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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-15
BY Carl u. GROAT.

BY Carl u. GROAT
By United Press:
PARIS. March 15--Pres't Wilson
today was expected 90 urge inclusion
Of the league of nations in the pre-
liminary peace treaty with Germany
II was understood ne believes thas
such course not only is possible
but advisable
The presidents position in this re-
gard was 20 be made known. IL was
understood. either al an informal
meeting this noon or at the session
Of the supreme war council called
for three o'clock this afternoon. At
the noon meeting he was to be Of
lcially acquainted with progress
made in the peace work during his
absence.
New Impetus for All.
Despite the activities Of the vari-
Gus committees while he was away.
his return has given new impetus
20 every department OF the peace
conference, owing 20 the fact that
settlement of many questions was
contingent on his judgment and
leaders were more hopeful than
ever today that the preliminary
treaty would be ready for submis-
sion 10 the Germans beginning
March 20 and p. Under this rule
there will be an early meeting Of
the league Of nations committee. OF
which Wilson Is chairman and Nari-
Gus nationalities. including neutrals.
viii be sounded for suggestions and
ideas.
It is pointed out that ne does
not expect the complete structure
OF the league TO be created at once.
bat II is understood he favors adOp-
tion or the present constitution.
with a minimum OF amendments as
a foundation
Discuss Military Terms.
The meeting Of the supreme coun-
ell this afternoon was called for
the purpose Of discussing military
terms OF the treaty, preparatory 10
drawing mp the complete pact next
week
The president did not have an
: idle moment from the time ne ar
rived here yesterday noon until ne
retired. Premier Lloyd George was
waiting at the Wilson's new resi-
dence in the Place des Etats Unis
Their conference lasted until .
o'clock. Both spent As minutes ar
lunch and then hurried 20 the Hotel
/ Crillon. where they conferred with
/ Premier Clemenceau until $50
Chccrcd by Crowds
Then the president accompanied
| by Mrs Wilson. called on Prest
/ and Nine. Poincare. after which they
returned to their residence for din
ner
Great crowds gathered outside the
/ CrillOn before Wilson's arrival They
/ cheered him when ne entered then
waited patiently until ne emerged
nearly three hous later with Pre-
mier Clemenceau. when ne was
given another ovation. LLOYD George
/ appeared later and also was cheered.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-15

ST. LOUIS. Mo.-The Mound CITY
has partly solved the unemployed
soldier problem. Beginning March
"a. jobless ex-soldiers and ex-sal-
ors viii serve as coroner's Jurors
until they get other Jobs.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-15
FRENCH DEFEND
WILSON AGAINST
HON { ATTACKS
President Now Stands Higher
Than Ever in Heart
of France.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP sDMs,

By United Press:
PARIS, March Because Of
the attacks to which he has been
subjected by certain Americans,
whose politics are exaggerated ma
tionalism, Pres't Wilson comes back
10 us dearer to our hearts than
ever" This sentence from the pen
of Auricede Walef. editor of the
Paris Midi. tells in a nutshell the
obvious opinion Of the average
Frenchman
Thus Pres't Wilson enters the
third phase Of the peculiar status
OF his relations with the French
people. whose Latin temperament
has given fun sway 10 their emo
uons in the past three months.
When the president arrived in De
cember everybody laUded his sense
Of justice. but many feared his
scheme for his league OF nations was
TOO utopian. However. he was con-
sidered the worlds super-thinker and
was applauded Later the league
/ a PptttA fn 10 bt lAdtAANaAr nuA many
feared that same sense Of justice
they had praised might lead him
70 be over-lenient with Germany.
His popularity decreased. Today
the French admit the necessity Of
feeding Germany out Of sheer self
, protection. while they demand the
| formation Of the league as the only
means for salvation of the world
Wilson's principles have won out
70 such a degree that the French
press daily defends him from the
attacks Of some OF his own coun-
trymen.
The Temps says the French ire
ioice al Pres't Wilson's return" " and
the Liberte declares "the shouts Of
the people serve as a reminder 10
Pres't Wilson that Paris is faithf3l
90 her friends"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-15

StudebakerS Approve ApprO-
priatiOnS For New Build
ingS and Equipment.
DIR. LOUIS j. SMITH.

