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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-28
OLIVER HOTEL IS
REPORTED SOLD
TOLIGONIER MEN

The Oliver hotel-valued at $780,
600. including good will-has been
sold. change of possession TO take
place Monday
The story leaked out at the hotel
Thursday noon, and the truth of II is
neither denied nor confirmed AT the j.
d. Oliver offices. Owing 10 the death
Of Mrs. George Ford. sister OF Mr.
oliver an interview with the owner
OF the property himself was impOs-
sible.
Straus Bros. of Ligonier. are said TO
be putting up the money. -. {.
Townsend, of Chicago, is responsible
for the deal and will have the future
management The consideration for
the change. as before stated, Is placed
at S75O.00O.
BY telephone communication with
the Office Of l. ID. Straus, one OF the
brothers at LigOnier, the information
was ELECTED that there Will be nothing
10 give out until Monday. we refuse
10 discuss the terms said Harvey
Jacobs. apparently a Straus office con-
ddentiaI man. He would not deny
the purchase. Mr.. Straus from his
sick bed. speaking through his daugh-
ter as a medium, said tell them 70
get their information OF Mr.. OiNer.
The story is supposed 10 have been
fhoroughly bottled" up. but queries
~ Deople likely 10 know what is GO
ing on in case of such a deal. decline
To commit themselves 10 denial.
The Oliver hotel was first opened
in December. 1899. Since that time
IL has been recognized as one OF the
leading hotels OF the state. IL was
built bv the late James oliver, and
was one OF the main items in the estate
left by him when ne died.
Built OF brick. the hotel Is seven
stories high. The inside is one OF the
most deliberately furnished in the
middle west. The lobby - Of marble
and has marble stair cases going up
at the west side
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-28
TELLS MORE Of
MORGAN 8 RAIL
TRUST AMBITION

NEW HAVEN, Conn. May 2S.-For
the second time in fortnight Charles
Mellen, former president of the New
Haven road, testified today regarding
the manipulation Of millions on the
various financial transactions OF the
company which he says was dOminat-
ed by ]. Pierpont Morgan in its am
bitions 70 control all the transpOrta-
ton in New England.
Mr. Mellen was called as a witness
in the defense Of the suit Of Jennie r.
NJ orse, sister of Charles w. Morse, who
asks a receiver for the metropolitan
Steamship company, formerly con-
trOlled by her brother, and which she
alleges was wrecked and it's assets
disseminated by the manipulation Of
the officials who controlled the New
Haven road millions
The hearing was before Master
Jesse r. Salmon. He viii report 10
Chancellor James L. Howell OF New
Jersey, who next October viii hear the
suit of Miss Morse.
1t has been brought out that approx
imately $3.0OO,000 used 10 purchase
the control Of the Metropolitan com
pany in 1910. thereby eliminating IL as
a competitor OF the New England Nav
igation company. the New Haven
steamship lines, was first loaned 20 the
Billiard company. the mysterious cor
pOrauOn through Wnlcn the New
Haven road manipulated its control Of
the Boston and Maine.
Asked as 10 whether the New Haven
road was ever interested in the Met
rOpolitan Steamship company, Of
Maine or New Jersey, Mr.. Mellen re-
piled that never 20 his knowledge was
the New Haven or any subsidiaries
either directly or indirectly 10 the eX
tent Of one dollar in either company
or neither did il own any stock in
them.
Mellen testified he had only a re-
mote knowledge OF the formation Of
the Metropolitan Steamship company.
OF Portland, Ne. He had no knOwl-
edge OF the formation Of the Pacific
Navigation company OF New Jersey.
The New Haven road and its subsid-
iaries had nothing 10 do with the COM
pany which is now operating the Yale
and Harvard on the Pacific coast. said
Mellen.
He said the New Haven road had no
stock in the New England Securities
company and he never heard OF IL un-
til the present proceedings. The New
Haven also had no connection with the
Chilmark company OF New York, and
the Eastern Securities corporation OF
Maine.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-28
CALLS NEW YORK
CENTRAL A TRUST;
DEMANDS PROBE
Sen. Norris of Nebraska Intro
duCeS Resolution Attacking
Railroad Operating the Lake
Shore and Parallel Lines.

