Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 86, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 August 1920 — Page 1

THE WEATHER Increasing cloudiness; probably showers Friday. No change in temperature.

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CITY OFFICIALS INDIFFERENT TO CAR CO.’S PLIGHT Works Board Head and Corporation Counsel Have Nothing to Suggest. SERIOUS, SAYS JAMESON Street car service in Indianapolis pronounced on the ragged edge of discontinuance because of lack of money with , which to purchase coal by the executive committee of the Indianapolis Street Railway Company —might strike a rock and sink and stay sunk without a move Kin succor from the Jewett administration for all the interest displayed in the company's plight by city officials today. Asked what he thought or had to say. about the announcement by the executive committee that unless financial relief is received soon the seven days | supply of coal at the West W ashington ; street power plant will be exhausted , and service 50 per cent curtailed within | a very short time, with service to be | completely shut down If aid does not ■ arrive shortly thereafter, Mark Miller, j acting chairman of the board of public \ works, told a Times reporter: j “The matter is not. in our hands -and j is not one upon which I believe I can properly speak. CORPORATION COUNSEL HAS NOTHING TO SAY. “The corporation counsel is the man for you to see.” So to Samuel Ashby, the corporation counsel, the reporter went and asked the same question. “I have nothing to say.” was the corporation counsel's response. “Why Mr. Ashby, nothing to say about the "service-at-cost” plan, nothing to say—,” the reporter continued, being somewnat surprised at the reticence of the man who has represented the city in hearings on the traction company's petitions before the public service commission. -I have nothing to say.” the counsel repeated, “the matter has not been brought before me and I know nothing of it officially.” Then Mr. Ashby turned to a telephone, repeating as the reporter hesitated, “1 have nothing to say.” JEWETT OCT OF CITY AS USUAL. Mayor Charles W. Jewett was, as usual, out of the city and is not expected back until late today or tomorrow. While city officials were failing abwhich, according to car company officials, grew graver every hour because of the new coal miners' strike in the Indiana field, Dr. Henry Jameson, president of the board of directors of the street railway company, said that his executive committee having pointed out the plight of the company the next move was up to the public service commission. John W. MeCardle. vice chairman of the commission, replied that If the street railway company would present an emergency petition it would be heard immediately. Earlier in the day Dr. Jameson said that the company had not planned to tie another petition but is still waiting eomirrlsSHm to-act U(<*<?■'• the “serv-iec-at-cost” petition presented last April. Unless additional finances, with which to buy coal at the present highly increased prices, are available rush hour service will have to be discontinued v.itbln two or tbree weeks, and unless relief Is forthcoming shortly thereafter the company will not be able to torn a wheel, the traction man said. CO6T-AT-SKKVICE I-UAN IS AWAITED. Immediate relief might be had by the public service commission granting the company the right to charge two ceuts for transfers, Dr. Jameson said, but the company will not file a petition specifically asking for this, preferring to wait for the eommirsion to act upon the petition for the inauguration of the ''service-at-coat” plan which was filed last April. E. I. Lewis, chairman, and other members of the public service commission, with the exception of Mr. MeCardle, vice chairman, anti Paul I*. Haynes, were out of the city on vacations today. The commission is scheduled to gather Monday to hear the petition of the steam railroads for increase of Intrastate rates to equal the interstate rates effective Aug. 26, granted by the interstate commerce commission several weeks ago. Dr. Jameson indicated that as soon as the commission gets together again a request will be made for earnest consideration of the “service-at-cost” petition in the light of the present crisis faced by the company. This crisis, the executive committee announced, is due entirely to the advanced cost of coal, and the inability of the company to get fuel, even at high prices, In anything but comparatively small parcels. The West Washington street power plant, which supplies the electricity nec(Contlnued on page Two.)

