Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 305, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 May 1921 — Page 1

THE WEATHER Tuesday, frost if weather clears. Partly cloudy, continued cool tonight.

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FLEET IS KEPT FROM WAR ZONE BY ‘LOGISTICS’ Chance for Service Overbalanced by Tonnage Required for Upkeep. MAYO WISHED FOR FIGHT Admiral Mayo geare to go—Logistics the answer—An explanation of the answer—What wonld have happened had German cruisers broken through the British cordon?—Admiral Rodgers’ special mission to Bantry Bay. Ey JOSEPHUS DANIELS, Former Secretary of the Navy. Copyright, 1921. by John F. Dtlle. Copyright by National Newspaper Serrlea. ' Copyright In Great Britain, Canada and thronghout France. All rights reserved. Including translation into foreign languages. Including the Scandinavian. Unauthorized reprinting for any purpose forbidden. “Why don’t you send Admiral Mayo and the powerful Atlantic fleet Into the war zope?” men asked me during the war—statesmen, naval officers, civilians. Men still ask me why I didn’t send Mayo and his dreadnaughts to the North Sea. Probably the man who was most interested In the answer to this question was Admiral Mayo himself. He wanted to go. He wanted a chance to meet the Germans. He could think of all sorts of arguments why he* should be allowed to take his fleet and lie In wait for the enemy somewhere in the North Sea, and every time he thought of anew one, be offered it. It was a question upon which there mi a division in and out of tho navy. My own first inclination was to dispatch our whole fleet, except a few vessels necessary for coast patrol, to w* ters where the chance for a fight was more promising than on this side of the ocean. BLOCKED BY LOGISTICS. But against this inclination, and in answer to Admiral Mayo’s persuasion arose a very definite and substantial argument— “ Logistics." The naval end military readers will understand at once what I mean and the force of the argument. Possibly my civilian readers may be a little puzz!ed. It Is reasonable enough to suppose that the word “logistics'’ refers to logic, and so to some well-considered strategy or tactics. Commonly it does have reference to logic, and, in its particular use by naval experts, to what might be termed the logic of hard facts. Before defining it further, and showing Its application to the problems we are considering let me tell a little story suggested to me by this mention of logic. A prominent and Influential man wa# one day trying to persuade President Wilson that a certain proposition he had made was right and wise and even imperative. When he found that he was falling he summed up his effort in the emphatic declaration: “But, Mr. President, It Is the logic, the Inexorable logic, of the situation.’’ “Yes,” said the President, “that would be all right except for one thing." “What is that?” asked the man In deadly earnest. His sense of humor was unhappily deficient.

NO SUCH THING AS LOGIC. The President smiled, and then said quietly, but conclusively: "There Is no such thing as logic.” And the President was right in the particular instance under discussion. There must be no such thing as logic If logic is to be an obstacle to doing the big and brave and daring thing in a time of emergency, or to doing the commonsense, practical thing. But there are hard facts, and these hard facts constituted the logistics of the Navy—such facts as had to do with oil and coal and beef and bread and supplies of every kind. An army "goes on its belly,” a navy on Its logistics. They both mean the same thing. The Navy term is more elegant, if less understandable. In 1917 we did send over a division of powerful battlesblps under command of Admiral Rodman, which served with the British grand fleet to the end of the war and the surrender of the German fleet. Their splendid service won the admiration of their British comrades, but these battleships were coal burners and did not interfere with logistics as the sending of the entire fleet would have done. Onr main reason, then, for refraining from sending the whole of the Atlantic fleet to the North Sea was because the allied powers and the operating department of the American NaVy agreed that the utilization of the tonnage it would require In order to keep it supplied with oil and coal and food was not justified by any chance there might be for a sudden sally of the German fleet. It was very difficult to supply fuel oil enough for the British fleet. Our destroyers and our bigge-'t battleships were oil burners. To send Jhem over would have added to the fuel problem. TONNAGE THE GREAT NEED. Tonnage was in those critical days desperately needed for the transportation of troops and of supplies to sustain and munition the troops. Everything else that could be spared had to be sacrificed to this supreme need. The allied armies and navies were dependent upon provisions which we must send. To have sent any considerable part of the Atlantic fleet overseas would have meant depleting the scant enough tonnage available for the forces already in the war zone. This, it was thought, would be unwise. Logistics kept he fleet at home during the first months of the war, but there was another thought in mind also when it was suggested that we, send over ail our vessels. This was no'selfish consideration. It grew out of the feeling that if through any accident in fog or storm German battleships or battle cruisers should evade the vigilance of the British fleet and make their way into the Atlantic (Continued on Page Eleven.) WEATHER Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the twentv-four hours ending 7 p. m.. May 3: Partly cloudy and continued cool weather tonight and Tuesday; frost tonight if weather clears. HOI KLV TEMPERATURE. 6 a. m 44 7 a. in 44 8 a. m 4 4 9 a. m 4:! 10 a. m 44 11 a. m 45 12 (noon) 45 1 p. m 77 2 p. m 46

