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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-25
80 GAMBLERS IN
GOVERNMENT NET
Onion Men Charged With
Controlling Crop Output
of the Country.

BOSTON. May %. - Eighty eight
corporations and individuals includ-
ing SIX Indiana men were indicted
by the federal grand jury here
Thursday for conspiring 20 monOpo-
Bze interstate commerce in onions.
Tho indictments include the fol
lowing Indiana men: r. G. Ort and
r. r. Candy OF r. @. Ort q Co,
Cherubusco. A. B. MOsher, F. r.
Kinner and l.. A. Schrader OF the
Columbia City Cold Storage Co,
Columbia city. and Elmer Z. Candy,
CherubuscO. Ind.
The indictments which were re-
turned as a result Of nation wide
inquiry into the cost OF food. con-
Quoted last winter by United States
Atty. George W. Anderson Of this
city. allege that the defendants d.
vided the territory Of the country
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-25
WAITE MEETS
DEAF CALMLY
AS ADVENTURE

OSSINING. y. Y. May 25.-Dr
Arthur Warren Waite. was execut-
ed at Sing Sing prison at 11:1O
o'clock Thursday for the murder
Of his father-in-law. John Z. Peck,
of Grand Rapids Mich
The young dentist walked calmly
and with a firm step from his cell
20 the death cham Der. accompanied
by the Rev. A. y. Peterson. protes-
tant chaplain of the prison. He fall
tered however. as he neared the
electric chair. recovered quickly and
nodded 10 the group of physicians.
prison officials and others who had
ssembled as witnesses.
Waite submitted quietly 10 the Or
deal of being strapped into the
chair and went To his death with
out word of protest or goodbye.
Three shocks were administered
within four minutes
The two hours before his death
Waite spent in prayer with his
spiritual adviser. Just before Il
o'clock the clergyman asked the
condemned man il there was any
one TO whom he wished TO send d
message of farewell.
NO thank YOU, doctor" Waite
replied with a smile, there really
is no one ] know TO whom I care
10 send a farewell message"
Not even 10 your mother" quer-
led Mr. Peterson.
NO sir, to no one" was the an
sWer.
The chaplain declared that Waite.
who confessed that he had poisoned
his wealthy father-in-law in the ex-
pectation that his wife would obtain
a large share of the wealthy Mr..
Peck's estate. seemed TO look upon
his approaching doom as wonder
full adventure
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-25

between them for the purpose OF
eliminating competition: that maxi
mum prices were fixed for the pur-
chase Of onions. and that the supply
was boarded in order 10 increase
prices.
Controlled Three-quarters OF Crop.
Mr. Anderson estimated that the
annual crop Of onions amounted 20
200, geo. 600 pounds, three-fourths OF
which he said was alleged 10 have
been controlled by the defendants.
in a statement outlining the case Mr..
Anderson said:
THE gist OF the charge is that
the defendants have maintained a
national onion association, cOmpos-
ed Of large onion dealers who buy
up a bulk Of the onions Of the north
ern states during the summer and
early fall storing them in ware
houses controlled or owned by the
various members and putting them
upon the market from September 10
April. The COVE rnment charges that
this association has had a dominat-
ing and illegal control OF the onion
trade for the past three years.
THE government expects to show
that as early as September. 1916,
at least IS percent Of the years crop,
then harvested, was in control of
the members of this association.
The headquarters Of the association
are at Kenton, o.. where the regular
annual meeting was held in July.
The August meeting was held at
SpriA gfield. Mass. Subsequent month
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-25
RAILROAD HEADS
UNDER STIFF FIRE
Executives Subjected to Grill
ing Cross Examinations by
Shippers Counsel.

