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Oxford eagle., 1918-03-21

WASHINGTON March 20-A victory for the administration
when the Senate Judiciary Committee agreed eev
seven report the Overman Bill to the Senate with the
Recommendation that be passed The bill places the executive
director by the direction under the control OF the
president
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-19
SWAIN WINS PRIZES
AT H00SIER APPLE SHOW

At the northern Indiana apple
show which was held in Peru, Ind,
during the week of Nov. n to Is,
Charles Swain of south Of this city,
won a large number of premiums
upon his exhibits among the prizes
being first for banana. staymen and
winesap. and second for Grimes and
y. w. greening in the 10 tray class:
first for Arkansas. banana, snow,
northern spy. staymen winesap,
Wagner. York imperial second for
baldwin and y w greening
and third for Grimes and Mann
in the single tray class; first
for Arkansas, baldwin. banana.
winesap. second for y. W. greening,
third for Ben Davis and Mann, in
the plate class.
Tho success of the show was due
i'm a large measure to the coopera-
ton of the Indiana Horticultural so
ciety and the Peru chamber of
commerce Lectures were given by
horticultural experts from several
states. and the exhibitors brought
their produce from all parts of In
diana. +. J. HeacOck president OF
the Indiana state horticultural So
ciety gave the opening address of
the program for the week. follow
ed at different sessions of the show
by Prof r. r. Cruickshank of the
horticultural department of Ohio
state university, who lectured on
Wartime Orchardiug;" Prof. W. s.
Brock Of the horticultural depart
ment of the University of Illinois,
who spoke on busting the Apple
Orchards" DR. w II. Chandler,
head Of the horticultural depart
ment Of Cornell university, on Win
ter Injury OF Fruit Trees" Prof.
Laurenz Greene of the Purdue fac
ulty. on Spraying, a Necessity"
Prof. w. H. Alderman Of the West
Virginia Agricultural college, Judge
and lecturer. or rs Thinning Fruit
Practice BILE? and Fruit Growing
in West Virginia." ]. r. Cavanaugh
Of the Indiana bureau Of markets,
Purdue university. on Packing and
Grading"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-19
PLAN BIC SING
CHRISTMAS EVE
Miss Effie Harmon Organizes
Many Units Throughout
South Bend.

At the request of the county coun-
Gil of defense Miss Fife z. Harmon
is planning the organization OF many
singing units throughout the city
and TO further this work a meeting
was held in the music room of the
high school building Monday night
of the leaders and accompanies who
have offered their services.
At this meeting the details were
covered thoroughly and much en-
tfrusiasm resulted. For the next
two weeks those having offered
their services will be given free rein
TO organize Sing units where and
when they may.
The next meeting will be held
Dec. s, at which time the program
for the municipal Christmas tree
celebration. Christmas eve, will be
arranged and the singing units are
planning TO take an important part
in the yule tide celebration.
Miss Harmon has several of these
units already in operation. At
Kresge's the clerks have a "sing'
every morning to start OFF the day :
labors. At Ellsworth's the same is
being done. Arrangements are be
ing made at Wyman's and several of
the down town stores TO have the
daily sing" Miss Harmon's work
in the factories has resulted in the
organization of sing" clubs in two
Of them that are ready for operation
efarN4s 4 n
leader. Additional units are now to
be organized at the different civic
centers and il is planned TO organize
sing clubs in the churches. lodges.
clubs. and every place il is possible
to organize one.
As climax to these efforts a big
sing" is anticipated with thousands
OF voices in unison.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-19
MRS. KEMBLE ASKS
$4,000 AND DIVORCE

Claiming that her husband is cruel
and inhuman 70 her, Emily Kemble
filed suit for divorce from her hus-
band, Frederick Kemble, In the SUI
perior court Monday afternoon. The
plaintiff alleges her husband called
her vile and indecent names in the
presence of her daughter and others,
and that he accused her OF being
untrue to him. She alleges that on
Nov. Is the defendant struck her
and knocked her down and that
while she was PROSTATE he kicked
her and ordered her out of the
house,
The plaintiff asks that she be
given a divorce and $4,000 alimony.
and that she be allowed TO resume
her fol mer name.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-19
GYM CLASSES ARE
OPENED At NIGHT
Several Civic CenterS Will
Have Their First Sessions
at Schools tuesday.

