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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-22

S II. Montgomery, a Big Four en-
ploye. who spent Saturday night with
a friend at 233 Aspenwold ay. re-
ports that his trousers containing a
bunch of keys, S2.95 and pocket
knife were stolen from the room he
occupied.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-22

Three slight blazes called out the
Central ire apparatus Sunday. A
wOodshed in the rear of the Earl
J. Culver home at Ills Pearl St.
owned by Or. Frank Randolph, was
damaged by a fire of unknown or
igin, which was eXtinguished by the
Central and No. 3 firemen at 2
o'clock in the afternoon. About 4:3O
Joseph Craewitz allowed a ham bone
10 boil dry in the kitchen of his
house. 40 81. Joe St. and a call was
sent in to the Central station. At
1920 a fire i'm some coke at the
gas company's plant on High st.
again called out the Central trucks.
Little damage was done
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We have said several times that
BoY-ED served his country In the
United States with enthusiasm and
devotion. He put his heart into his
work, and while the limitations Of his
official station robbed him of the Op-
portunity to risk his liberty and his
life for the cause to which his talents
were given. ne contributed literally
to imperilling the lives and liberties
of others. We have known,
among all the men who eagerly sub
scribe to projects e%ndangering the
comfort, property and persons OF
others. II mar less fearful Of COnse-
quences or more contemptuOus of pos
slbilitles.
The circumstance that BoY-ED's &C
tivities did grave injury to his prin'
cipals Is not to be cited against him
He followed the course superior com
mand decreed, and on II, not on him
rests responsibility for the i'll feeling
and the suspicion BoY-ED was the
immediate instrument Of arousing ir
the United States. He carried on
his orders with a racial efficiency tina
left nothing To be desired. 1t Is true
that ne was caught In the net ant
ANONYMOUSLY expelled from the coun
try In which his work was done; bu
his recorded contempt for the indi
viduals therein domiciled leads us t,
believe that even this disconcertinI
incident was not without Its cOmpen
satiOns.
So BOY-ED earned his decoration
and we r glad that he Is In Ger
many to receive It.
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The Alcutian Fur Seals.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sir: In
enumera'Iug recently the wealth OF
Alaska, or rather the returns % some
thing over thrc" hundred millions for
an original investment OF about seven
millions. THE SIN quite overlooked. as
did many distinguished statesmen AZ the
mt who opposed the purchase Of the
country from Russia. the value 81 the
seals on the lrihyluf Islands. 1t was
estimated AT that time that there We're
five million OF them on the islands, and
these at only $l.j0 each would have
amounted 70 more than the purchase
money. though no statesmen, either for
or against the purchase, reckoned the
seals rs worth anything AZ all. ar forgot
entirely or didn't know that there were
any seals In Alaska. The income from
the seal industry would, | think, make no
ircorsiderahle addition 10 the profit ac-
cruing 10 this country from tho Alaska
purchase. These millions We're. how
ever, rapidly depleted. for when 7 visited
the islands thirty-two years after the
purchase there were only about $4,000
IN the rookeries. Al! the others were
lost simply through the neglect Of this
Government to look after them properly,
as 1t IL now doing and has been since
It awoke 10 their value. W. J.. l..
NEW YORK, May IL.
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She new!

To u EulroR OF THE SuN-Sir; This
most beautiful morning | arose early.
wcu nj on tn" Vorandt and stood
listening to the birds singing, looking at
the tulips and pansios. the young leaves
on the trees, the new cut lawns, and
enjoying the floods Of sunshine making
all 81 restful. ] felt that II WAS good TO
live.
on the breakfast table | found my
favorite dishes dairtily served, My wife
sat opposite me, herself "A picture 4
lovely womanhond could not refrain
from expressing my great pleasure and
happiness,
said; This Is "A most delightful
breakfast, and ! hnv" tho best and
sweetest wife in All the world To share
II with ne"
Now, naturally, ! expected a sweet
smile of appreciation. Dil | get it.
No, Tho "honful lady" half closed hcl
- Neiids, looked at me steadily and said
"You No particularly careful to COM
home this evening on your regula,
train
Aren't women queer c~rcaturcsc
F~EnoKtyN. May II, e. !. NJ
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TAFT RED CROSS BALL PATRON.
Equal Suffrage League Of ORANGE
in Charg~ 81 &natrs.