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NEWBERRY CLEARED OF ELECTION FRAUD BY U. S. HIGH COURT Section of Corrupt Practices Act, Under Which Senator and 16 Others Convicted, Declared Invalid. CASE PROSECUTED BY FRANK DAILEY

WASHINGTON, May 2—Senator Truman H. Newberry’s sentence to two years’ imprisonment and his fine of SIO,OOO on the charge of illegal use of money to defeat Henry Ford in the Michigan senatorial election of 1918, were set :iside by the United States Supreme Court today. The Newberry case was originated and prosecuted by former United States District Attorney Frank C. Dailey of Indianapolis as assistant United States attorney general. The court held unconstitutional a section of the Federal corrupt practices act under which Newberry and sixteen associates were convicted by a Federal District Court of Michigan. 1 The prison sentences and fines Imposed on the friends of the Senator were also set aside. Justice Mcßeynolds read the majority decision. Tbe Senator under the decision Is left free to serve out his term, the Senate committee Investigating the Ford-New-berry election having determined that there was no fraud in the count of the votes. CONVICTED UNDER *IO.OOO LIMIT LAW. Newberry and his associates were convicted under the Federal law which provides that not more than SIO,OOO shall be spent In any one senatorial campaign. It was charged that the Senator and his campaign managers spent at least SIOO,000 to win the election. Aggregate deposits of the Newberry campaign committee were claimed to be $178,857.20. Originally 1.24 persons were indicted, but only seventeen were convicted. Bribery of voters, as well as large expenditures for publicity, banquets, entertainments. speakers and detectives were charged against Newberry. As part of the defense It was claimed Newberry did not expend a dollar to win the election. It was claimed that the purpose of the statute was not to prevent otliers from coritributing to campaigns, but merely prevent the candidate from expending more than SIO,OOO. Newberry supporters admitted they organized and financed the primary campaign of James W. Helme against Ford for the Democratic nomination. OTHERS WHO BENEFIT FROM COURT’S RULING. Those convicted with Newberry who received varying prison sentences or fines, or both were: John S. Newberry, his brother; Paul H. King, executive head of the campaign; Allen A. Templeton, executive head of the business men’s committee; B. F. Emery, Harry O. Turner, E. V. Chilson, H, 4. Hopkins, James F. McGregor, Charles A. Flo-yd, Roger M. Andrews, Frederick Cody, Milton Oakman, R. H. Fletcher, Fred Henry, William Mlckel and George 8. Ladd. The main reason for the reversal was that the court decided that Congress had exceeded its authority in attempting to regulate primary election* of United States Senators through a section of the Federal corrupt practices act. Because of this the lower court should have sustained a demurrer to the indictment, Mcßeynolds said. The Inference was that the rest of the act wlil stand. Mcßeynolds declared the ultimate question to decide in the case was whether

CONFESSES SHE SLEWHUSBAND Prominent Chicago Dentist Shot —W T ife Hints Infidelity. CHICAGO, May 2.—Mrs. Thomas J. Rowland, wife of a prominent Chicago dentist, confessed to police today that she shot and killed, her husband in their home early today. "We had an argument,” she cried finally. "He lunged at ine, and—that's all I remember.” Mrs. Rowland said she had planned separate maintenance proceedings against her husband naming Miss Irene Malloy and two other women. Miss Malloy was the doctor’s office assistant. He met her three years ago when she was Id years of age, the wife stated. KINNEY ISSUES ELECTION ORDERS Instructs Police to Prevent Disorders at Polls. At a special roll call this afternoon Chief of Police Perry Kinney Issued orders to the members of the police department for the primary election. ! These orders are : "There must be order around the polls Fights and disorderly conduct must re- : suit in arrests being made. Any handling i or drinking of liquor in the vicinity of ; the voting places must not be permitted and arrests of violators of the prohibii tlon laws must be made.” Two emergency squads will be at police headquarters during election day. j Six substation teams with automobiles ‘ and six other teams with motorcycles and sidecars will be kept ready in various parts of the city to help in enforcing the law. Discord Blocks Probe Richmond JLight Plant Special to The Times. RICHMOND, Ind., May 2—The citizen's committee appointed last week by Mayor Zimmermi.n to investigate condi tions at Richmond municipal light plant announced today that they would refuse to act, giving as a reason lack of har mony and confidence among departments and groups of individuals in the city government which threatened the very existence of the light plant. The committee plainly stated that, the investigation could not be made until harmony is restored. The (tiant superintendent will ask the council >w>ight for $20,000 to pay outstanding \ills and for needed repairs. Strong opfcsitlon to the appropriation is expecteA

