Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 272, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 March 1921 — Page 1

THE WEATHER Showers followed by fair weather tonight and Friday. Cooler tonight.

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DEATH AND RUIN MARK UPRISING IN TEUTON CITY Hamburg Put Under Martial Law After Communist Rioting. SCORE REPORTED SLAIN

Reds Whip Force of 2,000 Policemen LONDON, March 24. —A score of persons are reported to have been killed In Communist disorders in Hamburg, Germany, according to a Central News dispatch from Berlin today. The entire police force of 2,000 members, which had been mobilized in the Heiilgengelstfeld dockyard district, was engaged in battle and defeated by the Commnnists.

BERLIN, March 24.—Martial law has been proclaimed at Hamburg as a result of the Communist rising, and Senator Hense has been appointed dictator, said a dispatch from that city today. Nearly a score of persons were reported to have been killed in clashes while the Communists were occupying shipyards and attacking government buildings at Hamburg. Four men were killed and twelve wounded when workmen attempted to disarm the police at the Vulcan shipyards. A mob using stones, beer bottles and pieces of metal as missiles attacked the police in the center of Hamburg. During the disorder shots were fired from a nearby building, wounding some of the policemen. The police then opened fire, killing and wounding over fifteen persons. Five persons were wounded in a riot in the Hoisted Plata. Riots were reported from other parts of Hamburg as well. MOB DEMANDS POLICE SURRENDER. Many persons were killed and wounded when communists armed with rifles and revolvers and hand grenades gave battle to the police at E'.sleben. The mob was vigorous. The police took refuge in a barricaded building, while the mob began pillaging grocery and meat shops and banks. The ringleaders of the mob sent an ultimatum to the police demanding their surrender and the surrender of all their arms. The mob leaders threatened to burn the city if the ultimatum was not accepted. A passenger train from Halle was held up and seized by Communists at Eisleben. The Communist disorders were reported spreading. The strike movement was growing and all overhung the black menace of a political revolt. Plundering, sabotage, death by violence and dynamite outrages were reported from numerous towns In middle Germany. REPORT MOSCOW ORDERED l" P RISING. Alarmist dispatches were printed in the Berlin newspapers. It was declared that the Communist uprising was begun on direct orders from Moscow. Communist chieftains have ordered a general strike throughout central Germany to tie up industry and the railways. The government Is worried over the (Continued on Page Two.)

M’LEAN, STAR CATCHER, SHOT Killed in Brawl in Boston Soft Drink Parlor. BOSTON, March 24.—Larry McLean, former catcher for the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Giants, was shot ana killed here today during a brawl in a soft drink establishment. PACKING HOUSE TRUCE IS SIGNED Armistice Puts Off Wage Row Until Sept. 15. WASHINGTON. March 24.—The net resnlt of the peace conferences between Secretary of Labor Davis and representatives of the Big Five packers and their employes is an armistice until Sept. 15. According to the agreement signed by both sides, "the agreement of Dec. 25, 1917, and extensions thereof and all decisions thereunder shall remain In effect until Sept. 15. 1921, at which time the agreement and all awards thereunder and supplements therewith shall absolutely terminate.” This is taken to mean that when Sept. 15 ‘rolls around the trouble will be renewed, although the packers, through their representafTves who bandied the negotiations with Secretary Davis, announced that the termination of the wartime agreement "will enable the packers to complete plans already announced to adjust between themselves and their employes all matters of mutual interest.”

ARMOUR FIRING OF MEN DENIED WASHINGTON,' March 24.—Secretary of Labor Davis received a telegram declaring that 190 men' had been discharged by Armour & Cos. in Chicago for their attitude in the controversy in the packing industry. The secretary Immediately took the matter up with representatives of the packers, -who made a vigorous denial of any such action and assured the secretary no such action would be taken. Poisonous Candy Held Cause of Child's Death DETROIT, Mich.. March 21. Dr. Henry Vaughn, health commissioner, today atarted an investigation of the sale of cheap Easter candy, following the death of 14-yer-old Eunice Fancher, who died from eatlug poisonous candy Easter eggs.

