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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-09
BERR1EN SPRINGS, MICH.

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Taylor, jr..
have moved into Mrs. Esther Sights
house on Mechanic st.
Mrs. Hez McCombs of Berrien
Center visited friends here Mon
day.
Claude Ingleright has sold his
house and lot on the ST. Joseph
road TO Ms. Laura Storick of South
Bend.
Mrs. z. f. Garland was a Niles
visitor Friday.
Mrs. James D. Boone went to
Lansing Saturday for a weeks visit
at the home of her mother, Mrs.
L. n. Dix.
Mrs. Belle Dec returned Saturday
from Baroda where she was called
by the illness of her father, Andrew
Johnson.
Mrs. Lottie Helm was a South
Bend visitor Friday.
Graham O. McOmber who has
been i'll for several weeks. was taken
70 Mercy hospital in Benton Har-
Dor Friday where on Saturday he
ting along nicely.
John L. Burbank has new
Studebaker automobile.
a L. Putnam of South Haven has
been the guest of friends here for
several days.
Mrs. George Kephart was a visit
or at the home Of her son, George
Kephart. jr., in South Bend Friday.
Mrs. John Kerr was a week end
visitor with her son, Donald Achse
in st. Joseph, and her daughter,
Mrs. Fred Clough, in Benton Har-
Dor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Myers We're
South Bend visitors Saturday.
W. F. Dean, Mr.. and Mrs. Gray
don Dean and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Tucker were visitors at the Hartford
fair Friday.
Mrs. Mary Boyd died Saturday
morning at the home Of her daugh-
ter. Mrs Clyde Spaulding, where
she has been i'll for some time past.
She was - years old and was born
I'm Ohio. She leaves two daughters.
Mrs. Spaulding and Miss Bertha
Boyd of this village and one son,
Clarence Boyd OF Washington state.
The funeral service was held at
the Spaulding home Monday morn
ing. conducted by Rev. F. b. Parker.
George P. Sattler, Dexter Fisher,
James Slower, Marion Michael, JEFF
ferson Slower and Harold Myers act
ed as pallbearers.
Mrs. Mary Geer of Hastings.
Mich, has been a guest Of her
cousin. Miss Mary Geer. the past
week.
Major Murdoch circle will meet
Thursday afternoon. Oct. Il. in the
G. a. r. hall.
The public schools opened Mon
day morning having been closed a
week on account of case of infan-
tile paralysis in the Adventist
colony. The child. VINO was ill. is
improving and no new cases have
broken out
William II. sylvester was i'm ST.
Joseph Monday attending "a meeting
OF the board OF supervisors.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-09
WEEDS
Lots Of Money I'm Them II You
Know How.
News-Times Special Service
CHA OTrVUr Nth

News-Times Special Service:
CHARLOTTE. Mich. oct g.
How snug little incomes We're slip
ping through their fingers every
year because they had not been
making wise use Of the abundance
OF medicinal roots and herbs that
We're 10 be found in every field
woods. fence row and roadside, is
being shown the people Of Charlotte
and Eaton county by c. G. Weis-
copf, who came 20 this city on Aug.
6. pulled off his coat. rolled up his
sleeves and proceeded TO interest
people in his proposition and Incl
dentally establish a fine little bust
ness Of his own under the name of
the Charlotte Drug company. He
has opened up a purchasing depot
Cor wild medicinal roots. herbs and
barks and is meeting with decided
success.
For a number Of years Mr. Weis-
copf has been in close touch with
the crude drug business in New
York and has made a special study
of the collection and preparation for
market Of the wild medicinal roots
and herbs. He is perfectly familiar
with the different varieties that are
TO be found in various regions Of the
country.
Many farmers in the south. Mr..
Weiscopf AYERS, are deriving hand
some incomes from the collecting of
these roots and herbs. one instance
in particular that he mentions was
that Of an uneducated mountaineer
in Tennessee, who found himself
suddenly deprived of employment.
He also had "A large family 70 be
supported Being more or less famil-
lar with the roots and herbs of the
region in which he lived, he started
collecting them and found a market
for them, although his neighbors
laughed at him, considering II a
good joke that anybody with any
sense should expect 20 be paid real
"hope-to- die" money for weeds with
which the country was Overrun.
This man now has a PURCHASING
depot Of his own, has an automo-
bile and enjoys other luxuries Of life
and is one Of Mr.. WeiscOpf's strong
est competitors In the business
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-09
SCHOOL PUPILS
MAKE POSTERS
Will Aid in State Food C0nSer-
walton Week-PriZeS
Given.
N-ws-TImes - -:

