Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 24, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 June 1922 — Page 1
SPECIAL NEWS The Times publishes daily Philadelphia Public Ledger Dispatches.
VOL. XXXV.
EIGHT MEN 1 ARE BELIEVED LOST AT SEA Sailors on Motor Boat Party Reported Missing. INDIANIAN LISTED Dispatch Brings News From Steamer New Orleans. WASHINGTON, Juno ? Light bluejackets attached to the I uited Spates steamship New Orleans are reported to be missing sin.-- Sunday and probably drowned in Amur Hay, Russia, in a wire l**ss message reeelv and by Hjo Navy I',partnient this itu ruins’. This dispatch da:ed .June 6 was as fol lows: ‘Motor ‘•ailor wibi eight ir. 'ii of *■:!;,: r party missing. Last seen on San-ly l‘• :■:’. Amur Bay, a? 1:30 p. m. -I n> 4. far. find no tv.-.-e after two days' s-aroh of Amur Bay and Shore land. Wind ir South on fourth, fifth and sixth. Bein-e sailor probably capsized in sudden Isquail. Will continue searching.' The dispatch ciso ■ arrl.-l * the t ames of the missing men. I' d' wit x it a Met of the mea and the addresses of their next of kin: Allen James Brady, coppersmith, second class, Buffalo, N. V. Mack Eld ridge Brown, seaman, second class, Howell, Ini Leon Dodd, seaman, first class. Wynn*. Arkansas. liobert Henley I*re- .s* ■ .an. fir' - , c’a-s. ft" wet water, T s -v-s. Ferdinand Joseph Sches'!-.:. h.v-wain s mate, first class • t k-Wi*. Frank R*\ Syp. in, gunner's mat'-, first elas“. 8t .-kton. Ga. Harry Lew:: Swat .--.u, coxswain. Free port, Maine. William Roy Wolfe, .■urpenter's mate, second e!as. f umi.bngs. Ga.
WALSH SAYS GREED TAKES SERVICE PLACE Senator Peclares Public Must Come to Conclusion in Coal Industry. WASHINGTON, June Ond-rlor* in the coal Industry. It: the T’nited Star.:must Inevitably Bad the public t*> I clit'c that It Is “no lr g* r c r ducted from *eet ! ves of s*r4 ,-e, but riot". - , r gI" and . and profit, 1 ' Senator David 1. Wa’sh. I Democrat, of Mast 3"h’is. -■'* a- 5.r-■ } .1 the Senate t, day “The difficulty with the indcstr Is (u its organisation," Senator Walsh said. • Two peri- tis c - ‘-ns*<tu*’T.. es h:.' T yb-w-*: Those operators who have b. 1 .r trare unable to supply the d-mand and ; deduction is curtailed, a. and th"*e <•!'• r:i?nrwho have r.o labor tma'de nr. * iking r.d vantage of the ■ urtailment of production to outrageously increase their 1 ri-** " The legislative mardtu-ry < f Congress is at the command <‘f n r r> of t mere® Hoev.r ; r use in pr.-ve-.-irg •■ri- ** extort: n dr: th. Nation ' ul strike, it was said. The action 0? Senator Borah. Republican, cf Idaho, in placing the Sena*or lor Committee at the -list- -<1 <•:' eminent, to drift anti profit -ring law - put the next atop squar-ly r.p to m -nrv Iloorer if the Goyernn -nl 1. • 1 -s • :<! r strike conditions. Senator B r.h sr - I* declared oOigrt-ss would ' p- 1 t-• • law to protect the A uer an consatuii.g ruwic.'* The legislative program which S nr- r Borah asked Secretary II '-r t-> - gg-*t. It was said would be ourlir i a- *--, ,i> the Secretary returns to Wa hii gt-e. ;r ... the West. CALL BIG OIL MEN IN PROBE OF HIGH PRICES Senate Committee Takes Step to Develop Facts US to r Gasoline. WASHINGTON, June R—Repr.-scnt-atlves of the large oil companies will !e summoned to appear b -fore the y.-u----nte Manufacturers’ Commitree 1 •• xt w •■); in Us probe of high gasoline price* Senator I.a Follette, cbalrman, it diented today. The **jmmlttc9 met to g ov - •• •. rfr n the 11,I 1 , dernl Trade sh m ad th* Geological Sur' \v, wt.'. li fi.-v -ur *d over S'nator to La Foilett and 'ai'-d a*■ cwnts of (gasoline producti-n nr.d con - imption during the last :• • • j. irThe Wisconsin Senar, -. wh is bad ing the fight against r>-r advances in gasoline prices and tin b asing ~f ~.y. ernment oil lands to private -4 irter--ts. got the inv* s-:gar;.... v.odj utid<T way today. He w: • <'Xl" ‘ and '■*:>: 1 subcommittee of five fr- :a the Ma puff "t ur-s Committee to -.-on In ■? the itj.p.Ty. WEATHER 1 Forecast for In-i'an-: .'ls • : p -v • r the twenty . r :r , 7 no. Friday. June Partly dou-’y ton g: • m i ! ri<l.:y - . a!>ly thunder showers; somewhat r Fridav ii’ght. lIOFRT.Y TltMl*nit ATT'KK ii a. iu t'.s T a. n: "•> ** a. in. 7:: '• a. m 7;’. 10 a. m 77 11 in. 7s 12 (noon) To ! P. i" -• 2 p, ni si) I
