Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 December 1920 — Page 1

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MEN QUICKLY RELEASED.

Miitenbergsr and Givan Refuse Pieaa of McCray's Forces to Withdraw^

'ION INTERESTS’ LOBBY

_ .. of Anderson, Saya There le No Doubt About the Elec*

tion of MeCfure.

iSrfdraer k’mmmd «• Vmmmtet Them Mlth Hnferty Hotdnw. Byron Unvenport, Wmt Maryland fttreet. and Earl Tierce. 21*4 Booker afreet, arrested Wednesday sieht on vm-gmaer chare:** by Detec tire* Hochr, Fossatt. Coleman and Fressley, were discharged by Judge Walter Pritchard fn City court today, ' The men were arrested by the detectives, suspected of being involved to boidep at Forty-second street and College avenue, Monday morning, \'£ fives said their investlgatton disclosed that Davenport and Tierce had nothing to do with the robbery.

forcm of Gov T. McCray to of Mtmde, of indtanathe race for bouse, Jin orfor the ejection , of Amlerson,

ist* of

including of New Albany, and fman, of Anderson, have political pot to boil over. •rmioml that both Milter.• And Oivan have flatly refuned , and will tight to a flnteti i that they have a right llion, and that It I* the of the member* of t a Speaker, At the %»,*, «av« »ald that. If they wilt gladly co-operate !»r to m*k« the *e**lon „ m ^ r to coitdnit It for the lf!ter«sta of tit* atat*. Is Msppart flit a a. tingshory, repre*entativ# iSty. r«pr«**nUng the delegation, called on loday In behalf of

URGE SUPPORT OF WORK OF POEICE

Board of Safsiy and Mayor Discuss Crime in Indianapolis With Cftizons' Reserve.

STATEMENT BY TAGGART

President of toartf Insist That Criminals Must Be Sent to Jait, to Stop Crime.

r-slsst la rsIBla Me-

•JS

co« Id ty rep•wpport Mels reported, that d that the Marlon elleved Mr, Olvan be elected, and ion county delega•operate with was elected

The need for the backing up of the court*, and police department in their effort to prevent crimes in Indianapolis was brought out at a meeting at noon between members of the boar do /public safety, Mayor Charles W. s«wfctt and captains and members of the executive board of

the citizens' police reserve. In a statement to tb« officers of the

reserve, A. h. Taggart, president of Ut* board of safety, set out the operation* of the police department, and urged that crime could not be ef-

»legation ‘ rs, thot

^ % |

n L

c®, enough icienH, in

forcea ife they

.vurton county's sup-

r

ha* been published the Governor.elect has requested Given to serve on a committee W. H Thompson and W. W. r to make recommendations of

election

asked about the matter

festively stopped until the perpetrators received conviction*, end^day*” were Included In the penalties. He ur g*d that the dtlsena of Indianapolis give their moral support to the courts In passing judgment on crim-

inals.

^ /'Statement by Taggart. ' “** •' This meeting has been called for the purpose of acquainting you with the situation 'as Indianapolis is affected by the so-called .crime wave, t ^ | * "The board of safety and Chief Kinney appreciate to the fullest the value of the Cltisens’ police reserve.

national

li sti^^annss

her beet cltlaens willing to enroll

it Is

r.‘w

that a

place on

the

i-

to get out of Wbethe

P—.’■m.S- Mi produced an organisation that Ik not only a moral but Mif" - — - to tbt! ptJtcc d C . felt for some

would b*

M

taw commtt1 can’t

»t out. t myknew

f your organjot some thing

not some

done to make each member realise that they were members of an organisation that might b« called on to perform a needed service jn an

HiMCTWPw 1 " II

l do not feel that he will

f L h M:Sm?7l«h; f >. We are all friends

your staff, com Downey, Major

that

Kinney, ehoul|t call on your captains to check up and make a report oon-

ra are Hid ■ so after

man

the, houae ^aay

of

best to have a*

who has served in the tftvan and Mlltenberger ere In 1019, btu McClure ad legislative experience,

as formerly a member of the

public service eoramiaeton.

