Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 281, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 April 1921 — Page 1

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BOARD FAVORS MENTAL WARD AT COUNTY JAIL Pr. Morgan Proposed City Hospital, but Gave No Cost, Members Say. NO ACTION ON REPORT ™ On the receipt of a report of Dr. Herman G. Morgan, secretary of the city board of public health and charities, relative to the proposal to establish a psychopathic ward at the city hospital where insane patients could be treated and observed before being sent to the Central Hospital for the Insane, the county commissioners today indicated that they probably will disregard the report and at once establish a psychopathic ward at the Marion County jail with an expert in charge as well as a number of nurses. Some months ago Dr. Morgan was called Into a conference to advise the commissioners regarding the practicability of establishing a psychopathic ward at'., the city hospital. The doctor today tendered a written report, and it was stated by tbe commissioners that the report did not show the estimated cost of creating such a ward at the city hospital. “I believe that tbe best plan Is to create a psychopathic ward at the county Jail,” said Commissioner Harry Tutewiler ffter reading the report. AII the commissioners favor taking the Insane patients out of the Jail, but it is thought that a modern ward can be created at the Jail as a temporary step toward remedying conditions. Dr. Morgan, in his report, stated: ‘‘As mental cases are now cared for In Marlon County, there are no provisions for temporary observations or emergency treatment previous to their commitment, with the exception of those who are financially able to be cared for in pri- ! vate institutions. * “For the poor and those In moderate circumstances, the city and Marlon County offers nothing more than detention In Jail until they are received at the Central Hospital for the Insane." Dr. Morgan recommended the following: That a psychopathic ward with a fifty to seventy-five bed capacity be established at the City Hospital or tome other location. That a dispensary be established for rpedal mental cases to receive children from the Juvenile Court, the City Court and other courts. That 1 ftb© ward was established at the City Hospital, it would give training in mental courses to nurses who are In training. ■ That a branch of the psychopathic ” work be added to the social service department of the City Hospital. That the head of the ward be made k a member of every sanitary commia- ■ alon. ■ That It would be levs expensive to ft establish a ward with a ten bed I capacity at the City Hospital for both A males and femalea. V The commissioners have taken no Bftlclal action on the report.

RASSPORTS NO U.- S. Dismisses Practice Affecting Americans and Aliens. WASHINGTON, April 4.—The United States no longer requires passports for American citizens leaving or entering the country, or for aliens leaving the country, the State Department announced todty. The new ruling of the State Department 1* based upon an opinion by the Attorney General that the passport control law was repealed by the resolution passed by Congress relating to certain war legislation. The Btate Department points out, however, that the American citizens who are going to foreign countries should determine whether a vised passport is required in order to enter that country. Plans to Speed Up U. S. Postal Service WASHINGTON, April 4.—The postal service must be speeded up. Postmaster General Hays told postmasters from twelve big cities called Into conference here today to discuss how to increase the efficiency of the- system. Two Muncie Houses Wrecked by Blast Special to The Times. MUNCIE, Ind., April 4. An explosion of a mysterious nature which happened about midnight last night badly wrecked the homes of William Mannix and Mrs. William Jarles in the southern part of the escaped serious injury and possible death. Investigation conducted here today by the police and fire department resulted In fastening the cause of the explosion to escaping gas. A belief had existed that the work was caused by *he placing of explosives. The explosion ecurred underneath the floor in both houses. Man Held Accused of Stripping Auto Sylvan Robbins, 2435 Prospect street, was arrested this afternoon by Detective* Brady and Flaherty, and is held un der bond of SI,OOO on charges of vagrancy. It la probable that he will he reslated later on charges of gram, lar- | eeny. I Robbins is accused of having stripped Ln automobile belonging to O. K. Smith, fcflOO Southeastern avenue, of tires, wheels Hd other -accessories. It is also dethat he stole a tire from a car to Rufus Clark, 3371 English

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Prince Humbert of Savoy, 17-year-old heir to the throne of Italy, who, according to reports from Paris, is about to sail for the United States, accompanied by Generalissimo Diaz Luigi Luzatti. veteran Italian statesman. The prince's visit will be a sort of political mission. He will visit all the big cities of this country.

