it the most ridiculous spec
tacle in fact or picture.
Evening star., 1915-05-23
The Invasion Of America

East Side that was out of reach of the
detachments in the bridge towers. Up
town New York was governed more
easily still. The wide. geometricaliN
regular streets with many open squares
were overlooked by tall apartment
buildings and hotels that commanded
long sweeps favenue. AS result,
many of the city squares and smaller
parks had no artillery in them at all,
and others had only half battery.
Less than 200 field guns in Manhattan
and Brooklyn. and less than thou
sand men with machine guns, were
quite enough to hold the two boroughs
in tight. sure. deadly grip.
The people knew that wherever they
might move they were within the
ready. Their citizens committee and
their officials worked under guns.
Every foot of their Great White Way
could be changed into way of death
at moments notice. Their women
could not shop, their children could not
play. except under the menace OF
weapons.
Small need was there in New York
city of the many placards and notices
warning the people against disorder.
Every mans eye was on every other
man, and had one plotted michief or re-
bellion there would have been hum
dred witnesses ready to suppress him.
to betray him-anything to prevent
those steel devils in the city towers
from setting death loose in the streets
Copyright. 1915. by J. W. Muller All rights
reserved
Next Sundays instaIment of "The
Invasion of America" will conclude
the story. with the narrative of the
occupied territory under military rule.
and the price that WAS paid before the
invader yielded his hold.
Evening star., 1915-05-23

there is never any attempt to eliminate
the German or French activities along
similar lines. Cngrudging credit is given
to foreign inventors, but the real story of
American progress is told. The things
that the United States government is
Aviation has been one subject The
opening OF the New York to Havana rail
road. with the ferry system. was described.
At first, when these news articles were
sent out. Latin Americans were shy of
them. They wondered why no bill came
for the nicely translated articles. They
didn't understand a gift of that character,
but they soon found that there were no
advertisements in the material. that IT
was interesting in itself and pleased their
readers, and they began to ask for more,
in some cases trying to make arrange
one paper or another. exclusively.
No favorites are played in any way.
All the mail for all the papers and maga-
zines is put in the post office at Wash
ington at the same hour and moment
How great and how important to the
with Latin America and South America
is can be readily understood when il is
said that the total foreign trade of the
twenty Latin American republics for the
year 1913 was s2,S64 ,S76,224 OF this
amount s1,32 25.752.6e7 represented imports
and $1,339 123.o91 exports.
These figures are complied by the
Pan American Union from original re-
ports from the several countries. In
1918 the share of this trade obtained by
the United States was more than three
times that of France nearly double
that of Germany and 25 per cent great
er than that of the United Kingdom
In the ten republics of South America
the position of the United States was
by no means SO advantageous, OF the
Evening star., 1915-05-23
Whaling at Snooks Arm.

A r Snooks Arm, on the east coast OF
~ Newfoundland. is scientific whal-
ing station. Here, as well AS the great
whaling stations of Iceland and Nor
way, specially constructed steamers
are employed. equipped with every ap-
pliance that skill can devise.
small harpoon is no longer hurled
from the hand of some trained Eskimo,
but an immense iron bar, more than SIX
feet long, with great wings. or ffanges,
few feet from the end, like the bars
Of cross, except that they are folded
back close to the main shaft, is now
fired from cannon on the ship. There
is a large projectile at the end. hied
sharp and pointed so as to penetrate
the whales body. II is loaded with
combustibles that generate volumes or
gas.
The work done by the whaling ship
is mathematically exact. The Nessel
steams within a hundred yards OF the
whale. man with steady nerves ana
quick aim is at the cannon, ana III an
instant there is a flash and the great
harpoon is hurled through the AR
With unerring aim it plunges iAto the
whales side, the wings on the cross
bar suddenly flying horizontal and tue
exploding projectiles generating great
volumes of gas that keep the BODY
afloat Death is very speedy and al
most without suffering if the range is
not too close.
When the cannon is fired at close
Quarters and the whale happens to lie
Young. with tender. thin hide, the har-
poon flies through the body. the rope
holding the wounded creature fast. and
the prisoner. The whale is towed into
the harbor and moored. TO he dragged
by steam power and logging chains up
the slippery, slanting wharf.
Evening star., 1915-05-23

