Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 60, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 July 1920 — Page 1

THE WEATHER Fair tonight and W T ednesday; not much change in temperature.

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GOVERNMENT TO SIFT GOODRICH MINE DEALS

$600,000,000 BOOST A WARDED RAILMEN Federal Wage Board Grants 60Per Cent of Increases Demanded. UNION LEADERS CONFER ON FINDINGS CHICAGO, July 20.—Following announcement of the award of the federal railroad labor board, railroad executives expressed the opinion that both freight and passenger rates would have to be raised in order to meet the wage increase granted the rail workers. “A freight rate of 18 per cent will be necessary to meet the -new conditions,” said E. T. Whiter, who represented the railroad executives at the hearings of the board. WASHINGTON, July 20.—Railway executives within a few days will present to the I. C. C. suggestions as to how railroad income is to be increased to meet the wage raises granted by the railroad labor board, Alfred P. Thom, general counsel of the Association of Railway Executives, said here today. It is practically certain they will ask for increase in rates. Just what percentage of increase will be asked was not indicated, however, CHICAGO, July 20. —Wage increases totaling $600,000,000 a year were granted to the 1,800,000 railroad workers of the country by the United States-dabor board. The award is approximately 60 per cent of the increase demanded. Immediately after announcement of the award, copies of the board s decision were distributed among the representatives of the sixteen big railway brotherhoods. These delegates, comprising the grand council of the brotherhoods, went into session at 10 o’clock to determine whether they would accept or reject the award. On their decision rests whether the country’s railroad workers will remain on their jobs and bring increased efficiency to the transportation systems of America, or whether a general strike paralyzing the nation’s industries, will be called. \ It was believed, as the grand council was called to order, that the meeting would last all day. The meeting was an executive session. ULTIMATE ACCEPTANCE GENERALLY CONCEDED. A general sentiment prevailed among railroad executives and brotherhood chiefs alike that the award ultimately would be accepted, and the threatened general rail strike averted. The increase, according to the terms of the award, is made retroactive to May I of this year. This means that the rail workers on their next pay day will have the grand aggregate of three months' back pay coming to them, in addition to their old wage for the current period. In this connection the labor board, taking into consideration the enormous amount of clerical work to figure up the back pay, urged the rail workers to “exercise patience and refrain from unnecessary pressure or criticism.” The award affects nearly 1,000 different classifications of employes, grouped under general heads.

WHITER ACCEPTS FOR EXECUTIVE*. Official copies of the award were handed by Chairman K M. Barton of the board to B. M. Jewell, represeptlng the brotherhoods, and E. T. Whiter, representative of the railroads. On behalf o' the latter Mr Whiter, said: “The railways will accept this schedule and make every haste to put it into effect.” Mr. Jewell said that any comment on b half of the rail workers must com*, frtm the general council, after analysis o' the award. Representatives of the “outlaw*” unions which caused the recent swi*chnin’e strike also were given copies of the decision and prepared to present them to a meeting of members of their own or. gunizations. Practically every railroad in the country is named as affected by the decision. SEVEN POINTS TAKEN INTO CONVERSATION. In arriving at its decisions in the various awards made the board, accordin’* to th“ preamble to the award figures, took into consideration these points: , 1. The scale of wages paid for similar kinds of work in other industries. S. The relation between wages and the cost of living. S, The hazards of the employment. 4. The training skill required. 5. The degree of responsibility. 6. The character and regularity of the employment. 7. Inequalities of increase in wages or of treatment, the result of previous wage orders or adjustments. Frankly admitting it "has been unable to find any formula which, applied to the facta, would work out a just and reasonable wage for the many thousands of poaitiona involved in this dispute.” the board, continuing in the preamble, declares that the “determination of such wages is necessarily a matter of estimate and judgment in view of all the conditions; a matter on which individuals.will differ widely as their information, or lack of It, their interests, situation and bias may influence them.” FOR MOST PART ON HOTKEY BASIS. The increase awards for the most part were on an hourly basis ranging from IS and 15 cents per hour for the more poorly paid workmen to an average of 8 and 10 cents for the higher grades such as train and enginemen. In train and engine service they were; Passenger engineers, 80 cents increase per day. Passenger firemen. SO cent* Increase per day. Firemen's helpers, 80 cents increase per day. Freight en; ineers, $1.04 increase per day. Firemen, $1.04 increase per day. Firemen's helpers, $1.04 Increase per day. Yard engineers. 18 cents per hour. Yard firemen, 18 cents per hour. Helpers, 18 cents per hour. Hostlers’ pay is established at from 86.04 to |6.24 per day. Passenger conductors, S3O Increase per month. Passenger baggagemen, brakemen and flagmen, S3O increase per month. Suburban conductors, collectors and guards. S3O increase per month. Freight conductors, flagmen and brakemen, $1.04 increas'* per day. Wages were set at $6.06 p°r day for yard foremen; $6.48 for yard helpers, and s•">.o4 per day for switchmen tenders. CLERICAL AND STATION HELP ON HOURLY BASIS. Clerical and station {frees were given hourly wage Increases. Storekeepers and thjir helpers and clerks with more than one year's experience, were given increases of 13 cents i per hour.

