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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-10

around here went out Of business
when Smith started. And anyway
! don't care how many go out of
business If ! can save a dollar or two
a week on my grocery bills
There's the competition" PROPOSE
ton from the consumers standpoint
1t is certain that the new chain"
store isn't going 10 sell below cost
What is more likely TO happen is the
compelling o. competitors 10 improve
their efficiency; be more careful as
TO credits; buy in larger quantities
So as to avail themselves OF dis
counts: give better service in order
10 hold customers.
IL is true this competition may
bring failure to a badly located and
inefficiently managed store Is that
n benefit or detriment TO the COM
munity
And if this is true of grocery
stores. isn't il equally true OF all 9TH
er businesses Isn't honest compe-
t.tion necessary in order to achieve
the greatest efficiency At any rate
"WInks" would like 70 see the per-
son who can convince the Fair Lady
that this competition among grC-
GERS is a bad business proposition.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-10
The VelUet Hammer
BY Arthur Brooks Baker
ABE FRANK.

Tor him who fareth by the way or
chaseth with a grip
On long and mournfuI honeymoon or
short and festive trip,
Who setteth forth the grapejuice
juice walled I'm with powdered ice?
Who tucketh him i'm bed at night,
all comfy, warm and nice?
Who does a thousand services the
guest fOrgets tn thank?
That man most everyone calls ABE -
his latter name l. Frank
His divers a famous house far up
and down the line.
His sleeping makes famous hit.
his eating is divine.
For food and drink without a kink.
for service sure and swift.
lie il the lad who's praised. egad,
by travellers adrift.
His welcome smile they see a mile,
and morning. night or noon
They never shirk. but gladly work
with knife and fork and spoon.
When Abe was head promoter OF the
Interstately Fair.
His work was of a quality TO simply
curl your haiE
The farmers thronged TO show the
health and beauty of their kline,
The speed of certain horses and the
weight OF sundry swine.
And all our population, with the pull
pit. bar and press.
Joined i'm TO thank the work of
Frank which brought the big sue
cess.
He warmly boosts the Country Club,
where weary city guys
Can reap the rural pleasures which
the farmers fail TO prize:
Can praise the simple merits of the
lovely outdoor scene,
While talking of war babies or the
price of gasoline.
Though he may not felOniOuSly set
the world attire.
It's cheerfully admitted hes a live
and sparkling wire.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-10

OF the war in men and money up to the end Of 1915.
gives these grand totals.
Number Of men killed wounded captured in all
armies. s.sO2OOO.
Cost Of the in current expenses, TO all the bel
ligerents s24SsO. eco 900.
Thus the number Of put out of business is
greater than the total population Of Canada or New
England or the Rocky mountain and Pacific coast
states together.
The money expenditure is great as the total est-
mated wealth OF Austria Hungary, greater than that
OF Italy as great that OF Belgium, Spain, Ho-
land. Switzerland and Portugal together
known dead amount to 100000. To these
should be added perhaps hundreds OF thousands regis
missing" Imagine instead Of the great Iro-
quos theater disaster the entire population Of Chicago
wiped by great catastrophe
The daily Of the has averaged sSs,O0OO 600.
more now. but that's quite enough. It's
about six times as much all the salaries and wages
paid by all the ufacturing Industries in the United
States.
We can't grasp it, OF course But can grasp the
fact that human life and energy and accumulated
wasted in such quantities that will
perhaps generations to replace them
And 10y contrast with the exhaustion that Europe is
mourning appreciate our own blessings better.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-10
HEROES AND HORSES.

