Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 54, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 July 1921 — Page 11

29 CITIES ARE LISTED IN NEW GUARD ROSTER Adjutant General Announces i Completion of Two Regi- | rnents. A roster of the companies and officers of tile entire Indiana National Guard has been completed by Harry B. Smith, adjutant general of Indiana. The guard Joa is composed of two reglnjents. the Psist Infantry and the lSlst Field Artillery and the 113th Battalion of Engineers, the 38th Signal Corps and the 149th Motor Transport Corps. Authorization has been given Adjutant General Smith to form another regiment of infantrc which will be designated the 152d. The 151st Infantry is composed of thirteen companies, the medical detachment, headquarters, service and howitzer comThe 181st artillery is composed of six batteries, tn addition to the headquarters and supply companies and me 1ical detachment. Twenty-nine cities in Indiana are reoresented In the ;uard roster. They are Indianapolis. Ft. Wayne, Shelbyville, Ladoga, Elkhart, Frankfort, Portland, Terre Haute, Newcastle, Flora. Martinsville, Goshen. Attica, Greensburg. Columbia ITMu Kokomo. Waterloo. Evansville, El Kfod, Muncie. Angola, Bloomington, Spencer, Lafayette, Madison, Elizabethtown, Columbus, Seymour and Gary. The roster follows: 1 151ST INFANTRY. Headquarters—D Wray De Trez. colonel. Shelbyville: Robert E Tappan. lieutenant colonel, duty headquarters. Shelbyviile: Manford G. Henley, major, machine gun officer. Indianapolis: William P Weimer. captain, adjutant. Shelbyville; John Walton, first lieutenant, chaplain. Ladoga: Tlez Pettit, first lieutenant. Eupplv officer. Shelbyville: Robert R. Morrison, first lieutenant, plans and trafJic officer. Shelbyville: James V. Briggs. ’’eutenant, intelligence officer. ShelPBVll!*, „ n ljn Headquarters Company—C. David Darling, cajftain, Elkhart. . Service Company—Oakley E. Quick, captain. Frankfort: Clarence D Spencer, first lieutenant, supply, Frankfort: Keuneth Skeens, first lieutenant, transportation, Frankfort: second lieutenant, supplv.’ Frankfort. Howitzer Company—Eathan A. Fulton, captain commanding. Portland; Paul E. Eliott, first lieutenant. Portland. First Battalion. Headquarters 1 Headquarters Company, Terre Haute — Gcrhardt A. Monninger. major, Terre Haute: Herman A. Colling, first lieutenant, adjutant, Terre Haute Company A —Eugene Lathe, captain, Newcastle; Glenn C. M ilLame. first lieutenant. Newcastle; Fred Sharpe, second lieutenant. Newcastle. Companv B— William R. Yundt. captain. Flora; Robert W. Nimmlns, first lientennt. Flora : Russell L. Ledman, second lieutenant. Flora. Companv C—Ted Van Blarlcan captain. Frankfort: Horace P. Freas, first lieutenant. Frankfort: Everett R. Coin, second lieutenant. Frankfort. Companv D. Machine Gun CompanyAlbert H.' Whitcomb, captain. Indtsuapklis; Russell C. Lane, first lieutenant, Indianapolis: Edgar Allen Poe, second lieutenant, Indlanapo! s. SECOND BATTALION. Headquarters and Headquarters Company. Frankfort: Wendell B. Montgomery major. Frankfort. Company E—George C. Roi'.obrant captain Mjeloyville; George B Kimberling. firs* ieutenant. Shelbyville: Verne Keith, second lieutenant, Shelbyville. Company F-Koy Slough, captain: Martinsville; Harry Moods, first l.euUnant. Martinsville; Ernest A. Leonard. Bei >ad lieute ant Martinsville. Company G—Claude M. Proctor, captain i.odog,; Burroughs Agin, *lrst lieutenant. Ladoga : Hugh Barnes, second lieutenant. Ladoga. „ Comapnv H iMach'.n" Gun Company) William fl. Kleifgen, captain. India: apolis- Emmett S. Tolle. first lieutenant. Indianapolis; Chambers Browne, second lieutenant. Indianapolis. Third Battalion -Headquarters and Headquarter Company. Goshen—Henry W. Pease, mayor. Goshen: Howard KInebnit. first lieutenant. Companv I—James F. Rodenbeck. ' in , tain. Attica: Garland H. Stelnbaugh. first lieutenant, Attica. WlUiain H. White, second lieutenant, Attica. Company K—-Karl O. Bradley, captain. Ft Wayne: John F. Houck, first lieutenant. Ft.’ Wayne: Harry J. Swartz, second lieutenant. Ft. Wayne. Company L -Philip B Stnpp. captain. Greensburg: Sanford L. Starks, first lieutenant, Greensburg: Kenneth L. Hodges, second lieutenant, Greensburg. Company M (Machine Gun Company)— Edwin C. Ball, captain. Indianapolis: Chria F. Kirklioff. first lieutenant. Indianapolis: John M. Kelly, second lieutenant, Indians;, tis. I Medical Detachment —David S. Llnkille, major, Columbia city; Err.-st V. Bolt, captain M. C., Columbia City ; Oreille I City: Charles J. Flavin, captain D. C., felkfcart. |INE HUNDRED AND F.K.HTY-FIRST m FIELD ARTILLERY. Headquarters- Waiter H. I'nversaw, colonel commanding, Kokomo; Alfred L. Xotidy, lieutenant colonel, executive, Waterloo: James C. Patten, captain, adjutant. Kokomo; Glen R. Hlllis. captain, plans and transportation, Kokomo: Owen H Jean, first lieutenant, laisaon, Evansrllie; Phiueas E. Greenwalt first lieutenant, chaplain. Elwood. Headquarters Battery—Percy P. Brush, captain, Muncie: Albert V. Gough, first lieutenant, Muncie. Service Battery—Lionel L. Harmtson, first lieutenant. Muncie: Jesse 11. Town•end, second lieutenant, Monde: Orell M. Thompson, second lieutenant. Miancie. First Battalion Headquarters. Angola— Guy J. Sbaugbniss, niajor commanding. Angola: Samuel A. Pence, captain, adjutant. Vngola: George W. Holmes, first lieutenant, plans and transportation. Angola ; Harry D. Wolfe, first lieutenant, laisson. Angola. First Battalion Headquarters Detachment ar.d Combat Train —Paul C. Coy. captain commanding. Angola; Conway E. Yookev, second lieutenant. Angola. Batterv A—Fred C. Goyer, captain, Kokomo: Edwin C. Knenper, first lieutenant, Kokomo; Donald F. Hll. first lieutenant, Kokomo; Oren K. Marquis second lieutenant. Kokomo. Battery B—Eric C. Cox, captain, Elwood : Joseph A. Bruce, first lieutenant. Elwood. Second Battalion Headquarters—Kenneth P. Williams, major commanding, Bloomington : David A. Wylie, first lieutenant, acting adjutant, Bloomington; Trevor R Gaddis, second lieutenant, laisson, Bloomington. Second Battalion Hendonarters Detnch- - and Com' at Train Bloomington ■nd Spencer—William R. Trent, captain, commanding, Spencer: Paul R. Wark, first lieutenant. Spencer; Paul L. Feltus, sec.nd lieutenant. Bloomington. Battery C—Verne IV. Schuessler. captain Lafayette: Wilbur H Young, first lieutenant. Lafayette: Emmitt L Penrod, first lieutenant. I.afayete: Harold H Keller. second lieutenant, Lafayette. Battery D— George Reed, captain. Bloomington: Ray Borland, first lieutenant. Bloom'ngton: Henry Springer, first lieutenant. Bloomington; Rov D. Beard, second lieutenant, Bloomington. Third Battalian Headquarters. Madison —Horace O. Woolford. major, commanding. Madison: Don C. Essex, captain, adjutant, Columbus: Morris L. Mendenhall, first lieutenant, plans and transportation, Indianapolis: Hayden H. Bear, first lieutenant. laisson. Madison. Third Battalion Headquarters Detachment and Combat Train, Columbus — Floyd Anderson, captain, commanding. Elizabethtown: Harry R. Lister, first lieutenant. Colurahus: Charles E Summers. second lieutenant. Columbus Battery E Harry E Wells, captain, Madison : Howard N Demaree. first lieutenant, Madison: Charles R. Klein, first lieutenant. Madison: George L. Clendenlng. second lieutenant, Madison. Battery F—Louia L. Roberts, captain, Evansville: Noel C Ruddell. first lieutenant. Evansville; Roy K Chapman, first lieutenant. Evansville; William G Downs, [second lieutenant. Evansville ■ Medical Detachment—Ephrlam V. Chenoweth, major, commanding. Seymour: Stephen R French, captain, dental surgeon, Evansville. 11STH ENGINEEHS. Heado-’urters—Arthur P. Melton, major commanding, Gary; Robert ,E. Richardtoi ti-'f lieutenant adjutant. Gary. Company A—Jacob T. Schlesa. captain, Gary; Frank M Reck, first lieutenant. Gary: Merchant Montrosa, -second lieutenant, Gary. Company B—Frank L. Gray, captain.

