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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-06

Duncan points out. have in the past
been ground between the millstones
OF contending political factions.
"feuds between utilities and city
governments over rates and services
existed in many cities. City officials
often elected for no other reason
than that they were for or against a
utility" Under the commission such
political considerations have been
removed. Rate regulation and ser
vice Is based upon just and fair re-
turn on the Investment and fair
treatment 10 consumers.
Money Saved For the People.
Among the amounts directly saved
TO the consumers, as shown by The
records and as pointed out by Judge
Duncan. were these: Indianapolis.
gas, $4,000 q year; indianapolis,
light and heat. $233,00O a year;
South Bend and Elkhart. light, s45.-
600 year; Terre Haute. water 500
OqO a year: Evansville. gas, $4,000
year; Lafayette. light. $4,000
year; Richmond. water. $4,000
year: New Albany. light. $4,000 a
year. Indianapolis has the lowest
gas rate in the whole country. The
most important reductions in all
cases have been TO small users.
Since the commission was organ
lied three years ago there has been
expended in its operation $4,000.
IT has turned into the treasury all
told. $4,000. Of which $4,000 was
"a -. h rrsflfffna Tho
net cost for the three years is S219,-
600, or $4,000 year.
While rate fixing between con-
sImers and utilities, and while the
| investment OF millions of new capital
ia the state show the good work
done. still, as Judge Duncan says,
many services rendered by the
commission yield results that can
not he manifested in dollars and
| cents" Actual saving of human
lives has been shown on a large
! scale. The commissioners have been
as nearly non-partisan as five men
could possibly be and that has been
absolutely so. There have been no
differences of consequence in any Of
taeir rulings and never a hint Of
politics. In considering the common
| interest Of investor and consumer
they have never differed. They con
cede to capital the right to a reason
able return and concede TO consum-
ers rates that will yield no more
than that reasonable return.
People Seem Satisfied.
Acting on these lines a remarl1a-
/ u feature of the results secured has
been the absence of litigation or OBJ
je-.ion from the people or the COM
lpanieS Usually commentator has
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-06
PUBLIC SERVICE
Commission HAS
SPLENDID RECORD
Address of Chairman Before
Order JovianS Shows Great
Results for People in
Public Regulation.

INDIANAPOLIS. Mach 6.-Ope-
rating at a net cost to the taxpayer OF
less than $4,000 a year. the public
service commission of Indiana has
already established a net permanent.
cumulative saving of no less than
$500, eco a year 20 patrons Of public
utilities. This incluSes to a greater
or less extent the people OF the
whole state. and az the work pro-
crosses and rs the commission
reaches adjustment Of questions now
pending and OF others that will arise.
there viii eventually be few individ-
uals in Indiana who will not be direct
partakers Of the benefits in the saw
ing OF dollars and cents.
A brief but comprehensive review
o. the work OF the commission was
given by Judge Thomas Duncan.
chairman OF the commission at a
luncheon Of the Indianapolis cham
Ter Of commerce aud later at a ban
quet OF the order Of Jovians. These
talks by Judge Duncan were based
upon the official report Of the COM
mission which is soon 10 issue.
Made Remarkable Record.
Considering the nature and inn
portance Of the work, and the care
that has been taken in each case. the
commission. as shown in facts cited
by Judge Duncan, has made a splen-
did record for the amount as we'll as
quality of work accomplished. In
all that has been done, and in all the
reduction or rates ordered. there has
been no injustice 70 capital invest
ed. On the contrary public utility
investment has been made safer and
more secure. Rate fixing and other
regulations are now based upon solid
business grounds
Public utility companies, as Judge
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-06
FARMERS ORGANIZE

MARION, Ind, March 6. - The
Grant County Farmers Cooperative
association was organized here Satur-
day, its ultimate aim being pro-
ficiency, and efficiency in world at
fairs. The association has for it's
main object the looking after of
legislative and transportation mat
ters, cooperative buying and SELL
ing, distribution, and road building.
1t is the intention 10 admit as men,
bers farmers in other counties so
as to make it more powerful in its
operations.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-06

Gals that 1 once was in Jail because
time payment clothing house in
Portland, ore, sued me after n dis
agreement about purchase. The
story is untrue
The count, countess and child ar
rived here about two weeks ago,
aboard the Oscar III, Henry FOrd's
peace ship. Members of the Ford
expedition in Copenhagen ~ lped the
family reach America, the count
said.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-06