made the point that since the Euro
pean war began the United States has
been taking an increased amount of
the products of Latin American coun-
tries, although. because of war condi-
tions in those countries. the United
States has been able to sell to the
South American countries only large
1y decreased quantity of its own prod
ucts. on which there has been no COM
plant in the United States.
The method of education of the Pan
American Union is somewhat different.
At the offices of the union 60O-word
articles are translated into Spanish.
Portuguese and other languages spoken
in Latin America. The attempt is to
give great variety. The people of Ar
gentina do not know any more about
Cuba than they do about the United
States. The proposition is to pick out
the subjects in which the people of
ject chosen was the Christmas ship.
That STORY" was sent out by the union.
and it is said to have had a good eff
feet, in that Latin Americans have al
ways believed the people of the United
States to he a money -gra bbing people.
This showed them the other side of
character in the United States.
Articles descriptive of the various cities
of the United States have been well re-
ceived. Some one general industry is
often identified with city. such as cleo
tricity in Buffalo and automobiles in De-
troit. 'Swat-the-hy" campaigns are de-
scrbed by the Pan-American Union in its
articles: also how Americans play base
ball and the Thanksgiving turkey have
been described. The recent telephoning
across the continent was described, and
Evening star., 1915-05-23

into Broadway. Turned southwark.
they could sweep the town as far as the
Battery. Eastward, they could rain
their steel -jacketed bullets into the
river-front streets and over the two
lower suspension bridges that cross the
East river. Northward, they had Broad
way as far up as Canal street under
their fire
They were supplemented by gun on
top of the great Municipal building. 1t
held a good part of the crowded tene-
ment house district of the lower East
Side under its zone of fire. notably the
doubtful sections of Cherry street and
other areas known to the police.
On the tall towers of the suspension
bridges themselves were other detach-
ments with gun each. The churches
were not forgotten by the soldiers. The
graceful steeple of Grace Church,
standing at an acute angle of Broad
way so that it can be seen from far
down town. had been before mems
eyes so long that they had ceased, al
most. to note it's soft beauty. Now they
looked at 1t with new and acute per-
ception, for its steeple held gun that
pointed down Broadway, whose south
ern zone of fire would just about reach
to where the northern zone of fire from
the WooIworth building would end
Trinity. too, had a gun in its tower,
pointing down Wall street. From Grace
Church northward to 3ith street, guns
OIL the Flatiron building could reach
any important street or any place
where dangerous crowds might con-
ceiyably form. This eminence control
led both Madison and Union squares.
The tower of Madison Square Garden,
nearby. also WIS armed. From it men
could watch and reach any part of the
Evening star., 1915-05-23

TO foreign newspapers 70" the purpose
of putting American business and
American civilization IN the proper
light before foreign readers. Such
foreign news services have ALREADY
been successfully launched by several
foreign governments. but ii is be
}ieved that il can he more frankly
and therefore better conducted by such
an orsaniza ton as ours than by gov
ernment. This weekly bulletin service
Was commenced Saturday, January ..
and was cabled to over three hundred
newspapers in Latin America
To quote Franklin r Adams. editor
of the Ian-American Union Bulletin:
The Pau-American Union is an uu-
usual organization in the fact that
there are twenty-one republics in one
Organization. all of the governments
granting the franking of mali privii-
cge to the correspondence and docu-
nents Of the union. Through that one
fact we are in an unusually favorable
position to distribute tn" news of the
world. But the Pan American Union
is in the closest possible touch with all
OF the republics in the organization
and the union realizes that it rs only
close acquaintanCeShip that brings
about the development of commerce.
We nov have a regular news service
Evening star., 1915-05-23

