South Bend News-Times, Volume 37, Number 354, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 19 December 1920 — Page 1

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WILL REVIVE WAR FINANCE CORPORATION

Measure Proposed to Aid Fanners Pa sc House of Representatives. STRIKE OUT SECTION Senate and House Conferees ' Will Adjust Bill For j Final Passage. WASHINGTON-, Dec IS. The senate resolution to revive tho war rinance corporation as a measure of relief for farmers was adopted by the house lato today in amended form and by a vot of -12 to 61. It now goes to conference for adjustment with the senate measure. Th- house struck out Miction two f the senate resolution statine the opinion of congress that federal reserve hanks should allow liberal credits to farmers. The vote was 132 in favor to 20 against on the motion to strike out. Hours of Ih-UiU. The final vote came -after five hours of debate. Chairman McFadden. of the banklr.tr committee, leading tlie opposition. He characterized it as class legislation which would lend to inflation and charged that Its proponents had deluded the farmers into believing1 it would help them. "The farmers have been deceived." I'ftn told this resolution will help Mr. McFaddtu said. 'They have them. No advance to farmers has 'en made by th corporation for more than a year and could not be authorized under this measure . Inst; d, tho corporation has maUu loans to such institutions as the International Harvester, the Pethlehem Steel nnd tho Puldwln Docomotlve Work." Rep. Älar.n. republican. Illinois, .'jpporting the bill, said he did not '-e how it could do harm and prci.ibly would do some good.. Itep. Mondell. Wyoming, majority leader, -aid th bottom had fallen out of 1 u.-in s bi'causo private institution had not been able to extend the reinired relief. Revival of the finance orporaMort would help the situation .lrd could not, tinder any circumstances, have a harmful effect, he said. McFuddcn's Statement. li.-p. MoFadden said tho project v is "nothing else than putting the hind in th public treasury for the b.-tu-iit of special Interests." "I dn't lelleve honestly. It is going to help the farmer In the way he vpects." he Faid. "You will be called upon, to revive the grain corporation and other government wax ugenC'. !. 'l"r.til th Tr.enilrc public gets the full benefit of theso declining iVuNTlM'KI" ON PAGM 1-)Ck7 DELAY ARGUMENT WRIGHT'S MOTION Convicted Murderer Attemptin: to Obtain New Witnesses. IwVPOIITI:. Ind.. Per. lv Atty. K.i'.ph N. n.::b. w bo c;th Atty. Arth-...-C.illii.m ( f S'Utll Ih'Tl.t. is atZT.y for J.ick Wright, who uas 'n d ar.d ser.t r c-.l to life int-;.ri-'rn:-t for the killing ( f Henrj Mu k.''I in S.-uih. H r..l. s.iid S.itur.l.y nij;!;t tha: he would take th- .10 -1 t - provib d by law before rn aking l:.s nrKur.it r.t in Jude J.trwf-- J il-hih-rV eo.;r: icr a trial, it ; und'-rstood that a ri er':it 1- being :..a ie to s-- -u l:etti r tr. .md Mrs. iVar.k Mir.h of 'V.ii-o ;v;:i tonu Wricht's .ti l i"i st.i h'iI:ir.K his . !:M. Wright iii.i;r.'.ttn-d that lie t in South Ib rid at t!ie time i mar!' ; t was tr .it the Hrjiith iocae which was then in Hollar.). Mich. The Smiths are s.iid ! l:av, n--r:M-i to :v:ify in th" -.a- t - Uv Wright. Widow U WJt in ?.. Atty. S::.ith will g to Vnip.ira!- ' Monday to onduct thr defnse of 1 '. tl I s Schiene a-.'- Simmons. Mn higan C. t-.rra! cpe--a i 5. charg-l -vith the n-ur! r of Wi!ii..m Mc-T-ar'.ir.d. Mirha!'. Mih.. several nior-'.tb.- .go. I Mc.rbi-i i wa .lr;v:r.g his auto, trotl'e fror: South I "end to Chicago ar.d had reached " d irk spot ne ir "hesterton wb.Mi h stopped to repair a lire. A N w York Cantral freight tra'.ti 'a as waiting for orders nearby n a s-vitrh. The two railroad detectives were guarding two i arloads of whisky which wa a part of the 'rain's cargo. When they .,w Mcl'rtrland stop r.ear tho- cars :T i- ald thty became suspicious and rred at the autot..oh;b' One of the -hots killed McKarland. Th- vlctlni'.' wife was in the autnaobilo at the time and will be ni). of the tato's w'.tnesSiS. Mr M.-F.ir'a r.d i-- the daughter of a Jackson, Mich., minister.

