Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 14, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 May 1921 — Page 1

THE WEATHER Generally- fair tonight and Sunday. Somewhat lower temperature Sunday.

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ORDERS 5-CENT CAR FARE RATE TO GO IN JUNE 1 S-Cent Transfer Charge Authorized in Board’s Decision. PLAN FOR REROUTING A car fare rate of 5 cents cash •with a 2-cent charge for transfers was formany ordered by the public service commission today, to become effective June 1 and to continue in efTect until Aug. 1. This rate will supplant the present rate of 6 cents cash, twenty tickets for $1 and a 1 cent transfer charge. Coincident' with the issuance of the order, John W. McCardle, chairman of the public serrice commission, announced that the engineering department of the commission is proceeding to make plans to cooperate with the c ry council for the rerouting of cars in the downtown district. The order was issued and the engineering department put to work as a result of an agreement reached last night at a Joint meeting of the city council and the public service commission. Meanwhile, it was reliably reported that at a meeting of the board of directors of the Indianapolis Street Railway Company this afternoon a decision would be reached to pass the regular quarterly dividend of $75,000 on the company's preferred stock. The company has heretofore included this dividend in its fixed charges and has paid it regularly with one or two exceptions. WILL CONTINUE SALE AMD LSE OF TICKETS. The text of the order putting into effect the new rate of fare follows: “On May 13, 1021, the commission approved an order extending the expiration date of the order approved April 13, IJ-1, in the above entitled cause until June 1, ltd. “On Mar 26, 1021, pursuant to notice, the commission held a supplemental hearing at which time further evidence was heard relative to the matters herein infurtbpr pflnsideration of this cause, the commission, being fully Rdvised" In the premises, finds that the rates hereto authorized to expire June IPJI. should not be continued beyond that date but that in lieu of those rates, there sh-.uid be established a fare of $.05 for euea passenger over the aye of 5 vears earned on its lines, children under 5 rears to be carried free when accompanied by parents or guardian and a charge of $.02 for each transfer ticket “It is therefore ordered by the public service commission of Indiana, petitioner lie. and it is. authorized to publish, charge and collect on and Brier June 1. ■f*i *\ to remain in effect until August 1. 102l’, the following rates, fares and charges, to-wit: (1) A fare o? 5 cents for each passenger over the age of 5 years carried Oil petitioner's lines, bat no charge shall be made for any passer ger coder the age of 5 years when accompanied by parents or guardian, and. 12) A charge of 2 cents for each transfer ticket issued, whieh transfer shall be universal on petitioner’s lines and shall entitle passenger to continuation of journey on said lines in conformity with established practices. "It is further ordered, that petitioner shall continue the sa’e and the acceptance of tickets under the terms and conditions In the order approved April 15. 1921. “It is further ordered, that the commission continue consideration of the prayer of petitioner herein for the purpose of making such further order as it may. in the light of subsequent circumstances. deem reasonable and Just firing the period of the emergency heretofore found to exist.” EFFECT COMPROMISE AT JOINT CONFERENCE.

The meeting between the council and the commission was called for the purpose of reaching some agreement-on the subject of “regulating” the Jitney buses which officials of the Indianapolis Street Railway Company contend is cutting seriously into their business. The meeting resulted in a compromise, which is substantially as follows: 1. The commission agreed to order Into effect for a period of sixty days, beginning June 1, a rate of 3 cents cash with a 2-cent transfer charge. 2. At the end of that period the ronncll will. If the new rate does not eliminate the Jitney buses, take some action to remove them. 8. The council will, however, not do this unless the company reroutes Its cars In compliance with recommendations of engineers of the public service commission and otherwise changes Its service to meet the council’s idea of good service. “WHAT'S TO BE DONE ABOUT CAR SERVICE?” At the opening of the conference the discussion centered on some way to eliminate jitney competition, after the members of the council were told of the evidence that more than OK) Jitney buses are operating in Indianapolis as compared with 131 last February. It soon became apparent that the council would not agree to this proposal unless it had an opportunity for a trade of its ideas of service in exchange for favors granted the car company. The question of service was first brought up by Councilman Gustav G. Schmidt. Fallowing the suggestion that (Continued on Page Eleiea.)

