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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-17
SENDS XMAS GIFTS
/. THEN TAKES POISON
Frank MCClary of Niles Buys
Revolver to Do Deed, But
Changes Mind and Uses
Paris Green.
Special to News-Times.

Special to NeWS-1meS.
NILES, Mich. Dec. 17.-Frank Nc
Clary, 60. a well known fruit farmer
and thresher, died late Tuesday night
from the effects of bottle of Paris
green which he drank with suicidal
intent, according to a death bed state
ment and a letter which he left. He
drank the poison in his barn and then
staggered into his house. A physician
was summoned, but could do little.
II is believed the act was caused by
dependency induced by his inability
to quit drinking.
In the letter that McClary left he
stated that he went TO South Bend a
week ago and purchased a revolver,
the first weapon he ever owned. with
the intention Of killing himself with it.
However, he said, after due cOnsidera-
ton of the matter he changed his
mind and decided that the poison
route would be easier. Previous 10
his act he sent out all his Christmas
presents and also mailed numerous
Christmas greeting cards TO friends
and relatives.
He is survived by an aged mother
and a brother.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-17
START MOVE FOR
WOMEN POLICE
Haley Civic Club Launches Pc
tition Proposing Two Off
Gals for Interurban Station
As Guides.

y movement to have two police
women on the South Bend force was
begun at a meeting of the Haley Civic
club Tuesday night, when a petition
was placed in the hands of a special
committee to that effect.
1t is proposed that a woman official
be placed at the interurban station at
ashington and Michigan SITS, as ma
tron to guide women, and a second
woman official be kept at the station
70 help take care of women when
members of their sex are arrested.
The petition originated in a talk
given by L. G. Manning, present secre-
tary of the Chamber of Commerce.
and recently appointed TO the office of
controller by Mayor-elect Keller. Man
betterMent in the city, showing how
the women should be protected espe-
cially in such public places as the in
terurban station.
He urged that every civic club of
the city get back of the movement and
wished the club to solicit the cooper
alton of all other civic clubs in carry
ing out the movement. The petition
will be signed and placed before the
council as soon as possible. 1t will
probably not be ready until after
January.
Atty. L. NJ. Hammerschmidt also
spoke at the session. He urged a
wider interest in civic affairs. which
he said could best be cultivated
through the civic school organizations.
other speakers were D. z. CONNER,
John Byers, Thomas Walling and II.
r. Henderson. The next session will
be held Jen. 6, when program will
be given
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-17
HOLD Up EPWORTH
CAMPA| UNTIL
AF TER CHRISTMAS
With $4,000 in Hand CON-
mittee Decides to Hold Up
Big Effort Till Holidays Are
Over.

With the probability that there will
be practically $4,000 of the $4,000
fund required for the construction Of
a new charity ward and making sew
eral other improvements at Epworth
hospital raised by night it was decid-
ed by the executive committee TO close
the active part of the big hospital
campaign in the evening, and secure
the remainder of the fund by the
personal efforts of the two commit
tees and the pastors committee, at
the noOn-day luncheon Wednesday at
the Y. NJ. G. A. headquarters.
The rest of the $4,000 fund will be
secured, although the big campaign
was postponed until after the holi-
days, when the workers will have a
better chance to work it. The pub
lies interest in the holiday season
constituted a handicap to the success
OF the project and this was one of the
reasons the decision was made.
The entire amount must be raised
in order to make valid several prom
ises of large sums given on condition
that the entire amount be secured
The executive workers and team cap
tains Will give two hours of their time
every day up TO the time when il has
all been secured 20 the raising of the
money.
l.. L. HARDY, CHAIRMAN OF the eNA
ecutive committee. and superintendent
of the hospital board, who has been
the chief worker during the entire
campaign, put the proposition up to
the workers at the session and be-
cause of the holiday rush it was post
poned. Miss Anna b. COushaine will
not be able 10 be at the head of the
campaign after the holidays as she
has an engagement with st. MaTy's s
hospital at KOkomO, where she will
conduct a $4,000 campaign after the
first OF the year.
In an address TO the workers, Hardy
particularly commended the campaign
leader. thanking her most heartily for
the big part she played in directing
the work. He pointed out the great
efficiency of her plans. under which
the campaign was launched and guild
ed TO the great success already at
tanned.
1t is believed that if the campaign
had been put on at any other time
the entire amount would have been
secured, but Miss Coushaine has a
long list of places scheduled ahead
and IL was impossible for her to put
this campaign on at any other time.
She responded 10 Mr.. Hardy's ad-
dress OF thanks. and said that the
success OF the present amount raised
was largely due 10 the chairman's
personal efforts as he had spent every
minute Of his time for the hospital
since the movement began three
weeks ago.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-17
Refugees Who Fled Through Desert
For Safety On American Border

