South Bend News-Times, Volume 36, Number 248, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 5 September 1919 — Page 1

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VOL. XXXVI, NO. 248. CO LIVING COST Sale of Army Supply lets Return Greater Than Allowed to Retailers. Profits to the city of South Bond on the rale .of army foot! conducted here will amount to $ IS when the 2 1 rnsf'S of tomatoes new remainins: from the supply are sold, it was conservatively estimated from the city's own figures today. This represents a return of slightly oer 10.6 per cer.t. on the investment in a 10day turn-over. Kxaetly frt.OSO.fio his so far horn r'fflvod by tho city, ant! according to MTV Sr.iler B. B. Miller, this represents $r.O prodt after all expenses incurred to date arc paid. Tho 2 1 c:os of tomatoes wore quoted during the sale at S per case, and when sold at this Jigure will bring in tr.iS. Allowing ti::o for the expense of this sale, the total revenue will be profit, since the tomatoes are aire a d y p a i d f o r. May Sll to UotallfTS. If the tomatoes are not sold to tho puhllc that I. if the public dee lines to buy they will be sold to retailers at the same figure, it was announced by administration officials this morning. Retailers are selling tom.itoes at more than $4 per case. Some weeks ago Gol. C. A. Carlisle, chairman of the fair price committee in St. Joseph county, ordered grocers to sell sugar which cost them 10 cents a pound for 11 cents a profit of 10 per tent., with credit, delivery, and an establishment having to be paid for out of that proiU. .Mayor Carson, when asked this morning what was to be done with the surplus money, at first said it would be given to the Orphans' home. Then he decided it would he kept intact, to cover any loss which might result from the sah of bacon, which Is expected to take ploce the week after tho fair. Mishawaka Iric IxverMishavaka citizens are today buying food from the army supply at from 20 to 3." cents a case less than was asked and obtained for tho same food In South Ueno. Beans, Tor example, which sold in South Bend for J '2. 4 0 per case are selling in Mishawaka today for $2.03. Practically the same conditions govern the two sales. The goods were all shipped from Chicago, and the haul to Mishawaka is even trreater than to South Iend Both cities sent representatives to Chicaeo to nrrange for the shipment of the consignments, and this cost was figured in the retail cot of the commodities in both, cases. One theory for the difference is that the high schedule put in force here might have been result of a conference which Mayor Carson held with the retail grocers of the city In regard to the possibility of the surplus army foods being handled through the retai' stores. Might Hurt Ketallcrs. The reason for giving the grocers Marge of the sale, as advanced by friends of the proposal, was that a public sale with a low schedule of prices would hurt the retailers' busi ness. It was suggested that the .? .. ' gioas be (iis;riiuied i) tne grocery ; -rores. who would se'I them at cost ; t lus handling expenses. without j profit. j Thts conference wa held at the mayor's irritation- No account of' me conference was given to The News-Time, but It was gien out s-veral las later that the trrocers ; uould hav no part in the o; army food. !arkci Dlffcrono The flit"feren s in price are pro-' jounced, running fretn " to 15 perent Tlie Mishawaka shipment wa m i' h sn:aller than the South Bend i ce.nsignment. which w eoild tend to ! ncrease rather than de-, reasc the' I ri'-e of article--. The cot of lian- I ohr.g is a small item in either city. practically all of the labor was; Conated. In South Bend -e or;'. 1 j 'ore.s sent corps of sales peojile to' lend the city a hand in selling the1 t,-nod 'ity T-lplov - and olutl-' r: -.v handhrr the Mishawaka-

