Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 285, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 April 1922 — Page 1

THE WEATHER Probably thunder showers. Cooler tonight and Tuesday.

VOL. XXXIV.

Daugherty Here; May Be on Strike Mission

SAYS DESPAIR MIGHT FOLLOW PARLEYFLUKE Lloyd George Deplores Absence of U. S. at Table. SPHERES UNITED British Premier Says Caution of America Is Justified.

PURPOSES OF MEETING The maiji object of the International conference which opened at Genoa today are: 1. Redaction or armies so as to decrease taxes and cut down the expenditures of the European governments. 2. Reopening of Russia to international trade. 3. Discussion of the advisability of extending loans to Russia and Germany, for economic purposes: 4. Restoration of peace in the Xr East so that Turkey and contiguous territory can be reopened to commerce. 5. Deflation of currency and stabilization of exchange. 6. Balancing of budgets. 7. Creation of international trade agreements so as to facilitate international intercourse by rail, water and air and to foster peace.

GENOA, April 10. —"If the Genoa economic conference fails, despair will creep over the entire world.” declared Premier Lloyd George this afternoon in his keynote speech opening this great international conclave. The British statesman deplored the absence of the United tates. The economic world is not composed of two hemispheres, but is one unbroken sphere, declared Premier Lloyd George. “Therefore, we all regret the absence of the great western republtc. But the* is much to justify her caution. "Genoa is the illustrious birthplace of the discoverer of America. Perhaps Genoa may render America another .service by enabling her to discover ) Europe. If this conference succeeds it will illuminate the gloom that now spreads over all mankind.” The conference opened w'i“ the leaders oonftden good results would be avbleved. In addition to the various other agreements it is possible that a general treaty may be drawn up in the form of a peace pact combining the various international commercial decisions. "We are convoked here to relieve the misery of the world,” declared Premier Facta of Italy, in welcoming the delegates. Premier Lloyd George moved that Premier Facta be made president of the conference and Minister Barthou. head of the French delegation, seconded the motion. Premier Facta then took the chair. In an address accepting the presidency, Signor Facta emphasized the necessity of a political agreement for the solution of the economic, financial and transportation problem. He declared that mutual confidence Is imperative. INFORMAL CONFERENCES PRECEDE OPENING. Although the forma! opening of the conference was set for 3 o clock In the afternoon in St. George's palace, members of the various delegations held Informal conferences during the morning for lastminutes agreement on details of the agenda. Russia is the outstanding problem In the meeting and ITemler Lloyd George of England is the outstanding figure. The British premier in fact, was responsible for the conference. While the United States rejected an invitation to participate in the meeting, Richard Washburn Child, American ambassador to Italy, is on the scene as •unofficial observer. Italy has taken advantage of her present opportunity to reopen negotiations *'.,dth Jugo-Slavla upon the Flume problem. An early agreement which will restore permanent peace in the troublesome Fiume district is expected shortly. Representatives of Jugo Siavia and C'zecho-Slovakia conferred during the morning and adopted a middle-course program for Che little entente Roumania, JOgo-Slovakia and Czechoslovakia. The "little entente,” probably will adopt in principle the afCtude of Italy, which, in effect, is a half-way policy between the positions of Great Britain and France.

UNCLE SAM TO KEEP EYES OPEN WASHINGTON, April 10.—Skeptical, pessimistic, but none the less vitally interested the Administration settled back today to watch Europe’s efforts to rehabilitate herself through the medium of the Genoa economic conference, the first truly international gathering in Europe since the Paris conference that brought forth the Versailles treaty. Ever* move that is made on the European oii-ss board at Genoa In this and succeeding weeks will be followed closely by the Administration in Washington. The poMftion of the American hiovernment was described today in official quarters as being • ideal." America stands to win If the conference is a success, and will lose nothing if the ambitious efforts of Lloyd George result in failure. The powers gathered at Genoa cannot better themselves without at the same time bettering America’s standing in world affairs, according to these officials.

