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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-26
BAKER MURDER
CASE GOES TO
JURY FRIDAY
Attorney Arguments Are
Expected to Conclude At
Thursday Session.
DOCTORS GIVE EVIDENCE
Lawyers fOr State and De.
fense viii Take Five
Hours to Sum Up.
BY c. J. CooPER.

Arguments In the trial OF Walter
Baker. charged with the murder OF
Carl II. Cook. Laporte grocer. Christ
mas eve. 1918. viii begin in the st.
Joseph circuit court Thursday, and
the fate OF the youth lighting against
being sent TO the electric chair may
he In the hands Of the jury by Fri
day morning.
The state will close It's rebuttal
evidence with the examination of
ono witness at the opening OF court
Thursday morning. and as soon as
the defense has concluded its cross
examination Of this witness, the ar
guments OF the lawyers in the case
will begin.
Divide Time.
The arguments are to consume
five hours, equally divided between
the state and defense. The state
will open and close. and the argu-
OF the defense will be made by Atty.
Craig Hood. twice mayor Of Chicago
Heights. H.. and counsel for Baker,
who will address the jury between
the opening and closing arguments
OF the state.
Earl Rowley prosecuting attorney
Of Laporte county, and Ralph y.
Smith. special prosecutor in the
states attempt 10 send Baker 20 the
electric chair. will make the argu-
ments for the prosecution. The at
torneys for the prosecution will di-
vide the time allotted to the state
tor its presentation OF the case TO
the jury after the close OF the in
PRODUCTION OF evidence Thursday
morning.
Five witnesses IN rebuttaI were
put on the stand by the state We'd
nesdsy. One OF these witnesses was
Frank W. I.arEees manager OF the IN
land hotel al Indiana HarFor. where
Baker attempted 10 assist Ernest
Gariepy. his confederate. in attempt
ing 10 get the suitcase Of Garie9y
out Of the hotel without its owner
paying his hotel bill
After relating that incident. which
was included In Bakers confession,
the hotel manager was asked wheth-
er Baker while at Indiana HarbOr
impressed him as being Of unsound
mind. and the witness answered that
ne did not
Declare Baker Sane
The four other witnesses examin-
ed bv the state are physicians. two
from Laporte and two from South
Bend. Each OF them had PROFOUND
ed to him a 10 et0-word hypotheti-
cal question. touching upon the de-
fendant's sanity. At the conclusion
N the hypothetical question. each
~ the physicians answered that
Baker was of sound mind at the
..fne OF the Cook murder
The FIRST physician witness was
Dr. II. II. Martin of Laporte. The
hypothetical question, whicE he like
me other three physicians answered.
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-26
AGRICULTURAL LEADERS
MAKE DIRECT APPEAL TO
WILSON ON PENDING Law
Farmers Bank at
Valparaiso Closes

VALPARAISO. Ind. Feb. 25-
The Farmers State bank Of Val
paraisO and the Hobart bank. of
Hobart. Ind, a subsidiary insti-
tuition, were closed this after
noon by order of Otto I. KLAUS.
Indiana state auditor, following
a report by state bank examiners
that shortage OF 100000 had
been discovered. The examiners
report also stated that II had
been learned that funds OF the
bank were being used in stock
speculation in Chicago.
The banks, according 10 the
records. are controlled by VIII
lam Fl. Gardner, Of Valparaiso.
who the examiners state they
have not seen since they began
checking the books Of the ineti-
tutions early this week. Henry
Winneguth, cashier of the Val
paraiso bank. the examiners say.
has admitted the shortage Of
100000.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-26
Refer President to Memorial
Drawn Up At Recent In.
ternatiOnal Farm Congress.
SENT TO WHITE HOUSE
Chief Executive Expected to
Take Action Before Re.
turn of Roads Monday.

