Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 298, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 April 1922 — Page 1

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RUSSIA GIVES ALLIES TERMS ON FINANCES Soviet Paper Demands Five Billion Gold Loan. 30 PAY Document Includes Concessions to Creditors. Allied experts found the Russian •ntKfwtlons unacceptable and Informed the Russians it was useless to continue the session. Heads of the Allied delegations apprised of Russia's chajige of front, took a firm stand against the Soviet. On tiie first of Russia's proposals —a large international rash loan to Russia, the Soviet delegation was Informed this was Impossible. In the first place the Allies had no great amount of cash to loan. In the second that was not their idea of assistance to Russia. A system of preferred credits, for specific object—that a certain amount of allied supervision over the use to which the credits were put, was suggested, as a substitute, for Instance if Russia needed a railway line from Moscow to I‘etrograd, the Allies would supply rails and rolling stock and see they were used for that purpose. This, the Russians indignantly rejected. They insisted this would constitute violation of their sovereignty. The Russians claim complete cancellation of war debts, saying this was what they meant by “write down.” They pointed to the fact that Germany, in their pact, had agreed to such cancellation and that the allies should do likewise. This the French found annoying: they objected strenuously to Russia's quoting the Russo-German treaty as authority for proposals to the conference. A stormy scene followed. GENOA. April 25. —Russia demands from the allies a five billion "old ruble loan and a thirty-year moratorium. These facts are obtained from the text of a tentative draft of the treaty submitted by the Russian delegation to the Genoa conference of experts on Russian affairs. The document was the subject of hours of wrangling by the experts, resulting finally in such divergences of opinion that the experts adjourned. It provides: 1. Soviet to pay pre-war Czarlsr debts to foreign governments and Individuals. 2. Soviet to receive de jure recognition a the government of Russia 3. Interest on debts to be annulled. The demand /or the 5,000,000,000 gold ruble loan, accompanying the document was verbal, and is believed to be a tentative figure over which the Soviet is ready to negotiate. TREATY MAKES CONCESSIONS. The Russian treaty contains sweeping concessions. The document makes no mention of war-time Russian debt* which the Soviet claims do not exist, or have been written off. The text of the treaty follows: First Section: T'pon the condition of the Immediate and adequate financial aid (Continued on Page Eleven.) COURT GRANTS HIGHER WAGES Women and Girls Get Tentative Award in Kansas. TOPER V Kan , April 25—The Kansas Industrial <’<>urt today, in a entntive ■ ■rder. directed an average increase of 17 0 per cent in minimum wages for girls .md women in a number of occupations Final tearing on the tentative award will be held May 9 Trio Held While Car Quizes Made Three men are held under high bonds today until the police department can determine where they obtained an automobile they left at the Harry Frye garage, in North Missouri street, Sunday. The trio had no money and to pay the garage rent they cave Frye a spot light, falter they returned and left the car in the garage again. The police arrested the men. who ave heir name? as William Hedbcrg. 31. St. Paul; John Lapham, 25, New York, both im and on a vagrancy charge, and C. V. Wills. 25. Memphis, held on the charge of vagrancy and failing to have an automobile license. The license plates used on the car were issued to a car owner at Muncie, the records Show. The men say they got the plate* from a negro in Kentucky and i a<-h told a different story about where they got the automobile, the police say. Reds Blow Up Train; 3 Japs Are Killed TOKIO. April 25.—Three Japanese were billed when "Reds.'' said to have been connected with the forces of the Far Eastern republic, with headquarters at Chita, dynamited a railway train north of Vladivostok, according to press reports reaching here today. No official information was forthcoming. 1.500 Hoosiers in U. S. Grain Growers Nearly 1.500 Tloosior grain growers have affi'iated will! the United States Grain Growers, Inc. during the last four weeks, it was announced by T. I. Farris. district organizer for this State. The total membership for Indiana now is nmre than eight thousand, Mr. Farris said. WEATHER Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity tor the twemt four hours ending 7 p. m.. April 26. 1922: Showers probable tonight and Wed nos much change in temperature, 'dol RI.Y TEMPERATURE. 6 a. m 52 7 a. in 55 6 a. m 52 9 a. m 52 !<> a. m 52 11 a. m 52 12 (noon! 53 1 p. m 63 2 p. m 53