Appropriations of S4,25O,OOO by
the Studebaker corporation for plant
extension, were approved by Pres't
A. r. Erskine, and the board of di-
rectors, Saturday morning When the
buildings for which this appropria-
zion was made, are completed, the
corporation will have a new floor
space of 100000 square feet, which
is greater than the No. 1 plant in
Detroit
This was the most definite step
taken by the corporation in the
widely discussed plant extension in
this city. This appropriation Will be
applied during the coming spring
and summer.
The estimate cost of the new
building and railway tracks 10 be
laid around the building is $3.50
GOO while the balance OF S2.600. 600
viii be spent for machinery and
equipment
The new building 90 be erected
viii be Of concrete construction, and
dreproof throughout 1t viii be four
stories i'm height, its deminsions be-
ing 500 feet long and 200 feet wide.
making a total floor space OF 4SO.-
600 square feet
Il is believed that the buildings
viii be finished. machinery installed
and all manufacturing operations on
parts underway in October. and ship
ments of finished cars by February.
1890
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-15

Street Car Stalled on Tracks
Saved Only by TeIeSCOp-
ing of Stock Car.

Death to a score of people was
narrowly averted Saturday morning
when the engineer on a heavy west
bound freight train on the New York
Central successfully applied the
emergency brakes on his train and
avoided a clash with a Chaplin st
car although the sudden stop caused
stock car 10 be completely teles-
COPIED
The heavy train which extended
from Michigan 50. to Chaplin ST.. af.-
er being stopped. was going at n fair
rate of speed when the engineer saw
the Chaplin car stalled on the tracks.
The city car had no sand i'm the
sand boxes according to witnesses
and was unable TO travel over the
slippery rails and became stalled on
the railroad tracks just as the train
was approaching.
Applies Brakes Quickly.
The engineer applied both the air
and emergency brakes and success
fully stopped the heavy train whom
the head Of the engine was about
two feet from the side of the Chaplin
car. according 10 witnesses.
The sudden stopping OF the train
iarrod the brakemen and conductor
Of the train considerably although
they were not hurt As the brakes
were applied heavy refrigerator
car followed by oJher heavy cars.
completely tolcscoped q Morris Live
stock ear which was empty Thu
stock car reared up I'm the air al
lowing the refrigerator car 90 run
under it. then 70 fell back ON he top
ri the heavy car
Cars Frequently stalled
Street cars are frequently stalled
on the Chaplin St crossing Of the
T New York Central tracks. This is
partly due 20 the condition or the
I tracks and trolley wires at this
. point. The street car rails. where
/ they cross the steam road rails. are
+ in such bad condition that the cars.
/ usually the small "cigar box type"
are frequently Jared so heavily that
/ the trolley pole is Knocked from the
wire causing the car 20 stop for
want OF power Plenty OF time
/ elapses before the conductor can re-
I place the trolley for the car 20 be
smashed 10 bits by an oncoming
train
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-15
TWO ARE WOUNDED IN
GUN DUEL IN DARK
nv Tnited Press

Bv United Press
CHICAGO. March 15.-Policeman
James Buttimer was wounded IN a
revolver duel last night in pitched
black room with Charles Kent. a
negro. who was also hit by a bullet
and captured.
The battle occurred after Butti-
mer followed Kent into house TO
arrest him. Nothing but the gun
flashes were visible. Police outside
attracted by the shots. broke into
the house and captured Kent. But
timer will recover.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-15

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Directed by Chamber.

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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-15
FIND STILL ON FARMS
OF ANTI-SAL00N HEAD

Er United Press
MONTGOMERY. Ala. March Is.
-Lowndes county officials declared
today that they would take steps
under the Alabama hone dry law TO
confscate the Black belt farms own
ed by Purley a. Baker. president Of
the Anti-Saloon league Of America.
following the discovery and capture
of a 2S-gallon Illicit dist.llery on the
farm property
The still was unearthed by deputy
sheriffs late yesterday. Two gallons
OF whisky and 40 gallons Of mash
were destroyed and John Roberts. a
Negro. was arrested.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-15
ECONOMIC NEGOTIATIONS
AT BRUSSELS FINISHED
~ United Press


PARIS. March 15.-LIntransig-
cant said today it understands tho
economic negotiations at Brussels
have been concluded and that the
Germans signed the allies economi ic
demands
Dispatches received here yester-
day said the allied economic council
had presented lts program. permit
ting the Germans 90 make interroga %
tons for clarifcation Of its proyi-
sions but refusing 20 discuss them
with the enemy representatives The
allied program provides for imme-
date food shipments into Germany.
continuing until the new German
crops are available in August. In re-
turn. the Germans will surrender
their merchant fleet the rental q
which viii be applied on payments
for the food.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-15
To CANVASS CITY
DETERMINING ALL
HOUSE FACILITIES
u. S. Bureau Plans Survey of
All Existing Homes and
ConVenienCeS.

