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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-12

1eI Reduce. CThe National Bank o.
War Survivors, and is special OBJ
Jet Is 70 give credit 20 all ex-corn-
batants. helping them 10 start afresh
IN business. assisting also their wild
ows and orphans, or the parents and
sisters % those who died during the
conflict. 20 all OF whom f. also given
a discount OF one percent or all op-
erations.
Personal Interest.
The King. himself. took a person
al interest in the development OF the
new bank and invested 1000 lire IN
It's shares. which he presented 20
another war institution, that OF the
orphans OF fallen soldiers
The King is anxious that the new
bank should become q link between
Italy and Italian war survivors who
live abroad, OF wnom there are over
5000 IN America alone ana an
even greater number in Argentine
and Brazil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-21

bassy staff, who returned yesterday
from q western trip: Mr.. Chester
Lockwood and Mr.. Ballard Moore.
The charge d'affaires and counselor
of the Italian embassy and Signora
Rrambilla entertained at luncheon to-
day the ambassador of Spain and
Sonora de Riano, Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin
b. Laughlin, Mrs. John F. wilkins.
Capt. Jean F. J. E. Rigal. French
naval attache. and Mr.. Jules Henry,
third French secretary.
Marquis Di Bernezzo. military at
tache of the italian embassy. Will go
to New York. where. on the 23d III.
slant, he will hand the silver medal
for military valor awarded to the
memory of the late Private Ausonlo
Vedovi for bravery. to his mother
Mrs. Ginevra Bonomi. The same medal
will be conferred upon Sergt. Mastran-
gelo. who also received the French
decorations medaille militaire and
croix de guerre avec palms, while
serving on the French front. Maj.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-21
Society

Charles s. Hamlin. who had a dis
tinguished party to meet them. The
military attache of the embassy, Mai.
Gen. H. *. Bethel. entertained in
honor of Col. and the Hon. Mrs.
Thorne. and other hosts of the even
ing included Col John G. Quecke-
meyer. Miss Mildred Bromweli who
entertained fourteen guests to meet
her house guest. Miss Margaret Dun
lop, daughter of Mrs. Archibald Nc
Crea: Miss Ruth Hitchcock. whose
party included some of the smart
young dancing set, and Miss Alice
Harding. whose guests included Miss
Anna Hamlin. Miss Caroline Story,
Capt. c. j. Henry of the British en-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-21

de Breuil. assistant TO the French
military attache, will also be present.
Nine. Collardet. wife of the milf
tary attacne of the French embassy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-21

is observing her day at home this
afternoon at her residence. 1916 n
street. She Is being assisted by Mrs.
CONTINUED on Ninth Page.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02
Court GUeS Boy
TOMOthe7;
ViSitDad Yearly

Legal fight over the custody OF &
70 year old boy was ended Monday
afternoon. when AIRS Sarah IL Combs,
Of FL Paso, was given custody Of the
child. with an understanding the lad
was TO spend his summer vacations
with his father, Il. D. Chiffon. Of
Midland. Texas. Judge Y. d. Howe
assisted in arranging the compromise.
Mr.. and Mrs Chiffon were divorced
about two years ago Mrs Chiffon
came TO FL Paso and married Combs.
The boy stayed with his father, who
is a court reporter This winter when
Mr. and Mrs. Combs visited in Midland
the boy was brought back TO Fl Paso.
Mr.. and Mrs. Combs were arrested
here on charges Of kidnapping. Sheriff
". Z. Bradford. OF Midland, Texas.
sWore out q warrant. signed a COM
plant and came 20 FL Paso after
them A legal battle followed In a
habeas corpus proceeding before
judge Howe, who granted temporary
custody OF the child to the father.
pending final decision
In the meantime. 10 is alleged, Chill
ton violated the order Of the court
regarding the custody and the re-
movai OF the child. He vas confined
for contempt Of court but judge
Howe dismissed the fines in order to
quickly bring about a settlement for
the welfare of the boy
Chiffon It Is said, dropped six
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02
FEAST IS
ONE DE- JlLLITY

