South Bend News-Times, Volume 37, Number 3, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 3 January 1920 — Page 4
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Hundreds of Reds are hind Bars of Many City Jails. CO.VT7NVEI FROM PACK OM-: 'vh-r-iiu.Jriikrrit. mor man 1 j ; n I !" n .irre:,: J -ni ft.l t r'rom a ;!",n ,' '.v . I ;il its 1 -J.'i r:.l. 'CO fr more ff th- frii;.i:Tii'' rather! an! in I . -1 r : ; th- r.ii I H I ourd )ntifu! .-u;ti!y, i..kir-.u a!"'-it. '-O Intu C'itodx. 'hi' it:o .'ir.-I I'liilndelphia upj'li-! rri'ir'- th.. n lj" .-.ti'I Huffalo nt.cnt DO. A l irir r.u:n!.. r Than in any jr vio'j r n L 1 was r,;'"riJ fr-n r3'' t'( h !!y .ill df th r i j i . Tli object .f X)" T- a i ! A.-.s't Atty. Jen. 'Inrvln h i 1, u-as t r.M.'tln f.r submlslon to th i-; n 1 1 rv.-nt of 1 ti,or, rawrfl for d ;n'rr.tt'p " j numlfr of o'ir r:tot (1;ihj:'Th::s .i narr hi!j nnl r.i'liral ri-ritaturs." ATf'nts of tn JTMrtrr.'-n. b 'I'M'-I, v-Tit wt pr r,ii r-! to r,it' i thi r.nli'a "with t)e pool -i on." firiicral ( lian:. TMa Kriral rhirt'1' 'f a 1 1 n: pt i ri .o ;vTthr-v the qoverTirtK-nt ly lonv Hivl vloW rif Avus j . 1 . n 4i! a i am t i 'if perform arrst lorititr th.- I :aid-a. Officials l-rlar l th-v !.-li- - J '1 that vor.i! hnii-lr '' nu-iril- i s of I tii conununl-t anl rorriii,,,'ini-t lah'r fnr riiorninc. I frScial h'rrt U--hi rfil th nation vid- round up wax th.-piett-ly planned and th th h t il I for tid him' h d ni.ilrt !enint in thi- c;mtry. mort m - i inachtniy thi of any ; tli.- radt.nl It A.a a! - . i I'AiiKeil o.m lfTi !ay.- a'-: that tlr raid fhovi'd t.k- j.In I'rida;.- ni;ht' an! c 1 1 ! i 1 r 1 1 i il r. m u n i at ioi. vvrt m nt to th- ! t artfn nt of justice repiVM-ntati'. es a:nl Ftiit- d i's attoinejs in tli.- th.rt.'.-thrf - citis. I )'ii.irt!n-:.t oi" j t: -! ! Ml. - ! ir'd most of nl! to capture in riininatin; dofuni iits. riot rnu- h f 'he lit rature and propa-:a.; ta but papers show in LT I tails i' th- ommutiist ori.:ani7atio!,s m f i' h city, it : indie;ttil tiiat it sit -di vi.TT'--were nhlaint'd, h porfation d" 1 1 1 . p rsons ci.riC'Tiit' 1 would 1.' an ea.-yj matter. As in th ca-- of th- im-m-i brs of the L'nion of Ku-sian Work-j is, siveral S'-or nt whom w i j aboard th- transport I'.uford. whi li ailed from N'W York 10 days a, j iaenil iship cards in the ot !,'ani.a- j tion wer' regarded by otücials ;is i-onstitutii'i; th" best doeui'ieiitary j e idetv' on w hii ii to base depoi tation asr s. hilTcrciKt of Parties. Otliriali said tin- only d ; f:". i !'. between t h o communist party and the com.muni.-t lal.or party was ono i f hadershiii. l'.otii ha.- b.n 'iiea rim: to brinij about tb --ia:-lishm'iit if a soviet form of ivv-rn-ment in this i ountr since th ir oramza.tion i.i.u irm to ot'i ials. ml' r a . a ' rdlo ut icnts ;rath"r d by f d r.il :i'4'nts rcnt!v slmw -oinduiv ly. it; was said, that plans ware drawn up ! by tli lead -rs f each f 1 1 se par- j ties to develop a s t i" n.oi " oi" j Soviets throuuhoii' the i ountry. Tfi-se were to be un rn' 1 uiebr a so i t outu il similar to that whieh; VOW lstS 111 liUSSia. ,I.Vnil!lU' in I Ir. (laivin. The "b't-a rt men ' :, .bal tont it ! a c; Ivities of tiles,, two n 'a n i.a t a ;.s : nio'ig the r,a:t'o -. Th-:r att'-'.njits 1 organize th' n :!" in support plan; to oa rtln .' the pr'.