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THE WEATHER Snow tonight and Thurs- I day; probably turning to rain by' Thursday night; rising temperature. VOL. 3 A NEWSPAPER FOR PUBLIC SEZVICE CLASSIFIED ADS In the Pharos-Tribune are getters- Buy, Sell, Trade, Rent, through them. Phone 22,70 or 312. BEST CLASSIFIED AND ADVERTISING I NOETHEEN INDIANA DECEMBER 13, 1922 rNTERNATIONAL NEWS WIRE REPORTS FROM ALL PASTS OF WOSLD PRICE THREE CENTS.

Today John Wanamaker. Russia's Vast Army. Which Was Guiltier? Great Wine Crop. By Arthur Brisbane John Wanamaker, who died yes cans that have the United BRITISH MAY QUIT PEACE nary service. PL AN TO GIVE 500 CHILDREN JOYOUS XMAS Theatre Party and Dinner To Take Place of Municipal Xmas Tree This Year COMMITTEE ORGANIZED Dr.

G. Is Named Treasurer and Horace Crismond President of Body Nerve Unbroken When Sentenced to-Death against it. FOR CHRISTMAS DINNER. Elliott Grocery Co George Strecker o-OO Horace Crismond Fred Six Dr. G- D.

Friend 5.00 5.00 5.00 Total Wanamaker was. jerspii 81 "go I must come and work in Wanamaker then JU men and appreciate them and they will appreciate you. wn ch German money will fall lower and settlement will become more di Swhile, a German engineer describes the army of Russia as he has Seen it- Lenin could summon 6006.000 men "to go marching through' Europe." No wonder, as Lloyd George the French are worried about what Germany, may do next What will happen if the Germans supply necessary thousands of officers and military skill and-join that Russian army of- OOOiOO in- attack upon France- and Western Europe? The last time the Russian, array started out it was led by drunken grand dukes supplied with cannon and guns that had no ammunition. That wouldn't happen German leadership. England is excited about a murder case 'that ends in a Sentence of having for a man a woman.

ThP nan Bywaters, was love' the'wonian. Mrs; Thompson She wrote to him concerning her the right; by law, to all that you have the right to by nature and by 1 That arrangement did not smt the ladv. She to Bywaten, that he murder her husband. He did it Now: both are to be hanged. KnsMsh juries do not allow senu- mont to carry them away in such wises.

It is however that higher authorities 'will decide to han- the man and' send the woman to lail for life. Which would you call more guilty, man Bywaters, tha' broke family, or the wife that welcomed him there. That's an interesting matter for discussion around "the evening lamp." France has the greatest yield of wines since 1875... almost two thousand million gallons- The difficulty will be to find a market. The stra'nse part is that although wines will be much cheaper, the French will not drink any more on that account.

So it is -with Italians. At one time when -wine sold for or 3 cents a full quart, Italian farmers mixed it with tho oats of horses, believing it gave them strength. But the cheap wine caused no drunkenness. That's one difference between natural wines and whisky. The whisky drinker is never satis- fled The wise drinker, as is proved by entire nations of temperate men that have drunk wine for of years, is not impelled to excess.

Mrs. Boran, who lives at Tilton- ville, 0., has a practical mind. The sheriff took her husband on the bootlegging charge She said, "I need him to take care of my five children." He said. "That's no business of mine," Then she seut the five children to the sheriff and disappeared. Immediately the sheriff released the -husband and said: "Go take care of those five chii- Continued on page thirteen Five hundred poor children of the citv will be entertained at a.

theatre party Christmas ln be a substantial Christmas dinner at noon time, and given toys and fruit on that day, according to arrangements which were, made bJ a-representative body of twelve men, heads of the various civic organizations, who -met this morning at 10-30 o'clock at the office of Mavor This program was unanimously agreed upon instead ot the municipal Christmas tree, which has been maintained in Logansport for a. period of several years at each holiday season. Members of: the committee who met this morning to. discuss the Christmas charity work to he carried out tnis year, were the following: Horace Crismond, chairman of the committee; Lowell Neff, Dan Gillespie, Dr D- Miller, Joseph McCarthy, George Strecker, Dal Hurry, Harry Elliott, Fred Six, Harry. Bell, Mayor Guthrie and Captain Tmch- er-of the Salvation Army.

