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A'iH'i l. irf ji.lH T.V''iM' u. i. rv: t.V&t' Ehe "Weather Fair tonight and Friday probably, light frost in north poatlon tonight. .1, OHyg iW drrr vAYrte co.

ind. llJ a CITY EDITION 22 PAGES PRICE 8 CENTS fowa nrttntid iiti. Ssntlnel Bstablished till. FORT NE, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 13, 1923. Wiraa Associated Press Unit, Pr.ea ljCaSCU Wires International Newe Hervio.

WHIM 72 HOURS (Europe Fears Mussolini's Warlike Policies Will Bring Break With Jugo Slavia jv 'Within OFFER OF SWITZERLAND rn tirnnTe Dccnccn IU IflfcUIHIb Illil yvJI wr ptaly's' Trouble Making Pre mier Hints, At Coming Ital ian' Swiss Disagreement) i Close Serbo Bulgar Border, i iM UHMISl LONDON, bility ofcan itaio Jugo. siay war within 72; hours was agitating the chancellories, of Europe today while tliey awaited anx iously for the terms of Beli grade a reply to the ultimatum of Premier Mussolini, of Italy, demanding acceptance of the Italian thesis for settlement of I 'tho Fiumo.controversy by Sat urday. It understood the Jugo.SlaV 'reply already1' haa. reached Home and Is being. studied by the Italian stir elgn Th decision ot War er peace will depend, on the Italian view 'MAntmllA I.

.1 lott (from Britain, tor the moment not concerned ifi SPANISH REVOLUT New Airspeed Record ft Set KINI.D, Sept. IS. I.leut. II, J. V.

8. ft. piloting a Curtis nary, biplane 1n preparation for the alrpls he race at St. Louis, today a. new, world's npeed record of III mllea an 'The previous speed reoord nil held by Lieut.

1 II. Banderaon pt the United Statea ma rlne corpa with ill mlltt an four, The teat iwaa made over a kilo meter, course and was" electrically clocked to the tenth Ot.av second. Lieut, nrow flew at the rate of 390 feet a second," IS dis pute, and there, la little likelihood! sUj will be personally Involved, although 'etatesmeil reallae the dangers Ofa new general European conflagration. Fr.nc la In the moat delicate po altlon of the outaide powers, alnoe aha haa clone Ilea with both the little 1 entente, ami Italy and In sure to create bitter resentment, whichever aide 'she supports. It la almost ImposslM.

'for Premier Polncare to remain neu tral. The chief danger, as viewed by statesmen here, Ilea In the unro at rained, exercise of Tremler Mussp llnl'a enthusaam for entrance Into a. camiialin of Italian prestige und expansion, This Is tho program wants to curb. Home British circles charge II us SWITCHMAN IS KILLEDDY CARS Claude A. Barker, Dies.

Fifteen Minutes After Accident Today In Pennsylvania YgrdS; BODY TERRIBLY CRUSHED Claude A. Barker, aged J. a. Pennsylvania, switchman In' th local yarda tft the last year, waa crushed between flat car and.a at o'oloolc thla morning, antferlng ln Jurlea which caused Ms death IS minutes later, at the MethodleJ hospital. The ewfjchmani.

waa etJ awlped hy the flat yr aa a atrlnar of cars were turned Into a switch and then caught between a caboose and the flat car. Ilia Injuries consisted ot a broken collarbone, crushed cheat and a badly mangled left lag below the. knee and a. deep out on me ciun. Darker had roomed with Mr.

and Mrs. Fred. Drown, llttt Bet Main atreet, since coming to Fort Wayne from South Hand about ens year had been employe! In railroad work for aeveral years and. during his riidence here hl. been working In the Pennsylvania yards lie Is aurvlvod by a wioow and IN TOILS OF LIQUOR GAINI Chicago School Beauty Found "Uncohsci6us iti Hall of Building Report; of Attofnoy Oeneral Daugherty to President Ooblldge Shows Many Off 1.

