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September 17, 1919 Page 18

Fort Wayne News And Sentinel, The (Newspaper) - September 17, 1919, Fort Wayne, IndianaSecond Section FORT WAYNE WEDNESDAY EVENING Irat SEPTEMBER 17, 1919 This Section Contains Church, State, Society and Local News RETAIL COAL ON MARCH UPWARD Cents Difference on the Ton Among Fort Wayne Dealers. MINE OWNERS GET BLAME With a variety ol reports from Fort retail coal dealers, the fuel situation is rather uncertain In everything but the opinion that an- oth.er price Increase Is due soon. The blame for the Increased prices is laid to the mine operators, one retail dealer claiming that coal from all but Indiana mines has advanced 25 cents during September. Two dealers when questioned this morning: as to tho amount of raise in price of September coal over the August price rate announced that no raise had been put on, but prob- ability for nil Increase within a few days was imminent. Other dealers were unanimous in an increase of 25. cents which was put on Sep- tember 1 ami predicted a similar rate of Incccase for October 1. Increase at the Mines. Increase at'the mines was the rea- son (tlvftn by all for the general price Increase-and aald that the Virginia, and Kentucky mines are runnliiK wild until it is practically Impossible to buy coal from these districts at rea- sonable prices. Wholesalers Justify the retailers for Increasing their prices because of the mine Increases. Prices today ransed from fl'j per ton for Anthracite W. A. nut to 56.75 for No. 5. The prices this year are quite generally higher than those of last year. secretary. Angola, and Mra. Elma Baker, treasurer. 1 lamilton. Kollowhis is the program for tbe two days session: p in. Convention called to or- der by county prei-ident. Devotional Dora Lew- s Ray. Welcome M. Sniff. liEola. and Mr. K. M. Hetzlrr Mrs. Mary McTaggart. Hay, Music. Appointment of committees. Keport of county key woman. Mrs. larrle Huffman, on jubilee fund. Krazier, Angola. Music. First Evening, September 23. Temperance L. Kemper, Fre- mont. Short speeches. Music. A, E. THOMAS TO HEAD CAMPAIGN Will Lead Allen County Forces in Work of Saving Lives of Starving Jews. POLLAK VICE CHAIRMAN New York's Biggest Blaze Resists Fireman's Efforts for Several Days SISTERS ARE FINED AND ORDERED TO LEAVE TOWN Ind.. Sept. 17 Prances, and Hazel Swathwood. ar- rested last Saturday on statutory charges, were fined tivo dollars and' .costs each and ordered out of town by Squire.L. H. Jackman late Tues- day afternoon. Orover Horner tlieir step father, and Sarah Horner. mother'of the two girls, also stood on a charge of keeping a house of ill-fame and were fined ten dol- lars and. costs each. Everett J'White" Swain was fined a similar 'amount'.on a charge of associating and the charge of associating against Raymond Barnes will be 'tried later.. '.The two 'girls and the Homers lived In a two-room shack on South Broadway, outside the city, and were arrested. Saturday when neighbors of their conduct about tho place. "The Need of the Temperance Forces In tho Reconstruction lier- ton Handy. Angola. Christian F. A. Shipley. Hamilton. Music. Stewart, Illy. "The .World ii E. A. Kel- ford. I'leasant Lake. llov. and Mra. B. D. Nys- v.-andcr. Kay. Closing W. O. Bailey. Angola. by Angola high nchool orchestra. Kor the evening pro- gram. Sarah Hani- Ing. Fremont. lit-l'ort of county superintendents, -Music. Out of Upp. elt-ur Luke. 