Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 274, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 March 1921 — Page 1

THE WEATHER Showers and thunder storms tonight and Sunday. Colder Sunday afternoon.

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FACTORY STRIKES SPREAD IN BERLIN; REDS BA TTLE ANEW Heavy Casualties Suffered in Eisleben Fighting, but Government Triumphs Communists Flame Revolt . * REDS FAIL IN ESSEN AND BOCHUM BULLETIN. BERLIN, March 26. —2 P. M.—Fighting broke out in Berlin this afternoon when a mob of 400 persons tried to intimidate employes of the Berlin gas works and force them to go out on strike. The attempt failed. The employes remained at work and the mob was dispersed after a battle with company guards and police. BERLIN', March 26. —Strikes are spreading throughout the factories In Berlin. A great number of mass meetings of communists are being held in different suburbs of Berlin this afternoon. Advices reaching here at noon today said that fighting again had broken out at Eisleben between communists and government troops. The government forces were sai dto have been victroious, but heavy casualties were suffered on both sides.

Government troops that recaptured Eislemen from the communists yesterday are still occupying the city. The communists there sought to negotiate with the government before the troops attacked the city but the government's answer was an ultimatum that the communists must lay down their arms. According to the I-okal Anzeiger the authorities discovered a plot to blow up police headquarters in Berlin. The police are said to have found a huge supply of dynamite which the plotters planned to use. Communist agitators in Essen and Bochum were unable to start any uprising In these cities, according to advices reaching here today. CHARGE GOVERNMENT FORCED REVOLUTION BERLIN, March 28.—Charges that the German government deliberately forced the present revolution were made by the communists here today. Through their spokesman they declared the Ebert regime had two main objects In view—crushing of the workers preparatory to throwing the entire reparations burden on them and demonstrating to the entente that retention of arms i- necessary to overcome proletarian outbursts. The government counters with the charge that the communists sought to instigate a revolution at a time the authorities were occupied with the Poles and the reparation question, hoping It would spread throughout Germany ana enable them to overthrow the present administration. It was predicted the uprising would be suppressed soon. By DR. FRITZ SACK, Member of the Executive Committee of

Member of the Executive Committee of Communist Labor Party. The government's action in central Germany is only an introductory measure to the final plan to cru>h the resistance ot the workers with the purpose of throw--Ing the entire burdens of the reparations npon them. The fight was not provoked by the communists nor was it commanded by Moscow. It was caused by the government dispatching strong forces of police into the industrial districts to break up the revolutionary committees of action which the workers had elected in place of the shop stewards. These committees have conducted the only successful strikes in Germany recently, those in MaQsfeld and Louena and the bourgeoise there consider them the backbone of the revolutionary movement and direct an attack against them. This explains ''the spontaneous uprising of the entire proletariat. The unbreakable resistance of tne Bavarian government and police to disarmament impelled the German government to create new Incidents which are intended to prove to the entente that armament of those reactionaries is necessary to put down workers' uprisings. By HERR SEVERIN'. Prussian Minister of the Interior. We were fully prepared for this move by the comunists themselves. For a long time they had warned us through public announcements, mass meetings and their press. The action was undertaken after the Silesian plebiscite, when the government was having trouble with the Poles in addition to the reparation question, in hopes that we would be too occupied to offer sufficient resistance to prevent spread of the uprisings throughout Germany, with consequent fall of the present administration. We were also informed that great quantities of dynamite and munitions were being smuggled from central Germany into other parts of the country preparatory to a general uprising. It was to prevent this and restore the authority of the state that we decided to dispatch onr safety police into the affected district. Reports of the formation of a Red army have been greatly exaggerate.]. We are convinced that we will be able to crush the uprisings by tomorrow.

E. R. BERGDOLL MAKES APPEAL Slacker Taken From U. S. Prison to Court in Kansas City. k KANSAS CITY. Kan.. March 26. Garbed in regulat on Army prison uniform, Erwin R. B<rgdoll, wealthy Philadelphia draft evador, appeared today l*efore Federal Judge John C. Pollock in a final legal battle to escape serving a fouryear prison term. Bergrtoll was brought here to testify in his own behalf at the habeas corpus proceedings. lie appeared very dejected. Bergdoll’s attorneys are attempting to obtain his release on technical grounds. His attorneys charged that he never was legally notified of his drafting. The Government contends one summons was scknowledged by memWrs of Bcrgdoll's family and a plea of extension was granted. The prisoner was brought here from the military garrison at Ft. Leavenworth by a commissioned officer and three military guards.

