Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 212, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 January 1921 — Page 1

THE WEATHER Probably snow and warmer tonight. Low temperature 25 to 30. Snow Friday.

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ROAD COMMISSION’S ‘SPEND-FEST’ ROUSES RURAL SOLONS’ IRE Organized Opposition to Increased Appropriation for State Highway Department Develops in General Assembly. COMMITTEE TO WATCH TREASURY Farmer members of the Indiana Legislature will oppose any increase in appropriations fer the State highway department on the ground that funds now at their disposal have not been used with discretion, it was decided at a meeting of the farmer legislators Wednesday afternoon in the offices of the public service commission.

Too much money has been speut on roads of tho State for the amount of improvement that has been done, according to the farmers. They are of the opinion that the increase in apropriations that has been asked of the State is too much, and that more of the department's money is used in paying expenses of the office in the 'Statehouse than is used in improvement of State highways. “People in my county are indignant at the methods employed by the department. They declare that about 60 p<T rent of the highway funds are used in paying inside office help and the other -10 per cent is spent on roads. - ’ This was the statement of ore of the farmers who attended the meeting. The farmers have formed an organization to look after the interests of the entire State, rather than class legislation of any sort, according to this member. He declared the farmers are determined to keep a watchful eye on the treasury ami that they will oppose as u body any needless expenditure of money. FOK.II ORGANIZATION; ELECT OFFICERS. The meeting was called by Representrtlvc W. B Anderson of Knox and Pike Counties. Officers were elected as follows : Representatives David It. Johnson. Morgan County, chairman; George W. Hansell, Pulaski and White Counties, first vice president; Oliver P. La Fuze, Vnion and Wayne Counties, second vl>e president; diaries E. Dean, lefferson and Scott Counties, third vice president; Albert R. Clapp, Clark County, secretary. The action of the rural lawmakers in deciding to call a halt to the highway commission extravagance comes as a seT quel to the charges published in the Times last fail that the records of the commission showed that SSOO,OOO had been wasted on 133 miles taken over It was shown at that time that Marie n County had built one-courso cement highways twenty feet wide with steel reinforcements at an average cost far paving alone of $24,611. During the same period the State highway commission contracted for eighteen foot concrete roads without reinforcements at a cost of paving of $29,201 a mile. Compared with Marion County’s permanent paving costs, the State roads cost $6,1'1l a mile more and the State received an Inferior type of paving. The farmers’ criticism of the huge costs of operating the department also were brought out in detail last fall by the Times. At that time it was shown that the commission had spent $1,743,873.06. of which $974,751.92 was charged to “construction” and $769,121.24 to “salary and expense." In other words, for every SIOO expended by the commission $55.00 went into actual road building and $44.10 went for “overhead.” LEVA SCALED DOWN BY STATE TAX BOARD. L. H. Wright, director of the commission, obtained a 10-cent levy from the 1919 General Assembly, but under the new valuations this was scaled down to , 3.9 cents by the State board of tax commissioners. Later the highway commission suggested a 20-cent levy in order that Its contemplated construction could be carried out, Mr. Wright said he that he had not formulated a definite program to present to the present Legislature. He refused to say what levy the commission would ask. Considerable discussion ensued at the meeting regarding the proposed appropriation of 5 cents on each SIOO of taxable property for support of the State’s higher educational institutions. Many of the farmers were inclined to leave the matter entirely to the Judgment of the Legislative Visiting Committee without further discussion, while others were of the opinion that such a levy was too high. Much emphasis was laid on the fact that the farmers held an informal dis cusslon, and that they were not prompted by any organization or any desire to push through the Legislature any sort of class legislation. They organized, according to one member of the organization, meiely to keep a watchful e.vtk on the. appropriations in order that any unnecessary expenditures might not slip through during the session. NO MENTION MADE OF STOCKVARDS BILL. Contrary to expectations, no mention was made of the bill jiroposed to place under the control of the public service commission all the stockyards of the State. This is one of the measures recommended by the Indiana Federation of 1 arrners Associations at the convention 'held in India-..— recently. Most of the members of the organization expressed themselves ns not in favor of the “junketing” expeditions planned by the Legislature. While they will abide to a great degree on the decisions of the Legislative Visiting Committee relating to appropriations’ for the various departments of the State, they will not relinquish their opinions regarding the extravagance of the present officials of the highway commission, one of the members stated. R. F. Tanke, La Porte, Is Killed by Flyer Special to The Times. LAPORTE, Ind , Jan. 13.—Robert P. Tanke, 55, Laporte business man, was killed today, when he drove in front of the New York Central Twentieth Century Limited at tse Ferry street crossing. Tanke apparently did not bear a warning gong. His body was mangled*. Barrymore Improved CINCINNATI, Jan. 13— Condition of Ethel Barrymore, noted actress ill at Christ Hospital, was reported improved today.

