Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 November 1920 — Page 19
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EAGUERS URGING ROOT FOR CABINET
No Decision as to Secretary of State Expected Pending Harding Conferences.
WORKER IN HUMANE SOCIETY DRIVE
ASSEMBLY MEETING FACTOR
View Taken That Forty-One Nations j Involved Are Not Looking on j Covenant as Dead.
33 Wrsti S«U*i«g.
WASHINGTON, November &—I The pro-lea<ni« Kepubiksns are ratlying around Elihu Root as the best qualified maa for secretary of sUte i
under Harding.
M H« Is the obvious nan to repre- j sent us in the coming conference of; the leading men of all countries who will try to build up a league of nstions which can effectively com-j maud peace/* says the Philadelphia
Public Ledger today.
"Among men Inflsontlsl In th« petty th« vl«w arevslis thst no decision with rmpeet to tbi* csl»in«t Dime* will he r«scb«d until »tt*r the* Prssidsnt-nUct has conferred on th« 1 poltey that is to o« followed with rsepaot to the ptteae treety and tbs -uss ttrir*sro„u.. liovsd ths UnlUd Statss should go into tho oxisung loaguo with safsgitarding rosorvations. Naturally tho for nee within tho party that want to so# tho Utagno ocrappod do not look with favor on him as a cabinet possi-
bility. ^
Hcottssr of
"It Is hollered, that the oonrss of i .iLS"z ssi'ssiinznss; .SSfelSStK mg post, who is roooffiixod as one of*tho hest-lnfonnod American cor-
respondents In Murropo:
• 'It the league wore as dsad as Marion merrymskors think It Is there would not ho at this mom on tropros'entatlves of forty-oos staWe travsling from all parts of the world toward Ionovs, whoro a wook from today, as momhors of tho loague assembly, thoy bo gin to tnko account of what stock the world alroady has for restoring and main tain Ins posea Hind to dovise motbods for Improving
and Incroaslng that Nock,
war^lllos. ‘abson^o •jpss”wluV
Jnssa
Hl " , Tn tho opinion of tho forty-one nations who will respond to fttwt roll call, the thing In oslstosce Is the only agency now et the disposition of tho whole world In whloh the.
whole world may partlotpate to bring son They do not consider It dead. Thoy are not going to
and keot
kill it at tho dictation at
iber
any non-
mom bar state. They are not going to kill It of tholr own volition nor neglect nor abandon it unless It falls.
' Tons Wars Obsofesd.
" It has not failed yet. Tho most n snser at ths loague Is thst are still wars although the has been In oflstence a year
aimed at the wrong far loague, functioning only
its oouaoti and before the
iHiif at all, has al
a
Ths sm^sr is aimed at tho wng
o^l
ready* t!?ocked Two wars, which Is a hotter record than that of tho allied
arstyH
assembly has
et*<
"The bl?fact is that the loswue is more alive now than when the American senate kept the United States out of It a year ago. It Is far lees ready to make itself over than It was then (or the sake of getting America In. ” There IS surely no feeling of nptte against America on the part of other siatss Involved in this new attitude. It IS due to reluctance to Jeopardise the Institution in which they have an increasing faith by radical and hasty overhauling at tho request of an outside state not willing to co-operate with the rest of the world on terms which I hey have already accepted -mm ■■ Of impairing their
without fear
bu
and Asiatic point
roipsan. South
of view,
*8o from
the*questIot" for - the United States ^7 in pnnciple. the same as before, only more difficult. Will she come into the league? The league vemr much wants her, but this Is a far different thing from saying that member states of the existing league are willing to destroy what they have already got on a long chance of all getting t.
p something new that would suit tho United States.
get her attain in
Cfc* Met Kill League
" ‘England could not kill this league through‘neglect by l.loyd (leorge or any other agency or to please Mr. Harding or for any other purpose. Neither could Prance, Either one or both of them might abandon it and It would atlU exist, Thera are groups of small states from Scandinavia to -the Balkans determined to keep the league alive tor It belongs to them as much as the big pokrers and they have faith in 1L The big European powers now in do not dare abandon It. for tholr exit would moan the Immsdlato entrance of Germany as a leading power of the league with Italy and practically all other continental
■iff save Prance as her
European statee
associates* **
ML FREE ISSUE WILL MEET SOME OPPIMIN
HARDING PLAN AROUSES ANTAGONISM IN OWN PARTY.
