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The Washington times., 1921-02-15
.NEWD.C.B0ARD
|SL|KELY SOON
Confirmation OF Hendrick and
Miss Boardman Unlikely.
kutf May Go.

washington may bave new
board of District Commissioners
shortly.
With little hope held out for the
confirmation of Commissioners Ma
bel T. Boardman and j. Thilman
Hendrick, rumors were current to-
day that Engineer Commissioner
Charles w. Kutz would soon be
transferred to another post.
kUTz RECORD ExCELLENT
Only seventeen days remain foI
Commit missioners Boardman and Hen
drick to serve as District heads. As
yet there Is no indication whatever
that the Senate plans to even conside'
this session the nominations OF these
office holders.
While Commissioner. Kutz' record
In the District service has been eN
oeiltnt, IL has not been the policy OF
the War Department to allow an
army officer to serve In the District
government for more than three az
four years. Commissioner Kutz hdl
been assigned here since 1914.
II the War Department plans to re-
believed this re-assignment will take
place for several months.
Commissioner Boardman's chance OF
remaining in office are considered far
better than those of Commissioner r
Hendrick. Miss Boardman is a strong
Republican and her supporters are
men and women prominent in the Re-
publican party.
ONE FACES BIG ISSUES.
Unless the Senate confirms the ap-
pointments of Commissioners Board
man and Hendrick these city heads
will automatically retire from office
on noon OF March 4, leaving the Dis
trict government with only one Com
missioner. unless new ones are i'm
mediately named.
Three important utility problems
are coming up during March. The
Public Utilities Commission will soon
receive petitions from the gas. cleo
trio and street railway companies for
either continuance of present rates.
righer rates, or lower rates.
There is a possibility that the Wash
ington Gas Light Company will seek a
lower rate. The Potomac Electric
Power Company will probably seek a
higher rate, as will also the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company.
The position of the Capital Traction
Company is unknown, but II is be-
lieved this company Will ask for
lower street car fares.
These three utility problems are
most important and new Board OF
Commissioners. mexpericheed and not
fully informed on utility conditions,
will find these problems more knotty
than would the incumbents in office.
The Washington times., 1921-02-15

Il is results that
count and II is results
that are building the
financial Section NJ
this newspaper Just
as results have built
the other sections.
The Washington times., 1921-02-15

ged by an adept movie director.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-24
CITY JUDGE FREES
LERCH, ELKHART
No Testimony to Convict Him
of Driving Auto While
intoxicated.

Declaring that the evidence OF
witnesses did not show that the de-
PENDANT was intoxicated. Judge
George W Omacht found Ernest
Ierch. Elkhart, not guilty Of charges
OF driving his automobile while in
and ordered the defend
ants release.
Lerch was the driver Of the Stu
debaker roadster that colided with
a Ford car driven by James +.
Stickley on the night of Aug. IS.
sticklev received serious injuries TO
his head and other parts OF the
body and for several days after the
accident &c was thought that he
might lose his life His condition did
not permit him 20 be present in
court Friday.
Paul Movers. 515 ID S. Michi-
gan st. who with Martin LaFrae,
EIkhart. was riding with Lerch. was
eiso taken "a the hospital as the
result OF a deep cut over the left
eve His testimony at the trial in
which he admitted being the owner
OF a bottle OF wine was the princi-
pol evidence adduced by the state.
he later admitted on cross exam
nation hy Atty A. L Gilliom. de-
Tending Lerch. that there were two
bottles among the party the one
.zntaining wine having been taken
Z 10 his room unopened and that the
second bottle contained a LIQUID
which did not have n kick in IT,
Iereh. the driver. swore he never
drank before and did not drink any
Intoxicating liquor the night Of the
accident.
Eighteen Witnesses.
Eighteen witnesses I'm all were
heard hy Judge Omacht. 10 of
which were furnished by the state
10 endeavor to prove Lerch was .u-
toxicnted Charges AGAINST Meyers
and IaFrae similar 20 those 1rainst
I.erch were dismissed on motion OF
Deputy Pros Famhorsky on admis-
sion II Tserch having been the driver
81 The ul-fated car.
Pictures taken tire morning aft
CT he accident showing both OF the
wrecked ears on the south side ~
the street were introduced as rvi-
deace OF the position Of the Lerch
automobile NJ the t.ue OF the acci-
dent The photcrrarhs proposed 90
chow that Isrch was driving on the
vvrong side ~ Tho street
Lerch was under the care Of a
physician az Elkhart for more than
10 days after the accident. sustain
\re two ribs fractured. He was then
arrested and brought 20 South Bend
where DE was placed under $1,000
BOMBS Unable 20 furnish the bond
Sas until Friday remained arr in
s1arc o. The county jan.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-24

