Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 April 1920 — Page 13
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THE INDIA XAPOLIS NEATS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 19»).
Fin GW AGAINST ‘DID PLAN’ CONVENTIONS
NATIONAL BOARD COMMENTS ON CANDIDATE REPLIES.
FAVORS C*H)PERATK)!i FLAW
K«w» Barcaa,
SS Wyatt MMtac.
WASHINGTON, April *A—"Th« old plmn which }• this rear's plan, unless the farmers chancre it—of trying to obtain presidential nominations through the barg^cing of state delegations working Snder the open or railed control of professional manipulators—Ahould no longer be tolerated. Surely it must not be successful,” Thus speaks the national board of farm organisations in an open letter addressed to the farmers of the United States. Some time ago this organization sent a series of Questions to all the presidential candidates asking how they stood on the various questions directly affecting the farmers. The replies of the several candidates were made public today. All. of course, promise to do ererything possible to promote the welfare of the agricul-
turists.
Cemsesrts mm Be*lies.
The national board commenting on these replies expresses the view thdt the farmers should "in a thoroughly nonpartisan way seek to arrive at some collect ire judgment as to the Alness of the rsrlous candidates In both parties and then throw our sop-
prior to and at the na-
conventlons.” After calling at- ■ to the fact that the professional .politicians are working as usust to control the nominating conventions, the national board calls sttestion to the following, which It says appeared in Washington dispatches
the other day: *
"Although not in Washington. Mr.
has seen a number of leaders shaping of convention plana under way. There has been rstopment to change the belief irty leaders that they can
| convention.”
Favors Esposnre to Light.
Commenting on this bit of news. Charles A. Lyman, at the head of the National Board of Farm Organisations, says in his open letter ad-
dressed to the farmers: l, for one, would like
convention plans it; I fool that If >ns will now take
some of these matters it better for the nation, for collective judgment of •" the country as exi their 'self-help* or- _ the cleanest, best is found in the nation
see oron * ? f
• n5
^ 1 ^ \ i Know Farmers' Moods.
The national board's latter to the farmers says further: "If the presi- ‘ " * candidates are not told by the intmtlvet of the farmers shut Mittal to the welfare of a*rl-
quite probably some one kes a profit out of what
sella will go to aive them the if the farmer*
3rHS-«
prior to the nom not unlikely that question, as for intment of a sec1, our neat 1'realtd follow the ad■r of commerce or for the farmer* omtng clearer that
organised farmers know ta iunt importance to agriculM
IN INTEREST OF WOOD.
Guy Squires. Fenner Chaplain t. E.
Speaks at Hartford City. [Speoial to The Indianapoha Jiewa]
HARTFORD CITY, Ind.. April 2S
Guy Squires, of Hitchcock. Kau.,] ^
formerly a chapiin in the 14£d field ^
arttllery, American expeditionaTy j CANDIDATES
forces, spoke before a large crowd in the circuit court room here last even, ing in the interests of Leonard Wood for the Republican presidential nomination. There is a very strong Wood sentiment in Blackford county, and the prediction at the present time is that Wood will carry the county with a good majority over the other Republican candidates. A delegation of former service men met the Rev. Mr. Squires at the station here and attended a dinner at the Hartford hotel
in his honor.
. ASPIRANTS DASH ON IN FINAL CAMPAIGN SPURT
MOVIE SCENE IN ‘BUBBLES”
I parties i port to them
Ilonai rteatlon
"Aitno Penrose
tRlrl no developn control H:'
ions, says ii Ireased to the
Personally
is see some of those < 'loosed to the light: the farm organism!ior
EASTERN STAR OFFICERS MAKE ANNUAL REPORTS
GRAND CHAPTER OPENS ANNUAL SESSION AT TEMPLE.
FOR GOVERNOR-
SHIP NOMINATION ACTIVE.
CALUMET VOTE DISPUTE
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RESOLVEO FUAT SALES TAXMUST BE ADOPTED
“"""'^‘"‘““•““’tOSENDCOMMISSRlN
TO RUSSIA FOR TRADE
Plenecr Itenideut IMe* Suddealy
W kite SitliHi; iti ('hair.
I Speojul to The imhanapoh* Newsl rOATICSVILLK. Inf. April 2*.—
'John Miliman, age ninety-eight, one of the pioneer residents of this parti
13 NEW LODGES REPORTED
the organised
Reports of grand officers. Order of Eastern Mtar. were heard at the opening session of the grand chapter today in the Masonic temple. Mrs. Cora B. Holland, of Indianapolis, grand matron, reported that she has made U7 official visita. Installed officers of twelvs chapters, and traveled II.SM mites. She attended the genera* jrand chapter meeting in Seattle Moses K. Black, of Muncie. grand patron, reported new chapters ormtsod at Rossville, Marshall. Owensburg. Bainbridge. Franklin, Union City. Deer Creek, ffe-sthport. Oynthlana, Kno*. Fishers, Jamestown
and Brook villa.
Reports of the secretary and treasurer showed a balance in the treas-
ury of IS2.2S1.SS.
Officers te Be Elected.
Officers ware to be elected this afternoon and there will be a reception this evening in the social rooms of the temple. The drill team of Raper Commandery will act as an escort to tits grand offlcsrs. Routine business will be completed tomorrow, and in ths^svening the work will be exemplified In the tempie by officers of the Irvington chapter and of the Indiana-
polls chapter.
