South Bend News-Times, Volume 32, Number 148, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 28 May 1915 — Page 12

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PENAL EXPENSES GROW Maintenance Expenses Increase 511,533.39 Over Those in 1914 Report Shows. INhlA.WU'OLIS. .May -js. .-pe-i.tl.i The l.o.inl of state charities ha.- j " 1 a .M-itf Tin-iit in which K slinu." that !r the rirst half of the pit-. nt f.ir the Is .vtat- lnstilutiof.s of a naritaMe or n il type received from the state treasury ir J 1 i . i r 1 ? nari' i- a little more than on; and one-half million dollars for maintenance ami jMrmanent impr ov Min'iit. Maintenaii' expemlit uri alone for the m months amounted to .$1. 7 'j , an r.ii,''- of . 11 f..r each inmate. This dividnl as follows: 5- ; . IT for .-aliri aild wai't: . '.'."All lor f"0'l u c i li s ; for (lothinu; J.,. 77 for ordinary icpairs. ami $:;l.ol lu- i a i. -ll.t riei us ')cri(litun's, prini;.ally luiij-e funiishn.s, futl and li;-- ht. These institutions now have. i :,J"S limi.'itts enrolled. More than h ilt of th.-,e ;i re under the care of live hospitals for tin- insane, the school for feeiile-minded youth ami the village for epileptics. Nothing connected with the statistics is so striking as the rapid growth in Him proportion of mental defectives. Tin re are seven institutions for them ami all are filled to rapacity. In spite of increasing demands Irom eery quarter of the state, they are aide for the most part, the state hoard's report says, to receive new inmates only a.s vacancies cxvur. inc the hcinnin of the fiscal ear they have received 31- and di.sciia rK' d I ''. The net addition to the enrollment in that time was 10. Compared with tho corresponding period of It'll, there was an increase ? $1 !,:.:;".':: in maintrnance expenditures, an increase of ',) 1 in the averjiKo numher of inmates and a decrease of $2. 1.1 In tho average per capita rcs-t. One now institution has heen lidded to the list, since this time last year, tho liohert V. Lon hospital in Indianapolis. This new hospital now lias SS patients. Its average for the MX months was In addition to the maintenance cost, the institutions spent 1 A.-.V.x9 on j;ew huildinirs and permanent improverirnt?. This wa.s nearly S.'O.Otio less than. In the same, period laa year, duo In prcat measure to tho various pressures on tho state treasury. The most extensive building operations at present are at the village for epileptics, at vov Castle, where additional cottages are helm? made ready for patients anl at tho northern hospital for tho insane at Transport. There new dining rooms are hcintf added. Tho school for feehle-niind-M youth. Fort Wayne. h:is purchased some equipment for its new hospital, which is not ready for occupancy and the reformatory at Jeffcrsonvillo is building an extension to it.s walls. Receipts turned Into tho state treasury for the period amounted to $124,2S2.40. of wich $Si,767.75 was from the tibor of prisoners at Michigan City an(l Jrfferson1U and in the woman's prison at Indianapolis. QUESTIONS JURISDICTION i. - Attorney Holds City Court Cannot I'mfort o "la.y H unhand" Law. CONNlJUSVlldilv I ml-. May 2S. An attorney here has applied fr a writ of habeas corpus foe his client. Henlamin Stevens, who was sentenced to jail for a violation of the "lazy husband" act of the laist legislature. It is- alleged that as the sentence was imposed in the mayor's court it Is net alid. as violations of the "lazy husband" law are not within the jurisdiction of the mayor's court. , Judge Crav of circuit court, to whom the application for the writ was made, is .'-.tid to be considering the theory advanced by Stevens' attorney mid the theory that the offense is one In which the 'ircuit court and mayor's c.iirt have e.pial jurisdiction. HUNTED ON WRONG FARM I 'armor's Mistake Cits Him $17. ."o Fine in Court. SIir.UIPAX. Ind.. May 2S. Charles I'.adalv and llobcrt Nelson, farmers vho own ndjoinim? farms jouth of Sheridnn, each posted signs on their propertv prohibiting huntinc. However, each man reserved tho right to Tiunt on his own farm. U happens that the farms mo so arrajed that It is hard to hunt on one and not get on th other. The other day. 1M Kud.ily, son of Charles, went hunting. Ho got on th Vlson farm. and was arrested, charged with hunting out of season. It cost, the son $17. ."'