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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28

Pres't Wilson's address congress Monday. seems
TO have been rather emergency INCORPORATING for
am emergency-rather than I'm any immediate anticipa-
ton Of more serious trouble. II the same calm
deliberate sort a document that which has mark
ed all the presidents congressional messages 1t is
authority FOR the expiration Of
the present congress the time might take
senlble another. in that of emergency
ne might be enabled without delay.
The president did attempt go details
as to the use which the authority asked might be
putt stopped with the that there would
no war unless brought by the aggressOr,
rather than by ourselves, forthwith again
comes the world Of speculation what the
war really take should the aggressor decide to
do its
And happily, congress bids fair 10 promptly to
the few bumptous republicans and several
more less reasonable un-Amercan pro-Germans in
two houses the contrary Notwithstanding. The
president will probably be empowered to American
merchantmen if ne will have the money
his command TO do whatever he may wish trusting to
his judgment when start and how far to go.
Congress will make mistake. The country cannot
the president with his hands tied at
during the impending crisis because OF nation
law-making body being at
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28
hklings and Thmklings
By Wex Jones

In about panic Brooklyn
have Brookyn-we
and ed
a o he
horrible
o drinking
manly
Pershng in the
a
fishing
Ameri a u
andw be
in
shall
man a maids
to
Railroad
o.
OF he
are mighty few pork.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28
DAWN OIL. A NEW ERA IN MUNICIPAL
POLITICS

Patrons that old school of political training semi
excusabe former years. up to few weeks ago
but a school that is now dismissed would do WELL be-
fore long to learn lesson from the fig such
patrons are 10 be found in the republican party well
as TIE democratic parties always had their
leaders whose has hold the excessive
Iy liberal elements line. by a1ording them agree
able candidates and less promises. The
"double-cross" too. the necessary product these
more or less secret promises has generally been
their mIder tenacity and lack Of organization for
trance campaigns-but this is condition
that is undergoing rapid changes
We all remember how a great howl not
onh I'm Chicago but here there and eyeryV here when
william Hale Thompson mayor OF the Windy city.
forced 10 double-cross someone decided to take at
least the FIRST crack the liquor and vice forces.
Mayor Thompsons managers had promised both the
saloon and anti-saIoon pretty much e,erything
That they wanted 20 be promised, the mayor him
SELF then the candidate signing pledge the United
Societies that their agencies would not be moested
That was the Thompson method OF getting the votes
When forced to the vail and compelled TO decide
which Of his promises would be kept he AT least made
sn attenpt 10 line up with the better element and the
mere attempt as quite enough to the entire liberal
world on edge against him. IL would have been all rght
swim chem had he chosen double-cross the other
fellows but Mayor Thompson may have scented, just
many anothcr astute politician has come to scent.
-at these other feuowe" growing more numerous
they used to De reached his conelusion ae-
eorI.ugly.
There Is = bit d similar hstors in The ease u Mayor
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28
FEBRUARY %, 1917.


Fifty percent all the litigation in our courts says
= Kaness judge is unnecessary Half the cases could
easily be settled out A similar remark was
made By jurist national repute at the last meeting
of the American association. Some legal author-
ties say that the proportion of unnecessary litigation is
real, higher than this.
Thus the courts swamped with business. and al
ways behind with their calendars. Judges who want
to clean up their dockets promptly cannot give ade-
quate attention TO important The public cost of
maintaining the courts is made needessy high. The
expense to Htigants nearly doubled Justice is delay
ed and thereby often virtually denied
Why is there disposition the part of the
legal profession in general facilitate and economic
the administration Of justice? And why is there not
more legal machinery supplied for the purpose? There
large numbers OF lawyers OF who conscien~
ously settle clients OF whenever
there is any possibility of doing There cities
that maintain special and special officials for
the Informal adjudication Of matters that otherwise
would develop lawsuits But there is far too little
of such effort general extension of the principle
would be a tremendous boon to whole system of
Justice and would probably bring loss to the able
and honest majority OF lawyers.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28

