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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-26
CITY SEALER TO
ALSO PASS TEST

Following the action OF the board
Of public safety in the appointing X.
y. Dfckey city electrician Saturday
night. the result OF n competitive eN-
animation held by Prof r. G. Hard
ing OF Purdue. in which six applicants
participated. the board decided Mon
dav 10 change its plans with regard
TO the appointment OF a city sealer 10
succeed John w. Peters.
Instead OF naming a city sealer.
subject 10 his being able 10 pass an
examination before the state commis-
sioner. as was contemplated at the
regular meeting OF the board last
Friday. the commissioner viii be
brought here and all the S4 applicants
after the Job VIII have an opportunity
10 demonstrate their fitness.
This does not necessarily mean
that the one standing higGest in the
examination. viii get the job. said
John a. Hibberd. member OF the
board. Monday. FOR We must take
trustworthiness into account. but
aside from that. or that being equal
the applicant most highly credited by
the commissioner viii get the ap-
pOintment."
According to members OF the board
Dickey was really appointed on the
higher credits given him by Prof.
Harding. the trustworthiness OF at
least three % the other applicants
having been sufficient 20 win them the
job had they gotten the marks.
Dtckey is expected 60 step IN and City
Electrician Willia.fs step out within
the next couple days.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-26
MRS. WIZARD WARNS
MOTHER ABOUT GIRLS

plea TO mothers TO warn their
girls OF the dangers on every hand
was the substance OF the address
given by Mrs. owen Wizard. woman
detective Of Chicago at the mass
meeting OF women at the First Bap-
tist church SUNDAY afternoon under
the auspices OF the y. w. G. A. The
meeting took the place OF the regular
vespers and was largely attended.
every seat in the church having been
filled. Following the meeting tea was
served at the y. W. &. A. for those
who wished to remain for the meet
ing at the oliver opera house in the
evening when Mr. Wizard talked.
Mrs. Wizard has had a great deal
OF experience in public dance halls
and she dwelt largely in her talk sun
day on the dangers confronting girls
in such places. She related a num-
Der of experiences which made her
talk interesting and convincing. She
urged mothers 10 acquaint girls with
things they should know 10 prepare
them for the dangers which con-
fronc them. especially the girls who
earn their own living.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-26
MOTHER RESCUES
FOUR CHILDREN
Crying of Baby ArOuses Household Of
Farmers Family Just I'm Time.

Fire totally destroyed the farm
home of John Ward, FIVE miles south
east OF the city, early Monday morn
ing. and his wife and four small chill
dren narrowly escaped death by find
ing refuge from the flames in barn
70 which they ran in their night
clothes and later were found suffering
with the cold and exposure by e.Sh-
bors.
The cries OF the baby warned tke
mother Of the danger and she hurried
the children out in safety. Her hus-
band had been called 10 the bedside
OF his mother at Mishawaka the night
before. leaving the family alone.
The blaze started in a smoke house
q few feet from the residence and the
flames shining into the window awak-
ened the baby and saved the family.
The building, new last fall, was COM
pletely burned and Mrs Ward was un-
able 20 save any Of the furniture.
DR.. Roy Wolfe. South Bend veter-
mary surgeon. was making a call at
the home Of George Battles about a
mile from the Ward home. first dis
covered the blaze at ] O'Clock. With
Battles he called on the neighbOrs TO
help, and their efforts saved the barn
and other out buildings.
The mother and children were
bundled into coats and blankets and
taken 10 a farm house near by. The
family had only lived in the building
since September. II is owned by Fred
Major Of this city and was insured.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-26
CALIFORNIA IS
SWEPT BY STORM
MILLIONS LOST
Traffic and Wire CommuniCa-
tion Suspended - Wealthy
Member of Chicago Firm Re-
ported Drowned.
BULLETIN.

