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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-05
A PROGRESS CLUB PROBLEM.

Ladies Of the Progress club, if their dinners or
meetings are 10 become hotbeds of unrestrained
treason promotions might do worse than discontinue
such engagements. at least until after wa-. We
say unrestrained that it burst forth oraorcaly
nor in the nature of reasonable resolutions
times like these twaddIe the teacups is bad
enough. woman. be she a This That.
other von who talks these times about EXTERN
mating presidents. hanging Americans lamp posts
for being anti German while war, is pro-
noting sedition. or sowing seeds ought be
as amensble to American contempt though they
were German spies skirts or no skirts OF course, we
would exactly counsel their being treated
eminent would "a spy. but they ought to be dis
cipned at the extent of receiving the official
club boot that is. il the Progress club is
truly American club.
The reference a little aside" that at
the Progress club dinner Thursday afternoon. is
almost difficult congratulate the ladies who over
heard t. upon being ladies. Il where hair
pulling and scratching might n re been highly
forgivable if TIN justihable. such talk
table OF red -blooded men. and coming from
would have "a pair of nice bIackened eyes for
someone. We of course. would expect such per
formance the part of ladies but they might with
degree Of credit indeed rid their membership roster
OF such trsitorous pro Germanism that extent
show America and the flag their decided preference
'Adhering TO the enemy; giving them aid comfort,
CAB, but it isn't very American, These women
talk that about Germany
many.
This criticism of the club: 10y any
The major membership is distinctly American moth
ers sisters and sweethearts boys who are going
the front and of whom they going be proud as
they proud before in their lives. 1t is
ratheg an expression OF that femnism OF
ties the hands o these women. binds them TO their
womanly qualities Of gentilty, and renders them al
helpless with respect freeing themselves Of
such associations 10 seems the womanly womans
mission forgive and overlook and doubt but
that il is best that it is inconvenent as il may be
occasions Woman knows too that womans tongue
is something OF unruly member and that when inn
pulse running high liable uuloose things
that the future may but still there times
when one two good. masculine woman mixed in a
crowd. might be used with sautary results
We would suggest TO the ladies that a their next
meeting. little popular song opening, might a
splendid introduction; say. for instance:
"If YOU don't like your Uncle sammy.
Go back TO your home DER the sea;
co back u where YOU came. whatever
BE the name but don't be ungratefuL"
Maybe the simple suggestion would help.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-05

sed Pa, & you will newer go broak
buying perfoom.
Let the child alone. sed Ma. you
were quite parshul to perfoom wen
1 first knew you. The mite you first
called on me, sed Ma, l thOt it was
the greenhouse man cummin to col
lect his bill. You had enuff lily Of
the valley on your cote, sed Ma, TO
maik the stockyards smell like a
bower of bloom. Men fOrgit, sed Ma,
that the very faults they find in
thare children are the faults thay
had themselfs. only worse.
can see rite now, sed Pa, that il
is quite useless for me to bring
Bobbie up as a man shul be brung
up if you always talk his part. The
old Roman mothers newer butted
in, sed Pa, wen the Roman fathers
was telling thare sons ware TO head
in.
If you git yure idees Of dissiplin
from the old Romans, sed Ma. you
shud remember that Rome fell. Ma
was laffinG at Pa beekaus she can
hardly ever git Pa red in the face
uOdHA Wait DODbA6 ~ pei lOODt
hisself all up, just the saim, sed
Pa.
He will git oaver that soon enuff,
sed Ma. Too soon, i fear, Ma sed,
he will be grown up man like you,
sed Ma. Then he will newer cum
running hoam in his childish glec
to show us how nice the perfOom
hovers around him, Ma sed. Let
him be a child while he can, Ma sed
Then Pa blew his nOas & cOughed
hard two or three times & sed. yes
dearest. you are rite, we will let
Bobbie stay a yung boy as long as
he can. No matter how long that
may be, Pa sed. il will he a short
enuff space, & then Pa gaiv me a
dollar TO put in my bank.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-05
LAW-ABIDING BUSTED TRUST.

