Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 April 1920 — Page 1
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VOTERS OFlERSEy FACE TWO FIGHTS
0. O. P# Laadership Conteat May Ovarshadow Wood-John-•on Presidential Campaign.
STREII6TH OF THE RADICALS
Expecteet to Oiv* Jotinsow Sig Lift— Industry F»rslyz«d In Msity Centers.
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FasMi P. Manwiay. Stad Carrmipusi •M sf f%c IwSiasessIM ^
HEWARK, N. I., Aiiril 21.~Af Hie sereral men irfeese names will bt prsssnted to Uie Republican natkmsl cwiesiitioiL only two baee e»tcared the preauhmtia! preference oitiest in this state—Leonard Wood and Senator Johnson. No piiWlc explasation aa to why Governor Low* den and Senator Harding did not enter hia been made, but the plan is in accord with the course that is being fallowed by the "allies” or the
somidned opposition to Wood.
The Rtlroaries wHI h« * held next Tueeday. April 17. To some eaunt leoai aussuons relating to the Re* in^eM ergamsetlon In the ^te are ‘l^enMiaaewTng the ewstest betweea
tR^S-ty^teoha a etate
ratted gtatee Seaater Edge and ^te halrman atohes are eenten^ng for ,.i!8 honor. Each Is a candidate for iele«te-at-large to the Chlw ^ rentlon. In ao»e oarte of .ftjdo
(here is more oonreiaaHon a^tft
Bdae>S4okce conteet thaa about the
Wood'Jehneon fight. PvlawiT Idiw Pemliav.
Under a eomewhat peculiar preef-
L.- ##nittal preference primary law a >&ksd sltuaiioa may prerail after the
rote. riret. the voteiw may iSteet for prealdentlai aepTfaots Sfho sleeted to enter the prinsarlea
I * This meaiia that on the Republican ® ^-SMe the direct voting will he con-
to Wood and lohnsen. Candl-
^S^Ro eoted for. Under the ayetmai >' M^^aht turn out that one of fho ~®«W^as got the prefoiwe rote
the delegatee-at-large^
LODGED IS OVEW OF STOVE! Bey la Sererely Maracd Mefere Far-
enie Reecae Him,
[Special to The Indiaaepobs FewsJ WABASH. Ind-, April JL —Leo
Helry. age nine, aoa of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Helry. of North Maaeheeter. wan aererely burned on the back and knees yesterday vhen he became lodged in the oren of the klK^en store at the Helry' home. ;
The^boy had been playing In the
rain aad whoa he entered the house» he aat down on the oren door to dry! his clethea To facilitate the drying i process, he drew on hie kneee and. fuahod back Into the oren. A fewf BRUISED ISO MALTREATED tempted to get out of the oren hut* found that he could not more. !
The hoy's ecreame attracted his! ^ ^ ^ .. , « . father, who was fiitabie to pull him ‘ Girfa Body Found Caught in BruahhSi SJ&kSS." ****”" ***** i ***• Swollsn Waters
Two Negroes, Taken by Police In Search for Slayer of Martha Huff, Are Released.
I MSENDATPAiilS
COFFIN AND M'WHIRTER FOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
DELEGATES MEET (N JULY
him were chosen.
dt?w tk« I.M^U «rfTh. djrMt pr.t
SB are c^an
aatss-st large. These men with, ineir
aaaoUBSed preference »**•«
Honator 8- Frellngh«jmn. u««
tUsdged. Senator W. B. kw*-,
jn^g^: ^iilwBaa R. Layden, Johnwon, Mnlford L. Ballard, Johnson; ^Ivoirtrr I- BrMihera. (ooloredl unpledged, teaar H. Ratter, (colored) unptedse'i. The (wo senators are playtng eafe or think they are. by fetUng It be known that they will
te w
the preterenee vote. They have . fuRf refrained frotte saying now long they %UJ conUnue to support the favnrife In the direct voting, and the prsvaitlsg vjeer la the state Is that they are reelly a part of the aoaa rfat eabai that ta tevofahie to Ss
fig. of OhN.
to
I eabai that ta tevofabia to
ster Hardifi
Tbs SteRRgsra ot the Wood dampaigA betiered iha poo^ of Now JSfSsy woes for Osnent Wood, aad they stlH bsUsro this is the fact. The two^ Liatted IRaisa sonators would haws pot OB the Wood siate for dele* gategat tetga had iheR^been wlUlag to say thay wsis for the geasrat. Promiaas they had made at Washington ^psatoa from JMalag tie WoM forpsa so they were left gE the Wood elate. It boomae aeoesaary than for. themrun for dele-gatss^-at<farge|or )«m their political E resUge. Per&natly they are poputr with thMrf^amltuente aad asoM vt the best af those prophets hereabouts predict that they will be seat to the coonnUsa reganUess of whether Wood or JohasoR gets the
pr^ereace vote.