Los ANGELES. Cal, Jan. 26.-
Grave fears are felt here that there
has been much loss of life at Santa
Barbara as "a result of the terrific
storm of the past 4S hours. There has
been no communication for hours and
railroad traffic is paralyzed
Los ANGELES, Jan. 26.-1O:3O \.
NJ. Coast Tilne-ENcry street in Los
Angeles is under water as "a result OF
the continued heavy rains of the past
two days.
Los ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 26.-Mil-
lions Of dollars damage has been done
to property along the whole Pacific
coast OF California by a storm that
has been raging for As hours, and
which has not abated it's fury Monday
Railroad traffic has been stopped in
almost every section of the state.
Every street in the city of Los Angeles
is flooded and the cellars of scores of
homes and business houses are filled
with water.
The Southern Pacific tracks at Piru
and MOntalvO have been washed out
and all traffic on that line has been
suspended All coast line train crews
have been forced 10 stand still and
ordered not 10 attempt TO operate
trains. No news has been had from
Santa Barbara, the famous California
winter resort, since nine o'clock Sun
dav night. All the time the telephone
and telegraph communication was in
terrupted, water had been rising in the
streets of the city and was filling the
first floors of many buildings. 1t was
feared that when communication was
restored the city will report loss of
lives.
Al MonrOvia, Cal. Hugh Haven, a
wealthy winter resident and a mem
Der OF the firm of Marshall Field and
Co, of Chicago, was drowned in a
raging torrent that was rushing
through the streets
More than 100 passengers are ma
rooned on a Santa Fe overland train
which was caught between two wash
outs near GlendOra.
heavy tide at RedOndo beach
caused considerable damage 10 homes
their foundations and making them
unsafe Scores of homes were flood
ed at Long Beach. Street car service
in that neighborhood has been prac-
tically annulled. Five persons living
in the lowlands near Fresno were
warned today 10 move to higher
ground. The river there has been
rising steadily and today's rains, IL was
believed. would cause il 10 overflow.
North of Pomona every mountain
trail has become a ru2hing river since
a clOudburst flooded that section Of
the state.
No attempts were made today 10 es
innate the damage done TO orange
groves by the torrents which have up
rooted hundreds of trees.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-26

september Morn" sounds like
something rather risque and racy and
you probably think the women who
act in il are of the hot bird and cold
bottle" kind. Those who are afraid
to go home in the dark, and so they
can be found, when not in the theater,
where the gay lights are brightest and
the tango music is most enticing.
But strange as ii may seem to the
cynics who rail against the actors and
the theater, one of the clever women
who has part in September Morn,
Frances Johnson, is a most devoted
wife and mother and recently kept the
rising curtain of a Chicago theater de-
layed for ten minutes. She gave as
her excuse that the youngest of her
three children was not very we'll and
she stayed at home and rocked her To
sleep.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-26
YOUR OWN HOME.

A home Of your own--an ideal
that many a family has striven TO
attain. It's not such a difficult
matter by any means NOWADAYS.
as the realty transfers show. for
many households are buying homes.
II you are interested in q pos
sible purchaSe-the securing OF a
lot and building just such a home
as YOU wish 10 plan for yourself,
or the acquiring OF a house that's
in the market-get a complete list
OF the available realty and learn
the facts as to terms.
Prospective realty owners find
much OF interest in the News-Times
Wants.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-26
SAYS j. 8. WOULD
DEVELOP RAD|UM
LANDS IN WEST
SeCy. Lane Pleads for Plan that
Would Secure Government
Regulation of Mining and
Reducing Valuable Ores.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 26.-Iope for
the 10000 cancer sufferers in the L.
:. was given in a remarkable state
ment by SeCy. of the Interior Lane
Monday before the house mines and
mining committee on the bill prOvid-
ing for the withdrawal OF radium
bearing lands in Colorado and Utah.
We propose to retain these lands
for immediate development of the
radium bearing ores that they contain
I'm order that the women and children
as we'll as the men among the poor
and rich alike in this country. may
have treatment for cancer at the
earliest moment possible" said Secy.
Lane.
I'VE have formulated a plan by
which every prOspectOr in the west
Will be encouraged to go out at once
and discover and develop these ura-
MUM ores.
I'VE are going to provide favorable
terms for development and in Febru-
ary there Will be opened at Denver a
laboratory where the process of max
ing radium wiz be used by Doctors
Kelly and Douglas of Baltimore. The
moment that the first gram Of radium
is made by this process, the process
will be published to the world.
"Our definite scheme for disposing
Of the land which we would withdraw
from private exploitation and monop-
oily is TO divide the land into units Of
about $50 acres each. A prospector
will be given the exclusive right TO de-
velop uranium which he may find on
one of these $50 acre tracts. He will
turn over % per cent of his ores TO
the government. The rest he may put
on the market. The government will
reduce this 20 per cent share and use
il 10 control the price and to furnish
free treatment through the public
health service.
1T is not withdrawal from use that
we ask here, Il is withdrawal OF these
lands for use We saw private mo-
nopoly reaching out for these lands.
We saw the agents OF European firms
busy in Colorado trying to secure ura-
MUM claims We formulated this
plan to prevent the expectation Of
these ores TO Europe and TO prevent
the creation OF a private monopoly
which would charge hold up prices
due 10 the control Of the ore beds
and possession of the secret process
OF manufacture.
Build S12O. 900 Plant.
'Drs. Kelly and Douglas are spend
ing S120.00 on the laboratory they
are about 10 open in Denver and have
secured a lot OF ore. The secret
process which the government chem
lists have worked out for the extrac-
tion OF radium viii be entrusted to
them. and after they have secured
seven grams of radium for themselves
the rest will 20 10 the public.
1T is not often that my department
deals with a matter Of such intimate
interest as this but the happiness and
lives or hundreds OF thousands suffer
ing from the malady may be affected
by the action 10 be taken by the gov
ernment in this case"
Mr. Lane read letter from Dr.
Kelly Offering to donate the entire
laboratory 20 the government at the
close OF temporary work ne is 10 un-
dertake there. and 10 cooperate with
the public health officials in estab-
fishing a system OF radium Institutes
throughout the country for the treat
ment OF cancer without charge.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-26