It's an interesting coincidence to be sure that just
the federal trade commission the Standard oil
companies of gougng the public by interlockng stock
holdings and fixing eNorbitant prices for oil and
line those companies should report the biggest earn
ings their history.
OF course. though. there's monopoly about it.
Everybody that the standard oil has been
busted its monopolistic power shattered and-well
anyhow, everybody knows there kind of
court order about it.
Bedford, standard Oil president. reports
order to dissolve has been "scrupuously obeyed"
The consumers of oil gasoline report that they're
mercilessly skinned. usual.
These reports are, undoubtedly, true and every
body should be merry over the exposition Of 50
much truth. What happened? Oh. the Standards
smart lawyers found skin the skunk. pull
the wool the courts eyes, the suckers sock
all would bear or whatever else you want
10 call IT,
Any cure for the devitry OF Standards smart law
yers? Certainly. Government control of prices gov
eminent CONSUMPTION competition. on yes.
lots of cures.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-05
Civilization is
Secret TO Success
in Garden Work

The News Times is conducting
colump 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. DR..
Charles w Eliot. Prof Irving Fish
er. John Hays Hammond. Fairfax
Harrison. MyrOn I. Herrick, Dr..
John Grier Hibben. Emerson Nc
Millin. A. w. shaw; Carl VrOOman,
assistant secretary OF agriculture;
Capt. j. b. White, L. :. 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 TO the
Garden Editor Of the News-Times.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-05
NIishawaka. May 3. 1917.


To The Public;
I notice in this evenings issue of
The News-Times that the Chicago,
South Bend and Northern Indiana
Railway CO. states that they have
all competent men to operate their
cars. But there was seen a case OF
beer on a car bound for Mishawaka
for the use of the crew. and one of
the crew on another car was search
ed and a pint bottle of whisky was
found If they are competent and
experienced" they are experienced
in trying TO take the bread and but
ter from honest men and their fam
lilies. who are not getting enough TO
live on.
FROM A CONSTANT READER.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-05
THE EASIEST WAY.

Bach-Don't you think a husband
and wife can come 10 some sort of
an understanding early in life that
will insure their future happiness?
Hubb-Yes: You see. ny wife and
I, for example, agreed right at the
beginning that she was to be allow
ed 10 go her way, and l hers
Jude.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-05
BLESSINGS OF WAR.

He-And the national guard is 10
protect the bridges and
She-How perfectly scrumptious'
Can ! get that second lieutenant
with the curly hair and the soulful
eyes when I give mine Judge.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-05
rNoBsERVING.

John. did you take the note to
Mr.. jones'"
yes. but I don't thing he can
read it,"
Why so. john
Because he is blind. sir. While
wur in the room he aXed me
twice where my hat wur, and II
wur on my head all the time
PucL
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-05
The Public Pulse

Comm uniCn tons for this column
may be signed anonymously but must
be accompanied by the name Of the
writer % insure good faith. No re-
possibility for facts or sentiments
expressed will be assumed Honest
discussion OF public questions 10 in
vited. but with the right reserved TO
eliminate vicious and object1ona BILE
matter. The column 10 free. But, be
reasonable.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-05
THE QUESTIONING DANGERS

Conditions in 20 develop. rendering
At more and vital apparently that United states
army should me Atlantic and Join the French and
British on the western frontier Should the rabid Rus
sian unframed democracy succeed in overthrowins
the prof Mnukon foreign ministry. and negotiate
separate peace with enemy Aiilukon being lead
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-05
SOURCE OF PROFIT.

Did YOU make the money you
expected raising chickens"
NO. After a little experimenting
1 decided that the way TO make the
money is 10 raise chicken feed"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-05

The proposition present Petrograd with statue of
Abraham Lincoln can be held cold storage a
while Maybe the Kaiser going do things to statues
in Petrograd
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-05

Americans chewed up s1s5.OO0.O0O worth OF candy
year counting the sweets plug tobacco.
Great chance. here. for a war saving
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-05

According TO late reports, some of the Germans are
retiring Oh orders" the OF the British lines
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-05

Gosh glad the senate amended that spy bill
so won't have Jail for expressing the
opinion that were hungry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-20
STORIES OF SHORTAGE
OF CLOTHES CALLED LIES
Bv a star Correspondent
CAMP MEADE, Md. Dec. 30.


