Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 193, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 December 1921 — Page 1

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WATSON CITES YANK REPORT OF SHOOTING Witness Is Ordered to Testify Before Committee. ACCUSES OFFICER Navy Man Declares He Saw Four Men Hanged. WASHINGTON, Dec. 23—Corroborative evidence, tending to support (he testimony ot Henry L. Scott of Kenmore, Ohio, that Major 'Opley or “Opie” shot an enlisted man ‘ without provocation” during a battle in France, was handed today by Senator Tom Watson of Georgia, to Senator Brandegee, Republican, Connecticut, chairman of the Senate committee investigating Watson's charges that Yanks were indiscriminately killed by their officers in France. Senator Brandegee immediately ordered a subpoena issued for the writer, Grayson Withrow, 1414 Retreat street. Baltimore. He was ordered to appear before the committee Jan. 4. According to Scott's story tinder oath "Oplev.” who has been identified as Lieut.* Col. If. P. Opie. reserve corps, Stanton. Ya., formerly of the 116th infantry. shot down two men at the front .:i two different (e vasions, one a sergeant who was seeking protection in a -hi II hole, and the other a "runner'; who r fused to hand a message to Opie on the tier's demand, tm stu oi l it t it • ;;mks < iiakges. Opie has issued a denial of Scott s .iirgt-s and branded him as a "skulker his own testimony, the letter with Withrow as placed ou "he committee’s records, and which is dated Inc. 21. reads: "I note in the press notices of this date Major Opie of the 116th infau- i ry m.ik s a sweeping denial of the i charges preferred by Henry L. Scott, Kcu.nore. Ohio, referring to the killing of two soldiers without provocation. t was a member of Company F. IUKIi infantry and would like to go on record as saying: "in the month of October, 1918, I saw Major Opie burrow a gnn from an enlisted man and deliberately slioot a man while in action on the Argontie front. This is one of the instances referred to by Scott. My corroboration is at your disposal if it is deemed needful or necessary by you for the continuation of your probe. I was honorably discharged with an ‘excellent’ character in June, 1319.” MAY TESTIFY WITHOUT RISK. Senator Brandegee lias obtained an opinion from Col. Walter A. Bethel, assistant adjutant general of the Army, that Opie could be called to testify without incriminating himself. The committee has summoned as an other witness to appear Jan 4, Harry E. se K al of Charleston. S. C., an enlisted man of the Navy attached to the I". S. S. Gilmer No. Toil. Segal has offered a statement saying he saw four men banged :;t Gievres. where, according to the War Department, only ouc was hanged. Eleven witnesses, to appear Jan. 4, have been summoned as follows. William A. Small. St. Vincent's infirmary. Little Rock, Ark.; Don L. Jacobson, Guthrie, Okla.; F. B. Fitch, Lansing. Mich.; Emmet Cochran. Savannah, Ga.; Charles I'. Green. S(G South Seventh street. Minneapolis. Samuel I!. Firebaugh, Detroit: W. L. Near. Jackson. Mich.: Frank Hickman. Ullin. HI.; Merrill D. Watson, Fenton. Mich. BOATS COLLIDE IN SNOWSTORM One Man Injured and 100 Have Narrow Escape in Hudson River. NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—More than a huml/ed passengers aboard the Jersey Central Railway ferryboat Cranford bad a narrow escape from death today when the ferdyboat. in crossing the Hudson River to Lower Manhattan, failed to clear tlie Henry R. Mallory, a passenger steamship, and crashed into the stern of the steamship. One roan was reported slight- j ly injured. The crash occurred during a fog and snow storm. The port side superstructure of the ferryboat was torn away. Firemen, Cops Rescue 12 in New York Fire NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—Firemen and pn|i<s-mcn rescued twelve persons, including seven children of one family, down extension ladders when fire swept a fiveslory tenement house in East One Hub dred and Sixteenth street todav F'fty families were uric-" -nto the street in scanty attire. The damage was >.-(0,000

