South Bend News-Times, Volume 37, Number 139, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 18 May 1920 — Page 4

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HI. -KW MOHMMi, M.1V 1. II-'. THE SOUTH BEND NEWS-TIMES

COUNCIL MEET OFF; DISCUSS JITNEY PLANS Counrilmrn Lark Quorum; Citizens Hold Ptildic Hearing Thenidvc.

(continued n:i.M face one.) Brlm. G "rir- Vh-vio-k and Rf-rt Mein rny. II W. Johnson, 1123 E. Ewins st.. va? the only .cpr,ir.r rpp'-ritLr tr the laboring cl i, which has to ri-J? on both f-trort firn and j i t n Chili AutoKtH. 'Tou mn are talking from ho FMt of an automobile," Mr. John-on raid. "I have only heard on? man at thjs mftin admit that bi rod" th' Mre t cars, and rvn If club5! with a total mombor.ship of 11,000 are represented by the sp-wkfrs her, 11,C'09 la by no mf-ans a, majority of tho people of this town who are Interested in this matter. Ymi .should irivo the peeple a chance to vote on this rr.,-mr." Mr. Johnson objected to tho nppetl rnud by some of the other speakers that the v-trvet c.ir company should be riven a ch.ir.e to improve their f-ervice. "We have iven them a chance for the 1 i--t ten years," In Mid. tc advocated that indemnity Insurance, as prrrvided for in the ordinance, should be required of every drlvir Of an automobile, and particularly of drivers of taxi cabs wh' are not Included in the proposed ordinance. INTERURBAN CAR HITS AUTOMOBILE; THREE PEOPLE DIE (CONTINUED FROM VAC,: ONK.) obtained by Inquiry at the South IJend residences of the irti ins. Car Crnin;c Tracks. Th Ford was e-roini? the tracks at tho Franklin st. intersection of Indiana av, Klkhart, traveling at i an estimated rate of no miles an hour when the interurban, said to havo be on running at abviut the same rate, crashed into the automobil. The auto whs pushed under the wheels of the ear about l,"i feet before the car was stopped and the roarhinn was literally trround to ; pieces. When the train crow and p.'Ujie rigors reached the victims, Mr. McClelland was dead and the two women were unconscious. Tho inJurrd were rushed to the Klkhart hospital, where the younger woman 01p.i1 about two hours later. l'ashenpers on the crr say that the sidecurtains on the machine were in rdaro and it is believed that Mr. McClelland who was supposed to have boon driving was prevented from Hfelnp: the approaching ear. Inquiry at the. local residences failed to unearth any further informatirn as it was not known that the party was proinsr to Klkhart. Neighbors of tho MoC'b Hands siv that they drove away in their newly purchased Kord about o'clock. At the C. II. Pf Greese. Co. nfllre. where Ml. McClelland was employed as a truck driver it was learnetl that i had brourht Ins father, an aert man employed at the Rubber Regenerating Co.. thero about o'clock in thmornintr and left shortly afterward. A search of Mr. McC'lelland's rw,ekts revealed a receipt from the Hlnklo Motor Co. and a Michigan fishlnp license in addition to a draft Identification c;trd made on to Pearl McClelland. Shecook, kla. Tho interurban car was in charge of Motorman C. M. White. 714 N. Cunhinp St.. and K. D. Kalev, 1 .". 4 r Eighth st.. both of South I lend. SEEK STATE HELP EX BREAKING UP FREIGHT BLOCKADE (CONTINKKD FROM PAGK ONK. order, for the movement of grain cars westward and counter moement of coal oars eastward. The commission, in a statement, 3ld it was keeping in constant touch with every' phase of the situation through its own representatives and in cooperation with the railroad:. The American Railroad association's car service commission has turned over to the commission its ügures on the car supply in o-der to de-velc-pe tho actual condition in all localities. BRITISH BAR ALI EX S FROM ALL OIL LAXD fCOCTTNTTKr FROM PACK ONK.) for itp own use. Sen. Phelan In introducing the resolution cited the efforts being made by Great Britain to psslst her nationals in the development of n oil resources. Kngland now controls 60 per cent of "the. ell potentialities." of the world he said. PEACE RESOLUTIOX TABLED BY HOUSE Ttr A a tc1 I'ren ; "WASHINGTON. May IT. The peace resolution adopted by tho sonnt Saturday w.ls formally presented fo the house Monday and laid on the table. Contrary to announced plan, it was not pent imm'diately to con ft rer.ee v,U ,A n considered informally by the fnrr:i;n affairs committee. Chairman Porter was directed to confer with senate leaders with the hope of agreeing upon some plan by which the house could accept the Fen ate measure without a c nf.renve. Some members, however, said they preferred the house resolution. Before leavinsr here tonight for Pennsylvania. Chairman Porter rn-! r. pureed that he would not be nh ! to a-ran?:e a meerlng with senate leader? until Wednesday or Thursday. Everyone Invited To Attend ST. MARY'S BAZAAR Todav and Tomorrow 'May 16-19

