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South Bend news-times., 1919-07-03
Other Editors Than Ours
THE NEW TAX LAW.
(EIl<hart ReVicw.)

Complaints Of alleged Inconsistencies in Elkhart
certain quarters Of the new state tax law upon
which all the blame is heaped
trouble has come up TO more or less
extent every year in the past. There have always
been and Inconsistencies due TO the apprale
ment method I'm vogue. Some assessors are more
capable than others; some deputies have keener
insight into property values and possess more ous-
ness acumen than others.
No doubt Inconsistencies do exist this year. In all
probability many apprsisements have been made too
high and others too low. Still the of the
law cannot justly be assailed because of the short
cOmngs of those to whom is left the duty Of making
the appraisements any than it would be fair
TO question the intended justice of penal statute
because failure of the police 10 properly per
the function of capturing the criminal
County boards of review are established fof the
purpose rectfying the errors that are found and
seeing that justice is done They have had this same
duty TO perform year after year and have always
had many complaints TO iron out.
one Of the most revolutionary features of the
tax law is that il gives the state commission pow
cr 10 control county boards and insist equitable
distribution the burden throughout the state.
This will prevent OF the most garing njustices
taxing laws they have been interpreted
and administered in the past. A one-million dollar
property in st Joseph county will bear as much of
the states tax million dollar property in
Elkhart any other county, If the state board
judciousy exercises it, powers under the new law.
Ii will be hard TO convince the average tax payer
that Centralized power" exerted TO this end is in any
menace To the interests OF the people in gen
eral
Another salient feature OF the law * that the
state commission is in better position that
corporations and other socalled interests just
share OF the cost of government With the small
property owner FOR years believing that he was un-
justly Disseminated against by the taxing authori-
and that the corporations getting by
with relatively small assessments. he is not likely
TO complain-even though his property valua-
uon Is greatly inCreased-when ne realizes that the
corporations appraisss being raised unpre-
cedented figures. Corporation managers. long
CuStomed o relatively low rating. may inclined
vehementy protest against alleged injustice. but
il is prediction that in the hnal analysis the law
in its general import Will be vindicated.
This opinion. Of course is formed the asslmp-
provisions will be judiciously and
cOmpetently fulfilled II assessors are incompetent
blame he laid against the In
the law furnishes the machinery for correcting
assessors in "A more expert and equitable
than before Criticisms OF assessments when
justly made. simply provide reminder OF the fact
that the time think of efficient satisfactory
administra results is the time various poll
tical parties choosing their nominees for
ing Offices.
South Bend news-times., 1919-07-03
INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACY NOT AN
ARCHY

The big general strike with which the l ". w
under the title Of bolshevism, thought TO envelope
Canada is ended The Winnipeg strike is and
the reds are ANONYMOUSLY Troublesome Of them
routed for the lands Of their childhood. Canada
like the United states does approve of this
system of governmental sabotage
Several OF the conspicuous OF the leaders in
the conspiracy ore under arrest others nave lost
their aggressiveness immigration officers
obtaining passports for others stn Among these,
several. sorry 10 say headed the United States
but Canada understands.
This is the second act OF big industrial drama
whose first staged in northwest.
Defeated Seattle foied their efforts else
where America. the revoluticnists tried Canada
They seemed for a while be making real headway
They succeeded in tyne up pretty nearly everything
in Winnipeg. They fomented strikes in other prov
inces. and seemed to be seriously threatening the
stability Of the dominion. But mostly oluf
and the ambitious scheme has cola pse6
Canada like the United States. has proved itself
thoroughly American. the traditions of
dustrial fairness and decency The conserva-
tive, level-headed labor element has the upper hand
The plan for big labor unior. with power and
will call general strikes little or provoca-
ton repudated. Dor unions their
right Of self determination, instead yielding
the tyranny Of a labor dictatorship $ a good omen
for future industrial progress this continent
Industrial democracy is not anarchy. is the
anarchistic route the proper approach Canada has
the ballot box much the same as America. and need
ed reforms of legal looking the coopera-
ton Of capital and labor, be had through that
orderly fashon--the only legitimate process in
land where democracy has sway Such democracy
the reds" want IS not democracy at all but the
autocracy of the proletariat-and yet thank
you. not yet.
So saith the United States and Canada in one
voice.
South Bend news-times., 1919-07-03
More Truth Than Poetry
By James ]. Montague
TO BE A Boy

