Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 101, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 September 1921 — Page 1

THE WEATHER Fair tonight and Thursday; moderate temperature.

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FINDS ST. PAUL IN FAIR SHAPE INDUSTRIALLY Richard Spillane’s Investigation Takes in Twin Cities. NOT SO HARD HIT Didn’t Fly So High War, So Did Not Drop So Far. Epec'.al to Indiana Dally Times and Philadelphia Public Ledger. By RICHARD SPILLANE. ST. PAUL, Sept. 7—The American Legion notified the Association of Commerce today that it was able to furnish a job for every lormtr soldier out of work. This was the first time in three months the legion was so well fixed and is indicative of the improvement as to unemployment. Asa matter of fact, Minnesota has not known the strain of other States. It didn’t fly so high in the war period and thereafter as most of them and didn't have so far to drop.

St. Paul is in pretty fair shape. Its industrial es'ablishment is considerable, but no greater than its agricultural interests. There are unemployed today about 8.000. The peak was 11,000. Constructorn has been good. Building for the first eight months of this year exceeds that for the same months last year by $2,000,000. Most of the build ing was of small homes and apartment hpsses. W' The State has a great road building program under way. Some parts of this work will continue throughout the winter except In extremely severe weather. The whole enterprise means an expenditure of $100,000,001. of which $20,000,000 will be taken up in this year's schedule. Os the industrial establishments the principal are the Crex Carpet; Goiterman Brothers, manufacturers of clothing; Swift and Armour, packing plants: "West Publishing Company: Brown f. Bigelow, advertising novelties; Waldorf Paper Products; Northern Pacific Rali‘way; Great Northern Railway, etc. Os these the Great Northern, with its immense shops probably bulks biggest. If takes one whole page in the telephone directory to list all the departments, divisions and sub-divisions of this com pany here. SOME CONCERNS OVERCROWDED. Some concerns arc overcrowded wit! business. The Sanitary Food Company reports it is working night and day. Last Spring it was doing little. There are fiv< or six shoe plants operating on 75 per cent of peak production. Armour and Swift had nf?o*s persons at work Aug 31 This Is about 67 per cent normal. West k. Company, largest publishers of lawbooks in America, are on a 70 per cent basis. There is a considerable amount of commercial printing here, principally of railroad timetables and freight tariffs. This is two-thirds of normal. Sw-lft and Armour report their business is showing an upward tendency. Merchants, both wholesale and retail report a fair volume of business in Staple articles. The sustained buying power of the public they ascribe to the tnoney saved in flush times. They admit came close to the bottom of their strives before they started to replenish their stocks. Quite a volume of buying must go on. they assert, regardless of conditions, for no one in town, city or country is carrying much beyond immediate requirements. They think hand- tomoutb buying will continue until there Is positive evidence of an upturn in general ■Acsiness. r The St. Paul-Minneapolls district serves the great agricultural belt made up (Continued on Cage Eleven.)

CONCENTRATE ON 3 SECTORS IN FOREST FIRES 750 Troopers Fight Valiantly to Save Threatened Towns. MILITARY HEADQUARTERS, McGrath, Minn.. Sept. 7.—Fire fighters now are concentrating their efforts on three important sectors in the fire zone —the White Pine —Sol ana stlient. Onamia and np in Lake County between Knife River and Two Harbors. Reports of fires in sections continue to pour into Military headquarters here but the above mentioned points are believed to be the worst. At 10 o'clock a. m.. rbe White Pine-Solana fires were considered the most menacing, and but little hope is held out for Arthyde and cabins in the surrounding territory northwest of So lana. The general situation continues serious. No deaths have as yet been reported but the loss of property and standing timber will he enormous. DULUTH. Minn., Sept. 7.—Adjutant General Rhlnow left here this morning for a tour of inspection along the Two Harbors, Knife River and French River sector, where new fires are springing up. Before leaving he was in touch with military headquarters at McGrath, and expressed some anxiety over the situation at Onamia and Arthyde, saying that ,with a south wind blowing both these • owns probably would be wiped out during the day. One hundred National Guardsman from ffetillwater 3re hero for duty in the f#nife (Continued on Page Seven.)

