Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 221, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 January 1922 — Page 1
THE WEATHER Mostly cloudy and warmer, probably snow flurries tonight and Thursday.
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MELLON HOWL NOT TO HALT ‘BONUS’ PLANS Republicans Declare They Will Ignore Protest. SPEED IS SLOGAN Caucus Is Ordered to Bring Real Action. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2o.—Despite the renewed opposition of Secretary Mellon to a soldier “bonus,” it was at a joint meeting of the Republican steering committees of the Senate and House to push ahead the Republjcan plan for adjusted compensation for former service men with all possible speed. Republican leaders who took part In the meeting Indicated that the objections raised by Mellon to the utilization of either principal or interest of the foreign debt to finance a soldier "tonus” would be Ignored. It was also decided the House Ways and Means Committee should undertake at once the task of writing anew soldier “bonus” bill to be passed first by the House and subsequently by the Senate in aceordn u,?e with the constitutional provision that financial legislation must originate with the lower chamber. PARTY CAUCUS IS CALLED. A caucus of the Republican membership of the House Is to be held at which party action on the soldier “bonus” is planned, and at which an overwhelming majority of the House Republicans is expected to swing behind the Republican “bonus” plan. Mellon’s renewed opposition to a soldier “bonus” did not surprise Republican leaders committed to one. Mellon repeatedly has opposed a soldier “bonus” on the grounds the country cannot afford one, and that If one were undertaken it would result In disastrous financial -consequences. But it proved disconcerting to the Republican leaders, when they are seeking ■to push legislation coupling the funding of the foreign debt with a soldier "bonus,” to have the Secretary of the Treasury warn them snarply no indirect means of financing a soldier "bonus” by using either principal or Interest of the . foreign debt “could make tt any less an expense than will have to be borne in the long run by the taxpayer.” They found his blunt declaration that euch means would jeopardize the Refunding of Liberty Bonds, Victory Notes, certificates of Indebtedness and other outstanding obligations of the Government, running into billions, equally embarrassing despite the knowledge they had previously that he was prepared again to stand In the way of the Republican pledge for adjusted compensation for etservice men. REPUBLICANS' "WON'T GIVE UP. They were insistent, however, a way must be found for carrying out that pledge, despite the serious obstacles suddenly conjured by Mellon, and, as the Republican Steering Committee members bent themselves to the task of working out legislative program on which the Senate and House might agree, the thought of this year’s congressional elections, and of the effect of a Republican failure to put through a soldier “bonus” would have upon them, was uppermost In the minds not only of the party “whips,” but of tbe Republican rank and file of both chambers. PALMER READY > TO FACE QUIZ Alien Property Custodian Welcomes Probe of Bosch Sale. WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.—Former Attorney General Mitchell Palmer whose sale as alien property custodian of the • Bosch Magneto properties will be Investigated by a grand jury in Boston, i said today he welcomed the inquiry. Charges that the sale to Martin E. ! Kern of Allentown, Pa., for about $4,000,000 was at too low a figure, have been placed before the Department of Justice • and as the result, it was learned, indict- , nients have been prepared which will be "presented to the grand jury if the evidence warrants. m “I welcome the inquiry.” Palmer said. “Those charges were Investigated thoroughly by a Senate committee when my nomination for attorney general was before the Senate for confirmation. The Senate obtained complete information about the transaction.”
Bomb Blast Follows ‘Black Hand* Letters CTITCAGO, .Tan. 25. —A bomb exploded In front of the home of Pasquale Messina, 926 Taylor street, today, causing: $2,500 damages. Mo one was injured. Messina had been receiving threatening letters from the *'bia< k hand” demanding $4,000. . I WEATHER Forecast for and ricinity for the twenty four hours ending at 7 p. m., Jan. 20, 1922: Mostly cloudy and warmer, with probably snow flurries tonight and Thursday. Lowest temperature tonight about 15 degrees. HOURLY ’TEMPERATURE. 6 a. m.. —1 7 a. m 1 8 a. rn 3 9 a. m 8 10 a. m is 11 a. in 17 12 (noon) 21 1 p. m 25 2 p. m 26
Published at Indianapolis, Entered os Second Class Matter. July 25. 1914. at Ind., Daily Except Sunday. Postofflce, Indianapolis, Ind., under act March 3, 1879.
