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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-23
WHY NOT VACCINATE THE OUTHOUSEs
AND THEN ANNIHILATE THEM TO SEE
IF THAT MIGHT NOT HELP TYPHOID


~ COURSE it would be a least semi-adulir.ion
~ that all that might be done to quiet the ,y
phoid has been done. but the use OF little
chloride OF lime, dropped vaults OF those out
houses about the citythat fourteen hundred inside
square mile.-oertainly wouldn't kin anyone
As disinfectant destroyer OF germs soma OF
the odumers say inexpensive has been known
do good.
That was back in the days perhaps. before inoqula
ton typhoid IS per case came into vogn. s
adjunct OF medical revenue but everybody sn.t 70
ing TO be inoculated anyhow
Some would rather die OF typhoid spend that s.
anyhow; would rather die right hero now than 90
rather die than another cent 70 the
Red Cross buy another Liberty bond or-subscrbe even
a dollar buy a a soldier.
Quite city fathers" would rather let them die
and the rest OF along with them to pursue
sanitary law enforcement policy even with decent
moderation. because would a little sonethine
so we have II here.
We have had experts from indianapolis and experts
from Washington about all we have gotten out az
Il is the 1noculate" We are great on hndin
things but slow making any considerable use
OF
No different in the least than Il has been with sur
Carroll Fox's sanitary and housing survey He
left the facts with and along them some very
good advice and then seem Co have imagined that
it had all been accomplished
Instead of proceeding recommended by the invest
gator, with the elimination OF inioal 20 the
public health. right on allowed some saxty
or seventy-fve 70 be established We have
had extend water mains into new
additions where were 20 profit b..
with which install sanitary conven4sao.s
in the clubhouse districts.
Frankly, If South Bend has q board or puhnu
works has another one. insenssSe 10 he
real civic purposes OF their appointment or sDcnsd
of the public health would be quite dinsaa "a
describe II.
Still. meanwhile. sometime might be dona - m
mize the dangers from the pests snoe not everyone
will be inoculated against typhoid IN spite Of In. u,
gers; we'll the old duties OF paternalhsn sru holds
Society. the municipal acting s.s agent
must do what It can to eliminate the dangers II Is
self-preservation along with the rest.
Some sort OF disinfectant germ killer should p.
dropped into every Clubhouse vault IN the civ and
dropped there once either BY ohcaal a4-soe1on or
official direct action. and the thing being neoe-ztv
direct action would probably be tho most snsat4vs
process
Let US either do something stop 4auanS abo~t r.
We have had enough hot afr s1fn5ect inv.ai
cations OF water milk and heaven only knows what
else Something ought to out OF Il OF the naturs
Of something to do, and then should 90 II
Oh, yesi We believe did hear that everybody
should be ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS a ~ Al
their doctor. Maybe that is enough
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-23
TuF 0COTDIFP AT HOME"

There is an interesting innovation IN Oklahoma
known as the soldiers at home" movement II was
started by the council defense and Is being
taken I'D by the county councils. The idea ind
for every soldier service civilian who viii take
care Of his interests while he Is
Some OF the duties assumed may be regarded a.
largely sentimental-wrtng the soldier letters.
ample and sending him newspapers Ordinarily
mans own family might he expected that
sort Of thing But other obligations are substantially
useful The man az home promises keep an eye
the soldiers family and perform any necessary service
for them that soldier himself attend
Greer county the soldiers at home" have agreed %
look after absent mems business interests
II they desire such supervision.
It's a dne friendly project with great possibilities
in it, Any man viii go or 70 the cantonment or thu
war zone more cheerfully and agh better for having
a trustworthy substitute AZ home
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- evening daily editions 12c weekly per year in ad
vance, delivered by carrier; SO by Phones: Home
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-23

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boats have aseun Smelling them.
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ONLY SUNDAY NEWSPAPER IN NORTHERN INDIANA.
~ Mailed in South Bend second class matter.
G. r SUMMERS President NJ STEPHENSON. Manager
Editor
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-23

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-28
re Great War Proved Christianity Failure?'

