Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 April 1920 — Page 13
THE IXDIAXAPOLIS NEWS, MONDAY, APRIL 26. 1920.
LOWDEN SPEAKS IN THREE STATE CllSi
Anderson, Marion and Muncies on List in First Day’s Tour of Indiana.
In the “Bubbles” Cast
DEPLORES HIGH TAXATION
Plead* lor Bu*in«** Adm»ni*tr*tion In Nation and State*—Tell# of Budget Syetem.
t fSoecJ*! u» The ladtanapoiM JStmt) MUNCIE, Imi.. April 26.—Application of the principle* of modem busineas to affair* of government was advocated her* this afternoon by Frank 0. Lowden, Governor of Illinois, speaking in behalf of his candidacy for the Republican presi-
dential nomination.
Prtvioutly to •ooohing here, the Governor h*4 a brief conference In Anderson In the mornlo*. spoke In Marion at noon and came here in afternoon. Me waa to return to Anderson to speak in the eveoin*. The day's invasion of the state, whtoh Is the first for the candidate with the exception of an address he made reoontiy before the Columbia club si Indianapolis, began when he left
KSM VITAL Pfltfd
BOTH PARTIES HAVE INDIANAPOLIS CANDIDATES.
HOUSI GIVES UP MYSTERY OF TWENTY YEARS
FORMER ELECTION FIGURES I
Indianapolis early |» the Atidereoft- His appeal Is In pe* t fon for the state preeidenttaf p
MRS. DON HAWKINS.
The fact that Marion county is like- j ly to be a vital point in Indiana at the : November election is apparently fm- i pressing the political organisations more etrongiy this year than ever.; The Imports nee of Marion county is \ I being etreased by thoee who are sup- ; * porting Dr. Carieton B. McCulloch, of , I Indiamtpotia for the Democratic nom-1 1 inatton for Governor. Democrats are : tnointing also to the strength Thomas | Taggart will get from Marion county ] Ip his senatorship race. Marion county ! also has a candidate on the Repubiici an side, as James W. Feeler, of Indianapolie. ie an active candidate for the Republican nomination for
Governor.
There are strong indications that
the Democratic state organisation will succeed in bringing about harmonious party conditions in Marion county and the local organization
in better shape than it has
il lotereet.
$
day for
re par a
- - prefer
WfCKHiarr May 4
Large Reception Committee. The Governor was met at Marlon by * committee of local Republicans and escorted here, where he was met by a recaption committee of seventytie# Delaware county men and women. On the reception committee also] from the other counties of 5 >gp|igreasional district, excan</idate‘s entertain- 1 led for a reception for I in the Delaware hotel f ling. To this the worn- f lUttlty. regardless of j Ions, had been invited. P Nelson. Delaware
in women's chairman,
of these arrangements
tt. local manager for ad general charge
He was as-
Long, Eighth district •Irrnan; Robe Car!
dounty chairman, Administration. lovernor Lowden
begin to apply some of of modern buainess to
of all—ths bust-
government. Huainsas
has often changed ite ethods. Planking and manufacturing
n revolutionised perhaps a
Mrs. Hawkins will be in the east of ; ^
•Rubbles" characterized as a musical been for'severaf years.' froth, to be presented at the Marat j xag**»t Tehlaa r
theater Tuesday and Wednesday i
nights for the benefit of the Boys'| Tho, nas Taggart I* , taking a perCMab Aaaociation of Indiaaapolia. The p 0 "* 1 int « re * t tbe local situation,
proceeds will be devoted to welfare t work among the boys of Indianapolis, j
Nearly seventy-five persons, repre-| B ® tr! a ticket that will inspire aentfng soro# of * he b * mi !n th * ! Democrat# ^"hopc 0 ^to*^ove 1 !^™# the city, will lie in the play. Tickets are | handicaps they have had in the past.
I Dr. McCulloch practically ha* had no i opposition in Marlon county from , ?«*•/ Democratic candidates, and U likely to receive practically the entire
sonal interest
and probably will devote much time to IL If a good local ticket can be
on sale at the Murat theater boa of
fiee.
rjaed time
billty to obtain a hall in South Bend for Friday night has made it necessary for local supporters of Governor Lowden. of Illinois, to cancel his address for this city, which was scheduled for Friday night. It is probable he will speak here May I. HARDING CS BACKS I0HNS0N TO BEAT WOOD
vote at the local prl-
PLAN DEVISED TO OVERCOME OPPOSITION TO SENATOR.
£
tlon
Hi a since our ConstUu opted. Agriculture has
e transform
undergone a complete transformation #ine* my own boyhood days on the farm 1 can go hack far enough to re-
§•:
1 the old Cradle with
far enough to re-
rake fol•ppily. In » handled enjoy it
5*HPi. primitive
ive been superseded alone we have
- i-- .—** * Jl In fact, we *• retrograded since the time AiexHamilton. ope of the greatest
to
statesmen write our not rlgbt over for ments of
Tn days gone much Our taxes And thgv Were not feel thaisi problem of got
greatest teiped to ’ that Is
in our history.
Constitution. Now
We are famous the world!
