South Bend News-Times, Volume 33, Number 3, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 3 January 1916 — Page 3

THE SOUTH BEND NEWS-TIMES

.MONDAY, JAMAKY 3. 1915. 3

HAPPENINGS

57.000 DAMAGES ASKED III SUITS!

New Court Actions Growing Out of Collapse of Building Are Started. Dnmaprp suits totaling $."7,000 for Injuries suffered to person and business anJ property, all resulting from the coll. ipso of th- building at 114116 S. Michigan -st., on the evening of Jan. 1914, have l.en liled in Circuit court. Most of them are directed against the Independent Five and Ten Cent More, against whom a Judgment was returned last month by a circuit court Jury for $J,!00 damages in favor of Long Mye, who was suing for damages done his business, restaurant and other property. Mye now sues for $ 10,000 more, according to hi.s complaint filed in circuit court, this time, the damages being frr personal injuries which he charges he received with the collapse of the building. lie alleges that his nerves were wrecked so as to unfit him for business besides suffering Internal injuries. Another angle to the cn,e is the

complaint of the Indenepdent Five i Mrs. P. Novis of South Bend; Waland Ten Cent store against Adolph Jter Ort of Mishawaka; Harvey Ort,

Heller, proprietor of Heller's furniture store, in which the former asks $25,000 damages against the bitter. The chief allegation made Is that the removal of partitions from the second and third floors of the adj'ning building followed by the storage of 23 tors of furniture .therein, caused the supports of the building to give way. Tore Away Partitions. The complaint states that the Shively building. constructed in 1S73. was originally intendd for hotel purposes and for a great many years was ued as such. The Five and Ten cent people further charge that the construction of the building was such that the ceilings of both the second and third floors

rested on the partitions cf the small ;cld, died at the home of her daughrcorns and hallways. The complaint ; ter, Mrs. Charles Steck, 324 S. Wilndds that all partitions running east j liam st., Saturday, following a .short and west and four partitions run-, illness. She is survived by five chilning north and .outh, made by Mr. j dren, all of South Bend; James. Peter Heller for storage purposes, was re- ;and Charles Dubail, Mrs. John BrodFponsible for the collapse of the ! beck and Mrs. StecK and the follow-

building. The chief items mentioned specifically In the complaint for iosses suffered include $J,000 worth of merchandise stored in the basement, tiadi fixtures valued at $2,000, $2,200 for the new fronts upon th ftore, and $S,000 given by the New York corporation toward the rebuilding of the store. Wants $2,.0O Damages. John R. Nobile Co. asks $2,000 damages for Injury to his stock. The defendants named are Inde pendent Five and Ten Cent store, I), i M. Shively. W. C. Crabilt, Hattie E. Shively, Flora S. Beitner. Bernice Fulk. Albert F. Honer, Mary Honer, Amelia 4?. Winkler, William C. Winkler. Grace E. Honer, Emma H. Findlinger and William E. Honer. Adolph Heller asks for $15,000 damages from Dudley M. Shively and others. The chief damage the complaint sets out was sustained to rugs, furniture and stock stored away, ine rignt of a lessee to e- j joy the use of ground and buildings rested without interruption is made the basis of Mr. Heller's suit against Mr. .Shively, lessor of the property. Samuel M. and Samuel B. Robinfon ask damages of $500 against the Independent V'iu- and Ten Cent store for the loss of books and othtr property stored In a real estate office on the second floor of the building. All In nil 12 damage .uits have resulted from the collapse of this building. Only one lias been tried. Pamages asked for in all th complaints will total nearly $100,000. SUBMITS ANNUAL REPORT CUy Klectrician Spent n Biiy Year in I9tr. City Electrician Roy N. Monday morning submitted Dickey the report of the work done during 1915 by the electrical department showing: an increa.se- in eery ph tse of the work done in the department over 1914. During the ear there were o.254 inspections made, 44 4 more than in P. 14. Tin re were 465 condemnations. 125 more than in i 1914. while there wa-s a total of 2C1 attempted inspections or 4 5 more! than In U14. According- to the i port 1 . 6 T ti icnnits were issue.! b y the department. Electrician Dickey also submitted the report for December, showing a total if 2l'J inspections. 35 condemnations, and 17 attempted inspections. There were 137 permits is--ud during the month. TO CONTINUE SERVICES Jlcvir. is Now I nder Way at Mi rieasant Clinch. The revival services held during the last week at Mount Pleasant church, which were to have closed Sunday evening ha e been continued this week. The speakers have been ar - ranged as follows: Monday. Rev. A. H. Kenna of Epworth Memorial church; Tuesd.-iy, to lt? provided for; Wednesday, Rev. J. T. Loveland: Thursday. Rev. M. ( peale. and Friday and Saturday evenings the paor Rev. Clud Vouiiii, will luvo charge.