WEATHER V 1 Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the twenty four hours ending 7 p. m.. April 11. 1922: Probably showers and thunder storms tonight and Tuesday; cooler tonight; much cooler Tuesday; strong to shifting winds. HOURLY TEMPERATURE. a. m 63 7 a. m 65 8 a. m 70 ft a. m 72 10 a. m 76 11 a. m 76 12 tnooro 77 1 p. in 76 3 p. K.. 72

Treacherous Twister Takes Tot Traveling; Telephone Tells Tale

BAIRD, Texas. April 10.—Sucked up in the vortex o i a Texas cyclone, battered and bruised by bits of flying debris, while hurled through air, and then dropped into a haystack 100 yards away, little Johnnie Lofton was alive end well today. Hours after the “twister” had demolished the Lofton home, Johnnie, a boy of 8, was found sleeping in the deserted home of a neighbor, a mile from where his own home had stood. His father, J. R. Lofton, and mother were injured when the cyclone struck The iittle baby sister was killed. The father, with neighbors, began a frantic search for his missing son yesterday. A mile of wreck strewn terri-

‘I’M NOT BUCKING COUNCIL; I’M FOR IT,’ SAYS SHANK Then. With Bang, He Orders Department Heads to Keep Ordinances. Insrnetlons not to send a single ordinance, no matter wat the emergency, to the city council in the next nine months, were verbally delivered to all department heads, by Mayor Shank today. The mayor has been in high duggeon over the council's opposition to ndmlnsltration measures, and Uncomplimentary remarks made about the public comfort station by Council President Theodore J. Bernd for more than a week. Some of the couuclltn'n have accused the administration cf extravagance. We want to make this a real economical administration,” said the mayor with apparent sarcasm. "I have no trouble with the council at all. We're just right together. We're Just like two peas in pod.” Corporation Counsel Taylor E. Groninger said that Mr. Bernd had told him if ordinances were properly explained they would be passed and that the council would like to have the mayor come up now and then. "I don't expect to explain nothing,” said the mayor with his fist on his desk. "I'm the executive and they're the legislative branch. All I'm to do is to sign the ordinances they pass. I won't explain anything because I want nothing except that my department heads refuse to send anything to that council for the next nine months.” Mr. Gronlnger said he thought there was no real opposition to the mayor, that “most of this antagonism is merely on the end of the reporters’ pencils.” The mayor went right on, however: “Os course, there's no antagonism. I’m not bucking the council. I'm for It. Save the people’s money. Let's make this a banner year. I wish the council would get together and repeal TiO per cent of the laws. We've got too many laws, anyway.'' City Controller Joseph L. Hogue said that be had advised a concern whicr sold the city some street signs to bring suit to mandate the council to pass an ordinance transferring S4OO so as to make possible payment of the bill. The council voted the ordinance down a week ago.

( Gosh Danged Walloper ~ and ( Break 9 Em Up Now Shank on Gas Company

Corporation Counsel Taylor E. Gronlnger today resisted strenuous efforts of Mayor Shank, Controller Joseph L. Hogue, Engineer John L. Elliott and other city officials, to have him agree to start proceedings, which would throw the Citizens Gas Company Into the hauds of a receiver, because It has petitioned the public service commission, for an Increase in the gas rate from 93 cents to $1.25 a thousand cubic feet. The controversy arose in the mayor's monthly cabinet meeting, which broke up with the mayor still insisting that if any way can be found to "break" the utility it shall be done. Mr. Groninger stuck to an announcement that he intends to handle the problem by asking the public service commission to force the gas company to sell the 200,000 tons of coke it has stored., thereby meeting the financial obligations which the utility contends can t>e taken care of only by the increase in rates. The mayor expressed regret that when he was mayor ten years ago he signed his approval of the merger of the old Consumers Gas Trust Company and Indianapolis Gas Company into the present Citizens Gas Company and declared that he now believes “if you haven’t got competition you’re Just in the hands of a gosh danged walloper. He pounced upon a statement of John W. McCardle. chairman of the public service commission, printed in a morning paper, to the effect that utility rates in Indiana are lower than in other places. "That statement is Just paving the way so he can raise the rates of this gas company." said the mayor. "Say, I'm going to burn that public utility law up from now on in every city in which I speak. I’ll bet you my life that gang won’t Ik- holding office a year from today unless they turn in and do something for the people.” The mayor said he has an idea the Democrats are going to put repeal of the public service commission law In their platform, "and the Republicans had better too if they want to win.” Mr. Groninger argued long and eloquently that if he we£e. mayor he would not want to “prejudice any utility,” and that rather than starling suit to "break” the gas company he preferred depending upon “the constituted authorities at the Statehouse." "Dog-gone the constituted authorities," shouted the mayor. “That's the State of Indiana over there and this is the city of Indianapolis. We might as well break 'em up and break ’em up right now." "Let's don’t do that. Let's regulate