POSITION OF T. E. BURTON
| News Bureau, 33 Wyatt Building WASHINGTON. November 9.—-The proposal of President-elect Harding to exempt American ships from the payment of Panama canal tolls will meet with subborn opposition from some members of his own party in the congress. Insistence by Mr. Harding on the policy of toll free favor for American vessels pledged in the Republican platform, and advo rated vigorously by the presidential candidate throughout his campaign, is more than likely to revive the bitter debates of the first Wilson administration. which made the question- of Panama canal tolls an international issue. AU this is becoming apparent through the attitude of several prominent Republicans including Theodore E. Burton, of Ohio, former senator, who returns to the congress in March .a a member of the house. Mr Button, with Elihu Root and Senator ixtdge as members of the foreign r«huions committee of the senate, had much to do with the support riven President Wilson when he insisted that American ships should pay the same tolls for the use of the Kinama waterway as paid by foreign vessels Mr Burton said today tus attUude on the subject had not changed. To be ooiwlstent with the view he always has taken that an equal rights policy should be pursued with all international highways. Mr. Burton said he did not believe he could favor a program for exemption for American ships. Mr. Burton’s comments ou the Panama canal controversy were made in the course of an Informal discussion of the problems confronting the new executive and the new congress. In dicloefng his attitude on the carnal tolls Mr. Burton was careful to disclaim any Intention of seeming antagonism to Mr. Harding or give the Impression that the issue would be
GOVERNOR IS DADDY FOR : GIRL SCOUT: IMS 110
ABOUT $250 SUBSCRIBED MONDAY IN DRIVE.
FIFTH ARMY CORPS OFFICERS ATTEND CONFERENCE
THEATER STUNTS PLANNED
Governor Goodrich has become a Girl Scout daddy, contributing 110 for a sustaining membership in the Scout organization. He gave his cons tnbution to Elizabeth Butler, thirj teen-year-old daughter of Mr. and j Mr*. Charles Butler. Daddies* day. ! Wednesday, is expected to mark the j bight of the campaign for $14,900 in j Indianapolis. Men who contribute IS or more will receive daddy badges. Approximately 3250 was collected
f in booths Monday, the Ciaypool hotel ;
! booth, la the charge of Miss Pauline ; Tie nor. leading. Edwin J. Wuensch,
j treasurer of the Indianapolis local j
| council. Girl Scouts, gave *25. Harry E. Yockey. assistant city at- ! toraey. will speak at English’s and Keith's theaters tonight, to assist the campaign. Troops I, 2, 10 and 22 of • the Scouts will give stunts. , Girls of Troop No. 2 served dinner Monday night to their mothers. The' girls prepared the raeai and served i it with no assistance from grown- f
i ups. Afterward they presented parts i i of the pageant given Saturday after- !
l noon in Monument Circle.
Mrs. Henry E Hayward, eommts- : Aoaer of the local council, and Miss Bertha B. Howell, director of the Inf diana district, spoke today at the Rotary Club, the Woman s Press Club of Indiana, the Aftermath Club, and
the Hey! Study Club.
MISS KATHLEEN BUM BAUGH.
Miss Dombaugh. SIS West drive/ Woodruff Place, is an oager worker in the Indianapolis Humane Society campaign, because her dog. which has all the earmarks of a thoroughbred, is a stray. He was picked up in the Streets by G. L, Bumbaugh. Mies Bum baugh’s father Miss Bumbaugh
takes Rex with her while soliciting money for the Humane Society, and tells his story. What Rex is today she believes other dogs can be if they fall into right hand*. And It Is the business of the Humane Society to see that strays that are healthy and companionable get into homes where they
win be cared for properly.
PLANS ARE COMPLETE
MANY REASONS GIVEN WHY DRIVE SHOULD SUCCEED.
WARD DIRECTORS SELECTED Under the heading "The Red Crosn Appeal,” the Indianapolis Chapter of the American Red Cross has issued a statement recalling reasons why the Red Crcux should receive universal support in its annual membership campaign. November 11-25. The statement follows: "The scope of Red Cross activities is so broad it is difficult for the busy man and woman to appreciate ade-
! quately the benefits of Red Cross leadership. In times of war. earthquake, fire, flood and famine the Red Crcus is looked to the world over to administer relief. It is the outward expsession of religion of all creeds and denominations. The Red Cross J with Us membership of millions is 1 an expression of one of the highest ideals of civilization. It is a good
Samaritan to the world.
"Relief work among returned soldier* and their dependents still calls | for an expenditure of $2,000 a month in Marion county. All,of the work of ; the Red Cross Is conducted with a ; minimum expense. The organization t has an economy record unequaled in j history. The Red Cross dollar is the ; biggest dollar in the world, In these days of world-wide reconstruction the $•> A id *« K*.v * K «>• r «* f -
Red Cross l.as proved to be the greatest single working force for stmbitizaJtlon. The Red Cross in its member-
eon-
FARMER FOUND DEAD.
Front Row, From Left to Right—Colonel Harold B. Fiske, chief of staff; Roy E. Wton,; «cVe P nc^A l meri^ PP for U su\)Vr h t* adjutant-general of Ohio; Major-General George W. Read, commanding 5th army corps area; Harry
E. Smith, adjutant-general of India"* * * “ 1
Lieutenant-Colonel R. C. Wilson, of r
William
ArafteM Lived A loo*
Farm Vortheowt of Aodersoa. I Special to The Indianapoha Newt} ANDERSON. lod^ November t.— William Arnfteld, age sixty-eight, a farmer living alone on a small farm near Moonville. five miles northeast of this city, was found dead today in hisj home by neighbors. One daughter. Mra Wlnthrow Vewender, of this city. ; survives. Coroner Earl Sells conduct- | ed an investigation and attributed i
Arnfteld’s death to paralysis.
