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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-23
Reed Opens Southern Speaking Tour In
 Atlanta Last Night
By Associated Pre-"

Atlanta, Ga, March 22.-United States Senator Reed of Missouri opened speaking tour of Georgia and Florida here tonight. addressing an audience at the auditorium -armory on the league or nations and issues involved in it.
 Ir it's 5000 dead soldiers. its wounded and iii it's financial and other aid, the United States. the Missouri senator sad has more than paid to Europe any obli- gatiop there might be. The senator also outlined personally to Atlantans his ob- iections to the peace treaty of Versailles and the league of nations and discussed the status of the United States were 1t to enter the league.
 Senator Reed will speak tomorrow might in Macon and from there go to Fiorda for five speeches. returning for weeks tour through Georgia,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-23
BIC NITRATE PLANT
 PROFITS POSSIBLE
War Department Estimates $2,9O0,00O Annual Profits
 From Muscle Shoals
By Associated prsm

Washington, March 22-An annual profit of s2.9oo,Ooo could be made by the federal government through operation of the Muscle Shoals, Ala. nitrates plant for manufacture of commercial fertilizer. according to war department estimates submitted to the Senate agricultural com mittee today by Secretary Baker. He ad- vocated passage of the department Dill to organize $i2.500,00o government cor poration to operate the plant for com nercial purposes.
 The departments calculations, MT, Ba- ker said showed that cyanimide could De produced for s27 a ton and sold for s37. 50 a ton while sulphate of ammonia in which the government experts propose to specialize, would cost sfS.22 ton tc produce and would sell for s65 He said Chilean interests now supplying fertilizer to this country could not compete yitl these figures
 The only alternatives to commercial use OF the $72,00o.000 plant, said the secretary were it's salvage or it's retention and up- keep. to meet some future emergency He declared that for salvage the estimate would bring only a song. and to let Tt stand idle would be very wasteful be- cause of the cost of maintenance and the amount invested
 To make its estimates, Secretary Baker said the war department had calculated on the basis of operation of ten of the twelve furnaces al the plant He de- ciared the decision to make speciality Of sulphate of ammonia had been reached after experiments in which the agricut turai department co-operated. and saie '4o.0D0 tons of that product, equivalent il efficiency 10 more than 2o0.o00 tons o Chilean nitrate fertilizer, could be pro, duced each year.
 Sale of sulphate of am,nonia said th, secretary. would be like selling golt dollars, one big firm having offered [. handle the output on a margin of oplv per cent. He recommended that the gov ernment sell only to big distributors. s, as to avoid the detailed organizatlor necessary to reach the individual con sumer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-23
JOINT RAIL WAGE:
 BOARD COMPLETED Body Now Ready to Begin Consider Wage Demands
 of 100000 Workers
By sst9-.ssd Pfls


 Washington March 22.-Fornation completed here tonight by the confer ence. committees. representing the rail- road corporations and the sixteen rail- road unions which elected E. P. Winter of the Pennyyivania railroad chairman. The bipartisan body now is ready to begin consideration of the age demands of the 100000 workers made last August and which since have been twice before the President with out a settlement being reached. The board today began the task of re e-examination of the voluminous rec ords and data. gathered by the wage adjustment boards of the railroad ad- ninistration. with respect to the workers claims.
 Contrary to the union forecast, the lcorporation representatives agreed to include these as part of the boards
 wage records and to employ them, as far as practicable. .,s a basis upon which to discuss the controversy. According to present indications, the board will not deal with the question as a whole until countless minor points l of difference have peen eliminated. ! Members were said to have proposed that the wage demands be made lip Ky classes. adjustments reached and 1 individual controversies settled and {, then the basis of a general percentage | CT increases discussed.
 The suggestion of the President that ] the board should give close study to 1 the relationship between present rail- road wages and the cost of living and ! also 10 the pay of labor in other lines ot industry would probably not enter 1 into the conference until toward the Lend. The Hisposition seemed to be to | talk of specifics rather than gener- alities' at the outset. and on this point union leaders said they had won. They i believed when they had succeeded in avoiding "meandering discussions l tl,ey had broken away from the bunker which they said they always had met
 ir wage meetings prior to federal con- 1 trol
 The railroad representatives ex- l plained that the Association of Rail- road Executives had instructed them ito enter the associations fin a spirit icf co-operation" but they reminded 1 the union leaders that financial re-
 responsibilities rested on the shoulders 1 Of the corporations which must be con-
 sidered when wage claims were under i consideration.
 1 The hearings now before the inter state commerce commission were re- 1 ferred to. It was said. and the state l IT ent made that wage increases hinge upon higher rates.
 l Union leaders secuted the report l that their demands would aggregate lSn addition s1000 100000 on railroad l cperatine expenses. Spokesmen as serted that mo living man could as- leertain the exact amount which would re added tos the pavrolis because of tho intricacv of the vase scales That there would be heavy increase the aders admitted but its proportions they did not believe would attain any such aggregate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-23
AURORA VISIBLE
 FAR SOUTHWARK
By Associated Press