, and «>*ht«ve-
rtduals in private en-
Ume that we to the public
It affects svery and every individual
c. of L. *vfL
by. it did not matter war* paid Indirectly, not heavy. We did Today there fa no
In which tax-
net enter. One of the
of living Taxation has a direct re ion to that. I don't care hew
lation r; r .
jroae may be. Itnaa not rentes to frame taws so that exprofit taxes and income taxee
will not be partly borne by the consumer. Tou can't reduce the high ceet of Being until you reduce the high cost of government Tou can t reduce
jmu reduce the high ceet
-To pay for the expenses of our
BI* fiUapia. outside
that we derive
taxee end corpornthat son of thing oral property tax fn for fiat# purposes 1100. Municipal taxes i were going up all aa they were elaetalking now about the »enL Thoee departments the jurisdiction of l In 1»U we were te tax rete from *0 eenta, last December, gain to fix the tax utng year, we were further reduction of
our tax rate.
on of gg per cenL in
ments with a dirt •ach and the -
'This redueti
eur tax rate in two years waa doe to this roneolfdation of the 135 boards
into nine depart-
director at the head of
establishment of a If w* bed followed of appropriation.
wanted to
opportue an aderesult as been ab-
i exactly
must be done enormous in-
is to be
t be set up
syetem.
Democratic
tnaey.
** r : Fesler Is popular among Marlon county Republicans, but he has not been without opposition in the county on the part of Warren T. McCray, of Kcntland. and Edward C. Toner, of Anderson, his opponents The McCray workers particularly realised early that Marlon county is an important factor in the state election, and they have been working hard in the county. They opened headquarters in Indiana avenue end sent workers out into the wards. Mr. Feeler's friends say that the McCray element n , ot • ucc ** d# d 1” getting a foothold in Indianapolis. However. Fred Robtaeon. the manager for Mr. McCray. says he la well satisfied with
the progress mads.
Tenor In ladtanapell*.
Mr. Toaer recently spent part of a week in Indiana polls and addressed BITTER CONTEST NEAR END
—— campaign that gave him encourage-
(Special to Ths IndtsuapoUs News]
COLUMBUS. O.. April **.—With the presidential preference and delegate primary only one day away the campaign tn Ohio has beea brought te a close after a bitter contest. even for this hotbed, between Senator Warren G. Harding and Leonard Wood, with Hiram Johnson likely to figure prominently in the result. Wood and Harding are the only .mines appearing on the Republican primary ticket, out the Harding people have been making a desperate effort In the closing week of the campaign to gain votes for Johnson, in the belief that such a course would draw from the Wood strength and
thus divide the opposition.
Many highly-paid workers have been carrying this propaganda throughout the state and hundreds of thousands of stickers bearing Johnson« name would have been distributed far use in the booths had not Secretary of State Smith, who is supervisor of state election*, declared the use of stickers fllegaL Places have been provided on the batioL however, for the writing in of
other preferences.
Blew to Hording Machine.
The Wow thus dealt machine, which is backing Harding, In the opinion of impartial observers, loaves every indication that Wood win matte a good showing probably fully aa satisfactory as the showing hs made in Illinois. The vote against Harding will be a protest vote
against the machine.
Hardings well known part fn the
senatorial combine, including Pearose and others of that clique, has
not enhanced his popularity
meat, and it is not generally believed that ho will get many votes in tbs
county.
The Fester w Miters are assuming that their candidate will get a large bulk of the Marion county vote. They are pointing to a recent compilation of figures to show that for ths last forty-four years Indiana has gone the same way politically that Marion county has gone. They re&son in the following fashion from the figures
presented to show that it is desirable for the Republicans to havo a strong candidate from Marion county, as the
managers have I rrfiir ^
Stion does not entsr. On* of the not enhance* ms popularity among
J!.'V .‘.L* 1 . 0 "' A-rajBBS
be* n stirred by the they were not able
^ leas break down, hones the scheme to turn as much ^ ths vets as possible away from Wood by diverting It to Johnson. Wood hss shown great strength among the farmers. The only worry for the Wood supporters on this score is the spring planting which is now demanding full attention of the farmers and which may reduce the farmer
vote.
Farm Rnreaa te Campaign. The farm defense bureau, backed by prominent agriculturists was organised to oppose Herding in Ohio and has been carrying on an active campaign by mail and advertising In ths rural papera There are only two candidates on the ticket for Wood delsgatea- at- large. W. H. Boyd, a
the defeat of Harry
«
erty.
has
Senator Hardings manager,
directed attention to Daugherty’s t:tl a. aa statement to prove his adherence to machine politics, for which he ie noted, and to his record aa a neversuccessful candidate or manager, to warn the voters that the people of
, h * v * U> Put their
faith in him In the past. The Harding managers issued a statement Saturday night predicting a sweeping victory for their candidate in Ohio, and announcing that on that aasumptlwn they were preparing to duplicate the
campaign la that state.
isiuro to make tlon. such a r w«uld have b dble. That is
RECBfTfOV
MARK
Lowden. ■ didate for
S'u o'clock
was driven oer hotel, wsna had . meeting h took place
Hne*
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April X*.—Frank O. of Illinois and canbllcmn nomination arrived in Marion at is afternoon. He was
and
hands with every one Because of o severe air* to sav* hie voice Speeches at Anderson*
Governor shaking
.Ji.t.W "" several hu
ored w An
the
speak here other than to ex-
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automobile.
* oppo
The Governor
_ informally at dinner rlon at 1:35 o'clock by
Aedvrsea Prepare* Reeeptiwa. (Speeta! to The Indltssapotw News] :USON\ Ipd^ April 2*.— When
MASSACHUSETTS PRIMARY.
