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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-12
STEAL DEPUTIES. CAR

Deputy Sheriff stowe. at Niles,
Mich, has long been on the trail Of
auto thieves. and especially since
Sunday. when some one stole his
own Ford. Local police have been
asked 20 look out for the car.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-12

The condition OF Miss Margaret
Anderson. 300 y. College 81 VIII
underwent an operation sunday, IS
improved.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-12
Dinner
Vegetable SOUP
Roast Beef Yorkshire Pudding
Creamed Carrots
Cream Cheese Salad
Brown Betty.
Dinner.

Steamed rolls-Dip any stale roll
quickly in water. shake thoroughly
put i'm a pan i'm hot oven. cover and
bake until dry.
Bread omelet with tomato sauce
Make an egg omelet. using one
and a half cups Of bread crumbs
slightly moistened with milk. and
three eggs. Serve the omelet on a
hot platter. and just before serving
pour over il two cups OF tomato
sauce.
Yorkshire pudding-When the
beef is sufficiently roasted. remove
il 10 the warming oven. and pour
into the roasting pan a good popover
batter. Bake one-half hour.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-12
T0M0RRoWS MENU

Delicious grain. Whatever form il
takes.
To roast or boil. to smother or to
bake,
In every dish tbs welcome till TO me.
But most. my hasty pudding. most
in thee. Joel Barlow.
Breakfast.
Oranges Cereal and Cream.
Eggs Steamed Rolls. Coffee.
Luncheon or supper.
Bread Omelet with Tomato Sauce
Graham Bread.
Tea. Cookies
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-12

Don't say you saw It in the
newspaper. Say News-TimeS.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-12

Pure linen napkins, D inch size, at
$3.50 dOz.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-12

Old Bleach towels, all pure linen,
75C, SIOO and S1.25 each.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-19
King Murder Planned
Here, Swami Asserts

marked Personal and CONFIDENTIAL,
were sent by Means to be opened and
read by three persons in North Caro-
lima, before being stuck under Mrs'
Kings door. Means gave elaborate IN
structions that the letters were TO be
reseAled. readdressed and their source
Of transportation kept mystery MS
instructions in one letter are:
"Seal il up carefully and let
slip il under Maude's door, without her.
under any circumstances, knowing
where il comes from, in order that III
her own mind she can create myS'
terry about il. and she will think | nave
some close connections there AT 'he
hotel that enable me to have such
matters delivered to her without any
difficulty. and never let her know just
how the letter got under the door. =,
| am not writing this letter by nand
because ! am in great hurry ana. IN
addition. because | want 20 keep car.
bon copy of Just what | have written.
District Attorney Swami Will to-day
omen the safety deposit box OF Mrs
King at the Thirty-fourth Street Safe
Deposit Company, in which valuable
documents are expected to be found
The box will be opened in the presence
of representative of the State Con-
troller. interested in a possible IN.
beritance tax, and representatives, OF
the bank, Mrs. Robinson, the Police
DEPARTMENT and the District Attorneys
office.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-19
u. S. Attorney Takes Hand
In Means Investigation

SALISBURY, n. c., Sept. 1S.-United
States District Attorney W. c. Hammer
came to Salisbury tonight and imme-
diately went into conference with So
Ncitor Clement and Federal Agent c.
d. Ambrose, Of the Department Of JUS
tice. regarding the investigation into
the activities and affairs of CASTOR b.
Means.
Mr.. Hammers visit is said to have
been the result of the failure of Means
to comply with the order of Federal
Judge Boyd to the satisfaction of At
tornev Johnston, who represents the
Central Bank and Trust Company, of
Ashesille, named receiver for Mrs.
Kings estate. Last week Means made
the assertion that he had between $780,
600 and 100000 in cash belonging to
Mrs. King, but he denied having this
amount when United States Marshal
Mckenzie served the governments In
junction on him.
Special Agent Ambrose, who has
been keeping in close touch with every
movement made by Means and Mrs. j..
B. Foraker, jr., to-day explained the
reason for the latter's visit to Concord
at this time.
"Mrs. Foraker came to see Means
and TO demand financial aid Of him."
he said. 1t is not known whether or
not Mrs. Foraker, now known as the
Nemesis Of Means, will be subpenaed
to appear at the inquest, but it is
known that it is at her own request
that the prosecutor and Federal agents
will question her.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-19
Plan Accountants Library


WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.-Members
Of the American Institute of Account
ants at their annual meeting here to-
day raised more than sS5,ooo within
half an hour as fund to establish n
national accountants statistical library,
the first Of its kind in this country.
Although an endowment Of Sl50,ooo
is necessary for the most effective OPP
Grafton of the library, its establish
ment is now said 20 be assured. Among
the principal gifts thus far have been
S25.0O0 from George o. May and part
ners and $4,000 from Elijah w. Sells
and partners. both OF New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-19
Means Had Been Employed
By Berlin to Get Data on
Submarines, Friends Say

WASHINGTON, Sept. lS.-Gaston b.
Means was employed by representa-
tive of the German government in 1919
70 obtain information regarding the
construction, of submarines for foreign
governments and the attitude of the
State Department regarding the snip
ment of these boats to belligerents, 1t
was stated here to-day by friends OF
Means, who recall visit made by him
to Washington two years ago.
At that time he appeared to be well
informed concerning the activities OF
Charles NJ Schwab, who came here to
confer with Secretary Bryan and Sec
rotary Daniels supposedly in regard to
the propriety of building submarine
parts for the British government. 1t IS
said that Means received salary OF
between $4,000 and $4,000 year from
Germany for this work.
There is no intimation that Means's
work at that time was illegitimate, as
the United States was not then at war.
He has not been in the employ Of the
German government since the United
States entered the war, It is said.
But when Means was here he APP
reared 10 be unusually well posted on
what was being done in this country
and Canada 10 provide the enemies OF
Germany with boats. He is said TO
have remarked that Germany had pro-
vided S30,OO0,000 10 influence news
papers in this country and even went
so far as to offer newspaper men here
positions with papers friendly to the
German government. IL was reported
here at that time that Germany al
ready had purchased one influential
American newspaper and was about to
buy more.
Senators Gronna, Weeks and Poin-
dexter and Representatives Madden,
Moore and Fairchild. whose names ap-
peared on memoranda found in Means
APARTMENT labelled Republicans and
Progressives to see" denied that they
know Means or that they remember
him ever having called on them. Rep
resentative Madden, Of Illinois, de-
clared it wouldn't be well' for
Means If he ever did call on him.
An investigation into Means's past
life discloses that after his gradua-
ton from the university of North
Carolina he became newspaper re-
porter and later worked in the New
York commission house Of James W.
Cannon, of Concord, n. c., one Of the
wealthiest cotton manufacturers in the
country Later he went to Chicago to
/ become a detective and became known
as one of the most efficient man
/ hunters in the country.
Friends here say that he had fight
in a New York hotel with an English
man said 70 have been employed by
the British government to follow and
rennrt on him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-19
so Texas Farmers on Trial
On Charge of Conspiracy

ABILENE, Tex, Sept. 1s.-Members
OF the Farmers and Laborers' Protec-
tive Association, fifty of whom are
on trial here for charges Of conspiracy
against the government, adopted a res
olution. pledging the farmer members
not to raise crops which would help
carry on the war, according to tes..,
mony to-day b. f. 7. Higgins, O
Goree.
W. A. Bergfeldt, q defendant, and
formerly a rural mail carrier, accord p
ing TO Higgins, at meeting Of the
local on Monday declared the working
people were oppressed in America I'M
der President Wilson about the same
as under the Emperor Of Germany and
the Gar Of Russia.
Robert Sattcrfeld. Thurber coal
miner, testified when ne Joined the as
ISOLATION he was compelled to kneel
and swear he would keep his obliga-
tions, regardless OF conflict with re-
ligious views, state laws or anything
else.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-19
Wheat at $3.50 a Bushel
Gives Farmer Net Profit
OF Sl.41, Declares Expert

