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Evening journal., 1921-03-12
AUTO DEALERS TO DINE

The Wilmington Automobile Trade
Association will hold its annual show
banquet in the Hotel dupont next
Thursday evening. II will be a jolli-
hcation TO mark the wind-up OF the
automobile show held recently in
the auditorium.
Evening journal., 1921-03-12
JAMES B. BROAD In
GRAVE CONDITION

The condition OF James B. Broad.
comptroller OF the f. I. dupont de
Nemours Company, who has been
under treatment in the Homeopathic
Hospital. for several days, was crit
ical early this afternoon. Mr..
Broad's condition has been aggra-
waited by the root OF a tooth having
lodged in one OF his lungs, the dis
covery of which was maze through
an X-ray photograph. His family
was at the hospital early this after
noon.
Evening journal., 1921-03-12
BIRTHDAY PARTY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond II. Will
helm, 500 Springer street. recently
entertained In honor Of the birthday
anniversary OF their daughter. Fran
COS The evening was pleasantly
spent In games. music and dancing.
Solos were sung by Mrs John Cor
man and Mrs. william Nixon. Exhi-
bition dances by Mrs. r. A. Taylor
and Raymond wilhelm were much
enjoyed. Miss wilhelm was the re-
cipient OF many gifts.
Evening journal., 1921-03-12
L. $. ENGINEERS LOSE TIRE

Omcials Of the United states En-
gineer Omce, Sixth and King streets.
would very much like 10 find a tire.
inner tube and rim which dropped
from a Dodge car belonging 10 the
office. somewhere between Whining
ton and Delaware City last Wednes-
day.
Evening journal., 1921-03-12
WEINGARTEN IoCKED UP.

Until he pays arrears Of S64 on an
order against him for the support
OF his wife and until he furnishes
$500 bond. William j. Weingarten
was ordered locked up by Judge
Lynn In Municipal Court this
morning.
Evening journal., 1921-03-12
SELL VIRDEN DWELLING.

The dwelling. go West Fourth
street. was sold at public sale this
morning by Martin B. Burris. at
torney for Margaret NJ Virden. ad-
ministratrix OF Dr. Frank Virden, de-
ceased. TO william J. Johnson. for
$500. Harry j. stidham was auc-
tionecr.
Evening journal., 1921-03-12
nR. mrnnARn nErTER

The Rev Carlisle L. Hubbard, pas
tor OF 50. Paurs NJ. T.. Church, who
has been suffering from an attack
OF pneumonia. is much improved
and expects 10 occupy his pulpit to-
morrow.
Evening journal., 1921-03-12
sUPPoRT ORDER on HINL

Upon the recommendation Of De-
tective Mcdonnell, a temporary or
der of IS a week was placed against
Lloyd Larrimore FOR the support OF
his wife and two children. and the
case was continued until March 26,
by Judge Lynn in Municipal Court
this morning.
Evening journal., 1921-03-12
v. P. M. no NIEEr.

There will be a meeting OF the
Wilmington Y. p. b. at the home OF
Miss Blanch Whitcraft, 312 West
Twenty-second street tonight. An in
teresting program has been ar
ranged.
Evening journal., 1921-03-12
HOWARD ALUMNI MEETING.

T1r som monthly meeting OF the
alumni OF the Howard High school
viii be held in Assembly Hall Mon
day evening.
Evening journal., 1921-03-12
GIRL HIS ACCUsER.

on a charge Of Violating the age
OF consent law, Willis Smith. Negro.
was held in $500 bail for court by
Judge Lynn, in Municipal Court,
this morning. A 15-year-old Negress
Is the prosecuting witness.
Evening journal., 1921-03-12
TO VISIT wINTERTHUR FARMS.

An inspection trip 10 the Winter
thur Farm on March II is being
planned by local dairymen. County
Agent ID. A. Cobb will conduct the
inspection
Evening journal., 1921-03-12

amount Scenic" Arcadia News OF
the Day" Topics OF the Day."
Buster Keaten" comedy, and the
Haunted House." which was somel
spooky
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-31
GRANT MORATORIUM
TO ITALIAN BANK
Liabilities of Four Billion
Lire Disclosed by
Petition.