Two Detectives Eiitej' 'Nuthouse' to Get Evidence

''HK'ACO, D'-c. H. Tag C'.iicaF dt'cties declared themselves insane, and got committed to a private sanitarium in order to trap an alleged nibez 'der. it became known today when appeals were s" nf to Gov. Harding of Iowa for the extradition of Harry I). Tisdab , former auditor of the Manufacturers' Junction railroad, charged with ember.lirg J 26,2 3 S from the railroad company. Altere a long search Tisdab was discovered in a sanitarium at Oes Meines. Li.. Ir tending to b- "dement d" the d tectiv-s liad thern-selw-s committed to the institution, one claiming to be another "Morginfeller" and the othr acting as though lie llieved h was Napoleon. Evidence the detective .say they obtained while fraternizing whh Tisdale in the sanitarium resulted in the er.ibezzlc-.TiT.t charge. ASKS APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER FOR GOODRICH TIRE CO. Columbus Attorney Charges Directors of Concern With Malfeasance. COLUMIU'S, O.. Dee IS. Asking appointment of a receiver and accounting, I'rank S. Monnett. Columbus attorney and former attorney general of Ohio Saturday filed suit in local courts against the Goodyear Tire and Uubber Co. of Akron. In hl suit Mr. Monnett, who Is a stockholder in the company, charges the directors of the company witli malfeasance In offiC". Mr. Monmtt charges that the directors and members of the executive committee of the Goodyear Tire and Itubbor Co. organized the Goodyear Investment Co., which he says, has boon used by them as a means of making enormous profits. Ilxtnivagant rurcluisrs. ,The petition alleges that through this investment company the Ohio corporation has made extravagant purchases, among them being that of the Ford Motor Co. building in Long Island City, which was bought for $2, 000. 000. the investment company assuming a mortgage of $1.TGO.eOO. Other charges made in the petition an-: 1 Iss of $ir.öö0 to the Ohio corporation through purchase by the investment company of a cotton ranch near Hakerstiebl. Calif. Ü Ia ss of approximately J 4.000. -00" through the organizaticn by the investment company of a Goodyear Tire and Uubber Co. in California Papille cotton mills company and purchase of th- ntire common stock of those companies for ?5,- " 00,000. I,os of approximately JfjOft.eOO through purchase by the investment company of lM.l00 acres of land for cotton cultivation in Uiver Valley, Ariz. IxS of $.VMI.IMI0. 4 I. oss of approximately IT.Oö.oOf through purchase of 20.o0o acres of rubber land in Sumatra. Personal profit of $".000.000 to inwslinent company through organization of Goodyear Tire and Uubber Co. in ten fordgn lands. In addition.. Mr. Monnett all'ges that Ho- company In a tlninci.il statement last summer stated that its assets wer- J 1 7 4 1 0.o.0 and later admitted that this was $1.OoO.COO too high. The p. tiiior. "2.0y,",oui too charges that it high. W. IS AKRON. O.. T.c. IS. 1 A. Seiberlir.g, T resident of the Goodear Tire and Rubber Co.. in mak(I'O.NTIM'Kb S J'AUi: -)i:H.)

But Not All is Beautif ul as Christmas Cheer Rings Out

Here's a httlc slorv picked Up ill ' the rush of everyd.iy news that ni cy spoil that Comfortable al'ter-break- ... ...- H.i. if r-in nre iil i TSi' tO being bothered oil may read it and, brush it aside as the court did Sat-' urday afternoon. At .ny rate it is , lust a. tip tli.it Mav bring home t- ' o'.i the me: mat tne ix-auuiut Christmas holidays tilled with their atmosphere of good i h-or and general merry-making do not touch everyone and some of the less fortunate nre left wand ring alone in tho world, beset with troubles a thousand times gre.t. r than yours oar were, with 'no ono to turn to and no one to care. No hope of tv.-r gaining a fonthold on happiness ar.d nothing to live for and not even a ch.ir.ee to llv without facing unguish and dspair. Tills i"- the proposition that Mrs. Rosle S. hankerman and her two small children have t buck up against for Christmas and probably for all time. Eighteen months ago her husband, Isadore Shankcrman,