SEYFRIED TALKS TO ST. JOSEPH'S ' LEAGUE MEMBERS

(Contini i:n FKOM KA(;K ONE.) This i.- oir ard'tlck. Our ahn is not rationalist': capitalism r.or ath;tic socUlMm, neither making the individual r.or the state supreme, hut we want to Mand on the middle ground ar.d obtain a maximum of justice for all classes. In doins this we try to begin on ours'iws. We believe that the first place for reform Is with the individu'.il rtn.fl to brir.r about in one's own charity the charity of Pis fellow man. We will try to preserve the sanctity of th- family and wo are entitled to say to the elate that we I rot st against the custom of grindir.;r out divorces wholesale in any; ordinary county beat. W'e protest against it having become fashionable for a couplo to pull off a clandestine divorce proceeding and have Him ieading metropolitan papers herald it as the leading i-tunt of the day. I2ncourago Ilffort. W encourage the efforts at orU.inization and industrial groups solving their own problems and only calling in th" state when these organizations fail. We do not want the slate to ignore religion but to consider it the basis of society." Order can be restored, the speaker said, by eliminating seKishnes, and hatred and returning to tho charity of Christ. The address in German by Rev. Hussman was along similar lines. H" spoke upon social unrest in the world and declared it was due to the turning away from Christ. lie declared that thero ar" many doctors who wih to cure the unrest but sinco they tan not know or wL-ih to know it they can not find the renvdy. He referred to the glories of Greece and Home which had crumbled when the people had lost religion and then told how 'hristionity had brought order out of the chaos that resulted from the collapse of the empire of Rome. The bringing of Christ back into th" life of today 13 the once great need and the one great solution, the speaker said. Clos Torlay. Tho three-day meet of the league closes Tuesday with the following program : S:00 A. M. Solemn mass of Thanksgiving at St. Mary's church. 3:00 A. M. Final business session; election of othcers for the Staats Verband. 2:00 P. M. Automobile ride tc Notre Dame, St. Mary's and visits to places of interest in South Bend 4:00 P. M. Social entertainment. At the business sessions Monday afternoon, resolutions were adopted pledging allegiance to church and to country. In support of the central bureau, for liberty of education and resolutions of thanks. MOTOR DEALERS PLAN TO UNITE Auto Dealers Hear Address of P. F. Drury, of National Body. At a meeting held Monday noon at jthe Oliver, practically all automobile dealers of South Bend voted for th' organization of a local association and to support a convention for the organization of an Indiana State Automotive organization. It is planned to hold the convention in the near future. The meeting was addressed by P. F. Drury, assistant general manager of the national organization. Mr. I'rury left Monday night for Klkhart, Fort Wayne and Muncie. where he will assist in perfecting local organizations. Fort Wayne, Kvansvillo and Terre Haute have attUiatcd with the national body. State IUmIIos. The national organization Is at present made up of state bodies representing 4 0 percent of the states. Organization campaigns are under way in Indiana. Pennsylvania and New York. The purpose of the organization are to protect tho Interests of automobile owners by advancing legislation against motor thieves and to cooperate in all movements for road Improvement. Mr. lrury in his talk brought out the point "that any action on the part of the Federal Reserves bank and the bankers of the country to class the automobile as a non-essential would eliminate the possibility of anyone "receiving a fair rate of discount or resdiscount on automobile paper and would work a hardship on persons who contemplate the purchase of automobiles. The national body was chiefly Instrumental in the pasacro of the Dyer bill making it a felony for a man to take a stolen car over a state line. The law carries a penalty of from SK'"b) to $5,000- tine or one to tivo years' imprisonment. It Is also promoting the passage of the Newton bill which provides for a $5.0 0 0 line or five years' imprisonment for tampering with the factory number of a car. N. 11. Gartinhour. of Indianapolis, is state vice-president of the national body. iPPROPRIATIOX BILL IS PASSED BY HOUSE Iv Associated Pre: WASHINGTON. May 17 The $104.00.000 legislative ec: utive and judiciary appropriation bill w a s passed "unanimously by the houco Monday after it had been redrafted by the appropriations committee, to meet the oblevtion that led to its veto last we. k by Prrs't Wilson. ti r nrosident. in his reto mer,-saa-e. held that congress sought by .11 rider to inttrfeie with tne execumfunctions in giving tho Joint conMMai committee on printing superv ision of government publica-i tior. The bill now goes, iu iue s e n ate. Implement and Hardware Store to Open in City The Fnion Implement and Hardware company, of thi city, ha nled articles of incorporation with the serct irv of state and the capltallza'ior is listed at $:'5."00. W. A. t;rk. John A. GedUa. Michael V.uk. Leo M. Grezek. Simon Parket. Michael Dt rdzir.-ki and Steve Rohakowski are the ineorr orators and directors 'f the companv, hkh will operate a retail hardware and implement Htore in South Bend