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The Lighter Side In the Day's ATews I CIIICACO, 111. "Rftvo will have to worry along without us," nald tun ! young; feminine? runaways at tho loI tentlon home. "Dave who?" demanded a matron. "Dave IJelaco," they I answered. "Wo wxtc Rolnq; to Join the- movie." CHICAGO "Shimmy" Is a dance and a burglar stole seven hundred and eighty-six of tho other kind from a drygoods store hero last night. sCICMI-:NTO, Calif Hlui rihlion pig-, wen brought to the t-tato fair hi limousines, High priced raisins utile higher via airplane. KANSAS CITY, Mo. -"Sister" is n the eve of becoming "canineIy." famous. She has but three legs. I)r. Ralph Harding, veterinarian, intends to make her the lirst dog to wear a cork leg. I OKLAHOMA CITV, Okla An 111mannered pig last night saxl his master's bacon by squealing. The pig M-apcI the tint f, and the thief the 1M)1IC. XHKN'AH. Wis When Ole Ilans'on applied to a paper mill here for paper "suitable for making money." he was detained for observation. MIKE COST SCAL Introduces Bill to Create "Permanent Cost of Living." WASHINGTON. Sept. 5. Introduction of a bill which would create a "permanent cost of living" commission was being considered today by Sen. Hansdell. Louisiana. Ransdell would put representative.of producers, manufacturers, jobbers, retailers and consumers on the boCy and let them govern themselves. The body would have official status but would probably have r power to enforce its decisions other than by creating sentiment in favor tl them or of publicly reprimanding offenders. The plan. Ransdell believes, would relieve the government of the necessity of enacting legislation to regulate industryIt would represent all interests and thus assure justice to each, he said today. "The idea would be to bring all chmenis together where they could talk m Itters over." Hansdell said today. '"If the producer, the consumer and the man between them could fat v ach other, they would settle thur own problems without resort to the government."

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President Hasn't Really Warmed Up, ' is Opinion

I'.v United l'res: WASHINGTON. Sept. "..Friends and opponents of Pres't Wilson, alike, expressed their opinion of the president's lirst two speeches as "about what they had expected." Those close to the president beIh ved he would not make his ti'ght on the details of the treaty and cove riant, but would put them before the people as instruments to pre- , r . . . . T1... 1 1 , 1 I . (ti; luiuie ,ai. io. oev i.n .1, . ( lit

however, that tne president asjf)f the labor program of moderation "not warmed up" yet and that a he , j,,. stands for and may also be ex-j progressed with his trip, his speech- pected to support the treaty ami j r woubl become stronger. , League covenant while the president i

Republicans took the view that the hrst two speeches dealt mere-; Iy with generalities. Some reply was I expected from the senate tloor today but the really j c ha tv-res w ere later.

warm bmg ranee ex- 13 and will then go to Chicago, expected to develop. After returning to Washington. (Gompers will go to New Orleans.

The republicans resent the prest- 1 presi- i dent's statement that the treaty ; unties are apparently not informed j r.f -b-.t It rn n t 1 i n i us tb-V lii'llpl P I thev hae stuilieil It tjuite as close- j Iy as the president CxjKHt Treaty siu-i-e .. Tliat little doubt is felt as to the ; suCCeSS of the covenant is reeuled by the announcement o( the League to Lnforee Peace, stating that tlw rj;anizatin committee of League ori which Col. Mouse r. precuts the United States has made 'much headway toward making

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' .... v AY- "t."7 . r ! "4 i :J H:-.'v f- :' (5nr Jit Ctaur-kUru The first of the combat troop:? of the First Division, the first representatives of the United States on the- firing lino and the last to leave, arrived at New Yorkton the troopships Pastores and Orizaba. MaJ. Gen. Kdward K. Mclachlln. commander of the famous division, returned with his troops aboard the Orizaba. It Is planned to have Otn. Pershing1, upon his return to this country, lead the gallant First In parade up Fifth avenue. HOT 1 AR AUSTRIAMS Government Forwards Note Agreeing to Accede to Allies' Demands. r.j Vnlted Tress: LONDON'. Sept. .". A News Agency dispatch from Berlin reported today that the German government has forwarded a note to Premier Clemencetu stating that Germany will not maintain her present attitude with regard to Austrian representations in the reichstag and that she will alter her constitution to conform to the allied demandsThe allies, in a recent note sent j

