Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 72, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 August 1921 — Page 1

THE WEATHER Generally fair, slightly warmer tonight. Friday partly cloudy; probably showers.

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SOVIET FREES PRISONERS TO GET U.ji AID? Government in State of Panic Over Extent of Famine in Russia. BROWN GOES TO MOSCOW American Director to Meet Lenin—Senator France Says Reds Not Tottering. LONDON, Aug. 4.—The soviet government at Moscow is in a state of panic over the extent of famine in Russia, the British Foreign Office was informed today. If there is sufficient time, the interallied supreme council will take up the Russian situation in Paris next week, but the official view here is that Russian relief is a situation for private action and not for governments. RELIEF NEEDED OVER BIG AREA. The area of starvation is increasing in Russia. It is now defined as stretching from Nljnl Novgorod down the entire valley of the Volga, the chief foodproducing district of Russia. Walter L. Brown, director In Europe of American relief administration, will sail for Riga on Saturday, reaching the Latvian city on Tuesday. Lenine has asked him to come to Moscow. M. Kameneff. in behalf of the soviet government, has sent the following communication to Director Brown regarding the relief measures and conditions submitted through the Russian relief committee, head by Maxim Gorky: “The Russian government has acquainted itseif with the proposals of Secretary Hoover and it fine* that the proposals are acceptable *a a basis of r**lief. including the r.'ese of American citizens. The Russian government considers it desirable to fix the precise conditions of relief as _ soon as possible so that the relief organization can quickly begin feed ing and giving medical treatment and clothing to 1,000.000 Russian children, as it has promised to do. For this purpose the soviet government considers it wise for Mr. Bn.wu to come immediately to Riga. Krval and Mnccow. The soviet government awaits a speedy reply as to the date and place of the negotiations.“ RELEASE OF C. S. PRISONERS DEMANDED. Mr. Brown sent the following reply: "The release of the Ameri an citizen* detained in Russia must be effected before there are any actual negotiations. been released. 1 shall be In Riga next Tuesday. At that time, providing the Americans have been liberated. I shall be In a position to arrange details for immediate relief measures. We have large supplies of food in the Baltic region which can be moved at once. We can arrange quick additions of foodstuffs from the Fnited States.” PRISONERS ~ARE GIVEN FREEDOM RIGA. Aug. 4.—American prisoners *n Russia already have been released from confinement, according to unofficial reports at the Bolshevist legation press bureau here, but there was no word as (Continued on Page Eleven.)

CHARGE FRAUD ON BUILDINGS Federal Government May Act Against Material Dealers in Central West. WASHINGTON, Aug. 4,—lnvestigation of building material frauds in scores of cities of the Middle yVest Justifies wholesale Indictments and civil proceedings to dissolve certain unlawful ‘'combines,” Assistant Attorney General Fowler reported to the Department of Justice today when he returned from Chicago. Fowler's re'omrj’ndationa will lead to many Federal court actions of a civil character in which the Government will seek permanently to restrain certain alleged lawless practices by groups of trade associations, officials said Fowler's inquiry covered Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri. Michigan and lowa. Klan Asks $150,000 Damages From Paper LOS ANGELES, Cal., Aug. 4 -*-Suit for $150,000 damages was on file today against the Los Angles Evening Express with the "Knights of the Ku-Klux Klam, a corporation,” appearing as plaintiff. The complaint alleged libel in charging the Kn-Klux Klan with responsibility for the outrages in raiding parties in the South. Promises to show the Klan was not responsible when the case comes to trial, were made.

