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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-26
BANNER COUNTY.

II IS peculiarly fitting that the one county in the
United States which can point to the fact that it
has not had single divorce in FIVE years should be
named Banner County It is I'm the state Of Ne
braska-
Tn that period not a single has been fled
this character and its legal history shows no rec
ord Of marital unhappiness.
quite contrast the large cities OF the country
whose courts are clogged with such cases, no walk
or rank in life being absent from the list OF those
who seek this remedy for their woes
we love our wives" is the simple explanation
n the clerk OF the court simple because It records
only a half truth.
Banner county has large cities It's mode OF
life hanks that of the pioneering days, when
the struggle for existence meant simply the combat
ting Of nature
The divorce is result of completely Of living and
Of a Iaxity Of standards
out in Banner county the building Of homes is
the chief aim IN life and TO build a home demands
q common interes- and unity OF purpose.
The husband on his farm and the wife in her
home are bound together in not interest out in
all their interests. They work together and think
together
socioogists have found many reasons for the
growth of divorce in this country. The growing in
dependence of woman is given one. The Ere
valence Of suggestive literature which emphasizes
the triangle in affections the movie the yellow
press have an been given the blame In turn
In truth. none of them have anything to do with
II. Dissatisfaction with other conditions in life,
a failure to share troubles and knowledge of all
things domestic a getting away from the sentiments
which couples to the altar through the coming
Of other interest IS the bottom of what is becom-
ing a national problem
In the meantime think of Banner county entitled
its and earning it by its staunch adherence
20 the stability Of the basic institution of all civza-
ton
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-26

Director. Radio Institute of America
Special 20 The News Times.
Build your own.
It's the best way TO get on the
inside of wireless.
But instead Of working from the
ground up, the radio enthusiast who
starts 70 erect a receiving set, must
work from the air down.
As the waves go flying through the
ether they have 10 be intercepted.
The antenna-or aerial does the
trick 1T reaches out and plugs in
on the wireless line.
The best kind of antenna for re-
ceiving purposes is one employing a
single wire 100 TO 125 feet in length
strung as high as possible. For dur
ability and conductivity seven
stranded phosphor bronze wire No.
Us is recommended. although hard
ATHENA ATTACHED To GA
RAGE OR OUTBUILDING. 1. SUP
PORTING POLES; .. CABLD OR
WIRE; 8. INSULATORS; 4, AN
TENNA: .. LEAD-IN.
drawn single copper wire, either
bare or insulated, may be employed.
Aluminium wire may be used. but the
other wires are better.
Do not use galvanized iron or steel
on account OF the resistance offered
by these metals.
Put IL Up High.
Your antenna cannot be too high.
The higher YOU get it the better. A
good height is 100 feet.
rr-f,-r I.+vr-rr,, ter-o
obiects-between the top of your
house and an outbuilding or from
the house to a tree.
The lead-in should be part of the
antenna.
The anterna itself should be well
insulated with porcelain, electrose or
hard rubber insulators.
If YOU run your aerial between
two buildings. erect poles on each
roof Run a short piece of durable
cable or strong wire from the poles
MA ATTACHED T O
TREE. L. WEIGHT .. PULLEY.
to the insulators which are attached
to the antenna. These insulators
should be from four 10 six inches
long. Of hard rubber, porcelain or
elcCtrOSe.
String your antenua between these
two insulators. allowing a little give
for the wind Make "a few turns of
your antenua around the insulator
near the house. and then run the
wire into the house as your lead
i'm" BE sure that all parts of the
antenna are kept clear of all objects.
TuSuIafp Ipad-Iu
BE sure that the lead-in Is prop
erly insulated as IL is brought into
the house The first object the an
tenna should be connected with is
the receiving set.
If YOU run your aerial between
the house and tree attach bal
auced weight 10 a pulley between
the tree and insu,ator lsee diagram
p.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-26
BY RADIO EDITOR.