Washington, March 22.-The aurora
 borealis was visible in the far south to-
 night. in some sections the electrical
 display having been seen for the first
 time in years. In Columbia and Charles ton s. C., the northern lights were seen distinctly and Montgomery, Ala, and cities in Tennessee reported remark able exhibition.
 Throughout North Carolina and Vir- ginia great bands of light flashed across the skies and in Washington the dis play had the appearance of beams from giant searchlights.
 The electrical discharge played havoc
 with wire communication throughout the south from early in the evening until shortly before midnight the only lines escaping with minor interrupton beng
 those running south along the Atlantc coast
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-23
MICHIGAN BALLOT COUNT IS PLANNED Full Investigation of Sena. torial Contest Is Urged
 By Henry Ford
sy As,oolat.a ,l pres,

1>eptt@t1H A. fI
 Washington, March 22.-PlansA for counting the ballots in the Michigan senatorial contest will be discussed to- morrow by the Senate elections sub- committee of which Senator Watson, republiean Indiana, is chairman. Att torneys representing Senator New berry and Henry Ford, the contesting candidate, will attend the meeting.
 Alfred Locking, attorney for Mir. Ford has written Chairman Dilling- ham of the elections committee. urging that the full and complete investiga- ton ordered by the Senate resolution shall proceed without further delay The letter was dated March IT, which was before Senator Newberry was found guilty of conspiracy to violate the election laws.
 There no longer exists any reason why the testimony on behalf of the contestant should not be taken in ac- cordance with the resolution and laid before the committee and the Senate, the letter said.
 "The result Of the trial at Grand Rapids, whatever 1t may be, may have some indirect bearing. but can have nc direct bearing upon the contest Neither Mir. Newberr nor MT. Forc will be bound by the finding of the jury there. so far as the contest is con cerned The issues are not the same nor the proofs the same. although much of the same testimony may be ma fterial
 There is large amount of addi- tioral evidence and different testimony to be laid before your honorable body in this contest.
 ~Mr Ford has. I submit, the right tc put in his own proofs and conduct his own contest, and while it was entirely proper on the part of the committee for obvious reasons, not to enter upor the examination of witnesses while the Grand Rapids trial was actually ir progress. I beg most respectfully tC urge that the committee do now meet and make the necessary provisions fol the hearing of the contest"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-23
Two Shot Dead h Dublin;
 Rowdy Soldiers Blamed

clash seemed inevitable and a vol Icy wax fired over the heads of the crowd. hut by whose orders is unknown.
 The shooting which resulted in the Killing of the two men and the wonBdinE of other persons took place in Richmond street. The cir cumstanees surrounding It are not yet known.
 The soldiers who started the dis order eventually returned fo their barracks. Other soldiers not caa- cerned in the riofinE were roughly handled by the pcpuiaee while re- turning alone to the barracks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-23
By Associated Pres.

Dublin. March 2@.-fhere was riot here tonight in which two men were shot dead and four others se- riousIy wounded. The riot was precipitated by the di>orderly com duct of soldiers. about 200 of whom paraded the streets about o'clock singing, iostling passersby. han,- merfng doors and smashing wiD- dows.
 After psrading through Hareeurt street the soldiers returned toward tbeir barracks followed by large crowd of civilians At the Porto below bridge near the barracks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-23
Washington Completes
 Ratification of the e
 Suffrage Amendment
By Associated Press

olympia, Wash. March 2:.--Ratt- fication of the proposed suffrage amendment to the federal consti- tuition was completed by the Wash ington legislature late tOday, when the senate unanimously passed resolution ratifying the amend ment. The resoIution had preyi- ously passed the house. Washing ton was the thfrfy-fifth state to ratify the amendment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-23
sy A.I.!o.eiatsd prs..