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to Berlin bv Premier Clemenceau. . reception committee, then went to demanded the dimination of the j his uite. clause in the German constitution j Mrs. Wilson received much approviding for Austrian delegates tojplause. especially from the women

the reichstag. It was declared this clause was in violation of the peace treaty. ra nge merit the lea cue for the tirst meeting of This ,, , ,., hoM in Vnhinstonj it ? k r m Pall rf I ' r-4 . : t Iciin T h t -r I ionization committee, the announce-

merit states, is arranging for the j league to be a clearing house of poli- ! I'VANSVILLK. Ind.. Sept. " . A tical. economic, financial, social and ! lone masked bandit entered the other information. ! Smith Mills deposit bank at Smith Samuel (Tempers head of the. Mills. Ky.. 12 miles west ef HenderAmerican Federation of Labor, will ! son. Kv.. at noon Thursdav and aft-

I(e - reiore tr.e country in aipport j is still on his tour. ne will speak in Philadelphia on Sept. 10; in Cleveland, where he will address the miners' convention Sept. I Sept. Sept. 2", where he will address convention of adve rtising men. Lihor has only Ken lukewarm' tnu K i . 1 l.t.,' . . .. e .. I trices th.t hae been propose!. It ' i was learned today however, that J the president's action in leaving nomination of men who will be : Vited to the "remnd table" to i various organizations, has won him ;positie labor s.ipport. Sec'v Morri-

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Crowds Break Through Lines of Soldiers to Shake Hands With Him. ry ncfiir haim;i:. By T'nltei Pre-s: I ST. I.OCIS, Mo.. Sent. 5. Crowds! which .cheered and with waving flags s ruggled to break police lines and stvarm about his .automobile, greetea Pres't Wilson here today. The noise of voices mingled in a tremendous shout of welcome wasi 1 U A t A 1 - t coniinueo ai une way irom ine outskirts of the city where the presidential special stooped, to the hotel where Wilson went for a short rest before makiiiir his speech at the! chamber of commerce luncheon, demanding ratification of the peace treaty unamended. Wilson's smile was always in evidence as he flourished his straw hat in response, sometimes standing up in his automobile to bow his appreciation. Hanks of troops from Jefferson barracks presented arms as the pres ident and Mrs Wilson stepped irom the train as a ...oilitary anb-pl iythe "Star Spangled Bannev." The crowds at this point rushed the lint s of soldiers, good naturedly Jostled aside the boys in khaki who carried rifles with fixer bayonets and massed mound Wilson'? machine trivlng to shake hands. i:v-ry Window Filled. In addition to the people on the sidewalks along the route to the hotel, every window was filled and many were on the roofs. Signs had been pasted in a number of windows bearinb such messages as "Tell it to 'em, Wood row" and "We're with you, Wilson." One automobile bearing a huge placard demanding lifting of the war time prohibition ban dodged down side streets and confronted the president at a number of points. It was tilled with women, shrilly cheering and waving banners. More troops were drawn :p in the streets around the hotel and every entrance was guarded. IiObby is Packed. The lobby was packed. As Wilson walked in a band in a gallery struck up lively airs. The president paused at the elevator a few moments to talk with members of the and her name was frequently heard along the line of march, along with the cries of "Woodrow." Women dodged the police and ran alonside the president's automobile to get snapshots of her. begging her to' "look this way please just for a minute" and ".Mrs. Wilson. let'.- see jour face." The reception at St. Louis was held by many in the president's party to be the most enthusiastic he has received since he left Washington. gpjE MASKED BANDIT ÜEI0 S4,UUu A I DANK; er overpowering Miss Margaret Li.

y. clerk, locked her in the vault and'ers. made good his escape with more; Te strike at the An'nex company than $4,00ti. Miss Lilly w;ts found! has been en two months. The eomunconscious in the vault 1." minutes! pany yielded to all demands as to

