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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-15
BOBBIE'S PA.
BY William Il. Kirk.

Ii was awful cold in our fiat yes
terday; the paipers sed it was the
coolest day since the yeer of the big
blizzurd. * Pa sed that the yeer of
the big blizzurd was like the Fourth
Of July pared TO yesterday 1
ought 10 know, sed Pa. l only froze
one ear that winter & today l have
froze bOath of my GERS * the tip
of my firm noas. sed Pa.
II your mind was as firm as yure
noas. sed Ma. you wud git a hold
of that jannitor a. bring up him &
his whole family so they cud git =
idee Of what tenants have TO suffer.
IL wud do no good, sed Pa. have
always found, Pa sed. that the truly
CRATE bear thare burdens in silence
& newer give the jannitor a tum-
bel. sed Pa. If every man hollered
for a janitor when he felt cold, sed
Pa. there wud newer be a chanst
to discover the north pole. or to dig
gold in the Klondike, sed Pa.
We shall newer live in this fiat
another winter, sed Ma, that is as
sure as tate.
Let us not look so far ahed, sed
Pa. Surely this winter is cold enuff
without looking for another cold
spell next year. ouch! Ouch! my
noas. sed Pa.
What about yure noas. sed Ma.
1t is beginning 10 thaw out & il
hurts, sed Pa.
Thar must be sum mistaik. sed
Ma, il cud newer thaw out in this
fiat.
But il hurts, jes the saim, sed Pa.
ouch, l think l shall have to run
oaver to Jerry's place * have it
fixed, sed Pa.
What a quaint fancy. sed Ma, TO
think you are going 70 git out of
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-15
THE ACTORS STRIKE.

A branch the actors union. composed of vaude-
Vile performers and said twenty-five thousand
members. went strike few days ago in Boston.
Chicago City and ST. Louis. The actors walked
out and left theaters dark The union which
charter from the American Federation of Labor
threatens carry the strike every city in the
country if it's demands granted.
The strikers the closed shop a six-day week,
than three performances day. equitable
tracts and smaller commissions for the vaudeville
booking agents.
Most of these demands look reasonable They mere
ly that actors. like other people who for
living to be treated like human beings The
vaudeville performers a class, work harder than the
general public suspects. In fact all actors do Con-
siderng their forced travel their varied often
wretched accommodations their arduous rehearsals,
irregular hours and meals and their frequently
poor pay. theirs altogether happy life union
membership and methods ameliorate their condi-
ton. more power their union
But closed shop" clause dubious. Even
the principle is admissible in industrial labor
union is toerable in such profession the
actors represent? Can the theater an institution
afford the behest any organiza-
ton to any performer who doesn't happen TO have a
union CARD
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-15
Fipe Minute Talks
By National Leaders

patriotic with no direct voice in the
making of similar laws.
II must seem strange indeed to the
studious observer that our president
sits as chief executive of the nation
as the result of an election in which
| in one section of all the citizens
have had a voice. but in another
section only the males were held
qualified to speak concerning their
presidential and governmental pref
erences.
Even the president himself must
wonder what sort of a republic il is
over which he presides as chief ex-
ecutive.
Soon the visitor learns that in one
section of the country men hold the
women thereof as the constitution
holds people of the land-as per
sons entitled TO equality-equal
rights and equal voice in their gov
eminent. Knowing that the men Of
another section have not granted the
same privileges and responsibility,
the student must wonder if the
women OF the east and west are diff
ferent, or whether the men Of the
two sections differ in their interpre-
tation Of the constitution and what
equality" means, or whether they
hold their women more cheaply than
the men OF another section hold
theirs.
The student learns quickly that
there is a central governing body,
called congress, the legislators be-
ing elected from all sections of the
country with the power 10 go far to-
ward equalizing suffrage for the ma
ton. and it must seem strange 10
him that there is any hesitancy
about passing a national measure
having for it's object the equalizing
of people politically
In visiting one state-say Penn
sylvania-the foreigners would be
| interested TO learn that Pennsyl-
vania also has a governing legisla-
tive body. with the power to submit
TO the electors, who have elected
them as representatives. the question
of equalizing politically the wives
and daughters of the electors
If he learns that these statesmen
NIT this question TO be decided by
the electors. this must seem strang-
est OF all, and convince him that il
is because they fear equality, such
as mentioned by the constitution.
would prevent them from doing
things inimical to the welfare of the
state at large. ana. therefore. the
citizens OF that state.
Strange, too. il must seem 10 the
Immigrant coming 10 the land OF
( the free" TO learn that his wife may
be politically free only if he settles
in one part OF the country. and that
il he settles in another part. she may
not be politically free.
Strange-more strange-it must
seem TO the visitor, that any wom-
an (who. under any law that would
be passed, could not be forced 10
participate in the government by
BALLOT should object 10 her sisters
having the privilege Of the ballot
Certainly the entire situation is
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-15

