The Herald-Palladium from Benton Harbor, Michigan • 1

FHE newspajlla: MUM CONSOLIDATED FEB. 29, 1904. BENTON HARBOR, TUESDAY, JUNE 2i, 1919 PRICE THREE CENTS $120,000 Sanatorium Ffrfs Celebrates Acceptance; lememeau HOW GERMANY ACCEPTED I (By Associated Press) f'ARIi-1 llinu 1 idul.rliiii it. in jtentkm to accept and sign the peace tt'iruM unconditionally the government jot the Herman republic has sent the following note to M. Clemenceau.

pre-; sident of the peace conference, through lr Haniol von Haimhausen: "The minister of foreign affairs has instructed me to communicate to your excellency the following: 'It appears to the government of the German republic, in consternation at the last communication of the' Allied and associated governments, that these governments have decided to wrest from Ger-jnanyby force, acceptance of the peace conditions, even those without possessing any material "We Have Waited 49 Years For This, Says Tiger" CHEER" REAL VICTORY French Capital Repeats Scenes of Armistice Day When News Comes That Germany Had Accepted Terms Without Any Conditions. i (By Associated Press) PARIS. June 23 (Monday Night) "We have waited fort-nine years for this moment." exclaimed Premier! Georges Olemenceau a he opened the fateful dispatch announcing that Ger many would sign the ipeace treaty. Celebration over the German de ciaion to sign reigned night and scenes enac far into the ed at the timo the armistice werd repeated and. indeed, intensified.

tense throngs swayed back and forth, slioutirur-fjvJoaiaglag and wav Ing flags. 2 Motor trucks loaded with American soldiers, armed with aCt kinds of noise-producing apparatus, threaded their way thru the masses. It was not long after the reply bad been received and opened before the supreme council mat guns began to boom from the forts around Parie and rejoicing crowds began to streatn through the streets, having been apprised by the sound of cannon that Germans have accepted the allied LONDON DISTRUSTS GERMANY; ALLIES MUST (By Associated Press) LONDON, June 24. Profound distrust of Germany Is the predominant a i note In London press comments on th It is contended that the Germans pro out war, the latest instance bein 9' mf'a now mna imi nvmu until the treaty is actually signed. unill treaty is actually tigncu.

must be continually on guard until the ved terms. Allied flags wer flung out Fiery Appeals Made Against Peace Terms Asked AUTO LICENSE APPUCATIONS HERE The beads of tb polit departments Of both cities have received copies of the applications for motor car operator's license which will have to be filled out and approved before any person can get a license to drive a motor vehicle. The new law becomes effective August 14. In filling out "the application, the operator must state whether not he has ever been convicted of violating the laws governing vehicular traffic. and whether, his or her license has ever been revoked.

The applicant must also state the number of miles, approximately, he has driven a motor vehicle and whether he has any physical detects which might affect his operation of an automobile or motor truck. TWO WALK INTO TRAP OF OFFICERS SHERIFF AND RAILROAD DETECTIVES LAND PAIR FOR STEALING. MERCHANDISE. James Hagerty of St. Joseph and Floyd Ameling of this unsuspectingly walked into an ambush laid by Sheriff Harry Hogue and Ben Havens and George Hoffman, the latter, Pere Marquette railroad detectives, Monday night, and are being held in the county Jail today pending examination on charges of grand larceny brought against them by the Pere Marquette railroad and American Railway Express.

The two young men are aald to have stolen a number of Mandel phono graphs, articles of clothing and other property trom the railway freight and express depot and sold them ln the twin cities. Shortly before midnight Monday they were caught. Officers Plan Trap. For some time property in shipment from 'the local railroad freight' warehouse has been missing, disappearing from time to time without apparent trace. Havens and Hoffman, Pere Marquette detective, set to work, however, and ran down every Inkling of a clew.

Deciding that the cul prits entered the building during the4 night and disposed of their toot as soon thereafter aa posaiDie. ue iwi was laid laat night with the aid of Sheriff Hogue. and Hagerty and Ameling walked into it. This morning search warrant were taken out in the office of Justice el- don. Benton Harbor, and the officials are confident that axonsiderable quan tity of the stolen goods will be re covered, part of which has already been found.

Earl Ameling. brother of Floyd, was also arrested today aa being Implicated in the alleged thefts from the Pere Marquette freight house. The three men were arraigned oeiore jauc Weldon shortly bc-rore noon and demanded an examination. In default of $1000 bail apiece, the three are being confined in the connty JaiL on mm ISBIEDICT The marriage of Dr. F.

