South Bend News-Times, Volume 38, Number 230, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 18 August 1921 — Page 3

THURSDAY MORNING. AUGUST 18. 192!

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NEW RECORD SET INROAD BUILDING

More Miles Constructed Michigan to Date Than All of Last Year.

IRNSING. Mich.. Aup. 17. The rtau highway department has o tr this yur cmpktM more mllos ? fal than wrro construct?! all

These Parents Live in Hope!

HOPi:, Ind.. Aus:. 17. The third .M't of twins has been Inirn to Mr. nnd Mrs. Mclfln inrmv of Hopo. The notInr ' only 30 years old. The couple have 11 children.

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rr i j-,y 32 parent than was placci lift ppion. I'.'-fore th wmmer Is over th1 highway department will havR cornple,fl the cs;fi road 1 uiMJr.s: pn-pnm In the history of the H'.itf. Th- t o : - 1 federal ai l mileage this year is r'J.O mil"; trunk line, 210. S miles an I an assf-isnif-nt dlre?t ZZ.2 miles, r-f a rind ttal of 363 miles of hUhxvay. List ymr .143 miles of rond were completed and included in thit mlleapre were only Ü0 miles cf h-jrd yurficnl roads. In addition to the construction listed ahove th department ha thU year laid miks of concrete base up on which Mtuminoua surface will be placed.

"SWELL" SUSPECT IS JAIL BREAKER

I Booze Runner Says Man ! Was Accidentally Shot

KALAMAZOO, Mich., Aug. 17. That Burt Van Syckle. alias Robert Kline, rum-runner, hot Guy Woodruff by accident, was the claim made by witnesses for the defense at the preliminary hearing here on a charge of attempting to murder the Kalamazoo coal dealer. Van Syckle and Woodruff engaged In a friendly scuffle. It was Faid, after the former delivered a case of liquor to Woodruff's home and it was during the tussle that Kline's loaded gun in some unknown manner, was discharged. The bullet pierced Woodruffs rlht hand. Although the shooting affray occurred a year ago, he succeeded In eficaplBg arrest until he figured In a midnight automobile crash fol

lowing a "party" at Long Lake hearing was continued to Aug.

Man Held on Attempted Murder Charge Says He Escaped From Illinois. FLINT, Mich.. Aug. 17. New disclosure reveal Fred Mürel, in jail h?re for the attempted murder of a police detective, a n. member of th - hand Y auto thieves . ho broke Jail In Charleston. III. Mürel, whose alias is Fred Wehber, 1S2 West Main street. Jackson, Mich., claimed he moved In ivtroifs best focity circle?? nnd was a former University of Michigan student. He waa captured July 31, after he and two of hi companions engaged in a gun batt!e with Detective Shirley Johnson In front of police headquarters. Ills two aides escaped. At Charleston, the trio pried their way from the cell block to the corridor, struck the jailer over the head with an iron Kar, bound and gagged him. locked him in thf Inner cage, took his keys, ftolo the sheriff's gun and escaped, according to the pohee. They are said to have stolen five different automobiles In their flight. Detective Johnson has positively identified a photograp'h of Claude Itichard Wells, member of the trio, who escaped, as driver of the car here. Well3 was recaptured at Fort Wayne. Ind., and is Lack in Jail at Charleston. Alfred Richard Nicholas, third memb'-r of the fugitive party there is still at larg( He was not the third man of the party here, Johnson declares. The jniler'rf gun. which the trio took before their tliht. is In pos-!"-;iin of the local police, who say it was on" used by Mürel during the fight with Johnson here. Mürel, when arrested In Illinois, gave his nnme as Fred Kdward Webb, alias Frod Webber.

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Man Refused to Let Car Pass and Wife is Hurt KALAMAZOO. Mich.. Aue. 17. Mrs. C. R. TetzlaJf of Sturgln, is in Old Borgens hospital as the result of her husband's refusal to let another driver pas his machine. The Tetzlaffs, with Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson Jettman, were motoring near Lagrange, Ind.. when a driver, approaching from th rear, signalled that he wanted to cro pat. Instead of drawing to one fide of the rond to let the other pass, Tetzlaff stepped on the accelerator nnd lost control of his machine, which swerved into tho ditch. (Mrs. Tetzlaff was serious! hurt, but will recover. The others were uninjured.

CONTINUE PKOBE OF DEATH OF SALESMAN

Civic Organizations Line Up Against Tax Boost LANSING, Mich., Aug. 17. The Detroit board of commerce and the official representatives of Oakland and "Marquette counties held the limelight in the battle before the state bryird of equalization against the tax commission's proposap to increase the state's valuation from $4.500.000.000 to $.700.000.000. Continued recession of industry In cities of Wayne county since 1919 warrants no increase in the Wayne county valuation, the plea of tho board of commerce pointed out. Its petition being entirely apart from that to be made officially by the

Wayne auditors, the supervisors and officials of the city of Detroit. Wayne county not having been reached on the second day of the board' roll call of counties.

