South Bend News-Times, Volume 37, Number 365, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 30 December 1920 — Page 1

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Tin: vi:thi:ii INDIANA Partly chcnly Th :r-'ay -rr.d Friday, lit ; rhar.i:" in : rnj raf.ir. . L nVi:il MK'Mi. ;AN -- Cb.-; !v Th-;r1-v nr.d Friday; jTvvi!'.y "... north :i Frid iy ; not much c!;ar,i:" in t-m r : .. t : I J Morning Edition TT7 1 HIES VOL. XXXVII. NO. 365 a NrwspAPi:n for tiif. homp. WITH ALL TIIL LOCAL NLW3 SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30. 1920, DAY AND NICHT FT'LL I.E. SEI WIKE TELLOKAI'HIC SERVICE PRICE THREE CENTS

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U. S. INDICTS

FOUR MEN TRUST PR Fiit of Government Charges' Return Ajrain-t Four NewYork Concern-. TO PLEAD CASK TODAY Indictment Charge Defendants With Violation of Sherman Anti-Trii-t Laws. NKW YOltK. Dc. The led ral covernment a ij '!! its legal ilall I tt. the whips of New York state's "trut smashing" organization Wednesday by returning indictmentsehurging violation of tin- Sherman artl-trut art against four sand concern and eleven individuals r-cpnt-v fnv-.tiTt d h- the 1oint lfeisla).w committee sitting litre Wednesday. ThFß indictments, the first of a federal nature to bo returned In conr.ection with the "building trust" inquiry, accumulated upon more than 1 2 'J indictments returned by a trio of grand Juries cooperating with the legislation invc stlgation. The defendants will appear for pleading Thursday. Meanwhile the. committer beforo an audience of business men that packed the chamber, uncovered Home of the most extensive imperative, organizations of manufacturers and contractors which daily Inquiry over ten weeks has brought forth. It was shown that hundreds of firms in all lines of trails throughout th country exhnnjro, through clearing houses, the names of prospective buyers, their b'da and dgr.ed -contracts and also daily report of stocks on hand and shipments. Tnm Work to Jiecco rcoplo." .Theio practices, carried on under 'iroRram advocated by the late Arthv.r Jerome Eddy, and his economic disciple, wore characterized by Sanic.el Cntermv er. the committee counsel as "team work to fleeco the people." Thir legality I.- involved in the aso r.galnst the American Column company row before the United States supreme court. A Chicago attorney. William J. Matthew, acting as counsel for a group of Peveru'. of the.! societies, admitted in testifying today that ho w;, employed to steer the concerns !,,i-h!w1 together umlT his direction "within the anti-trust lawn." Amons lire many men who arc similarly . mployed" in th country he named Clark McKircher. formerly with the .ir.ti-trust division of the- department - f Justice." D ri in i? that the members of theso societies after travelling over the vuntry to attend meetings never dls- . future prices, but that they talk rvly of pas: and present prices .:: ;d ' -h iny views," Mr. Matthews . needed Mr. Fntormyer's claim that m i it ! s: i im ( )N" pa (";!: ku i ; I d OBTAIN REPORT OF BATTLE AT FIÜME Armv Officer Claims Fipht Aumed Character of Guerilla Warfare. r Aviated r.e: romi:. ivo. -a. A description - last j.h.es of that struggle in lame. received here Wednesday v that the b-ql lnarles reopened .: e against the troops who wt re icrely holding the positions thy : i tiken Monday night. The fi:ht xissumel the character r gu e r i 1 1 i in?. The . ,,' of the i r warfare a'.l along th? Ujsona!res took ad vannatural resources of the lair.g ambuscades. A th regulars v. i re advancing i ro orchards they were envcb.pi i:: f irff rom machine guns whb'h .id beoi-. ymk to the level of the .round and cb-vi rly ain-jutlagcd. r.v. houses seem to l:av. bee", ab.inr.ed. .:: when the troops ap-T-roui'heil. the legion lires, hidden tfhir.d vlr.dowa. behir.d chimney .icks ir.d on balion.e and roofs,1 udder.:y ''ere The gr; . v h.t".d , . . frcdy tn.it tluy '.at'd by . ili hav opened fire F.vep. women id working Tii.it gu: ract I - '-,. ;i -t losses Were k :":-.. i des. w hit h t Ki'' the n.ut ha e bwere vised j mpn-Kslon j i acoumu-1 s-. r" s i1 f housa tuIs. ay matter :: an of th the be! legit nair.s by doying f.rti!ry. mwitarv .til. Titles re siu h re.-ourse : iry Lutldinscs. ultimiUly tried irs to retreat In presjre on the .ic.i! The fore- tli i ruT to re! i ity but f.i b.rn rdt.' earahl:ier f,.!ighl "U! three hour most hitter and insi which w.. Col. M-:: t.-.e 4 5th b ; n . . . iiries th w inc to th h'.'.i ba :a;;y oi the r;! A'.iiif troops, ig.usiy for more The struggle who; than 1 was'

