Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 266, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 March 1921 — Page 1

THE WEATHER Fair tonight and Friday. Not much change in temperature.

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FIRST WOMAN IN LISTS FOR CITY COUNCIL Mrs. Olive D. Edwards, Director of Christamore, Asks G. O. P. Nomination. Rousing first interest Mrs. Olive D. Edwards, director of Christamore Settlement, 1806 Columbia avenue, today announced her candidacy for the Republican nomination for councilman for the First District. She is the first woman to seek nomination for a city office. “I’ve got a platform,” said Mrs. Edwards, ‘‘and it consists chiefly of intentions to improve living conditions in this city. I’m more interested in housing and sanitary conditions than anything else.” Mrs. Edwards is prominent in club and social welfare work, being a member of the Contemporary Club, the Women’s Rotary Club and the Social Workers j Club. OTHERS PERSUADED HER TO MAKE RACE. She said tnat being a candidate was far from her mind until citizens began to ask her to get into the couneilmanic race. Stories to the effect that a fourth candidate for the Republican mayorality nomination will enter the race Monday are afloat. It was said that the new candidate will be brought out by those who want to see Richard Lowthtr, stenographer of Probate Court, made post master of Indianapolis, and that his candidacy will be purely a trading proposition. Various rumors were circulated as to ] who the candidate was to be, some men- ; tioning Arch M. Hall, who stumped Indiana and the Dakotas for Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood in the presidential pri- ! maries last year, and others that it would be William L. Taylor, former State at- j torney general. With organization plans nearing perfection, Samuel Lewis Shank, candidate for the Republican nomination for mayor, will swing Into the battle for votes in earnest next week The candidate plans to address at least two meetings every night for three weeks, it was announced. Mr. Thomas C. Howe, former president of Butler College and News Jewett candidate for the nomination, is expected to come out into the open next week and begin to face the voters la more meetings. The Howe-for-Mayor Club was formed at the Columbia Club Wednesday with 100 charter members. WOMEN TO NAME THREE CANDIDATES. The committee appointed by women supporters of Edward J. Robison for the Republican mayoralty nomination to •elect a list of women from whom three candidates f<?r the city council will, . picked at a mass meeting In Torolinwil Hall will meet at Robison women’*! headquarters In the Traction Terminal Building this afternoon. The three women finally selected wi r . be backed by Mr. Robison In the primary. Mr. Shank will speak tonight at 2501 Northwestern avenue.

GIBSON KILLED IN HOIST TRAP Body Wedged Between Two Drums at Power House on Fall Creek. William Gibson, 29, 1136 Brooks street, was killed and his body wedged firmly between two big drums around which heavy steel hoisting cables were wrapped, at the power house of the Western Gravel and Cement Company today. The power house is a shed on the bank of Fall Creek near Brooks street. Gibson was In charge of the hoisting machinery which operated a bucket hoist that lifted gravel from the bottom of Fall creek I'M) yard* distant. Two big drums around which the cables would wrap a* the bucket of gravel was lifted were close together in the shed, it had been Gibson’s habit, the police were told, to hit the cables with a stick when they were not running onto the steel drums smoothly. It is believed that he was guiding the cable on one drum with a stick and that the wind blew his coat against the other drum afcd the cable caught It and his body was dragged in between tbe two drums. No one saw the accident. Frank Newman, 604 Spring street, an employe of the company, saw smoke pour- I Ing from the door of the shed and called i to Lewis Erwin, father-in-law of Gibson, that there was a fire at the power house. Erwin was the first to reach the shed and there he found the motor still going and clouds of smoke coming from it. The big steel drums were stopped by Gibson s body being wedged between them. It required two hoiirs of work on the part of employes of the company. Detectives Giles and Fields and Motor Police Harm* ! and Owens to extract the body, it was 1 horribly mangled. The coroner ordered ! the body taken to the city morgue. Gibson is survived by a wife and two ! children.

