Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 138, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 October 1922 — Page 1

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VOLUME 35—NUMBER 138

LLOYD GEORGE LOSES CONTROL OF BRITISH GOVERNMENT

STATETEKCHERS HIT IMEISSOE OF CONSTITUTION Provisions of Proposa! Would Take Annual Meeting Away From Indianapolis. ELECT PRESIDENT FRIDAY Miss Elsa Huebner and Benjamin Burris Mentioned as Prominent Probabilities. Although there has been much talk in certain quarters that thè raenibera of thè State Teachers* Associa*on, which opened a three-day convention here today. vili make an issile of a new constitution for thè body, adopted by seventy-eight county associations and voted down by thè General Assembly last year, it was predicted by thè others in thè organization that there would be no tight or attempt to reopen thè question. One officiai said there was about one chance in four that some member would attempt to introduce thè questìon on thè floor. Provisions contained ir thè proposed constitution would take thè _nnual meeting away from Indianapolis to ilistricts. many of whica can not accommodate thè crowds which attend. Besides, those opposing thè prò posate point out. thè teachers from out-State distriets appreeiate thè opporti! nity to visit Indianapolis. Eiect Head Fri day The contest for thè presidencv of thè body, which will be decided tomorrow, seems to lie between Benjamin J. Burris, State superintendent of instruction, and Miss Elsa Hueber, Principal 'of Indianapolis public sehool No. 9. L. N. Hines. head of thè Indiana State Normal school. ateo i mentioned as a contender. If Miss Huebner is defeated, it te predicted she will be elected president of thè Teachers' Federation, which will meet tomorrow. Teachers continued to arrive at thè Hotel Severin. headquarters, all day. James J. Lynch, an employe ot thè Indianapolis Street Kailway, who ha acted as dispenser of direction* and kdvice at thè last Avo teachers' conPentions, te again at thè post of duty this year. He tells thè teachers thè points of interest In Indianapolis and •-xplains thè Intricaci of thè Street car System. Twenty Boy Scouts, under thè direction of Nathaniel Owings, from Scout headquarters. were on duty ani will continue during thè convention as guides. Approximat®ly 14,000 teachers are In Indianapolis for thè convention, Charles O. Williams of Richmond, permanent secretary and treasurer. estimateti.

VISITORS ARRIVINO MM) Membcrs of Parent-Teacher Association .Are Expetted. More than 500 members of thè Indiana Parent-Teacher Associatici were expected for thè annual convention today and tomorrow at thè Calypool Hotel in conjunction with thè State teachers’ meeting. An organization meeting was held ♦hi* morning. Jlr.s. Arthur T. Ccx, director of thè department of womcn and children of thè State industriai board, was slated to speak late today. The annual banquct will be held tonlght. with Mrs. Edna Hattield Edmondson of Bloomington, president, as toastmfstress. Talks wil lbe macie by L. X. Hines, president of thè Indiana State formai School; Robert J. president of lìutler College; BenR.mìn J. Burris. State suporintendent of public instruction; Oscar H. Williams, State supervisor of tenchers' training; E. B. Wetherow, superintendent of La Porte schools, anJ W. F. King, secretary of thè State btnrd of health. Offlcers will be elected tomoli ow moming. Mrs. G. G. Derbyshire of Southport is slated for president. The meeting will end Friday night. LUNCHEON HELD State N ormai Teacliers and Aiutimi Banquet at t laypool. A luncheon of thè Indiana State N'ormai School in thè Roley room of thè Clavpool Hotel this noon was a feature of thè first day of thè State teachers’ convention. Reservations were made for more than 300. L. N. Hines. president of thè school and former State school superintendent, was toastmaster. H. A. Henderson, formerlv T. M. C. A. secretary in thè Near East, told Turn to Page 4.