. i" court. HOLDS UP HOTEL CLERK Onnuay Roiio is Knhbcd Second Time In Few Months by Pandit. ALPENA. May 2s. For a second time In the last fw months navay was terrorized by a masked bandit who entered the Chandler hotel, held up the clerk at the point of a revolver and compelled him to deliver th contents of the ash regisU r. SKIN-DISEASES A .iltimoro doctor sace-sts this s:mph-. but reliable and inepensie. h'-me treatment for people suffering witli erema, rlncrworm. rashes and similar itching, burning skin troubles. At any reliable druggist's et a jar of re-mol ointment 'and a cake of res1m.. I s.ap. These will not cost a bit more than s; er.ty-Tive cents. With tile resiliel So.tp JLTld Warm Water l ith" the nfTectcd parts thoroughly, until they are free from crusts and tbe kin is softened. Dry -ry -en'lv. spread on a thin layer of the jesinol aintmer.t. nr.d cover with a light 1 andu -i' r.e. s i ry to or. !e ! t h ebt h(nu". This shr.'ib dr.e lwic e a day. t !K!i !'.! ' :i4. i : ; in a rid ' i;r.!!i; top w:th 'h-- Mvt 1 1 a t me nt ind rhe skin s-.i.e j,, ...o.t , ibar ;c.d healthy a-;ai.'i. Adt.

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OH, r.MIil'S. Ind.. May 2S. Trustees of the Bartholomew county public hospital after a conference with D. A. li'dilen. Indianapolis architect, have announced that the main institution will he 4;.li'0 feet in dimensions and uill he four stories hiKh. The trusties have limited the cost of tho build-in-to 7 5.mj'J. The preliminary plans call for a basement only three feet below tne brade line, which thus really becomes the first floor. The dining room for nurses, kitchen, laundry, detention wards for insane persons and heating plant will be in the basement. Officers will be quartered on '.he lir.-t floor, and there will be a few rooms for patients. The second floor will heoevote.i wnoiiy to patients rooms, (in the third floor there will he the operating room and the sleeping rooms of the nurses, a.s well a.s a few emergency rooms for patients. The trustees have ll'o.ooo at their command, and with the rcnininirig $-M,000 they expect to bush! a tuberculosis hospital, equip ooij, insulations ana provide a site i law iTinuKh for both. The $ 100,000 ! bond issue for the hospital will be .sold here on the afternoon of July 1.1. The bonds will run 10 years ami will draw interest at tho rate of four per cent. There will hs 200 bonds in denominations of $,"00 each. FIRE DESTROYS HOTEL Hiuli Wind ami Water InMiro Sates Traero City IlUKinos Section. LAI'AVKTTR. Ind.. Mav 2S. The three-story brick building of the Ufayette club was damaged by fire early Thursday, the interior of the structure being gutted. The loss is estimated at bctweon $10,000 and $20,000. The tire started near the roof in the northeast corner, either from electric wires or from sparks from adjoining smoke stac ks. The only occupants of the building were two colored waiters, who were sleeping on the third floor. They made their escape from tho building. A large quantity of water was thrown on tho fire and this added materially to the damage. The billiard room, card room and the main dining room were practically destroyed, and the entire roof was burned off, only the walls were left standing. The lossis partly covered by insurance. The membership of the Iafayette club included leading business and professional men of the city, and had also a larre membership of nonresidents, including several Indianapolis men. The club house is opposite the Dryfus theater, which was destroyed by fire about a year ago. It is also close to the V. M. C. A. and the Columbia, apartment house, both of which have had bad. firea in the lait few years. SETS IMPEACHMENT CASE Action Against Newcastle Mayor Taken up In Court. XKWCASTI:, Ind.. May 2S. Tho articles of impeachment returned by the grand urv against J. Leb Watkins, mayor of Newcastle, were filed in circuit court yesterday. One charge of the impeachment wa.s dismissed, and it Is understood the charges filed yesterday will also be dismissed. The oharces filed tn tho circuit court arc practically the same a.s in tho original articles of impeachment. Tho sixth chargo relates to- a trip made by the mayor and certain members of tho police force to Anderson and Muneie. when, it is alleged, the mayor became intoxicated. The hearing is set for June 2. 