MRS. SHOLLY ACTS

ON KIMS ORDER

Lack' Detective Not on Citv Pavroll Recovers Stolen ! Property. Mr?. Klla Sholly, private detective. acting on what is said to be orders j from Chief Kline, recovered some 1 fetolen property in South Bend. Monday. It was said in police circles. Monday night, that Mrs. Sholly was picked by Chief Kline Tor the case instead of using Rome of his own operatives, and that the police miscellaneous fund or somo other city fund will probably have to bear the expense of Mrs. Sholly's trip. The property, consisting of clothing valued at $J00, some silverware, a phonograph and other articles, was recovered at SI 2 Kreemont st.. and is Raid to have been stolen from the home of J. K. Hill, of Plymouth. I'sther McOill. wife of Virgil Mc0111, who recently engaged in a revolver duel with two city detectives and who was captured by the detectives and charged with grand larceny, 14 charged with the theft of the goods from the Hill home in a arrant issued Monday. Confers With Jiltnc. Mrs. Sholly is said by members of the police force to hold frequent "conferences" with Chief KJine in the chief's private office, and is also said to occasionally perform police work for the chief which Is tho rightful duty of other members of the regular force. She was favored by Kline for the position of policewoman when the "arson administration went into office, but the "ranking heads" feared to give her the ottice al finally turned her down because of the protests of numerous civic organizations and private citizens of the city who were familiar with Mrs. Sholly's police record. Mrs. Sholly formerly ran a saloon at Kenwood and Olive sts., which was known as one of the most notorious dives of tho city. It was closed and Mrs. Sholly's license was revoked by tho Keller administration. High School Notes An assembly was called Monday morning to celebrate South Bend's triple victory the I-ake Forest contest Friday, the track meet at Kaporte and the Northern Indiana oratorical contest held at Kaporte Saturday evening. This makes the third time in the last ten years that South Bend has won tho silver cup in the Take Forest contest. Margaret Freshley received second place in oral expression, for which she was awarded a silver medal. Marguerite Murphy took second place In letter writing and also was presented with a silver medal. Keslio Anjrus received eighth place in oral expression. Helen Miller was the only underclassman entering the contest Harry Bingham was selected as the silent partner of the team. Keith Masters and Ruth Hershencw took gold medals at the Northern Indiana oratorical contest. Mr. Masters won first in oratory and Miss Hershenow In oral expression. South Hend also took first in th Northern Indiana track meet with a score of 2 over Gary's 22. NEWS OF ISTLES NIKES, Mich., May 17. Mrs. Lisctta Wedel, widow of Fred Wedel, lived but an hour after beinpr stricken with apoplexy. She was born in Germany and was 64 years of age. She came to Niles with her husband and Ave children 31 years ago. She i3 survived by seven children, all residing in Niles. NIKES, Mich., May 17. Stephen Norton, aged SS years, is dead as the result of a stroke of paralysis. During the civil war the deceased engaged in the Hour milling business hero and taer took up farming. He is survived by one daughter. Mrs. Sam I,. Wood, with whom he made his home. The funeral 'services will be held Tuesday. NILES, Mich.. May T. A man who is described as being 2 5 years of age, and wearing light clothes, held up three men in different parts of the city within a few hours Saturday evening, but in each case the men had left money and watches at home. On one man, however, a diamond stick pin. which the bandit's revolver helped conceal, was overlooked. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES FACES BIG PROBLEMS Hj Associated Tress: PARTS. May 17. The French chamber of deputies, when it convenes Tuesday after a holiday of three weeks, will face a situation, which if not as critical as that which was met when the Germans were at Chateau Thierry, is at least r t- - - . . . iraugnt wun tne greatest internal difficulty. The deputies will first have to decide whether the government's projected law for improvement of the railroad service must be considered to the exclusion of the nationalization plan for the ceneral federation f labor. Discussion of ratification of the St. Germaine treaty with Austria is first on the order of the lay, but it will be postponed at the request of the government, which d sirt s to liquidate tho internal situation immediately before taking up foreign political matters. FARMERS OPPOSING NEW LAND TAX BILL I'r Acciate 1 rres: CHICAGO. May 17. Farmers of many parts of th? country are oppofed to the enactment of the Nolan land tax bill r.ow pending In congress, according to a referendum taken by the American Farm Bureau federation, it was announced today by J. W. Covcrdalr, secretary. Returns from 3i0 counties in 15 states gave a ote of 23(5,097 against the bill and 2,177 for it, he s-aid. Opposition of the farmers to the land tax bill, Mr. Coverdale said, was based on the conviction that its enactment would aggravate the "farm tenancy evil," raise farm land rates and reduce food production