'Our Puty to Our Returned Soldiers and John Humfreys. An Maud Handy. "American Metta Liiitsmun, Hamilton. prayer. p. Ona SinirllnK, llanillton. Child weliure. Keport of local president Heport: of county treasurer. Music. Reports of county superintendent's, (continued.) Kltiction of Au-urdlne of prizes. Keport of committees. Music. Second Evening, September 24. Grand sold medal contest, conducted by Mrs. Carrie Huffman, county super- intendent, contest work. Emma Miller, Bola. An extra tine program will he ren- dered this evening. Music furnished by Angola high school Basket or pot luck dinner In basement 'f. church. Wednesday. September 24. To Kort AVayne has come once more the cry of distress from Europe and immediately the appeal has been heard. Albert E. Thomas, who Riven of his talents and energy to the of all of the war drives when the heat of battle was an Incentive to united work, has SHERIFF'S WIFE FINDS I PATIENT DEAD IN CELL to ilie Newtr Ind., Sept Fjjink: Baltzi wife .of the sheriff .DeKalb' county, was shocked Tues- day morning -upon jail to find'-Miss Mary Jnsaiio in'm'ate.'dead.in her, cell. .The cprp- -ner, William 'E.1 Byers, "of Waterloo, was. called arid gave. His opinion that .Miss .Gnder's death was due to per- 'n'cous anema. She had refused to eat anythng.. for. some tme, but she.had eaten a good meal Monday-night and when last seen Monday night at 11 o'clock was in almost normal condi- tidn. The coroner .still was of the opinion th'at she. had died from ex- haustion due to malnutrition. Her father; 'P. B. oj Wilmington township testifie'd that for a number of years1" she ha.d been afflicted witl' spells.of-insanity., 'She-had'been con- sidered feebleminded' since -she -was: a girl.. -She-was. forty-seven years of ajge.- An undertaker from Butler came and took the body home for burial. VISITS HOME FOLK AFTER YEAR'S OVERSEAS SERVICE (Sjicckl to the News.) DECATUR, Ind.. Sept. Mile -M. Gerard, of Fort Wayne, a lormer Decatur who recently returned from Red Cross nurse service overseas, is here visiting with ner cousin, Mrs. Mont Fee, and other relatives. She was graduated from :he Hope hospital school for nurses ,n 1005. She first-'went to Camp Bowie, Texas, November 8, 1917, fo: service and from there went over- seas September 2, 1918.. She was then-sent-September. 25, Mesyer Bulcy Hospital Center, Base Hospital W, where.she .was stationed until January '28, she was transferred to .Dijon, France, at Base Hospital, 103i -She sailed from-Brest 14. 1919, for home: She came on the steamer. Rotterdam1 and on board were .several notables whom she met. Among; them -were Secretary Lansing and -Walter bam- both of whom'made'the trip exceedingly pleasant for the. passen- gers in contributing to tlie entertain- ment. She landed in' New York July 1919.-and returned-to Fort Wayne1 July 28.' Albert K. Tbonms, Campaign Chair- man. cepted the leadership of the Allen county campaign, for this worthy cause at a time when people are oslc- ng, "why a campaign, now that the war 'But Mr. Thomas Is not asking the miestlon, neither are any of the oth- er people who have listened to the story of-suffering and death which ias come from Poland, Lithunia. Gal- Palestine. Turkey and Siberia, where six million Jews are dying-of starvation and where vast numbers of victims of tho ravages, of homeless, and in rags. Even with the most prompt action on the part of the people of America, it Is declared by Herbert Hoover that one million peo plo will die in eastern Europe this winter, and that the destitution of Jewish'war sufferers during the com- ing months will probably surpass anything ever known in the history of' human suffering. Herman Pollak. Vice Cliajrnia.n. Herman H. Pollak, of the Pollak i AUTO PARADE FRiOAY INSTEAD OF SATURDAY Possibility of Storm Changes Date of Big Celebration Event to Oct. 3. CENTENNIAL ACTIVITIES NEED ROOMS FOR VISITORS. Everyone who has a room to rent during the celebration should Ifluphone 30D8, or write a to Publicity Headquarters. 