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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-05
Agent Describes
HaUOCWrOnghtb BY
Raging Torrents
Says Devastation at Pueblo
Beyond Description City
Quilted by Fire.

BY Associated Press:
COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo.
June 4.-The devastation wrought
by fire and food at Pueblo last night
and this morning Is beyond descrip-
ton. according TO c. s. Railsback.
formerly of this city. now special
agent Of the Atchison. Topeka and
Santa Fe railway at Pueblo. M.
Railsback made his way to Colorado
Springs at . o'clock this afternoon
by special Santa F'e motor car in an
effort to get into communication
with La Junta over the Union Pa
cifc wires to order a special relief
train to the scene Of the disaster.
Hundreds of lives were lost and
millions OF dollars in property
We're destroyed" said Railsback.
The main business district OF the
city is Quilted by fire and water and
it probably never will be known how
many hundreds Of people Ierished.
Completely Wiped Out.
The entire residence district IN
several Of the lowlands were COM
pletely wiped out. I spent the en-
tire night with hundreds OF others
rescuing women and little children
from the flood and my mind IS so
befuddled that can hardly talk
about the thing. It was horrible,
beyond description.
Il saw several cheap frame room
Ing houses topple over, plunge
into the raging torrent. each filed
with screaming women and chill
dren. The scene was slckening."
Mr.. Railsbeck said at one time
there was 10 feet Of water rushing
through the Santa Re yards. He de-
clared the yards were completely
destroyed To add to the horror OF
the flood. fires broke out all over the
city. not only in business districts,
but in many residence sections. Tho
largest business houses Of the city
including the big banks. Crews
Beggs. White and Davis, Straub's
trunk factory. the King lumber yarl
and many others were wrecked by
water or completely destroyed By
fire. according to Railsback
The river broke over it, banks
near the state insane asylum and
soon there was a raging torrent from
the high cliffs to the west OF the
union depot TO seventh street.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-05
Sch7gart& Learns
Thar "FOOIin is
Quite ExpenSiUe
Mary Tells Court He Tried to
Put Arm About Her Waist;
Much Doing.

If you want to get a job on the
city detective force, you have to be
able to scoop liquor out of a sink
when you raid a house alleged to be
violating the volstead provisions.
When a detail of police called on
Mike Kusniak. SOL Arnold ST., Mike
saw them enter and is said to have
gently tilted a bottle of moonshine
into the sink
Detective Jim Brumfield, who was
in the raiding party, dashed for the
sink, pushing Mike aside, and sue
Ceeded in saving enough liquor to
be held as evidence against Mike
the police say.
Twice i'm Week.
This is the second time within the
week that the same event has been
pulled-Detective Hamilton execut-
ing the first Thursday
Kusniak pleaded not guilty on Sat
urday morning TO a charge of re-
ceiving from common carrier and
his case was continued until June
is.
The soft drink parlor keepers,
groCers, BARRIERS and cigar store
proprietOrs. who had their punch
boards and candy confiscated on
raids a few weeks ago. had their
cases continued Saturday. Frank
CAIRO, Mike Durkovich. Henry Bur
key. Elek Lenygel. Paul Langel. Louis
Nemeth. Gabriel Vegh and Roman
ParafinOnwicz being the names Of
those who were up. The continu-
ance was slated for June 10
John Cashier pleaded guilty TO a
charge of petit larceny. He is alleg-
ed 10 have stolen a secondhand tire,
a jack and a tail light. He was SEN
fenced to GO days on the penal farm
by Judge Houlihan and fined S25
Frank Schwartz, SPA s. Pulaski
St. charged with assault and bat
terry by Mary Riewski. 1907 W. Dun
ST., was fined So and costs.
Threw Mud. sand.
Il was charged by the prosecuting
witness that Schwartz had tried to
make her Ego 'foolin' " with him last
Monday night and that ne tried TO
put his arm around her. She denied
hitting him in the eye with an or
ange.
John Galloway was found not
guilty OF an assault and battery
charge preferred by Nora Galloway.
his sister-in-law.
The latter. with her husband and
two children. were said 10 have lived
at Galloway's house for so cents a
week all told and when they were
there sometime the children began
20 throw mud at the windows OF
Galloway's house.
This led 10 remonstrances on his
part. which developed into rough
words and the charges were filed.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-05
SET NEW RECORD.

