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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-14
EXCITY MAN TAKES VEGETABLE PRIZES; HIS WIFE
HAS BEST JELLY AT FARMERS COUNTY FAIR.
WEEK GET ALONG
CONTINUED FROM SUNDAY
NEWS TINES
HADTER III

May was a month OF beautiful
growing weather. Frequent showers
and sunshine brought the grain and
grass along wonderfully.
Pasture was fine and the cows gave
an excellent flow of milk. We still
had S175 IN the bank. We spent SO
Of that for a cream separator. we
sold the cream and fed the skim milk
TO the calves and pigs.
The hens started 20 lay and be-
tween the proceeds from the eggs and
the cream and the garden. we were
able TO live very we'll. There was no
monthly rent 70 pay, store bills and
clothing bills were reduced 10 "A mini
mum. Mary. who had dOctCred tive
years for nervous trouble, sudde My
found that she didn't iced any medi-
cine
June started cut promisingly Then
Il turned hot Hot winds and three
To Unless weeks burned the pasture,
cut the hay crop down half, aud bad
~ damaged the oats
Keep the corn and potatoes Guilt
waited" our neighbOr said. Saves the
moisture. Don't go too deep or youl
do more harm than good"
We were up before o'clock in the
morning I did the milking. fed the
horses and harnessed them. Mary
got breakfast and fed the chickens.
ing before we finished Except for
an hour or two at noon, we were busy
all day.
There was no rain until the second
week in July. The last of June we
began cutting hay TO iced the COWS.
They were our main source Of income
and it would never do to let them fall
off on their milk.
Under a pressure OF new work
learned that one is apt 20 forget i'm
pCrtant things
Notice your potatoes lately - the
cheerful neighbOr demanded.
What's the matter with them >? /
asked.
blight. They always get that kind
Of black-green color when II strikes
EN-. They'll turn yellow pretty soon. -
I walked away feeiIng-wen, you
can guess how. Why hadn't | spray
ed those potatoes with Bordeaux mix
ture in time?
We had little time that first season
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-14
THREE DIVORCE SUITS
ARE HEARD BY COURTS
Two Women and One Man Tell Court
How Their HeIpmeets Treat
ed Them.

Divorce day was celebrated in the
st. Joseph county courts on Monday,
MOST OF the work Of the courts being
taken up with the domestic troubles
Of South Benders on that day.
Both courts. the circuit and the SUI
periOr, heard hotly contested divorce
suits. In the circuit court the case of
Ruth I. Garrett against Raymond
Garrett was the principal piece of
business transacted. In this case
Mrs. Garrett. but a young girl. Is
suing her husband for divorce on the
ground that he had a had disposition,
was inclined TO be moody and sullSy
over nothing and that he treated her
with great cruelty at times.
The domestic tangle of Edward and
Nancy Fites was on in the superior
court. Elites accuses his wife of
number OF offenses. She IS occupy
ing his home and he has taken out
an injunction against her to prevent
her from selling the furniture. He
also secured an injunction against an
other man TO keep him from visiting
his home. This case went over into
the Tuesday session as did the Gar
rett case.
one divorce suit. that Of Edna NJ.
Kirby against Leonard Kirby. was
partly heard on Monday in the supe-
flOr court III auulllou 10 rites tdSts
one was dismissed in the circuit
court. that OF Emma versus John
Youngren. In three cases attorneys
fees were granted 10 the lawyers r4p-
resenting the wife and in another
divorced husband was ordered 10
show cause why he should not be
punished for failure 10 pay the money
awarded his wife In a number OF
cases defaults were taken or other
preliminary action taken for the trial
Of the divorce suit later.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-14
MEXICO CITY BANKER
KILLED IN ACCIDENT
=. j. Hahn and bud Elder Lose Lives
When Auto Goes Over an
Embankment.

