Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 April 1920 — Page 1
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HSSWOLlfN BY IHE HEAVY RAIN
Early Morning Downpour Equals the 1913 Rwxrrd of 2.18 Inchas.
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38XX)0 Chicago Freight Han-
dfars and Clerics Decide to Wait cm Wage Board.
SOME LOW LAUDS FLOODED
FBBptB in CaflAe Creelc Bottoms Lsbvs Homss for Tima—Hors ihowpfp PrpBtoted-
Whits rhrw sed the erseks sad BCansaui BoiHiif throeah Indians^ yeilB sad wiTomidtiifr territory etroUse by tbs Imsyy rains that have pNraded dQPtnf the last few dajra aed todai' ware eaitsi&a bobm flood etedftioaa amoait residesito of the WwkDda. Moat of ^^^maae thus Uf raeortod was itee^to flooded ItMflseQto in rattdences and down-
town storas.
Wttfiotit addition*} rainfall Whit* rfrw w«« •xpeoted try J. H. Asminf tan. leeal elHwrrrr for th« United MMta* wsathsr hsrean, to ri*« ahost fosr isat taar«, hrfiiBliNr tt to or servs tira aoY*ats*n-foot ttas*. WshtoMi loot 1* th« flood *t*B*. a&d if tho waur ofairstd fo hffhor eonetdomi* esBiaB* wsttiB M d<»ra; Wmbjsssr^ .r«. at th* rat* m «s*'l*frth at a _ an haor. acroritur to omploy** th* Terr* JIaato, TitaiaiuiM}» aad re Traotiop Companjr* ppw*r at a^tto iiT«r and w#»t Tf»»th Th* traction companr't ; paUtt r*«ord«d th# clv«r at -I^St at noon. Thi* Abut*, it was MiataB o«t, I* abont *txt«*n to«t below tlw hurh water marE reached daiinp theflood of t*l^ Reea»B RalaCell.
! STRIKE
LEADERS IN JAiL
ehareii saB the theserr.
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SUPPING OURSELVES A BONUS
^r thirty-eoren minutee. otiortly after i a. bi, today, a record -alnfatl was cfSarBed. Bepinnina at *i>v«>a atlaetra m^ter S o’cloch, I 01 tneh^e of rata feli, hriacinB 4bo total pr*<HpitilAlSB for th* leaf eta day*, five daye ‘■m wiUtK ft raJned. to 4.7X tnehee. kla to jpfaettoatty tb« eame an in ItMl Bf fhat year, whew t.Tt Inehc* II iJi the earn* leiyrth of time The roe* to iCs feet. I BMry i^afatl la the early Ittalra a raeore Mtohtiahed , tftt. toW iwtonto ehav, in iBBtoS. then. f.tS fiiiM feil. to as m^oally ilto eame .njR^toree* wawtd he fioodad Wp Mfhtoea^lsst stage is tosohed Wr<<^. Ihstsjs ast iiiieh osinmi IB. Mr. AnttUtotm said, ktsew-foot Balmey point
Thi MlBSlIsa today appeared to he ^Wflh antes* In the territory w*st ed Bstatost avenue end eoath of Min* asssta etreet. where £•*!* ereek ie dt| a reBipaae. About fixe or eix thia dietrict. kiiowa ae
are survoundeB h:
eterlteB *nvor, SmBEtoe. fxwra BfS te BlBRSt owralle wffli vhtaeetewe hwcklce. ato-lt to ffT TT highImops
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Rainfait at Saymoyr CcrnfMiracI to Cloudburst; Marty Basamants Roodad aa a Result.
lOCMWO Rail Lahorsre to (to Out April 2S.