'after the robbe -y by How F. H. j Hriseoe. who heard her moaning t when he e ntered the bank John Dawson fomerlv a barber here was! arrested peCt. Thursday night is a susTO RESUME DEBATE ON PROHIBITION T0RAY p.v United Pre WASHINGTON. Sept. 5. Debate ;

the 'on the bill to enforce wartime and 1 few days, following arrest of fiv-in-! constitutional prohibition was sche d- j men here by international revenue theluled to be resumed in the senate to- I othcers. The men are charged with

day with prospects that the measure seeking to bribe an A m et i can Exwould come to an early vote. ' press company clerk to leiiver to Minor amendments were adopted f them a box of narcotics valued at yesterday including one by Sen. Mr-j McO.Oi'O imported from Kurope

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o oLEADS ASIATIC FLEET . sas.:' .... .... ..... ... .. o.. JJt ., V ,i'-.;;;;:.:: '. : i.V. rr -t V-:- ti'-T v 1 1 v . t.. t -T-frcJ-T- .X : v..w,:.:.:.:..tJBv..'... "Vx'cc -Adltnira.l Gicscve". An imposing scene was staged on the dec!; of the United States battleship South Dakota, la the North Hiver. New York, on September 1, when Admiral Albert Gleaves, made a full admiral by ordr of Pres't Wilson, read the order authorizing his command of the Asiatic fleet ran FOR POLICE FAILURE Sues City of Elkhart As Result of Strike Demonstration. Sneei.il to The News-Times : ELKHART. Ind., Sept. 5. S. P. Gaines, proprietor of the Bucklen hotel, is suing the city of Elkhart for $10,000 damages as a result of a demonstration staged by COO employes of the New York Central shops Thursday. Gaines charges the city with failing to provide adequate police protection, allowing the men to do heavy damage to his hotel in an attempt to deport 20 strike breakers employed at the Annex Foundry company. The New York Central men deserted their work for three hours Thursday afternoon and swarmed about the hotel where the strike breakers were corralled. Finally; the imported men agreed to leave! the citv. Thev were escorted to the-' ( depot and put aborad an eastbound train. Gaines charged that as a result of the ne-ar-riot about his hostelry many of the guests departed, in addition to considerable property damage being wrought. Mayor W. H. Foster arrived in Llkhart Thursday night from Indianapolis, and immediately made arrangements for conferences with managers of the three foundries where strikes are in progress and also with representatives of the strikwages, but refused to discharge tive old employes who did not strike. DETECTIVES PROBE ALLEGED OPIUM RING Ifv United Press : NKW YORK, Sept. Z. Detectives ire pushing an investigation of an j allege d ration-w ide rinc eif opium and ceteaine smugglers with the hope of making a round-up in the next in bond fur shipment to.J... i... .1.

