Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 273, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 February 1927 — Page 1

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700 ESCAPE WHEN LAKE SHIP SINKS Vessel Which Carried Saint’s Bones Goes Down in Italy. BISHOP LAST TO LEAVE Thankful for Safety of Religious Relics. 5,/ COMa P ltaly, I**. —Seven hundred religious pilgrims aboard the lake vessel Rome scrambled for safety today when the vessel sank beneath them at the pier. One Woman, injured in the panicky mob, died in a hospital, and it was feared that there might have been other victims. The vessel, which was overloaded, had ax-rived from Lecce with the bones of St. Aloysius and they had just been taken ashore when the Rome began to sink. “She sinks! She sinks!” screamed the frightened passengers, and started a rush for the gangplank. The Rome was flat-bottomed and almost overturned by the weight on the pier side of the craft. Men, women and childi-en were aboard when the Rome began to settle. - Mgr. Pagani, >■ Bishop of Como, was the last to leave the Rome he sang a soleumn “Te Deum” in thanks for the deliverance of the bones. Then the crowd paraded as further proof of thanks. While the panic was at its height, the cranium of the Saint was taken to a near-by bridge and the devout kneeled around it, praying for the safety of the passengers. PRESS MEET CLOSES Election at Lincoln Today Will W ind Up Two-Day Session. .Tames K. Gorrell, of the Bremen, Ind., Enquirer, and Paul Feltus, of the' Bloomington Star, spoke today before members of the Indiana Weekly Press Association, closing a twoclay meeting at the Lincoln. Reports of committees and election of of- , fleers for his year will complete con'vention business. Norman J. Radder, associate professor of journalism at Indiana University, spoke at the association dinner, Friday evening. He predicted a period of prosperity for country weekly newspapers in his talk, “The Future of the Country Weekly.” RIOTING CASE DEFERRED Harvard Students Must Wait a W eek to Tell Their Side. Bv United Prcse CAMBRIDGE, Mass.. Feb. 19. Harvard students must wait until Friday to tell their stories of the riot a week ago. After the prosecution had virtually concluded its case late yesterday, District Judge Arthur P. Stone adjourned court for one week. Before this action was taken, however, thirteen of the thirty-seven defendants had been identified by police as participants in last Saturday’s Harvard Square melee which sent nine persons to the hospital. Under a court ruling, convictions will be possible only in the cases of defendants identified as rioters. All the students are charged with disturbing the peace, and one, Olijer D. Ferguson of Paducah, Ky., alsods charged with assaulting two policemen.

Indiana Projects on I Public Building List " Ci' T'niter! Press WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—President Coolidge and Budget Director Lord Friday asked Congress for $19,878,700 to carry out. the fii’st year’s public building construction work under the 5150,000,000 public buildings act, passed last year, and under other authorizations previously made by Congress, including four Indiana projects. s The money is to be provided in a special deficiency appropriation bill, which will be rushed through Congress before adjournment, March 4. The money will be made available July 1, the beginning of the fiscal year, 1928. Indiana propects, with first year expenditures, include: Postofflce. East Chicago. 540,000 postoffice, Rushville, $40,000 postoffice and courthouse, Hammond, $55,000; postOfllce and courthouse, Ft. Wayne, $510,000. HERMAN GRAY NAMED Phi Kappa Psi Elects Alumni Officers at State Dinner. A definite place in the social structure of America has been accorded college fraternities, according to William L. Taylor, attorney, who spoke at the diamond jubilee of the Indian- , apolis Alumni Association of Phi , Kappa Psi at the Columbia Club Friday night. The association elected Herman B. Gray president, Willis B. Connor .vice president and Silas B. Reagan ■ secretary. HOURLY TEMPERATURE!^ 0 a- m 18 9 a> m 23 7a. m ~1810 a. m 26 S a. m 20 11 a. 30 12 (noon) .... 32