Officers of the Past Grand Matrons and Patrons Association were elected at the annual meeting Tuesday afterBnon as follows; Maurice Conrad, president; Roy Tllford, first vicepresident: Annie C. Barnes, second
There was no let up today in the! activities of the candidates for nom-j tnation for Governor in various parte | of the state. Edward C. Toner, of j Anderson, visited Morgan county. | where he spent his boyhood, and ac- j cording to word at his headquarters * here, was received enthusiastically ! by many of his old friends.- J. W. j Fesler. of Indianapolis, another can- j didate for the Republican nomination. was born ira Morgan conqty. am) j recently canvassed there. Mr. Fes- ■ ler is in Tippecanoe county now. and I will speak at Lafayette tonight. Warren T. McCray, of Kentiand. was in ; Ft. Wayne today, and has announced \ that he will close his speechmaking ! campaign at Gary Monday night.
Calumet Regtoa Disputed.
Lake county remains a point of; contention between the candidates all of them saying that they have made satisfactory progress there. Mr. McCray has devoted much of his personal attention to Lake county, and his headquarters workers here have made public a report from Ray Seeley, of Hammond, county surveyor of Lake county, saying that conditions are good thsre for Mr. Mc-
The Indianapolis New* Bureau.
s 33 Hyatt Build ins.
WASHINGTON. April 28 Either the sales tax plan of the ways and means committee will go through with modifications or there will he no soldier bonus bill, is the opiniofi of Republican leaders of the house who have been sounding out the sen- , timent of the members prior to the j Republican caucus on the bonus p\an j scheduled for Friday night. i It was declared flatly bv the Ret publican leaders that there is little or j no chance that the radical scheme of * Representative Rainey, of Illinois, for !a retroactive tax on incomes above J 320.000 of 80 per cent, w ill be adopted • and that the whole scheme for soldier bonuses will be defeated if a serious attempt is made to put a revolutionary tax on the statute books.
Confident of the Result.
The Republican leaders expressed themselves*as confident that when the caucus meets Friday night an overwhelming majority wHl be found to j he against the Rainey plan or any
day mght at the Murat theater. In the movie Mrs. J. D. Gould appeared _ modification of it as un * ise unsound as Mary Pickford; John P. -Frenzel, Jr., as Douglas Fairbanks, Jack .and likely to lead to serious conseEaglesfield as Charlie Chaplin and Mrs. James Murdock as the vampire, quences in the financial world. They
ressed the belief that the caucus
REPUBLICAN LEADERS AGAINST > of the state, died yesterday at the UNITED STATES CHAMBER OF
d a t aj c v i c di a m I home of his son 1A ade Mill man, A ‘ _ .... . , . RAINEY INCOME PLAN. farmer, living about four miles { COMMERCE ACTS, i northwest of this place. He had eat- .
k | en a hearty breakfast and was sit-I
MIGHT DEFEAT BONUS LAW %V%Vr„ r >„ ELECTRIC LINE PLEA HEARD
. | 1822. and came to Hendricks county
’ j with his father when
he was eight
een years old. He w’as a hat maker for several years and later bought furs in this community. He served four years in the army during the civii war. He was with Sherman on his march to the sea. and was In sev-
eral important battles.
Mr. Miliman also leaves one daughter. Mrs. Damar Huber, who
near Coatesville.
-Photo by Coburn Photo and Film Co.. Inc.
A scene in a moving picture whifch was part of “Bubbles,” the show put on by Indimnapolis amateurs for the benefit of the Boys’ Club, Tues-
MILLION NEW MEIERS AMERICAN LEGION GOAL
CAMPAIGN TO BE CONDUCTED
WEEK OF MAY 1^22.
ATLANTIC CITY. April 2$.— The board of directors of the United States Chamber of Commerce today authorized appointment of a commission to proceed to Kurope to investigate the possibility of resumplives > non of trade relations between the | United States and the Russian people. President Homer I* Ferguson was ! directed to name the members of the j commission and authority wa* given ! him »o "bring the project to a sucj cesafnl termination." with the provision that the commission should make * its report to the board of directors, i John H. Pardee, president of the j American Electric Railway Association. in an address before the convention. appealed to business men of the country to "help save the electric
lines from ruin."
PROCLAMATION IS SOUGHT
* J This particular scene shows Mary and Charlie. The plajr will be repeated These assertions are disputed byS . £ J !
H. G. Deupree. executive secretary of ,tom £ ht
the Fesler-for-Governor Club, who has just returned from Hammond and Gary, where he says he talked to many active Republicans. Deupree said that his investigation showed that Mr- Fesler not only would carry Lake county, but would be the next Republican nominee. He said that Ralph B. Bradford, treasurer of Lake county, is pushing Mr. Fesler's campaign in the Calumet region, and is
doing it with great success. "Mr. Bradford Is probably the most
popular active Republican in the county.” said Mr. Deupree. “and there is a big boom there in the Fesler stock. Business men. newspaper men and Republican workers stated that Mr. Fesler's chances of carrying the county were excellent because of
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‘BUBBLES” AS MUSICAL FROTH IS WORTH-WHILE AMUSEMENT
* Melodious and mirth-making, airily fantastic, a combination of all a good musical "froth” should be. is "Bubblts.” which came to the Murat theater Tuesday night for two performances. This twentieth annual Boys’ Club benefit showered credit on every
th ^ I responsible for it—Mrs
vice-president; Li sale J. 8m> the. rotary; Martha Zoercher.BH^H
treasurer.
