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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-17
PALMER ASKS AID
OF EVERY PERSON
NH. c. BATTLE
SUGAR CONTROL
BILL is PASSED
Congress Decides to Continue
Sugar Equalization Board
During 1920.
" Associated Press

By Associated Press:
WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.-By a
vote of 256 to "a the house late
Tuesday passed the senate bill con
tinuing the sugar equalization board
through 1920. Amendments retain
ing in force the war time powers OF
the government for controlling
prices and movements Of sugar were
approved necessitating the sending
Of the measure to conference com
mittee Of the two houses.
To Settle Disputes.
While the only disputes TO be set
tied in conference are the continu-
ance Of the war time powers per
hitting federal control OF the sugar
business and the requisitioning OF
stocks Of refineries. leaders in con
gress were doubtful whether an
agreemenL could be reached before
the holiday recess. As passed by
the senate the bill repealed the IL
cense control and contained no ref
erance to the reQuisitioning power.
Opposition of the bills supporters
10 the repeal Of these powers, and
the unanimous criticism Of the sugar
equalization board that the senate
bill would serve no useful purpose
we're placed before the house com
mittee before it declied earlier in
the day 20 recommend continuance
OF the powers. The board declared
il should be vested with these pow
ers as well as the power to place an
embargo on exports.
Begin Hearings.
The house interstate commerce
committee began hearings Tuesday
on the proposal TO place an em.0ar
go on sugar. but deferred final ac-
ton until Friday. Several members
Of congress appeared before the
committee 10 urge favorable action.
In the house debate. however. Rep.
Fordney, republican, Michigan, de-
clared this embargo talk Is non
sense" as under an agreement Of the
equalization board with Great Bril-
tain, France and Italy TO keep them
out Of the Cuban market the United
States was compelled TO export some
sugar TO these countries. House &C
ton on the bill resulted from a
speed up" program adopted by
leaders late in the day. Earlier, the
agriculture committee unanimously
had recommended passage Of the
bill and as soon as its report was
completed the bill was called up IN
der a suspension of the rules. A
two-thirds vote OF the members pres
ent thus was required TO pass the
measure.
Debate on the measure was large
" an attack by republicans on
Pres't Wilson because he had no or
dered the purchase Of the Cuban
crop last fall by the government
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-17
STRICT SILENCE
KEPT BY VIRGO
Suspects in Trunk Murder
Mystery Refuse 10
Discuss Case.
BY @. j. COOPER.

PAW PAW. Mich. Dec. 10
Silence Of the deep dark kind pre-
vaded the Jail here Tuesday night.
The persons implicated in the alleg-
ed murder OF Maud Faith Tabor of
Lawton, whose body was found in a
trunk in the basement Of the Tabor
home at Lawton over two weeks
ago. have taken refuge in a silence
that they declare will not be broken
until the inquest. II is scheduled
to be held Wednesday morning, pro-
Walter arrive from Yreka. Cal, in
custody OF Pros. Atty. II. II. Adams
and Deputy Pros. Gross OF Van Blu
rem county.
Virgo Silent.
Joseph Glow Virgo, South Bend
real estate man, who is being held in
jail here on the charge Of murder
refused to discuss any phase OF the
case Tuesday night. The only state
ment he made was to the effect that
he had already talked too much, and
all future statements made by him
would be when he was on the wit.
ness stand under oath.
Mrs. Walter Tabor Critchlow ap-
peared TO be enthused over her lit
erary endeavors, and steadfastly re-
fused 10 answer questions having
any bearing on the murder case. To
a group OF reporters she gave her
opinion of Shakespeare great play.
Hamlet" Asked TO give her opin-
ion as to the sanity of Hamlet, she
replied: Il think he was sane. for ne
says. I'll put an antic dis
position on which in itself is evil
dence that he was pretending in
sanity"
She also read some verse and dis
cussed the works OF great authors
in a highly intelligent manner.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-17
LEDGES i. s. AID AGAINST PROFITEERS
Legislation is
Required to Let
Women ON Juries

By Associated Press
NEW YORK. Dec. 16.-Legisla-
ton is necessary to enable women
20 sit on juries, Jacob Bremen. COM
missioner Of jurors. asserted in the
supreme court in Brooklyn Tues
day. he was answering a brief filed
10y Miss Julia Y. Grill. a lawyer. who
had asked for an order for him 10
show cause why women should not
be permitted on juries.
jury service would be a hardship
for women. Bremen declared. for
they would be exempt from many OF
the excuses which relieve busy men
from such duties. Jury service prim-
arily is not a right but a duty. he
added. and should be viewed much
as IS military service from which
women are excluded even in suffrage
states.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-17
Name Jurors for
Harry Ne1e, Case