STILLMAN TO PAY AWARD OF COURT IN INSTALLMENTS Banker Scores Point in Financial Phase of Divorce Fight. WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., April 4. James A. Stillman, multimillionaire president of the National City Bank, scored a point in tbe financial phase of the fight for a divorce from his wife. Mrs. Fifi Potter Stillman, today when he was allowed, by an agreement between court and counsel for both sides, the pay the $90,000 a year alimony and $35,000 counsel fee In installments Instead of in n lump sum. Hustle© Morschauser shortly afterward signed an order containing the stipulations of payment agreed upon. Tbe or<ir contain*!! nothing that would make permanent Justice Morschauser's ruliDg barring the "letter of confession” and the “Beauvais letters” from Introduction as evidence. Submission of these documents in open court is now the subject of a spirited debate between counsel. The order vacates the stay previously granted, preventing a bearing before the referee prior to May 13. The case thus passes once more into the bands of the referee and an early hearing ia expected. The agreement is believed to dispose of the appeal which Stillman had expected to take from Judge Morschauser'* •decision fixing tbe amounts payable to Mrs. Stillman pending the outcome of the double divorce action. AERIAL LADDER TRUCKS ARRIVE New Fire Equipment Will Be Given Early Test. The two sixty-five-foot arerlal ladder trucks ordered by the board of safety for the Indianapolis fire department from the American X.a France Ftro Engine Company of Elmira, N. Y., have arrived in the city and will be tested and place I in service, if found satisfactory, within a short time, City Purchasing Agent Dwight S. Ritter announced today. Delivery on these trucks was not expected until May. One or the trucks will be put in service at Station No. 5, Fifteenth street, between Capitol avenue and Illinois street, to help safeguard factories and hospitals in the district, and the other will be assigned to Station No. 17, Madison avenue and Morris street, for service in the industrial district. The trucks cost $14,259 each. An eighty-five-foot aerial truck is being purchased from the same company at a cost of $15,277.50. It will be assigned to Station No. 30, New Jersey and South streets, for usa in fighting downtown fires. ASPHALT STREET REPAIRSSTARTED Two Gangs at Work—Ritter Sees Price Drop. Repair of asphalt streets was started by two gangs from the city street department today. The city asphalt plant was put in operation and pat hee were being made In East Washington street, beginning at the I>ake Erie A. Western Railroad tracks and working east, and in Liberty street from Washington street, north. Approximately seventy-five men were at work. The board of public works arnounced that it will have completed by Wednesday Its list of streets to be resurfaced this summer. City Purchasing Agent Dwight 8. Ritter stated that it should be possible to repair streets more cheaply this year than last. The purchasing department has received a price of $28.90 per ton for asphalt, as compared with $30.50 paid for the last quantity purchased several months ago. Fine sand can be bought at 40 cents per ton. It was 50 cents last season. Stone dust is $1.20 per ton cheaper. The city still pays 50 cents au hour for labor, due to the fact that this Is regulated by ordinance. City laboring jobs are much In demand ns a result ordinance amended to provide for a lower There has been some talk of having the wage, more in aconl with the scale being i>aid in other industries. SAY HE’S TIGER KEEPER. P.ert His-r. negro, who says his address is West Wabaßh street, was arrested by Patrolmen Nayrocker and Dltmer in a dry drluk parlor at 522 Indiana avenue when they found oue-half pint of “white mule” whisky on him. He ia charged with ope rating blind tiger.

