Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 309, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 May 1921 — Page 1

THE WEATHER Fair tonight and Saturday, with moderate temperature.

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THOUSANDS OF PLANS OFFERED NAVY OFFICIALS American Inventive Genius Proved Great Aid to Victory. - f SOME IDEAS ‘UTOPIAN’ The porcupine boat and cotten batting armor—Extraordinary plans proposed to naval consulting board for fighting U-boat# —One man wanted Secretary of Navy to wire $5,000 at once for war-winning InventionMany device# of real merit came from over 100,000 auggestion#— Rejected schemes may yet turn up In some practicable and useful form. By JOSEPHUS DANIELS, Former Secretary of the Navy—--1913 to 1921. ARTICLE 22. The naval consulting board was created In 1915, with Thomas A. Edison at Its head. The announcement of its creation resulted in an avalanche of plans, charts, diagrams and models, which kept growing in volume and variety until more than 100,000 suggestions for Inventions, completed inventions and proposals for the utilization of existing devices in new ways had been received, classified, card Indexed, examined and passed upon. Eighty per cent of them were devoted to putting the German TJ-boats out of business. The submarine early gripped the American imagination, and stimulated the inventive spirit of the most ingenious people in the world. I remember, one Monday morning in 1917, finding Admiral William btreihcr Smith, who had charge of this wort with the consulting board, gazing in something like consternation at three huge sacks of mall containing about 2,000 lettera and packages. We were literally besieged by genlnsea of every variety, enthusiastic, persistent, and each of them convinced that the adoption of his plan or device would bring the war to a victorious end within a few weeks. We dare not turn any of them away the first time, since no one could tell until some inquiry had been made whether the most unlikely looking person might not have a really worthwhile proposal to offer. But once the impossible crank and the impractical theorist were discovered and labeled in the mind of the department, steps were taken to prevent their wasting precious time of busy officials by renewed visitations.

HERE'S ONE WITH "IDEA WORTH MIUJO'S." As I was discussing department bnsi- i ness with a bureau chief one day, the telephone rang, and a clerk said "long distance” was calling. TTe did not csitch the name clearly, but thought it was Mr. Ford. I found in a moment that it | was not the famous Detroit automobile maker, for the man at the other end oi j the line began talking a bine atreak, starting out with the declaration: “I've invented a thing that will wipe out the I've got something that positively will end the war.” He seemed quite excited about It. I j asked him what it was. He said he could not tell me over the phone, or intrust j the secret to malls or telegraph. “Send it to our Inventions board,” I' suggested. “Not on yonr life!” he replied. "They might steal it, and I'd never get the credit for it. It's worth million*, mil- j lions!" He said he would never show it to but three people—the president, Mr. Edison and myself; and all three must give the pledge of secrecy. , “There's not a moment to be lost, and I want to bring it to Washington myself,” he exclaimed; “but I must be careful. If the Germans knew I had this, their *ples would murder me.” “WIRE $5,000 AT ONCE IS REQUEST. “All right, bring It •*," S remarked lint he sabl be had bankrupted himself with telephone charges. “Smd me $5,000 by telegraph this afternoon, and I'll start tomorrow," he demanded. Accustomed as I was to queer propositions, this did rather startle me. “No, no,” I replied emphatically; “1 ; can’t do that.” “Do you mean to say’—he seemed to be furprised—“that you wont send me a measley little $5,000 when the thing 1 have is worth millions, and will end the j war?” “That’s correct," I said, rather sharply, I fear; “we will not send anybody a dollar of government money until we know what it is for.” “Well, that's the smallest piece of business I ever heard of,” he snapped. “I thought you were some secreta#y—and now I believe all the mean things the newspapers have said about yon.” One of my office aids figured out that this irate citizen had spent about *2O in telephone tolls. We never heard from him again, and the invention that would end the war was lost to the world. THE PORCrPI.VE BOAT” MAKES APPEARANCE. The police who guarded the portals of the State, War and Navy building stopped at the entrance a tall, lean man who was lugging a box as big as two" suitcases. They ordered him to open It, and found inside a contrivance that looked as if it might go off at any moment. He wanted to see somebody In the Navy Department and one of my aids went down to Investigate. The fellow did not look like a spy or a plotter, and the navy man asked him what his contraption was. “It's a ’porcupine boat,’” he said; “a boat that'll keep off them torpedoes the submarines are firin’.’* It was a model of a boat, Its wooden sides thickly studded with long spikes. “What's the idea?” he was asked. “Well; you see, the torpedoes can't sink a ship nniese they hit her." he explained, “and if you put these long spikes all along the side, they can't get to her. The spikes will stop ’em; the torpedoes (Continued on Page Six.)