Farmers of N. Dakota See ‘Normalcy’ in 5-Cent Loa

NEW YORK, May 28.—The farmers of North Dakota are working to bring back the 5~ cent loaf of bread. They declare bread cnnld now be sold at the old standard figure, based on the present price of wheat and they are planning to demonstrate this to the rest of the country. Horace A. Davis, of Brookline. Mass., eastern representative of the Bank of North Dakota, sa'.d that the State soon will Issue a $7,000,009 bond issue through its bank to establish a flour mill at Grand Forks, through which the demonstration will be carried out. “Bread could be selling at 5 cents a loaf now and it should be,” Davis said. “The difference between the present price of bread and the nickel is unfairly taken by millers, transportation men, middle men and ethers operating between <ba far-re- <".* ’’be r-oew.-r-o*.

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Eyes of World Center on America's Greatest Automobile Race Event

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By BLYTHE Q. HENDRICKS, Year after year constantly increasing throngs of people attend the annual 500-mile automobile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and year after year speedway courses In other cities fail to draw’ crowds sufficient to pay running expenses, go into the hands of receivers or are torn down. Meantime ( citizens of these same cities, who will not take the trouble to drive five miles to their own motor courses, engage hotel accommodations at Indianapolis months in advance, begin to think about grand stand reservations long before the first robin has had the nerve to hit The Indiana trail from the Sout-hland, and eat, dream, sleep anc’ think Indianapolis 500-mile Speedway race for moons before the final starting bomb goes hurtling skywards at exactly 10 o'clock on the morning of May 30.

Routes to Motor Speedway Listed

As in aid to visitors in Indianapolis the Hoosier Motor Club today gave out a list of routes to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as follows: from Downtown. Out Indiana avenue. Follow lefthand cars tracks. At bridge continue with car tracks to end of pavement, then straight ahead, bearing left to brick pavement leading through stone arch bridge and thence on brick pavement to Speedway. (Optional—may turn left at bridge, leaving car tracks, and follow river road to stone arch bridge. This road is somewhat rough.) Watch for Motor Club danger signs. West on Washington street. Turn right onto river boulevard Just west of car barns and power house. Follow river boulevard to Emrichsviile intersection. Filling station on left. Turn left on to brick road, thence to Speed way. This is shorter and smoother route than via Indiana avenue. Easter for strangers in city. Watch for Motor Club danger signs. West on Washington street to Warman avenue. This avenue may be identified by the Iron fence along east side of Central Insane Asylum. North on Warman avenue to Michigan street. (Note railroad crossing gate-*) I)o uot cross railroad, hut turn left in Michigan street. Go to end of street then Jog left and right Into oiled road. Follow this winding road, turning right at main corner (Tenth street) for about a block, then left on Main street of Speedway City. This route avoids the main Speedway road until the entrance is reached. Good going, all the way. FROM NORTH SIDE. West on Thirtieth street. Continuing straight through Riverside Park, crowing big stotie bridge over White River and up the hill. Straight on west to end ot road, whieh turns left along the west side of the Speedway. (Optional—Do not cross river bridge at Riverside Park but turn left onto flue * boulevard and gb through stone arch bridge at Emrlchsvifle. thence on to the Speedway road. This route is apt to be badly congested, however.) Visiting members of “1 ree-A” clnbs (American Automobile Asst intion) are advised that headquarters of the Hoosier Motor Club and Hoosier State Auto Association are on the ninth floor of the Claypo.* Hotel, where special courtesies will be extended. Local members of the motor club are asked to assist visiting A. A. A. tonrists in every way possible. One Burned to Death in Texas Hotel Fire FT. WORTH. Texas. May 28—Frank Brown, Ft. Worth, was burned to death and four others injured when fire today destroyed the Grammer Hotel, a twostory structure. ON REPARATIONS COMMITTEE. PARIS. May 28.—C01. J. A. Logan today was appointed to represent the United States on the commission which will oversee Germany's reparations.