AGAIN PITTSBURG, Kan., April 35.—.fa1l doors yawned again today for Alexander Howat, deposed president of Kansas coal miners. Howat and five associates were to be placed in jail to start serving a year for violating n court order against railing strikes, when the mandate of the Supreme Court is spread on the records. The Jail at Girard Is being prepared for the six. V J FINDS HIS WIFE DEAD IN CHAIR, GAS TURNED ON Alexander Jepeway Finds Letters Explaining Suicide. TRAGEDY IN WOODRUFF The coroner and the police today are Investigating the suicide yesterday afternoon of Mrs. Josephine Jepeway, 23, Apartment 7. 764 Middle Drive, Woodruff place. When Alexander Jepeway, husband of the dead woman, returned home at. 6:30 o’clock he found the body of his wife sitting in the kitchenette with all the burners of a gas stove turned on. Near her were three letters, two telling of money matters and one telling the husband she did not blame him. The windows were closed, and a pillow had been stuffed Into the aperture through which ice was brought Into the fiat. Jepeway called Dr. R. F. Bigger. 909 East Drive, Woodruff place, but the woman had been dead at least three hours. Mr. and Mrs. Je eway lived at the Woodruff Place addt 'ss only six weeks, coming to this city 'rom Racine, Wis. Mrs. .Jepeway's pare’ s live in Chicago. The Jepeways have oeen married three years. In her letter to -er husband she said. “I d° not blame ou. Y'ou have nothing to do with it. Yj i have been a good husband. I feel I have been a failure.” The other two letters were brief. One was addressed to Mrs. Jepeway's father whose name is Miller, and toid him she had also written to her sister, I.ou. She instructed her father to see to it that Lou received her share of $3,200. She also told her sister the same in the note written to her. it was worry over this money, the coroner was told that caused Mrs. Jepeway to commit suicide. ARMED GUARDS PATROL SCENE OF HOT BATTLE Inglewood (Cal.) Officer Fears Attempt on Life. Following Clash With Raiders. INGLEWOOD. Oil.. April 25-Armed guards patrolled Inglewood today while Coroner Prank Nance conducted an in quest over the body of Mariner B. Vse'.er. deputy sheriff. who was slain during a clash between a hooded band of rt.iders and Night Marshal Frank Woerner. The little city was keyed to a high pitch of excitement. Woeri r expressed fears si. attempt would he made on his life.

GARY BANDITS ARE SENTENCED TO LONG TERMS Four Men Who Looted Bank at Eau Claire. Mich.. Get 30 to 35 Years. ST. JOSEPH. Mich., April 25.--Son-tences ranging from thirty to thirty-five years in prison wer? dealt out late yesterday to four Gary. Ind.. bank bandits by Judge C. E. White here. Those sentenced were Mike Frankovich. 35. white, married; Henry Griffin, “ 1 George Ellis, 2<i, and Alrao Evans, 30, the latter three negroes. They were convicted of looting the State Bank at Eau Claire, Mich., April 4. Mrs. I'rankovich was in court when her husband was sentenced. The bandits scooped up $1,200 when raiding the bank ami attempted to flee In an automobile, but were captured during a revolver battle. One of the negroes was wounded. Colonel on Trial for Jncompetency WASHINGTON, April 25 —The trial of Lieut. Col. Duncan K. Major, former chief of staff of the 26th Division, and now aide to General Pershing, on of being “incompetent and unfit to command troops,” opened today before the Senate Military Affairs Committee. Delegations of citizen soldiers from New England demanded Colonel Major s discharge from the Army.

