Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 203, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 January 1922 — Page 1

THE WEATHER Rain, probably turning to snow. Colder tonight Thursday fair, colder.

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RATE-MAKING POWERS MAY BE REDUCED Federal Court to Consider Telephone Plea. INCREASE VITAL Ft, W ayne Concern Unable to Serve Patrons. Future rate-making activities of tho Public Service Commission of Indiana may be curtailed considerably if Judge Albert B. Anderson approves a report submitted to him today by Charles Martindale, master In chancery, recommending that a decree of the Federal Court be issued permitting the Ft. Wayne Telephone and Telegraph Company of Ft. to charge the rates it was refused the right to charge by the Public Service Commission some time ago. Mr. Martindale holds the order of the public service commission refusing to grant the increases asked was confiscatory. He recommends, however, that the company be required to give a bond of $200,000 conditional tr> Return to the sub scrlbers the excess received by plaintiff over and above the schedule of rates which may hereafter w established by the public service commission and found to be a reasonable return upon the fair value of its property.. TIME NOT FIXED FOR RULING. The report of the master in chancery is merely a recommendation and the case Will not bo settled until Judge Anderson rules. No''indication has been given as to when that ruling will come. If the recommendations of the master in chancery are carried out the company will charge $G a month for a single-party business telephone in Ft. Wayne; s■> for two-party business telephones; $4 for four-party business telephones; $2.75 sot Individual residence telephones; $2.25 for two-party residence lines, and sLio for four-party residence lines. The report is the outcome of a suit brought by the telephone company seeking to enjoin the public service commission from putting its orders into effect on the ground that they were eonflsca tory. It is the first case of Us kind filed in Federal Court here and it is believed its decision, if it favors the telephone 'company, will have a far-reaching effect on litigation of similar nature in the future. COMPANY MI ST HAVE REEIEF. In discussing the physical aspect ot the case, the report says; “The net results of the testimony which has been 'uncontradicted is that this plant requires immediately a very radical reconstruction in order to adequately serve the present population of Fort Wayne and to take care of tho do mands which will be made upon the utility by the growth during the next three years.” In discussing the company's statement of needed capital expenditures, the report says "this statement has been upheld as conservative and as absolutely necessary (Continued on Page Ten.)

MINE LEADER CANCELS DATE OF CONFERENCE

Coal Operators Refuse to Meet Men in Wage Adjustment. Because of refusal of a large part of the operators to participate in a joint miners-operators conference at Pitts burgh, Jan. 0, at which a date was to be set for opening of wage negotiations, the proposed meeting has been canceled, it was announced today by John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Worker. The meeting was called. Mr. Lewis pointed out in a formal statement, in line with the joint wage agreement expiring April 1, which stipulated that an Interstate conference should be held prior to that time. The coal operators of In dlana and Illinois conditionally accepted the invitation bur the operators of western Pennsylvania and tho two largest districts of Ohio “unqualifiedly refused ' to participate. Mr. Lewis said. .“It would be futile to convene such a meeting without adequate representation of the operating interests of the central competitive field." t-he union chief declared, and has today "been reluctantly compelled to notify interested parties that the proposed joint meeting has been cancelled." Taking to task the operators for having "eeemingiy forgotten or ignored their obligations,” Mr. Lewis said it ts essential “front a standpoint of public interest” that such a meting be held. "In no other way can the problems of the local coal industry be solved, and in due time circumstances will compel such a meeting,” he declared, adding that the mine workers will be prepared to participate in such a meeting "whenever it becomes possible for them to do so.” NATION-WIDE STRIKE IS FORECAST TERRE HAUTE, V lnd., Jan. 4.—Cancellation by President John 1,. Lewis of the United Mine YVorkers of America of the preliminary wage contract meeting set for Friday, forecasts a nation wide strike (Continued on Page Two.)