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Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity Mr the twenty-four hours ending 7 p. m., 'March 27: Showers aril thunder storms tonight and Sunday ; colder Sunday aft* rnoon or night: strong southerly winds, shifting to northwest hire So and. v. HOCRLY TEMPERATI RE 6 a. ni Ml 7 a. in s!> 8 a. m til 9 a. in 63 10 a. m 6(S 11 a. m 6$ 12 (noon) 60 1 p. m 70 2 P- m,. 73

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2,000 OF CITY’S YOUTH ANSWER REVIVAL CALL Express Desire at Gipsy Smith Meeting to Lead Better Lives.

Home Run Drives by Gipsy Smith “Young people are the first to comprehend Jesus and the quickest to respond to him.” “If yon can not help, do not hinder —sit tight.” “Sin may be forgiven, but it cannot be undone, either In this world or the next.” “If every boy and girl in this tabernacle would accept Jesits, It would revolutionize Indianapolis.” “Young people are the bravest In the worid—show your courage.” “Most Christiana are saved before they are 20, before the devil has tut.i a chance to twist them.” “Better a fence at the edge of the precipice than a hospital at the bottom of the toboggan.”

T'nique in the religious history of Indianapolis was the impressive scene at’ the big Gipsy Smith tabernacle last eight when more than 2,000 of the young people of the city, between the ages of 12 and to, stood at the end of a splendid talk by the evangelist in public acknowledgment of a desire to lead a better and more Christian life. It seemed 39 if the entire youth of Indianapolis was packed into the big tabernacle, troop after troop of Boy Scouts and scout masters, several troops of Girl Scouts, delegations from practically every Sunday school class and young people's church organization filled the place to capacity, and it was announced that it had been necessary to turn away more than 3.000. At the conclusion of Gipsy Smith's ad-dre-s he asked those who desired to acknowledge Christ to stand. For a half minute there was no movement. The natural, innate, shy, repressive spirit of the American youth that makes him or her shrink from a step that will make tTie individual conspicuous was battling for mastery with the desire instilled In their hearts by the powerful words of the evangelist—but Gipsy Smith won. COURAGEOUS BOY STARTS MOVEMENT. Finally a boy with more courage than his fellows arose and stood with bowed head. Almost immediately he was followed bj- a girl and two more boys. At first the movement was slow, but it steadily gained impetus. An individual here and there, then little groups of two and three young men and women would stand, then larger groups, until after fifteen minutes not less than 2,<4(0 were on their feet. It was very noticeable that among those to stand were two youngsters on the front row who had been ordered to attend the meeting by Judge Lahr of Juveuile court. The tabernacle was crowded to the doors long before the hour set for the services, and it was announced that tick ets for last night will be honored at a (Continued on I'age Three.)

Naval Balloonists Missing in South May Have Fallen in Tropical Coast Forests

BILLETIX. PENSACOLA, Fla.. March 26.—According to an unconfirmed minor here today, two members of the crew of the missing naval balloon which left Pensacola air station Tuesday night, have been picked up by a merchant vessel bound for New Orleans. The others, according to this rumor, were lost In the g'ulf. PENSACOLA, Fla., March 26.—That the balloon which has been missing from the naval ar station here since last Tuesday may have drifted to land and that the five men in it may have been killed or badly injured and are now wandering about In the forests along the Calhoun or Bay County coast, was the theory advanced by Lieutenant Reed, instructor at the station, today. Th a conclusion is reached by a study of weather conditions of Tuesday. Lieutenaut Reed plotted the course of the balloonists and does not understand how the bag could have gone to sea In the teeth of fresh Southerly winds which were prevailing on Thursday along the Florida cjast. If the men have drifted inland. It is considered here as almost certain that their basket has been torn away by treetops. if it had not already been cut away by the men. In the latter event, experts here believed the} - would have tieen brushed out of the rigging, probabl receiving serious injuries in falling. HAVE BEEN MISSING FOR THREE I>A*YS. The men have been missing three day*. Chief Quartermaster G. R. Wilkinson took off here Tuesday night with four students as his companions. Provisions were taken for only a short period, arrangements having been made for the flight to be made at night for practice. |