Pew of Candtdateo Large Are Pledged. BOSTON. April 3*.—None of the candidate* for delegates-at-large to th* Republican and Democratic national conventions will appear on th# ballot at the Massachusetts primaries tomorrow as pledged to vote for any particular man for the presidential nomination. Th# Democratic candidates have made no statements as to their presidential preference. Four of th# Republican candidate* are running as a group, although under the law they must be voted for separately. They are Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. Frederick H. GiiletL Speaker of the house of representatives: former Senator TV. Murray Crane end Edward A. Thurston, former chairman of the Republican state committee. Although all are unpledged. Senator Lodge has announced that he will present the name of Governor Calvin Cooiidge to the convention if the Go%ernor de-
sires it.
The other candida'es for the four Places as Republ-cae delegates-at-largefaro former Governor Samuel W. McCall, who has declared himself in favor of the nomination of Herbert H<over, former Lieutenant-Governor Louis A. Froth*.ogham, who has announced that he will vote for Leonard Weed, with Hoover as second choice; Congressman A Ivan T. Fuller, who ha* pubhely pledged himself to vote
. .. . . , _ for Wood. Thomas TV. Lawson and
w den. candidate for the Russell A- Wood.
nomination for President On th# Democratic ticket, the “regMs^meeting tonight. ] nlar^ rtMWppsod. of Senator
-v - ■ “ h. r
Richard
vctvrd at the Grand | David L Walsh „. t^ong. A reception committee and (twice Democratic nominee for Oov-
*est of honor at a dinner i emor. Dist
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Governor lowden will Opera house iad will
"L T. Durbin, forIndiana. If Mr.
night he
aT the home ’of 1 Mr! plank tkd platform to he^atlopted
g arrangements here.
Joseph E. Henof the Lowden
srss
Newxl
2*.—Ina-
» oiiy-»th.r cjnildlK
te campaign on hi* declaration that
« will work for an
Pelletier met Con.
flUH
h h
antl-
at San Francisco. There are numerous contest* for district delegates in both parties. On the Democratic ride the«e have go direct bearing on presidential candidates. Among the Republican candidates several who have declared themselves in favor of Wood are opposed by men seeking to go to
Chicago unpledged.
independent Re-
n county whose
friendship for Dr, McCulloch
vote in this county might swing a close election in other parts of the
state.
In I SI*. Hughes, Republican, carried Indiana by a plurality of M42 votes, of which Marion county alone contributed a plurality of 5.*li. With the exception of what were regarded as four abnormal years, the state has never gone in a presidential election since 1SH for either party more than 15,541. the plurality in 1384 when the Democrats won. and the plurality has been as low aa 2.331 in ISM when the
Republicans won. Abnormal Years.
The abnormal years were in 18*« and 1*09 when, as a result of tiig Bryan campaigns th* Republicans won with a larger plurality; In IB94. the Roosevelt campaign, when the Republicans won by a plurality of »3.*44, and in 1*12, when th* Republican split carried th# state for the Democrat* by a plurality of 130.C23. Exclusive of the abnormal years, th* Democrat* have carried th# state four times with an average plurality of S.tl*. and th# Republicans have carried th# state three times with an average plurality of t.«9S. Letter Written by CegUa. In a letter to Paul Mossman. of Ft. Wayne. Charles F. Coffin, president of the Indianapolis * Chamber of Commerce. after praising Mr. Fester as a man of high character and ability, says in regard to the Republican sit-
uation in the state:
‘*Tbis is th* first time in about forty years when It is absolutely necessary to Republican success that the candidate for Governor should come from Marion county, and this Is a fact the significance of which tt will simply rot do to overlook or underestimate. Tou know the popularity and strength of Tom Taggart in this county, and I know a* possibly you may not know, th# tremendous popularity of Dr. McCulloch. It may not be a pleasant thing to contemplate. but I can aeoure you that there
are a great many
publicans in Marie rongHHMBBP^H
will cause them to vote for him unleas there is a candidate on the Republican ticket that they feel sure will carry the state, and it seems to me that it will require no argument to men who understand conditions In Marion county \o know that Mr. Fesler is th* only present Republican candidate for Governor that can carry the county. But. with Feeler at the head of the ticket. I believe Marion ccunty will go Republican with a sufficient strength to turn the tide in the state and win for the presidential electors, for United States senator, and for the general state ticket. The business men in Indianapolis are backing Mr. Fesler with enthusiasm and energy for ths very reasons which 1 ha vs enumerated above.
MeCray te City.
Mr. McCray spent a few hours in Indianapolis Monday and conferred with his managera Mr. Robinson and Mies Adah Bush. He said he was greatly pleased with the prospect# for him everywhere in tl^e state. Most of the week will be spent by Mr. McCrav In central counties. Tonight he will speak at Newcastle. Although the women of th* state will aot be permitted to vote at the primary, the women organisers for Mr. MeCray. under the guidance of Mias Bush, are continuing their work among the women. Mrs. K- A. Torrence, of Evansville, n well-known clubwoman, has written the first campaign song in honor of Mr. McCray. Mr*. Ralph Ross, of Gary, has followed with another McCray song. Mr. Toner planned to spend today and tomorrow in Evansville. Wednesday, he will go to liartiosvilie, hi* old home county, where he has many friend#. Thursday, he will again visit Ft. Wayne; will speak at Auburn Friday, and probably wiO close the week In the northern part of the state. The Toner campaign has an active woman’s department, under th* direction of Mrs. Julin C.
