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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-25
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CAN'T BELIEVE NEWSPAPERS. Ell?

Do the newspapers print the news? Do they tell the
truth? We are half inclined to believe that perhaps
Mayor Fred G.. Miller Of Michigan City. and maybe.
some Of his legal advisors. will be less skeptical Of
things that they see in the newspapers in the future;
that perhaps they will be less cock-sure hereafter that
the whole sum Of human wisdom is theirs by virtue
Of divine monopoly.
Miller. semi-naturslzed mayor OF Michigan City, by
the grace Of %InGianas politicians being super-solicitous
Of the foreign vote. got off the train in Washington.
u. G.. Tuesday. intent upon going to headquarters-
wherever that is.-and having his naturalization COM
pleted. so that. in his home town. where he presides
as chief executive. he might have the stigma removed
OF having also TO stand registered as an alien enemy
of his country. Instead Of going to headquarters
however. ne was informed and taken to jail.
Didn't YOU know that no alien enemies"-not fully
naturalized natives Of Germany and Austria-H~ Hungary.
-"are allowed TO enter the precincts Of the District
OF Columbia 2" a government official wanted TO knew.
We'll. well yes" replied the alien mayor, but you
can't always believe what you see in the newspapers.
and besides my lawyers told me that it wasn't so"
Very we'll. then! We wonder which Mayor Miller re-
in the newspaper or the opinions Of counsel counter to
such news? No. we wouldn't exactly advice dispense
-tion with legal counsel when it comes to matters of de-
tail. hut it might be well to ask such counsel if they
read the newspapers sometimes, and then discount
their snapshot skepticisms.-whefe they show it.
The American press, we dare say. will have little
sympathy for Mayor Miller. incident to the trap that
he has walked into. The press had given plenty Of
warning. but then. Of course. you can't always be-
heve what you see in the newspapers"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-25
HIDING BEHIND "A CRIPPLE.

Quite as anticipated and expressly stated by County
Clerk Raab and Treasurer Keller. in their interviews
published in this paper sunday morning, with reference
TO bond buying by county officials. the sIur cast AT
them. o~stensibly by Lieut. Kenneth McBeth of Liberty
loan headquarters. as he was quoted in the Main st.
newspaper. was not Of his connivance, but the work Of
the newspaper: just snother one of its Stacking, stink
ing. cowardly political attacks. with a cripple for. i
shield.
such is the Information that now comes from Chair
man Baker Of the Liberty loan committee He seems
TO be peeved with the county officials that they should
come back at Lieut. McBeth, within the quotations
attributed to him 10y the Main st. paper. but even thew
expressed doubts Of the quotations being genuine.
The incident reminds one Of Russell Sage. who.
noting the approach of an anarchist intent upon blow
ing him off the map grabbed his crippled. hunch-back
secretary. and rsed him for a fort. The secretary was
badly hurt. but SAGE escaped without mucn harm.
You have also heard OF slckers who will hide behind
the skirts Of a woman Well. the difference is the Main
st. paper, which claims to be the local republican
organ. wanted TO throw out some sort or reelection
against democratic of1ce-holders in the county build
ing. and sought to hide behind Lieut.. McBeth.
And the officials assailed were supposed TO take It
without murmur; no response else they be accused Of
"dIsrespect for our heroes" for Lieut.. McBeth APP
pears to be something of a hero. He has been on
the western front with the Canadian troops, carries
several wounds. has three medals for bravery, has an
honorable discharge and is serving the government N
the bond sales without pay. such a man makes a very
good breast-works for a sniveing coward TO hide be-
hind. expecting that he can quote him as saying any
OLD thing. and that no one dares answer him. lest
they appear ungratoful to a hero. We refer to our
Main st. contemporary as the coward. 1t is exactly
its size.
II must have panied that paper. YES, awfully, to
have had il brought out that the only Stacker in the
county building. with reference to the bond buying to
which it had particularly referred. was its own pet can
di5ate for the superior court j1dgship. with no bonds
Whatever OF the first and second issues. when he was
not running Cor office. andonly a claim of 500 for the
,hrd-under the sale now on,-with pretty authora-
rive assurance on the side that IL is only $50.
Ia order taat there may De no mistake as 10 who the
Main S. papers pet candidate for the judgship is; it
Is Mott. ID. Mott
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-25
EDUCATIONAL DEMANDS IMPERATIVE.
Rrcs,t W. 4. Mills. Hanover College.N