cials in Liquor1 Net. twV JlnKobrK ari, (. MS at hoin hy external wars. Thr can no doubt but that Italian patriotism lias brn atlrrad to tha farar point Un4r MUMollnr rim, raaotlna: with markd apaad tromi th daprcaslon which follow! ina rDria wnicn uniy iwic u.d a.a.i el at i. ilfll! vrwaf ruuucu vi iib7 irmtn wi nr Tlt The Italian i 'Svfrnifirjledayhotlfled, land It cannot accept arbitration of aiurner oispuie Deiweaniiair'tRa or ina.swiw preeivenc.

aimcuiuea. wnicn mignt arise later between Italy' and Swllx Ur Itordcr. Closed. filar rovernment haa ordrrd' cloaina' of the B(bo Buljprar frontled. follow tanff rnvniivo inraNona o( juso qibt W.t,iinrtmRiK 1 tut.

nil a rtf M.i mf1 rBulsav)r tetKran, from BI ftlsrad) Af today. CLINTON STREET BODY TO MEET ation Members to Dik cuss Survey Data' on Wider. ing Street and Elevating. ILL STUDY SKETCHES Far affacta. on the pro? aoiod widanBtia of.

Clinton a treat and WilvatIon; ot tha Pennaylrapla. Wa Kxvasn ana ric9i nata raiiroaaa over B.fehlat thnraiiaThfar ainnftMl to ra jiult from 'a metlna ot tha members tha cunt on, treat aneoctation, to 0' UIU( UrBlIIIllllBj St. hofiow. tharljlnooln rrust. company bulldlna, corner Clin Hon and streeta.

Lie' One of th moat lmoortant fea.tUrea rof the meetlnr will be the atudy and (llsouealon of detailed sketch of tfJCIlnton atreet, from Superior street to Rvauaca eireei. preparea oy a. iv. Clloxer. civil enalneer.

after an ex nauattve survey. The aketch shows avaru bulldlniroii the street between title aoove Interaectlons, together with dimensions, names owners and Other all living at Indianapolis. An aunt, Mrs. Mi 13. JLeaure, lived here at 1835 California avenue.

The body was taken to the MungovajV morgue toawalt the of relatives. BIG GAIN IN ENRpjpEJTS Many More School Children In Grade and High Schools Than Thero Were Last Year. FURTHER GAINS EXPECTED aalns of DOT children, In t.ha publla schools were officially announced today by L. O. Ward, superintendent of city comparing the reports madd by principals Wednesday eve nlng with the reports made last year at the latter part of September.

A total enrollment ot children re ported In the grade' aohoola. Wednesday and 2,110 children In the two high schools. Further ajalna In enrollment era aiJ pected by Mr. Ward that will bring the, lotal number: children Close up to tha 11,000 mark by the latter pan OS neptepimr. Tha enrollment by schools and tha gains or losses made over last year are.aa followai School.

Enrollment. ji'i IBS Insa 7 to IS Adama OrphanaV home, Dloomlngdale Clay oreat ran i Franklin Hamilton Henna Harmar Hoagla'nd Jefferson Lakeetde McOJltocri Miner Nebraska Rolling Mills Riverside RudlsllI Smart Bouth. Wayne South Side gradea Washington 111. 41 III 102 III 110 461 111 Til 411 III 410 Ot 375 441 111 4 114 1.031 111 717 431 Total t.stT Central high South Side high loss loss loss gain gain gain gain IIS loss 110 loss 1 gain 194 loss 111 gain 6.0 gain 1 loss IIS gain 11 loss 9 gain'ii gain 143 gain 33 aln 236 loss 136 ..1.140 AMAZING RECORD OF CRIME AND CONSPIRACY Period Since VpUtead Law Was placed on Books is Called One of Most Tragic Spoons in American History. vVAStllNGTON.

D. Sept. JS An amazing record of; crime and conspiracy, waa disclosed late Wednesday 'when! Attorney' General Daugherty submitted to President Cool Idge a full report concerning the work of the federal iudi ciary in its efforts to enforce prohibition since the enactment of th.e Volstead act, 11 months ago. In a synopsis of the report, made public with President Cnolidge's consent, th. i period slnco the V01ntat law vras placed on thentatute books waa doecrlben.

by the department of Justice as "one. of the most tragic eprK'hs In Arnerlnan history relative to law enforcement." High OfDelale aa Violators. "Il reveala. among other things. aald the official synopsis, "that the department of.

