Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 30, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 June 1920 — Page 9

PT VICTIM f|r MAY RECOVER Harold Brown Declared W in Serious Condition. Sirs. Harold Brown, 38, who was accidentally shot yesterday, is in a serious Condition, according to physicians today Ibut has a slight chance to recover, phykicians said. I Bhe is at the St. Vincent’s hospital, f Mrs. Brown was in fropt of her home when the bullet struck her. An X-ray photograph shows the bullet in ter neck is either a .44 or a .45-caliber. This, the police say, gives strength to the statement made by Mrs. Flossie N'ewhart, Sangster avenue and Forty-fourth street, that she fired the bullet that struck Mrs. Brown. * Mrs. Newhart was about 500 yards’ distant and fired to frighten a horse that was in her garden, and from where she stood could not have seen Mrs. Brown. The weapon used by Mrs. Newhart was a .44-caliber long-bcrrel revolver. (Which supported McKinney’s testimony, asked the court for the privilege of askMcKinney a question. Judge Anderson smiled and said, “You have pleaded guilty. I will ask the questions for you and will probably answer them for you, too.” Eli Harp, another defendant, was a government witness and gave testimony which supported the stories of Van Pickerill and McKinney. Phillip Veach, who was not indicted, testified that he was the “gambling partner’’ of Boner and that Boner took out sums of money aggregating SI,OOO from the partnership. He stated that this money was “for the old man’’ and explained that he was under the Impression that Boner was giving the chief of police that money. On cross-examination, be stated that he did not know whether or not Boner gave Schmitt the money. “If Boner did give the money to Chief Schmitt it was for protection?” the court asked. “Yes,” said Veach. He admitted that Boner brought cases of whisky to the gambling house. HELMRICH AFFIRMS EARLY TESTIMONY.

Harry Helmrich, a defendant and a former saloon keeper and a political henchman, gave exhaustive testimony which corroborated that given by Miller. McKinney and Van PlcherllL Helmrich admitted that he was Instructed by Chief Schmitt to “throw' 1 the deal for the motorboat and paid Pete Mingst, the owner of the boat, the sum of S7OO, which was given him by Van PickerlUl. He stated that Schmitt never put a cent in the boat, but finally obtained ownership of the boat. Helmrich testified that he saw Van Pickerill give Chief Schmitt the sums of SSOO. S3OO and $l3O on three different occasions. Peter Mingst, the former owner of the "Fanolia,” testified that Helmrich gave him S7OO for the boat. Emory Kohlmeier, former deputy collector at the Evansville port, testified that Mingst notified his office of the tgnsfer of- the boat to the name of ve Lamb. Kohlmeier also testified that the boat ■was later put In the name of Chief Schmitt. Richard Pennington, a former saloonkeeper and powerful ward politician, was the first witness for the government at the afternoon session. Once during the cross-examination of a witness by John W. Spencer, attorney for Chief Schmitt, when the witness was giving damaging evidence concerning Schmitt in answer to questions of Spencer. Judge Anderson said: "I think that it is about time that somebody objects to this cross-examination on the part of yonr client.” FIVE MORE CHARGE PLEAS. The court then excused the witness. Five more defendants changed their pleas from not guilty to guilty. They were Otto Klein, John James, Charles J. Klein. William S. Perrott anri Herbert Evans, the last two being police officers. Telling a story of how he claims he was able to bribe Chief of Police Edgar Schmitt of Evansville. lad., and so make possible the importation of $350,000 of liquor from wet Kentucky Into * Indiana, Van Pickerill, former wholesale liquor dealer of Henderson, Ky., laid the foundation of the evidence on which the goverenment will ask the tonviction of twenty-three Evansville members of al alleged whisky ring. The government today resumed its efforts before Federal Judge Anderson In presenting evidence to support its con. tention that a gigantic conspiracy was successfully carried out in Evansville, I>eginning in June, 131$, and continuing until the spring of last year. Pickerill testified that Chief Schmitt voluntarily interested himself in the whisky traffic by personally making a visit to Pickerill in Henderson, Ky., and testified that this meeting resulted in a wholesale plan by which thousands of gallons of liquor was transported in automobiles and boats from the Kentucky side of the Ohio river to Evansville. COST PICKERILL $12,000 TO $15,000.

