Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 13, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 May 1920 — Page 1

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PORT BOOMERS OF SOUTHLAND GUESTS OF CITY Preach Advantages of Lower Atlantic Cities as Outlets for Shivers. PURPOSES EXPLAINED A large party of business men. representing south Atlantic seaport cities, ■visited Indianapolis today on a tour of the middle west. The visitors were ruet by a committee of fifteen members of the Chamber oL.Commerce and the same number of of the Hoard of Trade. The delegation visited points of interest in the city, including the motor speedway and numerous Industrial plants. A banquet will be given at' the ClaypooL hotel tonight at which Gov. Bickett of North Carolina and R Goodwin Rbett, former president of the United States Chamber of Commerce, will speak. MAJ. WIULIAMSON EXPLAINS OBJECT. Maj. W. W. Williamson of Savannah. Ga.. a prominent ship broker, who has been connected with the shipping interests of that port for more than forty years, explained the purposes of the trip. “The trip is largely an educational one," said Maj. Williamson. -We want the business men of the middle west to know what we have to ofTer them in the way of shipping facilities to Cuba, South America and all European ports. “We have spent twenty-five years or more in preparation for such a Journey into this prosperous section. “We are now prepared to offer to the shippers of Indianapolis who want to secure their part of the foreign trade every advantage offered by any other American port. “Until recently there has existed a harrier to shipping through the south that has worked greatly to our disadvantage and also to the disadvantage of the shipper from the middle west. •This has been the unjust discriminatory rates between eastern ports and the west as compared to southern ports and the west. “Heretofore It was cheaper to send goods to New York or Boston for export than to send the same goods to Savannah. Wilmington. Brunswick. Jacksonville or Charleston, but the United States railroad administration readjusted these rates so that shipments can now be made southward as cheaply as to the east. “These rates have been continued by the interstate commerce commission. “They are still In effect, although an is being made in the east to have the old order of things prevail. “It is to acquaint you westerners with these facts that we have come to see you. “If the old rates are restored it means closing the southern ports to you. REPRESENTATIVES IN THE PARTY. The following representatives of various southern cities make up the party: Wilmington. N. C—J. A. Taylor. Col. Walker Tavior. G. Herbert Smith. Hugh Macßae. Fred W. Dick, Maj Joseph W. Little. Roger Moore, C. W. Polvogt. W It. itociiiiian. Jr„ H. Lacy Hunt. Thomrs TU Wright', John R. Hsnby, I, W Moore J. Lawrence Sprunt, W. G. Brad'cot. P. McGlauehton. Capt, Harry Solomon. Herbert Biumenthai. Louis Sbrier, S. H. (Continued on Page Two.)

SAYS HE DIDN’T RUN DOWN NUN Taxi Driver Asks Jury Trial in Criminal Court. Blending not guilty to an indictment charging him ■with manslaughter and for a jury trial, Ollie Brown, a driver, was arraigned in the criminal *conrt today. Brown was indicted with Clifton f'oomer. another taxi driver, as a result of the death of Sister Mary Blanche on April 12 last. The nun was killed -when struck by or.e of two taxicabs on Monument circle.. Cootner lias been released from Jail on fcis own recognisance, bat Brown is still confined to the Marion county Jail because of his failure to give bond. Judge James A. Collins stated. Edward Stevens and Arthur Welling. Indicted on charges of blowing a safe of the Western Refining Company's station at Twenty-fifth and Meridian streets and having in their possession high explosives, entered pleas of not guilty. They were represented by Ryan. Ruekelshans & Ryan, and Attorney Frank Symmes. Others recently indicted, who entered pleas of not guilty, were: Ollie Tate, forgery; Norman Kennedy, forgery: Harold Campbell, burglary; John Garvin, burglary: Fred Schilling, forgery; Hubert Whiteside, burglary; Hascal Goontz. vehicle taking, and John Kemp, grand larceny. EXPERT EXPLAINS ZONING SYSTEM Says Factories Should Be Barred Off Boulevards. Indianapolis seizin? a strategic opportunity in starring a city planning program. Flavel Shnrtleff of Boston, executive secretary of the national conference son city planning, told a joint mating of the Indianapolis Real Estate Board Hnd the Kiwanis club at the Hotel fSeverin today. city should delay no longer,’ l!r. Shurtieff said. “Although you will never have the huge bills for reconstruction which have already been paid in some cities which were not blessed with an original plan providing for generous width of downtown streets and convenient radlals, yon must expect, with a growth of at least Iu.OOO people a year, that an unwatched, unplanned development will leave you with a considerable liability in 111-as-sorted street plans, with jogs to cliruiliite, streets to open, straighten an.l widen. “Moreover, you are now faced with an invasion of your boulevard system by business uses. “It is proposed to erect a well built, good looking building on Maple roatf und Meridian street. "It is good for such a building to be so placed where thousands of motors pass daily, but it is not good for Maple road, and your money and the money of the residents of that section was not spent to provide favorable locations for houses. better example caa be cited for the need of distrleting—that is the creation under the police power of districting for definite purposes and for this kind of buildings.’’ DEMOCRATS DINE TOMORROW. Members of the democratic state committee and candidates for state offices will be guests of the Indiana Democratic crab at a luncheon tomorrow.