Motor Cop Forced Into Ditch is Badly Bruised

ML'NOIL. Ind.. Aug. 17 Authorities continued Wednesday their Investigation of tho death Saturday nii;ht of Irwin O. Parish. Fort Wayn ealesnvm. who was shot t death by three masked men op. a road near here. Miss La Vaughn Cunningham, who was with Mr. Parish at the time of th shooting, was said last nicht to be suffering from a nervous strain, and relatives h ive requested that no on" be permitted to intervi-w her. Of'icials invrticitin the case last night rail they were not satisfied wih several statements made by Miss Cunningham reagrding the shooting and would again question the young woman a son a.s she is physically lit.

REQUEST HARDING TO QUIT SMOKING 'TAGS"

NIL.ES. Mich.. Aug. 17 While patrolling his beat on the South Rend road Tuesday Motorcycle Policeman Hutson. was forced Into a ditch by a large automobile bearing a Tennessee license. He wa badly bruised by the fall. More than 100 persons have subscribed to stock to build a community hotel, the largest Individual subscription being $5.000. A complete report is erpected to be submitted at the committee meeting Thursday. Funeral services for Karl Sinc'.grer, 61 years old, who died at h:.i farm near Pokagon Sunday, were held Wednesday at the family home. Burial was made in Union cemetery. Women of the federation of club" will give their annual picnic at Island park. Aug. IS. Miss Helen Ie Bidwell has left for Chicago to resume rehearsals with the Chicago Grand Opera Co. A sn was born to Mr. and Mrs. rhillp irad5cll. at Kpworth hospital Monday.

Order Bond Issue for JFaharusa Road Paving

WARSAW, Ind.. Aug. 17 The No

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Wir.ona Lake yesterday, re so 1 u t i . ' n to! a y a s k i n g

Harding to discontinue the use of ciuarttUs so th'it ho may be looked on as an example for the younc men of America. The resolution was presented by C. M. Fillmore, General Secretary of th- 1 m?;io and was una n i m o u .-! y adopted.

SEIZE QUANTITY OF CONTRA RANI) ROOZE

DKTKniT, M.ch.. Aug. 17 Mich- !

igan state polier, ndeavoring to check the i!ow of Canadian beer and liquor across the Detroit river from Windsor, made several raids aionsr the water frr.t early Wednesday, arresting eleven men and seizing a considerable quantity of contraband Jiquor. One raid netted 1.200 pints

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JSS.00O- for the purpose of procuring funds with which to defray expense of paving the Wakarusa road. This road was included in a proposal bond issue of $42,000 which had been ordered by the commissioners and which was defeated when rernonstrators carried a fight to the state board of tax commissioners. Another contest before the commissioners is now in prospect. Through disapproval of proposed tond issues, no highways have been paved in Elkhart county this year under the countv unit law.

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Meanwhile Windsor attorneys were ald to be preparing today to forward to Ottawa thirty applications for charters for f.rrr.s desiring to cn pep in liquor export business. One Windsor attorney, drafting application.., sail to. I iv the legality of th exportation of liquor to the United States was a.-ured by the British North American Act of 1S67.

MAY SFFTLi: CAR TANC.I.F, BATTLE CREEK. Mich.. Aug. 17. Mayor C. C. Orrc-n Tuesday said he will call a special session of the city commission to consider the street car situation. The Michigan railway has informed the city that either jitney competition must be eliminated and earnings of the company increased or cars will ceaso running. Th Michigan railway make no pr ni'se of ' cent fare even if jitneys are eliminated, declaring that 10 cents is r.ecessrry, though the company would be willing to sell five tickets for 23 cents.

Alleged Thieves Traced By Queer Rubber Heels

GOV. M'GRAY ACCEPTS CULVER INVITATION

Executive to Speak in Rchalf of American Legion on August 22. Special to The News-Times : CULVER, Ind., Aug. 17. Gov. Warren T. McCray has definitely promised to attend the exhibition at Culver Military Academy by cadet1 of Culver summer chools on August 22 and will deliver an address. Exhibitions will bo given for tho purpose of raising funds for American Legion work in behalf of disabled former service men in Indiana. Gov. McCray expresed hearty approval of this work in accepting the invitation. Exhibitions will include hydroplane and tank demonstrations drills and sports as presented by cadets at Chicago Pageant of Progress. Programs will be given in the morning and afternoon and hundreds are expected to attend and ppend the day In picnicking on Lake MaxlnkuCkee. Boat rides on the lake is part of the program. Cutter races. Culver against Great (Lakes Training Station will feature in the afternoon.

ATTEMPT PUBLIC MARKET AT ELKHART

Sonic Farmers Selling Produce in South Bend to Seek Less Crowded Field.

