Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 30, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 June 1921 — Page 4

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PERSONNEL OF PUBLIC SERVICE BODY SCORED

Housewives* League Speaker Points to Lack of Technical Knowledge. Members of the Housewives’ League of Indianapolis rapped the public service commission sharply yesterday afternoon at the called meeting of the organisation held In the parlors of the Fletcher American Bank. “There is not a technical man on the public service commission,” said Mrs. Thomas Gardner. “It seems to me that it is as absurd for a board on public utilities to be made up of non-technical men, the majority being lawyers at present. as it would be for the State to hire engineers as legal advisers. “What do lawyers know about engineering? How can a man without a working knowledge of engineering pass on that line of work properly?” EXCITED DIBCTSSION FOLLOWS ATTACK. An excited discussion as to the character and working methods of the commission followed Mrs. Gardner's remarks. Mrs. W. H. Hart, chairman said that she would appoint a committee to call on the Governor and protest against further appointments to the board of men without technical training. Mrs. Hart brought up the ice question, which had anything but a cooling effect upon the body of women. She gave the report of her investigation as to the extreme high price of ice, in which she stated that with coal 50 per cent cheaper than in 1920. costing only $1 25 a ton for the kind being used for the manufacturing of ice, and the drop in labor, the Ice company bad raised the price of Ice more than 50 per cent. In 1919. with cost of labor and coal sky high, one of the ten big ice manufactur ing plants sold ice at 35c a hundred and. cleared $66,000. and the Investment in all the Ice plants of the city is but $1,500,000. she declared. Her report, she stated, was based on statements made to her by a former head of one of the big ice manufactures of the city. However. Stanley WycofT, executive secretary of the Indiana Ice Dealers Association declared ice fold for 45 cents at that time and that the cost of manufacture was far higher now than at that time. DEMAND GREATER THAN' SUPPLY. “Indianapolis does not produce enougu Ice during the summer to take care of the demand" he said, “Enough ice has to be laid awav during the winter and spring to satls*y the hot weather needs. It would be Impossible to sell Ice at 35 cents a hundred when it costs from 20 cents to 30 cents to deliver from the platform to the house and the Increase in producing and hauling coal has increased 50 cents on the ton since last season. The wholesale cost of distribution is 15 cents and cost of manufacture is about $3 a ton.” Members of the lehgue suggested that the lack of sufficient supply was another method to keep the price up. Mrs. Hart named a committee headed by Mrs. fl\ M. Gardner, to investigate carefully the conditions. Mrs. Emma Fesler and Mis. Elizabeth Kuhns will serve with Mn. Gardner.

MAN WHO'FILED CHARGE ABSENT Anna Roach Free of Blind Tiger Complaint. The failure of Joe Leppert. Danville, 111., to appear in city court _jsterday as a State witness in a blind tiger fcase. resulted in Edward W. Little, judge pro tern., dismissing the blind tiger charge against Anna Roach, 182 Bright street. The Roach woman was arrested May 29 by Patrolman Hoclago on a warrant sworn to by I.eppert. who charged that the Roach woman sold him liquor in her home. The arrest was the result of reputed theft of S9O from Leppert while he, 'Willie Carey, well-known west side police character; Mary Carey. Willie's wife; Fred Orme and Joe (Dummy) Ford were engaged In a quiet little craps game and party In the Roach home on Bright street May 27. Willie Carey was arrested and was charged with grand larceny, operating a blind tiger and vagrancy. His wife was charged with grand larceny and vagrancy. Orme and Ford were charged each with grand larceny and vagrancy. May 28. the day after the arrests were made. Orme and Ford were bound over to the grand Jury and the Carey cases were continued until yesterday afternoon. In the evidence heard May 28 leppert said he bought twenty drinks of whisky at 40 cents a drink from the Roach woman. When the Carey cases were called yesterday another continuance was asked. It was granted and the next date for hearing was set for the afternoon of Jane 2L

Addresses Realtors on Tax Exemptions

Tax exemptions of securities and several resulting economic effects 'were given in a speech made by Gavin L. Payne at the weekly luncheon of the Indianapolis real estate board at the Chamber of Commerce yesterday. The date of a picnic planned by the realtors for YVednesday, June 29. was changed to Saturday, June 25. The members of the association with their families will be guests at the outing, which will be held at River Park.

