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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-23
CITY APPROVES
PLATOON SYSTEM
City Attorney Will Get States
Permission to Bor-
row Funds.

The devisinB Of means for raising
funds for The proposed twc-platoon
system for the South Bend fire de-
partment is the only obstacle to the
establishment OF the system, ac-
cording to the unanimous expression
of the city council at its meeting
held Monday night.
Although the council expressed it.
self as a whole in favor of the sys-
tenn, funds for the expansion this
year are not at present available,
but can be obtained by borrowing
from other city funds with the ap-
proval OF the state tax board. This
action would follow the precedent
set by other cities of the state Ap-
proximately $4,000 additional TO
present budget It was stated. would
be necessary Tor the first year $
operation Of the system. City Atty.
Slick. on q motion passed unani-
mously, was instructed 20 take the
matter up with the state tax board.
the view Of the council being 10
borrow such funds as are necessary
for the establishment Of the system
from funds for track elevation.
Present Data.
a committee representing the fire
department presented data furnish
ed by the Fort Wayne department
on the operation OF the system. Ac-
cording TO this information, Fort
Wayne has added A men TO the 96
employed under the old system, di-
vided into two platOons Of 20 men
each. These are on duty on 10 and
Il hour shifts at the IL stations in
the city.
A resolution adopted by the South
Bend branch Of the National Letter
Carriers association favoring the
adoption OF the system was read be-
fore the council.
An ordinance appropriating $50
for the annual Christmas festival
for 1919 and TO cover remaining ex-
penses Of the 1918 festival was re-
ferred 10 the committee OF the
whole. as was an ordinance appro-
priating $3.50 for the purchase OF
two lots declared necessary for a
right Of way through Studebaker
park.
A motion by Councilman Luther
that the chief OF police instruct pa
trolmen not 10 allow the blocking
Of the Grand Trunk Michigan st.
crossing by trains longer than abso-
lutely necessary was passed.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-23
Boy Locks 81
Policemen in
Ne1V York Jail

BY Associated Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Thirty-
two New York policemen, including
captain and a lieutenant. were
locked in the +. 51st st station
Monday night by a small boy who
was refused a ticket TO a Christmas
celebration after the precinct allot-
ment had been exhausted. The
youngster, who had brought his
gang" TO get tickets. refused to
leave until curtly ordered to get
out"
All right. wen get out. but you
won't" yelled the boy who was last
TO leave He swung the door shut
and bolted it from the outside. a
locksmith was summoned by tele-
phone, and after laboring an hour
finally cut the whole lock out. Mean
while a crowd of hundred children
sag and danced over the discomfit-
ure of their prisoners.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-23
'PrinCeSS May"
Flashes S. O. S.

By Associated Press
NEW YORK. Dec. Ca wireless
IS O. :" message was received here
Monday night from the British
steamer Princess May. owned By
Canadian Pacific railway. saying that
she needed immediate assistance.
She gave her position as latitude
3S15 and longitude 1880 west.
Later on in the evening the sta
ton intercepted a message between
the American steamer Lenape and
the Princess May in which the form
or said
Am seventy miles from YOU.
still later a final message was re
ceived from the distressed vessel
saying. NO danger now" without
any further explanation as 10 her
condition.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-23
Attorney General Sums Up
Governments Efforts to
Reduce H. c. /.
EVERY CITIZEN MUST HELP
Claims Retail Prices Will be
Lowered Between Jan. I
and March |, 1920.

Br Associated Press:
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Expec-
tation OF a decline IN retail food
prices beginning between Jan. and
March / was expressed Monday
night by Atty. Cen. Palmer in a
statement summing up the efforts
Of the government TO date in forcing
down the cost OF living.
THE cost OF living, already under
control" said the attorney general.
'can be reduced IL every one who
produces will produce his utmost, II
those who buy and consume will
save and eliminate extravaganza and
= au honest people will join with
the department OF justice in stamp
ing out profiteering and boarding &"
Campaign Underway.
Explaining the down trend in re-
tail food prices ordinarily was shown
during the first two months OF q
year. Mr.. Palmer said 1t was the
hone Of the government that this
trend will be accelerated this year
by the campaign initiated by The
government which is just low get
ting well underway"
Although statistics compiled an
nuauy by the government show
that In previous retail food prices
prices increased during the fall
months, Mr.. Palmer said that since
. August this year such prices had
been maintained practically station
airy.
Effects of Law.
Only since Oct. %, when necessary
amendments 10 the Lever food con-
troll act were passed. the attorney
generals statement said. has II been
possible 20 deal effectively with all
cases OF proflteering and boarding.
From oct. % TO date, 179 prosecu-
tions have been Instituted and pros
ecutions and seizures have covered
is states. It was added.
Due TO cooperation between the
government and various retail mer-
chants associations, the statement
~tAaNr ~ Hh BILLS RAhAAAa % NAlAAAAAA1 >
had been reduced from five to so
per cent The statement, which was
issued with the authorization OF the
government officials associated with
the attorney general in the cam
paign 10 force down living costs, in
Guiding Director Gen. Hines. was
considered in some quarters as a
summary OF the governments posi-
tion I'm the face OF the recently re-
newed demands OF railroad workers
for an increase in pay. The railroad
shopmen publicly and the other
railroad crafts tacitly agreed in Au-
gust at the suggestion Of Pres't VII
son 10 postpone their demands for
increased pay for 90 days 20 await
efforts OF the government TO bring
down prices
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-23
CONSENTS TO DIVIDE
HUSBANDS MILLIONS

