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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-25
Editors Than ours
DoNGs OF THE DUBs.
IDcfrnit Snfnrdnr NlrhtN


During the persons who ION the
curves" of journalism used 20 remark that one or
the coupensatious of that period the that
the daily press had much imL ortant 70 print
that il lacked room for inconseQuerttlal scandal
1uouCcrine and tittie-tatte. II was quite natural
reporting 10 dread the return OF times when there
would longer be really great events demand
The of cight-column ribbon heads" and big
display type.
Unfortunately, the provision OF such expected q
10 pre-var journalism has been proven cor
rect. The daily paper reader these days edited
with reports of happenings that the reporters
bothered TO investigate write about three years
since They are fed long tales about the liasons OF
ttvdry nobodies the escapades of calow young
apheads, the doings OF uO-account ninnies OF whom
we gladly received practically no information for
long period
Headline writer's blow mp" unimrOrtant. unin-
t,rtstinE crime stories with the same size OF type
they employed 10 announce the performance OF
deeds that thrilled the world in l914 1919. Editors
sive heart interest piffle much prominence
they formerly did TO the capture OF cities and
the defeat of armies.
The pressure OF competition In the effort ind
something sensational TO publish is resulting in the
blazOning to the world OF such Incidents as the
ErettabIe personal encounter between OF
naval ballOonists who were marooned in the Hudson
Bay region. A hst night between these young lieu
tenants high-strunS and abnormal from their terri
bile experiences not at all a matter about which
the general public needed 20 be informed IN de-
tail
All papers are not equally guilty IN this orgy OF
postwar sensationalism. The worst OF them tend.
however. pull the better their level.
for IN the OF the stage - easier and
cheaper 20 be taydrty yellow than Il is to be
cleverIy clean.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-25
ARMY REDUCTION.

The decision of congress to limit the standing army
to $4,000 is good start. This alone will save the
taxpayers many hundred million dollars In the next
few years, while they struggling to pay the in
teres and principal of the big debt will also
far to convince foreign powers of this country's
faith desire for disarmament and set them
a good example.
But il goes than half distance The cost OF
the navy more than the cost Of the army before
the With the greater increases in the size (
the navy its cost cf maintenance is increased pro-
poronatey. The cost OF new construction adds i'm
mensey 10 the burden. possible by applying the
same economy principle to the navy that is already
applied to the army. to make far larger saving.
and also to impress upon the other powers a still
more impressive lesson.
some people still seem 20 imagine that 4 fleet Of
dreadnoughts is an olive branch. And maybe they're
rights branch of ripe olives full of botullnus
germs.
D.Annunzio is said to have been wounded in the
head. Also ne hasn't been doing any talking lately.
Did he get hit the silly spot!
1t takes about two generations for an immigrant
20 wake up to the rerils of immigration
The gunman is a profteer who ignores the usual
social and business forms.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-25
HUSBANDS.

4 lover Is like a motor: when he
quits sparkling ne begins Ia knock.
\ husband IL what n lover turns
into after maFriHge. He Is some
times humOrOusly referred 90 as
The Head OF the House. One word
from him and his wife docs as sine
plcascS And yet, husband has a
number of rights. hut darn IL, Inc
seldom can find them.
A boy is trained from early youth
60 become a husband. When
scarcely able 10 walk ne is told he
should always aid a damsel in dis
tress. He finds a lot Of them later
and sOmeday when he wades out
into the deep waters Of life 20 res
cue one she pulls him under. When
he comes 20 ne Is surrounded with
lights and flowers and muse and
beautiful girls. dressed in white and
ne finds himself saying yes in
thin sQueaky voice TO i lot of fatal
questions. the deadly consequences
Of which ne doesn't understand un-
III later.
Sometimes a husband gets that
way from believing that two can
I've as cheaply as one, but he
doesn't stop TO ask cone WHAT In
the old days a youth was asked:
can YOU support my daughter IN
the manner 10 which she Is &C
customed >" Today a father never
asks any such fool questions. He
knows the young man is probably
q wealthy peanut mOdCler or a
manufactures OF barbed wire spats,
and would reply: "Of course I can,
but I'd be ashamed to-"
Likewise. in the old days the ar
dent swain would softly COO this
sweet refrain (there, poetry without
an effort!) Come live with me and
be my love" But these days they
warbie:
Come fliv with me and be my 1T
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-25
JANUARY g. 1921
CONFLICT OF AUTHORITY.

