South Bend News-Times, Volume 32, Number 363, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 29 December 1915 — Page 3

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ES 1 U Mayor Keller Appoints Five Men to Investigate Municipal Plant Project. (CONTTNi:i:n tuom page one more over-head expenses, including a variety of more or less epiestionable expenditures that municipal plant. do nt l ave. "It is my wish that this committee make a fair Investigation of municipal liphtinc:. visiting such municipal plants ns is possible. After the feasibility and practicability of establishing a plant is .thoroughly investigated it should then be generally discussed by the taxpayers of thin eity. If, after the people become thoroughly informed on the subject, they then wish a plant constructed it will be "up to them" to decide the question through an election. Will NeM Small Levy. "If it is de.-ne-d advisable o establish a municipal plant, a small Iey should be made creating a fund f.r the purpose. In the dieussion of this Important question the discussion should be bas"d upon f.its and not upon a number of misleading Matenient.". This is one of the reason? f" appointing the above named, highly respected, and practical Evntlernen on this c-ominittee. These men. who have already consented to act on this committee, will render a valuable service to our present and future citizens by thoroughly Investigating this subject. "The minds of some of our leadin? citizens have already been poisoned on the question of municipal ownership by a magazine called ''Public Serv ice," published in the interest of the private electric plants and sent always free though there is no doubt as to who is paying for it. It seems whenever anything is said locally about a municipal lighting plant it immediately bring forth such intense opposition by our local lectrio eompany and its friendr that it leads one t: believe that a muub'ipat plant would be entirely feasible. Seltne of our people v ill sty that municipally owned j lant? would be all right if politics were kept out of the management. I agree that it should Ik operated free from polities and believe there les politics in the average city plant than in privately owned utilities. Quotes Irolosor. "On the subject of private utilities activities ir politics I wish to ute Charles A. Beard, professor of politics in ("oluirhia university. New 1 ork city, from his most splendid 1 ok 'American 'ity lovernment . 'Mnt railway on, pa nies usually t-nd it to their advantage to join with the liquor Interests in keeping cities wide open. (las ami electric companies als have an interest in wide-open policies on account of the extra large eons-imption of gas and iecficity in the glaring resorts which usually run into fhe latest hours possible.' "My observation of utilities in politics is very limited but I do know fiat in our last city election all the private utilities were solidly against the ticket that stood for law enforcement. Quoting further from this authority on pae 194 in the same book, 'Corporations whose affairs will not boar daylight often conciliate newspaper by extensive advertising. In regard to the above statement I have no doubt that some 'corporations do attempt to conciliate newspapers by extensive advertising and by misleading them but 1 still hae confidence in the honesty of most of our newspapers and believe It is their aim to work for the best interests of th community. Plants Art Smtvs-ful. "I have never isited a city with either a municipal water plant or lighting plant where the citizens were not proud of their ownership, inmte things have recently been said about the Ft. Wayne plant. It seems in spite of all the misleading statements which have been made concerning this pi mt their people are unanimously in favor of it. They estimate that it is saving them at least $l'i.ctM annually. I believe a municipal plant in this city would save us a like amount. It might be necessary to tax ourselves for a few vears as much as we are now taxing ourselves for track elevation but if it eventually saved us a hundred thousand dollars annually would not it pay? Cities cannot well afford to look only to Die present but should look to the future for -j, 50, 100 and 20l years. Some of our largest cities are debt-ridden and overburdened with expenses on account of not having planned for the future. Points to Water Work. "So far as municipal ownership beintj a butr-a-boo I would say that one need m t leave our city to find it splendid example of a municipally owned and operated plant, our municipal water works beintr a good example. Would anyone advocate selling our municipal water plant to a private corporation on account of its being a failure. It is at least earning enough so that it has not been necessary to levy any tax for its supjrt for a number of years or been necessary to make any charge to the city proper for the service rendered ly the us- of hydrants for tire protection. t "Our citizens have paid less for water than is paid i:i :ties having privately owned plants and. further, our water ph. nt ha, furnished water free for fire protection and other municipal puri s.vs. The low-J