On next Tuesday, March 1s. will
be commenced a house TO house
canvass of the entire city under the
auspices of the United States gov
ernment homes registration bureau
to determine the housing facilities
in the city of South Bend.
A campaign of this kind is being
inaugurated in every industrial cen
ter of the United States and the de-
partment of labor at Washington
has created the home registration
bureau as a permanent bureau 10
render such aid TO each city as may
be necessary 10 carry on the sur
vey. The result of this survey will
also be utilized in enabling the
housing corporations of this city 10
locate new workmen and their
families coming into the city owing
to the enoI nous industrial expan-
sion. 1t is in this connection that
a survey Of the housing facilities in
this city Will be most valuable.
Canvass by Wards.
The canvass of the first ward viii
be made by mem bers of the Prog
ress club, the fourth ward by mem
bers of the South Bend Womans
club. and that portion of the seventh
ward which lies east Of Michigan
St by mem bers of the Women's Civic
league. The canvass of the second,
third, fifth. sixth and seventh wards
west of Michigan ST will be an
nounced later
Each official canvasser viii wear
badge with her name written
thereon. The canvass will consist
of a description of the home. num-
Der Of rooms It contains, and char
acter of cOnveniences it has. There
Will also De questions asked as to
whether the occupant owns the
home he is living in and whether
or not he is interested in owning
home, and his present financial
ability 10 acquire a home.
Directed by Chamber.
The canvass is being made under
the direction OF the Chamber Of
Commerce and all citizens aru re-
quested to cheerfully reply to all
questions that may be asked by the
canvassers and assurance is hereby
given that all Information obtained
will be treated as confidential and
viii only be used by the United States
homes registration bureau. whose
headquarters are at the Chamber
Of Commerce
Such cities that maintained a sur
vey OF this kind during the war
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-15
MANY LATE IN DETROIT.

na AAAFl lEoN
DETROIT. March 15.-Five wom-
en- clerks tainted when a huge mob
OF last minute income tax payers
charged the collectors Office here
today. Thousands. 1t was said. viii
be penalized for lateness.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-15
THE WEATHER.

Indiana-Rain tonight and prob
ably Sunday Warmer in north and
central portions tonight Tower
Michigan tonight and sun
day. warmer tonight
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-15
ERE loss S1oo. .ooo.

By ulted Press
CARBONDALE. Pa. March 10
Fire Of unknown origin early today
destroyed the Delaware and Hudson
railroad repair shops here with a
loss Of 100000.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-15
MAY INCLUDE
LEAGUE PLAN
IN FIRST PACT
PreS't Wilson Expected to
Urge This Course at To-
days Meetings of
Council.

By United Press.
NEW YORK. March t5.-Thc
plcnary council at Pdri, ha>
positively decided that the
league of nations il 60 bC part
of the peace treaty. Joseph y.
TumIlty. secretary 90 PrcS't
Wilson announced today. lie
declared Prcst Wilson had 80
Cablcd him
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-08
.|RATE WIFE STRIKES
 GIRL WITH PISTOL
Eternal Triangle Leads to Shooting Affair in Capi- tOl Park