Government to End ' Her Marine Strike

WASHINGTON, June 16.—The United Btates shipping board will sign an agreement formally ending the marine strike tonight, so far as Government ships are concerned, according to a statement made today by Secretary of Labor Davis. The shipping board tonight will issue an order putting Into effect the termn of the agreement reached with the marine engineers which calls for a wage reduction of 15 per cent over the wages of last year. The independent ship owners will nol be a party to the agreemenf. Negotiations will he undertaken to secure the consent of the seamen and other marine workers to the agreement;

Local Man in Auto Smash-up at Azalia Special to The Tlmea. COLUMBUS, Ind., June 16.—An automobile driven by a man who gave bis name as Vogel, a contractor of Indianapolis. struck a tonring car driven by Otto Hall, a farmer living near Azalia, Wednesday and totally wrecked the car. Hall escaped with slight cuts and bruises. The machines crashed at a turn in the road and while the Vogel machine was being driven at a speed of fifty miles an hour, according to witnesses. FARMERS HOLD SONG FEST. HARTFORD CITT, Ind., Jun 16.—The farmers of Washington Township, Wednesday evening, held an old fashioned "community sing." attended by more than 200 persona, at Roll, six nlles north of here. An excellent program vras given by the farmers and their famillML

Free Outing for a Month, July 21-August 20 the Date

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO CITIZENS’ MILITARY TRAINING CAMP. Fill out and mall this to Military Training Camp Association, Chamber of Commerce Building, Indianapolis, Ind. NAME (Print your name on above line.) ADDRESS AGE . RACE PREVIOUS MILITARY SERVICE CITIZEN OF UNITED STATES (Yes or No) OCCUPATION DATE e • (Signature.)

A pleasant month's vacation, with all expenses paid by the United States Government, excellent food and living conditions, free medical and dental attention, free moving picture shows each evening, baseball games and other athletic contests, week-end trips to Mammoth cave and steamboat excursions on the Ohio river at reduced rates are some of the inducements in connection with the citizens’ military training camp for the sth Army Corps area, at Camp Knox, Ky., July 21 to Aug 20, one of the twelve camps to be operated by the government as a part of a system of training for national defense. The sth Army Corps area includes Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia. Indiana has a generous quota and all applicants from Indiana will be selected on the basis of this quota. Only physically fit men between ♦.he ages of 16 and 35 years will be

AVIATOR’S BODY ARRIVES HOME Lieut. Stephenson to Be Buried Saturday. Funeral services for Lieut. MacCrea Stephenson, Indianapolis aviator, who was killed in action during an aerial battle Sept, 18. 1918, near Conflans. France, about twenty miles behind the German lines, will be held from the residence of his father, John E. Stephenson. 4326 Washington boulevard, Saturday,, afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. The funeral will be In charge of the Perry-Stephenson Post. American Legion, which was named for Lieutenant Stephenson. The body arrived last night In Indianapolis. Mr. Stephenson accompanied the body home. The funeral sermon will be preached by the Rev. T. R. White, pastor of the Meridian Heights Presbyterian Church. The legion post will provide a bring sqnad and color guard. Interment will take place hi Crown Hill cemetery, beside the grave of Mrs. Stephenson, who died as the result of shock at news of hes son’s death. Surviving are the father and two brothers, Robert H. and Edward E. Stephenson. Lieutenant Stephenson was born in Wabash and attended school in Indianapolis. being a graduate of Emmerich Manual Training High School and was formerly a student at Butler and Wabash Colleges.