Aladdin's lamp didn't have a thing
on the modern radio.
one of the most up-to-date radio
sets i'm South Bend easily illustrates
this statement When MESA ges
from Germany and Mexico. musical
concerts from. all points OF the Unit
ed states. and sermons and specia!
addresses may be picked up by a
local station the impossible seems
90 have been accomplished.
The radio set, shown above. is
owned by Myron L. Harmon az the
local y. N G.. A This machine has
the latest type Of application, two
stages Of radio frequency and three
Of auto frequency. enabling the op-
orator 20 tune sharply for great
distances Otherwise. the $50 meter
wave lengths are usually merged to-
gether when received
Musical programs received at this
station vary from band concerts 20
solos II has the phonograph beat.
A 'loud speaker" device. resembling
a monograph horn makes the radio
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-26

zone tn fine things Of other
days that has passed away along
with en- horse an phaeton. fremen's
Tournaments plug hat lawyers. am
personal Shawn mugs. WIZ tn GUS
tom o. presentin' gold headed canes.
said Rev Wiley Tanger. tday.
What delightful "reminiscences
some of our ole friends whove
rounded seventy could charm us
with IF they could be drawn out an
induced O talk. IL seems O us that
th mere mention o. gold headed
canes would watt EN- back O. tn ole
fragrant days o young manhood an
fushia nosegays an meershaum
cigar holders-th DAYS when no
man. if he wuz any man at all. es-
capped havin' to- accept az least one
gold headed cane. TIL jewelry stores
used q order gold headed canes by
tn bale like hoop poles Not ever
buddy carried one but everbuddy
had a few Ther' used T. be an en-
graver named Luther Crib. whose
shop wUz up over tn saddlery shop.
that existed by engravin' gold head
ed canes. Way late at night when
we'd be goin' home from a magic
lantern show. we could see him busy
at work. IL we picked up tn week
~ paper we'd read in big type.
Poplar Attorney Gained, then fur
Their on we'd read that he wuz forty
three years ole an his admirers had
given him gold headed cane.
Sometimes an interruptions jeweler
would sell a gold headed cane that
rubbed off on your hand, but most
O. them stayed bright almost a year.
TIL teller that couldn' boast o. at
least two gold headed canes wuz
purity obscure if not a subject fer
derision Sometimes when a Teller
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-26
4 CITY CRIEVES.

Not seven homes but every home in this city today
feels the pail Of sadness and of sorrow.
Before some Of the events Of life. the lips arc
silent and only the heart send It's message OF
sympathy and record the sense Of loss.
Let il be written in the memory OF those who met
90 raeic fate they fell in service their hearts
eentered upon aiding others their minds tntent only
upon bringing more eladness and OF joy into the
lives of others
How the end 70 life comes. matters little How it
.s lived matters much and these boys, young as
they were. and the were their friends and
leaders had devoted themselves 20 high and fine
ideal
Lives are not measured by years but by purpose
and the only answer 10 the hnallty of tragedy IS
the victory which memory gives
To those homes OF bowed hearts. city today
sends its word that It. too grieves.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-26
The Cat, The Panel and the Effect
OF Weather Conditions on Gambling
By James Monag
BY James J. Montague

kept moistening with a bottle of all
cohol
Cats feet soree' says l.
NO saws he just conditioning
him
Conditioning him. For what?
"a race he answers. Hell win
a lot Of money for me now he's in
shape
Il was interested right away Cat
racing was new 20 me, but so IS
everything interesting. That's why
it's interesting because it's new.
Ions or short distance racing .
1 says.
Ions. he replies. 'This is a hom-
ing sat You've heard how they
come back. Well this cat is the
homingest cat there is. I got a doz-
en- cups and medals off him-to say
nothin' Of money.
"I got him right of. remembered
about how cats will return 10 their
lowly matched birthplaces like
bread on the waters after many
days II didn't need any more eN-
planning. but il set me thinking
This wasn't much of a cat as far
as I could see. Kind OF NANCY and
dysYeptic looking. 7 know form I'm
no~ses and racing dogs. and could
see that If this cat was winning
races he was running with a Jos of
selling platters. SO pulled ont ms
roll
Friend, I says. this five huns
dred says that a racing cat 1 got "a;
my house Will come home from a
given spot quicker'n yourn, weather
conditions being alike. How about
ito
1--WE put UP the stake at a bank
down the street and I went out TO
find me a cat.
After lookin' up all the alleys I
got a good rangy cat with hard feet
and plenty o. lung room. I spent 8
week putin him into shape. ar
rangin' with the man he lived with
for him 10 keep his old home. There
wasn't time to accustom him 10 q
new votin' precinct.
After I'd fed him up on meat
and rubbed him down with alcohol
every day I'd take him out 10 harden
his feet by road work-dropping
him farther and farther out in the
suburbs every day.
He was a little slow at range
finding at first. but after q couple Of
days he'd beat me into the wiclxieup
unless I got a good trolley connec-
tion coming home.
I'VE set the day for the race on
Tuesday when there wouldn't be
too much automobile traffic for
cats 10 dodge. and early in the morn
ing we both started out in the other
guys ford TO plant the cats in
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-26
BY EDWARD VI. THIERRY
Especial TO The News imes.)