BOARD MAY NOT CHANGE BALLOTS Attorney General Upholds State Printer’s Contention. The color of ballots used In elections in Indiana, as specified by law, may not be substituted by the order of the state board of election commissioners, and the words “pink ballot” printed on them, recording to a ruling of Ele Stansbury, general of Indiana. The opinion was given in answer to an Inquiry of LMrreile Chaney, clerk of the board of election commissioners. The board of election commissioners has not authority to change the weight of paper to be used in printing of ballots, according to the ruling, and can use none other than red-tinted paper. According to the ruling of Attorney General Stansbur.v, the state printer is not legally bound to furnish in excess of ballots for use in the general election. The board declares it ordered 1,500,000 ballots printed, but the state printer contended that 1,230,000 was mentioned ft* the ■peoifieations, and that he was not legally bound to furnish more than that number. The ruling of the attorney general upholds the contention of the state printer, and declares that for all excess ballots printed the printer shall receive the full market price. WEATHER for Indianapolis and vicinity ior the twenty-four hours ending 7 p. m., Aug. 20, 3920: Increasing cloudiness, becoming unsettled tonight, with probably showers * Friday; nqt much change In temperature. HOrRLY TEMPEKATCKE. 0 a. m 64 7 a. m 05 8 a. m 71 9 a. ni - 76 10 a. m 80 11 a. m 82 12 (noon) 83 . 1 p. m 82 2 p. m 85

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Think Missing Girl Was Lured Away by Men in Car

Man Tells Police He Saw Her on Orleans Street. Belief that Cornelia Thompson, 13. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert E. Thompson, 1601 South Meridian street, who failed tb return home‘after she bad started for a playground at Garfield park yesterday morning, was lured away . by two men in an automobile, was ex- I pressed by the police today. A girl believed to be the Thompson girl, together with a girl believed to be Edith Nichols, daughter of Mrs. Susie Nichols, 1400 Madison avenue, who also is missing, were seen at 11:30 o’clock last night entering a touring car wJth two men on Orleans street. The Nichols girl left home about four weeks ago and has been staying on Orleans street. Clarence Hendricks, who lives near | where the Nichols girl has been staying, said h& was riding a bicycle In the Garfield park boulevard and saw the Nichols girl and another, who, the police are positive, is Cornelia Thompson. Hendricks said he warned the Nichols girl that she had better go home and then he went home himself. A report that some negroes h*ti taken two white girls into the gravtl pit at Morris street and Engle creek was Investigated by the emergency squad, but the “tip” proved to be a false lead. The mother's eyes filled with tears and her voice shook with anxiety as she told of the little girl going to GarTRUST IT B AS NOT A CLIENT His Car Stolen W hile Defending Alleged Thieves. Paul P. Scharfln, an Indianapolis attorney, drove to Cleveland In his new $3,800 automobile, to act as counsel in defending a number of alleged automobile thieves said to be members of the notorious “central stubs auto crooks' gang. Mr. Schafln returned to Indianapolis today without his automobile and the Indianapolis police are co-operat-,ing with tho-ie of Cleveland in trying to find it. When Scharfin left the courtroom at Cleveland he walked to the garage where he had checked his automobile the night before, planning : to start back to Indianapolis Scharfln found that a gang of thieves had entered the garage and had thrown pepper into the eyes of a negro garage man and driven away iu his car. See What They Found j The police performed a feat in magic j at a department store today. A man who gave his name as Jesse j Farmer. 24, of 206 North West street, was detained by a floor walker. The police say they made a silk dress appear from hi 9 trouser’s leg and another from inside the back of his coat. Little Journeys to the Mayor’s Office •'Will the mayor be in this morning?” hopefully Inquired a Times reporter at Mayor Charles W. Jewett's office at 10:10 o’clock this morning. “The mayor went out of town and will not he buck until late today or tomorrow,” was the response. No, This Is Not News Forecasts that women will vote the way their husbands do were not borne out by a poll taken In a north side apartment house by the custodian yesterday. “I thought I’d fiud ’em voting with their husbands,” the Janitor said, “but the very first one I struck told me something like th's: “ ‘My husband Is a republican, but that's not saying that I am, for I'm a democrat, I am.' ” The poll-taker snkl he encountered slmj ilar instances among the forty-eight families in the apartment. One woman said she was going to vote for Cox because she understood that Harding was trying to manipulate the tariff so there would be a higher price on lemons. Vegetable Cook Book Free! Some housewives jknow how to prepare only two or three vegetables, with the result that many delicious foods of this class are never seen on their tables. The United States government has issued a splendid pamphlet on ‘‘Preparing Vegetables." It contains a scientific dscussion of the value of vegetables as food, and recipes for the preparation of all varieties. A copy will be sent free to any reader of The Indiana Daily Times by the Washington Information Bureau of this newspaper. Use the coupon. Write plainly.