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Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for tbe twenty-four hours ending 7 p. m., May 7: Fair tonight and Saturday, with moderate temperature. HOURLY TEMPERATURE. 8 a. m 63 7 a. m 65 S a. in 69 9 a. m 63 10 a. 84 U a. m 65 L 12 (noon) 66 L 2p. m

Published at Indianapolis, Entered as Second Class Matter, July 25, 1914, at Ind., Daily Except Sunday. Postofflce, Indianapolis, Ind., under act March 3, 1879.

Doctor Says Mrs . Stillman Told Him Child’s Identity

Asserted Indian Is Father Damaging Evidence Would Be Basis for Appeal .

NEW VORK, May fi. —In the event such action becomes necessary, counsel for Mrs. “Fifl” Potter Stillman will appeal her case, it was learned today, basing the appeal on the ruling of Referee Daniel J. Gleason admitting the testimony of Dr. Hugh Russell, Buffalo osteopath. Dr. Russell testified that Mrs. Stillman had told him that Fred Beauvais. Indian guide, and not James A Stillman, her husband, was the father of the baby she was expecting. Mrs. Stillman's lawyers fongbt hard to keep Dr. Russell from making the statements, which were regarded as the most damaging evidence yet produced against the wife of the former president of the National City Bank, who is being sued for divorce. When Dr. Russell left the stand his cross-examination had not yet been completed. He Is to take the stand when the hearing in the case is resumed hore in the rooms of the bar association May IS. DEFENSE POSITION ON DOCTOR' STESTIMONY. Attorneys for Mrs. Stillman take the position that Dr. Russell’s statements should not have been permitted to go into the record. gome of the most sensational testimony yet given is disclosed in the text of the examination of Dr. Russell, which wa obtained by the International News Service today. The Buffalo doctor's examination In part follows: “Do you remember seeing Mrs. Anne Stillman in the latter part of 1916';” “I do.” “Tell us whq came with her, if any one.” “She was accompanied by little Frankie and Fred Beauvais.” “Who Is this little Frankie —if you know?” “I understand he 1# a nephew of Fred Beauvais.”

Students 'Flop; Moving Picture Orgies Blamed Canvass Shows 3 f i’s Neglected — Non-Fa.ts Ahead in - Lessons. Charlie Chaplin and "Fatty” Arbuckle are serious competitors of “readin", wrltln' and ’rithmetlc," the report of the superintendent of schools in an Indiana city to the State department of education contends. The pupils of the city were asked the following questions: Which is your favorite moving picture theater? Why did you select this theater? How many movies did you attend last week? How much money did you ipead f or shows last week? Who is your favorit# movie actor? Actress ? Which of tho following kinds of pictures do you enjoy: Travel, comedy, romance, mystery, adventure, s'w'als, war, athletic, detective, heroic, ove story, melodrama? What is the best picture you have ever seen ? The superintendent reports the following results of the ''examination”: “I have some Information here which I received from the pupils a few days ago, relating to their attendance at our moving picture theaters. I have had a great number of failures In school work here at the close of the last semester and in order to get to the bottom of this and remedy it, I set about to find the chief causes. I found that a number of my boys had attended shows as high as eight times a week and the greatest sffiount of money paid by any one child during the week was $3 10. We found children spending as much as $1 a week that we had helped secure their schfeol books and, in one building, one child had spent 75 cents and we had been furnishing him milk to drink In order to build up his constitution (I suppose to attend picture show-s). “We had some very amusing answers to the question why they selected some one particular show. One answer was ‘vulgar vaudeville enjoyed;’ another was ‘better robbers,' 'better shooters,' and one I thought was very good in which he said: 'The building is fumigated every day.’ “As to the pupils who had spent most of their time In the shows I found sixtyeight pupils who had attended picture shows three or more times that week. Out of that number I found only two who had passing grades. I also found thirty-nine students who had never attended a picture show in their lives, and only one In that group has ever received a falling grade. I think this pretty good evidence as to the great number of failures. “As to the amount of money that the students were spending, using the figures for this week as a basis for the nine months of school. It would total $6,542. “As to the j’avorife moving picture actor or actress. ’Fatty’ Arbuckle and Charlie Chaplin were so far in the lead that I refused to take any more time to count the rest of them. “As to the best pictures they had ever seen, comedies and detective stories were far in the lead. Os course, some fellows did say they enjoyed educational pictures, but they were very few."