Former President Taft has ace"0'e'
tn. invitation to act as honorary 1'''o'
OF the American Red Cross bar -
given by the Equal Suffrag" 1"l-''
The oranges at the Orange A'"''f. an
FRIDAY. .r
one Of the features ~ ~" val w.,
hc a Red Cross nurse da"'o. W' WI
he participated in by the MS N",
garct Tobey, barbara Rns'Nn N4'tl-e'
Baird and Mrs. Orsou II MI.' VIZ
Nurroe Douglas Robinson ''"''
Miss Dorothy Jordan Il l'n,' -, W.,
dance the skating waltz whi.N s. .''e'
for her, -
Among the boxholdcrs ~" VI
Smith, Mrs, Ira A Kipp, Mr. 1T w.
irson, Mrs. Charles ,iou3r' ..
Franklin Fort. Mrs, + . '@t'-'.N
llendou Chuhh, Or. George ~0"' 81 d.
Mrs. Philip Miller, Mrs ''' "
Mrs. Percy Hart, Mrs !; iit
Mrs. Edgar Lethhridge Mrs "
nell, Mrs. Herbert Lockwood. Nft n
ucl Davis. Mrs. Russrl! ',''' "
| O.. L. Dyer. Mrs De W. C''i' E
i. Il. S~cherperhoru, Mr. "
! Mrs Alfred Jenkins. Mr. l''".'.
Mrs Joseph Frogg''t NJ '' ~
Flggis, Mrs. |. q. P"lv'h'' ~
! GOWN, Mrs. Gordon G""'', .r
lam Rarstow, Mrs, Is O. i'ai -
Alad.s Squire. Mrs 7 81 So '
W. A. Lord and Mrs. l.v"r'''
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Interrupted Report ~ the German bar
tenders Tale.

To rrr ENRON OF TUE SrN sir That
German bartender. who Is a worry dear
friend VI mine. has ,hls day to me- expla-
rntioucl the well known TIL EulonspleGeI.
az seems that II an owl looks In n mir
ror, one must say IT uko thHtl
Thr lat" la'urnt"t Mr., Eulcnspicgel lived
IN Braunschwc!G and at ono time offered
20 euro cvory patient in tho local h~osp,ta!
The rest ~ the story Is terribly funny. but
my paper Is out. RICHARD T., READ.
NTw NuUk, May II,
Il 81 nave Just received n new shin.
mont ~ paper, This here TIL. Eulcnspiog.
orcrei tn euro every patient In n certain
hospital. The helpless doctors consenting
our hero said that every one must beat
II or thcy-say size II you wish would hs
burned 10 death. Further. their ashes
: would be fed to the survivors, All tn.
inmates threw In their clutch and put on
| the third speed forward,
| IKE these German Jokes and thirk
all viii, r. L. II.
NEW YORK, May II.
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Business After the War.

Not many of III men of affairs, u
captains Of industry and our financial
leaders, are willing to indulge at this
time In circumstantial prediction
about the business changes which will
be involved In the return OF peace
abroad and Its sequel In the CONVEX
sion Of European energies from de-
slructive to productive effort. For the
most part they seem To be regarding
the future with confidence equally re-
mote from apprehension or enthusi-
asm, but when they express their
opinion they direct persistent atten-
ton to the formidable problems of re-
adjustment which are inevitably con.
tingent on the termination OF the stu
pendous conflict that has shifted all
the currents Of commerce and finance
and deranged economic activities
throughout the world.
This is as it should he. 1t Is fur
better that n degree Of industrial dc.
preston should he expected, even In
the United States, as an acc0mpani,
ment OF the universal business and
, banking shift back to n peace basi.
than that there should be no ant,cl
patious OF reduced volumes, con
tractod values. diminished employ
ment or curtailed profits at the en-,
OF the war. The prepa redness abou
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position with regard to the proposal
Enthusiastically,

position with regard to the proposal
Enthusiastically.
But we a e no reasOn why the
disposition and intention Of the Ger
man Government to profit from II
dispute with the Allies should Oper-
nte a. a brake on the negotiations.
These were opened not to aid or In
jure Germany, or England. or France.
or Russia, but to conserve the inter-
ests and preserve the rights Of Amer.
leans. The incidental benefits deriv-
able therefrom by this or that bellig-
erent are affairs in which we have no
national concern. Nor Is 1t proper
for the United States to modify Its
attitude toward n belligerent merely
because Of the hopes or fears OF
another.
The sole and only purpose Of the
Administration should be to protect
the Government and the people Of the
United states. The incidental effects
abroad Of Its proceedings to accom-
plish this are not matters for It to
take into account In determining Its
action.
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CLARK SEES END
OF MOOSE PARTY
Stirs Republicans to Applause
in Speech on Credits
Bill.
GOING BACK TO FOLD