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PURDUE GIVES ASSEMBLYMEN BIG WELCOME Governor’s Salute Fired— Faculty and Students Greet Visitors. SOLDIERS’ HOME ON LIST By HORACE M. COATES. Staff Correspondent of the Times. LAFAYETTE, Ind., Jan. 13.—Cold weather could not put a damper on the 'welcome extended by Purdue University !to the members of the Indiana Legisla--1 ture when they arrived here today. The full faculty and student body of the | school, including members of all classes . and the student reserve officers' training corps turned out for the welcome, and the delegation was greeted with the | Governor's salute of seventeen guns. Every department of the university I was inspected by the legislators and 1 speeches were given by the members of ! the faculty nnd by Senator Estes Dun- : can, who was chairman of the Legislative Visiting Committee. Senator Duncan said I the members of the Legislature were la Lafayette to visit the school and see i first-hand the needa of the school. “We will do our best to meet such ; needs as we see on our visit here,” said i Senator Duncan. “We appreciate the hospitality of the members of the university nnd assure you that we feel kindly toward the school.” President Stone, in addressing the legislators, said the assemblymen and j women had been invited to the school in I order that they might be acquainted with the place and with ita ueeds. Luncheon was served the visitors by j the home economics class of the univerj sity, following which the party was to [ complete its tour of the school and then proceed to the Soldiers' Home. The re(Continued on Page Two.) SHERIFFS BAN ON PRACTICE Snider Says He Will Not Permit His Deputies to Sign Bonds. Announcement was made today by | Sheriff George Snider that no deputy , sheriff In his employ will be permitted to | sign bonds of any nature for defendants ■ either under arrest or on appeal from the j city court. v This announcement was made by the 1 sheriff after he learned that Deputy ! Sheriff Frank Kempf hnd signed an api peal bond for Lorenz lippert, former saloon keeper, who was fined $250 and | costs and sentenced to Elnety days on I the Indiana State Farm Tuesday afterj noon on a blind tiger charge. Leppert appealed to the' Criminal Court and was released from custody on a bond bearing i a deputy sheriff's name, it was announced. "I will not permit any deputy of mine to be on bonds of any nature,” said Sheriff Snider. “I will not stand for it." Mr. Snider said that he would make an investigation of the statement that Deputy Kempf was on the bond of “Bop” Leppert. Get Only $6 in Raid on Railway Station GILMORE. Mo., Jan. 13. —Four bandits early today held up the Wabash Rjll- | road station here. They locked the telegraph operator and station agent In a ! box car. tore out telegraph wires and fled in an automobile, after failing to open the safe. The loot consisted of only $6 and the operator’s overcoat.

TODAY In CONGRESS

SENATE. Finance Committee begins hearings on soldier bonus bill. Interstate Commerce Committee continues hearings oil further suspension of Section 10 of the Clayton act. Appropriations Committee considers sundry civil bill. _ Immigration Committee hearings on immigration suspension bill. HOUSE. Expected to pass legislative, executive and Judicial appropriation bill. Judiciary Committee opens hearings on bill of Representative Edmunds (Pennsylvania) to permit sale of liquor on ships flying American flag. Minneapolis bankers give Agricultural Committee their views on grain control legislation. Appropriation sub-committee considers Army, Navy, deficiency, rivers and harbors and agricultural appropriations bills. Shipping Board Committee continues investigation of board. Aviation sub-committee resumes hearings. Admiral Washington appears before Naval Affjlrs Committee on size of Navy during next year. Ways and Means Committee continues hearings on metal tariffs.