SEIZE PRIVATE CAR AND BOOZE Raiders Arrest Multimillionaire With SB,OOO Cargo. MIAMI. Fla.. March 17.—Harry S. Black. New York multimillionaire, was arrested here today, following a raid late yesterday on hie private railroad car. “Bayside,” by police officers, who declare they found fift> -three cases of whisky aboard. The officers also visited a bay front lot owned by Black and found five cases of whisky there, they charged. The total haul is valued at SB,OOO. The private car. valued at SIOO,OOO, will be confiscated by the Government prohibition officers, the police said. [ WEATHER Forecast for Indianapolis and vieinitj ! for the twenty-four hours ending 7 p. m . 1 March 18: Fair tonight and Friday; not [ much chance in temperature. HOI BLY TEMI'KKATI RE. 0 a. m 41 7 a. m 41 8 a. m 44 9 a. m 49 10 a. to 50 11 a. m 55 12 (noon) 61 1 P- m 63 2 P- m 65

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Quits Cabinet Post Mg A. BONAR LAW. LONDON, March 17. —A. Uonar Law, leader of the house of commons, has resigned his cabinet post of lord privy seal. Premier Lloyd George announced In the house of commons this afternoon. Illness was given as the reason. Mr. Bonar Law formerly was chancellor of the exchequer. He was one of the most influential leaders of the Unionist party and the right hand man of Premier Lloyd George. Bonar Law’s resignation created a sensation despite the fact that he had written a lettej giving *u full explanation of his action. Mr. Bonar Law said his health had been frail for some time and that at present he Is facing a complete physical breakdown unless he takes a long and complete rest. He had been advised by his pliysielan to give up all his political activities. Many political leaders believe that the retirement of the I'nionlst chieftain means a rupture in the coalition government that will make a general election inevitable. There was speculation In political clubs and in the lobby of Parliament as to whether the “torles" are refusing to work any longe.r In double harness with Premier Lloyd George. ‘HAMON RICHES IS MOTIVE FOR CLARAS TRIAL’ Defense Arguments Flay Governor’s Persecution in Plot to ‘Save Millions.’ COURTROOM. ARDMORE, Okla., March 17. —A sensationally bitter attack on GoV. J. B. A. Robertson of Oklahoma and Attorney General S. Prince Freeling, charging them with using political Influence to “persecute Clara Smith Hamon,” was launched by J. B. Champion, defense counsel. In opening his arguments to the jury in the Ilarnon murder trial today. Champion also branded Jake L. Hamon, the dead oil king, as a “moral leper.” “The attorney general, I will say, Is not responsible for this. The man who is responsible is the Qovernor of the State, who went out of his way to persecute a girl and to defend a moral leper who debauched and stole the virtue of a country girl,” Champion charged. Champion began hla argument right after court convened thia morning. He branded Hamon as a “seducer” and as a man who “stole girls out of the cradle.” “The Attorney General has come here to uphold the hands of a millionaire debaucher,” he added. FLAYS HAMON AS SEDUCER. “This girl was a country girl In her teens. Jake Hamon wooed, won and seduced this girl. Hnmon, a man of 40, seduced her when she was In her teens. He took this girl, pure in heart, ml seduced her. If she had been a common woman do you think he would have sent her to college and taken her Into his office. “He went into the shadow of this pure girl’s home and he took her for what purpose? He coaxed, wooed, won and sent her to school, not for the serv(f ontlnued on Page Two.)

JILTED LOVER KILLS DIVORCEE; ENDS OWN LIFE Unrequited Love Cause of Double Tragedy at Rockford, 111. ROCKFORD, 111., March 17,—The climax of a story of unreiju'-tted iove was revealed here today when Arthur , Bauscher, 31. a wealthy florist of Free- ■ port, shot and fatally wounded Mrs. Helen YVldholin. a divorcee, and then ; shot himself. liauscher died shortly after firing a bullet Into his brain. Mrs. Wld- | holm died two hours later. I Mrs. Widhohn was on her way to a reconciliation with her former husband, Arlli’V YVldholin. an automobile salesj man of Rockford. She bail Just told Bans her she did not lov him and v as going to be remarried to Widholm. The shooting occurred just as Bauscher and Mrs. YY'idholm were alighting from an interurbau car. Rnusi-her was the president of Bausoher Brothers' Floral Company of Freeport. His wife died more than a year ago. Mrs. YVldholm became estranged from her husband about six months ago and filed suit for divorce. She went to Frcej port and obtained employment iu the i Bauscher greenhouses. Then began an infatuation which ended In today's tragedy. Bauscher fell ,n love with her. They often were seen together. Mrs. YVldholm apparently retained her love for her former linsbind, however, and is said to have made weekly visits to him Three weeks <ago she obtained a divorce decree and Bauscher is said to have proposed Immediately. Mrs. YY'idholm refused. Mrs. YY'ldholm's mother said her daughter told her she was going back to her former husband. She hoarded a car r.t Freeport for Rockford. Bauscher Jumped aboard Just as the car started. On the journey to Rockford Mrs. YV idholm again refused tc heed Rauscher's iove p'ea. As they descended from the sreps of the car Bauscher precede ] Mrs. j YY'idholm and as he alighted turned and j fired, the bullet penetrating her right temple. Bauscher then fired into his j own brain. Bauscher leaves two children. .