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Cardinal Gibbons Dead

Primate of Roman Catholic Church in U. S. Succumbs at Baltimore. Baltimore; Md., March 24 James Cardinal Gibbons, archbishop of Baltimore and one of the leading Roman Catholic prelates in the world, died at the arch-episcopal residence here at 11:33 a. m. today in the eighty-seventh year of his age. The venerable prelate’s death had been expected since late yesterday, when he lapsed into a state of coma, from which he did not rally up to the time of his death. The death of the Cardinal was due to a general breakdown, which had been superinduced by a heavy cold and which first became pronounced while the prelate was delivering a sermon at Havre De Grace, Md., Dec. 12, last. Following the attack, Cardinal Gibbons went to the home of Robert T. Shrlver, a lifelong friend at Union Mills, Md., for a rest and an attempt at recuperation. His condition despite the best medical and personal attention, grew worse and at the begin nlng of the new year the life of the Cardinal was despaired of by his close associates and his legion of friends. He was brought back to bis own home in Baltimore early In January and about two weeks later showed signs of improvement. So much did the Cardinal show signs of returning strength that he was allowed to take almost dally automobile drives. These outings continued up until last Sunday. The Cardinal again was stricken on Sunday and he was Immediately returned to his bed. PHYSICIAN ALMOST CONSTANTLY AT SIDE. At that time his heart action became alarmingly weak and his temperature fell to a serious degree. Since that time his personal physician. Dr. Charles O’Donavan, has been In almost constant attendance, but It was felt that the Cardinal could not again manifest the remarkable recuperative powers which he showed several montlwt ago. Because of the Cardinal’s extreme frailty and his advanced age all preparations were made for the end. Monslguor John Bonzano, apostolic delegate at Washington, came to Baltimore and spent the larger part of Tuesday at the Cardinal's home. Bishop Owen B. Corrigan, the vicar general of the archdlo-

§B,OOO PAY ROLL BANDITS’ PRIZE Four Men in Automobile Rob Hackensack (N. J.) Paymaster. HACKENSACK, N. J.. March 2t.-Four bandits In an automobile early today held up the paymaster of the Bellman Brook bleachory here, robbing him of a bag containing the weekly pay roll of SB,OOO. The bandits madu their escape. Procter Sues for SIIO,OOO Advanced in Wood Campaign CHICAGO, March 24. William Cooper Procter brought milt today to recover SIIO,OOO he advanced for Gen. Leonard Wood's futile llfflit for the presidency. The huit wan filed against A. A. Sprague. ( hica.*ro f who wan treasurer of the Wood campaign committee. Colonel Procter aUeges he and Major Bprarue Jointly indorsed a note for SIOO,OOO and the note vras cached by the Merchants Loan and Trust Company dan. 1020. In November, 1920, Colonel Procter says, the hank demanded payment and Major Sprague refused to pay hi* half. The bonk threatened suit, and in order to avoid this. Colonel Procter said he paid the entire amount. General Wood was in the federal building when the suit wax filed In the United States District Court. He declared he knew nothing about It and had no knowledge of any dissension among the men who had assisted In hi* campaign.

Uncover Murder Plot in Officer’s Death WASHINGTON, March 24.—Evidence of a widespread murder plot, has been discovered by Department of Justice agents In their Investigation of the death of MaJ. Alexander P. Cronkhite on the rifle range at Camp Lewis, Wash., in October, 1918, it was learned here today. Major Cronkhite was “accidentally” shot while directing his men in range practice. Jury to Look Into Actions of Lawyer Indications are that the Marion County grand Jury will investigate the actions of M. Alvin Ruggles, an attorney with offices in the When Building, in the defense of Clifford Tate, 19, charged with stealing three cows. Judge James A. Collins of Criminal Court requested such an Investigation, it was announced. Ruggles was criticized recently by Judge Albert B. Anderson for his actions in a case In Federal Court.

Mrs. Stillman Directs Battle for Good Name

NEW YORK, March 24.—Interest in the now famous Stillman double divorce action was intensified today when it was reported Mrs. Stillman had come to New York and had taken personal charge of her case against her husband. James A. Stillman, president of the National City Bank. All hopes on the part of friends that the sensational charges and countercharges might be kept secret or dropped were blasted through the accusation In open court at White Plains b> Mr. Stillman's attorneys that Mrs Stillman, "a gentle woman, took as her lover an Indian guide” and that Guy, her youngest son, was not the legitimate Issue of her marriage with Stillman. Mrs. Stillman immediately retaliated by tiling with Justice Morschauaers an amended answer to her husband s suit. In it she baa submitted six affidavits, detailing specific Instances of alleged Intimacy between her husband and Florence Lswlow. a former chorus girl, more frequently referred to In the Stillman divorce case as Mm. Florence H. Leeds. Most sensational among the fresh charges brought by Deiancey Nicoll. chief counsel for the banker wns the asser-