sanitation. selection 81. .nl-v.duaI
sites may De made 10y persons deslr-
ing 10 place a tree, through com
municatcn with association officials
al headquarters In the Chamber Of
Commerce building or through town
ship workers. who are. Warren
township. d T. Davenport. 1drs.
Ernest KeH.ps Mrs. Anna Mlkse q.
Mrs Frank Plumbeck and Mrs.
Sadie Beane; German. Glen Carpen-
tar. Mrs. G.. II. Award and Mrs.
Sadie Rough. Clay Leo Vanness,
aIiss Pearl Marks and Miss Ar
Inanda 1IcCombs: Greene, Ralph
Wood, Mrs. Charles Beyers and Mrs
J. J. Harden; Harris. Miss Maud
Gray Mrs T.. NJ. Remley Mrs. Clay
ton krupp and Mrs. Claud LOHgley,
Center, Mrs. ". II. CLANCY and AIRS.
Harry Mathews. Lincoln, Frank
Nash. Mrs. Charles Worrel, Mrs. ".
w. Place and Mrs. Clara Sellers.
Liberty, Albert Mangus Mrs. Joseph
Hostetter; Union. T. A. Barley. o..
r. Baiey and J. T. Howe; Madison.
Charles Hall. Mrs. William Shearer
and Mrs. Rose Belser; Olive. f. T..
Woolman, Mrs +. Pefiley. Mrs.
Charles White Mrs. A Brummitt,
Mrs. T. 3. Truland, Mrs. II. b.
shed. Mrs. H. 4. Taylor, Mrs.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-24
arrest -Four Boys For
RObbing Grocery Store

-Four boys. three aged 1e. and
one OF Il years are being held by
the police for the robbery OF the
Harvey L. Sanner store at 4O1 E.
Ohio St, Thursday night.
Herman Dole, 315 E. Sample st.
and Leo schwind. 502 z. Keasey St.
we're arrested shortly before II
o'clock Thursday night by Police
man Louis Meilke after ne had made
the discovery OF the stores door
having been broken open. Several
packages Of chewing gum and candy
were found IN the possession Of the
boys.
Shortly after 4 o'clock Friday
morning Policeman Meilke obtain
I'd alleged confessions from the boys
accusing two other boys OF having
been their companions. caught
Claude Henderson. 625 S. Columbia
ST. aged IA. and William Mcdonald,
Mishawaka, aged 16 coming out OF
an alley in the neighborhood
where ne had made the first arrests.
The loot obtained by the boys con-
sisted Of 10 boxes Of chewing gum.
two boxes or candy and a partially
filed box OF cigars. Each Of the four
boys are said 10 have confessed the
robbery.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-24
PREPARE TO PLANT
MEMORIAL TREES
Organizations Act to Honor
County War Heroes; Be
gin Excavations.

Preparation for the planting OF
the Memorial trees that VIII line the
Lincoln highway II memory Of the
men and women OF St. Joseph coun-
ty who served during the war, was
begun Friday. according 20 Mrs. ].
Z. Nef. chairman OF the Memoria.
Tree association.
Although actual tree planting Will
not be begun until the latter part q
October. excavations are IN progress
In order 10 dispatch the worl, when
the time arrives for the installing
OF the trees.
A number OF organizations, social
and industrial, have selected sites
along the highway for the planting
OF trees under the name Of the or
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-24
COMMERCE CHAMBER
PLANS RENT SURVEY

Announcement Of a general survey
II rentals in South Bend, TO be con-
Quoted by the Chamber OF Com
merce for 4 study Of the landlord
and Tenant" problem was made by
Frank Green Friday morning.
Work on the survey VIII be COM
menced ut once and between 1000
end 1000 families will be listed in
completion OF the survey, Green said.
Cases OF all classes OF rentals on
residences and buildings viii be re-
corded from each precinct in the
city
Information cards viii call for
address. tenants name, name OF
owner. name or agent, number Of
rooms. present rental and pre-war
rental Assessments, kind OF heat,
,ast years rental and when the
houses We're built Will be also given
consideration, 1t was said.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-24
RENEW EFFORTS FOR
ELEVATION OF TRACK
New Carlisle Death Crossing
Causes Conference TO Be
Planned.