New York. March x2.-Aurova BoreaIfs was attacked tonight with spring fever. He kicked up his heels. danced all over the sky and put telegraph wires 0ut Of com mission from the Atlantic seabOard to the far west.
 The wire chief of the Western uuion headquarters tried to take the patients pulse. but reported the company had no instrunents strong enough to measure the volt age In the electrical currents W hich swept ncronn the heavens. Natures
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-23
ROBBERS HOLD UP A DICE GAME AND GET A w AY WITH S6,0OO
By Associated Press

Brunswick, \. l., March 22.- seven robbers held up group of men in a dice game in n store here early today and escaped in an auto mobile with cash vari0psiy esti- mated mt between S8,ooO and S15,00O. The robbers are believed to be mem- bers of a gang that recently made similar raids on ..big games" in va rious sections of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-23
Noske Resigns;
 Whole Cabinet Likely 10 Quit
gy Assoe,ates rrr,

Berlin, March 22.-Gustav N0sk minister of defense. presented his resignation to President Ebert this afternoon, and the President ac- cepted it. Other cabinet changes are imminent.
 1t Is announced that the inde- pendents today demanded defi- mite labor cabinet and that the government is considering the de- mand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-23
Aurora Boreais Steps On
 Wires and SerUice Ceases

skyIarking in the norfkland made telegraphy an imposstbiIIty for fif- teen rninutes-a record in this viz cinits-and caused furry in newspaper offices all over the country. when news westward bound was held up.
 There were interruptiens in teIe- graph service early In the evening, hut the complete tie-wp came at 9.i5. By 10 o'clock Western Union reported it was heginsIng to re- cover some Of its circuits, but a
 tcontinued on Page TwoJ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-23
MORGENTHAU TO BE NAMED AMBASSADOR
 TO MEXICO CITY
sy Associated Pres,

Washington. Sisrch 2...--rhc se< iectiop of Henry Morgunthau. foQ mer ambassador to Turkey. to ambassnder to Mexico, is expec to he announced soon from t~ White Heuse. No official nouneement was available t06G but it k kaowa that Mr. MorH fhEm'. name K foremost an those under considerations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-23
BEWARE OF BRITISH, 'e z BENSON TOLD SIMS,
 LATER DECLARES
|. Lloya . W, ," Live Statement Seri- lue 'osase Consideration Be- ld M cause Benson Was ViO-
 t Icntly Anti-British
By Associated Pro.

Washington, March z2.-Rear Admiral Sims told the Senate investigation com mittee today that Rear Admiral Benson, chief of naval operations during the war and now chairman of the shipping board, was the officer who told him mot to let the British pull the wool over your eyes, we would as soon fight them as the ter ,nans.''
 This was not a formal instruction, the admiral said, but was told to him in the presence of other naval officers after . Secretary Daniels had given him final m structions just before his departure over seas. where he later became commander of American naval forces.
 It was repeated the following day, he declared and again six months later when Admiral Benson visited Paris. ! Admiral Sims was reluctant to reVeal inc name of the officer making the state meut. explaining that he had kept ms presenta tion of the case clear of person. salifies and that he wished to continue to tio SO Chairman Hale insisted however. Cross animation by Senator Pittnan' deuocrat Nevada, developed that Ao- miral Sims had shown his letter criucis- fng the navy departments conduct of the war. 10 Henry P. Davson of New ork' aho,,t the middle of January, while ne was a guest at Mfr. Davison's home Ad- ,niral Sims conceded that this was an Nindiscretion." 70
 Senator Pittman said he had reason 70 believe that copy of the same ietter had found it's way to a Washington news, paper correspondent who propaoiy Wou'u he called later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-23
CRISIS IN CABINET

Berne, March 22. The whole Ebert-Bauer cabinet probably will resign, according to latest advfces from Berlin. The crisis has been brought about by the grent oppo- sitiOn aroused by the agreement with the trade unions, especially in the rural districts.
 The situation in the western in- dustriaI regions and in upper sile- sin. particularly Breslau. is stiIl very serious, the adyices add. The country populations, however. are calm everywhere. The peasants in western Germany are preparing to cut off the food supplies from the troubled Industrial cemters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-23
Flying Pars0n Has
 Reached Little Rock
 From Baton Rouge, La,
By Associated prs,s

