Indianapolis Times, Volume 32, Number 279, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 March 1920 — Page 1

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Wid Class Matter, July 25, 1914, at iapolls, Ind., under act March 3, 1879.

k, But May ards in Jail Muss 1 become the central figure in the |ilt of federal prisoners’ charges of fules as well as of the law, today deit intimated that he would remove fome of the guards. j The sheriff declared that any state* tnent he would make would be made before Judge Anderson in federal ■court. Sheriff Miller looked considerably worried this morning. Ordinarily “Honest Bob,” as he is known among his political friends, is immaculately dressed. Today he wore a dark, musty-colored sweater coat instead of the business suit he generally wears. His eyes were red and his voice was husky. A Times reporter called at the sheriff’s office and asked him to make a statement. “Not now',” he said. “When?” the reporter asked. “Tomorrow.” I “"Where?” I “In court.” 1 “Have you discharged any of the puards?” I Miller paused and said: “Am getling ready to.” KO TELL TOMORROW DISMISSALS. The reporter asked, “Are you going to discharge all four of those mentioned?” “I will give that out tomorrow,” said Miller. Approximately $32 000 v'-'r-paid to Sheriff Robert Miller by

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for boarding prisoners at the jail in a yea* s ftvernment paid Sheriff Miller a total of $17,545.95 for Brisoners last year, according to official figures in the

lark Storen. mmissioners, for isoners alone, has total of $4,921.40 January and i-'eb-the office of the tiers show that J on an average month for boardrs and that this 60 cents a day ori.-or-'r h>*her ted in federal was to the effect rved by Miller cents a day. 0 H U. S. nade by Lewis the county cornrion coun'v had federal governroners. ty-tivo days late bottom of this Hayes, county resident tier: rite day. year we dis">f boarding !ei objected to the ntrat t or ral auth--: trios "

- '. Here’s Jailer Frank Kemp, Who accepted bribes for letting prisoners out of the ‘ 'Black Hole,” an unsavory place in the Marion county jail, according to testimony iri federal court. He also wjas credited with saying tr,at “the county is tired of Judge Anderson’s one-man power and intends to put a st op to it. ’ ’

I' for the sheriff maki; lg this agreement,” said Hayes. Int system the sheriff gets all the money for tho care Bars and the county patys the overhead —such as heat,

| “I could afford to take oTer a hotel ’ and t ake care of the prisoners If I had j no heat, laundry, water, light and the 1 like t o pay,” said Hayes. Com missloner Shank was greatly con- | cerned about the Jail sensation and claimc i that the commissioners had upent large ! sums for the upkeep of the Jail. WASTIE in pi tting IN SA NITARY FOUNTAINS. “Yes , and we put In sanitary water cup so antalns and they are busted,” said Comml ssioner Hayes. It is understood that an effort is being made t o clear “Uncle Charlie” Whitesell, a guar and, and stories have been floating today j ill over the courthouse about “how good I ncle Charlie Is.” In tl e criminal court, where more men are sei tenced to Jail than In any other local < ourt outside of the city court, Judge James Collins gave no indication of orde ring his grand Jury to investigate the foo 1 of the county prisoners, following th< revelations In the federal court. • “The grand Jury always makes a report tw Ice a year on the Jail,” said Judge Collins, “and all of their recommendations s re referred to the county commission era. The ] ircsent grand Jury has made no recomm sndatlons on the Jail management. Last December a grand Jury gave a glowing report on the Jail management as the t ounty grand Juries usually do. REFOR T CONCERNED POWER HOUSE. The o nly recommendation made last Decembe r was that the abandoned county i ower house be transformed into a jail f >r women and for temporary quarters for insane patients. “I e always been opposed to the sheriff g >ttlng fees for feeding prisoners and Ihi t ve always so expressed that in my publ c addresses,” said Judge Collins. Yesten ;ay afternoon a woman, whose name wi s not made public complained to Judgi Collins of the presence of lice In eertnii i quarters of the Jail. Becausi of one member of the present grand ju ry resigning today, that body (Cc ntlnuod on Pago Twelve.)

