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Semi-weekly herald., 1916-11-08

Miss Anna Pickering is enjoying
a visit from her little neices, daugh-
,ers of her brother, j. W. Pickering,
Of Red Mesa.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-11-08

Prof. L. L. Smiley returned last
night from Denver, where he attend
ed a meeting of the Colorado teach
ers.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-11-08
Shipping Cattle.

o. F. Boyle loads out 10 cars of
attic this morning from Bocea.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-11-08

f. B. Miller who is doing mining
work for local parties in the La
Platas, is down on business.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-29
WE FIVE TERRIBLE KIDS AND
THE TEACHER WHO STUCK.

The school authorities Of North Branch Mich have
expelled group of five boys, who have terrorzed the
teachers reads recent item on the state page.
What food of painful reconections this little men
ton brings back. upon a time of
a coterie-peculiar coincidence. five in numbers-of
boys. our ambition and sole aim in life was TO ter
the professor" reduce the number of days
the school term a minimum. We quite
successful
Teacher after teacher was imported to teach our
young ideas shoot but managed to make life
so unhappy for them that one month their
of service. were rather husky chaps, fve
and the average pedagogue is a of peace.
Then. day. fateful day, after school had been
closed Whereabouts, for lack Of principal
new teacher blew into town. We five were simply
dying Of welcomed the tidings that
school would reopen the Monday with glad hearts
We went around Saturday size the up
disappointed; he only about five feet
eight inches and weighed possibly lao pounds. II
hardly worth while thought. But maybe he
would pan out better than he looked: hoped
Monday morning came. We were with the lark
Our daddies permitted us to romp off to school with
the customary lecture and promise of certain chas
tisement if did not get along with the new
teacher" might have known then We didn't
The cracked old bell tinkled merrily. We marched
in and took our seats The little pug-nosed teacher
got up and eight or names, with
quest to come and sit on the front bench. Our five
were among them. The usual preliminaries of open
ing school were dispensed with. We might have
known again There's going the whole
thing: the recollection is too narrowing
Anyway, started something in the usual inno-
Then all five together once and
in concert, to speak, advanced the enemy.
Teacher a little halfway The memory
of what followed a hOrried nightmare unto
this hour We woke up in little attic bed. We
hurt all the time. Dad came in;
we hate to think of the expression fathers face
as he asked:
Well. how you like Prof. Kid McCarty.
middle weight champion of Hogwallow? Some teacher.
IN ,"
We didn't any teachers after that; we
didn't have the heart
We hope North Branch trustees see this
Expel nothing,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-29
JANUARY %, 1916.
THAT BEFUDDLING TEOUILA.

Yes il coming. For these many days
have dreaded and said Recently western
newspapers printed story Of army OF japanese
camped just the Mexican line in lower Cali
easy striking of the rich imperial
valley This army is fully armed and equipped
housed regulation army with their guns, shiny
bay onets fixed. stacked in front They the Jap
uniform of imperial green and ready for
business
The report has it that the purpose is to launch a
gigantic movement seize all of lower California in
the name his majesty Mkado Seventeenth, or who
is the big joss in Japan at present.
We do not wish TO alarm readers unnecessarily.
This is a yellow journal
Still with the menace close at hand we cannot re-
frain from referring the fact Of repeated warn
ings
Now that the fearful thing has come we can say
told them So Yes. more than once, warned
those correspondents let that tequila stuff alone
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-29

/ : MELTING POT
ONE, TAKE POTLUCK WITH US.

WE hnd il difficult 10 write a
verse or two for a headliner every
day. through no lack OF rhyming
ability we naively admit. but by
reason OF the occasional absence OF a
subject TO which rhyme may be eff
fectively applied Besides, our keen
sense OF modesty forbids the intru-
sion CCries Of No. Mo- on the good
nature of our readers. This is an
explanation. not an apology. we
have never yet been forced to apollo
gize for our verses.
SOMEBODY should tell Mr.. Wat
son not 10 worry about the tariff on
pearl buttons. or any other commOd-
ity for that matter. Mr. Wilson is
the guy who proposes TO take the
tariff out of politics. Which we re-
fleet, will be much like removing the
cock from the cocktail
THERE is a case of scarlet fever
in our neighborhood and everybody
but the kids is scared stiff. The kids
flock around the quarantined house
like flies lowering over a sheet Of
sticky fly paper and become so alb
sorbed in reading the yellow sign
they don't hear the school bell.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-29
SEEING OUR RESPONSIBILITY AT
CONQUERING THE WORLD.

