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The Parker post., 1917-08-18
To BATTLE THE
TEUTON U-bOAT
ARIZONA WILL BE REPRESENTED
BY AN INVENTION DESIGNED
TO EFFECTIVELY "STRAF" THE
GERMAN U-BOAT.

PHOENIX. Aug. IL With the
announced purpose Of the manufac-
ture in Phoenix of an apparatus de-
signed to protect vessels from tor
pedo attacks, articles of incorpora-
tion of a company of more than
usual interest were fled yesterday in
the office of the state corporation
commission.
"The Waybright Submarine Guard
Corporation" is the title of the pro.
posed concern. and the incorporators
are Roy 8. Goodrich and D. B. Glenn
ems, both Of Phoenix. The first Of
hcers are as follows: George H. Han
ma. president: John P. Owen. vice
president; w. H. Growkow. secretary
and treasurer. The capital stock is
given as $15.000,000 In shares of
800 each. $5.00o.000 Of which is
preferred and $10,000.000 common.
The new concern designs to man
ufacture and sell and to license the
manufacture, sale and use OF Way
bright Apparatus designed for the
protection Of ships against torpedo
attacks and to equip and TO license
the equipment of ships with such
apparatus and to manufacture and
sell such other apparatus designed
for the protection OF vessels against
torpedo attacks"
Whatever of publicity is to be
given at present te the "Waybiight
Apparatus" is contained in the brief
and unloquacious articles OF tncor-
poration. AS might be expected In
such an emergency. not the siightest
hint Of the character OF the appara-
The Parker post., 1917-08-18
INSUFFICIENT FOR REJECTION

Hammer toes and fat feet are not
causes for rejection under the regu-
lations governing the draft, declares
Surgeon Major e. e. Irons in instruc-
tions to physicians, who are engaged
in examining men who have been
called up for the new army.
"In making medical examina-
tions of men called up under the
draft give the government the bene-
fit of the doubt" said Major Irons
1T Is better to pass man who Is
unfit physically to be a soldier than
it is to let one go who is fit.
Many cases of fat feet are not
causes for rejection" said the major
I'm fact approximately one-third OF
all city men have fiat feet in some
form. The kind of fat foot in
which a rejection should be entered
is that which would develop lame
ness during a march.
"If hammer toe is caused by short
shoes. take him. I'd accept a ham
mertoed man anyway if he were
found sound in other respects"
Artificial teeth are not sufficient
in themselves, to exempt a man from
service in the national army. This
information was received by Colonel
Fred 8. Breen from Provost Marshal
General Crowder at Washington
and Is another bar let down that for
merly prevented a man from service
in the army. The order Is in part
as follows:
"A well-fltting bridge or plato Is
allowed to take the place of missing
teeth. provided the natural teeth
present are sound and serviceable
If dental work will restore the teeth
so as to meet the requirements OF
proper mastication. the man should
be accepted"
The Parker post., 1917-08-18
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
To the Citizens Of Parker:

Owing to the prevalence of ty-
phoid fever in the neighboring town
Of Bouse, it is urgently requested
that all companies furnishing water
to the town of Parker, clean their
tanks at once; that all citizens abate
all nuisances, such as pig pens, cattle
corrals, etc, near their houses, and
clean and lime all outdoor toilets
and keep them So Attention should
be paid to such matters once each
week.
Property owners having outdoor
toilets connected with vacant houses
in state of bad repair are
earnestly requested to remedy same
and to burn and fill pits of those too
far gone to use.
Housewives are urged to protect
their food and their children from
flies.
Anti-typhoid incubation is strong
ly recommended.
YUMA COUNTY STATE BOARD OF
HEALTH.
The Parker post., 1917-08-18
NO REWARD FOR POTASH DIS
COVERIES,

The government has offered no re-
ward for the discoverer of deposits of
soluble potash. When it is realized
that soluble potash is now selling in
the United States for ten times the
price asked for it before the outbreak
Of the European war, and that no
more than one-twentieth of the
amount commonly used before the
war Is now produced in this country,
1t will be seen that the government
has no need to offer a reward. The
discovery of commercial amounts of
soluble potash is its own reward.
The Parker post., 1917-08-18
TEST LEGALITY OF ARMY DRAFT
LAW

WASHINGTON. Aug. 11.--A test
of the constitutionality of the con-
scription law will come before the
United States supreme court on OF
before August "a with tie dOcketing
Of a case which will probably be
called for trial during the court 8
fall term.
The case will come up on a writ of
error from the district court Of Nor
thern Ohio, where Chas. E. Ruthen-
berg, recently socialistic candidate
for mayor of Cleveland; Alfred Wa
genknecht, Ohio state secretary Of
the socialist party, and Chas. Baker.
Ohio state organizer of that party,
were convicted of having conspired
to induce persons subject to the con-
script act to evade the law They
were sentenced to one year in the
Canton, Ohio workhouse.
Efforts have been made in several
sections of the country by persons
not in sympathy with. the conscrip-
tion law to raise funds with which to
test the law.
The Parker post., 1917-08-18
NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT OF
ACCOUNTS.

