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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-20
PROHIBITION PLANS.

The prohibitioniss cut larger figure than usual
in the national campaign this year. They have had
their bY the marked drift of the country
and of the entire world-toward the abolition Of the
liquor traffic They encouraged. too. by the fact
that hard and fast party lines seem to have disap-
They expect recruits from the republican
and democratic parties, and especially from the mil
lions voters who four years voted the pro-
gressive ticket.
But they not content merely with extending a
passive welcome "hoaters." They actively en-
ambitious project for Five Million club"
They claim to already enrolled 100000 voters.
They expect make harder fight this year than
before and to give other parties real run for
their money in 1920.
one of the interesting phases of the national con-
ventOn at ST. Paul will be a proposal to change the
party name. some of term
prohibition is now far TOO restrictive to include all
policies party stands for. They would adopt
the title American" party. federal" party or
liberal party. hard what the last title of
the three has to do with prohibition The party might
really proh however. by changing its name because
prohibition party" has connote political feeble
ness. because many votes would be gained by max
ing il plain that prohibition merely the leading policy
of the party instead OF its entire platform.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-20
SAVING THE CORNsTALKs.
prairie Farmer. Chicago

(Prairie Farmer. Chicago
A census OF Kankakee county, Ill-
nois. taken through the schools,
slows that not a single farmer
burned his stalks this spring Two
or three years ago cornstalk bon
fires we're a com mon sight in Kan
kakee county in the spring. Since
then the county advisor has been
talking of the value of cornstalks
as a source Of organic matter, and
the result is that the wasteful prac-
tice of burning the stalks has been
entirely eliminated
A similar census shows that rs
per cent of the Kankakee county
farmers treated their oats for smut
this spring. All of which means that
kankakee county farmers are wide
awake and looking for opportunities
10 add TO their farm profits.
When a fellow, cannot marry a
fortune. the lady keeping a boarding
house might be considered.-Chicago
Examiner.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-20
FASHIONS IN FISH.

Up to few years ago it never occurred to anybody
swordfsh It ignored caught only
curiosity Now quantities are sold in Boston and
other New England cities 1t tastes much like catfish.
Many persons prefer it to halbut. 1t become an
important Of income to New England fishermen.
Yet seldom bought fish markets outside of
New England There is mo demand for IT," fish deal
The public simply doesn't know about it.
far general ignorance prevails regarding the
goosefsh otherwise known the "devilhsh" Accord
ing Or. Hugh NJ Smith Of the United States bureau
OF fisheries steaks this fish just rich in
building srloin steak. AS for taste,
the goosefsh great delcacy Europe.
North trawlers supply the demand in
Germany. where brings times a price
fresh mackerel. In England 5000 tons of goose
fish every year vet there is absolutely
market for it in America although it is very penti-
fu along the Atlantic A fisherman who happens
TO catch one-and they are easy to catch-throws it
back the
Epcures who happen to taste goosehsh pronounce it
excellent but people buy They preju-
diced apparently, by the ugly looks of the fish 1t is
ugly enough. certainly; Holsters. and
cells
Some day the public will change it's attitude. and
there will be another profitable of income for
fishermen and a cheap plentiful contribution TO
the nations food supply
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-20

II was in 1912. only four years ago. that Sir Roger
Easement public the report Of his investigation
the Putumayo rubber atrocities Before this Case
had taken a large part exposing the misdeeds
OF old Leopold's the Congo, his reports
discounted by many who looked upon him the
Of a British government DESTROYS OF a pretext
grab the African realm. There was no possibility
of discountng his Putumayo report on similar
grounds
The object Of his bitter condemnation was a British
company which had exploited tortured the natives
with far greater atrocity than any Belgian ever
tempted in the Congo. The result Of Sir Rogers re-
port immediate reform, in the Putunayo region.
result elevation Of Easement to
a position Of world prominence.
Now both Easement and the Putumayo once again
demand the attention of the international public The
humanitarian diplomat in a London prison.
waiting TO be hanged a traitor. And the Putumayo.
together with other territorial expanses the
trans-Andean hinterland may be the basis OF the
worlds next Peru Venezuela are said have
reached agreement 20 draw boundaries which
will ignore the claims Colombia Ecuador. and
the two smaller republics are talking fight Much of
the Putumayo region is claimed by three
nations and of them has hitherto been strong
enough 20 make good claim.
It would, indeed. be almost unparalleled coinc-
dence the outbreak of a South American to
be synchronous with the execution the who
first made the world the richness of the re-
gions which the Latins quarreling.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-20
WITH OTHER EDITORS
THAN OURS
TAKING NEEDLESS CHANCES

