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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-15
ASK INCREASE Of
SUGAR PRICES
Dealers Charging Is Cents
Per Pound Are Subject to
Imprisonment.

WASHINGTON. Nov lin
.creases in the wholesale sugar price.
now set at 10 cents a pound. was
asked today by rehners who called
at the department of justice.
The sugar men conferred for two
hours with II. +. Figgs, assistant at
tOrney general. and discussed both
" holesale and retail sugar prices.
While the conference was on. Of
ficials of the department warned
that retailers charging 25 and 10
cents a pound for sugar. as reported
froIn Memphis and Chicago. were
open 10 fine and Imprisonment un-
der provisions of the amended Lever
act. With the wholesale price at
10 cents. officials could see no eX-
cuse for a retail price OF twice this
amount. The attention Of the dis
trict attorneys will be called to the
cases,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-15
HUGHES ADVOCATES USE
OF INDUSTRIAL JUSTICE

PITTSBURG. Pa. Nov. INA
chinery for Industrial justice which
would prevent the interruption Of
services essential TO the community
was advocated Friday night by
Charles +. Hughes in an address on
The AntidOte for Bolshevism," at
the Worlds Christian conference.
Referring 10 public servants.
transportation and basic industries,
ii5 said;
IF the community provided just
means for the settlement of COM
plants and for the redress of
wrongs which might be suffered by
those engaged in three essential ac-
tivities, we should have a right 10
prevent concerted attempt through
any sort of combination. 10 hold up
the community and enforce de-
mands under threat OF widespread
suffering and want"
For industrial activity outside the
essential services he urged collective
bargaining with decisions binding i'm
law.
Nh Hughes favored sharing OF
excess profits with labor but op-
posed cooperative management.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-15
PAUL p. ROzEwICz.

Paul 2. Rozewicz. 81 years old.
died at his home. AS :. Walnut ST..
Thursday afternoon at o'clock fol
lowing a one day illness OF apopleNy.
He is survived by his wife. Frances
Rozewicz, I'VE children. Caesar Of
Washington, d. G. Peter. Anthony,
Mary and Hattie OF South Bend. a
step brother, John p. RozplOchow-
ski, and two step sisters. Mrs Apo
lonia Kosnowska and Mrs. Mary Co
raczewska He was born In Poland.
Jan. Il. 1858. and came here As
years ago from Poland. He was a
member Of the st. Valentine society
and the Polish National alliance.
His marriage 10 Frances JRnkowslla
took place at St Hedwige's church.
this city, May 2. 1887.
Funeral services VIII be held &C
St Hedwige's church Monday morn
irg at 9 o'clock. Rev. Anthony Zu-
bokicz will oficiate and burial will
be in Cedar Grove cemetery.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-15
PROFESSIONAL MEN TO
MEET AT CHAMBER

Business and professional men Of
the city will hold their first get-to-
gethcr meeting at the Chamber OF
Commerce under the auspices of the
Commercial bureau OF the chamber,
Monday evening.
The dinner will be served at $40
o'clock to at least 800 members and
friends of the bureau. All merchants
and professional men are urged by
the chamber TO be present in order
that the body may be representative
of every business endeavor of the
city. Chairmen were named from
each business of the city to pro-
mote the occasion among business
men Of their line and reports show
that men from every section Of the
city will be present.
The purpose of the dinner and
meeting is to point out 10 the mer-
chants and professional men Of the
city the necessity Of well organized
bureau as a means of promoting eff
ficiency among the men and their
employees as we'll as better coopera-
ton.
A chairman will be appointed al
the meeting to represent each bust
ness of the city and he will en-
deavor to bring the heads of his line
Of work closer together. Special or
chestra music will be furnished by
the Apollo concert orchestra.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-15
FORMER MILLIONAIRE
TO SPEND REMAINING
DAYS IN POOR HOUSE