Bv Associated Press:
MINEOLA. y. Y, Dec. 22.-Mrs.
Margarite A Lebaudie. who killed
her husband. Jacques Lebaudie.
emperor Of the Sahara" at their
Long Island country home a year
ago. consented Monday TO divide his
millions with his sister. Countess
Marie Jeanne Lebaudie de Sells. OF
Paris.
Under an agreement filed in court
Mrs. Lebaudie and her daughter.
Jacqueline. Will have half the estate
and the countess the other half. Mrs.
Lebaudie agreed to resign as admin
istratriX in favor OF two administra-
tors
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-23
SEEK SENTIMENT
ON PEACE PACT
Leaders of Congress Secure
Individual Interviews With
Various Members.

BY Associated Press:
WASHINGTON, Dec 22--Com-
promise efforts for ratification Of
the peace treaty moved forward with
increasing impetus, Monday, when
the leaders OF both parties in the
senate, released from legislative du-
ties by the holiday recess Of con-
gress, come actively into the nego-
tiations for an agreement on reserva-
tiOnS
Notable in the days long series
OF conciliation conferences was a
meeting between Sen. Lodge, Of
er. and Sen. Underwood, OF Alabama,
a. prominent democratic advocate Of
q speedy compromise. They are said
TO have discussed the whole range
of possibilities for bringing together,
on common ground, enough sena-
tors TO insure ratification.
Hitchcock Works.
Meantime the acting democratic
leader. Sen. Hitchcock. Of Nebraska.
canvassed sentiment on both sides
OF the controversy and arranged dur
ing the coming week TO see every re-
publican senator who remains in
Washington over the holidays AS
soon as congress reassembles he
plans TO have a general conference
OF those who favor ratification with
or without reservations.
In his talk with Sen. Underwood.
Mr.. Lodge had before him the views
Of the mild reservation group Of re
publicans, who presented TO him at
a conference. Sunday. a plea for
the compromise negotiations that
have been proceeding ever since the
treaty failed OF ratification at the
last session OF congress.
submit Reservations.
Notifications in the language OF
the reservations as agreed on by the
senate majority are understood 10
have been suggested by the mild res
ervationists, although IL was said the
question OF the language 10 be adopt
ed would be left open for the pres
ent. Redrafts OF some Of these res
ervations have been submitted TO
various senators by prominent re-
many suggestions for changes have
come from other sources All OF
these. is is understood, will be TAX
en- into consideration as the negOtia-
tions proceed.
AS a result OF Mondays conference
and OF activity among the democrats,
the whole subject OF reservations
seemed. Monday night, 20 have
been opened wide with both sides
processing a Willingness TO enter
whole-heartedly into an energetic
give-and-take effort at compromise
Predictions of early action on the
treaty multiplied, many senators de-
claring action was likely before the
end Of January.
Effective Jan. &c.
Some or the optimistic expressed
confidence that the ratification would
become effective before Jan. 16. thus
formally establishing peace and per-
nitting the president 20 lift prohibi-
ton for a brief wet spell before the
constitutional prohibition amend
ment becomes effective on that date
There were other senator's. how
ever. who took less stock IN the
compromise movement prediCting
that IN due time Il would collapse
Ike all its forerunners. IL was point
ed out that Pres't Wilson would
again intercede II reservations ac-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-23
LINZ REDS.