WEATHER Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the twenty four hours ending at 7 p. in., Jan. 5, 1922: Kaln this afternoon and tonight, probably turning to sr.ow flurries by Thurs day morning; much colder ' tonight. Thursday fair and colder, with a cold wave. HOURLY TEMPERATURE. 6 fi. m 52 7 a. m 54 8 a. m V . 54 #3.111 55 30 a. m 56 33 a. m 57 32 (noonl 58 1 P. m. 59 2 p. m 57

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ELZA CLEVENGER. The young wife of Elza Clevenger, accused of being one of the bandits who robbed the Waverly Dunk at Waverly yesterday afternoon, is making every es fort to save her husband, whom she married only a few weeks aflp. Clevenger is in jail at Martinsville and his wife has gone from her home in Muncie to Mar tinsville where she is arranging for legal services. Clevenger's partner, Rudolph Sehonfield, is in the Robert W. I.ong Hospital here recovering from a bullet wound in the abdomen inflicted by a member of the sheriff's posse, who caught him.

Boy ’§ Mother Blames His Companion for Robbery of Bank; Can’t Say 'No!'

“My Loy utver lias been in trouble he-] fore. It was terrible. He says the other young man coaxed him into helping rob the Waverly Dank of $1,500 and called him ‘yellow’ when he at first refused.” .Mrs. Edith Shonfieid of Wabash, refined and cultured, today at the Robert W. Long Hospital, sobbed out this story of the Waverly Dank robbery, following which her son, Rudolph, 20, was shot through the abdomen. The boy was lying on a hospital cot with a fair chancefor recovery. “I'm going to stay here until he s outof danger,” she said. The other boy she referred to was Elzo Clevenger, 23, of Muncie. who was taken by Sheriff Lase Scott of Morgan County, after a half mile chare. Clevenger is being held at Martinsville. ROBBED BANK TO PRO 4 F. COl RAGE. According to Mrs. Shonfieid her son p-a.v associated with the best people of Muncie. She said Clevenger appealed to him to help ami when Shonfieid demurred he was called ‘•‘yellow." According to the story the boy told his mother, Clevenger raid he wanted to get

COUNTY TAKES FIRST STEPS IN PLAZA PROJECT

Bond Issue Increased to sl,218,250 to Meet Appraisement. The first active steps on the [tart of Marion County to acquire the south block of the proposed War Memorial plaza site were taken today when County Commissioner Carlin Shank instructed County Attorney Harry Hendrickson to prepare an amended resolution calling for oat increase in the original bond tssue from $950,000 to $1,218,250 to meet the appraised valuation of the south block. Instructions also were given to County Auditor Leo K. Fesler to prepare the various bond issues and have ail necessray (lata prepared so it can lie presented to the Marion County council at a special meeting which will be held shortly after Jau. 20. At a conference of Commissioners Shank and Hurry Tutewiler and Mr. Fesler it was suggested that the board proceed at once to acquire at least one piece of property, probably the Huugh Hotel building, so it can be used as temporary headquarters for tho Marion County DetenliOTi Home. Mr. Fesler stated that it will be necessary to amend the original resolution providing for bond issues not to exceed $950,000 because the appraised total valuation of the south block exceeds the total appropriated in Ihe first resolution. "This can be amended and will be In the near future or just its soon as the county attorney can prepare it." Mr. Fesler stated. “The county council will be asked to approve the plaza bond issue a: a step to safeguard the legal side of the question so no controversy will be raised at the time the bonds are offered for sale.” As the county begins to majte its purchases of the various lots and buildings on the south block of the plaza site, the eity has completed the purchase of all but three of the lots of the north block. According to Corporation Counsel Taylor Groninger, tile city will proceed at once to acquire the remaining three lots. The definite action of the commissioners today will clear up the records so as to make possible the actual acquisition of the south block. The resolution first must'be amended and then the bond issues authorized and sold.

Harding for ‘Bonus’ if Can Be Financed WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—President Harding is in favor of soldier '‘bonus,” providing the funds can be raised without disturbing the Government's financial situation. Senator Bursurn, Republican, of New Mexico, stated today after a conference with the President on this subject. • Bursum told the President the foreign debts should be used as a basis for the payment of the “bonus.”

