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AGAINST IR

AIDING HIGH PRICES

CORNER STONE (S UID FOR OTj) j/f JUDC ATCMC THE M. E. HOSPITAL ANNEX J11\ |\L MULn I LllO

WE'LL PROBABLY HEAR FROM THE WIFE

Bi«Uu0 **4 Other t mmrtM ***i- |

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eta»7 Houston Says He Will =

Help in Keeping Commodities From Market.

« ia*» Tah« F»r<—Buil4iss »• € «rt

SWMi>.

Tl»« corner rto»e of the treat an- f vf the Methodiet Epiecepel Ho*-j

pltal whe laid today with imirreasive Coal

nervicea in rharfee of Ht»t.op Freder- } »ek I>. I^eete, of trie Indianapolis area j Ttas annex is »#ein« built atya cost of j Irr. «\ K. on. soperintendent of :

Miners Decide to Make Notices of Walkout Effec-

^ tive Saturday Night. [ me Indianapolis district, save a brief j

historic*) statement of the develop' 1

REPLIES TO FARMER GROUP] rJ^oSl OVERWHELMING VOTE CASlj

j ycripture, and Bislsop Leete offered i

1 prayer. f>r. W. W, Martin, of Ft. j

Wavne. rooeriftteadent of the North j

Agricultural Spokesmen Criticise Departmental Head’s Statement, and He Point* to the Facta. WASHINGTON, October 14^The treasury could not be a party 5 to the withholding of any commodity from the market in order U>\ maintain artificially high price*;, | J>svid K. Houston, secretary of the treasury, today told representatives of agricultural interests in confer-

ence here.

Spokesmen for the delegation were frank In their trltielam of Mr Houston's recent statement that prices had begun to recede, but the secretary told them as frankly his statement properly repre*

conditions '

» <*rp«ratfoM.

sought mainly ty s ry revive the, war j

porstion. arguirtg that !

>« agricultural interest

Indians conferencef gave^the hefte^Uc-j Poggibility That Other, Unign Organ-

A ni trustee* met a* the ho«PtT.aJ

sing trig "How Firm a Foundation ^ The executive committee of the i hoard of trustees met at the bovprtaJ i for luncheon. John N, A^arey presid- ] Ing in the absence of W. fL van! ArsdaJe. of Or^erc-astle. president.

for Arbitration.

LEAGUE REPIIBUCANS TURN FROM HA1NG

ASSAIL POSITION OF 0. O. P.

NOMINEE ON PACT.

g^aaiwcumE men and women

Th# IsdiaaspoUs S*m» Bsress.

*3 Pfatt hnlMinc.

WAPHiMOTOX, October 14—Herhert Sfyrlck. an original Hoover Ite-

. publican and editor of Farm and ahl« to obtain money to { Home and the Orange-Judd farm

exports which they said were olf, creating a stagnant mar„tary Houston asked whether embers of the delegation would directly on tierman bonds or securities, explaining that pre»(>e« Is of cotton product rs . «s ■■•si fhc governmA'ni should

ike available to them th. <). rrnanf

■ rkel.

Iloituy hetwgen the seonator Smith tF. C). fol* live,’* the senator ow she must live, I thy her bond should , I would reply to don: ‘Yes, a thousand

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'' ■* r-’n - - manj^must live or tho world pays the hnya Heeretary la Only f»ae, »r hmith told the sreratary was "the one and only one" vernment who could direct m of goveromenial activitch would rollsve the gltuatlon Complained of by the agricul-

tural t h tercels.

decretory Houston explained that the treasury was constantly 1 in the market to borrow money for tt>< payment of current billa. He told ihsin tfiai the war ftmincA corporalion could obtain money only from th? treasury, and that if it ware to lend it meant only that the treasury* borrowings would have to be inejeased, and the government would haVn l© gall on the people contiiiu-

ouMy for tnore money,

Ho pat or Hmlth said «hat if such w. r« fircaggary It wif» the proper traumti to pursue, lie said he had no nhjertion to another popular loan if

tUO exigency rcuuired.

publications. Has joined the long Mat of life-long Republican* who. within ihe last few days, have deserted Harding and Coolldge on the league of nations Isauc, others announced are Mis* Mabel Choate, daughter of the former ambassador to Hreat Britain; Mrs, Henry J'Hpp*. Charles P. Howland, lawyer and president of the Public Kducatlon l eague, of New York city, and . rofcsaor tieorge li. Adams, of Yale. ’ - to* his letter in which he de*. ribe* himself sa a life-long Republican, Mr. Myrlck says every one Is suffering because of the failure to ratify the peace treaty and end chaotic con-

ditions In Kurope.

