Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 254, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 March 1922 — Page 3

LIGHTING RATES NEED TRIMMING, SAYSGRONINGER City Corporation Counsel Waxes Humorous in Reduction Plea. UTTERED WITH TOSIEb

PROPOSED RATES R*ddenoe electric light rates proposed by the city to the public serilcc commission today are as follows: Rate —lor the first twenty-five K. IT. 11. per month. 7 cents a K. TV. H. For all over twenty-five K. TV. H. per month C cent* a K. TV. H. Discount—One-half cent per K. TV, H. on all energy at 7 cent rate if paid within ten days from date of bill. Minimum Charge—Fifty cents per month without discount. The present rate is 8 cents a kilo-watt-hour, regardless of how much energy is used. The utilities proposed a “simplified schedule.” which would make the residence rates as follows: A “first rate” of 8 cents a kilowatt hour for the first five kilowatt hours consumed each month for each of the first five active rooms and the first three kilowatt hours consumed each month for each active room In addition to first five, but not less than fifteen kilowatt hours consumed. The second rate is 7 cents a kilowatt botr in excess of amount at first rate. Discount of 14 cent a kilowatt hour on all energy at the 8-cent rate, is allowed if paid within ten days from date of bllL A minimum charge is 81 a month without discount, plus 60 cents a month a kilowatt hour of capacity of each electric appliance exceeding 660 watts nominal rated capacity. The city asks power rates which hare been increased 1 .2 cents a kilowatt hour since 1913, be reduced from seven to twelve mills a kilowatt hour In general.

A cut of 1 cent per kilowatt hour In electric light rates for residences and a corresponding decrease in power charges is asked in a brief in the hearing upon the rate schedules of the Indianapolis Light and Heat Company and the Merchants Heat and Light Company, filed before the public service commission today by Taylor E. Grocinger, corpora tlon counsel, and Samuel Ashby, special counsel for the city of Indianapolis, In the brief makes a plea for real simplification of the so-called ‘‘simplified schedules.” Mr. Gronlnger says: “They remind me of a definition of life I learned, or rather committed to memory, more than thirty years ago a' Indiana T'niversity. I refer to the following definition: ‘Life is a definite combination of heterogeneous changes, both simultaneous and successive, in correspondence with extern.,! co-existences and sequences.’ A I attempted to read, these so-caiied ‘simplified' schedules 1 wish the commission would knock the prolixity and circumlocution out of the amplifying details and diffuse particulars of them. SUCH ELEGANT “LANGUAGE.” “Let the loquacious super-expert understand In making rate schedules he must not revel in the pomposity of sesquipedalian verbiage. Electricity is a mystery—why make electric rate schedures more mysterious than electricity itself? I seriously doubt that Mr. Perry (president of the Indianapolis Light A Heat Company) with his thirty years of experience in the electrical world, can intelligibly explain the meaning of many sections of hia proposed ‘simplified schedules.’ ” So saying, the brief contends, since electric residence and power rates were raised July 1, 1920, because of the war and aftermath of war conditions, it now behooves the commission to modify th charges since the war condition has passed and post-war conditions are passing. “The evidence shows a gradual decrease In the cost of labor, coal and supplies and in the actual cost of generating the current per kilowatt hour,’’ says the brief. “From .Tan. 1, 1920, to Dec. 31, 1920. it cost $.011506 per kilowatt hour to generate the current, while from July 1, 1920 to June 30, 1920. It cost 5 00559 per kilowatt hour. In May am! June. 1921. it cost $.00500 to generate a kilowatt hour. COMPANY’S REPORT SHOWS WIDE MARGIN*. “The Indianapolis Light and Heat Company's figures show a gross income from July 1, 1920, to June 30, 1921. of $t0,057.27. The property or plant value of the company as shown by the books is $7.201.6M).90. Therefore the p-r cent of return this gross income represents on this book value is 9.54 per cent. The respondents’ adjusted figures on the company's gross Income is shown to be $1.(02,713.24 and the hook value of the plant to be $7,327.(525.27, which adjusted gi-'ss income would represent a return of 14.9i ner cent.” The city arrived at the conclusion that the company’s gross Income is more than ‘'■4oo.ooo greater than the utility admits it to be from an investigation conducted by the city's expert accountant. In 3 suggested schedule of rates, which is about one fifth as long as thet proposed by the utilities, the city would cut out dozens of the highly technical paragraphs under which obscure charges row are made, particularly as to those affecting power users. “If this sort of thing is done, the com-! mission wi’* nave gone a long way toward protecting the residence user i again' the unlawful and inequitable ! practice of certain so-called power users,” i says the brief. iVOlLI) REMOTE SMOKE SCREEN". “Remove the screen behind which cer- ' tain so-called power users are operating i and they will cease cheating, both the ’ utility and the users. Simplicity is the ; sunlight for all rate schedules. Let in j the sunlight of simplicity and all the ; bunk and junk of many of the proposed i ’simplified' schedules will vanish as the j dewdrop in the morning sun. “There should be no demand charge in ! residence schedule A —the minimum charge should be restored to what It I was in 1915 to 1920—50 cents per month, i “The minimum charge should be the ! demand charge in all power schedules 1 as this commission has consistertly found in all electric cases tried before them. “The contract should not be for a longer period than one year, with the seif-renewing clause in It. “Such an order should be made by the i commission, as will in the future, pre- j vent any one from *aking the service as a power use: and reselling it to others at an advanced rate or from taking the i service at power rates and using it for reslden-e purposes. This practice is unfair ana discriminatory. “In conclusion, we ask the commission ■ to make such order as will establish a ; fair end just rate for both the consumer : and utility. We believe the evidence war- j rants the removal of the emergency I charge of 1 per cent per kilowat horn which was placed on the residence users' rate in July, 1920, and a reduction ot from 7 mills to 12 mills on the power users' rates." ACTORS TO GO BEFORE KOTA RIANS. MiUred Harris, formerly Mrs. Charlie ' Chaplin, and Harry Breen, comedian, both j appearing at Keith's theater, will appear before the Indianapolis Rotary Club at lt weekly luncheon at the Claypool Hotel Tuesday.