TRAINS DEUYEO BY SLIDE
CHICAGO. April 2O4—Strike fever amoBa railroad cmploYsa sofferad a aetitoek today when 30,000 railwBy clerks and 8,000 freight faandlen in the Chieaao district announced tl»ir dsekion to await Imtr|ina of their waas demands by the raUroad labor board at Washington. An onaatbortMd etrike to attempt to etiforee grantina of increased was** wea voted down after an appoal waa received front'- Jmmea J. Forrester, head of th# brotherhood and member of the labor board, FrelahC movement In the Chleapo district, hampered by the unauthor-
Dirt Loosened From Hills by the Oownpoun—North Indians intsrurtNin Track! Are Inundated.
are survounBeB by the srsrftewtiia m ls>»BM*e that are
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lore ihaii LorUison
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(Speriei te The IWBanepeli* Few*} SEYMOUR, lad,. April 20v—Rainfall in tho last fifty-six hours, marked early today by a downpour aproadking a doodburat, has flooded Rumsmu basements in Seymour to such a depth that ft te impoaaible to hart fontact fires. The sitoatlon Is due to Che fact that toe precipitation has been eo great that Hty sewers have been unable to carry away th* surface water as fast *s desired. Conditions here are almost ae eerieus ae they were on the ftret day of th* fameu* Ifll flood. Whether or not they will continue or will srow better depends on further rainfall. In SntnrnteB ConBItton, lialns last week left th# yround in a saturaied condition, and little of th* water that fell last ni«ht and today Is being absorbed. Creeks and streams throupbout Jackson county are out of their tiaiikA and a iarye area of farm land in the bottoms is •Inundaied. Some roads are Impassa-
ble.
Trains on the^ Baltimore A Ohio railroad were delayed about two hours yesterday because of a email ^rt slide twenty miles west of hera At the place where the eiide occurred the track curves around a group of steep hilts and th* dirt was loosened by ralna -^e hiooked track was discovered before any train* ettempted to snree It. The local emergency steg StoBred the track, and track Fmtere wevs eagMed to inspeot oevtega dr the right of way until
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Ised yardmen strike, contfnoed
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—Msy IteewBiei gjsimi BaraoB. I (ggeetat te Yhe InBIrespsiy Vewtl ltAD»OM. Ind.. April tS-Contlnu-sua heavy downpaurs of rain during toe toot twentr-foar hour# has oeueed thaseatids of doliara’ damage to preperty In JBadtesn and in Jefferaon ssMtfy. Crooked ereek. Which ovsr'gawte It# haake yesterday srerning,
'flnoBiag aiSiiy homes, mate further
^rirtattre tost night, arerflowipg and fN^iw home* tiver a wider area th»M Ite nrm time. Piv* la^ec at r^JSs faltoa here alnos early Jfoaday and throughout the
■nB .f^aaty BMira damage haa resulted
creeks overflowing. Bridge* mklrerie and gardens and other crop#
hare been weahed out. IteiHier. ago fourtoon. wa*
mwWsed while ettempting to ford Ssrbsrt** er^ to •rayrne township ua hoesshaok. the horse stumbling While aOBwey In the stream and ttepwlng the boy in th# water. The ba^ we* found oeveral hour* later, riro arilte from «»e scene of the aedgent. The boyg parenUi ere dead, sad he Itved with We grandmother;
Jun. KlSeaor Danner.
V^htoltqc. which accompanied th# gtoraiA struck two harne, causing their dretruction by fire The barn ^ the tmrm of Victor Vernon, In Mttton township, with its content* laslsBing three horses and two cows, •aa dsTOroyed with a locu estimated at fMSO. partly covered by insura»«* A hern on tbs farm of Wesley Walters, in Ifliton township, aleo was hr lightning with a loss of fLIte, feed, tohaoeo and farming
totoltsaeate being burned.
WABASH HraiBG HAFtDl.Y.
and englnemen’s
_ to tncreaee today and eiaowh|re In th* middle west and far west traffic eon^tlone were re-
turning to normal. rewr lAadera to BsU.
Four Chicago strike leader* Including John Grunau, president of the Chicago Yardmen's Association, were in jail pending hearing on charges of violating the Lever act. United State# Dfstrlet Attorney Clyne announced that warrants would be Imued for striker* who assumed th* f daces of the twenty-flve arrested
eaders.