Former Indiana Man Dies in South Dakota John W. Stuart, 73. formerly a resident of Indianapolis, died yhsterday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles Hendrickson, in Murdo. S. D., according to word received by John L. Stuart, 1124 Broadway, a son. Mr. Stuart was born near Bloomington and for a number of years served as custodian of buildings at Indiana University. Mr. Stuart suffered an apoplectic stroke about "ten years ago and later fractured his hip in a fall, which injury left him incapacitated. He ha.l made his home with his daughter for the last eighteen months. In addition to the son in Indianapolis and the daughter at whose home he died, another son. James A. Stuart, Denver, Colo, newspaper man, survives. Funeral services probably will be held In Bloomington. • f

Mt. Vernon Grocer Killed by Train Special to The Times. EVANSVILLE, Ind., June 16—George Culley, 54, proprietor of a grocery at Mt. Vernon, was killed YY'ednesday, when a freight train backed on him while he was walking along the track. He was said to have suffered from a long Illness and it is not known whether his death was accidental, or whether he purposely stood on the track. He is survived by his widow.

Comes to Thank U. S

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Gabriel Noradounghlan, vice president of the Armenian mission to the peace conference, who recently arrived in New York from Europe. He is here to thank the American people, through President Harding, for the aid given to bis stricken country. \

admitted to the camp and each applicant will be subjected to a physical examination by an army surgeon or civilian physician. All candidates who have not been successfully vaccinated or have not received antityphoid prophylaxis will receive these at the camp. Three courses of-training are offered, the red course for beginners, the white course for men qualified for training for noncommissioned officers and the blue course for training reserve officers. Although the camp is almost entirely for begin, ners, a limited number of former service men will be received. Applicants are requested to fill out the coupon above and mail it to Military Training Camp Association, Cnamber cf Commerce Building, Indianapolis. After receiving the coupon the association will .nail to the applicant an official application blank, together with complete instructions.

Q. C. ANNIVERSARY TO BE OBSERVED Dinner to Encourage Closer Union in Peace Times. The celebration of the 146th anniversary of the organization of the Quarter master Corps of the fnlted States Army will be observed with a dinner at the Claypool Hotel this evening -at 7 :30 o’eloek. It Is the wish to make the dinner a step toward a closer liaison in time ol peace between the industrial resources of the country and the agency by which these resources are made available to th. country when needed In time of national emergency. Business men of the city and reserve officers of the Quartermaster Corps are to be represented at the dinnor. There will he similar diners in all parts of the world where there are United States Aitny quartermaster officers.

DePauw Sororities to Erect New Quarters Bp<tlßl to Th Times. GREENCASTLE, Ind., June 16.—Two sororities at De Pauw University expect to build new chapter houses In Greencastle soon. The De Pauw chapter of the Kappa Kappa sorority lias announced the purchase of the old Hawkins homestead on South Locust street In this city. ..The present brick dwelling on the lot will be dismantled and one of the finest sorority homes in the State built on the site. They expect to have their new home well under way by commencement time in 1022. The De Pauw chapter of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority has taken an option on the lot adjoining the one purchased by the Kappas and expects to build anew home soon. Richmond Kiddies Enjoy Day at Park Special to The Times. RICHMOND. Ind., June 16.—Thousands of Richmond school children enjoyed an all day outing at Glen Miller Park here YVednesday. The children staged a parade as they proceeded to the park. Stunts, races, games and all sorts of amusements were enjoyed by the youngsters during the day. Picnic luncheon wag served at noon. AU automobiles were barred from the park and the kiddles occupied the center of the stage. Older girls acted as cheperones for the happy tots.

