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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-03
SEEK TO RESUME
RUSSIAN TRADE
u. S. Business Men Will Send
Mission to Investigate
Situation.
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press:
NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-The AM
erican Commercial Association 10
Promote Trade with Russia decided
at a meeting here Monday TO send
a mission TO soviet Russia to foster
commerce. To its executive com
mittee were left the details of the
committees personnel and date of
departure
Meanwhile pressure will be
brought TO bear on the federal gov
ernment to lift the present restric-
tiOns against trading with that part
Of Russia in control Of the bolshe-
Wiki A suggestion that one of the
members of the association seek a
writ Of mandamus from the Unit
ed States supreme court TO compel
the state department TO permit Am
eriCan firms to do business with
Russia either through the soviet
government or with the soviet gov
ernment direct, also will be con-
sidered by the executive committee
Have Representative.
A. p. Jennings, president of the
association and of the Behigh Ma
chine company of Lehighton. Pa.
announced at Mondays session that
small firms "do not need TO send
representatives to soviet Russia 70
seek business" as ::there is a com
mercial representative of the soviet
here, 1 am informed, with whom
you can deal" Jennings firm has
"a large order from the sOviets for
printing presses.
Dudley Field Malone. who has
acted as counsel for Ludwig G. a
X. Martens, soviet "ambassa dor. .
first suggested legal action by the
association to compel the state de-
partment to allow Americans tc
trade with Russia. He represented
himself at Mondays meeting as
present in the interest of the lie
high Machine company OF which
Mr.. Jennings is president
Mrs. Catherine Clemmons Gould
former wife Of Howard Gould, and
president of the Women's Chamber
of Commerce, addressed the asSoci-
alton urging action for resumption
of American trade with Russia.
claiming that renewed relations
with that company would benefit
both America and the suffering
women and children of Russia.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-03
Local Teachers
May Get Raise

According 70 a report Monday the
South Bend school board has plans
under advisement by which it is
hoped TO make some additional pay
ments 10 the 800 grade school teach
ers OF the city who petitioned the
board for a % percent increase in
wages three weeks ago. Supt. Bor-
den could not be located 10 verify
the report. II is stated that the mat
ter Will be taken up at the meeting
of the board Monday February ..
The meeting Of the board TO have
been held Monday night was post
poned on account OF the absence
from the city Of G. r. Drummond,
president Of the board
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-03
Benton HarbO1-
Under Flu Ban
Sreci1l 10 The News Times

Suecial 20 The News Times:
BENTON HARBOR. Mich. Feb.
This city was Monday placed un-
der quarantine because of the cpl
demic of influenza which il at its
height here Schools, churches, the
aters and public gatherings In gem
eral here were Ilaced under the
ban by the city health officials. after
a conference with the state health
department. Upwards Of 500 eases
and four deaths have been reported
the last few days. Because OF tn,
illness OF the mayor. street com
missioner and aldermen, tho city
council meetings have been post
poned indefinitely. Trial OF crimi-
nal cases before the ST Joseph cir
cult court has been set ahead b.
cause Prosecuting Attorney Sterling
Is a victim OF the disease.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-03
BUY 1900 CASKETS
TO RETURN ARMY DEAD
BY Associated Press :

BY Associated Press:
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2.-The pur-
chase Of 1900 caskes at a cost of
$1,1O4.50S, TO he used for the return
of army dead from Europe has been
completed by the war department in
accordance with its announced poll
cy 10 return as soon as practicable
the bodies Of American soldiers bur
led in France 10 the next of kin for
interment in this country. The man
ufacturers were instructed TO eXpe-
dite deliveries.
The department also made public
a communication from a committee
Of the Casket Manufacturers AssO-
citation of America condemning any
plan for the general return Of the
bodies as impractical. expensive and
unsatisfactory"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-03
STRIKE SNkG AT
CLOTHIER'S MEET
Little Progress Made in Gov
ernment'S Attempt to
Reduce H. c. l.
Bv Associated Press .