In summing up the total amount of 1 money which he claims he gave Chief Schmitt as privilege money, Pickerill testified that it aggregated between $12,000 and $15,000. besides whisky which Schmitt ordered and never setttled for. He estimated that a total of 70.000 gallons waa thus safely imported Into Evansville from his place of business and he fixed the value of the liquor at $350,000. Pickerill testified that Schmitt made 1 repeated demands upon htm for money and that he generally met tile demands of the chief for the ‘‘favors.” In discussing the beginning of the alleged conspiracy, Pickerill testified that Chief Schmitt, accompanied by Richard Pennington, a defendant, who has pleaded gnilty, came to Henderson to gee him. Before Schmitt left on the first visit, Pickerill testified that Schmitt remarked that Pickerill “was doing a big business and that they boys In Evansville were making lots of money, as everything was wide open.” . Pickerill testified that Schmitt made nfeveral “friendly visits to Henderson before any request for money was made by the head of the Evansville police department. About that time Schmitt came to Henderson with a government agent, who desired to obtain some information from Pickerill, he testified. "Schmitt returned without the federal man and told me that the government waa after me and that they wanted to hook me,” testified Pickerill. "About a week after that he catae to me and said he had information that I was going to be Indicted by the federal authorities and by the use of some money his friends in Indianapolis could take care of it.” Pickerill testified that after some arguments he made out a check for $523, tty> amount which he claims Schmitt requested. cashed the check and gave It to the Evansville police chief. GOVERNMENT SHOWS BRIBE CHECK. . ! The government Introduced the check, Pickerill Identified as the one by Evhich he made the first payment tt r hmltt. ■ Pickerill stated that he was Indicted By the federal court and pleaded guilty. ■ Pickerill related that some time after piaklng the first alleged payment to fecbmltt, Harry Helmrich called him by [phone and notified him to come to the chiefs office at Evansville, aiid after being Informed by Schmitt that he was letting the saloons run wide open in

What’s What IpSp In Indianapolis t {i Know Tour Own Q Home Town ” If? the Reference Department, Indianapilu |L| ’ Fubiic Library, C. E. Rush, Librarian ) iT’flSSfr W When did Indianapolis first organize a band? In IS4O. The leader was Abraham Protzmann. McCready, later mayor of the city, played a bass trombone; D. P. Hunt, James G. Jordan and Janies McCord Sharpe, the piccolo; Emanuel Haugh and Thomas Baker, the B flat trombone; William Karne and E. S. A. Tyler, the E flat cornet; Louis Walk, John Gilliland and James Vanblaricum, the French horn; Aaron D. Obr and Nicholas Norwood, tho clarinet; Lafayette Yandes and Thomas D. Miller played reed instruments, and James R. Nowland manipulated the brass drum. What and where is the Coliseum? The coliseum was built on the fair grounds in 1008 at a cost of $105,000. It was planned for a live stock pavilion show building, having an area oi 120x270 feet, in which are exhibited all cattle and horses during the fair. When used as an auditorium and the arena filled with chairs, it will seat nearly 10,000 people. It has developed that the building possesses wonderful acoustic properties to a marked degree. In what does Nordyke & Marmon excel? It Is the largest manufacturer of milling machinery In the United States. (Series Number Thirty-two.)