BY Associated Press
WASHINGTON. Feb. Tile
r.,fr eas So .o tl., White
house today ard the president Is ex-
pected 10 act ON il one way or an
other before the -Oads are returned
10 private control AZ 1901 a. IN.
next Monday.
The measure is vigorously oDpos-
ed by the railroad broraerhoodS. and
their representatives nov in Wash-
ineton considering the presidents
proposal for settlement OF their
wage demands were drafting today
a memorial TO the executive asking
him 10 veto the bill
Wilson WithnoIds view.
similar request was made yes-
terday 10y George p. Hampton. man
aging director # the farmers ma
ticnal council. who asked that he
president hear a delegation from his
organization tomorrow. other big
farmers organizations, however. I'm A
letter sent TO the white house today
urged approval OF the legislation.
There has been no indication
from the white house as TO the pres
ident's view on the measure. He
has had before him for several DAYS
a digest of The ball prepared by I5i-
rector General Hines after the sen
ate and house cOnfeTCes finally had
agreed 10 the measure In the form
in which it was approved by the
house last saturday and the senate
last Monday.
Validity Opinion.
After il was received al the oxecu-
tive Offices today the bill was sent
u the department Of justice for an
opinion as TO its validity. In the
usual course such an opinion would
not be ready FOR four or five DAYS.
but to meet the present rather uu-
usual situation, the department IS
expected 20 speed up it's opinion.
The president. OF course, has ten
davs excluding Sundays. or until
midnight March g. 70 act on the biz
before ii would become a law with%
ont his signature. but since he has
ordered the roads returned on March
], ne is expected TO act promptly.
Farmers Letter.
The farmers letter asking approv-
al OF the bill was signed by ". I.
DrUmmond. chairman OF the board
Of governors Of the International
Farm congress. and T. @. Atke-on.
Washington representative Cf the
National Grange. II pointed 10 no
memorial drawn ~ at the recent
meeting here OF representative OF
the international Farm Conrress.
american Farm Bureau federation.
National Grange. National Farmers
Union. Farmers National congr.s ss.
National MILK Producers federation,
American Cotton association. several
state farmers unions and the Dairy
mems league Of NeH York
Tais memorial declared for he
safesuarIing and protection OF every
(CCETT\T-E on PACE rlT.p
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-26
FARMERS URGE APPROVAL j OF RAIL Bill
CROSS SWORDS.

City Atty. Slick and Atty.
Obenchain crossed swords on
Gil meeting.
The city attorney was in doubt
on a legal question, so Mr..
Obenchain picked up a law book
laying near his elbow, opened It
70 q case similar 20 the one un-
der discus ussion and PRESENTED II
10 Mr.. Slick amid deafening
applause from the gallery.
Mr.. Slick, very red in the face,
Informed Mr.. Obenchain that he
was presenting the book TO the
city attorney and not 10 the gal
lery.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-26
RATIFY SUFFRAGE

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Fed.
25.-The Oklahoma house today
passed a joint resolution ratifyinG
the federal woman suffrage amend
ment after nearly six hours debate,
by "a vote of "A to IA. The resolu-
ton was sent at once TO the senate
and was given its first reading.
Consideration Will be resumed to
morrow
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-26
GOTHAM LAWYER
NAMED TO FILL
GAP IN CABINET
Bainbridge Colby Selected By
Pres't Wilson to Succeed
Robert Lansing.

BY Associated Press:
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Prest
Wilson again upset the predictions
Of official and political Washington
today by naming as secretary Of
state. Bainbridge Colby. u New York
attorney, who left the republican
party with Theodore Roosevelt in
1912.
The selection caused scarcely less
of a sensation than the dismissal OF
Robert Lansing from the state port
folio two weeks ago, and was re-
ceived with such undisguised sur
prise In the senate. where the pres
Ident's choice must be approved be-
fore Mr.. Colby can take up the
duties of office, that none OF the
leaders cared TO predict when con-
lirmation might be voted.
Was Ozark Horse"
Not even among those on the in
side of administration circles had
there been any expectation that the
selection would fail on Mr.. Colby.
who told inquiTers today that he
himself mad only been given brief
notice of the presidents intention.
summoned TO the white house, he
spent an hour with Mr. Wilson. and
announced that ne would accept
with a deep appreciation of the re-
sponsibility imposed upon him. and
said he would have no further COM
ment to make until the senate had
acted.
Word Of the nomination reached
enators just as they were assem-
senators just as they were assem-
,heir private talks during the day
they discussed little else. Virtually
all Of them, however, preferred 10
withhold public comment until the
subject came up formally for action.
Vote Confirmation.
Once before the senate had been
called upon 10 act on a nomination
Of Alr. Colby and then confirmation
was voted although a strong fight
against him was led by two repub-
lican senators from his state. That
was in 1917. when Pres't Wilson
named him to membership on the
shipping board.
II was asserted in some quarters
that the reasons which led TO the
objection at that tine need not nee
essarily apply in the present case,
out Sen. Calder. New York, said
he would insist that the nominees
qualifications for the seCretaryship
DE looked into carefully before he
would vote for confirmation TO that
post.
Lives I'm New York.
4 native OF st. Louis, 81 years old,
Mr.. Colby has been engaged in law
practice N New York since 1892
except for the nineteen months ne
was a shipping board member. Dur
ing the latter service he was an
American representative in the in
ter allied shipping conference at
Paris and was active IN directing the
boards war policy. He resigned in
March OF last year. saying that the
critical war period having passed
he preferred 10 return to private
life In his New York practice he
mas been counsel for several interests
investigating life insurance com
pauies and was associated with
Charles Evans Hughes in the re-
form II the Equitable company. He
served In 1901 and 1892 as a mem
ber of the New York assembly.
supports Wilson.
Actively supporting Theodore
Roosevelt for the republican presi-
dental nomination in 1912. Nj.
Colby was placed in charge OF the
claims OF the contest Roosevelt
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-26