WABASH GLEE CLUB PLANS MOST EXTENSIVE TOUR IN ITS HISTORY

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Top Row, Left to Right—Gilbert Hyatt, James Kennon, E. M. Hankins, R. J. Dick, W. H. Acheson, W. A. Hamilton, H. K. Bostwick, J. M. Adams, W. A. Litell, H. W. Coers, J. L. Clifford, John Siarr, A. W. Van Cleave, J. L. Howard, E. A. Lottes. Middle Row—l. L. Detchon, F. M. Taylor, H. C. Grote, Evan Byrd, R. CRAWFORDSYILLE, lad., March 4. — preparing to make one of the most exThe Wabash College G.ee Club, under tensive trips that any Wabash club has the direction of Dean Frank Cowles, is made within the past several years. Dean

DECLARE NEW FIUME RULE IS DISSOLVED Committee of National Defense Asks Italy to Help Keep Peace. ROME, March 4.—After a night of stormy rioting in Flume, in which companies of Fasctsti attacked the government palace with hand grenades, the committee of national defense today issued proclamations stating the provisional government had been dissolved, and the Italian government had been requested to appoint an administrative representative to aid in the continuance of peace, early reports from Fiume stated. The maintenance of order for the present is entrusted to royal troops. All public services have been resumed and it is believed the crisis is past. Flume, storm center of the Adriatic, was held by a revolutionary provisional government, following the overthrow' of I’resident Zanella by a Fasctsti uprising yesterday. The white flag was raised over the government palace after a brief bombardment. The casualties before Zanella's surrender were light, only eight soldiers being killed. Deputy Gluna of the Fascists headed the uprising. Rieeardo Zanella, deposed president was placed in office Oct. 9, 1921. He was known as president of the independent state of Fiume of which the city of Flume was the capital. The Italian government has ordered the destroyer Mirabello to land marines here and restore order. The trouble at Fieume. which has been the center of revolution and sporadic disorder since tie war and Gubrieile D'Annunzio's dramatic seizure of the Adriatic port, arose out of Italian nationalist discontent with President Zanella’s recent appointment by Croatian police. Italian hostility toward the Croats has been heightened by Zanella's friendliness.

