Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 269, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 March 1922 — Page 11

REVOLUTION TO END IRISH FREE STATE FORECAST Overthrow Attempt Will Be Made Next Week, Says O’Connor. LONDON, March 25. —A public appeal to Mirharl Collins and Sir James l rale to meet and reach an agreement which would avert war between the .Sinn Feiners and the I'lster Orangemen was made in Die House of Commons this afternoon by Fylopial Secretary Winston Churchill, Churchill warned that Great Britain would take over control of the Ulster frontier unless the hostile factions are pacified. DUBLIN, March 22.—A revolutionary coup to overthrow the government of the Irish Free State will be attempted next week, it was declared here this afternoon by Roderick O'Connor, chief engineer of the Irish Republican army. According to O'Connor the movement ■gainst the Dublin government will be made by Republicans or adherents of Eamonn De Valera. "It Is certain a coup d’etat will be launched the Collins-Grtffiths government next week," said O'Connor. “Despite the refusal of Arthur Griffith to allow the Irish Republican army to hold a convention, it will be held anyhow on Sunday. Eighty per cent of the I. R. A. is loyal to the republic. The men will refuse to take orders from Griffith or Richard Mulcahy.” Councilman Corcoran of County Connaught, who had been arrested by members of the Irish Republican army, has been released. C*-oean was charged with recruiting police for the Irish Free State, thus causing disaffection in'the I. R. A. ULSTER BORDER FIGHT GOES ON : DUBLIN, March 22 —Guerilla warfare *’ong the Ulster border was today considered a deliberate attempt by extremists to provoke civil war and upset plans br the Irish Free State. B Reports from Belfast lay the blame Tor the skirmishes upon Sinn Feiners, but it Is pointed out here that Ulster extremists are equally anxioue to prevent of the souther.* government. Most of the bridges along the Tyrone border have been burned on blown up and constant picketing on both sides ot the Foyne and Blackwater Rivers prevented farmers and travelers from passing in or out of Ulster except with permission cf local commanders. Rifle fire was exchanged throughout the night between scouting parties on opposite sides of the Blackwater. Sinn Fein raids into Ulster territory were frequent. BELFAST, March 22.—The string carters returned to work today. They had protested that their lives were in danger by working in streets that were swept by bullets. 1 UNION HEADS IN PLEA FOR ORDERLINESS (Continued From Page One.) concerted sympathetic strike on the part of the sixteen major railroad unions ofr ‘.he country who recently entered into a -■•defensive alliance” with the miners. Sowever. is regarded as improbable in

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union quarters. Only the “moral” support of the transportation unions is anticipated. The strike must not be attended by violence, William E. Green, secretary treasurer of the mine workers, who signed the walkout call, declared today. “The present situation in the mining industry calls for the exercise of -good judgment, moral courage and loyalty by every member of the United Mine Workers of America,” Mr. Green said. "Orderly procedure must be followed at all times, There must be no violation of the law nor disturbance of the public peace.” ORDERLINESS STRESSED IN UNION ORDER. The strike order itself Insisted that there should be no destruction of property and that enough men be permitted to remain at wqrk to prevent the mine properties from depreciating. Although “afraid to venture an opinion” as to the probable duration of the strike, Mr. Green admitted that unless the Government intervenes it likely will last more than two months. "If the Government does intervene," one union official said, “it is hard to tell how far the strike will go. But the Government ‘naturally’ will curb the miners rather than interfere with the operators.” The counting of the strike vote Is still progressing, under the direction of Mr. Green, who is remaining in Indianapolis ! while other officers of the union are in New York negotiating with anthracite operators for anew wage scale. De predicted no agreement will be reached in the anthracite field before the strike ! date, when existing wage contracts exj pire in all organised coal regions in the United States and Canada. Even if the anthracite questions should | be amicably settled In the New York conference, the miners, in all probability, would walk-'out in sympathy with their • fellow union men of the bituminous fields. ALL WAGE CONTRACTS RUN OUT SAME DATE. This is the first time in union history that all coal wage contracts expired on the same date. It is something for which the union has been striving for years, to make their “arguments” more effective. Coming as summer approaches and , when 65.000,000 tons of coal is above ; ground, hnion officials realize they will ; need the combined strength of the two j groups to force the operators into interstate wage negotiations. While domestic consumers likely will not suffer from any shortage of coal resulting from the mine tit-up, industry ! Just now beginning to move along with a firm stride wiil be cramped seriously, in i the view of union officials. The battle front In the coal strike will be shifted to some extent from Indianapolis to Cleveland where the policy committee of the miners will meet. The session starts Friday and union officials are expected to be in attendance. PREPARING FOR FRIDAY SESSION i CLEVELAND, March 22.—Members of (he United Mine Workers policy committee, who meet here on Friday to outline "battle plans" for the conduct of the miue strike, called for midnight March 31, began arriving tbday. The early arrivals were making arrangements for the conference so the stage i would be set for immediate action when | John L. Lewis, president, national mem- • hers of the committee convene at 10 la. m. Friday. • According to reports here. Lewis and I national officials attending the anthra- ! cite miners-operator conference in New York, will arrive late tomorrow, or early Friday morning. Preliminary headquarters have been established. It could not be learned, however, what plans the miners would adopt

