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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-20

II well in the early days OF this countrys settlement
As the population OF = town grows. however, the
town meeting becomes awkward and Inwiedy.
That is why it has been generally
a abandoned
Every citizen ought 10 be sufficiently interested
the affairs OF his community follow with
thoughtful interest the work Of city officials TO at
tend council MEETINGS occasionally and 10 know
what his city needs insure its health safety
and good government He should have opinions
and express them az the proper times and places
II TIE citizens Of any community lack such inter-
est. no number Of town meetings will do good
and form Of Government will continue to be
truly successful
The people who heck governmental reforms
whether Of the small town. the city, the county
state nation would 20 we'll remember this fact
and 70 accompany their reforms with intelligent
wide-awake educational campaigns
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-20
those KNOBBY MEN.

A woman who likes go in swimming at Allan
tic City has become ncensed at the sricness of the
rules affecting womens bathing suits this year, and
sul more ncensed AT laxity rule affecting the
costumes Of men. Her letter TO the head of the
beach patrol says
The way men are allowed TO parade the
beach makes them repulsive. Their limbs are
simply awful fun OF knobs; and besides most
men are bowlegged Could anything be more
unsghtly? The men, the girls should be
compelled stO ckiugs Nobody wants
TO see them. and they only clutter up good
looking scenery
The letter is amusing enough. and the whole sit
uation no less So And of course it is Nine
tenths of the men ON any bathing beach
slightly caricatures. The women who correspond to
them in lack of beauty apparently too canny to
display themselves in This way perhaps they use
the known feminine gifts Of camouhage to help
them out.
why are the men lnobby and bow-legged and
scrawny and other wise cluueringup Of good
scenery
A government bulletin recently issued helps 10
answer the question deals with the malnOurished
child The children Of today who are not given
proper food proper exercise. proper sleep. plenty of
fresh air. become the w-legged males and knock
kneed females the -cr1wny and knobby and ugly
adults Of tomorrow.
The parents of today may be an these unbeaut-
fu things Their children do not have TO become
A little study OF the means provided every hand.
a little effort to apply the matter learned. little
hrmness in attending 10 the habits the child will
help these children 10 erow up into sturdy. clean
Irnbed beautiful creatures who will add and
detract from the ocean scenery Of later years
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-20
Are You Superstitious
BY IMOGENE BURCH.

Something was bound 10 go
wrong" said a mother OF a family in
excuse for a mistake that she had
made.
Something was bound 10 go
wrong. I felt so pleased with my
self yesterday TO think how we'll I
was managing that I shook hands
with myself. so to speak. and then
things began TO go all wrong"
A Wall st. broker told me that
whenever he congratulated himself
on one big deal that he had put
through. it seemed that Immediately
afterward he heard OF some unfor-
tunate error in judgment that he
had made
Il never dare shake hands Nth
myself any more" he said.
II is horribly true that whenever
we feel justified in patting ourselves
on the back, or shaking hands with
ourselves. then things begin TO go
wrong
Why is it?
Perhaps it is because the mental
prick which we experience when we
shake hands with ourselves is almost
like a prick OF the conscience. There
is a suggestion Of remorse in it.
Good fortune is so rare that when
it comes il makes Us happy and we
look for il again: We expert one
stroke Of luck 10 be followed by an
othag. As = rule We expect II vain
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-20
OPEN DIPLOMACY AT WASHINGTON.

The session of the foreign relations committee
OF the the white house Tuesday
innovation which. however much it may have upset
the votaries of precedent and tradition, makes
hit with the American public.
1t is plain common sense, of for the presi
dent the senate. the latter functioning through
this committee. TO get together and talk the
peace treaty frankly and fully. If there is to be
agreement about the treaty and ratification Of
ii within reasonable time. it will be accomplished
by such methods The senators have had Lhance
ask questions AMI have them answered by the
who knows about the treaty. and is
most responsible for it. The president has a
chance present his for acqu escing in the
provisions that dispute
Best of ALL the public is let into the game. The
unprecedented phase Of this conference is the
full publicity provided for. Every question.
answer. every explanation and comment. goes over
the the whole nation.
This is genuine open diplomacy" and with such
diplomacy there intelligent progress made
with the peace settlement and the League of Ma
lions covenant.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-20
AUGUST l9, 1919.
PRICES HAVE BEEN WORSE.

