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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-13
NATIONAL LEAGUE
D. K. s SCHEDULE
Little of Interest TranSpireS at
SeSSiOn-UmpireS
All Named.

NEW YORK. Feb. 13.-FormaI
adoption of the 1915 schedule and
transaction Of minor routine BUSH
ness occupied the attention of the
National Baseball league at its final
meeting here Tuesday before the
opening OF the spring season. The
league owners also conferred on
the problem of collecting the war
tax. which viii be levied on all adj
mission tickets this year
The American league will meet
here Thursday 20 adopt its schedule
and dispose of am accumulation of
business LEFT over from the last
meeting.
The international league meetl-s
Monday. which postponed action on
the question of its existence until
Mar. %. attracted managers of
many American association teams
who were hopeful of obtaining many
players in ghe event of the Interna-
tiOnaIs suspension.
The board of directors ratified
Pres't Tener's appointments OF UNI
pires as follows.
Robert Emslie. ". J. Klein. Hen
~ O'Day, Charles Rigler. w. j. By
ron. r. G. Qufsley. Peter a Harri-
son and Charles r.. Moran
Cubs Lose Ssirc Money.
The directors refused 10 allow the
Cb. cagO clubs claim of $500 paid
as salary to an injured player, Vic
tor Saire. from the date that the
Pittsburgh club claimed him The
player remains with Pittsburgh and
Chicago loses the money a stricter
enforcement OF the coaching rules
was recommended 50 that goat
getting tactics from the coaching
lines or the players benches will
be eliminated as Tar as possible in
future.
a readjustment of official salaries
vas confirmed during the regular
league meeting. but just how far
this retrenchment went was not
made known.
Tor Bat and Ball Fund.
wednesday. May Is, was set as
The date on the western circuit on
" hich 25 percent OF the home clubs
share OF the admissions is to be
donated to Clarke Griffith's bat and
ball fund and Tuesday. June II, at
the eastern parks. on May Is. the
games scheduled are New York at
Cincinnati: Brooklyn at Pittsburgh,
Boston at ST. Louis and Philadel-
phia at Chicago. on June IL Chi
cago plays at New York; Cincin-
natl at Brooklyn; st. Louis at Phil
adeIphia and Pittsburgh at Boston.
In case OF postpOnement the fol-
loving days adm issiOn Will De levied
on.
Sec'y Heydler said that in arrang-
ing the schedule for 1918 the pos
sibiity of Sunday baseball being
legalized in New York was not TAX
en- into consideration. Tomorrow
the leagues committee on the war
tax problem viii make its report.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-13
COOTUIARDS WIN

AT ST Jcsephs hall Monday night
the CoauiIIard team defeated the ~.
Josephs team. SO 20 81.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-13
N. D. PREP FIVE
IN DEBUT TONIGHT
Coach Andrews to Send Men
Against Michigan
City Team.

Coach "Bodie" Andrews VIII send
mis- Notre Dame preps against the
fast Michigan City basketball team
in the Notre Dame gymnasium at
s O'Clock this evening. 1t Will be
the first appearance of the newly
organized basketeers on their home
court. They have been practicing
faithfully for three weeks now and
ought 10 be plenty good enough
shape TO give the boys from the
penitentiary city a good rub. DeSiO
viii play right forward. McDay. lert
forward; Kirk, center; McGrath.
right guard; Brady. left forward.
Coach Andrews further announced
that Thompson. Bailey. and Woods
would undoubtedly have an effort
TO show their ability before the
game is finished.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-13

Track Coach Rockne is hard put
for men available for his track team
right now. Sweeney. Van Wonter-
Chen. Murphy and O'Connor. of his
distance men. are all more or less
ailing from sore feet. Call and Har-
bert are the only ones in good phys
zeal shape. Harbert showed i'm
mense Improvement over his pre-
vious workouts yesterday afternoon
when he stepped mile and a half
i'm the fastest time of his career.
Call went three-quarter of "a mile
at a respectable clip; Barry Miller.
Lockard and Patterson ran $50
yards fast enough 10 satisfy the
coach Glfulan, Rockne's star in
five or six events has been called
20 his home in Joliet but he is eX-
pected back today To resume his
training Hard workouts are on
the boards for this week 10 put the
squad i'm shape for the Illinois meet
on the 23rd of this month.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-13

Don't say you saw II In the
newspaper. Say NewS-TimeS
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-13
\. NJ. c. A sPoRT NOTES.

