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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-04
Little Bobbies's Pa
BY William Il. Kirk.

Missus Binkel & her her son Bert
was oaver TO our house last mite.
Bert is awful deep. his mother sed.
He dident talk vary much.
The first time I noticed that Bert
was deep, sed Missus Binkel, was
when he was only five years Oald.
1 put sum cake & sum bred side by
side in the pantry & he took the
bread. That was mOast unusual
1t is indeed sed Pa, unless he
dident like cake.
l think l will maik a CRATE paint
er or a CRATE statesman out of Bert,
sed Missus Binkel.
He wud newer maik a, statesman
III ne took bres[. insted Of cake, sed
Pa. II ne NJ L took both. he mite
be a STATESMAN sum day. But after
all. we newer know what our chill
dren are going TO be. l had broth
er. sed Pa, that had a son that used
10 pile up pennies in a stack. His
father thot he was going 10 be a
crate banker. sed Pa, but all the
boy ever did wen he grew up was
play poker. You can't tell.
am going TO be a boxer wen /
grow up & maik moar mummy than
Willard. Bert Binkel sed.
What a manly little boy, sed Pa.
That is the way / used 10 talk.
That is the way you talk yet, sed
Ma. but like our little friend you
fail. sumhow, 10 started the world
with your power. doant think
children shud worship brute strenth
sed Ma. The poor horses have a lot
Of that. and all they can do with il
is TO work oavertime delivering
Christmas presents for human bee
inps.
But you know. sed Pa. that II was
my strenth that made you motifs me
wen we was yung back in Wis
consin.
Not at all. sed Ma. IL was yure
kind hart. You weren't vary strong
sed Ma. I remember one time
asked you 10 Oapen a window a.
hoam & you said IL was nailed dowT
& then I oapened it myself.
. I remember that time. sed Pa.
had a lame sholder from huggine
YOU wen you promised to be mine.
remember.
I am going TO rte frame robbers
wen grow up. sed Bert BinkeL
am deth on trane robbers. Ever
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-04

time I fire a train robber will bite
the dust, he sed.
Aren't you afrade yure littel son
will be bloodthirsty reeding them
books? sed Ma.
newer let him reed blood
thirsty books, sed Missus Binkel he
must have herd sum of the nabor's
boys talking like that. One cant be
too careful about ones children.
What does yure son reed?
Byron & Keats. moastly, sed Pa.
& Materlink. 1 oireck his reeding.
That is wunderful. sed Missus
Binkel. What paipers do they rite
for. or do they rite in magazines?
Thay amt riteing much now, sed
Pa.
What do thay look like? sed Mis-
sus BiEkel l often wonder what
crate riters look like.
Moar or less ike me. SeG Pa. the
same high brow & not too much
hair. They have other things 10 do
with thare beds than raise hair on
them, sed Pa. You nOtis my head
isent covered with hair. sed Pa.
Yes, sed Missus Binkel, & I motifs
your jaw isent eether.
& then Pa dident say any moar.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-04
NEW RELATIONS.

our federal reserve board has taken a very import
step by appointing the bank England a foreign
correspondent thus making a radical departure from
our governments financial policy. The governments
of the United States Great Britain the
first time direct relationship and such re-
laonships will doubtless be extended to the bank of
France and others, later on.
Uncle Sam takes this step mainly order to become
world banker, to maintain his dollar the standard
OF exchange and offset attempts to withdraw the
boards of gold accumulated here during the war But
may there not be much more than this in il?
financial institutions relationship
the most influential elements in nation II foreign
nations all tied up with US financially speaking
they will think long time before going to war with
US. for thing
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-04
THE EXAMINING PHYSICIAN.

He firmly grips wrist t for while
You watch his he
He your
He takes rubber telephone clasps I
He listens, starts reaches
your
He asks countless there's something
Which wakes appehensons every
He thump
And in his face the grnning skull
You reasuring cheering kindly look;
But all in van-he only writes a
And while figure what there wife,
And realize much hate this life,
f been a 10 be
whether prepared he wide eternity.
you're a adds dollars plea
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-04
MUNICIPAL BAKERIES.