The Job neon candidates for daie* gatee-ei Sar*e are uaknowtt pmtir^**/,.**? *^*L?^***l '^•fs picked (O Bll in. The t#o oolorsd men srho are running Kara said will. If elected, follew the direct inference
mandate.
Her* Is the way the editor of the Newark Kewa that dapsadable tndejm^entgMper, looks at the mtuatfoa
4a the stlte sf this ttese:
'^nators JohnsoR aad Borah are lawaeheE on a camMlga this week teat has for its ohfict taking New £*raejr by storm Tor Jokaaoa in next
7iS?ferd5*f?*aS' »r<»«r-
at tMa
tlona.
not seam Uhely
C%ar!es W. CoMia* president, and Felix M. MeWhirter, treasurer, of the Indisttapofls eshamber of Commerce, were chosen unanimously today by the board of dtroctors to repreoent the Chamber of Commenw at tee first dr ganisatioa meeting of the Internadonal €3ianiber of Commerce to he heM in Paris during the week of June SI, Mr. Coffin and Mr. MeWhirter wilt asfl for Prance with m jnroup sf American buMaese and professional
men early In June.
Mr. Coffin Is rfee-prceldent and genomi counsel of the State Life Insurance Ompaay, and Mr. MeWhirter is president of the Peoples mate
BanL
Prom Pfre (TowntiSeo. Representatires from Belgium, Prance. Great Britain, tihiy and the United States will attend the organisatioa meeting. The Amerfenn organisation group Is composed of A. ^ C. Bedford, vies-president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States; Thomas W. Lamont, Richard S. Hawoe. president of the American Bankers* Aseociatlon; Edward A. PUene. John H. Pahey and 8. C. Mead, secretary of the MerehaatP Association of New York dty. ChHupUmeat to dtp. "The appointment of the delegatee to the meeting of the Internattonal Chamber of Commerce is a distinct compUment to the city and recognition of Its industrial and ftnanciaf growth." said Mr, Coffin. "Many of tb# biggest buBlness and professional msn of the country will attend the P|rts ootifereace. Indianapolis probably will be the only inlgnd city in in<. country, strictly speaking, that a ill be represented at the eonference." The api^tntment of Mr. Coffin and Mr. Mewhiner comes as a issuH of sn tttvttatien from Mr. Bedford. Mr. t'ofUs and Mr. MeWhirter will attend organiiatlon meetiags for the tiip to Paris during the snnual meeting of the tfnlted Btatea Chamber of Commetoa. ig AtlARtte Gity amxt week. tpsaooeed By ti. S. Chamber. The Paris otHiferepoe is sponsored In the United States by the United States Chamber of Commerce, ^ which Elliott H. jQkiodwItt is general seerstary. The organisation of the International chamber is the outgrowth of the international trade .conference held at Atlantic City last *autaBiR. The purposes of the meeting are Ottlltaed Mi the oStetal call, which
eaya:
"Recognition of tee business interdependenoe of the nations of the world and the acute character of some of the pressing problems affecting them all has prompted business men of fire great natione to unite In establishing aa* latematlonal chamber of oommeree to he the spokesman and guardian of the International commercial tnterMts of buslaoss men in much the same manner as the Chamber of Commerco of tho Uni tod States Cofittntigg on Pgga Tan.
j of Eagle CrMk. j —
} Two negroes, whose mppearmnea I tallied somewhat with the dcicrip|ti(m ot the slayer of Martha Huff, ‘aife fourCeea, srhose braised and mahereated body was found late Tues(hiy aftemooii in ^ swollmi waters of Eagle creek, ware taken into custody today but later ware released when the girl’s stepsister failed to idaiitify either aa the man who en-
ticed Mart^ asray.
One of the negroes was found by Oetcettres Simon and Dugan at the City Hospital, where he had been under treatment since late Monday lUght. The nature of the man's injurtes caused the detectives to suspect him as Ate murderer of the girU The other negro was caught at Emrieherlfle by Lieutenant Thomas and sguad after a woman, living in West Michigan Mreet, had notified police headquarters that the saw a colored man, believed to hare been the one who was with the Hoff girl, riding along the river road on a bi-
cycle.
polled to Ideatify Mea. Nora Smock, agt eleven, stepsister of the Huff girl, who accompanied the girt and the negro as far as the Belt railroad track# Monday afternoon— the time the gift disappeared—and the flagman at the railroad crossing, who saw the Hoff girl and the negro at the time they crossed the traoka were unable to identify the two men
held as suspects.