TROIAN n. NEWBERRY. under the grant to Congress that body has the power to regulate primaries. “The constitution refers to final elections, not primaries and we can not conclude that Congress can regulate primaries.” he said. (Thief Justice White and Justice McKerna dissented in part, but concurred in the result. They opposed the declaration of the majority of the court that Congress has no right to regulate primary elections, but declared the Federal corrupt practices act was grossly misconstrued by the court below. In his partial dissent White declared that the primary and the final election are so closely related that to admit the power of Congress to regulate a final election must carry with it control of a primary. He predicted that legislation by Congress to nullify the courts declaration that Congress cannot regulate State primaries will follow. The Newberry indictment was based on the sections to the Federal corrupt practices act, dealing with State primaries and it was this part of the law that was held unconstitutional. White in explaining his concurrence on the result, despite his partial dissent, claimed that the conviction should be reversed because of the trial judge’s charge to the jury. He declared it “tie crucial point in the case” and “that the Judge paraphrased” thing* into the State which were not there. White claimed that tho Government should be allowed to try Newberry and his associates again, because of the Judge’s action.

WIRE STRIKES OF PRINTERS Some Employers Grant 44Hour Week, Headquarters Here Advised. Hundreds of telegrams poured into headquarters of the International Typographical Union here today telling of strikes being called throughout the country or of employers conceding the forty-four-hour week to their men. “These messages show that the backbone of the employers of commercial printers Is broken,” John McFarland, international president, said. "Printers throughout the country were ordered to walk out today if the forty-four-hour week were not conceded.” McFarland said the printers wore dealing with their employers individually liecause the employers have no association —nothing tangible to work with. He said it would be impossible to estimate the number of men out because so many employers had made the necessary concessions. Some newspapers were forced to suspend editions. Job printing shops were the hardest hit. Leaders of the International Typographical Union declared a contract signed with their employers In 1919 would put the forty-four-hour week and an increased scale into effect thi# year. Employers declared they cannot reduce working time and maintain the present level of wages and production. Most newspapers had signed contracts with their printers.

MANY ARRAIGNED SAY NOT GUILTY Collins Hears Persons Named in Recent Indictments. A number of defendants recently Indicted by the Marion County grand jury were arraigned in the Criminal Court today. Among those pleading not guilty and the charges, are as follows. William Black and Charles Bakus, burglary and grand larceny; William Robertson, receiving stolen goods; Kenneth ;iUsher, grand larceny; Ora Summa and •Tames Kelly, grand larceny; Kenneth Ray, Noble Claycomb and Arthur O. Schmidt, vehicle taking; William A. Rhyearson, as spelled on the slate, emi>ezzleineiit; liay V. Maple, embezzlement; j Albert Wathen, vehicle taking; Abide Hammersley and Mammy Pratt, grand larceny; John A. Perrin, vehicle taking; (Teorge Stinson, forgery; William S. Shackelford, burglary and grand larceny; George Kelsey, embezzlement; Henry Thorpe, forgery; Louis Stone, grand larceny; William D. Seaton, embezzlement, and others. Mattie Douglas, 18, charged with petit larceny, entered a plea of guilty. Other defendants filed motions to quash. Deny They Indorsed Certain Candidates The following statement was made today by the market committee of the Woman's Department Club, consisting of Mrs. Ira Holmes, chairman; Mrs. Alice Siekler, Mrs. William H. Hart and Mrs. Rowland Evans: “The impression has gone out that the Woman’s Department Club has indorsed a certain number of candidates for the primary. This is wholly erroneous. The Woman's Department Club has not indorsed any candidate or set of candidates though any newspapers.”

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, MAY 2, 1921.