Gary; John R. Smith, first lieutenant, Gary; Otto L. Webber, second lieutenant, Gary. Company C —Joseph V. Brennan, captain. Gary; John R. Mick, first lieutenant, Gary; Almus L. Pfleeger, second lieutenant, Gary. 38TH SIGNAL CORPS. Randolph B. Wilkinson, captain, Gary; Oscar G. Baekman, first lieutenant, Gary ; Eugene E. Lawrence, first lieutenant, Gary; Bradford Hyman, second lieutenant, Gary; Lloyd H. Wade, second lieutenant, Gary. 149T11 MOTOR TRANSPORT CORPS. Martin J. Finn, first lieutenant. Indianapolis: Robert 12. Bragg, second lieutenant, Indianapolis. STATE STAFF CORPS. Quartermaster Department—Will O. Jericho, major, U. S. P. and D officer, Indianapolis; Robert J. Axtell, captain, commanding staff corps, Indianapolis. WORK ON SEWER PLANTHELD UP Commissioners Refer to Law When Lowest Bidder Fails to Send Check. The board of sanitary commissioners was brought to an abrupt halt in a move to accept bids for the construction of the second unit of the city sewage disposal plant when a representative of the J. W. A W. C. Martin Company, one of the bidders, contended that the law requiring the filing of a certified check for 2j£ pur cent of the total bid amount with the proposal, had not been followed by one of the companies whose offer the board announced it was accepting. Lu r ?us B. Swift, president of the board, had just announced that the bid of Fruin & Colnon, St. Louis contractors, for the construction of the pump and clarifying house section of the second unit and the bid of Ceorge W. Bunning of Indianapolis on the concrete conduits section would be accepted when the representatives of the Martin Company pointed out that the Fruin & Colnon bid was accompanied by a bond instead of a certified check for the required amount. He cited the law which he said specifically states the amount shall be covered by a certified check. The board then recalled Its announcement of acceptance of bias and postponed action until Friday or Saturday when a special meeting will be held. Frank C. Lingenfelter. city civil engineer and a member of the board, stated that later Fruin & Colnon filed a certified check in place of the bond and the matter has been referred to the city legal department for a ruling. He said the St. Louis firm was advised by C. H. Hurd, the board's engineer, that a bond would be acceptable. The Fruin 4: Colnon bid on the building was $131,000. The Martin Company was next lowest with a proposal of $132,886. George W. Bunning was 'ow bidder on the conduits with a price cf $62,500.

ELEVATORS IN TWO TOWNS ON FIRE SAME TIME Franklin Fire Department, Starting to Aid Edinburg, Recalled; Loss $70,000. Special to The Times. FRANKLIN, Ind., July 14.—Citizens of Franklin and Edinburg, eten miles south of here and rural residents living between the two cities were in an excited state of mind today over the fact that the elevators in each of the two towns were on fire at the same time, with the result that both were destroyed, with a loss of $70,000. When the Webb elevator at Edinburg took fire, a ea'.l came to Frnnkilu for asistauce and when the fire department was ready to leave for that town, the alarm was given that the Franklin vator was also on fire. Excited people in automobiles who had started for the Edinburg fire turned their machines toward Franklin to render what assistance they might to their borne town. Traffic along the Pennsylvania railroad at both towns was blocked during the fires as the elevators are near the tracks and firemen had stretched hose across the right away. The loss of the Farmers' Elevator Company here is estimated at $20,000, half of the value being represented by the plant and the remainder covered stored grain. The company Is said to have carried only $3,500 Insurance. The Webb elevator at Edinburg was owned by Percy Brodbeok of that city and the fire loss In said to be mostly covered by insurance. The loss Is $50,000. Spontaneous combustion Is given as the cause of each fire as no other reason can be evolved. There is no suspicion of incendiarism.