DANSVILLE. n. y Nov. IA
Alonzo J. whiteman. former mil
lionaire. state senator of Minnesota
and mayor Of Duluth, whose bust
ness and political reverses more
than IS years ago led to his entry
upon & swindling career which made
him known to the police of the en-
tire country. has come back to his
old home town, DansviIle a broken
down "old man. OF IS, to end his
days in the county alms-house. Al
though sentenced TO prison terms
aggregating 90 years, he has served
only two sentences, a brief one in
Chicago and one Of FIVE years Ia this
state.
After graduating from college and
a law school in NeY York state. he
went west to work in a bank and
look after his fathers lumber in
terests in Minnesota. Successful in
politics in 1888 he made one OF the
speeches seconding the nomination
Of Grover Cleveland for the presi-
dency.
Whiteman was a candidate for
congress in Minnesota but was de-
feated. He then went to Chicago
ard in 1890 bought a seat on the
board Of trade where speculation in
wheat and lumber cost him his for
tune. Then Whiteman turned TO the
race tracks where he forged a
check on a bOokmaker and counter
feited pool tickets, the first steps in
what was to prove a long career of
crime
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-15
GOSHEN COUNCIL VOTE
FAV0RS LOCAL COMPANY

The Goshen city council in ses-
sion as committee of the whole has
voted, six TO one, TO contract with
the Indiana g. Michigan Electric
company to supply the municipal
light plant with current This &C
ton was taken Thursday when the
electric lighting issue was discussed
in detail.
What further action will be taken
depends upon the finding to be made
by the commission, which has sent
an expect engineer. H. o. Garman.
to Goshen to make a survey. II the
commission ruling is favorable 10
the petitioners. the council will pro-
coed and enter into a contract with
the Indiana & Michigan company
and current viii be supplied by tap
ping the Elkhart- Ligonier line,
which runs along the western and
southern boundaries OF the city.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-15
TAKES POLICE To
MAKE MAN MOVE
Landlord Gets Warrant for
Obstinate B0arder on
TreSpaSS Charge.

Up 70 10 o'clock Friday night
Russell Foote was a boarder at the
home Of Henry Phillips. 643 River
av At that hour FoOte took up his
temporary abode at the city Jail.
FoOte had boarded with Phillips
for some time. Friday, however.
for some cause that has not been
made public, Phillips desided that
he did not want Foote any longer
as a bOarder.
However. FoOte declined 10 give
up his boarding house. His land
lord was insistent that Foote move,
and Foote was just as insistent that
he be allowed TO remain.
In desperation Phillips appealed
to City Judge Gilmer, who issued a
warrant for Foote'S arrest on a
charge of trespass. Foote was taken
in charge by the police at 10 o'clock
Friday night, and 80 minutes later
he became a resident at the city
Jail.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-15
SWEDISH RIKSDAG TO
FACE BUSY SESSION

WASHINGTON, Nov 1.-THE
Swedish government has announced
a number of important legislative
measures to be taken up by the 1920
Riksdag, the state department has
beer advised. Improvement Of the
status Of married women, provision
for the government employment Of
women, development of the princi-
pie of the arbitration board, penal
law reforms, liberalization OF rail-
roads and open voting in the Riks-
dag are mentioned in an official
coInmunique issued by the govern
ment. The questions OF unemploy-
ment insurance. cooperation between
employers and workmen, govern
ment control of monopolies, and re-
vision of laws relating to limited
corporations, are also be considered
by the Riksdag.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-15
CONGRESS OF LISBON
CLOSES BUSY SESSION

LISBON. Nov. 14.-Congress has
closed after a three months session
and the leading newspapers accuse
the new parliament, on which great
hopes were built. of being no better
than the old, and of falling far short
OF the nations expectations. The
Diaro DO Noticias, a leading organ,
complains that only petty party
politics are being given attention
when the country is on the brink of
a financial catastrophe. The Sc
culo exhorts the government TO turn
its attention TO the huge budget de-
felt; The floating debt Of s495.-
100000 and the fall Of the rate ex-
change.
Virtually. all gold and silver mon
ey has disappeared, and gold is
quoted at a premium of 1876 per
cent.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-15
ORGANIZE NEW MEMS
V0LlEY BALL LEAGUE

Considerable interest has been
stirred up with the organization of a
business mems volley ball league at
the Y. NJ. c. A. The league is a I'VE
team one and each team has eight
players. Games will be played twice
a week in large gymnasium OF the
Y NJ. c. A. on Tuesdays and Thurs
days. starting on Nov. IS and ending
on Dec. 30.
The teams lineup as follows:
OnthRnikels; Cranfel, captain
Hobbs, McEndorfer. Taylor. Kens-
Ter. Hupp. 7. NJ. Peterson. w r.
Nlcols: Uptathanets, Sausman, cap
tain: Elmore, Switzer. Smith. Oar
ling, Tohulka, Freyermuth, Sprague,
Shurtz: Othursyde. HOblitzel. cap
tain. Bird. Jones, Near. Preston,
Fulmer, Llcas, Davis, Kline, Stew
dos. Clelan. captain; Burnhac. Scott,
Leck, Wood, Kiser, Fassnacht
Nitschie.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-15


