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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-09
One Bottle OF Drcco Has Relieved
the Pain.

J. W Sharp tried many things
without satisfactory results until
one cay his attention was called to
Dreco. the wonderful herbal medi-
cine. He took one bottle of Dreco
and this is what he says:
"1Iy kidneys were in an awful
shape, urine dark and smelled Of
fcns.ve. Ny back hurt all the
time.
"One bottle Of Dreco has relieved
this pain and the urine is again OF
normal color and regular I am buy
ing three more bottles and think
they will cure me-" This is but one
of many statemtrts received from
prominent men and women in ali
walks of life. in every position in So
ciety- In every case they all, men
and women alike, express pleasure
and amazement at the wonderful
quick and lasting action OF DRECO.
If YOU have any kidney trouble. no
matter how slight il seems. spots be-
fore your eyes, nervousness, sick
headache. rheumatic twiuges. con-
sripariOn or stomach trouble. now IS
The time TO start taking DRECO
The we'll known Dreco expert has
headquarters at the Central Drug
Store and American Drug Store. TO
meet the local public and explain
the merits of this great remedy See
him today. Dreco is also sold In
AIishawaka at the Red Cross Phar-
macy. ADV.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-09
Sale of Dresses

Good styles, Handsome colors and such fine fabrics
Serge, Silk, Poret Twill and Tricotine. Up to $4,000
values for $1,000 to $2975.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-09
FLOWERS FOK CILRISTNIAs-

Most beautiful assortment in city.
Williams. the Florist. 13S s AHehi-
gan ST. Main 769. 953g-20
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-09
PLANTS.
THAN
WHISKEY FOR
COLDS AND FLU

New Elixir, Called Aspironal,
Medicated With Latest
Scientific Remedies, Used
and Endorsed by European
and American Army Sur
geons TO Cut Short a Cold
and Prevent Compica-
tons.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-09
Children's Waists

The Ideal Muslin Waist for
Boys and Girls A $I.00
value for 69c.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-09
TEXAS RAILWAY FIRE
DAMAGE Is MILLION


By United Press:
HOUSTON, Tex, Dec. Sire of
unknown origin swept the central
portion OF the Southern Pacific rail
way shops here last night and
caused an estimated loss OF $1,000.
goo loss. Twenty box cars and TWEEN
~ passenger cars. including the
private car OF ". r. Scott, presi-
dent OF the railway were DESTROYED.
PLANTS.
Finest selection in city. Will
Jams. the Florist, 1873 s. Michigan
$50 Main I69. $4,000
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-09
Women's Hose

Six, 1925 quality for $l.35
pair or ; pairs for $500.
Wool, $3.50 quality for
$l.00.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-09
Satin Bandeaux

Pink Satin Of beautiful quail
ity with back hook. Sizes 81
to 36. Specially priced at
$1.50.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-09

Solid Leather Silk lined cases for Handkerchiefs
Neckties and Soft Collars.
Pullman and Bedroom Slippers of solid leather in silk
lined cases.
Mems Bill FoIds-75 to ST 90 values for 25c
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-09

The operator OF the movie machine IN this
theater decided TO play joke on his audi
ence, 80 be threw these re arranged Movie"
players names on the screen.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-18
Let There Be Something Besides Holes
In Stockings Poor Children Hang Up

same as other children. We will be
glad to have anything you send.
THOMAS"
Manly sort of little chap, isn't he?
Thinks first of brother and sister
Thomas Is but one Of many,
Think it over. Make Christmas
something worth getting up for Let
tLere be something beside a hole in
the stocking that the children Of
want hang up Christmas eve.
Enlist with the Goodfelows Santa
Claus club. Send that check to The
News Scimitar.
Here are two rafting GoodfellOws,
J. w. King and j. A. Trotter. Both
are live boosters for Memphis and
live boosters for the Santa Claus
club. King and Trotter Friday turned
over to the Goodfellows checks they
received as awards in the Chamber
Of Commerce membership drive lust
closed. -
King. aJ vice chairman Of zone
seven in the drive. was the man who
secured most members in the quarter
Just ended. Also he won the prize
for the greatest amount Of cash col
lected These nrizas tota.en $5l
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-18
GOOdfelVo'r Dinners

The following will be provided
with turkey dinners and all that
goes with Il, for the following in
sti.utions Christmas day:
Porter Home and Leath Or
phan asylum. Cripple Chi'dren's
Hospital school, Home for Incur
ables, Old Mems home, Old
Ladies' home, St Peters orphan
age, Home Of the Good Shepherd
Wesley house, Juvenile court.
charity ward patients Of all hos
pitals,
Cigars, ciqarets and tobacco
will he provided for the Marine
hospital.
Toys win be provided for the
Christmas trees ~ the Juvenile
court and the Wesley house.
Groceries and other things will
be provided for the Church home,
as the ladies of Calvary church
have Arranged to provide the
Christmas dinner.
The tuberculosis hospital and
open Air school will be provided
for by the Lions club.
The Industrial school will he
provided for by the Rotary club
The Kiwanis club has ioined
forces with the Goodfellows and
have q part In all the Goodfel-
lows Santa Claus clubs under
'oklngs
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-18
BY A GooDFELLoW.