THE WEATHER

Frosts occurred again last night in thè Mississippi and Ohio Valleys. extending as far south as centrai Mississippi. Temperature?, however, have risen •eenerally throughout much of thè ntral valley region, although thè adings are stili bolow normal in practically all sections cast of thè Rockies except in Florida. The weathor has b*en fair in all districts except thè southeasteni coast and In northern New England. where rains are reported. HOURLY TEMPERATURE. 6 a. m 41 10 a. m 53 7 a. m........ 41 11 a. m........ 55 8 a. m........ 45 13 (noon) ...... 57 9 a. 48 1 p. m........ 6L

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TOM SIMS SAYS: The coal minus can’t ~ * \ One-half thè people gazing in shop win- ' dows are really look- | £ ing at themselves in thè glass. SIMS Trying to get even usually makes a man look old. Two-faced people are kept so busy looking in boih directions they can’t see where they are going. Florida man lanùeù a fish aster three hours but girls often play one for years and years. , PUBLIC INTEREST IN 1922 ELEGTION IS M PEI CENT Registration Figures Show Decided Falling Off in Eligible Voters. Copyright. 1922, By United Press WASHINGTON, Oct. 19. The extent of popular indifference to thè appeal of politica this year is revealed In registration figures compiled by thè United Press. These figures emphasize twp facts previously apparent to politicai leaders from their generai obsorvation: 1. That thè public generally is about 50 per cent lesa lnterested in ti.is year’s congressional election than it was in thè presidenti.!! cainpaign in 1920. 2. That thè only plaees where interest approximated or exceeds that of 1920 are those where locai issues bave aroused partisan^hip.

TOUCHES ADAM PHAIK Plight of CON-testants Starts Tears

By ADAM PHAIK, tON-test Editor of thè Indianapolis Times. The tlme grò .ve short like your change at a county fair. For. sometime iu thè approximate future, thè great Times Circulatlon CON-test will come to a. dose. A' 'fßv And I, who have {ye _JLyyLj como to know my mlllions of followers b y their first names. ' . just as Napoleon could cali any man of his lesiona Francois, Marcel, or Henri, i'cSjr will have to re■A' turn to other ADAM duties. As a mattar of fact. Although I am one of Napoleoni best boosters and never knock thè man. it has alvvays struck me that he got rather too much credit for remembering names. Because you take thè average Frenchman and if you cali him Francois. Marcel, or Henri, thè chance are about one in three that you’ve hit it right. Or even supiwse that Napoleon carne walking down thè company Street worrying over that nasty remark which Josephine had mailc about his foreljck in her letter that morning. Suppose he met a soldier whom he had never met before. Even suppose he said, *Why, good morning, Francois; how’s all thè folk? and suppose .he soldier twiddled his moustaches and re- : plied: ‘‘Sir, you have thè advantaire of ! mel Mv name is not Francois at all, but Casse iole Pouletl” If Napolcan was thè man I bave* always thought he was, he just snapped his iìny*ys and exclaimed, “By goshl What a boli-weevil I’m getting to be. Of course, I remember you, Casserole. How’s thè lumber business in Marseilles? Well. say, you and thè missus come over some tlme, von’t you? I want you to meet thè little woman.” And that would be that or its equivalent. \ Witli me thè case is somowfiat different. I have not thè warming personal contact with my readers and

IMPORTANT NOTICE Several million subscriptions have been turned In by our CONtestants without adequate directi ons as to thè manner in which thè subscriber desires thè paper delivered. The following is thè correct form and should be filled out In detail: Times CON-test Subscription Form Subscriber's Name '. My dog's name is (Vote for one) Yea How long have you known defendant? Nj Have you ever been rejected by any other newspaper?. man husband? Do you take this to be your lawful, wedded woman wife? I wish my paper delivered by 1. Five-masted schooner. 2. Velocipede. 3. Kalamazoo shut hac *. 4. Carrier boy. Note: If you wish to ha e thè carrier boy, do you wish him to: 1. Walk. 2. Run. 3. One-step.