ALLIES AS ONE OUTLINE DRAFT OF ULTIMATUM London Conference Plans Last Word to Germany on Reparations. FRENCH ARE PREPARED LONDON, May 2.—The allies will give Germany a respite of twelve days In which lo accept or reject the allied indemnity demands, Premier Hrlaud of France announced this afternoon. PARIS, May 2. —The occupation of the Ruhr district of Germany will begin May 12, according to London dispatches printed In the Paris evening newspapers. Premier Briand estimates that it will require that much time to make certain necessary- preparations. LONDON, May 2.—Final plans for the allies’ ultimatum to Germany were worked out at a conference at the British foreign office today. Just before the supreme council reassembled. Four of the allied powers were represented at the foreign office meeting, as follows: France--Premier Briand. Great Britain—Earl Curzon, foreign secretary. Italy—Count Sforza, foreign minister. Belgium—M. Jasper, foreign minister. Immediately after the conference broke up the allied statesmen departed for Downing street for the formal sitting of the supreme council. ALLIES PRESENT UNBROKEN Fi.ONT. The allies presented an unbroken front to Germany today on the question of Indemnity and the methods by which Germany will ne forced to pay. It was understood that the amount of reparations demanded, based upon the recent decision of the reparations commission in Paris, would ’ e 132,000,000,000 gold marks, exclusive of the 12,000,000,000 gold marks held to be due from Germany by May 1, 1921, under the treaty terms. Tbe decision to give Germany more time was a technical victory for Premier Lloyd George and Count Sforza. the Italian foreign minister, who opposed immediate military occupation of the Ruhr district. Despite the delay, information was received from Paris that the French office was showing great activity and that all was in readiness for the movement of French troops Into the Ruhr on a minute’s notice. MI ST DISARM AND TRY WAR Cl LPKITS. In levying their final demand for payment of Indemnity the alllas are serving notice upon Germany that she must disarm in accordance with the terms of the treaty of Versailles and the Spa protocol and must try her war culprits. Allied statesmen declared that the bill worked out by the reparations commission is moderate, although Germany has already protested against some of the statements. The amount assessed for German war damage* was 132,000.000,000 gold marks and this sum together w-ith the 12,000,000.000 gold marks upon which Germany defaulted payment brings the aggregate total to 144,000,000,000 gold marks, or $34,272,000.00a However, this does not include interest which will be levied over a term of yeark. It was assumed generally that the principal and interest would bring the whole amount of German Indemnity to approximately the sqm sat by tbe Paris decision, namely 226,000,000.000 gold marks exclusive of a 12 per cent, tax upon German exports. Fears of a split between the allies have been completely dissipated and from now on Premier Lloyd George and Premier Briand will work hand in hand In dealing with Germany.

ALLIES' RESPITE PLEASES WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, May 2.- New# that the allied supreme council has delayed for twelve days at least the coercive military action which France had planned against Germany was received with undisguised satisfaction by officials here today. While not disposed to comment publicly on the situation. In the absence of official dispatches, high officials of this Government nevertheless hailed the council’s decision as a vindication of the attitude which this Government has assumed from the beginning—that Franco would serve no good purpose in the general situation by taking summary military action against Germany. Democrats Will Have Mass Meeting Tonight An open air mass meeting at Fountain Bquare tonight at which all Democratic candidates have been Invited to speak, will close the Democratic primary campaign in Indianapolis. Arrangements for the meeting have been made by the Tenth Ward Democratic Club and the committee In charge consists of Mrs. W. L. McClain, Miss Catherine Sexton and Mrs. M. L. Eieffol. Joseph G. Manning will preside. All Democratic candidates will be given an opportunity to speak and speeches will bo limited to five minutes.

How Candidates Feel on Eve of Primary Election

Optimistic statements upon their chances for winning tomorrow were made today hy the six leading Democratic and Republican candidates for nominations for mayor. While all of the aspirants were sure they are going to be nominated most declared: “I am going to he elected, if—.” Here are statements of Republican candidates:

EDWARD J. ROBISON—"1 can only say that everybody is standing by the guns and that everybody Is going to Tarry on. I think that j the silent vote in a large measure Is in my favor. I have reason to believe so and reason to believe that it will express itself tomorrow in no uncertain terms. “Propaganda to the effect that a vote for me Is a vote for Shank certainly has fallen flat because I am undoubtedly going to run ahead of Mr. Howe and therefore a vote for Howe would beHust as much a vote for Shank. The Howe forces are pretty hard up for argument when they come to this point. “I hare found not a single instance of defection among my workers. Everybody is standing by the cause and Is going to do so to the end, so far as I can see. The people certainly are determined to down the power of the machine and I think they will do so.” THOMAS C. HOWE—“Tomorrow the citizens of Indianapolis will be called upon to pass judgment on a question of the gravest importance—to settle a matter that may affect them favorably or adversely for perhaps a generation. "Undoubtedly they realize and appreciate to the fullest degree the necessity for the wisest use of the ballot on this