Goodby , Shimmey! PARIS, Jan. 13.—French dancing masters have shaken the shimmey. It's one of the “decadent, savage and exotic dances resembling’ St. Vitus dance,” which they will refuse to teach hereafter, they announced today.

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—Photo Copyright, 1921, by Harris & Ewing. PHILIP 11. GADSDEN. President American Electric Railway Association. “Financing Public Service,” is the subject of an address by Phi.ip H. Gadsden, president American Electric Kail, way Association, at the dinner ton.ght of the Indiana Public Utility Association. Throughtout the war Mr. Gadsden served as the priclpal llason officer between the Government and public utilities in Washington. Prior to that time he was president of the Charleston (H. 0.) Street Railway Company. He is a director In the Chamber of Commerce of the United States and has been the directing influence on the committee on public utilities of the chamber. The formation of the Federal electric railway commission was Mr. Gadsden's idea. He is a staunch supporter of the progressive report made by the commission. “Bo frank nnd advertise” is Mr. Gadsden's advice to public utility managers. Mr. Gadsden's borne is in Philadelphia.

PLAN BILL TO REPEAL STATE PRIMARY LAW Election Commissioners Members of Committee to Consider New Measure. The administration Mils —those thnt will follow rite lecunuiMtaiief-one or.trine* by Governor Warren T. McCray in Ills first message to the legislature—hove not been whipped into shape. It was learned today. On© of tho principal measures advocated by the Governor, which calls for the repca of tli© primary law. was discussed today by a special committee, composed of IV. it.' Thompson and IV. W. Spencer, members of the board of elec- i Uon commissioners, and Maurice K. Ten- j nant. all of Indianapolis. These men will confer with Senator A. ! H. Beardsley of Elkhart and Attorney General U. S. Lesh. Senator Benrdsley : has already introduced a bil. in the Sen- | ate which would grant optional primaries ; for county and city officials, but would | eliminate th © presidential primary nnd j would place the nominations of United States Senators nnd Governors in the hands of State conventions. TO CONFER WITH SENATOR BEARDSLEY. , It was generally understood thnt the | Senator was piloting the administration i bill until it was learned that the Me- j Cray committee was to confer over the provisions of the repeal act. Governor McCray hag stood from the first for the abandonment of the present law but lie has 1 not intimated whether he will be in accord with the Beardsley draft. It is understood that the Attorney General’s office is preparing drafts of other : measures that were recommended by the Governor. Among the principal bills that will bear the administration mark are the ones callirg for the establishment of n budget system, amendment, of the tax i law, amendment of the registration law . and one providing for the transfer of j the board of agriculture to State con- ; trol. M'CRAVS HAND IN MOVE. Although tho Governor did not mention the status of the board of agriculture in his message It is understood \ he is behind the move to place it under j State domination. It Is expected the administration bills j will make their appearance as soon as the appropriation measures are placed i on their way to passage. It Is the In- ! tentlon of the Governor, it is understood, j to have the appropriation bills Intro- j duced ns soon ns possible In order to 1 give It ample time for consideration, Instead of having It passed In a rush near the end of the session. The Governor has given out no information as to the legislators who will be asked to sponsor his measures in either house. 12 Fires in 48 Hours MUSKEGON, Mich., Jan. 13.—The lo- ‘ cal fire department before noon today j had answered twelve fire alarms In forty- j eight hours. The last alarm was for the j Swedish Lutheran Church, which was j damaged. An overheated stove started the blaze.

AMELWAN’S MURDER DRAWS EYE TO CUBAN GAMBLING

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HAVANA, .Tan. 13.—The murder of Walter J. Shannon of St. Louis lias focused attention on the orgy of gambling in this city, which has surpassed Monte Carlo as the gaining center of the world. Friends of Shannon, who is believed to have been killed by a'taxl driver for his roulette winnings at the Grand Casino, today were planning to ask American Minister Long to appeal to the Cuhnn government for a federal investigation. There was a possibility that the murder also might come within the scope of the quiz now being conducted by General Crowder, sent here by the I'nited States at the request of Culm, to look into the political and social situation. The mutilated body of Shannon, who was a ticket agent for the Peninsular and Occidental Steamship

INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1921.

