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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-16
SEEBIRT VOICES
PLEA FOR REPEAL
OF STATE.LAWS
South Bend Mayor Points Out
Flaws IN Statutes at Indi-
annapolis Meeting.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Dec. Is
CBy L. P.)-"The rights OF a defend
ant 20 ask change 81 venue and 20
take appeal from the CITY courts lu
which 80 percent OF al cases are
originally tried are defeating the
purposes of the laws OF Indiana IN
the conviction OF boOtleEEers Mayor
Ell r. Seebirt. OF South Bend. de-
CIared in his opening address before
the Municipal League OF Indiana here
today.
The present statutes present too
many lOopholes for the escape OF
defendants from punishment for
their dereiicuons and I believe we
should ask the coming general as
sembly 10 make some revision of our
laws Mayor Seeb.rt president Of
the league. presented a tentative
legislative program that was being
discussed by 80 or 40 mayors and clty
attorneys from IS Indiana cities
The legislative program includes
bill which would require "a court 70
inflict a minimum jail sentence OF 80
days on any one found guilty q
liquor law violation. another for more
strict establishment Of reasons for
change OF venue from City courts and
a third bin concerning assessment Of
abutting property Ak intersections FOR
street Improvements.
Another bin proposed would re-
store 10 municipalities their former
contractual rights under franchises
with public utilities.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-16
ToWnship Spends
$4,000 to Help
Its UnfortunateS

Poor families have cost the town
ship So. 00O.39 during the past year
according to figures given out by
Michael Hanley. retiring trustee.
Friday morning.
OF this amount 81. 661.9S was spent
for books and clothing for children
who had been kept out Of school for
lack OF necessities and who were re-
ported to the trustee by the school
attendance department.
Seventy families IN desperate f.
nancial straits are now being helped
BY the township to secure food and
other necessities. Hanley said, while
only S125.IO was spent towards
keeping children in school during
the last quarter OF the year.
July, August. and September. are
the most prosperous months Of the
year locally. judging from the report
for but $1.54S.74. was spent during
that quarter and this amount is much
less in proportion than that. shown
for the other quarters.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-16
WINTER WEATHER
FAILS TO HALT
BUILDING BOO M
Warehouse and Store Build
ings Included in Permits
Issued by City.

Two two-story brick store build
ings, St. Joseph Parochial school
building. Knights of Pythias six
story temple and a $4,000 brick
and concrete warehouse are included
in permits obtained from the city's
building department Friday.
The store buildings will go up on
Michigan St, south Of Division ST.
Applications tor permits were the
last TO come under the wire before
the ordinance extending the fire.
proof limits went into effect.
Over Million Mark.
Valuation of the five structures
totals approximately $425. 200, run
ming the cost of buildings submit
ted to the building department dur
ing the week to well over the mil
lion dollar mark.
During this time seven buildings
were slated for erection on s Nichi-
gan st. Included among the five per-
mits previously obtained IS one for
a twO-story store and office building
at 436-4iO S. Michigan St, costing
$50, 600, to be built by Sullivan-Shaw
Tire Co, and another for a two
story brick building with flats above,
at 516-51S s. Michigan st. The lat
ter Will have a 5S-fOOt frontage on
Michigan st., % feet i'm depth, and
be built at an estimated cost OF S.
200. j. 5. Kerner is the owner.
Plans came before the depart
ment for the new st. Joseph Paro-
chial school. They provide for an l.
shaped building fronting 147 feet on
both Hill 81. and ColfaX av.. with a
lobby opening upon the corner in
the center. Both wings are identical
in design and are so situated to per
nit OF the later building Of an audi
forum In the rear The building
will be two stories and a half high.
and Will cost S125,000.
New Warehouse.
The permit to build the Knights
OF Pythias store, office and lodge
building on the southeast corner Of
Wayne st. and Lafayette blvd. was
issued in the days business. This
building Will be six stories high and
viii cost apr roximately 100000.
Hamilton Harris Cigar Co. will
build a twO-story concrete ware
house, 80 by 125 feet on the north
east corner OF St. Joseph and Mon
roe SITS. II. G. Christman COnstruc-
tim CO. has been given the contract
estimated in the aeighborhood Of
$4,000.
Two dwelling permits were issued.
One il for a two-story double
house, 5O7-5O9 S. William St, Henry
Frank. owner, costing $4,000. The
other is for a one-stOry dwelling.
estimated cost S2,5OO, to be built by
River Park.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-16
INJURIES PROVE
FATAL TO YOUNG
SON OF H. G. incl
FOurteen-Y ear.Old Youth Dies
in Hospital After Rail
Crossing Mishap.