NEW YORK, March 25.-Rules
Of living-of eating, Of sleeping, Of
physical exercise. OF rest-mean
nothing 10 Chauncey NJ. Depew.
He will be SIS on April %. and he
is at his desk daily as chairman Of
the board o. directors Of the New
York Central railroad.
Are you immune" 7 asked him
We were discussing the warning
by DR.. Eugene Lyman Fisk. head of
the Life Extension institute. that
Americans are rushing madly 70
the grave" by too much haste. too
little play too many stimulants Of
mind and body, too little walking
that mortality among persons over
40 is increasing.
People viii say Pm boasting.
smiled Mr. Depew. ct never bother
ed about rules Of living I don't
know whether I'm immune or not,
just keep on going.
Work won't kill you. But you
shouldn't work at the same thing al
the time. Variety is rest enough"
The former senator said he didn't
mean changing jobs. He has been
with the New York Central SIS years.
but in between he has been a big
hgur. in politics, served Z years in
the United States senate, and has
probably made more public speeches
than any other single individual
I never take physical exercise"
he said. Mental exercise does me
all the good I need"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-26

This is to prevent the swapping
of the antenna during severe wind
storms. The weight should be sus-
pended so that it will take up a
maximum of 10 feet.
With such a construction the an
tenna may be connected to any OBJ
ject liable 10 hexibility.
RADIO PRIMER.
Series Connection - This term
means a connection where two or
more electrical units are connected
i'm line with each other.
The current enters one terminal
and directly into the next unit, pass
ing through its windinSs and direct
~ back TO the line
The connections where the cur
rent enters are known as plus con-
nections, while the connections
where the current leaves are known
as minus connections
Illustration shows theory Of Sc
ries connection applied to several
electric lights. Plus and minus con-
nectiOnS are indicated.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-26
Rules Of Living Mean Nothing to Depezv,
IS Years Old, and Yet an ACtiUe Worker

going on SIS" he said. with a smile
in his clear blue eyes
Refusing 90 sit down. he stood or
walked about his office as ne talked
"a stocky, wellbuut fgure. healthy
looking in frame and face. his white
hair and white sIde-whiskers the
only sign OF age
a warning by DR. Fisk s that we
are logging ourselves with stiuu-
lants as we ga.lop through life"
Besides tea cofee. tobacco and Al
cohoi stimuiauts listed by Dr. Fssk
include automobile and street cars
(which seduce as from walking. rob-
bling us Of the physical exercise inn
peratively necessary 90 health"
u never walked for exercise" ar
Depew said "I never played golf
I never rode horse back. never
ting. I never played baseDall-never
even saw a baseball game. Even
fishing never lured me
Mr. Depew is taking his vacation
this winter in Florida His rest viii
consist Of reading-"and writing a
few speeches
Stimulants do NOT bother him
y eat what 7 want" he says Il
work until 7 get tired Then 7 rest
We do not az rest the same way.
The way 7 do Do doesn't seem 20 do
me much harm
The former senator smiled and
said ne hoped % celebrate hls SSth
birthday by working his regular
hours A. his desk in Grand Central
terminal
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-26