Special services Will be held in the
synagogs tomorrow evening. and
throughout the Jewishfco va
riOus social affairs viii take place
as a means Of celebrating the feast
Of Purim. a minor holiday Of the
Jewish calendar, which occurs this
year on March 4 and is observed ac-
cording TO the practice Of the syna--
cog, beginning with the evening Of
the previous day
At the service the Book Of Esther
is read IN the original or in a trans
latiOn. accompanied By the unre-
stricted comments Of the congrega-
tiou who manifest their approval OF
the heroic deeds Of queen Esther and
1lordecai- her uncle. and scorn the
tricksrers Of Haman b pounding
desks. stamping their feet and max
ing ear-spliring noises by means Of
mechanical cOntrivances.
The semi mirthful treatment OF
this Biblical story yielded i'm course
of time 10 a more sober rendition.
when the story Of the Jewish people
i'm ancient Persia as outlined in this
account mirrored in part the career
Israel was beset by the enemy on
all sides and daily his life was
threatened as in the story OF Esther
The joyous celebration Of the
feast, however. was never modified,
despite the bitter experiences the
Jewish people were forced to en-
dure- Every season this festival
came as a means Of enliVeuing the
sadness Of their lot and bringing
cheer 70 those who We're forced to
dwell in darkness. Home and syns-
cog were both the scenes Of merri-
ment.
In the home. additional delicacies
were served and all who We're in
distress in body or soul were re-
membered and r. lieved. Social pro-
grams were arranged to amuse and
entertain. Masked balls and hu-
morous theatricals we're devised to
provide merrimeut for she Jewish
community
The traditional practices have
been preserved TO this day. Among
the Jewish people the feast Of Purim
is an occasion for social events and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02
Man Who Was Hanged And Escaped
To Be Paid $4,000 By The State

JACKSON. Miss. March 2.-The state
Of Mississippi, IL a bill which has
= been introduced in the legislature
by representative John Teager. Of
Lamar county, is adopted, viii pay
$4,000 TO a mas who was hanged Il
years ago. The Introduction Of the
bill recalls a tragic story that
aroused intense interest and no lit
tie political bitterness throughout the
state The beneficiary OF the bill, if
IL is passed, will be VIII Purvis. a
prosperous farmer OF Columbia,
Marion county.
In 1903 VIII Buckley was waylaid,
shot and killed as he was riding home
from Columbia accompanied BY his
brother They were suspected Of hav-
ing gone before the grand jury and
divulged secrets Of the White Caps
who had been terrorizing and run
ming the negroes out Of the county
for several months and whose motto
was death 20 traitors"
VIII PurTts was arrested. tried,
convicted and sentenced TO be hanged
after one OF the most sensational
trials ever known in the state. The
day Of the hanging arrived and thou
sands Of his friends and neighbOrs, as
vel as those who were not friends,
swarmed into the little county town
TO see him pay the death penalty
the greWsome affair TO be open TO all
Corners.
asaved by Providence
When the trap was sprung the
body Of Purvls shot through 10 the
ground. the moose having slipped
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02

The sheriff jumped 20 take another
trial as eXecuCiOuer. but the spec
tators would have none Of it, PurTis
was dazed but by no means dead
and accompanied the sheriff back TO
Jail, where he remained until the
court could determine whether or
not he was 10 hang the second time
great hue and cry was made
against going in the face OF what
was called the hand Of Provide nce"
in sparing the life Of one then be-
lieved 10 be innocent Of the crime
charged against him, and Il was
made an Issue in the gubernatorial
campaign then on However. the
supreme court fixed another day for
the execution Of Purvis-
Not the Guilty Wan
Anse 4lcLaurin. then candidate for
governor, a1terward United States
senator, announced that il he was
elected governor he would commute
Puryis's sentence TO imprisonment
for life and later on pardon him. He
was elected and carried out his
promises
Purvis returned home after two
years In the penitentiary. married his
old sweetheart and they and their
children are living happily on an
50 acre farm in Lamar county.
Three years ago Joe Beard. OF
Marion county. then on his dearhbed.
called in the sheriff. a clergyman
and others and confessed that
another had killed VIII Buckley. he
Beard being with him at the time.
w 4eager now would have the
state pay Purvis, who is OF q promf-
nenr family. 5000 for his services
while on the convict farm and as a
Delated balm for his horrible ex-
perlences on the galoWs- A first
cousin OF Mr. Buckley. the man
murdered. favors the bin, and, il is
believed IT viii pass
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02
Red Cross Plans
Cooperation In
Al Countries

