Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 277, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 March 1922 Edition 02 — Page 1

West Washington Street Merchants’ Spring Opening Section

THE WEATHER Cloudy, colder tonight, freezing. Saturday, fair, slowly rising temperature.

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MERCHANTS OF WEST SIDE WIN BY TEAM WORK Far-Sighted Business Men Organize and Achieve Goal. PROVE VITAL FACTOR

SPRING OPENING Wee* T*Mnirtn street merchants, i. Illinois street west, will have their annual spring opening day Saturday. The beautiful new styles and modes of spring wKI be reflected In all lines throughout the West Washington street district.

That body of energetic, far-sighted men with the best Interests of a community at heart can. by their combined e' -Is, make themselves a power for good city and achieve things generally believed to be impossible of accomplishment has been proved conclusively by the splendid success of the West Side Merchants Association. Two decades ago the district Immediately west of Illinois and Washington street was looked upon as little better than a commercial desert. Conservative business men could prove beyond the shadow of a doubt and with a perfection of logic which seemed flawless that Washington street, west of Illinois street, had about as much of a business future as Goldsmith's deserted village.or a “busted boom” town of the gold rush days in the far west. BUSINESS MES LOOK TO FUTURE. However, there were a number of busi- t ness men in this locality, who blindly and stubbornly refused to admit that j this part of Indianapolis was a candid- , date for the morgue and the graveyard, j so they got together and formed, about ; fifteen years ago, the West Side Mer- i chants Association. And what has been the result? The j “blindness” of fifteen years ago now is i admitted on all sides to have been the acme of bnsiness acumen. The '‘stubbornness'’ of that day has turned out ' to be a most admirable brand of coura- j geous determination. And today the as- i sociatlon, with a membership of ap- i proximately fifty, representing the busi- ; ness, financial and industrial life of the community lying west of Illinois street, is recognized as an active power in j civic and business affairs and its record ; of accomplishments is a long and im- ! pressive one. VITAL FACTOR IN' BUSINESS LIFE.

The West Side Merchants Association has made itself a vital factor in the life of this part of Indianapolis, and has left nothing undone to advance the interests of this section of the city. Largely through its efforts, a multitude of public improvements have been made in this section of the city and its interests kept on a par with those of every other part of Indianapolis. No matter what the question may be, street improvements, sewer construction, street car rerouting, or flood prevention, the association can be depended upon without fail to study the question carefully and then to see that the interests of the west side are safeguarded. TEAM WORK IN' EVIDENCE. It is doubtful In any other section of Indianapolis marchants have combined so effectively in the interest of their comcunity. This has been, members of the association say, due to the fact that without exception personal ambitions, selfish interests and individual aims have been kept in the background by members of the organization and everything has been secondary to the welfare of the west side. Team work has been the outstanding characteristic of the association. Officers of the association for 1922 are: J. Edward Morris, president of the Washington Bank BDd Trust Company, president; J. A. Ehrensperger, barber, vice president; H. A. Kahn, president of the National Furniture Company, treasurer; Meyer Efroymson of the firm of Efroymson A Wolf, secretary; Bert Goldberg, Edward Green, G. G. Doran. Sol Soloman, S. H. Prunk. Mlctael McShafce and George Williams, directors. 10 Are Indicted in Grand Jury Report Ten indictments were returned today by the Marion County grand jury in its eleventh partial report to the Judge of Marion Criminal Court. Eight persons were discharged. The indictments were relceived by Frank Symmes, judge pro tern. Two of them were not made public because arrests have not i>een made. Those indicted are: .Tames Lovell and Louis Huff, Noah Bryan, and John Gabriel, assault and battery with intent to murder; William Coleman. Roy Mitchell, grand jarceny; John Price, burglary and petit larceny; Vernie McCoy, robbery and grand larceny, and Arthur Tucker, forgery. Service Commission Amends Rate Order A supplementary order was issued by the Indiana public service commission today to the order issued recently deereas ing light and power rates in this city. The amendment is merely merely an explanation of technicalities, that patrons may be classified more readily and schedules applied. Revenue Cutter Is Safe, Says Report NEW YORK, March 31.—The revenue cutter Surveyor, which was reported missing in Long Island Sound, is safe at Northport, N. Y., according to a message received at the barge office here today.