Notice Is hereby given that all
accounts due the Parker Auto Com
pany have been assigned to the Com
mercial Bank of Parker Adjustment
company, and the parties owing such
accounts should pay the same to the
undersigned.
COMMERCIAL BANK OF PARKER
ADJUSTMENT COMPANY.
The Parker post., 1917-08-18
Lines Hardly Appropriate.

The lines in the Dutch national
hymn. Preserve, o God, the dear old
ground, thou to our fathers gave"
seem to indicate considerable mod
esty on the part Of Netherlanders, the
supposedly correct fact being that they
reclaimed the ground themselves.
Providence actually being something
OF hindrance, both to its acquisition
and Misrepresentation for which they
pray.
The Parker post., 1917-08-18
Great Soldiers idiosyncracy.

Marshal Ney, who was as handsome
as he was brave. is said never to
have appeard on the field of battle
until he was dressed with scrupulous
elegance and his beard carefully
curled and perfumed When he was
led out to execution he was as cool as
though going to a dance.
The Parker post., 1917-08-18
Probably Had To.

Well" said the doctor, you're
cured at last. How do you feel?" Il
feel." said the patient, looking at his
wallet sadly, Il feel as if / could start
life all over again
The Parker post., 1917-08-18

Some have wondered If the fact
that the American troops in France
will be up against foreign tongue
will not handicap them and lower
their military efficiency. Possibly,
to some extent. But they can shoot
In any language.
The Parker post., 1917-08-18

We see by Upton Sinclairs seces-
sion from the socialist party that he
is about to publish a new book
Boston Transcript.
The Parker post., 1917-08-18

tus is made public. However, this
much is known, that among the
thousands of inventions designed to
overcome the menace of the U-boats,
Phoenix Is to be rep1 esented.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
MARKET QUOTATIONS
HIGHER LEVELS
AS MART OPENS
Prices Move Up But Demand
is Soon Exhausted and
Gains Are Lost.
international News Service ;

International News Service:
NEW YORK. March S0.-The
stock market moved up today i'm "a
way TO which Wall ST. has been ac-
customed. opening strong. with
substantial gains in many stocks and
then reacting and losing nearly all
the advances. Some specialties.
however, continued in demand ana
responded 10 aggressive buying and
were established at materially high
er levels
United states Steel advanced = 70
1151s and then declined TO 115ls.
Marine Preferrei sold extra div
dend three per cent at SS24 a gain
of e, from which il dropped 90
S724. American Can advanced =
from which it reacted 10 SOS. Sin
clair Oil moved up ~ to 59l2.
Mating first preferred rose ga TO
IS, and the common "a TO 1912.
Hide and Leather preferred ad-
vanced "a TO 20.
Reading opened up "a 20 99i4
and reacted to ISIS.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
NEW FIRE RECORD is
SET DURING MONTH
Chief Sibrel Tells Safety Board De-
partment Has Made 80
Runs.

During the % days of March. in
answering 95 calls TO all parts OF
the city. the local fire department,
according TO the report Of Chief
Sibrel 10 the board of public safety
Friday morning. set up new record
never before equalled in the history
of the city. In the remaining two
days it is possible that the number
of calls will pass the 100 mark.
Little but routine business was
transacted at the meeting. 1t was
reported further by Chief Sibrel that
all plans for the testing of the
aerial truck and pumper that is TO
be held at the corner Of Wayne ST.
and Main St Saturday afternoon, in
the presence of the visiting official
family of Elkhart have been com
pleted The test will be conducted
by the men of the department and
is given to show the possibilities of
the new equipment and to acquaint
the residents of the city with the
efficiency Of the department.
In the very near future il is eX-
pected that target practice for the
men in the police department will
be undertaken The use of revolvers
will be fully explained and the more
necessary practice viii be extended
to every man.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
FORCED LADS To
STEAL IS CHARGE
Threats Prevented Youthful
Criminals From TeStifying
Against Two Men.

