South Bend News-Times, Volume 34, Number 196, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 15 July 1917 — Page 3
IHE SOUTH' BEND NEWS-TIMES
sr.VTAT. JTT.T 13. 1917.
HAPPENINGS IN AND ABOUT TOWN
FILE APPEAL ON Auditor and Treasurer Take Review Board Case to State Board. Apr-al from the decWon of the , St. jnnh rounty hoard of review to , the board of Ptate tax commissioners j ha teen mad by mad !.y Auditor Arthur , H. Wolf and TTea-urer Cd ward Kelr. In the matter of the state of J. M. Studebaker, deceased. The board of review, by a vote of C. A. rolph, FVank "Ward and County As-:-f'5?.or Truax as af?a!nst Treasurer Keller and Auditor Wolf. last week reduced the assessment on the StudebaJcer estate from $ 2.1 7 n.s 90. as fixed hy Township Assessor Voorde. to $2130.000. The reduction was made by a majority of the board following a hearing Kranted P. S. Fish, exeeuton accompanied by A. F. Frskine, presilent of the Sludehaker corporation, and Oeorge Witwer. former secretary to Studcbaker. The plea was made that the -täte ouKht not to tax the Studebakcr stock .scheduled, on which tlie assessor had placed a valuation of $1.90.000. Fnder th.e Mate law, stocks in foreicrn corporations are taxable in Indiana, but it was claimed that though the Studobak'T corporation was organized in New Jersey it was only heraus of the bod; of elasticity in Indiana corporation laws, and that due to the corporation maintaining a large plant here, it ought to be treated a.s a hunestir concern. Vcilcil Throats Malc. I ! .it stress was also laid on th thmus J. M. Studebakcr Is said t have line for South I'end. and there were wiled insinuations that i!' the state took to taxlnir Ktude!.;il."r stoi ks, it miL-ht he harnp. rel in keeping the corporation her. Mi thes. j. leas, three of the live members of thr hoard voted to reduce t!i- valuation to Jjr.o.OOn from . v:i !i the minority now takes an appeal. It 1 asked by the appeal that the valuation he placed hack at the tiglire-; - l.y A icxsor "oonl. or at! 1 i-t to th er-nt of not less than : i fin tififi. Members of the board : s. it that in their judgment the fate ourht to stand on the asx;-s-l icnt roll for at least enough to pay the rt 0 0,000 inheritance taxes, ad1 a i iiU rat bn and trafisfer fees, etc.. vvhieh the eyecutof I" t e 1 1 N (illlil 1 , i i i imliiig U thiin oimruous." s : ip-Ha nts. " to b t r:nn.,e(iO uith only t:on " at the hearing to be paid out täte. "It would lid !! of the 1 hem j .ay that i.'"'."n, valuaSURGEON TO EXAMINE GUARD RECRUITS TODAY An eviTuuiiiiK sur---.-on :-'outh Heiul Sundav and will be in Mondav to inline recruits fr the national ;uard a.nd a large number of young, uu-'i are epcted p appar for this xaminath-n In order to t-t into i r l e before they are drafted. i r.iud tii-n of Nibs, lliiclian.in audi !:-rri-ii Sj-rins have sitcniüeil their: i . t -i 1 1 i-' i of joining- th he:; l.piarters oinpa n . i A Jederal insjectton of the h-ad-it.artei s ami supjdv companies will ' be made on Tuesday. July 21. by Major Jame B. Ilei.lt of the F. F.; A. The adjutant general esterd;iy t t-lej-boned that the previous tat f i 1 1 s j tioa. July lv had be u . chanK d. Co. I' still nee. Is about I1" j ii ri and the headquarters; company; an use about one do.;ii band mn i and liv' additional inotorr i h- u a n. I SUITCASES ARE MIXED AT STREET CAR STATION Ye.-terday Mrs. T s. FUhth st.. oming from Nile n the interurban .'uli i IM a! son. Fiver Park, was - to Fouth Fend car at . o'clock. She left her suiteae out on the T "ck platform with several others, which were a bit similar. When the car arrived at South lbr.,1 Mrs. 7oa1on went to t her suit case, but s-une nie had cor- to uoT it brst. S h did the vi het thin. and took the only one that was left ft looked like hers. She brouqht it into the intcrur'.vi n station and Wt i with her p. a ire anil address. The one who tonk the other suit ne by mistake may luve hi or her own by calling at the South Feral Intel urban station and leaving the one belonging to Mrs. Foalson UNIVERSITY CLUB ENJOYS AN OUTING The Fr.'