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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-19
FILE SUIT AGAINST
SLAIN PASTORS WIDOW
Action TO ForeclOse Mortgage
BrOught Against Mrs. TheO-
dora KayScr.

ws-Times Special Service;
GARY, Ind, March 19.-Garys
famous murder mystery of two years
ago in which Rev. Edmund A. H..
Kayser, pastor of the st. Johns
Evangelical church in ToIeston was
slain by unknown assassins, was re-
called when a suit for foreclosure Of
mortgage was filed in the Gary SUI
perior court by s. Peter Gobel
against Theodore Kayser. widow Of
the murdered pastor, and Edmund
Kayser. Elfreda Kayser and Victor
Kayser, her children. The mortgage
was given by the Rev. Kayser upon
his property in Gary. Mrs. Kayser
and the children are now living in
Michigan and the suit was brought
by legal publication.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-19
GIRL COULD NOT ENLIST
so GETS MEN TO DO SU
Turned Down Both As Regular SOL
der and Red Cross, Infiu-
ences Two Friends.
News-rimes special servIee

MUNCIE. Ind, March 19.-Miss
Ruth st. John. a 1s-year-old young
woman Of Union City, who is a clerk
in a grocery store there, recently
applied 10 John r. Finney, a ser
geant in charge Of the Muncie re-
cruiting station for the United States
army. for a position in the army,
saying she was willing TO go on the
firing line If necessary. Turned
down there, she applied for a posi-
ton as Red Cross nurse with the
army, but there was no position for
her. Evidently this did not dis
hearten her, however. for yesterday
there enlisted as soldiers here w.
c. MallOon and ]. A. Long, friends
of the girl and also residents Of
Union City. who admit that they
joined the army at her suggestion.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-19
GARY HOSPITAL FUND
PAST HALFWAY MARK
Expect To Raise $4,000 by Tuesday
Night-TOtal Now is
S26,399.25.

News-Times Special Service:
GARY. Ind, March 10. - Total
contributions to the Gary General
hospital building fund up TO sun
day amounted to $26, 399.25, with
bright prospects in sight TO warrant
the belief that the entire fund of
$4,000 will be forthcoming by
Tuesday night when the hospital
campaign closes.
Previous subscriptions reported
totalled $17,O11. Captains of the
various canvassing teams reported
subscriptions in the last "a hours
aggregating $7,SS5.25 of which
S5.9995G was turned in by the
mems teams and $1.SSS.75 by the
women's teams.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-19
GIVEN APPOINTMENT
Capt. \. {. DuddIeston VIII Com
mand New Guard Unit.

TERRE HAUTE. Ind, March 10.
announcement was made Sunday
that Capt. a. G. Duddleston had
been commissioned in the Indiana
national guard TO command COM
pany d. second infantry, when the
organization is recruited 10 fill the
place OF the present uni which is
10 become a troop. first Indiana cav
airy The new infantry will be
known as the Fort Harrison rifles,
named in honor of Terre Haute's
first military organization which
was commanded during the war Of
1912 by Capt. Zachary Taylor. later
hero OF the Mexican war and presi-
cent OF the United States. Terre
Haute also is the home of the ma
chine gun company. second infan-
try.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-19
FIGHT BOND ISSUE
FOR ROAD BUILDING
Big Good Roads Publicity
Campaign is Launched
in CaSS County.


DOWAGIAC. Mich. March 10
A movement TO carry on an extern
sive publicity campaign in favor Of
the proposed 100000 good roads
bonds which will be submitted 20
Cass county voters on April ,, was
launched at a meeting at which
every township and ward in the
county was represented.
A substantial good roads organ
ization is in charge OF the campaign
which will consist purely of educa-
tional work among the farmers and
citizens of the county and will be
directed by a campaign manager.
finance committee has been appoint
ed and the project will get sufficient
backing to put the facts before the
people, and a publicity committee
will work in cooperation with the
manager throughout the weeks re-
naming before the election.
The first piece of literature TO be
placed in the hands Of every voter
is an official road map which has
been approved by the board of SUI
pervisOrs, the county road commits
sioners and the state highway COM
mission. on which will be shown
what roads will be constructed, the
materials 20 be used and the cost of
the actual construction, showing
the comparative saving under the
proposition as compared TO the pres
ent method. Astounding figures
show the amount raised by town
ships and voted by supervisors in
the past four years.
If the bonds carry il is proposed
TO pay back at the rate of $4,000 a
year, with interest which for 20
years with the $4,000 would aver
age $4,000 a year. IL includes
nearly 100 miles of improved road
at a cost according to the good
roads advocates of $4,000 less per
year than under the present system.
The success of the Berrien county
system will form an effective argu-
ment in the Cass county campaign.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-19
MUSIC TEACHERS TO
CONVENE IN APRIL
Max Miranda of South Bend
to Read Paper at State
Meeting at Indianapolis.
News limo Special Serrice /:

News Times Special Service:
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. March 10.
The Indiana Music Teachers asso-
citation will hold its convention in
indianapolis. April 4, and 6. The
program follows:
Wednesday. April - p. m. reg
istratlon of delegates. D. m.
Charles +. Hansen will give an or
gan recital, assisted by Byron II.
Moudy, tenor. p. m, a banquet
will be given at the ClaypOol hotel
This will TAX the place OF the usual
evening concert. After the address
of welcome by Mayor Bell. the even
ing will be spent in a social way.
Thursday, April $3.50 a. m.
presidents address,; address by Mrs.
Henry Schurman; paper by Max
Miranda, South Bend; paper by Miss
Eva Alden. Terre Haute. 1870
p. m, community music conference;
address by Harry Barnhart of
Rochester, n. Y. 1915 p. m, Gay
lord YOst, violinist, and .. F. Mar
tens. baritone, will be heard in a
recital. Sis p. m. the Mendelssohn
choir, Perceval Owen, director, as
sisted by Minnie Murdoch Kimbal,
pianist, of Marion.
Friday, April $50 a. m. high
school conference. address by Alex
ander Henneman, St Louis; discus
sion led by +. 3. Birge and Anton
Embs, New Albany. and Miss Carrie
VI. Jacques Of Warsaw, 1870 p. M,
Standardization conference: paper 10y
Charles III. Farnsworth. New York
report of committee on standardiza-
tom r. G. McCutchan, DePauw uni
versity. chairman: discussion,
p. m, program by McGibeny String
Quartet; soloists. Kenneth Rose. vio-
lin: Miss Carolyn Kari. cOntralto,
and Miss Helena Sipe. pianist. Sis
p. m, program by the Schellschmidt
trio. assisted by Mrs. Glenn o. Frier-
mood, contralto, and Earle Howe
Jones, pianist.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-19
NURSE ELOPES WITH
THE SON OF A BANKER
Was Attacked Several Weeks Ago
With Knife by Jealous
SuitOr.

NewsTimes Special Service:
LAFAYETTE, Ind, March 10
Beatrice Compton. a nurse at the
Indiana State Soldiers home here,
who was wounded at the nurses cot
tage several weeks ago by Homer
Davis. a young Kentuckian. who was
jealous and attacked her with
knife, elOped to Danville. H., We'd
nesday with c. Gilbert Van Voorst.
son Of Charles Van Worst,
Chalmers banker. where they were
married. Van Worst returned re-
Gently from the Mexican border with
the Monticello company of the In
diana national guard. Davis, who
attacked the young woman, now is
serving a term at the state reform
atory for attempted murder.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-19
EVANSVILLE SEEKS
TO GET M00RES HILL
City Will Agree to Raise $500, 600 tO
Bring College to City-M. r..
Board viii Help.
News Times Special Service :


EVANSVILLE. Ind, March 10
The Chamber Of Commerce has I'M
animOusly voted 10 try TO have
MOOre's Hill college moved to Evans
Vile from Moores Hill. The city will
agree 10 raise 100000, 500, OOO
each year for five years. The edu-
catiOnal board of the Methodist
Episcopal church. il is said, Will add
another $500, 600 TO the fund.
Alfred +. Hughes. president of
MOores Hill college. and DR.. A. y.
Storms. chairman of the joint edu-
cational committee OF Indiana. at
tended the meeting. and both spoke
in favor of bringing the college TO
Evansville. a meeting of the edu-
catiOnal board Will be held mex:
Wednesday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-19
REFUSES $1,000 SALARY
indianapolis Man Takes Position but
Turns Down Pay.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 10
Richard Lieber, an Indianapolis liq-
uor man. who was instrumental in
the purchase of Turkey Run and
McCOrmick's Canyon as state parks.
has accepted a position as secretary
to the state board of forestry, but
has refused to accept the salary of
$500 a year that goes with it, In
stead he will ask that the salary be
used TO employ a man versed in the
work of reforestation. Ii was under
stood that Lieber would have headed
the state conservation committee
mad the legislator passed the cOnser-
Walton bill
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-19
RAISE PAY OF OFFICIALS
Increase VIII be Put Before People
For Approval.