‘Good Old Days’ When $1 Bought Many Pleasures Recalled by President By GEORGE R. HOLMES, Internationa! News Service Staff Correspondent. WASHINGTON, Jan, 25. —Sometimes, in the stress and turmoil of international conferences, treaties, agricultural blocs, tax legislation and other ills that a President of the United States is heir to, Warren G. Harding wishes he could slip back for a little while to the /wPprak “Good Old Days.” JW UJS The “Good Old Days” were those when the great American dollar was a power in the land,* and a thing to be l°°ked up to and notdown upon. The “Good Old <. Days” were those in which a dollar would buy a dollar 4L watch or twenty fairly good cigars, to say nothing of what it would accomplish in the way of entertainment. Recently, during a fanning bee with “other newspaper men,” the President, puffing a sweetly odorous pipe, waxed reminiscent and spun a tale which should go down in all the economic primers of the land. While a great deal of the charm Is lost in the re-teliing, the story intrinsically is worth much as evidence of what the dollar once would accomplish.
HOW PRESIDENT TOLD THE STORY. Substantially, tbe President told the story as follows: “This was back In the days when the Marl m Star first beefme affluent enough to afford a reporter. Before that day I had been the editor, the reporter, the advertising man and quite a bit besides. •‘Our reporter—let's cal! him Bill Jones —was the most ardent admirer of William Shakespeare I've ever seen. I had Shakespearean leanings myself In those days, being particularly partial to Julius Caesar. I've since lost spme of my fondness for Caesar, but that is no part of this story. “At any rate, a noted Shakespearean troupe came to Cleveland on* week. Cleveland Is about one hundred miles from Marlon. Bill yearned to go to Cleveland.
Mercury Drops to One Degree Below Zero Low Record for Winter Established Here—Warmer Weather Promised. For the first time this winter the mercury fell below the zero mark early today, the official thermometer at tbe United .StatejWeather Bureau registering 1 degree below at 5 o'clock this morning. However, better conditions are In sight, according to J. H. Armington, meteorologist. By 1) o’clock the temperature had risen to 8 degrees above and was steadily ' rising, until at 2 o’clock It stood at 26. Tonight the mercury probably will | drop to about 15 degrees above, but to- : morrow it will resume Its upward march and may reach the melting point with a , little luck. In the Great Lakes region, upper Mississippi valley and Canadian Northwest there has t een a marked rlso In temperature In the past twenty-four hours, in some cases the difference being as much as 20 degrees. With these favorable conditions existing in the ports of embarkation of cold waves, Indiana probably will be free from extremely cold weather for several days at least. FRAUDCHARGES FILED AGAINST SIX LOCAL MEN Property Value of $250,000 Involved in Case Filed at Chicago. CHICAGO, Jan. 25.—Conspiracy to defraud, involving flat building property worth $250,000, Is ehnrg-d against a group of Indianapolis real estate owners and agents in a bill for injunction filed in the Circuit Court today by John A. OYawford of Winfield, Kan. The defendants are John J. McSliane, James E. Kocap. Walter It. Shie\ K. R. Beak and Company, and George L. Drollinger # of George Drollinger and Sons, all of Indianapolis. The attempt to defraud. It is charged, came about through the exchange of an apartment building last December for G4O acres of land owned by Crawford. “The whole matter has been adjusted. There was nothing in the case.” James E. Rorap, a local attorney and one of the defendants In the Injunction suit charging conspiracy to defraud tiled In Chicago, said today in commenting on the case. He would make no further statement. Auto Bandits Hold Up Suburban Bank ST. LOUIS, Jan. 25.—Automobile bandits held up the Pine Lawn Bank, on the outskirts of the city, shortly after the institution opened today and escaped In'n automobile with aproximately s2,'500 of the bank’s fund's. The robbery almost duplicated a previous one on the same Institution Sept. 21, when SOOO was obtained. fru..:.-.-:, Now Has License, but No Auto Upon Which to Hang It Ralph Lyons of Greenwood went i into the State House today to obtain ! an automobile license. Whon he came 1 out he had no automobile to put a license on. It had been stolen from i; Its parking place on Capitol avenue. W. O. Horn, 1631 Asldand avenue, jl reported an automobile stolen from I Ohio street near the Federal building. An automobile owned by Herman Rnpker, 1422 41 et (her avenue, was h stolen from a garage at the rear of 615 Laurel street last night. It was I I- found later abandonded near that ad - !| dress with a tire and a robe missing. - J/
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Ha would have gone to Timbuctoo to see Shakespeare creditably acted. I had some yearnings about going myself. So w e decided we could make It by a Httla financial manipulation. We planned to go on Saturday. “In those days the railroads used to issue passes to proprietors of newspapers. 1 had one myself, and one for ruy father. I figured we could get father's pass u. K.'d over to Bill for this trip, so I sene a request Into headquarters to this effect. MEETING PAY ROLL LEFT LITTLE CASH. “Came along Saturday morning, and the authorization had not come through. We were In somewhat of a tlx. -offer paying off the Star force with the ex(Contlnued op Page Eleven.)
