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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-22

"Katherinei Hartley" he called.
He heard running steps upstairs.
Katherine leaned owe the banister.
Her quiet voice treasured him.
rs the doctor with you?"
He nodded. Paroles yawned and
lighted a cigaret. he settled himself
in an easy chair. Bobby and Dr..
Groom hurried up. Katherine led
them down the old corridor. Two
chairs had been placed In the broken
doorway. Graham sat there. He
arose and greeted the doctor.
Nothing has happened since I
left 2" Bobby asked.
Graham shook his head.
katherine and 1 have watched
every minute"
Or. Groom walked to the bed and
for a long time looked down at
HOwells. Once he put out his hand,
quickly Withdrawing it.
It's simply a repetition" he said
! at last, and his voice was softer Than
its custom. 1T may De a warning,
for all We know, that no one may
sleep in this room without attract
ing death. Yet why should that be a.?
! miss this poor fellows materialistic
viewpoint. There's nothing ] can do
for him, nothing / can say, except
that death must seek again for q
man TO place in the electric chair
Graham touched his arm with az
odd reluctance.
Sitting here for so long I've been
thinking. I have always been ma
terialistic. too. Tell me seriously,
doctor, do you believe there is any
/ psychic force capable of killing two
men in this incisive fashion?"
NO one the doctor answered,
can say what psychic force is ca
pable of doing. Some scientists have
started to explore, but il is still un-
charted country. From certain
places dare say you've noticed il
i-one gets an impression of peace
and content; from others a depres-
sion, a sense of suffering. L think we
have all experienced psychic force
10 that extent. Remember that this
room has a history of intense and
rebellious suffering. Some of it I
have seen with my own eyes. Your
fathers fight for life. Katherine, was
horrible for those of US who knew he
had no chance. As L watched beside
him 1 used TO wonder if such vio-
lent agony could ever drift wholly
into silence. and when we had TO
tell him finally that the fight was
lost, it was beyond bearing"
IF these men had een found
dead without marks of violence"
Graham said, Il might consider such
a possibility. irrational as it seems
Irrational" DR.. Groom answered,
must not be confused with impos-
sible. The marks Of a physical viO-
llence. far from proving that the at
tack was physical. strengthens the
case Of the supernatural. Certainly
YOU have heard and read of pic
lures being dashed from walls by
invisible hands of objects moved
about empty rooms, Of cases where
human beings have been attacked
by inanimate things-heavy things
HURTING through h air. Some
scientists recognize such irrational
possibilities. Policemen don't"
Very WELL" Graham said stub
bornly. "In follow you hat far. but
you must show me in this room the
sharp object with which these mer
were attacked, no matter what the
force behind it."
The doctor spread his hands. His
infused eyes nearly closed.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-22
= CONrORTTNG MESSAGE

Mrs. Cassidy-NOrah Is takin on
awful. Her husbands got three
years-but he can get wan off for
good behavior.
Mrs. O'Brien-Tell her TO resi-
aisy. Sure an he may net behaVe
himseIf.-BOston Transcript.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-22
The Melting Pot
COMET TAKE POTJU0
WITH Us

How h members Of the Kappa
Phi Sigma ~sororiety initiated a mum
Der Of their girl candidates, and how
they took them to the Oliver hotel
for a part OF the initiation work, and
how the girl candidates donned the
uniforms OF the hotel bell hops. and
how Fred Rose, owner Of the Sailors
furniture store and who is also the
man who has nominated already two
Of South Bends future mayors. and
how Mr.. Rose filled a suitcase full
Of bricks and walked into the hotel
Just like he was an incoming guest,
and how two OF the girl candidates
attired in bell hop uniforms met him
at the door of the hotel lobby and
took the suitcase filed with bricks and
tried TO lift il up 70 the desk Of the
hotel office, and how later Mr.. Rose
took the girls into the hotel cafeteria
and treated them TO chocolate sun
daes, all last Tuesday night has al
ready been told, but the thanks of
the girl candidates and the other
members Of the sorority, wrought in
poetic form and dedicated to the
genial Mr.. Rose has never been
made public, and we are permitted
TO give it a first run production.
Here it is:
Tuesday night at half past six.
We made three girls do some awful
tricks,
Did u sorority!
I'VE made them don the porters'
suits
And carry the bags and shine the
boots,
Did our sorority!
1T is confessed by those who took
note
That these three girls were made
the goat,
BY sorority.
" g
"But even so. we didn't fix
That suitcase full OF heavy bricks.
Not u sorority!
BE that as it may, we enjoyed the
joke,
<o ulh gOuf AAt OAAAJ h0RC
OF our sorority!
2
and this is the way we take to say.
We enjoyed the cream for which
you did pay.
For our sorority!
4" Twas a costly tip we must admit,
But the weight of those bricks most
caused a fit
In our sorority!
you played a joke-but paid the
price,
And for that we think you're pretty
nice,
Does our sorority!
= >
Just say the word and we'll make
you,
The only male member Of our crew,
Will our sorority!
1--WE need a mascot every day
Especially one whose willing to pay.
Does our sorority!
with these few words We'll say
adieu;
We'd LIE to initiate you too
In our sorority"
Friday was the official first day of
spring and we forgot to say anything
about it. but we promise to warn
everybody in time of the approach
OF April Fools day. c. J. c.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-22
RI,AME BILL

