Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 260, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 March 1922 — Page 1

THE WEATHER Fair tonight. Increasing cloudiness and warmer Sunday.

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City Light and Power Rates Ordered Reduced

UNDERWOOD SAYS PACT HOLDS KEY Democratic Leader of Senate Fights for Treaty. ‘REAL GUARANTEE’ Stands Against His Colleagues for Ratification. By J. BART CAMPBELL. International ws Service Staff Correspondent. WASHINGTON, March 11.—Not the scrapping of battleships, nor the naval holiday decreed by the arms conference, but the four-power treaty constitutes the real guarantee of the peace of the world, Senator Underwood, the Democratic leader of the Senate and a member of the American arms delegation, declared today in his defense of the pact. "The naval treaty is remarkable, in that for the first time in the history of the world nations really have agreed to limit their armaments, but nevertheless their relative strength remains the same,” Underwood said. "The Chinese treaties establishes a magna charta to protect the sovereignty and territorial Integrity of China in the future. ‘‘The four-power treaty Is the one that stands for peace by mutual understanding and all that peace means.’ ’ BAYS TREATY WAS IMPORTANT ISSUE. Underwood's statement, the real accomplishment of the conference was not a material reduction of armament, its primary objective, but the Pacific agreement between the United Statea, Great Britain, France and Japan, which was intended as a substitute for the AngloJapanese alliance was made in the course of a prepared speech by him in reply to the storm of opposition the four-power pact Is encountering from his Democratic colleagues. Underwcod declared the treaty “Is not an alliance, but if it were an alliance intended to keep the peace through arbitration rather than through force,’’ he would support it. “The dangers of past alliances,” Underwood continued, “have not been due to the fact they were binding agreements between the pc .vers that signed them, but because they contemplated the use of force for the benefit of the signatory powers. “The first step in any effort to keep the peace among nations must be based upon a mutual agreement to respect the rights of others. The four-power pact does that. Its defeat would be a backward step In the life of this Nation.” “If the Senate ratifies it, I am fully satisfied there will disappear, not only any real cause for war, but there no longer will exist the opportunity for war that has threatened ns in the last two decades and peace will be established between the four great sea powers that now control the destinies of the Pacific Ocean.” Underwood said he regarded the fourpower pact as an international agree- ! ment for peace through discussion and mntnal understanding which “undoubted- ■ (Continued on Page Two.)

Mother of 5 Given Divorce, Withington to Wed Mother of 3 MARIETTA, Ohio, March 11.—G. 1 1 Withington, wealthy Ok'ahoma oil operator. today defied criticism of his contemplated marriage 10 Miss Henrietta P.arnes, mother of three of his eight children. “I hare nothing to run away from and nothing will prerent the marriage jn Cincinnati Wednesday,” he declared after a divorce had been granted his wife, the mother of five of his children. The divorce was granted after Withington admitted to his wife he had maintained a home for Miss Barnes in Cincinnati for rears. The admission, made three months ago, was followed immediately by proceedings and by a settlement made out of court. Mrs Withington was said to have secured one-half of the wealthy oil operator’s estate. Bill Creating' New Judgeships Opposed WASHINGTON, March 11.—Strenuous opposition to the bill creating rineteen additional posts in the Federal Judiciary conceded by the supporters of the measure that only the full support of the Administration can bring about its passage. The real fight against the bill, according to indications, will be centered on the floor of the Senate next week. Republican Senators, whose States were ignored in the apportionment of the new Judgeships, are uniting in opposing the bill while numerous Democrats have signified their Intention of attacking the bill from the floor. WEATHER Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the twenty-four hours ending at 7 p m.. March 12, 1922: Fair tonight, with temperature 30 to 35 degrees; increasing cloudiness and warmer Sunday. HOURLY TEMPERATURE. 6 a. m 37 7 a. m 39 8 a. m 40 9 a 3d 10 a. m.. 37 11 a. . 3!) 12 (noon) 40 1 p. m 41 2 p. m.. 42

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COURT SAYS STATE ACCOUNTS BODY HAS NO JUDICIAL POWER Decision Serves to Res trict Action of Board to Mere Examination of Public Records. CALLS ACTIVITY PLAIN USURPATION The State board of accounts can not "allow, or disallow, approve or disapprove any item of expenditure or adjudicate any question of fact or law; for the simple reason neither the department nor any 6f its members has any judicial power whatever,” a decision of the Indiana Appellate Court today declares. The case in which the decision was made was one brought by the attorney-general against Perry W. Clamme, a contractor to recover for Licking Township, Blackford County, $7,400, because- tt was charged by the field examiners for the accounting department the contractor had .not constructed the Cherry street macadem road according to and specifications. Judge Frank W. Gordon of the Blackford Circuit Court decided the case against the State department and the Appellate Court sustained the decision.