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Studies U. S. Police JSM fe mmA y ' j Hk COL. G. B. SHANTOX. Col. G. B. Shanton. head of the insular police of Porto Rico, is visiting large American cities, making a study of our police methods preparatory to reorgauizing the Porto Rican force. U. S. Envoy Morris Is BackJProm Japan VANCOUVER, B. 0., May 26—Roland Morris, ambassador to Japan, has arrived from the far east on the steamship Empress of Russia. Girl Who Fails in Class Drinks Poison CHICAGO. May 26.—Because the teacher told her she might not be promoted Leonora Oppenheimer, 13, a school girl, took poison. Wilson Receives Two More Envoys WASHINGTON. May 26.—President Wilson today received Augusto Pe Alenear. BraziFan ambassador, and Sir Auckland Geddes. the British ambassador. Democrats to Hold ‘Open House’ Monday Open house will be observed next Monday on Speedway race day at the Indiana Democratic club. Members and their friends are invited to attend a dance to be given that evening at the clubhouse. Wife and Automobile BotM*one, He Says J. Ts. Lester of iiorv.n*tun. 1n..., today asked the poUce to search for his wife Lula I.ester, 36. and his automobile. He said his wife took S2O and the ear two days ago and disappeared. College May Make Hoover President BOSTON, May 26—Herbert Hoover is being considered by the executive head of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology corporation for president of that institution, to succeed the late Richard G. McLaurin. it was reported here today. Texans Decrease Bills for Luxuries DALLAS, Tex., May 26.—Demand from the public for luxuries and semi-luxuries decreased noticeably in April, according to tbe eleventh federal reserve district report here today. The nation-wide tension in tbe money market was also declared to be making itself felt In the Eleventh district. Passenger Engine Blows Up, Killing 2 BAY CITY. Micb.. May 26.—Two men were instantly killed and mi ny passengers were shaken up this morning when the boiler of the Michigan Central local passenger locomotive blew up near here. R. J. Smith and Frank Schmeipp, both residents of Detroit, were the victims. None of the passengers was seriously hurt The cause of the explosion Is unknown. Germans to Attend Conference at Spa BERLIN, May 26.—Germany has formally accepted the invitation of the allies to participate in the conference at Spa on June 21, the chancellor announced today. Lord Kllaiarnok. the British charge d'affaires, has been informed that the new date of the conference is acceptable to Germany. Tbe socialist newspaper, Vorwaerts. expresses fears that disorders may arise in Germane before tbe Spa conference convenes as a result of “military plotting."

Asks Order Preventing Mueller Acting as Justice of the Peace Asking for a restraining order to prevent Charles H. Mueller acting as a justice of the peace of Center township and for a mandate to prevent William H. Evans, trustee of Center township, from paying certain money to Mueller, Claris Adams, prosecuting attorney, today in behalf of the state of Indiana, filed a petition before Judge Louis Ewbank of the circuit court.

The action of the prosecutor •will j eventually determine if Justice Mueller i surrendered his office on April 11 last by obtaining a final settlement from William H. Evans as township trustee. At that time, Adams states in his peti- ' tion, Mueller, after serving a four-year i term, surrendered his office and turned i over his books to Frank Glass, but since ' then is said to have again resumed funcj tioning as a justice of the peace. Adams asserts in Ids petition that F.vlans ns a trustee will pay certain sums of money to Moeller unless an order is ls- ; sued by Judge Eubank preventing it. Adams contends that a vacancy does I eiist in Mueller'* office of justice of the i peace and that the county eomraission- ! ers has appointed no successor. The prosesi tiug attorney also asks that | Mueller be compelled to turn over all of his books and records to Justice Con-

