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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-03-24
BANDITS GET POOR
HAUL FROM TRAIN

MUSKOGE Okla. March 23.--
Two robbers who held up IS Ias-
sengers aboard the Texas special Of
the Missouri. Kansas and Texas rail-
road Tuesday night. obtained less
than $1,000 for their trouble, rail-
road officers said Wednesday.
Bloodhounds and posses of guards
from the state penitentiary are
searching for the bandits who es-
capped i'm an automobile after leav-
ing the train near McAlester. but
no trace has been found of them.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-03-24
20 KILLED WHEN BOMB
EXPLODES IN THEATER

plosion took place in the Diana The
atcr in Milan. Italy. Wednesday
night. 90 persons being killed, ac-
cording TO a dispatch 10 the London
Times from that city. Many were
injured. al least 20 of whom are
not expected to survive.
Police believe that tho outrage
was the work az anarchists as a
protest against Malatesta's impris-
onment
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-03-24
ARREST EX-CAPTAIN
ON MURDER CHARGE

NEW YORK. March 23-Robcrt
RoscnbluSh former captain of the
-f5th regiment OF engineers. was
arrested here tonight on q charge
Of murder in connection with the
death of Mai. AleXander T. Cron-
kite at Camp Lewis WASH. on Oct.
%, 1918.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-03-24
PACKING EMPLOYEES ACCEPT WAGE CUT
"Snit Of Clothes "
Cause Of Murder;
Mrs. LOUett Says
Mother of Slain Lad Relates
Incident Believed Respons-
ible for Killing.


WARSAW. Ind. March ga
Sheriff Charles b. Moon. OF Kosci-
usko county. early this morning am
nounced that VirSu Decker. held
for the murder OF Leroy Lovctt,
had absolved "Dago Joe" Invagno-
liza. of Elkhart, OF all blame for the
death Of Lovett and had again re-
iterated his former confession. in
which he had admitted killing the
boy while they were spending the
night in the deserted shack ON the
banks of the Tippecanoe river
Decker, in a statement issued by
his attorney. r. A. Buhler. of Fort
Wayne. had repudiated his confes-
sion and had accused the foreigner
Of inhicting athe fatal blow which
killed Lovett
Sheriff Moon quoted Decker as
saying Dago joe had nothing 10
do with the murder of Leroy Low
EFT and I have decided TO go before
the grand jury in the morning and
tell them everything. will have
nothing now 10 say except that
killed Leroy alone. I don't know
what made me say 'Dago joe had
anything to do with the death OF
my chum but I want TO say that he
is entirely innocent and that I am
to blame"
The statement was made i'm the
presence of his attorney, Mrs Moon
and myself" said Sheriff Moon.
when asked by his attorney if Ee
would tell the story to the grand
jury, Decker said: Yes. I've de-
cided TO tell the truth TO tbs jury
and it viii be the same story 7 told
Mrs. Moon adding that he was out
riding with Lovett at the time and
struck him over the head witE a
piece of iron. He again said that
they were alone at the time OF the
assault and said there were no wit
ncsses TO the crime"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-03-24
Over Suit of CIothes.