Sipe in Prison Thankful for Gifts While in Jail

Among the last words which Richard V. Sipe. former county clerk, convicted of embezzling $140,000 in trust funds of Marion County, said before he entered the gates of the prison at Michigan City were those of thanks to a young man who had brought him fruit while he lay in Jail awaiting judgment. He requested Sheriff George Snider, who personally took hhn to the prison, to convey his thanks to the man today. Sipe also asked that Sheriff Snider tell some of his friends good-by. Sipe’s wife returned to her home In Rushvillc after visiting him here. He received two sentences of two to fourteen years and one of one to five

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HALF MILLION IS LOSS FROM TEXASFLOOD Hundreds Homeless as Trinity River Rises. LEVEE GIVES WAY Firemen Unable to Reach $200,000 Blaze. FT. ’WORTH, Texas, April 25.—The Trinity River, which Jumped twentysix feet In less than twelve hours, to a flood stage of 33.5 feet, swept this city with the worst flood In its history today. It was feared several lives have been lost, twenty-five persons are unaccounted for. The damage. It was estimated, will exceed a half million dollars. The flood was caused by a seven and ono-half inch rainfall which began at. 10 o'clock ast night and was still continuing today. Large areas of the city were under water and families were being rescued by boats. The Cameron Lumber Company's plant was destroyed by fire with a loss estimated at over $200,000, the firemen being unable to renen the plant because of the flood. Interurban traffic with Dallas was cut off and a number of street car lines were discontinued. One of the waterworks plants was dosed down because of the flood. The levee protecting part of North Ft Worth broke this morning and lowlands in that section were quickly inundated. Several houses were washed away. Sycamore Heights, ou the opposite side of the city, was also flooded and scores of houses were surrounded by water. Thousands of persons residing on Ari ng’on Heights were eomple ely cut off bv lie flood and could not reach the business section of the city. At the Van Zandt viaduct the river waa 500 feet wide. One street near the viaduct was under from etgh’ to ten feet of water for a distance of half a mile. Boats were ttnable to reach one house, the home of an aged cripple, where lights signalled for assistance, before the building was swallowed up by the torrent. DALLAS HIT BY FLOODS DALLAS. Texas. April 25. —Five inches of rain and flood waters from the Trinity River today did proper*?' damage here totaling thousands of dollars, made a score of families homeless and sent three feet of water over streets in Scute, Dallas. Craving the deluge, which was nc-oin-panied by a terrific electrical storm, firemen and police waded or rowed into tl'Kulrd streets and rescued men. women and children. IN KANSAS MAN DROWN LI) WICHITA. Kan. April 25.—Cloudbursts and heavy rains throughout central and western Kansas today sent many streams to the flood stage Jess Wagoner, a farmer living near Kinsley was drowned when he tried to warn of rising water.

APPROVAL OF BANK CONFAB Administration Willing to Have U. S. Reserve Take Part. WASHINGTON. April 25.—Participation hr Federal Reserve banks of the United States in an International conference of central banks of issue has the approval of the Administration, it was officially announced at the White House this afternoon. President Harding, It was stated, has not been advised of a formal invitation being extended to this Government to send representatives to such a conference, but he has been informed that the Federal reserve banks are willing to take part In the meeting if It is called. Burglars Scared Away by Mrs. Seeds Burglars entered and started to ransack the home of Russel Seeds. 3520 Washington boulevard early today. Mrs. Seeds heard someone walking on the first floor of her home and started downstairs to investigate. The prowler heard her, and escaped through au open window Nothing was stolen, she told the police. POSTPONE INSt RANGE CASE. A hearing on a petition of Indianapolis business converts for a 50 per cent reduction in fire Insurance rates on fireproof buildings set for today was postponed until May 10 on account of the Illness of Insurance Commissioner Thomas S. McMurray.

years in the State Prison on conspiracy and embezzlement charges. He also was fined an aggregate of $7,000 and disfranchisement for two years. At no time did Sipe display any sign of emotion. During the long train ride to Michigan City he read a magazine. He <lid not discuss nis case. It is said Sipe will return to Indianapolis to testify in the trial of Mary Gunter Bell. Sipe's former “ashler: Will H. Latta, attorney, and Edwin Hunt, president of the Pivot City Realty Company, ail indicted by the country grand Jury on charges of conspiracy to embezzle county trust funds, when their cases come to trial.