Peru Woman Injured in Automobile Wreck Special to The Times. LOGANS POUT, Ind., Aug. 4.—Mrs. Jasper Wahlig of Pern was severely injured today, eight miles west of here, when the automobile, in which she was riding with her brother, struck a washout. tumbled over a six foot embankment and turned completely over, pinning her to the ground. Mrs. Wahlig is believed to be hurt internally. The two had started on a trip to Watertown, Mina. WEATHER Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the twenty four hours ending at 7 p. m.. Ang. 6, 1921: Generally fair and slightly warmer tonight; Friday partly cloudy, with probably thunder showers HOURLY TEMPERATI'RE. a. an 64 7 a. m 67 6 s. m 74 9 a. m 77 10 a m T. 79 11 a. ro 80 •12 tnoont 80 1 p. m 82 - p. m 82

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Car Service Suspended; Des Moines Rides ‘Jits’ Not Half Enough Busses in City of 150,000 to Handle Traffic .

DES MOINES, la., Aug. 4.—The show down between motor busses and street cars has come to Ites Moines. The trolley car has been driven from the streets of this city of nearly 150,000 population by the motor bus. lbs Moines wa either walking to work today or riding busses —street car crv ice was suspended last midnight Electric traction stopped ou order of Judge Martin Waije, who appointed K. (\ Chambers and ITbtiter A, Miller receivers Attempt to Rob Car Line of Last Cash DES MOINES, lowa, Aug. 4 .-An attempt to rob the defunct Des Moines Street Oar Company of its last $3,000, representing the day's receipts was frustrated an hour before the cars stopped last night. C. E. Hill, a former motorman. was arrested and charged with folding up the cashier. lie is said to have confessed. for the street car company and then directed them to suspend service because the lines were losing large sums of money. The order came as the result of a request of the company following demand for a foreclosure of a first lien mortgage held tiy the A. W. Haris Trust Company, Chicago, also principal stock holders.

POLICE LIE IN WAIT TO REPORT SMALL'S RETURN Then Program Is for Big Sheriff Mester to Grab Governor, Story Goes. SPRINGFIELD. 111., Aug. 4—The city ■ police of Springfield went into action to- ; day for the first time In the “passive pursuit” of Governor Len Small of Illinois. A detail of policemen were under orders to watch each incoming train for the Govern Dr. They were not specifically instructed to arrest him but were to notify Sheriff Henry Mester of the Governor's arrival. Three warrants charging the State's chief executive with mis- j use of State Interest funds were held meanwhile by the sheriff. The postion of the sheriff has not changed in regard to service of the warrants. If anything, his office is more , determined tha4. before to obtain service the instant Governor Small arrives in j Springfield. “I'll serve the warrants." was the sheriff's only comment. Sheriff Mester is a giant in stature ranging above six feet. He Is powerful physically and has a typical “fighting Jaw.” He seldom smiles, speaks quietly, but creates the impression that he would go into action like “chained lightning.” . The opinion of Springfield Is best expressed in the comment of one citizen. It is: “If Mester goes after the Governor, he'll bring him back.” Apartment Building Sold to Physician The twelve-family apartment building at the northeast corner of Delaware ami Thirtieth streets, has been traded by W. D. Allison to Dr. Harry Fabian for the four family apartment building at the northwest corner of Broadway and Twenty-Fifth street, Dr. Fabian paying the difference In cash and obligations assumed by him. The total value of the two properties was about sßt,ooo. The deal was made through F. C. Tucker, of the Ostrom Realty Cos. Woman Found After All-Night Search Special to The Times. LOGANSPORT, Ind., Aug. 4.—Following an all day and night search. -Mrs. Hattie It. Zellers, who left home with her four-months-old baby, was found today two miles west of this city. Both mother and child were suffering from exposure. The woman is believed to be demented.