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TWIN'S C.I III S Julius lUitler, 1 " 1 ü W. hunham st.. say blessings never come singly. Monday he was very emphatic about it. The cause is a pnlr of bav gir. born Sunday. FIRST STRAW HAT. The first straw hat of the season mado Ks appearance? going south on Michigan street Monday noon. It had a wide, green band on it. and was perched on the head of a tall youth, m KIN DIG A HKALTOR. J. Edward Kindlg. who used to umpire in the factory league and later sold cigars, is now a full fledged real estate deaier. He is agent for the C. R. Smith cdditlon. RILIIG SLACK. The American Contractor's Resume of the building statistics from large cities for April compared with figures of the previous April plves the following figures for South Bend: April, 1319, $155, 20; April, l'j0. $3C.?98, or a loss of 46 per cent. ASKS 5300 DAMAC.K. Alleging that n auto truck owned by the National Grocery Co. collided with his machine early in April, Casimer Lodyga has filed suit in tho Circuit court asking $300 damages. The plaintiff states that an employe of the company who was driving the truck failed to give warning of his intention to make a sharp turn and as a result the heavy truck crashed inte his machine. 151,000 PEOPLE ATTEND SERYIOES DURING REYIYAL No Official Figures Given Conversions Estimated at 2,600. The approximate total attendance for the five weeks of the Bob Jones evangelistic campaign which closed Sunday was 151,500 persons, .iccordlng to a close estimate made from records Monday. Although there was no otticial statement made as to the number tf conversions, an estimate made from The News-Times' accounts of the individual meetings places the number at 2, f00. This estimate includes both those who declared their first intention of becoming Christians at the meetings and those who returned to their churches as a result of the campaign. There were 3S night and Sunday meetings held in the tabernacle. The building was filled to capacity on 14 of these occasions. The largest single day's attendance was recorded on tho final day, when 15,000 persons were in attendance. The weekly attendanee, Including afternoon and night meetings, follows: First week 24.500 Second week 30,500 Third week 27,000 Fourth week 2',, 500 Fifth week 28.000 Final Sunday 15,000 Total 51.500 ST. JOE ENGINEERS FAVOR INCREASE IN SALARY FOR POLICE A resolution approving the petitioned raise in salaries of the city police force was adopted by the members of the St. Joseph Valley Chapter, American Association of Engineers at their meeting held at the. Chamber of Commerce, Monday night. Plans were made at the meeting for the members to visit Buchanan, Mien., Wednesday, on a trip of inspection which will take them through the plant of the Clark Equipment company, and the Hydro-Electric plant of the Indiana fc Michigan Electric company. Similar inspection trips are made to the various plants of this section during the year. A report by Otto Probst, secretary of the convention of the national body recently held at St. Louis, was a. feature of tho meeting. FINED $25 AND COSTS FOR SENDING OBSCENE MATTER THROUGH MAIL Special to The News-Times: LA PORTE, Ind., May 17. James F. Oriley, of this city, who was arrested Friday on a federal indictment charging improper use of the the mails was fined $25 and costs by Judge Anderson, Monday. The charge was made on a complaint of his first wife from whom he was divorced a year ago. He later rnarried Mrs. Margaret West, of this city, and it was after his second marriage that Oriley began sending obscene" matter through the mails. A simliar fine was imposed on Mrs. Oriley who the federal grand jury indicted as the accomplice of her husband. ANDERSON LAD JOINS CIRCUS TO GET AWAY FROM LIFE AT SCHOOL Harold McCurdy, 1. of Anderson. Ind.. tired of attending high school, so when the Sheesley Shows came to town, he eieclded that life on the more would be much preferable to existence in school. Relatives notified the police here that Harold was with the Sheesley organization, so officer LuzrA and Pinter picked the boy up Monday aJght. He will be returned to Anderson today. POSTIOVI' PRKSCNTATION. By Associated Tress: WASHINGTON. May 17. The committee of socialists, headed by Seymour StMman. the party's candidate for vice president, which was to have called on Sec'y Biker Monday to ask amnety for political prisoners. I ostponed presentation of their petition until Tuesdav. Try NEWS-TIMES Want Ads.