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SAY 3 NEW ACTS MAY COST STATE $500,000 YEARLY Accountants Claim Swain Measure and Strode Bill Will Cost Most. SCHOOL LAW EXPENSIVE Carrying out of three laws alone, passed by the seventy-second session of the Indiana General Assembly, will cost the State of Indiana from $200,000 to $500,000 a year, according to members of the State board of accounts, who have investigated the acts. They mention the Swain bill, fixing the qualifications of the county sup- ! erlntendents in the State, and per- ! mitting the trustees to fix the super- | intendent’s salary at not less than $1,500, and changing the compensai tion of the superintendent’s clerk, and the Strode bill, making it compulsory for the judges of the Superior, Circuit, Criminal, Probate and Juvenile Courts, to appoint a riding ; bailiff, to be paid a salary out of the ! county treasury, fixed by the court making the appointment. Enforcement of the>e two laws, with j the liatts deputy sheriff bill, will place a heavy burden on the taxpayers of the I State, in addition to the enormous | amount of appropriations carried In the i specific, deficiency and regular appropriaj tion bills, according to the State hoard. SKY HELD LIMIT IN ! SI PERINTENDENT S LAW. By the provisions of the Swain bill, the sky la the limit In the amount of ! salary that may be paid to a county suI perintendent. The measure places, limits : on the qualifleations which a person may have in order to be eligible for the posl- | tion. but it places no limit whatever with the exception of a minimum salary j of $1,500, which may be puid to the official. Another so-called Joker pointed out In the bill is the portion which refers to l the retention of a clerk for the superintendent. The old law provided a < l**rk for forty days, at a salary of $3 a day, which amounted to sll*o a year. I ndcr the Swain bill, the trustees may authorize the appointment of a clerk, and the salary is left to the trustees, with uo limitations whatsoever to the amount. L. N. Hines, State superintendent of ; public Instruction, takes Issue with the j statements of the members of the board ! of accounts and declares that the Swain . bill Is the best piece of legislation a Sect - | ing schools that was ever passed. He ; declares that while there Is ample room for objection to the salary provision, the ] school authorities now have the opporj tunity to retain as good men as cities | are able to obtain for county superinI teudents. | The county law, he says, now conforms j to the city law regarding salaries of superintendents There never has been re | strictlons to the amount of salary which a city superintendent may receive, wlt.i j the exception of the good Judgment of 1 the members of the school board, he says, ! and he asserts there has never been an (I'ontinned on Page Two.) SAHARA HONORS PROPHETS’ HEAD Street Pageant, Banquet and Ball Among Events for Grand Monarch. Sahara sounds dry, but what's In a name? A half dozen bands dolled up In yellowsatin trouser* and wild-looking red and green headgear, dignified looking chaps In black fezes, a sprinkling of Interesting looking dignitaries with blue lodge buttons, made up the lively flock of masculine merrymakers at the Grotto good fellowship luncheon In yie Riley room.of ; the Claypool Hotel today in honor of Dr. > Dwight E. Cone, grand monarch of North America of the Mystic Order of Veiled I Prophets of the Enchanted Realm, j Cubnuet entertainers from the various ' theaters. Including the TUson Trio from tiie Colonial, “gave stunts.” Any time things seemed to approach quiet, the Pirate Band struck np “Sahara.” At the speaker's table were the masters of all the blue lodges of Masonry In the city together with officers of the Shrine and Scottish Kite and other orders j of the Masons. Monarch Lester Bing of i the Anderson Grotto was also at the ' speaker’s table together with the Rev. j Ambrose Dunkle, who read the invoca- I tion; Raymond F. Murray, monarch of Sahara and u group of Grotto officials with Dr. Cone. Dr. Cone presented Monarch Murray with the past commander’s jewel in recognition of his service. Dr. Cone and Mrs. Cone arrived at 7:30 o'clock from their home in Fall River, Mass., and were met by a reception committee composed of Raymond F. Murray, Sahara monarch; Harold Pennloke, chief Justice; Othnlel Hitch, master of ceremonies; Clarence Ferguson, treasurer; J. Harry Green, Bloor Schleppy, Chic Jackson and John W. Murray. A monarch's breakfast at the Claypool Hotel opened the day's events. An Informal reception for the grand monarch was held at the Athenaeum at 11 o'clock, when he was presented to the ranking officers of all Masonic bodies In Indianapolis These officers, including the grand master of the Indiana grand lodge, Richard H. Schweitzer of Knlghtstown, took part in the street pageant. The line of march was: Massachusetts avenue to New York street, south to Market street, west around Monument Circle to Meridiun street, south to Washington street and west to the Claypool. The luncheon program was as follows: Address of welcome. Mayor Charles vV. Jewett; address of welcome in behalf of the Masons of the city, Richard Sci.wietzer; address by Grand Monarch Dwight E. Cone and address by Past Grand Master Charles J. Orliifna on ".Sahara.” This afternoon there was an automobile sight-seeing tour. Tonight a formal dinner in the Claypool Hotel will be served for the prophets of Sahara and their wives and friends. Cabaret features from the "Follies” and Keith's will be presented. Following the dinner a formal reception will he held In the Moorish parlors and the Mon- j arch's grand ball in the Riley room. A special committee of women in ! charge of the entertainment of Mrs. Cone includes Mrs. Othniel Hitch, chairman,] Mrs. Euward Scoonover, Mrs. Charles J. < Orbison. Mrs. Chic Jackson, Mrs. Bioor Schleppy. Mrs. Earle E. Maish, Mils Mildred Leach. Miss Francis Haugh. A noon luncheoxi was served in the Florentine room in Vi's. Cone’s honor.