Special 10 The News-IimeS:
ELKHART, Ind, March 23.-
Another queer angle presented it.
self Wednesday I'm TIE murder OF
Leroy Lovett when Mrs Samuel
Lovett. mother Of the murdered lad.
expressed her views on the latest
confession of Virgil Decker. alleged
murderer, who implicated 'Dago
John" as committing the crime. In
response to a question regarding the
confession. Mrs. Lovett said:
You could never make me Swal-
low that ] have known 'Dago John
five years and he has been the best
Of friends with all Of our family.
He never would have harmed a hair
or LeRoy's head. This murder IS
nothing moro ttso a frame up II
the nscke: fam:J ever e. suit OF
C.Ctnss"
Mrs. Lcvett ;hsa vert on TO ex-
pla.- NrV a. suit Cr clothes en-
tered into the case. saying: you
see Arthur Decker and my boy were
i'm South Bend together where Ar
thur joined the navy. Arthur asked
Leroy to loan him his suit Of clothes
to wear to indianapolis and he ex-
changed his good suit for Decker's
overalls. army shirt. and sweater af-
ter Arthur had promised he would
send LeRoys suit back home as
soon as he reached indianapolis. Le-
Roy came back home i'm Arthur's
clothes and az soon as Mrs Decker
saw htm in her sons clothes she
demanded them.
Kept Part in Payment
Leroy kept putting her off be-
cause he had not yet received his
suit from Arthur. Then Mrs. Deck
er became angry. Finally Leroy s.
suit arrived 1t was in such a con-
dition that it cost SO to have it fixed
by the cleaners. When turned
Arthur's clothes back to Mrs. Decker
I kept his overalls i'm payment Of the
repair bilI on LeRoy'5 clothes.
This action OF mine made the
whole Decker family furious and
many threats were made. Cal told
neigh bors around here that he would
brain Leroy If It took - years
When Mrs. Lydia Decker mother
Of Virgil Decker. now lodged in the
Warsaw Jail charged with the crime.
was approached she replied that She
1CONTINUED- on PAGE FOUR)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-03-24
ESTABLISHES RECORD
FOR PARACHUTE LEAP

BY Associated Press.
CHAMPAIGN. H. March e.
Lieut.. Arthur O.. Hamilton estab-
lished a worlds record for para
chute leaping At Chanute field We'd
nesday afternoon when ne dropped
24.40O feet
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-03-24
KLEIN FAVORED
WITH BENCH IN
new SUPERIOR
Republican County Chairman
Appointed Judge by Gov.
Warren T. McCray.
ESTABLISH NEW COURT
Klein Expected TO Resign Soon
as Party Leader Await
County's Action.
- b - - TImcs

Special % The Views Times
INDIANAPOLIS. March 22.-Frcd
q. Klein, ST. Joseph county repubu-
can chairman. was Wednesday ap-
pointed judge Of the new ST. Joseph
superior court 10y Gov. Warren o..
McCray. The appointment was made
hy the governor following the crea-
tiou OF a new court to operate in
that county.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-03-24
CONVICT LUKE OF
CRIMINAL CHARGE
Young Man is Fined $50 and
Given 30 Day Jail Sentence
by City Court Judge.

Clyde Luke received but $50 fine
and so days in Jail Wednesday after
noon in city court as the result Of
charges fled against him for assault
with intent to commit a statutory
crime against 16 year old Mary Macy.
and burglary and grand larceny at
a store on Indiana av.. operated by
Maurice Burke who alleged that
Luke robbed his store and stole over
$50 worth of goods
The last two charges were dis
missed by the state on the grounds
of insufficient evidence. while the
first charge, i'm the opinion Of special
Judge a. W. Hosiuski. who presided,
could only justify finding the de-
fendant guilty of assault.
Stories Conflict.
Difficulty on the part of the pros
ecuung witness Mary Macy 70 answer
questions imposed by attorneys drag
ged out the hearing. The g1rl was
pale and obviously i'll while her
memory was apparently not In the
best condition, as she testified that
the assault was committed i'm the
middle of November and later said
that she did not remember the date.
ON direct examination she stated
that on a night i'm the middle II
November. while returning home
from a party, Luke had taken her
in a buggy to a secluded part of the
city adjoining ii factory and when
he got out Of the vehicle. TO enter
a shanty. she left the buggy and
tried to get away but he pursued
her and dragged her back and tax
ing her into the shanty committed
the assault
viii Appeal Case.
Witnesses for the defense were
called, who flatly contradicted the
testimony of the Nagy girl. Gertrude
Rogers. stating that she accompanied j
the couple on the buggy ride the
entire route and that the things
alleged did NOT occur. while Luke's
father who IS night watchman AT the
factory where the assault was said
to have been committed de6ed any
man i'm the court room 10 scale the
fence that surrounds the place. naIC-
ing it impossible TO get into the
sh9nty
When the court announced IFS
decision Atty. Barry Scaulan, who
reDresentcd Luke stated he would
make a separate appeal. claiming
thai the defendant was not guilty
Of the modified charge.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-03-24
Ex-SerUice Men

You will find something OF
interest to you on pages b and
!. If you are not now a mem
Der Of the American Legion,
all out the application blank
on the Legion page and send
/ in.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-03-24
THE WEATHER.