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PROCTOR, WOOD ANGEL, PUTS UP HALF MILLION Says He Carries ‘Burden’—, Puts Cost in 47 States at $27,000 Each. PALMER MAN QUIZZED WASHINGTON, May 26.—C01. William Cooper Proctor of Cincinnati this afternoon declared that he carried “the burden" of the campaign of Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood for the republican presidential nomination. He appeared before the senate subcommittee investigating campaign expenditures. Col. Proctor said he had advanced $500,000 for campaign purposes which has not been covered by contributions. The Wood campaign was carried out in forty-seven states tall except California) at an average expenditure of SB,OOO a state." Cos!. Pro’tor said, “and in addition there was an additional $19,000 for publicity in each state. The second largest contributor to the Wood campaign was Col. Ambrose Monell, a fr>nd of Gen. Wood, who gave $20,000, Col. Proctor said. He named William Wriglev. chewing gum manufacturer; Col. Byllesby of Chicago, and “the Goodrich rubber man of Akron, 0.," as contributors, but did not state how much they gave. Cos!. Proctor objected to questioning from Senator Reed as to Internal differences in the 'Wood organization and the committee adjourned until later this afternoon. Former Congressman U. C. Carlin of Alexandria. Va.. manager of A. Mitchell Palmer's presidential boom, is counsel for a wealthy steel magnate accused of income fax dodging whose case Is now pending in Palmer's office, according to Carlin's own testimony before the senate subcommittee. The largest contributor to Palmer's campaign fund Is Joseph F. Guffey, Pittsburg oil man. who secured valuable concessions in Mexico from Carranza shortly before his recent downfall. Carlin testified. TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS PI T AT $89,610. Upon Guffey's ref urn from Meilco recently he issued a public statement w bi b was “most compllmentary to Carranza,'Carlin testified Guffey, backed by Palmer, won oat | in the recent Pennsylvania primary as a candidate for democratic national commPteemsn from that state to succeed Palmer. Carlin said Guffey bad given $10,0(0 to Palmers campaign fund, the total i ontribution to which amounted to s.'<9.. IiJO. * Grilled by Senator Red. democrat, of Missouri, and Senator Kenyon, republican. of lowa. Carlin displayed considerable uneasiness as he admitted he was counsel for H S Dupruv, a Pittsburg steel magnate, who was a chairman of the hoard of director of the Crucible Steel Company when that corporation was charged by the government with defrauding it of $10,900,000 In income taxes. Carlin testified the Crucible Steel Com- | pany bad since made restitution to the government of $9,000,000. DENIES CONNECTION WITH COMPANY. H<“ said he had no connection with the steel company's case, but represented I Dtipruy Bnd his wife when they were ae- ; cused by the Internal revenue office of : not making complete returns of their income taxes. Carlin explained Dtipruy had only accounted for $.16,000. The government, as a result of its investigation of the steel company's tax returns, claimed Dupruy owed $1,500,000 and bl* wife $150,090. There was also an additional government claim of 000 intensities pending against Dupruy, I Carlin stated Col. William Copper Proctor of Cincinnati, organizer of the Wood campaign. told the committee this afternoon that he had advanced $500,000 for campaign purposes. ACTING ONLY AS PERSONAL COUNSEL. ffX M. Kelleher. special assistant to Attorney General Palmer and formerly a law partner of Senator Kenyon, was handling the Steel company's case for tbe attorney general's office, Carlin said. Carlin claimed be knew nothing about the Steel company's case, saying he was acting only as personal counsel for Dupruy and bis wife in the case the government has pending against them. Dupruy had filed with the internal revenue office a check for $.16,000 In making his tax returns, whereas the government claimed he should have paid $1,500,000. Dupruy. since the government charged the steel company with defrauding it of $10,000,000 in income taxes, had quit as chairman of its board of directors because of illness, which necessitated his undergoing an operation, Carlin declared, and Dupruy’s “enemies’ wtre now in control of the company. It was when Internal revenue agents were, delving into the company's books (Continued on Page Eight.) STOP DESCHAKEt IH'I.LOTIXS. PARIS. May 26.—President Paul Desehsnel has so far recovered from the slight Injuries he received Monday morning when he fell from a moving train thnt the attending physicians announced today they would discontinue the issuance of bulletins.

rad Keller, who is the nearest Jnstlce of the peace to Mueller. June 7 Is set as return day for the summons In the case. The action of the prosecutor in filing this suit again revives the claim 01 •W. E. Henderson, a colored attorney, •who insists that under a previous agreement with the county commissioners he is entitled to be nppotnterl to the jueI ticeship vacated by Mueller. ! Some weeks ago. preceding the ptjI mar.v, the county commissioners refused j to appoine Attorney Henderson followI Inga public hearing on the ground? that Frank Glass is entitled to the first 'acancy. The prosecutor asserts that Mueller ta entitled to no funds l*j the hands of Trustee Evans for any services performed as a justice of the peace since April 10 £ast.