et barassed housewives be OF good cheer Prices
lave been worse than they are now. And from past
history there is ground for hope An old grocers
bin resurrected in Chicago shows these prices in
1855. at the close Of the Civil war:
Sugar. % cents pound.
Starch. 81 a pound
Tea, $175 81 a pound.
salt IS cents bag
Rice. Il cents a pound
Blackberries. 40 cents quart
Kerosene oil, 81 gallon
Oatmeal. four pounds for 80 cents
Most other groceries cost proportionately. How
would anybody like to pay those prices now? Let it
be remembered too that wages and salaries were
much lower in 1865 than they are in 1919
And that wasn't the record. either. Going back to
Revolutionary war days. time when the present
generation imagines that living was absurdy low
we find such prices as these. according to Chicago
authority:
Meat, 81 10 81 a pound
Corn S25 a 5ushel
Potatoes. $40 busheL
Molasses. $12 a gallon.
Cheese. 81 a pound.
Butter, 50 pound.
Sugar, 50 pound
In the year 1879 sugar rose to 81 a pound. In
1888. year comparable with 1919 because IL was
the wear after the war had and the year when
the American Union League of states was estab-
Iished butter sold for s12 pound and tea for $40
Those prices. OF course. must have been reokoned
in deprecated currency Bat it was the only cur
rency in circulation. and no doubt as hard to
get as present-day money.
Prices have always been abnormally high after
wars And here is where the hope comes in-they
have always gone down again-never. perhaps,
quite to the previous low level but greatly below
the high level caused by the and disturbance
Of
Glance back at that 1855 list. and then remember
the days since when sugar could be bought for four
cents a pound and bread for five cents loaf and
milk for five cents a quart and eggs for % cents
dozen These current prices will not last forever.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-20
More Truth Than Poetry
By James ]. Montague
THERE MUST BE SOME OF IT LEFT OVER.

THERE MUST BE SOME OF 1T LEFT OVER
When town in the state of Kentucky went dry
The officers emptied the whisky supply
In a swift little stream and the fishes therein
Partook Of the same with welcoming grin.
Next evening person named Casey pulled OUT
Of the murmuring waters a sizeable trout
He ats it that night and-to make the tale
Turned up with tide in the morning in court
At least Mr. Casey was free to admit
That this was the way that he CHANGED to be lit
But the judge didn't think that the story true
And neither. dear reader, will you'll
The corn in a siIo on Hennessys place
Turned sour and worked Gas is often the case).
The cow the corn and the milk in the pail
That evening was favored somewhat like Scotch
ale
When Hennessy drank some for supper. with
bread
He found that it suddenly went his head.
So he cranked up his Aivver. and. scorching
through town
Ran couple of sheep and constable down.
At all events this was the gist of his tale
But the sheriff that the yarn lie,
And So gentle reader. am II
An apple tree grew a brewery site
And burgeoned and fruited, and one autumn
night
The Peterson kid, who was wandering by,
Took some of the apples down home for pie.
Next morning the Petersons-numbering nine,
came issuing forth in wavering line.
Their voices appraised they sang to the moon,
In clamorous accents loud Swedish tune
And when sundry neighbors had questioned them
why
They acted that way they replied. Apple pie
But the stall didn't go in the town worth cuss
Nor will 1t, dear reader. with usI
Copyright, 1919.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-20

There is an old Roman proverb
that says that whom the gods wish
to punish they first favor. They
raise a man TO the highest pinnacle
Of fame and happiness SO that when
his downfall comes ii shan be all the
more keenly felt.
But that is not the reason why
bad luck seems to come just as we
are congratulating ourselves over
some bit OF good luck. We did no<
destroy the enchantment by a word.
In the nature OF things good luck
cannot last. That handshake was
part OF a feeting good time. We
should not regret II.
Copyright. 1919. Thompson Fea-
ture Service
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-20
TOWN MEETING RETURNS.

