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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-19

That Jthe petition presented
by J. d. oliver. trustee" for the
vacation Of Walnut St. was void and
that the board OF public works did
not have the power 10 vacate Wal
nut St, as the Oliver petition
requested, were the arguments pre-
sented by Attorney Obenchain at the
mass meeting held at the city hall
Wednesday evening by the board of
public works at which time the Wal
nut st, remonstrancc vas open for
general discussion. Attorney Oben-
chain represented the interests of
the people owning property in the
vicinity of the proposed vacation.
The mass meeting vas undoubt-
eddy one of the largest ever held at
the city hall. The council chamber,
including the gallery and upper cor
ridors. were overflowing with re-
mOnstrators who readily voiced their
objections to the proposed vacation
Of Walnut st. and the opening Of
Pulaski St All of the citizens
present were those in favor of keep
ing the street open. The Oliver in
terests were not represented.
Lots or Interest.
No little public interest was
aroused by the filing Of the petition
by J. ID. Oliver, as trustee for
the Oliver Chilled Plow works, and
men in every walk of life were pres
ent and took part in the general
discussion. To use the words OF one
OF the demonstrators, "All other fac
tories in South Bend have conduct.
ed improvements from time 10 time
without asking the vacation OF any
street or alley. The Studebaker
Corp. has now under construction
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-19
State Department Refuses to
Comment on Entente
Communication.
PERUSE MESSAGE CAREFULLY
u. S. Takes Steps to Make
Public Contents of All
Exchanges.

Bv Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Feb. ls-Prest
Wilson's note TO the allied supreme
council regarding the Adrlstic qu-s-
ton which caused stir in this as
well as the allied countries. appar-
entity has served TO reopen the whole
subject Of negotiation.
The supreme councils reply was
received today at the state depart
ment but was withheld London
adv:css say that the note was COM
cuiatory. The state department
made mo- comment on this. bur it
was Uretty well understood thar the
entente premiers' communication
had al least removed the Adriarc
question from the status in which 10
was after the council communioa-o3
it's settlement 20 Jugo-Slavia .n %
form of au uItimaum without rhr
United States being % party go tr.
agreement
Given Option.
The Jug0-SIavs were given the on-
ton OF accepting the councils plan
OF submitting 20 the CARRYING o.f
of the Adri7tic provisions Of the ---
cret treaty or London. recolate.
before the United States entered th.
war. In this connection. ft was dis
closed today that Pres't Wilson in 1.-
note. again came ont Definitely
against the application of rh
treaty.
II also was understood that -h.
president had taken the pos.Go.
that regardless Of the operation %
the treaty OF Versailles and th.
League of Nations the United State
should be a party 20 the Adriatir
settlement because of it's position as
"a -bolliFerent
While the premier's repls was be-
ing received at the state dcLartm NJ
from Ambassador Davis. % sugEes-
tion came from Europe that The
premiers had invited the American
government. in the event that 20
etil held that the original Adriauc
agreement made m Paris on Dec. g
should Doe carried ont 10 indicate The
practical steps thar could be taken
to execute this agreement 10 u
should DE accepted by Italy and
Jugo-Slavia
Fiumc Free State.
Under the terms OF tn Dec. 2
settlement. 10 which the United
States was party Fmmc was 70
be erected into "A free state under
the League of Nations and in other
the general principle ~
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-19
WILSON, NOTE REOPENS ADRIATIC LSSU]
Prefer Charges
against Federal
La1gyerS in ". Y.

BY Associated Press:
ALBANY. y. Y, Feb. 18-Gov.
Smith today received from Raymond
j. Almirall, foreman Of the New
York county extraordinary grand
jury specifications alleging mis-
conduct in office on the part OF three
assistant district attorneys. John T.
DoOling. James +. Smith and Ed
ward r. Kilroe. The governor said
that he would designate Atty. Gen.
Charles d. Newton. as special coun-
sci TO the grand jury I'm the investi-
CATION of the charges.
DOoling is charged with conspiracy
% bring about the indictment Of
Castor 3. Means for murder. Smith
is alleged 10 have been guilty Of
neglect OF duty in respect to invest
igating and prosecuting gambling
an ddisorder and Kilroe is accused
Of neglect OF duty
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-19
EXPERTS CLAIM
ALLIES ANSWER
ISCONCILIATORY
BULLETIN
;necial I'D - - No. .

