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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18
COAL AND CAR SHORTAGES AS AIDS TO
RAILROAD RATE INCREASES

Thanks TO Chairman +. l. Lewis OF the Indiana pub
lie service commission for the activity body is
showing on its motion that of the in
attempting to solve the problem Whether
il is the operators jobbers mysterious
Mr. Hall the transportation companies the retail
ers matters very little the public, that they
nun. ave coal and they would like have a
somewhat reasonable hgure. II the prices unduly
inflated or the lack Of facilities delivery only ar
ncial justice should be done blameworthy. Of
course and the rough hand legal authority. be ap
piled where belongs.
Interest attaches to the investigation, moreover
account of hndings may be inter
state commerce commission with the case
now before that body; the railroads pleading a
freightrate raise. Of the information that has
been obtained here Indiana, while investigating the
coal situation by means holds the railroads blame
less a great many people of the mind that the
railroads deserve freight increase and depend
upon the commerce commission be reasonable in the
matter-both with the railroads and the public
though prices. in consequence. may be sent trihe
higher Their main point is while the public Is
being fair with the railroads fairness Is thing hoped
for in return there much evidence. in Indiana
and elsewhere that such IN kind of game those
railroads are playing
They are accused maintaining artificial scarcity
Of cars i'm order TO emphasize their poverty pleas
Come With me" said freight engineer Of the
large railroad recently to newspaper who
asked MIN whether there was really a famine in
freight cars. and in ten minutes TIL show YOU one
thousand empty th.. standing here for
two weeks while the uauagement made no effort Ia
move them" He might have said three hundred 70
hvs hundred in south Bend The interstate commerce
commission necessary order system
mes TO compel empty II the rail
roads Hre guilty OF letting stand idle policy
hss guilty Of deliberate robbery Of the nation. foE
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18
THE LTZNG POT
GOMEZ TAKE POTLUCK WITH US.
OUTRAGEOUS. INDEED.

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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18
Plant So Much
That NoRoom is
Left for Weeds

The News Times Is conducting
column with the cooperation OF the
National Emergency Food Garden
Commission TO inspire the planting
of more food gardens throughout
the country. Members OF the COM
mission are: Charles Lathrop Pack.
president Of American Forestry as
sOciation: Luther Burbank. DR..
Charles W. Eliot. Prof. Irving Fish
er, John Hays Hammond. Fairfax
Harrison. Myron I. Herrick. DIR.
John Grier Hibben, Emerson Me-
NIillln. A. W. Shaw; Carl Vrooman
assistant secretary OF agriculture:
Capt. ]. r. White. u. s. shipping
board; James Wilson. former secre-
tary OF agriculture. You should
watch this column every day. Any
questions should be written on one
side of the paper and sent to the
Garden Editor Of the News-Times.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18

Let me suggest mat every one
who creates or cuitlvates a garden
helps. and helps greatly. to solve
the problem OF the feeding of the
nations. President Wilson.
An idle garden is like the proven
bal pair of idle hands-satan finds
work for both of them-and the
garden satan makes a speciality of
weeds, which scatter their seeds and
so perpetuate themselves, says to-
days bulletin from the national
emergency food garden commission,
cooperating with this paper in
urging food garden cultivation.
The best way TO avoid weeds is 20
plant so many vegetables that the
weeds will have no space TO grow in.
He can pick up many useful ideas
in making little Sunday excursions
at the market gardens on the out
skirts of the city and see some of
the methods used by the gardeners
there. who must make every inch of
ground work ali the time to pay a
decent interest on the heavy cost of
the land.
For instance. he may see dwarf
peas planted early in the spring.
As soon as these have received suf-
ficient cultivation, sweet corn will
he planted between the rows. The
peas are harvested and the vines
ready TO be turned under TO enrich
the soil with the humus by the time
the corn is ready for cultivation.
When the corn is titled enough
turnips will be planted broadcast
between the rows and they will be
ready just when frost comes in the
fall
in a small garden a degree OF at
tention can he given 10 intensive cul-
tivation that cannot be equalled in
the market garden because OF lack
of labor. For that reason the home
gardener should use his ingenuity
and do better than the commercial
gardener in the volume OF food pro
duced on square foot of soil. Witt
sufficient fertilization plants may
grow 50 thickly together that tn,
gardener has only room enough L
get into the beds for cultivation.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18