Indiana: Showers and warmer Thursday.
Friday fair.
Lower Michigan; Rain I'm south and rain or
snow in north portion on Thursday. friday
fair.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-03-24

1CONTlNUED OF PACE FoUR)
Evening journal., 1921-09-12
LETFHEIT HERE TO
GRAPPLE WITH HERACL

Weighing well over the 200 mark
and standing six feet two, shorty"
Leifheit, known also as the Illinois
Farmer, a wrestler and at one time
also boxer, is in town looking for
matches. A glimpse at him would
prove the shorty" to be reverse
English stuff. His one ambition he
says is to meet John Heracl, the local
strong man and wrestler on the
mat.
Leifheit boasts quite a record.
For several years he was a resident
OF Iowa and was managed and train
ed by Farmer Burns, the greatest of
graphing tutors. He worked out
with Frank Gotch, the worlds great
est champion and most popular
wrestler when he was also handled
by Burns. shorty" who is about
35 now, also met Hackenschmidt.
the Russian Lion. whom Gotch de-
feated for the title in a sensational
bout that still lives in the memories
Of the older sport followers. and
will stand forever in the annals OF
the game. Leifeit and Hacken-
schmidt battled one hour to a draw.
shorty has also defeated such
men as Tom Cannon and Doc Roller.
He threw the photographer twice
within an hour at Des Moines. Pecoy.
known as the Iowa Farmer. was one
Of Leifheits victims in both wres-
Ting and boxing.
The big fellow was around these
parts several years ago when he
was in the regular army and sta
toned at Fort DUPONT a short time
before going overseas. He was in
the S1st c. A. c. and was somewhat
of an all-around athlete, playina
football and putting the shot
/ shorty has been in training evei
since his arrival here at the Key.
stone Field Club, with the idea thai
he will be able to coax Heracl into
a match with him. Leifheit would
also like to meet any other heavy.
weight wrestler. Harry Pogue /.
handling his affairs and he can be
reached at the Keystone Field
Club.
Evening journal., 1921-09-12
PREACHER SCORES
SABBATH BREAKERS

Sabbath breaking was condemned
by the Rev William F. Habbart.
pastor OF Harrison Street NJ. f,
Church, in his sermon last evening
The text Of Mr.. Habbart's discourse
was THE Necessity for Moral Pur-
ity." DR.. Habbart said that despite
the marked tendency on the par. OF
a certain element to overthrow thu
laws governing the observance Of
the Sabbath, he believes there ara
enough religiously inclined peopla
to cope with any attempt made In
this direction.
Il firmly believe" he said, that
after 1900 years Of Christianity. the
world is growing better and that in
time the percentage Of sinners win
be practically nil. -
DR.. Habbart said there .s nns
enough humility in the makeun or
the people of the present day. and
cited the ceremony Of washing OF
the feet, practiced in the days oe
the disciples as an instance OF meek.
ness and humility.
Evening journal., 1921-09-12
GRACE BUMPED
BY MIDDLETOWN
Carson Allowed Church
League Champions Only
Five Hits
NINE HITS OFF
RAYNE'S DELIVERY
Special to The Evening Journal