NEW FAVORS DISARMAMENT TO END WARS

Indiana Senator Gives Advice to President-Elect Regarding Peace Plan. I REED AND BUTLER TALK Democrat and Republican Officials Have Divergent Viewpoints. MAP.ION, O.. IKc. IS. Pres'tclect Hording heard suggestions for his association of nations plan from widely divergent viewpointts today in a succession of conferences with i-'en. Harry S. Ns- of Ind., Sen. James A. Reed of Mo., and Dr. Nicholas Murray Uutler of Coiumtla university. Each indicated that he thought the president-elect was working along hopeful lines but each had his own idea of what tdould bo made the basis and form of any international agreement io promote peace Sen. New, a republican member of the foreign relations committee, was inclined to favor a disarmament agreement if ono could be made as the most effective moans of ending wars. He indicated th.it he would not he averse to taking such machinery of the Versailles league as might be found practicable, but told .Mr. Harding that In his opinion a covenant mutually... ple-dging tho leading nations of the world to reduce armaments tvoiiM oe vastly superior to any . complicated international peace structure. Kevo! Against Ijongtic. As a. democrat who ha made a bitter fight for flat rejection or the Versailles treaty, iten. Reed counselled tho president-elect against j-cccptance of league membership on my basis nnd recommended a modification of international law a-s tho best, hope of averting misunderstandings. To go into the league in the face of the people's verdirt at the natior.nl election. Mr. Revd declared, would be a breach of faith and a costly blunder. He evidenced little faith that wars could be abolished but conceded that a plan for more deliberate diplomatic parleys might pt event some of them. I'conomic considerations were advanced by Dr. Uutler as the determining factor of tho international situation. He prophesied that in the end trade and commercial ties would be found more binding and more practically useful than peace ioenants in rehabilitating civilization and guaranteeing its security. He suggest cd that Germany's burden of war indemnity be definitely tixed as ton a possible and that markets be stabilized by establishing credits among consumers abroad. llcs-ne-i .ludinnont. T:oth Sen. Reed nnd Dr. Butler indicate d that they considered the war referendum proposal impracticable and Sen. New reserved Judgment regarding it. Another caller today was Harry M. Dtugh'rty, who is on' of the president-elect's most trusted advisers in the construction of his administration. It is understood that boh Mr. Daugherty and Sen. New talked with Harding about cabinet appointments, .and will hold a longer conference on the subject tomorrow. Sen. Jiunes Wadsworth of New York also will make a Sunday oull at the Harding homo and is expected to tell tho president-oloct his views on foreign relations and various domestic questions. i:ai:tii(Haki: kills 1.10. j ItKKNOS AI URS. IeC. 1 S. Iteports from Mendo7a province Into ; tonight estimated the dead in the earthquake at Lf1. refused to live with her and the children. Why is not known. Perhaps she was unattractive and the children were sick a good part of the time. Perhaps it was because the mother's mind is a trir'.e unbalanced and she was no longer a tit companion. Perhaps her mind became unbalanced from bearing all the worry of making two ends meet and getting no assistance from the lord and master of the home. Perhaps, only. However, appearances are not always decepMe. Whn her husband finally put his foot down and absolutely refused to have her and his two children aoo'.it Mrs. Schankerman was 'eft adrift. Her foundation was foundation was swept from under her and the two sickly children and they were left to face a world that rushes on with no time for sympathy. Thl3 was done by a mere man. He went to live with his brother, who is a property owner in the city. (CONTINUED ON PAGE POUR.)

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An invention that bids fair to s lmpllfy the cutting of ice this season is an ice saw driven by a g.-uscl ire motor. An automobile engine was used in building the model sho wn In the photo. The operator merely directs the course of the ma chine, the saw teeth them solve, drawing it ahead at a speed sufficient to make a clean cut through the ice. The next cut to be made by t he saw is marked by the mivrker shown on the swivel arrangement In the foreground.