DE A THS

mils. MAiuiAuirr Mccwn. Mr.. Margaret McCab. mother of Mrs. J. U. Berteling, 215 S. Taylor st., died at 5:30 o'clock Monday morning at her home in Milwaukee. She was S4 years old and had been ill for some time. lies id es Mrs. Berteling she is survived h" her husband. Andre, and another daughter, Miss Kate McCab. gottmi:ih: dalliix Fuiural services for (lottliebe Iallie were held from the residence of his son, Kmil Dallie, Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Bev. C V.. Both officiated. Burial was in the city cemetery. c;i-:iiTiirm: i. iiiimhkowski. Gertrude Irene, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman I lenrikowskl. 817 I. Bowman st., died Sunday afternoon after a three days illness of diphtheria. She was born Feb. 18. 1513, and was two years, ten months and fifteen days old. She is survived ly her parents and a sister, Helena Olga, Funeral services from the residence Monday was strictly private, liev. Martin A. Goffney officiated; burial at Bowman cemetery. . am:i: sTi;rri:v out. Mr3. Alice Steffey Ort, 67 years old. died Saturday following an illness of one day at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. W. Barnes, 226 K. Indiana av. She is survived by five children, Mrs. J. W. Barnes and j Columbus, Ohio; Milton Ort, Ivaiporte; four brothers and sisters, M. ; L.. Steffey of South Bend; Josiah ' Steffey, Washington. I). C; Milton Steffey and Mrs. Saiah Freehafer, j Dayton, Ohio. She is also survived j by 10 grandchildren. ' Mrs. Ort was born Dec. 4, 1S48, I In Vs.ct ,w.,,nt.' 1, .1 I.. 1 ill i'iuiii.1, x riiiinj itiiiua, clllvl came to this city 51 years ago from Illinois. Funeral services will be held from the residence of her daughter at 226 H. Indiana av. at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon .and at 2:20 o'clock from Mlzpah Fvangelical church. Itev. J. O. Mosier will olflciate. Burial will be in the City cemetery. .Ti Li a M!:tz;i:r Dnuib. Mrs. Julia Metzger Duball. SJ years ing brothers and sisters: Adam Metzger of Ohio; Mrs. M. Merley of Canton, O., and 13 grandchildren. Mrs. Dubail was born in Ohio, Nov. 29, 1834, and came to South Bend 55 years ago from Ohio. The body was removed to her daughter's home, Mrs. John Brodbeck of 606 Leland av., where it may be viewed from Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock up until the hour of the funeral. Funeral services will be held from St. Mary's church Tuesday morning at 10:15. Fathers Schrier and Kirsch of Notre Dame with Rev. J. M. Scherer will olficiate. Burial will be in Cedar Grove cemetery. FUNERALS MllS. PlIOEBi: JESTER. Mrs. Phoebe Jester, who died Saturday afternoon at her residence. j 100 6 E. Easalle av.. will be buried tomorrow in the Fair cemetery' near Eapaz. The funeral services will ie neui in ine tiiiiau cnurcn witn the Rev. A. E. Thomas of the First Brethren church of this city officiating. A short service will be held i tonight at S o'clock at the residence. ! STOCK TO BE INCREASED Kiiohlot-k-llcidcman Co., Will Widen Its Activities. Application has been made by the ' directors of the Knoblock-Hcideman J Manufacturing Co., Sample st. and i Lincoln way E.. to the secretary of state of Indiana for an increase in its common stock from $30,000 to $100.000. The increase in the amount of orders for the new magnetos which the company is manufacturing has made necessary the enlargement of the plant. The new ignition apparatus has been found suitable for cuitl-cylinder engines and the company will manufacture for automobiles, motorcycles, aeroplanes and motor boats. A large display of magnetos and spark coils will be made M the national motor boat show to be held at Grand Central palace. New York city, during the first week in February. CHANGES ARE MADE AT COURT HOUSE .Vow Officers Take Po-ltioir Cigars Fly Thick and Past. It looked like a busy day at court house Monday but such the was not the case. The usual Monday work was in evidence, but the real cause of the many visitors was the presence of the new county officials who entered upon their duties the first of the year. Cigars tlew thick and fast around the various departments, Bert E. Klyscz succeeded Noah Iifliman as recorder. Arthur Wolfe. Clarence Sedswick as auditor, and Ja::ies Miller. Daniel A. White as .commissioner from the western disj trict. ! In the recorder's office, Marvin jOrt ami Miss Gladys Monroe remained as deputies, while In the auditor's I office John Cully, formerly deputy sheriff undr Charles E. Bailey bejcame chief deputy auditor.