Renewal OF efforts to eliminate
thte dangerous grade crossing on
the dangerous grade crossing on
] Isle is seen "a the announcement
Friday morning OF Frank Green.
business manager Of the Chamber
OF Commerce, that a conference OF
utility engineers. representative o!
the public service commission and
the county commissioners. would be
held 10 the near future
Definite arrangement for the con-
ference viii be made when word is
received from Lawrence j. Lyons,
Brook Ind. director OF the state
highway commission with offices &
Indianapolis Mr. Green said Fri
day. however. that he had informa-
ton from Mr.. Lyons that that OIL
cial had issued cali for New York
Central engineers 20 be at the scene
OF the crossing Monday. Sept. %.
Mr. Lyons further said he would
post the Chamber OF Commerce as
- The exact date in order that St.
Joseph county organizations might
b REPRESENTED.
The Chamber Of Commerce has
obtained the agreement Of the fol-
lowing men TO attend the track ele-
Walton conference: A S. ingalls,
general manager New York Central
railroad. r. r. Smith. general man
ager Chicago. South Bend and
Northern Indiana railroad; G. y.
Wilcoxan. general manager Chicago
Lake shore and Co railroad and
C. +. Pattee. county attorney and
representative OF county commis-
sions.
Constant Litigation.
The New Carlisle crossing has
been the subject Of constant ltiga-
ton for years The crossing separa-
ton has twice been ordered built by
the public service commission
which decision was sustained when
appealed TO the higher courts How
ever pleas ~ poverty, the VIZ, gov
eminent operation OF railroads has
delayed the proceedings.
Renewed agitation came follow
ing several accidents at the cross
ing Supplemental report from the
CSambcr Of Commerce on this mat
tier follows:
Investigation Of accidents at the
railroad crossings at New Carlisle
developed that six accidents have
/ occurred at these crossings in the
last Is years. In four OF the acct
dents no one vas injured In No
vember. 1918. two persons were
killed end several injured in wha
was known as the gypsy accident
The accident OF July %. this year
resulted in the death Of two Lerson'
and several injured. on Sunday
Aug. 21. an automobile was hit by
the twentieth Century in which the
occupants escaped death. Most Of
this information was secured
through the various railroad officials
as no accurate Information could
he obtained from the town OF New
Carlisle or the county officials.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-24
Elks Are Presented With
Specimen By Mrs. Summers

Announcement has been made BY
officers Of the South Bend Elks club
OF the presentation OF a mounted elk.
The gift OF Mrs. O.. r. Summers. 3I4
". Coliax av.. IN memory OF her hus-
band. the late Gabriel r. Summers.
formerly an active member Of the or
ganization.
The elk. which has been received
az the club. Is a full sized mount hav-
M u point horns. Officials OF the
club stated hat the elk viii be
placed IN the general meeting room
ard several artificial trees will be
purchased and put around Il.
At the weekly meeting OF the club
next Monday night a resolution will
be made for vote OF thanks 10 Mrs.
Summers. officers stated.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-24

--t ia, ,Eg-s Wr.- sa accepted g.
Ae risk q the sanders when dee
tined for Russia IN Europe and rus
Sa in Asia except the Ukraine and
Turkestan via England waeu pre-
paid.
Postage rate OF such packages is
fixed at Il cents a pound plus a
transit charge Hunter said
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-24

This astounding story of tangled
loves, broken hearts, hopes, fears and ro-
nance, starts in NEXT MONDAYS CHICAGO DAILY
TRIBUNE 1t has before been published. You won't
To avoid disappointment have The Chicago Daily
Tribune delivered home day Phone nesdese
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-24
Credit Men Talk Fall
Business; Outlook Good

TIE South Bend Retail Credi
Mems association met az The Morris
pan bank Thursday evening and
dtscussed fall business. Names and
Addresses Of DELINQUENT customers
were presented and the proper rat
irzs given The merchants are OPP
tirnfstfc concerning fall business
which they declare VIII be brisk.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-24
Seeks Divorce Four Years
after Husband Left Her

More than four years after she was
a abandoned by her husband. Warren
Austin. Bertha Austin filed suit in SUI
perior court No. l for a divorce. The
wife charges desertion. They were
married Dec. 80. 1906 and separated
In April. 1917.
Lloyd Z. Evans in his complaint
for divorce filed Friday in superior
court No. 2 charges his wife with
cruel and inhuman treatment. They
were married April 10. 1916. and sep
arated Aug. IS. 1921.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-24
Have Done?

Here is a powerful love story
the like of which has never before been
published Emotion strained to the utmOst-the
pusng tempest of butterfly wOman's fe-the thrilling
perienc of who played with mems heart deringy
revealed in this Her Phantom Lover by Elizabeth
York Miller
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-24
"'Good God, Doria!'