I'D like to be boy again" heard poet sing.
When life is only happiness. and all the year is
Spring
And as. in many lifting line and many
rapturous phrase
He dwelt upon the dear delights of care-free
boyhood days
And of the long and blessed years of never
ending JOY
wondered if this poet chap had ever been boy.
wondered if he'd ever known the agony of
school
On days the summer sun shone warm across the
swimming pool.
And if. when trout began to leap down yonder
in the brooks.
If he had ever thought upon the fallacy of books
For there any hint of dreary prison
time
eve used to call it Winter Term) in all his
ringing rhyme.
And OIL the loves of boyhood days those depths
OF utter woe.
AS sharp and keen any pangs that grown-ups
ever know,
The dreary heart ache when She said in soul
destroying tones.
! saw the circus yesterday; | went with Tommy
Jonesr
And when, behind the garden fence, and with a
sinking heart
You her riding down the road in Tommy
jones' cartl
Though sorrow faded like the mists one boy
that used TO be-
Was quite sensitive grief as ever Man
can be-
He knew that time Of dumb despair-examina-
ton day.
He suffered stinging wounds to pride no years
take away,
And, if his memory still true. the seasons
brought him then
Both clouds and sunshine just the same as in the
world of men.
Copyright l9i9)
South Bend news-times., 1919-07-03
JULY 3. 1919.
THE PASSING OF THE WOP.

You remember how we used to say. when the war
was on. what IT'S democratizins effect would be; how
the rich mans son and the worker hghtng shoulder
10 shoulder for justice and democracy, would come
10 understo nd each other better. and become alb
sorbed in the larger common brotherhood Well. the
war didn't long enough TO bring the full realiza-
tion Of that dream, but relations TO our allies,
and certain the peoples for whom. and with whom
we fought seem TO be tending in that direction
anyhow notice il in common conversation, run
ming something like tnis:
The man Of the house stands the porch
ment with the plumbing contractor His eve passed
casually from the rench-dgsing operation over the
backs Of the engaged in it.
italians you got there?' ne asked
NO. ho-slovaks. You know-them popular
people we read so much about in the newspapers
nowadays"
Good workers."
yep. They're good people. all right"
Now this may not seem especially important,
inspiring even interesting conversation
your mental eye back about year and a half. What
would the colioquy have been then
"Dagoes you got there?"
mo wops."
That would have been all.
The "dago" OF those days amounted to very lit
tie in the scheme OF things The ''Top" was just
nobody. The word had to convey impress
OF herd OF ignorant. unskilled laborers hard
~ the level OF intelligence OF the mules
pulled away the wagon-loads OF dirt they dug
The Italian of today is member of nation
important in world affairs The wop-there is no
wop There is greedy. cruel. oppressive Austro-
Hungarian empire create wops There are Czecho-
slovaks outstanding members of a vigorous respect
ed young republic. There Poles. from another.
There Jugo-Slavs.
with pride and affection Of their home lands. they
hold up their hea6s straighter and truer as
Americans. The world may not yet be safe for
democracy, but the world safer. better. happier.
because there is today more self-respectng de-
no N
South Bend news-times., 1919-07-03
The Horoscope
FRIDAY. July 4.