The stories Of alleged shortage Of
overcoats and heavy underwear among
the National Army men here were
branded today by General w. II. Nichol.
son. commander of the cantonment, as
GERMAN lies" d,
Any story dealing with the so.called
shortage of clothing at Camp Meade is
pure and unadulterated German propa-
ganda. he declared.
"we will have division review on
Saturday in honor Of Secretary Baker
and nearly 30.O00 men will be supplied
with heavy clothing and give striking
evidence that there Is no suffering at
Camp Meade" said General Nicholson.
Certain men who are slackers and 9th.
ers who have German names are writ.
ing foolish letters to the papers in which
they relate stories of hardships.
"They are lies. and written either for
the purpose of aiding the individual or
to create dssension in the ranks. Any
man in need Of extra clothing can oh.
tain it by making an appeal to his com.
company commander.
we have an abundance Of underwear
overcoats and other articles that are
made to wear and not to look at, and II
any commander refuses to issue them To
his men I would like to know it,"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-20

to the dealers. in the proportions deeits
mated by Mr.. Iewis~ The whole ob1ecf
Of yesterdays confef8kte was 20 cu< ~
red tape and get the coal into the denl}
ers' yards by the shortest possibh
route, according TO Mr.. Lewis. N
The fuel administration in Washing
ton is now awaiting information from
Mr.. Lewis. which the latter yesterday
promised TO furnish.
"Mr Lewis. the fuel administrator for
Philadelphia" Doctor Garfield said in
Washington today, promised us while
here yesterday that ne would supply us
this morning with figures showing the
exact amounts OF coal 1t was necessary
for each of the coal shipping companies
TO bring into Philadelphia TO supply the
full demands there. We are still waiting
for those figures before We can turn an
other wheel here. =
Before we can arrange TO get the
coal TO Philadelphia we must know what
proportion of 49, 900 tons must be given
over to the coal shipping companies,
about fifteen In number, for distributor
to the dealers. That's the information
we are waiting on Mr.. Lewis to supply.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-20

Tits Is cnfv one pnase OF the many
activities inaugurated by the women of
Merton. AT South Highland avenue and
;dris road there has been established
a permanent Red Cross house under the
direction OF the Merton secuon Oh ,ne
american Red Cross and the Merton
Civic Association. THIS mouse contains
a completely equipped hrst-aid room
with peu ana a fuii compie'ne", VI
e'cal lhstl uhieh0. :" o""'s VI
'aVe - van He""ep
permanent community nurse RESIDES
at the Red Cross house and Is In COM
plete charge OF all the work. She ~
at the call of every household In Merion'
free Of charge. In case OF tamiIy eber-
sency OF accioen,' ine house oo''."','' '.'.1
tweVe rooms anu is open e,e.s u"S IL
cept SUNDAY from u. M W ~ W. "l,'
WORKERS ana lnstructors "'"aEs III NJ
tendance.
The instructors are needed for four
Red Cross Glasses, one of which is study
ing a course in the home care Of the
sick. from which twenty-one have al
ready graduated. There is class III
home dietetics. win fourteen grauua'es' ,''l's
still another Is a class IN surgical dress =
ings' with tweINe srauua'es. Il VIZ !, !,
ten OF us ineinpers are 20 iar 90 ''e ,,,
as w ue "',vu n,,..o a. ana,l,or class ir tho
,.t e., t,i
'eao"i'S VI ''o' CIV" ,--. ,-.-,.-
More than o-'ooV SureiCai u'eo',i@.ee @ .
garments ana knitted aItc'e5 nav.
sent to the American Red Cross oy wy tI,
Merton section alone, ana .Ip piese.,, '',,s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-20
252 Carloads Of Coal
Arrive in City Today

Continued from Page One
tee he sent out the following order TO
all local coal dealers:
To the coal dealers of Philadelphia:
First You will not deliver coal to
any building Of any kind unless the
supply on hand In that building Is in
sufficient TO last fifteen U5) days.
Second. In no case will you de-
liver a quantity more than will be
sufficient TO least thirty t3o) days.
Third. You will report to me in
writing prior TO December "a list
Of buidisgs to which, since December
/, YOU have delivered more than four
dj tons of coal of domestic sizes.
stating the number Of tons in each
case.
In the following order of priority:
First To houses in which Sc
rious illness prevails, and In which
there is no coal, irrespective of
whether the householder is Gus
toner or not provided;
Ja) Your yard Is the nearest
coal yard 20 the point of delivery
having coal on hand.
,b) Not more than two go
tons is to be delivered in any ten
days
(c) It is to be paid for in adj
vance " you so request
Second. To houses of customers .
having a supply of less than fifteen
G5) days on hand.
Fifth / am directed by the Fed
cral fuel administration at Washing
TON to report TO them any failure
upon the part of dealers to follow
these instructions In all such cases
the supply of the dealer VIII be cut
off
sixth. The issue Of red cards by
this office is discontinued from this
date.
Seventh. You will post this notice
in some conspicuous place In your
office.
FRANCIS A. LEWIS,
Chairman.
Touching upon the 5000 tors of Goa
to be- shipped to this city. Mr.. Levi
said:
"Six thousand tons OF coal, or abou
30 per cent of the expected $4,000. wi
come via the Pennsylvania railroad an
will be consigned TO such dealers as
designate. | am engaged today In TIL
preparation OF list which will be I
Washington tomorrow morning and II
instructions from the Federal fuel ad
ministrator will Immediately follow. Th
remainder-9O00 tors-will come by tn
Philadelphia and Reading
Director Krusen is making no apo
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-20
Meat Price Raised
by Armour Bluff