jtric plant is horded to ;t.s full physjtcal value while our municipal plant (is bonded to only about one-ninth of its value. If our local water ! riant vas owned by a private corporation we would be paying out

more man ?iU,o;o annually for municipal purposes alone and our taxes would be still higher." DEATHS JOSKPM SAMUKL LIXAIU). Joseph Samuel Llnard, 4 9 years old. 811 Cleveland a v., died Tuesday evening at 6:40 o'clock following an illness of one year. He is survived by his wife. Mrs. Kmma Llnard. and one daughter, Mrs. Edward Motts of this city; two sister?, Mrs. Martin Dudley of huncannon, Pa., and Mrs. Jennie Shotts of Luckcnow, Pa. He was born in Duncannon July 6. 1S61, and came to this city 20 years ago from his birthplace. He married Miss Kmma Wert. June 3. at Imncannon. Rinard was employed by the Singer corporation as a finisher. Piivate funeral services will be held from the residence Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. A. H. Keck will officiate. Burial will he in Ejverview cemetery. The remains may be viewed Thursday evening and Friday morning. -MILS. IIMMA JOM'S. Mr?. Kmma Jones', 58 years old, died Wednesday morning at 5:30 o'clock at the home of her daughter, .Vrs. Lauretta Faust, 2G21 ICenvood av. She was born in Murfreesboro. HI., on Feb. 5, 1S57, and has lived in this city for eight years, coming here from Poplar Bluffs, Mo. Besides her daughter, here, she Is survived by three other children, Mrs. Grace Brothers, Harry BurkInw of Poplar Pduffs, and Pdaine Jones of Springfield. Mo., and .a Irother and sister. Mrs. Mary Cox of California, and Mr. Thomas, of Goleher, Ark. LOCAL PEOPLE ARE ASKED TO LEND AID Society Hopes to 1h Able to Purchase Longfellow Birthplace. Several persons of prominence in South Mend have received letters from Mr.rian Longfellow of Portland. Me., vice president of the International Ixngefellow society, soliciting their membership in the society in order to assist in the movement on foot to preserve the birthplace of IngfeIlovv at Portland. The society is also disposing of a few handsome engravings of the portrait of the poet, each signed by Longfellow himself as veil as by the artist. These will be sold in individuals, organizations or institutions at $2 50 each. - The assessed valuation of the property whicn the society wishes to buy is . $'f,400, though its purchasing price is much higher. Woodrow Wilson is one of the honorary presidents of the organization while the active othcers are A. C. Jackson, of Portland, prevsident; Mrs. Edward L. Murfey. Chicago, vice president; Marian lymgfellow, Portland, vice president; Maude E. Jones, Chicago, secretary; Joseph Wood. Portland, treasurer. USED REVOLVER TO ILLUSTRATE HIS SONG Kalph IYics Is Iineel $10 and Cots by Jiuli;e Warner In City Court. Attempts by Ralph Fries to make a cowboy song more graphic by nourishing a revolver, resulted in his receiving a line of $10 and costs when he neared before Judge Warner Wed -eilay morning to answer a charge e)f carrying concealed weapons. Aocereiing to the proseCuter, Fred Hyde, a saloon keeper on Lineedn way F., gave the young man the revolver to illustrate a western song Fries was singing in the saloon. "That is tine business." declared the judge. "Hyde is at the present time under arrest for selling liquir to minors. He gets his customers drunk, provides them with guns and is a man ef moral standing." i ries said he had no intention of using the gun and the judge replied that "drunken man have no intentions." LOCAL CHICKENS WIN flcorgo W. Kiiulo Capture's lrizes at Paule? Creek. George W. Kinzie, owner of the Kinzie poultry yards, who had six entries in the Rattle Creek, Mich., ! poultry show, captured five prizes In the single comb brown leghorn division. He entered two cockerels in the contest, and the birds took first and I second, while his pullets captured , third, fourth and fifth prize, the last entry not placing in the money. KEEP DETAILS SECRET J Reparians Will Gather at OIict Hotel Thurelay Night. Owing to the annual Christmas party of the Rotary club at the Oli ver hotel Thursday night, the weekly Wednesday luncheon of the club was I not held. Nearly 200 couples are ! e xpected at Thursday night's event. the details of which are beinr kept secret by the committee in charge. A four-horse, s-foot disk will ordinarily eover abiut 11 acre.s per day, as com parcel with 7 acres fer the V.vo-hom, G-foot disk.

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Harry C. Lester, N. Main St.,' is Thought to Have Been Victim of Accident.