George. I get kind of famesick
sometimes"
"Famesick, That's a new one on
me- said the Head Barber. Fame
amt the greatest thing in the
world. If I had enough money TO
keep me comfortable the rest of
my life, I wouldn't care much about
the fame part Of IT, And. talking
about actresses, L got a cousin that
has been in the movies a year, and
she says she is going back 10 short
hand. She says she takes more die
tation in a week now than she used
to take in a year at her old job"
You bet : wouldn't never retract
my footsteps if 1 had went and
made up my mind TO try something
new" said the Manicure Lady. Il
would make a success out of any
thing 1 tackled or l would die try
ing
Dying amt no classy PROPOSE
ton" said George, whether YOU
die trying or die quitting. You lust
go along the way you are. kiddo
until you enter into the bonds Of
matrimony. That's the right cue
for you, and some day when you are
married happy and living easy in
Brooklyn, you will say that I gave
you the right steer"
II guess you mean all right.
George said the Manicure Lady.
stubbornly. but you see things diff
ferent than what l see them, being
that you are more kind hearted
than clear headed. You needn't be
surprised if l turn up missing some
day. though goodness knows
amt very likely to ever be no Movie
Queen. If I should marry a rich
gent, like COrinne done last week.
you might see my name in them
social columns, though. ! would
do a lot of entertaining"
You do a lot right where YOU
are" said George. Don't give up
the old ship, kid. Stick to the
shop"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28

Keller OF South Bend He too mad managers in his
campaign who made diametrca promises calculated to
mollfy both liberal and reform forces into
supporting him. even Mayor Kellers reform
managers expected that he would throw his liberal
supporters over quite completely and. say
pleelg due the reputation appears to have
made in the dinerent sections OF the city where
enforcement seems to be Of diametrical issue
Down town. have il, instance that there is no
restraint whatever-or but very litte.-maintained
against the refreshment west end Of
city. Up in the end have that there is no
sestrant--or scarcely any.-imposed upon the drink
emporiums down This might be taken as mean
ing been restraint anywhere were it
for the that the liberal all sections
asserting that they being Disseminated against
too much strictness If Mayor Keller is allowing
nearly wide open" as politicians
Main st. MS. cannot for the life Of us
why candidates Mayor Keller being up
for reelection do not Of his the west
end when addressing audiences of liberal mould instead
OF condemning him.
OF course. dsclaim being amateurish but what
for the life rs do understand. Fact of the
that the liberal element supported Mayor
Keller has been handed the lemon that they expected
would go reform element and they have gotten
IT, pretty generally sections city. Where
il has failed due the Mephstopheean
methods Of the liquor which the center
of All poitco-Hberal activity marking almost
tain mpossibity Of everywhere and forever enforcing
the law and maintaining order and decorum. against
such determined helishness. these attempts at
regulation and their failure that have made the
determined OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES True, it
may that some double crossing the
and the house put Indiana, instance.
but double crossing the side right
resored to because those who resored had
of being held forever ia such morality sucking,
efficiency destroying mind polluting grasp
And this much accomplished that is small po-
atoes who Forth and attempts keep alive the
old regime political influences etc by prom
Using anything that that prohibition.
part nugatory. There be logical under
the for promising anyone enforcement in
city. county government that is be
none except that old misleading voters.
least it is going lot trouble for the
mayor otherwise, who undertakes to keep such
premises the midst that trouble he is going
that when right thinking people were less nu-
merous Prohibition and the getting rid of the
chief anarchy breeding America. is the
big moves toward the Americanizing of America one
of its prime purposes do away with that influence.
which than any other makes a dsrespect for
those laws upon which stability institutions
depend.
We must to it. and municipal government being
that which is closest the people. exactly
should start 1t the practicalizng ideal.
and perfect assimilation throughout the entire
melting pot. We have to to it
later; possibly later. but enough that that
a mighty good subject ponder over.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28

Let hope for the best. War may be awful but
has agricultural department learn how
to make the holes swiss cheese.
Imported Swiss cheese has been bringing from
Sc, enty-fve cents 81 the pound with OF the
groceries and decaessens without any Swiss cheese
has been made this country the makers couldn't
create the holes which give the peculiar Now
Asst Secy Vrooman has produced the holes but. dog
it, he doesn't tell how. Is il possible we are
to have government censorship on our cheese?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28
THE MANICURE LADY.
BY William T.. Kirk.

