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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-29

Travelling men are boosters optimsts; il is part
their business be such This fact explains why
they warmly welcomed wherever they visit
and why South Bend is looking forward with so
snucI interest 10 the 9th annual convention of the
Indiana Travellers Protective association 20 be held
here May g. Then South Bend remembers
r. p. A convention here in 1902 and what fine.
i've body of gathered in the city that occasion
But the T. p. A. convention here this year will bee
much important event than was the conNen-
ton OF 1902 over 1000 delegates and visitors from
all parts OF the state Will he present making the
convention easily the biggest affair of the kind held
year. indeed the biggest in the history OF
the city
with mind of making the south Bend
convention better than AN preceding T. T. \. gather
mss ever the 29O members OF
Tie South Bend branch of the Travellers Protective
sssociatiou working for months In prepare
Nothing has been left uudone and when the
SOC travelling who will be here, leave the city
after two greatest DAYS of banquetng. sight
seeing and entertainment they have ever had i'm their
lives they * is determined, carry away with
them in throughout the state and country
The impression that South Bend Is good place 10
1--WE good place 20 work IN; they VIII tell the
eople OF Indiana Michigan Illinois and Ohio that the
as other boast and that there Is IN Its
citizen body civic pride and spirit which Is accom-
plahing much for the city.
PROGRAM OPENS FRIDAY.
Delegates and visitors for the cohIehtion vi, oesln
rrvine i'm the city the middle of this week The pro-
tr, for the convention will open Friday afternoon at
o'clock with "a sightseeing parade which viii start
from the oliver hotel hundred and nifty machines
VIII probably part this parade The conven-
lion will close Saturday at noon with luncheon at
- PaaTs VI. +. church.
The entire program is as follows.
Sightseeing parade starts from the oliver hotel Fri
cav May g. 8 70.
Barquet oliver hotel Friday. Nay s. p. m
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-29

travellers manufacturers Wholesalers iobbers
mission
Since its organization the association has had rapid
growth and il is Of the leading commercial
mems organizations i'm the country with membership
OF $4,000
members there being in the 20 posts state over
900 members The local post considered most
important factor IN the administration affairs
of the association and the fact that "a r. A post is
located in city advertises that place important
commercial wholesale and manufacturing center The
state officers of the r. p. A for the 9th
convention They are Ralph r Cheadle Of Frankfort
president; Charles ". link Indianapolis secretary and
treasurer. The directors p A. Naurer Indian
apolis. J. Rutherford. ATuncie. r. g. Weber Terre
Iiaute: Thad T. Keller. south Bend. T. .. Bryant
Kokomo G ~ Farrell Evansville
POST h HAS 2sO MEMBERS.
Post * the South Bend post Of the T. p. A. was or
gained Dec S. 1900. with 2s charter members. J. f.
Gregory was the first president on the invitation OF
in South Bend in 19O2 In that year Tad Keller OF tb
p Weber Of South Bend elected state president
Mr.. Keller IS present member OF the board
OF directors while Mr. J. G. kim Of this city IS a
member Of the state membership committee
Post now go members The present oaio.rs
are. Judge l. ". Hammerschmidt president. III g
Alyord. first president: W J. Rausberger second
president: @. = Stevens secretary and treasurer
The board OF directors are j. j. Marcus o. Spohn-
holz. J. y Jacobson. II. L Loehr J. a. Kaufer. The
chairman Of the various committees Of the post
Klink. legislative; Edward Pfeiher good roads and
public utilities; r. J. Grephiede sick relief F. r.
Coilmer. employment; J. L Wilder. chaplain
post holds regular meetings the Friday night
every month the Turkish OF the oliver hotel
the post headquarters
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-29