Chef Wm. MaElroy also mef with the com- mitteeeiand offered suggestive ideas relative'to the dinner. Harry Elliott, Dan Gillespie and George Strecker were named to compose a committee interview the trustees of the Cass County Memorial Home, relative to securing the use of the kirchen and dining hall for preparing and serving the Christmas dinner. After carefully considering the matter of suitable halls, as well as kitchen conveniences for serving such a meal, It was found that the Memorial Home answered- all requirements most perfectly, and as this structure has been built by the people of Cass county, it should be used for a public benefit such as has been planned. Dr.

G. D. Miller was named'chair- man of the finance committee. Ail cash donations toward this Christ' mas party should be turned in to him. Any one wishing to make donations send them to Dr.

Miller. A of contributors will be published in this paper. The above 'named persons who attended this morning's meeting, donated They expect to put this matter before their respective organizations and secure financial support for the members. Another donation which has already been'received by Chair-' man Crismond, is an order from the Bridge City Candy company for one crate of nuts. All organizations and lodges having lists of poor, necSy children whom they wish to see extended a happy Christmas, are.

asked to prepare their lists and turn them in at Mayor Guthrie's office. They will then be carefully gone over to decide if all are worthy. The visiting nurse and Salvation Army already have very accurate lists of children whom they have Deen helping -ana they are 'needy. "All charity organizations are especially asked to co-operate in preparing these lists. Such matters as securing a theatre for offering the omrning show and what organization will prepare and serve the dinner, also detail plans regarding the Christmas party, will be worked out by the committee at a later meeting, which was arranged to be held next Monday morning at 10 o'clock in Mayor Guthrie's office.

JOIN INFANTRY SERVICE. minlster conFmaica M. Gou-. are Baltazzis, former tiar The otoki former minister of war and Protopapa- TMer Gen Atigos arrived life Imprisonment. ANTICIPATE THAT $900,000 WILL BE SPENT Coupons Akeady Disposed of Show that Near Three Quarters of Million Have Changed Hands EXPECT 3 AHEAD Merchant Generally Agreed That Co-Operative Sales Brought Thousands To City of 746,000 coupons issued to Chamber Commerce ers to Loganspoit stores which aij- united in'staging 'the Merchan Four Weeks Co-operative Sal- There promises be wees 800,00 coupons issued before tho sale comes to a close on Satur dav night.

With the three more davs for shopping previous to'the end oC the sale the total amount of sales will go over big according to a statement made today by several of the big merchants and those active workers in saje. MAN HELD FOR DOAL MURDER DENIES GUILT Ben Broolfsliirc, Former Employe, Held For Killing of Shaffer and. Wife. SINES PICKED TO HEAD LOCAL LEGION POST Annual Election Held Last Night --Troutman and Wall Voted Past Post Command- OBJECTION TO FRENCH PLAN FOR GERMANY Unless French Give Up Occupation Idea Great Britain May Step Aside ANGRY FNKHDE Blame -French. Policy as the Cause of Peace.

Failure ers. NEWCASTLE, denying all knowledge the crime, Ben Brookshire held Jail connection with, the double hatchet slaying of Mr. and Mrs. William G. Shaffer, whose bodies were found at their home 12 miles north of here was expected to testify before an inquest, today conducted by Coroner Flavms rs.lv 6 'prosecuting Attorney, George J.

The annual election, of Jeffrey and the sheriftho question: (Cass Post No- 60, American edvBrobksbire, said that'he-had'been'last night, resulted in the satisfactory for of Ralph M'CARTHY NAMED ADJUTANT Dr. McCully Announces That December 15 is Last Day. to Lay Claim For Com-' pensation By David M- Church. I. N.

S. Staff Correspondent. LONDON, Dec. Britain may not participate in the next conference of allied premiers in Paris, it was learned from an authoritative source today. The British treasury department is now drawing up a new reparations plan which will be submitted informally to France.

If the" French reject it Premier Bonar Law is likely that further conferences are useless and -each nation' must go its own way in the future. Members of the British cabinet are understood to be angry over the unbending policy of Premier Poincare of France, which "-was responsible for the breakdowsLof the meeting here on Monday. Must Modify Deinai Most of the British cabinet were said to believe that the German proposals, while not, entirely satisfactory, would have been suitable as the basis of further negotiation. In ASK HARDING TO CALLMtWPARLEY HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS WANNT PRESIDENT TO GET POWERS TO CURTAIL AIR- CRAFT, AND'SUBMARINES By George R. Holmes I.