G. 0. P. EDITORS AND FOLLOWERS COME TO TOWN Midwinter Meeting and Banquet llere Tomorrow t and Friday. Republican editors and political workers from all parts of the State began to arrive in Indianapolis today for the an ntial midwinter meeting of the Kepub Mean State Editorial Association tomorrow and Friday and the meeting of the Republican State committee tomorrow. One of the first to arrive was Edmund M. Wasmnth of Huntington, Republican State chairman, who spent the day conferring with out State party workers. The business meeting of the Editorial Association will open tomorrow morning and an afternoon meeting also will be held. The State committee will meet at II o'clock for the purpose of making arrangements for the primary and setting a convention date. It now appears the convention will he held May 21 and 25, instead of May 17 and IS, as had been proposed. Governor Warren T. McCray will return from Washington, where he is attending the agricultural conference, in time for the banquet Friday night. It has been learned. The Governor, Senator James K. Watson and Vice President and .Afrs. Calvin Coolidge probably will arrive on the same train about noon Friday. Reservations have been mado for the banquet, at which the Vice President will be the principal speaker, for 525 persons. Get $25,000 Gems NEW YORK. Jan. 25.—Two robber* held up two employes of John Cohen, diamond dealer, on the fifth floor of a Nassau street building today and escaped with $25,000 worth of unset stones.
66 Fire Calls With SB,OOO Loss Within 28 Hours Heavy Firing , Due to Cold Weather, Blamed in Most Instances.
Firemen continued to be atnofrig tho most active city employes today, more than sixty-six alarms having been answered from 8 o'clock yesterday morning until noon today. Tbe total loss is estimated at nearly SB,OOO but thelndtvlduai damage was small, few of tho fires mounting over the SI,OOO mark and one reaching SI,BOO. j The building of unusually hot fires in furnaces and stoves caused sparks to fall on roofs of residences or fires to start from defective flues, in one case a : man was thawing out frozen water pipes and the house caught fire from the torch. The fires after 8 a. m. were: M. Brinkmeyer, 340 West TwentyNinth street, soot in basemen , flue; no loss. Ed Smith, 3423 East Tenth street, residence, sparks on roof; loss $lO. A. C. Hensley, 2115 North Capitol avenue, sparks on roof; loss $lO. STEAM FROM PIPE CAUSES FALSE ALARM. H. AV. Kraus, 3322 Guilford avenue, steam hot water pipe caused alarm to be sent in; no tire. H. F. Fogg, 3202 North Pennsylvania street, sparks on roof of residence; loss $5. Mary Scott, 527 West Sixteenth street, one-story shed, cause unknown; loss was small, s * L. Cf. Ellington, 715 Tark avenue, residence, sparks on the roof caused $5 damage. i It. H. AA'hite, 106 Linwood avenue, sparks on the roof caused a fire that rei suited in the loss of more than SSOO. A. N. Pickup, 2433 North Dearborn ! street, sparks ou the roof started a fire j that caused $5 loss. IT. Hainmel, 818 Arbor avenue, resi- ! deuce, sparks on the roof caused sls ■ damage. ! Mary Neslin. 2712 North Illinois street, ; residence, sparks on the roof caused a | tire, loss small. j C. Shoen Brothers, 934 East Pratt j street, dry cleaning shop, cause unknown, j loss SSO. *
INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1922.
