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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-04

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The read leadership in the new
movement properly belongs TO Day
ton. O., a city Of 10000. where the
idea was worked out with greater
thoroughness in a special charter
and applied TO more typical munich
pal problems.
This instrument was adopted in
1913. It provided for council of
five members elected at large on a
non-partisan ballot and four bust
ness men and a labor representative
were elected Their first task was
10 hire a city manager.
They cablcd General Goethals at
Panama offering him the position at
a high salary He declined. however
but they found an admirable choice
in Henry NJ Waite, city engineer of
Cincinnati.
Waite went 10 Dayton. appointed
expert department heads and began
sending cheerful electric thrills
through the marrow of the personeI
of the administration. Within a
month he was the beloved big
chief and the man on the city pay
roll were beginning To be proud of
their employment.
Conditions We're Rotten.
Things had been no rottener in
Dayton than in many another Anne
rican city. Each administration
achieved low taxes by passing along
deficits 70 the next. A council Of .
ward-elected members quarreled
jealousy over appropriations.
At one time a public-spirited citi-
zen offered several hundred acres of
wooded hills as "a gift 10 the muni-
cipality. but councilmen from other
sections could not bear TO see the
south section get such 4 handsome
benefaction and contrived TO pre-
vent acceptance.
Grade crossings could not be eli
minated for like reasons; the sec
tions not benefited would not vote
the city's portion of the cost.
The council blocked the mayor
part Of the time. the mayor blocked
the council part Of the time.
The red light districts was open.
The workhouse was a school for
crime.
The party machines alternated in
city hall and used the patronage for
their own welfare first and the city's
second. A handful Of men in the
machines had been the real rulers
Of the town.
Quietly and rapidly the new re-
gime cleaned up the mess. a scien-
tifc budget brought economy and
the city began TO live within its
means.
Central purchase secured quantity
prices and advantageous contracts
Dayton was. for instance. paying @
cents FOR gasoline long after the rest
of US paid 26 cents.
Put Out Red Lights.
The red light district was closed.
The workhouse became g farm and
a maker OF character.
City employees went on an eight
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-04
HIGGINS DECLARES
GIRL KILLED SELF
Saws Whittum Girl Drank
Poison in Spite of IF
forts to Stop Her.

By Associated tre>Es
CORRUNA. Mich, April c-That
Lucy Whittum. 10 years old. Durand
girl. took her life when told their
marriage was to Dee delayed last
Wednesday niEht was the statement
made 10 Shiwasse county authorities
SUNDAY by Forrest Higgins. %. who is
fS-eld here on a charge Of murder iu
co7.V ection with the girls death ac-
cordinc to Pros. B. +. Mat
news
Higgins and Miss Wh.tum had met
at their favorte trsting place he
said. and he told her that thsr
planned elopewgut would Dee dt-
laved when the girl became defect
CO. thinking his lu,eres. in her had
waned.
Drained Contents.
"In the clearness Of tho night.
Just after I had climbed the fence
near our fayCr.te meeting place I
could see her place bottle 10 her
Inns" Higgins was quoted. Il ran 90
her side and knocked the bottle from
her hands but before could Kick it
bevond her reach she had picked 10
uD and drained its contents. I'm an
other instant she had fallen 60 the
ground. face downward I felt her
srUI warm body and satisfied she
was dead. ran home.
fureins declared he was convinced
suspicion would rest upon him had
he reported the affair TO the police
ana that FEAR OF the consequence
impelIed him to run from the scene
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-04

it took the idea
Of the city-man-
ager plan out of
an a c a d e m i C
pamphlet and re-
solved to lead the
country in its a
doptiOn. This was
in 1912.
Sumpter chose
as its first man
ageT an engineer
from out of town
and saw him save
his salary for the
[ o wn the first
month, but this is
hardly a test. for
Sumpter has only
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-04
HUNT FOR BODY
OF PACE YOUTH
TO BE RESUMED
Large Rescue Party Seriously
Handicapped by Heavy
Seaweeds.
OF BOY ARRIVE
Mr.. and Mrs. Pace. Accom-
panied by Son, Return
From Philadelphia.