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HOSPITALITY IS KEY TO BETTER MORALE-GIPSY ‘Fewer Lawbreakers Would Result if Strangers Were Entertained.’ RAPS ‘FRIGID CHURCHES’ If Indianapolis church members would ‘‘warm up” and the younger members of the churches would greet the newcomers to the city and invite them to their homes, invite them to be chums, there would be fewer persons going wrong in this city, Gipsy Smith told his audience at noon today in the meeting at Keith's Theater. The evangelist directed his remarks in today's sermon to the coldness of the churches, and the lnqlinatiou to speak in terms of deuomlnationalism. Gipsy said the church members, as a whole, are losing their denominationalisin, and added It is a good thing. “Some people speak more of deniminatlonalism than they do of tbe word of God," he said. “There are some things which accompany salvation and when a man snys be has it we have a right to expect certain things. And if they're cot there then that man is a liar. “ ‘By their fruits ye shall know them.’ Some of you stand in the right place, but you don't bear fruit." In speaking of the coolness of the churches and church members of tbe present day, the evangelist said: SOME CHI RCHES ARE GOOD REFRIGERATORS. “On a hot summer's day is tbe day for some churches, for they are good refrigerators. If you’ve a strong faith in God, then you'll produce work, and if you don't produce the work there's pre clous little faith. "Read your Bible, cultivate an ac- ! quaintance with your Lord, and you'll learn something, if you're not too clever. There are some people the Lord can't teach anything. They're so clever. “if you want the knowledge that com eth from above, you've got to get it on u Calvary. Spiritual things are spiritually discerned. If you want the knowledge of the Bible, you've got to know God. “When you come to God, you come not ns a big man who happens to be a sinner, but as a sinner who happens to tu a hi { man. “When you get to Heaven you'll find folk there that you never expected would be there, and you’ll miss folk you i x pected to see. And the big surprise will !>e that you are there yourself." "lOC C AN'T FOOL GOD.” “You can’t fool God." Gipsy Smith, evangelist, told a capacity audience in the tabernacle last niglit in opening the fourth and last week of his campaign. This was the theme of his entire sermon, the proposition that while a urn may fool otlArgiTnto believing he is religious and that while he may hide his sins, be ennnot fool God. “Your Lincoln said, ‘You can fool some of tbe people all of the time and all of tbe people some of the time, but yon can't fool all of the people all of the time.’ ” the English evangelist told his audience. “I want to say to you that you can't fool God a moment. You rnny fool yourself a little while, but even then yon won't be very successful. You may fool your neighbors, or your wife, or your husband, or your children, but God. never. Don't be deceived. God does see; God does know ; God does earn. "You are sowing a harvest which you mast reap. Good or 111, you will be a laborer In that field, and the thoughts, the words and actions of yesterday and today and day before yesterday are forming the links which will cable you to the eternal throne or bind you to outer darkness. You say it doesn't matter what you do now, but it does mutter. It leaves its mark on you day by day. If some of your doctors spoke tbe truth it would startle you. I can look in the faces of some of you and tell you of tbe sin that Is damning you. If a man can tell, what of God? ‘Whatsoever a man soweth that will he reap more abundantly.’ “If God should cease to be and His throne should crumble and we could (Continued on Page Nine.) REPORT 33 DEAD IN MEXICO CRASH Freight and Passenger Trains Meet Near Monterey. EAGLE PASS, Texas, April 4.—Thirtythree persons were reported killed in a collision between a freight and passenger train, twenty-five miles west of Monterey, Mexico, today. There were some Americans among the killed, meager report* here stated. Mexican Volcano Showers Towns VERA C BUZ, April 4.—The volcano of Popocatepetl In In adion again. A me**Mage received here gays thousand* of inhabitants* In the surrounding area are fleeing. Column** of gun and tful pliurnu a binoke are shooting skyward to a height of more than 3.000 metre*. ♦Street* In three nearby town* are covered with hot lavu.

Asa result of Information given by Benjamin L. Davis.2o, of Cleveland, Ohio, at a hearing today before Howard S. Young, United states commissioner. Louis Weissman, dealer in second hand automobiles, 212 East New York street, was ordered arrested by Frederick Van Nuys, United States district attorney. “This business of second hand automobile dealers making thieves out of young boys and former soldiers by their policy of buying ears offered for sale without any effort to determine ownership of the machines is going to he broken up." Mr. Vun Nuys said. "Ninetenths of the men arrested for violation of the national prohibition motor vehicle act are boys and former service men. and it is going to be the policy of this department to prosecute dealers who are making thieves out of them.” The statement of the district attorney was made following evidence given by s>avla, who was accused of transporting |

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INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, APRIL 4, 1921.

No Taxes Are Paid on Dogs in College ‘Death Kennels’ Law, Plainly Setting Forth Penalties, Makes No Exceptions for ‘Educational Purposes.’