CHARGE FARM DELEGATION ‘HAND PICKED’ Progressives Attack Administration Group. TROUBLE BREWS Say Delegates to Support ‘Cut and Dried Policies.’ WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.—Underground discussion in the national agricultural conference, and Insurgency among delegates because of charges that tho gathering is mado up of “hand picked” delegates who will favor “cut and dried Adrffinistratipn policies,” today threatened fireworks before the conference ends. Criticism of the conference was voiced openly. The so-called “progressiva group” organized a 'larm paper bloc” anil charged that the conference was called primarily to administer it rebuke to the •‘congressional i grb ulturnl bloc.” Racked by publicly expressed support from President Ilnrdlng, L rtners of the try here today at the national agricultural conference launched a vigorous drive for the right to act collectively In cooperative maw-frig.of their products. They challenged the legality of "either Federal or Nieto governments to deny them organization, and hurled a warning to the Nation that interference In the fulfilment of their plan will result in endless conflict and confusion. Through G. Harold Powell of Los Angel.s, general manager of the California Fruit Growers Exchange, and other speakers from all sections of the United States, the farmer delegates Initiated concerted demand that the legislative bodies of the country give thorn legal power to organize. Delegates openly declared their demand 1s not inconsistent with provisions of the antitrust law. They 'promised to press tbe conference to go on record ns favoring the Nation-wide cooperative marketing scheme. Practically the whole program of today's scs.-ion was given over to discussion f the need of an oj>en market for farming products and the presentation of an outline of the fundamentals of tho system. Cotton an) grain producers Jollied with fruit growers, cattle men and the representatives of the other varied phases of agriculture in voicing this demand. ORGAMZA TIOS ATTACK CREATES EARLY FLURRY Special to Indiana Dally rin-'-s and Philadelphia Public Ledger. WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 The national agricultural conference, hardly three days old. has witnessed a small sized squall Vhlch gives definite evidence tho various groups of farmers, represented nt the conference nr,, far from agreetne- t upon the procedure and purposes of the meeting. Yesterday's ges.-lon which completed the formation of twelvo committees was marked with a flare-up on the part of more "radical” representatives against what was termed the domination of •h* eqnference by tho more couservatlpe element. The defpat of a resolution to provide a committee on resolutions introduced by J. S. Wantiarnaker of South Carolina and backed by Charles S. Barrett, president of the farmers' union, brought from Mr. Wannamuker the charge that the conference "was a fake and humbug” In the method of its organization. Mr Wanna maker, who Is president of tho (Continued on I’ngo Two.)
11. Gohlor, 40 North LaSalle street, a one and a "half-story frame residence, sparks on the roof caused a loss of SIOO. IT. AA". Baker, 823 Dawson street, residence, burning flue, lors $5. A. J. Harms, 3509 North Illinois street, residence, sparks on the roof, sls. E. Griesmsin, 712 Full on street, residence, t hit fed n g frozen water pipes, tiro caused loss of about $5. ; At AVoodlawn and A'irginla avenues, a tarpaulin owned by J. Kern, caught, tirefrom automobile back fire. The loss was small. Mrs. Hollister, 1117 Parker avenue, residence, sparks on roof, loss $lO. AVOOD PILED TOO NEAR THE FURNACE. At 11:47 A. M., the homo of E. M. Ragland 2149 College avenue caught fire The blaze started in the basement where wood was pilefl too close to the furnace. The loss was s.'loo. Sparks on the roof of a two story partment building owned by C. Mosler, at 717 East Ohio street, caused damage estimated at $25. Defective wiring is believed to be responsible for a fire in the home of D. M. Iladley, 1012 Reisner street, which caused damage estimated at SI,BOO. The department was called to 8000 Ruckle street, on the report of a fire and found only a smoking furnace. Sparks caused a fire at the home of John Rosomoyer, 2814 Meredith avenue, at 6 a. m. today. The flames gained considerable headway before being discovered and much of the roof was destroyed. Two lines of hose were used in fighting the flames. The loss was estimated at SI,OOO. At 7:15 a. m. the fire department was fighting five fires in various parts of the city. At C :30 a. m. the residence of J. D. Glenn, 931 Edgenjont street, a two-story frame building, caught on fire. Sparks on the roof started the blaze which resulted In a loss of S3OO. Other fires which occurred after 3 p. m. (Continued on Page Eleven.)