HOLDS PUBLIC UTILITIES NOT PROFITEERING Haynes, in Luncheon Address, Presents Views on Situation. SOLVENCY MAINTAINED j That there were few. if any, war profiteers among utility companies, was stated j by Paul I*. Iluyncs of the Public Service I Commission of Indiana, who made the | principal address at the luncheon of the Indiana Public Utility Association, at the • Clay pool Hotel this noon. The luncheon was the opening of the 1 first annual mee.lng of the association, ! which will close with a banquet this eve- ! ning. In his address Mr. Haynes said; For more than four years public serv- | ice companies have felt the ever growing | burden of Increased costs. At the time of the armistice In 1918 most of ns be- ! llevcd that within a few months a recession of prices would set In which would | relieve the critical financial situation i which affected practically every utility lln the country. If was a vain hope, for j not only did prices refuse to come down, j but they continued to mount to unprecj levels. Utility credits were fur- | ther Impaired, nnd the financial structure | of the great agencies of public service j continued to be further weakened as a result of post-war conditions. INCREASES ONLY i MAINTAIN SOLVENCY, j There were few, if any. war profiteers among utility companies. The increases 1 in utility rates lagged far behind the enormous Increases of commodities generally. Due to strict regulation and the | hope on the part of regulatory bodies 'that conditions were temporary,’and the fact that tiie charge for utility services ; was generally based upon past performances rather than anticipated requirements. the Increases granted by : commissions during the war period maintained the solvency of these enterprises ! but did not keep them in a healthy and prosperous condition. While private, unregulated industrial enterprises were enjoying unprecedented i prosperity, while dividends ranging from : 25 to 100 per cent nnd more were being I declared by non-utlllty companies, utlllI ties, under rigid regulation, were ex- ! treineiy fortunate if they were able to i complete a year with a net earning of ; tl or 7 per cent on the fair value of their property. We have now reached the turnlng- ; point. Prices are beginning to decline. However welcome this fact may be as a promise of relief to the general public (Continued on Page Two.)

Coin, Checks Missed; ThreeJ4eld in Case Two men and a woman, ail colored, are being held on charges of vagrancy pending the Investigation of the disappearance of a bank book containing mlney and checks from the Pink drug store, 550 Indiana avenue. They gave the names of James Smith, Baltimore, Md.; Ed Matthews, Houston, Tejuw, stud Viola "NcTiff, New Orleans, La. The bank book und cnotent.i are said to have been found after the nrrlvni of Motor Policemen UeJlly and Weddle, who were Bent to investigate the case. THRASIIERMEN HEAR EXPERTS Technical Subjects Discussed at Today’s Meeting of Brotherhood. Today's session of the annual meeting of thp Indiana Brotherhood of Thrasherman in Tomlinson Hall, was what might be called an educational session, for addresses by a number of men who aro ex ports iu their lines, nnd who spoke on> rather technical subjects relative to thrashers and other farm machinery, were the features of the program. Those who spoke at this morning's session, and their subjects, were as follows: L. It. Van Valkenberg, chief of service department, Avery Cos., Peoria, 111., “The Cylinder and Concave—Their Adjustment nnd the Essential Conditions Necessary to Thrash All the Grain from tho Heads;” W. 11. Worthington, chief engineer, Ault-man-Tnylor Machinery Cos., Mansfield, Ohio. “Separation—Saving of Grain from the Straw—Various Types of Separating Devices and Their Proper Location;" Otto Caiman, superintendent separator department, A. I). Baker Cos., “Cleaning nnd Saving ns Related to the Cleaning Devices of the Separator—the Various Methods and Devices for Cleaning Grainl. R. Martin, Akron, Ohio, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Cos., “Belting and Power Transmission for Portable Farm Machinery, Thrashers Hollers, Silo Fillers, Shellers nnd Shredders.” The program for this afternoon Included an address on “The Gas TractorCare. Adjustment and Repair,” by G B. Gunlogson, research engineer I. I. Case T. M Cos., nnd an address on “Lining Up Shafting and Babbitting of BoxesBoth Ends of the Outfit,” by E. C. Merwln, president of The Russell & Cos.. Massillon, Ohio. Tills evening there will he a big vaudeville show. In Tomlinson Hall, nnd to- i morrow will he the final day of the con- I ventlon, with a program Inc'udlng the ! transaction of miscellaneous business, the i reports of committee and the election of ; officers. One of the features of yesterday afternoon’s sesson was the presentaton of a big silk flag to the brotherhood by J. B. Parker of this city, who Is probably the 'oldest member In organization work. The presentation speech was made by E. <O. Parkinson of Madison, Wls. Another feature was a talk by E. E. Isenhour, a pastor of Evansville nnd a thrasberman ns well.

