Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 30, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 June 1922 — Page 1

YOU’LL LIKE HIM If you don’t already know him, meet Everett True in today s Times.

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STREET CAR COMPANY IS ASKING RAISE Present Fares Not High Enough to Pay Expenses. [REPAIRS NEEDED LNo Specific Figure Is I Named in Petition | to Board. & A petition asking relief and claiming Hhe present 5-cent fare and 2-cent transfer rates are inadequate was filed with ■the Indiana public service commission •today by the Indianapolis Street Railway ■ Company. No specific Increase is asked lin the petition, but the relief measures I advised by the citizens committee appointed to investigate the situaton by Mayor Shank are declared insufficient. "Your .petitioner shows that the revenue of the company under rates of fare now established and from all other sources,” the petition says, "do not afford an adequate return upon its property now devoted to public use. and I much less do they afford any basis for the credit required In order that your petitioner may be able to borrow money for the capital expenditures needed fcr making of any extensions or additions to such property.” The petition sets out that the street car company has been operating Tinder the fares prescribed by the commission and has not found them sufficient. CITIZENS COMMITTEE MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS. The citizens committee, which audited the street railway company's books at the mayor’s request, recommended a number of things, which they termed "economies,” by which they estimated the company could save $250,000 a year and thereby avoid necessity for increase cf the basic 5-cent fare. Outstanding “economies" suggested were increase of owl car fare to 10 cents, continuance of jitney bus regulation, regulation of interboro bus competition, 10-cent fare on interurbans, so as to force business to the street railway cars. Increase share’ of lnterurban fares going to street railway company 1 cent, and relieve company of expense of paving between tracks. The petition, in part, reads as follows: "Your petitioner further shows that the matter of Its financial condition has been taken into consideration by a committee appointed by the various civic organzatlons of the city of Indianapolis, who, in their examination of its affairs, were assisted by your chief accountant. This committee has submitted its report to the mayor of the city of Indianapolis, by whom it has been referred to your honorable body for action, with the recommendation that the company should I have relief at your hands to the end that it may be enabled to make extensions and other Improvements urgently required in the interest of the public and which have been ordered by the board of public works of your city. “The specific recommendations contained In the report of the Committee of civic associations, if they should be adopted by your honorable body, and could be carried into effect, would not afford sufficient relief. WILLINGNESS TO GIVE AND INFORMATION . "Your petitioner is ready and willing to furnish any information as to Its affairs in additon to that suppled by the report of the committeo of the civic associations and contained in the statement of the mayor that may be required by yonr honorable Body. "Your petitioner, therefore, asks that your honorable body make such order as will secure petitioner a net Increase sufficient for a reasonable return on the value of the property now In public use and as i; shall be added to from time to time by necessary and proper extensions and other betterments, and It shows that the financial condition of the company It such that an emergency exists for the obtaining of such relief without delay.”

CAVALRY SENT TO COAL STRIKE TROUBLEZONE Two Troops of State Militia Called Out in Utah Town. OGDEN, Utah, June 15.—Two troops of the 116th Cavalry, State militiamen, left Ogden during the night for the Carbon County coal strike zone. The units were Troop G, commanded by Capt. Walter R. Lindquist, composed of fifty men, all of Ogden and Troop F Capt. R. X. Eskelsen, composed of fifty taen from Brigham City. Mounts for the troops were being assembled to leave on a special train this morning. Breaking of Rope Causes Litigation The Vonnegut Hardware Company is defendant today in a suit filed in Superior Court, room 1, by the Western Indemnity Company. Tho company asks Judgment of $1,105.30. It is alleged that the hardware company sold the Frankfort Ice and Coal Company of Frankfort some rope. The rope was used by workmen in painting a smokestack, and. because of its rottenness. broke and caused one of the workmen to fall for sixty feet, seriously Injuring him, the complaint says. The Insurance company had Insured all of the employee of the Frankfort concern and paid out the sum asked in in surance and in medical attention, it alleges.

