South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-21

These are times that try men s
rolls. Even Connecticut cigars cost
important money. Little Fido, the
near Airedale, eats four times his
value in meat every day. and you
pay more for the bones he polishes
than you used 20 pay for your own
ing twenty dollars a month at the
bird stores 20 board the canary
when the family goes away on a va
cation.
Naturally unrest is at large and
unrestrained. People are not
themselves-or anybody else that is
human. An epidemic Of peevish-
ness is sweeping over the country
and unless something is done about
IL we shall soon all be at each 9TH
er's threats.
You know how it is after a hot
political campaign when your can
didate loses. You and all the gang
bicker and pass the buck and find
fault with each other. and nice sub
stantial hatreds are formed which
endure till one Of you passes on,
and the others refer TO you chart
/ tably for the first time in 10 years
when they chip in to buy the wreath
/ Of immortelles.
What we mean is that these are
tough times. But they might be
tougher, and getting fused up over
them isn't going to help any.
You've noticed ii, OF course. When
you press the elevator button the
operator says:
Say! Whatja stand there and
ring that bell an hour for, hey D'5a
think I'm deef7"
He used to say: Good morning
/ Nice day amt it?"
At the butcher shop you express
annoyed surprise because steak has
gone up another notch since the
same time yesterday.
The butcher says: well Gull, the
best thing fer you to do is TO eat
Vegetables If you can't afford meat.
Buy or move on an give somebody
else a chance"
Formerly he said. I'm sorry. sir,
but 1 have to pay more for these
cuts, and I'm really making no
profit on them, even at present
! prices"
Little Willie falls out of the ma
pie tree and breaks his leg. You
harry TO the telephone TO call the
doctor To Central you say:
Give me Main go in hurry,
it's case of emergency"
Central. who used to slam a call
through in such a crisis. replies:
Don't get fresh, mister, I can't
do everything TO onct"
And when you do get the doctor,
and excitedly explain the case. in
stead OF announcing that he viii be
there in a jiffy, he says:
Broken leg, hey7 Well, put him
to bed and I'll be around about
noon"
can we do? The child is suffering
and"
Now see here" says the doctor,
II just got back from France where
/ fifty calls for help come in ct once
and all OF 'em bad ones. DO you
think I'm going TO put myself out
for a pecadillo like a broken leg?"
Time was when il was reasonably
safe to expostulate when a police
man on the corner told you 10 move
on and not block up the sidewalk
conversing with a friend in an auto
mobile.
Do that today and in fifteen min
utes YOU are in the station with any
charge from arson TO kiting checks
lodged against you. The old time
tolerant policeman. who used his
/ power ike a good natured giant is
not with us any more. The only way
you can get by at all is TO post on
your car big placard bearing the
legend. More Pay For Cops" If
YOU haven't a car there is no help
, for you. for few persons would care
10 wear these placards on their
chests and backs, like sandwich
man.
The government, as you may re-
member, took over the railroads
I early I'm the war period. Mr.. Nc
/ Adoo, then railroad director. and q
I firm believer in kindness. instructed
all ticket agents TO be patient and
kind with their patrons.
/ For a time the instructions were