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;.:3.r tb.e railway stationers was forced to take a lrs on :!'" F'.ume eemet ry. their accounts, and the remarks of irtua'.:.v .lest ro e.i. th court pointed out that it was h. head of th- staff of ; very unusual to have a receivership ,;.-:!;, has i'o'iu d an or-) case go through tbe courts when all the costs and bills were paid without

or. savlr.i;: "All oTtb'ers wer. tiielr men without at the Lead of ex eptior:. even :hos attached to the ta2

Wife Would Take

t Punishment for Husbands Crime Hr Frdfed IT.hs: IKNKJt. Cr.lo.. I)rc. 21. Mrs. James Monroe Wedn'Hday demanded that authorities inflict on hr any punlshrrn-nt nhich her husband miht have incurred through the murder of Albert Snook. Monroe, ;ift-r he had heard reports concerning the frlendshp between Snook and Mr::. Monroe, r. -tired Snooks room, killintr hlrn and f riouslv woundlntr Wm. Wade, whf as also in th- room, at the time. Both Mrs. Monroe and hT husband were hdd. "It was all my fault." Mrs. Monroe told authorities today. "After meeting Snook, I became infatuated with him. He wrus madly in love with me and wrote nie impassioned notes. Like a fool I answered them. My husband was always Kood t me. I wanted fin" clothes, and would not quit working to make hlrn a home." Mrs. Monroe advised women, wbr have tfootl husitandH. to "tay home. let them love and support you and don't try to break into their world and do their work." BOARD APPROVES PORTAGE BRIDGE PLANS AT MEET Work on Viaduct Will" Regin Monday Improvement' Assessments Confirmed. Th final stamp of approval of the dans for the buildinp of the new ' Portage av. viaduct bridge was placed by the board of works at the regular meetlns: of the board at the city hall Wednesday nlht and official orders to ro ahead with the work on Monday morninff were firlven. Engineer Jerome, of the New York Central Railroad Co., and It. II. Smith, of the Chicago. South Uend and Northern Indiana Railway Co., met with the board and started their plans for taking care of the work. Mr. Jerome announced that all of the required materials, construction engineer and workmen were- on hand.. A locomotive crane will be used in the construction f the bridge, which will be ntirely of creosote wood. The work will be completed in three weeks. IihctINs IVtour. Street Commissioner I'. C. Iayton was present at tbe rneetlriK" and FaJd that a detour will be constructed east of the present bridf?- to be used while thp improvement is beinc made. Car service north of the bridge will be .-topped for two weeks after AVhlch time the building will have been completed far enough to allow the city cars to cross. In the meantime persons livinp north l the bridge will be forced to walk around the diour in order to board cars for town which will run just as far as the bridge. According to the plars shown, the car tracks will be changed from the cast, side of tbe old bridge to the center of the new one and walks will be built on each side. A large number of remonstrators appealed before the board when the hearing on the assessment t "' for a trunk sewer on Division st.. from Mead" st. to Chicago st.. w4.s I 1 ...... I. . . .-v . 1 n . W .1 I VtJ-. . 1 (CONTINI'KD 'N PACri: Foni.'i TOTH BANK FUNDS PROYE SUFFICIENT Receivership Dissolved Vv hen Institution Pays Obligations. Ceorge Toth. Chapin st.. banker, who was forced into receivership through failure to have enough visible asvt.s to pay off his depositors quickly, and whose affairs wer taken over by John A. Swygart. app.arevi in circuit court Wednesday morning and heard read the flr.a! decree of special Judge Yeagiey by which the re liver was discharged. None of the depositors of Toth will los' any money by the receiver- ! ship, according to the court order. I Kw cart turned over to the c!erk of tho' oircu!l COurt $2.040.74. which wiji u distributed to depositors who ve never called for their money.