only Russia by Matchmaking lands
has gone further than We have"
The Letter.
De Negrfs letter as it comes to
the governments hands, says in its
principal parts:
ct would not only be sad. but
even criminal. that we should abdi-
cate our naturalization policy
through the threats of Wall street
capitalists. I believe this is an ideal
time in which to assure Mexican pc
troleum once for all, since it means
nothing less than our greatest
wealth, so coveted by foreign inter-
ests.
You are probably familiar with
the statements made by George
Creel TO our good friend, Manuel
Carpio, on Pres't Wilson's views
with regard 10 the naturalization
of petroleum in Mexico.
Steps are at present being taken
in the United States by the working
classes, radical socialists. honest
intellectuals. etc. with a view not
only to Matchmaking natural re-
sources but to socializing industries
in general. For your satisfaction
and that OF the members of the con-
stitutional assembly must say that
you set the example. / can testify
TO this for 1 have been on the scene
Of action since 1914"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-15
HOUSE CONCLUDES
LECTURE SERIES

How TO Get and Keep Health"
was the subject of the closing lee
ture by Or. f. l. House at the First
Methodist church Friday night. DIT.
House has delivered the lecture on
the Chautauqua platform and this
was the only lecture OF the series at
which admission was charged. DR..
House Will deliver the same series
of sermons in Mishawaka.
In his Friday afternoon lecture
DR.. House said in part:
Temptation is not a sign that you
are bad. because II this was so.
Christ was bad. Man can resist, he
can stand. he does not have 10 yield.
Not TO have any temptation is 10 be
lacking in character and power. Our
greatesT temptations come to us
through our animal inheritance. We
therefore must not go out 10 see how
things look for TO peer into the bad
is often 10 fall into IT, To cross a
battle field for the fun OF the thing
is likely 20 find us PROSTATE. wound
ed on that field. Hundreds are ruin
ed by exploration, inSularity means
safety To overcome temptation, TO
get away from the evil Of life, is to
lift your life up into spiritual reali-
ties Live high and noble. keep your
mind and time occupied with the
big and fine, and you viii be saved
from many a temptation.
And now all OF US have sinned;
all have been tempted and gone
down All adults have committed
prem editated. wilful sin. What is to
be done with us? Well. Christ
comes to seek and save the lost.
therefore Christianity brings US hope
and salvation. There are three
kinds OF men in the Bible and in
the world: Self-made men, self
unmade men, and remade men.
David unmade himself, but he re-
made himself This was true Of
Peter. Paul and many others Let
US get the gospel OF Christ and re-
make ourselves!"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-15
SUSPEND HIGH STUDENTS
FOR ANARCHlSTIC VIEWS
By United Press:

By United Press:
CHICAGO, Nov. IA - Alfred
Struye and Jacob Sacks were sus-
pended from Crane Technical high
school Friday, when according 10
DR.. William j. Bartholf, they:
Acknowledged no government.
Refused 10 stand for the national
anthem.
Refused TO remain silent for one
minute on Armistice day
PROGRESSED religious beliefs that
are astounding" in the opinion Of
DIR. Bartholf
Reds are preaching their doc
trines in the high schools. Dr. Bart
hoif claimed, recruiting members
from among the students.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-15
ANNOUNCE ABATEMENT
OF SMALLPOX IN CITY

Abatement in the spread Of small
pOx in South Bend was announced
Friday night with the total number
Of cases in the city remaining at II.
DR.. Emil G.. Freyermuth, secre-
tary of the city board of health. is
still very urgent that anyone likely
10 be exposed TO tire disease be vac
cinated without delay.
Vaccination" Or. Freyermuth
repeats. lis a sure preventive for
smallpox. and It IS much better 10
be vaccinate1 than 10 have the dis
ease and 70 give il 10 others"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-15
BERRIEN SPRINGS, MICH.