Every now and then Frank Bill,
the Nutwood poet. just has to have
his say. Under the title of Mex
July-Maybe," he sends us the fol-
following:
The vaudeville artist reached his
home
CThe hour was l a. M
And as he mopped his perspiring
dome
His good wife said: Dear Lem,
Here's tea and steak with French
fried spuds,
What else do you want, dear?"
Gee. kid" said Lem. "a tub of sudsl
Some good p~re-wartime beer"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-22
MORE -FooLIsHsfENT.

(By Jimmy Walters.)
Breathes there a man with soul sc
dead,
Who 10 himself Of late's not said:
July the first Is coming fast.
I only hope the stuff will last!'
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-22
\ RESOLVE.

she is a proud beauty. Last night
we parted in anger"
Il guess so. But I think I'll stay
mad about a week and spend some
OF my money on myself"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-22
UNCONSTITUTIONAL CONSTITUTION.

Anti-prohibttonists are indeed having a great time
an their sophstieal fight 0gainst the eighteenth amend
ment to the federal constitution. already ratified by
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-16

hogs for parking part-,s<s. We
to buy at stock hog fsrfs-es
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-16
HUN HAS HAMMER OUT
Knocks Peace Treaty to the Same
Old Tune All Time.

Berlin, April 16.-Semi- official
French announcements of the condi-
tions to be laid down in the treaty of
peace are denounced by the German
press. Prince Lichnowsky in an arti-
Gle in the Tageblatt declares France
''forsets that. instead of leading to
disarmament, an unjustly extorted
peace will bring forth only fresh ar
maments. throwing into the shade all
former ornaments because a mailed
fist peace can be maintained only by
the mailed fist"
Declaring that a peace of violence
must be absolutely rejected, he con-
ciudes:
Nobody can recommence the war
against us. Neither can we be starved
out without the common enemy, COM
munism and terrorism throwing all
mankind back into its primitive state"
Entente Must Settle.
mo German government can sign
such terms" the Vorwaerts declares.
THE entente statesmen must them
selves settle with the inhabitants of
the Saar valley, who are thoroly Ger
man. and they may find sums pro-
posed as indemnity cannot be extract
ed even if the last sheet is taken from
our beds"
Loka1 Anzeiger says: mo more
shameless mockery of President will
sons fourteen points can be imagined
than the proposed solution of the east
ern question
The solution of the Saar question
which is proposed means the covering
Of Qaked annexation with q fig leaf.
says the Boersen Courier.
"Mr. Wilson seems to have approved
of a plan that would be the most tre-
mendous political defeat he could ex-
perieuce"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-16
REDS ARE BLAMED
Opposition to Russia Due to
Deliberately Poisoned Mind.
BOlshevik Reactionaries Are
Charged With the Work. 4

