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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-22
international News Service:
BY Jack TeiOck.


our best little performers in ath-
Ietics. golf tennis. rowing and
swimming are wondering how long
II will be until there will be no such
animal as an amateur.
The movement started more than
a year ago by the United States Golf
association TO remove all possibility
Of any professional faint among
its r. mbers has spread like wildfre
10 other branches OF amateur sports,
and the sponsors ia these sport bod
les are fostering it in every possible
way
Some sport reforms are good.
Any branch Of sports can stand re-
forms from time to time, but there
is a question in the minds of some
as 20 whether wide-sweep re-
form in various branches Of anna
teur athletics and sports which will
strip them OF their stars would be
for the best.
strict Definition.
The strictest definition OF an
amateur that has been placed before
any amateur association for consid-
Grafton is that OF the United States
National Lawn Tennis association.
In a nutshell tte L. :. y. L. T. A.
considers the following items as vio-
lations OF amateurisin:
Playing With professionals.
Accepting lsepcy for playing
Accepting money for teaching.
Accepting expenses incurred in
entering a meet.
Permitting the use Of Names in
the commercial world for advertis-
ing purposes
Accepting a position offered on
the strength of athletic fame
Playing exhibition matches for
money.
Accepting gratis memberships in
clubs.
Handling. buying or selling ten
mis- goods
Converting trophies or prizes into
money.
System Spreading.
These are the things which are
generally considered breaches OF
"amateurism" by the reformers to-
day. The system of reform as advo-
Gated by the golf and tennis bodies
is rapidly spreading. and should il
be adopted by all amateur associa-
tions. the ranks Of such associa-
tons would lose dozens Of the fore
most performers Of the age i'm ten.
mis-. golf swimming. rowing and
athletics OF all branches.
There is not the shadow of q
doubt in the mind OF any fair-think-
ing person that rules prohibiting
athletes from accepting money FOL
their services or performance,
should be strictly enforced in al
amateur associations, for without
such rules there would be no such
thing as amateurism. But thos,
who look at both sides OF the mat
ter are inclined TO believe that tn,
rules should not be made too IA
reaching.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-22
PINE VILLAGE QUINT
BEATS WABASH A. A..
Pug" Dale. Former Little Giant
for Victors-ScOre 80 TO 80.

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 22.-"Pug"
Dale, former Wabash college star,
sent the ball into the basket 10
times for Pine Village basketball
team in its game at Tomlinson hall
with the Wabash A. A. quintet of
Wabash. here Sunday. Pine Village
won SO TO 80. The passing of Por-
ter. Little and Skemp featured in
the second half for Pine Village.
Eldridge, former Purdue player,
showed we'll at back guard. Due to
the playing Of Crow and the speedy
Garrison OF Wabash, the score at the
end of the first half was 21 TO 81.
Pine Village mas three games sdhed-
uled and more are being arranged
for by Manager John Rutler. Pine
Village will play Mt Carroll, Ill,
here Jan. IS; Pendleton. Ind, Feb.
4: Buffalo orioles, formerly the
Buffalo Germans. Feb. 25. Lineup
and summary:
Pine V 1891 Wabash (3O)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-22
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COMBINATION LElGTF
COMMERCIAL LEAGUE

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New Britain herald., 1917-04-13
ATLANTIC RESORTS
MAY Be KEPT DARK
Lights May Be Extin6uisbed Half
Mile Inland