town 3 miles away Meanwhile IA
transferred ms lodging 20 the hous5
where The cat lived so I'D be there
when be Eot boz.
Ny cat sort ~ wInked A. ms
when set him down as ~ 90 ass
sure me that bet-n on him was Ike
betting on your own private wneel
and back We went
You Got 10 Know Every thing.
Il almost forgot to te. you that
I'D sawed put "a pane. in The door or
The shed where the car slept and put
II on hinges. So he could come in
but rot out
I'D got him used 90 coming home
that way when he'd been out az
niEht attending concerts and fights
and the diversions that cats amuse
themselves with. ] knew he'd slide
IN like snake when Die got home.
That night i walked the alley
looking for him. getting worriedcr
and worrieder when DO hours had
passed and he hadn't showed
ON trials he'd made his good
nine miles am hour howing and 4
couldn't understand what was de-
laying him. lie WASH "a cat 10 ston
and phuander or start trouble with
other cats when he was on business
trip.
About in the morning tho other
fellow comes down the alley and :
nearly dropped when I saw NE had
his cat under his arm
II took the brute and looked him
over for the marks I'd noticed SOS %
be sure he wasn't running In ring
er on me. II was all right. IL was
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-26
SHORT BURROWS
By Kin Hubbard

wuz hailed before tn Squire he'd
prove his character by tn number
O gold headed canes he'd been pre-
scented with. but III Squire never
let him of without a severe repri-
mand I'm surprised tn Squirrel
say that man who has been so
generously caned by his fellow men
would so fer fergit his duty e a
community that has SO signally hon
ored him as q be even under sus-
picion o. stealth this COW. You're
discharged Sometimes Teller
would Jest thoughtlessly an nat
urally do some fine thing-an act
that'd occur q most anybUddy-
really a thing he could not wei help
from doin'. an then. without know
IN what wuz up. he'd be enticed 4
some convenient place where he'd
find himself surrounded by citizens
an have e accept gold headed
cane. When ole Ainsley Wirick WIZ
thrown from his buggy years ago
an Newt Plum caught his horse
an wuz tn first one L reach his
side. Ainsley asked fer a lead pencil
an scrubbed an order fer a gold
headed cane an handed it Z Newt
an smilinly passed beyond. II
used e be no uncommon sight Z see
a Teller with tn seat Of his trousers
out twirlin "a gold headed cane he'd
received fer putin out a fire or
sweepin' a path around tn court
house, or somethin' Tn custom o.
givin' gold headed canes wuz quite
an incentive Z be on tn lookout fer
a chance Z do some noble act We
recall that Ike Soles father once
thawed tn town pump out an had
Z stand around in tn snow nearly
twenty uBlutes before he got his
gold headed cane"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-26

pair of shoes, S3.9S: one pair OF OK
fords. $2.9S. and other things in line.
Say what do you think we are 81"
Marion Blust bOOkkeeper. wanted
TO know. do the girls dance On
wooden shoes out there or don't they
dance or go any place az all? I pay
my board at home. and the rest ~
my money goes to clothes. and I
ans glad Of it,
ii was brought out in the inquiry
that only two girls in u do any sew
ing and that the majority prefer 10
buy all their clothes ready made.
They said that they got better styles
for the same money.
But YOU have TO know where 90
buy Miss Lueck emphasized.
She was wearing a S25 silk and
lace party frock that looked twice
its price. and questions elected the
information from others that some
buy their stockings at bargains and
their dresses after sampling "a dozen
shops
Girls Live ut Home.
The great majority OF New Yorks
office girls live at home. according
10 the League Of Girls clubs, and
that makes it possible for most of
them TO dress up 20 standard. The
younger girls give their mothers all
they earn. and ,he mothers look
after their dress. but mothers of
young girls are dependably indul-
gent.
The older contribute on an aver
age Of SIS "a week for their board.
and the rest is theirs Most OF them
confessed that they also saved in
the waning weeks Of a season Tor
the beginning Of the next season and
that savings usually were drawn
upon In this manner.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-26
Especial TO The News-Time.3