Vagrant Draws Fifty and Costs in Court Roy Foley, 1217 Cornell avenue, arrested Tuesday night b.v Sergeant Hud-son,-.on charges of petit larceny and vagrancy, was fined SSO and costs on the vagrancy charge by Edvard YV. Little, judge pro tern., in city court yesterday afternoon. Judge Little suspended the judgment against Foley pending good behavior. Vagrancy charges against Emmet Boyer. 147V4 South Senate avenue, arrested with Foley, were dismissed.

Frankfort Business Man Pies Suddenly Special to The Times. FRANKFORT, Ind., .Tune 16.—While chatting with some friends in the mayor’s office here last night, Cornelius -Kelleher, SS, retired business man and well known politician, dropped dead of heart disease. He had just called his wife by phone saying he would soon be homo. The widow, two daughters and one son survive. Antitoxin Caused Death, Is Belief Special to The Times. HARTFORD CITY, Ind., June 16. Antitoxin administered during a severe illness of diphtheria is believed responsible for the death of Vesta Grimes, 11, daughter of Mark j orlmes, here Wednesday. Kidney tt juble followed the diphtheria illness. FINED $25 FOR GUN TOTIN’. Ed Bledsoe. 23, 1062 South East street, arrested in the Terminal Station by Detectives Houlihan and Brickly on charges of vagrancy and carrying concealed weapons, was fined $25 and costs on the weapon charge by Edward W. LlttlJ, Judge pro tem., in city court late yesterday aftgrnoor.. The detectives said they found revolver in Bledsoe's possession when th,;y arrested him.

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, JUNE 16,1921.

DE PATJW GIFTS IN YEAR REACH LARGE FIGURE Twelve Scholarships Total $8 J2ss—General Board Givess2so,ooo.

Special to The Times. GREENCASTLE, Ind., .Tune 16.—De Pauw University received five gifts totaling $2(59.600 and twelve scholarships totaling $8,255 during the last year, according to the announcement ma.de by President George R. Grose at commencement exercises Wednesday. The general education board made the largest contribution, giving $250,000. Another gift of $15,000 for teachers’ salaries for 1920 and 1921 came from the same souree. The Rev. Alber-t F. Bridges. Colorado Springs, gave the university $2,300. Individual gifts were: .T. O. Powell, Pendleton, $100; Rev. Albert F. Bridges, Colorado Springs, $2 500; George W. Todd. Rochester, N. Y.. $2,000; general education board, $250,000; general education board, for teachers’ salaries, 19201921. $15,000. Scholarships given were: Miss "Eleanor Rclley. Baltimore, Md., $125; E. P. linyiess, Indianapolis, SSO; Harry C. YVinklemann, Pittsburgh, Pa., $125; A. Charles Wilson, Baltimore. Md.. $125; Thomas H. O'Connor, Baltimore. Md., $2,650; Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Md., $350: Fri.uk W. Howes, Chicago, 111.. $125; Mrs. Gertrude Gary Sutcliffe. Chicago, 111.. $125: J. B. Rupol, La Porte, $100; Edward Rector Chicago, 111., $100: war scholarships from the board of home missions and church extension of the Methodist Episcopal Church. $4,150; the Theodore Pressor music scholarship, S2OO. *

CHILDREN WILL GIVE PROGRAM Commemorate End of Winter Season.

The program for the entertainment which children of the Greer street community center are to give for their parents Friday night as the final feature of the winter season was announced today by Miss Alice Mescall, assistant city director of recreation and- Miss Clara Ledig, director of the renter. Children of the Brlghtwood center will give a similar program at the same time under the supervision of Miss Evelyn Cornell, director. The Greer street program Is ns follows : Chorus—" Good Morning Brother Sunshine." Chorus—“ Sweet Miss Mary.” Group of folk dances - (ai Carrousel. (b) Shoemaker dance. (e) Clap dance. Chorus—“ls You.’’ Group Dance--Blue Bird. Group Dance —Flower Walt*. ('boms "Three Green Bonnets." Folk dance group—(a Kicking (b) Chimes of Dunktrk. (e) Children's polka Id) Danish Dance of Greying. Solo Dance “Water N'ympfi” Thelma Richardson Trio Dance -Air-de-Ballet. Chorus- "Primrose." The chorus has been trained by Miss Freida Sfeinman, who had charge of this work at Greer street through the winter. The entire staff of playground workers will be given their assignments and finsl Instructions at a meeting In the city council chamber Saturday morning.

