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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-03
Simplicity is the Keynote of
City Manager Movement Now
Sweeping Over Many States

Iclearcut and undivided. The coun-
Gil has power to choose the man
ager from out-of-town if It can get
La better one by so doing-no excuse
for not getting a good one,
About half the $50 cities have,
in fact. gone out-of-town to get their
managers. and the favorite place 10
seek them is among the successful
managers Of smaller cities.
Yes, it has already happened, not
once but more than 40 times that
successful managers of small cities
have been summoned at increased
salaries 10 the management Of larg-
er cities.
And there are several managers
who have served in three cities. and
there are two managers who are now
in their fourth
No manager city has ever gone
back to the old form.
The city manager plan has not
brought an easy millennium 10 any
city. Nor are the city managers
super-men. But there ia an empress
sive and brilliant record OF sue
cesses. stories of taxes lowered,
debts cleared off. backward towns
awakened. progressive towns speed
ed up, governments made modern
and eager to serve, and we shall
attempt to tell the story.
Is Sweeping Country.
The $50 cities which have adopt
cd the city manager plan Of munic-
ipal government are scattered
through "a states. u addition there
are another 60 cities which have
found themselves baked by legal
difficulties and have contrived some
kind OF make-shift on the same
controlled executive principle.
The list is liable TO climb to 200
before 1922. so rapid is the sweep
Of the movement. The total pop
ulation under the city-manager plan
exceeds 100000.
1t has been spreading fastest IN
the regions which know it best
a good sign. Dayton began the
whole movement in 1913 and
Springfield. O.. followed immedi-
ately. Then came Ashtabula and
Sandusky and now the list includes
Akron. the largest city with the
plan cos, 000). +. Cleveland. Lima,
gainesville, Xenia, Websterville,
Gallipolis and :. Charleston. with
several more, Canton, Alliance,
youngstown and Cleveland. for ex-
ample, which are seriously agitat-
/ ing il.
Michigan. where the plan started
early. at Manistee. Cadillac and Biz
Rapids in 1914, is the state that
now contributes the most cities %
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-03
POLITICAL POT TO
STEAM AS PRIMARY
RACE Is UNDER WAY
Otis Romine Seeks Mayoralty
Nomination as 18th Hour
Democratic Candidate.

Otis Romine. who filed his dec
laration OF candidacy az noon yes
terday for the democratic mayoralty
nomination. is the fifth candidate
TO enter the race for his partys
nomination for mayor. TO he made
at the primaries May g.
Mr. Romine has been a resident
Of South Bend for 81 years. He
was born in Missouri "a years ago,
but came here with his family when
he was three years old.
The latest democratic mayoralty
nomination aspirant is "a graduate
of the South Bend high school and
attended the universities OF Wabash
and Michigan Mr. Bomine has
practlced law here since 1911. He
entered the world war i'm August.
1917 He was captain of CO. G.. 332
machine gun battery. and spent IL
months overseas. Mr.. Romine is
married and lives at 626 Allen st.
ObCnchain i'm Race.
Roland Obenchain. one of the late
entrants in the democratic race for
the nomination of city judge, bears
.lHt lAAAAtA tllAAlAN Il0AAllh L4Nll Va
having had his earlier experience
I'm the school of hard knocks andd
his legal and scholastic training as
a result of an ambition to practice
law.
Compelled by force Of circum-
stances TO abandon high school.
during which time he worked at
various local industries. ne tutored
mt night under the direction of a
high school instructor and thus
successfully Eassed the high school
examinations and entered the Uni
versity of Valparaiso. where he OBJ
tanned his A. b. degree and his first
two years Of law.
no is ON his experience as a wage
Garner. student. soldier. civic work
or and lawyer. that Mr. Obencha.n
believes himself qualified for the
public office of city Judge. When
war was declared Mr.. Obenchair
went 90 the first officers training
camp. received a first lieutenancy
and subsequently was appointed
captain. He took his regiment over
seas and headed replacement
company there.
List of Candidates.
He is "A member OF Crusade lodge.
No. a. knights of Pythias, South
Bend lodge. No. 294. T. and a. NJ.
and the University club. Y. NJ. o..
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-03
L. S. Draft EUader
arrested in Mexico