.versitv clu- rr.Myed an - outing yesterday afternoon at Crar.d Fcarh near Michigan City. Members rnjyed themselve- with nolf and jMr-oor baseball. At th close of the j. ftrrnoon refrh!:ier!ts ue"- served j'.t the beach h :!. Th.e trip vx.is made by automobile and number were present about pnor.mNivi: man can imso. rrm: i:c li im: kigiits i; otiu:k ntoroMTiov. For a very simpb patent..! ap1 ratus. far rea'hirü as iw-ii t-:e-phor.e; Westir.cho .- C!ve ref reu c A.! Man. F.x IFF.'.'. air ! ra li F.u-ir. N .--Tin k. v" ; s: ou th Fend ion i.xti; to i r.Mi v
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Westminster Boys Hold Slag Party At Eagle Lake
Fifty men of V'estmin.-ter Fresbyttrian churca motored to Favjc Like Saturday afternoon, and after enjoy ing .several pamw at quoit, volley bull and baseball, indulged in a lisli Hupi.fr at French's hotel. The tish fo;" t hi K'llififir puiii'ht 1 o I ... iA M. Fels L. p. Hardv. Wilhi.; , , am r;ioml t , s, hermann. It is expected that the .iichuan 'ame and fish warden will r inem in ir;e next time tney cros; tiie state line. j The panics at ju( its. volley halfand ha.se ha 11 were so rotten that no ; ruord wa kept, and no arihourict-1 irient made a.-; to tie winners. No less, thin three umpires wer" ducket' in the lake. After the supper. Her-; mann Dyers, recently returned from the oil.cers' training camp at l t. t
r.eujamin Harrison. drew the. tu- t-xtendintr; from in front of Dr. churchimn vp into line and march-! Myers residence on W. Washington ed them around the lake -evera! j a v.. to Chapin st., made it diflicult times, then ordered them into the j for passing automobiles to see pedesmachines and hack home. . trians crossing the street. As the Later It has since been diseov-j little ixirl stepped from the curb end that the most of the story she was struck hy the automobile. Hn't true, but there was a stag; It is thought that no blame will bei parly of Westminster churchmen at j attac hed to the driver, who immedi-
Facie lake jnt the same, and it i necessary to print something. iE IRE HERE I One Man Held Alleged to Have Suggested an E. St. Louis Affair Here. "We ought to tn-at them like they did in Fast Ft. Ionis." The foregoing alleged remark 'from Alex Keebbr, alias Katty. ex- ......... ir i,. c .Ii nir hi i in rnn. nection with an attempt Thursday j night t destroy a building at ÖVÖ W. j 'South st., housing 20 Aegro work men, led to the belief by Ftate rire Marshal llobert F. Head that Katty had Intended to start in Fouth Fend ! a race riot similar to that in Fast ' Ft. Fouis last week. Following the inquiry by Marshai; Head. Katty is being held under L'.T.OO bonds until the preliminary heating Thursday morning. His brother. Andrew, is held as a witness, as there is m .roof of his complicity in the p'ot. "There is practica ilv no doubt of Katty's guilt," declared Marshal Head. "Thotmh he hal no juarrel with these particular Negroes, he i19J i.een in trouble with several in1 the neighborhood. His allusion to the race riots makes it appear that he expe-tel " revenue himself on l . - . . 1... ....ii,iafncr MfP 1110 enure nnimj i i-lo... i hi .r. d here." I'.oth Ab'X ami ins t.roiner nave buig criminal records. The former served a term in the hio State penitentiary. Several witnesses, including resilents of the threatened building. er- heard. ' NO EXEMPTION FOR GREEKS SAYS LETTER So;:th Fend males, who have been ' .-riticisinc th-ir fortune on having been born between June 3, issr, and ijune IS'.m;, may take some little
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:-nmrort out or a m.v i--" " j terday appointed engineer for the J.-tter re.-eivt d this week by rstos vtate highway commission at a sal.th'in:ii'.w. a vounu C.re-k stU(lont j ary of ? j.r.on a year. Mr. Moore beat Notre Fame from his brother t ; raim, rity engineer here in 1910, Athen. C,r-ece. succeeding Alonzo Hammond, and : A translation of the Creek to j j jj HVPral Illonths after i . . . .