Pilots Hootch Auto Here From Detroit Walter Llngham, 43, who gave his address as Woodward Terrace, Detroit, Mich., was arrested today at Vermont and New Jersey streets by Federal Prohibition Agents George Winkler, Bundy and Chester on charges of operating a blind tiger. The officers say they found twentyfive quarts of whisky In Llngham’* machine. The whisky and machine are being held by the Federal authorities. Llngham is sal 1 to have confessed ht bought the whisky In Detroit and brought It here early todny In his mahclne. DEPARTME NT STORE BURNS. KENOSHA, Mia.. May 6.—Two men were overcome by u moke and a third rescued today whi n Are gutted the Block Bros.' department store. The loss was estimated at $5.1,000.

Goin’ tr Get Even EAST ORANGE, N. J„ May TR.— Called for Jury service, Mrs. Sadie Wrlgley called the police. “I'll never ▼ote again’’ she declared when tha cops refusal to help her.

“Tell us what you did when you saw them." “I treated the three of them as patients.” “When did you next see Mrs. Stillman?” “I think it was around the 22nd. of November.” The doctor then told of seeing Mrs. (Copyright, 1921, by the United Pren.) Fred Beauvais, coming to the defense of Mrs. James A. Stillman, today wrote the following statement for the United Press. By FRED K. BEAUVAIS. MONTREAL, Slav o—Mrs. StUimxn need have no fear of being injured by any letters I wrote, unless they have been doctored up. “During the last three years, there has been plenty of time to de this. By the time I get through reading these alleged letters of mines I will be able to write love letters. “Noturally as an employe of Mrs. Stillman. I wrote her letters, but they were purely of a business nature. The articles mentioned in the published letter were sent on order of Mrs. Stillman. I purchased them here in Montreal with money that was put on my expense account.” Stillman some months later at the Iroquois Hotel in Buffalo. "Did you soe Anne Stillman, Mrs. Stillman's daughter, on this latter occasion?” “I did.” “What did you say to Mrs. StUiman on this occasion—this last occasion?” “Mrs. Stillman told me certain things." “Can you tell what those matters were that she referred to?” "Well, I don't know whether I can—whether I have the right.” The admissibility of the tettlmony was (Continued .on Page Sixteen.)

CITY’S SUNDAY SCHOOLS WILL HEAR APPEALS Community Chest Workers Keep Up Drive .With New Incentive. r —' Filling the Chest Irevlous grand total $370,815 Mlfc square section 8,588 Industries section 1,973 Women's section 542 Todajjg. total 11,403 Grand total 382,218 Every person In Indianapolis who attends Btin8 tin !; y *.• on M hers Bondar, krill hesr an appeal for aid to tbose mothers in the city who are unfortunate and yvho are In need of asatsttnce. Members of the soliciting teams who are working in the Interest of tho Community Chest of Indianapolis and who are members of Sunday school classes, will carry the appeal into the churcnes. and will be prepared to take subscriptions to the chest. A total of $11,403 was reported at the noon luncheon of the worker* today at the Claypool Hotel. This boosts the grand total to $353,°18, but falls short of passing the S4OO CO as was hoped for. Increases In previous subscriptions were reported from the following: Courtland Van (Tmp Company, SNUO; National City Bank, $500; Star Publishing Company, $500; Indianapolis News, $544); Havens and Geddes Company, $500; George Hitx add Company, $300; Fred Rosenfeld, South Bend. $100; Charles Hartman, $100; H. C. Atkins, $600; C. J. Buchanan, SIOO. Today's report was lacking in volume, due, according to explanations made at the luncheon, to the fact that many of the workers were utilizing the lunch hour to work in the factories. It was declared that when the teams report Monday at liucheon, they will have a total that will pass all expectations. “Remember that we i re working for the mothers and children,” said * Fred Iloke, to the team workers, at the luncheon. “Those mothers for whom we are working have tho same heart beat, the sat, i soul throb, as your mother has. They love their babies as well as your mother loves you. If ar.y mother or baby in Indianapolis suffers from any let down on our part, It will be a disgrace to us and to the city." The teams will continue their soliciting Saturday, and the next report will fce made Monday.

‘MILADY’S DRESS’ TRAILSTO FARM Sale of Apparel to Rag Man Kelley’s Undoing. This sad tale might be termed the story of “milady’s dress.” James Kelley, negro, appeared In Criminal Court today, charged with stealing a dress, valued at $75, from Nellie Mocknbee. According to Judge James A. Collins, Kelley contended he bought the dress "himself for his girl,” and sold it to a rog man when he objected to “his girl” wearing it while In the company of “other gentlemen.” The court decided that ninety days on the Indiana State Farm would be an appropriate finish to the story. Ora Sumner, charged with stealing a diamond ring valued at SBOO from Mrs. Fay Ste-wart of 2414 North Meridian istreet where he wa” employed cleaning wall paper, also fired the judge. He claimed that he Was just on the “eve” of returning the ring when he was arrested. His hesitation to obey the good Impulse will cost him from one ot fourteen at the Indiana State Reformatory, Judge Collins held. Mattie Douglas, charged with larceny, was sentenced to serve ten days In Jail. Mrs. Hamon Will Fight Clara’s Claim CHICAGO, May 6.—Mrs Jake L. Hamon, widow of the politician and oil magnate, for whose murder Clara Smith Hamon recently was tried and acquitted ot Ardmore, Okla., today characterized as “blackmail’’ the claims of Clara to a share In the Hamon fortune. According to word received here Clara has (Jemanded that Fred R. Ellis, at- : torney for the Hamon estate, turn over I to her $3400,000. Negotiations have been pending. ; /