Gymnasium classes were started
in q number OF the citys school
buildings Monday night. At the Lin
coin school a class for the women
OF the district and girls over 16 years
OF age was organized with Miss Olga
Seegmueller as instructor. This
class will meet every Monday night
A physical class for junior boys win
meet Tuesday nights Junior girls
will meet Wednesday and senior
boys Friday nights The commun-
ity center regular meetings will start
Thursday night and these meetings
will continue every other Thursday
At the Farley school the physi-
cal classes are arranged as follows:
Senior girls. Monday: Junior girls,
Tuesday. and Junior boys Thursday
nights. For the girls c asses Mrs.
c. VI. Banta will be the. social di-
rector. and Miss Lena Scott the ply
steal director. Mr. Kemmer will be
social director for the boys classes
and Mr.. Greenwood the director.
Laurel school opened a gymnas-
[ ium class for men and "A class in
domestic science Monday night.
[ Girls gymnasium classes will be
held each Wednesday and Junior
| boys Friday nights. The domestic
science classes will meet every
Monday and Thursday. The direc-
/ tors for the gymnasium classes will
he r. Koenig and II. r. Taylor. Miss
/ Florence Wells will be i'm charge OF
the domestic science classes
Home Nursery Classes.
Home nursery classes were started
at the MuesseI school Monday night
and will meet every Monday and
Thursday under the direction Of
Miss Marion Moore and Mabel John
son. Lynn Mckee is the gymnas-
ium director. Only one physical
class has been organized so far. the
mems class which meets every Mon
/ day night.
Junior boys gymnasium classes
were started at the Coquil-
lard school Monday and the girls
physical classes will be held each
/ Tuesday
At the River Park school junior
/ boys gymnasium classes are held
| every Monday night with O. H. Sur
/ face director The junior girls
| classes will be held Thursday nights
Gymnasium classes will be organ
lied at the oliver school next Mon
day night
l The Washington school has open
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-19

ed gymnasium classes for junior
boys on Monday nights and junior
girls Wednesday nights.
The buildings opened this week
by the municipal recreation commit
tee for social center activities and
those who will have charge OF the
activities are Coquillard, Miss Lillian
Anderson; Haley. David Helmet
man; Laurel. Homer Taylor: Lincoln.
Miss Julia Malone; Muessel. Miss
Ella Rieman; oliver, Clarence Per-
kins; Perley. l. L. Kemper and Mrs
hanson: Studebaker. b. Q. Shene-
c. NJ Banta Rfeer Park, A. B. Will
field and Washington. II. G. Incl.
school Dedication Sunday.
The dedication of Washington
school will be made next Sunday aft
ernoon at $3.50 o'clock. An elaborate
program is being arranged which
will be announced later. Social cen
ter activities will be more complete
/ ~ arranged after the dedication ser
vices.
a grand opening Of the Muessel
social center activities is planned
/ for Tuesday night Of this week. That
I the residents may prepare them
/ selves for a season Of real har-
monious work the committee in
charge has planned an evening OF
play that they may learn TO know
each other better.
] The program will consist of Com
! munity singing, short business ses-
sion, grand march, suit case race
| human wheelbarrow race, hands and
feet race. Virginia reel. potato race
arch ball game. "Old Dan Tucker
and a volley ball game.
A schedule for regular civic cen
ter meetings has been arranged fol-
( four schools; River Park is to meet
the first Friday of every month
/ Muess.'. beginning tomorrow night
will meet every other Tuesday
/ Lincoln will meet the second and
fourth Thursday of every month. the
first meeting TO be held on Thurs
I day Of this week; Franklin schoo
will meet for the first time on Nov
26 and will continue to meet every
second and fourth Tuesday.
The new portable motion picture
machine which has been purchased
by the recreation committee will be
used at the River Park school OF
Friday night o. Ibis week, at the
Muessel on Nov. 26, and at the oil
yer on Nov. %. Plans are that the
machine. which is to be operated 10y
J. +. McClave, will exhibit pictures
at each of 10 schools once every
two weeks stationary machine
has been installed at the new Wash
ington building and pictures will bt
shown there once or twice q week.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-19

SPANISH INFLUENZA OR GRIP
BY DIR. LEE II. SMITH.