MeClnre Hare, liny* Huffman.

vilffi liwumv; WII* Mt? his f»>llow.townsmar Huffman and Tom

Mr. Huffman saye the neat speaker of the bouse will be McClure, who is

m and who, with Houston, former

aln«rlff of Madison county, had a long

Governor-elect McCray in room at the ClayColonel Bill Huffman, aehe

?n to apolitical familiars, was

of the senate several years

ha* had an extended expert-

a lobbyiet.

McClure le a candlI nay he will be said Huffman,

I ia to become Govtued Huffman, "has the

to name the .Speaker. It has ye been so. When Durbin was

SSt Sam Art man came

rnjng th« statue of your Individ*

uaT companies. ^

"In dlscueaing the eituatlon last a#” r,v D z7rurti would be adyKleablr to call the captains of HuHcompanie* together and present to ffiem the facts of the altuatton ae we have placed it before

them. ' N’ol Beyaad Coatrol.

"Indianapolis is not experiencing a crime wave of such magnitude that any Cltixen of this community need have tW Mlighteat feay that this city will b j turmed over and controlled loy the lawless element. While we have been unforiithate enough to have had three rather spectacular robberies in Indianapolis and have had a considerable number of holdup* and minor robberies the total is not far from the average for this time of the year. "It le true that within the period of depression such as the country and Indianapolis is experiencing there is as a result a vast army of unemployed men. Many of these men without wot-k that will produce for them a living become desperate and those of thebi who are criminally inclined use

THIRTY-TWO PACKS

ihkkk cents

IPETLY SENT TO FARM, 11 ESCAPE

Transfer From Reformatory It Made on the Recommend a tion of Judge Collin*.

JUST NOW BECOMES PUBLIC

Men Convicted for Brutal Attack on Young Girt Are Enjoying Their Freodom.

At least two of a croup of seven young men, convicted in the Marion criminal coart on charges of assaulting a young giti and sentenced to the State Reformatory on October 15 from two to fourteen years each, are at liberty and "reports have

been received that they have beqp seen on the streets of Indianapolis. IS was learned today that two of the men, Henry Phillips and George Schribbie. have never been within the reformatory walls. Immediately after their sentence orders were Issued by Governor Goodrich, at the

recommendation of JutMM Jamea A. Collin*, who sentenced the men, trans

them to the mate Farm, and

they n were" taken directi/ from the

Marion County Jail to the mate Farm Soon alter their arrival at the farm they escaped and both are now Hated

i fhgittve*.

A third member of the group. Law

rence Nichole, recently * ferred to the State Firm

Reformatory.

Freaaere Rraeght to Bear.

When the seven youths were tried much pressure was brought to hear to obtain lenity for them, but Judge Collins said then that the nature of their offense was so flagrant that they must be sent to the reformatory. He said today that he recommended the transfer of gchfhble and Phillipa to the Utate Farm, before they wert taken to the reformatoiw, because he was informed they had been wounded while flghting In France and the close confinement of the reformatory would be Injurious to their health. The commitment to the reformatory and the papers signifying the transfer of the two men to the State Farm were delivered to the reformatory agent at the same time. Judge Collins said, and white they were taken to the mate Farm, they were regard-

ed as reformatory prisoners.

Jffidge Collins’ statement at the time sentence was passed that the men must be sent to the reformatory was made from the bench and In open court, but the arrangement for their immediate transfer to, the State Farm, from which they easily es-« esped. was not made known until today. and then only by a search of records at the Governor’s office and through questioning the Governor

end Judge Collins. Case of Nlchels.

^udgs Collins /aid today that fce^ recommended the transfer of Nichols rom the reformatory to the Bute ^arm, when be learned that Nichols’s parents, because of Hi health, could SKBwfufiiigiiiiMMMMHBMHi

ELABORATE PUNS

TOUCH PUBLIC TILL

Discussion of Program for March 4 Day’s Principal Busi-, ness Before President-Elect

Apparently No End Is in Sight for Taking Sums From Federal and State Treasuries.

M’LEAN AND KNOX CALLERS THREE BILLS STAND OUT

Outline* Given to Harding Indicate Return to Oid-Time Inaugural Celebration at Capital.

Co-operative Plana Worked Out for National Government to Supply Money Along With State*.