by ASS0cldteQ Press.
WASHINGTON. Feb - Nego-
tiations between department of JUS
tice officials, charged with driving
down living costs and representatives
Of interests engaged in the manufac-
ture and sale of mems clothing, had
made little progress Monday night
toward the development of a policy
tending TO bring lower prices. The
trade representative were urged 10
shave their margin Of profit as one
means Of producing lower prices but
this suggestion apparently had de-
yeloped a heated argument. Each
group of representatives were will
ing that the other elements of the
industry should eliminate big pro-
fits, department officials said.
Secret Meeting.
There was much secrecy about the
session which lasted Until late Mon
day night Members OF the confer
ence declined to discuss any Of the
proposals debated behind the closed
doors. and department officials, under
instructions from Atty Gen. Palmer
to make public statement OF plans
only when assurance of results could
be given, would say only that they
had placed the governments views
before the trade Representatives
Suggestion was made 10 the con-
ference late in the day that the
general session be broken up into
committees which perhaps could ar
rive al some basis Of action. Def
mite agreement on that plan, how
ever, had not been reached when
the meeting adjourned.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-03
POSTPONE ARMY PROBE
UNTIL LIST Is MADE
BY Associated Press /.
WASHINGTON.

BY Associated Press
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2.-Investi-
cation of army medal awards viii
be postponed until the war depart
ment has compiled and submitted 10
congress a list of all officers who
received distinguished service med
ais or distinguished service crosses.
il was announced Monday by Chair
man Johnson of the house sub-com-
mittee investigating war department
expenditures.
A resolution 10y Rep Galliyan
democrat, Massachusetts, was pass
ed by the house several weeks ago
and Sec'y Baker, after conference
with Rep. Johnson requested that
tho committee suspend its investl-
cations until the list is completed.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-03
)NDEMNS G. @. ?. FOR TR. IATY DELAY
First Ship From
German Sea Port
ArriOeS in u. S.

By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-The first
passenger ship 20 sail from a Ger
man port TO the United states since
July, 1914, and the first American
passenger ship In many years to un-
dertake a similar voyage. reached
here Monday when the America n
line steamer Manchuria docked. She
sailed from Hamburg, Jan. 9, calling
at Southampton, and brought 80 pas
sengers, all from the English port.
Capt, Adrian Feeder, master of the
Manchuria, said he could have filled
his ship TO overlooking at Hamburg
with passengers for America had
passport regulations and restrictions
as 10 travel permitted Applications
were numerous and Germans voiced
regrets that they could not come to
this country.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-03
Royalty Provision.
The compromise measure
rovides that the total amount OF
URGES ELIMINATION
OF USELESS EMPLOYEES


WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-Elimina-
tion of useless employees in non-pro-
ductive business. the speeding up Of
all lines of industry commensurate
with the present activity OF the farm
ers and determination of retailers
and wholesalers TO exact "a reasona-
he profit. were recommended as a
solution of the high cost OF living,
made by Edwin T. Meredith on TAX
ing the oath Of office Monday as sec
retary of agriculture.
The high cost OF living problem,
the new secretary asserted. cannot
be solved through the efforts Of one
class. but all business and all labor
must recognize the solution as a
common duty or less and less viii
there be OF farm products 20 divide
among the whole people and higher
and higher viii go the price OF th9t
which is produced
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-03
WOULD BRING 100000
CHINESE TO AMERICA

By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Feb a dele
cation of citizens from Hawaii ap-
pearing Monday before the house
immigration committee. requested
modification OF the immigration laws
so as 10 permit the bringing of 40
600 Chinese coolies into the territory
for work on sugar and rice planta.
tions Spokesman for the delegation
said Japanese workmen were or
strike and that the Chinese wer,
useded 10 work the crops.
40 action was taken on the re-
quest and the delegation viii b,
given "a further hearing later in the
week.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-03
TABLE RESOLUTION TO
BRING MEXICAN FARM
LAB0RERS INTO u. S.
By Associated Press