nn0 THINK the funniest sight / ever
saw" said DR.. Clagett of Lees
y burg, Va, as he squared him
self into his armchair and lit his pipe.
though it didn't seem funny then. was
the sudden transformation scene that
took place at my breakfast table early
one morning in the fall of SO.
Along about day one morning three
or four of Mosby's men, under COM
mand of young George Slater. the dare
devil Irish cavalryman of the Baltimore
Slater family, who had Joined Mosby
at the beginning of his career. because
there didn't seem to be enough danger
and fighting for him in the regular cav
alry under Stuart, dropped in on me at
NV home at the end of a long suburban
street. They were on one of their dar-
ing scouting adventures, and being
hungry as wolves, stopped by to have
a bite with me.
"Of course, anything 1 had was at
their service. and SO out of bed We all
hopped, routed out the cook and along
about sunrise sat down to comfort
able break fast.
I'm Leesburg we usually felt happy
at seeing the Confederate uniform. SO
we fingered over our meal, swapping
stories of every kind. George Slater,
who was full of all kinds of plausible
and entertaining yarns. had Just told
some Irish tale, for whose truth ne
pledged his patrimony, and l had just
started in to tell one that taxed the
hearers credulity even more, when the
door from the kitchen opened and IN
stole little julius Caesar, small negro
boy of about eight years, who was as
sistant to the cook.
"Doct'r Clagett, thar's a COM
menced julius Caesar.
Don't bother mel I bawled at him.
irritated at being interrupted in the
story that. f1attered myself. would top
that of young Slater's Shut up.'
And then l continued with my tale.
But. hardly had / progressed half a
dozen sentences when julius Caesar
broke in again.
".Doctr Clagett. thar's a
IF you say another word I'll chop
your head off" l roared at the little
pickanniny, and then proceeded with
my story. But young Slater, who was
full of Irish acumen and who, being in
command, fully realized the danger of
his position, interrupted me himself.
Look here, DOCTOR he said. were
in the very jaws of the enemy here;
hadn't you better hear what this an
cient Roman ruler has to say before
you trump my last story? We soldiers
don't want to get gobbled up
"At this | Strengthened up: it hadn't
occurred to me before of the hazardous
position my guests were in.
Here, julius Caesar, l said, what
is it you want to tell me? Out with il"
Julius Caesar scrubbed one dirty
bare foot against the shank of his
other leg and shyly stuck dirty
finger into a dirty mouth
".'Taint nuthin' tall. doct'r, 'cept
thar's a whole passel o. Yankees up
town a-lookin' fur desc hyah sosers.'
he murmured in aDologetic tones, AN
right now deys a-comin' adjust IN an
a a-bilin down de street right ter dis
Evening star., 1915-05-23

TNHE American financial con.
81 ference. which UpeUs in Wash
III ington tomorrow. May "A, ard
. which viii continue for week,
serves to draw attention to the faci
that the relations between the United
States and the other countries ot
America are now considerably closer
than they have ever been at any time
in history.
While II is true that representatives
Evening star., 1915-05-23
2ser Relationship for ALI Countries Of America

Told About the United SteFmancl Conference
Draws Attention the Fact That the Rea
Have Been acknowledgements
Sessions CapnlWok the PanAmecan
the United Making This Country Better
Souh-A
Newspapers AmecaCmany Press Bureau Nations Which Compete
the for in
Evening star., 1915-05-23

These efforts have been going on for
some time. and nothing has been pub
licly known of them until recently
Briefly, the agencies probably most re-
sponsible for this education have been
the Pan-American Union and the Cham
Der of Commerce of the United States
These TWO great Institutions of the
United States. widely dissiniiar III pur-
pose. but with common ideal far
as making the United states better ac-
quainted among its neIghbor repub-
lies of this hemisphere is concerned.
are engaged in educational work which
cannot fail to be Of the greatest ad-
vantage. 1t is believed. TO future gen
eratlons of Americans IN all republics.
To quote Charles n sheriff.. chair
man of the foreign relations com
mittee Of the Chamber OF Commerce
Of the United States.
AN important activity WAS decided
upon by the CommIttee and that is the
ca bling Of . weekly bulletin of news
Evening star., 1915-05-23