Company, was found on the beach near Grand Casino. It had been partly devoured by sharks. The nude body of a woman, discovered on the same beach several weeks ago and never identified, was supposed to have been a frequenter of the Casino. The Grand Casino which is operated under a concession and practically has a monopoly on the particular type of gaming it conducts Is frequented nightly by hundreds of men nail woman. The rich livings of the place and the formal att.rj of the “guests” gives it an air of social distinction. The routotto wheels, of which there are usually four to fix in constant piny, provide the most popular form of gninbling. It is estimated that the play averages >50,000 nightly and on Saturday and Sunday evenings two or three times that

Some ‘Dear Jerry’ Letters Hot. X0.1920* Jorry KJjmoy .Chief of Police, C KY} Dowr JerryjPlo'.so deliver to Thonan Roady one plat of liquor v2iioh is to roplaoo ono pint oT llquflr borrowed from a neitftbor for the use of ilr. Beady*3 brother who died quite recently* Your friend, PBDBHAI PRCBTBITIQSf DIRJOfOR FOR IHDIAB/L, flhn.SwJ.Crbl:on, nrf-t* Stptenabe* 1, 1920, :ir. Jorry Xinnoy, Chief of Police, Indian, oil a, Indiana. Itoor Jerry; Kindly iollTor to Ralph Lemcka ono (1) quart of whlekoy, which io to bo uood for Sylveetcar Johnson vmdor ordors of hia physici on, Dr. J. LI. cunninghevn. Very truly yoturu, cjo:rh

GET JAIL AFT ER GIRLS TELL TALE ‘Chuck’ Wiggens and Trainer Are Fined for Contributing to Delinquency. Holding that "it is not to be supposed thnt they went to the banquet without an appetite for the feast." Judge James A. Collin* or Criminal Court today found Charles F. Wiggens, n local boier, known as “Chuck” Wiggens, and his trainer, Paul Berkley, guilty of eontrib utlng to tiie delinquency of two girls. Each was fined SIOO and sentenced to servo six months on the Indiana State Farm. Wiggens and Berkley immediately served notice of an appeal nnd indicated they would ask for anew trial. The court fixed their bonds at $2,000 each and they were turned over to the custody of the sheriff after being sentenced. Both were taken to Jail. Although Berkley nnd Wiggens admitted they hnd passed Thanksgiving night with Mary Daveny nnd Viola Lyke at Wiggen's home, they denied they had committed an immoral act. Miss Lyke admitted on the witness stand that she (Continues! on Page Two.) DELAYS RULING IN COAL CASE Judge Anderson Hears Price-; . Fixing Arguments. After hearing argument thnt lasted for j the greater part of the day on the ques- j tlon of legality of the law creating the j Indiana coal and food commission, and tiie right of the commission to fix the price of coal for the retailer. Judge Albert 15. Anderson, in Federal Court, took the case under advisement yesterdn.v. The suit, which was brought by E. E. Heller fc Cos., retail coal dealers of this city, brought up only the question of the right of the commission to fix retail ; prices and had no reference to th“ rights of operators or wholesaler*. Janies W. Noel and Howard S. Young, | who recently received special fees of I $17,500 from the State for legal services to the coal commission, represented the State, while Frederick E Matson and Clarence W. Nichols made the arguments for the coni company. The case resolved itself into tho ques tion whether the police powers of a State are sufficiently extensive to permit th? Legislature to fix the price of a commodity. Judge Anderson did not indicate when he would hand down his decision.

