Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 298, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 April 1921 — Page 1

THE WEATHER Fair and warmer tonight. Sunday increasing cloudiness. Showers by night.

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RADIO LINKED U. S. WITH MEN IN BATTLE ZONE America Communicated Almost Continuously Via Wireless Masterpiece. [station BELTS WORLD If the Germans had cut every cable ' could still have talked to Europe Navy's wireless programme annihilated space and defied enemy Interference —Most powerful radio plant In the world constructed by United States Navy, belts globe with Its spark —How the radio eompass, a war Invention, saves lost ships—Loneliness of sea has been robbed of its | terrors—Who will celebrate wonders I and heroes of wireless? By JOSEPHUS DANIELS, Former Secretary of the Navy. Copyright, 1911, by John F. Dllle. Copyright by National Newspaper Service. Copyright in Great Britain. Canada and throughout France. All rights reserved, including translation Into foreign languages, including the Scandi- ; navtan. Unauthorized reprinting for any purpose forbidden. ARTICLE 10. The miracle of wireless made it possible for the United States to fight a war on the other side of the world without losing contact with her soldiers and ships for longer than three hours out of any twentyfour. Measuring distance in terms of space, Washington was separated by 3,000 miles of water from the fighting forces of the United States in France. But measuring distance in terms of time, Washington was in closer touch with its army of the Meuse-Argonne in 1917-1S than it was with the army of the Potomac in 1861-65. From one room in the Navy Depart- ' ment —the transocean room, we called it —we could communicate with almost any country In western Europe. This room had direct connection with the high-power sending stations at Annapolis. Sayville, L. 1., and New Brunswick and Tuckerton, N. J. Messages flung from these stations were picked up In France and speeded on over a network of land wires and telephones to i any point where it was possible to place a receiving Instrument—from the rear areas to the trenches. WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED? The tremendous advantage afforded by j this means of communication may be the better appreciated by postulating two “ifs"— If the submarine telegraph bad been the only method of immediate communication and— If the Germans had cut the cables— What might have happened? Nobody can say what might have hap- 1 pened. It would have been a potentially dangerous situation and one of sore trial for Washington and the American people. Things moved so quickly and complete transformations occurred with. such hmazing suddenness, that telegraphic Isolation from Europe for twenty-four hours .Alight have been fraught with most serlfous consequences. There were occasions j when critical questions came up. and prompt decisions were required. It was of supreme importance then that there should be direct, instantaneous and uninterrupted communication between Washington and London or rails or Chaumont, or any other of the vital cen- j ters of control and direction. Asa matter of fact the Germans did cut some of the cables, but that was the least of our worries, once we had developed a complete system of wireless communication. MARVELOUS SYSTEM HAD BEEN PLANNED. Had the war run into the year 1919 j we would have had In operation the most marvelous instrumentality for gather- | lng and disseminating intelligence that i human genius has yet conceived. Planned in 1917, this greatest of wire- 1 less plants was approaching completion j when hostilities ended. Work was then discontinued, but later was resumed and completed last year. The United States Navy undertook the erection of the wireless station and struc- i tore at Croix d'Hins, near Bordeaux, and j named the completed plant the La Fay- j ette. It Is today, and is likely to be for : years to come, the most powerful radio system in existence. When it was put in to operation the. following radiogram, addressed to me, came vibrating into the transocean room of the Navy Department: “This Is the first wireless message to be j heard around the world and marks a milestone on the road of scientific achievement. “LA FAYETTE RADIO STATION.” LA FAYETTE STATION LEADS THE WORLD. The message is no empty boast. It states a simple fact, but a fact of which every American may be proud. The I.a Fayette radio station is the only radio | station in the world that can belt the globe with Its electrified ether waves. An Inscription has been placed upon the main building of the plant, the ex- j act words of which I will give you presently, but X sometimes think a briefer in- j scription might have been better. For example: “I have annihilated distance. I have made the remotest corner of the world : my next-door neighbor.” There is no spot anywhere on the j earth's surface where, if a high power station existed, a message sent from the La Fayette would not be Instantly re- 1 celved. France gave America the immortal work of Bartholdi—'“Liberty Enlightening the World!” America has given France, through the genius and enter- I prise of her Navy, a fin de slecle variation on the same theme. When the tidings of human progress, j of commerce and industry and science 1 and politics flash from La Fayette to the j high power stations of two hemispheres, (Continued on Fage Four.) WEATHER Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the twenty-four hours ending 7 p. m., i April 24: Fair and warmer tonight: Sunday Increasing cloudiness and warmer, followed by showers Sunday night. HOURLY TEMPERATURE. 6 a. m 49 7 a. in 49 8 a. m 50 9 a. m 50 10 a. m 51 11 a., m 53 12 (noon) 57 1 p. m 62 2 p. m 65