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Summary of Rail Board's Statement The board has been unable to find any formula that would work out a just and reasonable ware for the many thousands of positions Involved. Persons who consider the rates herein too high should reflect on the abnormal conditions resulting from the high cost of living and the high rates | din other industries. * Asa rule, railroad employes are such for a life. The permanence of employment has certain advantages. It is clear the cost of ming has increased approximately 100 per cent since 1914. The board has endeavored to fix such wages as will provide a decent living . . . and yet to remember that no class of Americans should receive preferred treatment. The American people desire and must have transportation adequate to their needs. Transportation can not be efficient unless tile personnel throws itself into its work with the devotion that public service ought to inspire. It is hoped the present decision will be felt just and that rnilroad workers will render the best service of which they are capable. It is believed that the keen sense of justice of railroad employes and manager is fired by eagerness io serve the public such economics, such Improvements In method and workmanship, such solutions of transportation problems will result as will offset a great part of the inrrease in wages provided herein and that the people thus will be relieved of a great part of the burden of these Increases.

Clerks of less experience were awarded 6% cents increase. Train callers, gatemen, assistant station masters and pnreel room employes were given 13-eent increase. Janitors, elevator and switchboard operators and those In like work were awarded a 10-cent increase. Office boys and those doing similar work were given 5 cents. Freight truckers, dock men, stockroom employes and station platform and warehouse men were awarded 12 cents Increase. All common labor In and around stations and warehouses not otherwise provided for were awarded 18%-cent Increases. Workers in the maintenance of way (Continued on Page Three.)