WEATHER

Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the twenty-four hours ending 7 j p. m , Friday, June 16: Partly cloudy tonight and Friday;! continued warm. HOURLY TEMTERATURE 6 a. m 70 7 n. m _*... 74 8 a. m 8o 9 a. 83 Ifi a. m 84 11 a. in 86 12 moon) ST 1 p. m 87 1 2 p. 88

Fireman Out After Tomato Championship Although it comes late, the claim of Joseph Keyes, fireman at the Irvington station, to the amateur early tomato championship is a strong one. When others were seeking the belt on the score they had plants in bloom of tomatoes as big as walnuts Joseph Keyes had ’em as big as baseballs on sixteen dozen plants in a vacant lot in Irvington. The office of the Patriotic Gardeners' Association in the city hall was closed for the season today. Gardeners having business with the association should call the personal office of Harry Mlesse, secretary. The association will operate the city hall bureau again next spring, Mr. Miesse said. EUROPEANS GATHER FOR NEW PARLEY Means for Giving Aid to Russia Being Discussed.

LENIN OFF? LONDON, June 15.—Reports that Nicolai Lenin has been grauied sixmonths leave of absence and that a triumvirate has been established at Moscow to wield executive power were believed by Itrltish officials today to be a forecast of a struggle among bolshevist leaders 'or control of communistic Russia.

THE HAGUE, June 15.—The international conference to consider means for the reconstruction of Russia and by which Greet Brittin hopes to bring about a long-term truce to secure the peace of Europe opened today. The threads of the Genoa conference will be picked up at once after a mixed commission is appointed to study the; Russian problem in detail. Keonomle ex- ; perts representing more than a dozen nations are gathered here. The United States is not officially represented. Neither Is Germany. The sessions are being held in the peace palace, endowed by Andrew Carnegie in a futile effort to establish world peace many years ago. The next ten days will be given over to the appointment of the mixed commission and the outlining of the agenda. The taking of testimony from the commission of Russian experts will not begin until June 2d. If present plans are followed the examination of the Russians will continue for about three months after which the mixed commissions will make a report, embodying recommendations s to the best means of rehabilitating Russia economically. The star diplomats of Russia were ab- i sent when the curtain was rung up for this latest international conference. Pro- ! mier Lloyd George decided not to attend. British interests are in the keeping of a commission of experts, headed by Sir I’hllip Graeme. SHRINE CLOSES CONVENTION IN SAN FRANCISCO Washington Is Named for 1923 Annual Meeting. SAN FRANCISCO. June 15.—With Washington selected as the next convention city, officers elected and only decisions on applications for new temples pending, the business of the forty-eighth annual session of the Imperial Council of the Sbrlners was being wound up today and preparations were being completed for the grand pageant spectacle tonight, which will formally bring to a close the golden Jubilee of Shrinedom. Earl C. Mills of lies Moines, lowa, won the only contested office, that of supreme outer guard. Kansas City, Kas.; Topeka, Kas.: FI. Dodge, Iowa; Ottumwa, Iowa; Council Bluffs, Iowa; Paris, Texas; Danville, III.; Covington, Ky., and Sacramento," Cal., are the applicants for charters. In a series of magnificent electrically lighted floats, the history of Masonry will be traced through the years since its inception, in the parade tonight, which climaxes the convention. All the visiting Nobles, as well as the patrols and bands, will march tonight. Asks Receiver for Accessories Company A receiver for the Universal Aooessories Company, 220 South Meridian street. Is asked in a suit filed today in Superior Court, Room 3, by Ray Rich, secretarytreasurer of the company. Rich alleges the cornern had many thousands of dollars in assets, which, if handled properly, could be made to pay the Indebtedness of between SIO,OOO anil $50,000 which j he says exists. As asts he be appointed receiver with I full power to run the business and dls- I tribute the nssets of the company to the stockholders. That the company is In ) imminent danger of insolvency is stated In the petition. Rich states he has indorsed notes amounting to $35,000 which | are due now or will become due soon.

Mother , May I Go Out to Swim? No! Use the Bathtub! DALLAS, Texas. June 15.—Midnight frolics in Dallas’ “old swlmmln’ hole” were under investigation by police here today. They wore looking for the owners of forty outfits of lingerie, shirts, skirts, trousers, etc., and they promised embarrassment to some of the towns’ “best families.” The clothing was presented to police by a farmer who said he loved nature, but thought more of his sleep. "While the twenty couples were doing "September Morns" under a dark June midnight moon he sneaked up to the hank with a shotgun, and confiscated the clothing. Then lie went back home, taking tlie clothes along, and went to sleep. A male member of the party found a gunny sack and with it wrapped about him went to another farm house und railed twenty closed taxis.

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ATTEMPT TO ALTER IDEALS IS FAILURE Fundamentalist Group of Baptist Convention Loses. DEFEAT CONCEDED Fierce Fight Arises When Issue Is Up for Settlement.