Justice has been called to prosecute; a member of the judiciary, prominent members of the Amerlnan tmr. high officials of the federal and state government, millionaires. aclotis of the nation's aristocracy. and 1 sordid story of assassination, bribery and corruption that found Its way Into the very sanctums vrhefoln the Inviolability of law waa 'presumed to have been sacred." Mr. aughe rty cited many cases In wnacn luiuor law violation ana pou tics were directly connected.

"One case which stands out aa i bis; accomplishment." the report said. 'wni tne hock laiana 'conspiracy caaa, which waa prepared th federal authorities but tried In the atate court. Cites Rock Island Case. "As a of an Investigation tnade In June, till. It was Jllacovered sSBBaaaSaminiBaatBw iaSHBaBBBBBBBrBiSBBBBSSBk.

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tnat a cllaua of hint Willi. art attor bayfor leader. wA'rorf4iiv city, county, state. nti.rfravrafjrnmuAUy to bootteggerV and' Others violating the law. This clique had been operating for IS years and was publishing a 'scandal and blackmail sheet' to help It grain the desired ends.

The result of the krosemitlon ft this case Is shown by tha Improved conditions In Hook island." federal oflloers who have been unable to withstand teinptattona offered by reason of their official, positions, have been proaecutsd In' many districts, but nowhere has: prosecution been pushed more vigorously than In Wisconsin, the report said. Tslls of Eastern Cenvlotlons. Aa a result ot one Investigation In the eastern district there were five federal erohlbltlon officers, one banK president, one attorney, and 14 whole aI liquor dealers convicted. It was discovered that 14,000.000 had been ueed In the' illegal tranaao tiona which resulted in this trial. Th total amount of Jail sentences lin nosed as a result of the one Investl tatlon waa 31 years." and total amount of fines was lls7.goq.

In Indiana, there have been two Important caaea In the federal court Important in that both cases In volved cuhlio nfflolals and broke un 36 1 local, organisations which were foe ivnnv grail miwcf ment of the law. Indlanav Jndgw Sontonoed. Summarising these two cases, the department said I "The first was the case against Judge James, West, and six other cltlsens of Ioganaport. Ind. All were convicted on the charge of the con splracy to violate th Volatead act.

Judae West, presided over th (Continued on Page Seventeen.) Only One More Pay Remains For City's Most 'Beautiful Girl to Submit Photo vf'ly Most Beautiful Girl In Fort Wayne Must Have Her Photo In News Sentinel Office by Friday Night to Win $109 and Star. Role in to' Be Presented by the Sher man Stock Company at the Strand Theater. All miIHm IW the N.wa Rentln.1 1 contest must be mad by Krl. day evening, this time limit ta maae SKiaunr sufficient tlmif' mav A b. dedicated to the unusually diffi cult task awaiting tha board or Judges.

winner will be an nounoed In Saturday's News Sentinel and she will begin rehearsing en September 17 for her part In the play, to be presented at th Strand theater the. week beginning; September 33. TI( Beauty Contest editor la riot the only one who fears the day of Judgment we mean of course the day of Jidgment for the contest 'photos. Manager Oeorge Oonahue, vs in. mow cuinpanjr, strolled Into this 'office this morning to feast his eye on the of the beauties.