1t is impressive prospect that is portrayed by
Theodore ~ Vail president of the American Telephone
and Telegraph company. in recent interview in the
New York World He says:
The United States today in the same posi-
ton to the of the world as thirteen
original states in regard what is now the
United States
Just as the thirteen states had al their very
doors the whole continent from the Alieghenies
to the Pacific to develop and conquer so today
there is the whole world waiting be developed
by American capital and American brains and
American energy There whole world to
conquer. the whole of mankind TO serve That
is the opportunity the United States"
These are noble words all the more effective
they from a distinguished for his own
achievement. Theodore y. Vail is himself one of the
of conquerors from whom says the world lies
open for fresh conquest. While he does not say So
what Mr. Vail asks is simply that the other American
business go today the same hopeful
enthusiasm that he has shown instead of yielding to
the pessimsm that has characterized utterances
OF some of our hnanciers and captains of industry
He is afraid conditions that will come when
the war ends. He in those very conditions our
great opportunity for typically American place in
sun-an extension of effort which seeks gain the
expense any other nation. but which will pay US
large profits while large benefits He further
remarks:
There will be whole countries of Europe to
be rebuilt for property of every description
being destroyed scale never dreamed of be-
fore. That is their work, will occupy them
for some time. But lying right a door there
Mexico and Central and South America and
all those rich and fertile countries that cry
ins for development which must come and now
can come only through the United States. we
do not place our wealth, energy, our initia-
tive. at service shall be losing the great
est opportunity that has to any ma
ton"
In this work e very properly suggests the
people have right TO look to the government for
moral support and for active cooperation. With
united front there can be no doubt Of the result
We have plenty Of money. and shall soon have more.
We have plenty of workers Our millions of men and
billions of capital be put to work upbuilding
enterprises Of world utility providing world develop
ment and world wide transportation. We can win in
foreign lands have in our own west And
that is the only sort of conquest any nation should
be proud
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-29
BREAK YOUR MATCH IN TWO

Ogden, Utah. Examiner.)
There haven't been so many for
est fires as usual this year. And
men in the forestry service say that
one of the principal reasons is the
new hint that heads a list Of 10
anti-fire rules sent out from Wash
ington last summer.
The rule is simply this: Break
your match in two before you throw
it away"
1t may sound absurd. But if
you've never tried it, suppose you
do so. You'll find that you can't
break that match in two without
burning your finger unless you've
first blown il out and held it for
a moment for the glowing end to
cool.
Thousands Of hunters and camp
ers in all the national forests caught
up that rule because it struck their
fancy and was perfectly simple and
easy. Most fires in the woods have
probably been caused by lighted
matches thrown away by careless
smokers. Those broken matches
don't start any fires
1t may occur to the reader, how
ever, that there are far more people
throwing away lighted matches in
homes and offices and public places
than there are in forests. And most
city fires come from that very cause.
If the simple forestry rule were ap-
piled everywhere and every man
would break his match every time
he lighted his cigar or pipe or
cigaret, and every woman would
break hers every time she lighted
the gas there would be a different
tale TO tell in the years fire statistics.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-29

pauperized and that our infant in
dustries remain most distressinglv
healthy the republicans still insist
that tariff board is the only solu-
ton OF the tariff problem. Their
idea seems 10 be that a tariff is al
ways necessarily bad unless framed
with the skilled hand Of the @ q
p, and better a scientific tarif than
merely a practical and working tar
if.
For something over a decade the
tariff has summed itself in the SPOT
light OF American politics and has
always been the heavy timber in
most party platforms. Conventions
have discussed it. stump orators
have detained on it, congressional
committees have vivisected il. the
senate has wrangled over il. labor
leaders have fought over il. business
men become hysterical over il. and
neighbours have quarreled over il.
II has been soaked in ink. embalmed
in documents enshrined in hearts
metaphorically buried. and figura-
lively resurrected. All of the good
and all of the evil that the country
has suffered will be sooner or later
traced by some ingenious soul to the
tariff
So far as can he observed by the
most impartial judges the last tariff
act passed by Pres't Wilson and the
democrats, has not wrecked the ma
ton, destroying industry. nor starved
labor. on the other hand it's power
OF promotion Of all of these things
had never had a fair trial because
or the abnormal conditions of trade
due TO the war. Congress will find
no idle time when ii once begins the
consideration of the national defense
program OF the president. That il
should be interrupted and it's atten-
ton distracted by tariff agitation
would be most unfortunate.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-29

