South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-30
MAY NAME ROTH'S
SUCCESSOR TO-DAY
Police Board Still Considers
NONRESIDENT for Superin-
tenGent of Department.

ELKHART, Sept. 80. - The police
board is TO meet Thursday TO endeav-
or to make a decision on a man TO
succeed w. II. Roth as superintendent
of the department. The mem bers
were 10 have met wednesday, but II
became necessary for the new mems
Der. ]. T. Earl, TO go TO Chicago on
other business and a pOstponement
was made until Thursday.
Consideration of a nonresident is
still under way, but it is not certain
but that an Elkhart resident now
outside" the department, may be
chosen. He has been considered be
fort the present 'crisis" and. it is said,
even before the present administra-
ton made up it's slate in the closing
DAYS of 1913. Certain conditions pre-
vailing at that time rendered 1t I'M
advisable for him TO accept the offer,
but it is said those conditions have
been eliminated and he may accept
the offer. which has never been fully
withdrawn.
In the event the board does not ap-
point a superintendent ('chief'D be-
fore oct. 1-Friday-Des Sergt. O..
H Whiteman will become acting
chief other changes contemplated
by the board will follow the decision
on the superintendent
Mrs. Myrtle Armstrong, wife of
Glen Armstrong, died at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. a. V. Geb-
hart. 2039 S. Prairie St. at 1880
o'clock Tuesday night, after a two
years illness due TO tuberculosis.
Funeral services will be held at the
Gebhart home at o'clock Friday aft
ernooL Rev. Karl Carlson. pastor of
Simpson Memorial church, officiating.
Burial will take place in the Prairie
Street cemetery
Mrs. Armstrong, who was born in
Benton Harbor, April p, 1897. came
to Elkhart with her parents shortly
after her marriage on Aug. Ia. 1913.
She was a member of the 1911 Mish-
awake high school graduating class.
Her husband is Employed in a Yysi
lanti. Mich, factory. A brother,
Chesteen Gebhart also survives.
That George Barr is the father of
Harriet Swlatowas child is the Opin-
ion Of the superior court jury, which
returned a verdict to that effect Tues
day evening. Barr was ordered 10
pay $500 for the support of the child.
$50 of which was to be cash. Being
unable TO pay the money. Barr was
turned over TO Deputy Sheriff Leader
and was locked up in the local Jail
L.
who was present during the proceed
ings yesterday. They were married
last october and the child was born
in January.
Uneasiness concerning the safety of
Mrs. william Babb, AZ years old, who
lived with her husband at Main and
Hickory SITS, and who disappeared last
Wednesday, was dispelled Tuesday
d 4 IL.
Goshen last Saturday and had left
there for the home of a relative.
Frank Orr, il years old, pleaded
guilty to a charge of petit larceny in
the superior court Wednesday and his
punishment was fixed at from one to
eight years in the reformatory. He
was then paroled to his father Charles
Orr. who is to report once a month to
the court.
Young Orr stole five cartons Of
cigarets valued at So from Sorantos
brothers on July p, last.
Alleging habitual intoxication and
that when drunk her husband is
cruel. Hazel b. Freeman has filed suit
for divorce from William Freeman
and for $1,000 alimony.
Capt. and Mrs. Paul NJ. Black, in
charge of the local barracks of the
Salvation Army, were swindIed out of
$3.50 Tuesday afternoon by a
stranger.
The stranger, who gave his name az
Louis Lambert, is described as being
about 40 years of age. weighing 225
pounds, dark cOmpleXiOned, bald
headed, wearing blue serge trousers,
dark coat and a soft brown felt hat.
a ho aaf ], foc IF he,
captain and his wife by telling them
hard luck tale and accompanying
il with such a natural demonstration
Of grief, including real tears" that
Mr.. and Mrs. Black were moved-and
touched for the above amount