WAsHtNoroN, May 1~3-Speaker crar,
taking the floor to-day to plead for ~
enactment of the pending rlral credit,
bill, incidentally stirred the Republican
side Of the House to applause by p-e.
dieting the disappearance of the Bull
Moose party.
The Speaker began by saying .ha. All
parties were under the obligation NJ a
platform pledge to enact some SOFT q,
legislation to provide a way for tho
financing of farming In the United
states. He read the Republican plank
and the Democratic plank dop,ed A,
the last conventions.
II haven't tie Progressive platform
here" he added. but that Is imra. ,r,al
because the Progress'ves are goinr back
to the fold. anyway. II is not necessary
to read It now"
Smiling Republicans applauded .hs
Speaker. The Democrats side WA
silent.
Speaker Clark took the floor a, A
time when the progress OF the rural
credit hill vas impeded by a shower ~
amendments. He narrated the history
of the development of rural credits undo
the guiding hand of Frederick the Grea.
and insisted that legislation which would
ilu llS . N''iAt JESUIT III WdTNel
progress in the United States
The gentleman from Pennsylvania
(Mr. Moore) asks what benefit this NU,
will be TO the man OF the city. Le. M
say that when the farmers Of this cour.
try prosper the whole country prospers
II the farmers do not prosper the eras,
will grow In Broad street
The Speaker referred to the alacr,,,
with which the House proposed to a.
cept the McCumber bill attached to n.
agricultural bill by the Senate. as h.
said when there were only seven n
eight Senator's on the loor and three q,
-four Of them were asleep
isn't that a commentary upon H.,
work of Congress-" asked Represent
tive Glass. Virginia. chairman Of II,
Banking and Currency Committee, vii
was not pleased over the slow progres
made with the bill.
The gentleman has occasion 10 max
several on the House. said the Speake,
III I haven't time to study a bill 70
myself" he added, II follow tho lea
Of the committee which has worked O.
II. / will take their word. | do not sa
this bill Is perfect. but II provide,
foundation upon which a system can
developed and which - necessary II n
lan1 Of this country Is 10 be made ,
pro luce more than it is now producing.
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STUFFED CHICKEN.
should Gravel Fed Birds BE Labelled
as Containers?

To EDITOR OF THE SrS-Sir: The
people. according to the accounts in yes
terday's public prints. are being mulcted
annually to the extent Of 80. 900. 900 for
100000 600 pounds Of gravel stuffed into
the capacious craws of marketable
poultry.
This would seem to put the birds in
the conta!ner class and TO bring them
within the scope Of the law which re-
quifes containers 10 be labelled as 10
weight and contents.
| realize that this Is hardly practi-
able with respect to poultry. but why
should not a dealer. before exposing
a bird for sale. be required to divest
said bird OF its contents. Sc hat "a pros
pect!ve purchaser would not he re-
CURED t. purchase an acre of real es-
tate every time h buys a few pounds
OF chicken? Let THE SrS shiue through
their innards and receive the everlasting
gratitude OF y. y. BYRD.
Egg STREET. y. Y, May 10.
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MR.. ROOT IN MEXICO.
The Zacatslco Indians Gratefully Re-
member His Courtesy to Them.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sir: I
have read In THE Sun of to-day
Mr.. Raymond Guyer has to say about
the Hon. MIR. McAdoo's visit to Peru.
An Incident of another prominent Ameri-
cans visit to a Latin American country.
that Of the Hon. Mr.. Root to Mexico,
came to my mind.
Mr.. Root left Mexico city for the
city Of Puebla In the early hours OF a
certain day Just after leaving a great
ball given In his honor. I was at that
time commissioned by the Governor OF
the state of Puebla to meet him on the
road. and after | had greeted him In the
name Of the State which he was to
visit he retired to his private car for a
much needed rest.
| was chatting with the Hon. Mr..
Thompson. h american Ambassador,
and Lieutenant-Colon Pcri'io Dlaz. Jr..
son OF the late President. on the plat
form OF the observation car, when we
passed through the station OF Zacatelco.
n little Indian village. In the station n
score Of Indian women with bouquets
OF fresh flowers were waiting the ar
rival OF Mr.. Roots party. The train
passed without stopping. and the Indian
women looked astonished. The Hon.
Mr.. Thompson asked Mr.. Dlaz. Jr. the
reason why the train did not stop there.
| Mr.. Diaz. Jr.. answered that II was not
an important place. and that as Mr.. and
Mrs. Root had not slept all night before
and they had had only one hour of rest.
he did not believe II humane to awaken
them. The Ambassador replied that In
spite OF all those facts the people that
we're waiting should not suffer "a scorn
as a reward OF their kindness.
Mr.. Diaz. Jr. further replied that he
was ~escorting Mr.. Root under his
fathers instruction. and wanted to take
him back to his father alive, because
II Mr.. Root was disturbed he could
easily get sick. as he had had no rest
and that he did not ~ant to take such
q responsibility upon his shoulders. The
Ambassador insisted. saying II don't
know II Mr.. Root will go back dead or
alive. What I know Is that he must
fulhl his duty owaru those people who
are waiting for him. and l am sure
he will bee pleased to do 40. ~ well AS
disappointed II he knows afterward that
We did not make him aware Of 1t.
Please order the train to go back to
Zacatelco and have Mr.. Root awakened
and II you hesitate In doing so then
will do it,"
Mr.. Diaz. Jr.. did accordingly. and the
train that was already about a mile
away from the station went back. Mr.
and Mrs. Root and their daughter IN
the most kline manner received from
those poor little Indian women the
fragrant and beautiful flowers with
which they filed their car. and were
afterward cheered and welcomed by thai
humble people The train left the sta
ton. leaving there the most pleasant re.
membrance which I always have has
not only In my mind but also IN my
heart as a Mexican.
RAFAEL MARTINEZ CARRiLLo.
NEW NnnE Mae
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Let Us Have On Eye Single for the
United States.

