Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 163, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 November 1921 — Page 1

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SAVANNAH IS PROUD OF HER HISTORY ROLE

First Steamship to Cross Sea Left This Port. ' HAS FINE HARBOR Tenant Farming Is Chief Weakness of South. 6peclal to Indiana. Daily Times and Philadelphia Public Ledger. By RICHARD SPILLANE. SAVANNAH, Ga., Nor. IS.—When a Savannah nan reads of congestion at Northern ports, of strikes that tie up the movement of ships and cargoes, of monstrous costs In the handling of freight, he asks. “Why •don’t they ship via Savannah?” This question is pertinent. The port charges here are very low. There is remarkably good equipment for the expeditious handling of freight. Railroad facilities are ample. There Is plenty of warehouse space. Labor is plentiful and labor trouble rare. But today Savannah is not doing ranch more than an eighth of the shipping for which it has capacity. Os course, the answer in part is that the Georgia cotton crop is only about one-third of normal and ocean transportation is at a low stage. Kegardless of these facts. Savannah and other southern ports consider the shipping board as inclined to slight the South. Savannah is rather prond of the role It has played In transportation and industry. It was from this port that the first steamship to cross the Atlantic sailed for Liverpool in 1819. That vessel was the City of Savannah. It was on the farm of General Nathaniel Greene, near Savannah, that Ell Whitney invented the cotton gin, one of the greatest and most important labor-saving devices in all history. SAVANNAH NOTED FOB CIVIC BEAUTY. The people are proud, too, and with good reason, of their city. It is beautiful. Parks and esplanades, good highways and graceful structures and monuments of fine design to the memory of Georgians of former days are many. The studious men of Savannah, like those of Atlanta and other centers of the South, agree that the cardinal weakness in the whole South today is the .tenant farmer and until tL's is corrected South will not know gbe ful! measure of prosperity it should enjoy by reason of its many great natural advantages of climate, soil and proximity to markets. Savannah is not prosperous, but It is by no means poor. Probably Courtney Thorpe, president of the Savannah Bank and Trust Company, summarizes the situation as well as any man could. He (Continued on Page Ten.)

UNITED STATES BELIEVES MORE IN FRIENDSHIP Good Will Found Better Pledge Against War Than Arms.. By WILLIAM JESXI2TOS BRTAS. WASHINGTON, Nor. IS. —France cannot hope for a treaty with the United States by which this country wiU. rush to her defense in case of an attack. There nerer was a day when it could hare reeeited farorable consideration in the Senate and any faror shown it in 1919 has disappeared. It is not that the United States is less sympathetic toward France, but that there is a growing conriction that guarantees of force will not settle the problems which the world has to meet. That was the old plan and it brought on the bloodiest war in the world's history. TEEMENCC.S REACTION IGAINST WAR. b fchere has teen a tremendous reaction against war in the United States as well as In other countries. This is shown by the refusal of Congress to proride for as many soldiers in the Regular Army as the Secretary of War asked; by its failure to rote as much money to the Navy as the Secretary of the Nary asked, and by the total disappearance of the sentiment, once quite strong. In faror of unirersal compulsory military training. The people of the United States believe that the rerolution in opinion now going on will create in France—if it has not already done so—a feeling that securities for the future ought to be found in the substitution of friendship and good will for the former methods of diplomacy and that these securities will not only be sufficient, but rery much more effect!re than those that rested upon the exciting of fear. FAB EAST QUESTION TO BE SETTLED PEACEABLY. The Far East question will be settled along the same line as that which will furnish security to France. With the disappearance of offensive navies will come the spirit of conciliation. There Is evidence that Japan, catching the spirit of the day, is preparing to employ the large and better methods for the extending of her Inflnence. When the threat of force is abandoned and persuasion substituted for it, she will be Invited to do more than she now can do by force. Japan should be to China what the United States is to the republics of Central and South America, ■“his nation has for more than a century been next friend to South America and In all that time it has never has ashed for a faror or sought to compel the granting of a concession.