in the strike. Members here were reticment, apparently awaiting word from Lewis before they would issue staetments. FARRINGTONSAYS ITS NOT TOO LATE YET CHICAGO. March 22.—Frank Farrington, president of the Illinois minerg, who called the strike call for April 1, “premature,” was on his wa.y to- Cleveland today, where he will attend the meeting of the polciy committee of the United Mine Workers, Friday. Farrington said it was not too late for Illinois operators and miners to get together and agree on a wage scale. Dr. C. J. Honnald, secretary of the Illinois Coal Operators Association, said the strike call means “less than it sounds” and “was given to bolster up the morale of the men.” 14,000 lOWA MINERS TO QUIT DES MOINES, lowa, March 22. —Fourteen thousand lowa coal miners will lay down their tools .March 31, in obedience to. the general strike order Issued yesterday. - . Two hundred, seventy-six coal mines in lowa, located in twenty-two counties, will suspend operations April. L

CONVICT THREE POLICEMEN OF DUTY NEGLECT Fourth Fined for Missing Roll Call—Charges Against Fifth. Three policemen were found guilty of neglect of duty and one of failure to report for roll call by the • board of public safety today. Capt. Oetus Weaver was promoted to inspector of police, the office created ly an ordinance passed by the city council Monday evening and slgued by Mayor SamueL Lewis Shank on Tuesday. It carries an increase in salary from 32,400 to 33,100 a year. Resignations of three officers eligible for pension were accepted. The resignations are effective April 1. Patroman Melvin WeaTer, who was tried a week ago on a charge of missing roll cull, was suspended for thirty days. Mounted Officers George Strecker and Marion Van Sickle and Patrolman Eugene O’Sullivan, who have beatg in the Brightwood district, were tried and found guilty of neglecting their duty by loafing in such places as dry beer saloons. Strecker was suspended for forty-five days and Van Sickle for thirty days. O'Sullivan was fined his pay for the time he has been suspended since charges were filed against him an dordered to report for duty tomorrow. O'Sullivan told a straightforward story, admitting the charge board members said. The resignations accepted were those of Traffic Officer Dan Haley, who has i served twenty-nine years; Matron Rena i Reisner, who has served twenty-five years, and Patrolman Nicholas Hoffbauer, with twenty-eight years' service. Police Surgeon Mendenhall recommended Patrolman James E. Green for retirement on pension because of physical disability. Charges of qeglect of duty and disrespect toward Chief of Police Herman F. Kickhoff were filed against Motorcycle Officer Acil Nicholson. The charges say j Nicholson was insolent to the chief when he was being questioned about spending time he was supposed to be on duty with a young woman.

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1922.

THINKS MOVE WOULD FORCE CONFERENCES (Continued From Page One.) functions becomes necessary. The Attorney General said he believed the Government has authority to act to prevent interference in the production of coal. When and how that power will be exercised, if a strike actually materializes and assumes the proportions of a long drawn and struggle between the miners and operators and thus Inflicts suffering or hardships upon the people, was left to be conjectured, y Attorney General Daugherty and others of the Cabinet are said to entertain the view that it is not yet toe late to avert a strike. The attorney general was hopeful that a settlement may be reached. The Cabinet is confident that the public and industry can go through a short strike without inconvenience. It was said that even if a strike should go through on schedule time, the Government may delay for a reasonable period, resorting to courts or other powers that are available until all possible means have been exhausted to restore peace between the operators and miners. If the Government acts, it would proceed under the statutes against conspiracy. Just how far the Government would go in that direction may depend lh a measure u-pon the investigations now being made by the Department of Justice in the coal fields. These inquiries are proceeding quietly. Government reports disclosed that the United States, on the eve of the strike, has the largest stock of coal in its bins, or actually mined and ready to mtwe to consumers, that has been above ground at any similar period for .many years. By April 1, coal experts said, nearly 100,000,000 tons of bituminous coal will be available In emergency coal stocks held by large consumers. These include ratlroads, public utilities and large industrial consumers. Reports to the Geological Survey indicated that the coal fields of West Virginia and other States, which are not unionized, aro preparing to work at top speed to furnish extraordinary demands. These mines already have increased their output in the last month far above normal and still have a vast amount of unfilled orders.

