Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 88, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 August 1921 — Page 1

THE WEATHER Unsettled, probably showers tonight and Wednesday. "Warmer tonight.

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TAX RATE MAY BE 50 PERCENT HIGHER IN ’22 Unless State Retrenches It Will Be Between 27 and 30 Cents. ONLY 20 CENTS LAST YEAR Valuations in Indiana Drop Approximately 5300.000.000, According to Estimates. Unless the State of Indiana puts into effect a definite and drastic program of retrenchment the State tax rate for next year must be between 27 cents and 30 cents, according to all present indications. This will be an increase from 20 cents, the present State rate. There are several conditions contributory to the necessity for a higher rate. One is the increases in specified tax rates made by the 1921 Legislature, another is the unprecedented amount of appropriations made by the Legislature and the third is the decrease in tax valuations. Present Indications are that the valuation* of the State will drop approximately $3)X>.000.000. The decrease may be aeveral millions above or below this amount, but on the basis of si! facts now available this figure will be approximately correct. VALUATION FIVE AND HALF BILLION'S. The estimated total valuation in the State for this year, based on preliminary reports made by county autlitora and making liberal allowance for horizontal increases in some counties made on order of the tax board and hfe.-ed on valuations made by the State tax board itself, will be in the neighborhood of $3,450,000,000. The valuation for laat year was $5,719.258,800. One situation which has saved the State from the necessity of making an even higher tax rate than that now anticipated i* the fact that real estate was not valued this year. Because of the present high valuations of real estate, in many eases much higher than its present true valuation, a much greater cut in the total valuation of taxable property in Indiana has been avoided. Another factor which enters into the estimated valuation of property in the State is the valuation of property made by the tax board. This valuation was cut $37,190,071, according to figures given out by the bosrd. I-ast year this valuation was $965,108,942 and this year it is $627,818,STL This makes the percentage of de crease in the valuations of the tax board somewhat more than the percentage of decrease in valuations in the entire Sta:e. In fact, in a few counties the valuations have increased. VALUATIONS OF UTILITIES RAISED. A peculiar circumstance in the valuations made by the tax board is the fact that utilities valuations have been increased instead of decreased, thus bringing them nearer the valuations for rate making purposes as fixed by the public service commission. The 1920 valuation of utilities was 580.586.746 aad the 1921 (Continued on Page Two.) 6 LIEUTENANTS ARE CREATED Two Platoon System Calls for Promotion of Firemen. Six firemen were promoted to the rank of lieutenant by the board of public safety. Five of the advances were to fill lieutenancies created by conversion of the fire department to the two platoon system. Harry R. Gould, secretary to Fire Chief John (’. Loucks. was one of those promoted. His predecessor, Ben Wheat, bad the rank of captain. Men promoted to lieutenancies for field duty were Jesse 11. Day of truck company No. 22, August J. Geider of truck company No. 14. Joseph 11. Adoiay of truck company No. 15. John L. Febrenbarh of truck company No. 11 and Edward Barnes of truck company No. 18. The promotions Increase the number of lieutenants in the department to fiftysix. With the exception of several chaffeurs all of the new offices created under the two platoon system have been filled. Chief Loucks asked the board to approve his suspension for one day of Fireman Grant Bales of Pumper Company No. 4 for being twenty minutes late to roll call on Aug. 22. Building permits issued for the week ending Aug. 2), totaled 220 in number *nd $230,788 in value, the report of Building Commissioner Walter B. Stern showed.

