Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 293, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 April 1921 — Page 1

THE WEATHER Fair, moderating, but probably light frost tonight. Tuesday, fair, warmer.

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WAR FEARED YEAR BEFORE U. S. ENTERED Action of America Decided by Germany’s Pledge After Sussex Sinking. NAVY WAS PREPARED Cabinet feared war in April. IM6. Nary was ready and under mobilization orders—Details of preparations . for hostilities a year before war came and now told for the first time— President’s Sussex note was ultimatum — Had Germany declined to abandon ruthless policy President was deters mine to sever relations —Daniels confident in crisis because of early plans made to have fleet ready for any emergency —Promises story about "mysterious Mr. Davidson. By JOSEPHUS DANIELS, Former Secretary of the Navy. Copyright, 1921, by John F. DiUe. Copyright by National Newspaper Servloe. Copyright In Great Britain, Canada and throughout Europe. All rights reserved, Including translation Into foreign languages, including the Scandinavian. Unauthorized reprinting for any purpose Is forbidden, ARTICLE 4 The Navy prepared for action In April, 1916, for war semeed almost as imminent then as it did the next year. When President Wilson sent his Sussex note to Germany, declaring that relations would be broken if ruthless submarine warfare was not stopped, we made all plans to mobilize the fleet. Nothing coula show more clearly the critical situation than the steps the Navy took to meet It. My mobilization order of April 27, 1916. shows that twenty-nine of thir-ty-two battleships were ready for immediate action, and that one of the remaining three would be ready in three weeks’ time. The corresponding table for the destroyer force showed that out of fortynine destroyers, forty-two were Immediately available, and that three of the remaining seven would be available within thirty days. The sinking of the Sussex was the biggest Jolt which'had come to the peaceful hopes of Washington since the sinking of the Lusitania. It so plainly disregarded the American position as defined in the President's Lusitania note taat it could not be ignored. Either Germany must repudiate the Sussex Incident as typical of a policy, or continued relations would be Impossible. It was about this time, I think although I do not recall the exact date, when the President, after dwelling upon the extreme gravity of the situation, said to us solemnly: “I hope that those of us who believe in prayer, will ask divine guidance.” Those who know him best (and most people know his reticence about his personal beliefs! will appreciate how deep was bis anxiety when he 6poke thus to his official family.

CABINET HEARS WILSON' ULTIMATUM. The Sussex was torpedoed on March 24. When all the facts were In the possession of the State Department, and no satisfactory explanation had come from Berlin, the President called us together to read to ns the ultimatum which he had prepared to serve upon Germany. Let me recall the significant words In that ultimatum. They have been forgotten In the overwhelming, subsequent events, but they were words which would have carried us at that date Into war aa surely as did the diplomatic rupture of 1917, had not Germany seen weil to withdraw temporarily from her utterly Intolerable and impermissible position. Here are the President’s plain words: If It Is still the purpose of the imperial government to prosecute relentless and Indiscriminate warfare against vessels of commerce by the use of submarines, without regard to what the government of the United States must consider the sacred and indisputable rules of international law and versally recognized dictates of hmrfSfflty. the government of the United States is at last forced to the conclusion that there Is but one course to pursue. Inless the Imperial government should now Immediately declare and effect an abnn donment of its present methods of pubmarlne warfare against passenger ■id freight-carrying vessels, the government of the United States can have no choice but to sever diplomatic relations with the German empire altogether. REST HOPES, OX C-BOAT. When we listened to the reading of these words and realized what they meant and the tremendous possibilities they implied, everyone of us was profoundly moved, and there wero some, of optimistic temperament, who hoped that this firm threat of American action would result in a complete abandonment of Germany’s warfare on merchant shipping; but there were others who held no such hopes. The latter* were convinced that Germany relied too greatly upon her U-boat weapon to allow It to be restricted In striking power for any great length of time. The end of the submarine as the decisive weapon Germany regarded It at that time I shall narrate later. Some temporary concession might make, but where a separate need or tempting opportunity appealed to her. there seemed no reason to donbt that Von Ttrpita would forget all pledges and undertakings and strike wherever he could do most damage. There were those, indeed, who doubted if Germany would make even a temporary concession, and I think all felt that the possibility of war brooded over us with darkening shadows when we left the White llouße with the knowledge that America’s ultimatum was on its way to Berlin. NAVY MOBILIZATION PLANS ANNOUNCED. My own apprehensions that relations might be broken off induced me to take Immediate ateps to have the fleet In readi(Contlnued on Page Three.)