Evansville, thus making “business good" for Pickerill, that ho gave Schmitt another SSOO. In consideration for the payments, Pickerill testified that Schmitt stated he would keep the roads open and keep the officers off of the roads. At a later date Schmitt made another demand for SSOO, and Pickerill agreed io pay him SSOO a week for keeping the roads open and not permitting any police interference, he testified. Pickerill. in answer to a question of Judge Anderson, stated that he continued making SSOO payments for a period of about six weeks. PICKERILL “TIPPED” OFF BY CHIEF. Pickerill testified that on certain nights Chief Schmitt or one of his agents would ’’tip” him off that officers would be on the road and not ship any liquor on those nights. According to PlckeriTl's story, Bchmitt then decided he wanted to get into the whisky business and make some money, so an arrangement, according to Pickerlll, was made by which he was to pay for a motor boat. This motor boat was to be used as a “blind” in order to satify the Y. W. C. A. and other organizations which were then raising a protest against the traffic. The motor boat was supposedly to be used to round up boats carrying liquor and cause the arrest of men bringing liquor Into Evansville. According to Plckeriil’s testimony, this boat made trips to bis place at Henderson and brought back many cases of whisky to Evansville and that alleged agents of Schmitt made arrangements for ordering the whisky. The boat cost Pickerill approximately SSSO and the agreement was that Schmitt would have a city employe operate the boat. Pickerill testified. Pickerill also claimed that Schmitt at one time demanded SSOO to pay for the chief’s trip to Hot Springs and declared that he gave Schmitt the money. According to Pickerill, Schmitt said that he wanted between three and four hundred cases of whisky but only fifty cases were actually delivered of this order.

In telling of his alleged dealings with Fred Ossenberg, a republican leader and one of the defendants standing trial on a plea of not guilty, Pickerill testified that conversations with the G. O. I*, leader resuited in him giving Ossenberg SI,OOO in cash for the purpose of having the sheriff keep his men off the roads. Pickerill contended that Ossenberg wanted $5,000, but after some discussion the figure was reduced to SI,OOO and the witness identified a check which he claimed was the one on which he drew the money for Ossenberg. He testified that William Meinert, known as “Puss,” hauled large supplies of whisky from Henderson to Evansville. Meinert has pleaded guilty In the federal court to the charge. During the cross-examination by counsel for the defendants an attempt was made to force Pickerill to admit that he sought to have Osesenberg corrupt Circuit Judge Gould of Evansville to prevent. a former employe of Pickerlll's, who was under indictment in that court, to Involve Pickerill in his confession. Pickerill firmly denied this, but the defense attempted to infer that Ossenberg refused and said that no man would dare to attempt to corrupt Judge Gould because he was elected on a “cleanup platform.” Counsel for the defense also sought vainly to prove by Pickerill that the motor boat, in question was not a fake or a bluff and that Schmitt caught Pickerill at one time aiding in bringing beer in a boat. Pickerill stated that he asked Schmitt why he stopped the barge and that Schmitt said it contained Anhauser-Busch beer and not Cook's beer. “I asked Schmitt if he was discriminating against the kind of beer I was selling and that if Evansville saloon keepers had to use Cook’s beer instead of the beer I was handling, I wanted to know it,” testified Pickerill. “Cook's beer was made in Evansville, hasn’t It?” asked Judge Anderson, and the witness answered in the affirmative. Several times Judge Anderson told Attorney Spencer, former member of the Indiana state supreme court and counsel for Schmitt, that he “must move faster.” At one time Spencer wanted to argue with the court concerning a legal premise. “All right, then, let us talk a lilt of law. If you know any,” Judge Anderson said to Spencer. “I am trying to get you to conduct yourself as you should.” That remark ended the argument. Indications are that the case will probablv require from two to three more days to complete it.

for interpretative reservations," while, condemning the “nullifying” Lodge reservations. He did not look for a fight over the league In the convention. The Nebraska senator did not believe there would be a dry plank In the democratic platform as the United States supreme court has put an end to bringing prohibition into party platforms. The senator thought the Volstead act should be liberalized. FARMERS ANGERED BY G. O. P. PLATFORM WASHINGTON, June 13.—Thoroughly angered by what he considers the betrayal by the republicans of the farmers of America, Benjamin C. Marsh, secretary and director of legislation of the Farmers' National council, today embarked upon a campaign of publicity planned to convince politicians tile farmer vote Is a power to be reckoned with at election time. Mr. Marsh has Just returned from Chicago, where he presented the platform of the Farmers’ National council to a committee of tha republican national convention. "The section of the republican platform on agriculture does not contain a single declaration to reassure the farmers of America," said Mr. Marsh. “While It expresses the belief of tho