New York, April 3.-Apprehen-
sion spread among the proprietors of
hotels and amusement places in the
resorts along the Atlantic coast yes
terday as the result of the refusal of
officials of the war and navy depart
ments to deny that they contemplate
ordering extinguishing of lights for a
distance of one-half mile from shore.
Such an order would be looked up
on by business men on the Rockaway
peninsula as little short of disastrous.
Many of them asserted last night that
enforcement of such an order would
mean their financial ruin. Similar re-
ports were received from Atlantic
City. Ashbury Park, Belmar, Cape
May, Long Branch, Atlantic High
lands and other resorts along the New
Jersey coast.
Coney Island business men took an
optimistic view Of the situation and
expressed the belief that they would
be able to reach a compromise with
the military authorities by devising a
means of screening their lights SO
that they would not be seen from the
ocean.
No Order Issued Yet.
Officials of the war and other de-
partments at Washington maintained
silence on the subject. It is known.
however, that no order of the kind re-
ported has been issued. -..
This must be done by local au-
thorities,' was the only statement
that could be obtained on the sub
ject in Washington last night. 1t
was surmised that statement might
be interpreted to mean that the gov
eminent may suggest the adoption of
the light regulation as a war measure.
Hundreds Of appeals for informa-
ton were received from property
owners of Rockaway beach and Far
ROckaway by Maurice E. Connolly,
Borough president of Queens They
declared that the circulation of the
report at this time is serious, affecting
cottage and hotel rentals which usual
~ are at their height about this sea-
son.
The situation at the Rockaways is
little different from that with the
property owners and proprietors of
hotels and amusement places at other
shore places. Many carry heavy mort
cages on their lands. Hotel proprie-
tors and owners of amusement places
also obtain loans to carry them over
the early and lean weeks of the va
cation season. These loans, in most
instances, already have been obtained
and the work of getting the hotels and
amusement places ready for opening
next month is under way. If the
New Britain herald., 1917-04-13
SMITH IS ELECTED

Secretary of Tammany Hall Handily
Defeats republican Candidate In
Suecial Election for Congressman.
New York, April 13.-Thomas F.
Smith, for many years secretary OF
Tammany hall, was Overwhelmingly
elected yesterday to succeed the late
Michael F. Conry as representative
in congress from the Fifteenth district
which extends from Fourteenth to
Thirty-seventh street and from the
East TO the North river. OF the H.
O16 votes cast-scveral thousand
more than the special election was
expected to bring out-Mr. Smith re-
ceived 1888, against 2,450 for the re-
publican candidate, John N Boyle.
Joseph ID. Cannon, socialist candi-
date, who ran on an anti-war plat
form-one of his campaign declara-
tons was that the United States plans
to initiate the tyrannical policy by
which Europe has ruined her people
and enriched her capitalists and aris-
tocrats-was a bad third, receiving
only 72S votes. Mr.. Smith carried
eighty-three of the eighty-seven elec-
ton districts and all of the assembly
districts. ..
Mr.. Smith said last night that he
had not yet decided whether he would
resign as secretary of Tammany hall,
but that he would resign Immediately
the post of chief clerk Of the city
court, which he has held for the
last nineteen years.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-13

and eastern states, where the season is
too short for the great staple crops.
may we'll be increased.
The area planted to navy beans in
the north and west and to Mexican
and teDary beans in the southwest
should be enlarged.
The planting of potatoes, especially
for local use should be stimulated in
every reasonable way.
Sweet potatoes in the south should
be produced in larger quantity than
usual for use in their fresh state and
Cor storing, canning or desiccating
for winter use.
Production Of pea nuts should be en-
larged.
Care should be taken to avoid UNI
due encroachment on areas used for
pasturage and hay required for live
stock production.
Authority should be granted to the
secretary Of agriculture to advance to
farmers under proper safeguards seed
required to insure the production of
crops necessary for the welfare of the
nation.
Live Stock Holdings Low.
An early increase in the animal
product of the country should be
made, as live stock holdings already
arc too low and should not be dimin-
ished further. Increase must come
through enlarging the supply of feed
b. more efficient methods of feeding
and through more complete control
of contagious diseases.
Pork production could be increased
substantially through the more ex-
tensive use of full filters, better care
and feeding.
Milk production could be increased
fully one-fourth by more liberal and
intelligent feeding.
The poultry products can and
should be doubled within a year.
Another drastic provision that the
conference advised was the delega-
ton of power to the secretary of
agriculture to license all concerns
handling foodstuffs in any way, and
it thought advisable by the council
of national defense, actually to take
over and operate such of the busi-
nesses as may be warranted in a
manner similar to receivership.
Turning to the subject Of prices,
the statement of the department says:
The fixing of maximum or mini
mum prices need not be undertaken
at this time. but the fact that such
a course may become necessary in
the future makes advisable the crea-
/. ton of agencies which will facilitate
government action when the necessity
may arise.
ITO this end it would be well for
the congress of the United States to
authorize the council of national de-
New Britain herald., 1917-04-13
WOMEN BECOMING
MACHINE EXPERTS
Prove Their Worth As More Than
Mere Attendants