Ball Place hall. Friday May g. . D. m.
Smoker EIks temple, Friday. May o.
Delegates visitors parade starts from oliver no.
tel Saturday. May g. "a. m.
Convention meets hsh school auditorium Satur-
Gay. May - 10 a
Ladies musical. st Pauls NJ E. church, Saturday.
May g.. 1880 "A m.
Ladies' luncheon st Paurs church Saturday. May
Every theater and place of amusement i'm the city
viii bee open the delegates and visitors while here,
and they have been tended special invitation TO visit
Notre Dame and st. Mary's
I'm preparation for the convention Post * l. getting
cut souvenir book with interesting descriptive meter
IT, r. A. Fifteen hundred of these Will be printed 1000
distribution among the delegates and visitors
soc be presented 70 the Chamber OF Commerce The
latter lot with the T p. A. matter eliminated. will
chambers Of commerce all over the country The
operation Chamber of Commerce and of business
of Mshawaka and South Bend made publication
of the book possible
by the executive committee Of which John G. Klnk
Is chairman The other members of the committee
r. T. Hardy. vice president &. 4. DOlph. treasurer;
T. Keller secretary. O r Stevens assistant
tary; l. Hammerschmidt w O. Davies r. c. Page,
~ l.. Gulfoye. Abe Frank and Fred Dennis
OTHER CONVENTION COMMITTEES,
The other committees OF the CONVEX ion are.
Reception: and Mrs. w o. Davies chairmen:
1Ir and Mrs. J. r. Campbell Mr. and Mrs T. f. Cas-.
Mr. Jacob Curry. Mr. and William Glenn.
and Mrs Frank Ely. Mr. and Mrs II. ~ Engman.
Mr. and Mrs Bruce GALL Alr. and Mrs L. p. Hardy.
Mrs Thad Keller. Mr.. and Mrs Henry Kale.
Mr. and Mrs r. W. Krause. Mr. and Mrs Adebert
Kinyon Atr and Mrs J.. C. Klink. Mr.. and Mrs o. NJ.
KuOblock Mr.. Mrs. ]. J. Marcus. Mr. and Mrs.
w r. Nichols. Mr. and Mrs. George l. O'Bren Mr..
G.. and Mrs. J. W. Roberts,
and Mrs. W. B. Shafer, Mr.. and Mrs E. Ii. Slick. Mr..
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-29

ciple of the "ex-rough rider was candidate for
county office during the last campaign the unsuc-
cessul ticket and maybe he hadn't gotten il
out of his system yet,-but decided 10 make some
Investigations before splitting the beans"
''Pffe," said Maj. Charles Calvert. when the COS
sip put before him. There was order
from Washington. not to shoot. abuse. but TO be
courteous to MeXicans and were, because there
for being otherwise When a Mexican
American soldier coming he cleared away; got
out into the gutter and sometimes lifted his
hat the soldier by He seemed have a
wholesome respect for boys and there an
undercurrent Of understa nding that ne had better
have. perhaps both sides line"
No one seems to have heard Of that wholesale
killing by Mexicans Fl Paso, except. maybe. his
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-29
OPPORTUNITY FOR SUBSTTTUTTONS
WE'RE BROAD AND LIBERAL.

Continued on Page :. This sectiOn-)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-29
interviewed by
John Henry Zuver

That the man who says members OF the Indiana ma
tonal guard the national guard any other
suffered from undeserved il-treatment under-fed
insufciently clad improperly housed. allowed
insulted otherwise abused while duty along the
Mexican border either deliberately prevarcatng
talking peanut politics. ignorant an ass OF
given question touching those points put 20 Mai
Charles B. Calvert who quartermaster for the
Indiana brigade, T. S. Inf, which included the first
second and third Indiana regiments Col. George
Treyermuth third Indiana regiment, similarly
phatc; Capt Clinton d. Rogers. Co F. pri-
Yates. ditto
60. +. from South Bend. was with the third regi-
ment while Mai. Calvert more closely connected
with the first, knows all about the third regi-
ment's equipment the treatment that received and
that there is absolutely nothing floating
around to the treatment that the were
ed. such indicated in the above paragraph. up to
the point Of his denial.
the stories for instance current locally said
TO have ahOat by a former member of Roose-
velt's rough riders" who claims been on
der duty to the effect that American soldiers
with HANDS tied from Washington" of course were
obliged to up with all sorts of insults from the
Mexcans; being called vile names upon. pushed
jostled about, and even sometimes stabbed or shot
daring to resist say boo" through fear be-
ing court-martialed.
WASHINGTON ACCUSED OF MURDER
OF GEN. FREDERICK FUNSTON
why according to the afore-aleged "ex-rough
rider" quoted, forty-two American soldiers were
stabbed shot FL alone during the short pc
rod OF occupation, and the from Washington
was course-dont miss the politics in that from
Washingt that it be reported happening
ing drunken brawls.
Indeed according to the "ex-rough riders" mouth
pieces. that what killed poor Gen Frederick
Funston He died from a heart broken from see
ing his misreated and abused, insuted
killed, under restraints from Washngton-keep that
from Washington" in mind, pease,-"'forbidden to
raise a hand in self defense"
whereupon. the writer took inventory local
during the past recolected that this dis
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-29

rough rider" excellency. or his proxy or those who
have listened TO them. Anyhow the enlightment seems
have percolated down the line LlanO
Grande, if one may depend the memories of Col.
Freyermuth and Maj. Calvert. The only known
Of the order date back to 1911 while william
Howard Taft still president and guarding the Dor
der yes, awfully'-back in the direction the
Brownsville affair under Prest Roosevelt when three
regiments of L. < colored troops were dishOnorably
discharged for being too "chesty."
In 1911 it appears that there drunken brawl at
Fl Paso and some American soldiers in it, some
whom the hospital and others
shipped home-feet foremost. The dispatches of the
day also TO the effect number of MeXcans
crossed the Rio Grande in a somewhat similar convey
ance, but beyond that the affair have been
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-29