tory was covered. Finally th< father went Into the house of Frahk G. Russell to telephone for more help. - From a bed In the room a sleepy child** voice came. "Is that you Papa?”—and a moment after the boy, in mud-soiled clothes, torn and tattered by the cyclone, came from beneath the covers. "First thing I knew. Papa,” said Johnnie in telling his story, "something lifted me. Ail of a sudden, I hit something soft and it jarred me so I thought X wan dead, but a stone hit me smack on the nose and I woke up. I was In the haystack and I wandered here and went to bed.”

JUDGE PANS GRAND JURY FOR LAXITY Tells Them They Should Not Allow ‘Police Court Stuff.’ Laxity on the part of members of the grand jury in making investigations before returning indictments was criticised severely today by Judge James A. Collins in Criminal Court when the Jurors made their twelfth partial report. Judge Collins said the Jurors were allowing "Police Court stuff” to creep into the routine of the Criminal Court. “I wish you'd exercise more care in returning Indictments," Judge Collin* said. “Only this morning I had two cases which properly belonged in Police Court." The cases to which he referred were one in which an epileptic woman testified and whose testimony was uncorroborated, and another in which a man faced a charge of stealing a wagon load of eoal valued at about $lO. The direct cause of the court’s outburst against the jury was an indictment charging a man with stealing about SIT. The charge was grand larceny. For this amount the charge should be petit larceny and the defendant tried iu city court, the judge explained. Twenty-three persons were indicted and four persons were discharged. Os this number, eight were charged with vehicle taking and the unlawful posses sion of a motor vehicle. Those indicted were: Chester Wilson, Walter Wright, Byron davenport, Joe Milton, Charles Williams. William Robbins. Chester Kinney and Fred Fisher, vehicle taking and tHe unlawful possession of a motor vehicle: Ben Blackman, Joe Milton and Charles Williams. Ernest Fuip, burglary and grand larceny; Benny Coose, William Hudson,* grand larceny: Ben Wade, forgery and Issuing fraudulent check; Harry Pressley and Mike Powell, issuing a fraudulent check; Emil Martin and Harry Carney, conspiracy to commit a felony; William Robinson, entering house *o commit a felony and grand lar , ceny ; George Strong, entering a house to commit a felony; Wendall Hatch, receiving stolen goods, and Bud Jen- ! nings. assault and battery with Intent j to murder.

them." insisted the corporation counsel. "Regulate h 1,” roared his honor. "I’m for revision downward,” Interposed City Civil Engineer Elliott with a laugh. "So am I,” saiil tho mayor. After some discussion of what control the city has over the company, Mr. Gronlnger said he knew of no law with which he could get around the fact that the company has surrendered its franchise and is operating under an indeterminate permit. "Was there any law to get Hartman off the ticket?” asked Controller Hogue, referring to the ouster from the Republican ticket ,'ast fall of J. Herbert Hartman, candidate for city judge, after he was indicted in Federal and county courts. "Yes," answer that, Taylor," urged l e mayor. • That was just a little local matter ' said the corporation counsel, with a smile. “Yes, just a local matter,” mocked Mr.