The need for prohibition in war
time is perhaps greater in America
than in other countries. 1t is we who
are expected to supply not only our
selves. but the other nations. with
food. and a very large part Of our
grain products yearly goes into the
making of whisky and beer.
In times Of unusual mental ex-
element people who drink more. and
people who are unaccustOmed 70
drinking drink in honor Of the un-
usual circumstances As America
awakens 10 the reality Of war we
viii have the same experiences Of
drunkenness that were manifested in
Great Britain. It is not probable that
we will have the same experience
with our women. 1t is not the poorer
classes among women who drink in
the United States. but those whose
position in such that they might be
expected 10 set an example in self
control and abstemiousness.
AS an alternative for absolute pro-
hibition il has been suggested that
the brewing and distilling industries
pay a large part Of the expense OF
the war in special taxes. These they
are willing 10 assume
The question now under discussion
in America is not whether prOhibi-
ton is a good or bad thing in time
OF peace but whether a luxury
which can only be supported at the
expense Of necessities should not be
abolished during our time OF stress
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18

Persons living in the neishborhood
of the Gerrlania club in Brooklyn
were surprised and pleased one
morning lately 20 see a large Amer
lean flag floating Tor the first time
in two years from the top OF the 40
foot fagpole on the club house. They
learned later that four young men.
who thought the club was wrong in
not flying an American flag. had
reached the roof Of the building by
ladder dropped from a neighbor-
ing apartment house. had climbed
up the pole and nailed the flag 10
the top. so that whoever takes il
down will have TO shin Up 40 feet
Of pole.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18
MAKE IT HOT FOR THEM!
minds US

Democratic Leader Kitchn made a point in the first
days discussion of the proposed income He said
that the committee did go fifty per cent
taxing incomes because the wealthy would put
their money rural credit and other non-taxaole
bonds draw four per and pay any tax.
Publicity. Publicity, Let the people who
these traitors that they may hunt them the
country,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18

The defense of the realm act pro-
videS for the sale of intOXicants
only between the hours of 1890 and
> D. IN. and between $50 and p.
m.-that is, at luncheon and dinner
time In a country where everyone
drinks with meals this concession
was considered necessary. 1t enables
the labOring people to have their ale
and porter and the others 10 have
wine or whisky and soda There is
a growing feeling in England that
even this should be abolished and
that total prohibition during the
term of war is the right thing.
In the early months of war in
England there was a great deal OF
drunkenness not only among men.
but among women. Especially was
this true among the very poor wom-
en- in the east end OF LONDON. Many
of these women whose husbands en-
listed in the army were in possession
Of the first regular income they had
ever enjoyed in their lives. provided
by the government allowance 10
soldiers wives and families and they
proceeded TO spend il in the public
houses. A law was passed prohibiting
women with babies in arms from
buying drings in the public houses
and this resulted in giving many an
old grandmother a livelihood. These
old women stood outside the pubs
holding women's babies for few
pence. while the mothers themselves
relieved Of their charges. went inside
10 drink This was only one Of the
ugly details that led 10 the passage
OF the defense Of the realm act.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18

The private domains Of the RUS
sian imperial family comprise no
fewer than 21.30S,OOO acres. From
many sources-mines. mills. trading
concerns. and 81 On-a clear profit
is derived from these lands Of more
than 100000 pounds per annum.
From the imperial domains alone
during tire last century the royal
family has received $4,000, eco
pounds.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18
How Prohibition Affects Europe
BY Jeanne Judson.

