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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-07
"TEACHERS' WEEK"
STARTS MONDAY

Plans for teachers wcek. begin
ming March 3. the period set aside
by Coy. Goodrich in a recent procIa-
nation for the purpose Of creating
interest i'm the teaching profession
among prospective recruits 10 the
teaching ranks and bringing the vo-
cation 10 higher standard. were
announced Saturday night by vs.. W.
Borden. superintendent of public
schools
The week viii be devoted to q
campaign I'm the l. sl school and
through civic and educational So
Cicties and other agencies for the
purpose of setting forth the needs
of tho profession The program will
be- concluded Friday night vith "a
banquet. 20 bc held m the Rotary
room OF the oliver hotel az which
more than 4C0 teachers I'm South
Bend schools the members OF the
school board and guests are expect
ed 90 attend
Dr. Straycr 10 Talk.
DR. George n. Strayer. OF Column
bia university, principal speaker at
the banquet has announced his sub
scot for the ccCa sion as 'Tle Future
90 Teaching COR Public Service" Il.
II. Hines. state superintendent ~
Among the other spcake-s Will 5e
members OF the school board aud
visiting school officials.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-07
GIVES ALIBI
FOR NEWBERRY
EXPENSE LIST
Official Campaign Manager
Tells Why Reports We're
Incomplete.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, March 8.
Why the Blair report OF the New
berry senatorial primary campaign
receipts and expenses was incom-
plete was discussed on the witness
stand today in the elections conspir-
acy trial by Paul King, campaign
manager. He told of the orders he
had given that every outstanding
obligation Of the committee be in
Guided in the document filed with
the state on September s, 1918, and
then OF the strenuous but futile ef-
forts Of his subordinates 10 meet the
order
Finds Report.
THE morning OF September 8
when / reached the Office. found
the report still incomplete" said
King "B. Frank Emery had been
told 10 set it up and ! was Informed
that he had worked all the preced-
ing night, nnally fainting from eX-
haustiOn at four o'clock in the morn
ing and being sent home in taxi
cab.
Il then took hold Of the situation
and found the records in a rather
chaotic state, Hannibal Hopkins
director Of publicity, had been writ
ing, telegraphing and telephoning
for bills for newspaper advertising
and we thought we had them all
We did the the very best we could
with the report and made an honest
effort 60 have II complete.
On Vacation.
When Frank ". Blair, treasurer
of the committee, came 10 sign the
report I told him 1 thought 1t was
complete. He then attached his sig
nature 10 the affidavit"
King said he did not know just
when additional claims began 10 ar
rive. He said he went on a vacation
the next day, then was called tC
New York for nearly two weeks anC
was able 10 give no further attention
TO NewDerry politics until about
October Is.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-07
VETS EMPLOY PRO- GERMAN TACTIC
GregOriaH Chant to
be Held at Gotham
Cathedral in June

NEW YORK. March 6-Plaus
were announced today for an inter-
national congress Of C1rcgorian
Chant at ST Patrick's cathedral the
first three days OF June. which Will
be attended by singers and music
teachers from all parts Of the United
states, Canada and abroad.
The chief director viii be the
greatest authority on Cregorian
chant. the Very Rev. Dom Moe
quereou, prior Of tie Solesmes COM
munity Bencdictino Monks on the
Isle Of Wight. The grand organist
viii be Joseph Bonnet concert or
ganist at St. Eustace. Paris.
Five thousand shoot children viii
sing at the first days service and an
equal number of adults will sing the
other days. Each day there viii be
mass. vespers. compline and lectures
on the chant and other features OF
Catholic liturgy.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-07
ELEVEN MEN FILE
PRIMARY NOTICE
County Clerk Receives Last
of Petitions Saturday
Afternoon.

Eleven candidates had filed their
declaration wIt>s County Clerk VIII
bur ". Warner when his office closed
Saturday afternoon. that they viii
participate i'm the contest for nomi-
nations for political offices at the
nomination primaries May 4.
Three candidates filed late Satur-
day afternoon, bringing the total
number of filings up to IL. one
candidate for precinct committee
man i'm the republican county CEN
trail committee filed Saturday morn
inS. making four filings during the
Gay.
Those who filed Saturday after
noon are Louis +. Duck, who wants
TO be renOminated on the republican
ticket for sheriff: Edmund j. Hart
man, for the democratic nomination
Tor county commissioner for the
middle district.
The first candidate for the office
Of precinct committeeman to file is
Gordon Ostat, who wants 10 repre-
sent the fourth precinct of the
fourth ward in the republican cen
tral committee.
II. j. Weinke, a travelling sales
man living at 422 ST Joseph ST., Is
considering entering the race for the
democratic nomination for state rep
resentative for st. Joseph county. II
is probable that Mr.. Weinke will file
his declaration within the next few
days.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-07
Entente Threatens
i dStic Action in
Warning to Turks