APPROACHES TO BRIDGE PLANNED Shriver Avenue Structure May Be Brought Into Use. Although the county engineer and the Marion County hoard of commissioners have failed to visibly take any action In grading the approaches to the Shriver avenue bridge, which has been rendered useless because the approaches have not been made passible, the commissioners announced today that plans are under way for graveling and grading the ap- > proaches. j County Engineer John J. Griffith predicted that the bridge would be open to the public within the next three weeks "We must also advertise for the bulld- ; ing of concrete walks over the bridge,” ; President Carlin Shank of the coramlsi sioners stated. NAVY TO VIE WITH ARMY IN SINKINGS Out to Show Surface Fire More Expedient. ON BOARD U. S. S. HENDERSON, OFF THE VIRGINIA CAPES. July 14 The Navy is on a keen edge today. Guns : are being carefully hostlered and there Is much practice sighting in progress, as preparation are being made for an ati tack by vessels of the Atlanta fleet on two ex-German destroyers tomorrow. Target practice In the Navy Is no excuse for excitement, but the target practice offers the Navy an opportunity to vie with the Army. j Amy fliers sunk the ex-German destroyer G-102 but it took more than eighty bombs and more thnn an hour of firing to turn the trick. The Navy gunners are out to show that gunfire from surface craft can sink similar craft in far less time ar.d with fewer shots. Destroyer Division 36 of the Atlantic '■ fleet has been selected to carry out the honors of the Navy. State Officials Get Plan From Ohio State Senator Estes Duncan. Cloverdale; Edward B. Farmer, State budget clerk, and Fred R Robinson. State purchasing agent, left today for Colurahus, Ohio, where they will remain a few dnys on State business. Senator Duncan will investigate matters pertaining to teacher'a pension funds; Mr. Robinson will study matters regarding State purchasing contracts, and Mr. Farmer will confer with Ohio officials regarding the State budget system. V

LAWYERS HEAR ARGUMENTS ON TAXING POWER State Bar Members Discuss Proposed Amendment to Constitution. Indiana lawyers today heard extensive arguments for ana against the adoption of a proposed amendment to the State Constitution giving the General Assembly unrestricted powers over taxation, during the final sessions of a two-day meeting of the Indiana State Bar Association at the Country Club. Cassius C. Shirley of Kokomo, discussed the problem at length during an address on "Sortie Phases of Our State Constitution." Following the address of Mr. Shirley, James W. Noel of Indianapolis defended the proposed tax amendment. Henry M. Dowling of Indianapolis spoke against the change. OPENS WAY TO CLASS LEGISLATION. Mr. Shirley declared that "class rivalry, class politics and class legislation.” would result from the adoption of the proposed tax amendment to the State constitution. ‘‘The real danger," he continued, “lies not so much in permanent discrimination in favor of one or more classes of property. as in opening the way for class legislation in Its most odious form, favoring whichever class happened at the moment to show the most formidable numbers or the most skillful lobby.’’ He declared that reasonable classification already was permissible under the State constitution and that the Supreme Court has so held. He contended that the State Legislature already had the power to pass an Income tax law-. Continuing Mr. Shirley said: “To untie the hands of the Legislature entirely Is to make It a parliamentary government, and if this amendment passes, the State in matters of taxation becomes a parliamentary government. If a parliamentary government is preferable In the realm of taxation, w-hy Is It not preferable in all matters? It Is because of this reservation of the ultimate powers, and these strictly limited delegated powers that we remain a self-govern-ing free people. ‘‘The proposed amendments. If adopted, will be both a wrong step and a long step. Its direction Is even worse than Its length. It can not of itself destroy free republican Institutions, but If logically followed by changes precisely like it In principle, the constitution eventually will be amasculated and the State wilt become a political derelict without chart or compass. and with the dead hand of reaction on the wheel." NOEL SPEAKS FOR CHANGE. Mr. Noel In making his argument in favor of the tax amendment essayed to answer the argument advanced by Mr. Shirley. "Mr. Shirley contended that property rights of citizens should not be abridged," said Mr. Noel. “Tax limitation Is not a fundamental right and Is not a part (f the bill of right The present constitution concerning taxation Is a dead letter. There is now no uniform assessment. This State is rapidly approaching a single tax. Tangible property Is paying 86 per cent of the taxes. “There should be no hesitancy In removing dead provisions of the State constitution.” In attacking the proposed tax amendment, Mr Dowling said: “It seeks to remove a sovereign power of the people and places It In the hands of the Legislature. The Legislature cannot be trusted in matters of this kind.” A resolution was adopted which calls for the appointment of a committee of five to revise the insurance laws of the State and to present the plan to the association at the next meeting The program this afternoon included a talk by F. Dumont Smith of Hutchinson, Kan , and the election of officers. The annual banquet of the association was given last night.