picturesque practice the United states army may
be abandoned 1t is the annual test ride prescribed
for field officers 10y Theodore Roosevelt when he was
president Col Roosevelt made that equestrian feat
Immensely popular by riding ninety miles himself and
doing a half third of the required time just
o show how easy it
spite of his inspiring example this more or less
strenuous requirement has made hit with the
officers themselves. Now encouraged perhaps by the
examples of presidents who care for no more
strenuous than golf, they have kicked over
the traces.
Inspector General Darlington in his annual report
recommends the abandonment of the test lie says it
has failed to accomplish any good purpose; that the
physical aimed is attained better by pre-
scrbed daily exercise and that the long horseback ride
is dangerous officers forty-fve.
Perhaps he's right King George, in his military
capacity. fell off a horse and hurt not long ago.
Anyhow modern general doesn't ride horse He
rides ninety horsepower automobile. And it doesn't
hurt his efficiency any Won Hindenburg and several
OF his sexagenaran associates would probably to
pieces in a ninety-mile gallop, but they win battles
just the
1t seems a pity. though. Imagine heroic statue
military conqueror seated in touring beside
his chauffeur
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-10
MAYBE HIS WHISPERS PAIN HIM
WHEN HE SNEEZES.

some time ago Senator James Hamilton Lewis, Of
Illinois. who said, whiskers and all To grace the
upper house Of congress the democratic whip, was
quoted saying;
"For the last ten years there has been nothing
worth while in America for which "A native Amer
lean might claim praise
Sometimes the common garden variety of American
citizen longs for some of the old Roman laws under
which a man in high office who DETAINED his country
was held guilty and chained to the chariot
wheel
We haven't any chariot wheels in this country that
may be used for laudable purpose except the
wheel of public opinion which. however. is some Jug
gernaut itself in motion.
It's up Illinois attend the case of the gentle
man OF tie flowing whskers and the Kaleidoscope
vests. be forgiven. Everybody makes mistakes-
once
But cheer up And if you can't cheer up sneeze up.
grip that has been making folks hate them
selves is foreigner-an importation,-and maybe this
what has affected the senator's brain. The grip
has been mediator OF sef-hate off and on, since
the t4th century, and more too, likely Indeed,
yes great nheritances from foreign shores;
ills practically all foreigners. which should be
noted along with out imported virtues.
Way back in the middle ages Italy recorded an
epidemic of the influenza II had much longer
and uger name it this same sneezing. cough
ing. sweating and swearing affair that's making
dear 10 YOU handkerchefs your family
converting you blasphemer of the kindly. limo
cent weather But. those old Italians. having no
weather bureau goat. blamed il upon the influence Of
stars and comets a proceeding that will do quite as
much good GUESSING Mr.. Henry Swain. worthy
head of the local weather bureau
Again. when Wellington and Napoleon trying
10 get at each other. in the Peninsula campaign all
spain suddenly took "the grip" and the English and
French armies actually couldn't fight owing sneezng
etc etc. etc. for time They wanted fight
awfully bad being especially ugly, hut every last
man Of busy nghtng his
Some 25 years ago America got her first strong
recorded dose o H. terribly to elderly
people and a good many of the middle-aged saved
themselves 10y feeding qunine and taking hot liquor
and hot baths TO the limit OF their capaity
And what you think is the of il. according
To- YER, high medical authority human dirtiness
WAY over i'm Russia. China. or i'm some other
part OF the Orient the unusually
dirty because OF famine poverty war. and their
emanatons pollute the atmosphere. old Man Grip
lust rides the into civilization. where
We ride IN closed sit stufy theaters kiss promis-
c.tousy breathe air that has been used. under
various other conditions Think IT, Your sneeze
germ may really belong a dirty denizen of an opium
den in the Yangtse-Hiang valley. Aren't the ways OF
nature wonderful They And-eNcuse us while
We bow-some Of her ways ought 20 be prohibited by
* rattling good reform
Achev' Doggone the -- achew, A-ehew! This
bankety bank blank-achew. on. what's the use.
anyhow
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-10
THE HORRORS OF COMPETE
TION.