Every effort Is being nude by the police aad detectivee to get some clew as to the whereabouts of the girl's slayer. A city-wide search, in which practically the entire personnel of the two departments is engaged, is in progress and every available bit of Information concerning tne cMe la being thoroughly inrestig.itnd. The girl was enticed away Monday afternoon when a negro met her and her younger stepsister at the west side of the West Michigan street bridge over White river and. on the pretext of giving her some new olothea induced her to accompany him. She and the colored man were last seen going west in Michigan street toward the Eagle' creek bot-
toma
■tabbed Tbirteea ’noMs. The girl had been stabbed thirteen times In the throat and had been stripped of all her clothing except her shoes and stockings. Her right eye was slightly dlaootored and tee body bore other evidence ot mistreat-i
ment.
Numerous reports mmm bsiag re*, ived at police headquarters during the forenoon of atteropta believed to have been made by the same negro,
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whoM primmrim % sritesut a devoting all
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meittbsrs sf soctaty. Iteaa-
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le aa appeal ta msb ^a teaa of ash ktafi m an-
tha gtrsat tatuUial esatass^ oa tha right of freedom oT'
^ha laade a specMJ appeal af Great Krlteiit. aa aj^ courae. also pfemaed tea He evaa west ao tar Senator Edge, a feUawbecaase. aa he said. Edge
Ivwred GrMt Britain hyrefaaiag
the Johnson amiadmeat te of nations covaakat-deay-Itish depsadsnoies votes la
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EHGniiEmiMENT miSMVED
RECOMMENGATIONt BY CHIEF LOUCKt PABBEO BY BOARD.
TWO HEW STATIONS, PUH
Recommendations by J. C. Leucka. ehlsf of the ladlanapolle fhre department. for the purdhaae of forty motor vehicles and the erection of two new fire statioaa. ia oarrylng out the clt^e ataa for the motorlsatioa and oxteayeTon of the fire department, have been approved by tee boar dof public safety. They were placed before tee hoard of public works today, and tee baud promieod its eo-operatloa ta aaloetiag tee sites Ibr the new su-
Uana.
Whea tee attee are selected the city depaftmeata will determine the aecaet ef tee enUre program, aad tesa go betere tha oommmi council with a roqueat for a bead issue to caver tha_saet. Oae ef the new fire stations would be built in Wost ladlamipolis. and the other oa tee aorth MdCmmordlag to caUef Lottcks's reconuaoRdatioaa.
to entice other young girls away from home in the last few days. The police said the reports were to the effect that the nesTo used the same methods employed In luring the Huff girl
away.
Police and detectivee believe the murderer of the Huff girl is the same negro who Isst Saturday mcrninK duced Myrtle Roberteon, age twelve, daughter of Mrs. Beulah Robertson, ttff Arsenal avenue, to accompany him to Brookslde park. When the mother of the girl saw her daughter Vrith the negro, she ran to the jmrk and took the girl from him. Motor Policemen Finneran and Stifert, who were not nottifled of the Incident until about ten hours later, wersl told that the negro persuaded the girl to accompany him by promising her some new clothes. Asmteer Case Reported. The same negro also stopped Helep McCaffrey, age eleven, a carrier for The Ne^ and daughter of Mr. end Mrs. Hugh McCaffrey. IflS Ko'irevclt avenue, at Sixteenth and Sheldon streeta, Saturday, and promiswt to get some new clothes for Iter !f she would
accompany him.
Mrs. McCaffrey said her daughter ran home and told her of the Incident. and that ehe and the child went tc\the comer, wishing to get a description of the msm ia order to point’ him out to the police. No trace of
him was found.
In the conversation with the Huff girl and her stepsister, the negro told them he was employed as lanitor of a Catholic Institution in tho western pari ot the city and that he knew of a family nearby who had some children’s clothing they wanted to give away. JUte eloteca he said, belonged to a daughter who had died recently. The negro ta described as being about oignteen or twenty years old. brown-akinned. about five feet seven inches in hight. and of medium build. He has a narrow, slender face and a flat nose. He eras wearing a cap, a dark mat and overalls or a blue Jumper that has faded nearly whits
CUrnght ia Bvaabwoad.
The Huff girl's body was found
Miortly after 5 o'clock by Thomas Nawacm. tlli West Washingtea streeL who had boon assisting polios
and detectivoa in tho search. Tbs girl's foot had becomo antaa-
gled ia some hruahwood along tee woat hanh of the stream and the body was bobbing up aad down srith
tls
WILLlANte-
GRAIHPIIISliLE
LIQUIDATION DUE TO WALL STREET WEAKNESS.
CRASH COMES NEAR CLOSE
PmOFKUYIN I
ACCUMULATION OF RAIL DATA GIVEN AS REASON.