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INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, MARCH 17,1921.

Juvenile Court Rooms Visited by Intruders

When attaches of the Juvenile court arrived this morning they found that the rooms had been ransacked during the night by someone believed to have been searching for important papers. A hasty check failed to show- anything missing, however. The Intruders gained entrance by

GORRA! ’TIS TH’ OL’ SHAMROCK FOR YE TODAY ‘Free Republic’ Is Theme of Mass Meeting—Resolutions Read. IRISH PARADE STREETS Pledges of loyalty and undivided allegiance to the republic, coupled with condemnation of what Is termed “Infamous and paid for British propaganda now being circulated in this country through the press, through the pulpit, through lecture halls and through some colleges," are contained in the resolution adopted at the utiuual St. Pa-trick's day celebration, held In Tomlinson hall today, following the big street parade of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Ladles’ Auxiliary and numerous Catholic societies. Addresses were made by the lit. Rev. Francis 11. Guvlsk arid G. W. Oliver, auditor of* State. Miss Lucy McGee of this city, who recently returned from a trip through Ireland, gave a vivid picture of conditions as she found them In her address, "The Suffering and Agony of the Women and Children In Ireland as I Saw It.” The resolutions were read by Patrick T. Kelly. Among other things they suggested that the teaching of American history In the schools “be based upon official records of the nation and not upon the views of essayists, faddists or unreliable writers." HIT HINDRANCE OF FREE SPEEC H. Another statement la the resolutions said : “We denounce as contrary to tin fundamental principles of the Declaration of Independence and tbo Constitution tiny attempt on the part of public officials or patriotic societies to abridge freedom of speech on any topic that 's iis t matter of world Interest and public discussion In the press and on the platform.” This was followed by an expression of condemnation for every form of radicalism What was termed "British propaganda Intended to make It appear that men or the Irish race a e disloyal to the I nlted States aud that the people of Irelund who have established a republic are unworthy of American support." was condemned bitterly. To support the contention that propaganda of tills character is betug systematically circulated In till* country quotations from ■ mazazlne article by Sir Gilbert Parker were set forth. The President and Congress were urged to recognize the Irish republic and It was stated that such action by this country would end all strife between the Irish (Continued on Page Two.) R. MARTINDALE, STRICKEN, DIES Body of Indianapolis Businessman Found in Bed at His Apartment. Robert Martlndale. 50, head of the firm of Robert Martlndale f. Cos., dealers In real estate, was found derd in bed today at bis apartment in the Stratford, 510 North Meridian street. It Is believed death was due to a sudden attack of heart failure, ns h* apparently was In good health when be retired at about 0 o’clock last night. Several days ago Mr. Martlndale suffered an attack of indigestion and Tuesday night it was found necessary to send for Dr. Carlton B. McCulloch. However, hi* condition was not considered serious and yesterday he seemed to have recovered from the attack completely. He had lived in Indianapolis almost all his life, coming here when a child with \ his father, Judge E. B. Martlndale, from ; Newcastle, where he was born. For i many years he bad been prominent In the business and soelul life of Indianapolis. Because of the fact that his brother John is in Florida, definite arrangements for the funeral liavo not been made, but It is believed that It will be held Sunday from the home of his sister, Mrs. Hervey Bates Jr., 1221 North Pennsylvania street. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Bates and Miss Emma Martlndale, both of' Indianapolis, und five brothers, Lynn P.. Clarence, Charles and John TANARUS., ail o? Indianapolis, and Col. E. B. Martlndale of the United States Army.