WASHINGTON. May 25-Ra5l-
road executives from widely sep
arated sections or the country APP
peared Thursday at me Interstate
commerce commission hearings on
the carriers petition for a 10 per
cent advance in freight rates and
submitted TO vigorous cross examin-
alton at the hands of counsel for
shippers.
The shippers representatives
probed into the finances of the rail-
roads. irving TO get the executives
20 say that emergency the railroads
claim exists does not affect every
line
T. c. Powell vice president Of the
Queen & Crescent. in response to
questioning. said last week his com
pany declared a regular dividend
of 3 percent on the common stock
and an extra dividend of - per-
cent.
Duty to Stockholders.
Mr.. Powell said the dividend was
regarded by the directors as a duty
TO the stockholders
Henry Walters. chairman OF the
board of the Atlantic Coast line.
was asked at the opening of the
examination how much stock of the
Louisville & Nashville his line con-
trolled.
He replied that it was more than
so percent. 1t was fact, he said,
that the increase in net revenue of
the Atlantic Coast line was greater
during the first three months Of this
year than in the corresponding pc
riOd Of 1915. but additional expenses
which the road must stand did not
show in the reports.
I'm view of the fact that you con-
troll, through stock ownership, at
least 81 percent Of the stock Of the
Louisville & Nashville, would it not
be practicable, in order to meet the
existing situation, and in view of
the fact that the Louisville & Nash
Vile earned 10 percent last year. 10
have that line pay you more divi-
dends?" Mr.. Walters was asked.
We have never undertaken to
control the Louisville & Nashville"
ne ItD4tus
Questioning then turned back to
the surplus and Mr.. Walters said
that he considered the Atlantic
Coast line was better situated than
some of its neighbors.
FavOrs Pooling Scheme.
Howard Elliott of the New Haven
and members of the railroad war
board told Clifford w. Thorne, rep
resenting the shippers, who cross
examined him that he favored some
scheme of pooling cars and termin-
ais should it be necessary in the in
terest of national defense
Julius Kruttschnitt. chairman of
the Southern Pacific, was ques-
toned first regarding the timber
lands owned by the system. Mr..
Thorne introduced figures, he said,
that were compiled by the govern
ment. showing that the Southern
Pacific owns one-twentieth Of all the
privately owned timber lands in the
country Mr.. Kruttschnitt said it
was true that the Southern Pacific's
return on its capital stock last year
was slightly over u percent and
the greatest return in its history.
Cross examination Of railroad
executives Will be concluded Fri
day.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-25

American officials with whom they
Will negotiate during the coming
month.
The White house dinner brought
together 10 meet the Italians many
Of the leading officials of the Amer
lean government. In addition 20 the
president and Mrs. Wilson, the mem
bers OF the cabinet and their wives,
Chief Justice White. Sen. Salisbury.
president pro tempore of the senate.
Speaker Clark OF the house. Sens.
Gallinger and Martin. Reps. Mann.
Fitzgerald and Rainey. Counsellor
Polk and Asst. Sec'y Phillips of the
state department. The prince OF
Udine and other mission leaders
spent their first day In the Ameri-
can capital with official calls on
Sec'y Lansing and other officials.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-25
CANADA GROWS DRASTIC.

International News Service:
OTTAWA, ont, May 25.-Eva-
sion OF military service in Canada
became more difficult today when an
order in council went into effect
making it Illegal for any male per
son between the ages OF IS and As
ordinarily a resident OF Canada 70
leave the dominion without permis-
sion. French leave" Is punishable
by FIVE years Imprisonment or a
$4,000 fine
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-25
COAL MEN CLAIM so
CENT PROFIT NEEDED

INDIANAPOLIS, May 20. -Ap-
pearing before the public service
commission Thursday to state their
view Of the increased cost Of coal,
Indianapolis retail coal dealers as
serted that so cents a ton profit is
necessary now 10 meet increased
expenses, whereas two years ago %
cents was considered a fair profit.
Considerable blame for the coal sit
uation was laid at the door of the
railroad companies.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-25

~ meetings were held in other parts
Of the country.
Made Huge Profits.
For the 1916 crop the producers
probably received less than two cents
per pound. In midwinter many OF
these onions we're sold TO retailers
and through them 10 consumers al
20 20 3 cents a pound. II is claim
ed by the government that this
tremendous margin between the
price paid 70 the producer and the
price paid by the consumer was
largely due TO the illegal control
Of the trade exercised by this asso-
ciation.'
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-25
Italian Chiefs
Guests OF Prest
Wilson atDinnel

WASHINGTON. May 25. - The
prince Of Udine and other members
OF the Italian war mission were the
guests of Pres't Wilson at a state
dinner at the White house Thursday
night, closing a day spent by the
visitors in receiving honors similar
and French predecessors and In
making the acquaintance OF the
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-22
TALES OF TOWN
"EF 1T ONLY wUZ NET