I “The experiment now being carried out l in North Dakota will show that this waste can be eliminated and that wheat can be brought to the public in the form of a 5-cent loaf of bread. “Former Vice President Marshall declared some time ag > that 'what this country needs Is a 5-cent cigar.' I feel that a good 5 cent loaf of bread would be more indicative of a return to ‘normalcy.’ ” Davis explained that a small experimental mill established at the North Dakota State Agricultural College about a year ago bad shown that so-called lower grades of wheat, for which the farmers were forced to accept a much lower price from the millers, had been used to make j high grade flour, for which tin/ millets j received usual prices. The extra profit! for the millers was said to range from 1

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| Why? This is a question that has been | given many different answers, none of them wholly satisfactory. But the fact remains that of all the automobile races in the entire world two stand out head and shoulders above all others, to win which any driver in any land willingly would sarrffi -e all chances of victory In every other event of the entire year—the Decoration day 500 mile race at Indianapolis and the Grand I’rix on the L Mans course in France. INDIANAPOLIS BLAZED THE WAY. Many factors enter into making the Indianapolis race_tbc great contest It is. First its age, for the event is now ten years old. a short time in the life of a nation, a brief period in many respects, but in the automobiie world s mighty long period, for a decade ngo flie automobile was, compared to v.hat it is today, only in the ox cart stage of Its existence; and what developments the next ten years will see is beyond the vision of the wisest oh! owl on earth. Then there Is the big purse. $50,000 divided into t priz-s, the richest prize money oflere. * ,r any automobile event the yorld over, and to this must lx; added the SIOO that is given to the leader of the race at the end of each lap, whl h increases the total another $20,000. And last but not least is the peculiar shape of the Indianapolis speedway course. It was built back In the early day* of automobile trai k designing and from the standpoint of modern engineering it is a joke with its long straightaways and its relatively sharp turns, and banking far too low to permit the full speed of 1921 racing ears. On other tracks of the high-banked saucer type machines can make far better speed than on the lu diauapoits course. But lu these very imperfections lies much of the tlirtii of tile great 500-mile race. At Indianapolis sheer speed is of no more importance than the ability of tlie driver. On other trucks of the perfect type the fastest ear invariably wins, while here a hue driver-with a good car will pull out a victory over a One car with a moderately good driver. OLD TIMERS TAKE DELIGHT IN REMINISCING. Among the drivers, that is the old timers, veteraus of the early races, Mul ford, Wilcox, De Raima, llearne and Barney Oldfield, often spend hours reminiscing over the old days when the work of changing a tire was a matter of many minutes and not mere seconds, when the whole racing game was an awkward, immature, gangly, ' ungainly youngster that had not yet found itself. In these old days monstrous 600-luck motors used to thunder around the track with a roar that sounded like bombardment of heavy artillery. They burned up gasoline and oil by the gallon, spurted Came, smoke and noise in bounteous quantities and never did so much.. Nowadays the little 183 motored racers, trim, neat, i usiness like rip off more miles and fewt .ires in the course of a few hours tbar ueir heavier, lumbering ancestors ever dreamed of. And the way those old buses used to throw tires around the track. In that faraway period of ten years ago, back in the dark ages of automobile develop xnent, the tire industry also had a lot to learu and it was no uncommon thing to eee as many as three tires at a time rolling down the home stretch or Into the first turn at as miscb as forty miles an hour, while a bunch of automobiles bumped into the pits on their rims. TIKES TRIED TO SMASH GRAND STAND. In those days there was a real need for wire screens in front of the grand stands, for many a thrown tire would rush down the track, swerve and make a desperate effort to mix it with the spectators In the stands. One of the spectacular features of those early races was to watch the tires seal# the wail on she first turn. That w T as before there was a grand stand there and it was an ordinary thing to see a tire rush up the embankment, hit the wall, leap (Continued on Page Two.)

Forecast for Indianapolis and vincinity for the twenty-four hours ending 7 p. in., May 29: Generally fair tonight and Sunday ; somewhat lower temperature Sunday. HOURLY TEMPERATURE. 6 a. m 70 7 a. m...-. 72 a. m 74 . j£. m 77 \ lO'a. m 78 I 11 a. m i >.... SI 12 (noou) ' 81 1 P- ni

DRIVER Eddie llearne Tommy Milton Ira Vail \ Ralph DePalma Eddie Miller Roscoe Sarles Joe Boyer Ralph Mulford Albert Guyot How dy Wilcox Andre Boillot Rene Thomas Dario Re.-ta and Ora Haibe R. J. Brett Joe Thomas Jean Chassagna Bennie Hill and Jerry Wonderlich J. Ellingboe Percy Ford Jimmy Murphy Eddie Pullen H. E. Headley L. L. Corum C. W. Vanßanst

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INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1921.