Shortly after 8 o'clock Wednesday j O'Neill secured a judgment against morning roomers above the Avery &:the defendant on a default in 1913. Hull Furniture store on N. Main ! Jt l,in tavken ?n Llast, day ,i discovered gas issuing from a roomj term about o o clock In order

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the door. Kester was found dead.imeni l "V , T The pipe from a small gas heater th"!?ri?? f decided In had become disconnected in 80me jvor of Millie Hudson, manner und Lester wu asphyxiated.! took " cas t the suCoroner T. J. Swanu was called to!me "rt- , Thp' uPhf xheJthe cene and after a preliminary ; clsl0n n e lower court in sett ng

examination discredited the suicide theory as did friends of Lester. The general indications were that the death was accidental. Iester worked at the Iake Shore freight office and was last seen about 7 o'clock Tuesday evening when he was on his way to supper. Indications were that he had died early In the night a-s the body was rigid and cold when found at S o'clock. Papers and letters found in Lester's room indicated that he has relatives in l'redonia, N. Y., and Coroner Swantz is making an effort to locate these people. No relatives are known to have lived here. When the gas was found escaping from the room Othcers Moore and Cutting answered the summons. Lester'. body has been taken to the Jones morgue to await word from relatives. DIVORCE IS TRAGEDY STATES JUDGE FORD Jurist .Makes Comments When bettlins Ca- I ittlo Doing in Courts. Justice in the local courts is moving slowly this week. In the circuit, the Pere Marquette railroad case against John Young, contractor, venued here from Luporte county, has engaged the attention of the court, while in superior, attorneys evidently taking advantage of the holidays, have failed to prosecute cases. In the superior court Wednesday morning, arrangements were just being made by two interested attorneys to try a divorce case in the afternoon. Judge Ford, after taking a recess, said to the lawyers: "Always glad to hear cases, gentlement. The court will sit at 1:30 o'clock." He then turned alout to the row of barristers inside the bar an el invited them all to attend the proceedings. To newspaper men standing nearby, he extended a similar invitation. "You're welcome to come, if you can find anything funny in a divorce case. I can't. Divorces are not a comedy divorce is a tragedy, the tragedy of life," he repeated as he left the court room for the chambers. MONEY TO BE TURNED BACK BY SAFETY BOARD Several Departments Failed to Spend All Funds Appropriatoel. Expenditures of various city departments under the supervision of the board of safety were less than the amounts appropriated and a balance of $5,546.47 will be returnel into the general fund according to the reports submitted to the board. Appropriations for the year were: Police miscellaneous Appropriation. $3,S27.S7; expenditures, J3,101.47; returned, $726.40. Police pay roll Appropriation, $09.1 4 0 : expenditures. $57,049; re- ! turned, $2,090.22. Fire pay roll Appropriation, $6 3.120; expenditures, $62,337.72; returned. $782. 2S. Fire miscellaneous Appropriation, $1C.390.S8; expenditures. $9,409.22; returned. $9S1.66. Weights and measures department Appropriation. $1,406; expenditu res, $1,239. OS; returned, $1C6.62. Electrical miscellaneous Appropriation, $1,375; expenditures, $1, 360.06; returned. $14.94. Llectrical underground Appropriation, $1,000; expcLditures, $215.72; returned, $7S4.2S. Electrical pay roll appropriation of $3.000. and boarel, clerk, sealer and surgeon salaries appropriation of $4,100, all used. CITY BONDS ARE SOLD hlcago nrm With S6.15 lrrniiuiu Successful Didder. City Controller U. G. Manning announced Wednesday that the Harris Trust antl Savings bank of Chicago is the successful bidder for the $25,000 in water works bonds issued by the city. Five bids were placed for the bonds and as the Chicago concern offered the highest premium that bid was accepted. The terms of the sale allows the city accrued interest and a $635 premium. The bonds will be dated Jan. 2, 1916. Four Indianapolis concerns bid for the bonds. The concerns and premiums offered follow: Rreed. Elliott and Harrison, $555; Fletcher American National bank. $407: E. M. Campbell 4L 011, -VUIW & Co.. 1210.

