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LARGEST SWORN CIRCULATION IN NORTHERN INDIANA. )WEWg THE WEATHER I X I I A N A . Cloudy with rain in south an J rain or mkmv in north portion to night and Thursday. LOWKIl MICHIGAN'. Probably snow tonight an J Thurfdav. Edition AVERAGE DAILY NEWS-TIMES CIRCULATION FOR NOVEMBER WAS 16,070. READ THE 'WANTS' VOL. XXX., NO. 365. SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 24, 1913. PRICE TWO CENTS SOUTH BENI 1i YEARS IH TINY ! OFFICE I! HAVE IDE HER GRAZY1 Strange Woman Whose Wierd History Was Revealed By Lawyer's Death May Be Un balanced. -t if.: .Hi CGUCII HAD A ROLL WHICH IS MISSING Neighboring Lawyer Says He Never Saw Woman There Though Often in Adjoining Roms. MONTICISLLO, X. Y.. Dec. 2 4. That her lifo of hondape and seclu sion In a tiny room opening from the ofllce of Melvin H. Couch, former district attorney of Sullivan county, has impaired tho mind of. Mis Adel aide Franch, tho love hermit, .vhose presence was revealed by Couch's tragic death is believed now. Her ntranre mannerisms, her nerv ous outbreaks and her wild petitions for death "because her soul husband" is dead, havo convinced many persons that Miss Branch should be closely watched to prevent her from taking her own llfo when she is llbenUed. Sheriff Kinney kept Miss Branch tinder close jruard despite her protests that che wanted no ono to see her in her prief. Freed from the servitude in which her illicit lovo for Couch bound her. Miss Branch is childishly dependent. Her clandestine companion, master ful and clear minded, for years did tho thinking for both and tho woman had become absolutely dependent up on his will. She is now a pitiful fig ure. "I do not want to eat." cried the prisoner in a voire half a whisper, when breakfast was set before her. Can't Siak Aloud. Through the ion: days v. hen the woman, in her cubbyhole home, re mained silent and during her commu nication with (Touch when both spoke in whispers to avoid detection, the woman's voice became affected, and he now cannot speak in full, nor mal tones. "What a sad Christmas this will be for me without my Mel." exclaimed the woman in a fit of dreariness. When I think of the surpassing sweetness of my companionship with Mr. Couch, my sorrow is intensified. There is a bitter sweetness in a man's cruelty if you love a man with all your heart. But no. Mel was never! cruel to me. He could not be." The haggard unkempt prisoner stared through the barred windows of the matron's department of the jail, mumbling to herself. ' At times she murmured and wept and at other times aho threw herself upon her bed and refused to speak. The county officials believe that some of Miss Branch's relatives may come to her aid. I toll 1.4 Missing. Search was begun today for a roll of money which is believed to have ! been in Couch's possession when he died. According to Judge .mith. who lived along in otrlces adjoining those occupied by Couch and Miss Branch the dead lawyer always carried a large amount sof currency i n hi pocket. "When I learned of the presence of Miss Brancli in 'Couch's office, I re called that the lawyer had received a letter last Saturday night containing checks for $inr." said Smith. "I told Mrs. Couch about the checks and she found them on his desk, but J can not account for the absence of money on Couch's person, for he always car ried a 'roll'. There is no truth in reports that Couch was on unfrionedly terms with ; Ills -wife. He always spoke klnc'ly of j her and usually ate Sunday dinner at home. "I lived in offices adjoining those occupied by Couch for never dreamed that there was a worn an in the building. Frequently I walked unexpectedly into Mr. Couch's office but never saw any trace oZ tho hidden woman. Miss Brance gave the first hint as to her antecedents late Tuesday. "I was born In Hard wick, near Cocperstown. X. Y., where my broth er now is employed in the potoffice." she said "My father and mother are dead. But that is all I propose to tell of my family history. What hap pened to me before I came to Monti cello, 15 years ajro, concerns no body." TRUSTEES REFUSE TD FIRE GEORGE NEW YORK. Dec. 24. No action looking toward the removal of Will iam It. George from all participation in the affairs of the George. Junion llepublic will be taken at this time I y tho trustees of the Fte ille, N. Y., institution. This Wits the reply forwarded by thtr Vuesdav to the state board of rharJtlei, regarding the board's at tlon