Il'ln addition, he turned over to Toth i S1.991.2A. the balance remuining.

The rec-iver ao kept enough money to pay the cost or th? receivership and th attorney fees of the court action. Toth, u private banker who dealt mainly with Hungarian lepositors. was unable to met the Immediate demands of his depositors and creditor! when railed upon to pay. and his affairs went into the hands of a receiver. Nor. of the depositors or credlth pscs to s.ime of the parties lnter-cstt-a in the transactions ana iituatlor.s.

1921 EXPENSE BILLS REACH LOWER HOUSE

Appropriation Measures Chen Close Scrutiny by Republican Members WILL CUT ESTIMATES Sundry Civil Bill Shows Reduction of $52.237,514 Over Last Year. liy Ans'vhted Treus: j itasdi.Miio., Dec. 29. TWO Ol the 15 mm carrying appropriations to run the government durinp the year Orgtnninjr next July 1. reached ine nouse eo:nesday and were given more than the usual preliminary scrutiny because of the announced intention of rcpublLcan leaders to cut government expenditures. The sundry civil hill, which contains the miscellaneous appropriations as reported, carries a total of i3S3.Rll.292. .This total represents a nlas'nlnj? of $420,914,192 from the estimates submitted by the government departments, and a reduction of $52.237.514 from the amount appropriated through the same bill last year. u iftrrirv nui. The cut in estimates for the postcrhce bill, tho other appropriation measure submitted. however, was not so great and the expenditure recommended presented a considerable increase over this year's appropriation. The measure as reported carried $.'.73,964.721. a reduction of Sll.442.lSl from . the amount a iked by the postoffice? department, but an Increase of $60,530,021 over tho appropriation for the current year. Democratic. leaders were prompt to point out that the sum total carried by both bills, if passed as submitted by the appropriations committee, would add about $17,000.000 to the cost of running the government next year. Republican leaders were equally prompt In declaring that there was abundant ground for gratification .on their part, inasmuch as they hail used the pruning knife on estimates of domestic department heads without mercy. Outside of the $223.000,000 provided for the care of the disabled service men unci dependents of thosf. killed, the sundry civil measi re left only $ 1 0.6 1 1,292 for all (CONTIM'KP ON I'AtSi: FOUR.; WORKERS REJECT NEW PROFIT PLAN Employes of New Bern Iron Works Vote to Call Immediate Strike. NRW l!Ki;N. N. Dec. 2D. Employes of the New Rem Iron Works and Supply enmpany voted to disregard the profit - sharing agreement recently entered into with th- company and to tco on strike. Fay received by the workers last week, the first under the new plan, which was based on profIts of the concern above operating expenses, amounted to a red'tctlon of lu percent from the amount received the previous week. The men at first accepted the reduction without comment, but Wedrnlay announced they would not abide by the agreement, said to have been verbal, to operate the plant on a proilt sharing basis. Instead they threatened to remain out until promised their former wage scale. Company officials replied that it was impossible to grant tho den. and nr.d that if necessary the plant would remain closed indefinitely. GIVE $1,000 FOR BEEF STEW DINNER Wealthy New Yorkers Attend Hoover . Banquet for European Children. NEW YORK. Dec. '29. One thou sand of New York's men and wo- ' men of wealth paid $1.000 or more each here Wednesday night to sit at a plain board table and eat beef stew. The "banquet" was a. testimonial arranged by Herbert Hoover, chairman of the European relief council, of America's efforts to "succor the 3,500.000 starving children of Eure rx" Th; stew, accompanied by white bread and a cup of cocoa, was the same as served to starving children at relief stations throughout Europe at a cost oi a-s." ;ii.tn a cent ana a half. General John J. Pfrshing, Mr. Hoover. John D. Rockefeller, jr.. Mrs. August Pelmont, and other rotatks carried soup bowls and were Mrst in a line that passed, by army Held kitchens to be served.

Society Goes

v. ... Rusiness women by day and some leaders by night la the dual role being played by several .prominent members of New York society. Mimo have entered tho business world because of .shrinking family fortunes others having been active in war work, are loathe to go back to the life of the social butterlly. The moM recent .addition to the society-business women ranks is Mrs.