Modern Fagins. both Of them.
Myer Bickner and Max Pomeranz.
were arraigned in city court Friday
morning on charges Of receiving
stolen goods after they had been ar
rested through trap set by o. A.
King, special operative for the New
York Central lines The bond of
$500 each, which was required TO
guarantee their appearance next
Thursday, was furnished in cash.
For more than a year they have
held lads Of the west and south Of
the city under the bonds of the
strictest secrecy. Threats by the
peddlers have made the lads tightly
seal their lips when brought before
the Juvenile officer and rather accept
Jail sentence than reveal anything
that would convict their mentors in
crime
Like Dickens fiction character
these men have forced into their
Involuntary servitude "A large num-
Der of boys. most of them of for
eign parentage, who have acted as
their tools in amassing tainted for
tunes. Under threats Of dire pun
ishment the boys have stolen goods.
old iron. rags. and the more costly
zinc and brass and have sold it to
the men after defacing it as in
structed. Much of the stuff was
take from the railroad yards and
cars unloading and enroute.
Without known residences the
men have eluded the law. The boys
have until very recently positively
refused 70 give any evidence against
the receivers Of the goods Under
sentence to Plainfield one of the vic
Tins Frank Schwartz, Of the men
finally has consented 10 appear
against them and has confessed
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
HAPPENINGS IN AND ABOUT TOWN
DEATHS
ZOTIC CREPEAU.

Zotic Crepeau, % years old. eli
y. Hill ST, died Thursday after
noon az o'clock following an i'll
ness OF one week Of bl Onchial pneu-
monia.
Mr.. Crepeau is survived by his
wife, Adline. two daughters. Maude
and Louise. and one son. Joseph,
all Of South Bend: one stepsOn, L.
J. Beudery. South Bend. and one
stepdaughter. Mrs. II. Townsend.
De Moines. Ia; two sisters. Mrs.
Thomas Archambeault and Mrs.
Theodore Dumont. both Of Canada
two brothers. ovid Crepeau Of South
Bend and MILFORD Crepeau OF Chi
cage. Mr. Crepeau was born in st.
Lin. Canada. Sept. Is, 1854. and
came 20 South Bend as years ago.
tie was the proprietor of the Gre
peau grocery store on y. Hill ST..
and was one Of the oldest grocers
Do South Bend and also the presi-
dent of the Grocers and Butchers
association for many years. Mr..
Crepeau was a charter member Of
the Catholic Knights of America
and very prominent member Of
the ST. Vincent De Paul society and
the Holy Name society.
Funeral services will be held at
St JOseph's church Monday morn
ing at O'Clock. Rev. p. j. Carroll
officiating Burial will be in Cedar
Grove cemetery.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
WATCH CO. INSURES
ITS 300 EMPLOYEES
Policies of $500 Are Given to All
Workers-Business of 1917
TO Set Record.

All employees Of the South Bend
Watch CO. have been insured ac-
cording to announcement made Fri
day. Nearly 500 men and women
are affected. This number includes
p statesmen and 80 office employees.
In announcing this Gen. Mgr. F..
IL. Wellington, Friday said that ow-
ing TO the increased business of the
firm over that of previous years il
was thought best to irsure all of the
employees for the sum of $500. the
Company paying all the expenses of
keeping up the insurance policy and
in case Of death or accident. the
money reverting TO the beneficiaries.
The business of the company for
1916, was the largest ever i'm the
history of the local factory and that
from present indications the bus
mess Of 1917 will be even larger
than that of last year I'VE are un-
able he said, 10 fill present orders
at the rate they are coming in. and
unless more experienced help is Sc
cured. which is almost impossible
we will be away behind in orders
and business"
The insurance is given TO all en-
ployes who have served with the
company for 60 days, the deal being
put through by the local Equita BILE
Insurance Co. office under the
charge of c, A. Howe and Edward
Twomey, local agents.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
ARREST FOLLOWS
FAST AUTO CHASE
Man Wanted For Forgery Tries
to Escape But Car
Hasn't the Speed.