Special 90 The News Times
WASHINGTON. y. c.. Feb. is
Sen. VIM. +. Borah Of Idaho will
accompany Hiram Johnson into
Indiana and there win be a "two
header campaign for delegates
in behalf Of the California Candi-
date. They will not travel to-
Ngether but viii speak at different
cities. Evansville. Ft Wayne.
South Bend, Terre Haute and
about ten other prominent cities
i'm Indiana viii be covered i'm the
tour.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-19
IOWDEN TALKS.

Nv AssOCiated Press.
SIOUX FALLS, s. d, Feb. IS
There was never more need Of a
Of government at
Washington on a business basis
than at present" declared Gov.
Frank .. Lowden Of Illinois, minor
ity republican candidate for presi-
dent at the March primaries, in an
address tonight Mr Lowden S
speech marked the opening of the
political campaign in South Dakota,
which will come 20 a climax at the
primaries on March %.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-19
SALE
OF HUN SHIPS
Ce-Chairman Stevens Wants
Vessels Valuation
ASCeTtained.
By Associated Press:

By Associated Press:
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-COn-
flicting opinions as 10 the advisa-
bility of the immediate sale of the
thirty former German passenger
liners recently offered by the ship
ping board were presented TO the
senate commerce committee today
by members OF the board.
Chairman Payne told the commit
tee that reconditioning Of the YES
sells for passenger service would in
vOlve an expenditure OF more than
SIS 000, 900 and offered a resolution
approved by three of the four mem
bers OF the board requesting to put
the ships on the market All bids
recently received for the purchase
OF the liners have been rejected, he
stated.
RccOnditiOn Ships.
Vice Chairman Stevens. Of the
board. on the other hand. declared
that the vessels should not be sold
at this time as their true valuation
had not been worked out He urged
that the vessels be reconditioned
before their sale. Estimates Of the
value OF the vessels received by the
board, ne said, had been made with
a depreciation charge OF five per
cent while only two and a half per
cent should thus be charged off. He
placed the value Of the fleet at
nearly $4,000, 900.
Opposing the immediate sale Of
the liners because Of the uncertain
ty as TO their valuation Mr.. Stevens
said the public was entitled TO know
whether the fleet was being offered
at fair prices. More than money
was involved. he added, and the
transfer Of the ships should not be
made until it was known that the
best interests OF the government
were being served.
Advantages OF Sale.
The advantages accruing from the
sale Of the craft as they stand.
Chairman Payne said, lies in the
saving Of the estimated cost OF the
repairs together with the uncertain
~ as 10 what conditions in the ship
ping industry would be after the six
months or more necessary for the
repairs. He added that government
ships were not operated by the
~
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-19
TALK LABOR AT
EMPLOYERS MEET
Builders and Contractors Meet
At Chamber of Commerce
Wednesday.

Organization among contractors
and mutual understanding with
employees brought about by amic-
able adjustment OF relations be-
tween the two was urged as the
fundamental movement toward bet
ter conditions for both by w. W.
Wise. president OF the National Ma
son contractors association in an
address before the get-together
meeting of the Builders and Trad
ers' exchange Of South Bend and
St. Joseph county held at the Cham
Der Of Commerce Wednesday night
More than 100 men engaged in
contracting and trading in building
supplies attended the meeting which
was presided over by Walter Fass-
nacht.
Green Speaks.
Z. J. Green, manager Of the
Chamber Of Commerce delivered the
first address Of the evening stress
ing the value OF orga nization among
the building men Of the city in order
90 cope successfully with the
avalanche of building which VIII be
brought about by the Industrial de-
velopment Of the city within the
next few years.
Mr.. Wise IN opening his address
stated that neither he nor his or
e-nizatiOu was antaGOnistic 20 or
ranizcd labor The purpose Of
organization among employers. he
declared. was for the purpose Of OBJ
tanning better results hy bringing
10 light unfair methods of uuscrup-
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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-17
GRAND OPPORTUNITY
EDUCATIONAL SERVICE
FOR EX-SERV|CE MEN
ARTHUR ]. REED, ONE OF THE
COMMITTEE IN IONIA CO.
FOR MANAGING WORK