NEW YORK. March 5. - Count
Viggo Won Holstein Rathlou of
Copenhagen, with his wife and his
stepson, William. II years old, is at
Ellis island, awaiting deportation.
The count declares his troubles were
caused by relatives Of Mrs. Rathlou,
who is an American
They are keeping US out so my
wife cannot get a large sum OF
money to which she is entitled" said
the count. They have told the Off
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-06
Last Word
Before
Primaries

Floyd 0. JeIIison has assigned
you reasons why he was the Logi-
cal Candidate for Prosecuting
Attorney.
He has done this for many
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-06
People Seem Satisfied.

Acting on these lines a remarlSa-
.'s feature of the results secured has
been the absence of litigation or OBJ
je-.ion from the people or the com
panies. Usually commentator has
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-06

News-T Times Special Service:
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.-Nick Tel
lap became intoxicated and went TO
sleep in a snow bank. Judge Deery
after.warning him OF the dangers Of
rum and outdoor hunks, let him go.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-02-03
THE MEANEST TRUST.

The meanest trust is the tipping
trust. The girls who check the hats
and coats of patrons at hotels and cafes
receive from this trust a wage of 81 a
week. And for this paltry sum they
are forced to work from 60 to 80 hours
week in direct disregard of the labor
law Of the state of Minnesota.
Most people believe when they tip
the check girl, that she receives the
money, but such is not the case. Every
nickel, dime and quarter which goes to
the girls in the way of tips must be
turned over to the tip trust at night.
And the money generously bestowed
upon the girls to buy automobiles,
mansions and swell clothes for the tip
ping trust.
1t is claimed by people who know
that on New Years eve alone the tip
ping trust took $4,000 out of the city
of Minneapolis.
Along with the check room privileges
go the concessions in the wash rooms
Of the hotels and cafes, and it is the
policy of the trust to employ people
who cannot speak English. and who
are virtually in state of peonage but
cannot make their predicament known.
Minneapolis Labor Review.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-02-03
WASTING PUBLIC MONEY

We have all Of us, perhaps, spent
time and breath enough in explaining
TO one another that we do not naturally
like guns and other deadly instruments
of war, and that all our predictions
are for peace and quiet life. Ex-
plantations and apologies are no longer
needed. If this country is TO endure,
its citizens must make sacrifices for
the public good. They must get their
mental energies aroused, and learn to
think about large matters in a decisive
way. We have a hundred or thops.
and petty communities trying through
log-rolhng methods to drive the Ameri-
can treasury into squandering puohc
money to give them each a post-otlice
building, costing at least 500, 600, when
small corner of the village drug store
would amply provide for their post
office needs Useless and expensive
army posts have been maintained
through q like insistence upon some
supposed local benefit regardless of the
larger public interest. The proper
concentration of naval stations has been
prevented by senators and representa-
tiyes whose tricky and selfish localsm
is in the moral sense treason against
the nation We have been building
docks and spending money to please To-
cal interests at ports which have little
or no naval value. and lack depth of
water FOR large vessels. The country
should demand open dicussion and full
Information From ''The Progress of
the World in the American Review
Of Reviews for February
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-02-03

she "feels aggrieved," but that she
has suffered an injury and that not
simply someone, but that the United
States is responsible for that injury
IF we are to be dispensers OF charity
for the promotion Of happiness and
good will throughout the world, let 1t
be clearly understood that what we are
doing is dispensing charity rather than
mislead ourselves or anyone else as to
the nature of the transaction by pur-
porting to pay debts which we have
never incurred and which, as matter
Of fact, do not exist. From The
Pending Treaty with Columbia. by
Edwin Maxey, in the American Re-
view of Reviews for February.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-02-03
ALIENS SALE.