this ingloo aggenn, now that 1 have
you here. Thare goes the termom-
eter, sed Ma, the cold has broke H.
Newer mind that, sed Pa. if we
doant have the thermometer 10 loon
at we won't notis the cold so much
Ouch. how that beezer hurts,
l wish you wuddent use that com
mon slang ware littel Bobbie can
hear ii, sed Ma. He is beginning e.
talk like one Of them street Arabs
He said this morning wen I asked
him how he felt. that he was all 70
the mustard None Of our folk
ever used slang, sed Ma.
Thare wasent any slang back
oaver the hills ware yure folks lived
sed Pa. The men folks back thare
singing Littel Annie Rooney q or
the Benches in the Park Ha. IA
sed Pa, & then they send scholar
to Ceylon 10 eddicate them heether
You are in rare form tonite. aren't
you, sed Ma For a man with two
frozen GERS & a frosted nose. Ma sed.
you are fairly bubbling oaver
Jest then the janitor calm up &
had sum good news. l jest put on
two shovelfulls OF coal. My Pa he
sed 10 Ma, 1 asked the landlord &
he sed it wud be all rite, he sup
poased.
& after awhile the steem was 60
ing pritty good & Pa began 20 resite
poetry. He sed:
The sun that breef December day
Rose cherries oaver hills of gray.
never knew what a frozen heart
ment
Until l moved TO this apartment.
Well. well, sed Ma, so my littel
song bird is warmed up at last.
It is a good thing for them Es-
{ KINDS that they doant live in flats
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-15

1t must seem strange to the citi-
zen OF one country visiting another
10 observe the varied phases Of life
political. domestic and civil. In
deed. if one is analytical the incOn-
gruiries are not only strange, but
frequently ludicrous.
Take our own country. Consider
its national and political life
Must IL not seem strange TO the
visitor. who comes as a studious OBJ
server. TO consider ours as a repub-
lie? If an aliens coming had oc-
Cured at one period. and he read
our constitution and accepted that
we believed all men equal, he would
have been justified in wondering il
we excused the physical and pOliti-
cal servitude Of many because OF
their color. Later, he must have
lauded the revolution Of things
which resulted in making the black
men politically equal with the white.
Il must also seen, strange to the
studious observer visiting our So
called republic today TO read the
high-sounding phrases OF our con-
stitution, which speak OF justice and
equality for all. and then visit the
west and ind the woman enjoying
all the political privileges granted TO
men. and participating by reason
thereof in the making of the laws
that govern them in their daily lives.
and then visit the east and find wom-
en- equally intelligent and equally
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-15
our LATEST COLISEUM PLANS

The bin emanating from the Chamber % Commerce
consideration by the legislature enabling South
Bend 20 buy a coliseum the installment pan,-as
you would pay rent and eventually own a home. or.
may be piece OF furniture of reminds
There appears be a law on the statute books al
ready, involving compensation from the city for
Pottawatomie park. the compensation paid be
esed under certain conditions for coliseum purposes
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-15
THE MELTING POT
GOMEZ TAKE POTLUCK WITH US.
SOFT SOAP.