MOTHER REFUSES TO BE SHAKEN IN HER FIRST STORY

Tells Assistant Chief That it Was His Voice on Telephone. When confronted Monday by Asst. Chief of Police Cassidy and Sergt. Benjamin H. Roberts, the gambler's aged mother who Friday night revealed conditions in South Bend's underworld and tcld of unsuccessful appeals to the police authorites, repeated her story. A visit to the aged mother's home was made at the t-uggestion of the assistant chief Monday. The party was composed of Asst. Chief Casslday, Serßt. Roberts. Pros. Atty. San;uel P. Schwartz, and newspaper men. In her story to Pros. Schwartz Friday nisht the mother said that she had called tho assistant chief on the telephone regarding the Booster club which she said was a gambling house on S. Michigan St., and that the assistant chief had referred her to Sergt. Iloberts. Mother Confronts Cassidy. Asst. Chief Cassidy Monday denied that he had ever had a telephone conversation with the mother. When she was visited at her home Monday, the mother told Asst. Chief Cassidy that she had talked to him over the telephone, and that the voice that had answered over 'the telephone was Cassidy's voice, that she had known hiri for years, and that she recognized it Monday as the one that had answered her at the time she had made her appeal regarding the Booster club. fcVrpt. Roberta admitted Monday that he had talked to the mother, but he said that it was much more than 30 days ago. He said that on he night in eiuestion he was told by Capt. James K. Schock to call tihe assistant chiet at the station, lie lC:id that ho called there but that Cassidy was not in. He said that 'Detective James Cutting told him that he could give him the message, that it was for him to call a number. Sergt. Roberts says that he called the number and made an appointment to meet the gambler's mother at Michigan st. and Washington av. He said that when tho gambler's mother met hin there she wanted him to go to the Booster club and get $150 she said her sun had lost there. Sergt. Iloberts said that tho mother told hin that she had been to the Booster club and that the owner wanted to give her $100 and that she wanted $150. Roberts said he told her that ho did not know whether her son had lost any money or not. and that ho could not get it for her. DNpute With Mother. During the visit to the mother's home Monday a di-pute arose between the mother and Sergt. Roberts as to whether Roberts had told per that the assistant chief had sent him. Roberts said that he did not mention the assistant chiefs name and the mother said that he did. Sergt. Roberts became angry and left the house. The assistant chief failed to induce the mother to change from her original story that she hael talked te him over the telephone on the night she wanted someone to obtain for her tho money she said her son had lost at the Booster club, 'the mother remained positive that she had talked to the assistant chief. She said that Chief of Police Kline bad answered the telephone when she called for the assistant chief, and when it was found that he was not there, the chief wanted to know if he could not answer her questions. The mother said that she told Chief Kline Jhat she wanted to talk to Mr. Cassidy, and that the chief raid that he would have Mr. Cassidy call her. The mother says that later Mr. Cassidy called her and that he then referred her to Sergt. Roberts. DENVER DEMOCRATS TO SEND W OMAN DELEGATE TO NATIONAL MEETING Ily Aisoclated Tres: DENVER, Colo., May 17. Colorado democrats will send a woman to the national convention of the party at San Francisco as one of the state's delegates at large, the democratic state convention decided Monday. Tho convention named Miss Helen Grenflll of Denver. Dr. P. J. McHugh of Fort Collins, Raymond Miller of Kiowa county, and George T. Bradley of Ouray county as the state's "big four." The matter of instructions had not been decided upon late Monday. SHEESLEY SHOWS IN IN BRILLIANT OPENING With such hair raising performances as fancy motorcycle riding around a perpendicular wall, a combat between a man and an untamed lion, and a hunt through the jungle with a half tlozen African lion?, the Greater Sheesley Shows, despite adverse weather, opened Monday night at Catalpa and Chapin streets with a big attendance. The animal show and motordrome featured the evening. The fide show and athletic arena also were popular attractions, en-er the Falls was one of the leading rieles, never failing to receive the people in wonder and send them out in laughter. Jt probably requires more than one evening to see all the shows and go through all the rides. The shows are characterized by cleanliness as well as merit. I'ACKKI) AMOUNT. Itj Associated Tress: WASHINGTON. May 17. Subscriptions of the last ssue of treasury certificates of Indebtedness have exceeded the amount sought by the treasury by approximately $25.000.000. Treasury ofiicials expressed satisfaction Monday night at the response to the offering of certificate? which were dated May 17. maturing November 15 and bear interest at 5 -j per cent. TO PURCHASE SILVER. Ty Associated Trem: DENYKR. Col., May 17. Thoni.r Annenr. superintended of th- bcal United State mint, Monday night receivfd instructions to purchase bar silver in tho open market. The government price will be $1 an ounce.