LONDON. March 6.-The allies
dispatched a note 10 the Turkish
government today. The terms Of
the communication We're not dis
closed, but it is understood they are
drastic and viii be followed by dras-
tic action, should tie necessity arise
Premier Lloyd George announced
in the British house of commons
Thursday that the masSacres of
Armenians in Cilicia had been the
subject Of very anxious conSidera-
ton at recent conferences of the
allied representatives and that the
cOnferees had reached a decision
which had been communicated TO
the allied missions at COnstantinople
The premier added that il would not
be advisable to make public at the
moment the character of the de-
ciSion.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-07
GERMAN LHHIGRANTS
COMING TO AHERIC4

NEW YORK. March 6.-Despite
the fact that peace has not been
concluded between the United States
and Germany, appreciably sprink-
lings of Germans are appearing
among the immigrants passing
through Ellis Island, according 10 a
statement issued today by Byron II.
Chl. acting commissioner at the sta
ton As long as these Germans get
passports from American consular
agents IN German ports, Mr.. Uhl
said. the immigrants need only TO
meet the ordinary requirements on
inspections here. as these passports
contain q tacit permit from the state
department
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-07
PEACE TREATY IS
PRONOUNCED DEAD
BY SENATE HEADS
Final Move to Bring Wilson
Into Compromise Given
Setback.

WASHINGTON, March 6.-The
move to bring Pres't Wilson actively
into the peace treaty compromise
negotiations got such a setback at
the white house today that the ir-
reconcilable senate opponents Of
ratification again pronounced the
treaty dead and gave notice that
they would move Monday to bring
the debate speedily to an end.
Compromises to Lodge.
Officials close to the president
declared that democratic senators
already We're fully advised of the
attitude of the executive and that
compromise proposals should be ad-
dressed, not to Mr.. Wilson, but 70
Sen. Lodge, OF Massachusetts, the
republican leader in the senate. II
was not revealed whether the presi-
dent would grant the requested con
ference with Sen. Simmons, Of North
Carolina, representing the senate
democrats in a final effort at com 81
promise but the white house officials
intimated that they thought further
efforts to inquire the president S
views would be superfuous.
The development caused uncon-
cealed disappointment among the
republican and democratic senators
working for an 18th hour compro-
mise but II did not put a stop to
their negotiations. Some on both
sides openly declared the only
course left was TO go ahead with
the effort at agreement and then
&c. ~. 4
let the president decide afterwards
whether he would accept or re-
ject It.
Waste OF Time.
Among the irreconcilables how
ever, it confidently was asserted
that no agreement ever could be
reached on such an uncertain basis
and that If the declarations Of the
white house officials reflected the
views Of the president further de
lay OF the ratification vote was only
so much time wasted. The notice OF
their intention TO force final action
was given in the senate by Sen
BorGh, republican. Idaho, who said
he would move Monday 70 take u
at once the knotty problem OF ar
tiCle 10. which had been put over
in the hope that a compromise OF
IL might be assured while the senate
worked its way through the long list
OF collateral reservations.
Sen. BOrahs proposal at once was
endorsed by Sen. Hitchcock. Of Ne
braska. the democratic leader. who
said he and his colleagues were
ready 10 vote IAN early date" and
that IT was unnecessary" TO seek
the views of the president before
taking final action. Sen. Lodge
however, suggested that the quickest
way now TO reach article 10 was &c
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-07
Plan DRIVE AGAINST
DRUG HABIT IN u. S.

