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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-13
WLLISTAS FLEE TO
MOUNTAINS, REPORT
BY Associated Press

b9 ASSoNlhteQ fEebS.
EAGLE PASS, Texas. Dec. 12.-
The Villistas who captured Muzquis,
Coahuila Tuesday. were driven out
OF the town Friday and have fed 10
the mountains. according 70 Mexi-
can Consul n. G. Seguin Friday
night. Francisco Villa was in COM
mand Of the force, the consul an
nounced, following a visit 20 mill
tary headquarters in Piedras Negras.
opposite Eagle Pass.
Gen. Francisco Murguia. with nine
trainloads OF federal troops, is ex-
Pected 10 reach Muzquis this morn
ing, while 1000 government troops
under Gen. Truneda. from Chihua-
hua are coming up with the inten-
tion Of intercepting the fleeing Villa
forces. according 70 Consul Seguin.
The federals are now in complete
possession Of Muzquis ne added.
No official report as TO casualties
and prisoners in the fighting between
federals and Villistas had been re-
ceived in Piedras Negras Friday
night and details Of the enga cement
were meagre.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-13
WALPOLE GIVES
TALK ON NOVEL
Noted English Writer Shows
Various influences Upon
English Literature.

Hugh Walpole, noted English
novelist. came to South Bend with
an established reputation as a public
speaker and he in no way dis
appointed his hearers when he spoke
in the Rotary rooms of the oliver
hotel Friday afternoon. Mr.. Wal
pole gave a scholarly and consist
ent address on the advance Of the
English novel
As Mr.. Walpole stated Thursday
the novel is a very broad subject
with which TO deal and is in fact an
open topic and one without end.
However, for convenience sake II
may Re looked upon from three
standpoints, the aesthetic, as a re-
presentation of life, and from that
Of it's own worth. Mr.. Walpole con-
tended that from the third objec-
tive one may perhaps see the novel
in it's best light. "A most interesting
and humorous comparison of the
growth Of the English novel TO that
Of a small boy was Mr.. Walpole's s
manner of following the various in
fuences that have from time TO time
left their traces upon that type of
English literature.
Moves in Cycles.
In England as elsewhere the novel
has moved in cycles, each cycle clear
and distinct from the previous, but
showing little real progress Up TO
the time OF Thackeray in the late
Victorian period. the English novel
was in the egg and bacon stage of
it's existence, according to Mr.. wal
poles picturesque phrase. He ex-
planned this period as one of solid
whOlesomeness, but a bit too sturdy
and pudgy TO have reached any real
~ spiritual heights.
With George Eliot came the first
conscious art in the English novel
declared Walpole. following that
idea through the period OF the styl-
lists Mr.. Walpole brought his audi
ence up TO the pre-war literature
whose principal figure is Henri
James. who gives his readers d sort
Of spiritual detective story. The
great lights OF the war period were
II. G.. Wells and Galsworthy.
At present the novel is in transi-
tory state. To Hugh Walpole. JO-
seph Conrad is the greatest figure in
the postwar world Of letters. The
novel which will emerge from the
present form will be a combination
OF the psychological. the realistic
and the romantic The new novel
according 10 Mr.. Walpole's prophecy
viii reach it's fruitation between the
years 193O-1940
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-13
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press
CHICAGO. Dec 12-The first
fair prices" on clothing We're listed
by the Chicago clothing sub-com-
mittee OF the illinois Fair Price com
mittee 10 show that dependable
merchandise can be bought at rea-
sonabIe prices. The prices were not
fixed as maximum or minimum fig
ures.
AS long as the present stocks last,
women's suits can be purchased as
low as S25, dresses at sI5.25. shoes
az s495, mems shoes at s5.95. suits
and overcoats al S24.5O each. These
prices were made by the sub-com-
mittee. consisting OF FIVE executives
OF some Of Chicago's larger stores.
and their statement said the figures
We're fair prices for serviceable
articles in the various lines men
toned" but that replacement or
ders at present market prices would
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-13
FARMERS WILL
ERECT BUILDING
Success of Cooperative ASSO-
citation Leads to Expansion
of Machinery Sales Branch.