DEMOCRATS DIVIDED ON CHAIRMAN (Continued From Face On*.) honsa, an organization that will have the confidence of the people. We mnat he united and we must offer to the Independent voter a ticket to which he can ' come. “The situation in the courthouse is appalling.” he continued. "It has been Just as bad in the city hall for the last four years. Pome one has suggested that a special session of the Legislature be called to form another Criminal Court ■so that all the Republican criminals can Ibe tried. As it is the dockets are crowded. Things that have been told in that trial in Criminal Court during the last two weeks are appalling and day after day leading Republicans have been called to testify that Hartman had a good reputation.” In speaking of the Democratic organization, Mr. Bell said, he had no ambition to ontrol He said that Joseph Manning and William Gibson had asked for a meeting in his offi'e to discuss organization and that such a meeting was held and that out of it grew the committee of six which selected a man to .ecommeml as chairman. "Let us stand united and draw a line on the past.” he said. “We have no thought that our Judgment should be binding but we believe the chairman should be a man who can afford to live in an automobile for 9ie months, visiting the precincts. He should be a man who ran give five months of his time steadily. I understand that no man can be selected who will not be opposed.” Mr. Bell then presented the name of Mr Barrett and declared that no man had been a harder worker for the part., and that no man can question his honesty or his ability. Mr. Bell said he believed Mr. Barrett to be a man who can bring the party out of its present condition. He added that Mr. Barrett has the approval of Thomas Taggart and Pamuei M. Ralston, candidate for the Democratic nomination for the Senate. He said Mr. Barrett was never identified with the “Joe Bell machine” and that he and Mr. Barrett had usually been on opposite sides of party questions. Following the introduction of the name | of Mr. Barrett, Mr. Sul]i\un called on Thomas Meeker, city chairman. Mr. i Meeker said he would gladly give his cooperation to any man nominated as ' chairman. ! ASKS PAST BE FORGOTTEN'. Mr. Bachelder. who was next called on, ! urged Democrats to forget the past. He ! said that due to the demoralized condition of the party it would be impoasible to choose a man who would not have opI position. Dr Bachelder said Mr. Barrett opposed, Mr. Ralston in the mayoralty election but be pointed out that 6b per cent of the Democrats of Indianapolis did the same thing. "If we don't take the irregulars back we won't get as many votes as the Prohibition party,” he said. Adolph Emhardt, former county chairman and now a member of the school board, when called on said if Mr. Barrett is satisfactory to the men asesmbled in the meeting he would be satisfactory to him. Mr. Manning explained that the committee of six is not proposing to name a chairman, but merely to suggest. Mr. Sullivan then started calling on chairman and workers in the various wards. All approved until Holland Freedman of the Fourth ward was called on. “Asa Democrat, if Mr. Barrett is elected I will vote for him.” Mr. Freedman said, "but in the last campaign he was against us. He was one of the chief disorganixers in his part of the ward.” “I will be on the minority side, but I will fight as hard as the next one,” he said, “but I don’t see why we can't get a man who has always been a Democrat.”

Women’s Club Federation to Meet at Chautauqua Simplicity of Dress Required Since Convention to Be He Id in Camp .