The town meeting be revived in Lawrence
Kans. as part Of city commission government.
The mayor viii issue q proclamation setting aside
one evening each month for the meeting. All citi-
Will be expected TO attend. and 70 come with
intelligent. public spirited interest in the affairs
OF me city.
This plan is intended do away with the evil
Of public indifference TO civic affairs. said be
especially fostered 5y the commission government
system.
The town meeting is not new. It stll exists in
some parts OF New England Our forefathers knew
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-20
K0K0MO HAS FIRST
FRENCH WAR BRIDE

KOKOMO. Ind. Aug. 20.-Koko-
mo has her first French war bride
in the person OF Mrs. Clyde Snoddy.
who arrived in this city recently with
her husband a flag bearer in the
world war. The bride is a native Of
Grenoble. France. and IL was there
that Mr.. Snodcy met her shortly aft
er the armistice was signed. The
brides people are said TO be wealthy
and her parents are expected TO visit
her this autumn. Mr. Snoddy is
former resident OF Bloomington. Ind
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-20

Milt Frudenstein came back TO
town Ia time for Dollar day.
Retail merchants visited the new
consolidated telephone exchange on
S. Main st Tuesday where Ed Bonds
has been in hiding for the past sew
eral months Ed, in issuing the in
vitation 10 the merchants, made
this statement: Gentlemen you will
find when you visit this exchange.
dozens of pretty girls at work. And
they work; not one Of them will
glance up even for a second while
you are visiting the exchange, they
are so busy" Joe Grand Leader did
not go on the inspection trip as a
result.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-20

The man who always wanted Sunday to in
the middle OF the week may realize his dream. if
of the labor unions succeed in their plan for
fve-day working week If there TO be
Sundays, of them can be substituted for We'd
nesday Thursday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-20

Bill Nichols, on tour in his Buick
in the west, went by a mail box in
Yellowstone park at 90 miles an
hour. and for a wonder the postal
card hit the slot and now II lays on
our desk in this office. Bill reports
nice weather and a fine trip. We ex-
pect.thcre isn't much left of the ma
chine he started out of here with,
except the top and possibly one tire.
because a machine is only good for
about one state the way Bill drives
il. We suppose he will come riding
in here some day in December on
the Vandalia, with his Buick strewn
from Clapin ST. TO Honolulu.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-20
The Tower of Babel
By Bill Armstrong

Collar prices are going TO 50 cents
each, we damp in the dailies. We
wonder how a neat all wool sweater
would look on us during the winter
months.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-20

One thing about that Memphis
editor they sent TO jail-they GER
tainly did not Jail his press agent!
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-20

The next Dollar day in South
Bend ought to be pretty well ad-
vertised by the time il rolls around
again. because we read in the pa
per where the merchants are going
to have a booth out at the fair for
the purpose OF advertising ii.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-20

BY the way. that's a kind Of a
funny name for an editor hain't it &?
-LeeCh.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-20

Of two punctures.
The minutes OF the last meeting
were read and approved. Frank AL
len and Lloyd Greenan were absen-
tees from the meeting.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-20

Charley Raab. born in Mishawa-
ka and for years a thin man with
circus until he became so fat it took
two chairs TO hold him over in the
county clerks office where he loafed
for a couple of years, is again visit
ing friends in these parts Mr.. Raab
is now located in Washington, d. c..
and claims to know. the president
personally, at least he sees him
nearly every day. The other day in a
short conversation with Mr. Wilson.
Raab relates, the president made the
following statement 10 him:
Get the HI out of the way!"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-20
HAUL-ME-HoME CLUB MEETS

New members have been accept
ed as follows:
Arnold Spielberg -
r. NJ. Blankenbaker C@@l
90 Accepted for membership on
probation.
60 Indicates borrowed machine
with "A rattle.
Old members continued activities.
as follows:
Neal WEIGH 90
John DeHaven 60
Yellow Taxi (-'')
Bob McInerny ('''")
90 kicking on high price OF gas
oline.
go Insists on talking business.
c'D Usual fare charged
(~"%') Request TO assist in repair
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-20

Dollar day-now the merchants
are beginning TO talk in language
that we understand But So day-no
compre, as the frogs used 10 say
when we asked for Cognac with an
VI. p. at our elbow.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-20

Some married men have unusual
privileges. We met man the other
day that was Boosting that he could
leave his new wife and go down
town for 10 or u minutes any
evening that he had a mind to.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-06
AGED CITIZENS
RENEW YOUTH
Oldest Inhabitants Associa-
ton Meets and Elects
New Members.

