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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-18
CHARGE MUNDAY AND
LOR|MER LOOTED BANK
ReCeiverShip Petition Reveals
Astounding ManipuIations by
Officers of Institution.

CHICAGO, June 1s.-Astounding
revelations showing just how the La
Sale St Trust and Savings Bank was
looted by the William Lorimer inter-
ests and the c. b. Munday interests
which controlled the banks affairs,
were made in a petition for a receiv-
ership for the bank filed in the circuit
court today by Attorney General
Lucey on behalf OF the people of
Illinois.
The petition as filed makes criminal
prosecutions Of the directing heads Of
the bank a strong probability. Among
other things the attorney generals
petition charges:
1.,That the affairs Of the bank were
conducted in an illegal fraudulent
and unsafe manner.
2.,That the directors of the bank
had been guilty of gross and culpable
negligence, and that they are directly
liable to the depositOrs for all losses
that may be sustained.
3. That the total liabilities of the
bank reach the enormous figure of
IS, ,104,04S.
4. That listed among the banks
assets are bonds to the amount Of
$917 eco. That of the bonds found in
the banks cO1erS, 800, $50 are gOOd,
the remainder of no market value
whatever, or if they have a market
value, such value is doubtful, and
problem atical.
Securities Almost Worthless.
Mr.. Lucey was asked if it was true
that there were personal notes and
securities held by the La S.lle st. bank
tOtaling S1,573,0O0, and if these loans
were made to concerns in which Will
liam LOrimer and G. B. Munday were
interested and If the actual value of
the securities had been placed by the
bank examiner at only $4,000 or
$4,000.
Il guess that's about right" the
attorney general replied.
Does tbs fact show criminality?
Don't ask me anything about that
now" he replied The receivership
is not the only thing on our program.
PROBE SURETY COMPANIES.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, June 1S.-As
a result of the investigation of the af-
fairs OF the La Sale st. Trust and
Savings bank and other L1orimer-
Munday Institutions State Superin-
tendent OF Insurance Potts this after
noon ordered an investigation of all
surety companies doing business in
the state
These surety companies guarantee
the insurance companies deposits and
their affairs are therefore closely re-
lated to the welfare of the underwrit-
ing companies.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-18
MAENNERCHOR SOCIETY
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS

Plans are being made by the South
Bend Maennerchor 10 install the new
officers at a special meeting July z.
The officers who were elected We'd
nesday evening for the coming year
follow:
ident. John Tohma; recording secre-
tary. Michael Steinruck; collector, Karl
Rinkes: treasurer, WOlfgang Waech-
ter; banner bearer. Eduard Kluge:
guard. Oscar Schellenbeck; bibhothe-
kar. Charles Koehnen.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-18
Answer to Charges of Unfair
ness by Huerta Delegates is
Held up on Orders From
Washington Officials.
CRISIS IN CONFERENCE
SURE TO COME FRIDAY
Mediation May Collapse AC-
COrding to View of Close OBJ
servers = Villa viii Lead
Rebel Attack on ZaCateCaS.

WASHINGTON. June IS.--Justice
Iamar's reply To Senor Rabasa of the
Huerta delegates will be made public
at Niagara Falls today. said j. II.
Tumulty, secretary To the president.
"It is a most convincing and COM
pelling document and places the
American contention before the world
in splendid shape"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-18
BOSTON WATER FRONT
FIRE COSTS 100000

BOSTON, Mass, June 1S.-The east
Boston water front was swept by fire
early today. Lumber yards and mills,
power house, stables and smaller
structures were destroyed.
The roofs of many tenement houses
caught fire and the tenements fed to
the streets The loss was 500, ,0O0.0
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-18
GIVES GRANDMOTHER
HER ESTATE INTEREST

Interest in the estate Of her grand
father, John II. Nicholson. deceased.
was conveyed 10 her grandmother.
Mary z. Nicholson, who holds a life
estate. by Esther 9. Curtis Davies in
superior court Thursday morning. The
will of John II. Nicholson provided
the estate TO go TO his granddaugh-
ter upon the death OF his widow.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-18

