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The Benson signal., 1917-01-13
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Better keep peace than make peace.
The Benson signal., 1917-01-13

OeeH great mystery ADOuC the WHIIe
the means which the president employs
This form of amusement is nothing
more than the good old game of pool,
or, speaking in more polite terms,
pocket billiards.
When the conditions are normal
at the White House the president has
two means of relaxation other than
playing billiards. He takes great de-
light in reading poetry aloud. The
other form of amusement is the read
ing of detective stories. There is a
government employee in Washington
who considers it his especial duty to
The Benson signal., 1917-01-13

New York city has eight pension
funds.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-26
The Stars incline. bat do not compel
HOROSCOPE
Thursday. April 2e. 1917.

The afternoon OF this day is fav-
orable for many activities. accord
ing TO the reading OF astrOlOgers.
The sun and Venus are in strongly
benefic aspect.
II should be a fortunate rule for
all who depend on publicity for sue
cess. Theaters. concerts and enter
tainments of every sort should bene-
fit
Increase Of interest in the drama
and in music again is foretold. but
movements TO establish popular
prices for even costly productions of
plays and operas will discourage
managers.
The sign interpreted as fore %
shadOwing the demand for cut
prices in all places of amusement
is believed also 10 promise revival
of the old fashioned custom of sing
ing classes. Patriotism will be famed
by new songs and old tunes,
astrologers predict
This should be a lucky day for
those who seek favors OF any kind.
There is an aspect said to incline
the rich and powerful TO help those
less fortunate
II is a good rule under which
TO seek positions or promotions
cuba has a sign making for closer
association with the United States,
although it will still retain indepen-
dence. The new bonds may he an
identity OF business interests and
defense problems.
The king of Sweden is subject TO
a sway held TO incline him toward
personal actions and expressions
that may cause the country grave
embarrassment
Japan continues under a rule that
is most promising TO national eNpan-
sion. Friendship for the United
States is likely To be cemented by
some event that will occur this
month.
The planets appear TO promise FOR
Pres't Wilson constant anxiety over
threatened troubles for the nation,
which never. fortunately, eliminate.
He should safeguard his health and
person.
There is a sign read as presagins
extraordinary police activity in a
large city. This is read as fore
shadowing a crisis calling for mass
ed defense.
Persons whose birthdate il is
have the forecast of a successful
year. but they may be too much in
clined 10 amuse themselves.
Children born on this day are
likely To be exceedingly gifted in ar
tistic talent. but they may waste
money. These subjects of Taurus
often have great psychic power.
Copyright 1910
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-26

ton in literature goes II reports accurate
person head OF the school has discovered
that Education the spirit not to be taken
in by the eye affected by the hand. And the
children are taught their English literature by
and painless process.
They are given good books by standard authors and
a allowed read them at their speed Is
primer with its oft-repeated and silly statements
about cows and daisies bore the alert child. The
great told the in their books
the best teachers From them the children learn
The teacher reads aloud to the littlest pupils the
older read for themselves And. although the
pertinent is still young. it has been found already that
the girls and boys developing a genuine for
knowledge we'll the ability acquire that know-
edge themselves the sources.
This scheme be next best turning the child
loose a good library and letting him browse him
self 1t is opening the elementary schools and 10
the children get beyond the secondary
schools the culture that hitherto been reserved
for college and university students
It's working il England. Wouldn't il work here +?
Doesn't better than primers cOmpila-
tiOns and histories OF literature which chill
dren's ntellects fed school from the grade
up? A good deal first hand knowledge the
real books and good deal less dssectins the
NAUTICAL construction OF literature would good
and welcome change. and a beneficial young
American students
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-26
APRIL %, 1917.
LATIN-AMERICA WITH US.