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tion that Mrs. Stillman, “in a moment of hysteria, had confessed her guilt." Shortly before little Guy was born, it Is charged, Mrs. Stillman wrote a letter to her husband which the latter's attorneys profess to Interpret as a confession of criminal Intimacy between her and the Indian guide. Mrs. Stillman flatly denies she ever wrote such a confession. Mrs. Stillman, in her answer, made categorical denial of all old and new charges and declared solemnly under oath that she had had no Improper relations with any one at any time. Hints were mode by Mrs. Stillman's attorneys that other women will be named in addition to Mrs. Leeds as having had improper relations with her husband. STREET CAR HITS CYCLIST. Bernard Spnca, 707 Parkway avenue, was knocked from bis bicycle by a Beech Grove car at Alabama street and Virginia avenue ItTst night His head struck a poat of the elevated tracka and he suffered a aevere acalp wound. Le Hoy McCreary of Beech Grove waa the motorman of the car

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cese, had spent a greater part of hi* time at his eminence’s bedside for several days. The public was informed of the change in the condition of the most distinguished clergyman of the Catholic Church In the Uuited States late Tuesdu y. First evidence of the failure of Cardinal Gibbons' strength was noted late lust year, while he was at Havre de Grace. At that time he was seized with a momentary faintness and seemed about to full while delivering a sermon. On Dec. 31 Bishop Corrigan Issued a statement to all pastors asking them to request their people to pray for the Cardinal's recovery or his happy death. The Cardinal was anointed for the second time, the first time having been two weeks earlier. It was thought by those most intimately associated with him that he would never be able to leave the Shrlver home. VITALITY AGAIN SURPRISES FRIENDS. In this illness, however, ho manifested the same tenaeiousness and resolution which be had shown all his life and he surprised his friends not only by recovering sufficient strength to make the trip (Continued on Page Eleven.)

‘PAL’ TESTIFIES TO BERNAUER’S PART IN CRIME Jones Tells of Hearing Shot When Man Tried Hold-up in Eaids’ Store. Special to The Times. SHELBYVILLE. tnd.. March 24.—Developments in the trial of Carl Bcrnaner of Indianapolis proceeded rapidly on the third day of the hearing In the Shelby Circuit Court as witness after witness was placed on the stand by the State In an effort to prove Bernauer guilty of the murder of Samuel Eaids, who was shot to death at his confectionery in Indianapolis on the night of Oct. 22, 1920. The State expects to bring Us side to a close by this evening and attorneys for both sides believe the case may go to the Jury by tomorrow evening. Corroborative testimony was given by witnesses yesterday afternoon, many of whom were former companions of Ber nauer and had spent some time with him on days immediately following the murder of the Syrian merchant. Charles Jones, who was indicted Jointly with Bernauer for the murder, and Norman (Gene) Price. Lee Parker and Charles New gent, who are held on Federal Indictments for stealing automobiles, testified regarding Bernauer’s actions on the night of the murder and statements made by him on days following the crime. Jones, who Is said to hare been with Bernauer when the Syrian was shot, said Bernauer Informed him of his need for money and proposed that they held up the Syrian. Jones stated he refused to enter any Job where there might be shooting. He testified that he and Ber(Continued ou Page Two.) BOMB THEATER; 29 ARE SLAIN Rioting Follows Wrecking Milan (Italy) Playhouse. MILAN, Italy. March 24. —Twenty-nine persons were killed here last night, when anarchist bombs wrecked the Dlani theater. A riot was precipitated In which Socialist and anarchist publications were wrecked, angry crowds attempting to set the editorial offices afire. Three bombs were tossed into the orchestra pit. Three explosions followed quickly. Plaster and masonry fell In on the struggling mass. Fire broke out in ths wings. Twenty persons were killed outright. Nine more died before their bodies could be extriented. Fifty were wounded seriously and 100 more sustained lesser Injuries.

INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1921.

JEWELL GIVES WORKERS’ SIDE IN ARGUMENT Says No Authorized Sjtrike of Federated flail Employes Called Since 1912. RULES HELD ESSENTIAL

