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Operators of Barroom Are Held Pending An Investigation In the very barrom in which ha is said to have had many a bout with John Barleycorn, Charles Keegan, aged 37 years, 622 114th St., an employe of the East Chicago street department, dropped dead last evening, a victim of alcohol poisoning, Police cttrlbuto his death to moonshine." They are holding Mr. and Mrs. Mike Nestor, operators of the saloon at 4802 Todd ve, in which Keegan died, pending the findings of a coroner's inquest to be held this afternoon. According to the testimony of Mrs. Nestor, she was alone in the saloon when Keegan entered About 5 P. M. with a stranger. Keegan, well known to the woman behind the bar. had a $45 check cashed. He pocketed the money, says Mrs. Nestor. Neither he nor the stranger took a drink. The stranger sat at one. side of the room. Keegan, she says, evidently under the influence of liquor, moved restlessly about. Finally, he entered the wash room. A few minutes later there was a crash. Both Mrs. Nestor and the stranger rushed to the wash room. Keegan lay face down on the floor. He was unconscious. The tranger fled. Mrs. Nestor waited. Soon her husband entered. He had returned from work. She told him what had happened. He called the police. Through a description of "the frightened stranger" who accompanied Keegan, supplied by Mrs. Nestor, police hope to locate him to testify at the inquest. , Here's what Chief S truss has learned : That Keegan wis a heavy drinker. That toe entered the Nestor saloon at 5 p. m. Thvit he cashed there a check for 145.00. That he remained 'in the saloon with the stranger until his . death four hours later. That Keegan was drunk while In the saloon. That toe wis a frequenter of Nestor's place. This Is the first moonshine death In East Chicago for several months. WAGE GUTS ByH. K. REYNOLDS t STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE WASHINGTON, May 25. Demands of railway executives that wages of their employes must be reduced in proportion to the rata cuts decreed by the Interstate Commerce Commission brought loud protests today from railroad labor leaders here. Formal requests of the carriers for wage reductions ranging from 10 to 25 per cent are now being considered by the Railroad Labor Board at Chicago, but labor chiefs contend the railroads must affect economies In other directions a.fter July 1 instead of depending upon a wage slash to bring down their expense. "It is not possible for the labor board to order further reductions in railroad wages," William H. Johnston, president of the International Association of Machinists, declared today. "Even now the average railway worker does not make a decent living wage and if additional cuts are made, anything is liable to happen. The men are in an ugly frame of mind. "In view of the labor board's recognition of the principle of the recent living wage, we do not expect wage cuts lo be ordered Just because the Interstate Commerce Commission has reduced the income of the- railroads by lowering freight rates." Johnston agreed with members of the commerce commission that the railroads would be able to make sufficient profits under the new rate schedules to yield a return of 5.75 per cent on the fixed value of their properties. IRISH REPUBLIC MAY BE NEXT (BT DAVID M. CHURCH) (STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE LONDON. May 25. Members of the British government are fearful that the Irish coalition agreement readied by Mldrsel Collins of the Provisional government and Eamonn , de Valera, le-ader of the republicans. Is the fore-runner of a declaration of an Irish Republic, the Pall Mall Gaiottc revealed this afternoorv The Pa!! Mall Gazette Is close to Premier Lloyd George. According to present plans Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith will confer with members of the Cabinet In London tomorrow when they will be -questioned as to the real meaning of the coalition agreement.