Despite au an day search. efforts
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lake saturday afternoon. when the
canoe in which ha. Miss Helene
Ellsworth and LgIe Humble were
ridinE. capsizod. had proved futile
at am early hour this morning.
AIr. and Mrs. samuel r.. Pace. $50
w ColfaX ar- parents of the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-04
FAMED NATURALIST
Is BURIED AMIDST
GREAT SIMPLICITY
Burroughs Laid TO Rest on
Mountain Side on Day
of 84th Birthday.

D1 ANNoildltu IIeShr
ROXBURY, y. Y. April 3.-JOhn
Burroughs was laid TO rest Sunday
afternoon on the mountain-sid
where ne was born exactly "a years
ago. From the peaks and the val
leys OF his beloved Catskiu noun
tains came hundreds of neighbors
to pay him the final honors. others
from far-off corners of the nation
Joined them at the grave of the
great naturalist.
All morning long and I'm the aft
crnoon the slope down the two
miles Of rocky mountain TO Rox-
bury was dotted with groups of viii
Tigers trudging upward TO the burial
spot.
Back to the grave. which was
blasted from solid rock. and rising
high to one top OF the mountain
which bears his name, was the
clump of woods where Mr. Bur
roughs hunted the fox and observ-
ed the birds during his youth and
old age. To the right over a little
knoll. the weather -blackened house
I'm which ne was born could be seen.
Forms Slab.
Behind the grave a great boulder
on which Burroughs rlayed as n boy
and often sat in the twilight shaj-
ows as a man Of the wide outdoors,
formed the slab of his resting place.
soon a bronze plaque viii be imbed-
ded i'm the stone to immotalze its
significance.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-04
RAIL EMPLOYEES
ASK SANCTION
FOR ALLIANCES
Urge Rail Unions 10 Back
Defensive Alliances" at
Special Convention.
CLAIM NEED IMPERATIVE
Delegates Declare New Organ
ization Necessary to
Resist Attacks.

b. Associated Press
NEW YORK, April Represent
btives Of 115.00O organized railroad
Imployes in special cony enti0n here
Sunday called upon executive heads
of the recognized national and in
ternauOnal railroad unions to sane
tion the formation of district "of-
fensive and defensive" alliance
railroad distric, councils-in the ,-ew
York district and at other strategic
points in the railroad industry
These district organizations are
necessary. il was stated i'm a letter
sent to the executive union officials,
10 enable the railroad employees "to
better resist the concentrated at
tacks OF the railroad executive as
. sOciation" and "to bring about a
oser amliation of an rai.orad en-
Dyes and perfect q 100 percent
ganization ina au crafts by stimU-
ing interest i'm their own welfare
h educating them in the value OF
Ysolidarity."
Urge Declaration.
Delegates 20 the convention who
represented an local railroad unions
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-04
CUBA ASKS DECISION
OF L. s. ON ELECTION

BY Associated Press:
WASHINGTON, April 9. - The
United States will be formally asked
bv representatives, Of the Cuban lib
eral party 10 make a definite de-
cision in the dispute over the re-
cent presidential election in that re-
public, Gen. Jose Gomez, unsuccess-
ful candidate 70 the party for the
presidency. declared in a statement
here Sunday night.
This government will be asked n
petition 10 be presented 10 the
state department. Gen. Gomez said.
20 determine whether or not the
Cuban elections were the result OF
Intimidation. fraud and violence,
and whether the candidate who
claims 10 be elected has or has not
the majority Of the electoral vote"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-04
There's Steal Machine
From Local Bank Head

Eugene II. Miller. president Of the
American Trust CO. bank, reported
20 the police Sunday that his blue
Hudson automobile bearing Indiana
license number 4S5S5 was stolen
from in front OF the First Christian
church sunday morning while he
was attending services.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-04
ANNIVERSARY OF
DR.. J. L. GARDINER
COMMEMORATIVE
Local Pastor Completes Eight
Years of Service at St.
Paul's Church.