WASHINGTON, May %. - Senator
Norris of Nebraska. introduced a
resolution i'm the senate today de-
the control by the New York Central
railroad of four competing lines be-
tween Chicago and Buffalo and Of
two competing lines between Chicago
and New York was not in violation
of the Sherman antitrust law, and If
such were the case why no prosecu-
tion had been begun against the New
York Central by the attorney general
The New York Central" said
Senator Norris "owns the stock Of
the Lake Shore railroad, which
makes continuous line from New
York city TO Chicago. Paralleling the
Lake Shore from Chicago to Buffalo
is the Nickel Plate road. which in
turn. is owned by the Lake Shore. To
the north Of the Lake Shore. running
from Chicago TO Buffalo, is the Mich
igan Central which is owned by the
New York Central; in addition to
this. the New York Central owns the
Western Transit Co, a boat line oper-
ating between Buffalo and Chicago
and intermediate points. This makes
four competing lines between Chicago
and Buffalo, all in reality controlled
by the New York Central
Owns Parallel Lines.
From Buffalo to New York the
Central is paralleled by the West
Shore railroad. The two lines for
great portion OF the distance are in
plain sight of each other In addition
10 this, the New York Central recent
~ has acquired control OF the West
ern Maryland and the Lake Shore
owns controlling interest in the
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie. These
form another competing line TO the
seabOard at Baltimore. In addition
TO the roads set out in my resolution,
II here are several other roads owned
by the New York Central, but I have
only attempted 10 call attention to
the most fragrant violations of the
law. Right now. the New York Cen
tral is engaged in the operation Of
bringing about more complete con-
sOlidation Of these roads and others
than has existed IN the past. and il
seems 10 me the time is ripe for ac-
ton 10 be taken not only 10 break up
the combination that already exists
but 10 prevent further steps in the
throttling OF competition"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-28
GEN. FUNSTON'S FIRST
STORY TO-DAY

Gen. Frederick Funston's thrill
ing story of his career I'm two wars
begins I'm The News-Times this af-
ternOOn. The first chapter. entitled
How / Became a Cuban Rebel,
viii be found ON Page 5 of this
issue.
These stories are not dry his
tories Of the two wars in which the
fighting general who now il COM
manding the United States i'm pos
session of Vera Cruz. They are
vivid personal experiences written
i'm "A style which reveals Funston
"a expert i'm welding his pen a. i'm
commanding a brigade of soldiers.
FunstOn's stories will appear
daily i'm The News Times exclusive
". You can't afford to miss one
of them.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-28
SALARIED SEXTON
SYSTEM SEEMS To
Be A COSTLY ONE
Board of Works Asks For
$4,000 More Than Used in
Former YearS-Graft InSin-
uatiOnS Fall Flat.

That the $4,000 appropriated to the
cemetery fund of the board OF public
works by the common council Monday
night is just $4,000 in excess Of the
S21O0 required in previous years for
the maintenance of the city cemetery,
and that in addition the city under
the new salary system of the present
administration has raised the price 10
lot owners on several items OF ser
vice. over what was charged when
the sexton did all the work at his own
expense and took his pay in fees. came
TO light Wednesday as the result OF
the Monday night defense put up by
the citizen party COuncilmen in behalf
of the board of works as against
Councilman Hagerty's suggestion that
the price on stone vault service Is too
high, and incident TO which Pres.
Lang and Councilmen Buechner, VOL
ter and Gabriel sought to besmirch
the former sexton. James ID. Gillls,
with insinuations of graft.
Former administrations paid Gillis
$500 a year to superintend the GEM
etery, police it, care for che walks and
drives, and keep down the grass
around the fence, etc, providing such
help as he needed, which including
coal and supplies, has been taking
S2.1O0 annually out of the city treas
ury as per appropriation, be ire
quently running from S10O to S1oO
less in actual outlay.
The present administration, for IN
stance. inherited $134 from the 1913
cemetery fund to which was imme-
diately added the $2,100 appropriated
in the 1914 budget. The report or
Sexton George Urey under the present
board of works new and improved
system, shows only s704.4S on hand
Nav Is. out of the $2,234. and hence
the demand on the council for 81, 600
additional
Puts Sexton on Salary.
ellis, under the fee system for
merlv in vogue, was allowed TO make
what he could in addition to his $500
salary from digging and caring for
graves. installing vaults, putting IN
monument foundations and sprinkling
and moving lots, but in performing
this extra service he was required to
employ all his own help and furnish
all supplies. taking also, his CT ances
on the lot owners paying up. There
are approximately 1000 graves in the
cemetery but not all Of them are
cared for by the sexton, nor anywhere
near il. Many lot owners care Tor
them themselves, but there were
enough who depended upon the sex
ton. that he was at times 10 employ
q considerable number of assistants
CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-28
REACH AGREEMENT.