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42 Years’ Service to ‘Uncle Sam’ Ended by Clerk’s Retirement. Sixteen million letters! Forty times around the earth! To these records Peter E. Grimes, 67, of 4934 Broadway, postofflee employe, points with pride. They represent the effort of forty-two years’ continuous service of Uncle Sam, from which he retired today. Traveled Widely Born sixty-seven years ago Sunday at Versailles, Ind., Grimes entered the l-ailway mail service in 1885, working between Cincinnati and St. Louis. He continued in that service until eleven yeai-s ago, when he entered the mailing department here as a clerk, from which capacity he retired. “I traveled close to 1,000,000 miles in the railway mail service and I guess I’ve easily handled 16,000,000 letters in the last eleven yeai-s,” Grimes said. He was unable to estimate the number of pieces handled pjreviously. .... Writes Poetry Grimes is classed as one of Indiana's poets. having written a collection called ‘‘Science and Snow.” He has fourchildren and retires on SI,OOO a year pension. “I’m really not sorry to leave the serivee,” Grimes declared. “I’ve worked pretty hard and I’m a bit tired.” He was appointed by former Representative Congressman William S. Holman, known as the “watchdog" of the treasury, before civil service was instituted. A farewell party for Grimes was held this afternoon.

BILL INCREASES REPRESENTATION 1925 Vote Census Is Basis for New Apportionment. Marion County will have one more Representative in the Lower House of the State, raising the total to twelve Representatives, and a joint one, if the new legislative apportionment bill, introduced in the House Friday, is enacted. The bill was introduced by Representative Frank G. Gilbert (Rep.), Lagrange and Steuben. Lake and St. Joseph Counties would gain most under the new schedule, with two additional Representatives and an additional Senator each. The census of male voters in 1925 formed the basis for the new apportionment made by Republicans of the elections committee. Few changes are made in the remainder of the report. A general tendency toward grouping Democratic counties in slightly larger groups and to increase representation in Republican central and northern Indiaa were recommended. MINE WAGE DEADLOCK Subcommittee Makes No Progress Toward Fixing New Scale. Bu United Press MIAMI, Fla., Feb. 19.—Negotiations looking toward anew wage scale for the central competitive coal field are almost hopelessly deadlocked, in the opinion of delegates to the joint coal conference which has been in session here all week. As the subcommittee to which opposing proposals w'ere submitted adjourned yesterday afternoon for a two-day rest it was announced that nothing in the way of harmony had been approached. Representatives of the operators still refuse to continue with wages under the 1926 Jacksonville agreement. whereas the miners’ spokesmen insist wages cannot be reduced. The operators and'miners are also split on the question o's a commission to regulate wage scales —the operators favoring such a commission, miners disapproving.

SENATOR STIES AT ASSESSMENTS OE CONATIONS Gray Launches Attack on State Tax Board in Debating Measure. Launching an attack on the State tax board in the Indiana Senate late Friday Senator Carl M. Gray (Dem.), Petersburg, attributed defense of the board by the Indianapolis News to the fa'ct that the paper’s property was assessed at SSOO,OOO, wJiile it was alleged to be worth $7,000,000. He also contended that the Standard Oil Company properties in Lake County were assessed at $42,000,000 and are valued at more than $90,000,000. “That is why these huge corporations do not want to curb the power of the tax board,” Gray declared. "They are the beneficiaries of the board's policies.” , Some weeks ago the Indianapolis Netvs was publicly charged bys Attorney General Arthur L. Gillliom with being the recipient of rebates on electric rates. The tax board debate in the Senate came upon final passage of the Hewitt bill, which would take appellate jurisdiction away from the t*>ard in the matter of local bond issues. The bill failed to get a constitutional majority. The vote stood 24 ayes to 20 noes. Marion County Senators supported the board. Senator William P. Evans (Rep.), Indianapolis, attributed the attack on the board to the fact that Terre Haute had been thwarted in issuing $700,000 in bonds for school construction. Senator John IT. Hewitt (Rep.), Terre Haute, author of the measure to curb the board’s powers, denied the charge.

NO DECISION ON ANNEXATION PLAN Citizens Oppose Addition of University Heights. The public works committee of the council today had not announced the recommendation to be presented the council Monday night on the proposed annexation of territory between University Heights and the city limits. A public hearing was held Friday on the annexation. Edmond P. Severns, sales manager of the ChapmanPrice Steel Company, asserted that the company would move their plant from Indianapolis if brought in the city limits. Residents on Troy Ave. and Shelby St. also protested against the annexation. Merchants of Fountain Square, headed by Harold Koch, favored anaexation. The public works committee is composed of O. Ray Albertson, M. W. Ferguson. Otis E. Bartholomew, Walter R. Dorsett and Boynton J. Moore. SNOW LIKELY SUNDAY Warmer Weather Greets City After . Cold Wave Friday, Unsettled weather conditions, with rain or possibly snow Sunday, was forecast today by the United States Weather Bureau. Rising temperature greeted Indianapolis today after a cold wave Friday night. Lowest tonight is expected to be about 25-30 above, with increasing cloudiness.

INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY, FEB. 19, 1927

ACTION ON UTILITIES TO BE MILD Moorhead Measure Robbed of ‘Teeth’ by Offering Amendments. MAIN FEATURES LOST Majority Favors Minor Changes in Law. By Dan M. Kidney Something must be done about utilities, but not much. Such is the attitude of the majority of Republican Senators and the result will be probable passage of a Moorhead measure with all Us “teeth” removed. Such a bill will affect no vital changes in the Spen-cer-Shlvely act or on the public service commission. Senator Robert L. Moorhead (Rep.), Indianapolis, destroyed his own bill when It came to second reading in the Senate Thursday afternoon. He introduced amendments striking out all but the enacting clause. The amendments kill the Immediate ouster of the present commission and the provision for electing commissioners, which were the main features of the bill. The only outstanding provision in the amendments is one to bring holding companies within the commissione’s power. Not Quite Deed Attempt was made by Senator James J. Nejdl (Rep.), Whiting, majority floor leader, to kill the bill by indefinite postponement. After an hour of parliamentary jockeying It was permitted to live and an epidemic of amendments followed. Moorhead had five. Senator Edward O’Rourke, Jr., (Rep.), Ft. Wayne, had two and Democratic Senators Carl M. Gray, Petersburg, and J. Francis Lochard had one. The Democratic amendment Is the most sweeping. It would require the appointment by the fioveraor, with Senate approval, of five commissioners, one from each Supreme Court district. Three would be of the majority and two of the minority party. If the Senate was not In session when appointments were made the choice of the Governor would be affirmed or denied by * board of nine Senators, appoirted by the president of the Senate. Four would be minority and live majority members. Commissioners would be removable by the Governor for cause or upon a taxpayer’s petition Died In Marion County Circuit Court. Appeal from the lower to higher courts would be granted, as Irx all civil cases. The amendments are to be made a matter of special business at 2 p. m. Tuesday. When an effort was made by Nedjl and Lieutenant Governor F. Harold Van Orman to stifle debate on the motion to Indefinitely postpone the Moorhead bill, the Indianapolis Senator scored his colleagues. “The utilities have the Republican party in Indiana by the throat,” Moorhead charged from the Senate floor, and predicted a Democratic victory at the next election unless something Is done to remedy the situation.” O’Rourke came to defense of the G. O. P. and declared that "Marlon County should clean its own skirts.” That the barb was effective, however, was shown by the prevailing attitude of the majority members expressed by Senator Denver C. Harlan (Rep.), Richmond, who declared that “we will have to decide some sort of bill next week.” Other Amendments Besides the holding company amendment the Moorhead provisions are.to fix utility valuation exclusive of good will, to prohibit Issuance of watered securities, to provide commission fees on security Issues and to make utilities go through all State courts on appeals before taking a matter to the Federal Courts. The O’Rourke amendments bring the commission in line with the Interstate commerce commission regarding suspension of railroad rates. It was suggested by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce.

FRAUD TRIAL CLOSING Daugherty-Miller Case May Reach Jury Thursday or Friday. Bu United'■ Press NEW YORK. Feb. 19.—Testimony in the trial of Harry M. Daugherty and Thomas W. Miller has been completed and the case was expected to go to the jury Thursday or Friday of next week. There was no session of Federal District Court today and court also will be adjourned over Washington's birthday. Judge Knox, presiding, said he woul dnot limit the attorneys in summation. SCHOOL CELEBRATES Emmerich Manual Observes ThirtySecond Anniversary. The Charles E. Emmerich Manual Training High School celebrated its thirty-second anniversary Friday with a mass meeting of seniors and freshmen in the auditorium, and special meetings of juniors and sophomores in the various session rooms. E. H. Kemper MeComb, principal, talked In the auditorium on traditions of the school, similar talks be; ing given by teachers to the other groups. A musical program was given by the Manual music organization.