By Associated Press:
Los ANGELES, Dec. 16.-Eleven
jurors, two OF them women. had been
accepted tentatively when adjourn
ment was taken late Tuesday in the
trial in superior court OF Harry
New. alleged son OF Sen. Harry S.
New. Of Indiana, charged with the
urder Of Miss Freda Lesser, his
eetheart
Lecompte Davis. leading counsel
for New made II clear the defense
would be insanity. Thomas Lee
Woolwine, district attorney. who
with Deputy A. S. Keyes, Is prose-
cutting the case, announced that the
state would not attempt 10 prove
New is an intellectual giant" but
would maintain he was intelligent
enough 10 be held responsible for
his acts.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-17
RAISES RANK OF MEN
FOR SERVICE OF MERIT
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press:
WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.-Recent
promotions TO the grade OF major
general in the army are intended as
reward for exceptional service in
France, Sec'y Baker explained Tues
day 20 a delegation Of New England
senators and representatives who
called at the war department TO give
personal support TO a proposal that
Brig Gen. Clarence Edwards. COM
handing the northeastern depart
ment and senior IN the list OF brtga-
diers. be raised 70 the next grade.
All OF the recent promotions made
we're OF officers junior 20 Gen. Ed
wards in lineal rank but senior 10
him in the overseas organization.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-17
SENATE SPEEDS
ACTION ON new
RAILROAD
Senator's Hold Night Sessions
in Hope of Passing
Legislation.
OPPOSITION TO CUMNINS BILL
By Associated Press:

BY Associated Press:
WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.-The
bill embodying permanent leEisla-
ton 10 meet the situation with the
return Of the railroads TO private
control continued Tuesday before
the senate, but with senators ad-
mittedly still in the dark as TO the
time Press Wilson plans to turn
back the carriers.
Director Gen. Hines has sent 10
the president new recommendation
as TO ending government operation;
he would not discuss them today
and white house officials professed
TO have no information.
Stick TO Opinion.
Many senators and some admins
tration officers still hold to the opin-
ion that the president will not carry
out his notice to congress Of last
May that government control will
be ended by Jan. l. They think the
time OF the return will depend large
~ on the progress made by congress
on the permanent legislation.
Plans for the return OF the roads
by the first Of the year are going
forward at the railroad administre-
ton, however, administration office
contracts contain a 80 day release
clause so that they may be abro-
gated at any time without great loss
to the government while materials
ordered on contracts are being OBJ
tanned as far as possible before the
first OF the new year.
Little Hope OF Action.
In its effort to speed up perma-
nent legislation the senate held an
other right session. but there was
little prospect OF final congressional
action until we'll after the Christ
mas holidays.
Sharp opposition to some Of the
der discussion, was expressed in the
debate Tuesday and Tuesday night.
Sen. Poindexter. republican OF
Washington, attacked the proposal
under which the interstate COM
merce commission would be author
lied in special cases TO permit low
er charge for a long haul than for
a short haul while Sen. Frelinghuy-
sen. republican, OF New Jersey, ar
gued provision should be made for
assisting the roads in financing their
immediate needs after the return.
To that end he offered an amend
ment to permit them to borrow
from the government out OF a $780,
100000 revolving fund.
The amendment is identical with
the provision Of the house bill and
was opposed by Sen. Cummins. who
contended that congress ought TO
assume that legislation soon would
be enacted which would enable the
roads to borrow from private
sources all the money nedeed to
meet immediate requirements.
During the day the national
grange made public a letter sent
10 Sen. Cummins urging that there
be no further delay in passing the
railroad legislation. and opposing
any guarantee OF dividends by the
government. It also was suggested
that the provision for a new railroad
transportation board be eliminated
on the ground that the interstate
commerce commission could and
should perform all the necessary ad-
ministrative work to give force and
effect to the railroad policy TO be
laid down by congress.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-17
TWO ADDRESSES
AT LOCAL CLUB
Col. Lynch and Dr.. Baumgardt
Talk at Meeting of Knife
and Fork Club.