News Times Special Service.
LANSING. Mich, March ia
proposed amendment TO the cOnsti-
tuition was passed 10y the house
Thursday afternoon and Will be sub
mitted at the April election. 1T pro-
vides for an increase in the salaries
of the auditor general, state treas
urer and secretary of state from
$4,000 10 $4,000 At present the
state officers receive the same pay
as their deputies and figures gather
ed from other states show that
Michigan pays the lowest salaries
of any state in the Union,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-19
LACK HOSPITAL SPACE
Health Officer Says Live Men Are
Placed i'm MOrgues.

News Times Special Service:
ANN ARBOR, Mich, March 10
When a hospital is so crowded that
we have two beds in a space intend
ed for one, and then, because we
have not sufficient room 10 care for
the cases that are thrust upon US.
have to put live men in mOrgue,
it is high time an addition were built
and more hospital facilities were
made available" said Health officer
DR.. John Wessinger. There are Is
cases of scarlet fever in the hospital
and about 10 more cases are quar-
antined in private homes and in fra
ternity houses of the city, which
should be confined in the proper iso-
latiOn hospitals
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-19
WASHINGTON. March T.

WASHINGTON, March 49, In
the light of previous dispatches
from Picking the action taken by the
Chinese foreign minister indicates
that the government is preparing TO
enter the war with the entente. 1t
was said in these dispatches that
negotiations to that end were under
way. and that China hoped by join
ing the entente TO obtain suspension
of the payments Of indemnity and
permission to increase import du-
ties.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-19
LOWER COURT SUSTAINED
Appellate UphOlds Verdict of $4,000
Against South ShOrc Line.
News.Times Special Service /:

News Times Special Service:
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, March 10.
The appellate court has sustained
the judgment OF the Porter circuit
court in the appealed case of the
South Shore against Edna Brown.
appellee. of Porter county. The lat
ter will now receive $1,000 from the
railway company for personal in
juries.
The case was tried in Valparaiso
about two years ago. Miss Brown
suffered injury from a fall when the
conductor started a car as she was
boarding il in Michigan City TO re-
turn TO her home. She sued for
$4,000.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-19
FEAR SEED POTATO DIRTH
Commission Merchant Declares
Crisis is Critical.
News-T Times Special Service:

DOWAGIAC. Mich, March 10
NJ. NJ. Cullinane. well known local
produce buyer and commission mer-
chant. declares that the potato stu
alton is even more critical than it
appears on the surface. He says
there are not more than 10 cars Of
spuds left in Cass county for ship
ment and sees a shortage of seed
potatoes as a result.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-19
Constitutional Convention
Casting Shadow Before 1t

the convention is called, provides
for submitting the proposed new
constitution 10 the people. or parts
Of II, TO the people for ratification
or rejection.
II is the consensus Of opinion here
among leaders OF both the demo-
cratic and republican parties and
among the leaders Of the women
that an attempt will be made TO
have separate. simple amendments
20 the constitution proper adopted
by the convention, under which the
people will obtain a vote directly
on the question or woman suffrage
and the question OF state-w con-
stitutional prohibition.
To separate these now dominant
questions from the problems OF the
convention proper will take politi-
cal pressure off other more moOted
points even than these. il ia being
pointed out, and the great good that
would come 20 the work OF the con-
ventiOn as a whole. If consi ieration
OF these two problems could be
side-tracked in some such fashion
here is being commented on.
May Separate Questions.
II some such scheme Of separat-
ing the prohibition and suffrage
questions from the new constitution
proper could be arranged in such a
way that friends Of either OF the
two would not take Offense and
Illustrate the well-meant proposals
these questions would not become
the dominant questions in deter
mining on delegates TO the conven-
ton, il is being argued, and thus
men Of much broader viewpoints
could be obtained for the states
service. Both political parties are
said 10 favor such a plan and il is
probable it will DE worked out be-
fore the coming special election of
delegates in September, il is report
cd here
The state wide statutory prohibi-
ton that Will become effective April
2, 1918, already is having it's effect
on the plans for future activities
OF breweries and distilleries in In
diana. Several of the largest Of
these recently have been in confer
ence with pure food and drug Off
Gals Of the state with reference TO
turning their huge manufacturing
establishments into sOft-drink fac
tories, or commercial alcohol plants.
etc. IL is probable that many of
these businesses will have made
plans for rapid change Of output by
the time the law goes into effect
next year and this fact, in itself
will have a decided effect on the
constitutional convention situation
and will serve TO take some of the
pressure off the constitutional pro-
hibitiOn issue.
HCosiers are planning to study
hard during the next 10 months
the world war conditions permitting.
They are planning to assimilate, in
sOfar as il is possible, all possible
knowledge with regard to the expe-
rience Of such states as Ohio, New
York and others with constitutional
revisions. The old. reliable brand
OF party politics-except as the
practical HOosier politician always
plays twill be far in the back
ground during this year, except i'm
the local municipal elections. and
consideration of constitutional prob
lens will predominate
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-19
TORNADO INSURANCE