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TRUMPETERS TO ANNOUNCE DAWN OF^CHRISTMAS Twelve Quartetts of Heralders to Visit Different Districts of City. Practically every neighborhood in Indianapolis will be covered by the twelve brass quartetts which will herald the dawn of Christmas day under the routes and schedules completed today by James H. Lowry, superintendent of parks. The quartettes are being paid for out of the joint music fund of the boards of park and school commissioners. The quartettes will meet at Musicians’ Union headquarters, Delaware and Ohio streets, at 3 o'clock Sunday morning. They will depart for the districts in which they are to play in automobiles furnished by citizens at 3:30 o’clock. They will roam about the secetlons assigned to them until 6:30 o'clock, stopping at the larger apartment buildings and all such institutions as the orphans' homes, homes for the aged, hospitals and prisons to play Christmas selections. The (ystricts to be covered by ten quartettes composed of white garbed play ers are as follows: North of Washington street and west of White River, south of Washington and west of White Rivet, north of Fall Creek and west of Northwestern avenue, north of Fall Creek to Maple road from North western avenue on the west. Fall Creek to Massachusetts avenue between Capitol and College avenues, north of Maple road from Northwestern avenue to the Monon railroad. Irvington east of the Belt Railroad, Washington to Tenth streets between Massachusetts avenue and the Belt Railroad, east of East street and south of South street, and west of East street and south of South street. Colored quartettes will play in the dis- j tricts from Kail Creek to Kentucky avenue between Capitol avenue and the river and north of Massachusetts avenue and cast of College avenue. Whenever quartettes appear in a neighborhood the citizens are expected to follow the custom of placing lighted candles in their windows. FUSS LEADS TO VETS’ NEGLECT, ASHURST SAYS Arizona Senator Tells of Conflict Between Forbes and Clifford. WASHINGTON. D<-c. of opinion between Director Forbes of the veterans' bureau and Assistant Sec re- j tary of the Treasury Clifford, w-ho had j charge of compensation, has resulted in, t o neglect <if disabled veterans of the world war. according to charges made today by Senator Ashurst. Democrat. Arizona. Ashurst has threatened to invade the districts of certain Senators and representatives and to discuss their rec ords before their constituents unless they give aid to soldier legislation. “On Dec. 8.” Senator Ashurst said today, “Governor Campbell of Arizona. D. It. Heard, publisher of the Arizona Republican. and myself had a conference with Forbes and Clifford. Both admitted that the situation was serious, but up- | parentl.v they were unable to get together on a plan of action. "I have data to prove that thousands of disabled veterans in the United States urc without hospital care, *nd yet certain members of Congress sat down blindly and voted down all legislation (ending to put these soldiers on their feet.” CHURCH TO HANG FOR MURDER OF 2 Jury Fixes Death Penalty for Man Who Killed Chicago Auto Salesmen. CHICAGO. Dee. 23.—Harvey W. Church, ■ the youth who lured Bernard J. Daugherty and Carl W. Aiisnms. automobile salesmen, into the basement of his home and killed them. must. hang. A jury in Judge Caverly’s court today reported a verdict of guilty and fixed the punishment at death. The case was given to the jury at 0:10 last evening and, acordlng to reports, the verdict was found after four hours' deliberation. It was returned when Judge Caverly opened court. Technically. Church was tried only on the charge of ! killing Daugherty. Two Big Movie Show j Producers Combine NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—The Real Art I’ictures Corporation merged today with the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation as the first big step in the reorganization of the motion picture business. Stars of the Real Art concern will be taken over by the Famous Players as well as many of the executives.

Christmas Season Brings Out Neighborly Feeling Indianapolis Organizations of Various Kinds Provide for U nfortunates.

By MABEL W HEELER. Through eleven months of the year, the world at large, (even as you and I), selfishly romps right along, intent on Its own business, not seeing the needy folk because business is business and time is flying, but along about December some invisible sprite comes out of the dim recesses of uowncrs and spreads propaganda of the human sympathy variety The selfsame busy world (even as you and I) "sorta” mellows and the effect of the s!y sprite’s whispers la that organizations and individuals begin to take an interest in their neighbor, to notice their needy brother's troubles uiid the. Christmas cheer for needy folk in every' corner of the country' is the annual result of the combined efforts of sprite and general public.