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‘Financial Blues’ Is New Song of the Jazz Masters

NEW YORK, April 23.—And now there's a strike in the Jazz factories. One of the country's greatest Industrial institutions—the manufacture of Jazz music for the entire world—is threatened by a walkout of the song writers' union, it was learned here today. The Composers’ and Lyric Writers' League, of which the Strikers are members, informed the Music Publishers’ Protective Association they wanted a minimum royalty of 3 cents on every copy of music sold, with 50 per cent of the royalties obtained from a phonograph record and player piano roll concerns. This sohnded too much like the

ILLEGAL SHAPE OF INDUSTRIAL BOARD BARED — Character of Appointments Direct Breach —Defeats Purpose. The recent appointment by Governor Warren T. McCray of Thomas A. Riley, member of the Jewett board of works, to a place on the Indiana industrial board, has served to call attention to the fuct that the board has been Illegally constituted for two years and as it will be illegally constituted when Mr. Itiley becomes a member. The workmen's compensation act of 1919. page 168, section 50, reads as fol- . lows: “There is hereby created the industrial board of Indiana which shall consist of five members, two of whom shall be attorneys, and not more than three of whom ; shall be of the same political party, ap- ; pointed by the Governor, one of whom he, shall designate as chairman.'’ The members of the industrial board at present are Samuel It. Artman. nttor- ' ney and former Judge, and Charles Fox, Kenneth L. Dresser, Edgar H. Perkins and Thomas Roberts, none of whom are | attorneys. Mr. Riley is not an attorney and the. board will continue to lie illegally constituted when he takes office. The legal question involved Is whether the awards of a board that is not constituted according to the law creating it can be enforced. Attorneys who have studied the question declare that there is nothing to prevent the contest of a i decision of the board granting compensation to an employe on the grounds that 1 it is an Illegal board and they are of | the opinion that such a contest would be successful. The purpose of the creation of the board was to procure for Injured ein- ! ploycs proper compensation without compelling them to depend on the civil courts for Judgments. Attorneys say the way ! Is wide open to defeat the very purposes < of the board at any time. NUMBER SENT UP BY COLLINS And He Suspends Only One Sentence in Whole List. A number of defendants were sentenced to penal institutions today by Judge James A. Collins of Criminal Court. Robert Gillum, 23, charged with asi sault and battery with intent to rob ! Harry Gold, a grocer at Sixteenth street and Columbia avenue, was fined SI,OOO and sentenced from five to fourteen years at the Indiana State Reformatory. James Anderson was sentenced from five to fourteen years t the Reformatory j on a robbery charge and his companion. | John Moody, was sentenced to two years |at the Indiana State Farm because of | his age. Fred Morrison, who was ln- : dieted with Anderson and Moody was j found not guilty. Bruce Crite, charged with grand lar- ! eeny, was sentenced from one to fourteen I years at the Reformatory. It is claimed I he worked the old “pocketbook” stunt on a number of negro women. Roy Evans and Henry Haubry, charged with stealing a motorcycle for Joy ride i purposes, were fined $25 and costs anl I sentenced to ten days In Jail. Helen Kauffman, a negro woman, was j fined $lO and costs and sentenced to i serve ten days in jail on a charge of | operating a house of 111 fame. The days ; were suspended during good behavior. Starved Lad Says He Was Slave of Whisky Runner CHICAGO. April 23.—A half starved lad of 15 years staggered into a police station today with the story of his experiences as an international whisky runner’s slave. He gave bis name as George Mitchell. The boy said for two years he had been forced to accompany a man he knew as George Goodren, his pseudo uncle, from coast to coast. Goodren took i orders for whisky and sent them to De- | troit, Mitchell said. The youth said he j stole food for bis supposed uncle, who threatened to kill him If he ran away. Marion (Ind.) Citizen Cleared in Death KANSAS CITY. Mo., April 23.—W. E. j Curtis of Marion, Ind., was freed of a I charge of manslaughter at a preliminary ] hearing before Justice John George toI day. Curtis had been held In connection | with the death of Maude E. Phelps, who died of injuries sustained in a fall from a motor car in which they were riding, j Curtis contended that she fell out of the car as she leaned out to recover a • falling scarf as the car lurched around j a curve. Liberty Bonds and Cashier Missing CHICAGO, April 23.—Liberty bonds | valued at $12,400 were found to be missing i today when auditors completed their ex- ! amination of the books of the Aetna State Bank. James Novak, cashier of the bank, | has disappeared. I Windy City Wants 10-Cent Bread Again CHICAGO, April 23.—Chicago wants the 10-eent pound loaf of breaii again. A fight will be started nextfweek by the city council H. C.' L. committee to get 1L 1