out of debt* and told Rudolph he could also. They stole an expensive automobile in Indianapolis and drove to Waverly to rob the’ bank, a private institu tfon. The robbery took place yesterday afternoon when the cashier, his daughter who assists him and a customer were in the bank. Mrs. Shanfield said Rudolph told her Hon McKann, attorney oud secret servi'.agent, shot him after ha had complied with his request to raise his hands lie said he pleaded with him not to shoot. The bandits who, wearing masks, had held up Sara Watson, cashier* of she bank; his daughter, Katherine, and a customer, Rudolph Smith, left iu a touring car in the direction of Mooresville. but stalled on a hilt near Centerton. It was there the sheriff's posse found them. MACHINE IN STALLED ON HILL. The officers, headed by Sheriff Scott, approached the hill and saw two men working on the engine of an automobile. They were ordered to put up their hands and refused. McKann tired and Shonfieid fell. Clevenger also ran and Sheriff Scott pursued him for nearly half a mile before he was captured. The automobile, according to Clevenger was stolen from in front of the Murat theater. It was "loaded with burglar tools and acetylene tanks. According to reports -from Muncie, Shonfieid had been looked upon with respect in that city. He had been out of employment for several months. Tuesday lie left the Y. XI. C. A., where lie lived, explaining he was going to Indianapolis to meet Clevenger. Clevenger was married recently to Mins Luncinda Xlaring of Muncie. He is awaiting trial on a Federal indictment charging him with bringing a stolen automobile to Indiana. According to his wife he was merely riding in a stolen car and did not know it was stolen. She. said she would stand by him in his present trouble. Clevenger was a recent grudu.ro of the Muncie High School, having play.'.l basketball on the high school team in 1919. FIND LICENSE PLATES SWITCHED. The automobile, a Marmon, Imre license No. 140284-1921, which according to the records of the Secretary of State was issued to J. T. Murphy, 50 Elizabeth street, Hammond, Ind.. and was issued for an Overland touring car instead of a Mar mon. The automobile used by the bandits was that of Heriry L. Dithmer, former member of the board of safety, stolen some time ago, recording to R. T. iiume and Sam Young of the State automobile police, who investigated. The ear was damaged and (muld not lx- brought to Indianapolis, the officers said. Clevenger is the same man arrested by State Police Hume and Young, Dec. 2, 1921. These officer's charge Clevenger stole a Mercer automobile owned by Louis Speeht of Cleveland, Ohio, and sold if to Harold Gilbert at, Mooresville. The same officers recovered two other automobiles in Muncie which they charge were stolen by Clevenger. One was a Cadillac stolen from ,T. E. Jenkins of Chicago. The other was a Mercer stolen frpm .1. Kenedy, Tulsa, Okla. Clevenger, following n hearing before the United States commissioner was bound over to the Federal grand jury under $2,500 bond, which was signed by his father and Mrs. Mary Mariug.

Society Women to Make Police Survey ENTER PROTEST TO 1:30 TO 10:30 P. M. SHIFT DUTY Shank Relieves Tangle by Assignment

Mrs. Richard Lieber and Mrt. otto Anthony, new society women members ol' the Indianapolis police department, have been ordered to make a scientific study of the need for women in the police department. Mayor Samuel Lewis Shank announced today. The clubwomen assumed their new duties today nrter Mr. Shank had straightened out a misunderstanding at to the kind of work they are to do. They reported to John Mullen, supervisor of detectives, and he assigned to regular detective duty on the 1:30 to 10:30 p. ui.. shift. They protested that they had not understood they were to do this kind of work and M\ Mullen referred

INDIANAP^ T IS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1922.