As one crushed By some divine
despair. the man in the red vest sat
I'm the smoke room of the sound
steamer and Noted the progress Of
a bridge game.
The jokes Of the players-prac-
tically fresh from the New York
musical shows-pessed unheeded
over his head. Dejectedly he watch
ed the cards fal and listened 20
partners upbraid each other for ne
glecung signals Even when a
stranger dropped in and said bright
- "Ah, Gents--a little BRIDGE" he
held his gloomful pose.
Presently with a deep sigh he rose
and walked with sagging knees out
on the deck. Following. / found
him gazing over the rail with a
wistful expression that frightened
me.
Not going TO do anything rash, %
I said as he raised one foot tenta-
lively toward the rope net barrier.
He turned and regarded me.
no son." he said easily. I'm too
old a bird TO do the Dutch / was
just out here thinkin' about cats and
luck and things like that-that
bridge game put me in mind of 'em
I guess. A cat done me out of lot
OF money last week-not intentional.
of coure-but five hundred dollars is
five hundred dollars-even if losing
it amt the cats fault"
He resumed his morbid inspection
Of the black water.
Il didn't know that cats 7 be
gan sympatheucally.
"Well-it's true" he said. Now
listen"
I'm a gambler by inheritance and
instinct and nature. I began with
craps when I was five years old.
dealt faro when man grown. played
the gee-gees and the water stores
bucket shops, you know-and bet on
anything that looked like a good
proposition. Sometimes ] won and
sometimes I didn't You know how
it is.
AT last I saw a chance where a
thousand dollars would buy me a
nice little oil well and put me on
Pleasant st. for life and all I had
was Eve hundred.
We'll, the man wouldn't put nc
mortgage on the we'll. and give me
the cold stare when I talked of
credit, so I just had TO have that
other five hundred.
Conditioning the Cat
Turning ways TO get il and stay
out of Jail in my mind, 1 was pass
ing a house near where I hung out
when I see a man rubbing the feet
of a cat with a sponge which j
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-26
The NEN FORD PIN.

The announcement Of Edzel Ford of plan 20
distribute joins by cutting down the working week
90 I'VE hours day is likely provoke considerable
discussion and not a little discussion
AS a means Of giving men some work il is TO be
applauded. DO DO Doe admitted that there are not
enough jobs ln This country at this time 20 keep
an workers busy
But % IL comes as an innovation IN industry and
Is placed The broad basis that no man should
work more than FIVE days a week az any job. at any
time some other factors must be considered
Taere was never a time in the history OF the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-26
Messages Here from Germany

audible 10 anybody in the room.
Programs are received from Chi
cago. Westinghouse Electric Co:
Detroit. Detroit News. Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Co: Kansas
City Kansas City Star; schenectady.
y. Y. and Now York City where the
Radio Corp. Of America sends out
daily concerts and addresses.
Folks who care for sermons would
have enjoyed one which I heard two
Sundays ago By William Jennings
Bryan Speaking from the First
Cavalry church al Pittsburgh. a tele.
phone transmitter on the pulpit
transmitted his words 20 thousands
OF Americans in many states.
Sermons are given today three
times. morning, afternoon, and even
ing
Perhaps. the future alibi OF the
delinquent church goer VIII be
something ike this.
Pastor didn't see YOU at church
last sunday. Were YOU out OF the
city,"
Business man-"Not on your hfsl
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-26
New York Girls Find They Must Pay
$500 Per Year To Be Well Dressed

made a comparison with their own
needs And it costs them $500 per
year TO dress trinity, and the rest OF
the country may as well known it.
And Emporia, Kansas. is long way
from here.
Twelve representative young
women clerks. stenOgraphers
bookkeepers, milliners-are author
ity for the above estimate. A few
placed their estimate a little higher
a few said less-but this is the aver
age. If they don't buy a spring and
fall suit each year, then they buy
more dresses, and the budget evens
up.
Requires Good Judgment.
They also made it plain that 1t re-
quires good judgment to be well,
dressed on that amount, and a girl
must know the values in this shop
and that and know style.
Madelyn Lueck. No. SO Seneca
av., Brooklyn, explained how she
managed to get through on $500 a
year:
II get my dinner frocks so that ]
can wear them 10 business when
they get old l buy a winter coat
each year, and the one from last
year serves as second best.
I'D like to see any girl dress on
500 q year, Employers don't like a
dowdy around. A girl who looks like
freak has a fine chance in New
York"
Wooden shoes There?
The merchants of Emporia had
down on the list: Cotton stockings
at % cents a pair, one wool dress
at 1880 for the year; one cotton
dress at $3.9S; one coat. $3.50 (tO
wear three years.; one coat suit