Berkeley. Calf. is contem plating the establishment
Of "a municipal flour mill and bakery. Advocates OF
the innovation point the which similar In
stutions had Australia. There they said TO
decreased the price bread the consumer at
the time that they given the better
price for his wheat Berkeley citizens inclined to
believe that they just competent conduct such
q public business as Australians are.
The mere suggestion Of such extension OF munic-
ipal functions would have received with ncredul-
ity and rdicule only few years Today the an
nouncement avail ems only a mild curiosity TO
whether the project really undertaken. We're
getting used 10 an Of public enterprises We have
cities running their lighting and hs=nng plants.
their garbage plants their own trolley systems.
their mines. their own stores selling farm
produce. without paying toll middemen. It's natural
enough think o going into milling and baking
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-04

business a time when the cost of -four and bread
seem unnecessarily high.
Every the hostile cry OF
socialism, but it's OF the interesting signs Of the
times that cry losing old brighten
The ordinary citizen today to little whether
any particular plan socialism not What he's
terested in is the practical question will Il work?
doubts the ability his CITY TO a public
bakery successfully he's against IT, IL he thinks the
community has enterprise intelligence and
public spirit to put II through, he's for it,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-04
.ONCE-OVERS
WHAT COMES OF FRETTING.

De a
OF and over To pass
in
Miserable n
o
News
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-04
THE MELTING POT
Come Take Pot Luck With Us"
THE THOUGHTFUL PAUSE.

IS a vir Wink distinctly praise
pOssessor a hundred kinds OF
his field o war and stri
lie wills o pick a Wife
There's lots of blood a military death
But hfes o his hnalb
Discretion may n wit a gun.
But 1 who ike to
And ere force loving wife widoW
The foe and will carefully
It's fine indeed to an arch
And hear the stately pensive
But those who file in couples
Have often paid to
How happy the citizen. al crcumspect
Who does efec
-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-04
anecdotes of
The Famous

The late Lord Mimic used 10 tell a
story about a famous art connois-
seur who once sat next TO a rather
illiterate alderman at public ban
quet. In the course of CONVERSE
ton the alderman mentioned that
his grandfather had known the
great Napoleon. indeed" said the
other. That's very Interestingly"
Yes. the alderman went on. And
/ still have the fine snuff-box that
Napoleon gave him. II has a hen
in diamonds on the lid" "A henv"
exclaimed the other. "Oh, I seei
You probably mean an eagle-the
Imperial eagle p" No" insisted the
alderman. IT'S a hen plain enough.
I've got it with me. Lookv-and
he pulled from his pOcke- a splen-
did gold box with an M in bril-
liants on the lid.
One OF Chauncey Depew's best
stories is the story OF the spotted
dog, which as a boy he bought from
local dog dealer. The next
morning il was raining" he SAYS.
"and I took the dog out into the
woods. but the rain was too much
for him. II washed the spots of.
l trOtted the dog back 10 the dealer.
Look at this animal. / said,
The spots have all washed on
Great guns. boy he replied
there was an umbrella went with
that dog. Didn't you get the UNI
brella -
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-04
Scientific Dentistry.

An Irish maid in the service Of a
London family recently visited "A
dentist. Upon her return her mis-
tress said TO her. We'll, Bridget.
did you have the tooth filled ?" Il
did, num-" And what did the den
list nil il WITHHOLD or amalgam? 20
IT don't know just what il was,
mum. but from the way IL felt
should think il was with thunder
and LIGHTNING. NUM-"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-04

A detectaphone small enough 70
be worn under mans shirt front
and record conversations on cylin-
der attached to his belt has been
patented
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-04

Too Complicated for Charles Evans.
Lord Northcliffe says that David
Lloyd George understands the intan-
gible psychology of the American
people. In which respect Mr.. Lloyd
George has considerable on former
Justice Hughes.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-04

Economy the Christmas slogan throughout
Great Britain" say he cabegrams Wonder what
economy"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-04
They Know.

