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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-23

that their families must suffer along
with the people while they are strik-
ing Even public employees, such as
policemen and postmen have struck
at some points.
Y. VI. c. A.
The 2. NJ. c. A worker has done
much for the laborer. He has given
him swimming pools, grounds for
athletic games, bandstands. sanitary
drinking fountains. reading rooms,
etc. and generally made life enjoy
able for the worker. OF course, the
capitalist has given the money 70
carry on this work for he really Is
trying to better the condition Of his
laborers. Where there are large plants
there Is good housing, medical attend
ance and schools for the workers chill
dren. The writer remembers when
conditions were not Malt so good, yet
the workers seemed better satisfied
than they are today. The owners Of
the mills have marked places with
such words as DANGER HERE"
THINK" OUR MOTTO IS SAFETY
AND CLEANLINESS. They have
employed accident specialists and have
trained men 20 watch over their en-
ployees In 1918 they spent 81. 900. 0oo
in this work OF accident prevention.
and in the same year expended S709,-
600 in pensions 20 employees. Ere
quently they gave bonuses and even
cut melons" for the benefit Of en-
ployees. Congress has again and
/ again appointed commissions and
/ they have considered things from the
laborer's standpoint as well as the
standpoint OF the capitalist but Il
seems all 20 no avail for they have
been repaid with strikes brought
about by men who go about 20 stir
up strife.
Labor managers and welfare work
ers work hand n hand and often
/ bright boys are found among the
/ foreigners. and II they can be kept
away from the different Wild labor
/ organizations they become useful
/ members OF society and have an ex-
I cellent influence upon the poor IN
educated foreigners who come 20 our
shores.
At Hog Island there - an attempt
10 get back the old spirit OF cam
cradle" that once prevailed and
+ something like the old relationship.
The workers tAsre are al peace and
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-23

tiny baskets containing food.
Roadside Divinitles

Asiatics are the most imaginative
people in the world. If one may Judge
from the multiplicity Of their gods and
the doings they attribute TO them. on
entering any Korean village one be-
holds. by the roadside a huge wooden
idol with a wide-brimmed hat and
great ears. It is put there 10 scare
off evil spirits These images are
guardians OF the Travelled ways They
stand at every crossroads. where they
serve Incidentally as guideposts.
Some Of them mark boundary lines.
which in that country are sacred and
holy. The same idea governed as law
among the ancient Babylonians. whose
boundary stones bore sacred inscrip-
tons. Where there are no skilled sur
veyors. boundary lines are not easily
determined anew. A Bible verse saws:
Cursed be he who removes the boun-
dairy stone"
All primitive religions, are strong on
magic, which expresses the supernat-
ural Thus +ho Korean priest is a PRO
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-23

must be human hair. contributed be-
true believers. Young and old OF both
sexes contribute marching IN line 20
have their heads shorn. The National
Museum has a 4-foot piece OF a rope
OF this kind. IN which are mingled all
shades from the tow OF infancy TO the
white OF age. This rope. inches In
diameter. was 1000 feet long. and.
when the temple was finished. Il was
preserved therein as a sacred object
Buddhist shrine being usually com
bined with a sort OF religious museum.
The results accomplished by tho
self-sacrihcing missionaries who seek
20 spread the Christian faith IN
heather lands are. Il must be con-
fessed, much less encouraging than
might be wished. Where the religion
they seek 10 propagate Is accepted, II
Is usually IN the outcome more or less
mixed with the primitive pagan be-
llefs. There Is a strong inclination on
the part Il the native 70 play safe"
by incidental Precipitation OF the old
time gods and devils. and the idols are
hard 70 displace.
Dolls That Are Idols
Among the Hopi Indians OF our own
Southwest. who are fairly civilized.
and with whom much missionary ef-
fort has been expended ever since the
days OF the early Spaniards. the
ancient gods hold their own. and even
the dolls given the children 20 play
with are miniature idols-doU and idol
are forms OF the same word by The
way-with which the little ones are
taught the elaborate cereuonials Of
the primitive religion OF their people.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-23