Mayor Keller. Pres. Augustine Of
the safety board, City Controller
Manning. A II. Rice Of the board Of
works and Dr. Charles S. Bosenberry
OF the health board heard at first
hand Monday noon at the Y. NJ. G. A.
Of the need for new regulations for
the city's municipal lodging house.
The meeting was a conference Of
men interested in the lodging house
problem called by Rabbi Abraham
Cronbach. All Of the officials seemed
greatly interested in the discussion.
Manning, as secretary Of the Chamber
OF Commerce. had long been interest
ed in the project and proclaimed a
city lodging house with baths santa
ton and a work test as the best solu-
tiou of the tramp problem yet Teach-
ed by municipalities. He explained
that tI4+s was his personal view only
and that he was not speaking for the
administration.
The mayor spoke briefly, express
ing sympathy with the subject.
The discussion ranged around the
advisabiIity OF compelling all who ap-
piled for lodgings to take a bath
have his clothes fumigated. and do
a certain amount of work TO pay for
his lodging.
Free meals aid 10 work encour-
aged vagrancy, ii was declared, while
the work test" would impel tramps
TO give the city wide berth.
Public sentiment must be edu-
Gated, however. 10 make the system
a success" said Controller Manning.
The people should not give meals
and lodging or money TO tramps once
such a system is established. but di-
rect all applicants 10 the city lodging
house"
Each Of 25 men present at the CON
ference gave a brief talk, outlining his
views
Marvin Campbell was little
skepticaI as 10 the practicability of
satisfactory work test, but favored one
If il could be arranged.
"A warm room, with hunks Of bare
boards, furnishes protection. but no
enticingly comfortable lodging" he
said. Anything better would be lux
ury. This class should not be en-
couraged by luxury. Anything less
would be inhuman neglect"
Ex-COuncilman Mccullough, mem
ber OF the council committee which
worked out plans for the present lOdg-
ing house gave detailed description
OF the system in vogue in the big
cities.
Rev. c. A. Decker. who had spoken
before the Ministerial association
earlier in the morning, gave a sum-
mary OF his talk. and Judge Howard
spoke on the obligation Of the normal
people to look after the abnormal
and sub-nOrmal.
Rev. John r. DeGrOOte. of ST. Pat
rick's church, also pledged his assist
ance TO the work. Other speakers
were Col. c. a. Carlisle, who said he
had been interested in the question
for ten years, Rev. VI. II. Appleby
Richard Elbel Rev George w. Hem
~ Among the other brief expressions
on the topic were the following:
a. II Rice:-''A municipal lodging
house. properly equipped and man
aged. reduces the number Of tramps;
encourages those who do come to
change their mode OF living so as 10
become self supporting citizens; keeps
the tramps off the street at night
thereby protecting persons and prop
erty: curtails the spread OF disease by
compelling everyone to take thor
Ough bath before retiring and by
thoroughly disinfecting their cloth
ing during the night; and makes the
odense OF soliciting aims on the
CONTINUED ON PAGE TEN
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-26
NnSs M0RGAN Is COIEAPSE

ST LOUIS No. Jan. 26.-Miss
Anne Morgan. dauehter OF the late J
=. Morgan. was bon a state - collapse
from fatigue when she arrived here
Monday % take part in the Organlza-
ti0n OF the Missouri branch or the
National Civic federation.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-26
INDICT GRAND JUROR.