Bus owners who have been fighting the street cars by charging a 5-eent fare while the street ear* got S, through their Htorneys, have reiterated their statement that they would not employ a fleet of busses to handle the traffic unless a franchise giiing them exclusive rights to the use of tlie streets for a period of five years was granted by the eotr’ill. Bus owners and the city council now stand deadlocked over the matter of the franchise, following *he city eoujicH's ls. ( fusel last u .gift to meet the demand Sevanty-two busses arj available. They have a seating capacity of twenty each; can hold forty and can n.ake a trip In from forty minutes to an hour. Since 100.000 rides a day must b? provided, the bus fleet Is entirely Inadequate. More than 1,000 tueo w-re tin own out of work when the cars stopped operation. Bicycles, used autos--anythlng with wheels -were at a premium. Rickety old wagons, discarded for years, were brought out to drive persons to and from work. Busses invaded Des Moines In 1012 and were granted the use of the streets over the vigorous pretests nf the car company. The suspension marks the climax of years of bickering between the car company and the city. The beginning of the end came last winter w hen after the street car company was thrown In the receivers hands, It was granted an S-eeut fare by the Federal Cou rt. The street car property is to tie sold. As yet no purchaser has come forth to buy the rolling stock and operate the lines under the old franchise. It Is probable the property will be sold at auction, car at a time and rail at a time.

TRADE TO BOOM, VIEW OF MEYER Head of War Finance Corporation Has Roseate Vision of Business. WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.—" Business Is going to boom soon,” Eugene Meyer declared today. Meyer is head of the War Finance Corporation, the clearing house through which the Administration hole’s to straighten business affairs for the march to normalcy. He said : “Consider these factors: • ‘Bond prices are more firm. Congress is about to take action on tax revision. Prices of many commodities have hit bottom long since and now are on the up grade. Cotton , for example, advanced $5 a bale the other day. It Is true the price again fluctuated, but thenare indications that all prices are becoming more and more stabilized. “Perhaps the biggest single factor which now would contribute toward a return to prosperity would be the resumption by dealers and manufacturers, Jobbers and wholesalers, of the custom of' carrying substantial stocks of commodities to met the normal needs of the public. Stocks now are being carried on r. hand to mouth basis. ‘Merchants and business men are afraid to buy because they fear prices will drop.” Reformatory Report Sent tojVssemblymen Copies of the report of the Indiana reformatory coinmislon, authorized by the 1921 session of the Indiana Legislature, acompanied by a letter from the Governor. have been mailed to each member of the Assembly. The work of the commission was completed several weeks ago, after it was found Impossible to remove the prison from Jeffersonville to Putnam vllle. ■I regret very much that It seems necessary to abandon this matter for the time being,” said. Governor Warren T. McCray, in bis letter, ”b it 1 still hold firmly to the belief that the Indiana Reformatory should be moved at tile earliest possible opportunity." POOLROOM AS BLIND PIG. Chris Tom. 32, proprietor of a poolroom at 313 West Ohio street, was arrested today on a blind tiger charge in a raid made by Lieutenant Jones and a squad •of colics, assisted by Federal Prohibition Officers Winkler and Bundy. A half gallon of white mule and nine empty bottles were found in Tom's place of business. He was released on bond.

INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1921.

Postmaster General Hays, several of his assistants and postmasters of several of the larger cities recently witnessed In New York the inauguration of the Postmaster General's improved service. The party went down New York Buy on the President, one of the boats assigned to meet all mail carrying vessels at Quarantine, and watched the transferring of the mail from an Incoming liner. Heretofore the mails have been held up until the passengers were landed, which frequently caused a delay of twenty four hours and at times more. The mail l.oat service, it Is said, will expedite transatlantic and coastwise mails from twenty-four to thirty-six hours. The above photo shows the President, the first fulled States mail carrier. Below Postmaster Hays is shown supervising the transferring of the mail from the Blue lien State to the mall boat President. The sacks are dropped through a canvas chute.