In calling upon to force Mr. ;eort;e to sever his o!!ieial connec tion vith the institution he founded. The trustees expressed the "ut most confidence in tin future of the republic." and pointed out that the founder has had no oll'cial connec tion with the republic since UhS, al though he is the national director of i t he Natlor-al Association of Junior . Benublics. The trustee set forth that ! the charges nainst him are dtr iavuitigation. rtlli un- Little Xmas Stories from JMany Cities fiUX roil I'KKSKXT. SCRANTOX, Pa.. Dec. 24. Walk ing up to a girl in the Itlcca rath skeller here early Wednesday, a young man exclaimed: ' I bought a gun for a Christmas present." The girl screamed and fled and then the man shot himself through the head, dying Instantly. The girl, Mae Thomas, later identified the sui cide as George Smith of Bingham ton, X. Y. HOB XMAS TIU:i3. SYRACUSE. N. Y., Dec. 24. Scores of little children were robbed of their Christmas presents late Tuesday when burglars broke into the South Presbyterian chur and stripped a big Xmas tree of toys and candies. The burglars also took the pastor's diary, containing an outline f 20 sermons and eight written ser mons. glvi:s ir TUKKKYS. WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. Kaeh of the white house employes, about 150 of them, received a 15-pound turkey Tuesday with Christmas greetirs from the president and Mrs. Wilson. The president has been too busy to do any Xmas shopping, but his wife and daughters have been shopping frequently. I;LI1.0R 1'kW'S SANTA. WASHINGTON', Dec. 24. Miss Kleanor Wilson, youngest daughter of the president, played Santa Claus to a half hundred little children Tuesday. With Christmas greetings from the president she took an auto mobile load of toys and candies to a settlement of 15 families. "There has never been such a time in Vir ginia," exclaimed one aged woman. wirn kkfi:si:d gift. BALTIMORE. Dec. 24. Because his wife refused to accent a gold watch and chain from him as a Christmas gift, Walter Grimes Wed nesday shot and mortally wounded her and then killed himself. AMD TRUNK MAY 13 IKE OFF TINS Battle Creek and South Bend Chambers of Commerce to Protest Against Change of Schedules. Chambers of Commerce of South Bend and Battie Creek, and the busi ness men's associations of cities in tervening, together with other com mercial organizations from Lansing to Chicago, are protesting to the Grand Trunk Railway Co. against the discontinuance of four of its trains, Nos. 13 and ?6, and 27 and 28, be ginning Jan. 4 next. The discontin uance of trains 2 7 and 2S, are the onese that most concern South Bend and Battle Creek, being local pas sengers that connect the two cities. The matter was first taken up by the United Commercial Travelers' as sociation, with letters to Pres. Cham berlain, of the Grand Trunk, at Mon treal, and to the commercial oran- izations. Train Xo. 27 leaves Battle Creek at 7 o'clock in the morning, reaching here at D:30i, and there is no other train reaching here from the cast un til 11 a. m. The plan is to sidetrack this train at Pavilion and send it up to Kalamazoo. This would cut off South Bend's draft on the smaller towns to the east of here. Train Xo. 2S leaves here at 3:50 in in the afternoon and stops at Battle Creek at 6:25. These are the trains that most concern South Bend, accord ing to Secv. Manning, of the Chamber of Commerce, who has taken tho matter up. Train Xo. 1." goes west through South Bend at 4:01 a- m. and Xo. 16 goes east at 1:00 a. m. Both being fast trains. The Grand Trunk's answer is that the two local trains, as at present run. tre a losing proposition: that they were put on as summer trains origi-m'K- nnd intended more for lake re- years, anjjorVtravel, and cannot be maintained during the winter. WITH BAN R NEW IEA Mexico Outlaw Encased in Utah Mine Will Be Object of Searching Party in Celebrat ing Jan. 1. SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. Dec. 2 4. Rafael Lopez, the Mexican bandit who for live weeks has defied the au thorities, is still safe and presumably alive with in the workings of the Utah-Apex mine at Bingham. All entrances to the mine were sealed up ten days ago and Sheriff Smith and his men are waiting to starve out the slaver of six men. According to the plan, the mine will be unhealed New Year's day and a partv sent into the workings to hunt the dead body of the fugitive, or cap ture him should he be still alivu Meantime a large amount of K.unMing