At first, we were hesitant to show them to him. but after; he had produced proper Credentials permitted 'him look. After Biasing at a few nf the many pictures received, "certainly, ngfee with you, Mr, Boauty Contest Kldltor. going to pa. no easy job for the judges ana I'm tickled to death I'm not' ope of Uelleve me they'll have to make some pretty fine discriminations to determine the beat looking girl out.

ef that lot." And youJ are. tonahue la a man of Judgment met acting connoisseur on beauty, and If he gUcs tip, what about the men who never berore have even thought about picking the moat beautiful woman out of hundreds and hundreds of them. Only 34 hours more remain for pictures. to be received a entries in tha contest. That's a short period time, so If you're a beautiful irlt Who wouldn't object to taking I10O I ardson officiating.

and a chance to make good on th stage, aond In your flcture or bring; It In yourself before tomorrow evening. That's all you have to do unit! Saturday's. N'ewa Bentlnel toeglns to roll off the press. Then grnb off a copy and come down to the office. If you win.

a Job and a Salary ara reaoy ror you even Derore you apply, TYPHOID CLAIMS BOY AND GIRL Two Deaths in City Occur Within Twenty four Hours In Present. Epidemic. LIST NOW TOTALS SIX Th death toll In he present epl demla of typhoid fever in Fort Wayne reached at total of six persons today With, the death of Donald Herschel ell and Doris Albert, both IS years "age. tttnald Herschel fell died at 6:10 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at th home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Herschel FeU, 1113 OAkdal drive, after av weeks' lllhesa of typhoid fever. wa a pupil at the Central pub llo high School and a membe of the South Wayne United Brethren church. His, father Is member of the DrelabachjFell real estata agency. Surviving ar thi parents; three sisters, Mabel, tola and Helen and the Grandparents. Mr, and Mrs.

Kred ell and Mr, and Mrs. Aaron Wells. Funeral service will.be held at 4 o'clock "Saturday aftenloon at the South Wayne United Brethren church, with th Iter. K. Rich 9 DESTROYERS WENT ON ROCKS Two More Warships Than First Reported Crashed At Ppint Arguella LIMP INTO SAN DIEGO Wl FARM BUREAU IS PLANNING DRIVE Second District Will Conduct Membership Campaign With State Assistance.

WILL BEGIN OCTOBER 15 seas aaataAh stsasnaati BAMpITBOd; II. NW deatroyers, instead oif MTn, aa first reported, ran on the rooks at Foliit Atflruello, Battirday It was learned The Somen and the Farrasvt llnped Into port here durlna the nlffht, badly crippled, pumps workini to keep water out of their holds, and with tales of thulr thrll'lnc; escapo from the fate that overtook their slater ships tha den troy er flotilla. The two destroyers that escaped, damaged, from the peril of the rock, were following' In single file the seven that piled up. Plowlna throufrh 4he seas at the rate of 20 knots an hour on the fatal iIkM, the lookout on the Farraput perceived something had gone, wrong with the vessels ahead. Mn ovsrfcriard.

was his tn stlnctlve cry and acting on atandlng Instructions to deetroyer fleets lit battle formation' the Hommera and Farraarut veered oft to the right and left in order not to hit the man they believed to he In tho water. wm (his action 'that saved tha reseels and possibly the Uvea of the draws. The pilots were not quick enough, however, to avoid the impending danger ahead ttnd the Farragut collided with the Fuller, one of the vessela new left to die on the rocks, while the Hommers hit artother vessel, which the crew believes to bo the Ill fated Young. The Young later capsized and is believed, to contain within Its hold the 19 seamen still missing. After the Farragut struck the Fuller.

It ploughed on through the melee of ships and struck the. rocks. Quick action on the part of tha command erctie dl to reVsTgel tff it gtnes and the boat managed to drag Itself off to safety, although a large hole waa torn In lta side. The Bommera grounded after striking the other vessel and then also made Its way to safety oft shore. The crews and oltlcers escaped In Jury, Bo sarlous was the damage suffered by.

both vessels that it took them; from Batlrday night until yesterday afternoon to reaoh; port. HOUSE OF DAVID PROBE TO BE RESUMED FRIDAY LAN3INO. Sect. II. The state's grand Jury Invsstlaratlon Into the House of David' probably be reaumea in laning tomorrow, Alt torney General Andrew B.

Dougherty announoed today, Circuit Judgo Harry. J. Dlngeman will take the tes timony of Mrs. Ituth Bamford and Mr. lady a Bamford 'Itubel, former members of th colony, according to present plans.