WATER SEEPS INTO CITY ON. RIVER’S BANK ST. LOUIS, Mo.. April 10.—Special guards were patroling the levee on the Mississippi River, at Granite City, 111., Just outside the St. Louis city limits, today. With the water more than three feet up on the protecting embankment, apprehension was felt by the bdard of supervisors that the levee might give way. Water was seeping through the levee at midnight and several hundred alarmed residents gathered at the danger point. Authorities declared there was no immediate danger, however. All tributary rivers in this section are swollen to flood proportions and a considerable area of the low lands, is under water. Damage to crops will not be great, authorities believed today.

BOYS’LL BE BOYS CHICAGO, April 10.—Niel Olson, 15, is held by police, following an alleged attempt to wreck a fast passenger train of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Taul Railroad last night. “I just wanted to have some fun,” he explained to police.

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, APRIL 10,1922.

CALIFORNIA OUT OF HARD AREA Unique Position of State Along All Lines. BUSINESS SOUND Slight Depression Passes Without Delay. [Editor's Note —Edward G. Lowry, distinguished investigator and reporter for the Philadelphia Public Ledger, is touring the agricultural section west of the Mississippi River, in behalf of the Public Ledger and the Dally Times, and writing a series of articles upon conditions as he finds them. This is the twelfth production bated upon observations In t illfornla. Others will follow at regular intervals.! Special to Indiana Dally Times and Philadelphia Public Ledger. By EDWARD G. LOWRY. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 10. —California la clearly out of the hard times area. Just as this state was beginning to hear about falling prices and slackening demand the general recovery in business conditions came along and saved these people from going through the experience of all their neighbors to the eastward. It has been singular and curious to note how the depression or bad times, starting in the East, advanced Westward like a great wave. The Atlantic seaboard felt the decline before the Mississippi Valley, the Mississippi Valley before the Mid Western and mountain States. The period of recovery has followed the same course. The Eastern States felt it first and then, progressively, the Central Weft, the West and the mountain Stater. lowa, we found, was a month or more farther along the upgrade than Arizona and New Mexico. Here is California there was a alight temporary depression,, but thts State is *o large. Its products are so diversified, It hr a so many natural resources of (Contlmifd on l’Rg* Thrw.)

PREDICTION NEW YORK, April 10.—“Spirituall*tn will the world within fifty year*.” the prediction of Sir Arthur C’onan Doyle, novel!*!, p*ychlo and spiritualist. In New York today.

Hogue. "Ray, the way to do Is to do what the county chairman does—claim everything up to the last minute and then yell fraud if yon get beat.” Mr. Groninger said he was going to ask the commission to require the gas company to sell its Btore of "coke at $8 a ton, bringing In approximately $1,600,000. If such a prbe can not be obtained then he would favor sale at a reduced price. The mayor said the company ought to sell the coke for ?i a ton. Mr. Hogue said one reason why local coal dealers of whom he is one do not stock Citizens coke is because the company crushes It and soaks it with water before weighing it. He said he bought a car load thus trated and It shrank four and one half tons by the time he got a thirty-one lon load out of a car. "What they want to do is to get gas up to $1.25 so they can pay dividends on gas profits alone and meanwhile save their coke pile until the price goes up again and they can clean up," said Mr. Elliott. Mr. Groninger said he understood the gas company is holding its coke until the industrial situation gets better and there is more demand for it. “Good heavens, Hre they gong to wait that, long?” asked Mr. Elliott. “The corporations are going to run away with us if we don't watch 'em,” said the mayor. "There's no use letting them do It. I don't believe in being mealy-mouthed with the gas company."

MOTION ASKING DISMISSAL FILED A motion asking (he public service commission to dismiss the petition of the Citizens Gas Company for a $1.25 gas rate, was filed by T. Ernest Maholm today on behalf of the Telephone Patrons' Union, organized recently to oppose an increase In telephone rates. The motion is based on a statute of 1907 limiting the Indianapolis gas rate to 60 cents a 1,000 cubic feet. The motion probably will be heard when the hearing of the petition is started. April 18, according to L. C. Loughry, secretary.of the Public Service Commission. The 1907 statute was held invalid by the Indiana Supreme Court in the case of the Indianapolis Street Car Company limiting fares to four cents,| and has since been declared invalid by the United States Supreme Court. Members of the Public Service Commission say there is no question as to the Jurisdiction of the commission governing the case.