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John Andrews, and his crippled brother. Harley, 6, the children of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert T. Andrews, New York stock broker, whose marital tangle has caused nation-wide comment. Mrs. Maude A. H. Andrews, wife No. 1, tho mother

VOTING PLACE ORDINANCE TO BE UP TONIGHT News-Jewett Organization to Spring Measure After Secret Work. An ordinance fixing tbo voting places for the municipal primary election is ready for Introduction in the city council at the regular meeting tonight, it was discovered today. The News-Jewett organization, working in the interest of Mr. Thomas C. Howe, former president of Butler College and candidate for the Republican nomination for mayor, has been working on the ordinance for several days, but has kept the matter quiet. Precinct commltteement favorable to Mr. Howe have made recommendations for polling places in their districts and Republican City Chairman Irving W. Lernaux passed them on to the city legal department, by which the ordinance was prepared, under direction of 1 homas Btvnson, city attorney and Republican chairman of the •Fourth ward. In precincts where the committeemen were known to bo opposed to Mr. Howe the ro'-ommendatlons of Howe workers were taken instead of those of the committeemen, it is understood. Russell Willson, president of the city coiim il and Republican chairman of the Second ward, who is a member of the News-Jewett organization, admitted that tho ordinance Is to be Introduced tonight. Mr. Willson said there might be nn attempt to, get the ordinance pis sod tonight under suspension of the rules but that it was likely it would tie referred to the elections committee and n special meeting within a few days to consider passage. He said he understands that tho ordinance must be In effect not less than ten days before the primary election to be leguh In response to a letter from Mayor Charles IV. Jewett the coum-il will bo asked to elect its representatives on the city planning commission, Mr. Willson said. COLLINS RULES ON AN OLD CASE Finds Man Innocent After Long Delay. After having the case "nnder advisement” since June'lS. 1020. Judge James A. Collins of the Criminal Court today found Veasy P. Rope, charged with the embezzlement of $3,600 from the Ilagedon Chemical Company, not guilty. The court explained that the financial matters had been straightened up Rupe was indicted May 5. lh-'O. According to Judge Collins this is one of the old cates of which the docket is being cleared at this time. Vina Moore, charged with throwing acid on her husband, succeeded iu escaping punishment when the court found her guilty but withheld Judgment and sentence pexdlng good behavior. She stated that, she intended to return to Ireland. Harry McNeill, charged with receiving stolen goods, today was granted a continuance when his counsel and Deputy Prosecutor Sidney Miller agreed to a continuance because McNeill Is Involved in a Federal case at Detroit, Mich.

Victim of Attack Declares Mayor’s Secretary in Gang Cigar Salesman, Set Upon While at Case, Seriously Hurt About Eye.

Ray Miller. 910 Tecumseh street, was the victim of an attack at Garden Point, near Broad Ripple at about 1 a. in. Sunday, and as a result the sight of his left eye probably may be permanently injured. Mr. Miller said he identified Claudo S. Wallin, 1107 South East, secretary to Mayor Charles W. Jewett as one of those present at the time of the assault. The attack was made at one of the entrances of the famous Garden Point case and dance hall, and three men either had active part In It or urged the others on according to Mr. Miller. In company with a prominent business man from N’obleaville, whose name he refused to* divulge, Mr. Miller and two women had enjoyed an automobile ride Saturday night. It was raining when they neared the Garden Point case and they stopped to wait until the downpour stopped. Meanwhile they ordered lunch. They were in one part of the building and Mr. Wallin was In another part of the building, according to Miller. After the lunch they danced several times and then Mr. Miller and the man who was

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of the children, has filed suit for divorce in Trenton, N. J. Andrews has agreed to make proper provision for the children. Greenwich (Conn.) officials have also sworn out a warrant for Mr. Andrews, charging him with bigamy.

