Indianapolis Times, Volume 32, Number 261, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 March 1920 — Page 9

WAR PROLONGED BY TARDY NAVAL AID, SAYS SIMS Tells Senators U. S. Delay Cost Allies 2,500,000 Tons of Shipping. SPEED URGED BY PAGE WASHINGTON, March 10.—Admiral Sims today charged the nary department with causing the logs of 2.500,000 tons of allied shipping through “failure to act promptly the first six months" of the war, in his testimony before the senate subcommittee investigating the conduct of the war by the nary. Admiral Kims asserted delay by the nary department cost 1.500,000 tons in 1017, and but for this loss “wo could have had 1,000,000 men in France in March, 1918, instead of 300,000." But for the “delays and military er- ! rors." Germany would hare been de- j seated in July. 1918, Admiral Sims : charged. Only 23,000 men a month could be j shipped in 1918, Sims declared. Another' 1,000.000 tons was “unnecessarily lost in 1918," he added. / “WOULD HAVE BROUGHT VICTORY IN JULY." “Undoubtedly the presence of these ! American troops in France in March would hare brought victory in July,” he said. “Bueh a policy, therefore, cost us millions cf dollars, 2.500,000 tons of shipping and prolonged the war at least four months,” Kims continued. Germany expected to win the war within two tnonlhs when he arrired in England, Sims declared. England had .1 grain suppply then for only throe weeks. He rerenled that Admiral Jellicoe and other British admiralty officials showed reluctance to take Kims into their confidence as regarded the allies’ situation at first. In order to get their full confidence. Sims said he had to “impress on them that we were with the allies.’ He asserted that the navy department did not communicate its first decision as to its policy to him for nearly a month after our entry into the war. It was nearly two and a half months, he said, before the department informed him of its plans. Most of his Information about the navy's activities, he said, came to him “by accident.” CABLEGRAM FROM PAGE TO WILSON. Admiral Sims read a cablegram sent from Ambassador Page to President Wilson April 27, 1917, which declared: “I can not refrain from most strongly recommending the immediate sending of every destroyer and all other cf-aft that can be of anti-submarine use. This seems to me the sharpest crisis of the war and the most dangerous situation for the allies that has arisen or could arise. If enough submarines can be destroyed in the next two or three months the war will be won directly by our aid. I can not exaggerate the pressing and increasing danger of this situation. Thirty or more destroyers and other similar craft sent by us immediately would very likely be decisive.” Ambassador Page declared that a million tons were being lost every mouth at that time and that by autumn, “the sea will be about clear of shipping." He declared the British arnfy in the field was threatened because of lack of supplies and that there was food enough to last tlfe civil population only about--two months. Most of Admiral Sims’ recommendations reiterated the pressing need for destroyers and other anti-submarine craft. The navy,department, Sims stated, first promised thirty-six destroyers and later cut this number to thirty-two. fSenate Asks Report I on Dead in France WASHINGTON, March 10.—The senate today adapted a resolution calling on the secretary of war to report what the war department plans to do about bodies of American dead in France.

SPORIS Ferndale and Debonair Fives Ready for Scrap at ‘Y* Saturday Night The Ferndale Athletic club and Debonair basket tossers are ready to treat local tans to a real show when they clash on the Y M. C. A. court tomorrow night in the Anal battle of their annual three-game series. Bach team has copped a victory out of the two previous games and both will fight hard for the honors in the rubber encounter. Coach Squires ran his Debonair athletes through a stiff drill last night, ar.d they are In better condliton for the game than they have been at any time this season. Starbuck and O'Cain, the six-foot forwards of the green and white squad, are hitting the ring from every angle of the floor, and the former has developed a “dead eye” for under-the. basket shots. Kttri.s probably will jump center for the Debonairs and the brunt of the defensive xvork will be shifted over to Anderson and Schaefer, a pair of guards that stack up with anything in the state amfteur ranks. The Haughville scrappers have been drilling bard for a week in preparation for the contest and are reported ready to break nil speed records. The Ferndales won the first game of the series by a one point margin and were flefeated by a big score in the second round. However, they offered the “out f condition" alibi and are determined to square themselves with their followers by finishing In front Saturday night. National Basket Tourney Opens With (glassy Games ATLANTA, March 10. —The national basketball championship of the United States series will open this afternoon at the auditorium armory with game3 between the city champions of Kansas and the Spartansburg Y. XI. C. A., fft 1 o’clock. Play will continue until 11 p. m., with teams from I,os Angeles, Green Bay, XVis.; Chicago, Detroit. New York, Brooklyn, Salt Lake, Louisville, Houston, Charlotte and other cities taking part. Los Angeles, Houston Triangles and the New York university teams are the favorites for high honors today. Clear Track for Kids BLOOMINGTON. Ind„ March 10.—Indiana university’s last basketball game of the season, to have been played Saturday nigbt against the University of Michigan on the local floor, has been postponed until next Monday night. This game was scheduled early In the season by Coach Stiehm as a special attraction for the last night of the sfate high school basketball tournament, but it is understood there was some objection to any game the last night other than the championship high school contest. The Indiana team will not get any practice alter today, as the high school teams •will have the use of the floor. Butler Letter Men / Seven Butler players were recommended to receive basketball letters yesterday by Coach Head to the faculty athletic committee, which has the final approval of the awarding of all monograms. Prof. Johnson nnd Gelston of the faculty committee are expected to take final action upon the awarding of the letters and early next week the letter men will elect the captain of next year’s team. Jones, Shockley, Wood, Bastian, Short, Station and Daniels are the seven players who will win their letters, providing the coach's recommendations are approved.