republican party that the crux of the present difficulty in the farming Industry lies in prices, labor and credit, and that the situation can be Improved by adequate farm representation in appointment of government officials and commissions, it docs not pledge this representation. “Why not?” Mr. Marsh asserted the platform mentions several specific evils in the agricultural situation without attempting to provide a remedy for them, and declared no suffering patient could ever be persuaded that a diagnosis is as good as a cure. MARSHALL DUE AT FRISCO TODAY SAN FRANCISCO, June 15.—Vice President Thomas R. Marshall was expected to arrrive hero today to assume leadership in the national administration’s fight to have tho democratic national convention adopt the league of nations. Chief opposition was expected from William J. Bryan, inclined to reservations. Marshall was to arrrive by automobile from Nevada. His arrival was expected also to revive talk of “Marshall for President.” Senator Robert Owen of Oklahoma opened his campaign with a speech last night declaring congress will not be dictated by bosses. Others on the ground are Wilbur Marsh, treasurer of the national committee and national committeeman from lowa, and E. H. Moore, campaign manager of Gov. Cox. Five of the national committee’s subcommittee on arrangements, Chairman Homer Cummings, J. Bruce Kremer of Montana, E. G .Hoffman of Indiana, P. H. Quinn of Rhode Island, Charles Boetschensteln of Illinois are here. Political observers predict the selection of Bambridge Colby, secretary of state, as permanent chairman of the convention and Carter Glass for chairman of the resolutions committee.

FEELS PARTY WOUNDS WILL HEAL BY FALL WASHINGTON, June 15- Senator Harding is confident he will receive the united republican support for president. He stated today that ne will give no consideration to rumors of disaffection in republican ranks. Time will be allowed for convention wounds to heal. Wounds that remain open will be treated after permanent organization for the campaign has been perfected. Sine*. his nomination by the convention last Saturday he has received congratulatory messages from the unsuccessful candidates and pledges of assistance from them or from the managers of their campaigns. Within a few hours after the nomination had been made, Gov. Lowden issued a statement announcing his support of the ticket. Senator Hiram Johnson telegraphed his congratulation. He is reported in Chicngo dispatches as declaring his Intention to support the nominee of the convention. Col. William Cooper I’rocter of Ohio, general manager of the Wood campaign, sent a congratulatory telegram to Senator Hardlhg. v Senator Harding accepts as sincere these declarations from his leading opponents and their representatives. Rumors that prominent republicans will bolt the party because of the ticket, lack of sympathy with the platform, or other reasons are not disturbing him. He also was pleased when he received telegrams of congratulations from many democratic friends, including Senators Pomerene of Ohio and John Walter Smith of Maryand. Senator Harding appreciates that those congratulations are personal. He is himself a party man, a firm believer in party organization. His attitude toward his party and his course as president If elected! may be summed up In this declaration: “It takes inoro than one man to run this country.” The cultivation and perpetuation oi peace with all foreign governments will be the aim of Senator Harding, If elected president, in directing the foreign policy of the United States. This wag Indicated early by the message he authorized sent to the French people. “If I become chief executive of this nation I can .assure you I will foster the spirit of friendship with France,” he declared.