The diplomatic of words should
accomplish
The who deal in language OF pomposty and pride
Have frequently a which to
While tempests
Because the speakers failed a milder line
There's good in all the human
Some admirable qualities o II o
And If their appreciatve
Appealing TO their with phrases smooth
They will carelessy
or smte the which your
language carefully choose the
Which makes the rejoice
For conversation the thing speed the of
To hasten the millennium when strife shall
But he who Kisses through sylables
Must feel surprised when called fight
3ak
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-15
WHAT'S THE ANSWER ;
union card

Doggone Carranza, What is ne up to? We have
cablegrams to the effect that he has the kaiser
wishes. Now. best wishes" regarding
wheIms recent birthday anniversary there's no kick
coming But IL it's best wishes" for wilhelm in his
racket with Uncle sam we'd feel like putting another
punitive" expedition into Mexico's midst
What sort OF sentiment is really stirring old de
factos whskers? He certainly could be OF some use
TO Germany, II German- American war comes
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-15

Mrs. George b. Orlady, president
of the Pennsylvania Woman Suf-
frage association. is the wife of the
president judge of the superior court
of tina STATE and is extremely active
in s'.rdge and social service work.
She was asked by international
News Service TO discuss some i'm
portant problem of the day and re-
piled with the following:
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-15
1872 AND 1917.

Here is an extract a document raked up out Of
American history by the New York Times:
Under pretended blockades. without the
presence Of an adequate force and sometimes
without practcabiity applying
has been pundered in every sea, the
great staples country have been cut of
from their legitimate markets. a destruct-
blow aimed agricultural and mari
interests
1T might at least have been expected that
enlightened nation, if less urged by moral
obligations or invited 10y friendly dispositions
the part CT the Unired states, would have
found its interest alone sufficient motive
TO respect their rights and their tranquility
high
"Other counsels have prevailed. our moder-
alton and conciation have had other effect
than to encourage perseverance and to enlarge
pretensions We behold seafaring citizens
still daily victims of lawless violence
mitted the common highway of the
nations. within sight Of the country which
owes them protection We behold our yes
sells. freighted the products soil
industry returning with the honest
proceeds of them. wrested from their lawful
destinations whilst arguments are
employed in support of these aggressions
which have foundation but in a principle
equally supporting claim to regulate
ternal commerce in all cases whatsoever"
These words are from special message sent to con-
by Pres't Madison June 1912 regarding "a
hostile the United States indie
pendent neutral nation. II was a calm and con-
yncing presentation progressive usurpations and
accommodating wrongs. Pres't Madison concluded;
We behold in fine the side of Great
Britain. state OF against the United
states and the side OF the United States
state OF peace toward Great britain"
This. every reader will instantly mild de-
scription OF the situation existing the
present month States and Germany.
plight far tolerable was one hundred
and years ago.
Two weeks after that message sent congress,
declared against Great Britain of
the accommodating wrongs" without bothering about
particular act srievous enough by itself
force the nation war looks if history may
repeat itself now.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-15

seeming strange and the only logi-
cal readjustment is the readjust-
ment which MAKES all citizens Of
this republic equal IN the voicing OF
their desires concerning the govern
ment which governs and which is
supposed to be the result Of the
voice OF all the people.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-15

Chief No Shirt OF the Umatillas has Washing
lobby. Everything seems to tend toward cor
upton OF the Indian
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-15

Greenland ranch in Death valley
holds the record for registered heat
according to an official announce
ment. On July 10. 1913. the the
mometer at this ranch capped the
climax in possibilities by climbing to
134 degrees Fahrenheit.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-15

Up TO this writing the other neutras have approved
Uncle Sans action but still up as to their
action
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-15

THE NEWS-TlMES PRINTING COMPANY
office: ". Cofax AV. - s,oo
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-15

Here extract from document raked up out Of
American history by the New York Times
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-12-12