ELKILART, Ind., Aug. 17. Farmers living between South Bend and Elkhart, who have been disposing of garden truck and other produce at the South Bend market, have organized to open a market in Elkhart and divert at lea.t rart of their produce to this city. The public market Is to be opened, experimentally, here next Saturday, and if successful will bo held every Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. The place selected I an old wood yard adjoining the fire and police station on E. Franklin St., half a block from the center of the business district. Clem Bowers, who lives two miles south of Jamestown, Is leading in organization of the market. Bowers and Vernon Harter say that thev and a dozen other farmers of the vicinity who have been selling thei" Htuff at South Bend and Nappanee are going to try Elkhart for a while. The South Bend market, they say. Is overstocked, whereas there is no established public market here at a'J. Yhere are no regulations by the e ty, so many farmers will continue to peddle their produce from door tc door, but if the market proves a success its promoters hope to have regulative action taken by the city council fio that hawking about the streets will not be allowed until after noon on market days.

Sale of Gas Stock and Bonds to Be Investigated LANSING. Mich.. Aug. 17. The state public utility commission has summoned officials of the Citizens' Gas company of Iron Mountain to explain why they sold stock and bonds In the concern in violation of a commission order. It appears that In orders issued pome time ago the sale of $50.000 worth of stock and $50,000 worth of bonds provided that not less than 80 percent of par value be received. An Investigation disclosed. according 'to the commission order, that $30, COO worth of stock had been sold for which little or no cash had been received and a considerable amount of bonds had been disposed of with scant return. The ordr summoning Oliver B. Kohl, Pr. H. .1. Larson and Charles A. McGinley to appear before the board states the penalty for Improper conduct In cases of this kind is a fine of from $1,000 to $5.000.

ASPIRIN

Name "Bayer" on Genuine

Stringent Law Governs Taxi Drivers in Flint

FLINT, Mich.. Aug. 17. An ordinance to regulate the operation of taxlcabs in Flint has been adopted by the city council, to take effect 10 days after legal publication. License fees are fixed at $10. with a $1.000 1 ond with adequate surety required before a license will be Issued. Taxi drivers will be required to earch a cab immediately after it is vacated, and in event of article oeing left in the cab, they are to be held until called for by the owners. For the first mile or fraction

thereof, the fare has ben set at 30 cents, and for every additional quarter mile 10 cents. A charge not exceeding 20 cents for the entire trip may b collected from each additional passenger carrier. Babies in arms will ride free. Eery cab must have displayed In prominent type the rate of. fare charged.

MINE OWNERS TO PROTECT WORKERS

SULLIVAN. Ind.. Aug. 17. Coal producers of Greene and Sullivan

counties gave their loyal employes assurance today that full powers of the stato will be invoked to protect them from attacks by miner vigillantes. They brought this word from

Gov. McCray with whom they had conferred at the state capitol. The!

governor pledged the operators the state would use all its power to pre

serve lav-' and order In the coal 1 fields of southwestern Indiana, but that there would be no Interference ! In dispute. betwen mine owners ! and the workmen. I

Edwards Iron Works GET OUll i'ltlCK rtcinforclrjÄ. Channels, I Bcamv Angle. Bar, jioi a main st. :-3:;

BETTER COAL On Colfax Ave. SAM'L C. LONTZ & SONS

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CORNS ENDED BY A TOUCH

Pain Stopped Instantly Corns moved Quickly and Gently This is the scientific way, the modern way to end corns. A famous expert evolved it. A worldfamed laboratory produces and guarantees it. With millions it has displaced old methods, harsh and crude. It is Blue-jay the liquid or the plaster. Either is applied by a touch. The pain stops at once, and soon the whole corn loosens and comes oat. Thus any corn, old or new, can be ended at your will. No joyful hour need ever be spoiled in this way. Prove this tonight. Get Blue-jay at the drug-store. Bid all corns a lasting farewell. Liquid or Platter Bluej ay Stops Pain Inat&ntly End Corns Quickly

Warning! Unless you see the name "Raver" on package or on tablets you are not getting genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for 21

years and proved safe by millions. H

iawe Aspirin only as tobl in the Baver package for Colds. Headache.! Neuralgia, Rheumatism. Earache, j Toothache, Lumbago and for i'aln. ! Handy tin boxes of 12 Bayer Tablets! of Aspirin cost few cents. Druggists i

OYVCSO. Mich.. Aug. 17. A peculiar rubber heel on one of the shoes worn by Mark McDonald. 2 4. of Irnsing, resulted in the arrest of

McDonald and' Charles Foster. 19. of (

Detroit. It is alleged they broke J

into two Durand homes while the j families were at church. They were) tracked to Byron by the peculiar j mark made by the eel and caught.