DEEP TRIBUTE WILL BE PAID SOLDIER DEAD Indianapolis Has Arranged Fitting Program for Memorial Day Services. BIG PARz\DE PLANNED The meaning of Memorial day w ill be expressed in fuller terms of honor to the dead of wars in which America has participated than ever before in services to be held Sunday and Monday. Nothing that would give every patriotic citizen an opportunity to actively participate has been left undone by the G. A. R„ U. 8. W. V., Sons of Veterans, American Legion, their auxiliaries and numbers of other organizations, both patriotic and civic which have had a part in shaping the program. Preparations have been going forward for weeks with the result that unprecedented Interest has been aroused. Infusion of young blood into the bodies which have charge, through the participation of the American Legion, has given new impetus to the annual observance. CHURCHES WILL HONOR THE DAY. Practically every church In the city will have Memorial service Sunday morning , or evening. The afternoon will be given > over to programs by several patriotic or- | ganizatlons at various points of patriotic I Interest. The crowning feature* of the observance will ba the ceremonies in .Monument Circle Monday morning and the parade Monday afternoon. The parade will be the most important in point of numbers and military display since the Welcome Home day celebration in May, 1919. Besides the services in the churches Sunday morning the Memorial program Includes the planting of flags on the graves of veterans in frown Hill rein# tery by Boy Scouts, representing every troop in the city The Scout*, under command of F. O. Retzer, Scout executive, will place the flags on graves designated by a detachment of G. A. It. members Markers at the foot of the 350 trees in the Grove of Remembrance at Garfield Park will be dedicated with services by the Service Rlar Legion at 3 o'clock Sun day afternoon. The grove coutalna a tree for every Marion County soldier who fell in the World Wnr ’hie city park department has Just completed the manufacture nnd placing of the markers. Mrs 15, J. Robison, president of the Legion, has appointed Mrs. IV. W. Winslow, chairman: Mrs. Linton A. Cox and Mrs H 11. Hadley as the committe in charge TO HOLD SERVICES AT MERIDIAN STREET BRIDGE. The Sons of Veterans Auxiliary and the Navy post of the American Legion will have charge of services for the soldiers and sailors who died ou the Hens and for airmen who die.d in the World War. This service is to be held at the Meridian ‘ street bridge over Fall Creek at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon. L. Russell Newgenf, State adjutant of the American I.eglon, will be the prlucl(Contluued on Page Two.)

RENO AIN'T SEEN NOTHIN 9 Suit Filed, Divorce and $4,000 Alimony in One Day. There was mueh discussion today of the “speed" attained by Mrs Ida C. Crandall, formerly of The Delano, 17 East Meridian street, in obtaining a divored from diaries F. Crandall. It beeame known today that the suit for divorce was filed lust Thursday, tried on the afternoon of the same day and u divorce decree and $4,000 alimony was granted by Judge W. W. Thornton j.of Superior Court, Room 1. The clerk of the court produced bis records when asked for them today by newspapermen and the record shows that the case was filed May 26, 1921, and the divorce granted on the same date. As the Judge has a rule that divorces arc not tried until at least sixty days after date of filing, there Is much discussion what effect this innovation will have on the other judges who have followed the same rule. F. H. Wheeler Funeral Services Wednesday Funeral services for Frank 11. Wheeler, millionaire manufacturer, who committed suicide yesterday morning by shooting himself, will be held at the home In West Riverside drive at 3 o’clock on Wednesday afternoon. Burial will be in Crdwn Hill Cemetery. The Rev. James D. Stanley of Christ Church will conduct the services.

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INEXORABLY Sam Galloway saddled his pony. He w4s going way from the Rancho Altito at the end of a three months’ visit. It Is n<*t to be expected that a guest should out up with wheat coffee and biscuits ye’ low-streaked with saleratus for longer than that. Nick Napo eon, the big Negro man cook, had never been able to make good biscuits. Once before, when Nick was cooking at the Willow Ranch, Sam had been forced to fly from his cuisine, after only a sixweeks’ sojourn On Sam’s face was an expression of sorrow, deepened with regret and slightly tempered by the p< tient forgiveness of a connoisseur who <an not be understood. But verj firmly and inexorably he buckled his saddle cinches, looped his sgake-rope and hung it to his saddlehorn, tied his slicker and coat on the cant>, and looped ills quirt on his right wrist. The Merrydcvrs (householders of the Rancho Altito),' men, women, children, and servants, vassals, visitors, employe*, dogs, and casual cuilere were grouped in the "gallery” of the ranch house, all with faces set to toe tune of