Miss Judson has just returned
from two months service in British
munition factories and at the Anstie
Grange and Hill V. A ID. hospitals
in Farnham, Surrey)
To drink or not 10 drink This is
one of the biggest questions of war
time. 1t has been asked and at least
partially answered by every one of
the nations at war in Europe, and
now it is up for discussion in Amer
lea.
No nation, however, has decided
on absolute prohibition so far. The
manufacture and sale of vodka has
been stopped in Russia, in England
the liquor traffic is regulated by the
defense of the realm act, and in
Germany. where beer is ranked high
in food value. it is pOrtiOned out to
the inhabitants in the same manner
as other foods.
There are two reasons for the alb
clifton of vodka in Russia and for
the defense of the realm act in Great
Britain. In Russia vodka was recog-
nized as a menace TO the efficiency
Of both the men fighting at the front
and Of those working at home, and
being a grain product, it cut into the
supply of grain TO be used as food
In the same way in England the con-
sumption Of liquor was regulated for
the double reason of economy and
efficiency.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18

Chinas income tax puts the bigger percentages on
the smaller incomes Always going ahead aindend
frst China.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18

Wanted To exchange Eight neat packages of govern
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18

drunkenness. 1t was claimed that
men who never drank to excess now
drank great quantities during the
luncheon and dinner hour because
they couldn't get il at other hours
To make this condition less eXag-
gerated treating was made a crime.
and men could only buy for them
selves. Even this measure is often
cleverly sidestepped by various ruses
especially in clubs, though treating
has to a great extent been actually
abolished.
As the war goes on. however, and
the need for conserving every re-
source, especially every food re-
source. increases. the sentiment in
favor of prohibition growsfi not alone
among people who are themselves
drinkers and who would under or
binary circumstances consider a pro-
hibiuon law as an infringement Of
their God given rights.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18

Doubling the pay Of enlisted is first class war
measure and congress deserves pat the back
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18

Let me suggest that every one
who creates or cuitivates a garden
helps. and helps greatly. TO solve
the problem OF the feeding of the
nations. President Wilson.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18

certain flower in China is white at night and red
daVtima
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18

Even this did not entirely abolish
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18

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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-18

NEWS-IIMES PRINTINC Co. Publishes.
o. r. SUMMERS President J ~ STEPHENSON, MANAGE.
JOHN HENRY ZCvER
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-01
VETS STRANGLEH0LO
ON ESSEX BROKEN
Essex County. New Jersey. and New
ark City Break Grip OF Booze on
Government.
DRY DELEGATION ELECTED
The Legislature Is Safely Dry as a
Result--At Least So Votes In As
sembiy and IA in senate.

Old booze received some severe
pummelings in the November cleo
tons this year bat nowhere in the
county did m get a hlacker eye than
In Essex county. \. J. With the big
city OF Newark located in this coGnty.
wherein is also the headquarters of
the New Jersey State Brewers as
ISOLATION and their publicity agency:
the Manufacturers and Merchants
association and the New Jersey
Federation OF Liquor Interests. with it's
subsidiary. the Liquor Dealers Protes-
tive League of New Jersey; the Whole
sale Liquor Dea lers' association; the
Hotel Mems association and their
publicity agency; the Associate Mer-
camille association, the vets for twelve
years have been able to maintain a
stranglehoId on che county. There
are eighteen nrewerie; located In the
county and II is atsn the home Of
fHrGEs r., Nugenf, who controls the
Democratic party in that region. The
Anti Saloon league headquarters are
also located in Newa rit and for twelve
wears has kept up an incessant FIRE
against these strong entertainments of
the booze forces
This year the issue had become a
party issue through the action of Mr.
Sugent, who had written an< anti
local option plank in the platform OF
the Democratic party. The Republi-
can nominees stood on a platform
declaring In favor OF local option
The local option delegation was tri-
phaptly elected by a majority of
l.siI. Elsewhere in the state twenty
three other local option nominees
were elected giving the local option
forces a delegation of thirty-flve. four
more than isecessary To- put Through
a local option bill In the senate the
vote Will nd fourteen to seven,
and it Is practically II foregoue con-
clusion that q local option measure
viii be enacted by the next general
assembly. This bin will probably be
modelled along tho lines 81 the Hates
local option bin of IA st year. empower
ing the voters OF municipalities and
townships to decide the saloon aues-
ton for themselves
In the best residential sections OF
Newark the dry majorities were
heavy Montclai' came in with a
vote of three to one; East Orange
with vote of 3,e4s to go: Bloomfield
with q. vote of 14ss to 5o2; Nutley.
e5s to "a. In Caldwell the vote was
four TO one. in Essex Fells nine TO
one, south Orange township six to
one: and In Maplewood (the home of
Superintendent Shields and Treasurer
Cairns. OF the Anti-Saloon league,
ten to one.
The following editorial expression
fro IA nj he ia ~
Tightening,
The Newark Evening News.
Home rule on the liquor license
question for which the New Jersey
legislature win provide unlens q ma
joritv of the senators ignore the re-
suit OF the election in Essex county.
will mean personal liberty for the
Evoters TO decide Just what they want
TO do with the saloon trade
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-01
Professor Charles Gray Shaw. of