300 Trust building, giving the mi HIP, aUdrcojs, number of rooms and tlifc price per Jay. There will be such u demand for rooms dur- ing the celebration weak that the people must be taken care of In the homes. Visitors who want rooms will apply to the Informa- tion booth. FORT WAYNE LEFT OUT IN THE COLD So Far as Army Blankets and Other Useful Household' Supplies Are Concerned. MANY CITIES GET THEM EYEBALL IS PUNCTURED WHEN HWJORN STALK CONVENTION OF STEUBEN GO, 2344 V (Special to.the '.ANGOLA. Ind.; Sept. C. of Steuberi convention here, September 23 arid 21 in the.' Christian .Mrs. .Lida Du- Siild.'Of Ray county, president; pre- sided The other officers are; Mrs. Meyers, vice-president; Angola'; Mrs. F. recording Fre- mont; Mrs. 13. J, Doubt, corresponding Eyes That twinkle Every Picture Show fan knows the great part played by eyes in. the silent drama ahd the. vo'i c-e I e33 comlcl Joy and sorrow, pleasure and pain, confidence and fear, bravery and coward- Ice, are all told by the expression of the eyes. But tho' twinkle, that' great .index to personal optimism, is the sole possession of eyes that see without tha trammel of 'de- fect Twinkling eyes moan normal vision, and normal vision means freedom from headaches and nerv- ous reflexes impa- tience. Ill-temper, and even indigestion. Wo have caused thousands of eyes to twinkle with the glad- ness of living. It has taken knowledge and skill to do this, and In' our threefold serv- ice of Specialist. Me- chanic and Optician. you have the only modern and scientific system of .correcting sight In this city. Our moderate charge covers the en- tire service. (Special to the ind..- sept. Remarkable photo showing lineman repairing' telephone and telegraph wires near blazing oil tank at Standard Oil fire on Long Island. Tank in danger of exploding at any moment. Note ten streams of water playing on tank. The most spectacular fire In the history of the Now :Tork fire department recently destroyed over worth of oil at the Long Island plant of the Standard Oil company. Half a hundred firemen and as many employes and spectators were' injured during the fire. The fire department fought the flrc several days before extinguishing it. It was the first time in the department's history that the call "66GG-77" was sent out to summon every available fireman oft duty. KENDALLVILLE .FAIR IS CLAIMING GREAT CROWDS First Day Starts Off With Every Department to the Front. CONTEST- IS BIG FEATURE (Special to the News.) KENDALLVILLE, Ind.. Sept. 17, If satisfied expressions of those who attended the first day of the any Waist company, baa accepted the vice Kendailville chairmanship of the campaign for criterion of what the remaining three Aiian -jtiri ays will be, 'the event promises to clipse anything ever- held in the ounty. Thousand's were delighted at., to be' seen on the fair -every -department full, and harles Hart 'a 'farmer .living three miles south' of Poneto on the Dr. S. A. Shoemaker farm', 'lost the sight of one eye yesterday when a piece of corn stalk with.- which "he was tying a shock of corn. ''broke and struck lilm. eyeball was bursted open and. fell down on his cheek. Mr. Hart; managed to set to his house alone. aTid summoned a doctor while suffering in great' pain. He was brouenVto the hospital. Farmers Federate. (Special to the News.) '.HUNTINGTON, Ind.. Sept. Farmers of .Polk. township organized Fort Wayne and Alien county, and he, with Chairman Thomas, will arrange for the appointment of all commit- tees, as well as to arrange for; the details of the actual in consulta- tion w.ith.many'members of the con- gregation of Achduth Vesholom syna- gogue, reports the deepest interest in the 'coming campaign, and states that If the people can only realize the