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Announcement i W. D. Boyce, owner of the lixliana Times, today announced the sale late yesterday, of that property to lioy W. Howard, representing the Seripps-Moßae newspaper interests. The transfer of ownership became effective today, when Howard, who is business director and chairman of the board of the Soripps-Mcßae interests, personally took over the management of the property. Howard announced <hat for the time being there will be no change in the typographical appearance of the paper or personnel of the present organization. lie stated, however, that there would probably be an announcement later as to editorial and business policy. The Indiana Times, which is the twenty-ninth in the list of S.-ripps Meßae newspapers, will be under the general editorial management of Robert P. Scripps, editorial director of that organization. Roy \V, Howard, one of the best known newspaper men In the country. who, representing th Scripps-Mcßae newspaper interests, purchased the Indiana Times yesterday, did his first newspaper work as a carrier of the old Indianapolis Sun, the predecessor of the Indiana Times. Later, while a student at Manual Training High School, he became a high s hool reporter for The News, becoming a regular member of The News staff upon finishing school in 1902. Later Howard was sporting editor of the Indianapolis Star, leaving Indianapolis in 1905, in which year he Joined the Scripps-Mcßae organization. Howard went to New York in 130*3. and subsequently became presi dent of the United Fress Associations, retiring from th active management of that organization in 19l?0 to become Chairman of tine Board of Directors of all the Scrtpps-Mcßao corporations. While Howard has resided in Pelham, New York, for a number of years, lie has been a frequent visitor to Indianapolis, and ims always maintained close personal relationship with former school and business acquaintances here. The Scripps-Mcßae organization consists of a string of afternoon newspapers extending from coast to coast and from the Great Lakes to Texas, a list of which The Times is the twenty-ninth member paper. In addition, it embraces the United Press, the United News, The Newspaper Enterprise Association, The United Feature Syndicate, Ad Art, The Newspaper Supply Company and a number of assO'datM industries. The other papers in the group are: The Cleveland (Ohio) Press. The Houslon (Texasf Press The Cincinnati (Ohio) Post. The Dallas 1 Texasl Dispatch. The Kentucky (Covinztan, Ky..) .... .. . ... ... ~ 0 Ihe Fort Worth ( rexns) Press. Post. .. , , , t ■ The Oklahoma Cltv (Okla. Nc -. The ( oiumbus (Ohio) Citizen. The Toledo (Ohio) News-Bee The Dos Moines t la.) News. The Youngstown (Ohio) Telegram. The Denver (Colo.) Express The Akron (Ohio) Press. The Seattle (Wash.) F'ar. The Terre Haute (Ind.) Post. The Spokane (Wash.) Pr< The Evansville (Ind.) Press. The Ta<’--ma (Wash.) Times The Washington (I). C.) News. The Portland (Ore. News. The Norfolk (Va.) Post The San Francisco (Calif.) News. The Birmingham (Ala.) Post. The Sacramento (Calif. > Star. The Memphis (Term.) Press. The Ix>s Angelt-s (Calif.) Record. The Knoxville (Tcnn.i News. The San Diego (Calif ) Sun.