Ry Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 22-Fines Of
800 each were assessed against 10
russians. said 20 DE members Of the
communist party in the police court
in Kansas City Kas. Monday FOR
holding an unlawful meeting. The
men were arrested sunday when po-
lice raided q meeting Of men al
legged 20 be radicals The 10 are be
ing held Tor investigation by federal
authorities.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-23
Poor of Chicago
Get Xmas Trees


By Associated Press
CHICAGO. Dec. 22.-If Santa
Claus misses any poor child In Chi
cago II will not be because he failed
20 find a tree prepared foT him 90
decorate with his gifts
Twelve carloads OF Christmas
trees were procured Monday by city
officials and one will be given %
every poor family that applies John
Dill Robertson. health commission
er. and Russell J. Poole. city food
director. are the Santa Clauses pro-
viding the gift trees.
They received more than $4,000
trees from dealers who were over
stocked.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-23

Wrapping Paper
Used to Print
Illinois Daily

By United Press:
ST. LOUIS. Mo. Dec. 22-The
Daily Journal, East St. Louis. H..
was printed on wrapping paper on
Monday.
Forced by the print paper short
age. the Journal utilized white
wrapping paper for newspaper
printing. Nearly 400 rolls OF wrap
ping paper were used to print Mon
days issue OF 10000 copies
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-23
ASSAILS HOWAT
FOR ATTITUDE ON
COAL INJUNCTION
ABANDONS FIUME

BY Associated Press.
PARIS. Dec. 22.-Gabriole pan
nunzio is reported TO have aban-
doned command at Fiume, accord
ing 10 a dispatch received here from
Rome. The dispatch adds that the
poet-soldier is on the high seas.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-23
SPECIAL SESSION.

SANTE F'E. y. NJ. Dec. 22.-Gov.
LarrazoIo announced Monday that
ne would call a special session OF
the legislature in February 10 ratify
the woman suffrage amendment 10
the federal constitution.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-23
TELLS JURY OF
MORGAN ASSAULT
Pauline Mcdonald Takes Wit
ness Stand and Tells of
Attempt on Life.

With the acceptance OF the jury
at 8 o'clock Monday afternoon for
the case against Kenneth Morgan.
charged with assault and battery
with intent 10 kill. Samuel T..
Schwartz opened the prosecution
with Pauline Mcdonald the first
witness to take the stand.
After two days questioning and
challenging of seven Jurors, ] . men
were finally found that were ac-
ceptable TO both the prosecutor and
Morgan's attorneys, and the case
proceeded 10 trial The men com
prising the jury that viii hear the
case are. Victor II, Egley, James
Russ, Peter Kettering. David Bistle.
Allen Strope, II. II. Fichcnscher.
Isaac Hutchins, Nicholas Sinnott
Elmer Mcdonald. Peter IT. Reeves.
Frank Varney and John Gray
Quits Company.
Miss Mcdonald took the stand
and told under questioning that she
and Morgan had kept company for
some time until tho latter part Of
August. when she told him that she
would not 20 with him any longer.
She testified that tho opening of
their conversation on the day OF the
shooting was a question by Morgan
as TO whether she wanted her pic
lures or not. When told that she
did. he asked when she was coming
after them. If ! have 70 come after
them. T don't want them You can
tear them up or burn them she
replied.
After walking n short distance
together she stated Morgan stepped
in front Of her and. saying IT told
you I'd get YOU" fired five shots
into her body. She fell 10 the side
walk and Morgan ran down the
street
Visits Morgan.
Under cross examination she
stated she refused 20 30 with Nor
san shortly after an accident that
happened 10 him at the Grand
Trunk railway. She told OF visit
to his house before he had recov-
cred from the accident and OF her
telling him that she did not care
20 go with him any longer.
One other quarrel was told of 10y
her when Morgan overlook her on
the street and asked if he might
come 10 see her. When refused. he
told her he would make her smile
on the other side OF her face.
DR.. Edward H. Meyers took the
stand and told Of the five bullet
wounds he found upon examination
ut the Epworth hospital but a short
time after the shooting One bullet
entered the nape Of the neck just
a few inches below the brain. An
other entered the flesh part OF the
arm. Two bullets entered the right
side OF her breast and another lodg-
ed In the pit OF her stomach. All
we're within few inches Of Vita
organs stated DR.. Meyers. and the
bullet entering the stomach usually
proves fatal 10 less rugged people
he stated.
Witnesses Testify.
Several witnesses 70 the scene OF
the shooting and who arrived al Miss
McDonald's side but a few minutes
after. were called 10 the stand and
told Of events following the shoot
ing.
Helen Popp, Is years old, the only
witness 10 the shooting stated Nor
gan fired five shots, the last one
after Miss Mcdonald had fallen %
the sidewalk. She was asked If SIN
xould remember the boy and gir
and Immediately Identified botr
Miss Mcdonald ana Morgan in the
court room
Hearing Of evidence was con
tinued until Tuesday morning al
$3.50 o'clock.
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-23
THE WEATHER