Boyd, Indianapolis, military sec" Kentucky national guard; Lieute
Jackson Morris, adjutant-general of Kentucky. Second Row— ! L ** t D * rector N*" 1 * 4 * .atianal guard; Major-Volka, Ohio national guard; Bert A. The organization of Marion county to Governor Goodrich, of Indiana; Major Thomas W. Woodyard, i tor the membership campaign is nearolonel James K, Parsons, U. S. A.; Major Charles F. Thomp-|completion with the appointment
son, U. S. A.
BUSINESS, ASSERTION
MANUFACTURER URGES RETURN TO BIBLICAL PRECEPTS>
DEPLORES LACK OF FAITH
NEW YORK, November With textile manufacturers and shoe making eonesme of New England facing ths choir* of closing their plants, running on a part-time schedule or requesting their employee to accept reductions i» salary as the result of a situation daily becoming
acute in this industrial center be cause of the heavy cancellation of orders and unsettled market conditions.
Oliver M. Fisher, of Newton, Maea. head of one of the large shoe matrufacturing plants here, advises a return to the ancient Biblical precept ot responsibility to God and to one’s fellow-man as a solution ot the probleiii, says a Boston dispatch to the
New York Times,
Otherwise. Mr, Fisher says, the irreligious trend of this country, with «0 per cent, of ths population not even nominally connected with any church, will break down existing morale in the business world and will put approval upon "a standard of business IntegrUy which before the war no business men would believe existed," A condition approaching chaos is facing the business world, according to Mr. Fisher, due. in a large measure, he says. <o the lack of faitn of one man In ku^lher and the attitude of regarding contracts as
"scrape of paper."
Kellctea Needed la Bseiaese.
Following his recent election as president of the Boston Boot and Shoe Club. Mr. Fisher, who Is treasurer and member of the executive committee of the Unitarian campaign under the direction of former President William, II. Taft, gave out a state-
ment in which he said:
"This \ country has been a phe-
nomenal sucoese In everything material We have been the wonder of the/world, but we have lost, to my
nd. the balance, and have given
Jar more attention to the material side of life than its importance warrants The 1 same attention given to the development of the moral and spiritual forces within ua could bring about In every community a vitalizing force which would make better communities, and thus make better the vetg business in which we sre en *From my own business experience there Is nothing on earth that business needs so much today as religion. By thst I mean responsibility to Cod. to man and to the obligations thst go with It. In order thst our relations with each other shall be the relations of on# brocket to another. Obligations must be kept and the covenants we make must be considered sacred and binding; therefore. I have come to feel after a long business life thst some form of Christianity—I believe Unitarian Christianity—is the heart
of the covenant of all business life. Lnek of Faith la Rack Other. "You w o are In business have been
conscious of a tremendous overturning recently in business affairs; in fact, a condition approaching chaos is with ua at this time. If you will look at the causes of this you will fin . thst It I* very largely due to the lack of faith of one man to anotl er in his business >bltgationa It is in meeting this situation thst Unitarian Christianity, if carried into a man’s business life, will make him a truer business man. which means a better
business man. \
"Our textile mills here in New England, as vou know, are nearly all closed, or practically so. Qur shoe manufacturing plants, one of the largest industries cf New England. ar« practically uil closed—and why? Not because shoes are not needed, not because textiles are not needed; but because the covenants entered Into, the contracts made, have been torn and broken without regard for their legal value without any regard *'>r the financial loss entailed upon the other party; and in the face of the fact that the merchandise would be needed, that this cancellation or return would mean financial loss and ruin to the other party. A continuance of this is going on today.
Religion Is the Bulwark.
"1 do not know that I can do anything better than to quote from a recent article by Roger W. Babaon. the
statistician. He »ay»-’ _ ,
" ’What • * an this situation mean? The religion of the community is really the bulwark of business atiJ of our' inwstmenta It means the real security for the stocks, bonds, mortgages, deeds and other investments which we own. The steel boxes, the legal papers and the other things that we look upon as so important. are the mere shell of the
imYheMt _ Is n<
banks, but
FRENCH GENERAL IN AMERICA IS CENTER OF A BIG PARIS DISPUTE
Nivelle, Successor of J off re as Commander-in-Chief and of Retain as Leader of Verdun Army and Justly Entitled to Share of Glory, Disappeared From Power After 1917 Failure, j
WHOLESALE CLOTHING I ns ARE SLASHED
BUYERS OFFERED APPAREL AT * BIG REDUCTION.