N~ws-Timcg Special Service:
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Oct o.
Two contests-one for high school
students and the other for pupils OF
the graded schools OF tie state
have been arranged for the purpose
OF boosting food conservation week.
which viii be observed in Indiana,
oct n 70 IS.
Every high school student I'm the
state is asked 10 design "a "conser-
ration poster. while the pupils OF
the graded schools are asked 10 sub
nit conservation slogan cards.
The posters are 10 be IA inches wide
and 80 inches high and are 20 bear.
IN addition 90 any original design,
the lettering. food will win; don't
waste. The slogan cards are TO be
~ inches wide by 10 inches in
height. and may be built around any
original or copied slogan. containing
some thought on food conservation.
Committee 10 Judge.
The posters and cards are TO be
completed by Monday. oct. %. and
placed on display i'm the school
which the contestant attends. on
FRIDAY, oct %. which has been des-
ignated as conservation day" i'm the
schools OF Indiana. Dr. Horace Ellis.
state superintendent OF public in
struction the local art teachers or
"a committee in each school, will Sc
leCt the three best posters or cards
and send them 10 the John Heron
art institute in this city by oct. go.
The state awards viii be made the
following day and so of the best
posters ard cards Will be placed on
exhibition in the institute durins
the meeting Of the state teachers
association. and the three highest
awards in each contest will be ex-
hibited for two weeks in store win
dows OF this city. after which all
entries VIII be returned TO the con
testants
The purpose Of the contest. as ex-
planned by Gaar Williams of the In
dianapOlis News. chic Jackson of
the Indianapolis star, and sam
Goddard. is 10 arouse interest
among the school children In the
Conservation movement and TO OBJ
tain "a large number of posters and
slogans TO bee exhibited in the store
windows of the state.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-09
SWEDISH-A AMERICANS
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE

CASPER, Wyo., Oct. Swedish
Americans in wyoming want Uncle
Sam 10 know that they are loyal to
the United states and call upon
their Scandinavian relatives TO shake
off the yoke OF their autocratic
ruler in a petition being circulated
here
Resolved, That we, descendants
OF Swedish parentage. petition our
friends and relatives in the home
country not 10 be fooled BY the
Swedish kaiser" the petition reads.
but TO ask that he. like the Rus
sian car. step down and out. as
they, like other dogs, have had their
day"
The petition vehemently de-
nounces the duplicity involving
Swedish diplomatic representatives
recently revealed by the state de-
partment, and declares that all
Swedes will stand Loyalty by the
United States in any crisis
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-09
ARMY SURGEONS
co OVER THE TOP
Medical Association Hears
British and French OFF,
GERS Give Lectures.
News-Times Special Service:

News-Times Special Service:
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Oct. Q. -
How medical men follow the in
fantry over the top and work
under fire i'm mo mans land" was
the British army medical corps in
an address at the 25th annual
meeting of the Association OF Mil
itary Surgeons at Fort Benjamin
Harrison Monday afternoon Two
thousand surgeons are in attendance.
The battalion doctors must be
with the men when they charge"
Col. Goodwin said. And as they all
are wounded in mo mans land"
they must sUccor them. The morale
of a unit depends largely upon doc
tors-they must always be on hand,
must be cheerful and at all times
ready to help the slightly wounded
and place the severely wounded in
shell craters where they are out Of
range OF machine gun and rife
fire"
Maj Eduard Rist Of the French
army. who bears many wounds re-
CelNeu III ser We NeOldi eu 1ildI Coh-
trary 20 reports which have been
circulated that a large percentage of
the men in the trenches are suffer
ing from tuberculosis. the French
army is almost free from the white
plague.
Maj. Gen. Rupert Blue, head Of
the United States public health ser
vice retiring president of the assO-
citation. read his annual report today
and addresses were made by other
prominent army surgeons. Monday
night medical men attended bar
bedue at the fort.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-09
JOKING REMARK ENDS
FATALLY FOR WOMAN
News-Times Special Service /:

T
RICHMOND. Ind, Oct .. - If
YOU shoot anybody, shoot me" jok-
ingly exclaimed Mrs. Ida Harsh. 21
years old, at $50 o'clock Monday
evening when her husband, Mack c.
Harsh. jestingly pointed a revolver
at their Is months old son with the
admonition that he stop crying A
second later Mrs. Harsh fell dead
with a bullet wound in the temple.
The coroner's jury held that the
shooting was accidental.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-09
DENVER GIRL GOES TO
PETR0GRAO Y. w. c. A,

DENVER, Colo, oct. Miss
Marcia o. Durham OF this city
leaves here next week 10 take up
her duties as secretary of the 7.
W. c. A in PetrOgrad, where the
condition of thousands OF working
women requires much welfare work.
An eight-day journey on the Siber-
ian trail, following a long ocean voy-
age. will bring Miss Durham 20 Pet
ograd late in October.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-09
AUTO ASSOCIATION TO
COVER PROPOSED ROUTE

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Oct. g.
A c.. Lupton Of Hartford City. pres
ident OF the Hoosier state Automo-
bile association. with other members
OF a pathfnding party left Indianap-
oils Tuesday for a trip over the pro-
posed route Of the Indianapolis
Evansville highway. Delegations all
along the route are expected 10 es-
cort the party through their re
spective counties and at Washington
an organization meeting viii be
hello
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-09
900 REGISTER IN FIT. WAYNE,

News Times Special Service:
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Oct. s. -
Although the result has not been
tabulated. it is estimated that 27.00e
voters have registered for the city
election. Five thousand registered
Monday which was the last day
under the law
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-09
BUYS MANY LIBERTY BONDS

News Times Special Service:
ANDERSON, Ind, oct 9. - The
Anderson Loan association Monday
night decided to subscribe for
100000 worth of second Liberty
loan bonds. it was announced by a
statement from directors 10 L. c..
Toner, chairman of the Madison
county Liberty bond committee.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-09
10000 WOMEN REGISTER.

TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Oct. q
Registrations in Terre Haute total
23,47S, Of which in round numbers
10000 are women. Late Corners of
whom the majority were women.
kept the registration clerks office
crowded all day.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-09
TWO GIRLS STEAL RIDE
ON PASSENGER TRAIN
News-Times Special Service:

New shines Special Service:
KOKOMO, Ind, Oct. 9. Two
Koxomo girls. Anna Bell Erwin, L
years old. and Edna Patty, Il years
old. "bummed" their way on
freight train 10 Delphos. o., where
they were held by the police, who
later sent them back to Kokomo.
They said they rode the freight
train in a desire for adventure
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-19

the utility (useless) commission
ers come through for all these
magnanimous promises. We ques-
ton whether the individual will
not, some day, be surprised by a
contribution box poked in front
of one as we ride down town In
those warm cars to help pay for
all this luxury promised by the
company.
As read this promise of heat
in 81 cars l cannot see why we
should not have heat in all cars.
We are paying for 1t. The
people of Tacoma have frozen on
these cars until at last they are
stung into action and our women
are marching forward in battle
to try and get better service for
which we are paying.
Sitting in the refrigerator cars
provided for Tacomans by the T.
r. e p. one fails to confirm the
statement made by the street car
company that the climate here is
so mild that heat is not necessary
when each passenger looks like a
steam engine putting out steam
from their nostrils and the white
frost hanging an inch thick on ev-
erything for days without melt
ing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-19

In the east, with the thermom-
eter from 20 to 80 below these
days, the people ride in the street
cars In comfort, while in this
mild (question) climate we freeze.
If the street car company can
not operate their lines at rea-
sonable profit by giving us the
same service they do in other cit
les for the same fare then the
company must admit their poor
business ability. The patrons Of
these car lines know the company
can do this and do not intend to
stand this outrageous treatment.
We can and must have what we
pay for. There is no estimating
the suffering and sickness pro-
duced by freezing on our street
cars getting to and from business
in the early morning and even
ing. I ask the women of Tacoma
to pin the promise just made us
by the T. r. & p. on the wall over
the sink where we wash dishes
three times a day and daily watch
for these promises to be fulfilled,
for we must confess we are doubt
ing Thomases where the promises
OF the street car company is con-
cerned. Signed,
MRS. l..
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-19