Sunday Motors From ‘Cincy ’ for Two Meetings Ball Player-Evangelist Arrives at Noon—Tendered Reception . BILLY SUNDAY. Billy Sunday, ball player-evangelist, preached the first of his two sermons in Indianapolis at the Gipsy Smith Tabernacle this afternoon. The tabernacle was filled to capacity, many persons being unable to gain admission. The evangelist disappointed a large crowd of admirers and even some of the reception committee who gathered at the Union Station to meet him by driving through from Cincinnati by ' automobile. He was accompanied by Mrs. Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Sunday arrived at the Claypool Hotel at noon and went directly to thetr room. The members of the reception committee were Governor and Mrs. Warren T. McCray. Mayor and Mrs. Charles W. Jewett, E. Howard Cadie, Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Glossbrenner, Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Winders, Bishop and Mrs. Frederick D. Leete, Bishop and Mrs. H, H. Fout, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Turner. Maj. and Mrs. Earl F. Hites, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eitcl, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Wolcott, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Ilauger, Mr. and Mrs. James I’. Goodrich, Mr. and Mrs. A. 11. Godard, Mr. and Mrs. George Bitler, Mr. and Mrs, Robert Ilume, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Cornelius. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McK. London, Mr. and Mrs, Charles F. Coffin, and the Rev. James M. Eaklns. The meeting was conducted by the same organization that conducted the Gipsy Smith meetings, headed by E. Howard Cadie. Participating in the meet was the choir of 1,000, headed by Joseph Overmeyer, and the 150 ushers, headed by Orln Jessup. Offerings will be taken at each meeting and the proceeds will go to the Wnnona Bible Institute at Winona Lake, with which the evangelist is connected

BAN CITY CARS FOR ELECTION Garage Superintendent Receives Instructions From Board of Works. Herbert Wasson, superintendent of the municipal garage, wa# instructed by the board of public work# today to see that no city cars are used for anything except city business on primary day tomorrow. A letter sent to Mr. Wasson by W. F. Cleary, clerk of the board of public works, was as follow#: "The board of public works directs you to continue to follow forfner Instructions Issued from the mayor’s office against the use of city cars for any other .than city busines# on primary day. May 3, 1921." RECEIVE BIDS FOR RESURFACING. Bids upon three important street resurfacing projects were received ns follow# : New York Street From West Street to Indiana Avenue—Union Asphalt Construction Company, asphalt, $8.70 per lineal foot; American Construction Com pany. asphalt, $6.40; Mansfield Engineering Company, asphalt, $6.40, and J. N. Morgan & Son, $6.02. Ft. Wayne Avenue From Alabama to Tenth Streets—Mansfield Engineering Company, asphalt, $5.30 per lineal foot,; J. N. Morgan & Son, asphalt, $5.23; American "Construction Company, $5.33, and Union Asphalt Construction Company, $5.42. East Street from Washington to Ohio Streets —Mansfield Engineering Company, asphalt, $5.93 per lineal foot; American Construction Company, asphalt, $5.97; J. N. Morgan & Soil, asphalt, $5.90, and Union Asphalt Construction Company, $5.83. Bids on other improvements were as follows: Permanent Improvement of Fortyseventh street from Pennsylvania street to Central avenue: J. N. Morgan & Son, (Continued on Page Two.)

occasion. F>•> my observations for the last six weeks I have been firmly convinced that the men and women of this city were never more in earnest in their demand for responsible government and trustworthy men for the city's public offices. “I have the deepest faith In the ability of the voters of this city to measure up to requirements In time of crisis. In this faith and the knowledge that my fellowcitizens understand that I am’ seeking no favor or fame, but that I have volunteered for a duty of public service, I look forward with the utmost assurauce and confidence to a decisive victory.” SAMUEL LEWIS SHANK—“My opponents are now admitting that they are defeated unless they can steal it. Bob Bryson openly stated Friday that, they were getting ready to do business in the Twelfth ward. He said: ‘We’re sitting pretty there now.’ He said that Thomas Riley and 'Glppy’ Gavin are working together In the Twelfth ward. Democrats have publicly stated that the Jewette bunch has corrupted some Democratic workers. We have filed affidavits already proving corruption. “The Jewett people are telling them that they have everything fixed and (Continued on Page Elevon.)