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CORNELIA THOMPSON. field park playgrounds yesterday mom ing. “She left home at 9:45 In the morning and for the third time this summer went to Garfield park. “She planned to walk to the park. (Continued on I’Hge Two.) NEW RUNAWAY STRIKE OF DAY MINERS LOOMS Thousands of Miners Go Out Following Cleveland Conference. Special to The Times. TERRE HAUTE,\ Ind.. Aug. 19.- Re sumption of the state wide runaway strike of “day" workers In Indiana coal mines was in prospect today, in the belief of coal operators, following the shutdown of more than a score of mines In this district. The “day” men refuae to return to work until their wage demands, refused In the Cleveland Joint conference, arc met. Twenty three mines in the Clinton field alone are Idle today and the strike ! spreading to other centers. It was re ported. No miners reported for transportation on any of the miners' trains operating along the Southeastern railroad, it was reported here. Fifteen hundred miners are idle In the Brazil neighborhood and the Speedwell mine near here is dosed. It is an open secret that both union officials and operators regard the situation as grave. On both sides efforts are being made le conceal details of the “runaway” strike. One operator declared that so far aH the operators ere concerned the min* workers can “remain Idle for any length of time" as “we have reached our limit In trying to negotiate with them.” MINERS WILL SEEK RAISES BY DISTRICTS CLEVELAND. Aug. 19 The scale committee of the United Mine Workers of America, in session here today, abolished the central competitive district as a basis of fixing wage agreements. This action followed the failure to obtain supplemental wage increase for the soft coal miners. The committee adopted the proposal of William GrCen, secretary of the organization, to reach wage agr.'ement* by sulidlstricts. There are about 100 subdlstrirta, and each one will, under the new rule, .negotiate Its own wage agreement. Outlaw strikes of coal miners were believed Imminent in some of the coal districts due to the failure of the scale committees of Ihe miners and coal operators to agree on a supplemental wage Increase at their closfhg session here last night. Several members of tbe operators committee have already left the city. Ellis Searles, editor of the United Mine Workers' Journal, said there will be no strikes and that the matter can be amicably adjusted. Some operators were pessimistic, however, and said they believed "outlaw strikes” would develop If a general strike did not. “Anything may happen,” they said. The miners’ representatives will hold (Continued on Page Two.) SURVEYS ROAD TO JEWETT HOG LOT Prepare to Resurface Highway to Mayor’s Farm. County Surveyor Griffith stated today that he had made a survey of Arlington avenue preparatory to the resurfacing of the road. This is the road which runs past Mayor Jewett’s hog farm and the mayor’s ntune appears on the petition asking the commissioners to approve of the proposed resurfacing. Instead of the county comtnisisoners appointing reviewers, as the law provides, to view the road leading to Jew ett’s hog farm, Griffith was selected to make the survey and report to tbe commissioners. Commissioner Carlin Shank stated several days ago that Griffith was appointed in the place of viewers but Grlqith claims he is not acting as a viewer but only made a survey. “I will not proceed further until the viewers are appointed,” Griffith said today.

HE’S MINUS SHOES, BUT HAS TWO CHAIRS

Bare headed, in his "stocking feet,” and carrying two chairs alleged to have been stolen from the front porches of two residences, a man was captured by the police at Parkway and Burdsall boulevards at 4 o'clock this morning. He is held on the charge of petit larceny and vagrancy and a physician will examine him to determine his sanity. The man is Tom George, alias Tcske Tepeoff, a Bulgarian, proprietor of a shoe repair shop at 1011 West Washington street. George’s store was found closed Thursday, but noting wa;; heard from him until yesterday morning, when tho po-

INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1920.