Warrants were out for twentyseven persons Indicted yesterday by the federal grand jury In Los Angeles. In connection with the strik*
Atfll Aaeteer Threat.
PossibtUty of another serious blow to th* rathroads In th* Chicago district loomed with a threat that lOO.oet members of the Brotherhood of lialntenanee of Way end Railroad Shop Laborers wobld leave their work on April tS unless demands for a temporary increase of II a day and time and one-half for overtime after eight
hours were granted,
Gnuias Offers Peaee Plan,
Orunau. from his cell in the jail at Joliet, today submitted a plan for th# settlement of the.^trik*. He proposed that the differences between railVoade and their employes be smoothed out at a mass meeting to be held In some Chieagp halt with a seating capacity of at least IS.OSO. to which should be admitted member* of the Yardmen's Aesoctmtlon. Committees from the Manufacturers' Association. gsner*l managere of the railroads endT members of the senst* committees of in-
quiry.
The Chicago Yardmen'# Associetion has called a meeting Aw tomorrow morning *%a settle the strike.” FedJudge Kenesaw M. Laadis. Charles Oyne, dietrict attorney all iwotherhood and railroad ofl have been invited to be present
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WdLLtAMS
PEOPLE DEMANDING E”
East Firmly Againtt Any Man Liksly to Compromita With Radicaibni.
JOHNSON'S SUPPORT NOTED
Wood Chief Bsnsfietery of Qrowino Sentiment for Law and Order Nominee.
STKEIfADERS OFFER FORMAL PAY WFAINF
PETITION PLACED ON FILE RAIL LABOR BOARD.
BY
NEW WAGE HEARINGS OPEN
and
STRIKiSBa* JPOBM |PBL.Li:i).
Aet
TwesiU -Iteot Mtegu BeacheB at Lateys«*e Tsreihji SnhussewiB. (Bpetei to Yhe Tndi an spoils Bews] LAFATHTTE. Ind,. Aprft to.—The Wabash rivar In Lateyette sraa still Hatetf today, after having come up uB* toot three Inches In the last ‘ear l^ur* Ths waters are rapidly over the lowland* into of rtee now represents g sseOh largwr body of srater than it «d natertey. Hale te feUtng heavily north of Ipeea sad the gauge at Purdue Uni* OoBliBifed on Fige Four.
ALBO QET 1200 MONEY FROM SAFE*
IN
ri«T OF mmLS recalled
tbe
today.
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rkfbere Hdtoa
ReilreaB Offloteie at CleveteaB When Mea Fall te Hetare.
CLEVELAND. April tD.—Jobs of striking Cleveland eallroad men were being fllied a* rapidly ae possible today by new men..white strike lenders, despite reports from Washington that the railway labor board would not recognise the "insurgent*,'' were Holding th* remaining members of the Cleveland Yardmen's Association together pending a report of a committee at three which was to leave for
Washington,
Strike leaders based their hope on a hearing before the board on a telegram from Chicago strike leaders that they "bad authoritative tntermation the 'insurgent* strike organisations sroBld* be given a hoMring by the
federal wage board.”
Big Pour Railroad Company officials reported that sixty-eight new men had .been hired to replace strikers and that movement of freight was M per rent, normal. No old men returned today. Penneylyania railroad offleiale reported that none of the striking yardmen had returned to work hut that the roadmen notified th* company that they would report
tomorrow mornine-.
€>ther Oevelaao railroad* reported conditions practically nnohenged. New York Central Collinvrood yard* Erie railroad and Nickel Plate lines reporting movement of freight nearly
normaL
F. J. O'Rourk* president of the Yardman’s Aseoriation, said the strikers would *not go back to work
until
Centlmied on Fafs Four.
Senators Tumtfig Suits Inside Out to Beat H. C. L.