(By Behest T. Satan | tSpecial lo Tha Indianapolis New»] MARION, O., December 30.-

Plans fpr his inauguration at Washington March 4 held a large share of President-elect Harding's attention today, and as these plans were unfolded to him by those who Have them in charge the senator fairly gasped that “so much fuss’ should be made over him. High on tha list of tha Harding callers wera Edward Beale McLean, of Washington, chairman of the gen-

eral inauguration committee, and Senator Philander Chase Knox, of

Joint Is In

Pennsylvania, chairman of the congressional committee, w'hich charge of the actual inaugural cere

monies at the capital.

Mr. Knox held a dual Interest to day. fot• by Senator Harding a own admission, he is *tlU under consideration for the »ost of secretary of state, although the consensus of opinion seems to favor Charles B. Hughes for that position. Mr. Hard ing talked briefly with Senator Knox at Washington early In the month, but today was the first chance they have had for an extended conference.

The plans for the Hardin* inauguration, as outlined here today, con-

template the most daszling celebration within tho memory of the present generation. Senator Harding. It is said, originally was in favor of a

originally

severely simple inaugural ceremony, but has been prevailed on to accept % program which he was assured would bring the greatest amount of pleasure to the greatest number of people.

The Indiana poll* New* llurrau. S3 Wyatt Hailding. WASHINGTON, December 30.— No end apparently is in sight of schemes for taking money out of the United States treasury and out of the state treasuries. This, too, is in the face of the fact that the people are pleading that the btrden of taxation be lightened. The strange part of it all is that every new proposal to fasten a system of expensive bureaucracy on th? people is enthusiastically supported by a large number of persons who presumably have influence.' Th* rush Just now to maks provision for the federal-state supervision of almost everybody and practically everything is due to the fact that within the new two or three weeks the legislatures of practically all the states will be in session. The first step is to get legislation through the congress, and then have the various states, through their legislatures, agree to co-operate. This system of legislation began with the good roads bill several years ago, ami was followed by the vocational educational bill. Now, apparently, there Is to be no end of this sort of co-operatton. and also no end to the expense, unless a halt is called. Three Bills Stand Out.

mums -11 w CAUCUSES

VISITORS FLOCK TU PROGRAM CALLED FOR

THE ROOMS Of M’CRAY ARMY HOUSING PROET

HOUSE AND SENATE ASSEMBLY OFFICERS TO BE CHOSEN.

POLITICIANS, OFFICE SEEKERS AND OTHERS ARE CALLERS.

$90,000,000 REQUEST TURNED DOWN BY COMMITTEE.

Msrdl Gra* Co »*i«ered.

The two Wilson Inaugurations were colorless affairs. Th* Harding in augurltlon will hark back to the days of Taft, Roosevelt and McKinley. One of the ideas said to be re ceivlng great favor Is to make of the Inauguration a sort of Mardl Gras festivity, with all of th* state* i*^©r€!iMsnt©d fay flostB* S^HAtor Ing waa told that Mardi Of*® •*' perts from New Orelans were being

consulted about the fdhbS.

Marion waa a* excited today over

the**lnftu,ur*l »UM

WEDNESDAY EVENING IAN wmm

5 MANY TOPICS DISCUSSED BAKER WOULD SELL SITES

has been

tMt ■

Hotel Sever!n at 7:10 o’clock, Wednes

Tfc. oil#? 1 iour'y"iTth2 la «mrlct«d a*nyelped .iii tfc* ff—jM—"’gaiBii

herving their terr tlry, It was learn Ville today. They

,.rm. .ras ss&si:

Jli learned from Jeffersontoday. They are Henry Middle-

ton. John Dugan, Joseph Lyons and

Joseph, gurber.

• Judge Collins said Schlbble and Phillips will be sentenced to the reformatory for an additional term of two to five years on the charge of escaping from the State Farm, If they

*; i e apprehended.

The assault which led to the conviction of th* seven youths was a brutal affair that aroused much tnSignation among persons familiar With the nature of the offeqse.

What Records Show. w

turc, It waa announced today b; Wasmuth, Republican state ehs teswwik ssassF

eated citisens and pro bono publico persons la general, flocked today to the rooms of Governor-elect Warren

T. MeCra

with

“. a.I..^....»*„. elect.