Things going nicely in Latin-America. Cuba con-
tinues her loyal support United and offers
ada her army 10 fight Germany. Panama $
doing her part help the canal Nicaragua is
with US whole heartedy. Brazil has broken of rela-
tions with Germany. seized the German ships in her
ports will be "a s ally
Argentina. at FIRST supposed to be pro-German, has
holding parade cheering for the United States
threatening 10 break off relations with Germany.
Bolivia broken with Germany. Uruguay has en-
the action OF the United States. Paraguay has
expressed sympathy with Costa Riea has
offered the of her ports and territorial waters
Public sentiment in Chile is supporting
Not a single Central South American nation has
taken a positive against Colombia stands
aloof. because she thinks in quarrel
she thinks have failed do justice TO
her n the matter Mexico from whom we
rather expected hostility. has declared herself
neutral having evidently from
any opposition ne may intended by the knowledge
he could expect support from other Latin re-
publcs.
Lstin-Amerca is already virtually unit in its ap-
prevail OF desire to make the world safe for de-
mocrscy' A considerable part of it may with
us as comrades in arms. Then Pan-Amerca will be no
longer a phrase, but fact.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-26
With Other Editors Than Ours

count at the store means. at the
end of the month. surprising bill
made up of lot of little items. half
of which you would not have order
ed had YOU had to pay cash. A
good part of your gasoline bill rep
resents not household or busines IS
convenience but luxury. often your
auto costs YOU 20 TO so cents for
mile which you'd walk. if you'd
consider your physical welfare first
Extravaganza in dress is the rule
not the exception. Why pay for for
eign dyes made high in price by
the European war? You are at war
Dyes for red. white and blue are
domestic and cheaper than immi-
grant dyes Swell dressing while
your fellows are starving or dying
is brutal mockery. To be slave to
the fashions. the artiicialities. the
evanescent in times when killing and
burning are the nations business.
is degrading. Modern war means
sacrifice by everybody, if all the
national resources and strength are
10 be at command OF the govern
ment. and the longer a modern war
continues the surer Iuxuries. ex-
travagances the non-essestials will
be taken away by force and it's
cheaper. better. mere comforta bic
to shorten war by voluntarily sur
rendering such things.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-26

Spinach is cool weather crop,
says today's bulletin from the ma
tional emergency food garden com
mission i'm its course of garden in
struction for readers of The News
Times. This means you must plant
it early if the hot weather of sum-
m. is not TO come along and make
your spinach go to seed before it
has justified it's occupancy of good
garden space.
1t is. however. the best, the most
popular, and the most prolific or all
the garden plants grown for green's.
The taste for green's is strongest
in the early spring and late fall and
winter when green vegetables are
hard TO get, so that spinach fits
right i'm with the demand.
Spinach likes rich soil 10 force
its luxurient growth. If you have
any fertilizer 10 use in your garden,
be sure TO put some in the spinach
Dtu. ! dI uNuldIl ~ the HAdul lhtc
nitrogen. and those who can afford
il can improve their spinach crop
by scattering a little nitrate of soda
between the rows.
The plant also demands plenty of
water. doing best in cool. damp
weather. Hot weather and dry son
stunt its growth.
For spring planting buy around
seeds OF spinach The other variety
OF spinach seeds is the prickly kind
and il is most suitable for fall plant
ing in mild climates. Plant the seeds
thickly an inch deep in rows one
foot apart. An ounce Of seed is
enough for 100 feet Of row.
Usually il is not wise 10 thin spin
ach out by pulling the seedlings. As
soon as the plant has formed a
rosette of we'll developed leaves ii
is ready for use. Then by pulling
the mature plants or cutting them
of with a knife just below the sur
face Of the ground. YOU will give
the ones that were crowded a chance
to grow large and keep up the sup
ply. The first plants viii be ready
for use about a month after sowing
and the crop will continue 10 mature
for about 30 days.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-26
ON a WAR BASIS.