WASHINGTON. April m—Tbe ereralls awveswmt sreasw aethtag te swefc mea as Scaater CkilBev, of New Yevk, wba revealed today that the heaad aew aait he la n iia 1 teg' eaat him aaly gtS. He aaM he had teat yearis aait taraed teeide aat aad that SIS had beva tbc eaat. teaatae MeCWraBlek, at HBaato,. Bcetexed that ttUs Mck waa aat aew. **l have beea havtog aB my nite. taeiadtog deeas aa wcH im baatecaa eiatoea. tamed taaMe oat.** ated McCtararlciu <*1 have beea daiag ft fav twa yeaia.* Ckidav la rated as a ihlriy rieb .traetar af misaaa aad mf teHMWwriHpmraamA Wm aa^temia wreB^raStw IcOmvBlek ta sated a mtlHeaain ta hie awa aauaa aad hie sriie. wba aam Hatb Haaaa, tebcetted tbe mtlMsms af bee latoce. Hark Has^ aa. at Obte. *
We’d Say They Are
WASHINGTON, April 8D.—Formal written demands that the railroad 4abor beard give assurances al the award #f a “living wage” to railroad then and that employes now on strike should return to work without loss of seniority or prejudice were filed with the board today by Edward McHugh, representing the strikers in th# metropolitan district of New York, and James Eubanks, of the St. Louis Yardmen's Association. Spokesmen for the railroad brothehhooda objected to the filing of the demands, but Chairman Barton said any body of men had the right to file complaints with the board, but it wae for the board to decide whether they were such as the board was authorised to hear. Ask geparate Reeegaitloa. The St. Louis association asked a separate recognitioiv as a distinct organisation. declaring that Its memhera were not properly represented by ths recognised unions. Eubahks said that if the board would assure him that the men’s demands would be acted on speedily he would put a message on the wire which would send the men In the St. Louie dietrict back to work in three
hour*
HcHugh reiterated that the men of the New York dietrict would not return to work until word wa* received that the board would act on their complaint* ^ . The board permitted the filing of complaints after it had held a short
closed session.
Begin Formal Henvteg. | With the complaints tn the hand* of | the secretary the bAard proceeded with It# first public'bearing on th# general wage demands of the 2,DD0,» Dee railroad workers over the country, If granted th* demands would increase the operating costs of the nation’s rail system* mllltone of dollar* annually. ^ Chairman Barton, in opening the flret hearing, laid down the policy that cases would be heard in the order la which they were filed, except where Bome dispute should become'of such pressing importance as to de-
mand precedence.
W. N. Doak. vice-president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, was the first spokesman for the unions, presenting the tra’nmen’s ease as it was outlined to the blpar
MANgPYBLO. Buerlsad. April XSv— flilent teas Csr women are aa taaovattoa mhuch. Mrs. Moskyme. wife mi tke blsbep of Poatkwell, is trying to eeteMisk keVe. Many womea attended a reeeat skcetlag of tke Motkers* Ualoa Inst to see wketker tke scamlag Impossible Bslskt be aeeompitehed. It Is reported that tbere vras a# talking, bat tkat tke tedlam at tea wltkent a ekat was relieved by sacred masio.
FmaiESWIREfililES LI; KILLED BYDCK
GEORGE O. SHELTON, AGE VICTIM OF ELECTRICITY.
38,
CONTACT WITH LIGHT WIRE
KENYON INDIANA FOUR
DID NOT CAMPAIGN FOR JOHNSON IN IOWA.
(Special t* The Indiai»poU* Kewsj TERRE HAUTE. Ind., April 20.— George O. Shelton, age thirty-eight, waa instantly killed today in the back yard of his home at 270S Arloth street, when he touched a wire clothes line, which had been charged with electricity by contact with an electric light wire. Hr. Shelton’s attention was called to the condition of the clothes line by a neighlmr, who told him about seeing sparks flashing from It. Shelton remarked that the wire waa all right and raised his hand to take hold ox It. The neighbor called -to him not to touch the wire, but Shelton had seized it with his right hand and fell over dead. He was a mail carrier and leaves three small children. His wife died about two months ego. ALLES APPROVE PIANS FO FORGE PACFAHN AGREE ON REPRESENTATIONS TO BE MADE TO BERLIN.