CLERK’S WIFE SAYS GUEST WOUNDEDHER Atlantic City Hotel Room Scene of Shooting That May Ik* Fatal. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. Jure $ A r-e.thg :-.n Identified as Mrs Lola Gibson B.ivb s. w'f.* of tit! Atlunt!" t'lty clerk, Kt.d a *|pan wh*. v* Hcprltl-d as B-ti *an:L- Biiii rez of Ki*.gf.-n, Pa., a visitor it, Atlantic t': v. .\er>- Dond eh"t and scrio- vly wound*--! iu a ro-m lit the Marshall Hotel here today The y. 'itig tv nian. who is separated !"r..in !>*-r li :s*.:i:.4 was employ- "1 as a e ,lt -, i-s ’il the h it el. An operation v.n conducted upon th* .voting v. r. an this afternoon It: (in * Tort to iv, her lift-. It wa* learned that the girl made a *tatf-m-rf to -ho p*dl"o !• wt-c-h she a--eti, --(j p,ilit rez if doing the shooting. BRITISH DRIVE IRISH TROOPS FROM BELLEEK Infantry Enters Town Vtith Plans to (’onsolidate Position on Border. LONDON. .Dine British troop* t. dav drove It r.u !ili-n n insurgents fr- ill ti;.'- i:. ~f B- ile.-k. "tl the Lister li-rd- r. Tw hundred infantry, e-:pp-irti-i by .artillery, oi-g r—l the town early today and were . \j—e. rs to i-iins-didate th.-ir posit- I S -Itiring tlie -lay. lb '. "! nppii.-i*was confined to snip in- ; . main R- jnibliean f -ree r. 1r- 'i' tag ir- t.-i i.-hbi-l B.dleek into l-'r- - State terri Goldie in Second Blind Tiger Case G d-iit‘ Singer, 1221 Fast Wns-iingtnn street, arrested J me 2 on a blind tiger barge, m * fired s2i* and- ■st s an-1 ki-ii- ♦ , ; t" I li-* -is:m's prism, far 60 days I-, ,i -Idg.* Ivl!" i t " VVilm.-th in - itv .-.,'irt to'iay. The wmiian was previously e,.nv ; -•"! "ft!..- catue charge, Jan. I'd. R-22 m i was fined SH mid costs. The *;- .- t. 0 y w..* appealed. ,la< .di Singer .: •'• -!• ciegi t-.t, ssgt.-.ng ’.he S.OO ; . .a! bm.-l. CHAMP *•<■*}\th f *li fie. Tomatwn in ! bloom," rrid n couplet on v post card j || a rr\ Mlose, jaerdarv oi Hie Ihitri- j (•tit* (.ardnfrM’ Association. received ' today from W. 1,. Sw.irU. 1.110 Shelby str*et, a \iwant lot pjtrlener. Mr. Mic*sc sai(i be thought Mr. Swarti bolds the amateur emriy tomato chain- ! pioiinliSp. . v J
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W ILD RIDE ENDS IN ARREST OF REKLESSMAN i’olice (iun Fails to Stoj) Autoist Racing in Meridian Street. R, F. Yin -v, 54, ot -29 North Kami street is under arr-st ) • lay fvirg tl.recharges I.* a r- suit "fa ivIM ride In an iiut'iin-ibile In tin . : de.ivir ?•> es-'tipe M. t'.rey' le l-ollecira:. Webster on North Meridian rireet last night. Viney stop; • i nis ear ai Th!r:-.-:itli Street -ind - nil-!,.