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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-24
CONDITIONS IMPROVE
IN NON-UNI0N MINES

CHARLESTON, ". Va. Nov. %.
Improved conditions in the nom
Virginia and prospects Of additional
mines opening today Ga the orgauiz
ed New River and Kanawha distric.s =
were reported Sunday night by rep
resentatlves Of The operators. T T.
Lewis. secretary Of the New River
Coal Operators association. said that
OF the 10 mines in that district
there may be eight not working to-
day" He estimated that about 700
miners Of the 1900 iu the field
would not return 20 work Monday
morning
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-24

Another Fake
Report Spread
of Wilson Death

BY Associated Press
ATLANTA Ca. Nov. 2S.-
Through a hoax perpetrated by an
unidentified person here Sunday
night an address by Vice Pres't
Marshall before an audience Of sew
eral thousand persons at the audi
torium armory was broken up by
the false announcement that Pres't
Wilson was dead
The man, It was said. telephoned
to the auditorium office and asked
for the vice president. When ad-
vised that Mr.. Marshall was making
an address and could not come TO
the voice replied, Well. he'll come
now. for the president is dead and
Washington wants him on long dis
tancei"
The engineer OF the building re-
ceived the telephone call and a po-
liceman took the news TO the stage
and told il TO Charles G. Haden, a
business man, who informed the vice
president that the president is
dead"
Mr.. Marshall bowed his head and
appeared overcome. Then recover
ing somewhat he told the audience
what had been told him. He could
hardly speak. Women broke into
weeping and some one began TO play
Nearer Ny God TO Thee" on the
immense organ.
As soon as he could. the vice
president got 10 a telephone and
called the Associated Press, where
he was assured that there was no
truth in such a rumor
Thank Cod" he replied
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-24
Find LmbrOUiSed
Liquor Still in
NaVyJaiI-HouSe

BY Associated Iress:
PORTSMOUTH, y. H., Nov. 25.-
An improvised still in which inmates
of the naval prison here have been
distilling liquor from apples. raisins
and prunes, was discovered by mem
bers Of the prison welfare league
Sunday. The still had been set up
in an unused mess hall. It was
made principally Of coffee cans. A
small quantity Of the drink and sup
plies of its ingredients were found.
Officials announced that they
would conduct a hearing on Monday
on an effort to place responsibility
for construction of the outfit. Five
hundred men are now confined at
the prison
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-24
Garfield Plans to Intervene
for United States in Coal
Strike Proposals.
COAL SCARCITY BEING FELT
Both Mine Workers and Coal
BarOnS Await Admins
StratiVe Action.


WASHINGTON, NOV 23.-The in
tervention OF Fuel Administrator
Garfield today in the tagging negotia-
tions OF bituminous operators and
miners Of the central competitive
Held was expected Sunday night 10
bring 20 a climax the long drawn
out conflict and clear the way for
speedy settlement Of the strike situ-
alton which has put the country on
the verge OF coal famine.
Although the day brought no new
developments here. as mine owners
ND workers awaited action by the
administration today, it was evident
that both sides recognized that a
settlement could not long be de
layed. No formal meetings OF any
sort we're held. Thomas r. Brew
ster. chairman Of the operators and
John l. Lewis. acting president of
the United Mine Workers, remained
here. but many OF the operators
spent the week end out Of the city.
shortage i'm West.
Reports received by operators
from middle west states showed that
the coal scarcity already had reach
ed the famine stage. and that the
cold weather had brought suffering
and hardship.
Several operators Sunday declar-
cd their Willingness to accept what
ever proposition the government
might offer. With the entire country
~rroused 20 the need OF resuming the
production Of coal on normal basis,
neither the miners nor the owners of
the properties. they said, could af-
ford to turn a deaf ear to recon-
mendations of the government.
Oner Increase.
As the situation now stands as re-
cards wage advances the operators
have offered an increase of 20 per
cent and the miners have agreed to
accept the 81 per cent proposed by
Sec'y Wilson. The possibility OF a
compromise between those figures.
pare of the increase to be paid by
o. public in higher prices and some
10 come out of the margin of min
ing companies was suggested in
some circles. and it was said this
would be placed before both sides
today.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-24
WELL KNOWN NEW YORK
DOCTOR DIES SUNDAY

