South Bend News-Times, Volume 37, Number 94, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 3 April 1920 — Page 1

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NOTRE DAME ALUMNI WILL : ERECT HOME

tart Work on New Structure, Which Will Cost $350,000. DEDICATION IN JUNE Building Will House Two Hundred Additional College Men. old Students hall, a drram cf Xo- :: Dame Alurnni for the last four cars is close to a reality. With stake outlining the hlte of the building set Friday and with the nrchiteeths plans completed, workmen win legln excavation at onco for the new building and will attempt to have It fiutHclently tinder way for a fitting dedication at tifo commencement exercises in June. "When completed early next fall It will house 200 collect men and will l.av,- cost 1250.000. The building will bo tho result of a project lr.au prorated at an Alumni i union at Notre Xame four years i-g" At that time the old students proposed to raise a fund for the r-etlon of tho new rttldenco ball. They b-gan to solicit subscriptions .'rid had a considerable amour, t laNed at the outbreak of the war. .Solicitation was discontinued elurü ,g the war but was taken up again i ftcr th-- Alumni meeting last June, and K v. A 'j i'jlarn .V. Moloney, former :ecr-ta ry of the university and present secretary of the Alumni asi.iti'Ui has yinrn been traveling hi th interests of the building. A )-..dy r'sponso has met the request l"r funds and both Fr. Moloney and members of the building committee .xpert to have tho rull amount ne( .,r.iry for tho completion of the i-ulUlir.g by twxt S-ptember. ".t-el Jltillding. 'Aeyer." i tid a late anr.oJnreneut "va such a building moro urgently needed at Notro Dame. The unexpected and unpree.edcntedly large- registration of students this year found the. university without suüieicntly riltaMe accommodations for them. More than 200- left before class-! livpan when they found they ecu Id not live on the campus. More than 20) others are living in the elty, attending listen a.i day tudont. The erection of Old Stu-th-nt bill and another residence ball to th- built from university funds will lind Notre. Dame fully prepared for the large enrollment expetttd next September." 'old students' hall will have rooms for C0 colU'k'M nien. It w 111 consist of a mi i:i hoiy and two wings. The north whig containing IS private rooms will be entirely separate from thf. m structure and will be resrrd fer chl Mu.br.t'; lsitlrk' tre t.i!ii'. On the rnter axis of the ninin prt of the huibür.c. in a projectimr nir.k. will le a lar-e ehaps". a n nicn.il of the Kev. Timothv OSullivan of th" . lass of v,r. Al!lia:n dlinn-i I'lf.tub 11 of '"b.c.i ;". a vrradM.if e "f N'i ''. I'Viii:' in l'J'J.. is tl'.e ar-hitct. TiiIr iothU' D(sirrn. T!e huildlnc -will 1"' Trior ;othi.in de.-:'n. a style of a rci:i:eeture -.-p.-i-ia 11 v ad:iptd t colb-e trueturfs. It will of i,r:.-k f.i'o. Ith trimmings au l car in:.'' of r-df:rd i ut st. !1.'. 1'ir. proof cr.st ru ction uill prevail throughout th" struc- . cNTiNii:i ox paci: vot.'i:.) GOAL PRICE WILL BE PROPORTIONATE Advance at Mines Will he Affected to Extent of Hai?e Granted. tfriu: Haiti:, ind . a The price of coal at tl.w be alfvcud only t' the ext.".: tnat is hao bf en i:.cre ts .1 us a re---.It of the wage saN :sjr..! at New York Wednesday. :u er l.: g o a statement ed toc-; 1 Penna. secret, iry-trea surer Indiana HItumiro".s roil association. "This contract. said Mi "provided for lncre..s'-s f 1! tl'.e ' 1 s' r or; to 3? 1-3 rer cent, an crease cf 17 prr cent as the commission to all for tor. effective April 1. Th by in eased jrice c f coal will be proportionate to the increase in w.i'es, bir" sllghCy greater or les, according to market conditions The wan.' increase will ircrease the ro of mining coil at least oö cents a ton. en an average. ULnicmcnt Henlc1. "No operators have said they would increase the price cf coal $1.27 to 1.50 a ton and a widely circulated statement saying they had io jpertel Is absolutely without foundation. "The government figure shew that the average profit of Tr. liar, i operators during the vvr.r 1 1 " '.' ns less than fix cents a ton. T':e peraters are not going t r.d : -t their properties at a ' they can help it. Consequently, the Increase in wag to th ! ; w:!l Just :-bout rnsuro the .:. i-.i.e in the tt'.llr.g price.'