"A new grocery store has opened
over on 'Steenth street" brightly re-
marked the Fair Lady while presid-
Ing behind the tea pot, at the supper
table. Its a chain grocery store,
she continued and Is selling quite a
little cheaper than the other stores
nerea bouts. / saved nearly a dollar
on my purchases. this afternoon. The
store was crowded. just like Smiths
was when he first started and under
sold everybody around here. ] Won
der how long these cheap prices Will
last"
"But isn't competition very Dad
business proposition ?" said "winNs."
Won't all these other grOceTs he
ruined and have TO close up: and
then won't this new grocery put up
Prices?"
Bad ." Indignantly responded the
Fair Lady. Competition among gro
Gers bad? I only hope another store
viii start. so I can save another dol
lar Don't YOU Worry about business.
None OF the other grocery stores
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-10
FARM CREDIT PANACEAs.


A candidate for the nomination
for governor of a state west Of the
Mississippi is being doomed for the
honor principally because when in
the legislature. he championed a
measure TO have the state give farm
credits. And Pres't Wilson. i'm his
recent message to congress. devoted
space TO recommending farm loans,
i'm order to enable farmers TO more
easily buy farms.
1t would be equally justifiable TO
call these honest efforts to increase
the number of persons owning farms
as schemes to increase the value Of
farm lands. and to make it harder
for men without capital town
farms That is TO say, the result OF
such proposed laws would be To de-
crease, instead of increase farm own
ership.
1t is the peculiarly OF land own
ership that lower transportation
charges. reducing the rate Of inter
est. building roads. or in any other
way making it easier TO reach land or
TO ship products to a market results
in the increased capitalization. They
boost prices Land absorbs all the
economies and conveniences of civil
ization Bring a farm within easy
motoring distance of any considera-
bic urban population and immediate
IN its value trebles. Extend a su-
tps nj
district and the price per acre of
farm land increases hundreds of per
cent. So a law TO loan money to
farmers on easy payments can have
10 other effect than TO everywhere
encourage speculation in farm land.
The higher the price of land the
longer il will take TO pay for IT
on any system of credits; and the
greater Will be the exigencies OF
unemployment. sickness, failure of
crops and death: thus the smaller
will be the number OF those who
succeed in carrying their payments
through TO the end. We enact
laws to prevent speculation in other
things. but when il comes TO land,
the source of all wealth and which
affects the life and welfare of
every huffman being. human Wis
dom seems to be unable TO proper
ly cope with the problem, and the
average man seems to think it the
right thing TO do to advise course
that can have no other effect than
to make land harder to own.
If society would have some regard
for the rights of those who use land,
by making it more profitable to use
land than to keep land out OF use.
farm speculation would be discour-
aged and farm ownership would be
increased.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-10

OUTSIDE OF the moral effect OF
showing yourself that you have the
will power and courage to quit
smoking. the most satisfactory result
Is the way a cigar tastes after re"
sumption.
WHEN am walking alone. {"
said a short-legged man. Il have a
long. swinging stride and progress
at an amazingly rapid rate l throw
out my chest and seem TO be as tall
as anybody, but when / walk with
a long-legged man, my footballs
sound like the patter Of a child and
| have an impulse TO take hold Of his
hand"
AS intimated in our first para
graph. our New Year resolutiOnists
are gaining strength every day-in
their desire TO revert TO the previ-
Gus question. What you going TO
have?"
ISN'T Germany the amiable thing Z?
'MISHAWAKA." writes Ed Jerne-
gan in his Enterprise. at present
enjoys a distinction such as few if
any cities can boast She hasn't a
single available house left for rent
and not burial lot left in the city
cemetery and there is a loud de-
mand for both necessities"
Which inspires the following
touching lines:
No place to live
When you live.
No place TO lie
When you die.
THE remnants OF the Ford party
have safely reached The Hague and.
after drawing inspiration from the
altar of peace, will proceed to war
infested centers and put the oues-
ton Of disarmament up to the fes-
tering war lords. And what do YOU
suppose the f. W. Is. will say? We'd
hate 10 print it,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-10
PAN.AMERICAN AVIATION.