The demand at this time for educated men and
women is imperative because of three conditions: The
enormously increased volume of trained service re-
quired; the positions vacated by men who have joined
the colors: and the diversion Of much OF the normal
supply Of new workers TO military activities. Eng
land and France are now suffering keenly because they
did not anticipate these conditions. We must avoid such
calamities for our country.
We must also prepare now for meeting effectively and
sanely the problems of reconstruction which will follow
the war by the collegiate training Of the largest pos
sible number Of young men and women. The world
will never again be what it was before. We must here
after do things more inteligently as we'll as mora
honestly. The "rule-of-thumb man. must be supplant-
ed by the educated man. We shall be compelled to
perfect and utilize our man power as wen as our
material resources
The strength of a nation is in its spiritual outlook,
its vision. its morals. The culture Of autOcracy must
be met with TIE culture Of a wisely led democracy.
To escape the hateful infection of cunning. cruelty
and greed our population must be leavened with men
and women who viii go out 10 live in their respective
communities as centers Of radiation Of refinement, OF
spiritual values, OF Intellectual interests and OF hu-
nanifY.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-25

millions are stin pouring into the same bottomless
hole. at the rate Of about 100000 a month.
Most Of it goes into oil. stock. mining stock AMI
plantation stock. The oil field swindlers have been es-
peciaIly active. They have been flooding the country
with their alluring advertisements. and getting a rich
haul
The Investment Bankers association. which knows
values and is the investors friend, gives some simple
rules for the guidance OF the novice. Don't buy any
stock OF any sort. it advises, without investigating
the company and the men back Of it. Don't invest I'M
less the stock is listed in reputable stock exchanges.
Don't believe any company that promises to make a
fortune for S9c quickly. Suspect any stock that sells
for less than $40 a share, and particularly beware Of
stock with a par value OF 81 or less.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-25
THE FLAG OF ITALY.
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. }
Uaaniy

The government has made the request that here
after on the occasion Of patriotic demonstrations when
the FLAGS of France. England and Belgium are un-
furled alongside the stars ard Stripes, the Italian flag
should have its place. We have frequently called at
tenton 10 the stupid disposition 10 belttle the part
Italy is playing i'm the war. There may have been more.
bur on The occasion Of the recent Liberty loan parade
in Fort Wayne. we only noticed one Italian flag. Aud
at that very hour the gallant Italian armies under
the brilliant Diaz was keeping enough of the enemy
engaged on the Italian front 10 have turned the tide
in Picardy. And now the word comes that in the SUI
preme moment Of the pending battle. when the re-
serves of the nations, are hurried to meet the
desperate onslaught. the men OF Diaz will be there
with the men OF Haig. Of Foch and Pershing. Had
Italy fallen into the trap so successfully laid for
Russia our cause might have been, probably would
have been hopelessly crippled. Not only admiration
for the army that has performed miracles battling
above the clouds i'm the snow crowned mountains. bu'
common gratitude demands that hereafter when we
unfurl the flag OF England and France and Belgium
the aas Of the soldiers II Diaz shall futter by their
side. Let US remember that.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-25
Other Editors Than Ours
SIT TIGHT-THE SHIP OF STATE Is ROUNDING
THE BEND.
(Grant slocum. Editor The GIeaner)

i6Euut CNDCumr ltlllDI III ttdnNA
How shall We classify those partisan politicians and
over-zealous editors of daily newspapers, who are con-
stantly stirring up discord; weakening the faith of the
people in their leaders and destroying thu confidence of
all. at this critical period of the nations history? We
have heard much about the l. w. VS.; the Non
Partisan league; the dIsloyal wOrkingmen and the un-
patriotic farmers; but 50 far not a word of censure for
these unpatriotic "cusses' who would build their par
tisan popularity or the prosperity Of their publication.
upon the ruins they have wrought.
These partisan ~vultures and mud-shnging buzzards
have been busy striving TO hamper the federal govern
ment in every possible way for months past. and Of late
attack the navy, and Sec'y Daniels. Every charge made
has been successfully refuted, and the American navy
stands today the most efficient in the world. The next
attack was directed toward Sec'y of War Baker-the
first shot was fired from congress and then the buzzards
got busy. Sec'y Baker was given an opportunity to be
heard, and he put his enemies to rout.
Recently the charge was made that the government
had fallen down on its aerOplane program; that not Il
single machine was ready and the whole proposition was
ship-buiIding program had failed utterly; that we had
only two new ships; that beth our own soldiers and
he allies would starve before we could get food across
the seas.
Now comes Scc'y Coffin who tells of the unavoidable
delays in perfecting the new liberty motors, and gives
promise of plenty of air craft by July. And this morn
ing Sec'y Hurley Of the ship building board, says: Our
job is 2S percent completed. and we are today building
in 81 shipyards 235 new shipways, or IS more than are
building in all OF the ship yards Of England"
For the conservation Of print paper if for no other
reason, the federal government should take action, as
a war measure. and close up these sources of misin-
formation. one year has not yet passed since this nation
entered the war-nO human agency could accomplish
more in that brief period than the United states.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-25
A NEW

