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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-17
LOCAL WHEAT FOLLOWS
CHICAGO ADVANCES
Price Goes From S1.4O TO S1.45 Per
Bushel-Creamery Butter
Declines One Cent.

Following the lead Of the Chicago
grain market. wheat prices advanced
from S1.40 20 S1.45 in the local eX-
changes Tuesday. As prices in Chi
cago continued TO rise Tuesday, an
other advance is expected here today
No change was reported in oats, corn
or rye. these grains remaining at the
high figures at which they were
quoted when wheat was at its maxi
mum price.
Creamery butter suffered the eX-
pectcd decline, prices going from S2C
10 3lc IN accordance with quotations
received from the Elgin market This
price is &c lower than that of a year
ago. due 20 the fact that industrial
conditions are resulting in decreased
buying OF the higher priced butter.
Butter dealers in Chicago and the
eastern cities have large quantities Of
butter on hand which il is impossible
10 sell at the higher price. and reduc-
tons are occurring all over the coun-
try. Butter is due for even a greater
decline than the lc drop OF Tuesday.
Prices in hides have returned to
normal after the rise due to the short
age at the time OF the hOOf and mouth
disease. and the indications are that
there will be little change in this com
modify for some weeks
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-17
FARMERS TO TALK AT
c. OF G. LUNCHEON

Something entirely out of the ordi-
nary will be sprung by the Chamber
OF Commerce luncheon committee on
Thursday, this being nothing more
nor less than talks by farmers and
others who participated in the farm
Crs' dinner and good roads meeting
last Saturday on THE Need and Bene-
fits OF Coliseum for South Bend"
The principal speaker viii he Asa
T.. Matthews, president of the St Jo-
seph County Farm bureau, who has
firm convictions as TO the value and
benefits to be derived from the build
ing OF a Coliseum in this city which
could he used periodically for farm
displays and other purposes. Mr..
Matthews was an active participant in
the meeting last Saturday
q. II. Swigart, the largest cattle
breeder in this section. who has had
an experience in exhibiting stock i'm
many states and in other countries. is
an enthusiastic believer in the propo-
sitiOn and will set forth his views
briefly at the meeting.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-17
MOTHERS NOTICE!

Every mother ought to know about
the little pink pill that has never been
known TO grippe or sicken.
II you viii try a 10 to IS cent pack =
age OF DR.. Prices Com pIex-ion Dill,
you'll regret that you did not hear OF
them before.
II mothers would give faithfully the
Com -plex-ion Pills TO their children
instead or salts and SIENNA leaves and
such other strong physics, you would
hnd out your children would not have
ptn1pled and bOily faces.
The safest pills mothers can take are
-plex-ion Pills. as they do not CON
tain any calomel, but are more efrec
tive than calomel or castor OIL. Fin
for chronic constipation.
Ten cent package contains 20 little
Com -pleK-ion Pills: z6-cent packages
81 pills
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-17
PLAN STYLE SHOW
FOR EARLY SPRING
South Bend Newspapers to
Formulate Scheme to Show
Latest FaShiOnS-DateS Sc
IeCted Are March 9-13.

South Bend is to follow the lead
the Inauguration of a fashion week
when residents of this city will be
given the opportunity to witness a
demonstration Of every new spring
and summer style in all mercantile
lines. AT a meeting held in the pri-
Vate dining room at the Oliver hotel
yesterday afternoon representatives OF
10 concerns organized for the purpose
Of conducting the affair which is eX-
pected to be the largest Of it's nature
ever put on in Indiana and which il is
anticipated will attract persons within
a radius of 100 miles
Fashion week will be held from
March 9 to Is, inclusive, giving the
people five days in which TO view the
numerous new styles in every sea-
sonable commodity. Show windows,
stores and the city will be appropri-
ately decorated for the occasion with
cooperative color scheme for all
decorations the feature. The affair
will be advertised throughout cities
in northern Indiana and lower Mich
igan.
At the meeting held by the mer-
chants yesterday afternoon the two
south BEND newspapers were Select
ed to formulate plans for Fashion
week. Tentative plans for the affair
will be made by representatives of
The News-Times and the Tribune
during the next two days which will
be submitted for approval at a meet
ing of the merchants within the next
few days. Plans at present include a
window display and demonstration
program for the opening night on
Tuesday, March Q. All manner Of
new styles in the various articles will
be displayed on this night in the win
dows of the stores which will remain
Il.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-17