GREAT BARRINGTON. Mass.
Nov. 23.-Dr. Allan McLane Hamil-
ton OF New York, widely known
alienist and specialist on nervous
diseases. died suddenly at his sum-
mer residence here Sunday. Mr..
Hamilton. who was born in Brook
lyn in 1S4S, was "A grandson OF Alex
ander Hamilton
He testified for the government as
an exptert in the trial OF Guiteau
assassin OF Pres't Garfield.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-24
FUEL CONSERVATION
MEASURES IN EFFECT
AT HO0SIER CAPITAL

INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 2S.-E1ec-
tive today drastic measures of fuel
curtailmert. including "a three day a
week closing order for factories in
the city which were agreed oa at a
meeting OF Indianapolis manufactur-
T.rs viii be put into operation here.
The measures adopted by the manu-
racturers as a method OF combating
The alarming coal sl lortage in the
city. while not compulsory. viii DE
observed by AN local industrial con
Germs. IL is said.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-24

BOSTON, Nov %. - Resolutions
favoring the nomination of Gov. Cal
win Coolidge for president by the
republican party next year, adopted
by the executive committee Of the
republican club Of Massachusetts,
on Friday last were made public
Sunday night.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-24
Louisiana Party of Rural Folks
Panic Stricken at Sight
of Flames.
FIFTEEN MORE BADLY INJURED
Dancers Crushed in Stampede
For One EXit-Ten Burn
to Death.

VILE PLATTE. Ia. NOV. s3.-
Twenty-Five persons. most Of them
women and girls. lost their lives
here Saturday night in fire which
quickly destroyed a frame building
in which 800 OF the village folk were
making merry nc a dance. held ou
the second floor OF frame build
ing. Fifteen others were seriously
hurt and searching of ruins was ca
pcCted To add 10 tlic list OF the dead
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-24
GOODRICH MAY
CALL SPECIAL
SESSION SOON
Ruling on Tax Board Given in.
Clinton County Causes
6. o. P. Unrest.
GOVERNORS POWER BROKEN

Copyright. 1919, News-Times Bureau)
INDIANAPOLIS Ind, Nov. 23.-
The concensus Of opinion around
the capital today is that Gov. James
p. Goodrich must not only call a spe-
cial session of the Indiana legisla-
ture at once, but he must also have
enacted a law legalizing the actions
of his state tax board regarding the
assessment of property in Indiana,
or the various city and county gov
ernments will be plunged into a fl
nancial condition that will mean the
collapse of government.
The situation is defined as follows;
The state tax board ordered horizon
tai and discriminatory increases in
taxes which will not stand the scru-
tiny of the courts.
The board based its tax levies on
these increased assessments and fix
ed the various levies on the theory
that the valuations would provide
te necessary money with which TO
operate the government.
Fix Levics Low.
In an effort to reduce the total
taxes 10 so low a point as possible,
I the levies were fixed so as TO leave
no margin for any slip up.
The slip-up has come in the action
/ of Judge Joseph Coombs Of Clinton
circuit court in ruling that the hOrt-
zontal increases of assessments,
OF which were applied to every coun-
/ ty of the state are illegal. II the con-
/ tentions of the complaint filed in
Clinton county are sustained. and
there is no reason TO believe they
will not be sustained. Clinton county
VIII have TO content itself with taxes
received on $4,000 900 less valuation
than the state board contemplated
when IL fixed the levy.
II the contention against the high
/ er assessments in Clinton county IS
sustained there is no reason why
similar contentious cannot be sus-
tanned in every county in Indiana for
the action Of the state board against
/ belled was a statewide action and
the same remedy is open to all 9TH
er counties.
What Might Serve.
Lawyers connected with the state
administration and others who have
been investigating the subject say
that a legalizing act, passed imme-
diately. might serve as a vehicle TO
carry the Goodrich administration
over the abyss into which the state
tax board has plunged It, but they
doubt whether the act can be drawn
so as TO be in accord with the con-
stitution. However they favor it as
the solution of the present difficulty
for the reason that II would be inn
possible to obtain a decision from the
supreme court as to it's legality until
after the spring tax-paying period
and county officials who acted under
! its terms might be relieved OF re-
sponsibility for the collection OF the
| 1919 taxes no matter whether they
were eventually held legal or not
} The question. then. that is now
, bothering the Goodrich administra-
I tiOn is whether OF not a special ses-
sion of the legislature could be in
duced 10 pass a legalizing act.
Power is Broken.
I Goodrich does not appear to real
ize that his hold on the republican
party is broken. He still struts
about indianapolis believing he is
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-24
Is DIE IN LAKE
SUPERIOR STORM
Steamer Myron and Crew Lost
in Wild Seas Early Sum-
day Morning.