known Is the Vanity Fair Petit
booker is featured this year as n
most admirable substitute for the
petticoat. These garments are de-
veloped in jersey of all colors and
while ideal for street wear they are
most charming for dancing. DO not
be one of the last to adopt the new
style but come in TO the Mabel
Hawkins Style Shop at sos ]. NJ. S.
Bldg. and leave your order for the
color you desire. -Advt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-25
WISH q 4

Before the summer is gone you
will wish more than once you had
a gas range in your home. They IRE
such a comfort in the hot months.
Always ready for business. No IN
necessary heat, no dirt, ashes and
fuel to worry about, and they are
economical. Saving in repairs,
saving in cleaning fues. Northern
Indiana Gas and Electric Co.
Adv.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-25
EXPERIENCED ARTIST

opens new department. w. d. Staples
for Is years a specialist in COM
mercial photography has established
a ground floor studio and work
rooms in the st. Joe building, and
will devote much attention to anna
ten kodak work. His long exper-
fence will be appreciated by those
who want the best possible service
at no increase in price. Phones:
Home, 5232: Bell. 784. -Advt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-25
WE HOPE NOT.
The Public Pulse

Communications for this column
lnay be signed anonymously but must
be accompanied by the name Of the
writer 70 insure good faith. No re-
.s~pOlsibility for facts or sentiments
expressed VIII be assumed. Honest
discussion Of public questions Ia in
vited, but with the right reserved to
eliminate vicious and Objectionable
matter. The column Is free. But, be
reasonable.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-25
THE MELTING POT
Come Take Pot Luck With Us"
To WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN.
BY James J. Montague.

by Jahles J'iOntague.
Your nose may be battered. your jawbone nicked,
Your visage may be a sight,
But always remember you're never licked
While still you can stand and fight.
Nc matter how badly they mess your map,
II won't be beyond repair.
And it still is a chance that you'll win the scrap
AS long as the punch is there.
You'll make mistakes and you'll do things wrong.
The best of them always do;
But as soon as you get 70 going strong
Your grit will see you through.
They smashed Paul Jones TO a fare-you-well,
But ne didn't observe good night"
He merely paused in his tracks TO yell
That he'd just begun to fight.
Theren be plenty Of folks to pedde gloom,
Therel be plenty Of folks to say
That they see the terrible dey OF doom
Hurrying on its way.
But the fellow who knows that the fight is hard,
And still has the nerve to grin,
And never gets ratified and drops his guard,
Is the fellow that is going to win!
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-25

A free lecture on Christian
Science Will be given in the Chris
tian Science church on Friday even
ing at s o'clock. The public is in
vited. Advt. 3726-25
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-25
TOO BAD 1T ISN'T RETROAC-
TIVE

If that no-lOafng bill just enact
ed by the Legislature had been pass
ed earlier in the session the sheriff
would be after most Of the legisla-
tors.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-25

the censor's copy remains uncen
sored.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-25

NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.
Turks Advance on Kars'-Head-
line. They won't get very far if its
the street kars they're advancing on.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-25
START 1T RIGHT.

Buy at least one bond, If you can't
buy o
For this is a pay-as-you-enter war.
WI HOPE NOT.
Breathes there the man with soul so
dead,
Who never to himself hath said.
i've bought another Liberty bond?"
IT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD.
The shoemaker goes barefoot, and
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-25

Only AssocAtsd Prsss Morning Paper In Northern Indians
nd Only Paper Employ ing the International Nswe Services In
eSuh hend-TSo Leased Wires: DAY and Night
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-08
ITO Be Continued.)
FAIR PLAY ABOVE VICTORY
Canadian Soldier Generous in Seeing
That Opponent Should Have His
Right Chance to Shoot.

