South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-22
MAN IN THE STREET

and its people acceptably when they
have yielded servile obedience 20 the
behests Of their boss.
Gen. Pershing suggests that the
friends OF soldiers OF the expedition
airy army send them tobacco. How
sinful and out OF tune with the spirit
Of uplift
Il wish the Chicago mayor would
do one patriotic act, declares Judge
Lands. II is no use. Judge. Bill
Thompson will never resign.
Mr.. Hoover advises every body TO
eat FISH. Wonder if ne bases his es-
innate Of the supply Of fish upon the
stories that Klinger lake fishermen.
including Otto Lang, tell OF their
catches.
1t is customary in times like these
for men - exalt patriotism and de
cry money, bit we are able 10 state
that the vile mazuma has managed
TO retain "A sufficient number OF Low.
ing friends TO prevent its destruction
at the crematories.
one in every p persons in Indiana
has an automobile. mostly on the in
stallment plan. We remembered
that two Sundays ago when we want
ed to go II Battell park to hear the
band. o. course we belong to the
other 20. We were near West st.
from which point it has been sug-
gested that a foot bridge be
built across the river. The
street cars weren't convenient, the
distance round. long, and our feet
sore, as feet sometimes are. II Oc-
Cured TO us that such a foot bridge
as has been suggested in The News
Times would really be a gOdsend.
We thought the same thing about
the Logan st. bridge before il was
built. We put our thoughts into the
old News; the editor boosted it edi
torially and the county commission
ers came across. The bridge is there
We are convinced that we
need a foot bridge at West ST Will
the commissioners again please take
note Of it?
Frank Breckon, who rings the
Methodist chimes has enlarged his
repertoire by the addition of that
sweet old-timer, molly Darling,
played for the first time Thursday
night If Frank would now add
our Patriotic Mayor" TO his list,
Wen allow him to wear that re-
splendent uniform of his on any and
every occasion, and even to church.
Il must see what my wife thinks
about it, replied one of our neigh
bors TO the suggestion Of a friend.
Men do not see what their wives
think. Wives impart opinions oral
ly, not ocularly.
We do not know exactly how the
battle line on the western front will
be run next year, but whatever il
may be it will not be hotter than the l
battle line in Mishawaka next No |
vember.
We are told that Emma Goldman |
IS TO make overalls in the Missouri /
If Emma proves as in |
dustrious with her needle as she /
was with her tongue. she may be-
come a useful factor yet.
What difference does il make |
whether Chancellor Won Bethmann- |
WeIlhog has resigned or not? Either |
way. the kaiser is going 10 get his
licking all the same.
One Of the most exasperating ex- /
periences a man can have is TO find |
that a thing pans out successfully /
when Il has been done in a manner /
contrary to his suggestion.
The Hon. Jennie Rankin wants a /
probe of the working hours of wOm- j
en- throughout the United States. /
Please do not worry the mothers of /
the land, O maiden fair. They work /
only is or 20 hours a day, anyway. |
If George Raab had 10 come across /
for all the newspaper publicity he is /
getting at present, il would take an /
other four years in office 10 pay the /
bills. Anyway. George is good for /
that long. He's only got TO say he'll /
stay where he is and the voters OF /
the county will see that he does.
The garden movement in the cities /
also has encouraged many families
to resume the keeping of chickens. /
Chickens can be profitably kept so
long as neighbors plant gardens for /
the birds 20 feed in.
There are about 500 congressman /
acting in such a way that il any of
them should be elected next year by
a plurality Of one he need not think
We had anything TO do with putting
him there.
Natural law is largely responsible
for the circumstances that we shall