She Obtains Heart Balm Judgment , but 'Doe' Sags He's Broke “Now that I’ve* grot It, what ani I going to do with It?" undoubtedly U the question that i* running: through the mind of Mi*# Grare Moore, 53? Adumn ntreet, Gary, when ohe thinks of the Judgment amounting, with coti an<l interest, to 5d,131.51, whlfh he obtained April 4, Hg:Un*t Dr. Noah Adair, a phynielan of Etna Green. Ko&tduftko County, for alleged breach of a marriage contract. I)r. Adair today tiled a petition iu haitkrup toy in 1 edertil Court In which he scheduled liabilities of M,672.50 and asset* of $912.75. The doctor woem* to realD* that he ha* been badly hit by the Judgment, for he U*t* It among: hi* liabilities, but &m to Ju*t when, he *ertn* n trifle hazy, for in connection with the judgment he answer* the question, "When wm obligation incurred?" with the brief statement, "Date uncertain.” State Will Contract for Coal on May 2 Contracts for coal to supply the Stats institutions for a year will be lot May 2, Fred B. Robinson, secretary of the State joint purchasing committoe, announced today. The contracts will be for more than 200.000 tons of coal. Mr. Robinson hns asked that all bids be submitted before 10 o’clock of the day contracts are to be let. The contracts for State coal were originally to have been let April I, but at the request of Governor Warren T. McCray all bids were rejected. Since that time Maurice Shelton, who was then secretary of the committee, was supplanted by Mr. Robinson. Strip Japs of Rights, Plea to Washington WASHINGTON, April lA—Absolute exclusion of all Japanese Immigration and withholding of American citizenship from all members of the yellow race was urged to the House Immigration Committoe today. V. S. MeLatohy, publisher of the Sncramento Bee, representing the Japanese Exclusion League of California, told the committee there Is “very grave danger" to this country unless these steps are taken. He protested against naturalized Japanese living stewards on the President’s yacht, on battleships and in "other important places,” declaring that under Japanese law they continue to b Japanese citizens despite American citizenship and “in ease of war must he traitors to Japan if they remain loyal to the United States.” Chi Police Hold Five for Mail Robbery CHICAGO, April IS—Five men were nnder arrest today, suspected of having participated in the recent Dearborn street station mail robbery. Leonard Banks and William Sharkey are the latest to be taken into custody. Both are said to be notorious police characters. Police predicted additional arrests. GOVERNOR AT KENT LAND. Governor Warren T. McCray was at his homo in Kentland on business today. He will not return to his office until Wednesday.

with him went for their automobile and drove It as close ns possible to the door of the case in order that the women would not have to walk through the rain. Mr. Miller got out of the car and started to the door. ' SAYS THREE MEN CAME THROUGH DOOR. “As I reached the door three men came out,” said Miller today. “Une of these men was Claude S. Wallin, the mayor's secretary. One of them yelled: ’Don't let him get away,’ and the other man struck me. Then I was kicked. One of the men kicked me in the left eye and one of them kicked me In the back while I lay helpless on the ground. Wallin yelled: ‘Step on him’ and then 1 was kicked some more.” “I don’t know why I was attacked. There had been no trouble In the case nor dance hall and Wallin’s party was quite a distance from the table where I was sitting. My friend put me In an automobile and took me to the city. 1 lost my hat and rain coat, but later a frieDd found my hat and brought It to (Continued on Page Two,)

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, APRIL 18,1921.