FOR SPRING AND SUMMER
In Red Cross Campaign
PLANS MADE EOR FILTH
(By Frank H. 9i»eud»l General Nlvelle. a French soldier, whose brief service as commander-in-chief of the French armies led to one of the hittereet controversies of the whole world war. has arrived in New York. Successor to Joffre, as commander-in-chief, successor of Retain aa commander of the Verdun army, and Justly entitled to share with tho future marshal the glory of the great defense, General Nlvelle disappeared from power and from the battle following his failure of April
and May. 1917.
But with the disappearance there began a battle between critics, between civilians and soldiers, between politicians and military men which now, after nearly four years, show* no sign of abating. Indeed grows more intense with each successive volume thrown into the struggle by the champions of the unlucky general or the partisans of the even more unfortunate politician, Painieve, minister of war, and former prime miniater, who gave way to Clemenceau as Nl-
velie made way for Retain. Burlier Mistake Blaaied.
Yet with the passing of time certain facts come to be established more and more clearly, and these facts Indicate that the terrible failure of 1817. which put the whole allied cause in Jeopardy, was, in the beginning, due to the colossal mistake which was represented in the removal of Joffre. Nothing is more striking than the degree to which developments since 1917 have served to demonstrate that had Joffre been retained the world war might have been decided on the western
front In 1917 Instead of in 1918.
The story of the calling of Nlvelle Is briefly told. In the autumn of 1916, the allied world was weary of the strain of three campaigns and keenly disappointed that the two terrible battles of that year Verdun and the Somme, had not led to a decision. In Great Britain the Somme was better understood than in prance and Haig was held a victor, but in France the long and costly struggle was counted a check and there began to be heard a general clamor for the elimination of Joffre, Casteinau and Pooh, that Is. of the commander-in-chief and his two most conspicuous lieutenants, who had shared his authority since the moment of the first
Marne. *
Political Intrigue Added.
To popular unreet there was added political intrigue. The French politicians had resented from the outset the manner in which they were ignored by Joffre. The sneer that the country waa governed from Chantilly, Joffre’s G. M. Q-, rather than from the Palais Bourbon, was widely heard. It was said that Joffre had grown old, that Casteln&u was ex-
haui
| By the Aworiated Pre**]
CHICAGO. November 9.—Men’s clothing for immediate delivery was offered buyers today at prices 20 to
th. rr«, Hind.nbur* r.lr.at, « >>" ""J.*' 1 "*
which actually doomed th? Nlvelle .£??? JZZ * P hf " n *t nrices offensive by creating a desert in the X*t y were 5 ho !lf a 5», p _ r 2 c ?5 face of new German positions and to 35 1 * 3 P*' - cent, under those of thus limiting the front on which any » y«ar ago, and men s shirts and attack was possible. similar articles were shown at > Despite the great retreat Nivelle greatly reduced prices at the open- j continued to cling to his plans but ing of the thirteenth semi-annual ■ Ills subordinates and later the poll- buying convention of the United tictans. including Painieve, minister National Clothiers. The convention i of war In the new Rtbot cabinet, i* being attended by retail clothing gradually lost confidence in his pro- dealers from seventeen middle weat5° d er8 P* 1 " 0 *^* 11 } hat ern and western states and has taken
STvXVXn* 2TS; huge
po,1, " >n - ” ITS
In Fabruary Ludendorff would hav.*
Foch completely used up.
>wn
lausted.
that new men and younger men were needed. Against this clamor, Briand, then prime minister, to do a politician deserved honor, stood resolutely, indeed. stood too long, for although he finally consented to the retirement of Joffre. he fell almost immediately
afterward.
One man and only one was indicated as the logical successor of the victor Of the Marne and that was the defender of Verdun, Petain. now commanding a group of armies in the Champagne sector. But Petain held politicians in the same contempt as did Joffre. Moreover he was not willing to promise a speedy victory because he did not believe the war could be won* by any short and easy road. Above all he was not prepared to throw aside Joffre’s method and embark on a hazardous and ever ambitious offensive in which the means available were totally out of proportion to th© objectives to be sought.
Tkea To rued to NItoIIo.
So Petain was passed over and the politicians turned to Nivelle as the only other soldier whose name recently had been connected with victory, the successor of Petain at Verdun. under whose immediate eye the fortress had been disengaged by the brilliant offensives of October and December. Nlvelle. moreover, possessed the art of pleasing the politicians and conceived that by the application of his Verdun methods to a wider front he could obtain a break through and a colossal success which would drive the Germans out of France and might, at a single blow,
win the victory.
For the politicians, promises such as Nivelle made were the most attractive of all conceivable words. As a consequence Nlvelle presently succeeded Joffre, promoted to be a mar-
are the mere shell or the | r raa ^nsen value of our investments The first consequence of
fought at a fatal disadvantage; .■ April the odds were with hitn-
Larked! Cownure to Veto.
