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THE SOUTH BEND NEWS-TIMES titsdw or vivo. rc,rT 12. 01 9. ASSERT PRIVATE WTERESTS PUSH "SOLDIERS' BILL Big Fight Expected on Meas sure, Which Comes Up Soon. nv io r is ia'ih.ow. WASHINGTON. I. C. Auer. 12.--j M fU:ht i loominK up over tho f-o-nlled poldiern' land bill, which his "-n reported out of committee snd 's now on the calendar to bo ten up within a short time. A minority ef the committee, of which Hep. IlT.ham of Indiana Is a lead ing spirit, has filed a minority re- I ort on th bill, attacking it Hfvrrp lv ö.h cotosf-al reclamation scheme", to Le put over In the name of the i-ol'ier. and a j?reat injustice to mil 1 on of returned soldk-rn. . Th bill is sponsored -by Rep. i'rnnk Mnndeil of Wyomlr.fr. the ma jority leader, and he intends to pu?h it h'ird o8pit the powerful oppo sition to It that in especially in evi dence In the mates cast of the Mis :.!ppl river. Soldiers Oppos Hill. M ich of thiH opposition comes from the soMic-rs themselves. When i.ieut Col. Theodore Hoos.-velt. jr.. wis here a few days aco to l ok niter legislation of interest to the ;-oldiers he told Rep. Mondell very frank I v that the soldiers do not want his till passed. Roosevelt is MP-'d to the payment of a money bonus to the soldiers, also, and hinks that a plan miht be worked out whereby soldiers could receive technical and vocational training, whether they are disabled or not. The 'xlstintf law provides such train ing .'or disabled soldiers. Th mincity report on the sol di erV land bill ia of decided inter est. It asserts that the fear.s of .ec'y of Interior Lane six months. ;ii,o that millions of soldiers would find themselves out of employment have not been realized. Shojtajri of Labor. "Some economic phenomena have occurred." says the report. "and three Quarters of the soldiers have returned to civil life and there is a shortage of labor in the cities and on the farms." , Tliorefore. say the minority sign ers, the need for the hill has pass ed. The report says: "The testimony of the proponents of the hill shows that the scheme which originally was to provide em ployment for soldiers has become a ureat reclamation project. But such a colossal plan for reclamation of lands would never have been seri ously 'oniderrd had it not been j pos-ihl' to link the nam- of 1h- sol dier with It. And soon the inevi tle "elfish lnterf.s appeared. Men who have much to pain In the up. huildini of certain localities beaan to talk about "helplnc the woldier.' the while they labored industriously in behalf of this bill which propo.-ri not to Mc'alm public lands only but for th most part that the govern ment shall buy th land that they shall afterward reclaim and sell to the soldier. Hire Publicity Man. "A publicity au-cnt was put to I work spreidins: propaganda all ov r the country. With every member j of con cress favorable to th" enact ment "f some legislation for the sol- di'-rs welfare, an aent was em ployed by the Southern Settlement and Development Co. "With brazenneps nmountinc al most to effrontery, this prr ?s a cent attended all open meetings of the committee and then cave to tne pa pers of th country clowinc ac counts of what was claimed to be the beneficial provisions of this measure for the soldier. This pres.s afrent was not employed bv the sol diers, who were supposed to benefit by this legislation, nor by the de partment of interior, so that there is a natural conclusion that private interests had something at stake. Committor I.h Favorable. A different view is taken by th majority of the committee. One section of their report reads: '"The late Pres't Theodore Roose velt well advocated the soldier set tlement policy, as proposed by Sec'y Iine, in the last article which he wrote lor the press. Pres't Wilson has urced it upon eoncress in two messages. The governors of U7 states have appointed commission. to cooperate with the secretary of the Interior, and all of these com missions have expressed their earn est interest in legislation of this character. "The most vital question that can be asked in regard to this policy is this: Does the soldier want it'." Th answer is: 'He does.' The American I.ecion has officially indorsed the bill. r.fter a consideration of its provisions- l"p to the present writing 112.0SK soldiers have made formal application for opportunities of em ployment and home-cettinc under the terms of this hill. The number, which is increasing every day, ranc-s all the way from 6.732 in Il linois to $60 in Delaware." New York Homes Broken by Inflated Food Prices N'KW YORK, Aur. 1 In theso her tic da' s uhen the cn?t of life s bare reccsitifs are sparine to un dri.arr.ed of heights, thousands "f workmen's homes In New York aii? f'eire broken up, familv life dis p n -d with and mothers and chil dun forced into the vae earning rank to k."p even the semblance of a home to-ather. This is the report of Dr. Louis I. Harri, held of the burea-J of pre ventable D-sea.