CHICAGO, March 24.—Since the organization of the railway employes’ department of the American Federation of Labor in 1912 not a single authorized strike of federated shop craft employes has been called, B. M. Jewell, president of the department, told the United States Railway Labor Board today. Jewell was presenting arguments in support of labor’s side of the controversy over national rules and working agreements. Jewell also declared that abrogation of the national agreements and the negotiation of separate rules and working agreements on each individual railroad would cost the workers more’than s(’>,000,000 and require the services of 5,000 men. STRIKES NUMEROUS PRIOR TO 1912. . ‘‘During the years prior to 1912,” said Jewell, ‘‘there was hardly a period when some of the members of one or nil of the federated shop craft organizations were not on strike in their efforts to secure from the railroad managements just and reasonable wages and working conditions. It is significant that since 1912, the data when the railway employes’ department was organized, there has not been a single authorized strike of federated shop cruft employes. "It Is significant also that during this same period the great progress toward the attainment of just and reasonable wages and working conditions was made.” Jewell declared that there are 455,778 railroad shop employes In the United States and that 445,000 of them are aitual members of their craft organizations. He claimed the right of the organization to represent all employes eligible to membership in the respective craft organizations on all railroads, resardl&ss of membership or nonmenibershlp. Organizations comprising the federated shop crusts, Jewell asserted, had 387 agreements which were effective prior to Oct. 20, 1919. These many agreements, he asserted, now- have been superceded by the present national agreement. SAYS AGREEMENT ECONOMICAL. Jewell answered the contention of W. IV. Atterbury, vice president of the Pennsylvania system, that the national agreements were costing the railroads millions of dollars in ‘‘wasted money” annually by declaring that ‘an agreement applying alike to all railroads will be a great factor in assisting to establish efficient and economical railroad operation.” Jewell contended such an agreement would remove the costly “labor turn over” which he declared Is due to the fact that wages and conditions of employment on one rond may be more favorable than ou another. In negotiating separate agreements with each of the 107 roads that are parties to the national agreement, Jewel! declared, the services f 5.108 committeemen would be required The dally expense of maintaining these committees, he asserted, would be $G5,70 *, and If ninety days were required to complete the agreements the expense would be $5,918,442. Jewell's statement was voluminous and Indication* were that he would not be able to complete its presentation today.

INTIMIDATION IN PRIMARY BAREI) Robison Condemns Howe Machine’s Coercion of City Employes. An attack on the present city administration's attempt to coerce city employes to support Mr. Thomas C. Howe, their candidate for the Republican nomination for mayor, was launched last night by Ed J. Robison, mayoralty candidate, In a apeech at the Brook side TJ. B. Church, Eleventh and Oiney streets. Mr. Robison carried his campaign to the Seventh ward during the evening, with three other meetings In addition to the church speech. Mr. Robison pointed out that the exhibition of coercion existing in the primary campaign was the forerunner of events which lend to dethronement of parties in power. "The primary is for the purpose of enabling the voters to express their choice for the party’s leaders and any attempt to intimidate the voters should not be tolerated.” the speaker usserted. Completion of the track elevation project, improvement of sanitary conditions and cooperation in the city zoning plan wore pledged by Mr. Robison. He pointed out that track elevation was one of the important factors for a greater Indianapolis. The speaker emphasized the need for concerted city planning that a beautiful city might result. Mr. Robison's swing into the Seventh Ward was followed by enthusiastic meetings. “Men and women voters are taking an unusual Interest in this primary and they want to pick the best man for their mayoralty candidate," Mr. Robison said. The candidate, who is a business man, spoke of the need of a trained business hian in the mayor’s chair. “Expenditures must be kept as low as possible and I intend to get more work and results from the money expended than we get these days,” Mr. Robison declared.

Women Object to Clara in Movies MILWAUKEE, March 24.—City officials will be asked to act if Alins in which Clara Smith Hanlon, acquitted of the slaying of Jake L. Hainon, Ardmore (Okla.) millionaire, appeares, are shown here. This was announced today by officers of the Federation of Church Women and the Women's Christian Temeprance Union. Clara was admitted to the Christian Church and baptized at Ardmore Sunday. Woman Suffers Stroke of Apoplexy Mrs. Nancy Head, 74, of Carmel. Ind., suffered a Btroke of apoplexy last night while attending the Gipsy Smith meeting at the tabernacle. She was taken to the Methodist Hospital and today her condition was still considered serious. Katherine Thompson, 40, of Hazelwood. Ind., became 111 while attending the meeting at the tabernacle last night and fainted. She was given first aid by a physician.

Home Run Drives by Gipsy Smith •‘lt Is as religious to LKiy your debt* a* to sing ‘Saved by the Cross/ and a little more so. “God to you and me will remain an unknowable quantity unless you experience the new birth/’ "Nobody can be a pbyaWian to my soul unless he stands upon the teachings of the New Testament." "I would take good care that my child Is not tuught by a teacher who Is unconverted." "Don't a**t a lie any more than you would tell one/* "Any notion or theory that doesn't help you to be a better and sweeter husband or a better wife isn’t the New Testament religion.” "For every gray-haired man who will come to a minister and into the kingdom there will be thirty younj people." "Some of you people are so near the grave and have no Christ."