Suit Filed to Manage Estate of Former Boss

FAI.M UHACH, Fla.t April 2 llichard Croker. who claims to hi an Inillan princes-, knows New York better than her husband, llichard Croker. Jr.. declared in an affidavit filed in the county court j lu-re in the Croker children's suit to i prevent transfer of the former Tarn-; many chief's property. ! The suit was- started to determine ! Croker' s metal condition, his children declaring him Incompetent to inanaRp his estate, estimated at $10.000,000. They claim Mrs. Croker has an undue influence over her husband. PLYMOUTH MEMBER AT DISTRICT MEET CLEARS DENISON Chairman Kitch Says Proposals for Withdrawal Came From Outside. (Uy a Htaff C'orTMponlrnt PLYMOUTH, Ind.. April 2. Marshall county democrats are planning to submit to the votera of their party at the primaries. May 4, a list of candidates that will have tho undivided support of the party at the November elections. Unlike the republicans, democrats here appear to be harmonious, not only throughout the rural districts out in Plymouth and the towns as well, l'rnrn the rural district comes word of ever IncreaMnfr dissatisfac tion with the present state tax law, and a determination to register that dissatisfaction at tho polls in November. This dissatisfaction does not contine itself to the rural districts or to democrats alone. Republicans well a-s democrats are unsparing in their opposition to the law. Goodrich lliys JHI1. A recent visit of (Inv. lioodnch j Plymouth Illustrates the feeling here rc-ardln tr. state administration urinous republicans. A banquet was planned in honor of the governor'. visit, but when tho day for the din-i-.'-r arrived It was found that about only half of the prominent republicans who had been invited to attend, signified their intention of beIr.g present to greet the governor and participating in t;.e celebration. The committee in charge or the banquet was in a state of consternation. They argued that It would not do to have a least, half the ehairs aeant. and so when the governor arrived the worried committee put the matter up to him souan ly. The banquet v. as held and every chair at the table was occupied. The governor .solved the problem of get-Ur-.g .' tu'.l attendance by buying lOo tiek ts and distributing them free tr enough persons to insure a full attendance. 'Hie ladies of the church v.h had taken the contract for furnishing the edibles for the banquet. re-eivol the full amount of the con tract price of II. 5 for .00 platen, j with ;ov. Goodrich paying for half the 2 0 0 pla.te. Would Hold' Situation. j The republican organization nere : is determined that the situation

shall not slip from its grasp oy ine . r,)li(;c department;? of northern same kind of a row between old line j jmlai,., cjtios have bren asked to party members ami form r progres- j SCarch for Joseph Mayers and an sivs. Long before it was necessary unknown woman posing as his wife, to fill declarations for delegates to who are wanted for passing worththe republican state convention, re- checks here. Mayers was sent puMican party organization tuen to the state prison from St. Joseph sroured the country for "suitable" county in 1918 tor forgery and was ivmdidatcs for thes-e nominations, recently paroled to Clary. Automobiles of prominent republic-j Mayers succeeded in passing four ans were pressed into service for the j worthless checks for $ 1 euch on county trip, ami it was no long be- Michigan City merchants this wee;, fore a full list of old line party m-m The couple were seen in the city bad sicnd the blanks proffered J traveling in an auto which is bethem by the leaders and a full list I lieved to have been stolen. Mayers t i declarations for delegat s to the ! who has the reputation of being an state convention uas tn (;! at expert check forger and confidence mueh to the dissatisfaction of a ! man. has disappeared from hi1 usual haunt in C:r'. inquiry ro-

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Soldier Cash Bonus Approved in House

W A SI 1 1 Wi Tu N. April 2. Soldier relief bg.slatlon with pro'.'jbb proMon f5r . cash bonu. funds for vhbh would le raised by sabs or l.:vir: s taxes, was approved today by tl;e l'..v,:--e ways and means committee by a vote of 1 Ö to Details of th" bi'.l to t o r commended will Le worked out by subcommittees to be appo'ntevl Monday. Members of the committee hope to obtain final action by the house before the contemplated recess for the national political conventions, but they express doubt whether action by the senate could be had üt this session. Sep.. Lodge of Massachusetts, the republican bader. after a conference with other senate republican. as to future legislation in the senate, said he thought this would include a biM to iw money bonus to former service :;;i with provisions for a sj ec:al t '.v to raise the necessary funds. The program approved by the ho-;y.-- c-mmittce declares air.s ar.T- bond :sue. It is undersstoo '1 tO ll.lVf been submitted by Hep. Ingworth. republican. Ol;ic, and was dis.used at great length in