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Announces Awa rd R. M. BARTON’. As chairman of the railroad labor board. It. M. Barton this morning lu Chicago announced s<’oo,ooo,ooo wage Increases affecting nearly 2,000,000 railroad workers. LIPTON’S BOAT BATTLES TIME TASK IN RACE Shamrock Leads Resolute, but Handicap Keeps Defender in Running. By JACK VEIOCK. International News Sports Editor. t ABOARD U. S. S. GOLDSBOROUGII, off Sandy Hook, N. J., July 20 (via wireless).—At 3:15 i>. ni. today, with their race half over, the Shamrock IV was leading Resolute, America's cup defender, by fully a mile. The challenger looked at that time a sure winner. Shamrock was nosing steadily ahead, while the Resolute was rolling about and making poor time. At 3:20, however, the wind died down again and both yachts were perfectly stationary. Nothing short of a stiff blow would bring th-.m in within the six hour limit. It was predicted At 3:30 the rai-e had become quite exciting. Shamrock was ghosting along a mile and a quarter nhcad of Resolute; picking up favorable flows ami nearing the second mark with two hours nn.i forty-five minutes In which to finish the face. Astern Resolute was Just moving. It ’nooked like another race for tlroc, with Shamrock as the principal contender this time. RESOhI TE BI NS INTO SOFT SPOT. The Shamrock was thirty-eight second* ahead In crossing the starting line today, hut due to difficulty with her sills was pnsseil by the American hot Later the Resolute hit a soft spot and the <hal lcnger footed out ahead, establishing a good lead as she headed for the first mark. When the Shamrock rounded the first turn she*was 000 yards ahead of the Resolute. Shamrock’s lead at the first mark In elapsed time was 3:33. If she kept gaining In proportion on the other two legs she was expected to overcome her hnadlcap and win The elapsed time to the tirst mark was. Shamrock, 2:1-':-40; Resolute. 2 :16:15. • The wind breezed up more to the northwest as the yachts turned. Resolute substituted a number two Jll< topsail for her ballootier Shamrock' clung to number one until a mile away when she shifted to a smaller sail. Roth were able.to almost lay the course to the second mark. Shamrock was leading at 2:40 p. m. and had set a baby Jib topsail. ADAMS MAKES CHANGE IN SAILS. After sailing half a mile Adams changed to a No. 1 jib topsail and hauled down bis jib, sailing under two beadsalls Burton still clung to Ills babyyjlb topsail and Jib and forestay sail. Both yachts were almost able to lay their course to the second mark off Long Branch. Due to the light wind the regatta committee at first, announced postponement of the race until later In the day In the hope that a stronger breeze might come up. but within fifteen minutes the postponement signal was hauled down and the race ordered started. Signals were set Lor the raee to rover three sides of a triangle, first a reach south-southeast, second, a beat, west by north and the third a reach to the finish, northeast by north. BURTON STILL ABOARD SHAMROCK. Both Capt. Burton and Designer Nicholson were again aboard the Shamrock IV. despite reports of a change in the crew of the ehallenger, which persisted up to the moment the race was to get under way. Mrs. Burton, timekeeper on the Shamrock, was at her usual plare. The I/ipton sloop took on herself an i additional handicap by the change to a : lar(spr topsail, which Increased the 1 Resolute’s time allowance to 7 minutes 1 j second. After today’s contest the races will be ; staged on consecutive days, unless one of the Bktpners demands a day of rest in { which to make repairs.

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INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1920.

Boy Found Dead, Whip Wrapped Aboiit Neck Believed to Have Met With Accident While Playing on Farm.

The body of Paul Fisher, 11, son of Charles Fisher, 2158 South Delaware street, was found fled by a buggywhlp to an Iron brace on a water tower on the farm of Henry Weber, 2900 Bluff road, today. One end of the whip was wrapped around the brace of the windmill and | the ither end tied around the boy's neck. ! Although the boy's feet were on the ; ground, lie had strangled to death. The police and Coroner Robinson, who | are making an Investigation, say they believe the boy was playing around the windmill and that he accidentally caused his own death. The body was found by Albert Bre- ! hob. who is employed on Weber's farm, j The body was still warm and every effort to restore respiration was made ! without success. The boy, with Joe Gasper. 11. 1723 ] South Delaware street; Ismis Speth. 11. of 2140 South Delaware street, and Her- 1 nnrd Steinmetz. who said he lives on yfoutli Pennsylvania streets, was employed to pull weeds in a potato patch adjoining the Weber farm and belonging to Fred Langhorst, rural route B, box 52. During the lunch hour they were seen playing around the water tower which Is near the property 11m* of the two farms. The three boys with whom the Fisher J boy was playing said they did not know | how he met his death. They said he had been playing with the whip. The hoy is one of four children whose j father Is employed at the Kahn Tailoring Company. Mrs. Fisher said the boy had been employed on the farm for some time and that he had gone to work this morning I over his father’a protest.