OF all of Ee various other American
countries haMe come long distances to
Washington at the request Of the Unit
ed States government to consider nj
the capital of the United States sub
jects Of mutual business. financial and
commercial interest, it is also true. cx-
perts on American subjects be
leve, that there would not have been
as eady an understanding of the pos
sibilities of such conference. nor
ready an acceptance. of the Invitations
of the United States government, if
strong efforts had not been made to
educate the people of the other Amer
icas to the real character of the peo-
pie and institutions of the United
States.
Evening star., 1915-05-23

can people and the people of the United
States.
Germany has had for Years a govern
ment press bureau under the siise OF a
news service WHch has really served in
behalf of German manufacturers and com
merce. South America, especially. has
hecn flooded with this material There
haze been other foreign ncws services con-
nected with foreign governments.
Nations which tGrpuetc with the Unit ed
Evening star., 1915-05-23

which is supplied to weekly papers on
this hemisphere. these being in addI
jion to 900 daily Spanish papers. 2I2
daily Portuguese papers and 80
French publications.
The scope of the articles that are being
sent out by these Two great agencies, the
Chamber Of Commerce of the United
States aud the ian-American Union, is
wide. and Of course there is not the slight
est hint ot commercialism in any oil them.
Evening star., 1915-05-23

totals for these countries the United
States supplied 1926 per cent, the
United Kingdom, 27.13 per cent, Ger
many. 1885 per cent. and France. S.tN
per cent. The United States took OF
their exports 1855 per cent. the United
Kingdom, 24.09 per cent: Germany. 1873
per cent, and France, 9.S7 per cent.
Evening star., 1915-05-23

What the Chambef of Commerce of the
United States now does is this: At the
end of every week it prepares a cablegram
of 500 words in length which is sent to
Mr.. Sheriff. the chairman of the foreign
relations committee Of the chamber, who
forwards it to South America, where il is
distributed by news agency. The idea
in the preparation of the cablegram is to
hit upon items of current news IN the
United States which will be truly repre-
sentative of national character in and of
the interests of the United States, and at
the same time have as strong element
as possible of interest to the people in
Latin America.
This cablegram has now been sent
to South America. for eighteen con-
secutive weeks and is believed to be a
successful idea. One of the recent
ca kilograms told of the entertainments
that are to be given in Washington and
in other cities of the United States for
the delegates to the pan-American con-
ference, which is to begin in Washing
ton tomorrow. Another item in it told
of the party of Chinese captains of
industry who are coming to the United
States next week, the purpose being to
indicate the manner in which the Unit
ed States is looked upon by other for
elgn nations.
Another cablegram told of the man.
ner in which the recent New York Gen.
trail railroad bond issue was oversub-
scrbed by the investors of the United
States, indicating the great market
in the United States for sound securi-
ties An attempt was made to indi-
cate that if the Latin American coun-
tries would put their finances in sound
shape they could obtain all the capital
for development in the United States
that they may want An item in this
cablegram told of the great strides that
are being made in the United States in
the chemical industries.
Almost s7,Ooo.Oo0 more of Latin
American products were sold to the
United States in March than were sold
by those countries in February This
information was cabled to South Amer
ica as indicating the market there is in
the United States for South American
goods
Another piece of information cabled
to South America was the fact that the
United States inanciers have now es-
tablished branch banks in Buenos
Aires. Montevidio. Rio de Janeiro and
Santos-this not being widely and gen.
orally known there-and the additional
fact that these esta blishments are look
ed upon here as aiding trade condi-
tions.
In these cabIegrams the Chamber of
Commerce of the (nited States has