Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 99, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 September 1921 — Page 1

THE WEATHER Fair tonight and Tuesday. Cooler Tuesday.

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MILWAUKEE’S FAME NOT ALL BUILT ON BEER Spillane Finds Great Diversity of Industries Tirere. SITUATION IDEAL Production on 68 Per Cent Basis Compared to 1919. Special to Indiana Dally Times and Philadelphia Public Ledger. By RICHARD SPILLANE. MILWAUKEE, Wis., Sept. s—Because in the days before prohibition, Milwaukee brewers did a remarkable amount of advertising the general public came to consider this as a city the chief product of which was beer, and never did a municipality get more underserved notoriety. Beer never ranked better than fifth or sixth in importance, always far below metal goods, food stuffs, leather, textiles and chemicals. Today, not a few persons declare, Milwaukee wouldn't have breweries If it could and they add it was a good thing to get rid of them. Asa matter of fact Milwaukee has a great diversity of industries and leads the world In not a few products. Its situation is admirable, along its three streams, the Menominee, Milwaukee and Kinniekinnie, are its manufacturing establishments advantageously rlaced for both water and rail transportation, while there is hardly another city in America with such a high proportion of great broad thoroughfares, fine homes, number of parks and pleasing prospects. There is no slum district. If the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence waterway project goes through it is certain a tremendous volume of new commerce will be handled here. The plans for developing on the lake front facilities for ocean carriers have been drawn with appreciation of the revolution this means in transportation freeing a great portion of foreign traffic from going by rail through New Turk and Chicago. METAL TRADES PET CHECK OX SHOWING. Compared with 1919 production seems to be on about a CO per cent basis. There has been a slight increase in employment In the last month—about 1.6 per cent. But for the depression in the metal trades — the -biggest department of industry in the city—the showing would be quite good. The textile industry is very active, particularly the hosiery line, where plants are working night and day, arid where the increase in number of employes as against 1019 is 33 per cent. This is due to short skirts and long stockings. In clothing manufacture the employment is within 5 per cent of 1913. The hosiery mills cannot get all the workers they desire. There are stories told of efforts made to induce employes of other industries to enter the mills where they can be taught until they are efficient and of their refusal because they don't care to change their line of work but would rather wait until conditions brighten In the “fields to which they are aeustomed. The metal trades bulk biggest in Milwaukee's industries. Next in order, come foodstuffs, leather, textiles, chemicals, drugs., etc., wood products, building and various others. In the Allis Chalmers plant the city has one of the largest machinery manufacturing establishments of the world. In the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul shops it probably bas the greatest thing of this kind In America, for the plant Is equipped to turn out everything in railroad equipment. The range of its other manufactures runs from trucks, tinware, trunks, motor boats, pumping •cacblnes, sawmill machinery, automobiles. automobile parts, cranes and hoists, steam shovels, air brakes, agr'cultural supplements, refrigerating machines, soaps, candies, boots and shoes, containers, clothing, flour, dyes, ka.t goods, leather, etc., down to motorcycles and no end of other things. In motorcycles it has the Harlev-Davidson planr, the biggest of its kind in the world. VARY FROM FAIR TO VERY POOR. In the machinery establishments conditions varv from fair to very poor. In the tanning lndutry they are moderate, the Pfister & Vogel plant, the largest private owned in the world, which wa* doing nothing last year, now operating on a CO per cent basis, and the boot and shoe Industry, which is big here, is active to a pronounced degree. Not a few plants are short of operatives. The owners of these manufactories say girls are so busy making silk stockings that there era few left to make shoes to go wt'h the stockings. Severnl new shoe factories have been started in Milwaukee. In packing house products there Is a fair average of business. Michael Cudshy told the writer his rlants are on about h 60 per cent production. A remarkable institution of Milwaukee is the William Steinmever Company, importers and grocers. It has been established since 1805 and doe3 a business of SIO,OOO a day. It doesn't keep books, except to a very limited degree. It buys for cash, discounts all its bills and extends no credit. Its business this year is larger by far than It has ever been In Its history. It Is larger even than ■when it sold liquor In addition to other goods. “There is nothing strange in our present experience," said Arthur 11. Anger, the treasurer. “In prosperous time the people are careless in purchasing. In hard times they count their money and exercise great care, benefiting by close buying. He was asked how much difference the cash principle made in the purchasing by the public. He would not or could not state. But be did say he was astounded to find in a city a few hundred miles from Mil(Continued on Page Nine.) WEATHER Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the twenty-four hours ending 7 p. h„ Sept. 6. 1921: Fair tonight and Tuesday; cooler tonight. HOURLY TEMPERATURE. 6 a. m. 70 7 a. m T 1 8 a. m 74 • a. m. 70 JO a, m. 78 XL A. Xn. as

