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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-24
RESCUE MISSION
BANQUET WILL BE
SANTA TO CHAPS
Business Men Rehearse as
Walters TO Serve 500 Lads
Saturday Afternoon.

All is set for the turkey dinner for
more than 500 poor children OF the
City Rescue mission Saturday after
noOn-which promises TO be the
most unusual affair of its kind ever
held in south Bend. The 90 mem
bers of the board Of directors OF
the City Rescue mission donated
$500 to The Tower of BabeTs Christ
mas fund, for the banquet and these
20 men. assisted by 80 other business
men Of the city. will serve the entire
dinner TO the children.
An elaborate menu has been ar
ranged for the dinner. which will be-
served at 2 O'Clock Saturday after
noon in the big gymnasium of the
Y. NJ G. A a 20 foot Christmas tree
will be in place in one corner Of the
banquet room. ablaze with lights
and the entire room will be elabOr-
ately decorated Following the serv-
ing of the dinner, Santa Claus Will
appear TO distribute the hundreds
ana hundreds of presents to the
crowd of children.
Result OF Tower Drive.
A great variety Of presents have
been purchased for the children,
along with wearing apparel of all
kinds. the money for the purchases
coming from the fund raised by the
readers of the Tower of Babel. the
column conducted daily by Bill
Armstrong on the editorial page Of
The News-Times. 1t is expected this
fund will amount 10 more than 81
800 when il is closed Saturday noon.
The Tower fund is also being used 20
provide Christmas comforts for the
parents OF these children and many
others. who are wards of the rescue
mission.
Many local concerns also contrib
utcd TO the success OF the Saturday
afternoon banquet for the children.
Among the firms are NJ Piowaty &
sons. George Butzbach of Schuyler.
Klingel & Co., Levy-Ward Grocery
company. Whiteman Bros. company,
Hoosier Grocery company, National
Grocery company the Krcsge. Wool
worth and Metropolitan five and 10
cent stores and ice cream for all was
supplied by the Hollingsworth-T ur-
uer company and the Furnace Ice
Cream company.
No general invitation has bee IS
sued TO the public to look i'm on the
banquet. but the public viii Be ad-
mitted in such numbers as Will nOt
delay or retard the serving OF the
dinner or the handling cut of the
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-24
YULETIDE SPIRIT
PROMPTS MERCY

LAPORTE, Ind, Dec 23.-Mayor
Herman Salwasser. presiding in the
local court Friday suspended a threa
months prison sentence Of Mary
Lashinas. convicted on liquor
charge, in order that she might
spend Christmas with her four
fatherless children. After the wo-
man was found guilty Of the charge.
the judge said he could not bear
the thought Of sending her away
from the children for Christmas. -
She was put on probation.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-24
KING PLANS DUBLIN
TRIP IF PACT 0. K.

LONDON, Dec. 23.-If the Irish
peace treaty is ratified by Dali Fire
ann and becomes effective, King
George and Queen Mary will visit
Dublin in 1922 for the first time in
their reign, IL wa-s learned today.
The king has already discussed the
visit and is anxious 70 make it n
the interests OF Irish reconciliation.
If IL can be arranged.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-24
WIFE SLAYER GETS
LIFE IMPRISONMENT

Walter Killer, was sentenced 70 life
Imprisonment in the circuit court
here Friday afternoon for the muir
der OF his wife Katie. after a jury
had found him guilty OF second de-
gree murder after five hours de-
liberation
Killer in defense. attacked the
character Of his wife, claiming she
wanted him to consent 10 her seeing
the other man" once a week. T.
was shown he fred the final shot
as his wife was on her knees plead
ing for mercy.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-24
COMMUNITY CHOIR
TO CHANT CAROLS
AT FETE TONIGHT
Municipal Christmas Ire e
Celebration Expected to
Be Successful.
silent night Holy night,
All is calm; an is bright