Wreck Victims Mr. and Mr*, Calvin £*mlth, who with Neal Trestor and John J. \\ right, killed laM nt ProHpoct strict and Emerson nvenuo l>.\ an internrlntii freight train, a* tl\v wtTf nrarlnjf home from a vl*it to (kilt, Ky. Mr. Smith wan a nell known Building contractor. CARDINALS SET POPE S BURIAL FOR TOMORROW Fast Fvites for Benedict XV .Announced at the Vatican. ROME, Jn. 25—The entombment of the mortal remains of Pope Benedict XV will take place at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, it was announced at (he Vat|can today. The decision was taken up tv a congregation of cardinals while the body was lying in state In the basil, a of st. Peter's Early in tim day the body was viewed by undertakers, who Injected pr'serving fluid As the time for tho conclave of cardinals to elect anew Pope nears heated controversies nr<>s. over church policies and the policy pursued by Cardinal (bisparri, papal secretary of state, 'o~ ward the Italian government. Members of the Italian parliament who are not affiliated with tho clerical par v have prepared a series of interpellations for Premier Bonoml demanding a full explanation of the attitude of the (Jnlrtnul toward the Vatican. Bitter comment appeared In the press, certain newspapers accusing Cardinal Gasparrl of having officially communicate I news of the Pontiffs death to tho Italian government, thus renewing diplomatic relations which had been severed since 1870. CONCLAVE MAY 15E POSTPONED. There is a growing belief that the conclave of cardinals which was originally get for Feb. 2. will be postponed a few days to enable tho American ami other cardinals, coming from far away places, to participate in tha election. Interest in the election, however, centers for the most part upon sonentlonal allegations that have been made in the press regarding the use of money. The Glornale IVltalla alleges 5.000,000 lire were deposited In a Rome bank to support propaganda for the election of an Italian cardinal. The Popolo Romanda accuses Cardinal Merry del Val of engineering a plot among tho cardinals for tho election of a German Pope, thus preventing reconciliation between tlio Vatican and the Italian state. This newspaper took It for granted that only an Italian Pope could bring about a reconcifiation. Tho Tribuna interviewed an unnamed cardinal who declared he “was disgusted with the attempts to prepare for a conclave In tbe same way American politicians prepared for the election of a President.” CARDINAL CANNOT CONCEAL DISGUST. “I cannot hhio my disgust,” said this cardinal. “In America the way Is prepared for a presidential election with newspaper campaigns backet up with funds of millions of dollars. That should never happen in the election of a Pope.” The Prince of Piedmont, heir to the Italian throne, accompanied bv Admiral Bonnldi, visited St. Peter's Cathedral and knelt before the catafalque containing the body of the late Pope. After paying homage they departed for the Qulrlnal. This was accepted as further evidence complete reconciliation between the Vatican and the Italian state Is at hand. It is believed If Cardinal Maffi, Archbishop of Pisa, is chosen Tope, the final ceremonies restoring the old-time relations will have been effected before the end of .1922. Cardinal Maffi Is well known to King Victor Emmanuel, having acted as confidential messenger for the Vatican in the past. Meeting Time of Works Board Change The board of public work will meet nt 2 o’clock in the afternoon on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, beginning Feb. 1, It was announced today. The board now meets at 10 oWock on Monday, Wednesday and Frlfcy mornings.