At the house caucus a speaker will be chosen, and a chief clerk, an assistant clerk and chief doorkeeper. Whether a majority floor leader, who

av. In the Ciaypooi hotel, to

•unreal this and proffer that for the

dad the

success off his admin

commonwealth of ■'Committees that

ttdi 1 he i

trati on ana. H

appointed some

time ago to look into the budget sysof other states and into the tax

mm chairman of the way* and means committee, will be named at this caucus is not definitely deci Ih former years the floor leader

V* « v ided.

has

m

been named by the Speaker^ who se iscta the chairman of the ways and

teat o

law of Indiana, talked with him on the results of their investigations. And now and then a member of the legislature dropped in. by request or otherwise, to talk about who should be elected Speaker of the house.

Records in the office of Governor Goodrich show that October 22 the Governor, on recommendation of Judge Collin*, transferred Phillips l Schlbble to the State Farm. The

and SchlbMe to the State Farm.

record says:

“It has been made to appear that

the physical condition of both Phillips and Schlbble will be-seriously affected by the close confinement at the

reformatory.”

The Governor said Judge Collins had said he was obliged under the law to send the boy* to the reformatory, but that they should be sent to the State Farm instead. The Governor said the Judge made no recommendations of the kind relative to Middleton. Dugan, Lyons or Surber, but that later the judge recommended also that Nichols be transferred to

the State Farm.

means committee. PvesMcat Prs Teas. Selection of a president pro tern, a secretary of the senqte and chief doorkeeper will be the principal business to come before tbe seriate caucus. It is possible that E. F. Branch, Lieutenant-Governor, will be Invited to attend this caucus. Prior to the session of the Republican state committee Wednesday the speakership race was discussed generally, and it was thought for a time the matter might be brought up at the committee meeting. The opinion prevailed, however, that the naming of a Speaker was the exclusive province of the membfrs of the house and that there should be no interference. Mr. McCray d|q not address the committee, although it is understood that it was the purpose to have him

do so. .

Mr. Wasmuth was authorised by the state committee to select {a woman as rmanent secretary, with offices in

,<b beadi’.;':: %

Budget Committee. The budget committee appointed by

WASHINGTON. December 20.—-A 950.000,000 item for army' post construction submitted by the war <topartment, and refused by t|i« house appropriations committee In reporting out the sundry civil supply bill was the first step in a new army housing project contemplating esti-

^or.? ,Jts

twelve years. Details of the scheme formulated by the general staff are revealed in testimony taken by the committee. Just made publkfe / Ik urging congressional approval of the plan. Secretary Baker recommended that many existing army posts, particularly those near larg' cities, be abandoned and sold, th. money to be used in financing the

nr-fcf VtrvtsrAVfti*

I possibly 1 ^can gst there drill be at

con

slderatlon by his JoUow-townsmen

Of numerous bills pending in the congress providing for co-operaion between the federal government and the states three stand out conspicuously. The first of these is the one which appears under the title “For the Public Protection of Maternity and Infancy" and which has passed the senate and Is now pending before the committee on Interstate and foreign commerce in the house. This first bin

Senator Hard- j is eommonly known a# tha Sheppard-

Towner bill.

The second of these so-called bureaucratic cp-operative bills is known as the Smlth-Towner bill and would "create a department of education and authorise the appropriation of money to encourage the states in

doctor** buggy up th* avenue, and many of hie friends are encouraging him to egrry out the plan. The doctor

the J of W

applies to moit of tbe arding. in contemplating

_ T _._n that will mark the day s taking office, wears a eort of

Continued on Page Fourteen.

him what they had found "in their visits to Ohio, Illinois. Wisconsin. Iowa

and Minnesota. The state tax law committee, consisting of Eben H. Wolcott, John G. Brown and James W. Noel, met Mr. McCray in the after

noon/;

Linnaeus Hines, state superintendent of public instruction, submitted to him the bills on education proposed by the committee the Gover-nor-elect appointed. Dr. William L. Bryan, president of Indiana University, called, presumably to talk about the plan for increased revenues for Indiana and Puidye Universities and the State Normal School.

new project. He did not. however submit any list of posts which

might be so disposed of. For Permanent Constrmctton.