IN a program replete with oratory
which filled the audience with food
for thought to last for some time,
the Knife and Fork club held the
third monthly dinner OF the 12th
season In the Oliver hotel Tuesday
night The speakers for the eve
ming were DR.. B. r. Baumgardt and
Col. Arthur Lynch. The former in
a scholarly address on Steps in the
History of Human Progress" traced
the history Of civilization down TO
the present time, the latter gave n
fair and impartial view Of The
Irish Question" and concluded by
offering a solution of the problem.
Rt. Rev. John Hazen White was the
POSTMASTER of the evening and Rev.
u. S. Davis asked the invocation.
Music during the dinner was furn-
ished by the Messick orchestra.
DIR. Baumgardt In tracing the his
tory of man from what he called an
unknown past down to his present
stage Of advancement, including the
periods OF rest and even retrOgra-
ton as provided by the laws OF
rythmical progression, said in part:
Cradle of Civilization.
Egypt was the cradle OF civiliZa-
ton. We find back in the Biblical
times that evidence OF civilization
which was their history. There
could be no civilization without
some method of recording and we
find first the Egyptian characters
OF recording events, several thou
sands OF them. and then the culmi-
nation OF these marks, the use of 2S
characters to record the utterances
OF the human voice. This was the
very foundation Of civilization.
Then again the watching OF the
stars and the overflow of the Nile
every $50 days led the people TO es-
tablish the first tangible year and
may be said TO be another mark Of
the cradle OF civilization"
He then showed the wonderful
work of construction accomplished
by the Egyptians in the building Of
pyramids, and said: Man can do
anything that has been done in the
past. Today. however. Will it pay
me to build q pyramid Why did the
pendulum in the advance of civili-
zation in Egypt swing back? Be-
cause II was a. mortal state and like
all ether mortal things was doomed
10 die.
Gives World Art.
The advance &c civilization was
transferred TO Greece. or rather 70
Athens. The Athenians gave the
world architecture. art and the writ
ing OF dramatic history. They gave
the world the first great thinker in
Socrates. and later his student and
follower. Plato. The former was a
stone cutter by profession and the
latter an oil man. Thus we can see
that the mere business interest Of a
man does not hamper his inteIlec-
tual pursuits. II he spends his life
IN the gain Of worldly goods he be-
comes a mere machine for making
money and neglects 10 cultivate his
intellectual self and misses an Op-
portunity OF advancing civilizat ton. "
The speaker traced in detail the
historical events in the life OF the
CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR }
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-17
Coal Baron Makes Statement
Before Senate InVeSti-
eating Committee.
WITHDRAW ALL RESTRICTIONS
Wilson Holds Up Action on
Appointment of Coal
Commission.

Hv Associated Press;
WASHINGTON. De-. 16.-The
senate coal investigating committee
1rsuming Tuesday it's inquiry into
the administration strike settlement
agreement. was told by Tracy w.
Guthrie. president OF the Hillman
Coal and Coke Co, that one clause
i'm the proposition advanced by
Pres't Wilson and accepted by the
miners would bring about an IN
crease I'm miners wages at least
doubling the il percent, which DR..
Harry A. Garfield. resigned fuel
administrator, thought justified"
Withdraw Restrictions.
While the senate committee was
>rursuiug its inquiry. the railroad
administration withdrew the last
sennbiances OF the restrictions on
fuel resulting from the strike and
began delivering coal 20 original
consignees instead of distributing
II 10 points OF greatest need. II
rescinded the embargo on the move
ment Of fuel oil out Of the west and
the orders reducing the amount Of
coal permitted TO so TO cooking
ovens.
AT the white house Tuesday IL was
said that Pres't Wilson would not
appoint a commission provided In
the strike settlement proposal I'M
al Atty Gen. Palmer returns from
the west late this week.
Reopen Inquiry.
The senatorial inquiry was re-
opened with the calling Of r. v.
Norris. engineer for the admins
,trauon. who was conducted by Sen.
FreIiughuvsen, republican OF New
Jersey. chairman of the committee.
end Sen. Townsend, republican OF
Michigan. through a mass OF Stats
tics bearing on labor costs and
prices Of necessities.
"Sec'y OF Labor Wilson proposed
that the miners be given an increase
Of 3167 percent" Mr.. Norris ex-
planned. because he based his cal
culatons given picked miners. In
1917 when the coal mine wages were
readjusted the pick miners We're get
ting the greatest amount, and the
scales were balanced up by giving
them a lesser increase than other
classes OF labor around the mines.
This was necessary I'm order 10 in
duce men 20 do the other work.
GarfleId's View
~Dr Garfield declared that a par
ticuar wage group ought not TO
serve now as a basis for calculation,
and took the average wage Of all
workers. After arriving az that he
found that an addition Of IA percent
to the earnings would compensate
them for the cost OF living since the
last demands were made"
Chairman Freyiinghuysen asked
lf the witness approved or the crea-
ION OF a commission composed of
one miner, one mine operator and
one representative Of the public
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-17
Aband0nS Story
kidnapping
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press:
ATLANTIC CITY. y. J., Dec. 16.
Mrs. Esther Miller Blake, a pris-
oner in the city hospital. charged
with the murder OF her I'VE year old
son, has abandoned her story that
the child was kidnapped BY two ne
groes in Ventnor last Friday night
according 10 DR.. L. K. Souder, coun-
~ physician. She told the doctor
at another interview Tuesday that
the kidnapping story was a "delu-
sion"
I have had decisions before and
I guess I had one this time Mrs.
Blake remarked TO me-" said DR..
Souder. Mrs. Blake still denies
that she threw the child into the
ocean from a fishing pier. as alleged
by the police" DIT. Souder said. but
she now tells a different story as 20
what happened"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-17
Student Boycott
Stops ProfiteerS
at Bloomington