Thb two woaienv slaters, have made eerlpus allegations agamst Benjamin Purnell. head of th colony, one of them having sworn fa eV warrant upon wnicn naa been sought for several montha. Indications are the InaulrVl will be confined, to the taking of testimony from Mrs. Keea and lire. Itubel.

Umiw Unreatt In, wmJ 0.llvM Hon will present ed wttlr a nw method of conducting membership camnalarns. aocnrdina to the decision arrived at hy. representatives of eight northeastern Indiana counties, who met here Wednesday afternoon. Drives 'for the farmers' organisation will bo conducted by state offi cials iln connection with the oounty Officers and members in all ine counties of the district, beginning October IB. A group of men and women from tho state department will enter each county in rotation and with the assistance of a well prepared advance organisation, will conduct the) drive In on or two daya' time.

The work will be started In Kosciusko county October 16 and after a two days' canvass the workers will start In Whitley oounty, where the work Is" axoected tn take one days Allen county will be canvaaaed by the atate group following the completion of the. work In Whitley countyj Th group will then visit the counties of DeKalb. Noble, LAgrange. Elkhart and Steuben. The new departure In membership work was unanimously favored by representatives at th meeting and It will bo placed before the various county organizations In the near future.

W. II. Settle, president of the Indiana Farm Uu rMiL waa nraaent at the meeting and exrresaed himself in favor, of th district wide 'membership campaign, GOLD WAVE IS PREDICTED HERE Weather Bureau Promises Light Frost for Foft Wayne and Vicinity Tqnight. ENTIRE MIDWEST JS HIT VHh wave sweeping down 16Val Wcath. er' mini today peiHctetl.

that' Fort would be by; a frost' tonight; the entire in U( dlo weet la to be affected Atif th pfonounced 'drop in temiVeratures. according, to the wcathei bureau. Clear, skfea are ulito predicted for tonight and Friday. Tempera turea Wednesday night sank lower than at any lime, this month. From maximum tempera ttire of 83 degrees nt 3 otdock Wed nesclny klenmon." the mercury fell rapidly.

At 8 o'clock tilht It Was 58 dogioen, at midnight. 64 detr; at 8 o'chnrk this morning, 60 degt cea; and at 5 and ft o'clock, thin morning, 48 degrees. It was at 5:30 o'clock that tho mercury touched 47 degrees, as tho. minimum temper a tn re of the period. High proflsur occupies the major portion of the middle sections of the country, hi la Mow areas ovorlle tha northensc and southwest.

ores, ore eomewhat below normal In the northern plains states; lake region, Ohio, t. Uwrenco and northern and central llfAnI valleys, hut elsewhere they nro slightly above the seasonal average. Hlnce Wed nesday precipitation has occurred over the Jrnt Iakcri. In the St. lAwrvnce valley, Hlong the Atlantic ot, nd at a few scattered stations west of (he Mississippi river.

Midwest Herd Hit. Hopt. IS. Hnow and killing fronts today set the north and west to donning overcoats while portions of the Central platen tthlv cred as tho area of tho lowered temperatures spreada Krbst i were general throughout Minnesota and the Dakota last nlfrlit, hut the extent of damage to crops. If arty, waa not determined.

Government meterologlstB, who isald a reoccurrence of warm tern pera tures was unlikely, forecast hard fronts that might cause Injury to gardens and crops, Michigan and Minnesota saw tha A rat snow of the season yesterday. In T)uluth there were a few flurries. At Calumet, cold winds oft laks BUper lor brought anow that fell for a half hour, and at Marquette reports were received of a anow fall at LUhlWlivsV: I i ii' rSn TULSA OFFICIALS DERT GOVERNOR Demand That City Officials, Alleged Klansmen, Quit jobs, is Flatly Turned Down. WOULD LIFT TROOP LAW Raised for Japan lt MtMHIlt WAB1I1NOTON, Bepf, 18. Bub script Ions to the' Ited pros nneso relief fund todny a total of 6.185,!7, more tliaif hnlf of which ulrciuly has been expended or allowed in supplying needed aid to.

the strloken area. In nil. 13 ships already have sailed or are preparing to sail, carrying lied Cross relief supplies. INJURIES CAUSE DEATJWF GIRL Malinda Sen lef erst cin Dies Following Automobile Accl dent Wednesday Night. CAR IS OVERTURNED TRIES TO PASS STOLENORDER Purloined Money Order Found in Possession of Berl Bright, Aged Thirty, of Wabash.