20 PERSONS INJURED Auto Rus Filled With People Coos Over Finnan k men t. AURORA. Ind.. May 27. Mrs. Fr -Jeriek II. Sehnutte. Mrs. John W. Penr.erlino and Mrs. Delia M. .trayer were cut and bruised on the head and body, and 17 other women were slightIv injured when a large automobile bus skidded on the River View cemeterv pike and went over a 12 -foot embankment. The car turned over three times. Karl R. Huffman, chauffeur for an undertaker, was returning from the cemeterv. where the occupants of the auto had attended a funeral. He turned to the side of tho pike to permit another vehicle to pass, when the accident occurred. SMALL MAN WINS WAGER Carrie Cros-TV Mile IXnni Track and is Then Injured. LAWRENCERURG, Ind.. May 2S. George J. Casov J 3 -irs old. timekeeper for a large number of section laborers in the employ of the Baltimore Ohio Southwestern Railway Co. broke the bones in hi right hand but won a wager in a contest of carrying a crosstie. Casey weighs 13 2 pounds, and is the smallest man in the camp. but he was the only workman w no could carrv the heay tie on his shoulder a distance of a mile down the itr.uks. When he was placing uie um ber on the ground he slipped and icn and it injured his hand. FIRE DESTROYS CLUB I.afaetto Organization Ies $2:0,000 in Rlao Thursday. TRAVERSE CITY. May 28. Fire breaking out in the Park hotel, owned by John Rorgerson. at Si.ttons Bay, destroyed the building. A high northeast wind, together with the water system, saved the business section. Brands were carried to the town hall ar.d this was saved with difficulty. Aid was ask d for from Traverse Citv .md the lire steamer was sent. Loss is estimated at $10,000 with parItial insurance. BODIES FOUND IN RIVER One Woman I Anna Galloway Rut Oilier Ha Not I icon Identified. DETROIT. May 2S. The bodies of Anna Galloway, who disappeared last September, and an unidentified wom an were foipal in the Detroit river. The isnidentiricd body had the letters. '. F. and S. ..." a pair of rUspcd 1 1 1 1 1 v. -i nil the 1 1 U ! I I i i f : I VI n 1 : t : i t . toocd on it.

APPELLATE COURT UP TO NECK IN BUSINESS

statistic show ."." Cases Ponding While Supremo Court Has Only 120 Waiting. INDIANAPOLIS. May 2. J. Fred France, clerk of the supreme and appellate courts, hai Just compiled statistics, which show that the appellate court is swamped with business, while the supreme court comparatively is up to date with its work. Mr. France's compilation shows that May 2U, 1915. the sdpreme court had but 12'J cases pending, while the appellate court had pending o5'J cases. The supreme court at that time had but 11 petitions of various types before it, while the appellate court had docketed 21 petitions. Possible cases that inignt he appealed to the appellate court before the term for tiling such expires number 3.1, while such cases that may appear before the supreme court number but ol. FARMER HAD HICCOUGHS Taken to Hospital Nearly Head When Malady Ceases. WHITM CLOUD. May 2S. Harley Richards, a farmer living near White Cloud, has just recovered from a strange malady. Air. Richards began hiccoughing Tuesday. but went or - i with his farm work. Two days later he went to the local doctors for relief, but kept getting worse and was taken to the Mercy hospital at lag Kapids Saturday. While there he became so bad that his relatives were sent for, but about i o'clock Monday morning he suddenly stopped. A'o further signs of the aflliction have been seen and ho is at work again. ROBBERS CHOKE WOMAN Boat Jlrs. Alfred Martin Into Ciicoii Kiousnos and Ransack Houo. STURGIS. May 28. Two robbers entered the home of Mrs. Alfred Martin here Wednesday afternoon, choked and beat her into unconsciousness and then nuisacked the house. They escaped with a sum of money and other valuables. Mrs. Martin is suffering from shock following the attack. BRIEFS. HIIL5IAL.E. Fire in the second hand warehouse of Moses Solomon did damage amounting to $2,000. BATTIjK CREKK. Two horses were killed and Herbert Rritton and C. T. Jones nearly lost their lives when a pair of high tension wires fell In a mud puddle as they were crossing It. PORT HURON. The city tax rate per $1,000 for Port Huron will be $15.65 or $1.05 less than last year. The assessed