-ent o.iliti.al and i'1'iutnii'- system wenirri d f M' a ud '!'i ; iia t this pro j .a i.m ml a ;-! il a l.aiKth that '. !-ct ! aniofm a i s had llble i 1 1 : 1 i 1 1 d gon- to !:, aV Net rtalu n ::ro oi n rn unit b-s Mr. lai in made V'i' 1 ion :;ath r-d b thi- into r.i I a : : 'tf.v in;; the i;,;;r.- of tli;on among th-j r -:r . i n " t it a 1 1 ! d tlii- loy.owir " I u . los. '!. l:-'-i ;oa with t b Hellte -a ; l W or k l'.J " the pio . in t -1 t : 1 1 - a 1 V. I . .. Til" lifL! al and mora a :: oppression ' p! th- var P P i o ! t t ! i . in- ra - Th t ll I 1 e I i i Mill of Iiis ( a, ii ; , a; bon.iam iad pp;-i-l-tiityin--f tlie ,.th at 's t .'o m-;r pr i . t oll ui-Thl- .'!!, pi i I , I . 1 I b s 1 1 ot a ; . r . - - p i a or! i r Th- on . n . a n : -i arty .n n ü .o ! r i a vry on j r. i vU r- " . i a.'a'ioti am-a; uiiii lh ' a M'i'Ml.s V. 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CHRISTMAS GUESTS OF FIFTH AERO. SQÜAbRON'i'
hri.-tm.is t . tiiti's with :j sanptuous llnnrr and a trcr tho like or
. in on., of I'nrlo Sam's army pots w r provided on Christmas Day by the doughboys of th- Fifth Aero ! .-'uah-on :vt Miti hcl Field. Minrola, Ins Island, for twenty poor but appreciative boys and pirls from , I !r(" '. I vii. Th' !hr "iflowd ut." conceived by William M. Carbrey, mesa serpeant of th squadron, ap-
pro . .1 i,v Li ut n trit Clarence L,. Midcap, commander of tho squadron,
f oiiir.i;1ni!'',r )r rs of th
)f all army ucti iti-s or. Jx-ns Lsland. and financed and carried out by tne ono nunarea moms'lii.'ulron, was a sneers Ofrom every point of view.
dest iuct i I-m nt.s within th pi nt rnnient. The -oiiiinunist !alor roup was -aid t ha- iiia-rtiMl its jiropap.inda more ;:'ii' tally anions the fnreitrn eh ni tt of itiz nry. From fevtrnl -u r- l d i il ;u'"'üts t.;I ani-d in- . rrnation that the communist labor nirty wa app-alim: to th foriu .o rs ith th'1 ar;;uiii' !it tiiat the i - nt ;-.o i -1 1 1 i nt w..s unt'ruMi.jljth in an. that their rights ot'!il :,. r 1m rspretod ly the appointed .1 nt horit it s. Th" i i r j. n oi' thj v. or ; par 1 on! . "lala.i" in tip was la ira iai .1 ! 1 1. d l.v ..ili.ia! a as a 11 i it f iure, the i '! rs r alth t rs l i i.i l iL w ou!d hnd stri iii ..,'UO! fits anion:; foreic ! h"ir .(;i'AT VISIT CITY. INI MAN A bOLLs. Jan. .'.--Ibiids on aliened radicr.l he.obi:;irters in se' ti Indiana citi s wer- conducted Friday nullit by f leral a -rtnts. oopera t ir ; wit h bu al polio,, in the different cii'- it w,- statid tonight at heaiapb. rt. "fs :' t he d'J ). ' r t ; M lit of jusia e !: i i . Tlie Cities w re I 'or i Wayne, South Hend. Andt. t son, Ta : . Haut'. Vir.i i'imi s, Clinton and Cary. No report-- on th numb,-:- of ariasts made had been rec'ivd at the federal ffi-s here up to a late ; hon r. Moi- than ."o warrants had i i, en i. -ut-d in com tion with the j i iid-. .-omc of th-m calling for the arr -t of s k ral men. ai;i:i:st many. Ni:Y Y'LK. .Ian. 2. Feiween
TC" and Ma. radicals were arr steil 1 ,lf raI agents, assisted by local po- ' t-r.. :!:L in ur.-ati-r New Yol: av the j lice, arrested three alleged radicals i rlt'.V .-bar.- in the nation-wide I here. Saturday morning. They also