INDIANAPOLIS MAY INSURE OWN REALTY Shank Favors Plan Proposed by Coffin. COUNCIL IN LINE Mayor Expects Bond Issue to Provide for Cost. Establishment of a city insurance department which will in effect become an insurance company to protect city and public school buildings from lire losses is contemplated, it was announced today by Charles E. Coffiin, president of the board of public works, with the sanction of Mayor Samuel Lewis Shank. Stating the members of the city council tentatively have agreed to support the project, Mr. Mia a!; also announced he has conferred with the board of public works about purchasing the quarter of a block of vacant ground across Alabama street from tjie city Hull as a site for a now municipal bui! ting to bouse police headquarters, city lonrt, city couutil and other municipal bodies. City Attorney James Ogden has I.con requested to work out legal phases of the acquisition. While the board of works took no action today, Mr. Shank said h ■ hopes to have an or dt nance authorizing a bond Issue for tho project Introduced in the council In a short time. JOB 111 XTERS LESS N I M EROTS. The jam or Job hunters in and around the mayor's office was not quite so dense as yesterday. Mr. Shank left Mrs. Shank in his office to interview the applicants while ho attended the board or works meeting. He even v< ntured out Into the first tioor rotunda lor a while, but retreated to the hoard of Works office when the throng began to surround him. The board of works an ! Mayor Shank will call a mooting of all heads of city departments and representatives of the hoard of school commissioners iu a short tilim to discuss the insurance department idea. Mr. Coffin said. All of the units will be asked to submit at the meeting the amounts they now are paying to insurance companies as premiums on policies protecting public buildings under their control, it is Mr. Coffin's idea that t.ds money could be paid into a city fund out of which lire losses would tie met. Mr. Coffin believes one-half <>f the premiums could be saved, representing the profits the insurance companies now make. CITY ATTORNEY TO INVESTIGATE James M Ogdon, cl y attorney, assigned to the board, was asked to In vestignte legal requirements to put the a heme into operation, if was the unofficial belief tin- department could be created by ordinance. Ernest Hogan was appointed a mechanic in the municipal garage. Once during the morning when Iher<: was a large crowd waiting ;n the outer (Continued on Page Two.) 30 POLITICIANS ARE INDICTED Enforcement Officers in New York Charged With Illegal Release of Liquor. NEW YORK, Jan. 4. Indictments charging violation of Federal statutes were returned today by the Federal grand jury against men formerly high up in enforcement circles. Among thirty prominent persons in dieted were Thomas Iteidy of Washington. former enforcement chief of the department oi justice of New Yefk City; Harold Hart, former State prohibition enforcement chief here; William A. Orr, formerly secretary to Governor Whitman; Thomas F. Duffy, Tammany Hall politician from the Bronx and Owen if Murphy. The indictments charge “violation of i Federal statutes by maintaining a con spiracy to release liquor in excess of that provided for by legal permits." FIVE BUILDING TRADES STRIKE Chicago Union Workmen Stop Progress on Several z Projects. CHICAGO. .Tan 4 -Union members !of five of Chicago's leading building Irades went on si l ike today. The trades that quit work were (he stearnfitiers, plumbers, hoisting engineers, painters and glaziers. Among the jobs affected was the new United States railway mail terminal, in j course of erection. Work was stopped ion a number of other projects.

them to the mayor. The mayor heard them and announced that they are to he “my private defectives." without regular hours and without routine duties. “I have asked Mrs. Richer and Mrs. Anthony to take as their first job a survey of the criminal situation in Indianapolis to determine whether women policemen are needed and if they are what branch of the work they will be most valuable in.” said Mr. Shank. ‘ f have instructed them to spend their first two or three weeks sitting in at. sessions of criminal, juvenile and “city courts so as to get a foundation for their investigations.”

Just Race Through ”Night to Trip Alarm in Early Morning BERKELEY, Cal., Jan. 4 Here’s the scientific explanation of why tho alarm goes off so early in the morning. Clocks run faster at night than in daytime. YY. YV. Campbell, director of lick Observatory of the University of California In bis annual report to the president of tile university announced that K. 11. Tucker, an observatory astronomer, lias made this startling discovery regarding timepieces. The discovery is of vast Importance to astronomers who depend upon clock corrections.