LOS ANGELES. Cal, April IA
George !. Ham. the Mexico City bank
er. and Dudley Harvey Elder. son Of
a millionaire. were killed Monday in
an automobile accident near Whittier,
Calf. Ham was the father of Harry
Ham. the automobile racer. The
bankers capture by Mexican soldiers
recently created worldwide interest
Ham and Elder were returning
from a fishing trip when their ma
chine dashed over an embankment
into creek. Both were pinioned be-
meath the car and drowned.
Ham for many years a wealthy
banker in Mexico City but his bank
failed and he was thrown into Belem
prison where he remained for three
years. During the revolution a year
ago all the prisoners were freed and
Ham came here.
Elder was a grandson OF c. W. Har-
vey. "A Whittier millionaire.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-14
MAN Is BURNED IN
EXPLOSION OF GAS
John Ryan Injured i'm Accident at
321 Notre Dame AVIS
Taken TO His Home.

In a mysterious gas explosion at
219 NOtre Dame av. yesterday after
noon John Ryan, 321 Notre Dame av,
was seriously burned about the face.
a window in the basement was blown
out while some of the jOists were
slightly scorched. The fire depart
ment was summoned as were the pO-
lice. who removed the injured man
to his home.
The house where the explosion oc-
Cured is vacant. What the injured
man was doing at the place could not
be learned IL was at first believed
that he was an employee of the gas
company and while at work on a me-
ter the explosion occurred. When
called Manager y. s. Walters of the
Northern Indiana Gas and Electric
company said IL was not one of the
company's men.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-14
DIRECTORS ARRANGE
FOR NEW CLASS TERMS
Catholic Club Has Secured Sixty New
Members Since Last Board
Meeting.

The board of directors Of the Cath
Ollie club held a short business meet
ing Monday afternoon in the St Pat
rick's library. The principal business
OF the afternoon was the arrange
ment of new term Of classes to open
I'm two weeks. The present term of
classes in baSketry. plain sewing.
fancy work. Bible study and dra-
mates will expire at the end OF that
time. They Will close with a social
evening. the date and program for
which are TO be announced later
which will also be made the occasion
for registration in the new term or
classes. to be eight weeks in length.
Since the last meeting OF the board
Of directors 60 new paid members
have been added TO the club list. max
ing a total OF IT'S. Work in the vari-
Gus classes is fiOurishing. Especially
gratifying has been the increase in
membership in the English class
From "A membership Of six. IL has
grown TO IL in the past few weeks.
The gymnasium work is also encour-
aging.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-14
SEVERAL DIRECTORIES
AT COMMERCE CHAMBER
Books VIII be Kept in Room at j..
W. :. Building For Mem
bers' Convenience.

The nucleus for the directory IL
brary which it was announced last
week would be established by the
Chamber of Commerce in it's rooms
for the use of citizens has been re-
ceived and comprises the city direc-
tories of the following Michigan cities:
Saginaw Flint, Jackson, Traverse
City, Adrian, Cheboygan, Owosso,
COrunna.
With The publication Of the Hibberd
directory of South Bend this year a
large number of directories of the
principal cities as well as all OF those
of cities in this immediate territory
Will be secured for this library
through exchange.
This will not only enable the peo-
pie Of the other cities TO have ready
access to South Bend directory but
will also give a reference service to
the people OF South Bend which will
prove very convenient often times.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-14
EOEE HALF DOZEN EDEE
NIL BEAUTIFUL SPOONS NIL

To accuaint you with the very Ia
test. daintiest. most deiici0usly flaw
ored surprising attraction i'm confec-
ton Ia RITA" Chocolates we will
give absolutely free six beautiful Gu
ban Pattern" Extra Grown Brand sill
YER teaspoons. a fortunate purchase
of this celebrated silverwar~ and our
certainty that yOu'U buy our Ia RITA
Chocolates after one taste prompts
uS 20 make this generous offer IA
RITA Chocolates are a dollar "a pound
everywhere.
Upon receipt Of S1.oO and the names
OF i've lovers OF good candy in your
locality We wiz send you postpaid a
full size box OF ~ RITA Chocolates
with the SAX teaspoons. There is no
other way you can spend a dollar and
get such delicious surprising havors
and absolute purity
PURITY CANDY COMPANY
Il. y. Box d Midtown, Ohio
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-14