The new project. Mr. Baker told the committee, grew out of the sec tion of the army reorganization bill providing for the present corps area distribution of the army on the basis of military population and und*r which nine areas have been created l

NORWEGIAN REVOLUTION EKFOSED IN NEWSPAPER

ACCUSED OF

LABOR PARTY 18 PLOT OF VIOLENCE.

which nine areas have been created, „

■ P “af« n ir , .7 e . o, ?or‘ e0 X*r. 1 i!S^.’; CAPITAL ATTACK PLANNED

T# Offer Snpjpsrt.

Iquarters.

with only three votes but he was elected i

fTJr?;

wuv ,i« ««,*. vfwfcau b«-

JDurbln wanted him. When

was Governor-elect E. F. cam* here with only a few he was elected because ted him. That is the way

done,

vernor hvff the power to ills, aim he has an ap- « members of the overlook this, and they •rate with the adminon.** ' I

the method"of robbery to obtain food

Ut

hav

within the leal few months the. chief

and clothing.

“It ii true that with the many robberies that hay* occurred in our city

Continued on Pag* Fourteen.

nmiles Affirmatively.

“The Governor-elect ia for Mc-

Huffman was asked,

iled affirmatively and conand then took up the can-

•f Mr. Mlltenberger.

tberger Is up in McCray’s now,” said the colonel who was in the Ciaypooi hotel lobby from McClure, “The Gov-

PENROSE BEING URGED TO REIURN TO CAPITAL

SENATE REPUBLICANS REALIZE NEED OF LEADERSHIP.

SITUATION IN THE HOUSE

elect is telling Miltenberger opposed to him. He is frank

to be in Indianapolis to-

Hutfman was —

go home tonight, but will re-

turn shortly and slay until McClure is put over,* *• the colonel said. “I’m going to see the thing through.” In

s Mlltenberger stei

a few

out of the elevator into *tl2e ^Yobby!

Huffman bees goii

whose

evidently knew what had

on upstairs. Mlltenberger. nde say that he has the more than fifty members e, looked a bit flushed. He

house,

to discuss what had taken In the conference with Gov-1 st McCray, or to say whether

?en sent for

Committed to MeClnre. >r‘s friends say that the lect did not tell MUten-»

why he is opposed to him. but let the Governor-elect said he committed himself to McClure,

in honor bound to stand by

News Bureau, S3 Wyatt BaiMlag. WASHINGTON. December SO.—Senate Republicans are urging Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania, to come to Washington if he feels be can do if without endangering his health. Senators heard today he might come in the next day or two. The Pennsylvanian is at Atlantic City recuperating and is reported to be anxious to get back into the senate harness. Up to this time, however, his physicians have not been willing to have him come here, for they realise it would mean the taking up of many responsibilities.

The senate is practically without leadership and tbe same thing is practically true of the house. Repub-

Traaster Authorised. The Governor said that on November 26 he authorized the transfer of Nichols also, but that within a few days after the transfer had been made

G. A. H. Shldeler, superintendent of the reformatory, told tbe Governor he did not believe Nichols should have been transferred and that he could eee no reason why the young man should not serve his time at the reformatory as- the others were doing. The superintendent told the Governor that Phillips, who was one of the two sent directly from Indianapolis to the State Farm on recommendation of Judge Collins, had escaped from the farm within a short time after having been sent there.

Republican staf

Primary

The state committee. Wednesday, authorised Mr. Wasmuth to name a committee of three, whose duty it will be to Investigate and report to the Governor some method whereby the expense of the pheaent registration system may be materially reduced, yet keeping the safeguards contemplated by the law. It was the feeling of members of

Representatives of the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce, including Benjamin Inman, Mr. Wolcott. Bruce Luckett, J. A. Van Osdoi and John A. Fredericks, called to say they Had no requests to make, but

purposes. All of the work contem plated, he said, was on permanent construction at the divisional posts in these areas, where training both of the regulars and national guard troops of the area would* be conducted as directed by the congress “If the army is really to have these great divisional centers," Mr. Baker said, “and if this future training is to be given up on what seems to be now an indispensable plan, then we must begin to build permanent quarters for the troops. So that the program which is proposed here (the 650,000,000 appropriation asked) is

COPENHAGEN, December 30.— Plans fov a revolution in Norway, which have become known to the authorities, are printed by the newspaper Polltiteen, quoting accounts published by the Verdens Gang of

Christiania.

According to the Verdens Gang,

the Labor party, which Jt says Joined the Moscow Internationale In 1018,

to ofter their support for a constructive and successful administration.