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ASKS CONGRESS TO MAKE TAX REVISION NEXT Mellon Urges This to Take Precedence Over Tariff Consideration. OUTLINES HIS PLAN WASHINGTON, May 2.—The congressional controversy whether tax or tariff revision should come first was renewed today by Secretary Mellon’s statement to Congress recommending immediate tax revision. Mellon’s assertion that the tax laws should quickly be revised was used as ammunition by those members of the Ways and Means and Finance Committees who have consistently urged such a procedure. Those members are still in the minority, however, and there was nothing today to indicate that Mellon’s statement would cause Congress to change its program, which calls for putting through the permanent tariff bill before taking up tax revision. 1921 MAXIMUM OF 40 PER CENT. Mellon recommended that Congress "readjust the income tax rates to a maximum combined normal tax and surtax of 40 per cent for the taxable year 1921 and about 33 per cent thereafter.” The so-called normal rate now rangees between 4 and 6 per cent and applies only to the first SIO,OOO earned. Surtaxes ranging in rats from 7 to 70 per cent are levied on earnings above SIO,OOO. Under Mellon’s proposal this rate should be lowered to a maximum of 40 per cent. Mellon’s letter warned Congress that at least $4,000,000,000 must be collected each year. OFFERS SUBSTITUTE FOR EXCESS PROFIT TAX. In place of the excess p-oflt tax Mellon recommends a 5 per cent tax on corporation income which he said, would yield from $400,000,000 to $500,000,000. Mellon’s other recommendations included : Repeal of the “nuisance” taxes on soda fountain drinks and articles of clothing rated as luxuries. Retention of the excise taxes, including that on transportation and the specific sales taxes on theater admissions and capital stock. Federal license tax on use of automobiles and such other new taxes as shall be necessary to bring total collections up to $4,000,000,000 a year. Mellon rejected the proposal for a grand sales tux.

TIPTON STORE ROBBED OF SSOO Safe Combination Broken and Evidence Points to Work of Home Talent. Special to The Times. TIPTON, Ind.. May 2. —The safe In the office of the Kamsey & Havens grocery here wa# broken open and SSOO taken eariy today. Evidence indicated that the combination of the safe had been battered with a blunt tool until the robber# could get a still sharper tool wedged in, that the lock might be pried open. The job resembled work done by home talent as it appeared that the robbers knew where everything was located. No sounds were heard by any one in the neighborhood. The doors of the safe are ruined. A cash register in the store also was pried open. The robbers went through every desk in the store. From one desk they obtained checks, but overlooked SIOO In war savings stamps. This is the second robbery here within two weeks. A fortnight ago the safe of Leavall & Dates, loan brokers, was robbed. The losses of Ramsey & Havens are partly covered by Insurance. SAFE BLOWERS GET S4OO AT COLUMBUS Special to The Times. COLUMBUS, May 2.-Police were searching today for three men who blew a safe in the Standard Oil Company's officers here and escaped with S4OO. The robbery was completed without any one in the neighborhood learning of it, although a charge of nitroglycerin was used to blow off the door.

COAL CASES UP HERE TOMORROW Removal Proceedings to Delay Prosecution. Twenty-eight Indiana coal operators and officials of coal associations, thirteen Indiana miners and union officials and representatives of a large number of Indiana coal mining companies will appear before Judge Ferdinand A. Geiger of Milwaukee in Federal Court hera tomorrow to answer to indictments returned by the Federal grand jury In February charging 226 operators, miners, union officials and companies with violation of the Sherman anti-trust law. All operators and almost all miners living outside Indiana will fight removal proceedings and already cases of this character are pending in Federal courts in Washington, D. C., Toledo and Columbus, Ohio, Pittsburgh. Pa., and Illinois and Missouri defendants are prepared to file similar suits at any time. Indiana defendants will not be tried until after the question of removal has been decided definitely in all eases. CANNELTON ASKS FORSTATEPARK Petitions for It in Memory of Lafayette. Citizens of Cannelton, through a letter written to Richard I.ieber. director of the State department of conservation by Mrs. Lee Rodman, prominent club woman of that city, are asking that a State park be established near Cannelton at the spring site where Marquis de Lafayette stopped In Indiana on one of bis visits to the States. Lafayette, according to history, while traveling down the Ohio River, was the victim of a boat wreck May 9. 1825, and camped for a few days on the present site of Cannelton. Mr. Lieber and other officials of the department of conservation, will visit Cannelton this week, and will consider the possibilities of setting aside a small tract of ground to be held In memory of the French statesman.