She Wanted to Marry The Minister But at the end of the vacation romance she returned to the stage and he never learned why one of his dreams prevented the fulfillment of the other. O. HENRY Tells the story in the matchless style that is peculiar only to his writings. You will find the story complete in Next Saturday’s Times To make sure that you miss none of these gripping stories is easy. Just order the Daily Times sent to your home.

“Jimmying” a basement window which opens on the courtrooms. They also pried Into the surveyor's office and ransacked drawers there. The drawers In Judge Frank Lahr’s desk were all thoroughly explored by the visitors and the desks of other attaches were pried open.

PETITION FOR RAISE IN GAS RATE FOUGHT Hearing on Plea for 30-Cent Advance Opens Before Commission. CITY VOICES OBJECTION Increase in the rates of the Citizens Gas Company of Indianapolis from 00 cents to 00 cents per 1,000 cubic feet will add no ! profit on the Investment of the stockholders, according to the opening state inent of 11. 11 liorubrook, attorney for the company, in the hearing on the company's petition for the increase before the public service commission today. A supplemental petition to the petition for increased rates, filed Dec. 10, 1020, was submitted today with the commission, setting forth added facts why the eomI pany claims an emergency Increase ! should be granted. No additional lu- | crease was asked in the supplemental ! petition. Samuel Ashby. Indianapolis corporation I counsel, appeared for the city of Indianapolis. and in his opening statement to the commission vigorously opposed the proposed increase. Commissioners Johu \V. McCardle and Glenn Van Auken and Harry K. Boggs, chief of the accounting ' department of the commission, presided : over the hearing. Several of the comS pany's stockholders and directors, ini eluding J Dorsey Forrest, secretary aud ; general manager, were present, j The supplemental petition filed today declared that because of the unusual <ie- ] pression In business the company has ' suffered greatly since the filing of the original petition in December. It states the company for the last three mouths has been operating at a large loss, due to this abnormal depression. Large obligations confronting the ' company, must be met May 1, according to tbe petition, aud It is further contended that the company will be unable to meet these obligations unless It can he shown thift It Is operating at a profit. ONLY TEMPORARY RELIEF SOUGHT. Mr. Hornb.'ook in his opening statement said the company must have emergency relief in order to make the Improvements which the Indianapolis city council directed some time ago. Ho said that the 90-cent rate asked will only give relief to the hope snd ex' pectatlon that the country will noon emerge from the business depression. The lose* suffered by the gns company In the past few months more than offset the gains made during the last two years, he declared. "The company Is now confronted with some very serious problems,” said Mr. liorubrook. “It has outstanding current loans amounting to SMiO.OoO. We have i coal and coke on hand amounting to ap proximately $1,500.000. We are piling up coke In our yards at the rate of three tons for every ton sold, and have in the yards now from 65,000 to 70,07*) tons. “On May 1 we will have $350,000 of our 7 per cent mortgage bonds maturing. In nddltton to $140,000 taxes and Interest ou bonds amounting to $45,000. falling due. “The Incresasid rate will not make one cent added dividend for the stockholders, and ODly through the resumption of business will be able to make a return on our Invatinent.” He called attention to the necessity la*t fall of regulating the consumption of gas by* Indianapolis consumers, In an ef(Centlnued on Page Two.) ‘OLD HOMESTEAD’ CHARACTER DEAD William Lawrence Appeared Recently at English’s. BOSTON, March 17.—William Lawrence Boehner, who succeeded Denman Thompson as Uncle Josh in "The Old Home stead.” Is dead. Boehner was widelyknown by his stage name of William Lawrence. He had played the role of Uncle Josh 8,000 times. He was stricken while playing his part on a local stage. William Lawrence was last seen in this city at English's as Uncle Josh In “The Old Homstead” during an engagement which opened on Monday, Jan. 31, of this year, and continued for three days He drew mostly the old-time audience and a fair business was enjoyed. He played at Englsh’s while the "Florodora” revival wns under way at the Murat. While here he nppenred in good health and his chuckle was as much in evidence as years ago.