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SHANK POINTS TO INTERESTS BACK OF HOWE Says Selfishness Predominates in ‘Crowd That Can Do.’ ROBISON RAPS REGIME • Selfish interests are back of the candidacy of Mr. Thomas C. Howe, former president of Butler college, for the Republican mayoralty nomination, it was charged by Lew Shank, ex-mayor, in speeches last night and today. Politicians, gamblers, utility companies representatives and mercantile interests were listed by the candidate as forming the backbone of he Howe organization. “The professor tells his gallant henchmen that ‘this crowd can do anything it sets out to do.’ ” the speaker said. “What do you think of that? Can they? Can the boy mayor, the professor and their nice little friends do anything they want to with the votes of Indianapolis citizens? LISTS CROWD TALKED ABOUT. “The crowd the professor is talking about is the group of 100 who signed up with the Howe-for-Mayor Club. Practically all of them lived on or near North Meridian street and none of them lived south, east or west. The water company and the Indianapolis Light and Heut Company were represented. I didn't see Uufe Page's name or Joker Young's or Lancaster's in the list, but they belong to the gang “The professor will get mad at me again for linking bis name with three colored gamblers. You know be sent me word not to call bint a professor and he’s been bleating around ever since that he’s not a professor any more. But if the professor thinks he’s got a cinch on this nomination because of bis crowd I want the people of Indianapolis to know who the crowd is. “I tuink personally that Prof. Howe is a bum prophet. I don't believe he could beat anybody with that crowd, and this time he's up against a tough bird (Continued on I’age Two.) 4 WORLD’S RECORD SET BY AMERICA IN DIVORCE EVIL 9 WASHINGTON. March 2li—Sin runs rampant in the United States today and American women mu‘t use their vote to check it, according to the quarterly review of the international Reform Bureau

1 published today. Equal suffrage challenges the womeu of America to "equal efforts with men for the more strenuous bills relating to clean movies and morphia smuggling and divorce reform and gambling and law enforcement," declares the quarterly review. The divorce evil in the United States is spreading rapidly, the review states, and surpasses that of Japan, "whose rec- ! ord was supposed to be the worst in the world.” The review presents a study of divorce i statistics compiled from the latest avail- ; able figures by Rev. Francis Minor Moody, which shows that In 11)10, ; “twenty-four American States, ranging from Vermont, at 133 divorces per 100,000 population, to Nevada, at 652, had u divorce rate higher than was ever known ! in Japan, whose record was supposed to be the worst in the world.” A total of thirty-two American States had a higher divorce fate than Japan, i the review continues, and the rate for all j States was 136 per 100,000 net popula- : tion, and 112 per 100,000 total population.” wtileh exceeded the Japanese rate of 109. “Japan’s worst ratio of divorces to I marriages was one divorce to 7.65 marI ringes in 1908,” says the review. “The Japanese ratio for 1916 was one divorce to 719 marriages. Seventeen of our Stntes had ratios ranging from 1 to 6.93 in Kansas to 1 to 1.54 in Nevada. Besides these seventeen wo note that the States of Illinois and Michigan ran worse than Japan's best, with ratios of 1 to 7.26 and 1 to 7.03, respectively. "A study of the ratios of divorces and marriages in the counties of the United States shows that more than 620 counties had a higher ratio of divorces to marriages than that in Japan for the year 1916. Fifty-seven of these counties had more than one divorce to every three marriages. Thirteen of the seventeen had more than one divorce to every two marriages. And six more of the fifty-seven had more divorces than marriages.”

Strangely similar to the recent flight of Lieutenants Kloor, Ilinton and Farrell from the Roekaway *(N. Y.) station, is this flight in a different ellme. Like Kloor, who commanded the ill-fated balloon that drifted into the frozen wilderness of the n* rth, Wilkinson's provisions were scant and his means of communication in case of danger limited. Only three carrier pigeons were taken. Two of these have returned to Pensacola, one with the information that the bag was in a bad plight and about to fall into the water. However, unlike the trip of the three Roekaway lieutenants, Wilkinson probably has drifted into a tropical wilderness, provided his balloon did not fall Into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Officers here are agreed that it would be much easier for the five who were in the Pensacola balloon to make their way to civilization than it wag for Kloor, Hinton and Farrell. It also probably would be easier for them to obtain food. ANOTHER VERSION PI TS THEM IN SEA. Further opinion is advanced that the balloonists, finding that the bag was losing its- buoyancy, cut away the basket as it touched the surface of the water and took refuge in the rigging. This would cause the balloon to again ascend, the weather students assert and might enable the crew to reach the land. With these theories In mind, the Pensacola sta tion dispatched a dirigible with sufficient "staying power" to remain for more than a day over the forests, under instructionto search the mainland and Inland cen ters, especially the forests, with as m jcb care as the sea is being searched. An Eagle boat that had been zig-zag-ging all day Friday and the day and night befors. returned to the station with to news. L-

INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 1921.