Special to Indians. Dally Times and Philadelphia Public Ledger. By CON STANCE DREXEL. WASHINGTON, March 4—"One evening dress will bo sufficient and the clothes should he those usually known as sports clothes. Umbrella, raincoat, overshoes and heavy coat will be needed.” That does not sound like a convention call, but such are the unique directions Included In the announcement of the biennial convention to be held in Chautauqua next June from headquarters of the General Federation of Women's Clubs. CONVENTION TO LIST EIGHT AND A HALF DAYS. The reason Is that Chautauqua Is nnlike any other convention city. It is where the lecture courses are held every summer. But Chautauqua will turn itself completely over to the women's clubs for their convention which will last eight and a half days, opening June 21 and closing June 30. Extreme simplicity. In keeping with the Chautauqua Idea, will be maintained, and for the first time In the history of biennials there will be no luncheons or dinners. Fifteen thousand delegates can l>e accommodated, but It is a camp, and delegates should keep this In mind when planning their wardrobes. There will be ample and comfortable accommodations for all, tiut it must not be expected that all rooms have private baths. STATE HEADQUARTERS TO BE PROVIDED. While it will not be possible to house State delegations together, an effort will be made to arrange State headquarters as conveniently, as possible. Only a tentative program has been worked out but one day each will be given to the work of the six national departments Including their divisions, and to department and division conferences In the following order: Press and publicity, legislation, applied education, American citizenship, fine arts, public welfare. Os course, It Is expected that this biennial convention will bo the most lm-

"Con you name one?” Mr. Sullivan asked. "Yes, Joseph Manning." he said. James Clauer, a member of the city council, said that both Mr. Manning and Mr. Barrett are fighting Democrats, but that Mr. ISarrett could probably give more time to the work. He added that Mr. Barrett was not alone in bolting the party. "I am for Mr. Barrett strong if his mistake of last year doesn't handicap hint.'' George Brown of the Eight ward said. “His mistake won't affect me.” Patrick Egan of the Ninth ward said he would le for a man other than Mr. Barrett if a mar ci u be found who can give his time to the work. FRANK MANNING OPPOSES BARRETT. ”\'ou could never get the organization for a man who picked the candidate for mayor last year and then turned his back on him,” Frank Manning of the Eleventh ward declared when his turn came "What reason have you to believe he won't go back on the organization this time? We don’t want to reward men for disloyalty to the party. Barrett can’t gain the confidence of the voters ” Ed Sexton, Tenth ward chairman, pointed out that the majority of the Democrats were against Mr. Ralston last time and that he is for Mr. Barrett now. “It is a queer thing to me,” Dr. Albert W. Miller of the Thirteenth ward declared, "that I should be asked to go down the line for a man who nominated the candidate last year and then opposed him without giving a reason, if we are only 40 per cent of the party we should find a chairman among our numbers. A man who so conducted himself should be placed on the probation bench for a while. However, If Barrett is the choice of the majority, I will work just as hard wdth him as for any one else.” Russell Ryan told the Democrats in the meeting that the time Is ripe for Demoera tic victory and that organization is needed. He pointed to distension in the Republican ranks. Mr. Ryan expressed his approval of Mr. Barrett for county chairman. BELL SUGGESTS NAMES GO TO COMMITTEEMEN. At this point Mr. Bell suggested that the names of Mr. Barreit and others be put before the precinct committeemen for discussion. He said it was not his idea that a vote should be taken at last night's meeting. Mr. Emhardt replied that a vote should be taken, but Mr. Sullivan discouraged the idea. There were shouts for James Ryan to take the floor. "Barrett is not a good Democrat,” he said. "If he is named I will reserve the same right he exercised last fall. Y'ou can’t fool the men in the trenches with Johnny Barrett. „ Richard Coleman was called on and he declared he favored putting at the head of the ticket “a / emocrat tried and true.” "We can win, but not unless we build an organization from the ground up. We must have a 100 per cent Democrat," he said. “It will do me a lot of good on the first day of next January to be a pallbearer for the Coffin in the courthouse.” There were calls for James D. Mdriarity. “Y'ou are going to have a fight, for chairman by a man who is a fighter—one James D. Morlarity,” he shouted. “Don't select a chairman, but start your fight in the primary.” Thomas A. Riley, a member of the industrial board and a former member of Charles W. Jewett's board of public works, said he did not think the Democratic party is in such a bad condition that it must select a bolter for chairman. At the close of the meeting Mr. Sullivan said it had been suggested that a Democratic county convention be called

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1922.