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Charles DeLoosey Oelrichs who has taken charge of the sale of perfum es for u New York Importing company. Miss Klisabeth Marbury and Miss Klsle DeWolfe have long been business women. .M.Ik-s Marbury is a play broktr and dabbles .in politics." 3Ilsa Ie Wolfe "is well known as an Interior decorator. Mrs. Monroe Is a designer of lamp shades for a Fifth avenue shop. Misy Force, sister of Mrs. William D. Dick, formerly Mrs. John Jacob Astor, is now engaged in the real estate business in New York. Mls Isabel Dodge, of Detroit and New York, has been actively ngaged In the management of the affairs of the automobile industry founded by her late, father. And apparently nil are as succesful ir the business world ns they arc in the social world,-for not one of tl:o enterprises they have engaged in has been a failure.

ASKS $10,000 FOR MALICIOUS ARREST Mrs. Mary Wolf Sues Shoe More r or Causing Arrest on Forgery Charge. Ten thousand dollars damages for malicious arrest and pros-ecutlon is asked by Alary A. Wolf. 406 S. Carroll st., in a superior court action against Paul X. Prays and the Union Shoe co., a corporation, tiled Wednesday. The caso arose when Mrs. Wolfe was arrested bv police officials on the complaint of l'rass, who alleged in his complaint at that time, that she had given tho company which he represented a. check which wa.s worthless. The woman spent part of the night at the police station, and called up an attorney at a late hour in order to obtain ball for hi r release. She was discharged the next morning when it was discovered that a mistake had been made. "Injured kxI Name" Th plaintiff alleges that her arrest and trial In the city court, the newspaper .articles regarding her detention by the police, and the injury to her good name and reputation have damaged her to the extent demanded of the defendants. I'rass. one of the defendants in tin case, is an employee and agent of the Union Shoe co. $75,000 Worth of Bonds Deposited for Wisconsin Men Caught in U. S. Raid Py .sx-i.ite.I ITpks: ASHLAND. Wis., Dec. :9. Bonds totalling $7 3.000 were deposited with United States Commissioner Cate Wednesday following arraignment of 3 7 men taken In the liquor raid at Hurley. Wis., Tuesday upr charces of having intoxicating liquor In their possession, selling Intoxicating liquor or both. All furnished hall and were released. Thirty-seven saloonkeepers and lartenders filed individual bonds of each placed $1.000 in bonds to Insure fl.50f each, while twenty patrons their arnearance later. Brause of the available room elsewhere, the arraignment was made in the county jail, where the men had been coniiiiJ since their arrival yesterday. Senator Harding Picks Ohio Cavalry for Parade WASHINGTON'. DfC 23. Trorp A. First Ohio cavalry. Capt. Italph Perkins, of Cleveland, commanding, has been designated to act as Pres'telect Harding's personal cavalry escort In the inaugural parade. E. F. MeEean. chairman of the inaugural committee, was Informed of the selection Wednesday by Sen. Harding. Troop A is the same organlration. although with a changed perso.nr.eh that acted fas personal escort ti Pres't McKinley at his 'inaugural ceremony.

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in Business Dod$e. SIMS TALKS WITH PROBE COMMITTEE Indiana Man Who Was Special j Attorney m voal Läse Gives Views. WASHINGTON. Dec. 2 9. Members of the special senate committee investigating the bituminous coal situation conferred informally for several hours Wednesday with Dan W. Sims of Indiana, who rcignd as special attorney in the prosecution of a number of c-;il operators and union miners on federal conspiracy h;irges after he had disagreed with Att'y Gen. Palmer over evidence to be submitted Sen. Calder of New York, the committee chairman, announced afterward that Mr. Sims would not be called "at present, but said that arrangements had been made for Dr. Harry Oirfi-ld. former federal fuel administrator, to meet with the committee in executive session Thursday. Mr. Sims would be temporarily excused from testifying. Chairman Calder said, because the conspiracy cuses wer still pending before Federal Judge Anderson at Indianapolis, and any public consideration of the government's lejral policies involved rnUht b prejudicial to the defendants. Garfield to Talk. While a complete account of the matter was said to have been given the comxnittee members, neither Mr. .sim a nor senators would discuss the subject. Dr. Garfield, who has beben a witness in the Indianapolis proceedings, will be asked for general suggestions on coal legislation, it wa.s Haid. Att'y Gen. Palmer Wednesday sent a letter to chairman Calder. denying an assertion attributed to George H. Cashing, managing director of the American Wholesale Coal association, n testifying 'before the eommitte.-i to the effect that the department of justice had sent out a questionnaire on toa! prices to which Mr. Palmer had later objected, lie had never discussed the subject with the witness, Mr. Palmer iMid. Former German Empress I Growing Weaker, Report Iy Associated Prens: DOOllN. Holland. Dec. 2 5. Kxcrpt for steadily growing weakness there has been litt! change in the condition of the former German empress. Augusta Victoria, durinp the pat fortnight. The physician in ! tter.ilance s: i ! Wedne:v.ny that this state might last for a considerable time. The official announcement, concerning the health of the former empres, said that in recent days there had been two light attacks which with the assistance of the patient's strong constitution were overcome. Her resistance, however, is rapidly declining, partly because of her inability to take sufficient r.ourishaient.