ALTERNATIVE IS PROVIDED
PARIS. April 20 (by the AsMciated
_ _ „ Pres*).—^All the allied powers eontlsan'board”which failed'VreaclT an.cemed now have approved th* prlncl-
‘ pie of collective representetions to be made to the Berlin- government regarding the execution of the treaty
agroemeat here tiiree weeks ago. OcMuds ef tb* B. ef B. T. Prhieipal demands of the Brotherhood of Ratisrmy Trainmen a* preMBted to the labor board by Doak
laclude*
A wage increase of from 41 to 47
CoftUmiPd on Page Four.
ATIFITIL tod.. A«sii 2*.—Robbie ^e ^ efnee of the La-
Lamher OBrnmny last nkirat,
s^BptAhe sKfk Ite working the renS)te teek bs« took 4a.Ste te Lib-
boiSiii mfedJttet ta Bseney.
I nilbbery. eemteg ateer a robbery J. C. <3allabBik Men MJ* CkItehAa Ceeod aa rnrmm breglar te bar roren ud «kw kim_ narxiF away tt.SPe w«rtb of Jewel* laate the pOBee to beitev* teatt bath ertme* bave been com
dtoft hF the nanso gng-
Tkieves Wtm Torre Hante Store.
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^lE^RH HAUTJB. Ind^ April M.tlio AOfo of Ouutee *. Sa«ater, at ^tsa - ^
»m
Atesmdj tbe Lion and the Lamb Are Lying Together
SM etterad last
by to too front 4mt.
(Ipselal to Tbs Tadtenspols Beinil ALBZAIkOBlA. im*. Aptel S*—.W»«a Howard BhsClato. oneHMatc flor tho lemi—flsa for eberlB of k comaty* oasae t ' to ea n little -amt owore ttet tbo
tee dty nil day. dtotvfbw*tbe carte wite a taviak -f mte watHtod ktei Tacntey tbat be done a lot of good mock for Mr.
polltieal
FEMPESFINMIIKCAN OVERHEAlFNeOARDACF
NUMEROUS FACTIONS LINE UP FOR AND AGAINST.
PREPARE FOR WARM FIGHT
Milk rales adopted recently by the state board of health have become a storm renter. More than the mere handling of milk is drasra into the wkirlpocL A divisiOB srltbtn the state board of health has become more deftaed. Friction between tho state veterinary tepartmtnt and the affiBnted tabercnlosiB eradication barenn of toe federal snimsl tadsstry department has become mere acute. Purdue University hns exhiMtod a dose interest. The State Dairymen’s AssodaUen is a lively element in the dlstnrbanc* and various other taterests are at least uneasy. Because of these disturbing factors more than passing interest is attacbwS te the moetiag the health beard will hold In the fkatehouse Wednesday afternoon for a reoMtsideration of the milk rule* A epediU meeting of part of toe hoard ta to be held in the i CuttHifd dll Pdfd Fdur.
of Versailles and the charge* of the several allied nationa probably will be instructed to call at cnee at the Wilbelmstraase and deliver tbe declaration. Italy's approval, which had not been immediately forthcoming, was received today. The declaration is not regarded as an ultimatum, aa probably no time limit will be set for Germany's reply, She will be made to understand, however, that as a disagreeable alternative to compliance with the treaty regarding diaarmament the allies will be unable to eontisue the relations re-estabUshed by th* pact. Oesittommec of fmwirreetlens. Strong representations will be made regarding the continuance of iBSurreetloBS In Germany, and the pra*P<^ ^ the with holding of food and other neeeeeltiee in the event a counter-revolutionary movement develop* The supreme council hns definitely decteed to internationalise the Iterdanelle* according to a Havas dispatch from Ban Rente. Allied contingents will he stationed at Conscantineple so ae to guard against Turkish rulers la the futizre leading their people astray mod becoming again a tenger for their aelfhbcra aad the atlie*. The allied mllltara aad naval expert* the dispatch add* were t* meet today te disenss methods for organising control over Turkey SAN REMO. April St.—^An official statement issued by the interallied premiers attending the allied eonncfl oonferenre here toys. "ThI# mcraing toe cccference dleeuaaud and approved the financial eiauaes of tie TurklMi treaty. The eoafersne* afterward dleeuseed the Armenian terrlterial questten, eepeeially toe frentier quentloa. Before adjourning th* uoafersnre took up tbe question of Batuat,**
PART OF “MIX UP” PLAN?