Geneva. Switzerland, March g.
Delegates TO the congress Of Red
Cross societies which VIII open here
tomorrow, are in this city and state
that plans viii be made for the CO.
operation Of national Red Cross So
cieties in 50 countries. During the
the Red Cross will be discussed the
plan being TO relieve suffering and
promote human welfare generally.
The program Of the league has been
formed upon the advice OF eminent
medical authorities throughout the
world, who are unanimous in declar-
ing that most OF the Ills Of humanity
ordinated action on the parts Of gov
ernments and peoples
Representatives Of IS countries, in
Guiding China and Japan. are here
American delegates had an ad-
venture in the snow in the Jura
mountains. Members OF the party
came by automobile from Paris As
they advanced to the Franco-Swiss
border the customs officials said the
snow was still deep in the mountains
and II was impossible to get through.
The Americans kept on however. un-
I'll they encountered deep drift
where the MACHINES were stalled and
it looked asRf the party would be
forced 70 spend the night in the
mountains
Foster Rockwell OF Phoenix. Ariz..
former Yale football captain, now en-
gagged IN Red Cross work. had fore
seen trouble, however. and had come
from Geneva, arranging for relays Of
horses and sholelers along the road
Within an hour after the machines
were stalled they were being dragged
through the snow
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02
Commissioner Says Ell Paso Throws
Away Fortune In Waste Paper EUery
Month; Can Be Sold At $50 Per Ton

sTNoUGH waste paper is thrown
away in Il Paso every day to
make more than IS tons Of good
felt roofing" said city sanitary com
missioner Charles LeBarOn- More
rhan 10 tons OF scrap paper is hauled
70 the garbage pile every day and
burned, and every pound Of il Is worth
money
El Pasoans could be several hun
dred dollars richer every month II
they wanted 70, and would go to the
trouble Of saving and baiing and sell
ing their waste paper instead Of
throwing It in the garbage pile They
never stop to think that il is worth
anything and just throw il away and
forget H.
Pay So a Ton
CD. Craft &5 Sons. Of Kalamazoo. and
other buyers, viii pay $27 a ton for
clean. dry. well baled paper They
win pay so a ton for clean, dry, well
baled paper. They VIII pay $50 ton
for baled newspapers and SIS a ton
for old mixed books and magazines
Ten tons Of paper a day for the
trash pile is 500 tons a month FOR the
trash pile At SCI a ton this is $500
q month that gees up in smoke which
might as vel 90 into the pockets Of
people who are willing TO save and
who want TO make some extra money
suggests Special Company.
% person could organize a little
company. arrange TO haul away waste
paper from five CT six stores which
have a lot Of waste paper and card
board. bale The stuff store Il in a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02
MINE FOUNDER DIES; RICH
RETURNS FROM DISCOVERY

Pearce. Ariz. March .. 80 John 7
Pearce. after whom this camp was
named died of influenza at Oakland.
Calf. a few days ago. according ~
news Just received de and his
brother, while riding their stock
range. found attractive rock which
they took 70 Tombstone for assav-
The assay return was marvellous and
the brothers hurried back TO locate
ledge that since. under the name
or the Commonwealth, has produced
many millions Of dollars. They sold.
with very slight DEVELOPMENT. re-
ceiTlnE 100000 paid by John
Brockmans who represented phils-
delphia capital Brockman later sofd
ms interest and went TO Los Angeles.
where he built several business blocks
IN the retail district For years the
Commonwealth was the greatest gold
SILVER producer in the southwest. after
big mill had been built and a rail-
road constructed to the camp from
the southern Pacific main line.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02
YUMA-MESA RECLAMATION
ASSURED BY LAND SALE

Yuma, Ariz.. March THE cost of
the Xuma-Mesa reclamation now IS
assured by the sale last week in San
Diego Of 100 acres. The work Of
getting the project over the top" has
been in the hands Of Col B. r. Fly.
who has secured supplemental pur-
chases for about $50 acres since the
biz sale in December. at which were
sold lands and water rights valued
at S1,l55,Oe0- This was not quite
enough but the gross cost Of the
work now is assured This fact has
been telegraphed by Col Fly 70 the
secretary Of the interior. with re-
quest that orders be issued for prompt
Inauguration Of the reclamation work
The secretary is assured. Yuma citf-
zens are wildly enthusiastic and viii
call your name blessed If you issue
the order.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02
FARMERS OFFER TO BUILD
BRANCH OF N. NJ. RAILROAD

Santa Fe. y n, March "a branch
line Of the New Mexico Central rail-
road viii be constructed TO the Hagan
coal fields provided assurance can
be given officials that the road viii
pay Il is said the line viii cost
s250.00o-
Farmers Of the Granguivisa district
also want a branch line built to that
section In event the company can
not build the branch, the farmers Of
fer 10 bear expenses Of construction
If the company viii operate il. This
district shipped $50 cars Of beans last
year.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02

cheap warehouse outside the city
limits, ship it OFF every few weeks by
the carload lot and make several hum
dred dollars clear money every month
A few men could get together and
arrange to have all their waste paper
stored and 20 sell It when a carload
has accumulated. A few tons at S27
OF $50 or SIS a ton would soon run into
good money. and the price Of waste
paper is going up all the time, TOO,
II used 10 be s. and Sc a ton.
"Old papers books and magazines
are used for different things Roofing
is made out Of some of It. Heavy felt
underneath carpets is made from
waste paper and 50 is paper used under
plaster in houses, and the best Of the
waste paper is bleached and remade
into new white paper OF good quality"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02
YUMA WATER USERS APPEAL
CASE; CLAIM EXCESS CHARGE

