South Bend News-Times, Volume 38, Number 57, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 26 February 1921 — Page 4
SATUIDAY MORNING. rOinUARY 26, 1Ö21
THE SOUTH BEND NEWS-TIMES
FEDERAL GRAND JURY ACCUSES ? 226 COAL MEN
Prominent Operator Miners and Companies in Six State Named. f CONTI NV KD ITM PA C K ONH) the indictment, a lt;tllrl history I pivn ff m thf - Is hy nh'ch it in charged the c'r-if-rd ar.i minors workcl loFvihvr to restrict the rroduction ar.ri distribution of bitumlno'js coal. Th- Chirac li 't!uo nvt-Jc th it the fjjrcmfn!n rnurei into l"twtn the operator and miners proiJ that co.il houM not b- oIl at any time for a price thr.t did not yield a profit to the r.j-.rrator; that Increases of Tvn;f:s to nJners should be added t the price of coal; that competition amor.K the operators fchould If e'.in-.ir.af d : that no coal should be roM below the co?t of production and that the means of increisir.tr cc.t iind production m the price of coal -houM be by closing and k-?pln- idle the mine.s. IIau Uniform 0?t. The operator eftabllhed a uniform cost accounting y.tfrn for the operation of the mines, it is charged, and by .-ipreemnt, rmployed a "Kreatur number of miner than wnH rra.nnbly r.ecespary to perat the mine properly. Arreemn entered Into at the conference between th miners and operators have hpn continuous fror.i one conference fo another up to the time of the filing of the indictment, t 1 averred. Creatine of "high and fictitious market prices" for coal wu brought about by the operator, according to tho lrdktment, by an agreement following s-'is5en:oii of the na.tlona.1 fuel reijulatior.H in February, rJl'J, Us not to contract for the future delivery "of coal and not to sell ccui utile they were able to obtain a pricv fjual to r above the price that had been fixed by the national fuel administration. Had Coiufrtotl Plan. Another charge is mad: that tha operator, by a conctrtnl plan, made various reports to the mine bureaus of the several ttatrs and to the government that there ffa no market fur coal and that this plan caused the price to increase until it wax higher than th price fixed and maintained by the national futl administration prior to its puppension. Kejranling the activities of the National coal association, the Indictment charges that tüi.s organization 1- enrraged in marking out zon. s Into v. hich. cal rr.iy bo hipped an 1 that rt ports on production and prices in each zone enables the operators to govern the supply and price of coal. The indictment charges that in the plan to increase the price f ro.il the operators reft:sed to s 11 fuel t any on not a member tip" Retail Coal dealers' ;lc i.Ui n and allied orsranizitiony ami that they refused to o'l coal to any one for purposes beyond their immediate needs, thus preventing the storage of coal for future use. Another plan for Increasing fuel prices. . it is charged, was to sell it through 5a!es agencies which were separate in name only from the operating and producing companies. J'rcf'.ts were thereby increased, the indictment fuvh. r-ctl "Siot Market." T!k operators also created the 'spot" market, the indictment charge, by agreeing to sdi -coal only lor immediate delivery at prices acree.l upon at the time of delivery. In carrying out th ir p'ans to caUiT scarcity of coal, the grand Jury said th,e operators publishvl broadcast during l'JiO, articles pointing out tht tht re was a shortage of coal and urged people to purchase. Alleged methods of the operators to avoid deliveries on contricts also were- ritctl in the indktr..ent. It charpred a contract for weekly deliveries would-be made contitv-cent upon three days a week operation of a mine- and that the operator, purpo?ely dsng the mine fo it would not be operated for the three dayj, would then refu ;e delivery f r that wpok. Further it was charged that the operator In a sut-sequcnt week would work the mine an additional day or two ovrr the three days specified in tht contract and would retain the excess production for srile in the 5ot market at a price higher than the contract price. In the Indiana indVtments wore included: The J. Wonley Coal company, the Pickett and Sh'.rkie Coal company: the Tercumsfh Coal and Mining company; the Fork Hidge Mining company. Ceorce A. Van Dyke, the Chi-a,:o- irl;'o Coal company, the Imia Coal nnd Miniivc com pan., the. Tan Handle Coal co-mpany, Hullurt M. l'ergv.sen." the C'.ir.tcn Co:u rorjpiny, the lVrgi:ton-,s::ears Coal comp. my. Jo'.m Chest . rfleld. the Otter Cre.