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GIPSY ADVISES CHRISTIANS TO j IGNORE SNEERS Even Dead Fish Can Swim With Stream, Evangelist Points Out. PRAISES ‘Y WAR WORK Home Run Drives by Gipsy Smith “The best you can do Is not enough for the Lord. The best I can do )s not enough.” i "What sort of a physician would yon think me If I dodged the Issue?” “While your heart’s a Bolshevist l against God how can you expect peeve?*’ “I'm here to probe the conscience until sin 1* out.” “True religion Is not lying In a bed of roses with your fc*t In a tub of batter.’* “It’ not what you would do so much as what you’d do If you got the : chance.” “Yon are a walking fraud while yon harbor sin In your soul.” “It take* a Wg soul to conics* a big wrong.” “Your hands must be empty before you can take the hand of God.” “A dead fish can swim with a stream, but it takes something living to fight against it,” Gipsy Smith, evangelist, declared at a noon meeting at Keith's Theater today In urging his audience not to fear the attitude of the world toward persons who live Christian lives. •'lf you fear God the attitude of the people will not affect you,” he declared. “The sneer of the world will not affect you if you get the right view of God. "There is many a person in this audience today who would take his stand for God if he were not afraid of his associates. You are slaves to one another because you do not put God where lie ought to be. “I talked to a bunch of young Canadian soldiers at Winnipeg aud told them they were not afiald to face the Germans, but were afraid to” face God. “The next day I received a letter from one of the boys who said be had been wounded four times In France and had gone back to the lines every time, but that he hadn't bad courage to face Christ. He said he had gone home and had it out with himself.” Gipsy declared a stand for Jesus might set people talking, hut that it would set them talking about Jesus. “You can’t do It on tbe sly,” lie declared. “Fancy, Christ clemsing a leper aint nobody knowing it. Fancy, a sinner like you being cleansed and nobody knowiug it. I'E\K ONLY GOD, SAYS GIPSY SMITH. “Suppose It does have n bad effect on your financial condition ? Suppose yea starve? You don’t have to live. I have yet to learn of any connection between a Prince Albert or a silk dress and a clean heart. “The world wants a moral backbone nnd a sanctified manhood. “Be afraid of nobody but God. Hate sin like the devil and go after It." “I wa a Y. M. C. A. worker in France during the war. For three and a half ' year* I worked In the mud and the welter and the suffering and the death and the horror of It ah and I want to tell you | that there Isn't a British boy who eame 1 back who does not thank God for what | the Y. M. C. A. did in the war, and there Is not an honest American soldier who i will not thank God for what the Y. M. (Continued on l’age Two.) CITIZENS’ BODY TO TAKE UP ACTS Planning and Zoning Commissions May Be Named Here Under New Laws. The citizens’ city planning committee of 100 will be called to a meeting early next week to give consideration to two fiew laws passed by the State Legislature, James H. Lowry, chairman, announced today. The Assembly passed one bill giving all city councils In the State the right to pass ordinances creating city planning commissions, and another bill giving the councils power to pass zoning ordinances on the recommendations of the commissions. The next step In putting city planning .into effect in Indianapolis would be tbs passage of an ordinance creating the commission by the city council. The commission then would be made up of the president of the board of public works and the city civil engineer serving exofficio a member of the board of park commissioners, a member of the city council and five citizens to be appointed by the mayor. At the same time that the council passed the ordinance creating the commission it would be necessary to appropriate money for its work. The new law provides that the council may make a tax levy of from three to eight mills on the SIOO of taxable property and in the first year. If it Is past the time for making tax levies, money may be appropriated out of other unexpended funds. The latter provision would be necessary if the council creates the commission this year. The commission needs money to hire experts to make investigations and surveys and to pay the expenses of maintaining an office. Mayor Charles W. Jewett lias signified that he is willing to have the commission created at once, it is said. U. S. Sends New Note in Panama Dispute WASHINGTON, March 17.—The United States has sent anew note to Panama with regard to the dispute over the ] Panama-Costa Rican boundary, it was learned today. It was expected that the nature of the note will be announced by the State Department later,