The decision has the effect of limiting the power of the board of accounts merely to the examination of the books of officials and takes away from it most of the power it gradually hr.s assumed under various chief examiners. For years the board has taken upon itself the power of passing on the legality of expenditures and the legality of various other acts of public officials. So far has the board gone on this basis, the examination of books has become almost incidental. Jn numerous cases the board has held certain expenditures illegal and has required officials to pay back money on this theory without any official adjudication. BOARD WITHOUT JUDICAE POWER. “Neither the chief examiner nor his deputies can allow or disallow, approve or disapprove, any item of expenditure, or adjudicate any question of fact or law; for the simple reason neither the department nor any of its members has any Judical power whatever. “Neither the State board of accounts nor the department of inspection and supervision of public offices had the authority to inspect the highway or to employ a surveyor or an engineer for that purpose; nor did the two agencies Jointly have the authority. The action of the State department in that regard constitutes a plain case of usurpation.” In fixing the status of the board the court says: “The primary question which we are called upon to decide Is, Did the State board of accounts and the department of inspection and supervision of public offices. Jointly or severally, have power to inspect the highway? “Each of the above-named governmental agencie'. is an administrative body and has no power except that which Is expressly granted, plus whatever further power, if any, which is granted by necessary lnraplication. “The power.t and duties of the State board of accounts are so clearly defined by the express provisions of the statute that there Is no occasion for a discussion of them. Those duties are of such a character that th?y may be discharged fully and completely without the aid of any implied power: and there is no intimation or suggestion In the statute that the Legislature intended to grant that board any power whatsoever by implication. CREATED TO EXAMINE RECORDS. "The department of inspection and supervision of public offices was created for the purpose of examining the accounts of such public officers as handle public funds. From the legislation relating to the department it clearly ap(Contlnned on Page Two.)

ALLIED HEADS MAKE DIVISION OF REPARATION United States Demands to Be Referred Direct to Nations. PARIS, March 11.—Allied foreign ministers meeting here to discuss German reparation payments today announced their decision to refer the demand of the United States for a share of Rhine occupation costs to the various allied governments concerned. The governments will negotiate direct with the State Department at Washington inasmuch as interpretation of the Versailles treaty is involved. The allied foreign ministers have agreed to divide as follows. The first billion marks received from Germany to pay the costs of the armies of occupation: Great Britain, 550,000.000 gold marks. France 140.000,000; Belgium, the remainder, except for the equivalent of 172,000,000 lire, which will be paid to Italy. The United States is not mentioned in the c tmmunique. UNITED STATES TO INSIST ON SHARE WASHINGTON, March 11.—Aciion of the allied finance ministers in refusing to include the United States in the first allotment of payments from German reparations for the occupation armies on the Rhine brought an official statement from a high State Department authority today that the United States would continue to insist most strongly on its share. Florida Sky Clears as President Plays Golf ORMOND BP ACH, Fla., March 11.— President Harding arrived here this morning and played eighteen holes of golf with Speaker Giiiett. E. B. McLean and under Secretary of State Fletcher. Threatening weather, which earlier had promised to upset the day's plans, gave way to a balmy clear day and the President enjoyed his morning to the fullest. ONE FOR DOGGIE, TOO. CHICAGO. March 11. —A woman drove up to the Giesel drug store and ordered two strawberry sodas. When served she gave one to her dog, who drank it through a straw.