By Associated Press:
SAULT STE MARIE, Mich. Nov.
23.-Eighteen persons comprising
the crew of the steamer Myron are
believed Sunday night TO have been
added TO the victims Of Lake Super
ior's fury Of the past two weeks.
Caught in a terrific northwester the
Myron foundered a mile and a half
off White Fish Point last night and
early today sank in four fathoms OF
water.
Futile efforts were made by two
steamers TO throw lines to the men
clinging to the cabin. So wild was
the sea, however. that the men could
not hold the lines. and for their
own safety the two steamers were
compelled TO leave the scene. sun
day night coast guards were patrol
ling the shores of White Fish bay
for forty-hve miles, hoping the Ny
ron's two lifebOats would be blown
ashore
Hunt Survivors.
The United States sub-chaser 43S
also was securing the bay last night
for possible survivors. The beach is
covered with lumber from the ILL
fated Myron's cargo. but not a body
had come ashore up 10 late Sunday.
The gale continued Sunday night
and there was little hope that pass
ing steamers could have picked ID
the IifebOats which il is believed
were swamped in the mountainous
seas.
The steamer Calumet passing here
late Sunday reported sighting a wa
terlogged lfeboat south OF White
Fish point As far as could be as
CerLained the boat was unoccupied
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-24
Ten Burn 10 Death.

Ten Of the dancers Were burned TO
death and others were crushed an .
wild stampede 20 reach the sire, c
down a narrow frail stairway while
the flames were sweeping rapidly
from the lower floor More than a
score of babies. tucked safely away
in a little nursery on the first floor
OF the dance hall were rescued bv
others who had taken them there
along with their children of dancing
age. Some of the youngsters were
picked up and hurled bodily into the
outstretched arms of people i'm the
street below.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-24
THE WEATHER.

Indiana: Fair Mondly. colder - rIrht.
Tuesday fair
Lower Michigan; Fair Monday slightly
colder in north and atnight south portion.
Tuesday fair.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-24

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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-09
THE PROPOSED BOND ISSUE

embodied in the report OF the water com
mission consist o propositions
should this plant
se would be about 'sooooo
sseooa: the head Of saard Hollow
s cost CT proposition Of the
faes prevails both for
Of the reservoir would be close to S0o0O'
EaemA
ga= war"ood the
Of coo pump and the purchase
Of approximately S6""o"
ce ssaAsso.
II 10 sesa propositions can
when the need for them more urgent
:aan Il rs What Wheeling neef' ro'e' OF Al - on ~ 49,.
be gotten according to the
reses4 not exceed SSoO""
win DO snsass storage reservoir capable " h'i0ns ~ w
aa,s Of in case
pumping capacity has been MADE larger h
vuaa We now have pumping ca
filtered water and meter our
VIII abou.1o OF 100000 gallons per day
need large addition to ON
pup,ns that present pumping pNr
wreck !. denied BY II MT
more than any The machinery in kood
aaudsand s or
Purely as proposition which Cit
,sn wee deciding the filtration
plant for time That is ~
this connection VIC may point Of
about ooo about 100000 Thus
liberal interpretations We nave o0nns ~
TIE plant conditions Is WILL e0ss
streets hitherto improved
1a,tnent ha. be taken
without mourning acnse OF
Of Will not be possible
ttssues goes
plant alone for about SIX or
~ hundred thousand the belief OF The nes
OF IT, In us esen ioFn
which absolutely neede
mich money ought 1T is doubt
tfult If the tissue tnb &c approved
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-09
RIPPING RHYMES
WATCHING AED WAITING.
BY WALT MASON.

