Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 220, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 January 1922 — Page 1

THE WEATHER Cloudy tonight and Wednesday. Rising temperature Wednesday.

VOL. XXXIV.

NEW SPORTS ORDINANCE TO AID AMATEURS City Will Eliminate School, College Control. THREE TO DIRECT Measure to Deal Only With Boxing and Wrestling. Death of the athletic commission ordinance introduced at the regular meeting of the city council a week ago last evening and introduction of a measure in its place which would establish a commission with control only over boxing and wrestling is expected to take place at the next regular meeting, the evening of Feb. 6. Strong opposition has been voiced egainst the bill now pending in a council committee because it gives the proposed athletic commission control over all forms of sport, both amateur and professional and authority to collect 5 per cent of the gate receipts in every Instance where a permit Is granted. Persons interested In amateur sports, such as high school and college baseball, football and basket-ball, do not wish to see them put Into the hands of any one set of men. MEASURE IX PREPARATION. It is understood that the ordinance giving such power to a commission was introduced in a hurry and the eouncilmen did not know of its true content. The measure to take its place, which is understood to have been intrusted to Councilman Lloyd D. Claycombe for preparation, may provide for a commission of three members, one to be appointed by the mayor, another by the American Legion and the third by the other two, to have control over boxing and wrestling only. If this is done the new bill will (Continued on Page Seven.)

FEDERAL SIFT BEGUN IN BOSCH MAGNETO SALE Alien Property Custodian Ordered to Produce Records in Deal. WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.—A subpoena has been served on Col. Thomas W. Miller, alien property custodian, ordering him to appear before the Federal grand Jury in Boston Friday with all records bearing upon the sale by his predecessor. A. Mitchell Palfuer, of the vast properties of the Bosch Magneto Company, which were seized by the Government during the war, it was learned officially today. The Bosch Magneto Company, no|v the American Bosch Magneto Company, was taken over by the United States as en-emy-owned property in May, 1018, and was sold by Mr. Palmer to Martin E. Kern of Allentown, Pa., Dec. 7, 1918, for 84,160,000. WILL INQUIRE INTO GERMAN PROPERTY SALE. Although it had been generally understood that the investigation of the Bosch company, ordered by the Department of Justice, was to be confined solely to its war contracts, it was revealed that the Federal grand jury In Boston will immediately inquire into the transfer of the former German property from the alien property custodian to Howard X). Griffith, acting as agent for Martin E. Kern. Department of Justice agents were today understood to be continuing their investigation of the details of the Bosch deal. Incidentally there has been repetition of charges against former Attorney General Palmer when he appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee in 1019 in connection with hearings on his Confirmation. . At that time efforts were made to bloc£ his confirmation because of the position which he held when the properties were sold. It was alleged then that, although only $-1,150,000 was obtained by the Government for the Bosch stock, it was worth approximately $7,000,000. Additional charges have been made now end are to be probed by the grand jury. Although the department was extremely reticient about an investigation of the case which is has been known to have been making for the last few weeks, definite information that the Government had decided to place the matter before a grand jury became known when Thomas W. Miller, present alien property custodian, stated that he bad been subpoaened to appear before it. TROPERTIES LARGEST OF KIND IN COUNTRY. The Bosch properties, one of the largest of that kind in rhe country, were seized on the grounds that they were enemy owned. Palmer in 1918 sold them to Martin E. Kern, Allentown, Pa. The case, going back as It does Into wartime transactions, may cause an interesting political battle, as it will virtually array Attorney General Daugherty, one of the leading politicians in the Harding Cabinet, against Palmer, a similar leader in the Wilson Cabinet. Former officials of the alien property custodian’s office, Including Francis P. Garvan, former custodian and close friend of Palmer, may be summoned, it was learned. • Auto Bandits Make Huge .Jewelry Haul JACKSON, Mich., Jan. 24.—Three automobile bandits today smashed in the plate glass window of W. W. Bugg’s Jewelry store here and escaped with Jewelry valued at several thousand dollars.

