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Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-26
Hastings College Notes.

State Superintendent Clsmmons made a
splendid address for the college and friends
on Washingtons birthday
The college maIs quartet, Prof Unruh
End Miss Yer Valin gave a program In the
Ord lecture course one evening last week.
Dr. Farmer preached at Minden on Sab
bath and Dr. Knauer at Nelson DR..
knausr is moving his family to Hastings
and will probably not fill the pulpit at Nell
sen hereafter.
The Young womens Christian association
gave kensington at the new Domestic
Science cottage to Miss Adelia Dodge, stu
dent secretary OF the Young women's Chris
iian association. who was with the college
last Friday,
The February number of the Classical
Journal, contains an excellent write up Of
the classical department Of Hastings COL
iege, noting the spirit Of the students here
in the study Of classics, which compares
favoraby with that Of much larger schools
This college Is proud Of its orator, Miss
Delta Bowen. who. though she only won
second place at the state oratorical contest
was marked first by three out of four
judges, The fourth Judge having given her
sixth place. her rank was Just slightly be-
low the winner, Miss Bowen spoke on the
Dawn OF Russia"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-26

Our basket ball team played with Hastings
at Hastings last Tuesday. They got lost on
the big floor and were beaten by a score
of 10 to IL
Quincy Hanson has been elected treas
urer Of the Athletic association to succeed
Clark Grieve, who Is in the hospital at
Omaha. At this meeting Bryan Moore was
appointed to receive money for a bouquet Of
flowers to be sent to him.
Ralph Jackson, president of the board of
trustees of Stella Friends academy at Stella
Okl.. stopped at Central City Monday eve
ming. He interviewed one or two members
Of the college senior class in regard to TAX.
ing positions as teachers in that academy
next year.
The Whitterian literary program Wednes-
day night consisted OF an old fashioned
spelling contest All present were chosen
by the captains, Harlan Jones and Quincy
Hanson. Milo Crosbie and Eme Perisho
acted as Judges. Gilbert Mesner spelled the
crowd down and Paul Millsah stood second.
Miss Blanche Hastings gave the students
an interesting account at chapel Tuesday OF
her visit to the Hartz mountains in Ger
many. She took this trip after finishing
her study Of music at Berlin and on her way
home. In this talk Miss Hastings told OF
the beautiful scenery and gardens In those
mountains of the modes of travel in Ger
many. aud of the difficulty she experienced
In leaving thore. II seemed to be easier to
get into Germany than to get out.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-29
Why One Should Own His Home

caring about identifying his sur
roundings for he does not know how
long he will live in the same place
Every mans home becomes a
part of his life. Every shrub that
he trims, every flower that blooms
in response to his care, every nail
that he drives, adds TO his happiness
and to his personality. Each one OF
the vegetables raised from his labor
is eaten with a relish that cannot
compare with those purchased at a
grocery or from a farmer.
To own a home creates response
bility. not alone to his family, but
TO his neighbors and TO his home
city. 1t gives a man something to
work for. Buying a home on pay
ments creates a habit OF saving,
when once made not only is benefi-
cial to himself but to the commun-
ity in general. One man will say to
another that Mr.. Brown owns his
home and he did not have
anything before. He told me him
self that it was easy to pay for a
home, if one only made up his
mind" So you see his thrift is a
stimulant TO others, causing them to
give thought to owning a home, and
later deirse. which will soon spur a
man on until he is we'll under the
way of paying for a property that
suits his fancy with the money that
heretofore paid the rent.
Economists dwell upon private
ownership of property as an inn
pOrtant, even an essential element
and influence in individual and So
cial development. They say that il
is a stimulus TO labor. that IL in
creases production. promotes thrift,
and exerts a steadying formative in
fluence upon character.
There is also the practical side
Of owning a home. Besides the
sentimental association or emotional
feeling there is the commercial side
A well kept home no matter how
humble is something which may be
sold.
Ii represents a mans savings, and
were he TO leave dependent family
il could be sold, or the steady in
come from it might be used 10 good
advantage 1t is a form of life in
surance.
1t is not at all difficult 20 own a
home if one but tries. There are a
number of real estate men in South
Bend from whom homes may be
purchased with but a little more
money than one pays out for rent
each month.
So il seems TO me under these
conditions that if a man really
wants TO own a hor"o, he could dc
so. Look around 4ry find out from
man who owns a home, ask him
questions about il, see what his opin-
ions are. He will tell you that you
should buy home
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-29
WILL CELEBRATE
THE REFORMATION
Many Church Bodies Join to
Observe 400th AnniVer-
Sary of Movement.