ROME. Dec. 3O.-The total La
biliIes OF the Banca Italiana di
sconto. which closed its doors
Thursday and Friday was granted a
moratorium OF one year in which 20
endeavor TO straighten out fits finan-
cial tangles. Will reach four billion
lire.
This fact became known by the
publication Of the petition OF the
bank for a moratorium. The petit
don added that the moratorium
would enable the institution TO tide
over It's present financial crisis. and
that the bank anticipated a com
plete reestablishment OF its credit.
The petition attributed the situation
Of the bank 20 the general European
economic breakdown.
The history or the bank was out
lined IN the petition for the mora
torium. Before 1915 II had capt.
al OF $4,000 600 lire. Then. BY leaps
and bounds. the capital was in
creased during the war. and ia 1919
Il had reached 315.Ooo.0O0 lire. The
banks holdings were augmented
principally through the prosperc-,s
times OF the war and the activiti. ;
OF the Ansasdo company which man
ufactured great quantities OF NUM-
tons
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-31
APPOINT RECEIVER
IN WAGNER FAILURE
Judge Lands Appoints Cen
trail Trust Co. TO Take
Over Business.

CHICAGO, Dec. 3O.-Petitioning
creditors appeared before Federal
Judge K. NJ. Lands Friday and filed
an involutary petition in bankruptcy
against +. W. Wagner & Co. grain
and stock brokers, which failed to-
day.
The petitioners are Joseph Ander-
son, H. Ernst and the Woodrepp Co,
all doing business on the Chicago
Board Of Trade, from which the
Wagner firm was suspended today.
The petition declares that the es-
tate OF the company has substanti-
ally 100000 in assets and for the
preservation OF the estate il is nee
essary that a receiver be appointed.
There is in the hands of debt
ors of the bankrupt a large amount
OF stocks and bonds which Il IS nee
essary TO be gathered together and
held by the receiver for the benefit
OF the estate the petition said. and
also declared the company holds
securities Of large value which must
be conserved for the creditors.
Judge Lands appointed the Cen
traI Trust CO. as receiver with power
to take charge Of and hold the es-
tate and ito continue said business
and for such order as snail be just
and lawful"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-31
BURCH'S INSANITY
DEFENSE ATTACKED
State Begins Rebuttal With
Attempt to Show Accused
Is Sane.

Les ANGELES. Cal. Dec. 90
Rebuttal testimony was started Fri
day in the trial Of Arthur c. Burch
on the charge OF having murdered
y. Bolton Kennedy. the prescription
first attacking the defense Of insan-
ity. Three witnesses had been ex-
amined when court adjourned until
Tuesday morning.
The fact that Mrs. Madalynne
Obenchain co-defendant OF Burch
had written a note 10 him in this
county fail relating 20 his telling Of
all his actions on the day Kennedy
was slain, was brought out by the
defense. DR.. Ross Moore. personal
physician OF Mrs. Obenchain. testi-
fed during the morning session a.
believed Burch 20 be insane"
He said ne asked Burch 20 relate
his actions on the day IN question
and Burch said he would DO so II
Mrs. Obenchain wished and would
send him a note 10 that effect IN her
own writing. Dr. Moore said the
note was sent but Burch declared he
had changed his mind.
Grover c. Perkins. chairman OF the
board OF county commissioners Of
Wheatland county. Montana. and ".
G. Husband. district attorney OF the
same county rebuttal witnesses. tes-
tiled they knew Burch there from
1917 and 1913 when he was running
ranch near HarlOwton. They said
that IL was their opinion Burch was
sane
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-31
RAILWAY MILEAGE
DECREASES 1900
MILES DURING 1921
New Low Record In New I'm
provements and Equipment
Ordered Is Made.