. lonnd-up of s.-dition mongers and anaia hi-ts, airi 1 out by the fedi ral gov. rnm nl on a gigantic scab. Li-otn : p. in. until lon.g after midni'.it an arrr. y i'e.b 'al agents. rn lori 'd by hundri !s of city policenun and -o'.db-rs. raided Jhe gath- ; 'ring plai ts of i i-n who have re turned the ho-pltahfy of their adopt- ! o.iiiitry by plotting to destroy its government and institutions with ln'i !li '. At the Ve: lioi'.r the raids wer' order .1. tl.e i.n n auainst whom thy wer-- directr-vl were gatliering in m-im'i'i of in tii'.g places throughout the maater city. No h'ss than IT such places were raid 1, ach ieldir.ir a grist of from 1 to ja funenters of revdutin and ate n high 111 ol'e tin as i.vy niiiu.a r running TAKi: FORTY. l'ATLFS'-N. N. .1.. Jan. .'. Forty prisor.. is u r t:ii.. n hit' in federal a i - t or .'.is: ! i-ht. mos! ab 1 1 i a i b i . of them fri art ers. a soARRFvr WOMFA. TRENT N. N. J .. Jan. 2. Fc.U-ral 1 f" ! i . . 1 ivvi'i'il ! (-.-:-: 1 hv local police, to1 . . I ' 4 .a -1
v .ther.. 1 in TT. alb . ,i radi-i'n i . W. W. rradinu room the secinc'.udiiic sc-i.il woiu'-n. j did time the officers had isited the
i :v rri;i s. .Moe than .".," i en art , sled m ' i. a o.'t '. i -k . coad'.u-ted ly ar.t Ol justice. . l.irge iaaiI". a . s i. ob . w ah tii. .d'-.i: I a ; i , j ,i ; '1 ad;. as I'r. -.I.i ii.i T h el if b I'r. .'.a;, ta-iht in laaU ...it of the ( t ; i. . i t a ; --..--i-d o lo- al po!i'-.-of lit- r itia , ; l. a. !: a h l a l '.-. a ei t l ; -a b. r at : ed :.k 1 Nasa: .. N IL. 1 ä . ! Wi re " ; Ho'.;, o l i.ov. ::. an L . i -a v i : . i . IHMIIOII F.All). 1FT -M .M. . rt a.: virila ait ,1 a i n . s Vi p a 1 - "riil iati'. i ...I.- Th" arrived a : . rs at t r. . : . : o i ut i . i-it.-r.ts e . c t e i e dt t lIp-M. ef tliov. ..k. i : r' - te -n f. ; i :t o - 1 H i .1 1 ..... . I , . .- . . i . !' a 1 oak a r.d an ;-to.l. Fedl.i r -a- num-.-:at,-l. to t in t ral tv! !!IU. 1 1'Al". .Mi p.: . : h P to l-: i' ' !! . ',-. MM J. Nm' .it I st - d .'..av p.:i:ht C alii ohm i;i:i'tiM .K :..M '. ' .!::.. Jan. 1 ft n ; v.- : - .- : a i :' t la :a wonvn. w a at! -led Fl id i..' P.iht by falcru.1 .: . t stiaaa- ag nt& on har--
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of violations of tho immlgrati .n laws. Warrants wcro out for axout 10 more on similar charges, according to federal officers. kau rivr: sections. FIIIUVDF.L.PHIA, Jan. 2. Raids on alleged radical headiuarters In live different sections of 1'hila.delphi.i varc made Friday nU'ht by a-a-nts of lie- department of jus-tire aided by city police. Fp to 10:;H) o'clock ll'l v.isni"i-.s had b on taken to two police stations. itm:-T tii in CLINTON. Ind.. .Ian. '. Fe Joral i:icas arret'd tina-e albed radit als l:e:e Friday night. The men were sent to jail and officers continued the search for persons named in warrants. No meetings were found. Men accused of connection with radical plots were arrested in th-ir home's. kaii) Mi'.irriN:. I'.v As.--i.ited l'rrss; WIMvES-HAHHE. Fa.. .Tan. 2.At 2 o' c lock Saturday morninp fed- ', eral agents and state police raided a me tin: of alleged communist at Frookside, this city, and arrested 40 men. Twenty arrests of alleged radicals wer- made in various Wyoming Val-j ley towns last niht. . AIIHF.ST TIlltF.r. I-y Aso'.iut'il Pr'ss: FOIIT WAYNE. Ind.. Jan. 3. ?ei7.od a great (piiai.viy oi literature, including the charter of the local communist party.
