Indianapolis Times, Volume 32, Number 222, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 January 1920 — Page 1

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SHANK FORCES RALLY TO BUCK MAYOR JEWETT Meeting to Be Held a Week From Sunday to Discuss Political Situation. HOME RULERS WAKE UP Former followers and present friends of Samuel Lewis Shank, ex-mayor or Indianapolis, and probably a prospective candidate for the job again, have received an invitation to a meeting at the Shank warehouse a week from Sunday. The meeting is to be open to all who care to attend and it is planned to have representatives from every precinct of the city on hand. The exact purpose of the meeting seems to be somewhat clouded. It is said by several of the men who have formerly backed Shank that the object is to consider how the Shank personal organization will line up in the county and state campaign. It is also reported that the real object ot the meeting is to count noses and ascertain whether the Shank following will be strong enough to capture the republican county organization from the followers of Mayor Charles 'V. Jewett, whose administration has been anything but a joy to that part of the republican party that believes in the Shank doctrines of “home rule and plain people.” WOULD SHANK RUN FOR MAYOR? As the county organization is very eseential to the political future of James F. Goodrich and Mayor Jew, ct is regarded as a Goodrich man ever since the garbage plant deal was consummated, the Shank element can not very well contest for the organization without contesting the Goodrich aspirations. Hence, it Is certain that the various elements of the state fight will have to be considered at the meeting. Shank has never formally declared that he intended to run for mayor of Indianapolis again. But he has intimated as much to many of his friends and is generally regarded as being in the position of a man who is willing to trade support to county and state candidates for absolute promises of support in the following city campaign. The Shank meeting is expected to attract former members of the home rule party and those republicans who can not stand for the Goodrich program as supported by the Jewett county organization. TO OPEN QUARTERS LATE NEXT WEEK. The “anti-Jewett” republican organize tion, known as the Marion County Republican workers, will open headquarters at 108 North Delaware street late next week. Corwin P. Sells will be In charge of the headquarters. Another meeting of the organization will be held at the headquarters Feb. 1 to make further plans for the campaign. Emsley W. Johnson, one of the organizers. said the organization Is not opposing Mayor Jewett and that it would be glad to' have him join them if he cares to do so. He said the organization will have no slate, but that some of its number may seek office. The organization, it is understood, is active in the circulation of a petition to have Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood's name placed on the Indiana presidential primary ballot. Jr is said that It will not look with disfavor on candidates who will oppose the re-election of county officials now in office. Mayor Jewett has recommended the re-election of all the present office-holders.

NAVY HEARINGS TO END SOON Daniels to Be Called Before Senate Probers Next Week. WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.—Hearings on tha naval medal awards controversy before the senate subcommittee will be concluded next week if possible. The committee plans to call Secretary Daniels early In the week to explain his action in revising the award recommendations of the various commanding officers and the,medal award board, which he named to review the recommendations. After the completion of this hearing the committee will take up the charges made by Rear Admiral Sims that he was sent j to Europe with the instructions not to “'let the British pull the wool over your eyes,” and that there were many irregularities in the conduct of the war in the Issuance of orders by the navy department. HOME BOMBED; MAN INJURED Chicago Contractor Blames Labor Trouble. CHICAGO, .Tan. 24.—A widespread search was being made for the persons who planted a bomb under the home of William Downs, an Independent plumbing contractor, in East Forty-fourth street. The explosion wrecked the home, severely Injured Downs and caused a near panic In the neighborhood. Downs told the police that he thought the bomb was the outgrowth of labor troubles he lias. had In the last two years. Denies That Wilson Will Leave Capitol WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.—Secretary Tumulty today denied a report that President Wilson would soon leave for a Virginia estate, presumably Mouticgllo, going later to California for a long rest. “Not a word of truth in it," said Tumulty. Asked whether the president was considering taking a trip, even If definite plans had not yet been made, Tumulty said : “l haven't heard anything about it.” Ij&THE WE\THE%| Local Forecast—Light snow Hurries tonight, followed hy fair weather Sunday, colder, lowest temperature tonight 5 to 10 degrees. HOURLY TEMPERATURE. 6 a. m. 19 7 a. m 20 8 a. m 19 9 a. m 19 10 a. m 19 11 a. m 20 12 (noon) 21 Son sots today, 4:54; rises tomorrow, 0:59; sets, 4:55. One year ago today, highest temperature. 44; lowest, 39.