You can't enforce any open win
dow day in the national capitol. Too
many statesmen have suffered from
exposure already.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-04
The Hen Is Calming.

1t is only a question of time be-
fore the eggs of the Great AUX will
cease TO be the most valuable eggs
in existence.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-04

Now He's Getting Somewhere.
IL must be admitted that Mr.. Bry
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-04
And just as Disastrous.

Peace hath it's panics, no less pro
found than war.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-04

an is making more speed with the
water wagon than he ever did with
the band wagon.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-04
KeeDing Tn the Average.

The snow has interfered with the
JOY ride, but the cOasting parties
keep the hospitals just as busy as
ever.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-04
No Hurry.

II is still a trifle early TO set the
vacuum cleaners at work in The
Hague peace palace.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-04

Always Dependable.
As usual, Cold has FASTENED TO the
assistance of his old ally Hunger.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-01-05
infant MORTALITY
IN COUNTRY HIGH
Excessive Death Rate Also Found
Among Women in the
Rural Districts.
Child WELFARE WORK URGED
Head Of Uncle Sans chlldren's Bu-
reau Finds Conditions Bad In
Cities Where Fathers Earn
lnas Are Low.

Why are there so many deaths
among country babies and country
mothers? And what should the fed
eral government do about it? Miss
Julia @. LathrOp in her annual report
as chief of Uncle Sans childrens bu-
reau describes its new rural studies
Of child and maternal welfare which
combine a scientific inquiry with work
Of Immediately practical value to, the
children of the neighborhoOds visited,
and suggests constructive plan for
the future.
The report gives many reasons for
extending this rural work. First, the
census bureaus figures show average
infant mortality rates in the rural dis
trlcts higher than the mortality rates
found by the children's bureau in the
more prosperous sections of the cities
which it has studied.
Again, the census figures show
markedly high death rate among coun-
try women of child-bearing age for
which a large number Of preventable
deaths from maternal causes appears
to be responsible. 1t is estimated that
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-01-05

four months ago. rhaw and Chou
teau Johnson are on their way to
America on leave. Bert Hall, for rea.
sons best known TO himself, has left
IL American escadrille TO join a
French group.
Besides Lufbery and Dldier Mason,
who Is In his second year as French
aviator, the veterans" Of the esca-
drllle are Dudley Hill with four
months service; Paul Pavelka, Robert
Rockwell and Frederick Prince, Jr.,
Norman's brother, with six weeks; and
Willis Haviland and Robert SoubIranL
with one month. Yet In the sobrieiy
Of their point of view these fedglings,
despite their ineXperlence, differ little
from the war-scarred "Old Guard"
skylarkng Days Past.
different aspect has come over the
escadrlle. Its skylarking days are
past. Its members have gained very
comprehensive understanding of what
they are up against They fly when
it's their turn to fly, and sometimes
when 1t isn't, If circumstances seem
10 require it. They hunt down the
enemy as resolutely as ever. bat they
do so because it's their business to.
and not for amusement, They take no
unnecessary chances, and their profes-
sional enthusiasm lncSs the devll-may-
care quality of the early days. They
find no more enjoyment in their work
than an lnfantryman does in bayonet
attack, but they go through with 1t
gallnntly and well.
"HOw long is this d--n war going
10 lastT" one hears them inquire now
adays.
They never asked that question at
Barbecue, but then it's long way
from Verdun to the SOmme."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-01-05
PLAN TO STOP AUTO THEFTS
Georgia Congressman Claims He Has
Found Practical Solution
of Problem.