a service commemorating the
eighth anniversary of the pastorate
of Rev. James T.. Gardiner d. d. was
held yesterday morning at ST. Paurs
Memorial Methodist Episcopal
church.
DIR. Gardiner in his opening re-
marks said, ut is exactly eight
years ago today since I commenced
my pastorate at St. PauTs Church
and I am very happy to say that
during all these years our relations
as pastor and as people have grown
increasingly pleasant.
"One of the richest compensations
Of the minister is TO be found ia the
friendships that ne is permitted TO
make during his ministry. a prea-
cher may not be rich I'm material
things but 10 be rich i'm friendships
is to be rich indeed When I accep-
ted the pastorate of this church I
was assured that I would find here
many good folks who would stand
Loyalty by me and support the work
of the church and I am glad TO say
that i'm this have not been disap-
pointed
Reports Unnecessary.
'NOw [ know that it is the custom
on occasions Of this character for a
minister to give detailed report of
the work accomplished during his
pastorate. Tt is quite common for
him to set forth i'm figures what has
been achieved i'm the various depart
ments of the church, 20 report also
the number of people he has bapuz-
ed. married and taken into the
church. Some even take the pains
on occasions of this sort % report
the number of calls they have made.
the sick they have visited. the dead.
they have buried and what has been
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-04
BY II. S. GILBERTsoN

(This is the second OF articles
on the City-Manager plan. by
II. S. GiIbertson Of the National
Municipal League.)
It was a bold step on the part o
he little city of Sumter, S. c., whel
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-04

81 So Edna Aiken. Northwestern
T.. Senior used a unique method for
letting "the world know that she
was cnga ged.
She recently turned in a fire a
larm just before sunrise in one Of
the Evanston dormitories and when
the co-eds had afrightedly assem-
bled in the halls IN their nighties.
she calmly announced her engage
ment 90 ID. @. Baldwin. a student
at Garret Biblical Institute.
Miss Aiken justified her action by
saying that che had finally proposed
after we had strolled for hours and
hours"
She concluded by giving her opin-
ion that "men are so slow"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-04
THE WEATHER

Indiana and lower Michgan-Fair with
continued mild temperature Monday. Tues
day showers. followed ay cooler.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-15

by Associated Press Leased Wire.(
San Franciseo.-A formal charge of
first degree murder, San Francisco po-
lice authorities have announced, will be
preferred today against Roscoe FATTY"
Arbuckle, the motion picture comedian,
under arrest here in connection with
the death last Friday of Miss Virginia
Rape, film actress.
Miss Rappe's death followed her at
tendance at party given in ,Arbuckle's
suite at a local hotel a week ago. She
died of injuries which District Attor-
ney Brady of San Francisco and other
authorities allege, were inflicted by
Arbuckle
Arbuckle is held without bail in the
hall of justice here. He was arrested
last Saturday night on his arrival from
Los Angeles and booked on a charge
of murder. He is confined in a small
cell, No. II, on the hall of justice tier
known as felony row."
The Arbuckle ease is scheduled to be
brought before the San Francisco
county grand jury tonight. Arbuckle
has requested that none but his attor-
neys be allowed to see him at the hall
of justice. He declined yesterday, on
the advice of counsel, to make any
statement. His lawyers also refused
to make a statement or discuss the
case. Police yesterday were busy ex-
amining witnesses whom they say will
be presented to the grand jury tonight.
These witnesses number % and are
being guarded by detectives.
Arbuckle went to bed on his narrow
cell couch at nine o'clock last night and
apparently slept seundly. When the
prison watch shouted Everybody up!"
at the usual time, he awakened but
rolled over on the bed and tried to go
to sleep again. He was told he must
get up, however, so he arose smilingly.
While he did not take advantage of
the prison showers, he dressed with
the greatest of care. He ordered his
breakfast from the outside and when
the waiter came, held a long, secret
conference with him. The waiter
brought back a carefully covered tray
which Arbuckle attacked with all of
the secrecy possible.
He continued to decline to see Wis
itors ether than his attorneys. He is
scheduled to appear in police court for
formal arraignment today. Captain of
Detectives Mathesen ordered that Ar
buckle be placed in the regular morning
lineup of prisoners which is held for
the detectives each morning and that
he be photographed for the rogues'
gallery and his finger prints and Ber-
tillon measurements be taken.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-15
San Antonio Relief
Work is Organized
Property Loss in Flood of Saturday
Morning is Placed at Over
Eight Million Dollars.

