South Bend News-Times, Volume 31, Number 97, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 31 March 1914 — Page 12

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S 30TH IN HEALTH RACE IN INDIANA Reports Percentage of 93.918 at Close of First Month of Contest Sixteen Cities Report Perect. South IJend completed the first ni. tnth of the Indiana gool health contest with a 'standing of 00.01S and ranks "oth in the li.-t of over TO cities which arc compel in::. Sixteen out of the 'j towns reporting send a perfect record. Albany, Heme, Hoiirhon, Brook, Covington, Crown Point, Fort Hraneh, Jonesbom, Kentland, Monticello, Moorcsi!Ie, Nobl3vill North Vernon, Plymouth, Remington and Seleyville report not :i singlo new case of any of the ten communicable diseases ou which the contest is based: and likewise no deaths from any of these diseases. But the fact that a third of a given number of towns in mid-winter should be wholly free from the most common of infectious diseases is a high tribute to tho health officer entrusted with the work of safeguarding health, and shows a condition that must sooner or later receive the recognition that ueh efforts and successes merit. Kvery city that reported has an unexpectedly good record, for it must be remembered that "new cases" count for two-thirds while "deaths" count for Only one-third in computing tho averages-. Besides those with perfect records hero are the cities in their rank: (;renca:stle, li'J.o)o; (Ireenslmrg. Columbia City. 19.001; Marion, 00.05:); New Castle, 99.938: Winchester, 09.0:.:;; Laixrto, 00.910; Frankfort, 99.940: Hope, 99.015; Brazil, 90.04:;: Cambridge City, 00.011; Odon. 99.93a; .Michigan City. 90.934; South Bend, 99.918; Brqwnstown, 90.911; Tipton. 99.905: Connersville, 99.9u2: Tell City, 09.001; Hammond, 99.X95; Bluffton, 90.SSO; Oxford, 99.SOS; Tcrre Haute. 99.S59; Union City. 99.S31: Blooming on, 99.80 4; Decatur, 99.701; Greenfield, 99.085; Muncic. 99.059: Liberty, 99.651; Rochester, 99.584 : Willlamsport, 99.572; Edinhurg, 99.450; Paoli, 09.218; Danville, 97.9sS. GET DESIGNSF0R WINDOW Seniors Will Place .Memorial in New Building. Designs for the senior memorial window are 1 o i ii lt submitted to the Iass !y different firms competing for the contract. It is- the intention of the class to ,cp the window placed with tlue ceremony before the closing ot school. The members of tho class are desirous of getting a design embodying an educational idea, probably -.f figures enitilymonic of the arts and sciences. This is another precedent, which the l'Jlt class is establishing. The window will not only serve to commemorate their memory as graduates of tho local high school, but will greatly enhance the attractiveness of the building. A ery jretty gold frame has been adopted by the seniors in which their graduating pictures will be framed. Jt is of gold with a pennant across one corner in steel blue with oralis;' lettering, the class colors. The lettering on the pennant is S. B. Jf. S. '14.,f No one photographer is to be picked to do the work for the whole class this car. This is the result of a feeling that the fam.ly photographer is worthy of something the same consideration as the family doctor and such a preference should be exempt from legislation. The graduation number of the Interlude, as it is planned, will bo not only of unusual interest, but a valuable souvenir ;;s it will contain the lass pictures. SENIORS TO PLANT TREE Class Will Place i:im on High School (rounds Arlwr Par. The senior class of the hiuh school t ill celebrate Arbor day in a fitting manner with exercises ami a proper ceremonial accompanying the planting of a tree on the grounds surrounding tho school. The commitit" in ( barge i composed of L,oyal McMillan. Kenwood Drayton and Malrcm McAlpine. In all probability the tree triven by tho class will be nn elm. The class of 1914 will he the lirst to have observed the day in so appropriate a manner ami in doing so, it is their hope to create a precedent which w ill be followed by subsequent chesses. ENTERTAIN ENGINEERS Mr. and Mr. Iticlo.nl Clbel (ihc Dinner and Po 1'arlv Mondav. .T.tc kson. Mich., with its Toomis farm. !n the interests of the M ichigan-Krie tr.al. were entertained at the home .f Mr. and Mrs. Klchard lllb.l at a dinner Monday night and later enjoyed a box party at the Oliver. Among those present were j- M. Churchill, 'barbs Sout herlaml. C ;. Manning, Mtv controller. V. i Moor.' city engineer, and others. COUPLE ADOPT CHILDREN l'nimdling Hospital Cac Boy ami Ciri to Pair. Tho e- i.irte petition of John CerC.k z for th adoption of Host' t'ol and William Knrithurt w i:rantd hy Judgo Funk in tht- circuit court Tuesday mornln-. Th n:im-s of th hiidn-n w-re (hanut d u Koe and William ;-rgaz re.j-rtivtdy. The two children wi-ri wards of h- Foundling hospital of the listers of Charity rnil viT4- triven to the petitioner over 12 years ago.