The township assessor shall be required after assessing the property of each property -holder of his township to make diligent inquiry as to the number of dogs owned. HARBORED or KEPT by the person so assessed. And such person assessed shall pay immediately to the township assessor the sum of $3 for each male dog or spayed female dog. and the sum of $5 for each additional male dog or spaced female dog, ami the sum of $5 for each female dog (unspayed) so owned, HARBORED or KEPT on the same premises, WHETHER OWNED BY SlCIt PROPERTYHOI,DER so assessed or by some other person, Provided, That no dog under three months of age shall be -I- -I- -IDiligent search of the records and inquiry among officials discloses that the Indiana University School of Medicine, which harbors from twenty-five to fotty dogs in its college building on West Michigan street, has not paid the dog tax as required by the laws of Indiana. Apparently the assessor of Center Township and the township trustee have been permitting this institution to violate the laws of Indiana relative to harboring of untaxod dogs for years without even so much ns giving the Institution a second thought. As there are approximately thirty dogs in the “death kennels” at the college awaiting the knives of the medical students. and. according to the statements of attendants, some of them have been there for j'ears, there is a neat sum due the Center Township dog fund from the college and the institution and the officers thereof are liable to a fine of some proportions for harboring untaxed dogs. Figured on a basis of thirty dogs in the kennels, the tax would amount to Sl-48. and as the records do not disclose that it ever has been paid, there is unquestionably considerable back taxes due the township. Indiana University, bolding property for educational purposes, is not taxed on such property, but there, uppears to hsve been no idea !n the minds of law makers that dogs could lie held "for educational purposes" when the dog tax luw was cn-

CLAIM GAS HIKE IS LMPERATIVE TO SAVE PLANT Brief for 90-Cent Rate Claims Finances in Woeful State. I It is imperative that the Citixens Gas j Company be granted an Increase tu ratei in order that it may continue to supply gas to consumers, attorneys for the i company declare In a brief filed with the public service commission today. The company has pending an application for a 90-cent gas rate, in increase of 30 cents j over the present rate. The brief declares that higher rates are needed because of the necessity of additional extensions and improvements and because with present rates the net income of the compuuy has fallen to a point where it can not meet fixed i charges. The attorneys point out that the company is a community organization and that all motive for speculation is re--1 moved by a limited dividend rate. They also recite tbe history of tbe company and of its consolidation with the Indianapolis Gas Company. The brief sets out that cheap gag is not possible in Indianapolis because it can be manufactured more cheaply than ; elsewhere, but because profits of other lines of business have been given the gas consumer in the form of low rates. W ANT CONSUMER TO SHARE BURDEN. The attorneys declare that the consumer is not compelled to bear losses on coke and other products, but that all that ; is being naked is that the consumer “instead of riding on a half-fare ticket as he has heretofore done, consent during the period of emergency to pay a threequarters fare." The large profits made on benzol during the war saved the company from asking for higher rates as early as 1916, the brief states. Tbe brief states that tbe company never has had but two prosperous years, j 1910 and 1920, and that the latter year taken In connection with 1919 would have been disastrous but for tbe fact j that the United States Government* in (Continued on Cage Two.)

FARE DECISION IN ABEYANCE Awaits Ashby’s Brief Protesting Increase. Corporation Counsel Samuel Ashby announced today that he will submit a brief of the city’s arguments against the Indianapolis Street Railway Company’s petition for increased fares to the public service commission late this week. lie said it will be impossible for him to get the document prepared for several days. The commission has announced that it will not make its decision until it has considered Mr. Ashby's brief. It was originally thought the order would be made public early this week.

a stolen automobile from Chicago to this city. Davis, who is a clean cut looking young ! man, told Mr. Van Nuys that he formerly was in the aviation service, and that he had bought the car in Chicago under conditions that made him believe It had been stolen. He said he understood that Indianapolis was a good place to dispose of machines and he came here. After his arrival he said he offered the car, which he said was worth about SBOO, to Weissman. Weissman asked him, so he says, no questions whatever, but offered him SSOO, which he accepted. “Indianapolis is getting to be a center of the stolen car industry and we are going to break it up,” Mr. Van Nuys said. He then ordered officials of the bureau of investigation of the Department of Justice to arrest Weissman. Davis waived arraignment and waa sent t jail in defailt of bond of $2,300, , by CommiialoMr Young.