Testimony Before Referee in Stillman Case Bared Sworn Statements Touch on Reputed Intimacy of Tifi’ and Indian Guide.

NEW YORK, March 26 Details of the sworn testimony of alleged intimacy between Mrs. James A. Stillman and Fred Beauvais, the Indian guide named as corespondent In the banker's divorce suit, given at a referee’s hearing held here on Dec. 22 last, were obtained today. The witnesses swore to repeated instances ot alleged misconduct between the couple. One of them told of observing through a keyhole the banker's wife and her alleged companion, together in Beauvais’ room in the Stillman lodge near Three Rivers. The record shows that Mr. Stillman, president of the National City Bank, the first witness examined at the hearing, testified that he had only three children by his defendant wife —Anna, James and Alexander. Asked if he had any other children, he replied In the negative, but the reply was stricken from the record on objections from Mrs. Stillman’s counsel. STILLMAN EXAMINED. The hearing was held at the Bar Association iu this city. Mr. Stillman was questioned by Outerbridge Horsey of the firm of Nicoll, Anable, Fuller & Sullivan, bis counsel. The examination follows; "What is your name?” “James A. Stillman.” “You are married?” "Yes, sir.” “Who is your wife?" “Ann Urquhart Stillman.” “When and where were you married /” “Grace Church, New York City, Jau. 3, 1901.” "Will you tell us the names of your children and how many you have?” •We have three children —Anna, James and Alexander.” "What are their ages?”

Gen . Bad Weather Is Mobilizing for Sweeping Attack

WASHINGTON. March 26.—General Bad Weather is imddltziug his forces for a sweeping attack on nearly all fronts in the United States against the proposed march of spring’s brilliant battalions on Easter Sunday. The forecaster, acting is war correspondent, predicts victory for the hosts of Bad Weather. Several skirmishes have already occurred and General Weather drove the hosts of Easter finely to shelter. On Easter Sunday he will attack with his storm troops, composed of thunder showers, heavy rains and strong winds. This attack will be met with rain coats and umbrellas, spring’s general stated. General bud weather for ail parts of the country for tonight and Sunday Is the forecast. Practically every part ‘of the country will have ruin, the report stated. Gene rally cold weather is in prospect for Sunday afternoon and night. In some of the northern States the rain will turn into snow, the report said.

Germans Deny They Have Answered Allies PARIS, March 26. The German delegation today issued a denial of a report printed in a newspaper here yestcr day. stating that the Germans had delivered a reply to tiie allied reparations note of Thursday. The Germans announced that no reply had been tendered to the allies. GUNMEN SLAY FOR PAY ROLL Brinks Express Messenger Resists and Is Riddled With Lead, CHICAGO, March 26. Hjalmer Johnson. messenger for the Brinks Express Company, was riddled with nullc.'s and killed by four payroll bandits, who seized two packages of money he .vas dtiiverlng on the north side today. Johnson entered an office bulbllng to deliver the money and the four bandits rushed at him with drawn revolvers. Johnson resisted, trying to save ’lie money, and was killed. The bandits escaped iu an automobile identified as one stolen from State' Senator Hull. The amount of tiie loot is not yet kuown. Sues Wood Backers for $15,000 Hotel Bill CHICAGO, March 26.—Tiie tangled financial affairs of MaJ. Gen. Leonard Wood's presidential campaign were further complicated today when the Congress Hotel Company filed suit against the Wood compaign committee for $15.000. Individual members of the committee named in the suit are Col. William Cooper Procter. Mnj. A. A. Sprague, J. J. McGrow and Fred Stanley. The hotel seeks to obtain money alleged to be due for the rental of rooms, meals and damage to furniture owned by the hostelry.

Past One at Rooney’s

By O. HENRY

Only on the lower East Side of New York do the houses of Capulet and Montagu survive. There they do not fight by the book of arithmetic. If you but bite your thumb at an upholder of your opposing house you have work cut out for your steel. On Broadway you may drag your man along a dozen blocks by his nose, and he will only bawl for tHe watch; but in the domain of the East Side Tybalts and Mereutlos you must observe the niceties of deportment to the wink of an eyelash and to an inch of elbow room at the bar when its patrons include foes of your house and kin. So, when Eddie McManus, known to the Capulets as Cork McManus, drifted into Dutch Mike’s for a stein of Peer, and came upon a bunch of Montagus making merry wltit the suds, he began to observe the strictest parliamentary ruls. Courtesy forbade his leaving cite saloon with his thirst unslaked; emit on steered him to a place at the bar the mirror supplied the cognizance of the enemy's movements that his indifferent gaze seemed to disdain; experience whispered to him that the finger of trouble would be busy among the chatter ng steins at Dutch Mike's that night. Close by his side drew Brick Cleary, his Aler-