OUR last sight NV Bill wuz jest is
back,
Far off in tn distance, beneath lis
pack.
Couldn't go to t. tn train, his mother
an me,
A-makin' it harder fer Bill, v see.
So we stood on the sidewalk, an
watched 'em GO
Shoulder t shoulder an row on row,
Bill couldn' speak. but lis head wuz
high,
Ez he gave US look an waved
"Good-by."
An | couldn't help feelin', ez fathers
"Ef it only wuz me-instead NV Bill!'
We didn' say much, at supper, that
night,
An mother seemed older-more feeble
an white,
But she stuck it out, somehow, ez
brave ez could be;
Never thought NV herself, but allus
NV me.
Then we seen in tn papers where Bill
d reached France,
AN OH III Iroht' at I'll very hrsI
chance.
1t told how tn Frenchmen thanked
God, on their knees,
When the Star Spangled Banner flew
out on tn breeze.
Still | couldn' help feelin', ez fathers
will,
OFF it only wuz me-instead Nv Bill"
An so it ran on, with word now an
then,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-22
CURRENT COMMENT.

TTNCLE SAM and Santa Claus are in
genial patriotic league to send
an American Christmas to the
trenches. They can make the season
live up to its merry reputation cover
there" if every one aids, and aids ac-
cording to rules and regulations. Their
good ship Yule will weigh anchor
without postponement on its appoint
ed sailing day. There are just three
things to remember, you whose lads
will be missing from the home circle
on the great feast of the Nativity
and you whose boys will be with you,
but whose hearts go out in large SYM
patty to the men in khaki with Per-
shing: Your contributions to the
Sammees' Christmas tree must reach
the Commanding General of Embark
alton, Pier No. /, Hoboken, N. j., on or
before December 5; your Yuletide
tokens must weigh not more than
twenty pounds and be inclosed in
wooden boxes, and parcel postage
must be prepaid at the rate of twelve
cents pound. Oh, yes, one other
thing to know: if you lack personal
recipient in France for your Christmas
remembrance, you still can share in
the joys of giving and remembering
by aiding the Red Cross in its heart
ening and enormous task of supply
ing Christmas box from home to each
of the 100000 men in uniform in
France and in American training
camps.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-22

THE world has read of two great
speeches that were made last week
one in American by President Wilson
and one in France by Premier Pain
leve-- and the public must have been
struck with the similarity of thought
which threaded each speech. The
French statesman proclaimed for "a
single front, a single army and sim
gle nation" as the means for an at
tainment of victorious peace. Upon
this same basis President Wilson pro-
claimed that we must stand together
night and day until this job is finish
ed" Lloyd George has spoken with a
frankness which he says is perhaps
brutal. We are fortunate to have in
Allied councils at this time men with
the courage TO speak with such candor.
Lloyd Georges criticism Of Allied ma
tional leaders who have thrown to the
winds one opportunity after another
TO end the war will give to the enemy
"a temporary encouragement" as he
says; but we can well afford to give
that encouragement if through public
confession we reach that unity of pur-
pose which alone can produce victory.
These three speeches of day indicate
the naturalization of a co-ordinated
purpose on part of the Allied Nations
and the appeal to the people was for
thorough cooperation in the prosecu-
ton of the war. AS to the manner in
which this cooperation on part of the
people of the United States may be
be exercised President Wilson left no
point uncovered. Both the energies
and the minds of the Nation have
been drawn more closely together and
in the newly created unity against
Germany is to come the speeding up
of the end, against the prospect of
which there had apparently arisen
some encouragement in recent days.
The Italian retreat was generally re-
ferred to as a disaster. Events may
prove that it was blessing. At least
we believe that Lloyd George APP
praised it in its proper light.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-22