\HERIFF m FEES p Money for Deny Re- •> the misconduct the management now being conrson In federal a fact that Marrest in the car* now confined In aider a contract uunty by which day by the govcnance of each s the place, and ■riff to maintain jail whether tt or not, this 60 ayrnent for the and is the persheriff. the food furvalue of more it is very easy •s goes, as the lake an amuntn Marlon connsheriff to spend ; prisoners and i day for tt. ■reased the al--10 cents to 60 ounty co min is.yes dissenting, It V. Coffin and n 60 cents, in e law. ;o recover this iture legalized lilnre to do so j 1 officials liable I ir making and I jiumish Sherln j [lele.| [l Ins selling at kolesale. flower a crate I SB, wholesale. j higher. Sell■oe a ton.

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INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1920.

DEMOCRATS TO WIN ON MERITS OF CANDIDATES Success Assured by Class oi Men Running for Office, Taggart Says. EXPOSE HURTS G. O. P Thomas Taggart, democratic eandldat for United States senator, declared to day that democratic success In Marlo> county Is assured as a result of th. interest being taken in filling the of flees with the highest class men available. “We want the best men we can obtain In the legislature,” Mr. Taggan said. “We want to send to the legislature men who are capable of handling the problems of the state and who can cor reet the mistakes of previous legist;, tures.” Among those who are said to be certain to become candidates for the state senate are Meredith Nicholson, John W. Holtzman and Oren 8. Hack. Charles E. Cox will -be a candidate for state representative.

HOLTZMAN FORMER MAYOR OF CITY. Mr. Holtzman Is a former mayor of Indianapolis and one of the prominent attorneys In the city. He has long been active in democratic politics. Mr. Nicholson has repeatedly been asked to become a candidate for congress, but he has always refused. It ts said, however, he probably will consent to become a candidate for state senator to assist In solving the problems which will come before the 1921 legislature. Mr. Hack is a prominent attorney and has long been active In Marlon county politics. Mr. Cor was formerly a jftdgc of the Indiana supreme court. Interest in county offices still centers round the office of sheriff. The revelations of conditions at the county jail made in federal court have greatly added to the chances of the democratic candidates, In the opinion of many democrats. The disclosures put the republicans In an embarrassing position. Sheriff Miller is serving bis first term. It has always been customary to notn! nate county officials elected to two-year offices a second time. The republicans are faced with tbn (Continued on Pngr Twelve.) VAT OF BOILING OIL TAKES FIRE Prompt Action Prevents Disastrous South Side Blaze Prompt action of the fire department and fireproof floors at the Esterline Company, South and Harmon streets, today prevented heavy fire damage when a tank us oil boiled over and ignited. Heuse smoke and suffocating odors drove scores of employes from the building. The oil, used to harden mat nets, ne. came too hot and several barrels of the oil were horned. The company occupies the lower floor of the building, while the Capitol Paper Company is located on the second and third floors. Employes of the paper firm, frightened by the smoke, also fled to the street. MOTHER KILLS FIVE CHILDREN Then Attempts Own Life by Slashing Throat. ELK CITY, Okla., March 31.—Mrs. j E. J. Bowart, despondent over Illness, cut the throats of her five children and then elasned her own throat today. The five children, ranging from 4 months to 12 years In ai ... are dead. Mrs. Bowart Is In the . ospltal here in a serious condition. The three younger children were slain in their sleep. The oldest child a boy, was getting out of bed, when he was pushed back and killed. One daughter was passing her mother’s room when the woman descended od her and slashed the child across the throat. The gtrl, half dressed, fell to the floor nrd bled to death. Mrs. Bowart then went to the bedside of the other three children and cut their throats. Two died shortly after. The death of a sister two weeks ago Is believed to have caused Mrs. Bowart to lose her mind. Recent crop failures ruined the Bo* warts and they came here and have been living In a tent. AGREE ON STATE HIGHWAY PLANS Governor Approves Commission’s Essential Points. Essential points of the proposed Indiana state highway system, covering 3,200 miles, outlined by the state highway commission, were approved by Gov. Goodrich at a conference with the commission today. Under the new law announcement of highway plans for the ensuing year must he made public on or before April 1. Hundreds of farmers and others Interested In various road routings crowded the corridors of the statehouse throughout the morning waiting for opportunity to lay thetr claims before the commission. Members of the commission, with the governor, retired to a consultation room with a large “private” sign hung on the door. In the afternoon the commission granted hearings to various delegations. In order to gain time this year the commission and the governor today approved the tentative system, subject to certain exceptions.