Bnnqnet Speaker*.
in his interest. There are also very encouraging reports from Lafayette, and Jasper and Benton counties. Workers believe there is a good chance for Mr. Fesler to carry Mr.
McCray’s own diatrict." Report* of McCray Worker*.
It la given out from the McCray headquarters that the following men have reported the McCray sentiment strong in their communities;' H. C. Kelley, of Warsaw; Albert E. Sutton, sheriff of Blackford county; W. E.
Hoy Tllford wo. foo.tmo.tor ot th. I ^* r . l ‘ er - ° , 1 C ”'"" ,b " ,; P,, ". S ' lcar of banquet, and responses were ma4e by' ® oath W11 Brown, a a e sena-
Mrs. Annie C. Barnes, Mrs. Nettle
tor. of Hebron, and the Pennsylvania
£r n r’I 0r LoA£? LL^ItEd’tlve''McCray
Fletcher W. Boyd, Georgia Bardsley. Mm Martha Zoercher and Mallard Flynn. Mrs Agnes Hartauck led in singing “America,” and the Rev Willis !>. Engle made the closing prayer. SPEAKS FOR LEONARD WOOD
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Mlnaeweta Gevernor Say* General la
#f 4'enatrnetlve Type.
i Special to The Indianapoh* New* 1
NEWCASTLE. Ind, April 21.—"If the time ever comes when the people of this country shall discriminate
I a man because he has been in military service, the death knell American republic is sounded," . A. Burnquist, Governor of iota. In an address here last behalf of the candidacy of
Wood for the Republic
Gov#
an
rnor
i
jroval of
tes-
ta
trd
inttat nomination,
list aaid that the Republican y' had not done this In »h« past that he does not believe it wiU
jt now.
Minnesota Governor was heard
a crowd which filled the courtroom, van introduced by Robert S. Hunt-
county manager for the
t#ft. 4 , .
a military man." Govst said. "General Wood striving for peace, but time realties that there
_ no peace until all nations tn
the world have reached a consensus of opinion as to what Is right and wrong and then live up to that con-
of opinion. For that reason,
last war. he stood out as a prophet of pre-
wruii« «*»*.* tut sensus of opii
main
rnquist declared that is of the constructive and said that the the campaign was the candidate for the press of the constructive V:
Headquarters today and reported that Mr. McCray addressed a big meeting
at Tipton Tuesday night.
Fred I. King, manager for Mr. Toner, said a big meeting was addressed by Mr. Toner at Evansville Tuesday night, and that It is felt that the two days spent by the candidate in that city will get him many votes. Clair McTurnan spoke for Mr Toner at Huntington Tuesday night. Mr. Toner will visit Ft. Wayne Thurs-
day.
Pregrain ef Feeler Speakers. Charles Mendenhall and Robert R. Dalton spoke for Mr. Fesler at a meeting of employes of the Nordyke A Marmon Company, at noon today. Norman -A. ZoUesxl was the speaker at a meeting of employes of the Cole
Motor Company.
F. B. Ransom will speak for Mr. Fesler at Edgemont and Northwestern avenue, and Will McMaster at 2230 West Michigan street tonight. Dr. Carleton B. McCulloch, of Indianapolis. candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor, spoke at Tipton Tuesday night at the same time that Mr. McCray was speaking there, and had a.successful meeting. Dr. McCulloch and fhe other Democratic governorship candidates. John Isenbarger. of North Manchester; J. Kirby Risk, of Lafayette, and Mason J. Nibtack. of Vincennes, are all expected to attend a meeting of the Democratic state committee which will open Thursday morning at 10 o’clock at the Denison hotel.
George O. Rock wood, who wrote the book and the lyrics; George Somnes, of the Little theater, who directed the production; the committee in charge, composed of Mr. and Mrs. Rcekwood, and Mr. and Mrs. R. Felix Geddes; Mrs. James Murdock, who had Charge of the costumes, and the happily chosen cast of Indianauolts amateurs, who performed with near-
professional skill.
Nlefcoleen a* a Stager.
Amusing scenes there were in plenty, and not the least among these was the spectacle of Meredith Nicholson. suitably blacked and with cane In his hand, dignifledly capering about the stage. Mr. Nicholson sang a song of his own composition. "There Ain’t Gwine t’ Be No Co.,” without much musical vglue to mentiqo. but highly entertaining and instructive; carried on a black-face dialogue with Harry Williams disguised as Hurry Up. head waiter In the Bubbles garden; responded to encores with his graceful waltz, and produced the "surprise" of the evening, a made-in-Indianapolis movie entitled “The Poisoned Grapefruit.
Other comedy was capably
provid-
ed by Hurry Up. Russell Johnston and Clarence Sweeney, also in blackface. Assisted by Mr. Sweeney. Mr. Johnston gave an exposition of a modern dance in the last act that was as funny as anything in the
show. - .