-t :• arrest : tier a- hase ' tt ur Washington street. At th- start of the flight. Viney drove past the traffic poll eel-.: aII at Was 1 , -ng-i'ui arid M-*rldiin str-ets disregarding traff'- reg-R.iti-t-s (1,0 till !:--rth side I't M " ‘O'* O' ih-vlo his much Ino ear-"iic-l Lit" that of Rev Tl.mtias It. White, 652 ID * IDGy Eighth , -r- '-t, siishtly 6:imagiug )) '■ latter's ear Viney was overtaken and ordered to stop In The block between i'll!" and New York street, but refused to do so and Is said to have endeavored to lilt the police motorcycle by swerving his own ear. In the next square Viney opened fir-' nt Webster, one shot striking the pav.-inent and gln'ieltig through t L. ■■ win -bivv of the Miiler Rubber I'otnpunv'a ! store at 42b North Meridian street. The : manager of the store, Il B. JTcf-on, ! called the emergency patrol Wti-m Thirteenth street was reach'd, discretion got the In tier of valor, at.d Viney decided to end I lie pursuit by voluntarily stopping. Viney lir-t gave the police th" name |of William Biibvae of K'-koino in th* machine with him was Arthur Schwartz, 30, n rook tit Sr Vincent's Hospital. Viney was charged with driving an automobile while intoxicated, speeding and failure to stiqv after an n ' l-1 nt. S' hwartz was charged with drunkenness. Narcotics to Aid Students Pass Exams CHICAGO, June S. Miles Hendrix, In the Ch" ago High Seim- I, an-1 Yen Hong, : Chinese, prominent In high ; eliuol ath leties. were nmbT in-Lctment today charge-; with selling imrcutb's to fellow students. The indictments followed public srafe- | mi'iits by James Crain foreman of the j county grand Jury. -•l.arging students had used -a..'nine an-l other drugs as a si ini ilia lit le-fon- taking eyaini.iations. Cotton Exchange Is Fined $50,000 NEW YORK. June S.—The American Cotton Exchange, yesterday convicted by a jury of bucketing, was lined sso,'*>o today by Justice M.ireiis in the State court. A move for stay- of execution by the exchange's counsel was denied.
Arthur B. REEVE
INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1922.
Times Insurance Check for SI,OOO Is Paid to Subscriber’s Widow _ - ■s fi.'li 07433 w .< S<7l/./c.//'/:; C /rA'S. '/>/'„VIOLET IEAYES*. Adza’tri. Estate of Caa. C. $ 1,C00.00 _g=. (' ' yyy y ON £ THOUSAND DOLLARS /,'f- - y r/V///:j i © ts!r///A*//t //A /0/7/7 777/ 7/ 9 f l - d-ift 5 fliv*,-) ord. ,ndor>tj Tnt P,ce t, „ a lul) ccmp-wese 9,-t c-*-- and ft:/- s-t cf a / and alt cfa-ia', mad* cr to b? f- slr by ra, f c: bya"y pevnA anad Company uedat pc)t. No. 2a,687 0 on accovM otdiaab-).)y raoul-mg frem... dtlft.th by acCi.dsut, b/jO/Tll in r C f anytor.liauaaca *S, -, -a- ,ny tot aad Sect dent; | ~ )
E. R. Miller of the Insurance department of the Farmers Trust Company presenting a check for SI,OOO to Mrs. Violet Weaver.
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WRIT ES THE STORY: REEVE, CREATOR OF THE CRAIG KENNEDY DETECTIVE STORIES.
