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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-24
BANK CLEARINGS

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RESPONDING day last two yeeassss ,o,s
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-24

BAR SILVER
Bar silver was quoted In London today
~ ~ I'd. \. .dEE1iu0 a. "A. I 49, ~ n
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-03
Homo
Work
Play
High School Begins
Good English Campaign

stop,
The of heard command OF Big
FI Hozinski on duty az the corner
o. Michigan and washington SITS. IN
our own fair CITY has been COM
wandered hy clever artist of the
high school IN q poster. pertaining
% Good English week and is
displayed in most conspicuous
place near the door ~ auditorium
on The second floor
ON a back ground ~ brilliant
orange rs "a silhouette ~ q blue coat
ed coop hand upraised and utter
Ing fne time worn command stop F.
-- using bad English
Narr other posters are displayed
g. tn- various halls an 0f them
boar ractros suggesting the use ~
good English
Especially clever Is the head Of a
CIR. rr white background. below
tho picture is Tho inscription swell
Lo0kiu orr" Beautiful
al ~ Tho posters were made by
tne pupils and are original IS well
a. clever.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-03
STRANGE WHITE FLAME
SEEN AT EGAN'S PLACE

tThiyd De- Of Si0ry The y sne Flame
Harvcy's mysterious visit over the
weekend caused no little comment
But he was b7cl. at school as usual
Monday morning.
why. Harvey. we missed you at
the Halloween party Saturday
night Where were YOU boldly IN
CURED Gladys Wellington.
Gee. I did bate TO miss It. I'll
bet you had great time. Was
everybody else therc replied Har-
vey. He made TO offer 60 tell where
he had been.
There was another thing about
Harvey Patterson even more mys-
ferrous The light in his room az
most always burned until late into
the night Few saw 'it because few
passed at 20 late an hour. but those
that did see It commented on 1t.
until several residents had made a
late trip past the Eean place for the
very purpose Of d scovcring what
Harvey cruld possibly be up to.
Late in November came another
Saturday and Sunday when Harvey
was missing from the Egan farm.
The mystery of these trips 10 the
city became too much for - BOYS
of the Valley Township school.
Pete Forgan suggested a plan.
Let one OF us go down and sit I'm
Egans orchard from 1000 to 1900
each night If you sit under that
big apple tree in the back corner
near the house, you can see right
into Harvey's room That fellow Is
up 10 something. and we owe 1t TO
this school 10 find out what il is
There's not reason for having any
mystery men around here"
Pete agreed 10 be the first TO 60
on watch Tuesday evening he was
under the apple tree a little after
nine O'Clock
Pete watched for an hour while
Harvey studied il wasn't ut an
exciting He was studying algebra
and history Pete dozcd off.
II must have been an hour or so
later when he Weakened SleepiIv he
glanced up toward Harvcy's room
At once he jumped mp wide awake
lie saw no history or algebra now
There was Harvey bending over a
little machine on the table. a ma
chine that suffered sparks and oc-
casionally showed q queer white
fame
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-03
BOYHOOD STORIES
Eugene Field
OF FAMOUS MEN

Eugene Field
The bell, calling the boys and girls
IN from recess had rung, but there
were six little boys missing.
These boys must be up 10 some
mischief for Eugene rs with them, and
where those Field boys are, there IS
always something doing unused the
school master.
The boys had built a castle Of tree
trunks and bushes, and dug a deep
ditch around the castle which they
covered with boughs to make it look
like solid ground
They saw the teacher coming so they
all ran into the fort to watch the fun
Just as they had expected, the teacher
came running after them,-crack
Right through the twigs and into the
ditch filed with mud fell the profeS-
sor.
Eugene was sorry for the part he
had taken in this performance so he
apologized very nicely and the teacher
forgave them all
Eugene Field. although he became
a man with gray hair and had child
dren of his own, never grew up. He
wrote poems about boys and girls and
their fun. He remembered how he had
played when he was boy.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-03
OLDIADY RDDIE

OLD LADY RIDDLE
Why Is a lollypop like a race horse
(Answer to yesterdays: ''On what
day Of the year do women talk the
least ?'-On the shortest day.l
A girl should have a chaperons
TIL she can Sau q chan hsr own
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-03
School
Study
Sports
TIL Ne10S-Tin1eS School Department
H Edited by Elisabeth Steele.
The Boys and Girls Daily Messenger
GIRLS WILL NOT ALLOW
HIGH HEELS FOR DOLLS