MAN WHO KNOWS MOST, ON STAND Assistant Treasurer of Illinois Called in Quiz. SPRINGFIELD, 111., July 14 —Harry Leuhrs, assistant State treasurer, and the man who protably knows more about the administration of the State treas ury than any person In the State of Illinois, was the chief witness today be fore the grand Jury probing the charges that Governor Een Small and Lieutenant Governor Fred Sterling misused State funds during their terms as State treasurer. Leuhrs was expected to tell the grand jury xvhat he knows about the $10,000,000 loan to the Grant Park Bank and of other loans made by the State treasurers. George Bennct of Grand Tark, said to be a partner of Alonzo Curtis during the time the latter operated the Grant Park Bank, also was a witness. Bennet was expected to tell the grand Jury when the Grant Park Bank ceased to function as a bonaflde banking Institution. GREEKS NOT UP TO MAIN LINE Chief Defensive Positions of Turks Not Yet Reached. CONSTANTINOPLE, July 14—While the Greek advance has been general all along the Anatolian battle front, the Greek forces are not yet In contact with the principal Turkish defensive positions. The following communique, Issued by the Turk.sh Nationalist government at Angora, was receive here: "We have withdrawn our ontlyinf forces to the main lines of defense. Fighting has not yet started in the main defensive positions.” ATI’ENS, July 14.—The Greeks have enrrieu out another advance In the Broussau sector, said a communique Issued by the general staff today. Small Turkish detachments have been driven back. The Greeks hare advanced ns far as the egress to the mountain passes In the Han district.

Decrease in Freight Rates on Live Stock WASHINGTON, July 14 —A substantial decrestsc in freight rates on live stock in approximately two-thirds of the United States from the Pacific coast to the Mississippi and Chicago and from the Gulf to Canada was recommended today to the Interstate commerce commission by Examiner Disque, of the commission. The oral arguments will be held tomorrow. An application for an order reducing livestock rates was requested of the interstate commerce commission by the National Live Stock Shippers League on the ground that the rates were prohibitive and menaced the live stock Industry. The exsminer stated that while rates are not excessive when Judged from a strictly transportation standpoint they should nevertheless be substantially reduced to assist in tiding the livestock industry over Its present period of adversity ani® to hasten a return of normalcy conßtions and business prosperity. ' *

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Dedicate New Courthouse

SPENCER COUNTY COURTHOUSE.

Special to The Times. IiOCKPORT, Ind., July 14.—Today is to mark an epoch in the history of Spencer County, when the new- county courthouse, Just completed, and in which every citizen of Spencer County is interested. will be dedicated. The structure is built of tile very best of material, by the best of workmanship competently supervised. The building of the structure was started by the county commissioners in 1915, but the breaking out of the World War caused a long delay and nothing further was done until 1917, when the work was begun anew