The corn on three acres that was
MANFRED yielded good crop
enough to fatten the hogs. That
meant, by selling one and buying
beef, a years supply Of meat.
] dug a hundred bushels of market
able potatoes besides enough for our
own use, in spite of the blight They
brought $50. which L invested in oil
meal for the cows.
Our garden was the best in the
neighborhoOd. Some of the vege-
tables took prizes at the county fair
and Mary took another prize with
jelly. The dry weather ruined the
fruit crop. but we had enough apples
for our own use.
So far we hadn't really lost But
we thought pretty soberiy of the year
to come and the $500 payment to be
made. Could we make the little farm
yield that much above a living?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-14

for social life. A few of the neigh
bors' wives called on Mary and one
or two families came in a body TO
spend a Sunday afternoon. We re-
turned the visits. but for the most
part we lived alone.
Sometimes we spent a Sunday at
:ernoOn III the woods or with a boat
on the little lake nearby. Twice we
went to picnics.
The chickens did we'll. We sold
SIS worth of poultry and had loo
young pullets for winter laying. That
SIS we put in the bank-there were
taxes to pay in January and interest
TO pay in March.
1 cut eight tons of hay, which, with
the corn and oats, would put the
stock through the winter. The oats
yielded about 200 bushels. The
clover seeding was failure. Things
didn't look as bad in the fall as they
had in the summer.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-14
NEW D0RMITORIES TO
BE ADDED TO Y. NJ. G. A.
Educational Department Will be
Moved to New Rooms i'm Front
of Building.

AS a result or a meeting of the
board OF directors of the Y. NJ. G. a.
held last night at the association the
rooms now occupied by the educa-
tional department of the association
will be built into ten new dormitory
rooms. The board appointed a COM
mittee to open bids for the contract
OF the work and the change viii be
made as quickly as possible.
The committee. composed Of Chris
TOPPER Fassnacht, DR.. +. p. Moore
George Robertson. Walter Fassnacht.
l.. j. w. Fink. +. r. Burner and G. d.
Emmons. will plan the proposed
changes that the total expense shall
not exceed $3.50.
The educational department will be
moved into the front of the building
into the section which was occupied
by the boys rooms.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-14
MORE WRECKAGE is SEEN
Believed to be Part of the Sealing
Vessel, Southern Cross.

CURLING, y. r, April 14.-More
wreckage believed 10 be that of the
Southern Cross located 13 miles from
the point where the lost ship was last
seen was sighted by the steamer
Bloodhound which reached here Mon
day. The Bloodhound also reports
passing much floating sealing gear 90
miles east of Cape Broyle. The
wreckage is now being gathered by a
steamer which is expected to return
Tuesday morning.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-14
SISTER REFUSED
WHISKY; BROTHER
DIES A SUICIDE
Charles Compton Swallows
Acid and Girl Fails to Secure
Antidote When Drug Store
and Saloon Men Want Proof.

A sisters fearful pleas for alcohol
10 save the life OF her dying brother
fell on deaf ears last night and
Charles Compton. 217 y. Michigan St,
is dead from the effects Of an ounce Of
carbolic acid which ne swallowed with
suicidal intent. Compton took the
acid in the presence Of his sister. who.
when she realized his act. summoned
a physician and then vainly tried to
purchase alcohol as ordered by the
physician to save her brothers life.
Miss Compton rushed 10 a nearby
drug store and begged for alcohol but
was refused. the druggist telling her
she must first have a physicians pre-
sCription. Then she tried a saloon
but again l.er efforts failed.
The saloon keeper asked questions.
lie wanted 10 know for what it was
wanted and for who. Frantically the
girl told him il was for her brother
and that he was dying. Then the sa-
loon keeper told her he had none. Al
most on her knees the girl then plead
ed OF a man in the saloon TO get IL for
her. He finally took her bottle and
sauntered out.
Her Brother Was Dead.
While he was gone the girl waited
and IL seemed so long. She prayed
while he was gone that he would sue
coed In time he returned but his
bottle was empty 81 went to half a
0ozcn places but couldn't get any" he
said. And the sister baked at every
turn rushed nome to find IL too laIe
Ter brother was dead.
Disbursement over inability to
Quit drinking is given by the family
as the probable cause Of his act
Compton drank the acid in full view
of his sister. Thinking that ne was
fOOling as she said he had often done
" hen he said he was going to Kill him
self When he drank the deadly acid
she thought il was water and not UNI
til she smelled the fumes Of the poi
sou and saw his commissions did she
realize that he had carried out his
threat.
A physician was hastily summoned
and ordered the girl 10 get alcohol as
an antidote.
Note Is Destroyed
According 10 Mrs. Compton she
sent her son TO Plymouth two months
turned later and it was believed that
he had been cured as he refrained
from drinking for some time. Then
the old habit returned and he grew
mOrOse and discouraged because his
efforts to stop were in vain. 4 note
was left by him in which it is believed
he stated his reason. This note was
80 crumpled and defaced by acid
spilled over it that il was unintellgi-
BILE
Compton was well known among the
moving picture house patrons having
played the piano at the Royal and
American theaters. His sister at the
present is pianist at the Auditorium.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-14
ELKHART OFFIClALOOM
ON INSPECTION TOUR
Visit south Bend i'm Quest OF Tips
For Improvement OF Their
City.

