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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-30
NATIONS LITERACY Is
MENACED BY DETECTION
IN RANKS OF TEACHERS
By ARTHUR REID.

Though the salaries Of school
teachers have been increased gen
orally, defectiOns from the ranks OF
the teachers have been 30 great
that steps thus far taken are likely
TO fail short Of acting az a com
plete remedy for the teacher short
age. A recent report OF the United
States commissioner Of education
shows 1873 schools closed and al
900 in session under substitute
teachers. This takes no account OF
the situation on which ali school
authorities agree that q great num-
Der Of teachers now serving are III
fitted for the work. The norma
schools, from which thoroughly
equipped teachers are looked FOR
show a largely decreased attendance.
While the salary increases that have
been made may check or stop the
exodus OF teachers to other lines OF
effort, there seems to be n doubt
felt by school men that sufficient
has been done to restore the bal-
ence between supply and demands
At least il IS thought that the short
age viii not be relieved for two
or three years at best
The loss OF two or three years or
schooling by pupils where schools
are entirely closed, or the same
period Of instruction below the
proper standard, may have a serious
effect on the iteracy OF the nation
Two or three years constitutes a
large part Of the entire schooling
vast proportion of the youth 81 this
country gets II il IS missed entire
IL. or is deficient in character. the
result Will be manifest at some time
II is 10 the credit OF the teachers O.
America that so many OF them have
stuck 10 the profession despite the
disparity in pay compared with
common labor. Many OF them have
sacrificed much because Of their
loyalty. However. Inducements must
he offered 20 recruits. The percent
age OF men engaged in teaching has
been steadily declining for many
years. In 1890 One-third OF the
teachers were men. Now the pro
portion is bat i percent. For long
women took the places az men. brf
in the last two or three wears the
women also have been withdrawing
It IS unreasonable 20 expect men
and women TO enter the ranks ~
teachers II the compensation is below
that offered IN other lines for equa
ability and training. The worst
phase OF the situation lies in that
those in the remote sections where
the need for schooling Is creates
viii suffer the most II the shortage
81 teachers continues The NOR
populOUs and prosperous localitiee
can take care Of themselves Ths
nliteracy will continue where II Is
worst already.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-30
Ideals for Which the Boys in Blue and the Boys i'm
Khaki Fought are Real Basis of Their Glory and Fit
Topic for National RecOnSecratiOns on Memorial Day

Unless adhere 10 the cause and cinch the
victory by making the cause victorious It becomes
a lost cause To the surviving veterans Of the Re-
bellion then, let advance this reminder, OF the
modern tendency in branches OF both the great
political Enthusiastically the reactonary branches
to revive the only doctrine Of state sovereignty
and the right OF a state to nullify a law Of the
United States which even more Of an issue In
81 20 65 than either slavery secession and inter
linked with both. They may think it unmportant
that the congress would repudiate and disregard
the fourteen points'-our detectives IN entering
the World War.-which the Versailles treaty sought
TO entrench into international law but how about
reputation Of the national sovereignty which they
fought to maintain There is meat in this for the
veterans of all wars, particularly wars within the
memories Of men still living Aren't the things
worth fighting for i'm time Of war deserving of at
least a fair trial after victorious peace?
These things inviting candid thought this
Memorial day. well participations in the parade
and the decoration Of resting places It is thoughts
like these. which within Maeterincks version
awaken the spirits of those who have died that
principle may live, and this whether they sleep at
Gettysburg. FL Caney Argonne Devotion to prn-
ciIle is after al the thing that these natal DAYS
would exemplfy. If Memorial day ever becomes
extinct and unobserved by the American people it
ideals for which the Rebellion was fought-and the
same with any other day. whether be Independ-
ence day or Armistice day, or any other day set
aside to reconsecrate ourselves to principles that
have filled our soldiers graves
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-30
REHABILITATION YEAR
PROPOSED FOR EUROPE
BY WILLIAM u. ALBURN.