BToICSEOI ttthi lSE vi af Va
New York university. stated before
one of his classes in philosophy
that there was new will typi-
fed in certain of our citizens, nota-
bly, In President Wilson.
The new psychology" said Pro
fessor Shaw, has discovered the
new will-the will that turns in
ward upon the brain instead OF
passing out through hand or
tongue. Wilson has this new will;
the White House corroborates the
results OF the laboratory. To
Roosevelt, Wilson seems weak and
Haclllating; but that is because y.
r. knows nothing about the new
will. T. r. has rs primitive mind.
hut one of the most advanced type.
In the r. r. brain. so TO speak, Will
means set teeth. clenched fist. hunt
ing and rough riding.
Wilson may he regarded as
either creating the new volition or
as having discovered II. At any
rate, Wilson possesses and uses the
new yolition, and IL remains TO be
seen whether the political wopid,
at home and abroad. is ready for II.
1Ae It IS significant TO observe
that the Germans, who are psychol-
ogists, recognize the fact that a
new and important function of the
mind has been focused upon them.
The Germans fear and respect
the Wilson will OF note writing
more than they would have. dread
ed the r r. will with its teeth and
fists
AS psychologist Professor
shaw observed what he saw 10 be
this effect In Germany Of Mr., Will
sons will
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-01

~ G., and Miss Esteile White. OF
Edenton, ". G..
OF Interest for Christmas.
The ladies OF the Tabernacle Society
Of Sacred Heart cathedral, will hnid
n Christmas sale Tuesday. Wednes-
day and Thursday. December 4. 5
and s, In the RYAN and smith Furni-
ture store Jefferson and Broad streets.
A beautiful line of Christmas novel
ties and practical gifts have been
donated BY tho ladies of the church.
besides which orders for fruit cakes
plum puddings and other goodies viii
be taken.
Mrs. Alvin ". Smith lis chairman 81
the affair and cordial ly invites the
publics patronage
tn Friends of the Blues.
All relatives and friends of the
former Richmond Blues are asked To
meet Mrs. G.. Nj. Massie. Monday morn
ing at II o'clock in the Jefferson
hotel. room $50. All members of the
Godm others league who took tickets
for the military bals held last Satur
day night. are requested 20 report to
the ticket committee 81 this time.
Change of Meeting.
Members of the board of managers
of the Baptist Home for Aged Wo-
men are requested ~ note tilS 'hFilGE
OF the meeting hour The regular
monthly business m Getting will be held
Monday at 1890 A. NJ.
Serve Soldiers This Afternoon.
This afternoon and evening from
5 to Q O'Clock in the Army and Navy
club. sos East Grace street. the fol-
lowing prominent women will serv&
soldiers and sailors with sandwiches
and coffee: Mrs. Francis d. Williams.
chairman; Mrs. ChileE Terrell, Mrs,
James Branch Cabell, Mrs. Henry
HARDWOOD. Mrs. Elicit Cooke, Mrs. Egg
bert Leigh. Ir.. Mrs. Mann S. Naien
tire. Mrs. Arthur T. wilmer. Mrs. r.
r. Williams Mrs Robert Whittet, Jr.s
Mrs. Thomas Cary Johnson, Mrs, j,
w Henson and Mrs. Greene
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-01

