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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-05
Influences OnInion.


Another triumph of Pres't Wilson
that is personal and domestic rather
than international, is change of opin-
ion in America concerning the ad-
visibility Of his presence here. His
achievements, which would not have
been gained without his personal in
tercession, have unified America on
this point and justified the position
that the president was the only man
qualified to Judge the necessity of
his trip to Europe. Even the proba
bility Of his return is based on rea-
sons so important that it is expected
here that Americans willingly will
leave the decision TO the president.
confident that he will do the thing
most important for the world While
during his visit Pres Wilson has
succeeded in obtaining the adoption
of all important principles, their ap-
plication must still be determined
and great details of the reparation
question must be settled.
All who understand the eXpecta-
tions of small nations along the line
Of preparation and appreciate the
amount involved can realize the ne
cessity OF the disinterested and cool
management of the president for
this issue.
This catalog of Pres't Wilson's
achievements and summary of the
results of his stay in Europe are in
no sense personally partisan and not
presented as rejecting the view of
an individual or group. 1t is prac-
tically unanimously conceded by
those of both sides of American and
European practice and by those both
friendly and unfriendly to the presi-
dent in only one respect was his vic
tory clouded and that was on the
question of publicity for the confer
ence. For a time at least the allies
decided, against the president. that
all proceedings be in camera, but
yielded after activities by American
correspondents already described.
Thus the Wilson point of open cove
nants was maintained.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-05
MIGHT AS WELL GET BUSY.

The enormous building program with which South
Iend is Of necessity confronted to studebaker
expansion plans, might wei proceed. there being
little to wait according authorities for any de-
crease in the cost of Labor materials
diet of the federal labor treasury departments and
the opinion likewise men conversant
with present conditions.
Unquestionably there going O be a great deal of
building this year regardless the may
do In the building permits already issued
far ahead OF those year or the year
fore. There is a construction has
10 be done. regardless of cost. The nation is short
about 100000 homes Public buildings needed in
many cities There thousands miles Of roads to
paved. There almost countless bridges to be
built and sewers 10 be dug deal of railroad and
factory development is necessary. In The
money for the work be obtained The demand
from all these bound keep up prices
materials for time to come perhaps for years.
Real estate say that is to put money
into buildings at prevailing prices because
realty values which have risen notably during the
going TO stay up Thus the money put into
home office building factory likely suf-
any ioss-the value Will remain. general the
worth OF the Improvement may expected to increase
rather than decrease during the next few years.
there can be little excuse for delays so far
concerns the usual question in such under
takings
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-05
SOUTH BENDS NUMEROUS PROJECTS AND
THE ONLY WAY TO PUT THEM OVER.

Things coming pretty fast. these latter days.
for sleepy inactive South Bend; sleepy and inactive
with respect to the graspmg of opportunities of
development A. long few large manufac turers
and merchants have been prosperous. have
been enough for the most of sef-seeure self
satisfied. have had little disposition TO reach out.
contemplate expansion. general prosperity, o.
much Of anything else.
The Studebaker corporations proposed expansion.
and the necessity OF building 1000 homes in the
two years. strikes therefore stupenduous.
Along with it too. renewed prospects Of Lake
Michigan-Iake Erie canal possible touch doors.
also accordingly stupenduous only having
forced discover during the past years big
things we are capable of doing. through the Red
Cross War Chest, Y NJ c. A. Liberty Loan and War
Savings campaigns these projects might otherwise
have scared us death. AS it is however talk
housing canal coliseum. school houses track ele-
Walton depot etc, al in the breath. and it
hardly phases
But must GO more than talk. The time has come
when there be action action these peace pro-
5ects just acted response 10 the exigencies
war The Chamber Of Commerce more or less criti-
cised. somewhat deserving OF in the past. for its
meager Accomplishments, has several opportunities
for real service prove its worth open and
above board where everyone see IT, Happily too.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-05
FEBRUARY 5. 1919.
APPLES AND ORANGES.