MAIL BANDITS GET BIG HAUL Pay Roll of Standard Oil Company Taken by Three Men in Auto. ST LOI'IS, Mo.. Aug. 4. —Three armed bandits today held up and robbed Thomas Forloda, postal c-iuploye, at Wood River, ill , near here, of a registered mail pouch containing JOO.Ooy, and escaped In an automobile. ; The money was part of the semimonthly pay roll of the Standard oil j Company ami the bag was consigned to the First State and Savings Bunk at Wood River. A few- minutes before the robbery, the pouch was taken from the "flyer,'' the ! Chicago A Alton's crack traiu at the station forloda started to place it in n wagon for transportation to the Wood Itlver post .office, when the three robbers, all flour I lshing guns, leaded from (heir car and 1 surrounded him. Forloda was forced to | stand aside while the hlg’iwayinen hurled tho into their machiu* and sped away. Police and n citizens' posse started it pursuit of the bandit*. An automobile bearing an Illinois liI cense was found abandonod In a corn field five miles south of Edr.ardgvllle an hour after the robbery. Near by was a i rifled mull sack containing some parcel* addressed to persons here. The car wm j found by John Groshans and Grtve.Bales, sous of farmers. DETECT I YES RUSHED TO WOOD RIVER j OIK AGO, Aug. 4. PostofTloe inspec- ; tors, railroad detectives and claim agents j hurried from here today to join the search for the bandits who held up a Big Four Railroad train from Chicago at Wood j River, Ilf, early todiy, and escaped with a registered mall seek said to contain a ! large sum in cash. I Large checks belonging to the Standard I OR Company were on the train, officers |of the company said. Payment will be I stopped on the checks, they said.

PEACE DEMANDS ENOUGH TO RUN POWDER MILLS' Senator Dupont, ‘Powder King,’ Sags U. S. Should Have More Airships. CHICAGO, Aug. 4.—“ Build more airships and cut down the land and sea forces to mere policing needs.” This was the policy urged for the United States today by United States Senator T. Coleman DuPont of Delaware during Ins stop in Chicago on route to Colorado Springs. The Senator, who is also one of the heads of the great DuPont Ammunition Company, sounded tile death knell of fleets and armies, of big berthas and naval guns. "But the powder trust,” began the interviewer. “Forget that," said the Senator. "Never has more than two per cent of our output been used in military operations. Give us the mines operating and tlio railroads extending, and factories and great buildings excavating, and canals being built, and we don’t want any guns firing, to keep us going.” ‘‘Destruction that produces, and not destruction that destroys is what we want,” he declared in paradox. “A battleship costs $10,(MX),000 and takes 1,000 men,” the powder maker continued. “An airship costs SIO,(XX) and takes one man or two. Send a battleship against a fort and you risk your 1,000 good American men and $10,000,(XX) good American dollars. "Send t<u airships against the fort and you risk ten to twenty men and SIOO,000 and you get the fort.” "But we haven’t any air fleets,” the interviewer suggested. ‘‘That’s our fault,” was the answer. “We ought to have.” Shipping Board Asks New Liquor Ruling WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.—Revenue Commissioner Blair has received a formal request from the United States Shipping Board for anew ruling on the right of American ships, who asserted that they liquor to passengers aboard outside the American territorial limits. The Shipping Board's request for anew interpretation of the Volstead act followed vigorous appeals from operators of American Bhips, wli oasserted that they are meeting ruinous competition from British and other foreign shine.

BRITISH PLAN TO KEEP TITLE OF MISTRESS Retention of Sea Supremacy Seen in Ship Building Program. ORDER DREADNAUGHTS Disarmament Scheme to Provide for Scrapping of Older Vessels. WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.—Great Britain has no intention of relinquishing her position as mistress of the seas at the forthcoming Washington disarmament conference. This is the interpretation placed today in high naval quarters here on the action of the British Admiralty and House of Commons in voting to go ahead with the immediate con-; struction of four new powerful bat- ' tieships. The acquisition of these great dreadnaughts will allow Great Britain to retain her naval supremacy, which was seriously endangered by the American an i Japanese building programs. Should England have stood s.lll in naval build lng and America and Japan completed their present program, the three great- | est naval powers in the world would have gathered uroutnl the conference table in Washington on nearly an even footing As it is, Great Britain will enter the conference with the greatest navy In the ; world and then fight for "proportionate reduction," which. If adopted, will permtt ! her to emerge from the conference still the world's lending naval power. Tb attitude of the Fnited States towards this plan of reduction has not been made clear, nor has that of Japan. In proposing laying down of the four new vessels the British admiralty disclosed there will be no "scrapping'’ of first class ships. The scrapping, if there is to be any, will be confined to older ves j s*.l vessels which have served their time on the seas of the world. There Is no thought, the admiralty said, that the powers concerned would de- \ orec the Junking of ships already built and building. This was taken as indicating that the conference will concern Itself more with limiting future operation* than with en deavorlng to reduce or decrease the size of the navies now existent. <