Waterbury. Conn. Democrat
The cost of living has been high
in time Of peace. 1t will be much
higher in time of war. such is the
unvarying rule. II is the duty of the
individual to economic. at this time
as never before, that the national
government may have much and
that the poor. who have been pinch
ed under peace prices, may have at
least enough TO save them. The
duty of the hour is that every in
dividual and every family get on
war basis. Where do we waste most.
in our individual and domestic lives?
In our eating. drinking and dressing
and on things that are purely Iuxur-
les and extravagances. We tickle
our corrupted sense of taste with
fancy dishes that are low in life
sustaining properties. often high in
health destroying properties. A good
deal of our eating is really based
on fad or fashion. both as 10 time
and substance and fads and
fashions always cost more than
they're worth when weighted
in the balance of sens BILE
living and solid progress. We can cut
out the promiscuous wining. dining
and gastronOmic functoning. as Eu
rope has had 10 do under the press
ing need for conservation of sub
stantial resources. We can reduce
our consumption OF high priced
foods. We can suppress our high
faIutin and assumed preference for
imported articles Of food and use
the domestic thereby not only doing
a good thing for our bodies and
pocketboOks but also a good thing
for Americans who prepare these
articles The house telephone is
about one part convenience and
necessity and three parts luxury
II is so easy 10 phone for things
you'd get along without. if YOU had
90 run 10 the store. The -unning &C
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-26
LITTLE DO BBIE'S PA.
BY VILLA M T.. Kirk.

doant feel at liberty TO ask thare
trends thare. You are such a good
littel fellow. sed Pa. that / newer
have a minnit's dout about asking
the boys here
Well, sed Ma. go ahead & have
yure party # you want TO. l often
think, sed Ma, that men newer grow
up. Such littel things seem to pleese
them. Imagine a bunch of wimmen
playing pinnakle a whole evening <
pretending to be happy
/ cuddent imagine il. sed Pa
Wimmen has other enjoyments
Playing cards isent chatty enuT for
them. Pa sed. They have so much
in common, so many things & nabors
to talk about. Sed Pa. Men are punk
takers. Pa sed.
newer notised many flaws in
yure talk, sed Ma
] am one man in a thousand. Pa
sed Expreshun is second mater 10
me. I cud talk a whole eevning
with you, sed Pa. x do all the talk
ms 1t is one OF my methods of
self defence. Pa sed, to keep the
floor
You can certingly keep it. sed Ma
But Citing back to that card gain
you are going TO have, / hOap you
will put plenty of ash trays on the
label You have moar room on the
label for ash trays than you used
TO have in the old deeanter days.
Ma sed
That is vary true. sed Pa. / will
tell all the boys 10 be neat about
the ashes
DOant you dare tell them any
thing of the sort, sed Ma. / doant
want them to think YOU are mar
ried to a killJOy.
Then. sed Pa. 1 Will lie guided
entirely by yure wishes i'm the mat
ter. Pa sed. as soon as ] can hire "a
few detectives TO cum here & find
out hat vure wishes are.
Then Ma LATED & toald Pa to
have a GOOD time at his party q do
anything the boys wanted to.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-26
FERTILIZER. SEEDS AND TOOLS.

wish you would advocate the control of fertilizer
by the government" writes a farmer who is sincerely
trying do his duty by increasing his production
There the biggest problem that confronts the
try today outside of adequate farm labor. Forty dol
lars ton for fertilizers and going up Immediate &C
ton ought to be taken relieve the situation"
Nearly everyone who enlists in the army OF agrcu-
ture whether serving his country big farm in
little back yard has the problem. The small
garden doesn't need much fertilizer but he has to
pay for it. The farmers $40 a becomes to
him, four cents pound. Added high priced garden
tools and high priced seeds, it's a real burden.
While federal. state and municipal authorities are
engaged jealousy this propaganda for increasing
the nations food production, they will do we'll
the whole ground may fertilizer sold
for any less. may be that there undue profit
in garden tools. But public a pretty
conviction that the interests controlling these
essential commodities trying capitalize the
of agricultural patriotism for their advantage We
ought have the whole business organized direct
ed by public authority. all necessary farming and
gardening supplies sold as cheaply possible.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-26
TRADE UNIONS FOR HEALTH.