Stories of their yesterdays were
told by members of the Oldest In
ha bitants Association at q meeting
held last night in the association
rooms. Nineteenth and n streets
northwest.
Judge Charles s. Bundy in the
absence of the president, Theodore
w. Noyes, presided at the meeting.
Three applications for member
ship were received. They were from
Charles Med. Browne. 1904 Farragut
street; Walter w. Bowie. $3.50 Uni
versity place, and Max Eisenmann.
1912 Kalorama Road.
New Menbers.
Those who were elected to mem
bership last night were: Ben c. Nc
Quay. 323s N street northwest; Eu-
gene c. Lucas. ST., 1914 Florida ave-
nue. northeast; Max Haneman, 172e
Corcoran street northwest: James
II. Clear, 14o5 Sixth street north
west; James H. Clark, 1871 Q street
northwest; John Augustus Seller.
63S Fifteenth street northeast; Nor
ris Hahn, 1907 Iowa street north
west; Henry H. Bergman. 35z6
Thirteenth street northwest; Ed
ward T. Elliott, 1877 Longfellow
street northwest; John f. Laskey.
1857 Park Road northwest.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-06
INTERIOR CHIEF
GUEST OF CLUB
Franklin K. and Mrs. Lane
at Housewarming of The
Home Club

Franklin X. and Mrs. Lane greeted
the employees and guests last night at
the housewarming OF The Home
Club" 1924 III street northwest. the
new social center for all employees of
the Department of the Interior.
The club. which now occupies three
floors of the building at Seventeenth
and II streets, was founded In 1913
by Secretary Lane to promote good
fellowship and social activities among
the employees of his department
With a membership of / 800 members
the club furnished welfare work where
needed among the members as well
as the purely social interests.
Those who served in the receiving
line were E. J. Ayers. president. and
Mrs. Ayers: E. B. Merritt. vice presi-
dent. and Mrs. Merritt; George S.
Pope, Secretary; Miss Fannie I. Peter.
treasurer; DR.. c. Z. O'Connor, H. NJ.
Albright Miss NJ. Benson. Homer
Smith, Frank Bond, R. c. Shelse. Dr..
II. A. Brown. John I. Brown, w. NJ.
Campbell and ]. L. McBrien.
The music for the dancing that fol-
lowed the reception was furnished by
the Interior Department Orchestra.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-06
TO LURE
INDUSTRIES HERE
Joseph Berberich, Presi-
dent of M. & M. Associa-
ton, Starts Movement.

Washington's advantages as a manu-
featuring center will be exploited with
view to attracting new industries
and expanding its commercial activi-
ties, through a movement started by
Joseph A. Berberich, president Of the
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
citation.
Too many people think Of Washing
ton only as the Nauonai Capital and
the center of all government depart
with its geographical advantages, sat
isfactory labor conditions and other
Inducements which would make II at
tractive for new industries.
The primary purpose of the new
movement is to advertise the points
which prospective investors OF capital
consider, and President Berberich has
resigned from all other committees of
trade bodies to devote his entire time
to the campaign of enlightenment
Owners of present manufacturing
interests in the District of Column
bia are asked to furnish informa-
tion regarding their locations, size
of plants, products, markets,
sources of raw materials, exports
and imports. labor supply and
availability. amount of business,
and all other facts that will aid
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association in advising prospective
industries of the advantage of
Washington as a location.
Berberich has appointed the fol-
lowing committees to assist him in
the undertaking:
For promotion of manufacturing
interests in the District of Column
bia: r. D. Andrews, chairman; E
c. Graham, o. W. Wright, Sidney
W. Straus. H. c. c. Stiles and NJ.
A. Deese.
For the extension of retail trade
in the District Of Columbia: Les
ter I.ansburgh. chairman; Harry e.
Grove, Louis Hirsch, Harry W.
Hahn. W. B. Mckinley. Frank X.
JeIleff. Phil King and F. NJ. Lowe.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-06
ASKS D. C. COURT
TO REVIEW CASE
Former Policeman Burton
Files Petition for Retrial
by Higher Body.