Omsk, April 16.-Hosti1ity against
the Russians in America and thruout
the world, in the opinion of Admiral
KoIchak, head of the Omsk govern,
ment, is the result of transformation
of the people by the press. The
American mind, the admiral said. has
been deliberately poisoned concerning
him and his government by agents of
the Bolshevik reactionaries. His
only concern at present, he added, was
the suppression of Bolshevism, which
he was confident of accomplishing
with outside military assistance, after
which the peoples will would deter
mine the future government. Admiral
Kolchak is AZ years of age and the
youngest Russian admiral, The COR
respondent met the admiral Sunday
afternoon at his desk in the big room
of his home which serves. as his office.
He was dressed in a plain new khaki
Uniform. The only decoration he wore
was the cross of St George.
''Bolshevism is not a democratic
idea and is not representative of Rus
sia,' said Koichak. 1T is an adven-.
ture by organized banditry. Except
for Lenine the leaders are mostly
Jews, Let's and Germans. There are
few real Russians among them.
II realize that every country must
solve its own problems. We did not
ask Inl1lIdTy dlu ITOIH AHIcI1Cd. w
shall be able to carry out the struggle
successfully, but we do need material
for the reconstruction of the railroads
and also rifles and ammunition. The.
first duty of my government is the
suppression of Bolshevism.
II repeatedly have said and given
my solemn oath that after the strug-
gle is finished the people shall exer-7
else their will. The proper thing for
the people to do is to make their
choice by national assembly. Today
it is impossible to arrange an election
of an assembly. A great part of Rus.
STA is under Bolshevik domination and
there is no precedent in the world for
an election in the midst of civii war.
THE moment it can be accomplished
the Russian people shall express their
will by means of an assembly, national
or constituent To my mind there is
no difference in them"
When Ko1chak assumed his post the
country was in serious trouble because
the Siberian army was weak. The
Czechs had left the front. Within
four months the Siberian army had
been doubled and he had created a
new western army. Meanwhile the or
ganization of third army in the rear
was progressingsac to Kolchak.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-16
"BlG FOUR" MEETS

(Conttnue1 from rage Onel
Charleroi, where Sir John French's
.contemptib1es" fought and died; the
great Hindenburg line defenses; the
battlefield of the Somme-aH with
their memories of death and carnage,
of heroism and of civilization at stake.
Arriving in Versailles. the Germans
will be quarted in the Hotel Des
ReserYoirs and the Hotel Petit vatel
The sstrictest precautions will be
taken to prevent them from straying
into Paris, lest unfortunate incidents
should occur. They will meet with
the allied Representatives in the
Trianon Palace hotel
Clemenccau VIII Read Treaty.
There Premier Clemenceau will
read them the text of the treaty and
probably will announce a time limit
for acceptance, bringing the actual
crucial day down TO about May TO-
On or about that day--the anniver-
sary of the treaty of Frankfort, when
ended the Franco-Prussian war in
1S71--the world will see the state of
war removed and peace proclaimed,
or the Germans may be given seventy
two hours notice of a rupture of the
armistice if they refuse to sign Such
seems to be the present program, as
outlined in French circles today.
In the Han of Mirrors.
1t has been definitely determined,
it was said, that only the actual sign
ing of the treaty will take place in
the Hall of Mirrors at the palace.
While there has been no official
confirmation that time limit will
be placed on the Germans, the French
the discussion would drag on without
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-16
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, April 16--CoRN--weaknessd de-
veloped in the corn market today largely
as a result of prospects of clearing weather
and of consequent less likelihood OF dam
aged shipments or delay 10 the crop move
ment. Bearish sentiment was also in
creased byAthe outlook for a general strike
of ma rfne works at New York. Selling
however, was not of an aggressive eharac-
ter. Opening prices, which ranged from
NC. to 11Sc lower with May $1.51% to 1854
and July $151b to $L52, were followed by
moderate rally.
Numerous rallies took place. altho buIges
brought out increased offerings. Upturns
were based somewhat upon the fact that
the stocks in Kansas City. Omaha and
Chicago totaled nine million bushels less
than the aggregate a year ago. Prices
vance with May sf,ssH to si.5ss and July
$1.51H to $1.52.
OATS-Seedins delays tended to uphold
oats despite weakness of corn. After open
ing &c off TO %c advance with July &c
to 67Ac the oats market steadied at about
yesterdays finish
PROvISIONS-Strength in the hog mar
ket gave comparative firmness to lard and
ribs. Pork, tho, underwent a setback.
Subsequently, the market as A whole
averaged lower than earlier as a result of
sfackening the demand.
Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
THE range OF prfees on 9raiE futures on
Thos. j. Myers. 3W N. r. Bfdz.1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-16
Morning Grain Gossip.
FURNISHED BY the Topeka Board Of Trade.J