San Antonio, Tex. - Relief funds
totalling Stats had been subscribed
today by citizens of San Antonio
toward a goal of $4,000 for relief of
those who lost possessions in the tor
rent of Saturday morning which swept
over the lower sections of the city.
Property damage was fixed at not
more than $8,0O0,000 in a statement
by G. B. Yandell, general manager of
the Chamber Of Commerce while the
death list was still uncertain, some es-
Inmates running as high as 100 dead,
including the At bodies recovered.
Train service IN and out of the city
was approaching normal today, num-
erous small washouts on various lines
having been repaired.
In the San Fernando cathedral, which
has been used for hundred years in
saying mass for Mexicans killed by
floods a solemn high mass will be held
next Monday for those drowned.
-Four refugee camps were caring for
the refugees today under the direction
of the Red Cross. Mr.. Yandell's state
ment said that ait appears we will be
able to handle the relief situation sat
isfactorily without outside help"
One Of the unique places of the city,
the famous Buck Horn saloon with its
collection of horns of Texas long-horn
cattle, was damaged by the flood. The
city zoo lost several of its animals.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-15
Goes After BergdOll
''Pot of Gold" Now
Alien Property Custodian Demands
that All Property of BergdOll Be
Turned Over.
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Washington = The government is
going after the famous Bergdoll "pot
Of gold".
Thomas W. Miller, alien property
custodian announced today that a com
plant had been prepared demanding of
Mrs. Emma c. Bergdoll, mother Of
Grover C. Bergdoll, as attorney in fact
for her son, all property in which he
held any interest, including gold coin
taken from the treasury efore the
draft evader escaped from federal au-
thorities and fled to Germany. The
complaint, may be filed today in the
federal court at Philadelphia.
Demand was made on Mrs. Bergdoll
last May for delivery of all property
belonging to her son, Mr.. Miller said,
but despite repeated extensions Of time
the property had not been turned over.
This, he, added. made it necessary to
take the action planned.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-15
Automobile Carrying Guardians of "Arch MUIR
derer" Breaks Down Just South of
KenOsha and Causes Delay.
CHURCH MAKES TWO CONFESSIONS
Story of Man Who Slew Two Automobile Statesmen IN
Most Gruesome Fashion is Questioned and
Further Investigations Made.

Kenoshans who crave the unusual got
an unexpected thrill late Saturday
evening if they happened to be prom
enading along the Sheridan road; for
just after ten o'clock Packard motor
car, carrying Harvey W. Church, con
fessed manacle-murderer, rolled down
the road fanked by Chicago police
car loaded with detectives carrying
loaded guns. The sleuths were taking
no chances on the escape Of their pris-
oner, who is now known to have engi-
neered if not perpetrated the most
brutal murder in the annals Of Lake
Shore crime.
Church, apprehended near Adams
late Friday evening, was being hurried
back to Chicago to face a grilling at
the scene of his alleged crime, the
gloomy wine-cellar in his Chicago
apartments. He was accompanied by
his aged parents, two detectives from
Chicago, and his attorney, John T.
Lindsey of Adams. All rode in the
motor car which is believed to have
lured the boy-murderer into the shadow
of the gallows.
Trouble South of KeNosha.
The trip through Kenosha was with
out incident. The big Packard rolled
down the Sheridan road attracting lit
tie attention until it was seen to be
followed by Chicago police car. Then
it dawned upon those who saw it that
they were witnessing chapter in the
murder of Bernard j. Daugherty and
Carl Ausmus, the details of which make
the widest orgies of Poe seem lady
like and vapid. Before they had real
lied this fact, however, the mufder-car
was far down the road with the de-
tectives hugging its tire-traeks.
Only one man could be found today
who could give any new information on
the tragic pageant and its passage
through Kenosha.
81 heard the hum of a Packard mo-
tor" he said, "and above it a woman s
sobbing Putting two and two together
l knew at once that it must be Church
and his mother on their way from
Adams to Chicago"
Just south of Kenosha both cars were
forced to stop for an hour until engine
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-15
Legal Notices
t Publication July %. 1921.