The Fundamentalist group of the North Baptist convention today failed tn their efforts to amend a proposed change In the by-laws which is favored in the report of the executive committee relative to representation at future conventions. Dr. M. P. Boynton, after seeing his motion, which would have blocked the efforts of the executive committeo to put convention representation on a "cash basis," losing under official count, announced that the president need not complete the vote, as it was apparent that the motion was lost. The first direct fight between the fundamentalists came when the executive committee recommended the following ch. ge in the by-laws: "That Article I, Section 1 (a) be : amended to read as follows: | “(a) Any Baptist church in the United , States may appoint one delegate and one j additional delegate for every one hundred * members, provided the church during the f year Immediately preceding the annual meeting of the vonvention shall have made a contribution of money for the work of at least one of the cooperating organizations of the convention, or for the work of the ministers and missionaries benefit board of the Northern Baptist convention, or for the work of the board of education of the Northern Baptist convention.” After Dr. Boynton made his announcement abandoning the official count of the vote, Mrs. Helen Barrett Montgomery, president of the Baptists, encored the “spirit" of Dr, Boynton in giving up the fight on this particular issue at this time. The president then was asked to call for a vote of referring this recommendation hack to the executive committee, which was carried. This proposed change now goes back to the executive committee for further consideration. The convention adopted the following proposed amendments to the by-laws: That Article 111, Section t, be amended to read as follows: "The convention shall meet annually on the Wednesday before the first Sunday in June, at such place as shall be fixed by the convention, l’or a special reason the executive committee on con Terence with the board of managers of the cooperating organizations may designate some other place or some othei time for the annual meeting.” In Article IV, Section 11, in the sen tenro beginning “The final report of the committee," that there be inserted aftr the word "presented.” the words “In (Continued on I’age Two.)

MURATTEMPLE TAKING PART OFSPECTATORS Colorful Pageant Marks End of Shrine Golden Jubilee. Special to The Times. SAN’ FRANCISCO. June 15—The Golden jubilee of Shriners ends here tonight with Murat Temple nobles taking the part of spectators. Tonight they watch San Francisco's nobles of Islam Temple, their hoßts the past few days, put on a great colorful pageant showing the history of Masonry through the ages. Until tonight the Indianapolis Shrlners had been entertaining San Francisco. This morning the temple participated In the massed review of bands, patrols and more than 0,000 nobles In Golden Gate Park. Murat also entertained thousands of spectators at the park with exhibition drills, under Noble Potentate John E. MUnor. Indianapolis Is scheduled to leave Friday. GIRLSMOKERS IN HOT WATER AT EVANSVILLE Come to Grief When Their Teacher Tells Board. EVANSVILLE, Ind., June 15.—Emulation of girls at -piety schools” in the East brought grief today to Kathryn Seeley and Alice Newman, students at Central High School. Following earnest perusal of stories about the latest society schools having smoking rooms for students, the girls startled other students In an honor study hall by taking a few puffs at rignrettes Wednesday. L. P. Benezet, school superintendent, Thursday termed the action as "dreadful,” and put the matter before the school board for action. WAGE ORDER IS EXPECTED Railway Labor Board to Announce Future Policy. CHICAGO, Ju,ne 15.—The decision of the United States railway labor board fixing wage scales for clerks, signal men, stationary firemen and oilers and marine department employes Is expected to be handed down today. It is understood that the decision which will affect about 350,001) employes, will amount to a total annual reduction in wages of about $50,000,000. A statement setting forth the reasons of the board for wage reductions recently ordered is expected to accompany the decision. In two other recent decisions the board has slashed approximately $100,000,000 from the annual pay of nearly a million railway employes. The decision to be announced is the last wage ruling the board will hand down until other matters relating to rules and working conditions have been passed upon, the board anounced.

INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1922.