Protects your property from the
hazard OF wind and cyclone The
cost is very low. My policies give
full protection. Phone your order
10 No. 1871. Room No. ZO4 Citi-
zens' Bank Bldg.
Adv. WILLIAM HAPP. Agent.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-19
WANTED NO FOREIGNER
Girl Forces Man To Take
Out Papers.
News Times Special Service

News Times Special Service.
VALPARAISO. Ind. March 10
Before she would marry him here
Mrs Edna II. Jewett exacted
promise from otto J. Wanke that he
would become an American citizen.
Wanke is an Austrian and Mrs
Jewett refused TO sacrifice her own
Americanism. The couple came
here from Janesville Wis.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-19

Toronto has the largest industrial
school in North America. The
school has cost nearly $4,000, 600. Its
auditorium viii seat 800 people
and its gymnasium is unusually well
equipped
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-19
Expcct Two Elcments.

To now is the general opinion
here that two great elements will
appear i'm the convention-the liber-
ais and the couservatives-and that
the hght for reforms will be sub
jected TO the crucihle of the war
between these two elements of the
citizenship. The law. under which
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-06

TODAY'S POEM
~~~~~~'
HORSES

In the gray shades where horses spir.
They spoke together after mortal woe
SAID one: Il came from where a
boundless plain
swept the horizon, by wild armies
slain. Is
Shot full of arrows, as the red sur
fell
My last shrek mingled with the saw.
age yell"
Another spoke: "I came from TOSSING
Where herded in dense masses, knees
to knees,
A troop ship bore us on to mighty
Over wide water, speeding fast and
far,
Doom came to US. Upon the oceans
floor
Amid old wrecks our bones lie ever
more"
And then a quiet voice subdued and
sad,
Spoke slowly: "All the wasted
strength I had
Was spent In the long service of the
street.
Day after day I lifted weary feet,
Slipping and falling; on an icy dawn
left at last the wagon I had drawn
M. e. Buhler
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-06
WAR RAISES PRICE
OF WIVES IN CONGO.

The high cost Of wives hit the Bel
gianl Congo some time ago and, &C
cord1ng to reliable reports, that is the
only way in which the Congoites are
feeling the war. War brides in the
Congo are now taxed two francs a
head, the first wife being exempted.
Two francs Is about forty cents and
who wouldn't pay forty cents for a
bride. Mo wonder they can afford
1t in the Congo. AS far as the high
cost of living is concerned well, it
simply isn't, it doesn't exist. Mrs. Ed
gar Allen Johnston, a missionary
who recently arrived from there has
revealed some highly interesting in
formation concerning the Congo. How
would you like, for instance, to be
able to live on five cents a week, and
live well? OF course, the five cents
goes mainly for food, as they don't
trouble much about clothes in the
Congo, but even so, five cents a week
for food is certainly going some No
food spectators, beef trusts, egg
kings and others of that kind in those
happy regions. The main diet is ca
sava, root which is pounded into
flour, the leaves being cooked as veg
etables. Well, there's where they've
got it on us already. But listen to
the variety of meats! They eat wild
pigs, antelopes. monkeys-but why go
further. Monkey meat tastes. li.!--
chicken, says the missionary. Well,
we may all be eating monkeys yet If
the cost of living goes up much high
er. Mrs. Johnston also says that the
natives don't seem to understand the
great war. They come to her and
say: But the white, man teaches
US 1t Is wrong to fight, why does he
do it? And the brave missionary,
who with her husband lives among
$4,000 Congo negroes, confesses she
Is stumped" for an answer. Who
wouldn't be? But, gee, it must be
great to be able to live on five cents
a week and only pay a tax of forty
cents for bride!
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-06
Loses Suit Against
st. Charles Church

Della, McAvoy, who sued the st.
Charles Catholic Congregation Cor