Little Rock. Ark. March 22.-- Lieut.. Kelvin ". Maynard. the fly ing parson, arrived here nt 3;55 o'clock this afternoon. having flown from Baton Rouge, La.. in three hours and twenty-five min utes. Lieutenant Maynard will leave here tomorrow afternoon for Memphis Tenn, he said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-23
Mrs. Gardener Nominated
sy AaoeIateA Prsss

u-.sbingtor. March 22.--Helen Ham
 csrdener of this city. widow of tcn Day, and author and lecturer. oi auinated today by President Will xas ilo he member of the civil service Eon ,ssion. -v She will succeed Charles e1.ss a. Sl egs@s's sSs a a rss as9 Twas .,,er the President had deter ya.a 10 reorganize r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-23
Italy Gets Proposals
 From Russ B0lsheyiki
By A,sooIa,eo .-re.,

Paris, March p. tHavas.) The Russian soviet government has proposed to Italy that relations between the two countries be resumed immediately according to a dispatch to the Temps from Reval q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-23
James Would Accept

Roanoke. Va. March 22-R Rorer A. James. democratic state chairman. an nounced today he would accept re-elec- ton should the Roanoke convention 50
 honor him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-23
HITCHCOCK FoRsEEs FAILuRr

Augusta. Ga, March 22-Senator TIitch- cock of Nebraska, in charge of the dem- ocratic fight for ratification of the peace treaty, expressed the opinion here today that the plan to have Congress declare peace by resolution would fail because of constitutional obstacles"
 "There is q disposition among certain senators to attempt to terminate the war with the adoption by the Senate and the House of concurrent resolution declar- ing that state of peace exists. this resolution to be signed by the President. said Senator Hitchcock. but I am of the opinion that this cannot be done In the framing of the constitution of the United States the war making func- tion was delegated to Congress but tho right to terminate war by the negotia-
 tContinued on Page Two)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-23
STRONGLY NTI-BRITIsH

Explaining ms lntefpretoti' oA =. Admiral Benson said to him, tne WI. wl,nea', sa saad ha had not given the statement se- rious consideration at the time pecauss ha had assumed that 1t resulted 1roi'' ,,,bat he described as an intensely anu, p,it;eh feeling entertained by Adhilra' pa,sson He added that Admiral Benson ras an outstanding and honest ihsp', Exceedingly strong in his adherences - his convictions. ,,.t con-
 It was due to Bensons persola' 1lsa ~, s,,s, se < edence in him and advocacy of ms causs t1,at he was sent abroad and later reacls,n " t,,a ,,iobest naval post overseas, the our
 e,on,men enting briefly on Secretary e,,a .s;ais, etatemnnt before the commit tse Admiral Sims said that n hls testimony c5 awards the secreta, s,- ' sfated tHat he rad reminded me oi tne irsiscretion in speech niaoe Guild hall-' 4ha, sasssbfs,t is thoroughly mistaken, the WI ness added. No refe ace 'faae sa bv arybody in the riayyss5epa rti1-<s's Y chat occasion"
 In reply to questions by Senator ! Pittman calculated to bring out tha' he made public his letter regarding naval decorations before Secretary Dan < iels received it Admiral Sims declared neither he nor any member of his staff gave the matter any publicity.
 NO SPRING CHICKEN
 T am no spring chicken, said thf i-pfficer, land am not putting my heae into moose unnecessarily l ever { carried the only copy of the letter around in my pocket so I would know it did not get out prematurely."
 Senator Pittman read a number oi &etters and papers from Admiral Sims 6les, including letter to Secretars Aaniels dated November 15, 1917, de eArnig that the extent of Americai military participation in the war wa 1ebendent the rate of shipbuilding ~4sss.< ~4sss. thet d States and suggestile -~t.sr a m. proportion of our nationa { army uS perhaps be more efficientl, 4utilized in prosecution of the war D, actually utilizing it as labor in Ameri can shipyards"
 The Senator also read an unsigne, memorandum which Admiral Sims sai, he did not write. commenting unfavor ably on the growing sentiment earl, in 1918 for the formation of a separat, American army in France
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-05

