Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 52, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 July 1920 — Page 1

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BAVARIANS WILL NOT DISARM AS ALLIES DEMAND G?ovemment Announces It Will Disregard Action of German Delegates. STAND ‘UNCHANGEABLE’ BERLIN, July 10.—The Bavarian government has officially announced that it will not disarm Its troops, notwithstanding the action of the German delegates in signing the allies’ disarmament protocol at Spa, according to informal tion from Munich today. Bavarian ministers were quoted as saying that “their recent decision not to disarm the einwohnerwehr and the seicherheiswehr is unchangeable ' * The acceptance of the allies' disarmament terms by the Germans at Spa has been under consideration at a series of conferences of ministers and national assembly leaders since noon yesterday. “The allies are playing a dangerous game/’ said the Tngeblatt in commenting upon the results of the Spa conference. \ "If disarmament is successfully car c. ried out the allies will have obligated themselves before the* whole world to give strong industrial assistance to Germany. “If a catastrophe comes to Germany the allies will be forever blighted in their roles as judges and directors of European affairs." GERMAN, PAPERS SAY POLICE ARE NECESSARY BERLIN, July 10.—Newspapers here today deplored failure of the German delegation at Spa to plead for retention of the security police. The socialist newspaper Vorwaerts said the other allied demands were reasonable and that the entente representatives had made considerable concessions. The Morgen Post asked how workers could be disarmed with the security police disbanded and the relchswwehr reduced. ALLIES BLAMED FOR NOT BRINGING CHARGES SPA, Belgium, July 10.—Blame for the delay in bringing German war criminals If to trial was put upon the allies by Ur. Heinze. German minister of justice, in an interview with the International News Service today. “Germany has made all preparations and is ready to go ahead with the trials, said the German official. “The judiciary machinery has been set up at Leipzig and we are now waiting for the allies to produce formal charges against the persons they want tried. “So far the allies have submitted only names and no government in the world Win arrest its citizens without formally charging them with some crime. “Germany is honestly desirous of fulfilling this c’ause of the peace treaty to the best of her ability. “I resent the charge that we are trying to block the trials.” COAL DELIVERIES TO BE ARBITRATED SPA, Belgium. July 10. —Decision to arbitrate the question of German coal deliveries was reached by the conference of allied and German representatives here today, thereby avoiding the threatened crisis arising from Germany s re fusal to meet the allied demands for fuel. The question was refusal to meet the allied demands for fuel. The matter was referred to a commission of German and allied experts to be decided on an equitable and fair basis in which the conference will agree This disposition of the coal problem brought the question of German reparation for discussion, as the last of the matters to be considered. _ Today’s conference was enlivened by Foreign Minister Koons, who announced k In a defiant tone that it was impossible for Germany to comply with the allied coal demands. He aeked for a committee of lnvestipratlon to look into coal conditions in Germany and report to the allied supreme council. . . , , . . Hugo Simons, German Industrial leader arose in behalf of German business and demanded a hearing. He was sharply reproved by M. Delacrold. presiding. Simons declared the allies had no right to ask half of the German laborers to work longer than the miners of Great Britain, France and the other allied nations. .. , After Simons’ speech, th* conference decided to place the coal questions in the bands of a Joint commission of experts and the meeting adjourned. THREE KILLED ON GRADE CROSSING Pennsy Train Strikes Truck at County Line. Three persons were killed iu a grade crossing accident on the Marion-Johnson county line between Greenwood and Southport last night. They were Mr. and Mrs. William k Broadus of Greenwood and their son, HVilford Broadus, 11. Hhrhe family was riding in a small truck -was struck by a Pennsylvania boy died immediately and the parents wore taken to Greenwood where they died a, short timd" after the accident. The impact of the collision derailed the train. The question of an investigation of the accident has taken a peculiar form because of the fact that it occurred on the county line. Coroner Robinson went to Greenwood to investigate the Marion county phase of the accident and was told that the Johnson county coroner refused to investigate because he believed the accident occurred entirely in Marion county. Coroner Robinson takes the attitude that the investigation is out of his judlsdiction because the deaths occurred in county. B The jurisdiction may be settled by determining on which side of the line the bodies were thrown in the accident. It is understood that the body of the boy was thrown into Johnson county and that of his parents into Marion county. Two Boys Held on Auto Theft Charge Francis Noblet, 17, 420 East Sixteenth street, and Charles Blue, 15, 3115 Northwestern avenue, were arrested today at St. Clair and Meridian streets by Patrolmen Gather and Watts on charges of vehicle taking and petit larceny. The boys at the time of the arrest were riding in"an electric automobile, which they admitted taking from the Wilbur Johnson garage. The police say the boys also took some newspapers from the corner at Sixteenth street and Central avenue. Blue was sent to the detention home and Noblett was taken to the city jail.