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BRITAIN CALLS HALT ON CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR CAPITAL SHIPS Move ‘to Prove She Is Desirous of Disarming in Accordance With Hughes Progranv —Stuns Scotland Yards. WASHINGTON, Nov. 19. —The United States will not follow Great Britain’s lead in suspending work on part of its naval building program, Secretary of Navy Denby said today, after a meeting of the Cabinet. Work on the construction of the great American battleships and battle cruisers will be carried on until it is determined whether a definite agreement for halting naval construction can be reached in the conference on limitation of armament, Denby said. f . LONDON, Nov. 18.- —Grea* Britain has ordered immediate cessation of construction work on capital ships to prove her desire for carrying out the Hughes program, it was officially stated today. After a sudden and unexpected announcement by the Admiralty that work had been stopped on four new super dreadnaughts, an official statement? was issued to the effect this move was Britain's “first step to prove she is desirous of disarming in accordance with the Hughes program.” It was learned from reliable sources that the suspension order originated with Premier Lloyd George, who instructed the Admiralty to take such action.

“RED LETTER DAT FOR TAX PAYERS." Admiral Sir Percy Scott, noted naval export characterized the suspension as “a red letter day for the tax payor” declaring “it will save him a hundred million pounds,” (uormally about $500,000, 000). lie further expressed the belief that the work on the four ships specified never would be resumed. THREE BEILDING AT RIVER CLYDE YARDS. Three of the super Hoods were building at the River Clyde yards and one at New Castle-on-Tyne.;- They would have c ft between 30,000,000 pounds and 40,000,COO pounds. The order was interpreted as being temporary and that the construction work would be resumed if circumstances should render it necessary. These would have been the first big ships of postJutland construction. The four vessels had been planned by British naval experts after more than a year s study as the world's greatest. -i- -I- -ICauses Consternation in River Clyde Region GLASGOW, Scotland. Nov. 18.—The Admiralty’s order, suspending construction on the new super-dreadnaughts, threw the River Clyde region into consternation to- j da y.

Proceed to Contest Election of Bosse Soecial to The Times. EVANSVILLE, Ind., Nov. IS.—Steps toward contesting the election of Benjamin Bosse, Democrat, as mayor of Evansville, were being taken by Republican tracers today. Today la the last day for filing contest suits. St. Louis May Get New Soldier Hospital WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.—St. Louis Is to lie awarded a soldier hospital if Secretary Mellon approves the recommendation of the report of the Committee Report on Hospitalization which has decided favorably on a hospital for that city it was learned today. Hughes, Smiling, Tells Harding Parley WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.—President Harding received a complete report from Secretary of State Hughes today on the progress and status of the armament and Far East conference. The Secretary of Stated remained with the President for half an hour after the regular meeting of the Cabinet broke up. He was smiling and apparently in good spirits when he emerged. Attacked in Turn, . Shabby Bandit Flees A masked, shabbily dressed man attempted to hold up and rob the office of Joseph A. Xvnlght, 420 Chase street this morning about 9 o’clock. The proprietor and Oliver Mains, 1021 South Harding street, were sitting in the shanty which serves as an office when a young man entered, pistol in hand and ordered them to “empty their pocketbooks.” Instead of complying. Mains, according to his story to the police, seized a coal fork and made a rush for the would-be bandit, who took fright and fled. Mains and another employe of the company gave chase and, after a six square pursuit. lost the robber. The police were then called and Mains led a two-hour unsuccessful search through the pouring

SCARLET WOMAN WALKS IN INDIANAPOLIS CAPT. CLARA BURNSIDE ADMITS IT IN ADDRESS TO CLUB SHE Is YOUNG, PRETTY AND WELL DRESSED

In this city where the forces of “good government and clean polities” have held the reins of municipal power for four years the scarlet woman walks, she always did walk and she possibly always will walk. This was gathered from a startling admission made by Capt. Clara K. Burnside, head of the women's division of the Indianapolis police department, In a talk before the members of the IndlaD.ipolis Republican Club, the Republican women’s ; organization, at the Marlon Club Thursday afternoon. Up and down Illinois street from the Union Station to New York street, across Ohio street from Illinois to Massachusetts aTenue and all around the Circle walk the women of the streets. There also walk the women police, doing what they can to keep Innocent girls from Joining the scarlet ranks, declared Miss Burnside. Street women rarely are found in Washington street, said Captain Burnside, "probably because the