BY DIR. LEE II. SMITH. e..
An old enemy is with Us again.
and whether we fight German or
q germ. we must put up a good fight.
and not be afraid The influenza runs
= very brief course when the patient
is careful. and II we keep the sys-
TEN On good condition and throw
or the pois0ns which tend TO accum-
ulate within our bodies. we can es-
cape the disease. Remember these
three C's--a clean mouth. a clean
skin. and clean bowels. To carry of
poisons from the system and keep
the bowels loose. daily doses OF
pleasant laxative should be taken.
Such a one il made OF May-apple,
leaves OF aloe. root OF talap, and
called DR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
Hot lemonade should be used freely
81 attacked by a cold, and the pa
uent should be put 20 bed after a
hot mustard fOot-bath.
To prevent she attack or bron
rhitis or pneumonia and to control
the pain, Anuric Ia lets should be
obtained az the drug store, and one
given every two hours. with lemon
discovered by DR.. Pierce, and. as
they flush the bladder and cleanse
the kidneys. they carry away much
OF the poisons and the URIC acid.
Il il important that broths. milk.
buttermilk, ice-cream and simple
diet be given regularly TO strengthen
the system and increase the vital re-
sistance. The fever is diminished ~
the use or the Anuric tablets, but In
addition. the forehead. arms and
hands may be bathed with water
(tepid) in which a tablespoonful OF
salaratus has been dissolved in a
quart After an attack CT grip or
pneumonia to build up and strength
en- the system, obtain at the drug
store a good iron tonic. called Iron
tic" Tablets. OF that well known her
bal tonic. DR. Pierce's Golden Medi-
cal Discovery.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-19
SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR
ANNUAL. MEETING

Special entertainment for the
members of the Chamber OF Com
merce has been provided for the
annual meeting OF the organization
next Monday night. There will he a
smoker. and special music. Efforts
are being made 10 procure a proni-
nent out of town speaker for the
occasion.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-19
Relief coma instantly.

A dose taken every two hours un-
til three doses are taken will end
grippe misery and break up a severe
cold either in the head, chest or
limbs.
II promptly opens clogged-up nos
trils and air passages in the head,
stops nasty discharge or nose run
ming, relieves sick headache, dull
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-19
ELBEL TO ATTEND MEETING.

Richard Elbel. lrember of the
South Bend board of park trustees.
and president of the Indiana AssOci-
alton Of Park Boards. leaves for In
dianapolis today to attend a meeting
OF the members Of the park boards
OF cities Of the first and second class.
Matters pertaining 20 laws TO be
asked for at the coming session Of
the Indiana general assembly in
January will be discussed.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-19
ness. feverishness. SOC throat. sneez:

ness, teVerlshnesSl sore IhrOaI, shetl-
ing, soreness and stiffness.
Don't stay stuffed-up. Quit blow
ing and snuffling! Ease your throb-
bling head! Nothing else in the world
gives such prompt relief as "Pape's
Cold Compound" which costs only a
few cents at any drug store. 1t acts
without assistance. tastes nice.
causes no inconvenience. Be sure
you get the genuine.-Advt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-19
DEPARTMENT HEADS
HOLD MEETING