STRIKE HOLDS ON, BUT END IS EXPECTED

Rumor Has It That Stewart Construction Company Quits Here for Good. Home hope of a settlement of tho strike situation was held out In circles c'.cse to the building situation in S'outh Bend. Friday night. It was predicted that an adjustment i wou'.d be reached in timo to permit the resumption of building op- ! erations the first of next week. Officials of the International Hod Carriers' and Common Laborers' union. Local 21, say, however, that their 1,500 members are standing pat on tho demands made before the members of Local 21 went on strike. April 1. None of the carpenters and other skilled workmen wl ' either quit In sympathy with the laborers or were thrown out of work by the- tie-up caused by the laborer., have returned to work, it was announced at headquarters In Union Labor temple. Teamsters Still Out The teamsters wero still out, Friday night. Their main contention was for 70 cents an hour. The cases in which thi. has been granted by employers were fed and Isolated, it was said. Kmmet T. Flood, A. F. of L. organizer from Chicago, held a meeting with the union men Friday afternoon, has returned to Chicago. Stewart Company Quits. The Stewart Construction company which paid off its employes. March 11, will not resume- operations in the near future, if current reports are to be accepted. It is reported that the closing cf their shops was permanent, and that the remainder of the construction work will be done by smaller contractors, or by the Studebaker corporation directly. Olflclals connected with the construction work of the Stu3ebaker project, refused to comment one way or the other on the report of tho permanent closing down of the work by the Stewart Construction company. Deny Humors. A meeting of the members of the Building Trade council was held Friday night, it being the regular meeting night for tho council. Fritz Llndberg. president of the central labor body, in a statement made Friday night, denied that tho unions had demanded that all the material used in construction work bo union products, or that it had been demanded that foremen havj not more than 12 men undr their supervisiln. Mr. Lindberg emphatically denied the report that Rert Jones- of the Ilulldlng Trad council had abscond ed with any founds whatsoever. The boo'ris. he fcaid. were inspected at a meeting Thursday night and found to check up. He said that they were still open for inspection. Mr. Jones returned to SoiPh He ml from Chicago Friday night. It wa.s explained that he had been called there on account of an accident to Iiis brother. pnj JCF AltCUIXd FOR CHECK FORGER M I CHKI AN CITY Intl.. Airil 2. vealod. executive s--ion. While the exact form of the bg.slation was mt lecided upon, comn.iltfe uis"'.S'ion was said to have indi- ated arpioval of a plan of extending vocational education as an alternative to the ca.-h bonus. These two plans are a part of the American legion's program. Its other selected plan of government aid to soldiers and sailors for building homes or obtaining ownership of farms were said by some "members of the committee to involve too many difficulties fo be worked out by legislation before the recess. Spokesmen for the committee said it was planned to have the l.nal draft cf the legislation ready for submission to the hous-e within a fortnight. As no decision was made as to the amount of the bonus or the co-t of other plans that might be adopted, it nas said that no estimate of the fnds needed could be made at thi- time. It a ;" fa id tktt there had been ro deoion as to whether the bonus nruM be paid , in in a lump sum cr gradva t'-d according to the .f each individual. if s. rva e