IN AND

BY MUESSEL

IS Li TO REST Funeral Services of Murdered Man Impressive Police Fail to Get New Clues. Funeral services for Henry Mues3el, victim of bandits in the dual tragedy of last Friday, were held from the residence, 401 W. Madison st.. Sundpy afternoon. Magnificent was the floral display which surrounded the steel casket in which the body was placed for burial, and attributed to Mr. Muessel's standing in the community in which he had lived so long. Members of the South Bend lodge if Elks were in charge of the services which were held from the residence. Rev. C. A. Uppincott officiated at the house and at the Riverview cemetery receiving vault where the casket was placed. Two hundred and fifty Elks attended the services, which were public. Services at the cemetery were private, but despite this, the funeral cortege was made up of 15 carriages. That the Mucssel funeral was the largest since the impressive burial given the Hon. Abraham Brick, representative to m congress from the thirteenth district, was the opinion Sunday. Hundreds of Mr. Muessel's friends passed in review of the body before the hour of services. William 4Muessel, who was shot through the abdomen by the bandits, was reported as resting comfortably at Epworth hospital Monday afternoon. His condition is good and lie is improving as rapidly as as could be expected. He probably will remain in the institution for about two weeks. REPORT ON CAMPAIGN MADE BY MINISTERS Meeting Is Devoted to Services to be Held by All tho Churches. Monday morning's regular meeting of the Ministerial association at the Y. M. C. A. was given over to a prayer service and the hearing of reports on the simultaneous evangelistic campaign, which begins on Jan. 23, and the three weeks of prayer that will precede it. Rev. T. J. Parsons, president of the association, led the prayer. It was reported that churches all over the city would hold meetings at various times this week. Next week cottage prayer meetings will be held on Tuesday and Friday night at the homes of members of the various churches. This will leave Wednesday night open for the churches to hold their regular mid-week services. Fred B. Smith of New York city, a former Y. M. C. A. worker, will come here to address a men's mass meeting at the association building on Sunday, Jan. 30, in connection with the evangelistic campaign. Detective Owen O. Wiard will speak on Sunday, March. 5, as a part of the campaign. Next Monday's meeting of the Ministerial association will be similar to the one held this week. At that time reports on the progress made during the week ot prayer will be given along with what has been toward the. cottage prayer meetings. TEACHERS OF COUNTY TO MEET SATURDAY Prof. C. O. Davis of University of Michigan to bo on the Program. Prof. C. O. Davis, professor of education in the University of Michigan, formerly principal of the local high school, will talk on "The SixSix Plan" at the fifth monthly Institute of the city teachers at the high school next Saturday. Prof. Davis will give his talk at 10 o'clock. His talk will be on high school methods that are new in use. He has made a special study of the "six-six" plan, which provides for a six-year grade school course and a six-year high school course. The idea is to make the first six years of the school work about the same as it is now, but after that to chang?. The high school course will be divided into terms of three years, during which the student will be allowed to take vocational work or to prepare himself for further study in the university. The sessions will be opened at S:30 o'clock Saturday morning when all teachers will meet with their principals to study the outline prepared by the state. From 11:15 o'clock to 12:15 o'clock the teachers will meet with the supervisors of the various departments of instruction. In the afternoon group meetings will be held to discuss the various problems of school work. COURT NAMES RECEIVER Clifford Diu-omb is Appointed Judge Funk. by On the petition of Latten-Iloorn-tieid Co. for the appointment of a receiver for the McMahill Co.. Clifford DuComb was appointed by Judt;e Walter A. Funk Monday morning in the circuit court. The petition of the plaintiff set out that the defendant McMahill Co. was indebted to them in the sum of $2 IS. 25 while the McMahill Co. had liabilities vf ?l,4Ci) with no virile aets.