Costumes and dances in the production were gorgeous. The setting for the second act wqs particularly pleasThe prologue proved a happy beginning for "Bubbles." As the lines were being spoken by Mrs. Geddes. J. Victor Richardson posed as the
blower of bubbles, and the "Bubbles” floated in. Taking the parts of "Bubbles" were Miss Gertrude Shideler.'Mrs. Richard Fairbanks. Mrs. Charles Schaflf. Miss Carolyn Coffin. Miss Elizabeth Nicholson. Miss Ruth Perry. Mrs. Don Hawkins. Mrs. Murdock. Mrs. Charles Rauh. Mrs. Gordon Tanner and Mrs. John Fishback. Song* and Surprise*. Charles Rauh. as Monsieur OnliHope, proprietor of the Bubbles garden. cleverly sang an interpolated "Boul on the Boulevard." Mile. Theo Hewes and her ballet of twenty-seven girls opened -the first art with a "Bacchanale," and assisted by Jack Broderick, little Louis Hunt and Leone Myers, danced "An Old-Fash-ioned Rendezvous." A cymbal dance by Mile. Hewes and her ballet in the last act was well done, and the music written by Mrs. Rockwood was excellent. The surprise movie was screened between acts. Actors were Mrs. J. D. Gould as Mqry Pickford, John P. Frenzel. Jr., as Douglas Fairbanks. Jack Eagleqfield as Charlies Chaplin and Mrs. Murdock as the vamp. The Coburn Photo and Film Corporation made the picture. The scenario was obviously Ni^holsonian. In the second act Miss Anne Parkin
Hi H plot w_<,.
added to the charm of the "froth” with their songs and dancing. Mjss Bernardine Niehaus staged a peppy hula hula. Mrs. Murdock was Cleopatra. gloriously gowned. Mrs. Glenn Friermood as Mousme. and a dozen Bubble girls opened the act with a tuneful "Under the Willow Tree.” t The chorus of Bubble girls inclucled Mrs. Scales. Miss Thornton, Miss Knight Miss Reeder. Miss Ball. Alls* Mays. Miss Jones, Mrs. Detra. Alisa McArthur, Miss Schmidt. Miss Fleener and Miss Waiters. Friends of Tom were Messrs. Klein. Potter,
v r°sr art y* SUca. Thomson,
Smith Nunley. Borcherding, Helm.
Rea, Earnest and McConnell.
The second performance of "Bub-
oles will be given tonight.
the
. ng
irpose of <fi
plans.
The state meeting has been called for
ventfon
iscussing state con-
nis HARDING
Moore* aai Da (fry Active.
Merrill Moores, congressman from this district, is making an active campaign for renomination, and his friends say he is receiving encouraging support. He spoke at noon today to the employes of the Link Belt * Company. Arthur R. Robinson is speaking for Luke W. Duffey. candidate for the congressional nomination. while Mr. Duffey is attending the convention of the United States Chamber of Commerce at Atlantic
City.
Henry N. Spaan. who will be the candidate for the Democratic nom-
COUNTRY CANDIDATE*
CHANGE. IS BELIEF.
NATIONAL PRES ON
expressed the belief that the caucus will ratify the work of the ways and means committee and they declared they did not believe that members like Representative Johnaon, of South Dakota, would bolt the caucus when they see that the sales tax plan is to
be adopted.
If this is done, the Republican leaders point out. the whole Republican majority will be found lined up against the Rainey scheme and the rules will be framed In such a way t!\at Rainey will never have a chance to present his scheme as an amendment except on the final motion to recommit the bill after its passage. In Fighting Mood Over (fcaestion. The Republican leaders are In a fighting mood over the bonus question, and they are determined that demagoguery and political opportunism shall not be the determining factors in^framing the approximately $2,000.000,000 of tax levies that will be necessary to finance the bonuses. They declared that if any considerable number of Republicans should bolt the Republican caucus and try to force through the Rainey plan, the majority would Immediately turn around and defeat the whole bonus plan. It was declared today thsj It has been determined to be a wiser policy to take credit for defeat of the bonus* legislation rather than to accept any such scheme as that proposed by Rainey, which, all tax experts are agreed, is about the most destructive tax that has received serious consideration in the congress for some time. Bulk From gale* Tax. The Republicans declared that the bill to raise the money to pay the $2,000,000,000 for the bonuses is not finally written, and that it .is yet open to' reasonable amendments. But they insisted that the bulk of the money would have to come from the sales tax. for they declared they had canvassed the whole field of available taxables and had found that thq sales tax was the only one that could be feasibly adopted, and which would not have the effect of enormously increasing the price of living. HIGHER COURTS’ RECORD.
UNPRECEDENTED SCALE OF QIVING, SAYS TELEGRAM.
WORK OF INDIANA BAPTISTS
The first national report to be received of the progress being made in the interchurch world movement drive in which thirty denominations are participating this week, was madeAtoday by Lyman L. Pierce, national united campaign director. A telegram received by the Interchurch world movement office at Indianapolis reads; "Scattered reports from thirty denominations indicate unprecedented scale of giving. Only two denominations have
f - 0 JL^l 0n ^. reS ^ man ! r 2 m thi * reported national .'figures to date, district, spoke Tuesday night at a Northern Baptists report $16,185,000
to noon Tuesday: United Presbyterians report $2.2oO.O0O; Presbyterian
I ‘etnocratiS
11. where he severely critic
ami It on Ised the
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ADDRESS AT TERRE HAUTE I Special te The Indianapoha $««*) HAUTE. I ml., April 28.— rv ie concerned with party d l the Republican party’s ira tn power and sponsorship.” deWarren G. Harding, United enator from Ohio, candidate Republican nomination for it. in an address here last . Knights of Columbus risit is chiefly one of ;r«eting. with more a Republican victory • * v “- some one’s persgo in June, discussed the Cumng the railroads to He praised the
was a strong Procommunity. and Senator appeal to forsaid that if Theoaiive today he who had followed and look to the fuup with until late this tg distance reprimary. He ~ with the coun-
ty
t 01
Vincennes, Tomorrow sville. He
with the refrotr the ReFOR LAP PRIZES.