MURPHY HOME MORTGAGE PAID Auto Men Quickly Complete Fund — sl,ooo for Mary. The mortgage on the home of Rergt. Maurice Murphy, slain police officer, is paid. Harry C. Stutz and George M. Weldley walked into the office of Chief of Police Jerry -Kinney today and laid down a check for $2,500, money contributed by the automobile industries of Indianapolis within two days. After repu, ting that the names of the 128 persons and firms who contributed to the fund be not published, Mr. Stutz and Mr. Weidley went to the Celtic Building and Loan association office and paid the $1,500 mortgage on the home. The remaining SI,OOO will be added to the fund “to take care of little Mary,” the 7-year-old daughter of the dead police sergeant. The fund which was started Monday for little Mary continued to grow with unsolicited contributions today. This is separate from a fund being raised by policemen themselves. All of the money is being jflaoed In a bank in the name of Mary Murphy, and will he used for her care and education. The fund reached $1,013.50 today. Contributions since Tuesday noon follow: A. T. Mack, S3; Sterling It. Holt, SSO; Al?x L. Taggart, SSO: Henry L. Dithmer, SSO: Felix M. McWbirter. SSO; William Sanders. $5: Langsenkamp Brass Works, $2; cash, $2; Pete Brown, $25; J. M. Taylor, $1; Jack Seligman. $10; Go re in Bridges. 50 cents: Maurice Tavel, $5; Eugene Mclntire, $1; J. E. MacQuown, $1; Joseph Forster. $1; Charles E. Lewis. 81; Sacks Bros.. $5; Aaron Bremen, $1; diaries Orme, 50 cents; Edward .T. Keppeler, SI; S. Bolotin, $1; L. Bornstein. $1; O. Beck, 50 cents: The Fashion Place. 50 cents: Mrs. Vernon J. Albert. 50 eents: Sam Dorfman, $2; Morris Jack, 50 cents: Thompson's Restaurant, Sl.' IVI ilia in H. Baron, $1; Frank Wilson. $1: G. B. Thi’rston. $5; Louis U. Pence. $2; Wesley Alexander. $1; Loots Simon. $1; Henry Campbell, $1; Abe Glauzman, $1; Oscar Malcom. $2; Nathan Napperstick, 50 cents; Fred E. Barrett, $25; Lase P. Weathers, $5; Joseph J. Dickinson, S2O; A. T. Connor, $10; cash sent to Indianapolis News, $1: Frank M. Skinner. $3; “Woody,” Hazelton hotel. $2; Mary Eisworth Shaney, $5; J. E. Langner, $1; George M. Baldwin, $5; James M. Faris. $5; G. A. Hendrickson, $1; a friend. 50 cents: cash, $10; Federal Heavy Hauling Company. $5: Thomas Taggart, $25 3 M. E. Howard, $10; Schloss Bros. Company, $10; John C. Loucks. fire chief, $2; Taggart Baking Company, SSO; I>. S. Terry, $10; Pr. Barrel. $5: W. S. Henry. $5; S. D. Pierson, $10; William Ela, $5; It. P. Thomas, $5; Isahell Somerville. $5; Lucetta Taylor Orr. M: F. Sayles, $1; Timothy P. Sex ton. $10; American Boiler and Sheet Iron Works, $5; A. K. Caddington. $2; S. W. Elston, $5; Ray Carmichael. 50 cents: C\ T. Butler. $1; Henry Slfitzky, $5; Jake Nice,"sl: Horace Stuck, 50 cents; Heze Clark, $1: W. I>. Mount. $1: N. T. Miller. $5; Frank 11. Pittman, $5; Theodore Ilaritl, $10; Mrs. Charles Mayer, $25; Lieut. George W. Rogers, $5. Three Seek Places as Committeemen Three candidates filed their Intentions of being candidates for precinct committeemen. - They are: Clark Highbangh, republican, precinct committeeman of Eleventh precinct. Fourth ward. Alonzo Haskins, republican, precinct committeeman of the Fourteenth precinct, Fourth ward. j Gerrge It. Brown, democrat, of 1112 Broadway, precinct committeeman of the First precinct. Eighth ward. MAY TAX BACHELORS. YOFNGSTOWN, 0., March 10.—Unmarried men who pay no municipal taxes I may be taxed at a rate of about 20 cents a month. A measure including that provision was reported favorably by the city j council and is being considered „by the i mayor's advisory board. MOTION PICTURES.