r*
Mr. Fesler will spend the next two days tn Grant and Montgomery counties. Plans of MeCnltoeh. Dr. McCulloch, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor, will canvass in Madinon and Tipton counties during the first part of the week. He had a successful meeting at Sheihyviiie Saturday where he addressed the precinct workers, diaries Mendenhall spoke at the Kingan & Company plant, and Norman A. Zoilexzi at the Midwest Engine Company plant on behalf of Mr. Fesler at :.tox. Republican meetings will be held in Indlanapoii* tonight at the Ebenexer church. California and North streets; the Puritan betel, and the Beal Civic League. 1450 Sheppard street. ^ dv; Luke TT. Duffey and Merrill Moores, the present congressman, are facing
a busy week in the contest for the Republican nomination for congressman from this district. Mr. Duffey is showing great activity, and is basing his appeal for support on his record in behalf of the good roads movement. He addressed well attended meetings at Traders' Point and at Ft. Wayne avenue and Pratt street Saturday night. He will leave for Atlantic City Tuesday to give an address on good road# transportation before the national convention of the United States Chamber of Commerce, and expects to return Thursday night. During hi# absence. Arthur R. Robinson will 1 speak for him. Mr. Moores is standing on his record in the congress ms a recommendation for his renomination. Shank aad Beekwalter. Lew Shank and Charles A. Bookwaiter are advertised to speak at a meeting which will be held tonight at the Shaak warehouse. 227 North New Jersey street. The Ninth Ward Democratic Club has arranged for a candidate's meeting Tuesday night at Hamilton hall. Hamilton avenue and Washington street. Henry N. Spaan will make the principal address. Rex M. Potterf, superintendent of the public schools at Warren. Huntington county, is in the contest for the Democratic nomination for state superintendent of public instruction. He has had eight years' experience as a teacher in the public schools, and formerly taught in Henry and Rush counties. All the Democratic stats candidates have been invited to attend an open meeting of the Democratic state committee. which will begin at the Denison hotel Thursday morning at 1* o’clock.
MANS PUDGE 1437 IN CHURCH DRIVE
SOME CHURCHES OVERSUBSCRIBE QUOTAS SUNDAY.
CAMPAIGN STARTS WELL
....MISSING..,
DESCRIPTION Of HISS CARRIE SCLVAOIr
s ‘ Afre 4$ years.-Wctrrht 118 pounds HcirM 5 feet 2 inches.,
■air brown, slightly tmrrcd with irray. Lirht blue eyes (badly iapaire$ by an operation). Has habit of placing hand over eyes when
lookicr at an object, or in looking at a distance. Hcdium built She was dressed in a dark blue aoming wrapper and house slippers when she Irft the hospital. No wraps or hat on. I will p*y $25.00 Reward for Information leading to her
whereabouts.
Send all Ir.femation te
Indianapolis, Ind., Ifarch SI, 1*00.
A Roumanian mission at 424 West Maryland street, which has eight members, has without solicitation raised $487 toward the Interchurch world movement, Indiana headquarters of the movement announced, following the opening of the financial drive Sunday. The Rev. V. Prodau. a student at Louisville. I* pastor of the mission. Several of th# members will return to Roumania soon, and they expressed a wish to contribute to the movement before they leave this country. A Roumania church at Gary raised I2.000 for intercburch. going 3*00 over It* quota. Reports from Baptists throughout the state are that 9500.000 was contributed Sunday. Baptist churches at Decatur, Noblesvill# and Michigan City competed for a bronze tablet which was to be presented to the church which reached its quota first, with the result that the three came tn at the same time with announcement* that the quotas were met. Pledges te India*#polle. In Indianapolis the First Baptist church reported 3215,000 subscribed Sunday night toward Ite quota of 3300.000. with more in right. Wood ruff Place Baptist is more than half subscribed, and Tuxedo Park Baptiet is 30 per cent, subscribed, it is reported. c Two conferences of th* United Brethren church In Indiana have given $73,315, nine churches in th* conferences having gone $0,000 beyond their allotment*. The First L'nited Brethren church of Indianapolis, with Dr. C. C. Gohn a* pastor, went $2,000 above Its quota Sunday, raising $9,300. Brookside Park church went $200 above ft* apportionment. raising $5,562.80. Bishop H. H. Font said that many churches in the area have gone beyond their
quota*.
Second Reformed church. Indianapolis. with a quota of $30,090. raised $20,000 in pledges Sunday. The congregation numbers 550 members, with the Rev. Ernest N. Evan# as pastor. William Doenges is financial director for the interchurch drive.
St. John’s Over#lodged.
St John’s Reformed church of Indianapolis, with a quota of 91T.Ci<. has obtained pledgee for $29,509. Emmanuel Reformed has raised ite quota of $17,500 and report* that it 1* "still going." Central Avenue Re-
The upper photograph shows the building at 1333 North Capitol avenue, where a skeleton, identified as that of Carrie Selvage, who disappeared twenty year* ago, was found. The other picture is a reproduction of a circular sent over the country I
REAL ESTATE MEN TAKE UP NOTANIL FIGHT
DIRECTORS OF CITY BOARD PLAN OPPOSITION.