5 ,BHOoaHNGrON. Ind. Dec. 1s..--
Proprietors Of confectioneries near
Indiana university campus have re-
duced the price Of their goods, fol-
lowing a boycott on their places b.
students of Indiana university. The
proprietors are said TO have doubled
their prices a short time ago, and
this caused the students TO walk a
half mile to the business district to
make their purchase.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-17
HOME BREW KILLS.

BY Associated Press
EASTON Pa. Dec. 16.-Betty
White and Robert A. Labar last
night drank n liquid which they sup
posed was whisky at a party at Mrs.
Whites house. Both died today.
The authorities say they were pois-
oned by the home brewed liquor
they partook OF.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-17
Tells 400 Chicago Officials OF
Plans for Combat
ing Evil.
GIVES PUBLIC FIVE RULES
Says Wag. Farmers Are the
Class OF People Suffer-
ing Most.
BY Associated Press {:

By Associated Press:
CHICAGO. Dec. 1s.-Atty. Gen.
Palmer Tuesday pledged the full
power Of the department % justice
In the prosecution Of hoarders and
profteers in talk in which ne
outlined 20 400 city officials. heads
OF civic organizations and club wo-
men OF Illinois the program OF his
department in com batting the high
cost OF living.
A plea for the assistance Of ev-
cry man and woman in the country
in a national fight against high
prices was made by AIr. Palmer az
the meeting. which was called BY
Gov. Frank o. Lowden.
Explains Plans.
Explaining the plan Of action.
whereby fair price committees in
every community become agents %
the federal government IN enforcing
its DEGREES. Mr.. Palmer laid down
a program OF five conservations
which. II carried out would do
much TO dear a death blow 90 the
high cost Of living. They are:
/. Organization OF fair price
committees IN every cicy and
county. backed by mayors and
prosecuting attorneys with the
committees supporting the Unit
cd States district attorneys
.. Organization Of women 90
refuse 10 buy anything but &C
tual necessities until prices
come down.
g. Holding OF conservation"
and economy meetings in every
community under the auspices
Of civic bodies
4. Influence OF mayors and
prosecutors TO be brought 20
bear on the warning elements
to prevent factional disturban-
ces in industry and particularly
10 bring about an Industrial
peace Of at least six months
duration.
8. Rehabilitation OF the
Four Minute men 20 deliver
work and save" addresses IN
theaters each night
Despite all objections and obsts-
C4eSt 4 propose 10 40 through VIII
this campaign" Mr.. Palmer de-
clared IF industrial conditions do
not get TOO bad during the next
few months, We can bring real re-
lief"
Wage Farmers.
The wage earners were IN the
class Of the rich, in that their in
come. as a rule had kept pace with
the rapidly mounting cost or living.
Mr. Palmer added. The salaried
worker was the man who had felt
the full brunt OF higher costs be-
cause he had been the last 10 OBJ
tain relief
The chief causes Of the high cost
OF living, he pointed out, were de-
creased production incident 20 the
war. inflated currency. due 20 gov
eminent borrowings and heavy taxes
which he charged were passed on By
CONT NVT~E-To ON TpAErr ErCrrr
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-17
WAR DEPARTMENT WILL
SETTLE ALL CONTRACTS
BY Associated Press

