Indianapolis Times, Volume 32, Number 260, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 March 1920 — Page 4

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SIMS PLACES HIS CRITICS IN ANANIAS CLUB ‘Campaign of Deliberate Propaganda’ Against Him, He Tells Senators. WASHINGTON, March 9 Admiral Sims declared there was a “campaign of deliberate propaganda” to discredit him when he reappeared today before the senate committee investigating his controversy with Secretary Daniels. Sims denied he was “pro-Biitlsh.” He Bald his father was an American Df revolutionary stock and he chanced to be born in Canada because his mother happened at the time to be on a visit to her father, who was a Canadian. When he was told dnring the war that he was being accused of being “proBritlsb.” be said he replied: ‘‘Why don't they send a pro-German over here with a trunk'full of bombs?” While he stated that the “American navy’s part in the war was one of marked efficiency, once we got Into It,” Admiral Shns declared that the “vacillating policy” of the navy department during the early months of the war was responsible for prolonging it several months. “Had we been prepared at first, the war would have been shortened at last four months,” Admiral Sims declared. “As the war cost an average of 3.000 lives a day and millions of dollars, the seriousness of this delay can be realised. “But we entered the war unprepared, despite two years in which we saw It coming. We were unorganized and the department had no plan. Tt pursued a vacillating policy during the first few months. “The war was won by a fortunate combination of circumstances which it is unwise to count on In the future,” Sims said.

2 ATTORNEYS TO BE PROBED Judge Solon Carter of sruperlor court, room 2, today stated that he had requested the bar association to investigate the professional actions of Lawrence A. Shaw and Paul P. Scharffin, local at- I torneys, who occupy the same office in the Law building. 1 Announcement has not been made by the Investigating committee of the bar association when the hearing will be! held, but it is understood that It will be taken up within the next two weeks. Judge Carter investigated the right of the two attorneys, who are said to hare often filed suits In the various courts under the name of Shaw & Scharffin. I to appear as counsel on opposing sides of the divorce action of Mrs. Eloise Witt ! against Carl Witt. After questioning the right, of the two attorneys to represent opposing sides In a contested case, Judge Carter denied the j divorce. Both Scharffin an,d Shaw deny that they are law partners but claim they have office space In the same room in the Law building. DOUBLING OF RATES FEARED ■ * (Continued From Page One.) ment institution possesses rate-making authority. Value of rolling stock of the Kansas City Southern railroad was not offered fo# consideration by the supreme court, j according to dispatches, but the court found for the appellant on its present-day | cost of right-of-way and terminals con- j tentlon. The Indiana commission has followed the rule established in several other \ states of basing valuation estimates on an average of production costs throughout a period of five years. In the case of the Bell telephone companies the commission took an average of production costs in the years from 1913 to 1918. I Present-day material prices were held by the commission to be abnormal, and, : therefore, not suitable to the formation of a sound rate-fixing estimate. *• RESULTS HARD TO FORESEE. It is difficult to foresee the results of the establishment of the new basis of valuations. As far as rates are concerned It Is quite clear that the “reproduction new” values of nearly v all utilities would make rates nearly double present rates if a profit margin of 7 per cent is maintained. If a telephone company's property cost MMO.OOO five years ago, it is worth today BpOO.OOO in a fair round figure estimate, git Is asserted. That is, It would cost that much to reproduce it today. Without confusing the figures with depreciation expose, rates for that company, based on the original valuation, would amount to 7 per cent of SIOO,OOO plus the cost of operation. That would mean upward of $7,000. The same percentage of profit on a $200,000 valuation would mean about $14,000 plus the cost - of -operation, which would?be the same under either valuation. Thus-fit Is seen that the new valuation as against the old system would mean rate increases of more than 95 per cent. Even in cases where the flve-yea'r-perlod valuation basis is used, the new valuation would mean rate Increases of more than 75 per cent, experts -say. ' MUNCIE ASKS PHONE REHEARING The first attack on the public service commission’s order granting increases in telephone rates of the Bell companies In Indiana was made today when the city of Muncle filed a petition for rehearing of the case as affecting Muncle. Grounds set forth in the petition are that the new rates are Unjust, unreasonable and discriminatory. The valuation of the company's property In Muncle, on which the new rates were baaed, la alleged to be too high. ' The city also goes Into the earnings record of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, which 4$ holds are too great and should be reduced Instead of Increased. Clean House, Yield Piflno, Judge Rules J - today probably KmdK? ' strangest order he has ever m bench when he ordered do her spring house cleaning eSKIS? he husband to return a player an installment house end supchildren, as well as purchase SrjeTyTnen and clothes for lift family, liffiy-rison Hughes, 28, and Louise - gpended sentence of six months on their promise to carry out the court’s Instructions. The three children, Wanlte, 4 years old; Newman, 3 years old, and Edward, only 14 months old, are at the Indianapolis Orphans’ home, Officer John Mosoey taking the unkept children from an alleged dirty room of the Hughes home at 835 Torbet street. In another case Frank Baldwins married man, charged with child neglect by calling on a young girl, was fined SSOO and sentenced to 180 days. ' r