BAPTIST MISSION LEADERS ATTEND CONVENTION

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Mrs. James Madison Pratt of New York, administration vice president of the New York district of the Woman's American Baptist Foreign Missionary So-

INDICTMENT FORMURDER IN WARD CASE WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., June 15.—An indictment charging murder was , returned by the West hester county grand Jury this afternoon against Walter S. Ward, vice president of the Ward Baking Company, who had confessed killing Clarence Peters, a former sailor. Ward's defense was that Peters and two others were blackmailing him. GAS QUALITY BELOW 600 IN UNITS OF HEAT Public Service Hoard Is Told of Record Made by Company in May. Although Indianapolis is paying twice as much for gas as It did when the franchise of tho Citizens Gas Company was In force, it Is not getting 00 British thermal unit quality gas, as was guaranteed by the franchise. This fact was called to the attention of the State public service commission today by the board of public works. The company now operates until' a permit tssued by the State board, unher the utilities law. John I. Elliott, city civil engineer reported gas reached t>kl B. T. U., quality on only one day In May. The pverag for fourteen days In May, when tests wore made was 584 for the Langsdale plant and 586 for the Prospect plant, he reported. On May 17, the Langsdale gas tested 601 and Prospect, 605. The lowest points were 574 for Langsdale on May 3 and 552 for Prospect on May C. Pointing out the increase in price from *3O reuts to $1.20 a thousand cubic feet, since‘the franchise was surrendered. Dr. M. j. Spencer, Democratic member of the board moved the report nnd a letter expressing the hoard's views be forwarded to the commission. Unanimous support was given the motion. FIRST FRAUD CASE IN WAR GRAFT PROVED Ritzman Convicted for Taking SBOO Bribe to Influence Skid Chain Deal. WASHINGTON, June 15. —The first war fraud prosecution, since the storm in Congress alleged laxity on the part of the Departmept of Justice in pushing these eases, resulted in the conviction here today of Charles J. Ritzman, general manager of Driscoll and Company, Detroit, and a former motor transport corps captain. Ritzman was charged with accepting an alleged bribe of S.BOO while in the service, under a promise to use his influence toward securing a contract for the purchase of SIOO,OOO worth of skid chains. ‘Uncle Joe’ Walling on Way to Coast Again Joseph (Uncle Joe) Walling, 70, of Baltimore, Mil,, passed through Indianapolis today on his fifth trnnseonl lnental and return trip. This time he headed for San Francisco. He has crossed the continent twice on foot nnd twice on horse back. He carries credentials and letters from the mayors of New York. Brooklyn, Maryland and other cities and from the grand lodge of the Order of Red Men nnd the order of Odd Fellows. He is a veteran of the Spanish-Anierl-can war and served sixteen years in the United States Navy, crossing the ocean three times. He was a cowboy for many years and was associated with Pawnee Bill. Uncle Joe claims to lie the first telephone lineman to lay a telephone wire from Washington to Baltimore. The veteran traveler left Baltimore May 31. Chicago Teachers to Have $4.000.000 Raises CHICAGO, June 15.—Chicago school teachers next year will receive approximately $4,000,000 more in salaries than they are now receiving The increase, approved by the board of education, will affect about 10.000 instructors.

ciety, has arrived here and is attending the sessions of the Northern Baptist convention now in session at the Cadle tatbernacle.

Maloney on Long Trip to Face Court The near bride of musical lore who : found herself lu the sad plight of waiting at the church, had nothing at all i on Judge Albert B. Anderson, the jury', the lawyers and a large number of witnesses in Federal Court today, when Samuel J. Maloney of Louisville failed to appear to stand trial on a charge of white slavery. Apparently Maloney's nerve deserted some time between 8:40 nnd t) o'clock this morning. At 8:40 be left the office of Fred McAllister, his attorney, to go to the telegraph office, and was to meet McAllister at Federal Court at 0 o'clock. Records of a local telegraph office show that Maloney sent a telegram to Louisville at 8:53. lie then returned to McAllister's office and told the stenographer he was on the way to Federal Court. He still is on the way. Judge Anderson ordered his bond of $1,500, signed by T. L. Black of Louisville, defaulted. A multiplicity of wives and sweethearts got Maloney Into his present predicament, according to Federal officials. He Is charged with having brought May Reed, a young woman of less than 18 years of age. to Indianapolis from Louisville in May, 1020. The couple lived together here for several months. It Is charged. Finally the young woman's relatives became suspicious and then Maloney took the girl to Chicago and married her Jun. 31, 1921. lie already had a wife in Louisville, the Government charges. LYNCH NAMED PRESIDENT OF ASSOCIATION Circulation Managers Select Muscoca Lakes, Canada, for Next Meeting. J. J. Lynch, of tho Cleveland (Ohio) Press, wi s today elected president of the International Circulation Managers’ Association in convention here. He succeeds A. G. Lincoln, of the St. Louis TostDespatch. Other officers elected are M, W. Florer, Dallas, Texas, News, first vice president; R, A. Weir, Syracuse (N. X.) Journal, second vice president; lurence Oyster, I Evening Star, Peoria, 111., secretary and j treasurer. Muscoca Lakes, Canada, was selected I as the next meeting place. Old Enough , Maybe , to Know Better Than Ask Question A frank woman called Charles Myers, chief clerk for the board of park commissioners, over the telephone today. | Must a permit lie taken out to picnic j In Riverside Park, she wanted to know. “Are there over twenty-five?” asked Myers, a permit, being required if there *re more than twenty-five persons in the party. ; "Oh, yes; several of us are,” replied j the woman. GUNBOATGOES TO AID MISSION Wounded Survivors of Chinese Battle Seek Help of Americans. KITT KIUNG, China, .Tune 15.—The Americnn gunboat Isobel has left here for Nanehntig to assist missionaries whoso Methodist mission has been swamped with wounded survivors of the northern army cut to pieces by Sqn Yat Sen's Canton troops. These southern forces cleared the Kiangsl province after a series of sanguinary battles. Thousands of Northerners are reported to have died of wounds, while others Invaded American missions seeking aid. New Jap Premier to Aid Arms TOKIO, Tune 15.—Establishment of conditions which will termlt still further reductions of world armament will be an aim of the ministry of Premier Ivato of Japan, the new premier declared in a bureau statement today.