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PAR, $82,864 PREMIUM HIGH BID ON BONDS Offer Better Than Expected by Memorial Boosters. 2 BUYERS IN FIELD Mandamus Suit Believed to Have Effected Bidding. Only two bids upon the plaza bond issue of $1,600,000 were received by City Controller Robert H. Bryson to day. They were: National City Company, New York, and Indiana Trust Company of Indianapolis, combined, par, accrued interest and $68,960 premium. First National Bank, New York; i Bankers Trust Company, New York, and First National Company, Detroit, combined, par, accrued interest anc $82,864 premium. Mr. Bryson took the bids under ad : visement. announcing that he desired to confer with Corporation Counsel Samuel Ashby and Mark 11. Miller, pros! dent of the board of public works, before announcing a decision. APPRAISERS' REPORT NOT MADE PI P.I.M . | The report *f appraisers of ilic prop • ert.v in the block bounded by Michigan, ! North, Meridian and Pennsylvania i streets, which the city intends to buy for j addition to the memorial plaza with tho proceeds of the bond sale, was not made public today. It is understood to have reached the hands of the board of public works, which will require until Saturday or later to check it with abstracts and make other investigation. City officials had expected to receive more bids upon the bond issue, particularly from local institutions. The bonds bear 6 por cent and run for five years. The s>2,si>4 premium offered by the New York and Detroit syndicate amounts to i an offer of 105.170 per cent and brings tin- net interest rate down to practically I per cent. j The bid ot the National City Company of New York and the Indiana Trust ! I’ompony of Indianapolis specifies that it I is subject to opinion of Smith. Retuster. j Horubrook A- Smith, local attorneys. The tiid of the New York Detroit syndicate \ specifics that it is subject to opinion of attorneys, not specifying whom. I'ltEXI 11 M I.ARDER THAN EXPECTED. The premium offered by the New York- | Detroit syndicate was higher than city I officials expected, the opinion having been expressed that if SSO.Of’O was offered it j would lie considered good. I Some persons interested in the bond ! sale believed that the suit of Wallace 'G. Miller for a writ of mandamus to (Continued on I’ugr Six.) SEVERAL NAMED | TO RETAIN JOBS County Commissioners Announce Reappointments at Courthouse. Carlin Vhank, president of the County ; commissioners, announced today sereral i reappointments of courthouse employes I lor next year. j John Carlisle, the present baliff or j the commissioner's court, was reap- | pointed by the unanimous decision of : the commissioners. Paul Wetter, the present pauper at- ! torney, was reappointed without ©pi position, and Warren Kumford was re- ■ appointed county road superintendent. TREATY BRITISH ELECTION ISSUE Versailles Pact Revision Would i Feature Proposed Campaign in London. LONDON. Dee. 23.—Revision of the treaty of Versailles will become a prominent issue if a general election is held in London. The laborites have- adopted for the election in February or March, a platform which will propose: 1. That the government change its foreign policy, especially with respect to Russia and central Europe. 2. That commercial trading be opened with Russia. 3. That all war debts be cancelled.

This season there seems lo be a greatly revived interest in Christmas charities, the great need perhaps is one reason, but it seems as if every organization in Indianapolis, however great or small, is doing its bit. SYSTEM PREVENTS DUPLICATION. One of the factors aiding in the distribution of Christmas charities is the Indianapolis Christmas Clearing House in the Indianapolis Securities building. Miss Laurel Thayer is over there with a corps of workers trying to keep one family from being ma e the object of a dozen or so ofgnnizatlo j's charity, and to save other worthy subjects from being left out altogether. The idea of the clearing house is to be a kind of checking (Continued ou Fast JCLrkEJ

INDIANAPOLIS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1921.