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House to Pass ‘Bonus’ Bill ‘As Is’ - Fordney Raps by Treasury Officials Will Cause A J o Alterations, He Declares. WASHINGTON, March 11.—There Is to be no change In the plan of the soldier "bonus” bill because of the opposition to Treasury officials or because of the reports that President Harding disapproves of the bill in It. present form. Chairman Fordney of the House Ways and Means Committee, declared today. The bill, according to the schedule worked out. by Republican leaders, will be brought from the committee unchanged and will be passed by the House without alteration. Fordney would not discuss the attack by Controller of Currency Crisslnger and others connected with the Treasury on the proposed legislation. He thinks, however, that there exists sharp difference of opinion- among Treasury officials as to the effect of the bill on the money situation as applied to banks. Governor W. P. G. Harding of the Federal reserve board told the Republican members of the Ways and Means Committee when he consulted with them over the ability of banks to lend money on the “bonus” certificates, that the member banks had borrowed at that time only $700,KX),000 from the Federal reserve banks. This aggregate of loans to member banks Is very low. It was understood to have been the Judgment of Governor Harding that the banks could make all the loans oa “bonus” certificates to which they might lie subjected without inconveniencing their commercial borrower* and without interfering with the profitable functioning of the banks. In fact it has been stated that demands for cash from business are so light the hanks have been forced to turn to offerings of short term paper to take up tbeir idle rboney. Postponement of action by the full Ways and Means Committee from today until Monday on the “bonus” bill will not delay action on it by the House, Fordney said. Unless present plans change the bill will not be called up in the House for passage before March 20. Support for the present bill is growing steadily in the House, the leaders have been told.

Insured at Noon, Injured at 4:30, Reader Gets SSO ' It took Tony Perano less than five hours to realize the value of an Indiana Daily Times accident travel Insurance policy. Ferano’s policy was issued by the Farmers’ Trust Company at noon .lan. 14. At 4:30 o’clock that same afternoon while he was driving from Danville to Indianapolis Ills automobile was struck by a tire truck which was being tested and which was traveling toward Danville at a high rate of speed. Mr. I’erano today received a cheek for 950 paid him for the Injuries sustained in the collision. San Andreas Fault Slips Cog, Belief SAN FRANCISCO, March 11 Scientists today attribute yesterday's earthquake in the southern half of California to further slippage of the San Andreas fault line which caused the disastrous earth quake of 1906. The fault line runs through the greater part of California and probably into the sea off the coast, with branches intb the Sierra Nevada mountains. Permits Issued for 2 Apartment Houses Building permits for the erection of two $25,000 apartment houses at 336 and 334 East Prospect street have been issued to David Kriegiy. The buildings will be two stories with basement, each measuring 35 by 85 feet. One will have two business rooms and ten apartments. The permit for the other calls for twelve apartments. t Three Sentenced in Criminal Court Aaron Jordon, 18, charged with petit larceny, today was sentenced to six months on the Indiana State Farm by Judge James A. Collins, of the Criminal Court. Harry Pierpont, 19, 'charged %ith assault and battery to kill Ed P. Devine, was sentenced from two to fourteen years at the Indiana State Reformatory. Samuel Moore, charged with petit larceny, was sentenced to nine months on the Indiana State farm. BOOSTS DISCOUNT RATE. PARIS, March 11.— Bank of France today reduced its discount rate one half of 1 per cent to 5 per cent I

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BOERS FIGHT WITH STRIKING GOLDMINERS Several Constables Reported Killed in South Africa. INDIA IS WATCHED British Guard Against R ots After Arrest of Gandhi. J. BULL’S WORRIES 1 LONDON, March 11,—Lloyd George government today was faced with the j following difficulties: 1. A general strike in the engineer- | lng trades throughout England, In- J volving directly und Indirectly a mil- ; lion worker*. 2. Rioting and martial law In the \ Rand district of South Africa, where j Boers have Joined with the striking gold miners. 3. Native uprisings momentarily ; feared throughout India following the arrest of the non-cooperationlst leader, Gandhi. 4. Irish factions threatening each other in both north and sobth of Ireland. 5. Demands for restoration of the Saltan of Turkey and abandonment of the British mandate in Palestine. LONDON, March 11.—Indian police today tired upon a force of 2,000 Bhil tribesmen In the state of Rajputana, killing twenty und wounding twenty-nine, according to a dispatch from India. LONDON, March 11.—A bomb from an airplane which struck and shattered a hail at Benoni, Mouth Africa, today killed a number of the striking miners who were holding a meeting within, according to a dispatch from Johannesburg. JOHANNESBURG? Union of South Africa, March 11. —Benoni and Brakpan, South African gold mining centers, were captured today by strikers, aided by bands of Boers, after a battle In which twenty-one constables were killed, according to Tk arts reaching here today. Fighting continues at Fordshurg and Jeppes, with heavy casualties. It is feared the strikers may capture Central Johannesburg. Casualties reported in sporadic battles between miners and police at mining towns here have reached a total of forty killed and more than me hundred wounded. MARTIAL LAW IN RAND REGION LONDON, March It.—Boers are Joining striking gold miners In the Rand, British Union of South Africa, where ten police were killed in n pitched battle and ANI) IRELAND, TOO! BELFAST. March 11.—Four members of the crown forces were murdered her last night. Fighting, which had continued practically unabated throughout the week, was Increasing. \ x ✓ martial law has been proclaimed, accord lng to a Johannesburg dispatch today. A day of terror followed attacks by miners in the Boksburg area and at j Benoi. A three-months' strike of gold miners j in the Hand district led to increasing : disorders between strikers anil police und (Continued on Fags Three.)