STOCK DEALS FAIL TO BRING INDICTMENTS Jury Sees Need of ‘Blue Sky’ Law, but Declines to Return True Bills. After summoning many witnesses before the grand Jury to investigate the sale of stocks of alleged questionable value, the Marlon county grand Jury today returned a special report to Judge James Collins of the criminal court. The grand Jury did not return any Indictments on the subject under investigation but recommended that a “blue sky” law be passed by the next session of the legislature. This report of the grand Jury Is said ’ to be the result of an Investigation of the alleged activities of the firm of W. E. Young & Cos. of this city. The Young Company, with offices in the K. of B. building, was under inves tigation by the grand Jury following its sale of stock In the Atlantic Petroleum Company. WOMAN HAS YOUNG ARRESTED. Mrs. Clara Morris, 2440 Bellefontaine street, caused the arrest of Young a salesman, Charles R. Ellis, on charges of false pretense. Bhe charged that Ellis falsely represented to her that the stock was listed on stork exchanges. and that a banker of Indianapolis had purchased £ Large block of It. The day following the arrest of young Mrs. Morris was repaid the entire amount of money she had put Into the | company. She claims she refused to sign ! a written statement to the effect that her dealings with W. E. Young & Cos. had | been satisfactory. Edmund C. Mathews, 735 East Morris street, petitioned Judge Ewbanks In circuit court to appoint a receiver without notice for the Young firm, alleging in his petition that through misrepresentation of the company he was Induced to purchase and pay cash for fifty shares of stock of the National Atlantic Pey troleum company at the rate of $9 a share. He alleged that Young & Cos. represented the stock to be a good and valuable stock and that It was merchantable on the stock exchanges and at curb stock exchanges. Mr. Mathews fur- ! ther alleged that he had demanded bis i money, but had been refused and that | be had never had any stock delivered to him. The report of the grand Jury was as follows: “During this session of the grand Jury there have been a number of transactions brought to the attention of this body which involve the sale of stocks of various kind, which were either entirely worthless or of very doubtful value. The evidence adduced by our investigations leads this body to believe that there are a great many’ 'wild cat’ enterprises being floated here In Indiana at the present time with the object of fleecing the pub lie through the sale t>t such worthless stock. “Those who deal Ir, such securities are usually very careful to refrain from making definite representations which would bring them under the criminal law of Indiana, but ensnare the unwary by making glowing promises concerning the future of the particular scheme In whifh they are Interested, thus morally defrauding the investor, yet keeping with the law. Furthermore, many ,of the companies issuing such stock arc in corporated in foreign states or have their properties in distant parts of the country and, therefore, it Is difficult or almost impossible for the local authorities here to produce definite proof of the falsity of the representations made by the representatives of such concerns. SEE NECESSITY OF PROTECTION. “While it is true that the Investors themselves are to a great extent at fault for not making the proper investigation before buying securities of this kind, still it should be the design and purpose of the law to protect the credulous against themselves in such matters. We are led to believe that Indiana just now Is a particular dumping ground for worthless stock, because it Is one of the few states In the middle west which has no ‘blue sky’ law. . •• “Such laws in neighboring states provide for an investigation by state authorities of the company in which it is the purpose of promoters to sell stock i before they nre granted a license to 1 sei] such stock in that state. We believe j that such a law should be enacted by she Indiana .general assembly to protect Investors In this state and drive out many of the ‘fly-by-night’ concerns that are now operating In Indiana. We do not desire to cast any reflection upon the many legitimate enterprises, even though of a speculative character, which are being financed at this time by responsible citizens of this community. “We, therefore, recommend to the next session of the general assembly that It pass a ‘blue sky' law for the protection of the citftens of tills state,, making It unsafe for the unscrupulous to Impose upon the credulity of unsuspecting persons In matters of this kind.” Italy Paving Way to Get Russian Business ROME, March 9. —Minister of Transport Farrarl announced today that the government would assist all persons desiring to go to Russia on business.