JAPAN TO TALK DISARMAMENT; NOT FAR EAST (Continued From luxe One.) first of these must be the immigration problem." EUROPE SEETHES OVER CONFERENCE LONDON. July 14.—Europe today seethed with Interest In President Harding’s disarmament conference. The situation In the principal countries was: Great Britain—A bitter political fight over whether Premier Lloyd George shall head the delegation to Washington. France—The press Is filled with cynical comment on the proposed conference doubting whether France will derive any benefit from It. Italy —The people are eager for disarmament. hoping It will redlire tax burdens. The Pope Is enthusiastically supporting Harding's proposal. In Great Britain the great top e is whether Lloyd George would heart the British delegation to Washington Newspapers were full of comment on Lord Northcliffe's bitter attack on the prime minister. The Daily News said the foreign office and the premier s secretariat were refusing to give any information whatever to the Nortbcllffe press because of its denunciation of Lord Curzon, the foreign secretary, who has been put forward os a member of the British delegation. Italy Is eagerly discussing the conference and it is reported in Rome that the Vatican will give Harding's proposal Its most enthusiast')- suppoVt. The I’ope probably shortly will issue an encyclical letter on the sulject. The French attitude, as reflected In the Baris newspapers, is rather cynical. The closer the Baris editors examine the conference scheme, the loss they like it. BELIEVE JAPAN WILL ACCEPT WASHINGTON. July 14 -The formal call for a disarmament conference In Washington awaited on Japan Washington officials reiterated their confidence that Japan would follow the exnmple of other nations and give a favorable reply to President Harding’s Invitation to discuss Far Eastern prof, lems and disarmament. No formal advices of Japan's attitude have reached here, but it Is understood that Great Britain, her most powerful ally. Is urging a favorable response to the American Invitation. In authoritative Japanese quarters it was explained that the Japanese government probably desires to obtain agreement of all parties before dispatching any reply. U. S. DIPLOMAT INTERVIEWS JAP TOKIO, July 12 (Delayed).—Japan Is moving slowly and with caution regarding President Harding's Invitation to an international conference for the discus aion of disarmament and Far East questions. Eward Bell. American charge d’affaires, held a conference of an heui today with Count T’chida, the Japanese foreign secretarj-, but the details of their conversation were not disclosed. The newspapers, Yomltiri and Asnhi, In commenting upon President Harding’s formal offer to Japan, said that officials would tnke their time in discussing It before making formal reply. "Japan Is going slowly,” said the Yomlurl. "She wishes to know the scope of the conference and also the*guarantees that would be expected.” The Asahi quoted an unnamed naval officer as saying: “Japan doubtlessly Is ready to Join such a group of powers, but not until there has been preliminary discussion.” The Yomiuri takes the attitude that China will be an important factor and declares the government should understand China’s part before she returns an answer to the invitation. Leaders of the Set Yukai, the dominant political party in Japan, warn the peo-

GARBAGE NOTICE Garbage goes into a container by itself and the regular garbage can is the best. It must be fly-tight. Husks tad cobs go with ashes; a city ordinance requires their separation from garbage. All other vegetable and an'mal matter, including melon rinds, goes with the garbage. Garbage goes in one container and everything else we collect, such as ashes, husks, cobs, cans, glass, lawn cuttings and trash generally, may be put into another and will be taken by the ash collection department. Cobs must not be reached by flies. Husks and cobs can not be taken with garbage because it costs over $4,000.00 a year to put them through the garbage plant, without a cent's worth of by-product. This board hopes for the cooperation of all householders. BOARD OF SANITARY COMMISSIONERS

July 18, 1919, the corner atone was laid by the Masonic fraternity. Grand Master Charles J. Orbison of Indianapolis officiating. During the work <of construction three public-spirited citizens, Charles Lleb, y. C. Basye and E. L. Boyd, served as local supervisors in behalf of the county, without pay, seeing that the work was done according to specifications The total cost of the courthouse, including furnishings and everything complete, is $275,920.23. Dedication day is a gala day for all of Spencer County. Beginning at 10 o’clock exercises have LeAn provided for the entire day and evening.