Published at Indianapolis, Entered as Becond Class Matter, July ,25, 1914, at Ind., Daily Except Sunday Postofflce, Indianapolis, Ind., under act March 3, 1879.

EXPECT LIGHT VOTE ON STATE AMENDMENTS Public Interest Not as Great as for Election of Officials. BY BALLOT ONLY Regular Rules Will Govern Result May Be Slow.

ELECTION FACTS Purpose —To decide whether thirteen proposed amendments shall become a part of the State constitution. Time—From 6 a. m. to 6 p. m. tomorrow. Place—The precincts that are used in general and county elections—not the ones used in the city primaries. Voters —All qualified voters except Germans and Austrians who have not been fully naturalized.

A light vote Is expected tomorrow when the thirteen proposed constitutional amendments will be presented to the voters of the State for ratification. While the amendments have been discussed generally, there is no such general public interest as usually attaches to elections for officials and for this reason the vote is expected to fall below 50 per cent. In a general way, rules governing other elections will govern the constitutional amendment election. The polls will be j opened in every precinct in the State : at 6a. m. and will close at 6 p. m. For the purpose of this election the precincts i as designated for State and county elec- j tions will be used. These precincts are different from those used lu the city j primary election last spring, and for this reason voters are urged to make sure of j the number of the precincts in which ! they vote, in order to avoid confusion. 1 The principal differences between the | manner of conducting this election and that of coducting general elections for other purposes are that precinct boards ! will be composed of ofily three members instead of the usual five and that regia- i tration previous to the election is not required. DEFINITE FIGURES MAY BE DELAYED. It may be several days before the com- ! plete returns for the State are known definitely. In this election there wiil be j no Interested agencies other than news papers and press associations gathering unofficial returns, as is usual In regulai ' elections. Because the vote will be light, however, official returns are expected to come in rapidly, and it is possible the Marion County total may be tabulated by Wednesday. As each county is tabulated the returns will be sent to the secretary of State, where the official figures for the State will be computed. There is also no excuse, such as regular elections afford, for witholding returns. Voting In the election will be entirely by ballot, no machines being used In any part of the State. Another peculiarity about the special election Is the fact that a given amendment may receive more favorable votes than unfavorable ones and still be defeated. This could come about through a heavy vote oa some amendments and a light one on others. This peculiarity is due to tho provision of the Constitution that an amendment to be adopted must receive a majority of all the votes cast In the election. There will be no such thing as a straight vote on the amendments. Each voter must mark the square containing (Continued on Page Three.) REPORTER MAKES CHANGE. FRANKLIN, Ind., Sept. s.—Raymond I E. Smith, for some time a reporter for ! the Franklin Evening Star, left Saturday j for La Porte, Ind., where he has ac- 1 cepted a position on the news staff of tho j La Porte Dally Argus. i

Thugs Renew Carnival of Thefts in City; Thief, 16, Caught After Chase

Burglars, hold-up men and sneak thieves were busy during the week-end, and committed some successful robberies. In one ease an alleged thief was captured after a pursuit. Two residences on liyram avenue were visited by burglars while the families were away. Harry Michael, 4045 Byram avenue, found every room in his home ransacked. The thief found only $1.35, and it was evident he was searching for money only, as Jewelry and clothing were thrown on the floor. 11. R. Perryman, 4035 Byram avenue, found a thief had removed the screen from a window of his home and ransacked each room. The burglars finding no money took a fountain pen. The Piggly-Wiggly grocery No. 1, on Washington street, between Pennsylvania and Delaware streets, was held up about 11 o’clock Saturday night. In the rear room of the store were Ansel V. Bailiff, 829 North New Jersey street, manager of a Piggly-Wiggly store at 1226 Oliver avenue and Carl Medeman, his brother-in-law. Following the custom of the company the managers of the various branch stores bad brought the Saturday receipts to the main store. The money was in envelopes on the safe in the rear room. The two men were surprised when two bandits walked into the rear room of the store, covered them with revolvers and order hands up. Then one of the robbers took four envelops and the two men ran through the Pembroke arcade, fUH laid a waiting automobile and