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Feb BY
unanimous vote the house immigra-
tion committee late Monday tabled
"a resolution by Rep. Hudspeth.
democrat. Texas, which would have
permitted the temporary bringing
I'm or Mexican farm laborers for
work i'm Texas, New Mexico and
Arizona The measure was en-
dorsed by beet sugar growers of 10
states who declared there was "a
great shortage OF labor and that
immigration laws should be tenn
porarily set aside TO relieve the sit
uation.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-03
G. 0. P. FAVORS
DEBATE ON PACT
Sen. Lodge Says He Will Make
Effort to Resume Hear
lngS in Senate.
BY Associated Press

b9 ASSOcLdteQ GIeSSs
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-Repub-
lican leaders of the senate ioined
forces with the democrats Monday
TO bring the peace treaty back into
the open senate at the beginning Of
next week.
Countering the democra tic plan
TO reopen the debate a week from
Tuesday, Sen. Lodge, of Massachu-
setts. the republican leader served
notice that he would make a SINH
lar effort a week from Monday. The
earlier date promptly was acc pied
by the democrats and in many quar-
ters it was predicted that considera-
ton Of the treaty would be resum-
ed by unanimous consent
Not Optimistic.
1t was emphasized on all sides
however that the agreement TO
again put the treaty formally before
the senate did not mean the leaders
were optimistic over the prosr ects
of its final disposition 1t was pre-
dicted that some Of the minor
points at issue, threshed out in the
private and informal negotiations OF
the past two weeks, might soon be
agreed on by the senate itself, but
senators were not so hopeful in re
gard TO the disagreement over ar
ticle 10 and the Monroe doctrine
AS soon as "A resumption of open
discussion seemed assured. leaders
of the two parties put their heads
together to work out some method
of keeping the debate within rea-
sonable bounds Revival of the clio
ture rule which was applied durine
the closing hours of last session
was suggested, but many senators
thought it too drastic and il was
generally predicted that some other
method would be found.
Would Amend Rules.
Two resolutions to amend the
senate rules and make Iossible
modified clOture, one by Sen Curtis.
republican, Kansas and one by
Sen. Kellogg, republican, Minnesota.
are before the. rules committee.
which plans TO meet within a few
days 10 consider them. The leaders
also went over. the possibilities of
bringing one Of these measures up
for senate action without waiting
on the committee, and it was said
such a move might be made tomor-
row
Meantime discussion of the treaty
broke out ahead of time on the
floor. Sen Reed. democrat. Mis-
souri,, making a speech of two hours
and a half in reply TO the recently
published letter OF Viscount Grey,
the British am bassador 10 the Unit
ed States, regarding senate reserva-
tiOns. The letter. declared Sen.
Reed, showed that British thinkers
We're willing to give more consider
alton 20 American rights than were
some members of the senate.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-03
GIRL EMBEZZLER Is
CAPTURED IN CANADA

By Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Feb: 2-Miss Mondi
Rose whose double existence as so
cicty favorite and harness factory
cashier. ended with her flight when
her books were found 90 be $4,000
short. was arrested Monday az
Winnipeg. Canada q. IT. Newton
chief constable M WINNIPEG. nou-
ned police Monday that he had
found the missing girl and that she
admitted her identity.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-03
REQUEST STATEMENT ON
SITUATION IN SIBERIA

BT AssOrltp0 IfeNs.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2-Sec'y
Lansing was requested, IN reso-
luton introduced Monday hy Rep
Mason republican. Illinois. % irans-
NIT TO congress comprehen -iFa
statement covering all phas ot the
Siberian situation. with respect 20
American military occuIaucE. and
information bearing on verbal or
other agreements concerning slch
occupancy made between the Unit
cd states and Japan or other ole
lies
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-03
MEXICANS HOLD
TWO MORE j. 5.
ARMY AVIATORS
Pilots Forced to Land on
Mexican Soil When Engine
Trouble is Encountered.
AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press:
DOUGLAS. Ariz., Feb. 2.-Leut
Usher and Lieut. Wolf, aviators fly
ing from FL Paso to Nogales, Ariz
made a forced landing Monday
near Nacozari, Sonora, 70 miles
south Of Douglas. They are report
ed to be held by the municipal
authorities of Nacozari
Lieuts. Usher and Wolf both are
members of the 18th aero squadron
Fort Bliss, Texas. 1t is ported
they mistook the Nacozari railway
leading south from here for the
railroad leading south from Fair
bank, about 40 miles west Of Doug
las TO Nogales.
Forced to Land.
Eighty-five miles south OF Doug
las the plane developed engine
trouble and the men were forced
TO land. In descending one plane
OF their machine is reported TO have
been damaged badly
The two men reached Nacozari al
two o'clock this afternoon and were
at once placed under technical ar
rest, being taken TO the Office OF
Presidente Municipal Francisco NJ
Peraza and detained there until the
presidente should be able to get in
structions as to what disposition tC
make of them
The two officers, it is said. were
afforded the courtesy of sending a
telegram TO their commanding Off
Ger at Fort Bliss, Texas.
Headquarters of the Arizona mill
tary district has been notified OF
the occurrence and is investigating
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-03
FLU HITS KANSAS.