The stellar Influences sor this day
are under rather weak impulse-in-
dicative Of quiet and unimportant
conditions. although what business
there is will be active and prOfita bic
II will be a good time for writing
Of literary pursuits.
or for dealings with organizations or
societies. and trusts. Also BENEFITS
may be expected through subtle or
secret influences or by means of me-
diumship. premonitions, dreams. vi
sion OF other psychic manifest atiOns.
All OF these may be experimental
with gratifying results. The psychical
and mystical faculties are under a
high Neptrnian vibration. under
which artistic and musical compost
tions OF a high order result. ap-
preaching the purely inspirational
Those whose birthday il is are
promised an active and successful
year. They should give the higher
faculties fuI play. developing the
creative and spiritual side OF their
natures A child born on this DAY
will be clever inspirational roman
tic. pOetical and successful.
South Bend news-times., 1919-07-03
NO-ACCIDENT WEEK

"NO-accident week has just been observed by GER
tain railroads in California. under the direction
the safety officials cf the roads
Bulletins posted where both the pubIc and
the employe OF the Dads could not fail TO see them
while rallies moving pictures. educational exhibits
talks and other meaus OF getting into close touch
with the se500O employees 10 be reached IN this
campaign used Co arouse interest
During this week every employe was urged 20
take especial pains be himself nor 10
be the cause Of injury 10 another
EarIy I'm the fau there is be great public
movement OF he same kind But when time taken
10 think il a little foolish TO postpone
until fan anything decidedly FOR the good
II the movement could start with mother in the
morning when sha mrs, lights the stove and con
tinus right into all the ramihcauons OF busi-
South Bend news-times., 1919-07-03
BY ISABELLA GRIFFITH. r. N.
FRIENDLY GERMS

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max harml less tha be TO
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South Bend news-times., 1919-07-03
with tincture Of iodine.

G. o. l.. writes: ! want a bassinet
for my baby. but find that the ones
in the store are too high for me to
buy. ] live in the country. Would
you please tell me what ! could use
TO make one out OF?
Answer: a large oval clothes
Asket can be used as a bassinet for
the baby II should set high so as
to avoid drafts from the floor. II
may be supported in a square frame
work with solid board bottom, on
which small wheels may be placed.
so that it can be moved convenient
Is A light curtain should cover
the framework. and the bassinet
should be lined with some light,
washable material, well padded on
the bottom.
South Bend news-times., 1919-07-03

and is efficient for killing bacteria
After applying IL allow the alcohol
10 evaporate before putting on the
permanent dressing. This will only
take a few moments To check the
irritation from tco much iodine ap-
ply thinly cooked starch paste.
Wash the surface with alcohol 20
remove iodine. Do not put a wet
dressing over skin recently painted
South Bend news-times., 1919-07-03
The Tower of Babel
b. Bill Armstrong

We would hate to have to pay
HUtch's postal card bills.
1t beats all how many people
can pack into the back seat of a
Ford.
Oscar Devon Gall is back from
France. Maybe some OF the trade
never heard of Oscar Devon. Well
he served in the late difficulty with
as in France. but was assigned TO NJ.
r duty and compelled 10 stay in
FrCgland awhile after Gen. Pershing
had relieved US from command over
there. Oscar Devon came into the
office yesterday and then We were
reminded of the last night we spent
in France together At the time O.
d. was a perfectly good orderly for
a company commander. One of his
duties was 10 go about two miles
down the road after the captains
laundry Well he did this one night
and we happened TO be along. There
was some four Of five hours delay
in getting the laundry and in the
meanwhile Oscar had been bitten by
some sort OF a queer beetle that flies
around quite generally in France at
night We walked home with oscar
anC noticed that he acted a bit
queer. When we arrived at camp we
discovered that O. d. had been hold
ing the captains laundry by the
cuff of one of the shirts and that
the balance had been dragging
through the mud for two miles. O..
d. had 10 get up before revelry the
next morning and do the whole
burned washing over again. all Of
South Bend news-times., 1919-07-03

Alvin Yorks pastor invited attend a
vaudeville show in Nashville, and he Later he
wrote letter saying: 1T entirely different from
what ] expected i very sorry l there, and
have deeply repented for the same Oh cheer up.
parson. lot Of US have been fooled the way
about show and bought our own tickets besides.
South Bend news-times., 1919-07-03