HORRORS! WASHINGTON, April 10.—Congress was asked today to Investigate Itself and determine If any members are buying “whisky flasks,” “manlcnre sets,” “poker chips” and other nonessentials In the conduct of publlo business, through the House stationery room. A resolution asking for such an investigation by a committee of eleven members was Introduced by Representative Blanton, Democrat, of Texas.

HARDING MAY TAKE HAND IN OHIO POLITICS Dispute in Party Ranks May Make Him Change Avowed Policy. DEMOCRATS UNEASY, TOO WASHINGTON, April 10.—Ohio, which held the center of the stngo in the presidential election of 1020, may lie expected to assume the leading role la the bi-electlons of 11)22. Even now both,Republican end Democratic party leaders, busy as they are w ith primary fights in their own'State and districts, are turning anxious eyes toward developments in the Ohio senatorial contest, which they realize can not fail to have direct bearing on the national leadership of bo’h parties. On the Republican side a dispute over (he candidacy may force President Harding to dip Into the primary light, a thing he has announced that he doe? not expect to do in any States, much less his own. But the President, it is pointed out, could not afford to permit the return of a Democratic Senator from Ohio, If it were possible for him to prevent It by merely smoothing out differences within his own party. Under such circumstances It believes the recent White House dictum of non-interference In party squabbles would not hold. On the Democratic side. Senator Pomerene will ha veno opposition as his party's candidate for re-election, to that extent the Ohio Democrats appear to lie united. In fact, up until today, they regarded the situation in Ohio ns particularly rosy, hinting nt perfect harmony in their ranks. The speech of James M. Cox, seen in Washington as a Plain avowal of Cox's Intention to retain national leadership, has changed all that. The Cox aspirations are bound to play an Important part In the Ohio senatorial fight and perhaps not to the best advantage of Senator Poraerene.

. WILL BEEK K E NO MINA T lON. I Briefly summing up the Republican alt - I nation. Representative Fpss will be a candidate for tho nomination. His formal announcement Is expected next week, i Congressman Burton who was returned to the House In the landslide of 1920. after being beaten for re-election to the Senate ! six years ago by Pomerene, also is talk- | !ng of entering the primary, while those i close to tho White House believe President Harding Is eager for Walter Brown of Toledo, to make the race and Brown : Is Just ns eager to get In It If he can obtain the President's personal backing. Brown's hankering for the Ohio Sonnlorshlp is plainly evidenced by the fact that since the advent of the Republican Administration in Washington, he has turned down tho Ambassadorship to Japan and the Under Secretaryship of State. Brown has been in Washington for months working on the Presidential plan of Government department reorganization, and has Intimated upon several occasions that he wanted to try again for the Republican nomination for Senator from Ohio. He was defeated for the nomination in 1920 by Frank Willis. If Presidential intervention comes in Ohio, it doubtless would bo exercised with the view of averting a three-corn-ered fight which might endanger the j unity of the Republican organization ab- ■ solutely essential to contest the popularity and the record of Senator Pmnerene. The situation developing on the Democraltc side ns the result of the action of Cox In putting his hat In the ring for another whirl In 1924, Is even more Interesting. The reflection of Senator Pomerene, u Democrat, in President Harding's own State, would, it is believed here, virtually make Pomerene tho biggest figure In his party, and a rallying point about whom the Democratic factions might unite, l’omerenos election doubtless would seriously Jeopardize Cox's hold on the Democracy In Ohio and an effort on the part of Pomerene and Ills supporters to get the Ohio delegation to the next convention, ,if undertaken, probably would not be unsuccessful. COX TO MAKE LEAGUE ISSUED. The announcement of Cox that the entrance of the United States into the Iwague of Nations will be the issue on which he will assert himself for lhe| Democratic leadership establishes his j backing ns the Democratic Senators who ! recently opposed the Four-Power Pacific j Treaty. Senator Pomerene, a supporter: of the treaty throughout the senatorial ! fight, therefore places himself outside I Ihe Cox coterie, although Senator Pomerene did support the treaty of Versailles and the covenant of the League of Nations in the senatorial struggle before the 1920 campaign.