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The Real Harding ‘Front Porch ’

The much-talked-of front porch of the narding residence at Marlon, 0., will not figure so prominently in the G. O. P. campaign after all, as the George R. Christian home, which also has a front porch and stands next door to the Harding residence in Marion, has been furnished throughout with a complete set of brand new oak office furniture —tables, chairs, typewriter desks, etc.

Admits Slaying Wife and ‘Fool Hired to Be Killed ’ Carl Wanderer Cooly Tells Chicago Police of Staging ‘Holdup’ That Unhampered He Might Return to Army. CHICAGO, July 10. —In one of the most remarkable and cold-blooded crime confessions ever given the Chicago police, Carl Wanderer, former army lieutenant and a bridegroom of less than a year, admitted late last night that he murdered his wife, together with “a poor fool he hired to be killed,” on the night of June 21. The true story of the double slaying—the first version of which was that Mrß. Wanderer had been murdered by a robber, who in turn was killed by Wanderer —was exacted from the former army officer after hour* of continuous gruelling. Exhausted and nearly frantic because of lack of sleep. Wanderer, after being trapped in a mass of lies, finally lost his nerve and described his crime in detan.

He gave as his reason for the slaying that he wanted to be rid of his wife so he could go back to the army. She was shortly to become a mother, he said, and he “hated the Idea of having a child and other family responsibilities." Wanderer was held to the grand Jury on the charge of wife murder. The action was taken fallowing a brief, formal inquest over the body of Mrs. Wanderer. Mrs. Wanderer's brother, Paul Johnson, was the only relative of any of the principals to attend the Inquest. DECIDES MURDER BEST WAY OUT. Wanderer declares he finally decided that murder would be the best way out of his situation, and so planned the crime with the double purpose of making It appear to be the result of an attempted robbery and so that he could pose as a hero for having killed his wife’s supI posed murderer. - His first step wns to hire the unidenfled ne'er-do-well, who afterward be came his victim—a jßgged derelict of the streets, who, on a\-romise of money, agreed to hold up Wanderer and his wife in the vestibule of their home on their return from a movie theater. He did not provide hla peeudo-con-federate with a revolver, but on the night of the crime carried two pistols, one he had used in the army nd the other borrowed for the crime from his cousin. Fred Wanderer. ‘•I didn’t want to kill my wife outright because of her love for me,” he said. “I wanted her to think that when she was shot I was defending her with my life.” TELLS WlfT HE WANTS TO BUY HOME. His next move was to tell his wife that he had abandoned all idea of going back to the .army, and that he wanted to settle down and *uy a home. In this way he induced her to draw $1,500, their joint savings account, from a bank aud turn the money over to him. The entire murder scheme, according to Wanderer’s confession, went through exactly as he had planned. Arriving in the darkened vestibule of their home, the hired highwayman from a corner where he could scarcely be seen, ordered Mrs. Wanderer to “fork over that money." An instant later spurtß of flame blazed from Wanderer's two pistols, and his wife and the man he had hired for the false robbery fell dying to the vestibule fTTtnr. The latter was killed almost Instantly. Then—- “ Are you hurt, honey?” Wanderer called to his wife in the darkness. “Carl. I’m dying,” was her reply. ANOTHER FUSILLADE OF BULLETS. There was another fusillade of bullets from Wanderer's pistols, and a moment Inter he was standing in the vestibule with two bodies and the smoking weapons in his hands. One of these—the one he obtained from his cousin —he threw beside the body 6f the supposed robber. Then he called for the pol’ce and, acting the role of a man crushed by grief, described to them how the “fatal robbery” had occurred. “His story was believed and no suspicion attached to him until the police, w'hile tracing the ownership of the pistol found beside his victim s body, discovered the weapon had been bought by Fred Wanderer. Then the detectives took Wanderer into custody and began questioning him. He .told no less than sixteen different stories of the crime before the true one came out. According to identification established through tho t'hlcago American and accepted by the homicide squad and Deputy Coroner Davis the “ragged stranger” killed by Wanderer was A1 Watson, farmer overseas soldier in the Canadian expeditionary forces, and the son of a wealthy New York turfman.