WASHINGTON, Sept. ls.-G. (.
Call, of the State College of Agri-
culture in Kansas. recognized as one
of the best experts on wheat in the
entire country. estimates that on the
average the American farmer who
grows wheat is receiving Sl.2l net per
bushel with the market price fixed at
81. With the price fixed at $50 per
bushel, the average net profit, on this
basis, would be $l.4l per bushel.
Professor Calls estimate is based
on an average value of S48 per acre
for the wheat land of the country. an
average crop of fourteen bushels TO
the acre, an average cost of 1874 cents
per buShel to the farmer and a net
profit of $685. per acre throughout
the country. The rich wheat lands
OF some states produce even twice
the average estimated by Professor
Call, while in other states the average
is away below fourteen bushels to the
acre.
The conference of beet sugar inter
ests continued here to-day. At a late
hour no final agreement had been
reached. Substantially 10 per cent OF
the beet men are still holding aloof
from any binding agreement calcu-
lated to bring down the price to a
point where they contend il will in
terfere with their contracts to pay
sugar beet producers 81 above the
basic price for this years crop.
Representatives of the fruit and
vegetable shipping industry to-day
conferred with food administration
officials concerning matters Of gem
eral interest in relation TO the food
control law.
The distribution division of the food
administration has perfected plans by
which the statesmen Of the country,
particularly those representing whole
sale distributors. shall be organized
for the purpose of spreading the vari-
Gus conservation measures. Each OF
the 10000 statesmen engaged in this
line of work will be asked 20 pledge
himself to urge upon retailers and.
through them, upon consumers vari-
Gus measures TO save men, food. fuel,
energy and materials for war uses.
More than score Of firms en-
gagged in the manufacture of paper
cans were represented at confer
ence held to-day with food admins
tration officials. The principal mat
ter discussed was to what extent pa
per may be satisfactorily substituted
for tin as q container for foodstufs.
Questions relating TO the legality
OF actions taken BY the United States
Grain Corporation in fixing the price
of wheat were propounded 70 the
President to-day by Representative
Stevenson, of Minnesota, who. con-
tends that the price fixing arrange
ment is clearly in violation OF the
law.
Among other things. Representative
Stevenson demanded 20 know why
wheat prodvcers were compelled TO
bear all the loss occasioned by con-
trolled markets when producers of
corn, oats. rye and barley have the
benefits of competitive markets.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-19
A. R. Conkling Dies by Fall;
Friends Think He Ended Life
Body of Lawyer Separated Five Years From Wife and
Accused by His Daughters of Misusing Trust Fund,
Is Found in Courtyard of Home

course, is to find out whether Mr.. Conk-
ling left will and ascertain what
he has done with his daughters es-
tate. When Mrs. Conkling returns
she will give me authority, | take 1t,
to proceed with that Investigation
Separated From Wife
The dead lawyer, who had Offices in
80 Maiden Lane, was separated from
his wife five years ago. His daugh-
tiers have resided with their mother.
In June of this year the daughters
started. through Mr.. Steuer, proceed
ings TO have Mr.. Conkling removed as
their guardian under the estate of
their uncle, George Lorillard Ronalds,
who left the girls the bulk Of his
fortune.
The young women alleged that Mr.
Conkling had overcharged them IN GER
tain matters, among them a trip 10
San Francisco and Honolulu, under
taken by the daughters, with their
father as guardian.
Miss Muriel who is nineteen years
old, alleged in the charges that Mr.,
Conkling had doubled the charges for
the trip against their estate. The ale
CATION was also made that he had over
charged the estate IOI ClONHi'Ib PVT
chased for Miss Olga, who is fifteen
years old. Conkling denied the allcga-
tons, and Mr.. Towns was appointed
referee to hear testimony on both sides
and report back to the Surrogate.
In discussing Mr.. Conkling's death
Alfred c.. Coke, jr., of the law firm OF
Tomlinson, Coke & Tomlinson, which
represented him in the Surrogates'
Court, said:
"Mr. Conklng had been depressed all
summer. His daughters action dis
tressed him greatly. He had his own
ideas as 10 how much money young
people should spend, but the girls
wanted no limitations placed on them
1t was his desire to conserve their in
come for them that led to their action
against him. Everything he did was
solely in their interest"
Mr.. Conkling was in his siXty-seventh
year. He was an alderman in 1887 and
1883 and an Assemblyman in 1892, a
member of the Metropolitan, Republl-
can and Tuxedo clubs and the author
of a biography of his distinguished
kinsman, Roscoe Conkling.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-19

candidate, for the Supreme Court, ex-
pect him to poll a good-szed vote
against the Fourteenth Street organi-
zation. His campaign managers last
night gave out long list OF indorsc-
ments by prominent citizens, which in
cluded several former Tammany lead
ers. Rabbi Stephen S. WISE was also
among those who wrote the Surveyor
that he would vote for him.
John II. McCooey, the Tammany lead
err in Brooklyn, where there are several
minor contests in the Democratic pri-
maries, predicted Overwhelming ma
jorities" for the regular organization
candidates. Bird s. Coler, former Con-
troller, is not expected 20 poll a very
substantial vote against Sheriff Edward
Riegelmann, the McCooey candidate for
Borough President.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-19