"Values are Oh th* toboggan, he

y*. "Food

price# fall with a dull

uf the treasury not to revive tha war finance corporation had been approved by the President and "numerous prominent senators and repreavnt«lives.’* All were familiar With th.problems with which the corporation would deal if It were revived, the acuretary said, adding that the con-tM-netiM of opinion wgs that the l enofti* derived from restoration of the t orporntlon would not cuunterbalanuc the evil effects It would have on geneml money market ami credit *on-

dltlons.

I'reeeet Plan to Necretory. ’

The farm organisation# presented tu Hecretary Houston a complete outline of their plan for the extension of credit to farmers whereby they hope to 1>« able to hold their v heat until it Is $3 a bushel and cotton until It Is 40 cents a pound. The plan wa* presented eolnoldentlj with the meeting of the advisory Council of the federal roeervw board, ©f which Hecretary Houston is an ev-officio member, and was given as

s “H©n <*f one of the most perpiohlems that the federal re- ■ ..... —* .>uii,>d on

thud, uuotatlons slashed on other commodities; high cost stuff sells slowly at low prices; foreign markets for our surplus contract; foreign supplies expand. Furope eells more to us. she buys less from u*. Our exports deceess*'; imports Increase, Our Imports of food exceed In value our vast

export of food.

Ileflailes and I wrest.

"Peace deflation proceed* downward with reckless rapidity like th# equally reckless upward night of war Inflation. Mental unrest prevails; spiritual values are lost sigrht of. And most of It alt is as unnecessary as tb« worlds need Is universal for the utmost of human production and for

Um ritoaaal Interdependence.

"To h ad (lie way out of present chaox marly ati the nations of the world are leagued. Kven Mexico, tiermsny ntid ftuaxla will Join. Only the rnltrd Htat«« stays out. Audi nowfin Ids 1>. * Mollies speech llar*l- * ing rays the l nlted Hlates w ill m*v. r go iA If h> is eJ.i trd. He rtpudlal* ^ Mil if iiuhliciina who favor the league. Harffhig casts aside every syjrttUA^

. LONDON, October 14. — The I United Kingdom today wax faced ; | with perhaps the most ominous industrial crista in it* history, due to 1 } the decision of the coa! miners to * permit the strike notices to become ; effective Saturday night, following their rejection of the compromise offered to their demand fot. a 2-shil-

Img a shif t increase in wages.

Jt seemed certain that unless the government or the mine owners conceded the demands of the men or made fresh and attractive offers, more than »**,90# miners would not return to the pits Monday, thereby throwing hundreds of thousands of workers In other industries out of work and causing a critical situation i in the economic life of the country.

Overwhelming Vote Show*.

Official returns from the national miners* ballot concerning the proposal of the owners showed an overwhelming majority in favor of rejectlonTi.e voie was; For acceptance. IBI.41!; against acceptance, S35.*98. At today's crucial conferenc* of the miners' delegatee, who met to consider the deadlock, a small minority held out for submission of the claims of the men to arbitration, but this was brushed as de. It was said the miners* executive committee expected to be summoned io the Hoard of Trade, but whether this would occur, or. if so, what it presaged, was a matter of

speculation.

No sooner had news of the decision of the miners been received in the great steel district of Cleveland, Yorkshire, than the manufacturers began preparations for closing the works. It is expected most of the furnaces will become idle immediate-!

\o Reverameatal Notice.

Ttye miners* conference adjourned] at midafternoon without receiving any communication from' the gov-

VOTE-

ms.

'HQH PO YOU' EXPECT MEL T’ crawl mro A PLACE OF TMAT SIZE? ANSWER. .ME THAT/

POLL*

limited ELECTION i

\ XwtLL-I- - THOUGHT TOE BOVS D HWE -IT TIXED-

LINEMEN SERIOUSLY BURNED

Clethla* ('airfare Ktre VVfalle Men Work. Pole at Aadereoa. [Speci* I to The Indiauapohs News! ANDERSON# Ind., October 14 — William Vest, age forty-five, and Charles McClintock. aye forty, were seriously burned today when Vest’s clothing caught fire frvm a short circuit while he was working on a \ city light line pole today. Roth am city linemen. William Riley was slightly burned in trying to rescue I them. Physicians say Vest may die as a result of the burns he suffered. 11 ARE SENT TUM FOR COURT CONTEMPT i ! INJUNCTION ORDER IN STRIKE i VIOLATED.

COAL RETAILERS

Indianapolis Dealers Prepare to Submit Cost Figures to Commission.

FT. WAYNE MEN ARE HEARD

Testimony Shows They Are Closely Affiliated and Maintain an Information Bureau.

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VOTE

Williams -

WASHINGTON (IND.) CASE

ernment. The delegates will meet again tomorrow to make final ar-

rangements for the strike.