Indiana and Lower Michigan Cloud,
Tuesday and "Wednesday. not much change
n temperature.
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New-York tribune., 1919-05-17
Death of Schaefer
Sad Blow to Fans
And Ball PLAYERS
h w. O. Mcclellan

Germany" Schaefer's antics on the
diamond will never make the baseball
fans laugh again. Herman Schaefer
once star second baseman with the
Tigers and later comedian of the game
died suddenly yesterday while on his
way to Lake Placid The Giants wore
mourning bands for him yesterday and
the talk in the Giant dugout was in
subdued tones of the man who made
everybody laugh.
Schaefer was the Paglacci of base
ball. Once a. brilliant and hashy play
er, who figured in pennant races, he
began to wear out, as all professional
athletes do. But, unlike some players
who are content to leave their stage
when they see that their time for
passing has come, he could not leave
the game. He was ball player at
heart and cared for nothing else.
He turned comedian then, and was
carried for some time on the roster
of the Tigers almost entirely as q
comedian. This was bitter work for
a man who had reached the heights Of
the game to be carried as clown.
But Schaefer fought the bitterness of
it and was good and successful clown.
This spring he was taken South with
the Giants. He was suffering from
tuberculosis and knew 1t. But he was
the life Of the Giant training trip. He
kept the players, young and old, in
high spirits, and the training quarters
of the Giants reechoed to his infec-
tious laughter. And all this time the
comedian was dying slowly, and he
knew it.
When Germany" Schaefer was in the
heyday of his career as a dashing and
daring infielder he showed all of the
grit that is required by q good base
ball player. But the grit that he
showed when he turned himself into
comedian and worked for laughs when
his heart was sorrowing for the lost
spring and dash of his youth was the
bigger grit.
For his laughs were always filed
with good nature, and he always was
the type of comedian that had the
courage to turn the laughs against
himself The clown was a bigger man
than the great second baseman. He
played the bigger game OF life with
greater courage than he played the
minor game.
The big league diamonds will miss
Germany" Schaefer. Baseball players
will mourn him as one of the tribe
who never did selfish or mean act in
his life. The comedian of the diamond
was one of the games big mem
New-York tribune., 1919-05-17
Gossip of the Golfers

where In each case he encountere d
''iohe opposition. Before another
month he should be as formidable a
candidate for high honors as he was In
1913, when he carried Bob Gardner to
the thirty seventh hole in a semi-final
round OF the amateur championship.
There may have been time when
Gardner White, wearing khaki. saw no
great advantage in daily army calls
themes. AS sport they yield no ter
flrc excitement. But upon returning
"hlte finds that he is hitting the long
est ball of his career, getting fine dis
tance with apparently no great effort.
he has been playing better golf than
ne ever showed this early in the COM
petitive year.
James l.. Taylor, the Earl Of Elk
wanok, has arranged a fine programme
Tor his famous course this summer
The first event Of note will come late
In July and early August. The Sep
tember fixture will be held as usual
with the promise of u big field in both
tournaments. Those who have played
over this Manchester course are never
quite content until they get back again
to find not only great golf test but
to know once more tho beauty of its
surroundings.
Don M. Parker, who has helped ia
keep st. Nicholas at par, is ono of
those who know what it means when
"the puts won't drop" He missed the
first fight by only two strokes and
yet had no less than ten puts from
five to seven feet away that ringed
fringed, Tipped and brushed by the
cup without dropping in, eli Of them
! only an eyelash out
New-York tribune., 1919-05-17
Marston Is Victor
Over C.. w. White
At Garden CITY