This is the message that viii ride
the crisp December air tonight to
greet those who gather at the court
house to witness the lighting of the
municipal Christmas tree. This is
message the members of the Com
munity Chorus will sing TO officially
announce the advent of Christmas
Elaborate preparations for the
holding Of celebrations have been
made throughout the city so. that il
promises TO be the jolliest, nOisiest,
most colorfuI Christmas eve that
the city has ever witnessed. In ad-
dition 10 the civic program at the
court house there Will be demon
STATIONS at the Oliver hotel, the
Elks temple, various churches
throughout the city. and in private
homes.
Banquet for Kids.
This afternoon at the Y. N c. A.
the hearts Of 500 poor Riddles will
be gladdened by the turkey dinner
offered by members of the board OF
directors OF the City Rescue Mis-
sion. This dinner has been made
possible through Bill Armstrong
Tower of Babel Christmas fund
The directors Of the City Mission
will serve the dinner themselves
and have appropriated $500 70 the
Tower fund for the purpose Of CIV
ing the banquet With the balance
Of the fund every one of these 500
children viii be provided with pres
ents. warm clothes and other things
they need
At the Children's Disepnsary, Di-
vision St, this afternoon, poor chill
dren will be presented with food,
clothes, toys and other articles that
90 70 make Christmas a day OF hap
piness for all youngsters.
Tree is Decorated.
Everything points toward a most
successful celebration as Centered
in the municipal tree The tree
gayly decorated with incandescent
bulbs and festoons Of gold and sill
yer. is now in place. Electric
lights have been strung upon the
branches and over the top there is a
large star comro sed Of 40 lights
The fact that the tree stands over
the old Civil war cannon IS inter
esting because II is symbolic OF the
day when the Christmas spirit viii
have triumphed over the grim reap
er-war.
The Community Chorus, directed
by Mrs Olive Maine. viii sing a
program Of Christmas carols az 9,
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-24
RABD DOG SHOT.

PRINCETON, Ind, Dec. ga
dog believed 10 have been suffering
from rabies attacked and bit more
than a dozen persons here Friday
before ii was finally killed by Sheriff
ID. j. Flowers.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-24

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-25
EXPECT TO COMPLETE INVESTIGATION ABOUT AUTO ACCIDENT TODAY

Investigation of the automobile ac- cident near Germania park on the Bessemer highway at 11.20 o'clock Wednesday night which resulted in the death of Mrs. Edna Badger. 2315 Avenue F. south. and serious injuries to Mrs. Ethel Lane. her roommate will be completed this morning by Coroner J. D. Russum
 Several witnesses who are said to have seen the accident testified be- fore the coroner yesterday after noon, but no decision will be rendered by him probably until this afternoon.
 Funeral services for Mrs. Badger will be held from Johns chapel this afternoon at 3 o'clock. The body will then be sent to Manila, Ark. for burial. A sister of the deceased who resides at Manila is expected to ar rive in Birmingham this morning to accompany tho body back there for burial.
 Mrs Lane. who was in the auto mobile at the time Mrs. Badger was 1 Killed. and who also was injured was reported to be resting more comfort ably at her home yesterday after noon. Attending physicians said she sustained a fracture of the skull but that 1t was only superficial and would not result in any pressure on the brain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-25
ARREST MADE IN
 MURDER MYSTERY
Self Defense Is Claimed By Alleged Slayer of Dave
 Crews

Robert Crutcher, age 21, alleged to have confessed to the shooting of Dave Crews, fireman on the Louis vile and Nashville railroad. who was mysteriously shot and killed at the cerner Of sixth avenue and Twen- ty-sixth street. north, at 7;30 o'clock on the night of December 25, 1920, was lodged in the city jail yester- day on charge of murder.
 Crutcher claims that he killed Crews. in self defense. He admitted to 5Helton and McCombs, city detec- stiEesspthat he was with Crews on the night the shooting occurred and aft CT being questioned further by the detectives, he told the story in 8 straightforward manner of how he had shot Crews after the latter had attempted to pull gun and Kill him.
 Cruscher is alleged to have left the city immediately after and only to have returned here g few weeks ago. Soon after he came back, Detectives Helton and McCombs got additional clues on the case which led to his arrest and later to his alleged com fession. He was arrested near the home of his father at Boyles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-25
PRINTING COMPANY NOW
 HAS COMPLETE FORCE