truth of the teachings to which he has
so long given eloquent voice and in
the ultimate triumph of Christianity
over all the foes, spiritual and material,
that have warred against it since
Roman potentate crucified its founder.
From the soothing environment of
the cardinals library to the noisy in
terror of buffet car en- route to my
home in New York was far cry hut
ing in a great world crisis was en-
phasiZed The stress that the war of
wars has brought to the minds of all
thoughtfui men had been written upon
the countenance of his eminence, and
in that crowded car men talked of the
refusal of the entente allies to accept
the olive branch their enemies had held
out to them. And as our train neared
New York. we who sat discussing war
that seemed for the moment safely re-
mote from our own environment. were
reminded that the manufacture of high
explosive shells for the European bel
non-comb tants.N
The echo Of an explosion Of war ma
terial in a Jersey munitions plant
brought to what struck me as an omin-
Gus conclusion a pilgrimage that had
been. up to that unpleasant moment
conducive to optimism. The eternal
struggle. to which Cardinal Gibbons
had referred, between good and evil
the perpetual war that is waged in both
the spiritual and material world was
symbolized. was IL not. by that raucous
uproar that brought our rushing train
TO a temporary standstill in those Jer-
sey meadows?
Copyright. 1917. by the Wheeler syndicate, Iuc. J.
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$4,000 TO be used as a fund to encour-
age workmen to build their own homes
and it is loaned to the workmen at a very
small rate of interest
Besides these benefits he established
private schools. the purpose of which is to
qualify the children of the workmen TO
earn an honest. profitable living A fec
OF cents a month is charged each pupil.
but If the pupil remains fifteen months
IS cents is placed in the savings bank to
his credit
On Sundays-at least in times of peace
no work is done in the factories except
the necessary repairs to the machinery
The Roman Catholic employees have an
hours leave of absence to attend mass on
their special church days. Hardness al
work is punished by a fine. and p-onpt-
ness is rewarded by a small money nav
ment at the end OF each year
Every possible protection against acci-
dent has been furnished to the workmen.
regardless of cost The salaries of tha
priests and the clergy are paid by the
firm.
krupp realized that a large BODY of con-
tented workmen bring about better re-
suits than unhappy ones and he felt that
ms scheme was not only philanthropit
but also a good business investment T8e
statue of Alfred Krupp was erected bv
the workmen.
In the war of 1870 Krupp guns were
used. and in this war they have paved
the star role. The kaiser has sent his
personal thanks to the house OF Krl u,
for all they have done for Ger,na Y
FRAU Be; tina krupp Bohlen is very prpiil
OF her works and also Of tire nickname
OF her howitzers, Busy Berthas"
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The Mushroom Gatherer.

esN AS it ever occurred to you-but
of course it has-that the men
who cause war are always vain old
fellows with bald heads who don't have
to fight"
The speaker was Theodore Dresser.
the novelist He went on.
These elderly politicians who talk
war so ferociously in well warmed
halls while the young soldiers. without
any talk whatever, die in the sIusb of
the trenches-well. these vain and evil
old rasca!s remind me of the mush-
room gatherer
Great heavens. man. a doctor said
10 mushroom gatherer. it's a lucky
,hins you happened to meet me! Those
lhlngs IN your basket there are toad
stools, deadly. poisonous toadstoois
why, a handful of them would Kill
your whole family
heartily.
Have no fear. doc he said. Have
no Tear. These amt for us. They're
for the market"
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During