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FATE RESTS WITH JURORS Chief Justice of Municipal Court of Cleveland Faces Murder Charge. MAY CHARGE PERJURY Term "Liar"' is Frequently Applied to Witnesses For the State. Py Arejoei.itcd 1'rej.s: CLEVELAND, ., Dec. IT. Th-: fate of William H. McCannon, chief justic of the municipal court, was placed in the hands of the jury at t : 1 1 o'clock Wednesday night, following the conclusion of final arguments by the defense and state, and a brief charge by Judge Maurice Herr.on. The jury Immediately went to a hotel for supper and upon tlnir return began consideration of the case. Judge Mo Gannon wmt on trial on Dec. 14, charged with second degree murder of Harold C. Kagy on May 6. At 9:35 the jury notified Judge Pernon that it was unable to reach an agreement and asked that they be permitted to retire, explaining that they were tired. Ju(!e Pernon granted the request and ordered th men to o to a hotel for the night. Charges of Perjury. Fitter charges of lying and perjured testimony against witnesses for both sides marked the closing arguments. Wihiam H. Uoyd. chief counsel for the defense, making the sole address for the defense, branded the rlato's case a; being built upon testimony of "depraved" witnesses. The term "liar"' was frequently apj. led to state's witnesses, while he denounced Mary F. Neely's story as "insane. " County Pros. Poland A. Baskin termed all alibis presented by the defense as the "most unsatisfactory things known to criminal law" and criticized the police department for "their failure to cooperate, with him in the investigation of the case." "Just think of it," Raskin told the jurors. "eight of nine witnesses spring up like mushrooms in a field to bear out the defense alibi. Why, they must have needed a traffic policeman at Euclid av. and E. Vinth st. (where Judge McGantCONTlNb'KU ON PAGE FOUK.J OBJECT TO RATE DIVISION PLANS Railway Attorneys Claim Fastm m ern Roads Would Be Treated Unfairly. I'v .-.ci.itril Press: WASHINGTON. Doc. Attorneys for the New York Central railroad at a hearing Wednesday before the Interstate Commerce commission on the question of re-diving joint freight rates between carrier east and west of tae Hudson river, argued that plan-? suggested so far for this purpose would yield an unfair return to the New England roads ar.d would discriminate, against the trunk lines. George M. Eaton, assistant freight manager of the Poston and Maine railroad suggested to the commission that arbltrarieM be established aa temporary meens of dividing the rates until the commission revise the cntiro division plan of Interchanged rates. He suggested that the division be on a percentage basis according to th length of haul from New England points to the Albany gateway and thence over trunk line territorySENATOR ÄSHURST HUNTS MINE BILL Arizona Official Spends Day Determining Fate of Assessment Measure. WASHINGTON. Dec. 2 0. Pre.d by his constituents for Information as to the fate of the nine assessment Mil, sent by congress to the president Deo. 21, Sen. Ashurst. democrat, of Arizona. Wednesday spent several hours trailing the measure through the executive offices, the Interior department, and even the white house itself, and found out nothing beyond fhe fact that the president had not signed the bill. Ser'y Tumulty after dinner arrived at the executive offices about 9 o'clock, and within half an hour Sen. Ashurst stepped in. It was then that the Arizona senator was informed that ro action as yet had ben taken by the president on the bill.