pi< against "madly praising the American President without first learning what his intentions really are." Political leaders supporting the nara administration declare that Japan must first find out whnt benefits she would secure from the conference before she enters It. Two American military and commercial agents who have been Investigating conditions In the Far East republic (Siberia) arrived he • today and reported to the Americana embassy The newspaper Tiehiniebi today stated the Japanese na\ •• department will insist on completing its present building program. There is a general feeling here among public officials for accepting disarmament in principle, but adding many reservations as far as the present situation goes. The general trend of opinion Is that President Harding's proposal came sooner than expected and that the time Is not ripe for such a piove. The fact that the foregoing cablegram required more than forty-eight hours in transmission and that it was badly garbled indicated that Japan Is exercising some degree of censorship upon dispatches referring to the proposed disar mament conference. FRANCE FEARS GERMAN REVENGE PARIS. July 14 —Premier Brland being a pacifist, favors any effort to prevent wars, but disarmament must be considered by France in connection with the ever present threat of Germany. This was the authoritative presentation of the Premier's views regarding the Washington disarmament conference as given to the United Press today by a close friend of Brisnd. "M Briand himself Is sincere pacifist ami leplores wars," he said. “All enterprises aiming at prevention of war are assured In advance of his sincere support However, when It Is a question of Germany, It Is necessary to take all precautions. "Any disarmament which would reduce France's military force to the level of Germany's would permit Germany to attempt, with chances of success, the new aggression which sho already calls ‘the revenge.’ ” DENIES SECOND CONFERENCE LONDON, July 14—The foreign office denied today (hat Great Britain is seeking to bring about two International conferences on the lines proposed by President Harding, one dealing with the Far East, the other with disarmament. It had been persistently reported that Great Britain had made formal representations upon the subject, suggesting that the preliminary conference be held In London and that it deal only with Pacific problems. Foreign office officials said that Great Britain was willing to treat upon all matters at a single conference In Washington and that Marquis Curzon, foreign secretary, Is already discussing proceedure with George Harvey, American ambassador.

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PARENTAGE OF GUY NOW ISSUE Mrs. Stillman’s Lawyers Plan Telling Shot —Yacht Revels May Bob Up. POUGHKEEPSIE. N. Y„ July 14. Counsel for Mrs. Anne Urquhardt Stillman today will fire what they consider their most telling shot of the divorce suit brought by James A. Stillman against his wife. Tstlmony to show that during January, 1918, Stillman was with Mrs. Stillman at Pleantville, N. Y„ and to all appearances “an affectionate husband,” will be given by H. Phelps Clawson, Buffalo society man and amateur poet, a friend of both the Stillmans. Baby Guy, whose paternity remains the only live issue In the case, was born In Nevember, 1918. Clawson will testify that he was a guest at “Mondanne,” the Stillmans' Pleasantvllle home, Jan. 1, 6 and 27, 1918. On two of these dates, he says, the banker remained over night with his wife. A letter written to his mother Jan. 27, 1918, giving gossip of "Mondanne’ and the Stillmans will substantiate his statements, Mrs. Stillman’s counsel declares. Mrs. Stillman's attorneys are inclined to stress the significance of these dates. Now that Stillman Is not to deny his wife's accusations of infidelity on his part, hlB counsel Is expected to make the paternity of Baby Guy the real issue of the remainder of the trial and the banker's lawyers are expected to contend that he had no Telations with his wife during the year before Guy was born. Revels In high society on James A. Stillman's yacht Modesty, which belied the craft's name, were to be described In detail at the resumption of the hearing. Despite the announcement of Stillman’s counsel that no defense would be made against evidence Introduced to show (heir client's connection with Mrs Florence lawlor Leeds, of whose 3-year-old son Jay he is alleged to be the father, Mrs. Stillman's attorneys prepared to go ahead with their carefully-prepared plans to reveal many “interesting incidents” in his life. Frank Murphy, former steward on the Modesty, was scheduled to be a witness for Mrs. Stillman. Among the things which may be made public are drinking bouts featured by go’)! cocktail shakers and crystal glasses: ‘‘domestic” quarrels on the Modesty be-