ROADS NOW DEMANDING

Did You Hear That

HERBERT LAMPRELL is sending his family to Magician Lake for the summer. BERT STEELMAX sent his auto to the paint shop and he is lost without it. J. J. RUFF is back in his build-j ing which has been completely re modeled since the fire. PAUL TARDUHN, former baseball and football impresario, is now selling autos for the Dort agency. WHO will be the first merchant to offer a prize in the Kiwans city beautiful contest? Notify Willis R. Ford or George Geyer. THE Charles Dyer's have a new seven passenger touring car. Charley's Cadillac did great work during the recent campaign. ATT Y. JOHN GAVIT has a new ,..11 mu, u s " Meigard, organist at the I arthenon, has a Columbia Six sedan. THE Lake county delegation fo the Shrine convention at 'Frisco has chartered a Pullman leaving over the Sante Fe on June 5tn. THE Kappa Delta Gammas are giving a dance at the Lyndora hotel this evening with McKelvey's orchestra from the Palmer House. THE Hammond Woman's Club had a final rehearsal today of their play, "We The People," to be given at the Parthenon theater Friday evening. CALUMET AVENUE property owners are skeptical about the widening of Hohman street. "They'll have to show us," said one Calumet avenue man. FACT of the day. The contiguous cities of Hammond. East Chi cago and Whiting had 4 combined population of S2.111 under the 1920 U. S. census. HAMMOND has .11 truni lines, S belt lines, 2 interurbans and one street railway; total of 17 transportation lines not Including half a dozen bus lines. "THE Queen of Hilo Island" wlU be printed In phamplet form with illustrations by Jim Hart, as a souvenir of the Shrine trip to the Island of Hilo in Hawaii. THE Klwanis convention at Valparaiso will be held June 8th, Instead of May 25th, as previously announced. Hammond Kiwanians will motor to the convention. THE golf links at the Hammond Country Club are In wonderful shape and the tenuis ourts are being put Into condition. The sport and games committee is doing good work. DON'T forget to buy a poppy on Saturday to wear Memorial Day In honor of the World War dead. The Woman's Auxiliary of the World War Veterans will sell the poppies. FATHER BERG has cabled friends of St. Joseph's church of his safe arrival on European terra flrma. Jacob Schloer and other Hammond people were on the Rotterdam with him. SCOUT Executive I. K. Scott, who recently had a long session with the dentist, says he can put on a show all by himself this summer at camp, imply by taking out his store teeth for the boys. REAL patriots Judge Twyman, of East Chicago. Attorney Belshaw, of Lowell, and Meeker, of Crown Point, are working on the recount of the treasurer votes for $3 per day each. The recount will take at least thirty days. AN indication of prosperity is the number of traveling men on the road Nick Scofes, proprietor of the Majestic Hotel, says there are more drummers making Hammond now than at any time since before the war. WHEN construction work necessitates barricading of sidewalks as on State street, why can't the police designate these strips with no-parking signs temporarily so pedestrians will not be forced to use the middle of the street? COUNTY CLERK WHE A TO N, County Auditor George M. Foland. County Treasurer Bradford, and other county officials are attending the republican convention at Indianapolis today. Gary has a delegation of fifty. THE services at the Sibley Street Synagog. Friday, May 26th, will have a patriotic character, and the sermon by the Rabbi will be in reference to the national observance of the Memorial Day. The services begin at eight o'clock. A RUMOR, which could not be confirmed, had it today that some 800 .barrels of real beer had been stolen from the West Hammond Brewery. The only Information gleaned was that the place had changed hands and would be operating without , federal supervision soon. HAMMOND has 68 Industries, divided as follows: Car building and repair, 5; railroad yards and shops. 5; surgical instrument, 1 printing and bookbinding, 1; manufacture of stock food, 3; railway equipment. 2: chemicals, 4; steel plant. 1; piano I factory, 1; small and diversified Industry, 41.