Yuma ArIz-s March TIC Yuma
Water Users association Will carry
to the circuit court Of appeals an ap-
peal from the decision of United
States judge Sawtelle at Tucson.
sustaining the reclamation service
charge against the Yuma project Of
So an acre The farmers claimed
the charge should not have exceeded
$40, on the basis OF an understood
agreement at the time the reclsma-
ton work was started Judge Saw
telle has issued an order permitting
water service pending the appeal on
the giving a bond for $4,000
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02
Blames Literacy Test
For High Prices InU. S.

New York. March 2.-Representa-
tive Isaac siegel, a member OF the
house immigration committee today
asserted that the Mteracy test is bar
ring from the United States thou
SANDS Of desirable immigrants and
helping Increase the cost of living.
An average Of 8 percent of the immi-
grants arriving at New York are sent
back because OF the test, he said. and
a run third OF the prospective frumi-
grafton abandons its intention 10
come here when il hears Of il.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02
ELeUen Chinese
Burned TODeath
At WaIIa WaHa

WalIa Walla, wash, March q
Search today OF the fire swept ruins
Of a building from which the bodies
OF II Chinese were removed last
night was expected to reveal other
victims. The fire was said to have
been started by firecrackers used In
celebrating the Chinese new year The
flames were confined to the second
story Of the building from which
there was several exits. Five bodies
were found in one room.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02
Spanish Priests Want
More Pay; Mau Strike

Madrid, Spain. March "A delega-
ton OF catholic bishops conferred with
members of the spanish ministry to-
day regarding demands for Increased
stipends made by members Of the
clergy The government was advised
to comply with these demands as il
is feared parish priests win strika.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02

domestic celebration of more or less
elaborateness within the home cir
Gle
Tt Temple Mt. Sinai the usual chill
dren social and dance viii be given
on March e The affair viii be held
at community hall and everything
viii be free for the children OF the
religious school The children will
have The floor from 1880 TO 10 p. m
and the grOWnuD from 10 on.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02
.STATE NATIONAL BANK

CAPITAL AND SURPLUS ssso.0eo-Oi
Interest paid on SAVINGS Accounts
c. R. Morekead. President
Joseph MaEoffin. VIce-Prealdenf
G. y. Bassrtt. vfre-Prcsidenf
George D. FIOry. Nfee-PreF1deuf
r. ". MeAfee. Cashier
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02

Portland. ore March Z--Furs
valued at $685. 900 and walrus tusks
removed from Siberian glaciers and
estimated 10 be more than a hundred
years old were included in the cargo
discharged today from the steam eT
Waban from Nladivostok.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02

Miss Antoinette Vanasek. engineer
In a New York public school. is the
only licensed woman engineer in NeW
York state
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02

shooter out Of his pocket ten DAYS
ago when he was in the sheriffs
office. Later De was arrested BY a
deputy sheriff on a charge Of carry
ing q pistol
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02

Madrid. Spain. March 2.-Investiga-
ton of the possibility Of importing
wheat from North America instead Of
from Argentina, 10 meet the demand
for that cereal in this country has
been begun by the government.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02

During a recent railroad strike in
Italy a number Of nOblemen acted as
engine drivers, while a marchioness
organized a force of women to clean
out the passenger cars.-F'rom Les
lies.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02

y oMPARED with the VAST MAJORITY Of
@OIL OFFERINGS Of the past year, PRO
DUCERS' is INFINITELY BETTER. As an
investment with an interesting and EXCITING
SPECULATIVE side, its shares at 81 par pre-
sent "a decidedly DIFFERENT OPPORTUN-
ITY.
First Of al, because Of the manner Of their sale.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02

Want Kodak E1nishinz-see Can
dara-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-02

FOURTH: The officers of PRODUCERS are
OIL MEN-they have PROVEN their ability by
YEARS of SUCCESS. They have been PUT
TING THEIR OWN MONEY into PRoDU-
GERS on a LIBERAL SCALE. Over YEAR
of ACTIVE work was done before the public
was invited to subscribe penny for PRO
DUCERS' SHARES.
The Washington times., 1920-05-19

II your Aspirin tablets have the
name "Bsyer" stamped on them,
they are genuine "Bayer Tablets
of Aspirin" proved safe by mil
lions of people. The name "Bayer"
identities the true world-famous
Aspirin prescribed by physicians
for over eighteen years.
Always drink one or two glasses
of water after taking the tablets.
Each unbroken 'Bsyer package"
The Washington times., 1920-05-19
WOMAN WHOKILLED
HUSBAND IS FREED
Maryland Jury Finds Spouse
Acted in Self-Detense When
She Shot Mate.