IN A ROCKY MOUNTAIN SETTING, A HANDSOME YOUTH WHO SEEKS REDEMPTION AND A PRETTY GIRL WHO HELPS HIM KIND IT. THERE YOU HAVE AN OUTLINE OF

INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1922.

Tune in With a Times Radio Set, John McCarthy Advises Boy Scouts

“ 7 ~ Here is whal I have done with ray Daily Times Radiophone: Last Saturday night and. Sunday night I heard YV'OH (Hatfield broadcasting station) so loud that I could take the head phones off my head and hear the music half way across the room. I got WOH at 8:10, and the first word I heard was ' Hello.” The first piece was “Virginia Blues.” I have never heard music so distinct over any other set. I started out with a crystal detector, but the Times set is the best I have ever had. I could even hear the generation hum of WOH, and if you would like to ask any

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question about the Times set I will be glad to answer It. Send your your question to the Radio editor of the Times, who will see that I get it. You Boy Scouts ought to be interested in these sets that the Times 1s giving out. Just think, you cun take them out camping with you and hear music when you have nothing else to do. This Is a very compact set and you can easily put one of these sets ,in a corner of your kit and take It with you. For aerial you can put up a wire from one tree to an

other and then you have as good an outfit as you would want. You can hear WOH and WLK, and by putting Just one piece to this outfit you can hear Pittsburgh if you are a good enough operator. I heard Pittsburgh the other night with the Times sat. It takes time to become a good opera tor, but if you stick with it you can learn it very easily. I think every boy

Widow of Army Captain Denies *Unhappy' Story Mrs. Earl Eikenberry Says First Hint of Dual Life Came at Funeral.

The third side of the age old triangle of love that refused to recognize the barriers of convention was revealed today by Mrs. F.arl Eikenberry, wife of Captain Eikenberry, whose svlloide, ful lowed by the attempt of Mrs. Pearl Moulton. 1036 North Delaware street, to end her life by drinking several ounces of muriatic a id, revealed her love for the captain. "Mrs. Moulton's story that the captain's married life was unhappy is un true, unless she refers to the unhappt ness which he brought upon himself by attempting to lend a double life.” said Mrs Eikenberry, after reading the. account of Mrs Moulton’s revelations to Mrs Betty f'onrad, from whom her apartment was rented. "Our" home life had not been unhappy : at least not until this woman entered mv husband's life. 1 was never given the least reason to suspect that such a situation as this existed, however, until after the captain's death, for he was always very good and generous to me. “lie was away from home a great deal, it is true, hut his absence was always explained in such a way that I had no rea son to beilete that he was interested In any other woman. My first intimation of Mrs Moulton's feeling toward the cap-

BOARD LETS CONTRACT TO HIGH BIDDER Member Says Lower Bid Was on I.ess Satisfactory Trailers. A contract for eighteen ash nnd garbage collection trailers was awarded to the Highway Trailer Company of Edgerton, Wis., by the board of sanitary commissioners today at a figure $1,671.5-1 higher than the lowest bid. which was presented by the Citizens Motor Car Company, Indianapolis. President Jay A. Craven of the board said tlie board exercised its legal right to award contracts to the “lowest and best” bidders in giving the business to the higher bidder. When delivered tlio trailers will enable the board to do away altogether with the insanitary metal box, horse-drawn wagon type of garbage collection equipment for which it is so frequently criticized. A resolution to sell thirty-two mules, fifteen horses, forty-three wagons and other equipment cons-idered obsolete was adopted. The Highway Trailer Company bid $035 each on twelve two-ton trailers and SOB3 each on six three ton trailers ordered by the board. The Citizens Motor Cnr Company bid $895.12 nnd $932.87 on corresponding types. Mr. Craven said samples of equipment bid upon were tested in garbage and ash trains for more than a month and the award made on the showing therein. The total bid of the Highway Trailer Company is $17,130 as compared with $15,452.66 by the Citizens Motor Car Company. 3 Gunmen Force Convict’s Release VENICE, 11., April 25.—Three armed nnd masked gunmen entered the police station here early today, held up the night sergeant, Luther Alvey, and forced him to release J. C. Thomas, an escaped convict. Thomas eg.'aped from the Chester (111.) penitentiary in 1915. He was holng held for the penitentiary authorities. Depository Named for State Funds The Madison County Trust Company of Anderson today was designated a depositary for State funds by the Stale board of finance to handle preliminary expenditures in connection with work at the new reformatory site near Pendleton. The sum of $5,000 was allocated.