A Frenchman who lives in this
country has a suggestion 70 MAKE
20 the people OF France which merits
consideration by all countries
He proposes that the French ma
ton set the year 1925 as the final
limit within which Do is 10 com plete
the reconstruction Of ats devastated
provinces and it's economic reha Dili-
tatiOn, and that IL seal this great
event with an international eXhibi-
tion rivalling in splendor any former
exhibitions
He pleads too that the ad1oininE
European nations set q Ike goal FOR
themselves. and that the year men
toned shall see Europe's mai re-
Juvenation.
What a marvellous thing il would
be If all the nations of the dis
turbed world our own included.
could agree separately ard IN con-
cert upon such policies az would
mean rehabilitation everywhere IN
the next FIVE years, How much
better 70 set such a time limit than
70 drag or indefinitely and Rcri-
moniously AZ this aimless recon
struction," what devotion 20 duty
such a policy would mean What
Broadening 81 standa rds and quick
ening Of production No celebra-
ton. however appropriate. could
equal In splendcr the glory % the
deed itself.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-30

Hear now, my Daughter, these
Polite Proverbs for Damsels, which
are Mrs. SolomOn's.
10, i'm the daily communion OF
Matrimony. a cheerful disposition is
more TO be desired than blond hair,
and a sense of humor more comfort
ing than a Scotch conscience.
But a little artistic temperament
is a terrible thing!
Think not to know a man before
marriage. For courtship is only the
prospectus" of matrimony. and re-
sembleth it no more than the adver-
tisement resembleth the summer re-
sort.
And how shalt thou know any
man, until thou hast shared his
breakfast, his troubles, and his
newspaper-and gone through the
pockets of his fishing clothes?
Wit attracteth the ear and a
bright hat the eye-but a damsel
who can hold her tongue and look
inscrutable, can hold any man!
When other women pursue a man,
be not tempted, but stand discreet
" aside. And, behold, when he is
backing away" from his pursuers,
he shall, peradventure, back into
thine arms-for consolation.
Scorn not the folly OF thy friend
who married first. nor say What
could she see in him -
For. verify, thou knOwest not what
thou mayest see in any man, when
thou art dazzled by the moonlight
in his eyes.
Sigh not for n Prince Charming,
made in the image of Lou Tellegen
and William. s. Hart. For, alas, IN
real life, there is no such Paragon.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-30
NEXT WINTERS COAL.

A UTHORITIES who have made careful study
- OF conditions period of years are un-
hesitating IN their advice buy winters coal
while the memory OF last winters shortage is still
vivid.
Coal IS usually little cheaper in the spring than
it is later. As the time for using it approaches
adverse condition of labor or weather which makes
it hard to get the price Up rapidly. The
sumner who places his order early avoids these com
plcatons He is unhurrfed in his desire delivery
and the dealer handle his stock in the most
economical When the crowdng of winter be
gins, both parties obsessed by hurry, and
Monies impossible.
The big manufacturing concern never CANDLES it,
but orders while deliveries easy and prices low.
The wise private consumer will follow his example.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-30
WATCH on THE RHINE
WITHDRAWN BY FRENCH
RY FRANCIS PHILLIPS.

All is peaceful on the Rhine
again. also on the Main and Ruhr
The French have Withdrawn alto
gether from Frankfort and the other
centers OF the Main district which
they occupied by way Of warning 10
insure German observance OF the
peace terms. The Germans. Of
course. had cut down their troops
in the Ruhr basin 10 the authorized
strength. and fulfilled certain other
reduiremehts 10 the satisfaction or
the French. The mayors OF sew
eraI German towns expressed salts
faction OF the way the French troops
had conducted themselves.
Thus the bold stroke By which the
French government cut through the
red tape Of treaty arrangements is
justined in the eyes Of all the world
The German menace IS suppressed
cnce more. temporarily at least. The
Germans have been taught a useful
lesson IN pledge keeping and humil-
ity. The French are found 20 have
been sincere when they disclaim ed
all intention OF occupying the in
vaded districts permanently
a show OF force was needed. The
French substituted direct action for
talk. That is the sort OF language
the German government and nation
understand. There will probably
have 10 be a good deal more action
OF the same sort before Germany
has fulfilled all her war obligations.
but the task Is made easier and
simpler because Of the precedent es-
"a blished by the French. Such firm
ness may prevent the need OF blood
he'd later on.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-30
Mrs. Solomon Says
Being Confessions of Wife 700th-