Santos Dumont Brazilian flyer. addressing
the Pan-Amercan Scientific congress at Washington,
has made a prophecy which by appealing to the enter
prise imagination of the public ought to stimulate
Pan-American aviation sufficiently bring its own
fulhment
lie foresees joining of the North and South
American continents in closer union by marvellous
transportation system aeroplanes carrying mail and
passengers The present period of twenty days separ
atng York and Buenos Ayres. he will he cut
four days and eventually to two days one.
Within years there will be a regular aeroplane
between the cities OF the United States
and the capitals the South American countries.
lie sees in this far more than mere sentimental
value. 1t will enormously facilitate business. Men
having hand will be able close contracts
I'm four days that under present conditions wait
during the transit OF mail for twenty TO forty days
The diplomatic relations between Washing
ton and Latin American countries too will be
intimately established" He even foresees the defense
the of North and South America against the
old world enemies ~ Pan-American squadrons Of
planes.
And who shall call his dream absurd
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-10

at Conn. showed him important
looking papers. and demanded: rs
that your signature ?" Yes. sir" re-
piled the witness. Thank you, that
is ALL said the attorney.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-10
And who shall call his dream absurd ?

General" Jacob :. CoXey. commander of the Army
OF the commonwealth which took" Washington in
1894 is a candidate United States senator from
Ohio on platform authorize congress to issue
81 zoe OOO 600 legal currency. which
to- be used in creating a merchant marine and half
for naval equipment and coast defenses. Is he still
nut?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-10
TENANCY.

Without a revision OF the land
taxation system Of the country.
both urban and suburban. ten
ancy IS bound 10 continue 10 in
crease faster than land owner
ship. creating a landed aristoc-
racy inImical Co the continuance
of a democratic form of govern
ment.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-10
The Mystifying Reporter.

sad matter. now known to many
Of this vicinity was being thorough
ly investigated by them in the hopes
OF finding where they stood on evil
dence already presented Not only
this evidence. but. also to verify the
story told by a certain young man,
who is connected with the affair.
which duplicates about a dozen
others, so we were informed by one
in close touch with the case.
APPARENTLY the indianapolis
Transportation club wants to start
something at its banquet in F'ebru-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-10

Humane society Of Los Angeles,
Cal. has taken up arms against the
use Of the ostrich in harness. Some
of the reasons are: The birds are
dangerous because liable to kick in
any direction; they violate the speed
laws and they are a menace to
auto accessories, licenses, tail lights,
etc
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-10

OF course nobody rides bicycle any more But isn't
il odd that going make 1o0e .eOo
bicycles this year-n,ore than they made before?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-10

Not to add the mutual unpleasantness but just
keep the record straight we're moved remark that
however little may think OF America since the
war started il can't be any less than America thinks
Of Europe.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-10

Friends desiring the remains call at this office
apparently male person who visited yester-
DAY. wearing an ankle watch
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-10
< BITS 81 INFORMATION

In the center of Kildine, an ISL
and in the German ocean is a curl
Gus lake. The surface of it's waters
is quite fresh and supports fresh
water creatures but deep down it is
as salty as the greatest depths OF
the sea and salt water fish live in it.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-10

In August, 1914, by the British
board of trade returns, is per
cent Of the trades union member
ship in England was unemployed.
At the end of last year. the unem-
ployed percentage was 2 ID per
cent. A month ago. it slightly ex-
ceeded three-quarters of / per cent.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-10

Raphael Conn. treasurer of the
Bluefelds Steamship Co, came from
Honduras TO Philadelphia, 2.4OO
miles to speak two words. He came
as a witness in his cOmpany's suit
against the United Fruit Co. for
5000. eco damages for ruin of the
plaintiffs business. Conn waited
around Philadelphia FIVE days until
his turn on the witness stand When
that came one of the IA lawyers
for the Blueields company gazed
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-10

Writing about a visit in a Turkish
home just before the war, Miss
Grace Ellison says: I'm no other
land have l met with such lavish
hospitality. It is the custom. too.
for the master of the house TO pay
all the visitors bills. That / should
have proposed to stamp my own
letters hurt my friends" The Turk
ish bathroom is described as an i'm
prOvement on the western European
one, for it is "a marbl basin like a
fountain" enabling the bather to
wash always in running water.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-10
SOME TRUSTWORTHY ESTIMATES
ON THE WAR BALANCE