N. Martin. nromlnent twin city phyaician, re cently returned rom aorricor la the V. took pi- In Chicago last Thursday. His bride la Mtea Ethel Ladlmer of Baltimore, O.

Dr. and Mm. Martin have taken apartments tn the Hotel Dwan ln thia city. AGED LADY DIES AT GRANGER'S RESORT A pioneer Of Her townsnip. sr ficance, aim at divesting the German people of their honor.

act of violence can touch the honor of the German people. The German people, after frightful suffering in these last years, have no means of defending themselves by external action. 'Yielding to superior force and without renouncing in the meantime its own view of the unheard of Injustice of the peace con-, ditions, the government of the Garman republic declares that it is ready to accept and sign the peace conditions "Pleace accept, Mr. President, assurances of my highest consideration. "VON HAIMHAUSEN." BE ON WATCH German decision to sign the treaty.

themselves treacherous through- the sinking of the interned fleet in pi.m.ii. afterward. It is said, the Allies anciwaiu, it aiu, ini miiea last penalty la paid. BIG THEFT UNDERiPROBE INNEWY0R THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOL LARS WORTH OF PROPERTY 8AID TO BE MISSING (By Associated Press) NEW-YORK June 24 Investiga tion of the claim that 1300,000 worth of valuables was apparently stolen from the safe deposit vault at the Hotel Btltmore is in progress today, it was announced. The valuables belonged to Mrs.

Clar ence Millhiser, of Richmond, Virginia. IT'S GOING TO BE A HOT LUNCH PARTY FOR GIRLS Are you a member of the Hot Lunch club? i Neither are we, tout the name is enticing and we would like to pe honorary members at least. However, lest we wander to far from the subject in hand The Hot Lunch clubs of Berrien county, with a total members nip or between TS and 100 girls and young adies, are going to have an all day picnic on the lake shore tomorrow. Incidentally, there'll be a hot lunch. We made you better acquainted with Miss Bessie Turner, county demonstration agent of the Farm Bureau the other day, remember? Well, she's the leader of all the Hot Lunch clubs and will award certificates at the picnic.

We're not just clear on', of the If a the It and ad of led is i on Premier Seeks Retire ment, Seeing His Work Done MAY SIGN THURSDAY Oat of Ceremony for Official 8igning Not Definitely Fixed Will Probe i Sinking of Interned War Vessels to I if Armistice Violated. i (by Associated Press. 1 PARIS, jjune 24. Herman Mueller. now German foreign secretary, Willi head the German delegation to sign the peace La Liberte says that the Crmjni probably will arrive! at Versailjes Wednesday morning.

The uprem blockade council met' today to decide on the date when the, blockade of Germany will lifted.) One element is understood to favor; the day when the treaty Is but it is probably believed the council will lift the blockade decide to with the Signing of the treaty. PA IMS. June 21. Premier Clemen ceau lias Expressed a desire to resign as soon ai the peace treaty Is promul gated, feeling that he has accomplish- ed the taHk for which he assumed the premiership, says Marcel Hutin in the Echo Ue parts. It Is expected that parliament will i ratify thej treaty late In July i May Sign on Thursday, No word has been received from Weimar relative to the new German' pleni potent iaries at Versailles.

The data of the ceremony of signing the treaty is not yet fixed, but belief is gaining (round that it will occur Thursday or possibly- Friday. Prove Sinkings. The council of three has referred to a commission of experts the questions i relative to the sinking of the German i fleet in Hcapa Flow to determine whe- i i wi I Uted Work the Amrtrlan pea.ee1 treaty was resumed by the council of three' today. Completion of the document to be presented to the Austrian delegates Is desired as speedily as possible and the work is energetically. expected to be pushed GOOD GRAIN CROP SEEN FOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR CLARK REPORTS EXCELLENT PROS- I PECTS IN HIS SECTION i- im-iKioi tr.

nirc Althoifh it 1 an accurate and definite estimate Of the errert of prevailing weather condition oh the crops of Berrien county it i rxmiU'a to give a general review of the situation as viewed by men from tlie various sections of Berrien county. Supervisor Chas A. Clark of Gallen aid this morning that better grain rrops were never grown In his section! than this vear. Be-; V. 1 11 tween NUes and Berrien npring south of th state line the -violent rain and week jnd storms of the pat two have done as the ex reme dry weatn.r the tw up by grain.

oitiaa Manrv nea wit ii wasbMits, destroying patches of rnlesa the northern part oi county! sets some ramrau at It A present drought will aum armln nrnnmiotlS. It 1 said. I. The, present week, two weeks at; will see the tasx ui trawljerTt iw 'Perrten coanty, on! ptower reporxeq t.w.,. 1 I.

