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South ews-Tdies Tirr ukathkfl Indiana: Pair Tu-ltv : pt -1 tbiy rain, f '1-r ::. af : : HORNING EDITION 1 I,"Mcr MleliL-an: Pair Tu..iav; W da; jfiM.t;;. ! ;r0 .!;.;. n!r.; c 1 Irr aft :.(''!! o : - VOL. XXXVII, NO. 83. DY ANO NIGH'l ITLL LKAEI) wxi.e Tni.r;i:Arii:c si.r.vicn SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1920. a ;;i:v.'-pAM.i: ioi: nn: nr, WITH ALL Tin; i.ia'AI. M:vs PRICE THREE CENTS

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Mini; Operators Cliarprd With Con-piracy and Violating Lever Art. FURNISH MG lJONDS Vnahlc to Secure Definite Information Keg-irdin: specific Charge?. by A-v i t t-I Pre -.-: Ti:ilKi: HAUTi:. Ir.J.. March 22. Tw '-Tit -one. mine operators ami r.- of the local district mimr.--' r.-:a ni.:atin w re arrested her- on M..n.!:ty l y United States Marshal M ark Storen and Deputy United Sbit.-s Marshal Prank S. K'-irn. bar,- 1 with conspiracy and vio-kitm-. th" I vor act. The men were r.otifi-d : ;in the arrival of the :ov-ri;rii-t.t officers that warrant.--w r e awaiting th'-ui. S10.(im IlomN. Tlio-4- arrested ;ir' Udvcard Stcw:ir'. ,!i.-?ri f No. 11, Mine Werk is of Ai'.tj i' .t: William Mitch. secretary and treasurer of district No. II. Mine ork'TH of America; Hubert P. rry. John Pittle. William Itaney, .f.o k Mcjuade, Jonas "Waffle. m.m).is of th- mine worker' hoard; William J. l r nian and Horn r It. Ta!b-. foi r.i'-r president of th- Indiana Hit uminous Coal Operators' i -so : itixii; ( prrotnrj C H. I.i.'h-a-'.Ir. William P. Zimmerman. Phil 11. P. ana. Walter W. Tallev. L C i laP Kdward KhirkK J. C. Kobern. A. M. -!. John Templeton. 1 1. M. Trf'i-oji and Archibald Spears. Notify Men. Th" fnvrnimf nt officers Monday uocniag WiT.t to the office of I " I - r,M Commissioner Clyde Mandel!, wh r they established headquarters and I- cm notifying the mm to apand arrant" their bonds. The aouds tor th' operators were fixed .it !'fMi and ths of the miners' orj'.it'.r. utkm o'.Mrials nt $.",000. Th'11 :ir.t no il v ore rotififd thortly l-?!;-. !!.: MoTiday and they eontii".'.l to appear nt thr offi' tü "ucliout tfio day until nft r S o'r!n k Monday right. No df-finit Information re-nrdir '!o- in m roMid h1 loarnd oth' r than : la tl:v ;irn chare d with t ov-pir-a y and violating the "I r a'-t. HOUSE TO C0XT1.TE j PROBE OF PACKERS i: A. - iate-j l'r.-s : WASM5NGTM.N. Maivh 2j.--An-j oth " v-'k 1 days uiT, Iv- j ot. il 'o ariu-"' by the house agrleult''.-.- i-ttn:ii,.i e beforo u rui er t a : - j 'n.r to n"-fi'ci bugis'ati'!! for con- j Hi,' ;:oj.cat pnckh'.g 'du-try I.. I II W.M. ronor.-ii-r (r S.eift ;.nd i'n'n;ai:v, i'.is lie. in! Monday.: . t ' a t i !'.g o'ojee jrn s epr ssd in', pivo'!- !iearings to til i s -a go of . ivv ie-:rlitio ws. S a :f . nd . ,,vp-niy spe'lt e C, r. ., p, . u ' .'- "( d U'a t io;:.d :iu', ert i..r Mr.; i 'e'ui .-aid. ; Si .-t i'-" from aai i'.f'e' m;. ; il rs brought frov.' W. !! ;hg ,t m'i.t tha tliis a her: i it v.: . Ai.:h' be responsible for many of be imtevfs whi h rr: vi --- said ;.' w ic ro eiving fro: l et::.--tit u -. nt ...posing ttie fi d'-r.! r guPitlon . .it!'. '!. M. Owen, a M ir.n a t '-. iv firm rap i- n 'Mishcr. iobl th--1 cor i:;-.i't- .':;. re orrirg a git.it ioti :u f.i.r of .:!..: rec-iki : ion "f the packing; : ..utry had c":.;:.. .-i him that -'at;n a-; i ed d. PLAN TO ASSIST FAIR ASSOCIATION .hauiher of Comnieree En dor.-er Plan to I?Mie Bond-? mi Heal Etate. A p. .in r r--h.K-r.:tat;ng ; . n c . s . ..mi Am J. - ph e'oaaf 1 air ' C- . J Lie 1 y ' .' a-.- o:.tf.,Tl v . . 11 r - ; a . ; . . .::;.: - -. " . r - . ; the ' . -. v. b e r Co::;:: .d. .-.:.. p-'ov.-j. r t :ie ling -f o:...s . : :). c.-:ni ar.y's - , .1 j..-..-. fuv.'.s for the ; .1 ;. n.et.r :' J . . outraet Tb'" .:r -t r-- ..1- . I. lie s ..I- !-.i'r.-e.l th' plan for a v, '-'-. ;o. j.re- ! ;.er.te.l through t:..- v. W. C. A. lyi Miss Man.! ib..!h pre-.-..b-1'.t. The : nr.'".-" d tic-!.'. o-.ld ! b.i'.'t n 1 V'.fax a .. u h'-r1 the ;.--.-; itic-n i.wr-.s a 1 .rge i- t and would accomn, ..d..t .r b-.s: :0" cirls The , !,.,; .;..-: prop.".!-"'! ii - C'"on--Tatior. l ablf I.i light Plan. p .il i.-..'. b. - vjr.g p 1.41 v.o. t b!. 1 r : b ! : : 1" "ar I ":t -:ug ..i-'i .t p '. 1 ' '. o . ! d ! . o ' be s .; , - V:;, or- r.'.d 1.- .11;. ..IC.rch ' . .f : a!.o-..il d..;, l::;i s . ::.g .- -x ;-r d. X v m. ..! ..vi:...f.--l a' th- , v.. .a Johv-e:. '!' ; Who. 1 : ! 1 : -