SENATE PUTS THROUGH FARM EXPORTS BILL Amended Without Formality of Roll Call. WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.—Without tho formality of a roll call, the Senate todaypassed the amended Administration substitute for the Norris bill providing for enlarging the powers of the War Finance Corporation to finance the exportation of American agriculture products. Senators sought to shape the substitute bill more to their liking and to conform with their lndlvldua' . economic and financing views by the Introduction of numerous amendments designed to alter In some particulars the path which tne war finance corporation will follow In making advances to banks and exporters In the Fnited States and to dealers In Europe. Amendments also were offered by Senators of the agricultural States, who endeavored to assure themselves that tlie Individual farmer the mau with the plow, for whom legislation Is being perfected - will actually participate In the promised benefits. As the bill is drawn, the War Finance Corporation would not be authorized to deal directly with individual producers In making loans unless the producer was also an exporter, but several Senators are Insisting that more effective financing would he possible if farmers were permitted to borrow from the corporation instead of from local banks or other agencies. Following the passage of the ngrieul tural export financing bill the Senate, on a motion of Senator Sterling, Republican, South Dakota, voted to make the Willis Campbell ant! beer bill the unfinished business of the Senate.

NEW AIR QUIZ TO RE STARTED Department of Justice on Trail of Grafters. WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 Acting Attor noy General Guy I). Goff today announced that anew investigation has been ordered by the Department of Justice into the war aircraft scandal, In which billions of dollars were spent, without producing a single airplane that saw action at the front. The aircraft probe is expected to dls close the identity of a number of Individuals and concerns who mulcted the Government, Goff said. Some of the charges now made the basis of investigation made it appear that the heavy loses to the Government occurred through conspiracies with "outsiders.” Boy, Age 15, Hikes to Philadelphia Hugh Woods, 15, son. of I*>e A. Woods. 1623 College avenue, left this afternoon on a 1,000 hike to Philadelphia to attend the national convention of the Phi Sigma Chi fraternity, of which he Is n member. The youth Is expected with a pack and expects to camp out along the roadside. ll© will make the Journey via Wheeling, W. V. . Woods, who Is a student at the Brooks preparatory school of this city, will be the Indianapolis delegate at the convention which opens on Aug. 29. He was escorted to the edge of the city in Irvington by a large number of fellow frat men who bade him farewell ns he swung away on the long journey. LOVE SICK, KILLS COUNTESS. VIENNA, Aug. 4.—Consuela Petrizzo, a Spanish dancer, invited the Countess Seinbick to dine and poisoned her. The countess had forbidden her son to marry the dancer.

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NO OBJECTION TO MEETING ON NOVEMBER 11 Great Britain Gives Assent and Other Powers Expected to Agree. CHANGE, IF NECESSARY United States Willing to Shift Date if Any Nation Desires. WASHINGTON. Aug. 4—The assembling of the disarmament and Far East conference In Washington on Armistice day, Nov. 11, the date first suggested by President Harding, and later officially proposed to the world powers, became virtually assured today when Great Britain notified the United States any date agreeable to Washington Is agreeable to London. Nothing has been hear officially from the other powers concerned—Japan. France and Italy—concerning the acceptability of the November date, but officiala of the State Department felt certain Nov. XI would prove agreeable to them also. While the Fnited States Government would like to see the conference assemble Nov. 11, there Is no disposition to be arbitrary about it, officials said, and If later the Armistice day date Is found unsuitable this Government will interpose no objection to Us postponement until a later time. This, however, is not anticipated. It Is probable that the complete program for the conference can be worked out here in Washington between Secretary of State Hughes and the ambassadors of the countries Involved. Discussions of the agenda now are in progress here and to date they have progressed most favorably, it was stated. Bulgaria came forward with solid approval of President Harding s Initiative toward disarmament, In a communication received by the State Department, from l>r. I’lessinoff, Bulgarian charge here.