Hoelt kme rer. 120 North Idbe-’y -’r ’ Hurry Sti3rv*t■. I.ikisr \\ g-: street, was also j., -he .nr ')'!:■• a • mobile was ftntifh bound --.i i'.ii. I're.-i. be ik-vard nnd Jus- j:..rh cf • avenue I: side swipe 1 a car dr"" Lon Brown -f LI wood Ho.dtk .r •••■ntrol of his a i!on. : v : ! ! u.-roa* a narrow parkw.iy m ; ...g parkway from Fa l re-, k. I tie a :<j tnobl’.e plunged over - edge -. a . .. hank and stopped in The wafer if cue the • p of • tie wri-ke.l r 1 r to cxtrleato \V"'.-...r, It■ > id !ri fa tiOHpluit a few h. -- I, The 11:a.a Daily 'l l.m-s trn ac i d'-rit Inaura(!.•<• Is !<.<•.l t- :V \r,i v! Caaualty * i: y of I'■ .■ - . - , the I.'isnra:i'-e department -f the Far: -• rs Trust t 'ompatiy I.V Fast M.ii k.*- * -f. t Every Times .-ttu.cr!!'i*r ■ vi-r ti.- ig • If. and under 7" 1* , • and •> ot this Insuranee. wi . s !--• and • • only the r*t .■* ha:-d'.i;:g a-.d . gis ter 31-St. rs n pni>): s-r; !■•• In addlfiou ;o pro; idlng f r the pay, SHRINERS OFF ON PILGRIMAGE TO OLD ’FRISCO Nobles and Families, 266 Strong, Leave indianapoiis on Special, A I hirst for adventairr* In the dc' r! Indianapolis Shrlners nml famlilc*, to Iho number o' 2<i(. dcparti-.l at noon foilny o-> the first leg ~r n eriravan to Sun Francisco, where Islam Temple will )>c host to the Shrliicr h rd -s a- the annual !mi*erltit coibl uve The gpoeial train pulled out for f'hieago, d'-eked In Moslem colors and s.vnibols. From Chicago lr will head west with stops at points < Interest. Shriners who could not go helped those who could off to a happy start wich i parade through iliwiitnivn slr-s'fs. Tic nonn liiucheon crowd chcct-ed a band of ‘‘convicts" who danced urotiml every traffic cop they came To. i niformed bodies of Murat Temple par tlotpated In the pa rode. The Arab patrol wa* led by Copt. G. \ Haller, the gun squad by ('apt. Joseph T. Head, ilodrum corps by I'rtim Major William Hummel and the Chanters by Arnoi-i F. Spencer. 'I he engine of the speelal was deeornfi"l with gaudy colors and pictures of "Moo'dia" the camel and rotenUate James F. Milner. Official representatives of Murat Temple ut the conclave are Elina .1 Jacoby, past Imperial potentate; Chatmer Brown, John IF Milner, Louis (F Buddeiib.ium. James F Milner and Edward J. Schoonover. The complete roster of the Murat delegation is as follows: Divan -John K. Milner. potentate. (Continued on I’age Two.)
BURNS! W ASHINGTON, dune B.—W illiam .1. Hu mm, hl*f of Korr#*t sfrvin' <f tin* of JiiHtli'i', li:ih b(vn pliifi'd in p<*rHoiuil charnu of I In* jeasobeto price Inv h Mt.lnation. Attorney (icncrul ]>a.iiicberty iinnoiinccd today. Bums already liah rceHvwl many reports from all part# of tlto country. An rxliaiiKtlve Investigation will bo imide to determine whether a "K*ntleman’s agreement" exists muung tit© 1i K oil companies t< profit at the cxpenwe of the lncrccitdiig demand, I>ttujgberty mild.
