South Bend News-Times, Volume 38, Number 297, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 24 October 1921 — Page 3

MONDAY KVTNING, OOTOIimt 21, 1921. (01 (01 1L For Tuesday Noon 3 E toasted to seal in the delicious Burley flavor LÄWS0N CASE WILL GO TO JURY SOON YPSILANTI COUPLE WEDDED 50 YEARS As Doctor of Laws From 11:30 A.M. till 2 P.M.

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Detroit Man Charged With Murdering His Wife, Soon to Know Fate.

lloWlllsls, Mich., oct. 24. The n."-- of W'il'.ird A. Iviwon. of Dctro.t. on tri;ij here, charged with the i.r.inler of his wife while on a duck ) r.r.ir,z trip two year .Hs'o. prob ': rciC.i th Jury 'at Tues- : v Ksht. Or.'.y a forenoon .pesnion wan held ! t'jr'J.iv . ajul ,it !y kr.own the rfe-

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rharire. Mx . (IuLT;rtrr Witness. S i t u rd iy'.s , tMmony com1 t:-iMvrly. unimportant. Six ehar;i' t'r .'.viUT.'.v.'J . followed one an-r-)fr on tho, stand in rapid fucces-

t h t -c , including Mr. and Mr. Vaunkman. ..Mr. and Mrs. II.

f-Viriktr. .Mm. .McPhn- and Mrs. Anna, b'm'lnvin, the latter three richbot'M f f th1 L'iwsnns on HasIAtt avfnu'-. Detroit, prior to the d ath.of Mr, Lawson.. They te?tif.' d they hl never heard Lawson Ii"--- h.irsh lanJaxe in af'.dressin? his if and that the couple fvr-inel to e;;jny domestic happiness. T' refute testimony offered yes-t-liy by Kdw.ird . F. Newton, th j'ate'.s "star" witness concerning an a!! Kfd vulvar remark made by biwson on a rertain automobile trip to lledford. at atvout the time of Mrs. Lawson' death, whil the acc ::s--d . and. .Xewton .were, sitting to-gfihf-r on the Tear seat of the car.

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$25,000 GIFT IS .OFFERED TO STATE

Fornier Hoosier, Now in Chicago, Proposes New Park For Indiana.

b man named Xtul in! testified thati s.iid today.

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 21. Joseph ILvsmer of Chicago, formerly a rcsldnt of Ripley county, proposes ,'o give to the state land and money to the equivalent of $23,000 toward establishing a state park near Versailles, providing citizens of the county will match his proposal with at leapt half this sum, Richard Lieber, director of the state conservation department, has announced. Acceptance of the gift by the stao

rests with Gov. McCray, Mr. Lieber

h and not Newton sat tin the rear

tat of the car with Lawfon. Neu ton WitntiMl "To V,vt l iven." J. M. Jobeitt. an employe of the Lincoln MotQt company of Detroit, could, not be shaken in his statement, that, when Newton was reemployed by. the Lincoln company. Newton, remarked to him he would "get even" with I-awson. J. 'M.. lijrnei . substantiated testimony on Friday that Newton, white being ouuxMoned Just prior to his list discharge from the Lincoln Motor company, had asserted he never heard, of any domestic difficulties between, the Lawson. Adjournment was taken until Monday. t .

Mr. Lieher. W. A. Guthrie, chairman of the conservation commission, and Mr. Hass-mer have return -el from inspecting the site of tht proposed park. The land joins the east corporate "line of Versailles. There is considerable timber on the tract, which to a great extent is scabrous and picturesque. Laughery stream winds through the ground and provides fishins as well a sites for bathing beaches. Mr. Hassmer proposes there be T.00 acres in the park. Land to be bought Joins a tract he proposes to give. The sum remaining of hi? $25.000 bequest after the land is acquired, will be turned over to the conservation commission and used for developing the park. Mr. lieber and Mr. Guthrie say Ripley county

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IV PriKO'V TTTMPT ! :ropl are enthused with the project liN 1 UJ5Ui AllrjJli 1 an(i pjan a series 0f meetings co

ANN AkliOK, Mich., Oct. i. raise tho money through popular I merce.

NEW TRADE BOARD HEAD TRAFFIC MAN

More Than 100 Guests Join in Celehration Held in Detroit Suhurh.