ST MARNS, ". Va. Jan. 26.-
James Severn. charged with disturbing
religious worship. was indicted By the
grand jury on which he was serving.
He pleaded guilty and was fined SIS.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-26

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-On the
authority of a high Mexican source,
Pres. Wilson's secret Mexican pro-
gram is as follows:
1.-The voluntary retirement of
Pres. Huerta under preteXt Of taking
charge of the federal army.
1.-THE elevation of Francisco de
Ia Barra to the provisional presidency
in Huerta's place
3.-The recognition of the De la
Barra government as de factO in the
hope that il viii acquire sufficient
strength TO bring permanent peace TO
Mexico.
This is the plan which the presi-
dent has been trying to work out since
his conference with the special en-
voy, John Lind, in Pass Christian.
Miss.
Foreign powers with interests in
Mexico are in touch with the United
States and are now awaiting the out
come. De la Barra is acceptable 10
them as a provisional president but if
the plan TO replace Huerta fails they
will insist on dractic action, which
Pres. Wilson is understood TO be ready
to take.
Agents of both Mexico and the
United States have sounded out Gen.
CarranZa and he is for the De la Barra
cheme or anything that will hasten
the ousting OF Huerta lie has ex-
acted pledges that the reforms de-
manded by the northern states Of
CONTINUED on PAGE TEN
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-26
THE WEATHER

Indiana. Unsettled to-
night and Tuesday: prob
ably rain or snow in
north portions: warmer.
Lower Michigan: Snow
in north. snow or rain in
south portion tonight and
Tuesday, warmer.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-26
PLAN WORK TEST
FOR TRAMPS At
LODGING HOUSE
Mayor Keller and Other Off
CiaIS Attend Conference of
Men interested in Problem
of Handling Unemployed.

Elements Of an ideal municipal
lodging house
Simple supper and breakfast.
Registration.
Bath.
Medical examination.
Bed.
Fumigation OF clothes
Work test.
All under competent. sympathetic
and nOn-political superintendent.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-26
JAP OFFICERS
GET GLAD HAND
IN MEXICO CITY
HueTta Must Pay Interest on
Debt or Face Seizure of Ad-
miniStration Customs Houses
by Foreign Powers.

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 26.-An enthu-
siaStic reception, inspired by the atti-
tude of the Huerta government. was
given Monday to a detachment OF Off
GERS of the Japanese warSnip IdZumo,
who came here for visit.
Many students carrying Japanese
flags marched To the railway station
To meet the Japanese officers. The
government was also represented.
Masano Hanihara. former secretary
of the Japanese legation at Washing
ton, who arrived upon the Idzumo
several weeks ago and who has been
in this city since, was among those
greeting his fellow countrymen.
Many buildings were decorated
with Japanese flags and newspapers
printed articles cordially welcoming
the visitors.
Pres. Huerta has been warned that
the continued enforcement OF his de-
cree suSpending the payment OF in
terest upon the Mexican rational debt
Will result in the seizure and admins
tratiOn Of customs houses by the
foreign powers, according to a report
current Monday in diplomatic circles.
Nelson O'Shaughnessy, the Amer
lean charge q daffaires. is said TO be in
touch with plans of the allied powers
and any action in this direction Will
be taken with the consent of the L.
5. government.
The nationality of the officers who
will have charge of the collection of
customs for the protection of foreign
owners of Mexican bonds could not
be learned Monday, but, IL such action
comes TO pass, international troops
prOba bly, will be stationed at each
port To show the friendly cOpera ton
of the powers.
The poIice i'm Mexico CITY were ex-
ceptionally active during the night
making a number of arrests. This
activity led TO reports that political
opponents of Huerta were taking ad-
vantage of government reverses to
plot an uprising in the capital, but
that their plans had been discovered
by the dictator.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-26