MAY BE WHITE IF SNOW WAVE NOT SHUNTED ASIDE ■ jr — Observer Armington Sees Prospect for Seasonable Christmas Weather. Prospects of a white Christmas have improved considerably in the past twenty-four hours, according to J. H. Armington, official dispenser of weather at the United States weather bureau, but the meteorologist will not go so far as to make ,a definite prediction along these lines. The rain which is mussing up late Christmas shoppers today in all probability will turn to snow tomorrow and there is a certainty of lower temperature, but not sufficiently low to be worthy of the name of a genuine cold wave. There is a cold area off to the northwest of indiaua and the first edge of it should reach here some time Saturday. Were Indianapolis a little farther to the north there would lie little doubt as to a snowy Christmas. Mr. Armington says, but it lies rattier close to the dividing line between rain and snow in the present state of affairs, and the best he will promise is that the chances for snow are about CO 50. Tonight the temperature will stand around the freezing mark and there is a possibility of a repetition of the slippery walks and pavements of Thursday night. DETECTIVES ARE FORCED TO HOLD FIRE BY CROWDS Arrested Man Makes Break for Liberty, but Runs Into Policeman. Frank Wjiite, alias Wagoner, 23. 116 West McCarty street, alleged forger, today made a desperate attempt to escape from detectives who had arrested him. Detectives Roache and Fosssti opened lire with their revolvers as Write ran In the direction of Meridian and McCarty streets. Dozens of women and children, hearing the revolver shots, ran into the street and the detectives stopped shooting. White had a big lead on the dc tcetives when lie was suddenly caught. I>y l'atrolnuiu Kandy, who ran around the corner just in time to halt the fleeing man. The arrest was made on a warrant sworn to by Louis Abraham, 5)16 South Meridian street, who charged a man known to him as Wagoner with forgery. He did not know Wagoner's first name, but told tile detectives where he lived. Abrahan said some time ago tho man known as Wagoner had asked him to indorse a check for more than SIOO. At the hank tin* cashier suggested to Abraham that he should loan Wagoner S2O, and the bank would send the check through for collection. The cheek was sent to a bank in Savannah, Ga., and was returned to the Indianapolis bank stamped “forgery.” Abraham then swore out the warrant against Wagoner, who, after his arrest said his name was Frank White. Another alias for Wagoner on the affidavit is Thomas C. I'lark.

‘MARSE HENRY’ LAID TO REST IN VAULT Simple Funeral Services Held for Col. Watterson in Jack sonville, Fla.

JACKSONVILLE.' Fla., Dec. 23. “Marse Henry” Watterson, the "grand old man of Journalism,” sleeps today in u marble vault in Evergreen cemetry here, while the world mourns his passing. In the springtime his body will be conveyed to the heart of the “blue grass section” of Kentucky tnere to rest forever among his home folk. Hundreds of telegrams from his many friends in this country and scores of cablegrams from all over the world have been received by Mrs. Watterson clearly revealing the estimation in which the veteran editor was held throughout the world. There were messages from world notables, tint many came front persons in the humblest walks of life whom Mr. Watterson had befriended. One was from an old negro servant at Louisville sent him by the editor of the Louisville Times. "Jill) and I are weeping for the death of the old marster,” it read. Simple services were held here. While the bells of the city tolled ns a farewell, Rev. J. T. Boone of the First Christian Church, read Scripture verses and paid tribute to the life of Colonel Watterson. Only relatives attended the services which were held in an undertaking parlor. The vault in which Colonel Watterson’s body reposes is in the midst of graves of many confederate soldiers wlm died

Billy Sunday Sends Holiday Message to American People

LOS ANGELES. Cal., Dec. 23.—The “Rev. Billy” Sunday, famous evangelist, visiting in Eos Angeles with relalives, in an Interview today, sent a holiday message to tile people of America. “Get right with God—that should be the New Year’s resolution of every man, woman and child in America,” be said. “You can dot every hilltop with a school, put a university in every block and a college on every corner until Ignorance slinks away like a wolf to Us den, but America will sink Into hell unless its purity at heart keeps pace with Its brilliancy of intellect. “America and the whole world needs to take a tr'.p to God’s bathhouse and get the hose turned on It.”