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FOIL STICK-UPS AND HOLD $9,000 Bandits Race After Flivver, Wounding Money Messengers. KANSAS CITY, Kan., April 23.—Two men were shot here today when they resisted an attempt to rob them of $9,000 they were taking from the Armourdale . State Bank to a confectionery to use in j cashing packing house employes' pay cheeks. William Roher, 18, and William Plummer. 40, were the men shot. They were making the money transfer In a small car when n larger car speeded up beside them. Two highwayman covered Roher and l’lummer and ordered them to stop. Instead Itoher "stepped on the gas." The bandits opened fire, wounding Roher In the hip and Plummer In the shoulder with the first two shots. But tlfp money messengers never stopped. With the bandits still In pursuit they raced to the store, delivering the cash. And the hair-trigger stick-ups speeded out of sight In their own dust, headed toward Kansas City, Mo. S 0 S ON STATE BUILDING PLANS Urge Fostponemer.t of st ruction Programs Till Money Is Available. j State Institutions which have building programs authorized by the Legislature ; have been asked to postpone the work ; until the State can obtain more money j with which to pay the expenses. It was ! learned today. This is one of the first ! echoes of the ten million dollar appropriations made by the last Legislature. The auditor of State alee has asked counties to forward to the State Uaj mediately CO per cent of the amount due j the State from taxes collected this ! spring. This action, however, is i customary at this time of year, It was 1 explained. The State 1s faced with the problem of making enormous payments during i the next few months as a result of speI eifle and deficiency appropriations. The specific appropriations total much bighre than usual and to this Is added nearly i $1,000,000 of deficiency appropriations which must be paid out between now ; and October 1, to make up the expenses | of running the government and the ln- ! stitutlons of the State until the close of the present fiscal year when the regular I appropriations will become available. In almost every case where building | programs were authorized one half of the amount appropriated was to be available April 1. None of this has been paid i out thus far because of the postpone- | ment of the projects. It was pointed i out, however, that all the money available April 1 would not be drawn at one time under any circumstances, because It would be paid out only as building progresses, and If this Is distributed over a considerable length of time the State probably will be able to meet the payments. The institutions with considerable authorized building programs are: The Central Indiana Hospital for the Insane, which received an appropriation of $330,000 for new buildings and a number of additional appropriations for repairs; the Village for Epileptics at Newcastle, which received an appropriation of $225,000 for buildings and numerous lesser appropriations; the State Sanitarium (ft Rockville, with a building appropriation of SIOO,OO and additional for equipment and repairs. In addition there Is an appropriation of $300,000 for the removal of the reformatory which wi-l bo drawn on within a short time. This latter expense, however, will be paid from the proceeds of the sale of the old Institution of which the State already has received SIOO,OOO. Besides these items, nearly every Institution received fair sized npproprin- | tlons for repairs and equipment, much of which are now available. ‘Gasoline Gag’ Fails With Tiger Raiders Frederick Swomeyer, 51, 9C6 Indiana avenue, was arrested on the charge of | operating a blind tiger today when a j squad of police and Federal officers ! raided his house. The officers said they | found a five gallon jug containing two j gallons of “white mule” whisky and an j empty Jug at Swomeyer’s house. After j his surest Swomeyer declared he thought j the jug contained gasoline and that It j was brought there by a man wio drove Ia truck for him. - Given Life Sentence for Slaying His Pal Special to The Times. HUNTINGTON, Ind., April 23.—0k1a J. Srherrer, 24, charged with the murder of ! Wayne Havice, at Hoagland, Ind., last j summer was found guilty today. The jury fixed his punishment at life Imprisonment. Seherrer called Havice to the door of the country railroad station and shot him to death In a fit of jealous rage following the breaking off of his bei trothal with Madeline Havice, sister of the victim. The two boys had been friends. Returns Home; Meets Funeral of Mother Special to The Times. HARTFORD CITY, Ind., April 23. Marlon Bartlett, Jacksonville, Fla., who started for this city fourteen days ago in an automobile. In response to word that his mother was seriously 111, arrived Friday nfternooc in time to meet the funeral cortege leaving the home, his mother having died Wednesday. He did not know untlathea of her death.

financial blues to the publishers and they countered with a minimum royalty of 2 cents and nothing doing on the mechanical products. So the entire staff of nine writers of Waterson, Berlin & Snyder, music publishers, laid down their tools and walked out. Among them were Con Conrade and J. Russel Robinson, who, together, wrote “Margie," and Otto Motzen and M. K. Jerome, joint fathers of “Bright Eyes and “Hawaiian Blues.” The strike threatens to spread to other publishing concerns so the two factions are almost in dally conference trying to make a lulluby out of the present war song.

INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1921.