Special to The Evening Journal.
MIDDLETowN. Sept IL. - The
local club came out OF its losing
streak in brilliant style Saturday
taking the third and decideing game
Of the series from the Grace club,
champions Of the Church League.
by the csore Of 4 to 1.
BY virtue Of this victory, the local
club was revenged uopn Grace for
putting them on the skids two weeks
ago. Carson, for the locals. was in
good form and with perfect support
would not have been scored upon.
The locals hit Rayne rather freely.
Grace was the first 10 score, when
Greenwood reached first on Augusts
bad throw, stole second. advanced to
third on Carson's wild throw 70 sec
ond. and stole home when Segellen
let Carson's Throw get by him. Mid
dletown came back in its half OF the
fourth. when two hits and wild
bitch scored Walker.
Middletown will play Townsend
again on Saturday in the third and
deciding contest OF the series with
that team. The score:
Evening journal., 1921-09-12
FAREWELL PARTY

MIDDLETOwN. Sept. ia
farewell party was given at Chesa-
peake Haven last week in honor Of
the Misses Henrietta Manlove. Hem
rietta Davis and Margaret Black
who are going to enter college this
month. The guests were the Misses
Ada Davis. Henrietta Davis. Alverta
Ferguson, Lily Ferguson, Margaret
Black, Henrietta Manlove, Elizabeth
Manlove, Esther Wilson. Margaret
Cochran, Genevieve Cochran, Lucy
Griffith; Edgar Manlove. Erwin Man
love, Dallas Manlove. Alexander
Wilson, Jr., David Davis. Wickes
Davis, Porter Davis, Robert Fergu-
son, Hazel Price, Andrew Woodau
and Julian Cochran.
Evening journal., 1921-09-12
WANT SHORTER
FISHING SEASON
Delaware Bay Protective
Association Starts Action
to Conserve Fish
LINE ARTISTS SAY
SPORT is RUINED

FoRTEscUE, n. j.. Sept. IA
reduction in the length OF the nets
and an increase in the size Of the
mesh used, with a probable request
for a closed season for net fishing
while the food fish are spawning.
will be embodied in legislation that
will be sought by the Delaware Bay
Protective Association, composed Of
hand line fishermen and pleasure
boat captains.
Captains of the big feet OF
power boats which carry fishing
parties out to the fishing grounds on
the Delaware bay during the sum-
mer said that such a move probably
would be made when the State Leg
islature convenes early in 1922. A
conference to this end was held
Friday night and further conferences
are being planned.
IL is estimated that city sports-
men, principally from Philadelphia
and many pr of South Jersey and
eastern Pennsylvania, make an an
nual outlay of about 100000 for
the fun OF angling for croalSers and
weakfish in the Delaware bay.
Fishing boat captains are alarm
cd over the falling off in catches this
year. They blame the scarcity of
fish TO the inroads OF net fishermen
who spread 5O-fathom nets in the
bay with ~ Inch mesh and catch
many OF the fish on their way to
their spawning grounds.
The Delaware state Legislature
will be asked to enact fish protec-
ton laws in line with those that
will be asked for from the New
Jersey body. but the Delaware law
makers do not meet again until
1928 and no immediate relief can
be looked for in that quarter.
Net fishermen from the bay and
coast sections will oppose the legis-
lation sorght by the hand-line fish
ermen.
Evening journal., 1921-09-12
CRICKET ON CARD
FOR SONS OUTING

Windsor Lodge, No. 80. Sons of
st. George. has prepared a gala day
for its first annual basket picnic and
field day at Shenpot Park on next
Saturday afternoon. The committed
in charge has completed fun de-
tails OF an excellent program Of
sports, fun and frohc for the mem
bers and their families and friends
OF chief interest is the cricket
match, the first played in this sec
tion in many years. An unknown
picked team will meet the one
chosen from the lodge membership
Another feature will be a soccer
match. A number OF track and field
and novelty events for children and
grown-ups are also on the program.
Prizes worth striving for have been
purchased by the committee in
charge to be awarded to the winners
One OF the events will be for kid
dies between the ages Of and 2
years. A large list Of entries have
been received for the. pie-eating con.
test and special pastry will be
baked for this event.
Evening journal., 1921-09-12
HILLDALE-BALTIMORE
SOX HERE FRIDAY