watchfully we all arc waiting:
how will things come out ut LAST
Will the Germans quit their hating
and live down their ugly past: Will
they sec that hates All error. will
they fully realize that to rule the
world by terror Isn't possible or wise?
will tho German love his neighbor
in the golden days Of peace, or be
anxious to bclabor t'other fellow
with n crcese? Oh. I do not trust
the German. though he act like
Sunny Jim. though hc hand me out
a sermon or put up a pious hymn:
he Is great at talking virtue, he has
morals by the stack; but he'll take
a club and hurt you IL you chance
TO turn your back. I'm afraid the
Germans having with more passion
than before: while he cringcs he is
waiting for another whirl of gore.
Now he is Of humble seeming.
speaking In rcmorscful tones: but
fear he's always dreaming of
more corpscs and moro bones. He
is ready with his pledges. he will
spring them with will: but the
German always hedges when he
comes 10 pay the bill. "I'll be true
and good" he bclches. "rll be pure.
already yet" but the German al
ways weichcs when It's time TO pay
a bet. Oh. hope he'll be n winner.
that his virtue won't grow faint;
but ncvcr trust thc sinner who
becomes a sudden saint.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-09
Secretary OF Labor.

Reports from our community boards
Indicate an unemployment at the pres
ent time fe350,000; that is, from tho
places we are getting reports. TheT
represent about ope-hnlf OF the inous-
trial sections Of tho country, so we may
estimate the total amount OF unemp4oS-
ment at the present time at 1oo.ooo.
This, in itself, based upon our expert
enccs OF the past, is not an alarming
amount. The cause for alarm. II any
there be. Is the fact that the number Is
continually increasing. because the men
who are engaged in industry find them
serves In an uncertain situation.
They look upon the prices OF material
and the rates of wages as being abnor-
NAL. and believe that there Is a likeii-
hood Of the cost Of material and the
ratios OF wages coming down. Any man
engaged in manufacture who pays
common price today for the material
used in his shop. whose competitor Is III
a position 10 purchase the same KIND OIL
material tomorrow at Is, 20 or Is per
cent less would be at a disadvantage
when he comes TO market his product.
Thus there is Il disposition on the part
Of the employers 10 hold off in the nope
of prices coming down.
There is n possibility Of prices being
reduced without there being an erect
upon the wage rate. During the war
period it was necessary to stimulate IN
dustry to it's greatest extent. and prices
were fixed for the products Of Factory
that would enable that class Of Factory
that could not normally operate at all
10 come in and add to the total proouc1'
That meant tremendous profits for those
who were situated at an advantage.
These extra profits can be and should DC
be eliminated. and az soon as POSSIBLE
There are difficulties in that direction
because the manufacturers realizes that
If he undertakes to cut prices and ms
neighbor does likewise, there Is poss'-
bilIty of the whole structure tumollng
and the prices doing down below even a
normal profit, and so he Is cautious
about quoting prices at a lower ra'e'
and he does not care to enter. into as
ISOLATION with his neighbor and arrange
for the cutting OF prices because nc
may come in contact and conflict WIN
OUT laws against this kind Of conduct
The secretary Of commerce Is endeaF-
orinR to work out that phase or the
nroblem and be helpful as he can IN
getting materials down to the lowest
nossibIe working basis without affect-
ing the wage rate.
Copyright 1919.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-09
Our Daily Story
TIE LAUGH THAT DDE'T.

Tantem Rockets, still suffering from
shell shock, mustard gas and trench
feet sat Kloomily at the breakfast taoIc
picking fidiously ont his bacon and dis-
hovclled eggs Mrs. Rockets regarded
him anxiously.
HE needs cheering ly." she thought.
"I'll play u little joke on him and make
him laugh"
And ehe said, Tandem. l see by the
morning paper that the government.
now that it has nil tho soldiers and
everything. has decided to declare On
other war"
Then. at the look Of horror, despair,
CONSERVATION and shocked amazcmcnt
that oversprcad her husbands face she
added hastily. mo II hasn't tandem
I was just trying 10 give you niue
surpripc 10 cheer you up. Aren't you
glad | was only fooling:
Slowly. trembling in every limb and
both legs. Tandem Rockets rose 10 MS
full height OF feet .. Reaching up
with his powerful arms he dtscngasco
the chandelier from thr ceiling and
hurled it at his wife. Luckily II was
made Of the lightest brass. Then. one
by one he hurled the breakfast aishcS
at her. Fortunately II was small
breakfast set Of only g pieces when
slightly contcrbalanccd his unerring
aim. Then, after upsetting the taoie
on her PROSTATE form Git was. by grs~
good chance. light oak table) he with
drew TO take steps about getting d.
vorce.
protected by George Matthew Adams.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-09
INCREASED STREET CAR
FARES