How It happens that Senator William S. Kenyon, of low* is to tour Indiana for Senator Johnson, though in hi* own state he did not campaign for Johnson or against th# plan of the organisation workers of Iowa to deliver the delegates for Governor Frank O. Lowden, ia being much discussed in connection with the announcement that Senator Kenyon will Bi>eak at Auburn next Monday night. This situation has brought up again the alleged cabal of a number of United States senators to "mix things up and divide the delegate vote In such a way as to keep Leonard Wood from obtaiiidng a dangerous lead in the nation^ convention. In lews. It would naturally be supposed that inasmuch as Kenyon is to speak in Indiana and New Jersey for Jojinson, he would have tried to get the Iowa ^legation for Johnson, but it appears that he did nothing to discourage the Ixiwden forces in Iowa. Iowa does not have a presidential primary. Delegates to the state convention were chosen the other day and they will ineet May 7 and choose delegates to the national convention. The Lowden forces say they have elected l.ODD out of the 1,042 delegates. It is understood that Kenyon expects to be chosen one of the “big four” delegates from that state, and if the Lowden forces are right in their assertion* the state either will send an uninstructed delegation, which the senatorial cabal favors as a rul* or perhaps a delegation instructed for Lowden. An instructed delegation for Lowden in Iowa would not be displeasing to the senators who are trying to block Wood. Iowa Comsted For Lowden. It is recalled now that when the senatorial cabal at Washington began to frame things up to defeat Leonard Wood, Iowa was one of the first states tbat was counted safely for Lowden. Long before the camContinued on Page Four.
!»YFREIGflFFRAFRC
LOCAL OFFICIALS REPORT FURTHER IMPROVEMENT.
HOPEFUL WORD RECEIVED
Steady improvement in the freight conditions on ail railroad lines serving Indianapolis was shown by the reports of railroad officials today. Freight congestion hroaght about by th* Insurgent strike of yard switchmen has shown a steady improvement since the first few days of the walkout. aecordfng to freight officials. Practically all the railroads report a few of th# old wen have returned to work, and the Big Four. Indianapolis Union end Oneinnati, Indianapolis k Western lines are engaging new men to fill the places of the
striker*
New Men Bntpteyed,
The Big Four reports that slxty-slx new men have been employed, and seventeen of the striking switchmen have returned to work, giving the company a switching force of eightythree men. These men, according to officials, are taking care of the buslnsM, which Is esUmated to be abont te per eeat, of normaL The company amployed tes men before the strike. mflciale of the Brotherhood of t
(te tomm P. Beraeisy. Mat Cemspssii-
ant mt The ladtsaapMIs Ncns|
NEW YORK. April 20,—If than te one thing About which the people east of the Allegheny mountaine have made up their mindt, it te that the next President of the United States must be a man who will never compromise with dangerous radicalism. This decision on the part of the masses of the voters transcends any political party. It means that of the candidates before the people, the man who appears to be ^teafest and sanest,*' without being reactionary, will be the favorite with the voters. It is just beginning to dawn on a good majority of person* that there are evil forces at work in this country in a big way. The federal government for a long time has been calling attention to this fact, without
getting much of a hearing.
The experiences of the last ten days have opened many eyes, and these experiences are bound to have an influence on the preconveniion oampalgn in each of (he old political parties. An appeal to thoughtless radicalism that might have gone unnoticed over thia way a few weeks ago would now be severely crtticieed.
Eyes Opened by Strlk*
The unauthorised railroad strike has served to uncover a condition that was not generally known to exist, and the people, as a result of that uncovering, are thinking along new lines. They see clearly something they did not see two weeks ago. It ia that an organized group of radicals is threatening to overturn or-
ganized society.
