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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-09-30
LATEST EVENTS
AT WASHINGTON

Service costs absorb 4s cents of every
dollar the consumer pays for goods
and commodities, says Representa-
tive Sidney Anderson, Chairman Of
the Joint Congressional. Commission
of Agricultural Inquiry. This COM
mission, which has been studying for
many months the problems con.
fronting farmers and the consuming
public, is about to recommend to
Congress remedial legisIat on, having
found that the temporary farmers
tariff has done little to better the
conditions of the farmers of the
country. 1t is said that other
measures are necessary.
A spirit of conciIiation on the part Of
the great powers which will partici-
pate in the international conference
in Washington is becoming apparent
through the exchanges taking place
between them with reference to the
agenda.
Major General Charles r. Menoher,
who has been chief of the army air
service since 1918, asked Secretary of
War Weeks to reIiev him from that
office and assign him to command
troops in the field. This is the di-
rect outgrowth of dissension and
friction which has prevailed in the
army air service.
Agitation for open sessions at the com.
ing disarmament congress is to be
resumed in the Senate as soon as
Congress reconvenes. Senator Har.
rison, of Mississippi, said that he
would introduce his "open sessions"
measure.
President Harding has found support
among the ranks of the World War
veterans for his statement that he
was "not much concerned' about tho
cash bonus for men who suffered
neither wounds nor other physical
impairment, which he made in ad-
dressing the Fifth Division men,
bers,
The war department announced that
the Eighth Corps area had been di-
rected to provide tents and other
supplies for the several thousand
flood sufferers of the disaster at San
Antonio, Tex.
Retention of freight and passenger
transportation taxes at half their
present rates and those on express
shipments and oil pipe mes at their
present rates for another year and
continuation of many miscellaneous
taxes, which the house voted to re-
peal, was agreed upon by the Senate
Finance Committee revising the
house revenue bill.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-09-30
HOME MADE "WlNE"
CANNOT HAVE KICK

+ Washington.-Warn that the 1
+ making of Intoxicating ''home 1
+ brew is illegal was issued I
+ by Prohibition Commissioner 1
+ Haynes Numerous inquiries 4
+ have been received recently, he !
+ said, concerning the home manu-
r facture of fruit juices growing I
l. out of reports that head Of I
+ household was entitled to make 1
+ 200 gallons of wine year under
+ permit. The prohibition attitude :
r on the home brew question was :
+ defined by Haynes as follows: .
+ Mountaineering fruit juice :
r can be made in the home. In :
+ tOxicating wine, home brew and :
+ distilled spirits may not be :
+ made. Two hundred gallons .
r of Misunderstanding fruit juice :
+ may be manufactured tax free .
r by the head of family regis :
+ tering with collector of inter :
r nal revenue. :
+ "This tax exemption provision :
r has been the source of confusion. :
1. The effect of this is not to allow :
r the manufacture of 200 gallons :
r. of Intoxicating wine free from :
r restrictions of the national pro- !
1. hibition act. but merely to allow .
r the manufacture of 200 gallons !
r of Notwithstanding fruit juices :
1. free of tax" :
r
1. L. 4. 1, 4, 4 L 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. !, 4,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-09-30
GENERAL

Canadian revenue cutters are CO.
operating with American cutters in an
effert to run down rum smugglerS on
the Atlantic coast.
Steamship Nutmeg State, sister ship
of the Hawkeye State, called the cost
Iest vessel ever built, was launched at
the Baltimore plant Of the Bethlehem
Ehipbuilding Company.
Men, women and children, sufferers
from hay fever, from Wisconsin, Iowa,
Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Min
esota, attended the annual convention
of National Hay Fever Association at
Duluth. Resolutions were adopted to
fight the Objectionable weed.
Lee DeForrest, wireless promoter,
who arrived in New York on the Beren-
garia, predicts opera by radio within
q short time.
Building contractors started the
"open shop in Chicago when they
hired hundreds of men in other cities
to come to Chicago and work for 81
an hour scale that union men refused
to accept.
North Dakotas recall election, aimed
at state officers elected with Non-Parti-
san League Endorsement, will be held
October 2S under proclamation pre-
pared by Thomas Hall, secretary of
state
A campaign backed by the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor will be
launched by the United Textile Work
ers of America to organize southern
textile mills.
A decision by the Department of
Justice on the question of modifica-
tion of the. Big Five packers decree
will be withheld pending a hearing for
all interested parties, officials said.
Board of Public Safety of Louisville,
KY, served notice OH all citizens to re-
main away from proposed meeting of
the Ku KluX klan and warned owners
of the public halls not to rent the
places to the organization.
President Harding, on his vacation
trip, visited West Point Military
Academy.
Post Office Department announced
post, is open to Russia.
V. A Sanders, crop statistican of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, estimates apple crop for this
year will total 1,550,OOO barrels,
bumper crop.
Police Commissioner Enright an.
nounced that no auction sale of un-
employed men, such as that planned
for Bryant Park, will be permitted in
New York city.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-09-30
LOUISVILLE BARS kU-kIUx
Regard Those Who Attend Meeting
as Unpatriotic Citizens.