CLUuAED, OHIO. NO French
heels are worn by these dolls and there
IS plenty of room at the toe for grow
ing feet A loose button or an united
shoestring is considered a disgrace.
Their everyday stockings are not too
thin and the anxious mothers keep
them tightly pulled m place"
So says Miss Adelaide L Van
Duzer, Supervisor Of Home Economies
Of the Cleveland Public Schools. in
a bulletin telling how the sixth grade
girls learn TO make clothes by dress
ing dolls in their elaSsrooms.
The list Of garments which the
sixth grade girls study or make for
their dolls includes play dresses with
boomers TO match, union suits, waists
with side stocking supporters. draw
erS night-gown, white dresses and
Princess slips for best, bathrobes, bed
room slippers, play hats and sun bon
nets. 'dress-up' hats, coats and capes,
sweaters, stockings and socks. shoes
rubbers, handkerchiefs and aprons"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-03

entertained the mothers and sisters
at her school with a Halloween
party for the benefit of her scholars
Friday afternoon from . p. IN. 10 4
D. IN.
Miss Ruth Truitt spent Friday
evening with Ingene Carlisle of Ed
harrisburg. Mich.
Mrs Roush OF Center township
spent Friday IN Granger
William Parsou of Niles, Mich.
was i'm Granger and Elkhart Thurs
day.
Charley Peterson was i'm Elkhart
aud south Bend Thursday
Mr.. ard Mrs Harry Wallace of
south Bend spent Thursday after
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-03

noon with Mrs. Louisa Siefert and
family.
Roy Brown OF Edwardsburg,
Mich. was in Granger Thursday
morning.
Frank Rininger was In Edwards
burg, Mich Thursday
John Parson OF EdwardSburg,
Mich. is spending a few days with
his sister. Mrs. +. z, Lowry and
family.
Miss Nellie Cooney OF Indianap-
oils and Mr.. and Mrs. John Metzger
and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Metzger
were I'm South Bend Thursday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Runkel was
in South Bend Wednesday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-03
"a STUDY 81
MHELPS1
Why is a City7

Why are cities where they are2
A few years ago we were told that
indianapolis was the only big city of
the United States not on water. All
others were on an ocean, lake, or river.
Cities are located where they can be
easily reached. In years gone by the
easiest way OF reaching any place was
by boat Consequently cities were 10
Gated where boats could be landed.
But now things are changing. With
in ten years Akron. Ohio, has grown
10 over 100000 people Railroads and
industry have done It. II Is the rail
roads OF Chicago. not Lake Michigan,
that have made possible the growth of
that city. People arc now locating at
railroad centers.
But the one point 70 remember is
this Cities are located at the places
that the most people can reach In the
easiest way.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-03
Bow Attsnd safetx couruntion

Boys Attend Safety Couvsnfioa
CHICAGO, ILL-Under the auspices
of the High School Civic Industrial
Associations. fifteen Chicago boys,
representing as many high schools, at
tened the National Safety convention
IN Milwaukee. These boys will be
leaders in the safety movements in
their schools
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-03
SCHOOL YELL

Go TO your ma, your ma. your ma
Go TO your pa your pa, your pal
Come again another day,
After you've learned 20 play
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-03

OLD MAN PUZZLE
A fellow told me few days 49, that
forty horses have only eighty-four legs.
He proved IT Can you see how7
(Answer TO yesterdays: Beech tree
pine, fig, spruca sycamore. palm, ashes
slippery elm-)
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-12
GERMANS bU|LD|NG
AN A|RSH|P FLEET
PASSENGER AND COMMERCIAL
PLANES UNDER CONsTRUC-
TYON.