Charged with issuing fraudulent
checks amounting TO approximately
$50. Matt Dawson. POI Fourth St,
Buchanan, Mich, led Traffic officer
Mcmahon merry auto chase
through the short streets near
Riverside drive before he was finally
apprehended near the city limits on
Portage av.
Harry Longacre. a taxi driver,
claims that on several occasions he
has cashed checks for Dawson,
which have later been returned as
worthless. When Dawson came To
the city Friday. Longacre hurried
TO the office OF Pros. Montgomery
TO swear out a warrant, but in the
meantime Dawson started out Of
town. Bill Adlesberger, fellow
driver, was keeping watch and when
he saw the attempted escape, he
took officer Mcmahon aboard and
started in pursuit 1t was a race
between a Ford and an Oakland and
in the end the Oakland won.
Luckily for Adlesperger's knowl-
edge of the streets in the northwest
part of the city, though the escap-
ing Ford twisted and turned and
cut across just at the city limits the
machines came together at right
angles and leaping from his seat,
Mcmahon stopped the machine and
placed Dawson under arrest. SO
sudden was the arrest that Dawson
evidently forgot or else feared to
use the .32 caliber revolver that he
carried, and submitted to be taken
10 the station. In the car was a
large, new suitcase. suspiciously
bullying at both sides, and in Daw-
sons pockets, besides a 10 cent ring
and cheap brooch. was an emptied
bottle of whisky.
When he staggered into the sta
ton under the care Of Mcmahon, he
first demanded to know why he was
arrested and then later declared
that he was the man who did the
forging. He will be arraigned in
city court Saturday morning.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
From Records OF Indiana Title
and Loan Co.

Edith Swayne and husband to Lo-
renzo d. Partridge. lot So. in Edge
water place, Mishawaka, ST.
Delmar Q. Leer and wife 10 Chris
tian Wenger, lot 81 in replat OF
Leer's second addition. S2.450.
Harry +. Suders and wife 10 John
a Grier, lot S in Euclid park addi-
ton, 81.
James II. Ray and wife 10 George
II. Stouffer and wife. a tract OF land
on Portage av.. 81.
George IA. Stouffer and wife 10
Alta NJ. Boram, lot "A in first plat
of Chaplin place, by Edward P.
Chaplin. 81.
Lille A. Jannasch 20 Stuart l..
Reynolds and wife. part Of lot Z.
Mease's addition, 81.
The st. Joseph Loan & Trust Co.
exr.. to Chase :. Osborn, part Of lot
122 in Swygart's second addition.
S1,597.5O.
Nora +. Davis Rhodes and hus-
band TO Adonijah S. Cowham and
Lillis z. Cowham. part of lot SO.
Cushing's first addition: also part Of
lot Il in Muessels first addition.
$4,000.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
WANTS DIVORCE AFTER
BEING WED 80 YEARS
Charles l.. Miller Would Prefer Life
With His Twelve year-Old
son.

After 90 years OF married life,
Charles l.. Miller is seeking divorce.
lie filed suit for separation from
his wife. Flora. i'm superior cour'
Friday. As grounds for his com =
plaint Miller alleges that the pass
TO years Of married life have been
nothing but continual quarrelins
and lighting Unable 20 stand this
any longer he seeks to live alone
with his minor son, Robert. ? years
old. whose custody he asks.
Miller claims that for 10 years
now his wife has been Indifferent TO
him and on two occasions has left
him. on one occasion he says she
started divorce proceedings
There are three children, Fay, 80
years old; Fred. % years old, and
the boy. Robert. According 10 the
complaint the Millers were married
May %. 1857. They separated IN
1915 and have not been living to-
gether since.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
SENTENCE is SUSPENDED
Tony kOhler Found Guilty of Lar
ceny i'm City Court.

Suspended sentence Of nine
months AT the Indiana state penal
farm was the judgment of Judge
Hammerschmidt in city court Fri
day in the case of Tony Kohler.
found guilty OF petit larceny. Kohler
must report at stated periods TO
Probation officer Lane and will be
kept under surveillance.
When first arrested Kohler enter
ed a plea Of not guilty 10 the
charges Of stealing S245S from Ar
thur +. BickelhaUpt. 400 +. south
St. a grocery keeper for whom
Kohler had worked. Later at a sec
ond hearing he pleaded guilty and
declared that he had taken the
money from customers of the gro
Gerry and had failed 10 turn il i'm.
Two days later when the court was
prepared 70 give a suspended SEN
tence KOhler through his attorney
asked that the plea be again
changed 10 not guilty. Kohler
claimed that in making his plea of
guilty he wished 10 shield his sister
in-law.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
CLEAN UP SPIRIT
INVADES COUNTY
Work of Beautifying Homes
and Roads to he Under
taken This Spring.