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JOHN r. McCarthy, 731 Union Street, Indianapolis

should get one of these sets. It is easy to get one. The Times office will give you full instructions. If you never try you will never get anywhere, so come on boys and make a grab for these sets. I got the weather report and then WOH finished the program for the rest of the evening, We heard WOH sign off at 10 o'clock and then we ail adjourned.

tain was be r manner at his funeral, which she attended. She showed unusual emotion, which led me to believe that she must have felt a special lnteiest In him. “The idea that my husband cculd not have obtained a divorce is absurd. Mrs. Eikenberry declared. “If I had known for one moment by husband preferred any other woman I would have made every effort to give him his fre* dom. As much as 1 may have loved him, I am too proud to attempt to hold him under such a circumstance us that. “I attributed the nervousness .and restlessness which he has shown during the last few months to his ill health and J was ready to accompany him to Wash Ington, where he expected to be operated on when tie killed hintsi- f. 1 knew that his fenr of the operation and not his love for that woman was the reason for his suicide.” Mrs. Eikenberry said they had no chil dreu. but her husband was very fon.l of them and they often had talked of adopting a boy. He had. she said, on one ocen slon brought little Joe Moulton to the fort with him in tils car. explaining flint "Joey Boy," ns ho ratio.) him, was the won of one of the private* stationed at Ft. Harrison Jo,. Is Mrs Moulton's son by her first husband, a Dr. Moulton of Texarkana, Ark , from who she was dl voreed shortly before she met Captain Eikenberry last June. His mother still is in a erltleal condition at the otiy hospital as a result of her attempt to end her life Mrs Eikenberry snfd she had visited Mrs. Moulton's apartment recently “I cannot say that Mrs. Moulton is altogether to blame,” Mrs. Eikenberry said. “I feel there must always be two sides to an affair of this kind. But I wonder If she realizes alt the unhappiness she has helped to cause?” WAR AVOIDABLE, SAYS PERSHING General Tells Senators of His Opinion. WASHINGTON, April 25.—With adequate military preparedness, the United States under strong leadership could have prevented the World War, Gen. John ,T. Pershing, who commanded the American Expeditionary forces In France, today told the Senate Appropriations Committee. The American Army, Pershing said, should be In keeping with the position of the United States among the nations and her responsibility In the world. Sues Gas Company for Husband’s Death Asa result of a leak In a gas main, which was the alleged direct cause of the death of her husband, and which, she says, caused her to be permanently incapacitated, Mrs. Isabelle Murphy, 15511 South Belmont avenue, today filed suit against the Citizens Gas Company demanding SIO,OOO damages. It Is charged, on Jan. 22, gas from a broken main lenked through the soil under the Murphy house and entered the home, asphyxiating both Mrs. Murphy and her husband, who died.

IDLE TEARS A “sob sister" should have been assigned to this story. Chief of Police Herman Rikhoff broke down nnd cried. Tours rolled down the cheeks of sturdy and luird-lierte*l minors of the law. Even the newspaper reporters were unable to hold bark their tears. Police headquarter* has been the scene of many (ear-bringing episodes, but none ever bas equalled this one. The occasion was the demonstration of a tear gas bomb burglar alarm by Htnart Bertram, representing a Chicago manufacturing concern.