Entered as Second Class Matter, July 26, 1914, at Postoffice, Indianapolis, Ind., under act March 3, 1879.

Hardinfl's campaign headquarters.

It is here that the business end of the campaign, in so far as it is waged from Marion, will be carried out. Senator, Harding's office is in one of the rear rooms aud the remainder of the building is occupied by his secretarial staff. The small building at the bottom is a bungalow in the rear of the Christian residence built purposely for the press representatives.

THIRD PARTY MEN MEET TO NAME TICKET Political Melting Pot Sizzles as Forty-Eighters Assemble in Chicago. HOTEL MORRISON, CHICAGO, July 10.—The national convention of the committee of forty-eight wan called to order at 11:45 a. m. today by National Chairman .T. A. Hopkins of Morristown, N. J. Rev. Noble S. Elderkin of the Park Ridge community church, Chicago, delivered the invocation. The name of Senator LaFollette probably was the greatest in evidence with i that of Henry Ford n close second. Frank P. Walsh was a third contender. The first demonstration from the assembled delegates came fifteen minutes j after they had gathered in the hall, when cheers were given for National j Chairman J. A. If. Hopkins, ns be j stepped on to the speaker's platform. National Chairman Hopkins delivered a brief address in which he declared that j the convention was “here today to strike I the shackles of economic and industrial slavery apart,” and declared that if the 1 new party did not now seize the oppor tunity offered it, ihe chance would not arise again. Allen McCurdy, temporary chairman, made the “keynote” speech. Leaders in various lines of liberal thought, ex-bullmoosers, ex populists, single-taxers, farmers’ alliance men, army and navy service men, women suffragists, government ownership leaguers, non-par-tisan leaders and representatives of the new labor party were among the gathering—either as delegates or sympathetic •spectators—at the Hotel Morrison. But notwithstanding the diversity of these elements, there was every indication when the conyention of the committee of (Continued on Page Seven.) Divorced Wife of Slayer to Remarry After obtaining a divorce from George Rosier, who is serving sentence for the murder of Minnie Mae Wilkins, whose body was found in a cistern May 31, 1919, Roxie D. Mcßride, 34, a waitress, 428 Kauffman place, today was granted a marriage license tq become the wife of Janies Runyon, 40, hardwood finisher, of 321 Vi Virginia avenue. Trial of 10 Doctors Is Set for Thursday The trials of the ten doctors and dentists ®theduled for criminal court yesterday, have bean set for trial July 15 by Judge James Collins. The eases were delayed yesterday because a number of prescriptions which are necessary as evidence were not in the possession of the prosecuting attorney. Some of these prescriptions were used by the government against Louis and Julius Ilaag, who were sentenced to . eighteen months nt Atlanta, Ga., for con- | r.pirncy and violating the Reed amendment. V Judge Collins announced the court has been informed that the prescriptions are j now in the hand* of the prosecuting attorney. The cases against the doctors and the dentists are the result of a grand Jury investigation of the Haag prescriptions. The ten defendants are charged with eparatlng '£Und tigers.”