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for Indianapolis and vicinity for the twenty-four hours endinz 7 P. m.. Sept. 8, 1921 : Fnir tonight and Thursday; moderate temperature. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 59 7 a. m fin a. m flfi 9 a. m 72 ■ 10 a. m 73 Bto) 21 (noon) 77 1 p. m SO ( 2p. m 81 \

Published at Indianapolis, Entered os Second Class Matter, July 25, 1914, at Ir.d , Dally Except Sunday. Post6fflc. Indianapolis. Ind., finder act March 8, 1179.

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A. W. Hunter, First Claimant Under Times Insurance Plan, Receives His Check for S2O.

LOST 2 WEEKS’ WORK, DUE TO AUTO MISHAP Payment of Benefits Made Within Five Days After Receipt of Notice. PRAISES PROMPTNESS A. W. Hunter, 1130 South Meridian street, today received a check in payment of the first claim under the Insurance plan which was installed by the Daily Times for the protection of its subscribers. "I wss mighty lucky when I signed an order for an Indiana Dally Times Travel Accident Insurance Policy on Aug. sth,’' declared Hunter when big claim for S2O was paid. Bnnter was kept from bis work for two weeks by an injury which he received in an automobile accident Aug. 14. Hunter was riding with his father Inlaw, John Walmer, and three relative! on the Louisville road four miles east of Franklin when the steering gear on the car in which they were riding broke. This caused the oar to plunge down a ten-l’oot embankment. Hunter sustained a fractured rib by be ng thrown against the front of the car ard was unable to go to his work for two weeks. Waluier was driving at the time <>f the accident. FIVE PERSONS IN CAR AT TIME. There were five people in the car at the time, but Huntei was the only one seriously injured. He made hi* claim under the clause of the Times poiiey providing for accident indemnity at SlO a week during the time the insured Is prerented by injury from performing the duties of bis or her business or occupation for three months or less. Had his Injury kept him from work for the full period under this clause he would have received $l3O.

INDEPENDENCE REFUSED IRISH IN LATEST NOTE Agrees to Ireland Having Dominion Status, but Bans Sinn Fein Republic. BARTON HAS REPLY INVERNESS. Scotland. Sept. 7 -The i British cablDet'B reply to Eamonn De : Valera's latest note was dispatched to | Dublin late this afternoon. The British chbisct's reply to the Sinn | Fein's latest peace note agrees to a peace conference with Ireland having Dominion status, but adheres to the principle that Ireland shall not be i allowed to separate from the British empire. This Is a rejection of the Sinn Fein's demand for an independent re- : public. R. C. Barton. Sinn Fein courier, who has been at Inverness since the Sinn Fein note was delivered to I’remler Lloyd George last week, was summoned i to the townhall where the cabinet held ; its sessions, at 5:30 o'clock. It was expected that he would catch a train j leaving shortly after 6 o'clock with the 1 reply. PREMIER BREAKFASTS WITH KING GEORGE. Premier I.loyd George conferred with King George at Mny Hall early in the morning. The premier and the King had breakfast together and later strolled on jthe terrace of the famous old castle. The | premier smoked a cigar and emphasized | some of the points of his taik by a slight i wave of bis hand as the conversation j continued. After leaving t!. King. Premier Lloyd i George motored to Inverness, whero he was given a vociferous welcome. s he (-limbed from his automobile in fro., of I the town hall, the townsfolk and the ‘tourists set up a t\eer. The only absent members of the Oabi- : net were Marquis Curzon, Lord Lee of Fareham and the Hon. H. A. Fisher.

FATE OF IRELAND IN BALANCE DUBLIN. Sept. 7. The Sinn Fein will enter a peace conference with the English government regardless of whether the British recognize the Irish republic, it was announced this afternoon by responsible republican leaders. “Neither Eamonn De Valera nor the Sinn Fein cabinet intend that the English should recognize the Irish republic before any further steps are taken," said one Sinn Fein chieftain. “But we wish to approach the conversations unfettered. We do not wish to be restricted." Every one here recognizes that Ireland's fate is in the balance as the British cabinet is meeting at Inverness. The decision of the cabinet is being awaked with the greatest anxiety. The keynote of t'no general sentiment was sounded by the Freeman's Journal which said: “More can be done in half an hour's direct taik. than in reams of notes."