‘Mule’ Vendor ‘lll’ Owes All to J. Collins Judge's Heart Moved in Behalf of Man Sentenced Last January. Sometimes ths records in the Marion County Criminal Court are stranger than fiction. Isaac Moore, n grocer of West Hay street. was arrested on a blind tiger charge by Lieut. William Cox and a police squad Jan. 2, last, when Moore's store was raided. When the polb-e informed City Judge Walter I’rltchard that sixty-six gallons of 'white mule" was found In addition to a twenty gallon capacity still, .Moore was fined SIOO and sentenced to sixty days on the Indiana State Farm. NO ENTRY UNTIL APRIL. Moore Immediately appealed, but the records of the Criminal Court show that the case was not docketed until Feb. 14. last. No entry was made until April 1 when Moore by “counsel waived arraignment and pleaded guilty,” according to the record. The record of Judge Collins shows that "finding was under advisement.” And the "finding” is still under advisement. HE'LL ACT SOON, JUDGE SAYS. Judge Collins stated that as he remembers the case. Attorney Henry Spann was counsel and that representation was made to the court that it would be dangerous to Impose sentence on Moore prior to this time because he is "ill.” Judge Collins stated that a doctor’s certificate was presented to the court in Moore’s behalf. “The case will come up in September for disposition.” Judge Collins said. Yet, ns has been heretofore said, tho "finding" is still under advisement.

SHOW PLATFORM . ABOUT THE CITY Republicans Ask Suggestions in Framing Document. The text, of the Renpbllcan city platform, which Republican candidates and the sub-committee on platform lias had under consideration for several days, is being shown to prominent business men for approval and suggestions, it was learned today. The candidates and committee discused the document in a meeting at Republican city headquarters last night and will go into it further tonight, but it is not expected to be made public until some time next week, it is understood that it rovers in a very specific wa.v many municipal problems ami as it stands contains no endorsement or criticism of the present or past city administrations. The Democratic platform was principally an attack upon the administration when Samual Lewis Shank. Republican candidate for mayor, was mayor, Mr. Shank will be host to the ltepub lican workers of the Second. Seventh, Twelfth and Fourteenth wards on his lawn at 3547 East Washington street tomorrow evening. The weekly meeting of the South Side Republican League will be held in the Souta Side Turners Hall this evening. Democrats are continuing the organization of Ualston-for-Mayor clubs in precincts all over the city. Newberry Contest Up to Full Committee WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.—The Senate sub-committee investigating the FordNewberry senatorial election contest today decided to put up to the full Committee on I’rivileges and Elections, at a meeting tomorrow, questions of procedure raised by Senators Ashurst and Pomerene. Until these questions have been disposed of by the full committee no report on the investigation will be made. j

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THOUSANDS AT CARUSO RITES World’s Most Famous Singer Committed to Rest With Solemn Obsequies. NAPLES, Aug. 4.—Mourned by Immense throngs which packed the magnificent cathedral of San Francesco De I’aola and all the streets around It, Enrico Caruso was committed to his Maker in solemn mass of requiem today. Music that would have delighted the great tenor during his life poured from a choir of 400 voices and from an orchestra. The body, removed from the Hotel Vesuvius, where it had lain in state, was placed on a richly decorated catafalque before the altar, where it remained after ths ceremony. One of Caruso's closest friends, another tenor, De Lucca, sang during the services. Several times his voice faltered, but he finished while many in the great building sobbed. Thousands who had failed to gain admission to the church were packed about the wide area way leading to the entrance. These thousands were able to hear only an occasional sound as the orchestra walled the dirge, but they remained quiet and bareheaded, waiting their chance to pass the catafalque for fa rewell. The program for the funeral provided that the body should be taken to the cemetery this afternoon to be laid in the family vault.