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Makes SIO,OOO Year on *Hot Dog’ Stand NEW YORK. July 10.—Elio Earah, “hot dog" vender, was sued for divorce by his wife, who demanded $75 weekly alimony. She declared her husband .nakes SIO,OOO a year from his “dog” stand in Coney Island.

WILSON TO CALL LEAGUE SESSION Official Notice of Meeting Is Expected Late Today. WASHINGTON, July 10.—Official announcement of President Wilson’s call for a meeting for the league of nations will probably be made late this afternoon, according to a statement made by Acting Secretary of State Norman H. Davis, following a conference with the president this morning. Mr. Davis said he had discussed the technical matters “pertaining to the call,” with President Wilson. In reply to questions he said : “Geneva might possibly be the place designated for the meeting.” COX TO REQUEST WILSON SUPPORT Wants Backing ‘in Proposed League Reservations. DAYTON, 0., July 10.—James M. Cox, democratic nominee, In his forthcoming visit to the whttehouse. will urge President Wilson to back him in two proposed reservations to the league of nations covenant, it was learned today from unquestionable sources close to the Ohio governor. The first provides that the United States enter the league of nations with the dlstinrt understanding of all other members that the American congress alone shall say when this country shall enter a war. The second is definite stipulation that all members of the league agree that Its main and virtually sole purpose shut! bo the prevention of wars. Anv reservations to the league of nation* covenant which are purely Interpretative will be acceptable to the president, it was announced at the whitehouse today. “From all information now st hand,” one official known to be close to President W*ilson stated today, “the reservations favored by Gov. Cox come within this classification.” Bequests have come to Cox for campaign visits from alt section*, but he indicated today he desires to start out "where the west begins." Recommendations have been made by hts chieftains at San Francisco that the opening drive be in the great agricultural *e*-tlons of the country which wore responsible for the election of Woodrow Wilton in 1916. Preliminary plans for the campaign In ‘Ohio will be outlined st Columbus next week in confereuces with various state leader*. Gov. Cox and Franklin D. Roosevelt will meet at Columbus shortly after noon Monday. Gov. Cox today rewived a telegram from Roosevelt stating shat he was leaving St. Loul* tomorrow utornlng and the meeting will he held In the governor * room at the stiti-Uoiisc Cox expects to go to Columbus late .Sunday or early Monday. Russian Soldiers at Gates of Lemberg LONDON, July 10 The Russians have crossed the frontier of Galicia and have reached the outskirts of Lemberg, according to a Central News dispatch from l’osen this afternoon. On the northern end of the battle front the Uus'daus have for-ed crossings of the Berea!ru river Brethren pla es and the Polish authorities have begun to evacuate the important city of Vllnn. the dlpatch slid, Lemberg Is the capital of Galicia, which was a part of the old AustroHungarian empire. Relief Promised in Tieup The tieup in contract work on the city streets will be relieved next week by the delivery by the railroads of forty cars of cement, Dwight S. Ritter, city purchasing agent, said today. Motion and Pennsylvania railway officials have placed ten cars each on the sidings nt Mitchell, Ind., Mr. Ritter said, and a number of other scattering cars have beeen mobilized for the trans portation of the much-needed cement the first of next week. Officials of the Portland Cement Company at Mlehell, ho said, have promised their co-operation and linve stated that the enrs will be loaded and sent out-wlth-out fail by the first of the week. Max Hayes Chairman of Labor Convention CHICAGO, July 10. Max Hayes, Cleveland, ()., was selected today ns temporary chairman of the national labor convention to be held here beginning tomorrow. John Fitzpatrick, president of the Chicago Federation of Labor, was assigned the duty of delivering the keynote speech. A committee consisting of one delegate from each state representative was appointed to consider the committee of forty eight platform, expected to lie adopted today, and make recommendations. Senator LaFollette, Frank P. Walsh and Eugene V. Debs were named at party headquarters as certain to be placed in nomination for the presidency at the convention. Winona Lake to Have Child Health Week WINONA LAKE, Ind., July 10.—The week beginning July 20 is to be child health week here. “Better Babies —Better Citizens” will be the slogan. The infant and child hygiene division of the stnto hoard of health will conduct a dally program, including lectures and demonstrations and examination of children lip to 10 years of age. Dr. Ada E. \chweltzer will bo the director and she will be assisted by the following staff. Ruth Mcßee, nurse; Bernice Havens, dietitian; John R. Brayton, assistant dietitian. Julia Sanders, secretary.