Sweepstake*
directors of the Hoosier Motor ted Tuesday night to give $108 of the "lap prizes" in the international sweepstakes rape 1. The donation was made at
ini _ 7. The Roads
this „ M. Wylie. Kanouse.
meeting
hal
state tax law.
Republicans of the First precinct of the Tenth ward will hold a meet-
church in United States confident their budget of $23,000,000 will be oversubscribed. Disciples of Christ
Ihf at i received $3,000,000 of $12,000,000 total
^ nd ^ a8h ' on th * flrst day - 11 wlH be days. ^r| da> . * perhaps weeks, before final returns
are in. Campaigns are being held in thousands of towns and more than 100.000 churches, many of which will not report until every member has been canvassed. Reports to date show people of America are giving
on a seale surpassing ail
records.
Moore. Abe Morgan and Charles Davidson held a meeting for Republican candidates Tuesday night at Thirtieth street and Lafayette road. ARGONNE CEMETERY BLOOMS America* Hereew* Resting Place to
Rival Beauty Spet*.
NEW YORK. April 27 —The American cemetery in the Argonne. where 23.666j heroes made the supreme sac-
;; l,b ; FOURTEENTH MURDER CASE
erty. ts being developed into one of
FOR WESTERN OFFICES LOCAL MEN CONTROL PITTSBURG INSURANCE COMPANY.
E. T. WOOD IS PRESIDENT Kelson T. Wood, beading a group of Indianapolis and eastern businfss men. has bought controlling stock In the - Pittsburg hire Insurance Company. of Pittsburg, and offices of the western department have been opened here in the* City Trust building, it was announced today. Mr. Wood was
pr f 8i ?! ent ot the company at
wJf?rF a nL*ation meeting and H. w. Watkins, of Indianapolis, was chosen aS- F S 8e Tewk r *h ° th r D officers irc e .. P ™ S idJ,* wk ss r v/hE 1,t j , r b " r *i Piusburff. secretary, and W. B Koch Jr 'rh 0f Pi *W»W r S. assistant treasurer!
Yh6 company has a caoltal with * 80 000 surplus and
ffgf' 000 a ® 8et8 ' It was established in 18dl. The western department has
SUPRKME COURT ACTION.
”3383. Mack B. Christian et al. vs. Arthur C. Lindley. Oranre C. C. Cau*e is transferred to appellate court for want of juris-
diction.
SUPREME COURT MINUTES.
”3707. Alfred U. Underhill vs. State of Indiana. Union C. C. Appellant's petition tor time, which is granted, including June 1.
10*30.
f Valparaiso Lighting Company va. i the Public Service Commission of Indiana. • Laporte C. C. Appellant's additional author-
ities.
MTPREME COURT NEW SUITS. I Enoch L. Pierson vs. State of Indiana. Jay C. C. Record. Assignment of enor*. Notices servtd btlow. Submitted untUct* Hit''*-? 1. O.ner (iinthcr vs. State of Indiana. J.iy C. C. Record. Assignment of er-ro-s. \ Xoti-es served below. Submitted under Rule 1H. APPELLATE COURT ACTION. 10*301. Milton E. Graves et al. vs. Arthur J. SHnney et al. Newton C. C. Affirmed. McMahan. J. 1030”. Amanda J. Campbell vs. Prank Hatterj. Hamilton C. C. Affirmed. Per
curiam,
10”H7. MaasnchusettA Bonding and Insurance Company vs. Ex rel. James Black et al. Martin C. C. Affirmed. Enloe. J. 10358. Henry Wiibnms v». Walter Padelinetti. Lake S. C. Affirmed. Nichols. C. J. 10318. Max L. Kline vs. Hammond Machine Forge Works. Lake C. C. Reversed. Nichols. C. J. 10190. Judson Harmon, receiver vs. Carrie E. Speer, administratrix. Marion S. C. Reversed. Nidhols, C. J. 10)300. Chicago. Indianapolis t Loutsvi!!e Railway Company vs. Quincy A. Blankenship. Morgan C. C. Reversed Nichols. C. J. 10268. Massachusetts Bonding A Insurance Company vs ex rel. William Clark et al. Martin C. C. Affirmed. Batman. J. 10250. Benjamin W. Seavers vs. Lewis C. Vonderahe et al. Howard C. C- Af
firmed
^7 Ct it h n o r h d e
WoidTaO" a ne P aT ,f V C uTe St Mr*. W f ood arid Mr. Watkins are president and secretary respectively' of the Firemen and Mechanics' In'
_ surance Company of this city Th"s previousj company formerly was at Madison.
t Ind., > until the reorganization bv The Baptists churched of the state! which Mr. Wood became president report a total of $962,000. with seven- about four and one-half vears aari teen churches past their allotments. I Its offices also are in the Citv Trust The White River conference of the I building and it is planned to use thl United Brethren church has raised entire twelfth floor forrthe two com 6
$185,884.
the most beautiful cemeteries in the world, according to Red Cross workers who returned fo this country from France on the steamship Savoie, of the French line. They said that 140 of the most skilled gardeners in France, under the leadership of the foremost landscape gardeners in that country, were at work when the party left the Argonneweetting out flowers, plants and shrubs in the American cemetery with a view to making it the rival of the Kiviera and other noted scenic locations in France. Officers of the American army in France have expressed the determination. they said, to make the American cemetery, the largest in France, most impressive from a horticultural as well as a historical standpoint. It has been arranged to establish a large approach to the entrance in the cemetery, which will be several feet below the level of the rows of graves. !t will be developed as an enormous garden. banked with flowering plants and shrubs. On each side of the broad steps leading to the cemetery proper the words “Argonne cemetery” will stand forth in beautiful flowers. Thqre will be a central bed in the approach to the cemetery, from which will radiate flower-bordered paths, which will be changed in color and design according to the season*. In the spring daffodils and crocuses will predominate along the paths, while yellow daisies and asters will line the paths in -the summer. In the autumn all the paths will be bordered
with chrysanthemums.