-U "'oj1 company. 'r.. J. 1'reer.ian. the lion Ayr Coal company, the Creep. Vaev C-al com.pany, Morton I,. Ce-M. the I,intn Coal eor.ipavy. Ja b . Ko'.-e't'. th.e J.ick?m Jh'.l O '! fonp i-n-. Kiwi?; T. j,opn the Knox e. i;nty Fourth Vein Coal romp. -tv, the Indiana Creek Coal and M : :'. compiny, th S. V. U'Co co.; u.miuüv, rhSl H. Penni. Hugh Slr.r th r,U : '. 1! h- S'rrki Oil M- i C 1 1 com pa ".y, ;! c' i' .;iy. G'U'; . I.ow, r Vi-n Coal II. ili.-hard-. Crck Mmir.g i- F.. Ta'P coTip.tnj . lit M K-.m,' :.;p my. the I-Vrr .i y..- .y. c"n:i'.iry, Divid ti A-i;re Cr-. ct.'. pany. Hat 1 in;.Wm. Cm;;! ran H T ' 1 :. t'"..' S' r".ir,r-M;d!'in i the v:''.t.M;i::er Coil . M. Wr. tho Arnoric..!;;p::::y. the Hrazil r.r.. K.'.v. ard S!drki. !.. th I 'rir.ton Co.i! I m . ; ::i C' comi!.y. '. r 1 Mi:; ! i 1 r"t I. s;:iv. th. I:r r comp. iry, 3' in). Ufr.-' .1. M. M .:-in ('.: ci"iip.!'-.y. r. v. ? :!; It rk U" r o.,i .Trip. my. th-- V. !Mi:i. -. i:..- IT. N ile. Valtl: Onk'i-il Col Archive -T'.tir..- : a r- t- . a: - : I. l'ii-r.i-'.il : Cc:il C Wu rrn cc!r. 'i rr-M-'l !": Alf: i ! M. öir'.c . ih- V.i:i;i.inv, Uii Cfai J. tb. 7. W-'o". -r. Vrt. r.. t!.' Zitntnrm-n ' h 1 1 a I ! -: :r. in nr. a n V.:!r. r W. Tally. . r? . r;.p-m 1. S-r :i::h, th... I-.v r C - il 5 ; w' i :..! 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HOWAKD .McMOItKIS. IfrtAarJ MrMorrs, 'J yar old. M1 at lit rirj-u. c 1-J w. uriitifc-e t. t'riny nt o'tlk, (leatb Itlng due to ap'P.rxy. Ilr m j horu in MI!lppl. rouitne to tli' city irirf jfr tf". Ü' 1" larvld by thf f .lowing? cMMrn: Auu Snlth. M.i:v lrta4, Ienie HoUiUhy. Kdnwrd. lai.a, Therp? ami ollie Moib'rrlB. Une tieti.er Warren M'-Mrrli lo eurtltes. Ftmeral arra igccieutg will b in.Mils. MAY KAIAj SCIILOnCII. Mr?. May Ua!I Schlorch. 601 Iaine av., 'died Friday ntorning at 7:15 o'clock at the ist. Joeph horpltal after an lllnesi of four days with spinal meningitis. She 1 survived, by a husband, Aarcn Schlorch-. by children. Stanford and Arthur Lee; by a brother, Arthur, and her father, Aaron. She was bonf in Philadelphia, I'a., Nov. j rj, IS hi, and was 31 years old. She had lived in South Bend for two yearn having come here from DUon, Hi. She waü married to Albert Schforch June 21, 1910. in Phila.delphia. The funeral will be held at the Temple Deth-Fl Sunday afternoon at three- o'clock a.nd burial will be in Rosehlll cemetery, Habbi Albert K. Mind a will officiate. The body may Le reviewed from 1:30 to 2:3-0 o'clock Sunday afternoon. FUNERALS 31 IIS. XAIIAII WAUKKLL. I "uueral ..rrlce8 ir Mrs. Sarah WarrIl. who dfed in St. ivterefturg. Kla., Sun (My -'nijjiit, and whoe body arrived in S"ifh J lend Frl l iy evening, will l liel'l S.ittr'hiy morning at ein o'clock at M. Jon.ptr rhureb. Iter. p. J. Carroll wll hav rhari' of the nervi s. Burial v. ill be in lllghlnnd emctery. '1 he pulM'eurers will he: J. N. Luther, Harry I'onlin. II. A. Il'int, W W. Dunkle, Phil fJe.ftz nd John Howard. SIGMACiSPLÄH CONVENTION TRIP St. Joseph Qounty Members of Fraternity to Attend State Meet. Mcmbern ef the Sigma Ctl fraternity in th! co'Jnty are tasking their pl.ms to nftend ihe ptate bnnquft and reunion of the organization nt the (Jlaypool hotel, Indtnnapolla, r.turday, March 5.- The eorr?nlttee in charge cf the event, which lnepid most of thQ offieeru of the IndliMa State Alumni nKso' latlon of Slfrmi 7hi. hive Introduced Ter.il noTeltlea In the rejrrain. One of there 1 a model Initiation by the Wabash cohege chapter of the frntiTnity. Thin 1 expected to prove esperiully Interesting to the older nien.bers, many of whom hnve net teen an initiation ince they wefe in college. Anr titer Interesting feature will be the awarding oT honor medals to Sigma Chi w In have made an enviable recrd for theirnelves by their work in their college or chapter. Oculars announcltis this event brive he jn -'Mit troalc:it to every member f the fraternity in the täte aid to all the Slgraa Chi chapter house. "Fig" from out of !