By Associated Press:
MENICO CITY, April Federal
authorities last night arrested Linn
A. T. Gale. an American radical,
who for more than three years has
published magazine here, which
Of late has been sharply critical OF
tho Cbregon administration. Ac-
covdinE 10 semi-official information,
Gale will be deported Immediately.
but whether he viii be turned over
10 American authorities has not
been determined.
From official sources here IL IS
learned that the United States war
department has been advised Of the
Mexican action and there Is a gem
eral belief that request probably
VIII be made for Gales deportation
to the United States where il is al
legged ne is charged with being an
army deserter He escaped twice
from Albany. y. Y. draft officials,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-03
EbiCureanS Must
Haze Taken the
Places BY Storm
By United Press

By United Press.
TERRE HACTE. Ind. April o.
Don't rush. ladies and gentlemen;
step up 20 the counter one at a
time
BIZ Rogers. re9taurauteur offered
the public the benefit of ncighbor-
hood competition by piastering a
sign across his restaurant window,
which said: "Au the eggs YOU can
cat. bread, butter and coffee-20
cents"
Not that Bill hoped TO make any
money He wanted % get the best
Of his friendly enemy, Harry Robin
son, who owns a restaurant just
across the street. Harry started it.
1.-TWO eggs. bread. butter and cof-
fee-2O cents" read a sign Robin
son put on his window when moved
by the price-cut spirit. Bill got out
his chalk and water and a little
paint brush and offered a better bar
gain with three eggs and the same
menu for 90 cents.
The fought back and fought,
boosting the ante one egg at a time
until Robinson made It six eggs. "
Then Bill showed his whole stack
and Robinson cashed in.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-03
OFFICIALS THINK
BECKWITH INSANE
University Head ID e cIares
olayer-Suicide Probably
Mentally Deranged.

SYRACUSE, n. y. April DIR.
Holmes Beckwith. educator. former
United states army lieutenant. and
california bank examiner. who shot
ana killed his superior Dean John
Herman Wharton, az Svracuse uni-
Fersity this morning before commit
ting suicide himself. was probably
insane ass a result Of chagrin over
losing his position here. according
to statements made by the authori-
ties and Chancellor James r. Day OF
the university tonight
That Beckwith had premedftated
suicide has been clearly established
the Instructor having left several
letters showing his intention in that
respect. AT first il was believed
thai DR.. Wharton had been killed
in an uHsuccessful attempt 20 pre-
vent Beckw1th's suicide but this
theory has been cast aside.
Following Argument
Coroner 5. Ellis Crane. District
attorney Frank Helps and Chance
Tor Day are All agreed i'm the belief
that Dr. Wharton was shot follow
lug an argument when Bcckwfth
presented a letter in answer %
Wharton's notification that the uni
versity would have no need or Beck
wlth.s services after the closing Of
college in June
Five bullets were found In Dr.
Wharton's body indicating that
Beclwith had made himself sure
his superior was dead before ne
turned the revolver upon himself.
Dean Wharton was IN his END
year and had been an instructor az
Syracuse university since his grad
uation from that institution eight
years ago. Beckwith had been the
blunt Of several jokes by the col
lege student body during the last
year. He was strict On di1cipnne
and In the matter OF time devoted
20 his class and he had some pecul-
iarit-es which made him more or
less v.ctm Of the students pranks
IT, is claimed they circulated a pet
ton FOR his dischS~ge last fab
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-03

city limits for its chief edministra-
tive officer.
At that TING 191D. there were
only half-a-dOzen places in the
United States that had the city
manager plan of government, but
now there are over 15O-Akron,
Norfolk, Sacramento. Grand Rapids
Springfield CO). Tampa. PortsmO uth
Wa). Wheeling, Wichita, etc, in "A
states.
This shows the scheme:
THE people elect on a nom
partisan ballot
2.4-The council, a representative
body of citizens, usually five or
seven il mum Der. who serve without
pay. or for merely nominal salaries,
and give simply the time needed FOR
counciF meetings. They hire and
have power at any time to fire the
City Manager, a non-political
sub-executive, who is their agent
and subordinate and who appoints
and supervise. the
4.-Department heads. who In
turn appoint and supervise
5.-The rank-and-file Of the mu-
nlcipal administration. under the
usual civil service rules.
Business men viii be quick %
see its likeness to a corporation.
or 10 a school board with its SUI
perintendent. II is the only way
TO organize anything. whether II be
an afternoon picnic or a great in
dustry.
The feature OF the plan Is its
straightforward simplicity No
lines criss-cross. Resp onsibility Is
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-03
RAIL employees
REJECT CUT AT.
WAGE HEARING
Pennsylvania Signal Men Fail
to Reach Agreement at
Conference.
BEFORE LABOR BOARD
Representatives of Both Sides
Vote to Submit Case
to Rail Board.

