South Bend News-Times, Volume 30, Number 364, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 23 December 1913 — Page 2

2 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1913.

THE SOUTH BEND NEWS-TIMES.

COUNCIL SINGS LAST 'SWAN SONG' President Howard Delivers Feeling Address at Close of Last Session of Old Body--Exchange Compliments.

Sweet strains r the ".swan s'ng" character-zed the p-sing f the present common council at its session on Monday night, the Ua.ston and Alfonso act coming in at the wind-up, end if for fioniftini' to come you note iht or ten men alout thf streets, wearing; upon their hrith:iid?. labels that read. "Mr. Howard." or "Mr. Fink." or ".Mr. Mc rullough." or "Mr. Kreuger," or "Mr. ilaas." or "Mr. Jtice," or ".Mr. Ifilinsk.." you may Itnnw tliat it is their official nameplates separated from th Ir respective flecks in the council chamb r. b-nt to lit, and worn to evidence their return to private citizen -hip. Councilman kice raised the question or the right of the officials of th council to carry their nam plates nway with them, and, granted, immediate removal followed. those of Councilmen Heuchner and Hagarty Fitting hack and giving the others the :rin. These are the only members of the present council who haw been returned. 'ouneilman-ejeet Hermann I Img. who was present, stated that he .till had his ohl name plate, from his previous service in the council, nd would bring it with him in two weeks to help earry out the next administration's policy of economy. THIs of Work Dom Then after hearing the farewell address of President Timothy K. Howard, in which he reviewed the work of the council during the past four years, n vote of thanks was extended to him, und to Vice Pres. Fink, and Chairman James A. McCuHongh. Appropriate responses and remarks followed, and next, the "grand finalle" adjournment. Moci Strrct Car Officials. As a business session tlie affair was . graim success. The evening lel off "with a "star chamber" confab, or ttiieetlng of the "committee of the whole," held in that "hole" in the southeast corner of . the building, where secrecy has long1 been reputed to abound. The occasion for it was the presence of offi ial and counsel lor the Chicago. Soula I"end ?C: Northrn Indiana Railway Co., who wanted M ine aniemiments made to the or lijiance introduced iwo w eks ago. and .favorably LMeed to .u tiie rogu'a: i eetin-j if the commltlcc luoi. week, with reg i. d to requiting street ?as to ;mo to a fciand-stiil iefore crossing nny of th city's boulevards ana c'nvewa vs. Apparently too. the ladway officials rot what ;V.y wanted, Jicfore h" ;r1 nance "I.i'.lly became a law in open s-c.sMou. amendments ej read into it requiring the cars to stop only before crossing I.afayc'te rtV.. o"Tt f the boulevard at LuSalio and Washington a vs.. and St. J,o:iis st., another part of the boulevard at I". .Madison st. Neither need th-- cars stop after crossing the boulevard. having stopped before. That is all. otherwise the law with regard to crossing e or I

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This is our last chance for a Big Day before Closinq Our Store For ever ; and we want to sell all the goods we can So here goes our entire stock at the mercy of the public. We have marked every item very low but if the

price is not low enough to suit you

give for it we'll meet it if we 1 m

let us get toqether.

This includes all goods left in every department Dress Goods, Silks. Domestics, Coats, Suits. Tvlillinery, Muslin W ear, Waists, Shoes, Furnishings, Xmas Goods, Xmas Toys, Furniture, Groceries, etc., all goes tomorrow.

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boulevards and driveways remain the same as now, but the ordinance preventing heavy traffic on any of the boulevards or driveways of the city, in a commercial way, was passed without amendment or hindrance. Th ordinance requiring movers to report to the city clerk the names of parties moved during each week, with the locations from whence and where moved to, together with the petitions for increase of salaries of the firemen, and changing the names of certain .-treets. were allowed to go over to the next council, but otnerwise all the work of the old council was cleared up. Aside from ordaining that moneys collected as damages flu to the opening of Union st., in 1910, .-hall go into the general fund until 1917, when du? the .Sanders-Egbert Co, and J. L. Oliver, trustees, three new ordinances were introduced and pa.ed under .suspension of the rules. One transfers $lo) from th general fund to the "legal department fund; another transfers JTjii from the "eneral fund to the engineering' fund, and still another Jo.000 from the general fund to the park fund, to be used in improving .St. Louis Ft. boulevard intersections. Perhaps the one item of business, however, that may mean the most to the city, was the passage of a resolution granting to the heirs of James K. Miller the right to found a cemetery on the west side of Portage roau, opposite Itiverview. The plat to be utilized contains 114 acres, the grant being1 extended subject to the general laws of the state. President Howard introduced the resolution, thus adding the cemetery privilege to the benefits