-tnte gehool-t or thone who for sft -.iv reaxor. have not tieen properly reentered are parti'ularly urired to attend rh bnnquet and reunion. Tnls will take pi : e on the evening of Marrh 5, ;jnl in the afternoon there will be a matinee d.-.M fur younger members. The commit-t.-v In rharirr of th affair are planning ti r.iake thix the hient "athering of Si-:o i Clds f ver bel l in the state. LEGISLATURE PASSES THREE McCRAY DILLS (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) would give the retailers a greater profit without increasing the margin to 2 0r percent. The debate on the lull recalled to many that the senate committee on rights and privileges haa been unable to report the results of its investigations into the text book contracts because the sub-committee appointed to draft the report cannot reach an agreement. Uy some strange quirk the committee is composed of ten. Cann, who was author of the probe resolution and Sen. Swain, who opposed the investigation. llaio Salaries. The house late Friday aTternoon passed the county commissioners' salary bill, which would raise the wages of practically every commissioner iiv tho state. The counties are classified according ot population tax assessments, area, and the mile of gravel roads, and a salary Ls fixed for each class. Marion county, which stands alone in class one, will pay its commissioners $4.000 under the propojf.'d law, and Lake county, which constitutes class two. will pay $3,200. Allen, St. Joseph. Vigo and Yanderburg counties make up clacks three. where the commissioners would receive J 300. Scott, Union, I'rown and Ohio counties arc in th? final list. Th-; bill tlid not pars without a fight, however. L'6 representatives voting against it to 55 favorable votes. Rochnc Takes Mile Relay Team to Chicago Tourney Neither Johnny .Murphy nor Clus Pe-.ch will appear In the Firs: Regiment A. A. "meet at Chicago today: '.--.rh Ür.'kn. b f t for Chicago Friday nlht- with a mile' relay team. ,: HaytH, Chet Wynne, and Kex ?d'"Bernes, the latter three aniPr in- in tho ZO yard dash, hlh hurdles and mile run respectively. Murphy is afflicted with a flij:ht I'rosTiro r.f wafr on the knft followlr. - Iiis porf.irmar.ee on the hard ''-. r t" the Hostn Arrnorj' where ) e m.'ured the member in his first mmp .it th American Ia'p: grimes Ti:-sl.iy niht. Desch Is at his hov.o jn Now Jersey where his moth, r n'ar death; and the l.ur. star is not expected a: the sc h oc.j ': fvir- another week at hf1:. Ptsch won licit at the Ieg-ion :ii:u- '..tit th-- final was net run to a dispute resrardin? second place. pany. Jon.i 1'af ;".. Carl J. Fletcher, Harry v. l,;:ti. l:.d:.-mi miners; John I I.wis. pr. si ! :ir o-f tho l'rul'd i n Work' crs of Atr.v'.p .i; W. ;:cr:i, svcr .liry of tho I'mu-.i Mine Workers of Ai'irric i; V rcy Tetlow, a stali:i?ian of th- l'nitod Mino Workers of Aimii0.1; VViliani llancy, Wni- Mitch. Johv. Hs.'.er. I-M. Haveivamp. Jnr.us A. MoKinney. Harry Satch. Chas. r.t:it."r. Harry Intr.. llys!Hs G. Hail. Try XEU S-T1MES Want Ads
U, S. MARSHALS ARREST 15 OH JURY RETURNS
Government Operatives Will Serve Four Additional Warrants Today. (CONTINUED rilOM FACE ONE) with detaining and w-pomn? United ttatea maH. Galt-ener served in the local poCTtoftice during th Chrirfrnaa holidays and it was then that he was alleged to have committed the acu. II was releasc-d under l.eOJ bonds for his appearance in tho federal courL lie i3 held under two counts. Those, who were arrested by Marshal Whicker and Frank JJurnett on charges of conspiring to violate the prohibition laws include: Andrew Kekko, Joseph Czigany, Uouis I'owell, George Hosier, Isadora fcJtronmcr, Mrs. Thereaa fciia.bo, George