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Arrest Two at Goshen on Charges of "Bootlegging

GOSHEN, Ind.. Aug. 17. Charles' Arnold. 45, of Goshen, and E. L. ' Johnson. 33. of Frankfort, .?r? urer; arrt here, charged with bootleg- '. ging. A quantity of "white mule"! was found in Arnolds home and it is! tlleged he peddled it at $6 a quart. Johnson, who has a family at Frank-! fort, occupied a room here from which he disposed liquor, according to the police.

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COAL

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"A full ol bin maketh th heart gld." Tut your coml in NOW whllft the price an. the wrathrr re In your favor. Take no more rhanret. It may prove exprnnUe. We mill furnUb tNe money. Main 1718. State Loan Co. EiUbiljhfd I'AZ fialte S. Merrnant Ilaak DMc. XJ1 8. Mlchljraa Opa S te 6:34

8 Accumulative First Preferred Stock

Semi-annual dividends on the first days of January and July each year. Shares $100.00 each. Callable at 102 and accrued dividends on any dividend date on or after January 1st, 1923. Matures two to twelve years an dis redeemable at par and accumulated dividends. Stock dated June First, Nineteen Twenty-one. Call or address the main office, or see Merchants National Bank, South Bend. Legality of this issue of Preferred Stock has been approved by Messrs. DuComb and DuComb, Attys., and authorized by the State Securities Commission of the State of Indiana, license No. 238. Acme Manufacturing Co. South Bend, Indiana

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Dollars will go a wondrous long ways at our Dollar Sale. Don't fail to visit our store. You will be amply prepaid.

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The good old dollar of other days is coming back into fashion. And we are going to make Dollar Day one of real importance an OLD FASHIONED DOLLAR DAY. You will save manv a dollar in this Dollar Day Event. No Telephone Orders for Dollar Dar Specials

Glove Special Women's Gauntlet Kid Gloves with full stiff cuff, in black and tan, worth $2.00; also broken line of French Kid

and Cape Gloves, choice, pair

Silk Hose Two-tone Lace Silk Hose;

formerly $2.00 value, pair

Children Gloves Children's Gauntlet Gloves

in tan and grey; $1.50 value, pair .

Children Hose Boys' and Girls' coarse ribbed Hose in brown and black;

special, 6 pair

Corset Special Front and Back Lace Corsets, broken line of sizes;

$1.50 and $2.00 Q value, choice .... IJ Q

Outirjg Flannel Good quality 36-inch Outing Flannel in neat stripes; 25c value, 6 ft ft

yards

Skirting 42-inch part Wool Striped Skirting in navv and brown:

yard Ö

Yard Goods One lot of Georgette Crepe, Silk Poplin and Crepe de

Chine; $1.50 value, fj yard ÖJBbII

Rompers

Children's Rompers, plain white Poplin, with hand stitching, also plain blue Gingrmm,

2 to 6 vears; $1.50 Afk

value

Children Dresses One table of Children's Gingham Dresses;

wonderful values at

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Toweling

1 8-inch Unbleached Crash Toweling, linen finish, with

blue border; 19c value, 7 yards . . . .

Night Shirts Boys' Night Shirts, Fruit-of-the-Loom Muslin, sizes 6 to

18; $1.25 and

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Millinery

One table of Women's and Children's Trimmed ffl Hats; choice ÖüowU (Only one to a customer.)

Curtain Materials

Filet Nets, Swiss, quisettes and Voile in

and 39c

Mar-cream

white, 36-inch; Of value, 3 yards t) S

Wool Serge 36-inch Wool, French and

Storm Serge in colors

L51.50 value,

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Skirtings

White Silk and Cotton Skirting, plain White Wool Skirting and white with black stripe, 36 to 54-inch; $1.50

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Cotton Challies 36 -inch Cotton Challies, good assortment in neat floral patterns; special, CS f 7 yards tfliUU

Vanity Cases

Grey leather, alligator grain Vanity Cases, special vjsswl?

Dress Ginghams 27-inch Dress Ginghams, plaids, stripes, checks. Very

special, 6 y-j yards

Silkolines 36-inch Silkolines in plain and floral patterns; Q'jj fd special 5 !2 yards vdaVjx?

Bloomers Pink Jersey Bloomers;

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Wind ow Shades Dark green Window Shades 36x6, complete, 2 for ÜnLiw

Muslinwear One table of Muslin Gowns, Chemise, Petticoats, Camisoles and Drawers; $1.25 to $2.50 values, iflft choice ÖslJIJIl

Low Prices on New Fall Garments

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Apron Special One lot of Women's and Misses Dress Aprons, different kinds; values up to $2.00, choice U nj3

Soap Specials Woodbury's Facial Soap or

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Packer's Tar in a box, 2 boxes

While you are in the store taking advantage of the big dollar day values pay our ready-to-wear section a visit and look over our excellent values in new fall apparel.

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