DEATHS

LTW.KI) I1KL MILLI.R. Edward Earl Miller, formerly of MS Allen St.. died Monday morning at 1):50 o'clock at Healthwin hospital after 15 months Illness of tuberculosis. He is survived by his wife, a son Jack, his mother, Mrs. Amanda Mllltr, of 726 Pennsylvania av.. and by his brother, Harrison E. Miller. He was born Feb. Ii". 1SD7, in Columbus, Ohio, and lias be-en a resident of South Bend for 17 years. The funeral will be hold Wednesday iffternoon at 2:20 o'clock at the Russell chapel. Rev. O. O. Lozier of the Grace Evangelical church crMciating. Burial will be in Riverview cemetery. The body may be viewed Tuesday and Wednesday mornings at the Russell chapel. ni:nxii.m c. r. mkilstkcp. Bernhard C. F. Meilstrup. 4o years old. died at his home, 19o S. Lafayette blvd., Monday morning at 5:13 o'clock of heart trouble. He is survived .by his wife. Elizabeth, the following children, Henrietta, Gertrude, Emil. Bernhard jr., Henry, Albert and Richard, all at home, and the following brothers and sisters. Emil and Rudolph Meilstrup of Chicago, Vina Hansen of Tigerton. Herta Tronier. Dagmar Hansen, and Henrik Meilstrup of Copenhagen. Denmark. Mr. Meilstrup was born in Ccpenhagen, April 9, 1S75 and came to this country 2rJ years ago. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. MRS. SAMUEL CORDRKY. Mr.s. Mary B. Cordrey, years old, died at her home, 1131 S. La-! fayett blvd.. Monday morning at 5:30 o'clock following a two hours' illness of heart trouble. She is sur- ; vived by her husband, Samuel, two sons. Edward H. of South Bend and Charles B. of Chicago, one sister and fourth brothers. Mrs. Cordrey was born in Ohio, May 3, 1S51. and came to South Bend 22 years ago. Funeral t-ervices have not been completed. WILLIAM A. KMsr.L. William A. Knisel, 47 years old. died ,;t his home. 1147 S. Michigan at., Sunday morning at ?, :30 o'clock following a three enrs' illness of cancer. He is survived by his wife, Mineola. his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Knisel of Blissfield.1 Mich.. ene daughter, Mrs. Clyde H. Stell -e of Memphis. Tenn.. four brothers and two sisters. Mr. Knisel was lorn in Graytown. O.. March 1 S, lS7o, and came to South Bend from Benton Harbor one year ago. His marriage to Mineola Stowe took place in Muskegon. Mich., Ji -e Mr. Knisel was an expert accountant and business manager. He was a member of the Ma.-onie, Knights of Pythias, Elks' and Modern Woodmen lodges. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at Bliss-field. KDWAltD KAHL MILLER. Kdvard Earl Miller. 20 years old. formerly residing at PIS N.' Allen st.. died Monday afternoon at 1:05 o'clock at Healthwin hospital, following a 15 months' illness of tuberculosis. He is survived by his wife. Ruth, his mother, Mrs. Amanda Miller, 72 6 E. Pennsylvania a v.. a sou Jack, and a brother, Harrison K. Mr. Miller was born in Columbus. (.. Fe'-. 12, 1S97. and had lived in South Bend 17 years. FUNERALS .MILS. IILLEX HOSTlsi;u. I-'uneral services for Mrs. Helen Rostiscr will be held at the residence, 109 N. Cushing St., Tuesday ' afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. R. J. Iong will officiate and burial will i be in Highland cemetery. ! HENRY M. FTUTZU.K. i Funeral services for Henry M. ; Fritzer of Detroit, Mich., will be held at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning. : Burial will be in Highland cemetery. OFFICIALS OF SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS MUST DISCARD UNIFORMS Tv Assciated Tress: WASHINGTON, May 17. The privilege of wearing army uniforms and use of military titles, accorded luring the war to officials of charitable and social organizations was withdrawn Monday by the war department. Secretary Baker in a letter to the American Red Cross, Voting Men's Christian association. Young Won .en's Christian association. National War council. Jewish Welfare board, Salvation Army and American Library association, asked that the use of the uniform and titles; be discontinued. He expressed appreciation of the work of the organizations during the war. TO FORM NIAV CAB INI TT. I5y Associated Tress: ROME, May 17. Signor Nitti. whose cabinet resigned last week, has accepted an invitation by King Victor Emanuel to form a new ministry. The invitation was extended Monday before the Tting had conferred with former Premiers Tittoni and Orlando. FAMILIES RUSCUKD. P.v Associated Tres: OMAHA, Neb.. May 17. Fifty families were rescued by policemen and firemen in boats Monday when the breaking of a levee in North Omaha, due to the ri'1 in the Missouri river, flooded that district. BEAUTIUUL MONEY. T.v Ass iated Tres: BUDAPEST, May 17. Hungary's; new money v.hich will be issued soon by the Austro-Hungarian bank, will b the moet beautiful in Europe and will bo washable and durable and , almost impossible to counterfeit, ac- j cording to plans. ; TOO ITi: TO CLASSIFY. LOST In ladles' comfort station: a .ladies purs containing nier.ov arid other valuables; reward. Call Main 4s."-4. 4 rj-l-WANTED slesmn: our men i.iking S5 to 4150 weeklr: can t:e two more ! mn in this territorv; no house-to v.re-,. work. 507 Dfsn HMg. 4.".'C Everyone Invited To Attend ST. MARY'S BAZAAR Today and Tomorrow May 18-19

