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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05
By MAY CHRISTIE

The owner of the pawnsbop had been taken seriously III not very long after Natalie's visit. and the place had changed hands. This made the redeeming of the necklace a more complicated affair. It also accounted Tor the silence of the pawnbroker at the time when advertisements had been published for the missing pearls. and reward offered for their re- turn.
 Maurice Danby spent a week in town before he had fully fulfilled Mir. Ducane's behests.
 During that period he had ample time to reflect on Nataiie's conduct The more he pondered, the more per- plexed he grew.
 Had he ldealized the girl?
 How odd 1t was that, though she had professed to care for him. she never had confided in him!
 Would not there always be a doubt in his mind regarding her? Could he ever fully trust her, now?
 Being capable of one deception might not she be equally capable of more?
 Where confidence did not exist. could love endure? These thoughts and questionings
  perplexed him while he tramped the hot city pavements.
 If it were not for Natalie's folly he would still be in the cool coun- try. by her side. and trusting in her. as hs used to do.
 New York seemed a great, dreary city, filled with strangers. MT. Du- canes town house was closed Mau- rice had to go there once, to fetch some papers. A caretaker admitted him into the darkened, muffled place.
 The drawing rooms were swathed in dust sheets. They gave the house a ghostly air.
 Indeed. the big mansion seemed filled with ghosts. Duly the boy wondered If the phantom of a lost love were there? The first keen edge of his romance was dulled, he told himself. His idol, after all. mad feet of clay. He was glad when the big door changed behind him. and the care taker shot the bolts. He was ou. in the warm sunshine and fresh air again.
 Having at last recovered the miss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05
For Good Of
 The Community More About the Jocund Record of October and the Commercial and Industrial Status of Early November

NURlNG October the Chamber of Commerce booked
 member for day of the month and the Wholesale Merchants and Manufacturers association which began small not many months ago. nearly attained 100 mark Leading wholesalers and manufacturers of the dis rc have lined for their common good and that the district.
 In October the Junior Chamber of Commerce the completion of South Twentieth street paving Increased membership by than 90 members and did it's part in protest against the subecon of the board education to caprices of the ballot box.
 In October Birmingham held the biggest and best of it's annual state fairs and celebrated it's semcentennal It forged ahead in business industrial nes yet had time to be host of the state in two gala events.
 In October the railroad cofferdam at Mitchell dam the completed and work of building the dam proper begun Substantial headway made that $S000000 structural enterprise that supply of water power.
 structural steel worker said yesterday made the best sales of the entire year October and we have run overtime at periods in order to time deliveries So far as force of men at work concerned normal
 These Birmingham mills do not operate for vcnage work alone The firm mentioned shaping steel for the Agrcola pipe shops in Gadsden, for theatre in Miami Fla large office building at Tate Ga bridges south as we'll as for the Masonic Temple here in Birmingham
 This structural steel works much business over in the Caronas that establishing offices and manager at Charlotte. Birmingham workmanship has given Birming ham prestige in production throughout the southern states.
 Having made high record in building permits in October, November good enough to with of $25o000 in the first two days.
 In October and continuing November both high sure and sanitary pipe production have been maintained rate that than normal for this time year
 Usually the pipe shops slowing down for winter this me but construction pace the demand for pipe is continuously good.
 Report of loaded for the week ending October 22 shows total of 962,000 compared with low of 718 900 in one week in May and about 170 900 July l. The weekly increase in October greater than in preceding months and the current records closely approach those of 1920 and 1919 that the difference small indeed
 Frisco has just reduced grain and grain pro- ducts which increase in export out of port of Mobile Export coal has moved Mobile for South America.
 Steel Corporation has booked 100000 tons of rails for southern and southwestern railroads That more bus for the Ensey rail m which has been steadily at it for months and will keep going many months without interruption
 This October and far have gone into November have been like the weather of the period soul that feels flabby and cannot rise to hope and faith.
 Yours for upbuding,
 Rcx,~ZAa<k.& .&
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05
S75, 100000 Roads
 Measure Is Sent
 to the President
By HUGH W. ROBERTS