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BROTHER GOES ON WARPATH (Continued From Pago One.) I pumping lead at him. He fell with a ! bullet in his side near the heart. Death j came a few hours later. Thomas, although wounded, ran sev- ; eral blocks firing as he ran backwards :at times at pursuing officers. He finally was killed. Ijeonarrl Tolbert. SB, the police say. Is the name under which ''Hell Cat" Thomas' brother was known to the Louisville police. Tolbert Is said to have a police record there. “Hell Cat" Thomas came here from Louisville. Sergt. Huston after reading the description of “Boar Cat” Tolbert and view ing the picture at headquarters, declared that he was the man who stabbed Mrs. Addle Sneed, wife of the detective, at her home, 218 West Thirteenth street. “That man never went to Detective Sneed's home to steal the police officer's clothing,” declared Sorgt. Huston. “He went there to get. Sneed. When Mrs. Sneed said her husband was not Kl home the man forced his way to the bedroom to learn If-.she was telling tho truth. When he found that Sneed was not there the man being a natural thief could not rerfist stealing Detective Sneed's clothing.” THREATENS WIFE OF DETECTIVE SNEED. The visit of the negro thief to the home of Detective Sneed was one of the boldest acts reported to the polite de part ment in months. The man nsked for Detective Sneed, and when told that be was not at home, forced his way Into the house. Mrs. Sneed was alone at the time. It was about 10:13 o’clock Monday morning. Threatening Mrs Sneed with a knife the man took a pair of trousers ami three suits of clothes belonging to the de-

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teetlve and started to leave the house. When Mrs. Sneed tried to halt him the thief struck at her with the knife, Inflicting a wound in her right arm. She got her husband’s automatic .45 caliber pistol and running from the house fired two shots at the negro as he dashed through the alley. The negro was chased to Capitol avenue aqd Fourteenth street by a crowd of men and boys, but escaped. This morning's search for “Bearcat” Tolbert came at the Instance of Mrs. Sneed. She was walking on Indiana avenue with another woman. She thought she saw the man who bad slashed her. She went Into a store near 349 Indiana avenue end notified the police. Her woman companion continued to follow tho man. Every store, vacant house and other building for blocks In the vicinity was searched. The man could not be found. He bad got out of sight of the woman who trslled hlin. Just as the police were about to go back to headquarters a negro answering the description of the “Bearcat” was picked up. He was taken to headquarters. Mrs. Sneed got In the machine with the police. Mrs. Sneed later said she was not certain ho was the man. Tho negro was able to prove ar. alibi through his employer. Mrs. Sneed, however, is con vim cd the “Bear Cat" Is the man who attacked her. She studied his picture for some time. Besides detectives and police, Chief Kinney has assigned patrolmen to the Indiana avenue district In plain clothes to watch for “Bear Cat.” MORE WOMEN GO INSANE. LONDON, March 9.—lnsanity Is Increasing among women because they are taking a much greater share, in the world's work, according to Dr. Edward Oswald, superintendent of th3 Glasgow Royal asylum. The strain reacts mostly on professional women.