CONVICT RUMELY ON TWO CHARGES Laporte Man Found Guilty of Borrowing Money From German to Run Paper. NEW YORK, Dec. IS. Dr. Edward A. Rumely, former publisher of the New Y'ork Evening Mail, and S. Walter Kaufman and Norvin Lir.dheim, his co-defendants, were acquitted by a Jury here today on threo counts of an Indictment charging conspiracy to withold from the government knowledge of the allowed German ownership of the paper and found guilty on two counts. The finding of ngt guilty on counts alleging that the German government owned actual shares of the newspaper's stock, while the verdict of guilty w.us on that part of the indictment which alleged the defendants hail borrowed money from German sources with which to conduct tho paper. The maximum, penalty for violation of section i!7 of the United States criminal code, With which thdefendants were charged is two years imprisonment, a line of $10,000 or both. SpKdnl to News -Tim es: LAPORTE, Ind., Dec. IS. The verdict of the jury in the lr. Edward A. Rumely case' returned in New York this afternoon caused a sensation in his home town, people in this city confidentially believed that a prompt verdict of acquittal would be returned and that at the worst there would be a disagreement of thy lury. Prominent cittlzens of this city, including bankers. Judges and manufacturers, went to New York last week to give ewdnce as to Dr. Rumoly's high character. Relatives here, including the Rinnley and Scott f:Tiilies. Ir. Rumely having married a daughter of Hon. E. H. Scott, formerly mayor of the citv. are much distressed in view of th- fact that the, verdict rr.ay carry with it a. prison sentence of two 1 years. Three lloosicrs Killed In Automobile Crashes INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., IVc. IS. Three deaths was tho toll of automobile accidents in Indiana, during tho last twenty four hour?. Muriel White, ton years old. daughter of I. McCall White, vico president of a local automobile factory, v-as kitted near Cumberland this afternoon when another machine crashed into her father's car. William Wernke. " Z years o!d. was killed when a, pa5sengci train hit ids automobile at a crossing eighteen miles east of Orecnshurg. Emerson Tudor. Ill years old. was fatally injur, d in another railroad crossing aectdr.t at Arno, Ind. Other passengers in the car in which the little White girl was riding, were injured, but r.ot seriously. The car was hit by a machine driven by Henry Holtshaus-n. He said a clump of trees obstructed his view of the road. Wernke. whoe home Was in Ratesvi'Io. Ind.. is said to have driven behind a freight train on to another track on whi h a passenger train was approaching. Mwn'.uTt Kiins en y.;i. TROY. N. Y. Deo. -,vThe kr.it goods manuf.u turers of Troy, echoes and Watcrford this afternoon announced a reduction in wages to take effe.t Jan. ". The percentage is not stated, although the ground.-? for the reduction are given as the downward trend of living costs. About' 33 mills are affected.

vtyv.v Ci i4 7 , i CRIME YÄYE RAGES IN NEW YORK CITY Extra Policemen and Many Ex-Service. Men Added to City's Guard. XEW YORK, Dec. IS. NewYork's epidemic of criminal activities raged unabated Saturday. Daring holdurs and other violence wero reported from widespread sections of the metropolis. No murders occurred, but robbers looted a Rrooklyn store of $".000 In dry goods and bandits held up an' robbed two jewelry messengers of S 12,000 in gems and money. In addition there were many minor burglaries and assaults. Reports of various crimes were displayed to the public in eight column banner heads on the front pages of all afternoon papers. 1'1 New Holdups. "Five ro w holdups and robberies as polio spread nets for bandits." said one. "New $12.000 daylight holdup," Cared another. "Rand takes woman from cab in park," and "Randits bind merchant, rob store," were typical of the rest. A fresh summary of "latest developments" was rlaced in a front page frame with each new edition of most papers. The demand that Pelice Commissioner Enright "must go ' also was made in headline and editorial. Condemnation of police department heads by many of the newspapers grew in severity with each successive report of crime, while the department's operating system was reported as being "revamped" so that .beginning tonight ilOO more patrolmen are added to the daily force by granting each policeman fewer hours off duty. Tacorna Man Sent to Jail For Kidnaping His Son TAC"MA. Wash., Doc. IS. George T. fctacg. former Tacoma and Seattle newspaperman, pleaded New York charged with kidnaping his son. Robby St.tgg, Sept. 14. He was sentenced to tho state penitt'iuiary lor a term of from 10 to 1 o years. Tho ca.- against Miss Hetty Urainerd, charged as an aconiplico in the kidnaping, was dismissed. Miss Urainerd. a New York newspaper woman, had been i.rrested in New York charged with kidnapping and h. r trial was to havo begun r.ext Tuesday. The lad was kidnaped from his mother, Stagg's divorced wife. tiiu -Mrvs.TiMi:s. With this edition. The NewsTimes presents to its subscribers the i.irges: regular edition of any newspap r ever published in South P.end. The number of pages has been surpassed only In adv. rtising editions. Moro advertising appears in this edition than has even b.-en carried by the regular edition of any loc il new.-raper. The increase In the number of pgs was necessary to accommodate the increased volume of busines--, and speaks the attitude of local advertisers, who realize the value rf The NewsTlmes as an advertising and news medium.