We bought spot cash from several dress and skirt makers their
spring sample lines SOC the dollar including the
line of the Progress Skirt & Dress Co., 118 ST. Claire Ave.
Cleveland the largest and best skirt and dress
houses In the
The other lines bought with the understanding that the
will not be mentioned this would eopardze their
this By selling the dresses and skirts SOC the
dollar know will do advertise than hundreds
of pages of advertising can do
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-17
ENTERTAIN OLD SOUTH
BEND FIRE FIGHTER

South Bend was the host of a dele
cation from the Gary fire department
Tuesday night the expedition being
personally conducted by Adam Sci
fert. assistant chief OF the Gary de-
partment but better known here as
Whitley Seifert. who was captain Il
South Bend company No 1 from
1897 10 1911
Those in the party were Capt.
Frank Undine, Deputy Sheriff Harry
kerns and known as Big Nut" be
cause OF his feet. 10 inches, Charles
Brown. known as Little Nut" and
Thomas Clune. The party visited
friends al the Central hose company.
and attended the ball at the Turner
hall
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-17
DEDICATE NV sANITARIUM

CHICAGO. Feb. 11.-Chicago's new
S1,400. 600 tuberculosis sanitarium was
dedicated Tuesday The institute
which includes % buildings will care
for about 600 patients.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-17

James Nelson, 3a, contractor; Mar
ia Staffard. Al. clerk.
Charles NJ Weutland. 80. painter;
,tcse Riker. IS. Michigan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-12

consider is that your petitions bear
the signatures Of nearly every resident
on Crane and First streets. between
the Avenue and the Santa Fe tracks.
Why is it, captain, that SO many OF
the notorious police court characters
in this section are on your petitions
and are opposed to commission gov
eminent?
ssThe Great White Way to which
the captain refers so tightly, was built
at the expense OF abutting property
owners, and I was careful to state in
my article that the expense the COM
for maintenance and operating. not
installation. This has amounted to
over 5000 per year and Is in addition
to our regular street lighting expense.
AS to the $150,O0o bridge bond cleo
ton called by the commission, every
body knows that the East Side or
Shunganunga drainage board. Of
which Frank Curry was president.
served notice on the city that the wa
terway under bridge across Shunga-
nunga creek from Lincoln street to
the city limits with the exception of
the East Tenth street bridge) must be
increased. The only course left for
the commission was to call an election
in an effort to comply with the
boards order, or subject the city to
damage suits in the event of high wa
ter and overflow caused by bridges
with insufficient waterway.
The commission has no bill before
! the legislature enabling the city to is
| sue bonds for bridge building without
q vote of the people. The bridge bill
j issue is not mentioned In 1t, Is one we
had passed two years ago enabling us
/ to make a levy of not to exceed one
half mill for bridge building and
which some member Of the legislature
inadvertently crippled by providing
L mn hrfHOa costing $10 000
could be built without a vote of the
people. There was no bond issue
| mentioned and the limit to be raised
| by our bridge levy is one-half mill or
valuation. The past year we raised
$4,000.
If, as the captain says. there is a
move at this time to build a new light
plant entailing tremendous bond
| ISSUE" it is not visible to the naked
eve and 1 have heard little of it. But
the captain must know about this. for
have Just been told that he signed
one of the petitions asking for the
bond issue to which he here objects.
Now, the captain complains be-
cause 1t takes IS per cent of the quail
| fled electors to call an election for the
anti-commission crowd. i am inclined
to believe that the legislature used
excellent Judgment when 1t fixed the
number at IS per cent. 1t evidently
had in mind Just such petition as is
being verified by the registration
books In the election commissioners
office at this time. Whole petitions
of twenty-five or thirty names, that
any school boy can see, were written
| by the same party. are on file there.
Other petitions with names and adj
dresses that cannot be found in the
registration books. show clearly the
result OF paying SO much per name
| for signatures.
In the face of these glaring irregu-
larities, there are twenty persons. Cap
tain Coney among them. who signed
| an affidavit to the effect that these
| signatures Were ITO the best OF their
knowledgo and BELIEF genuine and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-12