The triple alliance—the railway men, transport workers and miners-^

CUBA MAKES AN APPEAL FOR AID FROM AMERICA

JOUETTE SHOUSE RESIGNS.

rohably will meet immediately, and ixpectod either the alliance or some other trade union will make!

efforts to set up mediation machinery. The action of the miners came as % great surprise, as it was generally believed they again w-ould suspend

the strike notices.

FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES OF REPUBLIC AT ISSUE.

PLANS ARE BEING STUDIED

Appreted fay tfae I’reeldeut. j HartKng cast* aside every s

s. HrtU.imi the rest of the world.

“Just as confidence was being restored at home and abroad when most gravely needed. Harding breaks down Its delicate structure like a bull lit a cblna Shop. The history of poti-

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$4,500; SAVE $30,000

CHICAGO TAXICAB HOLDUP IS STAGED AFTER SOCIAL EVENT.

The difficulty arises over the fact that the farmers are complaining that their credit faciUtle* arc so limited that they er«5 compelled to dump their wheat ami cotton on the market. *•<tiding down prices muon* lower-than they should be If the ordinary laws of supply and demand are permitted Xo operate. They assert, also, that they are losing money oh their wheat ami ©otlou at prevailing rates and this is their principal argument for mn *x-

leraton of credit.

Have \ot Brea TlghtAi*4i.

On the other hand the federal feaerv® board contends ‘that credit faclUtiea for farmers have not been lightened. Approximately 11.500.000.4'iO in federal reserve notes have been Issued in the last thirteen months and there Is now It.000.000,000 less available for speculative purposes than there was at this time last year, the board aays. Therefore, it contends farmer* should be able to get even ■nor* credit, proper security assumed, than they got at this time a year ago. The outlook Is that despite the Urgent plea being made by the farm#rs, the federal reserve board will toot take in toto the plan that has tuen presented for extension of credit. While the hoard does not degire. and will do all it can to prevent •erious losses to the farmers, the prevailing opinion Is that it will not countenance any scheme wherebv the government is to he mad# the agent whereby either the wheat or cotton growers may be able to "pinch" the

public.

^ Fedtfffat Aoard Attitude.

Aa a matter of fact, the whole attitude of the federal reserve hoard has Been to discourage the holding, beyond pnmer economical limits. 0 ( anv foodstuffs or commodity for high prices. U has been the board’s eonaiant aim to clrcuraserthe credits in auch a way that prices gradually will resume their normal levels, and so far the plan seems to have worked well THnt Is the reason why the board is. in general, opposed to the suggestion of the fanners that special credit facilities be extended them in the tn- ; terest of high ppricea for wheat and •'otlor. If It ejvn be shown, however,

* 1 ** e«* *■***-r* Itr.. not roeviutfas

ties afforde no instance of auch utter betrayal off a nation a welfare." Plat term of AmblguttJrN. r "The party which 1 supported for many years,*’ wrote Mr. Howland, in announcing his poaition, "has offered to an intelligent electorate a platform ambiguities, meant either ua an anodyne to the country at large or else to placate, to deceive one or die other of the two wings into which the party itself has divided on the great issue, Ths candidal* has no mind of his own on a subject which ha? been before the world for six year*, but gravitates toward the more threatening of his official auppurtem. If the Republican* win in-f ternal conflict is likely to disrupt the party, and the last stage of the country will be worse than the

first.

"There is no reason erhy Republicans, averr of a lifetime, should prefer party regularity to the national Interest and the national

honor."

Mrs. Phipps, in a statement addressed to "My Countrymen." says: The league of nations is approved of by many of our wisest and best cltisens. as well as by the majority of the nations of the world. Mr. Taft says of It: ‘When Mr. Wilson brought to this country the league covenant, as reported to the Parts conference. 1 urged on the same platform with hint that we join the league. I therefore recommended amendments many of which were adopted into it* final form. Had t been in the senate 1 would have voted for the league and tr*atV as submitted and I advocated its ratification accordingly.”

VICTIMS SHOW QUICK WIT

^CHICAGO. October 14.—Six women, wives of prominent manufacturers and business men here, were held up and robbed today in a taxicab of ewels valued at 94,500 and several aundred dollar* in money, but five of them saved the greater part of their Jewelry, worth more than 530.900, bv dropping it on the floor of the car while the first woman was surrender-

ing her jewelry.

The bandits, they said, were two young men who hopped on the running board of their taxicab as they were leaving a social function at the

home of a friend.

The bandits made the driver of the car drive to a loneiy spot and on reaching there ordered the women to hand over their jewels. Mrs. David Botansky. wife of the head of a shoe company, was the heaviest loser, handing over three diamond rings and a diamond lavalliere.