Still the government lacked the courage to veto an offensive it did not believe in. Conference between soldiers and statesmen led to nothing save an enormous increase in the apprehension on both sides. Odly Nivelle remained unshaken and told all who asked him: "I/have the Germans In my pocket.’* He explained his only doubt was whether the Germans would be able to rally behind the Meuse or not. Yet his plans were modified by the politicians, who dared not forbid their execution altogether, and the confidence of Nivelle’a lieutenants In their commander was undermined. * l Still. April 16, Nivelle attacked and the attack despite local successes and considerable captures of men and material did not attain the objectives expected by Nivelle. There was no break —irough, there was no success even comparable with that of Ludendorff in the following March or of Falkenhayn at Verdun in the previous year. The German line held, the French losses were grave and the battle at one* became one more of the struggles of usury, which had become the nightmare of all combatant
nations.
CTantor Becomes General. At this point the clamor against Nivelle became general. Members of the French senate and chamber of deputies, who had visited the front, brought back exaggerated rumors of the extent of French losses. Nivelle, unshaken, desired to go on and strove to save his battle. His defenders assert that at the moment of victory he was forced to break off the battle, and was soon after eliminated. But the majority of French critics today hold the opinion that there was no promise of rupture, that the impossible had been attempted, and that, grave as is the blame to be attached to the politicians. the main cause for the defeat is not to be found in their’ interference, that is, the interference In April and May. Their evil was wrought in eliminating Joffre many months before and seeking a soldier who would promise what they desired. After the defeats of April and May Nivelle was transferred to Algeria, and did not again appear in the war. Petain succeeded him, and Foch presently became commander-in-chief of the whole allied armies. But with the war won there has been a marked tendency in France to pay r -dy tribute to the distinguished ser * oes rendered by Nlvelle ih all the period of the war before he took over from Joffre from the first Marne to the final success before Verdun in December. 1916. This probably explains his present Journey to the United States to represent France in the Mayflower celebration. Colonel A man Returning. It is worth noting, too, that with General Nivelle comes Colonel Paul Axan. who served with such great distinction In the United States .aiding in our preparations for entering the war. after a previous service on the battlefield, which was even more distinguished. No French officer made a more useful contribution to the making of Pershing's army than Azan. and his return to America at this time will recall many interesting mem-
ories.
ation. "The prices must come down. We have passed the peak in high
prices of wearing apparel. Men’s clothing will be considerably cheaper from now on; the retailer can afford to sell at less for his costs are
becoming lower."
“Here are some men’s shirts," he said. Indicating an exhibition, which wholesaled at $45 a dozen a few months ago. Now thev are offered at $16.50 a dozen. Here are 2,000 suits offered at $16.60, suits that ordinarily wholesaled at $46.70. The age of extravagance has passed and rather than let the goods rot on the shelves the manufacturers ar" getting what they can out of them." 33 1-3 PER CENT. REDUCTION. Rochester Manufacturer A«»o«.ee*
C«t In Wholesale Prices.
ROCHESTER. N. Y., November 9 — A reduction of 33 1-3 per cent in the wholesale price of clothing was announced by one of Rochester's largest clothing manufacturing concerns The reduction is effective from November 1. and applies to suits and overcoats
lh fi, ,e,3ucti , on ’ which la in
addition to the usual cash discount £* r cent *« represents a cut from
Tit. ’ rh ‘ ,1 "*‘'
MRS. WOLF SUSSMAN.
Mrs. Sussman, who will direct the campaign for Red Cross memberships in the retail business area during the two weeks beginning Armistice day. Mrs. Sussman wfll have a large corps of women and girls, who will be stationed in the hotel lobbies, stores, banks and public buildings.
Mother and Grandmother Both Wish to Keep Child
{Special to The Indianapolis New*) DECATUR, Iud„ November O.—A habeas corpus ease waa filed here Monday la circuit court, in which the custody of Woodrow Sehoenlein. age three, will he contested between Mra. Mary fitarbaek. of Huntington, bis mother, and Mra. Elisabeth Wagoner, of near Monroe, kla mother’s mother. Mra. Btarbsek was married to fiehoenlein. who was later seat to prison. His wife obtained a divorce and tbe child was bora to ber afterward. She was -Harried again and the baby was left la the eare of her mother. Now that she eaa provide a home for the boy ake x.lahea to take him. The grandmother desires to
keep him.
INDIANA MAN TO COMMAND THIRTY-EIGHTH DIVISION. AERO SQUADRON AT KOKOMO Indiana, with Kentucky and West Virginia, are to contribute what will be designated as the 3Sth division of the new national guard units to be attached to the 5th army corps area. Major-General George W. Read, of Ft. Benjamin Harrison, commanding. Ohio’s division will be known as the 37th division. These designations were arrived at yesterday in the conference held by General Read and the national guard officers at Ft. Benjamin Harrison. The conference also agreed that an Indiana man is to be called to the command of the Indiana-Kentucky-Wcat Virginia division. His name has not yet been announced and probably will not be until th# organisation of the new division is nearer completion. Harry B. Smith, adjutant-gen-eral of Indiana, and Bert A. Boyd, military secretary to Governor Goodrich. attended the conference as Indiana's representatives. It also was agreed that Indiana should havs the aero squadron assigned to this army oorps area and It will have headquarters at Kokomo. General Smith is now at work on the plans for the Indiana organization and expects to have them completed early next week. He already has proceeded far enough to announce that this state will have a strong military force, including infantry, cavalry, artillery, aero service, signal corps, ambulance and field hospital outfits. BASH EXPLAINS WHY I ' ie m/m STATE LAW BARS JUDGE FROM SEEKING PLACE.