MAYOR SHANK IS NOT BLUFFING; PROOF IN RAIDS Police Start Movement to Make City Dry by ‘Blind Tiger’ Arrests. That Mayor Samuel Lewis Shank was Hot bluffing when he said the prohibition laws in Indianapolis would be enforced was evident today from the pud den activities of the police, who made a series of alleged blind tiger arrests. A whisky still iu which the mash was cooking was found in an upstairs room over Harry Rosen's grocery, 1151 South Capitol avenue. Sergeants Deever and Chitwood arrested Rosen on the charge of operating a blind tiger, anil Isadore Wolfsun. a Justice of the peace, signed his bond. The (oppere still, one of the best ever found by the police, was still hot when brought to police headquarters. Less than n gallon of moonshine whisky was there, but more than eighty gallons off mash were found. Rosen denied he operated the still and said he rented Hie room to “some otoher man." Ed Manning, 72:. 7,g0 North YVebster avenue, was arrested on a charge of operating a blind tt-ger. The arrest was made by i’atrolmcn Kubosh and floyd, who sent forty-three quarts and one pint of home made beer to police headquarters as evidence. Three half pints of “white mule'' whisky found in a yard resulted in the arest by t’ergt. Clifford Richter and squad of William Rteman, 7..'!fi 112* Roosevelt avenue and Robert Owens, negro, IS. 1115 Lewis street, were both charged with operating a blind tiger. The back yard of Rinnan's homo on Roosevelt avenue joins the back yard of the building occupied by Owens on Lewis street. Owens is a barber. Less than a month ago the same serfgeaut saw Ilarl Chappclle rtin"into Owens' louts.; carrying a jug and arrested Chappclle. charging him with operating a blind tiger. Chap p.die was convicted in city court and fined SIOO anil costs and sentenced to serve thirty days in Jail, '"it William 1* "Kinney” Hiatt professional bondsman and politician signed an appeal bond, tr was the second time Chappclle had he'n convicted of operating a blind tiger. A jrg of “white mule” whisky was the evidence In the CUapelle cast* and Owens was a witness. After Owens arrest Chappclle tppeare.i at police headquarters and held a eon fordo e with Yal Alexander, negro con stable and political worker, who wits ar rested some months ago for shooting a Mexican, and Alexander went to Judge Delbert •*. Wlitneth and got him to re duce the bonds of Owens ami Ki man from SI,OOO to SSOO each

Finds 3 Soldiers ’ Bodies, Ropes Around Necks and Caps Over Heads

WASHINGTON. Jan 4. The bodies of three American soldiers ropes around their necks and black caps over their heads were discovered in an A. L. I . cemetery at Bazoilles. France, last January. according to testimony given today before a special Senate investigating committee by Unfits I'. Hubbard., -b West One Hundred and Sixty Ninth tnet. New York Gift Hubbard appeared to back 11 p chqrge: of Senator Watson of George that American soldiers were hung without trial iu France. He was a technical assistant with the American Graves Registration. "When I opetted three caskets taken from this cemetery, I found three bodies iu them," said Hubbard. "I'hese three ELLIOT’S NAME GOES TO SENATE Harding Pushes Nomination of New U. S. Attorney for Indiana. WASHINGTON, Jau. 4. President Harding today sent to the Senate Ihe nomination of IlomerW-lliiott of Martinsville, tp be United Stales attorney for the District of Indiana. President Harding also sent to tDo ate the nomination of Under Secretary of State Ilenry P. Fletcher to lie ambassador to Belgium, and the name of William O’Toole of West Virginia to be minister to Paraguay. Col. John S. Russell, commander of the United States Marines in Haiti was nominated for promotion to the rank of Brigadier General.

The siv regular policewomen retained by Mr. Shank are on the job. They are Irene Beyers, Lcrtha Ducltis, Sadie Osborn, Sarah Murray, Cosetta Osborn and Nell Dtinkle. Miss. Clara Burnside will bo on duty ns a detective sergeant as soon as site completes (he supervision of technical details incidental to the al olition of the women’s police department. Mrs. Isabelle Phillips, who refused to resign as a policewoman, has been assigned to patrol District No. 10 iri the southeastern part of the city. “If she doesn’t want to resign let her walk her beat like any oilier potieewbmau. It's all right with me.” said Mr. Shank.

Inhcnrin-Idn TtntPH- I B V Carrier, Week, Indianapolis. 10c; Elsewhere. 13c. SuDScrip.ion Kat.s. j By Mall 50c Per Month; 55 00 Per year.