bzabu and Julius Muaick. The two Szaboa and Alexander Csallo were all indicted under three counts, while tho others were charged in one count. All were released under bonds of i 1,000 on each count. The deputy marshal have warrants charging Agnes Rzabo und Joseph Szabo with conspiring to iolate the liquor laws. Miis Szubo, it is understood, is in New York city, while (Jeorge Hzabo is now fetving in the United Etates navy at tho Great Lakes training station. He was arrested seV"al weeks ago on a warrant charging him with assault and battery with intent to kill but was later released under $2,000 bond." He wa summoned to appear for trial in the city court Friday morning but failed. His bond was declared forfeited by Judge Gilmer and a bench warrant was issued for his rearrest. He is alleged to havo assaulted a Grand Trunk switchman at the MaJn tt. crossing when ho attempted to prevent his automobile from crossing the tracks. The arrceta here yesterday resulted from the Inquiry made into local conditions by the federal grand Jury which was in session for several weeks. Several witnesses, including federal prohibition enforcement oiticers and local police officials, were summoned before the inquisitorial body to comment on the local situation. Several federal offleers, who participated in the liquor raids hero last September, also appeared before the jury. The federal officers arrived In South Bend early Friday morning and immediately visited the office of Chief of Police Kline. Sergeant of Detectives Koezorowski and Detectives Pallo and Bloom were detailed by the chief to assist tho officers in locating their men. Following the arrests the men were taken into the city court room where their bonds were fixed and received by Deputy Marshal Burnett. MOTORISTS TRY TO IRON OUT WRINKLES Name Committee at Meeting to Attempt Get-Together of Units. Attempts to effect a working agreement between the two opposing factions In South Dend, each of which is trying to form a motor club in this community, will be made if sentiment expressed last night at the boosters' mooting of tho St. Joseph Valley Automobile club is followed out. With thi in view, W. H. Nichols, president of tho South Bend Automobile Dealers' association, acting chairman of last nlerht's gatherings', named a committee tu try to effect a compromise with the South Bend and Mishawaka Motor club, described by those at the meeting as an offshoot of the Hoosler State Automobile association. Claud Jackson, treasurer of the Farmers' Trust Co., Is named chairman of the committee, and associated with him in the committee are Harry Clark, Ward L. Mack, Dr. It. C. Shanklin. Ivar Hennings. E. M. Morris, A. L. Gilllom. italph Feig and W. R. Chandler, tho latter two of Mishawaka. The purposes of the St. Joseph Valley Motor club, which proposes to retain the greater- share of its membership fee in the local coffers to bo expended in maintaining service, was explain to those present The St. Joseph club proposes further to affiliate with national and state auto organizations. It would keep the greater portion of the funds for local expenditure Instead of sending the larger share of the membership fee to Indianapolis to the parent organization for them to spend on legislative and good roads propaganda, as was intimated the other club proposes to do. Concensus of opinion was that St. Joseph county haa room for but one motor club and that it was far better to try to bring about peace than to have two antagonistic organizations. Among those taking Pärt in the discussion were Mr. Cillion, Mr. Morris, Mr. Mac. Dr! S. W. Barr. C. A. Perkln, E. J. LUcker. and others. RICHEST? Report published by the I". ?. Internal Revenue lUtrenu indic-ite that J' hn L Itockcfelier ls till tho riches; man tn the United states arU that Mrf. U. 11. Harrirnin i.- the richest woman. Mrs. Harrlmar.. :t is siid. pays Income tax cn Jl.00ö,c.ii to Jö.o.00 and John IVh wealth is estimated at about a billion. Names are not mentioned in the V. S. report, but It Is easy to deduce the names.
