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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-08
INTERPRETS STATE
LAW ON PETITIONS
Says City Councils Must Act
on Petitions for City
Manager Form.
- AssOciated Prees /:

INDIANAPOLIS, April City
councils are inundated by law 10 act
this year on petitions for special
elections to determine whether
either the commission or manager
form Of municipal government shall
be adopted, Atty. Gen. Lesh helh
Thursday in constituting the state
law. IN this connection the attOr-
ney general held that the council
must act if their regular meeting Is
May .. although one provision of
the law says that after the filing
Of a Ietition the council must set
the election not less than 30 or
more than so, days after the next
succeeding first day Of May" This
Interpretation is said TO be the op-
posite Of that of opponents u
either OF the new forms of govern
ment al AIuncie, who may carry the
matter TO court for a decision.
The attorney general also held
that one election cannot determine
which one Of the new forms of
government shall be adopted.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-08
Propose That Harding Call
Conference of Representa-
tives on Each Side.
HOLD WAGE DISPUTES
Jewell Says Settlement of
Working Rules Should
Precede All Else.
BY Associated Press:

CHICAGO, April Five railroad
labor unions with 100000 members
Thursday night submitted to Pres't
Harding labor's plan for ending in
dustTial disputes between the roads
and their workers. proposing thar
the president call a conference Ot
representatives of both sides az
which new rules governing working
conditions would be worked out 10
take the place of the national agree
ments, now in dispute before the
railroad labor board.
The proposal was contained in a
statement by representatives Of the
five mechanical unions and sent to
the president by B. VI. Jewell, pres
ident Of the railway employees de
partment of the American Fedora
tion of Labor. It proposed that all
wage disputes be held in allegiance
pending the conference, holding that
the matter of wages could be quick
ly adjusted to the satisfaction of all
as soon as the question Of rules and
been settled.
The telegram was sent in response
10 a request from Pres't Harding at
the recent conference he held with
Mr.. Jewell that labor submit its
plan for ending the railroad indus
trial troubles. 1t included u points
which were termed "labor's self
evident and inalienable right. "
which. 1t said, would have to be
settled at the proposed conference.
and specified that the national
agreements should not be discount
ed in any way pending the outcome
of the proposed conference. The
statement said in part:
We commend the following:
That a conference committee be
called composed Of practical me-
chanical department officials from
each of the general managers dis
tricts to represent the carriers and
an equal number of representatives
selected by the employees to repre-
sent the employees. This conference
should agree what disposition Of any
rules il might deem impractical BILE of
general application. They should at
TEMPT to agree on such rules as can
be made general in their applica,
ton.
Present Rights.
Just as our forefathers in 1875
declared that certain principles of
CONTINUED on PAGE FOUR)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-08
EXPECT ALLIES TO
ACCEPT PRINCIPLE
I. 5. to Maintain Firm Stand
on Division of Former
Hun Possessions.


WASHINGTON. April 7.-Ad-
ministration officials. 10 may be
stated with authority. confidently
expect the allied governments 70 ac-
cept the principle regated bv gec'v
Hughes IN his notes OF last Monday
to those governments that the Unit
cd States has surrendered none OF
its rights in the overseas possessions
of Germany and that 81 cannot be
bound by decisions affecting those
possessions made by the League %
Nations without its consent
There is reason 20 believe that the
cCrrespen on this subject
which was initiated last November.
VIII not be closed with the receipt OF
the replies from the japanese. Brit
ish- French and Italian foreign Of
tlces. If the expectations Of Amer
lean officials are realized, the de-
tails regarding American rights will
have 20 be worked out IN nerotla-
tion. In the event. however. that
the four powers do noe find their
way 70 an agreement with the Amer
lean viewpoint. there would arise
situation. action on which officials
refused Thursday 70 forecast.
Not an Issue
The Shan-uug settlement in the
peace treaty. which has bAen sharp
ly criticized IN this country. is not
at issue In the present controversy.
IL is lzarned that the phrase "over-
seas in the American comunica-
t.ous was used adEisedly and 10 is
pointed out that Shantung was not
German possession. Kiao-Chov,
also a part of that Chinese province.
was held by Germany through
concession from the Chinese govern
ment
The view OF the Harding admins
tration with respect 90 the Shantung
settlement has not been stated. but
this settlement was vigorously on
posed by the administration leaders
IA the senate while the treaty of
Versailles was under consideration
by that body and was made the sub
ject Of one OF the republican reser-
vations 20 the treaty which were
adopted.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-08
To Ask ExtraditiOn
Of Grocer BergdOH
Weeks Says Matter is Now in
the Hands of the State
Department.
Bv AssocIatnd -