INDIANAPOLIS, FRIDAY, MAY 6,1921.

ALLIES DEMAND BILLION MARKS WITHIN 25 DAYS First Payment on 6,750,000,000 Pounds Called for in Ultimatum. PARIS PUBLISHES NOTE PARIS, May 6.—Payment of 1,000,000,000 gold marks to the allies within twentyfive days is demanded of Germany in the instructions landed the German mission here by the reparations commission. Publication of the note here today showed Berlin was instructed to pay the allies 6,750,000,000 pounds in the following manner: One billion gold marks ($235,000,000) within twenty-five days. Annual payments of 100,000,000 pounds' ($500,000,000). Fifty million pounds within three months. The sum is about $250,000,000. It applies on the first annual payment. iS PER CENT TAX ON GERMAN EXPORTS. German .-xports to be taxed 23 per cent, exp •cted / to yield SSOO,OOO,C*X> annually, lnteresron bond Issues to be drawn from that source. Germany is called upon to issue three series of bonds. The first is for £600,000,000 ($3,000,000,000), to be delivered July 7 ; the second is for £1,900,000,000 ($9,500,000.000.) The remainder of £4,250,000.000 ($21,250,000,000) is to be delivered as the reparations commission decides It can be paid. Germany is called upon also to deliver to any allied country what materlule may be needed for repairing devastated regions, such deliveries to apply on the reparations account. France has begun mobilizing a half million soldiers to Invade Germany at the slightest evasion of the allied terms. "If any one of the obligations are evaded In any way we will Invade,” Premier Brand declared as he went into conference with President Mlllerand and the cabinet to complete final arrangements to enforce the allied demands. 150.000 MEN IN FIRST ARMY. Fiance already has 132,000 men on the Rhine. lirland announced that even if Germany accepts tho ultimatum, the class of 1919, Just cnlled to the colors, will not he demobilized until tho young men of the 1921 class have been trained to replace It. The 1921 class went to its training camps two weeks ago. Under present arrangement# a force of 150,04)0 men will constitute the first army of Invasion. If It moves into the Ruhr valley it will take with It 200 tanks, several hundred armored cars and twenty motorized batteries. I.arge cavalry forces and engineering troops are held in readiness at Dusseldorf. The strict accounting to be demanded of Germany was shown in this statement by Premier Brland ; “Our ambassador at Berlin has been instructed to notify Germany that she . J -* Slid thousand# of rifle# and cannon*. Oftain forts and hundred# of machine gun# (Continued on Page Sixteen)

118 WILL ENTER PLEAS TOMORROW Indicted in Recent Report of U. S. Grand Jury. One hnndred and eighteen defendants Indicted by the Federal grand Jury *t It# recent session will be arraigned before Judge Ferdinand A. Oeltger tomorrow. Trials of all those entering pleas of not guilty will go over until a later date, while those entering pleas of guilty will be sentenced at once. A number of confessed violators of the national motor vehicle act, Indicted by the Fedor.il grand jury In February and who art) now in Jail will be called op for sentence. Among those who will be arraigned are Benjamin F. Deahl, prominent business man and lawyer of Goshen, Ind., who is Indicted for making false income tax returns for the I X L Furniture Company of Goshen. With him are Indicted Charles E. Morrlce, formerly sales manager of the company, a#d Willis D. Wid ner, a veteran employe. It is charged thpse men have defrauded the Government out of about $47,000. Carl Heldt, formerly assistant cashier of a bank at Evansville; Theodore T. Hull, prominent lawyer, and formerly United States commissioner at Evans vllle, and his law partner, Mark B. Ingle, also will enter pleas. They are charged with conspiring to violate the national bank laws. Three city officials of East Chicago will face the judge on charges of violating the national prohibition law. They are Edward I’. O'Donnell, chief of police; Thomas Downey, captain of po lice; Stanley Reczkowskl, alderman. O'Donnell and Downey are said to have collected money from blind tiger operators of East. Chicago for “protection.” In order that all work may bo completed by evening and Judge Geiger be enabled to return to his home at Milwaukee, arraignment has been set for 9:30 Instead of 10 o'clock, the usual hour. Also for the first time in years there will be a night session of Federal Court, as Judge Geiger has set down a civil suit for hearing tonight. VIVIAXI SAYS U, S. WILL JOIN. PARIS, May 6.—Th# Unlb.-d States eventually will Join the League of Nations, Rene Vivian! declared today in a talk with American newspaper men. Viviani returned a short time ago from Washington where he went to learn the American nttitued on European and Allied affairs.