poration for laundry work done while
the late Rev. William H. Lynch was
pastor. lost the action yesterday when
Judge John r. Booth of the COM
mon pleas court gave a decision in
favor Of the church. The plaintiff
had been a servant at the rectory
and was paid every month but claim
ed Father Lynch had promised in
1905 to pay her something extra for
laundry work on church vestments.
AS she made no claim for eight years
while Father Lynch was alive and
for Is months after his death, judge
Booth said he did not consider her
story probable. She wanted $500
damages.
Michael q. Keane was awarded
S144.45 in a suit against Margaret
Herman 1t was alleged that the
plaintiff built monument for the
defendant and received $125 on ac-
count Later Mrs. Herman refused
to accept the monument.
Celina Valencourt of Stratford was
given $500 damages in her suit
against James ". Ad1ey of this city.
She claimed her automobile was
damaged when it was struck by the
defendants machine at Stratford and
kossuth street, September 10, 1915.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-06
LITTLE BENNX'S
NOTE BOOK
(By Lee Papc) |

Kumpiny B was having a meeting
on my frunt steps to tawk about hav-
ing target practice on the empty lot
10y firing stones at a barrel, all the
officers and men being present, being
Genrel Skinny Martin, Lootenant Ed
Wernick, Lootenant Lew Davis, Ker-
mel Pubs Simkins, Sargent Hunt and
Private Persy Weever, and I was
marching up and down in frunt of the
steps on guard and who started to
come down the street but Reddy Mer-
fly.
G, thawt. On account of him
not being in Kump1ny B and being
the best fighter in the nayberhood.
And when he wat a pavemint away I
sed, Halt, who goes thare, friend or
foe?
Foe, sed Reddy Merry
Advants and give the counter sine,
I sed.
Ill advants and give you a, kick in
the Stats, Ill fife eny 2 members Of
your old kumpiny with one hand be-
hind my back, sed Reddy Merry,
Well Kumpiny B is having meet
ing and nobody elts is Supposed to be
present, sed.
Well I'm going to be present, has
enybody got enything to say about it :?
sed Reddy Merry.
Wich nobody sed they had, and
Reddy wawked rite up on the steps
and sat in the middle of Kumpiny B,
and Genral Skinny Martin quick stood
up, saying, The meeting is now
ajerned, lets have a game Of primers
base, do you want to get in it, Red
dy?
WITCH Reddy sed he did, and in
about minits we had choosed sides
and was all playing primers base.
Being a CRATE Example of STRATEGY
on the part Of Genrel Skinny Martin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-06
WOMAN PRESENTS
GOLDEN EGG HEN
ITO The RED CROSS
Feathered One and Dozen of
Eggs Brings $4,000 I'm
der Hammer

The hen that lays the golden egg
has been located in Middletown, Ohio,
reputed to have more millionaires than
any other town of its size in the state.
One woman. whose sacrifices for the
American Red Cross it is said cannot
be measured by the market value of
her gift, gave one of her highly priced
hens and a dozen eggs to the society,
Red Cross Week. Her gift was auc-
toned Off for 5000. The. eggs brought
$1,736 to the War Fund, $144.66 each.
The hen brought $685. This is prob
abby the highest price ever paid for
eggs. a.
A wire received at the Red Cross
headquarters in Washington this morn
ing reads: 1.-The purchasers would
like to send the eggs and hen to you
to be auctioned at either Washington
or New York or by wire throughout
the United States as you may think
best The hen that laid them can do
it again and she and the eggs should
be worth hundred thousand dollars
to the Red Cross cause. The amount
procured for the hen and eggs is re-
garded as the Individual contribution
of this poor woman and undoubtedly
makes her relatively the largest SUBJ
scrTber in the United States"
The War Council has not yet decided
whether to take advantage of the
proposition to auction off the hen and
eggs again, fear having been expressed
that the natural deterioration in the
eggs and the possible loss of produc-
tfvtty in the hen when removed from
her native barnyard might result in
heavy losses to the Red Cross.