Tells ‘lnside Story ’ of How Four-Power Pacific Treaty Was Prepared

BY A. L. BRADFORD. Copyright, 1922, By United Press. WASHINGTON, March 11—The fourpower Pacific treaty was framed around the arum conference table from drafts submitted by Secretary of States Hughes, Arthur J. Balfour and Ambassador Shidehara of Japan. It is a composite picturo of the drafts presented by the leaders. No one man wrote the pact, as has been charged in the Senate although the treaty in its final form more nearly resembles the draft by Shidehara. Its formation was prompted by Anglo-Japanese suggestions that a' new treaty be drawn to scrap the AugloJapntiese alliance. The above Is the answer to the question: "Who wrote the four-power pact ?” —now the center of the stormy debate in the Senate, which threatens to menace ratification of the treaty, it is based on information obtained when the United Press exclusively gave America the first news that the treaty had been framed and approved by “the big three” and on other information collected since the conference from reliable diplomatic sources. INCEPTION ’ OF PLAN. “The inside story” of the treaty’s framing is this: Prince Tokugawa, Japanese delegate, made the first public suggestion that an understanding between the United States, Great Britain and Japan, be framed to replace the Anglo-Japanese alliance. He then, at a dinner, broached the subject to Arthur Balfour and Sir Auckland Geddes of the British delegation. The British approved his plan, but j suggested there might be some difficulty in getting it through the Senate. Tokugawa replied it might be in the form of an “understanding” not necessitating Senate ratification instead of a treaty. Hughes, early in the conference, in- j

Fights Booze p -TT” 7,< Prohibition officials have perfected plans to make mass attacks upon booze smugglers in Florida. A large number of the beat field agents in the enforcei ment service will be concentrated there in the r.car future. Col. Levi G. Nutt, for many years one of the Government's recognized experts in coping with the revenue and narcotic violations, and now one of Commissioner Haynes' chief assistants, will be in charge. WORKS BOARD FAVORS HIGHER PRICED PAVING Trinidad Asphalt in Preliminary Orders for ISth Street* OIL IS 30 CENTS UNDER | Preference for the use of Trinidad asphalt upon the permanent improvement of sections of Eighteenth street i and Parker avenue at a rate approximately 30 cents higher than the low bids ' of $3.01 and $3.04 a square yard reI reived upon oil asphalt was shown lty the board of public works at its Friday afternoon meeting. After the board bad \ decided to make preliminary order, specifying Trinidad asphalt for the two improvement.. President Charle. E. Coffin weakened and suggested that perhaps the board had better make the order for oil asphalt, but the board ; member, W. H. Freeman, said: “I'm not 'in favor of that.” In the end the matter waN deferred until Monday. Mr. Freeman is a candidate for the Republican county chairmanship. He is bucked by William 11. Annltnge, chairman of the executive committee of the Marlon County Republican League. Mr Armltage also is the agent for the Barber Asphalt Company. The Barber Asphalt Souipany sells Trinidad asphalt. The meeting was further marked by a closed-door backroom conference with approximately thirty contractors from which reporters were excluded and by a statement of Dr. M. J. Spencer, Democratic member, that he too favored the use of Trinidad asphalt over oi! asphalt. Mr. Coffin said the board had called the contractors in to tell them in plain English that they must make their prices lower. The delegation included sewer and sidewalk as well as street contractors. He said the construction men attempted to show the board why streets are built cheaper In Louisville and other cities than In Indianapolis John L. Elliott, city civil engineer, who has been (Continued on Page Three.) Woman Enters Political Field Another woman entered the political field today when Nellie Terhue, 1232 College avenue, filed notice of her intentions of being a candidate for Democratic precinct committeewnman of the Eighth precinct of the Eighth ward. She is the first woman to file for such position.