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Jurists Find Steadily Mounting Divorce Dockets in City and County Alarming

9,494 Causes Are Filed From Jan. 1, 1917, Up to and Including Aug. 1 of This Year. (Editor’s Note—This Is the first of a series of articles dealing vtdth tho divorce situation in Indianapolis and Marion Coonty as reflected In the official records and reports of tho Marion County Cirouit Court and the five Superior Courts.) By WALTER D. HICKMAN. Domestic troubles of all sorts in Indianapolis and in Marion County homos have resulted in a total of 9,494 applications for divorces being filed in thi Marion County Circuit Court and the five Superior Courts from Jan. 1, 1917, up lo Aug. 1, 1921, an exhaustive and exclusive survey of the official divorce and filing records reveal. These figures represent the disturbed condition in a limited number of borne* and is considered ''alarming” by Jurist*, who deal with the local divorce problem every week. On the basis of 70,000 families In Marion County, the ratio of domestic discontent, in comparison with the actual number of applications made for divorce since Jan. 1, 1917, up to Aug. 1 of this

TRUCE IS DECLARED IN W. VA. WAR ZONE Conditions Remain as Before —New Troubles Expected to Arise.

WASHINGTON, Sept. s.—Aroused by the failure of the Stute authorities to prevent civil war In the West Virginia coal fields, members of the Senate committee ftpeoially appointed to investigate labor dtstiirb.nnes there expressed the opinion today that its investigation ought to he resumed at once in a determined effort to fix tho responsibility for the shootings which already have exacted startling toll of human lives. CHARLESTON, W. Vs., Sept. 5—A i truce —not a permanent peace—exists today in West Virginia's mine warfare. Federal troops have ended a fort- i night's fighting between union miners and their friends on one hand and ' State constabulary and mins guard ] deputies on the other. But the basic conditions that were at the bottom of | this and previous battles remain. After withdrawal of regulars, it 1* only .1 question of time until another and probably more sanguinary outbreak will oo cur, unless these conditions are remedied. The one thing that will insure permanent peace in West Virginia is abolition of the mine guard system. Right or wrong, this system Is at the bottom of West Virginia's warfare. Those who want the troubles ended hope that the Congressional Investit at- j lng Committee soon to come here will | concentrate on the miue guard system and make lts work a success by solving it. THREE RESEATED ON TWO CHARGES Youths Confess Part in Thefts, Police Say. Roy White, 21, 345 South State street: Frank Graham, 21, 345 South State street, and Earl Roberts, £O, “city,'' were reslated by the police today on charges of robbery and grand larceny. The youths were arrested last Friday at the home of Fred Cosand, 21 Syca- I more street, and were held on vagrancy charges while detectives investigated their connection with an alleged theft ring. 3,’ hey admitted, the police say, that they broke Into the bicycle shop of John S. Morgan, 701 South Meridian street, on the night of Aug. 25, and stole a rifle, which they used later in the same night in holding up the restaurant of Louie Stnmatkin, 236 North Belmont street, and the confectionery store of William I*. Lambert, 1025 South East street. Cosund was arrested at the same time and is charged with vehicle taking, having been connected with an auto theft gang that operated in Indianapolis, Ev- j ttusville and Louisville.