Market basket used by Washington
women TO get fresh farm products by
parcel post.
hours before they come onto the
table; even clam chOwder made from
fresh CLANS dug OE Chesapeake Bay
the previous day!-And all at cheap
er prices than are asked for goods
not so fresh, in the city.
The plan is simple. On March %.
the postmasters at Boston, Mass. At
lanta. Ga, st. Louis, Mo-, San Fran
cisco Cal, Washington, d. c.. Balti-
more Md, Detroit, Mich, La Crosse,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-18

DETROIT-It was found here today
that Richard Sharpe a clerk in a
hotel with a salary OF SIS a month.
lived in apartments that would be the
envy of the exclusive clubman and
that he maintained touring car. The
luxuries were the result OF tips that
were paid 10 hired assistants OF his.
The disclosing came out at the trial
OF the breach Of promise suit insti-
gated against Sharpe by pretty Jennie
Frances Kelly. She was awarded
$4,000 by the court
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-18

Il think it is the only possible way
for cities to get good fresh CLAIMS in
hot weather." said a farmer of Quin-
by, Va, in one of hundreds of enthus-
ia.stic letters concerning the plan re-
ceived by Postmaster Praeger of
Washington.
TT only takes them % hours be-
tween the time they are dug and de-
livered. BY freight it takes a week
before the retailer gets them, and
often he keeps them two weeks be-
fore selling them! | deliver little
necks 60 cents a hundred. In Wash
ingtOn stores they are asking % cents
a dozen for them!"
And housewives say that on chick
ems, eggs, ducks. fruits and vegetables
they find corresponding advantages
in price by buying direct of the farm
ers through the parcel post.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-18

ROCHESTER-A suis for $1,000
damages brought by Elmer z Con-
nor against the German Tri-County
Mutual Protectives association is oc-
cupying the attention OF the Fulton
county court. The case In hand -
the result OF a fire over year ago
which destroyed COnnor's home, ana
which started from the explosion OF
an acetvlene tank in the basement
Connor was not able 20 collect frOn
the insurance company.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-18
FIRF DESTROYS MILLS.

PORT HENRY. y. Y, June Is
Fire early today destroyed the coping
plant mills Nos l and of the
Wither Bee-Sherman Iron Ore COM
pany, causing a loss Of $3.50. 900.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-18

were Wiling TO supply 1arm produce
in retail quantities for parcel post de-
livery and to issue to city patrons a
printed list showing in each case the
kind and quantity OF fruit, butter,
eggs. poultry and vegetables, which
they were willing to supply.
A previous order had permitted the
use OF crates, boxes and other con-
tainers, in the mail.
Now all that Mrs. Washington
Housewife has TO do is to look over
her list of 200 farmers who have pro-
duce for sale. This list is furnished
her by the postmaster.
She selects three or four at ran
dom, drops them postal cards asking
for their prices. After picking a like
ly farmer, she buys a good. strong
market basket, ships it by parcel post
to her farmer (if il weighs a pound it
will cost 5 cents empty at the same
time writing a letter giving him her
order Farmer Smith fills the basket
with the produce ordered, sticks on
tag with the address and a c. Q. d.
slip, and Mrs. Jones gets her fresh
country produce next morning.
Uncle Sam does all the work at
low cost; Farmer Smith gets better
prices than he would dealing with a
commission merchant; the cost of the
process to Mrs. Housewife is just a
little less than if she got on the street
car and rode down to market and
back. The empty basket can be mail
ed at any drug store sub-station. The
parcel post brings the filed basket
to her door.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-18
THE WEATHER.

INDIANA - Partly
cloudy tonight and Fri
day: warmer tonight
LOWER MICHIGAN
Unsettled tonight and
Friday. probably local
showers.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15
Unimportnnt If True
By DIR. ERITAS