Elkhart officialdom. TO the extent
Of Mayor Smith. Police Commissioner
Brown. Police Chief Ross. Fire Chief
Dodson and Street Commissioner
Coleman. were guests OF South Bend
Monday, making an inspection OF mu-
nicipal methods. here, and gathering
tips for application at home. During
the afternoon Mayor Keller took the
visitors on a tour OF the city in his
automobile.
We can hardly expect 20 bring
EIkhart up 10 the South Bend stand
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-14
BuildsYOuUp
Best for Colds, Bronchitis,
Asthma, all throat and
lung troubles. No alCO-
hol or dangerous drugs.
Guaranteed.

Father Johns Medicine is for sale
in South Bend by Coonley Drug Co.
Cor. " ashingtOn av. and Michigan
St. also Public Drug Store, Striebel s.
Steinel. 124 y. Michigan St, and prar-
tically all other drug stores in the
city. II you have any difficulty In
getting Father Johns Medicine from
your druggist. write TO Father Johns
Medicine. Lowell. Mass. enclosing
one dollar Tor full sized bottle.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-14

ard at once,'' said Mayor Smith. and
do all the things you are doing here.
but we are in the progressive column
over there and are looking around
to see that we direct our progress in
the right direction"
Police, fire and street repair sys-
Sems were given particular attention
IN the trip.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-14
ARMY MAN KILLS THREE

PESHAWAR. British India. April
suddenly insane a petty
officer in the native branch of the
English army Monday killed three
men and mortally wounded four 9TH
ers before he was shot dead by one
of his own men. Lieut.. Hickey and
and Major Dodd, Capt. Brown and
two constables were wounded
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-14
CLUB TO MEET TONIGHT
Illustrated Lecture to be Given at
StudebaSer School.

The regular meeting Of the Stude-
baker Civic club will be held tonight
at the Studebaker school. An illus
trated lecture on Glacier Park by
Atty. Fred Woodward and an address
by Atty. L. j. Oare on Good Govern
ment" Will feature the program. A
piano solo by Miss Mildred Turner
and a reading by Miss Lena Turner
will complete the program. Election
of officers will precede the program.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-14
WOMAN CHANGES HER MIND
Mrs. Emma Youngren Withdraws Suit
Against Husband.

The divorce suit and injunction case
brought by Emma YOungren against
John Youngren in the circuit court
was withdrawn Monday afternoon by
the plaintiff.
Mrs. Youngren, the S0-year-old wife
of an equally aged spouse, heard that
her husband was on the verge of go
ing to LapOrte to live with a step
daughter there and that the family
funds were scheduled to accompany
him
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-14
COURT REFUSES TO ACT

WASHINGTON. April 14.-Demand
of Henry II. Evans Of Aurora, H..
who was sued by the receivers Of the
Interstate Independent Telephone and
Telegraph company for fraudulent
management Of its affairs. that the
supreme court of the United States
call on the federal courts of Illinois
TO show cause why the suit should
not be dismissed, was denied by the
high court Monday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-14
FESTIVAL DATE is SET

Arrangements were completed on
Monday afternoon at the meeting of
the South Kindergarten association for
the children'S play festival to be held
Saturday afternoon at the high school
building. The festival will be given
by the kindergarten department of the
public schools under the supervision
of Mrs. Ware of the Kindergarten
Training school. 1t will be the kim
dergarteners part toward raising the
fund for the school survey
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-14
SEEKING FEDERAL HELP
Governor Brewer Would Have Gov
ernment Care For Veterans.