Cooperative business has develop
ga So successfully IN less than q
Years operation i'm south Bend that
the Farmers Cooperative association
has purchased the property adjoin-
ing the plant ON South Main/ ST.
with q view 20 building an addition
TO handle the farm machinery and
farm implement business exclusive
:.
The new addition viii be Joined
to the present plant and viii be the
same size as the present building
The front half Will be devoted 10 the
machinery and Implement trade
while the rear VIII Doe used IN en-
largine tie grain feed department
which now occupies the rear OF the
plant a side track from the Penn
sylvania railroad VIII then handle @
the shipping end CT the business.
The association has developed rap
idly in every way since its organiza-
tion last spring ard has proven both
~ucccssful and profitable. Ii now has
more than 500 farmers as members
and .C0o members are expected 90
rc on the books before The year ls
>over. according 60 Al Fulk, president
10 the concern.
share in Profits.
The members OF The association
fCoN-TrNr~rD ON PACE pOT-p i
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-13
BANKS OF CITY
IN CLUB REPORT
approximately 100000 is
Paid to DepOSitOrS of
Christmas Savings.

Approximately SOS. 900 has been
paid Co deposltors, or VIII be paid
between now and Christmas ~ lO-
cal banks ard trust ompanies, rep
resenting the savings Of the past
year in the Christmas Savings clubs.
Most OF the banks have mailed out
their checks during the past week
and are planning on beginning ueSt
years club the 18th o. this month.
These institutions which conduct
such clubs are the American Trust
company. the Chaplin state bank,
the Citizens Loan. Trust and Saw
ings company. the ST. Joseph Coun-
~ Savings bank. the Merchants' Va
tionaI bank and the Union Trust
company.
Much Of the money viii be spent
for Christmas presents and for other
holiday shopping but a considerable
part. according 70 bankers. VIII rnd
its way back into the trust com-
panles and banks in The form of in
teresJ bearing savings deposits. Or
are continued iu rhe deposits for the
Christmas and thrift clubs for next
year.
i Resent Plan.
The Christmas Savings club 81
comparal .ely recent They were
started about s.X years ago as
method % enabling persons. by maE-
.,,oN-rr>-r-t-r, oN- DArr r,Or-r, ,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-13
ISSUE WARRANT
FOR WILLARD
Former Heavyweight Cham
pion Charged With Profi-
teering in Sale of Wood.
BY Associated Press /:

By Associated Press:
KANSAS CITY. No, Dec. IA
A federal warrant charging prof.
teering in the sale of cord wood,
violation Of the Lever act. was is
sued last Friday for Jess willard.
former heavyweight champion, by
Fred Robertson. United States dis
trict attorney for Kansas Willard
will appear before the United States
commissioner in federal court in
Kansas City. Kas., Saturday, Mr..
Robertson said.
Willard, who was at his home
near Lawrence. Kas, when notified
by telephone of the federal action.
said that he would appear voluntari-
ly tomorrow 20 answer the charge.
The warrant names W. o. Ander-
son and J. E. Wilson, members OF
a fuel committee of Topeka. Kas..
as having purchased cord wood
from Willard II is alleged that
Willard asked and received $3.50 a
cord for wood on the stump from
his farm near Topeka That amount
the district attorney says, is double
what IL should have been. Attor-
ney General Palmer has been noti-
fed of the action taken, Mr.. Rob
ertson said.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-13
Z. S. Crop Reporting Board
GiUeS Value of 1919 Crop

bushels. valued at SS95, 100000.
Barley-Production 165, 600
bushels, valued at S20O,41s, 900.
Potatoes-Production. S57,s01, 900
bushels, valued at s577,5S1,OOO.
Cotton-Pr oduction. 1880 600
bales. valued at s1,s77,O73.0OO.
Cottonse ed-Production, 4,S9S. 900
tons. valued al s755,S4O.OOO
Baet Production, 1.52I-
500. 600 pounds (no value given)
showing an increase over the 1918
production which was 1881 600. 600
pounds.
sugar beets-Production 6.596, 500
tons worth S6S.75O, 600. as compared
With a production for 1918 Of 5.94S,-
7sS tons valued at S5s.4s4.OO0
Prices paid producers We're higher
this year for every crop than they
were last year with the exception Of
beans. cranberries and oranges.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-13
RESCTND POWER
RESTRICTIONS
Mild Weather Causes River to
Rise and New Order
Follows.