By Associated Press:
WASHINGTON. April Extra
dition from Germany OF Grover
Cleveland BergdoIl. wealthy Phnade-
phia draft evader, IS a diplomatic
question and is II the hands Of the
state department. Sec'y Weeks says
IN a letter 70 Sen. Capper Of Kansas,
made public Thursday night. The
secretary a ddeds however. that the
war department would use every
effort 20 have Bergdoll returned 10
the custody Of the United States mill
itary authorities
State department officials Thurs
day refused TO discuss reports that
the Canadian government had been
asked 10 extradite Bergdou for vio-
lation OF Canadian passport regu-
lations when ne departed from that
country for Germany. Sec'y Weeks.
when asked about the same reports
said action would not surprise him.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-08
PANAMA ASSEMBLY IN
APPROVAL OF REFUSAL

PANAMA, April THE foreign
Offices reply TO the note Of the
American secretary Of state, Charles
r. Hughes Of March I, reiterating
Panama's refusal 10 accept the
White award as a basis for settle
ment Of the Costa Rican boundary
controversy. was approved unani-
mously by the national assembly in
extraordinary session Thursday eve
ming.
The assembly declared It was pre-
pared to accept whatever conse-
quences might follow national deter
mination to preserve territorial IN
tegrity. It is expected the foreign
office viii forward the note 10
Washington Friday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-08
POLICE HOLD MAN FOR
ATTEMPT TO COLLECT
RANSOM IN MYSTERY


NEW YORK, April IA man
giving his name as Albert Kraft
was arrested Thursday for attempt
to obtain ransom for Mrs. Annette
X. n. Rankine, wealthy widow who
disappeared last Friday.
In a series Of telephone calls 10 J.
VI. Nye, former secret service agent
who is conducting a private investi-
cation. the man declared he was in
a position to restore Mrs. Rankine
70 her home for 10000 He is said
to have demanded the money be left
i'm a shoe box at a W Forty-second
st. restaurant. He was kept talking
on the telephone until he had been
traced TO a telephone booth on
Broadway where he was arrested.
Later the man admitted police said.
that he had never known nor seen
Mrs. Rankine.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-08
MAY AVERT GRAVE
INDUSTRIAL CRISIS
Last Minute Intervention by
LLOYD George Brings Re-
newed Prospects.

BY Associated Press;
LONDON, April Another day
of tense alterations OF hope and fear
ended with one Of the prime min
ister's characteristic eleventh hour
|interventions. bringing renewed pros
meets that the grave industrial crisis
will be avcrted. He announced in
che house of commons Tuesday might
tte willingness Of the government 10
participate in q conference 10 adjust
the question OF pumping before other
matters were considered.
L Informal conferences continue
Aroughout the evening, mOderates
SAfr. Asouith. Lord Robert Cecil
l,45Y- Henderson and John Robert
58vnes working hard in an endeavor
81 induce the miners 90 relent on the
question OF pumping. and 81 was sup
oosed that the whole question vas
turning on this slender hope
Agrec To- Course.
] premier Ii3yd George had been
sabsent during the latter hours OF the
p ohate on the sttuauOa, but returned
- .be house unexpectedly at eleven
f.s.,ock and informed the members
-. tho government had agreed to
course. which il is believed prac-
y ally certain the miners viii ac-
. .enr the calling of a conference Of
f'v-,ers and miners 20 discuss what
differences relative TO pumpins
! be mines are before touching on
- question Of wages and other
atters involved in the demands Of
Ene men.
Il what steps had led up 70 this
nange Of front are unknown as get.
- he had explained. the miners
Iteration would have preferred 20
,an the conference without con-
tsons on eithr side. but had not had
opportunity 90 consult the fed
atlon since the afternoon; there
re he could not assume responsible
IN tJ1e matter. He thought that
NV safe line would be for the
me minister 20 put his statement
y a letter % the officials for con-
s. ratlon. The organizations COM
fosinz the triple alliance held no
"A ,rther meetings Thursday; they are
CONTTNUED on PAGE FoUR)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-08

a { m O S p h er e
which any busi-
ness man Will at
once describe as
political silk
hats. seedy frock
coats and big
c j E a IS, Orna-
mental tobacco
chewing attend
ants whose prime
function seems
to be to open a
door for some
city official who
is usually out,
full grown men
doing OfficebOy
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-08
WILLIAMS CASE
TO GO BEFORE
JURORS TODAY
Georgia Planter, Only Defense
Witness. Asserts Abso-
lutte Innocence"
RELIES on HIS "ALIBr'
Defense Believes Alibi VIII
Hold Manning to Face
Trial for Murders.