IN connection TO the coming convention Of the T. p
A. it will not perhaps be amiss TO interesting
facts pertaining to the Travellers Protective association
and the local post, Post X
The Travellers Protective association formed in
Denver. Colo. in 1890 when the old Commercial
Trave'ers' Protective association
in convention assembled changed its and broad
itself national organization. The
is has for its object bring about bet
acquaintance and faterna feeling between persons
engaged in the business Of commercial travelling and
look for the interests OF these persons in
way the only travelling mems organization in the
country which take in the employer well the
employees The organization is composed commercial
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-29

Editorial Comment. School, Page.
Wonan's Section and other Fea-
lures OF General Interest
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-29

and Mrs A Smith Mr.. and Mrs. l. A. Walker
Entertainment: G. l. Smith chairman; ]. A. Kaufer,
/. wilder j. J. Marcus ID. J. Kelly. II J. Gerpheide
William Bennett, G. J. SpOhnhOlz, d. A. Boswell, r.
Pfeiher William Ransberger W H. Swintz, +. II.
Harris ] Rupe. Cecil Bennett
Automobile. D. A. Boswell. chairman: R. J. Harris
j. Rupe.
Ladies' entertainment committee Mrs. William r
Swintz. chairman. other members Of the committee
ladies Post X
Hotel and railroad committee: J A. Kaufer chair
man; O. F. Stevens.
Decoration committee: T. n Brandon, chairman,
George Robertson, H w. Eldredge. Adelbert Klnyon'
c. a. Dolph. E. L Hardy. r. q. Page.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-29

national guardsmen had brought the regular army
along with the rest. better camping facilities and bet
ter commissary. than they had had before" The
major was plainly. a least semi-indignant al the
being made against the national guard treat
during that expedition and especially with ref
10 the comnssry between which. and the drst
brigade he in the position OF Quartermaster.
knowing exactly what was going
DAILY BILL OF FARE BETTER
MANY SOLDIERS HAD AT HOME
we had what virtually a wholesale grocery
command" the then quartermaster contin-
ued: Each soldier has credit Of 33 cents day, on
with that store furnished by the govern
ment. $500 a month for company; in other words.
as rations dealt out according the number
the companies Here is what the company
sergeant gets for each his company. each day,
barring substitutions:
Beef Cfresh), 20 ounces: -four, IS ounces baking
powder, COS ounces beans. "a ounces potatoes, 20
prunes. 12S ounces; coffee (roasted). liz
ounces: sugar, 80 ounces milk (evaporated) unsweet-
ened, 05 vinegar, OILS gill; salt O.64
pepper (black), 0O4 ounces; cinnamon. 0014 ounces;
O64 ounces; butter, O.5 ounces syrup O3s EiIls
lemon extract, O.014 ounces.
The above regular layout. multiplied by 100 IS what
the company cook has to feed the company for
day; that is. multiplied by 100. If there 100
in the company the amount diminishing Increasing
according the company is smaller larger than
100
OPPORTUNITY FOR SUBSTTTUTIONS
WE'RE BROAD AND LIBERAL.
Here the substitutions permitted credit
count-that credit" business involving money but
being maintained for convenience in bookkeeping.
For beef they could substitute mutton. canned
meats. hash. corned beef fish, dried. pickeled
canned; turkey Christmas Thanksgiving day.
when practicable
For beans. rice and hominy may be substituted.
For potatoes onions tomatoes and other fresh
tables. when they be obtained.
For prunes, peaches apples. jams. in styles avail
able
For coffee, tea for cinnamon cloves ginger and nut
tCo.n.n.a :, -. -
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-29