QUESTIONS AND ANS WERS.
|. +. writes: In applying tincturC
OF iodine is there anything that can
be done 10 keep il from burning?
md that il often takes the skin of
or the surrounding surface.
Answer: When buying tincture
OF iodine request the druggist 70
make 10 half strength by adding an
equal amount OF grain alcohol. this
is not SO likely 10 iTritate the skin,
South Bend news-times., 1919-07-03

which goes TO show that this war
was no cinch particularly from the
enlisted mans standpoint.
The Tower of Babel management
owes the trade an apology. At II
o'clock. the aging editor. the city
ed.tor, the telegraph editor, 6 print
ers. the circulation manager, four
pressmen. stel eOtypemen galore and
the sporting editor rushed into our
office and wanted 10 know where the
copy for the Tower was today. We
thought we had it written for at
proved otherwise.
/; isn't such a long distance from
South Bend TO Chicago, but some
times a person has quite a time get
tins back from there.
Tom Brandon is in New York. His
bill for postal cards this trip
amounted TO S4,5OO. Mr.. Brandon is
getting famous in Gotham. The New
York Tribune ran a story about him
the other day. quoting him on condi-
tions in the middle west From Mr.
BrandCn's interview we are forced 10
conclude that conditions hereabouts
are first rate.
Thanks Max. Yes. we prefer a sort
of 2 Lake Michigan blue
Have YOU noticed how Ed Bonds
hustles through town these days? We
guess he's afraid somebody will stop
him to ask about the telephone serv-
ice.
South Bend news-times., 1919-07-03

ness and domestic life. what suffering and death
might be averted
Observance OF 'no-accident week" by a single
group railroads is a fine thing and it will be in
terestng know whether the result 100 percent
successful: but II the movement could be made 100
percent American day in and day out, would be
better still
South Bend news-times., 1919-07-03

The Champagne (Il) News credits somebody with
sounding a toxin which should be needed by every
organization in the land" Sounds like danger
stuff.
South Bend news-times., 1919-07-03

German-Austria complains that the peace terms
leave it without of defense Austria needn't
worry Nobody wants it.
South Bend news-times., 1919-07-03

At least item in the luxury tax law con-
stitutes a curious commentary congress DO the
congressman really believe that toothpsste is a
luxury?
South Bend news-times., 1919-07-03
FOR THE HOME NURSE
Copyright 1879.


Questions interest Home
IN this column
Issbe Grinith, care
South Bend news-times., 1919-07-03

We would hate to have 20 pay
HUtch's postal card bills.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-03-14

label by a Baltimore clergyman. Here
is what he said;
What can be more sacred, more
holy or more deserving of the rever-
ence of men or of the angels than
the union label. which signifies that
human life has been more highly val
ued in the production of human COM
n.odities than the mere profits sought
for by greed?
"The label is an emblem of Justice.
or fraternity, or humanity. When you
find label on garment, or box of
cigars, or loaf of bread, or piece of
printing you can be sure that neither
was made in sweatshop, that no lit
tie childrens fingers were compelled
to sew or sort the tobacco in the hours
of night intended for childish sleep
When you see this label on any COM
modify you can buy it with clear
conscience, knowing that in doing so
you are not becoming a partner in an
institution that degrades humanity TO
private profit You can sleep soundly
and not be worried with thoughts of
typhus fever or small poX or leprosy,
which are so often scattered broadcast
from Chinese opium joints, peniten-
tiary convicts cells and tenement
sweatshops, where the most degraded
specimens of humanity put their life's
blood into marketable goods, from
which the poor, unsuspecting public
suffers all manner of foul and loath-
some diseases.
"The union label is a religious en-
blem. 1t is a religious act to buy the
goods to which this label is ATTACHED
AN act blessed on earth and honore.i
in heaven; while it is sin 20 buy a
cigar, a piece of clothing, pair of
shoes or a loaf of bread without this
label, for then you do not know but
you are building up the business of
some heartless tyrant, WHO IS extract
ing a fortune from the drudgery and
degradation of his fellows at the risk
of public health.
God bless the label! And hope
that all of you as you leave this house
tonight will carry away indelibly i'm
pressed upon your minds the picture
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-03-14
ia Ea Ha m ia
THE COMING OF FORD.