BY Associated Press.
4 PITTSBURG, April 2.-Proposalg
Of the Pennsylvania railroad CON-
pany that 1850 signal men of the
road accept wage reductions Of from
Is to % percent were rejected by
representatives of the employees here
late today.
Omcials of the Brotherhood Of
Railway Signalmen received the com
pany's plan for wage cuts today at
the series of wage conferences here
The managers proposed a cut Of
from 121a to zoe an hour and in
presenting their case. called atten-
ton to what they termed the de-
cline in living costs.
The employees representatives held
an executive session after the con-
ference with the managers at the
termination of which they notified
tho company's officials that the pro-
posed wage reduction was not ar
cePtdble TO the men The managers
then asked if the employees would
consider any other proposal for a
cut and the brotherhood officials
answered in the the negative.
Make Futile Effort.
A futile effort to reach Some kind
Of an agreement was made by the
executives of the read when they
suggested that the signal men allow
the company 20 deduct from wages
beginning April 20 the amount Of
the proposed reductions, and in
evApt the United States railroad
labor board decided against the
cuts, the company would refund the
amounts taken out. This proposal
likewise was rejected by the Brother
hood officials. The conference clos
ed after representatives. of both sides
had voted to submit the case 10
the railroad labor board.
Shop crafts representatives are to
go into conference with the manag-
ers Monday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-03
CUBAN CANDIDATE FOR
GOVERNOR MURDERED

HAVANA, April Fernando
Quinones national league candidate
for governor of Havana province in
the November election, was shot
and almost instantly killed this
evening by Ernesto ConedO, liberal
representative for Santa Clara PROV
incc.
The shooting took place at the
corner Of Prado and Virtudes street
Political difficulties are said TO have
led TO the tragedy.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-03
O'D0NNELL TALKS
TO BAR MEMBERS
St. Joseph County Bar Asso-
ciatiOn Gathers in Annual
Banquet at Oliver.

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wilson ana Win the AliitIIcau peo-
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terms upon Wnllh the afi'is.'ee Wa
slsnee anu a. '.1 49, 49, d, n
visions or llt treaty '1 Po''.1,
n ODonns.,. lI.l''.'''ll- . ma =.
lawyer to4u '"o ga '''0
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their annual D,. I ' .'. 49,.
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-03
Continue Search for
Slayer of Clergyman
Detroit Police Hunt Negro for
Questioning in COnnec-
ton With Death.


DETROIT. Mich, April Police
OF Detroit and Wyando-te. a suburb.
were pressing their search Saturday
night for a negro representing him
self as a clergyman, for questioning
in connection with the Staying Fri
day night OF Rev. Leo Jarecki, rec
tor Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel
church
The negro, said 10 have been con-
nected with a Baltimore mission.
had been refused permission by Fr.
Jarecki 10 collect donations in the
Wyandotte parish
4 man taken into custody by the
police Saturday for questioning stin
was being detained Saturday night
pending investigation Of his story.
He n said 10 have quarrelled with
the priest recently over the baptism
Of his children. The man offered an
alibi. which police are Investigating.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-03


by cabling to
Gen. Goethals at
Panama offering
him a handsome
3 airy If he
would come to
Dayton TO be its
city manager.
That was a
new phrase then
city mana
ger"
And it was a new
idea in America
that a city could
he induced 10
look outside its
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-03
PROPONENTS In
FIRM STAND ON
GERMAN PEACE
vii Present Proposal for I'm
mediate Peace at Extra
Session.
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE
Harding Confers With Knox
on Resolution Coupled
With Niviani Visit.