Secretary LANSING has announced
that the Administration will take no
further action with reference to inter.
ference by the Allies with neutral
commerce as long as the German
suggestion conveyed In the correspond
encc on submarine warfare stands.
The suggestion was, In substance. that
unless the United States compelled
England to modify her practices the
u boat illegalities might he resumed.
Certainly the United States cannot
he a party to such a bargain our
latest note to Germany recorded oul
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BOWLING GREEN WORST SPOT
survey Reveals Greatest Infant
Death Rate in Entire city.

Fitty years ago a sanitary !rs-er'io.
OF the Rowling Green distr!t' t-o~
broadway to the Hudson. and from The
Battery to Nesey street. showed thlt
the houses there were UNFIT FOR human
habita'ion. Two years lCo another sly.
vcy showed that in this l.s,r .. within
"A few minutes walk Of the .u4r .er.
tie of III" country, no impruy. ",r' ha.
been made conditions w.rc wo,~. boo
cause of the d~isiuterratIou Of 'lr '.,l-
iuss by time.
The second survey brought '.s.'ht.
a group Of p"rsuus Interested "a" '.e We.
fare of tho seemingly rcr'".'.l a-i
forgotten vil' e. Tho group or- "a
tn" InW,.rC Green NeiEhhurh .,' '..'.
citation, and the sunull report - 80
association has Just been publish.
These are a few Of the .u' '0-s
which the association found in ga, 'a.E'
yard Of Wall street. and writ : :
trying to better: An Infant d.t'a re-
If 1859, as against So fur 'Ne ''r
at large the most wr"t'hci N..-'rr
conditions N the city, overcrnW i'l and
unhealthy teueW'uts. ip~ad,igH'" '7,e.
ard water facilities. thir,y-r'gh' deaths
from tuberculosis in & luiE't' . Y
$500 10 provisiun fur tn" - - = WY
arriving immigrants prar'.rt|.' ?" roe
vision for clean recreation. a u'N' Sor'
cign population with li'',o rrrv's'1" 'r
their education and ass.mlla' 1a.
Tie association has GNdcrr s"t ~ 4
systematic way 20 Clean uN MS spot
/ Already much work has hc"u dor' IN
IMPROVING sanitary and hnus "- r."t''
| tiors. special inspection Of food shops
and milk supply, educational "" ~ "'rs
and the establishment Of a so-'1, '''rN
Tho directors OF tn" asN'".f''n' -
Frederic w. Allen. John f. ltr"'1i'
Philip Boyer. George W. Rur'''rh i -
Choate. Grenville r. Emmett. Lew y
Franklin. John r. Hall. q Herman Nm
nicu,t, Alfred T.. Marline. homas :
McLane. Ray Morris, AlorzN l"'"'
John T. Pratt. Joseph |" S"NrMtn
James sheldon. JOSEPH Il Sva' =
phil'r Van lngcn AMI lr John -
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In the award OF high honors to those
who managed SO successfully and 80
periodically participated In yesterdays
unexampled demonstration OF Ameri-
can!sm It would be unjust to overlook
the men who had the wit to conceive
originally the idea.
The call for the initial meeting. held
In the Woolworth Building about Ave
weeks ago, was Issued. as We under
stand, by MI. LLOYD TAYLOR and Mr.
GEORGE s. BROWN; and from that meet.
ing the great parade. destined to have
a tremendous influence on public "p!n-
lon throughout the United States
spread to its vast proportions.
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Resumption Of Diplomatic Measures
and RetributlOn BY Mail.