ASK MUNCIE

OFFICIAL TO RESIGN JOB Grand Jury Seeks Resignation Judge William A. Thompson, of Circuit Court. CHARGE UNFAIRNESS Report Declares Judge Allows Too Much Cleniencv to Criminals. MUNCIE. Jnd., Dec. IS. Declaring that Judge William A. Thompson, of tho Delaware curcuit court, "has become childi-h and in his dotage" and that because of his age he allows "certain criminals to work upon his mind and certain lawyers to influence him in favor of certain criminals," and charging that he conspired with "Court Asher, Tom Miller and others"' for the acquittal of Asher, who was Indicted for burglary, the Delaware county grarid jury in its final report to the court today requested Judge Thompson to "transmit his resignation as the judge of the Delaware curcuit court" to Gov. Goodricn, "and that the same he effective at once." "The presiding judge being declared a protector of the criminals has no right to sit upon the bench and further usurp the offices of Judge of Delaware county, Indiana," the report concludes. I aiils to Comment. The report was -signed by Iance M. Coons, foreman, W. L. Norris, Walter Shrc ve,.Cranill S. Whltehair. Oscar T. Wilson and J. W. Crusius. It was received by Judge Thompson in open court and tho grand jurors were thanked for their work and dismissed by the court before the report was read. Judge Thompson had offered no comment on tho report toniRhf. The report is the most sensational of any ever returned by a Delaware county grand jury, and it. no douM, was encouraged greatly by the attitude which Judge Thompson assumed toward the grand Jurors when ho instructed them at the time they wont in session last September. It reads that "tho grand Jury lament.the lack of harmony that seems to exist between the presiding judge and the prosecuting attorney and other county ami city officers" and txpresses the belief that "there should be cooperation of all officers whose duty it is to enforce the law and see that justice to all is given." "With this in view," tho report continues, " the grand Jury believe that the presiding judge should not get all the information that he thinks it saould have as su-'h an officer from thos who are charged with being violators of the law themselves." Opinion f firand Jury. "It is the opinion of the grand jury that some of those whom this grand jury have indicted are in frequent conference with the presiding judge, giving him some Information which may bo reliable and some of which may bo unreliable, for the purpose of covering up their own law violations and in an effort to draw the attention of the judge and other otticers whose duty it is to enforce the law and to detract the attention of the public from them. Those who are charged with criminal acts and who are generally known to bo breakers of the law, and who would be vigorously prosecuted for their acts, should not bo recognized as leaders in the community to clean up." Continuing, the report says: "The grand Jury also laments the fact that the presiding grand jury Is known by members of the bar to he biased and prejudl ced to such an (CONTl.NL'liD ON PAOE FOUR.)