Still they come, continuing to pour
in with every mail in every increas-
ing volume. These letters of appeal
to the Goodfellows Santa Claus club
each tell a tale of woe and misery.
They are from the homes Of the city's
poor, from poverty row, where
Christmas means little other than
an ordinary biting cold winter day,
that, no doubt, finds the families
without coal, in some instances with
out food, in the majority kiddies
without clothes.
Surely your name must be
Scrooge II these letters do not reach
sJr heart. Here's one from a IA
year-old lad;
Dear Santa Claus:
We are three little children who
won't have any Christmas, l am
afraid. am IA, my brother is IL
and my sister is years old. My
daddy Is dead. My mother works
very hard and is frying to~keep us in
school. l want you to send my
brother and sister something If you
don't send me anything. Just some
thing so they will have Christmas
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-18
COTTON SITUATION
STILL VERY GRAVE
EXPERT DECLARES
Or. Bradford Knapp Of Uni
versity of Arkansas. Insists
That Cotton Acreage Re-
duction Is Vital to South.
RY JAMES cARELLE.

DR.. Bradford Knapp, dean of the
College of Agriculture, University of
Arkansas and Director of the state
experimental station. of that
state. whose speech on the cotton
situation aroused favorable comment
at the cotton convention recently held
here, was in the city Saturday to
confer with representatives from
various points in Tennessee. Arkan-
sas and Mississippi, including Prof.
j. c.. McAmis, Of Knoxville. Tenn;
r. s. Wilson, director of extension
of Mississippi, and H. s. Nichols. dis
trict agent in charge Of agronomical
work in West Tennessee, in regard
to the practicability of the sugges-
tions made last week.
"The cotton convention went on
record for q so per cent reduction In
cotton" Dr. Knapp declared. Nov
we must go out and tell farmers
what TO do with the rest of their
land. The cotton situation at pres
ent Is at q standstill. The Federal
Exports corporation is doing a great
deal of good for us all in getting q
market for products abroad. II 1t is
necessary foreign nations should be
given credits. Our federal govern
ment made a great mistake in shut
ting down on credits. Congress, how
ever, has done the right Nthing>, In
promptly establishing the finance
corporation. 1t. is q decided boon to
farmers. The object of this corpor-
alton Is to extend credit to foreign
countries for the furthering of our
con nierce with them. 1t Is doing q
splendid work.
nThe cotton situation is still grave.
Over 1000 900 spindles are idle in
Germany British mills as well as
our own have cut down on the con-
sumption Of cotton. New England
mills are all running on short time,
There is. no doubt, legitimate fea-
Son The people are not buying cot
ION goods.
THE South has been severely crit
icized for carrying on campaigns for
the reduction Of cotton acreage, such
campaigns, when conducted upon a
broad, business-hke basis, are sound
under existing circumstances. five
only had a better balanced system
of agriculture such as have repeat
edly described in previous bulletins
on iSdLe ldEHllilB LHST6 WOulu uC no
compelling necessity for so great
curtailment Of cotton acreage In one
year. If farming were on cash
basis instead OF a credit basis, if
we had our own food and feed and
something else besides cotton, the
disasters incident to wide fluctuations
in the cotton market would not bear
down heavy upon US, and, hence,
there would be less necessity for ad-
justment in acreage.
Every time great disaster oc-
ours in the South our business men
and farmers both turn frantically to
campaign for the production Of
food and feed. There are some or us
who have "stayed put" all the time.
We have never changed our notions
We have sung this song Of safety
whistler cotton was high or low.
firmly believe that in the long run
greater prosperity will come to the
cotton area when 1t holds down its
acreage in cotton and centers its at
tention upon wiser business meth
DDS"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-18
STATE HIGH COURT
AFFTRMS BIG CASES
lspeeiaI to The News salnItar.l