Mrs. Herbert E. Goodman of Chicago, home vice president of tho Woman's American Baptist Foreign Mission Society, Is another prominent woman who is attending the convention.

LABOR FACES FUTURE WITH CHARTMISSING

CINCINNATI, June 15.—leader* of th* 1,200,000 railroad workers now voting on u strike will do nothhig to present a railroad strike If the workers \ote for It, B. M. Jewell, head of the ruilroad employes’ department, A l r . of 1.., said here today.

CINCINNATI, June 15- The period of uncertainty for ■ rganized labor's future policies, unity and political program, arrived today. Jhere will be no F"t program of procedure. beginning today, for the American Federation of Labor's convention. Labor leaders look for a rising to the surface of the factional bubbles of discontent before many mom days of convention sessions pass Trouble lies in many of the veritable 1 flood of resolutions already before the convention, leaders believe. Some, particularly those demanding the federation’s approval of the one big union idea, the recognition of the soviet Russian government and various attempts to straighten out Interior, local union disputes, teem with dangerous possibilities, it is said. Leaders say they are "filled with dynamite ” Labor’s unburdening of its wrath against the United States Supreme Court had not finished today. There remains to be presented to the convention a supplementary report of the executive council of the federation which will be another scathing criticism of the Judiciary. It is possible this will be presented today or tomorrow. Favorable action is expected by leaders j on United S’ates Senator La Follette's suggestion, made during denunciation of tbe Supreme Court, that a constitutional amendment be sought to enable Congress to over ride decisions of the country's highest court declaring any act constitutional. ■With the turning of the convention doings over to the hands of the delegates, leaders expect some federation political developments. There Is a freely expressed opposition to Secretary Frank Morrison and to Treasurer Daniel J. Tobin. Railroad union leaders want a place on the executive council and would j sacrifice either one or both to obtain j the coveted position. So far there Is no candidate against ! Samuel Gompers for president of the federation. Leaders are ready to accept nnd actively support Senator La Follette's program giving Congress the veto power over tho courts. Unless a decided chnnge in sentiment "occurs meantime, It is probable the Federation will formally approve the La Follette program next Wednesday. In supporting I.a Follette's suggestions, labor leaders said they realize that the congressional veto is a revolutionary step, with unlimited possibilities. They I predicted that it would be denounced as i a blow at the constitution and the stability of the American democracy. These predictions were immediately ; borne out. Tho Cincinnati Enquirer, j owned by John It. McLean, in this morn- 1 ing’s edition, assailed the La Follette j plan editorially as “anarchy” and said that were the proposal not ’ rebellious," j it would be ridiculous. Tho Federation today appointed u ! special committee to consider all recent j decisions of the United States Supreme j Court adverse to labor and determine ! labor's plans for attacking them as ! “unjust." The committee consists of I?. M. Jewell, | head of the railroad workers union; j James Duncan, Matthew Woll, ’William j Green, Frank Duffy, G. W. I’erkins, John j I’. Frey, Benjamin Schlesslnger, George j Berry, T. V. McCullough, W. D. Hahon, j John Voll, James Wilson, T. J. Flaherty i and William D. Clark. Coal Strike May End Before July 1 CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 15.—-Repre-sentatives of (be coal operators and miners of the central district, comprising western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, will meet before July 1 in an effort to end the strike in the central district, coal operators announced today. The place an ddate for the conference have not been decided, it was said. Catholics Get Permit for $84,000 Building* A permit for construction of a 47 by 132 feet, two-story, brick, steel and concrete school building at 94G East Prospect street was issued to tho Catholic church today by tho city buUding department. Approximate cost is $84,000. Tho structure will be fireproof.