Sheriff Miller, however, was apparently goaded into action as he was himself present in the jail, accompanied by deputies from his office. “Uncle Charlie” Whitesell. “hard boiled” guard at the “county poker palace,” and Adrian Van Cleave, a guard who was said to have stolen food from the prisoners, were not at their usual post of duty today.

$17,000 SCHOOL SPECIFICATIONS ARE MISSING Tore Inefficiency Bared in Handling of Money of Taxpayers. MOTIVE IS SUGGESTED r ' Hero is another example of how the school city of Indianapolis Is run. Many more will come to light. V J Simultaneous with the announcement f the state board of accounts' that wo examiners have been assigned to nvestigatc the books of the school city f Indianapolis comes the admission on the part of George S. Rlckes, superinendent of buildings, that the only pretense of specifications used in the remodeling of School 59 have disappeared. This part of the • school city's files, which ha been lost just when It would form an Important link In the chain of peculiarities that have marked the remodeling of School 59, is the only basts which the school board's employes had for the remodeling of a school building on which considerably more than $17,000 was spent without authorization for the expenditure of more than $2,500. It consisted of a list of materials needed in the remodeling of the building. It was made up by an engineer and submitted to the superintendent as a guide for the purchase of thousands of dollars of material which was afterward purchased In a wholly illegal manner and the purchases approved by George O. Hitt, who is still being retained as “ouslness director” of the board. SAYS THERE WERE NO It EG lI.AR SPECIFICATIONS. According to George S. Rlckes, superintendent of buildings and equipment, and according to George C. Hitt, business manager of the school board, there were no regularly made specifications for the Improvement of School 59. Both Mr. Itickes and Mr. Hitt did say, however, that there was a list of materials to be purchased made out by an engineer for use In the remodeling of the building. Several days ago when Mr. Hitt was asked concerning this list of materials he said It was In the hands of Mr. Rlckes and that It could be obtained from him. Mr. Rlckes says he turred the list over to Mr. Hitt's department when the materials were purchased and that be his not seen It since. $17,000 WORK HONE ON jXjm AUTHORIZATION. The Importance of this list of materials. in lieu of any specifications far the remodeling of the school, is readily seen when it Is recalled that this re(Conttnoed on Page Sli.) SENATE SPEECH HOOVER McKellar Says Candidate's View of Economics Puzzle. WASHINGTON, March 31. Discussion of Herbert Hoover’* presidential candidacy as a republican broke out In the senate today. Senator McKellar, Tennessee, a democrat. called attention to Hoover's statement In his telegram to his California friends that the republican platform must !*■ sound on economic Issues. •*I 'want to read a recent remarkable pronouncement of Hoover's economic questions In the light of that statement,” said McKellar. He read from an account of Hoover's rex-ent speech before the Huston t'hamber of Commerce, and declared nobody could understand what Hoover meant in his referi nee* In that speech on economic questions. SEE SUFFRAGE VICTORY NEAR Delaware ‘Antis’ Withdraw Their Objections. DOVER, pel., March 31. -Efforts to call up the resolution ratifying the woman suffrage amendment In the house of representatives of the Delaware legislature failed today. Representative Hart, sponsor of the measure, refused to call for a vote and the measure went over until tomorrow. The leaders of the antis were reported to have surrendered, insuring victory for the suffrnge amendment. As the amendment already lias a majority In its favor In the state senate and Gov. Townsend has announced that he would sign the measure us soon as It was passed, the whole fight hinged upon the action of house of representatives. JACKSON, Miss.. March 31. The senate resolution ratifying the federal suffrnge amendment will be called up for action in the house this afternoon. A protracted debate Is expected. Gov. Russell has expressed desire to appenr before the house and urge the ratification of the amendment. He will make an address on the subject Instead of reading a formal message. HARTFORD, Conn., March 31.—Gov. Holcomb has definitely decided that he will not call a special session of the legislature to act on the suffrage amend, ment, Maj, John Buckeley, his executive, said today. AUTOIST HELD BY GRAND JURY Driver of Car That Killed Mary Ringo Indicted. Myrel G. Robbins, 2603 North Delaware street, whose automobile fatally injured Mary Rlngo, 8, was Indicted for manslaughter by the Marlon county grand jury today. Robbins was driving on East Tenth street on Feb. 21, when the little girl, who was on her way to school, was struck down while crossing the street. It was said by policemen that Robbins was driving at a high rate of speed. The little girl died at her home, 946 North Oriental street, next day. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Rlngo. Five men were Indicted on charges of attempted criminal assault on girls under 16. They were: John Rogers, Tim Moore, William Donahue, Thomas Cecil and Joseph Dietrich. Eleven other defendants were Indicted on other charges ranging from vehicle taking to manslaughter.