And a pleasant-faced youth with
FIVE thousand a year and a fiivver is
not to be despised, because he lack
eth Greek nose, and maketh love
like a freshman in a College of
Courtship.
Yearn not for a man who under
standeth" thee. For when a man
hath learned to understand women,
they are all as yesterdays newspa-
pers-and he still sseketh for one
whom he cannot understand"
Seek not to bind a man with prom
ises. For a promise turneth a kiss
from a pleasure into duty, and a
lie from a luxury into a necessity.
When a man praiseth rational
dress for women" hearken sweetly
and let him rave. But be not moved.
For no woman hath ever walked
over a mans heart in cOmmOn-sense
boots. And many a man hath mis-
taken a pink chiffon hat for the aura
Of a beautiful soul
While a man saith, "Al thy ways
are perfect. and all thy words are
wonderful be not puffed up But
when he turneth critical and seek
eth 10 improve thee, thou mayest
choose thy going-away-gow
For, he hath already begun TO feel
"husbandly."
Go TO, my Daughter! AS one that
seeketh a Job in an artificial flower
factory, because she understandeth
botany, so is a damSel who goeth in
TO marriage, with only her own the
cries and a cooking school diploma.
But a Wise Virgin delighteth in
instruction and keopeth my precepts.
Selah
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-30
TO MAKE ADVERTISING
INTERESTING TO READ
By JONATHAN MOSS.

Perhaps the newsprint shortage Is
TO be productive of some good Ac-
cording 70 one advertiser, the ad-
vertising of the future is 10 be more
interesting. with greater emphasis
laid on the subject matter rather
than size. He says:
IT have an idea that in the long
run an interesting advertisement
which occupies small space sells
more goods and gets more on it's
space cost than a page full of stu
pidity."
This in itself is interesting. Ad-
vertising in recent years has de
veloDed a marked tendency 10 mere
showing off. The huge billboard
with its distinctly less ornamental
scenery, the full-page ads in news
papers and magazines and the ad
yertising pamphlets which lombard
respective buyers through the mail.
have all become so huge and 90
coiorful that many persons are
bored rather than attracted. There
may have been a time when mere
size would attract special attention.
but in these days Of exaggerated ad-
vertising, u is quite possible that the
smaller ad with skilful presentation
of It's goods Will prove much more
effective.
Honesty in advertising has been
growing in favor among advertisers
themselves. If now they combine
with truthful statements a generous
amount Of intelligence and real
artistic ability. with less reliance on
lavish adjectives and more on
sane presentation of the matter In
hand, the public viii be found 10 re-
spond whOlehearteoiy with its inter
est and its purchasing support
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-30

its work. Tn exorbitant price Of
food should make tn balanced diet
an easy matter. TIL greatest bless
in that could befall tn country
would be prchibitive meat prices
Meat is tn liver's worst enemy. TIL
steam table cafeterias an One-armed
doughnut parlors are natural enc
mics O. tn liver. Displayed foods
highly seasoned roasts an stews an
goulashes with heavy sogGy dresSin's.
allurin' gravies an deadly sauces,
are almost irresistible an IL takes
tn strongest kind OF a character L
brush by 'em { tn more palatable
dishes. TIL average person buys a
costly slab o. meat an rushes by tn
light nourishin' vegetables L tn
heavy, rich pies an coffee urn. No
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-30

peas or carrots, no apple sauce or
turnips, no hale or spinach, no cab
bage slRw, or cucumbers. all alb
solutely necessary fer tn proper
functionin' O. tn liver. all necessary
fer a balanced diet TIL Teller who
eats his noon day meal down town
should have an understandin' with
his wife or mother. If she's { have
a chuck roast fer supper don't eat a
chuck roast fer lunch. Better still
If she's goin' { have meat fer sup
per don't eat any at noon. I've seen
bookkeepers eat a kidney stew In tn
heat o. tn day an expect { get away
with 1t. Desk workers should never
tackle kidney stews till after tn
business worries O. tn day, an then
a lively game o. lawn tennis or Wig
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-30

Dr. Mopps made some statements
recently that ought { cause tn
greatest concern. He said that fer
tn past few years he'd given prac-
tically all o. his time L tn liver. He
says that never before iHsth' history
o tn country wuz Their so many idle
livers-livers that are out o. COM
mission. livers that are workin' half
time. an livers that are stallin' along
a. keep up appearances. He says
that it is jest out O. tn question fer
IN liver L keep apace with our
modern way o. eatin.s He says a
liver that has been trained in tn
home fer twenty years will not thrive
In the down town haSheries Saws
he. We must go back { tn balanced
diet If tn liver is { survive an do
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-30