Army Shoe Bill for Next Year Will Come High

WASHINGTON". April 2. The army's shoe bill next year will be K.r.00,000 at the present level of prices, Major J. J. P.. Hannay, of the quartermaster corps, told the house military committee I"Yiday at hearings on the annual army appropriation bil!. "Bids are. higher every time we advertise for thorn," lie siid. He estimated that the army would use 7 10.000 ralrs of shoes during the year, and placed the average cost at tl.ZO a pair. DEATH TRUNK CASE GOES OYER UNTIL FIRST OF WEEK Mr.-:. Sarah I. Tabor Examined Before Paw Paw Majiitrate Friday. PAW PAW, Mich.. April 2. Whether Mrs. Sarah I. Tabor, the S2-year-old mother of Maud Faith Tabor Virgo, is to be tried for the death of her daughter three, years ago, will not be decided until Tuesday, it was learned her; Friday night. The aged mother; who has just recovered from a iarious illness, was given an examination hero Friday of tho charge that s-he contributed to the death of Maud whose mangled hody was found In her hope chest in the basement of the Tabor home at Liwton. Mich., last November. Continue 1 lamination. Tho examination was continued to Tuesday in order to afford an opportunity for the court stenographer tt transcribe his shorthand notes. Ir. A. S. Warthln. dean of tho pathological department of the Fnlversity of Michigan, retold his testimony at the eoroner's inquest at LiAvton during last December. H. If. Adams. un Huren county prosecutor, told thu details of his trip back from Vrtka, Calif., with Mrs. Tabor and her son, Walter Tabor, when mother and son wer under arrest charged with the murder of Maud Tabor. File New Charge. The preliminary examination here Friday was held on the new charges hied against the aged defendant. The former charges of murcbr were dismissed when the Michigan supremo court ruled that the llrst examination of Mrs. Tabor had developed insullieb nt vidence to hold her on a charge uf murder in the lirst d-gr-e. Walter Tabor, like hLs mother, is out on ? 3.000 bail, although the son is held merely as a witnes-s. Mrs. Tabor did not take the witness stand at Friday's 'Xamirntion. Tho only other witness examined was Ieputy Sheriff Uwiuht Farker. who accompanied Pros. Adams on his trip to Yreka. OFFICER CENSURED BY SAFETY BOARD Motorcycle Patrolman Tholander Reprimanded for Actin: as Informant. As oihcial punishment for ml terming Pert Annis of the arrest of Au trust Schultz, now ia the .-u-tody of the police charged with the murder of II nry A. Muesse! and Frank Chrobot. less than "0 minutts after Schultz was brought to potire headquarters by iHtoctive H. F. Stout, of Plymouth. Motorcycle Patrolnvn Parney Tli'dand r wa rpriniaiub d by the boarl tf safety at tne 1 vuiar meeting Friday evening when the charges against the accused officer were taken up for consideration. Ilclitos Story. Tholander was caT.ed before the board and toil the metnbers that wlun be went to the An.nl place at the dir etien of the alleged slayer he was under thn imprssion tliat Sehultz was in cj.-'ory on a innv r charge and reiterated former statements that he was unaware of the serlousn ss of the charges against Schultz. After taking all th- farts under consideration, the ra-mUrs of the boai.l decided to . ensure tl.e offender and warned Tholarder about making further bad breaks. Hids ftr Coul. During the vcurse of th-- sts.-i 'Vi it was decidetl to advertise for bids for coal to be delivered to th" various fire stations. The season's supply was estimated to be 23G tons of soft coal and 4C tons of hard coal. The bid.s wiil be opened op April 23. Gust Mintz. I2?l W. Washington a v., recently discharged from the United States army alter l earV continuous service, was appointed a member of the fire department, th" appointment to take effect immediatelv. LT PAY TO INDIAN A POLT S. April : a: didatc s fo.- orTice must t'le notices f iheir candidacy with Fd. .!a-ksoi.. secretary t state, before " o', ', 1; .UllM.tV co: I). .. r.ttior.s received aft-r that h'-ur cannot ! gaily be j ;it n tlie blIot?w