~By Associated Press:
WASHINGTON. April senate
proponents Of an Immediate peace
with Germany by congressional reso-
luton, are understood TO be stand
ing firmly by their intention 20 pre-
sent such a resolution promptly on
tho converting OF the extra session of
congress a week from Monday
Information that members OF the
senate favoring a speedy peace by
resolution had not abandoned their
previously announced intention. was
obtained tonight after "A notable day
OF white house conferences az which
.he ACCESSIBILITY of a congressional
yeslaration OF peace. together with
other questions involved i'm peace
settlement, were understood TO have
. been discussed
Not TO Conflict.
Whether the intention OF the
peace-by- senators has
been approved iu any degree by
Pres't Harding and whether lt has
the support Of senate resolutions
generally were matters on which no
information was obtainable In this
connection It was recalled that some
| OF the more prominent members of
Ahe senate favoring a peace resolu-
- on have stated definitely that
Ection on matters involving peace
would not be taken in conflict with
administration views
The conferences at the white
house today were generally consid-
cred in the hearing on international
affairs as probably the most import
ant that Pres't Harding has held
since his inauguration.
Sen. Knox OF Pennsylvania. former
secretary of state. and author OF
the republican peace resolution of
To- last session of congo -; Col.
rGeorge Hg New York. select
ed as am st to Great Britain;
4Iyron r. Frick Of Ohio. under
tood TO be under consideration for
ambassador 20 France. and Stephaue
auzanne. noted French journalist
no came to this country with for
her Premier NivianL were among
Whose with whon the president was
Icloseted during the day. All of
those who participated in the con-
ference declined 20 say what specific
proposals were discussed or 20 In
dictate when decisions might be exc
pected.
Coupled With Visit.
E.v inference that days develop
ments were coupled with the visit
here Of NJ Viviani, who has brought
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-03
FINAL ARRANGEMENT
OF LINDSEY DELAYED

BY InlteU PreSS.
DENVER, April Final arraign-
ment Of Juvenile Judge Ben 3.
Lindsey who was ordered 10 pay
a $500 fine or go TO jail for a year
for contempt of court, was post
poned until next Saturday 10y Judge
Haggott, of the criminal court. to-
day.
Judge Lindsey was TO have ap-
peared in criminal court here this
morning to either pay the fine or
go to Jail No reason was given for
the pOstpOnement.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-03
TO BEGIN DRASTIC
COAL RATIONING
British Government I ears
Withdrawal of More En-
ginemen From Mines.

BY Associated Press:
LONDON. April 2.-N0 seriou
disorders have occurred as yet in
he great mining strike. although
"a number of the coal mines have
been left 10y the pump men and
engineers 20 be flooded. and tne
men are said 20 be displaying am
uglier temper. especially i'm South
Wales. Fears are expressed that
there may be much wider with
drawal OF the enginemen and
pumpmen. and the government Is
taking all necessary precautions
II is expected that on Monday
orders VIII be issued for the drastic
rauoning Of coal for lighting pur-
poses. householders being reduced
10 one hundredweight weekly and
factories and business. concerns TO
90 percent of their normal con
SUMPTION.
Food supply Ample.
Food supplies are ample for the
present according 10 the board of
trade and there is no anxiety on
this score unless breakdown IN
transport occurs.
Long statements We're sent out
today for publication by the new
chancellor Of the eXchequer Sir
Robert Stevenson Horne. in behalf
of the government, and by Arthur
Henderson and Frank Hodges for
the miners. iustifying tho opposins
attitudes. The miners representa-
tfvos accuse the government OF
heedlessly precipitating the crisis by
premature removal of control over
the industry.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-03
SAM PACE, JR.
LOSES LIFE AT
NEARBYRESORT
House Party at Indian Lake
Ends Tragically for Pop
ular Local Boy.
TWO OTHERS RESCUED
Miss Helene Ellsworth and
Lyle Humble Saved by
Two SpOrtsmen.