con- ditions of eastern Europe, where the suffering of the Jews is worse than the lingering torture of the piteous tragedy of 'emaciation, the horrible waiting in agony of hunger for the grim reaper to' end ..their, outpouring of' 'money. will be most generous in- deed.' Six .million despairing souls dependent upon American generosity -for'the bare necessities of life.; The- plans of the Fort Wayne cam- paign have not yet been arranged in detail, but- 'it is probable that the actual work' of solicitation will begin on Monday, October 6. Throughout the'state-of Indiana the drive opens one .week -earlier than this, but be- cause of the duplication of the dates of .the; Port "Wayne peace centennial and style show for-that week, the leaders in the cam-. later date as the time for the Fort "Wayne campaign.'' 'The quota for the state of Indiana has been .placed at ac- cording to the state campaign head- quarters, an earnest endeavor to raise one million dollars will be made. Tuesday' evening in the interest of the Indiana Federation" of Farmers' -associations, electing E. E. 'Fisher, president; "William Thompson, vice president; Harry Bonewltz, secretary and Jay Killem, treasurer. A second meeting will be held Thursday even- nff in Polk' township for the purpose of raising the township's" quota, of the quota from the county. -This evening, the Lancaster' town- ship farmers will' meet at the Lan- caster center high school and F. A Leow and A. D: JFIsher will discuss the farmers' federation and Its aims. ftLL EAGER TO HELP FORT WAYNE KEEP NEW CONCERN Many Owners of Property Lis :Their Holdings With the' Chamber of Commerce, Engagement Ajonouncea. to the Sews.) DECATUR, Ind., Sept. many friends of Miss Kate Flox. ot Plymouth, will be Interested In hear- ing ot her engagement to Harry Rob- bins, of Detroit, Mich. 'The- an- nouncement was made by her fath- er, M. Flox, ot Plymouth. Miss Flox is a sister of lira. 1. Bernstein, of this city, with whom she has often visited. 3W .WEST WAYNE ST. dNTRAL BUIiOIKC SpriaifioU. JB-. Ueu, OU. QuoUflcs as .Guardian. (Special to the Kcws.) DECATUR, Ind., Sept S. Burley qualified as guardian of BIG MEETING LAST NIGH Following the 'appeal through th columns of the News and Sentinel o Secretary H. E. Bodinc, of the Cham ber.of Commerce, owners of factor space have been placing their prop erty before the Chamber of Commerce in an attempt to help the owners of the homeless who wish, to locate here. efforts. Beginning last evening soon after [the paper was on tho street several owners of property ready for occu- SOME DEALERS REDUCE PRICES But Meat Is Still High .in Huntington, Al'though Live Stock Is Less. HOME HELPS TO HOLD FAMILIES TOGETHER Pixley Relief Home Has Won- derful Opportunity to Do Good in Many Ways. COMPARISONS ARE MADE (Special to' the News.) 'HUNTINGTON, Ind., Sept. 17 'hat is: rounds- ome .exhibits are largely in the ma >rity. This means much .to the ommunity, for they will, study still loser' the "fine educational features be foun.d everywhere.. .The baby beef, contest may. be eadily'classified as the. center'of in- e 'among the farmers nil stock raisers. Beginning the rst of April, nineteen boys and one irl have each been feeding a steer vith many things in prizes iat 'go to the -winners and. thej nowledge that-comes from such a ing lesson in'" stock feeding. (he by the fair ssociation and Tiy the Noble County 'armers' association'who are behind :ie Boys and 'Girls' club members who are actually do.ins the work. The contest will be decided Friday when the steers; will be weighed, ud'gea and sold and tho winners an- icunced. The contestants are: J. Jaul Al- jert; with Prime Allen, weight 799; Corman C- Berkes, with Woodrow, 00; Harold with .Golden consumers Slave ben'e- fltted-some because of.the recent drop in the larger reductions are still to -be made. Some' of-the meat markets 'have re- support 0[ her children and i ,rflni..' 