GERMAN PROTEST MADE TO ALLIES Inactivity of Troops in Upper Silesia Note Basis. BERLIN, June 16.—Germany sent a note to the allies today protesting against the Inactivity of the allied troop* In Upper Silesia. The German government cited the treaty of Versailles as a basis for the protest. The allied high commission In upper Silesia ordered the British advance against the Polish Insurgents baited several days ago on the ground that German volunteers should retire before the allies continued their operations. General Iloefer. commander of the Ger man volunteers, has begun to move back his troops and already has withdrawn some of the German outposts, according to Information fr m Oppeln.

Scanlon Charges Continued by Judge Chargss of Interfering with an officer, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct against Dan Scanlon, 914 South Senate avenue. arr>ted Tuesday afternoon b.v Patrolman E. Heller in a corridor outside the city courtroom, were continued Indefinitely ’by Edward YV Little, Judge pro tem., in city court, late yesterday. Scanlon was an “interested party” In the case of Joe McOleun, 818 Church street, who was tried in the city court on blind tiger charges Tuesday afternoon. As the result of the trial, McOlenn was fined $lO9 and Vosts and sentenced to ten days In Jail. Soon after the trial was over In the courtroom, a newspaper reporter asked Patrolman Heller, who assisted in the raid on Scanlon's home, for sonio particulars of the case. Scanlon overheard his questions, made some insulting remarks and started interfering ’with, the officer. The arrest of Scanlon was made after he attempted to assault the officer. In the raid on Scanlon's home the police found 506 quarts of beer, but UcGlenn claimed owenrshlp.

Auto Plunges Down Embankment; 3 Hurt * Special to The Times. COLUMBUS. Ind., June 18.—Mr. and Mrs. J. YV. Coclirnne and Mrs. Nora Blackman, all of Indianapolis, were injured Wednesday when a touring car in which they were riding plunged over an embankment near here. The party was driving from Indianapolis to Louisville when the accident occurred. The machine struck some fresh gravel on the road, skidded and went over the embankment, turning over. Mr. Cochrane was severely bruised when he was thrown against the front of the automobile. His hands were cut by glass from the windshield. Mrs. Cochrane suffered cuts about her bead and neck and Mrs. Blackman suffered injuries to one of her legs. All were brought to this city for medical attention.

Mrs. Noble Takes Ad!er-i-ka! "My wife had stomach trouble for years and nothing gave relief. After taking Adler-i ka, she Is in the best of health and eats splendidly.” (Signed) F. M. Noble. Adler-i-ka acts on BOTH upper and lower bowel, removing foul matter which poisoned stomach. Brings out all gasses, relieving pressure on heart and other organs. EXCELLENT for gas on the stomach or sour stomach. Removes surprising amount of foul, decaying matter which you never thought was in your system. Tends to CURE c mstlpatlon and prevent appeijdicitis. H. J. Huder, druggist, Washington and Pennsylvania streets.—Advertisement.

