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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-03
WY PILT III DEE

When the common council OF the city lied to-
gether or July g. the OF the committee the
whole the ordinance regarding the increase in the
salaries Of the members the police depart
ments will read. The proposed VIII amount
to about 10 per the wages Of the men, and If
passed will go into effect on Jan. /, 1917.
The neighboring town Of Gary has passed a measure
providing for similar raise the salaries Of their
policemen and hremen into action on July
l. 1916.
Why viii the proposed local ordinance not go into
effect until Jan. 1, 1917?
Is is because the present administration wishes TO
economic this year that they may present to the
public in the fall example saving?
And if the proposed ordinance does go through is
raise-or insult?
Take. for example. the wages patromen in South
Bend compare them with those in Gary,
Patrolmen here are paid SO per month Under the
proposed they would receive sS2.5O if they
have been in the service for than years
In Gary patrolmen paid from SIS to s95 a month
after July they Will receive from S95 TO s1O5.
The Of the captains sergeants IRE chiefs lieu
tenants and pipemen are in proportion to this.
Is s75 month enough for who have been
patrolmen for eight or years?
Is $3.50 a sufficient OFFER who have
given years their life public guardians ?
What inducement is there in this to the young man.
the man who is brave and big and unafraid, join
the ranks OF the police % the iremen?
Where is the incentive in such offer 10 the men
who that the may live those
whose duty often leads them death while fighting
the flames
IN any profession. vocation trade. good men have
their price if would have efficient police and
fire departments, they be made attractive to the
class Of who will make them efficient.
1t may be an administrative saving but the public
easily that also administration insult
carry the proposed increases over into year
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-03
JULY 3, 1910.
GERMAN CROPS.

II German crops are not good this summer Ger
many is doomed ON that factor even more than on
her military strength depends her ability 10 hold out
against the Tightening iron ring until the give
up hope Of crushing her Victory Cor Germany. it is
now evident. the question But with plentiful
crops she might continue the struggle for another
until her themselves were willing to stop
through WEAKNESS and exhaustion and make peace
tolerable terms
The outlook for her crops is reported bad The
weather has been unfavorabe. In many sections
violent storms have washed young crops from the
soil necessating replanting There a serious lack
Of nitrates because nearly available supply has
been used for ammunition. There is a lack Of animal
fertilizer because nearly all the horses have been
taken for the war. livestock steadily diminish
ing in numbers Productivity is lessened too by
partial and imperfect cultivation Women boys and
old men cannot be expected to produce the usual
harvests, especially when they already H-fed and
their tools and machinery are wearing out
TIE Russian drive adds TO the food peril Ordi-
narily Germany would considerable quantities
Of grain from Hungary But with the Russians pene-
trating the Carpathian passes aud threatening the
HUNGARIAN grain fields. that supply may fail
Last year. Germany admits her crops with
the exception Of potatoes We're poor. This year they
seem destined TO be still poorer The next few weeks
viii be the most critical time i'm the history Of the
German empire. Her enemies are driving at her with
unexampled vigor from an sides. and the greater
enemy, Hunger. is gnawing at her yitas
She may tight off both hunger and the allies until
harvest time but if the harvest fails will hardly
hgat much longer. Hunger will weaken the popula-
ton and then break the armys spirit The blockade
viii have done its work
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-03
SAFETY FIRST RAILROADS.

our railroads redeeming their old reputation
for slaughter. if believe the statement OF the
Bureau Railroad News that American railroads
the safest i'm the world. Yet the figures show
his be a
According the latest statistics from Europe. there
200 passengers killed i'm year 100000 miles
Of railroad United States. the fiscal year
1915 there only 1876 passengers killed railroads
aggregatng 25o.eoo. miles
our immense reduction Of accidents may be seen
the fact that years ago. far less mileage
and only about half many passengers our railroads
killed 523. So great has been the Improvement that
last year 325 Of railroads two-thrds OF the
total mileage. did not kin single passenger.
The present figures for Europe may b4 unfair be
OF the unusual railroad conditions due
But if that factor is eliminated showing is still
the best. Rated 10y passengeru1iIes our record for
last year than Britains for the year
before the war.
We still fan far behind most European countries.
however the number of people killed the rail-
tracks That is explainable partly by better
safeguarding OF tracks abroad and partly hy the
lessness people in walking persisentIy where
they there is DANCER.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-03
HALF 4 WORLD Ar WAR.