were opposed 20 the plan for return
ing the railroads 10 private control
and once struck for several days dur
ing which there was a shortage Of
food and a congestion OF freight
which was alarming. Passengers. too.
were subjected 10 no little inconveni-
ence. Finally. the strikers found the
price or food mounting higher and
higher and the strike fizzled out.
Naturally. the great unrest is among
the foreigners whom we could not DO
without. They have come 10 golden
America 10 make their fortunes. They
are willing TO work at all hours and
all times where the American work
man could not and would not work
for even a short zine These foreign
workmen want 10 bring over their
wives and there are many communi-
ties where English is not spoken, yet
these children viii vote and By and
by become a great power.
Foreign Element
In all our manufacturing towns are
great settlements OF foreigners. and
when they were taught that We fought
the war for democracy they felt that
they had reached the golden land
The War Labor Board az WASHINGTON
laid down the broadest and most ad-
vanced platform OF the rights OF la
Dor aver laid down in America. Never
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-23

depend. and so likewise do the objects
resembling carrots attached 70 the
body - though just what It is i'm
possible 20 say. It may be added that
the spikes are probably poisoned.
Another picture shows an African
idol dressed in monkey fur. It's head
Is Of wood. and its eyes are two cowrie
shells-the kind OF shells that are used
so extensively as money in parts OF the
Dark Continent. 1t wears a sort Of
hood fringed with glass beads. and
strings OF beads encircle its neck. The
body and even the face are adorned
with brass-headed tacks
Wherever you go among primitive
peoples you will find idols. and usually
lots OF them. The less civilized they
are the more numerous their divini-
ties. In heather lands II IS no uncom-
mon thing for each family to have a
household god OF its own. The dom
iciliary idol in Java has bell attached
TO IT. which is rung when prayer Is
20 be addressed to It. thus attracting
its attention.
From Java 90 across 70 the archi-
pelago that skirts the west coast Of
nearby Sumatra. and you will find on
those islands a most curious and In
teresting religious contrlvance called a
god tree" II is made Of wood. or
feet high. kept in the house. and
hung tits branches. that is) with
uueer-looking ornaments OF gay cloth
and other materials. This is 70 make
n attractive TO the family divinity. 70
please him. and 20 persuade him 70
make his home in the tree. Among
the articles hung upon the latter are
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-23

fessionaI sorcerer. L is he who makes
and sells for a price the maniIin of
straw which the purchaser. putting a
few bronze cash" inside, gives to a
beggar. The latter. needing the
money. accepts it, and thereby as
sumes the burden OF all the sins which
have afflicted the giver's conscience.
When smallpox visits a Korean
household. the demon that brings II IS
treated with utmost respect. A feast
is spread for him. and noises that may
disturb him are avoided. When the
danger IS past. a doll-horse stuffed
Nth coins is mounted on the roof.
sometimes with a doll-rider (both pur-
chased from the local practitioner in
sorcery). 10 express the idea Of speed
ing the parting guest.
Idols In China And India
The Chinese. as we know. have 4
great variety OF gods, and every joss
house has one or more frightful- look
ing idols. before which incense is
burned. But one must 30 TO India 10
find the most extraordinary multipli-
cation of weird divinities. nearly ali Of
which seem 10 be demons OF one sort
or another. with a plentiful scattering
OF minor imps Of picturesque attri-
butes
The most highly spectacular gods Of
India are those Of Brahmanism. which
is a religion much older than Budd-
hism. Not long ago the National
Museum at Washington employed a
Brahman priest to collect for that in
stitution as many OF the idols o. his
faih as he could pick up. They make
remarkable exhibit. but. nun erous
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-23
Industrial Unrest a Grave
PrOblem-R Rights OF Cap
ital and Labor.