bit away and store it, like the bee
stores honey, to brighten up a rainy
day. Just let the friends hang round
and holler-and also let them some
times spend-but don't forget the
good old dollar is worth while having
in the end. While you control the
good mazuma, your friends will crowd
around and smile; but you'll be well
come as a puma if e'er misfortune
takes your pile.
A quarter of a century ago the
germ of good story floated into our
hearing from some unknown source
and was elaborated into a recitation.
The story of the Italian baseball game
which was never finished has become
classic-or a chestnut, if you want
to put it that way. Here's copy of
the story of an Italian baseball game
as told by one of the survivors: oval
we play da game ALA right, you know,
but we don'ta feeneesh. We go for
da baseball groundsa for play da
champasheep for the county. Spag
haiti gotta hees nine and Spolatro got
ia hees nine an dey charja ten cent
for dees Dago dat sweepa da street
for gat enn an see da game. Spolat-
TO ees cen da box for t'row da ball
an Spaghatti come for da bat. Aha!
Sphaghatti ees great bigga da man;
he's gotta da two hans like da two
bonch da banan', he's gotta da muscle
so lika da ham. Wal, Spolatro he
t'rowa da ball, Spaghatti he sweenga
da bat an bang! da ball go like dat.
Eeen deesa game, you know, dere eesa
wan man called da santerfielda man;
ees anudder wan called da leftafelda.
Wal, deesa ball Spaghatti beet he go
baytween desc two man, an jomp,
jomp, jomp, lika da rabbit. Da left
afielda man eesa vera lazy man
keepa da peanutta-stan' an no worka
vera hard-an' he no care eef da
ball ees gon' ALA day. Wal, dees max
uh SdHtdieluh uldi VERA uldu al lie
yell to da leftafelda man, Hi, Joel
Why you no gatta dat ball?' No.
ees say da leftafielda man, what for
gatta da ball, you gatta da ball.
Dees maka da santerfelda man vera
mad an first theeng you know desc
two men fight cen da field. Now dere
ees anudder man cen dees game-I
notta know how you call, but he ees
bigga man cen da game; he gotta
da birdcage on da head an say does
man OUT does man not out notta
know how you call, but he ees vera
beeg man cen da game. Wal, he
come to dees leftafelda man an he
say, Hi, Joel why you no gat dat
ball, eh?' An Joe say, mol what for
l gatta da ball? Sphaghatti hitta
da ball. Spaghatti gatta da ball."
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-22

A copy of the Ohio State Daily Lam
tern, published by the journalism de-
partment of the Ohio State university,
received at this office, contains this
item: "Delta Epsilon announces the
pledging of Harold M. Haylor, fresh
man engineering, Emmett, Idaho. The
fraternity will hold its initiation ban
quet at the Hartman Hotel Saturday
evening"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-22

I p to this spring the anchor of the
ally side was England. 1t was
England that was keeping the allies
going, even when people were cynical
ly asking why England didn't do some
thing. In the last year even the blind
have been able to see that England has
been the backbone of the resistance to
Germany. But now she steps aside,
necessarily, and Uncle Sam takes her
place. Isaac Marcosson, returning
from his fifth visit to the various
fronts, reports that unless this coun-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-22

HERE is proclamation to his Army
of the East by the lunatic who
rules Germany: Remember that you
are the chosen people. The spirit of the
Lord has descended upon me as En-
peror of the Germans. | am the in
strument of the Most High. | am his
Sword Woe and death to those who
resist my will Woe and death to
those who believe not in my mission!"
If he lived in civilized country there
would be a hearing in the probate
curt and this dangerous maniac would
be decently locked up.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-22

MEATLESS days are good for your
rheumatism, the shortness of su-
gar has good effect on your kidneys,
and the diminished coal supply works
against the overheating of houses and
consequent colds. If the war lasts
long enough, we shall be a healthy
people.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-22

try can furnish Italy with supplies
especially of coal and perhaps wheat
the Italians must succumb within II
months. Russia has abundance OF
wheat, but Kerensky has stated that
if this country wants to help Russia
keep in the war it must ship leather
and money. England has come about
to the top of her man power, but Eng
land has also reached the limit of her
loaning power and her power to fl
nance the allies, job she undertook
more than three years ago. This is
to be Uncle Sans job. In word,
this country must for the future be
to the ally cause everything that Eng
land was to it from 1914 to 1917, ex-
cept in regard to sea power. 1t is.
a gigantic job Uncle San has put his
back under, but 100 million Americans
intend to see it through.
TN practically all the cities, man
who refused to buy Liberty Bonds
was published. They do the same
thing with the business man who re-
fuses to help the Red Cross, the Y. M.
G. A., the soldiers at the front and
,ther things. The country press will
adopt that plan before many moons.
These are the times when every citizen
should know his neighbor. This is
Tot a holdup game, simply matter of
Justice. A democracy means that all
men are equal. That's what the world |
$ coming to- genuine democracy.
The flag protects all alike in this coun-
ny and all alike should protect that
lag.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-22