FDHCESPACKSOR IN HIGH DUDGEQN; OUITS CONTENTI! Director of Veterans’ Bureau Cancels His Engagement to Address Legion. Bu United .Ycic* NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 19. —Col. Charles R. Forbes, director of thè United States Veterans’ Bureau, who was invited here as thè guest of thè American Legion, has packed his grips and left for his home in high dudgeen, taking with him members of his staff. Before he left, Forbes cancelled an engagement he had to speak before thè convention of thè legion, and wrote a letter to Commander MacNider explaining his reasons for departure. Forbes said, in effect, that he resented thè accusation that he had been sent here by thè Admintetration to suppress criticism and “play politics.” The charge was made by William F. Dovari of New York, candidate for national commander of thè legion. Iteports were circulated that President Harding had recalled Forbes because he had “muddled” thè Administration’s program. But frìemls of Forbes insisted he was angered by thè criticisms levelled at him and that he had come here at thè invita tion of thè legion to help work out a rehabilitation program. TAKES RECEIVERS Thief Enters Apartnient at 2220 N. Meridian St. C. H. Yant, 2220 N. Meridian St., reported to thè polìce that a thief stole two telephone receivers from an apartment building at 3335 N. Meridian St. The police obtained a description of thè thief.

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This is getting seriou.s. Cun't anybody teli us who thi3 is? The po’ice are stili baifled. But they're used to it. We aren’t. Adam Phaik, our CON-test editor, is annoyed. This fellow is at his elbow nearly all thè time. CON-testants. I know them only through thè mails. But when I open a letter in strange typewrtting 1 flrst turn to thè last line where it says: “Yours very truly, Priscilla Persimmon” or “Sincerely, dear sir, your adTIKN TO PAGE 5.

INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, OCT. 19, 1922

Revolt By United Press NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 19—Revolt against thè conciliatory attitude of thè rehabilitation committee of thè American Legion toward Brig. Gen. C. E. Sawyer broke out in convention here today. G. S. Barron, State commander of Minnesota, introduced a resolution, demanding removai of Sawyer. New York seconded thè resolution. Sawyer is at thè head of thè Federai hospitalization organization.

DIPLOITS MERE CONSIDERITI OFBOGZEI CHIPS England Will Support France in Effort to Secure Concessions. | Pi/ United Sete* NEW YORK, Oct. 19.—Diplomata exchanges between France, Great Britain and thè United States looking toward modiflcation or setti ig aside of thè Daugherty dry-ship ruling were forecasted by foreign ship owners fighting thè deelsion. Assurances were declared to have been given by both foreign governments that their einbassies at Washington would take up with this country thè International phases of thè problem while thè shippers themselves are testing ita legai aspeets in thè court. Great Britain, it was said, will support France in insisting that thè United States accord French vessete thè right to serve liquor to tiieìr crewa even in American ports. Tiiree more shipping lira s made application Wednesday to join thè t* ri that have granted a stay by Federai Judge Hand. In case Judgo Hund reaches no decision relative to a permanent injunction by Oct. 21, when thè Daugherty ruling takes effect, he has indicated he will exempt thè proteeUng linea from its operation until no does rrmke a decteion. In caso thè Government appeal from thè dpeision, thè stay will be extended nntil thè mat-. ter is appealed to thè Supreme Court. ; he lntlmated. By this method, It is j assumed, thè ship linea will be prò- j tcctei] until Oirlstmas lf .Tudgc Hand’s decision is adverse to thè Government. _________ !

Home Rule By United Xrirs NILES, Ohio, Oct. 19.—Trustees of thè Union Cemlery announced Sunday blue laws will apply to funerals.

QUICK WIT Heroine Is Busy By ( nitrii \rirn WASHINGTON. Oct. 19.—Miss Leila Johnston, telephone heroine who saved thè llves of scores In thè Winslow Junction traln wreck last July, has again proven her qluick wit. On telegraph duty at thè Pennsylvaniti staiion h. * during pitch darkness she heard a crash. Although she was unabie to see what had happened, she set thè slgnal against a train about to arrive. The flier stoppini fifty feet. from a big touring car that had crashed through a Crossing fence and stalled on thè tracie with live occupants.