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Forecast for Indianapolis and fielnity for the twenty-four hours eliding at 7 p. m„ Jan. 25, 1922: Mostly cloudy tonight and Wednesday* lower temperature tonight, about 10 degrees. Rising temperature Wednesdav HOURLY TEMPERATURE. 6 a. m io 7 a. m 10 8 a. m 32 9 a. m I‘2 30 a. m 12 31 a. m 30 12 (noon) 12 1 p. tn 15 2 p. m. 15

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DEVISES NEW ELECTRIC TRAIN

1 Here Is shown the first complete elec- / tMK \ trie train devised from plans drawn by f wfcwSSgji' \ I. I. Makhonin, a Russian electrical en- I ' : W| gineer. Motive power Is supplied by I <*■ fWS great electro motors cnpatle of 3,000 1 'Zw f horse-power each. The run from Moscow 1 / to I’etrograd, a distance of almost 500 \ Y-lbafllteff ■.s / miles, Is made without stopping to reload \ ■BwiiErf'jvV / the motors. Details concerning the con- \ 6truction of these powerful accumulators are kept secret, rhe Soviet government, which sponsored the construction of the sit / electric train, refusing to allow the information to be made public. Below is I. L. Makhonin, the inventor.

Her® is shown the first complete electric train devised from plans drawn by I. I. Makhonin, a Russian electrical engineer. Motive power is supplied by great electro-motors capatle of 3,000 horse-power each. The run from Moscow to Petrograd, a distance of almost 500 miles, is made without stopping to reload the motors. Details concerning the construction of these powerful accumulators are kept secret, the Soviet government, which sponsored the construction of the electric train, refusing to allow the information to he made public. Below is I. L. Makhonin, the inventor.

Hines Denies Railroads ‘Broken Down’ When Given Back to Owners "WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. —Walker D. Hines, former Director General of Railroads, unequivocally denied today that the Nation's railroads were “broken down,” when the Government turned them back to private ownership In 1919. Hines declared before the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee, that on the contrary, Government control had resulted In improved equipment, better morale and more all-round efficiency.” “They were in much better shape when returned than -when the Government took them over,” Hines said.

Hines presented figures to show that labor was not inefficient during the war, but in fact more efficient. The roads hitherto had filed claims with the Railroad Administration amounting to from $80,000,000 to $100,000,000 because of ''labor inefficiency." EFFICIENCY INCREASES UNDER EIGHT-HOUR LAW. He also revealed that labor efficiency | increased after the passage of the eighthour law and stated this law which caused an increased number of employes probably had canned misleading reports as to inefficiency. Using "traffic units ! per man hour” as the basis of "measuri ing” labor, Hines said these units had I increased from 82 in 1915- —before the Adamson eight-hour law was passed—- ; to 96 in 1917 and 1918—Government control years—loo in 1919 and 101 in 1920. The Nation’s railroads were in disreputable shape when they were taken i over by the Government, but conditions were improved under Federal control. Hines said. ‘‘The notion that the railroads were ' broken down by the Government is ! wholly contrary to the facts,” Hines said. 1 "This is proved by the phenomenal | traffic which was successfully handled in j 1920. ; SAYS RAIL PROPERTIES i SUBSTANTIALLY MAINTAINED. ! “During Federal control the roads were j operated by the same practical railroad j men who operated them ■ before, and i since Federal control. Reports of our regional directors can be searched in vain ; for anything indicating a broken down i condition of the properties.” i On the contrary, Hines maintained, the I reports gave proof that the properties had been substantially maintained except for some shortage of rails, ties and ballast upon some .f the roads. Hines quoted the report of Carl R. Gray, now president of the Union Pacific and formerly Director of Operations for the Railroad Administration. In this report Gray states that one of the primary reasons why the Government had to take possession of the roads was the generally bad condition of locomotives and cars. This condition had reached such a point. the report stated, that repair tracks and terminals were blocked and congested with bad order cars and shops and round houses were so crowded with locomotives that proper facilities f"r maintaining the equipment were no longer available. “Railroad labor conditions are improving right along,” Hines said. “Favorable increases have been reported during the last few years and 1921 ought to show e,ven better results especially since Increased efficiency is to be expected as unemployment increases.” CABINET TALKS OF SUGAR STATUS Agree to Limit Shipments From Cuba. W ASHINGTON, Jan. 24.—The sugar situation in the United States and Cuba was discussed by President Harding's Cabinet today, efforts being made to agree on a plan of Government action which would not destroy the industry in ; Cuba and at the same time would not in- \ jure tiie sugar industry iu this country. ! Members of the Cabinet agreed, it was ! stated officially at the close of the meet- I ing, that limits should lie placed upon j the exporting of sugar from Cuba, and that changes should be effected in the American sugar tariff. O. K.s School Bonds The State board of tax commissioners today approved a bond issue of. $90,009 for the erection of n new school building in Concord Township, Elkhart County. The school commissioners asked that the board allow SIOO,OOO for the erection of : the building, but it was later lound the 1 building could be built for $90,000 and ! they agreed to the reduction. The bonds | will bear 5/ a per cent interest. I