ARRAIGNED IN U. S. COURT Herl llrlght, aged 30, Insurance agent of Wabash. waived examination when brought before Btates Commissioner Thomas J. Logan, this morning, on charge of having stolen government property In his possession.

Brlght'a father, Alva O. JJrlght, gave bond to tha amount oft $1,000 and Bright will be held for the action of the federal if rand Jury. Bright Is said to have had In his possession a money order from the Treaty, lnd post office which was robbed August 8. He Is alleged have tried pass the money order at1 several plages, and at each place, payment was refused. Bright haa, a wife and one child.

Turns Overt Man 'Hurt. tO TH WirttTa)r1HnJ ontAND, Sept. 13. Maynard Friend suffered a cut leg and bruises when his car turned over in the ditch, at a point two miles north of town. Doris Albut was taken 111 three woeks ago with typhoid fever while atfl aa tf ft fl wm aw aa ft ft a aWhs', atHAlA assawaisam, iiwira va, air, hiiuio and aunt.

Mr, ti. D. Wetsel. 004 est Washington street. una liedat 10:10 o'clock thla morning at the nome Air.

and Mrs. wetsel. Surviving are the parents. Mr. ami airs.

William. Albert, or jrreelandvilie, tA; i 'V which doesn't haDDen very oftenUind slst.r. Oensvt Albert. Thu Saturday la surely going. to Chrlst body wilt be taken to Preelandvillo mas for some lucky girl.

1'rlday morrjlng. The News Fight Service Not the Dempsey Carpentler fight haa there so much interest in a puglllstlo contest as In that to' be fought Friday night between Jack Dempsey, of the United heavyweight champion of the world, and Luis Angel Flrpo, of the Argentine Republic. Th battle will begin nt 10 o'clock, eastern daylight savings time, which Is 4 o'clock Fort Wayno time. Tha News Sentinel has rriade arrangements for the ringside wire service of the United I'ress Asooclatlon and will receive the newe round by round as the fight find will announce It In that, way from In front of the Nows Seitinel office. The News Hentlnel alao will maintain apeclal telephone service for the benefit' of those who.oannot get downtown 'to receive the returns.

TULSA. Sept. II. Tulsa officials todrfy refused to accent con ditions made by Governor J. O.

Wal ton for lifting martial law In this city tha resignation of five leading public officers, who. the governor aald. were, dominated by the Ku Klux Klan. The five who's resignations were demanded by th all said they would not Quit their office. They are Sheriff Bob San ford.

Po lice Commissioner Harry KIs kaddon and Jury Commissioners O. I. Holland, W. Owens and O. B.

ltobtnson. DEMPSEY IS PAID HALF MILLION FOR BATTLE $500,000 Today Turned Over Mahager oX Ohamplon MAY By Tex Bickard. GET SOME MORE NEW TOBK. Sept. II.

JacR Dempsey. who will defend his heavy weight tltl tomorrow night against J.uls Angel Flrpo, haa received 1600,000 from Promoter Tex lUckard as hlS'Share of the financial It wns learned today. Th money was paid. by Itlckard to Jack Jtearns, manager, who put It In the bank. It has been reported that Dembsey tvould get 17 a per cent of the grosa gat receipts, but the champion was given the option of taking a half million In cash.