Plans and activities for the APP
propriate observance Of the 4OOth
anniversary OF the birth Of the
Protestant reformation are broad 3
ening and gathering force.
At least IL UNCONVENTIONAL bodies
have appointed committees 10 pro
mote interest in the appropriate
celebration of the work Of Luther
and the other reformation leaders.
The federal council Of the church
IS OF Christ ia America has appoint
ed an important committee whose
function II will be 20 further the
celebration. particularly I'm it's 30
constituent UNCONVENTIONAL bodies
The chairman is Rev. W. RI. Roberts.
stated clerk Of the Presbyterian
church in the a.. S. a Rev Howard
r. Gold Is secretary Of this com
mittee.
The most complete quadri-centeu-
NAL organization Is the Joint Luth-
eran committee with offices at Phil
adelphia. This committee repre-
sents several Lutheran bodies. The
chairman Is Rev. II. r. Schmauck
OF Lebanon, Penn. The executive
secretary is Rev. Howard r. Gold
who is IN charge Of the Philadelphia
Office.
Local committees have been or
ganized in New York, Chicago. Phil
adelphia. Milwaukee. Minneapolis.
81. Louis, Los Angeles, Topeka,
Spokane, Charleston, Savannah and
in other cities. The New York
committee maintains a well equip
ped Office and is promoting study of
the history OF the reformation and
its significance. in and around New
York city. Hundreds of addresses
have bsen given under the auspices
OF this committee and other hun
dreds Of study classes have been or
ganized in churches. Sunday schools,
colleges, and through other agencies
in the metropolitan district.
DIR. Roberts and Mr.. Gold, repre-
senting the federal council. have is
sued circulars addressed to the col
leges and universities of the country
urging the participation of these in
stitutiOns I'm the celebration of the
mailing of the epoch making %
theses by Luther upon the doors Of
the church at Wittenberg, and an
other circular addressed especially
10 churches and Sunday schools.
In celebration OF the quadri-cen-
tennial throughout the coming
months. eliminating oct. 81, there
will be sermons. lectures, study
classes, a system OF publicity reach
ing the whole country through the
religious and secular press lists of
books and pamphlets and study
subjects carefully prepared, a popu-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-29

Gas. IS cents to 800 per NJ cubic feet net.
Price OF steam coal: +. q. B. south Bend.
II inch screenings. $1.75 per ton up.
PUBLIC SAFETY. Fire Department-Ten
stations: hfty-four men. sixteen pieces OF ap-
paratus; auto equipment included The eni-
cheney OF the FIRE department is shown by the
following figures:
Value OF buildings and coptents
at risk in the last ten years. -s7.O7s.o17.Oo
Total fire loss last ten years. $50 72Q.bo
Average loss per year for ten
years .-..------..- .------- 35.o72-9O
POLICE DEPARTMENT: Sixty men and
police women. Police ambulance. auto
patrol and motorcycle squad.
RELIGIOUS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS:
Fifty-four churches. including all leading de-
nominations; Y. NJ. c. A. costing with equip
ment about $500 10000. and 500 10000
Boys Branch. 4 Y. W. c. A. costing s75.-
10000. Museums-one in the city and at
Notre Dame Two hospitals and a county in
Urinary and an orphans nome.
STREETS: Total length OF streets. alleys
and avenues in the city limits 1881 miles.
Total length Of streets, alleys and avenues
paved 66.42 miles. Complete boulevard
system being developed.
STREET LIGHTS: Total public lights
1912, including 400 electric ma ghetto are and
other incandescents and magnetic Cost.
$4,000 per year. Many streets are Illuminated
with the improved boulevard cluster lights.
TELEPHONES: Central Union-5.617 sta
tons; average call per day, 1900. Long dis
lance calls per day $50. Direct connection
with New York. CHICAGO. san Francisco and
all intermediate points.
Home-6114 stations, connected with six eV-
changes Miles of wire (Mav I. 1870, 1888.
and the total average calls per dav was so 600.
TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES: South
Bend has eight steam and three electric roads
The steam roads are the Lake shore and Mich
igan Southern tNew York Centra), the Grand
Trunk. the Michigan Central 1.-TWO iivisions).
the Nandalia pennsylvania SYSTEM. the Chi
cago. Indiana and Southern, and the New
Jersey, Indiana and Illinois. An eighth road.
the Lake Erie 4 Western. supplies through
passenger service between South Bend and
indianapolis entering the city over the tracks
of the New York Central. Two belt roads en-
circle the city and switching charges are alb
sOrbed by the railroads The electric lines are
the Chicago south Bend and Northern Indi-
ana the Chicago. Lake shore and South Rend,
and the Southern Michigan. These lines pro-
vide service between this city. chicago and
indianapolis and important points on the
shore of Lake Michigan
FREIGHT RATES CCL) south Bend TO
following points.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-29