Portsmouth. y. H., Herald.)
That the leading railroads are
trying TO impress upon their en-
ployes the necessity of safety first"
is an encouraging sign. This move
ment is not for the protection Of
passengers. for which everything
possible has been done for Years,
but for the protection of the en-
ployes themselves. There are too
many of these who take needless
risks while in the performance of
their duties. and the effort on the
part of the companies 10 correct this
bad habit is TO be commended.
A leading eastern railroad has just
posted a bulletin calling the attention
of its station and yard employees to
several accidents, some of them
fatal. caused by taking what are
very properly termed unnecessary
chances" a brakeman in kicking a
coupling that did not work right
suffered the fracture of an ankle in
two places. One man lost his life by
trying 10 get upon the front foot
board of a switch engine when il
was going four miles an hour. and
the bulletin cites several other acct
dents all of which could have been
avoided by reasonable care.
Railroading is a dangerous occu-
patton at the best. and il is proper
that the men should be trained and
required to exercise the utmost care
in safeguarding themselves and their
fellow workmen at all times
One OF the characteristics of this
age is the practice of taking unnec-
essary chances in practically all
things. There is a foolish notion
abroad that 10 be afraid OF anything
is a sign of cowardliness and weak
ness. Too many regard foolhardi-
ness as bravery. but it is nothing Of
the sort. The brave man will face
danger knowing what he is doing
and what ne is doinS 1t for. Fire
men. policemen. and railroad men
under some circumstances do this
and are 20 be highly commended for
il. But there is nothing brave or
courageous in getting on or of trains
or trolley cars when they are in mo-
ton. in crossing streets carelessly
when automobiles are flying in both
directions or in passing over rail-
road crossings just ahead OF ap-
preaching trains. These and many
other forms Of recklessness are in
evidence every day. The man who
shows a disposition 10 look carefully
after his personal safety is deemed
a coward or an old fogy. The re-
many deaths that might we'll have
been avoided.
There is no necessity for this
carelessness and no good excuse for
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-20
WHAT JOHN WANAMAKER
FOUND.
Scranton. Pa. Times.

When John Wanna maker Of Phil
adelphia and New York, says any,
thing about merchandising there is
back OF what he says a business eX-
perience. first small. then great.
with all Of its disappointments and
all of its successes. That is why
shrewd merchants everywhere in the
United States listen and stop TO
think about what he says.
Mr.. Wanamaker, addressing him.
self to the Associated Advertising
Clubs of the World, in Philadelphia,
came out unequivOcally and en-
phatically for the newspaper as the
best medium for advertising. 1t
was unsolicited. this opinion. and
here is the way he put it:
When this little store closed its
doors on its first days business
away back in 1851 the sum Of s24.67
was found in the old-fashioned till
under the counter; the 81 cents was
left there for making change next
morning and the S24 was taken out
by the founder and spent with the
newspa pers. which were asked
simply 10 say that the new store was
open and doing business. and had a
good stock Of goods useful 70 the
people.
Our little allowance Of advertis-
ing money went to- the newspapers
then. as il goes, nearly altogether,
today"
Mr. Wanamaker might have said
a whole lot more about the value of
newspaper advertising and told ex-
actly the many ways in which il
brings custom and makes proht for
the business man, but he contented
himself with giving plain object
lesson OF his practice. The only
qualification he makes is that il pays
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-20
JULY 20, 1910.
PAYING The ROAD BILLS.