In most markets this winter frst-cass eating apples
have selling for the same price as oranges
This leads an orange-grower to make interesting
comparison.
lie remarks that viii sell apple n
the north for 500 acre. and go south and pay
an acre for orange land Then the chances viii
spend several hundred dollars per acre to grade
and fertilize the land and plant his tie viii
longer for his producing than he would
have to wait for apple lie will cultivate
times year. paying for his water when
nc irrigates He will maintain costly troublesome
smudge fires when threatens He will spray those
trees to keep of the scale lie viii good
fruit from bad weather careless picking He will
20 to more expense in packing and shipping the
oranges than ne would with apples
And then-n the northern market TO which they are
consigned the apple that may grown with little
trouble and little expense within truck hauling dis
lance Of that market will sell for just as much.
The reader may be left draw his moral
Possibly somebody the orange industry is not
getting deal. Possibly somebody in the apple
industry is making exorbitant profit. Anyway. a
mere consumer would suppose that with conditions
as they people would go the apple
and that farmers throughout north would stop
letting many million good apples rot on
the ground. when with half the the grow
exercise they could their neglected orchards
into vertable gold mines.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-05
The Melting Pot
COMET TAKE POTDUCK
WITH Us

Frequently battle Scared" he
rOes spend hours and hours in claim
ing honors for winning hard fought
battles, and in competing oratorical-
" with other battle Scared" heroes
for disputed distinctions won on the
self same battle fields. but not so
Col. Joe Sullivan and Henry Mil
Ter
While both Col. Sullivan and Mr..
Miller have been through many bat
ties OF one kind or another. they
lay no claim TO warlike distinction.
No, their claims for honor run in
an entirely different channel
However, their claims are con-
tested no less bitterly on this &C
count Very much TO the contrary,
and their arguments are varied and
unique, as are their claims to dis
tinctiOn.
Col. Sullivan. in addition to be-
ing an original politician, lays claim
to another distinction, and 1t is this
latter distinction that is so holly
contested by Mr.. Miller.
The redoubtabl colonel claims 10
be the first living newsboy I'm South
Bend.
Mr.. Miller says that it is he and
not Col. Sullivan who is entitled 10
that distinction.
Col. Sullivan declares that long
before there was such a thing as a
newspaper in South Bend. he used
To sell papers on the streets Of what
WAS then a thriving village. He
SAYS they were Chicago papers.
Mr.. Miller insists that long before
Col. Sullivan even thought of selling
papers here he was a bonafide news
boy. He says that more than 40
years ago he used 10 get three pa
pers from Chicago every week. and
that he had his regular customers
Col. Sullivan insists as violently as
does Mr.. Miller that long before his
competitor for newsboy hOnors en-
tered the newsboy field. he had a
carefully created business among
Chicago newspapers, and that Mr..
Miller's claims to distinction are as
chaff.
And so it goes, and has been going
for a long time. and will probably
continue TO go as long as Col. Sui
Ivan and Mr.. Miller are within the
mortal realm. There appears TO be
no way in which Col. Sullivan can
satisfy his competitor of his claims
to honor and distinction. and the
same appears to be true of Mr.. Mil
Ter. So there you are.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-05

il is taking hold Of matters quite as II should with
expansive ideals nurturin projects and
in a manner deserving OF every public cooperation.
The anvil chorus give way to the mcclellan
Of hepfuness" We must have of the get-togethe
spirit and this applies way along the line 10
those who have INDUCED in rule ruin" attitudes
followed paths It isn't
question OF who IT, but rather that il be done
might be well for every remember that
in the long run the Biblical dctum holds true that
he that exalteth himself shall be humbled and he
humbieth himself shall exalted" South Bends
citizenship into these things sef-lauda-
ton individuals. for personal advantage but
for the community welfare. remembering the parable
of the stewards
can put these things over well as we put the war
OF patriotism The who patriotic through fear
of patriotism The man who patriotic through fear
of the German alone, patriotic at ALL just
somebody said. lit fear the law that makes
people honest-an honesty that honesty at
The who pursues honesty even because it lis the
best policy isn't patriotism that
itself only in the face danger is not patriotism Love
of country home civic pride just as active in
the truly patriotic individual peace as 1t isfn war
Perhaps this is atruisrn. maybe for
public consumption. but little Of It will do a lot
Of great harm. the end toward which we are
all working in spiritual lfe-that is those Of US
who have any spiritual life all-and can never
very far with it, not for eternity unless induc
into material and civic life as we'll The
dictum that right makes might" instead OF might
right" needs standing aside from when we
lighting a Hun. The lack of altruism thing
that has kept back and still blocks progress
Let it be hoped that the Chamber of Commerce can
gather its members together with them
the public the promotion of these projects
such basis; forget sefshness for while and put
rnunity welfare first. This done and wen get the
houses and the canal and track elevation and much
need. and building the future though we
may live to witness the contamination in its full
still will have built monument-and a
ment worthy Of the age.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-05
President Wilson's
Critics Now Concede
His Accomplishments
BY ARTHUR Il. KROCK.
(Couricr-JournaI CorreSpondcnt. }