The peace conference is confront
ed with the necessity of making
four very vital decisions this week
Not the least important of these Is
on the Russian situation. Although
ii is semi-oflicially denied that
Premiers Lloyd George and Nitti
have reached an agreement TO rec
ognize the society. IT IS learned that
they have gone as far as possible
in that direction without NJ. Miller
and, the French premier.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-26
CTTIzENsHTP BILL.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 25.-After
ratification OF the suffrage amend
ment no American woman would
lose her citizenship by marrying an
alien. and no alien woman would
acquire American citizenship by
marryiue an American. under a bin
introduced today by Rep. Rogers.
republican. ssachusetts.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-26
Is REELECTED.

By Associated Press:
NEW YORK. Feb. %. - Daniel
willard was reelected president Of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at
a meeting Of the board of directors
held here today.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-26
AGENTS
AT IRON RIVER
CALLED OFF JOB
Maj. Dalrymple Goes to
Washington for COnfab
With Chief Kramer.

BY Associated Press:
IRON RIVER. Mich, Feb. %
Martin s MCDonough, prosecuting
attorney of Iron county and leader
Of the county authorities. who, Maj.
Dalrymple declared, were in open
revolt against the United states, re-
ceived a telegram today from Dist.
Atty. Myron II Walker at Grand
Rapids. advising him to take no ac-
tion until the district attorney could
come TO investigate.
Mr. AlcDonough had obtained
warrant for the arrest OF Mai
Dalrymple charging HIM with ma
licious libel, and had planned TO
have il served by Chief of Police
Cyrus Sensiba at the railroad sta
ton last night.
Return Home.
Thirty five federal agents and
men bers of the Michigan state con-
sJaoulary, who arrived last night
under Maj. A. v. Dalrymple. prohi-
b5tjon commissioner for the central
states, 10 "clean up" Iron county,
tonight were on route back home.
while Maj Dalrymple was bound for
Washington to confer with prohibi-
Lion Commissioner John Kramer.
Maj. Dalrymple, who led the arm
ed expedition TO Iron River with the
avowed purpose OF arrestins county
and village officers on char5es Of
conspiracy 10 Obstruct enforcement
of the prohibition law was called of
Uy Nr. Kramer, and ordered TO
meet tie opposing stde ard seek a
compromise without legal action.
Serious BLOW.
WOrsting of the federal agents In
tho first clash with state officers i'm
the enforcement OF the eighteenth
amendment was "a serious blow to
enforcement Of the dry law. Maj
Dalrymple declared before ms de-
parturc
y telephone message from Crys-
tai Falls u miles away. however.
notified McDonough that Mai. plrs-
mple. in anticipation OF trouble had
issued fifty rounds Of ammunition
to each man in. his party. The prose
cutor then adviser Iron River cil-
zens to go home and avoid any
demonstration.
Today. Mr. NcDon0ugh warned
MAJ. Dalrymple that If he carried
out his plan and arrested anyone ir
Iron county without warrant or
searched any private home for
liquor the county officers would
arrest every man in your party and
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-26
MESSAGES FEATURE
NEWBERRY'S TRIAL
Telegrams From Senator and
His Managers Read Into
Official Court Record.
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, Feb. %.
kilograms passing between Tru-
man II. Newberry in New York and
his campaign managers in Detroit
were read into the record today at
the elections conspiracy trial.
Allen A Templeton. president OF
the Detroit board of commerce Feb.
13, 1918, advised Commander New
berry tltat the Cody men" and
others thought Paul H. King quite
necessary" a message from New
berry to King on July q, Informed
the campaign manager OF a mid
night telephone conversation with
William Alden Smith, retiring Unit
ed States senator.
Long Distance Call.
Smith teIephoned from Grand
2pids asking if | would surely
stick to a finish" read this message.
Il replied most emphatically yes.
He said he did not want 10 run.
His petitions were all ready and he
would decide and wire me Saturday.
He wants to see me here next week
Seemed very friendly and asked his
support"
Another message from Newberry
dated March 81, ordered Fred p.
Smith agent Of the Newberry es-
tate "to subscribe for me through
Liberty Loan committee" for a page
Liberty Loan advertisement.
on April 4, Newberry thanking
Milton OaKman of Detroit for a tele-
gram announcing endorsement OF
Newberry by the Wayne county re-
publican committee commissioned
Cakman TO thank each committee
man on behalf OF the candidate.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-26
STATE SERVICE
WILL BE BETTER
Manager of Street Railway
Company Promises More
Efficiency.