. I .n'-:lish i ev -a lish ieeals these not auow n colio. remalks: "All from 19 to :,0 vears old have been called to iartns. without any exception w bat j soever, not even where I supporting an l prot-ctine ; The Ttunishmeiit for those men are families. Tho io 1 mt come to the army, acording to the message of the sultan, is death." HELD ON CHARGE OF "SWIPING" CHANGE Count your change. i - , . ;.,or M i new 107. i F.I. That's t-iv lohn .Toms. colored. 1 years old. F'-ll otar -e st.. is relini; in the county jail. i Tho birt-nder la il Manewicz s 1 a Mil on the . co including counter Jones, who was star.axr. rear extracted the yellowback from the pile, it is alleged, and started to make his exit. The drir.k dispenser warned Mariewirs. who counted is chance collared Jones and ca ll- , cot, au in two minutes. JoroAVm ar," - in tb. dry -..-, Mondav morning. nvr HOl'H SU.F MONOAV mofmng 1', niM'orvr o yt hing vor aw . A spec ial inducement tor ar a :r th FlNworth Store i il. i O e.-e n dCOUnt O f 10 per cent on '. r-;r. j-, as-s rom to ? li .if 1' ''. Ol : time, (T ..v" mm it to tanda rl tune. THF FFF-WOFTH STFF I Ti e mi-t abnsd organ and the b 'im-lainin J i it b s cry for he : the eye. When lp it is wise to See Fen.ontree. a cd the warmn-. land will take care Dr. Fcrt D Coon, durrng the latt-i"s at Walloon lake, Mich. tttav
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CHILD OF FOUR
STRUCK BY A
Gertrude Shafer Suffers Severe Injuries in Accident. Saturday Morning. 'iertrude Shafer, the four year-old daughter o; Mr. and Mrs. John I. Shafr-r. 71'j W. Colfax av., was struck hy an automobile and seriously injured Saturday morning wiiil.- eroding W. Washington St., directly in front of the residence of her grandfather. Dr. C. H. Myers. The injured girl was immediately taken to the Fpworth hospital where an examination revealed that .she had suffered fractures of the collar bone and arm. besides being severe ly lacerated aout the face. A l.locKade in the street ear trafately stopped his machine and 'assisted in taking care of the little girl. At noon Saturday the injured girl was reported as re.-ting easy and she was expected to recover. ;ST0P REGISTRATION ON STANSBURY'S ORDER I Constitutional convention case '.versed. Stop registration. re(Signed) Kle Stansbury. Attorney General. ! This was the text of the telegram i received Friday evening by County; viei na.in. wrucn pui ine quietus ..... ' . on inc -onsinuiimai convention j registration in Ft. Joseph county. Fpon the receipt of the telegram, the local board composed of Walter Mclnerny, Dan Schurtz and County Clerk Faab, decided to clo--,e the i registration books and discontinue I the work. ! . ".No matter ' feel in! in tho what our personal matter may he, we " " ' v,must follow the orders of the attorneygeneral," stated the members of the board. When the books closed Friday evening there had been upwards of 2,0i0 persons registered. Approximately 200 more women than men had registered. SCOUTS COLLECTING PAPER TO PAY FOR OUTING AT CAMP Members a( the headquarters hoy scout troop Xo. 1 of the Y. M. C. A. have just closed a paper campaign to raise funds to send a few of the scouts to Camp Fberhardt for a week. The campaign began last Monday and the scouts made visits to the various homes in the ity ami collected old papers amounting to 1,000 pounds. The management of the Iasalle theater has issued a book of 10 tickets which will be good at any time and the ycouts will ptart anI other campaign Monday to sell these j tickets that a few more boys who i have no other wav of enjoying the priviliges of attending the camp may be taken care of in the proper mann-T. FORMER CITY ENGINEER GETS STATE HIGHWAY JOB : William S. Moore, formerly j engineer of South Rend, was city yesthe present administration had begun. In 1914 he resigned to become city engineer of Grand Fapids. ! Mich., which position he has been ; tilling until the present time. He j was succeeded by F. J. Anderson, ! the present city engineer. I Mr. Moore will take up his new I luties in the near future. HITS MAN WITH BRICK: LANDS IN JAIL CELL Fecause Jacob Chavous. 210 X. Hill st.. heaved a brick at the head of oi.e William Chavous, said Jacob Chavou is now resting in a cell at police station. He irav- his age as Chavous dos not know of any wav to account for the attack, but avs that he has known Chavis for .-":ne time The store causrd a lartre lump on the head of the victim, and cut his scalp so that there was aide blond lost. consider- , . KEEBLERS ENTER NOT GUILTY PLEAS. HELD FOR TRIAL SATURDAY Picas of r.ot guilty were entered by Andrew and Alex Keeb'r. the two men who were arrested on suspicion of having set fire to the , '.niuint: ai ,o. . .iiiui si., jii ciij I, l.. i . -rt- TT- i - . . . l . . I a I . . . j court Saturday morning. The two ! claimed th-t they knew nothing whatever concerning tne ariair. According to Chief of Detectives Kuespert. the state has witnesses to j.rove that the men had planned the crime, and al.o witnesses who saw the men set the fire. An examination was being made in the or?ice of the d-partment. Dr. Axtell. Trust Bid;:. Dentist. 315
FUNERALS MKT IAIIL WALSH. The funeral of Michael Walsh, who was killed in an elevator accident at the Singer factory Friday evening will be held Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock from St. Patrick's church. Ilev. "William Mlnnick will have charge of the services. The hurial will ho in Cedar Grove cemetery.