At Last Reports He Still Jlad His Star Sheriff Robert Miller continued to have his troubles. Last Monday twenty-four prisoners got away from him at the county jail. Today someone stole his automobile. According to late reports he still had his star. Old Time Suits Valparaiso Folk VALPARAISO, Ind., Jul 10—The city council refused to pass an ordinance today putting daylight saving into effect, although a committee had petitioned to move time back one hour and some bad already made the changes. Why Go to Market? Anew kind of garden has been discovered by Mrs. E. J. Etchlson, 519 East Ohio street. Whib cleaning house, Mrs. Etchison discovered a mislaid basket of potatoes and onions. She said the onion had grown to the height of slxteeu inches and that the potatoes had grown to such an extent that they bore sizeable new potatoes. Babe Ruth Makes His 26th Home Run NEW YORK, July 10.—Babe Ruth, New York outfielder, ran his total of home runs for the season up to twenty-six, when he smashed out a four-base clout in the third inning of i the Yankees- Detroit game here today. Ping Bodie. the Yankee centerfielder, also hit a home run in the same Inning. Vegetation Is Being Gassed, Citizens Say Citizen* living in the 100 and 1200 blocks on Deloss street complained to Mayor Jewett today that gas from the round house of the New York Ontral railroad is destroying vegelation in that neighborhood. - The board of health will ho asked to investigate to determine if the gns also Is injurious to the health of persons In the neighborhood. New Office of Valpo School Head in Hat VALPARAISO, Ind., July 10.— Because of the alleged insanitary condition of the county courthouse, the county commissioner of schools has refuse! to occupy hts office In the building. Hereafter he will carry hi* office In his hat, he states. Banker, Short $200,000, Arrested in South TOPEKA. Kate July 10 August Jacdteke, missing bank president of the Hanover (Kas.t State bank, has been arrested at Shreveport, La. This information was contained ; in a telegram received by State Bank Cotutui*l<Ui'T Wilson today. Jacdlcke fled when hi* bunk wn* closed and It was found he was short approximately $200,000. Was She Red Headed? tM ' In these days of woman suffrage and equal rights, when men arc refusing to give up their seats In a street car to the “deadlier sex,” there has been found one man in the city who has not lost the chivalry of presuffrage day*. He Is a traffic cop stationed not far from the Union station. Traffic was moving north and south, and a line of machine* driven by men was being held by the copper, waiting for the signal for east, and west traffic. A fair driver wheeled heV car to the left, expecting to be halted for the signal from the officer, when, lo! that gallant person doffed his hat and let her drive on, while the men were held for the signal. "Can you beat it ?” asked one of the unlucky males. Bench, Park, Evening, Girl—Man Minus S9O O. N, Smith, 214 Vermont fit root, met a woman at University park. They sat on a bench nn<l talked for a bhort time when Smith decided he would go homo. Today Smith told the police he wan minus S!M). Farmers and Others Ask Jury Release Many farmers and business men, who are under summons to appear Monday in criminal court, ns prospective jurors in the case of Francis Marion White, charged with the murder of I’erry Aughinbaugh, aged grocer, today asked Judge James A. Collins to be relieved of Jury service because of the press of work. A specs! venire of fifty men has been summoned, but it is thought that there will be much difficulty in obtaining a Jury. Judge Collins states that the case will go to trial as scheduled. ‘Blind Tiger’ Charge One Thomas Dinwiddle, 1333 Blaine avenue; Amer Morris, 1220 South Harding street; Frank Pierpont, 1742 West Morris street, and William Mock, 1923 Miller avenue, were arrested early this morning by Sergt. Winkler and squad at Miller and Reisner streets. Morris, Dinwiddle arid Mock were slated on the charge of drunkenness and vagrancy and Pierpont was charged with keeping a “blind tiger.” The men were'eongregating at the corner. according to the police and Pierpont is said to have had booze in his possession. Mark Mooney, 16, j5lB Beville, was arrested by Motorcycle Policeman Ferguson on the charge of speeding.