Especial to he News ScIFnitarl
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec, lS,--The
supreme court today handed down
decisions in the following Shelby
county cases:
Norman b. Harris Va. Galloway
Coal Co, ct al; affirmed,
This case involved the purchase of
land I'M Alabama for development
purposes and the issuance OF $780,
900 in stock, which issue was sub
sequently CANCELLED. The suit was
brought II years ago to compel the
stockholders 10 pay for their stock.
The case was dismissed in chan
Gerry and the supreme court upheld.
the lower court
Darnell Lumber Co. VS.. Z. ].
Wigs; affirmed.
This case involved S150,000. The
court Of appeals sustained the lower
court in It's decision in favor of Wigs
and the supreme cour. affirmed the
court of appeals, Justice Bachman
and Special Justice I'D ]. Smith dis
senting.
City Of Memphis VS.. Chamber Of
Commerce, transferred To court of
appeals
Henry Loeb e. Co. VS.. Belote &
Co, court Of appeals reversed and
lower court affirmed,
Brancs vs.. Branch, affirmed,
Henry Hakins, VS. w. J. Canady
reversed and dismissed.
Daniel Stockton VS.. Memphis
Street Railway company, 10 days
given In which to file petition to re
hear.
James +, Stark Lumber Co. VS..
Kelsey Wheel Co. petition to re-
hear denied.
way Coal Co, affirmed.
Darncll, Love Lumber Co Vs. r.
J. Wigs court Of appeals affirmed.
p. X. Norman ct al VS., Maude
Hastings, reversed and dismissed
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-18
MEMPHIS LEADS
IN PRICE DROP
THROUGH. j. S.

WASHINGTON, Dec. ia fur
ther decrease of % per cent in retail
food prices in November as compared
with October was reported today by
the department of labor's bureau OF
statistics. Decreases we're noted in
all of the 81 cities for which monthly
prices were stabulated, with the
greatest decrease, per cent, shown
in Memphis.
In Birmingham and Seattle, de-
creases was 4 per cent; in Atlanta,
Butte, Charleston. Cleveland, Dallas,
Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City,
Little Rock, Louisville, Manchester,
Minneapolis, Mobile, New Haven,
Richmond. st. Louis, Chicago, Gin
cinnati, Denvef Detroit, Fall River,
Jacksonville, Los Angeles, Milwaukee,
New Orleans, Norfolk, Omaha, Phila-
delphia, Portland, Maine; Portland,
Ore; Providence, st. Paul, and Salt
Lake City, the decrease was 2 per
cent In Boston, Bridgeport, Colum-
bus, Newark, N. Y; Peoria, Pitts
burgh, Rochester. San Francisco,
Scranton and Washington, the de-
crease was / per cent. The decrease
in Springfield, ILL.,, was less than five
tenths of one per cent
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-18
CITIZENS ARM TO
FIGHT CROOKS IN
MY. CRIME WAVE
(ay International News ssrviea.)

(Ry international News ssrvies.)
NEW YORK, Dec. ts,-WhiIs the
police department was announcing
adoption OF two reorga ganlxation steps
to block New York's crime wave.
bandits held Up two jewelers. mes
aenaers in Brooklyn today, stealing
$4,000 wroth Of gems and a $4,000
payroll.
NEW YORK, Dec iS,--Drastic
steps were taken today to bring about
a speedy end to the orgy OF crime
that has terrorlzed New York city
the last few days.
Following issuance OF Mayor Hy-
lan's appeal TO citizens 60 co-operate
with the police department and to
make every possible effort TO thWaft
highwaymen, plans were being made
to send heavily armed guards with
every messenger carrying .vaiuaoies
of any sort The mayor instructed
he police department TO issue perr
mtts for firearms TO every firm ap-
plying for them.
Practically every jewelry store in
the city has posted armed guards at
It's doors.
Two more holdups were reported
during the night Mrs. Thomas
Webster Edgar. wife Of prominent
physician, was held up while driv-
ing through Central park in taxi
cab. Two men stopped the cab and
robbed Mra Edgar Of all her vaiu-
abies, tearing her diamond rings from
her fingers Her total loss was esti-
mated at $4,000.
In the other holdup, Carl Tiedman.
an automobile salesman, was shot
when ne refused 10 submit to being
robbed. The highwaymen escaped.
Tiedman II In hospital, where i
was said today he probably will not
recover.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-18
'fLOng Chain Man"
Pays Visit Here