Providence again has come to the
rescue of South Bend industries and
there will be no need for further
restriction on account of lack of
power. This assurance WIS given
Friday by f. A Bryan. Of the Indi-
ana and Michigan Electric Co.
The river is up again and we
have lots of power" said Mr.. Bryan.
Industries will not have to Ertail
unless there should be another sud
den freeze-up like that which cut
oft the water power Wednesday"
The cold wave Wednesday som q
what curtailed the water power from
the river. and Immediately the Indi-
ana and Michigan and the Chamber
of Commerce issued a warning TO
merchants and citizens generally
that a curtailment of the use o. fuel
was imperative.
Issue Statement.
The rise i'm the temperature. how
ever. has again placed South Bend
on the same basis it was before the
cold wave struck the city. The fol-
lowing statement was issued Friday
by the Chamber Of Commerce:
The rise in tep perature has.
for the time being at least, given
relief 20 the light and power
situation in this city. therefore
business establishments may.
beginning Saturday use lights
in their windows and more
generously throughout their es-
adjustments. Waste however
should not be tolerated for a
few DAYS or until shipments of
coal begin TO arrive. The CO
operation accorded has been Of
the highest order and South
Bend is the only city in the mid
die west which has been free
from the rigid economy due to
the coal shortage"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-13

When n husky young American
soldier who went through the worst
Of Il" driving an army truck under
fire in France seeks further adven-
lures In the Orient and falls in love,
he falls hard. That's what happen
ed 10 Private Ernest Lockwood, in
charge of the Near East relief ga
rage in ConstantinOple, who arrived
in New York several days ago. Sol
dier boy Lockwood lodged bullets
of Germans and the files of French
girls during several years of war.
but he fell at the first flash from
the eyes Of the pretty Armenian girl
who is now his wife. He admits he
can't even pronounce her first name,
but as he has given her his own
name and coined new first name
for her, both are satisfied
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-13
Ey United Press

10! uiltu tIeSS
WASHINGTON. Dec. u. - The
total value Of important farm crops
for 1919 was sl4Os2.74O.OOO. the
crop reporting board of the agricul-
ture department announced Friday.
The wheat crop was valued at
S2.O2S.512.OOO with an acreage OF
73.243.0OO and total production OF
940, 9S7. 600 bushels
The price per bushel for wheat
Dec. 1, was s2.l5 and siX-tenths.
The total production OF wheat for
1915 was 921. ABS. GOO bushels These
figures include spring and winter
wheat
The 1919 corn crop is valued AZ
SG.g34.23AO00 with a total produc-
uon of o.s17.450.0 900 bushels.
Figures for some other important
crops were:
Oa-s-Production 124S,310.000
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-13
RIVER STEAMBOAT BURNS.

By Associated Press:
CINCINNATI, o., Dec. 12.-The
river steamboat America, the larg-
est side-wheel packet on the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers was damaged
by fire here late Friday night. The
boat which is the property Of the
Louisville and Cincinnati packet
company. was moored at the public
landing, having been laid up for re-
pairs. Origin Of the fire IS not
known. The loss will not exceed
SIS GOO.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-13
Sen. CLAPPER
BITTERLY FLAYS
PROFITEERING
Declares "BIaCk Flag" Deal
ing is Greater Menace
Than BoISheviSm.
IMPLICATES COAL OPERATORS
By United Press


WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-"Black
flag" profteering was bitterly attack
ed Friday on the senate floor by Sen.
Capper. of Kansas during debate on
the sugar control bill.
Profiteering IS 4 greater menace
than bolshevism, he declared, charg-
ing that speculation. spoilation and
plunder are rampant.
Capper asserted that during the
coal strike there had been profiteer-
ing in fuel oil OF the 'rankest kind "
The profteers of big business
and this includes a lot of coal op-
erators-are as great, or a greater
menace TO US and our institutions
than the bolsheviks, the I. w. w. s
and the radicals who are preaching
the overthrow of government" Cap
per said.
Unless we speedily check price
gouging the high cost Of profits is
soon to be translated into the ex-
cessive cost of existence. We are
beginning to hear about SIS shoes,
$50 hand me downs and SIS hats
for next spring. notwithstanding the
people have bought and paid for
all the cotton ami woolen mills In
a single year. as during the war they
bought and paid for all the shoe
factories, all the big mills and the
steel mills the saw mills. the pack
ing houses, the tanneries, the coal
mines and who knows what else and
yet do not own them and are at
their mercy. 1 do not concede that
as yet labor troubles and slack pros
ductiOn are responsible, except in
part for the more and more exces-
sive toll exacted of the consumer.
Part OF Industries.
While the people made sacri-
fices and fought during the war and
are still fighting and sacrificing,
these industries have paid no part
in the cost Of the national defense.
nor have they contributed anything
to help the country except at war
prices and for tremendous profits.
And now they are collecting their
taxes from the people and eXacting
excessive toll besides by soaking
them for all they can get for their
products.
The war is over, but speculation.
spOilation and plunder are as ram
pant as ever and more daring. Train
robbery or burglary is a poor trade
BY comparison.
According TO the papers today
Bradstreet's report shows the cost
of things TO eat has increased anoth-
er l IL percent in the last 30 days
notwithstanding the millions lost in
falling markets by middle western
producers.
Value OF Dollar.
Nine months ago a dollar would
buy five pounds Of coffee; today 1t
will buy only two pounds.
"A nickel sack of tobacco now
costs ten cents. In it the smoker
finds a little card which reads: 'Spe-
cial notice: This package should be
sold for five cents. Your dealer
makes a fair margin OF profit at
this price.
Lumber sells at from $40 to
s1O2 per thousand feet. l have it
from a lumber man who has spent
his life in the business that this is
at least 80 percent beyond all rea-
sonable profit.
And so il goes and will continue
to 20. until we beggar the people,
lower consumption and kill demand,
unless we find and apply the means
10 check the game of grab which
is at the bottom of most OF our pres
ent troubles Men working for wa
(CONTINUED ON PAGE FOURl
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-13
FLOODS COVER.
LOWER PORTIONS
OF THREE STATES
Three People Drowned Near
Atlanta, and Five Near
Montgomery.
REPORTS BECOME ALARMING