Bert Thurman, of New Albany, chairman of the Third congriessiona) district, was in the Governor-elect’s room for some time and in the outer room and in the hall weft Charley Watson and S. S. Watson, brothers of the United States senator; Jet

simply making a start toward a complete change lu the whole theory of

intended to Btart the uprising by set-

to enormous lumber ston

our army.”

existing permanent posts and

Continuvd on Page Fourteen.

'Continued on Page Fourtatn,

forts, Mr. Baker said, there were quarters for 80,000 men as against the army strength of 280.000 authorized. At present, he added, the troops were housed in “perishable and perishing” Btructures at the wartime camps, which could last no more than

a year or two longer.

I I

Continued on Page Fourteen.

OPPOSES MOVEMENT FOR PARTLOW PAROLE

TRUST ACT RESOLUTION VETOED BY PRESIDENT

COL RICKARDS NAMED MILTIIA BUREAU HEAD

ting fire to enormous lumber stores at Christiania, reckoning this would draw the entire attention of the capital. As soon as the fire began to rage, the newspaper says, the revolutionists planned to occupy the barracks, police headquarters and telegraph and telephone stations, arrest cabinet members and generals, ami telegraphically advise the provinces of the revolution and of the success-

ful conquest of the capital.

It was expected. Verdens Gang is quoted as saying, that the conquest of the province* would be ea*y, being only a question of courage, discipline and arms. The newspaper saya the plan leaked out and the au-

thorities were Informed.

No definite date was given for the execution of the reported plan. It being said It was set merely for a convenient moment. > ■

promotion and support df educatteh,

and for other purposes.”

The third of these btlls, known 4s the Fess bill, btoauae It was Int duced by Representative Fess, Ohio, provides for the "promotion physical education In v the Uni

tat** through state In the pre Of supervisors Sioal education

sraflon

A fid

with the

ment

liloal education, animations and

nuraeiO etc.

No Basia to Fix Expenses.

There is no possible way of getting at the amount of money these three bills would take out of the treasury of the United States in the course of a decade; nor Is there any possible way of arriving at the financial drain they would place on the states. The so-called maternity hill In the form in which it now appears before the house committee makes first of all a permanent ap-

propriation annually of 5480,000, out of which 510,000 is to be paid annually to each state. This amount may be

regarded as a direct gift to the state*. Then there is appropriated an addi-

tional sum of 81.000,000JR

Then there is appropriated an ad

ll.OOO.OOO for the fiscal

year ending June 20, 1922, .and annually thereafter a sum not to e*« C *ll»ls l bt?l°’contaln* the clause which is to be found in every bill of this

ytr liiiiBBBr

character providing that “no payment out of the appropriation herein authorized shall be made to any atate

to any state

until an equal sum has been appropriated for that year by the legislation of such atate for the maintenance

Continued on Page Fourtaen.

WEATHER INDICATIONS.

UNITED STATES WEATHER BUREAU.

Indianapolis. Ind..

December 30. 1020.

—Temperature—

December 30. 7 a. a* ....

December 30. 1030. 7 a. m 83

12 m

12 m 44

2 p. m

* *

3 p. m. 44

—Barometer—

7 Bit HI- • v

•eases

29.00

lei Hi. • r • •«• 2 p. m

.,,...

ISS

PROSECUTOR WRITES LETTER

TO GOVERNOR

ITES GOOI

DRICH.

SOUGHT TO SUSPEND SECTION

OF CLAYTON LAW.

NATIONAL GUARD OFFICER

PRESIDENT’S CHOICE.

TO DISCUSS LEGISLA1N

REGARDING CITY NEEDS«™«eo c “ biebs «« «f fected succeeds m™ «»?£» mflR IS PROPOSED

MARION COUNTY DELEGATION MEETING CALLED BY MAYOR.