The War Work Council of the Ma
tional Y. NJ. C. A. has set aside funds
for the Educational Service for de-
mobilized men,, available during the
year ending September Both, 1920.
This service Includes: first, honorary
scholarships for general education in
Y. M. G. A. schools and other approvI
ed schools, in correspondence courses
and in technical schools, colleges and
second, occupational readjustment
service; third, reconstruction lectures
fourth, Americanization.
Now the above paragraph means
just this; that throughout the whole
country, the National War Work
Council Is organized in every county.
This county organization consists of
a committee of five, appointed in var
ious towns of the country, whise duty
it is to receive applications for the
educational service mentioned above
from ex-service men only.
There are two features in this Ed
ucational Service plan which should
appeal to some of the ex-service men.
First, that if he is contemplating
taking a short course, say of three
months in any line of work, such as
a business course, electrical, mechan,
ical, steam, automobile, etc, they
should make application through this
War Work Council and obtain if pos
sible the tuition expense at any
standard school which he chooses to
attend. Second, if all of the time
cannot be spent at a resident school,
probably the greatest feature of the
service plan is that if the application
is acted upon favorably, the expense
of a correspondence course will be
paid to the extent { the allotment.
These home study courses comprise
most any kind of technical course
desired and will be given by some of
the best schools in the country.
Ionia county's allotment is $560.00.
The committee has been organized,
consisting of men in various parts Of
the country. AS near as can be told
at present, there will probably be a
dozen or more men receiving benefits
from this plan in this county. Bel
ding should receive her share of this
service. We should have from. 3 to
10 applications from this city.
We believe this is an opportunity
which ex-service men will appreciate.
You may wish to better yourself along
the line of your present occupation.
Perhaps you would like little fur.
ther help in the common branches, or
the fundamentals. If so, this is a
start for you. Remember, this is for
ex-service men only, who do not have
a 20 per cent service disability. ANY,
one interested in this should see A.
J. Reed at the local High school
building or phone 1870.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-17
IS HELD FOR
LATE NIGHT ATTACK
ON YOUNG LADY
ACT is OUTRAGE UPON COM
MUNITY. LAW MUST BE
TAUGHT BY JUSTICE

Fay Carver was brought before
Justice of the Peace e. b. Lapham,
Monday morning to answer to a SER
ious charge under the statute for
attempted assault b Y Constable
Elmer +. Cook. He was arraigneo
and on his plea of not guilty the
case was adjourned for the prelim>
mary hearing to Monday, March p,
1920 at 10 O'Clock a. m. His bonds
for appearance at that time being
placed at $4,000.
1t is alleged that Carver followed
and annoyed Geraldine Spencer and
Marguerite Covert while on their way
home from attending the Epworth
League social Saturday evening, he'd
in the NJ. f. church and when the
girls separated to go to their homes
he followed Marguerite up Alderman
street overtaking her near the corner
of Isabel street where he attacked
and attempted to throw her to the
ground. Her screams attracted the
attention of some young men in hear
ing distance and he quickly fled.
Constable Elmer Z. Cook was call
ed to her home as soon as she ar
rived and from her description of the
assailant and of others he in inter-
viewed, suspicion pointed to Carver,
whom he took into custody at once,
finding him at home in bed. On being
brought before her she identified him
as being the party who followed her.
Carver was taken to Ionia Mon
day noon where he will remain until
March % on, which day his hearing
will be held.
There have been number of COM
plants recently of ,offenses of this
character coming from different parts
of the city and it is hopeful that a
stop to such dastardly work will
result by the officers in ferreting out
the culprits and bringing them to
Justice.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-17
Insane Man Shot And Captured