MEDIATION HEADQUARTERS,
Clifton Hotel. Niagara Falls, Ont, May
2S-Agreement has been reached by
the Mexican and American delegates
on six important points IN the media
tion negotiations, il was learned TO-
dav. as the Latin-American ENJOYS
met in their forenoon conference
These points are:
retirement OF Gen. Huerta
from the provisional presidency
2-Huerta Will be given an oppor-
tunitv 10 become a candidate al a
new election If ne feels justified ia
that course.
3-The constituencies are 60 10
allowed 10 make Carranza or any
other man their candidate.
4-The land question IS 20 be lett
TO the new Mexican congress, Wnlch
will be put under a moral ooIsa-
ton TO bring about distribution 10
the poems.
5-There WI be amnesty for Ge-
ported 5paniards and all facuons OF
Mexican citizens
6-The American flag IS 70 De sa-
Iuted on the order or proFlsionai
president 10 be chosen in a confer
ence Of all factions
The success OF failure of the neso-
tiations hinges upon Huerta's decision
as 10 the first point that requiring
his retirement
Hope Of Rebel Participation.
The sixth point shows that the me-
diators and delegates have not aDai-
doDed hope Of having CarranZa par
ticipate in the final plans for edectlns
Deace in Mexico. His action on tnli
point viii lead 10 later deterinll ma
tion as 10 the method Of selecting =
provisional president and OF prov tldlnF
for a distribution of the federal anu
armies during the Pc
riod that must elapse before an el1~-
tiou.
Mexico and the reported shipment OK
these arms 10 Cordoba. reclted o. th9
American representative in lonB
code despatch from the state depart
Rent which was transcribed uIlh5
the night brought out as "a shafp l7s-'
the question Of Huerta IulsIe. ls
TO remain Quiescent or rs ne 20 N5Lt
Is he TO continue 10 strengthen MS
force massed opposite the American
armv2 Will the United states con-
tinue the armistice which enables hlM
10 do it2
No one engaged ia the negotiations
here would hazard a guess this mCilg-
ing as TO what would happen al today 8
meeting OF the delegates and the me-
diatorg. The Mexican representative
declined 10 admit any Official word on
the subject OF the arrival ot "a cargo
OF arms on Mexican soil. me amer
leans were in no position 20 talk The
medfat0rs refused 20 deal with On
question upon which may turn the en-
tire mediation enterprise
Recp Hatred Of YANKEES.
At no time have the Huerustas mere
concealed their view that that part or
the Mexican people whom they repre-
sent has a deeper hatred FOR the Aan-
(CONTINsE ED on PAGE ElGHI(.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-28
MUNSEY AND PERKINS
MEET COL. ROOSEVELT

OYSTER BAY, y. Y, May rs
Frank A Munsey, author Of the plan
proposing TO amalgamate the repuo-
lican and progressive parties, con-
ferred with Col. Theodore Roosevelt
today at Sycamore Hill George W.
Perkins. chief financial prop or the
nrogressives. came out from New York
with Mr.. Munsey.
Mr. Roosevelt declined 10 make any
statement about the conference.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-28
DEAN SUMNER HEARS
RUMORS OF A CALL

CHICAGO. May 2S.-Dean Walter
Sumner OF the Cathedral OF st. Peter
and Paul today denied thai he had re-
ceived an official call 10 become dean
Of Trinity cathedral at Cleveland, but
admitted he had heard rumOrs that
such a call was TO be made The va
cancy in the Ohio city was caused by
the appointment OF Dean DUMOulis as
bishop coadjutor for Ohio.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-28
sMAsHFs GALLERY WINDOWs.

LONDON. May 2S.-A lone militant
suffraget ran amuck outside OF the
National Gallery today when the
guards on duty there prevented her
entering. She smashed several win
dows by hurting stones through them
before she was arrested
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-28
AUTO SKIDS AT BRIDGE;
FOUR ARE KILLED

SEATTLE, Wash, May %. - Four
persons were dead here this after
noon. the result OF an autmobile
skidding of the approach 10 a bridge
across the SnOhOmish river near here
The dead were Mrs. Louis Larson,
@. NJ. Johnson. G. c. Prestlen and :
G. Slaussen, all OF SYLVAN. Three
persons were perhaps fatally injured
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-28
PRESBYTERIANS MUST
QUIT LIQUOR CLUBS

CHICAGO. May 2s.-The Presby-
terian assembly has adopted a resolu-
ton demanding that the churches
sever their connection with clubs in
which liQucr is served.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-28
PRAYER GROUND FoR DIVORCE.