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G. 0. P. LEADERS ALARMED OVER TAX SITUATION Politicians Fear Muddle May Be Forerunner of Defeat in November. EYES ON GOV. GOODRICH Republican lenders looked with alarm today upon the manner in which they must get out of the position iqto which they have been placed by the Goodrich machine, which has foisted the tax muddie upon their shoulders. Thc> consider the situation as being perilous to republican victory at the polls next November, and realize that only,in a proper solution of the problem will they be able to go before the voters of the state asking for n return of the party to control of state affairs for the next four years. All eyes of the state organization were turned todny toward the conference which was held between Gov. James P. Goodrich, representatives of the state ticket, and others, at which a possible solution of the muddle into which they have been led, would be arrived at. The idea of the concocted at a meeting of the governor, the republican state committee, state candidates and others, held Friday in the headquarters in the Hotel Severin. *At that time Ed Jackson, secretary of state aud candidate for re-election, and U. S. Lesb, candidate for attorney-gen-eral, were named as a committee to represent the state ticket at the conference in relation to the tax problem. Ml ST PREVENT TAX SHRINK.AGE. It whs agreed unanimously by those attending the conference that the special session of the assembly should legislate to prevent a shrinkage of revenue for the current fiscal year. The special session of the legislature was discussed in detail at the conference. Gov. Goodrich announced that the decision of the candidates regarding the session had been “hands off,” and that they recommended that the legislature confine the session to emergency matters only. “Emergency matters,” he declared, “Include only those measures which have to do with the public welfare, and would not include any bill that could be held over until the regular 1921 session.” The following state candidates were present at the conference; Warren T. Mc<’ray, nominee for governor; Emmet F. Branch, nomluee for lieutenant governor; Ed Jackson: V. G. Oliver, nominee for auditor of state; Ora J. Davie*, nominee for treasurer of state; Mr. Leah ; Wtii H. Adams, nominee for reporter of the supreme court; Ira C. Batman and E. A. Daustuan, nominees for Judges of the appellate court. While the conference between the ean'dldates. governor and state chairman was on, a meeting of the republican county chairmen of the state was being held. The purpose of this meeting, as well as a similar one held by women county chairmen, was to ./outline and perfect campaign plana. Three questions are acting as a thorn In the flesh of the state organization at the present time. They re # The tax muddle. The special session. The Ora J. Davies case. While it is thought hv the leaders of the party in the state that they will be able to perfect legislation to get sround the first two problem*, the Davies matter persists in remaining before them as a spectre. PARTV HARMONY PRECLUDES ACTION. At a conference held Thursday, the matter Is said to have been discussed, but for the sake of "harmony” In the party, no action was taken. At the meeting held Friday, the matter bobbed up again to worry the party dlctatora. It is said by Ninth district followers of the Howard county man, that he will mu resign from the ticket, while others claim that eventually Davies will withdraw. Still others take the position and it is claimed that among them are fellow candidates on the state ticket, that Davies will he blocked in attempts to inter certain districts of the state for the purpose of campaigning. The statement was made frequently around state headquarters, however, during and following the conference that Davies would eventually withdraw from the ticket. j Senator New Heads G. O. P. Speakers CHICAGO, July 10.—The appointment •if Senator Harry S, New, Indiana, to head the republican speakers' bureau, was announced todny by Chairman Will Hays of the rational committee. New will be assisted by Congressman Thomas Milter, Delaware, in charge of New York headquarters, and Congressman J. W. Good, lowa, in charge of Chicago headquarters. New will be stationed here. One Given State Reformatory Term Harry Itussle, charged with embezzlement and grand larceny, today waiy sentenced from one to fourteen years to the state reformatory by Judge Jnmes A. Collins of the criminal court. Clifford Davis, alias Willie Green, today was fined $230 and costs on a forgery charge. The court ordered the bond of Clarence Axe forfeited when Axe failed to appear for trial. The court announced that Lawrence Leppert was surety on the bond.