In the seventh century, when The science of gov
ernment "a good deal simpler than it is now. the
following passage was written in MohamucIs
Koran:
"A ruler who appoints any man 90 office
when there is In MS doninions another man bet
ter qualified for IL. sins against God and against
the state"
In modern times this admirable sentiment is
ognized but is always lived up to as fully as il
might be. We have had presidents for example,
wno considered it their duty 70 appoint the best
man TO office regardless OF otrer considerations.
but they rad be determined fighters of the op-
posing forces Nh. Harding seems To wish become
a president of this sort He has not only in
gited the advice OF "best minds but has shown
4 desire to bring into his cabinet the most able
men IN bis party
Judging from the published reports. however. ne
confronted with determined opposition He
naturally thought Mr.. Root and Mr. Hughes. but
sen. Penrose announced that they would not do at
all. Then Mr.. Hoover was objected TO because he
had served under Prcst Wilson. Mr. Harding
thought Gen. Dawes would be a good man for the
treasury, but it promptly appeared that he had dis
qualified himself by speaking publicly of Mr..
Adoo as great secretary. And so on. If these ac-
counts are reliable among definite decisions
Mr. Harding viii soon have to reach not the least
important viii be whether appointments are be
made by the senate or by the president rs Of old
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-25
The Tower of Babel
BY Bill ARMSTRONG
LoDDL
|. name 10 conjure with fame.

Lobby
A name 10 conjure with fame
The students. the statesmen. the bell
hops and al!
Are. eager 10 jump at her beckcn or
call.
Coed morning! How are va? Say.
boy what's the news
Is her greeting. And say, men, II
scatters the blues.
she's no Mary Pickford or dainty
Elaine
But smiling and talking this regular
Jane
Has a charm that's elusive and quite
unobtFusive
The genuine thing-not darned DIT
delusive.
She Knows everyone, everybody
knows Bess
But that dOesn't make her attraction
the less
Fatimas or Camels-the doggy Pail
Mall
She gives you your change. and "a
smile with them all.
This dark-eyed Susannah can sell an
Havanah
And give you a fragrance that's not
in the weed.
She's a regular fellow, this girl on
the stand
So Bessie your audience gives you
w. OK.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-25
More Truth
Than Poetry
BY JAMES J. MONTAGUE
WHY PUT 1T TO THE TEST?

In support OF the fl fated balloon
voyage II IS explained In Washing
ton that a test was made TO discover
what were the hardShlps and dan
gers Of baliooning.
II ever I had any doubt in my mind
That a lion was likely 10 bite,
would casually pause within reach
of ones jaws,
IA he prOwled through the jungle
some night.
But this is a matter I firmly believe
Is needless TO put TO the proof.
And from all Of the veldt in the man
eater belt.
I mean to keep safely aloof
II were inclined 70 dispute that a
When dashed with a rope TO The
track.
Would be probably hit and unsettled
The next time the engine came
back
I might set myself fastened down on
the rails
To have my contention made
good.
But l don't take the chance. for I
know IN advance
That it's perfectly sure that he
would.
II I were not sure that a man in a
set adrift IN the riotine wave.
Would eventually drown and go
spiraling down
To q star-dusty. watCry grave,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-25
WORK


strike while the iron IS heated.
Pause, and the irons cold.
II you strike too late on a hardened
plate,
The weld VIII never hold.
seek ana success Will follow.
Wait. and ii passes by:
be quick 10 grasp. then hold fast,
Ana trust for a better ~.
Serve and the world serves with YOU;
Loaf. and you loaf alone:
This strenuous world is a continuous
WhiTl-
Il offers no room for the drone.
Life IS an undertaking.:
Death is a silent thought.
50 let LIES light illumine the night
With the service you have
wrought"
ANONYMOUS
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-25
WHATS YOTR GrESS

The Cincinnati Enquirer wants 10
know what the governor OF North
Carolina says 20 the governor OF
South Carolina when they meet these
degenerate days The Detroit Free
Press says; we can guess He
says one word. IL has four letters
and begins with H"
What can that be? The Boston
Globe thinks II may be Hear" A
New York exchange believes IL TO he
Hist" indicating that the governor
has something on his hip. Our
theory IS that the word is 'Helpl"
But the Free Press has set us an
almost insoluble puzzle What do
you think 2-Clevcland Plain Dealer.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-25
Ignorant Essays
BY J. P. McEVOY