escaped Clerks in the front room of the store did not know the robbers had entered the store. A polcenrm who was across the street knew nothing of the holdup until he saw the police emergency machine stop at the store after headquarters had been notified by telephone. The police do not know the exact amount of money stolen, but state it was In the neighborhood of $2,000. A boy sneak thief was captured Sunday afternoon after a pursuit which started when he was discovered robbing a cash drawer at the Standard Oil filling station, Washington and Gelsendorff s:reets. C. M. Swift, manager of the station, was busy filling a gas tank of an automobile when he saw a boy taking money from the drawer. He said S3O was taken. A chase started in which Motor Policemen Dalton, and McClure and three other officers fired several shots at the fugitive who dropped sl9 during tne flight. The thief was captured hiding in a coal car negr the Merchants Heat and Light Company plant. He told the police his name was Paul Howard, 16, 1324 West Washington street. The police found sll in his pocket which he suld was part of the stolen money. The boy said he was a runaway from an orphans home and that some days ago he tried to rob a resturant in New Albany. Two alleged hold-up men were arrested by Motnr Policemen Landers and Wilkinson fcrly yesterday, and are charged i ■r i n.iij 11 l na. JPase Th rf f,j

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1921.

year, the impression obtained of the extent of the divorce evil In the city and county may not appeal to one as so alarming. STUDY OF TRIALS PUTS NEW FACE ON PROBLEM. A careful survey of the causes cf divorce and a study of the actual trials puts a more serious and alarming aspect upon the entire situation. At that, even the cold total of 9,494 applications for divorce in the assigned period is considered ' staggering’’ and “alarming.” The courts admit the divorce calendars are clogging the Judicial machinery of the county. The dockets are overcrowded for the September term. Judge Arthur Robinson of Superior Court, room 4, will begin Wednesday hearing more than eighty-five divorce cases. All of the other Judges are complaining of similar heavy dockets. It is evident that the present Circuit and Superior Judges are attempting to reduce the divorce evil locally. Every possible effort is made to effect reconciliations. REASONS STCDIER FOR THREE YEAR PERIOD. A study of the reasons found by the courts in granting divorces for a period of threo years beginning Jan. 1, 1919, throws much light on the causes of divorces here. The records of the Marion County

I Holdings of most powerful operators ■ are located in Logan, McDowell, Mercer ' and Mingo Counties. When union organizers began to get a foothold in other sections of West Virginia tho operators concentrated in these counties their efforts to thwart unionism. The mine guards nominally are to protect the coal companies' properties Actually they function to keep organizers away from the nonunion men and even known union members are barred in this territory. In many instances the peace officers of there counties occupy the role of mine gourds. One sheriff prominently identified with the mine warfare. Just ended, is sai l to draw from the operators a sub(Contlnued on Page Two.) SHAKE-UP DUE IN DRY FORCES Treasury Officials Admit Prohibition Has Not Been Enforced in Large Cities. Special to Imi!na Daily Times and Philadelphia Public Ledger. WASHINGTON, Sept. s—Virtual acknowledgment that prohibition enforcement has not been effective In the larger cities of the East and Middle West was given by Treasury Department officials when it was made known that reorganization of the enforcement staff* and methods in more than a dozen cities is to be undertaken immediately by Prohibition Commissioner Haynes. Mr. Haynes will go to New York tomorrow’ with a view to looking over the situation in the Metropolis, regarded os tho worst enforcement problem officials have to contend with. Before his return to Washington he will visit Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Columbus. Ohio, and possibly Chicago. A more exteniive tour of th Middle Western cities where prohibition enforcement Is regarded as difficult will tie made later, it is understood. It is more than likely Mr. Haynes will bo accompanied by several enforcement officers more or less familiar with the big city problems and what changes will b emade in existing methods In the cities visited will lie determined after the commissioner’s return to Washington.— Copyright, 1921, by Public Ledger Company. ROUGH SEA HITS LABOR DAY PLANS OF THE PRESIDENT Mayflower, Unable to Land at Atlantic City, Puts Back to Capital. WASHINGTON, Sept. s.—Unabla to land at Atlantic City, due to rough seas, President and Mrs. Harding and their guests on the Mayflower were on their way back to Washington today, it was announced at the White House. Harding wanted to spend Labor day in Atlantic City, but this was conditioned on tho weather. Word at the White House stated it was felt an attempt to land the party w’ould be dangerous, and it was decided to put back to Washington. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Kept. 5. President Harding was forced to give up his plans of visiting Atlantic City today. Because of the heavy sea, tho presidential party was unable to land hero from the Mayflower. The yacht returned to Washington. Two Killed, One Injured in Crash Special to The Times. NEW ALBANY, Ind., Sept. C.—Frank Dick, 48, a grocer of Jeffersonville and former resident of this city, is dead at St.. Edward’s hospital here from injuries sustained in an automobile accident a! Jeffersonville last night, when a machine in which he was riding collided with an interurban car. Charles Enlow, an other occupant of the machine was killed instantly and Walter Dorsey, also one of the party lies in a critical condition at St Edward's, suffering from a fractured skull. MARRIED FIFTY YEARS. HARTFORD CITY, Ind., Sept. s.—The golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Armitage was celebrated at tbgir iuun* rmxl us U)i. city yesterday.