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GOODRICH WILL ASK ASSEMBL Y TO MAKE INCREASES LEGAL Governor Looks to Future and Will Request Provisions for Other Mistakes Which May Come of His Law , PUBLIC UTILITIES NOT AFFECTED Legislation legalizing the action of the state tax board in fixing 1 horizontal increases, which were set aside by the supreme court, will be asked of the general assembly by Gov. Goodrich when the assembly meets in special session next week. The governor will go further and include in the bill to go before the legislature a request that it correct and legalize any mistake which the administration might make in the future in regard to the Goodrich tax law.

SCHOOL'CITY IN BAD CONDITION Board Meets Today to Discuss Raising Funds. With a view of remedying the condition into which the school city bas been thrown by the reverse ruling of the supreme court on the, horizontal assessment valuation of property, a special meeting of the board of school commissioners was called for this afternoon at 2 o’clock. George W. Hitt, business director of the board, announced that efforts would bo put forth at the meeting to devise some (dan by which the school city will be able to raise the necessary fuuds to meet immediate financial obligations and to carry on the city schools this fall. NO SCHOOLS WITHOUT ADDITIONAL REVENUE. He said that to him the outlook was that there could be no schools unless some means of providing revenue by fall is found. More than $500,090 in revenue to the school city has been cut off by the action of the supreme court on the horizontal property valuation, he said. Mr. Illtt declined to state whether or not he thought there was any possible hope of the special session of the legislature called for next week to legalize the action of the tax board, saying that he was not a lawyer or legislator and that the preset entanglement should be left for them to unravel. But he did say that the only means of escape for the school city and the city, If the legislature does not legalize the action of the bosrd, is the levy and collection of taxes for this fall. HARD FOR SCHOOL CITY TO GET LOANS. He said that the tightening down in the financial powers probably would make it difficult for the school city to get loans, in view of the already heavy bond issue and temporary loan of $375.<KX, but he declared that some relief must be had in the near future or there • ould be tio functioning by the school city. Bids on the plumbing and electrl; wiring of six city schools, which were received at the last apeclal meeting of the board, and which were referred to the advisory board for investigation, will tie taken into further consideration, Mr. Illtt said, unless too much time has to be taken in the discussion of the financial problem facing school officials and the board. The discharge of George W. Rickes, superintendent of the city school buildings and grounds, and Albert Baker, foreman of the custodians and laborers of the city schools, which was announced yesterday, will be effective Aug. 1, Mr illtt said. Arthur Meighen Made New Canadian Chief OTTAWA, Ontario, July 10.—Arthur Meiglien was sworn in today as prime minister of Canada, succeeding Sir Robert Borden. The entire Borden cabinet resigned.-'" The new premier wilt name his ministry Monday. Probing Committee Finishes Hearing ST. LOUIS, July 10.—The senate committee investigating campaign expendftures ended its hearing hero today and the committee members left for Washington. Four witnesses (odny told of democratic expenditures in Missouri. Senator I’omerene. Ohio, will stop In St. Louis en route from San Francisco to take the testimony of Edward F. Goltra, national conimitteeman from Missouri. Man, Injured by Auto, Asks $15 i ooo^Damages Damages of $15,000 was asked today before Judge Vincent Clifford in a suit filed in superior court, room 4, by Ernest C. Morris against Walter Klmberlin, Joseph and Lee Buchanan. Morris alleges that Klmberlin, while driving a truck for the Buchanans crashed into Morris' automobile on April : 30, nt Eleventh street and Ashland avenue. Morris claims that he wns seriously injured and that he has spent large sums of money for doctor bills. The aeldent happened after Morris had driven his family to church and was preparing to leave his machine and join his family in worship, the suit states.