Geneva. April 12.-The Germans
are working feverishly to construct
giant commercial and passenger air.
ships and airplanes, according to a
report from Romanshorn. The first
trials of two monster machines were
successfully held yesterday above
Lake Constance.
The airship Nordstern, greatly sur
passing the Zeppelin Bodensee in size,
capacity and power, flew for half
hour around the lake with crew of
seven men. At the same time a new
giant hydroairplane, whose motor
stalled 1000 horsepower, made real
"trip with 20 passengers.
Both machines were recently COM
pleted at Friedrichshaven, where the
airship factory is said to have doubled
in size since the armistice and other
monsters have already been begun.
The Germans are concealing the re-
suit of the trials and no reports Of
them are published in the papers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-12

here and seeking homes rental has
become an impossibility and people
who have been living in rented houses
are being turned out when owners
sell to people moving here willing to
pay high prices for a place to live.
To help solve the problem one lum-
ber company has inaugurated build
ing campaign, in which 1t proposes to
construct five-room cottages and sell
them at $2,750 each, including a So
foot lat, thus placing house in reach
of almost any wage Garner who has
desire to own one. The lumber COM
pany has started four and announces
it will build others as fast as car
penters can be secured.
Cottages at Lake Kampeska will
help solve the housing problem this
summer. but practically all these will
be leased by midsummer.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-12
DEFENSE COUNCIL
ACTS LEGAL
SUPREME COURT OF SOUTH DA.
KoTA HANDS DOWN AN M
PORTANT DECISION.

Mitchell, April 12.-The supreme
court of South Dakota, in a decision
just handed down, has determined
that all acts Of the council of defense
were constitutional. The decision
was the result of an appeal made by
Joe Adams. of Dewey county, against
fine, assessed for contempt of
court. Adam was subpoenaed by the
Dewey county council, a branch of\the
state body, as a state witness. He
refused to obey the subpoena, was
summoned again to appear in court
to show cause why he had not obeyed
the subpoena. He ignored the court
summons, whereupon he was fined.
The supreme court, answering the
brief submitted by the defendants at
torney, declared that the act Great
ing the council of defense was consti-
tutional, that the council had author
ity to summon witnesses, take testi-
mony and make sentences under the
law. This decision will relieve the
minds of many in the state who came
In contact with the council or the
county branches during the war and
have since the dismissal OF the coun-
Gil by the governor, contemplated
damage actions against the body.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-12
WARTIME LOSSES
TO Government
CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS TO RE.
COVER sEVENTY.EIGHT MIL
LION DOLLARS.

Washington, April 12.-Criminal
prosecutions by the department OF
justice and suits to recover $78,000,-
900, alleged to represent government
losses through fraud, waste and ex-
travagance in the cost plus system OF
contracts for building 16 national
army cantonments. were demanded
today in a report to the house by a
subcommittee on war department ex-
penditures committee.
The report, which is the result oi
nearly a years investigation, recon.
mends an amendment to the constitu.
tion making profiteering in war time
treason and legislation to prohibit all
cost plus contracts.
Representatives Mckenzie, Illinois
AMI Mccullough, Ohio, republican
members of the subcommittee, signed
the report, while Representative Dor.
emus. Michigan, in minority report
declared that there was found to be
very little evidence of fraud and had
not the cost plus system been uset
the Germans would have been II
Paris before our soldiers reached thu
battle lines.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-12
NAVY DESERT|OVS
THREATEN SERVICE
WASHINGTON SAYS RE-
CRUITs CANNOT BE HELD AT
PRESENT RATE OF PAY.

Washington, April 12.-Thousands
of desertions in the navy last year
have brought condition unparalleled
in American naval history, Admiral
Thomas Washington, chief of the bn-
reau of navigation, today told the SEN
ate investigation committee. Naval
service, he warned, is seriously
threatened.
There were 1896 desertions in the
last six months of 1919, Rear Ad-
miral Washington declared. At pres
ent rates of pay, he said. recruits can
not be obtained.
Rear Admiral Fletcher. member of
the naval general board. testifying
as to the navy's preparation for and
conduct of the war, disagreed with
Rear Admiral Sims charges that the
navy was unprepared for war and had
no well defined plans or policies. He
asserted that two years before the
United States joined the allies a COM
plete plan for war against a central
European power" was prepared and
kept corrected up to date throughout
the hostilities.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-12
To Pave LOG
Miles of Road