MELLON PUTS RUNNING COST AT $4,550,000,000 U. S. Taxes Must Be Boosted $266,000,000 a Year to Meet Demands. WASHINGTON, Aug. 4—The cost of running the Fnited States Government for the fiscal yenr*of 1922 will be $4,550,000.000, according to revised estimates placed before the House Ways and Means Committee today by Secretary of the Treasury Mellon. lie estimated that salvage and miscellaneous receipts would yield $305,000,000 of this amount and customs $.370,000,000, leaving $3,8-30.000.000 to be raised in taxes. The present high war taxes must be Increased approximately $200,000,000 a year if the Government Is to meet all Its expenditures during the present fiscal year, Secretary Mellon informed the committee. Mellon frankly stated that on the present basis of estimated expenditures for tho current year reduction of the tax rate is impossible. Should the tariff bill be delayed past Jan. 1, an additional $70,000,000 in internal taxes would be necessary, he said.

FINDS 3 MORE STOLEN AUTOS Detective Locates Cars Taken From Indianapolis. Detective William liugenstein, making investigation into the operations of an automobile theft gang, five alleged members of which arc under arrest in this city, has located three more automobiles, said to have been stolen by the gang These cars were found in Louisville. Automobiles belonging to Guy A. Bond, of Bird, 111.; Frank Weishaar of Goodland. Ind., and Herman O. Brink. Acton, Ind., all of which were stolen from Indianapolis, are the ones reported as having been recovered by Detective Rugenstein. The owners of these cars were notified by the Indianapolis department. Recently Romelia Mills, one of the alleged members of the automobile theft gang, waived examination in city court and was bound over to the grand jury Four others had their cases continued until next week in city court. Detectives say that there will be more arrests in the case soon. Two of the men who are under arrest were caught at Bowling Green. .Ivy., and the other three were arrested at Evansville. The gang is said to have operated at Louisville, Evansville. Terre Haute and Indianapolis. A number of the cars said to have been stolen from this city have beeu recovered ut Carrni, 111. Hah! Spurgin Now Located in Mexico MARFA, Texas, Aug. 4.—Warren C. Spurgin, abconding president of the Michigan Avenue Trust Company of Chicago, has been located in Chihuahua City, according to the district superintendent of a private detective agency here today, and is surrounded by operatives of the company. His arrest is expected momentarily by the Mexican authorities. *