HIGHWAY DEPT. FUSS RESULTS IN SWEEPOUT H. K. Bishop’s Resignation and That of Two Others Asked , and Given. CHARGES ‘BUTTING IN’I

Asa result of friction in the department, caused by the reported usurpation by L. H. Wright, director of the state highway commission, of the power nnd duties of 11. K. Bishop, chief engineer, the resignation of Mr. Bishop was demanded and has been received, effective Sept. 1. it was learned today. The resignation was handed in at a meeting of the state highway commission yesterday. Resignations were asked and received at the sume time from W. W. Southard, chief of the bureau of plans, specifications and estimates, and John H. Kimmel, chief of bureau of county aid la the department. The resignations of Mr. Southard nnd Mr. Kimmel. it is understood, are effective the latter part of August, Mr. Bishop returned to Indianapolis Saturday, after a two weeks' vacation, | to find that his department practically had been reorganized under direction of Mr. Wright. i Several men, it is understood, had been j dismissed by Mr. Wright, and circular j letters sent out to men tn the department, giving instructions that should have come from Mr. Bishop, as head of : the bureau. On learning of the action of Mr. Wright, it Is understood that Bishop and the director engaged In an argument and that the demand for Bishop's resignation followed. - According to Mr. (Jouthard. his resignation was demanded in order to carry out a policy of economy that the com- | mission states Is necessary, due to the slack In road construction In the state. •DIDN'T WANT ME *

ANY LONGER.” When asked regarding hi* resignation Mr. Southurd sold it was "because they did not want me any longer ” 'Mr. Wright informed me that, due to the slack in road construction, that it was necessary to lay off several men, to cut down expenses In the commission.” Mr. Southard declared. “Included in this program of eoon limy," Mr. Southard continued, “the five district offices have been closed and the work of these offices ! to be centralized in one department at Indianapolis. "These district offices have been maintained at Kokomo, for tbe north centra! part of the state; Terre Haute, for the southwestern part; Seymour, for the southeastern part, and Plymouth, for the north part. "Resident engineers. It is understood, will be called to Indianapolis to carry on their work,'and the order* will all issue from here, for work in these sec tlon*.’’ Mr. Bishop was out of the city today, but confirmation of his resignation was obtained at hi* residence. Mr. Bishop has been chief engineer of construction since the date of organisation of the deparrment. April 79; TW. He received a salary of $7,000 a year. Mr. Southard wn* appointed a member of the department in the latter part of May, 1919. at a salary of $2,700 a year, (Continued on Page Two,)

JUMP SEEN IN CITY TAX LEVY Estimates Show 25.0 Increase Over Last Year. The tax levy of the city of Indianapolis may be Increased to a* high as .988 from the .738 levy of last year, according to unofficial estimates made by City Controller Robert H. Bryson loday. City official* are to gather in a closed mooting tonight witli*the city council to go over the budget and proposed tax levy, preliminary to tbe official presentation of both to the council at a special meeting at 2 o’clock toomrrow afternoon. The increase is chiefly included In the estimate of expenses of the department* whose finances are designated as "city general.” Last year these department* asked for $3,341,000, while this year their budgets call for $4,200,000. The total amount in the city general budget, however. Is $4,850,000, since to the amounts asked by the various departments la added money to repay the principal and interest of the $600,000 temporary loan which the controller is seeking permission from the council to negotiate at the present time. PLATOON SYSTEM REASON GIVEN. The departments are seeking increased funds, the controller said, for the Installation of the two platoon system in the fire department, for 10 per cent Increases in the pay of police and firemen, to take care of deficits and to meet increased costs of materials. The various divisions of the levy are expected to he arrived at finally substantially os follows: Sinking, track elevation and pension funds S.OS:> Pack department 01 Recreation department 02 Health department oil Sanitary department 036 City general funds .75 Total $.0.88 ELECTION COSTS WERE OMITTED. Mr. Bryson said that, the budget whlen is to be presented unofficially for the council’s unofficial consideration tonight is the same as was completed several days ago with several minor and oue major changes. When the budget was compiled several days ago, Mr. Bryson said, inclusion of the cost of conducting the city registration, primaries and election next year was omitted. This will add from $60,000 to $70,000 to the city's expenses next year, it is said. The cost of the registration probably will be approximately the same aa four years ago because women were registered at that time in the belief that the state suffrage law, later declared uncoustltu(Conttnued on Page T%vo.)