Wonderful news isn't it. We mean
the--coming of Henry Ford with an
automobile plant. About one more
piece of news of this sort and the peo-
pie of Hamilton will no longer be able
to contain themselves. The town IS
going mad with enthusiasm. Real es-
tate is going crazy. Many of our citi-
zens see immense skyscrapers going
up all around, elevated railways run
ming through the business district,
subways, immense steamers on the
river, double-decker rubberneck cars
with guide and spealer pointing out
great points of interest running about
and everything that goes to make up
great metropolitan city. Such
dream. But let's enjoy it while we
can. Dream or no dream, Hamilton
is lust coming to its own. 1t has
been long time coming, but now 1t
is coming good and strong. With the
name of Ford attached to our city,
prosperity is assured. With Ford put
ting his stamp of approval on Hamil-
ton as pood place to locate in, 9th
ers will he looking US up and eventu-
ally come in.
One thing that stands out strong
in the coming of Mr.. Ford and that
is that Hamilton is pretty good
place at that, despite all the awful
things that was said about US in one
Of our evening papers about a year
ago. which would lead outside peo-
pie to think that the people of Ham
i.ton wear horns. We certainly can't
be regarded by others as so bad after
all.
And while we are at it, let's give
little of the credit for the coming
of Henry Ford where the credit is
due. There is no doubt that all the
credit is due Gordon S. Rentschler
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-03-14

IN Ha Rs va "a
NO BEER--NO WORK


All this No Beer-No Wofk talk is
pure rot. Much has been said that
when the prohibition laws become ef-
fective there will be general strike
called unless the law is repealed and
the workers permitted to have their
beer. This kind Of talk is Stiffness
and we might add that it doesn't
come from the workers but from
those who have only selfish pur-
pose in it and everything to gain
when beer is on the market. Talk
of this kind brings nothing and
frightens no one.
In the first place on May 27 when
the dry law becomes effective in this
state there will be no beer to be had
and if strike were called the work
ers would go hungry before beer, fit
to drink could be made. In the next
place majority of the voters de-
creed that this state should be "dry"
And while no stronger advocate of
the wet cause than the Press exists,
and while we regret that the voters
50 decided, yet, we believe in abiding
by the will of the majority.
Laws are laws and labor should be
and will be the first to obey all laws
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-03-14

ing spell. Long enough to find out
what we are going to do to assist the
10,500,000 unnaturalized aliens to be-
come American citizens 1t would help
to solve the greater problem of unem-
ployment of our millions of returning
soldiers
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-03-14

of the union label surrounded by an
gels, and that you will always know
that the favorite banner in heaven
represents justice to labor, fresh air
and sunshine and healthful conditions
to those who toll and the truth that
human life is of gold"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-03-14

at all times. If we don't like the laws,
let's try to change them The ballot
and not strike, is the weapon we
should choose to beat them with Then
don't forget, that many workers ap-
prove the dry cause and voted that
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-03-14

DAM THE STREAM; DON'T DAMN
THE IMMIGRANT


We want America Americanized.
Wholly, completely Americanized no
fractions or hyphens in the entire
country
How can this be accomplished? !?
How are we to reach the goal of 100
per cent Americanism when the influx
of immigrants continually exceeds
our ability to educate, assimilate and
Americanize
There is but one answer: 1t can't
be done
1t has been officially stated that
there are 10,500,0o0 foreignborn per-
sons IN this country who still re-
tain their allegiance to the land of
their birth
There is an insistent demand for
deportation of undesirable aliens. I"
Several hundred are deported every
year.
Why do we permit the inflow of
several millions each year and then
try to remedy the inevitable result
by sending away few hundred??
Shall we aggravate the troubles of
widespread Unemployment by per-
millions of pauperized work
ers rush to our shores to add to the
surplus in the next few years
Here is the remedy offered by the
reconstruction program Of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor: BY reason
of existing conditions we urge that
into the United States
should be prohibited for period of at
least two years after peace has been
declared
This would at least give breath