PARIS. Feb. S.-With only fort
night remaining before Pres't Will
sons return to the United States his
achievements are already greater
than seemed possible of accomplish
ment Even his critics concede them
and admit no other man and no man
not backed by the influence of Amer
lea and the sympathy OF the people
of the world could have performed
this task
Among Pres't Wilson'S achieve
ments the following project them
selves across the pages Of modern
history. marking the division be-
tween civilization based on national
force and that TO be formed on in
ternational understanding.
First. the creation OF a league Of
nations.
Second. the establishment OF the
principle Of no annexations.
Third. moral and intellectual dom
nance over the assembled statesmen
of the world.
Fourth. winning the confidence of
all European peoples.
Fifth, the conduct of the peace
conference in public.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-05

1t appears from the market quotations that the price
butter and various other foodstufs drop
ped lately Somebody ought to tell the retail dealers
about it.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-05
Choir Didn't Matter.
(IlOndon Chronicle. }


The late Lord Alverstone's love Of
music made him Tor many years a
member OF the choir at Kensington
parish church. \ good many curl
Gus folk went TO see the unusual
spectacle of an attorney general IN
a surplice. but were not always able
TO identify him.
one of these visitors asked the YER
ger which OF tho churchmen was the
attorney general AMI received the
dignified reply:
That's the vicar. them's the cur
ates. I'm the verger. and so long
as the choir gives satisfaction its
not my business TO inquire into the
antecedents OF any OF en-"
Drastic Enough.
Might l ask how my three-sct
drama Is coming on. sir? Has IL
been accepted p" questioned the
young dramatist eagerly.
The three members Of my read
ing committee have read it. replied
the great manager lofuly. and
think il viii do with one act cut
out"
L am glad 10 hear it is no worse,
sir" said its author. breathing a
sigh OF relief.
But" continued the manager.
unfortunately each one wants to
strike out a different act"
Not so Serious.
NO. I cannot marry YOU"
Then goodbye forever"
Jaw, don't make 1t as long as that.
Tom. Drop around again tomorrow
night"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-05

Speaking of amendments the doctors always did sa!
that water was good for the constitution
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-05
Procedure Simple.

The manner Of the presidents pro-
cedure here has been simple. He has
never lost sight OF his objective.
After gauging the spirit of the peo-
pie of America. France, England and
Italy he confirmed his judgment that
the world expected a speedy peace
with devisement for settling national
disputes. Throughout he has never
permitted his vision to be clouded or
his energies distracted, keeping
steadily at one idea. the league OF
nations. reminding DIRECTORS that by
inclusion in the Wilsonian principles
of peace and in the German armis-
tice terms these bases were formally
accepted by all belligerents. This en-
abled him TO win a great victory on
the Observation-Disclosures Of the colo
MES without which the league of
nations would have been a floating
castle. as the colony question is the
foundation OF the entire new world
plan.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-05
Is Dollars Is Cents