The sidecar taxicab, which appeared along the Strand a few days ago, appeals to prospective passengers because of Its compactness. Its ability to go through, around and under the elbows, so to speak, of traffic, and, finally, because its rate is only eight pence, or sixteen cents, a mile. >

HOOSIERS PAY BIG FIGURE FOR UTILITIES BODY (Contlnned From Page One.) are: engineering,* service, accounting, tariff, railroad inspection and library. The report of the commision shows the following number of employes in each department. Including "the department heads: engineering, thirteen: accounting, twelve; inspection, six; tariff, two; .ervlee, two; library, two. Besides these a total of twenty-one stenographers, reporters anil typists are listed. The report undertakes to set out the activities of each of these departments. It declares that some Idea of the great activity of the engineering department, may be gained from the fact that it ha-i placed values totalling $R1,588.339 <>n utilities during the year as compared with $146,190,758 from H. period of May 1. 1913 to Sept. 30, 1919 It does not state, however, how many of these are “tentative estimated valuations.” Concerning the organization of the service department the report says: “The service department has consisted of only one temporary employe, until the last two weeks w hen n stenographer has been added. In June three Inspectors of telephone service were employed for a few days at a total cost, inclining travelling expenses, of less than >1 a In other words, the department which Is expected to see that consumers receive the service for which they are paying is the smallest in the organization. Speed is apparently the object of the accounting department from the tone of the report. “It will be noted,” it says, “that the efficiency and sp*e.i of tills department has increased to aMilgh degree during tiie past year. During the first four years the" average speed was 2.66 audits per month, while during the past year the average has risen to 28.92 audita per month." KEEP CLOSE TAB SPEED PER MON TH. It Is significant that while the com mission has no tabulation of rate increases. it hns tabulated to the smallest fraction the speed per month at which it makes audits and goes to the trouble of giving this highly Important Information to the public. The tariff department sums up Its activities In this way: “The activities of the tariff deportment

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LONDON’S NEW TRAVEL MODE

In addition to the routine work of the office, have covered a multitude of matters connected with rates and rate adjustments of the steam and lnterurban carriers. The department had lent Its influence to the securing of equipment and the movement of cars in eases which were urgent. A great many new (mterprises have found themselves witfrout proper late adjustments or terminal service, and on application to this department many of such situations have been adjusted.” The railroad Inspection department report contains mostly a discussion of crossing accidents and the responsibility of motorists and others. DUTIES OF LIBRARIAN. * The duties of the librarian are set out In the report specifically as follows: 1. Editing orders of the commission, checking figures, writing head notes, etc. 2. Editing nil publications of the commission, such as annual and monthly reports. compilations of statutes, etc. 3. Investigating questions referred by the commission and submitting reports thereon. 4. Caring for (he commission's library and furnishing material to the commission on questions connected with regulation. 5. Service to oily attorneys, publicists, utilities and Mothers desiring information on questions connected with regulation.

PROBLEMS OF The By-Product Coking Business RECAPITULATION We have covered witli some detail the leading problems connected with the marketing of our coke—attempting particularly to answer the numerous questions on that subject which have been raised in Indianapolis. c In brief, we have shown—1. That the maintenance of a Joyv gas rate in Indianapolis requires the production of so large a Y'olume of coke as to make it necessary to market large tonnages far from home. 2. That we have found that the most efficient and economical method of reaching this xvide market was through a sales agency which has a large organization throughout the territory which we must serve and handles other products which are wanted by the sfiine trade that takes most coke. In this we have found that our policy is the same as that followed by practically all other by-product coke producers. 3. That Yve have succeeded in developing the by-product coke business of Indianapolis from nothing in 1909 to a half-million tons in 1920. 4. That it is necessary to sell our coke in highly competitive markets, hut that Yve have been able to establish the reputation of our product so that our metallurgical coke commands a substantial premium over standard brands. 5. That a certain portion of our product is best adapted for use as domestic fuel and that our market for this both here and elseYvhere has steadily broadened except for the check to our domestic business caused by Government orders and coal shortages. 6. That we have found that both our oYvn interests and those of our Indianapolis consumers are best served by marketing our local domestic coke through the local coal dealers. Not ha\ ring capital sufficient to go into the retail business ourselves, and not believing that gas consumers Yvould Yvant to carry au unprofitable coke business for us, we have maintained a price policy in accord with souyd commercial principles—that is, we have endeavored to secure remunerative prices, yet keep them as low as possible in order to promote the business. Although we have generally met with a fair measure of success in the conduct of our coke business, we have met with great difficulties in times of industrial depression. Especially at the. present time, we find our manufacturing customers unable to take their customary tonnage because they cannot sell their own products, while domestic fuel buyers are reluctant to make purchases for next winter because they recall the plentiful supplies of fuel which could be obtained last winter and hope that prices and freights will decline before next winter. Present sales at prices far below cost and large stocks which absorb working capital are the serious burdens of all byproduct coke operators at the present time. We have discussed these coke problems in great detail because of apparent public interest in them, but there are other problems of the industry of no/less vital (though for the moment less pressing) importance for the gas consumers of Indianapolis. We. invite the consideration of the publioto some of these further problems of the intricate business on which a cheap gas supply must depend. CITIZENS GAS COMPANY