bioomer. bringing forth its pretty vel
low mowers on their Dropping stems
some time before the leaves come to
nent. Neither late winter nor early
spring SHOWS have power to injure the
Jasmine after it is once well started
jasmine has a strong attraction for
many persons. Its fragrance may be
one good reason for such wide pref
erence. Its odor is particularly sweet
an slightly stronger in the evening
than during any other part of the day
me red maple early in the year re-
minds a frozen world that the spirit of
spring is Winging swiftly onward, as
does. also, the universally loved violet
An interesting story is told of Napoleon
and tiny violet. One day. so the story
runs. the great soldier and two of his
associates were out for stroll when
Napoleon saw a child gathering violets
me child offered one to the warrior
and, after regarding it gravely. Napo-
leon observed TO his companions that he
understood that the violet was an en-
blem of modesty. Upon being assured
mat his idea was entirely correct Ma
poleon proceeded to. declare his inten-
ton to develop this side of his char
acter- one of his colleagues was bold
enough to remark that he hoped the in
tention would outlast the flower, which
it did not
Niolets retained a definite political
Significance in France for great
many years. Those who wore vioIe.s
be4IN' eu " IdNOF Inc lmGerl1i-
istic government.
The first violets of the year are
greeted eagerly. and certain sturdy
variety often appears about Washing
ton before the late SHOWS have van
ished. The dainty blossoms are usu-
ally blue, not large. and but family
scented Many flower lovers claim
that they can be found in the woods on
moist. semi-sunny slopes as early as
February.
Savifrage is another brave little
plant whose flowers venture out before
warm days have come to stay The
name comes from the Latin and means
rock breaker. 1t grows to height
of some six inches. with serrated leaves
clustering at the base of its charming
white flowers. The plant can be found
in spots more or less isolated, and it
always fourishes best in rocky soil
There are horticulturists with a love
for hobbies who have adopted the idea
of rock gardening. Some of the gar
dens are not only unique. but beautiful.
In such gardens every flower that
thrlves amid an austere rock setting
and prospers on snow water has ITS
proper place.
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that paganism has always made for
war and Christianity for peace"
AS the cardinal paused for a moment
1 ventured to ask:
DO you consider, your eminence. the
expression civilized warfare a con-
tradiction of terms?" 1 am of the be-
lief that the great cleric did not hear
my query, for he went on imm ediately
There was that most efficient and
unprincip1ed conqueror Titus, who in
the year 10 AID. captured and par
TALLY destroyed Jerusalem. The details
of his methods as warrior and victor
are frightful. Gibbon asserts that the
siege of Jerusalem resulted in the an
Inhalation of nearly a million Jews.
Large numbers of them were brutally
massacred and thousands of them ex-
patriated to Rome, to adorn the tri-
umphal ceremonies attending the re-
ingenious cruelty the emperor com
PEELED these captive Jews to erect a
monument in the Eternal city to COM
memorate the glory of Titus and their
own defeat and degradation. And the
Romans of that period. who seem to
have been strangely lacking in a sense
of humor, conferred upon their slave
making emperor the grandiloquent title
of Glory of the Human Race.
His eminence paused and gazed
dreamily at the sunset glow pouring
through a western window into a room
that seemed to me more than ever
haunted by the grim shadows of man
kinds bloody past.
Let us compare the record left by
Emperor Titus with that of our own
Gen. Grant" suggested his eminence
presently. "Supposing that. at the end
of our civil war. Gen. Grant had forced
Gen. Lee and his heroic followers into
captivity and had compelled them to
build in Washington a monument per-
petuating the memory of their failure
and humiliation. Can you imagine for
a moment that the American people
whether north or south of Mason and
Dixon's line. would have permitted
such barbaric outrage, to be per-
petuated? Stern and uncompromisins
as Grant was as a warrior, he showed
in his hour of victory that the spirit of
Christ was infinitely more powerful in
America, even when the passions of frat
ricidal war were still hot. than the
spirit of a Titus. Upon Grants tomb
are carved his immortal words: Let us
have peace Would DR.. Eliot contend
that between the words and deeds of a
Grant and those of a Titus there is
nothing to show that Christianity, far
