South Bend News-Times, Volume 36, Number 252, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 9 September 1919 — Page 12

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ADOPTS BUDGET i i i NfflSES LEVY Pass Financial Bill For Coming Year After Granting Raise. After ra:!r.r the i,-vy from 73.(5! c-:it on the hundred to 7 4 cents, j the city council .Mon-I-iy nUht adopt-j 1 the cy nn.l budu'-t i-iT l'jjOj Uhout a di-ntin ote. I Th- levy ,nl budget or'lir.,irxs j i j i v 'i i.y me committer 01 the whole of the council after the f omTr.itt had irvre,i.e,l the Ivy for the recreation fund from mills to ono cent on the hundred dollars at a m tir. h.1.1 jir: r--ceIini: the' r''ilar h --.-ion :' thcouncil. Iouis M. H.;mrners4 hmidt apI aled for an ir. r a. in the r-; reation fund, representing th" r- reallon comrni.sif.n and th" I d rateI club.? of the cit. Mr. H;imrnr.schmidt declared that an incroi.v In the amount of money to he .vt aside for recreation pi ices in the city wna badly ne,;fl.i, , inn that it ua even nn.-sUd- t H t this fund would lose J.",0f'( contributed to it ly the school authorities. Mayor Movie. Coun-ciinia n C. A. Uyers moved that the fund Le inciviMd hy raising the. Jf-vy frum six mills to one cnt. This il I pivu the fund $1-,-000 insteu.i of $7,:,.m.. .Mayor Orson addressed a mra-t-a'e to the council in whi' h he urped the adoption f the levy and budget for the (omir.i,' yar. He pointed out in his ihomu'h that the funds a.ekcd f(r are badly needed to keep tho city abr a.-t of the expansion program. The mayor also j.oint d out that every other city of the second cd is.s in the btate are making similar increases in their budi;ts for 190. He declared that there had been unJut criticism of the budget and levy, and he said that this riti' isni had been made without just investigation beim: tlr.vt mad-. r.rhinc l'ars Budget. A. K. Krskine spoke in favor of the adoption of the budget and levy. Mr. Krskine declared that it is not the h'tudehaker Corporation, of which he is president, who would benefit by tho expenditure of moneys for betterments, but that it woul 1 be the entire city. Mr. Krskine said that the corporation f which h is the head is prep.u d to go ahead with its proposed expmsions, and that by next April an entirely new plant would be in operation, employing at lat 5.000 men. He said that these men must b- provided with homes, and that if P r -ons owning vacant lots w ithin the present corporate limits of the (lty could not be induced to build on the-m, the city would Le compelled to expand beond its present limits. He predicted an expansion of the city in territory, and declared that such expansion would mean public improvements. Mr. Krskine declared that the budaret and levy in his opinion were conservative, and he expressed the hope that the council would see tit to adopt thorn. INjlnLs Out Noctis. Ir. C A. Uppincott als. spoke in favor of tho budget and levy, declar- j ing them to be conservative. Dr. Uppincott said that the manufacturing interests of the city are the real producers of tho community. Illustrating tho need for more houses here, ho said that the corporation is r.ow at a loss how to Und homes for 40 high class men whom the corporation Is bringing here Oct. 1. Dr. Iappincott also urged the adoption of tho levy and budget ordinances. The) council convene. l in reirular ; session Immediately following the! adjournment of the meeting of the ; conunittee of the whole. The tax levy for tho coming year was the ; r i uuiv u)' ioi .iv ii'iij, ,11111 .1 i 11 1 it had been Increased from Tl'.S to 74 cent.s on the hundred dollars, it was adopted. Nine members voted in the affirmative, fouruilman William Ilagey, who was present at the committee meeting a f-w minutes tarlier, left the vr'.imil t hambers. ! JLll-ivais Preferable feV The So;th Rer.d Malleable ra ij tu stoves what Sterling ;s to s;-,-r. A rar.ge built of etf r materials and built b .-f ; rover. ; I i e nc e . A '.-. ..: ! gu irante ed '. y the I! 1 n . f .1 ct . : rs s well as our5" h JZlMdiWlUllllV KJJ.