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High Costs Kill ' Virginia Newspaper RICHMOND, Va., May 26.—The Richmond VirginiJn has been purchased by the Richmond Evening Journal, and the Virginian suspended publication with the issue of last Sunday. The high cost of operation and the new-s print paper shortage were the reasons given for the suspension. V J THIRD YOUTH ON TRIAL FOR CRIME Two, One From Indiana, Already Sentenced to Die. NEW YORK. May 26.—Joseph F. Auth, on trial in the Brooklyn supreme court, charged with complicity in the murder of Samuel Wolchock, a stationery dealer, testified today in bis own behalf. Guy Nichols and Jesse Walker of Evansville. Ind., have already been, convicted and sentenced to be electrocuted. Auth is alleged to have been their “lookout." The diary which entered Into the evidence. Auth admitted was his, and he told the court all references to “Mayer" meant himself. Assistant District Attorney Warhasse read from the diary where “Mayer" (Auth) and Nichols and Walker asked a man for a spark plug. Then “’Mayer’ put a little dent in his noble head," the diary read. Another statement was read where “Mayer" and the other two went to Jersey and "bought a couple of gats, some pills and a drill." Auth said he wrote the Rtuff to while away a Sunday afternoon and lhat tt was Just bragadocclo. SEIZE RICH MAN’S BOOZE IN CHICAGO Federal Agents Find 10 Cases in ‘Gold Coast’ Home. CHICAGO, May 26 Chicago's “gold coast" se-uion. comprising the homes of ’be wealthiest residents of the city—was in a furore today as the result of a raid by prohibition agents on the apartment of Charles B. Smith, millionaire president of the Stewart-Warner Speedometer Company. In which fen cases of whisky were seized and carted off to government warehouses. The raid, it was declared, was made In connection with the federal inveatlga tlon of the “million dollar whisky trust." which is said to have supplied big quan titles of liquor to the wealthy. The warrant on whch the raid was made charged that Mr. Smith had intoxicating liquor unlawfully In bis pos session. It was reported (bat prohibition sleuths were walling at the apartment early to day to arrest him. At the Federal building it was re ported that warrants for the s.lzure of “private stock ’ In at leaa; a doren more Lcuvtt of ti, eeair* > bs\e peer, issued and that more “go!d coast" raids will La made today.

Texas Recommends McAdoo DALLAS, Tex.. May 28.—Sixteen delegates-at-large, including four women, uninstructed, but accompanied by a resolution highly commending W. G. McAdoo, were elected to the San Francisco convention by the Texas state democratic convention. Each delegate-at-large will have a quarter vote.

DAINTY THIEVES CARRY OFF CANDY Also Take Smokes at Grocery —Four Houses Robbed. Burglar* entered the grocery of E. W. T. Schmidt, 1611 Southeastern ave rule, early today and carried away 300 cigars, five various of cigarcts. four boxes of chocolate bars and $7.50 from the cash drawer. The home of Alfreri Andrews, 1140 Spann avenue, was robbed, the thief ob taining SIOO worth of Jewelry and $7 1 in money. J. G. McCullough, 3821 Washington i boulevard, told the police his family has j been in the south since Jan. 1, and rei turned yesterday finding Jewelry, furs, silverware, twenty pounds of sugar, three I dozen cans of fruit, table linen and other articles valued at SIOO missing Mr3. Minnie Sharpe, 321* West Twentyfifth street, returned home from the grocery and found the house ransacked uud sll missing. A burglar ransacked the home of Mrs. Forrest Shepherd. 2951 Kenwood avenue, : but nothing was taken. Mrs. Philip Sacks, 2445 North Alabama street, reported the theft of a gold mesh bag valued at $125, which contained S9O, from her home. O’DELL GIRL ON TRIAL AS SLAYER Lawyer Contends She Was Annoyed by Slain Man. ROCHESTER, N. Y.. May 26.—Pearl O'Dell, charged In conjunction with her husband, James TANARUS,. O'Dell, with the murder of Edward Kneip, was placed on trial today before Justice Robert F. Thompson. Evidence to support the testimony of Mrs. O'Dell that she was annoyed by Kneip, the murdered man, after her marriage to O'Dell, and that Kneip tried to renew improper relations with her. has been found by Attorney Fuller, counsel for Mrs. O'Dell, be said. James T>. O’Dell was recently convicted and is now In Sing Sing prison under sentence of death. U. S. and Ecuador Sign Convention WASHINGTON, May 26.—The secretary of state and the minister of Ecuador have signed a convention providing for an international gold clearance agreement identical with the convention already signed between the United States and Haiti, Pan-America, Guatemala and Paraguay. The purpose of the convention Is to assure adequate governmental security for gold deposited for clearnrce in commercial transactions between banking houses. The convention with Eciudor will be sent to the senate with four similar conventions which are an outcome of the deliberations of the international high commission in Buenoa Aires in 1316 and subsequently.