Operators Are to Blame—Davis WASHINGTON. March 31 —Biame for the nation-wide walkout of coal miners, now under way, rests on the operators, Secretary of Labor Davis declared, in a statement today. “The operators,” Davis said, “have failed to fulfill their contract obligations to meet the miners, in a national wage conference before April 1.”

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Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes has become a radio fan. This picture taken in the office of the Secretary shows the head of the Cabinet “getting an earful” over the radiophone.

FLIERS TO KEEP ON THEIR WAY Portuguese Aviators to Fly to Cape Verde Islands From Canaries. LISBON, March 31.—Word from Las Palmas in the Canary Isles early today said the Portuguese aviators, who completed the first l.OOrt miles of their transAtlantic flight to Brazil were preparing for the second leg of their long Journey. They will fly to the Cape Verde Islands fro mthe Canaries. Captain Coutinho, who piloted the Fairey hydro aeroplane which successfully reached Las Palmas, has been quoted as saying the odds are long against their completing the trip. Captain Sacadura, the other aviator, is more optimistic. HALF MILLION COAL MINERS QUIT TONIGHT (Continued From Page One.)

; cordln gto Frank Farrington, union head. | Only a few miners to keep up tile properties and the pumps will be loft at the pits. No attempt will be made to operate the mines during the strike, F. C. Honnold, secretary of the Illinois Operators’ Association, announced. This secures, it was said, peace in the coai fields during the strike. Illinois miners will quit with the knowledge that their chief, Farrington, is not altogether in accord with the suspension. He has been quoted as saying he blamed Jahn L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America for the walkout. Farrington, an insurgent, hat been at odds with Lewis for over a year. BRINGING MULES FROM CLOSED MINES WILKES-BARRE. Fa.. March 31. Work in the anthracite mines contliLuevl until about noon. The afternoon was to be devoted to bringing the mules to the surface and placing the mines In order for indefinite suspension. NON UNION MINES TO DISREGARD CALL CHARLESTON. W. Va., March 3L State police were en route to posts throughout the mine fields of West Virginia today in preparation for any disturbance in connection with the nationwide strike of union workers called for midnight. The non-union workers of West Virginia—a vital factor in the situation—will disregard the call to join In the strike, according to reports gathered here today. The “open shop’’ mines will fight the strike with Increased production. Union miners in Mingo County and Pike County, Kentucky, will walk out at midnight, according to Daviu Fowler, international organizer. Kanawha operators will post the new wage scale tomorrow offering union miners work at 30 per cent wage reductions, and on an “open shop" basis. If the offer Is accepted. State officials feared new warfare In West Virfginia’s hills. RAILROADERS FORCED TO QUIT TERRE HAUTE. Ind., March 31.—Five hundred railroad workers in this section will be affected immediately by the miners' strike. M. J. Griffin, assistant superintendent of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad, today stated 200 men, including shopmen, trainmen, yardmen and telegraphers, would be laid off Monday. Crews of four miners’ trains will be laid off by this road, which is shipping coal from its mines at the rate of 900 cars a day to Indianapolis and Chicago. The Evansville A Indianapolis branch of the Big Four Railroad will drop 100 men at Terre Haute. Washington and Evansville, it was learned today, and the Chicago & Eastern Illinois will drop fifty from Its rolls. The Big Four ami Pennsylvania lines, it was said, will make cuts In their personnel after the first week of the strike. KENTUCKY MINERS REMAIN AT WORK EVANSVILLE, Ind., "March 31.—The order calling for a mine strike at midnight tonight, means nothing to Southwestern Kentucky miners. More than eight thousand miners will remain at their work, pendlug a basis wage agree- j ment in the competitive field. This de- 1 cision was reached, after all day's conference with miners represented by Lon- j nie Jackson of the scale committee of the 1

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KEEP HANDS OFF WASHINGTON, March 31.—President Harding and his Cabinet discussed for two hours today the Impending tieup In the Nation's coal fields, now but a few hours away. At the conclusion of the meeting members said there had been no change in the Government’s policy to “sit tight, keep hands off and await developments.” Last minute effort by Congress to halt the strike failed. Two resolutions to be presented directly from the House Labor Commit tee to the President, asking him to call a conference in Washington of miners and operators immediately for the purpose of agreeing on a suspension of the strike for thirty days, were shelved. The resolutions were offered by Representatives London, Socialist, New York and Upshaw, Democrat, of Georgia. In the Senate a resolution of Senator Calder of New York, asking the Federal trade commission to make a report on the coal situation was blocked by the objections of Senator Sutherland of West Virginia to immediate consideration.