!;■:!* cf s' oi insurance against death : s g f :-..'ur:-s sustained whl'.e -id ■g" -.'l "tr.e- ir, e r private V : tl.-s p .' -. provides for -om .■ • s ri. r- • -f >■ h a-ints i ; - :• r ;>• r sof:an f..r loss • f w < 11.s..!11- i by )-• juries in a travel .• tit wl.ieh pi-ev-ut peri'orin- - if th-- it.s ured's usual 1 us!"' --i r " '".r- ■: ion. 1 :;-w g - '■ . cal li-t of c!n ms f f‘ ■- !n and na I>n dy r .'' "g from In - :.r•. si" . *d Li travel a du-us. !)■."• . Frank lie. ImT-i-cipollß, in- . 1- iit to loTse drawn vehicle, i‘. ■ Cre-d. Indiana: oils Injured In -i ’ * a-.-: ! •• t. f7l. \ D. ’ • diannpells. auto- ... ■ : 7t. !:• L I 1 . s. Craws r lsville, 1 i U'Ca! tit, SI3OOO. K I V ", '.uwrno-e. Ind., 1 :aw I- hi, e o el,lent. .<7 14. V • f>■ ■ L ■ r. I :i.l : nuii-• i.. nutoU.idole ..;#•):t M<’ C'l .v t ■ : i' . - . It lln na polls, autotv a $17.11 'A • ; \\ 1. F.iweod, Ind.. autov ’ ' I :. <1 \ U il . 'or, Indianapolis, automo--1-" ■:,:. . -i, TANARUS:, linnapolls. motorcy •:. a :1. *•. \\ alt-r Tribby Indianapolis, horsedrawn V"> 1 de a"el *i ■ nl. 520 71. To:,-, \ -o.i, India- apolis, horsedrawn v.'hi.Ue a.- lent. s2*). *'harl*-s 1 • Id, 1 raivfordsvlllo. harsedraw w i.■ ... a ■:,!out. S2O. M.-rrls Thurston I ti-iia rmpolls, horsedraw TANARUS: w ale a. .-blent, S.'u.M. :" -Kls-ditu:, Indianapolis, antom- o le aecblent. $I s .77. Fetor !L ffuiac. Iti llanapolla, automotd. - t. 71. Matt Lew is, I milsr spoils, horse drawn re); aocldcllt. ?2 t 2s. I’e-trl ' 1 )• s. Lidia.lai-alls, automobile a. "ider -. S2O. H.irvev Davis. Indianapolis, motorcycle a ■ , $lO 1 s’ Hu ’item. ! a.l'ana polls, auto m,.:.|',. j.;, >i.a;-. •Lihn A (D-c. i. Ip ilannpolls, pedes trbiti ti"eid. ut, .>. Ml. M- rrlil s' i-!. L.dianapoiis, motorcycle ae.'blenr. $i I •Ldu: Di'kisoji. t tidlanapolis, motor''y " o a dent. So 71. ' h.ir’i- 11 a U"o"k, Kokomo, horsedrawn Vea 1" 11,-••■dent. s:u 28. ‘bln (i Hutson Kokomo, horse-drawn vehicle accident. $24.25. IL-iry K. Klifker, Indianapolis, automobile ucoideiil, S2O. Fred M.ieiicr. iiulianapolis, street car accident. $H.2>-. Laws..!i Wi.'kidi. 1 iiillauapolls, automo tile ac,-:d('i)t. S'jo. Levi 1. Hunter. Kokomo, automobile accident. $7.1. It). Ini' i-i Appiegate. Indianapolis, auto mobile- .e'i idenf, $.M>. Willis Soring. Indianapolis, horsedraw:; vehicle accident. St). Albert Warren, ra w fordsvUle, automobile accident, ?l‘t. Fred Dy<r. Indianapolis, motorcycle accident, $22 sc,. Orville lingers, Indianapolis, automobile aceitb-nt, s!2.Sii. (Tarenee Craig, Iniltatinpolls, automobile aeeident, Jirt.OO. James Wa hbitrn. ('rawfordsvllle, automobile' ueoideut. $ :0. T my I’e-rauu, Indianapolis, automobile aeelilent. sao. Ice .4. Werm r, Indiauapolis, automobile accident. $34.28. Henry Grossman, Mooresville, horsedrawn vehicle aee-ldent, S2O. Edgar M. Milam, I‘lainfield, automobile trailer a<-eM.-nt, §21.43. lien Dickinson. Indianapolis, automoblle accident, $ 1 0.71. Warre-n Weaver, Indianapolis, street ear acidonf, $i 17.14. Full de-tails as to the Indiana Daily Times Insurance may be obtained at The Times office-*, 27-2!) South Meridian street, or by tele-phonlng Main doOb.
Starting Monday, June Twelve
OFFICIALS IN RUSH TO GET BIG BARGAINS Statehouse Employes Purchase From Surplus of War Supplies Consigned to Highway Commission by Federal Government at Low Prices. GOLDBERG SEEMS TO HAVE ‘INSIDE’ Continued investigation of the dumping of surplus war supplies on the Indie'ina highway commission by the Federal government revealed the fact today that the commission sold at private sale during Dlay a total of ?47,G90..";) worth of this surplus. Most of the material sold went to one dealer, M. Goldberg & Son, at, in many cases, ridiculously low prices.