We've Been Tryin * to Figure 'Em Out , Too CHICAGO, May 6.—Modern styles, masculine and feminine, have tbe Chicago police forne guessing, A curfew law requiring every one nnder 16 to be at home by 10 o’clock at night became effective last night. Yet Chief Charles Fttzmorrls says no especial r.Tort will be made to enforce It. “Who can tell,” quoth the chief, “whether the average dressed young man or woman Is 16 years of age or not. Young women are wearing their hair bobbed, their skirts shortened to their knees, Eton coats and other garments which make them appear to be young girls, School boys are almost In the same category. Most of them wear long trousers, some carry canes and others wear Derby hats.” One solitary arrest marked the sum total of police activities In , compliance with the curfew ordinance the first night.

Louie Loses 8 Berries for -Faith in sth Shank Carries That Ward and His Follower Sports New Kelly. Gordon Donaldson, colored, professional bondsman, and one of the city’s leading negro politicians, who was a firm supporter of Samuel Lewis Shank in the Republican primary contest, today is wearing a brand new $8 hat at the expense of Louie Brown, another professional bondsman, and who is considered the bos# of the Fifth ward, and one of, the supporters of the Ncws-Jewett mohino. About one week ago Donaldson, when In the city clerk's office, declared that Shank would carry eight wards in the city/. Brown quickly corrected him by saying that he had mentioned one ward too many. "He'll never carry th# Fifth ward,” said Brown, confident that he could deliver the vote in that district for eir. Thomas C. Howe. Today, ns Jie laid down $8 for a hat for Donaldabn, Brown said: “I guess I'm sllppln’.” SUCCESSION OF DEATHS BRINGS HEAVY TAX LEVY Sullivan Estate Hard Hit by Federal and State Inheritance Laws. Fate has played *t strange trick with the Snlllvan estate, first by the death of George It, Sullivan and a few months later by the death of Mrs. Anna M. R. Sullivan. By the deaths occurring so close together, the heirs are compelled to pay three taxes, totaling $24,093.24, It was announced today by Mr. WHiiam T. Rasmussen. Inheritance tax collector of Marlon County. When George R. Sullivan died on April 2, 1920. the principal heir was the widow, Mrs. Anna M. R. Sullivan. Tho Federal tax was $12,964.78 and tho State tax was $10,806.3*1 on Mr. Sullivan'* estate which was estimated at $473,654.24, mostly real estate. On May 10 of the same year, Mrs Anna M. R. Sullivan died and tho estate then passed into th# hands of tho two sons, William George Sullivan and Kassel Sullivan. Under the State law, these two heirs bar# paid an additional State inheritance tax of $10,262.12, which was caused by the death of their mother, in fact the peculiar circumstances really result In the payment of a double State tax. It was announced at th# inheritance tax appraiser's office that this 1* the first case of this nature In Marlon County.

WORKS BOARD MAKES AWARDS foutzactsh fur Alley md Sidewalk Improvements Are Closed. Contract# for five alley and sidewalk Improvements were let and preliminary orders for th# tiro of material# were made on four street and one alloy improvement resolution# by tho board of public works today. The contracts were let a# follow# s Permanent Improvement of the first alley east of Guilford avenue from Kdgowood Place to M.ipla road, two coarse concrete, Columbia Construction Company for $3.20 per lineal foot; total, $2.03250. Permanent Improvement of first Riley north of Washington street from Osage street to Senate avenue, two coarso con- i Crete, A. D. Bowen for $2.06 per lineal foot: total, $820.25. Sidewalks and graded dawns on the north aide of Forty-Seventh afreet from Washington boulevard to Central avenue, W. C. Halstead, $163 per lineal foot; total, $990.86. Permanent Improvement of first alley south of English avenne from Spruce street to State avenue, two-course concrete, Todd & Reid, $2.39 per lineal foot; total, $3,903.80. Permanent Improvement of first alley south of Maple road from the first alley east of Guilford avenne to Carrollton avenue, two-course concrete, Colunfbia Construction Company, $2.40 per lineal foot; total, $2,241. The preliminary order* were as follows : Permanent Improvement of FortySeventh Streep from Pennsylvania street to Central avenue with bituminous concrete. permanent improvement of the first alley oast of Ritter avenue from Washington street to Lowell avenue with two-course concrete; resurfacing of New *York street from West street to Indiana avenue with asphalt; permanent improvement of Garfield avenue from Walnut to Pratt streets with bituminous eonoreto, and resurfacing of Ft. Wayne avenue from Alabama to Tenth streets with asphalt. The resolution for the East Tenth street main sewer from Denny street to a point 155 feet east of Hawthorne Lane was confirmed. A delegation of citizens headed by Albert Neuerburg, secretarytrenSj'jrer of the East Side Civic Leagne, asked that the board confirm the resolution and also that it give immediate consideration to tho elevation of the Belt railroad tracks over East Tenth streat.