district and thirty-five operators at Central City, Ky„ Thursday . While the miners will continue to work until a definite scale has been agreed upon, they say they have made no separate agreement with the operators. 100 PER CENT IN OHIO WILL QUIT COLUMBUS, March 31—Ohio coal fields were quiet today on the eve of the nation-wide coal strike. Early reports were that everything was in readiness for the tie-up and the strike would be 100 per cent effective in Ohio. Fifteen hundred miners In eastern Ohio quit work thjs morning. By 4 o'clock this afternoon, 17.800 men in 194 mines in Harrison, Jefferson and Belmont Counties, comprising the field, will be idle. OPEN SHOP PLAN SEEN IN SIX STATES KANSAS CITY, March 31.—Coal operators of the trans-Mississippi district, comprising six States, will form plana to reopen their mines Immediately the men therein stop work thla midnight., Harry N. Taylor, chairman of the tranaMississippl Association, announced today. Taylor said a meeting of operators would be held here Monday to formulate such plans. Union officials saw in the announcement an attempt to inaugurate the open shop. MINERS TO RISK KANSAS COURT Regardless of the order of the Kansas Court of industrial Relations extending for thirty days the present wage scale in the Kansas coal fields, miners of that district will drop their tools at midnight and strike with the rest of the Nation’s miners, John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, declared today. The union chief said as the order is understood, it applies only to the operators, and even if it included the miners, the union does not recognize the right of the court to compel men to work. Former Clerk’s Aide Is Granted Decree Mrs. Mary Gunter Bell, former employe in the count;,• clerk's office under Richard V. Sipe, was granted a divorce from her husband, John P. Bell, In Superior Court, room 4, by Judge Arthur J. Robinson today. The complaint filed by Mrs. Bell alleged “cruel and inhuman treatment.” The defendant did not appear in court. Mrs. Bell also was granted her maiden name of Mary Gunter. She has been divorced before, she testified. Czarist Financial System Is Resumed MOSCOW, March 31.—The soviet government today issued a decree resuming letters of exchange basest on the old czarist financial code. They were abolished when the soviet came into power.

BUY COAL NOW Fred B. Robinson, secretary of the State purchasing committee, has issued orders to all State institutions to lay in a ninety-day cflal supply if possible in view of thf nationwide strike of miners to ttegin tonight. Reports were being received on the amount of coal held by the; various State institutions and no sei4ous situation is expected, Mr. Robindbn says.

INDIANAPOLIS, FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1922.

I MORSE REFUSES | TO ENTER PLEA Indicted Ship Builder and Others Declare Charges Vague. | WASHINGTON, March 3L—C. W. . Morse, wealthy shipbuilder; his three j sons and eight associates, recently ini' dieted on charges of a conspiracy to deI fraud the shipping board, refused to i plead either guilty or not guilty when arraigned In the Supreme Court of the District sere today. Because of the alleged vagueness of the charges, the defendants said, they could make no pleadings. To Replace Hoffman With A tty. McGuire The four mem!**rs of the hoard of park commissioners Intend to discharge J. Clyde, '.Homey for the board, and employ Newton J. McGuire In this capacity, at a special meeting this afternoon Mayor Shank said today. Mr. McGuire is an assistant city attorney, assigned to the board of public health. Additional compensation goes with the park board. Frequent threats to have Hoffman dis charged have been made by the mayor. Hoffman was the attorney lot the board in the Jewett Administration. It was planned to oust him early in January, but the board refused to do it. The park commissioners now have agreed to j let the attorney go, the mayor said, j j The mayor critlsized Hoffman several j weeks ago because he was not at the ■ cit ycontroller's office when bids for a j park bond issue were opened, lie said ! he wanted an attorney with an office in j the city hall who could be found there, ! Huffman ha- his headquarters In his own law office. Michigan Storm Damage $2,000,000 i CHICAOC March 31. —Damage amount j Ing to m.., than $1’,000,(100 was caused by j the alee, ind snow storm, which swept I Michigan the last two days, it was estimated by -Ire and railroad officials today. Wires were down to all northern | points. THIS UMPIRE GOT UEYENGE. ! SHEFFIELD, England. March 31. | Thomas Wood was arrested for striking j the umpire In a football game and had to pay a fine of $25. MEXICAN'S QUIT U. S. | MEXICO CITY, March 31.—Since the j | first of the year the government has re , i patrinted several hundred Mexicans from ' the United States. Most of them are I ! from Toledo and Detroit.