When Rebel Gen. Villa beat the fed
erals at La Mesa, Chihuahua City was
at his mercy He announced that he
would hang all the bankers of Chi
huahua, including the Rockefeller OF
Mexico. Don Luis TerraZZaS. He de
clared he would make the city pay
dearly for helping Huerta and the
federal army.
$4,000. 900 i'm Gold.
Panic seized the people. Don Luis
gathered $2,5OO,OOO in gold and
placed it with other valuables in
three automobiles. Bankers bust
ness men and others followed his ex-
ample. Two days later the dreadful
march began.
OF the 1000, more than a thousand
were women and children and there
were over 90 babies All were peo-
pie of the well-to-do class, unused to
hardships.
The men were heroic. They gave
up food and water for the weaker
CONTINUED ON PAGE 14
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-17
WHISKY STILL
At POST OFFICE
PROVES PROBLEM
Authorities Doubtful Whether
They Can Return it to
"MOonShiner" Who Wants it
BaCk-JugS Are 0dOrOuS.

What will be done with the whis-
key still which is now held in the
basement of the South Bend postOffice
is the question which is now interest
ing both the postal officials and Jo-
seph Brehlik. from whom it was TAX
en- several weeks ago.
The prosecution of Brehlik as a
''moonshiner" has been dropped fol-
lowing the acceptance of a compro-
mise offer by Brehlik's attorney
Arthur L. GilliOn Of this city. Now
Brehlik wants to get the still and
accompanying utensils which were
used in the manufacture of the
"mOOnshine." Although il is possi-
BILE that teapot and jugs which
were coniscated with the outfit
might be returned to Brehlik, as they
are domestic utensils. it is thought
doubtful whether the authorities will
allow the return of the barrel and
boiler which constituted the impro-
vised stir itself.
In the event that Brehlik gets his
Jugs back it will be after their con-
tents have been poured into the
sewer Paper corks are the only
shoppers in the jugs and they fail to
confne the odor of the whiskey
which permeateS the whole pOstOffice
basement with a pungency that sug-
gests the wareroom OF a distillery in
stead of Uncle Sans stOrehOuse
The revenue officials Will probably
order the still itself destroyed. since
it will not be needed for evidence,
and although a crude affair it suits
the purpose Of law violation.
Boxes and kegs taken in RAID on
local OleOmargarine store several
years ago Still remain in the post
office for disposition.
The compromise of the case against
Brehlik was in a large measure due
10 the fact that practically all of the
whiskey distilled was used by Breh-
lik himself and not sold. The accus-
ed man is an Hungarian laborer en-
ployed at the Studebaker factory. He
made the whiskey at night, but ac-
cording TO his attorney did not sell
the liquor and was ignorant that he
was violating the law.
Revenue Commissioner Neil Of In
dianapOlis recommended TO the
Washington authorities that the com
promise be accepted and Tuesday
Atty Gilliom received the notice
from Washington that after cOnsulta-
ton with the secretary Of the treas
ury the revenue authorities had de-
cided 10 accept the settlement.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-17
SECURE DYNAMITE.

MEXICO CITY, Dec. lin addI-
ton 10 the locomotives. cars and
other railroad equipment captured by
the rebels at TampicO. il was learned
Tuesday that they took from the
Tampico yards four carloads of dyna-
mite.
Corrected railway reports say the
rebels secured eight locomotives and
enough cars 10 make up several trains,
including a number loaded with mer-
chandise. At the Azazi station, north
OF TampicO. which IS now in the
hands OF the rebels, there are stored
10000 barrels OF oil, which VIII serve
as fuel for the captured engines.
There is no indication here that the
rebels have made any further move
ment against -ampicO.
Fighting without decisive results.
continued Tuesday around AIilpa
Alta. in the federal district. "a few
miles OF the capital This evening
the rebels retired TO the broken
country about Mount Ajusco.
Zapata is credited with the state
ment that this is part OF his plan TO
harass the envirOns OF the capital un-
I'll the northern rebels arrive for the
final siege.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-17
NAV REFUSE NOTES.