Bryan Joins Law Firm at Washington "WASHINGTON, May 6.—Another great political figure hns gone Into law here. William Jennings Bryan, thrice candidate for President on tha Democratic ticket, hns Joined the law firm of Doug,ass, Obear & Douglass here. He will specialize In international law, It was stilted. Woodrow Wilson and Balnbrldge Colby, Wilson’s Secretary of State, formed a partnership here recently. Frankfort Story Causes Arrest Here A tha remit of a confession made In Frankfort yesterday by Herald Luddington, 19, Sam IColby, 28, 427 West Washington street, was arrested by Detectives Stewart ard Dugan here today and Is believed to have been Implicated In the theft of 10.000 cigarettes from a Frankfort wholesale firm Monday night. Three empty cigarette boxes In Kolby’s basement from which the serial numbers had been cut, were found. The missing numbers finally were located and corresponded with the numbers on the boxes stolen at Frankfort. Kolby Is awaiting trial here on an Indictment charging him with grand larceny In connection with cigarette thefts. Luddlngton and Floyd Mackey were arrested la Frankfort epoa after the thaft was discovered. r ff

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NO ACTION YET BY LEMAUX ON SHANK LETTER G. 0. P. Nominee Requests City Chairman to Vacate Berth. ACTION IS FOR ‘HARMONY’ Irving W. lemaux, Republican city chairman, today took under advisement the request of Samuel Lewis Shank, Republican candidate for mayor, that he resign. Mr. Shank’s request grew out of a conference of the candidate with his campaign managers yesterday afternoon In which a statement to the effect that he would not care to lead the party it Mr. Shank were the nominee was attributed to Mr. Lemaux. Mr. Shank stated that Dr. B. E. Hodgin, one of his campaign managers, would be his choice to succeed Mr. Lemaux. “I am not going to be hasty In this matter,” said Mr. Lemaux. “The matter has Just come to my attention and I really have not given it any serious thought. I want to get some advice from people on all sides to see what is the best thing to be done. “Mr. Shank's request comes as a great surprise to ni-j lu view of the fact that a newspaper yesterday quoted him as being satisfied with me and particularly In view of the fltet that some close friends of Mr. Shank came to me Wednesday and told me that they thought It was best that I stay in as chairman. "I am not disposed to take any action at this time.” request .mailed EARLY TODAY. Mr. Shank's request for Mr. Lemaux’s resignation was put In a letter which was mailed early today. The letter, which Mr. Lemaux ijaid he had not received, was as follows: “Dear Sir: In order that there may be perfect harmony in the Republican organization and In order that every member of the Republican committee may be purposely loyal to me ss candidate for mayor, I ask that you resign as chairman. “Personally, I have a higher regard for you, but politically I want a chairman who I know will put forth every effort for the success of the Republican party In the fall election, This request is not prompted by malice or revenge, but Is made In the spirit of fairness.” “Respectfully submitted, Samuel Lewis Shank.” CONFERENCE HELD AT SHANK'S HOME. The conference of Shank manager# was held at the candidate's residence, 3547 East Washington street!. Besides Mr. Shank, Taylor Grofiniuger, Dr. Hodgin, Edward Sourbier, George V. Coffin, Charles L. Hutchinson, Herman Rlkhoff and Joseph Hogu# attended. "I haven't got anything against Mr Lemaux at sli,” said Mr. Shank. “1 think he is as square as a die. But, 1 do think that I should have one of my own close friends at the head of the organization. Os course, it is up to Mr. Lemaux as to whether he wants to resign or not “It's a plain cane of politics. I want ret be elected and I seal that one of the men who has fought for me all along naturally would hare my Interests closer at heart In the campaign this fail. "I don't think there is any doubt that the people wanted me, from tho way they (Continued en Page Sixteen.)

