South Bend News-Times, Volume 31, Number 2, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 26 December 1913 — Page 2
2 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1913
THE SOUTH BEND NEWS-TIMES.
TELEPHONE FIRE ALARM ALLOWED
Board of Safety Perimts Home Tel. Co. to Install System--Chief Grant Recommends MoreAuto Aparatus.
POST OFFICE GOES
Permission to the American Telephone fir.' Alarm ('. to In.-tul its system of carrying atnl regUi. ring lire alarms direct from the home as a part of the system of the Home Telephone Co., was granted by the board of public s;tfety at its meeting Friday morning. The !yM-m is to he instalhd without expanse to the city, including tho registering apparatus at the central fire station, the plan apparently being to aiiord the city thai much free service, in return fur the benefit it "will he to the Home Telephone Co.. in enhancing the desirability of its phone .nTvice arid increasing its patronage. The prmit was granted in the presence of the Keller hoard of safety -which was present at the meeting us uest5, including the newly appointed clerk, Harry K. Josephson, who is to succeed Wilson Snyder. The new clerk and the "ex" had a long runferenco after tho meeting, and it Is probable that Mr. Josephson will spend considerable of his time, the first week of the year at the board of safety offices, allowing Mr. Snyder to put him wise to the run of thir.K-s. Mr. Josephson'H resignation as deputy county recorder Recomes ffective Jan. 1. (rant Approves System. Tho plan of the telephone alarm system U to instal a registering apparatus at the central station which will record where a lire is by touc hing a push-button in any home where there is a Home telephone with a lire alarm attachment. The contraption Is also so constructed that upon being touched !y a certain degree of heat, it will give an alarm automatically. Chief CJrant, who has investigated the plan, advised the issuing of the permit. Tho chief also submitted to the "board his recommendation for future, lire equipment, at this meeting, and extended his compliments to the mayor, council and board of .safety, for the confidence, cooperation and courtesy shown him as head of the fin; department which he must quit on Jan. , Irving V. Slbrel having been named by tho Keller board to succeed him. The use of the automobile apparatus system In discussed quite in detail by the retiring chief. His car and the .-into chemical engine were the first to he placed in the department, this in 191 and their efficiency at once proved so great that an auto ladder truck and hose wagon were added in 10i::. The council has already appropriated $;,t0i for two more auto hose wagons, which the chief urges le purchased at once. In addition. Chief CSrant declares that south Ib'nd should have an S0foot auto ariel truck, the old horse truck being in had condition, and, being only a 00-foot affair, is not equal to the city's possible needs. The recommendations of the chief were placed on file and will he referred to the next administration for Its disposal.
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Local Office Handles 2,000 Sacks of Mail and Had Everything Out of the Way on Christmas Eve.
FUNERALS
Mils, kmmalim: ovkumyiu:. The funeral of Mrs. Cmmaline Ovcrmyre, s.'o lLush st.. who died Thursday, will be held from the house at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon and from the Mizpah Hvangellcal church at 2: 30 o'clock. Rev. J. O. Mosier will officiate and burial will be made In Riverview cemetery.
MRS. OTTO PHASS. 5 The body of Mrs. Otto Prass. who lied in Tucson, Ariz., will arrive in tlie city Friday night for burial. Cunrral services will be held from the residence of her daughter, Mrs. H. S. Iiadet. X. Iifayette St.. Sat urday. Rev. J. I. Cardiner will officiate. Rurial in Riverview cemetery.
K AT 1 1 1 II MM! YO V N C. . The funeral of Katherine Young. "Who died at her residence, J21 Sadie Ft.. Thursday, will be held at the Ihhuo Siuulav afternoon. Rev. M. Gof-
feney otllciating and burial will bo j
made In Mixhawaka cemetery.
DEATHS
DEUANE MILLEN. Word reached this city yesterday morning from Syracuse. N. Y., of the death there of Deuane Millen, in his 59th year. Mr. Miller was the son of the late Thomas Millen, a former citizen of South Bend, and while residing here was engaged in the cement business. While living here he was married to Miss Hattie. Poole, daughter of John Poole of this city. Besides his widow, he leaves two children. Edward Millen of Syracuse, N. Y., and Mrs. Howard Hoffman of Wayne, Pa.
