South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-07
ARRESTS DURING DRY
MONTH ON DECREASE
Average For Preceding tunes is
IS, While That of Month
Closing is 120.


OF IS for the preceding seven wet
Junes and 81 for the dry June. in
1910. The arrests for intoxication last
month aggregated 3S, as compared |
with an average OF 80 for the seven /
preceding wet Junes. and only 10 IN
the dry June
Last month seems 10 have been
prolific in runaway boys, "A having
been apprehended here. Ten arrests |
were made for assault and battery and /
"a for petit larceny. Six arrests were |
made for grand larceny. The other |
arrests were for less serious offenses. |
Forty Of the 40 persons arrested /
were not prosecuted, Is were released (
on their own recognizance Is were
committed. eight fines were paid AID /
II cases are pending. The other |
prisoners were turned over TO other |
officers.
Eight humane cases were investi- |
gated: 1863 tramps were sheltered, and /
the patrol answered so calls. The cost !
Of boarding prisoners was $60.53. /
The miscellaneous expenses Of the de- |
partment for the month were $62.63 I
and the salaries allowed were ST.
$3.50.
Mrs. Myra Clark. widow of William !
Clark Mishawaka banker. " no died |
six years ago passed away at 1880 !
O'Clock Tuesday at the home of her !
brOther-in law. Henry j.. Clark, w. |
Indiana av.. succumbing to q stroke of !
paralysis with which she was stricken |
about 3 O'Clock yesterday morning I
Mrs Clark, who was 81 years old, !
came here two weeks ago To make q |
visit with Mr.. Clark and his daughter, |
Miss Gertrude Clark.
Mrs. Clark. who was a daughter Of !
pioneer residents OF White Pigeon, /
was the oldest living member Of the |
Presbyterian church at Mishawaka, |
where she resided over so years. She !
had many acquaintance in this city /
but in recent years had not been able |
TO visit them as frequently as before, !
because crippled as the result Of the |
fracture OF one hip in fan at Toledo /
four years ago.
In addition to two sons. Edwin and |
Melvin, the survivors include a half
brother. Charles Loring of South |
Bend. and three half-sisters, Mrs. Mary
Hayes Of Grand Rapids. Mrs George
Morse of Mishawaka and Mrs. Charles
Brimsmaid OF Minneapolis.
Alfred withers. 316 Weaver Ct.
who had been a resident Of this city /
over 40 years, is dead. Death was /
caused by heart disease following an I
illness Of ten days.
Funeral services. conducted by /
Rev. +. A. Dressed Of Grace Lutheran \
church. and under the auspices of /
Kane lodge, II. and A. NJ. will be held /
at the home at 4 o'clock Thursday aft
ernoon. Burial will be in Grace Lawn
cemetery.
Mr.. Withers was born in Birming-
ham. WariCkshire, England, on April
IA. 1888 In 1860 he came to the
United States. remaining until 1867,
when he returned TO England to
marry Miss Hannah Carter of DOwell
III
Sept. II. 1861. The next day he left |
with his bride for Adrian, Mich, where
ne was employed by the Lake Shore
Railroad co. When the shops were
moved from Adrian to this city in
1873. Mr. Withers came here 10 live |
and had made this city his home till
his death. Mr. Withers retired from
active labor 16 years ago.
Surviving Mr.. Withers are his wife.
Hannah Withers; three sons. Percy G. /
Withers of Mt Vernon H., where |
he is president and manager of the |
Illinois Knitting Co, Fred Hatton /
Withers Of TT Wayne and Wesley |
Withers of this city and two daugh-
tiers. Mrs. Harry NJ. Kepler and Mrs.
George Rittel. both of this city. Seven
grandchildren are living.
The City Ice & Fuel Co sustained a
loss of $500 and the manufacture of I
ice was interrupted for three hours to-
day when one of the two pipes leading |
from the big ammonia drums broke.
Two hundred gallons of ammonia had /
escaped before employees were able to /
shut off the flow, saving the $500 |
additional gallons.
The accident occurred at 6:15 a. m.
just as the day and night engineers !
were exchanging positions Recogniz-
ing their own peril. Fred Chapman, |
the night engineer. and Isaac Chand- |
Ter. the day man. ran from the plant |
ard with the assistance of other en- !
ployes notified residents i'm the neigh
bOrhood telling them To close their /
doors and windows in order to avoid /
the ammonia fumes which strongly /
tanned the atmosphere fully two /
blocks away.
The flow was finally stopped when \
the Messrs. Chapman and Chandler
after swallowing vinegar ana placing f.
wet cloths over their nostrils and /
mouths-entered the plant and shut /
of a safety cock.
Calvin G.. Robbins a resident of Elk
hart for 50 years, is dead.
Mr. Robbins was born at Pleasant /
Valley. Cleveland township 6S years
ago last April 49, his parents being /
Mr.. and Mrs. John Robbins, pioneers
of that township. His marriage TO
Charity Hitchcock took place in 1859,
and they remained on the farm until
Mr. Robbins took q position i'm the /
railroad shops SO years ago, where
upon they moved 20 Elkhart
The survivors are the son. two
daughter. Mrs. Belle ID. Williamson F.
OF Mis&awaka and AIRS Elsie A. Lud-
low OF South Bend. "a brother. John \
Robbins of Elkhart; n half-sister. Mrs.
Mary Shook OF this city. and a sister.
Mrs Sarah Pritchard. who lived at
Sacramento Calf. when last heard i
from by the local relatives
The funeral viii bc held Thursday
with services az the home nc . o'clock,
conducted by Rev g.. L. owens of the |
Baptist church.
Frank Clausen who lives alone i'm \
p little house az COS Mason ST. was \
arrested for running q blind tiger nc Il
his place. OHcers Wooley Pearce 4
and Wise. who made tine arrest found /
81 bottles OF beer iced and ready for
disposal and number Of empty bot
ties Clausen was Kept in Jail I'M de-