Members OF the city administra-
ton discussed matters pertaining TO
the conduct of the affairs Of the city
at a meeting held in Mayor Carson's
office at noon ,Ionday The meeting
was the regular weekly gathering
of department headA
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-25
STONE FLAYED
BY ROOSEVELT
CONTINUED from First Page.1

less he is all American. There is
no such thing now as an American
with some alloy in him. Either he
is straight United States or he is not
United States at all. If he is rot
anti-German he cannot be pro-
American. If he is not in favor of
putting this war through to the
peace of complete victory he is not n
loyal American. The two men
whom at the moment we should
mold in special suspicion are the mer
who' however loud their protesta-
tions of devotion in this country:
nevertheless hint, or directly or in
directly advocate, an inconclusive
peace, or who in any way object to
the quick efficiency in putting the
war through.
THE man who endeavors to make
you not formidable to Germany is
endeavoring to make the United
states false to itself, and at the same
'lme to make it incur the contemp-
tuous hostility of Germany.
do not forget that the surest
way 10 win the respect of foe as well
as OF friend is to show tha. this
country really fights when it gets
into a fight.
e, Don't Hit "Soft"
Our rule should be the same for,
the nation as for the individual. DO
not get into a fight if you possibly
can avoid it. If you get IN, see it
through. Don't hit if it is honora bly,
possible to avoid hitting, but never
hlt soft (Applause.) No man is
grateful to you if you hit him just a
little. On the contrary. his anger at
your hitting him is merely increased
" his contempt for your not hurt
ing him. Don't hit at all IL you can
heip il: don't hit n man if you can
h0norably avoid il, but if YOU do
nit INN, put him to sleep! (Cheers).
mo man can be an American if he
it not patriotic through and through;
and at this time a mans patriotism
should be absolute and in all of our
pubic acts it should mean an utter
disregard of partisan politics. MOI
pubic servant and no private man in |
MS public relation, in his public ac-
tlons, has any business at this time
10 consider partisan politics in any
way. lApplauSe.I PATRIOTISM must !
exclude all questions of partisanship.
It is our duty to support every Off |
cial fro mthe highest to the lowest
lust so long as that official does well /
and to the extent that he does well |
in making more efficient this gov
ernment and in speeding UP the
work OF the war; and it is no less
our duty, or perhaps L should change |
that and say it is only less our duty /
TO expose inefficiency wherever it
is found; to expose it in order to /!
speed up the war and make the war
more effective, and, therefore to op-
pose every official no matter where |
he is, who by deeds of omission or
commission in any way falls short i'm /
his duty to speed up the war and 10 |
make the strength of the United |
states as quickly as possible and as
as possibly felt in the great |
Applause.
Gives Views on Inquiries
Il come here at time when ques-
tions have been raised about the in
: estigations carried on by certain |
committees of Congress. 1 shall give |
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-25

they have been bad and become good
tell the truth. Take the Navy De-
partment. In the first six months
after this war opened the Navy De-
partment showed poor work-very
poor work-owing to indecision and
delay-work so poor that if we had
been pitted against any formidable
enemy able to keep the seas we would
have paid in disaster for it.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-25

mufflers and everything like that ex-
cept by indirection. because he has
mad a quarrel with some man. Let
him punish that man in any way he
chooses, but do not punish the sailors
and do not make it unpleasant for
the hundreds OF thousands, certaiunY
the scores of thousands, of women
who are patriotically endeavoring to.
be of service"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-25

doing everything that can possibly
be done as soon as it can possibly be
done. to adequately equip. arm and
train the men who are upholding the
honor of the United States in Uncle
Sans uniform.
Criticises Secretary Daniels
1T is our duty to tell the truth
II conditions are good. tell the truth.
III they are bad. tell the truth. If
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-25

Dating from about October 1 there
has come remarkable change in the
Navy Department. From that date
to this, on the whole. the Navy De-
partment's work has been we'll done.
Applause 1 say 1t has been well
done since then for exactly the same
reason 1 say it was badly done be-
fore then, because it is the truth and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-25

because it Is important that our peo-
pie should know the truth.
Having said that the Navy De-
partment is now doing well, 1 want
TO make one small reservation. 1
wish the Secretary of the Navy
would no longer punish the men in
the Navy by. refusing to allow hun
dreds of thousands of good women to
give them sweaters and knitted
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-25

Neat, stylish conservative
Suits handsomely made-nice
neat mixtures-at a real bar
gain price.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-25

A fine lot of Suits, both
belted and conservative mod
eds, well made and perfect
fitting = all sizes in this lot
at a real saving price.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-25

