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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-01
CINNAMON EOR MEASLES.


by Dr. w B. Drummond of the Baldoyan Institute for
the Predetermined. writing the British Medical
Journal He has tried it ds a prophylactic for Ger
measles roseola. which a very mild erup-
ton. and has found it to succeed like charm. His
experience not. of course. enough deduce def
mite conclusion from. but he urges physicians to try
this remedy. He
German measles is serious disease
but it is certainly great nuisance particu-
larry in institution. The chief object of
this note is to suggest that cinnamon ought
be fairly tried a prophylactic. much
in German measles in measles itself. The
latter disease is responsible for such large
mortality that anything that promises
diminish either the incidence the severity
Of the disease is well worth a trial.
Too many mothers the belief that the real
measles Crubeola is of slight Importance More lives
have been sacrificed "Oh, we'll all children have TO
have these diseases l say. the younger. the better
than 10 almost any superstition Of ancient days and
deadly import Measles is trihe. II is cause of
danger, and leave serious evils its
train. particularly eye troubles.
Just what the medical profession Will decide about
the cinnamon after trial be forecast But to
almost any child quarter teaspoonful of cinnamon
spread on bread butter night and morning while
there is case Of measles in the neshborhood would
be a delight one those which are
safe enough to try. because they i'll, and may
Go good.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-01
rrNFAvoRABLE SYMPTOMS.

Physician (to Mrs. Colonel Blood
of Kentucky)-How did your nus
band pass the night, Mrs. Blood?
Mrs. Blood-He seemed quite
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-01

And She Sure Has Begun 10 Fire!
Evidently Italy has just deserted
the whites Of the Austrians' eyes.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-01

Those heroic Canadians at the front certainly
writing Canada into history in deeds that never
die.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-01
Property
Owners In
Indiana Ave.
Addition

Below is partial list of the property
owners in Indiana Avenue Addition. You
probably know a number OF these people.
Ask them their opinion of this Addition as
a home or investment.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-01

Mike KinCherff
F. F. NabiCht
L. L. Gears
K. A. Bergman
H. J. Barnett
Henry c. Heinhelman
B. A. Martin
VIM. E. Stanley
Gus Johnson
Emma Johnson
Augusta Johnson
j. E. ASire
@. F. ASire
c. J. johnson
CARL J. Bloomdell
John A. Ohlund
O. E. BuSS
John Wolf
J. E. householder
Milton Schulz
F. w. Shuman
Geo. Heideman
L. A. Walker
Otto BeyerS
Fred Weidman
Andrew q. Johnson
Oden B. Beall
d. w. Burke
John Brakel
John n. Hivley
J. w. Waddell
H. E. Besaw
Fred R. Wilson
Chas. L. Ginder
Otto Mechling
Jess Bright
Martha L. Shipman
Lowell Shipman
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-01
Our Final
Cleanup Sale
Opened Today

Our final Clean-up-Sale in Indiana Ave
nue. Addition opened today. Come out or
call at our Office and arrange to see this
subdivision that has developed so rapidly
in so short a time. Do not overlook the
fact that South Bend is making rapid
strides toward the 100000 mark. Also
bear in mind the added developments be
ing made by the Studebaker Corporation
and the fact that they are to bring 700
new families to South Bend this fall and
hardly a vacant house to house them.
With these facts in mind come to Indiana
Avenue Addition today, select your lot
while the choice is good and then
"Watch the Development" Call at our
downtown office or at our addition Office
on the grounds, corner Indiana Avenue
and Marietta Street
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-01

OClld ~. OlOOlllAANl
Edward J. BlOOndell
John A. Bloomdell
Geo. S. Goebel
Vernon G. AlbertS
r. H. WalterSpaugh
J. O. Dominick
c. S. Harring
Chas. w. Crum
Chas. N. Weber
n. B. Parkinson
Arthur Leigert
g. P. LuxtOn
H. c. Wiley
Forrest Good
Geo. F. Sewage
MRS. AIDA Wells
Arthur Swanson
H. c. Stegman
Frances Barkowski
Roscoe Cullar
John Erickson
w. H. Kent
II. T. ASire
Sam Shelter
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-01

ISOLATED Press Morning Paper In Northern Indiana
Paper Employing the international service In
1.-Two Leased Wires: Day and Night.
Evening star., 1917-05-20
The Observer

