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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-28
More Truth
Than Poetry
BY JAMES J. MONTAGUE

SUCCESS.
We are always surprised when some
freckle-faced kid
Who comes from the raggedest
ranks
Walks right up the stairs in finan-
cial affairs
Till he's boss OF a dozen big banks.
Good gracious!" we say, III a
youngster like that
Can corner the understanding mart,
And rake the coin in, what a wiz
he'd have been
If he only had had the right start.
When a carrot-topped lad who was
bred on the farm
Gets in the industrial game,
And has got it controlled when he's
thirty years old.
We greet him with startled &C
claim.
My goodness" we say. eff he got
where he is
With nothing, but hustling and
grit.
What success he'd have won. would
this sonora gun
II some one had helped him
BIT"
But in youth. when the wolf Is out
side looking in
When wages and rations are scant
There is no time 10 shirk-you must
stick 10 your work
And never lie down-for you can't.
When you've gone without luncheon
a half dozen years.
BY taking a reef in your belts,
You'n be certain TO save till you go
TO your grave
You cannot do anything else.
But the lad who has had all the
money he liked
To spend on the James and the
horses
Who has always enough OF the yell
low backed stuff
To indulge in expensive divorces;
The lad. who no matter how loose
w he blows
VIII always have plenty Of plum
der,
Put him on his own in the big busi-
ness zone
And II he makes good. he's a
wonder.
Copyright, 1870
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-28
A POETS MANUSCRIPTS.

There il something very ironieal in the fact that
three original manuscripts OF Edgar Allen Poe
were the other day for $S.s25. that would
have appeared fabulous 10 the needy poet during
his lifetime when he selling his wonderful
stories and poems for mere Iittances.
TIE manuscript Of Poe's searching essay About
Critics and Criticism" which is sound today as
when FIRST written. brought SI,25O; the manuscript
q; "Anhabel Lee was disposed OF for $1,000, and
'EulSlie." one OF his lesser poems. went for 1875
When Poe was writing his famous Tales Of the
Grotessue and Arabesque" the collection OF weird
and fantastic stories that later brought him such
great fame. ne willing 20 take what he could
get for his work and be sold poems. stories and
essays for that unbelievably small in
these days when short stories by well known writer's
often sod for $500 In Poe's day
short stories often sold for less than poems b.
well known authors fetch today.
Time plays queer pranks with poets and their
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-28
A TWIN BED LECTURE.

(Mr Doveleigh said something
about being tired seeing the place
upside down during house clean
ing time. When is the darn
thing going TO be over?" says he.
He'll find out.)
It annoys you to see the house up
set, does it? Well, IL upsets me to
have you annoy me about IL. 1 sup
pose you would let the place look
like hog pen before you would
clean IT up. Drop il and let il lie"
is your motto. The spiders could be
doing six day races around the wall
for all you would care. You'd be
satisfied. suppose, TO have the
home looking like your office. When
were the windows washed down
there last? DON'T KNOW.
WHEN WERE THEY WASHED
HERE? They were washed yester-
day That's all the notice you take
of IL. but you are not home enough
10 look through the windows. You
seldom see them from the inside
anyway, and just because somebody
has a little pride in the place il an
noys you. II seems so strange TO
you that anyone should take an in
terest in their home. It's a pity you
wouldn't do something once in a
while.
Do you ever beat the rugs, like
Mr. Miles? Do you ever hang the
pictures, like Mr.. Rankin? When
there are any rugs 10 beat, you beat
it. The only place you would ever
hang a picture is on the floor. II
you do anything around the house
you make such fuss about it l get
tired listening TO you.
never heard you stop talking
about the time you fixed the pantry
shelf That must have been about
three or four years ago. but l still
hear about il every day, and you
would not have fixed It then only
your mother was coming on visit.
You will do things for her all right
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-28
The Tower of Babel
BY BILL ARMSTRONG