subject to any tax under this section. Acts of 1019, page 218. It shall be a misdemeanor for any person who does not hold the township assessor's or township trustee’s receipt, showing that the required tax lias been paid tor the same, as provided in this act, to KEEP, HARBOR, BOARD or FEED, or permit any dog to stay about his, her or their premises, and upon conviction they shall be fined in any stun not less than $5 nor more than S2O. Acts of 1919, page 220. The words “person," as used In (his act shall be held to include and mean “firm." “company,” ‘association,” or “corporation." Acts 1919, page -I- -I- -Iacted for the statute specially levies the tax on those persons who "harbor’’ dogs and makes no exceptions save as to puppies which the college attaches admit they- have not beeji successful in raising. It has long been the custom in Marion County for the township trustee to certify a list of dog owners who failed to pay taxes to the prosecuting attorney and of the prosecuting attorney to file action against the dog owners in a justiee of the peace court. Considerable criticism has been made in the past of the prosecution of poor persons who failed to pay dog taxes. Inasmuch as the failure mulcted them of a fine and costs without relieving them of the tax. However, ail during the years when the prosecutor's office was "diligently” enforcing this law against the individual who was unfortunate enough to harbor an utitaxed dog, the medical college has been permitted to harbor dozen of dogs without paying the taxes thereon. The law also provides that: “If any township trustee or township assessor shall full to perforin the duties as aboie provided, he shall he liable to a fine of not less than ten nor more than twenty dollars." (Art. 1919, Pp. 219-20.) There was considerable activity on the part of both the township assessors and township trustee's office Saturday when attention was called to the failure to assess dog taxes against the college.

WORLD AWAITS HARDING WORD TO CONGRESS His Message to Extra Session of Vast Domestic, Foreign Importance. WASHINGTON, April 4.-With the convening of the jtokroorOinses*lon of the Sixty Seventh Congress, only a week away, President Harding today faced the busiest week he has had since entering the White House a month ago. A veritable mountain of matters, demands executive attention before the as aembllng of the new Congress. Derisions must be made this week as to the precedence of legislation which Congress will be called on to consider Immediately ; policies must be worked out. tentatively at least; a number of appoint ments, including diplomatic and domestic must be settled, and In addition to all these the President must get at the writing of his first message to Congress MAY GIYE FIRST MESSAGE IN' PERSON. The press of business the new President has experienced in the crowded month he has been in the White Hou.se has precluded any attempts so far to actually get at the construction of this first communication. The President has been able to devote only a brief amount of time to it, hut it is said that he already baß the. major part of it roughly outlined In bis mind, so that its setting down on paper will not take long once he can find time to tackle the Job. While no formal announcement has been made. It is expected that President Harding will deliver his first message in person, thus continuing the practice inaugurated by Woodrow Wilson. President Harding Is a firm believer in the potency of the personal touch In his official dealings. Tip feels that his message will “get across” better with members of the House and Senate If he can give It. to them face to face rather than trust its delivery to the impersonal attention of a reading clerk. IMPORTANCE OF MESSAGE IS GREAT. The importance which Republican lenders here attach to Harding's first message can hardly be exaggerated. They feel that not only will the ears of the whole country be turned toward Washington next Monday to hear the first authoritative outline of the new Administration's policies, but the eyes of the w orld also will be focused In' this direction. The Harding inaugural dealt with the question of foreign policies only in broad general terms. Foreign nations are anticipating that the Harding congressional communication may get down to brass tacks. It is a foregone conclusion, however, that the major part of the first message will be devoted to domestic matters, par tieularly the “big three”—taxation, tariff and the railroads. For the last four weeks those three problems, with all their multitudinous side issues have been the subjects of protracted and continuous conferences. Out of these conferences the President has been able to formulate, roughly at least, a foundation on which to build. The results of the carpeuter work are expected to be revealed to the public ODe week from today. Federal Grand Jury to Convene April 18 A call for the Federal Grand Jury to convene April 18, was Issued today. Frederick Van Nn.vs, United States district attorney, said that the session would be a short one, probably not more than a week in length. When the grand jury adjourned In February after a session of more than two months a number of matters remained that were not ready for presentation and Mr. Van Nuys says the present session has been called to take care of these. REVENGE DIVISION CHIEFS MEET. Division chiefs of the ten divisions of the internal revenue department of Indiana held tbeir monthly meeting at the Federal building today. Lon B. McKeel, chief field deputy, presided. Division chiefs in attendance were H. M. Tebay. W. A. Stitt, George K. Shirk, John Cureton. George D. Franklin, Charles C. Benjamin, Orvie Bowman, Frank J- Mannix, Michael T. Cummings and Richard M