is being done at Bingham. Ken money is being that Lopez is in the mine, with plenty to. take the bets. It is not know whether there are ntranccs tc the underground workings that have not been sealed up and that Lp'-z had knowledge of them. The impression is strong that he has had assistance from the out- side He is known to have had a sweetheart in the Bingham under- world and she is Mispected of having organized a rclU-f committee among trusted friends wl her circle. FIGHT SET I WHIM SAYS SHE IS DAUGHTER OF LUTE GQL.TURNQGK Mrs. Lowell Parker of Elkhart Sues for Third Interest in $150,000 Estate. A situation, perhaps the most un usual to develop in the local courts for years, 'has been revealed in the effort to settle the affairs of the es tate of the late Joseph Turnock, prominent business man and civil was veteran. Mrs. Lowell Parker, 56 years old. now residing in Elkhart, Ind., has filed suit in the circuit court, asking to be apportioned a share in the Turnock estate, valued at approxi mately $150,000, equal to that of Nellie Booth, a daughter, and Joseph Brevere, a grandson of the late busi ness man. Mrs. Parker claims to be the daughter of Turnock and it is said the latter recognizes her as such after J"iis marriage. Mrs. Parker married when she was 1G years old and for years lived in New York, more re cently moving to Elkhart. Letters, photographs and other re membrances in which Turnock is said to have addressed Mrs. Parker as his daughter, may be an important part of the evidence in case the suit is brought to trial. It is said that in all ways Turnock treated the woman as his daughter. Had Turnock made a will disposing of his property, it is the opinion of attorneys for Mrs. Parker that he would have made provision for her as a ughter. But death came sud denly co him, and he had made no provision for the disposition of his estate. Turnock died of injuries sus tained when his own automobile started suddenly as he was cranking the engine and hurled him against an iron wire polo on the court house square last summer, N The form of action filed by Mrs. Parker's attorneys is a suit in parti tion. Mrs. Parker and the two de fendants are jointly entitled to the entire estate, according to the theory of the complaint, which asks that the I property be sold and the proceeds be divided equally among the three. The Indiana statutes provide this method of procedure in ces of chil dren born out of wedlock whose par entage is afterwards recognized. REO CROSS SEALS Sales Run $553.17 in South Bend and County Makes It $800 Exceed All Previous Years. The sale of Red Cross Christmas seals in St. Joseph county will far exceed those of any previous year. Hy Wednesday noon in South Bend alone the total sales were $553.17. When Mishawaka and New Carlisle have sent in their reports to the cen tral oitlce the total will be raised to something over $800, which Is $200 above the mark set by the oflicers of the league as the amount to be rais ed in the county this year. Much of the credit for the success of the sale is due to (Miss Louise Studebaker, who took entire charge of the city sales. It is the first time the city work has had a manager and the plan has justitied itself. The public in general, too, has re sponded much better than ever be fore. People have seemed to havo a better understanding of the work and had bought the sels in prefer ence to other Christmas stickers. Sales in the individual stands have shown a marked increase over those of last year. At the Oliver hotel they were more than doubled. This year $160.5:: was made at that stand as compared with $70 last year. At tho poatomce only $3S worth were sold last year in contrast to $110.09 this. In the factories this yeat $150.17 was made .last year only $70.50 All the stands in the city will close Wednesday evening at 9 o'clock. The reports from Mishawaka fjid, New Carlisle will probably not be in tintil the ilrst of next weeU. when complete reports for the sale in the county may be given. Seventy-five per cent of the money made in St. Joseph county will remain here for county work. WHAT CINDERILLA HAS LOST HER SLIPPER? Prercntlns the role of the; prince portraved in the fairy story f "Cln derllla." Patrolman George "Parker, the fattest and best looking,' police man in ioath Bend, came marching to the station Tuesday with a, dainty slipper in his hand and made a re quest that the force help him in a search for its mistress. The policeman found the ' slipper which