In a circular letter to the trade the Dispatch Printing company issues notice that it is operating on the open shop basis with an efficient force and at normal capacity. saying in part:
 We are operating on the open shop or American plan basis with pl0ty of efficient help to take care of all the commercial and industrial printing and other work we have been doing for the past 32 years"
 The same report Is made by other shops operating on the open shop basis. while union officials declare themselves satisfied with tho situa- ton, and report only a few shops on the open shop basis.
 The split came some time ago when the 44hour work week was demand ed. This the Dispatch and other con cerns declined to grant, while other shops did grant it and remained on the union basis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-25
MANY UNEMPLOYED
 GIVEN AID BY CITY

Twenty men were sent away yes- terday to jobs in other cities by the city welfare department, while 1o0 persons were furnished assistance through the department. cooperating with tho emergency relief committee. according to Dr. Walter s. Brown. superintendent of the department.
 Hundreds of negroes are suffering as well as white persons, investiga- tors have found. These are being given aid by the city welfare depart ment. They are given orders for food and supplies which are filled by the Salvation Army.
 Members of the Civitan club, di- vided into teams of two each, will start work this morning. Appoint ments were made yesterday by Pres fdent Jelks H. Cabaniss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-25

Judge William R. Chapman, ags fl. former judge in the chancery court, died at 4;15 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the family residence, 10s Lucy avenue, after an illness ex- tending from the time the deceased moved to Birmingham last January.
 The deceased was a member of the law firm of Weatherly, Birch, Chap man and Hickman. He was known throughout the state as a jurist and attorney and also for the active part he always took in civic and church affairs.
 Tho body of the deceased will be sent to Geneva, at 9:17 o'clock this morning for burial, Funeral serv- ices will be held there at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. He is survived by his widow, a young daughter, Catherine, and four sons, Corley, Louis, William and Charles Chapman.
 For the past few years the home of the deceased had been at Dothan. where he was a judge in. the south eastern circuit of the chancery court, holding court regularly in Montgom- cry, Troy, Dothan and Ozark and several other cities and towns on the circuit.
 At Dothan he was also prominent in Masonic circles, but since moving to Birmingham he had taken very little part in the activities of the or . ganization here on account of his health. Members of the family stated it taxed his strength to attend to his duties at the office and to take part in his various church activities. He was lay leader for the north Alabama conference and trustee Of the Birmingham Southern college at the time of his death. Two of his sons are attending the college of whom their father helped direct the affairs.
 During the World war he took an active part in directing campaigns and war drives and was the head of the third and fourth war loan drives for southeastern Alabama. He was also appointed by Herbert Hoover as the head of several drives for the re- lief of hungry children of Europe.
 The largest part of his life other than his profession had been devoted to church work and other things that were for the advancement of the community in which he lived and his state. Church work has taken up the biggest part of his life, how. ever, and hundreds of people throughout the state will mourn his death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-25
FLOYD DIES FROM
 PISTOL WOUNDS
Fatal Results of Neighbors' Quarrel at Dora-Slayer
 Is Missing

Nj. D. Floyd, coal miner, died at the Birmingham infirmary yesterday morning from wounds said to have been received in a shooting affray at his home near Dora, about 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon.
 The deceased was brought to Bir- mingham upon a train from Dora about II o'clock Thursday night and was taken to the infirmary by an ambulance from the Johns undertak- ing company. An operation reveal ed the fact that he had received three bullet wounds in his stomach and chest.
 Reports received in Birmi gham yesterday concerning the shooting were to the effect that 1t was caused by family troubles. An argument is said to have been started between Floyd and George Pike. another min er,. over a clothes line. Pike is all legged to have shot Floyd three times with pistol.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-25
 SPAIN CALLS MEETING TO DISCUSS CAR FARE