Hllldale. OF Darby. Pa, one OF
the leading colored combinations in
the country, will be with us again
on Friday afternoon. They will meet
the strong Baltimore Black Sox Club
at Harlan Field.
Since their last appearance here,
which was early in the spring, the
Hilldalers have been going strong,
and out OF the last 21 games have
won 10, making their total for the
season 81 wins with 80 defeats. The
boys from Darby have a large fol-
lowing in this city, and have lost but
few games on a local diamond. The
Black Sox have played here fire.
quently Of late, and 80 far this sea-
son have not suffered defeat on the
local diamond. They have Just be-
gun a ive-game series with the Hill
dale nine. the first one OF which will
be played In Philadelphia on We'd
nesday. Wilmington is fortunate to
be the battle-ground selected for the
third game. and some real baseball
will be shown.
Hilldale still ear-ies the favorites
-Santop. the heavy hitting and
wonderful throwing catcher; Cock
erel, their no-hit. no-run twirler.
Bill Francis, Whitworth. Flourney.
Downes and Allen. Judas johnson.
a local lad, is with the Daroyites.
The personnel of the Baltimore
team is well known here. Owing to
the early darkness and the desire
that the full nine innings be play
ed, the game will be called prompt
ly al SIS p. m.
Evening journal., 1921-09-12
SPOR T S - ::=55=7==== 80
Mat Goes Good

A number of Wilmington fans
journeyed TO Baltimore yester-
day TO view Mat Donohue in ac-
ton with the Orioles, and they
were rewarded. In the first
place a double header was on
the program and i'm addition the
local lad batting i'm cleanup po-
sition crashed out several timely
hits. His first was a single with
two on and meant two runs. His
second was a triple with three
Baltimoreans perched on the
hassock. OF course it meant
three more Although Mat had
an error i'm each game, he was
mentioned in the Monumental
City papers this morning as one
of the fielding stars of the twin
bill, pulling down two difficult
catches. An added feature TO
the Wilmingtonians who jour
neyed TO Baltimore was the fact
that Bill MCGOWAN was one of
the arbiters, working on the
bases i'm the first and behind the
stick in the second.
Evening journal., 1921-09-12
ASHTON WHIPS HIGH
GRDTRONS INTO FORM

Harry Ashton. who coached the
Wilmington High in baseball and
also taught gymnastics in 1918.
heads the department Of athletics
Instituted at the school. He has
had considerable experience in
teaching athletics and established
quite a record in New Jersey schools
Ashton has been working with
the football team for the past week
and has impressed the candidates
with his clean-cut method OF coach
ing. The new mentor has a hard
task ahead OF him for he has a
bunch OF green material TO work
with.
Only a few veterans are back but
the squad is rather likely looking
for a high school, some big fellows
being out for the team. Coach Ash
ton will have to develop the green
material.
Evening journal., 1921-09-12
TO PLAY
FOOTBALL THIS YEAR

Football has been inserted on the
sport calendar Of the Salesianum
Catholic High School for the first
time since the founding OF the insu-
tuition. Father Fournier is lining up
the candidates for the first practice.
After disposing OF the objections
Of several Of the Faculty TO the sport.
Father Fournier explained that with
the wealth Of material on hand a
team capable Of coping with any
High school in the country can he
developed and that the students in
dulging in this sport are better of
both morally and physically.
Father Fournier will manage the
team and will be ably assisted in his
task Of developing a team by Arthur
Brick" Malloy, former Mt St
Mary Star. who will act in an ad-
visory capacity and Gerald Dough
erty, Salmon Shields and Charlie
Welsh who win take an active part
in coaching the team. Dougherty Is
cl-ssed as one Of the best athlete,
that has been turned out at Delawar,
p II. Shields has coached and man,
aged the Defiance teams for severa
seasons and Charlie Welsh has tn,
reputation OF being one Of the bes
versed men in football IN the city.
Evening journal., 1921-09-12
MCDEVITT WANTS TO
FIND OUT SOMETHING