Frank G. Pick Leaves Position in Flint for New Duties at Port Huron.

FLINT. Mich.. ( ct. 2 4. Frank G. Pick, for four years tratlic manager of the Flint Chamber of Comrnerce. who has announced his acceptance of the post of managing director of the Port Huron Chamber of Commerce, is a man who has risen through the different departments of some of the country's greatest railroad systems to his present position. It was in IS 99 that Pick took a position as rate clerk and accountant with the Pennsylvania system, lie remained tnere until 1902. when he became connected with the Southem railroad as rate clerk in the general oflices at St. Louis. He advanced steadily until he became private rate clerk to the traffic manager, handling all litigation claims. He took charge of the rate department of the fertilizer division of Armour & Co., Chicago, in 1908, where he was In direct supervision of rates on fertilizer material for 26 plants located at various intervals from Maine to California, in

cluding phosphate mines in Florida.

YPSILANTI. Mich.. Oct. 2 4 More than 100 guets. including old Civil war "buddies" and members of the Woman's Reserve Corps, this week helped Mr. and Mrs. Soth B. Mereness celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary'. Mrs. Harvey Day, of Willis, -was the only guest who alo was present at the marriage 50 years ago. A program of old love songs and readings which were popular Jn the pioneer days waa given. Mrs. Mere, ness, dressed in bridal white, ai;i carrying a huge boquet of yellow chrysanthemums, wore her whitened hair in curls, reminiscent of the style when she first went to the altar. Seth Merenesd was born in Sharon Springs, New York, in 1S45, and spent his early boyhood there. At

I the. outbreak of the Civil war, he

enlisted at the age of 15, served four years, took part In the battles of Gettysburg, Lookout Mountain, and other major engagements, and returned home still lacking two years of his majority. He came west shortly after and settled Jn Ypsillanti whore he learned the carpenter trade at the old Edwards and Cooper firm, starting at $1.50 a week. How well he learned his trade, some of the finest homes in the city attest. Mrs. Mereness was "born in Augusta township in 184S and came to Ypsilantl when a small girl, where she has spent practically her entire life. She was educated at the Normal, receiving one of the flaust limited certificates kmied by the college. The two years before her marriage she taught in the Salline high school. Mr. and Mrs. Mereness were married hero by Rev. George Tlndall in 1871 and have lived their whole married life here with the exception of two years spent on the Rosebud Indian agency in South Dakota.

WOMAN FINED $50 AFTER AUTO CRASH

In 1912 he became special rate clerk Mrs. Robert Burke of Muncie

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An alleged attempt to poison his

f.-if her-in-law, David Rauer, a farm-I t r living near Manchester, led to J 4 OFFICERS OF LAW

the arrest there yesterday or Ches

t-r Covell. arol hi arraignment before Justice Thomas here on the charge of attempt murder. He waived examination and was held for trial in circuit court. The arrest by Deputy Sheriff Davidson, of Manchester, followed a week of investigation by Washtenaw county o Meers. It Is alleged that while Rauer was working in the Held, Covell brought him a sindwich and some water.

The elder man thought h detected

AND ORDER ROBBED RAY CITY, Mich., Oct. Someone who roams the wilds of Northeastern Michigan worships Fplcurus and scoffs at Judges, district attorneys, police officials and detectives. That is the deduction of Ietective McIIugh of the Michigan Central railroad at Detroit, and we betide the roamer ir the railroad Fleuth ever gets his hands on him. If you want to Justice done

with neatness and dispatch find the

for the Studebaker corporation and in 12 months recovered $41,000 for the concern from old frejght bills. In 1915 Mr. Pick etarted his Chamber of Commerce work, taking charge of the traffic bureau of the Fort Wayne, Ind., Chamber of Corn-

Two years later he came to

Flint and started the local traffic

department, which proved an outstanding success under his guidance, though It had failed on two previous occasions.

Figures in Motor Car Accident.