Sheriff Moves Negroes From Jail; Mob Feeling Subsides

Special to The Times. SULLIVAN. Ind.. Aug. 23.—Sheriff Ed Donthitt played solitaire In his office last night while there were threats over town of storming the county jail and lynching four negroes held in connection with the assault of three white women near Farmersburg Sunday night. Feeling still is running high, but fur of mob violence against the negro prisoners or against tha camp of a negro construction g&ng from which they came near by, had died down. “I’d hate to kill anyone coming np the walk after these niggers." Sheriff Douthj WEATHER | Forecast for Indianapolis nnd ricinlty for the twenty-four hours ending 7 p. m., Aug. 24. 1.21: Unsettled weather, with probably showers tonight and Wednesday; warmer tonight. 6 a. m 64 7 a. m 64 8 a. m fit _ 9 a. m 63 10 a. m. 65 H *. m 68 12 (noon) 7:? 1 p. m. 7 2 P* * ‘7

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EXPECT PANAMA TO YIELD COTO TO COSTA RICA Officials at Washington Anticipate Little Trouble Over Demand. MARINES MAY NOT LAND WASHINGTON. Aug. S3.—The U nited states lias dispatched a note to Panama announcing that this Government will look with disfavor upon any resumption of hostilities between Panama and Uosta Kiea over disputed territory and calling upon Panama to cede Costa Rica the territory which was awarded that country under the U hite award, it was announced at the State Department today. Special to Indiana Daily Times * and Philadelphia Public Ledger. WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.—Compliance by Panama in the decision of the United States to insist upon the Loubct-Wbite awards in the Panama-Costa Uica boundarfy dispute is confidently expected by the State Department. Secretary Hughes is viewing the situation with little or real concern and will be surprised if the Marines dispatched to the canal zone aboard the Pennsylvania ever set foot on rnu-eign soil. Panama has known for some time that the United States was standing firmly on the principle that the finding of the arbitrators must be carried out aud the government of President Porras has been insisting on its contention in a measure hardly more than indicative of an effort to "save face.” If prediction* of oficials here are fulfilled the Cost Itim authorities will occupy the Cote district without the slightest form of trouble. Panama, it was learned, bad advanced virtually no arguments for bolding the Coto section, which is on the Pacific, or southern side of the isthmus and bad (Continued on Page Two.) Britain’s Population Shows Gain Over 1911 LONDON, Aug. 23.—The population of Great Britain is 42,767.530 persons, an increase of 4.7 per cent over the 1911 population. according to census figures made public today.

House Says It Is Ready to Recess; Senate Hanys on Beer Amendment

FORDNEY SEES PRESIDENT ON DEBT FUNDING • Agree Action Shall Wait Until After Congress Takes Rest. WASHINGTON. Aug 28—The House is ready to recess tomorrow. Chairman Fordney of the Ways and Means Committee. informed President Ilarding today. Fordnev conferred with the President regarding the Penrose foreign debt funding bill and it was agreed there will be no action on the bill until after the remss when Secretary Mellon will appear before the Ways and Means Committee. The President also advised Fordney that an increased appropriation would be asked shortly for the work of the United States Tariff Commission, when the pending tariff bill becomes effective The conference report on the antlbecr bill was taken up in the House this afternoon. Leaders predicted that the report would be adopted before the close of today's session. 4 PARTIES GO TO RUSSIAN RELIEF Offices to Be Opened in Petrograd, Moscow and the Volga Famine District. # ——— LONDON, Aug. 23.—Four parties of Russian relief workers will start for Russia Thursday, it was announced today at Russian relief headquarters. One wiil go to Petrograd. a second to Moscow and a third into the Volga famine district to establish loeal headquarters, and the fourth, which will go from Constantinople, will enter the Southern part of the Volga district and work northward. The chief duty of the Constantinople party will be to make explorations and asejertain conditions in districts from which no word has reached the outside world.. Dr. Nansen, who will be actively In charge of the whole international relief movement, will not enter Russia. He will remain at headquarters In Riga. The first ship from New York with American supplies is expected to sail within a week.