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! They were to be larger and faster than the Japanese Negate now the world's greatest fighting ship. ME A GEE IX FORMATION CONCERNING THEM. The proposed ships were known as the super-Hoods and also as the “hush’’ ships. The latter name arose from the fact that the admiralty had given out l only meager information about the plans I for the big vessels. They were destined |to make an express train speed—more than forty miles an hour, now made by the iatest battle cruisers. The halting of a British battleship once planned, Is unprecedented. In practice not even the House of Commons exercised Its right to question r.avnl estimates when they were laid before it. “The decision is the logical outcome of what is occurring In Washington.” declared Admiral Mark Kerr. “There is no use in spending money In building ships if all are to be scrapped." -I- -J- -II.ettlng of the contracts had provided work for thousands of men here and had done much to relieve the unemployment situation.

SENATE ADOPTS ; ANTI-BEER BILL Measure Is Given Approval, 56 to 22—Now Goes to Harding. WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.—The Senate • today banned the use of beer for medicine by adopting the conference report of the anti-beer MIL The bill now goes to the President. The vote was 50 to 22. Tewive Republicans and ten Democrats voted against the conference rej port. Both Senators Lodge of Mussarhu--1 setts, the Republican leader, and Underwood, Alabama, Democrat, voted against ,ltRepublicans voting against it were: Rrandegee, Connecticut; Dupont, Delajware; Edge, New Jersey; Johnson, California; LaFollette, Wisconsin; Lodge, Massachusetts; McLean, Connecticut; I’enrose, Pennsylvania; Phipps, Colorado; Shortridge, California; Wads- | worth. New York; Waller, Maryland—l 2. ! Democrats voting against it were: Brouseard. Louisiana; Gerry, Rhode Island; King, Utah; Pomerene, Ohio; RansdelL Louisiana; Shields, Tennessee; Stanley, Kentucky; Underwood, Alabama; Walsh, Massachusetts, and Watson, Georgia—lo. Total, 22. The bill permits search and seizure of private property, including the home, by prohibition agents, with or without (search warrants, prohibits the sale of. j beer as medicine, and limits prescripI tlon of liquor for medicinal purposes. j Senate Confirms Dresel Appointment WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.—Ellis Loring Dresel was confirmed by the Senate today as American charge d’affaires at Berlin. SELL DAUGHTERS FOR $1.25. VIENNA, Nov. IS.—Austrian mothers, are selling their daughters into lives of shame for sums ranging from $1.25 to $23 j in American money.

street is lined with stores and there are no places for such people to go Into as there are on the other streets mentioned." HELD VEILED ANSWER TO SHANK’S ANNOUNCEMENT. A close observer could see in Captain Burnside’s remarks and those with which MUs Eleanor Barker, president of the club and women’s chairman of the NewsJewett campaign to make Thomas Carr Howe the Republican nominee for mayor, Introduced her, a veiled answer to the announcement of Mayor-Elect Shank, vanquisher of the News-Jewett ring and Mr. Howe, that he was going to do away with the women's polica department and make all the women police Just plain coppers, wearing uniforms, swinging clubs and walking bants like •heir brothers on the. force. Captain Burnside, who was slated by the Shank fotces for reduction to a mere detective’s job, several days ago tendered bar resignation, effective upon the day when Mr. Shtnk takes office.

INDIANAPOLIS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18,1921.