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CHARGE STOCK IS MISTREATED Humane Society Says Crippled I Animals Must Get Care. The Indianapolis Humane society has determined to put an end to the alleged Inhumane manner iu which crippled stock is handled at the Indianapolis stock yards, and to that end has an. nouneed that within ten days its in spectors will start killing crippled stock as soon as it comes into the stock yards. The movement on the part -of the humane society is designed to make it desirable for stock shippers and commission men to make proper arrange, ments for the humane treatment of crippled animals by making it extremely unprofitable for them to neglect the stock. It is reported by inspectors that from ten to seventy-five crippled animals arrive at the stockyards daily. Heretofore these animals have been permitted to lie without proper care until the better stock was sold, it Is charged. Then the cripples were sold to those who -were willing to buy them and In many cases were handled in exactly the same manner as other stock, instances arc reported to have been numerous In which bogs with broken legs were shackled to runways by their broken legs. Tbe humane society has arranged for immediate inspection of these cripples in the event that the dealers wish to make arrangements to have them cared for on arrival, the Inspectors having been granted by the board of health for that purpose. If arrangements are not made for the relief of these crippled animals immediately on their arrjval. the humane society announces that its agents will kill the animals without regard to the losses the owners may sustain. WOMAN TELLS OF ROBBERY. Willa Powells, colored, 235 West Michigan street, today reported she was robbed by two men on March 2. She gave no reason for the delay in reporting the robbery. She said a diamond ring, n pair of diamond earrings, a sl9 gold piece used as a neck chain charm, and a fur neck piece were taken from her. ;

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INDIANA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1920.

Stock Dividend Tax Claims O. K., Says U. S. William L. Elder, collector of internal revenue, today received official notice from Washington, D. C., to the effect that claims for credit against installments paid In past years on stock dividends may be accepted on income tax returns. Such claims, however, will not be permitted to reduce payment on the March installment unless claim on form 47A is filed setting forth in full tbe details of dividends received and taxes paid on them with other statements regarding the stock. The exemption on stock dividends was authorized folowing a decision handed down by the supreme eourt a few days ago. It does not have any application to dividends paid on stock. AMUSEMENTS. MSMUBERTr-g-l 6 TIMES ONLY. URA I TODAY2:3O-8:30 I Matinees Today and Saturday. A. 11. Woods Presents The New York Laughing Success, A Frolicsome Farce of Feminine Foibles Prices, Tonight, 50c, 75c, sl, $1.50, $2. M*t!neo Today and Saturday, 50c, 7.7 c, sl, $1.50. 2 llo\ Offices Open. All Next Week—Seats Tomorrow MATINEES: Wednesday, Saturday. KOLANI) WEST’S PRlCES—Evenings, 50c. 75c,*1, 5t.50.52 ; Wed.. Sat. Matinees. 50c, 75c, SI, $1.50.

f TODAY I ENTERTAINMENT I H g%. H AND AT.T. DISTINCTIVELY QUOStOfilAiy week 1 MARY MILES MIIMTER in “Judy of Rogue’s Harbor’’ —prizma— r LIBERTY QUINTETTE -| &nufc. Orange I wonder music S Pollard Bioasoma |_ AMERICAN HARMONISTS J Klnogrami