fiisTAVi: NommLAD. The funeral of Gustave Nordblad will be held from the residence Sunlay afternoon at 2: Ho. old time. Ilev. (iottfrid Olsen will have charge of the services. I Pa rial will tie in Dowmun cemetery. SCHUYLER FISHER IS HELD TO CIRCUIT COURT Srhiuier Fisher, charged with hiuamy, waited jirellminary examination in city court and was bound over to the circ uit court grand Jury' on a bond of $200. ! The case of Kdward Ixvig, i charged with tampering with street j ! car property, was continued to next Saturday, because one of the im-1 portant witnesses is held in tiuaran-j tine. Albert Hely-a and Karl Rupe were lined $10 and costs each on charges of assault and battery. Warren Crawford, charged with child desertion, was discharged on a motion of his attorney. The evidence was not sutlicient to hold him. Seth Melville and Jasper Fye. said to be members of the automobile gamr. were not in court .Saturday. Their cases were continued to next Saturday. SHE TAKES HER NAME BACK SINCE IT'S FREE ..ow mm.h wü, i cost?.. Jnquir i , i i led lame Fane, colored, when the court asked her if she desired to have her maiden name restored. "It doesn't cost anything extra." replied her attorney. "All right then, I want it." promptly said Mrs. bane, now legally known as Carrie Fay. since the superior court granted her petition to be divorced from Cassius Iine. on the grounds of cruelty and abandonment. HUSBAND FREED BUT WIFE IS CONVICTED Dan Brown, 505 W. South fct., was found not guilty of operating a house of ill fame, although his wife was sentenced to CO days in jail and $10 and costs on the same charge. William White and Minerva Totten?, charged with frequenting, were also found guilty. All the parties are i colored. Appeals to a higher court will probably be made. TALKS OF STUDEBAKER Henry Goldman, the New York banker, who as a director of the Ftudebaker corporation, is quoted as .ayir.fr that after the sharp falling off In sales of cars immediately following the outbreak of the war, the company's business has been picking up. The Studebaker plant now is operating at about 60 per cent of capacity and Mr. Goldman, replying to the rumors of credit difficulties which have been afloat during the last few weeks, said that there was nothing wrong with the finances of the company. "It has on hand liquid assets in excess of every liability amounting to $ L'S.OOn.oO.. and outstanding sight drafts and finished product exceed by 20 per cent the entire amount of notes payable," he said. "We are paying off all our maturing notes and expect to continue doing so Indefinitely." On the question of dividends Mr. Goldman said that the policy would be conservative. The rate in all likelihood will be reduced at the j August meeting. AHM Y Gl7rs IX)FK. Fdward F. Panlche and Mike Mikuloks of South Fend and Homer Makame of New Paris. Ind.. enlisted at the Fouth Fend army recruiting station yesterday and left Immediately for army headquarter;. Mikaloks, who enlisted as a cook in the quartermaster's corps went to Fort Thomas. Ky. The other two joined the Infantry and were forwarded to Fort Wayne from where they will be sent to the training camp at Gettysburg National Park. Pa. SFITKS ACTION ON WILL. Charles Y. Dietrich et al. Hied suit Saturday in the circuit court against Fdvvard C. Dietrich et al. to establish and declare valid a will alleged to have been executed by the late William F. Dietrich. Th corn1 plaint alleges that the defendants concealed and destroyed the will, which wa favorable to the plaintiffs in its disposal of the property of William B. Deitrich. WANT Gl". RIH.W. Frederick Holdeman fled a petition Saturday in the circuit cMirt asking far the appointment of a guardian for Mary Fillman. alleging that unsound mind and ad- ! vanced ace made it Impossible for i iary t-uiiman ro proper i iransaci , . ... . . business and take care of her propf rtv oni: Horn sali: monhay MOUXIXC Wr DICOFNT ON ANYTHING YOr Fl Y. As a special Inducement for early shopping the Filsworth Store will offer a discount of 10 per cent on all purchases from S:",o to ?:::'. cif I time, or T:.'0 to :u0. standard time. TUT: ELLSWORTH STOI1E.