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IPAPERS ARE MISSING; CASE IS CONTINUED i Suit of O'Niil s. Hudson Ha Ikvn Ik' fore Courts I "or Three Years. . Because the complaint papers are lost in the case of William J. O'Neil vs. Millie Hudson, a continuance was taken Wednesday in superior court until Friday. The suit involves a land contract. The case Is three years old. U1C J ,r, ' was necessary mr .uuie nuunon i : fiIe a complaint a klnB that the jud g- ; , j the case back for trial. It was set down for Wednesday and preliminary preparations gotten under way for hearing the evidence, when it was discovered that the papers were missing. Judge Ford granted a continuance until that time when, if the papers do not reappear, an order will he issued, the court said, for a substitute complaint. NEWS OF INTEREST TO POLISH CITIZENS BANJlirr TOM CI IT. Arrangements have been completed for the banquet to be given in honor of the 25th anniversary of the ordination into the priesthood of Father Anthony Zubowicz, C. S. C, pastor 'of St. Hedwige's parish. The banquet will be held at the parish hall I We dnesday ni;,ht. According to present indications more than 400 persons will be present. . i'Ui:kal. MIIS. VICTOKIA MMKYJvIFAYICZ. The funeral of Mrs. Victoria Mroczkiewicz, who dieel at the residence of her elaughter. Mrs. Praxeda Witkowska. 2117 W. Linden a. v., after a long illness, was held Wednesday morning from the St. Stanislaus Polish Catholic church. Itev. Roman Marciniak, C. S. C, officiated. Ihirial was in the St. Joseph cemetery. PIIUSOXALS. Miss Elinor Wozniak of Michigan City is guest of Mrs. Elizabeth Reczkiewicz, 117 S. Laurel st. Renjamin Kazmierkovvski, 1038 W. Division St., returned rfom Chicago Tuesday evening, where he has been for the past few elays. Miss Anna Wieczorkievvicz of Chicago is visiting her friends, Mrs. Frank Drejer, 14 IS W. Washington av. Vaclaw Rallaun, 1032 W. Division st., has returned home from a few days' visit in Chicago. Miss Angela Oadzki of Cleveland is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Miller. 2237 W. Linden av. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Krafczuk of Michigan City, who were guests for a few days of Mrs. Theophila Illach, 1261 W. Colfax av., left Wednesday for Elkhart. Leonard Kxanicki has gone to Detroit after a business visit here. Arthur Silber, S. Scott st., will leave Wednesday afternoon for St. Louis to speml a two weeks vacation. Mrs. William Sloboda. 24 S X. Jackson, will leave today for Detroit to spend New Year's with her daughter. Mrs. John Xowakovvski. Mrs. Ressie Smolarska and Miss Valeria Manson of Chicago visited Tuesday and Wednesday with John Wagner, 802 X. Olive st. Louis Tylczynski has left for an extended business trip to Toledo, Cleveland and New York. CASE GIVEN TO JURY Suit Against Railroad Was Yenned lYom Iaiorte. After hearing evidence for more ithan a week in the case of the Pere Marquette railroad, Dudley E. Walters and Paul H. King, receivers, vs. John O. Young, IiiKrte contractor, in circuit court, the case jwas to be given to the jury late this afternoon. Instructions were prepared during the morning and early I in the afternoon. The Pere Marquette Co. is seeking to collect $1,100 demurrage for cars, containing macadam for a road (Young built, stored on its lines, j Young seeks a similar amount on a Jcross-complalnt for the costs of a sidetrack which he says he built at ihis own expense for which the rail road company never paid although they promised to do so. The case was venued here from Laporte county and represents months of litigation. sri: TO COLLECT. Clarence Elliott, was sued in cir- I . . . cuit court w ednesday by William P. , Kelley and Herbert J. Le-derer, doling business under the name of the , Insurance Department of the Amer ican Trust Co., for $14.76. due on plate glass Insurance. PLENTY OF IUP. COLUJIBUS. ind.. Dec. 2 9. Columbus has a population of 10,000. Doctors say there are 1,500 cases of giip here today. Read NEWS-TIMES Want Ads