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Here la a picture of George Schmauss, slayer of Police Chief O. F. Hughes of Alexandria, Ind., and his divorced wife, Mrs. Marie Underwood fSchmauss, taken shortly after they were married. Schmauss killed the officer when he served papers, demanding payment of SSO attorney fees in connection with the divorce obtained by Mrs. Schmauss. was killed by an Anderson patrolman Friday, who found him hiding tfhder a bed in his home at Alexandria. Funeral services for Chief Hughes will be held Sunday. Sehniauss will be buried Monday.

AIMEE MAKES TOUR OF NEW YORK NIGHT CLUBS Evangelist Sees Fist Fight, ‘The Black Bottom’ Dance and Is Introduced by Texas Guinan.

Bv United Prrns NEW YORK, Feb. 19.—Into the j jaws of death rode the six hundred and into the night clubs walked Almee Semple McPherson. From the Glad Tidings tabernacle, i where earlier in the evening souls had been saved and converted exclaimed over their discovery of the Divine, the evangelist set out into the "abandoned pleasure marts of tMt heaven-aloneknows-how-wicked city.”And when Mrs. McPherson retired early today she had seen a fist fight,-' had been “howled down” by a girl a Hey, Hey, Don't Say Straw to This Calf Bv Time Special HUNTINGTON. Ind., Feb. 19. .If there was ever a calf that was fed up on straw, It’s one belonging to Lewis B. Thomas, farmer, near here. Five weeks ago Thomas missed the calf. Search failed to reveal any trace of it. Thomas concluded, it, had been stolen. This week his wife. went to’ a straw stack to find eggs. She saw a hole In the stack and looked In. There was the calf. The animal had yjidked into a pocket of the stack eatfn out of the stack by other cajtle. A cave ln followed, trapping lj. The calf will recover. In addition to the straw' which furnished food, melted snow seeped through to furnish it drink. Service WilUHonor Washington Monday The Indianapolis Church Federation will hold a Washington’s birthday service in Christ Church Monday at 12:15 p. m. The’service will be part of a program for a week of “religious emphasis.” Bishop Frederick D. Leete will deliver an address on “The New Patriotism and the Old.” State, county and city officials have been Invited.. The Rev. Floyd Van Keuren, rector of Christ Church, will preside and Bishop H. H. Fout, United Brethren Church; Dr. T. W. Crafton, evangelistic committee chairman of the federation, and Dr. Edward Haines Klstler. president Indianapolis Minflfcerial Association, will participate. Chester,L. Heath is organist and choirmaster, and A. H. Godard, precenter. MABEL NORMAND BETTER Bv United Prenn SANTA MONICA, Cal., Feb. 19. Mabel Normand, screen Star, has passed the crisis of her illness from pneumonia and her complete recovery is anticipated, her physicians said today.

CHERRY, HEMLOCK NEW NAMES FOR EXCHANGES Mechanical Difficulties Make Necessary Change of Webster, Kenwood Prefixes —IO,OOO Effected.

Webster and Kenwood telephone number prefixes will be chansed to "Cherry” and “Hemlock” respectively July 1, i twas announced today by Indiana Bell Telephone Company. Notices are being sent t obusiness subscribers in the affected exchanges to prevent issuance of advertising with the old prefix. Mechanical reasons are assigned

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little the worse for wear; had been acclaimed by the redoubtable Texas Guinan. and Jiad seen the city’s foremost folk-dance, “The Blackbottom,” danced as It should be danced. Mrs. McPherson announced that only by an Invasion of the night clubs could she sec how New York conducts itself in after normal bedtime hours. The first stop on her tour was the Open Door, on McDougal St., in Greenwich VUllage. There she shed her fur coat and satin-brimmed hat and awaited developments. Police Take Two Local color came at once. Two men who had collided while dancing w'ith their partners came to blows. Having missed the Jack Delaney-Jim Maloney fight in Madison Square Garden, Mrs. McPherson was making up for lost time. A "strongsquad ejected the rowdies and color returned to the evangelist’s blanched cheeks. She began to take notes on the proceedings. Young men and women were engaged in that weird contortions popularized tinder the name of “The Black Bottom.” “I tity the girls,” said Mrs. McPherson. “Look at the dead eyes in such young faces,” she said. "Here you see them sowing: I have been concerned for so long with the reaping.” A girl of high alcoholic content staggered near tho table and espied, without recognition, the evangelist. “Didja. see ’em pick on my boy friend?” she trilled. "Lord, I'm seein' brickbats. Who you writing to?” NO Soul Saving There was no attempt at soul saving. Shortly thereafter Mrs. McPherson left the open door and visited Texas Guinan’s Three Hundred Club which yesterday accepted a padlock but which had not yet applied It. Texas teased and teased and finally the evangelist was introduced . from the center of the fleor. “I am seeing anew side of New York,” she said. She reminded those at the tables that "behind all these I good clothes, these good times, there is something else,” and Invited the guests to attend her sermons. Miss Guinan said she wouldn’t miss it and cried: “This is a woman I admire. She has the courage of her convictions. Give this little woman a good hand.” And Mrs. McPherson left the club amid a frenzy of handclapping. NEW VENIRE CALLED Bv United Preen VALPARAISO, Ind., Feb. 19.—A new venire was called today for ••examination as possible jurors in the trial of Frank McErlane. charged with the murder of Thaddeus Fancher, Crown Point attorney. Four venires had been exhausted Friday when Raymond Austin, friend of the slain man and 107th person to be examined was called.