Nov. ..
Walter Storick and family were
South Bend visitors Thursday.
Major Murdoch circle met Thurs
day afternoon in the G.. A. r. hall.
Next week the department presi-
dent. Mrs. 1. c. LaBanta, is expected
and a special meeting OF the order
will be called.
L. r. Names and family have re-
atives in Chicago.
Born. Nov. 5. to Mr. and Mrs
George McComb, in St Joseph, a
daughter. The McComb family were
former residents of this village.
Two carloads of hogs were
shipped from Berrien Springs to
Chicago Thursday, one by John
Boyle and one by the Shippers asso-
citation.
The Aid society of the Methodist
church met Friday afternoon in the
church parlors.
Mrs. ]. D. Boone is guest at the
home of DR.. and Mrs. W. L Cur
tiss. in Benton Harbor, this week.
Perley Porter has gore north to
hunt deer, joining the George Arm
strong party from Iowa.
Mrs. Ralph Gillette visited friends
in Niles Wednesday.
Miss Nina Sparks and Mrs. B. l..
Bowman entertained the June Band
at the Sparks home Wednesday aft
ernoon.
Mrs. W. F. Emmons and son.
Reeve. left Wednesday to join Mr..
Emmons at Elkhart, where they
will make their future home.
The Bethany class Of the U. B.
sion Wednesday at the home OF Mrs.
Harold Spaulding. A pot-luck din
ner was served at noon.
Wednesday Mrs. Vida ]. futile
was given a pleasant surprise by her
children in honor OF her Goth birth
day, at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. Arthur Sattler. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Kistner and DR.. ]. w. Kist-
ner and family of Elkhart. the doc
tors mother from Pennsylvania,
Fred futile and family from Benton
IldA uON anu 41N lAlcll PIVWh anu lain
fly were present.
Judge White has refused to grant
a new trial in the case of Hattie NJ.
Stahl VS.. The Southern Michigan
Railway Co, the verdict of $500 in
favor OF Mrs. Stahl being allowed to
stand.
The aviator who gave the Armis-
tice exhibition at Benton Harbor
passed over Berrien Springs on his
return trip Wednesday morning.
When about over Wager's mill. the
daring birdman Topped the loop es-
pecially for local citizens, coming
low down and waving a greeting to
those watching.
The village library board has de-
cided 70 add new volumes and mag
azines OF interest, thus meeting the
demands OF the reading public and
hoping to increase the membership.
Fifty volumes from the state travel
ing library have just arrived.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-15

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.)
township assessors to assess all pro-
perry at Its cash value and then rails
ed the assessments horizontally fifty
per cent. The tax board was "ex-
planning" that il has provided a spe-
cial board TO consider the individual
complaints of Marion county citizens
and it could not possibly consider
the complaint of the township as a
whole.
Shortly thereafter, however. when
formal notice was served on the
board that action would be taken in
the courts to test the validity OF the
assessment, the board explained"
that it would have it's special board
consider the assessments as a whole.
Explanations" of Board.
Other explanations" by the tax
hoard were those offered relative to
the school levies in Harrison town
school patrons were circulating a
dodger asking the tax board why it
didn't pick on someone it's size ir-
stead OF cheating children"
At the last reports L. w Henley
Of the state republican committee
was still busy explaining" the hor-
rible walloping the organization got
at Rushville when the republicans
of the sixth district not only refused
to give Gov. Goodrich's future poll
cies a blanket endorsement but re-
fused to hear Henley tell what the
governor had in mind. These repub-
leans voted down a resolution giving
Goodrich a blanket power 10 COM
NIT them to any state platform he
might desire and passed a resolution
calling on him to keep his promises
to the women OF Indiana and call a
special session Of the legislature to
ratify the suffrage amendment.
Henley called in Chairman Was
muth Of the committee to help him
explain the blunder and IL was re-
ported that the state committee
would ask the services of Carl Mote
from the state tax board and utility
commission long enough to prepare
real explanation
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-15
ALEXANDER HUMPHREY.

Alexander Humphrey, 20 years
old, died early Friday morning at
his home. goo Garfield ST, follow
ing an illness Of one year OF heart
trouble. He is survived by his wife.
Mrs. Josephine Humphrey. and the
following children. Mrs. George
Robertson. Ernest William and
Aloysius, Mrs. Howard Hardman,
Mrs. Joseph Bueche, all OF South
Bend, and Edward Of Missouri. Mr.
Humphrey was born in Montreal.
Canada, and came 20 this city from
there GO years ago. The funeral
services will be held Monday morn
ing at o'clock at st. Joseph's
church Rev. 2. J. Carroll will Of
ficiate. Burial will be in Highland
cemetery.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-15
Records Shoe Need OF
Stringent DiOOrcG La7cS