Chicago, April 16.--The Tribune: GRAIN
Tho important factors In sustaining
coarse grain values. especially corn, are
the high prices for wheat, which are 20 to
nearly 40 cents over the government basis,
and a belief that the large holdings of the
food administration have been placed.
High prices for hogs and products, $207J
for hogs yesterday, and record levels for
products are also 90 be considered. In the
face of these factors the technical position
ment leaned strongly TO that side last
night. Many regard the present market
situation as one. Where. bright weather
might induce selling and break, unless
there are supporting orders. The cash
situation 10 not the Kind TO help the bulls,
but the bears are none too sure of their
position at the moment. Traders who
have sold ont their corn believe the ma rIEet
would be all right again after good
break. Long May oats eame out freely
but buying being less urgent, and cash
houses more disposed TO sell.
Wet weather lie causing poor condition
in the corn arrivals. Good Friday will be
observed as a holiday by the Chicago board
q trade and all leading outside exchanges.
The proposition TO place all trades on a
brokerage basis on the board Of trade was
before the directors yesterday. No definite
action was taken. IL Is to come up In
conference between the committee on rules
when revision Of the commission rules Is
20 be considered. IL IL proposed TO make
eominissions so for 900 busheIs Of grain
Herald Examiner: profft taking on an
increased scale was the potent weakening
factor In corn market yesterday. A New
York message hte In the session said
Argentine was offered very freely
but the deL.snd was poor. as the big buy
er has filled bis requirements for the
present Prices asked were unchanged. and
ocean freigbts are a shade easier.
New York. April Observation-Disclosures
activity expected 10 continue. Entrance
into high territory by the averages IL en-
couraging new buying. strong upward
trend il shown by Alcohol. e. H. Ry.
Studebaker. Can. Pool sources are favor
able to Fac. Mail, ID. J.. O., Pand May de-
partment stores. AIo. is being bought for
account of interests which say prize level
IL far behind the market aud the intrinsic
value Of the security consids.sfg the fosf-
ton Of ether stocks In the equfpment Uet.
According 20 specialist channels, the stock
Is scarce. and aggressive bidding is ne,-es-
sary to bring out any sizeabie lots. 1t ts
evident that people who fs1k the Ann
International additional capital ms bearish
made great error. says a well informed
source This is probably preliminary to a
commission Of shipping and foreign trade
interests oil merger runners are persistent
and are encouraging absorption Of the
stocks for outside account. 1t 10 buIlisIt
that Germany II to be made par the first
part OF the Indemnity In gold. said a well
known Interest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-16
he KILLS FARMER
Section Foreman of U. p. at
Grove Shoots VIM. Smith.
Son of Elevator Man Wounded
as Result of Old Feud.

William Smith. so years old, was
shot and killed and George Uhls, son
of Jacob Uhls, proprietor of the Grove
elevator, was wounded about o'clock
Tuesday afternoon by H. G. Hogan, a
section foreman on the Marysville
branch of the Union Pacific The
shooting occurred near Hogan's yard
at Grove, thirteen miles from Topeka.
which is part of the section foreman's
grounds on the railroad right-of-way.
George Smith, son of the dead man,
was one of the trio fired upon but
escaped uninjured. DR.. Henry Miller
of Rossville was called and the elder
Smith was brought to st. Francis hos
pital, where he died at IL o'clock last
night. His brain was penetrated with
No. shot from a 12-gauge pump gun.
Sheriff Hugh Larimer and Under
Sheriff Robert Miller started at once
for Grove. They found Hogan on
freight train at Menoken. headed for
Topeka with the intention, he said, of
giving himself up.
Authorities are of the opinion that
the shooting; at least in part, was the
result of an old grduge. 1t was said
that at one time the two Smith boys
worked for Hogan on the section;
that one OF them owed a grocery bill
which Hogan made him pay and that
get the section foreman fired. Fail
ing in this, it Is said, they were them
selves fired. Hogan said from that
time on he had heard of repeated
threats to get even"
Hogan stated that just before the
shooting he saw Smith and his son,
together with Uhls, driving up to his
yard. where they stopped and started
to lift the wire between his yard and
the road. Hogan says Smith carried
a hand axe. He told them to keep
out. he says, but that they replied,
with oaths. that they would "go where
they pleased" Hogan says he went to
the Union Pacific station, where he
procured the gun and three shells.
Returning. he says, he saw the three
men loading a hog belonging to the
Mexicans there.
Hogan says he fired one shot,
which slightly wounded Uhls. The
younger Smith ran. Hogan says the
elder Smith started toward him and
that he fired a second time. where
upon Smith took refuge behind small
house. When he came out, Hogan
fired again. it was said, inflicting a
mortal wound. Hogan says he then
returned to the station to call the
sheriff, but that the freight train made
its appearance and he determined to
come to Topeka alone.
Floyd Uhls. brother of the wound
ed man, said his father had bought
the hog and asked the Smiths to go
and get it. He said he was aware of
i'll feeling between Hogan and the
Smiths but knew of no previous en-
counters. Both Hogan and the Smiths,
II was said, enjoy good reputation in
the community.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-16
Charged Too -.uch.