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WYCKOFF SETS SUGAR AT 17.20 CENTS A POUND Variations Cause of Conference to Settle Season’s Market, He Says. A uniform price of 17.20 cents a pound, wholesale, has been established on Cuban granulated sugar In Indianapolis, Stanley Wyckoff, federal fair price commissioner, said today. “Many retail dealers complained of varying wholesale prices on sugar,” said Mr. Wyckoff. "some of the quotations being as high as 17,70 cents. I held a meeting with wholesalers and we agreed upon a price of 17.20 cents a pound.” The price was arrived at by taking the New York price of 18 cents, adding .45 for freight and .75 for margin of profit. The retail price on Cuban granulated sugar generally is 19 cents a pound. Housewives are advised by Mr. Wyckoff to buy sugar for the summer canning season before June 1. Sugar Is more plentiful and the market is easier now than it has been for many months, he SBid. It is possible, he said, that In three weeks sugar can be bought by wholesalers In the New York market for 14 cents a pound. It now Is quoted at that figure but can not be bought at that price, he said. Mr. Wyckoflt will leave tonight for Washington to consult government officials, and go on to Miami, Fla., where his firm, the Indianapolis I’oultry Company, is erecting a large cold st.orago plant. The company will have Its own special type of railroad cars, shipping food products from Indianapolis to Florida and filling the cars with Florida fruit and produce, which will be brought to Indianapolis.

Peach Crop Outlook Bright in Indiana Prospects for a big peach crop In Indiana are brighter this year than usual, Frank N. Wallace, state entomologist, said today, after a visit of inspection to orchards In Brown county. “The buds look even bettor than last year,” said Mr. Wallace. “Last year an April fro*t spoiled the crop, hut that doesn't happen once in ten years, so this year’s crop should be a record breaker. The buds have not swelled perceptibly all winter." •100 000 FIRE IN OHIO. LISBON, 0., March 9.—Fire today partially destroyed the plant of tin- National lira in and Copper Company. The tire, of undetermined origin, caused a loss estimated at SIOO,OOO. ' An/ Doubts m to irhether coffee is a friend to your nerves, drink two or three cupfuls at bedtime and think about it during the wakeful night. "Vtifn also think of POSTUM I

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Children to Give Up Candy to Aid Orphans Boys and girls of the Indianapolis public schools will give up candy and the movies for a week—at least many of them—to help out the Armenian orphan fund Those sacrifices are voluntary on the part of the pupils. Emerson school, Linwood avenue and New York ' Btreet, practicing a week of “seif-denial” raised $313.50 for Armenian orphan aid. At a meeting of the presidents of the Parent-Teacher association, the plight of the Armenian orphans was discussed. The presidents will recommend campaigns in their various districts but the matter Is entirely voluntary. School No. 45, Miss Georgia Alexander, principal.

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love, pathos—a few tears! JACK PICKFORD —in— The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come By John Fox. Jr. HAROLD LLOYD. In bis cleverest comedy, “HAUNTED SPOOKS.” " NORMA GREGG and ANN WALTERS In an original lyric and dance creation written by Mias Gregg “GODS OF BRONZE.”—A Burmah Girl’s Lament. The Circlett* of News Circle Orchestra—Ernest Schmidt Conducting. ALL THIS WEEK.

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Eddie Buzzed and Peggy Parker Offering a Message of Good Cheer “A WILL AND A WAY” Espe & button she Briants Topnotcher of Y'ersatillty Dreama of a Moving Man Elsie White & Cos. Libby & Sparrow You’ll Be Surprised! ' Marvelous Dancing KINOGRAMS AND LITERARY DIGEST TOPICS CONTINUOUS VAUDEVILLE '■ ' - I fCabaret DeLuxc | With Broadway's Famous Eccentrlo Until LUGGIE riCAKRO TROUPE j m Redman A YVells, Merllees A Doria, Mantelle & Wood, Three Belmonts. Austin A Del.anoy. Christy Comedy, “Save Me Sadie.” JJ||| Dancing in the Lyric Ballroom Afternoon & Eve.

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