The present levy as adopted Monday nicht will raio on an tirnatrd valuation of $1:3.4 45. ::40 the um cf i:z.2::.r,r. Th budget ordinance came next with its Jin,749'of apportionments to th various funds of the city for the coming year. With the exception of th increase in the levy for the recreation fund of from six mills to on cent, with its increase of 53.COO in the amount of this fund, the levy and budget ere adopted as they were originally presented to the council ty Mayor Carson and City Controller Syrart. II tost City Salaries. Th ordinance Increasing the annual salary of City Treas. Kdward F. Keller from K','.00 to ?;;,Q00 wa.s T-assed, as was the ordinance increasing the annual salary of James X. .Luther, superintendent of the ity water department, from fi',000 to jr.. 000. D'-wey Iayton. street commissioner, and William Kites, his assistant, were also given a substantial in---re, 1 s. in pay by the parage of an ordinance giving Mr. I,aton J.'.OeO a year instead of J1.50", and Mr. rites 1,5G' instead of $I.l'uO a year. Fie patrolmen are to be added to the police department. An ordinance making the necessary appropriation with which to pay their salaries to the Mrst of the year was passed. An ordinance appropriating M.öO'j from the general fund to the printing fund of the board of public works was adopted, as was also a measure- appropriating $.".,300 to the city hall fund of the works board. Th levy and budget adopted on Monday nL-ht nv goes to the s-tate hoard of tax commissioners by Sept. 15. City otflcials do not know whether they will be allowed what they are asking1 for or not. Neither do they know whether the estimated $11' 5. 4 4 0.3 40 on which the levy and budget are based will remain as it is or will be decreased or raised. Mayor Carson declared Monday night that the reduction of J :,,f)00.000 in the Oliver valuation r'duc-s the estimated valuation of the county that amount.

I'PKCIAIi FAIK IlontS. During the Inter-State fair this week. Newman's. "The Style Shop for Women." will be open until 6 o'clock each evening and until 9:30 o'clock Saturday, giving fair visitors p'enty of opportunity to shop. 3150-9 Advt.

Elks Plan to Start Drive For Members

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With 250 members as its goal. South Kend lodge 235, II. I. O. ElKs inaugurated a membership drive at its sea.-on opening meeting in the Klk's temple on E. Colfax av.. Monday nit?ht. John G. Yeagley was appointed chairman of the memberfhip committee and John McErlaine. A. S. Hurkhart. John Casmier. F. L Dennis. S. P. Schwartz, R. A. Schnelle. H. J. Holland. A. F. Horner. John Mountain, George Hahn and otto Scherman were appointed members of the committee. The meeting Monday night was The rtrst sin-re the suf.mer months vacation. Hereafter the lodge will moot the flrst and third Monday nights in the month. Next Monday night being the third Monday in September, there will be a meeting. Seven applications for membership were voted on at the meetinc. After the meeting those in'attendance were the guests of George A. I'latner at a buffet luncheon served at the, temple. DOlXIi: .SAI,rcs & KNG IN HERING COMPANY, Mishawaka, Ind. want a woman rtenographer for th?ir sales department. Tho position which is now open requires ability to take down just what is dictated and transcribe it Into neat, properly punctuated and paragraphed letters. It is necessary that applicant have the experience which gives these qualifications; we have not time to educate a beginner. Write us a letter giving full details about your experience and ability, and anything else which will interest us. Also give .our telephone number and salary expected. Write do not call. If you sMl yourself in your letter we will call you. Advt. St?. . One thousand men at Okmulgee, Okla.. signed a pledge to wear old clothes for three months and as long thereafter as they will last, or until prices are reduced.