By Associated Press:
PHILADELPHIA June A new
worlds record for the one mile re-
lay was hung up at the American
legion games on Franklin field to-
day by the University Of Pennsyl-
vania team. consisting Of Q. D. Reg
ers. I. A. Brown. Earl Eby and r.
s. MaXam. The time. three minutes.
Is 2-5 seconds, clipped 1 rs seconds
from the previous mark established
by Kaufman, Lockwood. Idppincott
and Meredith. also a Pennsylvania
quartet in 1915. The new mark
was made in the international and
interstate national legion one mile
event, in which Massachusetts, finish
ed second; New York. third and the
Canadian team, made up Of rep
resenttives Of the Great War Vet
Grams association Of Canada, fourth
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-05
TESTIMONY OF
LOVETT YOUTH
AID TO STATE
Strengthens Contention That
Leroy Was Killed as a
Result of Plot.
YOUNG GIRL TESTIFIES
Virgil Decker's Sweetheart
Tells of Insurance Poll
cies Shown Her.
BY Associated Press


WARSAW, Ind, June A story,
an automobile ride with Virgil
Decker, by which he, himself, was
10 have been lured 10 death, accord
ing TO the prosecution instead Of his
older brother Leroy Lovett, was re-
lated on the witness stand here to-
day by Fred Lovett, 16, who with his
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel Lovett of Elkhart. offered
the strongest testimony for the state
in the trial Of Virgil Decker.
All Of the testimony presented by
the prosecution today tended to
strengthen the states steadfast con-
tentiOn that Leroy Lovett was muir
dered as the result of a conspiracy
by members Of the Decker family to
kill him. claim his body as that OF
Virgil Decker and collect $4,000 in
surance on the latter's life
Large Crowd Attends.
The largest crowd which had vet
attended the trial damned itself into
the little court room. Men, women
and children drove for miles from
Atwood, Albion and Bourbon to be
present, and hundreds Of farmers
came in from the countryside.
Many brought their lunches and re-
NAMED I'm the court room until late
afternoon when the hearing was ad-
iourned because Of the illness Of sew
eral Of the jurors.
Fred Lovett, in response TO cues
tiOns put by attorneys for the state.
told Of leaving Elkhart with Virgil
Decker on the evening OF March s.
previous TO the finding OF the body
Of Leroy Lovett near the Pennsyl-
vania railroad crossing west of War
saw on March 70
Driving through the country. the
witness testified he was told by Vir-
gil that they we're lost and later
made inquiry at farm house which
was afterwards identified by the wit
ness as the home of Fred Decker, a
brother himself held in jail on a
charge of murder. After remaining
i'm the farm house for about 10 min
utes. the witness said. they contin-
ued the drive to an abandoned farm
where they took refuge from the
cold in a barn. The fact that young
Lovett failed to go to sleep in the
barn and that he did not closely
enough resemble Virgil Decker. is
charged by the state to have been
Continued on Page Four.)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-05
C. M. SCHWAB IS
DUE TODAY FOR
ERSKINE EVENT
Others, Including Eastern FL
nanciers, TO Reach City
Early Tomorrow.
PLANS ARE COMPLETE
Father Cavanaugh, Former
Notre Dame Head, to Speak
at Honor Banquet.

Charles NJ. Schwab. president OF
the Bethlehem Steel Co, who will
be one Of the principal speakers at
the dinner Monday night in honor
Of Pres't A. r. Eskimo OF the Stude-
baker corporation. will arrive in
South Bend this afternoon and will
be the house guest of Mr.. Erskine.
The other out-Of-tOwn guests in
cluded among whom are many
prominent financiers of the country,
Will arrive Monday and will be met
at the railway stations by recep-
ton committee. The visitors are to
be driven over the city during Mon
day afternoon Gov Warren T.
McCray, who Is expected to arrive
from indianapolis early Monday
afternoon, will be among the distin-
guished guests at the banquet.
Bishop White to Preside.
Arrangements for the dinner,
which is 10 be given by South Bend
citizens in honor Of Pres't Erskine,
have been completed, it was an
nounced by the arrangement COM
mittee last night More than 500
guests are to be In attendance. The
banquet IL 10 be held in the dining
room OF the Studebaker corpora
tons administration building, it
being found that the Oliver hotel
would be unable TO care for large a
number Of banqueters.
The catering Will be in charge OF
Manager Andrew G.. Weisberg of the
oliver and chefs from the hotel, as
sisted by a corps OF Chicago chefs.
Everything is being done by the
committee in charge of the dinner
TO make it one of the outstanding
events in South Bend history, It was
announced last night.
Bishop John Hazen White has been
selected to preside over the dinner.
The invocation will be given by DR..
James a. Burns. c. 5. G.. president
Of Notre Dame University.
Many To Speak
Pres't Schwab OF the Bethlehem
Steel Co. and who was chairman Of
the Emergency Fleet corporation
during the war. along with being
closely identified with the govern
ment during the world conflict, will
be one Of the principal speakers Of
the evening.
An address Will also be delivered
by Gov. McCray during the evening.
Continued on Page Four.)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-05
SEEK RELIEF FOR
RUSSIAN REFUGEES
Russian Embassy at Washing.
ton Begins Negotia-
tons for Aid.