Masked Band Steals Booze Worth $60,0001 BALTIMORE, March 10.—Twelve men. masked and armed, rushed the three i watchmen at the Mt. Vernon distilling | company’s warehouse today and after j posting a guard over them put a fleet of j trucks Into operation to get away with- - barrels of whisky valued at $60,000. AMUSEMENTB. ENGLISH’S loday MATINEE AND NIGHT Surpassing Success! m. Cohan's rfWnhgtef Be* II . I Prices, Night, 50c to $2.00. Mat., 50c to $1.50. Seats Ready. Next Monday. Seats Thursday MATINEES WED. AND SAT. World’s Greatest Show ZIEGFELD FOLLIES Prices—Mte, $1 to $4; Mats. $1 to $3. NO PHONE ORDERS ALL nil- WIBK CHAS. M. BAKER Presents “SWEET SWEETiEGIRLS” With M.ii Field* and (4 Iteauttfulljr Downed Choral. Tfiiw coupon and 10 rente entitle* lady to reserved *cat at uny matinee during week.

Asks Wilson About Oil Rights Abroad WASHINGTON, March 10.—The senate this afternoon adopted a resolution calling on the president to report on alleged discrimination by England, France and other countries against Americans seeking rights in oil fields under the domination of these countries.

AMUSEMENTS. Here’s One of the Best Shows we have had this season. Our headliner Is the Surprise of tbe entire year—“CreoleFashion Plate” DELINEATOR OF SONG AND FASHION Our Feminine Patrons Will Insist Upon Seeing This Newest Arbiter of Style, and the Men W r ill Go Out of Curloltj* Frank J. Conroy Barto and Clark Blackface Comedian - A Musical Oddity Spirits of 1020, with Irvin* O’Hay “COIA MBIA AND VICTOR” Eddie Buzzell and Peggy Parker Offering a Message of Good Cheer “A WILL AND A WAY” Espe & Dutton The Briants Topnotoher of Versatility Dreams a Moving Mau Elsie White & Cos. Libby & Sparrow You’ll Be Surprised'. Marvelous Dancing KINOGRAMS AND LITERARY DIGEST TOPICS Atd% Cabaret DeLuxe | zM wi *'* nro ~ l '7a ,r a rr s Eccentr,e Until LLGGIK PIUAKRO TROUPE | g Bedmau A Wells, Merilees & Dorta, Mantelle A Wood. Three Bel- , monts, Austin A IleLanoy, Christy Comedy, “Save Me Sadie,” Doll/ Wilson. Dancing in the Lyric Ballroom Afternoon & Eve. MOTJON PICTURES. BRYANT ■t* | WASHBURN Ml IN THE COMEDY WITH The Six Best A frothy farce about Prohibition, and some of results—including Home Brew, It tests IOO'/o proof in producing laughter. FATTY ARBUCKLE COMEDY Tad Dolan’s Versatile Entertainers TODAY—“JUST A WIFE”

The story of Nina Graham, a pretty young governess, who became the second wife of member of Parliament. His relatives opposed the match and proceeded to make life miserable for the bride. But she possessed a spirit of her own, and armed with the knowledge of a family secret of xvhieh even her husband was in ignorance, she wins a notable victory and proves her ability to keep her spouse’s house in order. ClUUluxauriritllMitm “ Lyons-Moran Comedy. Fox News Weekly. TODAY—ETHEI, CLAYTON IN “YOUNG MBS. WINTHROPE" I

Wilson Nominates 2 Surgeons at Large WASHINGTON, March 10.—The president sent the following nominations to the senate today: To be assistant surgeon generals at large, public health service: Former Surgeon General Rupert Blue, Senior Surgeon Joseph H. White.

AMUSEMENTS. I ONE BLOCK SOUTH RIALTO, t NOW SHOWING I B—Bifl8 —Bifl Features—B I THE BEST KNOWN MAN IN THE WORLD I JACK IOEMPSEY “DARE DEVIL JACK”. Isl PATHE MILLION DOLLAR ATTRACTION ARTHUR DEMING’S v/jjj MINSTRELS NOEL TROUPE ' ' rt LA ROSE & ADAMS CHAS. SWEET STATES COMEDY FOUR JAMES & EDWARDS 1 EH AND OTHER FEATURES. la Ladles’ Bargain Matinee Every 8 wgs Monday, Wednesday and Friday. 1 j RIALTO HI All This Week Big Double ; Feature Program 17™ ACTS I MADLAINE TRAVERSE The Hell Ship PEGGY H YLAND Black Shadows THREE COUNTRY MAIDS CRANE FAMILY B CAMPBELL & STURGIS i WALSH & EVANS THREE MUSICAL £fj HEWITTS AND OTHER FEATURES B Ladles, get conpons at this thekV ater good at the Broadway SgSl Mon., Med. and Frl. matinees. — ... ■ ■ ■ v.MOTION PICTURES.

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