lie refused to enter at this time my discussion of details of his foreign policy, should he be elected, s It is significant, however, that In his telegram of congratulations to Gov. Coolidge, upon his nomination for vice president, Senator Harding expressed satisfaction that a “truly great and trusted American” was named for this office. Harding will retain his seat in the senate until his term expires March 4 next, he announced. He admitted that his petition for reelection to the senate, filed In Columbus, 0., last week, will be withdrawn. Senator Harding finds that he can do little work at his office in the senate office building. He is subjected to interruptions and to interviews that he can not deny. Night work is necessary, the senator has decided, if he Is to get through with the accumulated routine business of bis office, meet bis visitors and keep up his afternoon golf recreation to make him physically fit for the strenuous weeks of campaigning that are ahead of him. Much of the detail work of his office Senator Harding has turned over to his secretary, George B. Christian, Jr. The office staff has been enlarged. An adjoining room, part of the suite occupied by Senator McCumber of North Dakota, and donated by him to Senator Harding for temporary use, has been made press headquarters. Senator Harding sees the newspaper correspondents in the forenoon and again in the afternoon for general conferences. Following eonferenees here, Harding will leave early next week for some seaside resort, where he will spend a week or more before leaving for Marlon, O , to deliver what probably will be Ms first formal speech of the campaign.

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, JUESDAY, JUNE 15, 1920.

Marriage Licenses Michael J. Doody, 25, assistant manager, 1530 Garfield place, and Helen Ryan, 22, 1531 Garfield place. Joseph S. Dutton, 27, pipe fitter, Beech Grove, Ind., and Gladys Mae Furr, 25, message operator. Beech Grove, Ind. Alven M. Davis, 44, lathe operator, 1705 Central avenue, and Maude M. Jackaon, 38, Bringhurst, Ind. Otto S. Ogdon, 32, groceryman, Hoopeston, 111., and Nelle Poland, 33, 1503 North Meridian street, Danville, 111. Thomas W. Murray, 23, dentist, Dayton, 0., and Helen O. Anderson, 21, 28 North Audubon road. George Nunley, 29, porter, 625 Senate avenue, and Mary Mackfee, 20, 625 Senate avenue. Noril Reeves, 43, laborer, 948 North West street, and Laura Brown, 40, North West street. David Hurt, 32, laborer, city, and Blanch Cuff, 30, 1037 North Sheffield avenue. Ray G. Dixon, 33, salesman. Plaza hotel, and Edna Mae Braddock, 22, Plaza hotel. Ferris C. Myers 25, agent, Syracuse, N. Y., and Evangeline O’Conner, 21, 3563 Central avenue. John George Hendricks, 27, electrotvper, 1818 North Alabama street, and Mary Zinkand, 25, ISIB North Alabama Vas’lle Vltllarn, 24, baker, 405 West Ohio street, and Louise Harm, 24, 405 West Ohio street. Walpole E. Albrecht, 21. timekeeper, 3349 West Tenth street, and Mary Agnes Conway, 24, 1144 Centennial street. Ernest P. Dixon, 36, general construction, 347 Trenton avenue, and Geneva Cecila Seller, 28, 347 Trenton avenue. Omar Harding, 32, 639 Indiana avenue, and Emma Green, 31, 2436 Cornell avenl Claude 11. Mahan, 21, service man, 3152 Graceland avenue, and Ezena Irene Lesley, 709 Yoke avenue. Cornelius Fenton, 35, shget metal worker, 1201 East New York street, and Marie Hufnagel, 36, 758 North Tremont avenue. Teddy A. Sarver, 22, brakeman, 1148 Calhoun street, and Audry La Rue, 18, dancer, 406 North Alabama street. Carl R. Graham, 28, auto mechanic, 1609 Massachusetts avenue, and Daisy Engle, 327 1500 Massachusetts avenue. _ Ernest Hazzen Rambo, 29, painter, 1732 Sheldon street, and Georgia Steinbaugh, 39, 1703 Central avenue. William M. Hodges, 26, nrai! carrier, 5041 English avenue, and Cecila Ellen Cherry, 24, 1020 Sterling street. Harry Boles. 26, soldier, Camp Taylor. Ky., and Aroille M. Schneider, 21, Camp Taylor, Ky. Nathan H. Bavnes, 85. street car conductor, 3029 West Michigan street, and Francis Cockrlel, 22, Huntington, Ind. John W. Campbell, 35, laborer. 2230 Pleasant street, and Clara Curry, 25, 1216 Madison street. William Simmons, 21, molder, 955 North Elder avenue, and Anna Crumes, IS, 955 North Elder avenue. Dorsie Sneed, 27, laborer 414 Senate avenue, and Gertrude Martin, 25, 1509 Asbury street. Early Goodrich. 30 .laborer, 25C Dearborn street, and Mary Dunkan, 29, North California 'street.. Mason Miles Fcathcrstone, 25, mechanic, 1842 Aaron avenue, and Eleanor Mary Tachan, 22, 1945 North LaSalle street. Harlan Kern, 28. clerk, city, and Margaret Blanche Phillips, 27, 225 Kaat Michigan street. Curtis Walker, 43, painter, 723 East Ohio street, and Iva Hiatt, 24, 723 East Ohio street. Rice Lambert, 27. retail coal dealer, 749 East drive. Woodruff Place, and Florine Hite, 27, 105 East Thirtieth street. Vietor William Jones, 23, drayman, 1530 Columbia and Catherine Beeler, 20, 723 North West street.