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I tween Mrs. Leeds and other women alleged to have been friendly with Stillman; “reading circles” in which lasci- ' vious books were read aloud in mixed company, and parties in which the guests’ attire was anything but Eskimo in its character. nearracerTot ENDS IN ARREST Negro Pursued After Assaulting Man in Street. i I A near race riot was broken up by the. i police in the downtown section of the city at 11 o’clock last night. J. P. Mc- , Gravel, 602 Fletcher avenue, purchased a newspaper at Ohio and Pennsylvania streets and started to walk away when two negroes bumped into him. One pushed McGrayel and cursed him. The negroes then started to walk away when one of them turned and walked back to where McGrayel stood and struck him, knocking his glasses from his face. I A number of white men, seeing the attack, started to McGrayel's assistance. The negro ran south to Wabash street and turned east, pursued by several men. Some person sent in a riot call to police headquarters and Sergeant Johnson and a squad of police were rushed to the scene. The police found a negro, who gave his name as Walter Grlffen, 40. 2353 Sheldon street, at the entrance of Tomlinson hall. McGrayel Identified Grlffen as the negro who struck him. Griffen was arrested on charges of asault and battery. Effort Made to Save Wayne town Bridge Efforts are being made by the State highway commission to save a large portion of a big concrete bridge that spans the east fork of Coal Creek, a mile and one-half from Waynetown. One of the piers is settling and William J. Titus, chief bridge engineer, has gone to take charge of the work of making temporary repairs. The bridge Is on State road 33, between Crawfordsvllle and Veedersburg, an important highway connecting at Lebanon i with a road lending to Indianapolis. A I contract has been let to repair this bridge. VETO POWER TO STOP SPENDING. MADISON, Wis , July 14.—The three big State bills providing for an expenditure $350,000 were vetoed today by Governor John J Blaine.

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WHITE INDIA LINEN, perfect weave and finish, nice quality for women’s and children s wear (limit 10 yards to customer), extra spe,°a 12V2C CALICO, white ground with neat figures, stripes, dots, etc., in a complete color assortment, desirable for summer aprons, house dresses, etc. (none sold to dealers) extra o special yard OC NURSE STRIPE GINGHAM, 27 Inches wide; excellent for women's and children’s wear; launders perfectly; regular 29c qual- -i r ity, yard IDC PAJAMA CHECKS, yard wide; perfect bleach, extra special, 1 yard I I C

LIGHTING RATE TO BE REDUCED New Schedules by Two Companies Will Be Filed With Public Service Commission. New schedules of light and power rates for Indianapolis were expected to be filed with the public service commission by the Merchants Heat & Light Company today and by the Indianapolis Light A Heat Company on Friday. The new schedules will be filed as a result of an order of the commission which gives the companies until July 15 to submit rates for approval. According to Charles O'Brien Murphy, vice president of the Merchants company, his company will file a schedule of fout rates. Originally the two companies were expected to file the same schedule but it is expected they will vary to some extent. Because of a change 1l the system of rates. It Is impossible to make a direct comparison between the Dew rate proposed by the Merchants Company and the old rates, but Mr. Murphy says they will mean a reduction to consumers. The four rates to be filed by the Merchants Company will be residence, commercial light and power, optional light and power, and primary power. The residence rate will be 7V4 cents per kilowatt hour for the first five hours used and 7 cents for the remainder. The commercial light aDd power rate will bo about what Is now known as the "B” rate, ranging from 4 cents to 2 cents. The optional rate would give the consumer an option In choosing either an ali-power or an all-light rate. The primary power rate corresponds to the present "F” schedule and for some kinds of business runs as low as 1.5 cents pet kilowatt hour. South Bend Plans Ku Klux Klan Order Special to The Times. SOUTH BEND, Ind., July 14.—Th* Modern Knights of the Ku Klux Klan are endeavoring to organize a branch In South Bend. An organizer was recently in the city answering a request from some local citizens that a branch be started here. Citizens who are “100 pet , cent American.” native-born whites, are | luvited to apply for membership.

FIGURED LAWN, 26 inches wide, for women’s and children’s Summer dresses; useful lengths; extra special, Q _ yard OC PLAIN COLOR CHAMBRAY, 27 inches wide; in all the wanted shades; launders nicely; extra special, 1 1 yard 11C (1,600 yards) CRETONNE, yard wide; new choice figures and colors for furniture slips, draperies, etc. (limit 10 yards to customer), extra 1 C _ special, yard JLJU REMNANTS CURTAIN MATERIAL, scrim, marquisette, etc.; up to 35c quality (while ;s. 1 “ t) : 10c FEATHERPROOF TICK* ING. 32 inches wide; indigo blue stripes; extra special, yard buC

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