It Is estimated that the total re celpis will ha" about ll.IOO.000. If they go to 11,100.000 Dempsey will' get another: $100,000, i irpo, tn challenger, will get Htt per cent or about 11IS.000. Ills ex penses are estimated at 140,000. Tti incidental expenses for tn flglit are put at IIS.000. lUckard will get about 1100,000 for promoting the fight.

ae Malinda Schiefersti ln, agod II. daughter of Ir. and Mrs. Henry He hlefei sit in, 1220 Winter street, died at o'clock this morning at the Lutheran hosnltal as the reeult of injuries suffered when an automobile driven by Kdga'r Bchelmann; 111 Ksmonrt street, was Wrecked on the Decatur heilr the Philley school at 7: SO night. Arcordlnfr to Bchelmann, the nCcl dent occurred when ht attempted to swerve out of trie road In order to pass a car parked without lights, said to fce occupied by a man and woman.

Loose gravel caused him to loose control of his automobile and It turned over In the side of. the ditch, breaking wheel. Miss Rolileferstelii was thrown from the front seat of the car and suffered a frontal fracture of the ekull and several cuts and bruises about tho head. Bchelmann and two other girl companions, riding In the rear seat, escaped wltta only a few slight bruises. The two girls were said to be Miss Devona Doohrman, 111 Kln nalrd avenue.

and Mlaa Emllle Kalsor, 1311 Hugh street. The occupants of the other car disappeared without reveallns their Identity. Mia Schlefersteln was born In Adama county. She had been employed a. a winder at the Dudlo Manufacturing company and waa a member of the Concordia Lutheran church.

Surviving are the parents, on Kdward. and two sis Aa Ue esAaa aa an si HI a arsa at The body' was taken to tha Seheutnan at Bon morgue. It ASHLEY MAN IS HIT BY TRAIN Oscar Doty, Aged 55, Thrown Forty Feet When Fast Wabash Train Strikes Truck. CONDITION VERY SERIOUS 'sWaTCIMeV TO Tiff MTr TTWTlVLf BOTJTXr M1LFORD. flept.

18. Osear Doty, aged 60. of Ashler, Is unconscious and In a very serious condition from Injuries about the head, suffered when he was thrown a distance, of 40 feet when tho truok he waa driving waa struck by a southbound fast train at 1 o'clock this afternoon. Doty, whb'ls married and has foar children, has been bringing cement from etrori to Bouth Mllford, help ing to build the new road through Ha attempted to cross the In front the train. Ills truck was reduced to kindling.

lie was removed to the depot and, three physicians were called to care foi him. THOUSAND KIWANIANS GATHER IN SOUTH BEND SOUTH BJSND, Sept. 13. Mere than 1.000 members of Klwants clubs arrived in South Bend this morning for tha state convention of Ktwan lans. The sessions will close lata (Thursday.

High officers of the international organization are pres ent. Business sessions, a noon pa raae, dinners anna unnco, wore mo features of today's program. Evans VllLe Is fighting; for the 1924 mooting. ARMY MAY CONTROL As Revolution Oproads Fear is Felt That Spain WlUFollow Oroeco Into a MUltary Die, tatorship. AQITAflON GROWS IN BIG SPANISH CITIES Madrid, Barcelona and Other Cities in Turtnbil; Revolt Leaders Demand Cabinet Surrender Posts.

niiLLETlN fv eat! MADKIP, 8ept. 13. It was announced this afternoon that Foreign Minister Santiago Alba and Minister of Labor Jose Rosada Gil had resigned their portfolios. fl taarsNa vasi HENDAYE, Sept. 13.

Col onel Prlmo de Rovers! and Colonel Cavalcantl, representlnp; the revolutionary troops, sent a communication to the Spanish premier today demanding his resignation. Unless it is accepted the arrhy will levy additional demands. Those already made include energetic prosecution of the War in Morocco, strong handed repression of syndicalism and communism and suppression of the. Catalonian separationist move ment. There has been considerable military agitation in Madrid, Valencia, Barcelona and Sara gossa.

A military dictatorship is feared. Troops have been concentrated here awaiting orders. The Spanish government is reported, to be sending loyal troops to Barcelona. Against the OaMnet. 4.

ihwhi MADRID, Sept. II. Beginning with a garrison mutiny) at Barcelona a military revolt began' In Spain today. The cabinet defied the leaders. A special note waa Issued by the mlnletera dealing with the atuatlort and asked the people to remain calm.