FIRE MENACES IN BALTIMORE All of City’s Apparatus Called to Retail Center. HALTI.MOKE.fMd.. July 20. Six alrm* of fire were sounded within ten minutes shortly after 2 o'clock this afternoon for a fire in the Immense Pollock's Furniture Company, wholesale and retail stores, at Howard and Saratoga streets, in the evn- ■ ter* of Baltimore's shopping district. Every avalluiile fire fighting apparatus is cither on the seen* or rushing toward the burning building. 2 PCT. INCREASE IN RETAIL PRICES Report for Month Shows Wholesale Figures Fell. | WASHINGTON, July 20 Retail prices ' increased 2 per cent in the month endlag June 15, the labor department an- : nounced today. At the same time wholesale prices decreased 1 per cent, according to the mI nouncement. Food prices, wholesale, decreased 2 a j per cent while clothing showed a decrease of 3Vx per cent. Living costs generally nre 0 per cent ! higher than In January. The report puts prices at anew high ' record Retail prices showed increases for! these ifHlclea* Round steal;, potatoes and bananas, T per cent; sirloin steak! | and ham, 6 per cent; chuck roast and j sugar, 5 per cent; rib roast, 4 per cent; canned salmon, bread ami corn iner.l, 3 per cent; bacon and evaporated milk,; 2 per relit; plate beans, eggs, flour, ' macaroni, onions, canned peas, tomatoes ! and raisins, 1 per cent. Increases in retail food prices for the month were reported by the labor department for these cities; Detroit, Omaha. Portlnnd, Ore., 5 per cent; Baltimore and Washington, 5 per centVfe Birmingham, Ala,, Butte, laig Angeles, Louisville, Memphis, New Hjven. Richmond, Rochester, Sale Lake City and San Francisco, 1 per cent. I i Cleveland, Columbus, Fall River. Mass.;! Minneapolis, Newark, N. J,; New York j 1 <’lty and Providence, 2 per cent. Bridgeport, Buffalo. Chicago, Denver, Milwaukee, I’eorin, Pittsburg, Portland Me.; St. Louis and St. Paul, 3 i>er cent. Boston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, I Manchester, Scranton, Seattle and Springfield. 111., 4 per cent. Decreases were shown for these cities: Houston, Tex.; Savannah, Philadelphia and Dallas, 5 per cent. Springfield, 111., showed an Increase of 20 per cent for the year ending June 15, the highest of any city In the United States, the labor department announced, j Increases in other cities for the year Included Indianapolis, 28 per cent; De-I trolt, 24 per cent. Sugar Price to Drop 50 Cents on 100 Lbs. A decline of 50 cents a hundred pounds In the price of sugar will become effective tomorrow, Stanley Wyckoff, federal fair price commissioner, announced today following a conference with sugar dealers. The decline will affect both the retail and the wholesale prices, Mr. Wyckoff said. 6 Hurt During lowa G. O. P. Convention I)E8 MOINES, la., July 20.—Six per sons were Injured at the opening of the republican state convention here today when a curtain which they were leaning against gave way and threw them from the platform to the floor of the coliseum. The Injured included Congressman Oil-, bert M. Haugen of the Fourth district and' Congressman R. A. Meyer of the Sixth district. Refuse New Lease on Air Field at Dayton WASHINGTON. July 20. McCook field, comprising the important army aviation experimental station and flying field, must be moved from Dayton. 0., Mat. i Gen. Charles T. Menoher, director of 1 the army air service, said today. The owners are said to be unwilling j to renew the lease after It expires in December, 1921, | Gen. Menoher said no new kite has been decided on. _