The American Red Cross has established a motor bus service to the Argonne cemetery, which is several miles from the nearest town. The busses will be at the disposal of all visitors this summer to the graves of the American heroes. The Red Cross also has prepared a resthouse. which will accommodate twenty persons. for the convenience of visitors who desire to remain more than a day in the vicinity of the cemetery.
Ray Gets Oaly Death Penalty ta Last Sixteen Months. With, the sentencing of William Ray. colored, to the electric chair by a jury tn criminal .court Tuesday evening, the fourteenth murder case tQ be brought into the court in a period of sixteen months was completed. In the fourteen cases, eight defendants were sentenced to prison for life, one received the death pen- - ally, one was found to be insane, one was acquitted, one pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter and juries disagreed in the trials of the two others. Ray was the flrst person sentenced to death in the local qpurt since June. 1915. when Kelly Robinson, colored, received the extreme penalty. Robinson was executed at the Indiana State Prison, following h|s cor-'ictton on a charge of murder. Tom Dorak was sentenced to death in the criminal court In February. 1915. on his conviction on a murder charge, but the conviction was reversed by the supreme court and when Dorak was tried a second time, he was acquitted. George Williams, colored, feceived the death penalty, in 1907 for the murder of a policeman. IDAHO REPUBLICANS MEET. Will Select Eight Delegate* ts 5f»-
COEUR D’AL.EXE, Idaho. April 28. —The state Republican convention met here today to select eight delegates to the national convention at Chicago and decide on instructions for them to follow in voting on the
presidential nomination.
Sentiment prior to the convention session apparently favored an unin-
structed delegation.
ASKS STEEL REHEARING.
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Government File* Petition in Bu. preme Coart in Dis*o| at ion Bait. WASHINGTON. April 28.—The federal government today asked the supreme court of the United States to rehear its dissolution suit against the United States Steel Corporation 1 T ^ e . recently was decided agamst the government by a vote of 4 »5 t l ^ ? r,th , two members of the court abstaining from participation. Action
be taken later.
♦ i 1 f government said the steel case “would seem to fall within the Reading case." which was
One million new members is the goal of the nation-wide campaign to be conducted by the American Legion the week of May 15-22 ami extensive plans are being completed under the direction of James E. Darst, in charge of the campaign, at national headquarters of the Legion in this city. A presidential proclama-
tion designating the week ican Legion week is bein
and proclamations by w ^ w throughout the country are expected, j an d keepThe wheels rollTng. and 'not Memorial Day Exercise*. i paralyze commerce with quarrels
Say* Credit 1* Gone.
"The plains truth,” said he. "is that their credit no longer exlsti and a necessary public service is being slowly, perhaps, but no less surely,
destroyed.’’
What the electric railways ask. he said. Is "that the lawSTordinancet or agreements which now control them be so readjusted as to make the price at whlfch their product is sold dependent upon the cost of production and not upon an arbitrary fixed allowance." Mr. Pardee urged the increased use of electric lines for short haul freight and passenger business. George A. Post, chairman of the
’ ’ committee, de-
expect
es
co-operate with their officers
chamber’s railroad
as Amer- C lared "we have a right to expe< 8 ° u R ht land insist that the railroad employ# Governors t w jji co-operate with their officei
g themselves, which In effect is
In connection with the national! a strike against the public, whose movement, U Ku».M New.ent, 1"0.- | ^%Y , ,. i r,m'p^t , ; , r.d' , )u 5 t c'«7,Sn'’;i
among
a
ana state adjutant of the Legion, has arranged for the state campaign which is being conducted, to be brought to a close during that week. Notices to ail posts to hold meetings May 6 or 7, at which time the detailed plans of the movement will be ready, have been issued by Lemuel
Bolles, national adjutant.
The Marion county executive committee. at a meeting at the Chamber of Commerce Tuesday night, accepted an invitation of the Grand Army of the Republic to participate In Memorial day exercises. A reiolution thanking the G. A. R. was passed. Russell Ryan was chosen with the following other members on a committee to make arrangements for the county posts’ participation in the centennial celebration of the city’s founding: Robert L. Moorehead, Frank McCain, Joseph Minturn and Paul Rags-
dale.
Decoration of Grave*. According to an announcement by National Adjutant Bolles the Lefion will decorate the graves in France of any member of the A. E. F. on Memorial day for families wishing to contribute for the purpose. Information as to the location of the grave, with the soldier's name, rank, organization, serial number and date of death should be sent with any contribution made. All money should be sent to the national treasurer, the American Legion. FOUND “IN HIGH PLACES.*
fabor disputes.
Score* Orgr.s-xed Laker.
"The attitude of organized labor toward the railroad labor board is deeply to be deplored." he said. "So bitter was their opposition that after the passage of the transportation act publication was made by labbr leaders of their Intention to mark tor condign punishment at the polls all senators and representatives who
voted for the measure.