bE Associated Press:
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1s.-D1scus-
sion Of the report OF the special
house committee investigating war
department Expenditures, after con-
Stunning practically three legislative
days was completed Tuesday by
Rep. Graham. Illinois, chairman OF
the committee. who in a speech ad-
vanced the proposal that all settle
ments for unexpired contracts with
the war department be submitted
TO an impartial board for review and
final disposition
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-17
PLAN TO REDUCE
Il. c. |. AT MEET
David FiShgrund Will Repre-
sent Local Merchants at
New York Confab.

David Fishgrund, local merchant,
will represent South Bend retailers
at a meeting OF retailers, sales
managers and owners Of the entire
country which will be held today at
the Hotel Pennsylvania New York,
at the request Of the attorney gen.
erals office to find means for re-
ducing high costs Of retail mer-
Chandise.
Howard Z. Figg. assistant 10 Atty.
Gen. Palmer, will preside over the
meeting ard will personally explain
10 the merchants the idea OF the fed
eral department Of justice in reduc-
ing costs.
Government Ideas.
The significance OF the meeting is
found IN the fact that the depart
ment will, unless the merchants &C
cept the ideas Of the government
for reducing costs. institute a pub
licity campaign urging the public to-
ward a Don't buy policy.
Mr.. Figg Is directly responsible
for the Lever act which gives the
government the right 70 control the
distribution and price OF wearing
apparel. and viii explain the work
ings OF the act.
The plan TO be offered by the gov
eminent is one OF economy sales
which will. II Is said. increase bust
ness by demonstrating that compe-
tition helps 10 lower costs while at
the same time augments business.
The alternative OF the department is
the Lever act and the Don't buy
publicity campaign.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-17
GOSHEN MAN DIES.

GOSHEN, Ind, Dec. 16.-William
Lewis, u years old, for more than
80 FEARS a resident OF Goshen and
widely known as a seed merchant.
died at his home this afternoon of
paralysis and gangrene Of both
feet. His condition had been critical
for more than two weeks. Surviving
are his wife and one daughter.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-17
LoWDEN FILES.

by AksoCIated Iress
PIERRE, S. D, Dec. 15.-Gov.
Frank o. LOwden OF Illinois. late
Tuesday fled as an important re-
publican candidate for president at
the state primaries 70 be held next
March.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-17
OFFERS SERVICES AS
MEDIATOR IN PROBLEM
Il Assnclnted Prest.

d AssUIIHIEU IEE1s
MEXICO CITY. Dec. 15.-Gabri
Gle Terra the Uruguayan minister OF
foreign relations has offered the ser
vices OF his country as mediators IN
the difficulties between Mexico and
the United States. according 20 ad
vices received by the Mexican for
eign relations department here Tues
day from Mexican charge d'Ahaires
Enriquez at MontevideO.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-17

By Associated Press:
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-Sen.
Harding OF Ohio, formally an
nounced Tuesday night his candida
cy for the republican presidential
uamination IN 1920.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-17

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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-17
THE WEATHER.

Indiana: Partly cloudy Wednesday AMI
colder IN south portion Thursday fair and
warmer in north portion.
lower Michigan: Snow rurries and
colder "Wednesday; Thursday cloudy
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-17

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New-York tribune., 1919-10-12
Columbus Caravels Drop Anchor

cruise Of over 5000 miles by the most wonderful craft
ahoat
The greatest historical object board the Santa
Maria II is the old anchor which lost at the time Of
the wreckng of the original Santa Maria off the of
Hayt Christmas eve, 1892. 1t recovered after
had been buried in the sand nearly 400 years. Spain
sent it to the worlds fair 1t hand made in Madrid
Spain in 1450 and originally weighed $500 pounds, but
lost much of its weight through rust and exposure.
Then there cannon of the kind that occupied
commanding positions the fleet during the first voy
age. The larger cannon merely ashed by stout
rope to a wooden block They muzze- loading and
fired from touchhole. Stone cannon balls used
One of the most important board the flag
ship the prison. This in the hold of the boat
New-York tribune., 1919-10-12

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