"One of our fraternity. Casper
Whitney, published a week ago last
Sunday in the New York Tribune
statement as to conditions in France,
and that article is worth our while
reading, when you are encountered
with the statement that there are
shortcomings in our camps here be-
cause everything his been sent to
France. 1t may have been sent. 1t
did not get there. 1t has not been
distributed. l wish that that article
of Casper Whitney's could be circu-
lated throughout the length and
breadth of the land. so as to wake
our people to the prime need of
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-11-30
TESTS ID Sh0N IF PERSON I5
 A VOCALIST

LOS ANGELES. NOyn 30 4 met nod of testing the ability of aay per son to sing, without seeing Jim C even hearing him, has been devise. by Theophiius Fitz, of this city, re- gently director of music in the Stat Teachers College of Colorado.
 This method, which Professor fitI says is hls contribution to science, is based upon series of measure ments of the head cavities that he u- clares he has worked down to eNa-, mathematics. He does not find 1t nac .ssary to see, touch or hear tDe Su. ject, as his work, which he term "voice diagnosis" has become as ce finite to him as mathematics. All h' ask k that certain measurements o. the head be taken correctly.
 Alter learning these measul "weul and the sex of the subject, he naky his own calculation as to the size aD, shape of the head cavities anI &a- rounces whether the subject, it a g'I is a soprano or contralto, and if 8 youth, whether he should sing the ro'o of a bass, or Of tenor robuSto.
 "Mamie often sings, soprano jUs because Susie does, although Sh. ought to be singing contralto,' say Professor Fritz. "And Bill insi Is ur on singing bass, because he thinks j. is manly, when he really ougk. to b 9 tenor"
 Persons with round heads ma',2 tH best singers, he says, becausa the. head cavities are the most synm"tri. cal; those with long heads comA mex and those with oval cranium ra~k last
 "It's nonsense" he says, "for pco pie to pass four or five years study ing music, to ascertain whetho" the can sing and if so, what part, when by this method, they can obtain -Such a decision immediately"
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-11-30
THREAT

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 30- In response to the Brit threat that hostlites would be resumed against the G nan nation unless conditions under which the Allied p1 mers, arriving at the Allied lines, be remedied Der dispatch says that everything is being done to assure derly return of the prisoners.
 It is understood here that Allied prisoners are bel literally kicked out of prison camps with nothing to many ill and in fact hundreds reported to have be found dead within a short distance from the camps
 Prisoners arriving at the Allied lines claim that lastardy treatment compares with what they ha ,eceiyed at the hands of the Germans.
 Twenty British prisoners were practlclly forced to he gauntlet among regiment of German soldiers just turned from the front and none escaped without horr aangling from bayonets.
 The war office at London heard of these reports Comnander in chief Foch on the point of orderl n immediate resumption of hostilities.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-11-30
70 DISCUSS AFTER
 THE WAR PROBELMS

NEW YORK, Nov, &O-- T." B.. construction Committee orcan..cj by The National Civic Fclcratio, h. oean called by V. Everit Macy, rrcsi lent of the Federation, to met at : Madison Avenue, Monday, Dc.ombo, 3. 1918, at lO:3O A. M., to cons. 'cr ~, following questions:
 What part of the so-callod labor and capital" war measures dov.fod by he Government shall be retained al he conclusion of peace?
 How far are compulsory maasa ,s, which were necessary undoy om2'. ,cnry conditions, to be cortin@'i a' ar peace is restored?
 What changes in orr immi~"atior ,olicy will be forced by the econom, rH or5or results of the war?
 Realizing that the aftor-ts' -w@ ora will call for a rractica' ao progressive rcconstrUniHn r' r"'an. The National Civic "o'o"' o~ March l6. 101S. provided fo" 9'c "n- pointmcnt of Committee of "anre. sentative men and women cc'noc' ( with labor, agriculture, manuGact" ing, commerce, banking, economic. the church, the bar, etc. to n2Fc {" study of the subject, so far a. it TO- latcS to the problems with which Tn" National Civic Federation is especial " equipped to deal.