George’ll Wear His Knickers, \ Come What May I> ON DON, June* 8. —Amba*Aarior l Harvey has placed rcapcc.t for royalty before arftthftlo of hi* nether limbs In knickers and has rhangrl hi* mind and his pants at the eleventh honr. at ronrt, Harvey will appmr In the traditional kne* hrt'erlies, whatever the eflTeet upon rertjiln simeeptjble Nenatorn. Tweiitj-ono AmcHrjin ladieo (ire to be presented at court ti\ Har\ey. FARMER CREDIT PLAN OUTLINED TO CREDIT MEN Minnesota Congressman Proposes Loans Until After Crops Are In, Sending money cn notes which fall fluu after the production f"r -ps were urged . * a method of making the farmer's credit -elf liquidating today in a -pei-eh do l.v-r-d I r>- the d-i- sates to h® tw-nty-si'f-fi.tii am, nl -mtui-: :. i i the National As.-H-chiti'-n of Credit M-n at Lew's Siufe IT..•••:•. r by Sydt:*-;.- A. Ar.derscm. ehinrm.i-i • f the .! ■::.t ciuniulttee of sgri .ifur.il inquiry if (.nitf-d Sta-ea (' r gn-sr find represent ,five from Mlun- >. ta. The n.at'irlfy "f credit must be such .as t" in.ik-- .*gib> i!..< payment of the luun out ft t!:e preeeeds of the farm at maturity in order t<> prevent r- current periods "f fr.-zen loans I: agrp ■: rural e mmui.it:*--, j 1 If t ,r. L. of igrloilt'.ir.ul product* is i . pro:;- -t*>d 1 v the liberal u* of pr.'dncfl-n credit, Mr. Ar.ders. n ihvior- t. 'The farrier sh.iuid be able to get relit ar the Lank f- r the pur: of purchnKlng equipment for small Improve , merits, live fork. feed, ferrillrer and .::.r Ttetns," Uic speaker said. "It is 1 ! etfer f-.r him to obtain this eredlt from (Continued on I’age Kleven.)
CASS GOES ON TRIAL FOR $1,200 EMBEZZLEMENT Ex-Fntploy of Postoflice.Faces Jury to Explain Missing Funds. The case of George N. Casa, formerly foreman of special delivery boy* at the Indianapolis pr-st-iffiee, charged with cm bczzlcm -nt of ah >ut $1,200 of postal fun Is. went to trial before a jury in Federal Court today. Dcnils of tho metbods claimed by -toffb". Inspectors to have been us-'d ' by <’:;** in the theft of funds wi re ex plillpe.l bv W. C. Briggs, postoff! - In spoot -r. who was tin* principal witness for the Governim-nt at tin- morning sess:-:: "f- curt. A- 'Tiiing to Inspector Briggs the em-bf-z.z.lenient was made by falsifying roc ords of deliveries ‘made bv two messengers, Kos.-or Riley and Carl Haffner, bo! wi -li May .ltd December. I'J2l. it: De--einber, IP2I. he sai-l the r-s-nrds kept by Cass showed about 2.300 more special delivery letters had been delivered than actually were received. The witness testified in many instances the records -f letters turned over to the two boys had been tampered -*lth. greatly liter.'Using tin- number of letters credited I" them, fur the delivery of whir!) they received eight cents etch. lie said from Aug. 27 to 30, JP2I. Riley had ticeii given credit for the delivery -if 312 special delivery letter*, when the records of the pesloffiee showed he did net work on those days, also July 31 he was paid for delivering fifty-one letters, although he was not at v "rk on that day. 11 is understood Riley and Haffner will take the stand today and will testify Cass made overpayments to thorn and then induced them to return the amounts of the overpayments to him. From the first Cass has protested his innocence am: has insisted le- is beingmade Hi - vie: itn < fa system which has been in effect ill the Indianapolis poster,'iv-- for many years past. Cass was a member of the 150'h Field Artillery during the World War and Judge Solon J Carter, judge of the Marion County Superior Court, Uoob 3, who was lieutenant colonel of the regiment, spent the entire morning in court sitting immediately behind Martin Ilugg, attorney for Cass. Judge Carter kept copious notes on (ho testimony of the Government witnesses and apparently took the utmost Interest in the proceedings. The case probably will reach tho jury late tills afternoon or Friday morning.