Hush, Folks, Hush! Brown’s th ’ Name! Brown’s th’ Name! Had Daniel in the lion’s de i gone up and tweaked the whiskers of one of the hungry beasts he would not have put his foot into it more seriously than did the Kev. J. D. Johnson, a negro speaker at a Howe meeting in the basement of the Mt. Paran Baptist Church, Twelfth and Missouri streets, last night. The Kev. Mr. Johnson was urging the negro voters to get out to the polls early on May 3 and vote for Professor Howe for mayor. "And don't forget our own candidate for council. Dr. Norrcll.” Now Dr. James K. Norrell is utterly opposed to the candidacy of Professor Howe and to the NewsJewett machine. The negroes in the meeting were News-Jewett people for the most part. There was an angry growl and then yells of “No. No. Dr. Brown, Dr. Brown.” Dr. William E. Brown Is understood to be n News-Jewett negro. The Rev. Mr. Johnson paused In consternation, and then waving his arms frantically, tried to shout down the crowd: “You’re right. The name Is Brown. I had the wrong name. Listen at me! Listen at me! 1 had the wrong name. I meant Brown nil along.” The riot finally subsided and the preacher sat down. V ) SHOWS ’EM UP IN TRUE LIGHT Hayes Recalls Past Deeds of Gang Posing as Negroes’ ‘Friends.’ The hypocrisy of the News-Jewett organization in lts efforts to convince the negro voters that It and Mr. Thomas C. Howe, former president of Butler College candidate for the Republican nomination for mayor, are the black race's only friends In Indianapolis was exposed by Joseph G. Hayes, former county commissioner and campaign manager for Edward J. Robison, one of Mr. Howe's rivals, In n speech at n Robison meeting at Eleventh and Brook streets Inst night. Activity of Mayor Charles W. Jewett, former Prosecutor Alvah J. Rucker and others of the "good government and clean politics" crowd in seeking a pardon for Dennis J. Bush, a former Democrat who had much to do with the beating up and driving away from the polls of negroes in ITU 1 was cited by Mr. Hayea. "You folk remember the campaign of 1914 when at this very corner Denny Bush came up and ordered tho colored boys to take down a sign reading ‘Fourth Ward Republican Club,’ nnd said that If It wasn't taken down he was going to start n 'nigger hospital’ here, don’t you?” Mr. Hayes Inquired. "You also remember that tho colored men were arrested and beaten up by Bush's sluggers right here at this very corner when they were coining home from work, nnd you remember that this utmost caused a race riot. "I am sure you do not forget that Charlie Jewett and Alvah Rucker came down here a few' nights later and paraded Denny Bush, the Sam Perrott gang and their riot clubs up and down as being tbe foulest kind of crooks. "And I am absolutely certain that It must be fresh In your memory that only a few weeks ago It was discovered that Charlie Jewett left word at tho Governor’s office saying that It was all right with him If this man Bush were to bo released from prison and that Alvah Rucker and others of that crowd signed petitions for a pardon for him. “There likewise Is no doubt thnt yon know full well that some of the men who did the Beil I’errott gang s beating up of negroes In 1914, whom the mayor promised to remove In 1917, still are on the police force. I understand that some of them have been promoted, and I presume It Is In recognition of the good job of Intimidating at the polls thut they did In 1914.’’ I. T. U. OFFICERS TO MEET DAVIS Secretary of Labor Invites Men for Interview. WASHINGTON, April 23 —Secretary of Labor Davis has Invited John McFarland, president, and John Hays, secretary of the International Typographical Union, to meet with him here Monday afternoon to discuss the situation which threatens labor troublo In the printing trade. The Department of Labor announced that the Secretary does not Intend to Intervene in the matter now, but that he desires to be informed of the position taken by both sides. The Secretary has conferred with representatives of the employers. McFarland and Ilays have agreed to the conference. Allied LTltimatum on Gold Moving Expires PARIS, April 23—The allied ultimatum for surrender of gold In the Relchsbauk expired today and the German note of refusal was delivered as scheduled. The note pointed out that the Relehsbank Is a private Institution and declared that removal of the gold would seriously affect exchange and the currency system and would Jeopardize the economic life of the country.

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IT HAS been indicated that disaffection followed the elevation of Losadn to the presidency. This feeling continued to grow. Throughout tho entire republic there seemed to be a spirit of silent, sullen discontent. Even the old Liberal party to which Goodwin, Zavalla and other patriots had lent their aid was disappointed. Losada had failed to become a popular idol. Fresh taxes, fresh Import duties and, more than all, his tolerance of the outrageous oppression of citizens by the military had rendered him the most obnoxious president since the despicable Alforan. The majority of his own cabinet were out of sympathy with him. The army which he had courted by giving It license to tyrannize. had been hls main, and thus far adequate support. But the most impolitic of the administration’s moves had been when It antagonized the Vesuvius Fruit Company, an organization plying twelve steamers with a cash capital somewhat larget than Anchuria's surplus and debt combined.