1t that way. He always selects his
party and his candidate, flrst, for
any old reason, and then cuts and
prunes his political opinions TO
match them. But a woman Will 1irst
decide on her platform, and then
select the party and the candidate
TO fit it,"
Dream on" Knocked the Bach
elor, cheerfully. "NObody-not even
a woman, herself-knows what she
Will do, until after she's done I'll"
"Oh. we'll" flared the Widow,
shell do one thing, at any rate,
that has never been done in all the
history Of politicsi"
"What2"
She'll think before she votes,"
announced the Widow, calmly.
Good Lord!" groaned the Bach
elOr. tragically what's to become
Of the country"
Copyright, 1920
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-30
HalfDOILarS and
Dollars and Coed
Way to Pay Bills
b OTTO RAHN

Says The Chairman OF one o. TIE
federal reserve banks. n pubic
statement.
The present time offers an
unusual opportvvfity fu- pay
meut Of debts. 10 that tll-x rnav
be paid win Shs dsprS.s3at.d
dollar. While the dollar has de-
clined one-haif m plrrchasinS
power. It VII still pay 81 OF
debt
New unnecessary commit
meuts.~ ISs ads, may run the
risk Cf settlement for bOsogft
dollar goods In 1be-cBnt doi-$~
lars"
Both Of these suggestions are
worthy Of q great deal more 6ttpo-
ton than the majority OF peor7s sfe
hEey 20 give them. ne Of8ciaf 10
sitiou Of the man -e-uOnsftis ~
them gives Them special fore.
Thu Is PROBABLY the best time %
pay old debts that there has been
for half cefeirY. Money IS oircuIat
ing plentifuilY. II Is c6rr1psraffvelv
easy 10 grab hsudfs1 q u from
time 20 tfu1a Hss n - pa1 6stJts IN
stead OF mating new purchase
TherH is Twice as rinkh OF A. or
culatfng, and generally speakinr.
twice as much OF 70 may bs grab
bed for any particular purposs. T77is
cheap MONEY Is. se TIE bank author
ity ssys, Just 80 5000 10 pay old delJis
with as II &c were res9fy worth a.
much AZ the old money was when
the ebtor borrowed It. 10 may sseun
unfair TO creditors, 10 talk in this
cold-blOodsd way Of IaVtng baci
cheap dollars for dear ones; but q
long as the creditors DO not object
the debtors need not worry.
Many people fS10 see this cieaKlv
enough fail 20 see the second fac
mentioned. which Follows naturaliv
from the first. The dollar that e.
cheap now may Become dear again
The man who n1alses unnecessary
commitments" that Is, uDoecessarr
borrowings or Purchases, az present
Is getting only 80 cents on the dollar
OF normal value; and yet when ne
comes 70 settle, prices mar be down
and the dollar up, 30 thR4 he wiz
have 70 pay in "t06-csut dollars
and the dollars then VII come twice
as hard as they do now.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-30
WE ARE LIVING CHEAPLY.

T HERE is always some comfort in comparing
4 ones misfortunes with those Of others who
still unfortunate. While waiting then, for
the OF living drop normal consider these
figures. prepared BY the British board trade,
garding living expenses in various countries:
While the OF living has risen SO percent in
the United States. il has risen $50 percent in Great
Britain 142 percent in Belgium. 15s percent
Sweden. over 200 percent in France Italy and Nor
way. 2s6 percent in Denmark and S56 percent in
Germany.
Tt is easily that Americans getting off
much easier than any other people In of these
other countries either. has the begun
has in America. Everything considered We are
really pretty we'll of.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-30
Reflections of a Bachelor Girl

Youth! The ability TO jazz after
a seven-cOurse dinner. fall intoXi
catingly in love over a strawberry
sundae, and extract a real thrill
from a moonlight ride on top Of an
omnibus.
Why is it so difficult for a married
man TO pay his wife a nice, velvetly
compliment without trim ming il all
around the edges with the cotton
wool Of advice
A woman finds her Ideal" just
once in a lifetime After that il is
never again possible for her 70 rake
together enough illusions to cover
any man with glittering perfection.
A man is always secretly con
WINGED that he knows exactly what
woman means" until he discovers
that she IS telling him the honest
truth. Then he gets all mixed up.
Sometimes, I wonder what sweet
romantic dreams Of love and mar
rage are those Of the little girls
knowledge of domestic life from the
comic supplements
When a girl marries for love,
alone. in these prosaic days. she has
70 think up some really plausible
explanation 10 OFFER her friends.
You may turn a confirmed bach
elor into a husband. and a brunette
into a blonde-but alas. they are al
ways the same at the roots
Some young married couples seem
10 fancy that the only way 10 meas
ure each others love is by the
amount OF nagging il takes 70 kill
f.
Some men would feel that they
had neglected one OF the little draw
ing room oourtesies. IL they forgot
20 make love TO a girl after few
hours acquaintance
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-30