bismarck. y D.. Tribune
Figures covering the cost Of the
war have passed beyond the power
OF the average memory, but an easy
way 10 make figures convey the idea
Of the immensely Of the present con-
flict is 10 be found in the statistics
Of population and areas.
Estimated so, the number of hum
an beings whose interests are in
volved in the war is found TO be 10
times the population of the United
States and considerably more than
half that of the earth, while the
territory owned by all of the bellig-
erents is more than one-half of the
land area of the earth.
Whoever has a head for figures
will be interested i'm the following.
The land area Of the earth is esti-
mated at 55.5O0.OOO square miles
while the area Of the fighting coun-
tries is $4,000. 600 square miles.
The population Of the earth is
about 100000. 900; the population
OF the United States is 100000. 600.
while the total population Of all the
countries involved in the war is APP
proximately 1000. 100000
1t is no longer a guess. but a fact.
that half Of the inhabitants of this
planet are now at war.
such Information should keep the
minority from getting into any kind
OF trouble which would further de-
populate and devastate this sphere.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-03
NAVY WANTS THE COUNTRY
BOY.

CMemphis Commercial Appeal)
The navy recruiting stations are
making a bid for country boys. say
ing that the rawest kind of a coun-
try hoy will make the best kind Of
material"
The general explanation Of this
assertion is that the country boy is
physically stronger because OF his
out of doors life But another UNI
deriving reason for the desirability
OF the country lad may be that he
is more readily satisfied with the
monotony OF life on shIpboard He
Is not accustomed 10 the eXcitements
ana entertainments OF the city-the
parties. the theaters. the picture
shows and the white lights
so ne viii not miss them out under
the stars on the lonesome cruises
Homesickness is not as easily con-
quered as seaNckness. and the boy
who has been accustomed 10 vari-
ETY. of pleasures is more readily
homesick than the one whose life
has moved in quiet lines
one thing about the country boy.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-03
MAKINGC OF A REPTJBHC

The story comes of the southwest. that in of
between the United states and Mexico the people
Of Lower California headed by Cantu, will declare
it independent republic and secede from the Mexican
government
When American troops landed at Vera Cruz Cantu
issued proclamation declaring Lower California
trail I'm the present crisis he has issued similar proc
lamaton and few days ago when emssary of Car
rama Cantu's headquarters with $3.50 600 Of
Carranza's fiat money exchange for gold-the
medium in use in Lower Caifornia-Cantu sent him
back empty handed
Lower California is peaceful a Sabbath school
picnic is prospecting before solely due
American capital and American intercourse. 1t is no
more part geographically OF Mexico. than the Fiji
islands The gulf of California and impossible range
efectually isolate from Mexican iDhu-
ence and control if be isolated
should revolt up a. independent govern
men Mexico. lacking navy. would find it nearly i'm
possible back into the fold. With any pro-
nounced encourag cement from Americans Lower Cali
easily make good its revolt. But Of course
American would be naughty 10 encourage a
child hit daddy if the child outcast
and the old awful whiz
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-03
THE MELTING POT
Filled Today by Stuart H. Carroll

TOMORROW'S THE FOURTH Oh
JULY.
THE KIDS.
our fingers are steady.
our crackers are ready
To puncture "A hole i'm the sky.
We've twenty skyrockets,
And punk in our pockets
Tomorrow's the Fourth Of July!
THE PICNICKERS.
We go 10 Rum Village,
And roam through it's hillage
Until the sun sets in the sky.
Wen drink lemon soda
From vamp until coda
Tomorrow's the Fourth of July!
THE DOCTORS.
our instruments sterilized,
Waiting for paralyzed
Ginks who are ready to die
We've five hundred patches
To cover up scratches
Tomorrow's the Fourth OF July!
Wen sleep until noon time.
The same as i'm June time.
And then 10 the races we HE;
To work at four-thirty
With Jake and Miss Gertie-
Tomorrow's the Fourth Of July!
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-03
WITH OTHER EDITORS
THAN OURS
ANGIO-ANIERICAN ALLIANCE
CEl Paso, Tex. Times.)