Gotham Bandits Get SBO,OOO in Jewelry N'EYV YORK, March 17.—Four masked i bandits obtained between SBO,OOO and SIOO,OOO in platinum jewelry In a holdup of a manufacturing Jewelers' concern, the detective bureau revealed today. The robbers walked into the rooms of the Fochi Manufacturing Company, 17 East Forty-Seventh street, and covered two employes with revolvers. They raked all the je-velry tn sight into twosult cases and escaped la an automobi^BfeJ|

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SEEKING INSURANCE PLOTTERS AS BRAINS IN LOVETT MURDER Virgil Decker Held in Jail at Warsaw on Murder Charge Believed Pawn in Conspiracy by Stronger Minds. YOUTH DENIES KNOWING OF CRIME WARSAW, Ind., March 17. —Mystery continues to surround the case of Virgil Decker, 18, who is in Jail here charged with the murder of Leroy Lovett, 19, of Elkhart, whose body was found at a llnely railroad crossing near Atwood, last Sunday. While the authorities declare the evidence against young Decker seems clear, it is believed a plot laid by stronger minds than his is behind the crime and that others whose connection has not yet been discovered are involved.

DR. GUNSAULUS, PULPIT ORATOR , DIES IN CHICAGO Noted Pastor Suffers Heart Attack and Expires Within Two Hours. DR. FRANK W. GUNSAUIXS. CHICAGO. March Frank W. Gunsnulus. president and one of the I founders of the Armour Institute of Technology. and one of the most noted ministers of the present day. died here at 4 o'clock this morning of heart disease. The end came two hours after he had lieen unexpectedly stricken. Dr. Gunsaulus was pastor of Central Church here for twenty years aud was Internationally known ns a mluister and ] lecturer. He resigned his pastorate sev- ! eral years ago to give all his time to the Armour Institute. Dr. Gunsaulus had been a pastor and an educational leader in Chicago for thirty-two years. lie was Joint founder with the late P. D. Armour of the Armour Institute. He was born at Chesterville, Ohio, In 1850 and was educated at Ohio Wesleyan and Beloit College. He originally preached in the Methodist church, but later Joined the Congregational church and achieved his greatest reputation as a ] minister of that creed. Dr. Gunsaulus Is survived by his widow I and five grown children, a son aud four | daughters. All are residents of Chii ''agoSHIDEIIARA TO SEE PRESIDENT Japanese Ambassador’s Call at White House Arranged at His Request. WASHINGTON, March 17.—Baron KIJuro Shldehara, the Japanese ambassador, will go to the White House this afternoon for a conference with President Harding. The appointment was made through Secretary of State Hughes at Baron Shidehara's request. Whether the ambassador’s call Is to be purely one of courtesy to the new chief executive or whether he will take advantage of the opportunity to discuss with the President some of the grave problems now at Issue between the two Countries was not apparent. The State Department professed to be ignorant of the nature of the call and attached no particular significance to it. Ambassador Shidehara is the second of the foreign ambassadors to go to the White House, his visit following one late yesterday of Ambassador Jules Jusserand of France. There are a number of important questions which the Japanese ambassador could discuss with l’resident Harding—the cables controversy, the involved matter of Japanese domination in the mandate over the Island of Yap, the (’all- j fornia land dispute, the matter of a naval understanding, the new administration’s policy In the Pacific and a number of matters of lesser importance. Following the visit of the Japanese ambassador, it is expected that other ! foreign diplomats will visit the 1\ bite j House for personal conference with the 1 new President. Prior to the visit of Baron thldeharn, I President Harding had a long conference in the morning with Secretary of Stale Hughes and Secretary of War Weeks. Both Cabinet officers were sent for. Weeks was with the President for baif an hour and Hughes three-quarters of an hour. Both declined to say what 1 lie object of the conferences had been.