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Miss Edith Franks of Albion and Miss Jessie Wideman of Rome City, arrived here Tuesday evening for a few days' visit with Miss Mattie Bowman, 3122 Mishawaka av. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Allen and daughter. Leona. of N. Sixth sL, returned Tuesday from a visit in Michigan. They attended a Christmas dinner and reunion of the Dukeshire family at the home of Mrs. Allen's father, Henry Dukeshire at Renton Harbor. Thirty-flve members were rresent. Mrs. J. N. Holemn, N. Sixth st.. was hostess to a dinner party Tuesday evening. Frank Holemn of Indiana Harbor was an out-of-town guest. Mr. and Mrs. Edward McFall and son of X. Eighth St., are visiting relatives and friends at Benton Harbor, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. A. Lumburg and family have returned. frcm a visit at Chicago. John Bookwalter and Miss Elinor Murphy of Macey will spend New Year's with Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Wolfe, .S. Seventh st. Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Russert left Wednesday for Rochester where they will spend New Year's. Mr. and Mrs. L. .n Swalley, S. Thirteenth st., have gone to Walkerton for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. A. Cunningham. Mr. and Mrs. Haake, Mishawaka av., have returned from Michigan City, where they spent Christmas. Mrs. Raymond Hyde and son, Donald, of Eddy st., have gone to Elkhart to spend New Year's with relatives and friends. Miss Ruth Harrison. Sixth St., who has been suffering from an attack of appendicitis for several days, was removed to St. Joseph hospital, Mishawaka, Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Vandenbosch of Chicago have been guests of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vandenbosch of S. Fourteenth st. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Soice, Mishawaka av., are visiting relatives in Plymouth. Mrs. O. E. Rogers of Smith St., has been ill the past week. Mr. and Mrs. A. Lumburg of Pleasant st., have returned from a visit at Chicago. Edward Rogers wss in Goshen Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Parsons of Edwardsburg, Mich., and Mrs. Ellen Hardy of Granite City. 111., were Christmas guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Sibley, Mishawaka av. John Taber, jr., is visiting his grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Taber, at Plymouth. Mr. and Mrs. L. Frudy and daughter, Florence, of Hammond are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Schuyler Hemminger. Mrs. A. R. Sackman was in Niles Tuesday. Mr. ami Mrs. Edward DeBuck will spend New Year's at Warsaw. Mrs. Mary Jawalska of San Antonio, Texas, has been spending a few days with Mr. and .Mrs. R. M. Wrotnowski. S. Seventeenth st. Miss Marie Holemn has returned from a visit in Michigan. Mrs. Otto Dice, who has been ill at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward .Shank, Mishawaka av., is recovering and will return to her home in Chicago Thursday. Mr. and Mr.s. Charles Alhln and son, Warren, of Chicago, and Miss Lydia Albin of Teegarden motored here Tuesday anel are guests of Mr. and Mrs. II. F. Brooks, N. Eleventh St. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Cormican, the Misses Ethel and Ermagird Cormican and Yernon Cormican and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Zimmer and children returned from Plj-mouth Tuesday, where they spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Edward Chaney. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Cormican of S. Eighth st. left Tuesday for a week's visit with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reed near Bourbon. Thomas E. Wiseman will leave Thursday for a week's visit with relatives at Chicago and Elgin, 111. REAL ESTATE TRANFERS From the Records f thm T1Ü A Loan C. India Andrew Yoder and wife to Walter G. Maurer, lot 18 South Side addition, $290. Mina Lindley to Forest Ritter and wife, lot 20 in Lindley's 1st addition. $900. Wickizer-Rondurant Co. to Warren H. Hullinger and wife, lot 103 Bowman's 5th addition. 5400. Newton H. Lenharr to Jesse I. Rensberger, land in Penn township, $3.300. The Farmers' Securities Co. to Alma A. Smith, lots 25 and 26, block 1, Reenters plat of Wyatt, Ind.. $500. Joe O. Plummer and wife to Jesse J. Wilson, lot 3 block 2. Ulelry's addition to Lakeville, $500. FORMER MISSION BURNS Children Are Taken Out or Building Without Injury. BRADFORD, Pa.. Dec. 29. The McKean county home at Dogolia. formerly the Beacon Licht mission, an institution conducted by the county children aid society was burned to the ground today. Mrs. John Stark, the matron, succeeded in getting all the 33 children cut of the building without injury. The home was without fire protection. Help summoned from Bradfetrd saved adjoining property. The children were takp care of at home In the neUhix-rhood.

