South Bend News-Times, Volume 38, Number 253, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 10 September 1921 — Page 2

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THE SOUTH BEND NEWS-TIMES SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 10. 1921

CITY, COUNTY AND TRUSTEES

CUT TAX LEVY i:

"BIG FOUir H ILL 1EIKESE.T U. S. IX DISARM MEET

((Vntinu'-d from j.atr or.r)

np Friday wh'-n thr pr.'iTit mi1?

i known hi. Inl -nlUmn t plv- r-5r'-

Taxinj: Units Slice Proposed Expenditures 14 Cent9 on the S100.

to the minority party

CContinurl frcrn pnjro one)

Ml fund levy

cnt5, th park

! - tr 1 fun-l one ce:it an J the rcreati or. al fjnJ or.o r.-ilil, a total of öt-

!.r,.rirn'ite!v $73.000. !

Arsroximatoly $73,000 was sheared frr.)M the propoa--! Ludtt for the c.ty of South I'end for the year

r.tatlon

conres.. May Siitfrtitutc Ial. Oon.fldf.nr that both Mr. It. ut and Scr.. Underwood wouM rve was cxprc-sxej at the "Whit house n. Underwood'H porition a min

ority l-.idrr In the jnate, where ! ho iniplit ho called upon to supper: j

I any trt-aty or other atrret -ir.tT.t

reached, was r.Jt expected to preclude hi accptanc'". In th event, howwer, that he Hhoull lind it impc-Hniblo to erve, it waa lr.tlm.ited unofficially that John

u. Iav, former ambassador to

Great Uruain. rr:Iht be tiie

SENATORS AIM FOR LEAST IN TAX REVISION

Financial Committee to Trim Taxes to Minimum Needed by U. S.

(Continued from pai?e one)

1 'i 22, vshlle the city tax Irrvy was retitled from .75 por $100 to .68933 ;- S100 when the city council In

'.r -'i! fxctitlvo fif s.'lon I-Yidny nh'ht ., . . L . ,

, or'"!;rM tho budget and tax levies I atlon Mf x:n,rwood al pr:sK.n. rc-ntly drawn ur and approved by , , -

f The conference proper. r what

J miffht be termed Its "yupremo body'

will cons!: of 20 members, it waj

announced, each of tho fiv mnfor

Dowera be'nc r.-nn.ntwl hv :l "hiirthe ".United and restricted by taxa-

I'. IL Careen and City Con-

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tr i;rr .1. Kwypart. Tii.- tr.tal amount of th budget

as j-r H.-ntf-d to the council lat r. ! h t fnr :i!,inuvil tv.t.h J !t f) 7 i. S S . while the I

'' I i ' - - - - . - - ' w - l.'ii ! t c o-.erin'-: th" o;ratln txper.s. of th city for this year w.ii $:. '. ,; .',0. With the nw cut. the Nu.J;-. t will be al.out $rj24.r,s0. Th" rir.ri'tl and f!r..il artlon of the j council on tho budget will be aninur.T- p'-rr,'! tlm today after the i IrepM'-nt of the council. Frank Vi:snif,vh"ui, ar.il City Att'y Thomas V. Slick havo had an opportunity to mako a ti orirut'h chee.k of the fii?Lff Inclu le 1 in the bud pet. Although Lh fi-ure.f nnnouncd by Councilman Vii-nlewskl following lant r.iirht'9 meeting are classed as unoll.clal. Mr. Vinlewnki stated that the J73.0('0 cut would result from the reduction of the tax levy from .75 cent to .CSDD9. Tho most drastic action takn by thp city representatives was tho .llclnt; of th tax levy of tho funeral fund from .G7 to .02. Th! i live-cent redaction on the general fund. It Is -aid. will hit nearly all of the departments of tho city. The park Lod levy was also reduced from .Z6 to .05 cent. A reduction of one mill on tho proposed levy for the recreational department represented the third cut made by tho councilmen. The chanse in tho budget .ifl ordered by the council will bo worked out and tho formal adoption of tho budget In lla revL- d form will take placo at tho rrjrular session of the city fathers Monday nicht, it waj siid. Last n1t?h,t3 raeotin was Htrictly a meeting of ooun-dlmen, and, although, it wa,? ttld, the meeting was crurin.illy intended b be on open hearing n tho pniKsod budfrot, the publlo wu-s burred from attendance by tho nnnounennient of l'c't AVl3r.ieusM that tho meeting: -:ui to bo private. Make Muny Outs. In ntliiltlnn to lopping off $120,000 on tho working balance, the county council Friday nduee-d tho budgets f tli various county hoa.la ai'iro-ü-mat-!y $2.C00. Tho f olio-wins cuts wen iiiAtlo:

i.c un.y cirartv ov luuuy iuuui-

aralnnt retroacti e repeal of this tax and characterized aa "indefinable," the proposil o! Secretary Mellon to reduce the income irurtax rates from C2 per cent to per cent, effective Jan. 1. lrJ-2. lie declared that the 22 per cent maximum rate fixed in the houe bill was too low. During th; day Son. Hitchcock of

I issued a Irmal statement attacKir-g l.t... . - 1 . . .1,,. M ; .

1110 piOiosai id 1 rjif.u tue i'iu.iia tax and cut tho surtax rate?, declaring such action "very objection-

!able." He addd that such income?

as ."00.000 or more were "contrary to the public interests" and ould

four." An understanding to this effect h.if been reached with tho other powers, according to the White hou" announcement. Thla agreement. It explained, was definite although not formal. "Ui? Tour" Heprcsent atloas. Only the "lilt? Four" delegations from each of the live allied and aspociated powers will it in the general conference on armament limitation. Th delegation from China, wTilch w.-u ln-1te5 especially bcauo of far ea.stern pro"hm5, will sit with the 20 delegateB representing tho principal powers, it was said, only when far eastern problems aro under discussion. Representatives of Ilogiunv Holland and other nations, it was explained, will occrpy a similar etatias and come into tho rKrwers' conference only when their far eastern interests are affected. Armament question. It -was emphasized, would be left solely to dfcspoMition of tho suprerae body of twenty. Xo official advices regarding tho makeup of tho powers' delegations have been received, but Sec'y Hughes ii is understood, 1h In touch with this question through conversations hero with tho diplomatic corps. Clioo Advisors .Next. After tho announcement of tho four American delegates, it was raid that tho next step would bo the selection of advisory bodies. Their personnel at least so far as the United State is concerned, probably will be limited to 12 or 13. Including a staff of army and navy envrts. Tho advisory personnel also will include ono or more women. Pres't Harding Friday received from Mrs. Gifford Finchot the mimen of a half doxen women regarded as fitted for selection. Names of others also aro to be submitted to tho president for conr-siileraUcn. The American advisory bodies, it was said, would Include "representatives of American womanluod, labor and other American interests" peculiarly itit"rc.(tl in armament ivrnl.

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1 iem.-. ine auv:sorv oeirrar on n

tion." Ite visions Opn Today. Actual revision of the house Mil will be undertaken Saturday by the house committee. Chairman Penrose addlag that it was the plan to take it up section by section. Declaring that there had been a "pleastnt and harmonious interchange of viewrt" at

I tho session of the majority mem

bers. Sen. Penrose asserted, the indications were that these member? would vota "fairly well together when we come to final decisions." While no action was taken to bind thoe preeent, he added, substantial progress vroa made in "clearing tho atmosphere." Official treason' figures prepared for the committee show that with the elx changes recommended Thursday by Secretary Mellon, the house bill would yield $3,298,453,000 thta fiscal year, or $16.000,000 less than tho house mea.mro in its present

form and $2, 7S3. 790,000 for the cal- j endar year 1922, or $95,500,000 let

than tho houe bill.

tr.Oit rnnntv treasurer.