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Among others wlio benefited from the lfi-.v prices, the records reveal, are Maurice Douglas, a member of the piiltlie serviee conunission; Ben l rbebus, deputy Treasurer of State, am] Karl Crawford, a member of the hi git way commission. Those State employes each purchased direct, the record shows, small quantities of materials. Considerable other material went to two former employes of the commission who have gone into the construction business. Indications are that M. Goldberg, who apparently has the "Inside" on the purchase of material, practically has had no competition from other buyers. There were a number of others who are shown to have bought goods from the commission. The amounts Involved in those f -ansaction* appear to be Insignificant. G "rg. Bartley, superintendent of the motor transport department who has charge of the sab- of equipment and the re.-ords. indicated that practically all the stuff was sold by him. SALES or $109,670 MNCK frit. J. b: .-e F- ' 1 Bart ley has sold, presumaoly at tho direction of the conitr.isi"n, of which Lawrence Lyons, Koput -loan State chairman, was clituctor, materials for which the commission received SXGO.OTD. and which probably cost the Federal Government a sum many times in excess of that figure. On none of these salos was there an advertisement for bids or, as far as can Le determined, was the sale of the property open '■> the general public. During May M. Goldberg & Son received the following articles from the •stab- highway commission: May 10 to •"* r, °0 French wire cutters. .$250 (5 cents each). l-coS dozen axes, A. a in! It.. .$2,307 (less than 12 cents tl piece). •""')" dozen pi k-matt-u-ks, SSOO ( $t a : dozen). ‘ Far of miscellaneous hardware, S7OO. ' ar cf be.rdw-ire and barbed wire. $550. M-iy 21. Goldberg & 8-m purchased r. .s In t’;ri>- separate lots, which w "-c at the state penal farm. Bt a cost of s)'--4.y>. s',)t74 03. $4 p, r i ( ,s. Tg the period of eight days In April, 1 •" -'.--rg X- t-cn bo-igl:t (lie following art: i.-s from tie* motor transport department and of the highway cummissloi- : cn-: lot of anvils, S2BO, 2.VU dozen Glass A and B axes, §375 :!2 ! j cents apiece). 1-7 dozen picks. slso (12 l i cents apiece). Thirty two dozen spades. §SO (about 13 ; cents oa hi. Lot of oil. SIOO. tlerman gimlets. 51C.70. i*s.'7 yards reclaimed duck. $ 100.33 (al" ut 5 cents n yard). Far • f ax!, grease. s2so I'ar of a arils. $l5O. L-d of .ivle grease. $l4O. Fire thousand one hundred forty onn yards r—’laitncd nine ounce duck, $257.05 laiiout 5 cents a yard). Lot of motors. SOOO. Four oar* "I" beams. $1,001.25. Iwo cars raw edge reclaimed duck, $5,000 1 our thousand fottr hundred yards mins oral cloth. $220 ( 5 cents a yard). Fi ur hundred seventeen dozen axes, class a and b, s(>2s. GOLDBERGS BOTOUT lIF.AVIIA OF KAILS. M. Goldberg & Son were also heavy purchasers of steel rails which the state highway commission, obviously could not make use of as follows : Dn May I". s3.iso lbs. steel rails, $7(51.22, on May 13. 52,i500 lbs. steel rails. $755.03. "ti May li, 74,600 lbs. steel rails, $681.71. On May 11, 105,300 lbs. steel rails, $905.32, The records for May show that Goldberg & Son purchased steel rails from the commission at other periods during the month. The construction firm of Mcßride & Nioberf. both of whose members wer® formerly connected with the commission arc shown to have bought quantities of material from the commission. Brown purchased a set of harness a {j sl<\ line-half dozen short-handled spades, $1: onc-hnlf dozen round-point. longha ml led shovels. $1.75; lot' feet of -‘s-1 Ii" U rope at. 4 cents, $4. Far! Crawford, a member of the commission, is shown to have purchased a few tir.-s from :he bureau of motor transport as did Ben Urbans, deputy Stato treasurer. Maufico Douglas, a member of the public service commission bought a set of harness for ? 10. Purchases of other material by Stato employes was in small quantities. Mr. Goldberg said he bought material from the State, but chat he cared to make no statement regarding his purchases. HEIRESS ABDUCTED. BRISTOL. England, June S.—Edward B. l’reston has been ordered to trial on the charge of abducting Miss Susan S•/*derson, a 17-year old heiress. HOT! CHICAGO. *Tune B.—First hmt casualties of (ho season were recorded today—Alive deaths and one prostration. The temperature has been rising steadily, reaching 86 t 1 o'clock this afternoon.
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