RENT HOG ACTS ARE UPHELD BY U. S. HIGH COURT New r York and D. of C. Laws Declared Constitutional. TRIBUNAL’S VOTE 5 TO 4 WASHINGTON, April 18.—The emergency housing laws, enacted by the New York Legislature and Congress to protect people against rent profiteers, were held constitutional by the Supreme Court today. The vote of the court in both cases was five to four. The court upheld the application of the New York law to all buildings. The New York laws were the result of the special session by the Legislature, called by former Governor Smith to prevent the charging of excessive rents and the ousting of tenants who refused to renew leases ut much higher rates. The court upheld the broad principle that a State as the result of an emergency such as the serious lack of housing, can enact laws to protect its citizens against profiteers. DISTRICT MEASURE PASSED BY CONGRESS. The District of Columbia law was passed by Congress. The constitutionality of the New York law was attacked before the courts by large real estate firms in New York City. The action was brought In tho name of Marcus Brown Holding Company, who sought to evict Marcus Feldman, Benjamin and Frank Schwartz, who refused to renew a lease at a much higher rate. Special attorneys were appointed by the State and the New York Legislature committee on housing was appointed to make the fight in support of the laws. HOLDS CCD MIY NOT VIOLATOR. There is no reasonable evidence of violation of the Clayton anti-trust law in the Cudahy Packing Company compelling a Jobber to maintain a fixed price on one of its products, the court ruled. Justice Pitney read’s dissenting opinion. The Cudahy Company tried to force the sale of Old Dutch Cleanser at a fixed price and to prevent cut rates. Frey & j Sous of Baltimore claimed that this was violating the Clayton anti trust law and asked three-fold damages for having been denied the privilege of dealing in the article. The Santa Fe Railroad Company won in the Supreme Court its claim for money from the Government for transporting troops In 1914 and 1915. The court reufllrhied its decision that increases in tho value of stocks represented In sales at a gain are income and can be taxed as income. The decl-don was made in the case of Herbert Darlington against Internal Revenue Collector 11. W. Muger of Illinois. Darlington lost his appeal. BOUNDARY DIRIM TE RESTORED TO DOCKET. The boundary dispute between North Dukotu and Mlnm-ants was restored to the docket and reargiunent will be held in the case. ■William Rarber. an inventor of explosive engine valves nn*l valve gear, lost his appeal for damages for patent infringement. The court declined to rehear the case. An infringement of his patent, grunted in 1905, on valves ami valve gear for explosive engines, used (Continued on Page Two.)

FLAYS U. S. WORK OF SINN FEIN D. A. 11. Speaker Parallels Propagandists to ProGermans and Reds. WASHINGTON, April IS.—Sinn Fcln propagandists In the United States who seek to stir up strife between America j and Great Britain aro just as danger j <u* to the Nation's welfare as were the i pro-Germans and the "reds," It was declared hero today by Mrs. George Maynard Miner, national president of the Daughters of the American Revolution, in her opening address to the thirtieth congress of the I>. A. B. I “Sinn Fein agitation and Sinn Fein : propaganda," Mrs. Miner suld, “have np '• pealed more daringly than ever before to | the passions that bad to war, teaching a j world wide wicked vendetta against ] great Britain.” ‘WITCH HAZEL* LABEL BLAMED Man Drinks From Rottle and Now Faces Jail Term. | John Lovell, giving his address s ! “city,” was lined $5 and costs and seni tenced to serve ten days in Jail on | charges of drunkenness by Col. Itussel j B. Harrison, Judge pro tern., in city court today. Lovell, who was arrested Salurj day by Traffic Officers Barge and Johnj son, told the court that be met his fate when he drank the contents of a bottle marked “Witch Hazel." Lovell admitted having been convicted for drunkenness previous. Add Nichols, “city,” resolved in court that the next time any one offered It lin any whisky to drink he would “flatly re- | fuse,” after Colonel Harrison lined hint Iss and costs for drunkenness. Nichols, | who was arrested at about the same time and by the same officers ns Lovell, told the court that some friends offered him some whisky. “I hadn't had a drink for so long and It looked so good I couldn’t hardly refuse,” he said. Mundy, 81,5 Union street, was fined $5 and costs for drunkenness and Fred Walsh, 701 North Capitol avenue; Charles Burns, giving his address as | Delaware and Wabash' streets, and Herman Short, 515 East Market street, were | each fined $1 and costs. Asks Congress Act to Aid O’Callaghan WASHINGTON, April 18.—A resolution to prevent the deportation of Donal O’CalI laghan, lord mayor of Cork, was introj duced In the House today by Represenj tative Sabath, Democrat, Illinois. i It declares O’Callaghan Is a political I refugee and that to deport him would j be against American principles. Chess Players Recess HAVANA, April 1,8.- Jose Capablanca and Emanuel Lasker took a holiday in | their chess championship match today, j Their twelfth game ended last night in j a draw at the thirty-first move. The score of the series stands: Lasker i won none; loct 3; drawn 9. Capblanca—won 3; lost none; drawn 9.