H. Bostwick, J. C. Gauld, student director; Dean Frank Combs, director; L. H. Ridgeway, student manager; R. A. Porter, S. S. Bostwick, C. W. Moores, j H. Fadely, G. S. Sando. Bottom Row—D. R. Mitchell, Robert Johnson, R. D. VanArsdale, W. D. Backman, Addison Miller, R. W. Bruce, P. H. Garrett, W. V. Y. Fulton. Cowles has announced the club will visit make an appearance at Indianapolis, alseveral large cities in Indiana, Illinois though the date has not been set. Munand Ohio, probably stopping for several ; cie. Ft. Wayne, South Bend and several days at Chicago. The club will also other Hoosler cities will be visited.

portant and most largely attended of any so far held. Now that the Supreme Court has removed all possibility of frustrating the nineteenth amendment, one wonders whether the organization which has been fighting woman suffrage will "call it off.” On a building In one of the most prominent thoroughfares of the capital a big sign reads: “Offices of the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage." It Is still there, and Miss Mary J. Kllbretth, Its president. Is sitting at her desk. But she will vouchsafe no statement as to the future of her organization, except that a meeting will be held shortly to decide Its fate. ' However, it is expected Its fiery little organ, the Woman Patriot, which has been wont to tear into shreds all legislation and other plans of women In politic*, will keep up its bombardment In a fortnightly issue. Hustling activities throughout the country are announced at headquarters here of th. National Council tar Induction of Armaments (formerly National Council for Limitation of Armaments!. A new branch has just been formed in Mas sachusetts with Its executive board comprising such prominent names as Dean Lewis of Amherst Agricultural College, the Rev. A. Talmadge Root, secretary of State Federation of Churches: Mrs J. Malcolm Forbes, president of Felix Frankfurtre; Mrs. Luela Ames Mead, and Lawrence Higgins. Mrs. Charles Sumner Bird, member of the Washington conference advisory committee, has been prominently Identified with this group. The W. C. T. I’., through Its committee on peace and arbitration, is laying Important plans for carrying on what the conference has begun. The national president of this department, Alice L. Kercher, writes: “You can count on the W, C. T. IT. as a potent factor In the movement for j world peace.” Copyright, 1922, by Public] Ledger Company. nex; month and that candidates be rec- j ommeuded for nomination In the primary. He asked the party workers to think the matter over.

! BRITISH WOMEN INITIATE MOVE FOR NEW PARTY Feminine Organization May Obtain Control of Government. I LONDON, March 4.—A movement to j organize a political party composed ex- ' clusively of women is in full swing In England today with every prospect that it will be in working order by the time th< next general election is held. It is possible this party may gain control of the government, but this is Improbable. There are about two million more women than men in Great Britain, which gives them a powerful political advantage. The English organization in question would be Nimllnr to the National Wotn- , au’s party in the United States, which disregards politics on strict party lines and strives constantly for further political freedom for women. I It is understood that all the women i members of Parliament, Viscountess Rhondda, Y'iseountess Astor and Mrs. Thomas Wintringhain, nil favor the formation of a strictly feminine political organization with no men within its mein- . hership. j Up to the present time women in politics have received their chief support from the Socialist and labor parties, although, strange to say, neither party has a woman representative in Parliament. [Two of tlie women are torles, the third is a liberal. | Margaret Bondfield, assistant secretary j to tlie Union of Store Clerks, and the first woman ever to attend a trades union congress in England, favors the movement. Miss Bondfield once stood for the | House of Commons on the labor ticket, but was defeated. It is regarded as certain that, if the I party is formed, a bitter struggle will bo waged between the moderate and extrem- , Ist fnctlons. I The tory element, represented by Vls- | countess Rhondda and the other peeresses who will seek entrance to the House jof Lords, will stand for conservatism. I The extremists would bo represented by i such women as Miss Sylvia Pankhurst, | editor of the Workers’ Dreadnought, a | Bolshevist organ. I The aim of the party would be to ■ put women on an absolute equality with i men In every activity of life —politics, before the courts, industry, and so on. Athletic Club Will Entertain Thursdays The civic and business clubs of Indianapolis, so interested in the business welfare of the city, will be given a les- ' son in the necessity of keeping the j body in good physical condition by the j Hoosier Athletic club, which during the I next successive Thursday nights will en--1 tertain these clubs with a reception and I dance. The guests will be permitted to I see the club equipment and classes In instruction. On next Thursday night, the members of the Kiwanls club will be guests of | the Iloosier Athletic club. The Rotary ! club will be guests March 16; The j Optimists, March 23; the Lions, March 30 and the Traffic club, April 6. LORD CniEF JUSTICE HEYYVART. LONDON, March 4.—Sir Gordon Htywart, attorney general, has been appoint- : ed lord chief Justice. I