Hines May Become Stripping Board Head WASHINGTON, March 17.—Brig. Gen. Frank Hines, former head of the Army transportation service during the war and now identified with a New York shipping company, has been tendered /k place on the United States shipping board, it was learned here today. It is learned that General Hines may be made head of the board. General Hiiles retired from the Army soon after the close of the war and went into the shipping business. His home is dn Salt Lake City, *

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Crowds continue to surround the Kosciusko County Jail to get a glimpse of the reputed murderer and Sheriff Moon has placed guards at every entrance to aee that no one is admitted. Officials of the three counties In which the murder drama was staged are working hard to discover the motives for the crime. First, it is believed greed for money prompted the killing, inasmuch a the amount of insurance carried by young Decker was unusual for one who made a livelihood working by the month on a farm. Decker carried two pollcle* of $5,000 each and one of $5,000 carrying double Indemnity in case of death by acldent, ait cf which had been taken out during the puvent year. YOUNGER BROTHER ALSO IN JAIL. Arthur Decker, 15 brother of Virgil, was brought from Elkhart and placed in Jail here late Wednesday on a charge of failing to obey a subpena to attend the inquest at Bourbon. He was known to have been seen in the village, but disappeared before being called to testify. He says his brother Calvin told him that the body of Virgil was in the morgne at Bourbon and that he mast go ther* and testify. Authorities have come to believe that when the problem has finally reached a solution it will be shown the murder was the result of a scheme evolved to defraud Insurance companies. Decker continues to deny that he killed Lovett. He declares he does not know how Lovett's body happened to be on the tailroad track and denies having been In the cottage on the Tippecanoe River, in which the attack on Lovett is supposed to have taken place. He Insists he knew nothing of the finding of Lovett’s body until he was placed under arrest at Marion. Undergoing a sweat box ordeal, Decker held firmly to these statement* after he was placed in the county jail here. Sheriff Moon, Detectives Stout and Jones of the Pennsylvania Railroad, on whose tracks Lovett was struck by a train, took turns at grilling him. TATTOO MARKS ; NOT ON ARM. When Decker was placed In fits cell here and stripped of his clothing those present were mystified when they failed to see a rose and dagger tattoo mark ;on one arm. it was commonly believed that Decker had such marks of Identiaj cation aud had induced Lovett to nave similar figures tattooed on his arm. Thns another bit of what was considered important evidence In the conspiracy v-as swept away. All members of the Decker family, except the two brothers In jail* here, have gone about their affairs. All have repudiated statements made before Virgil Decker was arrested, that the body found on ■ the railroad tracks W 93 his. Mrs. Lydia Decker, mother of Virgil, ordered held as a material witness by Coroner Asp inwall of Marshall County, after contradicting her statement that the body was that of Lovett, was released and went to her home In Elkhart. It Is freely admitted the likeness between Decker and Leroy Lovett was sufficient for the carrying out of the suspected conspiracy. They were much alike in size, weight and general appearance. Although the facial resemblance was not so noticeable, the similarity could easily lea 4 the conspirators to believe 1 mutilation of Lovet's body would make possible the identification of the body as that of Decker. Prosecuting Attorney H. TV. Graham does not believe there Is a “master mind” hack of the murder of Lovett. He describes the affair as a “crudely arranged, premeditated, brutal and wicked murder,” and as one of the worst crimes (Continued on Page Two.)

FIVE KILLED IN DUBLIN FIGHTS Streets Become Dangerous as Sinn Fein Attacks Increase in Numbers. DUBLIN, March 17. —Five civilians are reported to have been 'killed here within | the last forty-eight hours during attacks on soldiers and the black and tan police. The streets are nightly becoming more dangerous owing to the Increasing number of Slun Fein assaults against the military. Lorries patrol the streets continuously and soldiers under arms are constantly held In readiness for fighting service. Os the five persons killed during the last forty-eight hours, four of them were uot coucerned In the attacks. There was an attack against a detach--1 ment of soldiers early today. Later It : was announced at military headquarters that there had been no casualties, but persons who were on the scene said that five were struck by flying bullets. One of the victims was a boy of 14, who is said to be In a critical condition. The London correspondent of the Freeman’s Journal telegraphed that Premier Lloyd George at a dinner tonight will propose the establishment of a constituent assembly for the northern and southern Irish parties, for the purpose of allowing them to settle their, difficulties between themselves without coercion from the outside. According to the correspondent the premier will outline the government's new plans for keeping Ireland in the British empire.

Gaiety of Irish Missing in Capital WASHINGTON, March 17.—The gaiety which has marked observance of St. Patrick’s day in other years was missing in Washington today. Leaders of the Irish cause, whose headquarters are here, discouraged play-making and hilarity. Instead, Irish sympathizers observed the day by starting a drive to secure SIOO,OOO for Irish relief.