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GERMANY TOLD U. S. STANDS BY ALLIED DEMAND State Department Supports Reparations Plan in Note to Berlin. HUN VIEW MADE PUBLIC WASHINGTON, April 4. The United States has informed Germany that this Government still stands with the allies with regtrd to the payment of reparations, the State Department announced today. The State Department announced that a communication has been sent to Ellis Lorlng Dresel,, American commissioner at Berlin, setting forth the views of this government. The communication is in response to informal statements exchanged between Dresel and Dr. Simons, German premier. The State Department did not attach the dignity of a “note" to the communication, it being explained that the,communication was seut to Dresel in order that he might correctly interpret the attitude of the United States in his informal conversations with German officials. The communication expresses satisfaction that Germany has indicated a deplre to pay reparations, and also hopes that when Germany reopens negotiations with the allies with regard to the sum to be paid, a satisfactory arrangement may be made. But It is stated clearly that the United States must stand with the Allies on this question. AMERICAN NOTE SENT TO BERLIN. The Stute Department issued the following statement: "The Secretary of State Instructed the American commissioner at Berlin to make the following statement to the German minister for foreign affairs: “The American Government is pleased in the informal memorandum of Dr. Simons at the unequivocal expression on the part of the German gov-rmnent of its desire to afford reparation up to the limit of German ability to pay. ‘“nils Government stands with the governments of the allies in bolding Germany responsible for the war and therefore morally bound to make reparations so far as may be possible. The recognition of this obligation, implied in the memorandum of Dr. Simons, comes to the Government of the United States as the only sound basis on which cau be built a firm and just pence under which the various nations of Europe can achieve once more economic independence and stability. “This Government believes that it recognizes in the memorandum of D.. Hiuion* sincere desire on the part of the German government to reopen negotiations with the allies on anew basis and hopes that such negotiations, once resumed, may lead to a prompt settlement which may at the same time satisfy the •ust claims of the allies and permit Germany hopefully to renew activities. “CHARLES EVANS HUGHES." March 29. Copies of Dr. Simons' memorandum and of the reply of the United States have been handed to the diplomatic representatives of the principal allied nations In Berlin. SIMONS’ MEMORANDUM IS MADE PUBLIC. The State Department also made public the following paraphrase of the informal memorananm of Dr. Simons, the German minister for foreign affairs, tele(Continued on Page Two.)

RESLATR YOUTH AS STORE THIEF Broderick, Picked Up as ‘Yag,’ Now Accused in Waverly Robbery. Michael Broderick. 21. 324 Bicking street, who was arrested last night by detectives who held him under a high bond on a vagrancy charge, was restated today on charges of burglary and grand larceny. He is held under $5,000 bond. Detectives say Broderick, with several accomplices, entered Jap Jones’ store in Waverly Jan. 4 and carried away $350 in money and checks which was in r safe, 150 pairs of shoes, valued at about $5 a pair; four watches and two dozen packages overalls. Broderick also Is charged with the theft on the same day of an automobile truck belonging to Paul .Tardina. 735 South East street. The detectives say Broderick has figured in several other burglaries which are being investigated. Coal Freight Rates Conference Subject Coal operators, railroads and consumers appeared at a hearing in the rooms of the public service commission today, when a readjustment of coal freight rates was considered. The hearing was conducted by Harleigh 11. Hartman, an examiner of the interstate commerce commission. Complaint has been made that there is too much, difference between the rates for hauling coal thirty miles or less and the rates for hauling coal more than thirty miles. It was stated it costs (13 cents to haul a ton of coal thirty miles and 84 cents to haul it thirty-one miles. The eomplalnt over the rates resulted from the order of the interstate commerce commission increasing freight rates 40 per cent. 30 Days for Appeal Judge I.inn Hay of Superior Court, room 2, today gave counsel representing William Bosson, the plaintiff in a suit attacking the legality of the TuthillKiper act and in which the court refused to isslue an injunction to prevent the collection of the horizontal increases under the act, thirty days to perfect an appeal on the court’s action in sustaining the demurrer Saturday of the defendants, County Treasurer Italph Lerncko and members of the board of State tax commissioners. As there are only two memhari of the State tax board, counsel was permitted to dismiss defendants, Fred T. glms and S. N. Cragun, former merabera of the board, and to substitute John J. Brown now a member of the board, as a party defendant. Philip Zoercher, who remains as a member of the board, atlU remains as one of the dofwiaata, as does Mr. Lemcko.