(El Paso. Tex. Times)
An Anglo-American alliance is be-
ing talked Of by some OF the leading
political economists Of England and
a few American thinkers along a
SINH ar line. The questions pro-
pounded are. Could the English
speaking people. American and Brit
ish bring peace 10 the world and
keep il tranquil? And is the
Monroe Doctrine. involving a joint
but unlimited liability. the instru-
ment through which this is 20 be
done?
Why such an alliance might be
favored may be summed up from a
lengthy article on the subject by
AIoreton Frewen, which is published
i'm the London Nineteenth Century
Review. as follows.
Humanity is beginning 10 realize
that this must be the last great war
America and England are the
only two great nations Of the world
who could combine with perfect
safety.
''The United States has reached
the point WntU she must elAHtI bAliO
or borrow the greatest fleet the
world has ever known.
ITO man the ships England alone
has men: i'm America land work is
more attractive 10 labor than work
at sea.
"England's admission into the
Monroe Doctrine by alliance would
give the United States all of the
Americas and give England the as
surance Of a world peace"
The writer declares his idea really
originated in America, and refers
10 a long conversation he had on the
subject with the late Sen. Wolcott
some dozen years ago The Morning
Times does nothing more at this
time than give its readers a hint Of
what is being thought by some of
the political theorists of America
and the older country. II is food for
conjecture. and the subject is not TO
he lightly discarded as fanciful. or
eagerly embraced as Utopia realized.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-03
FLAT FEET AND PATRIOTISM.

New York GlObeD
II is not lack Of patriotism that
makes Uncle Sans task of recruit
ing a big army a difficult task II is
flat feet and weak hearts Despite
prosperity there are thousands Of
young men who. under the stimulus
Of preparedness campaigns. have
been and are offering their services
20 the country, but few are accepted.
The preparedness parade is having
its effect. Thousands OF inquiries
have come into the recruiting sta
tons by mail, telephone and by APP
plicants i'm person. If only fiat foot
edness and weak hearts could be
eliminated there would be no diffi-
Guilty in getting all the men neces-
sary The fat footedness is due in
"a large respect 10 the CarelesSneSS
OF most men in selecting proper
shoes. The poor heart showing is
due i'm a large measure. the recruit
ing officers say. 10 the increased
number OF cigaret smokers.
As an instance of the severity of
the physical examination, the report
of Capt. Frank F. Evans. recruiting
officer for the marine corps. may be
cited. Capt Evans has six recruit
/ ing stations five in New York and
one in Newark. During the first II
! DAYS of MAY there were 149 appIi-
cants for enlistment and Of this
number there was not a single man
who qualified. The majority of
these men were rejected for poor
| hearts. Among the others were
many suffering from fiat fOotedness.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-03
RAIIOTS RN NAH

one of the unsatisfactory features of donning uni
form just and entraining for the Rio Grande is
that nearly all the National Guardsmen and volun-
realize 10y serving their soldiers
they will lose their citizens
This is absurd situation. II is high time that
our election laws were reformed enable citizen
exercise the supreme function citizenship 10y
casting his ballot no matter where he may be
North Dakota really has such "a Hundreds of
North Dakotans voted in state primary the other
day. although they absent from their homes.
They simply mailed their ballots having obtained the
necessary blanks beforehand. togeher with
certificate authorizing them vote thus
Why doesn't every adopt a similar plan. thus
preventing the Acknowledgement of thousands good
every election And lieu of universal
along this line 10y the states before the November
election. impossible for to authorize
the men at mail their ballot home to their
voting
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-03
CONSCIENCE.