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Deported Miners Sleep in Beds For First Time Since Wednesday. A '' in t'd Prevg Serrioe: CoLCMliL'.S N. M.. Julv 14. The L'nited .-cites is host tonight to Arizona's deported miners, mill men, und iiKichuntä who are encamped on the desert half way between t.Vlumbus and the Mexican borders. A small city of ranvar nas sprung I up on the site of the Mexican rcfuJ gee camps established by Gen. Peifrhini;. and 1.140 men are skepinv; on leds tonight for the tirst time since Wedne.-d;:y, when they were deported from Di.-jee. TheV came here early today under escort vt United States cavalry. All afternoon the men have been working in a blisteriii? sun setting uj tent, digging pits for field kitchens and haulint; tire wood. iJovernment rations were issueü to the men for their supper, concanned bee! canned tomaloes, and bread. Tomorrow at breakfast they will receive a ration uf coffee, the ürst they have had 8jnce leaving IJisLte. Lieut. Shekerjian, provost marshal, was in charge of the work of establishing the camp and organizing the refugees into a regiment, composed of battalions and companies. The men are beginning to consider when they will be returned to Fisbee. whero they have their families, homes, and many of them business attalrs. They are almost universally agreed that they will be ready to return to Bisbee when accompanied by United States ?oldiers and not before. Army otlice.rs are ignorant as to what the next move will be and say they have orders only to feed and care for the wants of the men. The exiles are not beinp treated as prisoners but ate guarded by sol liers with side arms and no one is permitted to enter the camp without a pass. The men believe the president will order them pent back to their homes, but there is ro information in camp upon which to base thiJ supposition. ItlSliFi: ATTORN1TY I!F3n3 FOK IX CITING TUOU11LKS Associated Tress Service: FIFFFK. Ariz.. July 14. W. B. Cleary, local attorney and labor advocate who was deported with the alleged I. W. W. sympathizers bylocal citizens and officers Thursday, was openly charged with inciting I. W. W. labor disturbances here, opposing the workings of the selective draft law and attempting to hinder the nation in the prosecution of the war with Germany, in a telegram sent today by officials and citizens to Pres't Wilson. Gov. Campbell, Sec'y of War Faker and the military commanders at Fan Antonio and El Paso. The telegram was signed by Mayor Jacob Frickson. Sheriff Wheeler. Vance Johnson, chairman of the board of supervisors; J. S. Henderson, president of the Citizens' Protective league; Miles Merrill, presilent of the Workmen's Loyalty league, and C. W. Allen, president of the Warren District Commercial club. NAVY STATION GETS FOUR MORE RECRUITS Four new men were received yesterday at the South Fend navy recruiting station. They were Howard X. Folk of North Fi berry, who enlisted as a fireman, third class, and Howard I). F'irt of Goshen, Clyde H. Shenaman of Xorth Liberty, and Max J. Palicki of South Fend. The last three will ero as apprentice seamen. It is expected that the men will leave Monday for headquarters at Indianapolis for the final examination. On July 11 the state of Indiana was allowed eight more men for the aviation branch. However as yet none of the eight placps have been iilh'd. Men making application in the machinists' branch must have gas engine and machinist's experience. Men are needed yet for the following branches: Apprentice seamen, firemen. machinist's mates, and landsmen for ship's cooks, bakers and musicians. F. E. Walp. in charge of the South Fend navy recruiting station, has obtained leave of absence for eight days and has gone to his home in Owensboro. Ky. c. H. Foberts from headquarters at Indianapolis, will act as recruitinc rn ister during his absence. Foberts is a gunner's mate, second class. rori: git imoucKs. Four couples wer d.vorced Saturday in superior c ourt. Fearl Dodd secured a divorce from .Tohn Dodd; Irma DeYreeze was divorced from Theophiel DeYreeze; Pearl Van Slyke was divorced from Arthur Van Slyke. and Teofila Rajeiwskl was granted a divorce from Joeph Fa new ski. p(pToinci: RACK. In order to comply with the majority of downtown merchants who have returned to the o d time, the local postofhee will also return to the standard time Monday. A defect of the eye i not a Usease. but by neglect and .abuse it may lead to disease. Proper glaste are the only remedy that will overcome a defect and afford permanent relief. See Lemontree. si:ins ihvoiuf. Mary Muche tiled suit for divorce from Alolf Muss he Saturday in the circuit court.