GEORGE AGREES WITH ISSUES IN WRIGHT REPORT Favors Retaining Present Jail and Abolishment of ‘Fee’ System. APPROVES BOARD IDEA Confronting the county commissioners today is the problem of putting into effect the extensive recommendations made by Dr. Henry C. Wright, an expert in institutional management of New York city, (o correct and improve existing conditions in institutions of the county. President Lewis George of the com missioners has indicated that he approves of Dr. Wright's recommendation that the county jail be retained as such an institution instead of transferring the prisoners to the abandoned Marion county workhouse. He also favors the budget system for the jail instead of the present unsatisfactory “fee" system, and in this way again agrees with the expert, who firmly contended that the "fee" system should be abolished. President George also indicates that he favors the creation of anew board by special legislation to take charge under the direction of the commissioners, tbe control of the poor relief in the county as well as managing the alms houses. DEVOTES MUCH SPACE TO RELJKF OF POOR. Dr. Wrigbt, in his report, contends that the proposed new board be “created as an agent of the board of county commissioners to administer all of the institutional and social work under the Jurisdiction of the commissioners and the township trustees.” The expert devoted much attention to certain phases of poor relief as handled by the township trustees at the present time “The obviously low standard of poor relief as administered in a township trustee's office, and the hampering of :be work of tbe county commissioners due to tbe social problems which they must deal with, raises tb question whether it would not produce bettor results to create anew board as an ageu/j of tbe commission, whose functions it would be to administer the institution, now under their care, and to take over all of the ’overseer of the poor' work of the township trustees," Dr. Wrigb. stated in his report. Dr. Wright pointed out that. In all large population centers the.e social functions aro placed In the hands of a special board or officer and stated that “it would seem time to 1 ring about similar conditions In Mirion county." SPECIAL LEGISLATION WOULD BE NEEDED. Tn order to carry out this vita! recommendation of the expert it will be necessary to obtain special state legislation, and in this particular Ihe state legisla ture and the county commissioners have a big problem to s >lve. In other sords the controversy narrows down to the propoflitiop WiU (he county commissioners i>N willing to surrender their right of finally deciding (Continued on Page Two.)

FATHER DEMANDS CUSTODY OF GIRL Declares Dauyhter Illegally Restrained of Her Liberty. Contending that his O vear-old daughter. Grace Marie Moore, is being illegall> restrained of her liberty at the home of Edward and Grace M. Buscber. 4.346 Carrollton avenue. John E. Moore, the father, today filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus before Judge T. J Moll of the superior court, room 5. Moore sets up that his daughter is now under an order of the juvenile court noa claims that this order is null and void. The child was made a ward of the court, and temporarily placed In the home of her aunt. Mrs. Grace M. Buscher, according to Judge Frank Uabr of the j Juvenile court, | Judge Uahr stated that his authority l for making such disposition of the case : is given by the statutes in cases of child neglect and making the child in question i a ward of the court. Daughters Get Bulk of Morton’s $10,000,000 WASHINGTON. May 26. Disposing of an estate valued at $10,000,006 the will of William Parsons Morton, former vicepresident of the United States, was filed for probate here today. After certain bequests are made the residue of the estate with one share each in trust gees to each of the sur vi-ing daughters. Mrs. William C. Eusls. Miss Helen Morton and Miss Mary Morton, and one share to the children of Mrs. Winthrop Rutherford, n deceased daughter. Oh the death of a daughter her share i is to go to her issue or if she dies wltb- ! out issue then the surviving children | or issue of deceased children. Hidden ‘White Mule’ Leads to Arrest A" quart of “white mule'' hidden under a lumber pile led to the arrest of John Mazmek, 945 West Peart street, today. Mounted Officer Shine saw Mazmek leaning over a lumber pile. When he approached Mazmek ran. Shine overtook him and asked him what the trouble was. Mazmek explained that he had been rescuing a chicken which had its foot caught in the lumber, but did not explain why he ran. On investigation Shine found the bottle where the chicken is supposed to have been. , U. S. Will Enforce Dry Statute in N. Y. WASHINGTON, May 23.—The federal rintutes will be enforced over the stale law in New York as It was in New Jersey, Assistant Attorney General Frierson said today in commenting on the signing by Gov. Smith c-f the New York state law authorizing the manufacture and sale of 2.75 per *ent beer.