| formed Balfour and Baron Kato, chief | Japanese delegate, that this country stood for the scrapping of the alliance and,that the conference might as well go no further unless this were done. Great Britain and Japan stated their willingness to scrap the alliance under a satisfactory agreement to replace it HUGHES SUGGESTS TREATY. Seeing this was the only way of getting rid of the alliance, which lie regarded as a menace to the United States Hughes entered into negotiations after making it plain that the new understanding must lie in the form of a treaty, to be ratified by the Senate and must be' iu such form as to preserve the peace of the Pacific. Balfour submitted the first draft In the form of an agreement, between the three countries. This was said to be virtually a triple alliance and it was rejected. Then Shidehara, on his sick bed. drew up his draft and continued to participate in the negotiations through a confidential messenger. Hughes, after consulting the American delegation, then presented a draft. Other drafts were made, but out of these three principal ones, the "big three’’ Hughes, Balfour and Kato—wrote the treaty in secret session at the State Department and at Hughes’ home. They gave their approval on Dec. 2. The U. S. proposed that France be included in the treaty because of her Far Eastern interests. This was toward the end of the negotiations. Great Britain and Japan acquiesced. Rene Vivian! suggested that the protected features of the treaty be extended to the Asiatic mainland, apparently so they would apply to French Indo-Ohina. This was rejected. During the week-end Dec. 3, favorable replies from the governments were received the final answer being presented at a meeting at Hughes’ home on Dec. 8. Senator Lodge then, at a plenary session on Dec. 10, proclaimed the treaty to the world.

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RUSSELL RYAN PUTS SELF AT PARTY’S CALL To Be Candidate for Democratic County Chairman. EX-SERVICE MAN Held Representative of the Younger Element. Russell J. Ryan, 1512 North Meridian street, member of the law firm of Ryan, Ruckelshaus & Ryan, announced his willingness to become a candidate for .Democratic county chairman today. The announcement followed a meeting of a number of young Democrats at the Hotel Lincoln yesterday, at which it was decided to request Mr. Ryan to become a candidate. Mr. Ryan made the following statement : “At the request of a committee representing the younger element in the party I now am entering the race for the chairmanship of the Democratic county committee. "I represent no faction, nor am I lntereated in any clique or group within the party candidacy of any individual. If elected I expect to represent the whole party without the ■lightest partiality or favoritism and for the sole interest of the whole Democratic party." MEETING ONE OF A SERIES. The meeting was one of a series held since the windup of the city campaign last Norember, with the object of seeing what could be done toward making the Democratic party an efficient, fighting force in Marlon County politics once more. It was the opinion that there is a need of young blood in the management of party affairs and that the county chairman for the coming county campaign should be a man representative of the younger element of the party. Those attending tbe meeting were Clay Bachelder. president of the Indiana Democratic Club. Thomas E. Garvin, Albert 11. Losrhe, Edward J. Brennan, Albert Stump, Richard Rutherford, Earl W. Little, Frank F. Wooiling, Bowman Elder, Stutiey N. Chambers, Gideon W. Blain, James Dale. Carl S. Hicks, John Paul Ragsdale, Humphrey Harrington and Blythe Q. Hendricks. SERVED IN WAR; DISCHARGED AS MAJOR. Mr. Hvan Is a former service man. He entered the first officers’ training camp at J't. Benjamin Harrison Immediately after this country entered the war with Germany and at the close of the training period he received the commission of captain and was assigned to the 84th division at Camp Taylor, Kentucky. Ho served throughout the war and at tbe time of his discharge was a major. He bAs lived in Indianapolis ail his life, attended rubllc schools, here, and is a graduate of Wabash College and Cornell University. Following the completion of his law course he returned to Indianapolis and has been in the active practice of law ever since. Two years ago ha was a candidate for representative on the Democratic ticket.