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Yank Bon us Bill Modified; Favor $1.50aDayRate I'.y A -fH laff 1 Vn- : WASHINGTON. Mnrcl. LJ. Thx. utiv' rornmltte-; of the American J rion Monday ninht prit up to ennKress th- propo.-vtl to Jiay adjusted compensation to former service men and v. omen at th" rate of $1.50 for ery day of service. Tho action reversed a previous vote taken by tho eornmltte' which recorded 7,1 state i epr----ntativ-s in favor of the lis- . alive committee's plan for cash relief of J 1 a day. which was adopted as a substitute for t li - original proposal of ?0 a month. Th committer's determination to höchst re'.ief tcdloued a general reviev. cf a compr.;te bill whic h th' legion -.v ill pr -s :.t to the house ways and means committer Wednesday, in'.udiniIrivil K d land sett I'-tnent. l.otn? huildimr aid, and extension of vocational training.

SIMS DENIES HE PUBLISHED LETTER CRITICIZING NAVY Navy Official Declares Admiral Ileiiüon Warned Him Airaint the Hritih. I'.y Ass.. iat d Press : WASHINGTON. March liear Admiral Sims told th- senate in-e.-ti gating comrnitte- today that Pear Admiral pernori. chi'-f of the naval operations duri:ig the war. was th otcer who told him "not to let the P.ritish pull tho wool over your eyes; we would as soon fight them as the Germans.' This wa.s not a formal instruction, the admiral said, but was told hini in the presence of other naval oihe. r after Sec'y Ia nle'.s had given him final insiructlonr juct before his departure oversas. where be lat r became commander of the American naval forces. It was re-reat-d the following day. he .Iceland, and again six months later wh- n Admiral Pens-m isitcd Pari. Sims Itcliu-tant. Admiral !ims was reluctant to reveal the name of th-1 otücer mikie.u the Statement, explaining that he h.ol kejt his presentation of the case char of personalities and that he wished to contlmm to do so. 'hairmr.n Hale Jnsi.-teii. however. ro-s- xamination by S n. Pitttnan. Nevada, developed that Admiral Sims ba.l shown his letter criticizing the navy department's comiuot of the war to Henry P. Paison. of New York, about the mid-lb' of January while he was a gue.-t at Mr. la ison's homo. Admiral Sims conceded that this was '.an Jndhoretion." S r.. Pittmau said, h" had reason t to beli.A,. that a opy of the s.imc J J'tt-r laid found Its way to a Wash- ; ingtoi: reuspapor corrcpoiient, J who probably would be called later. J Pa ii-oii Horn et Man. ! lhplaini'ig h.i-- interpret atio:: of ' of what Admiral Ibnson said to him :h" viir.f-.-.s said h had not gien Tic statemnt serious ronideratic.!i at the time l,o-i'.i--.' he had assun.- : ed that i: rev.jp.i from, wh it h4-des.-rp.ed as an inters y antlPritish fe-:ir.g nt erM incd -y A!miral Pui--.r. He added that Ad-J mira I Ki-r-im was an "upstanding' and hom--,:. man." r. eedingly strorg; in his adh r-'fc to his convictions, j It was due to P.enson's J ersonal J coi.f j.lera e in I'.im that he was s tt j abro.ol and 1 t r r o le d the high-1 e: ia;ii po.-,. o". e i s a s, ii.'stat ( "ot.; r.;e!.! in g briefly on Sec'y I ' iia.'l.-' staf-m-rt bfor tlie comniittt e A.imiral Suns said th it "in his t-: ii.-otiy an aw. ml.- tne s-cre-ary .-la ted that h.e had re mi rale,! mo of the indiscretion m a speech 1 made at Guild hall. "Th'.1 secretary's recollection on that point is thoroughly mistaken." th- witmss addfi. "No ref retve (i'öNTINITin i N PAGC r)T'It.