CHICAGO, March 6.-Plans for a
national campaign against the drug
habit by the most stringent enforce
ment OF the Harrison anti-narcouc
act set attempted are being formed
av officers OF the internal revenue
department, Il was announced today
bv Charles Rogers. assistant super
rising collector at washington who
IS in Chicago 20 direct reorganiza-
Ton or field deputies.
I'm the hue and CRY against liquor
me public has apparently forgotten
hat more sinister social menace. the
drug habit" Mr.. Rogers said. Just
AS soon as our department has the
income tax work off its hands. we
are going TO roll up our sleeves and
20 after dope, tooth and nail.
Mr.. Rogers said the department
had received reports OF an alarming
increase IN the number OF drug vic
inns and in the smuggling traffic.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-07
SUBMIT FINAL
LABOR REPORT
TO PRESIDENT
Leaders Say Industrial Ques.
ton Must Be Solved Ina
Individual Plants. Y

WASHINGTON. March 6. - The
proper place 20 grapple with the
labor problem is in the Individual
plant, the second industrial confer
cnc8 will tell the president ia its
final report Tho conference adj
1ourDed today after having held so
sessions since its first meeting Dec.
I. It's report, adopted unanimously
Will go TO the president next week
and viii be made public within
about 10 days.
Specific recommendation regard
ing hours Of work. wages. women
and children in industry. unemploy-
ment and similar problems have
been made, the conference an
uounced, and definite stand on
collective bargaining the rock on
which the first conference came TO
grief, has been taken.
Several Hearings.
In a preliminary report made
public Dec. 70. the conference pro-
posed machinery for adjusting dis
putes between employees and en-
ployers. and asked for criticisms and
suggestions. a number of men
prominent in public life. as well as
representatives Of capital and labor.
appeared before the conference
while individuals and organizations
made suggestions In writing
The final report. the conference
announced makes some modifica-
lions of the organization suggested
In its preliminary statement but
leaves intact the national industrial
BOARD and the regional boards OF
inquiry and adjustment. The final
..eport also deals broadly with the
General field OF industrial elimina-
lion of the causes OF disagreement.
Plans for shop organizations 20 Ia
cilitate voluntary adjustments be
tween capit2I and labor are sug-
-sested.
VIII Print Report.
While no attempt was made 20
deal comprehensivoiy with a.. rail-
way problem because of Ne recent
enactment Of the railroad law un-
der which the carriers viii operate
under private control. suggestions
were made regarding other public
utilities.
The report. which contains about
5000 words will be printed for
public distribution.
The conference was composed OF
Il members, with Secretary Of La
bor Wilson as chairman and Her
bert Hoover as e-chalrman.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-07
GRANTS INCREASE
IN RATE TO LOCAL
HEATING COMPANY
Public Service Commission
Authorizes Boost of 52.78
Percent.

Authority TO increase it's rates
52.l6 per cent for steam heat sup
piled 20 IFS patrons has been granted
the St. Joseph Heating company Of
this city by the Indiana Public
Service commission, according to the
advices received Saturday from In
dianapolis.
The commission also granted
authority 10 the heating company TO
cancel a preferential contract with
the Oliver Hotel company. and to
enter into a new contract with thai
company on the new rate schedule
basis
The petition of the company for
an increase in its rates was heard
ut the ST. Joseph county court
house by Commissioner John Nc
COrdle, Jan. 2S, of this year. and its
prayer that its rates for steam heat
be fixed at "A schedule graduated
from $3.50 10 roc gross and from
$1.25 TO Coo net for each 1000
pounds OF consideration was
granted.
Cite Case.
The increased cost of purchasing
steam from the Indiana * Michigan
Electric company by the St. Joseph
Heating company was cited by the
commission in handing down its de-
cision OF the latter company's petit
tiOn for authority 10 increase its
rates 20 its patrons. The rate from
which the commission granted the
increase is &c for each 1000
pounds of condensation.
The commission placed n value
OF Sl13.646 on the property of the
heating company. The increased
rate schedule is intended 10 yield
seven per cent on the company s
Investment.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-07
FORM NEW MINISTRY;
SWEDISH CABINET OUT

STOCKHOLM, March 6.-The
Swedish cabinet has resigned.
Premier Eden was asked by the king
to form a new ministry. IL was eX-
pected the socialists would form a
new government, with Hjalmar
Branting. the socialist leader as the
premier. This is still POSSIBLE, as ii
may prove difficult for Premier
Eden to form a liberal cabinet
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-07
STATE or NEW YORK
GETS ROOSEVELT TAX

AIINEOLA. y. Y. March G.-The
state Of New York will receive SS.-
S91 as IN Inheritance tax from The
estate Of the late Col. Theodore
Roosevelt. according 20 the report
of James y. Gehrg, state inherit
ance tax ppra lser, filcd here today.
The official transfer tax appraisal
shows that the former president left
an estate worth S727,713 after all
expenses and debts had been de-
Quoted. The total value of the es-
tate was placed at S7S1.OS2. divided
between S63O.107 personal and
$15O.975 real property.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-07
QUESTION FITNESS
or SECRETARY COLBY