II automobiles coming to be the chief users of
public highways-and there's a motor for every
mile of the United states-it must be ad-
mtted that the owners paving considerable part
of the expense of maintaining them Motor license
fees last year amounted than $18O0O.O0O and
so per of that applied the building and
repair OF county and
Ten years the income from auto was less
than hreetenths per of the Of road building
Now it about per cent; and it should be re-
mernbered that the spent highways annually
has immensely increased
It be questioned whether the payment OF as
much per OF the nations expenses for
highways a sufficient contribution for automobiles
make. Certainly than per OF the
traffic automobile trafhc In many parts the
country may run from 25 so per cent Still
that isn't fair basis which figure Wagons and
other vehicles seldom required pay any such fee
the automobiles have pay addition their
regular And heavy. horse-drawn vehicles are
far harder roads than tired motor cars.
The tendency is 10 soak motorists on the assump-
ton that their a and they able 70
foot the bills. That's an very we'll nasmuch it re-
highway that otherwise would not
be undertaken And the entire community benefits
accordingly But the tendency too far
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-20

perance, plummin. millinery, side
wheeled churns, bicycles with water
bottle attachments, pitcher shows,
hard boiled eggs. liver pads * ap-
pendesightis before they ever layed
there eyes on pare of clip
pers or teched there hands to a
raiser. -Four or five years Of study
at such a institution wood permit
the young barber 10 come out < be
a leeder among our trade. They
would pick up the funnymentals OF
electrocution while in college OF
coarse q this wood also be "a big
help. Woodnt il be crate for a
tired out buzness man TO be able 10
hurry into a barber shop & order a
shave. then ask the barber TO reciJe
Sheridan's ride or Into the Canadian
club Staggered the 500 I say men,
nights of the raiser, pleaded Mister
Heckaman this is something 10 look
forward TO in the not far distant fu-
ture. Let us all strOp together with
this end in view The future il is
brite for the perfession. May the
whir Of our clippers never cease.
Mister Heckaman was in charge OF
the associations memorial service
followin the speech. The names of
all BARRIERS who had been intoxicat-
ed in the past year was red.
edited by ADAM CROOK
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-20

known circulation and the best
advertising is clean and honest ad-
vertising.
Mr.. Wanamaker is the country's
foremost merchant prince, which
means the worlds biggest merchant.
Success is written large over the
portals Of his career The great
store buildings that he owns are
monuments TO this success, a success
that Mr. Wanamaker built up on
advertising in newspa pers of known
circulation. The moral is obvious
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-20
JAPS STUDYING US.

Uncle Sans cruisers investigating the rumor of
japanese war vessels lettering the Lower
California found that there was nothing in H. Like
the report of japanese regiment forming to aid
Carranza in case of war with found be myth
ioaL Japan scorchng its fingers pulling Mexico's
chestnuts
But don't think for a moment Japan is not getting
something out Of Mexican troubles What is it?
Why. just simply a presidents. that's all
Nichi Nchi Shimbun. influential Toxic newspaper.
naively remarks Japan viii from Mex
lean situation how deal with China"
What delightful subtlety, Japan at present con-
principally with IT'S conquest OF China,
cialy and politically. Americas view China as
integrity is more less Of a stumbling block.
II would be handy 10 have one or two precedent
created by ourselves-to pull Uncle sam right
time such the sending OF troops Mexico and
the occupation and policing OF its territory. wouldn't
it, on those willy heathens,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-20
ENGLAND 40 LIE DEuTsCHLAND.