London, April 13.-Those who still
cling to the idea that the woman
munition worker is a mere attendant
upon a machine, engaged in repetition
work and incapable of taking the place
of the skilled artisan, are being
given a tangible proof that there are
many thousands of women mechanics
in this country doing delicate and
difficult work that. in times of peace.
only the exceptional expert was
thought capable, Of doing. This proof
is being furnished by an exhibition
that the ministry of munitions is CIV
ing.
Engineers agree that the making of
a rotary aircraft engine is about as
severe a test as exists of skilled ar
tisanship. Such engines are being
produced today by women. Steel
cylinders are exhibited that are ma
chined down to one-thousandth of an
inch. and with an accuracy OF bal
ance that is reckoned to the fraction
of gramme. A pump used In
rotary aircraft engine is shown that
it is a miracle of delicate construc-
ton, and is made entirely by women.
It is a war invention and has never
been made by man labor. The de-
gree of accuracy here Is .0004 OF an
inch, and a notice attached to the ex-
hibit adds that "in every case the
operator sets and grinds her own
tools.''
Even greater accuracy is achieved
in the various gauges that women
workers are making. There is on dis
play one cylinder guage for a. sixty
pound shell. This gauge had been
ground to a limit of three ten
thousa ndths of an inch. And this is
but one exhibit in a. whole section de-
voted to dies, gauges. and tool cut
tiers Of every kind. A manufactures
who was attending the exhibit was
heard to exclaim:
IT never thought I should live to
see twist drills made by women
There are few cases of repetition
work, most of the exhibits being of
pure handicraft, very often OF a
kind that, before the war. England
had to look for abroad. A striking
example is the optical section. As far
as tense making was a British indus
try before the war, it virtually was a
monopoly of few French and Ger
man workmen imported specially into
this country. Now English women
areturning out lenses and prisrns of
an angular accuracy Of three seconds
or less than are said to challenge the
best work of France or Germany be-
fore the war.
Not only a few exceptional women
have attained this skill. but there is
an army of them engaged in all these
kind of expert work and earning high
wages. And the astonishing thing
about it is that it has all come about
since 1915. These tens Of thousands
of skilled women artisans have had
an apprenticeship of months where
men have had years.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-13
COL, BENNETT CONVICTED.
Oyster Bay Politician Found Guilty
of Bribdng Juror.

Mineola. l.. l., April 13.-After a
trial which lasted all this week, Col.
Henry M. Bennett, of Oyster Bay, was
found guilty yesterday of bribing a
juror in the supreme court. The jury
was out less than an hour.
Charles r. Mccarthy, formerly as
sistant district attorney, charged Col.
Bennett with offering to bride Freder-
lex Mcqueen. juror in the case Of
Fuller against the Bradley Construc-
ton company. The case was reported
to Justice Van Sicklen, who was sit
ting then.
Mr.. Mccarthy testified he went to a
hotel, where he met Colonel Bennett
told Mr.. Mccarthy. according to the
evidence that the trick could not be
done for less than $4,000. This Mr..
Mccarthy said he agreed to pay and
gave Colonel Bennett 500 on ac-
count.
Colonel Bennett was charged with
accepting a bride. Sentence will be
passed on Saturday.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-13