WASHINGTON. April II. - Gov:
Earl Brewer of Mississippi Monday
presented to the senate through Vice
Pres. Marshall a memorial asking the
federal government to assist in the
care of Union and Confederate veter-
ans at the semi-centennial celebration
of peace between the states next Oc-
tober at Nicksburg.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-14
LAW Is VALID.

WASHINGTON. April "A. - Mon
tana's license tax law which imposes
an occupation tax on merchants a
$40 month tax upon dealers in Gig
arets. one cent pound upon cleo
margarine Wednesday was held con-
stituti0nal by the supreme court.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-14

DENVER. Col. April 14.-Military
rule in the southern Colorado coal
region ceased today when Gov. Am
mons issued an order Withdrawing all
troops who have been IN that section
since the coal miners strike was call
ed last Septem bar
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-14
SOME NEWS NOTES.

Davies Laundry. Both phones
Leslie, the optician, sol S. Mich. st.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22

best turned ont women on the ave
nue. these November mornings wear
covert suits buttoninE mp u the throat,
loosely beltcd--but not in front-ftted
out with patch pockets and plain skirted
on either straight or fiaring lines-most
often the former,
Clever details OF collar. cuf, belt and
pockets serve To give individuality TO
these suits, and the skill OF the indi-
vidual tailor writes itself plainly upon
each model. These are not the dress
makers coats. Of which the tailors have
complained during recent seasons. In
them the tailor once moro comes into
his own.
The pockets. cuffs and collar Of the
little covert model illustrated here are
cirverly handled. and this model, shown
In several OF the Fifth avenue houses, II
fairly typical Of It's class.
II a. almost relief 'o see a suit with.
out vcstlgc OF fur trimmings, for the
use OF fur threatens to he sadly over
done. Effectively used ana in good quail
ity fur trimming Is enormously success
full upon street cOstum $: but If one
cannot have fur that Is at least good OF
It's kind one would ho wiser to do with
ont. ana the number ~ cheap fur
trimmed models shown is lamcntabe.
Brondclo'h like, covert. IL an old
favorlte that has taken on new lease
~ life. and both for suits and frocks
i is In high favor. Tho revival is a
welcome one. for no cloth combines
quite 30 many virtues as a really good
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22

Prepare one cup W rich boiled custard
ana mash the centre of the cake Wei
INTO the custard with spoon Add one
cup ~ whipped cream Favored WIN /"
teasp"onful of orange flower water ana
MI the cavity or the CAKE. lee W1'h
III" following: Beat the whites II tire
eggs 10 Nt.f froth; add on" cup or pow
d"rod sugar and the Julc" Of hai
lemon. Set on Tie i'" unit" wanted.
Chestnut AmhDr- Bake or roast one
haf p!nt OF cNe>tnuts Tor n'oht twenty
minutes; r"moNr tho SKINS ara pat IN
ch"sInuia Into saucepan WIN Jus.
sufficient water to cover the bottom o.
the pan Lie. them simmer gently uhll
tender and rub them through a me
sieve. simmer together the grated rim"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22
MADE OF CHESTNUTS.

|HESTNTTS contain tho Clements
~ many dclec,ablc dishes.
French and Italian cooks have
lon. appreciated their value and the
American housewife should become
better acquainted with their possib.i-
ties
rh.stnli,s are used rs the foundation
az \.ss,lr,de nuddlnr Tha follnv-
in., rccjna = said 10 have hcon origin
ally us,I hv tho celebrated chef az
conn. N,sseirnde's
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pu, the chestnut cream into Ike
freezer and when b. as partly frozen
ada thro. rllls Of wn!pp d cream. When
the cream Is frozen. add the raisins
and currants. put the whole INTO a
mould and allow II to ROMAN imhcddcd
in the ice for two hours Serve with