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iSOTJTH BEND bj located uhty-rtx mili ast of CaIcaco at thj j't w1wr th BL Joseph river, AmnVw most pictuntqu t&xn, make lu "muUi bend" and turn northward to th great ltkta. AREA: (City propeT), IA.74 hquet mlle: aMtud. 711 frt. A8fTZrEr VALVATION: Real cwtat. Improvement, pernor, property, J3S,110.teo. OTT DEJ3T: Bonded debt I4II.IC0 Olnklnjr fund .., 11.112 Net debt ....447,!87 CITY PROPERTY ANT FIXET 3,VIS.4 01. vLUB8: Chamber of Cemr.ierce trlth rcluaiv club houaa and equipment, Indiana Club, Knlf and Fork Club, South Bund Woman's Club. Prosreaa Cub. Rotary Club. Klwar Club. A35ell League, University Club, and Country Club with a most ccmplete house and self course. Alio an unuaual number tJ oiher cluba and organizations which prorlde for intellectual need and eocial life. DEATH RATE: 9.89 per 1.000. BIRTH RATE: 18.6 4 per 1,000. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION?!. Etfhtn Tafle pubüe ar heo'.f. valued at $1,250, COO. A new $450. CC0 High School. A vocational school. Twelve parochial schools. School enumeration ) to 21 years. 16,657 (1915). School attendance (approximator). 12,000. Free public night spools are conducted In four of the vard tulldInfra and in the High Bohool with an attendance of about one thon. sand. Night school work 1 Jeo provided by th Y. M- C. A. and Y. W. C. A. The Unlversly of Notre Dame is located Just north of the city. St. Mary's Academy, another large Catholic Institution, provides for the academic and collegiate training- of fir la. In ad dition to these are the following special and technical echools: Throo bualneps collegia, two echoola of muaie. FACLLlTIErf FOR NEW INDUSTRIES: An imptact Inducement to new industries that may not at once require an Individual plant la furnished by a Manufacturcro riant and Power Co. 6?acj and power to suit can be had In tbe building of this company at low rental. Rental includes water, heat, w&tchaan and elevator service. Many excellent sitea and a few buildings procurable. Write tut.h Bend Chamber of Commerce for list and photos. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS: Tn banks ajto. trust ejmpanif with total resources of $22, 680, 34. Oi IAHORs South Bend Is what Is clawed in labor circles as an "open town." There la an abundance of both ßl.illod and urukilleJ labor and plenty more to draw upon In the smaller adjacent towns Wae scales furnished on request, a large proportion of workingmen own their homes. POPULATION: The following comparative t.gurs are most e!rnificAir as showing that South liend has never had a boom, but a eteaxiy, normal, though rapid growth. Such a frowih ie positive evidence of the natural advantages of the city a e-n industrial anü commercial center. Population, U. S. census: 1880. 13,:S0;; 1$1, 21, $18; 1300, 35,199; 1910, 53,684; (Local Census). D12. 59,800, and 1916. 67,030. IVI:r-. The St. Joseph rivei- is now developing approximately 23,041; iydrcf-electric horsepower from four dams in this vicinity, most of this power being- available for South Bend. The obvious advantages of electric power, and the low price at which It is furnished here, are practical inducement no manufacturer can overlook. Coct of power and light: Electric, .05 to .0C81 per k. w. hr. Average cost 15 to 50 h. p., $24.00 per h. p. per year. Oaa, 65 cents to 90 cents per M cuMo feet net. PUBLIC SAFETY: Fire Department Ten stations, fifty-four men; sixteen pieces of apparatus; auto equipment Included. The efficiency of the Are department is shown by the following figure: Valae of buildings and contents at risk In the last 18 years $11,008,902 Total fire loss lat IS years .. 