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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-11
prlson.rs Gain One Prisoner.

Mrs. o. NJ. Spickard, registrar for
the penitentiary board Of trustees,
shows IN her feportof state prison
population that there is one more
prisoner on hand han one month ago,
The report for November shows 1881
conviets on hand, that 30 new ones
were received during December, and
that five we're recaptured, making a
total OF 1896. OF these Is were dis
charged, one was pardoned, one got a
meritorious discharge and n died
"a In all to go out, and leaving 1882
on hand.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-11
Kaiser Eats War Food.

War menus recently figured on the
kniscr's table, for he is reported to
hnve entertained the chancellor, Won
Hindonburg, aud Won L~udendorf to
vegetable soup, pudding and cheese.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-11
Chinese Bells.

Chinese and Japanese bells are CHIP
PEERLESS and are never swung, their
tones being produced by striking them
with wooden mallets.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-11

"NIy boy always liked TO get at me
bottom Of things"
"Where Is he nowI'
"In the trenches"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-11
ON FIRST

use "Renovine" and be cured. Do not
wait until the heart organ is beyond
repair. "Renovine" Is the heart and
nerve tonic. Price SOC and $L0O.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-11
ROADS MERGER
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS AR
PROVE CONSOLIDATION OF
RAILROAD LINES.

Non-c Competing Lines Permitted by
state Board TO Effect Consolidation
just Before Government Takes Con.
troll Of All Rail Lines.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-20
Other Editors Than Ours
TWO VIEWS OF A MAN.
Saturday Evening POst.)

Once upon a time a gentleman named AIcAdoo was
known Wall the promoter and director Of
local transportation enterprise involving
the investment of many million dollars Being gifted with
intelligence imagination. energy ambition it s
probable that if he had that field his &C
tivites would have extended the activities of able
and ambitious men generally do. He would probably
have become interested i'm other transportation enter
prises As his and prestige increased banks
railroads and insurance COMPANIES would solicited
him to accept Grectorships
Then--inevita blythe newspapers congress
would have discovered this McAdoo. they would have
compiled long and damnng lists OF the companies e
interested in, adding up the millions of their
capitalization. We should had another national
ogre another Hartman N6rgan-bengs whom we
bound regard sinister malign because
their business activities a very large
field. McAdoO would have been a name to shudder at
of our half dozen pet monsters who only hold
the United states the throat but vsby choking
il black in the face
AS it happened. however, the gentleman underwent
very familiar transformation. BY the simple pro-
Of appointing him secretary of the treasury the
president touched him with "a magic wand which
petely. changed his nature As secretary handles
a billion of public money every month. His
influence is great in the federal board which
practically controls the countrys banking system
is arbiter OF the whole railroad system OF the nation
He goes congress with Fttle bill which gives him
power of life death all corporate security
and authorizes him to lend billion hur-
dred dollars of public money to private concerns
virtually as he any OF he
possesses more actual power than all the Harrimars
and Morgans rolled into one and multiplied by 10
Is anybody alarmed there1t2 Not at all Having
touched with the official wand McAdoo is a good fairy
If the wand h3d happened miss him he would
OF course have been spirit darkness whose every
accretion of power .~st be regarded with suspicion
But in fact, he is just the McAdoo. with just
the integrity, and not "A whit angelic
satanic in the one situation than he would have been
i'm
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-20
REACHING THE UNDERSTANDING
(S,agnaw NewS.)

Very interesting and sometimes very trying the
experiences Of those who in the events have
endeavored to reach that Intangible something We
approximate as the human understanding and this is
true erom the seeking to sound the depths Of
the mind OF childhood all along the line. until
arrive at the time food administrator and his
educational functions
Down in New York the ether day tie FEDERAL food
administrator had class of 6S restaurant and deli
catessen men before him charged violating ne
meatless day regulations. Fifty owned up and
were ordered close up entirely the "meatess
day" with a caution they would be closed for good
nocence appointed hearing. which they viii
prove default forfeit their licenses TO
do business.
The chief interest OF the proceedings To the rubuc
least and 20 GOV. Whitman who CHANGED i'm az the
sitting. IA the wealth Of by the %
varieties Reminiscent indeed OF school days were
those excuses, all seriously made: nearly all unhe-
Hevable; many humorous; and presented with
such deadly earnestness 10 be impressive.
One decatessen proprietor urged that he meas
OF all kinds inclusive OF Tuesdays. ouse
he thought the regulations entirely suggestive
and educational in their purport: OF con-
hdential understanding between himself and the gov
eminent. %ere: good friends that sort of
thing. but necessary do something to indu.e the
public 20 eat less meat He was duly chastened when
food administrator reached his understanding.
feat which in itself presented difficulty
First prize however I'm thu progressive excuse game
was awarded Michael Pfeiner. who admitted
solo frankfurters and ham Tuesdays bI. lid not
understand they forbidden. remarSing for the
life of I didn't know Until today tina. you class
ham and frankfurters meat" And luae as such
understanding viii be regarded. ne may right
10 the latter part OF his Qualification
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-20
ID @z@ &<1z@@eze 9 M
MARCH %, 1913.
THE WAR FINANCE CORPORATION.