STRIKERS IN EAST RETURN
WASHINGTON, April 11.—The possibility of several months' delay in the settlement of the wage demands of the 2.OO0.DOO railroad workers developed today during discussions between representatives of the roafis and the brotherhood# before the railtoad labor board whin hearing on the demands was resumed. E. T. Whiter, chairman of the wage commission of the Association of Railway Executives, said considerabl# time would be required for the roads to gather necessary data to place hafore the hoard and that answers to a questionnaire sent out by hts association could not be obtained under three months. Says Rsage Have Had Time. L. E. %hepperd. president of the conductors’ brotherhood, «declared that since the dispute hO been pending sixteen months, the roads had had time\ln which to gather all necessary Information. I>eclaring that the roads could delay settlement of the dispute by twelve months, W. N. Doak. vlceI.resldent of the’FVbtherhood of Railway Trainmen, jMld every month’s delay meant tbe^ving of millions of dollars by thsHroada He warned, however, that further delay In settling the wage question would add to the unrest * among the railroad
workers.
Chairman Barton declared that the board would expedite matters as quickly as possible and that the heariage would continue for *the present uninterruptedly. gwMcbme«*s Demsage Tbarsisy S. W. Heberling. president of the Switchmen's Union of North America, will present the demands of that organisation tomorrow. Before adjourning the board decided to take under advisement the suggestion thnt the milroads send out questionnaires as to the effects of the proposed wage increases on operating! expenses. | Spokesmen for the brotherhoods i contended that .the question of costs was ff>r the interstate commerce com- • mission to decide, and that the board should consider the demands only on the basis of the increase in the cost
of Jiving.
Request for ait immediate hearing was filed with the board by E. H. Fitsgerald. president of the Brotherhood of Railroad and Steamship Clerks, Freight HandMra, Express and Station Employes who said early
Cantinuao an Pfiga Tan.
AKRON MOVES UP. Ccasme Report Shows PopnlatlOn
Gain ef Isa^M.
WASHINGTON. April Sl.—Wlth an increase of ISt.Sdt In its population during the last decade, Akron, O., has gone ahead of Kansas City, Kas.; Dayton. O.; Memphis, Tenn.; NaJhville. Tenn., and Syracuse and Albany, N. T. Akron’s increase was the largest in number thus far reported Tn the fourteenth census. ^ Ranking as the eighty-first city in ItlD, Akron’s rate of growth in the last ten years was tOl.i p«er cent., which places it now Just bSlow St. Paul, which is the next largest city, having reported this year • with 2a4,5»|. ,, . , Other reports Included: Wichita, Kas.. 72.128. increase If,i7S. or 27.b per cent. Mansfield. On 27,824; tnerease, 7.058,
or 34 per cent.
Dedham, Massn 19,78t; inerteK.
1,429, or 18.1 pet cent. ,
Laurel. Mlsa, 18,017; increase, 1.572,;
or 64 per cent. baiwtag
Five Die la Celovmde Blisaard. Denver, ApHI 21.—with another blissard predicted for Colorado tonight, belated reports of the recordbreaking storm that tied up rail transportation here from Saturday to Monday, showed five persons were frosen to death and thousands of head of live stock perished. Hundreds of volunteer citisens today were helping tOfOtg out the Moffat railroad at Corona, ‘‘top of the world,” to release snowbound feed for starving cattle.
Cotifiction Box to Get $1 for Each Person In Denim
the curroat at tlm time it Uantin«iae oti Pmm Tan.
die-
mUVOIEK mmifiui
LESS THAN FOURTH OF STATE
HEARD FROM.
HITCHCOCK SUTE AHEAD
OMAHA. Nebi» April 31.-~Itetuma - from 482 procincta oat of 2.84f sa-
The radioals aro ported thia aftemooa front yoater-
teasposaitily^ la tea saddle, ladaatry ^day’s Nebraaka mdmary f^va Sena-
Mflka. aarw
' savsaauL!
la paralyRuS.^ nmat aJ tea cantwrm of iMtia|yfeg a result af tee railroad ta, _ vrnkmm aarmal oondttioBa ara
day the Idle imdi-
•*’• tee Call-
aaaatpe a Mg lift.
his chief
Ijiptar Borah, of Idaho, wasir boat to make the
emtacially the isoue in the state, tele issue to tha have baan inla no otear stata tioa to the treaty. ^ kas takea aa A large number
tetetng to tea voters
F«MI»MrAteeas iMiMAaiioe. of
amctlBg a man who squad on tee law and
‘Bg atreaaed.
tor Hiram Jobasoa. candidate for tee Rapublteaa prmidaatial aomtnation. 15,818 votes; Znoaard Wood. 12.782; Gaaeral John J. Parahiag.
7.292.