RAIL WAGE COMMISSION CONSIDERS MEN'S DEMANDS

p.v a-.- :.-.t.-.l PrWASHINGTON. .rar- !i 22. 1."-rr.iation of th joint raili o id wage ao trd i,is . ompb ! d h. r Monday night by the- . (Vd'. r- mv committe.-s re pr --n im,' the railroad corpora - tions and tb.e sixt'n ra.ilroad ur.ior-.s uh; h el.-.ted P. h. Whiter, of the IVr.r.-ylv.itu i r..ilro id, chairma n. Til- bi-part.sa:i body r.o-.e is ready to be gin consideration of the was' demands of the two million work - rs made las: August and which sine a liavc b-.-en twi'e b -fore the pre sid.-r.t without tett'iometit b. ir;g reached. The board Mor lay began the t;k cf r--t xamination of the voluminc as r-crds and .lata fathered by the wigs- adjustment bn-irds of the r.kilro id admlr.istr tt i.n, n :th re - to th'. workers claims Contrnry to th. general '-pi:.;,1::, ike corporati":i r-pr's'utat ..gr -..'. to include tie-,. a p of t!-.--i.atds w .ig- record- af.-i to m; !o: t!'..-m. a- I.e.- as pr.o . .. 1 1-. ., hi-. t: c ti w hb.-h ti : ' -. . ;..e i.e.,.;

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PLAN RECOUNT OF NEWBERRY FRAUD VOTES