V0HITHoUT seeming to get rough.
WV the Observer feels called upon
to announce that there are to-
day more expert strategists. more bril-
liant generals. more individuals with
pronounced ideas" on modern warfare.
out of army circles than in them
There is. of course, a national train
ing camp where certain men are study
ing to become officers. We still have
the National Guard and the regular
army has not yet left US fiat. But be-
sides these we have wonderful COM
panS of genuises who have not yet Of
fered to enlist. but who know that
when their time comes they will spring
things upon the enemy that will leave
him without hope.
Drifting up g street the other after
noon. the Observer ran into a friendL
member of prominent club in this
city-who was excited.
II have discovered the original and
only horror OF war;" declared the
"What?" asked the Observer.
1T isn't a what" replied the friend
violence. TT is a who It is a member
of my club
Proceed" urged the Observer.
Tho other afternoon" went on the
noticed Immediately that the bar was
doing an unusual business. Men who
had not drank in years were consuming
fire-eatfng cocktails. The more expe-
was an air of dissipation that did not
like.
/" why this wave Of crime?'" asked
Freddie
Have you been in the assembly
room?' he wanted to know.
II shook my head.
Go In and have q look at the Ge-
tiius.' he urged.
II should explain that the person he
twas talking about is a composite Of
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v@r Discovers Several Embryo Napoleoms

nerves and temperament. Also he talks
about himself and his art.
walked in to the assembly room.
There, seated in solitary grandeur near
military regalia. One coat sleeve,
slightly drawn back, displayed a wrist
watch dangling gracefully. Pinned to
the coat was a small boutonnier Oc-
casionally he selected a new classic
pose and glanced around to see If it
had been missed. Around his neck was
a heavy black cord to which were at
tached eyeglasses with tortoise shell
rims.
Il tottered out to the bar and called
for one for myself.
Freddie told me the rest.
The Genius he said, has been notf-
fed that he may study for an officer
ship Freddies voice faltered. He
went out and bought that outfit he
continued, feelingly. without even
knowing whether he'll be accepted or
not
For two mortal hours the Genius and
his uniform sat in the assembly room
en- away in hacks. The carnage was
awful"
After moment the clubman resumed.
But / have an idea" he said. I'VE
WIN seho MIN 10 tne treMcneS ana let
the Germans have a look at him. II
that doesn't finish them, nothing will"
After promising to deliver this new
idea to the War Department. the OBJ
server strolled off. He ran into another
man of Irish descent and they fell to
talking Of strategy. When the OBJ
server had finished telling of the club!
mans new device the Irishman pom
dered.
There may be something in that" he
said, thoughtfully, "You Eee 1t is the
unexpected move that wins battles.
Stonewall jackson and others He
broke OF.
'.Did I ever tell you about the battle
Evening star., 1917-05-20

trict of Columbia have birth records
which the census bureau accepts as
fairly adequate, and even in this birth
registration area the records are sell
dom 100 per cent complete. The fed
eral children's bureau urges each COM
munity in the country to see that all
the children born within it's boundaries
receive the fundamental protection Of
an official record of birth.
To-day. in the case of conscription for
military duty, 1t is an absolute neces-
sity in the matter of equity and justice
to know accurately the age of every
man called upon, and complete birth
registration would obviate many diff
culties and Inaccuracies that must
arise. Again. If our soldiers go abroad
they might well carry certified copies
of their birth registration with them.
In the case of al1owancing women
whose husbands have gone to war, it
would save endless fraud and fnaccu-
racy If every wife could produce birth
certificate for each of her children. In
Decd the birth certificate should have
the same place in domestic relations as
the marriage certificate. In England,
when separation allowance is granted
the wives of soldiers, they must show
an official copy of birth registration or
the child or children cannot be certified
for allowance.
There is no national legislation on
this subject in the United States, and
the responsibility for birth registration
Evening star., 1917-05-20
The Profiteer.

