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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-06-25
COON
ROAM
WIDE TIRES IMPROVE sn'
Mechanical Expert Of kans,, =,
Gives Farmers Advice sss.o w. \
Practical Experience

"W1de-tired wagons pull nor.
than narrow<ired ones 90 ns,
The times when they are used I
F. A. WHIT, instructor in t.,n
chanics in the Kansas gtata ..|
tural college Professor Win h., ' |
completed experiments with v,1' /
with nsrrow-tired wagons,
Narrow tires pun harder th,, i
tires, says Professor Wit, hess.
narrow tire cuts deeper into ~ /
soil The wide tire does mn =,
deep and makes q better track ~
which are Travelled while the uTs,,I
soft The vide tire packs tSs |
face into & Arm roadbed.
The experiments show that N h
fields. plowed fields, field l,,s.
on pasture and on alfalfa land /
draft Of the wide tire is consIds,l
less no matter what the cond,a.
the soil.
In places where the mud h n
and rolls up on the whesls /, l
made by narrow wheels, or II I
face OF mud with a hard groo,i
meath, the narrow tire will mil i
easily. The narrow wheel fh /
rut, on the hard bottom Of vb+I
runs. and 1t collects less mad u
the wide tire.
Width Of tire and height Of n
have q great effect upon tho N
The usual width of the narov I
Is one and three-fourths inehes u
the wide tire Is usually thres o. 1
inches wide. The tires used h
tests were one and three-iourA 1
four inches wide respectively.
inch wheels are used only On I
trucks. One type of wheel M
found Is the low wheel with nsH
tire. The draft with this Is 70 y
that a team can hardly pull 1 u
in soft field surfaces.
A farmer who can afford only /
wagon will find many factors ID
ing into his selection. II he hul
go on the roads in all kinds Of Es
er, he will find the narrow urs 4
ter because they will collect lss 4
when the roads are bad. On thd
er hand, II he goes only Eha ]
roads are good, or uses the yanl
the fields a great deal, be viii fria
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-06-25

wide tire will be preferred R
of the lighter draft and less %
to the fields.
One Of the main points In ialsl
the wide tires is that their ussp)
ly improves the roadbed, as wv
pack the top soil making the IT, !,
firm and thus enabling It . J
well in time of rain. The WIZ
will not cut up the meadow y !, /
as does the narrow tire.
also important, as q smootn s.
In the meadow is much easier Y !
over.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-06-25
TRAINING YOUNG Horses.

When training young horses, 1t Is
important to teach them one thing at
a time and teach that thoroughly be-
fore beginning something else. Moth
Ing should be more gradual than the
development of the power Of draft
horse or the speed of trotter.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-06-25

ton cannot hold up through the feed.
ing season.
A wide head and muzzie usually in.
dicates good feeding qualities.
Short legs, heavy hind quarters and
arcned ribs are essential in the feed
ing animal
The skin should be reasonably thick,
soft and covered by a heavy coat of
hair.
The animal should have a straight
back and low-set appearance, due to
the depth of the body and short legs.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-06-25
Meeting Of Builders.

The American Road Bu lr.sss,
station and the American NY ! +
suciation are to meet toge'l
firrt time next Septemos' .o,rs
W. Gates announces. the M. nj
will be held either at oaA
or San Francisco.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-06-25
Keep Vermln Away.

Don't let the lice bother your hen
that is setting in the old shed yonder.
"a stitch in time saves nine!" Very
trhe; and the same thing is true in the
poultry business. xiii the lice in
time and it win save an increase Of 8
Ellllion."
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-06-25
XIII the AiIlno Hen.

1t very seldom pays to doctor or
bother much with a sick or ailing hen
IF she gets we'll she will eat all the
profit oil before she is vigorous enough
to lay we'll again. Her room is Of some
value.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-06-25
MAKE PROFIT WITH FEEDERS
Animal sheuld Have Beef Character.
lstIce, a Wide, Strong Back, and
Large Heart Girth.

by JOHN L. TORMEY. Wisconsin Ex-
pertinent station)
Steers, II they are to make profit
able gains in the feed lot, must have
beef characteristics, a wide, strong
back and q large heart girth.
They must have strong frame and
plenty OF room for the vital organs,
for an animal with a weak constitu
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-06-25
First Eqqs to Hatch

The freshest eggs are ~ ! !.
hatch. In buying eggs y .,,t,ls|
bear this in mind, and sti = Y
all one shipment shall be o i 4
same date, say within taFss
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-06-25
Horse,s skuII to improve Acoustic,

In demolishing the parsonage of the
Lutheran church, built eighty-two
years ago, the skull Of horse was
found embedded in the wall.
In this sel:tion there is a supersti.
ton that If the skull of a horse is
placed under the church it would help
the acoustics properties, and the voice
of the minister or any one occupying
the pulpit could be heard to better
adyantage,-Elizabethtown Correspon.
dence Philadelphia Record.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-30
NAVAL BOARD Is NOT
SATISFIED WITH SHELL
Government VIII Conduct No More
Experiments With
Explosive.