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F OR ESTATE Miss Gertrude Claypool Wants $2,000,000 Will Contest Uncle's Will. NEW YORK, Dec. 29. Miss Gertrude Claypool. 155 Park av., this city, is to contest the will of her uncle, John W. Bookwalter, who died In Cincinnati last October. Mr. Bookwalter, a turbine manufacturer in Cincinnati, was a candidate for governor on the democratic ticket in IS 81. When he died he left an estate variously estimated at from $8.000.000 to $10.000.000. Mrs. Claypool, the mother of Miss Gertrude CUypool, was his favorite sister. When Mrs, Claypool died she was buried by Mr. Bookwalter with all her diamonds and other jewelry, estimated at the time to be worth half a million dollars. Mr. Bookwalter died last October. When his will was read it was found that his entire fortune had been bequeathed to his two brothers and one sister. The sister lives in this city. Miss Claypool, however, refused tonight to give her name or address. One of the brothers lives in SpringneM, O., and tho other In Iowa. No mention was made in the will of Mrs. Claypool. To her elaughter. Miss Gertrude Claypool, the aged millionaire left $100,00-0. When seen in her apartment in Park av. this evening. Miss Claypool, who is about 35 years old, was reticent. "There wa.s absolutely no reasem for my uncle not mentioning my mother in his will," she declared. "She was his favorite sister and he was exceptionally fonel of her. I was amazed when the will was read to find that I had been cut off with $100.000. I believe that undue influence was exerted over my uncle after the death of my mother. "I believe that, as my mother's heir, I am entitled to her share of the estate, which should amount to about $2,00), C00. I expect within a few days to file an action against the executors. It has not been elefinitely decided what nature this action shall take." Miss Claypool was born in Sprine:field, ()., and lived there for the greater part of her life. Her mother died several years before the will of her uncle was executed. At that time It was supposed that Mr.s. Claypool would receive her full share of the estate. COL. ROOSEVELT TAKES FLING AT PACIFISTS (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) predicted by Senor Benito Javier Perez-Verdia of Mexico. This court would serve as a pattern for eventual similar courts in Europe and elsewhere, he aid. Interest in the many meetings today centered in that of the American civic JvSsociation presided over by Miss Margaret Wilson, and before which she and Lady Aberdeen, wife of the former lord lieutenant of Ireland, will peak. BERNHARDT IS IN PARIS Actress Says Itcports of Her IllncWere I ''also. PARIS. Dec. 2 9. Mme. Sarah Bernhardt, the famous French actress, who has recently been reported very ill, arrived here today from Bordeaux. Mme. Bernhardt was looking exceedingly well and when asked howshe felt she replied: "Why, I am fit a.? a fiddle. Reports that I was seriously ill were absolutely false. I am leaving for London Friday to fill a theatrical engagement." WILL RETIRE ON PENSION ;. V. Pals With IViinsjIvania More) Than 50 Years. ST. LOUIS. Mo., Dec. 2 9. Announcement that George W. Davis, general fre-ight agent of the Vandalla railroad, a part of the Pennsylvania system, would retire Jan. 1 on a pension was made today. Mr. Davis has been with the Pennsylvania system more than 50 years. MILITIA WILL USE SHIP Battleship Oregon is Aligned to Duty in California. WASHINGTON". Dec. 2 9. The battleship Oregon which made the famous "around the Horn" cruise at the outbre-ak of the Spanish American war today assigned to the use of the California naval militia by Sec'y of the Navy Daniels. The Oregon will be placed at the disposal of the California militia Feb. 1. CAPTIVES WELL TREATED Two Americans Are Held hy Bulgarian Army. WASHINGTON. Dec. 29. The state department received advices from Sofia this afternoon that Mrs. Walter Far well, of Chicago, and Dr. B. C. Forbes of Boston, who were captured by Bulgarian military forces at Monastir, Serbia, are well, and are bedng well treated by the Bulgarian military' authorities. XIIAHLY niOZKV. LOGANS PORT, Ind.. Dec. 29. Charles- Coon of Wabash was found nearly frozen in a box car by a section laborer. Both legs may Le lost.