"The National Chamber of Commerce represents a large part of the public, and Jt seems entirely proper, indeed imperative, that an appeal should be made to this body and to all those whom you represent to see to it that no congressman or senator is defeated because supporting this. “Every mother’s son of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States owes to himself, ^o’hla country and to the target of organized wrath to se« to it that courageous, fair public service shall have its reward in mili-
tant support at our hands. Railroad Equipment Short.
“The railroads today are short at least 4.000 locomotives. 200,000 freight cars and 8,000 passenger cars, and because of the high cost for borrowings and the restricted money market they are not contracting for enough additional equipment to relieve the situa-
tion.”
Radical Sympathiser* Arc Flayed by
' Senator Myers,
WASHINGTON. April 28.—-Declar-
ing that sympathizers with radicals He spoke
bent on the ovefthyrPW oLthe government are to be found even "in high places." Senator Myers (Dem., Mont.), speaking today In the senate criticised the government in general and the department*of labor in particular for failure to take adequate steps to prevent the spread of radicalism. “The activities of those who would undermine and overturn our government are undoubtedly Increasing.” he said. “They appear to go on with little check or hindrance. In my opinion this country is reeking and seething with the machinations of disloyal sedition and Bolshevism. Their proponents are becoming bold. They have defenders and sympathizers in
fti^h places.”
Referring to the recent miners’ stitke at Butte, Mont., Senator Myers said that aside from the government keeping temporary order by the use of troops, he did not know what would be done toward going to “the bottom of this nest of anarchy and rooting out the moving force.” The senator said congress Was "too subservient to the decrees of organized labor” adding that since Samuel Gompers had said the Sterling antisedition bill must not be enacted nor anything like it, he did not believe
it would be.
Dailey on Good Road*.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., April £*.— Luke W. Duffey, of Indianapolis, addressed the convention ot the United States Chamber of Commerce today on the subject of good roads,
in part as follows:
“There is only -on# remedy which will eliminate the struggle to keep up with rising costs while chasing depreciated dollars. That remedy Is increased production, backed up by the quickened distribution. Of unquestioned equality in importance with production in applying this remedy is distribution. The 6.500,000 American farm cellars together with our coal mines must be placed In to
more dependable contact with all our market centers; our zones of commercial intercourse «mst be extended. “Our railroads have proved themselves pitifully inadequate. Embargoes and priority orders follow each other in rapid succession. Our 150.000,000 tons of farm products no longer are classed as preferred tonnage. In many sections the most common of our daily necessities grow continually more scarce while all the time there Is tn the nation as a who!*abundance, and at point of production a huge surplus. Nq commodity is of value at its point of production when the supply exceeds that which
is consumed.
...med. Betauui. m ,, 10738. John. E. Cormony et al. v*. John' S. Hilton et al. Owen C. C. Appellant# application for certiorari is granted and is-
sued.
10610. Arthur N. Powers v*. Jennie Ward Wheeler. Lake C. C. Oral argument is *et for May 11. 1920. at 10 a. m. 10335. John M. Landon et al. vs. Walter S. Plickner et al. Vanderburg 8. C. Appellees' petition to file briefs is denied. 10381. Paul Bonner vs. American Brewing Company. Marion 8. C. Oral argument
is postponed indefinitely.
10146. William W. Spencer, administrater. vs. Mary S. McCune. Marion P. C. Appellant's petition for rehearing is denied.
APPELLATE COURT MINUTES.
10679. Stephen T. Bogart et al. vs. Charles E. Cline et al. Marion S. C. Appellee's petition for time which is granted
including July 30. 1920.
10760. Indiana Power and Water Company rs. John E. Miller. Industrial Board
AppeHee'e briefs.
10718. Mary Lindemuth v». Lester Linoemuth. Lake S. C. Appellee's briefs. 10118. The PitUtrarg. Cincinnati. Chica-
go A St. Louis Railway Company vs. the Home Insurance Company. Case C. C. Ap-
pellee's briefs on petition to transfer. 10195. Elizabeth Wilson vs Lafayette
Glascock. Henry C. C. Appellee’s motion tu dismiss appellant's petition for rehearing.
APPELLATE COURT NEW SUIT 10831. Mack B. Chastain et al. vs. Ar-
thur L. Lmdley Orang<- C. C. Cause is transferred from 23393 of supreme court for
want of jurisdiction.
SLAYER SAYS VICtlM BEGGED TO BE KILLED.
REMANDED WITHOUT BAIL
“TIGER” CHARGE DISMISSED
Draakewne** Cthtm Again** Dr. Bray,
ton Indefinitely Continued.
Dr. Frank Braytqn. 2125 Broadway, arrested a few night* ago on charges
gls-lsfsgi wonlrr appear to conflict with the conclusions expressed in that
other decisions. j ti^er,” was dischargd on the ’'utter ’‘While this case has been argued charge by Judge Walter PritV .*«j, jn twite. the government continued, city court today, and the eh .: . of a sense of official duty, a belief drunkenness was continued '..idefithat the principal point involved is} nitely. A charge of drunkenness really not decided by the majority against Karl Caster. 3424 West Washopfmon and would require a reversal. I ington street, arrested with Dr. Braycpupled with the belief of counsel ton. also was continued indefinitely. 1
and ! of drunkenness and operating a "blind
• *• »-■■« discharge
all
that the effect of the decision is materially to change and restrict a number of recent opinions of this ccurt construing the anti-trust statutes and may seriov-Iy 3 <y e ct other cases stiil pending as well as the future enforcement of thorn* act*, have convinced counsel for the T'»*ted States that their duty required them most earnestly to ask for a rehearing.** lai
Michigan Delegate* Unpledged. PORT HURON. Mich., April 28.—Republicans of the Seventh Michigan diatrict, in convention here today, named two delegates and alternates to the national convention at Chicago. Resolutions indorsing Senator Hiram Johnson were adopted. The delegates were not pledaed. v r #
; MM -iS-.i.-v.