TO DROP CAMP S INDIANAPOLIS. May 25. First Lieut, J. E. Parker, Air Service, on duty In the office of the Organised Reserves. Indianapolis, will fly over Hammond sometime this week and drop circulars containing information of the Citizens Military Training Camp. This Information wnl be of great interest to any redblooded American boy, who desires a month of camp life and recreation and at the same time be taught tne rudiments or military life, habits of neatness and discipline. It will be of even greater interest to the parents, who, in the event of acceptance, would relinquish their snn to the hands of Uncle Sam for one month. The camp will be held at Camy Knox, near Louisville. Ky.. ana .la extend from .August 1st to August 30th, 1922. The government pays all expenses and guarantees capable and constant supervision by selected officers and non-commissioned offi cers. There" will be no future military obligation to the United States upi on completion of tho camp. The boys return, after one month, to their parents with noticeable improvement, mentally and physically. Parents are cordially irrVlted to visit the camp and inspect the methods of Instruction and enmp life. Applications should be made at once through Postmaster Rob.de. who has been supplied with addressed postcards. Complete Information as to details can be obtained from the circulars brought you via airplane, says R. I Moseley, Asst. Chief of Staff. E REFUSEJO COME Lawrence Lyons, Republican State Chairman, Not Successful in Getting a Delegation to Convention. WASHINGTON, May 25 Lawrence Lyons, chairman of the Indiana republican state committee, was using the long distance telephone to Washington in an effort to Induce members of the Indiana congregational delegation to attend the state convention. He was unsuccessful. The state chairman told Indiana representatives that not much time would be taken up by the convention over contests for nominations and that it was hoped to devote the two days largely to speech , making. It wats desirable, he said, that members of the delegation be present to Inform the delegates of the work of the congress. Representative Will R. Wood, of the Tenth district, said he could not make the trip because of dutieshere. Representative PurnelL, of the Ninth district, explained he could not leave because bills of the agriculture committee, of which he is a member, would have tho right . of way in the house. HUSBAND AT PENAL FARM, WIFE SUES CROWN POINT. IND., May 25 Through her attorney, August A. Bremer, Mrs. Tracey Plumbeck has filed divorce proceedings against he3 husband, Harry A. Plumback. She alleges that tjjey were married on September 12th, 1921, and separated February 28th, 1922, at which time and prior to this date he failed to provide her with the necessaries of life. He was convicted of forgery in the criminal court and is now serving a sentence at the Indiana State farm. She asks that .her maiden name of Tracy Boas be restored to her. She is now residing in Crown Point and ls employed as a dress maker. MINE OFFICIALS SPURN PROPOSAL f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE SPRINGFIELD. 111., May 25. Illinois mine officials todiay spurned proposal of coal operators in this state to meet in a d-istricft wage scale conference. The district executive board, in session here, unanimously voted to reject the offer upon the recommendation of President Frank Farrlngton of 'the Illinois Mine Workers' Union. THE Hammond Mlzochl organization, by President S. Lurie, announces that an extraordinary mass meeting will take place next Sunday, May 28, 7:30 p. m.. at the synagogue. The great Communal leader. Rabbi Muskin will address on the Mizrochi program ' and its achievements. A. DICK MADDUX, sent to Hammond a year ago as deputy collet tor of internal revenue, may now be considered a permanent settler, j for the government has notified him that owning to the great volume of business and the benefit and convenlence the public will derive, the Hammond office has been regularly established.

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FOR LADIES ONLY INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE XE5W YORK, May Z.V Tbts la Important uevrn to rromeal .If you under') the financial and pbyalcal torture of grettln a permanent wave and It proves to be only a ripple that Is washed ont In a few days time, yon can get your money barU at least. Justice ' MaeTljiue established this precedent here today by ordering I. Rousseau to return S20 to Mlsa Else Knox, who chanted that Rdiiwiu'i permanent wave lasted only a few days.