signed by the persons purporting to
sign same. There is something radi-
cally wrong when such methods are
employed in an effort to overthrow
our form Of city government.
repeat a statement made in my
former article, Commission govern
ment Is, in my judgment, far superior
to the old council method" and To-
peka is not going to be the first city
in the United States to go back to the
council, where q councilman in order
to get a much needed improvement in
his ward must vote for improvements
in other sections that are not needed.
For Topeka knows that during the
five years Of commission rule, each
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-12

year has been closed with all bills paid
and balances in all funds; that during
general bonded debt has been paid;
that no new bonds Except paving and
sewer) have been issued; that we have
the most efficient engineering DEPART
ment in the city's history: that i'm
prOvements have been made and paid
for in cash out Of the general levy;
that public contracts are completed
on time and in strict accordance with
specifications: all Topeka knows that
if she has business at the city hall,
she can at any hour in the day find
some official there on the job to at
tend to it for her, without the delay
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-12
City Commissioner Comes Back
At Captain r. II. Coney.
<sPut Up Your Hammers,v Rec
ommends City Oiacial.
TOPEKA IS NOT eOlNG BACK
Commission, Progressive, Form
Wnl Stay, Says Bone.
Speaks of Election Petition
Methods as sSRadically Wrong"

Captain p. H. Coney, who has been
active in the movement for the call
ing of a special election to vote upon
whether Topeka shall return to the
old council form OF city government.
has written letter to the State
Journal, in which he takes issue with
statements made in an article pre-
pared by Roy L. Bone, city commits
sioner of finance, in which Mr.. Bone
compared the last five years of city
government under the council FORM
with the succeeding five years OF the
present commission plan. Mr.. Bones
article was published in the topeka
State Journal Friday, February O..
Today Mr.. Bone replies 10 MT.
Conveys criticisms in letter WHICH
appears today after the Coney state
ment.
The original Coney statement reads:
Captain Coney's Letter.
To the Editor of the State Journal:
In Justice to the. case, and what Is
more to the people, l think you should
admit to your columns a reply 10 the
article by Mr.. Bone, finance commits
sioner of Topeka, published In Fridays
issue.
Using the figures heretofore COM
Bone goes back three years more, that
he may have five full years Of the
council system to compare with the
five years of the commission system;
but he gives no comparisons, evident
ly relying upon the fact that few Will
figure percentages. Let us give q few.
We must, however, first say that the
revenue of Topeka for 1914 was $423,-
$685., not $371,74953, as given by
Mr.. Bone, and on these larger figures
we must base our calculations:
Increase, 1905 to 1909, council form,
10 per cent.
Increase, 1910 to 1914, commission,
SO per cent, or double.
Increase, 1909 to 1914, council to
commission, 40 per cent.
Increase 1905 to 1914, 70 per cent.
So much for increases, and now for
expenses:
Mr. Bones table gives expenditures.
total for the fire department, salaries
only in the police department., and
He dare not give it all. The rest of
his article deals largely with special
items of expense, but he gives moth
ing complete, and therefore he has
given nQthiQG At ALI q. = M szajuauuuaQ6u
that part OF his article needs nothing
further. .-sr sf s~
Mr.. Bone gives the items of expen-
ditures also by the schools, the coun-
ty and the state, and tries to justify
the city's large expenditures by the
fact that the others are large also. The
last two state campaigns were fought
for reduction of public expenditures.
Does Mr.. Bone know this? If one
thing is wrong. does that Justify an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-12
Wonderful Clothing
Values

Mems Fine All Wool
Overcoats, that are fully as
good as most stores sell for
$40 to $22. Our regular
price SIS, reduced to close
out for $1,000.
All $40 Overcoats $3.50
In order not carry them
over we priced them at
$5.98.
Mems All Wool Blue
Serge and Cashmere Suits
right up to the minute in
style. Priced at this great
value giving store $1,000,
$12.5O and $500.
Boys Suits $3.9S-All
wool cashmere. Norfolk
style, extra pair pants with
each suit. Some stores adj
vertise these as S. and Sc
values. Priced at this store
for $3.98.
Boys Corduroy S uits
$3.98-Norfolk style, excel
lent wearing quality. Just
as good as others sell for
$500. Our economical cash
system enables us to price
them at suit, $3.98.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-12
New Wool and Silk
Dress Goods