for the change, dial phone requirements making the new nances necessary. No change will be made until the issuance of the new directory. July 1, according to Phil M. Watson, division commercial manager. The change will affect, nearly 10,000 subscribers. Webster exchange serves 7,541 phones and Kenwood 2,272.

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REFORMERS OPPOSED TO SMOKE TAX W. C. T. U. Leaders Against Tobacco Levy to Aid Colleges. W. C. T. U. and Anti-Saloon League workers today objected to the proposed tobacco tax bill landing in the Indiana House of Representatives. * Revenue from the tax would go | to Purdue and Indiana Universities j and the two State normal schools, j A tax of 1 mill would bo collected ; on each cigaret sold in the State, or 2 cents on each customary pack- ! age of twenty. The cigar tax proposed ranges from 10 cents to $1.50 ! a hundred. Representatives Albert P. Barlow (Rep.), Hendricks County; Arthur D. Gray (Rep.), Morgan: Floyd A. Freemyer (Deni.). Jay, and Marion F. Roverston (Dem.), Monroe, introduced the bill. E. S. SHUMAKER, Director Indiana Anti-Saloon League—“ Personally I would not favor a tobacco tax for the purpose of furthering education. I do not believe in taxing the weakness of any one for the purpose of education. If there is one thing that the student body of our schools and colleges should shy away from It is the use of tobacco In *any form.’ MRS. W. VV. REEDY, director, Christian Citizenship Department of Marion County, W. C. T. U.: “I would be very, very mueh opposed to such a program. It would be tearing down the very thing we are attempting to build up—the ideals of American Youth. A eigaret tax for the purpose of furthering education would be reminiscent of the day when wo were told that we rould not have public schools without the money derived from the liquor and saloon tax.” MRS. E. C. RUMPLER, citizenship training division, General FederaI tion of Women’s Clubs, and W. C. T. U, member.: “We have learned in this country that public schools j can be supported without the neccsj sity of taxing human weakness. I | believe that to provide funds for education by a cigaret tax would place I too low a value on the educational 1 program of Indiana.” MISS CLARA SEARS. State VV. C. T. U. treasurer: “Our organization maintains an antinarcotie department and we are opposed to the use of rigarcts so we would certainly be opposed to taxing them for educational purj poses. The bill must be sponsored by the tobacco interests.” MRS. B. S. GADD, president ; central district, W. C. T. U.: “My . observation has been that people are [ perfectly willing to be taxed for | educational purposes. They would j prefer to pay straight taxes, howj ever, to these special levies, and I lam unalterably opposed to this alliance of tobacco and education.”

MARONEYLANDS i U. S.ORY POST Local Justice Agent Named Special Investigator. ■' John J. Maroney, for five years a local Department of Justice agent, has been appointed a special Federal prohibition investigator, according to word received today by Deputy Prohibition Administrator George L. Winkler. The appointment was made by Lincoln C. Andrews, national prohibition director. The official word will be received Monday by Edward C. Yellowley, Chicago dry head in charge of the thirteenth district, including Indiana. Whether Marone's activities will be especially confined to this State or district, was not learned. Maroney is understood to be in the city, hut could not be located. He lives at 351 Bicking St. Father of Ten Jailed, but Supports Family Bp rniter! Press ZANESVILLE, Ohio. Frb. 19. Julius Johnson, 38, father of ten children, is carrying ouf an unusual sentence for nonsupport. With the Muskingum County jail as his abode for the next sixty days. Johnson daily trudges to work for a coal company on a job secured for him by Probate Judge Clarence Graham. His lunch is prepared by Sheriff W. A. McFarland. His wages are collected by a representative of the Women's Benevolent Society and expended by it for food and clothing for his wife and children. Judge Graham personally arranged details of the sentence. —— m . ENGINEER GIVEN POST Water Works Association Closes Convention at Claypool. John W. Moore. local consulting engineer, was elected president of the Indiana section of the American Water Works Association at the twentieth annual convention, concluded Friday at the Claypool. Other officers selected: C. E. Stewart, Muncle. vice president; C. K. Calvert. Indianapolis, reelected sec-retary-treasurer. and Lewis S. Finch, Indianapolis, re-elected assistant secretary. Adequate legislation to prevent pollution of Indiana streams, and passage of the "model arson law,” now before, the General Assembly, was backed by the delegates.