When the Deutschland-that German submarine
nnerchantnan-has sailed voyage
bound TO keep It in the public mind pending its de-
the vsher brine.
Loaded with rubber and other materials many
them easily Istable as conditional contraband Eng
land be depended upon to get her if she can.
which business if she Iegitmately within
he provisions Of international law
There can't be any doubt in the mind fair
minded person that the German submarine Deutsch-
and is honest merchant vessel entitled all the
protection which guaranteed 70 peaceful merchant
by the law of nations. There other de-
,ision possible for the United States government TO
make The necessarily backs the government in
hat decision, and If the allies ignore defy this
American verdict. they viii their peril
The reported intention Of Great Britain the
Deutschland or any of her sister ships sight al
most incredible The Deutschland war
ship than any Of England's unarmed merchantmen. To
Justify attack on ground any submarine is
potentially a warship' is absurd. II is "po-
,entialy a warshp" than any liner freight
81 Guns or torpedo tubes may be put on any ship.
Their absence is sufficient guarantee Of the ships
peaceful character.
Britain filled the world with clamOr the
oarbarity Of U-boat assassinatons. II British war
ship fires submarine freighter without warning,
Great Britain will y. that act give the liz to all her
professions OF superior virtue. She will doing
,isely .vhat has bitterly condemned. what
he United States has powerfully upheld her in
.onden7ning She will not only prove herself hypo-
,rite compromise the honor OF the United States
She has not shadow OF right sink the
Deutschland without warning than Germany had 70
sink the I.usitania And II persists her an
aounced intention, she must count revusion Of
sentiment America and the rest of the
neutral world which will than counterbaance
any immediate practical benefit she may gain from
such an act Of lawlessness and inhumanty.
sun there aspect of the affair which concerns
Us and concerns us deeply regardless Of what Great
Britain does especially in view OF pending pre-
paredness plans Chickens YOU know. sometimes come
home 10 roost admitted that the Deutschland's
cargo part g. is hstable conditional
,ontraband. and the point that If a submarine can
cross the Atlantic with cargo Of merchandise or a
sarne thing with cargo Of torpedoes shells ard
this regardless OF direction OF travel our isola-
ton is gone our "sea walls" longer a pro-
lection against assault from abroad our coast our
coastvise shipping seaports. longer i'm
nune from attack our battle fleet is longer a suf-
fcient lire defense for invisible U-boats may
pass around under II unframed.
This new possibility viii have 20 be recognized in
any adequate system OF coast defenses II may be
necessary 70 adopt the methods evolved by England
ire protection % her harbors-patroI boats under
water nets ETC. At harbor entrances special guns in
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-20
I redsury General
Fund Balance Is
Greatest Since 1908

Sec'y OF the Treasury McAdoo has
announced that the balance in the
treasury general fund at the close OF
the fiscal year ending June 80. 1915.
was S174ss5.231.s7-''the greatest
balance of the general fund OF the
government since 1908"
The cause of the great and un-
paralleled prosperity OF the coun-
try" BY reason of the damaging eff
fects upon both customs and internal
revenue receipts during the first
eight months Of the European war.
the general fund balance AT the end
OF June, 1915, was reduced TO SlO4.-
600. 600. The wave OF returning pros
perity which has been rising steadily
since that date has increased the
treasury balance by over $4,000. 900.
Income Tax Gain.
Approximately $4,000. 600 OF the
increase was due 10 gain in income
taxes Income taxes for the fiscal
year ending June 30. 1915. exceeded
the estimate OF last January by about
$40. 000.0 600 amounting 10 $l24,S67,-
900 as against S79.s2s. 900 year ago
an increase of So per cent.
Ordinary internal revenue taxes,
which likewise are an unfailing in
dex OF prosperity, showed an increase
of $50. 200. or II per cent. Gus
toms receipts made a slight gain.
one of the features Of Sec'y Nc
Adoo's report which will appeal 20
the people OF the states that recently
ratified the federal income tax
amendment. is the rapid strides with
which income revenue-which is a
prominent factor in the Underwood
LAWS overtaking customs taxes up
on the necessaries of everyday con-
sumption. For example. in the last
fiscal year Of operation OF the repub-
lican Payne-Aldrich tariff. ending
June so. 1913, tariff collections
reached S31s, 900. The Under
wood law in the fiscal year 1915, pro-
duced S336,7s3.OOO. This was more
revenue than the Payne-Aldrich law
produced. OF this total $211, s66. 600
represented tariff collections and the
rest was the result Of the income tax.
Drawn From Big Incomes.
The democratic revenue program
reduced tariff taxation of necessities
which is largely borne by family
living expenditures-by over $780,
900. 900. and at the same time built
up a wholesome treasury balance by
taxation OF the large incomes which
can afford 10 pay. AS ~ of the as
states. through their legislatures, en-
dorsed the income tax principle. this
revenue record of Pres't wilson's ad-
ministration should prove satisfac-
tory 10 the vast majority of the
American people.
Excess of Receipts.
Secretary McAdoo also reported
the net excess of public receipts over
disburse ments, after checking all
government obligations against in
come-including the Panama canal
and public debt disbursement5-at
S7S.737 900 as against a s59.436. 900
deficit a year ago.
Vigorous enforcement Of the reve-
nue. laws plus general prosperity,
therefore, gives the American people
a treasury statement that should be
satisfying from every point OF view
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-20
DRUNK ON ~ GENTS.