' -T-W . ...a PAUL FISHER. $3,500,000 FUND IS ESTIMATED FOR COX DRIVE Both Campaign Contributions Will Be Scrutinized by Senate Body. COLUMBUS, 0., July 20.—The first action of the democratic national committee on meeting here today to frame campaign plans was to urge ratification of the woman suffrage amendment by Tennessee. This was followed by the appointment of a subcommittee of fifteen members to confer with Gov. Cox and Franklin D. Roosevelt on the chairmanship of the national committee. Ed H. Moore, Cox convention manager, who refused to accept the chairmanship, was named chairman of the subcommittee which was expected to report at 4 o’clock.

i COLUMBUS, O , July 20. A fund of more than $3,900,000 twice ns large as the 1916 chest must be raised to finance the battle proposed by Gov. James M. : Cox and Franklin D. Roosevelt, leaders lof the democratic national committee | here fur the first meeting today, estimate. ; The proposed fund will lie the greatest In the history of the party, but na , Mf.nal committeemen say It is necessary because all campaign commodities have i more than doubled In price. In 1916, acordlng to n statement of the clerk of the house at Washington, the democratic contribution* were clo**. to $1,800,066, while the republican "war i chest" amounted to approximately $2,500,000. | Because of Hip revelation* of the senI ate committee on the pre-convention ex- ■ pendlturea, both campaign fund* this j year probably will be subjected to close scrutiny. ! Senator Pomerene has informed- metn--1 her* of the national committee that he will ask the committee to resume hearings as aoon as contributions start to ; roll in. Cox stated his personal choice for 1 national chairman was Ed H. Moore, his ! convention manager. Doubt existed that Moore would accept. Apparently Homer S. Cummings was In line for re election. If Moore declined. For the first time, women will have an equal footing with men on the committee. 1 there being a number from each state and territory. i A committee with direct charge will he appointed by the newly elected chairman. ANGRY HUSBAND MURDERS WIFE Hartford City Man Fires Nine Shots—Attempts Suicide. Special to The Times. HARTFORD CITY, Ind.. July 20. Angered because his divorced wife, Mrs. Magdella Pyle, 48. was leaving for Chlcago to take employment, Joseph Pyle. 49, shot and killed her today at the home of Mike Steinnian, in this city. Pyle fired nine times, all of the shots taking effect. After fleeing ncros* the commons near by Pyle attempted to take his own life by shooting himself through the head. The bullet missed the brain, however, and he is still alive In the county jail, but is in an unconscious condition. Man in Jail Says Expense Is Useless Special to The Times. F.LWOOD, Inti., July 20.—Madison county is making a great mistake holding Alfred Hughes a prisoner in the eonnty Jail, while waiting for such time as a place can be secured for him In the overcrowded state Insane hospital, according to Hughes himself. Hughes Is worried over the matter and has written the following open letter to the citizens of this county. “To the Public: Do you know ft Is costing you $1.50 for each day that I am here? Why don’t you taxpayer* stop that expense? You all know that I am able to work and make my own living and I am taking this plan to see If someone w l on’t try to get me out of here. You know I never harmed anyone. I wish you would figure $1.50 a day for a year and sec what it amounts to. It means $548.50 a year to you. “ALFRED HUGHES.” ARRESTED ON TIGER CHARGE. Luba Kekick, 17 Soutij West street, was arrested on a blind tiger charge today. The police say they found two bottles of white mule In his dry drink place at that address.