means to reform things He spoke in
forceful words to the high Jews about
the dissertation of the Sabbath, re-
Winding them it was because of such
conduct in the past that dire afflic-
lions had come on their people. He
went further than words, for he or
dered that with the going down OF the
sun previous to the Sabbath the gates
OF the city be closed, and all traffic
with the outside cease. Deprived OF
getting in the city, the dealers in stuff
made themselves trading places about
the walls, and by this means thought
to evade the new order Of things. Ne
hemiah was. not made of the metal
which gives up, when resistance to his
plans appear. He promptly said that
he would have all traders arrested the
next Sabbath who came to the walls.
This stopped this trouble. The Lev
ties were urged to hold to the Sabbath
reforms. and make much OF the day
from a religious standpoint.
The keeping of one day in seven, as
one to rest from the ordinary duties of
life is one of the distinctive customs
of the people Of all lands whose re-
| ligious faith is founded on the bible.
A Jew who did not keep this COM
mandment was, no Jew at all. Begin
ming with the revival OF the command
ment by Nehemiah the Jews held to
it faithfully, and when Jesus came
they were keeping it with such zeal
that it was said to be wrong to do
even deeds of mercy to man or beasts
on that day. Jesus was constantly do
ing good deeds of healing on the Jew
| ish Sabbath, and for this they hated
him the more.
The study of the lesson will bring
up for discussion Sabbath observance
in our day. There are some who make
much ado over which of the days of
the week shall be considered as the
holy one. | have no words of con-
domination for these religious enthus-
lasts, but insist that their efforts are
misdirected. God did ask and COM
mand that one day in seven be held
as sacred, that no secular work be
done on that day. When. however. any
body of men and women set up that
eternal salvation and good conscience
toward God hinges on which particu-
lar day is observed, they assume to
know more than they have the right
to claim. They are good citizens. and
hon people, but their record as
christians does not in any way show
greater devotion to the words of Jesus
than other christians who do not keep
the day set forth by the pretended
guardians of Cod wishes as to OBJ
servance of the right day Of the seven.
1t is trivial, and a waste OF precious
time too, for christians to stop fighting
sin and evil in the world to wrangle
over which day of the seven should be
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-12-12
Eyerybody's Column
PLoWsHAREs NOW BEING USED
.l La 4 AS SWORDS. .@s

To the Editor:
Fifteen tons of old plowshares form
ed part of a recent shipment of junk
iron across the Atlantic, to be used
by battling Europe in the manufacture
of her deadly slaughter weapons.
Whenever this question of plow-
shares and swords is brought up, one
frequently hears quoted the familiar
words: "They shall beat their swords
into plowshares, and their spears into
pruning hooks; nation shall not lift
up sword against nation, neither shall
they learn war any more" Isaiah pa.
By multitudes, these words are taken
as the scriptural basis for the hope of
a coming perpetual peace and disarm-
ament among the nations; but such
a view is the result of most superficial
reading. Careful observation discloses
the fact that these are merely the
"sayings"-the words and wishes and
prognostications-of the people" in
the last days." recorded in advance
as another token of Gods foreknowl-
edge, and a further evidence that we
have reached the last days. (Read
Isaiah Q: 24) The fulfillment may
readily be seen in the multitudinous
! leagues to secure and perpetuate
peace, and the numerous pleas tor
disarmament heard on every hand.
! But the same God who foretold what
the nations would be saying in these
! last days, predicted also what they
would be doing; and in the light Of
this, the shipment Of plowshares is
incidentally interesting. But Of spe-
cial import is the world-sweeping pre-.
paredness movement, and the feverish
preparation for war, and the awaken.
! ing of all nations, both mighty and
weak, in preparation for earth's last
conflict. >.'; -s,@-.'
Prepare war, wake up the mighty
men, let all the men of war draw near;
let them come up: beat your plow-
shares into swords, Cand your pruning
hooks into spears: let the weak say
am strong..... Let the heather be
Weakened, and come up to the Valley
nf Jehosaphat. for there will l sit to
Judge all the heather round about.
Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of
decision; for the day Of the Lord is
near in the valley of decision" Joel
! 8: GA.
Very sincerely yours,
Geo. e. TRACER.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-12-12

observed as the holy one. Let each
one pick his day, keep it we'll, and at
all times follow the commands OF
Jesus the Christ and the words of the
great apostle Paul. 1t is on these that
the record will be made and judgment
rendered at the great judgment day.
Believers in the bible religion should
make up vast army to conquer the
world for Jesus. Some prefer to fight
under one banner, and others another.
There is no need Of quarrelins about
the banner, when there is plenty of
work for all to do, and it is rather sim
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-12-12
A New Kind of Sound Chamber