Many mania made good simply BY sAwfug wood
The ce nernsd and the Audaeous has been
The crescent is of the Christian nations ~
And is long way to Republican party Roosevelt.
3 Aay swat.sd in time viii prevent
+ And you can't ,unscrambe Mexn situation. ether
The Peruvian nayy, understand
Many No shoe hides No.
1t strikes us Cupid sometimes long bow too
The loudest-mouthed pugst does win the
The chb ain trying to heal coethals permit
1 4 A marriage ceremony way q tying knot
turkeys develop before Thanksgiving
You have noticed course allies astonishing
rallies.
St Louis contemporary in the remark Missouri doesn't
countries Just she furnishes the mules
There considerable interest the IOan
TO it later fs-s' --'- r'.
without honor hi. drie,
it Republican ''''''
newspaper destroy the cruiser North
Carolina unsuccessful glad to note.
capital one for Villa the
Mexican capital %
and American foodstuf
thai the armies will not fight naked or hungry
The proper study exciting study
The girl who spent the summer acquiring
beginning like white folks again
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15
lTh. coIored Btother in Pplite,.

The chief incident of therweek has beensa seance
I at the White House with delegation representing
/ the colored population. -
The delegation called to protest against. alleged
Segregation of the in the departments certain
cabinet efcers being accused of having no love for
lcolored persons and shIntilg them off. into rooms
away from the whites. The President evidently did
not have much patience with the protest and the in
tterview came to an abrupt close with everybody in
state of irritation The incident naturally received
wide publicity and caused considerable comment.
There are intimations that new political issue has
been injected into the and that the Democratic
party is to suffer because is not treating the negro
race with proper respect.
1t will not do anything of the sort. On the con-
trary the Presidents action will help him immensely
with his Democratic followers They win applaud
him for the courageous way in which he grasped
the nettle in his hands They know well enough
that they have votes to lose through negro de-
fection. A colored Democrat is as much anomaly
as a SNOWFALL in the equatorial jungles of Africa
Occasionally, during the progress of heated cam
paign some colored Democratic organizations will
be formed, but their promoters hover with marked
persistency around the Office of the treasurer The
great bulk of the coored people of the United States
are Republicans and will always remain So This
ailiaton is but the natural expression of grateful
feeling and is hardly likely to be eradicated
When, on the other hand, has the Democratic party
ever done anything for the negro? 1t has dis
franchised him in the South, and Democratic Con-
crosses have been singulary barren of legislation
which could be in any way helpful to the colored
people The President, therefore, can 60 as far as
he likes.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15
The Mexican Vaudeville.

Regarded as Continuous performance" the
Mexican situation shows no lack of novelty For a
spectacle which has enjoyed such a phenomenal run
it exhibits vitality which is little short of marvel
Gus. The shifts with such unfailing regularity
and with such wide distribution of effect that il
never becomes actually monotonous-there is always
something different to relieve the sameness Other
Latin-Ameriean revolutions have suggested opera
bouffe but the performance which has been going on
almost unnterruptedly in Mexico since Porfrio Diaz
abandoned his dictatorship may be Ikened only to
vaudeville in its original sense-"a minimum of
tragedy maximum of comedy not infrequently de-
generating into farce, a flip of misspent herosm to
bind the warning concomtants into incongruous
whole"
As an example of militarism in the ascendancy
the Mexico of today has no equal Well-organized
bands of fighting men are in control of the country
and the unarmed masses have part in the ad-
ministration of the government No man can hope
to be leader without military backing. and no one
puts faith in any announcement of principles un-
supported by military power. No one expects to at
tain commanding position in the government with
out resort to bribery or to military aid and there is
no political safety disconnected with conquest spos
and tribute.
Under such conditions, in a government which is
but the playhing of soldiers of fortune who pat
riots only so long the booty holds out, it is as
absurd as it is futile to hope for permanent good
suits from conference of the warning leaders There
is no living Mexican who should realize this more
acutely than Venustiano Carranza unless indeed that
other should be Pancho Villa who bandit that he is
reputed to be- is the most successful soldier of the
Mexico of today.
That is why the recent convention of the constitu
tionalists which was affirmed to be an honest effort
to talk the troubles of Mexico out of existence,
to the outside world to be only another act in the
Continuous performance" which has been going on
for nearly four years Irrespective of the opinions
of his elders, there is not schoolboy of ordinary
intelligence in the United States who believes that
Mexico will ever be brought to condition of govern
mental stability by spoken words.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15
The Extent of the COIOred Vote.