Tickets Go Fast; Most Every One j Buys $1 Packet Supplies Run Out on Some Car Lines Before Trip Is Completed. Confusion resulted during the rush hours today from the attempt of the Indianapolis Street Railway Company to change the rate of far© from 5 cents straight to 6 cents cash ahd twenty tickets for Jl. In many esses the demand for tickets was so great that conductors exhausted j the supply long before they had made ! round trips. It. 1. Todd, president of the company, ! declared the demand for tickets was ; iarger than anticipated, but he believed that as the day progressed confusion | would be less and the demand could be i met. | “Every conductor was supplied on each } trip , with tickets which were thought ! sufficient to take care of the business on j each round trip,” Mr. Todd said. "In cases where conductors ran out of tickets the dpmand was greater than anticipated.” j The contention of some of the members | of the public service commission that 25 | per cent of the passengers would pay I cash fares was . referred to. too PER CENT BUYS TICKET. i “It looks more like 100 per cent are i buying tickets,'* Mr. Todd declared. ! Shortage of tickets during the rush j hours was reported particularly on the | Illinois and the Northwestern lines where ; In many cases conductors were collecting j cash fares exclusively. Most passengers ; refused to pay mure than 5 cents in cases . wheer they were refused tickets. Most ,of the conductors accepted the nickels without question, but some of them j insisted on the extra cent. | The situation on a Fairvtew car arriving at Illinois and Washington streets at ] 7 :A0 o'clock may be typical. At Thirty-Fifth street a passenger received the last strip of twenty tickets. The man who stepped on directly behind him held out sl. "No tickets left,” the conductor Informed him. "What shall I do about it?” the passenger asked. "Use your own Judgment,” said the conductor, ' I haven’t any Instructions on the subject.” The passenger offered a dime. "How much shall I take out?” asked the conductor. "Oh. make it 6 cents,” the passenger replied, "I’ll tie a sport.” SOME RIDE j FOR NOTHING. But it was not this easy with all the passengers. The next man who stepped , on board and was denied tickets offered I the conductor a nickel and told him that j was all he would pay. The conductor 1 accepted it without a word. Some of i the passengers refused to pay at all and } this too seemed satisfactory to the con--1 ductor For the most part he accepted 5 cents in payment of fare. The tickets being used are those the company had left when tickets were discontinued and the straight 5-cent rate of fare Inaugurated. The tickets originally were put up twenty-five lu a package, The company has a large number of employes engaged In opening these packages and tearing five tickets from each strip for the new quantity sales. Tickets were put on sale yesterday In anticipation of the rush today, but it was said tlie sales were small. The fact that conductors were running out of tickets resulted in a serious tie-up lu traffic. They were being supplied with (Continued on Page Two.)

LABOR’S STRIKE HERE CONTINUES No Efforts Toward Agreement Made Workers Claim ‘Bosses Lock-out.’ The controversy between the Building Contractor*’ Association of Indianapolis and the ten building crafts whose members walked out Saturday iu protest against anew wage s ale offered by employers, was deadlocked today, each side waiting for the other to tuako the first move toward settlement. Both sides contended that they had taken no steps toward arbitration, nnd added that they entertained no hopes for an early agreement. Between 5.000 and 0,009 men are idle, It was estimated at labor headquarters on Pearl street. Labor lenders characterize the walkout as a lockout on the part of the employers. “The affair can be called nothing but a lockout on the part of the bosses,” Charles Lutz, secretary of the Electrical Workers' Union, declared. Tho electrical workers would bent work today, with an agreement signed up, if It were not for the action of the employers in refusing to allow one craft to work unless all tha crafts accepted tho new scale. “We are ready to go to work, but we are locked out by the bosses, who demnnd that nil the crafts sign their agreement.” Members of the building crafts unions met today at labor headquarters. ‘OZONE’ SCHOOL UP TONIGHT School Commissioners to Consider Proposed Fresh Air Institution. A special meeting of the board of school commissioners will be held tonight to consider plans for the proposed Potter fresh nir school to cost about $92,500. If built this will be the first school building of its kind In Indianapolis. It is not known whether the opinion, which Is being prepared by Larz Whitcomb, as to the legality of the contract between the board of sctiooi commissioners and the school board of Woodruff Place by which children of that corporation are educated In the public schools of Indianapolis at an annual loss to the city of $(>,500, will be ready for presentation tonight. The contract was signed by Georgo C. Hitt, In accordance with prooedeure of the last sixteen years, without the approval or knowledge of the board. Fires Trap Rangers in Minnesota Forests ST. PAUL, Minn., April 18. —Forest fires in the vicinity of Itaska state park in northwestern Minnesota are becoming dangerous and additional forces of fire fighters are needed at once, according to reports to the State Forester at the Capitol today. Rangers In the vicinity of the State park telephoned that fires were hemming them iu on three sides. They called for forty more men Immediately.