TWO PRINCIPAL QUESTIONS

What Mr. McCray

r, the letter’s mends say. put him put of the race, for uberger believes he will be and believes the members of will resent any effort to

. — Repub-

lican senators and representatives realise things have not been going well since this session opened and

tor

r, we would i cClure than

to Milteni would be else,” is

put it.

time of Colonel Huff ms ns remark s'on th# "situation attracted some attention. McClure sat fn a chair In the •amtbeast corner. By him. In earnest F'onversatlrn with him sat John Owens, of Nobleeville, who was

of

ihe wav .Milteoberg The personnel or

ot Gtgm

ri j&iriris" T&a* Watson, brother of the United State's

. drew near and participated

Page Fourteen.

been rushing through much legislation which the senate must within

the next few weeks pass on. The call for Penrose is particular-

ly strong now because of tho situa-

tion in the senate with respect to"the

finance committee of

ferred to th*

which Penrose is chairman. Senator Watson, of Indiana, during the illness of PjPgjgrwrta aenator.

has been acting chairman of the committee but he its temporarily laid un |gJra« leadership *-

rose has been cautioning hi* associates to beware of this popgun tariff legislation and it i* generally assumed that if he, does appoarlUg

influence

be felt at once.

Mayor Charles W. Jewett has called a meting of the Marion connty delegation in the state legislature at the mayor’s office at 10 a. m., Friday, to consider legislation affecting Indianapolis, which will be presented at the coming session of the assembly. Mayor Jewett has two principal Questions in mind for discussion at this conference. The first is the proposal to combine tbe public health Institutions of the city under one management, providing that the institutions be supported by the revenue from a single taxing unit. The other principal question concerns two proposlas regarding the war memorial. one of which would permit the city to co-operate in erecting the proposed war memorial, and the other to permit similar co-operation by the county. , —- Another measure for consideration would transfer the control of the garbage collection department from the board of pubtic works to the sanitary department. Other legislative measures also may be discussed.

Claris Adams, prosecuting attorney, today wrote a letter to Governor James P. Goodrich, protesting vigorously against the movement that he had been Informed is on foot to seek a parole for John L. Partlow. convicted “fence” for stolen automobiles. Partlow, the owner of a garage In East Market street, was found guilty on a charge of receiving stolen goods by a jury in the criminal court November 20, 1919, but.be has not served a day of the prison sentence that was Imposed. Following his conviction he appealed the case to the supreme court and a ruling was announced by the supreme court October 14. this year, affirming Partlow’s conviction. He had been sentenced to serve from one to fourteen years in the State

Prison, y

Sixty-Day Period Expires.

The usual period of sixty days, allotted for the filing of motions for a rehearing before the supreme coart. expired two weeks ago. It ia understood Mr. Adams, or his deputy, William P- Evans, who ’ -comes prosecutor January 1. wil. take steps at once to have Partlow brought intoi

WASHINGTON, December 20. President Wilson today vetoed the joint resolution designed to suspend a section of the Clhyton act prohibiting common carriers from dealing with any concern having interlocking directorates with the carrier, except to a limited extent as to contracts. The President’s veto message fol-

lows:

*T return herewith without ray signature senate bill No. 4526, amending Section 501 of the transportation act, by extending the effective date of Section 10 of the Clayton act. “The Clayton anti-trust act was responsive to recommendations which I mad a to the congress on December 2, 1912. and January 20. 1914. on the sub-

WASHINGTON. December 30.— Colonel George C. Rickards, of Oil City, Pa., was appointed today by President Wilson as chief of the militia bureau of the war department. Colonel Rickards, who is a Pennsylvania national guard officer, and

NEW YORK JUDGES DISCUSS

CRIME AND CRIMINALS. '

attached to the infantry reserve officer’s corps, will take up his duties

LAWS WILL BE AMENDED

tomorrow, succeeding Major-General Jesse McL Carter, who goes to a line

Ject of legislation regarding the very

ult and intricate matter of trusts

and monopolies.

position. Appointment of a guard officer who is a member of the reserve corps to this post is provided for in the army reorganization bill

‘ * ission

NEW YORK. December 30.—Eleven drastic amendments to the state criminal law*, radically increasing penalties and aimed to check New York’s crime advance, will be pro posed simultaneously in the next senate and assembly, with the indorsement of Greater New York’s criminal court judges. This was announced here today by the legislative committee of the court of general men81 Judge Otto A. Roaalsky, speaking >r tbe proposed measure, said: ”1

passed at the last session of the con-

Reealte Obserratteas.

Tn speaking of the changes which-

As chief of the militia bureau. Col. Rickards, who has been serving with

opinion deliberately sanctions and for

H«*ara«»£Afie Hf Q its J rtKo a .

the general staff. wUl have supervi-

sion over the employtne

t —a r*

court and committed to prison.