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-7"-Jr -" TM,rV ..1 at fnl - j BELIEVE BANDITS ' TOOK AUTOMOBILE FROM MISHAWAKA Witnc5 to Mail Robbery Attempt Identifies Car Driven by Crooks. (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) dered, at the point of a gun, to "stop that car." The attempt occurred within a block of the postoilice and the alarr.i sounded by the fdiot is believed to have frightened the outlaws, causing them to flee. Tlio mail truck driven by Hostetler carried registered mall which had been received from a New York mail train at the New York Central railroad station, and was being taken to the postoffice. The mysterious Ford automobile which Hostetler said also trailed him from the direction of the New York Central station where ho had Just loaded his truck from train No. 4 3, and which passed him Just before the attempted robbery occurred, was later accounted for. The car was occupied by It. C Hby and J. II. Wright, who noticed the suspicious maneuvers of the Packard and after watchlns It for some distance drove to police headquartera and notified authorities of their suspicions. Both men are employed In tho auditing department of the Studebaker plant. Friday morning they recounted their story to Postmaster Hunter. Plan Fedcrul Irobe. Mr. Hunter paid that tha headquarters of this postal division at Cincinnati had been notified and that investigation from that source would be beu'un at once. J. M. Toole, local postal Inspector In at present In charge of the divisional headquarters at Cincinnati and was unable to return to South Bend at once to work on tho case. According to Mr. Hunter tho work is thought to have been that of amateurs owing to the fact that tho mail truck did not carry a load of unusual vnlue. However ho explained the robfoera may have been misinformed as to the tlnio of the arrival of a valuable shipment of currency. HOUSE UNSEATS PENNSYLVANIA CONGRESSMAN (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) was "the mwrt outrageous in history." and there was gross conpiracy to defraud. Protesting against the committee's findings, Bcp. Garrett, democrat, Tennessee, said statements already filed by members elected to the next congress howed their expenditures exceeded amounts fixed by the corrupt practices act. Modern "Honest Abe" Pays Debt Long Due New York Central Co. Je re T. Hagerty, ra.r.ger agent of the New York Central lines in this city, believes he has found the most honest man In the community. He bases his belief on the following statement of facts: Nine years a qo a man rndo the New 1 ork Contral from -Elkhart to South Bend the conductor on the train ind fniid to collect his fare. During the elapsed time the consclencee of this man has been bothering him and I'riday afternoon he appeared at the local ticket office and informed Mr. Hagerty that he owed the railroad company some money ard was ready to settle. Mr. Hagerty after listening to the man' story told him that Inasmuch as the debt was so small and the fact that the railroad company had been able to struggle along without it. it this lens period, he heieed that would he perfectly all ruh: to consider it canceled. The man. however, would not listen to this reasoning and was hound to pay the long jta.nllnt; obligation. Seeirx the clMcrir.ation of the i man t- nuke cood the debt. ilr. ' Hagerty busied himself hi looking iup the rates that wore in existence J nine years ai?o and discovered that j the man mii5l have bo-n indebted" to 1 the ro.ui a sum of 40 cents. The !"Hor.et Abe" of the 20th century ! topped Mr. Hasjerty a half dollar and ' smiling told him to my himself a j cigar with the change.