County Tax Rate Fixed at 27 Cents for 1922 by Council, Cuts 1921 Levy

A total couuty tax rate of 27 cents for 1922 was adopted by the Marion County council today. The present tax levy is 31(4 cents. The 1922 county tax rate is made up as follows: 15 cents for county fund; 6Vi cents for sinking fund, tubercular It* cents and free gravel road levy 4 cent*. The present levy Is made up as follow* : 16 cents for county fund levy; 9

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The Times policy provides for the payment of sums ranging from SI,OOO to SSOO for specific losses resulting from the wrecking or disablement of a public vehicle in which the insured Is traveling as a fare-paying passenger, or by the wrecking or disablement of any private horse-drawn vehicle or motor driven car In which the insured is riding or driving, or L.v being accidentally thrown from such vehicle or car. these sums being SI,OOO for loss of life, both bands, both feet, sight of both eyes, 000 hand and one foot, one hand and sight of one eye or one foot and sight of one eye, and SSOO for loss of either hand, either foot or sight of either eye. OTHER PROVISIONS [CONTAINED IN POLICY. The policy also provides for the payment of $250 In the event of death of the Insured resulting from being struck or knocked down or run over while walking or standing on a public highway, by a vehicle, excluding injuries sustained while working in a public highway or on a railroad right of way iu violation of any statute or any regulation of the railrcad company. An additional clause provides for leg istratlon. Identification and emergency beueflt if the Insured is injured or taker iil and is physically unable to communicate with relatives or friends. This is a service the Times is rendering its subscribers. There Is no red tape,

G.O.P. Congressmen Find Capital Better Place to Rest Than ‘Back Home *

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.—Republican Congressmen f’.cm the North and Middle West who went back home for the congressional recess to spend a vacation and to rest, are returning to Washington unrested. The returning ones were relating sad Liles of their home reception

They were met by an army of unemployed men and disrouraged merchant* and farmers. They were faced with a battery of question* a* to what Congres* was doing or wcnld do to help conditions. They were criticised for delay in helpful b-gislation and for failure to complete enactment of the tax anil tariff revision legislation. Finally, they were petitioned for jobs. Under the conditions, many of the Congressmen decided Washington was a more comfortable place than "back home." They are returning filled with a determination to speed tip

AMERICAN DEAD ON WAY TO U. S. Warships in English Harbor Lower Flags to Half Mast as Cruiser Leaves. DEVONPOUT, England. Sept. 7 —The bodies of fifteen American officers and men who were to have flown the giant 7.R 2 across the Atlantic to America to day began their last homeward Journey on the British cruiser Dauntless. Full naval and military honors were paid the Americans who perished in the disaster over the Humber River. War ships in the harbor flew flags at half mast. A military escort, marching at slow steps with arms reversed, walked beside the flag draped coffins as they were carried from the station to the Dauntless. The Naval Band played a funeral dirge as the procession passed. As the Dauntless sailed away the British flagship Impregnable tired its huge guns in salute, the cannon roaring out tribute at minute intervals. WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 Memorial services for tho United States naval officers and men who lost their lives in the £H-<2 disaster will be held on tho piers of South Brooklyn at 2 p. m.. Sept. 17, the Navy Department announced today Secretary Denby and high ranking of floors of the Navy will participate in the ceremonies. POrRS OUT PITCHER’S CONTENTS. Jane Sharkey, 35. 427 North Capitol avenue, hastily poured out the contents of a pitcher when Sergeant Helm and a squad of police raided her homo on a search warrant authorizing them lo look for liquor today, the police said. She was arrested on a blind tiger charge.

cents for siuking fund: l'i cents tubercular and 5 cents for free gravel roods, making the present rate a total of 31 * j cents. The county council approved a budget for next year totalling approximately sl,406,000 which Is about S2OO less than fa ret estimated by Leo K. Fesler, county Auditor. Some minor cuts were made fey the coum^b

INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1921.

MR. HUNTER'S STATEMENT Sept. 7, 1921. Insurance Department, Indiana Dally Times. Gentlemen—--1 was very fortunate iu ordering oue of the Indiana Daily Times insurance policies. I ordered tfie policy Aug. a ard on Aug. 14 I was injured in an automobile accident. The injury kept ne from my work for two weeks and my claim was paid Sept. 7 i the claim having been reported to the Times on Sept. 2). This is real service in the way of insurance. 1 was much surprised and highly pleased with the quick payment of my claim for twenty (S2O) dollars. Yours very truly, (Signed) A. W. HUNTER. 1130 South Meridian street.