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DEMOCRATS SERVE NOTICE THEY WON’T G. 0. P. FRAUDS City Chairman Meeker Called on Carpet and Warned Not tc Make Shifts in Personnel of Election Boards. WORKERS WILL MEET AGAIN TONIGHT Solemn warning of a determination to prevent the Democratic party from being the instrument through which the Republican primary is corrupted w’as served on Thomas Meeker, Democratic city chairman, and hi3 close associates Sunday night at a gathering of more than one hundred and fifty ward and precinct committeemen and other party workers at the Democratic Club. Indignant over several unexplained changes in the announced list of election officials and conversant w r ith certain facts concerning the rela* tionship of Mr. Meeke • and certain News-Jewett Democrats, the real Democratic workers of the party demanded that there be no “fraternizing’* with the Republican supporters of Mr. Thomas C. Howe in the primaries tomorrow. Mr. Meeker was called to the club and invited into a private room with Frank Baker, president of the club, who was largely responsible for Meek* er's acceptance by the Democratic party as chairman.

BABIES OF ALL COLORS INSPIRE CHEST WORKERS Cooing Exhibit Visualizes Great Purpose Behind Community Drive.

Filling War Chest Result# of work of the divisions, Saturday and today, as announced at the luncheon, are as follows: Div. A, J. L, Mueller, $2,525. Div. B, W. J. Mooney, $1,183. Div. C, Franklin Vonnegut, $676. DIV. I>, Harper J. Hansliurg, $521. Div. E, H. S. King. $1,211. Div. F. Sol Sehloss, SSOB. I)iv. G, Virgil Lockwood, $444. lUv. 11, F. C. Jordan. $2,491. Div. I, George I>eautels, $525. Iliv. J. W. J. Greenwood, $1,453. The total amount of the two days’ work, was $11,368, making the total for the drire thus far $39,056, which added to the amount obtained in December, makes a grand total of $353,0.

Babies, white, black and tan, more than a score of them, were tbe center of attraction at the community chest luncheon for workers in the Riley room today. Kiddies from the Mother’s Aid, the Day Nursery and the Children's Aid visualized to generals, team captains and privates in the community chest ranks what the money being raised is to be spent for. George Desautels, who is to head the newly created industrial division', voiced the sentiments of the lundreds present: "This is the last argument. We’ve got to get the money. Otherwise what will become of these kiddles? It’s up to usi” Announcement was made at the luncheon of the formation of a citizens committee of which Edgar H. Evans Is chairman. composed of business men and bankers who are pledged to help raise the $160,000 needed to complete the $500,000 budget. The woman's organization was also launched at the luncheon with an executive committee composed of Mrs. Frank D. Stalnaker, Mrs. Henrietta F.llingwood, Mrs. Lew Wallace and Miss Martha Stewart Carey. It is planned to organize 500 women by wards and precincts to make a house to house canvass and solicit contributions to the community chest. The industrial division will establish contacts with workers in factories who subscribed most liberally during war time and who have always supported the city’s charitable and character building institutions. In announcing the citizens committee Mr. Evans said that because the institutions of the city had merged in the common appeal now being presented the project must be finished, but that it should be left to the institutions and citizens whether or not there should be a community cbest in 1922.

ALLEGED FRAUD IS BASIS OF SUIT Prisoner and Officers, Who Hold Goods, Defendants. The Railroadmen’s Building and Savings Association of Indianapolis today filed suit in Superior Court. Room 3, acainst Martin Donaldson, alias H. Allen and alias George Abrams, who is being held in jaii on charges of alleged fraud through what is said to be a clever scheme of obtaining large sums of money. The suit asks judgment for S7OO besides asking for an attachments on certain property and money belonging to Donaldson, now held by Chief of Police Jeremiah E. Kinney, Herbert R. Fletcher, as inspector of detectives; Chauncey A. Manning and Charles H. O'Donnell, as detectives. The officers were made defendants because they recovered certain property and money from Donah t on. Donaldson Is the man who is alleged to have “forged” a deed to some property owned by William D. and Ida Culbertson and then obtained a loan of $2,700 from the Railroadmen's Building and Savings Association on the strength of the mortgage executed on the Culbertson property, it is alleged In the suit. It is charged that the plaintiff paid Donaldson the difference between $1,950, which represents a first mortgage on the property and $2,700. It is stated in the complaint that the plaintiff gave Donaldson $688.46 in cash. Attorney Frank Symmes, counsel for the plaintiff, states that the police recovered s4l in cash from Donaldson at the time he was arrested, also $430 which he had at the Linden Hotel, an automobile, a watch and a typewriter. The alleged scheme was not discovered until Mr. Culbertson read in a local paper that his own property had beer deeded back to him. Another Kelly Home * POLO GROUNDS, NEW YORK May 2. —George Kelly, the hard-hit-ting first baseman of the Giants, hit his seventh home run of the seaso > ! In the first inning of today’s gam, against the Boston Braves. One ma was on base at tbo time. Wets* J was pitching for Boston. Kelly no has a lead of tw* over Babe Bath.