out for a while yet. but you can Just
say for ne that I am going 20 be
among those present at the giving
away OF the June Bride gifts. II I
have 10 have a plaster OF Paris cast
made OF myself 10 keep my spine in
place.
Gee. but I hate 10 lay around
doing nothing. Good bye, Miss,
and thanks for coming up"
The only fish not biting freely now
are suckers.
Germany act on the theory That
all things may be lodged by him
who waits.
Nerve specialists get rich treating
ladies' who never were sufficiently
spanked while young.
The reason. men brag about the
industry OF the bee 10 because it
stores up honey for men 70 steal.
When a woman AuSt NcStHV De-
tween a new frock and new cast
ings for the rear wheels. she remem-
bers that walking IS good for the
complexion.
It wouldn't have happened Il they
had tried as hard 10 avert war as
they now try TO avert disaster.
Pussyfoot Johnson thinks a wet
England can't compete with a dry
America. II Will be an interesting
contest, II America ever goes dry.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-28
Other Editors Than Ours
THE SCHOOLS AND POLITICS.
(Indianapolis News)

The removal OF Phiander P. Claxton United
States commissioner OF education since July l. 1911
a democrat who appointed by Prest TAFT and
upon the recommendation Of a republican national
committeeman. is apparently regarded Washing
ton as bearing TOO much resemblance political
interference with education warrant general ap-
prevail Prof Tgert occupies the chair OF psychology
at Kentucky university. He is a native OF Tennes-
and the Rhodes scholar from that
When the C!aNton appointment made 10 years
Il generally acclaimed by educators as q
credit 20 the Taft administration. Dr. Claxton
into the office after active career OF nearly 90
in the public school systems OF the south. be
ginning in 1888 superintendent OF schools K!ns-
ton y c. and ending in 1911 professor Of second
education and high school the
versty Of Tennessee. His appointment the elc-
walton OF practical SchOoman the highest public
educational ONCE IN the United states The new
goes into the Once with nothing In his record
20 indicate that he connected the
common schools and ne has 10 years less experience
than DR. ClaNton took the Office.
The disparity between the qualifications OF the
incumbents. old and new does necessarily imply
that Prof Tigert will fall short the requirements
Of the office but y does lend credence the political
phase OF the matter. which is great Importance
Unless the schools kept clear politics In IN.
been shown in India1a minor school ofncials take
their cue from their superiors DR.. Cla1ton has Sc,
high standard for his successor. and unless the
standard Is maintained the bright OF school politics
will be felt in every sehoolroom in the country.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-28
JUST FOLKS
BY EDGAR A. GUEST

TEACH THEM OF THE FLAG.
Teach the children of the Flag,
Let them know the JOY ii holds
In its sun-kissed ripping folds;
Don't let patriotism lag:
Train them so that they will love
Every star and stripe above.
AS you teach their lips 70 pray.
Teach them always 10 be true
To the red. the white and blue;
Praise the Flag from day 70 day,
Tell the children at your knee
All the joys of liberty.
Let them know and understand
How the Flag was born and why
Tell how brave men went 10 die
Gladly for their native land,
Whisper 10 them that they must
Make the Flag their sacred trust.
Love OF country ever starts
In the home and at your knee,
There the Flag shall come TO be
Shrined in patriotic hearts;
Iney shall gladly serve their land
When they know and understand.
Copyright. 1920
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-28
WHAT BILL DICTATED

Nh[A1 BILL DICTATED
Customers, I'd rather be working
This loahng stuff amt near as soft
as IL is cracked up TO be.
The telephone has been ringing all
day. which keeps my business man
aser on the 90 relaying messages TO
me. 1t sure makes a fellow feel
good 10 know that he has so many
kind friends. For instance. a mvs-
FERROUS person. who refused TO give
his name, SEE 10 my wife: Tell
Bill that 1 said 10 keep 4 stiff back
bone" So my wife right away comes
back at him and seq: "AIl right
spineless, will" stand aces with
her. see.
Have you been reading?' Mr..
Armstrong was asked.
Yes" he replied. somebody sent
Yellow taxi UP this morning with
some hot weather reading matter.
On the first page I noticed where
$4,000 pounds OF fiaxseed had been
imported from Argentine so far this
year, so I didn't go no further. Any
way. want TO thank the bird who
sent it and saw that hope he breaks
his leg.
The doctor told me I couldn't get
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-28

fame. but surely there is nothing more ironical in
American literary history than the present financial
estimate OF this poets work.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-28
SEASONABLE THOUGHT.