BY Associated Press:
ATLANTA, Ga. Dec 12.-The Al
ALBANIA river was the center, Friday
night, OF the floods that for nearly
a week have inundated the lower
portions Of the states Of Georgia
Ala bama and Mississippi. AS the
crest passed Montgomery leaving
the city without street car service.
gas lights and with hardly enough
power from crippled electric plants
for street lights and water plants.
reports from down stream became
more alarming.
From Selma came reports that the
river had risen 20 such a stage as
to threaten the lower sections Of the
town. Eufaula. Ala. on the Chatta-
hooche river reported a stage OF SO
feet there with the river rising
slowly.
Floods Receding.
Reports from Hattiesburg. Meri-
dian, Enterprise and other portions
OF Mississippi showed the floods re-
ceding. leaving washed-out railroad
lines, heavy damage to property and
livestock and a total Of seven dead.
Three persons have been drowned
near Atlanta and five near Mont
gomery, bringing the total known
death list to fifteen. Possibly the
greatest financial loss was to the
great power plants In Georgia and
Alabama and the consequent shut
ting down of scores of industries.
Railroads lost heavily and trains are
being detoured tonight IN most OF
the flood sections.
Remove Debris.
Columbus, Ga, and the two Ala
bama cities across the river were
busy, Friday, cleaning up and while
street car service still was halted in
Columbus and the big cotton mills
remained idle, the Columbus Iron
Works managed 20 reopen. The
Chattahooche was back I'm its banks
at Columbus and up the river at
West Point where the floods rolled
several feet deep down the main
streets of the town, the residents
were putting all their efforts into
removing the debris.
The Ocmuigee at Macon, the Saw
annah at Augusta and the OcOnee
at Milledgeville, Ca, were slowly
falling.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-13
PURCHASE LAND.
: Associated Press

BY Associated PreSS.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 12.-Pur-
chase of 2.210 acres Of land near
Butlerville, Jennings county, 10 be
used for the establishment Of a col
ony for feeble minded, was announc-
ed this afternoon by the commission
appointed by Gov. Goodrich TO Sc
cure the site. The cost was given
as $4,000.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-13
IRISH QUESTION
BEFORE CONGRESS
Claim of Republic is Debated
in Militant Fashion Be-
fore Committee.
BY Associated Press


WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-The
claim OF the Irish republic 10 recog-
milton as an Independent govern
ment was brought to congress again
Friday and was debated in militant
fashion through a tempestuous all
day session Of the house committee
on foreign affairs
A crowd which jammed the COM
mittee room and blocked adjoining
corridors punctuated the proceed -
ings with cheers and with boots Of
disapproval as the opposing speak
ers presented their arguments, and
many times threw the session into
disorder by yelling gratuitous advice
20 the committee and witnesses It
included many leaders OF the cause
of Irish freedom in this country and
manifested in many ways its SYM
pathy with the plea for recognition.
The occasion was committee con-
sideratiOn of a bill by Rep. Mason.
republican, Illinois, which would ap-
propriate funds for dispatch OF dip
lomatic and consular representatives
10 the government set up by the in
surgent Irish republicans. It's sup
porters declared IL presented an op-
portunity for congress to do all it
could constitutionally toward a full
diplomatic recognition and its oppo-
nents condemned It as an effort 10
involve the United States in a dan
gerous foreign situation
DebaferS for Cause
Justice Daniel F. COhalon, Of the
New York state supreme court, and
Frank 2. Walsh. who headed the
Irish-American delegation sent 10
Paris during the peace negotiations
appeared TO espouse the cause OF
Irish freedom and ask for passage
of the bill. The arguments in oppo-
sition were made by George l.. Fox,
OF New Haven, Conn; George =.
Lemon, Of Troy. y. Y, president Of
the National Federation Of Presby-
terian patriotic societies, and others.
EamOrn de Valera. president of
the Irish republican government,
who came TO Washington yesterday
to confer with Irish-American lead
ers, did not appear at the meeting.
but Harry Boland, secretary of the
republics parliament" sat with
Justice COhalen and Mr.. Walsh and
frequently advised them in the pre-
sentation OF their case.
The provisional government, these
speakers argued, clearly was a de
facto government, having a complete
executive and parliamentary organ
ization, an effective army of 100, 600
and united popular support. The
government. they asserted. is func-
tioning in many important matters
while the British authorities have
abandoned their attempt 10 carry
out many Of the duties OF the gov
ernment.
Denies Statement.
These statements all were denied
by Mr.. Lemon and Mr.. Fox, who
said there was a great division Of
sentiment among the irish both in
Ireland and the United States and
that little real headway had been
made by the republic as a govern
mental agency. They declared the
Sim Fein party backing the repub-
lie was one Of three powerful politi-
cal organizat ations ia ireland and had
handicapped the allies in winning
the war.
An understanding between Irish
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-13
CATrLE BREEpERs MEEr.

LAFAY ETTE. Ind. Dec. H.
Three hundred members of the In
diana Cattle Breeders association
met in the annual convention which
opened here Friday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-13

The first effect OF the fair price
list will be 10 bring about a drastic
decrease in the price ~ suits over
coats. hats. shoes and all other
staple articles Of clothing. the COM
mittee declared.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-13
Fair Price List May
LO70er Clothing Prices

increase these figures
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-13
THE WEATHER

Indiana. Fair ara much colder with a
Did wave Saturday. sunday fair and cold
r.
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Imperial Valley press., 1919-05-17
DESCRIBES RUSS
IMPRESSIONS OF
BOLS III E. ISM

Paris, April 10 by mail) )-Bolshev-
ism, in the untutored mind of the
Russian proletariat, is a system un-
der which everybody has plenty of
money and one needs to work only
two or three hours a day, writes a
special correspondent of LIntransi-
geant, from Russia. The money they
needed, the moujiks were told, they
would find in the factories, and all
they would have to do would be to
go and get it. Disappointment await
ed them in most cases, for the great
majority of the manufacturers were
ruined, and the office cash boxes. were
generally empty. The next course
was to seize the proprietor by the
throat.
where is our money!" they would
demand; "the money that we've
earned by our sweat and blood? ?"
One plant owner answered that he
had no money, and offered to prove
by his books that he had not even
enough to keep body and soul to-
gether.
The men fumbled through the books
but being ignorant Of the rule Of
three they could not understand the
entries. Then somebody found an en-
try of two million rubles under
Mortgages" the Russian for which
is "Amortizatia."
."What is this ?" they demanded fu'
ribusly. "Amortizatia" must be the
Imperial Valley press., 1919-05-17
NICKEL DANCES.
lBY Associated Pressl

London, May 2 (By maiD-The
American "nickel dance" is to be in
trOduced here for the first time. ]
the name the London newspapers give
it sticks, it will be known as the
"Threepenny Jazz"
The old American roller skating
rink in Hammersmith has been ac-
quired as the home of the new dance
temple, where the "Pay-a-You-Rag'
innovation, as it is called, is to be
tried out. When completed, the pa
vilion will be one OF the largest in
Europe. In it's gold and rose ball
room 800 persons will be able to
dance simultaneously with comfort.
Seating accommodations will be
provided for 1000. Including two 80
piece bands, the pavilion's staff will
number 236.
There will be six masters of cere-
monies. If man wishes to dance
with woman he has never met, he
may secure an introduction by one of
the six. There will also be half a
dozen attendants on the floor clad in
white flannel suits. All employees are
to be former British or American sol
diers or sailors.