Births Jesse and Stella Bell, 1308 Columbia avenue, girl. Jaraea and Fern Baker. Ml Bates, girl. Carl and Agnes Brodnlk, 73d W. Warman. girl. William and Elsie Cawsev, 448 Berwick, girl. Walter and Helen Lehman, 12 Carter apartments, girl. Vasllia and Elena Storan, 111 S. California, boy. Herman and Daisy Makey, 88$ Udell. boy. Edmond and Regina Karlbo, 530 N. Oxford, boy. James and Ruth Schnan, 220 N. Rural, boy. George trnd Gladys Caldwell, 426 E. New York. girl. Charles and Eltn Stout, 2010 S. Belmont. girl. Cecil and Ethel Darbro, HOC W. Jones, boy. Harry and Lillian Neltor, St. Vincent’s hospital, girl. Ralph and Amelia Hart, 835 N. Capitol, boy. Perry and Jennie Featherstone, 1740 Morgan, girl. Charles und Ina Gardner, 110 Euclid, girl. Earl and Clara Stonebreaker, 1009 N. Alabama, girl. Magnus and Mary Rnnden, SBO Fletcher, girl. Omer and Eva Mclntyre, 1202 Spann, bey. Lewis and Margaret Dawson, 5-12 W. Abbott, boy. .Samuel and Anna Barnhart, 1337 Oliver, girl. Alonzo and Itheda Miller, 2352 Sheldon, boy. George and Nathellne Felts, 217 N. Rural, boy. Paul and Bertha Mills, 431 E. Market, boy. Charles and Myrtle Cowdou. 2117 Ringgold, girl. Everett and Lilly Mobley, .826 Hosbrook, boy. Shirley and Nannie Brown, 1129 N. Tremont, girl, son. girl. William and Louise Buscher, 1042 NelLeslle and Jessie Brooks, corner Draper and State, boy. Bennett and Ida Ramsey, City hospital, girl. William and Florence Smith, City hospital, girl. James and Mary Canaday, St. Vincent’s hospital, boy. Eugene ami Jessie Ryan, St. Vincent’s hospital, girl. Cecil and Annie Stalneker, St. Vincent’s hospital, girl. Ferdinand and Myrtle Meyer, St. Vincent’s hospital, boy. Frederick and Daisy GuVant, St. Vincent’s hospital, girl. Albert and Nella Westlund, St. Vincent's hospital, girl. Robert and Ida McDowell, St. Vincent’s hospital, boy. Noble and Edna Dale, 1146 Churchman, girl. Fred and Bessie Gorman, 2124 Ashland, girl. William and Lillian O'Day, 40 N. Rural, girl. t