The regional banking system has proved tower Of
strength amid war conditions Unforeseen perils
unparalleled demands for capital and cash have
brought no panic. the system
everything. The government aims supplement
it by the creation o a War Corporation.
will possess powers and funds sufficient take
Of any need likely To arise which cannot be ade
quately through the usual banking processes.
As passed BY United states senate this measure
provides corporation with a board directors
appointed by president. with the consent
the secretary the treasury being ohcio CT
the board 1t will have a working capital of $780,
100000. paid into its by the in
the of a stock subscription On this capital it
authorized bonds credits up $4,000
100000.
this great. reservoir
poration, keeping wary eye business conditions
throughout the country, with successful
prosecution of the in mind, will make ad-
vances wherever and whenever they are seriously
needed. II will lend money TO banks trust companies
and insurance companies which hard pressed ny
reason Of their rancing industries 1t will extend
help savings banks in exceptional cases. where the
savings Of those banks tied up investments
which happen have deprecated dangerously through
temporary war influences.
The corporation will also be empowered to make
loans directly industries if sees fit and to
railroads and other public utilities when
efficiency involved And at the same time that II
deserving enterprises will operate
a check the financing of unnecessary business
ventures that have nothing to do with the
IT goes without saying that the loans not to be
bndly. Adequate security will be required in
every instance The corporations assets must be kept
in liquid state No bond can be issued for than
years, affairs must wound up within
molths after the war ends
The finance corporation bill is a military
measure. much appropriation ships
airplanes. There has been criticism Of it on the
ground that have had anything of the kind
before. neither have we ever had anything like
this war before
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-20

1t almost always requires an op-
eratic1 TO make a complete and
successful cure, although when
cured. the patient may be saved
for the service" by putting him in
some sedentary position not requir-
ing an undue amount of exercise
This would also hold good with the
cases Of heart disease, both those
which were discovered by the draft
boards, and those which are discov-
cred later on.
Acting on very much this prin-
ciple it has been decided to form
certain classes at the next draft
made up of those who are not fitted
for regular military service and vet
were quite capable of doing the
more sedentary and clerical work
of the army. where great physical
stamina is not necessary. The for
nation of these sedentarv divisions
is certainly an excellent idea, for il
gives a great many men who are ut
terly untitled for the vigorous ply
steal training Of the army and yet
are experts in their own line. a
chance 10 do their bit" quite as eff
fectively as if they went into the
front line trenches. while il would
also release just that many men for
active service from the army clerical
work. which. in itself, is no incon-
siderable item
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-20
Chemical Precipitation in
he CdntOnnentS
BY WOODS HUTCHINSON. NJ. D.

ity of surprising proportions in the
percentage Of reflections at the draft
boards and recruiting stations, so it
is not anything at which to be sur
prised that they should also head
the list of those who gave out in the
subsequent training and drill.
Hernia, one of the most serious
of the three, is the name given to an
attempt by a coil or coils of the in
testine TO slip through an opening in
the abdominal wall and is supposed
TO be brought on by some unusual
strain.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-20
WE MUST CONTINUE PROSPEROUS.

Every little while it becomes necessary to revert
back in contemplation, least, what Prest
Wilson told at the outbreak OF the war hold
our heads" and proceed 10 business in an internal
way nearly. as possible though no war was upon
out of early srew the wartime slogan bust
ness usual" pretty much shot pieces on sundry
occasions. of necessity either. mainly because
have failed often 10 hold heads" Even
when conservation shutdown was forced up
us made it infinitely than was neces-
sary. by the popular ndisposton TO comply and
arrange again when the opportunity
arose without making a of politics out of it and
Milling the atmosphere with scares. To hold your
head" and proceed business usual" implies
condition OF the mind quite much implies
lire Of activity To patriots lighting the internal
battles OF the nation we be good soldiers ODE
dent TO superiors especially in emergencies and fight
without murmur. making the best OF every
toward condition.
have said before and repeat il here that
our democracy. personal independence and sort Of in
disposition take many orders. has made us n
many respects our own worst enemy. We in many
respects given gettins the cart before the
horse is the daughty Dutchman, for instance Con-
trary rule OF psychological direction have
yelled for the elimination ~ non-essentals when
should have talked only OF dealing only in essentials
creating positive rather than a negative It
isn't a question OF save now and buy Liberty bonds"
all, but OF buy Liberty bonds and now" or
better still. spend your money on Liberty bonds,
and doing. keep what YOU spend"
The strain OF unusual saving Of changed modes 81
life. without purpose o. 1.-THE nght-drst in the
foreground. does not tend satisfy the popular mind
and hold 1t united, bouyant determined and ready
pursue the limit We must keep business moving. and
prosperity among battle is half lost right
there. Commenting this phase Of activities
the saturday Evening Post points Germany our
very enemy for example. as nation that is being
held together quite largely 10y prosperity thread.
10 says
NOW and theu get a real glimpse Of
Germany We hun-er. suffering a deep
We also prohts; rela-
lively quite EEh here an England;
theaters all and doing brisk business
various evidences OF uhnral srendlng. a when
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-20
BREAK UP THE FIRM.