Copyright. 1920. The international syndicate
a NE Of the serious problems con
81 k9frontiug the whole world today
y u is the proper solution of the
~ relations existing between cap
tal and labor. 1t must be admitted
b. all that it is not one-sided Ques-
ton and that each party has certain
rights which should be recognized by
The other
There can be no advance IN the af-
fairs OF the world unless there is in
creased production. and this means
that labor will furnish the increase.
In no other way can wealth be Great
Cd and labor must recognize that
high wages can be permanently
maintained only by greater and more
emclent production. This involves a
davis work that Yields some sub
stantial addition 10 the worlds good
FOR short day with also dimin-
Ished production can never solve the
labor trouble. What constitutes an
honest days work may be debat-
able question rs 10 the amount pro
duced. bur labor must be satisfied
70 give five dollars In value for five
dollars In pay. for - - gives onlN
three dollars 81 runs up the cost OF
production and there can never be
anv reduction in the high cost Of Nv
ing
Agitation and unrest are destruc'-
I've and not constructive, and some
remedy must Re found TO reduce
them 20 a minimum.
In the pre-war times-the fat DAYS
OF peace-we gave rttIe heed 20 the
vast problem OF assimilating the
hordes of laborers from all over the
world The foreigners had always
done The work which Americans re-
fused 70 do. such as mining work
ing IN tunnels. subways. etc. Many
were italians and Slavs. and now
that that they are Coing home or
striking we fear much OF our i'm
portant work must. stop. How 20 meet
this situation has become serious
problem.
The I. w w.
Gradually the T. ". VS. worked
their way into the West and did what
ehav ~0r1a % stir m labor a ga INST
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-23
Many of Them Are Manufactured In the L. S. and Are of
Superior Quality-A Factory of Craven Images In
boston = Tastes In Idols AS Manifested
By Various Pagan Peoples
BY RENE BACHE

that everything about the business Is.
FOR some unexplained reason. kept
very secret. no outsiders being ad-
mitted TO the works. It may be stated
however. that the output is extremely
varied. representing divinities Of many
heather races and tribes. from Toxic
to Timbuctoo. Prices run all the way
from so cents TO 500.
Many OF the idols are not meant for
sale 70 real consumers at oil. but are
furnished as merchandise 10 curio
dealers in the bazaars Of Cairo. Dam
ascus. Calcutta. and other Eastern
cities. There they are offered for sale
to unsuspecting tourists. who. suppos-
ing them TO be OF native make usual
~ the dealer accounts for his possession
OF them by some romantic yarn). buy
them as souvenirs.
People are always interested in
idols. and the more grotesque ;hey are
the higher the price they VIII fetch.
Naturally. the more primitive she peo-
pie, the ruder the images they make
70 represent their divinities: and.
though cOunterfeits may deceive the
ignorant. a veritable god Of native
manufacture could not be mistaken by
anybody for an imitation To illus
trate this. consider the African idol
with spiky appendices shown in an
accompanying photograph.
Not To BE Monkeyed With
Here we have a very powerful d.
vinity. made in Africa. To offend q in
any way would be extremely unsafe.
The spiky things are weapons. and in
the belly Of the god is set a circular
piece OF glass mirror. The latter
means something important. Won NAV
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-23

N ERHAPS the least-known factory
- Boston, and one OF the small
est in point OF commercial i'm
81 portance. IS devoted 20 the indus
ny OF making Idols. It's output Is
wholly for export. the gods It turns
out being shipped 70 various parts OF
the world where heather demand
creates a profitable market for them.
For more than a century past Bos-
ton has shipped 20 Africa large quaint
ties OF intoxlcants (chiehy rum). mis-
sionaries and Idols. The first were
drunk. many Of the second were eaten.
and he third were useful for purposes
OF barter with the natives.
Surviving missionaries have sent
many OF the native idols home as
curioslties and 10 illustrate their own
efficiency In confscating undesirable
pagan gods. Quite a number OF these
have been purchased from time 20
time by the aforementioned factory.
and have been utilized as models. for
copying. Thus it was assured that the
patterns should be correct
Original and therefore reliable pat
terms Of gods from other parts Of the
world shrouded In religious darkness
have been secured by like means. or
sometimes bought from sailors return
ing from distant lands. With the help
OF machinery. excellent copies of most
OF them can be turned out at small
cost and they are really much better
made than those OF heather manu-
facture. though perhaps more conven-
ti0nal IN style
Methods Are Kept Secret
A better description of the processes
employed might be given. were 81 not
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-23

are lighting these men to keep them
from making their workmen literally
believe that the moon is made Of
green cheese" The women. as usual.
are hysterical over having meddled IN
their husbands business.
Many OF these I ". WIS were dis
covered 10 be Reds" and when we
were plunged into the great war they
used their great right OF free speech
20 such an extent that when the good
ship "Buford" sailed away many OF
them were among her passengers. OF
course. they were all foreigners, for
no American would have been guilty
or such talk about our Government
Now il is whispered that these men
are not satisfied with Russia although
IL seems 20 be in the hands OF a mum
Der or so-called labor organizations.
They paraded during the war carry
ing placards which boldly declared
that the war was for the gain OF the
rich. yet sons OF rich men were fall
ing right and left and their old faith
ers are still paying q startling income
tax.
Railroad Situation
The labor situation on the railroads
is IN a highly unstable condition. and
the breach is widening between Con
gress and the powerful railroad
brotherhoods. The railroad unions
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-03-27
TIRED OF HIS LITTLE SPREE
RUNAWAY" Canary Glad to Be Back
in the Comfort and Safety
of His Home.