“Nineteen, seventeen and ten, respectively.” “Have you any children by your twite other than those that have been mentioned ?” “No.” GUARDIAN OF GUY FILES AN OBJECTION.” John E. Mack, guardian ad litem for Guy Stillman, youngest sou of Mrs. Stillman, objected. "I object to this question,” he said, “not only as to its form, but as to its being legal. 1 wish to call the referee’s attention to the fact that it would bear on the legitimacy of a child and the plaintiff is not qualified to offer evidence on that score here.” Referee Gleason sustained the objection and the ”No” was stricken out. Mr. Stillma/#was not cross-examined. The next witness was Harry Brenon, a carpenter and woodsman, living at Grand Anse, Canada. lU‘ was questioned by Mr. Horsey of Mr. Stillman's counsel. “Do you know of a man by the name of Fred K. Beauvais’” ”1 do.” "I show you a photograph; do you recognise It?” “Yes, sir; that is Beauvais, the man I know as Mr. Beauvais.” “Do you know Mrs. James A. Stillman ?” “Yes, sir; I do.” “I show you a photograph; do you know who this lady is?” “Yes, that Is the lady I know as Mrs. Stillman.” “Can you tell us where you saw Beauvais and Mrs. Stillman the last time together?" “Well, I save them a number of times In the winter of 1919 and in the early winter of 1919.” “Where did you see them ?" "Well. I did some work for the Stil(Continued on Page Two.)

STUDY FIGURES BEFORE RULING ON GAS CO. PLEA Evidence Indicates Shifting of Inventories to Show Profit or Loss. Detailed figures as to the exact method used by the Citizens Gas Company in .shifting their inventories so as to show a loss or a profit are contained in auditor's reports now being studied by members of the Public Service Commission preparatory to taking action on the company’s plea for 90-cent gas. If a profit Is to be shown, the figure* indicate, coke in put into stock at a high price, in at least one instance far above the market price. If a loss Is to be shown, die coke is put in stock at a low price. The figures indicate that this fact Is largely responsible for the showing of the company that tt lost $133,1KK) in January and made $112,000 in February. The February figures show that although coal was being sold by the company at an ijverage cost of $10,61 a ton, it was rallied at $14.39 a ton when put iu stock, and when used for the manufacture of gas it was valued at only $3.47 a ton. In this manner a large profit was shown. “ INDIC ATE OPPOSITE METHOD IN JANUARY. Just an opposite method was used in January when a loss was shown, the figures indicate. The price at which the company sold coke was $11.57 a ton. but coke was put in storage at only $7.70 a ton, little more than half the February price. The coke used in the manufacture of gas was valued at $4.57 a ton. The discrepancy between the snle price of coke and the price at which it was placed iu storage constitutes a loss, Just as an opposite discrepancy constituted a gain in February. The discrepancy for the mouth of December is even more glaring, coke was sold In that month at $13.04 n ton and was placed iu storage at only $5.00 a ton. The average price of coke used In the manufacture of gas that month was placed at $5.21 a ton. A large loss was shown that month. ADMITS NEW SYSTEM OF BOOKS PUT IN FEB. I. On being questioned by the commission, J. D. Forrest, manager of the company, admitted that anew system of bookkeeping had been Installed Feb. 1. While nothing was said as to the effect the new system might have on profits and loss the revelation that anew system had been Installed came immediately following the showing that depredation in inventories had much to do with losses suffered by the company last year. All of the figures before the commission In tiie case are based on the old system of bookkeeping except those for the month of February. The commission's order that its auditors go ovef the books of the company for the first two months of this year came as a surprise. EGGS LOW AT HARTFORD. HARTFORD CITY, lud., March 26. Eggs were selling for 18c a dozen I.erc today, the lowest price in five years.