PASSENGER SERVICE: Steam and cleo
trio roads provide about 40 trains da.ly-70 IT.
and 70 out
WATER SUPPLY. The citv's water supply
is drawn from about 1 90 artesian wells Plant
valuation $500 $1,000. Normal pumping
capacity for a hours. 100000 gallons
South Bend drinks and puts out fires with
pure, cold. sparkling water that is the envy Of
less fortunate cities
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-29

SUING ana the gdDtS III VeIuCdl all combining 10
make the bungalow very pleasing in appearance.
In this plan the living quarters have been ar
ranged to occupy side of the house and the
sleeping quarters the other, with the entrance to
the sleeping quarters off of the dining room. The
stairs to the attic space are reached off of the din
ing room, and the basement, which occupies the
rear half of the plan, is reached from grade land
ing stairs out of the rear of the kitchen. The plan
may be finished the purchaser desires, hut unless
otherwise requested, oak floors will be used
throughout on the main floor, hardwood finish in
the living room and dining room and pine finish in
the kitchen, bedrooms and bath The basement
has cement floor and the attic is finished with
rough floor and intended for storage purposes only.
In the usual type of bungalow construction this
design should be built for $4,000 Size 3Ox4S feet.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-29
LIKE AN IMMIGRANT.

Charley is so poetical. When I
accepted him he said he felt like an
immigrant entering a new world" d.
We'll, he was an immigrant"
What do you mean?"
Wasn't he just landed puck.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-29

lar life of Luther by a well known
American writer and an appropriate
medal. other features will be ex-
hibits in various cities, tableaus and
pageants. A memorial arch and
Luther statues are projected.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-29

AREA: CCity proper) 1856 square miles:
altitude, 1872 feet
ASSESSED VALUATION: Real estate s11.-
672.610; improvements. $11,3SA210: personal
property, sS,OO3,03O
CITY DEBT: Bonded debt. .... $4,000
Sinking fund .... 444S1
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-29
EVIDENTLY RICH

I've been threatened with appen-
dicitis."
Who threatened you, the doc
tori"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-29


altitude 1872 feet.
ASSESSED VALUATION: Real estate. s11.-
672,610; improvements. S11,3SA210: personal
property, sS.OO9OSO.
CITY DEBT: Bonded debt. $4,000
Sinking fund. 44,4s1
Net debt ..s472.51s
CITY PROPERTY AND NET ASSETS:
$2,224,52O
CLUBS: Chamber of Commerce with ex-
elusive club house and equipment Indiana
Club, Knife and Fork Club, Press Club, Prog
ress Club. Rotary club. Ad-SeH League. Uni
versity Club and recently formed Country
Club with a most complete house and golf
course now under construction. Also an un-
usual number Of other clubs and organizations
which provide for intellectual needs and social
life
DEATH RATE: HOO per 600
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS: Eighteen
grade public schools, valued at S1.25O.OOO.OO
A new $45O.OOO High School. \ vocational
school Twelve parOchial schools School
enumeration (6 TO q years. 1857 G915).
School attendance approximately u. 90.
Free public night schools are conducted in
four Of the ward buildings and in the High
School with an attendance of about thou
sand. Night school work is also provided by
the Y NJ. c. A. and Y. w G. A. The Univer-
sity of Notre Dame is located just north Of the
city. St Mary's Academy another large Cath
Ollie institution. provides for the academic and
collegiate training of girls. I'm addition TO
these the following special and technical
schools: Three business colleges. kindergarten
training school. two schools Of music.
FACILITIES FOR NEW INDUSTRIES. An
important inducement to new industries that
may not once require an individual plant is
furnished by a Manufacturers Plant and
Power Co. Space and power TO suit can he
had i'm the buildings of this company at low
rental Rental includes water heat. watch
man and elevator service. Many excellent
sites and few buildings procurabe. Write
South Bend Chamber Of Commerce for list and
photos.
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS: Ten bank
and trust companies with total resources of
Steps $500.
LABOR: South Bend is what is classsd il
labor circles as an open town" There is an
abundance of both skilled and unskiIled labor
and plenty more to draw upon in the smaller
adjacent towns. Wage scales furnished
quest. A large proportion of workingmel own
their homes.
POPULATION: The following comparative
figures most significant showing tAat
South Bend has never had boom. but
steady. normal. though rapid growth. such
growth is positive evidence of the natural adj
vantages of the city as an industrial and com
mercal center.
Population L. s Census: 1890 1920:
1890 21S19: 1900, So 500: 1910 1864: GocaI
Census) 1912. $500, and 1916. $1,000
POWER: The st. Joseph River is now de-
veloping approximately $4,000 hydro-electric
horse power from four dams in this vicinity,
most of this power being available for South
Bend The obvious advantages of electric
power, and the low price at which IL is fur
nshed here. practical inducements no
manufacturer can overlook.
Cost OF power and light: Electric 06 to
.OOS1 per K. W. hr. Average cost Is to so h.
p, $4,000 per h. p. per year.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-29
BY VERNON HASTINGS.
President south Bend Real Is