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Chicago's Indicted Millionaire Known as “Reddest Red” mm * S: - <ff sffsss mm' W lloyd CHICAGO, Jan. 24.—William Bress Lloyd, alleged radical and self-pro-claimed “reddest of the reds,” according to authorities, was one of the accused radicals recently indicted in Chicago. GERMANY WON T ASK FOR KAISER No Promise Made in Treaty, Berlin Paper Says. BERLIN, Jan. 24—Germany will decline any request that she urge Holland to grant extradition of the former kaiser, the Borsen Gazette said today. Germany, the newspaper pointed out, did not promise under the peace treaty to follow any such course. No notes have been received from the allies demanding that Germany ask Holland to grant extradition, the Allegemalne Zeitung said HOLLAND FLATLY REFUSES REQUEST PARIS, Jan. 24.—Holland has refused flatly to grant the allied request for extradition of the former kaiser. The reply of the Dutch government to the allied note was handed to the foreign office late last night. It characterized the allied request as devoid of legal justification. After reciting the demands in the allied note the Dutch reply said: “The queen has the honor to observe, first, that obligations •which for Germany could have resulted from Article 2.88 of the treaty of peace can not serve to determine the duty of Holland, which Is not a party to the treaty.” Continuing, the note declared, Holland “can not admit in the present case any other duty than that Imposed upon it by the law3 of the kingdom and national tradition.” “The constituent laws of the kingdom.” the note added, "can not permit the government of Holland to defer to the desire of the powers by withdrawing from the former emperor the benefit of Its laws.”

SLIP PLUNGES TAXI IN CREEK Driver Hurt as Car Leaps Wall from Boulevard. Scooting over the Ice coating of Fall Creek boulevard In the darkness early today a taxicab driven by Roy Bernon, 822 North Alabama street, suddenly shot off its course and plunged over the bans and retaining wall into the ley waters of the creek. The accident occurred on the north side of Fall creek, west of the Central avenue bridge. Bernon was injured, how seriously is not known. He refused to go to a hospital and was taken to his home. The plunge of the taxicab was witnessed by Patrolmen Thompson and Watts, who were on the Central avenue bridge. It was exactly 4:20 a. m., the policemen said. The taxicab was being driven west Bernon is said to have been returning from a trip to Fairfield avenue. The machine was badly damaged, and. according to the police, an effort was made to burn the taxicab, the owner saying it was so badly damaged as to have bene rendered practically useless. A similar accident occurred at the same place four days ago. Lot Brought $263 in 1839—5500,000 in 1920 CHICAGO, July 24.—A sandy lot which sold for tbe surprising sum of $263 here June 21, 1839, again figured in a transaction here today. The amount this time was $500,000. The lot is near the center of the downtown district.

German People Don’t Care What Becomes of Kaiser

BERLIN, Jan. 24—A1l indications here are that “Germany does not care a rap what becomes of the former kaiser.” The Berlin press, including monarchist and reactionary newspapers, have made no special mention of the former emperor for a week. There is not a newspaper maintaining a correspondent at Amerongen, Holland, where the erstwhile war lord is now living iu exile. Even now when the allied press Is filled with dispatches bearing upon tbe case of the former ruler, the Berlin newspapers have been only reprinting British and Dutch telegrams without any comment. Not a single political writer of prominence has come forward as the champion of the former kaiser. In tbe vernacular of the public, “William’s cause is dead ns a door nail and ancient history in Germany.” GERMANS WATCHING FROM “RINGSIDE.” ' Asa sporting writer might put it, Germany, both privately and officially, is sitting coolly indifferent watching from “ringside seats” the legal contest between the allies and Holland with no bets on tbe outcome. It Is declared that no matter how the negotiations for the former kaisers