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5 INJURED IN COLLISION ON RIVER BRIDGE Gravel Truck Hit by Taxi and Arrest Follows. TRAFFIC DELAYED Slippery Pavement Is Blamed for Smashup. Five persons were injured, one probably fatally, today when a taxi collided with a g -avel truck at the east end of tlie Washington street bridge over White River. Street car traffic was interrupted for twenty minutes. The Injured: Andrew Stryker, 23, of Chicago, deep sAalp wounds believed to lime a fractured skull. Ila* not regained m---cl(usnex* and condition is serious. Sam Schneider, 23, Brooklyn, V., leg* injured severely, cut and bruised. Dave Heinz, 20, Brooklyn, N. Y., suffered deep scalp wound on back of head. Alvin Goldman, 24, New York City, bruised and cut. Mark Moore, 25, taxi driver, 2024 North Capitol avenue, bruised and cut. The gravel truck was driven by Clark Kelly, SO, an employe of the Indianapolis Gravel Company. All the Injured persons, except Moore, the taxi driver, are concession men with the Soils Kioto Circus. All were taken to the Deaconness Hospital. Moore was arrested on the charge# of assault and battery and speeding. The wet, slippery pavement is blamed for the accident. The taxicab was not equipped with skid chain*. Toe truck was east-bound on Washington street. The taxi in which the four circus concession men were ri ling was west bound. Moore swerved around an automobile Just before reaching the bridge going to the center of the street. At the same instant the big gravel truck swerved to the center of the street and the two collided. The taxi, owned by the Frank Bird Company, was crushed. TROOPS KILL GEN. ADAMSON, IRISH LEADER

Free Stale Commandant at Athlone Held Up During JNißht. LONDON. April 23 -Brig Gen. Adamson. commandant of Free State troops, at Athlone, n ity seventy five miles west of Dublin, was held up and killed last night, says a Central News dlspafi h frern Dublin. ' A number of officers of mutineer troops was arrested aid taken to the Free State headquarters. Ml 'RDER SERGE AN T AND SEIZE HALL DUBLIN, April 25. Irish people today were more hopeful of ultimate peace between warring factions, following yesterday's general strike The only untoward events which marred the otherwise quiet strike day were the reported seizure of Masonic Hall by mutineers and the murder of Sergt. John Gunn. PICK MA Y 7 FOR DEMONSTRATION DUBLIN. April 25 The Dublin Taxpayers’ Association today issued a manifesto naming May 7 as the date for a demonstration, assert irg the peoples’ right*. This constitutes another move of protest against the methods of the militant leaders of the two Irish factions. Two in Jury Box for Small’s Trial WAUKEGAN, 111., April 25.—With two prospective talesmen accepted nnd these only tentatively, the second day of the trial of Lon Small. Governor of Illinois, charged with conspiracy to etnbezle staff funds, dawned with prospects for a continuance of the bitter struggle over the veniremen. Thus far fifty-nine men have been called, and twenty five examined. It Is believed anew panel will be necessary. Firemen Overcome in Saving Orphans OMAHA, Neb . April 25—The lives of forty-eight children were imperilled when they were partially cut off by flames which destroyed the Creche Orphanage here last night. Five firemen who assisted In effecting their rescue were overcome by smoke and gas. The fire raged for three hours.

World Needs Women in Politics —Lady Astor

NEW Y'ORK, -April 25,—The world I needs the hand of women In politics. It ! needs peace and it needs the morsl j leadership of America, Lady Nancy Astor, , the first Englishwoman to be seated in [ Parliament, told guests at the annual j luncheon of the Associated Press at the | Waldorf Astoria this afternoon. I Lady Astor said: “We know what’s not practical—war. I I hope we have all learned that lesson. 1 “What is that the world needs In a | practical way to do? Work. I "What’s the most practical way to start I work ? Trade. I “In the modern world, no nation can J get work for all unless It trades with : all.