A conscience bully thing; a conscience $ peach
All members of society should have a conscience each
Ana carefully sterling spotless
Your O blink
Unless you other folks think
A a burden a conscience a bore
plan pleasure and at
all awful things Adams fatal fall
Infeung which not be true at all.
which eclipse pleasure with and blight
right
conscience is created 5 aw1wardy designed
o school duly refined,
bears beconngly. conscience should,
nj H. uckish promptly touches wood
When its employer il if a thing right,
The answer employers appetite
A. B. B.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-03

True we admit. that Col. Roosevelt is the one
that made a complete OF himself rather than
the republicans having done and rather than the
progressives doing You can't blame the repub-
leans for welcoming him back, with the political
shanIers that always hanging onto hirn-and YOU
can't blame the progressives once convinced Of his
rsrhdy for refusing to hang any longer like
so many shankers
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-03

he probably takes his training more
docilely than his city neighbor. for
as a rule he is better controlled at
home, and therefore more amenable
10 the dictates of authority.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-03
4 Letter tO the Common Council
from the Policemen AMI

\ Letter Co the Common Council
from the Policemen AMI
I'iremen.
Honorable and Corpulent Body
We have read in the papers that
YOU viii decide AT the meeting We'd
nesday night whether or not 10 in
crease our salaries. and we address
this note 10 your honorable body
including in il reasons why we do
not wish a raise.
First-We receive $50 a month.
Our Of this we have nothing To buy
except our uniforms, guns. bulies.
and food and clothing for our chill
dren
And most Of us have only five
childrenl
Second Should YOU increase our
wages, and should the public dis
cover that policemen and fremen re-
ceive real money. other and per
haps better men might wish TO join
the force. As "a result Of this we
would be thrown out Of work
Third-We do not do any work.
We come 20 our stations at o'clock
in the morning and leave as early
as o'clock i'm the evening. with
nothing TO do during the interim
except 10 ride about in machines
furnished by the city. with gasoline
paid for 10y the city, and attend all
the fires and exciting scenes which
the citizen would gladly pay 10 see.
And. honorable bodies if YOU see
fit to pass the ordinance, notwith-
standing our wishes 10 the contrary.
il would give us great pleasure
should you prevent its taking effect
until at least the first of January.
During the summer months we are
not i'm need of money because we
haven't any coal bills. Yours eN-
pectfully, Cops and Fireboys
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-03
TO CONCLUDE

In our final stanza
We put i'm Carranza,
The bewhiskered greaser from Mex
And when he joins Villa,
You'll probably see a
Big fight on the borders of Tex.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-03
HIS GAIT.

Cecilia-Oh, this is so sudden. Mr.
Jones
Mr.. Sudden, After eight dan
ces and a joy-ride? It's slow for
me.-Judge.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-03

And we would give the busses hts,
Included with some "swears."
But when Miranda i'm her Max"
Came down the street (some
ClassiD
We'd hold the street cars i'm their
tracks,
To let the maiden pass,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-03
BITS" BY BECK.
Two Birds with one Sion

W" TT u " FtII OIIV 0IWIIV.
If IL were possible 10 corner all
of our Fourth of July patriots and
send them down 10 Mexico
But their patriotism lasts about
as long as the crack of the fire
crackers they send off.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-03
THE CROSSTNC cor

We'd like TO be a crossing cop,
In dress of brass and blue;
To tell the traffic when TO stop,
And when 10 move on, too.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-03

These have great Little Mary
AIMS though. Just take a look at
the smitten one
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-03
You've Heard This song Before.

she is the Best Little Scout in the
World, But only a Pal-See? ,"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-03

Headline. Local Girls More Beau
tful." Can it be the new styles?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-03

We'd get a pair of snowy mitts.
The kind that Barney wears:
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-03

THE NEWS-TIMES PRINTING COMPANY
Office: 210 W. Colfax Av
Home Phone Bell Phone 400.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-03

sUBsC RIPTION RATES. Morning Evening Eduo0s.
sage COPY, 2c sunday, &c; Morning Evening Edit)n
gaiy including sunday. by mail. ia advance
lFed oy carrier In South Bend aud Mshawaka 500 per
year Ia advance. u by the week.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-02-11

You are hereby notified that the
next regular examination for
teachers First Grade Certificate will
be held at the court house in Sisse.
ton S. D.. February 24-2s.26th,
1916 beginning at $50 in the
morning. J. Willard Tholnas.
County Superintendent.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-02-11
Raising slso.oOOIn Cash.