LEMS DENIES SEPARATE WAGE NEGOTIATIONS Illinois Miners’ Chief Told to Reject Proposal of Operators. SPRINGFIELD, 111.. March 4.— The Illinois district board of the United Miners will meet In St. LoV? We ft j-ca-ds.v to give further consideration to the request of the Illinois cool operators tor a wage conference. Relying, apparently, upon the ability and determination of the Washington Administration to force the bituminous coal operators to fulfil their pledge to meet the miners In Joint wage conference and thus avert a coal strike, John L. Lewis, international president of the United Mine Workers, has advised Frank Farrington, chief of the Illinois miners to reject the proposal of the operators of that State for separa'e wage negotiations. This step was interpreted today ns indicative of the policy of ’he international union to deal with t.re mine workers only through its highest officials and not through subdivisions of the organization. FARRINGTON FAILS TO POSITIVELY DECLINE SPRINGFIELD, 111., March 4.—lnternational President John 1,. Lewis’ refusal to sanction a wage conference between Illinois miners and operators probably means the 90,000 Illinois miners will strike with the other miners April 1 if such a strike materializes. The Illinois district board, which authoriz'd President Frank l-'arrliigton of this district to seek Lewis' advice, has adjourned with out action on Lewis’ refusal. President Farrington hns announced he would wire Illinois operators today the text of Lewis' reply. He also announced he was not ready to positively decline the operators' proposal for a conference. The request inny be considered at a State convention of the Illinois miners.

GRAIN CHANGE TO BE SPLIT UP Winnipeg (Man.) Concern Opposes Tax and Plans to Get Out From Under. WINNIPEG, Man , March 4. —Asa protest of the business tax of Manitoba the Winnipeg Grain Exchange, which is the center of the grain trade of Canada, has announced its business wiil be decentralized. Instead of a central exchange at Winnipeg, exchanges will be established at Ft. William, Tort Arthur, Regina, Calgary and Edmondton. The grain traders assert their Income is earned In other provinces and should not be taxed by Manitoba authorities. The tax imposed by the Manitoba law is 2 per cent of the gross income of all companies which have their headquarters within tlie province, regardless of where the money Is earned. The interests chiefly effected are the elevator companies, which aro owned principally by Americans. Three Die in Fire; Five Are Overcome NORFOLK, Vn., March 4.—Three persons were killed and five overcome by smoke In an early morning hotel fire here today. Those who perished were trapped by flaming stairs. The ruins of the hotel, Garden of Italy, are being searched for more vletime.