amount. On one occasion the president of a Havana bank is reported to have lost $87,000 at one sitting. One prominent sugnr planter Is understood to have dropped $400,000 at the wheel last spring. There are many private clubs at which roulette is played. The son of a New York millionaire is reported to have lost $153,000 in one hour at ono of these Yecently. The horse races at Oriental Park attract their share of tourists and Cuban money. There are fifteen bookmakers there and eighteen parimutuel machines. The latter accept bets from $2 to S2O, while “the sky Is tho limit” for the former. One American bookmaker coming here with SIOO,OOO is said to have wired his New York backers at the end of a week to cable a like amount,

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‘Dutch Treat’ to Swell Fund tor Children Feature Planned for Hoover Relief Luncheon Catches Popular Fancy. The most expensive "Dutch treat" party ever given in Indianapolis will take place Monday in connection with the Hoover luncheon iu the Riley room of the Claypool Hotel. The affair will cost a minimum of SIOO a plate, with as much more ns the generous hearts of the givers dictate, every penny of the money to go to the starving children of Central Europe, who are being fed in 17,000 American kitchens under the direction of Herbert Hoover. The Dutch treat feature is in the hands of Mrs. John N. Carey, who has accepted (lie chairmanship of a hostess committee, the members of which will Invite groins to attend the luncheon, each member of a hostess party to go Dutch treat fashion. The Idea has caught the popular fancy and a number of parties are being arrn n ged. Plans have been made for the serving of the luncheon by former members of the Red Cross canteen, recruited uy Mrs. Fhllomen Watson. Miss Agnes Cruse, secretary of the Indianapolis chapter ot the Red Cross, is arranging for wartime costumes. Fred Hoke, chairman of the reservation committee for the luncheon, stated that there will be at least 5:10 guestu. Nearly 200 already have reserved SIOO seats. Mayor Charles W. Jewett has sent letters to all other mayors In Indiana specially inviting them to attend the luncheon.

30 of His 50 Years Spent in Prisons; Again Behind Bars

With a' record of thirty years behind the bars out of the fifty years he Ims lived, Doreiqus Wells is confined in the Marion County jail with every prospect of another stretch of penitentiary life ahead of him. Wells was arrested a week ago, charged with the illegal sale of narcotics, as he stepped from a train at Ft. Wayne. lie was bound over to the Federal grand Jury and brought to Jail here in default of bond. Revenue officers declare Wells has a long record of violations of the narcotic law.

declaring that SIOO,OOO is a piker amount hero. “Jai All,” which Is really the national sport of Cuba, and not baseball, provides a Y.hlcle for extensive gambling, but this generally attracts only the natives, ns does cock fighting. At the Fronton courts on Sunday afternoon, more than $50,(X10 is known to have changed bands. "Major League” exponent. J "Jai All,” such as Larrinnga, receive salaries as high ns $25,000 a year. The big money institution, of course, Is the government lottery, which is estimated to provide as high as $50,000,1X0 a year for internal improvements. The bi-monthly lottery tickets, which cost $lO each, has total prizes of $498,000. Tho annual “extraordi v "try” lottery has a grand prize of $500,000 alono,

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158 GIVEN WHISKY ON ORBI3ON NOTES REVEALED BY FILES _____________________________________ \ Prohi Director’s Documents Show 152 Quarts Dispensed on ‘Dear Jerry’ Letters to Cure Everything but Snake Bite. PERSONS OF PROMINENCE IN LIST The names of 15S Individuals to whom Charles J. Orbison, Federal prohibition director, ordered Jeremiah Kinney to deliver a total of 152 quarta of whisky in contravention of the Indiana prohibition law, came into the possession of the Times yesterday afternoon, when one of Mr. Orbison’s force brought to the Times what he declared was the complete file of the prohibition director’s office of all documents pertaining to dispensed liquor. A few hours previously Mr. Orbison had offered to permit an inspection of these documents on condition that they not be made public. they were delivered to the Times without any conditions being imposed except that they be returned to Mr. Orbison. This file of papers discloses that Mr. Orbison wrote letters addressed to the chief of police as “Dear Jerry” and generally signed “Your Friend,” ordering the chief to deliver whisky to 158 individuals. The amount of whisky ordered out of the custody of the police on these “Dear Jerry ’ letters was 127 quarts, forty-nine pints and two half-pints. Included in the files are eighty-three prescriptions signed by physicians and seventy-five orders to which no prescriptions are attached.