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supp ies $2.000. ccranty recorder sup- ' ",l" ' A'"u"1"- " I'erate.i

3 . s''Lii, uui as outstanding interests to bo given a voice in the proceedings. Foreign governments may havo more or Iys numbers in thir advisory it supplementary bodies, no ürr.it having been placed on their number. T t . , . . . . flit M

estimate $1.7iO. IKalthwin lmspitnl ! " ' "" " " i'iTiour Fres t

1 200 I "is .aiu 10 oeiieve tn;it no

nao tfion tno four outstanding men capable of Kpeakir.g th" sentiment of America."

plies $300, county sheriff supplies $

20Ö, county purveyor supplies $1.200, county superintendent of tvhools for supplies and cilice assistants $1,2 30, Crunty onuniiioneTs $730, janitors and Pupplies for court house $1,000, county poor fann $2.(',(l. maJmainence cr.st of pcoT farm 5 -.000, burial

WORLD COURT FOR JUSTICE OCCUPIES LEAGUE ATTENTION

Jr.,ooitt circuit court expenses

superior No. 1 $2.400 and Huptrior No. 2 12. 1C0. The county coincll ahi opposed

t.lu ida of reviving tr. oiuce county poor attorney which pays

siliry of $00 per year. Jolm M.

l:aab v. as named county p. mi-- ; ttrr. y bis 1 ec tub'-r, tho county j "o-nimis.non rs l;.bo;-ir.g under thoj ii.isappreli.ui.-ion l.ba that the 'up.-: t l hal made an appropriation for; this. The j-ou nc.il decided to allow i p

Mr. Itn ib Jir.O for his Mrvic:s until li.o f n 1 of Iii- ü.-mI y .ir and rtirect1 th '.t lo- apply for ar or.l"r fr?a tl'.o ! ;d- s f.'r romper.sition for fr-i-rvic- performe! lit d fending i i ir.ii:i:i:3 to iiieh h? li-i'l l n nsSlTU tl.

Eiclitv-Ninc Candidates Are Available for Jurists on New Body. C,i:XFA, Sept. 9. The international court of Justice, on which the hope of the League of Nations .'ieom? now largely to be centered, was foremast In the prc-occupations of the delegates of the league assembly hero FrMay, and likely will remain so until tlv judges of the court are elected next week. The assembly committee meanwhile vill establish a basis for the work of tho session en disarmament, amendments) and blockndes. The time limit for nomination of Judges closed .Monday with 89 candidates put forward by ?,5 different states. TMve of these since have been removed from (ho list on account

of declinations to stand for election.

Tho? 0 who have withdrawn are I,enn Bourgeois and Henri Fromafioot,

France; Paul Hymans. Heinum; ;

Christian T Iane Norway; and Mamiei CJ(uizaie. Spain.

ltfKt May Accept.

DEPUTIES CHARGED

WITH ESCAPE PLOT

Charged

I'oleilo Officials Ar

With Allowin; Bandits to Flee Jail.

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irdornan and Andrew 2inotko. den

PIu- c-.onty -ourc-i! yriots today to j pfy shorifr. who cu rr n ,lrcl Fr!,l.iy j othtra con!il-rcd a having tho hest

' Xo direct word has vet been re-1 1 eived f 1 0111 Fiihu Root. ami the jiea-rue c.Tuneil still ror.siler. linn a! : candidate. lnitiio ot'icials Frida'' j . wrro enrlonvorlnsr to tret in t' u :h ; i with Tomtisso Tittoni, tho It;ili in!

statesman now visiting the Fnited j States who is presutned to bo the 1 only man closely connected with tho, leaiiio who knows exactly what aro' Mr. Hunt's intentims regarding his! nomination to the international j

bench. Of the candidates for (lection it H ircnornlly ronrrrl'-l tli.at T)r. lluy

R.lrl.rKi:, of P,r;izil, will bo clioson.

t .1 V; on

(::p;::u Fralay.

nuiilcati'.-n i

act. on on ft-deral warrants charging themichnnco of election are I,ord Robert

Fintoy. Great Britain; Dt. lt. T. C

RAILWAYS IMPROVE IN EARNINGS OVER

DEFICITS OF 1820 5

Only .")7 Road- Fail to Make Pro fit Enonpli to Pay Taxes and luttTi'rt.