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TRACTION CAR MEN NOT HELD IN ACCIDENT Coroner Exonerates Crew From Blame in Death of Four Persons. WARNING WAS SOUNDED Pr. Paul F. Robinson, coroner, today completely exonerated the crew of the Indianapolis & Cincinnati Traction Company freight train that struck sn automobile at Prospect street and Emerson avenue yesterday afternoon, killing four persons. According to the coroner, the inotorman blew his whistle three or four times and the driver of the auto either was not watching the crossing or thought he could beat the car. The dead. CALVIN SCOTT SMITH. 41, 1948 Adams street. MARY SMITH, 36, wife of Calvin. NEAL TRE3TOR, 30, 2716 North La Salle street. # JOHN J. WRIGHT, 46, Martinsville, half-brother of Smith.
OCCUPANTS STREWN ALONG TKACH. The occupants of the machine were strewn ilong tbe track for many yards and Mrs. Smith's body was carried down the track about 100 yards. The automobile. a five passenger touring car, wa4 hurled against a telephone pole, which was broken off at the base by tbe crash. Lewis Frltts, 42, of Rushville, motorman, told th<> police he saw the automobilc approaching when it was about 290 feet south of the crossing, but supposed .1 would stop after he whistled. The side curtains were up on all sides of the machine and according to Fritts, the driver either made no attempt to stop or thought he could beat the car to the crossing. Frltts, sabi hts train of three loaded stock cars was traveling about thlrtj mil's an hour as they approached the crossing The application of the emergency brakes, he said, failed to bring the rto a stop for about 500 feet. SON Ol VICTIM IDENTIFIES BODIES. Identifications of the bodies were mad.* by Leonard Smith, son of Calvin, after he called police headquarters and sal I he had heard there was an automoble accident The party had been visiting the home of Calvin Smith's mother, Mrs. E. A Smith, In Gent, Ky. Mrs. Smith had hccri ill, but Monday morning -she showed much improvement an I the party left Gent to return home. Mr Treater, form rly a boiler maker st the Big Four shops, was hired by Sii.lth ;o drive the party to Gent. He l s: rvlv-d by widow and two brothers. William. 2732 Adams street, and Arthur of St. i.i s, Mo., and a sister, Mrs. Viola Htrart-c also of St. Louis. WIDOW 4> D FOUR ( iin.mtr.N si jt\ ive, Mr. Wright Is survived by his widow and four children, E'di-rt, 16, Robert, 11. and two young children, and *, sister Mrs. N. J. .'ftfyne, 3105 Nowland . venue The Wrights llvo on a farm near Martinsville. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are survived bj two children. Leonard, 16 years old. and Roy, 11. Mr. Smith also leaves four brothers, Albert, Leonard and Edward, living near Vcvny, and Knliy B. Smith 1536 Lexington avenue; and two sisters, Mrs. Millie Skirvln and Mrs. Stella Sklrvtn, living near Gent. Ky. Mr. Smith was a building contractor here, and hnd his offices in his home. Despite the fact the automobile was demolished, a traveling bag containing several dozen eggs was thrown more than 100 feet and not an egg was cracked.
Jury Dismissea on Intimidating Charge CHICAGO, Jan. 25.—Charges that threats had been made against members of the tentative Jury chosen to cry Simon O’Donnell former head of the Chicago Building Trades Council on graft charges caused dismissal of the jury today. Judge Caverly ordered the jury box cleared following agreement of prosecution and defense that anew Jury was desirable. The prosecution made allegations that attempts to Intimate Jurors and witnesses had been made. Several of O’Donlell's aides are on trial with him.