Hush don't speak Icant bear it. She pressed her hands
to her face. you -lovedfe much Ronny wouldn't
let e. he said woman should face thing like
that it easy, just the three of all alone in
the woods IL shot him, Martin. Oh, he beast-a
Ronny had gone off by himself fish something and
the guides busy making their camp down by the
Andrew and alone in that horrible cabin and he tried
to there a revolver Ronnys-ying a table.
saw red. don't remember thing until Ronny came in
and found with the revolver in my hand and Andrew
lying dead on the floor had killed him."
From "F1ER PHANTOM LOVER
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-24
Win accept Russian
Parcel Post Packages

Postmasters have been authorized
to accept parcel post packages when
destined for Russia. Via England.
Postmaster Hunter announced Fri
day morning. UNREGISTERED parcel
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-24

---r--5 49, -ser. -4Is. william. Sill
Ter, Airs. John Conman. Mrs. r. v.
Evans, Mrs Ward Smith and Mrs.
Clara Zigler.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-24

Thinning the egss with q few TAI
blespOons OF hot water inste. OK
milk Ia making an ouelct viii make
the oTre 81 ore tender
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-08-24

Rebekahs Hold Initiation

+ There was a rally and an in 4
, itiation hold by the Rebekahs,
I, auxiliary to the Odd Fellows, in I
= Odd Fellows hall last evening. I
: The lodge rooms were brighten I
: ed by good1y delegation of Re- I
+ bekahs from Juliaetta The de- Z
+ gree team gave, an impressive +
= rendition of the beautiful cere- I
monial and its tenets. Miss 4
+ Moore was given reception and =
+ talks for the good of the order !
+ followed. Refreshments made all e
: merry. The Juliaetta Rebekahs =
were given regal Welcomes, +
, = 4. + = + + + = = + + + = = = = =
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-08-24
TORCHY AGAIN CUPID AID
AND ESCAPES ELOPEMENT

Torchy, Sewell Ford's red-headed
office boy, who has "tickled four hun
dred million ribs, is the greatest little
fixer of love affairs on record in the
comedies in which Johnny Hines is ap-
pearing. "Torchy's Night Hood" la
test of these two-reelers, which comes
to the Kenworthy Theatre Thursday
and Friday is no exception. Here he
officiates in an elopement by the usual
ladder route, but he gets into more
trouble than the average Romeo has
average Romeo has ever known 1t is
declared that the comedy has brought
to the screen a number of situations
that are absolutely novel and that it is
the festest moving one of the entire
series-a strong claim, when it is
remembered that these pictures have
set a speed record.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-08-24
MEANT TOE FOR FISH BAIT
Mass, Was Going to Cut 1t Off
When Rescued.

Rockland, Me.-After being adrift
IL days in disabled motorboat, A. B.
Tuning of Nantucket, Mass, was
rescued by fishermen off the Island of
Metinic, 20 miles from here. He was
much exhausted and nearly starved.
Tuning left Nantucket on July 13
to go to Plymouth in his motorboat to
see the Pilgrim pageant. The engine
became disabled off Nantucket and
the 42-foot boat drifted to sea in
fog. The man had no nourishment ex-
cept little fruit, which he ate early
that day, and no fresh water except
that caught during occasional show
ers.
Trimmings mind wandered somewhat
after his rescue, but in lucid moments
ne was able to tell briefly of his ex-
periences. He said he was on the
point of cutting off a toe to use as
bait for fishing if he had to go an
other day without food
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-08-24

ness, your stomach sours, tongue is
coated and when the weather is bad
you have rheumatic twinges. The
urine is cloudy, full of sediment; the
channels often get initiated, obliging
you to get up two or three times dur
ing the night.
To neutralize these irritating acids
and flush off the body's urinous waste
get about four ounces of Jad Salts
from any pharmacy; take table
spoonful in glass of water before
breakfast for a few days and your
kidneys will then act fine and bladder
disorders disappear. This famous
salts is made from the acid of grapes
and lemon juice, combined with lithia
and has been used for generations to
clean and stimulate sluggish kidneys
and stop bladder irritation. Jad
lithia water drink which millions OF
Salts is inexpensive; harmless and
makes delightful effervescent1
men and women taken now and then,
thus avoiding serious kidney and
bladder diseases.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-08-24
TIMBER GOING FAST
Being Cut Five Times Faster
Than Il is Grown.
Annual Cut and Destruction Of Tim
Der Amounts to 26,OOO,O00,000
Cubic Feet - Growth is
100000, 900 Feet.