ASKS SAFEGUARD SLACKER EXPOSE Bill Would Protect Newspapers Using Lists. WASHINGTON, May 6.—Responsibility by the United States Government for damages in civil suits arising out of publication by newspapers of the authorized “slacker lists” 1# provided in a hill introduced in the House today by Representative Hill of Maryland. In the e.vcnt of suits against newspapers, it is provided that the Department of Justice 1# directed to conduct the defense and if Judgment is recovered against the newspaper the United States will indemnify and hold the newspaper harmless. P. O. Theft Case Put Up to Federal Jury EAST ST. LOUIS, 111., May 6—The fate of Loren Williamson, alleged “master mind” In the theft of $212,000 from the Mount Vernon postoffice, Jan. 14, was placed In the hands of a jury in Federal Court at 12:45 today. FLYER DIES OF INJURIES. LINCOLN, Neb., May 6.—Ed Gardner, an aviator who was injured when his plane did n nose dive yesterday during an exhibition at the State Airplane meet nt Holdredge, died today. His machine fell 150 feet to the ground just as he had finished a tail spin.

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I’m Republican, Is Only Answer Mayor Makes City Chief Noncommittal When Asked if He Will Support Shank. *IAII I have to say Is that I am a Republican,” said Mayor Charles W. Jewett today when asked if he cared to state whether he intends to support Samuel Lewfis Shank, Republican nomine for mayor. “I have act thought of politics since primary night.” The mayor wag at his office early clearing his desk of city business which has accumulated in the last week. He said he Intends to stick close to the Job and expressed the hope that officials and citizens will forget political differences for the time being and attend to important civic problems that remain to be solved in his administration. A particular bid for peace between the anti-administration and administration wings of the city council was made by Mayor Jewett. “There is no mort* urgent need than for the erection of the nurses’ home at the city hospital and the remodeling and renovating of the city market house,” he said. “Now since the primary is over it is to be hoped that we can all get together and start this work because It is not political. It is an urgent mted for the benefit of the city." Ordinances approving a bond issue of $500,000 for the nurse's home and $125,000 for the remodeling of the market are pending In the council. The market ordinance has failed of passage once because of the negative vote of four antiadministration councilmen. The nurse’s home ordinance has never been brought to a vote. One of the first pieces of pressing business to be gotten out of the way, the mayor said, is the relocation of the municipal yards. The city has Intended for two years to establish the yards on city property bounded by Kentucky and Drover avenues, West Morris street and White River. Recently a delegation of property owners objected on the grounds that stabling of mules and horses on the ground would be Injurious to nearby residence neighborhoods. “We do not want to Inflict any unpleasant burden on the people of West Indianapolis,” the mayor said. “Rather than do that we will look for anew location for the municipal yards that will be less objectionable.” If another location can be found the mayor said he intends to nsk the park board to try to convert the present proposed location into a park. The property adjoins the Riley Memorial playground and with its frontage on White River would bo an Ideal site for a recreation spot according to the mayor.

Franklin K. Lane to Undergo ROCHESTER, Minn,, May 6—Franklin K. Lanw former secretary of the Interior, Is here to undergo an operation of a serious nature. Norris Would Let Allies Pay Bonus WASHINGTON, May 6.—lmmediate collection from the allies of all accnmui lated Interests on their war debts to the United States was proposed today by an amendment offered to the soldiers' bonus bill by Senator Norris, Republican, Nebraska. Fame Soon Fades OKLAHOMA CITY, 6.-—Clyde Fielder, Ifi, wearing a deputy sheriff”* atar, wa# Riving “protection” to tru&ntfl from school when a policeman arre*Nt.e<i him. Now the “fallen idol” languishes In jail. Hardings Names Reilly Governor, Porto Rico WASHINGTON, May B.—E. Mont Reilly, of Kansas City. Mo., was formally named Governor of Porto Rico by President Harding today. Other nominations sent to the Senate today included: Collector internal revenue, district of Minnesota, Lee M. Wilocnts, Duluth, Minn. Wall Street Bomb Suspect Gets 1 Year HARRISBURG, Pa., May 6.—Tito Llgt. of Scranton, charged with evading the draft and believetl to have been implicated in the Wall street bomb explosion, was sentenced to one year's Imprisonment in Federal Court here today. Judge Whitman, in imposing sentence, said lie was willing to extend leniency to Ligl if it would aid Federal officers In clearing up the bomb mystery and added that he was making a personal investigation of Ligi’s case.

home of the Krupp works. The French are now but a few miles from Essen. The shaded portion of the map shows the present extent of the allied occupation.