WASHINGTON. June 4.-Nego-
tiations with Russians abroad look
ing 10 the formulation of relief
measures for the thousands OF refu-
gees Of the army OF Cen. Wrangel.
former anti-bOlshevist leader. scat
tered throughout the near east
have been entered into by the Rus
sian embassy here Of the Kerensky
regime.
II was learned today from officials
OF the embassy that similar negotia-
tions also have been undertaken by
the Russian minister OF the Keren-
sky regime IN Belgrade with the
Jugo-Slav government. in behalf OF
some $4,000 OF these refugees. tenn
porarily domiciled in Serbia. II IS
estimated that several hundred
thousand dollars will be required to
meet the immediate needs Of tho
refugees and the Russian embassy
here IS understood now TO be nego-
tiating with Gen. Wrangel as 70 the
authority 20 whom such sum
should be delivered for relief dis
pensauon.
A crisis IN the cond ton OF thou
sands or the refugees. concentrated
upon the island OF Lennos after the
Crimean debacle. was reached re-
Gently when the French, who had
been caring for them. issued orders
that some other provisions would
have 20 be made for their sus-
tenance. The French authorities
were reported 20 have given the
refugees OF three alternates. To be
transported 10 Odessa, 10 Brazil or
20 remain AT Lennos In oase OF ac-
ceptance Of the latter alternative
b. was stated that no further French
rations might be expected.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-05
Says Peggy Sold
All Her Je10eIry
to Buy Eats With

s. United Press
- CHICAGO. June 4-Peggy joyce.
shoy-=.rl hasn't jewel 90 her name.
That's what her attorneys told
United Press customs officials here
when an investigation into the
charges that pretty Peggy was a
suucgler were started
How can Peggy be a smuggler.
when she didn't bring any Jewels
4 rt1 che country with her zoe asked
Y a. Caldwell. her attorney.
caldwell would not admit himself
as "a why Peggy disposed or her
Jewels but ChicaEo friends said il
vss 90 buy bread and butter with
after Joyce left the frail blonde
Fat on the boulevards OF Paris
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-05
Goddess Re70ardS
King in Form of
Ne7g Gas Machine
Savings Gone, Automobile
Too, But Daniel King is
Given Another Car.

A year ago. Daniel King OF Three
Oaks, Mich. possessed an automo-
bile
He was not A man Of means, but
he managed to keep up his home in
comfort and supply the gas" until
the goddess Of fortune ceased 20
smile upon him.
The goddess grew tickle last fall.
Mrs. King was taken seriously III.
II became necessary for her to go
to a hospital for an operation. King
was reluctant to give up his car, but
hesitated not long when it became
apparent that the hospital and Incl
dent expenses would approach
5000. He sold the machine.
Given New Car.
Then the goddess rewarded King.
His wife improved and finally re-
gained her health They rejoiced
mutually that her life was saved, all
reason to complain over the loss OF
the car being overshadowed by the
spirit OF thanksgiving for what it
gained for them in happiness.
Saturday, Mr.. and Mrs. King
came to South Bend to attend the
strawberry festival given by Post
X, T. p. \
Saturday night. they drove away
in a new Studebaker car. With one
chance in thousands for him to b
the lucky man, King again found
the goddess Of fortune greeting him
with something more than a broad
grin. Post h and the goddess pre-
scented the automobile Il him with
the greeting: I'VE hope YOU keep
this car-and the health OF your
family"
Daniel hopes 80. too
While fond hopes Of many I'm
South Bend for enjoying an auto
mobile ride in a new car on Sun
day faded Saturday night. Post K
committeeman in charge OF raising
funds for the erection OF a shelter
house in Pottawatomie park found
their hopes rising. They announced
that approximately $4,000 had been
raised for the project. Only about
$4,000 more viii be necessary to as
sure success this summer so that
work on the building may be start
cd II Is estimated the shelter
house will cost $4,000
Plan Another Picnic.
Original plans for the shelter
house are being revised. Opposition
20 building a two-story structure has
arisen and new plans that will be
submitted 20 a committee from the
T. p. A. and the park board are be-
ing drafted.
II was announced that another
picnic in behalf OF the fund will be
held at Pottawatornie park. extend
ing over three days. July ?. and {.
The shelter house committee Of Pos.
X will meet Tuesday night 10 lay
PLAYS for this festival.
More than 5000 attended the
strawberry festival Saturday. the
number falling below expectations
due 10 the chilly weather. Re
freshments and hundreds OF boxes
OF berries were sold The Dodge
band. from Mishswaka. furnished
music throughout the afternoon and
evening. Vocal solos were given By
Harry Mason OF Mishswaka, mem
Der Of the band
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-05
Bogus Check WiSard
Held at Ter11e Haute
Find Hundreds of Fraudulent
Checks in Personal Effects
of Forger.