Mrs. Robert TOmlinson of Martins
vile has Il canary that answers to
the name of Woody. relates the Indi-
annapolis News Last fall the bird eS-
capped from the cage and flew away.
Immediately the whole town was
asked to keep its figurative eye on
Woody. He was reported here and
there. feeding with the town sparrows.
Mrs. 3. would call up and say that she
had seen him, but by the time his
owner came he was gone.
For a whole month Woody cavorted
around with the pests Of the neighbour
hood Then dark, rainy days began
to dawn Still Woody stayed with the
sparrows. A neighbor called up from
the other side Of the town one day
and SAID that Woody was sitting
around in her trees, the very picture
Of despair. There is little doubt that
he was thinking of his warm cage
at home SO his owner hied herself
over to the spot and hung his cage
in one of the trees. Then she went
in to gossip. The rain continued to
fall and presently Woody hoped into
his cage and the tragedy was over,
for that night he had his regular warm
spot in the dining room.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-03-27
NEEDFIRE OLD FOLK CUSTOM
Part of the Ritual OF Publication That
Has Survived in Scotland Until
Recently.

In folk custom. needfire is fire kin
died by friction of two sticks of wood
or of a rope on wooden stake to
ward off demons of disease. Among the
many customs and beliefs connected
with fire one of the most important is
that of ritual publication. The new
fire is supposed to regenerate, as fire
sacrifice is designed to sustain. the
invisible beings. Needfire is a prac-
tice, usually. of shepherd peoples to
ward off disease from the flocks. In
historic times the sparks for kindling
the needfire were obtained by tvirling
wooden peg around wooden post.
AS In the case of new fire. the need
fire vas almost always accompanied
with the extinguishing of the fires Of
the locality, and the neighbors also
rpkindled their fires from it as in the
new fire ceremony. In practice, the
people passed, or the herds We're driv-
en- through or between the flames of
the needtre for publication. The need
fire custom survived in the highlands
of Scotland until recent date, and
probably traces of this superstition
still exist in parts of Europe.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-03-27
Bad Sickness
Caused by
Acid-St0nlach

Il people only realized the health destroy
ing power of acid -stomach-of the many
kinds OF sickness and misery 1t causes-of
the lives it literally wrecks-they would
guard against it carefully az they do
against a deadly plague. You know in an
instant the first symptoms OF acid stomach
pains of indigestion; distressing, painful
bloat; sour, gassy stomach; beiching: food
repeating; heartburn, etc Whenever your
stomach feels this way you should lose no
time in putting it to rights. II you don't.
serious consequences are almost sure to FOL
low such intestinal fermentation, auto
intoxication. impairment of the entire ner-
vous system headache, biliousness. cirrhosis
of the liver; sometimes even catarrh OF the
stomach and intestinal ulcers and cancer
If you are not feeling right. see II 1t isn't
acid stomach that Is the cause OF your III
health Take EATONIC. the wonderful mod
ern stomach remedy. EATONIC Tablets
quickly and surely relieve the pain. bloat,
belching, and heartburn that indicate acid
stomach. Make the stomach strong, clean
and sweet. BY keeping the stomach IN
healthy condition that you can get full
strength from your food your general health
steadily improves. Results are marvelously
quick Just try EATONIC and you will be
Is enthusiastic as the Thousands who have
used it and who say they never dreamed
anything could bring such marvellous relief
So get big 5e-cent box OF EATONIC
from your druggist today. II not satisfac-
tory return II and he will refund your money.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-03-27
BOSCHEE'S SYRUP.