ABOUT

YOUNGSTERS ARE BACK IN SCHOOL ROOMS Regular Examinations Will Ix Held During the Week of Jan. 17. School books that were taken home for extra study during the the shelves where they were placed on Friday, Dec. 17. Monday morni.ig, and children all over the city started back to .school. No changes have been made In the teaching force and the schools started the saue as they left off two weejes ago. Keguiar examinations win oe , , 4U i v given to the pupiU in the public schools during the week of Ja- 1". Regular examinations will be j and the promotions will be made Jan. 21. This week the Courtis arithmetic ; tests will be given to children in the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth , grades of the public schools under! the direction of Supt. L. J. Mont- i gomery and several principals. The j same tests have been given to sev- , eral million children all over the country and a good Idea of the work of the South Bend students can bo .obtained. Next week Miss Cora Ney, supervisor of writing in the public schools, will give the children ex- j aminations on the Ayres standard . of writing. Standard geography rnd history tests will be given later in the year. CIVICCLUBS WILL GET BUSY THIS WEEK Two Meetings Arc to le Held Tucs-! day Night -Committee to Meet. Eight civic clubs v ill hold meetings this week after a lapse of two nr t Vi o w nttVu nll'lni' tn t Vl f Vwilii1.1V activities. Two meetings will be held Tuesday night, the River Park i. rwl lnW.v -ln2 H r 1 rl i n r thpfr rr-ri 1 - lar sessions. Laurel, Elder. Coquillard and Sample clubs will meet on Thursday night and the Muessel and r-,rv .nwo.i.no -ni rnnrono or t Colfax organizations will convene on Friday night. Besides the eight regular club meetings the representatives of the various organizations will attend the Civic federation business session at the high school tonight. W. O. Davis, president of the board of directors of the Associated Charities, will outline the plan that will be used in the relief committee work that is planned for each of the civic ciubs. U. G. Manning will discuss the purchase of a moving picture machine. HARRY S. NEW SPENDS DAY IN SOUTH BEND Republican Candidate lr Senate Here Interviewing Republicans. Harry S. New of Indianapolis, republican candidate for senator from

Indiana, subject to the primaries on j Iseman, B. A Shenefield, W. W. MilMarch 7, stole silently into .South j ler and William Row at a meeting Bend last night. He was around of the Sunday school board and the

interviewing old standpatters Monday morning. New said that he believed he would carry the primaries without difficulty and said he felt that the thirteenth district would return a nice vote for him. He said his unheralded entrance into the district without the usual brass band was a part of his campaign policy, the same policy, he declared, which had made him such a splendid organizer in the G. O. P. ranks. He claims to have served as a precinct committeeman in Indianapolis back in the days when Theodore Roosevelt was an unknown quantity, working up in the ranks to the position of national committeeman. PATROLMAN ARCHIBOLD PUT ON "GREEN CARPET" Policeman Ileing; Tried Today Uiou Charge of Drinking While on Duty. Night Patrolman Charles Archibald was put on trial at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon before the board of safety upon charges of being intoxicated while on duty, drinking in a saloon while in uniform and being intoxicated while traveling his beat. The complaint was filed before the board New Year's day and three witnesses will appear against Archibald when he answers the charges today. According to the complaint tiled by Chief Kerr.. Archibald was intox icated in a saloon on the night of Dec. 20. The complaint shows! Capt. Guy L. Bunker, and Night Patrol Sergeants Laskow ski and Wol - ters as witnesses against Archibald. No particulars of the charge against Archibald would be divulged by the police department Monday morning but all the evidence was to be brought out at the trial this afternoon. OFFICERS ARE ELECTED Officers for the year have been elected by the Grace church of the Evangelical association, with Frank Inman as trustee. Following is the list: Frank Inman, trustee; Rudolph Kline, exhorter; Mrs. George Devine, chorister; Mrs. M. Price, assistant chorister; George W. Devine, Sunday school superintendent; W. (J. Harding, assistant superintendent; Clyde Galecner, secretary; Herman Hicks, assistant secretary; W. H. Trowbridge. treasurer; Ruth Speicher, organist, Bernice Tridly, assistant organist; Norma Wemtz, librarian