Military Funeral This Afternoon for Lieut. Mcllvaine

FRANPIS A. McILVAINE. Military funeraf services over the body of First Lieut. Francis A. Mcllvaine, which reached Indianapolis from France at 1:40 a. m. todav, were held at 2:15 o'clock this afternoon, the Mcllvaine Kothe Post No. 153, American Legion, and Ancient Landmark Masonic Lodge officiating. Lieutenant Mcllvaine was the son of Mr. a and Mrs. A. S Mcllvaine, 2823 Washington boulevard. The body and family were escorted from the Ragsdale & Price undertaking parlors. 323 North Delaware street, to All Saints Cathedral, Sixteenth street and Central avenue, bv a uniformed detachment from the Mcllvaine Kotlie Fpst,* with representatives of the Rainbow Veterans’ Association. Bishop Joseph M. Francis gave the Episcopal service at the church. From there the body was taken to Crown Hi 1 cemetery, wher- the Ancient Landmark Lodge gave the burial ritual. The Mcllvaine Kothe Post closed the services with a volley from a firing squad and taps. Lieutenant Mcllvaine was an officer of the Ifisth Infantry, the lowa unit of the Rainbow Division, when bo was killed in f e Toni sector. May 15. 1918. Four fellow officers from hla regiment were attend file funeral. They were WU IlHin T. Murphy of laifuyette, E. M. Sefton of Anderson, Dan Brown of Franklin and John Paul Ragsdale of Indian apoli* Lieutenant Mcllvaine was well known amr-tig the young business men. He was the tjifHt member of the Marlon Club to give his life in the World War. He served as a sergeant in the Ist Indiana Regiment In tlie Mexican border cum paign of J 916 17.

EUROPE WILL DO HONOR TO U. S. VICTIMS OF WAR Legion Representatives to Place Wreaths on 55,000 Foreign Graves. PARIS. May 28 American soldier dead throughout Europe will bo honored Monday by their compatriots and citizens of the counlrlef where their bodies lie. Wreaths will lie placed by representatives of the American Legion on more *hi.n Ss,oo<> graves in France, Great Britain, Italy and Belgium. Special services will be held in the four big cemeteries in this country at Surcsnes, Uomagne, Beilean and Ilony. Marthal Retain will deliver the Memorial Day address at Stiresnew. Rear Admiral Mugnnler and Brigadier General Johnston will speak at Beilean in the morning, at Chateau Thierry isl the afternoon. Brigadier General Porter who commanded the first division will con duct the services at Plolsy. French veterans, war orphans and local patriotic societies in some instances aided by American soldiers will unite yi making the day a replica of France's all souls day at the cemeteries scattered throughout the battle areas of northern France and the service of supply routes. Among the towns where these cemeteries are located are Fismes, Amiens, Scringes, Chaumont, Lengres, Dijon, Lyon, Toni, Thlaeourt, Clermont, Ferrand, AixI>es Bains, Vichy, Angers Beaumont, Chalons, Villers Tournelles, Sezanne, Vllry-Le Francers, Neufchateu, Vllle-Le-Mans, Tours, Mantes, St. Nazaire, Brest, Bordeaux, Rouen, Havre, Dieppe, Cherbourg and Lille. In Paris the service will begin tomorrow in American churches. There will be a parade by a picked company and band from the Rhine forces, accompanied by French military. A wreath will be placed in the tomb of t.tle unknown pouli at the Arch of Triumph. Ambassador Wallace will deliver an address and later lay a v-’reath on the statue of Washington and the grave of Lafayette.

lug of Sam Galloway to any ranch, camp, or Cabin between the rivers Frio or Bravo del Noret aroused Joy, so bis departure caused mouruing and distress. And then, during absolute silence, except for the bumping of a hind elbow of a hound dog as he pursued a wicked flea, Ham tenderly and carefully tied his guitar across hts saddle on top' of his slicker and coat. The guitar was in a green duck jntg: and if you catch the significance of it, it explains Ham. I Sam Galloway was the Last of the Troubadours. Os course you know about the troubadours. The encyclopaedia says they flourished between tlio eleventh and- the thirteenth centuries. What they flourished doesn't seem clear—• you may be pretty sure it wasn’t a sword; maybe it was, a fiddle-bow, or a forkful of spaghetti, or a lady’s scarf. Anyhow, Sam Galloway was one of ’em. Ram put on a martyred expression as. b@ mounted his pony. But the expression on his face was hilarious compared with the one on his Kpny’s. Y'ou see, a pony gets to know nls rider mighty well, and it Is not unlikely that cow ponies in pastures and at bitching racks