French Women and Girls Told False Stories About Soldiers, Says ex-Officer
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.—Charges that French women and girls tried to procure the hangings of American soldiers in France by making false charges against them were mado today by John AA r . Laffity of Nw York City, formerly a captain overseas, who appeared before the special Senate committee investigating the charges of Senator Tom Watson, Democrat, of Georgia? - . Laffity also revealed details of a race riot at Glevres, France, brought about lie said, by a speech made at the camp by “Assistant Secretary of AA'ar Ilosenwald.” who advocated better treatment of negroes. (There was no “Assistant Secretary of War llosenwald,” although Julius Rosenwald of Chicago was prominently Identified with War Department activities during the war). “I think some of the white soldiers were ready to hang llosenwald,” LafHty said. “I know of two Instances of false charges made against American soldiers by French women and girls, who knew tho accused would probably be hung if the charges were accepted,” continued Laffity. ARRESTED FIATS MEN ON* GIRL’S STORY. "In one instance I had five men arrested on complaint of a girl 16. We found the girl was a common character around the camp and doctors reported her charges untrue. “Another time a woman, mother at ,
IMMEDIATE CHANGE INCLUDES LOADING IN MIDDLE OF BLOCK Street Car Official Says New Schedule May Be Put Into Effect Sunday—Another Conference Planned. ILLINOIS STREETPLAN IS ABANDONED Skip-stop operation of street cars throughout the city and middle-of-the-b!ock loading in tho congested district was ordered put into effect immediately by the board of public works today. The order was transmitted verbally to the Indianapolis* Street Railway at a conference with Dr. Henry Jameson, president of the executive committee, and Robert I. Todd, president cf the company. Mr. Todd said cars possibly may begin operating on the new plan Sunday morning. The board also arranged for a conference with the street railway executives at 10 o’clock on the morning of Feb. 8, at which the financial condition of the come my and the improvements which the city desires made in service will be taken up. Such a conference, It was said, would b* preliminary to a meeting of the city and street railway officials with the public service commission.
,H. W. REINMANN NAMED HEAD OF GRAIN DEALERS Annual Meeting of Association Closes With Naming of Officers. n. W. Reinmann, of Shelbyvllie, waa re-elected president of the Indiana Grain Dealers Association today, at the close !-f the "■jsociatlon's annual meeting kebl I iu the library of the Indianapolis Board •>f Trade building. If. C. St-earse ol Mnor-svlUe, was • elected vice-president and Bert A. Boyd was re-elected treasurer. Charles 11. Riley, who was unable j to attend the meeting on account of HI. ! ness, was elected to succeed Himself ax ! secretary. 11. H. Deam of Bluffton, and ■ N. C. Davis of Frankfort, were elected members of the board of maimers. Among the resolutions adop/l by the , asi> Litton was one tleoterl;.. that the i Adamson law Las worked g.-at harm t<> ! Justness in general and especially to tbe grain trade and the association went on record as approving the repeal of the I aw. The action of the Secretary of Agricnli :ure in igu ring the exchanges of tbe I country was denounced as deplorable. Il'h" restdiition ran : “Hes dve ! that the WuH.an.a Grain Deal- , ers Assi iatlon iu convention assembled j deplore the action of the Secretary of Agriculture in his opposition to the eom- ; i ctltive grain trade and in his persistant ignoring of the Grain Dealers Naj tlonai Association and the affiliated assol elatlons at the numerous conferences I being held in Washington and elsewhere. I He appears u<>t to realize that the presl- ; dent of the Grain Dealers National As sedation represents directly a membership of more than six thousaud firms throughout the United States. We resent the fact that any representative of this great interest was not invited to attend the conference now being held in WasUingon, although a special request was j made that somo representative be In- ' vited.” j A resolution was passed directing' tho secretary of the association to send cop- , ies of the above resolution to ull Indiana, Senators and Congressmen. The work of the Hoover committee in relieving suffering in European countries was commended and Ex Governor James B. Goodrich was especially praised foi i his recent work in Russia. The annual meeting, which adjourned at noon, was said by officials to have , been one of the best held in years and the reports of the officials show that much good has been accomplished dur- j ing the last year. More than 300 mem- • bees attended the meeting, which Is a record attendance. Following a discussion of the present business conditions in the country by members of the association yester- j day, recommendations that food be bought by the people before purchase of automobiles and that overhead expenses of private concerns as well as public j (Continued on Tage Two.)
three children, also made charges v fetch an investigation proved false,” concl ded Laffity. Senator AA’ntson declared the statement 1 of Laffity tallied with the statement of a witness at a previous hearing, who said two men had been hanged on the accusation of a girl known to have been a common character about the camp. Laffity had considerable difficulty In Identifying the man he described as "assistant Secretary of AA'ar, Rosmwnld.” “He went about making speeches and we understood he was Assistant Secretary of AVar,” said Laffity. “I think his first name was Julius and he was from Chicago.” Additional charges of American soldiers being wrongfully shot and beaten to death in the A. E. F. were laid before the committee as hearings on the AA'atson charges were resumed today. The direct charge that MaJ. Joe rhillips, negro, of Orange, N. J., shot down a colored private rained AVilliam Patterson, who "talked back” to him, was made by Henry Gentry, colored, ex-doughboy of Lawrence, Kan. "Major Phillips ordered Patterson to go on kitchen police duty,” the witness said, “but Patterson protested, saying he had been at kitchen work for three days and was sick. He begged for permission to go on sick report. “‘When V’atterson finally started for the kitchen, the Major followed him and shot him through the side. I was five feet away and helped carry Patterson (Continued on Page Eleven.)