Palmer wrote and you signed was an
attempt at evasion?' asked Heney.
II didn't give IL much thought" said
Pegram.
Heney's questioning brought out the
fact that Pagram. two years treasurer
of the stock Yards Company. was for
twenty-six years a bookkeeper with F.
II. Prince e. co. Pressed on the point
that he is merely dummy in the COM
plny he confessed.
HE WILL SIGN ANYTHIN,,
"Yes, III sign anything they put In
front of me-"
"They," It developed. were the other
officials of the company.
. Heney also showed that communica'
tjons from the Federal Trade Commits.
sion to Pegram were not answered by
him, but that he merely went through
the motions" of replying, the answers
being dictated by others. Letters ad.
dressed to the company at Chicago were
found In the Prince offices at Boston,
Ilency charged.
The late Richard Olney. of Boston,
former Secretary of State, was one OF
the organizers Of the Chicago stock
Yards Company to take over the stock
Of the packers trust when the trust
was ordered dissolved by the Federal
Courts.
Papers produced by Attorney Heney
showed the plan for organizing the Chi
cago StoCkyards Company was warked
out in Boston on September 81. 1911
by committee of six men shortly after
the y lckers' trust was ordered dissolved
The six men We're Richard Olney
Samuel Carr, Guy Norman. S. l.. Schoon.
maker. T.. V. II. Thaycr and +. Il. Hart
At this meeting the scheme for pur-
chasing stool; of the old packers trus
/ for s1.O00,o0O in cash was formulated
| The entire transaction was carried ou
| in the name Of +. l.. Pcgram.
ALL OFFICIALS DUMMIES
Pegram has been the treasurer Of the
/ Chicago StoClyards Company for tho
| last two years. He said on the stand
/ that. while he was In on" the plan. hf
understood little Of what II all meant
and the only scrvice required Of him
was 20 sign various papers without read.
/ ing them.
Officers or the Stockyards Company
elected when the corporation was formed
/ also were dummy" officials. Pegran
stated. They were George +. Doherty
/ president e arence Il. Ycaton. vice pres.
/ dent Norman j. MaCGafiin. secretary
and William NJ Walden, treasurer. Al
Vt them were employees of the bankers
who controlled the corporation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-20
-Four Persons Die
From Gas Fumes


five feet seven inches IN height and
weighed 1i0 pounds lie wore n white
shirt striped trousers, dark coat. green
hat and tan shoes. The Bradley woman
has relatives in Pleasantyillc, y. j., who
have been notified.
Mrs katherine E.uter. forty-seven
years old, Of 262s KensingtoB avenue,
was found dead in the kitchen of her
home The body was discovered by her
husband on his return from work The
gas range had been lighted, but only
part of the jets we're burning and the
others were discharginE gas into the
room. The police are puzzled to under
stand how sufficient gas ESCAPED into
the room to asphyNiate Mrs. Huter with
out lighting the other Jets or causing
an explosion.
The. body was removed to the Epis-
copal Hospital
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-20
mERION WOMEN DOING
SPLENDID SERVICE

The women of Merton started out
rouraReously Monday to obtain more
.t1,an their share of the 100000 men,
hersh,ps for the American Red Cross.
and 30 far they have succeeded beyond
their expectations.
n Yesterday at noon Mrs. Ernest \.
- ring, chairman OF the Merton Red
cross Committee. reported that they
had obtained 740 members. All day
Monday, Tuesday and "wednesday and
until the drive ends Merion's feminine
resldents, matron and maid alike, have
visited and will visit every home in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-20
COCKTAILS TAKES NEW POST