This mysterious earth which you live ut-
mately will become completely covered with thick
;ce That's the prediction. not of South Bend ice
man, but of a competent scientist, Joseph McCabe.
in a recent book. It's one OF many theories Others
include predictions that the earth may end by coll
liding with a star-or explode from internal heat
McCabe's theory is of unusual interest. by reason
Of its bearing the notion you probably have that
the climates changing" The world already has
had five ice ages-during which glacial caps of ice
moved down from the north pole like advancing
flatirons melting before they reached the equator
The interior Of the earth, under the 5o-mile-deep
crust which you live, Is supposed 10 be a molten
mass. But it's cooling steadily. Finally. McCabe
predicts, viii ice age that will be perman-
ent.
From the astronomical point Of view our
globe is already dead or has. at the most.
feeble pulse Of vitality The heart OF our world
(the SUM is 100000 600 miles away. AS long as
the maintains its WALKING above
a certain level. we live Will the heart fall?
VIII the cold rigor of death day rob earth
Of its color and movement? The question is
not if but when"
Time was, says McCabe when the whole world
was tropical successive ice ages brought winter as
a permanent Neutrality-suspicious. OOO, 900 years ago.
The ice age left permanent ice-sheets the
poles, 100000 years ago, and brought a broad
temperate latitude and changing seasons. The date
at which McCabe expects the earth to become per-
manently covered with ice is about 100000 years
hence.
No immediate for. worry But the earth.
in terms OF those periods by which science
measures time, grows steadily colder How would
you like to be the last alive earth retreatng
before the advancing ice?
The dollar, compared with pre-war valuS IS
worth So cents against 81 the peak of high
prices says the department of labor. Yes, ana
the more it rises. the fewer you get
A school-boy gardener presents Sen Willis with
a handsome radsh What would you like TO give
your congressman? A cabbage?
will make tell all his secrets. So had we-a
couple of years ago!
Income and excess profits collected during
the last fiscal year average SS7 for every man,
and child in the country. a dime day
is the price of victory.
AS a step toward universal peace. let's call It the
War Debt instead Of the National Debt
One advantage of dull business, we're rid Of tho
sassy salesman.
Some stores seem to have more hoorwalkers than
clerks.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-28

CITY EDITORS NOTE; Mr..
Armstrong IL I'll az home with
badly wrenched back. DR.. Bur
roughs the osteopath. was trying TO
straighten out his spine when the
ONCE stsnosrapher called 10 get
The Tower. II was all caused by
Billy Weaver stopping his 1ivver
suddenly while Bill was on the run
ming board preparing 70 step of.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-28
But He Wasn't.

II Brigham Young had been lit
tie shrewder he'd have had all his
weddings in Connecticut
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-28

The British passenger vessels are
now engaged in promoting the Cans
Across the Sea" movement.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-28

One advantage of dull business were rid Of the
sassy salesman.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-28

AS a step toward universal peace. let's call It the
War Debt instead Of the National Debt
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-28

Some stores seem to have hoorwalkers than
clerks,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-28

At the present time the produc-
ton Of gold in the district Of Tenn
iskaming, in northern Ontario, which
embraces the Porcupine and the
Kirkland lake fields. according TO
the Canadian Engineer, is at the
rate OF $4,000 a day, or equal 20
mere than 80 per cent Of the total
current yield OF the United States.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-28

A cubic foot of air weighs a little
less than an ounce.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-28

IL Took a Long Time.
At last the Germans gave admitted
that they lost The war
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-28

Income and excess profits taxes collected during
the last fiscal year average sS7 for every man,
woman and child III the country. A dime day
the price of victory.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-28

Toronto professor says he has fluid which
will make a tell all his secrets. So had we-a
couple Of years ago!
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-28

The dollar. compared with pre-war valuS IS
worth So against 81 cents the peak of high
prices. says the department of labor. Yes, ana
the more it rises. the fewer you get
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-28