Glenn w. Incl. 14-year-old son OF
H G. Incl. principal Of the oliver
school, died at 1920 o'clock yester,
day afternoon at the Epworth hos
pital, az the result of injuries suf-
fered when the automobile in which
he and his father were riding was
struck by a New York Central train,
Thursday nislt. at the High street
crossing.
The boys right arm and both legs
were broken and ne also received
a bad scalp wound. He was rushed
to the Epworth hospital IN the po-
lice ambulance, where DR.. Bosom
bury attended him. His father es-
capped injury BY jumping from the
machine.
According TO Mr.. Incl who was
driving the machine. he approached
the crossing at a slow rate of speed.
There was no Waterman at the eros
sing and having started across the
track before seeing the train he was
unable TO stop owing 20 the slippery
crossing.
Upon seeing his danger, Mr.. Incl
untangled himself from the lap robe
with which he and his son were
covered. and jumped. at the same
time shouting for the boy TO follow
him. The boy. however, was unable
to get out before the train struck
the car.
Surviving him are his parents, H.
G. and Louise Incl. and one sister,
Caroline Louise. He was born Nov.
/. 1908 and was a student at the
Oliver school The funeral arrange
ments have not been completed.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-16
TWO MEN ABOVE
SIXTY TO SERVE
REVOKED TERMS
Peter Malicki and Albert Nyga
Must Spend Christmas
in County Jail.

Two "moonshiners," each past
their 60th year, pleaded guilty before
City Judge DuComb, Friday, and
were committed 10 the county jail.
Both men had been arrested At
their respective domiciIes twice with
n the year Both had 10-gallon
stills and both had been before the
judge a previous time.
Peter Malicki, age 6S, 1920 Liston
St, Will serve 12O days. Albert
Nyga, age 81, 14O1 W. Division St.
does time" for 50 days.
Seize still"
The older man was arrested May
with a 10-gallon still, II gallons
Of "moonshine" whisky and rs gal
Ions Of mash in his possession. He
was given a suspended Jail sentence
Of 12O days. on December Z, he was
re-arrested with the seizure by tho
police Of a similar sized still. a gal
Ion Of liquor and 100 gallons OF
mash.
Nyga's first offense was filed Au
gust IL Two quarts Of intoxicating
liquor held him for unlawful pos
session charges and the court assess
ed a 500 fine and a 30-day Jail SEN
tence, suspended. On December s.,
he was again taken into custody
This time he was charged with un.
lawful manufacture, as a complete
'moOnshining" outfit, liquor ana
mash was found.
Play "SiXty-six."
1--WE are friends" they reminded
Judge DuComb after hearing sen
fences passed upon them. VIII
they let US play cards in the jail?"
why not?" smiled the Judge.
What game do you play?"
"Sixty-six' Nyga answered.
The sally would have ended hero
but for the courts failure TO IN
derstand Nyga's remark.
II don't mean your age" he said.
Neither do we. but we play hard
to reach it."
Penal farm sentences OF six
months each were suspended against
the two sexagenarians.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-16
OTST0T AND AIDES
ARREST ALLEGED
GANG OF THIEVES
b a n d of Auto Bandits Be-
lieved Broken Up Through
Wholesale Arrests.

a gang of alleged automobile
thieves. whose operations are be-
lieved to have extended all through
the Calumet region. is believed TO
have been broken up today with the
arrest Of six persons by State officer
OtstOt and authorities at Michigan
City. Hammond, Ind. and Buchanan,
Mich. Twenty stolen automobiles
were recovered following the arrests.
Allan Peck. of this city, and George
Feeder, Knox. Ind, were arrested at
Hammond by Otstot and his aids and
the arrests of II. Harris and J. Rob
bins, Knox, Ind, at Buchanan, and
that of James George and George
Padden at their home in Michigan
City followed shortly after.
Peck is unknown to the local pO-
lice under that name. but an effort
Will be made today by local author
tiles 70 ascertain his identity. George
and Padden are believed TO be the
brains Of the gang. both of whom
are said TO have police records in
Michigan City and Chicago. State
police learned last night that Georges
brother had reported the theft Of his
machine a week ago and il is said
they are now working on the theory
that the gangs operations also in
cluded the hiding of machines TO
secure the insurance.
Twenty stolen cars We're located
after the arrest of the six men and
it is believed that more viii be found
after the men are closely questioned.
State officer Otstot, of this city. and
his assistants were engaged last night
in searching for other cars that have
been reported missing in this
vicinity
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-16
Red Cross Sends
Another Bo. for
Aid of Suffering