TIT AROLD MCCORMICK of Chicago.
III who has outf1tted the whole Yar-
rowdale crew at his own expense. is
very rich man and a very generous man.
but he does not like to be done"
Mr.. Mccormick, on one of his visits
to Florida, neglected to stipulate his
hotel rate in advance. The hotel man
took advantage of this oversight, and the
bill he presented was exorbitant
Mr.. Mccormick, however, paid without
q murmur. Then he said. as he folded
the receipt in his wallet:
by the way. have you got any two
cent stamps?"
Eyes, sir" said the hotel man. How
many would you like to have?'
"Er-," said Mr.. Mccormick. mildly,
"how much are they apiece?"
Evening star., 1917-05-20

ing for most men, but not for Sherwood.
When the Spanish american war broke
offered his Services to the country.
They were refused. In recent state
ment he said he was ready to go to the
front again. although he Is bitterly op-
posed to war. Ready to fight. he Is also
ready to do everything he can to stop
the fighting He frequently makes
pacifist speeches on the floor and about
the country.
Any one who ever has visited the
House will recall Maj. Stedman. He is
the ouare-shouldered. white-bearded
scholarly appearing. man who every
day sits we'll toward the rear of the
chamber on the democratic side and
seldom speaks, but when he does COM
mands the closest attention of both
sides. He is as modest about his war
record as he is about injecting himself
into the average House debate. yet he
has no reason to be- No man in either
record than his.
War came when he was on the point
of being graduated from the Univer-
sity of North Carolina, so he did not
wait for his diploma, but at once Joined
the southern colors as a private in tbs
1st North Carolina Regiment. In the
ensuing four years he served with Lees
army, was wounded three times and
q major.
When the war resolution came up In
the House recently Stedman made
speech long to be remembered. In mas
terly fashion he urged support of the
President, and from both sides of the
chamber came indorcement of his stand.
x *
Representative Gardner of Massachu-
setts was the first member of either house
to quit Congress for military service in
the present war. His resignation was
sent to the governor of his state last
Wednesday. He has a commission as
colonel in the Officers Reserve Corps.
In the fat and happy days be-
fore the European war was thought Of
by most persons Representative Card
ner of Massachusetts used to make him.
self mighty unpopular almost every
day or SO by rising UP and shouting
preparedness arguments into the ears
of faithful representatives who wanted
to see the rivers and harbors or an
nual seed bill disposed Of right off.
Some of them even used to walk out
into the cloakrooms and wait for him
to quit.
But Gardner kept after them, and now,
when the country is at war and everybody
wishes there had been little more prep
Evening star., 1917-05-20
Custom of Placing Flowers
ON Graves of Soldiers

only partly filed in and were filthy and
disgusting. At the head of each grave
was plain board, with the number of
the death upon it. Cows were grazing
in the fields nearby and were walking
over the graves.
1T made our blood boil to see the
way the graves were kept and how
they were desecrated. We formed our
selves then and there into q society, de-
termined that the sacred soil should
be fenced in and the grounds cared
for. We did the fencing, and then /
asked the colored people to dedicate one
day each year, and fix May / as the
date, when all should bring flowers to
lay on the graves. The day came and
every colored clergyman took part.
The children marched around the
graves first. sang patriotic hymns and
then left their flowers. Gen. Hartwell.
tary holiday of it"
1t is set forth. and there can be no
doubt about the accuracy of the state-
ments. that even before the time which
Redpath mentions as the first Memo
rial day observance northern women in
dividually decorated the graves OF their
loved ones and that in several cities of
the south the southern women COM
bined in day of decoration
Gen. Joe Wheeler discussing the sub.
Ject of the origin of Memorial day, said
several years before his death:
During the contest between tho
states the women and children of the
south delighted to bring flowers and
evergreens to decorate the graves of
the martyrs to their cause
AS the spring brought the anniver-
sary OF the doomsday of the lost cause
the women instituted another and a
special day in honor of their beloved
soldiers. and the pathos of devotion
was deeper in that sacrifice of their
lives had been made. seemingly, In vain,
Women. and women alone, inaugu-
rated the custom
The southern states fell quickly into
line. and then the custom found its way
into the northern states But it was to
Gen. John A Logan. a distinguished
soldier and no less distinguished as a
statesman. then commander of tho
Grand Army of the Republic, that the
nation owes the establishment of q
national Memorial day"
Evening star., 1917-05-20