‘ELASTIC’ PLAN

OF PAYMENTS TO BE OFFERED Germans to Suggest Board Levy Amounts From Year to Year. LOOK FOR REPLY TODAY BERLIN, April 23.—An “elastic” repr rations total, to be decided from year to year by an international “board of appraisal,” will be suggested In Germany's reply to President Harding which is to be dispatched to Washington soon. It has been authoritatively learned that this is the outstanding feature of the new proposals finally agreed upon by the leading German statesmen after conferences which lasted throughout the night and well Into this morning. In the meantime the tentative total which Germany will offer to pay Is understood to be far from the total demanded at the Paris conference, but much larger than that which was fixed at the recent London conference. The offer of this tentative total, It Is believed, will be "amplified” by a clause providing that the total be made a “variable factor.” Germany agreeing to pay a sum to be decided annually by the judgment of an International appraisal board in accordance with the progress of Germany's Industrial recovery. GENERAL RUSS ADVOCATES FORCE WASHINGTON, April 23.—Germany must be made to pay for the war and the. only way In which it can be determined how much she can pay is to use force In securing reparations, Gen. Tasker H. Bliss, who was a member of the American pence commission, said today, following a call upon President Harding. ■ General Bliss said he hail merely called to pay his respects to the President and had not discussed reparations or other international matters. General Bliss said he had always been of the opinion that the peace treaty should have been a military treaty, and thnUrecent events ate making him more completely convinced of this. Present events indicate that the entente must continue in existence for thirty or forty and perhaps fifty years in order Ito enforce the terms of the treaty of Versailles. General Bliss said. “A military treaty,” ho declared, “would have made It possible to put Into effect tho terms of the treaty within a comparatively short time.” General Bliss described Germany’s appeal to the United States for mediation ; as a "rather weak effort” and declared that ho was of the opinion that not until ■ force was used would the entente be. able to determine the ability of Germany to ! pay. SAYS GEM HAUL WAS FRAME-UP Chi Jeweler and Brother Are Grilled in $260,000 Daylight Theft. CHICAGO, April 23—Julius .T. Rringold, who yesterday figured ns one of the victims of a $260,000 diamond rob hery, today was held at police headquarters as one of the Instigators of the robbery. His brother, I.eo Reingold, also was held. The two were to be grilled by detectives. The robbery occurred in Julius Reingold's offices. Leroy Present, a diamond salesman of Rochester, N. Y‘., was displaying to Helngold his stock of diamonds. Robbers entered, bound Present snd Iteingold and made off with the Jewels. Circumstances surrounding the robbery, chiefly the ease and smoothness with which It was executed, aroused the suspicions of the police and Reingold and Ills brother were taken Into custody. Chief of Detectives Hughes declared ho believed tho robbery to have been a “frame-up.” Present was held Innocent by tho police who believe he was lured to Reingold's offlco to be robbed. •lullus Reingold, according to the police, was arrested on Jan. 3 last, charged with receiving diamonds stolen from Samuel Kubensteln. He returned the stones and the case was dropped. NEW RAIL BOARD TO SIT MONDAY First Duty to Hear Employes Wage Plea. CHICAGO, April 23.—Samuel Iliggins, W. L. MeMeniman and Ben W. Hooper, newly appointed members of the United States Railway Labor Board, are expected In Chicago Monday to qualify as board members niul take nn their duties. The new members will sit at their first hearing Thursday when trie railway employes will take up their side of the wage reduction argument. An accumulation of briefs nnd exhibits in the wage reductions nnd national agreement cases that would fill two box cars will confront the new dsiembers. Each of these cases has been before the board for several months. The national agreements hearing, which was to have been resumed Monday, has been continued until May 9, 10 and 11, from 9:30 to 12. From 2 to 4 p. m. on these dates, the short line wage disputes will be taken up. Rebuttal evidence of the railroads In the hearing have been set for May 5 and C.

Reasonably an established concern like the Vesuvius would become irritated at having a small, retail republic with no rating at all attempt to squeeze it So when the government proxies applied for a subsidy they encountered a polite refusal. The president at once retaliated by clapping an export duty or one real per bunch of bananas—a thing unprecedented in fruit-growing countries. The Vesuvius Company had invested large sums in wharves and plantations along the Anchuria coast, their agents had erected fine homes in the towns where they had their headquarters and heretofore had worked with the republic in good-will and with advantage to both. It would lose an Immense sum if compelled to move out. The selling price of bananas from Vera Cruz to Trinidad was three reals per bunch. This new duty of one real would have ruined the fruit growers in Anchuria and have seriously discommoded the Vesuvius Company had it declined to pay it. But for some reason, the Vesuvius continued to buy Anchuria fruit, paying four reals for it; i (Continued on Rage Four.)