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legislation that may help in the res toration of business to "normalcy" and eagerly ar seeking some way to relieve the great evils of unemployment. Those returning from Kansas. lowa and other Midwest States admit they had difficulty in making their people understand why they had voted to repeal the heavier surtaxes on large incomes and allowed taxes to go unchanged on the smaller Incomes. The business economies of this move by the Republicans- the effort to get money out of tax free securities and turn It Into enterprise—was not understood clearly by the voters.

BANDITS THROW GAS BOMB; MAIL CLERKS OPEN UP Stop Train, Uncouple Coach and Take Everything of Value From Sacks. TEXARKANA, Ark., Sept. 7.—Four bandits, who held np Kansas City Southern pasenger train No. 2 between here and Bloomberg and looted a mail coach after knocking the engineer tin conscious, wounding a porter and gas bombing mail clerks, are sought by posses led by sheriffs and deputies to day. The bandits boarded the train a mile north of Bloomberg and forced the on glneer to drive to the bridge over the Sulphur river. The train, with the ex ception of the mail car and the engine. w T ns placed over the bridge. The masked men then knocked the engineer, F. Wood son, unconscious and shot the porter Emoss, in both legs. Proceeding to the mall car, the bandits ordered the clerks to open the doors They refused. The bandits then threw a small gat bomb into the car, forcing the clerks to open the door. A fireman was ordered to uncouple the mail car and the engine pulled It Into the outskirts of Texarkana while the bandits looted. The masked men dropped from the train and ordered the engineer to return for the rpst of the train before he entered Texarkana. Tin bandits disappeared In the darkness. Postoffice officials said “the mail car was robbed of everything of value,” but they were unable to estimate (he amount of the loot. TACOMA. Wash., Sept. 7. — An airplane man-hunt is being planned here today in the search for “Lucky" Roy Gardner, notorious train bandit, who made his third escape from prison when he fled from McNeil's Island Federal Penitentiary Monday night. While the posses, under leadership of Warden Thomas Maloney, continued fbeir hunt, householders in the vicinity of the prison remained on guard, many of them sitting tip all night with rifles across knees, fearing Gardner would attempt to repeat the exploits of Harry Tracy, the bandit who lived off the country for days before being cornered. NEW PASTOR TAKES CHARGE. The first sermon in his new charge will be. preached by the Rev. C. E. Oldham at the Broad Ripple Christian Church next Sunday morning. H haa just accepted a call to the local pastorate. The former pastor, the Rev. E. S. Farmer, resigned last Sunday,

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LANDIS RULING CUTS WAGES OF 60,000 WORKERS Decision in Buildm" Trades Dispute Knocks Out Many ‘Union Rules.’ MAY REVIVE BUILDING CHICAGO, Sept. 7. Wages of 60,000 i. ulldlng trades workers in Chicago were cui from 10 to tO ■•cuts an hour in a decision handed down by Judge K M I.an dls, arbiter, today. Forty trades were sffecred by the do clsion. An immediate revival of business in colliding lines was predicted, following setlemeut of the dispute between build ers and their employes. Elimination of restrictions wheret y concerns outside of Chicago were not al lowed to hid on contracting Jobs in the city, will reduce building costs another 20 per cenl, Landis said. REDUCTION AFFECTS MANY OCCI CATIONS. Among some of the reductions made by Landis' decision arc: Per Hour— Old New scale scale. Marble m-lters .... $1 :5 $ ,s~> s Machinery movers 1.25 ..s5 Common laborers 1.00 .72'j Cement workers 1.00 S2'.. i Structural Iron workers.. 125 1.05 Bricklayers 1.25 1.10 Boilermakers 1.25 1.00 Steamfitters 125 95 Electricians 1.25 1 10 Hoisting sagln* srs L 25 i.io Landis declared tho previous wage scale gave $1.25 an hour to practically all trades, “without regard for skill, training, hazard or loss of lime due to seasonable conditions.’’ While living costs have been reduced almost 20 per cent over the war peak. Landis said building trades workers were limited to a yearly work of about 150 or 200 days, and that was taken In to consideration in setting tlie new rates of pay. Wages of every trade which came before him for settlement, were cut by the arbiter, except the stone-cutters. Their rate was left at $1.25 an hour. All except seven of the forty-seven various classes of workers who submitted their case o tho judge, accepted his decision. NO RESTRICTION ON AMOUNT OF WORK. One of ihe most Important portions of the decision was believed to bn the sec tion stating. "No restriction will be placed upon the amount of work wbirli a man may do or on machinery which may be used. Nc class of materials shall he excluded except those made by prison labor. The employers shall have complete authority to hire and discharge union men and the foremen shall be agents of Ihe employers exel ilsivrly." All jurisdiction disputes will be re ferred to the national board for settle ment. The new wage scale w ill remain in es feet until Feb. 1. when either party maycome before the arbiter again und ask readjustment.