Charles Ross, an inmate of the
State hospital for the criminal insane
at Ionia, made things interesting
down at Ionia. Monday afternoon
when he grabbed great big wicked
looking butcher knife and made an
attack upon the cook at the institu-
ton, demanding the latter's money
and keys. The cook, gave up both
right away and was mighty glad to
get off with Just his life. Ross, after
obtaining the cooks cash, something
like 500 which had just been receiv-
ed as pay, lof.ef the room and made
his escape. The cook finally managed
to get out and gave the alarm and
the crazy fugitive was easily tracked
a short distance and when sighted
was ordered to burrender himself
Wildly brandishing his long knife, to
which he clung, he refused to give
up and threatened to kill anyone who
came within reaching distance Of him
One man in the pursuing party car
ried a gun and he fired several shots
over Ross head with no apparent ef-
feet. Finally he put a shot down
near the horizon and the bullet hit
Ross in the thigh and went through
the fleshy part of both legs. After
a short session the wounded man col
lapsed and surrendered and was TAX
en- to the hospital where he is in a
serious condition.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-17
Desired No Publicity

This story came very near having
a different way of being tolG-it came
very near being the story of local
man drowning in Pine Island lake
Sunday and Would have been so had
not some of his companions been
handy and lending a hand, pulled him
out and saved him to his family and
the est of the folks in the old town.
IL happened this way---Alfred Moore,
local drayman. Gerald Barnes, troub-
lie man for the Citizens Telephone
company and Artie Mccoy, of the
Belding Hardware Co., went out to
the lake to fish--on Sunday, too, mind
you and as they were walking over
the ice looking for suitable places to
fish through, Moore called the at
tention of his companions who were
some rods distant, that someone had
been fishing nearby when he went
through large unobserved air hole.
Barnes, the trouble man-who knows
trouble when he sees it, rushed over
to the spot and as Moore was going
down for the third time, grabbed him
and brought him to the top of the
ice and to safety, where some time
was spent in resuscitating him and
bringing him back to life. Moore's
big thought was not of home, or of
his family or any of the thousand
and one other things which usually
come up before the diving as they are
about to pass out, but the big idea
with him was that in case he got out
of his trouble and got well and all
right was that he did not, under any
circumstances, want a word of the
incident to get into the old home
town paper, the Banner-News which
always carries all the news all the
time whether it is a new baby born
or whether it is like Moore did-a
grown up man getting a cold ducking
while on fishing trip. Moore states
that the water where he went in, was
fully sixty feet deep, that he made
the trip up and down two times and
was on his last trip when rescued and
that all he could think Of or see down
there under the water, was the old
home town paper, so he said-no he
didn't say anything like it. 1t was Art
Mccoy, noted for his truthfulness in
all matters which pertain to any or
his friends getting in tight places
or trouble of any sort and who al
ways acts as special Johnny-on-the-
spot reporter for this paper when
anything like that happens, who said
it and to whom we are indebted for
the facts in the above narrative.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-17

The Sunday morning services at
the Congregational church are being
made very interesting by the pastor
w. j. Rookie in the splendid sermons
he is giving to his congregations.
The choir under the leadership OF
Miss Raynor, with special music Of
anthems and solos Is also an excel
lent feature and is greatly appreciat-
ed.
The contest now on between the
reds and the blues in the Sunday
school is bringing out q large num-
Der of children and young folks to
the church services which is another
good feature.
The Sunday school attendance is
being boosted through the contest
which will end with big supper in
a few weeks.
The Ladies Social Circle is enthus-
iastic in their work Of planning for
the Easter supper and sale to be
given Friday, April 23rd. At recent
meetings held in the parsonage and
at Mrs. Fred Schlegels their presi-
dent, the attendance of members was
very large.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-17
Forty Hours Devotion

Rev. FIR. John A. Gabriels Of Iona
will open up the Forty Hours Ador-
alton services in st. Joseph's Cath
olic church in this city Friday morn,
ing at eight o'clock, following an
early mass at $3.50 o'clock which will
be for the benefit of the working peo,
pie and those who find it impossible
to attend the eight o'clock mass. The
forty hours of alteration will come to
an end on Sunday evening and from
the time that the services start Fri
day until their close Sunday evening,
the continuous presence of worship
pers in the church is necessary and
various societies and people of the
church are arranging to take their
turn in the services of alteration.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-17
MIRACLE MAN.
NAILED AS PICTURE
OF UNUSUAL MERIT
EMPRESS THEATRE TO SCREEN
GEORGE LOANE TUCKER s
POWERFUh PICTURE