Huron.-The Presbyteriens OF
South Dakota are carrying on an
extensive campaign in the interests
of Huron college. The campaign
involves the collection of $50, 600
in cash by July l, 1916. The col
lege Board and the Education Com
mittees of the various churches in
the four Presbyteries of the state
are united in this movement and
urge OH every member to contribute
to the cause. This project appeals
not only to the Presbyterians but
also to all friends of the Christian
education in the state. The fact
that much success is already being
met with by the workers assures
them that they are promoting a
worthy enterprise.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-02-11
Lost la Storm.

Marion VanTassel of this city
who is teaching school in the
Zacharias Sanden district in Easter
township became lost in the storm
OH Sunday evening, and it was
only through pluck and good judge
ment that she escaped with her
life. She left Browns Valley
about 4 o'clock driving pony aud
cutter to go to John Sandens home
near the school house. The snow
was deep and she was obliged to
break her own road, thus making
her progress exceedingly slow.
Darkness came OH and the snow
filled the air, the pony became
tired and Miss VanTassel realized
that she would not be able to pull
the sleigh further. She therefore
unhitched the pony from the
sleigh and in true western fashion
mounted his back. For a time she
was unable to see any farm house
or light but after proceeding in
the direction she thought she
ought to go for long time a light
came into view and she urged her
much fatigued pony on to it. Thor
oughly chilled, but luckily not
seriously frozen she came upon
John Staddler's residence. After
wards Mr.. Staddler hitched team
to bob sleigh and took her to
the Sanden home, but found much
difficulty in making the trip even
with a big team.
Had Miss VanTassel been po-
sessed of less grit and good Judge
ment she would undoubtedly have
perished. Being lost on the prairie
at night with no road to gu de one
is predicament that can only be
appreciated by those who have been
Through the mill. 1t can at least
be said that the Easter township
school certainly has q plucky teach
er.-Browns Valley Tribune.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-02-11
Burns Buildings to Keep Warm.

kenmare, N. D.-A fuel famine
has forced the home-steaders at
the west end of the Whitehall
branch of the 500 to tear down
outbuildings for firewood. The
first train in 90 days equipped
with a rotary piow, four engines
and eight train crews, reached
Flaxton from Kenmare last night
with 36 cars of coal and food
supplies.
Some towns are completely
exhausted of provisions. Farm
ers are hauling 80 and 40 miles
from points where stocks hold
out.
Only the success of a relief
special breaking through the
line will relieve condition
becoming more serious every
day.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-02-11

Mr.. Vern Bollenbeck of Sisseton
who is very we'll known to many
oe our readers, spent a day in the
city the last of the week while on
his way home from Colorado where
he has spent several months for
the benefit of his health and is feel
ing greatly improved. He reports
having gained twenty pounds iii
weight during the past five months.
80. Sheriff Minder of Roberts
County passed through the city
last week ON his way to Mime
apolis in response to word from
the sheriff of Hennepin county
Minnesota that he was holding fol
identification a man he believed
to be George Carlaw wanted a,
Sisseton for the murder of his wife
and daughter about year ago
The man did not prove to be Car
law and Mr.. Minder returned home
again on Monday.-Milbank Re
view.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1916-02-11
Mary Sando Wins Case Against
Roberts County.

The Supreme Court has Just
handed down ruling in the case
of Mary Sando against Roberts
County affirming an order to Judge
Bouck in the Circuit Court to the
effect that Mrs. Sando should be
allowed to maintain this action
both as all individual and as the
guardian of her insane husband; !;
the action being brought to recover
funds from the Sando farm which
Mrs. Sando claims have been wrong
fully turned over to the county
treasurer. The county took the
money to reimburse itself for ex-
pense of keepi, or the insane hus-
band at the Ya,,ialson asylum. Mrs.
Sando as his lfe claims a prior
right to suppcry out of this pro-
perty.
The county represented by
Attorneys Batterton and Turner
took the appeal to Supreme Court
from the above order. Geo. 5.
Rix of Milbank and Carston Egan
of New Ellington appeared for
Mrs. Sando and were sustained in
their contemption that the order
made by Judge Bouck was proper
one.
The case will presumably come
| up tor trial at the next term of the
Circuit Court. Record.