I accorded the city by the out-going i -"o.'jicil as listed in his farewell adi dress. The address, consisting of some -.000 words, went into the work of the outgoing council quite in detail, rummarizing, however, as Its principal achievements, the following: 1. Extension of parks and boulevards. 2. Annexation of Itiver Park and other territory on every side of the city. .;. Rebuilding and enlarging of water works. A. living of Kast Washington st. from threatened blockade, and thus sa intr forever this great central thoroughfare to the city. Intension of street railway facilities on Fast I,asalle and Madison sts. Offeretl Some Criticism. fome of the councilmen thought he should "have included the comfort station at Washington and Main sts.. but Pres. Howard stated that he had been opposed to the location and hardly regarded it as an achievement. Neither was he reserving of criticism in some, other matters. He pointed out the failure of the council to pass the ordinance authorizing a city forester to act under the park board for the preservation of the city's trees. He is of the opinion that the traffic ordinance should be extended to require pedestrians to keep on the sidewalks and cross-walks, and not incur the dangers of present haphazard travel. He is also of the opinion that the council mad-e a mistake when it did not increase the saloon license fee" from $"00 to $:00 as permitted by law, thus weeding out some of the more undesirable saloons, and bringing the business up to a higher standard more submissible to regulation. The address. which was full of feeling, was feelingly received, and the council passed into history. Kli F. Seebirt. Keller's appointee to rrow

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GHRISTMAS GAME EARLY FOB O'HAEU