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‘DAIRY TRUST’ IS CHARGE IN STATE’S SUIT Manufacturers of Dairy Products and 37 Members Defendants. 29 CITIES AFFECTED Action Similar to Case Now Pending Against Ice Concerns. Asking for an injunction to prohibit the operation of a ‘‘combination and conspiracy” in restraint of trade and charging there is an organized effort to fix the prices of ice cream and dairy products, Attorney General U. S. Lesh today filed a suit in Marion County Superior Court, room 3, against the Indiana Manufacturers of Dairy Products and thirty-eight members doing business in twenty-nine Indiana cities. This is the second “trust busting” complaint to be filed by the attorney general, the first having been aimed at fifteen Indianapolis Ice dealers. The state's request for a temporary injunction was denied by Special Judge W. H. Eichhorn of Bluffton and the case will come up in the September term of court. In the complaint filed against the milk dealers the attorney general asks that the defendant companies, all engaged In dairy products business, be prevented from “further carrying on a combination and conspiracy, or from further doing any acts of the character herein complained of, and adjudging that for the abuse of their corporate privileges granted them by the State their respective franchises be forfeited, and that receivers be appointed to wind up their business affairs." FIRMS NAMED IN “MILK TRUST” SUIT. The firms named in the suit are as follows: Indiana Manufacturers gs Dairy Products; J. A. Long Company) Fnion City; Clover Leaf Creameries, Inc., Huntington; F. 11. George & Cos., Ft. Wayne; Schlosser Brothers, Frankfort; Indiana Condensed Milk Company, Lebanon; Ray & Arnold Creamery Company, Logans port; Johnson Butter Company, Terre Haute; Nance's Creamery, Brazil; Ballard Ice Cream Company, Indianapolis; Evansville Pure Milk Company. Evansville; Vincennes Xlilk and Ice Cream Company, Vincennes; Washington Milk and Ice Cream Company, Washington; George Freaae’s Sons. Nappunee; Campbell Ice Cream and Milk Company, Muncle; Beatrice Creamery Company. Muncie; Indiana Ice and Dairy Company, Anderson; White Water Creamery Company, Connersville; Purity Maid Products, New Albany; Sohn's Products Company, Marlon; Robbins Dairy Company, Noblesville; Sanitary Milk Products Company, Indianapolis; The Wadley Company, Indianapolis; Jersey Creamery Company, Newcastle; Eel River Valley Creamery Company, North Manchester; Seymour Ice Cream Company, Seymour; Weber Milk Company, Indianapolis; The R. W. Furnas Ice Cream Company, Indianapolis; Jessup & Antrim, Indianapolis; Polk Sanitary Milk (Continued on Page Seven.)

BOARD STUDIES MONEY MARKET Park Commissioners Hold Up Pool Contracts Temporarily. Letting of contracts for three park swimming pools and anew retaining wall along Fall Creek at Thirty-Second street were held up by the board of park commissioners today pending definite assurance that the market is such that five-year 6 per cent bonds can be disposed of at par or as an alternative tiic contractors will accept them ?n payment at par for the work in case the price on the open market is unsuitable. City Controller Robert 11. Bryson told the board he believes cuc-h bonds maybe readily- disposed of to outside capital in case local purchasers can not bo secured. He said that he expects no difficulty in selling to the Eastern buyers $350,000 worth of five-year 6 per cent bonds authorized Wednesday by the board ot sanitary commissioners. CONTRACTS RECOMMENDED. City Civil Engineer Frank C. Lingenfelter recommended that the contract for retaining wall be let to Butters & Patterson on the company’s bid of $31.89 per lineal foot and a total of $115,525.46. He also recommended that George A. Weaver & Son lie given the contracts for the swimming pools at Ellenberger Fark for $6,966. at Garfield Park for $6,542 and $3.25 per lineal foot for about 500 feet of water main insulation, and at Riley playground for $6,605. It is hoped to have the pool contracts let and the work done before winter, Superintendent of Parks James 11. Lowry said. The pool nt Willard Park, which is the only one of the seven proposed swimming tanks contracted for, probably will 1)0 done in about three weeks and may be in use within a month, he said. PLAYGROUNDS PAGEANT. R. Walter Jarvis, director of recreatoin, announced that the third annual pageant of the city playgrounds will be held at lirookside park on the evening of Aug. 17. The spectacle 1s to be known this year as "The Evolution of the Dance.” Plans were ordered for sidewalks on both sides of Meridian street from Forty-Third to Fifty-Fourth street and extension of boulevard lights from Forty-Sixth to Fifty-Fourth streets. The park department is negotiating with public utility companies for the removal of all poles from the street, now a boulevard, from Twenty-Fifth to the canal. The damage roll on tiie acquisition of half a block of ground to the east of Public School No. 22, Kansas a- Illinois streets, for use as a playground was approved. DENVER BISHOP VISITS POPE. ROME, Aug. 4. Monsignor Henry Tihen, bishop of Denver, accompai. ed by a group of American pilgrims, was received in audience today by Pope Benedict. The Americana contributed liberally to the Peters’ pence fund. g