Although fortified with a new put
ter, Gardiner w. White, Of Nassau,
could not stand up against the steady
golf of Max r. Marston, of Baltusrol,
in the second round Of the invitation
tournament at the Garden City Golf
Club yesterday afternoon. Marston
won by 8 up and Q to play, after White
had held him level to the turn, thanks
to a succession Of deadly puts.
In the same half with Marston Is
Cornelius J. Sullivan, president of the
Metropolitan Golf Association, who
won both his matches by comfortable
margins. They will meet in the lower
semi-hnal bracket this morning, while
on the other side it will be clash be-
tween John M. Ward, of the home club,
and W. H. Follett, Of Fox Hills.
After the fine golf put up by Hamilton
X. Kerr, of Greenwich, in the early
hours, when he defeated James R.
Hyde, many favored him to take the
measure of Ward, but the one-t time
baseball star, ever hard to beat at
match play, showed trace Of old-time
form, and won by wide margin. Even
though he did lose, Kerr at least has
the satisfaction of the remembrance of
a brilliantly halved hole earlier in the
day with Hyde, when both men got the
third in g. Each brought off long puts
there.
The vagaries of the game were IL
Illustrated in Whites morning match
with R. f. Mundy, of Ardsley. Going
to the eighth hole, the last named had
all the better of the situation, being
on the green in 2, while his opponent
was considerably short on the ap-
proach. White then proceeded to lay
Mundy two stymies in succession, and
actually won the hole in to S. That
hole lost by Mundy was one of a
sequence of five that went to his oppo-
nent in rapid succession and practi
cally settled the match.
The summary follows:
First sixteen first round)-John M.
Ward. Garden City, beat a. S. Bourne, Ma
tional, up and to play Hamilton X
Kerr, Greenwich, beat James r: Hyde. South
Shore. up and to play; A. W. Brand,
Garden City, beat A. P. Palmer. Knicker-
booker, up and / to play; w H. Follett,
Fox Hills, beat James c. Parrish, jr, Ma
t!onal LINKS, 8 up ana 10 play; W. b.
Rhett, Garden City. beat Max Behr. Garden
City, ! up, Cornelius J. Sullivan, Garden,
up and 2 to play; Gardiner White, Nassau,
beat R.; +. Mundy. Ardsley, Z up and to
play; Max R. Marston, Baitusro, beat John
N. Stearns. Sd, Nassau, up and 3 to play.
Second round-Ward beat Kerr, up and
TO play Follett beat Brand, / up %
holes) Sullivan beat Rhett, UP and to
play: Marston beat White, 3 up and 2 TO
play.
Second sixteen first round)-Don Parker,
Garden City. beat G. A. Dixon, jr. Nassau,
up; c. f. Watson, jr.. National, beat
A. f. Ranney, Greenwich, 3 up and 2 to
play c. Van Clief, Richmond County. beat
H. A. Steiner. Hollywood. by default: Nal
colin C Stevenson, Piping Rock. beat S; olney,
Fox Hills. beat William Watson. Baltusrol.
up !1s hoIss)i Percy R., Pyne. I'd. Garden
City, beat w. l.. Hicks Nassau. 3 up and
to play; Ellis Adams Essex County, beat
L. G. Spindler, Fox Hills. 5 up and to
play.
Second round--Parker beat Watson, up
and to play; Stevenson beat Ven Clief,
l up; Pyne beat Allen, 2 up and 1 TO play ;
Adams beat Fearey. up and l to play.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-17
Crack Shots of Army
Going to Camp Dodge

WASHINGTON, May 16.-The armys
crack rife shots will be concentrated
at Camp Dodge, Iowa, during the
months of June and July to prepare
for the national competitive matches 70
be held at the navy's range at Caldwell
N. j.. in August, according to orders
issued to-day by the War Department.
The infantry team of the army, cap
tanned by Colonel Grinslead, and the
cavalry team, under the leadership OF
Colonel Mumma, have been directed to
proceed to Camp Dodge by June for
daily work on the rifle range there IN
preparation for the annual matches.
Thirteen officers or the infantry and
cavalry arm, and 160 non-commissions
and privates will compose the regular
army's representatives at the Caldweu
shoot.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-17
Golf Official Announces
Plans for Amateur Tilt

The programme for the nineteenth
amateur championship of the Metro
politan Golf Association was issued
last night by A. H. Pogson, the secre-
tary. The event, which will be decided
over the links of the Brooklawn Coun-
try Club, June 4, 5, 6 and 7, will con-
sist Of qualifying round Of thirty
six holes medal play, the sixty-four
making the lowest scores to compete
at eighteen holes match play in all
rounds except the final, which will be
at thirty-six holes.
Those with the first thirty-two scores
in the testing circuit will compete for
the championship and prizes, the de-
feated sixteen of the main division to
play for the Presidents Cup, and the
third and fourth sixteens to compete
for prizes. Entries and entrance fees
for the championship will be accepted
only from club secretaries, and will
close with Mr.. Pogson on Thursday,
May %.