There are, in round numbers, 100000 colored
males of voting age and over in the United States.
Nearly 100000 live in the Southern States, where
they not allowed to vote The colored voters are,
however, factor in Massachusetts, New York. In
diana, and Ohio, the figures reaching as high as
10000 in the latter State
The Democrats have never seriously endeayored
to make any inroads into this voting strength They
knew it. was hopeless. The Republicans naturally
appeal to it. and through stump speakers and litera-
ture keep alive its interest in the Republican party
As rule the coored voters stick together Knowing
this, effort was made in the pre-conventon cam
paign of 1912 to secure it en-masse for President
Tafts denomination 1t will be remembered that
President Roosevelt had dismissed a regiment or
two the ground of alleged participation in a
serious disturbance at Brownsville, Tex. Senator
Foraker's speech denouncing Mr. Roosevelt for this
action widely circulated among the coored peo-
pie, and some of the noncommissioned officers of
the regiment were employed to make speeches re-
hearsing the injustice which they had been made
to suffer. All this, however, was of no avail The
results of the primaries showed that Mr.. Roosevelt
secured very large proportion of the colored vote
1t is only when there is factona fight within the
Republican party that any attention is paid to the
colored vote.
1t is difficult to see, therefore where any political
issue viii arise out of the incident last week at the
White House
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15
HEIGHT OF IGNORANCE.
Simon Wolf Denoupees. Fabtieaions
Concerning Citizens of Ger
- man Birth. :

To the Editor: A press telegram states
that there is an attempt made at Buffalo
decentralization to invade Canada,
Why IN the name OF common sense are
such bald lies circulated? Americans Of
German stock are no different. from any
other class of Americans. They, are loyal
to the country. and are not to be con
demned because in the present European
war their sympathieS dow naturally for
their own. while they recognize the :ta-
ditional policy Of our government. ana
the sacred obligations Of being neutral
and while they recognize in all men the
right to maintain the fundamental prin-
ciples that guide each and every nation,
nevertheless all they ask Is fair play.
and a complete recognition Of and for
the German people, to which they are
SO emInently entitled.
s We do not ask for charity orspity, but
simple justice, and that We are entitled
to by virtue OF those acts Of civic accom-
plishment which have marked the his
tory of the Republic In every crisis OF
our political history we have stood fore
most and valiantly fought in. peace and
In war for the maintenance OF the Union,
for sound money, for culture, art, music,
song, thrift and sobriety, and no brighter
pages in our annals than that which
Americans OF German ancestry have ac-
complished. It Is ridiculous to suppose
for a moment that II, ever our govern
ment was to have a war with Germany,
any son of the Fatherland who has be-
come an American would forswear the
land OF his adoption, the land Of golden
opportunity. the great Republic OF equal
ity. The cause of the war lies deeper.
Made in Germany was the trumpet
call to arms, rivalry, envy. commercial
ism are additional adjuncts. History in
all its phases is repeating itself, and time
and heroic sacrifice will vindicate and
forever establish the highest ideals for
which Germany and the United States
have been battling. Let us then rally
around the flag of our common country,
sing the star SpangIed Banner" Die
wacht am Rhein," and never forget the
land of our adoption while sympathizing
with our suffering countrymen in the
Fatherland- SIMON WOLF.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15
Death. Calls Famous Warrior.

At the age of eighty-two bearing all the honors
a grateful nation could bestow upon him, Earl Rob-
erts, of Kandahar, Pretoria, and Waterford Eng
lands greatest military genius and hero goes to his
grave, while a stupendous world war; in which the
British people are united in struggle for existence
is at its height with the outcome in doubt Almost
simultaneously with the announcement that the octo-
genarian field marshal and veteran Of bartle and
seige in Afghanistan, India and the Transyaal was
about to start for the war zone to see the Indian
troops in the field, death ends his part in the great
tragedy. No one can glance back over Earl,Roberts'
loae career and doubt that the famous warrior
grisved because age prevented. him from giving
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15
National Habit.