WASHINGTON. March g.. - The
fitness Of cambridge Colby to he
secretary of state will be discussed
again 10y the senate foreign rela-
tons committee Monday. Evidence
Of an important nature. members
said today, would be heard in con-
nection with certain questions rails
ed at previous sessions of the COM
mittee.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-07
Embargo Placed On
Express Shipments

CHICAGO. March 6.-An embargo
was placed today against all eN-
press shipments except newspapers
aud funeeral equir mont by the Am
erlcau Railway ENprecSs company,
following the strike OF 'iusurgent
railV1v express clerks. who de-
manded wage increase of $50
month
Thc strike. called ry r. T.. Shep-
herd. chairman OF the Chicago and
Western Lakes division OF the
brotherhood Of Railway clerks. IS
-,itEout sanction OF international
.ilcers. 10 WAS announced. More
-hau % 500 men responded TO the
strike cali. Sir Shepherd said.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-07
Worst Storm In Years
Hits Eastern States

BALTIMORE. Md. March 6-The
eastern shore of Maryland is isolated
tonight by the worst storm IN many
years The steamer Cambridge is
marooned in the ice. off Claiborne,
en- route to Baltimore with many
passengers aboard. All BAY shipping
is delayed and small boats have been
driven TO harbors. Railroad traffic
on the eastern shore is reported
hampered greatly by fallen wires
and snow furries.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-07
Forty Members of
Holy Roller Sect
Visit South Bend

Forty members Of the Holy Roll
or sect Of Benton Harbor We're ia
South Bend Saturday night for an
hour. They were enrOute TO Chi
CagO where they are to appear at q
loop theater, and stopped here long
enough 20 arrange for transit of
baggage.
They have previously played q
Chicao engagement and are now
booked for an indefinite run.
The troupe was "discOvered' last
summer by Ernie Young. Chicago
theatrical promoter during his visit
there. lie succeeded i'm booking
them for a Chicago theater where
they went over big.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-07
Million Dollar Fire
Loss IL Dayton Plant

DAYTON. Ohio. March 6.-Fire
of uukuovu origin tonight complete
Do DESTROYED the li- tobacco ware
house leased hv thc American SUI
rnatra Tobacco company. Cf New
York. causing damage Ca the extent
OF ucarIv 100000.
The buIdiuE contained hundreds OF
boxes ~ the finest grade OF tobacco
'aaf Morris Stern. local represen-
-afIse or the company. stated the
loss would be between &1t0.0t0 and
q 0OoG. 600 ON the contents and $50
600 ou the building Ir was partly
covered by insurance.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-07

the United States. excepting only
the two main party organization.
aud in many localities the Anti
saloon league is more powerful thau
either the democratic or t1e repu.-
iican party
on the other side the "wets" up
20 the present have not been as
compactly organized. but that weak
ness is just at this moment rapidly
being cured. The forces opposed 20
the Anu-Saloon league consist OF
three bodies. one is the AssocIa-
ton Opposed 90 National Prohibi-
ton. another is the Association 20
Work for the Repeal OF the lSth
Amendment. the third IS "a curious
fraternity just getting under way in
Wisconsin, an organization whose
sense of humor manifests itself ~
calling itself The Camcls." and
adds one more 70 that social me-
nagerie which includes the Eagles
the Elks and the Moose. eth,
Camels' call their officials "shieks
and their local lodges caravans.
Anti-SaIOon League in Saddle.
All three of these wet organic
tions include both brewers and
others who have a commercial iu-
terest involved, together with earn
est persons who care nothing about
the sale Of liquor but believe that
the prohibition amendment is a vio-
lation OF the spirit OF our national
institutions. For example. Gov. Ed
wards Of New Jersey IS himself q
total abstainer.
For the moment the Anu-Saloon
league is very much in the saddle.
It possesses victory crystallized into
a constitutional amendment and a
statute. The Issue upon which the
sides are lined up. and which will
present itself in the san Francisco
convention. is the repeal both OF the
amendment and OF the statute.
The constitutional amendment is
already under legal attack. From
FIVE different states-M Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, New Jersey, Con-
necticut and California-legal as
saults upon the constltutionality OF
the amendment have been made and
are now on their way up 10 the
supreme court To say that these
attacks Will probably fail is merely
( TO express the history Of similar as
saults on other constitutional amend
ments 10 one seriously expects
that the supreme court will fail 70
uphold the validity OF the amend
I ment.
/ Not only viii these legal attacks
upon the amendment fail: 10 isl
/ equally probable that the efforts 90
/ repeal the amendment through the
political action OF congress and the
various states will also fail The
E various organizations now working
+ 70 repeal the amendment don't really
hope 90 succeed.
Hope for Lesser Victory.
/ They are carrying on that part Of
/ the fight for moral effect They
know that the stronger alcoholic
+ liquors. whisky brandy and the like.
are gone in this country. and gone
+ for good. But they hope 10 saw
. beer and light wines-very light beer
and very light wines. They DO hope
10 obtain a lesser victory by repeal
ing what is known as the enforce
ment act"
II there were no enforcement act.
81 tho prohibition amendment stood
alone IL would merely act as a pro-
hihition Of the sales OF Intoxicating
liquors leaving-and this IS me inn
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-07
PRESIDENT ACCEPTS
ROPER'S RESIGNATION

