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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
CAT TAILS FOR STYLE.

A Sport Hat That Has All the Hall
marks.
Mushrooms still lead for sport head
gear. Yellow and black figured silk is
the fabric of this one, and two smart
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
shrinp and Radiah Salad.

Drain q can Of shrimps, plunge into
cold water. drain again ind add one
bunch Of radishes, cut In thin slices.
Moisten with cooked salad dressing
and serve on lettuce leaves.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28

black silk cat tails accentuate the tall
crown. Please note how the figure In
the material is not unlike a cat tail It.
self.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-04-28
THE CHAFING DISH
Why Not Polish It Up For Spring
Breakfasts Now?
As CHEAP AS GAS BILLS.

There Are Any Number Of Menus That
Small Families Enjoy Cooked Right
on the TabIe-essidss, It's More Fun
Than q Range.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-12
q e. 49, ~
SATURDAY, MAY II, 1917.
OUR MERCHANT SAILORS.

Following a righteous custom, established policy
OF all our history with reference caring for the
dependents dead heroes. question but that Il
IAN American citizen dies soldier sailor in the
German war. family will receive pension from the
government. There must be question to that. ANY
putting uniform in the service of his country
has his life automatically insured.
But what about the ununiformed sailors who are
serving their country less-the crews of mer-
chant ships? Their vital the success of
that Of any soldier fight in France
any sailor manning American cruiser submarine
chaser And it is less perilous.
The army and navy may melt away, but at least they
have a chance their lives They meet their
enemy face to and fight it with him. The
merchant sailor. without whom the soldiers would
starse guns idle. the mercy of an
invisible nhuman enemy Theirs is the harder task
Never history navigation has life been so
perilous for noncomba
This should be httingy recognized. It is only
Just the who bravely risk their lives carrying
food munitions the Atlantic that they should
compensation disability death
prevail the army and navy. And is there any
reason why they shouldn't also have the honorable
recognition uniform distinguishing badge
Of service?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-12

are disastrous failure II the Uboat is
come. il Austria Hungary forsakes her ally. IL the
British and French armies smash through the western
front and roll on TO the Rhine. back
soon with great offensive II there is German revo-
luton then Germany may driven peace on
almost any terms But there is of any Of
these desirable consummatiOns.
Germany still very strong in military way Ger
many has food enough to her years says
Commissioners Hoover who probably knows more about
any The nation still. despite
the growing discomfort virtual unit for the prosecu-
of the war. conceivable Germany might
fight on for than two years yet before she can
finally be crushed.
We have Kitcheners OF now who prophesy
that the war will three or three years"
longer Secy Lane said the other day The govern
ments plans be based that assumption
It's mournful thing TO contemplate the possibility
hideous conflict dragging long and OF
our facing great struggle as England France and
Russia have faced already. 1t age now
since the world at peace. 1t will seem LONGER
age when ourselves going through it actors.
not onlookers.
may that the experts wrong about it. that
the end is far than they think. But cannot
afford ourselves be deluded The only way
to do we are doing, and prepare for a lengthy
struggle. II we are quickly. adequate
preparations will time still shorter.
The only danger lies Understanding the foe and
taking half measures the United States did the
beginning of Civil war.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-12
ONCE-OVERS
"SIGN HERE" ALL RIGHT. But
KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SIGN
ING

Be careful or the statements
which you put on paper.
They are Likely to turn up against
you at a time when they may be
most injurious TO your happiness,
reputation 'an6 well-being.
The statements which you now so
fippantly make in writing may be-
come most damaging evidence
aginst you in later years.
Consider the future rather than
the present.
In signing legal documents you
should also be careful.
The fact that yod have read a doc
ument does not make il safe for you
TO sign it,
Its legal phraseOfogy may be such
that il does not convey the mean
ing which you think it does
Before you sign any important le-
gal document it would be we'll for
you to submit il 10 the attorney you
trust with your important affairs.
Copyright, 1910.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-12
TAXING THE IDLE LANDS.