c. L. Burton, former policeman, at
tached to the Second precinct, who
was suspended March Is, 1916, filed a
petition for a writ Of certiorari yester-
day in the District Supreme Court to
compel the District Commissioners to
produce the records of his trial by
the Police Trial Board before the
higher court for II to pass upon the
findings of the trial board.
- Burton. the petition states, was
charged with assault with a dangerous
weapon and upon being tried before
the Police Trial Board was found
guilty and his suspension recon-
mended.
Later, he claims, he was brought
into the criminal court and found not
guilty of the charge. On October -,
he was again brought before the
Police Trial Board. he states, and
this time charged with conduct unbe-
coming a police officer He was
found guilty again by the Police
Trial Board and appealed to the COM
missioners.
Commissioner Gardiner, Burton
states, wrote a dissenting opinion in
which il is claimed the accused had
not been allowed his legal rights in
the matter.
Burton, through his attorneys claims
that the commissioners have no orig
inal Jurisdiction to try policemen.
He asks that the District Supreme
Court review the records in the case
and pass upon the question of whether
or not he is entitled to be again
placed on the rolls of the police de-
partment
The Washington herald., 1919-03-06
Good Morning, JUDGE
Human Interest Storie. Of
Police Court Happenings.

ran out. Josie was perplexed by this
conduct.
Half an hour later, Lulu was hav.
ing a heated argument with George
Chester IN lunchroom down South
west.
.'Yo' mixxable liah." said Lulu ex-
citedly. "Yo' deceibed me. Yo' said
yo' was footfree en- neber had nuthin
on a woman afore yo' met me- Yo
neber toleN me bout Josie habin' yore
pitcher afore."
"Ah doan tell all NAH bixness to
no woman" shouted George as he
slammed Lulu one on the jaw.
It cost George $l5 or thirty days
He paid It.
Oh. Lock!
Here they come-ten of them-all
bootleggers.
II you will read the list carefully
you will see who is selling booze and
who is trying to stop it. One of these
boys IL named Perkins. He is no rela-
ton to Rudolph. Nor is he the same
color.
Alphonzo A. Brooke, two months
and $500 fine. Sergt. Sheetz nabbed
him and also nabbed George Randrum,
who got a year and was fined 1000
iron men.
Charlie Powell and Walter Holt
bumped into Sergt Holmes. Holt got
ninety days and fined $500 and Powell
got thirty days and fined 1900
Alfred Perkins and William Blair,
two warm competitors and originators
of Don't buy 1t from him-but It from
me-he sold the last one" were nabbed
by Policeman Oscar Mansfield. Perk
got two months and fined $500 and
Blair got four months and fined $500
Elias Luber and Joseph Bowman
were nabbed by Sergt. Burke. Luber
got two months and was fined $500.
Bowman got two months and fined
$500.
John J. Hoffman got soaked good
and hard. He was nabbed by Lieut..
Bean. Judge Mcmahon handed him
one year and 81, 900 fine.
Mary Lomax was the only lady in
the bunch. Sergt. Holmes got her.
Judge Mcmahon made her a present of
two months and 800 fine.
The court ought to take a day OF
after all this, don't you think?
The Washington herald., 1919-03-06
HOME DEFENSE
MEN IN SHOW
Second Precinct Defense
Leaguers Enjoy Stunts on
Relaxation Night.

With everything on the program
from ventriloQuism and buck dancing
to boxing and wrestling bouts, mem
bers of the Second precinct Home De
fense League last night conducted
Relaxation Night" exercises at the
station.
While Capt. Peck was attending to
disorders in the precinct on the floor
below, Maj. Pullman. police and
Home Defense League officials at
tended the entertainment on the Sc
ond floor.
z. J. Driscoll was in charge OF the
celebration. Harry Almond. secretary
of sthe Home Defense League, Maj.
Daniel ]. Donovan. u. s. A. adjutant
general of the District, and fifty
members OF the precincts Defense
League force were in the audience.
Among those appearing on the pro-
gram were: James Bond, with rag
piano stunts; Leon Toone, in a ven
triloQuil act; Buck Boyd, in mono
logues; Sam Lewis, in buck dances
Walter Busey and Joseph Green in
dancing specialties: Prof. Rensch. in
monologues, and Harry Neusnow in
dances.