The high school basketball tossers
Will meet the Laporte five in the
Y NJ. e. A. gymnasium this even
ms. the same 20 come between the
Commercial league encounters.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-13

only the lightest kind of work
was handed out 10y Coach Harper
TO the Notre Dame varsity basket
ball men yesterday afternoon. The
leniency Of the coach was no doubt
due to the stiff practice he put his
men through on Monday. Indi-
vidual shooting and a rehearsal Of
the teams PASSWORD was all that
was attempted, and Harper sent his
proteses to the dressing room with
out having any scrimmage A hard
workout viii no doubt be in order
today. Probably il Will be the last
of the season as the gold and blue
quintet travel to Charlottesville Fri
day TO stack up against the strong
Wabash team in the final game OF
the year.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-13

Commercial league teams viii
play this evening at the Y. VI. a..
a The smith X Whereof and Ell
bel game will be the first match.
The school game and then the battle
which viii undoubtedly decide tn
winner Of the store league" be-
tween Spires and Clauer outhts. who
are now tied for the lead
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-13

Interclass squads viii play at the
figh school when the freshmen play
the seniors. and the sophomores
meet the juniors. There are six
remaining games 20 be played with
the dope favoring the JURORS for
the champs.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-13
BOWLING SCORES

X X X X X X x X x X X X X X X
TIMER LEAGIE.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-07
MOTION-PIcTURE EVIDENCE.

As an adjunct to court practice the
motion-picture machine Is making a
new field for itself in securing evi-
dence. The field is a wide one, and the
following Is one OF a number of ex-
amples told Of in an article in the
March Popular Mechanics Magazine.
A woman sued the street-railway COM
pany for damages sustained while
altghting from a car. She claimed to
have been permanently injured SO that
she was no longer able to perform
her usual household duties When the
case came to trial the courtroom was
darkened and a picture shown wherein
the woman was washing; hanging out
her clothes after having washed them.
and splitting kindling wood. Evil
dence in this case, however. would
have failed to convince the jury, as
the defense contended the pictures
had been taken before the accident
occurred. During the operation Of the
machine, however, while the operator
was concealed in a position which en-
abled him to secure q good picture
of the plaintiff. the machine turned
40 that it took in a portion of a neigh
boring billboard. On this was the
advertisement OF an operatic enter
tatnment. 1t was easily proved that
the advertising matter was placed on
the billboard after the date OF the
accident, and the jury found for the
defendant
The Washington herald., 1918-04-07
We Are Making Our Own Indigo

Indigo is now being made from coal
tar in this country, according to the
Popular Science Monthly. At Mid
The Washington herald., 1918-04-07
DImeuItIes In way.

Although the possible advantages
Of restriction Of production appear
to be clearly outlined by the sdvo-
Gates Of the policy. the practicable
ity Of putting this policy success
fully into operation does not seem
to be so clearly proven or ex-
plained. In fact. dificuIties are said
to stand in the way Of applying
and enforcing such a regulation in
an equitable manner to all rubber
growers. the danger being that in
dependent planters not agreeing
to such a restriction would reap the
benefits of stronger prices at the
expense Of those planters who by
decreasing their output would be
bringing about such an effect.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-07
Service" Is Much Abused
Word in Motorcar World
Confidence of Customers Cannot Be Built on
Empty Phrases, Says Sidney Forst,
Discussing the Situation.