Ames, Ia, April 12.-Contracts for
LOG miles of concrete and brick paw
ing on country highways have been
let in Iowa so far this spring. These
contracts will represent an expendi-
ture of approximately $5,325.000.
The awards have been made by
county boards of supervisors and the
prices range from $3.50 to $4.37 for
concrete and from $5.43 to 1898 for
brick. Not all of the contracts have
as yet been approved by the state
highway commission.
Cerro Gordo county leads in plans
for road building with 28.12 miles of
concrete under contract. Scott fol-
lows with 21.70 miles of brick and
O'Brien with 21.50 miles of concrete.
State road officials, who had approx
mately $50 miles of paving in shape
for letting for the 1920 season at the
beginning of March, felt that the state
would be lucky IL 1t actually contract
ed for so or so miles of paving, due
to the lack of contractors and mate
rials. Wisconsin, Illinois and Mime
sofa contractors came to the rescue.
however, and took contracts totaling
something over 40 miles. 1t Is now
expected that over $50 miles of paw
ing will be contracted for during the
season.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-12
CHANGES IN
THE ARMY BILL
COMPULSORY TRAINING CLAUSE
Is SHELVED.

Washington, April 12.-Compul-
sorry military training was shelved in
the senate and, after plan for volun-
tary training of youths was submitted
in the army reorganization bill, q
fight was started to eliminate this
and strip the bill of all training pro-
visions. Final action went over until
Monday. The senate voted, 46 to 8
to substitute the voluntary for the
compulsory method.
There was no direct vote on the
compulsory plan. Its defeat was con
ceded and, to provide for some meth.
cd for training American youths
many advocates of compulsory train
ing supported the amendment of Sen
ator Frelinghuysen, republican, OF
New Jersey, Incorporating the volun-
tary method. Chairman Wadsworth
of the military committee, gave no.
tice that vigorous fight would be
made to retain the voluntary plan
under which all youths between Is
and 28 years of age could enlist for
four months training in any year Sc
lected by them. Upon concluding
training they would enter the organ
lied reserve for five years and during
that period be required to partici
pate twice in annual maneuvers last
ing two weeks.
In substituting the voluntary fol
the compulsory training provisions
twenty-five republicans and twenty
four democrats supported the Ere
linghuysen amendment. Seven repub
licans and two democrats opposed the
substitute.
Advocates of compulsory training
made final stand. Senator Cham
berlain. democrat, Of Oregon, declar
ed that President Wilson had advo.
Gated the policy, but Senator Hitch.
cock, of Nebraska, administration
leader, and Senator Mcclellan chal
lenged the statement.
|. The senate vote eliminates compul
sorry military training from consid
Grafton in future development Of the
army reorganization bill. The house
bill has no training provisions, com
pulsory or voluntary, and the en-.
forced method, therefore, will moi
come before the conferees.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-12
PROF|TEER FIGHT
IS HALTED
PUEBLO JUDGE REFUSES no AD-
NIT EVIDENCE OF HIGH
CHARGES.

Pueblo, Colo, April 12.-The fed
eral governments apti-profiteering
campaign was badly crippled here as
a result of injunctions granted by
United States District Judge Robert
E. Lewis blocking grand jury probe
into alleged excessive prices for coal
and wearing apparel. Expressing the
opinion that sections Of the Lever act
are unconstitutional, Judge Lewis
also held that dealers were entitled
to sell goods priced at their value
rather than at a certain reasonable
margin above actual cost. Increment
on any old stock due to a rising mar
ket was private property, the court
held. and then fixing a selling price a
merchant may get the benefit of such
increment. United States District At
torney Harry B. Tedrow had sought
to submit to the grand jury evidence
of profits ranging from so to 200 per
cent above actual cost.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-12
State Railway Men
Summoned to Chicago

Huron, April 12.-Eighteen repre-
sentatives of the Brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainmen Of the Dakota division
left Huron for Chicago, where they
will answer the summons of A. l..
Whitney. vice president of the or
ganization. calling men from every
division of the Chicagoi Z North
Western Railway company. to aid in
setting the "outlaw" strike which was
celled in Chicago by the switchmen's q
union.
Six of the men from Huron are Off
cials OF the company here, and 1t IL
thought that the representatives ot
the Brotherhood Of Railway Train.
men organization will add consider
able prestige to the attempts which
will be made to Quell the strike.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-12
Huge Deposits
In State Banks

Pierre. April 12.-Twenty-five mil
lion dollars increase in deposits OF
state banks for the past year, and
$4,000. 900 increase since November.
last year, is shown by the report OF
the condition of state banks on the
call of February 2S, this year.
The total deposits in the state
banks at that date as shown are
$195,993,852.8S. an increase of $11,-
896.O53.49.
This showing Is on the reports from
543 such banks.
The national bank showings will
be approximately one-third that oi
the state banks. and this would show
over $500 on deposit in the banks OF
the state for every resident. regard
less Of age.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-12
URGES BACK
UP ON LEAGUE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY FACES DIS.
AsTER UNLESS TREATY MOD
IFTCATIONs ARE ACCEPTED.