One OF The most trustworthy estimates o: the cost
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-11-06

presidential situation in the nation is
recognized as real horse race and
nobody can say how it will come out
The polls tomorrow will be open from
o'clock in the morning to O'Clock at
night. But one polling place has been
changed, and that is in No. precinct,
where 1t has been moved to the German
Lutheran church from the vacant store
building at the corner of Eighth and
Fort streets. This change was made to
enable those working at the polling
place to have heat and light as we'll as
to get away from the torn-up condi-
ton of Eighth street. which is now be-
ing paved.
Electors generally over the county
have about determined what they will
do tomorrow and how they will vote.
They are prepared to disbelieve most
of the election canards that are being
spread around by irresponsible parties.
1t is known that there is going on
against number of candidates but the
effect is not damaging, due to the ma
ture OF the attack.
The rain of today, If 1t continues to-
morrow, will probably cut down the
vote in Ada county. particularly in the
country precincts. where the settleemnt
is scattered.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-11-06
ALLIES UNABLE
TO KEEP THE
GROUND WON

Neither the British nor French were
from the Germans on the Somme front
in Saturdays fighting. Heavy coun-
ter attacks were delivered, by the Ger
mans last night against the British
in the neighborhood of Butte de War
lencourt. London announces the Brit
ish were compelled to give up a por-
ton of their positions. The Germans
attacked the French. with similar re-
suit, between Sally Saillisel and st.
Pierre st. Vast wood
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-11-06
DENIES STORIES
OF PREVALENCE OF
ALFALFA WEEV|L
State horticultural Inspec-
tor and Quarantine Off
Ger Issues Signed State
ment on Subject.

That the stories that have been cir
culated in regard to the alleged prevail
ence of alfalfa weevil in the state are
without the slightest foundation in
fact was the statement mace today by
Guy Graham, state horticIlturist in
spector. His signed statement follows:
d. w. Davis, Republican candidate
for governor, as we'll as a number of
Republican speakers have been lay
ing good deal of emphasis upon Il sup
posed loss to the farmers OF the state
by alfalfa weevil and clover aphis due
to Governor Alexander vetoing a $4,000
Appropriation for the mploy of a field
entomologist.
They claim that the weevil has
spread rapidly in the past two years
and has now reached the western part
Of the Twin Falls tract. They also
claim that the loss to the farmers by
reason Of this veto is anywhere from
Sb00,0e0 to a 100000. While these
statements are too ridiculous for any
one to bellows upon second thought, 1
feel that they should not go unchal-
lensed. AS quarantine officer of the
state 1t is my duty to investigate con-
dittons regarding the spread of the
weevil. There has been some weevil
infestation in the corner counties bord-
ering Utah for the past eight years
and at no time, or even now is there
any serious damage being done by this
insect. attended a conference held
ut Salt Lake City, Utah, last May which
was attended by representatives of six
of the northwest states for the pur-
pose OF modifying the existing quaran-
tines relative to the alfalfa weevil.
Several of the prominent farmers from
the counties in Idaho where the weevil
is known to exist attended this confer
ence. During the conference We were
taken to the field where the weevil
had made its appearance some IS years
ago and after dil:gent search we found
few weevil, which the above men
toned farmers declared to be the first
they had ever seen. While it Is prob
able that the weevil is spreading a lit
tie each year can say without fear of
contradiction that there is not an al
fa1fa Weevil within one hundred miles
of Twin Falls
Regarding the clover aphis will say
mat aphis Is much more plentiful this
season than usual on account of favor
dpie cninatlc conditions. / am firmly
convinced that the state Of Idaho a
number OF entomologists In its employ
conditions would be unchanged, as it
is impractidable to spray the fields
Tor their control. Cutting the clover
for hay is practically the onIv
alternative. The statement that there
mas been 100000 damage done by
aphis in the Twin Falls sec-
non is gross misrepresentation as the
Total value Of the seed produced in this
state last season, the banner season
IN the history of Idaho, only amounted
TO approximately $560,000.
GUY GRAHAM.