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Indiana Solon Asks Ie-ideiit to Proclaim Day for War SufTerers. WASHINGTON. Dec. 2 9. ?on. John W. Kern's nsdutiori callin? upon the president to set a elay aside for the aid of th sufferers of Poland continues to attract attention among people of Polish birth or blood all over the country, and letters and telegrams are pouring in on the senator's Washington ofiice. Dr. T. S. Starzynski. national president of the Polish Falcons Alliance of America, writing as a representative of the organization, hns sent the senator the following telegram: "In th name of the Polish Falcons Alliance of America, an organization consisting of over 20. youns; mor and women, loyal citizens of the Fnited States, we are herewith sending words of hearty thanks and appreciation to the senate and especially to you for introducing the resdutlon in the senate askinc the president of the Fnited States to isue a proclamation sumImming the1 entire American nation to aid suffering people of Poland. Th people of Poland, whose ancestors have sacrificed the life and interest of their own country in defense of Christian civilization and the western culture of Euro lie-, and the millions of huir-ry and povertystricken children will forever be thankful for the action eif this great and liberty-lov iag American people in this hour of great need. Hoping that in tlue time the great gver.nI ment of the United States and your excellency will deom it proper to assist the Polish nation in securing their independence, to which they are fully entitled, v.e are most thank--.. t - on the government ef the United States." ENGINEERS AGAIN TAKE UP KANKAKEE DAMAGE Complete 75-Mile Canal to Renk Obstruction Near Moincncc, HI Cet is Two Million. GOSHEN. Ind., Dec. 2! The project looking to the drainage of the vast Kankakee marshes of northern Indiana by the removal of rock obstruction at Momence, 111., has again been brought to the attention of the national board of enginers for rivers and harbors. While the northern Indiana land owners have been urging the state ejf Illinois and federal government to open a channel through tho Momence rock in Illinois, to afford an outlet for the upper waters of the Kankakee, they have also been constructing a elrainage canal to this rock obstruction and at an expense of $ 2.000,0 f-o to themselves now have 75 miles ejf it completed. Government engineers appointed upon authority of the last congress to investigate the matter and determine to what extent, if any, the government should assist in creating an outlet for this drainage proposition, tiled an adverse report and now the projectors are again before the board requestincr that the report lie ignored and that measures ho taken for proper relief. CONVICTS UNDER GUARD Fear of Mooting at Kansas IVnitciitiary Ine'rcae. LEAVENWORTH. Kan.. Dec. 29. Fear of mutiny by convicts in the state penitentiary increased today. Mining of coal has been suspended and the men confined to their cells. A strict guard is being maintained. The uprising of the convicts is due to the disciplining of four of their number Monday. Tho t'our led "0 in a demonstration in the coal mines against the epuality of food. Th fastened ,tho hoisting cage to the bottom of the shaft while two pr fessor.s and several students from the state university school ejf mine s were in the mine, and refused to release it until their demands had been granted. KILLS MOTHER AND SON Kansas Man Rcfu-s to Lvplaln Double .Murder. WICHITA, Kan., Dec. 23. A. W. Hewson, an Oklahoma land owner, who recently came to Wichita, blew off his wife's head with a shotgun and shot his 18-year-oid fctep.-vm dead when he attempted to go to his mother's help. Hewson was arrested but refused to state the cause of the shooting, simply saying that there has been family trouble for some time pa:-t. INSPECT HOSPITAL SHIP No Warfare Store's Found em Mauretania is Reicrt. LONDON. Dee. 23. The admiralty Tuesday ninht published a certificate of inspection of the hospital ship Mauritania made at Naples cn Nov. 2 by Jay White, United State. consul, and H. C. Biara, United States vice-consul, together with the Swiss consul and the Danish consul. The signers of the certificate state that no combatants nor vvarfare stores were found on board and that the rules of the Geneva convention were being observed.

BOMBARD VARNA AGAIN ROME. Dec. 2 9. The Me.-satrgrio states that the Russians ha e aain bombarded the Rulgarian fortifications at Varna, inflicting much damago. A Bulgarian torpedo boat is reported t& have be-en sunk in the course of the action. Turco-Ge-rman preparations for the advance on Egypt are siid to be actively proceedinä'.