is of an elaborate style, on the sidewalk and believes it wa. lost from tome Christmas shopper's bundle, as it appears to have never been worn. Parker very gallantly asks no re w a rd. rLIKTIlD WITH COP'S WIVK. CHICAGO. Julius Dairy attempt ed to flirt with the wife of Police Sergeant Chas. E. Dudley. The police man administered a drubbing and arrested IXilzy. The prisoner told the judge he was writing a book and tried to flirt with Mrs. Dudley to get material for it. MILK MAX KILLS SHLF. CROTOX-OX-IIUDSOX. X. Y.A milk famine ensued when the horse of the town's only milk peddler, com mltttd suicide walking off I. bridge. TOTAL NEAT SUM HOME MADE PLUfA PUDDIN& LIKE MOTHER USED TO MAKE y S RECALLS SfleOTING STORY Late Husband of Woamn Ran "Bill Poster," a Sheet Which Led . to Murphy-Palmer Shooting. Mrs. Xancy A'. Hans, who shared in the distribution of the estate of the A. Montgomery Ward, Chicago mil lionaire, to the extent of $30,000, formerly lived in South Bend. She left this city several years ago and is now living in the west. Mrs. Hans, who is a sister of Ward, receives the money to be held in trust for her. Mrs. Hans lived in Niles before her marriage to Harry Hans of this city. The latter died years go, after be coming well known as the publisher of a sensational periodical known as "The Billposter." Hans was also identified with the local gambling fraternity and gained notoriety for his connection with the sensations which led up to the shoot ing of Charles T. Murphy, a South Bend editor, by William Palmer, an attorney. Murphy, it was said, re ferred several times to articles about Palmer which had been published in Hans' "Billposter. Murphy recov ered although the bullet from Palm er's duelling pistol pierced his lung, allowing a silk handkerchief to be passed through the wound. Palmer went to the penitentiary for the shooting. After Hans' death, Mrs. Hans went west to live. All to Itelativos. All of the Ward estate, estimated at more than $5,000,000, will be ekpt in his family, according to the terms of his will, in a digest which was given out Tuesday night. None of the property is left to char ity, Mr. Ward having held, ns did the late William Deering, that he had provided sutllciently for charitable purposes during his life time, accord ing to attorneys who prepared the di gest. Various relatives are to receive a total of $240,000, five nephews re ceived considerable blocks of stock in .ie business built up by Mr. Ward; two-thirds of the residue is willed to the widow and the other third to the widow in tru.t for the only child. Miss Marjorie Ward. The only char itv mentioned in the will is that should Miss Ward die without chil dren and without having prepared a will, her third of the estate is to be used to establish and maintain a homo for worthy working girls. The widow, Mrs. Klizabeth J. Ward, is made pole executrix. The bequests provided were: Mrs. Hannah M. Keyser. Philadel phia, sister, $3 3,00 0. Mrs. Cora Ward Hammond. Niles, Mich., sister, in trust, $40,000. Mrs. U V. Brown. Niles, Mich., sister, in trust. $30,000. S. I. Ward. Northville, Mich., brother. In trust, $30,000. Twelve nephews and nieces are given various amounts from shares in the business to $3,000 each. km; smoki:li-:ns yi:aks. LOXIOX. Iec. 24. Robert Cole?, ta veteran of the Crimean war. cele- brated his U:.th birthday anniver sary Wednesday. Heattrlbutes his old age and good health to the fact that he never smoked and his predi-j Icctfon for comic stories. I 11 REIMS MR . MERRY CHRISTMAS! SUGGEST SHOCK AS NEW POLICE CHIEF Police Appointment" Still Up in Aid Josephson to Go On Safety Board Instead of Works Board. Mayor-elect Keller's board of pub lic safety stole a march on his board of public works Tuesday night and Harry E. Josephson is to become the successor of Wilson Snyder rather than of Arthur P. Perley as previous- ly predicted. Josepnson was Deing.pmk stocking Fund considered by both noards. ine clerkship in either case draws $1,000 a year. Josephson, who is now dep uty county recorder, tendered his resignation to Recorder Lehman Monday, to become effective the first of the year. The board of works has several other applicants for clerk, but the members decline to discuss names. It has been decided to sever the clerk ship of the board of park commis sioners from that of the board of works, and the superintendent of parks will hereafter be required to keep hi3 own records. This means $500 less per 3'ear for the clerk of the board and that much less work. Clerk Rerley has been receiving $1,500 annually from the two boards. Schock May Iiooomo Cldef. Without confirmation from the safety board, the street has it that Sergeant James E. Schock, of the po lice department, bids fair to be made chief of police. 