A cold is probably the most COM
mon of all disorders and when neglect
ed is apt to be most dangerous. Sta
tistics show that more than three
times as many people died from in
fluenZa last year, as were killed n
the greatest war the world has ever
known. For the last fifty-three years
Boschee's Syrup has been used for
coughs. bronchitis. colds. throat ir-
ritation and especially lung troubles.
1t gives the patient good nights
rest, free from coughing with easy
expectoration in the morning. Made
in America and used in the homes Of
thousands of families all over the
civilized world. Sold everywhere. ADV.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-03-27

rUST how much and just how little
J one requires In the way Of new
clothes for the coming summer is
matter that must be decided by EACH
individual for herself. Women feel
that they are being held up" on the
pr;ces of some things and, even when
mite able to pay for anything they
want. they object to playing into the
hands of profiteers. Therefore many
women, especially among those who
have always had money and who I'M
derstand values, are leaving it to the
newly prosperous to buy extravagantly
rich and high-priced apparel, content
ing themselves with simpler and less
costly things. They are selecting prac-
tical frocks that will serve a variety
of purposes and buying only what they
actually need-which is more or less
according to circumstances. Lovely
washable dresses of fine cottons, that
will continue to look fresh as long as
they last, simple taffeta frocks, dura-
BILE satins and reliable woolens, attract
hem.
Every woman knows how practical
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-03-27

TIME professional designers IF chill
i dren's clothes have put this coun-
try at the head OF the procession in
their line of business. Their products
rank with those of the maker Of tail
ored suits and shoes at least no
country OutclasSes us in these arti-
cles; comparisons show that we eX-
eel in them; keeping in mind the es-
sentials of good taste, our designers
have revealed ineXhaustible ingenu-
fly in making practical as well as pic
turesque things for children of all
ages. from babyhood up.
For girls from nine to fifteen there
are frocks that make one wonder that
these years We're ever designated ''the
difficult age" 1t takes the cultivated
sense of the professional to fashion
clothes that make us forget these terms
and professionals succeed in doing just
this. They translate and emphasize
whatever Of charm nature has be
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-03-27

II you are afflicted with Rheu-
matism, why waste time with lini-
ments, lotions and other local ap-
plications that never did cure
rheumatism, and never willo
Do not try TO rub the pain away,
for you never will succeed Try
the sensible plan OF finding the
cause of the pain. Remove the
cause, and there can be no pain.
You will never be rid Of Rheuma-
tism until you cleanse your blood
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-03-27
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

To half pint of water add OF. Bay kum m
OF. of glycerine. Apply to the hair twice !; a
Any druggist can put this up or you can car,
mix it at home at very little cost. 1t VIII
gradually darken streaked, faded gray halr,
and will make harsh hair soft and glossy.
1t will not color the scalp, is not sticky OF
greasy. and does not rub of.-Adv.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-03-27
You Can't Cure Rheumatism
With l1ininsents and Lotions

Of the germs that causc me ;, u ).
BLOOD fI5o cleanser, scores Of sufferers r
saw saw that it has cleansed Their
cd oio2 ali trace of the disease from
their system. - .. vor-
Get a bottle OF S. ). ,: at your
drug store and get on the r,5n nr
treatment to-day. II you want
snecial medical ADVICE. ! address
Medical Director, 40 Swift LaDofa-
tory Atlanta, ia.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-03-27

slowed upon the growing child at any
age-and they make frocks that have
their own charm to lend to young wear
ers.
For the sake of economy many moth
ers make their children's outfits at
home They need not be worried N
the matter Of designing these clothes;
all they need do is buy materials and
patterns and copy what professionals
have placed in the shops and pictured
in the magazines.
In the picture above there is shown
a plain chambray dress for girl from
eight to thirteen, or there about, which
is above criticism. Tucks in cross
bar and straight lines, and small pearl
buttons serve to decorate it and 1T has
a small collar of white organdie. One
cannot do better than to copy 1t eX-
actly, for with these simple means Its
designer has made masterpiece.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-03-27
Sowing Suspicion.

Mrs. Young-My husband says !
am his right hand.
Her Mother-I hope, my dear, he
isn't a man who never let's his right
hand know what his left hand dOes.-
Boston Transcript.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-03-27

A single dose of DR.. Peery's Dead
Shot" will expel Worms or Tapeworm Its
action upon the Stomach and Bowels 10
beneficial. No second dose or after purga-
tive necessary.-Adv.