In an obscure Los Angeles suburb
lives a blind IA The following is
one Of the many stories he tells of his
experiences:
1t was in the early nineties that a
picked team of American rifemen
had gone into Canada for a friendly
contest with the Queens Own.
The competition had been fierce and
the score close when the last American
riheman laid down at 800 yards. He
had to make % to tie and "a to win
out of a possible %. i
A great crowd had gathered to watch
the contest, and had gradually closed
in behind the firing station until there
was very little space left for the rifle
a
The first four shots scored the bulls
eye, counting 20. With his last shot
he had to make a 3 to tie and a 4 to
win. The excitement was intense,
and the air was charged with the
magnetic stiffness of repressed excite
ment, as the commanding officer of
the Queens Own stepped forward and
called out Get back there and give
the man a fair show. How can he
shoot with you standing on top of
him?'
The crowd fell back, the American
fired, and the indicator recorded an
other bulls eye, making his score %.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-08
AGE of Fishes.

The most striking characteristic by
which fishes of different ages can be
distinguished is their size. But the
size affords us only the means to esti-
mate the age of younger fishes; as to
the older, it cannot serve us as an in
dication of their age, since their
growth may vary according to the diff
ferent conditions of nutrition, so that
often the younger fish will excel in
size the much older fish. There Is,
however, at least as regards the fishes
of the Northern seas, a sure indica :
ton that betrays their age. 1t Is the
Otolites, or ear stones. These ear
stones grow as long as the fish itself
continues to grow, and form annual
rings in the manner of trees. The
more annual rings shown by "A ish's
ear stones the greater its age. In
this way the age Of q fish can be ex-
actly determined.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-08
Continued from last week
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER vII-Billy Louise does not
hold changeless her broken faith In Ward,
although she has learned to love him;
Ward NETS her on the trail and Is puzzlea
at her apparent GOODNESS toward him.
Ward writes her offering any assistance
he can give.
CHAPTER v~III-Riding over the hills
looking for cattle branded Y6 Ward dis
covers a hidden corral and sees three men,
one of whom he believes to be Buck Oi-
ney. Upon their leaving he investigates
and finds stock on which the brands nave
been changed to his own mark.
CHAPTER Ix.-After obliterating the
brands Ward deduce that Buck Olney
will become suspicious of him, as knowing
about the plant. He cautiously keeps out
of the way until his patience frazzles out
under the strain. He discovers Buck OIL
ney hiding behind rock and takes him
prisoner.
CHAPTER x-with Buck bound to a
chair, Ward cooks a mess OF prunes,
sweeps y the floor on b shay na's olmsel tb;r oeeRih g
mirror. Buck is conveyed to a cotton
wood tree where Ward fashions a hang
mans moose fa HI pins nso, the pris ths work Wri done
Ward rides away, having silt the rope SO
1t would not hold any weight.
CHAPTER XI-Returning, riding down
q steep slope near his cabin, his horse
Rather steps into a pile of rock. throw
lIB NdTu III SuCI u III 90 ~ go
ture his leg. Riding to his cabin he splints
and bandages the broken leg, realiz-
ing he will be helpless for some time, and
prepares for any emergency. Buck Olney
discovers he was not to be hanged.
CHAPTER XII-Billy Louise writes
1.-THE Brave Buckaroo" a CHEEKY Christ,
mas letter, also telling of "Mommie's'
Illness, not expecting an answer before
New Years, but it was not delivered;
Another letter also undelivered told of
Billy Louise's "Mommie's" death.
CHAPTER XIII.-Billy mounts Blue and
rides to the bottom in search of cattle
which she finds, learning for herself the
shameful story of theft, and driving them
to the Cove corral, facing those she &C
cuses of theft, later Offering apologies and
riding away.
CHAPTER XIV-Having seen Ward
ride away from the corral in the dusk of
evening her doubts are renewed; she rides
toward Wards cabin making a discovery
that causes her knees, to tremble, for
there was no apparent life about Wards
cabin; he was found to be demented
from fever. and had forgotten her.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-08
XIV.
The Hookin,-counh Man.