As usual we commence
the season with the lowest
prices. So you don't have
to wait for your new cos
tune to get full values.
Note these cash offerings.
All Silk Crepe de Chine,
I'd. $1.OO-A very popular
material in all the wanted
colors, SO in. wide, priced at
this great value giving
store, per yd. 500.
All Wool Crepes yd. $1.5O
"A very desirable, practi-
cal material for dresses,
skirts or waists in the new
wanted shades. 40 in. wide.
Silk and Wool P0plin, I'd.
$1.OO = Another material
that promises to be popular
the coming season, width
az inches.
$1.O0 Messaline Silk, I'd.
79c-A good heavy quality,
with q fine lustrous finish,
SO in. wide, buy it here per
yard, 79f.
So in. Wash Silk, I'd. 39c
This is one of the many
good buys that we are en-
abled to offer you at a
price of $50 instead of Soc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-12

Of referring it to some committee, the
members Of which never meet.
No. Topeka Is not going back. cap
tain, and you and your council en-
thusiasts had better put up your ham
mers, wipe the cobwebs from your
eyes and get into the bandwagon and
help make her even q bigger, better
and more beautiful city in which to
live. conduct our business and rear
our children. You'll all feel better
for It. ROY L. BONE, =
Commissioner Of Finance.
Never SO busy that we can't get your
job out as you want 1t. when you want
it. Jones & Birch, Phone S61.-Adv.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-12
New Laces and
EmbrOideries

10 in. Flouncing Csc
New, pretty dainty designs
the price will save you 20
to Is per cent.
Baby Fl0uncings, I'd. SOC
New, pretty patterns, ~
inches wide.
SIC and 6 Laces, I'd. Be-
Cotton cluily, German and
French val laces and inser-
ton worth sc and &c.
PriceT h6v, peffyn. 81!
EmbpoldesieA VI. 1oc and 15c
Swiss and cambria; fine dain-
ty.p4tterns up to AZ inches wide.
Sold on cash selling basis, yd.
1Oc and 15c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-12

This store is built value giving and confines the
value basis We want every sale to establish the fact th
store of lowest prices quality goods We want you to
put us to the test
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-30
.JATLER'S MACHINE
PLAYED LEAP FROG
Newfane officer Took Roundabout
Course to Reach Garage After
Going Over Stone WAL.

N. P Benson. deputy sheriff and jailer
of Newfane, drove into Brattleboro Satur-
day by a roundabout route to reach a ga
rage. The Ford he was driving, like all
machines Of that make, 'rambled right
along even if it did have the appearance
Of having finished a strenuous session on
the eastern front The owner and driver
moved his arms and legs with care and
for like the machine he was
a tritle sore and bent.
The deputy sheriff had been very care
full to keep from the knowledge Of those
associated with him in the enforcement Of
the law the fact that he had inadvertently
tried a cross-lots trip in the wilds of the
West River valley and had succeeded in
Isurmounting a stone wall and lodging
most of the trees in a woodlot before en-
eountering one that refused to sidestep.
His roundabout trip to the garage was
with the intent of keeping his troubles to
himself, but it failed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-30
DR.. BURNETT AND
MOTHER BRING SUIT
Seek to Recover 91,700 from Frank A
Larrow and! Chauffeur for Damage
TO Car and Injuries.

Frank A. Larrow, proprietor of liv-
cry stable and garage on Flat street
and Harry Whitaker, chauffeur in his
employ, have been sued by DR.. Grace
NJ. Burnett for 500. and by Mrs. Abbie
Olivia Burnett cf West Dummcrston,
mother Of DR.. Burnett, for $1,000, as
the result of an automobile accident
Wednesday evening, Aug. ., on 'FAl-
giers' hill in Guiiford. Attachments
have been placed by Sheriff c. f. Mann
on real estate aud livery property of
Mr.. Larrow.
The papers, which are from the office
of Attorney Robert G. Bacon. assert
that Dr.. Burnett wax driving her ear
well on the right hand side of the road
and was in the exercise of due care and
caution and that the Larrow car, driven
by Mr.. Whitaker, approached from tho
opposite direction at an excessive speed
and on the left hand side of the center
of the road. The resulting collision cut
and bruised Mrs. Burnett about til,
head. and she suffers, il is alleged, Sc
verely from nervous schock. The Bur
nett car lest one front wheel and wa,
otherwise slightly damaged.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-30
MEXICAN PEACE
CONVENTION CERTAIN
Even if Carranza Ignores the Pan
American Appeal Conference
Will Be Held