Jimmy McDevitt, manager of the
New Castle A. AS. thinks he has
the best aggregation of home talent
baseball players of the State and is
sues a defy to teams of home talent
players, not excepting Wilmington.
for series Of games to determine the
state championship in baseball. He
desires to meet the management of
any or all the teams to arrange an
elimination series.
Players eligible to play on the
New Castle team are: IKE" Kern.
2b who has been playing this sea-
son with the South-Side-E Eden team.
Wilmington; Alex Gallagher. tn
star center fielder, also with South
Side-Eden this year; Gene Chase,
the old star infielder, who has been
playing with the Krebs OF Newport
team; Dick McGrory. who has been
doing the receiving for the A. AS:
"Jekel" Mcdaniel. the snappy young
receiver of the Krebs team; Eddie
Mcdaniel, a catcher and out fielder
I -SA AAAN AoNdl ODTL IlnQeT. POGO
moke City team, catcher; Jimmy Cal
lagher who played part of the sea-
son with South Side-E Eden; and A.
Miller, who pitched excellent ball for
the High Point team of the Pied
mont league the first of the season.
but was compelled to return home
on account Of illness.
Others are: Joe Miller, who has
been cavorting around the short
field for the locals; Johnny Naylor,
the crack Dover third baseman:
Willie Proud, 3b, the crack hitter Of
the locals; George and Bill Madden,
outfielders of the Milford team; Bob
Engler, who played with the Penn's
Grove, n. j., team: Frank n d
George Proud; helders for the locals.
and last but not least the pitching
idol of New Castle fans Fred Wylies.
If any town claiming the county
or state championship can beat this
a team selected from this Formidable
aggregation, two out of three games.
Jimmy is willing 70 take his hat of.
Evening journal., 1921-09-12
ELKToN PERSONALS.

Special to The Evening Journal.
ELKTON, Nd, Sept 12-Mrs.
James zegbaum. Of Carney's Point,
N. j., spent last week with her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Pierce
Price; DR.. and Mrs. II. Arthur Can't
we'll have returned from visit to
Ocean City, Nd; Miss Gracia Wolls
Price has returned from a stay at
Ocean Grove, n. j.; Miss Margaret
A. Gilpin is spending sometime with
friends on Solomon's Island, Nd;
Robert Reynolds, John w. McCool
.Jr., William Lewis and Leslie Pippin
have returned from Atlantic City;
Miss Jeanette Price has had as her
guests Miss Evelyn Main of Will
mington-
Evening journal., 1921-09-12
NOTES FOR HoRsFMAN.

Red November, Joe Alliewood
Happy Diamond and Halle Hamlin
furnished a fine pacing race at
Wilmington in the fast class on Big
Thursday.
Grace Direct. 2.o0ik. that paced
the Richmond mile trick last Mon
day in 2.o5h. was shipped to BY
berry and won the free-for-all in
2.oSA on Thursda~ Sam Earring
is confident now of getting the fast
mare ready 10 I'LL her important
Engagements Down East.
About one match in ten comes up
TO expectations, and the Peter Man
ring-Single G affair was not the
exception. President Pilgard. OF
the Hartford Association. threatens
70 resign over the race 90. but it
is hoped he will change his mind.
The sport needs him.
Margaret Dillon. 2.01H John r.
Rraden. 2.05A. and Directum j.,
POI 4. staged a great contest over
the Presque Isle half-mile track
last week. the former winning in
straight heats. Time. 2.05h 2.O5h
2.054s. beating the track record OF
2.osh. held by the Braden horse.
VIII McHenry marked the two.
year-old Peter the Great pacinl
My. Sister Peter. in 2.1sK, wher
he beat Pierce Silk at Wilmington
IN the special race. There were fvl
starters, four of them being owne,
by s. p. Russell, Lewistown. VIII
drove the colt which finished second
Tho race was strictly on the level.