That gent which has just went
out wants me to pose for them
movies" said the Manicure Lady.
Il don't think them movies is
worth while. George, for a girl like
me. got more good sense than
looks. and good sense don't show on
curtain"
That's just what 1 was thinking"
said the Head Barber. Good sense
is like kind hearts-there amt no
flash about it, and there amt no
way you can put the crowd wise
that you've got it. You better stay
right around here. kiddo. It's cas-
fer"
That's just where so many peo-
pie make mistakes, George" said
the Manicure Lady. "All them
great scientists that discovered
things like the earth being round
and apples falling on your bean out
of a tree, they wasn't satisfied TO
go along just earning their salary.
They was all the time kind of reach
ing out"
There amt no use reaching out
around this shop" declared the
Head Barber. IF you do. the Gus
toners thinks you are reaching out
for silver and maybe they don't
come back. And if you get 10
thinking about cutting into the
scientific game you're liable TO cut
into a customers cheek. / guess
the best way to live is TO do your
own kind of work the best you
know how, all the time"
We'll, everyone to their own
taste" said the Manicure Lady. but
sometimes l can't help wondering
if / couldn't have been a good &C
tress or a writer or something.
wish more people could get a chance
10 know l am on earth before l
get off. You know what l mean,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28
THE MELTING POT
COME! TAKE POTLUCK WITH US.
THE NAVIGATORs

met the handsome captain a neatly vanished ship
The tug was tying 70 her haul her
said l: MY gallant mariner,
What the blue so nd
What what
What master navigator
met a handsome daughter sprghtly huma
The glow OF health happiness Ter grish
said l: Enchanting
What aim alures lovely
have you trusty of charts
on which the yesterday sadly to grief"
me captain the vanished
Go baldheaded 81 but am afraid,
My boat is built weather all
AND II IT strikes
The morn bright the deep
dont know where I'm going, but I'm my way"
Brooks Baker
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28
A SHIPPING MONOPOLY.

In a statement given out by the German embassy at
Washington, just before the came point
ed on; that the rules laid down by Germany
would be particularly United
because they would enable American ship owners to
gain entire control of the transatlantic passenger
carrying traffic.
What a glorious and profitable thing would be- to
have monopoly of the Atlantic trade-wth one
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28

have come in the earth's way and
been caught by il. and added 10 our
atmosphere.
Notwithstanding all this. it should
be said that there may still be on
the moon the remains OF an atmos-
phere say a thousand times rarer
than ours. and. in some places, wa
ter in a solidly frozen state. But
these would not serve 10 maintain
life in any OF the forms with which
we are familiar. Nights ard days on
the moon are each about $50 hours
long
The relative darkness OF the
plains OF the moon when compared
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28
A MIGHTY POOR BILL

Sen. SaulsDury's bill throw open American ports
TO entente ships engaged in putting down Germany
submarine warfare is premature loaded folly
We are still neutral. We are not yet an ally of
England. We have right side disagree
ment with Germany We should pot wantonly sacri-
flee these things.
Any special favors TO any of the powers TO
aid them in warning Germany would justify the
latter in declaring If go into the bloody
business of all the justification on our
side. We have il. if foolish.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28
How tn Astronomers
Found Moon Has.
No Air or Water.
BY Garrett p. serviss.

Why do the so-called lowlands
OF the moon appear dark? How do
astronomers know that the moon
has no air and water? II it had
air and water could life prevail
there. with its long nights? I'd like
to read more about his neignbor
world.-P. l.. Philadelphia"
When Calico first viewed the
moon through a telescope. in 1909.
he supposed that il had air and wa
ter because it looked so "earthlike."
the mountains and plains being dis
tinguishable through the effects Of
the shadows cast by the sunlight. He
and the astronomers of the eigh-
teenth century. also assumed that
the broad, dark, level regions were
covered with water. and they were
named maria" or seas. a designa-
ton which they still retain, as Mare
Imbrium C'Sea Of Showers Mare
Serenitatis C"Sea of Serenity
Oceanus Procellarum C"Ocean Of
Tempests") etc.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28
ONCE OVERS
BROADEN YOUR VIEW.