There still hope. though congress so far seems to
have left it overlooked though taking crack. and in
respects a heavy pretty much everything
else in the war revenue bill, that the land grafters,
holders of vacant property for the "unearned
ment'. may yet have to along with the
For weeks Washington been bombarded with
propaganda of land tax, the proceeds 20
be employed for purposes 1t is proposed to lay
tax all potentially productive land that unused
and held purely for speculative purposes On ordinary
farming grazing and land the would amount
70 81 Land containing undcve-Oped iron and
other mineral deposits would be subjected of
$50 Gas, coal and oil lands held out of use
would be required pay still Vacant city lots
would twenty per of their rental
value.
A two-fold advantage is claimed for this PLAN II
would help the government raise the needs
for abnormal wartime expenses by Fastening the
development of the unused lands it immensely
stimulate production and cheaper the cost of various
necessary commodities.
1t sounds pretty radical yet there are probably
few people-except the land specuators-who would
object the basic principle of it, The unearned in
cremen isn't held in such high repue it to be
Everywhere you the land grafters growing connu-
ously anxious get rid their holdings have
them improved 1t may that they the "unearned
increment" coming. the theory of which that
by taxing land heavier it will become unprot-
able; homes will be built there will more
houses live in. and much of that imitation will be
taken land values from which the public now
suffers
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-12

We, Of America, we are no longer
merely thinking. we are acting. We
are not urged by a desire for ag-
grandizement, or animated by a lust
for blood. World conditions have
driven us to consider how best to
unity our man-force. and our wom-
an-fOrce. so as TO conserve our in
terests and the interests of every
other country that is struggling for
humanitarian ideals.
BY universal military training and
service? The question is before us.
backed by the large majority and
favored by thoughtful government.
1. for one, am heartily in favor of
il. Insofar as is possible, 1 should
extend such training TO our girls.
I have lived in many countries. I
am well acquainted with both Ger
many and Japan, as well as my own
America, and / was reared by a
father-he was an officer in our
army and an instructor ct West
Point who throughout his life ad-
vocated universal military training,
and put his convictions into prac-
tice i'm his own family. Daily. he
used to drill us, his five children.
girls and the boys. Heads up. chin
in. toes ont. little fingers at the
seams of your pantaloons-march -
was his formula. Go through life
like that at attention, bodies train
ed and minds alert, capable parts
Of a vast force prepared to fight
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-12
The Stars incline. but do not compel
HOROSCOPE
Saturday. MAY IL. 1917

In the morning the stars are more
favorable than later today. accord
ing 10 the reading or astrolOgers.
Mercury and Venus rule strongly
for good. After noon Saturn and
Neptune are in evil place.
Whatever concerns publicity is
subject 10 a direction that assures
profit and success
Editors, publishers and advertis-
ing men should prosper unusually
in the next few months Combina-
lions and changes are foreshadow-
ed
Writers have the best guidance
and the young will win fame that
forgotten in America, the seers pre-
dict.
Theaters have planetary govern
ment that seems to promise gain
and profit through extraordinary
channels.
The sign read as beneficial for
theaters also gives promise TO musi-
cal composers and foretells new ma
tional songs that will live.
According to astrology flowers will
assume a new significance. This may
mean that they will be worn as en-
/ blems.
Children born before the new year
should be extraordinary in mental
and physical equipment. A national
J genius will be given 10 the United
States, it is promised.
The death of a man most prom
inent in Mexican affairs is prognos-
ticated.
Warning is given against a ten
dency to find fault, which may af-
| feet many branches Of the public
service in the United States. Evil
stars are believed TO encourage dis
content and dissa tisfaction.
Schools and colleges have a rule
of the stars that is most beneficial.
1t is predicted that this years COM
mencements Will be memorable in
extraordinary ways.
The prophecy that the president
of a university would receive high
| honors is likely TO be fulfilled be-
/ fore the autumn.
Fires of strange origin are fore
Swallowed for New York and San
/ Francisco.
Persons whose birthdate it is may
| have an anxious year in business
affairs. Happiness is promised in
love. The young will court and
/ marry.
Children born on this day may be
| too fond of pleasure TO succeed in
/ business. These subjects of Taurus
are likely TO be gifted but hard to
direct
Copyright, 1910
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-12
PEOPLE OR THE GRAFTERs! WHICH?