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L- - ■■=!?] Judge Florence B. Allen, who Is the first woman in the world to preside In the court of general jurisdiction, was first a music critic, then a student in Greek and finally a student In law. She will speak at the conference of the League of Women Voters in Cleveland, Ohio, on April 11. Cleveland is where she holds office.

YIYIANIO. K.’S KNOX’S PEACE AFTER PARLEY Envoy Discusses Germany’s Obligations With Author of Resolution. WASHINGTON, April 4.—Approval of the Knox peace resolution and the declaration of American foreign policy to be embodied in it has been expressed by Rene Viviani, former French premier, an a result of conferences he has had with Republican members of the Senate foreign relations committee, it was disclosed today. A protracted conference took place between Viviani and Senator Knox at the latter's repidence here, which, it is understood, was similar to that held last week by the French envoy with Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Domestic conditions in France, as well as the international problems besetttng her. especially those Involving her elforts to compel Germany to make adequate reparation for the havoc she inflicted upon the French people, were described by Viviani to Knox, it was tail. Knox is among the members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who will attend a dinner given In Viviani’* houor here tonight. It is understood the gathering will afford the French statesman ample opportunity to discuss with Republican senators who will help shape the course of President Harding's foreign policy all those International questions which grew out of the peace conference and the refusal of the Senate to aecept the Versailles treaty with the League of Nations ‘lnextricably interwoven" with It. Vivlani’s mingling with the Republican senators who declined to approve former President Wilson's foreign policy, is expected to give him a clear understanding of the Senate's probable attitude on any modifications or alterations of the league covenant which may be proposed by France and her league associates. Valuable Violin Is Returned , but Still a Mystery Although Dr. Robert Clark, 704 South Meridian street, has recovered his violin which he says is worth SIO,OOO, the mystery surrounding its disappearance has not been solved. The violin, which is said to be a genuine Stradivarius. was stolen from a bookcase in the Clark home last week. It was found in the yard in the rear of the Clerk residence by Dr. Clark and Patrolman Nicholson. A note found near the violin made mention of Dr. Clark's daughter and contained the threat: “We will be after you." It was signed “Yegg.”

CITY PLAN BILL IN COUNCIL TONIGHT Market House and Nurses’ Home Measures Also Up. The ordinance creating a city planning commission will come before the city council sitting as a committee of the whole for consideration prior to the regular meeting tonight. Councilman G. G. Schmidt, a member of the committee of 100 on city planning, Is chairman of the committee of the whole. Action of the council upon ordinances authorizing bond issues of $125,000 for remodeling of the city market house and of $500,000 for the construction of a nurses’ home at the city hospital, is being watched closely. These ordinances must be reported out of committee tonight or automatically die. They are administration bills and the administration members in control of the council have been afraid to bring them to a vote before for fear that the anti-administration members would kill them. The ordinances require six votes to pass and since the administration can muster but five votes tbe four anti-ad-ministration members can kill them by voting adversely. FILLS GRAND JURY VACANCY. Otto Belzec was drawn as a member of the Marion County grand jury to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of a member of tbe jury. Mr. Belzec qualified today and the grand Jury resumed Its deliberations after being recessed since the first of last week. WILL IMPROVE TRACKS. HARTFORD CITY, Ind., April 4.—The Union Traction Company will expend SIO,OOO here this spring on the improvement of its track* through the city.