Study and Survey of Trials Show Condition More Serious Than Figures Tell. courts shows the number of divorces not only are increasing in volume from a standpoint of new cases, but more actually are being granted. In 1918, 1554 civil cases were filed and 1563 were disposed of. Divorces were granted in 495 cases as follows: Soventy-six to women on the showing of abandonment and thirty-one to men for the same cause. Twelve to women on grounds of adultery and six to men. Five to women for prior criminal conviction and two to men. Two hundred and seven for cruol treatment to women and 102 to men. Twenty-six to women because of failure to provide on part of their husbands. Nineteen women and nine men were granted divorces for other causes. In Superior Court, Room I, 561 civil cases were filed and 611 were disposed (Continued on Page Two.)

■BELIEVES TAX AMENDMENT IS TO BE DEFEATED Indiana Taxpayers’ Protective Association Ends Campaign Against Change. URGES A LARGE VOTE Confidence that the proposed taxation amendments to the Indiana Constitution will be defeated at the special election tomorrow was expressed in a statement today by Jacob D. Mlltenberger, secretary of the Indiana Taxpayers Protective Association, whidU actively has been opposing the amendments. The statement follows; “The defeat of tho proposed taxation amendments to the State Constitution to bo voted on nt the Spp, Ltl Election Tuesday is predicted by men who have been making inquiries in -rv-ery district. The reports Indicate that the strongest sentiment exists against the 'wide open' tax amendment and next to it the fight is hardest against the proposed income tax. "The campaign against the tax amendments was closed today by former Gov ernor 3. M. Ralston of Indianapolis; Fred A. Sims, a former member of the State tax board; former Lieutenant Governor Edgar I). Bush; former State Senator Abe Simmons of Bluffton; Representative Clinton 11. Glvgn of Indianapolis, and other well-known men, who have been speaking on the tax question for the last two months. MEETINGS HELD THROUGHOUT STATE. “Meetings have been held In every section of Indiana for a discussion of the two tax amendments and much Interest has been aroused. The reports coming to the headquarters of the taxassociation of Indianapolis are to the rffect that the majority against the tax amendments will be heavy. Representative Mllteaberger called attention to the fact that la many localities the voters seem to be under the impression that their vot* will be counted in the negative if they lo not go to the polls. This is not tho case. In order that a vote may count one way or the other It must be cast. "This is the first time in many years a group of amendments to the constitution have been submitted to the voters of the State of Indiana," continued Mr. Miitenberger. “Since the constitution was adopted In 1851 it has been amended only two times. T e last amendment was adopted In 1881, and more than 400 (Continued on Pago Eleven.)

U. S. Bills for 2 Months $161,000,000 Over Income

WASHINGTON, Sept. s.—President Harding's Administration has lost a skirmish In the battle of national economy to keep governmental expenditures within receipts, according to an official statement iesued by tho Treasury Dopsrtment. Expenditures for ordinary purposes totaled $617,333,593 during July and August. Receipts were only $155,784,234. The Government thus spent $161,549,659 more than it took in In taxes, customs receipts, miscellaneaus revenue and Panama Canal tolls. A much better result came from the demand for economy for the fiscal year which ended June 30. During that year tho Government lived HOOSIER SAILOR WAS A BIGAMIST Wife Here Learns He Was Married in England. Relatives in Indiana of William J. Steele, who was killed in the wreck of the ZR 2 at Hull, England, Including his widow, who lives at Balnbridge, are making an effort to claim his body despite the fact It has been claimed by a widow in England. The first intimation that Steele had tw’o wives was contained In press dispatches which said his wife saw the accident. His American w’ife was in Indianapolis at the time. According to Harry A. Steele, 127 South Senate avenue, a brother of the dead sailor, the family bad heard Intimations that Steele had a wife in England and asked the Navy Department concerning the report. The department informed them it was true. It w r as learned Steele married Joyce Haunam at Yorkshire, England, July 4, 1921. Mr. Steele, brother of the dead sailor, said he is claiming the body in behalf of the American widow and that he believes it will be retuifced to the United i States despite claim Jof the English woman. W