N. S. Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, started action today to- vrard the calling of another-international conference on the hnuta, lion of armament. The powerful committee on appropriations, in the house 01 representatives, unanimously TV quested President Harding to Opes negotiations with tha chiet naval, powers of the world to the end tha( another world conference might calledcalled to restrict aircraft and submarines in. the same manner the Washington conference dealt with the limitation-of capital ships.

The committee's action 'came in reporting the naval. appropriations bill for the next fiscal year, under which $293,806,538 will from the treasury, to operatt and maintain the American naval establishment. "The president Js. sai the committees enter in-to negotiations-with the governmenti. of Great France and Japat (the same powers that composed the Washington conference) -with reaching an understanding 1 or agreement, relative to limiting ARREST SUITOR FOR DEATH OF CHIC AGO WOMAN and Italians to off 0 a an a a i he is alleged to local Legion.post TMM tiri all rieht" re- selves upon thei' said the kid is an rigni, Dwyer was-named as first vice-com- ferring to three year Leo a TM a "Billy" Huffsteckler, who kept a mander, Hany date.

However, it is reliably tiatio will be fruitless unless tne as second vice- French modify their demand for ose ac It was K-arned today that several of the large stores have practically ihpir disposed of the coupons and ex- vigil five beside the body of his food in a cold house, as ad seizure of the Rlihr a nd Rhineland tijjc commander; Jithnii? Jutant; treas- 7 tn SD urer; Louis Schmidt, sergeant-at-1 led to a and Jerome Bopp, Herbert! cipn of Brookshire. Condon, Dr. W. W. Holmes, Paul Softght Financial Aid- I Davis, and F.

H. members Brookshire. employed hy -he tjlg executive committee. 1 Shaffers "at various times, was said Rodney Troutman, the retir- snaners at vanuus lituoo, Troutman, UIB rcui- to have sought their financial aid to ing commajl( jer, who has been ill start a bus line which wag hoaored by tne members of the LUC T.H'-- the three days" as they anticipate that they will be big ones, especially Saturday. Ten thousand coupons are purchased in $50.00 lots by.

the merchants co-orerr-ting in this sale. Charles Elpers, chairman of the publicity committee, stated today giving''what he deemed to be the consensus of opinion of local merchants after having talked to a number, stated: "To tell the plain truth Logansport merchants are considering this' the biggest thin? they have ever done. They are so enthusiastic over its' success that a number have suggested that other co-operative safes, on somewhat smaller scale, should be tried at frequent intervals. The merchants have noticed a big increase in business, and it is especially notirnable the numbers of out-of-town people that have been drawn to the city by tbis'-cale. It is quite interesting to note the shoppers- '-When they ccme to the store they always ask before buying; 'Do- you give coupons.

1 and after each purchase ask for their Of course all stores give the coupons whether asked for or not though. Not only is this tour, we.sk cooperative sale bringing about earlier Christmas shopping, and increased sales in the local' stores, but it is bringing the merchants together and is interesting 'outsiders in onr city and what it has to offer- As some local business men voiced their sentiment. "If we get people from out of town to our city it is not au individual profit for any busi- neys house but all merchants may share alike in the prolit, although you may not he able at that time to sell the customer merchandise or ho does no: do.his buying at your store. Evrry store gets its profits out of such shoppers in that yonr store and merchandise have been advertised visits lor hoaored by tne members of the refused. Search for six or wjlo con erred the rank of past valuable diamonds supposed comma nder while Mer M.

Wall, act- of to have be'en in possession, of airs. ing comma nder during the illness of Shaffer proved futile. -Motive for Dr Troutman, was similarly honor- the murder appears to either robbery or revenge, of local officials! The race for adjutanti of the post was spirited. Shester Zartman believe possibly byiiueu. oucowci The bodies of and Mrs.

Shaffer 1 Carl McCarthy both being nominated are at northwest of for the position McCarthy was chos- here, where they were examined by en by a majority of 2. votes. Jerome thp coroner last night. The body of Bopp, post adjutant for the past two 9. Utt; tltp- TfflEVESSTRIP GRUBE'S FORD EFT ON ROAD Machine Stolen from.