Street car service in South Bend
Will be improved 90 percent by July
i, 1920, r. r. Smith, manager of
the Chicago, South Bend and North
ern Indiana railways. told the South
Bend Rotary club which he address
ed at its weekly luncheon meeting
held Wednesday at the Oliver.
The company realizes as well as
the public that the service is far
from what It should be" he said,
and II is making every effort 10
bring abouS efficiency service as
soon as possible but with the search
" of materials and equipment 1t is
impossible to make the needed i'm
provements within any short length
of time"
Emphasizes Needs.
The rapid growth Of the city and
the corresponding increase in car
patrons has emphasized the need for
facilities capable Of taking care Of a
much larger city than South Bend
at present. il was said.
Ralph Goodman, of Chicago, ex-
planned the organization Of the Boys
Brotherhood Republic. boys ma
tional order recently founded The
order has a membership OF more
than 700 in Chicago.
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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-01-08
FRENCH WISH TO
WRITE LETTERS

The following has been received
iram Alfred Powers, director depart
maat Of Junior Red Gloss
We now have on our list rs French
schools who are eager for an exchange
# correspondence with the schools Of
the Northwest. Alaska Idaho. Oregon
aud " Nashington, comprising the North
western Division of the American Red
G. s. The list Includes l.ycees,
res, secondary schools, primary
schools. girls schools and boys schools.
In some instances the letters may be
written in English but very generally
they should be written in French. We
are accordingly limiting, for the pre- :
ent, the opportunity to carry on cor
respoudence with French schools, to
schools having French classes, or
someone willing to put the letters into
French and translate the replies. The
correspondence on any extensive scale
will be satisfactory only where there
are French classes. to whom this ar
rangement, worked out by the Junior
Red Cross, will be genuine oppor
tuHity.
lhe procedure IS THIS. Make re-
quests through the Director of Junior
Red Cross in your chapter at your local
Red Cross headquarters, indicating
your preference as to kind of school
A French school will then be assigned
TO your French class or to your school
At the beginning the students will
nave to address their letters generally,
as ITO boy in the Lyeee de Laval,
France or TO girl in the College
Uniyerstaire de Chateau, Gontier,
France" After the first letters each
American boy and girl will have an
appointed correspondent. The Junior
Red Cross will transmit the letters,
postage free, seals unbroken, both the
outgoing and incoming letters clearing
through the Director Of the Junior Red
Cross for your chapter.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-01-08
BELMONT

The W. f. NJ. s. of Belmont will
meet in an all day meeting at the
home Of Mrs H. =. Allen TODAY. All
members are earnestly requested to be
present.
John W. Anderson left Friday for
Long Beach. Calf His daughter,
Miss Iva will meet him in Portland
and together they will spend the rest
of the winter in warmer climate.
Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Oxborrow and
family have returned from visiting rel
auges and friends at Madras. They
found it much colder there than in
Hood River
+. G. Church was called to Portland
TO serve on the federal grand jury. He
.ett Sunday. accompanied by Mrs
Church. who will visit at the home Of
their daughter, Mrs H. II. Jantzen,
aud family and with other relatives
and friends.
Mr., and Mrs VIM. Farrell enter
taiued New Years day. their guests
being Mr.. and Mrs ". 7. Forry, of
Barrett district.
MIR. and Mrs. Marsh Isenberg enter
tanned the following New Years Eve
Mr.. and Mrs, Floyd Arnold. Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde Arnold. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Metcalt, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Carnes, Miss Bess lsenberg and Elmer
lsenherg Five Hundred and other
games were INDUCED in until the wee
small hous ushered in the year of 1920.
The Young Matron's $ club will meet
Wednesday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs. Steve Eby.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. lsbell and fam
ilV have enjoyed visit from their
niece, Miss Buchanan. who is a student
at Berkeley. Wednesday Miss Buchan-
an returned to her studies at Berkeley.
MIR. and Mrs. ". G. Someryilla
had as their guests at New Year dinner
Nlrs. NJ. ?. lsenberg, Mrs. Sarah Da-
Wis, Mrs. Guy Harvey and little son, of
Namic, Miss Bess lsenberg. Mrs. Maie
Cbubb and daughters and Joseph Ran
cour
Mrs Carroll Hurlburt spent the week
end visiting friends and relatives In
Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. |. Sargent enjoyed
a visit from her sister, Mrs. s. S.
Montague, and husband, who came uy
over the Highway tho spend the week
end.
Floyd and Walter Regnell returned
to . A. c. Monday. having spent then
vacation with the home folks.
Miss Ruth Nicholson left Friday tC
resume her studies at o. A. c.
Mrs. g. |. Sargent and Mrs. S. s.
Montague were callers Sunday at the
home Of Mrs. W. &. Somerville.
NJ. t. Noble spent New Years DAY
with Marsh Isenberg and family.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-01-08