valuation of the city is $ 13.SS8.237, an increase of $1,577,582. BATTLE CREEK. Henry V. S'nyder. contractor, Is dead. He was 59 years old. Mr. Snyder is saifl to have built moro big buildings in Rattle Creek than any other contractor. HILLSDALE. Ransom and Am boyare the only townships in Hillsdale county that have not placed their assessment rolls on the cash valuation basis established by the state tax commission. LANSING. Miss Adelia Reed of tho Soo, assistant state librarian for four years, has tendered her resignation. She will be succeeded by Mrs. Ada Shier, one. of the assistants in the lib ran' for several years. REED CITY. As Dr. Rray of this city was crossing the Pere Marquette track at Higbee st. in his automobile he was struck by a passenger train. One arm was broken. HASTINGS. The Harry County Par association has been revived with the following officers: President, John M. Guold. Hastings; vice president. Arthur H. Kidder. Nashville; secretary and treasurer. Roy Andrus. Hastings. EAST LANSING. Pres t J. L. Snyder of the Michigan Agricultural college will ask the state board of agriculture at its next meeting to establish a bakery and meat market at the college to lessen the cost of board to students. .NEW ALP A NY. John C. Davidson. 5S years old. general agent for tho Aetna Life. Insurance Co. in Louisville, was found dead in his room in the Hawn heitel in Leavenworth. His throat was cut. ANDERSON. Newcastle was chosen for the next meeting of the Pythian Sisters of the sixth district when the annual meeting closed in Anderson. NORLESA'ILLE. Rev. H. A. Cottingham. M years old. died at his home near this city yesterday afternoon. He was one of the oldest ministers in the north Indiana Methodist conference. COLFMRFS. Members of the boys auxiliary of the Cemmercial club here have divided their number into four squads and divided the city into four districts to make a complete sanitary survev of the alleys in the city. HFNTINTON. Alleged joy riders stole a large automobile from the E. E. doners private garage- Tuesday and after driving It 109 miles deserted the machine. GOSHEN. The village of Milbrsburg, Elkhart county, is practically in quarantine on account of smallpox which developed follow-in" the arrest of several tramps who were afriieted with the disease. FORT WAYNE. Thursday. June 17 has been selected as the date for the Lincoln highway celebration in Fort Wavne. Plans-are under way to make it the most notable demonstration! ever held here. I'OUT WAYNH. The city cuncit has passe! an onlinanee to prohibit pedestrians fnm "cuttine" corners at street crossings. The c.rln;ar--e was !esineil to regulate trallic in the dnwn tow n tliM rici . Ti, NEWS-TIMES WANT ADS

FORMER RESIDENT GF ELKHART PASSES MY E. K. Cole For Past Two Years Was Advertising Manager at Battle Creek Inquirer.

ELKHART, Ind.. May 2S. E. K. Cole, for many years a resident of Elkhart until ho moved to Rattle Creek. Mich., two 3-cars ago, died last Friday, a victim of tubercular meningitis. His son. Clifford Cole of the Pucklen theater, who was called to Rattle Creek last Wednesday, returned home Friday. Mr. Cole, who was 5 8 years old. i survived by his wife and the following children besides Clifford Cole: .Mrs. Jessie Peterson and Edward Cole, both of Rattle Creek; George Cole of the government printing oMicc at Washington. His parents. Mr. and Mrs. Myron E. Cole, long residents of Elkhart, now live at Webster, Tex. After leaving here Mr. Cole became the advertising manager of the Rattle Creek Enquirer. Reports from the school buildings over the city indicate that much interest is being manifested in the display of the students' work especially the products of the art department. Wednesday was the Reardsley and Fifth ward schools' special day and at both buildings large crowds of parents and interested friends passed comments on the exhibits. Thursday was the npecial day designated for the Willowdale and Fourth ward schools. An ice cream social wa.s In Id at the Willowdale building Thursday night. The proceeds, $20. will become part of the playground equipment fund. Friday is tlo- special day assigned to the Weston and East I Hk hart schools. The Parents-Teachers' association of the latter school will meet Friday afternoon when the annual election of oflicers will