The first man to be arrested wasjation during November will be ap
Jidm Schedel. a native of Russia, who, in a speech at a radical meeting her a f-w weeks a-;o, is said by the police to have declared that Russia was a better country than the Inited States. For his utterances he was discharged from his 'oh at a local factory. A ' public subscription was taken to send Schedel to Russia. but after the money had been placed with a local newspaper. Schedel refused to sail until $10,000 ha dbeen deposited in a bank to take care of his family. START CAMIWKJX. CHICAGO, Jan. 2. The federal department of ju.-tice tonight started a new campaign against radical5. A government agent appeared at a police station with a list of places which he ;u-lad the police to raid. State's Atty. Maclay Hoy ne last night I arrested radicals, asserting that I federal agent had failed to aid in a j plan to round up reds, j Tli.' federal agent arrived at the 1 station soon aft r a police raid on p!a ce in 24 hours. Only a few ar-r-sfv were made at the reading tooni. Fitter fe i-line existed b twc n the -!.it"'s attorney's force's and agents of the department of justice. Fp U the last minute f-' deral agents plari ned to cooperate with police in th l aid. lloyne said. Rut Just before to.- hour s,.; f,r th raids to start, j Moyr.e received, word from th- de- ! partment of justice agents Hskir.g that the camiiaign be heal up for
lear ,t would int.rfre wiMi the gov- j vpfM lal to -n N.-ivn -Times : ! rr.ir.onF light against r ds. This j (JUSHK.V, Ind., Jar.. 2. A confer- , wonl, Hoyr.e said, cam- from Atty. j once between Gen. Mgr. Smith, of Gr--.. A Mitchell Pa'.tmr's otlLe. , the Chicago. South Hend v Northern I.-ue?. Formal Charge-. Indiana Railway company, and a llovr..' declared Fridiv m a for- i .-l-ecial cotr.mittee of Goshen city
ra.t! -tati'iai nt tiiat if the raids had not b a carried out as scheduled, fhe fiait's of five month-' investigation by local othocrs and Fr.ited States overnn-.ciit agents would hie. f been v-a-ted He a, cased Palmer -of playing p.tty p htics." liuim1'? charges that the department of Justice re; rcsentatives had welibcratelv warne 1 reds of the ira-p-tiding raids. ausM a sensation. Tlie .-cope of the Chicago raid is
i in indication of what may Le ex-j Some members of the council ar- ' pted in other citi s. Hojne nidi- j willing to compromise with th" cornrat, d. He slid the rod activities cen-! par.y, providing it is agreed to optT. d in Chicago i.at plots to . over- j ira!e the Goshen college-Oak Ridge
i throw the national government a No had me'. n un.arthed in other citi. s. ling Ch'Vel.ind. N-w York. -s;on. D'-troit and Seattle. Hcvciwd Tip" Hojr.c chaj-ircd one of the chJf.f
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1 V" . 1 i'. which was nevr before witnessed and by Colonel Archio Miller, raids did not take place. Due to a mysterious "tip." he said, a meeting of representatives of all Tnd organizations scheduled for yesterday afternoon failed to take' place. At this meeting, officials said, plans to overthrow the government. assassinate officials and establish a soviet form of rule in the United States were to have been worked out in detail. Included in the prisoners taken was Alex Ivanoff. who is alleged to Le a direct apent of Inlne and Trotsky and who was active in the Oary district durin th steel strike. l'fTorts of Agitators. Efforts were made by the agitators to stir up racial trouble also In connection with their revolutionary plots, lloyne charged. Ro?coe T. Sims, a nerro janitor at the city hall, said by officials to be an agitator who has operated in many parts of America, was seised. G HE REPORT OF RAIL DEFICIT Net Operating Income for the Month Has Fallen Below $20,000,000. lty Associated Press: WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. The povernment deficit from railroad oper proximately J64.500.000, a low record for the year, according to figures compiled and made public Friday night by the bureau of railwc economic. Net operating Income for the month was estimated to h.ave fallen below $20,000,000. which thj bureau of economics declared to be tho lowest in 30 years when computed on a ttisis of percentage, of Investment. ",r V revenues for the month were estimated at cloe to $4 36,000,000. Thin figure is only slightly below the high mark of a year ago, but the heavy expenses, due in part to the coal strike., which also reduced the. revenues, left a net little of the operating revenuep. Report Net L The government's net loss, the bureau estimated, on the basis of Interstate Commerce commission figures, has reached $34S.000.U0O In the 23 months of railroad operation. The bureau placed the loss for th 11 months' of I DU at more than $331.000.000. Decerber returns on the rail operation was forecast as bringing another decline in a statement j is-sucd a few dayy ago by Director General Hint?, who pointed to tho inevitable loss In revenues incident to the coal trike. RAILWAY OFFICIAL TO DISCUSS CAR SERVICE council, set tor i! : 3 ( 'olook Friday afternoon, when the 'question of ;othen cit street car service was to be discussed, was postponed until next .Monday afternoon. Gen. M$r. Smith found it Impossible to reach Goshen. A petition of the company. asking for discontinuance- of Goshen service, has been pending before th Indiana public service commission for many weeks. No action lias been taken. ; cemetery line. The company wants j to remove the tr;icks and all e.juip- ! ment of the Eighth st. line in order i .... to be relieved -I a street paving uh-s-.-ssr.ient which if likely to be made in 1920.