FORCE MARKS GIPSY’S TALK AT THEATER Tells Hearers We Learn Praying Linder Burden of Suffering. GOOD FRIDAY SERVICES What the audience at the noon meeting In Keith’s theater lacked In numbers today, due to the Inclement weather. Gipsy Smith made up In forcefulness of his sermon. The evangelist got into the hearts of his audience more with his message today than at any previous noon hour meeting. He used as his theme, the theme of tho ten-minute speaker who preceded him. Dr. T. W. Grafton, pastor of the Third Christian Church. The subject was, "Jesus In Gethsemane.” Gipsy told of the great saerltlce made by the Savior In the garden of Gethaemano in order to effect the salvation of mankind. “Nobody knows how to pray until they are placed under a burden,” he de‘ciared, nud he turned to the ministers seated behind him for corroboration. "The world’s misery was focused on the heart of Jesus In Gethsemane. It wus your falsery and tny misery, your sin and my sin that He bore during those hours of misery. MI ST FACE MISERY TO BE HAPPY. "It cost Jesus a great deal to effect your salvation and mine. Do you suppose you are going to dodge your Gethsemane? You won't know tho great Joy of Easter until yeq have the ehance of submitting your will to the will of God. ‘ I tell you, when a man finds the depth of Ills own need, then he cries out loudly for the Savior. I want you to be miserable, tor you have to be miserable before you can be happy. “I kuow there is a lot of agony in giving up the things of the world that you love. Don’t tell me there Is no agony to It. But place the things of the world beside Jesus. Then take your choice.” Many more persons boedod the call of the evangelist to make peace with their God, and requested the Gipsy to Include them in his prayer. TABERNACLE OPEN TOMORROW AFTERNOON. Gipsy Smith will open the doors of the big tabernacle Good Friday afternoon to enable the citizens of Indianapolis to meet “In prayer and quiet thought.” The evangelist will speak at the regular hour tomorrow noon at B. F. Keith’s Theater and promptly at 1 o’clock the doors of the tabernacle will be thrown open to the public. Seven local pastors will each speak ten minutes on the seven sayings of the cross Gipsy Smith will then deliver a Good Friday sermon, the meeting closing at 3 o'clock. Plans have been completed for the young people's meeting to be held Friday night at the tabernacle. Only persons between the ages of 12 and 25 w-ill be admitted. At that time Gipsy Smith will deliver bis well-known sermon in Interest of young people. On Easter Sundny afternoon a Joint meeting for men and women will be held (Continued on Page Two.)

PROTEST RALLY SET FOR TONIGHT Object to Removal of Car Tracks in 49th Street. Residents of Meridian Heights and of territory served by Illinois street north of Thirty-Ninth street will Join tonight : in a meeting of protest against the order 1 of the board of public works luatruct- ! lag the Indianapolis Street Kallwoay ' Company to tear up its Hrack now siti uated In Forty-Ninth street from Peuni sylvauia street to College avenue and | relay them in Pennsylvania street from ! Forty-Ninth to Fifty-Second streets, j Samuel Lewis Shank, candidate for the ! Republican nomination for mayor, who : often has declared himself to be opposed to the practice of public boards order- | lug changes against the express dlsap- | proval of the people, will be the chief speaker. He will discuss the geueral street car situation, the situation as It I affects Meridian Heights and adjoining j territory, cross-town and connecting lines j and high taxes. Tho meeting will be ! held in a tent erected at Forty-Ninth street and Central avenue by Mr. Shank’s organization for the benefit of the protesting property owners. It is expected that from 300 to 400 people will attend. The Meridian Heights people are interested In seeing the Forty-Ninth street trucks left down so that they can continue to be able to get ou cars at their doorsteps, while the Illinois street citizens do nbt want the tracks torn up and laid north In Pennsylvania street for fear that the street railway company will say that extension of the Illinois street line from street north, part of which was ordered by the board of public works more than four years ago, but never forced through, is not needed with service established in Pennsylvania street. Fines Young Shiner, Acquits Wife by Toss “I’ll toss up and fine Shiner $1 and costs and discharge his wife,” said Henry Abrams, Judge pro tem. In city court late yesterday in deciding the cases of Everett (Young Shiner) Mlddaugh and his wife, Flossie Mldduugh, well known west side police characters, charged with drunkenness. The Mid'iniighs in front of their h