800 Davidson Building. Washington, November 4.--(Spe- oial) )-The good roads bilL carrying S75. .000.0 GOO, was sent by Congress this afternoon to the President. The President will sign 1t. Of the s76,- GOO, ,000 Alabamas' share will be $1,553,421. according to the official estimate. When Alabama Rppropri- ates like sum, the federal appro- priation will be available.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05

actors. scenario writers, cartoonfsts and paragraphers abandoned their rastime of making sport of prohibi- ton. it's effectiveness or lack of 1t, its benefits or it's iniquities, a de- mand for a law of Congress sileneing the "saerilegious" would be issued.
 MT. Blair couldn't stand that. In
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05

hibition department bringing bad" man from the west. with many notches on his gun, to Pittsburg for cleansing" purposes. And he pre- pared many others, until that ap- peal for mercy appeared. It was a fearful story In which the prohibit
 tion department declared that unless
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05

anti-beer agitation will soon be a matter of yesterday. And prohibi- tion, as fixed policy. will be con tinued. Nevertheless, Mir. Blair is very anxious to collect his share of the excessively large incomes or bootleggers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05

the ceSference, it is understood MT. Haynes defended tho press agent, Mir. Cuneo. Mr. Blair. however. secured the backing of the Secretary of the Treasury, and hereafter Mir. Cuneo's publicity will be censored.
 But the friction Is minor And the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05
COMPLETE GENERAL
 PROGRAM ME OF CUTS
 IN REDISC0UNT RATE
Ky Associated Press


 Washington, Noivember 4.-Com- pletion of the general reduction of rediscount rates in all twelve federal reserve districts was announced to- day by the federal reserve board. with the approval of reductions in the Cleveland rate from # to CT cent and in the Minneapolis rate from 6 to 5M per cent.
 The rates in these districts are ef- fective on Monday while reducti pms in the other districts are already In >effect. The new schedule of redis- count rates which covers paper of all classes and maturities, Is as fol- lows:
 Four and one-half per cent. Boston. New York and Philadelphia; 5 per cent, Cleveland. Chicago. St Louis, Kansas City and San Francisco; 5h percent, Richmond, Atlanta, Minneap- oils and Dallas.
 ing necklace. he went to the insur- ance office, and repaid the S5,000 Awkward questioning he managed to avoid. He was acting for Mir. Fred erick Ducane. he said, and the pearls had been found. The claim was no longer valid, and the money must be returned.
 He next visited MT. Ducane's bank, and deposited the necklace there, for safety.
 His mission satisfactorily accon,- plished. he was now free to return to the highlands.
 And yet he vaguely dreaded the meeting that was imminent between himself and Natalie.
 (Tomorrow--Happ Delia) Copyright, 1921. Mcclure Newspaper
 Syndicate)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-05
ATTORNEYSHIP Is
PASSED TO PATTEE
County Commissioners Place
Official Stamp and Name
MacKibbin's Successor.

Cyrus +. Pattee. local republican
attorney Will be the successor to
Stuart MacKibbin as county attor-
ney. His appointment TO the richest
plum the county affords was CON
firmed Monday by the county com
missioners. Pattee's term of office
is effective June 20.
Pattee easily became the leading
contender in the race for the county
attorneyship after Fred g. Klein
withdrew by virtue Of his appoint
ment as judge OF the new superior
court, Lem J. Dare was the only
other aspirant for the office and he
formally filed a petition for the ap-
pointment weeks ago.
Award Road Contracts.
It became known that Mondays
official action in tatifying the ap-
pointment ives merely placing the
official and legal approval upon the
decision made by the commissioner
last week.
Sparks &, McClamroch were
awarded the contracts Of the Grise
and Gordon roads, each five miles
in length in Madison township. The
bid on the first road was s67.999
and on the second S46.799. The
roads Will be improved with gravel.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-05
NAVAL HEAD LAUDS
FLEET EFFICIENCY
Sec'y DENLY Arrives in Capital
After Tour of Inspection
In Islands.
Bv Associated Press:
VA GLTNCTDN

Bv Associated Press:
WASHINGTON. April Upon
stepping ashore from the destroyer
Pruitt at the Washington navy yard
Monday at a two weeks tour of in
spection OF the fleet and navy shore
establishments in Cuba, Haiti and
the Dominican republic, Sec'y Of the
Navy DENLY said that the Atlantic
fleet is in fine shape and was Won
derfully impressed with its splendid
condition"
The secretary came home in rec
ORD t.rse. the destroyer making the
t.6eo mics nonstop run from the
Dominican republic. n a 25-knot
clip. The voyage was made in So
hours.
Ar. Denny said he made care
fu. study OF the situation in Haiti
~ found the marine posts we'll
Conducted with a spirit OF cordial
i;y existing between tha natives and
sle devil dogs" FTa was particu-
lerly Impressed with the use OF air
planes by the marines in Haiti 70
carry mail.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-05
INFORM ENVOY OF
U S. PEACE STAND
Niviani Said to Have Been
Told of Intention to Ter
inmate War.