4 When Swift & Company paid, say,-13
dollars per hundredweight for live beef cat
tie last year. their profit was only Is cents!
In other words if we had paid $1313, we
would have made no profit
Or, if we had received quarter of cent
per pound less for dressed Neef we would
have made no profit.
1 doubtful whether any business
close a margin of profit
This is bringing the producer and the
pretty togetherwhch should be the object of any
industry turning material into useful form
This remarkable showing is due enormous volume
perfected facilities packing plants straegicay located
branch houses, refrigerator etc., and army of
men and women and trained do their special
This, and many other points of interest are
Company Year Book for 1919, just published
which is brought out for the public well for the
$4,000 Swift & Company shareholders.
The Book also represents the packers side of
the Federal Trade Commission investigation which
Congress asked action against industry
Many who have never heard the packers side
sending for the Year Book
\ Would you like one2 Merely mail your and
address the Chicago office and the book will come you
Address
Swift & Company
Union Stock Yards Chicago
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-05

Wait till Germany feels that bunch of aves,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-05
Rabbit Antlers.

81 think I'll go in for hunting, my
dear" said Mr.. Sudden Wealth. II
hear there's excellent rabbit shoot
in in these parts"
do SO by all means. Hunting is
aristocratic. And some antlcrs will
look we'll in the front hall
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-05
The Fatal Egg.

look we'll in the front hall.
The Fatal Egg.
How did you happen to meet
your wife?"
II met my wife through a ro-
nance. She wrote her name on an
egg"
And you married her, eh?"
Yes. that egg Matched a lot Of
trouble for me-"
Not Sc Unworthy.
IT am unworthy Of YOU" he said.
II am not so wise as you infer nor
so noble as YOU seem TO think"
How about that fifty thousand
dollars you claim to have? Is that
genuine?"
"Oh, yes"
I guess you'n do"
The Dry Law.
States hasten now to ratify
And many ballots have been cast
one may observe with half an eye
The water wagon travels fast.
Sounds Like IL.
THE poet speaks Of that regal in
dolent air she had"
Il see. An ode TO mis- cook"
Fixing Up.
Il guess I'll get that new parlor
rug after ALL" remarked Mrs. Wom-
bat.
You Just said the old rug would
do. why this sudden change Of
front ?"
Il see a lot of presidents and
kings will he coming to America to
return Mr.. Wilson's visit"
Solid Ivory.
Now don't forget, Susie. to heat
the plates
Yes, mum. And must l heat EN-
when 1 serve the ice cream"
ID. A. a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-24
BEGIN WORK AT
ICE CAMP; WILL
PRICE TUMBLE?

New Boston ice will be plentiful
on the market next summer IL
present indications are to be be-
lieved. Fourteen-inch ice on the
Mississippi this early in the season
10 an unusual event To have
crew Of cutters and train loads Of
ice leaving the scene OF operations
Is again unusual. But such 10 the
report from the village by the river.
I. F. Patterson and F. e. Baner.
in charge Of operations at the ice
camp, have taken advantage Of the
early season and assembled q large
working crew of men and horses.
and there is an engine Of the C., B.
& @. railway system on hand to
haul away the product. This ice
field is one of the largest in this
vicinity and much faith is put on
its output for next summer. It Is
hoped that the early season and
the quality Of the ice will be
factor in lowering the cost to con-
sumers next season. As plentiful
as ice is this year. the people de-
pendent on the local supply would
have plenty of fault to find II ice
prices should attain the proper
lions which held sway last year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-24
TAKES PLEDGE
TO BEGIN LIFE
IN BETTER way
Jesse Van Ausdall Comes Home to
Spend Christmas, But Is Con.
fined to Jail.

A solemn pledge to begin life
anew was made today by Jesse Van
Ausdall. % years old. He claims
he is the black sheep OF the Van
Ausdall family. The new life will
be started in Jail. as Van Ausdall
has pleaded guilty to operating
confidence game. He came home
last night to spend Christmas with
the folks and boarded the same car
as did Chief Ben DeJaeger this
morning. He was placed under ar
rest for raising q check from IS to
$50.
The check raising was one of the
crudest jobs ever noticed by the
Moline police. Van Ausdall chang
ed the word five" to fifty" and
the figure to so. The forging was
done in a different kind of ink than
was originally used. The check
was accepted by Fred Snyder, clerk
in the Penny store, and Edgar
Hecker approved it. A large blot
was added where the change
amount should have been on the
check. The check was presented at
the Penny store on the day before
Thanksgiving. Van Ausdall left
Moline four days later and says he
has been travelling in Michigan and
Illinois since. Liquor, drugs and
women, plus bad company and a
weak will, were blamed by Van
Ausdall for his downfall.
An injury to his eye, incurred
when he was about five years old,
added to his trouble. II expect to
be blind in a year and it can't come
too soon to suit me-" he said. I'm
the black sheep of the family. I've
been kicked from hell to breakfast
and back"
Van Ausdall is son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Van Ausdall, 420 Six
teenth avenue, Moline. He was
held to the grand jury under $1,000
bonds. Van Ausdall was sick this
morning. His hard luck story drove
spectators from the court room.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-24
new STRENGTH
DEVELOPED IN
CORN DEMAND
Bills See Wider Opportunities In
Edge Bill for Extending
Credits.