entio, companion of his perambulations. Thus they stood, four of the Mulberry Hill Gang and two of the Dry Dock Gang, minding their P's and Q’g so solicitously that Dutch Mike kept one eye on his customers and the other on an open space beneath his bar in which it was his custom to seek safety whenever the ominous politeness of the rival associations congealed into the shapes of bullets and cold steel. But we have not to do with the wars of the Mulberry Hills and the Dry Docks. We must to Rooney's, where, on the most blighted dead branch of the’ tree of life, a little pale orchid shall bloom. Overstrained etiquette at last gave Way. It. is not known who first overstepped the bounds of punctilio; but the consequences were immediate. Buck Malone of the Mulberry Hills, with a Dewey-like swiftness, got an eight-inch gun swung around from his hurricane deck. But McManus’s smile must be the torpedo. He glided in under the guns and slipped a scant three inches of knife blade between the ribs of the Mulberry Hill cruiser. Meanwhile Brick Cleary, a devotee to strategy, had skimmed across the lunch counter and thrown the switch (Continued on Page Eon rj

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SHELTON ASKED TO VACATE JOB BY GOV. M’CRAY Fred Robinson to Be Named Secretary of State Purchasing Body. COMES AS A SURPRISE

The resignation of Maurice Shelton, secretary of the State purchasing committee, was demandecModay by Governor Warren T. McCray. Fred Robinson, one of Governor McCray’s former campaign managers, will be appointed in Mr. Shelton’s place, should he resign. Mr. Shelton was taken by surprise when was told that the Governor was, asking for his resignation, but while he was discussing it a messenger from the Governor’s office arrived with the written request. While Mr. Shelton would make no definite statement he indicated that he would take the attitude that be is not responsible to the Governor but to the State purchasing committee and that the question "f his resignation should be decided by the committee. In announcing that he had asked for Mr. Shelton's resignation, the Governor said he had not received a reply, but that he presumed Mr. Shelton would reply. He said if Mr. Shelton should not reply “there are other ways of doing it.” “GUESSED THAT WAS ABOUT RIGHT.” When asked if the report were true that Mr. Robinson would be given the appointment the Governor said he “guessed that is about right.” Iu discussing the request of the Governor Mr. Shelton said he had never heard of any complaint of his services. “I have never beard any criticism of anything I have done and I have t-very reason to believe that my services have been satisfactory,” Mr. Shelton said. "As I see it my first duty is loyalty to the purchasing board and I am responsible to that board.” The salary of the secretary of the purchasing committee is $6,000 a year, which will go to Mr. Robinson as a reward for (Continued on I’age Two.) THEY'RE SELLING GUM AND CANDY ON STREET CARS! MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., * March 26. There was once a gentleman named Plato, by temperament poet, by inclination philosopher. whom Minneapolis Street Railway Company officials would have shocked today had he been living. Announcement was made by officials of the Twin City lines that chewing gum and candy is to be jtohl on street Mrs. That's the thing that would have shocked Pluto, for Pluto hated vulgarity and. say the experts of etiquette, it's vulgar to chew gum or eat candy in public. The gum and candy machines are to be installed on the backs of all street car seats. The innovation is now in its experimental stage. It is being tried out on four cars. If it pleases the public all cars will be equipped with the machines. That means that some day you may sit down on some chewing gum. There is still need for Plato's philosophy. WILSON SHOWS IMPROVEMENT No Permanent 111 Effects Expected. WASHINGTON, March 2C.—Former President Wilson's condition was reported as Improved today and his physicians expected no permanent ill effect* from the attack of indigestion he suffered shortly after eating lunch yesterday. At the same time his condition will be very closely watched. Dr. Cary T. Grayson was at the Wilson home early today. Wilson's attack yesterday followed a restless night. Relatives who remembered that indigestion preceded his first paralytic stroke became alarmed and hurriedly called Drs. Grayson and Sterling Ruffin. The former President was said to be able to move about yesterday, but be will be kept In quiet for the next few day 8.

U. S. May Ask Dissolution of Third Internationale as Soviet Trade Condition

WASHINGTON. March 26.—Dissolution of the Third Internationale, and recall of tlie ageuts of that organization in this and other countries, may he demanded by the United States as one of the conditions to resumption of trade with soviet Russia, it was learned today. With the reply of Secretary Hughes to the soviet appeal on Us way to Moscow, official Washington figuratively sat down to await Lenin's answer, though State Department officials devoted themselves to a study of Just what might constitute the “convincing evidence” of fundamental changes in Russian policy which the American government deems essential to the establishment of trade relations. Suppression of the Third Internationale , has been suggested to Secretary Hughes l as one of the terms this government should insist on as an evidence of good faith, and it is understood that the suggestion is receiving serious consideration. It is argued that the second congress of the Third Internationale held in Moscow last summer proclaimed the doctrine of "world-wide propaganda to bring about a world revolution,” and consequent destruction 7>f the capitalistic class, and that so far as can be learned, this is still the chief object of the organization. Though Lenin has asserted that the Third Internationale is not the soviet government, State Department officials insist they are the same for all practical purposes. A hitherto unpublished official report dealing with this subject, which is now on file at the department, says: "The program of the Russian communist party is one of world revolution and the communist Internationale is avowedly the directing and coordinating center of an Internattenal movement to Soviet Republic.’ It ts LjinfcJlfP^yWiffereuU.-