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COMMITTEE ON TAX BILL CAN T GET TOGETHER Legalizing Clause of Compromise Measure Is Bar to Harmony. PROTESTS ARE EMPHATIC Failure of the senate committee considering the tax bill to reach an agreement on the best method of maintaining the revenue of taxing units as established by the illegal acts of the state tax board delayed the report of the committee to the senate today. “All I can say at tills time is that whatever the committee does it will be wbnt Is thought to be the best,” said I.teat. Gov. Edgar D. Bush on leaving a conference of the senate committeewhich had been considering the substitute tux blit. Although senators refused to make definite statements, It is known that no definite stand has been taken on the “legalizing” clause, but It is understood that many of the prominent features of the farmer’s federation bill has been agreed upon by the senate committee. The question now remains whether the senate will agre> to npprove of a legalizing clause hk passed by the house, or substitute a clause empowering taxing units to muke temporary loans to* meet nny deficiency. It Is recognized that there is emphatic protest against legalizing the Invalid horizontal Uiereascs made by the state fax board. If the legalizing clause is not included in the report this afternoon, it Is thought that adequate provision will be made to give taxing units power to make temporary plans of sufficient size to meet any deficiency caused by action of the supreme court. / One senator points out that there is grave doubt that the validating clause has legal strength to withstand contests In the courts. 44. 4). r. MEMBER* GO INTO MEETING. The necessity of concerted republican action in the house on the war memorial and a united senate, if possible, on the substitute tax bill, became apparent before noon when the house adjourned until 2 o'clock and the senate until 3:30 The republican members of the house immediately went to the courtroom of the supreme court to thresh out the stand °f the house majority on the war memorial program. A decided stand of the majority was necessary in the house when It became known that Representative Frank Kimmel of Lafayette was considering Introducing a resolution which would put the house on record concerning the war me mortal hills. It became known that Representative Klmtnel was considering introducing a motion this afternoon Instructing the chair to take the necessary action to compel the ways and means committee of the house to report out all the three memorial bills, as well as Representative Bldaman’s bill giving a SIOO bonus to each Indiana soldier, sailor and marine In the world war. Such a resolution. If introduced, undoubtedly will be opposed by the republican faction, which Is said to be insisting that the memorial project remain indefinitely In the hands of the committee. To Lake a determined stand, the majority members of the house met In caucus following adjournment In an attempt to decile definitely what Is to be done with the war memorial hills SENATE COMMITTEE HOPE !.K 881. V DIVIDED. It Is known a senate committee, which Includes Senator Negle.v of Indianapolis Is hopelessly divided on the memorial pint). If tlil{ republican caucus committee should mhhe a divided report. It is feared the question will be no nearer a solution. The entire war memorial situation stands as follows: A\ desperate effort is being made I).’ the state officials of the American legion to get the bills out of the house com niltteo and put each Individual member of the house on record. The majority of the house are attempting to agree on a war memorial program. Certain senators are insisting that the question be out to the voters for n teferendum vote at the fall election, and this plan Is feared because some republicans say it. will make a sharp political Issue. Then there is another group, members of which are in both the senate ana the house, which Is demanding that the entire $10,000,000 for a war u einorial to be located In Indianapolis lie appro printed at this session. There Is a small faction which Is in(Continued on Page Two.)

Cost of Marriage to Soar? It May—Bill Up to Senate Provides for Physical Examination , Too . It may cost more to get married. Whether a marriage license will cost an additional $2 in the future now rests entirely with the senate and Gov. Goodrich. After a debate lasting practically throughout the entire afternoon session, the bill amending the marriage license law with provisions that licenses may be issued to only those who have a physician's certificate, was passed yesterday by the house of representatives under a suspension of constitutional rules, by a vote of 71 to 14. More than half the members of the lower house participated in the discussion which preceded the passage of the measure.

Approximately n dozen amendments were Introduced whleh were either thrown out at the outset or passed and later reconsidered, and at the end of one hour the bill was In its exact original form. The hill ns passed is the same as It nas when introduced by Representative .Tames A. Craig, physician, of Johnson county, with the exception of the striking out of tho clause which would excuse those having conscientious objection to taking an oath from submitting an examination report, arid Inserting a clause which fixes the price of a physician’s certificate at $2. The btU provides that no license to marry shall be issued except on written and verified application, accompanied by a physician's certificate.^ Applications fdr physician’s certificate to marry, which shall be provided by the ■tat* board of health, la provided for In

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CRAVENS PUTS ALL FACTS IN HANDS OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY VanNuys Undertakes Inquiry Looking to Federal Grand Jury Investigation at Fall Session. SENATE DOESN’T RECORD STATEMENT • Gov. James P. Goodrich’s relations to the coal industry of Indiana is i to be investigated by the grand jury of the United States district court, and prior- to the meeting of the grand jury, is to be subject to scrutiny by Frederick VanNuys, district attorney, and his agents. A statement to this effect was offered to the Indiana senate today by Senator Joseph M. Cravens of Madison as a reply to the statement made by the governor before the senate Saturday, in which the governor advised that any evidence in Senator Cravens’ hands be given to the federal authorities.