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p0jce Believe They Have Clew to Man Who Robbed Gelbrick Home. Although he managed to get away with a pair of trousers and $7 or $S . . . .w uuoj Pn change, the burglar who robbed ,he residence of O. E. Seibrick. 51W. Colfax a v., and tried to enter 510 W. Iasalle av., early Sunday morn- ! inc. left behind him a number of m checks and other papers which the police think they can identify him by. The burglar in his flight through a window, dropped a number of papers from his pockets which bore the name of a certain "Taylor." According to Mrs. Seibrick tho robber was first Keen as he was leaving the house and in his anxiety to escape capture he fell out the windo.. He had ransacked the bed room and carried away a pair of trousers hanging on the bed post containing $5 and some small change, a small amount of other money was taken from the dresser and a lady's hand bag containing some change was also discovered missing. A man came to the Selbrick residence Saturday evening requesting food and this same man was hanging around the house again Sunday night. It is the belief of the police that he is the burglar. The residents of the house at 510 W. Lasalle a v., in the rear of. the Seibrick home, stated that about 4 o'clock someone tried to raise a side window but failed to succeed d left. It is thought that the same man was at tne two nouses. Just preceding tho call to the Selri( home the police had gone to 'he ,me ?f JosepJl S"tin- 129 1rtanklln Mace, where robbers had pried open a side window and entered the house. The men were frightened away before they could i ctri 1 o-flvlcr ""J""'1C- .-... ,,rPT,,ino .nr ; IVl AN I MEETINGS ARE SCHEDULED THIS WEEK Men's League of the Crace M. K. Church Will Meet Tonight. Meetings of the members of Grace M. E. church of some kind are scheduled for every night this week, two of them being for tonight. The board of stewards will meet at S o'clock at the home of Henry Kale, 1416 S. Michigan st., and a special meeting of tho Men's league will be held at the church at 7:30 o'clock. Tuesday night at 7:30 o'clock the Ladies' Aid society will meet at the church. "What is a Christian Church" will be discussed by Henry Epworth league Wednesday night. On Thursday night' the W. F. M. S. and W. H. M. S. will meet. The Men's league will meet again on Friday night at the church at 7:30 o'clock. Dr. Joshua Stansfield of Indianapolis will be the speaker at the Men's league banquet to be held next Monday night at the church. SINGS BEAUTIFUL SOLO Mrs. T. I). Strong Takes Part in St. Patrick's Services. Mrs. T. D. Strong of Chicago, who is the guest of her sister, Mrs. H. M. Crockett of W. Navarre st., contributed a beautiful solo to the musical program at St. Patrick's church at the 10:30 o'clock mass Sunday. During the offeratory she sang "The Birthday of the King" in a most delightful manner. She has a rich full voice and her enunciation is unusually clear. Mrs. Strong formerly lived in South Bend but it has been sometime since she has sung here. A second solo was that of Joseph Murphy who sang the "Adeste Fidelis" most pleasingly. ACTION IS POSTPONED Commb.vloncrs to Dispose of Cldhar Petition Later. County commissioners postponed action 10 days on the hearing of Desidaraious Chihar, saloon keeper, Jackson st.. Monday morning. Chihar wants to tramfer his license 1 and in order to do so has to give notice that any remonstrators may appear before the board to contest jhe transfer Chihar is defendant in one suit now pending in which John Maaras is plaintiff. The complaint attacks Chihar's citiezr.ship. alleging that he made false statements when he took out his first papers. ni:w SUITS. ICS 42 Lattin Bloomfield Co. vs. The McMahill Co., receivership, circuit. 16843 Petition of city of South B.nd for appointment of appraisers to appraise used waterworks apparatus; circuit. 16844 Independent Five and Ten Cent store vs. Adolph H. Heller, damages, $25.00; circuit. 16S4S John R. Nobile vs. Independent Five and Ten Cent store, damages, 52,500; circuit. 16S447 Long Mye vs. Independent Five and Ten Cent store, damages, $10,000; circuit