3D FULL ARMS SESSION TO BE HELD MONDAY All Members of Conv H ference Will Meet at 11 A. M. RESPITE PACE Illness of Shidehara Cause of Brief •Wait. By GEORGE R. HOLMES. WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.—The third plenary session of the confer-, ence on the limitation of armaments will be held Monday, Xov. 21, at 11 a. m., in U T-f the Continental Me- < . morial Hall, it was officiallv announced by J ; c-aSC 1 V $ the secretariat general | of the conference to-1 asoasc sht.it'tj day. Tne illness of Baron Shidehara, the j Japanese ambassador and one of Japan’s principal delegates, afforded a respite from the almost constant contact of the diplomats for the past week. The Baron’s indisposition forced a postponement of the scheduled meeting of the full nine powers, at which was to be taken up China’s “declaration of independence.” At the session Monday Premier Briand of France will firing the question of land disarmaments before the conference. It was arranged to let Briand raise this question as France, with an army of nearly WX).<KX>, If most vitally concerned. Briand's speech to the conference probably will he followed by creation of a technical subcommittee on land armaments, similar to that on naval questions, it was indicated. The illness of Baron Shidehara, the Japanese ambassador and one of Japan's principal delegates, afforded a n-spite from the almost constant contact of the diplomats for the past week. The Baron's indisposition forced a postponement of the scheduled meeting of the full nine powers, at which was to be taken up China'* “de-'lorai lon of independence.” DELEGATION MEETINGS ON DA VS I*ltO. RAM. Delegation meetings and the continued session of the committee of admirals, j considering the application of the Hughes I naval prog am. were on today's program. There were Indications that the visiting diplomats rather welcomed the respite af- ' forded by the Japanese ambassador's iilj ness. It affords them an opportunity lor i u general checking up. 1 China's ambitious plan for her lehnMlitatiou is one that requires deep study. Thus far, Lom the cautious utterances ! of the spokesmen for the various powers, the powers have received the Chinese proposals as follows: The United States Genera! approval of the entire program. The British Empire—Cautions approval of most of the program “in principle” and a willingness to necept the program as a basis for discussion. Great Britain is believed willing to relinquish Wei Hel Wei. but Is understood to be stanehiy opposed to giving up Hong Kong. France —Willing to fall in line with any general policy agreed upon for the Far East, her Interests not being as vital as those of Great Britain and Japan. Japan—cautious acceptance of the proposals “as a basis for discussion.” Is understood to be reconciled to giving up Shantung, but is prepared to resist efforts to dislodge her in Mongolia and Muncburlu. Also insist* that her geographical propinquity entitles her to “special vonsideratlon” in China as regards obtaining raw materials, outlet for excess in population. Italy—Having no particular interests in China aside from financial interests, is willing to follow the lead of other powers and inclines toward (Continued on l’age Fourteen.)

Not Serious WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.—The lllneas of Baron Shidehara, the Jupnnasa ambassador, which forced u suspension today ot Ui conference work on China'ii proposals, is not serious and the ambassador will be prep, red to resume his work tomorrow, It was stated today at the Japanese embassy.

The task of thinning the scarlet ranks Is no easy cne, declared Miss Burnside, although she believed much has been accomplished by tho women police since they were organized Into a sepurate department In 1918. The senrlot woman no longer is scarlet and so It Is hard to handle her problem, she sold. No longer does she dress in gurlsh fashion. No longer ran she be easily distinguished from the woman of the home. She dresses In excellent taste. She usually Is pretty. > Her age is from 20 to 30 rind slio does not use too much rouge, neither does sho use too little. “It would lo impossible for one not In police work to know her for what she Is,” declared the woman captain. CITES DANGER FOB INNOCENT GIRL, But, the inon knew she Is there on Illinois street, and Ohio street and the Circle, Here la one of the danger* to good young women, asJd Mis* Burnside, i (Car. tinned on Vets Fifteen A

‘Pecking ’ Gets Tiresome, Say Naval Heads Foreign Experts Try to Pick American Program to T atters. WASHINGTON, Nov. 18— Evidences of irritation over the “pecking" which the American program is receiving from the experts of foreign nations began to crop out today among American naval officials. A high American naval authority said: “It looks as though our program is to be *pecked to death’ and no program offered in its stead.” lie intimated that unless the experts nre able soon to make some progress in adjusting the differences a statement from the American delegation might be forthcoming calling upon the other powers to either accept the American program or else propose something of tbeir own. STEEL BUSINESS HAS DOUBLED IN NINETY DAYS Judge Gary Declares There Is a Perceptible and Steady Trade Increase. WANTS WORLD PEACE r TA XF.W YORK, Nov. 18. —A# to the outiooL, Jodwt G*ry *cid today : “It eems to be generaliy conceded that baslnes. conditions throughout the Vuitod State* for the !at six months have ben perceptibly and steadily, if slowly, growing better. In the steel Industry the volume of business bus more than doubled in the last ninety days, although profits a* a rule have been little or nothing, due to high co*ts and low price*. “Resource* of this country are so enormous and the necessities of the consuming public are so expansive that there must be eontlnnallj transacted a large business, even thou- h it is small, when compared with maximum periods.”