Although the senate had previously permitted Goodrich's statement to become a part of Its record, the administration members refused the same courtesy to Senator Cravens. MEANT SIMPLY AS WARNING TO SENATE. The Cravens statement reads as follows ; "On last Saturday, when the bill now under consideration was before the senate, I made the statement, that before final action was taken on the measure or any other measure, concerning the fuel situation, and the execution of which was left to th# governor or his appointees, that the senate should have Information from some friend of the bill, or from any one who had the facts, on certain queries I put to the senate. “I am not a lawyer—l do not know whether or not the facts of which I have knowledge constitute an offense against either the federal or state statutes. “It was not my purpose to charge criminal practices against any one. "My sole purpose was to bring to the attention of the senate the fact that It Is about to enact certain laws and to place the of them In the governor, who either directly or through his family. Is interested in the coal mining business, and whose skirts are by no means clean of the practices these proposed measures condemn, If the Information I have is true. TAKES GOVERNOR AT MIS WORD. “Saturday the governor, before the senate, made a semi-denial of the queries propounded by me. "In his statement to the senate, the governor Invited me to lay such information I hare before the United States district attorney for Indiana. "I now Inform the senate that I, on last evening, gave to Mr. VanNuys the Information I bare at hand, and it is now In his possession. “In his statement, the governor says it is reasonably certain that Justice will be had in the federal court. "I can assure him that from my knowledge of the operations of the federal court that it is not only reasonably certain that justice will be had, but that It Is absolutely certain. "Mr. VanNuys assured me that the matter will be speedily Investigated and that It will be presented to the next grand Jury.” VAnS'I YS SAYS he HAS AI.L INFORMATION. "Senator Cravens has turned over to me all the information he has in regard to the alleged activities of the governor and Ills associates concerning the Lenoir Coal Company affair," Mr. VanNuys said when Informed of the Senator Cravens statement. "The matter will be presented to the grand jury, which probably will be called when the fall term of the court opens In November. "Meanwhile nn investigation will be made In order that all available facts may be placed before the grand jury." Gov. Goodrich declared that Senator Cravens' action whs “very good.” v "That is exactly what he should have done lu the first place.” he said. The governor said he had no further comment to make. HAS BEEN TARGET OF INSINUATION'S. Ever since James I*. Goodrich became governor of Indiana his relationship to the real industry has been a matter of open criticism and there have been many insinuations of Improper conduct on his part as chief executive of the state. There have been many insinuations that Goodrich, members of his family and his close business associates were profiting in the coal business by reason of his influence as governor. These matters were common knowledge when the attention of the general assembly was called to them officially by Mr. Cravens In a statement to the senate while consideration was being given to a

the second section of the bill, in addition to the fixing of the certificate price at $2. PROVISIONS OF THE MEASIBE. Section 3 of the bill provides that “no license to marry shall be Issued where either of the contracting parties Is an imbecile, epileptic, or under guardianship as a person of unsound mind; nor to any person who is or has been within five years an inmate of any asylum or home for Indigent persons, unless It satisfactorily appears that the cause of such condition has been removed and that such applicant, If a male, Is able to support a family and is likely to so continue.’’ Following the provision that license can not be issued a person under the Influence of lhjoor or drug, Is the atnend(Conttnued on Pago Three.)