BY Associated Press:
WASHINGTON. April - The
Harding administration intends %
terminate the war between the
United States and Germany by con-
grcssionai resolution ". Viviano,
the French envoy extraordinary ID
this country. is understood 20 have
been informed Monday uiSht At "a
dinner at the home OF Sen. Nc
Cornick Of illinois
The former premier was a 40 i--
formed. il was said, by senator's
present that the program of the
administration does not contemplate
entrance Of the United States into
the League Of Nations
Those at the dinner said n.
was useless 10 discuss the possibility
Of American membership in the
League Of Nations. Most Of the re-
publican members Of the senate
foreign relations committee and Col.
George Harvey OF New York. pros
pective ambasssd dor at the court Of
81. James We're among those present.
The French envoy, who was &C.
companied by Ambassador Jusser-
and. was said 20 have been informed
that sentiment Of republican leaders
was virtually Unanimous for adop-
tion Of the Knox separate peace
resolution. subject only 20 post bic
amendment from its original form
ea~iy in the special session OF con-
eress. NJ. Niviani was described as
auppearing "reconciled' TO the sit
uation.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-05

Asks "Hnti-Fag "
Leaders to Pray
against Tobacco
Lady Anli.Nicotine" Say 5
Smokes Will Follow John
Barleycorn.

BY United Press
CHICAGO, April 4-lIiss Bertha
Bowman. Lady Nicotine. called
on 100000 members Of the Women s
Christian Temperance Union Mon
day to pray tobacco ont Of existence.
1T took forty years of prayer to
bury John Barlcycorn." said Miss
Bowman. Now we are praying
that Lady Nicotine be placed in the
grave next to him.
The w c. r. T.. goes about its
business-and its business Is to
make the world a better place-.n
a quiet manner explained Miss
Bowman.
we don't have campaigns. we
have movements. she said. Hatch
ct-swinging methods Of militant
reform only make the reform long
er in coming. The prayers Of the
righteous are more potent than
shouts"
Would Convince Users.
connectibn with the prayer,
members Of he W. c. IT. L. are
striving to convince persons under
R1 years Of ase the harmful effect
Of smoke-flIea lungs and tobacco
filled checks.
1--WE are also working TO create
public opinion against girls and
women selling tobacco i'm hotels,
theater Iobbies and railway sta
tions." said Helen c. H. Estclle. who
is the superintendent of the anti
narcotic movement of the W c. +.
L. cabinet.
"In a tactful way we are plannirg
TO protest to managers of restauranrs
against smoking i'm dining rooms.
Smoke IS Objectionable TO many
state boards of health VIII be
asked TO forbid smoking in markets
and stores whore foodstuns are
sold.
Sentiment for passing Of Ioca-
ordinances against smoking i'm vot-
ing places will be created"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-05
M CRAY FORMALLY
NAMES ROBINSON
AS STATE AGENT
To Succeed to Shelton's Post
Friday-Loughry Named
for Commission.

Dl -hNNtt-AaN NtlI AEe~e
INDIANAPOLIS, April 4.-Fred
Robinson viii succeed Maurice Shell
ton as state purchasing agent next
Friday, Gov. McCray declared Mon
day night in a formal announcement
Of the new appointment along with
a statement of several other seIec-
tion of appOintees In the new state
administration. Chester A. Loughry
Of Monticello. a business man, will
become secretary OF the public ser
vice commission on May 1. il was
announced.
The members OF the new I.awton
memorial commission, created by
the last legislature to erect monu-
ment to the Indiana soldiers who
fen in the Philippines. wall be rep
resentatives of three wars-the Civil.
Spanish-AmeriCan and World war.
ID y. Foster Of Fort Wayne. Will be
the Civil war veteran; Finley y.
Ash of Garrett. the Spanish war rep
resentative and DR.. T. Victor Keene,
Indianapolis the World war repre-
sentative. The monument to Law
ton is 20 be erected in the Airing
ton cemetery near Washington.
ID. G.
Announce New Members.
Two new memb bers to institutional
boards also were announced BY the
governor. r.. +. Fitzgibbon. super
intendent Of the Muncie schools, was
appointed a trustee Of the school for
feeble minded at Fort Wayne. sue
ceedinE W 2. Walsh Of Frankfort,
whose term expires next Wednesday.
The Rev. Louden T. Hartman Of
Princeton. formerly pastor Of an In
dianapolis Presbyterian church. was
chosen to succeed DemarChus Brown
Of this city. as a member Of the
board OF state charities. Mr. Brown g
term ended last March
The governors announcement re-
gardhgg Mr.. Robinson forecasts the
acceptance of Mr. ShebOns resigna-
tion as state purchasing agent by
the state purchasing board. COM
posed Of superintendents Of various
state institutions. when the board
] CCONTINUED on PAGE FOUR)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-05
SAY COUSIN" OF
HARDING DEMENTED
Secret Service Men Say Pre-
viOus Examination Shows
Man Deranged.