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e. Business Agen ts Get Together to 'Trim the Tailor' Union OtYicials, "Struggling" Along on S40-S100 a Week, Want Raise. By United Prr-s : CHICAGO, Sept. .". Business agents o.? unions, struggling along on from f 4 0 to $100 a week in Chicago, may soon trim the tailor, if predictions made today come true. And there may be a strike but don't worry, the unions themselves will have to fork up this time. Arguing that during the last six months, most labor strikes have been won by the unions which proves the agents' delivering power business agents began a little subrosa discussion as to the chnnces of improving their own stipends, according to good authority"If we win the strike, up goes our pay." said one. "If wages of everybody else go up, why shouldn't we .loin in and get our share?" Organization of the International. Brotherhood of was suggested. Business Agents , 'Confidence Men Work Same Old Game on Farmer Iy United Press: CHICAGO, Sept. 5. Patrick J. Vaughn, 0 years old, wealthy farmer of Iafayette, Ind., today searched for three "investment brokers" who he alleged relieved him of $25,000 through n fake stock promotion game. Vaughn said he met the brokers in Colorado Springs, Colo They introduced themselves as II. Holt. Robert Miller and William Miller. Hcrse racing was mentioned and Vaughn said he won $25 through a "tip" the trio gave him. Stocks were the next business. This took them to Denver where they all agreed to invest $23.000 in a venture- Vaughn approved the plan and had his banker forward this sum which he turned over to Holt. Vaiuhn went back to Lafayette to await developments. Thursday having received no news from Denver he came to Chicago and enlisted the aid of the local police in his search for his late "partners." 10 SEVERITY IS BE 3 Nine Soldiers of A. E. F. Were Hanged on Court Martial Charge. by United 1tps: i;rTt 4 Nino sohlier o; the American expeditionary force were hangpd and one was shot for criminal otfenses during the war, it was revealed today at the investigacongressional committee inquiring i into war expenditure's. j Two of the hangings were for murder, the investigation brought out. Seven men were hange-d for rape of whom six were negroes. There w' s a single execution for desertion-Murder 'rials totaled 110. resulting in C2 convictions. One-fifth of all the general courts martial were of ficers and the rest enlisted men and j welfare workers. Most of th olhcers I were charged with drunkr nness and! disorderly conduct. Convictions re. suit eel in tTT percent of officers' cn. whieh went, to trial. Seventy-seven percent of the men tried by general courts martial were found guilty. Onlv one e onscientioas objector was tried !r. the A. K F. , The inve-Jtigation failed to etab-' lish that otheers had recei ed more j treatment than enlisted men in the ' A. L. F. courts martial. j TWITlA i: KlI.LI-:i IN WKLCK. ltv United Pres1: TOLOUSi:. France. s pt. Tv.elve persons were killed and 4 ' injured when express trains from

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League Opponents Make Spectacular Assertions in Opening Long-range Debate With Executive.

BY L. C. MARTIN. Ilr United Pr-: WASHINGTON, Sept. 5. Pres't Wilson's fust clay tour speeches drew fire of the opponents of the League of Nations in the senate today. Sen. Sherman, Illinois, opened the attack in a brief speech denouncing the president as a demagogue and accusing him of a "contemptuous disregard" of the government. Sherman referred to the president's declaration that the international conference provided for by the treaty will be convened in Washington whether the treaty is ratified or not.

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STEEL HEARING! J j j t:rnc Uilcnn m Cffnrt fn Ar. "" whiowii 111 u.uu iu mi - range Conference With Gary. J r.y United Press : WASHINGTON, Sept. Acting for steel workers. Pres't S;muel Gompcr.s of the American Federation of Labor, today wired Pres't Wilson asking him to use his influence in arranging a conference with the United States Steel corporationWilson is asked to make his reply before Tuesday when the president of 24 international unions of the steel industry will be here to decide on future action. The telegram declares that while the men have been restrained from striking they are "indignant'' and that a strike now might endanger the whole structure which the president has built up for the adjustment of industrial disputes. The message declares that "having thus far been enabled to prevail upon the men not to engage in a general strike" the labor leaders "cannot now atlirm how much longer we will be able to exert that iniluence." HcfiiM-d Two Appeals. Judge Gary, head of the United States Steel corporation, has refused two appeals to meet a committee of steel workers. Following his re fusals. Gonip is and steel nu n visit-j ed Pres't Wilson and laid the whole; case of the steel men b fore him. ; The telegram sent today was tak-j en to indicate that the president at that time had told the steel men he would try to bring about a confer ence, f J The committee to organize the steel men and improve conditions in the industry w: appointed at the recent federation of labor con e n tion at Atlantic City. The tebgr.im was framed at a meeting here- today of the National Organization ('ommitte of the Steel industry. In addition to the signature of Gonipers. the message carried the names ef Chairman John Fitzpatri k. F. J. Davis. William flannon. Fdv.ard J. Hvar.s and William Z. Foster. committee secretary. i MAY FACE MURDER CHARGE AS RESULT OF JEALOUS LOVE I 1 4 United Pre-: SAGINAW, Mich., S-pt. :, Albert Colpean. -1 ye-ars al. in bail h re today faced a probable charge of murder, as hi sweetheart. Netb Hover. IS ye-ars old. sh- t in the rizht breast last night, hove re. 1 b tv.-. en life and death. Police said the two ware lovers and the mm was jealo a. Whil the; l.i--.. Ant ..-1 1 1- i v b.wt n i'.Vt wen vvre tired, one s tri King the girl and the oth r slightly wounding '"o!.'-.in in the he-ud "I have ebr.e it," the mother, according to !:l l n tol l his h" poll' e. i me for a wT.en b.icn hio ret'irned h chang' of clothing. BELGIANS THREATEN EMBARGO ON DUTCH - BR1 SFh ee.vernmenT. , Sept. .". The f'.eL'ia! ace-nrdinc to 1 Sf.ur h i note to Holland th: at ing to place -hipping unb i n mbrg on I Holland refirr;-"- a German shm which b ft lb grin. fter the armistice was .-igne.l. Tia vessel was dx ov-r-i liter in lh man I