WASHINGTON. Dec 80. - An
nouncement that the Isham exterior
explosive shell had failed TO satisfy
a board of naval officers. appointed
TO experiment with it was made by
Sec'y Daniels today In the further
announcement that upon recommen-
dations of the board no further ex-
periments would be conducted at
government expense, Mr.. Daniels
ending a controversy which has en-
gagged the attention of naval ord
nance experts for years past
Briefly stated the Ishman shell.
the invention of William c. Ishman
of this city, is an exterior explosive
shell as distinguished from an ar
NOR piercing projectile. So en-
Uttered was the controversy that
arose over earlier experiments with
the shell that Sec'y Daniels in Oct.
1914. appointed a special board to
further investigate its merits and
this board has Just reported.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-30
PROFESSIONAL JURORS
ARE NOT WANTED
Men Who Make 1t a Business to
Serve VIII Not Find We'll
come on the Mat.

So called professional jury men.
men who have served on either cir
cult or superior court venires within
the last year, men untitled either
through old age or disease, are not
wanted for jurors to serve on the
superior court panel, Judge George
Ford told Wilbur f. Gorsuch and
John shrimp Thursday morning. They
qualified as jury commissioners.
They will select the names Of IA
men, which will be placed in the
jury box and from which will be
Withdrawn at random those who are
To serve during the various terms of
court In the coming year
Judge Ford also told the commits
sloners that factory superintendents
and foremen made undesirable
jurors as they were so absorbed in
their own business that usually it
was necessary to excuse them in the
long run for duty as jurors.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-30
HOLDS WOMEN ARE
POORLY EQUIPPED
Should be Trained in Business
of Home Making, Says
Ida TarbeII.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-''WOm-
en- are more poorly equipped for the
profession of motherhood than for
any other business. This is partic-
larly true of working girls, the ma
jority of whom marry on small in
comes. The results are deplorable."
This was Miss Ida NJ. Tarbelrs
summing up of the question of the
essential education for the average
woman" in addressing the pam
American scientific congress today.
Miss Tarbell proved by statistics
that most girls who work marry.
In the vast majority of cases these
girls come to their tasks without
systematic training. educational sys-
TENS refusing to recognize the care
of family as a vocation.
Nothing will lift the stigma that
now rests on housekeeping labor ex-
cept training for the business OF
home making, starting in the kim
dergarden and ending in the high
school, Miss Tarbell said.
Miss Susan Kingsbury Of Bryn
Mawr, Pa, however, was of the
opinion that women should be so
educated as TO face the response
bilities of citizenship.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-30
MANY ARRESTS AT MANILA
Revolution is Nipped as Result of
Police Raids.

MANILA, p. l., Dec. 30.-The
Harrison administration announced
today that an incipient revolution
had been nipped as the result of
police raids Wednesday. Seditious
documents, flags of the secret Fill
pinO society of the Katipunen and
seals and commissions issued by
rebel officers were captured in the
raids in Manila and suburbs. Num-
erOus arrests were made. the men
being declared to be followers of
Artemio Ricarte.
The officials refused TO discuss a
persistent report that consuls of the
allies have notified the American
government here that submarines
were being shipped piecemeal to
the islands TO set up with German
Malay crews TO prey on CONNER &c
in the Orient. The foreign cOnsuls
were said 10 have stated that the
money for the revolution came from
German sources.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-30
BUCHANAN IN OFFICE,
IS AWAITING ARREST