Washington. April 1e.-Rates on
humber and articles taking the same
rates and on box lumber or shocks
hooks and slaves. in carloads from
New Orleans to certain Texas destina-
tioi1s were found by the interstate
Commerce commission to have been
unreasonable in decision today in the
case of the New Orleans joint traffic
bureau and others against the Kan
sas City Southern railway company
and other carriers Reparation with
interest will be allowed as soon as
itemized statements of the overcharge
are presented.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-16
RUSSIAN ROYALISTS MOVE
Twenty Members of Imperial Family
Leave Crimca Now.

Paris. April 16.-Twenty members
of the former Russian imperial fam
lily, including former Dowager En-
press Marie Feodorovna. reached Con-
stantinople from the Crimea several
days ago. according to Marcel Hutin
in the Echo de Paris. The party also
included the former Grand Duke
Nicholas Nicholaievitch. at one time
commander in chief of the Russian
army, and Peter NicI1olaievitch. lieu
tenant general in the Russian imper-
iaI army, and a younger brother of
Nicholas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-16
BATTERY A STOPS
tcont,nued from Page One,

Continued from Page one.i
York April a.. with detaehments of the
18th and 145th machine gun battalions.
The transport West Madaket sailed
from Brest for New York April II, with
few casuals. --------
P1ttsburg Delegation Starts.
Pittsburg, Kan, April ia dele
CATION of eight Pittsburg men, irtclud-
ing w. A. Brandenburg, president of
the state normal here, and w. ]. Wat
son. judge advocate general of the
Kansas National Guard. left Pfttsburg
at noon today to join the Kansas COM
mittee to welcome the returning units
of the Thfrty-fifth division at New
York Saturday. The Pittsburg men
will meet the other members of the
committee at Kansas City late today.
Two batters-C and D-of the 130th
filed artillery are from Pittsburg.
Two Go From Coffeyxille.
/ Coffeyvi1Ie, Kan, April It'll. J.
Powell. editor of the Coffeyviile Daily
journal, and Gen. Charles McCrum,
N. G., retired. left here this morning
to join the delegation which will well
come the Thirty-fith division at east
ern ports. rr7
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-16
WATCH FOOD CLOSELY
Berlin Sees That American Flour Is
Distributed Right.

Berlin, April 16.-The Berlin mag
istracy is taking urfusuaR precautions to
ensure a mathenatically exact distris-
button of American flour brought to
this country. 1t has appointed off,
Gals who will visit stores and control
sales and dealers are requested to- CO.
operate with them. One dealer has
already been convicted of violating
regulations and has been debarred
from making further sales.
The imperial fats bureau is having
great trouble in obtaining supplies de-
iivered from abroad. One shipment
Of fifteen hundred tons consigned to
Berlin disappeared and was discovered
in a private store house
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-16
274,S6O ARE IN LIST
Casualties Up to Date Show Increase
of 1.755 Names.

Washington, April 16. Revised
army casualty records made public
here show 274,s60 major casualties,
an increase of 1,755 over that total
announced a week ago. One of the
striking features OF the record is are
duction of 337 in the number of miss
ing brought about largely by the iden-
tification of>dead and the return of
prisoners. The list follows: Killed
in action (including 3S1 at seal, 3d.
384; died of wounds received in ac-
ton, 13.4S5: died of disease, 22,656;
died from accident and other causes.
4.24S; wounded in action Cover IS per
cent returned), 1854: missing in ac-
ton (not including prisoners released
and returned). ASA. Total, 274,S60.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-16
A SIEGE AT LIMERICK
Martial law Established in tho Irish
District by English.

! Dublin. April 16.3The city of
Limerick was virtually in a state of
siege today following establishment of
martial law in that district
British troops with full war equip
ment were in possession of the streets.
Barbed wire entanglements had been
erected at all bridges and military
passes were necessary to enter or leave
the city. Machine guns had been
placed at Strategic points. Armored
cars were being used for patrol work.
The city was cut off from all inter
course with surrounding districts and
fear was expressed of food shorta &c.