CLAIM WHISKY WAS SERVED IN COUNTY JAIL

Employe of Bastile Makes Disclosures in Federal Court. INDIANAPOLIS, April 2.-Tcsti-rnony of Wm. P. Wilson, employed by Robert F. Miller, sheriff at the Marlon county Jail the first six menths of 1919, that he quit his job because he "didn't want to be mixed up in that graft," that whisky was brought into the jail for prisoners; that ShcrhT Miller knew tully of conditions at the institution, and that various poreons have repeatedly trb'd dneo he left the Jail to hush him up," marked Fridaytu investigation of conditions at the jail in federal court. Wilson told Judjre, A. II. Anderson he began work for Sheriff -Miller on January " or 3, 191, and mit June 6. He said his salary was IIS a week. He devoted a considerable part of his testimony to the activities of Fd Morrow, now head jailer. Morrow should and does know everything that gt.ts on in the Jail, he said. The "rake off" on poker games was split four ways. Wilson said. Part went to Morrow, part to Fred Wilson, a Jail employe, part to I ted Killian. another Jail employe, and part to the cell boss, he testified. Delivering Wet fiocxls. Wi's-on then told how whisky was brought into the Jail in gunny siacks, through winelovs, in toxes of fruit and by "ouLsldo trusties." stateprisoners vho were in for bootlegging who were sent eut on errands. He said trusties t,ometimes came back so drunk that they would dro'- bottled o' whisky they had with them on the office lloor. "I tried to tell Miller." Wilson testified. "After X quit I took him over to the place- where; a negro packed the whisky In apple boxes, hut Miller said nothing to me." The Aitness said after lie had quit the jail Ii had a onferen"e with Miller and that the fherlff told h!m, '"to go and keep ntlll and h would take care ef me." "W were figuring on the cost of feeding the prisoners one day," Wilson said, "and we decided that the feod given each prisoner rest about II cents a. day and that Miller made a prcdit of about 1 3.000 a month." Pay High lHceSw (re prisoner testified a haircut cot SI in the Jail and a shave r0 cents;. I 'red prick Van Nuy-, district attorney, tn'.d the court he had instituted a ser.rrh through tho state house for r'f"ords to show that the beard of ttate charities had made every iffort to do its duty in regard to the administration i'f Jails and the care of prisoners. He sabl he had in court a report my de by tho board in 151 S. "Foes that report contain anything regarding the condition of thMarion county Jail?" npkod Judge Andersr-n. "Nothing at all. your honor." r-,M-d Mr. Van Nu vs. "It i full of statistics, hervever, ecricerniug" th number of prisoners and the rimes for which thy have bven nt to Jail. Field llxaminor. Mr. Van Nuys then read a report mad by Mr. Frown, f e-bl examiner for the binrd. He then referred to a r.-peirt made by Mr. Frov n on Marth 17. 19 20. In this report Mr. Prown recited complaints made by Pan F. Hummel, a former prisoner. cenc-rning poor food and other things at the jail. Mr. Ptoati said in the report he had been at the jail between 0: CO a. m.. and 4 p. m.. had vi.-itetl evcrey department and interviewed prisoners and ouicials and had found conditions satisfactory, with a few miner . Ct-piions. The court accepted the report with amusement, particularly when it showed that one insane man interviewed by Mr. Frown spoke well of his treatment at the Jail. lo you hnow how old a man this Prown H, and heiv innocent?" asked the court of th- district attorn-:-, in cem merit on the dVtailb of the reported Kiti-fi.ctorv conditions at the .tail. SIX VFSSFLS CAUGHT. LFFINrnVN. Mich., April 2. Six a!;e Velsen Pore Mnnjv.ette car ferries 1 :, IT. In, F and 0 and P re- Marquette line steamer number four, were imprboned l'riday night in ore of tho largest ice packs of the wlnt-r just eiff this port and battling to free themselves in a blinding snowstorm driven by a 40mile gale. Mar.no men expressed fear for the safety of the vessels owing to to ir provin.ity to shore and the Lieh wind. About l.0 LudIngton men comprise the crews. It ua.s not hntwn whether the vessels carried passengers. rnsTl-ni MAV PLAN. Like cottage owners and suj res-.rters in northern Indian fest ring a plan to enact legis placing all lakes of In r tr.-rv under the supervision of the conservation com miss lor.. The-y thus to T'resrrve th" I'ikes eommt rc!a.l h.-izure. wastage a l are latlon a'-res state hope from nd to and urage the recre- itior.al r possibilities cf He osier w ater.s. ilmsks phuti:. L"S A NOLLES. Calif.. Apr:! Said to be the last r.ew.spaper In t'.-.e Fr.itc d States to rae its ?jbcr;p:ijn pra e aboe one ,r.t. th.c LjAngeles lit cord, which f' :. ear has o'd l r 'r.e t er.t. announc'il that b-g:r.r.ir.g Mond iv th" price of the faper wo .ll be two ier.'s.