by Associated PRESS
TERRE HAUTE. Ind June -
Ralph Webster. 43 years old. alias
Roy a. Gulley. known as one OF the
largest distributors OF bogus checks
in this section Of the United States.
was arrested here tonight by Detec-
tives Armstrong and Conover and
sent 20 jail. IN his personal effects
were found hundreds OF perfectly
formed cashiers checks and drafts
for amounts varying from $50 10
S4O0. all with the forged signature OF
r. A Webb. cashier OF the First Ma
tional bank at Sesser. III.
L is said that the north and north
west sections OF the United States
have been "fooded with checks" by
Webster. He has been in Terre
Haute since last July, and Il is al
legged began this week his first check
passing here. Three checks. one for
$500 and two for $50. were passed
az a hotel ard clothing store.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-05
RUSH HELP TO
IN
STRICKEN CITY
Rescue Workers Believe Death
List Around 500 Prop
erty Loss Great.
FIRE ADDS TO HORROR
Lightning Strikes BuiIding
and Business District of
Pueblo is Quilted.
Special % The News-TInog.


PUEBLO. Colo. TuDa 49,,
''l1 i1oou waters that last night ara
10y today swept this city. Iaavi,e
d death list Of 500 and properly de-
slructlon estimated at $40 0co Goa
Al us wake, receding. rescue worl.~,
Idle tonight continued tboir 80 =
Oile thousands stricken nv +bo az
asIfous torrent. left homeless -
i'lIess and without food and olo+L
ms volunteer relief parties fro--,
cities surrounding the vslls,, a.
which Pueblo is located coDt,,,,a5
10 pour into the CITY bv 49, -
- ei.iSiole routes left open, bringing
zoo ana clothing 20 the stricken
Gnu HlealcaI attention 70 those az.
iected by exposure.
Nhlle the waters receded ,-o1,,,-
teer rescue party heads fou,5 80,
dence that the disaster MAS ,o+ =
great as was at first renorto5 -
the death list at first osti-,,..-5
Irom 1000 10 5000. has derrosso5
until IL Is believed that IL win ~.
now exceed 500. OF that nr,r,be-
I5z bodies had been recovero5
night and are piled like cord 49,,
IN Two morgues that have been 81
taohshed-one IN the north mar. -,
the city, the other fin the sou+b Tb.
property loss, made more severe 1,
Ire that Quilted the heart of the ht,
business section, is steadi1v y,,,,-.
ing however, and conservati,.o -.
Inmates place it at not less than
100000. ''''N
! Cut on from World
Pueblo Is practically emf off f~o.,
the outside wOrld-or had beer ~
u! tonight, when temporary csb1o
wires were strung that again con.
hected the valley with neigbborirr
cites. No trains have entered tbs
city since the disaster strurl, .
though relief trains have been sbla
70 get within a few miles. dfs,bs.,..
Ing their emergency trains 49,.
ana permitting them 20 make tbof,
way into the town as best 49,
could, Electric line cars onars+.
ing over the tracks OF the Sante F-s
nave been able with difncu1tv n
reach the city Thousands OF mes.
sages have come in over the tempo
rary wires from anxious relatives
seeking TO ascertain whether or NOT
their kinsfolk escaped the perrs ~
rate. But the city IS in turmoil and
information bureaus established IA
relieve the anxiety are bending
>
continued on Page FOur)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-05
ADMITS HAVING STOLEN
PLANE AT TERRE HAUTE

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, June A.
Harold ]. Lynch, IS years old. Of
Cleveland. O.. arrested Saturday on
- charge of having stolen the air
plane of Bernard NallOsia from
Deming field here Tuesday. CON
fessed Saturday night. according TO
the police. Lynch, according TO the
police. told Of taking the plane ten
miles south of Terre Haute, where
he purchased gasoline, and then
flying 10 Lima, O., where he aban-
doned the plane. lie said he in
tended 10 return the plane, but ow-
ing 90 minor disorders TO the craft
he feared 10 attempt return
flight. He was arrested shortly
after his return 10 Terre Haute by
rail.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-05
RELEASE PINNELL.