TWO WEEKS OLD CORPSE IS FOUND The decomposed body of Tony Sirceil, age 40 yoara, crouched in the corner of his room and hanging by a rope Improvised from a worn out belt, was found in the rooming hoaee of Walter Bobthls. at 5003 Chicago avenue. East Chicago, early this morning by Patsey Ramey of Judge Jordan's office. Suicide was evident but the motive is unknown. From the decayed body it ls believed that the man has been dead for over two weeks. Summoned to the scene of the suicide, police officer Kerr broke In the door to find an unbearable odor coming from the room' and the decomposed body hanging. It is aid that Sircell ha been emplayed at the Grasselll Chemical company plant. ADD NEW BLOOD TO G0STL1N' MEYN AND HASTINGS "Real estate in all Its branches" doesn't mean merely thar to Gostlin, Meyn & Hastings, InevThia.comp'any with a conscience "is motivated In all 4ts transactions by a desire to maintain relations with the pur. chaeer long after the deal is closed. And comprehensive as is the scope of Gostlin, Meyn & Hastings, Ins.. in the Industrial reel estate world much (information and many valuable services are rendered both potential and actual clients. To further cement these relationships and to handle an ever Increasing volume of .business the firm has reached out and plucked from the ranlcs of Hammond's younger business men a chap whose" friends are legion, whose "integrity, though subject to the scrutiny accorded those holding public office was never questioned, "whose enterprise merits the laudaitions of those equally ambitious. He ls Roscoe Hemstock, one time deputy county clerk and more recently connected wiith the real estate firm of Hargis & Moore Company. Mr. Hemstock will be associated with Gostlin. Meyn and Hastings, Inc., in, the capacity of contract adviser. The decision of the officers of the company to select Mr. Hemstock, came, following a conference at whiich plans were laid to meet during the present year the largest volume of business the company ever anticipated. In a reorganization of the officers Arthur J. Weiss was elected secretary. PRESIDENT APPROVES PALESTINE HOMELAND FOR JEWISH PEOPLE NEW YORK. May 25. Approval of the plan for the restoration of Palestine as a homeland for the Jewish people is expressed by President Harding, in a message maue public here by the Palestine Foundation fund, in connection with a report of the national administrative committee of which Peter J. Schweitzer is chairman, showing that $1.300.(i00 already has been spent for reclamation of land in Palestine. "I am very glad," the president said, "to express my approval and hearty sympathy for the effort of the Palestine Foundation fund, in behalf of the restoration of Palestine as a homeland for the Jewish people. x "I have always viewed with an interest, which I think It quite as much practical as sentimental, the proposal for the rehabilitation of Palestine, and the restoration of a real Jewish rationality, and I hope the effort now being carried on in this "behalf may meet the fullest measure of success." CRIME IN N. Y. POSTOFFICE WASHINGTON, May 23. Reoent criminal disclosures In the postoffloe at New York City today led the postofflce department to Issue regulations to permit the registry and money order divisions In the New York and ' Chicago poptofflces to have a larger number of clerkships than at present. special Higher salaries will be paid to the special clerks who handle large rums of money 'and valuables, the roftmaater General expecting that better men will be attracted to the new jobs.