WHITE PLAINS. y. I-"AnsWering
his wife's charge OF cruelty IN her suit
for separation, Arthur ". Barber de-
clared that she had been cruel also.
teaching their two-year-old child 10
offer up this prayer nightly: God
bless mamma and make papa a better
man.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-28
EMPEROR ILL AGAIN.

BERLIN, Nay 2S.-EmperOr Will
liam is i'll again While there is no
cause Tor anxiety at present, the an
nual parade of the Potsdam guards
was postponed today because OF the
kaiser's indisposition.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-28
BONIB ARD CAPITAL AT DUR-AZZO.

ROME. May 2S.-Albanian insur-
gents arc hombarding Durazzo. the
capital OF Albania. and demanding the
ahdication OF Prince William. accord =
ing TO a despatch received by the
Trlbuna today.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-28

CHICAGO. Nav 2S A piece OF
rare old tapestry valued az $500.
which has been hanging on the wall
OF the furniture department of Mar
shall Field A. Go. has been stolen The
discovery vas made when the store
opened today.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-28
THE WEATHER.

Indiana.-Partly cloudy
tonight and Friday prob
ably local thunder showers.
Lower Michigau.-Show-
ers and thunder storms to-
night and Friday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-28

AT no time have the huertisias mere
concealed their view that that part or
the Mexican people whom they repre-
sent has deeper hatred for the Aan-
CONTINUE on PAGE EIGHT(
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-01-30
Story From Gulf Of Big Shock t.
Fishing Boat When Home
ward Bound.

Pensacola, Fla.-The crew OF the
hshing schooner Lottie G. Howard re-
ceived a fright out in the gulf when
homeward bound. The vessel ran onto
a whale almost twice the length of the
boat, and the monster proceeded to
scratch it's back on the keel Of the ves-
sci.
When the Howard arrived here the
members of the crew told their story.
En- route to Pensacola from Campeche
snapper banks the Howard recently
encountered a school of four whales,
not one of which was less than hun
dred feet in length. According to
Captain Reppette, the first intimation
Of the presence of the monsters in the
vicinity of the smack was when one of
Them endeavored to pass underneath
the vessel and in doing SO, came in
contact with the keel.
1t was exactly at the noon hour and
Captain Reppette was in his cabin re-
3ording the time. When the vessel was
struck by the whale he felt a success
sion of jars, and his first impression
was that the smack must have struck
an uncharted bank or that the rigging
was falling down. He made for the
deck on the run and from members of
the crew learned that the smack had
run across the whale. So great was
The jar resulting from the smack's con-
act with the whale that dishes in the
galley we're dashed to the floor.
Captain Reppette believed that the
shock had sprung some of the seams
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-01-30
FLAGS TO INDIAN TRIBES
turning From Trip over the
United States.

Buffalo, N. Y-American flags,
dedicated to Justice, Mercy and Fair
Play to the North American Indian"
have been presented to 189 Indian
tribes in all parts of the country by
the Rodman Wanamaker expedition,
which has arrived here on the last leg
of it's tour of the United States. The
expedition is part of a tribute begun
last February, when the then Presi-
dent Taft broke ground for a national
Indian memorial at the entrance OF
New York harbor.
1t has covered nearly 10000 miles
in the past six months, travelling over
5000 miles in stage coaches over
mountains and through deserts. The
tour will be complete after a visit to
the Six Nations of New York state.
after which the members will proceed
to Washington to report to President
Wilson and to the department of the
interior it's findings and it's recon-
mendations for the uplift of the Indi-
an race.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-01-30
SEANEN EAT MONKEY
Sacrifice of Ships Pet Saves
Starving Crew of Eight.
British Schooner Stanley Buffeted by
Gale for Three Weeks in Sore
Straits When Tank Steamer
Comes to Her Rescue.