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CITY OWES WATER CO. INCREASED RENTALS , SERVICE BODY SA YS Largely Responsible for Hike in Taxes and Should Pay Its Share, Statement Declares . REPLY TO ‘KICK’ ON HYDRANT RATES Inasmuch as the city of Indianapolis is responsible for much of the increased taxes which have made necessary an increase in water rates, it should not object to paying some of it back to the Indianapolis Water Company in the form of fire protection rates, in the opinion of the Public Service Commission, expressed today in a statement supplemental to its order increasing water rates. The statement was in reply to the objection of the city to an increase from a scale graduated from sls to SSO a year for fire hydrants to a scale graduated from S2O to S6O.

4 MEN INJURED IN VIRGINIA AYE. TROLLEYCRASH Motorman’s Shouted Warning Too Late to Save Passengers. Four men were severely injured at 12:40 o’clock this afternoon when outbound South East street car No. 858 crashed, into the rear of out-bound Shelby street car No. 815 in Virginia avenue at a point just southeast of the elevated tracks. The injured: BERNARD LOGAN, 33. 1526' Pleasant street, gash in right leg above the knee. FRANK WILMOTH. 38, 1426 Kelly street, crushed about the body, legs badly bruised, possible internal injuries. WILLIAM SFITCFATM, 72, 3511 Prospect street, right band cut, and right side crushed, some of right ribs may be crushed., * CHARLES RAPERT, 55, 819 Kansas street, badly bruised about the face. All were taken to their homes in automobiles. The Shelby car had stopped to take on passengers, the police were told. The South East car. with Motorman H. C. Fisher, 610 South Meridian street, at the controller, followed it at a smart speed. When within a few feet of the Shelby Car, Fisher found that he could not stop his ear and shouted to the passengers on the back platform of the Shelby car to jump. Before apy one could move the crash come, according to Ward E. Jones. 322 Garfield avenue, a passenger cn the Shelby car. The impact crushed in the rear rail of the Shelby ear and rammed R about twenty-five teet forward. The South East car wiut stopped. - Both cars were heavily loaded, passengers stated. John O'Man. 802 Bradshaw street, was motorman, and Amos Snedeker, 702 Lynn street, conductor of the Shelby car, and Ralph Kimery, 258 South Summit street, was condu tor of the South East car. 22 Days Is ‘Price’ of Suit o’ Clothes John Trent today was sentenced to serve twenty two days in jail on a charge of stealing a suit of clothes by Judge James A. Collins of the Criminal Court. He has been in jail thirty-eight days awaiting trial. Orville Munn, 16, charged with attempted criminal assault on a 4-year-o!d girl, was sentenced to the Indiana State farm for one year. Col. Morrow Gets Canal Zone Post

WASHINGTON. March 26.—C01. J. J. Morrow was today appointed Governor General of the Fanania Canal Zone, it was announced at the White House. Morrow who has been acting Governor General for some time, succeeds Cheste Harding. Hog: Prices Slump Prices of light and light mixed hogs dropped 50 to 75 cents on the local market today, while heavy and other grades of hogs were 25 to 50 cents lower. Light hogs brought $10.50 to $10.75, heavies $9.75 and light mixed and mediums $10.25. Other than that of the supply and demand, no reason was given for the fall in prices by local commission firms.

I ato as the world policy between the ! Russian communist party, the third or ! communist internationule and the official soviet administration, because of the I system of 'interlocking directorates’ com- | mon to all three. RADICAL MEMBERS OF INTERNATIONALE. Lenin, Trotski Kalinin Zinovief Buck: liariu and many other officials high in the soviet government are also officers of tlie Third Internationale, State Department reports indicate and some of the most radical principles of the radical secession were made by them. “If you will help us” said Lenin according to the State Department translation of the proceedings “then no mental exercises;, or guesses with respect to what cannot be known and what no one can know will prevent us from accomplishing our task and this task will be that of leading on to the victory of the world revolution and to the establishment of an international proletarian soviet republic." y The State Department has announced receipt of confirmation of Lenin's recent speech in which he stated that the time had come sor # modification of Bolshevist policies, but Secretary Hughes is not convinced. Since practically the sole purpose of the Third Internationale, according to the department’s belief, is the promotion of ideas which this Government finds objectionable, no better proof of anew policy could be giVen by Lenin than the dispersal of this organization. Because of the assertion in Kalinin’s message to President Harding that the Bolshevist government has no desire to interfere in the internal affairs of the United States, it was expected that the next communication from Moscow would : offer evidence In contradiction of reports j that an active is being car- 1 ried on In this