whether the national chamber commerce
Washington or the federal department of agriculture
right. is confusing, the manner in which they
disagree national food outlook and if possible
they ought TO get together The people will naturally
accept the statements department agriculture
ars it seems more official Besides there seems sort
Of concurrent disposition look upon the announce
ments OF any chamber of commerce with suspicion.
They been known often to favor business at
the expense the people the extent of white
washing mercantile other grafers that prey
humanity, and though the people starve Accord
ingy then when the national chamber Of commercial
hope forth with announcement that
speculative anticipaons high the other day, only to
them dashed to the ground the next day by what
seemed TO be a governmental refutation people just
naturally looked up and wondered why such di-
vergence
There wasn't much divergence however. ap-
peared on the surface The chamber of commerce ex-
perts based their optimism the prospect crops
They found believe that the output
Of cereals whole would be larger than usual, AMI
there would be a particularly good production OF
vegetables owing TO the widespread development of
small sardens. The government report was concerned
chiefly with the wheat and primarily with winter
wheat, the weakest spot IN food defenses.
The government experts were dismayed at the great
damage winter wheat. They admitted that the
condition Of the surviving wheat had improved. but
pointed 10 the TACT that millions had been
ed and abandoned. leaving prospective crop only
O0OO geo bushels the thirteen years Thus
with the quantity OF spring wheat that might naturally
expected. the total production would not provide
more than enough for our normal needs. leaving
no wheat To export The allies will need something
like 5OO,OOo,OO0 bushels which they will expect us
provide half on the basis of the government figures
shall not have nearly enough wheat to so around.
The chamber Of commerce experts believe the
OF vhe will mt fall shO
that it cannot be made up by the surplus Of spring
wheat which should result from the
And in wheat fails. they pointed
may reasonably expect other crops 20 make up the
deficit
There is therefore no cause for alarm The nation
isn't going TO hungry; that prices be kept
down where the people buy. Neither our
friends in Europe All we've got to plug along
cheerfuy. using all the available land doing our
part increase all foodstufs Nature will do
her part II for the people producers distributors
consumers alike. o theirs
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-12

faith far exceeds that Of experience
ed suffragists. The amendments
have been submitted in New York
and Maine, and the suffra-
gists have no choice but to
make the best possible campaign
for them. They have indeed already
jeOpardized their success by making
it secondary to work in behalf of the
war
You say: AT the beginning Of the
war the British suffragists stopped
fighting for the ballot and jumped
in TO help men fight the foreign
enemy. AS a result they have won
what they wanted. Equal suffrage
has come to them inevitably" AS a
matter of fact it has not come but
is only promised and no time has
been set for it. If, however. it could
be gained in the United States in the
same way as in Great Britain
namely, by an act of parliment, or
here, by an act of congress-the
women might afford TO cease any
further effort and depend upon the
recognition of their military SER
vice by that body. Unfortunately,
however. it depends here on a ma
jority of the individual voters. and
it is a question whether this service
would be sufficient TO overcome the
well-Organized and well-fnanced op-
position TO woman suffrage which
usually defeats it at a state cleo
ton.
We believe that the suffragists
are fulfilling their highest duty 70
the government through their in
Simultaneous response to its appeal
and the placing of their fine equip
ment and the services of their two
million members at its disposal, but
we do not feel that it is necessary
for them TO drop all work for suf-
frage in the present emergency that
exists in several states. We trust that
you may be persuaded to see the
matter in this light.
Very truly yours,
IDA Hustled HARPER.
Editorial chairman Leslie Suffrage
Bureau.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-12
HEADS UP-MARCH!
BY Elizabeth Dejean of the VigiIantes.