of the last of the six district campaign directors, Mrs Ovid IL Dunn, 16 North Sheffield avenue, has accepted the place of director of the campaign in west aide wards, making the list of directors complete. The other directors are Mrs. K. E. Kuhn, south side; Mra Wolf Sussman. retail district; Mra William Hersehel, east side; Mra Herbert T. Wagner, north side, and Mra. Alexander M. Stewart, Marion county outside of In-
dianapolis.
It was said at campaign headquarters, In the Fletcher Trust and Sav- • ings building, that school children will play an important part in preparation for the campaign. Boy Scouts have been distributing posters and cards advertising the campaign are to b* distributed by school children. The women directing the campaign reported that Interest is increasing as time for the drive to start draws near, and they expect to obtain enough workers to assure a success In Indianapolis and Marion county. Will (’anvan* litdnatrirs. The ward and precinct workers will canvass the industries is their territories. Each district director has been provided with a list of the industries in her territory and these are being assigned to the precinct
workers.
L. B. Hopkins. Red Cross field director at Ft, Benjamin Harrison, said the soldiers at the fort are displaying Interest in the campaign. "These men know what th
POINTS TO ACT OF 1915
Indianapolis and Vicinity
Brief Nates of tbe Day. Miss Lydia R. Blaich. district superintendent of schools, will address the Parent Teachers’ Association Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at School No. 32. Talbott and Arizona streets. Miss Ruth Wiltroui will give a piano recital. The South Side Women’s Cluo will meet In the home of Mrs. B. S. Gas*. 2130 Prospect street, at 2:30 p. m.. Wednesday. The Indianapolis Bar Association will meet in the library of the United State* court tomorrow evening at 8 o’clock. Demarchus C. Brown will read a paper on “The Great
Game.”
The Patriotic Order of America. No. 3. will give a card party in G. A. R. hall Wednesday evening. The auxiliary to Hayward Barcus Poet. American Legion, will meet at the Third Christian church community house Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Indiana Lodge No. 2. Cosmos Sisters, will rive a card party at 2535 South Meridian street Wednesday. 2 D m.. lor members and lr The , ‘first annual card party and dance will be given by the Independent Lodge No. 447. B. of L. F. and E.. and the Pride of 447 Lodge No. 393. Ladies' Society of the B. of L. F. and E.. Wednesday evening at tbe Denison hotel. The Only Euchre Club will give a public card party this evening in Musicians' hall
at 0 o'clock.
The members of the Yayhinger W. C T. U will be hostesses for an entertainment and reception for the kindergarten and the mothers of the community of Spades park library Wednesday evening in the library
auditorium at 8 o'clock.
■ The Tarry Awhile Chib will be entertained
Hotel Severin. George G. Doran. Dr. J. F. Spaunhurst. E. G. Hereth. W. T. McCullough. Clyde E. Titus and the Rev. J. Ambrose Dunkel have charge of the program. The evercises will include patriotic songs, read mgs from the United States Constitution by Dr. Dunkel. address by Mrs. Elizabeth S Carr, soprano solo by Mrs. Clyde E. Titus and a talk by Paul Donald Brown. In the absence ot O. B. lies, the president. Henry L. Dithmer. vice-president, will preside.
Taken Under Advisement.
The cases of three men. Charles Noland, giving his address as CSnrinnati: Emory Rector. and William R. Adam*, living at 524 North Liberty street, arrested several days ago by Detectives Reilly and White after Ralph Abraham. 1131 $(orth Jefferson avenue, had been held up and robbed of $2 and a check for $3. were taken under ad risemen t in city court today by Judge Walter Pritchard, pending an investigation by the grand jury. Noland is charged with robbery. Rector with robbery and conspiracy, and Adams with conspiracy. Abraham alleges the defendants entered into a conspiracy to rob him of the money, which, he sayafctbey knew
he had in Ms possession.