KOKOMO. Ind. June il. VIC
tor Pinneu. host for what was
termed Belshazzer feast at the
Country club here last December.
returned Saturday with his bride
from six months tour or the
Orient. He was arrested by Sheriff
Butler on a local grand jury indict-
ment charging illegal possession Of
Intoxicating liquor and was released
ON $500 bond
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-05
Execute Sim Feiner
for Part in ambush
British Begin Investigation of
Mysterious Fire at NUM-
ton Plant.

DUBLIN, June Thomas Keane
A Sim Feiner. was executed by the
British military authorities at Linn
erick today for participation in an
am bush attack on crown forces.
The authorities are investigating a
mysterious fire. which partly de-
stroyed the National Shell factory
and a transport depot In this city
during the night. The blaze is be-
ueved 70 have been 81 incendiary
origin. Munitions had been manu-
featured at the National Shell fac
tory during the war, bat production
was discontinued some time ago.
Thirteen persons have been killed
IN Irish disorders IN tbs last %
hours One victim was a young vo-
man. who was shot 10 death while
watching a cricket match on the
grounds OF Trinity college. Dublin.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-05
LIQUOR FLOWS,
DICE TALK, But
OFFICERS FAIL
Police Details Unable TO Find
Evidence in Wholesale
Raids Here.
LEAK" Is EVIDENT
Operators Apparently Know
When to Close Up For
Few Minutes.

Eight husky police officers under
Che direction Of Sergt's Charles
Keller and Beniamin Roberts labor
81 in vain for three hours Saturday
night attempting 10 locate booze in
Establishments designated by Chief
az police. Peter b Kline. When
they returned 20 police headquart-
ers shortly after 10 o'clock, all they
had TO show for their evenings
work was a few cob webs they col
Iec.ed on their clothing. while
searching the aforesaid establish
ments from cellar to garnet.
The officers reported that In each
place visited they made a thorough
search but were unable 20 find any
!. sembIance OF hard liquor This Is
not the first time the officers have
returned 90 the station empty-aand
Cd after conducting raids on "notori-
Gus Booze joints" The liquor.
which is said 10 flow freely all time
except "a few minutes before the few
minutes during the police raid. sud
denly disappears. evaporates or
something. and the reasons for the
police failure 10 get any results in
their raids is said 20 be caused by
"leak" believed 20 be either in the
chiefs office or higher up.
where's The Leak
When the two serEeauts received
their orders from the chief last
night they were sealed i'm two big
envelopes. The sergeauts opened
them az roll call and then proceeded
immediately to secure their details
and 10 get started on carrying out
the instructions issued by Kline. but
failed TO find any liquor.
m has beer almost generally
known for some time that the places
visited hy the police last night have
been running wide open and their
operators have been continually
6efvine the prohibition law and be-
,comiug wealthy in so doing.
What the people that frequent
these liquor emporiums cannot un-
derstand is how the operators know
exactly when 90 halt the sale or
their goods" and the conclusion
they draw. as one stated last night
IS that owners OF these saloons are
working I'm conjunction with the
"hirher ups" I'm the police depart
ment or city administration and
know several hours IN advance on
raids that officers have been ordered
to ego through"
Although the Officers begin within
~ minutes aftev they received their
instructions from Chief Kline las;
L. -r, ov,-ra~s Of the "W hlsky
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-05
Heavy Fine and Jail
Term GreetS !. EUnOff
Special 70 The News-Times:

Special 70 The News-Iimes.
LAPORTE, Ind, June A. Vasil
Evnoff. South Bend man. came here
recently and purchased a soft drink
establishment on Lincoln way. To-
day he was arrested on a charge OF
selling booze 90 bibulously inclined
Laporitans. and in police court this
afternoon was fined $40 and in ad-
dition was given A term OF so days at
the state penal farm AT Putnamville.
The former South Bender is in the
county Jail awaiting the execution OF
the sentence