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OUR ICE DISMAYS MEXICAN BEAUTY Wife of American Wants to Go Back to Sunny Land. A beautiful Mexican woman today is crooning a quaint Spanish song in an Indianapolis apartment house. Senorita Trejo de Granados Gonzalez was her name in Mexico until it was changed by an American to Mrs. Earl Steffen. As Senora Steffen looks out of the windows of Apartment 7 at 414 North Alabama street upon the ice anw snow she longs for the warm south. She speaks practically no English, but her healthy, vigorous, black-eyed, darkhaired son Ramon, 2, can say “dammit" In both English and Spanish. ALL WONDERMENT TO TINY NATALIA. In a little white crib lies Natalia, not yet a year old, born In Mexico and whose blßck eyes gleam with amazement at strangers. Eleven years ago Steffen went to Mex ico and opened it commisary and to this little store came the pretty Senorita. Steffen generally gave her fourteen oranges for a dozen and closed his eyes when he measured out her sugar. After a three-year courtship, during which Steffen learned eloquent Spanish, he married her. They moved to Indianapolis last December. The cool winds, the snow and the ice will soon drive them back into Texas and the Mexican border. “Will the flowers never bloom and the air become warm?” she asked the reporter In Spanish. THINKS l. S. SHOULD

NOT INTERFERE. Steffen, who understands the Mexicans, Is of the opinion that the only policy for this country to adopt is absolute non-intervention. “Let both Mexican factions buy as much ammunition and arms as they desire !n the United States and then let the two factious fight It out on Mexican soil,” said he. Steffen claims that Carranza Is weakening. and if America should step in, ; it would require several years and the j loss of many United States soldiers before this country restored order' and fair government there. 30,000 HIT BY FLU IN CHIC AGO One in Every 100 Residents 111, Say Authorities. CHICAGO, Jan. 24.—Despite the efforts of medical and health officials, Chicago's epidemic of combined "flu" | and pneumonia has continued to increase rapidly until today authorities estimated I that one person in every 100 in the e-ity ! Is a victim. This would make, approxt- ! mately, 30,000 cases. Last figures from the health departJ ment showed 2,193 new eases of flu and pneumonia for the preceding twenty-four | hours, with deaths totalling 149. Complaints made In some quarters that ! the rapid spread of the epidemic was ; partly due to lack of whisky a* a pre- ; ventalive ami curative, were denied by Health Commissioner Robertson. “Whisky will neither cure the disease or prevent it.” he satd. ! Telephone service was seriously threatened with 1,000 operators off duty with ' “flu."

DON’T BE ALARMED, WARNING TO PEOPLE WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.—Surgeon General Bine of the United States public health service today warned the country not to become panicky at the Influenza situation, despite an apparent increase in the number of cases. Nowhere, he saiid, is there any indira tlon that tile disease is beyond the abilities of local authorities to fight it. Blue today received telegraph reports as follows: New Y0rk—1,333 cases of influenza, with C3 deaths: 400 cases of pneumonia with 79 deaths. Utah —Some increase of tbe disease in Ogden. Oklahoma—lnfluenza increasing, but in mild form. Wyoming—ls 2 casies, 1 death. San Francisco—69 cases, 10 deaths. Montana—Much so-called grippe In this state. Connecticut —243 cases, mostly In Hartford. Wisconsin—Scattering of Unfluenz cases. Kansas —Influenza prevalent. Kansas City, 40 deaths In automobile school. Richmond, Va.—ll 7 cases. EPIDEMIC SPREADS RAPIDLY IN DETROIT DETROIT, Jan. 24.—The city hoard of health today announced that 760 new cases of Influenza had been reported during the last twenty-four hours, bring ing the total since Sunday to 1,523 cases. Hospitals are rapidly becoming congested with the victims. Cockfighters Fill Treasury of Town CHEEKTOWAGA, N. Y., Jan. 24.—The town coffers were filled to almost overflowing when 162 men were arrested ana fined sls each in a raid on a cock fight.