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO. ILL.,. April 4--Inves.i-
CATION Monday by secret service
agents Of the hectic cGree~ O. T,y-
ereU Harding who styled himself a
cousin of Pres't Harding and hts
confidential secretary" disclosed
that on June I. 1920. the young man
was adildrej q victim Of dementia
praecox katatonia-
Tire examination 20 determine
Hardiug's mental condition was
made after he nad been arraisned
IN municipal court here on a cAarge
of Jumping q hotel bill The case
finally was dismissed for lack OF
rroseCut
Mrs. Ephyam Harding, Everetrs
mother. said Monday that hec son
"has been en- in body ard mind fo-
cour years and shat ne should be
under doctors surveillance. She
said that bad checks passed b.
Everett were due % his b0yish
enthusiasm" He Is IS years old.
Mrs Harding declared she still
was firm in the belief that her fsEnl-
ly was rc.ated % chat of the pres
idcnt Pres't Harding on Saturday
,eleEraphed federal officials mere
DENYING lae alleged re.a u0nsh'D n
Everett Harding
The dcwafa' of Everett Who q
te,l a tte 1-co7stocl1. t.. fail on a
.re--- irn.rsouo d govern
meG official -2s brought lbout
when p.es- -Ia-d.ng sent James
.. Gis -ss.~ra-t secretary 80 Chi
sa=o to investigate a $1,000 bill for
Photographic which was sent 90 the
white house for collection.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-05
EXPLAINS CITY
MANAGER PLAN
BENEFITS HERE
Clyde ". Ketcham Shows
New Form of Municipal
Government.
CITES KALAMAZOO RISE
Tells Three South Bend Meet
ings of Adopting New
System.

What the city manager form OF
government has done for Kalama-
zoo, Mich, in particular and for 200
other cities throughout the United
states in particular was told by
CLYDE w. Ketcham CT Kalamazoo
former prosecuting attorney OF Van
Buren county, Mich, in there ad-
dresses here yesterday.
one address was made by Mr..
Kctcham before the members Of the
Chamber Of Commerce at noon,
another before the League OF Won
en- Voters at the y. NJ. c. A. in
tho afternoon and the third before
the members Of the business Wom-
ems Chamber Of Commerce at the
Chamber Of Commerce building last
night.
Mr.. Kotcham in his address be-
fore the Business Women's Chamber
of Commerce. which covered the
other two addresses of the day. de-
clared that Of the 200 cities through
out the country that have adopted
the city manager form Of govern
men, not one OF them has returned
TO the former plan Of administering
the municipal afairs OF a CON-
munity.
Shows Progress.
The speaker declared that today
nearly four million people are liv-
ing under the city manager method.
He said that Kalamazoo. under the
city manager form of government
durin gthe past three years. has been
raised from the former system Of
intrigue by politicians to a system
of efficient administration Of the
municipal affairs Of the city.
MIR. Ketcham contraTed the
former system in Kalamazoo to tho
present one, declaring that under
tho city manager plan the city is
far more efficiently and economically
conducted than ever before in the
history Of the city.
A1r. Ketcham explained the cause
OF the election for a revision OF the
present charter held in Kalamazoo
yesterday. He explained that there
had been a bitter contest over the
street car situation in that city lie
said that the question of allowing
the street car company 10 use ono
man cars as a partial solution of the
problem had been submitted TO the
citizens Of Kalamazoo in referendum
three times and that the vexatious
CONTINUED on PAGE FOUR)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-05
ALLEGED DRIVER OF
DEATH CAR IS HELD
FOR MANSLAUGHTER
] o n n Janiszczak Arrested.
Charged With Killing
Miss Helen Papp.