Without any delay whatever the east, and doubtless the same thing is true of the entire country, has made up its mind that any appeal to radicalism will not go with it. Even the most casual inquiry shows that from Maine to Maryland and from Pittsburg to New York this matter of the old parties nominating a candidate for President who will be sound on the big question of the day—the preservation of law and order—4s th* en* phM* of the political situation
most talked about today.
One hears much favorable comment on the suggestion of Governor Allen, of Kansas, that May 1 be designated a* American day. and that in every city and town there b# a parade and demonstration for the purpose of showing/ that th* people are wholly out of Wj^pathy with those who , would pull down American iamtltn-
tions.
gelectfon mt Nemtere* But the thought uppermost in tbe mind# of tho people is that car# shall be taken In the selection of nominees for President. "Things are shaping up a good deal as they did In iSfl,” said a Baltimore merchant who is a close observer of poUtlcal conditions. "In the spring of l|»i we had e wave of radicalism to contend with, but it was comparatively narmless a* compared with the present .tendency. Our friend William J. Bryan capitalized the unrest of tbat day, and at one time it looked as iP he might be elected President. Today we must be on the lookout for any man who sets out to ride Into office on the unrest of the time.’* _ Applying the new tendency of thoLwht growing out of ihe happenings' of the last ten days to the general political situation, it may be said that every victory a radieal candidate wins in the primaries of ths west from this time on will take from his strength in the .east. To be sj^cifle: If senator Hiram Johnson, of Callforni* should win in the Nebraska K rimaries today the whole eastern alf of the United States #ouId take the view that the victory Warn a dangerous one. Why? Chiefik because, according to the Information telegraphed east, Johnson Is reoeiving toe solid support of the Nonpartlean League—the Town ley League. Johnson’s vote in the Dakotas and in Minnesota, it is asserted, came mainly from this league. The management of the Johnson campaign has deemed it expedient to take notice of the assertion in some quarter* that the senator is a "dangerous radicaL” Wete Chief Beaetetery. The defense made is that If Johnson is a ^'dangerous radical,” then the Constitution of the United StaAee is dangerously radical. The understanding here is that the California senator will from this time on be mere careful about his appeals to the ultra-
radicals.
H Is certain to get the sopport of this element anyhow and if be can get it without the risk of openly appealing to it. so much the better for
him.
Naturally Leonard Wood is th* chief beneficiary of th# growing demand for a candidate on th* Republican side who is aound on the big domestic problem. He is growing ia favor throughout the east. On ths Demakratlc side the drift, such as there Is, is in the direction of Wiilfam G. McAdoo and AttorneyGeneral Palmer, The attorney-gen-eral's firm stand for law and order has gained him support he did npt have a few weeks ago. MANY PERSONS KILIED INSOUFKRNFORNADO
SAYSLEAGOEPACT IS CAM ISSUE Senator Johnson Attacks Tpsaty in Post-Lunchson Addrsss at Columbia Club.
‘SATURNALIA‘of EXPENSE*
WIlMftte Adminigtrstion la Criticiaad for Extravaganea and Ratantion of War Fowara.
Oppoaition to the proposed league (rf nadona waa the burdan of an addreaa by Senator Hiram W. Johnaon. of California, a candidate for the Republican nomination for President, at a Columbia Club luncheon today. Aa in addreaaea made In other cities, he sought to make it the chiirf political issue and criticised those who have said that it should not become a political issue. He argued against Spy compact that fliifriit result in sending Amerkmn soldiers to foreign countries to fight over national boundary questions. The aenetor said there are many new problems and many complicated old problem* No man he* a panacea,
ut?** regard to the high
coit of living he remarked: “I can not cure It, II* cmirl**d the WllJ^^TJ^^^riratlonTor not uting th*
J®** of exadyoreted th# repeal of
wartime legtelatioii resulting in *r*5*.t®*"*^*^*****®‘' *** power and approved proposed budget leglilation.
Fklleaopliy *f the Far W«if.