JOHN WANAMAKER ELECTED

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Chosen President of Werld’a Snndny

School Association nt Tofalo. TOKIO. October 14 —John Wana-

maker, of Philadelphia, was elected president of the Wold’s Sunday School

‘ * * ■** * w - World’s c —

,t today’;

of that organiza

WASHINGTON, October 14.:—Cuba has appealed to the American government for aid in its present financial difficulties. The. appeal ha* been taken under consideration by official*, to KeWVhether some plan of

«in be worked out.

Assistant Secretary of Treasnry to Retire November 15. WASHINGTON, October 14.—Jouette Shouse, assistant secretary^ of the treasury,. has resigned and his resignation has been accepted by President Wilson, effective November 15. Mr. Shouse wrote the President under date of October 7 that he desired to quit his post In order to adjust his personal affairs. The President replied that he accepted the resignation "with very deep regret” and expressed hi* sincere appreciation "of your intelligent and effective service in an important post in the treasury.” Mr. Shouse, whose home is in Kinsley. Kus., was appointed assistant secretary of the treasury in 1919 and has been in charge of customs. internal revenue and war risk insurance. •

Wall Street Expected Appeal. NEW r YORK, October 14.—News that the Cuban government had applied to Washington for assistance occasioned little surprise in Wall street today. It is understood that the moratorium decreed by President Menocal caused much unsettlement through the island and that business there is being conducted on a cash

basis.

Because of these conditions local banks have forwarded large sums of United States currency to Cuba in the

last few days.

Withdrawal of this money is largely responsible for the money stringency here. Call money rose to 10 per cent, in this market yesterday and

opened at 9 per cent, today.

REMOVE ELECTION OFFICERS

ELECTION TANGLE Oe EIGHTH STATETICKET

NOT

ENOUGH ROOM ON VOTING MACHINES.

THE

SOME SHEETS ARE PRINTED

of the

School* Jt ssoci at ton at today’s session

of the convention

tion here.

OLD BATTLESHIP MAKES HARDING, M’AOOO AND HARDFIGHTfORHERllfE ; COCHRAN TO BE HEARD

BOMBING PLANES HAVE HARD TIME SINKING THE INDIANA.

—

TEST IN MODERN WARFARE *- The ledinaapeh* New* Burrsu,

33 Wyatt Buihiinc.

WASHINGTON. October 14—The battleship Indiana, it seems, will not down. Although it was bombed from the air for two successive days it is still afloat and it was to take another round of bombs today to send her to the bottom. The decks of the famous old ship are strewn with wreckage, twisted steels and bits of shells but old as she is. the India*# was able to withstand the fire of five of the largest bombing planes in the navy for two days. Description of the "attack” on the Indiana, which has been consigned to the scrap heap, shows that it was about as severe as any battleship

^ _ , j , can receive from the air in modern

jt the farmers arc not receiving j w * r(ar e.

llciont credit to enable them to I The Indiana was moving ten miles nt serious losses, the board | &n p our during the bombardment bly wai take some action look-j 0IHJ was ©n board, but she was award relief. ; , :n< ier wireless control, and her r _ rraer%e i movements were directed from the Before 1 ederet Kexerxe Bogy. radio ll-oom • of the battleship Ohio Governor Harding, of the reserve; which ^teamed along at a distance

FRIDAY REPUBLICAN DAY—SATURDAY DEMOCRATIC.

Cfaleag* Comml**lo»er* Discharge

Four Women and One Mam.

CHICAGO. October 14.—Five election officials, four of them women, have been removed from office by the board of commissioners, after hearing complaints of six women members of the Three Arts Club. t<j whom the right to register was refused Tuesday, it was announced today. The officials diachaged were two Democratic judges, both women; a Republican judge. Republican woman clerk and

Democratic woman clerk.

Complaints were made before the election commissioners that they had refused to permit the members of the club to register when they admitted in answer to Questions that they were

not entirely self-supporting.

Mrs. Abigail Kennedy, one of the election judges, said the question, "are you self-supporting?” was asked to show whether the girls were resi

dents or were attending school.

CHINA GREETS WILSON. Message Apparently Dlspoaea of Ruaora Concerning Overthrow. WASHINGTON, October 14.—Rumors in Shanhai that tfie Peking government had been overthrown are

J believed by officials here to be dis-'J

posed of by a message received to-* day at the White House from Hau Shih Chang, president of the Chinese republic. The message was dated at Peking yesterday and was in reply to one of congratulation recently sent by the President on the occasion of the Chinese national anniversary.