horse and learned the next day that the
animal was seen by everybody in town
Is. Gardner knew, too. but he never
wavered. He delivered the message and
escaped unhurt. Congress made him a
ma jor four years later
Senators who have seen service are
Nelson of Minnesota, Goff of West VIZ
ginia and Warren of Wyoming. in the
Union army: Bankhead of Alabama and
Martin of Virginia, in the Confederate
army; Weeks of Massachusetts,. Fall OF
New Mexico, Wadsworth of New York,
Hughes and Frelinghuysen- OF New Jer-
sey, Knox of Pennsylvania, New OF
Indiana and Lewis of Illinois. IN the
Spanish American war.
Senator Tillman of South Carolina
quit school to join the Confederate
army, but he was taken seriously Ill
and never was able to enlist.
together at the battle of Port Hudson,
La, the former being wounded and
taken prisoner and the latter display
ing such gallant conduct that he later
medal of honor. Senator Goff earned
the title of major while serving with
the 4th Virginia Cavalry. while Senator
Martin. student at Virginia Military
that institution. Senator Bankhead
was wounded three times during the
war.
Senator Weeks was member of the
famous Naval Academy class of 1881,
which was mustered out of the service
because no ships were available for 1t.
When the Spanish-American war broke
out he volunteered his services to the
navy and served throughout the
struggle.
The advice OF Representative Osborne
of California to boys too small to en-
list in the army, but filled with de-
sire to fight. would be: Go to Sche-
nectady."
AS boy of sixteen Osborne wanted
to fight for the Union. His mother
having died, he took his savings, earned
working as printers devil" and in
vested them in railroad ticket from
his home town in New York to Albany.
He hurried to recruiting station and
was rejected as being too small.
Sadly detected, he left the recruiting
station. Broke, jobless and discouraged
over his failure to get into the fight,
tears were almost in his eyes when a
stranger picked him up.
Son, you want to enlist mighty bad.
don't you?" the stranger inquired.
Il certainly do" Osborne responded.
We'll. they're taking them smaller in
Evening star., 1917-05-20
\ N the Grand Army monument,
u which stands on the east side OF


W which stands on the east side OF
9TH street at the intersection OF
Louisiana avenue and c street north
west, is this inscription: Grand Army
of the Republic. Organized at Decatur.
ILL.,. April 6, 1866. by Benjamin Franklin
Stephenson, D. D."
The organization of the Grand Army
and the Inauguration Of the impressive
Memorial day exercises over the graves
of soldiers have become somewhat con-
fused in the minds of many persons.
The records and the history of the be-
ginning of the Grand Army are clear.
but there has been much discussion of
the origin of Memorial day and me-
mortal exercises over the graves of
Union and Confederate soldiers 1t
would seem to be plain that the formal
Memorial day exercises, under Grand
Army auspices. began three years after
the close of the civil war. Its general
observance in the north dates from an
order issued May 5, 1868. by Gen. John
A. Logan. who was commander-in-chief
of the Grand Army-of the Republic, ap-
pointing May 80 of that year for strew-
ing with flowers the graves of the SOL
diers of the Union Army who had died
in their countryS service. 1t was at
the second reunion of the Grand Army
of the Republic that the order was is
sued by Gen. Logan.
By some authorities who have delved
info this somewhat obscure matter the
honor of having originated the Me-
mortal day custom is given to James
Redpath. who was staff correspondent
of the New York Tribune during the
last year of the war. and who, it is
claimed, sent the first press dispatch
through to the north announcing the
triumphal end of Sherman's march to
the sea and the replacing of the Stars
and Stripes over Fort Sumter. After
the close of the war he remained in
Charleston to aid in the work of recon-
struction-
A number of years ago Redpath
made the claim that he was the author
or originator of the Memorial day
ceremony. In support of his claim. he
wrote a letter which was published in
the Philadelphia Press, and what he
wrote in that letter follows:
II believe that originated Memorial
day and the whole machinery of the
but hold that the
humblest soldier is more entitled to
the honor than / or any one else can
be. Let me tell how Its Inauguration
came about Col Woodford, IN 1865,
in command of the Union forces at
s. c.. appointed me super
intendent of schools. One Sunday a
party of US went to a soldiers grave
yard. which had formerly been a race
course. The long red, trenches were
Evening star., 1917-05-20

fare work and is using its influence to
have the condition remedied. In the
service of the bureau it is the work
of one woman to bring out facts and
figures in this connection and to influ-
ence the passage of a federal act or
complete set of state laws which will
remedy this national defect. The wom-
an is Mrs. Eta r. Goodwin. and her
women's clubs of the country.
"a certificate of birth registration is
the best passport a man may carry
abroad with him." said Mrs. Goodwin,
land the United States is the only civil
lied country which does not as a mat
ter of course provide its citizens with
this measure of protection and identifi-
cation. Only eleven states and the Dis
Evening star., 1917-05-20
HeckIing a HeckIer.