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RICKENBACKER ON FINAL LAP Obtains New Plane at Dayton, 0., and Continues ' Trip Alone. DAYTON. Ohio, May 28.—Changing to a D II 9 at McCook field, after taking lunch heir, anon lifter landing at 10:05 a. m. today, Capt. Eddie Riekenbaeker was on his way alone for Columbus and Washington at 11:06 o'clock. <* F.n route from Omaha, Neb., to Chicago iate yesterday Riekenbaeker snatched a few hours' sleep In the cockpit of the mail plant piloted by William C. Hopson. Submit Proposition to Marine Strikers WASHINGTON, May 28.—A new basis for settlement of the Marine strike, tentatively subscribed to by Chairman Benson of the Shipping Bourd, and Secretary of Labor Davis is today before the marine strikers for their approval. The new agreement, it is understood, provides for the 15 per cent wagp reduction but eliminates certain of the working rules which were stipulated in the tentative agreement made last week. Provisions for pro rata pay for overtime work have been eliminated from the agreement, it is understood and the demand of the marine workers that they be given a ten day furlough with pay every twelve months alsv has been reijected. Heavy Demands Made in Two Damage Suits Damage suits totaling $375,000 in judgments asked were filed today in the county Superior Courts. Scott P. Mathews filed suit In Superior Court, room 3, against Klngan & Co.,’ Limited, and Klngan A- Cos., Incorporated. for $75,000 damages resulting from a lumber contract reputed to have been made with the plaintiff. The Panhandle Coal Company and the Linton Summit Coal Company asks for $350,000 Judgment against The Consumers Coal Company and the Jndiami Railways and Light Company, for alleged iyeach of a coal contract. The suit was filed in the Circuit Court. City Hall Stormed by Seekers After Plants Rack yard and vacant lot gardeners by the hundreds ome to the basement of the city hall today to share in the free distribution of 60,000 tomato and 15.000 eabbune plants by the Patriotic Gardeners'\Moclation. The plants weree raised under the supervision of H. U Tall, city horticulturist, at the city nurseries at Riverside Park. George E. Morgan, head of tli special service of the city park department; M ss Marie Fitzgerald and John Fitzgerald of the patriotic gardeners' office staff, spervised the distribution. Plan Military Ritesfor Earl Bareus Plans for the military funeral to be given over the body of Earl Bureus, son of Mr. nnd Mrs. J. E. Parous, were being made today by the Heyward-Bareus Post. American Legion, and (he Rainbow Veterans' Association following departure for Hoboken of the parents. The bodv is in the New Jersey port and probably will be brought to Indianapolis W eduesdiiy. v The funeral prol)abl\rfwill be held next Saturday. Death Darkens Home of Edgar A. Guest DETROIT. May 28—Death came Friday night into the home of Detroit's poet of happiness when Marjorie, 14, daughter of Edgar A. Guest and inspiration of many of his best child poems, succumbed after a long illness from tuberculosis. Mr. Guest took her West recently in hopes it would lienefit her health. In her last hours her younger brother, “Buddy,” was constantly at her side. Home Brew Raid Nets 536 Quarts Five hundred and thirty-six quarts of home brew were confiscated by the police today following a raid at the home of Joe McGlenn, 31, 914 South Beunett street. McGlenn was slated on a charge of operating a blind tiger. Lieutenant Jones,' Sergeant Richter, and two motor policemen conducted the raid. General Porter Still * in Condition NEW YORK. May 28.—The condition of Gen. Horace Porter, Civil War veteran, who has been critically ill, is unchanged, it was said at his home today. Naval Officer Killed in Fall From Plane SAN DIEGO, Cal., May 28.—Lieut. G. T. Roe, Halted States Navy, was killed in a fall from an aleplnne here today. PEACE CP IN HOUSE TUESDAY, WASHINGTON, May 28.—A resolution providing for peace with Germany will be taken up for passage by the House next Thursday, according to plans today of House Republican leaders.