NEW YORK, Nor. 18.— I “Decrees** in the demand for steel, if any, will be small, while benefit* derived from peaceful conditions resulting from limitation -f armaments would be beyond calculation.” 11. U. Gary, head of t'h* United States Steel Corporation told the members of the Iron and Steel Institute to day. Gary is president of the Institute. Judge Gary intimated that a further reduction in the cost of living and in wages paid to certain classes of labor “was necessary.” He said that business conditions were growing better “perceptibly,” but ,he would not commit himself when nortqai business activities might be expectid. In discussing Mexico, Judge Gary declared the government to the south of us was now a “stable one,” and that It “deserved recognition at the hands of the United States.” PROFITEERING STILL GOES ON. He said there was stlU too much profiteering ind he advocated governmental supervision in various Industries to stop It. Taxes are much too high, the steei (Continued on Pago Fourteen.) SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS JUDGE AGAINST PRESS Far-Reaching Decision Handed Down by High State Tribunal. A decision affecting the freedom of the press in Indiana was handed down today by the State Supreme Court when it affirmed the ruling of Judge James A. Collins of the Marion Comity Criminal Court,. In holding James L. Kilgallen, formerly of the Times, In contempt of court as the result of an actlcla appearing In the Times. The case grew out of the pubficntlon April 14, 1920, of an article addressed to the Indianapolis Bar Association In which it was set forth that Charles W. Kolliason, an Indlanapolts attorney. Led publicly declared that, with the knowledge and consent of the prosecuting attorney of Marion Comity, Beilinson appeared with witnesses before the grand Jury and there conducted a defense of two clients of Rollinson who were charged with receiving stolen property, with the result that one of the clients was released from the custody of the law and a faulty indictment was returned against the other. The contempt action was brought by Prosecuting Attorney'Claris Adams. The reply stated that the facts wore not sufficient to Justify criminal contempt procedure and so far as Mr. KUgallen was concerned it was set out that he no knowledge of the publication of the article. The court overruled the motion of the defense for dismissal and sentenced Mr. Kllgallen to serve ten days in Jail and to pay a fine of SIOO on each of two counts. The Supreme Court allows Sir. Ktlgallen’s attorneys sixty days in which to prepare and file their motion fdr a rehearing.

Blanton Wants to Debate His Conduct With Colleagues WASHINGTON, Nov. 18— Representative Thomas L. Bianton, Texas, recently censured by the House, ‘:o----day challenged his seventeen collongues from Texas to meet him In debate between Nov, £1 and Deo, ft. In nine Texas cities on his record and deportment In the House, Blanton proposed that the debates be staged In Dallas, Ft, Worth. Houston, Galveston, Austin. San Antonio, Waco, Amarillo and El X’tuo.

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MAN AND WOMAN JURY SWORN TO TRY ARBUCKLE Manslaughter Charge in Virginia Rappe’s Death to Be Determined. FIFTH SESSION HELD BAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 18.—The Jnry of twelve men and women who will determine the guilt or innocence of Roscoe (Fatty) Arbnckle, who is being tried tor mansla lighter as a result of the death of Virginia Rappe, was selected and sworn fifteen minutes after court reconvened for the fifth session of the trial today. The task of selecting alternate Jurors provided for nntler the California law in ihe event of illness or death of any of the original twelve was then under-, taken. Never In the memory of local courts has a jury teen selected with more caie than has that which will it in judg- j ment on America's heavyweight laugh-! producer of the screen. Many have been ; the comments on the high caliber of the j jury panel examined. And the jury now in the Lox unquestionably represents the: cream of the paneL ATTORNEYS MATCH V. ITS. Shifting the pawns about with perfect': fincsee, Brady and MeNab for four days , have matched wits—Brady silently working through his assistant and mouthpiece, j Milton U’Ken. McNab. urbane and.suave, j eloquent at times, and always ingratiat- : ing. carrying on his broad shoulders the ; burden of the fascinating game, but al- , ways heeding the whispered and written i promptings of his staff of three young assistants.