Louisvile.-The Board of Public
Safety ''served notice on all citizens
to remain away from a proposed
meeting of the Ku-Klux Klan. Should
any attempt be made to hold the meet
ing in defiance of this order," the
boards announcement says, "any per-
son who attempts to attend it will
be regarded as an unpatriotic citizen
and law violator, and will be dealt
with accordingly"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-09-30
WASHINGTON SHOULD CUT NAVY
Hopes Conference of Great Powers
Will Do It,

Geneva, Switzerland. - Admission
that the forthcoming conference on the
limitation farmaments to be held in
Washington is better qualified to deal
with naval disarmament by the pow.
ers than is the League of Nations
was contained in the report made
by the Commission on Disarma-
ment, named by the council and head
ed by Rene Fiviani of the French re.
public.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-09-30
GET BUSY, KEEP BUSY.
IS YOUR lob UNSAFE2

Is it permanent You want lifelong
l. business. You can get into such
business, sellingsmore than 1877 Wat
kins products d let to farmers if you
own auto or te or can get one; II
YOU are under so and can give bond
with personal sureties. We back you
with big selling help; Sc years in busi-
ness: 20, 900, 900 users ofour products.
Write for information where you can
get territory. J. r. Watkins Co.,
Department i'll, Winona, Mimi.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-09-30
SEEK REFUGE AT DooRN

Ex-kaser's Relatives Quitting Ger
many, Now Considered Unsafe.
Doorn.-The sudden and unexpected
arrival of the Duke and Duchess of
Brunswick and family and Prince
Adalbert, created some CONSERVATION
and commotion in the ex-Kaiser's
household The HohenZOlerns no
longer feel safe in Germany since the
murder of Matthias Erzberger, in view
Of the subsequent political events.
Other members of the ex-royal fam
lily are preparing for fight to Holland,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-09-30
SAYS GERMANY LACKS PEP
Former Attorney General Wickersham

Former Attorney General WIckersham
Sees No Prosperity There.
New York.-George w. Wickersham,
former attorney general of the United
States, said on his return from Europe
that he had not found the Germans en-
joying the prosperity that other travel
ers have reported recently. The Ger
mans in Berlin. he said, "looked down
and out and thoroughly beaten
"They seemed to lack the pep they
exhibited before the war, "Wickersham
added.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-09-30
s25 CHARGED WITH MURDER

Blanket Indictment Returned in West
Virginia Disorders.
Logan, w. Va.-Three hundred and
twenty-five names were included in q
blanket Indictment charging murder,
returned by Logan county special
grand jury. The indictments followed
an investigation Of the recent dis
turbances. Among the names are those
of c. f. Keeney and Fred Mooney,
president and secretary, respectively,
Of District No. II, United Mine Work
ers of America.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-25
INJURED IN
AUTO CRASH ASKS
$13,095 DAMAGES

Damages to the extent of S13.095
are sought from John A. Beynon
and Halle j. Beynon by Ada -
Richard. mother of Fernando Kurt
for injuries alleged to have been
sustained by the boy when he was
struck by the defendants automobile
at Logan st. and Lincoln way w,
Mishawaka, Sept. p. 1920.
The lad was about to board a
street car, the complainant states,
when the machine driven by Mrs.
Beynon struck him. Kurtz suffered
compound fracture Of the skull.
loss of sight of one eye and partial
loss of the sight of the other, besides
numerous cuts and bruises about the
shoulders and body.
The accident was such that it
made a depression in the lads skull
so he has developed a violent tenn
per and is now dangerous in his
home. it is alleged The earning
capacity OF the youth 10 which his
mother is entitled until he becomes
p years of age is valued AZ Sc 1000
while special care necessitated by
his injuries viii cost $4,000. il is
charged. The medical and hospital
bill amounted TO $685.. his mother
AYERS.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-25
BAIT Statesmen IN
CONVENTION HERE
South Bend Quality Key,
note Spirit of Meeting
Tell Fish Stories.