Hailed by critics as one of the
greatest motion pictures ever produ-
ced the Paramount Aircraft feature
produced by George Loane Tucker,
"The Miracle Man" will be displayed
at the Empress theatre on March "a
and 25 next. 1t is the screen version
of George M. Cohan's play that scor>
ed so emphatically on Broadway some
years ago, and which in turn was
based on Frank l.. Packard's famous
novel. No picture in recent months
has had so much praise lavished up
on it for the dramatic quality of its
story, it's keen characterization and
beautiful photography.
The story of "The Miracle Man"
centers around an old patriarch Of
the hills who has gained reputation
for his power to heal the sick and
crippled. To him come a band of
unscrupulous crooks from the slums
of New York-Tom Burke. their
leader: Rose, The Frog, and the Dope
who have conceived the scheme of
capitalizing the healer's gift and
taking the money for themselves.
What follows is one of the most
absorbing stories ever unf0iGod on
the screen. In the hands of such
talented Payers as Thomas Mr.ehan
E!inor lar, Be-; Co'a - n Lon
Cfntcy, end ". Laws..n i't'' the
development of the chief characters
under the influence of the deaf and
blind patriarch is portrayed with adj
mirable skill.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-17

Hello, fellows, heard about wnat
we got up at our house?" questioned
some one as they edged in sideways
through the wide Office door bright
and early Wednesday morning, and
when we looked up. by gosh, it was
meme other than Leslie Yost with a
smile on his face so big it would not
come in through the front door un-
less he carried it in sideways and
then we realized and our fancy was
turned into fact as Leslie told of the
arrival of an eight and one-half
pound girl at the home Tuesday night
March 16. The young lady was
named Dolores Jane Immediately up.
on her arrival and Papa says that
mother and the young lady are doing
fine. Leslie passed out the seegars
most willingly and said that the girl
was the best locker he had ever seen
with the possible exception of her
mother and was so frustrated in his
work that he went around the circle
and passed out three or four cigars
to some of the fellows before he no,
ticed what he was doing
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-17
Dies In Wisconsin City

We are in receipt of the follow
ing clipping taken from the Ashland
(Wis.) Press of recent date. The
Doyle family and the deceased young
man have many relatives and friends
in Grattan and Parnell localities who
will regret to learn of the death.
Thomas J. Doyle, the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas j. Doyle Sr., Of GIT
st. Clair street, passed away early
Monday morning at the age of 21
years. He was born December %,
1899 and was educated in the st.
Agnes school. For the past five years
he was employed by the Chicago and
Northwestern railroad as store room
clerk. He was a member of the
Knights of Columbus order and the
Catholic order of Foresters, both Of
which societies will have charge of
the funeral.
Besides hosts of friends he leaves
a mother and father, sisters Anna,
Emeline, Margaret and Genevieve and
a brother Lyle, at home and one
lister, Mrs. sHomer II. Hill. of Resse-
laer, Indiana.
Funeral services will be held from
the st. Agnes church at 10 o'clock
Thursday morning with Requiem
high mass. Interment vii be in the
parish cemetery.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-17
Receive Letter From Son

Mr.. and Mrs. c G.. Bailey received
a letter from their son, Don, who is
in the navy, the first they have heard
from him since last November.
Don is on the u. S. S. New Orleans
which left San Francisco over year
ago for Russia. He left Russia, Dec.
20 for the PHILIPPINE Islands, where
the boat now is in dry dock for six
months.
He says it was pretty cold in Rus
sia when they left there and they
were glad to go where it was warm
er. He has been in many foreign
ports and will see many more as he
enlisted in the navy for four years,
which will be spent in foreign
waters. He sends his regards to his
friends and says to tell them he is
sailing the queen of the seven seas
and is an "old sea dog" now.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-17
Closed Up Tax Collections

City Treasurer John B. Essex went
to Ionia Tuesday noon for the pur-
pose of settling up with the county
treasurer. Mr.. Essex had total Of
$66,665.13 to collect in taxes and Of
this amount he collected all but the
sum of $345.50. County Treasurer
Gates complimented him upon collect
ing up as close as he had and also
complimented him on the condition
Of his books and report. The day
was also another important one in
the city treasurer's life in that he
was just 65 years old and celebrated
his birthday away from home for
the first time in a good many years.