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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-11

w. S. GiIbreath of indianapolis
Says Better Highways Ought
to Be big Idea" Through
out HooSier State.

That better roads should be the
big Idea" of Indiana was the asser-
ton at the regular noon luncheon Cf
the Chamber of Commerce Thursday
by w. S. Gilbreath of Indianapolis,
originator of the Hoosier-Dixie high
way plan. Mr.. Gilbreath spoke on
good roads in general saving his main
talk on the HoOsier- Dixie highway for
tonight at the high school auditorium
when he will illustrate it with slides
taken along the proposed route. over
$50 men were present at the banquet
Thursday. a feature OF the crowd
was the delegation from Kalamazoo,
Mich, where a campaign similar to
the one put on in South Bend last fall
has just been concluded. Among the
delegates was j. H. Braddock of the
American City bureau who assisted in
the campaign. Those who made short
talks from Kalamazoo were Prest
Stabler of the Kalamazoo chamber of
commerce, George p. Pulfer a former
South Bend resident, Fred Clayton
Butler, and William Shakespeare. The
luncheon Thursday was held in the
high school lunch room, girls from
the domestic science department act
ing as mattresses. After the luncheon
the men adjourned TO the manufac-
turers' exhibit.
Speaking of good roads, Mr.. Gil
breath said:
"As 1 see it the big idea is for bet
ter roads in Indiana. If we are going
to be selfish and make il Marion coun-
ty or st. Joseph county, that Is about
as far as we will get. But the big
idea is for all Indiana and if we can
understand that Indiana stands for the
whole body politio OF the state we will
be coming closer together and we will
get somewhere IN tie road PROPOSE
ton.
$50 far talk has been like a good
many of the stretches OF our roads;
they start in the mud and end in
the mud Roads that should concern
Indiana should start somewhere and
end somewhere. They should be
monument to their builder; not built
for day but for all time To come.
1.-THE. whole road system in Indiana
has been outrageous. This magnificent
state has grown faster than its roads
and now it is time for us to catch up.
We have put our financial system on
q business basis, our school system
on a business basis, in fact all the va
rious divisions of the great state works
are on a business basis, but the roads
are not and it is a wonderful step in
advance to see the business men Of the
state manifesting the interest in the
proposition of good roads that tnny
are.
His automobile has carried him
into the country and he has come to
realize the wonderful possibility of
better roads, and how he can link him.
self with the farmer. The farmer has
met his city brother at his own door
and shown him what things were and
are to the farmer; in turn the bus
mess man has welcomed the farmer
to his door. They are getting together
and making the good roads move
ment not local. but sectional"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-11
NAB PRIZE FIGHTER
FOR SUGAR ROBBERY
Police Declare Lew Powell Con-
feSSed Entrance Into Car
of Sugar.

An attempt to rob a freight car in
the yards of the South Bend Whole
sale Grocery Co. was frustrated We'd
nesday night when Lew Powell, local
prize fighter. was said to have been
caught in the act of unloading sugar
from the car by a member of a coal
firm, whose property adjoins that OF
the grocery company.
According to the police Powell cen
fessed Thursday morning to the rob-
berry.
When the coal man went to close
the gates of the coal yard he noticed
Shortly afterward ne discovered that
twelve 100 pound sacks of sugar had
been removed to one end of the coal
yard. He notified Fred Muessel, a
member of the grocery firm, who i'm
mediately notified the police.
Powell was discovered hiding in a
barn by Detectives Lane and Shirk.
At the approach of the officers he
started TO run. but stopped when one
of the detectives fired his revolver
He was taken to the police station
and placed in jail. Thursday morn
ing he was said TO have confessed to
the manner in which the robbery had
been planned.
When discovered he was waiting
for a wagon to come and haul the
ment where they were to have been
kept until resold. The detectives
found the car seals taken from the
car broken into in one of his pockets.
The sugar he had taken from the car
was valued at $7G and was part of
a shipment received Wednesday
morning by the company.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-11
NEPHEWS PALLBEARERS
FOR MISS STUDEBAKER
Funeral Services VIII BE Held Satur-
day AfternOOn-Friends Pay
Tribute.