RESOLUTION IS PREPARED
with a quota of $2,100, has
still g formed,
raised $2,490. Headquarters have received word that on* church at Bedford has raised $1€,711.*0. and a church at Mitchell haa obtained $4,500. Th# drive will continue for a week, th# object being to obtain pledge*, nationally, for T»$«.777,S72. of which >175.000.090 1* to be paid this year. RAY TO PLEAD NOT GUILTY. Frank A. Symmee Appointed to Defend Confessed Murderer. William Ray, alia* William Hart, colored, confessed murderer of Martha Huff, fourteen, will enter a plea of not guilty to the charg« of first degree murder when he is arraigned in criminal court Tuesday, it is expected. The plea will be entered for Ray by Frank A. Symmea. county attorney for the poor, who has been instructed by Judge James A. Collins, of the criminal court, to defend Ray. The selection of a jury to try Ray will he started at once after his arraignment and. while all the negro’s legal right* will be safeguarded for him, every effort will be made to make the trial speedy. A special venire of 150 jury talesmen has been called for the case- Each prospective juror who is called to the jury box will be questioned closely by Claris Adams, prosecuting attorney, as to his views on capital punishment. Th# state will insist on the death penalty
for Ray.
It is expected more than twelve witnesses will be called by the prosecutten. Persons who saw the negro and the Huff girl together before the assault and murder, and detectives to whom Ray made s confession will
be among the witnesses.
neaeda* a Credit. (Boston Traseeript]
Mulligan (to grocer)—If Oi lave yes M» runty equal to what Oi take away, will yes thrust me till mxt wake' Grocer—Certainty. . . Mulligan—Well. thm. aeil me two of ifcntn hams, an’ kape wan of thim till Oi call
again. *
Recommendations for a line of action to oppose house bill No. 12397 introduced in congress by Representative Nolan, of California, which proposes to place a tax of 1 per cent, on the value of all land held by any person in excess of $10,090. were formulated at a meeting of the board of directors of th* Indianapolis Real Estate Board, to be presented at the weekly meeting of the organisation Wednesday. The Real Estate Tax League of Indiana and the Indiana Real Estate Association also are op-
posing; the bill.
The legislative committee of the Indianapolis board has recommended to the board the passage of a resolu tion opposing the bill on the ground
it would place an
that
an unjust
ground
w burden
on real estate. The state organisation has sent letters to all of the real estate boards of tbe etate urging them to take action in regard to the bill. Alfred F. Potts, chairman of the organization committee of the Real Estate Tax League, said in regard to the bill: 'House bill No. 123*7. introduced by Representative Nolan, of California, and now before the ways and means committee, presents the bald proposition to levy a special tax of 1 per cent, on ail land in excess of $10,090 held by any individual, firm
or corporation.
"The mere pendency of such a bill might not be so alarming but for the tact that a strong organisation of business interests Is behind it with an ample fund to secure popular support for the measure, “Active and immediate efforts are
SAYS PICTURES WERE SENT Photographer in France Offers I*
Wake Good on Orders. •
As a result of the publication of a Washington dispatch, last December in tbe New*, to the effect that hundreds of Indiana men who had been in the expeditionary forces In Franc# and who had ordered and paid for panoramic photographs of their com* | panies. taken by photographers at I Brest, “probably will not be surpr|
j to learn that there seems at
| very little prospect that they will get t the photographs,” a letter discussing . the article has been received by W. | H. Green. 1404 Lawton street, who ! turned the letter over t© The News. It j is signed by K. F. Jordan. Panoramic | Photo Company. 4 Rue du Marche. Lej vallois-Perret (Seine), and is dated March 21. Mr. Jordan's name was
| mentioned in the article.
! In the letter Mr. Jordan says in j part: "The very day that this article is dated, the last picture was sent ! to the States. Out of the many thou- ] sands of photos mailed. 1 have >nlv received three letters from fellow-, stating that theirs was danvxged in the mail, and ordering others Have had nine returned from men who left their former address without having their mail forwarded. Hare rcj celved several hundred reorders ; from men who were well pleq**4 with the first photos they got. On ! account of the present rate of txI change we send copies of any comj panw photo for $1. instead of $1.50, as we are now getting our pap-sr in France (buying it with this wal’.- ! paper) and the postage is thj same. LYou will do a favor |o m* and Jill the • men who ordered photos if you will have The News publish this lot ter, and if there is any one wno did not get his photo, all he has to do ;a write I me a letter and I will fix him up at once, as I have complete lists of I those who ordered photos, and re- | ceipts for all photoa mailed.” WOMAN’S SKELETON
IS FODM) IN ATTIC Continued from Page One.
milk and when the nurse returned she was gone. *
Long Search Futile.
Mr. Selvage said he and his brothers were not notified of her disappearance until one of them called at the hospital in the afternoon to viait her. A search was started immediately and continued for many months, bulletins and notices of her disappearance being aent to cities in all . parts of the united States. Before she suffered a nervous breakdown. Miss Selvage had been for a number of years a teacher In the Indianapolis public schools. She was forty-three, years old when she disappeared. In addition to the three brothers, she is survived by one sisXer. Mrs. Anna F. Miller, of Anderson. The brother# are Edward L. Selvage, 27*0 College avenue: William J. Selvage. 262* Bellefontaine street, and Joseph W. Salvage. 2240 Broadway.
Was Private Hospital.
The Union States Hospital waa started by public subscription for the private treatment of mental and nervous diseases and was operated undet th* direction of Dr. John Colmar. who died several year# ago. Hugh H. Hanna, 1512 North Pennsylvania street, was president of the Institution. Mr. Hanna said the hospital was later moved from th* Capitol avenue address to a building in North Alabama street and remained there until It wa# discontinued.