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SHIELDS SEES SCHEMING TO TAINT JUSTICE Charges Anti-Saloon League Back of Plan to Increase Federal Judges. HOT ATTACK ON BILL WASHINGTON, March 31.—The AntiSaloon League proposes to "invade the sacred precincts of the courts and pollute the administration of Justice” by means of the bill increasing the number of Federal judges and providing for the tran* fer of Judges to districts where dockets are clogged. Senator Shields (Hern.) Tennessee, charged in the Senate today. “There are now, before this bid becomes a law,” said Shields, “seififfi interests that are contriving and conspiring to take advantage of it to control the courts and judicial decisions by securing the designation of Judges in sympathy with them and who have fixed convictions upon the law and the facts, to try their cases. I am reliably informed that the Anti-Saloon League, through its paid lobbyists, Is attempting to influence Senators to vote for the provisions of this bill, giving the Chief Jus ice (he power to assign judges in his dls?re 1 ion to courts, and, of course, to try certain cases pending in those courts. CHARGES EFFORT TO INV ADE COURTS. “Tills Interest has not hesitated to ad vocate laws violating the constitutional guaranties of the rights of personal libety and private property and now they propose to invade the sacred precincts of the courts and pollute the adminlntra ' tion of Justice by placing judges upon the bench who have nt least to some extent pro Judged the cases they are to try." The bill which Shields attack—l would allow the chief justice of the Supreme Court to shift and assign Judges to districts not their own, where congested dockets or other conditions seemed to make addltionad Judges or different Judge* desirable. This, Shields declared Is a step In the direction of “judicial autocracy” and menaces the Independence of the courts. Sbeilds said Ills statement concerning the Anti Saloon League ‘‘only illustrates the horrible consequences of vesting this new and great power over the trial courts In the chief Justice of the United States. Its blighting effects will fall upon both the high office of chief Justice and the district courts. The action of the Anti-Saloon League in favoring this bill simply forecasts that it will try to influence the chief Justice to assign Judges selected b ythem solely for the purpose of trying prohibition cases ana without regard to the Interest of other litigants. I E VltS ALL SORTS OF APPLICATIONS. “If this bill becomes a law, the chief Justice may be assailed with applications from all sorts of Interests and all sorts of Influence In the designation of Judges selected by them solely for the whisky Interests may contend before him. The coal operators may ask for Judges in West Vlrgtuia to try the striking miners for treason and the miners will want a judge who will discharge them. Capital may ask for Judges favoring Its views and the various Interests of the masses may also clamor for representation upon the bench.” Shields said ho did not mean that Chief Justice Taft or any successor in that high office would knowingly yield to such Influences, "but he should not be placed In such a position where even a shadow of suspicion could fall on him. Rail Labor Unions Triumph in Ruling WASHINGTON. March 51 The Inter state Commerce Commission, in a decision today publicly condemned the Pennsylvania and New York Central Railroads for paying excessive costß for repairs of its equipment at shops other than their own. The decision was a victory for the railroad labor unlors. which have been charging certain railroads have been closing their own shops and giving repair work to other plants at increased coats, to break down the unions. Jap-China Shantung Rail Pact Adopted TOKIO, March 31. Negotiations between Japan and China for the return of the Shantung railroad have successfully been concluded, according to reports re- i celved here today from Peking.