Nephews of Rebecca Studebaker.
who died Wednesday at her home on
w. Lasalle av., will act as the pail
bearers at the funeral Saturday They
Will be George NJ Studebaker,
William Studebaker, George NJ. Wit
wer, Franklin Riley, DR.. r. s Lucas
and Harry u. Johnson, jr.
The funeral services. which viii be
private. viii be held Saturday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock from the resi-
dence. DR.. James l.. Gardiner Off
ciating. The body may be viewed
from 10 O'Clock Saturday morning
until 1 o'clock in the afternoon. Burial
viii be in the city cemetery.
Sincere appreciation of the charac-
ter of a woman whose life has been so
intimately interviewer with the his
tory of the city for II years is eN-
pressed by innumerable of her friends
who have known of the worth which
her great modesty never acknowl-
edged
The following expression of appre-
citation was written by Mary Clarke
Coquillard:
South Bend has suffered an ir-
reparable loss in the person of Miss
Rebecca Studebaker. The thread Of
her beautiful life is to be found run
ming through every movement for the
betterment of humanity in the COM
munity. Her frail form sheltered a
soul rich in every Christian virtue.
The charity that gives untiringly and
unceasi1gly was the passion of her
unostentatious life. She was a friend
TO all in need of her kindly offices re
gardless of creed or nationality. The
sad hearts she has cheered, the old
people whose neglected old age she
has comforted the little children she
has befriended will ever hold her be-
loved name in sacred memory"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-11
Latest Bulletins
From War Zone

SOFIA, Feb. ia sensation
was caused today by the arrest of
seven men on the charge that
they consplred 10 blow up the
great government ammunition
depot near Sofia The plot was
discovered when a sentinel ar
tackled and succeeded in arrest
ing his assailants. While the
identity of the prisoners taken
today was kept secret, il is ru-
mored that they are Servians.
NLSH, Servia (via I.ondon).
Feb. 11.-Oficial announcement
was made here today that in an
artillery battle at Orsova, on the
Danube river. the Austrian guns
had been completely silenced and
four batteries destroyed by the
SerWan artillery. Austrian troops
tried TO cross the Danube Tues
day night but were discovered
by the searchlights of the Ser
vians and every boat was sunk.
LONDON. Feb. 11.-According
TO a news agency dispatch from
Amsterdam Dutch neutrality was
flew over Flushing, Holland, and
accidentally dropped a bomb that
struck the bank of the canal there
but did not damage.
The dispatch did not state the
aviatOrs' nationality.
CAIRO. Egypt, Feb. 11.-Bodiez
littering the battlefield to the east
of the Suez canal bear witness to
the slaughter caused among the
Turkish troops by the English
warships on the canal in the re-
cent conflict The bodies of the
dead Turks are heaped up every
where. according to officers who
arrived here today.
Many of the Turks were decap-
stated by the British gun fire.
Bodies were left unburied by the
Turks.
PARIS, Feb. ia French
news agency today announced
the receipt of a dispatch from
PetrOgrad announcing that the
Germans had evacuated Lodz,
Poland. This news was received
with great reserve even in official
circles.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-11
FERRIS LAUGHS AT STORY
OF POLITICAL BREAK

LANSING, Mich, Feb. 11.-Gov
Woodbridge y. Ferris expressed him
self as highly amused over the story
sent out from the capital to the effect
that there had been a break between
State Chairman Shields. National
Committeeman Wood and himself
one of the chief features OF the ar
ticle relating TO the split in the de-
mocracy was the statement that
WAYNE county was angry because it
had not been able 10 distate it's share
Of the political patronage. This with
the fact that the Wayne county ring
Of the democracy were in Lansing
with the spreading of
the story of the break is taken tS To-
cal democrats as sufficient indication
o, the authorship of the yarn.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-11
PLACE CABANAW ON TRIAL
Man Is Charged with DispOsing OF
Dead Animals Illegally.

Fred Cabanaw. charged with dis
posing Of the dead bodies Of animals
without a license. was placed on trial
in the circuit court Thursday morn
ing. Sam Schwartz and Pros. Mont
gomery conducted the prosecution
and George Sands the defense There
were few witnesses TO be heard and
il was expected that the case would
be finished by Thursday night
The charge is that the defendant
violated that law which provides for
q license to be held by persons who
purchase carcasses for the hides. The
law is in the aid OF the state health
department and seeks 10 insure that
remains OF dead animals shall be
buried properly So as not TO be a
menace 10 public health.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-11
STEAMSHIP MOVFNfENTS.