‘Alibi’ So Good Court Is Obliged i to Think it Over ‘Tiger’ Suspect Has Excuse for Every Article Taken in Raid. The original 'alibi” for bootleggers has , been found. It is accorded the blue ribbon by police officers, Federal men, attorneys, und eveu the skeptical known j dealers in illicit liquor cynically admit : it is anew one. S. C. Bodner, who sat as special Judge t today in the case of Lafayette Coleman. ! 63, negro, 2120 Sugar Grove avenue, who was charger with violating the prohibition laws, rook the case under advisement until Feb. 4. When Coleman wag asked what he did wilh the ten-gallon still, the coil, the | gallon of “white mule” which he kept In i his stable, and the thirty gallons of corn ! mash also found there, he ascribed a use I for each. The mash he made to feed to lii- Ida k mole and his yellow rnul'e. ; I This was necessary, he said, because tho old mules’ teeth had been pulled about i two years ago and they had to be fed ‘ soft stuff,” the gallon of what was ali leged to be “white mule,” Coleman 'solemnly swears is a liniment made from i denatured alcohol, wood alcohol ana : tincture of lead. This mixture he applied j \ to the left hind leg of the j I to appease pains from a swelling which ’ it has. The still, he says he found In a | corn field. It is unused, he testified. The j coll is used in connection with a showeri bath system which he installed in his basement, lie told the court. Dr. Peter Huffman. 809 West New York street, substantiated the negro's j testimony about the mule's bad leg and j | faulty digestive ability. PERFECTLY GOOD JURY READY, BUT NO CASES TO TRY Federal Court Litigants Are Shy—They Compromise or Continue Suits.

To Let—One perfectly good Jury. Apply Mark Storen, United States Marshal, Federal Building. “All dressed up and no oases to try,” is the situation the Federal jury venire has found itself since yesterday. The jurymen reported promptly all ready to hear a number of civil cases which are set down for trial before Judge Albert B. Anderson. But at the end of the second day not a single case has been tried, due to shyness on the part of the litigants. In every instance the cases have been settled or continued on request of one of the parties. Asa result Marsha) Storen has on his hands a restless bunch of jurymen, who have amused themselves so far by filling the grand jury room, which is their headquarters, with enormous clouds of tobacco smoke, story telling, and sightseeing trips to the lamous room in which more than $200,000 of tlie finest liquor in captivity was poured down the drains last month by Marshal Storen on orders of the court. The jury calendar lasts until Feb. 2. and court officials insist they are going to have something for the jurymen to do before the last ease is reached. INJURIES PROVE FATAL. William Franklin Mattex, 2.3, of Speneer. Ind., died at the Robert W. Long hospital last night us tlie result of injuries received Jan. 14, when a log wagon tipped over and crushed his legs. Mat- I tox was Brought to the local hospital and one, 'teg was amputated.

INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1922.

Harding Against Further Cuts in American Army WASHINGTON. Jan. 24.—President Harding is stanchly opposed to any drastic reductions In the American Army of 150,000 men, at this time, It was stated at the White House this afternoon. President Harding feels, It was said, the American Army already has been cut down to reasonable limits, and If the nations of Europe would cut their establishments commensurately It would be a world blessing.