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LEGION DENIES CHARGE IT HAS LOST STRENGTH Claims Membership of Almost Two Million in ‘Bonus’ Defense. The American Legion today gave the lie to statements of opponents of the “bonus’' bill now pending In Congress that it had lost strength among its members because of the stand legion leaders have taken on the measure. From a paldup membership of 433,000 In 1919, the legion Jumped to 596.000 in 1921, it was stated at national headquarters here. More than half of these paid their annual dues for 1922 and dues are being received at the rate of live thousand dally. It Is the actual membership of the legion In the local and State Jurisdictions approaches two million. Many of these are unemployed, it was said, and several hundred thousand likely are being carried by their State and local organizations. Every national convention, every meeting of the executive board, has Indorsed the stand of leaders for a “bonus.” WOULD ASSIST JOBLESS YANKS APPLETON, Wls., March 4.—More than five hundred post commanders and adjutants of the American Legion In Wisconsin were gathered here in convention today, striving to evolve a solution of the employment situation among ex-service men in this State. Resolutions were adopted calling upon municipalities to aid in creating jobs for the unemployed to augment the work already under way by the Stato and county officials to this end. The veterans also urged speedier aid for disabled veterans of the State. The convention, which opened today, ! will continue tomorrow, former United States District Judge K. M. Landis will address the legionnaires tonight and also will speak tomorrow. Mrs. John Engle of this city will represent Wisconsin at the thirty-first Continental Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution at Washington, April 17, it was announced today.

NEW RULES BY U-S. RAIL BOARD Wipes Out Time and One-Half Overtime Pay for T. and T. Operators. CHICAGO, March 4.—New rules governing conditions of employment for Railway Telegraph and Telephone operators have been announced by the United States railway labor board to become effective March lfl. The feature of the rules Is that, while eight hours Is recognized a* the standard day's work, time ; id onehalf pay for overtime during the first nine hours Is wiped out. With the announcement of these rules, the labor board hns completed Its decisions on working rules for all classes of railway employes. Consideration of requests for wage increases from the employes and wage redui'tions from the carriers will begin Monday. MURDER GANG HERDS IN HILLS * TARRYTOWN, N. V., March 4.— A gang of Italian assnsslns is believed to day to have established headquarters near the John D. Rockefeller estate at Pooantico ntlls and to be conducting i executions" in the vicinity of the oil king's home This belief Is based on the murder of a young woman thought to be Mary Venza, whose body was found—head al- . most served with twenty-five stab wounds— near the Rockefeller grounds and the killing of Paulo Lett), who was stabbed on the Calvry road near White i Plains. Both murders bore marks og being the work of th** Vendetta like that of the “Good Killer." There were marks on the faces of the victims thought to be ritualistic scars put there by the knives of the assassins, to show other member* of the secret order who did the killing—assassins' signatures. BALFOUR KNIGHT OF GARTER. LONDON. March 4.—Arthur J. Balfour who has steadfastly refused repeated offers of a peerage, has been made a Knight of the Garter. NEGLECTED COLDS LEAD TO PNEUMONIA The earliest vict'ms are among those who are weak and run down and whose resisting power is lowest. The pure food elements in FALWHS build energy to resist Colds and ; Grip. The gentle laxative effect of Fa-j ther. John's Medicine helps co drive J out impurities. You are safe when you take Father i John's Medicine because it is free from alcohol or dangerous drugs in 1 any form. 65 years in use.—Advertisement.

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CORONER THINKS HARVEY CHURCH WAS DRUGGED CHICAGO. March 4.—Effort* by Coroner Peter Hoffman to conduct postmortem examination on the body ot Harvey Church, to determine whether he had been drugged before being hanged for the murder of two automobile salesmen. were blocked by Church’s parents. Hoffman declared he believed Church had been kept In a drugged condition for more than a month before he was hung so that he would not squeal on accomplices. “Church never committed the murders alone,' Hoffman declared.

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“I believe the comatose condition which he was in before he was hung, was brought about by administration of drugs to keep him from talking.” Church was hanged shortly before 4 p. m. Friday. He was unconscious up to the time the trap was sprung. Jail physicians scoffed at Hoffman’B claim. They said Church’s condition wa* brought about by his long fast from food. They pointed out Hoffman was a candidate for the position as sheriff and declared he made the charges for political purposes. Examination of Church’s body showed he had been burned with ends of cigars and deep knife wounds inflicted In hi* flesh by "specialists” who examined him while he was in a comatose condition. The fact that he failed to react to the tortures showed he had lost all use c-f mental functions, physician* stated.

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