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GO IN AUSTRIA Held to Be Minus Quantity in Facilitating Distribution of Necessities. k- ated Press Service: VIENNA. Jan. 3. Further meas ures for the elimination of the "middleman whose participation in commerce does not add to the value or facilitate the distribution of ne cessities" are being adopted through out the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. Not alone are new laws for this purpose being enacted, but the provisions already made by the civil and military bodies are now being enforced with a rigor that gives no quarter to offenders. Laws In force and in the course of enactment provide that nobody within Austria and Hungary may buy an article of necessity and then sell It agiin for the sake of personal gain. This afTects transactions In foodstuffs especially. When the European war broke out it was found that there were many who wished to profit by it through the "cornering" of certain supplies. In little time the cost of living went up alarmingly, increases ranging from 50 to 400 per cent. To curb this tendency the government itself took such action as its power and scope permitted. It was found, however, that the legislative bodies of Austria and Hungary had to act in the matter. Suitable laws were adopted, and these are now being so applied as to close the loopholes which various actions at law have disclosed. A recent ruling in an Austrian superior court in this city is of interest, because it shows both the letter and spirit of the "anti-speculation laws" which have been adopted. In this case three Galicians had bought a relatively small quantity of foodstuff, mostly grain. At the trial it was shown that the three dealers had sold the articles again in the same town, in one instance wheat had been re-sold to its original owner. A profit had been made, and a slight Increase in the price of food made from the articles in question had resulted, it was proven. Ruled Offense. The court ruled that under the law this was an offense, because the sale and re-sale of the articles had been made by the defendants with a profit to which they were not entitled, having added neither to the value of the articles nor facilitated their distribution. They had. In fact, found the judge, rendered distribution more difficult by holding the article for a certain time. The defense was that the .accused had acted within their constitutional rights by buying and selling as they had done, and that they had not hampered distribution, because they had at all times been ready to sell. But the prosecution obliged the defendants to make the admission that they had held for a higher price, whereupon the court found that this was now an offense, because to hold necessities for the gaining of a profit, through the operation of the law of "supply and demand," was illegal. Heavy penalties of imprisonment and fines were imposed upon the three dealers. Austria did not always have such a law. Taking this view of economics is distinctly a result of the war the spirit that nobody shall gain at the expense of the other when "the other" is likely to be at the front risking his life for his country' and leaving his family in straightened circumstances, perhaps. Dangerous Enterprise. To "deal for profit" has become a very dangerous and unprofitable enterprise in Austria today. But the Hungarian government, which hitherto has not been obliged to concern itself much with this problem, is also beginning to act. Hungary has greater food resources than Austria, and, fDr this reason, speculators have not found so good a field there. Foodstuffs have been so relatively plentiful there that so far, for instance, it has not been thought necessary to regulate the consumption of bread by means of a bread card, almost universally used in Austria. Contrary to opinions generally held, in interior affairs, Austria and Hungary have nothing in common. On this account, Hungary is now improving her own "anti-speculation laws." Before the Hungarian diet, now in session, is a bill, introduced by the Hungarian minister of justice, according to which no person outside of a trade or industry, or without the special permission of the authorities, may buy or sell, for purposes of Paining profit through speculation, any foodstuff or other necessity of life. This means that only a miller may buy grain and only a baker flour, and then no more than what he will need for the requirements of his own business. The bill, which is sure to pas, provides a maximum penalty of two years imprisonment and a fine of 20,000 crowns. Another bill, from the same source, provides for a penalty of three years' Imprisonment and a fine of 10.000 crowns for the person who wilfully "destroys or depreciates the quantity and quality" of foodstuffs. Persons convicted of this offense may ab be deprived for three years of all civil and political rights. Heretofore speculation in Hungary has been curbed principally by means of a law, reading as follows: "The ministry may, for the duration of the war. In order to assure to the population a steady supply of foodstuffs and necessities and to prevent the forcing up of prices, apply suitable measures in the production and distiibutlon of these articles. Included among them such emergency regulations as are needed even if these be in conflict with existing laws." A similar law was adopted In Austria, but in both countries specula-