Attorney for Henry Ford Will Attend Senate Session Todav. By AsFniritorJ l'res : WASHINGTON. March. ::. -Plan for counting the ballots in the Michigan senatorial eonte.-t will be discussed Tuesday by tin- suiate 1 ctions sub-c committee, of which Sen. Watson. republican, Indiana. chairman. Attorneys r'presenting Sen. Newberry ami H nry I'ord. the contesting candidate, will attend theme ting. Alfred Lucking, attorney for Mr. I'ord, has written Chairman Pillingham, of the f-lecticjns committee, Lirging "that the full and complete investigation ordered by the senate resolution shall proceed without further delay." Written Ileforr Conviction. The letter was dated March 17. which was before Sen. Newberry was found guilty of conspiracy to violate the election laws. There .o longer exists any reason why the testimony in behalf of the contestant should not l taken in accordance with the resolution and laid before tho sanatc, the letter sa id. Tin result of th" trial at Grand Kar ills, whatever it may be, may have some indirect bearing but can have no direct bearin,," upon the contest. Neither Mr. Newberry n'r Mr. Ford will b bound by the findiru of the jury so far as the oont st is concerned. The issues are not the same nor the proof the snm-. although much of the same testimony may be material. More Testimony. "There is a large amount of additional evidence and different testimony to be laid before the honorable body in this conto.u. Mr. Ford has, submit, the right to put in his own proofs and conduct his own contest, and while it was entirely proper on the part of tho committee for obvious, reasons not tt enter upon the examination of witnesses while the Grand Kapids trial was actually in progress, I beg most respectfully to urge that thrt committee do now meet and make the necessary provisions for th hearing? of the contest." AUTHOR OF RAILWAY CONTROL RILL WILL TALK A SOUTH BEXD Sp.-in! to The Nev. s-Tlmo : WASHINGTON. I). C, March 22. Cib-nn H. Plumb, author of the Plumb plan of railroad e-ontrol will speak in South Pend arly in April while on a tour of In. liana which will include Indianapolis. Pt. Wayne. Kvansville ard other leading citb's. Plumb is nt pre sent making a tour of Ohio for the purpose c f arousing sentiment in favor of his railroad program. He will make 2 or more addresses in Indiana for the purpose of arousing sentiment among railroad nun against Indiana congressmen who ot-d in favor of the Cum-mins-Psch bill for railroads to which the workers object. j Construct S2Z0.000 j Theater in Lafayette i j T.v A .-. iafd Pr. : j LAKAY1:TTI:. Ind.. March 22. i A J2".Oho theater, one of th finest ! in the middle- w-st, is to be cor.j structed here this summer by the Pur.a Amusement company. The j company operates the-aters in Fort I Wayne. Kankakee. PL. and in this i c ity. Tlie building i- to be' located i en Sixth, street, jov orf Main, in the j heart of til" cb'Trnown district. I Th' theater will seat 2.'o)f) people, 'and '.vil! have a stage 40 feet deep ana e a icei wiae. ijkds m.vki: pkoposal. PA!US. March 2 2. The. Hutsian soviet go rnnu-nt has jroposo1 to Italy that relations between tho two countries be resumed immediately, according to a dispatch to the Temps from rval. J a cording to pr. nt indications j I tl;o board will not xvi.h :rie 1 i iUe-t;on as a who!" until counties : minor points or differences have j : "i eliminate d Members were said : ' to b.ave proposed that the v. j ge d--- 1 ; ::.ands le taken up by classes, ad-1 ' Jutnents reached and individual! ontrov rsb s se ttled and then the j ; Va.-is of a general percentagt of. 1 increas. discussed. t The sugcestion of the presl jtnt ' that the b'"ard should give close j study to the relationship between present railroad wac-s and the cost ; of living and also to the pay of la- i ; i 'or in otht r iir.e- of industry prob-i t ably will not enter into the confer-j e nee until toward the end. The di--- 1 1 nos.iion temed to be to talk "s-peci- ! j f.-"i rather than ge-oralities" at the; ' out--t ::r.d on tliis point. ur..e:- lead- '. er- sale! they had -com They be-! - ';e.'vl tb.at whn t!:ey ha t suce--l- ' e 1 in a o.dir.g "f.--- enderirg di.-us-j .-.or s " they had broken a v. ay from; tl our.hf-r which the;.- said the-v alw -e s ha 1 :: i in wa g. n.t i..t".g-'