lice department of Richmond notified the department in this city they were detaining a man who gave his name ns Dofke Eligorvv of 1011 West Washington street, Indianapolis, whom they bel eved to be demented. Friends of the missing man went to Richmond and George was brought to Indianapolis, arriving at 6 o’clock last night. At 1:29 this morning Frank O’Reilly, 1230 Indiana avenue, telephoned police headquarters someone whs trying to steal bis porch furniture. The thief dropped his booty when pursued. ~

Mother’s Letter Gets Needed *Aye* NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 19. Harry Burn, whoso vote decided for suffrage in the house yesterday, said that a letter from his mother made him vote aye. The letter follows: “Dear Son: “Hurry up and vote for suffrage and don’t keep them In doubt. I notice some of the speeches against It. They are very bitter. I have been watching to see how you stood, but have not noticed anything yet. “Don’t forget to be a good boy and help Mrs. C'att put ’rat’ In ratification. Tab, tah. “YOUR MOTHER.” “I voted for it, casting the deciding vote, and 1 expect to Btand by it,” he commented.

ANTIS CONTROL SUFF FATE FOR NEXT TWO DAYS Reconsideration of Ratification May Be Called for by Tennessee Opposition. NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 19. “Watchful waiting,” Is the suffragists’ policy now. No Inkling has been gained on plans of the antis for reconsideration of the ratification of the nineteenth amendment by the Tennessee house of representatives. The house adjourned at noon to meet tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock. After the eyelash finish Wednesday, : when ratification came by 49 to 47, one less than constituGonal majority, - Speaker Walker, anti leader, changed his vffte from no to aye, and moved a re--1 consideration. Hi# vote gave the resolution a constitutional majority. His move to reconsider was entered | on the Journal and makes it within his i power today or tomorrow to call up 1 for reconslderatl*n at any time he desires. During these two days no one else can cal! It up. After two day* Speaker Walker loses his sol# right to move a reconsideration. and any member can do so. PBOHABLE TACTICS OF SUFFRAGISTS. Tbe probable suffragist tactics will be j to call It up the first thing on the third day. table the reconsideration motion and thereupon prevent the house from reversing it* action on ratlflcaj tlon. legislators recalled that In the bla- | tory of the house a measure had never I Mi called up successfully for recon- ; slderatlon. ) There are perglatenr rumor* in cl real*- ! tton that Charge* will be made on the ■ floor of the house by anti leaders this morning that (be bribery of a mem ' ber of the house by suffragist forces was j responsible for yesterday’s ratification. Tbe name of Representative Harry Rum. the republican who changed his vote from the anti ranks on the motion to table, to the suffragist ranks on ratification, is that used by the antis in connection with bribery. It was charged In affidavits that Rep- | resentatlve Hanover, ratification floor i leader, had offered him a large sura. Hanover declared “these affidavits are false in letter and in spirit. I decline to ' be blackmailed.” ILog.il steps already are being taken to prevent Secretary of State of Tennessee Stevens from certifying to the federal ■ secretary of slate the fact of a ratification. ORDERS GRAND JURY EYE ON LOR CHARGES NASHVILLE, Term , Aug 19 Judge ! T. D. B. Dcbow of the criminal court today asked the grand Jury to Invest!- : gate reported lobbying in connection with consideration of the federal stifrage amend men t by tbe legislature. The Judge, In his message to the grand j jury, said it had been reported by suf- . frage supporters that "forces of corruption" were operating. No names were mentioned. V. c. HOUSE TURNS DO WN. SUF FRA GE RALEIGH, N. C.. Aug. 19. The lower | bouse of the North Carolina legislature ' today refused to ratify the federal woman suffrage amendment by a vote of 71 | to 41. ! The senate previously bad defeated rat- : ifleation. Charles Ponzi Waives Preliminary Hearing BOSTON, Aug. 19.—Charles Fonzl, $15,000,000 get rich-quickly man, waived examination before United States Commissioner Hayes when arraigned in federal district court today on charges of using the mails to defraud, and was | held for the September term of the grand Jury. In default of the original $25,000 bail he was returned to East Cambridge Jnli. Ponzi was heavily guarded, but his arraignment was attended by no demonstration among the spectators. Manslaughter Case Is Placed on Shelf The ease of Herbert Hungate, Fountain town, who is charged with speeding nnd manslaughter, was continued indefinitely today by Judge Pritchard in city court. Hungate was the driver of the automobile that collided with another driven by George Taylor at Raymond and Hobart streets Aug. 1. The coroner’s report on the accident held that the death was accidental.