PREDICT NAVY AGREEMENT BY FIRST OF YEAR American Delegates Optimistic Over Prospect. WOULD LIMIT SUBS Concessions Believed Likely to Bring France Over. By CARL D. GROAT. WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—A complete agreement by the arms limitation conference on all phases of the limitation of naval armament program is now confidently expected by the American delegation before the New Year. From a leading member of the delegation it was learned that international developments of the last days not yet revealed are responsible for this view. With the five powers agreed on battleship ratio, the drafting of a treaty for a world-wide limitation of naval armaments the first of its kind in the world's history awaits agreements on submarines and auxiliary cruft. Your correspondent was reliably informed that settlement of these two questions is probable along these lines: 1 - Approval of international rules of warfare which would declare against ue of the submarine in the uuretrioted manner employed by Germany during the world war. 2—Formal rejcctiou of Britain's plea for the abolition of the submarine. U-BOAT TONNAGE LIMIT PROPOSED. 3 A lower limit ou submarine tonnage than that proposed by Secretary of State Hughes, which calls for 90,000 tons for Great Britain and the United States. 54.000 tons for Japan and a proportionate amount for France. 4 France will be brought into line on the whole program by granting her a slightly larger quota of auxiliary ernft than that commensurate with a capital ship ratio of 1.75. The conference is virtually certain, after refusing to abolish the submarine, to reject the Italia 1 ' proposal that another so-called viper of war—poison gas —be banned. The United States is opposing both proposals. The belief prevails in American circles that France cither will not press any large demands for auxiliary craft or present them for certain political purposes, and then bark down when she is assured of a compromise.

in the “lost cause' for which “Marse Henry' fought with pen and sword. Hundreds of persons tiled sorrowfully by the body to pay final tribute. FRENCH CABINET TO ASSEMBLE , Expect to Resume Debate Relative to Future of Indemnity. PARIS, Dee. 23.—The French cabinet, will meet this evening to discuss the agenda for the supreme council meeting at Cannes in January. Premier Brland reported to President Millerand today on the results of his conversations with Pretnier Lloyd George in London. M. Klotz, former minister of finances od a member of the French delegation that signed the treaty of Versailles, has announced his intention of interpellating M. Brland, in the Chamber of Deputies regarding France’s future policy toward German indemnity. GET REWARDS OF MERIT. CHICAGO, Dee. 23.—Chicago policemen will be rewarded for hard work in driving the bootleggers 'under cover. Police Chief Fitzmorris will give each one cither Christinas or New Year's off.

Mr. Sunday touched on feminine fashion. “Modest apparel means a high standard of morals. Immod -st apparel means a low standard of morals. Women are wearing less and getting away with It now than ever before.” “What about disarmament?” he was asked. “It’s alright—l believe in it,” replied Snnday. “I didn’t think the .laps would come throngh the way they did. I stand with Californians on this Jap question, and I didn’t think the Jnps were square enough to do what they did. “The world’s had enough of hell of war. I’m for arbitration Instead of fighting every time, except when I’m dealing with the Devil."

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To Be Freed MM? * tii'ii - EUGENE V. DEBS. ITALIANS URGE WORLDPARLEY ON SUBMARINE Plan PuJ Before Delegates at Washington Confab.By GEORGE R. HOLMES. WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. —A second conference of all the naval powers of the world, to establish submarine ratios and to formulate restrictions governing their use in time of war, has been proposed to the principal powers of the Washington conference by the Italian delegation, it was officially announced today. The proposal was first put forward in the subcommittee dealing with the sunmarine question and will be pressed before the full conference, n spokesman for the Italian delegation said. CONVINCED PARLEY ! IS A NECESSITY. ! The Italian delegation, it was stated, . is convinced that such a conference is | necessary because of the many countries maintaining submarines which are not i represented in the present Washington I conference and which cannot be bound iiy any action taken by the five big powers here. of wbat avail is it, the Italians asked, if they, in common with the other powers here, agree to curtail their submarine forces in Greece or some other MediterI raneau country is to be allowed to build up an undersea menace unchecked? The I Italians pointed out In the secret meetings of the naval committee that subniaj rines are comparatively cheap and easy to build, and there is little reason why any nation so minded cannot get a formidable aggregation of undersea boats. It was not disclosed how the other powers received the Italian proposals, but the belief prevailed that no favorable action would be taken on it. PHYSICAL DIFFICULTIES CITED TO ITALIANS. The physical difficulties of gettting such -a conference together was pointed to as one bar, and it was suggested that an easier way would be for the five big powers here to unite on a set of rules governing future usages of the submarine and then ask the other smaller nations to subscribe to them. The Italians, it. was disclosed are opposed unalterably to any restrictions being placed upon the size of submarines as suggested by A. ,T. Balfour, although i they favor promulgating a set of rules for their use. The Italian spokesman said Italy's naval requirements, in the adjusting of minor ratios, will be shaped by whatever action tiie French take. Until France's claims are presented in full before the conference, Italy will make no presentation of her case. It was made clear, however, that Italy will demand commensurate tonnage with France all along the line. FOUND TOOTH IN HIS LUNG. NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—Louis Adelson wanted a tooth pulled. When the operation was over, he found the tooth was in his lung. He got $320 damuges from the dentist. NEGRO CAUGHT WITH nOOZE. Glenn Hnrris, negro, giving his address as 420 Hiawatha street, was arrested today on a “blind tiger” charge. 1 o.'ice say lie had two gallons of “white nuile” in a burlap bag when arrested.