AFTER TROUBLES BY WIMFJtKD MA1J.OV. ! NKW YORK, Dec. 12. The p-o-1 Christmas spirit descended this week upon the war department, unexpectedly, but vith enthusiasm, and brought , happine!s out c humiliation for Watchman O'Hara, late private, U. .A A. No one around the department : knows how old O'Hara is. He never ; tell his ase, r clarin he is too young to discuss .such detaib, but the best ! guess of the oldest clerk is that he is not a day-over tighty. O'Hara is a j Httle. man. thin, and a shade stooped a. me snouiaers. jus nair nas neen snow white as far back as the oldest messenger on his floor is willing to remember. O'Hara'a hours on duty are from eight until five. His pay is $40 a month. He brings his lunch, and a friendly messenger has for years past carried down to the furnace room the little tin pail full of coffee which is the old soldier's stay and support. Coffc Made Trouble. It was the pail ot co?rec rhat made all the trouble. There came a day wien the friendly messenger was not on hand at noon. O'Hara waited, and finally, after wigwagging the watchman further down the hall to keep one eye on his station, he laboriously desended the long winding stairway to tho sub-basement and made "his way to the furnace room. It was not a long distance, but one makes one's way cautiously, even when one is no moro than eighty years old, when a pail of coffee, which as everyone knows must be carried steadily, is in question. The stairs having been Fafely negotiated, O'Haru hastened his footsteps. The steaming pail firmly grasped in his withered but fairly steady hand, he hurried down the corridor, turned a corner and met face to face the newlv appointed superintendent of the building, clothed in all the dignity of liis oltlce, and his 33 years. Silently the two representatives of the service regarded each other O'Hara. Civil war veteran with forty batles in his army record, and young Capt. Emerson, late of West Toint. Then "O'Hara," snapped the captain, "you are off your post. Your fine is $4 and two days leave." Iunisliment Was Severe. After the captain had retired down the corridor, discipline having been enforced, O'Hara, somewhat dazed, nut the coffee on his table and tried to remember whether "he had saluted. Then he thought of the $4 and that he was to lose two days' leave, and forgot to worry about whatever lack of military precision might have characterized his reception of his sentence. One of the department clerks came, by-a few moments later and stopped to speak to him. O'Hara told of the disgrace that had befallen "him. His voice shook, and the thin hands that pushed away the fatal coffee trembled violently. The young person from the state department manifested a shocking disregard for military discipline. She went to the superintendent's office and tried to beg O'Hara off. She failed. Enraged but not discouraged, the voung person from the state department went to her chief clerk. .She admitted defeat in regard to the matter of the leave. As to the fine, would there be any objection, she wished to know, to a little private collection being taken up among the clerks who might want to give a Christmas present to O'Hara. Not only would there be no objection, she was assured, but the chief clerk desired to be O'llara's first friend. Was Wonderful Present, That was how Christmas came early to O'Hara. Bright and early next morning he was presented with a crisp new five dollar bill, and a thermos bottle, the magic of -which is still a marvel to him. He received his gift?, Incredulously at first, and then with tears, to the huge embarrassment of the man who, under protest, enacted Fanta Claus. the young person from the state department having positively refused the office. And O'Hara cannot at all understand his good fortune, any more than the mistery bv which freshly made coffee poured into his Christmas gift at 6 a. m.. is still piping hot at noon. But with a wisdom which is better than understanding, and which, at eightv, one learns to share with little children. O'Hara is entirely convinced that a Christmas miracle has been performed for his especial benefit. WOMAN DESCRIBES STRANGEST LOVE STORY IN YEARS (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) him by giving up what many women hold dear, but I got him. "We fixed up a little room in the rear of his ollice. The wooden partition which separated this room from the offices did not reach the ceiling by two feet. I could hear what was going on. but could not see. I often heard Mrs. Couch talking. Little did she know who was on the other side of the partition. Yes, I lived in a cell, you might say, but it was a cell of my own making. It was not a pretty home, but I was happy. Mr. Couch had injured his ankle at an amateur race years ago. That was one of the reasons why I went to live in his office. He needed care. Mr. Couch told his wife that the long hill leading up to his home was too steep for him that he would thereafter eat at the offlee and sleep at the otlice most of the time. "Sometimes he went home. Oh, how 1 berudped the time he was with the woman who the law calls his wife. "In the village they used to say that old Crouch was getting crabbed and peculiar because he would stump off to the grocery every day to set provisions and come back with them tucked under his am:. They wondered why he didn't go to his well-kept home. The grocery man didn't know I was sharing :.hese provisions. Nobody did. "Every Sunday Mr. Couch went to his wife s. There he dined in state. But thing. I cooked ta-tt-d better. He told me so. Woman Didn't Tell. "One time the wife of an attorney saw me lying half dressed on the bed in my little room. Jhe had come in to look at some furniture and my door had been left unlocked through some accident. When she saw me this woman save a little scream and retreated. Sh- never told and this story I am telling may be no news to her. "I can remember how furious Mr. Couch was at that. He was so angry fee seemed out of his head. I waj

Hundreds of Holiday-End Lots on

Thousands of Dollars Worth Of Manu facturers 9 Sacrifices Hurried

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HERE FOR WEDNESDA Y

Season-end lots have been rushed to us by our New York Ofnce. This year the values are actually wonderful. Get your share Wednesday.

200 Children's All-Wool Dresses, Values up to $102.98 and 4.50 A beautiful lot will be opened up to the scores of shrewd mothers who have awaited this remarkable special purchase with great nterest. Sizes from 6 to 14 years. Navy, brown and red. Gorgeous Evening Dresses at 12.95, Values 18.50 to $25 Sizes 14 to 38 There are no duplicates of styles and each model is exclusive. Sizes 14 to 38. Shadow lace, crepe de chine, chiffon, etc., materials. Three distinct lines will be shown. Hundreds of Dollars Worth of Tremendous Handkerchief Bargains Arrive for Wednesday Such values as 10c Handkerchiefs for 3c; l5c Handkerchiefs for 5c, and 25c Handkerchiefs for 10c, are specimen bargains that have made our handkerchief section the busiest any South Bend store has ever had. Dolls Stuffed Animals all Toys Must Go 25 Discount Sale Wednesday

BLANKET AND EIDERDOWN ROBES ON SALE $2.98 AND $3.50

A beautiful lot from Thompson and Kent, 140 W 22nd St., New York. Each garment offered during this short Xmas Sale is the most remarkable value we've ever secured.