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j with voluntarily u ff ri n prlsin'r i to escape from the county jail, were ! bou ml over to th" federal grind j Jury. Unth pleartfM not f?iii:ty nml hvere rrle.nsel under t2,ü0ft bond JeTcli after arraignment before a I Fnited States commissioner. I Zimmerman and Szmetko were the

uties who were asaulted on Lnbr

when Joe Frbaytis, Charles

Schultz ar.d George Hceers. convict-

el Toledo postottice rbbers. es".alH,'l whi!" Sheriff .Tack Taylor was attendinp the county fair. Juiige John M. KiH'.t. in whose i'urt the thre fuitive amid 11

i thers were convicted of conspiracy j ::i connection with the mail theft j lore, Fri day called tho grand Jury to sit in regular rvion September!

1.'. It wa -4 f i 1 the Jail episode

Ijoder, Holland; Baron 1'. T. Marks! von Wucrtcniburp:, Sweden; Kllhu! Itot. or John Il.issott Moorp, TTnlt-1 fil States; Vr. Andre Weiss, a Judge cf the Hague court. France; Mich-j nelio Jovanovlc, Juco-Slavia; Dion-1 !sco Anllotti. Italy; Dr. Yorrzu Oda.j Japan; lr. Franz Klein. Austria; ' and a representative of the British! dominions. Sir Robert 1. Horden er1 Charles .7. Boherty, Canada, or Sir' Johannes Wilholmus Weasels, South Africa. 1 The American group af Ju.lges at the Hague court allowed the time ; limit to expire without finding in 1 ; nominee. i

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had Just bought a farm. Young

church was arreutf-d as he entered j the W1- n?in town in the machine i

,-riday night, but d'-nbi all know. u'lt - of Bouglierty's death. l inl liliMiNtalnel lint. Fdl -wir. g the id ntituMiion of I -ugherty'? bo.ly d'Ti lay morning. ;h' police searched the Church h' me. finding a bloodstained hat with the initials C A. A. AurnuV Initials a brown hat later Identified as having been worn by Dougherty, a 1 b d oakeil quilt and an axe and a b.t e'o ill bat stained with blrod. B ugherty's sab Oman's manual w.is fand in th- b.-.tto:i( of a box cf

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Sale of Dependable Wrist Watches 1 5 Jewel and 20 Year Cases $25 to $30 Values For $14.95

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Store Opcnt 8:30 Closes 5:30

Company

Saturday Open Till 9:30

Plan to Meet Your Friends For Noon Luncheon in the Tea Room

Saturday

Dresses

that you enjoy wearing There must be Dresses here this Fall that you will like because our showing includes models suited to every taste, whether it be the colorful tones in the various leading shadings; the strikingly bewitching trimmings, which in some instances almost obscure the frock; the uneven hems which hang nearer the floor and give such a decided change to the new styles; or the facinating sleeves, many being adapted from the famous Jenny sleeve all are extremely good looking and decidedly reflect the Autumn mode. A big feature also is that, even though our Dresses are individual and stylish, they are not expensive. $16.50 to $50.00

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Millinerv which is decidedly Fall, '21 Strikingly becoming are the dashing Hats in the larger shapes for this Autumn. A woman is fortunate who can wear one of these Hats in good taste. The smaller modsis, however, are not, by any means, obsolete. To the contrary, they are especially good and have first choice among many of the most fashionable dressers. Our whole Fall showing is very moderately priced. $5.00 to $25.00 Children's Hats Very clever little Tarns, Felts, Beavers and dressy models of Velvet are now being shown at $1.95 to $10.00 Suits in the proper styles The season's tendency is revealed in our :ollection of Suits through the long coats ind elaborate trimming. Skirts have been engthenend also to some extent. Fur is emDloyed this Fall to trim several very handiome models and rich embroideries are used extensively throughout the showing. The most favored fabrics for the year are employed in the making of the Autumn Suits; Poiret Twill, Tricotine, Velour, Ylama, Duvette de Laine and Chamoisette being the leaders. The price range is $25.00 to $125.00