the Bachelor. Then she promptly
forgets all her theories, filings her
caution TO the birds. and makes a
fool Of herself over some little two
spot. who comes along and cave
mans her away from all the rest"
We'll, anyway, her theories are
right" protested the Widow weak
ly. and that's the way I'm going to
select my presidential candidate!"
What BY falling in lovev'
"No-by flirting with all the par
ties Unfortunately, returned the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-30

orous work in tn garden should
foller. tn powdered tea ring is an
other favorite with tn desk worker
A tea ring retards initiative an has
absolutely no food value. Like tn
doughnut. it's only a filler. Eatin'
a tea ring is jest like putin slate in
furnace. Folks have their tonsils
cut out, have all their teeth pulled.
undergo dangerous an costly oper-
ations, have X-Rays made O. Their
spines. go all over tn world loOkin'
fer health, complain an fade sway
all because they've not made a con-
1dant o. Their liver. TIL liver kin
be tn gay. lively capitol O. tn whole
human system, or tn liver kin be
tn plain. homely factory O. all hu-
man ills"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-30

Widow, and listening to their siren
voices, and their sweet persuasive
promises, until each one thinks I'm
its very ownest owni Then, I'll
pick over the candidates. and
weigh them, and study their color
and decide which are too green and
which are too ripe, and"
And vote for the one with the
curliest HART" scoffed the Bachelor.
"A man." continued the Widow,
ignoring the antique masculine VII
ticism, would never think Of doing
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-30
TnIE RABN NANLP.

TIE BAD AMI
I do not fear a siren
with a mass OF midnight hair,
With wicked, dropping eyelids,
And a blase. worldly air
But. oh. 1 cross my fingers,
And l breathe a little prayer,
When ] meet a blond haired cutie
With a blue-eyed baby-stare!
And I take extreme precautions,
That nv Love is not about,
For the Baby Namp will set him,
II 1 don't watch out!
Virtue doesn't consist in running
away from temptation, but in smil-
ing serenely IN its face. and passing
it by without recognizing 1t.
4 husbands widest expression Of
passionate enthusiasm: Gee! You
look all right. in those togsi'
No man ever lived who didn't
firmly believe in the wisdom OF Of
fering a woman a kiss in place OF an
apology, a pose in place OF repent
ance. and a box of roses in place OF
reform.
Every
madly. wildly, desperately, by a man
with enough plain, practical common
sense 10 support q wife. keep up a
motor car. and put the studs in his
own shirts.
Up 10 %, most men are chain
lovers" who light each flame from
the dying embers OF the one before.
A bachelor feels about marriage
as he does about an appendicitis OPP
Grafton. He knows that if he can
only stand the shock and survive IL
is bound 20 be awfully good for him.
The last bona-fide maid servant
will soon be found IN the Museum of
Natural History. along with the
Dynosaurus and other specimens Of
extinct species.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-30

Though the impression grows that what the
publican party needs is leaders there are many
shrewd political observers who still have a
picon that II also needs votes
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-30

Instead Of pointing with pride to the record Of
this republican congress, &. o. orators always as
far they can. point in other direction.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-30

Strange that in the passing around Of assassins-
tions seldom, II vicious brute like villa
who gets r."
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-30

Just begin 10 despair Of the country's fu-
ture. the high school graduates take 1t in hand
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-30

with evening
weekly advance
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-30

Virtue doesn't consist in running
away from temptation, but IN snil-
ing serenelv IN its face. and passing
il bv without recognizing it.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-30

a husbands widest expression OF
enthusiasm; Gee! You
look all right. in those toys!
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-30

Some men would feel that they
had neglected one OF the little draw
ing room oourtesieS. IL they forgot
20 make love 10 a girl after a few
hours acquaintance
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-30

Up 10 %, most men are chain
lovers" who light each flame from
the diving embcrs OF the one before.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-30

Some young married couples seem
10 fancy that the only way 10 meas
ure each others love is by the
amount OF nagging il takes 10 kill
II