The st. Joseph chapter OF The
American Red Cross shipped an
other contribution to the Near East
sufferers Friday in the shape of a
large box weighing about $50
pounds, containing clothing for
men, women and children.
The box goes directly to Red
Cross relief workers at Athens,
Greece, and will then be distributed
10 needy persons in the stricken
zones
The shipment comprises mostly
mems and women's suits and over
coats. children's suits. shoes, stock
ings and even shoestrings.
Practically all Of the clothing had
been donated by South Bend citi-
zens.
Want Warm Clothing.
ct is surprising" said Miss Mary
Stone, executive secretary of the
local chapter. what some persons
will present to the Red Cross for
sufferers in the Near East. Some
Of the articles are presented with
most charitable spirit, but are ut
terly useless in combating the suf-
ferings Of the poor folks of Greece.
For instance, we receive neckties,
dancing slippers, dress suits worn
out party dresses and things OF that
sort witch would be of little or no
value .. keeping Near East victims
from freezing in zero weather.
What We want and are most CRATE
full to receive is any article of cloth
ing that is clean, in good repair and
warm.
on account of the poor facilities
the local Red Cross chapter has for
sorting, packing and preparing do
nations for shipment, Miss Stone
intimated Friday that the donation
just forwarded to Athens would
probably be the last one to go from
this vicinity. She stated, however,
that anyone who had articles that
would assist in making the people
Of the Near East more comfortable
should mail them parcel post di
rectly to the American Red Cross,
Brooklyn. ~ Y. the eastern dis
trict terminal. where it would be
gratefully received and Immediately
forwarded to Athens. Persons
mailing parcels should also notify
The Abercrombie Corporation Of
Brooklyn.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-16
PUBLIC FROLICS
ON SKATING Kinks
Instructors May Be Named at
Four Completed Kinks in
City's Parks.

Through the efforts Of George n
Platner, president OF the board OF
park commissioners, and superinten-
dent of parks. william A. Dorsch-
ner. four skating Kinks have been
completed and are now open to the
public
Kinks have been completed at
Leeper. Howard. Studebaker and
Potawatomi parks, it was announced
by 1.-The board last night Attedauts
Will he maintained at the rims o.
all times during the day and plan
is now being considered By the re
creation committee whereby skating
instructors VIII be appointed The
park board is also considering open
Ing Kinks in CoQuillari park aal
Haley park.
The much talked OF Riverside
blvd Is now assured Work viii be
started on the new boulevard next
week and will be rapidly rushed 70
completion Supt. DOrschner re-
ported that 1.400 feet OF pipe have
been laid at POtawatomi park for
sprin6ling purposes, the lack o.
which prevented the proper sprink-
ling OF the grass and shrubbery
during the past year. Mr.. Dorsch-
ner Is now engaged in selecting
stock for a large rose garden 70 be
placed IN Lecper park. which the
board expects 20 be one OF the fines,
in northern Indiana
A special meeting OF the board
Will be called within the next week,
at which time Mayor Seebirt viii
be present for a conference regard
ing legislation revising park ordl-
nances. Richard Elbel, member OF
the park commission, attended a
conference OF park commissioners at
Indianapolis recently and will make
a report OF the conference a. the
snecial meeting OF the local board.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-16
indy Weisberg Heads
State Hotel Association

Andy We.sberg owner and man
ager Of the oliver hotel was LEanl-
mously elected president Of the Ia
diana state Hotel Mems ASSOCIATION
yesterday. according 20 dispatches
from indianapolis where the annual
convention OF the association AS
in session Friday.
Mr.. Weisbe-s has bo-u active "a
the association since taking over tie
MANAGEMENT o. The oliver several
years ago. He viii return from To-
dIanapous this morning.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-16
Attacks Code AS
Illegal In Case
In Circuit Court

Declaring that the city building
code ordinance relative to the dis
tance which a structure must set
back from the sidewalk, deprived
property owners OF personal rights
and that the city was without au-
thortty TO pass such an ordinance
merely for aesthetic purposes. q"
Atty. w. r. Arnold sought to have
the ordinance declared void by
Judge Walter Funk at the prelimin-
airy hearing Of the injunction suit
OF Goldie Horowitz against the
City OF South Bend In the Circuit
court Friday.
To pass an ordinance for any
other purpose than for the promo
ton Of the health or welfare OF the
people a city council must be en-
powered by the state legislature.
Arnold contended and added that
the South Bend council had ben Civ
en- no such authority.
With a pile OF law books ana q
near myriad OF ca ses, the attorney
cited a large number OF rulings on
such issues by other courts and
maintained that the only and ev!-
dent purpose that the local city
council had in passing the ordI-
nance was for aesthetic reasons. q"
IF the council can tell YOU where
10 put a building on your own lot
then might il likewise order YOU
10 erect dOrlo friezes and tell every
body on a street 10 erect equally
beautiful or expensive houses" Ar
mold declared.
That FOR the first resident OF a
new block 20 determines by his
building location Just how far back
from the sidewalk other residences
on that street must be built was
absurd and invading personal rights.
Arnold commended
Goldie Horowitz's injunction suit
against the city arose from the ar
rest OF her contractor. 7. r. Miller
and herself recently for erecting a
building on Falrvlew av, at a short
e. distance from the sidewalk than
other residences on that street. Her
case Is the first 70 test the validity
or the new city building code.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-16
Christmas Seal Sale Fund
is Yet Far BelOlU Coal