FACING STRIPE 'Resignation of John DeHaven ; Throws City Administration Into Internecine War. (CONTINUED FROM PAOK ON'K. ) ome of the members of the administration believe may com too irreat for amicable bridrinsr i said to to no Idle Ptattment. Potnt to Achievtxmcntfl. Irler.ds of tboth iMr. Luth'jr and ! Mr. DoIIaven say that the candidacy ! of both gentlemen is to b based on ! achievements by their respective de- J partments. Mr. Luther's friends say that by the time their candidate 1? ready to make public announcement of hid mayoralty candidacy, he will bo able to point to the miles of water mains laid by his department with pride. Friends of Mr. DeHaven say that by the time their protegee is ready to throw himself Into the actual whirl of political effort on his own behalf, the track separation problem, which has not 'been heard from. Fince the middle ef last summer, will have t een sotten out and will be securely 1 nailed to the DeHaven mast where It will flutter as evidence thnt the department of which Mr. DeHaven Ls a me-mber Is about to 80lve the track separation problem, and that the problem will surely be 'solved if Mr. DeHaven le elected mayor. Has Hoards 8ujport. Mr. DeHaven Is said to have the support of his fellow beard member. G. A. Elliott, and that 3Ir. Eallott is in hearty accord with the sugrge?tlon that the track reparation problem will make excellent campaign propaganda. In fact, this is said to be the real reason, for the pant inactivity of the board !n regard to attemptingto obtain track elevation of the Grand Trunk and Xew York Central lines through the city. In opposition to the achievement claims of the board of work mrai ber"d friends for their favorite friends of Mr. Luther say that about the tlxm their candidate g-ets In .the running", the laying of water mains in various parts of the city -will be at such a height that Ir. Luther will have Fomething" to point to with pride. And in the mcantlmo the mayor ia forced to handle a best he may his new war along with tho civil cxn flict going on in city hall circles. AUTO THIEVES HOLD UP TAXICAB DRIVER Two youthful auto brndlts Frttlay night held up Joeph Dunn, a taxi driver, at the point of their gmn and robbed him of all the money he had, $14, after which they foroed him to drive thrm to Monroe and Main ata., where they disappeared in an alley. Dunn wai driving south on Michigan st. shortly after midnight whon two young men signalled for him to top, after which they got into tho taxi and ordered Dunn to drive thm to Ewing av. They got out at Ewing av. and shoved a brace of revolvers into Dunn'a face and ordered him to throw up hla hands. Dunn obeyed. One man covered hltn while the other took hU money. The-y then ordered Dunn to drive them back to Monroe and Main sts., where they disappeared. Dunn wo able to givo a fair description of the robbers to the police. ARREST WOMEN WHO CALLED TO SEE WORTH 15y United Tress: GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.. Jen. 2. Mrs. Otto D. Worth believes that tho time can comv when patience ceates to be a virtue. When Louise Nichols called at the Worth home to see Worth, whe U 111. Mrs. Worth had her arreatod. She .said her husband and the other vornan had been intimate for 12 years .and that she "was getting tirtd of it." At the station Miss Nichols wan found to be carrying a revolver, said to have been a ilft from Worth. She is held on a charge of carrying concealed weapons. ' XOTICC! "Wiiliams & Meyer Floral Co." are the owners of the greenhouses at No. 804 Dubail av.. South Bend. Ind.. but "Williams & Meyer Floral Co." have no connection whatever with the business or property of thf "South Rend Floral Co." located at No. 122 N. Michigan sr. in the city of South Bend. Ind., and this notice Is being given to correct the misunderstanding caused ly former advertisements. Parties wishing to do business with the "South Bend Floral Co." should call telephone Main 4&7. Lincoln No. 6 4 4 S. Parties wishing to do business with "Williams & Meyer Floral Co." should call telephone Lincoln 716Ö. Adv, 41M-2 k OVIalCOMi: HY AS. 11 v Aeocinted Pr?: 'TEURE HAUTE, Ind., Jan. :. , Five- of the IS memberm of the Rose Poly basketball squad were overcome from fumes fror. ua heaters in th dressing rooms when they j came from the fehowe.-s after Friday evenings rractice. rn-- men were dragged into the gymnasium where thy wer revived by their comrade. DI3fOlJsIHlN WAGON. S; -riaI to The w -f-Titne : GOSHEN, Ind.. Jan. A milk wagon owned and driven by Homer Stahley of this city was demolished when a New iotk Central rrj ignt train backed Into it M the Ninth treet crossing. Mr. Stahley barely CAcapeU death.