HOTICE T3 tim of tna nre st i i i i I ito 1 OF GALIEN'rtefJr as'ton thJday. QUIZ "PROF" ONVHATIS RED DOCTRINE U. OF M. INSTRUCTOR UNDER GOES CROSS EXAMINATION AT FORD TRIAL FRANKLIN IS QUOTED Counsel For Ford 8eek To Show That Many Held Same Beliefs As Did Auto Maker On Question of In ternationalism. (By Asaociated I'ress) MOUNT CLEMENS, June 24 Cross examination of Professor 8.

lleeves of the University of Michi gan political science department, feat' 1 1 red this morning's session of the Kord-Tribune million dollar libel suit Prof Reeves testified last Friday that many of Ford's utterances were similar to those of well recognized an afebists. of Ford's ideas are held by others who are not anarchists, are they asked Attorney Lucking o' Ford's counsel. "Some of them, yes," replied the witness. Internationalism as opposed to nationalism, the witness said, is an an arcutfttic belief. "Isn't the brotherhood of man able inquired Attorney Lucking.

'Yes." replied the witness. Quoting Benjamin Franklin as writ ing, "There never was a good war nor a bad peace," Attorney Lucking if Franklin was an anarchist. certainly was not Prof. Reeve answered. "But if Mr.

Ford had said that you would have called it probed the attorney. "But, Mr. Lucking, the statement isn't true, anyway, whoever said it," protested the witness. BERRIEN IS REPRESENTED AT NORMAL COUNTY HAS GRADUATES. AT KALAMAZOO SCHOOL'S COMMENCEMENT TODAY.

Special to The News-Palladium. KALAMAZOO, June 24. Two hun dred and thirty-one young people to day received diplomas from the Western State Normal school here. Prof. Andrew Or McLaughlin of the University of Chicago delivered the commencement address.

Among those who received diplomas from southwestern Michigan were: Senior high school life Marguerite Bishop, Bangor; Mildred Clymer, Nlles; Mary Garrison. Hartford; Russell Smith. Hartford. Later elementary Helen V. Cole, Bangor; Doris Linsenmeyer, Jiartford C.

Marguerite Conrad, Coloma; Fran ces Eileen Paget, St. Joseph; Gladys Ryder, Hartford; Sarah Ann Smart. Benton Harbor; Ivan Marie Stafford. Benton Harbor; Gertrude Summy, Paw Paw. Early elementary Orpha L.

Leiter, Buchanan. Music and art Lillian Cecilia JRiat, Three Oaks: Mildred R. Smith, south Haven. Manual arts Roy Randall, South Haven. Graded Zella A.

Kline, Bangor. Rural Clara F. Drach, Coloma; Flossie M. Roe, South Haven. EVEN A FIBEMAN'S HOUSE SOMETIMES NEEDS THE DEPT.

ven fireman's house Isn't Im- mnn from getting Last evening; the, fire department was called to home of Harriaqa Versa Superior street Vers aw Is a member of the local department The fire waa pnt out before xtenslv dam age waa done. The cause is unknown. nnf nrnu BPFITOj tiiuv bi Ik I mr iinr rjva Htuatlri In AalaMlnor Reperted Srleua, Aeoardlng Lde. pgrla. June Asia Minor 1 aertoua, according to official advice' coted, byTiRewter'B.

ThM advice atated that th TvkUh forces outnumber th Greek War a and Jthreatea to drtv th Greeks rntlrely Bt At aiiaor. iji.wreea for ara reportd to witB Worn JZZtM Tf wtth good artiUary plestjr Of am- iBWiUfoa For County ETITION PRESENTED JO SuVs-VltORS TODAY REQUEtTlftQ -BOND IIIUE VOTE. TO DECIDE Hi FALL Committee Named te IttveatlsaU Needa of Institution Whtcir, Will Fight Tuber ui is in Berrte aad Will Report in October. Determined and powerful lafitteacaa are again at work tor a county tuber culosis sanatorium. The sahlect ha appeared before the board supervisors, now ln session at the court house before, and this time refused to be shoved aside.

Whether or not Berrien connty la to boild and maintain an laatitatioa fen the care of tuberculoaU patient will be decided at the regular session of the board in October. Mean while committee of five will iaveatigate tLm matter fully. Ask Band Issue- This morning Mrs. Roy Clark, netting for the Berrien Connty Aaii tuberculosis society, presented a petition to the board of supervisors aigaed by il? qualified voters of Berrien county, asking that the connty bonded tor $120,000, that amount to be need cn the constmctloa of a saaatoriass and lis maintenance. The resolution as presented read: "We, the undersigned electors do petition the board of supervisors of Berrien county and ask that the county of Berrien be bonded' to the amount of 1 120,004, and that a one-mill tax be levied to provide for the building, and maintaining of 'a ta-berculoeia sanatorium aa provided "by Act No.