Old News Slery Quoted.
An example of comment on the cat* aa published in The News is quoted from the issue of March 20. 1900, under the caption, «“No Trace Was F ^’The canal bed was tfioroughly searched, from Broad Ripple to ite mouth, yesterday. In an effort to find the body of Mies Carrie Selvage, who disappeared, March 11. from the Union State Hospital. Nearly all the water wa# let out Saturday night and yesterday morning, and all the holes were dragged without •uoa»*e. The family and friends of Miee Selvage have followed every clew, and nothing ha# been left undone that would lead to the discovery of her whereabouts. Searching parties went to all the surrounding towns and out- ! housed bams, vacant dwailings, ! achoolhouaee. cisterns and hundreds of other places were thoroughly
searched.
“The only hope is that she ha* been taken into the home of some farmer, who has not read the newspapers carefully. The searching parties
I found that there are hundreds of
families In the surrounding country Who seldom read a newspaper. •When Miss Selvage disappeared, she wore a dark blue flannelette wrap-
WORK NEAR COMPLETION ON hlTV'Shfl.’foTy"^
SOUTH BEND WILL GIVE WOODAHUGEAIHH
ARRANGEMENTS FOR AMERI CAN DAY ADDRESS.
OVERFLOW MEETING* PLAN
(Special to The lodSanapoiie New*) SOUTH BEND, Ind. April 2A—The ■tag* it set in South Bend for tbe viait of Leonard Wood, Republican candidate for tbe preetdential nomination. to th# city th* afternoon of May 1. It te expected that Genera I Wood will be greeted by crowds that will break ail previous records for tbe receptioe ef presidential candidates in South Bend. May I. proclaimed American day. will be obeerved a* a general holiday, and the afternoon wilt find ali Industrie# closed. Before General Wood a addies*. there will he two parade* on# of eehooi children, and one of all pereona of foreign birth. Thja observance will be featured by an address by Carl Vrooraan. Because of the many persons who wieh to hear Genera) Wood, arrangements have been made for him to speak in th* tabernacle, which seats 5.000 and which was erected for Bob Jons*, evangelist. Mr. Jones offered the use of the building to the local committee. An overflow meeting will be held at the high school auditorium, which boida 3.000.
JOS. W. SELVAGE,
73-74 Lofflh?.rd Sulldlng t
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Ir.dUnapolis, Ind. JAS. F. QUIGLEY, Supt. of Police.
by the police, through James Quigley, then chief of police, calling attention to the disappearance of Miss Selvage. The circular, ^dated March 30, 1900, was signed by Chief Quigley and Joseph W. Selvage, a brother
pf the missing woman.
EVANSVILLE APDRE89.
Leaders Expect Large Crewd te Hear
General Weed Speak.
(Special to Tbs Indianapolis New*] EVANSVILLE, Ind.. April 2$.--In-
terest will be stimulated in Republican politics this week by the visit to Evansville of three candidate* for the presidential nomination. The first candidate to visit the -‘ty will be Leonard Wood, who will speak tonight at the Soldiers and Sailors' Memorial Coliseum. Wood leaders believe that the meeting will eclipse that addressed In the coliseum last Monday by Senator Hiram W. John-
son, of California.
Representative# from all of th* six counties tn the First district ere expected to hear General Wood. E. C. Henning, county chairman for \anderburg county for the Wood organisation, will preside at the meetUg General Wood wlH arrive tonight at t o'clock by automobile from Prince-
he a fhort s l-
Il be held #(ier|
top, where he will iai dress. A reception wH
“The Old Refrain." by Kreisler. Mrs. Herbert Adktnson waa the accompa-
nist.
The luncheon closed with the singing of “Autd Lang Syne" by the guests, among whom were Mrs. M. Johnson aad Miss Margaret Fu wider, of San Diego. Cal., with Harry Wade. Mra Martin H. WA
Fullen-
Mrs.
H. Wallick. the chairman of the luncheon committee. was assisted by Mrs. Robert Brude Malloch. Mrs. L. U Fellows. Mra. Frank B. Rose, Mra. Hadley Green, Mrs. Walter T. White and Mra. W. H. Elmendorff. A charming feature of the affair was a large birthday cake lighted with twenty-five candies.
LABI ORGANIZATIONS MOVE TO NEW QUARTERS
RECENTLY BOUGHT TEMPLE.
MANY REQUESTS FOR SPACE
Labor > organizations which had their headquarters in the Labor Temple. 138 West Washington street, moved today to the property at 35-41 West Pearl street, which was bought recently by the Electrical Workers'
Labor Temple Association. Remodel- an article published March 28:
Ing of the four-story building will
years old. and her weight Is about 100 pounds. Her hlght Is fire foot five inches. She ha# brown hair, slightly tinged with gray; blue eyes with large pupila Because of an eratlon her eye* are of peculiar c.ape. and her eyesight is defective. Her brother, Joseph W. Selvage. Uvea
op sni
ape. and her eyesight is defective. n*r brother, Joseph w. Selvage, 1 at 2017 North New Jersey street. * Reported at Wh Helmed. Two days later It wa# thought an important clew had been found and the following is an excerpt taken from
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giving
people are
to it who do not
required to meet this propaganda. '‘Thoughtless and selfish people
support
realise that it Is a cunning first step in aid ef the single taxers whose aim Is to tax private ownership of land oat of existence. We call for immediate Mid widespread support through membership in th* Tax League of Indiana to meet and combat this peril to
our institutions.”