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STRIKE OF STL OEM'S EIDS V AGREEMEN T cli;mson ci)Mi:i:i:, s. r.. March The vtri:;" of studfds at Cl rns-on Colh-e ended Monday, all seniors, all xeoy four juniors and Coj per cent of the sophomores and freshmen returning under an agreement with the bord of trust s. Di-satisfaction sith the m s.and with secret trials for cadet.-: wer1 given as reasons for the students' walkout. APPOINTMENT OF COLBY CONFIRMED BY ü. S. SENATE New Secretary of State Will 1 Assume His Duties at ! Capital Today. ) I'.v Assoc! ited Press : I WASHINGTON. March The i nomination of Painbridg Colby as j secretary of state w.us eonrirm'l late j Monday by the s-cr ate, i It was understood that no objecJ tion was raised to eoniirniation of : the nomination which has he-en the ' subject of extended secret hearings ! by the foreign relations committee. ' Th-r' was no record vote on continuation. j Sen. Lodge, republican leader, and I chairman of th-' foreign relations 'committee, pr s nted Mr. Colby's ! name with the favorable recommer.- . dation of the committee and Sen. t Jones, republican, Washington, lmi mediately aske d for the vot . 1 CHtlcs Ab nt. Several republican senators who i have been regarded as critics or op- ; ponents of Mr. Colby were not pres ent at the session. Testimony before th foreign relation. committee was not made: public. Sen. LfOdgo said that publication rested with the committee, which has malntaiaed uniform and decided reticence regarding1 statements of all witnesses, including the dial statiment last week, of Mr. Colby. Word reached the state department late Monday that Mr. Colby had left New York for Washington and would take the oath of ot!i- e Tusda y. The, first business to receive tr.e new jfccretary's attention will bo the issuance of about 4,"0a pa.-sports thai have accumulated sm'-o t'ndor-Seo-retary of Slate Poll; ceased to act as secretarv. organization of the department, nlso will be on. of the tasks that will confront the new rcr-t.iry. There are many vacancies among the subordinate ottiees to b tilled ar.l the otllce of assistant secretary has been vacant sauce William Phillips was appointed minister to the Netherlands. Pncb r-?ecrdary Polk will resign as soon as Mr. Colby pets the machinery of the ofhee running smoothly. Third Assistant Secretary Ior.g ;s planning to resign soon in ord-r to give more all btio'i to his candidacy f c r the senate from Missouri. ARREST RICHMOND MAN FOR FORGING C II E C K S I'.v As-"" i.-ib-'l Pri -: IIICHMONO, Ind., March 22. Charged with pas-sing fvo forced clie.-ks on the American Tin-t aiaj Savings company for a total of J. II. Jone, s, alias A. .sb"rr. It. Is. Prow n. alias A. A. Prawn. J. II. Stanley, wa :,rre-;.d Mondav night. Jones. th police .". alias alias lie re say. Is wanted in many places ranging from Plue P.idge, (Ja., to Washington. D C. ar.d Akron, Ohio. Hi" wife, who was with him, said that their home was in Blue Pidire. e',.i. The exidenc" on whi-h h- was arrested was furnished by the cashi'-r e.f the local bank. f-arch 01 .Mrs. Jones divclosd e-nough money on her person to r in.bur.-' the l..- al bank, it was stated. PREMIER NITTI WARNSOOUNTRY S;i I'ainim- 'ill Tliroal.-n 0 Europe if Peaeo i? Not Keetahli?hed. I'.y A?e : sited Pre- ' i:u.M!l. March - I laVa- t Premier N;tti c-utlining to the ch..mber of ib-put'.es Monday tlie pe ; y ef tb.e r.--.v cabinet, d-.'i:d -i..t all tli - r.urop-m c ounit i-- " rfacimr an extreme lv di.I'.cali :.-; a - tion and were threatend with famine- unless peace should (juickly be- re-esta biihed. Th" premier -v. id that more than "(,000,000 workers do not produce the necessaries f life. Kus.-ia. which should furnish, raw materials, and Germany, '.villi its great numbers of worKrr.cn. were producing hardly anything. P'uropc, according to Signer Nitti. could only r'-coxer balance recoguiziiicr U':s--and CJernnny and th" tuitions :..:'. unite in sympathy ard cVm ncy for tr- :ir.',inhc-1. The political and cconom:.- ..se'der would only i'..cappar when Uurop" be a::.- ".r.".b led w.l;'. tl: snir.t cf p.-.K-e. th- prer-.i.T c-'-tmued. and Italy w...:id wo.-,: to thu end. feelir.g that the int. r -' s .f ;;.,-,, thr t'.-t.' -i w u 1 sno ' . 1. 1 . :;atre-ds ar.-l -iiv .-.. r.s.