KERN'S DAUGHTER WEDS ROANOKE. Ya., lec. Mi Julia Kern, daughter of Sen. John W. Kern, of Indiana. Friday i- the bride of George. R. lwvs-qi of this city. ' The Ceremony wa performed Thursday, nt Kern chapel. nir 'io'.'ir.s, Ya., the summer home of the s.-uat.T. WIFE HAD PLANNED TO COMMIT SUICIDE rilll'AGO. le0. 2 .". M ! s. VIete Schneider planned to commit sum In court Wednesday if h. r hi:st'a:.d wax found guilty of the murder of John Rogue, diamond ima chant. This
ran Oecaire kikumi a:ir the (tK read the verdict exonerating Schneider and his wife had fainted. As the clerk l-eican t lead Mrs. Schneider ro.-e, p .-tin; an arm en her husband's shnbbr f.r s-.ipo rt In h-r ether hand she h.-id a har.dkci -chief closed to h ! :'., e. When the verdict "not guilty" w.is read. the woman swoor.ed. After bei-.- revied hhe exhibited to her hus'-and an 1 his counsel a vial of poison which she had eonrealed in the handkerchief. I hail made up niy mind that I wouldn't .-ee Harold to tlie allowfi." sho said. "ll'n th best Christmas irsent I
rvor had." was Schr.t ith r's comment
on the verdict.
Nearly 2,000 sacks ofjnail have been handled through the outh Rend poitotiice during the first four days of the week including Chrastmas, according to figureeH compiled by Supterintendent of Mulls Schuyler C. Tipton Kri3ay. The postoiliee is still crammed with thousands of iackaes, practically all of which came to the oiliee on Christmas day. Considering all circumstances Postmaster Crabill believes the cHice is in excellent condition with respect to the holiday rush. Excellent nervlce was maintained during tlie days preceding Christmas had not the avalanche of packages continued to come in on Christmas day the office would probably, have been well cleared up Friday. A significant fact Friday Vas that all of the holiday postcards, which must give way to the first class letter matter in order of service, had been distributed and few of these cards remained in the carriers' cases. The exact number of mail pouches worked in the local office this week up until Christmas night was 1.985. of these S.'iS were outgoing, 926 incoming and 101 were made up sacks which have to be re-worked In the oillce. On Christmas day 192 sacks of incoming mail were received. The largest number received was on Tuesway, when 292 sacks came into the office. )a Monday 30fi pouches were dispatched. :H6 on Tuesday, 2 CO on Wednesday and 7G on Thursday. IVw Were; Daniaml. All of the large parcel post packages now in the office were expected to be delivered before night. A feature of the Christmas service this year was the remarkably small number of packages received in damaged condi
tion. .Scarcely more than a half dozen packages, none of them apparently damaged further than to have their wrappers crushed or torn, were found among the tens of thousands of packages handled. .Many parcels received from as far aa California, arrived in perfect condition. The failure to properly wrap a bottle of wood stain resulted in several packages getting a color bath, however, when the bottle broke. There was no report of any extensive damage. Postmaster Crabill gives great credit to the spirit of the postal employes for the manner In which the extraordinarily largo volume of mall was handled in tho local office. "All of the men worked with an admirable spirit and evident desire to give the best service possible," said the postmaster. "They worked overtime willingly and as a result of this spirit
our otttce is in much better condition than was to he expected this year." WOUKCl) XMTAS DAY. While most everybody else In South Uend enjoyed the Christmas with merrymaking in their homes a small band of men tolled mightily Thursday at the local postofllce. How many thousands of letters, postcards and packages passed through the malls Thursday could not be estimated, but an idea may be gleaned when it is stated that when a News-Times reporter attempted to investigate he was stopped by an avalanche of mail. The entire floor of the postoffice was covered with mail seemingly a foot deep. Iike galley slaves distrlbutng clerks pushed, floundered and sloughed through this pack and by night made an impression. - Most of the late mail was bulky material coming via parcel post, the new United Mates medium. That thousands of pounds of parcel post passed through the office Thursday was the statement made. The regular night and day shifts were kept going full tilt all the day and night. Much of tho bulky matter seemed consigned for the rural districts and the rural route men were forced to make trips during the day. WHISKEY MAKING MAY BE STOPPED (CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE) ment of roads made a great showing cf Indiana's enterprise in gravel road maikng. In per cent of graded and graveled or paved roads Indiana ranks second In all the states of the union. Almost 50 per cent of the roads of the state are so improved hut there are nearly twenty-fivo millions of dollars of street and road bonds outstanding. The report also shows that Indiana.' system of construction Is among the most haphazard in the country and that millions in money and incalculable time has been lost in road work ignorantly or eareless-ly done and in failure to take eare of roads after construction la completed. The Indiana delegation in congress averages a little more than ."2 years of ago. Kern is 64; Shivelv 56; Ieib l; Cullop 50; Cox 4S; Rifnhart 55;
ss ti ray 4 9; Korhaly 4Z: Adair
o"; Morrison 1; Peterson 62; Cllne ."7, and Ranch 37. The congressional directory shows that all are lawyers but Moss farmer, Barnhart newslae.cr man. and Leib manufacturer a i d contractor. Adair. Peterson, 1 i lkirnhart. Cllne and Dixon are bank directors. Morrison is a widower and Ranch a bachelor and they a:- the handsomest pair in the dele.u:tion. 'riiey aNo know the most and talk the least.