Sightseers May Again be Able to View Scenes

WASHINGTON. April C.TheJ great American public may be abb 1 again to exercise its perogath e t,f j having itself photographed with the j north portico of the white house as; a back ground. ' Whit' 'house officials have dis- ' cussed with Pres't Wilson the ad is..- , bility f throwing open the two Pennsylvania avenue gates through ' which throngs formerly passed daily. They have been closed since the de- i claratlon of war. SUFFRAGE WORKERS nmTT T TT X ITH TTAnnn bilLL llAVb HUfbb FOR RATIFICATION; i ' ; Leaders Predict Rattle Re-: tween Political Partie for i : W omen Enfranchisement. ; . ! PV f nv I" -i-tvii- , , v ' ' U1 " ; Although the suffrage amendment I failed to pass in Ielaware, sufTra- i gists say thev have not et giv.-n ur I'o rfr,',! t . . : Up hope Of nitlncation by that state. i The defeat of the bill in Delaware will start a race between n-.tica-.-.i !

organizationd of the democratic and ' lOV- Marrow nas onrr. o a r -republic.n parties for tho credit of J wnnl of ?:o fOT" tho ?rr' r:"" making possible the ratUieation of oor.vietir.n of ach of any 1" m.u; the am.iiidment, which would en- ' uh, to': P-"11"1 m ihr 'ttt:', ;L ! franchise I'G.ooo-.O'JO women. Mepublicans point out the fact!

,.;ramtn-' ,,a. position counteract that claim by asthat a republican Congress passed i mis liiac tue eiieiie nri. wnicn brought the issue to readiness for ' its introduction in congress was ac- . complished by democrat!" legis la- ; tion. It is also true that the bill ii.- t u...f!U' may iaoieu vv uie; republican .ongr.ss, and but for the hesitancy of the republican con gressional leaders lo Introduce the bi'.l. ratification m'fbt t tli-s- t.rti.be complete. ' Jtac is ( lew. Democrat!.- entries in the race for the credit of final rathication would ne orin Carolina ana lycuisiana. mont and Connecticut. . j Fven though the amendment fails' to pass ratification before the date .f the presidential preferential pn- ! .naries. Indiana women feel assured that thev will be granted the pnvilege of casting a preferential vole. . v'.t-.t.i.r!t mndi, lost i.e. '- ) .: '. States Atfy Gen'l Kli .Stansbury. to the t i'f eel that ln his opinion th.e women f the state would b" allowed to vote in tho nrimarv is cited as a victorv bv the suffrage leaders' of the state. Hftli Parties luvitod. At t!. time of the h'rate Francliise bague convention to be held

at the e'laypool l;ot-l in Tr.dianan- m tnhf i f the hamber ff bp-'-ti's oils. April t democratic and:atal a 1 n.Jer of that parly w hich is

i epubiica n eandnlates for gr.vernor will be the gue-ts and chief bpeal; - rs at u banquet to la- given :d the hotel the tve-!ng of tile 7th. This will be- the tirst time that the candidates of the two parti-:. have evr appeared at the same time in l Tin.';.' m. etiu The -ver.t is ' ,w..... - - L . I . . .... w.

arousir.g great mn;M :of honor. on January ! :; i -state. . ' Hatlb was twi;.- w .:::-,.: d 10 li." The League of Wome, ott rsh,s,.irjn 1..rir , been endorsed hy many francnis.r j foUKht V.-Jth s.n. Le.!;-..d Auirr. .

leagues tnrougnoui in- t..inrr the past fortnight, and a number of oi-gn nl7atiors have expressed a desire to athlLate with the new bagu-u,-.Moh7rToMAsr..iu :: hir;i;:: i:rvpr.vo! from onic- Thursdav on a- , .... ,.n..,...i v.,.-t'.- o. t r ..,,t r,f 5.n ftiif.vre.l t mb.-.7.!e ment of the i: oney order fund. He bad bee.'l JioniasbT 1'! au'jji e.mii-'ii ..inrtrii sami: v.r.i (;ui;iifnt. INDIANAPOLIS, April . . . o rh;,PL'. in the wage agr ee a . -nt sltnali"n tor th1? five -r.:-r.3 which did not arrive r. n..- with the i utai - mg contractor asso-.-ta'. ion of Indi - anapolL- was rt ported Friday.