Miss Reba Davis. pretty 17-year- old girl, employed at downtown de- partment store. was struck over the head and rather seriously hurt by Mrs. J. B. Burgin, sol Forty-third street. north, shortly after g o'clock last night.
 The affair took place in Capitol park. when Mrs. Burgin met her hus- band and Miss Davis. who were out strolling. When the three met, ac- cording to witnesses, Mrs. Burgin drew a revolver and fired at the girl one time. The shot went wild however. and took effect in the ground nearby. A struggle between the three took place when MT. Burgin tried to inter fere and it was during the encounter that Mrs. Burgin struck the girl on the back of the head with the butt of the revolver. knocking her down.
 J. c. Greener, bailiff of the municipal court, seeing the state of affairs, ln- terfered and placed the parties under arrest Shaw's ambulance was sum moned and Miss Davis was rushed to the Hillman hospital and was later re- moved to her home. 526 Twenty-thlcd street, north
 Mrs. Burgin was arrested by Officers Greener and F. F. Cartwright on a charge of assault and battery and a bond was fixed at $100.
 Officer Greener. in alluding to the affair said: T saw MT. Burgin and Miss Davis meet Mrs Burgin. l did not know who they were at the time When they met Mrs. Burgin drew revolver and brought it through the air in a downward stroke, firing shot into the ground. In the excitement that followed I saw Mrs. Burgin strike the girl in the head I notified police headquarters and had an ambulance summoned"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-08
GRAND JURY URGED. ID INVESTIGATE THE.
 ALLEGED COMBINE. ID FIX COAL PRICES.
New Grand Jury Organized by Fort, Who Urges Inves- tigatiOn of the Alleged Coal and Fire Insur-
 ance Combines

Thorough investigation of an alleged combine to fix the price of coal, an alleged com bination to put up the rates of fire insurance, and inquiry into the prevalence of speeding of automobilists were stressed by Judge William E. Fort of the criminal division of the circuit court in his charge to the new ly organized Jefferson county grand jury yesterday.
 He charged in part as fol lows:
 The United States government has un- der investigation through various sources an allegel combination to control the prices of coal in this district. I am not prepared to say whether this is true or not, but this do know, if such a com bination does exist, it is most serious offense against the law. and this grand jury is entitled to investigate that ques- thorities to the interest of the public, and if your investigations do not show suf- ficient evidence to convict then turn your evidence over to the federal au- thorities
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-08
CITY OFFICIALS
 ID SELL SURPLUS
 FOOD SUPPLIES ! FOR GOVERNMENT
Six Carloads of Canned Goods to Be Retailed at 20 Per Cent Below
 Cost to the Gov
 ernment

City officials expect to get more than six carloads of surplus food supplies, mostly canned goods, from the govern Birmingham soon. The supplies are to be sent here in car lots and are to be sold to consumers for 20 per cent less than they cost the government
 Commissioner John R. Hornady yester- day announced that efforts are being made to get the government to send to Birmingham some of the surplus supplies originally meant to be shipped to France for the American expeditionary forces, and that a shipment probably will be re- ceived soon.
 The food supplies will be sent here by the government on consignment with in- structions for them to be sold to the people at loss of 20 per cent. The city will use empty, stores downtown for storing the supplies and will sell them to the people in retail lots only.
 The government is turning over to the people these supplies at a reduced cost because they so literally subscribed to the Liberty Loans, which furnished the means of buying the food, the purchase of which in such large quantities forced the prices up, is the construction placed or the situation by city hall officials.
 Yesterday James Jones, Jr, city comp troller, at the order of the commission, sent in a request to the director of the surplus food supplies request for ship ments for Birmingham. The government has adopted a policy of sending these supplies to municipalities to be sold to the people on the plan outlined.
 A recent congressional report shows that the government now has on hand a surplus of sS, ,oO0,0O0 pounds of roast beef, 35, ,o00,O 900 pounds of corned beef, 2, 100000 pounds of corned beef hash, 100000 pounds of bacon. There are large sur pluses in other foods.
 A list of surplus supplies. including supplies of all kinds, and containing more than 1000 different items, was in the hands of the commission. From the list the following are among the foods re- quested to be sent here:
 Baked beans, canned corn. cornmeal, flour, hominy, oat meal, rolled oats. evap- orated peaches. green peas, sweet pota- toes, prunes, raisins, rice, salmon. sugar (three cars), syrup, tomatoes, bacon, corned beef and roast beef.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-08
Large Company Takes
 Options on Orchards

Agents of the American Fruit Growers company, Inc, have been visiting the fruit sections of Virginia within the past 10 days, taking options on some of the best-producing orchards. Several hum dred acres are now under option, says Richmond correspondent of the lManufac- turers' Record.
 The company was organized in Pitts burg, Pa., and has capital stock O. 500, 900 GOO. It is stated that the corpora ton aims to control a large part of the orchard business in the United States Many orchards in West Virginia. Ken lucky and Ohio have been purchased out right, as well as orchards in the Wenat- chee and Yakima valleys in Washington Large acreage is owned in California. Arkansas, Georgia and Florida
 Charles J. Brand, chief of the United States bureau of markets, is handling the Virginia end of the company's busi- ness In discussing the plans of the company Mir. Brand said: "The details will not be worked out until some time In July. We believe that we can do great work in behalf of the fruit indus try, and this will be the aim of the new company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-08
Green Heads New Oil
 Company Located Here