John Janiszczak Of 1906 Ford St.
was arrested yesterday afternoon by
Detective Sergt. Sam Koczorowski
and Detective DiIinsky. and charged
with manslaughter for the death Of
Miss Helen Papp. who died in the
Epworth hospital. Monday morning.
from injuries received when his five
passenger touring car overran the
curb as he attempted to turn from
Division st. onto Walnut st, SatUr-
day night Mrs Papp, who was
standing with her daughter, Helen,
and her son. Michael, on the corner.
and also suffered injuries. is in the
hospital in a very serious condition
and but little hope is held for her
recovery.
Mrs Papp has been suffering for
some time with an afflction OF the
right side Of her body, which has
kept her almost an invalid for some
time The fender of Janiszczak's s
car struck her and threw her 10 the
ground, breaking her right leg above
the knee and fracturilg her right
shoulder The news Of the death Of
her daughter weakened her consid-
erably
Woman's Condition Serious.
JaniSzczak went to work at the
Oliver factory, where he is employed
at the usual time yesterday morning
but failed 20 appear after lunch. De-
tCctives visited his home on Ford st.
In the afternoon and placed him un-
der arrest II was learned that
Walter D0bEZykowsNi. L 3O6 Ford St.
was the only other occupant of the
car at the time OF the accident.
When asked where the car. that
ha had driven sunday night was be-
ing kept, JaniszczaS replied that he
did not have the key 10 II and could
not get it to show. He was taken
to a garage in the rear Of his home
and the machine backed out Of the
shed. Il was found that the car
was equipped with an exceptionally
heavy bumper. the right end OF
which was bent against the tire and
the spring broken in two parts.
Bolts on the guard had been bent.
Son Out OF Hospital.
Almost 10 witnesses have been Sc
cured and some OF them have al
ready testified as To their idea of
what took place on the corner Of
Division and Walnut 81 IL was said
that the majority Of the eve Wit
nesses had testified that Janiszczak
was travelling west on Division and
attempted 10 turn south on Walnut.
He either lost control Of the ma
chine or failed TO turn enough 10
avoid striking the curb il was said.
The right front wheel dashed into
the three people standing on the
corner. injuring them. They were
rushed 20 the hospital where fl was
found that the women haG been bad
" htrt
The warrant for the arrest Of the
driver OF the machine was issued
yesterday afternoon By Coroner
Crumpacker and a short tima later
he was placed under arrest
The son. Michael was dismissed
from the hospital Monday morning
and returned 20 the family home.
412 8. Harris ST.
Funeral services viii be held al
10 o'clock Wednesday morning from
] the residence for Miss Papp.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-05
MOTORBOAT,
RAFT CAPSIZE
ON INDIAN LAKE
Cooper Saves Life of Diver
and Two Others of Pace
Searching Party.
TEN THROWN INTO LAKE
Accident Is Climax of Tn
eventful Day in Search for
Body of Sam Pace, Jr.

Providence alone allowed 10
members Of the party which is con-
Quoting the search for the body or
Sam r. Pace. jr. who was
drowned in Indian lake Saturday
TO miracuIousiy escape
from drowning about five o'clock
Monday afternoon, when an i'm
provised raft with eight men
aboard. and the motor boat OF tho
South Bend police department with
two. occupants. capsized and sunk
respectively.
The 10 men that narrowly es-
capped death were: SerEt. Kemmer-
ly and Officer Bert OImstead. Of
the local police force, Lyle Humble.
the is year old youth. who with
Miss Helene Ellsworth was with the
young Pace Saturday when the ac-
cident occurred that claimed his
life. G.. A. Cooper. physical dsrec-
tor of the local Y. VI. c. A. Daniel
Donovan. 90 years old. professional
diver Of Chicago, who was brought
10 the lake 20 aid i'm the search FOR
the Pace boys body. John G.. Sal
lee, $50 S. Columbia ST., Emil De
Rhodes, 642 w. Tut ST.. Mike Wro-
blewski 500 s KaIev St. Walter
Prenbowski. 8O2 S. Kaley St. four
employees of the Birdseu Mfg. CO..
who were detBdled from the facto-
ry 10 the lake to help locate the
unfortunate youth, and Mack smith.
Dowagiac
Cooper Saves Three
To Mr. Cooper goes the credit OF
saving the lives OF three of these 10
men. Four of the men could not
swim. and Immediately began call
ing for help when they were dashed
into the icy water. Mr.. Cooper. al
though considerably handicapped by
heavy clothes and a pair OF hip
boots, swan 10 the aid OF two OF
them and succeeded i'm getting them
into one Of the row boats that was
a few yards distant.
He then heard the faint screams
for help that were being uttered by
Donovan, the diver. who was left
helpless i'm the water with his div
ing paraphenaIia strapped about his
body and two lead weights on his
feet which weighed about 265
pounds making his total weight
more than 800 pounds. Glancing
around he spotted Donovan just as
he sank below the surface Of the
water.
BY speedy action ne reached the
spot hwere the diver had just dis
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