Mrs. l.. y. Boyed went to The Dalles
Friday for a short visit at the home Of
her daughter, Mrs. A. r. Shelley.
Harold HAGEN has entered @ A q
for. a short course in the sudg of 5uto.
mohiles trucks and other gasoline
driven engines.
Harry plog il also a student At q 4
G.. beginning with this semester.
Iepov Krohn formerly a stndent at
O A q has reantered that ,retitu.
ton whore he will snend the ensuing
month.
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,yenf ta G.Jrn tn continue ber .tn5,o5
M Willamette while her narents eton-
nod for a ,ieit in portIacd
Mn ana M~u n y ra.u ,
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day visit WITH Mr. md Mrs ! F FG.
pIsor Mr. Fertig il nrinciasl ~. tts
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-01-08
XlOSIER.

j. Elder was business visitor in
The Dalles last week.
Mr.. and Mrs ". c. Vensel visited in
Hood River few days last week.
f. Nj. Strauss attended to business
in The DalIes one day last week
While coasting down Main street re-
Gently two Mosier boys were injured to
the extent Of having to visit The Dalles
and have dislocated and broken bones
cared for
Skating las been fairly good on the
lake at East Hood River farm the past
week
Messrs. Chattield Carroll and Cham
berIain attended to business in The
Dales Saturday
Mrs. Nancy Wheeler and children. Of
Hood River, spent the week end in
Mosier with her father, Hans Olsen,
and sister, Mrs. Frank Conley.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Z. Hopping, Of
Beaver City, Nebr.. and Mrs. Alice
look, Of Havana, Ill.,. arrived New
\ ear ) day for a few DAYS visit with
Mr. and Mrs. II. H. Nielsn aud family,
while en- route to Los Angeles, where
they viii spend the remainder of the
winter. Mrs Nielsen and the visitors
are cousins and had not seen each other
for several years.
K. f. Fisher spent few days visit
ing his uncle in The Dalles last week.
Mrs. y. W. Hudson was business
visitor in The DalIes Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Davenport re.
turned from The Dalles Monday where
they had visited Mrs. Davenport's par
ents.
p A. Knoll returned Monday from
Seattle. where he visited his uncle for
few days
The New Years dance gwen by the
MOsier Post American Legion was well
attended and a success in every wav.
The hall was beautifully decorated for
the occasion. the floor was in fine order
and the orchestra from The Dalles rem
dered splendid music until the wee sma
hours of the New Year. Appetizng
refreshments We're served and every
one had good time. The dance was
held in the M. < A. Shogren apple
house.
A crowd from town, accompanied by
some out IN the country, gave pleas
ant surprise for Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. f.
Fisher at their home southwest of Mo
sier Saturday evening.
VIM. Terrill. who is the census man
Of this district, is a very busy man
these DAYS.
Mrs. j. r Wilcox spent Monday af
ternoon in Hood River.
Mrs, Geo W. Hug, Of McMinnville.
who had spent the past month here on
the farm with her aunts. Misses Nav
and Ann Shogren, returned to her home
last week.
Miss Ann Shogren is spending some
time at her home in Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. K. Lafferty visited
relatives in Hood River recently.
The Johnson Contract Co. has rented
the Sturgess building for use as a din.
ING room and rooming place for their
hands They are establishing camp
at this end of the lire and will begin
work this week on the grading.