FAMILIES FLEE FROMLOWLANDS Mississippi Expected to Reach Flood Stage in Few Hours. MEMPHIS. Tenn... March 11.—With the Mississippi expected to reach flood stage in thirty-six hours, fears are felt for hundreds of families fleeing from the lowlands in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi. Some families returned to their homes after the first alarm. Others remained ■ on high land, as the river continued rising slowly. Rain in upper Tennessee and the Cumberland River district as well as in the Ohio valley during the past week will prolong the rise of the Mississippi for at least ten days, the weather bureau an- ! nounced. Several small islands near here were inundated today. Lowlands were covered with water in many sections. Kellar, Famous as Magician, Is Dead LOS ANGELES, Cal., March 11.—Harry Kellar, nationally known magician, has performed his last trick. An attack of pleurisy proved fata!. Although he had been confined to his bed for some time, at the time of his death he was working on several new stage illusions, which, it was predicted, would have surpassed all his former mystifying tricks. Belfast Man to Tell About Lost Titanic T. J. MacMahon of Belfast, Ireland, will be the principal speaker at the boys' big meeting at the Y. M. C. A. tomorrow. He will speak on “The Launching of the Titanic in Belfast Harbor and How She Was Lost.’’ A musical program will ba given. Shirley Mill Burns Special to The Times. NEWCASTLE, Ind., March 11—Fire of unknown origin, burned the flour I mills at Shirley early today. The loss > is estimated at SIO,OOO with Insurance j amounting to $6,500. The plant was owned by George A. Logan, who had, contracted to exchange the mill for a farm near Bloomington. The fire oc- j curred before the deal was entirely completed.

INDIANAPOLIS USERS SAVE $500,000 YEAR UNDER NEW ORDERS Radical Changes Must Be Made in Schedules to Eliminate Further Discrimination — Will Be Only Four Classifications. ARRANGEMENT EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 A reduction of approximately 7 per cent in the residence light rate, an average reduction of 11 per cent on all classes of current, and a saving to the consumers of Indianapolis amounting to $500,000 yearly Is the result of an order issued today by the Indiana public service commission. The new rates will become effective April. 1. The order is a result of the petition of power and light consumers for a reduction in rates and the petitions of the Merchants Heat and Light Company and the Indianapolis Light and Heat Company for rate adjustments. The petition of the consumers was granted only In part and that of the light and power companies refused. Radical changes in the basis of rate classification were ordered by the commission to eliminate further discrimination among power users by the two companies. The order says there have been in effect by the Merchants Heat and Light Company twenty-eight different schedules, and by the Indianapolis Light and Heat Company twelve distinct rates to power users. These schedules are in direct violation of the commission’s orders, it is said. Under the new schedule there are four classifications.

Rate-Cutting Cheers Shank; ‘More!’ Says He No More Parades, Promises Mayor, if Trimming Policy Is Continued, “I believe if they'll do that right along there will be no more parades to the Statehouse,” said Mayor Samuel Lewis Shank today when Informed the public service commission had reduced electric light and power rates in Indianapolis. Corporation Counsel Taylor E. Groningcr, who represented the city In the hearings which resulted in the decrease, also expressed pleasure at the reductions, stating that he would liked to have seen more of a cut in residence rates but the decrease made was a step In the right direction. “I want to congratulate Mr. Groningen on tho fight he put up. He’s a real fighter, that fellow,” said the mayor. “And I want to say further if the public service commission would take a few more steps like this It would have the confidence of the people, and there would not be so much questioning of its acts.” Mr. Groninger particularly was pleased by the commission's order eliminating the complicated rate schedules of tbe two electric utilities and substituting four price lists instead. This was one of tbe moves which the corporation counsel particularly favored in his brief submitted a few days ago. One of the corporation counsel's pointed statements in this brief was, “Let the loquacious 6uper-expert understand he must not revel in the pomposity of sesquipidalian verbiage. Electricity is a mystery. Why make electric rate scheddules more mysterious than electricity ilself ?’’ Commenting upon the slmpliflcatoin of the rate schedules. Mr. Groninger said he was glad the complex schedules were to be eliminated because they led to dishonest practices and kept all but those with technical educations from knowing what they were getting. The mayor was gratified because the first cut in the rate of any public utility since before the war has come in his administration.