for the right. and you'll live greatly
and cleanly. my children"
Ny father, SCARED by the civil
war. was right 1t is this aspect of
universal military training that APP
peals 10 me- As a nation, we are too
individualistic, too incoordinate; we
are a tumble of nationaIities. The
universal military training of our
youth Will tend TO unite us. To those
who say, This military training
idea-dreadful Look at Germany"
l answer. The German military
unit is horrible only because the
German brain has been trained TO
wrong ideals. A military unit train
ed 10 humanitarian ideals would be
tremendous power for good. We
are not a warlike nation. we will
never be a warlike nation, we like
too we'll 10 make money Let us
train away a little from mere COM
mercialism."
And how about our bodies? Last
June I saw a company of militia,
pale-faced young fellows, excited,
yes. but many of them round
shouldered and unforceful in walk
and manner. Last October I saw
the same company camped on the
border. l did not know them; erect,
healthy, purposeful, their main COM
plant that they hadn't been given
cause for which TO fight.
Yes. we'll trained bodies and alert
minds are good assets in life. Let
us have it, this universal training.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-12
FLETCHERIZING.
suffers.

Eat slowly, and you need to eat less" the British
people by their economy department
Five people out of ten digging their graves with
their teeth"
Thus a familiar American food gospel has at last
come honor. Horace Fletcher has preaching
this very thing in and out for two three
decades He gained few followers, but regarded
by most persons harmless and futile food crank
Public respect for him bit when he went TO
Belgium two years to teach the natives the value
of mascaton. "Flecherzing there lost its humor 1t
ministered a Fletcher given serious
recognition by the Belgian relief committee and his doc
trne began win respect 1t has made Roadway in all
begerent countries Now perhaps the country that
gave prophet little honor will into line.
If this principle of slow eating and thorough chewing
will what the dietary say it WILL the univer
adoption would practically add about percent
to available food supply We have plenty of time
TO and it surely isn't any harder than doing the
work necessary to add so percent to crops
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-12

Because of the advantages there
will be this year in producing veget-
ables in home gardens for winter
storage, the national emergency food
garden commission. which is coop
Grating with this newspaper to in
crease the food supply advises gar
deners to grow storage onions from
seed where soil conditions are fav-
orable.
The onion is high in nutritive
value. There are few vegetables
which on a given space will manu-
facture plant food, air, water, and
sunshine into so much human food
as will the onion. II responds es-
pecially we'll to the intensive cult
walton which a home gardener can
give, and. when grown from seed
and transplanted, il will allow an
other crop TO occupy its garden bed
early in the season. il the other crop
is a quick maturer.
But on the other hand no plant
needs soil so finely pulverized, so
free from weeds. or any richer than
does the onion. 1t will not do well
in clodded clay, and il does its best
when land has been planted 70
onions for three or four seasons
Therefore il is particularly recon-
mended 10 those who cultivate the
same gaAden place year after year
New gardens are not apt 10 produce
good onions unless the soil is nat
urally soft and rich.
The seed should be sown at once
in special beds planting good seed
thickly in rows three or four inches
apart. II fertilizer is used il should
be placed on top of the soil. as the
onion roots feed at the surface. The
seed is covered shallowly When the
plants are three or four inches high
* is time to transplant them.
The ground for tile plants shoulC
be carefully prepared The top.
should be trimmed of one-third
Holes for transplanting are mad,
with a pointed stick, the plants be
ing set out three inches apart, il
rows one foot apart
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-12
HOW LONG, OH LORD HOW LONG,

And stin continue 10 speculate hoping against
hope same in those early August days when the
clashes OF sounded around the world Three
months three years Kitcheners guess the
Duration OF the That is. Germany would win
three months failed, would the allies
three years her. Most the experts. until
lately have seemed willing take Kitcheners juds-
ment but the three years nearly up. and there is
today no promise OF early peace
The this II the German harvests
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-12
THE MELTING POT
COME, TAKE POTLUCK WITH US.
THE LOGIC OF EXPANSION.