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HOOSIERDOM IN GALA DRESS AT STATE FAIR Best of Farm and City Activities on Display. CURIOSITIES, TOO Live Stock Entry List for This Year New Record. Fair Tuesday The following features are on the program for tomorrow at the State Fair: Judging will be under way in all departments. Farm boys’ Judging contest in coliseum. Shows in the regular Belgian, light harness and saddle classes begins. Judging of Shorthorns, Holstein-Freslan cattle. Angora goats, Poland China and Chester White bwine. Veterans of all wars and school children admitted free. Evening—Shriners' night at hippodrome show. And in addition will be the following features which are on the program for every day at the fair: State fair opens at 8 a. in. Features for each day: Concerts by Purdue rniverslty. Indianapolis Newsboys and All-American bands; trotting and pacing races each afternoon; open-air vaudeville; automobile and machinery shows; passenger airplane flights; attractions on the “Joy Flaa.” Dally Features at Women's Building—Fall style show by living models ; “Better Babies’ contest; “open bouse" of girls’ school of home economics; displays of pictures, sculpture, needlework, culinary products and flowers. Afternoon concerts by the Clrloff Trio of Indianapolis. Night Shows —Hippodrome In the coliseum, consisting of concert by Purdne Band and Murat Chanters, parades of livestock, twenty circus a:,d vaudeville acts, auto polo. “Siege of the Dardanelles, a World Mar naval spectacle of fireworks, on race track infield. Automobile show. Johnny Jonee circuses and other attractions on the midway. v By FRED 8. KNODLE. Lean-legged, swift-gaitwd horses that follow the track for a living; robust Percherons, over-tufted and built for style; livestock with pedigrees reaching back nearly to the age when they must have been written on slabs of stone; fine arts, and high art as exemplified by airplane flights; farm machinery of every conceivable kind; automobiles as sleek and handsome as a racing "hoss,” but built for greater speed; poultry whose every feather lies in its particular place and look as if they had never known the joy of sprawling around in the middle of a dusty road —these are just a few of the interesting features of the Indiana State Fair, which opened this morning at the State fairground. Os course tbls is rather sketchy as descriptive matter—sort of hitting the high spots, as it were, for there are many other in’eresting features along urban and rural lines—the displays of things horticultural, the exemplification of home economics, the needlework, the vaudeville acts, the music, the culinary j products, etc. NOT FORGETTING BOY WHO I.OST BAELOON. And It wouldn’t be fair to leave out : that outstanding feature of all State (Continued on Page Eleven.)

completely within Us Income and had a few million left over. Republican officials, however, refused to be discouraged. Public expenditures and receipts fluctuate very largely during certain periods of the year, they pointed ont. During the next two months the Government may live not only completely within Us income, officials predict, but so far within it that the shortage of the first two months, will be completely wiped out. BLONDE WOMAN , DARK HAIRED GIRL SOUGHT IN CASE NEW YORK, Sept. 5.—A blonde woman and a dark haired Belgian girl were sought by police today in connection with the murder of George Day, 47, wealthy manufacturing furrier. The blonde was with Day shortly before he was shot to death in his home late Saturday night. Day broke an engagement with the Belgian girl to take the blonde girl tc dinner. That there had been twenty or more other women in Day's life was shown by his many photographs of beautiful girls Each was Inscribed with sentiments ol love. Day was found dead across the ground floor stairs of bis home in an exclusive residential district. The murderer ap parently had hidden in the darkened hallway downstairs and fired at Day. Blood spots showed that Day had pursued hit assailant though mortally wounded. The gun with which the murder war committed, the photographs and detail; of Day’s life as given to police by Elias Day, his nephew, are the evidence upon which police worked today. The blonde woman is known to have been with Day from 2:30 to 5:30 on the afternoon of the day on which the crime was committed.