Atlanta, Ga.-AutOmObile thefts in
the larger cities have reached such
alarming proportions that many plans
have been conceived by various auto
owners for breaking up the practice.
Georgia claims a most practical solu-
ton, submitted by Congressman VIII
liam Schley Howard Of Atlanta.
Mr.. Howard's idea is to have the
license laws require a duplicate Ii
cense tag to be carried by the owner.
This is to be shown on demand to
any officer of the law.
Mr.. Howard suggests that each city
detail one or more plain clothes men
to this special work. Any man start
ing a car could be asked to show his
Identification tag. This demand would
cause no embarrassment or resentment
on the part of the owner, in Mr.. How
ards opinion, but would make it inn
possible for a thief to get away with
car without the necessary tag.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-01-05
ARE RECORDS BROKEN?
Difficult to Tell, Says Uncle Sam
of AviatOrS' Claims.
Government Experts Declare II ls lHis.
possible to Determine Exact Heights
Attained by Alrplanes.

Uncle Sans experts are inclined to
view with amusement reports such 40
are published from time to time to thh
effect that an aviator has broken the
altitude record of 1850 feet by fifty
or hundred feet, for the reason that
II is an impossibillty. so say expert
of the bureau of standards, to measuI
such heights with the means at q
disposal Of the aviator to anything II
so feet for such elevation with any
gree Of certainty. officials of the
reau have recently carried on L
number Of tests with the measurin
struments, and It is as result of
tests that they say the instrun
cannot be absolutely relied upon
accurate readings.
The means by which the helgh
moving objects can be measured,
said, are, first, the method of triaI
lation, which is only possible whe
measured base and the necessary
veying instruments are available
the aviator attains his highest altl
near the selected base. The res
tions and expense attendant upon
method render It's use impractica
The second method, and the one Cd
monty used on account of its great COM
venience, depends upon the use Of the
barometer, which really measures the
decrease in pressure or height, but are
subject to numerous and large errors
experts of the bureau say, due to tenn
perature effects, the imperfect elac-
ticity of the spring which measures the
pressure and the mechanism which re-
cords it, etc, depending upon the type
Of barometer.
The aviator is compelled to use an
instrument that is light, durable, free
from the need of adjustment after he
has started his flight, and which can
be read at a glance. 1t is said that the
aneraid barometer satisfies his require
ments in all the respects enumerated,
but its readings are subject to numer-
GUS errors, it has been found by the
bureaus experts, and they cannot ordi-
narily be depended upon to degree of
accuracy that would warrant the con-
clusion that enc aviator had flown
higher than another because his ba-
rometer showed a greater height.
Investigations of 9nerOid barometers
and Paragraphs conducted at the bu-
reau of standards show; that the read.
ings of the instruments purchased in
the open market may dittur by 10 per
cent or more. A group Of eight baro.
graphs taken up simultaneously, on
the occasion of the acceptance test Of
an airplane for the government, regis
tered maximum figures varying all the
way from 1890 to 1880 feet.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-01-05
RESERVE OIL FOR U. S. NAVY
Public Land Which 1t Is Estimated
Will Produce 1,ooo,ooo,oOO Barrels
To Be Withdrawn From Entry.

Secretary Lane Of the interior de-
partment has recommended to the
president the withdrawal for navy re-
serves of about $4,000 acres of public
land in Colorado and $4,000 acres Of
public land in Utah, each Of which, 1t
is estimated, will yield not less than
5OO,OOO,O0O barrels of fuel oil. The
lands include part of the Green river
formation, containing shales which
yield petroleum when subjected to de-
structive distillatiOn. Shales of this
character in Scotland have long been
producing oil and paying dividends on
large investment. The shales in the
areas withdrawn will yield from two
to four times as much oil as is obtained.
from the average ton of Scotch oil
shale. In addition to the heavy re-
siduum, this shale oil will yield 10 to-
10 per cent of gasoline by ordinary
methods of refining, and as a by-prod-'
uct the shale will produce ammonium
sulphate, a valuable fertilizer, in large
quantities.
The withdrawn areas are in arid or
semiarid sections, where the land Is
of little agricultural value. However.
the surface of any lands valuable for
farming may be entered under the ag'.
ricultural land laws, subject to reser-
vation to the United States of the oil
and gas therein. They lie within easy
reach of railroad lines and will, it is'
believed, be exceedingly valuable as
an underground reserve fuel for the
navy. In addition to the areas with
drawn, large unreserved areas of lands
containing this shale exist.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-01-05
HAS HIS APPENDIX
FOX-TROTTED OUT