The soldier citizen
soldiers lives abbrevation
fellows
soldiers business wisely
Why the
To
fill the earth good
will of
But his he
of his craft to which there's
ton swar OF
BY Arthur Brooks aker
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-12
Urges GroWing
Onions From Seed;
Highly Nutritiue

The News Times is conducting
column with the cooperation Of the
National Emergency Food Garden
Commission to inspire the planting
of more food gardens throughout
the country. Members OF the COM
mission are: Charles LathrOp Pack.
president Of American Forestry as
ISOLATION; Luther Burbank. DIR.
Charles w. Eliot, Prof. Irving Fish
er, John Hays Hammond, Fairfax
Harrison. MyrOn T. Herrick. DR..
John Grier Hi0ben. Emerson Me-
Millin. A. W. Shaw; Carl Vrooman.
assistant secretary Of agriculture:
Capt. j. b. White, U. s. shipping
board; James Wilson. former secre-
tary OF agriculture. You should
watch this column every day. ANY
questions should be written on one
side of the paper and sent tc the
Garden Editor OF the NewsT.mes.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-12
WOMEN STILL MILITANT.

New York, May 9, 1917.
Editor News-Times:
We have read with interest your
recent editorial entitled, THE Suf-
frage Problem and War. in which
you say: Most of our political fac
we entered the war but our wOmens
political organizations continue their
strife. The two main branches of
suffragists are still hostile 10 each
other, and the and-suffragists keep
up their warfare against both. At
such a time as this, why can't wOm-
en- get together as well as men and
work for the common cause?"
1t is indeed news that the men
have got together and buried the
Ratchet. There is not a committee
meeting in congress, which, accord
ing to newspaper reports, is not a
wrangle from beginning to end.
There never was in that body more
dissension and hard-feeling than
have been exhibited during the pres
ent session. and there seems to be
the same spirit in outside Organiza-
tons; militarists fighting the pacl-
fists, the army and navy committees
fighting Col ROoserelts proposed
army, war committees of all de-
scriptions clashing with each other.
What is true in the United States
seems to be true in all other coun-
tries. If the women were at peacs
with each other. they would be the
only exception in sight at the pres
ent moment.
The two main branches Of the
suffragists are both in accord as 10
their principal object, which is, to
secure a federal amendment. Their
differences are only as TO methods.
The smaller branch-the Congress
sional union-believes in semi mill
fancy and spectacular stunts, while
the national association, which rep
resents about 9S percent Of the en-
rolled membership of the country.
holds fast 10 its so years policy Of
conservative and constitutional
measures, but neither one is making
any attack upon the other. The anti
suffragists cannot stop their warfare
upon the suffragists when the ques-
ton is actually pending in several
states and they believe that its sue
cess would be a dreadful calamity.
They would not feel that they could
allow the individual states 10 go TO
destruction even though we were en-
gagged in the European war; but not
withstanding their wide divergence
Of opinions on this one question,
both the suffragists and the "antis
are working in entire harmony
along the lines of military service
in fact they are setting an excellent
example 10 the men.
You say: THE suffragists might
well drop not only their internal
differences but their active cam
paigns They will lose nothing by
giving up their propaganda for the
present" Do you believe that If the
suffragists Of New York would droI
all work for the amendment which
is 10 be voted on next November. i
would be assured OF receiving a ma
iority at that time? Do you believe
that the kind OF opposition which
a woman suffrage amendment al
ways has 10 face would be trans
formed into friendship because O.
the patriotic service which the WON
! en- had rendered If You DO, YOU
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-12
The Public Pulse

Communications for this column
may be signed anonymously but must
be accompanied by the name of the
writer 80 insure good faith. No re-
spou sfbility for facts or sentiments
expressed will be assumed Honest
discussion OF public questions IL In
vited, but with the right reserved to
eliminate vicious and object enable
matter. The column 10 free. But be
reasonable.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-12

Uncle Sam is starting a newspaper of his in
Washington, for the purpose Of giving and
nouncements from the various governmental depart
ments relating developments. We hope Uncle
intends this a of divuging news not conceal
ing the usual manner such organs abroad
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-12

The British flag has been raised independence
hall in Philadelphia for the first time since Gen. Hull
occupied Philadelphia in the revolutionary that's
fitting response for the flying of the American flag
the British parliament buildingthe foreign
nag il is said, that ever had that honor.