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This was learneJ today following a conference between the governor, representatives of the republican state ticket, the city attorney, and others, held In the executive office. The bill will he presented to the as- ' embly on the theory that if the legislature had the right originally to grant the state tax board the power to make horizontal tax increases, it now has the power to legalize such action, after the Increases had been made by the board in overstepping its authority. BILL CONTAINS several sections. The bili,\it was learned, will contain several sections. One section will provide that in every ffixing unit those taxpayers whose property has been assessed at more fhan cash value may, upon application to the board of county commissioners in the county in which they reside, have their assessment reduced. Another provision is that, in any tax--1 ing unit where increases made hi the future may be set aside by the court, local taxing officials may be authorized to levy increases to make up the deficit caused by such ruling. In each taxing unit, it is understood the bill will provide, where revenues fife decreased sufficiently to cause a deficl* in the funds of that unit for the current fiscal yea.-, that that unit shall b authorized to borrow money to cover such deficit. Such loan shall be limited by the bill to cover a period of not more than one year, it is unlerstood. Should the bill pass the legislature, no change would be effected in the assessment of banks, public utilities and like corporation*, a high state official said. The assessments of these utilities were made before the horizontal increases were made on personal property, and consequently they were not affected. Litigation now/pending in the courts to have the valuations reduced to be proportionate i the assessments on personal property, would automatically be dismissed by the passage of the legalizing measure. PROVISION MADE FOR TAXPAYER'S APPPEAL. That section of the bill providing for an appeal by taxpayers to the board of county commissioners Is included as a means of giving every property owner a square deal, an official said. "Lnder this section." the official stated, "every property owner has the right to appeal for a decreased valuation in order that no injustice "may be done. “If this section were not in the bill every rax duplicate in the state would have to be rewritten and the entire system of taxation would be thrown into confusion and chaos.” The official cited the case of the Erie railroad, which, before the horizontal increases were made by the tax board, applied in the federal court for a decree to make its taxes proportionate to the assessment upon personal property. When, however, the horizontal increases on personal property were mad 9, the petition was withdrawn, and again renewed at the ruling of the supreme court. Should the proposed bill be approved and passed by the legislature, this action would again become unnecessary, and the assessments would be proportionate between utilities and personal property hol-’crs. REVOLT BREAKS IN ZIONIST RANKS Faction to Overthrow Old Leaders Raises Head. LONDON, July 10.—The stormy debat* in the International Zionist conference Friday was followed today by charges that a faction of the delegates is attempting to overthrow the old Zionist leaders to replace them by younger snd more radical men. The program of this faction calls fort 1. A Jewish world congress, to mats plans for the new state of Palestine. 2. Creation of a Jewish'armeil legion to support the new Zionist government when it Is formed. 3. An “open immigration policy” for Palestine. Dr. Max Nordau wants the British government to fix a definite time limit j for its mandate over Palestine and he j demands that the negotiations between I the Zionist leaders and the allies, prior to the San Remo conference, be published. Heavy Bond Fixed in Juvenile Court Judge Frank Lahr of the juvenile court has fixed the total bond of Gilbert Fender, a 16-year-old boy charged with an alleged criminal assault on a little girl said to be six years younger thaa he, at $5,500. < Attaches of the court stated today that j Fender is in Jail because of failure to give bond. Judge Lahr fixed the preliminary hearing for July 27, following a statement of Fender that he was not guilty. Tax Board Hears 160 Cases; 300 More Approximately 160 of the applications for reassessment before the state board of tax commissioners have now been heard and the remainder of more than 300 eases will be heard before the adjournment of the board on July 15. One of the most important of the heap-; ings was that of the three land banks, which involved almost $1,000,000. These hanks were organized by th Tri-State Loan and Trust Company of Ft/ Wayne, the Fletcher Savings and Trust' Company of Indianapolis and the Lafayette Loan anil Trust Company of La4| fayettc. J Following the organization of th£ banks, the organizing companies a deduction from valuation of the amount of the investment. Protests from the Pennsylvania Rail-j road Company In regard to the valuatioa* of the P. C. C. & St. L. railroad and thm Pittsburg. Ft Wayne & Chicago railroad were included among the hearings. x