MEXICO CITY. Dec. 17.-Unless
the government forces acceptance of
the notes issued by the state banks
II Is expected that by noon Wednesday
il will be impossible TO redeem one
of these IN the capital
The directors OF the Banco Central,
the parent institution Of the great
majority OF state banks. with the
managers OF the Bank OF London and
Mexico and the National bank. went
over the situation carefully at a meet
ing OF the depat ,ment OF finance
Tuesday evening. but the only deci-
sion reached was TO continue paying
at the Banco Central only as long
as the reserves OF the state deposits
lasted.
Only the state banks have carried
with the Banco Central amounts cal
culated to be sufficient 10 protect the
notes circulating here. The refusal
OF other banks to redeem them sent
thousands OF persons who held state
bank notes 10 the Central bank Tues
day where the funds for redeeming
the notes of six state banks were
soon exhausted.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-17
81 DIE IN MINE
EXPLOSION; %
BODIES FOUND
Many of Victims Wealthy and
Prominent CitizenS-Fifteen
Wives Left WidoWS-CandIe
Sets off Blast.

NEWCASTLE, Colo, Dec. 17.-With
2S bodies lying in the morgue here
and nine others still in the Vulcan
coal mine, the entire town Of New
castle was in mourning Wednesday.
Fifteen wives were left widows and
"a children were left fatherless when
a miners candle set off a terrific
blast of gas dust that had aecumulat-
ed in the mine
All of the men except a few OF the
miners were prominent citizens of
Newcastle. Nineteen of the 81 vic
Tins OF the disaster were sons Of
wealthy families who had volunteered
10 work i nthe place of striking coal
miners. The first rescue party was
composed of striking union miners
whose jobs the dead men had taken.
Investigation Begun.
In response to a demand by the
people OF Newcastle that the disaster
be probed, State Mine Inspector
Dalrymple began an investigation of
the condition existing before the eX-
plosion. The rescuers who penetrat-
ed before the fire which followed the
explosion was extinguished. came to
the curface and reported that every
living being that was under ground
at the time was killed except one
mule. The long cared animal was
blown loose from a cart, but was un-
hurt.
Most of the dead miners bodies
were burned beyond recognition.
Only two miners were brought out
alive. W.. J. Finley and John Daw-
son. They were on an upper level
in a separate air passage which was
out of reach of the flames. They
crawled nearly 500 feet on their
hands and knees before they met a
rescue party.
At Mine All Night.
All Tuesday night women and
children remained at the mouth of
the mine ais the bodies of their loved
ones were being brought to the en-
trance. Wednesday only few
mourners remained to witness the
carrying out Of the last nine bodies.
The scene was not like that of most
mine disasters. There was no hope
that any of those caught by the blast
had survived Mrs. Herbert Woods,
wife of a miner. became a mother at
almost the identical moment that her
husband was killed.
Father ]. p. Carrigan of Glenwood
Springs, near here. hurried TO New
castle at the first news of the eX-
plOsion. The priest rushed into the
smoking pit. among the first rescuers
in search OF the dying 10 whom he
might administer the last rites of the
church.
The Vulcan mine was only about
a year OLD. and was equipped with
modern safety devices. 1t IS believed
that the explosion was caused by an
accumulation of dust in the west por-
tion OF the mine, where work had
practically been abandoned. Most
of the dead were found in the east
workings. to which the explosion was
communicated.
This fall the employees of the mine
were called out on strike by the
United Mine Workers Of America. but
some Of them had gone back to work.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-17
FIRE LEAVES ONLY TWO
BUSINESS HOUSES

BERLIN. Mich, Dec 17.-Only two
business houses were left standing
here Wednesday following fire that
did $4,000 worth OF damage late
Tuesday night. The blaze started in
the Masonic temple, and spread TO
four other business blocks. Besides
the Masonic lodge building the follow
ing other buildings were destroyed:
r c. Carpenters drug store and
Fostoffice, Ralph Burrells hardware
store, the Odd Fellows building, Will
liam Zacharias' general store, the Ber-
lin livery stable, the SIMMER Imple-
ment company building and Stadt
Bros. tin shop.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-17
FEAR VILLA MAY
START REVOLT IF
HE CAN GET MONEY
Recent Successes Make Him
New Factor in Mexican
Problem of Successor to
President Huerta.
BULLETIN.