CEDAR CREST

ACTIVITIES BEGINNING

Cedar Crest, the site of the summer camp for Hammond Boy Scouts on the St. Joe river near Berrie'n ; Si'riugs, Mich., will soon be a scene : of great activity. Work ls to be started at once on the construction of the permanent buildings which are to house the scouts during their outings. Yesterday W. C. Belman. L. L. Bamberger, I. K. Scott, and Ralph Pierce returned from Cedar Crest after spending a day staking out building sites and arranging for construction work. , A big dining hall 30 by 40, with kitchen attached will he erected first. This is to be constructed to provide relief from the heat and will be perfectly sanitary. Then there will be an assembly room with fire place and roomy where the indoor assemblies and evening entertainments will be put on. The top of the hill near the parade ground ls being reserved for the patrol huls. These huts. eac large enough to accommodate eight boys, will replace the tents which have beer, formerly used at summer camp. They are planned so that in sultry weather the sides can be opened to admit plenty of air. Situated on the highest ground, it is believed that the boys will never be without cooling breezes. There will be ten of the huts at first. All of the buildings will be completed in plenty of time to be ready for the opening of the summer camp the first week of July. BOAT CAPSIZES. NARROW ESCAPE Warren McMannis, painter, living with Ms mother Mrs. Mary Varney at 300 Hohman street, narrowly escaped drowning at Wolf ' Lake when the boat from which he- was fishing capsized throwing him Into the. water. . - .'i tr . ' According to Joseph Stinnet, 32S7 Wentworth avenue, Chicago, he and another fisherman. Albert Cook saved McMannis' .life only after a strug--gle during which they were forced to knock McMann'is unconscious before they could handle him. A telephone call to the home of McMannis to verify the story -told by the Chicagoans developed the information that McMannis met with some such accident, according to his mother. She denied, however, that it was as serious as painted. She s-aid that her son was working and could not be reached. "Bulletins (JIILLETIS) INTERNATIONAL NBS SERVICE WASHINGTON, .May 25. The Interstate Commerce Commission today '' authorized the Illinois Central railroad to issue $10,i23.500 of preferred stock, consisting of 109,296 shares. The money is to be used for construction purposes. (BULLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE BELFAST, .May i'o. W ith five killed and upwards of twentyfive wounded in tha past twenty-four hours, the military curfew regulations were today extended to cover all of Ulster province. Hitherto they had applied only to Belfast. A special constable was killed in Conway st. during an outbreak of fighting this mcrning. Ten incendiary fires were reported, street car traffic has been suspended in the trouble zone. (BILLETIX) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE ROME. May 25. One person was klUed and more than forty wounded in fighting that raged throughout the night between Fascistl and Communists in the San Lorenso quarter of Rome. One hundred and fifty arrests have been made. (BULLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE PRESTW1CK. Scotland, May 25. America was entirely eliminated from the British amateur golf championship today when John G. Anderson of the Siwanoy Club (Mount Vernon, N. Y.) was defeated by Lord Charles Hope by the score-of 2 and 1 In the fourth round. Anderson was the laM American left in the tournament. (BVLLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE .WASHINGTON, May 25. The Chicago and Northwestern railroad today asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to sell $1,815,000 of general mortgage gold bonds of 1987 and to issue and sell $418,000 of similar bonds to reimburse its treasury. EAST ALTON. 111., May 25. One man was killed when two tons of powder exploded In the "corning mil'"' of the Equitable Powder Co.. near here today. O. Hess, the only man in the mill, was blown to shreds. No one else was Injured, though the blast was felt for miles.

BREAK GROUND Mil FOR COMMUNITY HOUSE

rSPECIAL TO THE TIMES WHITING, Ind., My 25. Ground will be broken Monday for construction of Whiting's handsome new $450,000 Memorial Community House This was assured yesterday by engineers of the Great Lakes Construction Co., after that firm had been awarded the general contract for the mammoth people's playhouse. The bid presented by the Great Lakes Co., and which was selected from among 50 others totaled $360,000. This does not include interior embellishnnts and other costs that

3IORSE-DAUGHERTY CHARGES DRAW CRY OF "POLITICS"; THE PRINCIPALS

if-- ' 5 oiarry M. Daugherty. Sen. T. 11. Caraway. WASHINGTON, D. C, May 23. How much "politics" is involved in the effort now being made by Democratic leaders in the U. S. senate to discredit Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty in the eyes of the country because of the part he played in securing a pardon for Charles W. Morse, who was released from the Atlanta renitentlary during the Taft administration? Documentary evidence tending to show Daugherty's connection with the case has been produced and offered to the senate by Senator T. H. Caraway of Arkansas, Democrat. In opposition to the statements of Senator Caraway, Senator George Moses of New Hampshire, Republican, charges that the anti-Daugher- . ELSNER CITY'S PIONEER IS DEAD William Eisner for thirty-five years a resident of Hammond and known to many people In this region passed away at his home in Chicago yesterday morning. Born In Germany. June 1, 1S51, he came to Hammond April 6, 1SS4. and opened what would now be called a five and ten cent store. Later he moved Into -the old Hohman block, where he esta-blished a clothing business and was one o-f the pioneers in this industry in Hammond. The old Eisner homestead built on State st. and Morton Court on the rresprK sit? of the Hammond Auto Cafes Co., was erected when State street was a mere bridle path stood for some twenty-five years. About three years ago wirth health j falling Mr. Els-ner moved to tmcago. He is survived by his wife Mrs. Pauline Eisner. Mrs. Grussie Marks and Beatriz Eisner of Chicago, Mrs. Fanny Cohn. of Milwaukee, and Henry A. Eisner of Hammond, secretary and treasurer of the Hammend Auto Sales Co. Bupia! will be private, tomorrow afternoon from Hamburg's chapel. Chicago, at 2:00 p. m. Friends will please omit flowers. Mr. E'.sneT's death comes as a severe shock to his many friends in Hammond who knew him and respected him as a good broad minded citizen of this community, v