NFW \ DIRK. Heb. 1l.-NO steam
ers sailing today. Due 20 arrive to-
day. Niagara from Havre, Minneap-
oils from Liverpool. Montevideo from
CaciZ. Florida, from kirkwall. Massa-
pegua from Rotterdam. Mid Am cas-
tie from Havre: Feendik from Rotter-
dam.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-11
PICK UP DEMENTED MAN
Christian Rapp Being Held While In
formation Is Sought

Christian Rapp. 79 years old, is be-
ing held at the county jail while the
officers seek information concerning
the whereabouts of his home and rel
atiVes The man was picked up
Tuesday night in the West End where
he was wandering about in a demented
condition. He says that he is Q
band-saw man and that he has work
ed at Studebaker's for 90 years.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-11
WlNONA ASSEMBLY IN
BANKRUPTCY COURT

WARSAW, Feb. 11.-Winona as
sembl has been declared bankrupt by
Judge 4. B. Anderson Of the T,Tited
States fed court at indianapolis
and the matter has been referred to
Sol Wood OF Fort We evne. referee
Ia bankruptcy. The date for the first
rearing OF creditors has not yet been
set
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-11
ORDER INQUEST IN DEATH
OF PARK PATR0LMAN

CHICAGO. Feb. 11.-An inquest was
ordered today into the death of
Thomas ConqUit, a Lincoln Park pO-
liceuan for II years, who was struck
and killed last night while on duty.
by an automobile in which Rep. r. G.
GO.eman and two other men were
riding. Roy :. Hubbard. chauffeur,
was held.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-11
Berlin Declares Attack in For
eStS Result in Ground Gains
and Capture of Enemy'S Men
and Guns.
ARTILLERY DUELS IN
CHAMPAGNE DISTRICT
Hard Fighting Occurs Around
Fortress of Marie ThereSe-
Both Sides Make SortieS in
Department of siord.

BERLIN. Feb. 11.-Resumption OF
the German offensive in the Argonne
region Of France has resulted in the
capture Of more than 800 soldiers and
eight guns, according to an official
report from great headquarters issued
at the war Office this afternoon. 1t
follows:
I'm the western theater of war an
attack IN the ArgOnne resulted in a
gain OF ground for US. We captured
307 men, two machine guns and six
small cannon.
In the central and southern NOsges
we also gained a few small local sue
cesses yesterday.
I'm the eastern theater. on the East
Prussian frontier, the engagements
continued yesterday with results sat
isfactOry to US, although deep snow
hindered the movement Of our troops.
1.-The result Of these engagements
cannot be seen yet. In the Polish
theater on the right bank OF the Nis-
tula our advance brought us into the
district northwest of Sierpec. Our
opponents were repulsed wherever
found
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-11

reading carrying the amendment ex-
Guiding the present officials from
benefits under IL. indicated that a ma
jority OF the house members favored
its passage.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-11
THE WEATHER

INDIANA. - Partly
cloudy tonight and Friday.
somewhat colder in cX-
treme north portion Fri
day.
LOWER MICHIGAN
Cloudy tonight and FRI
day; somewhat colder Fri
day.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-11

Summers senate bill providing that
when any bank or trust company shall
have acquired real estate with obli-
cations to pay all taxes thereon. the
assessed valuation of such real estate
shall be deducted from the valuation
of the capital stock for taxation pur-
poses was handed down on first read
ing in the house today, having passed
the senate
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-11-04
wELIsvILLB CAMPFIRE GIRLS.

WEDDSVIDDB CAMPFIRE GIRLS.
The Campfire Girls of wellsville
in their ambition to raise money to
erect a modern Log Cabin" for their
permanent home, have published a
book which they call 1.-THE Camp
fire Cook Book" 1t is an up-to-date
edition in culinary art containing the
choice recipes of wellsville people
and their friends. The book is COM
plete in every detail, we'll arranged
and a credit in everyway to the
young ladies who edited it, and who
now are wishing to sell every copy.
Their books are on sale in Mexico at
L. Roy Ferris Hardware Store at
SO cents each. Miss Edna Wicklen,
Torch Bearer, of the Camp, who is
now attending Hardin College, also
has supply.
This Camp was organized in 1912
under the leadership of Mrs. Frank
Everett. She is the camp guardian
still and says the camp fire work
with her 80 girls has been a success
all along the way.
We should avail ourselves of the
opportunity to get a splendid cook
book and help along such a good or
ganization.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-11-04