Service has been the most abused
word in the English language when
applied to the motor industry" said
sidney Forst. president of Forst
Brothers. distributors for the Little
Giant motor truck.
Usually promises of service before
a car owner becomes a customer
prove nothing but scraps of paper
as far as any service being rendered.
"A service station cannot succeed
unless it is properly equipped TO rem
der service, and when say service
l do not refer to a casual examination
and tinkering Of a car, but the kind
of service that serves. That is the
kind of service that counts, that is
real service-personal service-expert
service-that demands unlimited
equipment Of the most modern kind.
both Of mechanical appliances and
expert mechanicians.
Confidence OF customers and the
permanency OF their patronage can
not be built on empty phrases any
more than an empty service station.
To deliver the goods. a service sta
tion must possess the goods.
Limited service equipment means
limited services. How can an owner
expect an unequipped service station
to render him the kind Of service his
car needs? In the first place. a serv-
ice man does not know what service
a car needs until he has examined
the car. and unless his station is
equipped to render every conceivable
service, no matter what 1t Is or where
the trouble is located. one OF two
things is bound to happen-either a
considerable loss OF time Is incurred
in waiting for the necessary equip
ment to arrive. or the work is at
tempted with inadequate equipment.
In either case, the customer suffers.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-07
GOOD AUTO WEATHER
Brings OUT BUYERS
Ed Neumeyer Predicts Demands
Will Exceed Supply.

The first days Of warm weather
convinced every automobile man in
the country that the demand for auto
mobiles this year is going to be great
~ In excess Of the supply" said ''Ed." /"
Neumeyer. local distributor Of the
Mitchell motor car.
When demand exceeds supply, even
under normal condition, that means
Increased prices. But when demand
exceeds supply under wartime con-
ditions, it Is pretty hard to predict
Just how prices will advance.
And the demand for automobiles
can't help but exceed the supply. In
the first place, the people Of America
need automobiles now more than ever
before. There Is more work to be
done, and there are fewer people to do
the work. That means simply this,
that each and every one of US must
do more. We virtually need an extra
pair Of hands and an extra pair Of
feet; and an automobile supplies that
want better than anything yet invent
ed So the demand will most certainly
exceed the supply.
Then, In the second place, the
shortage of railroad equipment means
not only that II will be increasingly
dinicult to get cars out to their ulti-
mate owners. but also that II is in
creasingly difficult to get raw mate
rial into the factories.
'Out at the Mitchell factory we are
doing everything possible to hold the
price down. In fact. we are proud to
show that Mitchell prices have not
increased since last July. That does
not mean, however. that prices are
not likely to increase at any moment.
And that's why we are urging early
and prompt purchases
The Washington herald., 1918-04-07

to get the car so that it looks respect
able.-F. SCHULTZ.
For a car in as bad shape as you
say yours is, do not believe that
you can do much yourself. II you DO
not want to go to the expense Of
sending your car to a regular paint
shop why not put on a coat Of the
dull French gray that looks well, re-
sists wear and yet does not attempt
the high polish that is almost impos-
sible for the amateur to attain. Any
of the larger paint manufacturers car
ry this dull gray finish and the whole
job will cost only moderately.
In using my hydrometer on my bat
terry l find that the cells differ in spe-
ciic gravity. The variation is not
much, never more than a point, but
ii has got me worried. What do you
suppose is the MATERIAL. ].
There is nothing the matter. A slight
variation among the cells is not only
common but usual. Provided the va
ration does not go over two points
you need not worry.
l have been using - oil in my en-
gine. This lubricant is darker than
like and a friend suggests that it
The Washington herald., 1918-04-07

while two or three years ago own
ers rarely paid any heed to the proper
care OF transmission and other vital
under-the-service details on which the
life of their cars depend, today they
have become very particular and In
sist that the expert care that Is us
ually bestowed on the motor Is extend
ed to take in all other mechanical
parts SO that they may work in har-
mony or without friction. This has
raised the standard of service which
owners now expect from the service
stations conducted by the dealers
from whom they have purchased their
cars.
THE same is true of motor trucks.
Never before has there been such a
demand for motor trucks. Never be-
fore have the uses Of motor trucks
been so multitudinous and varied. 1t
is a certainty that they will be used
more this winter than ever before. 1t
Is a national necessity that the haul
age and delivery of goods be a con-
tinuous performance.
These are some Of the reasons why
the most advanced methods and sys-
TENS of handling cars have been
adopted at our service station, so that
our customers cars and trucks will
be given the proper attention and care.
Just as the most efficient appliances
have been installed, so we have given
the same consideration and thought to
our corps OF service experts and me-
chanicians. Every man in our employ
is an expert in his particular line.
THAT such service is necessary anv
experienced owner will tell you. Good
service means slow depreciation, eco
nomical operation. dependable per-
formance and being always on the
job"
The Washington herald., 1918-04-07
TRUCK DEVELOPMENT
MAKES Big STRIDES
Improvements Come Fast as Auto
Transport Grows.