Our disposition to measure pretty nearly every
thing in the round world by distinetvely Ameri-
can standard is so manifest that we do not deny it,
we even take certain pride in il and proceed at
once to justify ourselves when we are accused of it
Iby foreigners 1t is an inherited habit bred in the
bone, as it were, and 1t grows stronger and more
insistent with each succeeding generation Il Is not
easy for us to conceive Of an un-American point of
view and even more difficult for US to accept it 1t
is almost impossible for US to separate ourselves
from things in which there is common property.
For example, it is, hardly possible for US to focus
upon the general poly and racial characteristics of
other nations.
For long time we have been accustomed to re-
gard what we term the "insularity" of, the Briton
as something peculiarly his own Perhaps it is due
to our willingness TO nermit him to enjoy monopoly
of this Distinction that we have so long been oblvous
to the fact that something very similar to nsulariy"
has taken deep root in this country. And now that
the Panama Canal is open-saye when landslide
obstructs Il temporary-and the Continent has been
transformed into an island, hereafter it will be
wide of the mark to speak of American 'fnsularity
There is reason to fear that the average Ameri-
can is too well satisfied with himself 1t is even.
possible that he regards his own ignorance of some,
of the vital problems now confronting mankind as
saving virtue His not ,infrequent attitude of
placid indifference would seem to point in that d.
rection. Nor is he especially keen in the way of
initiative. His failure to take advantage of busi-
ness opportunity, for instance, has long minimized
our commerce with Latin America and has per-
mitted other less self-centered nations to win the
prize.
!, 1t may be. true that we are dynamic people,
nation charged to the point of saturation with
energy and the will to dominate, but we are also
victims of disintegratng national habit-the dis
position to do without the remainder of the world
ness rr -... SO. 80. ~ ..-... 1
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15
A Grex,ome Referendum.

With fifteen human lives hanging on the result
of the contest, Arizona faced referendum on the
question of continuing capital punishment within her
limits 1t is wholly to the credit of the State that it
refused to shrink from sound policy for sentimental
reasons and voted for the death penalty for murder.
Technically, even if the policy had been changed,
these fifteen men might have been executed, con-
vcted as they were under the law prevailing at the
time and sentenced according to its requirements.
But this technical possibility would have been ab-
horrent to humanity, if no later murderers were to
face the capital penalty, and doubt Communication
would have been granted
There is something repelent and grewsome about
SsSa otb ~ d IN -. f,,i; NY
of the sword of justice But logic does not dominate
most of the referendum and recall States.-Broolyn
Eagle
The Washington herald., 1914-11-15
Suffrage for the district.

To the Editor: Within the past two
years many propositions have been ad-
vanced for improving the form OF our
District government. One Of the most
remarkable. not to say amazing, Of these
plans was brought forward at a recent
meeting Of one Of our citizens associa-
tions. According to newspaper reports,
which are no doubt accurate, this plan
contemplates that the District shall be
represented in Congress by a delegate
to be appointed by the President. The
writer is from Missouri" and there are
no doubt many others who would like
'to be shown"
Is is possible that Congress. whose
members are elected by popular vote,
could ever be persuaded to adopt a
plan whereby an appointive official would
occupy a seat on the floor of the House?
Since the proposed delegate is not to
be elected, how could he represent the
people Of the District on pending legis-
lation? II about one-haIf OF the peo-
pie OF the District wanted a certain law
enacted, and the other citizens were op-
posed to II, would this appointed dele
gate be expected to work for or against
its enactment? VIII the appointed dele
gate be responsible to the people of the
District? II not, why should he be
called a delegate?
Inc IOEeBOlUB QueSIlOnS Suggest pTdC-
tical objections. There are more fuhda-
mental objections which involve the
sacredness of the American principles of
democracy and local self-government.
Our Western States are waging cam
paigns in favor OF woman suffrage and
the initiative and referendum, with a
view to making their governments more
responsive to the will OF the people. Is
there any good reason why the District
of Columbia should be made the expert
ment station for all kinds OF reaction
ary ideas which face away from the
future toward the feudalism and alb
solutism OF the dark ages? Is there any
good reason why the proposed delegate
should not be elected by popular vote?
A member Of the citizens association
In question Is quoted as saying that "it
would be difficult to get Congress to
let the residents Of the District vote"
This Is q mistake. Many members of
Congress, including Speaker Champ
Clark, are on record to the effect that
the District can have suffrage and self
government whenever it wants these
rights. W. D. n.