Hude Reduction of

Debt WASHINGTON. Aj.ril j. A i edtmiion t'f JTO'.'iOi'i.OO1; th. r.;i tlonai elobt more than double the amount by which the debt was lowered during the previous month was aeeomplishetl during March, the trea-s jry reported Friday night. The national debt now stands at 12 LS'S.ee C,000. Orhciabi sTiid this reeord could not be used is a basis for forecasting further monthly reductions. Tiiey regaraeu it tioweve r. as .-ourai evidence" of the success of the tre t?ury program for rinancing tb." py t war period when gove-rnntent expenditures still continue to r;n high. March, payments on the pu .').; retirement of -ert::tcate.H o: irtiv bt-e-ir.e-'s iiut-d in anticipation of i; come arid profit taxts. Fedac t o: s months A-:gu-t vbr:i he retire!;, ep.ts i e gin. v.-;e. i b.tob-r '.'.'"'': No- . finlt-r F- 4. 4 7 . 0 . De c t Hi '..-. r t -'7 v -

BANDS OF LOOTERS GET

BEYOND CONTR

CIVILIAN MACH1XE GUXXER PROTECT MAY FI ELI) TOBACCO CHUTES MAYriHI.n. Kv . April .-A mai ehlre gun s"jaa 1 rf the e na tional guard was on duty here on I i-iday following a report that a second attach was to be mnde on Mavfbld tOv-a"co ch'ltes bv n'ch i. ... .w i i t...-i..ii v. . . i .. :.. , ' c,Tn::':nThur. i'iers as a result of the recent de SLH;x:TB. by Judge lbink Hardner. of the cjr- , e-uit ( öu:t. as a preen utIor..iry ! :.t,J1' : n1 wns od',", h'r ,0'!'v from Le'tclif :.! by (v. Morrow. luM A'1'u:ant Civ- J- M n-wrene : accompanied th .b 1 nehmen, which rwns, rwm,nanat,,J l y r 'Pf- wmiam Taylor. Judge Gardner instruct, d a necial grand jury to inves'ig-tte the burning Inst Frid.ny nlirht e.f thMayfiebl tobacco chute by a band ight riders aid to have m-m-here-d 1'eO. The soldiers as'siA ,putv .-riffs in brinir.g ia witnesses summoned to appir bforthe grand jury. day night e.nder arms nwit!v.p ! pniTOR QH0T ANN UUi 1 Uli Olli 1 lllil KILLED W DUEL T- . i ft" 1' orilltT I'resHleilt nl l rUfllKiy Win? in Pistol EishL Mi'NTIlVirMO. Apr:! -'A :'- j,,rton i;,.tran. editor of th" ne.t--papei- 111 Pais, was shot and i 1 b-d ln ;l ,,Ut'1 ' riuay i y Jos- i-a-u-- . Ordones. former !.r-lden ed tu - gimy. The duel took pla-'1 Ind.; m.rn - ' ui'h th" ,,iial for ,,i:,!lt i,1ul v tth s- ends and urg-.u m at - tendance. The weapons u-e.S were t.btt'S. P.eltritl WHS sl.ol It. t.'le ; breast an. I die-d soon sift-r. ; The morning new-.-pap rs to. .;.;. printed iiniHiun.'nncUs of tli- im- : pending daej. Th-y s:iid th.. form - or Pi es'T Rat lb hid s-nt s-.-ond t.. Pelt ran eha Ib-nging t." ;." :ri i.-1 1 -' beeau-e of stat-meiit pubhsli.-d :n ' Fl rais. whi-'li patlb- e.-TMe.ed off-:.?i-e Ibltrnn w a s a natio.;t ' (,p p, ,.vc,i to 'patllista - Hatlle tw ice lias b. n pr. -ab , f 1 I'riikTay. Hb bis.: term v. a-- irc-a Koj.; to "iMO. j ir Iittlc. i rri,i;)y was the l':r-t titae ti.at . j0 i;it:!,. y e rtJ ones n.- :.:: .!- ' ... , .1, t.i c- .i... c.in ti; i 11. ,,':) .' ,u- i.'ff ' JIc was r,.n r d incapable of c.,:5tinning the tight a few seconds alb r, it tart.-'l, ar d 'he tin.-! vrt s-:c- . pe ruled. ,'. ' -Tn?t v;, :;.lrr.r. ', i ::;-z:presieunt w;.s se,;;ng to a-juire. Predominance in th- eh..mb r : i l'rdomina nc- in th ' deputies to further m.I I In o, III!. a !.! Pr-:d' w. i f I'r-:-gu.:v. P..'1 til- agrt ü to with Dr. Luis Alben o de ! 1 r : . m i a j : or ti.e nam:. er yi 1 former sn tarv '. te i' ; .it W'a: hinglt n. after P. it: in.i , ot nre-ap-nt mm eno-d. .-.otJnn" ' as tar as is '.-.mov: .v.tr a me f ' this igreeir. nt. Accomplished 7 V00 : January lOv.iv1'.11:': II i i l . on debt in l' cemb- r an-i , ruarv both w-.-; tractable to th'-t;r-me:.t ef j rt::i -.a t.-.s t f ir.dei-t nes 1 ut the araour.t of ot.l.L-al :.; 1 retired . a- h monh. a'th'urh :tueu-at!-.g has b-en on the ini r-a i Future monthly reducti- u - '. : j hinge lart-e'y on r. -.- appro; r!.itbm ' .and tax le gis: vi r.. oUb-i ils ud. t They exj ected, how-ver, that pera- ' iton of the sir.kir.g land . : ! ! r. - itect mere arc: more f,-. ur-.'s - ! n ,itlor:al debt ach month her-aft. r. pe VOU. er.tu.-e a prhti' to the r.e't re-iartion for th--yea r As the pubic o ': t stand - now ;p of ?1 " ' lahV'pr;!r.g the f,-,;r issues of Lib' ho - ' tre js-; ry t-crtih i'. 0 f a ' r, ,- 11 :- ,v;.r sa'rts certi."'. . in. ate;.- f 1 0" 11 1"!. r' o- bot. i issued prior to the v. or id war.