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DANISH STRIKE CALL SENT OUT Defiance of King and Move for Republic Continues. COPENHAOT i. March 31.- I.nborites called a general strike today In protest against the king's action In dismissing the cabinet of Premier Zable. Agitation for a L'anish republic continued throughout the night. The king, It is said, charged the new ministry if labor, wlib responsibility for I roventing the strike, but was tolJ the mintstry was powerless. Social demoents, at a meeting last night, adopted a resolution denouncing the king's coup and demanding new elections after the plan followed In republics with extension of the voting power. The king approved the new cabinet under the premiership of Otto Liebe late yesterday. The ministry was pledged to call Immediate elections and to endeavor to obtain Internationalization of Flensborg. TUMULT MARKS ALBANY DEBATE Speaker Wields Gavel to Calm Socialist Discussion. ALBANY, N. Y., March 31—Tumultuous scenes were enacted In the assembly this afternoon In the opening of the fight to unseat the five socialist members. Long before the debate on the legality of unseating the members was reached the members of the house engaged In a wordy two hour wrangle on the matter of postponing a vote. So riotous became the proceedings that Speaker Sweet, after pounding for considerable time, finally said: “The members of this house are conducting themselves In a disorderly manner. "It Is more like a ri'M than orderly proceedure. “I appeal to members to be gentlemen and true representatives of your state and your districts.” M’ADOO ON TOP IN STRAW VOTE Former Secretary Holds Big Lead in Poll Among Editors. WASHINGTON, March 31.—A digest of the democratic returns In the coun-try-wide poll of dally newspaper editors taken by International News Service, Indicates today’s trend to be: For President-—William Gibbs McAcloo of New York. For Vice President—Gov. James M. Fox of Ohio. Platform —Business administration, with liberal leanings. This outline Is based upon facts and figures disclosed by the straw vote In which not one, but every state In the Futon, had fair representation. The first returns showed McAdoo second, Gov. Cox third. Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer fourth, Gov. Edward I. Edwards of New Jersey fifth, and William Jennings Bryan sixth lu the first choice balloting. McAdoo was first choice In the voting If the totals of first, second and third choice votes are taken as indicating democracy’s selection, rather than the first choice votes alone. These totals put McAdoo first with 224 votes. Hoover second with 192, Palmer third with 152, Bryan fourth with 95, Cox flftn with 78, and Edwards sixth with 51 votes. The signs seem equally to favor Gov. Cox for vice president. TURKS IN ARMS AGAINST ALLIES Revolt Reported Everywhere Except at Capital. PARIS, March 31.—A revolution directed against the allies has broken out throughout all Turkey except Constantinople, a Budapest dispatch, quoting the newspaper Pester Lloyd, said today. (The text of President Wilson’s note to the allies demanding the expulsion of the sultan and the Turks from Constantinople Is printed on page 15.) Detectives Robbed WILMINGTON, Del., March 31.—Burglars entered the rooms of the city detective bureau early today, securing