ALLIED AVIATORS BULGARK Much Damage Reported to Camps, Munition Depots and Railway Work. LONDON, Dec, 2?. Allied aviators have done ;:reat darr.. ice to the Bulgarian camps at Doiran ar. I Guevrheli, according to a telegraph special from Salonika, Many soldierr were killed, munitions depots mtp blown up and .vork em re-stor-inj" the railway vvas stopped. The Russians have arain bombarded the Rul-rarlan fortificationat Wim ar.d inlbcted much damage, according to the Rome Mcsa-ve-rio. In the cevrse of th actio 1 erne Bulgarian CjrpMo boat is r -ported to havo been sunk. French military eirco s in alon'k. do not expect an early Gorman ittack on that place. They decl.irthe Germans have not su:Tkicnt men to take notion. Authoritative information places the Teutonic forces on the Ore k front. or at 150.00 Bulgarians and 1 0 "CO Austro-Germai;.-. The allies epcct to st.iy in their tre-nc'ies until spring. T M'1Ue l'roni I,and and sea. A Daily News dispatch from Rome says: "It is stated that the Au-tri.ins are p'.anninc a simultaneous attack on Me-ntenegr.. by land and sea. They are said to b i one -ontratin troop ; ar Jpizza in order to .-.dvanc a-ralnst Antivari and S.m Giovanni. Consid erable f'Mvs arc a.bout to at'empt an invasion ot Monietoro from ihn n'.rUieiM.r frontier. The Austrian plan, whnh is connected with the Pul-iriar. advare atrainst Klbassan, is meant to coincide with an Austrorjerman Mtaek against Salonika, which, oven if partially sucee-ssf ul. is bound to lead t Crek intervention." LADOGA IS VISITED BY DISASTROUS BLAZE Parnate to Bii-iin"- BUtiict i- r.4iniat -el at STÖ.UOO lirciiicn Handie-appeal. LADOGA. Ind., Dec 1".. Tiro early today almost wiped out the e-n-tire busine -s district of this city. The Masonic hall. I-oni Bischof elepartment sto-e, Radoga Canning Co. office, T. C. Carroll Harness store and the P. A. Shannon residence were destroyed. The damage is estimated at 57',00i Mrs. Shannon was awakened at m. ami saw name?) om .-no, ......i the basement of the department store. The tire department was callled but was unable to save the big building, elevoting its attention to neighboring blocks. It is thought the tire started from an overheated furnace. A three-story wall fell across the street and a erroup of 'einen narrowly escaped being crushed t death. Plate p'.ass windows ir. the building across the street were cracked. The entire stool; of the Fischöl store was dearoyed as were soni" of the relics and records eif the Masonic lodge. Radoga is just completing a water works building but it was not In working order and brcinen were greatly handicapped. CHATFIELD IS MENTIONED May Sue-eeeel a. Warden e.f Slii Sim;. ALBANY, X. V.. D"C :?.-tato Superintendent ef prisons, John R. ' Riley will before the New Ye ar. and ; possibly today, name a successor to Thomas Hott c ;.,, rue. the indi ted : warden of .-'ing Sir.g prison. Th: j most l:k ly candidate is said to b'j 'Richard J. Crattield. princip il corrpirator at Great Meadow prison. "When "Warden c shorne returns to Sing Sing after his visit to A.; -burn he is likely to find that he ino longer in charge of the prison." Supt. Riley said today. PUT TUN ON TRACK. GARY. Ind.. Dec. 2 'j. - Rai i w. y police today arrested Nick Y;. ' odvli on the charge of atten,p: ir:g to wreck a Michigan Central flyer e?e.-t of vjary some time igo Tt is -';.:;) tics were piled on tho trark. ! itrin itri:mj:. i JEFFERSON 'ITY. Mo-., Dec. 2.. ; Mayor Ce-ejl Y. Thoi',a has r". re- J the e r. tire J:re department of .Tt ffe rson City ceept the chief, John -e, he-au.-e they refi;.-ed t o show! the snow o'l the roof t,l the city hall. Se'.tz's Dancing Academy Ulks Hall. 2I.-.-217 W. (olfa. Classes every Tuesday of ea.h week trom K to 'j o'clock. Social duncin.' after classes. All modern dances correctly taucht. e-ne Sie;. T.vinb-. Waltz IP-.-itation. Fo Trot, Hi'h .inks. c;u-, . tt. and Fasematic n. Also Glide Wa'.tz ar.d Two Step. private Pssons an l clars-s by a p; ointrr.e nt. Ri-fc rences rt'i'-ired. Horn- phor. 2 o 1 . HARRY L. YERRICK Funeral r," " i . 1 afrit

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