NEW YORK, Jan. 19.-Old
guard members of the national
republican executive committee
were inclined today to treat light
ly the attack on the committee by
George w. Perkins and Everett
Colby and fatty denied the charge
that the executive committee had
planned any trick against Chair
man Wilcox.
The reason generally given by
them for the election of John It.
Adams of Iowa as vice chairman
of the committee was that he Is
regarded by them as one of the
most liberal republicans west OF
the Mississippi river.
Lafayette B. Gleason, who held
the proxy of s. A. Perkins, of Ia
coma, committeeman from Wash
ington state, said today that the
letter he received Monday from
Perkins, asking him to hold his
proxy in the meeting, advised him
to vote for Adams for vice chair
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-19
YOU'RE CROOKED MAYOR
CALLS COMM. ATKINS

Mayor Fawcett threw down the
gauntlet to the city council Fri
day morning.
Thwarted in an attempt to re-
duce the salary of a police court
clerk $25 a month, the mayor, in
a fine fit of temper, announced
that from now on I'm going to
fight the whole bunch of YOU"
and then conferred his anger on
Atkins by calling him crooked. )"
The mayors outburst came dur
ing a reconsideration of the new
salary ordinance. which was held
up Wednesday because the coun-
Gil refused to vote for a reduc-
ton in Police Court Clerk Hack
ett's salary from $f00 to $50 a
month.
The four councilmen voted for
the 500 salary.
81 tell you that there isn't any
money for that salary" complain
ed Fawcett. you've put me in q
fine hole"
Atkins started to talk.
Yes, l know what you're go
ing to do, Atkins" fairly scream
ed the mayor. You're going to
be crooked. You've got some
crooked scheme up your sleeve.
You're crooked all the time"
Look out" cautioned Atkins.
"And for the rest of you, l
want to say that you're putting
this thing right up to a fight and
I'm going to fight. You think
you can run my department.
You're mistaken, and you're go
ing to get something you don't
expect. It's finish fight, now"
Atkins then suggested that, IL
the mayor did not have the funds
to pay the police court clerk, that
department be put under the gen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-19
Where, Oh, Where!
EDITOR THE TIMES:

EDITOR THE TIMES:
Again the street car company
surprises and worries us.
A few days ago the street car
company was applying to the pub
lie service commission for help
to operate their business in the
future, and in a few hours can
make the statement that $780,
600 will be spent during the year
1917.
Under the present relief asked
it seems mighty poor judgment to
offer us so much when as they
claim they are operating their
business at loss, we can't help
but wonder what they will spring
on us next, tomorrow or next day.
Under normal conditions such
news would cause us to throw up
our hats and cheer or give the T.
r. &c P. a rousing vote of thanks,
but the past looms up before us
so wildly that a naughty little
doubt creeps in and we question::
Will the T. r. & p. try to make
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-19
ORDINARY FORD TO
HAUL CITY'S VAGS

The privilege of riding in a
fine upholstered six-cylinder auto
mobile is to be taken away from
common violators of Tacoma's Or
dinances.
Commissioner Petit announced
Friday that the big police auto pa
troll is too expensive, and that he
would buy Ford for USE as an
auxiliary patrol wagon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-19
BURROUGHS MUST
GIVE UP CITY JOB

Although G. w. Burroughs has
been secretary to Commissioner
Petit for nearly year, he must
give up his office to make way
for a civil service man, according
to letter sent to Petit by Chief
Examiner Ellsworth Friday.
Burroughs took the examina-
tions for chief clerk, and passed,
but he is fourth on the list OF
eligibless The law makes it man
datory that one of the first three
on the list be given the JON. Max
Garretson, who served as secI e.
tary for Commissioner Mills, is at
the head of the list.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-19
Old Guard Makes Light
of O.. w. Perkins Attack

man.
Progressive republicans class
Adams as an ultra-reactionary.
George w. Perkins arrived here
today from Albany glowing with
enthusiasm over the fact that Gov
ernor Whitman came out fatty in
support of his fight against the
republican national committee.
Speculation was rife among the
more skeptical that an agreement
is under way for Perkins to sup
port Whitman for president in
1920 in case Colonel Roosevelt
should fail to hover the various
elements under his wing. This
was denied by Perkins.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-19
In the
Ma II
Remedy For W ar
EDITOR THE TINES:

EDITOR THE TINES:
l have been a reader of The
Times since 1907, and have never
asked you to print anything; so,
as you have printed so much
about preparedness for peace,
here is a cure for war.
Be 1t enacted by the Congress
of the United States:
Sec. /. In the event congress
deems it necessary to declare war
upon any nation, then the presi-
dent as commander-in-chief of
the army shall in person take
charge of the armies of the United
States and direct such operations
as may be deemed necessary for
the success of the war from the
battlefield.
Sec. 2. All congressman and
senators voting Eyes" on such
declaration of war shall be draft
ed into the army of the United
States as private soldiers and
shall be assigned for duty in the
army corps first dispatched to the
front.
Sec. 3. Any editor or publisher
of any newspaper who writes or
causes to be written and printed
in any newspaper circulated with
in the United States or any of
its possessions an article favoring
such declaration of war who wrote
or caused to be written and print
ed any article advocating such war
before such declaration was made
shall be drafted as a private SOL
der and sent to the front with
the first army corps.
Sec. 4. Any preacher or priest
who in pulpit or other public
place asks Gods blessing upon the
success of our arms shall be
drafted as a private soldier and
sent to the front with the first
army corps assigned for service.
Sec. 5. All stockholders in all
factories supplying munitions of
war to the United States govern
ment shall report for duty at the
nearest recruiting station on the
morning following the declaration
of war and there be drafted into
the army of the United States as
private soldiers and detailed for
service in the first army corps
sent to the front.
Sec. 6. All male citizens be-
tween the ages of IS and 90 who
publicly express themselves in ia
vor of said declaration of war, or
who before war was declared pub
licly expressed themselves as ia
vorable to such declaration, shall
report at the nearest recruiting
station on the morning following
the declaration of war, where
they shall be mustered in and
sent to the front with the first
army corps detailed for the battle
front.
Sec. Z. Failure to report for
duty two days after the declara-
ton of war by any of the persons
named in the preceding sections,
or two days after such declaration
of war has come to his notice shall
subject such individual to court
martial on the ground of treason
and upon conviction shall be
condemned to death and shot at
sunrise on the morning following
such conviction.
Well, Mr.. Editor. I have shown
this to five of the old veterans
here In Orting, and they say that
you are too cowardly to print this
bill, so l will see who is wrong. I
told them that the Scripps edit
ors were the bravest of the whole
bunch.
Sherman said war was hell, and
| think SO, too: and II we had a
law like the bill l am sending
you, we would not have any more
of that kind of hell,
Yours truly,
j. W. LANGFORD,
Orting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-19
Heat In Cars
EDITOR THE TINES:

Now we read that the T. r. &
P. Co. has appropriated money
for the purchase of FL electric
heaters for as many cars on the
Point Defiance, American Lake,
Steilacoom and South Tacoma
cars.
Why, my dear sir, is that?
Didn't we all read in many pa
pers recently that all the long
haul cars already are heated, in
accordance with the state COM
missions order?
And have we any longer hauls
than the Point, South Tacoma,
Steilacoom and American Lake?
In which case is Mr.. Bean
|spoofing?
ONE OF THE LONG-HAULED
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-19

Women's Fleece Lined Union
Suits, cotton yarn, good weight,
i'm high neck, long sleeve, ankle
length style, size 80 only; a reg
ular 500 Clearance price, To-
to close out IJO
Women's Wool Union Suits, I'm
high or low neck style, ankle
length; now all sizes, Ct 90
$3.50 grade, special VIsJO
Women's Wool Mixed Shirts, in
pure white, high neck and long
sleeves, $f.OO values; Q0o
regular sizes only OJO
Boys Shirts and Drawers, Jaeger
fleece, a good, heavy garment
for cold weather wear; 9En
special, the garment OJO
Women's Fleece Lined Shirts, me-
dunn weight, high neck style with
long sleeves; all regular 60o
sizes, each OOO
Children's Black Knit Pants, of
good weight cotton, fine for play
or school wear; 00o
35c garments, special ZJO
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-19

eral fund and removed from the
mayors budget.
Say, how crooked are you 60
ing to get?" screamed Fawcett,
livid with anger. You're getting
crookeder every day."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-19
CITY WILL TRADE
BIG CAR FOR SMALL,

Commissioners Gronen was au-
thorized by the city council FRI
day to trade his city-owned WHY'S
Knight touring car for q REQ
three-passenger.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-19

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