Washington
ing. Poor Gen Funston! After six years. he seems TO
grieved himself that is, if IL
affair the indgnity il, that caused his
heart TO fail him. He commander OF the depart
of the LuzOn Philippine islands, when the FL
PasO brawl took place
MEXICANS PATRONIZING RATHER
INCLINED ROUGH HOUSINCs.
Il doubt if a single American soldier direct
~ insuted josted by a Mexican during the whole
seven months that down there says Maj.
Calvert They wouldn't close enough to to in
suit jOstle on the contrary. they really
patrOnzing. 1 speaking Of the civilian Mexican in
particular. Mexican soldiers camped
the river from where guarding the American
side, descent about il a Mexican soldier or
any other soldiers could be expected to be-"
Following which the major took some of the other
locally throughout the country regarding the
ment accorded the national guardsmen.
we left Ft. Benjamin Harrison with two days Of
10 days garrison rations." Mai Calvert
went snort army hats shirts,
shoes furnished by the of the
civilian except those furnished the both
which conditions corrected. That
July H. We arrived Llano Grande July 10 with
FIVE days garrison rations left. BY o. that
five days pretty well settled, and the
missary taking of the in firsclass shape.
No went hungry and a good half Of them had
and better food than that they had been used to
home"
MAJOR DENIES OTHER ISLANDERS
ON TREATMENT OF GUARDSMEIN
Here the major interpOlated bit about that tent
shortage that heard much about 1T that
reached the border in advance Of tent sup
plies" he said THE had to sleep the ground
a while, could got lumber
made floors where the tents would be located their
arrival. by that time cots these followed
pretty closely the themselves In months
camp equal if not superior, that any
army camp the country.
The regulars themselves admitted it," Mai Calvert
"One regular who took charge of O
companies captain, told that the arrival the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-14
Officer with Balfour
Finds a Bride Here
Lieutenant Commander Stuart
Will Wed Flushing Girl
This Week

An alliance not on the programme OF
the British war commission when It
sailed from England will be ratified in
Flushing this week. when Lieutenant
Commander George Ellis Stuart, r. ~,
attached to one Of the vessels which
conveyed Mr.. Balfour and his party 70
America, will marry Miss Katherine
Miller. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Thompson Miller. Of 253 Cypress Ave
nue.. Flushing.
The British naval officer and Miss
Miller met for the first time at a mill
tary reception and dinner given By the
Broadway Country Club in Flushing
on April 2S. Colonel william G. Haan,
commandant at Fort Totten. and Bit
ish and American army and naval Off
GERS were guests. Miss Miller seldom
dances, and it was while the other-
were one-stepping that Lieutenant
Commander Stuart was introduced 20
her. lie explained that he refrained
from dancing on account Of the war
and the two sat OUT the rest OF the
dances.
Miss Miller recently qualified as q
trained nurse at Lebanon Hospital. and
on the departure of the Balfour party
intends to sail for France to serve in
the Red Cross.
Lieutenant Commander Stuart ia A
graduate OF oxford ard of the British
Naval Academy. He is a native OF
Scotland.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-14
RAISE YOUR BIT!
By Richardson Wright, Editor Of House and 0drd'"

Winter Queen is dependable variety
is set out about June l and continues
on till July 10.
As celery is a rank feeder, Dig INTO
the bed a plentiful supply OF wen,
rotted horse manure. When the SOIL
is prepared dig trench five lnches
deep with the wheel hoe, choose tne
seedlings with the stockiest root growth
and set them six inches apart. water
Thoroughly and clip off the tops TO avoid
willing. Shelter the seedlings from the
sun with a strip of board laid lightly
over the row. Cultivate freel y as the
plants begin to grow, but avoid getting
dirt into the heart Of the plant. AS the
summer comes on hill up the row
gradually with the cultivator, setting
the hoes wide apart. About September
l loosen the earth with hoe and draw
IL up further against the plants. bank
ing each plant 10 give it upright, hrm
and compact growth. Blanchlng, which
gives celery It's desirable whiteness,
starts about October /. This can be
done with the earth, which is packed TO
the crowns Of the plants, paper rolls
tied around each plant, or by boards
placing "A board on each side Of the
row sufficiently close TO cut out the
light from the stalks. Three weeks
after the celery will be ready TO put on
the table. Through the winter IT can
be kept in a pit in the ground, well
covered with mulch, and VIII serve
the table almost till spring.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-14