"In the etrnte from which I come,” he said, "we have a phIlo»ophy of government of which w# are justly proud. W# conserve and protect legitimate busin*** but we recognise that a government’s first obligation t* to it* humanity." He predicted that the “philoBOpny of government which 1* our* in the far west 1* the philosophy of government that ultimately will and ought to obtain If
our nation."
Th# senator wa* th# fourth Republican candidate to appear before the club. Leonard Wood. Senator Warren O. Harding and Governor Frank O. Lowden already have made post-luncheon addresses there. Senator Johnson came to IndianapoUz from Evansville, where he spoke Monday evening, and he epeeke this afternoon at Greenfield and at the Sixth dietrict Republican rally at Richmond in the evening. At the Columbia Club the senator was Introduced by B. A. Worthington, president of thertC. A 1. W. railroad, who former^:^ lived in California. Mr. Worthington and Senator Johnson were in school together. Reaeptlim Cstomlttec. The special reception committee of the Columbia Club was as follows; Governor James P. Goodrich. Judge A. B. Anderson, Mayor Charles W. Jewett. Richard M# Jteirbank* Ernest Bross, Addison F. Miller. Robert Lteber and Joseph P. O’Mahony, Indianapolis; John 8. Alldredge, Anderson; Walter MoConaha, Ri^mond: F. M. Lambert. South Bind; Howard Roberts. Greenfield; Lee J. Hartsell, Ft. Wayne; Nell MeOreevy, Logansport; R. L. Morgan, Bloomington; Dr. Bros* Horn. Gas cntvj W. O. Bohannon. Evansville, and Zell C> Swain, Middletown. Ind.. menager for Sena-
tor Johnson.
Among the callers at Johnson headquarters In the Claypool hotel were Alva O. Reser, of Lafayette; Dr. Bros* Horne, of Gas City; Theo Williams, of New Albany; Patrick H. O'Donnell, of Chicago, who often speaks at IrishAmerican gatherings and who is touring Indian* for Johnson; B. J. Rood, of 'rerr# Haute; J, F, Watkins, of S oachdale; Jams* M. Zion, of Clark s Hi; Dennis Sullivan, of Indianapolis; th# Rev. C- 8. Davis, Eugene Armstrong. Beniamin Linton. Patrick Rankin and T. C. Kblly, of IndianaE olic; Morris Callahan, of Marlon: W. [. (Jray, Alex Flelschner, of Indianapolis, and James Hammel and D. C. Mobb* of Tipton. Denennoe* Newspapera. In a short address tn the early afternoon at th* Marion Club. Senator Hiram Johnsoit In one breath said he wae In the. beat of humor, was happy Continued on Page Three.
WEATHER INDICATIONS. nxmo iTATBViniATBn burzad. Indiaaspoii*. April 20. 1820.
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etoudy end unaattlad.
FoieoMl for Indiana: Thufslar ahewsn this eftanwoD end UMUghk coolor ia aouth ^rert taoifttt; Wadimlip dtody. Poreeaat for ItltiMto: Onaeltled tentstit and Wadnaadey; mornmm in norto past: not aoch cheaf* in tampmtato. Psetoaat fw Kaansby; abewer* and tkaadsratmsM this sHariieeii aad toniclit: Wadaaaday partiy doufr. prebebly abewn* in 'totiasas eset pari. Coeim tooletit la waat sad aantrsl i»rt. Pctpeaai for Ohio: teewara prdbatte tonishi aad Wadnasdey: aet mueb ehanfs te
STORM sweeps a WIDE IN TWO STATES.
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FIVE TOWNS ARE STRUCK
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BIRMINGHAM. Ala, April tte— Twenty-seven persons are known te have been killed aad great prnpnety damage done by a tornado i started in southern Mlselietpia before noon today and swept pg tHKt state into soutbmrn Tennessee. Fragmentary reports showed that the . Miasiseippi tow»a—Bte deen. Columbus and •oxne damage in Tenn.. where on*
Flret report# had swept tnto eight persona
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