ParahlBg was brought teto tee oaapalga to out into the Wood vote give Johnaea the lead aad his vote accompUahed that purpoaa. Johanoa obtaining about votes out of a total of about 15.990. but nevarthaleaa by aaBana «[ tea dividad owaoMtlOB retaining the lead in the race. ^nator Johaaon. in his muididacy. had the support af the Noapartiaan leaguara ia tha state, eatteustad at from li.89t to SA999. uiralso
li.89t to SA999. aad also tee
Cgotiauad an Fibo Tan.
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OVERALLS PERMITTED WITH CERTAIN LIMITATIONS.
OFFICIAL POSTAL RULING
WASBXNGTON. April 8L—AsMstaat Posteiaater-Gaaara] Koons Instructed city poateuxtera foday to penatt letter carriers ta wear ovarmlla whemaver tea majority at any office de-
sira. p
The latter cartia^ revolt agaiast tee oeet of etotelme. however, will be iaatead of ^lue," tee inatrnc-
that gray denim
mast he used la accordaace with tee tradStloaal gray of tec anail aervtee. All tee deaira ualforma at asay oAce, Mr. Koons rated, must foe of the same style, iiualfty aad eoimr' and "laun-
dered at least once a week.” Oregon Gaveraar 8lgaa Fledge. SAUIM. Ore., April Zl.—The n*im*
of Oovamor Ben W. CHcott was fnciaded among signaturos td a pledgo circulated today amoag oMiciala and emidoyes at the state csfdtot to hay
BO aew outer gmraMgta. otear
WDHESINM GOMnCASE
ISpecisI to The IndisnspoUa News] WABASH, lad,. April 81—The overall aeaveuieat has etraJk Wabash eanaty.'hat aat In the haae maaner as It ia appaarlag elsewhere, George l«r Allen. Saaday schaal superlataadeat af tee flartl^ Maaebcater Mathedlst Bpiseopal ehareb, has aaaaaaecd thgit be will pat a dollar la the eiHlactlea hex far every peraea attendlag rharch Saaday dressed ta overalls. Last Saaday the ehareb vnw made SS richer whea EsU Miller. George Webber aad Verle S. Hoftsuia appeared ia cbarch wearlag overalls.
UmBYCONEYS
FORFEIT PLACES IN YARDS IF NOT AT WORK THURSDAY.
If Legislation's Delayed-^
CHICAGO. April 21.—Prices crashed heavily downward in the grain market today, eepecially in the last fifteen minutes of trading. Corn foil te mvBh as 8% cents a buahel. Liquidation, owing to woaknoss in tho New York stock market, was the chief apparent reason. Oat# tumbled 5c In value. Pork dropped 21.26 a barrel In some caaea but lard and ribs held relative steady. Pinal guotaticas were at nearly the bottom prices oft the day, with July corn typical at |l.58 to 21.5814. te compared with 21.58% to 21.88% at yesterday's close. Uneasiness ever the financial situation had been evident from the outset In the grain market, but It was not until the session was almost over that values gave way In earnest. Selling orders came In a flood, and found the market without any adequate support. . Japanese Troables. Misgivings in regard to the financial situation were associated to a large extent with* the stringency In Japan said to be due to‘over-specula-tion. Heretofore. the Japanese troubles have had only transient effects aa far as the grain markets were concerned. Today, however, the subject received general notice, and became of vital ImportancA, at least In connection with the fading away of prices for securitiee in Wall Street,
GBNBRAL MOTORS DOWN.
New
WASHINGTON. April 81—^bc staid hoase oHlee balldlag bad a toueb of laaa today wbea alx yoaag women neeretarlea earolled as the newest reemits la Representative lJpsbaw*s overalls brigade. Appearing la bine dehim trousers, the hottoms sf which were relied well ap aheve their high heeled pamps, the yoang women created something ot a seasatlea and had a large fellewlag as they tripped gslty along the eertMers. The drahaess of the aatforms was relieved hy multlooleved silk waists aad silk stock-
lags.
**lt*B a borrityiag spectaelct” ehsrused a doses Daughters of the AMOifesm RaHHathmi. as their sightseeing trip tbroagh the hig * office
was Interrupted hy the
crowds tellewiag the young seere-
tarleo.
Other Shares Take Slamp York 8e^ Bxehaage. NEW YORK, April 21.—Speculative issues were subjected to severe liquidation in tho stock markot today, declining 5 to almost 46 points in the absence of support. Automobile shares. equipments, steels and oils were most susceptible to pressure. General Motors foil 42% points to 275 and Baldwin Locomotive dropped 15 points. Sales were estimated at 1,760,090 shares. The activity of the final hour was so great that last transactions were not recorded on the ticker until twenty minutes after the closing hour. A factor In the decline was the acute weaknese of Liberty bonda several of which declined 1 to 3 per cent, to new low records.