for the Fusion Committee of 1917, sent
out note of warning from Fusion
headquarters last night to enrolled
Republicans and independent Demo-
Gratis that vote for Bennett meant a
vote for the Hearst Murphy -Tammany
combination. He declared that Hearst
was pushing the Bennett candidacy in
order TO insure the election of Hylan,
the Tammany candidate. as Mayor.
1T seems TO me that Mr.. Bennett
has a legitimate kick coming because
Mr.. Hearst took off his mask in ad-
vance Of the primaries" said Mr.. Lit
tie. an the Hearst American to-day
Mr.. Hearst goes TO the length of tell
ing the enrolled Republicans that it
is their duty to support Mr.. Bennett
as against Mayor Mitchell. Mr. Hearst
is so thoroughly committed to Mr.
Murphy's candidate, Hylan, that Re-
publicans will hardly be governed By
his advice.
If my memory serves, enrolled Re-
publicaEs have not generally looked
TO Mr.. Hearst for advice as 20 their
political actions since away back in
Mckinley's time. Mr.. Hearst makes il
clear just why he has been pushing
along Mr.. Bennett so hard. He wants
Hylan for Mayor, and so uSes Re-
publicans 20 make Mr.. BennSS their
candidate. Mr. Hearst announces that
he thinks that Mr.. Bennett is merely
Hearst side-show TO help along the
Hylan candidacy. That, Of course, is
matter which Mr.. Bennett will have
to adjust with Mr.. Hearst.
Mr.. Little said it had probably
dawned on Mr.. Hearst that II Mr..
Mitchell should not carry the primaries
Mr.. Hylsn would be Mayor. But Mayor
Mitchell would carry the primaries. he
declared He urged "sll those who hate
Tammany methods" to begin the fight
at the primaries to-day and continue it
until Election Day.
Rnsh'a Exionds Cnn6danf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-19
Ga.olene 81 in Havana

HAVANA, Sept. ls.-MSre ore, vi ~
thousand automobiles In ha w., "A. y
been forced into retirement ,.slsr
ton Of retail gasolene e,pp
jumping the price from : ,ons
gallon to one dollar, and ID
stances to sl.2o q gallon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-19

An investigation Of the affairs Of
Alfred K. Conkling. wealthy lawyer,
who Is supposed to have committed sui
eide yesterday, will be begun to-day to
ascertain the status of the 100000 es-
tate of his daughters, which was in his
charge as guardian and trustee.
The body of Mr.. Conkling, former
Assemblyman and nephew of the late
Senator Roscoe Conkling, was found In
the courtyard in the rear of his home
at 1877 East Seventeen Street, at 7
o'clock yesterday morning. A passerby
saw il and notified Mrs. Mary Stebbens,
the lawyers housekeeper. The police
said Mr.. Conkling had been dead for
several hours, and had leaped from a
fourth story window in the rear OF his
home.
Worry Over His Family
Worry concerning his differences with
his family and depression as a result of
the fact that he was to have appeared
tomorrow before Mirabeau L. Towns,
referee, appointed by Surrogate Coha-
Ian, for examination on charges made
by his daughters, the Kisses Muriel and
Olga Conkling, that he had mishandled
the funds in his care. are believed by
friends to have caused Conkling to end
his life.
Max D. Steuer, who represented the
daughters In proceedings to have Mr.
| Conkling relieved of his charge Of
their estate, announced yesterday that
he would go before the Surrogate to-
day and ask that the lawyers widow
be appointed their guardian. Mrs.
/ Conkling, who was Miss Ethel John
son, daughter of Eastman Johnson,
portrait painter, was in Washington
with Miss Vivian Conkling, a third
/ daughter, at the time of her husbands
death. She is expected to return to
this city to-day. Muriel and Olga
Conkling are in the White Mountains.
81 anticipate no difficulty" said Mr..
Steuer yesterday, "in having Mrs.
Conkling made guardian of her daugh-
ters' estate. The thing to do now. of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-19
Record Price for Steers

KANSAS CITY, No. Sept. 1s.-Fifty-
one steers selling at SIT a hundred
POUNDS to-day established the highes,
price ever paid west of the Mississippi
River The cattle averaged 1,447
pounds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-19
Convention of Chamb., :,
Commerce Declare. Il
Necessary Step
Lane Says German,
Must Repair Dama, 0.
Secretary of Interior A.
serts Industry Holds SUE.
cess in Its Hand.
tstaT correspordr ,l