from being a failure, is a strong. tri-
umphant force in our modern world"
The cardinal stroked his brow for a
moment with his slender, we'll shaped
hand, and the twilight deepeued around
us. Realizing, as l did, that it would
be in bad taste for me to ask his emf
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FNo THOSE who are weary of win
ter the shop windows hint
strongly of coming spring,
but to those who disclaim all
interest in capricious Dame Fashion
nature may make stronger appeal.
The real nature lover who makes his
way joyously about the woods. in spite
Of snow and bitter winds. knows that
Mother Earth's soft white blanket often
covers many secret.
4 botanist at the Department of Ag-
rIcuIture had upon his desk bit of
dogwcod which he designated as zone
OF the cornels'' and which in the chill
month of January he had plucked from
an ambitious shrub in Washington.
There was no sign of a leaf on this
hardy branch. but it abounded in happy
yellow flowers too small to be easily
handled. This particular variety of
dogwood, which belongs to the cornus
family. is one of the earliest shrubs to
bloom. and neither clustering cold nor
severe winds can harm it after it has
once gathered sufficient strength to
peep forth. Later in the season its
more backward leaves appear.
The skunk cabbage. known to bot
anists by the much more elegant and
scientific appellation of "symplocar-
pus.' is known actually to thrust it's
way courageously through patches of
ice or snow The virtues of skunk cab
baSe are not appreciated as they no
doubt would be If the plants odor were
less unpleasant or penetrating. The
plant is an unfortunate rarely accord
ed the welcome given others. Even
children. who are believed to be nat
Ural flower lovers, seek it out only to
destroy it: and the odor of a bruised
skunk cabbage is decidedly more Of
fensive than that of the unframed
plants. Scientists have discovered that
its exceedingly dsagreeable odor at
tracts insects that cross-fertilize the
symplocarpus.
When il blooms in unmolested soli-
tude il will actually melt round hole
In snow or ice and climb into the
sunshine. Skunk cabbage fourishes in
vet woods. 1t is stemless plant,
large leaves growing in sort of tuft
g@!aich strongly resembles growing
cabbage. The leaves. however. are
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=,
are wholly worth securing.
K
These blooms are often many as
three inches in diameter, usually daZ-
zling white, though they are by no
means confined to one or two colors and
have been seen in garbe of yellow, pur-
pie. scarlet, true rose color and even
green AS age overtakes them the beau
tiful white blossoms return to the hue
of their extreme youth-a delicate
shade of pink. Just after the bud bursts
from its protecting sheath and some
time before the white rose is full blown
it is distinguished by it's exquisite pink
raiment.
Any botanical novice is apt to mis-
take the flowers sepals for it's petals
The true petals huddle close to the base
of the yellow stamens, and are too
minute to attract attention. The
Christmas roses, encircling leaves are
deep green. thick and tough in char
acter, and evergreen like the leaves of
the hepatica. In some parts of the
country Christmas roses begin to bloom
in October and continue to blossom all
fall and during good part of the WIN
ter. They are never seen in flower dur
ing the summer months.
EXpermenterS have gathered Christ
mas roses, put them in water which
they have allowed to freeze, question:
ing the effect on the flowers. The bios
SONS invariably came through their or
deal triumphantly with neither bli sht
nor blemish. They can be cultivated
with little difficulty and meet with
growing popularity in America.
The buds of the Adonis amurensis are
above ground in the first month of the
year. a couple of warm January days
serving to bring out the snowy flowers
in all their golden glory. A nipping
wind will force them to wrap them
selves warm and close in their petals,
and they close rule during the
night. The feathery leaves of the
Adonis lack the endurance of the bios
SONS and consequently make a much
more tardy appearance. In Europe this
plant is widely cultivated for decora-
tive purposes.
Midwinter suns have smiled upon the
tiny golden he'll. or forsythia, under
conditions propitious But the favored
spots are sheltered and the weather
directly prior to their blooming. mild
II flowers in riotous profusion before
it's leaves appear and can be found in
abundance throughout the city. of
Washington. 1t is highly ornamental
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-28
The One difference.