DHLY LOUISE waited another
minute OIL two, weighing the pos.
sibilities. She saw Wards fin.
gers drop away from the gun, but they
remained close enough for a danger
ously quick gripping Oft again, If the
whim seized him. Still-surely to
goodness, Ward would never get crazy
enough to hurt her. Perhaps her fem
mime assurance of her hold on him,
more than her courage. kept her nerves
fairly steady. She bit the pencil alb.
sently, watching him.
Ward turned his head restlessly on
the pillow and coughed again. Billy
Louise got up quietly, went close to
the bed, and laid her hand on his fore
head. His head was hot, and the veins
were swollen and throbbing on his
temples.
Brave Buckaroo got a headache? 2"
she queried softly, stroking his TEN.
pies %soothingly. SCOT the hookin'-
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-08

him, and 1 don't reckon you did any
kicking when you found I'd cut the
rope so it wouldn't hold your rotten
carcass. You can't let well enough
alone, though. You thought you'd raise
me, did you? You thought you'd come
back and try another whack at me be-
hind my back. You knew hanged well
I wasn't the kind of man that would
jump the country. You knew you'd
find me right here, attending to my
business like I've always done.
"But you've o%yerplayed your hand.
This time I'm going to get you-and
Foxy and the breed along with you. 1t
was a rotten trick, running Yes over
Seabeck's brand. If I hadn't caught
you in the act, you'd have planted
them cattle where all HI couldn't
have saved me when they were found.
If 1 hadn't caught you at 1t and run
NIX monograms over the whole cheese,
I'd have been up against 1t for fair.
So now you're going to get what's COM
ing to yuh. / won't take any chances
on your not trying it again. I'm going
to protect myself right.
"You throw that gun on the bed"
Chilly Louise did so, her eyes still
upon Wards flushed face.) "Now, get
down that tablet from the shelf.
Here's a pencil" He drew one from
under his pillow and tossed 1t toward
her. Snow you write the truth about
all this rustling. It's a bigger thing
than shows right in this neighborhood.
l know that. And I know, too, thai
Foxy has been pulling down some on
the side. He never paid for all the
stock that's running around vented
and rebranded NIX. I've got that sized
up. Pretty smooth trick, too; a heap
better than working brands. He ought
to have been satisfied with that-but a
crook never is satisfied. l knew he
wasn't the tenderfoot he tried to make
out, and when l saw some of his stock
and that gate fixed to ring a bell when
it was opened, 1 knew he was a crook.
But he made a big mistake when he
threw in with you, you
81 want you to write down the
truth about that Hardup deal; who
was in with you. l know, all right, but
I want it down on paper. And l want
to know how long Foxy's been in with
you, and who's working the game on
the outside. Get busy; write it all
down. I'll give you all the time you
need; don't leave out anything. Dates
and all, / want the whole graft. Don't
try to get away. I've got this gun
loaded to the guards, and you know
I'm aching for an excuse" He
stopped and coughed again, hoarsely.
rackingly. Then he lay quiet, except
for his rasping breath and watched.
Billy Louise, with the tablet on her
trembling knees, pretended to write,
From under her lashes she watched
Ward curiously. She saw his attention
waver, saw his eyes wander aimlessly
about the room. She sat very still
and waited, making scrawly marks
that had no meaning at all. She saw
Wards fingers loosen on the revolver,
saw his head turn YEARLY on the pill.
low. He was staring out through the
window at the brilliant blue of the
sky with the dazzling white clouds
drifting like bits of cotton to the north.
ward. He had forgotten her.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-08

sized epithets strange to her ears.)
81 suppose Won and Foxy and that
'halfbreed have been fixing up some
more evidence, huh? You figure that
l can't catch 'em this time and work
the brands over, so they'll stand Yes,
and I'll get railroaded to the pen.
Well, you've o%verplayed your hand,
old-timer. I let you fellows down easy,
last time. l don't reckon Foxy object
ed much to those few l turned back to
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-02-08

yer, Ward. But, maybe if I don't make
it very strong and put in lots Of
cream Well take a chance, bucka.
roOi"
"How much sugar, patient?" Billy
Louise turned toward him with the to.
mato can sugar bowl in her hands.
"None. 1 want to taste the coffee,