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Kremer of Montana to Preside at Frisco WASHINGTON, May 26.—. TANARUS, Bruce Kremer of Montana, vice chairman of the democratic national committee, will call tbe democratic national convention to order at San Francisco, June 28, instead of Chairman Cummings. U. S.Agents Would Seize Chicago Sugar CHICAGO. May 26. Seizure of 3.000.000 pounds of sugar which has been held on railroad tracks for several weeks has been recommended by the local heads of the department of justice,' it was learned today. The recommendation asks that the sugar be confiscated and sold at cost. Call International Meeting for June 11 WASHINGTON. May 26.—The league of nations’ commission on plans for the formation of an international court of justice will meet in open session at the peace palace In The Hague June 11. the American minister at. the Netherlands advised the state department today. Great Britain, Japan, Belgium. Brazil. Holland. Spain and Jugo-Slavia will have official representatives. F.lihu Root, former secretary of state of the United States, will attend. TROLLEY WORKER IS ELECTROCUTED Body Found in T. H., I. & E. Converter House. The body of John Dawkins, 65. of 43v North Illinois street, was found today in a converter bouse on the Crawfords, ville division of the Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Company system, two and one half miles northwest of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Dawkins, who was en employe of the company, had evidently grasped a transformer carrying 33.00 b volts of electricity. The body was found by Virgil Quinn. 1397 Olive street, another employe of the company. Dawkins bad been employed as an electrical engineer by the company for i twelve years. He is survived by a widow, a daug'ui ter and a son. all of Indianapolis. WILSON REQUEST TO MEET DELAY No Action on Armenia Expected Before Conventions. WASHINGTON, May 26 Fresident Wilson's request for authority to accept a mandate for Armenia is not likely to get congressloral action until after the national conventions, although it will be considered by bnnse and senate foreign relations committees tomorrow. Th* house committee contemplates calling Secretary of State Colby as a witness to testify concerning the duties that would fall upon this nation if it accepted a mandate ever Armenia. Gen. Harbord, who made an investiga--1 tlon and rendered a report on the obit gallons of such a mandate will also be called to testify. There is every indication now that the mandate is going to be another, political issue in the coming campaign, and republicans profess to accept it gladly. President Wilson if derermined for action on the question of the mandate, it was learned at the whi’ehouse. and he will insist that the matter be taken up in earnest by congress al the earliest possible moment. Complete details as to plans, cost and purposes of the proposed Armenian mandatory by (he United States are asked of President Wilson in a resolution introduced in the house by Representative Mason of Illinois. “What number of men will be required In the event of war with Rus sla or Turkey or both?" the resolution i inquires, “and are these armies to be raised by calling for volunteers or by recourse to the conscription law?” Mason also inquires Into the plans and scope of the necessary naval forces and ! operations. LONDON, May 26.—Press comment ! bere today on President Wilson's message urging the congress to accept mandate over Armenia, agreed that, congress would turn down the president's recommendation. The Daily News said: “To accept the mandate would mean acceptance of the league covenant." The paper also believes tbe senate's rejection will strengthen the democratic situation. In the Chronicle it was predicted early necessity for a mandate over Armenia will be brought about by bolshevik! developments. Two More Held on Blind Tiger Charges Two men are under arrest today charged with operating a blind tiger. Ed Thomas, negro, 635 East Wabash street, was arrested by Sergt. Chitwood on an affidavit charging that he sold liquor to Charles O'Banyon, negro. 617 East Wabash street, who was arrested on the charge of drunkenness some days ago. Joseph Ford was arrested by Lieut. | Cox on the charge of operating a blind | tiger when whisky was said to have been found In his possession.