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Special Sale of Mosquito Proof Mesh Tents at 69c each This remarkable purchase brings to us one big lot of Tents that can be of great service in many uses. Unsurpassed for '-v'vv Outings of all kinds Use over beds on sleeping porches or in yards Covering for baby carriages, beds or play pens Window coverings (Cut into screen sizes) Curtains (Cut to any desired size) They are heavy, double scrim mesh; reinforced at seams. They are worth five or six dollars but we can offer them now for next season at 69c each.

Unusually Fine Sweaters for Young Men Going to School Our Men s Store now has a wonderful new line of Wool Sweaters with wide roll collars. They are splendid for wear at college and should Le purchased here because we are offering them at a moderate price. The same Sweaters in some small college town might cost you considerably more. Ours are priced $5.00, $6.00 and $8.00. Other very desirable items are Woven Madras Shirts $1.95 each. Athletic Union Suits of high grade Madras $1.25 each. Wool Mixed Union Suits $4.00 each. Cotton Rib, medium weight, Union Suits $1.75.

The Fall's Fashionable Silks Burr-Bar Crepe silk skirting in beautiful stripes $6.50. Brocaded M o o n - G 1 o Crepe the season's newest fabric $6.00. Rose-Bloom Silk for linings. Very attractive patterns $3.75. Cheney Bros. Chiffon Velvet in dark or brighter colors $7.95. The newest patterns in Linings $1 .98. 32-inch English Shirting 75c. 32-inch Imported Shirting 50c.

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For Saturday Sellino: Philippine Gowns and Chemises $2.98 and $3.50 each Here is a most exceptional lot of garments, all beautifully embroidered. They arc mode of a fine grade Mull with ribbon trimming. Either the V or round necks may be had. The jowns are cut especially full. Values as high as $6.00 included. More New Gloves Have Come Fowncs Filosette Gloves strap wrist Brown, Beaver and Grey $1.50 a pair. 2 Clasp Filosette Gloves Brown and White all sizes $1.25 a pair. 2 Clasp Filosette Gloves Black, White and Brown $ 1 .00 a pair. Misses Filosette Gloves in sizes 1 to 7 Beaver color $1.00 a pair. Imported French Blouses $19.00 to $22.00 These distinctive creations come in Canton Crepe and Georgette. They are bead trimmed and have the kimono sleeves. Their colors arc Mohawk Navy and Taupe. Hand Made Waists at $3.59 each This most exceptional lot includes lone: sleeve models in V and square neck styles. They arc trimmed with embroidery, hand drawn hemstitching and lace. Voiles or Batistes are here. The New Fall Silk Waists $4.95 to $18.50 These are distinguished by the Jenny sleeves. The selection includes Georgettes, Crepe de Chines, Canton Crepes and Satins.

Silk Hosiery Black Silk Hose, embroidered with Peacock $4.50. Full fashioned Silk Hose with lisle top. Clocked and front embroidered. Black, White and African $2.95. Lisle Top Silk Hose with front embroidery. Black and Brown 32.2 5. Full fashioned Lisle Hose with elastic Lisle top heavy weight Black, White and Brown $2.65.

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New Buttons Our Fall line of Buttons for Dresses, Suits and Cloaks is now very com

plete. All colors and

or combimtions arc h

Coat and Suit Buttons are 2 5c to $1.50 a dozen. Satin Dre.s Buttons arc 1 Dc to 40c a dozen. Jet and colored trimming Buttons are 15c to 50c a dozen.

September Sale of Doctor Denton's Sleeping Garments for Children (Sizes 1 year to 14 years)

Th esc fine Sleeping Garments will be specially priced all thia month. Buy now for Fall and Winter needs.

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