A school-boy gardener presents Sen. willis with
handsome radish. What would you like TO give
your congressman? A cabbage?
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-12-29
GERMANY GETTING READY TO FLY
HER FLAG IN WASHINGTON, NEW
YORK AND OTHER CITIES IN u. S.
;, Associnted Press

d, Associhted Press
NEW YORK. Dec. 2S S-Gormanys
diplomatic and consular forces today
pressed THEN preparations Tor hanging
out their flag again in Washington. New
York and other cities
The steamer NicuW Amsterdam az.
rived this afternoon with Karl Lang
charge It Afiaircs II the German am.
bassador. and consul agents for western
cities While they were coming up the
hay. chirwomen and porters invaded
the Swiss consulate on Lower Broadway
and began the work of cleaning and re-.
moving to new quarters IN the same
building q number of safes. filing cahi-
nets and desks stamped Imperial Ger
man consulate" and sealed when the
former cmpcror's rcpr, sentative closed
up shop here IN April, lali ana turned
over their equipment To- th" Swiss EN
ccpt fur rust and dirt. tEp great safes
appeared as they did IN pr,aar days.
4 story wa printed during hustilitics
and subsequently denied that Am.ri-
can secret service operatives opened the
safes on % certain night. examined the
contents and then su successfully re-.
placed the seals as to defy detection.
The new German consulate her, opens
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-12-29

January g. Most of it, staff already
has arrived. Arriving with Hem Lang
were. Dr Emil Bacr, vice consul at
Chicago Armand Valette vice consul
at san Francisco. and Hugo Mundt. con
sul 20 81 Louis.
ii,rr Lang who has been % years in
Tho German diplomatic service and who
bears q slight resemblance 10 Count Won
Borusturu former German ambassador
summed up the question IT indemnitics
thus
Al present Germany cannot pay.
W. must devise new ways"
Expanding on conditions In his home
land be- continued.
Economic conditions an, much sound
co. tn, new republican government ia
doing lbs best 20 establish good condi.
tions u they leave us the means Co
90 things W. viii certainly come back
The people are inclined tu live in an
orderly manner and want better Condi.
tious of HE
1T Is very hard for the people t0 face
the fuur, under the conditions im.
posed Boa thc treaty ol peace. According
tu tho treaty We have tu furnish coal
and dives and pay clearing money Of
more than 500 Ooo 900 marks year and
in addition o. thsi we have repirations.
We have been hurt q great deal by
The cutting utl uf the eastern provinces.
That cumpels us Go gu outside at Ger
many tor much uf the goods. Germany
could not afford 90 pay thr rcpimtious
demanded even Doc the old days before
thc war We ar, much Jess able tO do
su now
We have th, idea that the present
conditions and methods cannot go ON.
We tried two ways ut meeting the con
ditions. the only TWO ways We knew aud
they would not work Some other way
must he tound so that We can pay
What 10 will be / do not know"
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-12-29
EDITH MCCORMICK
GRANTED DIVORCE
IN FIFTY MINUTES
DAUGHTER OF JOHN D.
ROCKEFELLER w AS
MARRIED 26 YEARS.

CHICAGO. d.. gN After q married
No. 90 twenty N years. Mrs Edith
E.Dk,fcllcr Mccormick daughter of
John D. Eo...touyr today obtained a
iNorc, from Harold T. MDCormick iu
what was said Go b, record time iu
Chicago courts Fifty minutes elapsed
from 90. time Mrs Mccormick filed
her hill until the decree was signed
Dy Judge Charles A Mcdonald
Mrs McDHrmick appeared az court az
Ua u'clu,. and flied her hll which
charged her husband with doserting
hor on MAY %. l8lN. in Zurich. swift
yprlaud \ tcw minutes later Mr.. MtCur-
m,ll's attorneys filed 1u answer admit.
ting thy .Uarg, az dcsertion and less
than u,, minutes Inter the hearing
was started Mr Mccormick did not ap.
pear in court
Mrs M.rurml,k Uls asked lcss than
lllt duzcu questions ly h,f gttur.
r,ls cucitug th, statements necessary
tu sustain tkp 300 SH, testified she was
ru1i-d u 1888 chat Mr Nrrormirk
.,u her in Zurich boo lPlN without rra.
SON. and thar %, had since failed o.
IruNid, fur hrT
Mrs. McCorn.,k and nor party im.
n'diatplN l,N 'h. court rnnm Attor
r,ys arranged tEo final details
The decree contains uu HHmonN pro.
visions. and according tU Clarence Dir.
row Uf Nc NrCoruick's counsel prop.
erty nor money did not figure u the
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-12-29
WILSON QUIETLY
CELEBRATES HIS
65TH BIRTHDAY
TELEGRAMS FROM YER
WORLD RECEIVED BY
FORMER PRESIDENT.