Former Leader of Hun Warriors Dies BERLIN, April 10.—Gen. Erich Von Falkehayn, former chief or the general staff of the German army and leader of one of the German armies that over ran Roumania, died today of aneurism at Castle Linstedt, near Potsdam. He had btien ill for a year. Arctic Explorer Off on First Lap NEW- YORK, April 10.—Capt. Raold Amundsen, polar explorer, left here this morning in the all-metal monoplane for Cleveland on the first lap of his transcontinent :I flight. At Seattle the ex I lorer will make final preparations for his five-year drift across the north pole.

REMEMBER? Twenty-five years ago yesterday, remember? Snow fell throughout eastern Indiana. It reached a depth of nine inches in some sections.

HINT REVIVAL OF WARTIME FUEL CONTROL Mine Strike Certain to Mean Shortage Next Winter. RESERVEJS LOW Certain Small Shops Already Feeling Pinch. Revival of the war-time fuel administration, to supervise the price and distribution of coal next winter may be necessary if the mine strike is prolonged, It was said at United Mine Workers headquarters here today. A coal shortage Is almost a certainty, If the reserve is worn down to 30,000,000 tons, and Government action will be necessary, to prevent suffering in some sections. Certain small Industries already are beginning to feel the pinch of the strike, it was learned, just as they are emerging from a business depression. They are expected to bring pressure upon the Administration in Washington to force mine owners into wage conferences with their employes, refusal of whicluirecipltated the suspension. HANDS OFF POLICY TO BE INDEFINITE. The Government, however, has determined upon a "hands off" policy which it will pursue indefinitely if non-union production can supply 730,000 tons daily, three fourths of the Nation’s needs. Washington officials desire to let the two factions settle their differences, on the field of industrial war, if public welfare is not enhanced. If non-union production can be built up from 5* 0,000 tons dally—the record of the first week in the strike—no move is expected from Government quarters and industries will continue eating Into the reserve supply, which Mas 65,000.000 tons on April 1, the beginning of-the strike. 30,000,000 TONS ON FAMINE VERGE. "When this Is cut to 30,000.000 tons, the surplus will be unusually low and America will be on the verge of a fuel famine," ore miner official declared. “Then the operators will attempt to profit t y the old law of supply and demand and by signing up long-time contracts with panicky buyers while prices are high. A fuel administrator would bo necessiry at that stage of the game." Miner chiefs are confident the outcome will be In their favor. They say the strike is growing in scope each lay, as thousands of non-union men walk out in sympathy and become members of the United Mine Workers.

MONARCH-HERO SERIOUSLY ILL Has Nervous Breakdown From War Exposure. VERSAILLES, April 10—King Albert of Belgium is here Incognito today, ill and suffering from a nervous breakdown brought on by his gallantry in the Bel glan trenches during the war. The Belgian monarch, accompanied by Queen Elizabeth, arrived from Brussels in a limousine instead of a royal plane In which they ordinarily travel. He is registered at a hotel under the name of Van Dyke King Albert's physicians announce he Is suffering from acute inflammation of the nerves as a result of his exposure in the trenches during the war. Com plete rest has been prescribed for the Belgian King. PARCEL POST CAR LOOTED. OMAHA, Net'., April 10.—Robbers entered a parcel post mail ear on the Burlington road between Chicago and Omaha and rifled several hundred pouches. The loss will not exceed SSOO.