Ralph Adams Cram. in the magazine
Reconstruction. writes an interesting
study Of the influence Of social conditions
Of increased street car fare. TransPof-
tation, Mr.. Gram points out is an essen
tial Of q great city and the cheaper ana
mora eficient the transportation sys-
tenn. the wider the distribution Of popu-
iasien and the better living conditions
yhs difference between a ave-cent street
ear fare and a quick service to tho
eoun+ry on one hand and an eight OF ID
eeat street car far and slow service TO
.she country on the other, may mean the
a+1auence between the maintenance OF
ss.,rns and their elimination in grow
ing city.
In the average working family the
nanuies spent for street car travel are
rot TO be despised. and Il these pennies
arc arbitrarily doubled. the burden often
n~eornes heavier than can be easily
borne. The result IS that tenements in
cities near places Of work become pre-
| <s,->s residences, as against more
haa,fnfu1. better built and otherwise
n,o,e p1ea.anteplaces some distance re-
/ n,oved. Tho workingman with family
Of five or SIX must figure. first to find
a p1ace to live from which he and his
family can reach their places Of en'-
S1oyment without great loss Of time and
without a heavy expense The doubled
and trebled street car fares. which are
Saconine a common thing in many Of
o,,r cities under the high cost condi-
tions Of today. are retardinS the dere:"
opnent, Of suburbs. forcing thousands
20 live In unhealthful and unsanttary
teneznents and causing generally lower
. Irving conditions and social conditions
!, This is a feature Of the increased
street car fare that Is not often cons!d-
e.ed by rate makers. and. after ALL 1t -
the most important consideration. The
street cars use the streets for the pur-
eose Of serving the public. They are
. .dven special privileges in order to pro-
! scnote easy. quick and cheap transpo-tn-
ton. IT. through :ismannSenent. ove--
rehabilitation or other abuse, they fail
10 do this, the remedy Is not in increased
!tares and putting heavier burdens up'1.
s de public. but in enforcing such re-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-09
POINTS OF. DIFFERENCE

Frank Simonds. whose articles on the
peace negotAat5ons:hape senera1y been
as autbor1tativeE as non-ofhctnl state
nnents can be, declares that President
W1lson has placed ;hfmseh in position
Of antaEontsm Ito Premier Clemenceau
and to all Of tho aspirations Of tho
French people. tMr. :Stmonds:very clearly
aynpathtzes with the French view.
which .aceoc61ng,t him. Is that France
should have adequate preparations for
defense and q guarantee against n fu-
ture, German attack. To the French pc>-
pie this.must seem to be the all import
ant thing. For nearly half a century
they have 3liped under the shadow Of
Grnany-s mailed fist Twice their
country has ;been subjected to invasion.
and twice it has suffered unparalleled
harbaratsea. No country can long con-
ttnue totprosperaand to grow in strength
under Snc0 cO0odItOnS.
With: neerly 100000 on her eastern
border filled with the poison Of world
arnhitte1, France. cannot DO safe except
in alliances that have more strength
than mere scraps Of paper. Premier
clemenceau has pressed this view with
all his vigor and strength, only to meet.
according to Mr.. Stmonds, an unsympa-
thetic and unresponstve attitude from
Mr.. Wilson, who seeks to resolve all the
Questions Of the wat and all the defcnses
of the future in accordance with his
more or less misty IA points The ASST
ciatsd Press dispatches, confirming Mr..
siznoads view, indicate tho possibility
Of a rupture at the Paris conference and
the withdrawal OF the American dele