Here to Stay Iln United \< im WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.—President Harding is flrmly convinced that this country “will never depart from thè elghteenth amendment.” He believes that prohibition has come to stay. The President expressed this opinion to representatives of thè Allied Christian Agencies who gattiered in his office late Wedneesday afternoon. They called to express their keen interest in thè enforcement of thè Volstead law and in thè extension of aid to thè countries of Europe.

TIMES KIDS INVITED 1,000 to See ‘Old Homestead’ at Oli io

Tramp! Tramp! The boys will be marchili’ soon. One thousand strong they will be Friday rnornlng, because a thousand Indianapolis" Times’ carriers and their helpers will be thè guests of thè Ohio Theater management at a private showin gof “The Old Homestead.’’ The boys will leave thè Times’ office at 8:30 a. m. carrying banners telling thè world that they are marching to thè Ohio Theater to see one of thè best pietures ever lìlmed for young people. The boys will be seated by 9 o'clock and thè fun will start then. Theodoro Roberts is Uncle Joshua, thè nioving spirit of thè play. The boys will see Aunt Matilda courted by thè two old village bachelors. The boys probably will smack their dips as Auntie entertain* her beau* at thè

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LEFT TO RIGHT—CHARLES O. WILLIAMS, MISS CORA STEELE AND H. L. SMITH. The iiffairs of thè sixty-ninth annual convention Of thè Indiana State Teachers’ Association are largely in thè hands of three individuate, H. L. Smith, Bloomington, preside qt of thè association; Miss Cora Steele, Terre Haute, chairman of thè executive committee. and Charles O. Williams, Richmond, permanent secretary-treasurer. Mr. Smith will retire as president at thè dose of thè convention.

350 RADIGALS ARE Biffi RP BT PBRTLfB POLICE Threatened Demonstration Before Strike on Monday Is \ Anticipated. *v l'nited PrrtÉ PORTLAND, Ore.. Oct. 19 —Three I hundred and iifty rnemiier of thè In- I Upatrial Work eih of thè World were under arrest here today following a roundtip which Is intende*! to prevent a threatened radicai demonstration in Portland. The demonstration and threatened invasion of Portland is in anticipation o? thè Marine and Tnmsport workers’ strike, called for Monday. It was reported by lnvisfigators today that radicala from all over thè country pian to concentrate here. j A generai syrr.pathetic strike is thè object of radicai meeting. being organized In Pacific coast cities, police say.

Hill GIVES OUTUNEOFWORK Mining Engineer Heads Fact Finding Commission in Coal Industry. Fili United Vric WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.—President Harding’s coal commission has selected as its ohalrman John Hays Hammond, prominent mining enginoer. “The sol * (kbject of thè commission, as declarod at thè meeting, is "to endeavor to get all thè essential faets touching thè coal industry to thè end that practical mensures m.iv be fotiiul to Insure a Constant supply of this most nocessary commodity at as reascnable prices as are consistont with fair wages and protlts to those engaged in thè industry." CLAiMS NEW DISTINCTION II!! United Xtirs SACRAMENTO, Cai., Oct. 19. Those who regard Los Angeles as a lame place, teeming with ex-farmers from thè Middle West and innocent tourists given contrast by a stilali handful of gay movie folk from Hollywood, are ali wrong, aecording to 1 fenry Franici-, executive secretary to Gcvernor William l>. Stephens. “Figures compiled by this office show that of all thè ■ criminals arrested in Californai for crimes eommitted in other States more than fourllfths of them are taken into custody in Dos Angeles.”

same time with doughnuts. That’s thè way thè village belles entertained their gentlemen friends in 1885. Say, fellers, there is a whale of a storni scene in “The Old Homestead.” Forty houses and barns are swept away, buggies are tossed in thè air and fronts of stoi-es cave in. It’s a reai storni. Because of thè great appeal that “The Old Homestead” has for young people as well as grownups, David A. Coulter of v„e Ohio Theater, extended an invitation to C. A. Julian, circulation manager of The Times, to bring over all of his carriers and helpers Friday morning. The boys will not have to play bookey to see this big picture because there is no school tomorrow with thè State teachers convention in session. ‘v