The cablegram follows;

"Your congratulations on the occasion of our national anniversary have been the source of greatest gratification. May I thank you and through you the people of the United States of America in the name of the Chinese people for your unfailingly ktpdly thought of us and say how happy we have been made by recent reports that your health has been restored and that you will continue to watch over and actively assist all those humanitarian projects which have Justly givbn your name such imperishable fame in our country."

Members of the state board of election commissioners and the state board of printing and Marion county election officials today were trying to determine how l© solve election problems which arose when the Socialist-Labor party filed a ticket late Wednesday with the election

commission.

The first problem was how it would be possible in Marion county to put eight tickets on voting machine* which will hold only seven. The Marion county machines can handle only seven tickets, officials said, and there were seven tickets legally in the field before the Hocialist-Labor ticket was filed. Wednesday was the last day on which a ticket could be

William A. Wallace and Charles Whitcomb, employes of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad at Washington. Ind., were sent to Jail today by Judge A. B. Afderson in the federal court on a charge of contempt of court. The men pleaded guilty to having violated an injunction order issued In the case of Samuel F. Rosenbein, of New York, against the Hincher Manufacturing Company, brought to compel the delivery of goods eonlrscted for. Both Wallace and Whitcomb admitted they had been active In strike |proceed»ng* among former employes ‘hf the Hincher plant since the injunction order, which was issued June 4. 1919. but they said they had not intended to disobey the court and that they had acted on the advice of their attorney. Kph Inman, of Indianapolis. The court told. them, while they were giving their'explanations, that he proposed to send them to jail. When the court took a recess at noon the men were ordered to Jail pending sentence in the afternoon. Member™ ef Wa*hington t'eloe. The men are members of the Central I-ubor Union of Washington. Other members charged with contempt in the same case are Alonzo (’lark, William Clark, James F Basgett, William Walker. James Gilmore. John Rutherford. Mike McGinnis, Mike Klnsella. Thomas JaOktnan. Frank Bindley and

William S. McCafferty.

‘Tm going to show some of you gentlemen that when thla court issues an order h is to be obeyed." Judge Anderson said as he Informed Whit comb that he was to be sent to Jail. "You must learn that you are to obey the order* of the court and not write to some lawyer to learn how to get

around the order.”

Judge Anderson explained to both men that aside from all questions of strike* and rights of laboring men, the former employes of the company, and outsiders who had been interested in the affairs of the employe# had no right to interfere with the contract entered tnto between the plaintiff and the manufacturing company. The orde.r of the court, he said, had been Issued to compel the company to fui fill the contract and to prevent interference on the part of former cm

ployes or other persons.

Mate*,

whether he

a statement to the

filed legally. As electioi

disturbed oveY the question

lection officals alreadj

STREET PARADE ON PROGRAM

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tr'ch H? n : ,‘r : snllffllHHfiHH ■*«? c,ob «*■ upLUr

: ^S H jSJSwSrL»l4**.**SS?w»«$ "tSv «*••* •!« 'Kip « piPMO s a! . d ’ iV^iiu! under each plane was subjected to that thi* ^2* binld I fire. Sometimes the bombs hit her

five miles.

Friday will be Republican day in Marion county, when Senator Warren G. Harding will make two addresses in the evening, and Saturday will be Democratic day, with an address by William G. McAdoo in the afternoon and Bonrke Coekran in the evening. Mr. McAdoo will speak at Tomlinson hall Saturday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, and the meeting will be under the joint auspices of the Indian Democratic Club and the Marion county committee, Reginald Sullivan, county ehairman. will call the meeting to order. and Samuel M. Ralston, formerly Governor of Indiana, will be presented as the permanent chairman. The appearance of Mr. McAdoo in Indianapolis is regarded by the Democrats as one of the big events of their

campaign.

Taggart (lab Active.

NOT SATISFIED WITH SHELBYVILLE ROAD WORK.

LETTER TO HIGHWAY BODY

300-MILE ENDURANCE RACE Army Horace In Long Cofatcet to Decide War Service Breed. WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt., October 14.—Horses competing In the army 300-mile endurance test left here and entered New Hampshire today with 120 miles to cover to reach their goal at Camp Devens. Mass, tomorrow evening. Of the twentyseven mounts that started the race only sixteen remained, seven having been left in the stables as a result of lameness or swollen ankles developed in yesterday's hard drive. Four others dropped out earlier in the test, f Bunkte and Mile. Denise were first on the trail. These two thoroughbreds from the army remount service have thus far shown the way to horses of other breeds and strains in the competition to determine of what blood Uncle Sam’s war horse of the future shall be. Later the Kentucky thoroughbreds David Craig and Moscow# were at the heels of the pace setting army mount# Bunkie and Mile. Denise led the Kentucky pair by about an hour and a half in the time score. Arab breeds and the Morgan type are represented by several horses still In the running.

y were ion of

whether, with the registration al most doubled by the admission of women to suffrage, all the vote could be handled in this county, even with the use of voting machines, the possibility that the filing of an eighth ticket might make it impossible to use machines caused considerable ex-

citement.