DEMOCRATS ARE JUBILANT OVER ROSY OUTLOOK (Continued From Page One.) today answers of the most encouraging character had been received from more than half the counties in Indiana. It was noticeable the great majority of the answers were from the heart of enemy strongholds, rook-rl s bed Republican counties such as Randolph, Howard. Grant and Lawrence, and the general tenor of the answers was, “Don't worry, we will have a candidate for every office.” Another matter to be taken up by the committee was the selection of a member of the congressional committee for Indiana. This action was requested in a letter received from the national committee, and the selection will fall to the State committee, because there was no Democrats in the Indiana congressional delegation.

‘ANTEDATED’. POWER HOUSE LISTED HIGH (Continued From Page One.) vouchers and miscellaneous accounts to a total $650,0784.37. The report does not set out whether the company can meet these obligations. TEXT OF ~ REPORT. Tbe report follows; “Our investigation has been limited to. reports of the accounting department of the public service commission of Indiana, certified statements of earnings, expenses, fixed charges and net income of the Indianapolis Street Railway Company, contract and franchise of both the Indianapolis Street Railway Company and <he Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Company, both of which have been surrendered by said companies' successors, the by-laws of Indianapolis Street Railway as incorporate! in 1919, statement of annual amounts received from Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Company for use of tracks and terminals for freight service, comparative S' of percentage of salaries to gross earnings of various utilites other than Indianapolis Street Railway Company, statements showing cost of power per kilowatt hour both at West Washington street power plant and that purchased by the Indianapolis Street Railway Company, a schedule of basic street car fares of various cities, financial statement of gross earnings, operating expenses, etc., of Indianapolis Street Railway Company for year 1921 and income account for year ended Dee. 31, 1921, statement showing expenditures for maintenance of street paving and of new pavement over the period of years from 1910 to 1921, both inclusive, an inventory of all tangible assets of ImUanapolfs Street Railway Company as prepared by the engineering department of said company. based upon the inventory made and presented to the public service commission at a rate hearing in 1917, together with a summary of tangible property of said company, and an estimated car earning's schedule or the basis of various fares and transfer charges assuming hat 90,000,000 revenue passenger* are curried anil 19,017,000 transfers are issued in the year 1922. NOTE ESTIMATE OF CONSTRUCTION. “We have also noted the estimate of construction expenditures as compiled by Indianapolis Street Railway Company, wliich Include automatic substations, new cars, cad shops, car barns and track extensions, totaling an expenditure of $3,343X100. "Our attention has also been directed to the statement of Indianapolis Street Railway Company of unpaid vouchers and miscellaneous accounts pavable as of Feb. 26. 1922. which total $650,784.37. “Our investigation has disclosed various phases of the financial condition of the transportation utility in the city of Indianapolis, the most salient of which is a bonded indebtedness which has been pyramided over a period of years by the predecessors of the present Indianapolis Street Railway Company until such indebtedness now exceeds $13,000,000. In addition to said sum othed obligations are outstanding tn the form of notes and preferred stock of Indianapolis Car Equlyn*tnent Company. During the corporate existence of said company Its varied reorganizations has resulted, apparently, in an accumulation of “luggage" consisting