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MR. HOWE SAYS ‘THIS CROWD’ IS ALL-POWERFUL ‘Can Do Anything It Starts Out to Do,’ He Asserts at Marion Club. SHANK’S ‘CRIMES' BARED “We are going to have either Tom Howe or Lew Shank for mayor, and God forbid that the latter should ever happen again,” shouted Claris Adams, farmer prosecuting attorney of Marlon County, who could "see no criminal intent” in the stuffing of a jury box. at a meeting to drum up members for the liowe-for-Mayor Club at the Marlon Club lust night. Mr. Adamß made It plain that Lew Shank’s terrible crime was that he had once tuken the platform and “opposed every Republican candidate on the ticket.” Between 400 and 500 men and women atteuded the meeting. Most of them were city employes, who, It was reliably reported, were warned by department heads Tuesday and Wednesday that failure to be present would be fraught with dire consequences. The fact that only 250 or 300 of the 2,000 city employes turned out caused great satisfaction in the camps of Sarnuei Lewis Shank and Edward J. Robison and lent color to their claims that they are receiving the support of many members of the present city administration, despite the fact that Mayor Charles W. Jewett is for Mr. Howe. DEFEND HOME AH TEACHER Much of the time of the speakers who preceded Mr. Howe, who Is a former president of Butler College, and the candidate himself was taken In defending him for having been a member of the teaching profession, a fact “or which the other candidates in their public utterances iave given him due homage and in attempts to divorce Mr. Howe’s candidacy from the dismal record of the Jewett ad- j ministration. Mr. Howe also seized the occasion to attempt to explain away the fact that much of his business interests are In Kokomo and that not so long ago j he contemplated taking up his residence In that city. Emsley W. Johnson served as temporary chairman and Walter Marmon. president of the Howe-for-Mayor Club, as permanent chaiv*oan of the meeting. Miss Eleanor P. Barker, head of the Howe women’s organization, said she would not work to defeat anybody, bnt was In the campaign to elect somebody. “Meu who fall In public life do so sometimes because of their overweaning desire for power, because they sometimes sacrifice the common good in order to build up a personal organiaztion and sometimes because of personal greed, because of their desire to make something for themselves off of certain contracts,” said Miss Barker. “These are the leading causes for failure In office.” She said she could apply this measure to Mr. Howe and find that he stands the test. MR. HOWE 18 NOT THAT KIND. "A young man Just starting on a political career sometimes loses himself 'n a scramble for power, but Mr. liowe is not thut kind of a man," she said. Many sections of the city have problems that have not been met or sympathetically understood, she said, but predicted that Mr Howe would solve them. She defended Mr. Howe for his professorship. 8o did Judge Qulneey A. Myers and so did Claris Adams. “I feel thnt the candidacy of Thomas C. Howe is a challenge to the good citizenship of Indianapolis," thundered Mr Adams as he has often thundered before. | "The prejudice against college presi- | (Continued on Page Eleven.)

PRIVATE RITES AT LAUREL HALL Funerals of Mrs. Fletcher and Mother Tomorrow Afternoon. Trivate funeral services will be conducted tomorrow afternoon at Laurel Hull, the country estate of Stoughton A. Fletcher, president of the FletcherAinerlcnn National Bank, for his wife and mother-in-law, Mrs. Eva Henley, who committed suicide yesterday. Burial will be in Crown lilll cemetery. Friends of the Fletchers are inclined to the belief that Mrs. Henley's death might have been an accident, due to uncontrollable emotion when she discovered the body of her daughter. Some advance the theory that she picked up the poison which had ended Mrs. Fletcher’s life and iMtempted to sample the contents of the deadly glass. Dr. Pan! F. Robinson, who investigated tho dual tragedy, however, declared that he Is convinced that a double suicide was enacted and his verdict will be accordingly, he said. Mr. Fletcher arrived last night from Chicago, where he had gone Tuesday evening, and immediately went into seclusion. • 76 Killed in Irish Fighting This Week DUBLIN, March 24 —The death toll of Crown forces and Sinn Felners, exclusive of noncombatants. In Irish disorders from noon Sunday to noon today, totaled seventy-six. The high mark was reached Monday, when twenty-five were killed.

Bulgarian Belles Will Be Put to Useful Work

PARIS, March 24.—Bulgarian belles—society beauties from old, rich and fashionable families, who hnve been used to a life of luxury and idleness —will soon have to go to work, whether they wish to or not. The “farmer" government of Premier Slamboulisky at Sofia is about to enact legislation making work compulsory and, according to information received here today, large numbers of Bulgarian social butterflies are planning to leave the country to make their future home abroad. Mot of them probably will come to France. Slamboulisky Is preparing to enroll all healthy women not earning their own living In “labor battalions'' mobilized under state decrees, like soldier*. Under this scheme Idle women will be compelled to give at least one day free to their country each week. They may nurse In a public hospital, do typing or bookkeeping In government offices or scrub or cook In government buildings, accordto their choice. But regardless of their ■octal rank, they.yliust work at least hours out jr every week. '■Kbe plan for the mobilisation of women HBpyrernmwnt service Is Idea tics! with