Conference With Governor.

The state commission met with Governor Goodrich in the afternoon

to consider the situation.

Richard V/ Sipe, county clerk, said the Marlon county board of election commissioners, of which he is & member, had decided that, unless the state board of election commissioners find# some other solution of the problem, the county election officials probably will decide to leave off the voting machines the ticket of the last party to file application for a place on the machines. This would mean, he said, that paper ballots only would be provided for persons wishing to

vote the

Socialist-Labor ticket.

Continued on Page Twelv*.

and

Court w «UI** <• Wallace was asked

wished to

C °"i r f * the court desires to hear me, he, T ii have no dsfires in the matter, replied the court. *T am going «

put you In Jail, sir.” • 4 nrxxv*i t h r iTHllirt W1

y via i«» j«*» »♦ w....-

Does the court want tp hear me,’

insisted Wallace.

"I don’t want to hear you,” said the court, "but if you have something to say, go ahead. 1 remember very well when you were in this court before. You were insolent and

impudent.”

Wallace pleaded that he did not know he had been violating the In junction order, although he admitted having given his support to the activities of pickets and to the local union which was paying strike benefits. He said he understood from their attorney that a peaceful strike could be conducted without violating

the court order.

"Is there such a thing as a peaceful strike?” inquired the court. "Why, the term ifiself is a military term. Did any one ever hear of

pickets on a golf course?”

Inman Sat In Cenrt.

Mr. Inman was not in court because of illnesi* He was represented by Charles Martindale. He explained to the court that he knew' little of th© case and that from what he knew he did not believe the defendants were guilty with the exception of Wallace. Whitcomb and Walker. The court explained that two weeks ago the defendant* through their counsel had filed a denial of the contempt charge after their counsel had Continued on Page Twelve.

Indianapolis retail coal dealers were expected to present to the state special coal and food commission before this afternoon their costs sheets to show why they assert they can not distribute coal to consumers in Indianapolis on a margin of $2.25 a ton, as prescribed by the commission. The dealers met «» the offices of the Commercial Credit, Aud.it and Correct Weights Bureau, 709 Merchants Bank building, to plan their procedure and to determine what should be laid before the commission at the public hearing and which company should bare its records. Retail dealers at Ft. Wayne occupied most of the attention of the commission at the forenoon hearing. It wa# brought out that retail dealers »n that city are closely affiliated and maintain a bureau where each can go to obtain information. It wa# denied, however, that the Ft. Wayne* coal prices were harmonised through

the bureau.

lalfermlty a Feature. The dealers are presenting thetc tases through Clarence W. Nichols, attorney, and uniformity ts a freature of the proceedings. For instance, it w-as shown that because a river runs through Logansport. long hauls ran up^ delivery costs; that deep sand in streets In Gary, Michigan City and some of the northwestern Indiana cities increases the hauling costs; that bad streets in i*outh Bend have the same effect; that hi las in Lafayette Increase the hauling expense*, .that labor prlcea are high in the (Calumet district because of the steel mills: in Bouth Bend because of big industries, and in Ft. Wayne because Detroit bids against Ft. Wayne Industries for labor. The statements of individual companies, when considered collectively, show a marked similarity. Many of the dealers have testified that they have little or no coal on hand and find it difficult to

get more.

Aceouataat Give* Figures.

i H. W. Iteming, of the Walton Avenue Coal Company, Ft. Wayne, opened J^rhe hearing for the Ft. Wayne companies. He yielded to A. W. Behrr. u public accountant, who testified the Walton Avenue Company handled ceal at a coat of $2.il a ton from April 1 to October I. lie said flint most ©f the cars contained leas coal than was

paid for or ordered.

Jesse E. Kschbach, chairman of the

commission, said;

.k our accountants in the fluid am! they found that many of thy*!* overrun 900 or TOO nn.inri*

overrun 600 or 700 pounds, wasn't coal from Indiana opera-

w:> “<&

ling cost for

SSKK-.A'" as

Ft. Wayne com-

f ° r v.», la r^_ margin

panics asking

were J. J. Voprs Coat Company. *:

H. Rolf Coal Company, Anthony Cos I \ Company. Auth Coat Company and

Pioneer Coal Company.

Hom*r Harper, vice-president of the Hansell Coal Company, Kokomo, testified that his recent handling U costs averaged $2.14 a ton. It was brought out by Howard H. Young, attorney for the commission, that in the costs salaries of more than $80 a week for each of three partners

were included.