Having leased my farm for cash
rental, | will sell without reserve on the
premises, eight miles southeast of Min
eral Point and five miles northwest of
Fayette, on
Wednesday, February 10,
the following described personal prop
erty:
Six Horses Black gelding II years
old; bay mare IL years old bay mare
coming I years and a chestnut sorrell
gelding coming 4 years old, both sired
by Albileer; brown mare coming three
years, sired by Early Riser; brown FLY
coming ? years old.
% Cattle-l0 milk cows; heifers
coming 3 years old (cows and heifers
bred for factory use;) 2 yearling Polled
Angus steers; 10 Shorthorn calves @
heifers and steers
Brood Sows. | Poland China stock
hog,
About 100 Chickens, mostly pullets.
Farm Machinery - Deering binder;
GAINESVILLE disc; Hayes corn planter;
GAINESVILLE disc corn sulky; hay .rake
good 3section harrow; walking low
two wagons; bob sleds; douhis and
single buggy; some blacksmith tools
including a good portable forge; corn
shelter, etc.
Two set heavy harness. ! double set
carriage harness; single harness.
Bushel of 1914 Wisconsin no. Seed
Corn; cream separator; Darrell churn;
milk can, and other utensils.
Usual terms. Warm lunch at 1880
Sale to start promptly at 1880.
CHARLES j ALLEN.
Ii, w NICHOLAS, Auctioneer.
A, f. BISHOP. JR.. Clerk.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-02-03

BILE selectmen of the town, you are
authorized to arrest people, and all
that
Part of my prerogatives, / should
say, yes!" returned Wilson magnilo'
quently.
Very well; act slow, but sure, on a
hint | am going to give you"
What's the hint?" questioned VII
son.
Professor Dixon is q spy"
'Nonsense!"
You won't say so when | explain
further. | wondered why he went to
board with old Mrs. Roderick, for it IS
a ramshackly old place over the shop
her dead husband used to run. I've
found out. He went there to get the
secret use of the shop. He works far
into the night with tools and metal,
and the like. He gets letters from
foreign parts. See here"
Mrs. Moore exhibited three envel-
opes They were addressed to the
young professor. One bore Berlin
postmark, a second that of an Aus
trtan city, third was from Amster,
dam.
How | got them after Dixon had
thrown them carelessly aside, never
mind" proceeded Mrs, Moore. There
they are. If he isn't in reasonable
correspondence with foreign powers,
and maybe manufacturing explosives
to blow up the state capitol or the
White House. or what not, then
don't know muchl'
You do--a good deal" commented
Wilson eagerly. Lucy, you've done
me big service, Give me those en-
velopes. think you've hit it right.
Dixon is one of those international
spies. I'll get on his trail. Oh, if
can only land him and have the field
clear TO court Edna again."
NO rash moves now" warned his
sister.
I'M be sure of my ground before
make definite move" pledged VII.
son.
From that hour he became a sleutn
He told nobody of his suspicious and
plans. He simply kept an eye OR his
hated rival. Night times he prowIed
around the old shop, but it was well
boarded up and Darricaded. One
night, however. he managed to locate
convenient crack in the outside
sheathing of the structure
There he patiently installed himself
He had fair view of the young pre-
fessor. The latter worked at forge
mixed some liquid substances in re,
tort Finally he went re sort
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-02-03
THE WAR Spy
BY FLORENCE LILLIAN HEkDER-
SON.

I'm neutral" observed Mrs. Lucy
Moore to her brother, James Wilson,
"but-"
What are you getting at Lucy!
challenged Wilson, in his usual grun
way.
Il know" and Mrs. Moore bobbed
her head wisely. You cant fool me.
It's about the war-and treason
And maybe I've made great discov-
cry, and maybe not"
More likely not" growled Wilson.
'You and your chatterihg gossips are
always hunting up some mares nest.
Gum! That's your way of taking
something that may be of Importance
considerable importance-to your
self personally"
is that SOL" jeered Wilson sheer
ingly. Then don't be so mysterious,
and let US know what you are limiting
at"
Very WE'LL" replied Mrs. Moore,
you know that young stranger, Pro
fessor Dixon, as they call him, who
took rooms with old Mrs. Roderick?'
u ought to-" fired up Wilson, with
g venomous CLEAN in his eyes.
He just caught the fancy of the
girl you was after, hey?' Uttered Mrs.
Moore maliciously. Not that | think
she'd ever nave had you, but the field
was a clear one. Well James, think
/ have found out something about Pro
fessor Dixon that will make big
stir-up in this community"
Wilson looked interested. Savage,
too, He shut his teeth and Kissed be-
tween them malevolently. He might
never hope to win Edna Rolfe, for she
was not of his class, but there would
be good deal of satisfaction in get
ting even" with the fellow who had
"cut him out!
Now, James proceeded his sis
ter, Il know what a fiery, impetuous
creature you are, and il | tell you a
secret, | want you to promise that
you won't blaze right up and make
. travesty of what may be big feath-
ar In your cap. AS one of the honora-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-02-03
Peculiarly Of Husbands.