South Bend Quality" is the key
note spirit predominating the annual
convention of South Bend Bait Co.
statesmen from every part Of the
United States and Canada in session
here.
In opening the convention at the
plant OF the South Bend Bait Co.
Friday morning, liver Hennings, head
of the company, impressed upon the
statesmen that the thing to he strived
for, and the thing to impress upon
buyers in their respective districts
is the quality that characterizes
South Bend products generally.
The delegates to the convention at
tended a dinner at the jefferson no
tel at noon, Friday, and a dinner at
the Oliver hotel Friday night. The
closing banquet of the convention
was held in the pink room at the
Oliver hotel last night.
The 80 statesmen in attendance at
the convention are all expert fisher
men. and real fish stories were a part
Of the convention program. A real
fish museum at the South Bend Bait
Co. plant is also a part Of the con-
ventiOn.
Roy Smith, of Cortland, n. Y, ad-
dressed the gathering on silk Cast
ings and Enameled Bait" A talk on
Merchandising in the Sporting
Goods Field" was given by c. A. Mac
Donald Of the Lamport- Macdonald
Advertising agency. Call MacCar-
thy, inventor Of the Callmac bait,
also gave a talk.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-25
BUSINESS DULL ON
NEW YORK MARKET
Speculative Favorites Fairly
Steady-U. S. Steel Shows
Strength.
By Associated Press

By Associated Press:
NEW YORK, June "a Business
on the stock exchange Friday was
comparatively dull and narrow. Deal
ings for the most part lacked the re-
dictionary elements which contributed
10 the recent depreciation OF prices
Speculative favorites. especially
those embracing the oil. steel. motor
and chemical groups. were fairly
steady and occasionally strong. Heav-
mess, which sometimes bordered on
weakness, was manifested, however.
by some obscure preferred issues.
Conspicuous examples OF this class
included American Writing Paper.
Industrial Alcohol. Baldwin Locomo-
tive. Central Leather, United Drug,
Columbia Graphophone and Mercan-
tile Marine, the last making an ex-
treme decline Of nearly five points.
SteeIs Show Strength.
For the first time in several weeks
such leaders as Minneapolis and
United States Steel showed consistent
strength. Mexican Petroleum IN
creased its early gain TO a net Of
IL points and steel closed l IL
points above Thursdays low record.
Sales amounted to 525, 900 shares.
Plenty of money was available on
call at five per cent extending into
next week and some 80 and 60-day
loans expiring at the end of the
month were in progress Of renewal
at prevailing rates. Dealings in ex-
change were light and mainly down
ward, dealers again taking their cue
from London, where a lower quota
ton ruled.
Liberty 1-2's were strong. but
others OF that division recorded
mixed changes. Further strength
was shown by convertible rails and
City of Paris skies featured the firm
er trend manifested by international
issues. Total sales (par value) SILL
$4,000.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-25
CAMPBELL POST OF
VETERANS IN MEET
Newly Organized Post Accepts
New Members at open
Charter" Session.

The George A. Campbell post of
the Veterans Of Foreign Wars held
their weekly meeting in the Cham
Der of Commerce last night at 500
o'clock:
The meeting was informal and
future meetings will be the same,
until the closing Of the charter on
August LIST. New members were OBJ
Iigated into the society and several
subjects were discussed in the inter
est OF the post. A letter was read
from the commanding post in Indi-
ana requesting that the G.. A. Camp
bell Post send a message to the state
senators. Harry S. New and James
r. Watson. urging them 10 use their
influence in the passage Of the Natl
onal Bonus bill. The post viii COM
ply with this request.
The next meeting OF the post will
be held at the chamber OF commerce
next Friday evening at 500 o'clock.
All men who saw service in foreign
lands requested 10 attend.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-25
Black Rust IN DdkOtGS
Sends Whedt Prices Up
BY Associated Press