'Members of the board, however, are insisting that no decision has been reached, and refuse even to admit that the eergeant is be ing considered. Former Detective John Kuespert is also again in the limelight, with the halo of chief of police hovering above him. I will probably be several days before any announcement can be made, either as chief or head of the detective depart ment. "We find about three factions in the police department, one loyal to the present . chief, another that is stuck on the chief of detectives, and still another faction .that is apparent lv longing for the return of ex-Chief McWeeny," said a member of the de partment of safety Wednesday. "We mean to get a man if we can who is strong enough to wipe out this factionalism and manage the depart ment for the good of the city rather than for the glory of certain leaders." Must Be Chief. That the problem is rather exas perating, the member admits, but in sists that it will bo solved. "When we pick our chief he will get his or ders," he fays, "and it will be up to him to see that the men under him conduct themselves accordingly. We are indisposed toward having patrol men come to us on the street and ask us what to do. The chi;f will be their boss and he will be held re sponsible as long as he lasts." IIULH OF THRJIE. Xr.W YORK. Three square meals a day. three hours' outdoor work every day and three good laughs every hour have helped me reach the age of 102, said Mrs. Thomas Ren ;.et. The afternoon edition of The News-Times will not be issued Thursday in order that the employes may spend the day with their families DISPENSARY FUND CAMPAIGN NEAHS THES2.00QWIARK Toy Contest Closes With $67.44 to Credit Total Sum Raised for Children is $1,856.86. rort tjil: baiuis. Previously acknowledged. . . . $ 1.CT9.29 First Christian S -5.00 5.0l Mrs. E. W. Tavlor's S. S. class Linden Schoolchildren. 3.05 77. OS 07.44 Toy Contest Total . $ 1.S56.S6 Remarkable results have come in from the toy contest among the school children which will close this afternoon when the prizes will be awarded at the Orpheum olfice. At noon, before all the final reports were turned in the fund amounted to $67.4 4, which represented the work of only. l'J children. One little girl. Miss Ruth Marks, by her own effort collected $19.49. from :)7i( contribu tors. Another. Mis- Sarah Mikol Juska, $17. &S. Joseph Pbdelwitz, who leads the boys so far, brought in $16.04. The list of prize winners will be announced Thursday morning. The results of the pink stocking campaign by Wednesday noon amounted to $77. OS. They were not so good as had been hoped and as was indicated by the early returns. However, many generous gifts have been received and wil materially as sist tne dispensary The university of Notre Dame sent in a check for $5 Wednesday morning, as did the em ployes of the Staples-Hildebrand Co. The Zeigler Huff Lumber Co. sent $1 and the Union Lunch room $2.30. The campaign for the babies' dis pensary will close Christmas day. The total as it stands is $1,SG6.S6. Th campaign has created a great deal of interest and has served to bring th' public into greater sympathy with one of the least known, yet worthiest charitable institutions in the city. Many people who have felt unable to assist have expressed a desire to do so. One woman who felt that just now she could do- nothing for it. said, however, that if it were ever in im mediate need of funds the board might call upon her. The interest of the children has been one of the touching features of the campaign. A number of tho-e taking part in the toy contest d.d s without any hop.i of winning prizes but merely to help the babies. Two little girls, Hilda kStephari and Clara Kemska, turned in their books, on with four contributors and 4" cents and the other two contributors with 20 cents. A number of others turn in small amounts In their eagerness to help, even though they exp ei l no returns for themselves. Iti;SCLTS OF TOY CONTFsT. XO. Amount. Joseph Podelwitz 3 James Pictnif zewski C? Carl Lederer "-' Frank Dorsch 17 Otto Slnshauser 1 Louis K ovate h 1 Iv)uis Roth 7 Emery Alberts John Madarasz 7 Lewis Sipotz 4 4.1 l.l'o' 1.00 l.Z?. ."0 Andrew Cherry 4 .no sr. '.4 9 :..i 4 .'