BY Associated Press.
COVINGTON. Ca, April Pres
entation OF evidence was completed
and argument Begun late Thursday
IN the trial OF John s. Williams,
Jasper county plantation owner.
who is charged with the murder of
Lindsey Peterson, one Of the II
negro farm hands who are said 10
have met death while held in peon-
age on his place. The case is ex-
! pected 20 reach the jury Friday.
Williams who took the stand
Thursday and asserted his absolute
Innocence Of the charge. was the
only witness for the defense. He
was not sworn and his testimony
was therefore concluded with the d.
rect examination because Of a
Z Georgia law which does not permit
!. the cross examination OF an unsworn
= defendant
- Manning Had Motive.
Manning. negro farm boss for Il
years on the Williams place. self
confessed accomplice Of the planter.
was pointed 10 by Williams as the
man having a probable motive "for
the killings" Charles G. King,
pleading for williams acquittal. told
the jury Manning, ignorant OF the
penalty for peOuage. had become
alarmed at the federal investigation
and the evidence indicated he was
the only person who had a motive
for the murders Mr.. King asserted
y the defense expected 20 rely largely
7 on Williams "alibi" which he said
WilLlaA had established "as far as
4 !. 1 !. /. !. u. u. !. !. ID. J. VI !. ! !" !.
- = 10Y describing how he was
@ night the three negroes
in this county and as
state had offered no legal
on of the testimony OF a
accomplice as required by
Graham Wright assistant attor-
ney general, pointed TO various testi-
mony as confederation and said the
law left it TO the jury 10 make final
decisions on that question He termed
| M9rhiug incapable of planning and
D Carrying out the crimes under the
eyes Of Williams and his family"
and named Williams as the guilty
man.
Also Faces Trial.
Manning also viii be put on triaT
for ;he murders it was announced
THURSDAY. the exact time 70 be de-
cided later. and his attorney Il.
Marvin Underwood. said he would
not enter a plea of guilty.
Manning had testified for the
state that by Williams orders the
negroes were weighted down with
rocks and thrown alive into rivers
-, u q 4
0CONTINU ED on PAGE FOUR)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-08
Harding s Shoes
Mean Nothing in
This Man S Life
Washington Cobbler Refuses
to DO Impossible for Him
or Babe Ruth
News Service:

BY International News Service:
WASHINGTON. April IA pair
Of shoes worn by the president Of
the United States means nothing in
the life Of + Sumner.
Positively not. Mr.. Sumner en-
phasized Thursday.
He made a statement TO this ef-
feet. as he stood in his little. but
busy, shoe repairing shop a square
away from the white house. after
the sensational fact had become
known that he had declined 20 fix
Prest Harding's golf shoes. He is
the first shoemaker in the history of
the nation to turn down a presi-
dent"
Although not officially designated
as such he may be called "shoemakr
er extraordinary to the whire
house"
He has repaired the shoes which
have shod presidential feet since
Cleveland's term
An Impossible Way.
"I have no objection to repairing
Mr.. Harding's shoes or anyone
else" said Mr.. Sumner, "but AR
Harding wanted his golf shoes fixed
in an impossible way"
There was a pause and then Mr.
Sumner. who is a swarthy complex
ioned little man with a mustache
like II. G.. Wells, said rather fierce
ly:
Il can't do the impossible for the
president Of the United States or
Babe Ruth
Presidents are nice folks. all
right but as customers they are no
different to me than anyone else.
Mr.. Sumner continued.
Pres't Harding has the biggest
foot of any Of the seven presidents
who have patronized Mr.. Sumner.
beginning with Cleveland.
"His foot's the longest and Taft's
the widest" said Mr.. Sumner. by
way of explanation. also his shoes
are the incest"
Roosevelt was the hardest on
shoes
All of Mr.. Harding's six immedi-
ate predecessors in the white house
ran down" their heels.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-08
City Halls Are Offices
Of Business When Under
Commission and Manager

(This is the fifth article on
the City-Manager plan, by II. s.
Gilbertson Of the National NIu-
nicipal league.)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-08
BY II. 6 GILBERTSON.

In the city hall Of an old style
government you viii find certain
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-08
THE WEATHER.