tie.
7 said little, Oh you little.
Fliv with me and be my little
Sweet Patootie doll"
However. there are lots OF reasons
why husbands should be. I'm the
first place, they make existence
possible for the manufacture Of
smoking Jackets. indoor slippers.
trick smoking sets and gold incIrlst-
cd pipes. But more important than
that, If there were no husbands
there would ne no wives. And gosh.
what would life ~ without wife.
Ask dad. he knows.
Time is brief and sps &c Is limited
far too much 81 10 allow me to
treat adequately So important
subject as husbands. StlI 1 must
sound a warning here. Husbands
are being rapidly eXterminated
vamps shoot them and if they stay
~ home they become such an an
noyance around the house that wives
feel justified in shooting them.
can't say that I blame them much.
but speaking 80 husband, / must
deplore this wholesale slaughter in
and out Of season. That's il! There
should Dee a closed season for hus-
bands 4 closed season during
which they would he immune from
wanton slaughter. during which they
would be allowed by law TO mott
and mate and raise their young I'm
peace Then ii would not be neccs-
sary 70 change Love. Honor and
Obey to stop. Look and Listen
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-25
RIMS

Mr. McEvOy writes on Buns after
they have been Literary Digested.
Buns according To the Argus Ga
zette are small portions OF bread ."
etc.
(See tomorrOw's Ignorant ESSAY
Copyright, 1929
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-25

We don't know nothing about the
above. There is 80 many things they
could say that we don't want 10 ap-
pear the least bit presumptuous.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-25

We wish 20 acknowledge the re-
celpt OF I'VE or six pounds of fine
free fee cream from Jack Sanders
of the HollinEsworth-Tu com
pany. Thanks. Jack. we nearly froze
the office TO death when we passed
that around amongst them.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-25

| might launch skiff on a mid
ocean voyage
And jauntily east myself loose.
But I'd know I'd be lost on the first
wave that tossed,
md therefore 1 can't see the use.
II l fancied that men IN a drifting
balloon
could bend all the winds to their
Wills.
Z would steer where I chose as my
gas bag arose
over forests and meadows and
hills.
But I know that the winds Will blow
just where they list
No matter how cruises are plan
ned.
And therefore I guess I will have
more success
If / prudentiy stay on the land
tEgnxrffrN 1901
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-25
Love Letters of a fanatic.

Love Letters OF a fanatic
Companion OF My Dreams:
Every infnitesimal instinct
am waiting whitening and want
ing TO uncurI my arm around your
waste. One thing alone is lacking
TO make my cup OF happiness slOp
over into the Saucer.-NOU.
Yours without n struggle.
CiALAHAD.
TO Bless.
I couldn't DO less than sing Of Bess
For Bess is a common name
But attached TO the girl il the Oliver
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-25

a guy the other day tole Us he
was going back I'm the army. Oh,
death. where Is thy sting
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-25

In Havana YOU can get a meal for
three bucks-if you aren't too
thirsty.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-25
COME To THINK ABOUT TT. WI
BELIEVE SO.

BELIEVE so.
Dear Bill.
IL the local japanese row aneut
Toxic only teaches The News
Times reporter the proper use Of
as well as the difference between
the meaning Of the words 'vOca-
ton" and "avOcatiOn," perhaps the
whole mess will not have been I'm
vain r. NJ. II.
BRIEF NEWS or THE CITY.
Tom Brandon is back from Now
York. Mr.. Brandon is a local mer-
chant and New York is the town on
the east just before you come to
the ocean.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-25

Then He Went Away Up.
Lieut. Farrell never really GOT in
to the air till he had been two weeks
out of the balloon
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-25

D'Annunzio is said to have been wounded in the
lead. Also he hasn't been doing any talking lately
Did he get hit IN the silly spot!
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-16
IF bACKACHY Or
KIDNEYS BOTHER
Eat Less Meat, Also Take Glass Of
salts Before Eating
Breakfast.

Uric acid in meat excites the kid
neys, they become overworked; get
sluggish, ache, and feel like Jumps
OF lead. The urine becomes cloudy;
the bladder Is irritated. and you
may be Obliged to seek relief two or
three times during the night. When
the kidneys clog you must help them
flush Oft the body's urinous waste
or you'll be real sick person short
ly. At first you feel duh misery In
The kidney region. you suffer from
backache. sick headache, dizziness.
stomach gets sour, tongue coated
and you feel rheumatic twinges when
the weather Is bad.
Eat less meat, drink lots OF water;
also get from any pharmacist four
ounces Of Jad Salts; take a table
spoonful In a glass OF water before
breakfast for few days and your
kidneys will then act fine. This ia
nous salts is made from the acid of
grapes and lemon Juice, combined
with lithia, and has been used for
generations to clean clogged kidney
an stimulate them 10 normal activity,
also to neutralize the acids In urine,
so II no longer Is a source OF irrita-
tion. thus ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive, cannot in
lure; makes a delightful effervescent
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-16