Eater O’Reilly identified George as the man who had attempted to steal the furniture. George, carrying a rocking chair stolen from the porch of the home of Henry Green, 2431 Parkway, and another chair from the porch of Albert Berberich, 2437 Parkway, was arrested later in the n’.ght. The speed with which he went from the neighborhood of O’Rellley’s home to te residence on Parkway leads the police to believe that the man had some person with him equipped with a horse and wagon, which was seen in the nelgborhood before tlfe police arrived. George denltid that any qne was with him.

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Gov. Cox Puts All Blame for National Unrest Upon G. 0. P. Oligarchy in Senate SOUTH BEND, Ind., Aug. 19. —The republican “oligarchy” of the senate is “directly responsible” for the unsettled conditions throughout the country, Gov. James M. Cox, democratic presidential candidate, charged here today, in his first stump speech in Indiana. Speaking, to a meeting in the public square, the governor again directed a sharp fire at the “reactionary republican leaders,” asserting they have prevented lower living costs and blocked tax reductions in the hope of placing the blame upon the democrats. Normal conditions will return with ratification of the peace treaty “with such additions as are reassuring and helpful,” he said, adding that the democratic pledge is to enter the league of nations with the least possible delay after March 4, 1921. “The question of the league becomes the issue in this campaign for the very reason that it involves our safety, our economic readjustment and our prosperity,” he declared. “FIND CONDITIONS AT WHICH THEY RAIL OF THEIR OWN MAKING.” Cox charged that while “progressive democracy” has taken a positive position with reference to every vital question, the reactionary republican leaders are passive and hypocritical. “If they would follow their own footsteps backward, and they are so used to moving in that direction they would not need a compass, they would find that every condition against which they now inveigh is of their own creation,” the candidate said. “They discuss the high costs of living without apparently realizing that in a large measure they are responsible for the belated settling down of conditions which have continued the high living coßta. Europe has been compelled to buy because she is not producing, and production in America has not moved back into its stride because things economically are di jointed, not only here, but everywhere. “If the league of nations had been ratified months ago, exchange would have been stabilized. “Europe could have started its work of rehabilitation; its countries would not have made drains upon our food supplies. “War taxes which should have been modified or repealed when the war was over were not touched, and the republican oligarchy In the senate is directly responsible.”

RESTRAINING HAND OF POLITICAL POLICY PREVENTED TAX REFORMS. Cox claimed the house ways and means committee desired to repeal some of the levies, but that “the restraining hand of political policy was imposed by the senatorial leaders.” “Business men in this state who called upon Chairman Penrose came back home firm in the opinion that the senate would take no action and that it was impelled by a desire to continue the burdensome taxation up until 1920 under the theory that the people would blame the executive rather than the congress,” he continued. “The only hope of wiping out the huge war debts of nations is an agreement through the league to stop building armaments. “If the world does not proceed to arm itself to the teeth, if the cost of armament is diverted to the payment of interest and sinking fund on the bonded debt, then there is more than a hope that civilization can work its way out to a sound footing financially and economically. “If this is not done, then no one knows what will happen. “In the face of these things, which strike the impressions of men every day, it is hard to believe that the senatorial oligarchy continues its opposition to the league for conscientous purposes.” OUTLINES RESULTS OF TREATY RATIFICATION AS HE SEES THEM. Cox then gave what he believes will be the results of treaty ratification. He said: “It will legally end the war; it will re-establish credits; a call will be made upon our mineral wealth and our productive skill; we will have ships to sail every sea, the supply of life’s essentials will be equal to the demand; living costs will be reduced; what we would otherwise spend for guns, powder and ships will be applied to our war debt and, above all, we will be happy In the consciousness that war is practically Impossible. “The tide of moral thought is flowing against the senatorial oligarchy “There isn’t enough money In the world to stop it and the result which I confidentially expect will not only be a great help to the impaired, agencies of mankind, but it will carry a lesson that political leaders present and future will have little trouble in understanding.”