what is the cause OF so many d.
vorces now
Not only in the courts OF St. JOS
eph county. but in every other
court in the country there are more
divorce cases than has been known
before. And the number shows in
dicauons Of increasing instead OF
decreasing.
Lawyers and others in touch with
the situation IN South Bend have
offered any reasons for this, all
Of them seemingly good enough 10
have a bearing on the situation.
The reason advanced By the
greater majority Of men who have
become familiar with divorce cases
say there is q crying need both in
divorce laws and in marriage laws.
They say not only are more rigid
marriage laws needed that will in
some manner restrict people that
common sense shows will not live
happily together. but people
win naturally think more carefully
If they know that there will be no
way OF retracing their steps
Many people have been heard TO
make the remark. "I'u get married
and IL We don't get along III get a
divorce" Did they know that the
procurement Of divorce would be
extremely difficult. they would hesi-
tate before entering into marriage
obligations.
Blame World War.
Another reason given is the fact
that during the war many married
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-15

women started the habit of writing
10 some soldier on the front other
privileges granted 20 the men In
service brought about a different
viewpoint Of many and before they
realize il they are in trouble
Judge Montgomery. OF the super
Tor court. has heard more divorce
cases during the past two years than
any Judge in the county He has
said, in granting a divorce in court.
that there was no other course be-
fore him and that something should
be done about divorce laws. ut is
so easy to prove cruel and inhuman
treatment" said Judge Montgomery,
and all a judge can do is grant
the decree"
throughout the country at the
present time there is unrest In the
air and IL is being felt in the nome
as well as in other places" said
Judge montgomery. The draft
picked men up from every walk in
life and they gained experience
which made them sec broader Wis
ions When they returned to their
homes they were dissatisfied with
their conditions after the many new
and interesting things they had
seen. 1t has been q common occur
renee for years past for a man who
has suddenly become rich TO out
grow his wife. While he is making
money and broadening she IS prob
ably at home and remaining at a
standstill. The girl he loved in early
life becomes distasteful as he ad-
vances and she does not"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-15
Of TWO
MEN ARE HAL TED
Police Interfere With Journey
of Chicago Citizens Pass
ing Through Here.

Robert MARCEL and Clarence
Oyerstreet are travellers. However
they do not walk and they do not
pay railroad fares, although they
ride on railroad trains.
Friday night, however. their trav-
els were interrupted by the police.
The two men, who say they live in
Chicago. attempted 10 pass through
South Bend by way Of the Grand
Trunk. They had chosen a freight
car as their means or conveyance.
Charges Of trespassing on the
property of the Grand Trunk Rail
road CO. were placed against the
two men. who were locked up at po-
lice headquarters.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-15
AN APPEAL FOR
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
To the Editor News-Times:

CHRISTMAS GIFTS
To the Editor News-Times:
For a number OF years. Tuskegee
Institute, through its offshoot
schools. its graduates and former
students, and through the Jeanes
Fund workers and teachers in Ro-
senwald schools. has distributed
among the cOlored children of the
south. many Christmas remem-
brances Of one kind and another
which have been sent to us for that
purpose by generous friends of the
institute, and those interested IN the
colored people of the south.
The colored people of the rural
districts OF the south, ! am glad TO
say, are making considerable prog
ress in home getting" and in other
ways helping themselves.
In many OF these homes a little
remembrance for the children will
add much to the cheerfulness of the
Christmas season. We have also
Christmas gifts into these homes
and their distribution In other ways.
by our students, has an uplifting
and educating influence on them,
and many Of these humble folk have
been led TO seek higher things be-
cause Of the influence Of these gifts.
shall be glad. through the Tus-
kegee Institute, TO continue 10 act
as lie intermediary through whom
our friends may transmit their gifts
10 these children, and to take pains
TO see that they reach those who
are worthy; distributing them over
as wide a section of the south as
possible.
Anything, whatsoever. no matter
now inexpensive, may brighten a
home, which otherwise might be ne
elected at the Christmas season.
Very truly yours.
r. r. MOTION,
Principal.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-15
ibid no GRAND JURY.

NEW YORK. Nov. I4-James
Larkin. Irish labor leader. and
Benjamin Gitlow. a former assem-
blyman. charged with advocating
criminal anarchy. were held for the
grand jury late Friday by Chief
Magistrate McAdoo. Before an
RouncinC his decision, Mr. McAdoo
scathingly denounced the activities
OF radicals in this country.