BY Associated Press.
TOPEKA, Kas., Feb. >. - With
more than 1870 cases Of influenza
in Kansas and new eases being re-
ported by the hundreds every day
Dr. :. J. Crumbine OF the state board
Of health. Monday mig T., issued "a
statewide call for volunteer nurses
Twenty deaths from influenza or
pneumonia. complications, IS new
cases Of pneumonia and 4,4Sl new
cases OF influenza nave p en- report
ed to the state board Of health since
SATURDAY.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-03
INrRopUCEs REsoLUTIoN.

By United Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ---Sen-
Underwood Monday introduced "A
resolution requesting Prest Wilson
10 name a commission Of five auth
orized 70 negotiate with the Dan-
adian government for cancellation
of restrictive orders IN council
which virtually prevent American
lessees of crown lands iu Canada
from using timber for wood pulp
10 make news print paI er.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-03
OIL Land BILL
DEADLOCK ENDS
Senate and House ConfereeS
Reach Agreement on Pro-
posed Legislation.
by Associated Press :

by Associated Press:
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-Three
months of pickering and an almost
unbreakable deadlock on the oil
land leasing bill were ended late
Monday through agreement by house
and senate conferees on the legisla-
ton. Sen. Smoot, republican, chair
man of the senate managers an
nOunced the conferees report would
be submitted to the house Tuesday
and an EFFORT made 10 obtain imme-
date action.
The agreement of the conferees is
expected TO be approved with little
opposition by the house and senate
thereby completing legislation which
has been pending for the last ten
years and which would open up for
development approximately 10000
600 acres of public domain in west
ern states. Last session a similar bill
was passed but the senate's failure
10 adopt the conference report in
the jam Of legislation at the close
of the. session, prevented final enact
ment.
Affects Many Products.
AS now proposed the bill affects
oil, coal, gas, phosphate. sodium and
oil shale lands and is strictly a leas-
ing measure, all provisions for out
right sale having been eliminated.
Under the measure, approximately
$4,000, 600 acres of government coal
land alone would be opened for de-
velopment as we'll as about 100000
acres of oil lands.
AS agreed upon by the cOnferees,
the bill specifies only a minimum
royalty, the senate provisions pro-
viding maximum royalties having
been eliminated. In the matter of
contested claims on oil. the conferees
agreed upon seventy percent OF the
royalty received in past production
going TO the reclamation fund, twen-
" percent to the states in which the
oil was produced and ten percent to
the government Under another
compromise, ali royalties derived
from oil. gas, coal phosphate and
sodium produced i'm the future viii
be distributed % IL percent 10 the
reclamation fund, 81 Il percent TO
the states and 10 percent 10 the gov
ernment.
Royalty Provision.
The compromise measure also
provides that the total amount OF the
royalties to be paid shall be deter
mined by competitive bidding or by
methods TO be prescribed by the sec
retary of the interior For oil lands
a maximum Of 800 acres may be
leased at a minimum royalty Of
u IL percent The maximum for
coal lands is 1850 acres with "a min
imum royalty of five cents per ton.
The same acreage is prescribed for
phosphate and sodium but $500
acres of oil shale land can be leased.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-03
DefenSe'S Counsel Objects to
Prosecutors Court Room
Attitude.
STARTLING STATEMENTS READ
Frank C. DALEY Says Evidence
Will Show Vast Expendi-
tureS of Senator.