Los ANGELES, Jan. 26.-1O:3O \.
NJ. Coast Tilne.-EAcry street i'm Los
Angeles is under water as "a result OF
the continued heavy rains of the past
two days.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-20


AGAINST CITIZENS
Members of the gas, oil and cleo
= tric committee came nearly show
ing their hand yesterday in the mat
- ter of the attempt Of the telephone
= trust to grab off the automatic.
& Delegates from the Penny Phone
League, who are interested in stop
ping such grab and who want the
6 city to take over the automatic and
[ operate it as a municipal enterprise,
= were there to ask that the city coun-
Gil pass a resolution drawn up by
: sixteen representatives of as many
] strong organizations of citizens.
z The resolution asks that the city
/ council authorize a committee, con-
{ sisting of two aldermen, a club
I woman, reputable accountant and
e a representative of organized labor,
6 to investigate and find out if the
= automatic had 10000 subscribers, as
G required by the city ordinance. If
i thew have not those 10000 subscrib-
9, ers they have violated their agree
= ment and the city has the power to
seize the plant.
Commissioner of Poubhc Service
Ferry yesterday told the council that
z the automatic people had not per-
{ mitted him to, look over their books
in order to determine the number of
subscribers.
But still the suggestion that citi-
zens be called to aid the investiga-
ton greatly peeved Aid. Thee K. Long
Y and he hemmed and fused and
C finally managed to jam through an
8 order requiring the 16 citizens who
= signed the petition to appear before
the council next week and explain
q why they did it.
{ AID. Merriam fought him and tried
to have the citizens resolution
? passed, but the odds were too great.
Those who signed it are: Margaret
60 Hollow Harriet -Vittum Harriet TaY-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-20
E. Milroy, D. P. Riordan and Otto
Cullman.
SANITARY REPORT CALLED AID
TO LIGHT TRUST
Cullnlan.


fioures that are unreliable" run
through an official report made by
a commission of supposed experts
for the sanitary district, according to
accusations made by Trustees CLARK
and PauIlin at the sanitary Doard
meeting yesterday.
The accusations are made In a
written statement which will go into
the printed proceedings. The "ex-
perts" involved are Lyman Z. Cooley
consulting engineer of the district;
John Ericsson, city engineer; VIM.
ArtingstaIl, assistant city engineer,
and L. K. Sherman, engineer.
These engineers are engineering
for the lighting trust, both clark
and PauIlin assert, and by the light
ing trust" is meant the Common
wealth Edison Co. and the Northern
Utilities Co. and the chain OF cleo
trical interests headed by Samuel In
sun.
The printing of the report by the
hoard without special action author
ling it was criticized by Trustee
clark He told the other trustees:
"That report will put you fellows
ont of business. 1t will be used by the
lighting trust to kill off public con-
seryation of water power. NO trustee
with self respect can vote to adopt
the report y ,
The written statement says: The
ranort makes the false assertion that
the district has assumed ownership
of the city's distributing system I'M
der the present city contract. 1t
makes the false assertion that ma
terial for construction under the con-
tract is purchased in the open mar
ket whereas the fact is that nearly
all of it is purchased after. sealed pro-
posals have been taken, following adj
vertisements therefor"
| Naoro snatched purse of Nellie
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-20
To Raise the Rank Of
Legation to BuenOs Ayres

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-Announee-
ment of the proposal to raise the
American legation in Buenos Ayres
and the Argentine legation here to
the rank of embassies was discussed
with interest today in diplomatic and
congressional circles. The rapid
growth of Argentina in population
and wealth. its increasing friendly
commercial and diplomatic relations
with the United States. led to the de
cision to elevate the diplomatic rep
resentatives of the two countries to
ambassadors. The opposition to the
step heretofore in Argentina arose not
from any desire to slight the United
States. but from a relief by some that
the Argentine constitution prob bited
that country from having ambassa-
doris.
The Importance OF trade relations
between the two countries is shown
by the fact that the exports to Ar
gentina during the past calendar year
amounted to 500. 100000, while the i'm
ports from that country totaled more
than s25, 000, 090. During the past three
years the exports to the South Ameri=
can country have generally increased,
and now no other country on the
Western hemisphere buys as much
from the United States as does Ar
gentina.