The board OF directors Of the Anti
tuberculosis League announced Fri
day that the Christmas seal sale to-
date has Melted s3,5S1.52 in South
Bend, sSIS.07 in Mshawaka. and
S42O.9I in the county. making
grand total OF s4,S2O.5O.
The financial goal which the
league hopes 10 reach is $12. 600 and
this amount was determined in an
estimate Of the cost Of carrying out
the 1923 program OF the league.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-16
EX-VICE CONSUL
PURCHASES HOME
In SOUTH BEND
John 1. McCutcheOn, Former
American Diplomat in Old
World, Moves to City.

John T. McCutcheon. formerly
American vice consul in France.
Switzerland, Syria and Palestine,
has purchased O home In South
Bend. where he will enter on the
practice OF law. Mr.. McCutcheOn
was appointed 10 the consular serv-
Zee In 1916 from Washington, his ma
tive state. His first post was Bor-
deaux. France. where he remained
during the period Immediately ire
ceding and afttr the entry OF Am
erica into the World war lie was
transferred from Bordeaux 20 Mar
settles late IN 1917 and early in 1918
was appointed American vice consul
in Geneva. Switzerland. and detail
ed in charge OF the American con
sular aganecy at Lausanne. where
tho present peace conference be-
tween the Turks and allied nations
r. being held.
After the war. Mr.. McCutcheon
was transferred 20 Beirut, the sea-
port OF Damascus in Syria. and
was for "A short time in charge of
the American consulate in Jerusa-
lem lie resigned from the consular
service early In 1920 and immediate
" returned TO the United States and
entered Indiana university. where
no completed the law course with
an unusual record last spring.
Besides Indiana. Mr. McCutcheon
has attended the University Of
Washington at Seattle. He has an
Office at 223 s. Main st. and will
live on Miami Heights He IS a
married man and has an IS months
old baby girl. He has had a wide
opportunity 10 travel and observe
conditions botn at home and abroad
and states that ne has purposely
chosen South Bend after careful
consideration OF other Places and
II satisfied this city has a great fu-
tire
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-16
Help ToWer Fund
By Visiting Four
MOUieS Next Week

Everybody in this territory VIII
have an opportunity TO help The
Tower Of BabcIs annual Christina
fund for tho City Rescue Mission
the first three days Of next week. by
simply going TO any one OF four
South Bend motion picture palaces.
The managemeuts OF the Orpheum,
Blackstone. LaSalie and Castle the.
aters have agreed 20 turn over %
per cent Of their gross receipts FOR
one day 90 the mission fund.
The Orpheum and Castle theaters
viii observe Tower Of Babel day
on Monday. Twenty per cent OF the
proceeds taken In by these two
houses on Monday viii go 20 the biz
Christmas celebration planned for
the 600 or more wards Of tho Res
cue Mission.
Tuesday win be Tower Of Babel
day at the Blackstone and on tho
following day. the mission fund viii
be boosted at the IaSalle.
All the theaters have made spe-
cial arrangements for Tower OF
BabeT' day. booking unusually
strong pictures for the occasion
Every effort viii be made 10 nave
the four theaters thronged with
patrons to give tho Christmas fund
just as big a boost as possible.
Gloria Swanson i'm the great PIC
tu~e. 1.-THE IMPOSSIBLE Mrs Bel,ew"
viii be the attraction at tho
OTpheum.
The Castle on the same day VIII
play +. Dexter in Grand Larceny"
another picture Of real merit
on Tuesday. the Blackstone offers
a topuotcher hlm on she day IL ceie-
brates Tower day. tho inlmitab,8
Mae Murray In broadway Rose"
"Wednesday Will be the big day az
the LaSalle. The picture for tbs
occasion is another good one, -AIr.
Barnes OF New York" starring Tom
Moore.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-16
MILLIONAIRE BAKER
VISITS SOUTH BEND