Whoever said all men NAV not he
aiike but all husband are, knew a good
deal about husbands. Horatio is a
husband. Mine. One of his peculiari.
ties Is to ask me, If do anything
little unusual, what on earth | did II
for, in tone | have noticed in other
husbands; and when he uses that tone
never tell him. A woman doesn't
always know why she does things,
does not always have time to think in
advance. She only knows she must
DO them, and thinks atterward From
Horatio' by Kate Langley Bosher in
Harper's Magazine.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-02-03
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

CHARLES W. EMERY. Pastor
Sunday services for Feb. 6.
Glasses at $3.50 a. NJ.
Morning worship at 1890.
Sunday School Has a. m. Glasses
for ell Those who have no other Sun
day school home are invited to come
with US.
Junior League 300 p. m. For boys
and girls twelve years of age and under.
Epworth League $50 p. m.
Evening worship 7:30.
The choir will furnish special music
both morning and evening.
Prayer meeting, Thursday, 100 p. m.
Save Thursday evening for the mid
week prayer meeting.
You will find a cordial welcome at all
the services of this church. Strangers
in the city are especially invited.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-02-03
SURELY VICTIM OF HARD LUCK
Incident Of the Trenches That Reveals
the Hardships That Are Under
gone by the Soldier.

He WAS q Canadian and he wore
corporars stripes. There he sat snug.
ly in sheltered part of his trench in
that litsIe corner of Belgium and
played poker with a quartet of his
comrades Luck was against him. He
had lost about everything he had to
lose, when at the very height of the
game-just after the dealer had done
his best and worst-a shell came
through the roof of the shelter,
passed between the Canadians long,
lean legs luckily without hitting
him), and buried itself harmlessly in
the soft earth. The others of the
party leaped up in not inexcusable
haste and fed from the place, but the
Canadian did not move.
The disturbance brought the COM
pany commander on the run
What's up?" says he.
Well, SIR says the Canadian.
that there shell drops in on us and
when 1t don't explode at once | Judge
1t is pretty safe not to go off at all.
SO tusr set where | am. The cursed
luck Of it is that I've been playin'
away here all mornm' DRAWN rotten
cards and losin' my shirt, and here
Just as | holds the first four of kind
that's gladdened my two eyes since
Hector was a pup-and kings at that,
sir-at that identical moment there
comes this piffln German turnip and
the other fellows beats it."-New
York Evening Post
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-02-03
NOTICE FROM HEALTH OFFICER

Whether through ignorance OF health
regulations or misconception on the part
Of some good people, a small minority
at that there have been instances OF
evasions and copcealments in cases OF
contagion, which necessarily embarrass
this department causing useless delay
and confusion.
Therefore, we respectfully submit to
your attention such few rules as every
one should be familiar with and which
we deem especially applicable concern
ing all those diseases designated as
dangerous and contagious by the
State Board of Health. viz: 'Asiatic
cholera, yellow fever, small pox, typhus
fever, leprosy, 6ubonic plague, dipthe-
ria (for all sanitary purposes membran-
Gus Group must be considered and
treated az diptheria), scarlet fever,
typhoid fever, measles, including ro-
thelu, whooping cough, cerebro spinal
meningitis, acute anterior poliomyelitis
and ophthalmia moratorium"
Measles then, according to the State
Board of Health, is classified among tina
dangerous and contagious diseases. :
Rule No. /. mo person suffering
from Asiatic cholera, yellow fever, small
pox, typhus fever, Measles, etc, shall
be admitted into any public, paroehial
on private school, college or Sunday
school, or shah enter any assemblage,
railway car, street car, vessel or steam
er or other public conveyance.
With especial emphasis we call to
your notice:
| Rule 2. Disease in Family" No
| person shall be admitted TO any public,
parochial or private school or college
or Sunday school from any family in
which Asiatic cholera, yellow fever,
measles etc, etc, exists.
Rule 3. mo parent, guardian or
other person having charge or control
of any child or children shall allow
or permit such child or children
TO 40 TO school from any family in
which case of Asiatic cholera, yellow
fever, small pox, measles, etc, etc, has
recently occurred, without permit
from the board of health or its proper
officer
Rule t. 1T shall be the duty Of every
physician called TO attend Il person sick
with, or supposed to be sick with, any
of the diseases declared to be dangerous
and contagious diseases by the State
Board Of Health within twenty four
hours thereafter, 10 report in writing
| the name and residence of sucA person
| Go it's Board of Health, or the proper
officer, within whose jurisdiction such
person is found, and where person is
taken sick with any OF the aforesaid
dangerous and contagious by the State
Board OF Health, and u physician is
not called, il shall in like manner be
/ the duty of the owner or agent OF the
building in which such person resides,
lives, or is staying, or of the head of
the family in which such disease oc-
ours, to report in writing the name
and residence of the patient 90 the
local board of health or its proper
officer GEORGE SHIELDING,
Health officer,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-02-03
THE BURDEN or PROOF ON col.
OMBlA.