lights OUT order is issued, the bus
mess men say that all of this money
would be lost to them.
Residents Alarmed.
So seriously did Mr.. Connolly re-
gard the appeals that he wrote to
Representative Caldwell Of the Queens
congressional delegation. 1.-THE great
uneasiness is being felt by property
owners and citizens of Rockaway,"
Mr.. Connolly said, lowing to per-
sistent rumor to the effect that the
federal government or the war de-
partment will cause to be extinguished
the lights on the Rockaway peninsu-
la as a war measure, and this uneasi-
ness is seriously affecting the renting
of property. It is easy to understand
just how serious this may be, in view
Of the fact that the leases are now be-
ing renewed or cancelled, and it is of
the utmost and vital Importance that
something be done to allay. fears of
the prospective lessees and prospec-
tive summer visitors to Rockaway.
This also would seem to apply with
equal force to Coney Island and per-
haps to the Borough of Richmond.
Accordingly, it may be possible for
YOU to obtain the cooperation of SEN
ator Calder and the representatives
of Brooklyn and Richmond in obtain
ing some action on the part of the
government or army officials in the
way of an interview or statement to
the effect that 1T is not the intention
of the military or naval authorities to
cause these beaches to remain in
darkness during the summer season.
Virtually all Of the largest hotels
along the Rockaway coast are within
a half mile of the shore line. The
same is true at Atlantic City, where
nearly every one of the more than
eight hundred hotels of the resort are
within a quarter of a mile Of the
ocean front.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-13


Tenn Ga1 want to tell how much Ihav been benefited
by lydia Vegetable Compound About eight agoI
cot of health unable house three
the family had dizzy feelings cold feet and hands nearly
all the could scarcely sleep all The doctor said had
severe liberation and without operation would always
be an invalid told him wanted to wait awhile Our druggist
advised Lydia Pnkhams Vegetable
and entirely cured Now house for and work
in the garden some thankful this medicine Ifee
though and have recommended to others and
they benefited Mrs w. E. LINDSEY r. Tennle Ga
If YOU want special Lydia Pnkham Medi
cine Co. letter will opened,
New Britain herald., 1917-04-13
Goo sick
go @ork
Many Women in this Condition Re-
gain Health by Taking Lydia E.
Pinl<ham's Vegetable Compound.
Convincing Proof of Thi. Fact.

Ridgway, Penn. - II suffered from female
trouble with backache and pain in my side for over
seven months SO l could not do any of my work.
was treated by three different doctors and was
getting discouraged when my sister-in-law told me
how Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound had
helped her. decided to try it, and it restored my
health, so now do all Of my homework which is
not light as I have a little boy three years old"
Mrs. O. NJ RHINEs, Ridgway, Penn.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-13

lights out" order is issued, the bus.
mess men say that all of this money
would be lost to them.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-13

fence, If deemed necessary, to pur-
chase. store and subsequently dis
tribute food products or to fix prices
in any national emergency caused by
temporary or local over-production
or by sudden ending of the war or
by restraints OF trade manipulations
or uneconomic speculation in order
tt at producers may not be required
to suffer loss on account of the ex-
traordinary efforts they are now
asked to make, and in order tha4
consumers may not be required to pay
oppressive prices in case of disor-
ganized or inadequate transportation"
New Britain herald., 1917-04-13
GERMAN POTTER INJURED.

Fairfield. April 13.-Steven Ruder.
80 years of age, a German, was badly
injured here last night while attempt
ing to cut the electric feed wires of
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford railroad. Ruder, who says he
left Germany three years ago, admits,
it is said, that he intended to sever
the wires and thus interfere with
trains going into Bridgeport. He re-
ceived a broken leg and bad burns,
and is being detained at the Bridge
port hospital.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-13
Gall DAME nature
TO RE-ST0Ck WORLD
america May Be Chosen to Fill
Earth's Empty Larder