dressed with timed salmon a few
sardines, both 20 be had only on a
fat ration card. some imitation Ii
quors and scaly-looking bonbons.
In the great shopping streets Of
the inner city the windows are
filed with magnificent furs, works OF
art. tailored costumes dainty silks
and other wOmen's wear, Jewels and
other articles deluxe. But for stur-
dy clothing, for shoes and woolens.
for those things that a populace
needs in a hard winter cline. for
fats and flour and sugar. one can
search Vienna in vain. A diamond
or rare painting. tapestry or sable
coat, dainty glassware or exquisite
leather and porcelain things can be
found in the Karnestrasse or the
Graben or the smart shop streets
that radiate from them, but the own
er OF any one of them will sell you
more readily for bacon. -four or su-
gar than for crowns Recently many
shops have refused TO sell except for
established foreign monies, although
such a procedure is in direct viola
ton OF the law.
The government daily quotes the
official rate Of exchange at which
foreign money will be cashed in its
own bureau. but this means nothing
as effecting private transactions in
banks and with money changers.
Some days these will give from 10
TO 20 points more or less than the
official rate according 10 their own
judgment Of conditions. There were
daily raids on Illicit money changers
in cafes, hotel corridors and in the
side streets of the Bourse. often net
ting millions Of crowns. but tho
game goes on.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-05
GENERAL NEWS OF MISHAWAKA
NeWTmes office 12O Lincoln Way West Telephone Mhawaka
WRESTLING MATCH
FOR BELT MONDAY
Kid Ross and Matty MatSuda
to Try For Championship.
Excellent PreIiminarieS.

wrestling fans are looking for
ward with much interest 20 the
match at the Century theaJer next
Monday night between Adrian (Kid)
Ross OF Mishawaka, and Matty
Matsuda Of Columbus O.. for the
Police Gazette belt. These two we'll
known mat artists will wTestle for
the 152 round championship. and
must weigh that weight at 6
o'clock on the evening OF the match.
Ross is working every day with
Frankie Mason at tho South Bend
r. VI. G. 4. gymnasium in order to
comply with the terms OF the
match His friends say ne viii put
up the greatest game in his career
which has been one round of sue
cesses. The preliminaries will include
some excellent numbers Young
Bother. South Bend. will tackle c..
Miltenberger. Niles. at 40 pounds;
speedy Steve, South Bend. and
George Luzny. South Bend. AS
pounds: Sam Tundas. Mishawaks,
and Young Jordan. Elkhart Six
rounds Of boxing will he given be-
tween Rollo Hess. South Bend and
Kid Fray. Niles, 100 pounds: Eddie
WEIGH. South Bend. and Young
Critic, Buchanan.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-05
SCRATCH LEAGUE
BOWLING RESULTS
Life Savers Team On Top
Wins 10 Games; Loses
Two.

Il looks as If the Life Savers team
OF the Mishawaka Scratch league IS
10 be the claimant of the spring
bowling cup according TO the per-
centage il holds in the league elm
nation tournament being held at the
Pastime bowling alleys. It's record
SO tar this season is 10 games won
as against lost, giving a percent
age of S33. Five teams Of the re-
naming nine claim the right to eec-
Ond place. The Joe Smoke shop,
Black Colts, Willies and Vets have a
percentage of jS3 while the Long
fellows follow with 500.
The Mishawaka league is perhaps
one of the best scratch bowling
leagues ever formed in northern IN
diana. The results of no other
league have shown such a remark
abe percentage medium. At the time
Of the leagues formation the teams
were allotted an equal number of the
expert rollers, making them more
nearly equaliZed than any ever or
ganized in this vicinity. 1t is this
equalization of the teams that ac-
counts for the nearness of the re-
suits. There is still time until the
end Of the spring season tournament
for the four unfortunate teams, who
have been unable 10 hold the bal
ance, to redeem themselves.
This Weeks Results.
Following are the results Of this
weeks contest:
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-05
MRS. LOU RossMAN.

Mrs. Lou Rossman. 127 r. Nish-
awake av., a resident of Mishawaka
for the past 80 years, died Tuesday
night at $3.50 o'clock, following a 10
days illness with pneumonia.
Her maiden name was Miss Lou
Merchant. She was born IN Michi-
gan rs years ago. Her husband.
jerome ROssman. died Is years ago.
She is survived by a grandson,
Harry J. Graham Of Washington. D.
c.; two sisters. Mrs. George Harris
and Mrs. Lucy Luther Of Chicago.
Funeral services will be held
at the residence Friday after
noon at . o'clock. Rev. George W.
Titus of the First Christian church
Will oficiate. Burial will be in the
city cemetery.