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Mib. r. xv. iia(;a.. Short funeral services for Mrs. '. V. Hawaii wa. lo 11 at the home "f r mother. Mrs. J. It. Struck, 11.19 S. lichigan st., Tuesday, sit S o'clock. :-v. 1 K. pougherty officiating. Michigan st., Tuesday, :it S o'clock. I lev. 1 K. pougherty officiating. The hody was taken to Rochester o r the U i:. M XV. at 'J o'clock lor burial. aakon ii-:yi:i:. The hody of Aaron Ivt. 1014 S. I,af;iyette st.. who died Sunday night, will be taken to Kd wardsburg. Tuesday. The funeral will he held there Wednesday at o'clock. llurial in the IMwards'ourg cemetery. IM'AVr MIMTZ. I-;stello May, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Mimtz, Diamond a v.. died Tuesday morning. The funeral was held from the Tcsldence Tuesday afternoon. Burial wa.s in IU erview cemetery. ARREST TWO MORE IN LEAD ROBBERY CASE rlgar Mead ami Henry Mitchell Plead Not Ciuilty to ;raml Larcvny Charge. Two more men. believed to be implicated in the theft of lead from the South Bend Vacuum Ice company, wero arraigned In police court Tuesday morning on grand larceny charge?. It is believed that the entire "gang" has been rounded up with tho arret.of these two, making eight in all that have been taken. When they were arraigned they pleaded not guilty and trial was set for Friday. Bonds were were tlxed at $2 00 in each case. The men wero Edgar Mead, 619 Niles av and Henry Mitchell, of 424 K. Madison st. It has been decided to give all of tho men preliminary hearings in city court although it was first thought that they would be held to the grand jury without trial as the city court docket is crowded at present. The last two men were) arrested at their residence by police. TWO ALLOWANCE CASES Attorneys Civeii l'ees in Divorce Actions Tuesday. Attorney's fees and allowances were fixed in two divorce matters Tuesday morning in the superior court. Joseph K. Neff was ordered to pay $50 attorney's fees and $50 allowance monthly to his wife in the suit of Alice Caughn Neff for separate maintenance against Joseph Neff. John Horvath was ordered to pay $25 attorney's fees in the divorce suit brought against him by his wife, Terez Horvath. An injunction in this case, prohibiting the husband from interfering with the plaintiff or the children was continued. PROPERTY TO BE SOLD Partition Suit (Granted in Court Tuesday Morning. The partition suit of liusell Pveid against Fta D. Keid and James D. Beid, was decided in favor of tho plaintiff Tuesday morning when it came up for a hearing in the superior court and the court ordered the property sold for cash as it was indivisible. The sale is to be held as soon as the required three weeks' notice has been given, and the court appointed Willis A. Bugbee as commissioner to make the sale and named Vernon C. Hastings and Albert N. dishing as appraisers. HE WILL MIND MOTHER RATHER THAN GO TO JAIL BOY PROMISES COURT Because, it is alleged, he would not mind his mother, refused to come home until late nights and disobeyed by keeping company with boys of bad character, (leorge Wozniak, l'J years old, was arrested and arraigned before Judge Warner in city court Tuesday morning. His mother appeared as the chief witness against him. She told the court she wanted to make a man of her boy, but that he wa.s getting into continued trouble because he stayed out late with bad boys. He was locked in the county jail for 4 0 days and was released a few weeks ago, as a result of his being implicated in the i theft of some butter by a gang of west end boys. The judge ordered him to mind his mother or go to jail and the boy gladly said he would obey her. He was released. STRUCK TAXI DRIVER Corden Vnderly Pays $15 lc Instead of ."0 Cents. Cordon Cndeily. 