WASHINGTON, Dec. so. - Rep.
Frank Buchanan of Illinois. indict-
ed in New York, charged with par
ticipation in the anti-allied ammuni-
ton plots, waited at his Office to-
day for the arrival Of L. s Marshal
Splain with a certified copy Of the
warrant
Although Buchanan yesterday
threatened 10 make a determined
fight against being arrested, declar-
ing that he would stand on his con-
stitutional rights as member of
the house and therefore was immune
from arrest. today he said he would
not decide what 10 do until the war
rant was served Marshal Splain
did not know when he would act,
saying there was no hurry"
II was expected that the warrant
would be served late today not only
on Buchanan but on Henry 3. Mar
tin and Herman Schulteis. other
members Of Labor's Peace Council
indicted with Buchanan. The re-
turn will then be made 10 the dis
trict criminal court and the men
Will go TO New York and give bail
for trial unless Buchanan finally
decides to fight
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-30
CANDIDATES GATHER;
BRING BANDS ALONG

INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 30.-While
the main attraction in Indianapolis
today is the quadrennial love feast
OF the republican party at the Murat
Temple there was a side show OF
considerable magnitude in the va
rious booster bands here from ali
points OF the state 10 urge the can
didacy of sectional favorites for
governor and the senate.
a special train came down from
Lake county cities bearing boosters
for r. c. Johnson OF Gary and y. J.
BOzarth of Valparaiso for governor.
There were special cars on all Of
the traction lines. each bearing Of
fice-seekers. Aspirants for the gov
ernOrship are James p. Goodrich Of
Winchester. and Warren T. McCray
OF Kentland.
Three men remain in the race for
the senatorial nomination. They are
Harry New, Jim Watson and Arthur
Robinson. William L. Taylor drop
ped out
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-30
PACIFISTS WORRY
OVER ANCONA CASE

STOCKHOLM. Dec. 30. - Much
anxiety is being caused among the
remaining members of the Ford
peace party over the growing seri-
BUSINESS of the relations between the
United States and Austria Hungary
over the sinking Of the Ancona.
Nine. Rosika Schwimmer. the Of
fetal adviser Of the pacidsts, is a
native Of Hungary.
Louis =. Lochner OF Chicago, sec
Rotary OF the expedition. in discuss
Ing the situation said
"No matter what happens this
party will undoubtedly continue We
cannot consider Mime Schwinmer an
enemy alien 10 is too well known
that she is "a friend OF peace"
u is learned that four Norwegian
and 10 Swedish delegates have been
chosen for the peace sathering. but
the names have not been made
known X s. Mcclure and Judge
Ben Lindsey were delegated 10 eN-
tend a personal invitation 20 Nine
Ellen Key 20 join the Ford party.
Nine. Key IS a noted Swedish writer
and is known as one OF the most dis
tlnguisked feminists in the world.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-30
americas to
Combine Forces
For Protection

WASHINGTON. Dec. 3O.-A Pan
American union. under the terms Of
which the naval and military forces
of all the Americans would be con-
sOlidated TO enforce the Monroe doc
trine today doomed up as an immi-
nent probability. 1t was leaned
this afternoon that Sec'y Lansing
has sounded out representatives Of
all the South American republics
who are here attended the pan
American scientific congress. Just
what assurances were given him it
is not known. An unofficial canvass
OF the South American representa-
tives, however, shows sentiment
strongly in favor of such a military
union.
1t was stated on reliable author
ity that initial steps looking towards
organization of the union would be
taken before the adjournment of the
scientific congress. Pres't Wilson is
understood to have instructed Sec'y
Lansing TO sound the visiting Latin
American representatives and re-
ports on their attitude have been
forwarded 10 him at Hot Springs.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-30
AUSTRIANS LOSE
TWO DESTROYERS

PARIS. Dec. 3O.-Two Austrian
destroyers have been sunk i'm the
Adriatic sea of Durazzo. one by al
lied warships and the other by a
mine They were the Lika and the
Official announcement OF the de-
structiOn Of the destroyers was
made by the French admiralty to-
day
The following official communique
was given out.
An Austrian naval division which
had made a s0rtie from Cattaro for
the purpose of bombarding Durazzo
came upon a squadron OF all-oI
ships of the port and fed.
The Austrian destroyer Lika
struck a mine and was sunk The
destroyer Triglav. OF the same type.
was sent 10 the bottom by the allied
warships The balance OF the Aus
TRAN ships fed 20 their base ptr-
sued by the allied warships."
The Lika and the Triglav were ees
feet long. > feet IN the beam and
OF Isl tons displacement They car
ried two 1S-inch torpedo tubes. six
II Founders and two 80 inch guns.
They speed was % knots.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-30
Twenty-Five Pounds of Dyna-
mite Placed lust Inside
Doors of Building at
Butte, Mont, Lets Go.
BUILDINGS ADJOINING
ARE BADLY DAMAGED
Three Hundred Guests Flee
Into Streets With Temper
ature 20 Below. w.
w. Workers Blamed.