Boy Finds General Store Stock While Playing Near Creek George Fisher, 14-year-old boy living j near Stop 5 on the Greensburg interurban I line, while playing along a creek in Unl- | versity Heights, found eleven thirty--1 pound rolls of cheese, about twenty-five j pairs of army shoes, several new sets of ! army harness and five eases of plug toj baceo in two feet of water. | After notifying James Du Hammell, a ! co*unty detective, he told Detectives Irick ! and Giles, who were sent to investigate, i he noticed a box projecting from the water and when he pulled it out he found it contained new shoes. On the box was the name of a Madison manufacturer. The articles appeared to have been in the creek for only a short time. House Asks Light on Muscle Shoals WASHINGTON, March 11.—Secretary of the Treasury Mellon and Attorney j General Daugherty will be called next j week before the House Military Affairs ' Committee to give their views on the I Government's attempts to dispose of its property at Muscle Shoals, Ala., Repre- J sentatlve Kahn of California, the com- j mittee chairman, announced today. Aged Warsaw Man Found Dead in Home Special to The Times. WARSAW, fnd., March 11.—Samuel j Baker, 80, was found dead today, his; -body sitting upright in a chair at his home here, where he hai lived alone, j Physicians said ho had died last Tues- j day from acute indigestion. Baker spent most of the winter with j relatives in Indianapolis. Evansville Watchman Kills His Antagonist Special to The Times. EVANSVILLE, Ind., March 11.—Firing ! blindly after he had_ been felled by a blow on the head, Joseph Klein, 22, night watchman at the Globe-Bosse World Furniture Company, shot and killed Sheridan Stevens, 27, here today. Stevens was employed as night watchman at the Lasting Broom and Mop Com pany’s plant. Klein was arrested, but later was released on $2,500 bond.

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KILOWATT HOUR HALF CENT CHEAPER. The new residence rate will be T cent* a kilowatt hour net, where bills are paid between the first and tenth day of the month. This is a reduction of % cent a kilowatt hour from the old rate, and is based on an active room basis instead of an active socket basis, as heretofore, and is for the first five active rooms. The rate is obtainable on the use of fifteen kilowatts a month, and is V, cent more where bills are not paid before the tenth day of each month. A minimum charge of $1 a month or 90 cents without the penalty Is authorized by the commission. The four classes include the residence rate, the optional light and power schedule, commercial light and power schedule, and the large primary power schedule. Few complaints are anticipated fcy the commission on the new schedule, it was said, and the complaints expected will come from larger power users, who have had the benefit of rates considered discriminatory and against the interests of the majority of light and power users. Had these power users been obtaining power under the authorized schedule of the commission previously, they now would be experiencing a cut In their , rates. Instead, some undoubtedly will feel an increase, because the special preference rates given them were lower than the new schedule which the commission intends the power companies shall enforce. SPECIAL CONTRACTS ARE DENOUNCED. “Each company has entered Into special contracts with certain consumers without the approval of the commission,” the order sets forth. “Tho published schedules authorized by the commission have been disregarded, special rates to certain consumers not authorized by the commission are in effect, constituting gross discrimination. There has been keen competition between tha utilities for the electric business of tho city. Such competition has not reduced rates to the general public for a duplication of utility facilities is economically unsound and wasteful and the public bears the burden. This competition, however, has benefited certain large consumers whose business is so desirable that agents of the utilities have attempted to outdo each other in stretching the provisions of the published schedules and sometimes in their enthusiasm have forgotten the published schedules entirely.” The new schedules follow: RESIDENCE. 7*£ cents gross, or 7 eents net kwh. for first five active rooms plus the first three kwh. for each of the active rooms in addition to the first five, but not less than the fifteen kwh. a month at the 7V& cents gross rate when consumed. 6V6 cents net when the kwh. a month If (Continued on Page Four.)

6 BANDITS NAB $30,000 PAY ROLL Wound Guard in Attack on Paymaster Aboard Street Car. BROWNSVILLE, Pa., March 11.—Deputy sheriffs and State police are pursuing six bandits who staged a daring hold-up on a street car near here today and escaped with a pay roll of $30,000 belonging to the W. J. Rainey Coal Company, at Allison. Elmer Hall, a guard with the paymaster, was shot and wounded. PITTSBURGH, March IL—Two paymasters of the Bernard Gloekler Company, store fittings builders, were held up here today and relieved of a SIO,OOO pay roll by four bandits. The bandits escaped in an automobile. Hired to Kill Hogs; Says He Was Target Damages of $5,000 today were asked by John Russ against John BodiU in a suit filed in Superior Court, room 4. Russ says he was engaged by Bodil Nov. 29, 1921 to aid in killing hogs at the defendant’s farm and was shot by BodiU while the defendant was “handling a revolver recklessly.”

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