itt remarked casually as he turned over an ace. A few minutes before, reports had reached his ears that .a mob was marching on Sullivan from the North for the purpose of lynching the blacks. As the mob was forming, Sheriff Donthitt loaded the four negroes Into a large automobile and drove them out of the city. Ho first took them to Vincennes where the sheriff refused to accept them, thinking the mob spirit might be inflamed there. Next Sheriff Douthltt took his men to Washington nnd was unsuccessful in his efforts to leave them in the jail there. From Washington, he sped across the country through the southern Indiana hills to the State reformatory at Jeffersonville where he left the men for safe keeping. One of the men, U*al Smith, will be charged with attacking the women. Doutiiitt said. The other three are held as witnesses. The women who told officers they were struck and l*eat while lying in their beds were Mrs Benjamin Lane, 48. her nelce, Clara Lane, 22, and Mrs. Glen -Milan. 26. V Mrs. Ben Lane has identified . 'nitti as the negro who assaulted her. Kepotts that Smith bad confessed were denltd by the sheriff. v. “I don't think there'll be any trouble,' ] the sheriff said.

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DELEGATES OF: U.S.TO PARLEY FOR PUBLICITY Senator Lodge Declares Men Representing President Favor tin Open Session. AMENDMENT IS KILLED Harrison Withdraws Proposition to Tie American Members to Publicity. WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. —“No one representing the President of the United States will go to the disarmament conference not iu favor of the largest measure ot publicity compatible with getting business done, ’ Senator Lodge told the Senate today. Lodge has been named one of the American delegates to the confer* ence and is therefore in touch with the plans of the President. Lodge spoke against a proposition by Senator Harrison, Mississippi, which would put the Senate on record as favoring open sessions of the conference. Harrison made his proposal as an amendment to tho bill appropriating $200,000 for expenses of ihe conference. Lodge declared that no one would question the soundness of the arguments against secret treaties, but added that some negotiation* should be started in committee in private session. He then advocated that the matter of procedure should be left to the delegates. "This resolution proposes to meet the delegates of other nations coming here as our guests with an already determined procedure,” he said. "It would be saylujf to delegates that they may not confer with one another without thinking out leud.’ ” Following Lodge's statement. Senator (Continued on Page Two.)

House ‘Calls’ Reed on Volstead Attack WASHINGTON, A as. *3.— The House today ttaasad s resolution censuring Srut-.r !tr_*(, ML wetl. fee t)'recent attack on the personal appearance of Representative A olsteud, Minnesota, leader of the House drys. Passes $48,700,000 Deficiency Bill WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.—The deficiency bill carrying tH,SIK)O for the Shipping Board and $200,000 for the expense of the disarmament conference was passed by the Senate today bps vote of 60 to 16. Eight Democrats supported the measure and two Republicans—Senators Borah, Idaho, and l.a Eollette. \Vi,—voted against It. Says Bootleggers’ Business Thrives WASHINGTON. Ang. *3.—Business depression has net affected the bootlegging industry, according to testimony of As*i.ut Attorney-general Kennard before H e House Appropriations Committee. Kennard told the committee there are 25,000 more prohibition violation cases pending In the Federal Court now than there were at tills time In • 1926. Capper-Tincher Grain Bill Passes House WASHINGTON. Aug. 73. The House today passed the conference report on the Uapper-Tlnclier bill, giving the Secretary of Agriculture power to prevent gambling in grain fatares. Action by the Senate Is necessary before the bill can go to the President. The measure gives the Secretary of Agriculture powes-s to control to a considerable degree the grain exchanges. The Senate, without debate, later adopted tho bill. The measure now goes to the President for tils approval. COP KILLS ONE, CAPTURES TWO Witnesses, However, Say Policeman Was Drunk. CHICAGO, Aug. 23.—One man w-as shot to death and two companions, ono probably mortally wounded, wl>re captured today In a battle with Policeman F. B. Naegle. Naegle asserts the three men had been pointed out to him as robl.ers and that he opened fire, when they refuged to halt at bis command. Witnesses declared Naegle whs intoxicated and that tli* men he fired at, were peaceful citizens. Police authorities are investigating. The dead man was Joseph Pavlee. He was shot through the left side and died shortly after at a hospital. Checks Flanking Turks; Capture 4,000 ATHENS, Aug. 23.—The Greek flanking movement against the Turkish forces defending Angora (the Turkish nationalist capital) is proceeding successfully and 4.000 Turkish soldiers and 150 officers have been captured, according to unofficial dispatches from Smyrna today. The Greek advance tips reached Sangarius. SIX KILLED IN LABOR STRIKE. COPENHAGEN, Aug. 23.—Six persons have been killed in political and industrial disorders in the district of Posen (formerly W'est Prussia but now part of , Poland), said advices from Dantzig to- j dsy. The disturbances are increasing, i The railway men are striking.

INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1921.

To Arrange Program ROI.TARF. EGGLESTON. Roltare Eggleston has been appointed chairman of the program arrangements committee of the Indianapolis Industrial Exposition by O. li. lies, chairman of the manufacturers committee under whose auspices the Exposition is being staged. It will be the duty of .Mr. Eggleston s committee, the personnel of which has not yet been announced, to definitely work out a program for the different day* at the Exposition. The manufacturers commlt’ee has had tentative plans for a School day, Indiana day, Indianapolis Business Men * day women's Clubs day. The only day which has been definitely set has been Dipio matic day on Tuesday, for which the commerce attaches with the foreign legations In Washington will be brought to Indianapolis on a special truln. According to Mr. Eggleston each day at the Exposition will be n special day. Elaborate plans for the opening, on Monday evening, will be worked out by his committee. Mr. Eggleston says he expects to have a special committee in charge of each day's event.

FIRM AGAINST ‘DRY SEARCH AND SEIZURE’ ‘lnterminable Debate’ Weapon Threatened as Last Resort. WASHINGTON. Aug 23. -Constitutlonal guarantees ngainst !ud!criminate search and seizure of private property in and ont of the home is the rock upon which they are standing and from which they will not budge. Senators fighting the “dry search and seizure” amendment to the anti-beer bill declared today. “Interminable dobato” Is the weapon they asserted they are prepared to employ ns a last resort if the drys insist upon the acceptance of the amendment. Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho, who voted for prohibition of the sale of Intoxicants and who favors n rigid enforcement of the law prohibiting the liquor traffic. Is among the ordinarily dry senators who are holding out against tho amendment. Senators declared that for years before filename of Volstead became synonymous with prohibition the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution has been habitually Ignored and violated in the enforcement of State and local laws against t raffle In intoxicants, and that it is time to call a halt upon further disregard of It by prohibition agents.

They, cited the ''dry amendment" they propose to "talk to death" if they fail to otherwise kill It as affording another loophole for prohibition agents to invade the home, or search and seizure of private property outside the home, in utter disregard of the fourth amendment. To the criticism of Attorney General Hopkins of Kansas of the Stanley amendment to prevent search and seizure without a warrant on the ground that it would destroy postal, game, food, drug and other laws permitting search without a warrant. Senators replied that if such laws are In conflict with the fourth amendment they were batter "destroyed,’" repealed or otherwise nullified. NOW THERE ARE THETAHITIGIRLS They Smoke Not, Neither Do They Toddle or Roll 'Em Down. SAN FRANCISCO, Ang. 23.—'Twould be well to consider the young ladles of Tahiti. On that sunny South Sea isle they speak French and- play pianos and have other American habits. But they smoke not, neither do they toddle or roll down their hosiery. This was the word brought here today b.v the Princess lua Salmon, aged 21, graduate of St. Catherine's College, St. Paul, and herself a princess of Tahiti. She Is litre from Tahiti to visit relatives. The Fr'incess doesn't care for the late American feminine fads and says the Tahiti girts agree with her. But nho wears beautiful big rings In her cars. 22 State Dairies in Bad Sanitary Condition Twenty-two Indiana dairies have been rated by the food and drug department of the State board of health s being In a bad sanitary condition. This number Is included in 161 dairy inspections made by the department. Twenty-six were rated good, seventy-nine fair and thirtyfour poor. The department also condemned one cream station and oue retail grocery. Os a total of 1,006 Inspections, 655 were graded good.