CHANCELLOR H0LLWEG RESIGNS HIS POST (CONTTNU :-;! FROM PAGF NFi
as promisirg much in the direction of the parlla mentarjHtioji of ;t many. Knteririrf the Prus-lan olvii .. r ico In InTP at tiie a-e of j '1. tie fo!..e: tho ci sto.iK: ry placid f arcer of Prussian officials holdin.: various minor posts at different provincial pl.u ew until he was uppinted under-sef-letary in the finance ministry m lf09. In February. 1917. he received the additional appointment of Prussian food commissioner, a special post authorize 1 by the Prussian cabinet. The only break in this monotenous routine up to Ftq wa a period of four years which he spent at Tokio a.s lecturer in the ;-rman law school there. IFX:LAHIi IIOLLWFCi sll IT WILL III-: DRAW AT FIT. At s.xlatfil 1 res S-r i- : LONDON, July 1 F The neuter correspondent at Am-t'r!am. under late of July t::, says the Bavarian Kurier publishes what the Rheinische Westfälische Y.r'Uwwiz call. "an almost incredible and sensational revelation" to the effect that Prof. Harnack on June wrote in a letter which he sent to Munich an account of an interview he had a. few days previou.-ly with Dr. von Feth-mann-Holl.veg. the imperial German cha ncellor. According to this act the chancellor informed Prf Harnack that his views closely approximated those of Phillip Scheidemann. Dr. Fduard David. socialists, and Dr. Karl Heir.e. social-democrat, but that he could not yet free himself from the intluenees nf the conservatives, who must first be divided be. fore he obtained a free hand for action. Dr. von Fethmann - Holl weg said the greatest langer was from Germans who continued to believe in victory and added: "In the best case it can only be a draw." ONTA" (K LONDON IAPi:il rniXTs stokv or k.msijl Associated Pre.s Service: LONDON, July 14. The Morning Post was the only paper in London to print the rumor that I'mperor William had abdicated in favor of his son. Joachim. The correspondent at Amsterdam, who sent the telegram said he had no confirmation of the rumor. The London evening newspapers do not even reprint the rumor, as published in the Post. Official circles here having nothing that in any way confirms the report. CONSnRVATTYi:s CAN'T SFF. GAIN' IX FRANCHlSi; MOVKS. Associated Press Service. AMSTERDAM. July 14. According to a Ferlin dispatch the conservative party has published a statement that it cannot admit that the proposed franchise measures have been made necessary by the experience? of the war or that they can ever be regard'd as calculated to help in surmounting the difficulties of th? present situation or in strengthening the will of the people for vlctorj-. EXPLAIN HOW CREDITS IN DRAFT ARE FIGURED (CONTI NT T.D FROM PA OF ONT) basis of population. The regulations lehnitely fix the census bureau'? brtest estimates of population as the basis for computing all quotas; but in the revised census estimates the bureau has taken account of registration totals rather than actual population in order to equalize the burden. Oodltod for Rl-bargr-il Men. Every state has received credit for a number of men in the national guard, who are not now in that service. Probably 00,000 men have been discharged since April 1. and 50,000 of the recruits gathered Klnce that date illl their places and do not constitute a net increase. The state however, gets credit for all of the discharged men as well as all of the recruits. Yesterday's table gave the national guard a total strength en June 30 .f approximately ::t,O0O men. As a matter of fact the force probably is at least ."O.ooo perhaps nearly lou.ooo short of that number. No additional information as to the date ind exact method of the drawing was obtainable today. The method probably will be announced on the ev of the drawing and that) will follow immediately upon receipt of orTicial advices that the lan local board has completed Its organization work and Tiled its list of numbered registrants with the state authorities. There are nearly 1,000 listriet boards to be heard from; but indications now are that all will have reported by the middle of next week and that the drawing can be held, if de-ired. on Friday or Saturday. L" States Yet FnrvMrtcI. The provost marshal general's office announced tonight that the governors of all except 1". states had notified the department they had receiver! th serial cards and are ready to cn ahead. The states which hive r.ot so reported are: Missouri, Alabama. Kentucky. Louisiana. Maryland. Michigan. Mississippi. Montana. New York, North Dakoti. Ohio. Oklahoma. Pennsylvania. Ftah and Virginia. Mits. riXLHit gayt: whom; ADDKFSS. The News-Times, in a story recarding a cutting affray betw--., Henry Fuller and hi wife. Fannie, cave Fuller's address as 12S Oak st.. th.e aldres eiven the police by Mr?. Fuller. The hnn-p at lnL' Oak st. is occupied by W. M. Williams and family. The Fuller address is 102? 1-: Öak st. Lemontree can't clve you r.ew eves but he car. br;n- vour pres.-nt ones to the highest ethciency. se: Lemontree.