ATLANTIC CITY, y. J. Sep. u
Legislation fixing a maximum 49,.
for all labor which creates war p.,.,
stiles was recommended by m.uI..,
OF the Chamber Of Commerce q, ..
United States to-day as a radical /.
necessary step in government price "a.
troll. The members Of the chamus, .,
gathered here for a special war "a.
vention.
The recommendation came after ~.
representatives Of President Wnu,,
Cabinet had announced that the Upi..I
States would fight on until "C.rur,
would play the game in accordance Nj,
the 1917 rules" The broad intimate,
from Secretary Franklin K. Ian. Ia,
Germany would be called upon "a ;,
pair all damage she had wrough. !, q.
war brought members Of the orssrI,.
ton to their feet in & storm 0, =.
proval.
The messages Of the two spoke-r
for the national Administrator ,,,,
the high lights in the opening d,7 =,
the commerce body's war conv,rtc
A. E. Albrecht, Of Philadelphia, |. 4,
man who suggested the fixing Of r.,.
imum prices for labor, and, on gsir.,
the approval Of other delegates, A..
nounced that he would later i.
troduce resolutions 80 fix the PIE,
Of labor at the same time the pri., 1,
fixed for the commodity in which ss,.
labor enters"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-19

time TO meet the brokers, but not the
farmers"
"Dere is so much money on de udder
side" interjected a farmer, with a
strong Swedish accent.
Hoover means all right. Keep right
at his elbow, and he will see things as
you see them" contii ued Townley.
bot how can way make man see
tings if he doesn't want TO y" asked the
Swede.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-19
Farmers Urge
Price-Fixing on
All Necessaries
By BRIGGS

Continued from page l
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-19
Rush's Friends Confident

Friends Of Surveyor Thomas E. Rush,
who bolted Tsmmany and is running
against John V. McAvoy, the Murphy
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-29

good they seemed. So with all the deli-
cacy Of Oriental diplomacy, he trick
ed her, and before she could realize his
intentions she found herself in his
harem.
Now, here is a situation indeed! Sur
rounded by all the barriers that stand
between a harem and the outside world,
our little dancer is onfronted by the
horrible reality Of becoming Mrs. Turk,
the sixteenth. And right there we are
going to leave her, because it ism t for
us to tell what goes on in harem. 50
if you want to help the little lady out
of her predicament, you'n be on hand
yourself to see that no harm comes TO
her.
Ae we can assure you of the keenest,
most thrilling, most enjoyable entertain
ment you we had in many a day. At the
Liberty today and tomorrow.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-29

She was an irresistible, charming lit
tie bit of fluffy feminity, that you
could hardly blame the old Turk for
falling madly in love with her. And
then, she was only dancer, thought
he, and surely the honor of being one
Of his wives-his sixteenth to be exact
was not thing to be scoffed at by
10 girl in her position.
But there were quite number of
reasons why she could not look upon
his advances with favor, seventeen rea-
sons, in fact The first fifteen were his
other wives, the sixteenth himself, and
the seventeenth a certain young man
who met her by accident, and recogniz-
ed in her something not quite as French
as her name and accent would have had
you believe.
But the old Turk was not TO be de-
MED beause of her reasons, however
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-29

ties will strike responsive chord in
Russian hearts, while if the thought
reaches the general German population
1t will tend to show their thinkers that
America IS aims arc altruistic and that
they have real way out. Military men
went to the task of preparation with
freshened zeal. They figured that with
German casualties now totalling three
million or more and with economic
strain increasing onstantly, the force
of the allies, augmented next year by
America, must bring the inevitable up
heaval which the United States antici-
pates. l..
For German Freedom.
Another million casualties viii force
the Germans into line and make them
abandon kaiserism,'' said one expert
today.
Some of the optimistic believe Ger
many viii begin to see the light by
winter and that Wilson 3 plea then will
be needed. Others say may take
year or two-that is, until America S
full strength is felt-before the Ger
mans sense the program they must fol-
low to get peace.
Inc pope, IL Is peleNeu, is u0ne WIN
peace attempts for some time. His
thought was that one nation could not
impose upon another form of govern
ment control. President Wilson has
pushed this thought forcibly. His
friends explain that this is not an in
reference with German rights; it is a
protection of world rights upon which
kaiserism has infringed.
While all the allies will answer, it
is believed here that the replies for
the most part win consist in general APP
proval Of the president S message.