By Associated Press:
CHICAGO, June 24-Black rust in
its damaging stage was reported Fri
day from three counties in South Da-
kota and the wheat market ranged
higher most of the time as a result.
The close, however, was unsettled at
exactly the same as Thursdays finish
with July 100 "a to 131 and Sep
TENDER 12S "a 10 124. Corn lost
SIS to 81 and oats a shade TO IA.
In provisions the outcome was I'M
changed to IS higher.
With the South Dakota harvest
still three weeks off, the chances OF
injury on a large scale 10 the wheat
crop in the northwest were regarded
with apprehension by many traders,
especially as current reports indi-
Gated that the pest was not confined
to South Dakota. Continued hot dry
weather was also said to be curtail-
ing crop prospects in the northwest,
while further in the southwest i'm
piled additional depay in the supplies
from that section.
Liberal arrivals together with a
lack of sustained buying had a de-
pressing effect on corn and sympa-
thetically on oats.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-25
WANTED $50

Ten thousand garments gathered
by 10000 South Bend school chill
dren are now ready to be shipped to
the suffering Armenians and other
Near East sufferers.
However. the Near East Relief
committee here lacks sufficient funds
to pay for the shipment of the gar
ments to New York, and an appeal is
being made to South Bend citizens
for aid in getting the garments to the
port of shipment 10 the Near East
The amount needed is $50, and the
committee believes that when the
need for this amount becomes
known, some public spirited citizen
will offer the required amount.
In additional to the work done by
the school children in gathering the
garments, five school boys worked
three days in the warehouse here,
packing the garments into 81 bun
dies.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-25
BOYS RISK HEALTH
IN CLAY HOLESWIM
Freyermuth Investigates Re-
port Youths Go Bathing
in Filthy Place.

Eight boys ranging from the age
81 10 20 Is years. who for some
reason did not wish TO visit the more
hygienic and less public swimming
facilities OF the city. removed their
clothing a week ago. according 10
reports at the city hall on Friday
morning and lowered themselves into
a large clay hole at the intersection
OF Chaplin st. and Ewing av.. which
they used as an impromptu swim
ming pool.
This escapade took place IN the
heat OF the afternoon, the boys TAX
Ing relief from the temperature into
this pit which contained water up
70 their waists and which was liber-
ally sprinkled with all kinds OF
refuse The hole was caused by eX-
cavation work that has been done in
the vicinity recently and the hole
was watered by the drainage from
the street. washed In by the rain.
DR.. +. G.. Freyermuth. Of the city
health department. learning OF the
affair sadi the conditions would be
investigated. He said the youths had
very good chances OF contracting ty-
phoid. diphtheria, tuberculosis. or
other diseases
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-25
PRELIMINARY
AWARDS MADE
UPON PAYING
Estimate Cost of Resurfacing
Eddy and Miner SITS.
at S35,32l.

Preliminary awards for resur-
facing Eddy ST.. from LaSalle av. 10
Howard St. and for resurfacing
Miner ST; from ST Louis blvd. 10 81.
Peter ST, were made Friday morn
ing on the bids Of the White Con-
struction CO. for the work.
The preliminary award on Eddy
ST. calls fo~ sheet asphalt The bid
OF the White Construction Co. on this
Improvement is S2S,259. against the
bid OF $4,000 Of the Williston Con-
struction Co. Miner st. is 10 be re-
surfaced with asphaItic concrete, the
bid OF the White Construction Co.
for the Miner ST. work being S3.092
against a bid OF 1924 by the Willis
ton Construction Co. The bid Of
the White Construction Co. for re-
surfacing Eddy st. with sheet as
phalt is lower than that OF the Will
hston Construction Co. for the use Of
asphaltic concrete on this St
The actual contract for the work
on the two streets will be awarded
by the board at the expiration Of 10
days following the making Of the
preliminary awards Of material 10 be
used. The selection Of sheet asphalt,
which is said 20 be a better material
than asphaltic concrete, being more
durable. was made owing - the low
bid Of the White Construction Co.
on this material
A contract for sidewalks on En-
erick ST. was awarded TO Harry n.
Barnes at $445.5O. The board also
awarded a contract TO Staples &
Alderman for a sewer on High st.
Their bid was $S66.45. George Pom
tarello was awarded a contract for
sewer on Washington av. His bid
was S2.O10.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-25
CARVER TO DISCUSS
ECONOMY PROBLEM
Noted Lecturer and Authority
to Give Public Address
Here Tonight.