extradition finally terminate, the result will have no effect upon the critical problems of reconstruction that have been left by the war. The monarchists are said to have abandoned their former chief because he fled into Holland. The republicans are Indifferent, believing there is no danger of his return. REGARDED ONLY AS A FORMER PUPPET. Political students say the former kaiser Is not hated; lie is simply ignojed, being regarded as a puppet In the hands of a strong element that formerly influenced him. Field Marshal von Hindenburg and Gen. Ludendorff were said to represent the strongest influences back of the former kaiser, especially during the latter half of the war. While there is little interest in the case, it is felt the attempt to extra dite-other German war figures, some of whom are still in the country, may be filled with danger. It is feared that efforts to secure certain German officers who still have a bold on the public might inflame nationalist and anti-republican reactions. The German public probably will awaken Into keen interest when the allies begin demanding other Germans who figured prominently m tbe war.

INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1920.

RAIL CONTROL MAY CONTINUE 2 TO 5 YEARS Congress Milling Round in Circle Unable to Agree on Provisions. CHASM WIDENS DAILY WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.—The rail- j roads may not be returned to their pn- j vate owners March 1. Instead, there are j indications to encourage the growing be- | lief that they will continue under the j control of the United States goverument | frnm two to five years longer. Deadlocked, apparently beyond hope of a compromise in time to euablejcongress to pass the final legislation necessary to turning the roads back to their owners, senate and house conferees on the railroad bill admit the outlook Is far from bright. Section 6 of the Cummins bill, providing for a 6 per cent guaranteed earning j on the physical valiy* of the roads, and j the labor clause which makes it a crime I for two or more persons to agree to “trike, are the main points hi dispute. Neither side will give in. Both Senator Cummins, republican, of lowa, and Representative Eseh, republican, of Wisconsin, after whom the two railway bills were named, and chairmen of their respective committees, admit the measures have slipped into nn Impasse. MEET DAILY AND DAILY DISAGREE. It is understood that the senate committee la willing to give- ground on the anti-strike provision In the Cummins bill, providing the house committee will support the clause guaranteeing fixed earnings to the railroads. But the house committee has refused to accept this compromise. The members of the two commltteep meet dally to discuss this question of! earnings and dally they separate without, j having found a solution or anything np 1 proaching a solution. The suggestion that they ask for "guidance" from their associates consistently meets with refusal. Opponents of See. G Insist they need no "guidance” on the subject, their objections being based upon a matter of prin ciple and not a misapprehension. Unless a compromise is reached, there fore, within a short time it will not be possible for congress to take the steps necessary for the return of the railroads to private ownership by March 1. Strong pressure is being brought to bear on congress to get it to amend the federal control net making it possible to retain the roads for at least two years more, and possibly longer. Five years has been suggested as a maximum. SAY IT WOULD BOOST HIGH COSTS. This pressure Is said to come from committees and organizations In all parts of the country, the chief argument being that the return of the railroads at this time would add to the already high cost of living. Some of the members of the Interstate commerce commission express the same opinion, and President Wilson him salt mGA tew not entirely averse to the government retaining control of the roads at least until the present unrest is over, conditions arc more settled ■ind a better aolutlon to the whole raili way problem found. I According to a member of the lnteri state commerce commission the railroads are prepared to apply for a gen- ! eral Increase In freight rates of at least I*, 5 per cent. I’-ascd on 1918 freight receipts, the commissioner stated, a 25 per i cent Increase would mean $85,000,000 adj dltlonal which the shippers would have to pay . annually.