both by correspondence and consultation. And yet a question as to the number and amount of rate increases made since Jan. 1, 1920, asked at the library received the reply that no one knew. (The next article will be a discussion of the relationship of the public to the public service commission.) Alleged Bigamist Is Returned to Memphis Kyle Leak of Memphis, Tenr... arrested June 9 by Detectives Stone and Everson on a charge of being a fugitive from justice, was taken to Memphis last night in the custody of Detective YV. YV.- Carter, of the Memphis police department. Leak will be charged with bigamy, when he arrives in Memphis. It is. said he has two wires, Mrs. l*earl Leak, a mother of one child in Memphis, and Mrs. Edna Leak, whom he married In Memphis and who, with Leak, was arrested here while on a honeymoon trip to Canada. LAN DON GOES TO FARM. HARTFORD CITY’, Ind., June 16. Robert Lnndon, Montpelier man, was taken to the State Penal farm Thursday by Sheriff Albert Sutton to serve a sentence of forty-five days for assault and battery upon Marshal 11. F. Dragoo of Montpelier.

SOVIET POLICY MAY KILL PLAN OF U.S. SENATOR J. I. France, Bent on Study of Russian Conditions, Beset by Difficulties.

BERLIN, June 16.—The “cold shoulder” policy which soviet Russia is adopting toward the United States may prevent United States Senator Joseph I. France of Maryland from carrying out his plan to study Russian conditions at close range. Senator France’s request for passports to go into Russia has not been definitely refused, but delay has developed and it is pointed out that the Moscow soviet has constructed a veritable Chinese wall around the country shutting It 'off completely from the rest of the world. Already passports have been refused to several other Americans, but whether an exception will be made in the case of the Senator is not yet apparent. Senator France denied a report from Riga that the soviet government had refused to'allow him to enter Russia. Senator France pointed out that he had come (o Berlin from London and had not yet been in Riga. While in London the Senator called on Leonid Krassin, head of the Russian Bolshevist trade mission and asked his assistance in getting into Russia. Later he decided to come to Berlin and endeavor to get his passport vised by the soviet envoy to Germany. During the interval of waiting, the Senator Is conferring with persons conversant with industrial conditions in Russia to get a line on the situation. Should Senator France eventually get the desired permission to enter soviet Russia he probably will hare the Germans to thank In no small measure. The Senator Is said to be keenly disappointed over the turn affairs have taken, but has not given up hope. I The Moscow government has refused to allow William H. Johnston, president of the International Machinist’s Union; Herman Bernstein and Lincoln Steffens to enter Russia. Mr. Johnston has returned to Berlin from Riga where he was officially informed of the decision of the Russian government.

Sparrow Hawk Guards Town’s Famous Maple Special to The Times. GREEXSBURG, Ind., June 16.—A sparrow hawk has taken up his abode in th etree on the court house tower to see that the sparrows do not override the famous maple and topple it to the ground. The discovery was made today by O. H. Hall, a local dentist and student of natural phenomena. From his observation he states that it is his opinion that the hawk intends making the lofty home its permanent abode.