Deaths Leonard William Piter. 44, 30 East Pratt, acute dilatation of henrt. Roily J. McCollum, 39, Methodist hospital, hypostatic pneumonia. John Ennis, 68, City hospital, arterio sclerosis. Charles Newton Craig, 60, 1233 Reisnor, chronic myocarditis. Alice E. Stein, 55, Methodist hospital, nephritis. Mary A. Gilman, 51, 1122 South Sheffield, cerebral hemorrhage. John C. Burton, 9 months, 413 North West, lobar pneumonia. Ada Margaret Willoughby, 3, 2001) West Morris, ileocolitis. - Anna M. Harris, 81, Fletcher sanitarium, acute cardiac dilatation. Infant Gallagher, 16 hours, 2404 Stewart, nonclosure of foreman ovale. Jane Rond, 86, City hospital, cerebral hemorrhage. / Laura Moosly, 44, Methodist hospital, hypothyroidism. Mnry'E. Hustotn, 19, Deaconess hospital, streptococic infection. Anne. P. Youck, 2, 902 Haugh, broncho pneumonia. Margaret McKee, CS, City hospital, chronic myocarditis. Samuel Hilton, 48, City hospital, cerebral hemorrhage. Canning Time Sugar Supply Plan Ready WASHINGTON, Juno 15.—A. W. Riley, special assistant to the attorney general, will return to his New York office today to direct the campaign by which It is hoped to supply the demand for sugar during the coming canning season. He will conduct the work through a national sugar distribution committee, composed of representatives of refiners, sugar importers and industries consuming sugar and wholesale grocers. The general plan la to allot tha available sugar.

CITY PRAISED FOR ITS CREDIT PLAN Second Largest Class in U. S. Enrolled in Course. Indianapolis was especially commended, at the annual convention of the National Association of Credit men, for the work done in this city in organizing and conducting a course in credits and collections, having had the second largest in the United States, according to word brought b3ck by Lawrence G. Holmes, general secretary of the Indianapolis Association of Credit Men, who has just returned from the convention, which was held at Atlantic City, and a trip through some of the eastern cities. Pittsburg was the only city to exceed Indianapolis as to the number of students enrolled In this course, having an enrollment of 144, while the Indianapolis branch of the National Institute of Credit had an enrolllment of 108 students, all of whom carried out the full sixteen weeks of the lecture course, beginning March 80, 1920; and it might be added that a great per cent of the Pittsburg students were taking the correspondence course. During his attendance at the convention and his trip to other cities, Mr. Holmes found that the activities carried out by the Indianapolis association compared very favorably with those at Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburg, St. Louis and other cities of large size. The lecture system adopted in this city brought forth many compliments from nationnl officers and directors at the Atlantic City convention. It was brought out during the convention that there had long been felt a need for the training of young credit grantors in the fundamentals of finance and credits and that the first step in the direction of (safeguarding the future prosperity of the country was in training

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the future credit grantors to guard against inflation of the nation’s credits. Mr, Holmes said the present excess profits tax was condemned at the convention as being a vicious restriction on the growth of business In the United States. Resolutions were passed recommending to the next session of congress the repealing of the present excess tax law and the adoption of anew law that would distribute In an equal way the cost of the war over a longer period of years, and provide for a single tax covering the excess profits of the Individual and the corporation. Two Felled in Homes as Storm Hits City A heavy rainstorm • swept Indianapolis last night. Lightning struck trees and telephone poles. Mrs. Sadie Hodson, 3021 North Gale street, and Frank Mendenhall, living across tho street from the Hodson home, were both shocked by the electrical current and knocked down when they turned off the lights In tjieir homes. The fury of the storm was centered on the east and northeast parts of the city. Lightning twice struck a pole at School end Thirtieth streets. Johnson Silent at His Maryland Home WASHINGTON, June 15.—Senator Hiram Johnson was at his home in Riverdale, Md., a suburb. At the house it was said it might be a day or two before Johnson would go to his office, and that he probably would have nothing to say on politics in tbe meantime. Johnson himself refused any statement as to his plans when he arrived in Washington last night.