Qtiestlea ( onceruing Advertising. K. W. Graftt. of the Grant Coal and Supply Company,, Logansport, said the Wabash river in Logantoort and the bridges over the river increase hauling costs for “his company, which he said averaged 92.52 a ton. It was brought out that 9143 for advertising wa# included in the costs, and the question was raised as to why it was necessary to advertise coal for sale Continued on Pajjie Twelve. WEATHER INDICATIONS.

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UNITED STATES WEATHER BUREAU. Indianapolis, October 14. 1020. —Temperature— i October i*. 161#. 1 October "i4.‘H>207~ 7 a . m 51 .2 p - m 12 m 02 ( It m 7n 2 P- 1 2 P* ” * —

The Taggart-for-Senalor Club will have charge of the Coekran meeting at Tomlinson hall at S p. ro. Saturday, when the club will appear in its uniforms. The parade will start from the Denison hotel at 7;30 p. m.. and will he accompanied by a band and

Members of the Marion county board of commissioners today sent a letter to the state highway commission, asking that the inspector on the ShelbyvilJe road construction job I south of Indianapolis be removed. If 1 the inspector Is not removed the commissioners will order the work on the road stopped, they said. The Shelbyville road is being improved by the county under the three-mile gravel road law, but the inspection of the work is under the direction of the state highway commission. in compliance with a petiton of property owners for state inspection of the work, xhe contractor in charge of the work is M. Sapirie.

Governor Harding denied hoard had Issued instruc-

tions which weald result la curtailing

farmers’ credit.

For three hours a commit too from reserve hoard listened to a dele-

n from th .s-rsasw 8 ,U,my"

rr was working the groa xuet wm fnVormcd. thC

conditions which they

itest co in-

sides and sometimes they fell into the sea. The ship was never able to net away from the enemy in the air. As fast as she passed one plane another would meet her and attack. The radio operator on the Ohio sent the Indiana first in one direction and then another but everywhere she went there was the plane overhead. The supply ship Eagle attached to the bombing squadron carried many naval experts to the scene to witness

i the tests.

Statement of

The commissioners in their letter to the state coimnission said that J. J. Griffith, counjb* surveyor, inspected the work that is being done on the road and found that the specifications are not being complied with. Mr. Griffith found that the grade was too high, the commissioners said, and he

cratic Club and the Young Men’s !h» d U** contractor remove twenty-six Democratic Club. Jerry c. Foley is ! of the completed paving because president of the Taggart-for-Senatoruniform thickness of the paving

!*r.was insufficient. He found

STUDENTS AT EARLHAM ADVERTISE FOOTBALL GAME.

presioeni 1 ~ 1 "‘ Club, and will head the procession. Senator and Mrs. Harding will ar-

rive in Indianapolis Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock, coming here from Franklin, Ind.. by the Pennsylvania railroad. Senator Harding will open the day with an address at New Albany and will speak at Jeffersonville Scottsburg. Seymour and Franklin.

Edmund M. Wasmuth, Republican

state chairman, who is head of the reception committee, will be on the Harding train. An opportunity will

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surface was

also, they said, that the contractor was not using the required amount

of reinforced iron in the work. Mr. Griffith asked the inspector in

charge of the work why the specifications were not being enforced, he informed the commissioners, but the inspector refused to give him an* information. The commissioners askedU that the state board make an investigation of the work and remove/the present inspector or, they said, "it

Continued on Pago Tw*tvv

KEEP FAITH WITH DEAD IN FRANCE- IS HIS PLEA [Special to The Indianapolia Newt) SCLrMAAX, lad-, October 14.—» Wfcea F*rmaklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic nominee for VieePrenident, spoke fa ere today, Omar Xlrfaol. a world war veteran, who saw men vice with the American aviation cor** in tfae front Dae*, gave to Mr. Raoeeveit his peraoaaJ copy of a booklet given fay tfae French government to the m here of tfae American expeditionary force*. Mr. Xiehol. who Is eomamader of the SalUvaa post. A merles a Legion, wrote the following on the By leaf of the faoofaIdti •*To Franklin D. Roosevelt: Read thla testimonial of the French government to the efficiency and eondnet of tfae American force# fa France. It la an appreciation of the work of the { American soldier*, who fongfat to rad war. Godspeed ia sloa. Th** my penman 1 gift and I wish ya« aaeeeaa ia yaar ffgfat ta keep faith with aar 90,900 radea ia France.” ' > The reference wan ta tfae American soldiers who died In the eeaffict and are faarted ovemwan*