SI of the Public Acta of Michigan of I Has Makes Following the reading at the notation. Supervisor Homer K. Mean Eaa Claire made the motion that tna chairmaa appoint committee to Investigate the need for'a'aaaaP torlam of this sort an, report at-tSe October session. 'Supervisor Tleaa's motion carried and -a ooomUtee; com-'. poaed ol Supervisors Hesa.

Eaa CUlie Cupp, Lincoln; Sutherland, Wills. Nile, and Sylvester of township waa named by Chairma-n' Wax. H. Ponndaton of this city. 1 Equalization Work On.

A great amount of work la hafora the equalisation committee, which con sists of Supervisors Capo, Karri. Duerr. Roberta. Sutherland. Wills and.

Winn. but th Indications are th committee will bo ready with it porta late today or tomorrow. The equalization of valne tor which this session waa called, involve a large amount of detailed and wxhaaaV tire ROAD B9P- THREE STRETCHES OF HIGHWAY i IN COUNTY PROPOSED FOR IMPROVEMENT. Application ha bona anad la rM lotion adopted by the county road coav mlaskNiera to Frank Rogers, atat highway com nt isai oar tor th atai to take over the mestmctkN aa aooa a fonds ar available mndar tk Al-drlch bill, th Lak Ehor Drive. Kile i road and a atretch ot road ha Ckikajn-tng six mile In length.

The Aldrirh blU provide that thy connty pay li per cent of th coU-e- tion cost and th stat pmj 7I par casU. An approprUtton of tor tk building of th Chlkaming road won -mad last year by th connty. GRAIN IHSPECTOIt TO TOTJETHISCOXniTY i iinHinl fiilku. wKl a rod acts. In order to have their grata p- rd.

arwr maat It lpe crut Th Insperti Umt vOI m). actw af th connty. laterwrM Jump Trk a nnm.ii interra car. wmum Jumped the track on Mai Ut tai ntomlng. tied street car rvw fr son tint.

After ronaiderabliabor th car place oa va a aa sTf i i til at IW ward pavlium. raw a la. GERMAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WAS SCENE OF EXCITEMENT BEFORE VOTE WA8.TAKEN (By Associated Pressl WEIMAR, Germany, June 23 (De Eefore the national assembly voted to sign the peace terms uncon jditiorally fiery appeals inoppo9ltku were made by Democrats and Con-! servatives. Many wild rumors of what would happen when it became known that assembly had voted almost unanimously to accept the terms gained currency. One that appeared to get the most support was that an or tne officers of the German army would re-Islgn If the government did not refuse surrender German leaders, especial- i i .1 ft iy niuaenuurs uuu uuurauui uU tn AJlies to seize the former emperor.

17 Ml I 1 s- t-f I. at p. by magic from Windows. Automo- Mies loaded with cbeerlng doughboys. and excited poilus dashed through the thoroughfares.

Church bells throughout the city were pealing everywhere and cheering, animated throngs gave-; evidence -of the joy with which the Parisian crowds welcome the end of the long years of agony and tension. The celebration soon assumed a more -tMtnultnous character and by '3 o'clock In the evening, Paris seemed beut on Indulging in an excited demonstration of joy. Bands of' btudents had taken possession of the German trophy cannon ranged on either side of Champa Elyaeea from the Arch of Tr lumpy to Place de la Con cod rs and were dragging them in procession through the city each cannon carrying ita burden of cheering youtha. editions of news papers with huge captions: "Peace has come" were snatched from news sellers by excited Parisians going home from work. Plans for the ceremony attending signature of the treaty were considered by the supreme council today.

is known that President Wilson favors making it as simple as is consistent with the nature of the event. the original plans for th con clusion of "the "second peace of Versailles" have (been materially modified at his suggeston. The plenipotentiaries will be Beat- on a raised dais in the center or the vast HsOl of Mirrors In the Chateau Versailles upon which will be instal the table upon which the treaty will be signed The program does not contemplate any set addresses, but it believed possible that both Premier Clemenceau and the leading German delegate may make abort speeches. The delegates will come to the table when called upon by Secretary. Dutasta to affix their signatures opposite th seals which will prior totho event, be fixed to the instrument The announcement of Germanyni acceptance of treaty has thrown the Hotel de f.Crillon, American head- nuarters.

into wild confusion. Ba-i cause of tJie uncertainty a to the data wnlcD. tne treaty win experts officers and clerks who- will re- turn on tlie George Washington with pgent Wilson, have been ordered ready to leave Tuesday night. uent, trunks, -bookcases, and -n-Hdors In arreat disorder and American soldiers rushed about ht an effort to get baggage to stations as quickly as possible so that the personnel of the mission might oe ready to leave at onco hould the treaty be signed Tuesday. fc JQ IN WAVY BILL Mtasura Completed by Sanato Saw Carrtoi tWAOCO Aviation fund Increased.