Developments in the motor track
field throughout America are eoninr
fast. One Of the factors which has
accomplished more for the motor truck
Industry than has any other feature OF
this development has been the drive
away. The delivery OF motor trucks b.
the highways has reached a polnf
where a truck train travelling throurh
the country causes comparatively 1T
tie comment. -
The real effect OF this driving of
trucks over the American roads 81 Al
directions is with the residents OF ahs
country, and more especially with ne
farming population. A a demonstrn-
ton. the driving Of trucks under load.
and even without load, is unsurpasssd
as an advertisement for the industry.
and this advertising In being ASSESSED
very materially by the ever-increaslng
number Of army trucks bound 70 the
seaboard from every manufscturing
district
The farmers and the business men
see these trucks under successful op-
Grafton. travelling at good speed. ana
bound overland for constantly incress-
ing distances, and decide IN their own
minds that the motor truck has fnai-
ly arrived at a final point of reliabiI-
fly. They Immediately become inter-
ested and often become purchasers
for the moecr truck is Indispensable
to the far1Ds as well as 70 the busi-
ness man.
The Untssd States army has pur-
chased TO date approximately 3o.eo
motor trucaE, and its requirements
are going to - for from 1000 10 I5.eoo
in addition. All Of these trucks are
manufactured at points which VIII
average perhaps 500 miles from thu
seaboard, and these trucks for war
by thousands are going over the rosds
to shipping points along the Atlantic
Coast.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-07
Coin Bank and Timepieee
An Advertising Device

A clever advertising novelty. design
ed to promote thrift. Is a cylindrical
coin bank, illustrated in the Popular
Mechanics Magazine, in one end of
which Is set a watch with a luminous
face. Coins as large as 50-cent pieces.
as well as paper money. may be de-
posted in 1t. On the back is an ad-
vertisement OF the banking institution
giving out these attractive articles.
The watch can be wound and set with
out removing 1t from the bank.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-07

Pnces per pound, United
States currency.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-07

land, Mich, 1000 pounds OF 20 per cent
paste are produced daily. All the tar
IN bills of this nation, commencing
with the tariff OF March 3, 1888, and
including the tariff Of October 3, 1873
placed indigo on the free list. Not
until September 9. 1916, was a bill
passed putting a duty on it. 1t was
the first schedule that braved the an
ger OF the German dye makers.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-07

Would you advise me to try and re-
paint my car which is three years aid
and is in pretty tough shape? A
friend tells me that 1 can get a pat
ent syctem or varnish that is easy
TO put on and makes the car look as
good as new. / don't care 50 much
aAAHt thsSnew looks but would Ike
The Washington herald., 1918-04-07

Fine Sheet Pale Gepe.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-07

contains on excess OF carbon. I have
not noticed any tendency to excessive
carbonization and the lubricant seems
to work all right, but I would like to
have your opinion.-L. T. J.
The make OF oil mentioned in your
inquiry is absolutely first class. 1t
does run a little darker than some
Of the others, but the color is no in
dication OF carbon. The only thing
that will establish that is the heat test
and happen to know that this par
ticular oil has passed heat tests with
unusual success.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-07

I have an antifreeze solution In my
cars water system all winter. Is
there anything that 1 ought to do
when drain it out. as l intend to do
in a day or so?-MURPHY.
Yes; il is a good plan to fill The
cooling system with a solution of
washing soda and water. Run the
engine for say twenty minutes or half
an hour and then drain out the soda
solution and flush the cooling system
several times with clear water.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-07
Rubber Planters Consider
Reducing Output This Year
Scarcity of Tonnage Given as Chief Reason
Desire to Strengthen Prices Probably
an Important Factor

month Of 1911. In long tons. together
with the range OF prices, in Cnited
States currency per pound. for the
two best grades, viz. fine smoked
sheet and fine pale crepe. are indi-
Gated in the following schedule;
The Washington herald., 1918-04-07
by HARRY CAMPBELL.
United States Consul, Singapore.