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Newman Begins Annual Series Aft The Oliver Traveler and Lecturer Gives First ' "Traveltalk" at Local Theater. Jl. M. Newman master traveler anl Wiurer tegun his unnuol "TravtltalVs" fc;-!.on Inst night at the Oliver tbfater jvjtl "Jert-saleni and th" Haly Land as his eubj' t. In nn iiu entirely new pro'ip or remarkable motion pictures and beautl ful color view Mr. Newman unfubled the nev. Ftry of Palestine. Many chances have tolcen rlace In recent years, the lecturer i-aya. The Ti"-k Is no longer n power nnd the UrP.ish Tonmy is everywhere. Many of the vIsl. tolonl'9 were visited nl we were brought lose to the activities of the Zionists. The skilled traveler took every ntlvant.uje of his pbotorahi? possibilities und his pletores and comprehensive utory cave u a clearer understanding of the Holy Lnnd than ha ever been presented here. Among the many fasclnat ln;r scenes Khowu were street scenes iu Jaffa, the Mosque of Machpelah where Abraham. Iiaae and Jaeob are buried, th? 1'otils of Solomon, the Valley of the Jordan, modern Jericho, the river and foul of the Jordon, the Dead Sen. British troop with fixed bayonets (-afepnardins th-; tdreets of Jerusalem, victims of riots ho". the nivcr Nile supplier water to l'alfstlne, present day lif.. In the Holy n y; the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Th'. Mosque of Omar, Site of Solomon's Ten pie. The Hill of the Sknll and site of Ca'ialry outside the walls. 1 he Oliver wan crowded with Mr. New rra n's many fellow travelers who emphasize! their dellg-ht with such enthusiastic apn.auo that the popular lecturer was eomielled to pause from time to tim. Th terlen consists of fuiir more Piibjeet to be Riven on Friday evening for the nex. four weeks. Next weJfc the Travelta U will take you to Damascus and üyrin. r. s. x. HUNGRY WOLVES KILL TRAVELER World War Veteran is Found to Be Victim of Frozen North. DL'RAXGO. Col., Feb. 25. Another victim has been cl limed by the savage wolves of the frozen north. According' to word received here this wn-k Jack Parr, a veteran of the world war. wan torn limh from limb while ho waa on a trln over the Alaskan . anowa. between TiMinr nnH ivirs.ni,, t , -v The mystery surrounding the Ion disappearance of the young war veteran was cleared up when it was learned that a letter bearing his name and written by his fiancee. Misa Mary .Mawe, of San Ellzario, Tex., and a watch and chain found near the bon&s of a man and several doss on the L'awson trail, between Whitehorse and Fairbanks, have identified Parr, a former resident of Duranpo. News of the discovery of these evidences of a northern tragedy was contained in a letter from Haines, Alaska, Two Indians who arrived in Haines late In January reported flding the gruesome remains, besides a dog Pledge, team harness I and the remnants of a man's clothi ir.g. on the trail 350 miles from i Vhithorse. ! . Parr left Haines with a com panion on November S3, 1320, for Fairbanks." Friends advlsod them strongly against making th-j trip bei caus-? of the 40-he'ow zero weather and the fact that they were poorly equipped and had (cant supplies for the 7S0-miIe Journey over .snow and Ice. No trace of Parr's companion has been found. Parr served in the Twentieth company, Twentieth Engineer Regiment in Franco, and iad seen service c n the Mexican border. Find Deserted Car With Blood Spots on Highway BALTIMORE. Md., Feb. 23. A deserted limo;:.-ine, bearing the Initials "E. ."V was found overturned j on the lrmiTiitbur.- pike rear fj-t-I ty.:b'.:r, Fa., I'riday. TWre w-re ! Mood spotd around the car and a j trail of blood led along the road ! for a fhort distance. Tl-- an- bore ! t Maryland licenso toy which in- ! ti'jiry at th state nntor whicle comi:iiw!ont-r's ottice here revealed j was i:?ued to the r.ap.i of E. S'. I Sn.ith. 50". Floreneo court. WashÜnzton. D. C ! No trace f f th oct:pan:s of the I car had h---n discovered by the : Pennsylvania authorities up to Fri day afternoon, nor had any one been found in the neighborhood tl'o could throw any light cn the caf-