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They're Out o’ Luck as Well as Stuck for a Silver Buck RT. LOUIS, Mo., April 23.—Three bold young men who took to robbery today are out the sum of one dollar. To be sure they got $70,000 In nonnegotiable paper, from Theodore Schierenberg, 76-year-oid bank messenger,’ whom they held ‘up on a crowded street car, but that won't help them any, while the dollar bill they tendered the conductor as fare when they boarded the car, and forgot to reclaim, was perfectly legal tender. The beld-up men escaped In a waiting automobile.

LOWER RATES FOR CARRYING FREIGHT SOON Interstate Commerce Commission About to TakeJStep. SHARP DIVISION WASHINGTON, April 23.—An extensive reduction In railroad rates will be announced by the interstate commerce commission within the next ten days, It was learned from official sources here today. The decision will result from the hearings the commission recently held on the question of reducing rates. It is understood that the commission Is now reaching agreements on various rate reductions which will comprise the decision. For some time there has been a sharp division in the commission on the rate reduction question. According to reliable information this powerful rate making body is sail to have teen divided into three main groups: 1. Those who are opposed to any rate reductions at this time. 2. Those who favor making a certain horizontal percentage reduction of all rates, just as all rates were raised during the war. 3. Those who favor a reduction of the rates of certain basic commodities, the belief being that a reduction of this character would greatly stimulate business. A majority of the commission Is understood to favor the plan of making the reductions apply to certain basic commodities and this will be the plan followed In the rate decision. There Is a belief that a reduction would so stimulate business that the receipts of the railroads under the reduction would not be much less than those 'under existing tariffs. President ilnrdtng has been strongly urging the commission to expedite its decision.

ELLIOTT ADVICE AGAIN IGNORED BY WORKS BODY Board Finally Decides Not to Eliminate Concrete as Paving Material. Records of the board of public works today disclosed that a recommendation of John L. Elliott, city civil engineer, again has been disregarded by the board. The resolution for the permanent improvement of Fiftieth street from Pennsylvania street to Central avenue, which was one of those in which Board Member William JL Freeman and Dr. M. J Spencer started to eliminate concrete from the specifications several weeks ago again is the bone of contention. After a brisk fight in which there were threats of resignations and finally an appeal to Mayor Shank, the board decided not to eliminate concrete from the specifications and the Fiftieth street resolution went through with the materials upon which bids were to te received in the usual form. P.ids were received last week. Mr. Elliott Monday sent to the board a recomiuednation that a preliminary order for the use of two-course concrete on the improvement be made. Bids bad been received upon two-course concrete and bituminous concrete. Mr. Elliott said property owners in the Street petitioned for the use of twoconrse concrete and ho thought the material a satisfactory one lor the particular pavement. The lowest bid on two-course concrete was that of the Columbia Construction Company, figuring $2.18 a square yard. The low bid on bituminous concrete was $3 38 a square yard by the Mansfield Engineering Company. These were the only materials bid on. Ignoring the engineer’s recommendation for two-conrse concrete the board Monday rejected all bids. Observers of board of works moves ( re now trying to figure out why this was done. Charles E. Coffin, president of the board, said the bids were rejected "because Mr. Freeman thought a better material should be used. He thought It ought to be asphalt.”

“I believe the whole world longs for peace. We nvust pray deeply for the Genoa conference. "All Europe looks to America, not for large armies, not even for food, but for a great moral lead. “Lead us toward peace. Help us! Help us! Don’t Just look on our faults—help us to be better. I beg of you to remember your power.” TWO BOYS ARE MISSING. The police today were requested >to search for two missing boys, George Watterson, 14, 816 North Illinois street, and William Griner, 12, 48 North Chester avenue.