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Steal oflo,ooo Votes Is Prof. Howe’s Only Chance Campaign Resume Reflects Pitiful Failure of News-Jewett ( Pet’ —Shank and Robison Lead . • All doubt as to the Republican contest for nomination for mayor being a struggle between Edward J. Robison and Samuel Lewis Shank has faded as the primaries approach. Mr. Thomas C. Howe, former president of Butler College, whose entrance int othe fight was heralded as a “sacrifice to beat Shank,” is now revealed as a personally chosen candidate for mayor whose real purpose in the race is to satisfy the desires of the city administration and the Indianapolis News for a successor to Mayor Jewett, who will do their bidding.

No further effort Is being made by the News-Jewett crowd to present Howe as a “savior” of the city. Their sole purpose now is to nominate him to preserve their grip upon the government, and they are privately conceding that the task is a great deal larger than they had anticipated. THREE REASONS WHY HOWE WILL LOSE. Shank and Robison are engaged in a nip-and-tuck race for first place in the Republican primaries. Howe is at best a poor third and unless his supporters succeed in the last week iu reversing the general trend their only hope of nominating Howe lies In stealing at least ten thousand votes at the primaries. The week has been notable, politically, for three things: 1. The desperate and unscrupulous effort of the News-Jewett crowd to turn the negro votes to Howe in the course of which both Howe and Jewett have made pledges and promises that briufi blushes to the fact of white men. 2. The collapse of the original plan of running Howe as the "savior" of the

PREMIERS CON HUN OVERTURE Lloyd George and Briand Hold Discussion and Adjourn for Tea. HYTHE, England, April 23.—After a conference lasting two hours and a half, the conference between* Premiers Lloyd George and Briand adjourned late this afternoon to partake of tea. The premiers. It 5s understood, discussed the French proposals for collect- ; ing - forcibly the indemnity from GerI many, ns well as the latest German overtue to Washington. It is understood that the new Oecinan proposals forthcoming will be discussed Immediately. The allies are declared to be iu complete agreement on the French reparation proposals. JURY RETURNS 21 TRUE BILLS Indictments Against Three Charge Fraud in Grocery Deal. A total of twenty-one indictments were returned by the Marlon County grand Jury today. Elmer O. Mutschler, Charles Ilearst and William O. Isbell were indicted on a charge of conspiracy to obtain goods by false pretense. It was charged in tho Indictment that tho trio made false representations to Christ Leon, a grocer, at 613 West street, for the purpose of obtaining his grocery stock estimated at $1,350. It Is claimed rne defendants falsely told Leon that Mutschler was a wi althy man ndn owned sixty-four houses In Marlon County. Others were Indicted as follows: Kenneth Kay, Noble Clayeomb and Arthur O. Schmidt, vehicle taking; James Kelley and Ora Summers, grand larceny; William Roberson, receiving stolen goods; William Shackelford and John Yett, burglary nnd grand larceny; Charles Backus, burglary and grand larceny; William Black and Michael Erode* rick, burglary and grand larceny; I.e Roy Newbold, severing fruit from the lands of William B. Craig: Kenneth Usher and Aria Kinder, grand larceny and embezzlement; Sam Koby nnd A1 bert Beity, receiving stolen goods; Abbte Hamersly nnd Mammy Pratt, grand larceny, and Albert Wathen, vehicle taking. NEW STEPS TAKEN IN U. S. COAL WAR Government Moves to Dismiss Injunction Petition. WASHINGTON, April 23—Another step In the government's campaign to curb tho coal operators was taken here today. Attorneys for the Government filed In the District Supreme Court a motion to dismiss the Injunction proceedings begun by the National Coal Association and John D. A. Morrow, Its president, which sought to enjoin the government from prosecuting alleged violations of the Sherman anti trust law. The Government's petition was signed by Attorney General Daugherty, Assistant Attorney General Goff, L. Ert Slack, a special assistant on coal cases, and John E. Laskey, local district attorney. The petition set forth that the Mocal court is without Jurisdiction in the matter and that the suit Is, in fact., a suit against the United States, which has not been made a party to the proceedings and which has not given Its consent thereto. The Government also alleged that if the relief is granted, as asked by the coal association, it would operate against the United States and not against the defendants. In the injunction proceedings brought by the coal dealers, the association asked that the Government be prevented from serving subpoenas calling for its officers to appear In Indianapolis to answer an indictment for alleged conspiracy in connection with the price and supply of coal. Hearing on the Government's motion was set for Monday. Spokane Man Slated for Commerce Post WASHINGTON, April 23.—Joseph B. Campbell of Spokane probably will be named ns a member of the interstate commerce commission on Monday, it was indicated at the White House today. The name of E. I. Lewis of Indiana is also expected to be sent to the Senate for/a post on the commission. /