-es of the City Health i.vpartmept. basvd on an exhaustive study of conditions in 2. OS 4 rcpri ivent;itive f. rallies. Conditions as r. vealed by the ir vetif:ation f.rv ast'-undin?. In 20.S.1 percent of the family waes oi the head of the fa ml At re less thaa '"CM a year. In -50 ." percent the an nul 1 eai ninps wei e lu'und 1o be less than $000 annually, inakir.fr. in more th:.n one-half of the 2.USi families ii'.v-sticaf c d, the income Ifss than S'.'oO 5' -er, o- SI 7.10 a vMck. lr. Harris declared that after MICH TOO c;ooi. An enterprising salesman wa j trying to persuade a fair customer to buy an expensive pan-of :ielo i;las.s"s. ")u vay these are the best make"" the younc woman inquired. .Absolutely." "How po'.veiful are 1hey?" ".p that hill vay over those, buildings?" Yes." 'Well, if there was a little snake crawlirr- up there the.se classes: would brin it liuht up close to you." "Well, if that's the c;ise." the OL-.nc woman leiurned. "I think I shall look at some thai are not so expensive.' Youngstown Telegraia. studiri: the rs'i!ts of the survey ho can see no way -.'ear hut for the -roverr.tnent to take over control, not only of bread and ccal. the two prime r.ectsutks, but other thirds as well. Dr. Harris report shov that in! l'C6 fanuües of those ii-vcstlcatej debts had been incurred, children forced to to work, the mother herself forced into the industrial Cost of Education Goes Up Along With The H. C. of L . mill and boardt rs meet. the home thrown open to in order to make tndJ PHILADELPHIA, Auc. 12 The cost of public education here in creased for each pupil last year. In the previous five 3-enrs, the cost of public education increased only Jl 08 for each pupil. Philadelphia last year paid $40. 15 for the instruction of each of Its 235, 23S pupils in the public schools. In 1317 only 37.63 a pupil. the cost was In the last year there were from 36 to 4 4 pupils to each teacher. In its total amount of expendi tures for education the Philadel phia board tpervls more, with the exception of New York and Chi cago, than any other city in the nation. New York spends about $42.000.000 annually on its schools and Chicago spends about $17. 000,000. Philadelphia last year spent $11. SO). 737. 1 lE pn 17 mi thinh nf music:-. you think of ELB EL BROS."L TO SECURE ARMY FOOD FOR CITY Byron P. Miller, city sealer, and P. J. Clifford, city food inspector, have been instructed by Mayor F. M. Carson to p) to Chicago tod.iy to secure army foods for -South Rend. It is planned to have several loads of lacon and canned foods sent to Loüth Bend. Save money by patronizing merchants that advertise. DROWNS IN LA KM. STROH. Ind.. Aue 12. Ralph De Filva, ace 24. of Toledo, Ohio, was ! drowned in Appleman lake near 1 here Monday. 1 IT -1 How to Lose Your Tan, . Freckles or Redness A d.iy's limtorinc. an afternoon on the tenuis jrround or jrolf links, a stinhnth mi tlie ln;uli or 'XimsTire hu a lake trip, often brings u a deep t.ui -r. vivid i rint sou or. more perplexlnc still, a vigorous rip at fre kl- A very no'vsMry thln tlieti ii i-AfTi olled wax. which remove tnn. redness or freckles pd?e easily. U literally peels (T the nlfccied skin jut a little at a tiina. mi there's no hurt or injury. As the skin comes off in iilrnoyt Invisible flaky particles, no trace of the treatment is shown, i'rocure an ounco f niercolized wax at your tlrueclst's and use this nl jrhtly as you would cold cream, washing It off niorninc. In a week or r you will have nn entirely new hkin. IteautifuUv clar. transparent nnl of a most delh'ate whiteness. Advt. ! I r vv ; lf S5 (sS I SOUSA The world's greatest band plays exclusively for the Genuine Victor "VICTROLA" and Victor Records. This is only one of the many reasons why you should own a Genuine "VICTROLA.' Read the details on Page 3 This big "Victrola Ad" should bring you directly t- f1 Ii) r-; CI M M 0''" I- I ' j ih clor Store 'A -. 104-06 S. MICH. SOUTH BEND There Are No Bargain Rates on Financial Independence The ultimate result of consistent sav ins: is worth whatever the effort mav be. To be assured of a comfortable living for yourself and dependents, is a reality which all too few enjoy. You can ac complish this BUT THERE ARE NO BARGAIN RATES THRIFT IS THE ONLY PRICE Not miserlv saving that destroys char acter but sane, carefully planned saying. At least one-tenth of your present in come should be deposited regularly in a strong bank. HERE YOU WILL FIND SAFETY 4 INTEREST SERVICE to Joseph County 'f Bank : hi 1 I ' jiji j i .j,, j , , , ".''.'..'.''".'..'.'... . ' ... .. ..... j. j j j i ij ii J...IUI j j i j j j . . . . j j i i i jj . ... . i . . i l$; . . i . :-' ' ' I A "il. TT TAY TSi TT WJ T 7 71 I A M .. A M ' J A 1 lLä Avil i-Uü ii nJ ii . 3 1 . 1 V-! S3 .V 1 4 V - 7 It will be good news :to the thousands who enjoy this popular beverage to learn that we are going to continue to keep Bock Brew on the market during the summer and fall instead of discontinuing it at the end of the. spring, as has been customary Like Silver Edge, ouf other original and individual beverage "with the hoppy taste"."; this dark, creamy, tangy drink has met with wide a'DDroval.' The demand has been so insistant that we villsupply our customers as long as they desire it. , If you are not drinking BOCK BREW you are missing something. 7 I - 1 -V NM It's taste appeal is universal THE MUE Always in crystal clear bottles SSEL EWING CO South Bend. Si ! -.1 I-1 i .3 r -1 y-iirri-'ii'" 1" - ' A - r - - tt -