The Alabama Oil and Gas company Is the name of a recently incorporated local concern with offices established at 515 North Twentieth street. The company is capitalized at s16o,0oo, of which $eoooo has been paid in The president of the com pany is J. c. Greene, who established the Greene Drug company at First ave nue and North Twentieth street several years ago, and who Is quite well and favorably known in local business circles Since disposing of his drug interests, MT. Greene has spent nearly all of his time in the Texas Oil fields, where he and his associates acquired title to about 450 acres of land in the heart of the oil producing territory. Dr. Courtney w. Shropshire of Birmingham is vice presi- dent of the new company. Max Weilder of Dallas. Tex, for many years owner and operator of prosperous oil proper
 ties is secretary and treasurer. MT. weilder is very much impressed with Birmingham and its environments, and has decided to make it his permanent home To that end he is considering. the purchase of a home here and will move his family from Dallas as soon as he can secure suitable accommodations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-08
Legislation to Make Birmingham
 Water Point on Warrior Riuer Is
 ApproUed By Board Of Reuenue
Latest Suit
 Filed in BLount County

It developed yesterday that Con- gressman Huddelson's latest suit against the Age-Herald was brought in the circuit court of Blount county.
 As published Sunday morning the congressman seeks n total of s1 100000 for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of cartons published in the Age Herald during the congressional campaign last year.
 The congressman is in Washing ton and both of his attorneys were out of the city yesterday SO that no explanation was forthcoming as to the reason for bringing the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-08
.RESULTSOF CANVASS ARE BEING CHECKED
One Hundred Autos Expect ed by Chairman Lee to
 Attend Meet

Sid W. Lee, chairman of the executive way Improvement association, has called a meeting of the committee for this morn ing at 10. 30 at the rooms of the Civic as- sociation to check the results of the can vass of Monday for participants in the trip to Montgomery next Thursday morn ing, beginning at o'clock, and to injec. new speed and enthusiasm for a large att tendance of the meeting of the Alabama Highway Improvement association at Montgomery Thursday and Friday.
 Chairman Lee as well general secre- tary Charles l.. Harold of the committee Monday afternoon addressed the 15 leg islators who were present at the special luncheon given by the legislative com mittee of the Civic association urging them to support the pending good roads Legislation and especially to assure to Alabama the $7000,000 of the federal ap- propriation which is already available provided the state complies with the con- ditionS.
 Among the legislators present at this luncheon were. Representatives w. $. Crump, of St. Clair; w. H. Howle of lief lin: E. M. Baker of Fort Payne; w. 4,
  of Franklin county; w. T. Murphree Of Etowah and Senators John T. Bealle of Northport, Eleventh district; Watt Brown of Ragland, Sixth district; w. H. Smith of Town Creek Second district, and w. r, Acker, of Anniston, Seventh district.
 At an early hour Monday morning sev- eral flying attachments started on a tour of the city and county to arouse in- terest among automobilists and good tyirN h la n Montgomery next Thursday morning, and the detachmeints were busy in their work of securing the district until a late hour Monday night.
 Henry M. Dozier, president of the Bir- mingham Automobile club and in charge of the committee securing the city, aided by Secretary Clarence B. Lloyd, A. C. Montgomery, Hubert Drennen and others also was at his task until a late hour and all expressed themselves as confident that that at least 100 cars will start on the trip Thursday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-08
Big Skeleton Plane At
 Park Attracts Cr0lUds

parts and mechanisms of the plane. It is the first that has ever been in BIZ mingham that people were allowed to touch, feel of and handle. The men in charge of the plane have instructions to show everything about it to every one who wants to see it all, and to allow the public to examine it as closely as they wish.
 Although the exact number of men who signed up yesterday was not known last night, Lieut.. John Bunting. in charge of the recruiting detail, said that the drive was moving along nicely. As the men enlist they are given rides in the other plane brought here for that pur- pose. The recruiting party will leave here Wednesday morning for Cullman.