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Dr. Jameson said the company i not Vet ready to say It must bava r■ increased fare if economic eomUMosa improve, but something must he and *e to improve the credit of the company ta the point where it can borrow between two and three million dollars for Improvement of its property. r EXTENSIVE ORDER RESCINDED, The board also rescinded tbe Cvr-year-old order for the extension of the Illinois street car line from Thirty-Ninth to Forty-Sixth street, remarking it has in mind extension of the lines in Boulevard I'lace at some later date and ask*4 the company to lower its tracks to the atreet grade in Pennsylvania street from FortyThird to Forty-Sixth streets as soon as weather will permit excavation. Mr. Todd agreed to both. Issuance of the skip-stop and mlddle-of-the-block loading orders follows naeommendations that such moves wouH help relieve downtown congestion by a committee representing the Ind.anapolta chapter of the American Association us Engineers last week. The orders mean passengera eacnot board or leave cars in district except at platforms located la the middle of every other block. '..he loading platforms will b located, if the recommendations of the committee of engineers are followed to the letter, as follows; in Pennsylvania Street, North-bound Traik—Between New York and Ohio streets, between Market and Washington and between Maryland and Georgia streets. Delaware Street, North-bound Track— Between Washington and Markat atreets and between Ohio and New York streets. Delaware Street, South-bound Track— Between Ohio and Market streeta. Alabama Street, North-bound Track — Between Market and Ohio streeta and between New York and Vermont streets. Alabama Street, South-bound TrackBet ween New York and Ohio streeta and between Market and Washington streets. Illinois Street, North-bound Track — At the Union station, between Maryland and Washington streets and batweea Market and Ohio streets. Illinois Street, South-boun-4 Track— Between New York and Ohio streets, between Market and Washington streets and between Maryland ar.d Georgia atreets. Capitol Avenue, North-bound Track— Between Georgia and Maryland streets, between Washington and Market street* anil between Ohio and New York streets. Capitol Avenue, South-bound Track — Between Ohio and Market streeta, between Washington and Maryland atreets and between Georgia and Louisiana streets. WEST WASHINGTON LINE CHANGES. Washington Street, West-bound Track —Between Delaware and Pennsylvania streets, between Meridian and Illinois streets and between Capitol and Senate avenues. AVashington Street, East-bound Track— Between Missouri street and Senate avenues, between Capitol avenue and Illinois street, between Meridian and Peun(Contlnued on Page Two.)
COUNTERFEIT $5 BILLS OUT Warning Issued Through Postmaster by United States Treasury. Give your $5 bills the once over, particularly those bearing the portrait of an Indian chief, is the advice received by Robert 11. Bryson, postmaster, today in a circular from the United States Treasury Department announcing anew counterfeit hill which is in circulation. According to the circular the bill i well done and Is deceptive enough to escape the notice of the ordinary handler of money. The counterfeit is a $5 Indian head sliver certificate series of 1599, bearing the portrait of Chief Onepapa, the signature of AA*. S. Eliott, register of the treasury and John Burke, treasurer of the United States. It is a photo-mechanical production on two pieces of paper. Faint Ink lines are used to imitate the silk fibre of genuine bills. The printing of the face Is a trifle too dark and the back of the bill is off color. It is slightly larger both In length and width than the genuine.
“SAY IT WITH A TIMES WANT AD” MRS. JACKSON CALLED TO STONEAYALL just as he was leaving, for the first line benches to see the opening game: “Don’t forget I want a chauffeur to drive the barouche. AA*hl!e vou'ro in town, put an Ad in The Times Classified Columns.” MAin 3500. Classified Adr. Dept.
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