St Louis, Mo-, April 1.-THE DEM
ocratic national convention must re-
pudiate the stand of President Will
son for unmodified ratification of the
peace treaty, United States Senator
David 1. Walsh, democrat. of Massa-
chusetts, declared in an address here
tonight. Senator Walsh asserted his
belief that the covenant would be
modified.
''If it is not" he said, 1.-The demo-
cratic party faces catastrophe in the
coming presidential election
OF all the democrats who have been
widely mentioned as possible candi-
dates for president, the speaker said,
only Senator Hitchcock, leader of the
administration forces in the senate
would consent to run on a platform
for ratification of the treaty as il
stands.
Senator Walsh declared that he
went to the senate in sympathy with
the president and had studied the
treaty with view to defending ii
against its critics. He found that the
critics were right, he said, "and the
treaty is fatally defective in its pres
ent FORM"
The speaker attacked the demands
made on Germany by the allies, and
declared that promises which the
president had made and was unable
to keep are responsible wherever
there is rebellion against oppression
in the world today; wherever help
less people struggle for liberty"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-12
WOMAN ABANDONs
HER BABY
NOW IN CARE OF MAYOR AID.
RICH OF ABERDEEN.

Aberdeen. April 12.-Mrs. r. Pc
terson. registering as of Lemon"
which is known to be intended for
Lennon, abandoned six weeks old
baby boy. at the Wisconsin hotel on
Friday night and the child, healthy
and very comely infant. is now
a member of the household of Mayor
and Mrs. A. N. Aldrich.
Mayor Aldrich claims the boy by
right OF pre-emption, but he enter
tains fears that his claim may be sci
at naught by Emil Hawkinson, trav-
cling representative of the Interna-
tional Harvester company. who may
set up a claim to the child by right
OF discovery and insist that the boy
be given over to him to be dad" to-
Mrs. Peterson arrived at the hotel
early on Friday morning, with the
child and was assigned room. She
was in and out Of the hotel many
times during the day and her fire.
Quent absences from the baby aroused
some curiosity. She left the hote
without the child early Friday eve
ming and It has been ascertained went
west on Milwaukee train.
Later In the night Mr.. Hawkinsor
heard the baby crying, but presumed
that he was simply a fretful young
ster and that his mother was with hin
and it was not until yesterday morn
ing, after the last call for breakfas
was made that an investigation re
vealed. that the woman had aban
doned the baby.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-12
Revolution Breaks
Out In Guatemala

Washington. April 12.-The union
forces have seized Guatemala City
from President Cabrera and a small
guard of United States marines have
been landed from the cruisers To-
coma and Niagara for the protection
of the American legation, the state
department announced.
Unconfirmed private advices today
reported that the states of Sidalgo,
Zacatecas and Michoacan have Joined
Sonora in repudiating the Carranza
government in Mexico. The state de
partment had no confirmation OF the
report.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-12

months OF January and February was
received by Fred Pope Of White Owl,
for cream delivered at that place for
six weeks Of these two winter months.
Cream checks Of good size are not
uncommon in the country west of the
Missouri for the spring months. but
to get over $50 week out of the
product of few COTS in the winter
months is looked upon as a good
showing.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-12
New Reacti0nary
Plot In Germany

Berlin, April 12.-Reports of a
new reactionary plot and movement
to declare separation on the pari
of the south German states. led BY
Bavaria, continued today.
Baron Luttwitx, military leader oi
the Won Kapps insurrection, was re.
ported active in the new reactionar,
movement. The government tool
measures to prevent disorders.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-12

Berlin, April 12.-Paul DeMott,
the American newspaper man, alleged
to have been implicated in the COM
munist Ruhr plots, was shot and
killed when he attempted to escape
from the Wesel prison. :