Every Department made Couch's cook, his stenographer, his scrub woman and yes, his wife. I i-pent my days and nights a. prisoner. Some times I ran out when it was dark, but not often. It was too risky." Miss Branch begged to be allowed to remain in the county jail until she could secretly leave the community. "I have brought enough disgrace upon my family and caused distress enough to other?," declared the prisoner. "I want to slip away quietly." Miss Rranch spent a restless night in jail where she is beinp: held on a technical charge of petty larceny. The woman had admitted taking several dollars from the pocket of Couch as ho lay dead upon a lounge in his otflce. It was decided Tuesday to drop the charge, but when this decision was conveyed to the prisoner she begged not to be truned out before a curious crowd. "I especially want to avoid newspaper reporters,"' she declared. Mrs. Couch and her daughter, although prostrated with grief and overcome with emotion over the exposures which followed her husband's death, directed the preparations for the funeral in their magnificent home. SANTA HAS THE GRIPPE "Santa Has the Grippe," is the title of a clever little playlet to be presented at S o'clock thi evening in the church parlors at Epworth Memorial church. Forty members of the Sunday school will take part. The principal roles will be taken by Loyd Colip as "Fanta;" Claude Young, superintendent of the Sunday school, as the "United States;" Miss Fields, as "Columbia;" Carl Lovell as "Valentine." and Paul Hausman as the "King of England." LUNG IS PENETRATED; MAN EXPECTED TO DIE John Mazalin, 1010 Fisher st., lies at the Epworth hospital with a wound In his left side near his snoulder, the result of a brawl with Julia; Phipps, nllaj John Szabo, who, it Is alleged. stabbed and tore him with a knife. The stabbinp took place on W. Sample st., across the street from the Wilson shirt factory and the wounded man walked to the corner of Fisher and Chapin st?., where he fell exhausted. He wa.s found by Alec Iiokop, SI'S Chapin St., ard taken into the latter's residence, from where Dr. von liarandy wns called. The doctor immediately called the police, and Officers DeLee and Hosinski found the man accused of the crime in a nearby saloon. Phipps. or Szabo, had secured a razor and had shaved off his mustache so that the officers would not recognise him. He was later Identified as the man who had done the stabbing. , The wound in Mazalin's side penetrated the kin?, impairing th breathing and letting out a quantity of blood. It is about four inches deep and three inches long. TRY NEWS-TIMES WANT ADS

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Offers Wonderful CHRISTMAS SERVICES AT ST. JAMES' CHURCH Bishop White issued the following general invitation Tuesday to the Christmas services at St. James' church : "Thursday" next will be Christmas day, the great least of the nativity, of world-wide observance. At Sjt. James' church there will he sendees at 0 a. m., 7: CO a. m. and 10 a. m. The children's choral service will be on Wednesday at 5 p. m. In the Church. These services an- open to all who may desire to thank Ciod for the blessings of Christ's biilh. No condition of race, color, creed, or social standing need debar any from sharing in the church's thanksgiving. The doors are wide open. I cordially invite all to enter who ma,v desire to do so. JOHN" HAZEX WHITE. Bishop and rector of St. James' Church." DEATHS. MlAMv WISXIKWSKI. Frank WisniewskI, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wisniewski, of l u 0 3 W. Fisher st., died this morning at the Epwcrth hospital, following an operation for appendicitis. Funeral will take place Wednesday morning from St. Hedwigp church. Burial will be at the St. Joseph Polish cemetery. !; i i i " ' ' '- . V V" T T i- i i , ', INDIANA BRIEFS. i : :jc ;;: LA I 'A VI 7TTJ3. A friendly wntllns match in the Geneseo schoolhoune, eight miles north of Iafayette resulted in the death of Ervin Moorehouse, 15 years old. The boy's companion was absolved from blame by the coroner, who found that Moorehouse died of heart failure superinduced by the exertion. 3 IT. YI:rOX. Philip Junker, a wealthy farmer, drove tour turkey.home from the farm of Philip Neu.'a neighboring wealthy farmer, claiming they were his. Neu sued to replevin the turkeys, declaring tho birds belonged to him. The suit was decided in favor of .Wu in the circuit court, who obtains possession of the turkeys and damages. The cost of the suit is more than 1500. ;Hi:i:Xrii:LD. Thomas .Tinder and solomnn Hodge, arrested on a charge of obtaining money under f;lse pretenses, were released when they returned each of the notes they had obtained from farmers. They represented themselves as agents of a stock food company. MARION. Alexander Cilirimatcr and Mrs. Sylvia Lowe are held here on i charge of horse stealing. The sheriff declares he has three witnesses who will say they saw the pair driving a horse which was left in the pasture of James Matthews when a better animal belonging to Matthews was taken. MINCIi:. Mp. Margaret Otiw r. '20. carrying out her threat to shoot herself, ended her life in the presence of two women friends who were trylnj