tate Board.
1t does not take an expert to dis
tinguish the houses that are occu-
pied by owners and those which are
rented.
The man who owns his home will
plant shrubs. trees, make flower
beds, have a vegetable garden and
otherwise improve his property,
while the renter is Indifferent, little
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-29

These increases in some measure
are due 20 large exports and an in
creased supply of currency. In case
of yheat oats, corn. potatoes and
other basic food products. however,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-29
WAGES AND THE COST
OF LIVING

The following table shows some
conspicuous increases in the cost Of
food as compared with a year ago:
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-29

the high prices seem mostly due to
scarcity as reflected in the following
table (Millions):
Crops, u. $. 1916 1915 Dec.
Wheat. bu. o.. $500 1.O12.O 1920
Oats, bu. ...1,251.9 1894 1915
Corn. bu..2.5sS.2 S.O54.5 All.
Potatoes. bu.. 1854 1881 1871
Obviously there is abundant hope
for lower food prices during the
coming year IL crops are large, and
this will mean agitation for higher
WAGES and a diminution Of social
discomfort. A call 10 arms also
would cause industrial workers 70
labor more contentedly. The with
drawal of large numbers of men
from industrial activities would nat
urally decrease the supply of labor,
and permit a tendency toward high
er wages. IL is uncertain how much
this natural tendency would be OFF,
set by patriotism of the stay-at-
homes and the beneficial influence
OF large food crops, but as 10 both
employment and the cost Of living
the wage Garner would be better of.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-29
Facts Worth Knowing
About South Bend

SOU III BEND located egs miles Chicago the where the St
lis South Bend- and noIthwa1d 10 the
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-13
GREAT MEETING
NEXT THURSDAY
Preparedness For War Is to Be
Discussed by Lancaster
Citizens.

DIR. w. S. Currell, president of the
University OF South Carolina, and
Thomas f. McDow, we'll known at
torney at law of York, will be the two
speakers at a meeting for Civic Pre-.
paredness for War to be held in the
morning at II o'clock. This move
ment is by no means a local one, but
instead is Statewide in it's scope. 1t
has been launched by leaders in Co
lumbia and men from every part OF
the State are taking an active part in
the plans and preparations for maxi
ing South Carolina people realize
that this State must produce more
food at home or be face to face with
starvation. Rev. H. r. Murchison is
member of the Auxiliary Commit
tee TO the Executive Committee or
the State association.
1t is planned to have meetings
similar to the Lancaster meeting at
every school house and cross roads
in Lancaster county and the speak
ers will preach the gospel of pro-
'ducing enough at home to eat, so that
this State may be Independent from
outside assistance.
C. L. McManus, county farm de-
monstratiOn agent. has appointed the
following committee to make prelim-
mary arrangements for the campaign
in Lancaster county: Leroy Springs,
w. T. Gregory. Chas. d. Jones John
T. Stevens, r. r. Wiley, Hugh Il.
Murchison, w. S. Patterson. b. F..
Carson, j. II. Manlcy. ]. Ed. Craig.
/ j. NJ. Yoder, l.. r. Rollings. ]. Roy
Cunningham, Mrs. Leroy Springs,
Mrs. w. f. Taylor. Mrs. w. il. Mil
len, Mrs. r. c. Brown, Miss Martha
Creighton and V. A. Lingle.
This committee has been requested
tc meet in the court house Monday
afternoon at o'clock to consider
the plans for the work to be done in
Lancaster county. ..
1t is hoped that the court house
will be entirely filed for the meet
ing next Thursday.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-13
COLOSSAL WAR UPON
GERMAN SUBMARINES.
tfontinued from Page one,