U. S. WOULD LIKE BETTER ASSURANCE Japan’s Word of Siberian Intent to Be Accepted. ISSUE NEAR CLOSE WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.—The deadlock over die five-power treaty caused by Japan’s Insistence upon fortifying the Bonin Island virtually lias been broken, It was announced today by the American delegation. Julian has yielded to the American position and hint agreed that the islands shall be included in the status quo arrangement covering Pacific fortifications. WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.—Japan’s refusal to withdraw her troops from Siberia for the present—although solemnly assuring the world powers gathered In Washington that she has no ulterior aims in this vast Russian territory—is expected to bring the Siberian Issue to an early close, it was considered today by conference officials. An effort may he made to fix some tentative date In the future for the evacuation, but even this Is doubtful, and It is regarded as highly improbable that after today's discussion the Siberian question will be disposed of with tho adoption of a general resolution in which all the powers will declare their peaceful Intentions toward Russian territory. The American attitude toward Siberia will be outlined In this secret session by Secretary of State Hughes. Tho United States feels particular concern over the Siberian issue, because military intervention was Inaugurated as an Amerieall-Jap3ne.se undertaking, ostensibly to protect the withdrawal of Czechoslovakia troops from Russian territory. With that accomplished, the Americans withdrew. Tho Japanese found interests to protect and remained. Japan's enemies In Washington -ami they are legion were quick to point out today that the fate of Siberia is thus left hanging on a Japanese promise. American officials do not conceal the fact that they would llko something a little more concrete than a mere declaration of peaceful intent, but somewhat impatiently they point out that the United States cannot properly go behind the words of friendly powers to question their motives. A day of debate was In prospect when the committee met again. All of the powers were expected to announce their adherence to the moral trusteeship of Russian Interests, after which a resoiu- j tlon or treaty will tie drafted. Elsewhere the conference marked time. CITY TO HIRE ZONING EXPERT FOR BIG TASK Plan Body Will Consider Consultant to Direct Municipal Survey.

Naming of a zoning consultant who will render expert advice ac to what use j every piece of property In the city j should be put to, Is expected to be tho ! chief business before the city plan com- j mission at its regular meeting this 1 afternoon. A committee lias had several ; consultants of national reputation anil j experience under consideration for j several weeks and a selection Is under- j stood to have been practically agreed ; upon. Employes of the commission under | Executive Secretary Lawrence V. Sheridan are making a study of the present 1 use of every lot In Indianapolis, pro- I paring maps showing whether the land is devoted to residential, commercial. Industrial or such special purposes as I schools, churches, hospitals, etc. In addition, surveys and sketches of tho height of downtown buildings are being made In order to give tho commission an Idea of what building height regulations are needed. The consultant will personally view every piece of property and with the in- : formation thus gained assist the commission in outlining the zones into which the city should bo divided for , proper progress. The commission also will call upon ; the consultant for assistance in determining the major ar.d minor traffic arteries and designating the widths they eventually should be.

Mother and Children Burned to Death GRANT) RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 24. Bodies of Mrs. Adam Hall and her seven children, burned to death in their cabin near Bendon, Mich., were discovered today. Neighbors say they saw the fire Sunday night, but did not respond because of the storm. Mrs. Hall was a widow. Sanitary Board to Borrow SIOO,OOO To cover the deficit in its maintenance fund, due to the fact that the tax levy fixed by law is not sufficient to meet, rising costs of operating the garbage and ash collection and disposal department, the board of sanitary commissioners will adopt a resolution authorizing a temporary loan of SIOO,OOO, it was announced at the board’s regular meeting today. The loan will ba payable in December. The shortage in maintenance funds will be about $95,000, the board estimated.

9-DAY PAPAL DEATH RITES BEGIN ATROME Senior Canon Holds Mass in Honor of Dead Prelate. BODY IN STATE Gamblers Make Books on Election of Successor. ROME, Jan. 24.—The traditional nine days' funeral ceremonies for the late Pope Benedict XV began at 9:30 a. m. today when mass was celebrated by the Senior Canon of St. Peter’s Cathedral. A similar ceremony will be conducted each morning for the succeeding eight days. The burial of the Poutin' will not; take place until tomorrow and the body will remain in state upon tho catafalque in tho basilica of St. Peter’s until noon Wednesday.