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CALL FOR FARM HANDS SENT OUT Shortage General in Face of More Attractive Offers. Food production In Indiana Is threatened seriously by a shortage of farm labor, George C. Bryant, field agent of the department of agriculture, said today. “Farmers generally contemplate reducing production about 15 per cent,* Bryant asserted. “This Is due mainly to the labor shortage and the high wages the labor Is demanding. “Another factor in causing redaction is the fluctuation of prices and the high cost of rarrn machinery." CHICAGO, March 31— Jazz, luxurious dinners, plenty of shows and late hours, together with easy Jobs at high wages, threatens to cause a labor shortage on farms this year, which may cause further increases In living costs, observers here said today. Tempting offers by farmers in the grain belt are meeting with little response and unless farm help is obtained shortly farmers will have to work night and day to get In their crops, according to reports. MADISON, Wls., March 31.—Farm hands are deserting the agricultural fields for the higher wages of the city, officials here said today. Wisconsin's good roads program Is adding to the worries of the farm employer. Five dollars a day paid these workers appeal to the farm hand more than the S6O to S7O a month he has been receiving, they said. ST. PAUL, March 31.—“ There is a firm labor shortage," said Dean R. W. Thatcher of the University of Minnesota agricultural school, “but we have a general idea that farmers are cutting down their acreage this year and won't need so much help.” ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 31.—Farm hands of the southwest with wages paid this year will be able to come back to the country next year as summer boarders, employment agencies and farmc-s declared today. A serious shortage of farm lsbor is forecast for Missouri, Arkansas and southern Illinois, despite highest wages in history. LANSING, Mich., March 31.—Verne H. Church, field agent of the Michigan crop reporting bureau, declares the present drain on farm labor caused by abnormally high wages in factories and industrial establishments Is a temporary condition.

SEES HANDICAP FOR WOUNDED i Red Cross Worker Says Labor Opposes Free Training. WASHINGTON, March 31.—Charge* that organized labor Is standing In the way of the free and unrestricted training of wounded veterans of the world war were made beforv the house educational committee today, during the investigation of the bureau of vocational education. “The typographical union head in New Y'ork objects to our teaching the boys the printing trades and said his organization would resent such action,” Douglas McMurtrle, representing the Red Cross Institute of New York, told the committee. “Is It not true that the labor unions object to the training of boys, and that the bonrd Is honeycombed with representatives of the labor unions.” Representative Blanton of Texas asked “I believe the plan has been to work in co-operation with the unions,” McMurtrle answered. “The statement that we are standing In the way of vocational training for wounded soldiers is absurd,” Marsden G. Scott, president of the International Typographical union, with headquarters in Indlnnnpolls, said today. “Why, we are doing all we can to aid this valuable work,” he continued. “I personally have helped to map out various angles of the vocational work. “Os course our unions can not afford to give cards to men not qualified. “I have suggested that wounded soldiers be given at least a year of Intensive training before they are taken in under the journeyman apprenticeship rule.” Carson Says 6 Men Leave U. S. to Get Him LONDON, March 31.—Sir Edward Carson, leader of the Ulster unionists, said In the house of commons today that he had been Informed by Scotland Yard that six men had left America for Great Britain to assassinate bio.