The United States army. through
no fault of its own. has failed to
execute the Presidents orders to take
VILLA dead or alive.
\ much worse fate. however. awaits
the Mexican bandit. whose nearest
post office, according to yesterdays
reports, Is not many miles beyond the
American border.
1t seems probable that DIR. WILSON
will now decide to address him a note.
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W.. ". l.. CASTOR, Wayne. Nsb.

Mr.. ". l.. CASTOR, Wayne. Nsb.
DEAR SIR: Your card received and will
say that was Borned In Ropley Ohio.
My parents moved from there when 1 was
z ,eais did to Cattrttshuts, = WAS edu-
Gated there and al Portsmouth Ohio, and
raised AS a Methodist Of which my parent.
was when about II cane to nebraska
Lexington Dawson Co about 81 years ago
was on ranches and later n farmer 70 about
% years different things a short time In
the above mentioned was a member OF
evangelical church In the early days and
now amemher Of Presbyterian here In
Lexington Neb for about nine years. have
never taken "A drink Of liquornor my father
Gather since was old enough to know til
he died you youpreachers ought to get
Busy and give the Delegates to under
stand whatyour Intention Is II they nomi-
nate a man Of Whisky type or on going II
tou faced ~ some Of them liz very truly
ROBERT q. Ross.
LEXINGTON. Neb,, April 20.
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IN THE ~PREPRIMARY.
Heroic Mood Of the Members Of
Three Families.

tt rHE EnIToD oF THE SvS-Sir: I
talked to-day with members OF three
families In this borough, in which are
seven voters. They voted as follows In
1879 Three for Taft in one family
one for Wilson In same family one for
Roosevelt in second family; one for
Roosevelt In third family. one is new
voter.
Now they are all Roosevelt "a FRS,
choice. -Four state they will vote FOR
Hughes II nominated. the thrce others
viii vote Wilson II Roosevelt Is not
nominated, What Is the answer"
". J. STEVENS,
United states First.
IoSo ISLAND CITY, May ~
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which everybody Ia talking to-day
must include preparedness for new

WIiiCA 10 tuihiuS SV-u"y
must include preparedness for new
conditions Of enterprising endeavor.
To the extent that the difficulties Of
the future are recognized they will
be the more readily overcome as they
nre approached and the extraordinary
resources Of wealth which this cOun-
try has been gathering will be con
served for advantageous employment
under the altered conditions which
will follow the war. instead Of being
dissipatcd in extravagant reliance on
their continued accumulation.
Some allowance may he made for
political exuberance induced by the
! requirements Of the pending appeal to
the voters. but our Washington bu-
reaucrnts are q little too ready to
prophesy an unchecked persistence of
prosperity during the war and after
It. When II is remembered how much
the forecasts Of experts were con
founded by the developments succeed
Ing the outbreak Of the war the ut
%terances Of our political soothsayers
seem something more than daring.
They are In keeping with the contem-
porary political stubhornness which
refuses to admit that there will be
much need Of military preparedness
inter the European struggle has sub
sided. In most cases they will not
bear II close examination.
1t is pleasant, for example, to hear
from Secretary REDrIELp Of the
Department OF Commerce that there
should he no business letdown when
the demands of the European war
have no longer to be supplied. hut
Mr.. REDFiELD's argument Is too
strictly concerned with the traffic in
war munitions. He reduces war or.
der business to about ) per cent. OF
the country's total industrial and com.
mercial activity and deduces that the
disappearance ~ this trade will be
almost negligible.
The trouble with his line Of reason
ing Is that like the comparisons OF
relative Importance which are made
between the proportions of the coun
try's foreign and domestic commerce
1t ignores the very great influence
which foreign trade of any kind has
on the price level Of domestic indus
try. a large number of commodit!
and mercantile markets cannot fail tC
have their prices materially affected
by the loss Of the factor OF wal
demands. Buying for war purpose
is imperative and urgent. 1t take
little account of costs and ii Canno
afford to wait. To the prices which
war time buying has made Il Yer!
large moun Of domestic induStr.
7 has been adapted in equipment, pro
duction and operating expenses.
I, Business problems which European
peace will bring will not be so baf
fling as the problems of the war. Tn
less our strength has to he exerte'
| for war purposes We have every rea
|; son for confidence that the bushes
problems Of peace will he satisfaC
torily solved. Yet It is going to mea'
work for our finance and commerce
$ to shift from II war To n pence foo,
ing, and the task will not be lightene
4 n Washington p~ersistently advertise
. the future in terms of M economi
JOY ride.