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ROBISON SEEN A3 CONTENDER FOR P. 0. JOB Shank’s Trip to Washington Taken to Be in Behalf of Late Opponent. POLITICAL PLAY SHIFTS Out of an announcement today by Samuel Lewis Shank, Republican nominee for mayor, that he will go to Washington early next week to confer with United States Senators James E. Watson and Harry S. New, Representative Merrill Moores and Postmaster GeneiAl Will H. Hays, grew a strong possibility that E<l ward J. Robison, defeated candidate for the Republican mayoralty nomination, will receive the appointment of postmaster of Indianapolis, upou the expiration of the term of Postmaster Robert E. Springsteen, July 21. Mr. Shank was to leave this afternoon for Louisville where he will attend tha Derby races. Sunday he will go to Cincinnatt, leaving for Washington lata Sunday night, he said. Ho does not expect to return to Indianapolis for a week. CLOSE FRIEND OF MOORES. Ever since the Republicans rode int® control of the national Government last fall Mr. Robison has been mentioned as one of the strongest contenders for the postmastership. Even after he became a candidate for mayor, It was said that he would have much to do with the appointment of a successor to Mr. Springsteen, because of bis close friendship of many years with Representative Moores. The strongest opposition to Mr. Robison a along has been from tha News-Jewett machine which favors Robert H. Bryson. Mayor Charles W. Jewett’s city controlier. 1 ho results of Tuesday's primary elector. have placed Mr. Shank In a posltlon where the Indiana politicians in Washington who expect to continue in office must listen to him. Senator New, who is an avowed candidate for renomlnatlon in 1922, and Mr. Moores, who ta expected to be a candidate again, have purposely held up the appointment of an Indianapolis postmaster until after the primary In order to make the proper bid for the successful man's support next year. It is generally understood, WHAT PRIMARY FIGURES SHOW.

While Mr. Shank wonld not admit tha* he was to confer with the Washington leaders in behalf of Mr. Robison, there were strong rumors to this effect. Figures from the Tuesday election bear out the supposition that Mr. Shank feels that be owes Mr. Bobisbn at least a friendly feeling. The total Republican rote Tuesday was 66.904, of which Mr. Shank received 23,854 and Mr. Robison 10,310. The total vote of these two candidates, 39,164, represents the balance of power in the Republican party In Marlon County, since the total vote received by Merrill Moores last November in Marion County was 79,782. Mr. Howe, running as the candidate of the News-Jewett machine, received only 27,207 votes, so it Is clearly evident that the sentiment of the voters is against the present city and county administration. A\ bile Mr. Moores is bound to be tremendously Interested iu receiving tha support next year of the dominant anti-News-Jewett organization. Senator New also Is .vitally concerned. In case of a close contest with Albert J. Beridge, who may be opponent of Senator New for the nomination, the vote of Marion County might mean victory for either candii"date. The 39,000 votes which the antiadministration organization, now headed by Mr. Shank, has demonstrated it can swing would mean much to both Mr. Moores and Senator New. WATSON OWES NOTHING TO NEWS-JEWETT LEADER*. The standing of the News-Jewett leaders with Senator Watson and Congressman Moores has not been of the highest ..iig since last November. Senator .v atson did not receive the wholehearted support of the city and county administration as a candidate foe re-election to the Senate. It is well known that the ‘‘organization" permitted, its workers in Marion County to trade with the Democrats in favor of Thoma# Taggart, Mr. Watson's opponent, in order to gain Democratic support for the re-election of Ralph A. Lemck# SO county treasurer. While tho "organization” did not do much to injure Mr. Moores last November, word has been passed “down the line” since that this was to be his last term. It is generally believed that had the News-Jewett outfit been successful Tuesday Mayor Jewett himself would have asked for Mr. Moores’ place. Mr. Ilays, being practical of the first water, undoubtedly the advantage of getting in line i new Marlon County organization. With all of these factors in his favor It appears that Mr. Shank will he welcomed by all of tho Washington leader# Interested in the Marion County situation.

Effort Made to Kill Former Premier MELFI, Ittfty, May 6.—An attempt to assassinate form Premier Nltti of Italy was made here late yesterday. Three shots were fired at an automobile in which he was supposed to be riding. Nltti, however, was iu a second machine. His friends In the first car wero wounded. PLAN TARIFF BILL VOTE. WASHINGTON, May 9. Senate leaders planned to reach an agreement today to vote on the emergency tariff bill next week. Senator Penrose, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, in charge of the bill, said he hoped the vote would be taken Wednesday. Debate continued on the bill in the Senate today.

Spygmomanometer! CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 6.—Liars, beware the spygmomanometer. Prof. William H. Marston of Harvard University today announced the Invention and perfection after experiments in classrooms here of an Instrument said to be Infallible In detecting a lie. Its chief benefit to civilization will be its faculty of detecting untruths in court cases. “Tbe whole secret,” declared Mr. Marston today, “lies In the scientific fact that any person telling an untruth experiences an emotion which absolutely affects the blood pressure and breathing.” <