volume control, a clever in
dex file. An extra large,
silent motor and exquisite
woodworking.
Yet with all these advan-
tages, all these superiorities,
The Brunswick does not cost
more than other fine phono-
graphs. In fact, when COM
pairing prices Of the different
sizes with those Of the other
four leading makes, you will
note that Brunswick prices
are somewhat less.
This is because The Bruins
wick is made in its entirety
by The Brunswick Bake
Coliender Company - not
assembled. This great wood
working concern makes its
own cabinets instead Of buy
ing from some one else.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-12-12
SUNDAY SCHOOL NOTES
) Side Lights on NEXT Sundays
Lesson for Teachers and Pupils
Edited by Charles K. Meyers.
oFFICEBS.

President, Sears McHenry, Denison
First Vice-President, e. G. Dannett,
West Side.
Second Vice.President, e. G. Wig
gins, Dow City.
Third Vice-President, VIM. Lind
berg, Kiron.. .lf4'f 49,
Fourth Vice.President, Edward Ly-
on, Charter Oak. -
Secretary-Treasurer, Chas. X. Mey'
ers, Denison. ~.
Elementary Superintendent, Mrs.
Anna Williams, Denison.
Secondary Superintendent, Frank
Woolston,, Denison. .,4
Adult and Home Superintendent,
Mrs. +. w. Pierce, Denison.
Educational Superintendent, Miss
Monetta Jorgensen, Vail.
Supervision Superintendent. F. L.
Hoffman, Denison t-
Dec. l6 Nehemiah Enforces the
| Law of the Sabbath. Neh. 10, 1922.
! The scene of our lesson is still at
Jerusalem in the days of $50 years be-
fore Christ was born. That city has
/ this week been captured by christian
forces under the British flag. Nehe.
miah and Ezra are at the head of af,
! fairs and undertaking many reforms
4 We have learned how after the seven
ty years of captivity part of the Jews
came back to Jerusalem under Ezra
and under Nehemiah, and of what
these great leaders did. The walls OF
the city we're rebuilt, gates put up
the temple worship reestablished. Last
week we read Of the great revival OF
religion and how the people on hear
ing the book of the law read, with
plainness, rejoiced. With the lesson to-
day we shall see the enthusiasm with
4 which Nehemiah restored the Sab
bath day to its right observance fol
: the Jews. ~ .+
! All will recall that one Of the ten
commandments made known to the
Hebrews by Moses was one setting
apart every seventh day as holy day
sacred to the Lord. and it was made
obligatory on every faithful Jew tc
abstain from all work on that day. II
was the keeping of this, one day in
seven which made a most marked dis
tinction between the Jew and the Gen
I tile, in the day before Christ was
born. 1t was essential to the very life
of a Jew when surrounded with non
believers to keep his holy. day with
faithfulness.
In the lesson verses today it is told
how Nehemiah saw there was no Sab
bath keeping at Jerusalem and the
country adjoining where the Jews
lived. He noted the farmers went
about their work and the people in the
trades sold merchandise, and it was
a regular market day both in the city
and out. Nehemiah took vigorous
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-12-12

| 1t is surprising how interested the
rural young people become in farm
work when the Grange hires fiddler
to come in and play Money Musk for
dancing. I,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-12-12

It is complained that the boys Of
Denison jump on the backs of automo-
biles. But if they get their legs brok-
en- they have the satisfaction that they
won't have to go to school and can
have nice time lying in bed in a
plaster cast for eight weeks
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-12-12

q No, Gladys, the tanks that won the
/ big battle in France are not the kind
that crawl home to their families at
g o'clock in the morning.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-12-12

/ full to sidetrack for discussions Of the
| host of nonessentials when the de-
mands are so great for active work
gainst the enemy OF souls in the
world.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-12-12

Dealers who held potatoes are re-
ported sorry, not SO much that they
repent being food horders, as that a
fall In price is expected.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-12-12

The shortage of pennies will come
hard on, those capitalists who so grand
ly bestow those bright new pennies
upon the kidlets.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-12-12

winter was coming so soon, are the
same ones who wouldn't clean up last
spring because fall is the best time.