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Ten-Day Limit to Accept Offer, One Proposal Rejection Would Mean Creation of Crown Colony in Erin. LONDON, Sept. 5.—A majority of the members of the British cabinet favor an ultimatum to the Sinn Fein, it was learned from an authoritative source this afternoon. According to the informant, the ministers propose a ten-day limit for the Sinn Fein to accept Premier Lloyd George's six points contained in his original offer to Eamonn De Valera. It ie suggested if the Sinn Fein reject these points, Ireland be automatically created a crown colony and administered as such by the British government. Irish peace negotiations are imperilled dangerously. Following the publication of the note of Thursday reiterating rejection of the English proposals It was admitted the situation is one of the most utmost gravity, in view of the recent utterances of Premier Lloyd George, officials pointed out that it may be impossible to continue the negotiations if the Sinn Fein persis.s ’i Its present stand-and refuses to accept the basis laid down by the English government. Sir Nevill Macßeady, commander of the British military forces in Ireland, and Sir Hamar Greenwood, chief secletary for Ireland in the Fritlsh government, are at Galrloeh, See: land, consulting with the Premier. The British cabinet will meet at irverness, near Gairloch, Wednesday to discuss the Irish communication formally and draw up a reply. In the meantime, however, informal conversations will continue for the drafting of a preliminary outline of the answer. COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER LEVY Appropriation and Tax Bills Expected to Be Passed. The civil city tax levy of 94.2 cents on the SIOO and the annual appropriation ordinances were expected to be passed without amendment by the city council at it;regular meeting tonight. Dr. Sumner A Furnlss, chairman of the elections com i mittee, said he expects his body to makf : a report on the plaza remonstrance, which it has been considering for several weeks The committee will glTe the remonstraner final consideration in a private sessior preceding the meeting of the council as a whole. Although there are a number of other measures pending, including the anti-open-vault ordinance backed by the city health department, the council was not ; expected to consider them, It being the | desire of most of the members to ma£e the session ns short as possible because of the Labor day holiday. It is necessary that the tax levy and appropriation ordinances be adopted to- ; night since the law provides they must be passed not later than the first regular meeting in September. Expectation that they would be adopted as presented by Mayor Charles W. Jewett and City Controller Robert 11. Bryson was based J upon the fact that not a single citizen \ appeared at the public hearing last Frii day evening and none of the councilmen have voiced objection. Action by the council on the plaza remonstrance, upholding of which would necessitate calling a special election on the question of whether the city should participate with the county In the purchase of additional ground for the State war memorial, is not expected tonight exon should the elections committee make a report. Greek Officers in Turk City of Angora PARIS, Sept. 5.—A delegation of Greeks entered Angora Sunday, said a dispatch from Constantinople today. Dispatches from Athens said the Greek army was approaching Angora. \ but had not penetrated the city. It is j probable the Greek delegation consisted \ of Greek officers who wished to arrange for the surrender and occupation of the : city withou* fighting or bombarding. j League to Work for | Disarmament Also GENEVA, Sept. s.—The League of Na- ‘ tions will work for world disarmament j notwithstanding the disaixnrment con-I ferenee President Harding has called in j ■Washington, It was announced when the | League of Nations assembly met today, i Announcement was made by Dr. Welling- ! ton Koo, Chinese ambassador to England J and president of the league council, who j delivered the opening speech. Three Killed and Building Blown Up DETROIT, Sept. s.—Three persons are • dead and the building at 1529 Mullet j street completely destroyed by a gas ex- j plosion early today. Police arrested Santo Crnpfttta who j conducted a grocery near the wrecked building and four others. Authorities . claim that the blast was purposely set off. I

12 Killed, 6 Injured, Grade Crossing Toll of 3 States Accidents in Indiana, Illinois and lowa Due to Auto-Train Crashes.

CHICAGO, Sept. s.—Twelve persons were killed and six others injured Sunday in four grade crossing accidents in Illinois, Indiana and lowa, according to reports reaching here today. Four persons were killed outright and a fifth probably fatally injured at Bloomington, 111., when a Chicago and Alton train crashed into an automobile. Carl Johnson and Leroy Craw-ford of Waukoda, S. D., and Miss Augusta Reed of Sioux City, lowa, are the identified members of the party. A man and two other women have not been identified. M Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Davis o/vlanna. Ind., and their two grandchildren, Catherine and Joseph Conlon, aged • and 7