As the requiem mass was celebrated, the Julian choir sang softly in the chapel. The Senior Canon ( gave absolution at the Papal bier. | The decision to defer the entombment !of Rope Benedict XV until tomorrow I til tomorrow gave thousands of devout gave thousands of devout Catholics an opportunity to pay their devotions while Sbasilia of St. Peter's today. It was a the body rested In the bnsilla of St. Peter's. It was a scene of awe, splendor and grief as the unending Hue of mourn- ; ers passed before the scarlet catafalque with Us passive occupant. PREPARE FOR CONCLAVE. 1 Mechanical preparations for the conJ clave were begun when masons comj meneed erecting walls to seal up the room ! in which the papal election will be conducted. The telephone wires wiil have been removed by the time tho conclave ! opens. J The non-Italian vote in the conclave ! has been reduced from thirty to twenty- ' nine by the death of Cardinal Almarez ! v Santos, archbishop of Toledo. The : Italian membership of the Sacred College ',ls thirty-one. i There have been Increasing signs of reconciliation between tho Vatican ami ! the Dalian government. Upon orders ! from the Ministry of Marino, all the Italian warships have lowered their Hags ' to half mast. I There is no change in the prediction* as to Benedict XV s successor except that j Cardinal Driest - Giuseppe Prlsco, Areh- ! bishop f Xapio*. la mentioned as a dark horse. Friends of Cardinal Louis Nazarl o Begin, Archbishop of Q uebec, are urg--1 Ing hla election, If the .Sacred College j decides upon the election of a non-Italian. There seems little likelihood, however, that a non Italian will be chosen, i Disregarding the Irreverence of their actions, the gambling houses In the fashionable watering places on tho Dalian and French-ltlvlera are “making book ' I upon the outcome of the conclave next ! month. The men and women bettors are allowed to wager on any of the sixtyone cardinals and the “house’ will take the opposition side. I GOVERNMENT ISSUES DENIAL, According to a news ngeney, the government has Issued official denial of n report printed in the Popolo Romano that Premier Bonlmt has sent a confidential circular letter to the various prej sects suggesting pressure upon the ca~dinals of their districts to Insure the election of a pro government pope. ! It was announced the Popes body j would lie In slate from 9:30 to 4:30. It Is learned authoritatively Cardinal | Merry del Val, leader of the so-called "Irreconcilable faction,” has written a letter to Cardinal Vennutelll, dean of the consistory, protesting against the reception of the Italian government ministers, Maury nnd Rodino, at the Vatican. Also, he protested against the policy of Cardinal Gasparrl, papal secretary of i state, toward the Italian government It Is understood Cardinal Gasparrl will | reply saying that the new times demand j anew policy. v Only the office of tho Papal Secretary of Stato will be open to the public dur- ! bug the conclave. i Cardinals will meet on the morning of | Feb. 2, but the balloting for anew Pope | will not begin until the usual ceremonies 1 are over. j First there will be a mass by tho OaI pelln Pnrllna invoking the aid of the Holy Spirit in making the selection. Aft- ; forward the Cardinals will go into con- : History halls, where the apostolic constitution will be read governing the conclave. I The only out-of-town Cardinal to arI rive so far is the Archbishop of Milan. ' The Archbishop of Venice Is expected tonight. it is believed the two American i Cardinals will arrive too late for the bal- j lotlng. j Countess Julia Perlsco, sißter of thd j late Pope, who Is 111 ill bed at her home ! lti Venice, has been forbidden by her physician to come to Rome. She is suffering from bronchitis. The Queen j Mother has sent a message of condolence. Gets Interstate Harbor Position CHICAGO, Jan. 24.—C01. Curtis M. j I Townsend has been appointed Federal 1 member of the interstate harbor commission of Illinois and Indiana by Secretary ! of War Weeks, according to word from j Washington today. This was regarded j here as an important step in the progress < of Uliana harbor, proposed for Illinois j and Indiana.

Says Lafontaine BenediVs Choice as His Successor ROME, Jan. 24.—Pope Benedict XV on his death bed expr ed n wish that Cardinal Lafontai , Patriarch of Venice, should suceec him, according to Cavaliere Fagia.ii, Benedict's private chamberlain. Faglani, in an interview, declared the dying Pope repeatedly designated Cardinal ..Lafontaine, who, with Cardinal Maffi and Cardinal Ratti, is the foremost candidato to suceeeed Benedict XV.

