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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-14
GIRL STEALS TO
ASSIST FRIEND
Dorothy Lange, Eau Claire,
Wis, Arrested by Chicago
Police Officials.

CHICAGO. &c. 12.-Mss Dorothy
LANCE. 81. of Eauc-aire. Wis. was
held by Chicago police Tuesday for
the arrival Of Wisconsin officers on
"a charge Of stealing a $1,000 bond
and 5000 in cash from her father.
Charles q. LANCE Of Eauclaire.
According 20 her story. Miss LANCE
took the bond and money 10 help
Welty Campbell husband OF an ac-
quaintance the Wisconsin girl made
while waiting in an office in Chica 90.
Mrs. Campbell and Mrs. LANCE be-
came confidential and Mrs Campbell
told of a charge against her husband
in Indianapolis, where ne was made
defendant in a confidence game trial
Touched by the wOman's story,
Miss LANCE is said TO have taken the
money and bond from her fathers
home and given il 10 the wOman's
husband In Indianapolis. She was ta-
ken into custody at Mrs. Campbel's
home here.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-14
ASSURE LEGION HEAD
OF NEW BONUS BILL

INpIANATOLIS Ind Dec. 13-
Enactment OF the adjusted compen-
satou bin for World War veterans
VIII bo completed within go days and
che legislation will become effective
En- July. 1922
Assurances OF this early action IN
congress were given TIanford Nc
Nlcer national commander of the
american Legion. 10y sen McCumber
OF North Dakota author or the bin
ia the senate. and Rep Foriney OF
MichiEau. who introduced the meas
urc iu the hOusc. according 90 teIe-
cram received az Legion hcadQuar-
tcrs here TO-DAY from she national
commander The ieEi0n executive
conferred with the confessional
sponsors of the bin in Washington
Monday
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-14
PERE MARQUETTE MAY
BUY EASTERN RAILWAY

INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. l3.-POSsI-
blliues that the Pere Marquette rail-
road company may buy the coal rail-
way division of the Chicago and
Eastern Illinois railroad company.
are remote, according 20 story
heard Tuesday about the state house.
John w. McCardle, chairman. and
George VI. Barnard. members of the
public service commission were in
their Offices after having been In
Washington in the interest Of having
the coal railway division. which ex-
tends from Lacross 10 Brazil taken
over by the r. NJ. in order 10 save
IL from being junked as the G. and
+. J. is requesting permission from
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion 90 do.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-14
COUNTY RESIDENTS
TO ENJOY "SANTA"
People From Infirmary to be
Entertained Saturday by
WOman's Club.

Among the many charitable en'
terprises of the South Bend wom'
ans club are their annual Christ
mas parties. the one last year be-
ing for the children OF the or.
phans' home while this year thu
residents of the County Infrmary
Will be entertained, the affair TO be
given saturday afternoon at 3
o'clock Mrs. j. c. Cotter is general
chairman Of the affair and has as
her assistants Mrs. II r. Wentzell
and Mrs. sydney Smith, who will
trim the tree; Mrs. George Thurn
and Mrs. +. Bicklehaupt, refresh
ments Mrs. J. 3. Renshaw and Mrs.
John Cunningham, gifts; Mrs. r.
r. Stewart, music. The program
will include plano selections by Miss
Catherine Francis. vocal numbers by
Mrs. We're Strayer and Mrs. Wallace
Kreighbaum, accompanied by Mrs.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-14
OPPOSE PROPOSED
ELECTRIC MERGER
Petitions Presented to Public
Service Commission by
Hoosier Lawyer.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Dec. ia
mighty protest against merger II
seven Indiana electric utilities into
tfe Indiana Electric Corporation was
.alred tuesday by attorneys for civic
bodies and cities affected
Charging that the merger would
result iu rates higher than those
prevailing during tho war. Samuel
Ashby. corporation counsel for the
city OF Indianapolis. filed petition
with the public service commission
skiing that Il REFUSE 90 permit the
Consolidation.
The commission wednesday Will
hear arguments on an amended pc
tition Of the corporation asking that
- be allowed 20 comb ine the utilities
into a 1000. 900 venture under
which 81 proposed 20 establish a CEN
trh power plant in the Indiana coal
fields for the transmission Of cleo
tricity over high tension wires IA
various parts OF the state.
Companies Involved.
The companies involved are the
wabash Valley Electric Company
ne CayuRa Electric Company. the
] Putnam Electric Company. the Elk
hart Gas and Fuel Company. the
Valparaiso Light and Heat Com
uany. the Indiana Railways and
Light Company and the Merchants
Heat and Light Company.
These objections were set forth 10y
Ashby.
The commission has no authority
TO receive an amended petition after
a case is once closed.
The total amount Of the proposed
stock and bond issue proposed tc
make possible the merger IS in ex
cess Of the actual valuation or the
property.
The physical value OF the proper
ties involved is important and no ac
ton should be taken until they ar,
appraised.
Value Of Properties.
Value OF the properties is higher
than the valuation for purposes OF
taxation which IN turn are i'm excess
Of the physical values
There is no reasonable relation he
tween the proposed issue Of stock.
and bonds as required by law
The net earning would be INSULT
Gent to- pay the fixed charge undel
the present rates CHARGED by tht
utilities
80 provision is made whereby tn,
corporation would be able TO raise
dollar to construct the central plan
i'm the coal fields.
The proposed merger w6uld rem
der valueless the independent gen
Grating companies involved which
would greatly reduce the value Of
!. tile present properties
There is no natural relation be
tween the companies involved
o. the merger is authorized. it!
RACES necessarily would be highei
.f1l the war rates
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-14
ABOLISH PENAL FARM
SOLON NOW PROPOSES