There has been considerable dis
cussion Of late among rubber plant
ers Of the Malay Peninsula as TO the
advisability Of reduc'nG the produe-
ton Of rubber. with the object Of
releasing as much tonnage as pos
sible for more ur.. war service.
The Rubber Growers Association has
informally come to the decision that
1t would be expedient TO restrict the
output OF rubber in the Middle East
during 1913 to 90 per cent Of the
actual harvest OF 1917. the associa-
ton exercising control over more than
half the cultivated area under Brit
ish capital in the Malay Peninsula
and probably more than half that
Of Ceylon. Sumatra. India. Borneo
and Burma.
Although this course is said off,
cially to be prompted by a scarcity
Of tonnage. general public discussion
indicates that the idea has been
prompted by a desire on the part Of
planters to strengthen prices, which
during the past few months have
taken a considerable slump:
Rubber Auctions and Rriees.
Prices. on the other hand, have
steadily decreased after the high quo
tations for the past year were reach
ed in the early part Of March, while
amounts Offered for sale at Singa-
pore auctions have. during the past
few months. exceeded all past records
The average weekly offerings at the
Singapore rubber auctions for each
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-08-22

CHAPTER II-Tells of his enlistment in
the Royal Flying corps, his training in
Canada and his transfer 10 France Tor aC-
tive duty.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-08-22

about seventeen, were extremely nerv-
GUS. / had indicated to them that l
was deaf and dumb, but If they be-
heved me it didn't seem to make them
any more comfortable.
/ fingered at the house for about an
hour after the meal and during that
time young man came to call on the
eldest daughter, young woman OF
perhaps eighteen. The caller eyed me
very suspiciously, although / must
have resembled anything but British
officer. They spoke Flemish and l did
not understand word they said, but
l think they were discussing my prob
able identity. During their conversa-
ton, | had a chance to look around
the room. There were three alto
gether, two fairly large and one
somewhat smaller, about fourteen feet
long and six deep. In this smaller
room there were two double-decked
beds, which were apparently intended
to house the whole family, although
how the whole twelve of them could
sleep in that one room will ever re-
main mystery to me.
From the kitchen you could walk
directly into the cow-barn, where two
cows were kept, and this, as l have
pointed out before, is the usual con-
struction of the poorer Belgian houses.
/ could not make out why the caller
seemed to be so antagonistic to me,
and yet l am sure he was arguing with
the family against me. Perhaps the
fact that / wasn't wearing wooden
shoes-I doubt whether / could have
obtained a pair big enough for me
had convinced him that 1 was not
really Belgian, because there was
nothing about me otherwise which
could have given him that idea.
At that time. and 1 suppose it is
true today, about "a per cent of the
people in Belgium were wearing
wooden shoes. Among the peasants
don't believe / ever saw any other
kind of footwear and they are more
common there than they are in Hol-
land. The Dutch wear them more on
account of lack of leather. / was
told that during the coming year prac-
tically all the peasants and poorer
people in Germany, too, will adopt
wooden shoes for farm work, as that
is one direction in which wood can be
substituted for leather without much
loss.
When the young man left, l left
shortly afterwards, as i was not at
all comfortable about what his inten-
lions were regarding me. For all
knew he might have gone to notify
the German authorities that there was
a strange man In the vicinity-more
perhaps to protect his friends from
suspicion of having aided me than to
injure me.
At any rate, was not going to take
any chances and / got out of that
neighborhood as rapidly as / could.
That night found me right on the
frontier Of Holland.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-08-22
CHAPTER XVII.
Getting Through the Lines.

Waiting until 1t was quite dark, /
made my way carefully through a
field and eventually came to the much
dreaded barrier.
1t was all that had heard about 1t.
Every foot Of the border line between
Belgium and Holland is protected In
precisely the same manner. 1t Is there
to serve three purposes: first, to pre-
vent the Belgians from escaping into
Holland; second to keep enemies, like
myself, from making their way to free
dom and third, to prevent assertions
on the part OF Germans themselves.
One look was enough to convince any
one that 1t probably accomplished all
three objects about as well as any con-
trivance could, and one look was all
got of 1t that night, for while / lay
on my stomach gazing at the forbid.
ding structure / heard the measured
stride Of German sentry advancing