100 HANDSOME SILK KIMONOS ON SALE AT $5.00.

An immense selection. An entirely new shipment. 1 In offering our patrons this opportunity we extend the greatest holiday value the city has had this season. Choose yours early.

Values Wednesday H to dissuade her. She had also threatened to murder Harry Derbyshire, with whom she was in lo and bad quarreled, but made no atbmpt to carry this out. f;i:ia;FIi:Ll).C()ni;a .Martin, notorious as an "all round crook", is back in jail ajrain h-r' on the i baik,'! of robbing a bank at New Palestine two years ai?o. Martin lias s ap d from jail several times and was released from the state prison once on a technicality. He was eouvict d of the New Palestine robbery but was released when it was found that he had not been tried in th' county where the offense as committed. GIRL IS RUN DOWN AT ALLEY CROSSING Mabel. Daughter of Mr. and Mrv. Albert DciU-h, Seriously Injured When Trlc.u-lo Huns Into Kprcss Wagon. Miraculously escaping instant deaMi Mabel, the seven-year-old dauiiht r of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Deiuh, 1 1 -Michigan av., was run over by an -press wagon on N". Main st.. Morula. afternoon at .":!bt oVb,r ;vhib sie was riding- a small tricycle down t? s street. With her mother and sit-r sh was going north on Main st. and at th.alb y between Washington and "olf;iK she drove h-r cart into the wago:i. The tfirl could not stop as she saw the wagon coming out of the a!l" and in an effort to iret off lo r cait she stumbled and fMl undr th" wheel. The V.hee p.se, oyer the child's abdomen and it is thought she may b. injured internally. Sh- wa-- t.tk i to the office of Dr. Walter Hik-r i t tb J. M. S. building and an investigation found one bone in r f t br ken. Sh- was taken home and h-r condition was reported to be ;:s a could be expected. LODGI: N'OTIN. At an election hbl Monday v-n-ir.g th following were chosen o",or of Piacna bato fir. N. 1. Mill tary Order of the Serper.t: Ju gu grariii :-is-inio. Fre.i H. I.obaujjh: datto. n. r:. IJ.-ck: slik and slimy keepers of trr ophidinn. H. 1. Lf-mprt. W. H. Lor.u'r.nrkfr, I. I Ilex, p. a. smith; thrice infamous inferior U gu, c. a. Warwick: lord high ke-f,r .f th acr-d amphora. W. H. Hertch. Arrangements were made for th initiation of a cla- in tV- r;e:r future, also for the repro. ;; i'.i: of the sketch. "Mi'.iTary Life in thPhilippines," by th' degr team .' the order. TRY NEWS-TIMES WANT ADS TRY NEWS-TIMES WANT ADS L. H. ORVIS FUNERAL DIRECTOR Lady AUtant. 120 Ust Colfax Av. Home .VJ'JI. Hell '29:.