HOLD STOCKDALE AS EMBEZZLER Treasurer of Financing Company Arrested in Buffalo. John Stockdale, •Tf 4 - B Brumniel and owner of n $3,800 bulldog, is under arrest lu Buffalo. N. Y., on a Marion county grand Jury Indictment charging embezzlement of SIO,OOO. It is understood he will fight extradition. Detectives charge Stockdnle, who was treasurer of the Airbrake Safety Appliance Financing Company, disappeared July 28 with SIO,OOO of the company’s funds. The company was organized to finance the Airbrake Appliance Company. Sumner Clancy, of Clancy & RoUen, attorneys representing the company, and Detective Charles O’Donnell planned to start for New York tonight. The directors of the company are: Louis Heilman, William W. Baxter and Horace K. Busklrk. That Stockdale is a clever crook who puts over denis in big companies is the statement of Mr, Clancy, who says he has information that Stockdale had trouble in Kansas City and Arizona. Stockdnle lived at n number of the large downtown hotels while In Indlnnnpolls and was famous for the $3,800 bull dog which he kept with him much of the lime. Dressed in the height, of fashion, suave and elever, Stockdale is alleged to have found no trouble in gaining the confidence of Indianapolis business men who were backing a safety air brake appliance that had been endorsed /by the mechanical engineers of the Indianapolis Street Railway Company and several interurban concerns. He sold stock in the financing company and is said to have received $13,000 during the last six months in this way. Os this amount only $3,000 Is said to have been used in financing the company and meeting preorganization expense. However, it is said, Stockdale claimed n large salary and 40 per cent commissions. Stockdale never failed to mention "ray dear mother who lives on Carrolton avenu,’’ his business associates said. investigation, Clancy declared, showed that a woman who said she was Stockdale’s mother, lived at 3851 Carrolton avenue in a beautifully furnished home. She has been missing since Stockdale disappeared. It is alleged, and investigators declare she hnd rented the home furnished from some people who are out of the city. • ■ . Stockdale had n large expensive n'm tomoliile which he is said to have to Ruffalo. The Continental Finance Indianapolis is said to have held gage on Hie car and to have ieturn of -he automobile a few 'Wore t lie alleged cnibcz/.letrakßpnSl discovered. fe*

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They’re Versatile rHabevi'lp.A coifrurca were In arldenc. j on an Alabama street car iast night. No, there wan no argument over the i suffrage amendment. It all happened because a fuse j “blowed.” The motorman and conductor examined the fuse. "If l had a hairpin I believe I could fix it,’’ said the conductor. . “Has any one here got a hairpin?" asked the motorman. The women volunteered. After several hairpins were tested, a rapid-fire discussion of the difference in <iuality going on meantime, the fuse was repaired and the car again moved up Alabama street. Ask Investigation of Mill Shutdowns WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—The depart- j nient of labor has been asked to Investl- I gate the shutting down of the American j Woolen Company plant and other tex- j tile mills, by John Golden, secretary of j the United Textile Workers of America, I It was announced today. Burned to Death in Big Oil Well Blaze LOUISVILLE, Aug. 19. —Robert Fill- j ton, 55, oil man of Moberly, Mo., wa3 burned to death and several other persons had narrow escapes from a similar fate in a 1,000-barrel oil well fire near Bowling Green last night. Fulton was warning spectators to kfeep back from the flames when a flow of } gas ignited his clothing. A veritable human torch, he ran 650 feet and then fell dead. Five other persons were slightly burned during the blaze. SIO,OOO Gold Robbery on Liner Is Mystery SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19.—The reported disappearance of SIO,OOO In gold bullion from the strong boxes of the Chliiamall liner Nile, between this port puzzled local shipping ofof the missing gold, part of j SHHHmm) treasure rar.-<\ was found, aeadViccs to China mail officials ,i rigid investigation follow of the theft. BfflyjffMttT that an organized hand of S ■ S®|.e|-:i tnlg on t r■mspneifi vtsV and oriental ports is