The Greatest Sale of Linens and White Goods Will Start Monday.
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127-129-131-133 South Michigan Street SI this Sale Onr Greatest
Sheetings, Muslins, Ginghams Monday.
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A great Celebration towards the finest store in Northern Indiana when we open the New Store to you. The enlarged store. It will be tilled with New Fixtures, New Equipment and every dollar's worth of Merchandise NEW. Watch every ad. vou'll find your" wants supplied at Wonderful savings. Every department manager have t heir instructions to rid their departments of all merchandise at once. The cleanest, finest lots of Ready-to-Wear Garments ever offered the buying public is offered you in this sale.
222 Suits Must Be Sold by Jan. 1 st
Starts
Morning
Eighty-five Handsome Winter Suits, guaranteed satin lined, were $15.00 and $18.50 $7.95. Sixty-seven Suits were $22.50, reduced to $10.00. Mostly Navy Blues and Blacks.
Seventy Handsome Wooltex and New York Suits, were $25.00, $35.00 and $0.00, reduced to $15.00. The Season's Very Best Models at Prices to Move Every Garment at Once.
853 Splendid Winter Coats The season's very best models at prices to move every garment at once. $10.00, $12.50 and $15.00 Coats Reduced to $5.00 250 Handsome All Wool Coats, Astrakhans, Zibelines, Fancy Mixtures. Lots of fine blacks and navys. Includes 75 junior coats that sold at $10.00 and $12.50. All Sport Coats that sold to $15.00. Sizes 14, 16, 18 to 44. Over 200 Coats at $10.00 In this Splendid Lot of Coats are Wooltex, Astrakhans, Fine Chinchillas, Handsome Imported Cloths, Silk Plushes; Wonderful values never anything ever offered the people of South Bend at such a price, $10.00.
$22.50 and $25 Coats at $13.95 Beautiful Velour de Laines navys mostly, sizes 14 to 38, $22.50 value, $13.95. Handsome Men's Wear Wooltex Chinchilla Coats, sizes to 42, $25.00 value, $13.95. All Silk Plush Coats, guaranteed silk lined, sizes to 42, $25.00 value, $13.95.
At $25.00 YOUR CHOICE OF ANY COAT THAT SOLD TO $50.00. This includes all Fur Coats, Evening Coats, Velour Coats, Wooltex, Astrakhans, Handsome Silk Plushes. Sizes 14, 16, 18, 34 to 56.
Ti.M is rim: nr:. QUINCV, Mas.. i-e. 2o. Upon hN confession in court that he had 't fire to f-ven building within two days, rbert Yhitt:ker. a 1 . -year-old hoy, was held for the grand jury Wed-r.e'Jay.