ID ISHOP SANFORD OI.MeTED or
~ Denver is noted for his somewhat
caustic wit.
A lady said to Bishop Olmsted at a
luncheon:
AS for these sacred concerts. So
called. l could never see. bisaop where
in sacred concert differed from an
ordinary concert"
oh my dear madam said B.shon
Olmsted in a shocked voice. there is i
distinct difference. \ sacred concer.
is always given on Sunday"
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and, as a consequence, are not observed
It's leaves are smooth and glossy and
show a preponderance to flesh, which
indicates that its capacity for absorb
ing water. is unusual Its flowers are
purpliSh or dull white, and they some
times grow in clusters. sometimes soli-
tary. One striking fact relative to
pennywort. one which mystifies and
battles naturalists and one which has
received no little study, is how this
declare that this fact is absolutely I'M
known.
After mild period of winter wealth
err the pennywort's blossoms crowd out
on their stems, as if eager to greet all
who love them.
One variety of jasmine is an early
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Special correspondence
DEDT arf,, ., .

BERLIN. Germany, January 2, 1911
~ LANDING in the town square be-
~ fore the town hall of Essen is
a large bronze monument, rep
~ resenting not king. nor yet
hero, but a man clad in a simple citi-
Gems coat. His right hand rests on
anvil and his penetrating eyes are
overhung by a thinkers brow. The
granite pedestal bears the name of
Alfred Krupp.
Long ago England knew the process
of making cast steel, but she carefully
kept it secret. In 1900 Friedrich
Krupp, the father of Alfred, began to
experiment. He worked early and late.
His friends told him that he was vast
ing his time, but Friedrich worked on.
After twelve years he discovered the
precious secret. and in 1918, on the
b present site of the Essen works. he
- built eight furnaces, each one with
crucible. He employed only two Ia
borers. That was the beginning of the
great Krupp works at Essen.
His son. Alfred. was born in 1912, just
year after the great discovery was
made. In lS4S he assumed entire charge
of the works. His father had been able
TO cast steel, but only in small masses.
In 1850 Alfred Krupp sent block of
don exhibition, and he was able to
cast steel in one mass weighing more
than 100000 pounds. Alfred Krupp
died in 1887. but it was under him that
the krupp works grew to such enor-
NOUS proportions
Alfred Friedrich Krupp, the third in
line, was born in 1854 and died in 1902.
He was known as the Cannon King"
When he died nearly all his wealth
went to his daughter Bertha In 1906.
at the age of twenty years, Bertha
Krupp married German gentleman
with only a Won to his name, Herr Won
Bohlen und Halbach. They have four
children living and one child dead. and
they live very quietly at Villa Hugel.
in Essen, a lovely villa built on the
hill above the town. Before his mar
riage in 1900 Herr Won Bohlen was
an attache of the German embassy in
Washington. Bertha Krupp is the
second richest person in the German
empire, running the kaiser a close
second, and when the present war is
over her wealth may even surpass his
Essen lies twenty-five miles north of
Dusseldo on the main railway to
Berlin This is thickly populated
district and the center of network
of railways, which makes the works
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shields and disappearing carriages for
hosting and transporting machinery
for ammunition. They produce crucible.
martin. puddled and Bessemer steel and
also steel castings.
They make armunitioN With fuses
and bursting O. argos a-rnc ed piercing
shells. Explosive steel Sh-ilS. torpedo
hell. tas /. si.e'ls, sh"1p"c'. case
sEot .-nS. Us: settei.. ieside5 these
warliSe u elections they make rail
' MT --'?l engineering material and
si.s ell .fG o.. .--J:s-
Plans have been made to erect a gi-
gantic branch of the Krupp works in
Munich. These works will cover HOO
acres. and the city of Munich, recog
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and adapts itself admirably to PEN
dulous form of covering particularly
attractive for fences, walls, porches.
arbors. etc. Remarkably in it's favor
is its splendid vigor and the fact that
it rarely falls a ready prey to injurious
fungi or insects. Should 4 tip of this
variety touch the ground it would in
an astonishingly short time put forth
strong. stout shoots. It's rich green
foliage is considered very handsome.
The thick. round leaves of the obo-
laria Virginica, commonly known as
pennywort. won for that plant it's name
through it's close resemblance to a
Greek coin. Like many of its brother
and sister plants that bloom during the
snowy season. its leaves show a mark
ed preference for little less severe
weather and fewer boisterous winds,
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space between them as possible, and
each with little garden. All have
good water. Three thousand of these
houses were built within fifteen min
utes' walk from the work. The men
longest in the firms employ and with
the largest families were given the Sc
lection of the houses.
Police and teachers are also eligible
to become tenants of these dwellings.
The leases are very binding, and for
bid the carrying on of business in the
houses, subletting. quarreling with the
neighbors, disorderly noises. building
add tiors, the misuse of the drains, the
keeping of animals that annoy the
neighbors. smoking pipes without COW
ers and lighting fires with oil. Also,
the tenant on the first floor must clean
the pavement every day before 8 am,
except on Sundays and holidays. when