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DEMOCRATS OF 2 STATES HEAR COX AT SO. BEND Thousands of Indiana and Michigan Voters Listen to Nominee. STATE DRIVE IS OPENED Special to The Times. SOUTH BEND, Ind., Aug. 19Thousands of Indiana and Michigan democrats gathered here today to hear Gov. James M. Cox make his first campaign speech In Indiana and to attend the annual midsummer meeting of the Indiana Democratic Editorial association. Gov. Cox made his first speech from the steps of the courthouse at 2 o’clock this afternoon. He was scheduled to speak at the editors' banquet at the Oliver hotel at 6 o’clock this evening and td speak at a public meeting at the coliseum tonight. The governor was introduced by Benjamin Bosse, Indiana democratic state chairman. Among the prominent Indiana democrats were Edward G. Hoffman, secretary of the national committee; former Gov. Samuel M. Ralston of Indianapolis; Dr. Carleton B. McCulloch, democratic nominee for governor, and Mrs. Alice Foster McCulloch, head of the democratic women's organization in Indiana. GOES TO COURTHOUSE AT ONCE. Gov. Cox arrived here early this afternoon and went almost immediately to the courthouse, where he made his firat speech of the day. The candidate Invaded Chicago, npt to make a stump speech, but to eat breakfast. Cox arrived in Chicago at 9:35 and was met by a number of Illinois democrats, Including Committeeman George j Brennan snd President A. F. Williams j of tbe Iroquois club. He took breakfast with Williams at ! the club. At the union station and en route to the hotel the governor was baited by an I army of photographers. ! He shook hands with every trainmen , he encountered at the station and with ! every policeman between the station and club. PLAN WESTERN INVASION SEPT. 3. The Cox party composed of the governor, his staff and a dozen newspaper men, is traveling in a special car. It will leave South Bend late tonight for Columbus. Plans are to start the far west trip of Cox about Sept. 3. It is proposed to swing throrfSh the northern tier of states to the coast, thence down the coast and back through Utah, Colorado, Nebraska and lowa, i One of the biggest day* of the campaign will be at Columbus, Aug. 2*. Harding and Cox are scheduled to speak from the same platform at the Ohl state fair. ROOSEVELT HITS FOR COAST HELENA, Mont., Aug. 19.—Franklin D. Roosevelt, democratic vice presidential nominee, today wound up his whirlwind tour of Montana and left for the Pacific coast. The candidate spoke to approximately 50,000 persons in the state during the past two days, completing his campaign tour'at a huge open air suffrage ratification rally here last night.

ERWIN BERGDOLL GETS FOUR YEARS Commander of Eastern Division Approves Sentence. NEW YORK, Aug. 19.—Gen. Ballard, commanding the eastern department of the army, today approved the finding of the court-martial which convicted Erwin Bergdoll of Philadelphia of evading the draft. The sentence was four years hard labor in Ft. Leavenworth federal prison, dishonorable discharge and forfeiture of all army pay and allowances. Erwin Bergdoll is a brother of Grover C. Bergdoll convicted on a similar charge, who escaped from custody several months ago. Huse Goes to Baltic to Guard Americans WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—Vice Admiral Huso, who has been ordered to the Baltic sea on the cruiser Pittsburg to protect American rights, today reported to Secretary Daniels that he has sailed for the Baltic, but will stop cn route for coal. It Is expected that the force will be in the Baltic early next week. Admiral Huse does not report how many destroyers he had ordered to accompany his expedition. Grocery Owner and Detective in Brawl C. C. Combs, 51, the proprietor of a grocery, and Detective John White are alleged to have had a fight in the detective department office at police headquarters today following an argument about the failure to subpoena the former grocer to appear against two check workers who were tried in city court Tuesday afternoon. Combs was arrested following tho trouble and was charged with assault and battery and profanity.

OPEN LETTER TO TIIE CITIZENS OF MARION COUNTY. This Sunnyside sanitarium, where they cure tuberculosis, is your institution, conceived, erected and maintained by you for your own exclusive benefit. It has proved its right to existence and extension time and time again, in the saving of the lives of your neighbors, in the education of the people of your community in the one known way to defeat the ravages of the white plague. You are playing with death when you neglect this place. You are risking the lives of yourselves and your children when you fail to provide proper isolation for tubercular victims. What profits the man who amasses a fortune and dies of tuberculosis? Which is more precious, high interest rates or the lives of your children. Is there none among you willing to lend Marlon county money at per cent with which to fighi; death?

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