CHICAGO, Dec. 30.-Railway mile
age in the United States declined
1900 miles during the year 1921
and a new low record in improve
ments made and new equipment or
dered and acquired, according to fig
ures compiled by the Railway Age
and announced Friday.
Locomotive and freight car rec
ords show the smallest number or
dered and the smallest number
built and delivered since a record of
equipment statistics has been kept
Only in the number of passenger
cars ordered and built have there
been lower years. in both instances
during the world war.
1878 Miles Abandoned.
Abandoned mileage during the
year totalled 1878 miles, but this
was slightly Offset by new mileage Of
ATS miles, the smallest ever known
except in 1920, when it was 814
miles. The abandoned mileage is
the largest ever known, giving a
new net record of 1900 miles de-
crease in railway trackage for the
year.
The total mileage abandoned in
the five years since 1917 is over 3, 700
miles. according 10 the Age figures.
while new mileage built reached
8. 200 miles, a net decline of $500
miles for the five years.
The number Of locomotives or
dered for domestic service in 1921
was PAL, the smallest previous num-
Der being 272, in 1919. Locomotives
ordered in the five years since 1917
averaged 2.4O0 a year ten times the
number of orders placed in 1921.
The number Of locomotives actually
built in 1921 was 1921, the smallest
number since 1897.
A new record in freight cars or
dered-2O.65 for the year-was
also made, the smallest previous
number being 25.S99 in 1919. IN
the last five years the number OF
freight cars ordered averaged 1885,
600 a year, said 10 be regarded as a
small average bat which was five
times the number ordered for 1921.
The number of freight cars actually
constructed for all the railways OF
the country in 1921 was 40.354, the
smallest number before this year
being 60,S55, in 1920.
Passenger cars alone showed a
variation from the record low
marks the number ordered being
PIP. the lowest record except IN
1913, when the number ordered was
1871 The number Of passenger cars
built was 1,0O3, the smallest mum Der
built in any one year except in 1919,
when N was 3n6
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-31
new YORK DELUGED
WITHPOISON LIQUOR
Worst Is Yet to Come" Is
View City Officials Take
of Situation.

NEW YORK. Dec. 30.-The worst
IS yet % cOme-that Is the view OF
New Years Eve taken by city on
Gals still dealing with the dead and
injured laid low by wood alcohol IN
Christmas drinking bouts
The police were still seeking the
source OF the poisonous liquor with
which the city has been deIuEed dur
ing the holidays. causing eleven
known deaths and presumably a
number OF others which have not
received official notice because thu
victims died with medical attend
ance.
Notwithstanding the death roll
New Workers continued 20 swallow
hootleg OF unknown origin. as II
warming up for the heavy drinking
with which the New Year usually f.
=. shered into this city. The latest
victim was a man who tumbled into
the East river. Bellevue hospital
alone has received 40 poisonous
liquor patients since Christmas eve
and private hospitals have had their
4uota.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-31
NURSE, WOUNDED II
TIMES FIGHTS TO
PROVE SHE'S ALIVE
Survivor of Hospital Blast En-
deavOrs to Change War De-
partment Records.

SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 3c.-Amer.
ica's greatest woman World way
hero. Miss AIene L. Frawley. who
has been wounded and shot, buried
alive and bombed. carries II wound
stripes on her coat sleeve. is now
facing what she calls the toughest
Job Of all
That of proving to the world that
she is still alive
And all this because, following the
bombing of an emergency hospital
in the trenches OF Chateau Thierry.
she was officially reported dead" in
the government war casualty rec
ords.
"A. L. F"-that's what the boys
over there" called her. because or
her initials-headed for France two
months after the United States en-
tered the war She joined up with
the Goth division as member Of
the United States Army Nurse corps.
Survives Hospital Blast.
Then things began 10 happen rap
stripe went on her sleeve.
At Tours a hospital was blown up.
All but two persons in the building
were killed She was one Of the
two. In another case a piece of
shrapnel broke her finger. caromed
and killed a man.
Fourteen other wounds come, all
while she was on the front, and
then the fatal blast, wen tho
trench hospital was blown to pieces
Killed in action" was the report
after her name.
In the meantime American sold
iers dug her out Of the ruins and
took her to a hospital where she re-
manned unconscious for q days. A
year and eight months later she left
the hospital and was sent 10 the
Walter Reed General hospital at
Washington.
Miss Frawley's mother and her
stepfather had long believed her
dead. Several installments OF her
war risk insurance had been paid to
the family
Then came a telegram stating that
Miss Frawley's body" was being
sent 10 the hospital
Wondering why a body would
be sent TO the hospital, the parents
went 10 washington where they
found Miss Frawley alive but fee
bic.
Shortly after Miss Frawley wac
taken 10 San Antonio 10 recuperate
in a cottage just outside the military
reservation OF Fort sam Houston.
At that time she weighed Sc pounds
and was able 10 walk only on
clutches
Today she weighs 162 and has dis
carded one Of the crutches
Fighting TO Change Records
And, IN the meantime. everything
is being done 20 blot out the record
that she wae killed IN action" MIS-.
Frawley has made affidavits that
Miss F'rawiey is her daughter and
not an tmpOster and the wheels are
beginning 20 turn that will straight
en- out the mixup. Miss Frawley be-
leves
Miss Frswley was born near
Rochester. y. Y. Her own father
was a doctor and her mother was a
trained nurse.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-31
BARE GIGANTIC
DIRECTORY FRAUD
Thousands of Business Men
Fleeced in Last Thirty
Years.

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-A gigantic
directory fraud. alleged by the dis
trict attorneys Office to have feeced
thousands Of business men in the
United States. Canada and Mexico
out of 100000 during the last 80
years. was charged Friday. when in
dictments against five New York de-
PENDANTS were made public.
The indictments. charging grand
larceny in the second degree, names
James r. White. John F. White
Michael White, William 3. Orr and
Arthur A. Bowen. All were said to
be wealthy.
The scheme. as outlined by Asst.
Dist. Atty Banton. was for solicitors
representing the defendants 70 get
from merchants their signatures to
innocent looking receipts for free
copies OF a trade directory, which
later Came back so altered by inser-
ton Of a few lines. as 10 become ad-
vertising contracts.
Rates varied according 20 the VIC
tim financial rating. II was alleged.
Naturally" said MI Banton.
when such an order was presented
20 a business house, bearing the
genuine signature Of one of its own
members. the bill usually was paid
even though the signers had no rec
objection o. such transaction"
He added that in some Instances.
victims had been fleeced again and
again by agents requesting new re-
ceipts for directories. on the pre-
tense that they must be returned 10
the home office.
Prominent firms in large cities
throughout the country were alleged
10 have been the sucker list." Some
OF the directories for which the ad-
vertising contracts read We're al
legged 20 have been pure fakes, with
out any circulation whatever.
The district attorneys Office which
has been working on the case for a
long time with the vigilance com
mittee Of the Associated Advertising
Clubs OF the World. claimed not
only 20 have located the printer who
made the alterations. but TO have
seized the electroplate with which
the alterations were made.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-31
NEW YORK POLICE
ARREST FIREBUCS

NEW YORK, Dec. 80. = FIRES
which caused losses totalling sew
eral hundred thousand dollars were
started by three men who are IN
der arrest today and who have con-
fessed, according 70 police. The
men gave the names Of Paul Sam
pie. William Miller and Harry VIII
son and say they live IN this city.
In addition 10 admitting that they
started several fires the police say
the men also have confessed 70 sew
eral robberies5 committed IN certain
nelghborhoods while the fires were
burning. Four large lumber yard
fires and one down town fire are
included IN the list OF fires which
the men started. the police say
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-31
FIND LAUNDRYOiAN
WITH SKULL CRUSHED

INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. so. - The
body Of George Pang, Chinese
laundry proprietor. was found in
his place Of business here Friday
night His skull was crushed and
Indications were that he had been
slain. The place had been ransack-
ed. Police have found no trace OF
the intruder.
When police arrived 20 investi-
gate the death. the Chinaman's
small dog sat faithfully beside his
masters body and resented any at
tempt 10 approach. II was necessary
for the police to lasso the dog and
drag Il away.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-31
TWO KILLED WHEN
TRAIN HITS AUTO

CORBIN. Ky. Dec. 30-TWo
women were instantly E-led ard
four children and one man were ser
lousy injured here late Friday when
a Louisville and Nashville passenger
train hit an automobile n which
they were riding
The dead are.
Mrs. Maude Brock. IS years Old,
and her mother. Mrs Dale Jones
oscar Brock husband OF Mrs.
Brock. their three children and the
ten-year-old son OF 1frs. Jones, ESgT-
ell. were seriously injured.
The on-cornirE train was hidden
from the view OF the automobtItsts
az a road crossing
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-31
DEBS' RELEASE
Was SOLELY AN
ACT OF GRACE
Atty. Gen. Issues Statement of
Administration Reasons for
Showing Clemency.
OFFENSE Is UNFORCWEN
Saws Socialists Gratitude Will
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-31
Sentence Marines
To 10 Years for
Nicaragua Crime

MANAGUA. Nicaragua. Dec. So
The American marines who have
been on trial before naval tribune
composed OF officers from the United
States cruiser Galveston IN connec-
ton with a clash here with the Mica
raZuan police. have been found
guilty Of the Staying Of three Mica
raguan policement They have been
sentenced to 10 years imprison-
ment at hard labor.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-31
HARDING CALLS
FARM LEADERS
TO CONFERENCE
Aims to Remedy Severe Agri-
cultural Depression Now
Existing.
WALLACE ISSUES CALL
Not Only Present Relief But
Future Preventive Will Be
Considered.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 3O.-Pres't
Harding in a letter 10 Sec'y Wallace
OF the department of agriculture,
asked that the latter call a national
conference at Washington Ito sug
gest practical ways of Improvement
for the severe agricultural depres-
sion which exists throughout the
land"
Prompt action was taken at the
department of agriculture in re-
Spouse to the request, telegraphic
invitations being dispatched imme-
diately to a number of organiza-
tions and individuals whose attend
ance is desired at the gathering.
Conference Date Not Set.
Sec'y Wallace said Friday night
that the date for the conference had
not yet been fixed nor a complete
invitation list made up. It is TX
pected, however, that the conference
Will be held within a month, and
that in addition to farmers and their
organizations, industries associated
directly and indirectly with agricul-
ture Will be called in to assist in the
efforts 20 improve conditions.
mo one will pretend that the
present condition could have been
avoided" Pres't Harding said in his
letter to the secretary. But none
OF US is willing TO agree that there
ought not to be some correct and
constructive steps taken TO remedy
the severe hardships under which so
important a portion OF our product
i've citizerAhip is struggling. I an
convinced that a conference may be
made a very helpful agency in sug-
costing practical ways of improve
ment, particularly If brought into
coordination with the helpful inves-
tigation which has been begun by
a confessional commission, commit
ted TO a related work"
Has Two objects.
The president further suggested
that the conference might divide it's
work into two sections, one for
consideration of our present day diff
fculties, which. though temporary,
are serious and need effectiv at
tention," while the second deals with
a Survey of the future in an eff
fort TO determine upon general poll
cies." The letter added:
1T seems reasonably certain that
as the world comes out Of the pres
ent period OF Reorganization. this
country may find itself confronting
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-31
HARDING GRANTS
PARDON To DIERKES

WASHINGTON. Dec. 30.-Prest
harding has granted a pardon 20 J.
Herman Dierkes. a banker Of Gin
cinnati. convicted uudeT the espion-
age act during the war. effective
New Years day. 20 was said Friday
at the White House. Action was
taken up affirmative recommenda-
ton by the department OF justice.