Elkhart News
TO DEAL HARSHLY WITH BIKE THIEF An Average of One a Day is Being Stolen in City. NY u -Tin s.j e. Serr1-: F LK HA FT. July 1 1. Serft m--asare.s ar being- taker. i-v the polic e to .-tq tho criminal pi actio !" st alin-; !icy le. An impl? will be made u.t of th.e next oil'en 1i ;- taken to th- polic-e station. :t l - j said. ; I billig th.e i. it p.ionth more than: an ;iv-raL-' of one a day has hen ' stolen. However, a number havei S een recovered b the police. Th : majority, tiie poiw.-e Jeciarc, it inearly lmpos.sil I,- to indentify. Many bicycle riders are ;idoptin'" a !(H'K vl.ic h fas-tens the frame and j rear wheel together. This makes j theft impossible except by carrying j the w-heel away. ! A majority of the detected thieve-i-anm from the age f 14 to 2' t-ars. but it is not altogether certaiii that tiiey are responsible for an tne tneits. hip next .menders ' will re-oeive a reformatory or peni tentiarv sentence. MwrAKi: in m:v pay. New s-Times Snc5ai ServFe: ELKHART, July 14. When it was discovered oday that the city controller in making out the che. ks for the patrolm n and firemen was giving the firemen a raise f $ 1 " monthly and the police a raise of $10. instead the expected raise of $lo to each class of city emplayes, a meeting of the police commissioners was called and the matter was immediately taken up with the board of works. Chairman of the Foard of Works J. F. Davidson said. "It was all a mistake and the firemen and policeman should have been paid alike." The checks have been made out, so the extra money given to the firemen will be taken out at the next pay day." sFA. Ki:WON COMING. Nt'ws-Ttnn Special Service: FLKHAFT. July 14. -Son. William S- Kenyon, who ia one of the champions of the food control hill. will be the head-liner for the Flk-1 hart chautauqua course, which will j open Sunday afternoon. Aug. 5. at the Island park. It was feareci that because of the pressure of congressional duties it would be necessary for Sen. Kenyon to cancel this among other engagements, but a letter received in r--spons' to an inquiry made by Fev li. J. Wade of the board of li rec tors stated that he expected to keep hij appointment at Flkhart. Fen if congress is in tes-sion he pe ts p get away .Saturday afternoon and return sometime Monday. WOMTSN LY STILL YOTF. News-Times Special Service: KLKHAIiT. July 14. Partial suffrage granted to the women bv the last legislature is not interfered with by the decision of the supreme court in regard to the constitutional bill. According to a statement given The News-Times this evning, the work of interesting women in voting at the city election will still continue. There are other routes to full sufferage open to Indiana women beside that provided by the proposed new constltion. to itniwm iuiisi; rooms. New?: -Tim es Special Service: FLK HA FT. July 1 1 The boys' and girls Iressing rooms at Christiana creek, which had become unfit for use because of damage committed by vandals, are being re;uired and will be ready for u e in a short time. Complaints made cause. l an examination by members of thboard of works and It was four..! that the dressing rooms were In an insanitary- condition from filth, and that other depredations had he-e committed. NIIXN. About 50 members of the Nib--ol'ja expect to motor to Dewey lake Sunday afternoon and have dinneand a game of 1 all at the lake. This will be the regular monthly outing for the club members. A number of stores and of! ices were visited Friday night and where entrance was gained hy the burglar small sums of money and articles of apparel wer taker.. Nib's business men defeated P-: -chanan busin"-- m-n in a lin- of ha-.