The "long chain man" Of the state
penitentiary at Nashville paid the
Shelby county jail visit Friday and
left during the day, having in GUS
tody eight prisoners who will begin
sentences recently imposed or af-
firmed.
g. H. Raine, convicted Of fraudu-
lent breach of trust, whose case was
affirmed by the supreme court last
Saturday, as well as Wa ter Patton,
alias Paddy Mack. and John Rogers,
alias Sleepy John, convicted of at
tempted criminal assault upon Hazel
Bray, were perhaps the best known
taken to Nashville were: viii Nose
ley, Julius Lamb w. A. Waters,
Charles Thomas and sam Smell.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-18
SLEUTHS IN FAST CARS
HUNT FOR GANGSTERS

NEW YORK, Dec. ia tlying
souadron OF 80 detectives was sent
out today by Police Commissioners
Richard r. Enright TO aid In COM
batting the crime wave which has
called forth expressions of alarm
from Judges, city officials and civic
and business organizations.
The detectives. equipped with high
speed automobiles, were ordered to
tour the city on the lookout for
sangsters. Mr. Eurtght expressed
confidence In the police departments
ability 10 cope with the situation ana
said the police are in control OF the
situation.
Numerous organizations today.
however, were discussing emergency
measures to insure adequate protec-
Il IN
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-18
SUNDAY WILL Be.
FAIR, SAYS SCOTT

Fair weather will prevail in Mem
phis and vicinity Saturday night, but
Sabbath showers, according TO Local
oF'recaster Scott. Little change will
be noted in the present tempera-
ture.
The stage of the river Saturday
morning at o'closk was 1875 feet, in
dicating a rise of about s. Of o fove
during the last "a hours.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-18
JUDGE HOLDS DOG TAX
LAW CONSTITUTIONAL
(special to The News s3imitar.)

Especial to The News S3Imltarl
NASHVILLE Tenn, Dec. 1S.-
Justice Hall in the supreme court
today handed down decision hold
ing that the dog law is constitutional
and valid. The case was that of the
State VS.. J. d. Anderson, county tax
assessor Of Loudon county, who was
under indictment for failure to col
lect taxes under the act.
The Indictment brought by the
state against Anderson was quashed
in the lower court, it holding the dog
law, chapter 81, acts of 1919. not
valid. The supreme coHrt reversed
the lower court and remanded the
case for trial.
Justice Nathan Bachman and Spe-
cial Justice L. d. Smith dissented in
the opinion.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-18
EXPLOSIVE FOUND NEAR
OIL COMPANY'S PLANT

LOUISA, Ky, Dec. lS.-Twenty
quarts Of nitroglyverin were stolen
from an oil company's magazine near
Martha. Threats have been made by
anonymous letters that the Ohio Fuel
company oil pumping plant would be
blown up and a strong guard has
been placed.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-18
SUNNY jim" JOINS
POLICE MOTOR CLUB
Available Bachelor Forced to
Tell Age to Cops.

How the mighty hath fallen"
murmured Capt. Will Lee, when a
motorcop trailed in with misde-
meanor victim. Then he added;
"Howdy, jim"
Yep, girls, you've guessed it.
The lawbreaker was Sunny Jim"
Rawlings. He'd commeated the helm
Gus offence of running with the spot
light on his auto lighted. He braz-
emily admitted his guilt. carelessly
peeled $40 bill off his roll as for
felt, and departed.
Quoth Sunny Jim, "The only thing
Il regret is that had to tell my age
It's on the police blotter girls, If
the age of an. available bachelor in-
terests you.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-18
LITER Must Spend
Christmas Days Alone

CLEVELAND, Dec, 1s.--George
(Jiggs) Losteiner, wounded and cap
tured in the recent Bedford. o., bank
robbery, was sentenced 10 life in-
prisonment with solitary conflne-
ment every Christmas day for the
Staying Of Patrolman Patrick Gaff-
ney two years ago. Gaffney died
Christmas day. The Jury, after be-
ing out As hours, returned first
recommending the Christmas solitary
confinement.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-18
Bombs Damage TIUO
Apartment Houses
As yGnitOrs Strike
(Ry international News service.)

NY TnteTHdtIoNaI NeWs oeTVIce'J
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. 1S.-Violence
early today broke out IN the dispute
between the flat janitors and their
employers here when bombs were
hurled at two apartment houses
where nonunion ianitors are said to
have been employed The buildings
were damaged but no one was in
jured.
Janitors in 1000 apartment build
,,ngs have been ordered to go on
Strike today as the result of the
breaking off of peace negotiations
between the janitors' union and the
employers. Fifteen thousand fam
lilies, it is estimated, are housed in
the buildings affected.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-18
RUMOR OFFICIALS
SEEK PARDON FOR
CARMEN-SLAYERS
Guilt in Street Car Strike Kill
ing Affirmed, But "Gun-
men, Avoid Penitentiary
and Stay in Jail.