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DAVID LLOYD GEORGE Born Manchester, ISG3, son of a schoolmaster. Iteared in thè home of his uncle, a Welsh bootmaker. Educateli in Welch cfiurch school. Elected to parliament in 1890. President Board of Trade 1905 to 1908. Chancellor of thè exchequer 1908 to 1915. Minister of munitions 1915 to 1916. Secretary of war 1916. Prime minister 1916 to Oct. 19. 1922.

| Caby Mine ,MY DOCTOP TOLD MEA TO HURu>Y UPAN’GET' WELL BUT HEOUGUT 'tTO HAVE PATIENTS : Of rourse your baby Ima salti or tlonr sometliinK just as rlever as those reported In Ibis roiumn. Urite it on a posteard and send it to thè Baby .Mine Kditor of The Time and share your rhiicklrs with thè rcst. Diplomai Little George Lewis, on returning homo from his flrst day at school, was asked how he liked nis teacher. “Oh, she’ ls line,” he thought. Then his mother asked if she was pretty. The youngster thought a while, then concluded: “Well, mother, she’s like Ifortense —she not good looking but she’s got good sense.” LAURA BUYER. Considerai ion Gordon is a 6-year-old and has thè huM't of employing words which sound “mg,” although be is not always sure of thè meaning. One evening ho had been naughty and his father sent him to bed early. Next morning wlien he carne downstairs he was asked hew he liked going to bed so early and he replied: “I didn’t Lke It, and I would have said somethiog to Pop about it but l was afraid he would provoke me.” M. R. Rir'ht A circus was coming and Billy particularly wanted 25 cents. A neighbor asked him to hoe his potatoes, saying: “ITI malte it all right w’ith you.’’ Billy hoed energetically, and when thè job was tìnished, went over for his pay. YVhen he returned, I asked: "Did he malte it all right with you?” Displaying one lone dime, thè little fellow said: “Maybe lt’s all right for him, but it’s all wrong for me.” J. V.

Eutired as Seeond class Mailer at l’ostoffice, Indianapolis- f’ublished Daily Except Sunday.

PREMIER FORMALLY QUiTS WHEN UNIONISTS’SUPPORT 15 WITHDRAWN BY CAUCOS Coalition Ministry, Which Has Directed Nation’s Affairs Since War Emergency Developed, Experiences Sharp Repudiation. BONAR LAW RECOMMENDED FOR POST Conservative Invited to Palace by King Is Said to Have Been Reai Power Behind Force Nominally Led by Chamberlain.

Retirement of Lloyd George Marks Last of War Statesmen Resignation of Premier Lloyd George of England marks thè liHssing of thè last of thè “Big Four’’ of thè Versailles peace conference. Lloyd George, former President Wilson, former Premier Clemenceau of France, and former Premier Orlando of Italy, comprised thè "Big Four.’’ It was these four men, sitting at private study at thè house occupied by Wilson, or Lloyd George who made thè deeisions governing thè peaee treaty. One aster another thè members of thè “Big Four’’ have met serious politicai defeat and been retlred to private lise. Orlando was thè first to go, being overthrown while thè peace conference was stili in session. President Wilson, aster a lon g tight, saw thè League of Nalions covenant and thè entire tieaty rejected by thè Senate, and Governar Cox, whom he supported for thè presidency overwhelm ingly defeated. Clemenceau, resigning as premier, became a candidate for thè French presidency and was sadly beaten. Lloyd George outlasted them all, weathering crisls aster crisis brought on by repeated attacks.

By t nitrii Press LONDON, Oct 19.—David Lloyd George resigned as prime miuister of (Jreat Britain this afternoon. He presented his resignation to King George at Buckingliam palai e aster thè Tnionist caucus whieh met at thè Carlton Club repudiateti his ministry, by a vote of 186 to 87. This marks thè end of thè coalition ministry—comprised of thè Liberal and Unionist parties—which carne into being during thè world war. Bonar Law Recommended It is understood Lloyd George advised King George to invita Bonar Law to forni a ministry. The king is to sumrnon Law before him tonight and, in keeping with British politicai traditiona, will fulfill thè request of thè premier. Bonar Law was thè active leader of thè Unionist party tmtfl about a year ago when his health broke down. At that time thè reigns of leadership passèd to Austen Chamberlain, thè Parliamoli tary leader of thè coalition and keeper of thè privy seal. However, Chamberlain was never formally invested with thè leadership of thè party.