WASHINGTON, Aug. 80. - Villa
and Zapata agents here said today that
peace convention would be held in
neutral territory in Mexico to set up a
provisional government.
independent Mexicans and those yet
unafliated with any Of the factions
will take part and it is possible that
the Pan-American conferees will be
asked to arrange the details. The de
lay in receiving Carranza S reply tc
the Pan American peace appeal has
raised hope that influences are at
work to induce him to participate. Vii
Ia and Zapata announce their inten
tion Of proceeding without Carranza i
necessary.
Carranza troops in northeastern Mex
leo are reported today as being concen
trated to defend Monterey against th'
attack of the Villa army.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-30
BELL THREW GUEST
OUT OF HIS HOUSE
Friengiwell, Who Fired Shots in Air.
Fined for Intoxication and Dis
turbance Of the Peace.

Nicholas Freingiwell, %, a laborer, af-
ter being thrown out of the home of
Alfred Bell on Elliot street at 845
o clock last evening drew a revolver
and fred three shots in the air.
Friengwell ran away before the ar
rival of the police, but was arrested
later on Main street by Chief George
Wilson and Officer Ellis G.. Worden. He
was taken to the Bell home this morn
ing, where Mrs. Bell identified him as
the man who had fired the shots. The
police searched his room and effects
last night, but were unable to find the
revolver with which, it is claimed, he
did the shooting.
Bell invited Friengiweu to spend the
evening in the Bell home, but the Wis
3tor had nat been there long when Bell
objected to Friengiwell s attentions to
Mrs. Bell. When the guest insisted up
on continuing his actions Bell elected
him, an act that was followed immedi-
ately, it is claimed, by the firing of
the shots.
Bell, who drives a team for E. B
Barrows, told State s Attorney o. B
Hughes this morning that Friengiwel
did not attempt to shoot anyone
FriengiwelI, who was represented by At
torney Harold Z. Whitney, pleaded
guilty to charges of breach of tho
peace and intoxication and was fined ::
with costs of So on each charge. HC
arranged to pay.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-30
BAND CONCERT PROGRAM.
First Regiment Band to Play Tonigh
Near Home for AGED.

Following is the program for the con-
cert by the First Regiment band to
be played on the grounds Of the Home
for the Aged this evening:
March, Battle of Inkerman, Wegge
Overture, Poet and Peasant, Suppe
Songs for Cornet:
a. Sweet Genevieve.
b. Silver Threads Among the Gold.
Sewall Morse.
American Fantasia, Gems of stephen
Foster.
Descriptive, Village Life in the Olden
Time, LeThiere
Synopsis: Night -Sunrise-Astor in
the village-Children going to school
The blacksmith shop-The Nav queen
The Maypole dance = Moonlight
| Lovers erenade-Grandioso.
Grand Selection, Songs From the Old
Folks, Lake
Introducing Marching Through Geor-
gia, Soldiers Farewell, Moeking Bird
The Old Oaken Bucket, Ben Bolt, Old
Black Joe, When You and I were
Young, Maggie; Tramp, Tramp; Rocked
in the Cradle of the Deep, Sweet and
Low, Maryland, NV Maryland; Just
Before the Battle, Mother; When John
Iny Comes Marching home, Auld Lang
Syne.
March, Centennial, Reeves
The Star Spangled Banner.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-30
TO
AMERICAN COMMERCE
importers Will Be Allowed to Receive
Goods for Which They Have
Contracted in Germany

WASHINGTON, August 3O.-Conces
sions in the endorsements against Ameri-
can commerce of the British order in
council were announced today as a result
of informal negotiations just completed by
foreign trade advisers of state department.
British Ambassador Sir Cecil Spring-Rice
assured the trade advisers that their in
formal representations in cases where
British orders have caused undue hardship
to American commerce will receive spe.
cial consideration.
Before June - British authorities de-
clined to enter into informal negotiations
with trade advisers IN any cases The am
bassador called at the state department
personally to explain the extent of Brit
ish concessions, which are especially in
tended to meet the growing complaints of
American importers that Christmas trade
is threatened by failure to obtain goods
made in Germany and Austria for which
they had contracted,
Generally speaking it is the intention OF
the British government to permit the
passage through blockade lines Of goods for
which American importers had entered
into contracts with German and Austrian
firms Heretofore it has been required
that money shall have actually been paid
for the goods Now it will be sufficient to
show that they were regularly contracted
for and that the American importer is
really the person responsible for them and
the title rests with hlm.