2'. Adams st.. pleaded guilty to .striking a taxi driver Monday night, when he was arraigned in police court Monday morning. He said that he struck the driver because he wanted to collect too large a free. Underly was oompe!Ied to pay the driver 50 cents for the joy ride and had to pay the city $15 for the bother of being driven to the police station. Je THE GOLDEN FLEECE HY LILLIAN LAITLIHT The city will m:ke your fortune. Put country ;oys away. And travel in ha.te to the city! Then ?ruh there night and day. Kill sympathy and pity. The joys of youth and play. And the city will make your fortune In the insolent city way. And what is the city fortune That country hearts would hold? Harsh clangor of life in the city. j tirim lust for the fleece of cold i While the world looks on In iity. As it lias since the days of old, When lirst for a mess of pottage Was the birthright of Csau sold. riUFJUAN mKT IN CAM. IM:aBOI)V. Mass., March 31 One titetnan hroke his leg by a 15-foot fall and the leather district of Peabody was threatened when a $23,000 lire burned out the Phoenix Leather t umpany s factory Tuesday. TRY NEWS-TIMES WANT ADS

TS CHICAGO COURTS Jonas 0. Hoover Seeks to Have Injunction Set Aside in His Suits Against, the Order of Owls. The cjuestion of whether the trial of the suit of Jonas O. Hoover, Chicago attorney, against J. W. Talbot, president of the Order of Owls, will be tried in South Bend or in Chicago, is now up to Judge Funk of tho circuit court. Yesterday Hoover appeared before the Court here and tried to get the injunction holding up the Chicago case, dismissed so that he could try the caso in that city. To this end Hoover filed it motion to strike out the injunction. It was argued at some length, technical difficulties as to how deep the facts should be gone ii.o interfering, and denied. Hoover then filed a demurrer. This too was argued and denied. Hoover then played his last trump, an answer to the petition praying that the injunction be dissolved. The court heard the attorneys exchange rather acid com pliments over the injunction question for a while and then took it under advisement. The caso in Chicago Is slated for April 8 and if the case Is to be tried there the question of the injunction must bo settled first. Judge Funk agreed to hand down his decision by that date and Hoover and the opposition forces are to hand in their arguments in the shape of legal briefs before Saturday. Hoover is suing the Owls for $8,000 which he claims is duo him for legal services performed during the attempt of a faction of lodges to desert a i number of years ago. The case was originally started in Chicago and another suit on the same grounds was then brought in outh Bend. Hoover now wants the Chicago case tried and the defendants want to stand trial here. The case went to trial once in Chicago and Hoover got a verdict but the decision has been reversed and the case is coming up for its second hearing next month. BROTHERHOOD STARTS LOCAL OPTION BOOM Men of Lowell Heights Church Want Saloon Eliminated lYom South Bend. Initial steps toward holding a "wet" and "dry" election in South Bend were taken by the men at the Lowell Heights M. K. church at a banquet Monday night when more than 60 who attended put themselves on record in favor of a local option election. Providing a local option is not supported by the other churches, plans were made to circulate a petition remonstrating against having any saloons in the lourth ward. The matter will be put up to the United Brotherhood in an effort to get all the churches to back it. Attention of the meeting was called to the fact that a similar remonstrance for tho seventh ward is being prepared for circulation and it is hoped to win over both wards in an effort to split the city saloon forces. Charles Wcidler, chairman of the St. Joseph County Constitutional Convention league, was one of the piincipal speakers, urging the need of a constitutional convention. WANT 15-MINUTE CAR SERVICE TO ST. MARYS One of Several Petitions to Board of Work. Park Board husy Replanting Trees. Petitions for a 15-minute street car service on the St. Mary's line; for a local sewer on Dayton st., connecting with the Bowman creek sewer, and for curb and walk improvements on Catalpa av. from W. Sample st. to (Jarst st., were filed with the board of works at its meeting Tuesday. Bids were opened for water and sewer connections on t. Louis blvd., and Ford st., and were referred to the city engineer for tabulation. There will be a meeting Tuesday night to dispose of a number of matters, the acceptance of some one of the bids abov? referred to being among them. That 300 trees have been taken from Sunnyside, the forest of J. M. Studebaker. and replanted