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city and the subsequent attacks on Robison, who has been steadily pulling strength from the Howe camp. 3. The continued ability of Shank to retain the strength which he manifested eariy in the race and which has not, to date, been appreciably broken by either of bis two opponents. HOWE’S PLAY TO NEGROES A FAILURE. The News-Jewett organization’s efforts to corral the negro vote have had the effect of alienating white votes from Mr. Howe nnd have so far failed to shake the negro support of Mr. Robison. Shank, who won the last primaries with practically no negro vote, is certain this year to obtain a large following from among the negroes, and every negro vote he obtains will be a clear gain to him. The success which Mr. Robison is having In those wards wherein Howe was presumed to have a "cinch” has brought on his h"ad the abuse and misrepresentation of the Howe organ to an extent that reveals more plainly than anything else (Continued on Pnge Three.)

‘Big Bill Gives Death Knell of Radical in U. S. Flight of Haywood, Chief of I. W. B’., Means End of Body. WASHINGTON, April 23— “ Taps” was sounded for the I. W. W., strongest of the national radical societies. Chief Lewis J. Italey of the Bureau of Investigation said today by tbe disappearance of “Big Bill” Haywood, who was to begin a twenty-year Jail term Monday. Haywood, according to his bondsmen, now is in Moscow. Russia. “The I. W. W. has suffered a blow to its prestige that will weaken Its power to stir up industrial discord,” said Baley. “The organization will have extreme difficulty in recruiting new members. Without a continuous string of converts radical organizations die. “With the weakening of the power of < the I. W. W. radical leaders who in the ’ past have received the organization's indorsement will find it difficult to stir up violence in labor disputes. The I. W. W. leaders know the significance of Haywood's desertion and are alarmed by It and chagrined. “The incident from one point of view should have a tendency for good in some Industrial circles where radicals have heretofore exerted wide influence. It is unfortunate,/however, from the point of view of justice. "We belfcve, however, that Haywood will return to the United States during the summer following the convention In Moscow, which he planned to attend. If Haywood does return the punishment then will be Inflicted. "Meanwhile if Haywood, as anticipated, falls to surrender himself in Chicago Monday, the Government will ask the court to forfeit his bail of $15,000.” The I. W. W. is reported to have a membership far in excess of the other radical organizations, at -ne time claiming 500,000 members. The active, paidup membership, however, Is believed never to have run over 100,000. DIRECTOR OF SOVIET PROPAGANDA IN U. S. CHICAGO, April 23—“ Big Bill” Haywood, I. W. W. leader under sentence of twenty years in Ft. Leavenworth, is jtropaganda director of the Russian soviets, District Attorney Clyne said he was reliably Informed today. Clyne, who refused to divulge the source of his Information, said that Haywood went to Russia at the invitation and solicitation of Lenin and Trotski, dictators of. Russia. A representative of the Russian rulers came to the United States to secure Heywood's services, Clyne said. PLANS 2 MILES OF‘IDEAL ROAD’ State Will Cooperate With Lincoln Highway Body. Indiana will have two miles of "Ideal road” as a result of a decision by the State highway commission today to cooperate with the Lincoln Highway Association in constructing the road. The proposed highway will connect the towns of Dyer and Schererville, in Lake County. It will be constructed of concrete, forty feet wide and ten Inches thick. The State highway department will turn over to the association $33,000 for each mile constructed. The association will construct the road and will pay the expense of obtaining the right-of-way and the expense of construction above the $33.000-a-mile to be paid by the State. The road is a part of the Lincoln highway and is also a part of a State road which the commission was planning to improve. The improvement is the only one authorized by ’he commission since the announcement by Governor Warren T. McCray several days ago thnt no hard surface roads would be built by the State until material and labor were cheaper. Capital Sees Season’s First Straw Kelley WASHINGTON, April 23.—The first straw hat cf the season appeared at the White House today. John Sharp Williams, Senator from Mississippi was under it- The Senator defied a rain storm. Lone Bandit Fails BRIDGEPORT, Conn., April 23.—Cedi Campbell, 20, of Stratford, a messenger, returning from a local bank to the factory office of the Wolverine Motor Company with $4,000 for the pay roll of the Factory, was black-jacked by a lone ‘bandit, about a block from the factory today in an attempt to rob him of the money. Campbell escaped with the money. The bandit also escaped. '