Don't Overcharge A barber in New York City was heavily lined and given a Jail sentence for overcharging a stranger. An Indianapolis barber recently gbtthe same treatment In city court. Such action by one barber reflects on other barbers In the city, although there are probably not a half dozen barbers In Indianapolis who would be guilty of such an act. One taxi driver, by overcharging, harts the reputation of all Indianapolis taxi drivers. We sk each line of business to help protect Its good name by promptly reporting any such case during the speedway races to the Bettor Business Bureau, £OB Cbambef of Commerce. Main 0114 X. / BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU.''/ G. IT. OLWIN, Manager.

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DA Y’S TOLL 2; FALL CREEK CLAIMS ONE, CANAL ANOTHER Boy , 14, Unable to Swim, Loses Life While Bathing—Second Victim TFas in Wading. / NO GUARDED BEACHES ARE PROVIDED Since the failure of the Park Board to provide swimming pools where bathers would be protected by competent life guards five drownings have occurred in one week. Two drownings occurred within an hour and a half of each other today. The victims are: Esau Cooksey, 14, negro, son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Cooksey, 426 Toledo street, who drowned in the canal at 11 a. m. John Henry Dennis, 10, negro, 2036 Lewis street, who was drowned in Fall creek at Thirtieth street at 12:30 p. m.

INDIANAPOLIS ADOPTS POPPY Answers Appeal of French War Orphans. Poppies not only bloomed in Flanders fields today but also on the citizens of Indianapolis. Boy Scouts and pretty young women were seeing to that. At every corner and in every public building the smiling dispensers waylaid life' public, which smiled back and went down in Its pockets for the dime, or the quarter or the dollar which paid for the bit of bright red and green silk.fashioned by the women of France after the gay blossoms which now conceal the scars of war along the oid battle fronts. The tokens were being sold under the direction of the American-Franco Children’s league with headquarters in the L. S. Ayres & Cos. store. The money raised goes to France to help take care of war orphans. Mrs. Charles Stewart Voorhees, State chairman of the League, was in charge. Every patriotic organization has indorsed the drive. The popples are to be worn until after Memorial day. They will be on sale at the Speedway Monday. COLLINS DEALS STIFF TERMS Three Youths Get Reformatory Sentences. A number of heavy sentences were given by Judge James A. jCollins of the Marion County Criminal Court today. Kenneth Ray, 10; Noble Clay combe, 19, and Arthur O. Schmidt, 19, were each sentenced to serve six months to five years at the Indiana Reformatory on a charge of vehicle taking. Claycombe and Schmidt were each sentenced from, ten to twenty-one years at tlie reformatory on charges of holding Op an employe of the Standard Grocery Company at the store and taking $125 while customers were held at bay at the point of revolvers. Ray was indicted with Claycombe and Sebmidt on a robbery charge,' but at a separate hearing of the cause against Ray, he was found not guilty by u Jury. Claycombe and Schmidt will serve their two sentences concurrently. The coulrt pronounced Judgment under the new law in the robbery case against the two defendants.

Physician Witness in Tipton Draft Case

Hearing of the case of Newton Magnett, a young farmer living near Tipton, charged with failing to register for military service during the war was continued by United States Commissioner Charles W. Moores today after evidence had been introduced by Dr. J. Sturdevant of Noblesville to the effect that Magnett was not of normal mentality. Frederick Van Nays, United States district attorney, expressed a desire to have Magnett examined by Arthur 11. Estabrook. one of the leading experts in this line in the country. Magnett is charged with having fled to Canada to evade the draft. He is at liberty under bond of SI,OOO. Beer Regulations Are Due Next Week WASHINGTON, May 28—Regulations for the use of beer as a medicine probably will be promulgated next week, it was learned this afternoon following a conference between Internal Revenue Commissioner Blair and Prohibition Commissioner Kramer. Moral —Bewa re! SOUTH BEND, Ind , May 28—The moral to this story is evidently "Beware of mysterious packages.” Clayton Eckerson in court here charged with blackmail, was seen by detectives to pick up a decoy package left at a place designated in a blackmailing letter sent to E. J. Coates threatening violence to Coates and his family. Kckerson declares he did npt know what was in the package. The State contends he was the blackmailer.