HAYS "CONSUMER CATCHES IT.” Robert W. Wooley. member of the In 1 lerstate commerce commission, talking ion this subject, said: “The consumer ! catches an increase In freight rates cumulatively. lie Is bound to because he is at the mercy of the manufacturer, wholesaler aud retailer, and often the commission men, ns to each single material that enters info a finished article, then as to the article itself. Director General Hines of tbe railroads has stated that the ratio was five-fold. In tioher words, he said that If rates were Increased $200,000,000 the consumer woudl pay to the extent of $1,500,000,000 An increase of $875,000,00 1u freight rates would mean the consumer would have to pay $4,375,000,000. “This would have an Immediate effect of increasing the living cost of families of five by something like $215 a year.” Commissioner Wooley expressed himself of tbe opinion that within six . months, and surely within a year, the ! railroads would come back to the Interstate commerce commission with just as goo a case as they will make on March 1 for another ificrease In freight Tates. “Why should this be necessary,” said .the commission, “when only a few months ago the president stated that an increase In freight rates at this time would not be In the public Interest, and Director General Hines baa said repeatedly in the last few weeks that no Increase will be necessary If the roads are retained under federal control—this In spite of the fact, that the coal strike and the steel strike caused the roads to fall to earn the standard return by approximately $55,000,000 In November, and that another falling short of the standard return, though of smaller proportions, is to be expected from the same cause for December.” The commissioner declared he was opposed to government ownership if a plan could be found by which the toads could be economically gnd efficiently handled In the Interest of the public and stockholders alike. In his opinion, however, “the only hope of preventing It lies in j holding the roads for a period that will carry us ove.r the reconstruction days and back to normal.” j Then he says it may be possible to fix i just what the measure of rates should be under private control.

PACT CONFAB HELDJJP DAY G. O. P. Split Causes Halt in Bipartisan Meetings. WASHINGTON, Jan. 24—The bipartisan treaty conference was again called off today by Sena tor God sc. Godge notified democratic senators he wished jto consult with, bis republican cotleagues. The calling off of today’s conference ; was the first direct result of yesterday’s i insurrection in republican ranks which 1 brought about a warning to Godge that j any compromise on the treaty would ! endanger party solidarity and his lcad- | ership. j Godge, in his notice to the democrats that today’s parley was off, set no defl--1 Hite time for a conference. He and the republican conferees went j in.o secret sesston to discuss their course ' An the light of yesterday’s events.

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CHINESE PARTY OF EDUCATORS VISITS CAPITOL Indiana School System Draws Interest of Commission from Orient. GOVERNOR WELCOMES Most of today was spent by the Chinese educational commission which is visiting Indiana Inspecting the state government, with special attention to the department of public instruction. The commission Includes thirteen of the lead ing educators of China who were sent to America to study educational systems. Vfter arrival at the statehouse they ciifb-d upon Gov. Goodrich and were welcomed to Indiana by him. The governor offered them any assistance they might desire and spoke of (he friendly feeling the United States has for China. The trip to Indiana is for the purpose of studying consolidated rural schools and vocational education. The Visitors expressed interest in vocational education for those who have left school and for adults. RANDOLPH COUNTY TRIP ON PROGRAM. The program Includes a trip to Randolph county, where it will study consolidated rural schools. They are also expected to visit vocational schools In the state. It was originally planned to have the commission visit Purdue university, but the commissioners expressed a desire to study more of elementary educational methods, as they have already visited a number of universities and colleges. The educators examined in detail the system used In Indiana of examining, grading and licensing teachers. The legislative system of the state also proved of interest. The methods of legislation were explained by .L-sse Eschbach, speaker of the house of rep- ; resentutives, and they were conducted by him through the legislative chambers. Tbe commissioners expressed disappointj ment over not h iviiig been able to be present when the suffrage amendment was ratified last week. The visitors expect to leave Tuesday i evening for Cleveland. EDUCATION OFFICIAL HEADS DELEGATION. 8. T. Yuan, vice minister of education ! of the republic of China, heads the commission. Included also Is P. C. Change, who was educated at Columbia university and who is acting as secretary of the party. The other members of the -omnitssion are I*. C. Chen, head of the government teuchers’ college at Peking; H. E. Tan, president of the government i teachers' college at Wuchang; Y. K. Yong, head of a similar institution at , Szechuan; T. C. Km of a teachers' college at Canton; Prof. C. L. Chen of a teachers' college at Peking; T. C. Wang, ! educational commissioner for the proviinee of Kansu; T. Sui. principal of the j Kansu High school; T. Chow, supervisor lof education of Klangsti; C, Ren, prtnclI pal of the normal school ot Kiangsu; C. j L. Chang, high school principal of Klang su, and T. L. Lin, member of the provincial assembly.