NEW SCANDAL THREATENING WOOD CROWD

i Sen. Iiorah Demands That Sources of Huge Funds he Made Known. by A . i:ite.j pross: ' WASHINGTON. March Act-, :r g o:i published reports that large; sums Isad been contributed to Maj. t Ge.. Imard Wood's-, campaign fund i Sen. ib rah. republican. Idaho, call- , ed on the genera! ai d his campaign j managers Monday for the r.ames of! su bserib-rs. amounts, and "the manr.r In which it is being used." "Gen. Wood's managers not only owe it to their candidate but 'still' more to the party and the coun- ; try. to e!ar these charges in an, unmistakable way." Sen. Porah de- ' cl r d in a sta t nie?.t. National Peril. "The u e of money in elections1 has reached a point where the pc,, J pb' will have to take hold of lt.") h- said. "It is nothing less than , a national peril that two months': before the convention the use ofV money in the nttempt to control the I convention has reached a point of i scandal. "That a vast sum of mor.v is b"ing spent is perfectly apparent. I i have vj en letters from South Dako- : ta. Virginia, and Illinois. showing that the people generally arc beming very r stl vv in the face of tin apparent ;a?o of money for cor- ' rup' purposes. YmkI HowMii-ihI, "1-Yom what I have i- :iown of' Gen. Wood. I would not suspect him . for a moment of doing the tilings i himself which are being charged airaint him in thfa campaign. Put it is not sufficient that he does not himself actually participate. He i cannot be the recipient of favors of such a campaign without himself beirg responsible. "I hope Gen. Wood or his managet.-., will not permit this matter to gc until it will itecome a subject which cthers will' have to take hold COMPLETE PLANS FOR TR. IXSFER OF BONDS : I'.v As,,., i.. d Press : ! WASlHNdTON, March 22. - Tli" itnumry h is comple tc-d arrar.ge- ' meuts for the exejiange oi tem-pia-ary Piberi- l-omis i--uf d during the loan campaigns, tor bonus of permanent form, with iotest eou-t I pons to maturity attar lied. Sec'y! llo!i.,ton announced Monday. t llxchar.g" of temp rary t!ii'"l I'un 1 l'Onds began on March t all bank's) ; b ing authorized to t iak- the trans- j i f.-rs for the treasurv. Within tlmi i to t month otlicials p ct to be j ready to f-xchamio permanent bonds J foe tlic temporary bends of ot! i Liberty loans excejtt tlioe whiclil I still hav. or.' interest cupon to) conn- due. They need not bo o- j i changed until after those r-.cino'.--j -a- fare, the latest date being 'ctoher 1 Ö. wants rnoin:. I.y .tfr.i Sat'-. I l'r.-v.. : 1 WASH1NOT N. Mnt-.h 22. Tn-,' 1 vs-?tg.'itioti of the labor d-pa 1 tm ui's 'activities in carrying nut d porta-, tion of urale-sirab'e aliens- wa- vroI pove.l in a reohition introduced on , i Monday by S. p. King, democrar. ; T'tah. It aserf d that !"e ..rts w -re ; curr.-nt th.at the d'partm'-ut was. j "T'of procefiiir.ir witli rropt r e-xj.. tion'' in t !i eXe-cution of h j.orta'.ion ! v. arrants. ; OOVriKM NOMINATION. 1 P. v A se"!iit"I Pros,: WAST 1 1 NITON. Mi-rch 22. The; senate Mondav confine d the nomiratio.'v of Charles P. Crane of Chlmum, to be minister to China, and 1 Will I f. Joyce of P.a-kc l. y. Calif., I to be a member of the farm loan t hoard. EBERT CABINET TO QUIT POSTS Agreement With Trade Unionin Rural Di-trict? Given as Cau?e. P. v A..-'. i.it-.l l'r s-t P.!! PUN. March 22 C.ustav No- , I.e. director cf dof-mse, presented his resignation to Pre-s't Pbeit Mon- , : day afternoon, and th" pre-:el-nt ; ' a aej'ted it. .'.-,, r , ib:;.i ib.am-'es' j are in-.r.r.p.er.t. J P. is announced that the iruepe-n-i ; (i.-nts Moiolay dei-ar.de-1 a definite; j labor cabinet and th it the govern-! I me-I.t : onsidrriug tiir demands dsv ! ; T.v A.'s.-m i.ite .I Pr. - : , PPItNU. Swiizeeland. larch 2 2. ' The whole Kbe rt-Bauer cabinet ' probably will resign, according to ; latest advices from Ib'-rlin. Th' l crisis has been brought about by the great opposition arou.-ei t-,y th. a gr.-v m t with, the trade unions, e?-

pc-eiai.y m tbe- rural aistricts. i The situation m the western in- i dustrial regio-.s and iv. uoper Silesli. i I pari .-ularly P.r--lau '- -t.'.l v ry -e- : ' r.us. the advifs .add ".'r.- o-jr.tr pi 7.!a'.:or.s. lcwe. ... ..r- .aim. ev- , ervw b.-r- Th-- r-e.isjr's in -;t. : ' Cermar.y are pret-ar ar i- off ";. feed c :;;!: s t.u.n '.!. '.. : d . :.u . -.'. 1 era.