-l -ill at the later plae Friday ' afternoon by a score of to 4. A re- j turn game will b.- played ir. Nile ! next week. Th- proceeds of tii-L-am'-s will be ;iv.-ti to the i:.-.l j Cross. ' Mrs Ceorge Daly, vc ho for the past few month-' has t.o-n employed as a bookkeepr-r at the Nies ' r.ard of pub-he works oib.ee, has re-lrnci and has returned t tier borne in South F.-r. 1 She will b-su-ceded 'hy Mi.-s M a ry Cain, who formerly held th" p':t:on.. Mrs. '. Fow-!i will addre.- ,, group rally f Standard Fearers at I'owatriac Sund.iv afternoon. Th e meeting will ;.e field i th Methodist church Miss Hael .Jontr? of S.ctb Pt.d '.vill spend Sunday with Mrs i'ar; ruck. The Jeruevs Fav r.e . .a- ir Calien parties are in-. oFe.j r d'-al. was heard S iturdav in . -v b: b a lar-o J ,s-i Low ley's curt. Mrs. C. T. Smith observe her ;lt birthday anniversary Saturday at the home of her snn. F. Smith Mis-e Anna Wright m l ertrt;de Färber of Schulyer, Neb., ar? -r'i t s at the heme of IL O. Daj-b'
GERMAN SITUATION IS TOPIC IM "STREET" NCW Y11K. J ily M. The Orn: in political sifia!:nn and th ocyfi ff rnrt t -et ween the war autiiontl and .-tee; managers .ire thft chief t. ..f discus-Ion in tii "street.. a;. !, a. 'or-ling to the tenor C rf--sip. It is the gei.tml opinioQ that stock i n:es will ultimately reach lower le 4 yefore P.nally etrin upon n su-taine upward swlri?. In suLs.taiice. it i thought the .-ulver possibilities which these two factor poies will have, to te thoroughly i i-counted before th. fa.irkiC finds tTs equilibrium. Meantime. how-
.er. it i? cor.ceJ-d that an utrwieMly h-rt ;nterst obtains in th usually active speculative js-ie which utvrs them a r-troTii: under ..-urrent of surport and periodically renders tlieni liabb t.) Khan1 rab;s. In view of ctcrJa's so-calle,! raid" on the market It may ! r-i-taibl to fx;..', r h r.lly of a pInt "r t-.vo. a th ra-vss civen w lde--pr ad arrency tl: !!i:r:i:g is more in thj r.atur ;' .i r- .! p! u! a tion of yr t er liy 1 n- '!!'' ! s lilltTIIs. !?uii to Mr. and Mr-. Chetr binhl. May st.. a son, at tie Epwcrth hospital, July Comfpvt'V. Whether you retinS in an old fashioned night shirt or wear pajamas into slumber! and your comfort to a ;re;it extent depends upon the manner in which they are laundered. Fresh niht garments add to the joy of a refreshing sleep. Call us up. j IcIealLaxmdry & Dry j Cleaning Co. 426 S. Michigan St Bell 285. Home 5203. A very tiMfal article to the wlf. Buy her a WHITE SEWING MACHINE BecRUe it U tb Ideal S-w-inip Maihin fftr the home. You certaJnly can afford one. Sold on the ptymwit plan, $1 doAvn WVc pT week. HA VERSTOCK The "White" Man 219 S. Main St. The Services in ST. JAMES' EPISCOPAL CHURCH 117 North I.afajrtl Itlvd. v. .11 r hell or; ni.uiiI.iiiI Time? a-gmriin-r sun-la'.', jsiv I.,. 131. 7 ".0 b öl.'.- co: a .,--, i r. ion ; 5:45 SiTida '1k1; 11:0' morning prayr arc! .-rrnon bv the i-i-hoji; .'. " " e.;a-;v, Jn the hap-!. -ri: IV WAK. - H I. IN U'(iPi protected !.v --it :'. ir!a.'.t t-'-hey. K'it iiS J v i- SI .ju l rt! : t'r'b-r n'.r i -..- a'l -o::.:: ,.; f--. 'b-T-i r t i bar ire . ',, ? : f'it It i I , .i t. Inv. -tiri "I '.i't' -: i 1 cap.it A Vit KU N HIH.I.K' I II f INsI . i !.-: : n ! ; ICE WHEN YOU WANT IT. Artificial Ice Co. iforrv ftlTX IV I 222 'euffli&iü. 71 tm M OrA mmlW QKZ.M
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