BELL COMPANY SAYS DEFICIT $180,657 YEAR Estimate Submitted at Emergency Phone Rate Hearing. OBJECTIONS MADE City, Clubs and Residents Enter Protests to Increases. A deficit of $180,657.75 annually is being suffered by the Indiana Bell Telephone Company, according to J estimates placed in evidence at the ; opening of the hearing of the com-, pany’s petition for an emergency in- j crease in rates before the Indiana; Public Service Commission today.: The figures estimate a loss of sl. j "009,074.47 under the amount that j should be earned to make the 7 per ( cent return on the investment a$ i fixed by the commission. The hearing opened In the Senate Chamber which was almost tilled with Interested spectators. The telephone company had in one corner of the room automatic and manual switchboards, evidently planning to give a detnonstru-. Hon of the manner In which service will , be handled when the two systems are j unified, rite new rates which the coin- j puny is seeking would apply to unified j service. GRONIYGER presents form \L OBJECTIONS. At the opening of the hearing Taylor L. Groninger, corjlbration counsel for the ' , ity of Indianapolis, presented formal ob- \ jealous Os the city of Dtdlunopoll, the j Indianapolis Republican ( luo, the; Woman's City Club, the South Side lte-' publican Club and the merchant* and residents of Y'irginta avenue. The protest of tho Indianapolis lte- j publican (Tub pointed Out that there have j been reductions lu the cost of labor and materials and that an effort is being made to get back t > normal conditions. It asked for these reasons that the rates not granted. The protest was signed by Miss Eleanor Barker, president: Julia iV Henderson, first vice president: Haute I! Tarktngtou Jameson. second vice president; Dr Amelia It Keller. Adelaide ti. Roomier and Maying E. Shelton, directors, and Elizabeth R. Kuhne. Frances G. Jose. Kffte K. Kennlngton and Helen I*. Robinson, chairmen or standing committees. The other protests were <>f a similar nature. Besides Mr. Groninger. there appeared in opposition to the petition '1 Ernest Mutndm. re).resenting the Telephone Patrons' I nlon; A M. Ke.chne, ‘‘represen-.in-4 numerous respondents, and Earl ,T. Askern, representing the town of Southport. DAVIDSON St BUI I's SERIES Ol’ ANSWERS. In opening ltis ease R. 1 ■ Davidsou. an attorney for the tide phone company, presented answers to questions previously propounded by Air. Groningor. The (Continued on Page Two.)

bodies were sent back to their parent*, i am sorry to say, with the I'lack cap over their faces.” IDENTIFICATION !*AI’EKS LACKING. “There were no identification papers in the caskets as was customary in the ,-ase of other dead soldiers, even those legally executed," he explained. "However, the Indies were i lcntitled l y the markings on the cross.’ in adition to Hubbard the following witnesses answered to their names: Samuel It. Firebuugb, Detroit Mich . Cope Gtfldcn, Newman, Ga. : Don Jacobson, Guthrie. Okla.: Emmett Cochran, Savannah, tin.: Charles T. Green. Minneapolis; Harry S. Segal. I'nited States Navy. Charleston. S. C ; Merrill 1. Watson. l’enton, Mich.; Grayson Withrow. Baltimore, Md. Hubbard accused the American Graves Registration Service of “too mo.’t hurry.” The result was that many mistakes were made, he said. ••A Captain Maloney sent back one of (he technical assistants because he re fused to hurry but insisted on doing his work right,” declared Hubbard. “Many men, not properly identified, were sent buck to ‘parents.’ ” BODIES SHIPPED NOT PRO PE RLY IDENTIFIED. “Were bodies not properly identified shipped to people as their sons?” asked Senator Brandegee, chairman of (he committee. “They wore,” replied Hubbard, who cited several instances of this sort. Bazollles, where the three bodies were found, is where n huge gallows was erected, according to a picture submitted to the committee by Senator Watson. “You don’t know whether these bodies were of men executed according to law?” asked Brandegee. “I do not,” replied Hubbard. He said be thought two of the bodies were of black men and one of a white man, but was hot Tertain. Parsons to Begin Sentence Thursday Harry Parsons, who was convicted in the Criminal Court in May, 1920. on a charge of receding stolen property anil sentenced to thi Indiana State Reformatory from one to fourteen years, will be taken Thursday morning to the reformatory, according to an announcement madetoday by Sheriff George Snider. Parsons failed to obtain a pardon front (he State board although the Governor granted him a reprieve during the holidays. He surrendered Monday night to Sheriff Snider. Senator Crow 111 PITTSBURGH. Pa., Jan. 4. —The condition of United States Senator William E. Crow of Uniontown. Pa., who Is at the Mercy Hospital, this city, was reported unchanged today. Reports lti circulation that he is in a critical condition could not be confirmed.