clearing more than $40. They will
buy books and other needed equip
ment. They will also build a closet
for the boys soon.
Saturday was a great day for the
schools. At Centralia was held
real live corn judging contest. Fifty
boys and girls took part in the con-
test, and they worked faithfully and
earnestly, many of them placing the
samples correctly. More than half
of the contestants were from Au-
drain, representing about ten
schools. And most of the prizes
were won by Audrain pupils. Hat
tie Cleeton of Payne school was the
champion girl Judge, and the grand
champion judge, and Miss Vance
won third in the best girl Judge
Judge class. Moss Edwards of Cant
won the largest number of individ-
ual prizes. Union school of Boone
won first on school exhibit. Miss
Grace Smith of High Hill district is
the teacher; so Audrain gets a share
of the credit. She also helped her
school to win $3.50 out of the $55
offered.
The boys and girls showed some Elk
cellent corn. and considering the.
said that he had spent but a week
on the work, they made an excellent
showing. And believe If they will
continue their work that they can go
to the State contests at Columbia in
January and win some good prizes
there. Let us try it. And to encour-
age them why not have some con-
tests together with our township
teachers meetings between now and
Christmas? Who wants one?
Miss Nellie Proctor has FL pulls at
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-11-04
POWELL FORD.

Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Cook have been
entertaining relatives from Des
Moines, Iowa. Five automobile
loads from that place.
: Miss Virgie Lee Bledsoe of Mexico
and Miss Pauline Powell, who
teaches at Burk,, spent Saturday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Milford Berry.
Miss Anna McMurtry of this vi
cinity, who teaches at Clark, and
Miss Bessie Day of Duly and Miss
Mildred Cook of this neighborhood,
who teaches at GGtewood, will at
tend the Teachers meeting in Kan
sas City the last of this week.
Mrs. DR.. w. R. Rodes, of Mexico,
and Mrs. Bette McMurtry, of Indi-
ana spent Friday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Will McMurtry.
1t does one good to see people hauling
feed to Mexico.
VIM. Mason has been baling hay
and is shipping same,
Mr.. Newberry who has been bal
ing straw, broke his hand. We hear
it is doing nicely.
Mrs. Conrad Schultz spent a few
days last week with her sister, at
Thompson.
Miss Mary Cordelia Mason spent
Saturday night in Mexico and at
tended masquerade party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milford Berry took
Sunday dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. ].
P. Powell of Mexico.
Several have been attending the
revival meeting at the Christian
Church, in Mexico from this vicinity.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-11-04
SOME VIEWS AND INTERVIEWS.

Ebenezer Shattuck: 1 am here
from my home at Long Lane, Mo. 1
am within IL miles of Ike Dyer, for
merly of near Mexico. The following
other former Audrain folks are not
far from me: D. JEFF. Atkins, ]. w.
Atkins, w. C. Atkins and Rev. ]. s.
Jesse. l am here to visit my niece,
Mrs. James Hagan, near Rush Hill.
And 1 expect to meet many former
old friends also before returning
home. l used to know the Laddonia
and Lick Creek country 40 years ago.
1 have played the fiddle for many a
dance in that community. Some of
the Kemps of Mexico used to Hop to
my music.
Mason Creasey: Last Monday
celebrated the 25th anniversary of
maintaining the same business at the
same old stand and in the same
building in this city. am the only
man in Mexico who can make such
boast. Lakenan & Barnes are on
their same ground and so are Lew
ellyn & Sons, but they have differ
ent buildings. Twenty-Five years is
long space of time, I realize, as
look back over 1t.
81 have in 3S acres of wheat"
said John r. Scott to the Message.
''It is looking ali right. I am inter-
ested in the roads. And when do
work on them it is done according to
law. If the law is not riht, don't
blame me-"
Prof. Herbert Pryor: The Mexico
schools have the best promise for the
years work have ever witnessed in
my whole experience as teacher.
The boys and girls are down to
earnest work.
M. H. shoup: belong to a fam
fly of eight brothers. and we're yet
all alive. Some of us getting along
in years, however. We have been
very happy, fortunate family.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-11-04
HARRISON LETTER.

Charles Brooks and Hollie Lloyd
are hauling hay from Mrs. Ander-
sons.
John Kincaid is baling hay.
James H. Jones bought mule of
John Douglass.
w. P. Settle made a business trip
to his farm in this neighborhood.
He spent the night with c. R. Jones.
F. H. Marsh, ]. H. Pool, J. 1.
Howard and ]. H. Hinton and their
families motored to Columbia Sun
day.
L. p. Lewis is painting his house.
c. G. Quisenberry and his family
and Mrs. Kemper visited w. P. Vance
Sunday.
Mr.. Nevins and Mr.. Brenton are
pulling hedge and grading the roads
with their engine for the county. Bill
Jones is operating the grader.
Hays and Aff1ick bought two
mules of Weaver Pool.
Dick Jones and his uncle, Jem
Jones, traded horses.
S. A. Pool bought four mules.
Homer Wigham sold two horses
to the Oil Co. last week.
Lee Shock is delivering 900 bush
els of apples to the cars which are
to be shipped to the Chicago market
The good roads allow w. P. Vance
to enjoy his new Ford.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-11-04
MISS ROGERS MARRIED.