Northern Lights Startle People Of South Bend

Aurora Kortalis came down from Mr- ncrth last night and kicked up his fiery he. Is in the vr-ry fa.1" of a startle J south Pend public. Hundreds e.f people made curious i) th.' insobnt manner in which :he visitor from the skies performed .ungled the N"ews-Tim-s telephones to inquir- the reason. Tho ue-ard electrical ff cts produced were visible as far south as Indianapolis and according to wire reports v r- stnmger in the e ast. Telegraph lines from New York to Chi -ago w re tied up for several i.umutt s while the wires through, the east were out of commission for Hi minu'es. Service in the west and in Indian i was partially affected for upwards of two hours. Tlo wire chief of the Western Cnion Telegraph Co.. at Chicago, made an attempt to "take the patient's pulse' b-ji reported that the oompa-.y had no in.-iruim ;.ts strong enough to measure the- voltage of the electrical currents which swept the ski GOAL MINERS WILL GIVE DECISION ON NEW STRIKE TODAY Negotiations for New Wage Agreement An Virtually at Stand-till. I'.y Awsoci.'ite.l Piess: NEW YORK, March 22. Negotiation:; for a new watrf- agreement for anthracite coal mine rs were- irtually at a standstill Monday, p. Tiding discussion here Tuesd;iy by the workers' cmeral s'-nle committc a--to '.che-ther th.ere is to be a suspension of work April 1, when the present fiiri cement expires. S.-ntiment f the miners as jnter-prete-d by union baelc-rs Monday night is unanimously in favor of n walkout, unless the mine oin-rators agre t,o make any wage increase retroactive from Apr.i 1. Tii operators ar.- reported opposed to such an agreement. Definite Action. Tu slay will decide a.s to whether tb.e-re- will P.- pe,.fe n r war in the a nt bracit industry. .ne- union rrre se ;;tati e deciafod. "We- h.oj.e to t t!;.- definite actirei that 'vi'.l settle thi j.art f t!i' controversy." Hope of spi-e-diug up the negotiation:-, which have be" li in progit -s n, re sinc e March i and reaching a -finite understanding on the miners' demand- by April 1 has lu-.-n irtually abandoiod. Mernbe-.s (,f th.e su b-c -omnuitc of min-rs and operrt rs conducting tlie negotiation.; declare their d lilu-railons prbab will ext. lid well into April. !o I " Pro'itliiigH. p. c,i jv.. ,,f the ei.lay in rea.-hin a u v is,o: in th" bituminons -itua-tion. tie s ib-cori-iraittce itts slowed uj it.- proc-e-dim-'s here with the hop' f Kit an award will be made ti ike -oft c-o.al workers, which can la- 1 1 .-. ) as a basi for an anthrac ite agre- e ment. Slue;! 1 operators sue ce d in arringing ri tenvporary aKro i!in!.t to kee-p th.- miners' at w ork p nding t.e gotiation of the new contract, it was re-ported that the sub-committe may adjourn until a deci.'ion is reached in tho. bituminous ense. Po-t mmu' Actbm. Action on the i-.u- t of the cpera'ors for the rnen to remain a w ork on April 1 was postpone ol be the general a-alc eommitte-e at it-m-etinc hint S.ati: rday, with the hoj.n tiuit tie bituminou.-s award would 1-e made public from Washington by teni jrrow. Phil Murray, irt :..- tional vie r resident of the United Min- Workers, said to nig lit lie w.s without information as to the progress b ir.g mnde iii the bittiinir.o-; sittjation.

PRESIDENT WILL NOTIFY uALLIES OF PACT FAILURE

Ity A so .at-.J Pr--: wa s. i i n Ton. Mar.-u 22. in a''-s. r.o- of authofuiiv" p tio; of what Pres't Wilson w .cild w ;h the -unrutifl. -J r.;.ty with P-rm-itty. tho impr s-.-ion gained w eight in dit'cm a tic circles M.nday that th- n.-st t l. l t . t- . V . -. ' . 1 . - 11 r . . . 1 I . . . . ,.',.,;,.,,

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AILROA UNABLE TO AGREE ON VALUATION OF RAILWAYS IN U. S. Executives ami Employes Try to Determine Basis for Net Return. I'.y Apscv-iatei Press: WASH I NC, T ON . March luaib road executives and employes differed widely before the Interstate Commerce commission Monday a? to the methods to be employed In determining the valuation of the rea!s ufen which an annual n return of Ö 1-2 p-r cent is guaranteed for the next two years by tlie transportation act. Congress has made it imperative that an immediate valuation of the roads be made. A. I. Thorn, general counsel for the Association of Hallway executives told the commissi on. Prope rty inve stment accounts and material and supply accounts, be declared to be the minimum conservative figures now susceptible to use. lata being gathered by the commission under the federal valuation act is incomplete, he sal 1. and should not be considered in the present problem. I'-tlmate Value. Estimating at $ 20'o),o0 0,0t-i the total value of the properties, Mr. Thorn declared that over-.-tat. ments m the railroads accounts filed with ;h- commission would be rnor than offset by tlie- ri"" in values in the past two years. He said tlie public was accustomed to use these accounts in making their inv tmor.ts and any r'-h.ution in them would Ufse t the investment value. Speaking for the railroad employes. Donald P. Piehburg, representing Cbnn 11. Plumb, author of the Plumb plan for railroad ownership, expressed surprise that the executive's and securities owners should advocate a or;st ruction' of tlie act ":.o it is written but as it ue-oibi have .... p. but for a misconception. IP- said the intere-st ef tb.e- employes- h, the valuation of the roads lay in assuring a return sufh-cie-nt to provide op-rating expenses, which could meet the reasonable wage requirements of the workers. He denied that conirress intended an immediate valuation should be made and called the property in-e-tment account evidence of "minor imrortar.ee." ')lc Opwsitioii. Opposition to sub-division of the western class. f -cation group or rends to form a southwestern subdivision for the purpose of the new rate adjustment was voiced by S T. Pledso. tcnoral counse l of theSanta pe railroad. Representative's of tlie shippers and The state railroa." commissioners who ar' considered as re-pr-c-ntir.g the public w'll be heard Tuesday. A! ju'-tment of rates along lines of extending trans- ortation facilitJe.-. will be sk-d by the shippers. .HTH.r. VACVTIlS OKDILK. Ity .sS... i.it' d Pr. s : MIW VDltK, March 22. Federal Judge Hand Mondav acatc-1 th" order for th an. ointment of a re -oia-r for the I". I . Dimmick combat, v. New- York shipping' age-nts who ware alleged to !, bankrupt. The erf -Aas obmine-d by th-I'ntt'-d Sta'. s --hipring hoard which 1 pre r;t. I tha it had a claim of ' ' .li.) "i I e!.ar'-r bi-" of vessels. Th.' unp t rub d Ciii t ke -Vide!.re sjb1 I'-.v til.- g. r.m- :,t w:.s not r: n s :. ...-. ' .-' a-.- ;. ,.:.!- ..... ' b- n tntha to . -i ' .-U'.'h . ;.--..:'.:. :: t : '' d i..y r. :t ; .J . ',' pre f.-i r;r.g to !: :. ,. .1 ' !--r -:! . r.r . ;. ,. for.. . - -, T - - r t .. v . . .- . I - -e a r a : j r :-a