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game was dull’ and told then of bis life as a prospective champion, declaring he supported his wife until she deserted him. In 1917 Dempsey's ring earnings, he testified, were about $4,000. Thq next year, he said, he spent a large part of his time at patriotic benefits, out of which, besides traveling expenses, be got “two wrist watches and a gold pencil.” Explaining his boxing for nothing, Dempsey said; “I wanted to do the country some good.” Early in 1917, soon after his marriage, Dempsey said, he left his wife In Ban Francisco while he went back to Salt Lake to box. He returned ten days later to find her gone, discovering her living with her brother in an apartment house. The boxing promoter then told him he was worth “about 30 cents” to them, because of remarks his wife had made about his “laying down to Flynn,” the witness said. Soon after they went to Seattle, he paying all the bills as usual, Dempsey continued. From Seattle his wife went to Yakima to see her mother, the pugilist testified, while he got a job in the shipyards, t>n account of dullness In the boxing game, but she failed to return to him and did not answer his letters. Dempsey told of his work as a government recruiting agent for the shipyards late in 1918, saying he “guessed he got 300 or 400 men” to work in the Philadelphia yards. ACCOUNTANTS MEET THURSDAY. The Indiana Association of Certified Public Accountant’s will hold its annual meeting at the Chamber of Commerce June 17. \

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For the porch, cottage or bedroom, twocolor stenciled designs, in blue, tan or green, good weight, with all edges bound — 18x36-inch size 490 6x9 feet f5.95 3x6 feet 91.T9 Bxlo feet $8.25 feet ....$3.95 9x12 feet $9.95 —Fourth Floor.

Men’s Furnish ings KNITTED TIES FOR MEN, of wood fiber silk, plain colors, Qfi/> special OyC / UNION SUITS FOR MEN, of large plaid material, elastic band in back, sizes 40 to 46 (3 for $2.00), Afin suit oyc HOSE FOR MEN, "Wayne Knit” medium weight, black; other makes jQ. in colors; sizes 9% to 11%. ..... 1 YaG UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS FOR MEN, of ecru, balbrlgg&n, shirt short sleeves, drawers ankle length r7r\ (3 for $2.25), garment / Y/C

WICKED BATTLE IN A. F. L. OFFING Gompers’ Balk at Plumb Plan Opens Hornets’ Nest. MONTREAL, June 15.—Opposition of President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor to the Plumb plan for government control and democratic operation of the railroads has stirred the railway onions to intense action and a bitter fight was scheduled in the A. F. of L. convention today when the committee on resolutions reports. The report was expected to reject ths resolution pledging the federation to support the campaign for the Plnmb plan. James Dnncan, newly appointed member of the interstate commerce commission, Is said to have led the opposition to the resolution. Dnncan Is chairman of the resolutions committee. Representatives of coal miners have begun strong agitation to apply the principle of the Plumb plan to the mining Industry. The miners control the largest number of votes in the convention and the railroad men are relying on their support in the struggle over the railroad question. Republican and socialist adherents predict a big fight when a report on political policies is presented. Gompers’ declaration that “the question of independent political action probably will come before the convention in concrete form,” was interpreted as a challenge to the leaders of the labor party movement. Another matter fraught with the possibilities of warfare that was scheduled to come before the convention today was the resolution demanding recognition of the soviet government of Rnssla and demanding the lifting of the Russian blockade.'

Free instruction in beaded bag maMng, la mp shade making, knitting and crocheting. —Sixth Floor.

EGGS, strictly fresh, large selected, dozen in carton.4l# CRACKERS, CAKES and WAFERS, “Sun s h ine," best American made, packages 2lc, 15c and ......7^# . PEANUT BUTTER, Sun-lit, made from fresh roasted, refined, No. 1 peanuts, pound 274 S A L MON, fancy Alaska pink, pound _....19# CORN, delicious, sweet Evergreen (dozen, $1.69), can ....14# LARD, Sun-lit Spur® open kettle rendered, one-pound carbon.27# G. WASH INGTON COFFEE, instant soluble (large family size, $1.29), small can ..39# SOAP CHIPS, Peet’s Crystal White, for use tn washing machines, large package ... .31# —Fifth Floor.

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