A movement is started among trade unions for self
inspection with regard to occupatonal diseases Or.
Louis Harris, head the division of industrial ny
giene of the New York city department Of health has
been working with individual unions time,
ting them study inteigently the health conditions
of their trade He favors having the work widen
until includes all the laboring of the city
The plan is have certain officially designated
members from the trades unhealthful
conditions in work These representatives would
work with the heads local sanitation agencies They
would also be the direct spreading informa-
ton among other workers.
The system has several advantages One chief gain
that it education health within the
group The workers themselves will be doing their own
inspecting. judging the conditions under which they
work and making practical suggestions out of their
experience
Hygiene safety measures and prevention of specific
OccupatOnal diseases will be aided by this cooperation
between workers themselves the official health
agencies of the city.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-26

have invited sum of my friends
up TO the house for tomorrow mite
to play pinnakel. sed Pa. They are
good old scouts, Pa sed, all of them
IS married & thay wont sprinkel
ashes on the rugs.
Thay better not sprinkel ashes
on the rugs, sed Ma. have les.
succeeded in Citing you trained
after twenty hard yeers, & IT wud
be fine thing if you shud BRING
lot of yure careless friends here
q litter up the rugs aggenn.
You wont have any such trubbel,
sed Pa.
1 hoap not. for yure sake. sed
Ma. You remember that old poker
crowd that used 10 play here every
Tuesday mite Every one of them
was good for twenty cigars during
a eevning, sed Ma. x every Wedles-
day was Ash Wednesday for me.
Ma sed That must newer happen
aggenn
1t VIII newer happen aggenn. sed
Pa. l am Citing vary neat in my
old age. YOU sed so yureself. I
wonder why it is, sed Pa, that men
are so careless in thare youth Thay
are eeven careless about LIES big
things. sed Pa, like Citing married,
etc
Many a young girl is careless
about saying yes when she is pro-
posed to. too, sed Ma. | have often
thought that l was a little too hasty
accepting you. Ma sed but after all
l do not believe 1 cud have done
better or eeven as well. These
trends of vures, sed Ma, do thay
ever have parties at thare hoam?
Wen you 20 out. sed Ma, I have
often thought il wud be much nicer
if YOU went TO sum nice hoam party
insted of going TO a cafy & sing
ing The End of a Prefect Day until
the beginning of another Prefect
day
Well. sed Pa. to tell YOU the truth
moast of my trends dosent stand so
strong at hoam as ! do, & thay
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-26
STUDENT REGIMENTS.

The university of Maine, the college in
United States is deservedly proud of its prepared
1t has full student regiment. with excellent
band, signal corps other essential elements
complete organization. 1t is said be fit immed-
ate service military unit But of those
will be Europe. anywhere else,
intact regiment They regarded material
officers of our armies, is expected that
they will provide less than thousand officers.
The university of Maine is fortunately alone in
distinction Ii merely admirable representa-
tive of type of state university of which there
the country. Military training obligatory
for all students From the that up 10 this time
nothing much about infer that
hasn't hurt the students. 1t has probably
tributed greatly to their physical vgor and dis
cipline And now in time OF need il ustfes itself
a wise public policy.
There ought to be fortyei such state uni
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-26
.ONCE-OVERS
CRIMINALS WITHIN THE BRAN.


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Copyright
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-26
CIVIC CFNTERS AS FORUMS.