ELDER LEMAUX REMAINING IN MAYOR’S RACE Administration, Short of Timber, Tells Him It Was Mistake to Quit. LEMCKE FOR CHAIRMAN Despite the public announcement Tuesday of George Lernaux, president of the board of public works, that he would not enter the race for the Republican nomination for mayor, it became increasingly evident today that he is still a candidate, and that the members of the administration wing of the party have about decided it is no use to try to block him further. This belief, which was expressed by a number of Republican workers, ts based upon reports that the administration has not been abie to agree upon a ! candidate to back and lias shown an inj ellnation to get behind Mr. Lernaux to make it appear that it is bring him out, instead of being forced to climb on his “band wajou" The workers said they were convinced that the administration at this particular moment is being forced into backing Mr. Lernaux, because several administration leaders are understood to have gone to him and told him he made a mistake by dropping out. INSIST LEMAUX, JR., WILL BE CHAIRMAN. Meanwhile, and in spite of the reports of the elder Lenmux's probable return to the arena, the men who carry political news back and forth were insisting that Irving Lernaux, sou of George Lernaux, is most likely to be chosen city chairman at the Republican reorganization meeting at the Courthouse Saturday afternoon. Irving Lernaux was slated to receive the administration support at a caucus of leaders and minor city office holders held In the office of present City Chairman Ralph A. Lemcke Monday evening. At the time this meeting was in progress George Lernaux was framing a statement anounelng his refusal to become a candidate. Some administration men say that it was as a result of this decision that it was decided to back the son for city chairman, insisting that the administration would not agree to the son holding the helm f the city committee If the father was to be one of the contenders for the principal nomination in the city primary election in (Continued on Fnge Two.) , ‘MEDICINE MAN’ BOOZE PEDDLER Jeff Gates Explains Source of Quart of Liquor. “ ‘Do you want to see the medicine man?’ That’s what he asked me,” testified Jeff Cutes, negro, 439 Tippecanoe street. In city court today, in explaining to Special Judge Kingsbury how he happened to have almost a ful. quart of whisky when he was arrested by Patrolman W. Shriver at 2:30 o'clock Sunday morning on Roanoke street. He was charged with drunkenness, disorderly conduct and operating a blind tiger. "His name was 'Slick,' judge, and that was the only name I knew him by," continued Gntes. “I told him that I did not want any liquor. You see. I was coming out of Mr. Owens’ restaurant on Indiana avenue with my lady friend when) he met me, and he said : ‘l've got what the doctor ordered. Don’t you want to see the medicine man? It's red.' Then I asked him what it was worth and he said $4. I bought it and it tasted like tho real stuff.” Gates had a good time Saturday night, according to Detectives Trabue and Sneed, who arrested him on charges of drunkenness and disorderly conduct at 11 o’clock that night nfter he had aroused all the firemen in the station at Indiana avenue and Michigan street by cursing the police. He was arrested again three hours and a half later, although the orders of the chief of police to turn-k-ys are that* persons charged with drunkenness must remain locked in the cetiroom for four hours. Patrolman Shriver had another prisoner in custody at the time he arrested Gates, and as a result was unable to catch the “lady friend,” who escaped by running. Gates was fined $1 on the drunkenness charge. lie has been convicted before on the cliatge of operating a blind tiger and Specinl Judge Kingsbury’ took the case under advisement. Ex-Kaiserin Said to Be Near Death AMSTERDAM, Jan. 13.—The ex-Knis-erin was reported today to be dying at her home In Doom. A telephone message from Doom quoted the attending physician as saying he feared the former Empress was in extremis. Her husband, William, is constantly at her bedside, and the ex-Crown Prince has arrived at Doom from Wlerlngen.