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CHANGE IN ARRAIGNMENTS ladleted Csal Men to Appear la Federal Coart May 0. Arriignment in fedoral court of the 126 coal* operators and miners Indicted by the federal grand Jury on charges of conspiracy and violation ? f the. Lever act has been changed rom May 4 to May 8, it was announced today by Frederick Van Noyr. United States district attorney. The change was made because May 4 is primary election day. TYPHUS ON TRANSPORT.
Retamiag Fellsh Troops Arc Detained at Gaaraatlae. NEW YORK, April 21.—The army transport' Pocahontas,, which arrived htre today from Danxig with 1,828 repatriated Polish troops, was detained at quarantine because of typhus on board. The men, it understood, will be sent to Hoffman island before they are permitted to land. The ship is under guard. Two cases of typhus were discovered among the Polish soldiers, who, with ISO civilian passengers, probably will be held tn the quaraptine for at least two weeks.
MiHTTOSETyP
SWITCHING WORK INCREASE
VOTE WAB SIX FOR CONVtCTtON AND SIX FOR DISMISSAL.
BOND WILL BE GRANTED
A Jury la criminal court today failed ta rmch an agreement in tee
J. W. Ceneys, superintendent of tho Pennsylvania railroad, today issued an ! ultimatum to the yard switchmen on J strike on that road to the effect that ‘ the men who do not report for duty jat the regular hour Thursday will I b» regarded out of the service of the
} company.
I The announcement c£ Mr. Coneys n”(ens that ffiose mhen who fail to report for duty will forfeit their seniority rights and that if they return to the employ of the fomiNcny later they wilt do so aa new men. Five new men hare been employed and are at work
in the yards.
The Cincinnati. Indianapolis A Western. the Big Four and ‘the Indiana-
trial of Mrs. Anna Mary Gossett, age I*olls Union Railroad Company had
twetfty. cha<ged with ayiirder la the first degree. The Jury was discharged by Judge James A. Collias after the J^ra had deliberated sixteen hours. Ifembers of tee Jury said the vote stood six for coBvietion aad alx for te^^tal during practicallyof the The cnee will be tried again soon, ertaiuai court officdale said;. Mrs. Gossett probably will be released from Jail under bond of 25,999 pending the eeeoad trial of the cane. SSie has been ia Jail nearly four rnontba. She will return to her mother’s home tn LoulsTille if she Is released under
band.
Closing a^uments werj made in tee case by William P. Evans, deputy prosecuting attorney, who had charge of tee prosecution, and Albert Stumn and Clintoa H. Givan. of counsel for the defease. Mr. Evans asked for the coRViettoB of Max Gossett and the ioipooitioa of life imprteonment. Mrs. (fosiett's atforneya pleaded for her release. She had been treated cruelly by her husband, they said, and was trying only to defend herself when he was stabbed. T^ trial b^gte test Thnnday and each day of tee hearing, tee courtroom was^^wy, many woman ai-
previously iraued simllsr notices and all of these lines are employing new nten to take the places of the yard-
men twho quit.
Approaebiag NonaaL Railroad officials say teat freight conditions will be nomtai In Indianapolis within a few days, either through the return of the striking switchmen to work or wlte the new switching .crews that are rapidly being recruited to take the place# of tee men who quit. Many of the strikers, they say. wish to return fo work but are being kept out by false reports circulated by te# leaders of tee Insurgent movement. These leaders, according to railroad officiate gpesad reports smong the men that the managers' sssoclatlon has recognised and is negotiating with the strikers or that the demands of the strikers have been granted. OfflJiahi say that these mports have been repeatedly denied. CMieago Hepert Dmilod. In a telegram te J. W. Coneys, superintendsnt of the Pennsylvanis rail* jroad. today, the Geaeral Maaagere’
GERMANY REQUESTS MODIFICATION OF PEACE PACT.
FOR WHOLE GENERAL STAFF
DEFECTS *T0 BE REMEDIED, LEMA^X SAYS
MANY COMPLAINTS HEARD
The board of public works today asked Frank C, Lingenfciter, city eu gineer, for a detailed report on the condition of the city sewer system, especially In 4he mile square, so that It may know why the sewer system can not carry off heavy rains, as it failed to do Tuesday morning. "We desire to know definiteiy what defects there are tn the city’s system,” said George Lemaux. chairman of the board, "so that we can remedy those defects, and prevent a repetition of flooded basements as we had Tuesday We are told that investigations of the system have been made tn other administrations, but nothing has been done to prevent this water damage. We wish to make this investigation so >^thorough that It will be possible to make every improvement needed.”
Many Uomplainta.
The board received many com plaints from owners of downtown buildings, and also from owners of homea apartment houses and ths Methodist Hospital, following Tuesday’s heavy rain. The particular trouble in the mile square, Mr, Le maux aaid, seems to be with the Ken
lucky avenue seu^r.