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PARADE OPENS CELEBRATION OF LABOR DAY Crafts, Trades Workers Decorated With Insignia. ADDRESSES GIVEN McCallister Is Grand Marshal—Ball Tonight. Labor had its day today. The celebration started early with a parade, which formed at 9 o’clock,; and will end with a ball at Tomlin* son Hall tonight. The parade, which followed lh lines of Labor day parades of former* years, was in seven sections. Nearljf every marcher wore some insignia of his profession from the white cap of the baker to the leather apron ot the blacksmith. The procession began to form shortly* before 9 o'clock in North Meridian street at St. Clair street. The line of march was south in Meridian street to Monument Circle, to the right in Monument Circle to Washington street, west m Washington street to Senate avenue, counter-marched in Washington street to New Jersey street, counter-marched to Alabama street, north in Alabama street to Market street, and west to Tomlinson hall. ADDRESSES GIVEN IN TOMLINSON HALL. At Tomlinson hall, John P. Frey of Cincinnati, editor of the official organ of the International Molders* Union, and Frank T. Hawley of Indianapolis, former president of the International Switch* men's Union, addressed the crowds. Mr* Frey discussed the labor situation gen* daily and Mr. Hawley spoke on tbe pro* posed amendments to the Indiana con* stitution, to be voted on tomorrow. In his talk, in touching upon equal rights for all, Mr. Frey discussed the Kansas law relative to wages and hours of labor, and said that the State sag? “here is the maximum wage you may have and here is the minimum hours you may work, bnt places no limitation on the prices that may be charged by the manufacturer or the merchant.” “It places restriction on labor,” he said, “but not on others” Various other features of the labor movement) were touched upon by him. The parade was headed by C. G. McCalllster, grand marshal, and Albert Ginsberg, assistant grand marshaL It was preceded through the streets by s’ squadron of mounted police. Each sec-' tlon was headed by a band and other* bands were lntersperced in the lines* making eleven in a!L Earl Hickman was In command of thw First division. It included printers, mailers, electrotypers. stereotypers, photo-engravers, pressmen, press assist? ants, bookbinders, leather workers, gar-] ment cutters, letter carriers, clerks, stage employes, motion picture) machine operators, bill posters and] musicians. The Second division, commanded by H. E. Goodman, comprised railway car-, men, railway sarmen helpers, switchmen, freight handlers and railway clerks. Sheet metal workers headed the Third division, commanded by Patrick Maloney. It included also' blacksmiths, boiler makers, storeroom workers, electrical workers and maintenance of way' men. ; William E. Holmes commanded that Fourth division. It included iron ers, plumbers, sheet metal workers, brick.-* layers, hoisting engineers, stationary engineers, steamfltters, painters, papeyi hangers and sign painters. The carpenters headed the Fifth dt* vision, commanded by IL B. Smith. ers in the division were furniture work*! ers, hardwood floor layers, hod asbestos workers, cement finishers, (Continued on Page Eleven.)

Trigger Eye of *Little Joe' Too Keen for Bandits CHICAGO, Sept s.—When it comes to shooting “Little Joe" Huszar, police force of BroadvliW, 111., has' ilghtnlng looking like a freight train. Huszar came on four youths holding up an anto party on Lover's Lane. One. of the bandits threatened to kill i Huszar, but ho died from a bullet i from the policeman's gun before the 3 words were scarcely spoken. Huszar wounded two other members of the gang and captured the I third. “I used to be a Texas cowboy, ‘Little Joe' said, explaining his accurate trigger eye.

respectively, were instantly killed at a crossing one mile east of Hanna, when a Pennsylvania Railroad fast passenger train struck their automobile. The machine is believed to have been stalled while crossing the tracks. Robert Huber was killed instantly and his son, George, received fatal lnjnries near Cedar Rapids. lowa, when their automobile was struck by a fast Chicago and Northwestern freight train. Mrs. Huber and a daughter, Margaret sustained injuries that are expected to prove fatal. At DeKalb, 111., George McXanghton and his daughter, Martha were killed When a Chicago and Xorthwesternnpassenger train struck their automobi®. Font: Others in the ear were injured.