iy NrsociRicd Press
WASHINGTON. Dec 2S-Fomcr
President Wilson was today dcuged
with iclograms from all over the world
ou the occasion Of the celebration Of
hs 65th birthday az his home here. II
was said tonight that the tclcsums
were OF q c0ngrotu.atory utur" Un the
Improvement n his health and that the
volume probably exceeded any like
number of greetings ever received by
MI Wilson IN the afternoon Mr. and
Mrs Wilson went FOR an automobile
ride and boz the evening mad as guests
fui dinner Miss Margaret Wilson. Nh
Wilson's daughter and several ether
members of he family
Several ~ the more intimate friends
%. Nh Wilson called at his home Ia S
Street during the day to extend their
~ ceilings in person o. was said that
tho former president wus in excellent
spirits and kccnly enjoyed the mes
slgcs OF good win be- received from
i-.snis throughout the world
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-12-29
JAP PANESE HAvF
Willy DIPLOMATS
SAYS SHEPPARD
SENATOR COMMENTS ON
THEIR SUCCESS AT AR
MAMENT MEETING.
By Associated Pres

hN Associated Tres.
TENAEKNNN Texas dee -> SEN
ato Morris sheppard ol Texas STYLED
m, japanese as the master diplomats
OF The age tonight. commenting ON
the success of The Japanese in securing
acquicsccnrp o. their demands a tn
armament limitation conference Co
Washington Nr Sheppard ls spending
the holidays with his family here. but
o,ro.ts to l,iF, t. Washington tH.
morrow
Tho senator I'm his rcuarkg re-
f..,d especially tu the Japanese &C..
nand iu ~, retention OF the Natsu
aud o. the fact that the iuurplWpr
w, provides fm the preservation ot
th. integrity of the island territories
OF the Pacific. which according to th,
American delegates. Includes Co. main.
land ~ Japan.
What they viii get next is iupos.
-ihlr Co. predict added Senator Shop
wui
Expressing the hope that substantial
wood viii come Uut Ot the conference,
the senator said that the Democratic
senators are watching the proceedings
Iu this spirit
We have determined not to follow
thc example oi the Republicans who
hnrnsscd and embarrassed Woodrow
Wilson at every stage OF the uegutia
lions which he was conducting Boo Paris
20 the close ot the World War who
blocked and mpcdod his efforts tor
world peace az every opportunity
1T is within our power Co. defeat tho
treaty cmhodviug the results of this
conference because We have more than
onc-third Of the Senate. hut w. viii not
o. sH Il The treaty as presented 90 us
IN It's final form makes amy substantial
,rarr,ss toward wuIld peace nud does
mot involve as bon 20 maze of intrigue
mperiling our security and plcdg.ng
rr lloud ard our resources 90 support
the impcrilNs,lc ambitions Uf foreign
lands
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-12-29
5000 In Prizes, Including
Two Automobiles, Offered
In Big Daily Ne1Us Contest

Nm opportunity ~ q lifetime. That
s.. what tho Amarillo News oife today
in announcing the higges and most
liberal automobile lud r.izc campaign
Ir th, hstor, or ths Panhandle.
Al of the pr.zcs-tcn in all-are
.i-out,h free. Ever1 ono in the large
t..ritrry covered bv the New. with
20, exception % News employees and
rpmhor. oi their immediate tu1ilies.
at. eligible to euunfta for ~ rintcr
r.rs ard other prizes
Tho rsmpaifn officially opens nevt
veek Energetic men and women.
iowever vin enter The race fnr the
fortune in awards AZ once. thereby
iriuug tho ldtaniage 20 an early start.
Tho N.vs has conducted ofher cam
Iaigns ir tbo past and the prrsan' one
y promoted fof the same purposs IN.