Sir John Simon

Q",7s CahindJm Lonsaence oae Associated Pre Servioo: LONDON, Jan. The Chronicle announces definitely that Sir John A. Simon, secretary of state for home affairs, retires from the cabinet .thus breaking his brilliant ministerial career for conscience sake. Sir John A. Simon enjoyed a rapid and brilliant career after a remarkable success at the bar. He entered parliament in l9f and joined the ministry first as solicitor general, afterwards as an attorney general. He is so strong a pacitlst that he almost decided to resign w ith Viscount Morely and John Bums when the war broke ut. It was only the violation of Belgian neutrality by Germany that induced him to remain as a member of the government. When the coalition government was formed last May. Sir John refused the great priz of the post of lord high chancellor, made vacant by Viscount Ilaldane's retirement, because he preferred a political career, and became home secretary. tors tried hard to evade the letter and spirit of the regulations which resulted from it. Most of those who have done so have been made to account, and in dealing with them the civil courts have been les relenting than even the military authorities. Meanwhile a lesson in economics is taught, which, as many here believe, will not be without beneficial influence after the war. The government's campaign against the "useless middleman" and speculator is followed by the consumer with an interest and approbation not likely to terminate with the coming of peace. RUSS LEGIONS ARE SENT AGAINST ENEMY (CONTINUED FROM PAGi: ONE.) ing a girl and wounding a woman and three children just leaving church. "Eastern theater of war The Russians yesterday continued without success the enterprises with their cavalry and artillery." Associated Press Service: LONDON, Jan. 3. Whichever side began the offensive and whatever has been gap in the news, the raising of the curtain on the Volhynian and Galician fighting shows that the Initiative over a front of 1?0 miles is now firmly on the side of the Russians. The Russians seem lo be securely established across the Styr river north of Czartorisk. They have captured the village of Khriask, three miles from the river. A flank attack six or seven miles to the southeast of Kolki, according to the advices, has failed to shake the solidarity of the Russian positions. Inasmuch as Russian progress is also reported north of Olyka. the movement apparently is making in the direction of Kovel, along the two railways between Sarny and Kovel, and Rovnö and Kovel. Bessarabia Plan Keen. Petrograd still claims considerable successes in the early stages of the campaign In Bessarabia and dispatches emphasize the excellent 'equipment, supplies and munitions that Russia laid up for this purpose during a period of comparative passivitity. Some London observers, speculating on the meaning of the Bessarabian move, hail It as one of the most ambitious strategic plans since the beginning of hostilities, and predicts that it will prove a colossal attempt to break the backbone of the Germanic allies' whole line. Thus one critic says: "The plan is that Russia and th other allies, moving from different sides, shall meet in the Balkans and gain complete mastery of that peninsula. If they succeed, Turkey will be subdued and the vitais of Austria-Hungary menaced." So long as Russia keeps up bor present activity just north of the ; Roumanian border, the attitude of i Roumama will continue to grow In importance. There have been many assertions in the entente capitals that Roumania was about to enter the war on the side cf the nU-nte allies, but nothing to support this has yet been heard from credible Roumanian sources. Meanwhile in the suth of the Balkan peninsula, the entente allies continue their expectant attitude toward a threatened attack, although Greece seems mainly occupied in making various dip lomatic protests, having followed up her polite protest to the entente allies against the arrest of the consul by an equally polite protect to the central powers against their aeroplanes flying across Greek territory. In a raid which killed a Gre-k shepherd and a few sheep. VANTS MONEY RETURNED Burlington Railroad Defendant In Supremo Court Action. International News Service: WASHINGTON. Jan. 3. Atty. Gen. Barker of Missouri, today filed with the clerk of the supreme court a petition to begin an original action against the Burlington railroad to collect alleged overcharges on freight paid by the state of Missouri during the years that the federal Injunction restraining the state from fixing railroad rates was enforced. FIREMAN IS KILLED International News Service: CROWN POINT, Ind.. Jan. 2. While enveloped in steam from his engine whose wheels he was oiling, Harry Jones of Logan-port, a fireman on the Pennsylvania, was killed here by a fast train on the next track.