Dr. Henry Jameson, chairman .of the board of dirsetors of the Indiana polls Street Railway (tempany, ap peared before the board to ask for extension of the time limit for be ning car service on the Shelby reel extension to the city limits. He told the board that the car exmpany is 160 men short of its requirements. The lime extension /was not granted, and the board stood by Its original order that service be starts^ at once.
Alley Vaeatfea Ordered.
The board adopted x preliminary order for vacation of the ftrp4 alley west of Meridian street to a point ninety feet north of Eleventh street, where the E. W. Steinhart Company propose# to erect a new hullding adjacent to /its building. The Steinhart company offered ttvgive to the city a ten-foot strip on the north and west sides of its property for alley pur poses, and the order was adopted co tingent to final deeding of this
erty to the city.
The following estimates on improve-
by ■
Ilk
li,; sire
r.
log
ments ordered by the board were adopted: Sidewalks and curbs itn Forty-ninth street from Central tq College avenues, 17,221.51, or 22.88 a lineal foot; and sidewalks and curbs In Park avenue from Fifty-first to Fifty-second streets. 24,829.71. or 28.84
a lineal foot.
PARIS> April 21.—Germany has asked the interallied conference at San Remo to increase from 100.090 to 290,999 men the standing army provided for Germany by tee terms of the treaty of Versaities. . The request wac contained in a ntne handed to the French foreign office last evening with the demand that ft be sent to the supreme council at Ban Retpo- . The npte set forth that an tilcreased force was necessary for order in the Interior and that, furthermore, the army would not accept an order for
its dlseolution.
The note further requeets that Germany be permitted to retain the entire general staff aud corps of officers. which means tee entire frame work of the active army.
evYDEAmniLiiN TOniN THE SOUTH
155 REPORTED KILLED WITH S2J)00,000 PROPERTY DAMAGE.
THREE STATES ARE VISITED
DIvfMea af
BIRMINGHAM. Ate, April Zl.—The toll of yesterday's terrific storm arhich ! swept parts of Misplssippi. Alabama I and Tennessee was placed today at 155 persons killed, hundreds injured and property damage of approximate-
ly 12.999,099.
Communication with the stricken
Twelve uiVisions or infantry and <arws was gradually restored today.
atd no, mm ,,
IWREFUSE TOVOTEONSIKE
CHicafo Yardintfi Howf Down Ltadtrt at MB«t{n|; CalM to End WafKbut
RAISE CRIES FOR GRUNAU
Taka Stami That Only PraafdtnL in Jail, Hat Authority to Orfftr . Ratum.
CHICAGO. April ZL—striking railroad men In the Chicago district refused ^oday to vote OP the queetles of returning to work. AI! efforts of a committee of strike leaders to obtain action failed. M. J. Kenney. R. 8. Murptiy ant Shannon Joneg three of the etrlke leaders arrested last wsek. made the appeal for a return to work at a mass meeting of striking yafdmsn Jeera Greet Leaders. They were greeted with cries of sold,” "outside” and “where’s Grunau.” Jones explained that efforta to obtain the release of John Grunau. president of the Chicago Yardmens Association, from the Joliet Jail on bond had not succeeded. Murphy, waving an American flgp, took the floor to deolare he "would not fight the American government.** He was greeted with eat calls and
hissea
Union leaders declared after ths
meeting that they were helpless to
order the men back to work. A police lieutenant said the meet-
ing adjourned after a hearing had been refused the strike leaders. He announced that t no 'Tump meeting” would be permitted and the hall was
cleared under police supervision. The strikers Isft the hall and after
some discussion marched across tewn to their headquarters, where they re-
sumed the session.
Many of the men declared Kenney. Murphy and Jones had no authority to advise thsm to return to work. Only President Grunau could do that, they said, Grunau. at x'hose request ths mass meeting had been called, sxF ected to arrange for his release rom Jail to attend. Failure of his plans to provids ths 110,900 bond prevented his appearanos.
Traffic* laspraves.
Meanwhile increased movement of freight and Ihe return of more strikers in the Chicago district brought traffic to 70 psr cent, of normal, rall-
load managers said.
Throughout the remainder of the central and far west gsneral improvement of conditions was reported. Federal investigation of strike leaders' activities will be continued, dea ilts the change In their attitude. varies F. Ciyne, Uuitsd State district
attornsy announced*
"If they want to pose as martyrs and be sent to Jail, we will prosecute them,” he said, "Every man found breaking the tew will be prose-
cuted.”
Seven new arrests were made on fedfral warrants yesterday of Isaders who replaced twenty-six union officials rsarrdsted for striks activities,
mnts fof d today.