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The conversation that took place a# this private meeting was not disclosed ini detail, but it is known that Mr. Bake* demanded an explanation of why certain changes in announced election official* were made by Meeker and that after considerable effort to evade an explanation Meeker declared that he would mak* none. It is nndertsood that when Meeker's at titude was fully disclosed Mr. Baker gav* him some of the information which had been gathered in the course of a quiet survellence which has been maintained ever since Meeker was elected chairman. ANOTHER MEETING TONIGHT SET BY THE COMMITTEEMEN. Hereafter, Metxer is reported to hav* agreed that none of the election official* nominated for the several boards by him would be such as are not satisfactory t* the ward chairmen of the Democrat!* party and another meeting of the committeemen was fixed for tonight when final steps will be taken to insure that no Democratic official lends assistance to the Republican organization in its final efforts to nominate Professor Howe. The Sunday night gathering at which ; there were some ugly charges made and j * determination expressed to keep the Democratic party clean of election ! crookedness at any cost, was the direct result of reports that the election board* publicly named by Meeker were in only dummies” who were to be replaced at the last minute by men more aceaptable to what has recently become known as the Thomas Riley crowd of the Democratic party. In the election of Meeker as city chairman this crowd, led by Torn Riley, who is the News-Jewett member of the Republican administration board of works, supported Milliam Feeney for chairman and was overwhelmingly defeated. The defeat of Feeney, based on hi* friendliness to Riley, was accomplished thiongb the combination of the bel’er I eWoeuc of the Democratic party behind j Moekei This combination was not etI however, until Meeker had promj lseci to guided in party matters by an advisory board, the members of which were intent on preventing the party from ■ Ending assistance in any plans to cor- ; rupt the primary. It was also agreed ; by those who were sponsors for Meeker that a close watch would be kept oi his conduct and no opportunity illowt-d him to parley with Republican organization members. IMMEDIATE HALT CALLED \ ON changes in boards. The supervision of this task was left to Frank Baker, president of the Democratic Club, and it has not been neglected. When it became known Saturday that Meeker had established a line of communication with the News-Jewett organization and that changes were being made in the publicly annonueed election officials, the Democrats got busy at on:s. Their investigations disclosed that known Democrats were being supplanted In the Sixth and the Thirteenth ward election boards by men whose political integrity was questionable and who were known to be very satisfactory to the News-Jewett machine. An Immediate halt was called on this procedure and final plans were perfected for a review of the boards tonight with a view to making the Democratic members of them consist of real Democrat* who will not passively or actively assist the News-Jewrtt machine in the nomination of its candidate. Around the emocratic Club last night there was also expressed a determination to reorganize the committee immediately after the primaries with a view to placing the campaign In the hands of men who will not require watching. LIMP IN MACHINE ELATES SHANK CAMP. Elation, over the way in which the Republican political situation is working out was evident at Shank headquarter* today. “We have known for weeks that ws would be able to swamp the sagging Jewett machine with votes,” said Dr. isl. E. Hodgin, Shank manager, "but we have been apprehensive over the counting. We now know Just what will be attempted and just how to circumvent it.” Dr. Hodgin said that for two week* the Shank organization has laid more stress upon anti-fraud investigation end preparat’on than upon other phase of campaign work. "Leading figures in both DemocrnUo and Republican political circles. bout whom uneasiness was felt, b been shadowed night and day,” b- iaid. ‘We are ready to go into court .oday to prove that fraud is intended and that felonies have been compound a. But we feel sura now that we can obviate the odor of such a mess by using he proverbial ounce of prevention. “We have ' idavits that prove conclusively men are been appointed on election board when they do not live In the precincts assigned. We know of others who hs e accepted gifts of money and other considerations in return for favors to be rendered to Professor Howe. Delivery will be long delayed on most of these. We also have evidence that will conntet the men higher up. Some hypo(Continued on Page Two.)

Department Store 'm Employes to Get Hour Off to Vote In order to give the employes In the department stores ample time to vote at the primaries the following department stores will open at 9:30 Tuesday, May 3, instead of their usual hour, 8:30: L. S. Ayres A Cos., Wm. H. Block Companrf, Goldstein Brothers, Pettis Dry Goods Company, Star Store. H. P. Wasson & Cos. .