Chicago. Dec. 24.-Fresh strength
developed in the corn market to-
day based largely on continued ex-
port demand for rye. Bulls urged
too that under the Edge bill much
wider credits could be extended to
Europe than was generally sup
posed to he the case. Opinions
we're also circulated that car
scarcity would prevent any sus-
tained big crop movement during
the winter. Opening prices, which
ranged from nc off to a like ad-
vance with January 1865 and May
1855 to 1881 we're followed by
moderate upturns all around.
Owing to holiday dizziness the
market underwent sag in the last
part OF the session. Closing prices
were weak, at the same as yes
terday's finish to 1Ac lower with
January. 1855. to 1851, and May,
1.333s TO 1881.
Oats hardened with corn. After
opening unchanged to %c higher.
including May at 83c. the market
scored further gains.
Higher quotations on hogs gave
strength to provisions. Lard led
the advance.
knowledge that liberal sales of
lard had been made to Germany of
late helped to lift the market.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-24
Sent TO JAIL
FOR 40 DAYS
Robert Cameron Pleads Guilty to
Charges Preferred by Women
In Moline Court.

Robert Cameron, 20 years old,
pleaded guilty to charges of dis
orderly conduct before Magistrate
Gustafson today. He admitted that
on two Saturday nights he had
made advances to women in a
crowded downtown store. He was
sent to Jail for 40 days. Cameron
told Magistrate Gustafson that fail
ure to find his wife and baby when
he returned from overseas last
summer caused him to be subject
ed to periodical fits of mental de-
rangement.
81 don't know what's the matter
with me-" he said. Il guess l must
be crazy at times. l came back
last summer after serving in the
mud over in France for a year. /
expected to find something when
got back, but there wasn't a thing
for me-"
Cameron declared he has been
searching for his wife ever since
his return from France and has
been spending most of his earnings
in the search. He says he believes
his wife ran away with another
man. The returned soldied lived in
keokuk, Iowa, when he was in
Quoted into the service. A month
ago he came to Moline and roomed
at 1880 Fourth avenue, Moline. He
was arrested at Fifth avenue and
Fifteenth street at o'clock last
night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-24
Moline and East Moline
CONF ANY PAYS
$4,000 DAMAGES
Mrs. Carrie II. Arnold Secures Set.
Element Out Of Court on the
Death Of Her Husband.

Mrs. Carrie M. Arnold, widow OF
John D. Arnold, who was killed
during the big street car collision
a year ago, made q new record for
out Of court settlements Tuesday.
Mrs. Arnold was the plaintiff and
the Moline, Rock Island and East
ern Traction company the defend
ant. Mrs. Arnold stated the rail-
way company agreed to pay $4,000
and court costs. The amount nam
ed in the suit was $4,000, the maxi
mum compensation which may be
sought In case Of death. Stafford,
Schoede and Stafford Of Rock Is
land represented the complainant.
The Tri-City Railway company,
OF which the Moline, Rock Island
and Eastern Traction company is
a subsidiary, has already paid out
thousands of dollars as result of
that collision. The company re-
Gently lost q suit in circuit court
arising out Of the accident. The
collision occurred on Fourth ave-
nue. near Thirty-fourth Street one
foggy morning a little over a year
ago. A number OF persons were
killed or died of injuries and a score
were injured. There has been a
settlement or a damage suit filed
in each case.