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The statement of the commission aa made public by Commissioner Glen VanAukcn follows: “The commission observes the argument made by the city of Indianapolis in the brief filed by the corporation counsel, as to its financial inability to meet at this time an increase in the fire hydrant rentals. A careful weighing of tha matters of this cause makes it manifest that it would be unjust to shift from the community as a whole on to the private consumers, that part of the burden that should be charged to fire protection service. “The necessity for increases in rates la largely atributed to an increase of $86,777 in local taxes in the last year. Tha city may not, on the one hand, participate in levying approximately $237 per day additional burden on such 3" public service institution and, on the other hand, plead immunity from the effects of thesa increased operating costs. “The tax burden is illustrated by tha fact that it requires approximately onefifth of petitioner’s total revenues to meet Its taxes. In other words, one dollar of every five paid in rates by a consumer is immediately paid out by tha company in taxes." The increased water rates become effective April L Following is the official schedule ol the metered rates. Rate 1.000 Gals. First 7.500 gallons monthly $ .20 Next 15,000 gallons monthly •... .19 Next 22,500 gallons monthly 17 Next 45,000 gallons monthly 16 Next 410,000 gallons monthly 095 Next 500.000 gallons monthly 075 Next 1,000.000 gallons monthly 065 The rfffidtal schedule of the flat rates follows: For each dwelling house of one or two rooms, occupied by one family, per annum, $3. For each dwelling house of three rooms, occupied by one family, per annum. $4. For each dwelling house of four rooms, oeupied by one family, per annum. $5. For each dwelling house of five rooms, occupied by one famil, per annum, '56.25. For each dwelling house of six rooms, occupied by one family, per annum. .$5.25. Each additional room, per annum. sl. Each additional family, per annum. *3. Lodgers or roomers, when no meals are taken, in addition to family cha:ge, each sl. No charge for laundry tubs and wash stands in connection with family use. Yard hydrants and house fixtures, where us’l by more than one family, will be charged for at regular rates for each family.

lOWAN WILL BE U.S. RAILHEAD Harding to Name J. C. Davis Present General Counsel. WASHINGTON, March 26.—James C Davis of lowa, at present general coen- ; sel of the railroad administration, will be named by President Harding as di-rector-general of railways, it was learned ; this afternoon. The President has appointed former Vice President Thomas R. Marshall and former Senator Nathan Scott of West Virginia to the Lincoln Memorial Com* ! mission. i * Aviator Coney’s Life Hangs in Balance NATCHEZ, La., March 26—Lieutenant William D. Coney, transcontinental artator, who'was seriously injured in a fall near Crowville, La., yajferdny baa about one chance in five to recover, attending physicians said today. Coney was brought here for hospital attention. An X-ray examination disclosed, said Dr. Ullman. that Coney is suffering from a spinal fracture, located between the fourth and fifth lumbar vertebrae. He has several miuor injuries. Howat Again Defies Kansasjn JVfine Row PITTSBURG, Kan., March 26—Alexander Howat, district president of the rnited Mine Workers and his “cabinet" are ngain going through the routine of defying the State of Kansas and again going to trial for violating an injunction against calling strikes. Date for the latest trial was set by Judge Curran at April 6 Howat called a strike in the mines of the Patton Coal and Mining Company over a technical disagreement. Ireland’s Toll of Deadjn 1921 Is 475 DUBLIN, March 26.—Since the first of the year 470 persons been killed and 3T)2 wounded in dashes throughout Ireland, according to figures made public here today. Os this number 301 civilians were killed and 170 wounded. The others were members of the crown forces. OPEN BIDS APRIL 14. Bids for the sale of the reformatory at Jeffersonville will be opened in the Governor's office April 14. The reformatory is to be moved to the site of the Indiana State farm in Putnam County under an act of the Legislature.

Chicago Advances Clocks Tomorrow CHICAGO, March 20.—Chicago goes on the summer daylight saving schedule starting tomorrow. Clocks will be advanced one hour. Through trains will operate on central standard time which wi'.l be one hour slowt * than Chicago time.