First Publication July 2s 1921.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, IN CIRCUIT
COURT - KENOSHA COUNTY.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR vACA-
TT0N OF PLAT.
In the matter of the apple alton of Charles
e. Kelly for the vacation of a certain plat
known as and called Charles E. Kelly's Cross
Lake Subdivision, of part of the southeast
quarter of section So, in town / north, of
range 20 east.
To all to whom these presents shall come,
and to all whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed Charles E. Kelly, of the town of
Antioch, in the County of Lake and State
certain plat known as and called Charles E.
Kellys Cross Lake Subdivision. of part of
the southeast quarter of section IS, in town
north. of range 20 east, and not within
the limits of any city or village and record
ed in the office of the Register Of Deeds in
and for the County of Kenosha, State of
Wisconsin, in volume or book number 4 of
Plats, on page rs, a copy thereof being
also recorded in the office of said Register
of Deeds, in volume or book number of
P1ats, on page so, as document number
1882, will. at the opening and sitting of
the Circuit Court in and for Kenosha Coun-
ty, in the State of Wisconsin, at the Cir
cult Court Room in the court house in the
city of Kenosha. in said County. on the
second Monday. being the 10th day of De-
tober. A. d. 1921. apply to said court and
move the vacation of the aforesaid plat so
owned by him, pursuant to the application
therefor this day filed in the office of the
Clerk of said court, in the court house in
the city of Kenosha Aforesaid.
Dated this 26th day of July, A. D. 1921
Charles e. Kelly. (W-23)
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-15
Chicago Builders
Remain at Work

Chicago - Union officials in the
building trades today were making eff
forts to induce all workers to remain
on the job following word from Judge
K. NJ Lands arbiter, that re-hearing
on the wage award would be held Sep
TENDER 81. The re-hearing was grant
ed following assertion of the Union
workmen that the wage cut was Gun
justifab1e" and universally unsatisfac-
tory" The carpenters who refused
to accept the Lands award will meet
today in an effort to reach some
agreement.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-15
MALADY CLAIMS
YOUNG MOTHER.
Mrs. Angela Serpe, 10 Year
Old Mother, Dies of In
fantile Paralysis.
SICK A FEW DAYS

The first death of an adult in Keno
sha as a result of an attack of infan-
tile paralysis occurred on Sunday
morning at the st. GATHERINGS hospi-
tai when Mrs. Angela Serpe, nineteen
years of age, the wife Of Sam Serpe,
1902 North Fremont avenue, died after
four days illness from the dread
disease. Physicians in attendance up
on the patient Immediately diagnosed
the case as acute polio myilitis the sci
entifc name for infantile paralysis
and spinal puncture confirmed this
diagnosis.
While a number of infants and
children have died from the disease in
recent years in Kenosha, this is the
first instance where an adult has been
known TO have contracted the disease
in Kenosha.
7 Taken Suddenly Ill.
Mrs. Serpe was taken suddenly i'll on
Thursday of last week. Medical care
was summoned immediately and every
care was taken of Her but despite this
she grew steadily worse. She was
taken to the st. GATHERINGS hospital
where the case was isolated at once
Physicians attending the victim were
unanimous in declaring that her re-
covery from the disease would have
been little short Of miraculous.
Every precaution has been taken to
prevent a spread Of the disease. At
the home no other members of the
family have been taken with the ill
ness. Mrs. serpe is survived by a hus-
band and by child nine months old
Funeral in Chicago:
The remains were taken to the Car
dinal Undertaking Chapel on Sunday
where they were prepared for burial.
This morning they were taken to Chi
cago where funeral services will be
held on Tuesday with interment fol-
lowing in the family plot in the Mt.
Carmel cemetery there.
The deceased was well known in the
italian district in Kenosha and had
many friends to lament her early
death. Health officials of the city are
urging that immediate reports be
made of any strange illness SO that
any spread of the disease may be
checked.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-15
FOSTER is NAMED
REVENUE COLLECTOR

Andrew Foster, well known Kenosha
county man and formerly an employee
of the Kenosha Fruit company was to-
day appointed revenue collector for
Kenosha county to take the place of
Joseph Custer who resigned his posi-
tioa months ago following his indiet-
ment by the federal grand jury on
charges of violating the prohibition
statues.
Collector Foster received his com
mission this morning and will take
up his duties at once. The appoint
ment is a most popular one with Ke-
nosha people and it is the first time
that a dyed-in-the-wo Kenosha man
has been named to have charge of
the business Of the government in
Kenosha county.
Mr.. Foster is native of the town
of Salem and was for years prominent
ly associated with the business of
that city. For come time he has made
his home in Kenosha and he is widely
known TO the business and profession
al men of the city.