New York-The three-masted Brit
ish schooner Stanley labored through
heavy seas to Nova Scotia.
Death visited the schooner but the
only member of the company that suf'
fered was the ships monkey, Carl.
baldL His tail in the captains locker
is all that is left of the ships pet
now.
The tank steamer Cymbeline. out
of Bordeaux, brought the story Of
Garibaldi's demise, for she met the
Stanley in latitude 4042, longitude
705, with her flag union down.
1t was a story of grim tragedy and
grimmer comedy mingled
After three weeks buffeting by
high seas and winds the Stanley from
Turks island, found her rigging
mostly carried away, her seams TAX
ing water, and provisions low.
Then a gale broke that carried
away the water casks and ruined
what food remained.
Captain Lohnes and his crew OF
seven, exhausted already, found them
selves facing starvation.
The last morsel Of food was eaten,
and there was only part of a cask
of water in the galley when the 9TH
ers went overheard.
Garibaldi belonged to sailor. The
Others began to look hungFily at him.
Two were already partly delirious.
Captain Lohnes asked Garibaldis
owner if they might kill the monkey
He refused. Another day passed.
Then when most of the crew were
too weak TO man the pumps, the cap
tain ordered the monkey killed Cap
tain Lohnes had to execute Garibaldi
and then the cook made him
into stew.
Garbaldi's tail, saved by Captain
Lohnes as souvenir, was in the
cabin locker When the Cymbeline was
sighted. She reprovisioned the
schooner, and gave her material for
repairs to the rigging
Captain Lohnes said Garibaldi had
saved the eight lives on the Stanley.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-01-30

Suspecting that a license had al
ready been procured, the mother lost
no time securing another car and
Chief Brinkley and the race began.
Justice Jones of Corapeake was wait
ing, and married the couple. AS Mr..
and Mrs Babb turned toward Suffolk
Mrs. Outland rode up. The bride hid
at first under the automobile robes,
but was pulled out and forced to
face her irate mother. A sort of truce
was finally patched up and both cars
came back to Suffolk. the elopers
leaving for q stay In Baltimore.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-01-30
HAVE SPECIAL STUDY
Separate Treatment for Mental
ly Unusual" Children.
United States Bureau VI Education
Publishes Conclusions Of Or. Ar
mold Gesell Of Yale University
on the Subject.

Washlngton.-Tha - out OF every
100 pupils at the threshold of the pub
lie schools are mentally unusual
and need special treatment, II posi-
BILE apart from other children, is the
conclusion reached by DR.. Arnold Ge
sell of Yale University, in publica
tion just issued by the United States
bureau of education.
Take an ordinary kindergarten and
first grade, with a combined enroll
ment OF 100 pupils" says Doctor Ge
sell. Among this number we may ex
pect TO find at least one child feeble.
minded; one child who shutters; two
or three who seriously lisp; another
extremely anemic; badly spoilt
child; another babyish-- year or two
retarded in mental or moral growth !;
and still another morally weak. There
will be one negative child-passive,
colorless; one over-sensitiye, nervous
child; one specifically precocious
child; another distinctly superior
eager, ardent, imaginative, soeiable.
For some of these children there
is no better disposition than prompt
assignment to a special class, the spe-
cial class method having been put into
successful operation for 10 different
types of children. But even the spe
cial classes-particula the so-called
ungraded classes for backward chill
dren that have been established in our
large cities-are greatly in need OF
inventory.
The diversity OF the ungraded class
membership is often pathetically pic
turesque. Here is the roll call for
one such class in a large eastern city:
Twenty-four boys, 16 girls nationali-
ties, Norwegian, French. Irish, Armen.
ian, Italian, Austrian, American. Chi
nese; names range from James Mo-
riarity and Ong Yung to Arcangelo
Christiano and Nishan Kalehadoar-
ian; ages range from six to eighteen,
mentality, from giggling imbecility to
ambitious intelligence; morality. from
truancy, cigarette smoking, and thiev-
ing 10 good behavior; parentage,
noted in special cases, includes drum
ken mother, an insane father, and in
three instances, gypsies; physical con
dltion, from partial blindness and
deafness, ard spinal trouble ana ane-
mia, to vigorous physical health.
Think Of the problem before this
teacher, who may not even have a
definition of feeble-minded'
ness in her consciousness to aid her
In classification and instruction."
In the opinion of Doctor Gesell, the /.
time is coming when all our large |
school systems, and per. /
laps county educational systems as .
we'll, will have the equivalent Of de-
1artment of child classification and |
special classes. Child classification .
8 the basis of child hygiene" he de-
,lares, but it is more. The primary
chool may develop into a sociological
clearing agency for the discovery and
egistration Of all children who, when
.dults. may prove socially dependent,
defective, or dangerous. Child classi-
ication thus becomes a part OF the
ask of social hygiene as we'll"