Forecast luci’CßMiig cloudiness tonight, becoming unsettled with rain or possibly snow Sunday; rising temperature; lowest tonight 2# to 30.

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MARION COUNTY

FIGHTING IN SHANGHAI NS CRISIS NEARS Police and Strikers Clash — Defenders Decisively Beaten. FOREIGNERS ON GUARD American Marines Among Units in City. -r- - 19.—Police and Chinese strikers clashed today In \arlous outlying suburbs. Reports from the south Indicated that the Cantonese had decisively defeated the troops of Marshal SunChfian Fang and the foreign colonies here prepared to defend themselves if need be against mob vlolenco or the deprivations of undisciplined soldiers who were falling back on th!a rich city. Shanghai today was confronted with the most sejlous situation since the “open door” admitted foreigners to the Orient. Chinese labor struck within the city. Troops in Ret real: Thousands of defeated troops were falling back toward Shanghai from the province of Chekiang, where tins Cantonese Nationalists apparently were supreme. Martial law prevailed in the Chinese area of Shanghai. British troops occupied rural positions around the city. Toklo authorized the landing of 300 marines at Shanghai. A forco of 300 American marines was here and more were due next week aboard the U. S. S. Chaumont. Looting Reported Kashlng, a city fifty miles from Shanghai, was being looted today by Marshal Sun Chuanfang’s retreating soldiers, according to reports received hero this evening. So fur there had been no official confirmation of the report, but they aroused I forebodings here regarding the posI siblc Lite of Shanghni if thousands !of Sun's routed soldiers descended I upon the city. Military authorities announced I today that they were ready to pro- ! toct foreign lives und property to the I limit. i The foreign quarters, which consist of the British and French conI cessions and the American quarter. ! in which are congregated the thouj sands of foreign nationals, many of whom fled from the Interior, were I unaffected by tho order of martial , law. Hemming In these concessions j is the Chinese population of 600,000, j about half of which live within the concession boundaries.

RUDNER TO BE TARGET State Will Attack Testimony of Mellet Case Defendant. Bu United Press CANTON, Ohio, Feb. 19.—The prosecution will attempt to riddle denials of complicity made by Ben Rudner, testifying in an effort to save himself from the electric chair on a charge of murdering Don R. Meiiett, when the trial of the millionaire bootlegger Is resumed Monday. Rudner. taking tho witness stand late yesterday, categorically denied every taint put on ills name by witnesses for the State. He inaisted ho was not acquainted with Pat McDermott, convicted of killing the editor, and denied he .had communicated the killers. , DENIES BACKING BILL State Auditor's Office Not Supporting Gas Tax Roost. That the State auditor's office was j hacking the Garrard bill boosting [ the gasoline tax has been denied. When the bill was introduced in the | House of Representatives l-y Representative. C. Elmer Garrard (Rep.), Montezuma, he declared that It was fostered by tho Secretary of State and thV State auditor. Tho bill would raise tho gasoline tax from 3 to 6 cents a gallon and provide a. flat registration fee of $1 for passenger JAPAN’S REPLY READY Answer to Coolidge Arms Proposal Given U. 'B. Ainbasssdof. Bu United Press TOKIO, Feb. 19.—Japan's reply ! to President Coolldge's Invitation for j anew naval disarmament conference of the five nations signatory to the | Washington treaty was pfaced In the i hands of the American Ambassador i McVeagh today. Although the text of tho reply was I not revealed, newspapers hero were I pessimistic of the success of President Coolldge’s disarmament project.

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