! Dry Head Plans I To Cut License Issue One-Half i

From 50 to 75 Percent of Present Permits to Be Denied in 1921. I'y Ass-.M.itel Pres?: WASHINGTON, Dec. 29. Pb'.ns for n ducir.g the number of federal 1 crmits for the handling of liquor in 'he next twelve months were announced Wednesday by Prohibition Commissioner Kramer, who said the new issue of licenses would be held to a strict minimum In an effort to check illegal liquor sales. Tho greatest reduction will be in wholesale permits under Mr. Kramer's program, but other dealers entitled to operate under the Volstead at w il also he considerably affecte!. The commissioner said it was his intention to refuse to re-issue "between r. ( .-i iid 73 percent" of the wholesale liceres now in effect. Study Ileoord of Men The enforcement staff has been engaged for several months in studying th records of the 77,000 odd permit hollers to n.-:eertnin who have c'.mmited overt acts under the pr kibition statutes with the view of 'Instating them from the list o' those who may handle Intoxicants next year. The bureau has been aided in this task. Mr. Kramer said, by the failure of many to apoly for new permits. Th's is especially true ( jhe wholesalers he added. The number who desire renewals of retail licenses, however, hs not decreased markedly, according to the commissioner, although hundreds of them will be refused because of their records during the llrst year of operation of the Volstead law. Atlantic seaboard areas apparently have provided the prohibition enforcement agents with their greatest problems and It Is expected that those districts will lose the largest number of liquor dealers under the plan. Traffic Monacin;: Mr. Kramer said the ilegal traffic in liquor h id been particularly menacing in the cities from Poston to the Potomac river ar.d he indicated that the house cleaning1 would be section. thorough in communities of that Great Iikes cities and border points, both Canadian and Mexican, also have given trouble for the enforcement corps, according to the bureau's records and Mr. Kramer said he planned to see that fewer Permits would be granted in those regions hcrenfter. Clotlr'ng Workers Tried To Organize TrusJ, Says A ss o c ia tion Pres ide n t l.v Assoei.ito.l Press: 'lltiSTON. Mass. Dec. 2?'. Charges that representatives of the rlothing ma n u f:i ct ti rers In New York City had approached Sidney Hillman, president of the Amalgamate" Clothing Workers rf America, a ft w months ago with a proposal for combinations in that industry similar to those disclosed in th building trades irouirv in New York were made ,v Mr. Hillman in addressing 2T,mo members of the organization here V.Ydnevdav. Mr. Ilillnian sail the j.r.po?t! Cil'ed for "friendly strikes and lookouts" that would force n lothing shortage anil in.'kc it possible for ! tbe manufacture; s to "bleed the pubPc to tlw limit." "We r'Ve'od the-r j.lnr.." he s'tid. "and later when mannfact'ire s in Chicago. P.a'.timore. and PorbeJter refused to Join thrin the i plans fell through." M'CRAY AND PARTY CHIEFS HOLD MEET Governor - Elect of Indiana Favors Few Changes in Tax Law. Bv Ao. intetl lT'-ss: INDIANAPOMS, IND.. h c. :i Preparatory to oomph-tint,' his first mey.--;ige to the b-gi-lat U V". G','V. -elect McCray Wednesday be-an a series of conference s l::r' with T.-iembrs of committe-' w liich l.a . l ' -n making .studies r.f Indiana laws, and thos ot" lh. r states. He expe-..- to finish his imsage within a week. Few charges if any. and nor.- of them radical in the slat l ix lv.v was favored for tlie present by a committee hooded by Eben H. Wolcott of this city. whPh made its repr. Wednesdcv t') the pr.vrr.nr-i 'h'.. Fred P. Kobinson, hciding .r.f ther cor.-.milte . d:scussel state !T,.u-i f agriculture, budget syst-m and hith-w-y laws i f other stat s with Mr. i'l in j , In :re tinpr w ih tie tog-ltive committee, Mr M'ray favored some new- buildings !-i".g erected at the s'ate penal, benevolent and charitable ir.itutior.s. but said that th building progrritiis aa whr b could net t carried out without an in.reae of the tax rat. It als was id th: the gover-.or-b-ct favored liberal fir.ajvdal allowances fT institutions. Mr. McCray expects to remain here two days more for conferences with various party leaden.