QUAKES SHAKE PACIFIC COAST Brick Walls Cracked in Bellingham and Vancouver. SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 24.—Three distinct earthquake shocks shook the Pacific northwest early today. No great damage was reported. Quakes were felt in Bellingham and Anayortez, where brick walls were cracked and windows shattered. Vancouver, B. C., reported shocks lasting a minute and a half. F. Napier Denison, chief observer in the dominion, observatory at Victoria, said tbe center of tbe disturbances was in tbe straits of Juan de Fuca or Strait of Georgia. POLITE BANDIT HOLDS UP TWO “I Need the Money” He Tells Taxi Man and Passenger. A fashionably dressed, neat appearing and polite highway robber early today drew a pistol on Herschel Ploughe, 5500 Guilford avenue, a taxi driver. “I am sorry to bother you gentlemen,” he remarked. “But I need tbe money. Put. up your hands." He thou proceeded to relieve Max B. Gellman, 1624 Bellefontaine street, a passenger in the taxi, of S2B in money, a watch, valued at S7B, and a cigar cutterset with three small diamonds. Then he turned his attention to Ploughe and took sl2 from him. "Good night, gentlemen,” he said on departing. “T suggest that you drive north and keep going.” The robbery occurred at Delaware and Pralt streets Ploughe told the police that the man who held him up had stopped him at Meridian and Morris streets and asked to be taken to 922 North Delaware street. Gellman saw the taxicab and got into It at Meridian and McCarty streets. The robber was sitting on the front seat beside Ploughe and he had little to say until the taxicab driver stopped at the North Delaware street address and then he drew a revolver and forced both Gellman and Ploughe to get out of the automobile and then he robbed them. Burglars broke the glass from the front door of Eee Remmettero's drug store, 960 East Washington street. The thieves took 80 cents from the cassh register and cut the telephone wire carrying away the pay telephone. MAN CAPTURED VIA QUIT ABOARD CHICAGO, Jan. 24.—The oulja board was credited today with the capture in New York of Walter A. Moriarity, wanted here on a charge of deserting bis wife and two children. “When put on Moriarity’s trail, we consulted a oulja board,” said detectives of the Chicago police force. “The board told us he was in New York. We wired there and he was located and arrested.” Moriarity is said to have fled east with Mrs. Lucille Langley, divorced wife o.i the former mayor of an Idaho city.

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Does God need a publicity man? Does He need to advertise His message to men? Ask Rev. Oren W. Flfer, pastor of the Central Avenue Methodist Episcopal church, one of the ltvest '‘gospel reporters” of the city. • “Should the church advertise? Why, sure,” asserted Flfer when interviewed today. “How? Just as any decent business should advertise. Make church advertisements , concise, appealing and truthful. Advertising of the gospel always pays, and pays big returns in souls saved." Rev. Fifer Is not a powerfully built man at all. In many respects he resembles a dynamo—which is the name of the church publication, which, according to the commercial practice, might be termed the "church house organ.” From the time Rev. Fifer first came to the Central Avenue Methodist Episcopal church he has sought to instil power in his preaching, sense to his sermons, “punch" In his pulling for pew occupants and up-to-the-minute ideas In organizing his church work. HIS AD ONE OF FIRST FOR CHURCHES. His was one of the first church advertisements to appear In the local newspapers, topping the theatrical “ads.” "A preacher who attempts to write his own copy for ‘ads’ must practice putting an appeal to his inked message,* Just as he must put personality into his pulpit appeals, real live wire, high voltage efforts to win souls for the Master,” declared Rev. Fifer. While not exactly the originator of the motto “A Friendly Church,” which has been adopted by the congregation, yet Rev. Flfer insisted that It be changed