BLOCKED CHARLESTON, W. Va., April 10.— One of the most drastic injunctions against labor in recent years was Issued by Federal Judge McC'liutlc here today. The temporary restraining order, prevents all further attempts of United Mine Workers of America to organize the non-union miners in West Virginia and eastern Kentucky, and orders the tent colonies In Mingo County disbanded.

Flood Wall Extension Still Awaits Action Project , Promised by Mayor Shank Before He Took Office , May Start in Fall.

Extension of the flood prevention wall along the east bank of White River from Sixteenth to Market streets, which was one of the major improvements promised by Mayor Shank before he took office, may be started this fall, the mayor said. Construction of a levee which wpuld form the foundation of the wall by $2-a-day labor was one of the featuA: of Mayor Shank's pln.-i to relieve un< ,'tHf , 1 inent, when he became mayor. posed that the unemployed work scraping surplus dirt proved and unimproved st rectty. tl f ing it to the river bank. WhiJyTff.fv> council provided funds for hit ployed men at the $2-a-day idea was dropped and instead were used to spread cinders

FEDERAL ATTORNEY GENERAL COMES TO CITY; SAYS NAUGHT Visit Believed to Be Part of Move in Connection With Fuel Tie-up Cabinet Member Declines to Admit Anything. Henry M. Daugherty, United States attorney general, accompanied by several members of his official staff, a tremendous and impressive collection of bags, brief cases, suit cases, half-grown trunks and packages and surrounded by an atmosphere of the deepest mystery, arrived here from Washington just'before noon today.

SHORTAGE IN FUEL FORCES SUSPENSIONS Big Steel Plants Close With Thousands Out of Work. REPLY OF TRUST Bank Blast Furnaces in Answer to Tieup Threat. PITTSBURGH, April 10.—The United States Steel Corporation today met the United Mine Workers' threat to tie up its rich cial properties In the Connellsvllle region by closing down one of Its biggest steel plants here. z The American Steel and Wire Company works was closed, throwing 1,500 men out of employment. Curtailment also will le made In the Steel Corporation’s big plant In Donorah, where 5,000 men are employed. Shortage of coal Is given as the reason. The Carnegie Steel Company, chief subsidy of the United States Steel Corporation, banked two furnaces In Etna, cancelled an order to start up Isabella No. 3 furnaces on the north side and is reported considering closing Isabella furnaces No. 1 and 2. The Carnegie Company atso suspended operations at Its Farrel plant Blast furnaces, barometers of the steel Industry have been'banked by the Republic Iron and Steel Company In the Mahoning Valley and a number of Independents In the Ohio group.

FLOODS CAUSE HEAVY DAMAGE Wisconsin Rivers, on Rampage, Close Factories and Ruin Crops. APPLETON, Wls., April 10—Hundreds of factory and other workers were idle and damages estimated at thousands of dollars have resulted from the flooding of the Wolf River at New London, Wis., near here, caused by heavy rains. Several streets of New London were deported under water today and many factories closed down because the water had flooded engine rooms and extinguished boiler fires. No relief Is seen unless the river recedes along its entire length to Green Bay, as all dams are now wide open to let the torrents through and into Lake Michigan. Farmers along the entire length of the strain! are heavy sufferers. Thousands of acres nf lands on both the Fox and Wolf Rivers were inundated today. Report Says Japs Abused Americans TOKIO, April 10.—A report to tho United States embassy of an outburst of anti-American feeling in the Yoshiwara district by a mob has been made, accordiiig to the Japan Advertiser which says three Americans were insulted and roughly handled because of refusal to pay triple automobile fare. The Americans were held four hours by the police. Red Raids Were Not Usurpation of Power WASHINGTON, April 10.—Former Attorney General Palmer and the Department of Justice were not guilty of “usurpation of power” In conducting the so-called “red raids” in 1920, according to a lengthy majority report of the investigation of the raids made by the Senate Judiciary. Committee and submitted to the Senate today.