CITIZEN SHOT IN GUN FIGHT HEARS DEATH

'Four Participants in Culver Bank Rohhery Are Jailed at Plymouth. i RECOVER $10,000 LOOT Three Captured After Gun Battle Through Streets of Culver. Capture, of tho fifth rasa u h participated in tho hold-up cf the State Exchange bank at Cuwer m Wednesday Is expected tOzy, according to a Ptatemfent by Sherrff Franklin, cf Marshall county, l.vt night. Tho other four racmbers of th party, captured Wednesday cfter a gun battle in which two prominent Culver citizens were wounded, vvr r-i lodged in the Plymouth Jail has? night, where a charge of murder may bo addesl to the charges no. airalnst them. This was made known la?t right when doctors attending Jacob Silne, drycoods dealer, .shot in the nun fight, rer.orted that Faint's condition was critical and that T.may die during the next few hours Jerome Zechiel, stock buyer, thother man wounded in the bittbwith tho robbers, will probably recover. Search In Chicago. The robber who !? still at hire Is txpected to be captured in Chicago. Ills name was given os bot!: Wilton and Metz. Chicago polb were notified and given th- .nidr -- of the fugitive. Search Is also be ing cormuctea in Indianapolis other cities. The four member.-? of the .. r. who were taken to Plymouth. aP' their capture would give formation beyond telling !i. nams. They aro J. J. Fox. Chicago; J. R. Purns, Chicago; A. Sil;;, Knox; Joe Beyers. Knor, and Wilto;: or Metz, who's Chicago addres-M w . obtained from th other membei of the party. Three, of the robbers wer captured by a pos.--? of citizens 13 minutes after the robb;ry, after a gu:i battle in which 100 shots wore exchanged. Peyers was captured at r; (-, o in Knox, Ind., during the afternoon. Sheri.f Franklin said he believe I nil of the tlO.OiO taken by th robbers was recov.-red with the raptur of Peyers. v. Firing Proves Undoing. Tli" :ive "oandits entered the bank shortly after opening. Two customers .ind five otticiiln. including Frank S billing, president, were in the bank. Four ni-r. entered th bank. P-.A--i: ir th- f.fth guarding an automo-bi'-outside. Each vT thf men carried two revolvers and thy hrd nt inU rvals as they entered the door, to (CONTI. VF KD ON PAG F. FOFIl.) ROTARIAHS' FROLIC IS HUGE SUCCESS Chicago Rotarian? Join With Local Cluh in Annual Party and Dance. The dining room of th Studei-a-k-r Administration building was th sc ;. (,f joy and cJitcr Wednesday ev r.ir.g wh?r. thi Sontra Pend Krttary fyab rr.'.t for its annual Ohri ;t;'".ris fro and upwards of 20f -.nembers gath'-red tog th-r to m.ake th.- o f asion the bjst fr-.;i? In history of th p.-ca! or cr.nlziti'in. Includir.g tfc- w : ..f many of th-.- n.emb-rs there wrre ever 200 guests present. Several me n.br rs C1' th- Chicago PoUiiy eiub alf.) at-t-n-b d the froli: and ridded nur.h to the nt rtair.m'-r.t ot th" venlr.j.:. Th- Studcbak-er band f Z'j pieces j. laved during the dinr.'r, an 1 tike AndT orchestra Sou'h l'-nd, ftugrr.-:.-d by t;..Ishar.i J'jt.' H ) ir.d of Chi ,il'o. r : f r - 1 th mu"ic during th'; r.trtalnment ar.d :h" d;:t cjp.g ChlojLgoan- linti italn. Til" program aftr fh-- ülnner wa put on by nine inemb.-r of the Chicago Kotary -lub, a.-r.oni; v.t.ot.i v. ( r- Hnrcli P. Harvy, pre-ident cf th Chicago Potarfans, .-md .Iirn O. Craig, ast district governor in the state of Plir. Fr.. : .k lU nr.t t of the rhi' o I to tan.- us b d Ir. the slng.r.g ar.d w a." i.-.-t-d fy Harry It'jgg'-s, .!.-ph A. Mihr:. Mli.n r A. Pich, hidwrd I. Co r. ig an-i T.gn Phii;. ail f Chicago. Mr. It:.:if- "lj.t You ; :.". -mber the Time?"' v.a.s m welt re---a that h-- received rep,-t-j encores. .jury K. McF.V'r, .-ilo r the Chicago Itotary cdub. f irnibhed th most delightful entertainment cf he even'.rg when h- ; ; 1 th5 fioor fr 4" minutes, dur.r.g which time he p. 4-:.Tme ! leight-ef-har.d trick that drew aprdaus- fron the gjit aga:n ar:d .'rair. He did new trlcki tht ;;a.d r.evtc ben H-tn before an.i d d old ones with a i.ew twiar. t.i n t i n u i: i k hN page "njuiu