TWO OTHERS IN FINANCE BAND ARE ARRESTED Milwaukee Man Lost $50,000 to Swindlers and Joined Them in Deals. > 8 HELD; 8 MORE SOUGHT Confessions Show That Gang Operated in Deals Involving Millions. CHICAGO, Aug. 23. A second confes sion from alleged members of llie five million dollar swindle gang, brought to light by Chicago officials, was made today by’Alva W. Uarshtnun of Milwaukee. Harsh man, tho seventh man to surrender or to be arrested'ln the case, made : a cleau breast of his connection with the alleged ‘'swindle trust.” The first Confession was made Rudolph E. Kohn, caught when he attempted to dispose of thirty thousand dollars’ worth of alleged spurious notes. • HARSHMAN sabl his connection with the alleged gauge started when he made j a loan of 850,000 to Charles W. French, I alleged “brains” of the swindle gang and I partner of John Worthington, held in i connection with numerous mall robbers and bank thefts PREPARED DEAL OF $300,090. “In 191$ French borrowed from me to put over a deal.” llarsiiman told Assistant t'nited States District Attorney ' Cllnnin, in churgo of the investigation. "I hung onto French and played his game In the hope of recovering some of I the money*." He also made a statement | that the gang was preparing to swindle a Washington. I>. (*. man nut of S%K),UU) I at the time of their arrest. Eight men are now In custody. • llarshinan’s confession, according to I flinnln. “involves every man In custody." His story branded Z W. Davis, Cleveland millionaire, whoso arrest has been ! ordered, as n "sucker" who afterward ((ontlnued on Page Nine.)

Denies Report of Political Proselyting Meeker Says Republican Charge of Effort to Get G. O. P. Money Untrue. Republican leaders today said they have been told of evidence to back up a story to the effect that the Democratic city organisation had failed iu a pluu to get substantial contributions to their campaign fund from prominent member* of the G. O. P. Thomas S, Meeker, Demo cratlc city chairman, denied the tale, which has had wide circulation. The Republicans sntd one of their number has seen a form letter which the Democrats sent to thirty men known to have been among the chief contributor* to the primary campaign fund of Thomas C. Howe, defeated Republican candidate for the nomination for mayor. According to the politicians the letter asked for contribution* to the Democratic campaign fund and that the person appealed to Join a committee of thirty Republicans to work for the defeat of Samuel Lewis Shank, Mr. Howe's successful opponent. Out of the thirty men appealed to only three have responded, the Republican lenders said they have been informed, and that ns a result the Democrats have dropped the Idea. “There In nothing In it at all,” said Mr. Meeker, when told of the report. “Why should we ask Republicans fur contributions? Os course. If they want to give something they are very welcome, hut so far ns I know there has been no organized effort to get contributions from Republicans. “Os course 1 do not know what the treasurer of tha Democratic city committee has done. That's outside iny province." Ernest L. Kingston, Republican city vice chairman, stated one of the mo9t onoouruglng features of the outlook In tha city campaign from the Republican standpoint Is that no evidence of wholesale party desertions, such us Democratic leaders have been prophesying ns the result of the nomination of Mr. Shank, have developed. On the contrary, th* acting city chairman said, there are strong indications that Republicans will stay loyal to their party and Its entire city ticket. No. 47 for Babe CLEVELAND. Ang. *3.— Babe Rutin the king of swat, today ran his home run mark to forty-seven. He slammed on of Ray Caldwell's slant* oct of the lot In the first Inning of the Cleveland game. Ono man was on base.

FIVE RUM RUNNERS ESCAPE DRY AGENTS NORFOLK, Va., Ang. 23.—Five rum runners, laden with a quarter million dollars worth of whisky, are being sought by Federal dry agents following a successful dash through the Virginia Capes early today. Although a heavy guard was posted on the two capes and the coast guard cutter Manning, heavily armed, lay In the stream, the ships slipped by dry agents and dashed up Chesapeake Bay. The liquor ships carried mote than two thousand cases of Scotch whisky, loaded in Nassau harbor from a fromer submarine chaser.