proved streets. "We're goitlg ahead on flood prevention,” said the mayor. “I think we will get started on it this fall. We’ve got to survey the bank again, because the points laid out several years ago are lost.” City Civil Engineer John L. Elliott said that she type of wall to be eonhas not been decided upon. It iVrJj-sfc different from that on the west '/ l _'A-'-A|dijeh as concrete rip---may not n-ed to be aest, because the chief urving stream strikes cording to the engilearch will be needed the wall should be

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Almost immediately he was whisked away in an automobile belonging to Louis C. Huesmann, president of the Central Supply Company. Beyond the fact that he was in Indianapolis and that he greatly feared that he had lost a favorite pipe, a fear that ultimately turned out to be groundless to his great joy, Mr. Daugherty refused to discuss anything, admit anything, confirm or deny anything, of say anything. When asked if his visit had any bears ing on the coal strike situation, he an-i swered: "I am not saying anything now. However, I used to do some newspaper work, and did some guessing, too. And it was mighty seldom that I missed a guess.” A news dispatch from Washington today said Attorney General Daugherty’s trip to Indianapolis was believed to be In connection with a Government move in connection with the coal strike. With the Attorney General were Warren T. Martin, private secretary; Chester McGuire, stenographer, and Jesse Smith, who said he did not have any official position, but is believed to be either a secret service or department of justice agent, and to be acting in the capacity of a bodyguard. LOST FIFE CAUSES WORRY. Mr. Daugherty wore a checkered suit and a worried expression. The latter disappeared when It was discovered that the pet pipe of the Cabinet official was not lost. The pipe had been a companion of the / attorney general for fifeen years. It was explained. After stating that he might posslblv, perhapg, maybe, but not at all certainly, have something to say late this afternoon, Mr. Daugherty and some of his belongings drove off In Mr. Hnesmann's car, while the rest of the party was borne off in a taxicab. That Attorney General Daugherty'* Tisit Is concerned with some phase of the coal strike Is taken for granted on all sides, but just what he intends to do is the question that Is arousing the great degree of speculation.

EXPECTED TO TAKE ACTION. The general opinion seems to be that before he leaves Indianapolis he will go | before Judge Albert B. Anderson in Fedi oral Court and move the dismissal of the I indictments returned Feb. 25, 1921, j against 225 coal operators, union officials ! and companies, charging them with violation of the Sherman anti-trust law. This opinion is based largely on the statement of Mr. Daugherty made at Washington several days ago that if miners and operators would arrange for a conference In the present situation that they need not fear prosecution for so doing. However, it Is understood that both miners and operators felt that before a conference could be held the in-' dictments pending before Judge Anderson should be disposed of, as these Indictments are based partly on conference* of similar nature held In the past. LOCAL OFFICIALS ABE SURPRISED. The attorney general's arrival came as ! a complete surprise to Federal officials here. Homer Elliott, United States district attorney, said he had no word in advance of the visit, and L. Ert Slack, special assistant to the attorney general In the prosecution of the coal case, did not know Mr. Daugherty was In the city until an hour after the arrival of the attorney general. In fact, ever since President Harding took office there has been a very general feeling that the eases never would coma to trial. It has been pointed out that there ara strong personal and business ties existing between members of the Republican national administration and many of the defendants. For example, one of the defendants Is William K. Field, president of the Pittsburgh company and the Pittsburgh Coal Company. Andrew J. Mellon, secretary of the treasury, is a director of the Pittsburgh Coal Company, and a close personal friend of Mr. Field. Attorney General Daugherty and Mr. Field, both live in Columbus, are neighbors, and their friendship is of long standing. Another defendant, George >f. Jones of Toledo, Ohio, is president of several corporations affected. He was charged by the Democrats during the last national campaign as being one of the most prominent collectors of hte Harding campaign fund in Ohio. Many other alleged connections of the same kind have been mentioned. Until the coal strike became effective it was believed that the cases would be continued indefinitely and no steps taken to bring them to trial, until they became decrepit with age and the public had lost interest in them and then they would be dismissed on motion of the attorney general. The coal strike is believed by many to have made this procedure no longer possible and to have made immediate action of some kind, necessary.

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