Flashes From the Courtroom SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Nov. IS— Whether Roaeoe Arbnckle is going to be conversant with the French language or not, depends on how long a period tile trial caver*. It is comlunlv* that he i* tftndjfng- the huiiriuiKO And derate* Ill* time, ontside of court, to maoterinc it. As the trial hits been in live days, he nhouid now he on lesion No. G. Kiffht <tn the vigilante row sitting Mia* Marg-j>rrt Muhion, colored. She represent* San Francisco's Xegrro Women’s Civic Clnb. Corporal of Police Flynn and Prince F. Fifrn&taU! who Is her® aboard an Italian ernlner, will have reason to remember the Arbnckle fci-htL They have renewed an old friendship which had Its Inception Ln Furls during the war uhen Flynn, us lieutenant of cavalry, met the distinguished n obi ennui. There h only on© “Mlm* on tho Jury. ITer name !* “Fools© E. Winter burn. She I* cjnlte mat a red, though, and distinguished by tho sombre tone of furs and drevs, both black, j The vigilante® nmy have their Individual problems but they hav© one in general. That is how to keep house and attend vigilante duty. Some have solved It by getting up ut ti a, m. to perform their household tasks and others settle the score at night. Cuth baliffs Ih Judcr© Ton tierbncfc ’s have a tongh time of It. Their duties force thun to stand on their feet throughout the whole court day. Their hours are 10-12 and 2-*l. HOLDS ACT IN PART NULLIFIED Daugherty Says Newberry Decision Affects Corrupt Practices Law. WSHTNGTOX. Nov. tS Tho Supreme Court decision tin tho enso of Senator Truman Newberry of Michigan, nullifies j the corrupt practices act, insofar as It applies to the primary expenses of Sn---i utors and Representatives, according to i an informal decision by Attorney General Daugherty today, sent to Representative Luce oT Massachusetts. | Xbe attorney General, in hts opinion, | holds however, that candidates for eieej tlon to the House ara required to file a | statement of primary expenses, but Sen- : ators are not required to do so.

NEGRO ATTACKS TWO WHITE WOMEN FOUND ALONE IN APARTMENTS

Miss Susie Gallagher, 23, 115 East Pratt Street, Bravely Fights Black Intruder, Who Is Forced to Flee.

A series of erto.es committed by negroes, including attempted attacks upon two white women, the assault of a white man and a series of robberies and hold-ups kept the police busy last night. No arrests were made in these cases, but when two negroes carved each other up In a fight they landed In Jail.

The ease that attracted the most attention was a negro, armed with a knife, who last midnight entered the room of Miss Susie Gallagher, 23, 115 East Pratt street, and attempted to assault her criminally, lie threatened her life with the knife, but she screamed and fought her assailant, and when ho heard ether persons in the house coming to the rescue knocked the girl from the room into the hallway and ran. Miss Gallagher rooms* at the home of Mrs. Ella Wilson and Is employed at a drug store eu College avenue, Sho worked at the store until 10:30 p, m. and reached ■ home at 11:50 p, m. The front door of the house was left unlocked and the door of Miss Gallagher's room is near the front door of the bouse on the first floor. She did not lock tho floor of her room, but bad prepared to retire and was dressed only in t kimono

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MAYOR-ELECT HOLDS PARLEY, HIS BROTHER. HALTS COUNTY ISSUE Carlin Shank Flatly A g-ainst Plan; Tutewiler Wants Time and George Says He Is in Favor of It. PROPOSAL PUT UP TO BUSINESS MEN WMe Samuel Lewis Siank, mayor-elect, was bidding- Cor tbe support of prominent business men for Ms attitude of opposition to the war memorial plaza today, Ms brother, Carlin Shank, president of the board at county commissioners, blocked immediate action by the commissioners upon the authorization cf a bond issue which would permit the aauuisition. of ground desired for the plaza. The mayor-elect called a number of prominent business mwn into conference and put before them Ms proposal that public moneys, for the present, shall be spent upon improvements v.Mch will put great nnnhwir of unemployed men to work instead of upon ground for the plaza.