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JEWETT FROTHS IN HIS ATTACK ON DAILY TIMES Mount Paran Church Meeting Made Occasion for Uncorking Wrath. ‘RUFE’ PAGE ALL SMILES Like a quart of champagne from which the cork suddenly has been released, Mayor Charles W. Jewett exploded at a meeting in the interests of Mr. Thomas C. Howe, former president of Butler College and News-Jewett candidate for mayor, last night, and fizzed all over the basement of the Mount Paran Baptist Church, Twelfth and Missouri streets, where the gathering was held. The mayor took th* occasion to lambast those who differ with him in civic matters, devoting much of tho hour in which he roared forth a torrent of abuse tirade against the Daily Times. As Mr. Jewett plunged into his arraignment of the newspaper it appeared that he does not agree with It. In fact, as bitter invective succeeded opprobrious epithet one was able to gather that his honor does not care for the Daily Times, never did and never will. TIMES REPORTER GIVEN ATTENTION. Even the humble representative of ths paper, who sat on the floor scribbling like mad to catch os many as possible of the mayor’s choicest expressions, did not escape his attention. Waving at the reporter and calling him by name, tho mayor declared that even should he reproduce what transpired at the meeting It would be so garbled by the editor that It never could be recognized by the time it got Into print. It was the mayor's Inning an<t"' he made the most of it, leaving the subject with apparent reluctance to take a few shots at Samuel Lewis Shank and Edward J. Robison, Professor Howe's I chief opponents. The professor, Claris Adams, former prosecuting attorney, and others, spoke | but the real meat of the evening, so far as the 300 negroes who Jammed the hall were concerned, was the mayor’s heated remarks, judging from the gleeful shouts that came response to his thrusts. It was the best meeting of the Hows campaign from the standpoint of attendance and enthusiasm, News-Jewett leaders were not backward In admitting. “RUFE” PAGE ATTENDS “HIS MEETING.” ' “Rufe” Page, negro operator of notorl-' ous gambling joints under tho Jewett administration’s protection, was present in all his glory. "Rufe” advertised for several days in advance that the meeting was going to be "my meeting,” and he predicted that it would be a "humI dinger.” It was. “Rufe,” the admluls- ; tratlon pet, did not come out into the hall ; with the rest of his people, but kept to j a back room, appearing in a door openI ing into the meeting place now and then j With a broad smile on his face and a | cigar stuck in the middle of It at a , rakish angle. In addition he was contI less. What was transpiring in the back 1 room can only be surmised. Charles O. Roemler. one of the leaders In the Newsj Jewett machine, was one of those who j entered It and conferred with “Rufe.” With all the cleverness as an orator with which he is endowed, the mayor Played upon the fears of his negro listeners thnt there might be a return of the days when the riot clubs of policemen would be broken over their heads. He Insinuated that If Professor Howe is not elected mayor that this will take place. PAYS RESPECTS TO THE TIMES. Stepping from the speaker’s platform to the narrow space between it and the front row of seats, the mayor began: "I can’t talk up here. I’m liable to get worse than Lew Shank and take off my coat.” Then he waded into the Dally Times, paraphrasing the name In several uncomplimentary ways. “I see they have sent their city hall reporter here and I have no doubt that everything I say tonight will ba fully reported, and then some.” He indulged in further sputtering of like nature and declared that both Lew Shank and the Daily Times are menaces to the community. He accused the paper of inciting race prejudice and then flamed forth into statements apparently calculated to arouse the hatred of th negroes toward white people not behind Professor Howe's candidacy. TELLS OF SERVICE IN PROGRESSIVE WING. “Now we are hearing the calamity howl,” he continued. “We hear them say, ‘The Jewett machine Is going to corrupt the primary.’” He recalled the campaign of 1912, asserting that the Republican nomination for President had been stolen from Theodore Roosevelt. He said that he had been called upon to serve as chairman of the Progressive party in Marion County and boasted that he and his associates had battled until the Republican party began putting up “clean, honest candidates.” Reverting to the charges frequently made that he was dishonestly elected as mayor four years ago he said: “I challenge anybody ever to find one syllable that I ever uttered directing any political worker to break the law or do anything that he could not face foursquare with his own conscience.” This led to a fresh outburst against the Dally Times because It has not been (Continued on rage Three.) Spring Is the Time to Set Out Roses The rose is the most beautiful and popular of all American flowers, and the one which yields the finest decorative effect for the least money. If you have a house you have a place for some kind of a rose bush. In order to be sure of your results get the now illustrated booklet issued by the Department of Agriculture, called “Roses far the Home.” To get your copy of the book use the attached coupon. Print name and address or be sure to write plainly. Enclose 2 cents In stamps for return postage. r~ Frederick J. Haskln, Director, The Indiana Dally Times. Information Dureeo, Washington, D. C. I enclose herewith 2 cents in stamps for return postage on a free copy of The Rose Book. Name *..•....„ ..^ Street ~, Olty ere State >ttf ts I