Streets Arthur Foster, Held for Death of Mrs. TrostelI, Denies His Guilt. By James L. Kilffallen I. N.

S. Staff Correspondent. CHICAGO, Dec. 13--Mrs. Kate Mitchell Trostoll, pretty 32-year-old mysteriously disappeared on Dec.

2, was murdered, the police declared today, although they could not find the They ar- rested Arthur Foster, 32, the young tne by the and' sur- the construction of all types and sizes of sub-surface and face crafts of 10,000 'tpns' displacement or less, and of aircraft." The committee had high praiw for suitor; Trostoll', -who was manager of a Western Union branch i Washington 'arms conference, but night stated it not gone enough. was. said, will former home be and "one-half years, declined the-j in! nomination. Both' Schmidt and Drompp chosen I as sergeant at arms and treasurer were re-elected'to these I positions. Over three hundred members of rnn HIP rvnrmciiPC tho st were athere(i or the meet FOR I while to top, off the routine business of the evening, the Charles Boy choir assisted by Miss Mrs.

Shaffer, it taken to her Mississippi for burial. BOY NONE THE WORSE Discovered West City Today. MUNCIE, 13-- "I cried for mamma and she didn't come." Living through almost unbelievable torture from hunger, lack of Thieves who made off with the model Ford coupe belonging to Don Grube of this city, which was stolei. fast drove the ten-miles west of the city, on the road between Lake Cicott 'and Burnettsville, where they proceeded to dismantle it. All four tires on the car, the radiator; the was.a sweetheart of Foster prior'to her After Trostoll's death, Foster re- newdd his attentions.

Find Button and Pencil, from the missing wo-, man's skirt found' in the seat of Foster's car, as was- a pencil similar to the kind Mrs. Trostoll carried. In Foster's room was- found suit of clothes and an overcoat upon which there were stains. In his- trunk, the police found several pis-, tol bullets, calibre .32, but no trace of a weapon. Also the police found in his pocket a newspaper clipping telling of the disappearance of-the young James'" Nichols.

32, local colored Foster's automobile -was found, man, charged ot not in the oarage where he usually the bootleg whiskey consumed at the party held-in Peru, Sunday night which broke up only after the sert- DRAWS HEAVY i Ja'mesNJftJiols'round Guilty ot Transporting Hfiiior Wliich Caused. Shooting 1 Is kept it. but in a shed in the rear of the home of his father, Tohn Foster. Police prepared this morning to the ground in this vicinity. "to try and find the' body.

They said were seeking another man, whose name they refnsed to divulge. Read From Bible. Passages from the Bible were read at police -headquarters this morning Edna Schaefer, dur- otis wounding of Lucjlle Nukes, colored, 'was fined $100 and'costs and 'sentenced to the state penal farm for 9fl' flays upon his conviction oft- the charge at Peru. Nichols entered plea of not guiUy to the charge of -transportation but the was able to introduce wit- a dramatic attempt to break'thej-nesses and evidence, contrary 'Sj abe tn 0utDursl i aypiause water, and exposure for days wpitll which the entertainment was added to Tiocirlp. the wen' al and nights and huddled beside the form of his murdered aunt, 3-year old Leo 1 Huffstickler, appeared little for his 'experience today when brought to his home Little "Billy" was a witness to the murder of Mrs.

William Shaffer, it was believed, but save in one important detail on which other greeted. December loth is the last day for service men to make application for vocational training under the auspices of the, government ac 3 car by were also appropriated. The remains, of the coupe were located this morning. The thieves were thorough in their operations and every bit of removable including the silence of Foster, the suspect. Beside Dr- Schaefer, an intimate friend of the missing woman, as she read from the Bible was Mrs.