Doubtless Count Czernin means
well. but not until he dissolves with
his wicked partner, Mr. Hohenzol-
Tern. will people take him wholly at
his word.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-20
WHAT \ CHANCE:

If that American dentist of the
kaiser had been a real American
there would have been something
doing amid the imperial molars as
soon as the time fuse burned down
TO the filling.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-20
THE MELTING POT
Come Take Pot Luck With Us"
ENOUGH Is ENOUGH.
BY James j. Montague.

D3 "'IIIVS % 'IOU'"s"O'
When Hoover declared that two Of bread
Were enough 10 provide at meal
With a whimper the restaurants led
The answer that met his appeal
Ia fact, they did better than merely comply
Like any else might have done
Two ounces they said; that's whole lot of bread,
And : shall only one"
When Hoover announced that the ration of beef
Should only consist of bite,
The restaurant persons expressed the belief
That the doughty director right
Though others they said, night be peevish at this,
And get in terrible hu #.
Wen do than right, for won't serve a bite.
The half OF bite is enough
Here's hoping the ration they're serving
viii be found upon trial TO suffice
For the restaurant men do not seem 20 know how
To make any cut in the price
And If the director decides that they
Serve portions increasingly small,
And they make one more try, will find 10y and 10y
That they're serving nothing all.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-20

a collection OF art objects fetches prices such
heard cf before he war. IN
short, see the phenomena OF what
commonly called good tmes-free circulation
of money. increased saving and increased
spending too.
zone Of the aolest historians OF the civil
remarks thai except for good times in the
north-high wages, money circulating freely,
war profits. liberal spending-the military
disasters and disappointments Of the first
three years might have forced LincOlns hand
and stopped the war indecisively In the south
on the contrary industry OF all sorts
PROSTATE and there profound discourage
ment long before Appomattox.
There is no doubt about the Importance.
a country at war, OF what called good
times We have recipes for winning this
war-one ounce of bread two ounces Of
water and two yards Of crepe per diem for
each inhabitant-that would be invaluable if
only could get the Germans to adopt them.
The great need Of saving to the practicable
utmost and the need keep business going
present rival claims. The government and in
dtviduaI judgment must strike a balance. look
ing at both sides"
The Post is right People must consume or there
is demand create. and unless there is employ
ment the creation. there means with which to
consume. buy Liberty bonds. contribute to war
chests" anything else. We don't a panic in this
country True. due the numbers OF men called TO
the trenches there a scarcity the farms
and the factories and the essentials demand their first
attention but they will take good of them
selves. The non-essentals will fall the background
as the law of supply and pushes them there.
and when they go by that process readiusment will
fiji their places in a perfectly natural order.
What we need to do is, not to hamper business
destroy business upset business conditions but to
readjust those conditions working them harmony
with the wars demands: keeping the people busy and
prosperous. This done, and the people Will cooperate
the government will get all the that
nands, war chests will ILL., and will win the
The who works for this is patriot. and is doing
a good soldiers work. serving his country-and tho
men in the trenches s a real good angel
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-20

KEEPING HIM QUIET.
Mr.. Roosevelt is reading detective
stories. Doubtless it was discovered
that current history proved too ex-
citing for him.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-20

Those senators who want economize by cutting off
appropriations for the and fuel administrations
must be awfully eager to win the war
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-20
A WARTIME LEXICON
THE LINGO OF No MANS LAND.
NEEDLE