in Pottawatomie park, is reported by the board of park commissioners. A crew of men is now at work seeding Leeper park. The agricultural clas of tho hiuh school has been watching the park employes spraying the city trees for the past few days, as a part of their lessons in forestry and horticulture. CONFESSES OLD MURDER: ANOTHER SERVING TIME George Ilouchcr's Iterated Denial of Crime Recalled ami Man May IV lYeed. ST. JOSEPH. Mien., March 31. That (leorge Boucher, convicted o murdering William llawken here in 3 89, and who lias served IT. years of a life sentence in Jackson, is innocent of the crime and that he was the real murderer, is the confession made by Horace Congdon, who is now under arrest in Mattoon. III., charged with violating his parole. Boucher swore the day he was sentenced that he was innocent. Again and again he has reiterated his denial of the crime and has never ceased in his efforts to gain his freedom through gubernatorial clemency. Should Congdon's story be borne out there is no question but that Boucher will be pardoned by Gov. Ferris at once. . corn nriiM-:i to ikatii. AMSTERDAM. Netherlands. March 31. Four persons were burned to death in a tire which destroyed a big confectionery house today. There were 2.20- employes In the building when the lire broke out.

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RESUMES TONIC Council to Convene in "Hole" and Discuss Policewomen and Things Two Consecutive Sessions. In the sacred, sweet, confiding confines of tho "hole." South Bend's very select councilmen, numbering seven, aro to meet again tonight, and taking under their protecting wing, the less secretive three, proceeded again to decide once irtore, same as in 'days agone; and. perhaps, as in other days to come, whether or not a policewoman should bo placed on the South Bend police force with the emoluments thereunto belonging, and the appurtenances, privileges and appendages, appertaining. It will all come up in the nature of an ordinance introduced at the council meeting a week ago "and after that the deluge." It will take two of these sessions this time to disposo of this subject, and others to come up; that have been up before, and otherwise. There will be three weeks between council meetings and both the intervening Tuesday evenings are accordingly to be utilized. In addition to deciding again to appropriate $400 for employment of a police woman, the eommitteo is etill flirting with the firemen's salary question, the forestry ordinance, tho C. A. C, meltingpot program for changing the names of streets and a petition for extension of the street car lines on W. Sample st.. from S. Michigan to Chapin, etc. What to do with the ordinance presented by the board of health to secure the services of the South Bend Medical Laboratory association, at $1,125 a year. Is also to be disposed of. And maybe there will be other matters not yet known to the public. The board of public works may ask. the committee to decide to let the council decide to let th board of works decide to let the state public utilities commission decide the question of South Bend water rates, and put a stop. to municipal graft upon private consumers, in accordance with the commission's rules of accounting and forbidden Inequalities. "Here is a matter that surely should be considered behind closed doors," Pres. Lang and his adherents will say. "We must never let the public know anything about our positions on so momentous a proposition as that. To initiate authority to the board of works to submit to a necessity is too solemn a matter." COURT HEARING SUIT OVER CHECK CASHED BY THE WRONG WOMAN The suit brought by John H. Ellis against tho Citizens' National bank on the payment of a check is being heard Tuesday afternoon in the superior court before Judge Van Fleet. The two parties agreed on the facts In the caso but wanted the judge to apply the law and to fix which party should bear the loss. The facts as recited are as follows: Dr. Ellis mailed a check for $4 2.50 last July to a Mrs. Jennie i?harpless, living on Franklin place, but by mistake he addresses the envelope to a Mrs. J. Sharpless, Franklin st. The postofiice department finally delivered the letter to Mrs. Abbie Sharpless on Clover