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THOUSANDS VISIT G. A. B. MEETING

Columbus Housing Facilities Strained by Continuous Flow of Delegates. COLUMRL'S. O.. Sept. 9. Us housing facilities already strained, this city Monday night, the Mecca of the Grand Army of the Republic. Women's Relief Corps and other patriotic organizations, was facing the problem of caring for approximately 1 00.000 additional population, with an additional 50.000 by tomorrow evening. Since Saturday every regular train entering the city has brought delegations of the ' boys in blue" in numbers ranging from 50 to 300. In addition, dozens of special trains from the Pacific and Atlantic coasts have -brought an almost continuous Rtream of visitors. Tife and Drum Corps. All day long delegations, headed by tife and drum corps, marched through the streets to the registration quarters. Automobiles hauled those too infirm to march, but in most instances the proffered machines were waved aside- From California. Texas. Maine and Florida they came. Commander Clarendon E. Adams stated Monday that he expects fully 230,000 visitors during the week. "It will be the greatest encampment ever held." was Commander-in-Chief Adams' declaration Monday after noting the throngs which were arriving. Reports of department commanders made today to Commander Adams showed large increases in membership, he said. "This seems a little bit unusual," he said, "hut the increase in membership is attributed to the great patriotic year just past. Every man with a drop of American blood in his veins who ould join a patriotic organization did so. Hundreds of Civil war veterans who had not previously been members joined the Grand Army this year." Store since 'S4

Slay Messenger Boy and Take $178,000 Bonds1

NEW YORK, Sept. 5. A photo graph of a youth found murdered in Mllford. Conn., several weeks ago was Identified Monday at New York police headquarters as that of Renjamin M. Rinkowltz, a Wall st. messenger boy who, according to the police disappeared on Aug. 12 with $178.v'.0 worth of Liberty bonds en-j trusted to him for delivery by his employers. Whitney and company,! bankers and brokers. BANISH nous NESS Iut Vigor and Ambition Into Kun-Dow-n, Tired (hit People. 1:' you feel tired out. out of sorts, despondent, mentally or physically depressod. and lack of the desire to accomplish .things, get a 50 box of Wendell's Ambition Pills at Wettick's Cut Rate Drug Store today and take the first big step toward feeling better right ,away. If you drink too much, smoke too much, or are nervous because of overwork of any kind, Wendell's Ami ition Pills will make you feel better in three days or money back from Wettick's Cut Rate Drug Store on the flrst box purchased. For all affections of the nervous f-ystem. constipation, loss of appetite, lack of confidence, trembling, kidney or liver complaints sleeplessness, exhausted vitality or weakness of any kind get a box of Wendell's Ambition Pills today on the money back plan. Advt. n $ 1 V v&u v MSOfttOF GOOD CUOTIIQ 1 Ji STELE. U. tm -

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STANDARD CALICOES Light and dark colors; 19c kind. Wednesday only

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No Letup Building activity is greater today than last spring. You who plan on building will do well to start this season. It will mean an actual saving of both time and money. "For Good Lumber ail Our Number" Smogor Lumber Co. Laurel and Division Main 1 22 Lincoln 5122

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The thirty-seventh annual Fall term Night School Opening at the South Bend Business College occurs Wednesday evening, September 10. 1 These sessions of six hours' actual instruction time, a large force of enthusiastic teachers; strictly personal instruction methods combined with home study offers those employed during the day a splendid opportunity of self betterment. Tuition plans of payment are so flexible that one of the three will suit the pocketbook of everyone: (a) Unlimited Time Plan gives the student a scholarship good for either day or evening sessions until graduated. (b) Limited Period Cash Plan provides the s, pupil with a full term scholarship at a very moderate cash rate. (c) $1 Per Week Plan permits the student to" attend the entire term for a small payment, and the balance at SI per week. Call at the college office Wednesday evening, September 10, for enrollment.

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a 11 H2 1 Lint When Service CountsSometimes you have the time and inclination to personally select your meats and vegetables. At such times it is a pleasure to have you call. But when you're too tired or too busy to shop, just call the . Ferndell. We guard vour everv interest. GROCERY AND MARKET Cor. Main and Colfax Bell 382 Lincoln 5382