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See What They Did at Federal Building Today Ten cases, thirty gallons, 120 quarts, 240 pints, 480 half-pints, umpty-teen jiggers, fingers, snifters, of fine old bottled In bond Joy juice, disappeared temptingly and with main' gurgles down the drain pipes of the Federul Building today, while a small group of stricken mourners stood around watching Lee A. Ridder, chief of prohibition agents, and his aides, remorselessly send the luscious liquid on its last journey, even unto the last, final, ultimute drop. The whisky was an accumulation of confiscated liquor, the result of a number of seizures of autoihobiles caught transporting whisky. F. D. Richardson, supervising agent, from the Chicago revenue office, has been In the city since yesterday looking over the local situation. He says considerable progress has been made and the local office bus done splendid work, despite the fact that the recent reduction in the force has resulted In a crippling of the force. Mr. Richardson says his entire force has been reduced from 118 agents to about ninety, and that Indiana suffered the loss of three. This reduction, ordered by Washington officials, he attributes to the fact that funds for the department are about exhausted and the new appropriation voted by Congress will not become available until July. For the past fiscal year the appropriation for prohibition enforcement wa's $4,(XX),000 while for the coming fiscal year, which begins July 1, $7,800,000 will be available.

ASKS BUSINESS SUSPENSION ON GOOD FRIDAY Mayor Appeals for Three Hours of Reverence for Sufferings of Savior. A three-hour suspension of all business throughout the city of Indianapolis, beginning at noon tomorrow, Good Friday, in honor and reverence to the Savior ?or His suffering on the Cross, was called for by Mayor Charles W. Jewett, in a proclamation Issued today. “It is onr custom to do honor and reverence to great men and Important events In our history by dedicating certain days for the commemoration of the great lives of our heroes and statesmen, and the significance and accomplishments thus wrought," says the proclamation. “Certainly, no life can approach in splendor and grandeur that of our. Master; certainly, no event has ever or can ever compare to the crucifixion of Jesus on the cross. “The three hours of passion that our Master suffered on Calvary that all men from then until the end of time might find eternal life, is the most precious heritage ever left to the human race. Every Christian of all creeds and all denominations Joins in reverence and thanksgiving for this supreme event. "Let us lay aside the every-day working tools of life during the passion hour when Jesus suffered on the cross.” * All business will be suspended in the city hall during the three-hour, period.

HIS BILL SIOO AND MONTH AT FARM Negro Required to Pay for Giving Woman Liquor. “If you will set ’em up, you will have to pay the bill,” said Frank Symmes, Judge pro tem, in city court today in deciding the case of Cornelius nolman, kiegro, 136 South West street, charged with operating a blind tiger. The "bill" that the judge mentioned was SIOO and costs and a month's stay at the Indiana State Farm. Holman was arrested Mnrch 21 by Motorpolicemen Drinkut and Bernauer in his home, after the officers received Information from neighbors thnt Nina Harvin, negress. who formerly lived with Holman, was lying in the street In an unconscious condition. When the police arrived the Harvin woman was sent to the city hospital, where almost a halfpint of “white muta” whisky was pumped out of her system. Two days later she named Holman as the man who gave her the whisky, which almost proved fatal. The Harvin woman was fined $5 and costg on a charge of arnnkenness. Sam Hardin, 59. giving his address as “city,” also was fined $5 and costs on charges of drunkenness. William Cope, 2148 Webb street, was fined $5 and costs on similar charges. Estimate Income and Profit Tax $3,050,000,00 WASHINGTON, March 24—The Government's total revenue from income yld excess profits taxes for the fiscal year ended June 39 next will be approximately $3,050,000,000, according to estimates based on the returns for the first quarter of the year, it was announced today by Secretary of the Treasury Mellon. This amount is considerably In excess of what tho Treasury experts had anticipated from these sources.

that contained in laws already in effect under which every young man In Bulgaria gives at least one day a week free to the state. Slamboulisky's legislation for these “labor battalions” raised a great Industrial cry among the idle rich of Bulgaria, but until recently they have been quite effective. However, representatives of the allied powers have complained that these “labor battalions” might easily become the camouflage for a big military organization in defiance of the treaty of Neuilly, and they may be repealed Insofar as males are concerned. The “farmer government” at Sofia anticipates no protest so far as the women are concerned. In other respects the original program of the Slamboulisky regime has begun to undergo changes. The government has been forced to ally itself with capitalists to resist Bolshevist elements. A few days ago leading bankers were summoned to a conference whore It was announced that no more legislation against lndustqfr will be enacted. The bankers had prAested that foreign capital was being frightened oat of Bulgaria and that they could no long*? inane# measure* for the country’s