self been a specially in'i,si sues, TO the
ceremonies =, Arlington,
"voleos from Heaven" exclaimed many
Of the audiences az they listened with
marked emotion to the hymns and prayers
which commemora,ed one Of the most I'm
portant dates In American history,
unbelic,ably great - u the power Of
the loud speaker. u 10 scarcely more star
ting To the Imagination than are the %
tentiai uses % this triumph Of silence. u
will al . lonsfeit want In carrying the
orators words to the largest crowds and
In enabling audiences IN distant eitics 10
participate In Important ceremonies In.
decd, II 10 likely To bring about az funda-
h<iuNfiai worlds a. the telephone Itself.
The succcss Of the telephone equipment
used on Armissice Day means for example.
that the President Of the united States, II
he 90 desires, without leaving his seat Of
government. may talk 10 audiences A.
scmbled In every state In the Union. or
that the head Of an Industrial corporation
from his once win be able 10 address
simultaneously. his workers gathered In
plants all over the country; likewise coi
icse commencement eIerctses political
speeches. lectures. musical festivals. In fact
all forms Of entsrtainnent. can b trans-
mit,cd to say nunhsr Of audiences of
almost any sire at one and the same time.
The nev device bids fair TO esert . pro
found influence upon political activities and
Industrial relations. an influence which
certainly will be for the better a. u will
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-16
lly ROBERT ". KING

What docs u mean 10 ampllfy m electric
yurtcnt three thousand million mlllion mil.
lion million timcsl Or pcfhAp, you prefer
20 rcnd u a. Aooo. noe. ooa, ,eusooo. .Ooe..
cocoon, 600 times. Ihi. number. witch 10
probably murr enormous even than those
with which the astronomers delight to stag.
scr the Imagination. IL an every day AZ.
fair with the telephone engineers Who
arranged the loud-spcakers which were used
Ca Armlstice Day 10 carry President Hard.
ius's message TO 10000 persons, the
isrrrst crowd which ever heard a speaker
ht a single time.
The number three thousand million mil.
iion million million represents the nmplinca-
ton which the electric current revived tha,
carried President HardlnE', words aeross
lhc continent and made them audible 10
sr,ooo persons In New York and 10000
persons In San Francisco at the same time
that they were heard BY over 100000 In
Washington. This remarkable achievement
Is the outcome Of many recent scientific
discoveries which have emanaied from The
research Laboratories of the worlds uni
Wrsl,ies and have been applied In . praetL
cal way by the Bell telephone engineers.
Something new on the face Of the
earth" is the expression which irresissibiy
comes to ones mind as he pictures the
huge loud-speakers which we're Installed at
Washington. New York and San Francisco
and Joined by a single thread.iite circuit
which stretched out across $500 miles Of
orcn country and which brought the voices
OF the speakers and the impressive music
Of the ceremony TO each .ne Of the 10000
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-16
COMB SAGE TEA
INTO GRAY HAIR
Darkcns Beautifully and Restores Its
Natural Color and
Iustfc Al Once

Common garden sage, brewed into
heavy tea, with sulphur and alcohol
added, will turn gray. streaked and
faded hair beautifully dark and luz
uriant. Mixing the Sage Tea and Sui
phur recipe at home, though. Is
troublesome. An easier way is to get
the rcay-tO-use preparation. improy-
I'd by the addition OF other ingredi-
ents, large bottle. at little cost. at
drug stores, known as "Wyeth's Sage
and sulphur Compound" thus avoid
ing lot of muss
While gray, faded hair is not sin
ful, we all desire TO retain our youth
ful appearance and attractlyeness. BY
darkening your hair with Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur Compound. no one
can tell, because II does II so natur-
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-16

AL mems suits on sale al X. X. X.
Store-Big Reduction.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-16
SULPHUR BEST
To CLEAR UGLY,
BROKEN OUT SKIN