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* Figgers * Get His Goat His Plea for Aid Is Heard George W. Dorrel of the Hope telephone exchange, knows how to run a telephone exchange, but is not good at “figgers,” if a report sent to the public service commission is to be believed. According to Harry Boggs, chief examiner for the commission, the annual reports required of telephone companies are not difficult if a good system of bookkeeping is used. In sending in his report Dorrel attached this sorow- | ful postscript: “My God! My God! Why perseeufc- ! est thou me? “Oh Lord! Deliver us from any | more reports like this. Can’t some one with brains get a plain, simple report blank by next year? Oh Lord? “Here she is. I am ashamed of lier— but I can do no better. Please tile her in the archives of time. Do not return it, for I'll never unfold it.” The report is said to be unacceptable. It will be returned. Help will be given Dorrel in making a proper report. LINER BURNING 150 MILES OUT IN THE PACIFIC lowan Bound for Panama Canal From Los Angeles. PANAMA CITY. Panama, March 3L Fire has broken out on the AmerieanHawaiian liner lowan, according to a wireless message received from her today. She is bound for the Panama Canal from Los Angeles and tugs have been sent to her assistance. The vessel was about 150 miles at sea when the radiogram was received. LOCKS MAY BE USED AGAINST BOOTLEGGERS ‘Padlock’ Provision of Volstead Law to He Invoked by Haynes. WASHINGTON. March 31—Use of the “padlock” weapon, to stamp out bootlegging and Illicit distilling is to be resorted to upon a large scale over the United States. | Prohibition Commissioner Haynes said that the “padlock" provision of the Voli stead law. authorizing the seizure and closing of places occupied by violators of the liquor laws may prove in the end to be the greatest single method of drying up tlie country. Mr Haynes, Impressed with the salutary effect In a number of places following the closing of hotels and other places where very serious violations were shown, now believes that the handicaps to prohibition enforcement must be overcome by the rigid application of this provision. The great degree of wetness prevailing ] over the country, in spile of alt that the Federal authorities have done, has Drought Commission Haynes to the con- i elusion that still more vigorous tactics j must be employed. Prohibition officials up to this time have been reluctant to employ the “pad- j lock” provision to stop liquor making ' and selling. Even now, they declared, they would like to find some other i equally effective way. The records of tho prohibition enforcement organizations in the different Mates show very conclusively that small fines and light sentences generally im ! posed amount merely to a license to Illicit liquor makers and venders to do business. There are now pending in Federal courts about 10.000 liquor law cases. Officials cited that fact todav to emphasize the importance of their plan to use the “padlock.” It was declared that in the cases pending there are thousands of second and third offenders. Ability to pay tho fees of bondsmen and attorneys renders them practically immune from penitentiary service. According to the programme agreed upl I on, officials will ask for the closing of buildings ocupled by those known to be engaged In the making and selling of Intoxicating liquors ns a business. Officials said they can stop a great deal of the Illicit bootlegging now going on by that means, especially In the larger cities.

Publicity to Stop Fake Stock Selling WASHINGTON, March 31.—Publicity is the weapon the Government will use to disarm the fake stock swindler. The Treasury Department in a general appeal to editors of newspapers and other publications now seeks to expose the worthless stock salesmen by editorial and other warnings to the public. Foreign language publications will be relied upon to prevent many forms of high-handed robbery of the pocketbooks of foreign-born residents of the United States. A large percentage of the mere than $1,000,000,000 sunk annually by misguided Investors in alleged sto :ks that are wholly valueless, represeats the hardearned coin of the foreigr ers. Religious Relies Guarded by Troops MOSCOW, March 31.—Rioting was reported from various places today as a result of the Government's orders that church treasures be contributed for famine relief. Troops wore called out to prevent the seizure of religious relics.

British Miners to Aid Strike in U. S. LONDON, March 31.—The British miners' union is going to give Its support to the American miners in their national strike which begins at midnight tonight. The British coal miners, however, will not take any action to stop the shipment of coal to the United States unless the United Mine Workers of America request it. This information came from Vernon Hartshorn, M. P., head of the South Wales Miners' Federation and a member of the executive committee of the Miners’ Federation of Great Britain.