What’s What I* l Indianapolis .jijr “Know Your Own MBl jyjßJlj- Home Town ” 818-1' Vl (£y the Reference Department, Indianapolis Public Library, C. £. Rush, Librarian) Who was the first postmaster, and when was he appointed? Samuel Henderson was appointed postmaster of Indianapolis by President Monroe in 1822. Where did Flanner House gets its name, and what is its service to the city? In 1898 Frank \V. Flanner offered the use of a double house on Colton street to the Charity Organization to be used as it saw fit. Miss Sarah Colton Smith organized a social settlement in the Flanner property for the colored people of the community and named it "Flanner Guild”—later to be called "Flanner House.” The departments of the work carried on by the settlement itself are an employment bureau, day nursery, friendly visitation, make-over shop, coal savin? club, community’paper, yard contests and a Sunday school. Work carried on through the settlement by other organizations includes a tuberculosis clinic, baby clinic, child garden and a library station. What four organiaations in the city changed their names during the war? Das Deutsche Haus was changed to the Athenaeum; Indianapolis Mannerchor to Academy of Music; Turnverein to Independent Athletic club, and Altenheim to Old Folks' home. (Series Number Twenty-two.)

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JUDGE ANDERSON UPHOLDS MINERS IN RIDDLINGLEVER ACT Sustains Motion to Kill IS of 18 Points of Indictment Against 125 Coal Men, Ruling Against Fuel Control Law . HOLDS IT TO BE ‘ DISCRIMINATORY 9 BULLETIN. WASHINGTON, May 26.—The government this afternoon asked the supreme court to hear arguments early next October in a case involving the constitutionality of the anti-profiteering sections of the Lever law. The request followed a decision of Judge A. B. Anderson of Indianapolis Holding sections of the law unconstitutional. Holding important sections of the Lever food and fuel control act unconstitutional, Judge Albert B. Anderson in federal court today sustained a motion to quash thirteen of the eighteen points of an indictment against 125 miners and operators charging them with violation of the act Judge Anderson characterized sections of the act under which the miners and operators were indicted as “discriminatory,” “arbitrary,” “objectional" and “insufficient.”

WOMEN DECIDE THEY WONT JOIN Withdraw Applications to Indianapolis Real Estate Board. The question of admitting women as members of tbe Indianapolis Real Estate Board was temporarily settled today by the decision of the women to withdraw their applications for membership. The applications of Mrs. Alta C. P.ehren and Mrs. Gertrude E. Berry, with offices at 416 .American Central Life building, have been before the board for the last five weeks and as yet have not been decided upon, although they have come up before the board of directors several times. Mrs. Bohren. wbo has for some time seen associated with several of the. leadiug women's clubs, both local and national. iu writing for herself and Mrs. Berry, said. "Inasmuch as the matter of admitting women to memberstip in your organization has stirred up such a question with a part of your membership, and the matter still remains undlcided after sonic five weeks, I would ask that you please return my application, together with that of Mrs. Berry, who Joins me in deciding that if the Indianapolis Real Estate Board i so contracted and questions the policy of admitting those whose only disqualification is that they are women, onr membership therein would only prove disadvantageous to us. “I am sure your board is losing sight of the fact that the time is right now when women must be thought of hs man’s eqjtal, and should he treated as such In trade and professional organizations. "Mrs. Berry and l both thank you personally. Mr. Temrleton, for your kindly interest." The question of whether the women are to be admitted was to have been decided at a meeting of the board of directors tomorrow. RESERVE TROOPS READY TO CROSS Will Be Sent to Ireland if Need Arises. LONDON, May 26.—Eight battalions today were being held in reserve in anticipation of the need of reinforcements for troops already in Ireland. The Cameron Highlanders, one of the crack units of the British army, have been ordered to Ireland today. The troops have been stationed at Aldershot. Although the strike of Irish railroad workers was settled yesterday, and an agreement reached with the railwaymen's union with regard to the handling of munitions, the men have declined to return to work immediately. A special meeting of the executive committee of the railroad workers has been called for tomorrow, to prepare definite instructions regarding the handling of munitions, not only in Irelend, but for the entire membership of the unions. The stores of munitions in Kingstown, which precipitated the Irish strike when engineers refused to move them to Dublin, are still on the docks. Fresh attacks were made yesterday against government buildings in tuau.v parts of Ireland, where it is reported several were destroyed by fire. CORK, Ireland. May 26.—Kilbrittain castle, northwest of Cork, near Brandon, was destroyed by fire last night, accord itig to a message here today. The damage was estimated at $500,000. Was a Nice Day for Fishing, Too Clarence Miller. Robert Miller, John Ramson and E. Bryant, giving their addresses as “city,” were arrested today charged with fishing in Baby lake in Riverside park. The report to the police did not say whether they had caught any of the city's pet fish.