Any breaking out or skin irrlta.
tion nface. neck or body is over
come quickest by applying Mcn,ho-
sulphur, says a noted skin specialist.
Because OF It's germ destroying prop
critics. nothing has even been found
TO take the place OF this sulphur
preparation that instantly brings ease
from the itching, burning and irrIta-
tlon.
Mentho-Sulphur heals eczema
right up, leaving the skin clear and
smooth. II seldom fails TO relieve the
torment or disfigurement. A little Jar
OF Mentho-Suiphur may be obtained
at any drug store. II Is used like cold
cream ADV,
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-16

in Canada, repletc with action and
adventure throughout the seven
reels, Is the feature OF the program.
The setting is Winnipeg aud trihu.
tary territory. fifty years ago. Some
fine orthland scenes are presented.
A finished cast OF players. including
Wilton Lackaye. CASTOR Glass. Gladys
Coiurn and Robert r. Haines. pre-
sents this Hodkinson release.
Al Jennings. who is seeking to
atone for his criminal past. by evan
geiiral work and lectures on the
wurte and folly OF crime, appears in
person In two reels reproducing the
hold-up Of the Fort Smith Arkansas
bank.
Jennings figures In the weeks
news through a warrant issued a; ST.
Louis, accusing him OF drawing gun
on his private secretary. In n quarrel
involving tho secretary's life.
A Charlie Chaplin reel and an edu.
cational reel showing left among the
Bedouins. complete the program.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-16
u. S. NAVY IS SAID
TO BE OVER 99es
PURE AMERICAN

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Jan. Is.-
The United states navy is ss.7 pei
cent pure American.
Secretary DENLY Is proud OF his
navy, and said today that It was
the best navy In the world. backing
bic statement by figures recently
complied by the bureau OF naviga.
tion, which shows that on July 1.
native born sailors represent elsa
psr cent; naturalized men 2.ss per
cent: colonial natives. 4se per
cent: the balance aliens. The last
named number only s5s men. At
the end OF the fiscal year the navy
comprised 1l9.2o5 men. OF which
number los.s+7 were natives, 5.sss
were born in Guam. Samoa. the
Philippines or Virgin islands. and
S.ss7 were naturalized citizens.
Tho figures also show II is a
hard picked navy, for out OF i3s.-
sss applicants only 72.sss were
accepted.
II is . healthy navy afloat and
ashore. according to the statement
OF the surgeon general.
II is Q well-behaved navy. too, rs
only s.S per cent OF the total num-
ber Of discharges were dishonorabie
and but SOS per cent OF the total
men In the service during the year
deserted. Good conduct medals in
the service total over 5000, some
men having eight to their credit
also testify to the character OF the
enlisted men.
The distribution Of men by states
eivss New York the lead in both
nativity and residence; l3.452 in
the former and 14.17s in the lat
ter. Pennsylvania comes second in
each list. with 1851 and s.2ss re-
spsctiveiy. The native sons lis
efvss third place to Massachusetts.
fourth TO Illinois and fifth to Texas.
out Of the total. l1s.ao5 sailors.
there are li0.o2+ white. 5.54S
Philippines. 2.ss5 negroes. lss Chi.
ness. IS japanese. 13s Samoan
80 Hawaiians. 1877 Porto Ricans
and % American Indians.
The American navy also is q
young navy. +6.555 being under
81. two thirds Of them are "a years
and under. and only s04 are above
-. although 50 are over so and
still. active. Eight per cent OF the
enlisted men are married. a total
Of e.83s men. Over half the men
have had previous sea service. and
40 Of them have served over 20
ysass.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-16
MOUNT LAKI

The Ladies' Aid met at the home
OF Mrs. Clyde Griffith "Wednesday
afternoon. After a short business
meeting a social time was enjoyed.
Those present were Mrs. John
koontz, Mrs. Dan Kaylor. Mrs. II.
d. Morrison, Mrs. Jim Stewart. Mrs.
Frank Stewart. Mrs. Charles Mack.
Mrs. Alex Cheyenne. Mrs. John Hun
nieutt. Mrs. Jay Fairclow. Mrs. Jess
Brown. Mrs. d. A. Mccomb. Mrs.
Charley Snow, Mrs. Folsom. Mrs.
Charley Latta, Miss Myrtle Butler.
Mrs. Ira orem and Mrs. Clyde Grif-
fifth. On Wednesday. January 25.
they will meet at Mrs. Charley
Latta's home.
Jess Brown and family have
moved to the II. orem ranch. where
they will farm the coming year.
Laurn Brown is here from wyo-
ming for a vlsi, with his brother,
B. Z. Brown. and family.
The Nurses club met with Mrs,
II. ID. Morrison on Thursday.
Mrs. T. y. Case has been con-
fined to her home the last few days
with a cold.
Margaret Lord is visiting at the
home OF her sister, Mrs. Bill Burke.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-16

100 Mems Fine Caps on sale at
15c-K. X. X. Store.