University ‘Ghost’ Makes Prudes Blush; Now Dead

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—The ghost has lived 'up to its name. Officially suppressed as “immoral and Indecent,” the “Ghost.” monthly publication at George Washington University was reported today as running into its second edition. “The Ghost is dying like liquor,” said the student body. “Bootleg copies are selling at a dollar a copy.” The Ghost, which made Dean Howard 1,. Hodgkins blush before he ordered it suppressed, has become the subject of a bitter controversy within Ihe university. Parents, teachers' organizations and the faculty (officially! are opposed to it. while the student body declares it merely “snappy stuff.” Girl leaders said the Dean’s “attitude of prudery,” not the Ghost, had shocked them.

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SOCIALIST LEADER TO SPEND HOLIDAYS WITH FAMILY AT T. H. Announcement to Come From White House Late This Afternoon—Term to Expire Immediately. DOING 10 YEARS FOR ANTI - WAR TALK WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. —Eugene V. Debs is to be a free man soon. President Harding late this afternoon will announce that he has commuted to expire at once the remainder of the ten-year sentence which the Socialist leader is now serving in Federal penitentiary for violation of the war-time espionage laws. Official announcement of the long-awaited action in the Debs case will be withheld until after 4 o'clock this afternoon, but the International News Service is enabled to state on the highest authority that Debs' sentence w ill be commuted to expire immediately. w

AMERICAN SANTA VISITS RUSSIA Will Be Feeding 1,700,000 Starving People Within Month. LONDON. Dec. 23.—An American Santa Claus is galloping over the snows of central Europe this Christmas tide. “America is feeding 700,000 Russians now, will be feeding in January and must tie prepared to feed twice as many more,” Walter Lyman Brown, head of the American relief, declared. “The American relief is opening distributing centers a Kieff. Odessa, MohilelT, Kkateroslav, Mink and Yitebsk. tiesides its existing offices m the famine I area.” American relief organizations are conducting Christmas visitations in Poland. Austria. Hungary and Czechoslovakia as well as Russia. The gifts include rations, candy fruit and soap. Alleged Love Thief Sails in Disguise NEW YORK, Dec. 23.- Mrs. Aimee ; Croker Gouraud, former Russian prin- \ cess, who Is defendent in a suit for SIOO,OOO damages for alleged alienation of the affections of Bruno Scbill, sailed for Havre, today on the liner Suvotc Sehill is a European trade agent and his wife : is known socially in California. Mrs. Gouraud tried to keep her departure secret. She arrived at the pier heavily veiled and went directly to her i cabin. She refused to talk. Carol Singers Call on Governor McCray ! Mrs. James Odgen's Christmas carol ! singers will sing for the public and employes of the Statehouse tomorrow afternoon, Governor Warren T. McCray said today. A Christmas tree, the first one ever erected in ihe Statehouse has been trimmed and is open for public inspection. The Statehouse will be closed Monday in observance of Christmas day, the Governor said. Negro, Without Home, Builds Fire in House Charles Cowherd. 47, colored, address unknown, was arrested by the police today and charged with vagrancy. The fire department in answering a call to 405 Gale street, found Cowherd had started a fire in the basement of an empty house where he has been living for several days. The fire which he built to keep hint warm set the building on fire. He said he had no home. Despondent Lover Tries to Kill Self BOSTON, Dee. 23. Miss Annie Hastings of Hartford, Conn., hastened here to the bedside of her fiance, Felix Sanders. who is believed dying at the city hospital of a self-inflicted bullet wound. Sanders is believed to have shot him self because of despondency over finan cial matters. He is a former University of Chicago man. Held for Alleged War Stamp Thefts John Rowe, 447 North Alabama street, was arrested by police today and churged with grand larceny. He is | alleged to have stolen ten War Savings j Stamps valued at SSO from the home of j Miles Anderson, 1113 Hall place, about j five weeks ago, and pawned them for S3O. In making their report to the police the pawnshops proprietor said they had paid Rowe $45 for the stamps.