Indiana: Unsettled weather Friday and
Saturday. probably showers. cooler Saturday
and in extreme north portion Friday.
Lower Michigan: Unsettled weather Friday
and Saturday. probably showers.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-08

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Evening journal., 1921-06-24
Man s NelU PO,Uers Too
Craze For His Mind

1t is now possible to send an air
plane, with or without a pilot, by
day or night. over the enemy's coun-
try 10 sprinkle the ground with
liquid so deadly that a whin inhaled
or a few drops touching the skin will
cause death.
The airships or self-propelled pro-
jectiles will simply move over the
land, as a farmers potato-bug
sprinkler goes over field. and a GER
tain strip of territory, say a mike
wide and a hundred miles long. viii
be instantaneously depopuiated and
will remain uninhabitable for days to
come.
In the next war there will be no
frontiers. no entrenched line. no ex-
empt cities. no distinction between
combatant and noncombatant.
Fortifcations will be futile, for the
wall that will withstand a 42-centi-
meter projectile Is easily penetrabie
TO a molecpe of poison gas
On sea the revolution will be quite
as complete.
Can We say that man has reached
moral and mental maturity so that
he can be safely intrusted with such
dangerous weapons? But It is clear
that unless man can learn how Ia
make proper use Of his new-found
knowledge he is likely to destroy
himself.
Science has endowed man with the
power Of a superman. but his mind
remains human. all too human.
Evening journal., 1921-06-24
TELLING HER FRIENDS

The summer months are periods
Of informal parties. many OF them
given to the informing Of a set OF
girls that one OF their number is
soon to be a bride.
There are ways and ways Of an
nouncing this interesting fact. but
none are so effective and have so
much Of an element OF surprise as
the simplest.
Thus let your party be one OF
those plain little good time affairs.
so plain in fact that the table may
be void Of ornamentation except for
well served food. Above all things
have no cupids. no hearts, no pink
ribbon, nothing suggestive Of we'd
dings. After the finishing Of the
last course invite your guests to the
living room. or II your veranda Is
spacious enough. let them gather
there.
Then inform them that you have
little story you want them to hear
II they won't be bored.
The story will. Of course, be that
Of the life OF the girl whose engage
ment is to be announced. II should
follow up to the present and at the
conclusion give the date OF the we'd
ding.
1t goes without saying that the
guests should be close enough
friends TO be familiar with at least
a part OF the events Of the life Of
the engaged girl.
Evening journal., 1921-06-24
Br EpWIN ID. s1ossoN.

The last few years have made It
manifest that in our civilization the
mechanical forces have got ahead OF
the moral forces. Man is mounted
on a bigger horse than he can ride.
Making war was an efficient proc
ess, making peace is not. The chem
ist did his bit with amazing, even
alarming, proficiency. The diplomat
fell down on his job.
The physical sciences have evil
IDENTIFY been developed so far beyond
the political sciences as TO constitute
a menace TO civilization.
II the great war had continued a
year longer it would have been
fought with quite another set Of
weapons than those that began It.
In our own country, and we may
presume in others. more advances
have been made since the cessation
OF hostilities in devising new and
more terrible means Of destruction
than in any previous century.
Not since the battle Of Crecy.
where the armored knight first en-
countered the cannon. has there been
such a revolution in warfare.
In the next war il seems that the
three historic branches OF the mill
Z tary service, cavalry, artillery and
infantry, will sink into subordinate
positions. while the two new arms.
aviation and poison gas. will deter
mine the issue.
The power OF the air viii DOM
mate the next war.
Evening journal., 1921-06-24
SNTTH-BUCK.

In the presence Of about so rela-
tives and intimate friends. Miss sara
Eleanor Smith and Joseph Allison
Buck we're married last evening at
the home of the brides parents. Mr..
and Mrs. George W. H. Smith, 7O5
Van Buren street. by the Rev. John
w. r. Sumwalt. pastor OF Grace NJ.
J.. Church. The bride was attended
by her cousin, Miss Mabel c. Sands,
OF Washington, d. c.. as maid OF
honor. y. Frank Eckels. Of this city,
was best man. The wedding march
was played by Miss Ruth Ocheltree.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father. She wore white can
ton crepe with trimmings OF white
silk fringe. Her tulle veil Of cap ef-
feet was held in place with a spray
or orange blossoms. The bridal bou-
quet was a shower Of sweet-pcas.
bride roses and sweetheart roses.
Miss Sands wore pink crepe de chine
and carried pink roses and snap
dragon.
Following the ceremony a recep-
tion was held and a wedding supper
served. Mr.. and Hrs Buck left last
evening on a wedding trip north and
upon their return will live at the Sa-
Vile Apartments, 701 Van Buren,
street
The brides travelling suit was OF
dark blue tricotine with hat to
match. She received many pretty
gifts including. silver. cut glass
china and money. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Buck have a host OF friends.
Evening journal., 1921-06-24
BEAUTTFY WINDOWS