Mr. Adams received Infoi

______ MJm rarmation today that a petition was being circulated for the parole of Partlow before

he is sent to prison.

OPTION FOR TAXPAYERS.

«- Relates Imeideat.

By way of showing the nature of

Cost or Market May Be Basis la Mak-

iag Inventories.

WASHINGTON, December 30Taxpayers required to make inventories for 1990 returns may adopt the baste of "cos^ or market, whichever

telower,” under ^tetioMls^'d

the efforts to keep Partlow out of prison, Mr. Adams related the follow-

ing incident:

“On the very day. two months ago, that the supreme court affirmed the conviction of Partlow. an attorney whose name I do not wish to disclose now, came to me before I had heard of tbe ruling and said:

which business waits. I observed “It waits with acquiescence. In the first place, for laws which will effectually prohibit and prevent such interlockings of personnel of tbe directorates of great corporations— banks and railroads. Industrial, commercial and public service bodies— as in effect result in making those who boirow and those who lend practically one and the same: those who sell and those who buy but the same persons trading with one another under different names and fn different combinations, and those who affect to

compete in fact partners and masters of some whole_field_ of business. Suf-

ficient time should be allowed, of course, in which to effect these changes of organization without in-

convenience or confusion.*

‘This i particular recommendation

ent of the na-

tional guard as an integral part of the army of the United States, as provided for in the army reorganization act. He will have a number of national guard officers on his staff, and will become a member of the general staff of the army and chief advisor to the secretary of war on matters connected with the national guard. Colonel Rickards commanded the 16th Pennsylvania from the beginning of the world war until its reorganization as the 112th Infantry of the 28th division. He commanded the 56th brigade of that division and was wounded slightly in the Argonne offensive. He reached the rank of jiuigadier-general in June. 1919. but later reverted to his permanent rank

of colonel.

Entering the Pennsylvania nation-

al guard in 1877

am in favor of life Imprisonment for burglars and highwaymen. The man who carries a weapon while committing a crime does not hesitate to use It when cornered. The time has come to adopt extreme measures for the safety of the public. Too much lenity has been shown criminals. The legislature should make it possible to deal with them aa we do with wild animate—cage them, for life.” Judge Charles C.’ Nott said that “life imprisonment would rid society of the potential murderer who holds up his victim with a pistol or/black-

id-cR*

Judge John F. McIntyre said the proposed amendments "mean that hereafter a crook will think twice

before committing a crime."

“I am in favor of sending all those

4« reflected in Section 10 of the Clay ’Of ton antf-truat act. That act became

today by the internal revenue bureau.

Continued on

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_ as an enlisted man. Colonel Rickards was commissioned a second lieutenant fn 1881. He com-

manded the 16th Pennsylvania In-VW -

fantry during the Spanlsh-American I aaid. “Under the present laws a conwar and again on the Mexican border I firmed crook gets more lenity than

*“ 1916. * a first- offender."

convicted of robbery and burglary In the first degree to prison for life,” he

Local Forecast— Local forecast for indianapoha and vicinity for the twenty-four hour* ending 7 p. m.. December 31: Fair tonight; Friday c'oudy: not much change in temperature: lowest tonight: aiightly above freezing. Forecast for Indiana: fair tonight; warmer in extreme south part; Friday,

cloudy.

Forecast for Eentscky: Fair and wanner tonight: Friday, increasing cloudiness. Forecast for Illinois; Generally fair tonight and Friday; not much change in temperature. Forecast for Ohio: Cloudy tonight and

Friday: not much change in temperature.

Shipper*’ Forecast: Lowest temper at toes expected during next thirty-aix hour* over routes of shipments within 200 miles of India ns pobs: West sod north, near freezing; esal sod south, shove freezing. Precipitation for twenty-four hours ending at 2 a. 0: total precipitation since January X. 1920. 38.46; deficiency since January 1. 1920. 3.40.

—Weather in Other Cities—

The following table shows the state of tbs weather in other cities at 7 a. m.t

Station. Weather

Amarillo. Tex.. Bismarck. N D Boston. Maas-

1 O.'I Colo.

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Hourly Temperature,

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