Margaret Koske and police officials. The eyes of tte women were wet with tears. Foster, however, was unmoved. He maintained his silence. A A A A PHILADELPHIA, Dec.

services for John Wanamaker, merchant prince and philanthropist, will be held tomorrow at 2 o'clock, defendant's story. He.was unable to; pay the fine and unless settlement' is made it will be necessary for Nichols to spend a period 290 days at the state institution. Clifford Harris, the other local ne- 1 gro in jail at Peru, charged -with tlm I shooting of the colored, -woman, ban entered a complete confession of the cause fot hi? act to "bad whiskey." The dition of the.victim of the shooting: has revealed but little change, "but it is said that she has fair chances to recover. Harris will remain -in jail would also be started in the near, was made off. with.

and Bainbridge streets, om IIP started in- the near i was made off with. In AmericanlzaSon wnrse' Grube purchased the car only a thT high behoof few He had parked the brfa streets ana isainnnage streets, 'JO a. m. to noon, tomorrow the body will He in state in the church. portant detail on wnicn uujei ai- be gj ven at i school lew days ago.

ne uaa me TM rests were expected to be made building and oodlawn street Mis! coupe, iri front of the Paramount The interment will be TIP. was unable to 35 Tnlprin fhp.atre last nieht. from where it! the family vault in tn day at Newcastle, he was unable Siulii i i tell authorities much of value. street Mission. Another woman whom little "Billy thought was his mother, was in the; v.

.3 XrtfrtT-O sion formerly known as Toledo Fifteen' different subjects will be outlined for the theatre last night, from where was taken. It is believed that the house either during or before her murder and that of her husband whose body was found in a barn in the rear. "I thought it was you, mamma," he said- "She gave me jelly." When found ''Billy" was beside the body of his aunt Susie, dead for nearly one week, clad in his underwear," his feet and hands blue from 'cold. "Aunt Susie was asleep and would not wake up." he said. Pour chickens, cooped up in the kitchen of the small house starved to death.

Other stock on the farm was in a dying condition. rales for" the'first two -weeks of "Lollie," said the chilld, referring cember this year with those of the faithful dog, "and I ate all same period of 1920. which-yas con- the jelly and pie and there wasnt id it will mean return these shoppers." One the large dry goods stores reported today that they have just made a comparative report of their George Lee was signed for service in the infantry to be stationed at San Antonio. Texas, at the local i cruiting station this morning. Lee' is the thirty-fifth man enlisted by the recruiting office since he opened i his office in the postoffice building; I on November S.

1 i sidered a very good Vear. and the any more." sales this year latter. by far exceed the: CLAY FARMERS TO MEET TtVELTE LOSE IITES. I The Clay township fanners will hold a meeting at Adamsboro Thurs- LONDON, lives day night. A radio concert will be were lost in the sinking-of the steam given the Cass Ccjuntj Motor trawler, Calerina off Vardo today.

Company if the weather will permit. thieves were aided in their work by another machine, which was used in hauling away the equipment stolen from the Grube car. A run was made-at 11:20 o'clock interment wm De private, in this morning to Fourth the family vault 1 in the churchyard wiere fire had broken out a hall' of S't James the Less. The Rev. way, due to the -explosion" of an oil thief or I Gordon A.

McLancan, pastor of stove- The blaze was Bethany church, will officiate at the I services. with the use of chemicals and but small loss wag sustained. LAIRD RETURNS TO CASS COUNTY T)T C. Laird, former trustee of Bethlehem township, has removed all oil burner, latent from- his home in Michigan to "this city, where he will reside until spring, when he expects to remove to his 'newly acquired farm in Bethlehem township Laird recently traded his Michigan possessions for what is- known as west 160 acres of the old Mike Mahoney farm. He secured possession March 1.

at LOCAL MAN INVENTS OIL-BURNER EXPECTS PA TENT RSGHTS SHORTLY Ed. W- Armld, local man. former, ness houses of the cily. which manager of the Arnold Motor Com- 1 i a res, are operating economically pany in Sixth has invented I fl ijy. situation anything i ment in securing conceded idea of con-, price, verting, heavy fac-1 oils into, a.

attention of hundreds before uniting with air ir com- oQjcr meaBS bustion chambei He has Arnold BtAtft- idea out and is now making ieves that ihe Virner which is the outgrowth his vision. -His burner differs from S6CUrea cut. which time -the tenants of Mrs. Gun- other oil burners, he, states, largely hat ht does convert the former owner, will from the place. Samael Dodds spent rein ove i In the fact that ht does convert, the fuel oil into a gas while others burn i the fuel oil Itself, buraeri in solved if it the fuel.

American people-' --problem for Arnold -condncted the Arnold Motor Company for twelve Tears. diipoied about- year ago..