Monday Club Luncheon
iras, loaeimusier, were me cnaraembers and the speak era Mrs. Downing Johnson, Mrs. Edward er. Mrs. E. J. Robison. Mra J. F.
On* of the delightful social affairs of the month was the silver anniversary luncheon of the Monday Club, which was held today fn the Rainbow room of the Hotel Severin, about 100 members and guests being present. Seated at the table with Mrs. J. F. Edwards, toastmaster, were the char-
ter members
John
Ferger.
Edwarda Mrs. James H. Park hurst. Mra H. B. Long of Cl#veland O.; Mra A. J. Clark. Mrs. EL C. Bumpier and lira W. O. Oliver, qf Franklin, the first treasurer of the club. The other guests were seated at round tables wreathed In pink and white carnations and ferna which were afterward given as favora The program included songs and violin numbers by Mr*. Jean McCormick and Min Margaret Seegmiller and toasts pertaining to the life of the club as follows: “The House Where She Was Boro.’' Mra B. J. Robison; “Incident# of Her Early Youth.” Mr#. A. J. Clark; “Her Early Hopes and Aspirations." Mra H. B. Long; “Her Social Triumphs,” Mra Edward Forger. Mra McCormick's songs were two verses of “Long. Long Ago." which she sang after the first toast; “I Did Not Know'* (Venderpool), “Glow of Spring (Rungee), “Apple Blossoms (Kellie). “Irish Folk Song'' (Foote), “For You Alone” (Geehl). “Values" (Vanderpool) and "A Southern Lullaby (Terry), the last four songs being sung with a violin obligato by Mina Seegmiller. Miss SeegmiHer's numbers were two serenades by Dridla and Pierne, and
be completed In a few days, according to Charles Lutz, secretary-treas-urer. and work has been advanced far enough to permit the use of the building. Ciubrooms for union men are on the first floor, offices for all locals with headquarters In the building are on the second floor, and meeting hails have been arranged for the third and fourth flooA. Of the six meeting hall a the largest, will seat aiwmt 850 persona. About 1,000 men can be accommodated In meetings at the same time. Among the tenants is the ’Marion County Building Trades Counc'l, which ** composed of sixteen local unions. The Marlon County Centra! Labor Union also will have headquarters and boW tte semi-monthly meetings In the building. Many local unions which were not in the old Labor Tomple have applied for office room, Mr. Lutz said. Officers of the building association in addition to Mr. Luts are Peter Boland. president, and H. C. Carmichael, vice-president. The electrical work was done in ons day by volunteers from the Electrical Workers’ Union. Tbe property was bought from George J. Marott for $75,000, and the ffot floor formerly waa occupied by the Hofbrau saloon.
DUEL MAY NOT BE
FOUGHTj
One ef Ougeayaa Priaelpala lasiata o# Foreign Sell aa Pteid, MONTEVIDEO. April 20.—The duel to which President Baitasar Brum challenged Dr. Rodrigues Larreta, director of El Pali, following attacks in that newspaper against the president in connection with his lecture of Wednesday on Inter-American affairs before the students of the University of Montevideo, probably will not
fought.
Dr. Larreta was quoted as saying that he would fight only If the duel were held in a foreign country, alleging that there would be trouble with the police if President Brum Should be wounded in a duel in Montevideo. It was learned that President Brum would not send his sec-
onds to Dr. Larreta again.
The article In El Pais to which President Brum took exception asserted among other things that certain recent act# of the president constituted flagrant violations of jus-
tice.
Dr.
Larreta was an editor ef K)
Pals with the late Washington Beltran. who waa recently killed in a duel by former President Jos* Bat-
tle y Ordonez.
•It has been definitely ascertained that Miss Carrie Selvage, who mysteriously disappeared from the Union State Hospital Sunday morning, March 11, waa seen on,the evening of the same day te Whlteland, a small station on the J.. M. A I railroad, sixteen nrfles aouth of Indianapoli*. where she remained until the follow1 ""N^nlTthstanding th# number of Si’S; habitants of Whlteland did not think of Miss Selvage during the two weeks intervening between the rime the strange woman wa* seen end the day a picture of the mfaaing woman was printed. When the paper# were, diatributed last Monday night in Whiteland. W. E. Fitzgerald, of that place, was the first person to recognize and call attention to the picture. With a copy of the paper in hia hand he visited several business men who had Seen the woman, and ail of them identified her as the origtaal of tbe pl ^rhe* train she probably took la leaving Franklin waa south-bound, and It la possible that she bought a ticket with the money furnlahed her bv the townsmen of Whlteland. It was the general impression of all the persons who paw and talked with the woman that she waa demented. Recalls Search. Chauncey Manning, supervisor of detectives, who waa a detective when Mias Selvage disappeared, recalls the search for her. It continued fer weeks, he said, th* police and citizens beating the woods around Indianapolls and every, conceivable hiding place. The search waa resumed from time to time for several yean. Manning said. /&$■: ^ Following the arrest of Rufus Oxntreli and hia gang of grave robbers, some time after the disappearance of Miss Selvage, some of the gang gave the police a descrintlon of a body in a grave in one of the cemeterie* here tbet was thought to answer the description of Miea Selvage. Acting on this statement, the police dug up taro or three graves. Manning eaif, believing there wee a chance ^of finding Miss Selvage's body. The last tenant in the old house where the body was found was Mra l*cna Stdell. who moved Baturday. She IS now living at Hit North Illinois street. The property was owned, until it waa sold recently, by Mra Laura B. McDonald. Th# present owne? Is a man named Julian, who Uvea In Ohio. _ * Her ttera Opiates ef Him. {Boston Treaeeriptl Edith—-Mias Bute think*’ you ere a clever
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yerdic- -Port the* I ffUMe I'U tell. Edith—No; youd better stay awty.
the coliseum meeting, after Fhirh ih# candidate will leave for Pltteburg. fa. where he will hold a conference with western Pennsylvania ReffUblicane. returning to Indiana In time to resume his speaking tour at Ft. Wayne
Wednesday night.