in
definite
good of that community
Broaden
Yours o
Be inter-
elefto when he
It is to CO. 5
Crazy never cooperate" IN tells
la you a
public good whenever
Copyright onal
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28
PROGRESS OLE SOBRlETY

The much discussed prohibition isn't yet re-
hected in the country's liquor statistics 1870 we
consuming 80 gallons OF alcoholic liquor per
capita. The quantity steadily until 1907 the
consumption BPS gallons per capita. It remained
almost stationery then. until 1914 in which year We
drank 225 gallons per capita In 1915 it decreased
1913, and there doubt a further decrease last
year But nation stn have far TO go to get
back the sobriety a generation ago.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28

with its mountainous parts is due
10 a difference Of light absorbing
properties. as well as 70 the fact
that a broken surface reflects more
light than an even one.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28
NOT MUCH TO WORRY OVER.

Why worry about severing diplomatic relations with
Austria and Bulgaria Germanys enough. We've de-
clared where We stand and if we ever night Germany
wen have night her allies.
In fact as Wen theory our break with Germany is
grounds itself with allies
Germany surely runs her allies. Formally cuts al
mighty little ice. war times
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28

War among her neighbors' has
brought such a wealth 70 Denmark
that the number Of millionaires in
that little kingdom was increased
last year by 150.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28

The weight OF ore cars descending
a mine in South Africa is used TO
produce power by pulling a cable
wound a drum that drives a dynamo
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28

SAN Diego T. w Scripps the publisher. has made
the beginning Of S25onoo hospital which will excu
i,elS families having incomes of S1oo per
month or less. The work IS in memorial John p.
Scripps.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28

The first suspicion Of the airless
and waterless condition of the moon
seems TO have been awakened by
the fact that. as telescope studies
continued. no clouds were ever seen
hiding the permanent lunar features
The strength of this argument be-
comes apparent if you imagine
yourself looking at the earth from
the distance Of the moon. In such
a case it is evident that the out
lines of continents and oceans would
often be more or less completely OBJ
scured when great storm clouds
were drifting over them. Not She
slightest indication of the presence
of similar expenses of condensed
watery vapOr floating ever the moon
were ever detected.
But there might have been a
lunar atmosphere in which. for some
local reason, clouds would not form.
Continued observation, with tele-
scopes of ever increasing power,
failed, however, 10 show any indi-
cation of the effects which such an
atmosphere would produce by re-
fracting the rays Of light at the edge
of the moon.
We know that our atmosphere
thus refracts, or bends, the rays of
sunlight striking through it to such
a degree that when the sun has
really set il still appears to rest
plainly visible upon the horizon. just
as a coin lying at the bottom of
bowl partly filed with water APP
pears 10 be lifted into view over
the edge Of the bowl by the re-
fracting effect Of the water upon
the rays of light.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28

These molecules. we now know.
are in continual vibration. and their
speed OF vibration varies at max
imum. from more than seven miles
per second for hydrogen. and two
and-a-half miles per second for
waterv vapor. TO more than a mile
and-a-half per second for carbonic
dioNide
But il is shown by calculation
based on the laws of gravitation,
that any particle moving away from
the moons surface with velocity
of mile-and-a- half per second
would escape. never 70 come back.
In the case Of the earth this
critical velocity. as il is called.
amounts 10 nearly seven miles per
second: so that the earth can easily
hold an atmosphere which would
As easily fy of from the moon. OF
course this escape would not be
effected all AZ once. because all the
particles would not be simultaneous
~ moving directly away from the
moon and their velocities vary with
ci~cum stances-but eventually all
would escape. Some or them may
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28