Rail Board Takes Up Pennsylvania Desi CHICAGO. Sept. 7.—The United States Railroad Board met in executive session today to consider defiance by (he Pennsylvania Railroad of the board's orders. The board instructed all railroads to confer with representatives of the ern ployes to draw up new working agree meats. The Pennsylvania refused to meet with the representatives elected by the men. Elisha Lee, vie* president of the Pennsylvania, in a statement in New York yesterday, setting forth the company's position, was quoted as claiming the board had exceeded itseauthorlty.

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IDEAL FAIR DAY FAVORS ATTENDANCE Personal Appearance of Live Stock an Issue. NEW HORSE STYLE Judging of Cattle, Sheep and Swine on Program. By FRED S. KNODLE. Today's session at the Indiana State fair started out with an ideal fair day, and with a program including tho judging of Polled Shorthorn, Aberdeen-Angus and Ayrshire cattle; Cots wold, Lincoln, Leicester, Delaine, Merino, Dorset, Cheviot, Tunis and Rambouilet sheep and Duroc-Jersey, Berkshire and Hanapshire swine. In addition to the judging of the live stock, of course, there were the many other attractions and the regular daily program. Yesterday's attendance was approximately 20,647 persons, including 12,647 paid admissions —it being free day for war veterans and efiil dren. That it isn't a mere matter. In exhibitions, of keeping the cattle, or hogs or other live stock, properly filled wilh water and feed and brushing then off occasionally to koep the dust from accumulating. is shown at the fair. PERSO NA L \ PPE ARA M E GETS ATTENTION. Os course none of the owners has re sorted to tho use of cosmetics for his I ..tries, but a ily visitor who doesn't ! know a thing about such matters said : that it seemed like a bit of incongruity to do tip s big iraft horse's tail In some mysterious way so it looked us if bobbed (Continued on Page Two.)

Next Step Is Constitutional Convention? State Senator Indicates lie mil Start Move for One. The apparent defeat of ihe proposed taxation amendments to the Indiana Constitution In the election yesterday will result in renewed efforts to bring about a constitutional convenelon, according to persons interested in Constitutional reform. Senator Winfield Miller. Indianapolis, who has been a leader In the agitation for the revision of the Constitution, in commenting on the defeat of the taxation amendments today, declared (heir defeat will lend to a movement for such a-con-vention. "The election did not by any means soldo the Constitutional question In Indiana." Senator Miller said. "1 have no doubt but what there will he a strong movement for a Constitutional convention.” Senator Miller said he was not ready to say whether he will loud such a movement. In a speech early in the campaign, however, he said if the tax amendments should fail he would Introduce a bill calling for a constitutional convention. Senator Miller recalled that in 101.) when he was a member of the House of Representatives, he introduced a bill calling for a constitutional convention. The bill reached second reading in the House, but got no farther. A bill calling for such a convent ion was passed by the Legislature in 11)17. but it* was contested in the Supreme Court and held to be void, but the decision did not forestall the calling of a convention by other legislation. Evansville Without Gas at Lunch Hour Special to The Times. EVANSVILLE. Ind.. Sept. 7. This city was without gas service at noon lunch hour Wednesday when tire broke out in the engine room of the gas plant. The fire was extinguished in 20 minutes. The extent of damage was not known.