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HOME RULE FOR IRISH APPROVED BY PARLIAMENT Bill Passes Second Reading After Lloyd George Likens Valera to Jeff Davis. SINN FEIN URGED TO AID LONDON, March 31.—The new Irish home rule bill passed the house of commons on second reading this afternoon after a brilliant speech of defense by Premier Lloyd George. The vote was 348 to 94. The premier compared Ireland to tho American south before the Civil war, and Prof. E. DeValera, the Sinn Fein “president of the Irish republic” to Jefferson Davis. “The home rule bill gives Ireland powers more extensive than those of the American states,” said the premier. “Wales ind Scotland would be proud If the same measure of self-government was offered to them. “No plan which is acceptable to British parties would at present be acceptable to any part of Ireland. “If we asked Ireland they would say overwhelmingly that they wanted independence and a republic. MAKES COMPARISON WITH CIVIL WAR. “DeValera Is in exactly the same position as Jefferson Davis before the American Civil war. “If he insists It will lead exactly to the same methods of oppression as the northern states of America used to avoid secession. “If Wales demanded a republic we would resist —and yet Wales is as distinct a nationality as any other in the world.” Lloyd George appealed to the Sinn Fein, saying that the south of Ireland could bring unity nearer by years if they make a real effort to make the bill work. “None of this house supports self-de-termination,” continued the premier. “Labor is not prepared to grant it if It means a republic.” The premier then turned to the labor benches *nd asked if they conceded the right of self-determination. GIVES CHALLENGE TO ASQUITH. He challenged former Premier Asquith to name any section of Ireland that is ready to accept the dominion form of government, wihch Mr. Asquith had suggested in his .speech yesterday. Lloyd George made a jocular reference to the Irish language, which brought forth noisy Interruptions. Subsequently Will Thorne, a laborite, leaped to his feet and shouted to the house: “You will tire of him some day,” referring to Lloyd George. William Adamson warned the government about its Irish policy. He declared that the .Sinn Fein movement "Is sweeping large parts of Ireland like a holy war.” He added that a continuance of the policy of suppression would complete the influence of Siun Feinism throughout all of Ireland.” Sir Edward Carson, In opposing the bill In Ulster's name, complained that “not only were assassinations being carried In Ireland by men from America,” but that propaganda was being spread in the Ulnted States which the British government did not take the slightest trouble to arjwer. TROOPS GUARD IRISH PRISON DUBLIN, March 31.—Soldiers armed with machine guns and supported by flying squadrons with armored cars, were guarding Londonderry prison today following outbreaks by Sinn Feiners imprisoned there and reports that an effort might be made to rescue them. The additional troops arrived yeeter(Con tinned on Page Twelve.) MINE RAISE HITS CITY UTILITIES Addition of $1,250,000 to Fuel Bills Predicted.

The coal price increase resulting from the coal commission’s decision, granting bituminous miners a wage Increase of 27 per cent, will add approximately a million and a quarter dollars to the fuel bills of Indianapolis public utility companies, it was predicted today. Increases were estimated by officials of the companies as follows: Terre Haute. Indianapolis & Eastern and the Indianapolis street railway, $375,000; Indianapolis Light and Heat Company, $250,000; Interstate Public Service Company, $200,000; Indianapolis Water Company, 121,000; Indianapolis & Cincinnati Traction Company. $25,000, arid the Merchants Heat and Light Company, $225,000. Those Increases are based on the probable raise in coal prices and figured against the cost of coal before Dec. 15, when the grant of a 14 per cent increase In miners' pay was agreed on. Mine operators announced In New York yesterday that the wage increases would result in price raises of 65 cents to $1.25 a ton on bituminous coal. Indianapolis retail dealers say the price of coal is certain to be greatly Increased, but few dealers have been advised of the ex rent of increase? Operators are not taking orders for delivery of coal for next winter’s consumption. A. B. Meyer & Cos. hate announced the following increases: Indiana nut and slack, from $5.50 to $5.75; West Virginia split, from $8.50 to $5.73; West Virginia cannel, from sll to $11.50. SOARING COAL PRICES PREDICTED. WASHINGTON, March 31.—Soaring coal prices are expected to follow ‘the lifting of government price tonight. Within a few days the quotations wfl reach a level nearly equal to that of 191 V when prices were placed under the regul latlon of the fuel administration, accord-1 ing to those here who are in close touch’ with the coal trade. The 27 per cent wage Increase to ths bituminous miners becomes effective toJ morrow and this fact, coupled with tlfl lifting of restrictions on prices, is exfl pected to advance bituminous coal pricfl from 50 cents to $2 a ton. ■|| NEW MINING \IM CONTRACT FRAMED W NEW YORK, March 31.—Adoption ofl new contract between bituminous miners and operators before was forecast here today. *| The subcommittee of the joint committee bas adopted the tentative ccH tract formulated by a special of two, embracing the terms of the nfl jority report of the president’s apecH soft coal commission without enange.^B John L. dent of the miners, expects an amleakfl