'lem so near that she can Seauty, 'Forrest DeVoe, with ioldie, -A. with 768; 'Kenneth Magnuson, with Red Wonder, 796; -Guy Stuckman, with Wilson Boy, 824; Marion H. iice, with Maple" Hill Prince, 796; Roscoe Stangland, -with Ginger, 730; Oi-viHe Long, with Doyle Harp, with Duke, 802; Kenneth W. Sorsuch, with Cromwell- 892; Ralph'D. Moore, with Em- erson .Watson, with .Valley King, 844; Charles N.' Harvey, with Maple Grove Laddie, .868; Forrest'W. Wei- mer, with'King.. S06; Ethan Stang- land, with Caesar. 770: Claredon D. Blanchard, with Noble Boy, 76S; Miss Bernice Gallup, with Max' 800. duced their prices on some articles, but others are maintaining the old prices, and even predict an Increase. Two dealers were interviewed here on tho matter of price reductions. One dealer has prices from two to higher than his competitor just 'across the street, and their: views The one-who is quot- ing thto lower prices, said pork'chops had dropped recently, from 'forty- eight to forty-three cents, and the othr said no 'drop had taken place, although he was asking forty-three cents' for the.chops. Tlie 'lower, priced "dealer reported a drop of eight cents a pound on lard, from forty-one to thirty-three cents. The was selling for thirty-five cents, and had been hain- taining a price from thirty-seven and one-bait cents to forty cents. Bacon Fifty Cents a Pound. One is selling the best cuts of bacon at fifty cents pound in chunks or and -tlie other is quoting bacon 'at thirty-five 'and .forty cents. One'merchant reported that smoked meat prices had not MONEY NEEDED FOR WORK Much has been said, in a general way, of the means adopted by the Pixley Relief home, to do service to many. As an illustration of this con- dition, the home'is at the present op- portunity, taking carb of four chil- dren cf one family, while the mother employed in a factory, is enabled to earn the'family income.. She canno maintain a home, but from her earn- ings she can pay for a part of th support of her children and still hav them 'so near that she can be with them when she wlslies. In" many other ways tho home is doing its great good .in Fort "Wayne. It is the knowledge of such In- stances as- these that will cause' the people to respond gladly to the ap- peal for financial help which' is abou to be made. Mrs. B. -H.- Hudson .-has been named to serve as chairman and Mrs. R. L. Feagles, secretary, o the campaign, which will open'soon "The home is filled to'its'capacity said Mrs. -Hudson. "Even room, and. yet there are eigh- teen children on a 'waiting hop ing to be taken.care of in the insti- tution.' .To an addition home is one. of the immediate nee essities, if the work is to so forward But to meet' the" current needs 'i the. all- important 'thing; Good- friend of the institution have stood loyall by-the home 'the man agement of the Pixley-Relief'horn are more than grateful. NbtHiri mpro will be asked of them at thl time. But there are many other who want to be 'good friends' of th needy-.-and going to... ope the way'to'them'in this-campaign. but, the other said they ha-d taken a drop of flvc cents a pound'. Pot roasts that sold z. week ago for twenty-eight'' cents are now selling for cents. Compound 'laird has dropped ten cents a pound, one .Sealer reported'. What Happened.. Twenty-five Years A the VAN TVEET. O., Sept. tax rate of the city of Van Wert has tho phone and put their space and land at his' disposal. The same has been true today, and the owners of the concern arc now investigating tho replies, and should find something to suit'their needs. This same appeal r.ot only aw.