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Democrat Chairman to Speak Here Next Month Cordell Hull to Open State Campaign at Editorial Banquet , Feb. 16.

The position of the Democratic party in the campaign this year will be outlined by Cordell Hull, Democratic national chairman, in a speech at the annual midwinter dinner of the Democratic State Editorial Association at the Claypool Hotel the night of Feb. 16, It was announced at Democratic State headquarters today. Mr. Hull’s talk will open the Democratic campaign In Indiana. The principal talk at the dinner will be given by Mr. Hull, who will be introduced by Sam'uel M. Ralston, former Gov eruor of Indiana. Other speakers will be Mrs. Grace Julian Clarke of Indianapolis and Mrs. Bessie Loweustein of Evansville, vice chairman of the Democratic woman’s organization in Indiana. W. L. Stinkard of Bloomfield, president of the editorial association, will preside. Mr. Hull will meet with the State committee the day of the banquet and go over tiie situation In Indiana, It * - tvas announced. The editors will hold a business meeting the following day. The program for this meeting has not been arranged. Influenza on Increase in Eastern Cities New York Health Commissioner Sends Inspectors to Watch Incoming Ships.

WHAT TO DO NEW YORK, Jan. 24. —If yon have the symptoms of a cold this Is what you should do, according to Dr. Royal S. Copeland, health commissioner of New York: “Take hot bath, drink a lot of hot lemonade while you are taking It, stay In the hot hath half an hour. This will put you In a good perspiration. Then sponge Aft. get between the sheets and the next day you will wake up feeling well.”

NEW YORK. Jan. 24.—Influenza, feared by authorities to he Imported from European cities where It Is alarmingly | prevalent. Is reported on the increase In New York and other Eastern cities toj day. In the last two days sixty-four cases of influenza have been reported here. Health department officials declare, however, the sickness Is not as yet epidemic. Health Commissioner Dr. Royal S. Copeland has sent inspectors to watch Incoming ships although he says port officials report the number of cases of influenza, grippe and cold among passengers Is no greater than normal. Besides Influenza, bronchitis is unusually prevalent with other disorders of the respiratory tract, including pneumonia, Dr, Copeland said. WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 Report* to the public health service Indicate there 1* no immediate danger of an extensive recurrence of an influenza epidemic. HARDWARE MEN OPTIMISTIC AT TRADE OUTLOOK Indiana Dealers Open TwentyThird Annual Convention and Exhibit. Optimism of the most pronounced character was the outstanding feature of hundreds of hardware dealers from nil parts of Indiana at the opening of the twenty third annual convention nnd hardware exposition at the Athmaeum today. Every exhibition space in the building wns occupied when the doors opened, the exhibits taking up the entire first and second floors nnd overflowing In'o the balcony nnd corldors. The general opinion of both exhibitor* and retail dealers Is that business Is In for a marked revival within tho next few months an dthat 1922 will see a return to good business conditions. The opening session of the eonventton wns held nt 1:45 o'clock tills afternoon, and following music nnd community Ringing and a prayer by tho S. G. Chard of South Bend, De Wray DePrez, president of the association, opened the session. The principal speaker of the afternoon wns Frank L. Mulbolland of Toledo, Ohio, who spoke on “The Path of Greatest Profit.” This evening the delegates will be ! guests at a dinner at the Chamber of ( Commerce. The annual .association ban- i qui t will be held Thursday night at the | Claypool Hotel. Douglas Malloch of Chi- | engo, w ill be the speaker, the convention ‘ will close Friday. The exhibits were of wide variety and 1 ■great interest. They comprised almost j everything that, by any stretch of Imagination, could be termed hardware, from the most diminutive penknife to the largest size furnace. The extent to which mechanical devices hapo superseded the old hand met hod of doing things was Illustrated strikingly by the exhibits. Not a single j washboard was to bo seen, but there! wore washing machines of every size, j shape ami description. There were vacuum cleaners, but no brooms and | milk separators galore; even a complicated milking machine was shown. Then there was a wide variety of lawn ! mowers nnd safety razor face-mowers, j screens, pumps, from little, dinky hand j affairs up to husky big fellows that re- ) quire gasoline motors to drive them;! a novelty in the way of zinc shingles, | and, despite the cold weather, a group j of dreamy-eyed individuals might always j be seen around the exhibits of flashy, handsome, colorful artificial minnows and other fishing tackle.