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of franchise rights, stocks, dividends and discount, far short of the face value of such bonds and upon which the present company is compelled to pay a staggeding sum annually. Last year the deductions from the gross earnings of said company charged to ‘bond interest, etc.,’ totaled $645,06i.94. „ , “Officials of Indianapolis Street Railway Company contend that the bonded indebtedness has nothing to do with rates. However, the committee is of the opinion that such a burden materially affects the net earnings of the company, incidentally impedes the expenditure of money in other channels such as en- ' itinerated under the heading of "Contruction Expenditures.” TERMINAL CONTRACT MADE IN 02. “Our investigation shows that on Dee. 5, 1902, the Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Company contracted with a company, namely: “Indiana Company” to procure certain parcels of real estate and to erect there on terminal buildings, power houses, repair shops, stations, depots, shops, offices and other buildings and to Install therein such dynainoe, engines and other equipment, furniture, fixtures and equipment for production and application of electric power ffrr operation of street railway system to construct and equip certain lines of railway and to convey same to said company a predecessor of Indianapolis Street Railway Company, clear of Incumbrances in consideration of delivery to said Indiana company, stocks and bonds, totaling $8,249,000.00. The inventory purports that the office building, ‘Terminal building,’ is valued at $1,087,000.00. Officials of the company stated to us that their West Washington Street Power House is antedated and that all that could bq realized on It would be the salvage. However, after the said Inventory was submitted we notice that said power house Is there valued at $1,173,942.93, being one of the ninny Items listed under 'tangible property,’ upon which sum total said company in permitted to earn a return. “Another striking feature Is the statement as submitted by the company for the years 1910 and 1921, both inclusive, disclosing the expenditure of $435,416.47, or an average of $30,284.71 per year for the twelve-year period for new paving, as against $1,075,501.07, or an average of $89,625 per year for said twelve years for the ‘maintenance of paving.' “This is one phase of the ‘maintenance charges’ which appear to the committee as excessive. “Our investigation fails to disclose any obvious charge of ‘depreciation’ which the company has undoubtedly taken, but which would materially enhance the tangible nssets of the company in the absence of a charge. ASK EXPERT TO AUDIT BOOKS. “It is the concensus of opinion of the subcommittee that the said company's books should be thoroughly audited by an expert, and we suggest that such audit verify all capital transactions relating to the bonded indebtedness and stocks of the company, with the view of arriving at how much tangible value is thus represented, and with the idea In view of segregating capital Items from expense items and that depreciation should likewise be verified over a period of years. “We trust that vou will give this matter your prompt attention and that in the event there is no fund out of which such ex> . :•! may be paid we urge the passage ~f‘an ordinance creating such a fund which we are advised should not exceed the sum of $500.00. “The committee has consulted an audi-

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GIRL, 15, SAYS TEX RICKARD BETRAYED HER Describes Alleged Experiences and Says She Didn’t Tell Mother. NEW YORK, March 22—(By International News Service). —Fifteen-year-old, Sarah Schoenfeld, chief complaining witness in the criminal assault and abduction case against “Tex” Rickard, famous fight promoter, declared in the witness stand this afternoon Rickard caused her to make womanhood’s greatest mistake. * Her statement was made while under cross-examination by Max D. Steuer, lawyer for the sporting man. She admitted her alleged meetings with Rickard last fall were “horrible experiences and the first thing of the kind that had ever happened to her.” Sarah said ehe was ashamed of herself and never told her mother. Attorney Steuer asked the girl why she had gone back to Rickard. She replied she went to' get money. Sarah said she had asked Rickard for tickets to prize fights at Madison Square Garden, but he never had given her any, giving her money Instead. The girl said her father had been out of work for some time, but denied her mother had been in the habit of seeking assistance from the United Hebrew Charities. She added her mother gave her 50 or 75 cents two or three times a week to go swimming in the Madison Square Garden pool. Considerable testimony was brought out dealing with Rickard's offer to “help get” Sarah's brother, Samuel, out of prison at Milwaukee, where he was serving five years for theft. Before the direct examination ended. Assistant District Attorney Pecora asked the girl If she had been married to Rickard. The witness simply answered, “no.” Clemenceau Gives Rules to Keep Fit PARIS, March 21.—“ Plenty of exercise, plenty of Swedish drill and you will always keep fit. Your mind will be much clearer.” This Is the advice ex-Premier George Clemenceau gives hard-working politicians. For the last twenty years the Tiger has followed a daily course in Swedish drill. Every morning Edouard Lorey. Clemenceau’s instructor, calls at the rue Franklin and for two hours or more puts the former Premier through a series of back-bending, leg-raising, arm-extending exercises. At other times the Tiger pulls hard and strong on Sandow belts or reaches down to touch his toes without bending his legs.

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