WESTMINSTER. Md. May 10.--After
celebrating for one hour yesterday
afternoon jury in the Circuit Court
for Carroll County acquitted Mrs.
Dominica Fabrizzi, who had admitted
killing her husband, Dominick
Fabrizzi, at Union Bridge on January
o. The state had asked for verdict
of murder in the FIRST degree. {.
While the jury was celebrating
over it's verdict the trial OF Ernest
Potenziani. a boarder at the Fabrizzl
home when the crime was committed
and who was accused OF assisting
Mrs. Fabrizzi in the murder. was
started. When the jury declared MIS-
Fabrizzi not guilty states Attorney
Theodore i. Brown stopped the trial
OF Potenzisni. In view OF the ver-
dict in the case OF the woman he en-
tered a plea of not guilty also for
the man.
Mrs. Fabrizzi in a signed confess
sion before her trial started ana on
the witness stand eNonerated foten-
ziani.
A dramatic scene was injected into
the trial when Mrs. Fabrizzi, with an
INTERPRETER in the place OF her dead
husband, re-enacted the shooting and
the, placing OF the body on the rail-
road tracks. using the same shotgun
which she admitted was used in KILL
ing her husband. Her plea was self
defense. While giving her. testimony
she stepped down from the witness
The Washington times., 1920-05-19
BONUS TAX PLAN
Up AGAIN TONIGHT
Proposal OF House Committee
Will Be Presented to
Caucus.

Republican factional lights over
taxation plans In connection with sol
der bonus legislation will break out
afresh tonight when the House mem
bers caucus on the soldier bonus bill.
The Republican members OF the
Hosse Ways and Means Committee
viii present To the caucus and insist
on Endorsement OF their scheme Of
imposing taxes on real estate sales,
stock exchange transactions, and in
creased taxes on incomes apd on to-
bsccos.
Congressman Royal G. Johnson, Re-
publican. South Dakota. this morning
announced the fixed purpose OF his
associates and himself to insist on
substitution for these taxes OF special
taxes on war profits and on stock
dividends. They assert that such
taxes will fall on the dfviduals and
corporations making profits out OF
the war. and that II Is from such per-
sons and concerns that the former
service meh desire TO see collected
the money needed to pay the bonus.
The argument presented by Repub-
lican leaders opposing such taxes that
they cannot be collected Is futile. says
The Washington times., 1920-05-19

eevt cssTAes Gl,s0Sss. nee president.
and "A. IL. Clark, treasurer
Wilson Normal-Mrs. l. ID. Kebler,
secretary, and Mrs. G. X. Drew, treas
urer.
Petworth--Mrs. Agnes II. MeEiroy.
secretary, and Mr.. Alfred c. Noreross,
treasurer.
Johnson -Poweli-Mrs J. A. Hunter,
secretary; Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter.
president; william II. Llnkins. vice
president; c. NJ. Flanagan, treasurer.
and Mrs. Hugh s. Hanna, recording
secretary.
Eastern High school-Mrs. L. w.
Hardy, secretary; DIR. Charles NJ. EN-
mons, PRESIDENT Frank Bean. vice
president. and Howard Buckier,
treasurer,
Tyler-Mrs, NJ w. Davis. secretary
A. n. Hermann, president; Mrs. Roy
L. Wolfe, vice president. and Mrs.
George III. Moran, treasurer.
Loyejoy-Mrs. Rebecca J. GRAY
secretary John p. Atkinson, presi-
dent; Mrs. Rosa Meyers, vice 'presi-
dent, and William Queensn. treas
urer.
Miner Normal (colored)-MissN Nell
lie NJ. Quander, secretary; William A.
Baltimore. president. and A. w. Kicks,
vice president.
Dunbar (colored) Mrs. NJ. A. Tab
scott. secretary: n. W. Mcgowan,
president. and j.. M. Murray, vice
president.
Phillips (coloredD-Sadie A. Gas
kins. secretary; George Beason. presi-
dent, and Charles Turner, vice presi.
dent.
Randall tcoiored) Mrs. Il. f. Ellis.
secretary; Joseph Manning, preside ent,
and Mrs. Rebecca Coleman, vice presi-
dent.
Currville tcolored) Mrs Carrie
Knox. secretary: William A. Bruce,
president. and Mrs. Minnie Minor,
vice president.