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 17.-Rallying
their forces in the foothills of the
federal district Zapatista rebels made
simultaneous attacks Wednesday on
several government forces and in1ict-
ed heavy losses on the Huerta troops.
The sbarDest fighting was at Milpa
Alta, seventeen miles from the capital.
where the federals were victorious on
Tuesday.
The federals were taken by sur
prise while celebrating I'm the manner
customary among Huerta's forces
new, and were routed.
WASHINGTON. Dec. IL After
Huerta, what?
The answer now seems 20 be Villa
Gen Carranza, head Of the cOnstitu-
tiOnelists, until recently promised to
be able TO solve the Mexican problem
for this country, but Gen. Villas sue
cess OF the last few weeks nave made
him a new factor.
The Americans fear he will now
start revolution OF his own II he can
be assured OF financial backing.
Gen. CarranZa Is on his way TO Chi
huahua City TO take Villa to task for
his recent treatment Of Spanish resi-
dents OF the city, and a revolt by
Villa against Carranza is foreseen
here.
Those who know Villa best. say he
is a hot-tempered, high-spirited char
acter who resents criticism and he VIII
not submit 10 Carranza's rebukes.
Should villa revolt, say military eX-
perts. there is little doubt that Car
rama would be defeated. Villa is
popular with his forces, which out
number those of CarTanZa more than
two TO one.
The Mexican constitutiOnalist junta
here has turned 10 advertising TO ad-
vance it's cause and is using the shop
windows OF the capital in its new
campaign.
a full length portrait, four feet
high. OF Gen Venustiano Carranza,
head OF the constitutionalists, labelled
The Man OF the Hour. has been
placed in the show windows OF several
leading business houses. and 1t is the
intention of the 1unta to exhibit like
nesses OF the cOnstitutionalists In
other public places.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-17
FEnERsLs MoYE sOTTH.

OJINAGA. chihuahua, Mexico. Dec.
1.-THE family OF Gen. Salvador Mer-
cadO, federal military commander in
the north, crossed 10 the United
States at Preside. Texas. Tuesday.
The members OF the family had been
among refugees who accompanied the
federal troops from chihuahua. Gen.
Mercado himself could not be found
at headquarters.
Between 1900 and 5000 federal
troops left Ojinaga for the southeast.
They were und r Gen. OrOzco and had
cannon and machine guns. IL was
supposed they went 10 meet the rebel
forces. said 10 number 5000 thousand.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-17
DID NO DAMAGE.

BROWNSVILLE, Texas. Dec. IL
No damage resulted to the constitu-
tionalists from the fire OF the Mexican
R,Inboats Bravo. Vera Cruz and lara
goza at Tampico. according to advices
received Tuesday by cOnstitutionalists
in Matamoras. Mex. by courier from
Tampico by way of Victoria. The
courier said the rebels retreated sun
day for the purpose Of drawing the
federals outside their lines but tbs
move was not successful
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-17
MRS.PANKHURST OUT AGAIN

LONDON. Dec. 17.-Mrs. Emme-
line Pankhurst, president OF eth
Woman Social and Political associa-
tiOn and the leader of militant suf-
fragets. who was re-arrested Sunday
under the cat and mouse" law, was
released from Holloway Jail Wednes-
day
The famous mihyant had refused TO
take any nourishnent sine eshe was
incarcerated and was in state OF
collapse when the home office ordered
her release on the ticket OF leave
She was removed 10 the unions of
fee in Kings Way.
Mrs. Pankhurst is still engaged in
serving the three-year sentence i'm
posed on her on April 5 last for in
citing women 10 dynamite Chancellor
David Lloyd-George's home.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-17
Total is Still $500 Under Amount
Needed for Times
VIII Still Receive Funds.
Results of Toy Contest.
Rows

The total gift TO the Children's dis
pensary thus far is $1,4S0.66. The en-
tire list OF donors whose subscriptions
were sent TO the treasurer of the Dis
pensary association, the News-Times
and the Tribune, appears III the
paper today. Hereafter only the pres
ent total and the gifts which come in
from now until campaign closes will
be printed
The list Of donors is long one and
the response TO the call for funds has
been generous on the part of those
who have contributed. but the total
falls over $500 below the amount re-
quired 10 run the dispensary even one
year in its present quarters. The cam
paign will be continued. however, and
contributions will continue 10 be re-
ceived at the News-TimeS office
To the % children enrolled in the
dispensary toy contest four names
were added Tuesday. They are Carl
Lederer. lis y. Frances St. John Ma
darasz, SO4 Huron St; Louis SipotZ.
3l9 = Chaplin St, and Andrew Cherry
54S :. Chaplin 81. The children al
ready enlisted in the contest turned in
$3.SS 10 the fund.
A number OF boys and girls have
signified their intention OF joining in
the race for the seven beautiful toys
next saturday afternoon when school
has closed for the Christmas holidays
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday will
be busy days for the little workers. for
the contest will close Wednesday even
ing OF next week and the three dolls,
CONTINUED ON PAGE 14)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-17
WILSON is BETTER AGAIN

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1-.- Pres.
Wilson practically has recovered from
his recent attack OF grip. and We'd
nesoay was able TO take up his work
again
James Speyer OF New York. a bank
er. was the first caller OF the day.
Later Interstate Commerce Commits
sioner Prouty talked over pending
railroad rate cases with him
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-17
BY w. HI. DURBoRoUGH.