Warrants for two others wsrs ta be
servet
freight TIgtJF FELT. New York ftbfppere ■offer as Ressfit of Rail StHke. NEW YORK. April 21.—Incrsased freight traffic, was reported today by railroads affected by the strike, and passenger service was announced ss virtually normal, but the effect of the freight tieup still was kssniy felt by shippers ef perishabls foodstuffs, snd psrticuterly by dairymen, who rsported that ths uncertain movement of milk trains was causing great incenvenlence. . Patrick D. Fox, head of a milk distributing concern, Issued a statement that "there are more late milk trains now than during the strike," and predicted that the effect would be felt more acutely when freight now congested on sidings starts to move.
ROADS ATTACK CONGB8T10R.
by
Marked iMpreveMSat Reperted
Offfeials fa Detroit.
DETROIT, April 21.—Effort# te relleve the freight congestion here caused by the r^lrapui switchmen’s strike were continued today by operating officials. Marked improvement was reported by the Grand Trunk and the Per# MArquette road:
but the Mt^shigan Central
conditions unchanged.-
;te roads, reportsd
WEATHER INDICATIONS.
DHITED •TATO WVATHCm BDUAO.
IndiaoapoUs, April 81. 1980, —Temperature—
April 21. 7 a. aa... 18 m 2 p aa...
60 50 . 68
RprU U. im. ' 7 a. m 63 13 m «f 8 p. m,....... 71
7 a. m.... 12 nr. .... 2 p. nt.,.
—BarosMter— ».78 80.99 .... t0.7»
0
—Local FofSMt—
Local fMcesst for
laGanapoiia sod vt-
dnttr for tee twenty-four hours endlnt f p. m.. ADbil 28: looreistwr cioadlnms end slirhtir vsnser totUflit. probebly foQowei by thuodsfstenus ThursIsF. Woncatt, for Indlsae: Isseel thuadershow* ers probable toniflit sad fbursdsy: wsroM# in south part teaifhl; ooolsr Thmedsir. • Forecset for lUtnoie: liiaeeeinx doudi* nsss with teuadsrstsMMI late toeifht eg Thursday: warmsr ia eeidk part tonifht. foraeast few Kantudby; Local teundeio •hewers, probable tssd»H /and fhursday; saowwhat wartasr tanifht. ooolsr Thureday afteraecB la west part. Fareeest for Ohio: Pair tonieht: eeoier la north tad SMt part;, Thursdfr deodyi
probably teowsra —PredpitsIteoX-
Aflstmiit of pMMdpltMMa for twsiity.fo(tf hours «adin|[ 7 Tsiel ■sfisual edg pfUStpttottou maea itmoAm l. INW. 18.T8« Bieew Rnce Jsawarl. ItfiO. 9A».
Weatesr la Gfhir auee—
The followlas’ ttele slHWa the steli ef
otear ctUfte.M f a. au;
weetesr ia PtaffM. ^
AakeriUo. *. IMsanirrfr N. D. . Bosasn. Msm. >.. Cki<aso. Ill* Duuver. Owe. - •. Dodfs Oty. Mam. , Belene. Meat. ...
Jaebeoavttie.
Keasae^CIte Mo..
r. iisBp: AS «•
sioni of cxvalH'. live api^tel brlgid^. no. am, lo tae ^ each of two regiment# of Infantry !**•***' Appeals for aid were rw- AmMbaDid, « and two group# of arlllleryt OP# hat-ieeived from maoy nnali towns andlStelle. Ate talion of heavy artillery for each di-laettlements and Red Cross relief par-jNsw • vision of infantry, 199 airpianos aad i ties were being orgaafsed at many ^.Ybte »- Y- *
for rail wav (points to carry food and teats Into I ’ ’
’ fiSSKw, _p*.
four companies ef troops
work.
Two other.' German notes were
banded te the foreign office at the Mme time. The fliwt referred to the disbanding of the civic guarda The second embodied requeets that the reichswehr force In the neutral aone should be fixed according to the number ef men Instead of the number of units snd that Germany be permitted to have eleven batteries of artillery
instead of two In tee neutral sane. N^resieb ^Ippoeed to Fvojeet. In French official circles the Ger-
man requests arc regarded as merely oAs of more movos In the system^tlo
or railway (points to carry f the atorm-swepl district.
The greatest Jiavoc wrought apparently waa.M|e^^ thfwe Alahaaia
counties ns^^mthls- place.
at Gala.
The tornado apparafilly atrusB first at Gttitt. Ala., afid sigsaggod through northwestern Atebama. ea«tern Mtssiaslppi aad sauUMffii TbaufB. see .where Its fores was •psnt. Ths death toll la^ MtttMitWti. AlabaMia and T9nnesse4 fsUswa; Mtsstislppi—MutdlMk 14. NsMiaba countjr. It: Gl«ih AlMin eouatw, if; Aberdeaa. Moaroa eauaiy^ 11$ Say
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