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SHANK SHOOTS EIGHT QUERIES AT MR. JEWETT Announces He Wants Mayor to Make Answer in His Speeches. HOWE DEFENDS MACHINE Goaded by the public criticism that has been heaped upon Mayor Charles W. Jewett, his political patron, Mr. Thomas C. Howe, former president of Butler College and News-Jewett candidate for tho Republican mayoralty nomination, today rallied to the defense of the crumbling city hall machine. The professor publicly opposed ths! abandonment of the municipal asphalt re- 1 pair plant, which has been advocated i with telling effect by Edward J. Robison, and promised that If he is elected he will j see that it is operated in an economical j manner. The announcement of Mayor Jewett that he la personally going to take the stump in an effort to bolster up the waning cause of his candidate, drew a series of embarrassing questions from Samuel Lewis Shank today. Mr. Shank made public the interrogatories and an- j nounced that he expected the mayor to | reply, inasmuch as they relate to a very i important part of the Jewett adminisj tration, which political observers declare is on trial for its life in the present i primary. j "W'hen a retiring mayor seeks to name i his successor it is only logical to exj pect he will select a man w-ho will see i things as be sees them,” said Mr. Shank. | "Therefore, in such a case the reasons | which ied the sponsor into action during his term become of vital interest to vo- j ters. •’I shall expect clear and comprehensive f answers to the following questions and I feel sure that thousands of other citi- | ecus will do likewise: | "Why, Mr. Mayor, did yon Invest $175,j 000 of the city's money in a garbage ! plant, which had been assessed for taxj ntion at $15,000, and which experts have ' since declared to be worth less than $35,- ! ooo? "Were yon misled when you promised that the plant would be self supporting ? "Why did you wait until this late time to make use of the city’s asphalt plant to repair the streets? Do you believe it ! wise to let street paving become so badly j j worn that costly resurfacing is necesjsary ? j "Why did you instruct the board of ; works to hold up resurfacing of Ohio j street from Delaware to Alabama street j a year ago, when that was the rottenest strentcb of highway in the city? Was it beenuse of your friendship for Stoughton A. Fletcher, who owns much property in that block? "Why do the police make no attempts to close the craps game of Rufe I'age on Indiana avenue, although others are not nllowed to gamble? "Why has your park board spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on golf courses in outlying parks and failed to establish any public playgrounds for chlldrea ? "Why are all the utility corporations in the city supporting your candidate, Mr. Howe, when you are making denunciations of rate increases in the news (Continued on I'age Two.)

WOULD REOPEN RATE HEARING Gas Company Proposes to Strengthen Plea for 90Cent Charge. Hearing by the public service commission on the petition of the Citizens Gas Company for a 90-eent rate probably will be reopened In order to permit the company to submit additional evidence, It was Indicated today. If. 11. ITornbrook, attorney for the company, called on members of the commission and asked them for permission to reopen the case. He said he would present a formal request this afternoon or tomorrow morning. The company's move will probably delay tho Issuance of an order for some time. Tho commission was understood to be preparing to make public a decision before the end of this week. No announcement has been made as to the nature of tha evidence the company intends to submit. It had* apparently closed its case, having filed briefs. A brief also bad been filed by Samuel Ashby, corporation cdtinsel for the city of Indianapolis, opposing the grant. When the principal hearing was held it was revealed that the company bad put coke into Its bins at a wide range of prices and that this practice was largely responsible for large losses shown by tlieir figures. In his brief several days ago Mr. Ashby contended that the commission has no Jurisdiction In the case because the rates to be charged by the company are fixed by an act of the Legislature.

Irish Colleens Reveal ‘ Underground Railroad’ Blue-Eyed Girls From Cork Say Travel to U. S . Accomplished Without Passports.