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GREATEST CURE-ALL EVER KNOWN. Whisky is revealed In these “Dear Jerry” letters as the greatest cure-all ever known to the medical fraternity. These letters reveal that It was ordered, dispensed for a multitude of purposes ranging from use in pneumonia cases to the replacement of “liquor borrowed from a neighbor - ’ and including whoopling cough, bnd colds, anemia, stomach trouble, child birth, operations, asthma, ptomaine poisoning, tuberculosis, nervous breakdown, exhaustion, the practice of dentistry, cancer, auto accident an® “emergency.” In fact, about all the ailments to which man Is heir are enumerated in tho list of causes given for dispensing this liquor except snake bite. No one In Indiana appears to have a properly trained snake yet. That Mr. Orbison himself well knew that he had no authority for the dispensation of this liquor In this manner is disclosed by the carbon of a letter written by Clyde Randel, United States commissioner of Terre Haute, to whom Mr. Orbison said: ADMITS HAVING NO WARRANT IN LAW. “As you readily know, I HATE NO WARRANT IN LAW FOR ISSUING ANY ORDER BY WHICH ANYBODY COULD PROCURE WHISKY; however, in cases of grave emergency in this city I have from time to time issued orders i on the chief of police by which small ' quantities of liquor have been issued to those whose condition of health In the opinion of competent physicians abioj lutely demand this kind of stimulant. “If, in your opinion, this is a worthy cause AND NO PUBLICITY WILL BE GIVEN TO THE TRANSi ACTION I will be very glad to issue through you an order on the chief ! of police at Terre Haute for a small jf quantity of liquor to be used for the purpose as stated * * An idea of the nature of the "cases I of grave emergency” that prompted Mr. Orbison to release confiscated whisky may be obtained from one order to “Dear Jerry.” reading as follows: “Please deliver to Thomas Ready one pint of liquor which is to replace one pint of liquor borrowed from a neighbor for the use of Mr. Ready's brother, who S died quite recently. “Your Friend, etc.” Another example of the “grave emergency" to which Mr. Orbison responded is contained in a “Dear Jerry" letter on behalf of Dr. E. S. Hunt of Lognnsport, which says: “This whisky is to be used by Dr. Hunt in his practice of dentistry in extreme cases of exhaustion.” TWENTY-ONE QUARTS FOR ONE SUFFERER. Illustration of the "small quantities” of liquor to which Mr. Orbison refers are orders to “My Dear Jerry’' to deliver a total of twenty-one quarts of whisky to Dr. Edward C. Bachfield, "to he nsed in the treatment of Dr. Bachfield’s father, who is quite old and Is suffering from cancer of the throat.” These orders were issued during the interval between March 12 and Aug. 12, 1920, according to the carbons in the Orbison file. No prescription Is attached to any of them. Another peculiarity attached .o this file is that it disclosed that a large number of persons prominent in public affairs were aware of the “Dear Jerry” method of obtaining liquor and that orders in their favor were issued by Mr. Orbison. Among the names either of persons to procure or to use this liquor are; RALPH LEMCKE, county treasurer and chairman of the Republican county committee. CHARLES L. HURD, member of the board of sanitary commissioners. vDR. B. B. PETTI JOHN, recently appointed county physician. MRS. JOSEPH R. KEALING. wife of the Republican national committeeman (Continued on Page Eleven.) Take the Spots Out of Your Clothes The Times Information Bureau at WASHINGTON, D. C., has ready for free distribution anew booklet which tells how to proceed when the waiter pours soup in your lap. or you back up against a fr shir painted fence. The chemist knows the character of each stain, and he can supply another element that will unite with jt and cause it to disappear. Nearly every stain requires a different treatment. The only safe way to proceed in such misters is to follow proper directions. This is ft neat'y printed booklet of thirty-six pages, with half-tone illustrations. It is Just what every woman wants. It Is free to all. (In fl'llng out the coupon print name nnd address or he sure to write plainly.)

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