Stating that the public should have a hand in the regulation of utilities and be represented at the hearing on the proposed increase of street car fare scheduled for next Tuesday by the public service commission m thls city. Frank Spain, chairman of the utilities committee of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. has issued a call for a citizens mass meeting to be held in the Chamber of Commerce auditorium at l2:so o'clock on Mon day afternoon.
 Civic. trade and labor organlza-
 tions are invited to attend and CO., operate to the given end that the public have a hand in the matter and the solution of the controversy be based on the good of the community.
 Mir. Spain takes the position that 1 the city and car company being at Eloggerheads, it is wise and proper for the public at large to appear at the hearing sn Tuesday and speak for it-sAI.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-25
ADVISES INDUSTRIES
 TO ADVERTISE CITY

Birming gham industries should ad- vertise Birmingham in their nationa. advertising campaigns, was the thought expressed by Roy Quinlan oi Chicago, member of the Dorland Ad- vertising agency of that city, speak ing at the luncheon of the Civitan club yesterday afternoon at the Southern club
 Mir. Quinlan discussed, National Advertising" and traced the develop ment of some of the big campaigns.
 Several members of the Birmins- ham Civitan club. headed by Dr. C. w. Shropshire. went to Montgomery last night, where the charter of the Montgomer club was presented at a banquet held at the Gay-Teague hotel.
 It was announced that H. T. De- Bardeleben would speak on War rior River Development at the meet ing next Friuay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-25
Creditors Seek to Withdrawn Bankruptcy Proceedings
Reorganization of Birmingham Steel Corporation to Be Independent of Shipbuilding Companies-Sol- vency of Concern Is Ciaimed-Will Resume
 Fabrication of Structural Work

Creditors of tho Birmingham Steel corporation, who some time ago sought to have the concern thrown into involuntary bank ruptcy and seeking the appoint ment of a receiver, yesterday aft ernoon filed petition asking that they be allowed to withdraw the bankruptcy proceeding.
 Date will be set for hearing, and the petition will be granted.
 The Birmingham Steel COZ poration, which has all along claimed that it was solvent, will then be reorganized and resume it's place among the active steel fabricating interests of the dis trict.
 In reorganization the Birming- ham Steel corporation will be in- dependent of the emergency
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-25
HEALTH OFFICERS FACING DISCOUNT
 OF SALARY VOUCHERS

pr. J. D. Bowling, city an ounty health officer, will return this aft ernoon from the east where he at tended health conventions in Boston and New York. He Las been gone three weeks and was accompanied by Mrs. Bowling.
 With the return of Dr. Bowling, several matters of importance. which have been pending during his ab- sence. will probably be settled. For one thing, the milk ordinance agreed upon by the city health de- partment and the dairymei's asso- citation will be given the final touch : es and adopted by the city commis- sion, it is thought certain.
 Financial embarrassment of the county has also affected employees of city and county on a joint basis. Work. carriAl cn by :he two organ izat.ons is icing plid for by the city at present, with the result that city health work expenses are run iing high, Health department em !. ployes are fIced with the necessity of cashing their vouchers from the county at discount as great as 10 per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-25
MUST MEND HOLES IN BEE LINE ROAD. 10 GET TOURISTS.
Florida Automobile AsSocia- ton Ready to Direct Motor ists Through Alabama If
 Roads Repaired