washington, April ia program.
pr food Production and food conser-
walton. for the replenishment of the
worlds depleted stores, far reaching
- It's effects and so radical in it's ma
ture as to propose the application of
me principle of selective CONSUMPTION
"a get workers for the fields was out
4neo last night in a statement from
tsMe department of agriculture report
{IsMg the conclusions reached at the
IE00nference of agriculture experts held
IN st. Louis.
1t is doubtful il any nation embark
E1nH in war ever took the elaborate
measures for the increase of food pro-
fIdAction that ara proposed by Secre-
Atary of Agriculture Houston and his
conferees. Describing the situation
confronting, the country as perhaps
the greatest emergency in it's history.
the conference strongly recommend
ed the following action:
The program.
Cons1iption OF the more than e.
900. O0G boys between the ages of Is
and - rot now engaged in 'produc-
tive work. of men beyond military age
accep.ed for active military duty. for
work in the fields and i'll other lines
Tor food production as we'll as in am
ImunitioH plants.
I Appropriation OF S25.00C,0OO 20 be
made Immediately available for the
- Of the secretary OF agriculture to
meet the extraordinary needs of agri-
I culture in the. crisis.
Price publicity and, if necessary.
price fixing i'll order TO protect the
| public against spectators who seek to
| make capital out Of the country's con-
EDITION.
Government control Of agencies for
Hthe manufacture and handling of
foods.
"A complete survey of the food sit
nation.
a call by the government to farmers
and all persons having plot of land
OF any size available to plant as much
/ As possible this year and thus patriot
L ically assist the country TN as great
& degree as the man who shoulders
rifle.
Formation of relatively small CEN
|. trail agricultural body in Washington.
large national advisory body COM
!. posed Of leading agricultural organi-
4 xations, a small central agricultural
b body in each state to be designated
by the governor, all the smaller or
y ganizations working in coordination
!. with the central national board. which
In turn will work in cooperation with
: the Council of National defense.
Suggestions to Farmers.
81 AS the first step in the increase OF
Americas food production the con-
u ference urgently made these sugges-
& lions to the farmers of the nation:
Increase the acreage in spring
Z wheat in the northern states.
Increase the corn area east of the
4 Tooth meridian.
I In districts where wheat has been
I winter killed replant with oats, corn
or sorghum, as climatic conditions may
determine.
Plant barley and oats wherever
8 they are proved and reliable crops. to
the 1naximum that can be handled.
Buckwheat acreage in the northern
New Britain herald., 1917-04-13
FREE RENT FOR GuARDsMEN

Union Hill, N. j., April 13.-Two
hundred and fifty tenants Of houses
owned by James Usher were notified
today that Mr.. Usher would not
charge rent to families in which the
principal wage Garner enlists for war.
He also offers to help support such
families in other ways.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-13
DIES FIGHTING AT II.

Amsterdam. Via London. April 1s.
4:38 q, m.--The Taeglishe Rundschau.
a copy of which has been received
here, prints a Leipzig dispatch saying
that Sergeant Dr. Caspar Rene Greg
ory. a native of Philadelphia and pro-
lessor of theology in the University of
Leipzig, who volunteered for service
in the German army, has been killed
on the west front. He was II years
old.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-13
+ shall go to Washington"

II shall go to Washington" said
Mr.. Smith, Ito be first of all an Amer
lean and to support with full vigor au
measures designed for upholding the
government in the prosecution, Of thu
war, to the end that our country may
be free to pursue her rightful dutie1
and callings on land and sea-"
New Britain herald., 1917-04-13
LAWYER DEAD,

Chicago, April 1S.-Chester M.
Dawes, aged 81, general counsel for
the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy
railroad. died at his residence here
hast night. He was a son Of Henry
l.. Dawes. for many years United
States senator from Massa chusetts.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-06-08
City Council Proceedings.

The City Council met in regu-
lar session Monday night, Mayor
Minor presiding.
The reports of the Police
Judge and City Treasurer for
the month of May, 1917, were
read, received and ordered filed.
A petition was presented to
place a light at the alley on 9th
street between Franklin and
Main streets. 1t was so ordered.
An ordinance was passed to
allow claims of the Lexington
Water Company against the
City for hydrant rental for three
months beginning July l, 1917,
and ending September 30, 1917,
with instructions to the City
Clerk to hold out of warrant for
said rental, all general taxes due
and owing the city by the Lex
ington Water Company.
A motion was passed permit
ing E. ]. Schneck to erect a
sign on the northwest corner of
10th and Main streets, provided
Mr.. Morris grants him permiss-
ion.
The committee on sidewalks
was instructed to inspect the
walks on the south side of Main
street from 7th to Sth, and if
found defective to instruct the
city engineer to notify property
owners to put down new walks.
The city attorney was instruct
eG TO prepare an ordnance 10
pave Broadway between High
land and Main streets.
The street committee was in
structed to inspect all street fol
needed repairs, as soon as pos
sible.
The city attorney was instruct
to collect all delinquent person
al and real estate taxes due the
city.
The council adjourned to meet
in special session Tuesday, june
IL, 1917.