BY Associated Press:
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. Feb. .
An outline OF what the govern
ment expects to prove against Tru-
man II. Newberry United States
senator. and his 134 associates
charged with conspiracy in connec-
tion with the 1918 senatorial cam
paign. was started in federal dis
trict court here Monday by Frank
@. DALEY, OF indianapolis. special
assistant attorney general
When adjournment time came he
was about two-thirds through his
prepared outline. As soon as ne
finishes tomorrow, James O. Murfin
personal counsel for Sen. Newberry
VIII rely on behalf of the defense
Court Room Filled.
Every seat in the court was oc-
cupied and there were knots OF
spectators gathered about the door
ways TO listen to the address. Only
a few ,of the public could get ad-
mission, as the six score defendants
numerous attorneys and court at
taches occupied practically every
inch of space.
Martin w Littleton. OF counsel
for the defense. interrupted Mr.
Daley a few times with objections
and at the close Of the session asked
the court to order government
agents to cease sitting among the
defendants and listening TO their
whispered conversations"
Judge Clarence W. Sessions an
nounced that hereafter the front
seats would be reserved for defen-
dants and that others would have
TO hnd places after the men OF
trial had selected places. He would
not issue a formal order against the
presence of the secret service mer
who Mr.. Littleton said were nct
invited to sit among the defen-
dants."
Hires Manager.
While Mr. Daley was speaking
the defense by objection prevented
him from reading what he said wa,
copy OF a telegram sent from
Detroit TO Mr. Newberry when tn.
duty The prosecutor thereuLOr
paraphrased the message and said
the evidence would prove that II
had been sent.
throughout the address Mr.
DALEY stressed the money which
the government alleges was spent
i'm violation of the law limiting cam.
paign expenses. He said Miltor
Oakman was hired as manager OF
the Detroit campaign eat an enor-
NOUS and staggering salary amount
ing 20 thousands of dollars.
he chaged that when IN,
campaign started. the Newberry
orga uizatio1 launched into an orgy
OF spending and spoke of "grea
heaps and piles Of currency which
CONTINUED on PAGE FOUR
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-03

CONTINUED on PAGE -FOUR.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-06
JUNE WEATHER REPORT.
Temperature Was Below Normal at 90
Degrees-Two Clear Days.

Mortified, July CIV. A. Shaw,
meteorologist in charge of the local sta
ton of the United States weather bu-
reau, reports a mean temperature tor
June of go degrees, which is about two
degrees below the normal for the
month. The highest was IS degrees,
on the I'd, and the lowest was 80 de-
grees, on the Goth. The greatest daily
range was Al degrees, on the 9th, and
the least daily range was seven de-
grees, on the 2lst. The precipitation
amounted to $50 inches, the normal
for the month being 1928 inches. The
prevailing wind was from the south,
the total movement 1885 miles, the
average hourly velocity 81 miles, and
the maximum velocity % miles per
hour, from the north, on the 18th.
The month was made up of two clear,
10 partly cloudy and Is cloudy days.
Precipitation in quantity sufficient to
measure occurred on Is days. Solar
halos were noted on the 4th and Sth,
fog on the l4th and thunderstorms oc.
CURED on the I'd, 18th, 18th, oath, 10th
and 30th.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-06
ESTATE OF MARY e. WHITE

State Of Vermont. District of Washington, se
The honorable probate court for the district
aforesaid to the heirs and all persons inter
ezted in the estate Of Mary 4. White
late Of the City of Barre, in said district
deceased. GREETING:
WHEREAS, application hath been made
to this court in writing. by the cNerntriy
praying for license and authority 10 sell all
OF real estate of said deceased, stu
ated in the City Of Barre in said DIS.
trict, representing TO said court that II
would he beneficial to the heirs and all per-
sons interested in the estate Of said deceased
TO sell said real estate and convert the same
into money.
And bringing into court the consent and
appreciation in writing Of all the heirs TO
said estate residing in this state. and setting
forth the situation Of the real estate
WHEREUPON. the said court appointed
and assigned the i4th day Of July, 1890.
at the probate Office in Montpelier. in tsid
district. TO hear and decide upon said appii-
cation and petition, and ordered public no
tice thereof TO be given 20 all persons inter
ested therein. by publishing said order, to-
gether with the time and place Of hearing,
three weeks successfully in the Barre Daily
neighborhcod Of those persons interested in
said estate all OF which publications shall
be previous to the day assigned for hearing.
THEREFORE,, you are hereby notified 70
appear before said court at the time and
place assigned, then and there in said court
TO make your objections TO the granting OF
such license, IL you see cause.
Given under my hand at Montpelier. in
said district, this Path day OF June, 1920.
FRANK J. MARTIN. Judge.