Not 70 be outdone by their sis
tiers in the city in the way of beau
tfyng surroundings the women Of
the rural districts viii take up the
rake and shovel next week 10 clean
Up and improve the physical aspects
OF the country side County Agent
John s. Bordner announced Friday
that the project viii be undertaken
los the home economics department
OF the farm bureau. The actual
work will be done by the various
community centers-
The extension department Of
Purdue university will also cooper
ate % the extent OF sending an eN-
pert landscape architect 20 give
pointers ON how 20 make yards and
rOadsides more beautiful. prof. j.
a. BOYLE will make "a trip through
the county ON April q. .. and g
stopping al places selected by the
1E omen.
Among the sites selected ehus far
FOR Improvement are several rural
church and school grounds. some
much-negIected cemeteries and
various roadsides Rubbish and
brush Accommodations viii be burned
and grass seed sown. Flowers and
shrubs viii be planted and scheme
evolved to care for them during
summer and winter II is claimed
that a country roadside can be
made as beautiful If not more so
than some Of the boulevards in the
cities while the yards about the
country home offer splendid oppor-
tunity for the women 20 display
their landscape skill
The follovn.E communities have
enlisted I'm the work: Hamilton. New
Carlisle. Tamarack Coalbush, Madi-
son, Clay and Harris. Willow Creek
Roselawn. Sumption Prairie. Crums-
town. Ardmore. Mt. Pleasant. North
Liberty and Lakeville.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
MRS. FRANK MAYR, ST.,
Is INJURED IN WRECK
Train on Which She and Party Were
Returning Thrown From
Tracks.

Several South Bend people We're
caught in a wreck on the Big Four
railroad near Cincinnati Friday
morning but with the exception of
Mrs. Frank Mayr, sr., all escaped
without injuries. The fact that all
the cars were OF steel construction
prevented the loss of life.
The other members OF the South
Bend parties were: Mrs. Harry wal
lace and Miss Lulu Rush, nieces IF
Mrs. Mayr. They had been spend
ing the winter at Palm Beach and
were expected in South Bend Fri
day morning.
Mrs. Mayr, who suffered injuries
to her back, is not seriously hurt.
the injuries being more the result Of
the shakeUp.
The entire family of ]. NJ. Bah
cock of Topeka. Ind, consisting of
father and mother, daughter and
two grandchildren. suffered injuries.
William Metheny of Bourbon. Ind,
suffered a wrenched ankle.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
GERMANS AGREED
TO AID IN PLOT
Overthrow of Central Ameri-
can Governments Was Aim
of Gen. Julian IriaS.

NEW ORLEANS. March GO-The
arrest of Gen. Julian Irias. leader
and former presidential candidate
Of the liber party in Nicaragua, has
disclosed a German plot for the
overthrow OF the de facto govern
ment of every central American re-
public, it was reported here this aft
ernoon.
Gen. Irias was taken into custody
last night or the nominal charge OF
being a fugitive from justice and
lodged in the parish prison at Paris.
1t is alleged that German agents
promised TO aid him in the over
throw of Central American govern
ments and the establishment of a
union OF Central American nations,
of which he was To have been the
president
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
CHICAGO COUPLE ARE
WED IN SOUTH BEND
Two University Students Refuse to
Tell Reason For Their
ElOpcment.

A Chicago university romance
eliminated here Friday morning
when the two principles became
man and wife, made so by Justice
of the Peace Joseph V. Wypiszynski
The couple refused TO talk much
but from what few remarks they
did make it was cleaned that they
came here to be welded to escape
the wrath of father.
The girl is Estelle NJ. IT. O'Brien
and gave her home as Fox Lake,
Wis. The man in the case is Ralph
Lake and said he lived at st. Louis
They procured a license from County
Clerk George Raab and immediate
ly hunted up a justice.
Justice Wypiszynski asked the girl
if she were trying TO get away from
father" She replied II guess sc"
but said no more. When young
Lake was asked if he were trying
10 do the same thing, he likewise
answered 81 guess So"
They left town but did not say
where they were going.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-30
FALLS DOWN ELEVATOR
SHAFT: ASKS $4,000
George BcyIcr and Charles II. Lip
hart Are Made Defendants
i'm suit

Herman r. Burke. who was hurt
in "a fan down an elevator shaft in
she building at 122 5. Michigan St,
last Decemb Der. Med suit in circuit
court Friday for $4,000 damages
against George Beyler and Charles
nc. Lphart. owners of the building.
Burke i'm his complaint alleges that
he stepped into the hatchway for
10 elevator on the main floor and
fell through 10 the basement.
10 is alleged that the elevator was
being operated contrary To law i'm
that no automatic or self closing
safe was installed i'm the hatchway.
Also Burke alleges no lights are
about the hatchway and owing to
the darkness Burke says he stepped
into the opening
Permanent physical injuries are
claimed by Burke.