The statesman whom thè King probably will ask to forni a government has been more active in politics recently. It has been said that he has been thè reai power behind thè Chamberlain faction. Leader in House Law was thè leader of thè Conservative opposition in thè House of Commons, between 1911 and 1915. He was Lloyd George’s strongest Conservative supporter from thè time of thè formation of thè coalition in thè midst of thè war and until 1921, when Bonar Law took his physician’s advice and went into retirement. It was considered improbable by some observers that Bonar Law wùll be able to forni a ministry because to be successful he would have to

Premier Served Great Britain Through Period of Great Stress

Un J. IV. T. MASOX Written for thè United Press Resignation of Lloyd George brings to an end thè most criticai and perilous administration in thè thousand years of Great Britain’s history. Lloyd George has held thè premiership continuously since 1916. He was made prime minister in thè midst of thè w-orld conflict, as a result of thè allies’ failure during thè firts two years of thè flghting. On thè outbreak of thè war Herbert Asquith was British premier, at thè head of a Liberal ministry, with Lloyd George as chancellor of thè cxchequer. Asquith allowed Lord Kitchener to direct thè war without interference. The latter proved a failure, through lack of adaptability, to thè changing methods of modern combat. Shortage of proper artillery at thè front, was made thè excuse for Asquith’s overthrow. Demand From Public The British public demanded a non-partisan war ministry and Lloyd George was chosen to hed a coalition cabinet of Liberals, Consorvatives and Laborites. The choice l’ell on him cause of thè success and energy he had shown as minister of r --nitions during thè previous year, and because of his optimism and fearlessness. Upon thè eonclusion of thè war an attack on Lloyd George was begun similar to thè campaign recently started by his politicai enemies. Lloyd George accepted thè challenge and appealed to thè country at a generai election held Dee. 1, 1918, He was

Forecast Fari tonight and Friday. Slightly warmer tonight.

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command a majority In thè House ot Commons. This would mean that many Liberate would bave to vote In favor ot Bonar Law, a Conservative. Liberate Will Caucus Lloyd George is to meet his Ob* eral supporterà in a caucus at 19 Downlng St. at 6 p. m. Austen Chamberlain ateo has called a caucus of thè Conservative supporterà of thè premier. At these conferences it will be decided what attitude is to be taken toward a successor of Lloyd George. In case Bonar Law ls anable to bring thè various factions together to form a ministry, it te possible that King George might sumrnon Lloyd George to forni a new government.

supported by thè Conservativo voters and most of thè Liberals, who wanted thè coalition government continued through thè peace negotiations. Lloyd George declared in his campaign speeches that if elected he would bring thè Kaiser and thè other German W*r lords to trial and would make GePmany pay for thè war. Asquith and a few persona! followers fought Lloyd Geirge at thè eleotion. Defeaied for Re election Asquith was defeated for re-election an dhad to find another cor.stitutency. The coalitionists scored a great triurnph. The returns, which are substantially thè position held by thè parties today were as follows: Coalition —consorvatives 334; liberal 133; laborites 11. Opposition—laborites 63; conservaties 48; liberals 2S; Sinn Feinera 73; Irish nationalists 7; independents 10. Since 1918 Lloyd George's position has been ttndermined by attack from many qnarters. His repudiation of his campaign pledges concerning thè Kaiser's trial and thè German indemnity has not hurt him, because that was in line with genreal public opinion. But thè younger politicians have been restless under thè continued coalition rule. The young men, both in conservative and liberal circles, have become convinecd that thè coalition is oniy a device for keeping antiquated statesmen perpetually in office. A return to party government is demanded so that youth may have it chance to rise by showing flghting 'ftbility.