Il is an encouraging sign that the
people who once boasted that they
didn't raise their bow to be a soldier
are now raising their crops 90 feed a
soldier. God seems 20 favor the nation
with tile heaviest haryests as well as
the heaviest battaHons. By raising
your vegetables you Tighten the burden
on the markets which must supply the
men in the trenches and the multi'udes
Of our allies. This business Of growing
a patriotic patch has become a vital
element boz Che life OF the countryside.
People are taking it more earnestly
every cay. Let us hope that their pa
,rio.ism develops into persistence.
Figuring ahead FOR the garden, in
slude celery in your plans. No veg
s,sble is more interesting TO grow, and
nom none do you draw so long and
constant an interest FOR your invest
nent Of time and work. The hrst plant
isg OF early celery Golden sell
bianchinc is a good variety goes IN
about Nav ] but the average commuter
VII find 10 best 90 buy his plants from ON
= rurseryman. They come about lOV
ior 81. Succession paintings eontin nue.
III June 1. One hundred plants III a
eV"ioot row. Late celery OF "hiS"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-14
Hystericsl Buying by Gov
ernments TO Blame for
Prices, Griffin Says
Directors May Act
Discuss Disseminating Trading
in July and Possibly Sep
TENDER Futures


Chicago. May 13.-"1here is plenty
Of grain in the country TO carry
through" declared President Griffin
Of the Board of Trade tonight. ar
it wasn't for this hysteria, this wild
frenzy that has seized America and
the Allied governments. the whole
world, there'd be no sucn prices paid
for wheat"
lie had just come from a conference
with thirteen members Of the board
Of directors Of the Chicago Board OF
Trade. two prominent non member
grain men and the boards attorney.
When the conference began early in
the afternoon they said they would
complete the business" in an hour.
At o'clock they announced that "thc
verdict would not be ready until
some time tomorrow. 1t Is under
stood that they considered these two
courses:
To discontinue trading in July
futures. and possibly September also.
To close the exchange entirely.
1t is not believed that they will
close the exchange. as they fear thai
such action would tear Things up
m the grain trade all over the world.
No man at the meeting would discuss
the possibility Of either of those acts,
but Mr. Griffin spoke freely Of the
general situation when he came.
flushed and worn. out OF what had
been apparently a hard session for
every man there.
"Not only are the governments al
war buying with frenzy" he said. but
the neutrals as well Governments
tell YOU governments. all Of EN-. all
over the world seem crazcd with the
idea Of getting grain, grain, grain.
There's no need Of it,
You mean. if the hysteria could be
forgotten. grain would drop. What
ought the price to be-" he was asked.
yes. it would drop. materially But
as TO the price II should be, no man
can tell you that. / am confident It
would be much lower than now
There's wheat, plenty Of wheat. / tell
YOU. il il could be distributed with
calm, clear thought and disposed Of
without excitement
There's been too much wild advice
by amateurs who know nothing about
grain or production. Because "a fellow
-
HIM ability to solve the nations grain
problems. Get me? I'm not trying to
critiCse the government, and ! want
that understood, but m speaking Of
these thousands Of food experts that
have bobbed up on every side with bad
advice. many of them
"Have you heard any report that
maybe the German government had put
up men TO buy grain to boost the price
to injure the Allies and make them
pay higher for wheat? >" ne was asked.
yes. I've heard that rumor. I've
heard il often. But | doubt that there
Is word OF truth i'm il. It is known
that some Germans traded largely early
100 the season. and II IS said that they
made money, but il is also believed chat
these men lost later-got on the short
side. II would be hard to prove or dis
prove buying for the German govern
mcnt.
But ! think they could use their
money to better advantage otherwise.
The most they could clean up probably
would be $4,000 900"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-14
Canada Reports Shortage
In Winter Wheat Crop

Ottawa, May ia serious short
age in the winter wheat crop of Can
ada was revealed by a report OF the
Census and Statistics Office made pub
lie to-day. The acreage estimated TO
have been sown last fall was $1,000,
and the estimated destruction through
winter killing was 1871 900 acres, or %
per cent. leaving G26,400 acres 20 be
harvested
The estimated condition Of the crop
on April 80 was 90 per cent, which is
lower than in any previous year since
1909 at that date
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-14
South America Food
Reservoir, Says Barrett

Washington, May lS.-south ana
Central America can decisively help II
not completely solve. the future food
nroblem Of the United States and the
European Allies, says John Barrett, d.
rector OF the Pan-Ameriean Union, IN
a statement tonight.
Mr.. Barrett advises that the southern
neighbors of the United states De sup
piled with capital. agricultural eNper'ss
and engineers, TO increase tner ioou
nroduction by development OF their
vast unused fertile acres: He also sug-
gests the appointment OF a comm'ssio''
OF experts on Latln-Amerlcan quss
tions, TO cooperate WITH inc Ame'''""
Council of National Defence.