George s. Ward. millionaire own
er OF the Ward Baking Co. New
YORK City. arrived IN South Bend
yesterday and - n guest at the Oh
liver hotel.
When questioned last night. Mr.
ward stated thai he Is here on a
business trip. but gave no further
information.
A rumor that the Ward Baking
Co has been negotiating with sew.
al local baking firms 20 buy them
our was neither denied TOR affirmed
by Mr.. Ward. who said the time is
TOO premature 10 make state
ment"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-16
Hart Stranded
Here AS Count
Is Not Pushed

What recourse has "A man who
has been brought 900 miles to face
a false charge OF grand larceny when
after being kept in Jail for a week
he is turned loose pennlless on the
streets with no means of securing
transportation back TO his home and
family. was the proposition put to
Township Trustee Michael Hanley
Friday by Earl Hart, who in this
predicament had asked financial
aid
Charged by Cora Goodman OF w.
Jefferson blvd. with having stolen a
watch and chain. Hart claims to
have waived extradluon parers
when shown an affidavit from Pros.
Floyd JeIlison's Office by William
Mcmahon. South Bend detective,
and TO have came here from Port
Huron, Mich, willingly 10 prove his
innocence.
Thursday the case against Hart
was dismissed in the city court here
and he was turned loose penniless.
His expenses to South Bend were
paid by the detective. but who
should pay his way back home. Hart
was asking HanIey. Friday.
Only TO Niles.
Claiming that his family was Wis
iting in the country near Port Port
Huron and that he could not pos
sibly secure help from them before
Monday Hart had asked for car
fare from the trustee 10 whom he
said he had been sent by police Of
ficials Hanley was powerless to send
him further than Niles. in the d.
rection OF his home. at the expense
OF the township and Hart stood
shaking HIS head in a dilemma for
several minutes.
Finally II was suggested by an at
tOrney in the office that whoever
was RESP onsible for bringing Hart
here should be made TO pay his car
fare back and with an enlightened
face the stranded man left the Office
as II his problem had been solved.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-16
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Tho Junior dance IS TO DO held
January 10. i'm the High school gym.
Dancing VIII bc from 1880 until
1890 O'Clock.
Committee named yesterday
were. decorations. Petra Be-A,
chairman. Burton Toeup Nellie
Carothers. Raymond Teetsrs. Cd
esza walker, Irene Clark. Edgar
Boone, Dortnea Huss and Ireno
Severance: tickets and programs.
W. Jack Pace. chairman, Huel
HolIoweu. and DeVere Method. re-
freshments. Walter MaNsgn. chair
man. Edna Th-e.ens and Forest
Chlddestsr. advertising Kenneth
Sosken, chairman; Everett Potter,
DeVere Method and Frank B.odr.d-
gel
Music viii be furnished by tho
Edgewater Club orchestra Of Ben
ton Har6or. The entertainment j.
being sponsored By Miss Elizabeth
T. Matheney.
The Senior, Junior. Freshman
and SophmOre classes he'd meet
!ngs Friday afternoon for the pur-
pose Of Organizing s0r the basket
ball season ticket selling contest.
Prizes have been offered % the
class selling the mos season tic
kets.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-16
ALLEGED DRUNKEN
AUTO DRIVERS FINED

ELKHART. Dec. Special -
After relatives had paid fines and
costs amounting 10 $71. Roy Wam-
pole. OF 13O4 South shore Drive.
arrested Tuesday night on a charge
OF public intoNicauon and OF driv-
ing an automobile while intoxicated.
was released from the city Jail.
Wampole and a ee=lpa MON. alleg-
ed 20 have become drunk or moon
shire liquor. went driving in a Ford
"a sober up. Wampole drove the
car into an T. Jackson blvd. stre.t
car. and the impact OF the latter
caused the automobile TO be knock
ed over a curb and onto a vacant
lot. He was arrested upon the COM
plant OF neighbors.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-16
Campfire Girls Present
Program IN RiUer Park

The Aya and POttawatomi Camp
Fire girls presented the program az
the regular meeting OF the River
PARK civic Center held IN the River
Park school Thursday evening
About rs members and guests were
present
The program Included demonstra-
lions OF the various honor received
as a Camp Fire girl. Those appear
Ing on the program were Irene
Kritz. Ruth Kriu. Esther Seuss.
Ouie Boyer, Katherine Secord'
Irene Kritz. Ruth Kriu. Esther
Seymour. Mildred Leonard, VIVIAN
Sackman and Helen Nelson.
4 business meeting was held at
the close OF the program.