Cashier Surrenders THOMPSON, Mo., Jan. 24.—V. T. Hulen, cashier of the Bank of Thompson, who disappeared from here Dec. 24, apj peared here today and surrendered to ji he sheriff. He refused to make a stata- ! ment. An alleged shortage of $59,000 was found in Union's accounts shortly after his disappearance. ASKS SIO,OOO DAMAGES. Damages of SIO,OOO for personal injuries were asked in a suit filed in Superior Court today by William J. Wirtz against the Rockwood Manufacturing Company, TSOI English avenue. The suit | charges Wirtz was injured while he was employed as a switchman on a swdtch owned by the Rockwood company.

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Cordell Hull, Democratic national chairman, who will be the principal speaker at the midwinter banquet of the Democratic State Editorial Association here on Feb. 16.

HAMILTON MAY BE BUILDING COMMISSIONER Board of Safety Expected to Appoint Acting Official. Appointment of Francis F. Hamilton as commissioner of buildings was expected to be made by the board of public safety at the regular meeting this afternoon. Mr. Hamilton has been acting a* building commissioner since Jan. 2, bis formal appclutmeut having been delayed uiuiT the examination of applicants for the place was held, according to law. The committee of architects and builders appointed by the board to examine those who desire appointments In the building department, including the chief Inspectorship and Inspectorships ns well as that of building commissioner, -onducted Its examination last Thursday, and the gradings reached the board today. Tho grades were ss follows: Mr. Hamilton, 55.34; Walter B. Stern, former building commissioner. 79.99. Orlando F. Ricketts, 59.99; C. F. Manion, 41.29; E. F. Dawson, 53.17; Vern Miller, 32.65, and Thomas Short, 30.73. Both Hamilton and Stern ere collegetrained engineers. The examination consisted chiefly of questions testing the applicants’ knowledge of and ability to use the building code. Tho examining committee was composed of I’. C. Kubush, Fred P. Jungclaus, Blaine H. Miller, Herbert L. Bass and City Civil Engineer John L. Elliott. Because of ago and disability more than twenty men In the police and fire departments will be ordered to report to tho police surgeon for physical examinations, It is understood.

CLOUDS SO THICK THEY PUT KINK IN OUR COLD WAVE Thanks to Heavy Atmospheric Blanket, Mercury Gets Down Only to 8. The coldest weather of the winter which had been predicted for last night failed to show up and the temperature went to a minimum of 8 degrees above zero as compared with a temperature of 2 degrees above the night before. J. H. Armlngton, Government weather observer, said tbe low temperature which had been predicted failed to materialize j because the clouds were heavier than ex- ' pected. He said there was an area over northern Indiana and central Illinois j that was warmer, although it was colder ! in the regions surrounding this area j Temperatures farther west were higher, however, he said. The mercury climbed slowly today with ! a temperature of 19 degrees at 6 o’clock and 7 o'clock and 12 degrees at 8 o'clock and 9 o’clock. At 2 o'clock it registered 15 above. The forecast is for cloudy weather tonight and AVednesday with the lowest j temperature tonight about 10 degrees and ; with rising temperature Wednesday. The coldest weather reported was 20 : below in Dakota and Manitoba, as com- ! pared with 30 to 49 below in the same territory yesterday.