ARRESTS MAY SOLVE BURGLARY MYSTERIES XAIAMAZOO, Mich., Oct. 2 4. With the arrest of five members of a new burglary ring Friday night, the sheriffs department cleared up the mystery' surrounding the disappearance of a 400-pound safe from the home of Luther A. Parker, 1426

Academy st., several weeks ago, re

bitter taste about the sandwich ' rnan who stole eight big partridges covered part of the loot and obtained

ind threw it away. It Is said. His log picked It up and disposed of it and a hort time later the dog became sick and died. At about the same time. Mr. Rauer noticed that his mouth was sore ;ind is said to have consulted .a phyhieian. who became suspicious. The

de's stomach was sent to Lansing j derbilt for tho opening of the bird for analysis and it is claimed tests ; season, and after a few days KagT. v. aled a considerable quantity of ' ged a goodly lot of game. The first fti-vc'.mine. ; night they had eight birds and

from Judge Arthur J. Tuttlo's party confessions to numerous house rob

the other night. The Judge will take beries in Kalamazoo within the last care of him after he is delivered month. A half bushel of Jewelry Into the hands of Assistant District rmi silverware was recovered.

Attorney Walter McKenzie, Police Commissioner Jamef Inches, of Detroit, and Detective McIIugh. The men mentioned were at Van-

Those under arrest are Louis Rremer, Floyd Sager, Edward Clark. George Hall and James Brown, all youths between IS and 20. Rremer admits he was a leader of the theft gang. In his confession of the former. Rrown. Hall and Clark admit membership in the gang and partici

pation both in the robberies and In

Special to The News-Times : WARSAW, Ind., Oct. 2 4 Entering a plea of guilty to a charge of operating an automobile while in an Intoxicated condition, Mrs. Robert Burk, Muncie, was fined $50 and costa by Mayor John A. Sloan c in the city court here. A car driven toy Mrs. Rurke struck a machine owned and occupied by Edward Valentine and two companions, of Warsaw. Mrs. Valentine was so badly injured that she required treatment in a Waraaw hospital. The damage to the two machines totaled $1,500.

'bester had lived with Mr. and ; strung them outside their private

M vs. IViuer since his marriage last car to' keep cool. The game w.as disposing of the stolen property

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YOUNG GIRL FINDS RELIEF Wants to Tell Other Girls All About It Evan?vill?. Ind. "I am eighteen years old and have been bothered for

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periods. Everr month my back J would ache and I !

always h3d a cold and felt drowsy and sleepy. I workinamillmcry shop and I went to work everyday, but felt stupid and would have such cramps. Ihadseen

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound advertised and had heard several women talk of it, so mother pot me some. This Vegetable Compound is wonderful and it helped me very much, so that during my periods I am not now sick or drowsy. I have told mar.yfjirls about it and would be glad to help anyone who is troubled with similar ailments." Stella Linxwiler, 6 Second St., Evansville, Ind. Some girls lead lives of luxury, vrhile others toil for their livelihood, Q'it all are subject to the same physi1 laws and sutler in proportion to their violation. When such symptoms develop as irregularities, headaches, backaches, beanng-down sensations and "the blues," p:U should profit by Miss Linxwiler 3 experience and Five Lydia E. Pinkham 8 Vegetable Compound a trial.

1 ready to reisume the hunt, when I horrors! little ends of rope dang- ! led where a few hours before hung

the choicest game of the forest. The ouartet looked each other

According to the story told by Rremer and Clark they and Sanger entered the Parker home through

a window. Discovering the safe and; unable to force it open in the house. !

they returned downtown and obtained an automobile. They loaded the safe Into the car and transported Into the woods west of Oakwood

park. Efforts to pry the safe open

LUNG ACQUITTED. WARSAW. Ind., Oct. 24. Harry Lung of Syracuse, charged with fishing on Wawasee lake with a net was acquitted by a jury in the Kosciusko circuit court, following a trial occupying two days' time. The principle witnesses against the accused were Deputy Game and Fish Commissioners Walker and Klick, both of LaPorte. Another cae In which Lung is charged with having had a net in his possesion and two cases in which Mrs. Lung is charged with havinr a net and with using it on Wawasee lake, still are pending in the circuit

i court, afid Prosecutor II. G. Graham

pays that he will insist on aLl three capeseing tried.

over, bewildered. Then they . all wjth the t00s available failed and

looked at the judge. "Ain't that hell?" aid McIIugh. "What'll we do?" asked Inches. "Catch 'em." re-p'led Judge Tuttle, "and I'll give 'em due punishment." "lt'at an offense against tho federal court," said McKenzie, "and I'll prosecute." "I'll he-lp to railroad 'em through to the pen." quoth the sleuth. The next two days the party accumulated 32 more birds, but guarder them carefully.