Miss Margaret Rogers, daughter
OF Mr.. ]. Wallace Rogers, formerly
of Mexico but now of near Colum
bia, was married October 81 in st..
Louis to Mr.. Trevor D. Moore, owner
Of Truesdale Farm near Speed, Mo-
Miss Rogers was reared in this coun-
ty and has hosts of friends and &C
quaintances in Mexico. Mr.. Moore
is prosperous live stock man and
leading saddle horse breeder. The
Message wishes the happy couple
long life and happiness.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-11-04
ENJOYABLE ENTERTAINMENT.

Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Beasley of near
Martinsburg entertained a large
crowd of company Saturday at big
dinner where all the delicacies of
the season were served. The honor
ed guests were Mr.. and Mrs. L. J..
Atkins, Mr.. and Ms. C. o. Black and
daughter, Miss Grace, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Turner Atkins and son, Alva,
and daughter, little Miss Parolee
Late in the afternoon Mr.. and Mrs.
Turner Atkins departed for their
home. Mr. and Mrs. Black accom-
panied them there where they spent
the night and Sunday. The crowd
was entertained by Mr.. and Mrs.
Turner Atkins and at high noon Mrs.
Atkins served a delicious dinner. At
a late hour the guests departed for
their homes, after most enjoyable
time together
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-11-04
There should be a larger partici.

There should be a larger partici-
patton in political affairs by business
men, says the A.P. T. L.of New York.
1t is important that they shall exert
increased influence in public affairs.
More business men in politics are
needed for the congressional, state
and presidential campaign of 1916
and 1916, if the public business is to
be conducted with intelligent and
sane regard for the business needs
and the prosperity of the country.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-11-04
CELEBRATED BIRTHDAY.

Mr. and Mrs. w. w. Cornett of
West Cuivre neighborhood were
pleasantly surprised last Thursday
when about IA ladies and their fam
lilies gathered at their home to cele-
brate Mrs. Cornett's birthday. The
ladies were mostly members of the
Ladies' Aid Society of which Mrs.
Cornett is president. They all came
with some token of remembrance.
While some of the ladies were busy
showing her the presents and read
ing names and greetings, others of
the ladies were busy fixing a table
the full length of the room decorat-
ed with flowers and loaded to its full
est capacity with good things to sat
isfy the human appetite. In the CEN
tire of the table stood a very large
cake, decorated, and had "Oct.,2 S,
1916" in icing. This was present
ed by Miss Alice Stewart. Miss Pau
line Deichman presented a cut glass
dish. Other presents too numerous
to mention.
Mrs. Cornett was invited out to
look at the table, which was another
agreeable surprise.
Miss Elsie Deichman presented
dresser scarf embroidered in green
scollops and green leaves and golden
rod. Mrs. VIM. Deichman and
Mrs. Hageman a decorated tray.
Mrs. Bales a lace collar, Mrs. Everly
a guest towel. Mrs. Christopher a
blue silk scarf. Mrs. G. Rocker and
Mrs. Smith, cards. At late hour all
departed, having spent an enjoyable
evening and wished Mrs. CorneSt
many happy birthdays.-A Guest.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-11-04
HAZEL LETTER.
Miss Edna Green is visiting frien

Miss Edna Green is visiting friends
in Beaver Dam neighborhood.
Andrew Cauthorn went to Hanni-
bal Monday to consult specialist
in regard to his health. He has
rheumatism.
VIM. Blase sold a mule to Lee
Bros. for 800.
George Green made business trip
to Auxvasse Tuesday.
Mrs. Joe Ware, Mrs. Bette Johns,
Mrs. Bob Kerr and Miss Pauline Kerr
went TO Chicago Monday night ia
visit few days. Mrs. Ware will Wis
it her son, Lon Ware. and her new
grandson, woodrow Wilson Ware.
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Lon Ware.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1915-11-04
OUSTED THE OFFICER.
He Neglected to Perform His
Sworn Duties.

Thayer, Mo, October &c, w.
Martin, city marshall of Thayer, was
ousted by the City Council Tuesday
night on a charge of failure to ar
rest alleged violators of the liquor
law, and George Sanders was ap-
pointed to fill the office
Martins removal followed a pro-
test by a large number of Thayer cit
liens, who called upon the Council to
remove the official on the ground that
he had failed to keep his pledge to
arrest men whom the Citizens Com
mittee accused of having broken the
law.