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COKE PROFITS MARK HEARING FOR GAS HIKE Company Testifies Need for 90-Cent Rate Before Commission. RETAILERS PROFITEER? The question of why the consumer in Indianapolis is paying sl4 a ton for coke while the Citizens Gas Company is charging the retailer only $9 for it, was discussed at the hearing before the public service commission today on the petition of the gas company for a 90-cent gas rate. The matter of coke prices was brought up by Samuel Ashby, corporation counsel for the city of Indianapolis, who is opposing the granting of the increase. He asked J. D. Forrest, manager of the gas company, what he is now charging for coke. Mr. Forerst replied that the price at the ovens is $9 a ton. It was later brought out that the switching churges from the ovens to the yards of the dealers is not more than 50 cents a ton. Mr. Ashby then read a letter, which he said was from a “prominent citizen,” in which it was stated that the writer had paid sl4 a ton for Citizens Gas Company coke bought from an Indianapolis retailer. "Why can’t the gas company do something to encourage the larger use of domestic coke In Indianapolis?” Mr. Ashby asked. It had earlier been stated that the company must dispose of its coke in order to continue operation. DOES NOT FAVOR DIRECT SALE. "Direct sale would mean a heavy investment and because of unsteady markets some way would have to be found to show a profit all the year round,” Mr. Forrest replied. “We would have to establish distributing yards and then run an ice factory or a cement factory la connection with them in order to break even. The public service commission would not approve operation at a loss. “If we charged a price lower than tho people now pay the retailer we would have to operate at a loss and the public service commission would not approve of that. “We do not think It wise to pick out certain dealers as our exclusive agents. If they would decide to get out of the coke business we would be in a worse position than if we had never started.” Mr. Forrest declared the Indianapolis price had always been under the price charged for sales elsewhere. Later on in his evidence he said that company made a pract' of making coke prices $1.50 a ton below the current prices for anthracite coal. He said the Indianapolis prices are slightly lower than this. BETTER COKE PRICE, LOWER GAS RATE. “We believe It is our duty to keep gas prices down and we therefore always attempt to get the best prices obtainable for coke and other products," Mr. Forrest said. “The sale of coke Is of extreme importance and, we can not exist without moving our coke.” Mr. Forrest testified that because of tha Industrial depression a large number of competitors have come into Indianapolis offering to sell domestic coke. He said it is necessary for the gas company to sell 40 per cent of its coke for domestic purposes. During the examination Gustave G. Schmidt, a member of the city council, was in almost constant whispered conversation with Mr. Ashby The hearing (Continued on Page Two.)

U. S. TO DEMAND DRAFT DODGER War Department Plans to Se cure Surrender of Bergdoll by Germany. WASHINGTON, March 24.—Secretary of State Hughes and Secretary of War Weeks will hold several conferences in the next few days on steps to make effectual the demand of the United States shat Germany surrender Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, wealthy Philadelphia draft dodger, and release the men Imprisoned iu Germany for trying to capture him. . It was learned from high official* today that the War Department will leave “no stone unturned” to secure Bergdoll. It was pointed out that a campaign to catch more than 100,000 draft evaders is just being launched and that authorities can not afford to let tho defiance of a rich man go unchallenged while apprehending those of less means. Secretary of War Weeks sent to Secretary of State Hughes all papers In the Bergdoll case with a request that Week* be advised what further action to take Weeks asked that the State Department consider the situation from an international standpoint and tell him what should be done to secure the surrender of Bergdoll and the release from a German prison of two Americans who recently attempted to capture the millionaire draft dodger. The belief prevailed that Germany finally will surrender Bergdoll, but that the Berlin Government Is hesitating to tako such action because of the outcry that would follow. War Department officials were awaiting a complete report on the Bergdoll case and the attempt to capture him from Gen. Henry T. Allen, commander of the American army of occupation. This report may give some new fact* about the attempt of Carl Neuf and Frank Zimmer to take the draft evader. Railroad Official Found Dead in Berth HOUSTON. Texas, March 24—A. C. Corboret. treasurer of tfle Santa Fe Railroad, was found dead in a Pullman berth here today. Death was due to natural cause*.

West by Southwest Another interesting article, with photographs, by W. D. Boyce, owner of the Times, appears on the editorial page today. This article deals with the kan.i timber and gum industry of New Zealand and treats of other interesting phases of life in the British dominion of the south Pacific. The Times has other articles and photographs from Mr. Boyce which will be reproduced from time to time. Mr. Boyce. In the last twenty years, has mad* many exploring t*lp*. but his present one. “West by 3<mthwest," to the lands of the soittb Pacific. 1* the pjoat comprehensive he has ever undertaken.