Not Permitted to Give Money Away. The Fidelity Trust Company was appointed guardian for John Janosh. a native of Poland, by Judge Mahion B. Bash, in
Judge Mahion E. Bash, of the Marion county probate court, has Issued a statement in regard to the mayoralty election next spring in which he
said:
"My name has been suggested by friends as a possible candidate for mayor in the primary election to be held next year. It would be a decided honor to receive the nomination for this office, but under the law my official position is an absolute bar for the offlt e. Scot low Ifi, Article 7. "Section 16 of Article 7, of the Constitution of Indiana provides: " ‘No person elected to any judicial office shall, during the term for which he shall have been elected, be eligibe to any office of trust or profit under the state, other than a Judicial office.’ "In constructing this provision of the Constitution our supreme court has held In cases decided prior to April 15, 1905, that mayors of cities are judicial officers but In those days cities were organized under legislative authority giving to mayors of cities judicial authority which was In many ways co-drdlnate with a jus* tice of the peace. But that is no longer the law. "By- act of the general assembly of Indiana, which became effective April 15, 1905 (Section 8840, Burns R. S. 1914), the judicial department of
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at luncheon Wednesday by Mrs. A. G. ClaryThe Mothers' Club of the Butler Memorial Boys' Club will give a card party Wednesday afternoon in- the Boys Club rooms in Merid-
ian and Madison streets.
The Wednesday Needle Club of Myrtle Temple No. 7. Pythian Sisters, wilt meet Wednesday with Mrs. Bollie Clements. 2019
Brookside avenue.
The T W. Bennett Xhrrie No. 23. Ladies of the G. A. R.. will meet this evening on the fourth floor of the Courthouse. Anatstics I»*y Program. In accordance with a request from J. Mereer Barnett, international president of Kiwanis Clubs, that all clubs observe Armistice dag. the focal Kiwanians will celebrate tbe event Wednesday at their luncheon at the
containing $4,000 and the other $76.18, telling the sergeant to keep tbe money and have a good time. Judge Bash instructed the
trust com]
money. H
mentally deranged only cm the subject of
money.
AM of Police Asked.
Police and detectives hare been asked to search for Vem Derriekson. age fourteen, who is missing from his home in t^p Lex-
the first, second, third and
„,»v, fourth classes, shall be vested in a city court/ This act provide# for a judge,
ipany to take charge of Janosh s a clerk and a bailiff.
He said the i man apparently was *‘j t seems to me to be conclusive
that the legislature intended by the act of April 15, 1905, to strip the office of mayor of cities of the first, second, third and fourth classes (Indianapolis is In the first), of all Judicial authority, and vest same in a city judge, and it clearly follows then that the
Whet, immt ' maTor is not now a judicial officer. mrton apartments, wnen last seen tho boy v,,,♦ executive witn no ludidal was wearing a gray suit, a gray cap and knee ? ul w ‘tn no juaictai
Frank MM
the Red
Cross stands /or," Mr. Hopkins said,
w/m
"and they
over with excellent results,
seldom find a man in uniform who is not 100 per cent., for the Red Cross.’*
see this drive go
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ATTITUDE OF dSIDENT
ADJUTANTS APPROVE REFUSAL TO PARDON E. V. DEBS.
MESSAGE SENT TO WILSON
Indorsement of President Wilsons refusal to pardon Eugene V. Debs, who is serving a term in the Federal Prison at Atlanta. Ga., for violation of the espionage act, was telegraphed to the White House today by the department adjutants of the American Legion, In conference at ths Hotel Washington. The telegram says that the Legion "views with heartfelt satisfaction this vital act In support of the fundamental doctrines of the Constitution.” The telegram, addressed to President Wilson and signed by F. W. Galbraith, Jr., national commander, reads as follows: "Your-dccision not to pardon Eugene V. Debs, us recently reported in the press, is heartily concurred in by the department adjutants of the American Legion in conference In Indianapolis. The American Legion views with heartfelt satisfaction this vital act In support of the fundamental doctrines of the Constitution. We believe all other loyal and patriotic citizens will Join with those who placed their bodies between our nation and the foe without, in practically unanimous Indorsement of a policy that holds no compromise for the enemies In our midst who would overthrow the gov-
ernment by force,”
Report oa News Service. Americanization, slackers and the Legion news service were the principal topics discussed at the morning session. The adjutants discussed a motion picture, "The Face at Your Window,’ 1 which they saw at a pre-
trausere. Frank Elliott. 205 Ryboit street ha# asked the police to search for hi? son Ray Elliott, age sixteen, who is missing from home. The boy w*s wearing a green cap. a green coat and vest, dark trouser* and tan
shoes at the time he left No Safety Zone fer Turner.
functions.
Not Eligible for Office. “In view of the fact that the next mayor of Indianapolis will take his office during the term for which the
i present judge of the Marion probate
Joseph Turner can not find safety from court was elected, it is impossible for speeding automobiles, even by remaining on f such judge, under the constitution to the sidewalk, according to hi# allegations in’ eligible to hold the office. The ssn?-“uSuST. si thi * wi™ ° f <»« con.m u . Ohio street when a speeding taxicab ran on 1 uon * M
"he"strena7h oTour I th>* change was fatal. We know now
SlSkl bSr^ thi straD^fh of eu£ from LuaendorfTs narrative in what
churches The underpaid preachers
Any one who wishes
sustaining member of tho national council. Girl Scouts. Inc-, may fill out this blank and send It to Edwin J. Wuensch, treasurer, at tbe Fletcher
to beeome a (American building, Indianapolis. Tbe
Girl Scouts are in the midst of a week’s campaign to enroll sustaining members so that the organization may be strengthened throughout the coun-
try.