Indignant visitors at the courthouse
Saturday debated the question Of
why unfortunate individuals should
be amenable TO the vagaries OF the
law, while others whose guilt had
been proven as positively should be
favored.
The indignation was aroused when
IL was learned that seven men, con-
victed as street car "gunmen." for
the killing OF John Cooper Benson,
union motOrmans In 1915, had not
been taken to, the state penitentlary
Friday. Other prisoners. including
c. Hunter Raine, Paddy Mack and
SLEEPY John" Rodgers. whose SEN
tences were affirmed at the same
time as those OF the seven. were
Stackled Friday and led away from
the county jail to begin their terms
In prison.
The official reason that the seven
had not been put on the long chain
and taken 70 the penitentiary, as CIV
en- out Saturday was: Their trans
fers have not been made out in Nash
Yille."
Public Sentiment Aroused.
Rumor had IL Saturday that Of
ticials of the Memphis Street Rail
way company were working for q
pardon for the seven "gunmen,"
The killing OF Benson during the
street car strike days In 1915, famed
q alame OF public resentment against
the men employed by the street cal
company and company officials
These employees generally were
termed "gunmen" by the public
whose sympathy had gone out to the
union, carmen in their fight for high
er pay.
Benson was shot down from behind
as he was fleeing from trouble 81
Vance avenue, Walnut street and the
Southern railway crossing. Fourteen
men were indicted for murder fol-
lowing the killing. All of them were
employees of the street car company
who had remained loyal to the COM
pany in the strike,
The IA men faced the same Jury
Eight Of them were found guilty o.
voluntary manslaughter, and SEN
fenced to terms Of two to ten year'
each in the penitentiary.
Other Cases Recent,
Their appeals hung fire in the sti
preme court until last Saturday, whel
cases against seven were affirmed
The eighth man had died, pendiht
decision Of his appeal, :,
The men held in the county jail
while other prisoners were led to I'M
penitentlary Friday, are: w! A. Dll.
ion, o. &. Cuff. Ned Russell, II. y
Dunlap, Walter Hendron, 4. NJ. Littor
and S. j. Smith.
II was hard for visitors at th'
courthouse Saturday to understand
why c. Hunter Raine. John Rodgeri
and Walter Patton. who were sen
fenced only little more than . yea
ago, should be rushed Immediately u
the penitentlaTy. while the sever
street car company employees, "h'
were convicted In 1916. should d
kept in jail hero. ..-..
The rumor that car company OF
ficials were seeking a pardon to'
the men caused many persons u
predict Saturday that " the mei
we're pardoned IT would be because
of an inside ear in the governors Oh
flee for they were confident, theA
said. that no great number OF sigma
lures from the public could oe op
tanned on a pardon petition for TN
men. owing to public senumeh
against them.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-18

Irotter or zone committee IT, won
the prize for the second highaat list.
His check was for $40.
SO the Goodfellows are $50 better
off for the kindness OF King and
Trotter.
Norman Jeffries, of Jeffries, Miss
who raises fine cattle and annually
wins blue ribbons at the Tri State
fair, Saturday sent me a check for
$40, wishing that 1t will fill tome
Riddles stocking. a fine two min.
ute clip.
-
Il saw my first Christmas in 1918
and became member of the Good
fellows club with a contribution If
one dollar. Last year, my second
Christmas, | sent you I've q liars
and this, my third Christmas, ] am
forwarding three dollars.
For every Christians that l I've
to enjoy / will add one more dollar
to the aid Of the less fortunate littlc
children that old Santa Claus might
find hard to locate. Your little
friend,
OLIVIA ROSCOE BROWNE"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-18
CITY, MAY ERECT. OWN GAS-LIGHT PLAN
CONSUMERS TO SEEK
LEGISLATIVE. RELIEF
FROM GIGANTIC BILLS

Public Indignation aroused what the consumers CLAIM
exorbant charge for and electric service reached
high pitch Saturday November bills received "
households and by business One result will be the intro
bill in the legislature in January authorizing the
people vote the question OF the issuance OF BONDS TO m
of ST. for the construction of municipality owned
nd electric lpht plant
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-18
FIRST SESSION OF
LEAGUE ASSEMBLY
At GENEVA CLOSES
lRx the Associated Press.l }

GENEVA, Dec. 1s.-The first as
sembly Of the league OF nations
which had been insession here since
Nov. Is, adjourned Its sessions at
6. 20 O'Clock this evening.