BRAZIL. Ind. Dec I2--AboGsh-
we-t a. the I-d.aDa state farm and
the taking over OF that institution as
rle nucleus OF the new state reform
atoy are provided lu bill which
Rep George James plans 20 intro
tare at the special session Of the
\ legislature Wednesday.
Rep. James declared today the
maintenance Of the state farm is an
r1rc.-zsa ~ expense and that all
persons sentenced for mlsde mcanos
should be kept IN the counties where
convicted and worked on the roads.
q considerable reduction in taxes
would thus be Effected was his con-
tertlon-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-14
MRS. NELSON PREPARES
For SPECIAL SESSION

INDIANAPOLIS. n-e. -t.-1Irs. Ja-
Tia u. Nelson. of Nurc.e the F.-r
woman in Indiana 90 be e,erte1 to
the state legislature. was here T"e--
day preparing for the special session
which meets Tuesday.
Mrs Nelson is In favor Of the 5aE
and one half bin advocated hy Gov.
NCCray.
We women are busy nowadays ="
said Mrs Nelson. zone day is n plen-
ty."
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-14

r. r. Stewart, and a reading by
Mrs r. c. Shanklin.
Mrs. Cotter and her committee
will be at the club all day Wednes-
day 10 receive the gifts, which will
include aprons for the ladies and
pipes and tobacco for the men, be-
sides contributions of money. fruits
jellles and cakes. The boxes IN which
the gifts are 10 be Facked were do
mated by the Campbell Paper Co
Autos Will be provided for all club
members who wish to attend the en-.
tertainment and non-club members
also Will be welcome.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-14
REAPPRAISE PROPERTY
IN STATE COUNTIES

INDIANAPOLIS- Dec. I3.-Ihe
state board of tax commissioners to-
day began sending out notices Of its
reappraisements of property at its
fourth session. ending Saturday. at
which IL considered cases called be-
fore it from counties for readjust-
ment of taxation. The notices went
10 cases called from u Of the %
counties in the state The u coun-
ties are Adams, BlackfOrd, Boone,
Carroll. Cas-. Dearborn. Decaure.
Fulton. arrison, LapOrte. Marshall
and Upton.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-14
THURMAN NAMED.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. Is. - NJ.
Bert Thurman, collector of internal
revenue, announced the appointment
Of Charles Lucas. Fort Wayne, as
zone deputy collector at Fort Wayne.
Lucas succeeds Henry Campbell,
of Indianapolis.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-14

whether your income is large or
small YOU should save In proportion
Tho Building g. Loan Assn. 124 s.
Main ST. VIII pay YOU 6C Interest.
compounded quarterly Why not let
your money work where IL Will earn
the most2 240tf
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-14