THoMAs A. DAILY. the Irish-Ameri-
can poet. was interrupted in an i'm
passioned address in Germantown by
heckler.
Say, Tom." roared the heckler.
whats the matter with you Irish?
You're always layin' bare your wrongs"
Mr.. DAILY nodded grimly.
That's because We want them re-
dressed" said he.
Evening star., 1917-05-20

of the dictionary" he asked. The OBJ
server indicated negative answer.
1.-THE other day." said the Irishman.
II had little run-in in my office. A
then-dropped in to inform me that I was
b1ackmailer. thug and a thief. As
he talked I could see our long friend
ship disappearing into thin air. He be-
Then I defended myself. lifted the
dictionary from the table and belted
him with 1t. He fell and l stepped for
ward. eagerly. to administer the coup
head and moaned: Call a preacher;
I'm dying
"Now I know that man. I know him
like book. Had he called for any
have been surprised. But when he
called for preacher it was too much.
Stunned, / stood there and gazed at
him. The dictionary fell from my hand.
Paralyzed, beheld him as he leaped to
a rabbit"
The Observer nodded.
"You see," concluded the Irishman.
ut is the unexpected that counts"
Having recorded the names of these
two great field marshals. the Observer
searched further. He found a man who
wanted to know why submarines couldn't
be electrocuted. This man thought he
could work out something If he once turn
ed his hand to 1t.
He, met another man who was confident
that the only trouble with the allied
forces was that they weren't going ahead
fast enough.
Get Americans over there" announced
this man. land they'll go through those
trenches as though they were pie.''
Has artillery become obsolete?" asked
the Observer.
ARTILLERY cannot stop brave men,"
trumpeted this embryo Napoleon.
Evening star., 1917-05-20

falls, therefore, on the individual states
upon which residents are dependent for
this measure of protection as well as
for the administration of laws relating
to birth registration. Almost every
state has some kind of birth registra-
tion law. but as I have already indi-
Gated. only a small minority are ade-
quate and the majority are very de-
f1cient. Massachusetts is sometimes IS
pointed out as state in which regis
state, but even in Massachusetts, the
registration authorities recognize that
there is room for improvement. Twen-
ty-six states have recently passed more
or less adequate laws, and are under
test. while twelve have inadequate and
unsatisfactory laws. All the states
fail to provide for some of their chill
dren the official record which may be-
tial for the protection of his property
rights. or even his life"
Asked what a satisfactory birth reg
fstration implied. Mrs. Goodwin pro-
duced what she termed standard"
certificate of birth, and that approved
by the bureau of the census. 1t affords,
in brief. tabulated provision for enter
ing various items of information con-
cerning child's birth. These facts in
c1ude the name of the child and the
date and place of birth, sex, name of
father and mother and maiden name of
the mother. with the birthplace, age,
color and occupation of each. the num-
ber of children born to the mother and
the number living, the name of the pro-
fessiona1 attendant and the date on
which the birth was reported.
Birth registration sounds like a dry
subject" said Mrs. Goodwin, "but when
OF interest. and the way in which the
clubwomen throughout the country
have taken the matter to themselves
is very gratifying. and most Of the
states are grateful for their help and
cooperation. In fact, 1t is uphill work
for state authorities to gain full and
accurate information for birth regis
tration records without the help and
cooperation induced by public senti-
ment in favor of their efforts
''The subject is one which appeals
particularly to women. and they are
making it prominent feature in much
Of their club work. especially at his
time, when baby-week campaigns are
in progress throughout the country. In
these baby-week campaigns clubwomen
in Louisiana, Illinois. Ohio. Washing
ton, Nebraska, Kansas and other states
are making an almost statewide can
vass in the interest of birth registra-
ton.
GAS an example of what is being done,
! might state that 500 clubwomen of
New Orleans volunteered to make a
house-to-house canvass in order to find
out exactly what the situation was on
birth registration and arouse interest
among the parents of children toward
the amendment of the local ordinance
They discovered that a very large num-
Der of children born in New Orleans
were not registered. and so reported,
the result being the passage of a good
birth registration law for that city.
X
'It Is an interesting fact that the i'm
petus given by clubwomen throughout
the United States to complete and cor
rect birth registration has been noted
by experts in infant welfare work in
Canada. and they are adopting some of
our methods in interesting their club