maintain her blockade with any de-
gree of effectiveness.
In their calculations the president
and the shipping board have had the
advice OF allied naval authorities and
have computed carefully the ability
Iof German U-boats to cope with
large numbers of merchantmen. They
are convinced that by building ships
of only 1000 or $500 tons, and
forcing Germany to- pay with a tor
pedo for each one sent to the bottom.
the United States can exhaust the re-
sources of the submarine feet for
operating far from it's bases. The
German resources can be still furth-
er dissipated by routing the American
merchantmen through hundreds OF
ocean lanes to scores of European
ports.
If the blockade-running campaign
does not actually end the war by de-
stroying Germans faith in the u
boat, to which her reliance was
transferred after hope of decisive VIC
tory on land apparently had been
abandoned, the administration is con.
fident it at least will thwart the Ger.
man threat of forcing an early peace
on the allies through starvation
blockade.
Officials are fully alive to the dan,
gers to this country which might fol-
low such a peace. and have been full
ly advised of the allies need of sup
plies. Although the blockade is con.
sidered far from successful. they
feel that an effective stroke at it and
at the campaign of ruthlessness is
sure to have a telling effect and to
furnish the best means of translating
quickly into deeds the nations great
potentialities.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-13
Careless Results in Failure.

That Is why we say Feed b. A.
Thomas Hog Powder according to
directions" DO NOT FEED 1T
but mix it with ground
feed and moisten with just enough
water to make a crumbly mass.
Then each hog gets a beneficial dose.
See full directions on package. Your
money back If you are not salts
aed.---Adv.
Lancaster Mercantile Co.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-13
MADE INSPECTION
HERE THIS WEEK.
A. d.. Oliphant Visited Jail,
Changing and AlmshOuse
of Lancaster County.

| The State Board of Charities and
Corrections made this week it's sec
ond inspection Of the Lancaster
county chaingang camp, Jail and
almshouse. The inspections were
made for the board by A. ID. Oil
phant, it's assistant secretary.
An interesting feature of the
boards work this year is its system
of scoring county penal and char
litable institutions on the basis of GER
tain standards it has set for their
management and equipment. The
Iscores make possible a fair compari-
son of the way in which the differ
ent counties of the State are caring
for their prisoners, convicts and
paupers. They indicate. too, def
plants and point the way to reforms
that should be made in management.
Laneaster's Jail, chaingang and aims
house will all be scored, and the
scores and recommendations for in
creasing them sent to the Ifficials
who have these institutions in charge
and to other interested citizens. The
aim of the board is to get better ia
cilties in the jails. chaingangs and
lalmshouses of the State and to help
the men in charge of them to manage
them along the lines which modern
experience has shown to be best.
The Board of Charities and Cor
rections is OF the opinion that many
of the counties of South carolina are
too small to maintain by themselves
,almshouses which will be good homes
for paupers and in which they can re.
ceive the hospital attention which
they need so frequently. The board
is advocating the consolidation of
small county almshouses into district
almshouses in which paupers coming
from the counties in the group main
tanning the almshouse can receive at
the lowest cost combination OF the
home and hospital care which they
need. The abolition OF the aims
houses in the counties with COM
anu Ine
formation OF district almshouses to
care for paupers from several coun-
ties presupposes the re-classihcation
OF the present almshouse populations
the wedding out OF the feeble
minded, the epileptics and others nov
in almshouses who ought to be in
other institutons-and the cur,
failing of the giving OF outdoor re-
lief by counties so that money from
the public treasury or supplies paid
for by the public will be given to
paupers outside of aimshouses only
in cases OF emergency where tenn
porary relief is found necessary af-
ter investigation.
In each county the State Board of
| Charities and Corrections has ap-
pointed a local committee of visitors
to aid it in its work In Lancaster
this committee is composed of the
Rev. Hugh r. Murchison, chairman;
j. T. Thomasson and j. Il. Craig.