588,157 Average'lobs per year for IS yrars 4o,242 POLICE DEPARTMENT: Sixty-six men and two poBoe women Police ambulance, auto patrol and motorcycle squad. RELIGIOUS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS: Sixt7-six church, including all leading denominations; Y. M. C. A. costing with equipment about $30O,0G0.00, and a $100,00.0-0 boys' branch. A Y. W. C. A. costing $75,000.00. Museums one in the city aJiJ one at Notre Eame. Two hoHltals and a county ln!lrirry and an orphans' home STREETS: Total length of streets, alleys and avenue in thcity limits. 217.3 miles. Total length of streets, alleB and avenues paved, 80.39 miles. Complete boulevard sy.-.tem being developed. STREET LJOirT8: Total rubllc lights. 1.294, including; 4C electric magnetic arc and other incandescent and magnetite. Cot $60,000 per year. Many streets are Illuminated with the improved boulevard cluster lights. STREET RAILWAYS: (Electric). In city limits, total length, 22.2 rolle. rrELEPHONES: Central Union, manvat ecnsnre. 5,fl50 station: avVrage calls per ay. 44.000 Long distance calls per day, tu. Direct connection with New York. Chicago, Sin Francisco and all intermediate points. Automatic exchange. 4,780 stations, connected with cdx exchanges. Average calls per day, 41,000, TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES ßouth Bend has eight eteam and three electric roads. The rteam roads are the Lake Shore k. Michigan Southern (New York Central), tho Grand Trunk. th Michigan Central (two divisions), the Vandalla (Penr.JOlvar.l3 system), the Chicago, Indiana & Southern, and the New Jeremy. Indiana & Illinois. An eighth road, the Lake Erie &. Western, supplies through pafcacr.ger service between fouth Bend and Indianapolis, entering the city over the tracks of the New York Central. Two belt roads encircle the city and switching charges are absorbed by the railroad.'. The electric lines are the Chi ago. South Rend & Northern Indiana, the Chicago, Lake .shore & Sv.tBend, and the Koutherr. Michigan. These lines proMV service between this city, Chbago und Indianapolis, ar.d important points on Ihe shore cf Lake Michigan. FREIGHT RATE3 (C. L.): South Bend to following po.r.ts: CLASS I 2 S 4 5 C RoEton 1.17 1.023 :t .115 .47 .2'j New York 1.0X .95 .72 .505 .45 .115 Pittsburgh 72 .51 .4 .335 .25 .20 Buffalo 75 .e4 .ffO .275 24 .213 Cleveland 2 .525 .415 .31$ .32 .173 Detroit 875 .49 .59 .29 .2 0 .l?i Toledo 505 .42 .3 .26! .175 .143 Chicago 42 .355 .2 .215 .143 .l.Grand Rapids , 473 .403 .3J .24 .17 .13 Indianapolis 505 .42 .34 .255 .175 .145 Louisville 2 .54 .421 .325 .23 .1 Milwaukee 495 .42 .22 .25 .115 .145 PASSENGER .SERVICE: Stear.i sr.d -electric roads provide about 14 0 trains dally 70 In and 70 out. WATER SUPPLY: The city's wajer rnpply Li drasm from about 100 artesian well. Plant valuation. $1,$C'63Ö.C. Normal pumping capacity fos 2 4 hours. 2 4.OC0.00O gallons. Fouth Bend drink and puts out fires with pure. cold, sparkling water that Is the envy of leas fortunate cities.

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