BROTHER WILL AID WOMAN HIDE SELF IN THE FAR WEST (CoNTIXrnD FKn.M FIRST FAGE) t 1 eal'vdy Friday that she had no re-iZV'-x. for her ia5t life. "In s;itc of all that has happened, in spite of all that I hav suffered. In ite of all this scandal and notoriety, I have not one regret for what I have don-, she said. "I would do it all over again tomorrow if I could. 'I have bfva rich In love. I have had full measure, pressed down and r.innim; over of a perfect love and c-'mpanioniihip, and it was worth the price I paid." Miss I 'ranch tohl Friday for the firt ti:ne witli what secrecy she had to M.ove to conceal her presence In the little room. Every time that the lawyer re vived a client she had to take special care to hide the fuct that she w.i.s nearby. Kuhlx'r Htvleil Mkk's. "I wore rubhed heeled shoes so that
Handsome Winter Dresses at Less than Cost to Make and They're going to be sold in 10 days
That's what our sales people say they can do at the prices we have put on them. You'll buy three or four when you see them. 165 Misses' and Juniors' Wool Dresses; Serges, Plaids, values to Si 0.00; reduced to $3.95 and $5.00. 200 Women's Handsome Cloth Dresses Silk and Wool Crepes, French Serges, Eponge sizes 14 to 46 values to $25.00, reduced to $10.75. In this lot will be included 67 Silk and Wool Poplins, Crepe de Chenes, values to $25.00.
We advise
Handsome Velvet Afternoon Dresses, worth to $40, at $16.75 Mostly blacks and navys. Made of finest English costume Velvet; trimmed with satin folds and real Marten Fur. All sizes to 4o.
early call. They will not last a day. 20 Handsome Chiffon Evening or Dancin g Dresses, worth $ 19.75, Friday $10.00. 140 Handsome Wool Dresses for Children Just Reached Us. On Sale at $2.98 and $4.50. Haven't had time to inspect them, but manufacturer telegraphed they were rare bargains. Watch Monday's paper for the announcement of the greatest White Goods, Gingham, Wash Goods and Lace Sale. Wonderful values m Sheets, Bed Spreads, Muslins, Table Linens, Towels, Crashes. Hundreds of packages being marked ready for you and you'll long remember this the Greatest Sale we ever attempted. The merchandise offered you during this sale will be our regular stock. Fresh, snappy, up-to-the-very-highest standard of quality.
I could move about without making any noise," fhe said, "but mostly I sat very still listening to the snatches of conversation that Moated over the wall, which did not extend to the celling, learning to learn by the voice, people that I never saw. Clients came and went, politicians and occasionally I heard the voice of a woman Mr. Couch's wife. "I made his life happy, but I suffered. Oh, yes. I .sulTered. I paid the price. I suffered when I thought of his wife. I did not want to hurt her. hut I could not help It. Don't believe that two women can love the same man and not have their hearts torn with miserable Jealousy and envy of each other. I knew Mr. Couch loved me an few men have ever loved in the world and yet I was Jealous of the woman wno bore hia name and was his wife in the eyees of society. "And I will tell you of a strange thin??. Awake, my mind was tilled v.ith hard and bitter thoughts of her, hut in my sleep I loved her better than any other woman on earth. I dreamed of her constantly and always in my dreams I was soinj? to se- her, and she was meeting" me with outstretcharms of welcome and with affection in her eyes and smile. " nat does that mean, what can it nean. except that we do not really hate at all with our hearts, and that as soon as we strip off this little llesh veil, we nre all love for every human OUl ? Han No Rejrrct. "And now. the man 1 lovel is pone, and I say as:aln. that in spite of all that has passed I have no regret. I have had fifteen years of perfect love. and I am willin? to pay the price. I only ask one thing1, ami that is to go away and hide mysself. and live in my memories, the world forettin? and by the world forgot." Miss Crance spent all of Christmas day in the Montlcello jail. Her only Joj- was the return of a photograph of the late Melvin H. Couch, which had been taken from her effects in the attorney's office, where she had lived for three years in a secret room. Mrs. Couch got possession of it and refused to give it up to the woman whoHft secret companionship with Couch was discovered after his sudden
death last Sunday. Miss Urance pleaded and threatened and lato Thursday afternoon, Mrs. Couch sent the picture to her. "It is the only thin? I care for on earth," CUiss P.rance said Thursday night. "It is the bo.t Christmas present I could have received. Miss Iirance waited expectantly the coming of "her brother, H. O. Ilrance of. Hartwick, X. V.. but he did not arrive during the day. She received more than fifty letters Thursday from sympathetic people.