STATE ASKING FOR BIDS ON WAR SUPPLIES Highway Commission Embarks on New Policy to Sell Four Cars of Refrigerators —Firms Other Than Goldberg and Son Are In on Sale. ORDERS SEALED OFFERS SUBMITTED

Competitive bids on four cars of refrigerators will be received by the Indiana highway commission until 9 o'clock Friday morning, it became known today. No public announcement of the sale has been made, but firms other than M. Goldberg & Son, who have been almost exclusive buyers of surplus material, have Deen invited to make offers. “We’ll do business with any of them,” one member of the commission said. “If they'll come out in a clean cut way and have a certified check ready to cover any transaction. ’ In this the commission embarked n anew policy. A price was asked, it is said, on the four cars from one firm today which offered sls each. M. Goldberg & Son, increased the offer to S2O, and the first firm, according to report, went still higher and offered to give the commission $22.50. Goldberg is said to have objected to the procedure, saying that both tho sls and $22.50 offers ‘All Right / He Says as *Friend ’ Shoots Fagoli to Death NEW YORK, June 15. —“Oh, that was all right.” exclaimed Clemente Fagoli, as lie lay in Adams street (Brooklvn) today with six bullets in his body, fired by his “friend,” Natali Sica. He explained further: "It was Natali who did the shooting. He lives in Mulberry street, over by the river. Don't be too bard on him. You see, my dad shot his father, so it was only right that he should shoot me. I would like to speak to my sin before JL-dte, but that is all right, too.” Fagoli was taken to the hospital in a dying condition. He was a stevedore and was on his way home, whistling a tune when he was shot down. Old Land Grants , Signed by Monroe , Revealed in Suit Two land patents granted a hundred years ago and signed by President James Monroe have been brought to light with their filing -bv the Meyer-Kiser Bank with the county recorder. They are dated Nov. 13, 1822 and are made out to Joseph Bartholomew and Rezin Hammond of Clark. County. The land lies, according to the patent In the “district of Brookville.” The patents are signed, in addition to the signature of the President of the United States, by John McCiean. then commissioner of the general land office. That they were issued very earlly Is shown by the certificate number, I,SC2. They are printed on sheepskin. The purpose of the filing is to aid In quieting a title.

PUBLIC OPINION HAS WAY WITH BOARD, BELIEF E. U. Graff’s Power to Name Employes Will Be Restored. Indications are the storm of public indignation aroused over tho alleged attempts of majority members of the board of school commissioners to take away from Superintendent E. U. Graff, the ! power given by law to name the teaching and administrative force, has had its effect and the recommendations of the superintendent, will be approved for all offices at a meeting of the board sitting first as an instruction committee and then as a board. According to Dr. Marie Haslep, chairman of the instruction committee, a meeting of the committee will be called for Friday, the exact hour to be set later. I>r. Haslep nnd Superintendent Graff held a conference lasting almost an hour and a half today, at its conclusion neither would make any public statement. According to reports. Dr. Haslep's conference with the superintendent was a lns( desperate effort on her part to induce him to name Miss Elsa Huebner, principal of public school No. 9, as one of the three assistant superintendents who will replace tho seven district superintendents whose offices were abolished by the board last week, and to drop the name of E. R. Ray, assistant to the superintendent, from his list of recommendations. Although no announcements of any appointments have been made, it la rumored the three persons recommended by Superintendent Graff for the assistant superintendences are D. T. Weir, for the office end of the business; J. F. Thornton, for the upper grades, and Miss Sue Blasslngham for the lower grades. Mr. Kay also is to be taken care of, it is understood. Must Serve Term He Escaped Back Home Gabriel Bulajaki of Hammond .will spend six months in the Marion County Jail 'for the sentences he did not serve in Lake County. Judge Anderson imposed the six-months sentence on Bulajaki in Federal Court today after the defendant had entered plea of guilty to maintaining a nuisance under the Volstead act in the form of a liquor selling establishment at Hammond and, although Buljaki ha dtwice been convicted in the Hammond city court, he had escaped with a fine and in each case the days had been suspended. “This six months will just take the place of the sentences suspended for you in Lake County,” Judge Anderson .laid.