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WEEKSCALLS LITTLE ARMY PLAN ‘FOLLY’ Secretary Gives Advice to Committee of Senate. NAVY FIGHT NEXT Strong* Opposition to Amendment on Personnel. WASHINGTON, April 25.—Congres* could commit no greater folly, than to reduce the enlisted strength of the United States Army below 150.000 men. Secretary of War Weeks declared today before the Senate Appropriations Committee. Secretary Weeks said the allowances made by the House, contemplating the reduction of enlisted personnel to 115,000 are “below safe requirements.” “I am convinced,” he told -.he committee, “they are inconsistent with the requirements of real economy and sound business principle.” FIGHT OYER NAVY AGAIN IN HOUSE. The fight over the size of the Navy will pop up again In the House this week, but It is expected to be void of most of the fireworks that featured It before. Members of the House Naval Affairs Committee laid plans today for getting quick action on the bill to give the President authority to scrap the thirty capital ships which the Government agreed to dispose of under the terms of the naval limitation treaty of the Washington conference. It was tentatively decided to take the bill up is the House on Thursday. Almost unanimous approval will be given to the granting of this authority to the President, but the fight over the strength of the Navy will be reopened when the “little Navy" men try to tack on an amendment restricting the authorized enlisted personnel of 86,000 —the amount fixed by the appropriation bill passed by the House several days ago. This proposal, it was learned today, will meet with strong oi>pos:tion.

COMPROMISE AGREEMENT ON BONUS’BILL Representatives of Legion and Veterans Before Committee. WASHINGTON, April 25.—Representatives of the American Legion and the j Veterans of Foreign Wars signified their I willingness to accept the new McCumbor i substitute for the House soldiers' “bo- : mis" bill with “some modifications,” ; when they reappeared today before the | Republican members of the Senate Fnnance Committee. I Genera! Woodside, commander in-chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, acted ! ns chief spokesman for the ex-service ! men's delegation in the absence of Hanford MacMder, national commander of the American Legion. Woodside said that the Smoot paid tip I insurance proposal which had been incorporated In the MeCumber substitute bill will be satisfactory to him and his associates if it includes a borrowing pro- | vision. It was suggested that ex service men be : authorized to use the Smoot paid up policy, which would mature at the end i of twenty years, as collateral to obtain I loans from banks at the end of three or five years. Several of the Republican ! committee members were understood to ; have opposed this, although Senator MeCumber of North Dakota, the committee j chairman, was reported to favor it. | Woodside and his companions also de- ! dared that they were willing to accept the provision of the House bill which would restrict a cash bonus to those exservice men entitled to SSO or less. Senator MeCumber has proposed that the maximum cash payment be raised to SIOO. It was virtually agreed that the land settlement provision of the House will ba eliminated and anew 1 farm-and home” feature, which is part of the new MeCumber plan, should be substituted for it. Senator Watson of Indiana, Administration spokesman, announced, after the departure of the ex service men's representatives, that he and the other Republican committee members intended to work out a final draft of the MeCumber substitute as quickly as possible. The ex-service men's delegation was not expected to return again, it was stated, and the committee members did not propose to hold any further hearings on the proposed “bonus” legislation. One Killed, Many Injured in Wreck FT. SCOTT Kan., April 25.—One was killed and several injured when a Kansas City-Oklahoma city passenger train on the Frisco road crashed into the rear end of a train carrying a circus Dear Girard today. Pleas Hart, who was riding on the circus train, was killed. The circus train was on the main line, Just ready to taka a siding, when struck by the passenger. Third Arrested in Clinton Booze Case Fred Hatfield, the third Indianapolis man to be arrested by Federal authorities in connection with the Clinton liquor conspiracy cases, was taken Into custody today by Stafford Perdieu, deputy United States marshal. Hatfield Is one of twen-ty-one defendants, most of whom are residents of Clinton, Indicted recently by the Federal Grand Jury In this case. In default of bond of $3,000 he was taken to Jail. U. S. to Keep Rights in Russian Debts LONDON, April 25.—American Ambassador Child at Genoa has notified the heads of the economic conference that the United States reserves all rights connected with payment of Russia's war debts, Including private bankers’ loans and advances made to the Kerensky government, according to the correspondent of the Evening Standard, telegraphing from Genoa today.

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