BUTTE, Mont, Dec. 30.-The SAL
walton Army barracks, a two story
frame structure was wrecked by the
explosion OF % pounds of dynamite
early today. The building is To-
Gated on East Broadway, within a
block Of the city hall and close to
the center OF the city.
The TAFT hotel, a four story brick
structure, adjoining, and the Finlen
hotel, one of the largest in the city
and across the street from the bar
racks was badly damaged.
Three hundred guests rushed into
degrees below zero. The entire pO-
lice and detective force has been
&C lied out. The source of the ex-
plosion is enveloped in mystery, but
the belief is strong that a gang of
industrial workers Of the world,
whose leaders were sent from Butte
to the penitentiary for dynamiting
miners union hall when Butte vas
placed under martial law have plan
ned a campaign of revenge.
Twenty people rooming in the
second story Of the wrecked bar
racks had narrow escapes. Tie
dynamite was placed just inside the
doors Of the salvation Army hall.
Taking advantage Of the confus-
ion thieves attempted to raid the
rooms on the third and fourth floors
of the Finlen hotel which had been
deserted by the excited guests. A
Gordon OF police was stationed 1T
every exit of the hotel and several
robbers were placed under arrest.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-30
Annual Report Shows Four
Miles of Sewers Were Built
in 1915-City Has Many
Paved Streets.
ADDITIONS MADE TO
GARBAGE DEPARTMENT
Five Miles of Water Mains
Laid During Year-NeW
Street Signs Are Sup
piled by City.

In connection with summarized
report of the work done by the
board OF public works during 1915,
issued Thursday. T. NJ Morris. pres
ident of the board, stated that Is
per cent of the sewer improvements
in the city have been made since the
present board has been I'm office.
The report also reveals that during
the past IL months, S14S,2S9 was
spent on street and sewer improve
ments
Approximately 5000 was used in
building over four miles OF sewers,
while more than $4,000 was spent
on paving of various kinds and
grade, curb and sidewalk improve
ment work was the most extensive
Of any of the boards operations.
Among the more important sewers
completed during the year are given
as follows:
Bowman creek sewer. at a cost Of
$3.50, 900; Michigan st. sewer. at a
cost of S42,157; Leeper av. sewer, at
a cost OF $3.50; High st. sewer at
a GOSl VI eltJVos BOWMAN D. SCNNA
at cost of $2.275; Indiana av.
sewer at a cost of $1,90S; Bowman
St sewer at a cost of $2.954; st.
Peter and Sorin ST. sewers, SALTS.
Brick Streets Laid.
There was a lack of demand foi
paving according to Pres't Morris.
who reported that 3,219 feet OF brick
paving was done at a cost of 1885;
macadam. 2.165 f.. at a cost Of
Ss,26S; asphalt. 2,49O #. at cost
Of $13,659; asphaltic concrete, SS5
IT.. at a cost of $6.573. Just exactly
one mile of grade curbing and side
walk was built during the year, ac-
cording TO the report which shows
$3.50 IT., at a cost of $12,476.
Figures compiled by the engineer
ing department shows the city now
has the following amounts of i'm
proved streets:
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-30
VERDICT FOR Sc Is
GIVEN DEFENDANT
Jury Finds Both Sides Are Entitled
to Damages-WiI Split
Costs.

Lawyers spent seven days trying
the Pere Marquette Railroad Co. VS..
John c. Young in circuit court.
Twelve jurors heard the testimony.
Costs piled up when the case which
was venued here from Laporte. And
Thursday morning the jury returned
a verdict of SO for the defendant
To the railroad company on it's
complaint was given S333 for de-
murrage which il charged was due
from Young, a Laporte contractor.
The latter received $500 on a cross
for the cost of sidetrack
put in at the contra actors expense.
The case will PROBABLY be appealed
by either one side or the other. The
costs will be split $3.50.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-30
FOLLOWED HOME BY MAN
Suspicious Actions Are Reported to
the Police.

A report that suspicious charac-
tiers had been seen in the vicinity
of his home at SIS y. Lafayette St,
was made at police headquarters by
Harry Wood, late Wednesday night.
Wood stated his step-son. Ralph
TreanOr. had been followed by a
man. apparently slightly crippled,
and that upon reaching the house.
two men had run from the drive to
the portechere officer Tholander
was detailed 10 the case.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-30
MEETS LANSING.