THE LINGO OF NO MANS LAND.
NEEDLE:
The point of the bayonet.
ENTRENCHING TOOL:
\ trowel- shaped tool for digging
i'm. with which every soldier is sup
piled along with his musket and am
muniton. Opinion among soldiers
varies as 10 its usefulness, some
tool devised for scooping out a shell
ter quickly under fire. others re-
garding il as an entirely useless
cross between a tack hammer and
a biologists pick-ax."
VISIBILITY:
The condition OF the atmosphere
by which the terrain and the enemy
positions are easily seen or not The
heavy gun-fire and the low undrain-
ed ground cause mists. smoke and
other atmospheric conditions affect
ing observations either from obser-
walton posts or by aeroplane scouts.
so that visibility or the condition Of
the atmosphere is a very important
factor. a foggy day-lov visibility
while unfavorable 10 observation.
is favorable TO surprise attack.
STRAFING
From the German hate" used 10
refer 10 heavy bOmbardment by the
Germans Thus, a rain OF shells
from the enemy Is spoken Of as
Fritz is strafnE."
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-20

We're willing to fight for Russia even yet. But be
fore we lend Russia any more money. want to be
that she won't endorse checks to the kaiser
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-20

IL is not likely 10 appear very
early in life. which in measure ac-
counts for the cases which get into
the army In early life. il frequent
Is appears as hay fever. later chang
inC into asthma. although this is not
always the case. These asthmatic
attacks prematurely brought on by
the dust may not have proved so ut
terIy To the disadvantage of the vic
tim. bv robbing him of a few preci-
Gus years OF immunity. because. hav-
ing gotten wise to- the situation at
such comparatively early date.
there is possibility that some
method Of short circuiting" tho az
Fiction can be found. Since asth-
matte cases are not generally To-
Gated at such an early period. il
gives all the more ragement 20
this hope
strenuous exercise in general was
.accounta bic FOR the heart trouble
which next most frequently appear
ed while target practice brought
out eye trouble and the bayonet
work. Heart trouble. defective Wis
ion and hernia form an unh0ly trim
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-20
NOTHING BUT FAT.

Evidently there were to be no
pOrkless days on Hog Island.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-20
AN IDEA.

Pittsburgh is To have portable
school rooms, and if they can be
moved TO the old swimming hole and
the baseball ground in summer time
they are sure to be a great success.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-20

When a chemist wishes 10 make
an analysis Of any substance, one of
his first steps is to begin pairing it
down" and getting rid OF all non es-
sentials that he possibly can. BY
dropping in one chemical he can
precipitate some particular sub
stance, and by treating the remain
der with another chemical, ne can
get rid Of something else; until fl
nally he finds out what he wanted
TO know about it, and the analysis
is complete.
1t is very much this same method
that has been adopted in wedding
out the physically unfit in some of
our army camps, for quite a num-
Der of men who are supposedly in
perfect health will break under the
sudden and very unusual strains of
the various forms of required phy-
steal exercises.
The different courses of training
undertaken in the camps acts exact
ly like the precipitating chemicals
of an analyst. one of the first types
OF units 10 be "precipitated' being
the estimates.
The inhaling OF heavy dust, some
thing absolutely unavoidable at a
new encampment. brought this
about The dust brought on bron-
chial trouble and that in turn
l.
However. surface evidence TO the
contrary. this does not mean that
had they not inhaled the dust which
started things. they would not have
eventually developed asthma. In
nearly every case, where inquiry
was made. il was found that the
asthmatic tendency was inherited,
so all the dust probably did was to
start them off a bit earlier than un-
der ordinary circumstances; for it
has long been known that the asth-
matte attacks We're likely 10 COM
mence after bronchial trouble. such
bronchial attack being apparent
" all that was needed as starter
for the asthmatic ones.
Asthma is one of the inherited
nervous susceptibilities like its CO.
partner in crime. hay fever. II is
chiefly defect i'm the nerves con-
trolling he blood vessels of the
lungs. which causes spasmodic con-
Cestions. and cOntractiOns of the
muscles OF the bronchial tubes,
which are the basis OF those hor-
riba. half strangling attacks that
constitute the disease.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-20

NO WONDER LONDON Is SLOW.
English telephone girls take two
seconds longer responding to a call
than American telephone girls
which explains a great deal TO peo-
pie who do much telephoning.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-20

Now and Their we get a real glimpse OF
Germany. We hun-er. suffering, a deep
unrest We also see war pronts; wages rela-
lively quite as high as here or in England:
theaters all OPEN and doing brisk business:
various evidences OF liberal spending. as when
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-20

Only Annotated Press Morning northern Indiana
and Only Paper Employing international Service IN
South Ben'i-TwO Leased Wires: Day and Night
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-20

Ii5i. Bell
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-08-05
ENEMY ALIEN HAD
GUN AND MONEY BUT
NO TRAVEL PERMIT
John Pedron, Austrian, After
Argument With Federal Au-
thorities, Winds Up in Hands OF
Police Hearing This Afternoon.

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