CHICAGO, April IS.—Two Irish colleens from Cork today revealed the existence of “the underground railroad” between the United States and Ireland. The colleens, Anna and Susanna Walsh, compared the "Sinn Fein route” with the famous “underground railroad” between the North and South before and during the Civil War. Sons and daughters of Erin suddenly bob up In the United States, having made the trip without passports and say the “Sinn Fein route.” Later they appear la Ireland after slipping out of the United States without passports. MAIL IS SENT BY “UNDERGROUND ROUTE.” Leaders of the Sinn Fein movement In the United States receive with amazing regularity letters delivered from Ireland to New York by messengers of the “underground railroad." The letters are delivered by messengers In New York, then mailed ont ove rthe country to the person they are addressed to. "We hear regularly from oUr friends In Cork,” said Anna. “We get our let-

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Japs Wax Sassy in Yap Interchange; 5 Notes Involved WASHINGTON, April 13.—The correspondence between the United States and Japan relative to the League of Nations mandate over the Island of Yap, made public today by the State Department, consisted of five notes, totaling twenty typewritten pages, follows: Nov. 9, 1920—Secretary of State Colby sent a note to Japan setting forth the American government’s contention that Yap should be internationalized as a cable-sending station. He declared that on four occasions in 1919 —April 21, April 30, May 1 and May 6 —President Wilson and Secretary of State Lansing served notice to the supreme council that the island should not be included in the Pacific territory to be awarded to Japan as a mandatory. Nov. 19. —Japan denied the American claims and declared it would not consent to "reversing the decision of the supreme council,” alleged to have been made on May 7. Dec. .0 —Acting Secretary of State Davis set up. arguments to sustain the American position. Feb. 20, 1921—The Japanese government, in a tone bordering on sarcasm, cited answers to American arguments and reiterated its stand that it would not agree to revocation of the mandate. April s—Secretary of State Hughes informed Japan that the United States must have a voice in disposal of the former German colonies.

$1,000,000 FIRM FILES ARTICLES Home Finance Corporation Will Have Principal Office in City. The Home Finance Corporation, a $1,090,000 concern, filed articles of incorporation with the Secretary of State today. The principal place of business of the new company Is to be In Indianapolis. In their articles the incorporators give the purpose of the new company to deal In bonds and other securities and in real estate. The incorporators are Charles L. Watson and Frank L. Braden of Indianapolis, M. Burt Thurman of New Albany and Fred E. Meeker, Oran B. Pierce, Thornton J. Taylor and David Abramson of Portland. Peace Declaration Is Held First Step in Disarmament WASHINGTON, April IS.—Peace must be declared with Germany before the United States takes any steps toward disarmament, President Harding this afternoon informed a delegation of women from the world disarmament committee. which called upon him. The President pointed out that he is committed to “approximate disarmament.” but stated that there must first be peace. House Adopts Kahn’s Bergdoll Resolution WASHINGTON, April IS.—The House today adopted the resolution by Representative Kahn, California, providing for an investigation of the Grover C. Bergdoll affair, Including Bergdoll's escape. Ttye Investigating committee also waR instructed to take action to bring Bergdoll back from Germany. Chicago Fire Forces Families Into Street CHICAGO. April IS.—Twenty families rushed to the streets In their night clothes early today when a $95,000 fire destroyed the Advance Automobile and Accessory Company. Homes of the families living in adjoining houses were saved. Stay for Haywood and Others Sought CHICAGO. April IS.—Otto Christensen today wired Attorney General Daugherty asking a stay in execution of the sentences of William Haywood and other members of the I. W. W., sentenced from one to twenty years In Jail for violation of the espionage act. Christensen pleaded for time for his clients to wind up their personal affairs before starting their, sentences. ‘The Kid’ Doing Fine NEW YORK, April IS.—"Jackie Coogan has passed through the crucial stage and will be out of all danger in a few days,” was the cheering report issued from the sickroom of “The Kid” by his doctor today. "nis pulse is getting back to normal,” the doctor stated, “and he Is getting some color back in his cheeks.” Jackie is suffering from aente bronchitis which for a time threatened to develop into pneumonia.

tors by mail—from New York.-” Harry J. Boland, secretary of De Valera, president-pretender of the “Irish Republic,” has made three trips to the United States via the “Sinn Fein route,” the girl said. De Valera slipped out of the United States without passports anj suddenly appeared in Ireland. He went the route of mystery in the “presidential yacht,” the girls said. GOOD LOOKING WITH PROVERBIAL BLUE EYES. f Anna and Susanna are good looking girls with the proverbial Irish blue eyes. In Cork they ran an undergarmet factory. They are sisters-in-law of Thomas MacCurtain, former lord mayor of Cork, and were In his home when he was slain by the black and tans. The girls are here attending the first national convention of the American Association for tne Recognition of tho Irish Republic. Five thousand men and women. Including every Irish leader of note In the United States, are here attending the convention.