Officers At Least Agree That the Wine Was Found

That a quantity of wine, which the chemists reports show contain.' 10 percent of alcohol, was found in the establishment of Alex Challo a: HOT S. Franklin st.. a the unani mous testimony of plice official.-! 1 when called to the stand Saturday to testify fcr the Ftate in the hearing of the case, charging Challo with violating the lique.r laws. Put because of the conflicting stories of the police officers the state has not been abl to show the whereabouts of the liquor sinetaken from the Challo establishment to the time when it was presented in tho court. The court had sustained the motion of the defense to question the officers separately. Sergt. Keller, who headed the raiding detail, v.-as the first to be called by the slat-?. He identified the liquor, claiming he had got it on Nov. 2 5 at Challo's "joint" and that he had turned it over to the night captain. Car t. Schock then identified it, saying that he had received it from Keller, labelled it and placed

COW'ICTS GRESZEG OF KILLING D1LL0M

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V',. Deputy Pros. George w . sciici k, who succeeded in convicting Anton Greszeg on a charge of manslaughter in the superior court when a (jury returned a verdict of guilty I Saturday. This ir-t the last big case that Pros. Schock will have before turning the office over to the new deputy. While Schock has handled grand Jury work and many of the big cases in superior and circuit court he has obtained more convictions in the city court than any other prosecutor. Many of th convictions wore of liquor violators. GRESZEG GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER IS JURY DECISION Will Serve Prison Term For Killing Dillon in Saloon Brawl. Anton Greszeg, found guilty of manslaughter by a jury in the superior court Saturday, will serve a sen- I tence of from two to -i y ars in the Michigan City state prison for the killing of Norris Dillon on Jan. 11 this year. The jury, which went out at 2:?' o'clock Friday afternoon, readied its decision Saturday morning at 3:1:'. o'clock. At the request of George Sands, attorney for the defendant, the .sentence will not be pronounced by Judge Montgomery until Monday or Tuesday. Greszeg, a Hungarian 47 yearsold, was confident until the Jury came in that he would be .acquitted of the crime. He came into the C')Uit room Saturday morning, accompanied by a d puty sheriff, and talked freely with reporters ar.d court attaches. Ho declared that lohad slept well during the- night, and smiled cheerfully as he was beim: led to the county jail after tho jar had given its verdict. I-Yicnds Stago Demonstration. Some commotion was caus d in the corridors of the court room immediately after the decision d' the jury when George Sands, who was Instrumental in securing the released Greszeg on ," bail las. J-,.:y. insisted that Deputy Frank Ei.-h had no right Id take the prisoner tr jail, and that he should ivi" !''. until sentence was proiiouro ed. A small swarm of his countrymen soon surrounded the deputy and his prisoner, but Judge Montgomery ruo-d that Greszeg was to be coniir.e 1 as soon as possible. Tho jdea of self (-ff-iis-, and tloage of the prisoner, is believed to have been instrumental in gaining the light sentence f. .r ; reszep. nefense all through the trial v.a (CONTINUKI ON PA CI II FoFP. It undT) tho :;iir? at the- -'.alio:.. SerK. of Ietemivs Kofzownki w t" then called and said h- received the bottle from Asst. Chief ,,f pc !:; Cassiciy to take to the chemists, e'.is.sidy, when placed em the Mar.:, identified the liquor as that. whi h h--had taken from Challo's place on Dec. 4. At this point Juige Cnm-r came enrag'd. it is sail, and marked that It appeared th.it officers were try!'11-' '- pro'.'t L e - r - t h e the Ca. until Monday morning. Anothe r r enf liction of tlie e ffi cors testimony arot wnen told different tori.-s of wh r. t h wine was found at the Challo p'.are. C)r.o claimed it was in a teapot, an other claimed It was in a and another said it ua in .ott.e giasc nta in-r. Challo's p'.a-'o was raided. Nov. 2" and he was arrested Dec. 4 by At. ChH-f Cassidy after the wine . a tested mere than one-half of one per cent, the records show.

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LAUNCH SINKS THREE MILES FROM AUGUSTA