The men were arrested at Pennsylvania and Ohio streets by Sergeant Chitwood as a result of a complaint made by Thomas O’Neil, 3125 West Michigan street. O'Neil alleged that Dr. Brayton had supplied grain alco-
hol to him and Raster.
Twa Men Are Injnrnl.
George Cutbrell. colored. 806 We*t Walnut street, a driver for the J. H. Tbompvon Company. 1040 West New street and Patrick Donahue. 514 Doofflaas street, a street ear motorman. were injured at noon today when a »**ron driven by the former was struck by an inbound East Washington street car et Alabama and Wa>»hinrton streets. CuthreM. who was bruised about the bit* and left shoulder, was sent to the City HosuiUl by Motor Policemen Morarity and Ham*. Donahue was cat about the face and back. He refused to go to a hospital
PONTIAC. Mich.. April 28.—Anson Beat, formerly of Flint. Mich., confessed today, according to Glenn C. Gillespie, prosecutor, that he killed Miss Vera Schneider, age nineteen, telephone operator, whose body was found early Sunday morning on the porch of an unoccupied dwelling. Best, according to the prosecutor, had been questioned throughout the night and broke down After having been identified by a workman as having been seen washing his hands in the Clinton river near the scene of the crime a few minutes after its dis-
covery.
Says She Begged tor Death,
"She asked me to kill her,” Best was quoted as saying. He even declared, according to the prosecutor, that he met Miss Schneider for the
flrst time last Saturday night.
The confession, Mr. Gillespie said, was made in the presence of a stenographer and several police officers and gave no other reason than that Miss Schneider begged Best to end her life because she was tired of liv\j ‘‘•Imply in the way of She even drew the handkerchiefs from his pockets and asked him to tie them together and place them about her neck. Best was quoted as saying. The officers said Best told them that when he complied he %t f L r « at v to P-H the handkerchiefs tight, but she bagged him to do so. saying she was ready to die.
Releaoefi Then Reanrestefi.
Continuing, the statement quotes Best as saying he left the body and walked to the river nearby where n* washed his hands, which had been slightly bloodstained from blood that came from the girl’s mouth. He retraced his steps to the "lace where the body already had been found by officers and when stopped ’»y a policeman took a searchlight went to the porch and looked at the girl's
face.
Best was released at that time, but was rearrested Monday night after a workman had told of seeing a man coming up from the river sfedfxly after the body was discov-
ered *
Best was arraigned in circuit court today on a charge of murder and stood mute, fudge Rockwell appointed an attorney to defend him. and remanded him to the »'uatody
8mal! Provincialism Gone.
“The day of small provincialism is gone. It belongs to the age of mud’ roads, witchcraft and slavery. With our modern means of travel, hard roads are no longdr local. Indiana, the home of good roads, started its working under the township system and proceeded in its classification progress from township to county and finally to the stats as a unit. The townshin unit has given us a net'work of byways that can not be excelled for the purpose for which they were Intended, 'they wf!J carry all weekly going trucks over the first lap for the farmer, but the constant grind of heavy traffic streams which follows roads of flrst Importance is a burden too great for their capacity. The, last Indiana legislature recognized the broad uses of our stem line roads apd enacted one of the best road laws in the Union. Under this law the state takes over the main market trunk Unas and by a system of semi-state taxation builds and maintains our main arteries of com-
merce. r ,
"In Indiana the co-operative co t of our 3,200 miles of newly designated state and federal roads will da approximately $2 per acre. Th« benefits will L ' $40 to $50 per acre on the selling history of our 22,000.OOff acres of productive farm lands.
What Rail Money Could Do.
"In an effort to nark for the people’s interest in transportation the government has lost in twenty-four months $1,375,000,000 through’ rail control, an amount sufficient to build ten standard government highways east and west and twenty of the shuttling commercial threads north and aouth, furnishing effective col-
ad-
and south, furnishing effective lateral service to the railroads. "No greater example of taking ■
vantage of our national unpreparetLl
ness h*** the recent railroad strike. In Indiana we did not experience the hardships felt in other places because our roads pernuiled ,i<e truckinfi of our commodities. Suppose that the nation with state co-operation had completed and brought to its full efficiency a complete system of intrastate highways. Buck a strike as we have witnessed would then be powerless to block deliveries ami break down distribution. We would be provided with a perpetual defense against the spoilage of perishable
products. _
*‘l predict that In the near future adjustable, quickly assembled, allserving. commercial laden trains of trucks will pas* steadily over ail trunk l»n«- highways. We are up to that proposition now. The barrel of pork when placed upon an ocear ing vessel clearing for the 01 !* no more a part of the 00r of the world than is the load < which squeal their protest at parture as the farmer’s gat«
closed behind them.
of the sheriff without ball. The date msnt of these necessities | of the trial has got beta set. ent upon our highways,”
Market Highway* E**entt„ . ■ "In planning intercity, interstats and national highways therefore we must not overlook the market high-ways—-the butter and egg routes over which at all seasons of the year pass from farm to market the article* our daily diet and from market to ■ farm tho*** other indespensahics not
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