Thomas Flannery, a tramp print
err this morning gave a demonstra-
ton of how 70 get drunk on u
cents. Thomas has been working
on a farm near here but came to
town last night with the intention of
going to his home in Battle Creek.
He drank too much before getting
started and was picked up by the
police. When he was released this
morning at $50 he had u cents on
his person and shortly after 10
o'clock Officer Klein found him
drunk again and with a half pint of
whiskey in his pocket. Evidently he
knows where 10 buy whiskey at bar
gain rates. He was taken to the
station and will be given trial to-
row mOrning.-LapOrte Herald.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-20

it. 1t is a result of the feverish life
that has seized upon the people in an
age notable for rapid-fire in all
things. and so long as the practice
continues the number of needless ac-
cidents and deaths will continue TO
multiply II is high time to ack-
nowIedge that reasonable care for
ones personal safety is not an evil
dence of timidity.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-20
THE MELTING POT
FILLED BY THE EDITORIAL STAFF


How empty
How a crue fate hasca
how often IS the voice OF
how often Ia
The heart of destiny 81 and bt
That many folks protesting
We scratch hopeful garden
To little later and
We court lovely damose with confidence and
Another fellow nd off she with him!
We seek public office burning
Until the rival candidate exingushes our light
works Of man
IN he abs of aplan.
Although the half of futile done
EXpendng useless hope
which
For all the disappointed supply complete amends
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-20

harbor forts and am other likely prove ef
fective in OF with European power. We
shall probably accelerate the construction OF own
submarine fleet with special emphasis building
OF large sfa-going craft II is the same old story
Every invention. every advance step civiliza-
ton brings new and more perpexng problems
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-20

For a small boy who was sure 20
uIe before We were Is unless we
eating so much hcorice. our
health is remarkably good.-Kansas
City Star
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-20
THE LIFE OF JAKE HECKAMAN.
Vol. ,, Chap. s.
By Fleet Courier.

GRIZZLY INN, Ind, July 20
Mister Jake F. T. A. Heckaman. the
So. Bend gent who has did so much
10 make Shawn yourselves a pleas
ure. stopped hear today TO be a gest
of the town an have some repairin
did TO his ford twin six. Mister
Heckaman was entertained by mem
hers of the Grizzly Inn hive of the
BARRIERS & Porters Mutual BENEFIT
association. The So. Bend man ad-
dressed a special meetin of the as
ISOLATION which was held at lunch
time Mister HeCkaman took for
his subjeck. The Art of Conversa-
ton, or How Us Professional Men
Kin Talk a Customer out of 90
Cents Worth of Extry Work & a Tip
Besides" The address was elo-
ouent 1. one of the best what has
been gave in these parts for quiet a
spell He tole his audiyance that
conversation had came 10 be a need
ed necessity in the buzness an that a
good joke is always relished in the
chare, no matter if the customers
heck is covered with lather his
hams are being brushed off by the
porter x a pippin of a manicure is
workin on his meat hooks. He ced
matters has reached such a state in
this hear country that the common
pepull must look TO the BARRIERS for
guidance on nearly every public
question. | would like to endow a
school seq Mister Hickman for
young BARRIERS where they can get
the rudiments of law, theology, tenn
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-20

In present day fashions IN wom-
ems dress. or the lack OF IT, and the
prevalence OF war. a Connecticut
evangelist hnds indications that the
end OF the world is at hand.-El
Paso. Tex Times.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-20

The most exasperating thing about Mexico is that
she is always presuming her weakness. evidently
realizing that the despised srlngo ashamed hit
a weaker ration.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-20

Remembering the hot days in our
early youths is like keeping tabs OF
the time father took us TO the wood
shed
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-20

There is such a thing as dry heat
in a wet down.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-20

In one Of our exchanges we notice
where a Mrs. Lock is injured and
Steele & Co. are invoicing.
Add TO light occupations. barber
trying TO sell a doctor a hair tonic.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-20

THE NEWS TIMES PRINTING COMPANY
once 30 W. Cofax Av.
Home Bell Phone 200
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-20

Read NEWS-TIMES Want ADS
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-20

never heard a prohibition speech
l now rise up 10 state,
For though l haven't heard one.
1t would be a dry debate.