II a splendid compliment to the social center
movement in South Bend that banquet of the civic
Federation the high school dining room Tuesday
nghta compliment, due the interest that the move
ment have engendered in public affairs and,
from the that brought that the
leaders the state, in the middle west along
this line
South has in the civic Federation, and the
social centers from which springs organized sys-
tenn of "deesrick schulz" meetings adults
designed for the spreading of neighborhood acquaint
and study of topics of vital
public
It was neat criticism of the subject assigned him
that Edward J. Ward made in his address when he
school house was but the cradle of
democracy; but has come through civic center,
be the citadel of democracy. As people become more
accustomed it, minds, contracted through
political, partisan. religious. kind of business
prejudice. begin to broaden. these civic centers Will
become a and more common place of meeting for
discussion OF public questions; the people meeting
upon lettering conditions for all rather than to
boost for private gain.
Already the main criticism against the social center
IN South Bend. comes from the men, and sometimes
too. who fearful that they cannot dominate
them. damn them with the that they being
dominated leaders utility magnates various
business interests all Of the super-impressed with the
idea that the entire o. the world
their welfare stand against the public forum In
elhgent discussion by independent minds. them is
always a
But the time viii when the masses of people
must cease the city hall the state house.
capitol hill at Washington seats OF government
Those are merely administration offices Through the
social-civic the sovereignty the American
people will eventually become vested the people in
fact well theory ami there Will be from
which city hall. house and capitol can
what the people. people. quite effectively
they listen now the lobby PHYS trade the
hotels and the corridors.
is the people organizing their citizenship
i've service for service that the public
nrst private special interests secondarily
Along this very line the decision the Federation
90 arrange series OF meetings the study
constitution. and Of proposals for the is
long stride in the direction Certain special
teress planning their campaigns
delegates the convention. who viii
look out for their interests why should the
people 10 likewise IL a very good work the
civic Federation to take up. It should have gem
popular support
The question stands why this expenditure Of
money for school buildings be of formerly.
only about third o the time then only by the
children when there is much more use that can be
made them OF equally educational order for the
adults OF course the civic center furnish no
the wise ones" who think they know il all
majority us. perhaps not quite wise in
our own conceIts" IT speaks dinerentlyand besides
some OF have tried IT, and know
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-26
DOUBLING OUR FOOD SUPPLY.

than half of all the food that into Chi
wasted" declares Prof Perry G. Holden food
expert"I could say sixty per and still be within
the truth Two-thirds of all that goes finest
hotels in garbage" He criticses waste
preparation of food and waste in its consumption.
ANY dag" he you can buy 81 and 81 so
dinners part and watch the carried For
twenty could buy dinner that would
him more good. and get plenty l do it"
There similar waste in every city America.
There is in nearly every home The waste food
United states" Prof Holden. would feed
the nation" II that's true. there's easy way to
double our available food supply.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-26
Spinach Must be
Planted Early to
Be a Success

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. Or.
Charles w. Eliot. Prof. Irving Fish
or. John Hays Hammond, Fairfax
Harrison Myron 4. Herrick. DR..
John Grier Hibben, Emerson Nc
AIillin. A. W. Shaw; Carl NroOman,
assistant secretary OF agriculture:
Capt j. Il. White. L. 5. 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 10 the
Garden Editor Of the News-Times.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-26
THE MELTING POT
COME! TAKE POTLUCK WITH U.s.
THE NIGHT SCHOOL.

world contains extremely guys
learn a thing that wise
And a 81 appear
They add them and growing
No to
whistle quitting by the clock
he in therb
halls nd
caba
still you'll find folks old middle
Who above the pursuit
If could gather money by handful trees
a should n ease:
pick dollar bills required
Great hOcks would nickel a
Is scorned by nearly every community.
Bake
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-26

The resolution for the adoption Of
the stars and stripes as the Ameri-
can emblem was passed by the Con-
tinental congress June Il, 1877. An
American ship. the Columbia, car
ried the American flag around the
world in 17S7-1T90.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-26

The oil war cry XIII. XIII" is giving way a new
one Grow Grow" And is we'll for. while only
few may kill an may grow things
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-26

More and mighty reform in Russia! Her censor
has quit lying and actually reports our unsuccessful
attacks heavy losses.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-26
LETTING LITERATURE TEACH ITSELF.

The pupils ct "a school in mining village in York
shi,s England ars snvied Tar their eduea-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-26

kansas boasts shats years old nine
times 2l are lSs