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Jarvis Manages Parks ! JhLJ? * '' < ; ®g||v *— mfjt JAtfVI S h/y Mr. Jarvis today was named superintendent of parks, being promoted to that place from director of recreation by Mayor Samuel Lewis Shank. JARVIS NAMED TO SUPERVISE PARKS OF CITY Camden Declines Job With Objection to Salary Paid. M’BRIDE MOVES UP Direction V the city park department will remain in experienced hands, it be canto certain today when Mayor Samuel Lewis Shank appointed R. Walter Jarvis, director of recreation, to be superintendent of parks. M. H. Camden refused the position yesterday because the salary was not high enough. To succeed Mr. Jarvis in the recreation department, Mr. Shank named Edward Mcßride, who had been appointed assistant street commissioner in charge of improved streets. Otto Smcltzer will take the job .Mr. Mcßride had. Immediately after his appointment. Mr. Jarvis moved from his seat in the recreation department to the desk lately vacated by James H. Lowry and announced ttiat he will ask the park board to name H. Houston Tall, city horticulturist, as bis first assistant. JARVIS- SALARY BOOSTED TO $4,000. Mr. Shank said that Mr. Jarvis' salary as park commissioner will be $4,000, which is SI,OOO more than was offered to Mr. Camden and S4OO more than Mr. Jarvis has received in the past year as director af recreation. Previously Mr. Shank had announced that tht director of recreation's salary would be cut to $2,500, but today he said that Mr. McBride will draw $2,000. which is the same as he would have received as assistant street commissioner. It appeared, however, that this would not be definitely settled until the meeting of the park board tomorrow morning. In the re arrangement of park positions Mr Shank said that the idea of putting the direction of the depart„mebt under an executive board compoied of the superintendent and Charles L Hutchinson and Louis W. Carncfix as executive secretaries would be altered. Mr. Hutchinson and Mr. Carncfix will have responsible positions In the park department, somewhat akin to those for which they have been named, but .Ylr. JurvD will be the responsible bead. Mr. Hutchinson and Mr. Carnefix were to be given salaries of $1,500. tt was said to day that this may be raised when the park bord meets tomorrow. ACQUAINTED WITH lit TIES. Mr. Jarvis has been director of recreation since tne department was transferred from the health to the pa:k board and given its own tax levy ih 1919. He has built the playground system from a point where it was seldom heard from to a rank of third in the United States. Only 'New- York and Seattle have better recreation depaitments thuu that which Mr. Jarvis and former Park Superintendent. Lowry worked up. according to a Government survey. Tin work in the recreation department has dovetailed into that of the park department and Mr. Jervis has hath the opportunity to become thoroughly acquainted with Uis new duties in the past three years. He is a member of the Rotary Club and was secretary of the Indianapolis Boys’ Club before taking over the recreation department. Burch Wants to Testify; Lawyer Won’t Let Him Declares He Is Sane and Is Willing to Give Account of Actions. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Jan. 4.—Asserting that the evidence has established that he is sane, Arthur C. Burch, on trial for the murder of J. Belton Kennedy, today demanded that his attorney put him on the witness stand to tell his atory. Burch declared he was ready to tell from the stand where he was and what ha did from noon until midnight on the day of the murder, a statement which he lias persistently refused to make since hltj arrest. Defense Attorney Schenok. however, announced he would not permit Burch to take the stand under any conditions. Schenck declared Burch is insane and disregarded his plea to tell his story. “I am not crazy,” said Burch, "and I am ready to tell my story if my attorneys will let me. I have waited for the proper opportunity and the psychological moment to tell what 1 did on the day of the murder. Now is the time | and I Dm asking for the chance.”

Tornado Sweeps Over Oklahoma; Two Hurt M'ALESTER, Okla. Jan. 4—A tornado struck here today injuring two persons and-doing considerable damage to property. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Drumble were hurt when their ho&se was blown over. The tornado unroofed houses, partially demolished the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway shops and damaged telegraph tnd telephone systems.