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for 1t is a fact that nine people in ten
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when the first symptoms of sneezinE.
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make their appearance.
Fill out the coupon today and mait
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Do this today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-01
BY CARL w. ACKERsfAN.

milk shipped to Germany for the chill
dren. Mr.. Gerard refused to ask
Washington to grant this man safe
conduct. / did not learn until sew
eral months after,vard that Herr Won
Igel had been asked to go to the
United StDtes by Undcr-Secretary of
State Zimmerman for one of two
purposes; either he wns to purchase
n controlling interest I'm the DUPONT
powder mills, no matter what that
cost, or he WAS to stir up dfssatisfac-
ton in Mexico. Zimmerman gave
him a card of introduction to Count
Won Bernstorff, the German ambnssa-
dor I'm Washington, and told him that
the German embassy would supply
him with all necessary funds.
Continued tomorrow
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-01
ALL READY FOR STATE
HOUSEWIVES CONVENTION

All arrangements have been com
pleted for tho opening of the state
conventions of the Housewives league
to be held here Thursday and Friday
of next week. At a meeting held
Wednesday afternoon in the home of
the president of the Richmond league.
n,,. = 3 I and tha snno,nt n,sns ~ com
mittees made. The guest OF honor
at the convention will be Mrs. Francis
Gordon Smith, daughter OF General
John b. Gordon, who will address the
convention. Mrs. Norman ". RAN
tlolph, president Of Richmond chap
ter, UMteA Danghterg Of the Confed-
,9Facy, wiIi intro cAses ~ eakers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-01
SHORT SENTENCE GETS
HIM RELEASE on WRIT

Montgomery. Ala Dec, f.--Be-
cause the court gave him shorter
sentence than the law prescribed az
punishment for operating a gambling
table. j. F. Bailey, Of Leighton, is y
free man. Bailey was convicted aud
the court sentenced him to serve six
months in the penitentiary. He sued
out a writ of habeas corpus. After
the hearing this circuit court Judge
ordered his release holding that the
trial Judge had erred in giving him
only si:, months when the law pro-
scrihed not less than one year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-01

Germany. Ullstein q Co. At his re-
quest | withdrew the telegram and
forgot the incident, Within few
days, however, Count zu Reyentlow.
IN the Deutsche TageazeitunE. and
Georg Bernhard. In the Nossische Zei-
-rung, wrote sharp attacks err tatest~
dent Wilson. But | could not tele-
graph these
A DIVISION IN THE
AMERICAN COLONY
Previous TO the fall o. 1913 not
only the German government, but the
German people were charitable in the
opinions OF neutrals. especially those
who happened to be in Germany for
business or professional reasons; but
as the anti-American cam paigu and
the cry that America was not neutral
by permitting supplies TO be shipped to
the allies became more extensive, the
public became less charitable. Pre-
viousiy a. neutral IN Germany could
be either pro-German. pro-aliy or
neutral. Now. however. H. WAS i'm
possible to be neutral. especially IL one
were an American, because the. very
statement that one was an American
carried with 1t the implication that
one was anti-German. The American
colony itself became divided. There
was the pro-Ameriean group md the
pro- German government group. The
former was centered at the American
mbassy The latter was inspired by
the German Americans who had lived
In Germany most of their lives and
by other sympathetic Americans who
came from the United States. Mean
while there were printed in German
newspapers many leading articles and
interviews from the American press
attacking President Wilson. and any
one syn,pathizing with the president.
even Ambassador Gerard, became au-
tomaticaily 'Deutschfeidlich."
As the submarine warfare became
more and mora "a critical issue Ger
man feeling toward the United States
changed / found that men who were
openly processing their friendship for
the United States were secretly doing
everything within their power to In
timidate America. The government
began to feel al IL the American fac
tories which were supplying the allies
were as much subject to attack as
similar factories In allied countries.
1 recall ono time learning Mt the
American embassy that q man named
wulf Won Igel had asked Ambassador
Gerard for safe conduct, on the
ground that he was going to the Uni
ted States to try and have condensed