Attitude of Applicants for Divorce Shows Vows of Marriage Held Lightly

(Editor’s Note—This is (be Ihird of a series of articles dealing with the divorce evil, its problem and its remedy as reflected in the official records and opinions of tile local judges.) By WALTER I>. HICKMAN. Love, honor and obey as a pert of a wedding ceremony appears to l>c forgotten by many young couples soon after the wedding ring is slipped upon the finger of the bride. The attitude of the average youthful eoupie appearing In the divorce courts of Marlon County showed they fail to realize that the marriage vows are iDtended to be serious. Day after day, young people appear before the local judges and ask that the marriage ties be set aside. In some cases children are concerned, but in the average case there is nothing that binds the couple together but *hr memory of the wedding ceremony, which has turned into a night mare. NEITHER UNDERSTAND OBLIGATIONS. A study of the youthful divorce situation, as reflected In the divorce trlais, reveals the fact that neither of the contracting parties really understand the obligation* of married life. It 1* not uneomon to find la the divorce complaint that the husband alltgis

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Fair Thursday The following featnres are on tho program for tomorrow at (he State fair: Judging of Hereford and Jersey eattle, Clydesdale horses, Shropshire, Hampshire, Southdown and Oxford sheep. 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. m. Features for each day: Concerts by I’urdae Fniverslty, 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 Plaza.” Dally Features at Women's Itnilding: Fall style show by living models; “Better Babies" contest; “open house” of girls’ school of home economics; display* of pictures, sculpture, needlework, culinary products and flower*. Afternoon concerts by the Orloff Trio of Indianapolis. Night Show* —Hippodrome in the coliseum, consisting of concert by Purdue Band and Murat Chanters, parades of livestock, twenty circus and vaudeville acts, anto polo. “Siege of the Dardanelles,” a YVorld War naval spectacle of fireworks, on race track infield. Automobile show. Attractions on the midway.

Unofficial Totals of Official Vote

The total vote for Ylarion County on (he basis of official return*, unofficially tabulated, follows: Amendment For Against 1 11.110 2.28S * 8,91* 3,513 3 46.128 4.151 4 8.076 3.3*4 3 *6.140 4.547 6 *6,603 4,881 7 •6.57* 4.881 8 7.166 4,506 9 4.577 6.853 10 2,572 8.986 11 3.063 8,249 12 4,854 7.178 13 8.019 4.353 •Apparently lost tor want of a majority of all votes cast in the election in the county. +!>ou bt fill. Yoeording to Mils tabulation, 6.730 votes are needed for an amendment to carry the county. FIRST ONLY WINS IN VANDERBURGH Special to The Times, EVANSVILLE. Ind., Sept. 7—l n official returns from Vanderburg County. Including all but two precincts, showed that all the amendments except the first had been overwhelmingly repudiated. The vote In the forty-one precincts on each amendment follows: Amendment. For Against 1 915 543 2 671 1.154 3 625 1,(815 4 577 Stitt 5 689 1,010 6 7do 1.013 7 7t>7 992 S 673 l.ttll 9 464 1.144 10 361 1.354 1! 37'f 1.331 12 440 1,307 13 615 1.116 There Is a possibility that the first amendment has not a majority of all the votes cast in the county. ONLY IST TWO IN WAYNE COUNTY Special to The Times. RICHMOND. Ind., Sept. 7.—Only the first two of the thirteen proposed amendments to the State constitution carried in Wayne County, according to complete unofficial returns. The tax amendment lost, 5 to 1. Not quite 13 per cent of normal vote was cast. The rote by amendments: Amendment For Against 1 2.37S 085 2 1.879 1.311 3 1.572 1.576 4 1.459 1.230 5 1.854 1.330 0 , 1.670 1.057 7 .' 1,568 1.410 8 1.483 1.365 0 1.003 1.951 10 489 2.118 11 663 2.23!) 12 1497 1.922 13 1.439 1.449 Some of the amendments which failed had majorities, but did not have the required uiajority of all the votes cast in the county. RESULTS CLOSE IN GRANT COUNTY Special to The Times. MARION, Ind.. Sept. 7. —Returns from thirty-three out of sixty-seven precincts in Grant County show the results of the special election to be very close, with (Continued on Page Seven.)

that his wife "moved out,’’ taking with her all the furniture and sometimes his ] own clothes. Desertion on the part of both the husband and the wife is not un- j common. In some cases the wife claims 1 that her husband has gone as far as pos- j sible—to California. Such cases are known generally as a non contested di vorce in which only the plaintiff appears In such cases the court practically has j i.o discretion in the matter as desertion s a statutory ground for divorce. Asa general rule, there is “another man" or "another woman." In such cases the accompanying allegation is non-support. BIGAMY CREATES COMPLICATION. A more serous aspect of the situation, is bigamy and lately the grand jury has returned several indictments in the Marion County Criminal Court. In these cases. Judge James A. Collins has advised the “second wife” to file annule ment proceedings. In some cases, Judge Collius has not imposed sentences upon the men because the first wife is a mother. In one case heard recently by Judge Collins, who has no Jurisdiction in divorce cases but only tu criminal violation* of the marriage laws, the court withheld judgment because t£ie (Continued on Pag* Eleven.) *