;Maj. H. B. Pittmans Wife and ' Two Bahy Daughters Trapped in Cahin. ENGINEER FINDS LEAK Boat Sank Five Minutes After Passengers Were A waif of Peril. ANGL" STA, Ky.. D P.-Ta -Iv-persons were drowned in the Ohi river when the l'nit d States steam launch Margaret sprar.galoak und sank three mile from August ! at . o'clock Saturday night. Those who perished ar : Tin wife arid two baby daught re of Maj. H. 11. Piltman, in charge oi the gcVernnunt dam at Ghilo, o., all ttapi-ed in the upper cabin Oapt. George Hart of the Margaret, his daughter. Mrs. Jame Coffee, and her husband. James Coffee, also trapped in the upper cabin. All thr o are resident of Augusta. Dewey Smith. Augusta; ThomasSellers, Augusta; Wellon Hiles, Augusta; William King. Chilo. G.; William Hints. Nashville, Tenn.; two unidentified men employed on the dam. Tho lcat which ivhh used at the government dam at Chile, was bringing a crowd of Ul persons to Augusta. Tho launch w as in sight of Augusta, when the enclnetr, Dan Dyko,-discovered a leak in the side of the craft. He, -started the pumps to working; but the "Water chip: In too fast. Within lers than five minute- and la fore the passengers were aware of their peril, it was said, the boat listed and Went under. Eight mon survived the disaster by jumping into tho water. Seven swam us h ore and two were picked up by ilshermen. Tho boat Kank in rnidriver. There was no panic among the passengers, it was said. According to the survivors; who were brought her' the launch was c arrying the party to Augusta to at tend church services. Jake Walt'T, jr., f Augusta, floated In the cold water for moro than a mile, clinging to ;t board, lie W.'lS rescued ,y ;i ril,in :i ;t ykitf. Engineer Dyke arid H. L. Johrson, Higgin.-port, were tho l.jst m-n to leave the sinking i raft. The others who V.re vaVed ate: Carl Walter and C)J!j.. Woodruff, Augusta; Alb. rt I.lnds.y. H g-r..Mjort. .; Farl Delano and William MoMair.--. Maj. Pittroan had s.-nt his v if.' and e bihlren or: tlo- boat to acterd church in Augusta Surcia- ami thm iTTtTsi7 fd 7n pacje ruuu.) GRIME CONTINUES TO SWEEP CITY Holdups and RoIiIxtv Kr ported !o Polire Early Saturdav Ee. Tlo rin.e wave -a hici: i.j-- i vider.t i.'i So-:th P- mi fe.r .-e. ral w ;: h a.'a.:; : i . n if t d -ts.-ir r -i lay r.hr.'.t when '.co I;o'd';; and a ro'ab- ry all o . .irr:r.g v. ithin a short time, -re r ported to t;.e poi.e-'. Ah.r.g v. ith this w;h the repeat ' n.ar.y drur.ks app' a rir.g on iLwtree. n th-- d'iwr Tcwn section a: -1 i pr'Airs in t..e r s;.; r.tiA 1 : o. Th' ( court .a-: x:. ti:o a" . ri on Mrs. J. A. If ov.-ard. T: 1 TZ. Si-r-pie M.. who 'Aas atMcked by a y. in ia I'rot.sH.n s.. k:. - to th- s i ! war.: .and r of ). r ;cjrs--. c r - taitor.c a i!:a:r.c.d r;:u. a v-lo-rre and h r eye gl :i ..- -. To- n.a i th : I a'. ü own ii?; a.P . A f '. h .V iiptp'ii w..s chtaiir.. d by the rrar. arid reported to ti- police a-. 1 the Cty was h'-.ro- s-ar'hed ti...1 .1.1 ...... I1) ll4','..,.,,l him. Machine is Sted. ri. Je V.'ereiv.r. skel. who ip rv a t.iilor sho; at 1 I - ' W. Invi.-lcr. st.. reported to the pcll-e that h- hal Io-:, h id up by tAo P ;i.-h your g men at Iurel an ! Wa.-hir.gt r, shertly after 'j o'clock l is nigl-t, ar. I obhed of j: and hH geld wath. ! claimed that young tra-n alt ick d him and kno k d him d wr.. !- ncriptlo.'iS '-f t: - tw o m-n wero rdtain. d ar.d gAcn to t!;? I g . Arrests ai xprcte i -or. Char'.e-s ;.lricy, of Grar.g r. h I his Peru touring car sto:i freni :s parking p'.o in N. Iafaytte r.;. shortly aftf-r i' o'clck la-t night. The Indiana !:cer"e number e f thmachine 1-- '.rjlZiZ. On- rr.si was made f ,r mtoxlcati'gt. The man wa ejec: d from a tax'.cah ir. the alley running alongside the c;ty building. He was "too drunk"' to give hi name or ar.sw. -the ejuestions of the nicht Cal ;ai... the (.ihctr said.