PEAR this in mind: This country
is at war and the people are fast
learning that fact. The man who is
not now patriotic is going to be made
so and in no uncertain way.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-22

FROM everywhere there come adj
ditional tales of extensive plotting
by Germans. Every exposure will do
something to clear the atmosphere,
and what the conspirators have actual
ly accomplished is not very great. But
we trust that the Government is fully
awake to the imperative necessity of
prompt and stern measures. The an
nouncement that four or five Germans
had been shot for plotting to damage
the United States would have very
discouraging influence upon the whole
German spy and conspirator system.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-22

WE haven't started to give in this
war business. Our dollars will
have to be doubled many times be-
fore we are through with it. The fell
low who sits back and refuses to
come through for the Red Cross, the
Y. M. c. A. and other things is going
to pay dearly for his stinginness. You
have got to be for your country and
your flag and in so doing it will be
necessary to dig up until it hurts.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-22

THE most highly priced liberty
bonds will be those that are owned
by people who bought them with mon
ey earned by personal effort and saved
by personal sacrifice.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-22

"Have you anything that you ca
recommend to cure a cold?" raspe
the would-be customer. "No, sir!
wheezingly replied the honest drug
gist. Last night had in stock near
ly forty infallible remedies, but thi
morning, as you observe, have
cold myself"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-22

Corn meal is such an easy substi-
tuition for wheat flour that we wonder
at the popular objection to it. Just
consider the work and fuel saved on
one morning meal of corn cakes. The
average growing boy will worry
along with II to Ia corn cakes, where
as it's hard to drive him away from
the table with less than SO wheat
cakes.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-22

That told US NV Bill an tn rest Wv
tn men,
An mother seemed older--more feeble
an white,
AS we read in tn Bible chapter at
night,
TIL thing at hurt most, though, wuz
Bills empty chair,
Drawn up t. tn table ez if he wuz
there.
We know he'll be back, when tn world
is set free,
An we'll be together-Bill, mother
an me.
But | allus keep prayin', ez fathers
will
"Fergit about us, God-an' look after
Bill"
Memphis Commercial Appeal.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-22

One man has received an envelope
from a United States military camp
in France, directed in the handwriting
of his son, but containing only note
from the censor, which read: "Your
son is well, but his letter is too newsy
The Censor"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-11-22

| held four diamonds, pat, before tn
draw,
l raised the boys the worst you
ever saw.
| drew a club, but made them all la,
down,
A man must have some slick in hi
craW.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-14
MORE GIRLS HERE
COED Enrolment in WaShburn
on the Increase.
More Than Make Up for Loss
of the Soldiers.
EXPECT ATTENDANCE OF 800
Military Drill Will Be a Course
Among Men.
Complete Classes in Cooking
for the Women.
EXPECT ATTENDANCE OF 800

Enrolment in Washburn college
promises to be close to the normal
number this year in spite of the drain
of war times, according to D. L. Nc
Eachron, dean of the college. En-
rollment will probably total 900 per-
sons this fall. In the junior and
senior classes a severe drain will be
felt But in the lower classes and the
academy increased attendance is ex-
pected. Girls, too, will be more nu-
merous than last year and will prob
ably make up the decrease in the
number of men enrolled in the school.
Glasses in first aid, which were
started shortly before the close of last
springs term, will be abandoned and
a complete course in cooking and
dietetics will be substituted for the
women Military drill for the men
probably will be continued, provided
that an officer can be obtained to take
charge of the work. A request has
been sent to the government by the
college asking for an officer of the
regular army to take charge of drill
ing of the college men and to super
wise military work at the college.
School Opens September IL.
The school will open September .
and according to the present plans of
the college officers, the old class
schedule will be resumed. Six classes
will be held each day. four in the
morning and two in the afternoon.
Glasses will start at clock in The
morning as they did before the nil
tary program was introduced into the
school curriculum last spring.
Correspondence and inquiries to the
college in regard to the college work
have been about the normal number
this summer. according to Dean Nc
Eachron. This points toward nor
NAL enrolment. Increased prosperity
of the eastern, northern and southern
sections of the state is the grounds on
which the college bases it's hope for a
normal attendance this fall.