There's only one Turkish bath in
town and it's a good one. Call at the
basement OF the Farmers Trust
Building and steam all sluggishness
from your system. So. Bend Baths.
346-tf
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-14
PRINTING SERVICE

You will find our Service to be the
best with our word back OF every
piece Of work turned out. For
Quick Service and Economical Print
ing visit the Labor Publish Co. Nam
$685. 340tf
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-14

BERLIN, Dec. IA chair has
been established in the Berlin Tech
meal high school for cinema tech
noIogy. Prof. Kari Torch VIII be
the first movie teacher.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-14

Why don't you send a gift box OF
pOinsettas or a pOtted plant IL
blossom. Just one Of many sugges-
tons from Adam Beehler's Green
houses. Main 1899. 346-tf
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-14

25 percent reduction sale, Yer
mons. 334-tf
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-14

% percent reduction sale, Yer
mons 334-tf
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-14

One lib bag Whale tobacco, 45c.
EnseIs 33S-tf
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-14

GOO plug Horseshoe. star soc.
EngeIs. 33S-tf
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-14

25 percent reduction sale, Yer
mons 334-ti
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-14

1907. tin Tuxedo. $1.35. EngePs.
33S-tf
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-14

=. ID NAt-hA i III w - - f. -
Regular meeting Thursday Floral
degree
MRS MARY RANGER. W. NJ
MRS. EMMA GEYEB. Sec
SIS
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-14

1907. tin Velvet $1.35. EngeTs.
S3S-tf.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-14

25 percent reduction sale. Yer
mons. 334-tf
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-14

INDIANAPOLIS. Dec 13.-FOlice
officials her said Mrs Welty Camp
bell who is alleged TO have worked
on the sympathy of Miss Dorothy
LANCE Of Sauclaire. Wis. 20 such an
extent that the girl took a bond and
some money from her father and
gave il 10 her. presumably was the
wife of A. Leonard Campbell. Camp
bell was sentenced 10 the Indiana
state prison in November after con-
victiOn on a charge Of issuing fraudu-
lent checks. His term was one TO
five years imprisonment. other in
dictments against him as also his
wife, are pending here.
Warned Last Year.
Campbell and Neva Welty were
married last summer. Along with her
husband she was indicted on charge
of embeZzlement The couple We're
charged with appropr1ating for their
own use $500 which belonged TO the
American Mortgage company by
which they formerly were employed.
Mrs. Campbell was released on her
own recognition several weeks ago
IN criminal court
Neva Welty, who Is % years old
first came into public notice several
months age when her operations in
connection with the Neva Welty syn
dictate which sold oil stock and which
she organized. were revealed. Persons
in several middle western cities in
vested in the supposed projects Of the
syndicate TO their financial loss. it
was charged.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-03-16
NeW York POurs Golden
Stream Into Golfers
OF u. S. Government

New York, March l5.-New York,
financial center OF the nation, today
poured golden stream into gov
ernment Golfers with first payment
OF federal income taxes.
Big Bill" Edawrds. collector OF
internal revenue and his staff, ada
mitted they were wearied of accept
ing money But they were not too
weary to hazard a prediction that
when the final penny was counted, it
would be found that more people
had paid income taxes here this
year than ever before.
Several persons who sent in pay
ments of 2 cents, spent II cents each
to send them in registered envelopes.
Several unemployed married women
reported individual income due to
playing the ponies and bridge par
tiesp One man confined in prison,
sent in a request for 30-day time
extension, explaining he' was TEN
porarily detained Several waters
reported tips approaching $1,000.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-03-16
James Hart Appointed
Receiver for Blair
Bank Which Failed

James E. Hart of Lincoln, secre-
tary Of the state board OF trade and
commerce, was appointed receiver
for the banking house Of A. Castet-
ter, Blair institution which recently
failed, by Judge A. c. Wakely OF
Omaha yesterday afternoon. The ap-
pointment was made at the sugges-
ton of Attorney General Clarence
A. Davis, who, together with Mr..
Hart and Judge Wakely, was in Blair
yesterday.
Mr.. Hart was placed under a $780,
600 bond, took the oath and was
qualified 1t is understood that his
appointment meets the approval of
all concerned. as he is a technical
banker and has been connected with
the state banking board for number
of years.
Authorities are still seeking Fred
H. Claridge. president OF the bank,
who disappeared mysteriously, and
for whose arrest warrant has been
ssued. Funds of the bank are esti-
mated as between 100000 and $500,
600 short
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-03-16
Measure to Regulate
COOPERATIVE Bodies
Advanced in House