Des Moines Car Service, Suspended, May Remain So

PES MOINES, lowa, Aug. 23. I.ong drawn-out negotiations will be necessary before street car service in lies Moines can be resumed Receiver Frank C. Chambers of the trolley company brought back from Chicago anew franchise written b.v the street car company. After an all day conference with representatives of the lies Moines Retail Merchants Association, who are acting unofficially for the city in an attempt to bring back car service, Chambers returned to Chicago for the reported purpose of urging A. W. Harris, principal stockholder, to withdraw on disputed points of the franchise. At

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IRISH TO REPLY SATURDAY ON BRITISH OFFER Business and Clerical Interests Meet in Secret as Disorder Breaks. CHURCH TAKES PART DUBLIN, Aug. 23.—-Tho formal reply of the Sinn Fein to the English peace proposals probably will not be forwarded to London until Saturday, it was learned here this afternoon. The Irish convention, composed of local Sinn Fein leaders from all parts of Ireland and representing business and clerical as well as political views, was In secret session debating the peace situation. Whether tho Sinn Fein cabinet has drawn up the draft es the reply to Premier Lloyd George Is not known. None of the Sinn Fein officials would discuss the matter either privately or for publication. There was an air of optimism in Dublin. especially in press circles. It was understood Eamonn De Valera was In negotiation with a htgh personage who heretofore has not been connected with the peace proceedings. The participation of the Roman Cathi ollc Church in the peace deliberations has been emphasized by the delivery to De Valera of a communication from Monsignor Edward Mulhearn, bishop of Dromore. The contents of the letter was not made public, but the Republican "president" took It under consideration. It was reported that the author of the letter was Cardinal Logue, primate of Ireland. BELFAST TEASE AFTER RIOTING BELFAST, Aug .23. —A tense situation prevails at Belfast this afternoon following two outbreaks of fighting between Unionists and Sinn Feiners. Following an early morning burst of rioting, disorders again broke out when a Unionist luob, armed with rifles and revolvers, (( ontlnued on Pago Two.)

SWIFT IS IGNORANT OF STATE FAIR FLY BOOM Head of Sanitary Indianapolis Has No Plans to See That Fairground Is Cleaned Up. Lucius B. Swift, president of the board of sanitary commissioners, under whose jurisdiction falls the collection of garbage in the city of Indianapolis. does not know that a State fair leaves in its wake large accumulations of garbage that become a menace to health unless it is properly handled. Mr. Swift does not. know that, the" residents of the vicinity of the fairground have been subjected annually to great annoyance by the swarms of flies that are bred In the fairground during the fair and Infest the neighborhood for days after the fair is over.

Mr. Swift does not know that special arrangements heretofore have been made by the board of works to removo garbage from the fairground and that the citizens of that vicinity are demanding this year that more vigorous steps be taken to abate the fly nuisance. “1 have never heard of It. 1 know nothing of It,” says Mr. Swift when asked If the sanitary board would direct Its newly acquired garbage department to care for the garbage in the fairground. Whereupon. Mr Swift hurried away in the very evident fear that If he tarried long ho might get some information thnr would compel him to give consideration to the relief of poor sjanttary arrangements affecting a large part o the city. How stand holders ot the State fair this year are going to keep their premises free of garbage nnd thereby satisfy residents of tho neighborhood who threaten to take legal action if conditions which breed millions of flics are permitted to remain as they have during past fair weeks, continues to be a problem unsolved. HEALTH OFFICER JUSTIFIES COMPLAINT. Dr. Herman G. Morgan, secretary of the bonrd of public health, last 'week stated that knowing of tha fly-breeding conditions which usually prevail at the fair nnd that the citizens In the section have a just complaint against them, he Intend* to ask the State board of agriculture to Include in the contracts of concesslonnaires a clause requiring them to koep their premises free of garbage. ll# *ald he could not say whether city garbage wagons would be used to haul the refuse from the fairground, as wn* done before the garbage-collection department was transferred to the sanitary board, because that was the saultary ileprrtment's business. The city's equipment has been used heretofore because the State has none sailed for garbage hauling and it was - (Continued on Pago Two.)