of the nation are the men upon whom we are really depending, rather than on the well-paid bankers, lawyers
straits the German army in the west found itself at the close of the battle of the Somme. We know on his confession that a continuation of the struggle through the winter months
and brokers. For oar own sakea. for *^led to como ete ruin our children's sakea for the conn- might have leu to o.npicte rum
Joffre and Haig Had Planned It.
try’s sake, let us business men get behind the churches and their preachers. Nevor mind if they are not perfect. This only means that were they efficient they would do very much
more.’ ** _ Housewives' League Meeting.
The Housewives’ League of Marion County will have it* monthly business meeting Wednesday afternoon at 3 o clooa. at the
Chamber of Commerce.
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But just such a continuation Joffre and Haig had agreed on. The starting of a new general attack waa to take place in February. 1917. and the enemy was to have no rest in the meantime. Nivelle, however. set aside Joffre’s plans, substituted his own. postponed the attack until April, and. as It turned out. gave the Germani just the time they needed to
GIRL SCOUT WEEK—NOVEMBER 6TH-15TH. $14,860 Budget for lodlanapolls. I desire to be enrolled as a sustaining member of the national council. Girl Scouts, Inc., and agree to pay the amount indicated hereon as follows: Check) ) Herewith. $ Cash ) ...Fledge: To be paid before November 1st. 1921, aa follows:
Name .. Address
Make checks payable to Edwin J. Wuensch. treasurer, Fletcher American Building, Indianapolis.
to the sidewalk and struck him. dragging
him ten feet.
Before AichMoetersI League. William Forsyth will lecture on * The Painter's Art in Architect ore' before the Architectural League of Indianapolis in the west gallery of tbe John Herron Art Institute this evening. Anton S-herrer will assist Mr. Forsyth. A small exhibition will be on display to illustrate tbe lecture. Braorh Library Cleaed. Madison Avenue Branch Library. 1034 South Alabama street, will be dosed sll week for redecorating and repairing. Tbe position held by Miss LueHa Nelson, who recently left the branch library to become assistant cataloguer at the State Library will be filled by Miss Dorothea Krull. Will Give Setat-Aannal Donee. The Goldstein Mutual Aid Assodatron will give its semi-annual dance Thursday evening in the PropylSBum. 17 East North street, for the employes of Goldstein Bros.’ department store ami their friends.
LOWER WAGE PLANT CLOSED Employee of Hodges Fiber Carpet Company Vote to Strike. SPRINGFIELD, Mass.. November 9. —The plant of the Hodges Fiber Carpet Company is closed following the refusal of the $50 employes to accept a cut of 15 per cent, in wages which the management says is the only way the plant can be kept in operation. W. F. Hodges, superintendent, said today that the factory would remain closed until orders warranted paying the old wages. The management told the employes, members of the Textile Workers’ Union, in announcing the cut, that there was work enough for only a few weeks. In a mass meeting the employes voted to strike rather than accept the cut. Members of the Loom Fixers’ Union have voted to arupport the textile workers.
release showing Monday at the Murat theater, and voted to indorse the general policy of Americanization by moving pictures. Marquis James, director of the Legion news service, explained the operations of the publicity department. Reports from the committees on resolutions, recommendations. collection of dues, administration, legislative, service, woman's auxiliary, post activities and member-
ship were heard.
Entertainment for Visitors. Many of the adjutants, Mr. Galbraith and Lemuel Bolles, national adjutant, were entertained at the Parry-Stephenson post hall. Sixteenth and Illinois streets, Monday evening. A program was presented by the department of Indiana. In addition to the adjutants, more than 100 members of the Legion from various posts in the county attended. Two features of the program were a four-round exhibition boxing contest between Tommy Ridge, champion of the 1st division, A. K. F., and Jack Dillon and a battle royal by six negroes. HIGHER RATE IS DESIRED. Cowsefl Wilt Be Asked te Raise Interest on Bridge Bonds. The county council will b© asked to increase the interest rate on the bonds for the construction of the Northwestern avenue bridge from 5 per c.nt. to 6 per cent, at a special meeting of the council Thursday in the office of the county commissioners. Attorneys representing the contracting company have informed the commissioners that the bonds for the improvement can not be sold if they bear an interest rate^ of only ® per cent. It is expected that the increase will be made. ■ j ^ When the commissioners ordered the road improved after months of controversy, they did not order a new bridge constructed. Then when several months had passed and the cost of material had increased greatly, the commissioners and council decided a new bridge should be built. A contract was let fer the bridge, conflicting with the contract for the building of the road, and a settlement had to be made between the two contractors. It has been estimated that the county lost no less than $60,000 through the failure of the official* to include the bridge construction in the original contract for th© improvement of the road.