NO. 13.

i Immediately after the ruling wan made Charles Evans Hughes, attorney for the miners and operators, filed a demurrer against the five points of the indictments which remain and the government filed an exception to the ruling against the thirteen points quashed. HUGHES REFERS TO “O.MINBUS LANGUAGE.” The remaining five points ape based on section 9 of the Lever act, which Judge Hughes declared to be Indefinite and composed of "ominbus language." “Tour honor, I don't stand here to hast “--n r-ci-nn o indictment or prevent them from being brought into court, men wh# should be indicted, but these men, If it please your honor, should not be hailed here and made to answer such charges couched in such omnibus language,” argued Judge Hughes. r-mpliatienlly the former United States supreme court judge insisted that - the five disputed Indictment counts failed to particularize sufficiently to bring the men to trial. "The language of these five counts fails to advise us what coal these men are said to have refused to mine; what mines they refused to operate; what shipments they refused to deliver: what details constitute the alleged breach of the law, when it all happened, and It gives us no basis for refuting or making an adequate defense of the broad, indefinite charge* made in the counts," concluded Mr. Hughes. A formidable array of law books were banked on the table before Mr. Hughes, and quickly he took up law book after law book, to read passages to support his arguments. The sections declared unconstitutional by Judge Anderson are section 4, which makes unlawful the destruction of food and the necessities and other acts designed to curtail the food and fuel supply, and section 26, which prohibits hoarding. Tbe court held that section 4. as amended, which excepts farmers, gardeners. horticulturists, ranchmen and other producers of food from its provisions. is "arbitrary, not natural or reasonable, repugnent to due process of law.”

HUGHES IN COURTROOM • WHEN RULING READ. The motion to quash, which was filed in behalf of the miners and operators by Mr. Hughes, who was in the courtroom when the ruling was read, took up the various sections of the law separately. The court followed the same rule to rendering its decision. I nder the heading. “As to the validity of amended Section 4 and Section 26,’’ the court says: “I nder this head it is urged that each of these sections contains an arbitrary classification, and that congress is precluded by the fifth amendment, as arc the state by the fourteenth amendment, from making such classification. In othe* words, the defendants claipx such classification is repugnant to the -due process' clause of the fifth amendment.” The court then quotes the fourteenth amendment, which prohibits any state to deprive a person of life, liberty or-prop-erty without due process of law. and lie fifth amendment, which provides the same so far as the government is concernel. "By the simplest and plainest rules of construction the words, ‘due process of law.’ must have the same meaning in the fifth and fourteenth amendments,” the court holds. It then proceeds to quote decisions sustaining this point. "Is the classification in amended Section 4 and in Section 26 reasonable or arbitrary?” the court asks. MERE CLASSIFICATION IS NOT SUFFICIENT. The decision declares that the mere fact of classification is not sufficient, but that “It must always rest upon some difference which bears a reasonable and just relation to the act in respect to which the classification is proposed, and can never be made arbitrarily and without. any such basis.” lie cites further authority and then proceeds: “Now let us apply the rule of this case to amended section 4. The Lever act is entitled: ‘An act to provide further for the national security and defense by encouraging the production, conserving the supply, and controlling the distribution of food products and fuel.' “In the first section of the act ‘foods, feeds and fuel' are called necessaries and the prohibitions are as to necessaries thus defined. By amended section 4 farmers, gardeners, horticulturists, vineyardlsts, planters, ranchmen, dairymen, stockmen and other agriculturists —persons who produce food and feeds—with respect to the products produced or raised upon land owned, leased or cultivated by them, may wilfully destroy such foods and feeds for the purpose of enhancing the price or restricting the supply thereof; may knowingly commit, waste or willfully permit preventable deterioration of such foods and feeds on or in connection with their production, manufacture or distribution; may hoard such products; may monopolize or attempt to monopolize such products; may engage in any discriminatory and unfair, or any deceptive or wasteful practice or device, or may make any unjust or unreasonable rate of charge in handling or dealing In or with such products, and may conspire, combine, agree or arrange with any other person to limit the facilities for producing, or to restrict the supply, or to restrict the distribution, or to prevent, limit or lessen the production in order to enhance the price or exact excessive prices for such products, with impunity, while all other persons are to be punished as criminals for doing the same acts, including those who produce, supply or distribute the other necessary fuel. “The section so provides, notwithstanding the fact that the excepted and the included persona are all in the same general class; that is, they are all en(Contlnned on rage Eight.) ■