be held. I. Danskyhawk ef Rremen. a contractor who is building a bridge ever Yellow (reek on the "all westside' road, sustained a fracture ef his left shoulder blade in a fall with a scaffold at the bridge, today noon. He is being temporarily cared lor at his boarding place, the home of Henry Himebaugh, but expects to go home soon. E. R. ITynn persuaded Harry Dwight and Tom Keeth to put on a pair of handcuffs, one on a wrist of each, at the Elks' club here Wednesday night and it was 2 o'clock Thursday morning before they gained their freedom by getting the cuffs lilcd oil at the Warren garage. In the meantime, in an automobile, they had gone to the police station in search of a key to unlock the cuffs and Mnally drove to Chief Roth's home at 415 W Jackson st. Imploring him to come forth and release them. The chief was deaf to their clamors, having been put "wise" over the phone by Flynn, as had the police at the station. George Woodruff of Hillsdale, S7 years old. a Civil war veteran, died Wednesday of a complication of diseases. The body will bo brought hero Friday and taken to Asolo chapel, where sen ices will lie conducted by Rev. I. S. Cleaver. Rurial will bo in the cemetery at the chapel. Mr. Wood raff was a resident of osoio township before and after the war. spending K ye-ars there, but moved to Hillsdale 20 years ago. He is sunived by his widow, Martha Wood raff; a son. Samuel Woodraff of Hillsdale; four daughters. Mrs. Emma Dilgard eif Los Angeles. Mrs. Ida Eller and Mrs. Lida Harrison of this city and Mrs. Martin Walters of Hillsdale and a brother. Stewart Woodraff. of this city, who is at present an inmate of the soldiers' homo at Marion. R. L. Wilhelm. S17 Hubbard aw, underwent an operatiem at the General hospital Thursday for relief from strangulated hernia. He was taken to to the hospital in C. E. Waller's ambulance. WILL ADVERTISE PET0SKEY City Council and Citizens Donate to Fund For Publicity Campaign. PETnSKEY. May 2S. The city council here has appropriated $."00 to the use of the Emmet County Impreivement association in advertising the advantages to be found here by summer tourists, and the business men e)f the city have subscribed a like amount to be used for the same purpose. The transportation companies, both boat and rail, will give an equal amount, and this city will get the benefit of a well placed advertising campaign eluring the next few weeks. THIEF GETS 0WN MEAL Breaks Into IlilNdalo Cafe. Takes Cigars ami Loaves No Clue. IIILIDALE. May 2. A burglar broke into the American cafe here in tin4 early morning, prepared himself an excellent meal, filled his pockets with the best cigars available and went away, leaving no clue. John n'Meara also discovered when he opened his clothing store that a thief had stolen about $lu worth of clothing. The cash register containing $2.."o was unteuiched. WILL INSULATE POSTS Cadillac Boulevard Lights to ProWde Safe IlnrMs For Bird-.. 11LLA .M;Vy L's. Th re will he just let i:i.re cyniv-nient "rjists" for the hirIs whh h make their home in I'adil'.ic aftr tli-- lirst of July than there are at the pres.-nt time. For on that i : i T t li i , ity's nc-w houlevard litrlit in t; t.-!i will he installed and every pr i aation vull he taken to so ins'il't- th- j.ist: that there will he no u .-:!.!, rhaiu e to electrocute the hirds. In nine , it f in .if the cities in whitli tho jims? lights arc used, the iron columns are insulated only at the 1't.ttoTll. TN' .M ;n j,;,, ,.;ty will he ins'.ihitcd 1m. th tie- .i a' d inttrn tli t a hr;x,. wu-.. nr l.id 'innct in c;-n't posi:.lv i.ut tlie iM.-t in shpto topple the birds when they alight.

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Special Suits $5.95, $9.95, $14.95 and $19.95 $15.00 to $27.50 values. Special Undermuslins Combinations 95c, $1.45, $1.95; Gowns 79c, 98c; Petticoats 59c. Special Children's Wear Sweaters 39c, sizes 1 to 3; Coats $1.95, sizes 2 to 12. Special Blouses at Half Price. Specials in Underwear Ladies' Lisle Union Suit 69c, Vests very special at 10c and 15c. Special Dress Aprons at 42c 75c reg. Coverall Aprons 19c 50c reg. Special Silks and Wash Goods Many timely items Wash Remnants in 2 lots 19c and 29c. Specials in Notions, Toilet Goods, Leather Goods, and Jewelry.

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