Plan to Spend $62,000,000 in World Dry Crusade

WESTERVILLE, 0., Jan. 24. Twice as much money will he spent in the first year of prohibition by the Anti-Saloon League of America as it spent in the last wet year. With national prohibition an accomplished fact, the Anti-Saloon league proposes to spend $62,000,000 in the next five years. This Is just $12,000,000 more than the total cost of national prohibition, according to the league’s figures, for its tweutyflve years’ fight. “The prohibition fight did not cease with the passage of the alnendment,” Ernest H. Cberrington, executive committee secretary of the Anti-Saloon league and general secretary of the World League Against Alcoholism, told me. “Roughly, we have three duties remaining. We must see that the dry law Is enforced In the United States. We must prevent illicit traffic in liquors from Latin-Amerloa and we must make the world safe for prohibition by making the old world and the orient dry.” This vast sum will come from the same old sources, says Cberrington. and the league is shout to launch an appeal to church congregations and dry sympathizers everywhere. The league’s campaign of law enforcement will require, according to Oherrlngton, $16,235,000 in the next five years. This money will be spent In aiding federal and state officers in prosecuting liquor law violators, In “educating public officials until they recognize whisky seeing is as much

from “The Friendly Church” to “A Friendly Church,” for the sake of not egotistically proclaiming and retaining the limitations of the article “the,” Rev. Flfer explained. As for limitations of advertising. Rev. Flfer holds that a church should branch out in much the same way any growing business firm doe-:, utilizing every factor of advertising that will magnify the call of Christ to mankind. BUSINESS PRINCIPLES CAN BE APPLIED. “Much of the same thing that makes men buy a product applies to church adverf isements, aud the same principles of salesmanship In the commercial world will apply to the advancement of the church,” said Rev. Fifer, emphatically. Assisting Rev. Flfer In his pastoral advertising Russell G. Sumner, chairman of the publicity committee, is backing up the work of the church in sending out its appeal to the city. From the pages of “The Dynamo” come church news, personals, snappy Utile Interesting stories, helpful suggestions to teachers and churchgoers. And In addition to the advertisements in the Indianapolis newspapers and the publication of “The Dynamo,” Rev. Flfer sends out regularly letters by mall asking people (o come to church and take a part in the Lord's work. As an old newspaperman along with Walt Mason back In Kansas, Rev. Fifer In his younger days learned to “cover assignments” for a Lincoln newspaper. He like the work but felt he could be more effective In the pulpit than with the press, hence he went to college and became a wearer of the cloth, —and an advertising preacher.

a crime as theft or murder,” and in propaganda showing the evils of liquor and the advantage of absolute law enforcement. One novel means of propaganda will require $40,000 a year. This will be spent in spreading prohibition sentiment among traveling salesmen, that they may In turn spread it among the business men they meet. “The liquor Interests are establishing their breweries and distilleries in Latin-America,” says Cherrlngton. “They plan to ship liquor Into the United States and to entice citizens of this country to their strongholds. For this reason nnd also because the twenty republics of the western hemisphere look to the United States as a pattern of 1 government, the league will spend $6,860,300 carrying on a dry campaign l 4 Central and South America and th eWest Indies in the next five years. This Is In addition to $50,000,000 to be spent in South America by churches in missionary work. Os course we will cooperate with these missionery workers.” But not only, say the leaders of tbe Antl-Salooon league, must the entire hemisphere be dry If prohi bltion ts to be a success in the United States, but so long as there Is liquor sold In any part of the world prohibition in the United States is menaced. “Just as municipal and state prohi bitlon was not completely enforceable, (Continued on Pace Nine.)

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BOUGHT 1,032 BARRELS SINCE BAN LIFTING Sale He*d by Jeweler Cause of Inquiry by Wyckoff and VanNuys. HAD NO U. S. PERMIT Charges today were made that O. H. Bloom, proprietor of the Central meat market, 245 East Washington street, sought to “corner” the sugar market in Indianapolis.