Rui'iil Mail Carrier Somersaults in Air; Lands on Fence Post
LAFAYETTE. Ind.. Jan. 1. PctT Pennett. a rural mall carrier, performed an Involuntary acrobatic act yesterday that would be a "thriller" in a circus. As h was riding- in his automobile., delivering- mail on Rural Route Ta east of the city, a truck from Milberry struck his car and h was thrown high into th air. turning a complete somersault and Icr.ding on top of a fence pest, where he steadied himself and remained In a Hitting posture until lie readjusted his clothes and then climbed down. Hie mail wa.- scattered ovrr the flc and his autemobile badly damfc-ged, but he escaped with a few bruises. Leaders From Local Lodges Installation of officers was held by the Robert Blum lodg-e No. 278, J. O. O. F. Friday night. The following ocTicerH assumed office-: William Holler, commander; Roy Tenefh. reconiing secretary; Carl Lang', financial secretary and Robert Enlt7:, treasurer. The Maocabee South Bend camp No. 1 installed officers at Byl':r hall Friday night. The officers installed were Frank Andrews, past commander; "W. F. Donovan, commander; C. K. Black, lieut. commander; W. E. Gelts, record keeper; E., Ij. Strickle, finance keeper; LouN Berger, chaplain; A. H. Kring", sergeant; Elmer Holly, master-at-arms; Charles Ensterday, first guard; Kerne Andrews, second guard; W. C. Allen, c-entral ffuxrd; W. B. Groves, plcicef. and George fi. Gall, trustee. CONDUCT PROBE IM ATTEMPT TO SOLVE MYSTERY (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.) did," the Vesser girl screamed at Prevost when the two were brought together Thursday for the first time since the slaying. Ct-argred With Murder. The girl was not easy with her former friend; her voice betrayed pity and sarcasm, and an extreme lothinff as she charg-ed him with tho killing of their mutual friend. Prvor: was silent. His attorneys had coached him well, according to authorities. He had been told not to talk regardless of the provocation. To Question Gtrl. A deputy sheriff wiw to bring Gladys Summit, the cirl whose slory was responsible for the arrest of Cecil Beatrice Vester from her home in Battle Creek Friday for further questioning. This examination wan scheduled for "Wednesday but waa delayed. The Vester girl's examination w ill be held Saturday. Gladys Summit will be asked to substantiate her etory that Cecil was not in Battle Creek the night of Dec. 2 3 or the morning of De-?. 21. Police Chief Straight Friday declared his belief that Prevost can explain tie mystery if he will talk. Straight was quoted as saying that Brown h known to have discovered Prevost's relations with Mrs. Brown and to have remonstrated. To Meet Prevost. "The last minute Brown was seen alive, Juat before 10 o'clock the night of his death, he Faid he was going to.meet Lloyd Provost, to ride to Utica along the very road on which lf6s than an hour later he was shot to derath in his automobile," Straight said. "At 0: Co Prevost sayn he walked along Gratiot av., the busiest street of the town in which he was born and in which he knows almost every pereson. turned over the river bridge and walked a block to the Edison hotel. "Continuing;, he says, he went into the hotel and up to h:s and Brown's room and went to bed, departing for work in the niorninc "Yet, Prevost has.iven unable to produce one person among all his friendti in Mount Clenaens who saw him walking alone Gratiot av. and over to his hotel. He walked three blocks apparently at a busy- time of the r.ifcht and no one saw him. Noils he abie to produce ar.jr one who saw him enter the hotel and go upstairs to his room. "The t-t hl3 landlady can do for him la to say that she heard a noise cs of sonoone goin upstair. There are eight or nine hour!" in the life of Lloyd prevost unaccounted for by a single witness and unfortunately for him these hours are ems that cover the murder of .1. Stanley Brown," the official said. would iu:sumi: tildf. Rv Associated I'ivm : LONDON. Jan. .2. M. Tchltcherin. bolshevik foreign minister, has proposed to Italy a resumption of relation!6 between that country and soviet Russia, pointing out that the "imminent capture of th? Black sea coast by the Soviets will open the Black sa route to Italy." says a Moscow wireless messag receive! here. DISOINTTNX'E SHnMTlNT. By AifO'iatM Pres: LOUISVILLE. Ky.. Jan. :. The movement of liquor out of Kentucky for 'Xpert to foreign countries will bed isoontinued next Monday, it was announced here Fidday nieht. The suspension, according to local liquor interests, will leave at ha-t 3 5,0 0'"'.0 00 gallons in warehous- of Kentucky when tlu- constitutional amendment goes Into effect-