WasMsgtoia, Juno s-tan7iug aa Increase of 000 ojer UinBOns totaW, fCO naval 4oroBnatU WU waa eemptet-by th aoaatOwJMiTal committe avd will Uken op la the aenate after pas of tlw army aproprtart Msar- Increase Iw 7 listed personnel Xrom 1T.0OO men. ar proponed by tb fcou to wt.ww inn- th mrtf afl fttad from tl5.CG&CS lo JSSW-tW in some quarters the threat of the officers to resign was taken most UeriouMy on the ground that such ac- tion might pare the way for Spartacan lh DBI1 IVUIUIUIUBI apuaiu(53 tutuuuv country. INSURANCE HEAD TAKES VACATION IN BENTON HARBOR State Insurance Commissioner F. H. Fiiawortn.

la In the city for a few davs. Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth and their arrived last evening from lj.nt.lnr and Mr. Ellsworth will stay -ior a iew uays.

3 TtA Inaiiwartna ffm- mlRsloner is enjoying tne nri vacation he has had since he left Ben Harbor to take charge of the In- At I-ansing. any place but Benton Harbor ior a vacation n.orrniMt said the "Judge to- "The only place to spend a vaca- the why of the certificates, but ba were today tumblednto ElUabeeh Granger passed sway this tgaf Coniy Farm morning at 4:45 o'clock at the horn, iUnj wur, ot her son. A. E. Granger of Granger a iDS(HctioK tba mlM of grower of pad-resort.

She was seventy-eight year of to -f, tke teg largo noinni of water nserajMrs. JL. a their lawna. died inton Harbor. It any ia to 20 decrees cooier than mny other place In the state -r-r-r-r ttrffiTf A TT.C1 Tfl rilllBlUlVi i mm wm mrt -rn-ri roUowingn operation for the r- of affected tonsU.

Frank And- 7. Ml. of Mr. and Nelson. irw Arthur Nelson.

Pavooe street suddenly this morning at the room in the Traction UtriMin. Th tbM aoffered nn Male mil and Taylor worked fnf tW9 nonr in an effort to sate the Nsitatlo wan impossiuie CR(M Bad been a severe snfferer from rtMMtM The remains were m-t Deaaa nndertamna; pariora. ill be Friday afternoon o'cloclt- at wiesrs PAVILION her's expoa'tlott orchestra lay A Bw ah WettnefMiay eveniagt. jane Wlet a villon. Indian Le tm orchestra every samrj sort of correspond to diplomas orif.

something. For the best hot lunch. maybe. COMMUNITY LECTURE FRIDAY AFTERNOON Friday afternoon at the Bell at 2:20 a wrfit I oil was itnmmiinftT lecture under the auspices of the local Chamber oi commerce. ia anj Dayton and what that city has dono In civic Improvement will be told.

The public, including women and children, is Invited to attend There will be no admission. STORES CLOSE AT 10 P.M. ON SATURDAYS An error la yesterday's announcement of the closing hours of the local retail store made It appear that the stores will close at 1:3 b. m. on Sat-ardays, Th closing hoar Saturday ventegt i 19 o'clock, there, having been ho change, age, suibi ppesi ftnrvtvtna' ne are ll.gTI I A r.rtntpf at whoa hnlili' ww ish passed a sh passed away, and William Granger ot Berrien Springs and two grand daughter.

She baa oeea coniinea to her bed for three weeks. Funeral sen ice will held Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from th horn. WEATHER FORECA Thunder ihiwtri "tbi i ah fk la 1 9 a tvea a Li. a stable gnlloo ras of wr in effect that no one ahall permit any snrfnklinK i a darln it fire, notic la hereby given that any on violating this Will have their water supper cnJ Off wiithout further nmirm tarnf-d oft again. M.

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fc lMi.r Oommant- is-l. uonoa i are hisv evening. Jn r- stpwau, -a rrtc. atmau cation, wora iu HJtJjlu during- uaiffltr, 'A Tsu.