It'll we begin to count the people in
II.
TO live 100 years proves nothing
in the way OF systems OF living. \
Chicago centennarian attributes his
Longevity 10 absteminous living. good
morals and avoidance of tobacco and
alcohol. But where there is one
case OF this kind there are several
instances OF people attaining the GEN.
tUry mark despite the use of liquors
and tobacco. People sent TO county
ssylums seem to live forever. and
their poverty is often the result OF
vices. We know a good citizen over
so years old who smokes six black
cigars and drinks coffee three times
every day Of his life SO we have
come to the conclusion that every
fellow must look out for himself
and if he wants TO live 100 years do
the things that are most likely TO
contribute TO that result.
\ Wedding at Foresville.
When little Joe Fore started after
The boys began planning for the time
of their life.
They hunted their saws and hammers
and bells.
And brought out their shot guns and
filled them with shells
They talked and they planned,
they planned and they talked
What fun they would have If they
didn't get baked.
Well. they didn't get baked; cause
Joey got back,
And he brought something too. but
not in a sack.
He invited them in and gave them
all drinks
And they all started home with their
legs full of kinks.
And Foresville today is as dead as a
nail.
Cause they are all sitting round and
feeling quite pale,
Except little Joe Fore, who goes
bouncing around,
The happiest guy" ever seen in this
town.
And well he might be, is what we
all say,
For a woman like that isn't found
every day.
Now little Joe Fore is nice little
man,
And we hope he'll be happy as long
as he can.
r. Z.
THE kaiser is 81.
AND has a corresponding num-
Der of varieties.
c. y F.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-29
PAYING THE PRICE.
Chicago Tribune.)

England is giving the United
States some timely lessons If we will
heed them. One of the questions
before congress is whether we shall
adopt as a measure Of adequate de-
Tense the policy of compulsory SER
vice.
The principle. as The Tribune has
pointed out, is already embodied in
our laws. The only question before
congress and the country is whether
we shall make that principle effec-
tive in time of peace or wait until
war conditions compel US.
England. like ourselves. has chung
TO the latter plan and is paying the
price. not only in continual reverses
of her armies abroad but in the
gravest social disturbance and po-
litical schism at home.
AT a moment when her fortunes
are dark with peril and there is
every need for harmony and unified
energy this issue of citizen service
rises TO shake her strength, TO dis
tract and undermine her purpose.
Her enemies and her allies have no
such crisis. for they. although their
political system differ. are agreed as
to the Justice and policy of requir-
ing military preparation for war as
a service due in peace from subjects
or from citizens. Even in the pres
ent crisis English opposition TO this
doctrine remains stubborn and IT
may be written in her HISTORY that
the very quality which in so many
perils of the past enabled the Eng
lish 10 pull through may now be
their undoing.
But whether or not the issue rs as
vital as Lloyd George believes il TO
be. enough has been proved OF the
waste. the injustice and the acute
danger Of holding 10 volunteer sys-
tenn until inevitable war conditions
compel a change to cOmpulsion. TO
impel a change in American policy.
No one who reads the records of our
military operations in all our wars
but will gee that England is simply
suffering the experience Of our own
history. and we ought to be thank
full that we are reminded now before
misfortune again is compelled 10
teach ue.
While nations have to provide for
self defense by arms. there is but
one system which squares with mill
tary efficiency and justice to the in
dividual and 10 the nation 1t is the
system OF universal military training
and required service. The volunteer
proper classification Of individuals
system does not work because IL
does not permit proper discipline or
proper classification Of individuals
for the varied services OF actual war.
II does not work because il does not
produce enough men for protracted
struggle and breaks down when the
need is greatest. The volunteer sys-
TEN is unjust and undemocratic, and
if there were no other reason for
compulsory service in a democracy
this is enough
The volunteer system should be
ended now while we have the oppor-
tunity to establish a proper system
OF citizen service in peace. Our own
history summons US 20 this duty
highlands fate challenges Us II ",
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-29
WHERE WILL 1T BE AT,

In his Philadelphia speech Roosevelt roass the Ger
mans TO the queens taste-tO King George taste any
hOw-and we begin TO wonder where the German
American long worshipped by American SPELL
binders is going TO be at in the coming presidential
campaign.
The German-American is said 20 be mad at
Woodrow Wilson because of his ant-submarine policy
Mr. Bryan is loaded to the muzzle with prohibition of
the Germans favorte. beverage beer And here's
Teddy lambastins Germany from Belgium to Bagdad
every time he opens hls mouth which is frequent
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-29
THE TARIFF AGAIN.
columbia, S. c.. Record. }

IOOIum DId, >. Q, KtCOIU.J
Disconnected by the most COM
plete program of democratic
achievement in recent years and in
dire need Of an issue about which
the country is really concerned the
republicans may be compelled TO re-
stuff and renOvate the ancient tariff
scarecrows. In spite of the fact that
the country is most embarrasingly
prosperous, that labor has not been
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-29

can market now that the has made the home
manufacture Of the protected articles many OF them
we-nigh a necessity. Furthermore boards OF health
chemists II they enforce the law in be-
OF such protected foreign monopolies least
that it is enforced against the real guilty
parties rather than harass the customers Of those
parties who are guilty OF no culpability whatever
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-29

King Nicholas Of Montenegro seems have recalled
his surrender Austria Il is better TO be boarder in
Italy than crownless king home, where common
folks up their noses you for simply being
kingly.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-29
READ CIVILIZATION.