SENTENCES ARE SUSPENDED [Special to The Indiana poll* Newel RICHMOND. Ind.. October 14.—Enthusiastic supporters cf E&rlbam College football team put on a publicity campaign in Richmond’s business district shortly after midnight last night in behalf of the Earlb^mRose Polytechnic Institute game next Saturday. Equipped with buckets of whitewash and brushes, fifteen or more students put a white streak entirely through the busi- . ?*s part cf the city. Sidewalks were decorated with a thick coating and not a plate gla«s window escaped a sign with letters three feet high. The police department was tardy m its attempt to stop the invaders, flit finally put them to flight and arrested four of ^he leaders, who remained in the city Jail all night. They faced Mayor Zimmerman in city court today, who fined each one 925 and costs, but released them under suspended sentences. WiLSON LETTER READ. Urge* V eeatle##! Rehabilitatle# of Disabled Soldiers. WASHINGTON. October 14.—President Wilson, in a letter read at the opening session here today of a conference of the federal board for vocational education with members of the various state boards, said the importance of vocational rehabilitation of disabled soldiers "can not be exaggerated for the welfare of the nation and the development of its energies.” The conference was attended principally by members of boards from eastern and central states. Announcement was made that a similar <-onfere nee would be held at Salt Lake City. November 4, 5 and 6 for the convenience of boards in western state#

CONTRACT AMENDED TO MEET BUILDER’S DEMANDS.

OTHER COSTS STILL AHEAD

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7 a. m. 18 m. ..

30.07 30.03

The Northwestern avenue road, the public improvement which has been the cause of more discussion and comment than any other Marion county road Job attempted, will cost the county at least 97,000 more than the

original contract price.

The county commissioners today agreed to amend the contract held by the Sheehan Construction Company to provide ftor the company receiving 9)54,000 for the work instead of 9147,000. the contract price. TheJ amendment of ^the contract wa# agreed to. It wgs explained, because a change In the specifications has been necessary to place the track# of the Terre Haute. Indianapolis A Eastern Traction Company in the center of the roadway for a distance of 1,250 feet instead of at the west edge of the roadway, a#-was provided in the

original contract.

Refused te Complete Work. The construction company through its attorney. Merle N. A. Walker, served notice on the commissioners that the company would not do the work under the amended specifications unless more money was paid. When the extra 97,000 wa# arranged for by the commissioners, Mr. Walker said the Sheehan Company would proceed with the work at once. The ccmmissioners said the road now can be completed to Thirty-eighth street in the near future^ thus makjngjt

posaiuit; iwi .... — _ Thirty-eighth street as a detour until the Northwestern avenue bridge over White river is built. Other Expense Ahead. y When all other questions regardJag the Northwestern avenue road are solved, th© question of paving the stretch of roadway over the newly constructed bridge and approaching the bridge, will remain to confront the commissioners. A duplication of contracts between the Sheehan Company and the Y'auger Company for raising the grade at the bridge ha# caused the state hoard of account# to rule that the commissioners must provide for the grading and bridge construction under the one contract price. The commissioners sav this can not be done unless a separate contract is awarded for paving the roadway over the bridge.

—Local Fpreojut— Local forecast for'^Indlanapoka and vicinity for tfae twenty-four hour* ending 7 p. m.. October 15: Unsettled weather toniyht and Friday, probably showers: cooler Fri-

day.

Forecast for Indians: Unsettled weather tonight; Friday probably shower* and cooler. _■ Forecast for Illinei* Unsettled weather with probably shove** tonifht and Friday: somewhat colder in northwest part tontrht and north and west part Friday. Forecast for Kentucky; Incretsinf cioudinees. probably followed by showers Friday, and in west part tooifht; somewhat cooler in west part Friday. Forecast for Qhio: Increasing cloudiness probably followed by showers Friday and in north part toniffat; somewhat warmer in south part tonight: cooler in northwest part

Friday.

Amount of precipitation lor twenty-four hours ending 7 a. m.. 0. Total amount ef precipitation since January 1. 1020, 30.83. Deficiency of precipitation since January 1.

1920, 2.78.

—Heather in Other Cities,—

The following table shows the state ef ihe weather tn other rifies at 7 jt. m.:_

Station. “Wes their." fiSSS. S£g So.-lr. gag Cincinnati. O., PtCldy DertAer. Colo * * ” Dodfe City. rtr^Z Helena, Mont * Cloudy Jacksonville. Fla. . .. Clear Kansas City. Mo. ... £* in . Little Bock- Aril. .. Cloudy New Orleans. La. .. Clear New York. If. Y. . .. <-»ear Oklahoma, Okla. ... Ham

Omaha, Neb.

Pittsburg. Pa. PtCldy SSS'Vl-» San Antonio, Tex. .. . • JjjCWy . San Francisco. Cal. -. CTear

J St. Louis. Mo »•...»* •

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29.03 I HH ! UJ5 ! 30.12 t ii i 30.00 ' IS j

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