An opportunity 10 hear DR.. Thorn
as Nixon Carver. political economy
authority of Harvard university,
will be given people of South Bend
this evening. DR.. Carver will speak
at s o'clock in the Tribune audito-
rum on the Abolition of Poverty"
The meeting is open to the public,
without charge.
DIR. Carver has made a deep study
of problems of political economy and
is we'll qualified 10 speak authori-
tatively on subjects pertaining to
economical problems.
DIR. Carver is spending several
days in South Bend with his niece
Mrs. Walter Baker, while enroute to
Madison, Wis, where he will deliver
a course of lectures at the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin summer school.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-25
Knights of Columbus to
Hold annual Picnic For
Members at Hudson Lake

The knights OF Columbus, South
Bend council. No. SIS, Will hold its
annual picnic at Lake Park, Hud-
son lake. Sunday.
The feature OF the day will be an
indoor ball game between teams
from St Joseph's and S.. Patrick 8
parishes. Last year s.. Joseph's
won the game by a narrow margin
and the boys from St. Patrick's are
vowing vengeance. Aside from the
game there will be numerous other
contests for everyone, and prizes OF
high value have been donated by
South Bend merchants and manu-
facturers.
There will be u Individual con-
tests ranging from the proverbial
fat mans race 20 the Riddles grab
bling contest, the penny scramble.
The women have not been forgotten
either. and viii have four events
exclusively TO themselves.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-25

(By L. S. Bureau OF MarketD
CHICAGO. June 24.-HOGS-Recelpts
$4,000: market active, 10 10 25c higher
bulk. SS.35dS75; top, $3.50; heavy
weight. Ss356S.7O: medium weight, s. 10
@SSO; light weight, $S.60G 50; light
lights, $S.JOdSS0; heavy packing soWs'
smooth, SSdS 35; packing sOws, rough,
S7T5dS: pigs, $S1JdS.65.
CATTLE-Receipts 5000; market
steady to lower; beef steers. light
weight. S5 25tG7.5 good and choice, s. 10
9q IL: common and medium $500 Sl5 (;
butcher cattle. heifers, S4.25ds.2j; cows,
S3.7Jd65O; bulls, S3.5OH SO; Gamers
and cutters, cows and hefers, $500
1915; Gamer steers $2I0d5JOi Eeal
calves light and handyWeight, SSFf
1925: feeder steers, S575d775; stocker
steers. $4.25d7 %; stocker cows and
heifers. $4,000.
steady: lambs, 81 lbs. down, SOILS /;
lambs, culls and common, SJdS.TJ: year
ling wethers, S6.25d9.5O; ewes, S2.50d
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-25
HELD TO
Grand JURY As
CHILD DESERTER

Armadour Bargeron was bound
over 90 the grand Jury under bonds
Of 81 000 in city court Friday morn
ing By Judge Omacht on the charge
Of child 6esertIon. after Judgment
had been withheld on the case since
Tuesday night.
Following this Deputy Pros, Ham
borsky made a motion 20 dismiss
statutory charges against Mrs. Bar
gCron and Irwin Eckert. but the pro
test Of Atty Barry Scanlon, who bad
previously entered his appearance
with the state against these two de-
PENDANTS. caused Judge Omacht 10
overrule Hamborsky's motion.
A 1ong argument between the two
attorneys followed IN which Judge
Omacht said that he would dis
qualify himself on the grounds that
the testimony IN the forthcoming
case would be largely a repetition OF
what had been given in the Barker
on case and the opposing coun sells
sgreed on Atty. Roland Obenchain
10 hear the testimony.
The deputy prosecutor charged
that Atty. Scanlon's motion was
purely retaliatory IT. nature against
the defendants and that the state
had no case AGAINST them.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-25
Studebaker Stays
Near y; Mart Steady

NEW YORK. June 24.-The stock
market closed steady, many of the
leading issues closing at the best
prices of the day. One of these was
u. S. Steel, which sold up to TIA
and American Tobacco, which rose
nearly four points TO 11Sh.
The railroad stocks were in bet
ter demand and gains of from one
to two points were made, Northern
Pacific moving up to 81, Southern
Pacific to 20, and Rock Island to
IS.
General Asphalt was in large de-
mand and rose nearly three points
to 5O2, and Studebaker hung
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-25
Lodge HOnOrS CIdirmOntS
With FdrelUeH Reception

The Woodmen OF the World and
Redmen lodges gave a farewell re-
cepton Friday night for Mr.. and
Mrs. William Clairmont at their hall
quarters on f. Jefferson st. Mr.. and
Mrs. Clairmont will leave soon for
California. where they viii make
their future home A dance was
held and refreshments were served.
The committee has made ar
rangements for a joint picnic 10 be
held July IT at Culver. Ind. The
party will so over the Vandalia by a
special train. which viii leave South
Bend at . o'clock and leave Culver
on return at o'clock that night.