Strong winds. a rough lake, and
again Fate lifted its cruelest hand,
claimed the life of sam r. Pace.
17-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam r. Pace, 1872 ". Colfax av..
this city. A score OF South Bend
business men. q detail OF police
officers, Mayor Franklin r. Carson
and numerous Indian lake sports
men are dragging Indian lake, five
miles west OF Dowagiac, Mich. for
the body OF the popular local youth
Early today the search had been
unsuccessful and the body lies
buried in its watery grave, some
200 yards from shore. But failure
did not spell despair and the search
VIII continue until the body has
been lifted 10 the surface and is
Elaced I'm the family residence at
South Bend.
The tragedy was the climax OF an
early spring picnic party at Indian
lake. whore 90 South Bend young
people had motored Saturday morn
ang for a days outing. Shortly be-
fore the hour to return. Young
Pace, with Lyle Humble. 17-vear-old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. J.. C. Humble.
1922 Z. jefferson blvd.. and Miss
Helene Ellsworth, 16, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Chess Ellsworth.
80 w. Washington av, stepped into
canoe for a short outing on the
lake. They had padded but a few
hundred yards from shore when the
three into deep water. and Sam
Pace into his watery grave.
Helpless TO Aid.
As the boat CapsiZed. others OF
the picnic party stood upon the
bank helpless 10 go TO the rescue
of their ComTanions Rowboats
without oars We're Of no value. and
only cries Of encouragement could
be offered as the three ATTEMPTED
TO right the canoe in the fight
against fate. Pace evidently was
stricken with cramps after being
plunged into the ice-cold waves. and
only once did he appear above the
waters surface before being car
ried TO the bottom OF the lake.
Humble, crying 10 Pace 70 swim to
the canoe and hold onto II. SWAN
l 20 the aid Of Miss Ellsworth. and
with her attempted to make shore.
Danger unseen 10 the eyes or
youth had not escaped the eyes OF
veterans OF Indian Lakeland sew
eral hundred yards from the scene
were rowing A. J. Ridenour and
James Clare, the former an Indian
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-03
BY II. s. GuLBERTsoN.

(This is the first of a series Of
important articles on the city
Manager plan. by II. s. Gilbert
son Of the National Municipal
league.)
About eight years ago. the city
IF DAYTON attracted wide attenfioy
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-03
IN MAYORALTY RACE.

ELKHART, Ind, April 2-B.
Frank Leader former city fire chief
and later county sheriff, has filed mis-
application TO enter the race for may
or on the democratic ticket
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-03
Posed as Cousin
OfHM1diHg;: nO70
Held for Fraud
PseudO-Cousin Charged With
ImpersOnating Officials
Baby" Also Fake.

by Associated Press.
CHICAGO. April .. - Everett
Harding. a candy store owner. who
was arrested Saturday on charges OF
impersonating a federal official. sat
urday night was declared by the pO-
lice 20 have defrauded the Pennsvl-
vania railroad out of nearly $4,000
and TO have imposed on leading
Chicago clubs and business men by
pretending TO be a cousin of Pres
Harding. although actually OF no re
,ation 10 the chief executive. The
police said they believed Harding
had obtained at least $4,000 from a
group of business men by promising
TO use his influence in obtaining po-
litical appointments.
Harding. according to. the police
found Chicago's leading citizens
gullibIe. He took % of them TO the
inauguration in a private car. il was
said, and then paid the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad with a check for
S1,91S.44. which was returned, ac-
cording to railroad officials, marked
mo funds"
ONNh dC NbhHAhs
While on this trip. Harding be
came acquainted with a delegation
from the Hamilton club. the chief
republican social organizat ton OF the
city. He posed before them as a
cousin Of the president and was
promised a life membership in the
club the police said. In return
Harding was said TO have promised
his friends political appointments
telling them that he was to be as
sistant secretary to the president
Harding was held in bonds OF
$1,000 for hearing before United
States Commissioner Lewis +. Ma
son.
Pearl Harding. Everetts 13-year-
old sister acquired considerable
fame through the posing Of her
brother. She became known as the
white house baby" and it was said
that she was to go to washington
and live with the president. Her
picture was widely sought by manu-
facturers to be used in advertising
by newspaper photographers and by
the movies.
According to the police, Harding
cashed in on his name by posing as
Sen. Harding's son during the re
publican national convention and
passed several bad checks.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-03
THE WEATHER.

Indiana-F7ir sunday and Monday; not
much change in tempe raturc
lower Michigan-Sair Sunday Monday IN
settled. probably showers in west and north
portions. not much change in temperature.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-03

Ey Inference that days develop
ments were coupled with the visit
here Of NJ. Viviani, who has brought
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