.71 1.7u .1 . i ' Ruth Marks ?,Z0 i o . .11 Sarah Mlkoljuska Carmel Pitman . , Carrie Pitner . Anna P. idasics Mars' Nvikosh Hilda Ktephan Clara Kemska Total CRITB OF STAR CHAMBER METHODS BRINGS OUT REPLY Judge Howard Defends Course of Council in Barring Pub lic From Executive Session. TRACTION COMPANY SOUGHT NO SECRECY Supt. Hardy Says it Would Have Been to Their Interest for Pebpte to Know Why They Sought Amendments to Bill. That so far as th Chicago. South neni xorthern Indiana Railway Co. is concerned, its representatives would as ston havo been heard in public as in executive session, at the council meeting Monday nlpht, when they appeared to protest against tho pasaq-o of the boulevard crossing or dinance, in its original form, was as scried hy Transportation Supt. 3'rank I. Hardy, Wednesday.. "In fact wo would 'rather the pub lic would know our reasons for op posing that ordinance than not." he said, "and we believe the public would in the main agree with us It would have meant 2.2S0 more stops of our cars per day, than is required t us at present, and that much more loss of time in delivering passner at their destination. ,s it i th near-side stops have Wn limited t.. the principal crossings onlv. ami w are relieved of having to stop at the lar-side also, in order to tak- on passengers when there are nny" According to Supt. Hardv th- r h ' X' L is I'rfectly will in- tlx public should always know of jt n.. lations with the rity council, and that all matters before that bodv be cussed open and above hoard. As th, ordinance now stands it will mean approximately 1.400 more Mors 'r day than formerly. The traction peo ple had been considering stopping on the "near" as well as "far-side" at Washington and La fa vet te. due t.. th. traffic there, without an, ordinance and, says Mr. Hardy, "the whole mat ter couhl have boon a?rel to without an ordinance, had the park co-nml sion taken it up with us." Criticism HriiiKs Hcshmc. This explanation comes as the in sult of the attitude assumed by th -ews-Times. both in its news report and editorial comment on tho Mon day niKht council session. The ap pearance of the traction representa tives was followed bv the council ?:, inp into executive session, from which the press and general public was barred. There was no disposition on the part of the newspaper to pre sume anything wronc. r even to disagree with the result attained, hut only to criticise the secret process bv which it was reached. The new paper men asked if theV would be permitted to attend the executive 0 sion and told thev could not Pres. T. i;. Howard, in a letter to the News-Times Wednesday rb-fend-the "executive sessk n" process for purposes of deliberation, and a-erta that the press should have been ad mitted nt Monday night's me, tin Hie retiring president of the council accepts the News-Times criticism a distinct challenge of his adminN . fCOXTINCT!) O.V PACK TWO) SAYS MOHAMMED Arab Shiek With Four Wives and Seeking a Fifth is One of Features of Garden of Allah Company. Tlie :ii :'js did m.t come , to. n today. the Card. mi of Allah com pany, which, when passim? down the main highway b-ars all the earmark of a three-rir.tr circus, has arrived ia our holiday midst. With them art? live camels, six Arabian horses, ej-ht donkeys. 1 m colts. ;t wi.-ker cak'e tall of doves and Mohammed CI Hore. To ! sure, there are a sere r in .r- of Mohaniniftis tribesmen, out Mohammed himself srjods out among them like a rainbow in a drab k tor Mohammed is dressed or better swathed in nineteen di-tinot (olois and as main- b!nd. and behb Mo hammed has four v.ie--. M(it of the other swarthv so;;s of tile desert can iot"t :" r two wives, bat Mohammed p:;L- them i?i tile shade with his four. And mre yet. he wants to marry at:oih-r. This tir;;e he thinks he wo;. Id an American irl one with red hair. "I should worry," he ifrinr.. j. He ha been in this coi.ntr.. only 17 uetks and consequently hi to:. versation is limited to a few such ::eces.-ary American phrases. Conver sation is conducted through his inter preter. Salern Abbott. The entire Arabian company quartered in th- Dominion hotel on Jeff i r.son bld.. and its members do all their cooking and supply their own foo.l which their religion demands. The m "iiii consists laricly of table toods, such as rue, meal. lc., and all chickens they use are killed by ine of hcir own men. Thick, sweet coffee is an important part of thtir bill of fr. i should mm w