Stipulations of the new franchise, which was kept secret, were said to include nn 8 cent fare'with a sliding scale to increase or decrease ns the earnings of the trolleys justified. The capitalization of the proposed new company was said to have caused much controversy, a valuation of more than $7,000,000 being rumored to have caused some strife between the car men and the merchanta. Interest charges also brought sparks between the conferees, it was said. Should Harris refuse to modify his demands on the six disputed points, It was said the merchants will favor turning the transportation system over to the busses on a guarantee to furnish complete service.

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OBTAIN NO SOLUTION OF JITNEY-RAILWAY PROBLEM AT PARLEY City and Street Car Company Officials Discuss Situation and Hear Junketing Committee’s Report. PUT AUTOS OFF CA R LINES—WILLSON No definite results were obtained at the conference of city and Indianapolis Street Railway officials on the street railway-jitney bus situation at Mayor Charles W. Jewett's office today, but Corporation Counsel Samuel Ashby stated: “We feel that we are proceeding to a settlement. Some of the cobwebs were wiped away.” '*

l)r. Henry Jameson president of the board of directors, and Robert I. Todd, president and general manager of the company, were not authorized to begin any definite negotiation* for a settlement of the controversy growing out of the desire of the city for a contract guaranteeing the city all rights granted by the franchise which the company surrendered several weeks ago and the wish of the company that It be relieved of Jitney bus competition, payment of the $30,000 franchise tax and paving between its tracks. QUESTIONS COME UP TOMORROW. These questions, it is understood, art* to be taken up with the executive committee of the utility tomorrow by the traction heads and thereafter will follow u series of conferences In which definite negotiations between the city and company will be bad. President Ruell Willson, of the city council, made public the report of the council committee which visited Des Moines and Sioux City, lowa, and Kansas City, Mo., to study the Jitney question and a set of personal recommendations he made thereon. He recommends the elimination of jitney bus competition and urges the drawing of a contract between the company and the city whereby the obligations and rights of both are secured. The report and recommendations were dismissed in the conference. Mayor Jewett Corporation Counsel Ashby, President Mark Miller, of the board of public works, Mr. Willson, Ja-

U. S. Dirigible in Trial Flight With 50 Aboard Gigantic Airship May Make All Night of It on First Long Trip. LONDON. Aug. 23.—The giant dirigible ZR-0, which has been purchased from England by the United States Navy Department. and which is scneduled to 'cave for tho United States Thursday began a trial flight today with an English crew on board. She left her hanger at Ilowden at 7:10 o'clock. 1 The ZU-2 carried fifty persons, la addition to the English crew there were twenty-one American air sailors who will lake tho big ship home. After rising to a height of 2,000 feet, the ZK-2 was caught by a strong wind and cnrrled rapidly toward the southeast. It was Intended to make a long flight ont over the sea, landing at Fulham. It is possible the flight may be extended over 1 night and that the dirigible will not land at Fulham until tomorrow afternoon. At 9 o’clock the ZK-2 was sighted over Skegness, sixty five miles southeast of Howden, and two hours later was sighted near Fulham. She was making swift progress and showed no signs of making a landing so long as weather conditions held good. The American air sailors are moving their headquarters from Howden to Fulham. FLIGHT TO U. S. TO BE DELAYED WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.—The Navy dirigible ZR 2 will not start on her trans-Atlantic air flight to the United States for at least ten days after her final trip Is completed, it was announced hero today. A cablegram was received by tho Navy Department from officers In England suggesting tho Navy delay sending station ships to their posts until after the trial flight Is completed. These ships have been standing by waiting to put out to sea where they will be stationed at intervals while the flight Is in progress. EXTENDS INCOME, ENDOWMENT RULE Lesh Gives Schools Chance to Meet Requirement. Indiana collges and universities which have not met the endowment and income requirements of the law have a chance to continue as recognized institutions under a ruling today by Attorney General U. S. Lesh. The law requires that to be recognized schools must have an endowment of at least $500,000 or an annual income of at least $25,000. Under the law they could not be recognized after Sept. 1, unless they met with these provisions. The attorney general ruled the State board of education may extend the time for this provision to take effect “any reasonable time,” but It cannot extend it Indefinitely. The schools which can continue to be recognized under this ruling are Goshen College, Valparaiso University, Indiana Central University and Oakland City College.