Staff Photographer and Correspond
ent.
PRESIDE, Texas, Dec. 1.-THE
march of the 1000 refugees" will &c
down in Mexican history as one OF
the republics most thrilling events.
Two thousand men, women and
children, wild with fear. without food
part Of the time. half crazed with
thirst, marched 100 miles in nine
days over the desert from Chihuahua
TO the Rio Grande.
L came 10 Presidio to await the ar
rival Of the caravan. on the after
noon before it reached the river !
saw it from a hill, with the aid of a
spyglass. The caravan stretched out
in a snakelike line, fully so miles
long, back into the desert-automO-
biles, wagons, buggies, men on horse
back, many afoOt. and, last of all, a
body of federal soldiers.
Why this heart breaking march
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-17
DANDELIoNs IN BLOOM.

WASHINGTON. y. J-While dam
delions bloom along the banks, skaters
glided up and down 10 Morris canal
here.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-17
THE WEATHER

INDIANA. - Cloudy to-
ttnight and Thursday.
probably rain.
LOWER MICHIGAN
Fair in north. cloudy In
south portion tonight and
Thursday: slightly colder
In west portion tonight.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-17
LAFAYETTE.-John McCuen.

OF Chicago, fell from the top OF a
swiftly moving train but escaped Sc
riOus injury His escape was attrib-
uted by the doctors 10 the fact that
he was intoxicated. The physicians
declare he probably would have been
killed II sober.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-17

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE divorce
of Hildegarde McKenna PulIz, daCgh-
ter of Justice McKenna, justice Of the
United States supreme court, from
John Leggett PultZ, ends a white
house romance. Mrs. Pultz before
her marriage. was a great friend Of
Miss Alice Roosevelt and her mar
riage followed that OF the presidents
daughter.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-26
) brain it takes care

does the work for the feet When brain
of the feet
1t is well to remember that in France when the revolution
changed conditions from horrible injustice very decent
public THE WORK WAS DONE BY LAWYERS, BY MEN
WHO HAD LEARNED TO THINK NO MAN WHO WAS
LABORER PLAYED ANY PART AT ALL IN THAT GREAT
ACHIEVEMENT EXCEPT THE PART OF HoWLING WITH
THE CROWD, AND STANDING AROUND THE GUILLOTINE
TO APPLAUD THE EXECUTIONS.
What at the top need and greater sense
of justice.
What at the bottom need education thought
IN place OF passionate hatred ignorant denuncation
This Arthur Young drawing exaggerated and mis-
conceived picture of bad conditions.
These conditions will be emeded by agency except
and that is EDUCATION The best thing that
written is this: YE SHALL KNOW THE TRUTH AND THE
TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE" To be educated is to
know the truth.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-26
THE GRIND

By WILLIAM F. KIRK.

T is not the patient labor of the the soil
Though his muscles slowly nen steady toll
He hrouds the earth:
ploddng first tl their irta.
blight is upon him Of birth
S o hat sail the seas
Neptunes latted as these
blow them with his bellows
the Flying Dutchman, gberng ghost
they failure, they most
The grind in the city, strive
the all unconsdered hive
There the grind grim and CHASTITY there squ
rampng love-
Yet the strongest swimmers ing glad ahoye
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-26

when they du you tell them that each of them the
mental equal of every other But you do them
ONLY BY TELLING THEM THE TRUTH.
The truth is that there inequalities of power that
at the top the top BECAUSE THEY TO GET
THERE, and that at the bottom at the bottom
BECAUSE THEY EITHER LACK THE BRAIN OR THE EN-
ERGY OR SOME OTHER QUALITY THAT WOULD GET
THEM TO THE TOP.
This does not mean that the actions of the the top
justified that the hard lot of the bottom just
But that those change conditions by de-
nouncng prosperity by atteng inoompetency very
serious mistake
The brain does the work for the feet is wise
brain keeps good shoes the feet
The brain OF the social organism which call humanity