KOKOMO MAN TRIES SUICIDE BY RIC ELG RIDE' Leonard Boicen, 27, Takes Poison at Hotel Edward — Rushed to City Hospital. Leaving three notes, one written after lie had taken poison, Leonard Bowen, 27,-- Kokomo, attempted to commit suicide in a room in the Hotel Edward, 126 South Illinois street, early this morning. He Is in the city hospital in a serious condition. The note written ifter he had taken the poison was addressed to his “folks.” “Folks, I will tell you how I feelit read -“I just took the dope and it is getting awfully hut. I am going to laydown. It is thundering outside. I don’t fear death in the least. I have given Mitch no reason for thinking I was going to do what I have done. I atn getting sick and it Is raining. Good bye.” The mention of “Mitch" is believed to refer to Chester Mitchel of Kokomo, with wruiii Bowen came to Indianapolis in an automobile. The other notes were addressed “TO the Htoel” and “oT Whom it May Concern.” The former said: “You will get your money from tny father, as he is the dearest dad in the world O appreciate your kindness to me. You have treated me wonderfully. Please phone my father and phone Mrs. Ella Foster, Main 8341, city. Sincerely. L. W. Bowen.” The other note said: “I am attempting to commit suicide again. I attempted it ten days ago and failed. Tide time I hops for better success. I am taking bichloride. To my frieuds, I say gcodby. My reason Is my own. Notify J. F. Bowen, phone 2XL” East Tenth Street Sewer Contract Let Tho* contract for the East Tenth street main sewer was awarded by the board of public works today to the Sheehan Construction Company on n bid of $17.26 per lineal toot on Ferguson segmental block. The sewer will extend from a point twenty feet east of Denny street to a point 800 feet west of Hawthorne lane. The total contract price is SIUS,6SB. CONSTABLE GIVES UP POSITION John Taylor Resigns at Prosecutor's Request. Prosecutor William P. Evans and Judge James A. Collins,of the Criminal Court have been advised that John Taylor, who has been a deputy constable in tho Jus- : tlco of peace court of Frank L. Glass,! has resigned as ordered by Mr. Evans j yesterday. Mr. Evans gave Taylor a limited time to resign when the prosecutor was to- , formed that Taylor had taken SOOO worth j of furniture and household goods from Mrs. Inez Franklin, a widow of 323 West New York street, to satisfy a $7 clnim for back rent All the furniture has been j returned on the orders of Mr. Evans. ' Taylor lata yesterday informed Judgf I Collins that he had met all requests of the prosecutor.

when she heard the door of her room open. Turning she saw a roughly dressed negro staudiug tn the doorway. In his hand was a knife, - MAKE AN INSULTING REMARK. Ho made an Insulting remark and the girl, tn spite of her fright, rushed at the Intruder pushing him Into the hallway. She slammed the door, but the black thug kicked It open and seized her. She screamed. 110 raised the knife and threatened to kill her. She fought her ebony assailant and streamed again and again, Mrs. Wilson awakened and started to Miss Gallagher's room. The negro heard her and he knocked Miss Gallagher through tho door way Into the hail. He then ran from the house and escaped. (Contlnned on Par* Six.)

NO. 163.