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bill advocated by the governor which would enable the state to give priority for coal cars to Indiana mines that held contracts for the furnishing of coal to the state Institutions. In this statement Senator Cravens asked a series of questions which were Interpreted as Insinuating that Gov. Goodrich and his associates had concocted a .scheme by which preference in the allotment of coal cars was given to a mine In which it was believed Goodrich was Interested. In reply to this statement Goodrich admitted that he had purchased SIO,OOO of the stock of the company controlling the Lenoir mine as a "wedding present” for his son. and he also admitted that other relatives were financially Interested In the mine. . In the course of his statement the governor challenged Senator Cravens to give any evidence of a collusion between him and a certain railroad official to provide cars for the mine, to the federal authorities for investigation. UN BIAS ED SCREENING IN FOBECROUND, This Mr. Cravens has done and it now appears likely that there will be a complete Investigation from an unlwised source of the relationship of the Goodrichs to the coal Industry. The scope of this investigation has not yet been 4>stabllehed. The federal authorities will be interested only In determination of whether the federal laws against discrimination have been violated or whether there has been a conspiracy to violate the federal laws. In the determination of whether or not there has been a Conspiracy in violation of federal laws, the fetferal authorities may go far into the various coal stock deals that have been made by the governor and members of his family. Some of the affairs that may be Investigated are: The Goodrich family interests In the Globe Mining Company, which furnished coal to the state In return for the services of convicts ordered to the mine under the direction of Goodrich. The Goodrich family interests In the Consumers’ Coal Company, which was awarded a contract to furnish coal to the state, but lost the contract when It was disclosed that Goodrich’s brother was a director in the company. The Goodrich family relationship to the Calora Coal Company, from which Gov. Goodrich soys Frank Coulter got the coal which he furnished the state under a contract made with the Frankfort lee and Coal Company. Os these affairs the public is probably more familiar with the Globe Mining Company scandal than any other. After Gov. Goodrich had permitted convicts from the state penal farm to open a “stripper mine” in Pike county for this company It was disclosed that In a suit in Marlon county one of the stockholders of the Globe Mining Company had revealed that the Globe Company had given Gooodrich a block of Its stock “for services.” IN COLLEGE. BI T STOCKHOLDER. It was also disclosed that the governor’s son, Plerre v F. Goodrich, was a stockholder and director In this company while the state was working Its property with convict labor although tb* son was then enrolled as a college student. Gov. Goodrich made the statement that ho had given his son this stock as a "birthday present.” This company Is alleged to have furnished about $40,000 worth of coal to the pena-. farm In return for the convict laboi given it by the state. The affair of the Consumers’ Coal Company left an equally bad impression of the governor’s interest in state coal contracts. The Consumers’ Company submitted a bid to supply state institutions with coal, and Maurice Skelton, state purchasing agent, appointed under the direction of Goodrich, announced that the contract had been awarded to that company. It was then disclosed that the officers of the Consumers' Company were .T. T. Moorman, P. E. Goodrich and IV. H. Tobin, and the contract was rescinded and given to the Aetna Coal Company, another corporation that enumerated among Its stockholders certain other “friends” of the governor. In an Interview in reply to Cravens, Gov. Goodrich is quoted as saying that coal furnished the state by Frank Coulter,a company was not obtained from the Lenoir Company but from the Calora Company. Investigation of the Calora Company is now under way and there is no question that Goodrich was at one time the president of this company also. Opposition to entering Senator Cravens’ reply was voiced by Senator Luke Duffey, (Continued on Page Ten.)

OPEN LETTER TO MAYOR JEWETT. Dear Mayor; It Isn't too late to have band concerts in the parks of Indianapolis. The public appreciates them even if they do not get you more Indiana avenue votes. There are a lot of things the city can get along without to better advantage. That new automobile the city bought for your private use took out of the treasury money that would have paid for a good many concerts. Have you no desire to win tha good will of the people of this city before your term ends?