WASHINGTON, March 6.-In ac-
cepting with great regret the
resignation Of Daniel G. Roper as
commissioner of internal revenue,
Pres't Wilson told Mr.. Roper in a
letter made public at the white house
tonight that he appreciated his serv-
ices TO the government for many
years In different riificult positions
and always with distinction"
Commissioner Roper based his
resignation, his letter 20 the presi-
dent discloses on a desire TO re
enter private life 10 pursue my per-
sonal plans"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-07
TrCelue Year old Boy
Crushed By automobile

INDIANAPOLIS. March Fred
erick St0eflcr T. Years old. was
killed here this afternoon when he
feu beneath the rear wheels ~ an
auto truck, 60 which he was holding
while skatiT.g ou roller skates in the
street Death was almost insjan-
-aueOr-.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-07
START MOVEMENT TO
STABILIZE MATERIALS

CHICAGO. March "a cam
paigu was begun today among
building material men 10 stabilize
prices ON all materials used i'm home
building for at least six months. \
plea was made also for sterilization
of wages. Only by such means
could the housing problem b.
solved. said Edward Hines. head Of
a lumber company, who announced
the movement
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-07
CENSUS ANNOUNCEMENTS

WASHINGTON, March 6.-Popu-
lation announcements for 1929 is
sued by the census bureau tonight
were: oledo. Ohio. 243,1O9. an in
crease OF 1852, or 44.& per cent
over 1910: Carlotte, y. C 46.31S.
an increase OF 12,30i, or 36.2 per
cent.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-07
PRUSSIAN PROPAGANDA
SYSTEM RESORTED TO
IN FIGHT ON DRY LAW
Edwards Presidential Boom Sample Of News
Created by Sinister Processes to Fool Press
and People-Democrats are Goats.
BY MARK SULLIVAN.

WASHINGTON March BY process as daHna6 underi'dSd
applied
during the The liquor interests en-
dupatc launched
Of
Wh
propaganda prepared tickle and
stiatcd 4
Of
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-07
FRISCO DEMOCRATS TO
VOTE UNRESTRICTED

SAN FRANCISCO Cal. March 6
Tp-cnty-siN caruidates Cor dele
yates to the national convention
here were selected 90 "a meeting az
tre democratic state central CONF
.-.fte. today. III the candidates
linen arc succrssful at the primary
IS MAY they VIII go 90 the cQuTen-
Lon uniustructed.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-07

CCONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR)
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-02-27
BOY BURIED ALIVE "a HOURS
Boy Rescued by Neighbors After Hav-
ing Been Entombed Thirty Feet
Below Ground.

Barber, Idaho.-To escape with
his life after having been buried 80
feet below the surface of the earth for
"a hours was the experience Of Paul
Bennett, eighteen years old, Of Bar
ber, Idaho.
Young Bennett descended into his
fathers well for the purpose of dig
ging it deeper, but had hardly reached
the bottom when the rotten walls col
lapsed. completely covering him be
meath the debris.
The young mans father summoned
neighbors who frantically began to
remove the tons of earth which buried
the youth. 1t was nearly dawn Of the
following day, however, before the res
cuers succeeded in allowing Bennett
10 escape from his prison. little the
worse for his experience