A Swiss editor has been arrested
for writing a poem. Switzerland is
not at war, and she does not propose
to have any atrocities committed
within her borders.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-29
Is Watson a Suffraget2

(From Our MiShawaka Page.)
He will go 10 South Bend tonight
and Thursday he will address the
meeting of the St. Joseph branch Of
the Business Hens Prosperity league
at the Elks' club.
MOST of the people we know are
dead, and ii must be the same with
others who have arrived at years OF
discretion. We do not realize the
length of the passing procession un-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-29

The American consul STUTTGART Germany has
been recalled because he talked" II were
sistent n Furnishing that long would our
senators and representatives hold their iobs2
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-29
With Other Editors Than Ours

do not heed we shall have neither
adequate defense nor excuse for de-
fenselessness in the time of trial.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-29
ABE WILL HAVE TO WEAR A
BATHING, SUIT.


From the NJ. 2. 5 War Correspondents:
IN CAMP. PASS CHRISTIAN.
Miss. Jan. 26.-Say, that fellow
O'Neil can make a golf ball play
three-cushion billiards I'm wonder
ing what I'm going to do at Chain-o'-
Lakes TO keep out of the water. Feel
ing great Played 81 holes today
crOsslots, which equals 45 holes.
ABE FRANK.
STILL. we can see more reason
for an International hyphen than
for the Chinfiedd-Staylor kind.
1T seems from the returns from
Jewish tag-day that something has
become of the old-fashioned anti
semitic prejudice.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-29

DAILY CIRCULATION ALWAYS IN EXCESS
OF 1000 SUNDAY $4,000. BOOKS OPEN
TO ADVERTISERS.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-03
Child Welfare the Topic.

Asheville. \. c., Feb. SIS Safeguard
ing American Childhood" is the general
topic scheduled for discussion at the
twelfth annual conference of the Ma
tional Child Labor committee now in
session here Under the general head
the conference will discuss local phases
of child labor; its effects on social, edu-
cational and industrial Institutions.
standards OF factory inspection. and
other matters of vital Importance. The
attendance at the formal opening Of
the conference today included delegates
from many states. among them school
superintendents. health officers, factory
inspectors and probation and truant Of
ficers.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-03
Railroad Traffic Is Almost at a Stand
still Except on Main Line Street Car
Service Is Resumed in Boise and Sit
uation Improves

With all previous records for heavy snowfall broken,
the weather bureau holds forth hope for early
sation of the storm, which has been almost continuous
since Monday night The forecast issued today reads,
'Snow and colder tonight; Friday, snow.
The total snowfall during the present storm up to II
O'Clock today, 204 mchcs which is greater amount
than has heretofore been measured in entire month,
since the opening of the weather bureau station in 1885,
and is greater than the entire fall for the years end
ing with December, 1915
The greatest fall in "A hours during the storm 155
inches which exceeds all previous records for similar
period The maximum depth in the business district was
Is inches, at p. Wednesday. Greater depths were
measured in the residence district After that time rain
settled the rapidly reducing the depth to about IA
inches but heavy today promises to make up the
loss in depth.
Reports received from Meridian about 10 o'clock ndi-
Gated depth of a inches that place. with heavy
still falling.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-03
DRAWS LESSONS FROM
THE WAR IN EUROPE
Refers for First Time to the
Cutting Off of One Set Of
Belligerents From the
World - Two Addresses
Delivered.

St Louis Feb. 3.-President Wilson
today told an audience of Is 900 cheer
ing citizens in the coliseum here that
the United States should have the
greatest navy in the world. Il believe
the navy of the United States should
be unconquerable, the greatest in the
world" he said. For the first time
during his trip the president told how
one set of belligerents was cut off from
the world He said this kept the
United States from helping them as it
would like" He made the statement
that he was trying to show that the
United States was really neutral.
There was an overflow of 10000 per-
sons on the outside while the president
spoke.
European War viii Hasten Peace.
President Wilson said in a breakfast
speech before the Business Mems
league that for the most part instruc-
tions given to submarines were in ac-
cord with international law, but the
act OF one commander might cause
trouble. The president declared that
he believed there would never be an
other war like the present one and that
the war would hasten the time of gem
eral peace. He continued; II am not
looking forward to war, but TO times
of peace. People do not hate each
other and therefore they will do busi-
ness again together" He spoke OF the
necessity of representing the facts Of
the business as they really are and
said facts were mightier than any 9TH
er force 81 am ready to match the
business of America against the rest
of the world" the president declared.
He explained that the United States
must keep out of the war II possible in
order to help in the healing processes.
He was applauded when he spoke of
his conviction that a tariff board
should be created.