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cob P. Brown and Dr. Sumner A. FurnisSf of the city council, represented tho city and Hr. Jameson and Mr. Todd, the company, in the conference. NOTHING DEFINITE EXPECTED OF IT. It was expected before the conference opened that nothing definite would come of it. City officials were not willing to discuss what took place, but It was learned Jitney competition, paving between tracks and payment of the fran-. chise tax are the three main points at issue. In his recommendations Council President Willson said: “I believe jitney competlon by ordinance should be removed Immediately from streets containing car lines,” after declaring the city “reasonably should be assured there will be no increase in the rate of fare,” ar.d that the company should, by contract agree "to continue to perform those of Its former charter obligations which the city sees fit to retain.” Here, city officials seemed to believe, was a program upon which final settlement may be effected. In other worda, the way appeared to have been opened I by Mr. Willson's recommendations for a deal In which the city might trade the car company protection from jitney competition in return for continued payment of the franchise tax and paving between tracks by the company. That it would require long days of discussion before such a settlement might be effected was recognized from the fact that so far the company has insisted that It will have to be relieved of Jitney competition, the franchise tax and the paving cost. Froan statements of company officials It has appeared that the company believes the only thing it has to offer to the city is insurance of continued good service at a low rate of fare, and that to give such guarantee it must bo relieved of the three main "burdens.” Mr. Willson's statement, supplemental to the ladings of the junketing committee which bears no recommendations, is as follows: “From the committee's investigation, as detailed in the renori submitted to the council, it Is by profound personal opinion : CONSIDER RELIEF FOR NEITHER. “L We ar enot concerned primarily with either the welfare of the street car company or the Jirney bv.s. If regulatory legislation for the ijtney bus it necessary, It should not be viewed in the light of relief for, or aid to, the street car company, but purely and solely as a mutter of benefit to the public, to the city and to ltslndividual citizens. "2. The situation existing between the street car company and the city is very similar to the condition in Des Moines. Those the car company is Insisting upon cancellation of Us franchise and upon th* city ordering the jitney busses off the street car lines. At the same time the street car company has refused, to date, to state what provisions for tho city's benefit it will agree to in anew franchise, and has refused to discuss to what extent it will agree to submit itself to the city's regulations in any new franchise. merely taking the stand that the old franchise first should be cancelled. "Quite naturally, the city authorities are not in accord with this attitude; us stated in the mayor's communication to the Des Moines council tExhibit E). It is our opinion that tho present franchise should not be canceled until anew, franchise is drawn aud submitted. He thinks that the street car company should bring in anew franchise definitely worked out in detail nnd present it sos approval to the council. I’he company bus come before the council telling what it wants the council to do for it, but offering nothing in return. LOCAL SITUATION LIKE DES MOINES. "This situation is not unlike ours. Tbs Indianapolis Street Railway Company has surrendered its franchise and is operating under an indeterminate permit issued by the State. It has been the city'* endeavor for some weeks to reach an understanding with the car company as to the future authority of the city over tha company, and to induce the company to continue to perform some of the obligations and conditions of its previous charter. "The company recently stated to th# city, through its counsel, that It would enter Into no contract with the city. Tbs city has insisted that the obligations to he performed by the company under its old charter should he renewed by eon-' tract, as the company's contention, at the time the law was passed, permitting it to surrender its charter, was that it was concerned only with the valuations, rata of fare, etc., and that it would continue to meet its other charter obligations even (Continued on Page Nine.)

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