Watch Found, Lost 21 Years Ago By Farmer LOG ANSPORT. Oct 24. William Flank, while reaming through a woodland on his father's farm 21 vcvirs ago. lost a watch and chain. The farm was later sold, the land cleared and cultivation begun. Lawrence Flora, a farm hand, h.as Just found the watch which had been missing more than a score of years.

OAKLAND CLUB WOMEN WILL MEET AT ORION ORION. Mich.. Oct. 2 4. The twenty-first annual convention of the Oakland county Federation of Woman' club will be held here Nov. 2. Mrs. K. P. Rockwell, cf. Pontiac, will report aa delegate to the state convention and Mr. Otto Sachse, of Pontiac, will give the report of the home economics ndeavors of tho federation.

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IWIOrSOLD FOR JCDC.MSNT. WARSAW, Ind., Oct. 24. Despite the fact that proflta from th .Frank X. Thompson farm in Seward township amounted to more than half of a Judgement rendered In the circuit court in favor of Charles H. Geiger, the tennant. the place was allowed to go to sheriffs sale to satisfy the Judgement auvd wa.s bought by Mr. Geiger for $3.912.79.

they returned to Rremer's home and obtained a chisel, crowbar and hammer. With these they opened the safe. The $25 in money found in the safe was divided up on the spot, while the jewelry and papers were turned over to Rrown and Hall for disposal.

OUTLINES PROTECTIVE WORK FOR YOUNG GIRLS POXTIAC, Mich., Oct. 2 4. To show what has been accomplished through employment of a girls' protective officer during the past year, Mrs. Jeanette Lyons has filed o report with the supervisors. It shows that cases of 229 gills referred by various courts and officers have been handled and 173 cases finally disposed of. A number of important steps for welfare of girls have been taken, among them being establishment of the Girl Scouts, organization of the Girls' Protective league, investig.ation of dance hall conditions. a "Keep Fit" campaign and organization of the Travelers' Aid society.

NIGHTMARE MAY HAVE CAUSED MAN'S DEATH KALAMAZOO, Mich., Oct. 2 4.

I Did William Alden Smith, 26 years

old, who died a few days ago under mysterious circumstances, fall a victim to fright in a nightmare? That is the question local coroners and physicians are attempting to solve, following the verdict of a coroner's jury'. Saturday, that Smith died of natural causes. Smith was found dead in his bed at his boarding place the morning after he returned home at midnight from, a call on a lady friend. Xo trace of poison cf any kind could be found. Several physicians testified it would have been possible for Smith to have been liters ally "scared to death" In his dreams.

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INSISTS ON STAYING AT INSANE HOSPITAL PONTIAC. Mich, Oct. 24. In spite of protests that he could not be admitted to the state hospital without a court order, a man who gave his name as Emil Marinelle and his home as the "upper peninsula," refused to leave the office of the superintendent, declaring he was sure he was insane. He was finally taken into probate court and physicians . examined him, finding him suffering from a curable form of dementia. An emergency order was made admitting him to the hospital for treatment.

RIG OXIOX CROP. WARSAW, Ind., Oct. 2 4. It is estimated by T. A. Parker, county agricultural aent, that farmers of Kosciusko county thLs year produced in the neighborhood of 40,000 bushels of onior.ts. Charles H. Geiger of Seward township alone p. educed 6.4S0 bushels.

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SAYS ALIENS PREYED UPON AFTER ARRIVAL RATTLE CREEK, Mich.. Oct. 24. "Eighty-five percent of the foreign born are fleeced and preyed upon before they have been in America three months," declared C. S. McGowen, chancellor of the American International college, in an address here. "Unscrupulous persons misguide them and misrepresent things to

them until the seeds of radicalism are sown. Out of the 8.000 strikes of last year, only 500 were authorized by the Federation of Labor." This college is training lenders to combat these Influences,, there being at present 191 students listed, 41 of them young women. Students have to be over 26 years of age. Thirty-two different nationalities are represented there.

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