NEGRO SLAYERS TO SERVE LIFE Three Men Sentenced for Fatal Assault on Strikebreaker. OKLAHOMA CITY. OUla., Jan. 24. Sentence of life imprisonment today was imposed on three men who pleaded guilty to charges of lynching Jake Brooks, negro packinghouse strike-breaker. The men were Charles Polk. Leo Whltely and Elmer Yearta. Whitely and Yearta were strikers, while Polk was a sympathizer engaged in picketing. All three, however, denied the lynching was participated in or counselled by the union leaders. Three other white m“n and two negroes are held in connection w Ai the lynching. M

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HARDING FARM PLAN RESTING OVER VOLCANO Progressive Group Offers Program of Its Own. ASKS BIG CREDIT Better Feeling Develops Over Committee Choice. WASHINGTON, Jam 24.—Partial responsibility for th® present beetle and depressed condition of agriculture in the United States was laid at th# door of the Federal reserve board and bankers this afternoon by Wesley Mitchell, New York economist, addressing the National Agricultural Conference. Mild post-war speculation In securities, commodities and In farm lands Is brought back to the farmer the Nation as a “foolish piece of exuberance,” Mitchell declared. WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.—Insurgent# la the agriculture confereuc# lost the first skirmish today when their efforts to have a committee on resolutions appointed failed. Through such a committee this group hoped to have its program adopted by tho conference. WASHINGTON, Jan. 24—A volcano is rumbling under the placid surface of President Harding’s agricultural conference. It threatens to erupt with devastating political eTect if the conference fails to produce a constructive program of agricultural relief. A powerful progressive group Is threatening lnsurgeny in the conference unless the assembly goes on record emphatically in favor of what it believes is the only program that will aid the farmer. The program follows: 1. Financial relief even If the Government must extend credits totaling a billion dollar* or more. 2. Twenty-five per cent reduction In freight rate*. S. Insurance of the farmers against loss. 4. Cooperative marketing and buying. This, In substance, was the program drafted at an executive meeting of the National Farmers’ Union. In attendance at this session were Charles S. Marrett, Union City, Ga., president of the organization; C. J. Osborn of the Farmers* Union of Nebraska, Milo Reno, Farmers’ Union of Iowa; A. U. Davis, Farmers' Union of Arkansas, anl W. C. Lansdown. Farmers’ Union cf Kansas. Support of this program. It is understood, has been pledged by the National Federation, the Pennsylvania State Grange, the National Nonpartisan League, the Montana Society of the Farmers’ National Council, and other agricultural organizations classed a# progresssive. State Senator H. F. Baker, Michigan, president of the Farmers' National Council, is planning a speech against any attempt to adopt what tho progressives term ‘‘a purely negative political program.” Much bitterness is manifest among the progressives at tho composition of the various committees of the conference. They charge the committees appointed by a committee selected by Secretary Wallace is loaded wita reactionary delegates. This, however, will not balk tha progressives who pian to bring in minority reports on every question that doe not meet their approval. One delegate, a financial power in New York and prominent during the last two years of the Wilson Administration, plans to take a leading part in the battle on the side of the progressive element. Three addresses were made at the moraning session. Eugene Meyer, Jr., head of the War Finance Corporation, talked on “The Financial Emergenry in Agriculture,” G. F. Warren, Ithaca, N. Y., discussed the European situation as it related to American agriculture, and Wesley Mitchell, New York City, “The. Financial I’olicy in its Relation to Price Levels.”

j SAYS CORPORATION i HAS GIVEN AID. ! Meyer said the War Finance Corporation has been of immeasurable aid to agriculture through the extension of loans of scores of millions of dollars to help tide over the cotton growers, livestock raisers and foodstuffs farmers. A more orderly marketing process 1 whereby the crops may be disposed of 1 over a twelve-months' period is the chief ! requirement. Meyer said. Ordinarily the : crops are thrown on the market shortly ' after harvesting, causing a glut with j consequently lower prices, he said. I Meyer sounded a note of optimism when he said that while conditions still are bad, agriculture Is on the mend. The United States has every fundamental necessity to the restoration of prosperity, he said. “What Is most needed now is the adjustment of our resources and our organization to the new conditions,” Meyer said. Complete Muscle Shoals Contract WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.—The contract between the War Department and Henry Ford for the Muscle Shoals nitrate project was completed today and sent to Detroit for Ford’s signature. As soon as it is signed and returned Secretary of War Weeks will send It to Congress. IN IRELAND. TOO. DUBLIN, Jan. 24.—Eight armed bandits today held up the Thomas street branch of the Hibernian Bank and escaped with $5,000.

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