TRENTON, y. j., Dec 20.-GoNernor
Edge received a letter today from Cen
eral Goethals state Engineer. saying he
has accepted the position or United
states Quartermaster General, and add
ing he would meet shortly with the state
Highway Commission to arrange plans
for the continuation Of the Sl5,OOo'ooo
state highway system.
After this Goethals will probably re-
tire from New jerseys service.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-20

nueing COMPANY. cardboard
rt>lrers, 3s0-4o Columbia avenue.
~ 1on>arlly relinduished their an
1nlr<rnno entsrtainment.. voting to
to Slsc Red Cross the money
npent for this purpose. The
1nment and dance was to have
krlN NJ Ia Lu Temple tomorrow
The employees decided unanimously
&lwas their duty TO give the money
,cassc of humanity.
,nrnIng was issued today by J.
fsrosnnan, Jr.. vice chairman Of
Ned Cross Pennsylvania divi-
Cshrissmas membership committee,
nat using lighted candles In con-
An with the Red Cross service
.nony Christmas Eve, following no
Hkion from the National Board ef
~ Underwriters that use of lighted
n1os Involves fire risk.
feIshe Christmas Eve observance can
carried through by raising window
16n, and letting tho lights of the
illuminate the service flag In the
1ov." q statement by Mr.. Crosman
m part: "Or an electric fash
N ~ suggested on the flag. could
y Ssed."
|xhe ssrvice flags, which are TO be
kcel I'm windows of homes of Red
~ Members Christmas Eva have blue
1rletp and white fields, in which are
"a crosses denoting the number OF
6nsnbers of the household that have
nned the Red Cross.
Tlfe womens campaign teams went
y work with renewed energy today. fol-
wing the women's mass meeting at the
Stropolitan Opera House late yester-
~ afternoon.
Il WOMEN AT MASS-MEETINCi
more than 1000 women, representing
~ city's' most prominent women's
(ohs, attended the niass-meeting,
Hitch was addressed by Rabbi Stephen
1lse. of New York. a noted spokesman
~ the Jewish race Il. T. Stotesbury,
1kAirnian of the Southeastern Pennsyl-
mia Chapter; DR. Charles ID. Hart.
ompaign chairman. and Mrs. John
White Geary and Mrs. Joseph Leidy,
fomen's leaders in the campaign.
+ John Mccormack. tine Irish singer,
WIn give big Red Cross benefit con-
nurt at the Metropolitan Opera House
|onight thNt is baclsed by many prom
|Sent persons connected with the Red
Gross. The performance Is part of the
noted tenor's personal effort to raise
1lo0,e0 for the Red Cross.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-20

mas pass problem and prove 10 the rela-
tives Of the selected men that everythins
IL being done at Camp Meade toward
promoting the happiness OF the men.
The first men TO leave camp for holi
day at home will depart at noon Satur-
day, and by 2 o'clock nearlx 80 per cent
of the camps population will be home-
ward bound.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-20
Peace IN TlOo Months,
Plea of BOlsheUiki

and the majority Socialists are the
lackeys Of the Government.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-20

The engagement Is announced Of
Miss Marjorie p. Scouler. daughter
or Mr. and Mrs J. Reay scouler. 10
Lester Waldo
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-20
BOOZE PERMITS
LOSE IN VALUE
License Transfers, Once Worth
Thousands, Go Begging For
Buyers In Last Year

With the liquor business daily be-
coming more improbable in Detroit
and with the end OF the trade.
slightly more than a year away,
liquor licenses now are obtainahlo
for $500 70 $500. whereas year
ago a saloon In a good business To-
cality would command anywhere
rom 5000 10 $4,000. II is known
that many saloon owners have ie-
cided 70 drop out OF the business
during the final year.
The FIRST check Of the present
holders OF licenses by the council
liquor committee showed that more
than goo saloon keepers had not
hled applications up 70 Friday 'iast
week, with Saturday the last day
fer fling.
The committee began It's hearings
ThursdaS afternoon. with many pc
iiuons on Ole for presentation.
Liquor dealers Thursday morning
swarmed to the city clerks Office
to take out city liquor licenses, for
which a fee OF S. f. charged in re-
iponse 10 notices sent out several
days ago by City Clerk Lindsay
The notices stated that no state
license would be granted by the
council unless the applicant had
city license, which will be the coun-
els whip hand over the liquor deal
ors. In the event that a saloon
keeper Is denied a 1917 license by
the council, the IS fee will be re-
funded
The committee also Thursday
started 20 check up the number 81
ealoonkeepers who have died dur.
ing the year. deaths constituting
Voluntary surrenders OF licenses. An
estimate Of 80 to 80 such surrendcrs
Is made by the committee