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- DW3 GH tT I rRUBSSO POOL ' BUVJ - , WOW CLD JJPTTER TW STAKES HE fcJ QUICK c,PWJQ 7U' SlSg CrES & VJALTO CAltU if, MAY ASK SHERIFF FOR RESIGNATION Prosecutor's Assertion Follows Statement That Officer Allowed Gaming. Srial to Tho N-w r-Times : LAI-ORTK. Ind., Feb. 23. After pleudSn-g gruilty to the charge of allowing slot machines to operate in his plLce of business, Bert. .Marzy-kerw-lscz of Otis, made the startling statement that Sheriff West had delivered the machines to hin establishment ani had given him permission to operate them. Pros. Atty. Rowley upon hearing this statement immediately announced tht a thorough investigration of the changes would he made and that if Sheriff Weft was found guilty he would demand his resignation. Tho arrest of Marzykewiscz followed raids. made by the officers in nearly all of tho cigar etores and jool rooms of Otis, "Wanatah, and LaCro.sse. The proprietors of the places where the arnb.lingr devices were seized received fines totaling more than J300. The action of tho authorities in staging tho raids followed th complaint rcgisftered by a welJ lüiown clergyman, who had secured evidence agalm.t the law -io.Iator3. JURORS DELIBER IN APPEAL CASE Verdict to Be Read in Special Session Today if Returned. Upon the order of Acting Judge L. W. Hammond of the circuit court the Jury which hvoard Alexander Gunipkowski's appeal from the decision of the city court, in which he was found guilty and fined $ ICO and costs and sentenced to CO days in Jail on k charge o-f unlawfully having In1 his possession a liquor atlli. will return a sealed verdict at the convening of court this morning. The case was given to the Jury 5noni aiirr BiX cloCK rma-v ni5ni 'after former Pros, Schwartz and Joe Wyplszynnkl, who wero counsels for Gumpkowski, had completed their arguments. When they had failed to reach a vt-rdict by nine o'clock Judge Hammond instructed them in tho event a decision was reached during the night it should be sealed and read at the special session of cojrt today. W ABASH COLLEGE AWARDED HONORS ON GAULD PAPER (CONTINUED KltOM PACE ONE) work of redemption which the Norwegian dramatist had accomplished for the low-ebbing morals of hi? own people. He concluded by pointing to the possible advantage of the Ibsen ideal to the entire world. At a meeting of tho oil'iers of the association hld in th library at Notre D.ir.i1 Friday afternoon, a new constitution was adopted and Earlham selected as the hf;ro for the rontfst next year. Th.e secretary was instructed to urge all colleges in the state to unite with the Association; and a vr.;p of thanks was extended to Notre Dame university for Its hospitality. Try NEWS-TIMES Want Ads NOTICE THE DEADLINE FOE CLASSIFIED ADVE!lTLIXfJ FOR THE A FTERNOO N EDITION OF THE NEW;- TIM Erf HAS PEEN CHANGED FROM 10 A. M. TO U:3ö A. M. OE THE DAY OF INJEKTION. CALL MAIN '2UMi AND ASK FOK WANT D TAKEIC.
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A VIGIL THAT NEVER SLEEPS With a corps of twenty-one editors, reporters, telegraph operators fourteen men and seven girls, THE NEWS-TIMES covers the local field, night and day. It is the greatest news gathering and publishing agency, not only in South Bend and throughout Northern Indiana, but in Southern Michigan. Three Leased Wire Telegraphic Services and Special Correspondents Feed The News-Times Columns From All Nooks and Corners of Earth The United Press and International News services, supplemented by the Associated Press on the morning edition, - stan d connected by telegraph with THE NEWS-TIMES offices and nothing escapes the telegraphic editor's notice. Besides special correspondents are employed in such centers as Washington. Indianapolis, and nearer home, in Elkhart, Laporte, Niles, Plymouth, Goshen; everywhere, ay. in St. Joseph and surrounding counties.
Special Features Daily and Sunday That Break Up the News Monotonies They are innumerable, of a news, sport, ethical, social and fashion nature, by such writers as E. M. Thierry, Milton Bronncr, John H. Wigmore, Dr. James I. Vance, Djuna Barnes and Olive Roberts Barton. They also bring you daily The Satterfield, Condo, Parks and Ahern Catroons and the "Duffs" "Freckles," 4Toots and Casper," "Barney Google," and "Polly and Her Pals," Comic Strips A page each of these latter two, another page of "Just Boy' and one of "The Katsies" go to make up a highly colored Sunday comic supplement always interesting to the children and some grown-ups.
AMONG BILL ARMSTRONG'S
TOWER OF BABEL" Everybody knows Bill- Wilbur Ray with his "Tower of Baber; the jokesmith, not only of the whole office, but this entire town. Bill has a following just five times as numerous as the papers we print -quoted and requoted until no longer recognizable. "A little nonsense now and then," etc. You know the rest.
MISS HELEN ROWLAND . AS MRS. SOLOMON America's most noted woman satirist. Her 'Mrs. Solomon Says," in The Sunday News-Times and her "Reflections of a Bachelor Girl," and "As a Woman Thinketh" articles, are all classics. Miss Rowland isn't a female preacheress. She is a philosopheress. Get the Rowland habit and see the world of femininity with unsealed eyes-
EDGAR A. GUEST AND
JAMES J. MONTAGUE These are the day to day poets among The NewsTimes features supplemented Sundays by Arthur Brooks Baker. What these three can't think of to weave into rhyme well, simply isn't worth it.
J. P. McEVOY
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