IL is not conclusive to say that "Col-
ombia feels aggrieved, and whatever
may be said as to whether or not this
feeling is justified, no one viii deny
that she has sustained financial loss in
the separation of Panama from her. -
The very nub of the whole question is
whether or not her feeling that the
United States has done her an injury
is justified, for if not she is asking aims
instead Of asserting q right In order
30 give her case standing in court she
must assume the burden of proof in es-
tablishing the fact, not merely that
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-02-03

bench and took up q brown glass
globe about the size Of pound swess
apple.
Into this he poured the contents OF
O retort. He sealed up Its end and
placed the globe carefully in a basket
containing about a dozen others.
Bombs, sure as you live!" gasped
Wilson, and his big frame shook with
fear and excitement and his eyes Cog
gled. He went home full OF his mar
yelous discovery What sensation
1t would make when the dread inteili-
gence was made public!
What should he do? Wilson tossed
restlessly in his bed all night long,
trying to decide on action. Should he
telegraph the authorities at Washing
ton? No, secret service men would
be sent and he would be robbed OF the
glory OF the capture OF real war spy
red-handed.
With the morning came clear coun-
sci. Wilson decided to make the
sheriff his ally. But that official was
out of town and would not return I'M
til evening. All day Wilson hung
around, restless and excited. His
overstrained nerves found relief only
when he had captured the sheriff
when he arrived on the train, and TAX
ing him aside, he revealed his great
discovery.
That functionary was quite as
I,
proceeded in the direction of the
workshop. There was light within
and Dixon was discernible at work
bench.
Make a rush with me and burst In
the door," whispered the sheriff.
Just as they were getting ready for
their heroic onslaught, however,
boy came running down the street.
Fire, Fire." he yelled Justify.
THE office building up at the big
works is all ablaze,"
The stirring announcement seemed
to reach the worker inside the shop.
He started, made a dash for the bas-
ket containing the bombs, unlocked
the door and rushed out.
Halt" ordered the sheriff.
I'VE arrest you began Wilson.
But over in the mud he went, Tor
Dixon had given him a vigorous push.
He evaded the sheriff, who was bulky
and clumsy. Down the street dashed
Dixon, guided by growing glow. He
turned a corner, to come in sight OF
a., l.. III, h,t 20
father of Edna Rolfe.
A crowd had already gathered. The
Office building was ablaze, and the
main structure had caught in two
places.
Stand asidel" ordered Dixon, and.
basket in hand, ran up close to the
cracking flames He selected a
bomb" aimed, let it drive.
Crash! 1t struck a spot squirting
flames in the roof--the blaze subsidized.
Again and again he fired his glass
globe ammunition. Whenever the
brittle globes landed, they seemed to
smother the flames like wet salt.
By the time the superannuated fire
apparatus of the town arrived the
blaze had been extinguished.
"Hurrah!' yelled the delighted
crowd
What's this?" challenged the sher-
if, who had reached the scene and
stood glazing down at several globes
still remaining in the basket.
"Oh, only patent fire extinguisher
I've been experimenting on explained
the young professor.
And he smiled quietly, for his inven
ton had proven it's own success; he
had saved the property of the girl he
loved and he thought tenderly OF
Edna as he turned away from the dis
comfited sleuth, James Wilson.
Copyright, 1915 by W. G. Chapman)