The charges grew out of a complaint placed before United States District Attorney Fred VanNuys, In which Stanley Wyckoff, former food administrator, points out wholesale purchases and sales of sugar by Bloom without a government license. VanNuys immediately started a searching Investigation. Mr. Wyckoff, who during the war was federal food administrator for Marion county, told Mr. VanNuys that Bloom did not hold a federal license to handle sugar as a wholesale grocer, but notwithstanding had bought up over onethird of a million pounds of sugar from C. D. Kinney Company, local brokers, between Nov. 15 and Dec. 9, 1919, In his speculation scheme. “The exact figures show that Bloom handled 1,032 barrels of sugar since the ban was lifted on sugar last Oct. 15, or to be specific, he bought up this amount largely between Nov. 15 and Dec. 9,” said Mr. Wyckoff. WILL REPORT TO PALMER. No specific statement was made by Mr. Wyckoff concerning the ebarges that may be brought against tbe meat market proprietor. Mr. Van Nuys and Mr. Wyckoff went over the matter thoroughly and a report will be made to the office of United States District Attorney Palmer at once. The records show that Bloom has bought up sugar at various times. The total of 1.032 barrels, each barrel containing 375 pounds, figures up to 387,000 pounds. Mr. Wyckoff said he called Bloom to his office In November and asked him about handling sugar lu such large quantities. Bloom at that time is said to have told Mr. Wyckoff that he was merely retailing it to his customers. In connection with the inquiry the government officials, It was said, will probably require all warehouses to furnish reports of the amount of sugar In storage. All brokers may be asked to furnish list of purchasers.

TO RUSH TRIAL OFRADICALS Chicago Federal Authorities Act for Speedy Justice to Reds. CHICAGO. Jan. 24.—Chicago authorities today rushed plana to bring to trial here eighty-five leaders of the communist party Indicted by a Cook county grand jury yesterday on the charge of conspiracy to cause an armed revolution in the United States. Among the radical leaders named In the indictments were: Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes, now out on bond pending appeal to the United States district court of appeals at St. Paul of her conviction in Kansas Ctlty federal court of three violations of the espionage act. She is a member of the central executive committee of the communist party. Nicholas I. Horwlch, editor of Novy Mir, largest Russian paper in the United States; Charles E. Ruthernburg of Cleveland, 0., national secretary of the communist party; Louis E. C. Fraina, editor-tn-chlef of communist party publications; Isaac E. Ferguson, chief counsel for the commmunist party, now under Indictment In New Y'ork state for criminal acarcbq. Most of the others art Chicagoans. The "constitutional rights” of radicals In the United States have been violated by recent raids and deportations, Edward F. Dnnne, former governor of Illinois, told a meeting of protest here last night. Jane Adaams of Hull House presided. Prof. I. Freund of the University of Chicago asserted neither the raids, the deportation proceedings- nor tbe present Illinois sedition laws could stand a test of legality before the United States supreme court. SHIPPING FRAUD CASES INCREASE Indictment of Official to Be Followed by Others. SEATTLE. Wash., Jan. 24.—More indictments involving officials of the emergency fleet corporation and northwest shipping men will follow closely the indictment of Capt. John F. Blain. who returned here late yesterday, it was learned today. Blain, former North Pacific district manager of the corporation, was charged with having accepted secret commissions while with the shipping board. He was released on SIO,OOO bond for appearance Monday. Investigators for the government asserted that frauds in government work on thlg coast total many millions of dollars. The grand Jury will reconvene Tuesday. TWO MEN DIE AS HOTEL BURNS Ten Firemen Hurt—Guests Driven Out in Nightclothes. DALLAS, Tex., Jan. 24.—Two men, Joseph F. Chestiin and J. T. Cowan, ara known to have been killed and several persons Injured when Are partly destroyed the Main hotel here early today. The bodies of Chastain and Cowan were fonnd on the second floor of the bnildlng. Both had been overcome by smoke when they attempted to escape from the building. Ten firemen were also Injured, one seriously. A score of guests, driven I Into the stret in scanty attire, are sufferlne- from exnnsiiro.