AS the study Of physics was de-
veloped il became known that an
atmosphere of any appreciate
amount surrounding the moon
would make its presence manifest
by its refractive action on the light
Of "A star that was just passing be-
hind the edge of the moon during
an occultation.
An Occultation occurs whenever
the moon in its journey around the
earth passes across the stars that
lie i'm its path and which, because
they are more distant than the
moon. are then temporarily hidden
behind 1t. But the stars go behind
the moon and reappear when II
has passed over them without show
ing the effects that a lunar atmos-
phere even a hundred times rarer
than ours should produce. When
these facts had been ablished
most astronomers abandoned the
idea that the moon was surrounded
with an atmosphere.
The invention Of the srcctroscOpe
furnished another proof Of the prac-
ticany airless condition Of the moon.
An atmosphere, especially If il con-
tains watery vapor. abstracts from
the rays Of light passing through it
certain portions of the light whose
absence is easily detected by the
spectToscope.
But when the sunlight reflected
from the moons surface is thus
examined il shows no evidence of
having passed through an. atmos-
pheric sieve. Ii will retain all It's
original characters This shows not
only that the moon has no per-
ceptible atmosphere. but also that
il contain no liquid water. because
if there were water on the moon IL
would evaporate and form vapor,
which would act upon the light.
II was long supposed that the
air and water which the moon may
once have possessed had disappear
ed by absorption into its rocks, but
another modern discovery in physics
has made il probable. if not GER
tain. that the moons original at
nosDheric blanket, as well as its
supplv of water, flew away from it
because the moon had not a suffi-
GENTLY powerful grip 10 hold them
Its force OF gravity which is only
about one-sixth AS great as that OF
the earth. was too feeble 10 retain
such lively and rebellious subjects
as the molecules Of air and water
,-a1Or
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-04

charge. Burial will be in the Western
cemetery at Orion.
Funeral OF Mrs. Mary Helen Yeggy.
The funeral services for the late
Mrs Mary Helen Yeggy. 1915 Seven
teenth street, were held this morn
ing at 3 O'Clock at St. Mary s
church in Riverside, Iowa. The re-
mains we're buried In the family lot
in the cemetery in that city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-04
PERSONAL POINTS

Mrs. C. c. Wilson, 975 Twenty-ffth
avenue and Miss Ruth Ora Durham,
1886 Fifth avenue, returned this morn
ing from a nine days trip to Deming,
n. NJ, and FL Paso Texas, where they
visited Mrs. Wilson's son, Ray Will
son, who is enlisted in Battery B, One
Hundred Twenty field artillery.
Mrs. W. L. Gansert, S27 Twenty-sec-
ond street and Miss Laura B. Farrar,
s411 Seventh avenue, left yesterday for
Palo Alto, Cal. where they will spend
the winter with the formers son, lies
Gansert, who is attending Leland Stan
ford, Jr., university.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas NJ Carron and
small son have returned from visit
In Des Moiues
Mrs. Carl s. Anderson, 1920 Fiji
teenth avenue. left this morning for
Chicago and will later so TO Gary, Ind,
TO visit her sister, Mrs. Ed Stoner.
Fifty members OF tn Knights Of Col
umbus council Of this city left this
morning for Atkinson, H., where they
will go as a delegation to act as escort
for Bishop Dunno Of Peoria who will
officiate at the dedication Of the new
st. Anthony's cathedral in that city
/ today.
Mr.. and Mrs. John .. Williams, S204
Sixteenth avenue, are parents OF a
son born last night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-04

into the theatrical game, heading a
one-night stand enterprise that did
pretty well while the star attended
strictly TO his knitting. Afterward
Pat turned to the public platform as
the arch enemy OF King Alcohol. He
filed several engagements IN the en-
yirons OF Chicago and gave promise
Of gaining a wide hearing in his new
role. when suddenly something hap
pened. Pat was not consistent He
failed to practice what he preached.
But Pat says they can't put him
down and out, all the way under. He
says he never yet has been so deep
but what he was able to come up for
air. And, by the way, he says he is
getting plenty Of air these days at
the arsenal. He likes the work he Is
following. because it is bringing The
kale when he needs 1t. The future
Par says 1t will have to take care
of itself with him thrown in. He
keeps his mind open. he states, and
is ready to seize his opportunity when
i 1t floats before him He may return
TO the platform, and he may not But
KIDNAPPING has been erased from his
program OF life's activities.