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1 AND 2 ONLY SEEM LIKELY OF ADOPTION Based on Complete County and Few State Returns. T2\X CHANGES HIT Opposition More General Outside Than in City. On the basis of complete official returns, unofficially tabulated, five proposed constitutional amendments carried in Alarion County; seven were defeated, and the result of one is in doubt. Returns from the State are incomplete, but generally they indicate more opposition to the amendments than the Marion County returns. On the basis of small State returns there is a strong probability that all the measures except No. 1 and possibly No. 2 have been defeated. The amendments which received a sufficient majority are those applying to citizenship, registration, veto of items in appropriation bills, lawyers' qualifications, and tho one prohibiting the lengthening of terms and increasing salaries of public officials while in office. • The amendments which failed to carry the county are the three xvhi<-h fix the terms of public officials at four years, the amendment which would make the office of Slate superintendent of public instruction appointive instead of elective, the two taxation amendments, and the amendment which would odmlt negroes to the m’litia. The result 1* doubtful in regard to the amendment which would base legislative apportioctnetit on the vote for Secretary of State. According to the unofficial tabulation. Amendment No. 1 led the list with 11,170 favorable votes and 2.25S unfavorable votes. This indicates that a total of 13,458 votes were cast iu tho county. This would require an amendment to have 6,730 to carry the county. A r port from Richmond indicated that only the first two amendments were adopted in Wayne County. In Cass County all the amendments with the exception of the firgt apparently were lost. The result in Grant County appeared to be close, with strong possibility that most of the amendments would be lost. A dispatch front Vanderburg County indicated that all the amendments probably had failed, the first apparently for the lack of a majority of all the votes last. Ft. Wayne reports show all of the amendments dffcated In Allen County. TAX MEASURE GOES DOWN

BY 3 TO 1 VOTE. Indications were that the amendment which would give the legislature unlimited power In matters of taxation had been defeated In Marion County by a vote of more than three to one and that the income tax amendment had been defeated by nearly as large a proportion. The State superintendent amendment was lost by a vote of between 1,500 and 2.000 and the negro amendment by a similar mutt her of votes. The vote on the first amendment indicated that the woman vote had been heavy, for the women were particularly Interested in its passage. The large vots apparently was particularly due to the activities of the American I-egion and the League of Women Voters in Its behalf. VOTE IN COUNTV EXTREMELY LIGHT. The vote in Marion County was extremely light. Indications were that the official totals would ruu less than 15,000. This Is about a 10 per cent vote on the basis of the lust Presidential election In which a total of 145,577 votes were ca*t In the county. The taxation amendment against which most of the efforts of persons interested in the amendments were directed, carried only six. thus showing the results of the organized campaign against It. One of the features of the election was the coiuparitlvely heavy negro veto. The negro militia amendment apparently had the effect its authors desired in so far as it brought out the negro vote, but this is about as far as it went. The negroes to a large extent simply went to the polls and voted for this amendment and ignored the remainder. In the white precincts there were very few votes for the amendment An instance of the manner In which the negroes voted Is shown in the First precinct of the Fifth ward, a colored stronghold. In this precinct there were 123 rotes for the negro amendment and six against it. The highest vote on any (Conttnued on Page Seven.)

Key to Changes in State Basic Law Put Up to Voters So. I— Providing that voters must ba citizens. No. 2—Providing counties and towns may be classified for the purpose of registering voters. No. 3—Providing that the enumeration of votes shall be based on the vote for Secretary of State. No. -I—Permitting the Governor to veto separate items in appropriation bill*. No. s—Fixing the terms of State officers at four years. No. 6 —Fixing terms of county officers at four years. No. 7 —Fixing the terms of prosecuting attorneys at four years. No. B—Providing that the Legislature may fix qualifications of persons admitted to the bar. No. 9-Making the office of State Superintendent of Public Instruction appointive instead of elective. No. TO—Giving the Legislature unlimited power in matters of taxation. No. 11—Giving tb Legislature power to levy an income tax. No. 12—Admitting negroes to membership in the State militia. No. 13—Providing that the salary or the term of any office shall not b Increased during any lncumj*ncy.