HOME EDITION TWO CENTS PEB COPT

came from the same firm. Highway officials decided not to accept the offer and told both to make sealed propositions and opened the way for others to submit proposals. MANY COMPLAINTS CHARGE MONOPOLY. Complaints have been numerous that Goldberg & Son have been given monopoly in buying at bargain pricea practically all of the unusuale equipment received from the United States Government. This was taken to mean the way hatj been opened for other buyers to hava the opportunity to acquire surplus property, and also was taken as an ia dication higher prices could be obtained through competitive methods. A conference was held by Chairman Zeigler, Earl Crawford, a member, and John X>. Williams, director of the commission, with Governor McCray shortly before noon today, the Governor having returned unexpectedly from New York. The question of whether the highway commission will continue to receive and dispose of material unavailable for use in road construction and maintenance will be thoroughly discussed at the next meeting of the board, probably on June 23, according to information obtained la the Statehouse today. Members of the commission and Joha D. Williams director, were reluctant to talk about the statement made yesterday in Washington by Thomas H. MacDonald, head of the Public Roads Bureau of the Department of Agriculture, that Indiana does not have to receive goods useless for road purposes, but it was manifest there is a disposition on tbe part of the officials to formulate anew policy at the earliest opportunity. It has been pointed out to the commission by persons interested in the highway program that it can not afford to continue the receipt of a lot of useless material which has been finding its way into the hands of a single junk dealer and there is no doubt that the commis-sient-rs are keenly aware that their defense, “that it is good business practice,” is not meeting public criticisim. GOVERNMENT APPEARS CHOICE OF .MATERIAL. The Bureau of Public Roads sends out lists of available material at certain periods to all of the State highway departments. These lists are headed with this statement; “Materials, equipment, and supplies available for transfer to you under the provisions of Section 5, of the Federal Highway Act approved Nov. 9, 1921,'* and they eonc’ude with this statement; Such of the materials, equipment, and supplies as have not been requisitioned for transfer to the State will be returned to the War Department for sale." This latter tends to bear out Mr. MacDonald's assertion that goods will ba sent on specific requisitions, and that the surplus will be returned to the War Department for sale, rather than being disposed of through the highway commissions. The highway officials have leen In the habit of telling Washington that it would take "Indiana's quota,” and this has led to the receipt of thousands of dollars’ worth of material which can not be used in road work. The commission has repeatedly said that it feared to make representations to the Bureau of Roads that it did not desire to be made an agency for the sale of second-hand stuff for fear that the bureau would decline to give Indiana its share of badly needed equipment. It has been made plain to the commission, however, that it does not need to fear retaliatory tactics, and the way has been opened for a frank expression of opinion between the commission and .he Federal bureau.

EAGLES LEVY TAX TO PUSH PENSION LAWS State Convention at Muncie May Name Michigan City for 1<123. Ml TCIE, Ind., Juno 15.—Indian* Eagles will place a small tax on each member to help In the national order's campaign in behalf of a Federal old aga pension law, it was announced at tue State convention here today. Fifteen hundred delegates and more than 1.000 visitors from over the State are attending the meeting, which will close with a boxing match and ball tonight. Indications are that the 1923 meeting will go to Michigan City. Longing for Fine Apparel U nlucky; FT. WAYNE. Ind., June 15.—Mrs. Lucia TT'-'tel and her daughter, Frances, who re< cntly came here from Portland, are held In jail today to face charges of passing two fraudulent checks, totaling $lO5, on Ft. Wayne merchants. According to police, their desire for fine clothes on their trip to the Indianapolis Speedway race led to their downfall.

Wha’ D’y See?

D. A. saw a sign on a restaurant window saying, “Not Rolls Inside.” M. M. H. saw a man wearing pearl earrings. "A. Burn’’ saw a portly gentleman on a street car taking enough seat room for three persons while several women stood. B. P. saw a man wearing long hair and thought the guy ought to have it bobbed to be in style. What did you see? Write it to tho Who’ D'y See Editor on a post card or la a letter.

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