Zwiedinek, the Austrian charge, and
Count Won Bernstorff, the German
ambassador, conferred for nearly an
hour today at the German embassy
on the Ancopa case. After the con-
ference they both said they had re-
ceived no communications regarding
the case from their governments,
and that their meeting was merely
for an exchange of their personal
views of the situation.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-30
BLIZZARD FAILS TO
REACH SOUTH BEND
Some Advantages of Being Citizen
Here, According to- Com
PARSONS.

While communities all around
South Bend are having extremely
cold weather, this vicinity is going
through one Of the warmest winters
it has ever had. Zero and even
colder weather is visiting places TO
the east and west. but this city is
having ideal weather. The temper
allure for Wednesday night was 20
degrees above during the coolest
part Of the night and during the
warmer periods the thermometer
rose to 81 above.
St. Joseph county conditions are
peculiar to those in any other part
Of the county. according TO Henry
Swain, government weather OBJ
server. This locality gets all of the
moisture off Lake Michigan and
even mildly cold weather causes a
great abundance of snow. The same
conditions help ward off storms that
head this way.
KALISPELL. Mont. Dec. 30
The temperature here today was II
below zero.
GARDINER. Mont. Dec 3d.
Temperatures in Yellowstone park
today were IS below zero.
PRINCE ALBERT. Sask., Dec. 80.
Twelve below zero was recorded
here today.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-30

WASHINGTON. Dec. 80. The
first step in what may prove the
most important investigation Of the
foreign affairs OF the United States
ever planned was taken today. DEM
ocratic members OF the senate for
eign relations committee began the
collection Of evidence in the alleged
British interference with American
trade
The inquiry was instituted by Sen.
Stone Of Missouri, chairman Of the
comDdttes IL will lay the ground
WORK for u complete investigation Of
tho entire subject. should the reso-
luton of Sen. Hoke Smith authOriz-
ing such inquiry finally be approved.
May Widen scope.
Il is certain that if the Smith
resolution is passed an influential
group of senators opposed 10 such
action will try 20 force widening of
the scope OF the inquiry 10 include
the submarine activities of Germany
and Austria Sen. Lodge already has
offered an amendment 10 the Hoke
Smith resolution along that line.
Senators look for open opposition
upon the floor of the house next
week Many senators oppose an
open break with Austria at this
time. They do not believe that the
Ancona situation need be made
serious ore. and it is expected that
an effort Will be made TO secure pas
sage of a resolution asking the state
department for all of its facts.
Anticipating a flood OF resolutions
dealing with the foreign situation
and the changes resulting from the
European war Sen Stone has de-
cided that the foreign relations COM
mittee shall gather all available
facts that may be Of service in an
investigation that may be ordered.
The committee will be prepared to
review the entire economic situation
and 10 determine TO what extent
American reports are being in
fringed 10y the British Interference
with neutral commerce.
Members of the committee and
Chairman stone already have dis
Cussed this entire question with
Sec'y Lansing and as soon as Pres't
Wilson gets back 20 his desk next
week. influential democratic sena-
tors will try 10 arrange confer
ence with him 10 ask that more pub
LEFTY be given the real facts in the
foreign relations of the United
States. They viii very frankly tell
the president that the efforts OF thS
state department TO conceal every
move that is being made i'm our ne
gotiations with foreign powers is 10
blame for many erroneous impress
ions that have become wide spread
and will ask that this be changed.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-30
JURY GETS CASE TODAY
Mathew \. Schmidt May Hear His
Fate Soon.

Los ANGELES. Calf. Dec. go
Late today. probably, the jury viii
get the case Of Mathew A. Schmidt.
charged with the murder Of Charles
A. Hagerty, killed I'm the explosion
in the Los Angeles Times building
FIVE years ago The attorneys eX-
pect 10 conclude their arguments by
o'clock this afternoon. Judge
Frank r. Willis viii then require
an hour 10 read his instructions.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-30
WILL RECEIVE.

Bishop John Hazen White will re-
ceive friends and members OF ST.
James church at the clergy house,
S19 ". ColfaX av.. on New y ears
day. The reception will be held
from o'clock until o'clock in the
evening.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-30
WILL BE MADE A DEACON
Ordination service to be Held ut 1T.
James Sunday.

James II. Bishop. formerly organ
ist and choir master at St James
church. will be ordained To the
sacred order OF deacOns by Bishop
John HaZen White at st. James
church sunday morning at II
o'clock. Mr.. Bishop went from here
TO Plymouth. and il was while there
that he became a candidate for the
holy orders.