Birmingham will get the Florida travel this winter if the few bad spots near Blount Springs and else where are removed in time. These assurances have been made.
 Feyton Van Valkenburgh, manager of the Florida state Automobile as- scciation, which does the routing Tor Florida bound motorists, has com pleted his pathfinding trip over the Bee Line highway, and writes from Orlando, Fla, that it will be recon ida, provided the bad spots are cared for
 August Inspection
 He will make another trip over the line In August to see what has been done. In a letter to The Age Herald ie says:
 Line highway is some 30 miles long CT than the Atlanta -Gadsden route, and even at that and barring the bad spots around Blount Springs, it Is . far better route for us to recon . mend. and we shall do so, provided VIC havo some definite assurance as to tho doubtful spots, and we have written the proper parties for such assurances, and believe that they will be forthcoming very shortly.
 From Birminx xham to CIanton
 the rond Is what we would call
 about su so to and S5 per cent
 road. We usually designate an
 asphalt or brick road In good
 condition aH n 100 per cent rond.
 From Cianton to Montgomery one
 is very apt to get lost entirely,
 ss the rond wanders quite R hit,
 and there I. sad need Of some
 sort of markers to guide the au-
 tcmObiIist along here. I would
 cali this about n GO to 65 per cent
 road.
 From Montgomery to Dothan. via Troy, Brundidge, Ozark and Midland City the roads are really splendid sand clay roads. which can be easily m aintaned in all kinds of weather, and their present condition is about so to S5 per cent.
 DOthan to TbOmnsvilie
 "Dothan to Thomasville, Ga, a dis tance of 99 miles via Chattahoochie river ferry. Donaldsonville, Bain- bridge and Cairo. is also good sand clay highway; in ordinary weather about so to S5 per cent In real wet weather would drop to 75 per cent.
 'Of course. the roads from
 Quitman, Ca, through Florida
 via Madison. Live oak, Gaines
 vile to OcaIa. are the worst of
 the whole route at the present
 time. due to the construction
 work and certain amount of
 apathy on the part Of the nn-
 tives..
 The main thing, so far as the Montgomery and Birmingham people are concerned, is to improve the stretch of road between MontGom cry and Clanton, and between Birming- ham and Garden City, to the north.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-25
Rogers, Character Builder,
 Penitentiary Commissioner

Alabamas chief of the state pcnitentiary system might. with good taste. now place his initials after his surname, and write 1t: Rogers, c. B."
 Mir. Rogers has established himself as worthy of the title; character builder.
 In 1919, he took over the direc- tion of Alabama's penitentiary department and the first thing he did was to make a most thor ough inspection. Later, he be- came chairman of the state board of control and economy. Better ments followed quick and fast after that inspection, but almost his first move was to institute the honor system. They are un- fortunate men and women, MT Rogers said, and as such they shall be treated. He passed word to that effect. It worked.
 Heir to the detriments of the Olu reg llne, lIl6 lJlo IoCSIo toi escapes held to normal, IS white men escaped and 2S negroes. But the honor system was beginning 10 work, the prisoners learned that Cleon E. Rogers was on the level, that what he said was so. and he was The friend of the man in trouble.
 The following year. 1920, MT. Rogers reaped a potential harv- est, for the escapes were cut al- most in half Ten white men ran awayA and 6 negroes. The total for 1bl9 was 46; for 1920, t was 26.
 Now, the honor system is func- tioning to a point where escapes are the exception. So far in 1921 put three white men have broken faith and abused the privileges accorded them, and but five ne- groes hae lodged out.
 If the next six months of this year hold true to present form. the years total of possible 1s will be third less than last year, and less than 1919 by the total number of escapes of 1920.
 The convict department has just distributed q handbook. giv- ing names and descriptions of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-25
CHURCH BUILDING
 ID BE REMODELED
Improvements for "0Id First" Presbyterian Church
 Planned

"Old First" Presbyterian church is new Sunday school building is to be erected on the lot adjoining tho church, according to an announce ment made yesterday by members Of the board of deacons of the church. The plans call for the expenditure of about $so,o0o. 34o,000 of which was subscribed at a recent congre- gational meeting at which not more than half the members of the church were present.
 The entrances of the church are to De closed, and a lobby and large en- trance to be made of the present of the church is to be enlarged and improved, and the entire structure remodeled throughout.
 The Sunday scnol building will be two stories high with basement and will be connected with the church. Individual rooms for each of the Sunday schol classes will be pro- vided. and will be equipped with all the modern Sunday school improve ments. The plan also includes an au- ditorium large enough for the en- tire school, and kitchen and lunch room in the basement
 Officials of the church say that these improvements arc part of 8 general plan that contempiates the erection of a third building on the lot now occupied by the manse. They then intend to organize an institu- tional church similar to those in the large cities of the east which do a great deal of social work
 Work will be started on the new building as soon as possible for the plans to be perfected. With $40. 900 In hand the officials of the church contemplates no difficulty in raising the required S6o.00O