st. This second Mrs. Sharpless is married to a Joseph Sharpless, making her initial Mrs. J. Sharpless. She cashed the check as Mrs. J. Sharpless. The plaintiff claims that the bank was negligent in not .identifying the person cashing the check further while the defense claims that the negligence was the fault of the sender in not putting the proper address on the envelope. ALLEGED WIFE SLAYER DYING AFTER ATTACK SANTA FF, N. M.. March SI. Adolfo Padillo, who was charged with murdering his wife, is believed to be dying Tuesday as the result of an attack made upon him by 20 masked men who forcibly dragged him from the jail before dawn. The men left him on a street corner, bleeding from more than a score of serious knife wounds. The masked men overpowered Jailer. Thomas Closson, the sheriff's son. and with his keys entered Padillo's cell. Padillo's wife was found urday at the home of her dead from a knife wound throat. last Satmother, In her MAIL CLERK HELD FOR THEFT OF $20,000 IN CURRENCY PACKAGES ILUIULSBUKG. Fa.. March 31. Accused of having stolen $20,000 from the United States mails. William H. Baum, a Harrisburg postotiice clerk, was arrested hero Tuesday by Deputy Marshal Snyder. It is alleged that Baum took from the mails on January" 5. 1912. two registered packuges. enroute from St. Paul to a New Yorkhanking house, each package containing J 10,000 in currency. It required a year and a half to obtain evidence that the officers regarded as sufficient to warrant Baum's arrest. DIES IN ENGINE CAB C.'rand Trunk llmployc Kpires With Hand on Throttle. FLINT. Mich., March 31. Engineer William Puss, one of the oldest of the Grand Trunk's force, died last evening in the cabin of his engine just after he had left this city. He failed to stop at Davison, one of the regular stops, and the llreman. in trying to learn why the stop was passed, found that life was extinct. Russ lived in Battle Creek. CALKNDAH JO KS FOUWAUI). The circuit court did not take up any of its scheduled cases Tuesday, Judge Funk putting the entire calendar ahead one day. There wa.s little business of importance transacted in court Tuesday. BOSTON. Ignoring four cousins, John C. Crafts provided in his will that" his pet dog. "Pete", receive an income of $ 1,200 a year. The cousins will make a contest. TRY NEWS-TIMES WANT ADS

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at SOc 9 TO SETTLE -WAGE SCALE Joint Conference of Coal Minors and Operators in Kentucky. LOUISVILLE, K, March 31. Representatives of the mine and coal I operators of district 2:: which in cludes the coal fields of western Kentucky met in Louisville Tuesday in the joint conference which is held every two years for tho adjustment of wages. Both sides ha.ve alreadyheld subsequent meetings;. Today's meeting was held behind closed doors. Indications arc that an agree- ; ment on wages for the next two years i will be reached without great diffij culty. SIX THOUSAND JOBLESS i ci in,to.s in oi.. shut i.n .Mines. MARTINS FERRY, O., March 31 Six thousand miners were thrown out of work in this vicinity Tuesday. Coal operators shut down their mines pending an adjustment of the newscale from this time to May 2 when the new wage scale becomes effective. After May 20 the operators will have to have the miners for all the coal mined. At present they don't receive any compensation for slack or pea coal. K0ETLERS FOUND GUILTY ! CHICAGO, March 31. "Handsome Jack" Koetters was found ; suilty Tuesday of the murder of Mrs. Emma Kraft, a wealthy Cincinnati, ! O., widow and was sentenced to life i imprisonment by Judge McDonald. The jury considering Koetter's case retired last night and reached a ver dict early today. ADDITIONAL MISHAWAKA C. A. II. ATTENTION. Houghton post G. A. K. will hold a meeting .Wednesday evening. Adv. E. P. HCNTSINGEK. NO CABS 0 RFL0WERS FOR US SAYS SOUTH BEND GRADUATES (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.) gown but wero hopelessly split when the kind of dress or gown was brought up for discussion and after a heated debate decided to think it over and uecide later. The action of the cla5s In endorsing a imnl commencement i In keeping ' with the policy advocated by state

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