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FOR 3 EXTRA BODIES IN CALUMET PANIC (COXTIXUED FROM FIRST PAGE) tee Is refusing all proffers of aid from the outside world. After the funeral of all the victims which will be arranged for later today, it is expected that the spirit of right will have been interred with the bodies of the innocent children and wives of the strikers and that peace will prevail where, had not the disaster occured. a lasting labor war would be continued Indefinitely. All bitterness and ill-feeling that has existed in thi? strike-ridden community during the past months is wiped away by one irreat common a lUk-tlon. Thursday the. people of Calumet could only see their neighbors, their brothers, their sisters and their little children staggering under an almost unbearable burden of distress and grief. A great mass meeting of Calumet citizens was held Thursday afternoon to express their sympathy and to devisc ways and means to ameliorate tlie sufferings of those on whom deaths had fallen so heavily. A committee of 12 was appointed to visit each individual home of the bereaved families and ascertain what assistance is necessary. Unlimited funds are assured and no outside aid will bo necessary. No Outide Help. "With the kindest feeling for those who offered it, we ask no ouUide help," atte& the resolutions of cym
pathy adopted. "These are our own people and this is our sacred privilege to care for our dead and to comfort the living." Tlie statement of Pres. Moyer of tho Western federation of Miners that no benefits from the citizens would be accepted, was disregarded. Tho strikers also met Thursday afternoon and met a committee, comprising representatives of the nationalities of the victims, to call on the stricken relatives and learn their wishes regarding the funeral. This committee will meet Friday mornins to make arrangements for the services. The authorities have so far been unable to trace a man who i: said to have gone up the stairs of the Italian hall and raised the cry of tiro which is supposed to have started the panic which led to the fearful crush in the stairway. There seems to be little hope he will be apprehended. The other theory that the cry of lire originated within the hall was substantiated by Matt Sari, a striker, who lost his son in the disaster. He had the same theory that it came from a Kroup of men and women toward the front of the hall. IJttlo Cirl Dies. A 14 year old girl, who died Thursday morning, brought the ol'lcial revised list of dead up to 72. All have fceen Identified. Five injured are in the hospitals, all of whom, it is said, will live. Three little girls in the Calumet and Ilecla hospital were able to be up and about Thursday and they romped about a Christmas tree, set up for the patients of the hospital, unaware of the fate which had overtaken some of their brothers and sisters and the father of one of them. A boy of seven or eight years of age who was taken to one of the morgues showed tigns of life soon after, but no restoratives and no physician v,-ere immediately available and death ensued. One couple entered the town hall where a!l the bodies had been gathered to look at seventy of the bocies and failed to find their loved one, but the last body they viewed, the -eventy-flrst wa-s that of the missing one. Members oX tho Calumet fire de
partment relate many instances of heroic attempts to rescue the panicstricken people in the hall. Patrick Ryan arrived on the scene a few minutes after tlie crush occurred at the foot of the stairway. He estimated there were about 100 idled on top of t ach other when he reached the entrance of the building. The pile of crushed and smothered humanity reached to about half the height of the stairway. They were wedged in so tirhtlv. it was impossible to extri-
j cate any from the foot of th stairs.
A boy of about six caught hold of Mr. Ryan's hands and begged to be rescued. The firemen succeeded in pulling the boy partially out but he was unable be extricate the little fellow's legs. Reg? to llo Saved. The human mass kept pressing down and it was impossible to save the boy whose life was soon snuffed out. A fjirl of eight or nine grasped the hands of Angelo Curto. another fireman, kissed them and implored him to save her. He made a heroic effort to
pull her out. but the orMj.nh was so great he was compelled to give up the attempt ami she perished. Mrs. Xiebrnelia. ore of the victim was suffocated while standing tip. John Uurrill. a fireman, who witi;s--ed her death, took a six month oil infant from her arms and carried it to safety. Leonard Wilrnan. a fireman, pushed his way into the stairway and took out a dying boy an ! six unidentified. Xear him his moth r and sister lay dead. A 7-y-ar-ld brother was tak u out later. An eleven year old hoy rescued his brother f nin by carrying him down a ladder. There were other similar rer-cues. A rhild honed from the front of th" building was caught by a spectator. Chief Trudell of the fire department caught another child thrown out of a window by a frantic iath-r. John Haari killed his boy f five ' y falling on him and ho too perished. .Score escaped by passing from a small r ar balcony to the balcony of an adjoining house.
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