Germans Trying to Worm Way Into World League

BERLIN, May 2*.—Germany today deposited 150,000,000 marks with the Federal Reserve Bank at New York to be paid to the reparations commission. The money transfer was made In accordance with Germany’s acceptance of the recent allied reparations ultimatum. PARIS, May 28.—The new German government is already sounding the allies, particularly France, through diplomatic channels, with a view to ascertaining whether there is a chance for her to be admitted to the League of Nations when the league meets in September. The Germans, according to reliable Information reaching the International News Service are anxious learu whether France has withdrawn—?>r will withdraw —her opposition to German i iiiiMiiiiiiifcifr iii iirar a '-ilfr' a m i tel

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The other drownings were: Arthur Frallng, 12, a student at the Indiana School for the Deaf, drowned in Fall Creek last Saturday. John Koopman, 14, 2155 Marttndaje avenue, drowned in Fall Creek Sunday. Louis Hearne, 21, 20’/fc South Driftwore street, drowned in White River while trying to save his sister, Mrs. Edna Vornehm, 618 Highland avenue, who got Into deep water while barising, near Raienswood, Thursday. DISOBEYS WARNING OF HIS MOTHER. The Cooksey boy could not swim. Hi* mother- said i)he had for more than two weeks warned her son not to go swimming as it was not safe because lijte guards were not provided. The boy, however, put on a j bathing suit aucL went to Walnut street. Three boys entered the water together. Willis Mullin negro 616 Fayette street, about the same age as Cooksey, could swim and he plunged in and was carried some distance down stream. The canal is swift at this place. The Cooksey boy and another little negro boy much younger were piaying around In the shallow water near the west bank. Then finding a piece of wood the Cooksey boy lay flat on top of it and paddled out in the water. Becoming bolder he started to cross the canal, but slipped off of the wood when near the middle of the canal. He sank, according to the Mullin toy, but came up twice struggling helplessly in the water and then sank from viow'his body being carried down stream by the swift current. RECOVER BODY* A* TER AN HOI Yb Mullin was some distance down th* canal when the Cooksey boy was drowned. He notified Detectives Trabue and Sneed, A boat and drag hooks were sent froth police headquarters and Motor Policemen Schlangcu and Lowe started dragging. After an hour they recovered the body and it was taken to*the city morgue. The Dennis boy. with two companion*, his brother. George Dennis, 13, and Eddie Long, negro, Columbia avenue and Twentieth street, were wading In Fall I'roek, near the Thirtieth street bridge, when the younger hoy stepped in a deep hole and sunk. The other two hoys ran to other children piaying in the park. A woman, whose mime could not be learned, called the police and told of the drowning, but they thought she referred to the previous drowning and dtd not respond. It was au hour later when a boy notified policemen at substation 1 and a boat was sent. The creek was dragged but the body had not been recovered this afternoon. An unidentified negro woman, apparently ahoiu 60 years old, was rescued from drowning in the canal between Twenty sixth and Roache streets today by two colored men. When she was taken from the water the woman tried to lump back into the canal. She was unable to tell her name. She was taken to the City hospital.

SMITH AND SMITH ARE CONVICTED Men Given Fines and Terms in Tiger Cass. Archie Smith, 26, 290 Miley avenue, pleaded guilty to a charge of operating a blind tiger and was fined SIOO and costs and sentenced to serve afty day* on the Indiana State Farm, by Judge Walter Pritchard in city court today. Virgil Smith. 21. 1549 West New York street, was found guilty of a bilnd tiger charge and was fined SSO and costs and seuienced to fifteen days in jail, and George Sicking. 49, 1908 Wilcox street, was freed of a tiger charge against him. The three men were arrested yeatordny by Sergeant Johnson, in charge of the emergency squad, and Lieutenants Jones and Woollen when thirty-threA gallons of “white mule” was found 111 a shed in the rear of Sicking’* residence. Sicking denied knowledge of the whisky and said he had rented the shed to two men about a week Virgil Smith and Archie Smith, who claim no relationship, were arrested on information from Sicking. Archie Smith claimed ownership of the booze and said he bought it Friday night from a negro for $250 at Eagle Creek and West Tenth street. He said Virgil Smith was with him at the time of thp-^pie

treaty engagements before the league meets again. In the contrary case, so the correspondent Is informed, Germany will not apply for membership, in order to save herself the humiliation of a “turn down.” Thus far Fiance Las made no reply. Nor has she given any sign whatever as to her views on the subject. Germany’s desire to enter the league Is based partly on commercial and partly on political reasons. She believes membership in the league will restore her business relations with the rest ot Europe, assure her representation at the meetings of the various financial organizations that are subsidiary bodies of the league, and also give her a voicefigalnst the allies in future discussions in which the league will concern Itself with the