Lincoln, March 15.-(Special J.
No member OF a cooperative con-
Germ can own more than 4 per cent
of the capital stock and any cooper
ative concern organized under the
cooperative laws of Nebraska must
have at least Is members. under re-
written law passed on third reading
in the lower house today. The law
also provides that dividends on in
vestments cannot exceed 10 per cent.
Other bills passed OH third reading
follow:
H. r. No. 3o5-Provides that war
veterans, when they reach the age
OF IS, are eligible as commandants of
soldiers homes.
H. r. No. l75-Fixes basis ior
valuing bonds and other securities
held as investments by insurance
companies and fraternal societies.
H. R. No. 490-Provides that no
money shall be expended from state
and federal aid road fund for building
of roadway until advertisements are
made.
II. r. No. 196-Provies for special
elections in road district, precinct or
township to settle proposition Of
placing a tax not exceeding 5 mills
for road Improvements when 10 per
cent OF freeholders petition for it.
H. r. No. 3ll-Provides when va
cancy occurs in any public office i'll
county all records and supplies shall
remain intact until appointment or
election OF a proper successor.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-03-16
Omaha Airplane
Scouts Rouds for
Outlaws in Auto
Bandits Speeding Toward
This City i'll Big Car With
Yellow Wheels After Rob.
berry a Rea, Mo.

Aided by all airplane, Omaha po-
lice are watching the highways lead
ing to Omaha from Missouri for a
quartet OF bank bandits who robbed
the Farmers State bank at Rea, Mo-,
yesterday afternoon, after knocks
ing the cashier unconscious, and fled
in I'll automobile for Omaha.
Chief of Police Eberstein received
word from Rea to be nthe lookout
for the robbers.
Rea is 100 miles south and east of
Omaha.
At las yesterday afternoon, ac-
cording to meager report received by
the chief, four men entered the bank,
ordered the cashier to throw up his
hands, and when he failed to COM
ply with their orders with expected
alacrity, struck him over the head,
scooped all available cash into bag,
leaped into their car and fled.
The loot will total between $500
and 5000, according to Chief Eber-
STEMS information.
The bank robbers are speeding to-
ward Omaha in Cadillac automo-
bile equipped with bright yellow
wobden wheels.
Slight description of the men is
given in the report made to Chief
,Eberstein. a.
Chief Eberstein at once chartered
an airplane from w. R. Holcomb to
take off at once and soar through
the air in an effort to locate on
which highway the bandit car is trav-
cling toward Omaha.
The aviator will communicate with
Chief Eberstein as soon as he locates
the car.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-03-16
Britain Purchases
Cable Line to America

London. March 15.-Purchase Of
a direct cable to the United States
was announced by H. Pike Pease,
assistant postmaster general in the
House OF Commons, during an ex-,
planation of postoifice estimates in
the pending budget bill. He said the
British government had acquired the
cable for s7s0,0o0, including sloo,-
900 worth of cable stock and three
cable stations at Ballinaskelligs, Ire
land; Harbor Grace, New Foundland,
Rye Beach, n. H., and Halifax.
The cable that has been bought is
intended as reserve for the existing
imperial cable and has been leased
for a short time to the Western Un-
ion company for, $4,000 per year,
Mr.. Pease remarked that new cable
would have cost. 9l,000000.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-03-16
Germany Called
U pom toCarryO
y Articles Of Pact
Defeated Country Must Pay
20 Billion Gold Marks Be.
fore May Payment in
Commodities.