“The pictures are immoral and suggestive,” said Dean Hodgkins. “The jokes are too rough.” “The function of the stomach," said the Ghost, “is to hold up the petticoat.” And on another page: “Thomas:—How do you like your new dress, dear?" "Thomasinc—lt doesn't quite come up to my anticipation." “Thomas —Well, they aren't wearing them quite that high this year.” And again: "He—Just one more kiss before l go." : “She—No, we haven't the time. Father j will be here in an hour.” And another: “Freckles are going to he popular. I The girls probably feel they should wear 1 something.”

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This will allow the Socialist leader to spend Christmas and New Years at Terre Haute, Ind., with his family from whom he has bee n long separated. The President completed his study of the 1 97 eases under consideration during a long conference with Attorney General Daugherty at the White House. The amnesty is not general, it is stated. Each case will be disposed of on its

FACTS IN DEBS CASE v Four times Socialist candidate for President. Denounced conduct of war in speech at Canton, Ohio, June 16, 1918. Convicted of violation of espionage act Sept. 14. 191S. Conviction, sustained by Supreme Court March 10. 1919. Began serving sentence April 13, 1919. Age, 66.

merits. Those so-called political prisoners who were avowed I. W. W.’s, or anarchists, will be reserved for review at a later date, it is understood. There is no disposition in Administration circles to exercise the same leniency with them as with men who are imprisoned simply because they did not approve of the war with Germany or the method of conducting it.

CORONER OPENS SIFT IN DEATH OF FIREMAN Manslaughter Charges Against Auto Driver Continued Until Jan. 2. T Charges of manslaughter and speeding ! against Harry Elmore. Apartment 7. 422 East Yermont street, have been continued jin city court until Jan. 2. Dr. Paul F. Robinson, coroner, is starting a'complete investigation into the accident that resulted in the death of George Mumford. chauffeur of ladder truck. No. 5 engine house, who was killed Wednesday night when an automobile driven by Elmore crashed into the fire truck which was on ! its way to a fire. John Hardesty, 1029 West Thirtyj Sixth street, a fireman on the truck, !is recovering from injuries at the ! city hospital and Lieut. Fred Johnson, ; 320 West Twenty-Eighth street, fireman, is also reported recovering from lui juries. Lieutenant Johnson is at hia home. The funeral of Mumford will be held at the home, 4202 Cornelius avenue, at 10 o'clock Saturday morning. Burial j will be at Holy Cross Cemetery. A number of police officers who lnj vestigated the fatal accident testified before the coroner. Other witnesses will testify Saturday and next week, MORSE WAIVES ALL IMMUNITY Shipbuilder Agrees to Turn Over All Books for Grand Jury Probe. WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—Charles W. Morse, New York ship builder under fire for his wartime activities, today agreed to turn over the books of all his shipping concerns for examination by the Federal. ! grand jury probing his operations. Morse also agreed to waive immunity rights which be had previously demanded. This action was taken when Morse’a attorneys asked the District of Columbia court for permission to withdraw a petition filed yesterday in which the ship builder asked an injunction against the use of his books in the probe. It was stated the books probably would be taken before the grand jury tomorrow. They are held at present by the United .Slates district attorney here. AFTER ALLEGED CAR THIEVES. Extradition papers for the return of Hailey Cooper and Edward Duffey, wanted in Indianapolis on ,n charge of vehicle taking, were approved by Governor Warren T. McCray today. Duffey and Cooper are now under arrest In Chicago, and are accused here of stealing the automobile of Ray Grinder.

“SAY IT WITH A TIMES WANT AD” Read a want ad every day and you will learn a lot about how the other fellow is able to pay his grocer bills on time. MA In 3500. Classified Adr. Dept.