The revolutionaries demanded the cabinet's resignation. "Only bayonets will drive us out," waa the reply. The note added: "After careful consideration we have decided to remain at our poats. Otherwise ire would net be faithful to the nation." The revolutionaries were reported to have seised telephone and tele graph llnea over a wide stretch of territory. Interrupted communlca tlon made It difficult to eatlmate.th else of trie movement.

It Is understood th Savin and' Saragossa garrlaona have Joined the revolutionary leaders. 1 CJ St to Of War. MADRID, Sept. 13. The council of ministers at a.

rn. today de clared "a state of war" In Barcelona as the result of the. Catalonian separatist movement. Military garrisons In Madrid were ordered to be ready for Immediate duty ana all troops and men on leave recalled. An Immediate mobilization of po lice and the civil guard was ordered.

The decision of the cabinet came tr a ra 1 moa on 1 1 uous aasalo beglnnlnKAt 2 p. yesterday, during which the ministers were notl nod of a threat of armed movement by the army unless Immediate steps were taken to down the Catalonian separatists and tike energetic meas ures to pusn rne xwioroccan campaign through to a successful conclusion. Rumors of coup d'etat by the (Continued on Page Seventeen.) Pioneer Commerce Chamber Official Urges Zoning Law For Fort Wayne Howard Strong, Successively Secretary Manager of Cleveland, Rochester and Minneapolis Chambers, Lauds Generally Progressive Spirit of Fort Wayne But Deplores Lack of Proper Building Restrictions Here Zoning Protects Small Home Owner. COLLECTOR IS IMP0SER A man In uniform Is reported can vaaaing the city for funds for th Iteecpe Mission, police were ft. nu.

i. lor lha nllri nrfloere uv lr lUlatlonB' relative Ing that they are not conducting a campaign and have no solicitors working. Persons visited by the canvasser are urged to report him to the, police. rralslng th generally progreaslve eplrlt In evidence In this city, but de plorlng th lack; nf adequate sonlng regulations here, Howard Strong, pioneer chamber of commerce secretary, who is now engaged In the cotton goods industry In tho south at Tryon, i after a tour of the cHr, pointed its environment. It seem out the urgent need, of restrictive reg1 no city I know has su T.

ulatlona relative to factory and horn, possibilities in river bar location In Fort Wayno. Mr. Btrong, Wlio has served as an executive chamber of commerce official In Cleveland. Ohio. Hochester.

M. and Minneapolis. Spent yesterday visiting Secretary Manager Hvlan Worse. Ulenry B. Bodlne.

ot th Fort Wayn. HartAT oViA spiiimob chamber of commerce and accom H.n. ti Th. SlnT'rf M.ve;'rnled th latter on an Inspection trip 1 condition of Mayor cty. Art.r making the John F.

Ilylan. of New Tort. xnJ Mr 8Jro seriously disturbing, his physicians, ii notice that Fort Wayne Is taking said today. Despite his apparent the forelock and getting busy Improvement during the laat few h.r proWem of widening streets, days It was feared he develop Th. lraffl.c Problem of the next few ing double pneumonia.

wlilcli tno Infection The extent to years la going to be a real menace Is spreading to city, far better Is It to widen slons an additional cost of millions of dollar, when first estimate would have been very "I was also strtifck by the, natural beauty of your rivers here. By that 1 mean the way they lend themselves to the topography of Kort Wayne and seems to mo tbat ch wonderful bank beautlfloa. tlon. "Your Industrial development and' the way that district Is being planned for the future expanalon of enterprise shows a far sighted provision or taking rare of Kort Wayne's future development. You are be congratulated for getting the International Harvester plant against all competition.

This alone Is sufficient to convince one of the splendid futur of your city. "Now tliat I have said all the nlce things. I shall add some of the bitter' with the sweet. It Is thin. You are woefully lacking In sunlng provl fort wayne.

There are two prouaoiy win oe Known iw streets now than to wnlt ten years (Wuya of looking at this. No city which after Xrav nhotosranha have been aia mnA ki. I then be forced fa take this step at) (Continued on rag (deventeenj Vile'l.

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