There are possibilities in your
window even though It is a small
one. To increase its height and
give Il charming decorative touch.
use a semi-circular balance board
and attractive side hangings.
The hanging should be so arranged
as to extend beyond the outline OF
the window; thus wou have height in
the balance board and width in the
hangings.
Very fine color effects can be OBJ
tained in this way. The design
shown might be done entirely in
tones OF brown or violet. or II IL
happens that your room would stand
a touch OF the Japanese paint the
little bird black. the dark parts. OF
the blossoms a black, the light parts
yellow and the background a stiil
lighter tint OF the same color. Then
let your hangings be yellow with a
black edge or small black figure.
The valance board can be either
zinc or wood. II can be covered
with sateen or painted.
Evening journal., 1921-06-24
WHEATLEY-WRIGHT.

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
SEAFORD. Del, June 24.-Miss
Louise wheatley and Roland Wright
were married here yesterday by the
Rev. r. F. Carpenter. The brides
wedding dress was brown satin. The
wedding music was played by Miss
Helen Moore. There were no attend
ants. Mr.. Wright is in the United
States service. During the war, he
was stationed at the Cadet Coast
Guard Academy, New London. Conn,
but later, on account of IN health,
was transferred to the Marine Hos
pital at Greenville. S. c.. where he
has been for the past two years.
Evening journal., 1921-06-24

men named ''Babo" that used 70 ca
wort all over the roof. shimmying to
tunes played by a saw cutting
wood.
DR.. Tim was the orchestra.
This monkey. however. succumbed
to an injection administered for ex-
perimental purposes.
Babo was partial to the hack-saw
accompaniment, and baked his
dancing lessons when Hartegan tried
substituting a mouth organ.
The latter" says the doctor. was
too complex"
Evening journal., 1921-06-24

supposed was poise and reserve. in
the man she married. was simply
stupidity and lack OF ambition and
that unless she wanted to keep on
taking dictation the rest OF her life
she'd better accept her new hus-
bands suggestion and go East to his
parents.
So they went.
And Grace. with all OF her swag-
ger, her independence. her almost
practiced disregard for traditions OF
any kind. had something OF the ef-
feet OF a bomb on a table OF Sat
suma in the atmosphere her hus-
bands mother had created. Every
thing seemed to snap. The very air
was electrified.
Grace Sneers.
When her husbands mother had
some old furniture. lovely old
things. brought out OF storage. and
sent out to the new apartment,
thinking she was doing the wife OF
the not any too ambitious husband
favor. Grace was scornful.
Il think she is just doing that 10
insult me-" she said.
And when the elderly woman and
her son proudly brought out the
family record one evening. Grace
sneered and walked over TO the win
dow.
Whose Fault7
She had no patience with such
thingsl What did ancestors count
And so IL continued until the moth
er-in-law's calls became less and less
frequent and the atmosphere dur
ing them more and more frigid.
And now Grace is getting d.
vorce and she says the fault is al
her mother-in-law's that she and
Harold would have gotten along IL
It hadn't been for her mother-in'
law.
But what she didn't understand
was that one little girl shouldn't ex
pect TO go into a family and revo
lutionize II. and that the philosoph,
productive OF the most happiness
the one which respects the opinion
OF others.
Evening journal., 1921-06-24
SELL TIRE co. ErFEcrs.

At the receivers sale OF the
United Tire and Rubber Company.
2O4 West Eleventh street. on
Wednesday. Fred Flanzer purchased
the bulk OF the automobile tires for
s2.400. other stock and equipment
was sold to various parties. Harry
J.. Stidham was auctionecer.
Evening journal., 1921-06-24
. AIuNrNAE DANCE

Girl graduates Of the 1921 class
Wilmington High School. were
guests last evening OF the High
School Alumnae Association at
dance in the duBarry room Of the
Hotel DUPONT Music was furnish
ed by Wilson's orchestra The
dance programs were especially at
tractive. on the outside cover was
a silhouette Of a girl graduate in cap
and gown, and the name Of the as
sociation in delft blue and black, the
colors Of the alumnae.