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SPROUL LOOKS TO PRIMARIES IN ACCEPTANCE Will Take Senatorial Job if Nomination Assured. VARE IS ASPIRANT Factions Threaten to Split Pennsylvania Harmony. HARRISBURG, Pa.. Jan. 4.—Governor William C. Sproul will announce hi decision regarding the acceptance of th United States eenatorship shortly after the funeral of the late Senator Boies Pearose. he made known today. Every indication pointed that Governar Sproul had about definitely decided no* to resign as Governor and accept an appointment to the Senate left vacant by Penrose's death. By J. BART CAMPBELL Washington, Jan. 4.—The eyes and ears of Administration leaders were turned today upon Philadelphia, where representatives of all Pennsylvania’s Republican factions were gathering to discuss the availability of Governor William C. Sproul. as the successor of the late Senator Penrose. It was understood here that Sproul has decided to take Penrose's seat in the Senate if he can be assured that there will be no opposition to him senatorial candidate in the May primaries in Pennsylvania. He had previously informed Republican leaders of the Senate that they might expect him to resign aa Governor dnd pcimit himself to be appointed Penrose’s successor by the present Lieutenant Governor, who would succeed him. SENATOR CROW’S ILLNESS COMPLICATES SITUATION. Administration leaders here regard the Pennsylvania situation as further complicated by the continued illness of Senator Crow, who is filling the vacancy created by the death of Senator Knox. Sproui's announcement at Harrisburg before his departure for Philadelphia that he will not reach a final decision until next week, or after he has heidj a scries of conferences with various Star J political leaders was eor.srrued here 1 members of the Pennsvlv.lßta ■ si. rial delegation as indicatlig a p hi- part to avoid an <>pe f tnhiniMOQ^^HH 1-01 n tt VI 1 u \DU. ■ ■ tv* fare Philadelphia, as an self 'or rial honors Vai^HU brother. Senate r Ed ■•I v* hive refused to cntet^W§| political 'trade" with Sproul so their relations with him as leaders 1 the Republican organization at Philadelphia having become strained before the passing of Penrose. Representative Y'arc is here to attend : a meeting of a subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, of which he is a member. He has conferred with other members of the Pennsylvania delegation and it was stated that at least seven of them are not taking kindly to Sproui's desire to succeed Penrose. LEADERS AGREE SPROUL TO TAKE SENATORSHIP HARRISBURG. Pa.. Jan. 4.--The resignation of YVilliam C. Sproul as Governor of Pennsylvania and his acceptance ot the appointment of " the United States Senatorship to succeed the late Boies Penrose, ha* been agreed upon by practically all of the leaders of the Republican party, according to men who are here today from all sections of the State. State Senator Edwin Vare of PHfladelphia is said to be the only prominent figure who has not tendered his support. Governor Sproul left today for Philadelphia, where he expects to sec Y'are. Governor Sproul announces he will not make a definite decision until early next week, after he has had an opportunity to talk over some matters in Philadelphia conferences and possibly with Senator YVilliam E. Crow, who is in a Pittsburgh hosj tal. The pressure spr prompt notion f om Washington may bring a deeisi'a before the end or the week. There are many rumors of various political combinations which will be made as the result of the present situation which will be reflected at the primaries next May. The conferences in Philadelphia today and tomorrow are expected jto bring about a general understanding on the State ticket for the general elec- ; tion next November. Dozen Hurt as Trailer Topples Into Ditch CLEVELAND. Jan. 4 More than a : dozen passengers were injured, several seriously. wh<*i a .Northern Ohio traction car tipped over near Bedford, ten miles from here, today. According to reports received at the traction office here, the first car of a double-header jumped the track at a bend and the trailer toppled I over into a ditch. J. K. Bangs, Author and Lecturer, 111 ATLANTIC CITY', X. J.. Jan. 4 —John Kendrick Bangs, author and lecturer, is sinking today and not expected to survire j forty-eight hours it was announced - by ! his ihysician. I>r. ■William B. Stewart at ! Atlan.'c City hospital. Mr. Bangs underwent an operation Saturday for acute intestinal trouble. His wife and two of his ' three sen : are wi*h him.

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