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PROTECTORS j Claim nYd Army Demands luHonitinn of Soviet Principle. RATIFY PEACE TERMS , L.norts From District iv the 1X1 P,,Il! 1 n,ni "1Mnci a uie Sltintt'nti ic Tlf.r'.ti 1111.111011 1 DeCOlllis Qet. -- c.tm go.rnment a nr. ounces Sn a comn. inication io the press that it has i.sciv.d t.. despatch troops to the i;,j5.r rPC;n IS .s,,,,,, IlS tn,. ,.nt,nte ronlil,tJi t(, k.., h !l:ovr Th -ii,-,, W IS i,.a.-bed aft-r a thr:.,,.rs cabinet ia.,-tir.g Friday. je statement .lec'.are-d that this ;.rti.,n uas inevitable in view of the !T.f h. cK d la w b-ssness in the region I:ss,.M. Dortmund. Duisbet ;itul M;heim, which ir Is .inserted, !riS l!OV, asamed such proportions t,. ,. lorll authorities and thlal., ;..Ml,ry n)ln:lt th lt they ran f l, :Mt,r . 0 )u, r.vilian popul .tion. lteMrt IfKtl!IC Tii l ai eiior saltl he ha l re ivi-d 'irent reports frem Ksn, v. b. - t i !"i- 't bands were looting feed T'.li..-: f.- SUppIb'S. The looti"g briuoic. the chancellor added. hal ie 'li-.vo'A"! by all xartie. e.;i Ihe ..n. ui.lst.s and the Indep ; e I ; : r s . i!:-ts in the Fuhr dis iric. ' 1 Tl.. . agreed to the eit f the trooj the chancellor conlmu'O. Tl.e.-v va'ii.il net pureiv in .i ;;,-. -ipacity under the auth ' ' 1 t. rb! Severing ority of Pru-siai. MinlsN r of the p. The red army's 'urns art repor;ed fo .iniuu.i' to demand for the ' o:i:p''e recognition cf t b s.o : i J.riiie i;.lr. Itlll'OKT MtMisriri;. M'L.-'.-'LLIj PF. Apt'.l : ; , , , 4 .. ; :-v to.i.iy ttirough'.. it the Fuhr di-M i.t utabr the p-. v . f,.m,s ,..tfi..i Tlmr.-day right at i .-n. l'n l- 1- :r.g ;o..d Friday, , , ,.cr;, i:s ...om. were :rbtb' ";'t,r'r'!- Ti t aruimr o'..r of th-r. , ,pi;Ti. v poll.-., it. th- vcri-t.s ; r.-i( . T . . t . . I to be a gradua: ger ira .trilie w.i - called off 't.or-iiri: : 1 1 . 1 r ; in pt i n of wl:! : .i Ixe j 1 o e t ", m , .rrn a r r ! Mfe. r l.-.u-u wer. operate 1 in .oo, places tod .y. The we,r :- o.ohts are s-.h.m a i.s u tie r. v:'l r no gr.-at d ffi " i'y n ' -x- .j-.m- h. t-:.-- f '!;.

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