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G 5 Group of 71 Enumerators Make First Reports of Visits Friday. P'ONTINVED FROM PAGE ONK. mately $ 2 2, 000. Oct . it in estimated. Enumerators are paid frtm two to four cents for every name. They are required by oath not to dtrulpe any information s'.ven them. Last census figures showed the reputation of the United Ptt to be 33,0-ei0e0. Fls-ara for lrt C ar expected to reach more that; 1C000, 000. Although the enumeration will not take more than two weeks or a month it will be lite in April before results begin to become known. The work in all th districts did not actually start Friday. List of Ennmrrntctr. The enumerators at work are: Michael Wilhelm. D. F. Myrs. Melvin Huey. Charles Rupel, John Thornton, B. F. Felger, C. H. Huwblitzel. Aaron SeiLz. Ellis Null. Frank Gordon, Ed Fack. Mary Gerstbauer, Minnie Vinson, Fred Cook. Benjamin Berber. Joe Ganser, Daisy Pasko, John Walker, H. C. Barber, Charles Griffen. Ed Hawbmzel, C. E. Kerehr.er. Frank Murry, H. A. Hichwine, James G. Smith. Theodore Wendorff, Nellie Vandusen, Gertrude Tyler, Gerald Hoar, Georffe Poehlman. Clarence Kline, Francis Chlohe.ssy. James Forem. Vera Robinson. Helsna Lawrence. Charles A. Dunning-. Charles Dowey, Mable Hollowell, Alvah Scybold, Louis Scgety. John T. Jackson, Cyrus Stallard, Ii. Myron Smith, Iuise Cady. Leo Enrlght, Pat G. Enripht. Thomas Owens, Edwin Bryne. Silan Duplug, John Balfe, Hcnrj' Dcmpf, John F. Kollars, John B. Moore, Frank W. Kelly, H. P. Coleman. Elizabeth Mueller, Mayme Wells, Mella Oilston, Georjee Kslly. Charles A. Dunning, Valentine WcjtraK. Ella Geyer. Ieroy Fllklns, Ollvo Payne. Orlo HIck. Joseph Korn. C. D. Bressler, Claude Beyer. Clara Walmer, Ed Weaver, Michael Gorbitz. ALIENIST TESTIFIES IN HARRY NEW CASE lty Associated Pre: LOS ANGELES, Calif.. Jan. 2. The trisl of Harry S. New on it charpo of murdering his fiancee. Freda Leaser, passed from the realm of human intereet to that of sejenco Friday when the defense called Dr. Ross Moore, alienist, who testified that in his opinion New was insane at the time of the shooting. He Faid he believed when New shot Mis.s Lser he was "unable to tiistinpuish between rifrht and wronar anr was unable to appreciate the character and consequences of the act." The witness was cross examined for four hours by Thomas L. Woolwine, district attorney, but hold to his opinion of New beincr Irresponsible mentally lor the alleged c.dme. He expreised his opinion In answer to a hypothetical question of approximately 10,000 words. This ejuestlon recited the lifo history of New, as disclosed by the testimony Introduced at the trial. It set out that New had been weak and sickly nearly all his life and had brooded over tho "unfortunate clrcumstanc'S of his birth." Alleced peculiar acts of New were stateu in tho question, Including hL taking of a "dry bath," the term applied to tho action ascribed to ;,;m of arising at 1 o'clock in the morning when a guest in a fri-nd's hornand seating himself in a bath tub in which theie w.a-s no water while clad in his underclothing and socks. PLAN CELE8RATI0N FOR CENTENNIAL Vy AfMlated I'ro-is: INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan 2. The celebration of tri" centennial of Indianapolis will bi held June 7. 1920. according to a decision made Friday by th committee on dat" md pUn. The committee favored this date because a commission .appointed to select a capital for the state decided upon Indianapolis on June 7, lb20. The meeting of tho commissioners was Tield in John MoCormlck's cabin, where they completed and signed their report to the legislature, which iatr ratified the selection. Fifty ye ars hit, r on Jn:i 7, 1S70, a seml-reiitf nnia I celebration was held in Indianapolis. UVF MEN KILLED. I'.y Pr.itM PrcH WILMINGTON. D.d.. Jan 2. Five men were killed ir. an explosion at the Haßley plant of the du. Pont Powder company. h r- riday. The deal are: Lumn; I'irah-r. C.irvin S. Wartw.-.o-?. Antonio Granrullo. Giovanni Martini and Thomas Ansdmi. They v.rr-- in iiarfir ot the pre..-!r.g mill, corning mill .md three grinding mills that bw up. Four of them wer blown to atoms. Three tcr.e of powder cxplod a. Much q'la;? in the cit;, whs broken by the explosion. to consiii:r ffm. I'.y At--late-l lrt-: INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Jan. 2 A complete analysis cf the m.ar.c ial ttaf-'s of the Indiana teacher' retirement fund and plana for speed Ing up the actual work In connection with the drafting of a m pension system bill far present : 'ion to the special session the lei;i:a- I ture which Gov. Goodrich intend to call next spring will matters taken up Saturday at a meeting of the. board by the governor. Try NEWS-TIMES Want Ads