Meanwhile a committee representing" the American Legion called upon th* commissioners and asked that they immediately authorize the $1,800,000 bond issue to pay the comity’s share of the cost, of acquiring ground bounded by Meridian, Vermont, North and Pena--ylvnnia streets for the plaza. The city already has authorized such an Issue, and both units have expressed by resolution intention to pioceed jointly to the acquis! tion. HOW COMMISSION STANDS ON TILE ISSTE. Commissioner Carlin Shank Catty- d*c'ared he is against the issue. Commissioner Harry D. Tutewiler said he did not want to be hurried on the matter while Commissioner Lewis \YL George said he was in favor of It. ’1 he refusal if the commissioners totake immediate av ion practically makes it Impossible for Mayor Charles W_ Jewett to carry out his announced intention of getting the land acquired beforeMr, Shank tak.es the mayor’s chaiir Jan, 2. “I told Mr. Jewett yesterday,"' said Mr. Shank, “that he’d better put this tiling through before the first of the year, If he wanted it, because if he didn’t it would be deader than a door nail. I don't think he can put it across, though. My brother on the board ot commissioners promised me absolutely he would stand against it.” HOBBS TAKES SIDE WITH MAYOR-ELECT, j AV. C. Bobbs of the Bobbs-MkrrilT Cemi pnny, who is understood to have been an | opponent of the plaza from the beginning, came out in the open and agreed with . Mr. Shank that the plaza idea should die. Herman Lleber of the H. Lleber Company said that he bei'ived the people should . have had a chant* to vote upon the plaza ! The others did not openly exprea views upon this matter. “My candid opinion is that the people of this town are against it for fear some soldier will say something to them,” sr.i4 Mr. Shank. “Well, I don’t think the rank nnd file of the soldiers are for it. X went to them the other night and ifsked the in about it and fhey told me; ‘Hell, give us something to eat. We can’t, eat. that and plaza.’ ” The business men who attended' the eoa-fr-renca with Mr. Shank besides those mentioned were: AL P. Shane, wholesale nnd retail meat dealer; Bert Goldberg, West Washington street clothier; Frank. Wolf, of the 11. P. Wasson Company, and Clarence Baker, East Washington, street furniture dealer. Beside these, Shank appointees were present as followsr John L. Elliott, for city civil engineer} Edward G. Sourbier, for member of the board of public safety, and John F., O’Brien for chief of the fixe department,. BOTH AGREE WITH ELLIOTT’S SUGGESTION, Mr. Bobbs was enthusiastic to ills- Btrp--port of Mr. Shank's plaza position. When. Mr. Elliott suggested that the piaza mat--ter was one which properiy should be left to the city plan commission, both, he and Mr. Shank heartily agreed. Some of the others also thought thla a. good, idea. BOBBS SUGGESTS PARKWAY WORK. Mr. Bobbs suggested that* ft>- the, $6,000,000 which he believes It will co#t to* acquire the proposed plaza site, or possHbly much less than that sum Burdsalt parkway could be extended across Fall. Creek and through Sixteen street dear to Brookside Park, connecting it wltlu Riverside Park, or else the city could acquire the four segments around Mbnn*ment Circle and beautify them to a ner worthy of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’Monument. Mr. Lieber admitted to Mr. Bobbs- that, if he had $6,000,000 to spend upon bea.it--tifylng Indianapolis he would not concentrate it in the two blocks of the, plaza site. Mr. Shank and Mr. Bobbs said they"did not want to be considered as being opposed to the soldiers, but rather werefor something which would do tfceut more good. Mr. Bobbs said th* AmerK (.Con tinned on Page Eighteen J

BOOTLEGGER HIT BY SHOT, BELIEF Cop Opens Fire as Men Toss: Jugs From Auto.

A bootlegger Is believed to have- been, shot today In a revolver battle with. as. policeman, in an alley near Kappas and; Howard streets. The shooting- occarat at 205 a. in. Patrolman Frank Brash?])-,. saw- a soadv. ster which he recognized as on* owned, and operated by a man who has been; eon -'teted tn city court for operating- a, blind tiger. Two men were In th# außo-. mobile and as It was not traveling fast the policeman followed It, As the automobile turned into an alley, Beaaley called for the men to stop. He was about fifty feet from them. The men, tossed two Jugs out of the car, and oa of thorn yelled: "Go to H—/* and tired one shot at the patrolman. The policeman returned the fire and the bullet broke the windshield efi the automobile. The driver let ent a wild yell, and his companion called; ‘Mild he hit yon Bill!” The automobile swerved and aig-zaged in the alley for an Instant after the policeman fired. Then the man's companion steadied the steering wheel and the automoMi* turned east on Miller street. The two Jugs had contained "whit* mule” whisky and there was a t b i| amount of the liquor in each jug.