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COAL CONTROL TAKEN OYER BY GREAT BRITAIN Premier Makes Announcement at Opening of Special Parliament. STRIKE DISORDERS GROW LONDON, April 4. —Premier Lloyd George, in opening today’s parlia. mentary emergency session, called by King George as a result of the great coal strike, announced the government had taken over the control and direction of all coal in the United Kingdom. This converts the momentous battle between miners and mine owners into one between the miners and the government, with the owners a vitally interested third party. The premier prefixed his statement by reading George’s emergency message calling Parliament into a session a week prior to the originally appointed date. He announced the parliamentary debate on the strike question will begin tomorrow. News of disorders at Idle coal mines is becoming more frequent hourly. Clashes have occurred at the Jacksdale mines in Nottinghamshire. At Rhondda, striking miners forced the managers and officials to leave the mines. PREPARE FOR STRIKE BY “TRIPLE ALLIANCE.” A general strike by the "triple alliance” —miners, railway men and transport workers —is to be reckoned with, the cabinet concluded at a meeting just before the opening of the Parliament session. Premier Lloyd George and the other ministers are understood to believe such a strike is inevitable, and to have discussed plans to cope with it. If the rail men and transport workers actually Join the miners It will be the first “triple alliance" strike In the history of the kingdom. In every previous controversy such a walkout was averted at the eleventh hour. Rioting was reported from Scotland, where striking miners stoned collieries. At Falkirk a mob of strikers and some soldiers attacked nonunion miners guarding the railway. Naval men are beiiw; drafted to replace the crews manning mine pumps to prevent flooding. Strong police detachments were sent to Fife, where serious trouble was threatened. MINE OWNERS PUT IN DAY OF STOKING. Lord Blodisioe spent Sunday stoking at his colliery at Lidney. Other coal magnates, titled and otherwise, did the same. Every hour brings fresh proof of a solidarity in the ranks of British labor such as has not been recorded in many ; previous Industrial cxtsCA . The pumping crews are falKng in line behind the miners’ federation and rail men and transport workers everywhere are unhesitatingly declaring their intention of standing by tbe miners, if necessary, by walking out immediately. Stoppage of work in the mines of Scotland, which lagged somewhat behind those of the rest of the Kingdom, is complete. Several important steel plants, dependent upon coal, have given a week's notice to their men that they will have to shut down. SHIPYARD WORKERS TO MEET MINISTER. A delegation of shipyard w’orkers was scheduled to meet the Minister of Labor this afternoon at a conference a4 which they will resist any reduction of the present wage rates. The organization of volunteer emergency transport workers is causing much bitterness in the ranks of labor. The Middle Class Union, the government’* strongest ally in previous strikes, again has given notice that It is ready to furnish thousands of volunteers. James Henry Thomas, the rallmen’s leader, thus far has observed absolute silence concerning his plans. He expects to state the case of labor in the House of Commons.

BUILDING CRASH INDICTMENT HIT Attorneys Seek to Quash Manslaughter Charge Against John M. Melvin. Attacking the legal authority of the Marion County Grand Jury ln returning an indictment charging involuntary manslaughter against John M. Melvin, 944 Lexington avenue, and superintendent of steel construction for the Hetherington and Berner Steel Works on the Charles E. Emmerich Manual Training High School annex which collapsed last fall, killing two men and injuring about twenty-one workmen, counsel for Mr. Melvin today filed before Judge Jamqs A. Collins of tbe Criminal Court a motion to quash the Indictment. J Judge Collins will hear arguments and will rule on the motion to quash [on Saturday morning, April 16. Attorneys Charles O. Roemler and Elmer E. Stevenson filed the motion. Mr. Melvin ,vas indicted by the grand Jury on March 15 and was released on bail shortly after he was taken into custody by Sheriff George Snider. CLAIM IT IS NOT PUBLIC OFFENSE. The motion to quash challenges the legal right of the grand jury to “Inquire into the offense charged.” and also contends that the offense charged does not constitute “a public offense.” Other reasons given why the motion to quash should be sustained are: That the indictment does not show that the building code of the city of Indianapolis upon which the indictment Is bused was the "law of the State of Indiana" at the time the alleged offense was committed. That the indictment fails to state that “unlawful acts of the defendant caused the structural steel work to collapse and fall.” That the Indictment does not show that the death of Ezra Tabor, one of the workmen who wag killed, was due to the "unlawful acts or omissions of the defendant and does not show that any law was violated.” OTHER DEFENDANTS ARE ARRAIGNED. That the indictment does not show a “wanton or reckless disregard’’ on the part of the defendant Many other defendants who were indicted recently were arraigned in court today, some pleading guilty, but the majority pleading not guilty or filing motions to quash. Paul P. Scbarffin, local attorney, who was indicted by the grand Jury oa charges of embezzlement and forgery, (Continued on Pago Nine.)