| The original forests of the United
States have been estimated as contain
ing S22 100000 acres, which has been
reduced by cutting, cultivating and
burning to 49,, 100000 acres or, to put
Il another way, our virgin stands have
been reduced to one-siXth Of their orig
inal area. Sixty per cent OF the orig
inal timber stand is gone. leaving us a
balance Of approximately 2.214. 900, O0O,-
600 feet Of merchantable timber, says
Norman w. Scherer. assistant profess
sor of forestry, ONO State university.
Now that We know What our balance
amounts to, we may logically ask the
question: What is our annual con-
SUMPTION" 1t includes an average
annual cut OF 40,00O.C00000 feet of
lumber, somewhere between 100000,
900 and l25,00Q.000 railroad ties,
100000 cords of pulpwood, and
about ll0,000OO0 cords of fuel I'm
der normal conditions our per capita
consumption of timber amounted to
between 500 and 525 board feet, but
with the pressure of war this was
brought down To approximately 300
board feet, and we are still suffering
from the economic curtaiment. The
average consumption for Europe
amounts to 60 hoard feet per capita,
While for allsother countries it is about
four board feet The average for the
world population of 1,600,OO0,OO0 as |
saw material is 40 board feet.
Our tremendous consumption OF
lumber has been a most potent factor |
in elevating our standard of living and |
it would not be a happy solution of !
the problem to curtail our conSump-
ton. Rather let us increase our pro-
ductiOn.
The annual cut and destruction of
timber amounts to 260O0,OOO,OOO
cubic feet, while the annual growth
amounts to only 6.000O00,000 cubic
feet. We are consuming timber, then,
about five times as fast as we are pro-
ducing it.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-08-24

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
30 the for republication of all news
I. dispatches credittd to it otherwise
d -rrdited in this paper and also the local news
i published therein.
All rights of republication of special dis
~ches herein also reserved.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-08-24
BIG RAT TERRORIzES HOME
Makes Desperate Attack on New York
and Cats Flee at the Sight
of 1t.

New York-While ministering to his
five-year-od daughter, Leonore, who
had accidentally swallowed quantity
of rat poison. John Bolte was attacked
by a gigantic rat
Shouting for help he fought the rat,
five minutes when neighbors arrived
and killed it. The child will recover.
The rat, which was as large as
cat, appeared in the bathroom of the
Bolte home about week ago. Cats
which Bolte borrowed fled at the sight
of the rodent. One of the cats jumped
through the bathroom window.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-08-24
FROM POLE BY
WIRELESS PLAN
Capt. Road Amundsen Hopes to
Talk With World While
Locked in Ice.
WILL DRIFT PAST THE POLE
Believes Ocean Current Running
Northeasterly From Cape Serdze
Will Garry Him Past Pole and
Into Atlantic Ocean.

Seattle, Wash.-From the remotest,
most inaccessible spot on earth-the
north pole-a wireless message will be
flashed to the civilized world, if the
plans of Capt Road Amundsen, dis
coverer of the south pole and famous
arctic explorer, are carried out.
Captain Amundsen's schooner Maud,
on which he hoped to drift past the
pole with the ice foes, was disabled
by broken propeller off Cape Siberia,
after he had spent two years in push
ing around the eastward arctic pas
sage from Norway. The explorer left
his vessel and crew to await a break
in the ice and proceeded to Nome, la
ter coming TO Seattle on recent ship.
Will Install Wireless on Ship.
The Maud has no wireless apparat-
us, but Captain Amundsen expects to
install one when the craft is brought
here some time this summer to be re-
paired and refitted. Captain Amund-
sen explained that his party had been
cut off from communication with other
human beings for two years, with but
one break-his trip out to Nome last
year.
The war was in its most critical
period when we left the world" he re-
called, land for months we speculated
in vain on the course of events. 1t
was December, 1919, more than year
after the signing of the armistice, that
we met a Russian trader who told us
what had happened Then l deter
mined we would carry wireless"
To Sail Next Summer.
Captain Amundsen said he would
spend the next year in the United
States, probably most of it around
Seattle, and would sail from this port
next summer.
The last voyage tended only to con-
firm his previous theories about mag
netic properties of the polar basin, the
explorer affirmed. He expressed faith
n his belief JnaL nm ocean current run
hing northeasrerlv from Cape Serdze
would carry him past the pole and |!
into the Atlantic ocean.
ut will take three years-perhaps !
onger," he predicted.
Captain Amundsen said that an i'm
,ortant part of his equipment consist
d of books, hundreds of them.
II read mostly felton," he said.
The Maud's crew includes DR.. H. V.
scientist; Oscar Visiting,
!. Olonikin and seven natives. They
eft Norway in 1918 and remained bur-
ed in the ice 10 months.