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U. S.-JAP NOTES BARE‘TENSITY’ IN YAP MATTER Imperial Government Irrevocably Refuses to Consider Protests. LAST ONE SHARP IN TONE WASHINGTON, April 18.—The tensity of tho situation existing between the United States and Japan over the Island of Yap was revealed officially for the first time today when the State Department made public the entire correspondence between the two governments, consisting of three American and two Japanese notes, exchanged during the past six months. The correspondence, which Is distinctly curt in tone, reveals that each government hns stood 6olidly on its original position end that each has so far flatly refused to give way in the slightest to the contentions of the other. The United States is adamant in its refusal to concede that Japan is entitled to exclusive possession of the small, but highly important island, and Japan clung stubbornly to the position that Y’ap was awarded her by the allied supreme council and the matter is thus a closed chapter so far as America Is concerned. The last communication from Japan under date of Feb. 28, Just on the eve of the retirement of the YVilson Administration. is rather sharp in tenor and la spots inclines to be somewhat Ironical. Certain of the theories advanced in the American note of Dec. 6 last are referred to in the Japanese reply of Feb. 26 n "extraordinary, even unreasonable, in which no one would be likely to concur.” Another line of argument pursued in the same American note leads to a conclusion which the .Japanese government characterizes as “wholly at variance with the facts and cannot be thought by any one to be convincing.” To this, Secretary of State Hughes replied on April 5, rejecting the Japanese contentions in their entirety, and setting forth that the treaty of Versailles specifically states that Germany surrendered her possessions in the Pacific to the "allied and associated powers.” CORRESPONDENCE BEGAN XOV. 9, 1920. "It will not be questioned,” said the note, "that one of the ‘principal allied and associated powers’ in whose faqar Germany renounces her rights and titles* is the United States.” Neither the supreme cotrfccil nor the League of Nations, Secretary Hughes stated, has any right whatsoever to speak for the United States with respect to Yap or any other matter. The correspondence began on Nov. 9 last, with the dispatch by the State Department of a brief cablegram setting forth that it was the understanding of | this Government that President Wilson had made reservations at the peace conference concerning the Island of Yap, looking to Us internationalization for cable purposes. JAPAN’S STAND IS ADAMANT. This was followed on Nov. 19. ten days later, by a brief reply from Tolcio, stating that the matter already had been definitely decided by the allied supreme council and the Japanese government would not be able to consent to any proposition which, reversing the decision of the supreme council, would exclude the Island of Yap from the territory committed to their charge. Both of these communications were very brief. A few weeks later, on Dee. 3. the American State Department replied to the Japanese message with a 1,500-word note, setting forth in detail this Government’s understanding of the Yap affair. It stated at length that President Wilson at the peace conference had made repeated objections to the award of Yap to Japan and that it was his understanding. as well as the understanding of the Inited States, that tho matter was loft open for future negotiation. DENIES COUNCIL DISPOSED OF YAP, It was further pointed out that as a result of President Wilson's reservations the final memorandum on mandate* drawn up by the council on May 7, 1919, awarded Japan “certain” and not "all” of the former German possessions north of the equator. This note of Dec. 6 concluded with this passage: “I am directed by the President to inform you that the Government of the United States cannot agree that the Island of Yap was included in the decision of May 7, or in any other agreement of the supreme council.” The hope was expressed that Japan would see and concur in the American view that even if Yap should be assigned under mandate to Japan all other powers should have free and unhampered access to the island for the landing and operation of cables.” Japan allowed more than two months to go by before making any reply to this note. Then, on Feb. 26, she replied in a 2,500-word note, curt in tone, which stated that the Tokio government was (Continued on Page Two.)

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