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When Confronted hv Wife's Statement, Seliultz is Said to Have Confessed. KLINK KNOWS NOTHING Couple Alleged to Have Operated Houses of 111 Fame in South Bend. Tiu Schultz, who i3 bir hel l br the po'.ico, foiiowrr.r a statement made to tho authorities by Mrs. Schultz, his wife, which I bail to charco lie r liutband with btng ot9 of the UU'.ske-d men who ir.tJdere i Henry A. Muess.!, ot!ic9 ruaaaaTer of tb.e Muess.-! Jirewlnif Cru, and Frar.k Chtobet. a driwr for th brewe.ry, a little mor then four -ars ago. was arreted Tlittrsla nitht by a Pen r. s lvajiia detective. Schult, was tarn.d over by the railro'id detective to Att. Chief of Police Cas-sidy along with lnfurmtion to the. -nV--t that iffchult w-n on of the masked men who sho' down tic two men at th brwt-ry on the afternoon of I r. r-o), lfl.. Hold Confab. Immediate ly afte r .schult ; . i been tumetl over to the as--i.-tai.--hief. tiie- railroad detective. A-t Chief e'.csidy a:ol threo polira b te ciivis went int the e ity . room where a pr'-tro-icl coaf. er.e;. -a as h. Id. S" 'i; at'T r th thr. detectives were- se-nt at ay lb. -sistant e hi f to cat h-r w l..; : : . f i -alien they could t.n.i. T) ant chb-f al.-o cot-.:-.. ;. 1 ,ji night probe, but !.--. I:-- ; detectives, returned To p -1; bc'uarter empty huaied. Fi I day aft.rn 1 MrVisited J.olr " h id-; e.M . 1 - - . mtid - a si.it m"it to be , which i- said to eiiir-.- li-r bu-c -. with being o.ie- of ij,.. ma I b dits v. h- murdeied Ma.- ' 1 Ch robot. Schul', is st.d t.. bc- n confronted with h.s st.'.tetn nt. and h 1- s.u-1 tu Oa' signed a complete cor.fcASton to ..- pait in the crime. JealeMivy the Cause. Mrs. Sehultz's motive in accusing her husband of the crime is said to be Jealousy. Schultz is said to haveleft her for another woman, and the statement made to tho poll'M by th angry wife i sal i ta bo the result. Chief of police Kline at r.oon Monday denied that ajvyono had been arrested or ws belnff hftld by the police in connection vrlth th Muess.1 murder. At 1:30 o'clock Monday afternoon the chief declined to either deny or confirm th report that Gus Schultz wa. bfing" hld at police headquarters in connvti'n with the murder. Chief Dumb. "You won't get any t him from me," was the chiefs char.eXtriHtic answer when confronted with the information that Schultz was locked up at th- poICe station. Monday morning Asst. Chief C.idy admitted that srno unusnnJ event had taken place at poll-e headquarters, but h refused to Siy what it was It w .a-s learned positiv-ly lato Monday afternoon that SehuLz 1- belt. g heid by the- pe.hre. Mrs. Schultz 11 said to b- in the custody of the Chicago police authorities I'ro. Attv. Samuel p. Schwartz and Vitus Joneoun-! for fh Muess! sfat, were (CONTIM'Ill) ON PAOK CO UP. ) CAR OWNERS MUST OBEY PARKING LAW Council Tlirati ii Dra-tir Ae tion Unless MotoristHeed Sin. A. :-. r, o.- dri . rs bo ' a -:" - . a : a g ': :- -j it .-' . .iv. ; ! : .j . i : ' . - . -. ....... . .,.! a i '..a : . ' l-.t i m w 4 I Clf.f. I I ..!.! ill