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U c Many New Yorkers Will be Eating "Nag" Without Knowing it. luterr.ntlonnl N" Srv!: By Gotham KnickcrNcker. NEW YORK. Jan. Z. n Nw Year's day New York iity started in to consume the meat of the r.obk horse. So f;ir the amount eaten ha been small and reports f enivenough to serve as a basis of opinion on the innovation are lacking. Undoubtedly most of us will cat horse meat this year. witb-.:t knowing it. i.s butchered horse. ;iro uniformly old. decrepit and tough and so suitable chb-ftly for bob'gna and tho three hundred and se er.ty-fu ts ether varieties of sausace. Instead of ' hot b" it will now be "ground nig" or something equally poetic. Our learned Health Commissioner. Dr. Emerson, advance tin following arguments for the new article cf diet: It is cheaper than beef, but equally nutritious. Though .-lightly different in taste, it is as digestible as bo f. but has a coarser fibre. The horse is U.-s li.ble lo tuberculosis than is the cow. Any ailment, like glanders. a hor.-e may bae. is rendered h irmb wh-n tin meat is cooked. The horse is more careful in its eating and drinking than cattle are. Apropos. Dr. Emerson admits h never put his teeth into horse n-.eat, but sntys he is willing to try it. if properly insperted. killed and cooked. Not many people ran be found .;; and deiw n Broadway who ;-re enthusiastic ."bout the n w h ap me.it. "We'll be eating 'long pig next." said one hotel manager. For those who aren't acquainted with "long pig" even bv name, it must be explained that this term describes the delicacy indulged in by Congo .-obliers after a successful f :- counter with a well conditioned band of their enemy. AMERICAN ON PERSIA AMONG THE MISSING (CONTINUED FROM PACE ONE ) Persia might have been sunk by a mine. This theory was apparently disproved Vy the Cairo dispatch s stating that an Austrian Stahmann had destroyed the liner. Details received here today show that the explosion which shattered the Persia and caused the vessel to sink within a few minutes, created terrible havoc on the liner. The torpedo, according to a dispatch to the Times, struck tho Persia amidships and blew up its engines. The funnels, tern from their places, fell em the deck, crushing to death many pers -ns. Moro than a score were thrown Into tho water by the force of the blast and only a few of these were picked up later. Tho damage caused by the explosion accounts for the fact that so few of the Persia's boats w ro launched. It was at first reported that there was a panic on the liner and that this added to the loss of life, but tho latest dispatches indicate that the crew maintained its discipline at all times. KING HAS CLOSE CALL Bomb Talis Within a IV- lVt f Victor FnmiaiiiieL, Inb'rT).'lt!nii;il N".VS S'Tvbo: Itn.M I-:. Jan. .1. King Victor Emmanuel had a narrow escape fpm death on Christmas day while visiting trenches at the front. An Austrian aviator flying over the Italian lines, dropped a bomb that exploded enly a short distance from the kirn:. killing and wounding sev eral soMir r'. Another heunb fell a few feet from the king but failed to explode. n. probably would have be n torn to pieces if the bomb had (-one off. Read NEWS-TIMES Want Ads 3A1LORS Dav Sales ( ffo: s every Chiffonier in the store ut 25 Discount to those who pay cash. This discount noJ fur Tuesday Only Please remember that the articles oiTered Juri:: our One Day Sales are not unJesiraWe 'w-.U but the 25'. applies to every chiffonier in our trre.

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