Paris, March l5.-Germany was
called upon yesterday by the allied
reparations commission to carry out
Article 235 of the Versailles treaty,
which stipulates Germany must pay
before May /, 1921, the equivalent Of
twenty billion gold marks. The trea-
ty provides that this paynleat may
be made in gold, commodities, ships,
securities or other valuabl and that
out of this sum the expenses of the
armies OF occupation are first to be
met.
The commission also took steps to
carry out Article 233 of the treaty
which provides that Germany must
be notified before May !, next, the
total amount of war damage inl-
posed upon her by the treaty.
Scoff at Her Protest.
ut Germany persists in refusing
to make payment" says the Petit
Parisien in discussing the action of
the comDlission. "she will force us to
impose upon her the integral ex-
ecution of the treaty. That was the
significance of yesterdays meeting"
In discussing the protest made to
the league of nations by Germany
against the penalties being enforced
by the allies on Germany because Of
her refusal to carry out her repara-
ton obligations, the Petit Parisien
says, Germany is not qualified to
demand arbitration from the league
as she is not a member of il"
Fail on All Provisions.
Negotiations between France and
Germany concerning the transfer -sf
funds collected for the purpose of
paying disability and old age insur-
anc<to residents of Alsace and Lor-
raine have failed, and France, it is
declared, is prepared to ask that
Article II of the Versailles treaty
bs enforced.
i. This article provides that the Ger
man government shall undertake to
pay over to the French government a
proportion of all reserves accumu-
lated by The empire or by public or
private bodies dependent upon it for
the purpose OF disability aud old age
insurance.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-03-16
Cuba Provinces Voting
For New Chief Executive

Havana, March l5.-Partial cleo
tious are being held today in five
provinces of the Cuban republic for
the purpose of deciding who shall be
president of Cuba for the next four
years. Six provinces were involved
in the irregularities discovered in the
November elections, but the voters
Of Oriente province will not go to
the polls until March 70. as number
of appeals from that province are
still pending before the supreme
court.
District military commanders havA
been ordered to insure strictest i'm
partiality during the voting.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-03-16
Many Spaniards Marked
For Death bv Anarchists

Madrid, March l5.-Police Off
GERS, who searched Pedro Mateo, the
young anarchist, who yesterday con-
fessed that he was one OF the assas-
sins of Premier Dato. found list
of the names OF prominent Spaniards
and they believe the persons had
been marked for death by the an
archists.
Mateo blamed his landlady for be-
traying him, and said to the police:
You had better pay her the money
she has earned in denouncing me,
for possibly she will not live long to
cnioy it."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-03-16
Five Cremated
In Pullman Car
0nD.&R.C.Ry.
Two Dead Identified; Cause
r Of Flames Undetermined;
Brakeman Reported
Missing.

Pueblo, Colo, March l5.-Five
persons were burned to death when
a rear Pullman car on the Denver &
Rio /Grande railroad caught fire at
about 2 this morning between Pueblo
and Walsenburg. The origin of the
fire is undetermined. ..
Two OF the dead were identified as
F. S. Steelman, travelling passenger
agent of the Missouri Pacific rail.
road, and A. B. Jack of La lara,
Colo, stock dealer
Seven Persons Sleeping.
Seven persons were asleep, i'll the
Pullman when it caught fire. Two
OF them escaped by jumping from the
windows and were slightly injured.
The train was travelling about Is
miles all hour, according to informa-
ton received here. The Pullman,
the Corona, was the last car on the
train and was completely destroyed.
The bodies were dragged out of the
mass of fire and wreckage when the
train came to stop.
The car ahead of the Corona was
partially burned.
Brakeman Missing.
The train was bound from Denver
to Alamosa, Colo. The fire was
discovered by the engine crew Of a
northbound Denver & Rio Grande
train, which signalled the other to
stop.
Conductor Jud Nixon of Alamosa
was severely burned on his face and
hands while attempting to uncouplc
the burning sleeper.
Under regulations the brakeman
should have been riding on the last
sleeper, but could not be found this
morning, the assistant superintendent
said
The dead are:
Francis S. Speelman. travelling
freight agent Missouri Pacific rail-
road.
Mrs. Winnie B. Constock, wife Of
NJ. J. Comstock, Creede. Colo.-
a. B. Jack, Manassa, Colo. >,
I. H. Downey, travelling man oi
St. Joseph, Mo. and M. Berry, rep
resenting >Hamilton-Brown Shoe
company, St Louis.
James Miller, Florence, Colo, trav.
cling representative of Pueblo Auto.
mobile company.
%. NJ. Hood of Trinidad. Colo.
travelling postoffice inspector, was the
only one to escape. He jumped
through window of the blazing
ear