-ikened FIHED AND WILL GOJO F. J. Miller, the south street drupjrist went witb the city nfficials to Buffalo. X. T.. this morn- the owners of floor space nnd factory WILL ENTER MISSION HELP IN INDIA (Sprcial In tile Kms. Sept. the scries of towns-hip rill be held next Sun- T.nc medical inspection'of tertein church for Jot- t.hat.th? Nash.' The first cf the scries of i conventions I day at the Olte forson tcnvuship 2jid the livungelical cburcii Cor t..nn..i, township. A. H. S.ipp will spouk at! "JC-inspector; and Mrs, Otlerbcin and the Rev. J. W. Brov.-er I school nurse. Miss lsa'r -it r-ipijus belle Grarston is. clerk for the'ex- county rallv will be i ;imlners'and Dr. M. W. Straussihas in I-I-jKtinston on October 2S. I l'ccn examining..the teeth. 'Uipims Warren the. Pupils-, is -higher m to Dft ES..-H-. has been stationed years pastor of the Baptist chui'ch at MrtlQ CURD! ICTIMP Allen Hsmiiton tomorrow to rUfl OnUrUrilHU.aHond :in-l Tabor ITTnmllton for Mrs. U. ilton ami Miss Katlierinc will p.tr.y them cctst. Mrs. Otorgc Krnnrniilcr. of Sout'n fourteen and six-tenths miiuffor" the i group meeting held in the j found puilty of shoplifting In the-; coming years, according to compila-; Chamber of Commerce last night. city court_ Tuesday _' cvCTinp Analor, U, .to visit. hor I 1 HUXTINGTOX. 1ml..- Sept. 17 been raised from fourteen mills to site owners, but it was a mats-rial help i Rumy Monroe and Edith Vollis wcro-i Clinrlcs Earhart. 'of 'Markle." arid i a. Edward TVilco'x'en'. -of HunUng- airvivc as 'do'the brothe'ra4- ton.' (S-rrial Ind.. Sept city port. K. Y. He is now to Tntil.i' at its regular on Mon- by the missionary association or his day night dcci-ird definite church aii'l will lie in ciarco or :-.n .plsms lo and ml'! lo the coin- cslnblisbct.! the a; forlrj of tl-.e pr-oplc- of both tiie K.'iragpoor. in.iMui inhalji-! hart'iind' Viiml parks. A fow tauis. He and lii.s wife will visit dfcd dfllars bo spent in sinkinr MJTIHMC and .lay also. M'-s. wrils. pl.-mtins shrubs un- Cell'.'lt havinc been burn nrm rcorcc Ocr tin: iliroc'ilon ot the s. H Ten in Jay county. Kyck Klnral ,-omp.inv of Auburn. I E .wcelt- Ccnr jTbe cilv went on I JPhn. .T.-Pershing wired his re.- DcKr.lI> County rarnwrs rrolps-t. .-s opposed to thr sciic-lulc I Senus. Edward and Win platt. Pcrshina Cannot Accept fprrfial to tile J -Ind..- lowin- an invitation to review" 'Weils county troops on soldiers' day of tho fendant, the city of in the damage case brousM apainpt it ny Catherine Hunt, administratrix, wa? KIVCTI a verdict for S-l.ooo. by a jury hearing the cafe In'tbe first trial, was unruled tml.iy in tbe rimiit court Judsre K. Smitn. For tbe Tda'n'ifT v.-'-re ton end for 1'ns defendant. _, s-, inny of.lhf mipils lipvr are rrorosct.. ihc housir.s arm 570 "0 ;r dustrl-l plans arc the two nie-i by County Ar.s "swr .infl it sc-ms to be genera! opinion Tho i- T fnat these be pushed with ail speed K0 the boirs. Mrs. M.iry E. of them more progressive 'or a arid Kort ToniKht zroups 0. JO. It and 33 will meet under the of Chair- mwn C. T. Fldseon and J. Suclscr. m.in Gilbert, sons, ar.'i lyCia. n dauchter. Gilbert lost Ms life when his .into was struck by :ui Erie train at At r. oC t'ne berrrl of fhnt be '.ircd i" pvtrr Superior street instead of eTnbcr rtS 'lit- time ir ir members p.rr'i iho state organization. r-s p.i7t ;n rh.iriop Hcck- Frnr.k farnilios. pf Vorl Or'wino. May l-Jcio" r.tici Harry >5cckrr.an. cf Fort Wayne. l- an t-f plli'ml pncu- nioTiia. to nil operation the Drs. r. K-.ifl .1. iv: ThotiipsoTi for the removal of an ab.-eess that the Aboisi tliree inchr.s "-ere removed froir. four "f the Tiie wsa not in order 'hat treatrner.t may be civcn. 'Her cor.ditioa Is on-