C. W. WATKINS, JURIST, IS DEAD AT HUNTINGTON Youngest Civil War Veteran Prominent in Practice of Law in Indiana. I . ' I * C. \\. WATKINS. HUNTINGTON, Ind., March 31.—C. W. Watkins, formerly Judge of the Huntington Circuit Court and reported to be the youngest soldier in the Civil War, died at his home here today. He was well known throughout northern Indiana and was a veteran of the Civil War. Mr. Watkins had been seriously 111 for several months. Judge Watkins was born in May, 1849, in Logan County, Ohio. He served as a private during the latter part of the Civil War, taking part in the battle of Overman's Mills and the campaign in Tennessee which followed that battle. CIRCUIT JUDGE FROM 1802 TO 1898. He had practiced law in Huntington, since 1875, with the exception of the time he was judge of the Huntington Circuit Court, from 1802 to 1898. Ho was elected prosecutor of Huntington and Grant counties during his early career and Justice Willis Van Devanter. now of the United Mates Supreme Court, served as his deputy at Marlon during that time. As Judge of the Huntington Circuit Court Mr. Watkins made an enviable reputation In that few reversals by the higher courts on appeals ever occurred. During his last year as Judge he had but eleven Jury trials. He was regarded so fair that juries were waived and he tried both the law and the facts. He was in the active practice of law at the time he was stricken with his fatal illness. During the late war he was the secretary of the draft board of Huntington County. SOLDIER AT AGE OF FOURTEEN. The claim frequently has been made that Mr. Watkins was the youngest soldier of the Civil War. He enlisted at the age of 14. There were younger drummer boys, but he did the full duties of a soldier. He was a member of tho G. A. R. and Knights of Pythias, and eontlnned to represent Important clients until his dpnth. He frequently held court as special judge, and had a wide acquaintance In northern Indiana. He was for a long time president of the local bar. also a member of the State Bar Association and the American Bar Association. His law practice was always very active. In earlier years he was quite noted as a criminal lawyer.

TRAIN WILD SIXTY MILES. BUDAPEST, March 31.—The Mid-Con-tinental Express for Constantinople ran Told for sixty miles when a piston rod Nroke and pierced the boiler, which exploded, blowing out the firebox. The engineer nnd firebox. The engineer and fireman were killed. Marriage Licenses Harry D. Perry, Avoca, Ind 21 Alice E. Van Tiiyle. 2419 Prospect st. 16 Franklin A. Wegerly. 210 N. Liberty. , r >9 Govena J. Wegerly. 2729 Jackson st.. 60 William Baumann, 623 W. Washington 35 Alma Maddox. 11 North Blackford st.l9 Glenn S. Lough, Danville, Ind 21 I’auline S. Merritt. 246 N. Mount 5t.,,19 Births William and Ida Smallman, 1034 North Tremont, boy. Roy and Adeline Bryan, 1230 St. Peter, boy. Thomas and Mary Lonz, 1997 Hillside, boy. Harry and Lillian Hansel, SIS Arbor, girl. Tony and Muriel Foster, 1453 Blaine, boy. Charles and Mary Goodrich, city hospital, boy. Leslie and Anna Woolford, city hospital. boy. John and Cora Andrews, city hospital, boy. Morton and Effie Lock, city hospital, boy. James and Mary Horseley, 359 West Eleventh, girl. John and Mary Overton, 1022 Fayette, boy. John and Alice Head, 2041 Bloyd. girl. Frank and Mildred Jardiana, 818 Greer, girl. Homer nnd Annie Scalf, 658 Coffey, boy. Jerry and Nellie Doody, 1533 Saulcy, boy. Dillard and Anna Bates, 312 West Fort .'-First, girl. Terty and Mamie Rutledge, S3l West Elev -nth, girl. Evan and Anna Piers, 3740 East Twenty-Eighth, hoy. James and Edna Hinman, 2943 Olney, girl. Thomas and Edna Madden, Deaconness Hospital, boy. Peter nnd Mary Farley, 236 South Arsenal. girl. Leon and Rosella Dill, 1615 Wilcox, boy. Sanford nnd May Pittman, 312 West Twenty-Ninth, girl. Deaths Effielean Jones, 14. 644 West Thirteenth, pulmonary tuberculosis. Harvey J. Hutchins, 68, city hospital, lobar pneumonia. William Schrader, 18, Methodist Hospital. acute myocarditis. Julia Ilg, 26, 1038 South Senate, tubercular meningitis. Edmund Littlewood, 94, 530 East New York, chronic myocarditis. Mike P. Cintoi, 47, Deaconess Hospital, cerebral hemorrhage. {Caroline Philehaum Myjcs, 53, Metho-