ChicagO.-Ragtime music is
the latest fad in the operating
room. 1t was used by two sur
geons to assist in giving anes-
thetics. DR.. Thomas A. Carter
and DIR. Martin Ritter brought
talking machine into the Oper-
ating room at the Columbus hos
pital and put on popular airs to
distract resisting" patients at
tention so they would be sus-
ceptible to anesthetics.
81 believe it will prove big
success" said Doctor Ritter.
MANY patients resist anes-
thetics, and music soothes them
to accept"
p. w. Coombs Of 1923 North
Winchester avenue, was the pa
tient who had his appendix fox
trotted out.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-01-05
Uncle Sam Aid Honored.

The Rumford medals which are
awarded only for researches and dis.
coveries which advance knowledge Of
light and heat have just been present.
ed to DR.. Charles G. Abbott. director
of the Smithsonian astrophysical OBJ
servatory, by the American Academy
of Arts and Sciences. Since their es-'
tablishment by Count Rumford in 1895
the medals have been awarded only %
times. Among those who have won
them are Langley, Edison, COrliss,.
Ericsson, Rowland, Hale, Thomson and
Acheson. Doctor Abbott has been din
rector Of the Smithsonian observatQ
at Washington since 1907.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-01-05

her what the what appeared
would like plant the slip in if tn"
could
Maard told her she had better keep it but she replied that such
possible forced
aud slip the starters hands and left him. She had taken only few
however when she returned
plant put ground"
well Malard indicating
Talking the plant as if it child the little girl thrust end of
IT the Then telling she would it, she departed
Malrd vain When he
the watching the
child it,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-01-05

silk Italian with waterfalls and un
include little
soil brought from Cali
20 the rock
delicate than AmOntado wine
California will and besides plants
gardens handbal
o the
When and sell with
Carroll also shop with the
spending
delay Mr. Mrs Carroll like their homeland home never
like he expected blossom into numerous
reduce the Of living
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-01-05
Promises odorless Onion.

Chicago.-The Odorless onion will
soon be given to the world, according
TO various delegates to the ninth an
nual convention of the Vegetable
Growers association of America. ut
will be an onion that anyone can eat
and still go abroad among ones
friends" declared local dealer. ut
will be fearless onion, too. Its popu-
larity will soon approach that of the
strawberry and the watermelon"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-01-05

sky, hit the trail for the corner drug
store and bought a good tive-cent
cigar to trim off the noon repast.
Hark! A low growl. J. H. Fem
nell, who lives at 72O North Hamlin
avenue, looked in the fence corner. A
shaggy form lOitered there. In mo-
ment Frank Fennell, brother, arrived
on the scene.
"Thats a funny dog" said ]. H.
Dog your great-uncle's Off hind
foot" said Frank. "That's a wolf"
Frank bora q blanket md q rOOp
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-01-05

examination The chemist
andd nails clothing
which been sanged
searched all
cellar
another piece of strap Both sent
found
the girls clothing her hair and
the that his father had belt
like the
examination showed that the pieces of
girls clothing hair contained dust identical
with body
the This identified
that the girl had that fruit Upon
placed before the grand jury which after
the indictments highly commended the work of the scientists and
police
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-01-05

Shoes were one of the first things
that man set out to make for himself.
The roots and stones hurt his feet
and he tied a piece of stout skin to
the bottom of his foot. Then someone
conceived the idea that covering for
tbe foot would keep out the cold, which
brought an extension of the hide to the
ankles. the whole being fastened with
a thong. After a time sandals came
into use, the sole being heavier than
the upper. Then the wooden shoe, cut
out of ui ex Of wood, IS intro