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ICOLD WAVE CONTINUES j IN THE CITY WITH NO i RELIEF PREDICTED Mldr.Uht four-d th u rap: r i: i :
hovering around the rix b'.ow e.jr"; in the down tow a list rtFr n!cht and thi. trasrethr witii s'ron? north wind, which -T.t : bflr.f particles of norv uj in sw.r zdel to th di'-icreeaM'y of tii weather. Most cf Friday the te mpra tu ' maiifti7d to hanc abeve the r r mark sns the rnernl bplief w that Later In th eventr: a ch m for the better would b noticd. but suddvnlr nrotmd 11 o'clock the fr.pe rature dropped rapidly ar.d crowed zero without heltotirax ur.t!! ; below was rei.tered, and with .. tendency toward a s-1 i 1 1 farther Iec'.lne. No av-race r jritrn tion cf ', temperature could he mnd-. .a. :i thermometers about the city varied in their riort. but the Kr ral inclination wns fur a low mark. Predictions for Saturday .-;re ,, th- ffect thflt the cold wsve wtP. i r.ntin with the registrations decidedly below ero. DE A THS I 'It A N K MVA V TS K I . Frank Stioytski, 49 yeardied Thursday morning at at his home. TIS S. Arnold ;-t is survived fcy his wife, M;.ry e-.d. 2:1," 1. the following children: Krar.l . JfUnislaus. Dorothy. Hattl Retina Stzcytfki itinl Mrs. Barlick. Mr. Stzcyt-ki a.s May 17. IS 70. Funeral services v.VA b Heb : tori Monday mornlnc at ' o'clock .it st Catdmlr's church and buna! will ' , in St. Joseph's cemetery. TR1-C CLUB TO HOLD MEETING MONDAY NIGHT The Tri-C club of the V. M. A. will hold Its regular meetir.is nt 5 o'clock Monday evening. W. M. In.. her. fenernl eecretary f the institution, will be the principal speak r an. I will use the- subject of "Clean Thinking and Speaking". Know! -t Hallowcll, president of the cl ih w;!l prt-dde th e meeting. I o; low in execute e tho regular inert in? th." committee will meet. JULY IS BANNER MONTH FOR RECRUITS SIn-e the establishment of the local army rectuitinrr station on March I Ola, 2?.:, men have been recruited up to Jan. 1, 112" Th month of July was the hirpe.-t slnrl month in which r n.":i siie'd u? for service. In th- same : r.tth of time the number for the entire Indianapolis district which iii'l'ideSouth Bend is Juno wi ,s thlargest month with 4S2. To dat 1,1 CO St. Joseph county mednls have been issued nt the recruiting station and 7P1 bronx victorj" buttons hai ben j?iati ou. Sergt. John Sk'if. recruitii-.sr t ff.c ' de'res that St. Joseph county o'.a ierr who are entith d to th ictory buttons and the medals apply at the station for them. Ki;ponT slg n sAi.rx Kj- United Presa: NT5W V'lHlC, .Tan. 2. Th- Dow Jonea Financ'nl New.- Agency her Friday announced that IhIand is credited with having bought 40iori. to üO.000 ton of Cuban raw aiear in the pa.-t few days. The transaction i one of the !arect In tho neu crop if sugars that has be-n corsummatud in some time. It involve - about one p rcer.t of the entire esti mated Cuban output for 1 f 1 S -; Most of the s-uar is for January loatling and th- price Is about 11 cents- f. o. b. Cuba. INCREASE CAPITAL STX1. Th South Bjnd Country cp..b Holding Co.. has Increas-d i't capital stock from 5 75.oor. to J 1 2 . . 0 1 1 . Notice of thn increase la been :.!' I with the secretary f.f th; s'.at" at IndJunapo'Is. HOLD ANNUAL I UN NEIL The annual iinn r of th Center town-'hip lb a:.erM vms h- 1 1 N' "' Y?ar'.s day at the C!etrier hall c. hv S. Michigan rd. The afir.r was attended by 7.0 coupbUKIIAKS AIR RI'A'ORD. Iv Associated Prej . WAKHINC.TOX. Jar.. 2. All American rrcords for .1. nor.-pTc.p fpl.t of more than 200 m:lft. are l.llrv-'. by tutofflc-- departmer.t effhia:--I t.'i 1im-i .. i.)-. ).ri.'-n li.' :. - ' Jfitr.es ll. Knight, an ;ir mall pile I who flew vitn a bud ot mail ft on I Clev.dand to B'dfort. I-., a d 1 tance of 2 1 ir.lb-f, ir- r' n.ibut Th t'htriit was irnb- at h r. a vrar f 1 '. : n .' - an ho a r an .stve mit.nt-- l... '.t t r 'n.it-. a -,:r il..r tr: , mab p.- Knik-'bt .-. nt-mi . TV.. -'-.f r..r-i r'li-v..' . r- A .-u.t! 1,.- . ... . 1 - i ... . . In a. ta'in -r.'iw storm. I'KhtrJI UftKA bAbtU ON NATIVE FOLK LORE l:v A ':itf -1 r-s: CHICAGO. Jan. 2. Ar.-.er:ca:i c; er:- ,t-efj ., t'iv- f-'.'c ',rur.d Mir. In Er.f;!i"r.. wh 1 reer.te ' fcr ?h- t.rst tini" h re Friday nU'h m'.Vü the- Chi-ai.'.. o(,(ru ..mjar-.' produced Recinald Kave-r.'j Van Winkle." The Britto : f Percy Mackaye. Tr: prfser.tatl'di r.nrkfd the fr :'- tien cf plans of CJiofonte Comp-'--r.ir.i. for opera that womM b understood by th America pu--:-but the Maestro IM r"t llv to .see f" I ä r 9 a r m r. w. h:; dream corn.-- true. lt)() LATK TO (Mtn VANTt:;i Pea--.:,. .lad.v. -C -r CV, liva wnk e IV--' AN 1 1.1 I" ' :. Pi-;.-' it j- Ca'.l ' I . l. a a ib t 1 1