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r 1 1 v ! .; i p: .ba V . v PRICE THREE CENTS I 1 nis n: rjicnii 1 o: t ne tre:.i-tiT address is 10" percent demagogical." said Sherman. "It N an appeal to the l;.wles. a co ert ir.v-.ta- - : - tion to the e r-t: "esent res! '. .-s. satisfied element to demand v. h r y will. The president has ;.lily played with hrehrands sitli- ! ciently to know the danger. He Ii ( I ycKcd himself with the reo!ntx.- ! aries so freijently as to know cannot, check their mad race to the goal of lawless ne --. Proclaims Liu lono-. "His open declaration that he proposes to onvf v on Ameri---in soil radicals as well as ih-ts from foreign gov rnnients ;s a jo ofn mation of lawb-vsne-ss and cnnteiapt irons disregard of the UnU'd Stat--government. Airain v e have- o'. who declares 'I am the state. '"Have the Ait!-rir an j .., rj'ji" electing presidents ar.d b.-üii elect kings? Public oüiciais h.ie been impeached for J. s trigai' violation of the lav of tfnir i:;:itry than this." Sherman said the president should take warning from last year'--- congressional ede tio?:s as to tli" u ay American sentiment is veerinu. Later in the day. Sen. Borah an nounced he propoM d to a the floor the pj esident s to "put up or slut up" i-: ponent s of tiie t re.i f . Will .Not "Mini 1 p. "It will not t e ; o-ai.! vt r on ha Her.;: d to opt. up." said Borah, eiimmenting : the challenge. A carefully prepared an the 'olumba I t 1 1 1 1 a iii 1 ... 1 1 es will be delivered 'within a a er to pe ' hdav er 1 two bv Sen Hardinir. diio. who - on the far has made no speei h.-s t r at v. i lar 1 iiu. ton. will : take; halb-. der 1 1 i-O'.i the "p it u p or r b ; 1 j.' Senators generally tod a thev preferred to v. ithh ment on the president'- oio r the grounds that indhid ; i! - 0-1 t:.e tits woti'd "v, ijr,r ; I i , , where.! s e or" t w j h .- prove f ! ; e ' ' 1 1 eUld EOFIELD 0U1TS GABINET PGS I Denies Rumors of Being -Miffed" Will Reen ter Busines Pv Ii.ir.-.i p:.--WASHINGT .V 1 of Cor. .n. er lb I IHU!. e i t h.i . e p i t- ! t " i a T of ),:.,)-' j te-r.Boü, ...: ! I;. ! w x a i T ' ' i i'r "'' h f er. : L n : t - : I i A Og Wii I .':. . n.i" -i I. bot i :d ' ) i ! igr. ! sa.d P.. He h w er 1. P w i e H 4 .9i UNIONIST LEADERS UNITED TO AMERIC hi I;, t ...t.-: IT. BKLPAST. C.n.-.n. b . b ist bio en.el. th-- United s s.'.au- t. it; b ;u. a i La LoU.

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