Eugene H. Sergeant, of Newburg. Wood manager for the district, says hs has received reports from all over the district from Wood men who ar# arranging to come to the meeting here. A reception committee of more than 300 leading Republicans has[
been appointed.
PREPARE FOR WOOD VI0IT.
Lafayette Citizens and Purdue Stu«|
deula Arruugtng Reception. [Special to The Indianapolis New«l
LAFAYETTE, Hid., April SS.-Leon-l ard Wood will visit Lafayette Friday.l April 30. and arrangements are being! mads for a warm welcome. He wiOj com* here from Bloomington on the! Monon railroad, and will be met by big reception committee at the station. It had been planned to take himj to Purdue University, but because ofl the class work being In progress at that hour It has been decided tel merge the Purdue and Lafayette r#-J
centTons.
General Wood will speak from th« porch of the Lincoln Clult_ at - 151 o’clock In the afternoon. From this! same porch Theodore Roosevelt spokei on two occaaions during his several campaigns. S*v#ral hundred students from the university will join] the citlsen* In welcoming the die^i#*hical Vi clamml ttee Is headed by] Charles Weigle. Charles B. Jamison and Alfred R. Hayes, all business msm After his meeting General Wood 'rill leave for CrawfordavlUe by automo-] bile. He will stop at Romney &n«
Linden for ehort talks.
ARRANGEMENT* AT MARIOV
Committee Appelated te Receive Geu-|
eral Wood—Address at Theater. (gpeetsl Vo Tbe Indianapoli* News!
MARION. Ind.. April 29—Full ar-| rangements have been completed forj the visit of iLeonard Wood, who arrivae here from Rluffton Wednesday! morning. General Wood will make] an address at ths Indiana theater at! 10:40 o’clock. I Charles A. Johnson, county chair-l man for th# Wood organ«2atlou. an-l pounces the appointment ol the fol-J
lowing reception committee:
J. Y* McCulloch. John A .rones, county chairman; Dr. G. C. Eckhart.) George D. Lindsay. John R. Browne,] Gus S. Condo. John T. Strange, Alien] Messlck. Samuel L. Stricter. Austin i). Hunt, fi. A. Connelly, Dr. lierrit) Davis, Dr. E. H. Kimball. Dr. George] R. Daniels. Rosa Th« rnton. John F.l McClain. Robert MeOIbbon. Wa!t#r|
Buchanan and Shy Birely.
MEETING AT HUSTINGTOV Planes Will Drop Bills Advertising]
Leonard Wood’s VHtfl.
I Special to The Indianapolis News] HUNTINGTON. Ind.. April 2«.—
I^onard Wood, candidate for the Republican nomination for President^ will apeak in a local theater Wed nos-j day afternoon, beginning probably at] 6:15 o’clock. A woman's G. O. P.j quartet, which already has sung at] several political meetings, will slug, . H. E. RUtgers has announced that] he will have bills advertising the! meeting dropped on all towns near! Huntington from three planes of thu|
Huntington Aeronautic Association.
J. F. Blppus. whose father, George] Bippus. was associated with General] Wood’s father-in-law in building thal Erie railroad through this city, is] much Interested in th# cxnd1d.tte’*| visit and may entertain the party ta-
formally at his home.
And H«’t ft Dfitftc-tif
Csptair
United states secret service.
Thomas E. Halls, of th*|
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acted some routine business of his I office Saturday and after two hours outside he returned to hi# office. There he discovered that the diamond he had worn In a ring for ten years ]
was gone.
Captain Halls smiles always whatever may happen. He smiled vheftj he said to hia assistant: ‘Tv# left my diamond. U has dropped out of! the ring sometime white I wa# out | this morning. I gnee# 1 bed hstter go
back over the route.”
go the ooptein started smilingly forth pn the trail of the lost diamond. It te fitting here to remark that the captain’s diamond weighs three carats and te worth—--tete£ quotations not available. Also It was given to th# captain ae a memento th mark an epoch In hta adventurous career. On the back trail he cam# to a
■Mlil
clerk#
“I suffered a big tea# Ing. l-ook here” and hand with the dla
business house he had visited earlier in the day. He said to one of the
thl# morn*
~ oni H»
and he held on
... p . . klOOndleae ring
■For heaven’s sake” gasped the astonished clerk, "you don't mean to eay you have teat that wonderful diamond, Where did you te*e it. "1 don’t know, replied the captain, "unieaa It wa# right here ” and thereupon he smiled and dropped his gate
to the door. * , ^
The oaotain then registered a apvUe broader than hia face had known for •©me time. The teat diamond lay sparkling on the carpet at hia feet.
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