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FORD’S OFFER FOR PLANT TO BE SET ASIDE Congress Asked to Grant $7, 500,000 for Muscle Shoals. WORK IN THIRTY 7 DAYS WASHINGTON, March 31.—Congress will be asked to appropriate $7,500,000, within the next thirty days, for the immediate resumption of work on the Muscle Shoals nitrate plant. It was announced today by Senator Norris, Republican of Nebraska, chairman of the Senate Agricultural Committee. This recommendation, Senator Norris said, will be submitted to Congress as a result of the committee's Inspection tour of the Muscle Shoals site. Norris declared that no action will be taken at this session of Congress on the offer of Henry Ford to lease the project. HENCEORMETO RESIGN FROM COUNTY BOARD Hence Orme. now serving In the Marlon County council, will resign at the next meeting, he said today. Mr. Orme was elected to the council in 1920 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Albert Hoffman, who then was serving as the representative from the Third district, composed of Wayne and Decatur Townships. Mr. Orme is a resident of Perry Township and is therefore legally ineligible to represent the Third district, in which he does not live. According to the statutes of Indiana, no councilman other than the councilman-at-large, who is not a resident freeholder of the district from which he is elected or appointed, shall hold office. When questioned, Mr. Orme said: “I am sure the members of the council acted in good faith in electing me. I shall resign at the next meeting of the council.’’ ENTIRE TOWN" FACES LOSING FLOOD FIGHT (Continued From Page One.) flood stage. White River on the south and Arnbra on the west in Illinois are rising rapidly. Late yesterday the dam at Lakewood Turk, a local resort, broke, releasing waters covering about fifteen acres. Farmers in lowlands are beginning to show great concern. INTERURBAN SERVICE HALTED PERU, Ind., March 31. —Internrban traffic between here and Ft. Wayne was suspended today when flood waters of the Wabash River and tributaries inundated Union traction lines. PATROL BOAT OX GUARD AT FT. WAYNE FT. WAYNE, Ind., March 31.—A police patrol boat was on the flood waters of Manmee, St. Joseph’s and St., Mary's rivers here today to protect families living in the lowlands. Residents of Lakeside, Spyrun and Nebraska were fearful as the rivers continued to rise. In Bloomingdale and in Lakeside cellars are rapidly filling with water and part of Baltics avenue is under water. HUNTINGTON UNDER WATER HUNTINGTON, Ind., March 3L—Highways, internrban lines and basements of homes were flooded today by overflow waters of the Wabash River and tributaries. Furnace fires In many homes were extinguished. RIVER GOESOVER

FLOOD STAGE TERRE HAUTE, Ind., March 8L— Lowlands of western Indiana are Inundated by flood waters of rivers and creeks. The Wabash River here went over the flood stage of sixteen feet at 10 o'clock this morning. Weather Chief Moery sent out flood warnings. Automobile roads in western Indiana nnd eastern Illinois are Impassable and in many cases flood water is a foot deep on highways. WASHINGTON (IND.) RESIDENTS MOVE WASHINGTON, Ind., March 31.—Residents of the river bottom lands along the East and West Forks of White River were fleeing from their homes today in anticipation of a flood that threatened to equnl that of 1913. The East Fork rose six feet In twentyfour hours, a rise of four Inches an hour being recorded this morning. The West Fork was rising two inches an hour here and three Inches an hour at Worthington. Both East and West Forks are flooding thousands of acres. Highways to the north, west and south are blocked* ILLINOIS FLOOD VICTIMS ASK TENTS SPRINGFIELD, 111., March 31.—An appeal for fifty tents to house citizens who are in danger of being driven from their homes by waters of the Illinois River was received at the Governor’s office today from Valley City. - Adjutant General Black was given charge of the situation and an inspection of tents to be sent to the danger point was ordered immediately. HIGH FLOOD STAGE AT LAFAYETTE PREDICTED LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 31.—The highest flood stage on the Wabash River here in several years was forecast today while the stream was rising at the rate of two and one-half inches an hour and rain falling steadily. The stage at noon was eighteen feet above normal. Traction service to Battle Ground was suspended when tracks near the Soldiers' Home were flooded. MU NCI E, Ind.. March 31.—Lowlands along White River are flooded and several families have left their homes, water having already filled the cellars. Tracks of the steam and traction lines are under

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