will run the total for the project to more than $450,000. Su.b-contractors selected by the architect and building committee, are: for plumbing, J. P. Croak. Hammond; for heating and ventilating, W. B. Hoeir, Chicago; for electrical work. Wilson Electrical Co., Whiting. ' Flschpupp avenue, in which the Memorial Community House will be erected, will be extended west to Indianapolis boulevard. -The Community House will be to the south of the street and an extensive playjrround, directly opposite on the north side of the street.

J. , ;t: . W3 4ft fj: - -e N p Ik 5V. TV ' Scfn: George Mosea. ty agitation ls a "Democratic smoke screen" to embarass Mr. Daugherty in prosecuting the present Morse shipbuilding case and Bosch magneto case, cases which, he declares, if continued will Involve a former attorney general and former secretary of the treasury. Morse was released from Atlanta in 1912, the surgeon general of the army declaring th,at at the longest he could not live more than six months. At the end of six months he was back on Wall street "his face tanned, his eyes clear and his step elastic with health," to quote the news dispatch of the day. Today he is again under indictment for alleged fraudulent dealings during the war. FINAL REHEARSALS OF "WE THE PEOPLE" Breathes there a man with soul bo dead Who never to himself hath said. This is my own, by native land. Tho drains of American history from the Colonies. . struggling for freedom to the American, Expeditionary force fighting against German aggression, will be portrayed tomorrow evening at the Parthenon theater by the History Department of the Hammond Woman's Club. One hundred and fifty people, including members of the Woman's Club, the American Legion and scnool children are to appear in the pageant play called "We, The People." Under direction of Mrs. Le Grande T. Meyers the cast has been !n rehearsal for several weeks and a finished performance is assured. The final dresfl rehearsal will be held tomorrow morning. Mrs. Lydia Van Gilder, of the Chicago Opera Company ls being featured in the play. She will sing, "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean." The pTay was given with great success a year ago to members of the club only, and it is by popular demand that it is being repeated for public presentation. Tickets area on sale at the box office.

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on Plank Making PRAISE FOR HARDING INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE " INDIANAPOLIS, XN"D., Ma; 25 The armament conference and Its resultant treaties wn hailed la the platform submitted to the republican state conven tion here today as "the greatest single move ever made toward the end of all war." we congratulate Fresl4ent Harding upon the accompli meats of the first year of tils aft. ministration,'' reads the plank dealing with the national govern ment, "which have left bis fel low countrymen and the world Us debtors. Under Ms leader' chip there was Initiated and car rled to a successful conclusion the greatest sZagle movement made toward the end of all worths conference for tne limitation of armaments, conceived and called by President Harding, Its pro-: duct being' promptly ratified by a republican senate. We hall the treaties agreed upon In that conference as great forward steps in the interest of the world and humanity." "We commend the business administration of President Hardin?," continued the declaration which Included the party's pledge of Its efforts to the election of Albert J. Beverldge. INDIA IT APO Lis, UTS., Kay 25Warfare of no mean proportions ra ged in the republican camp today a" the Q. O. P. state convention pre pared to receive the tentative plat form containing planks which df clared for curtailment of the stat tax board's authority and abolish ment or restriction of the power of the public service commission, j These surprise" planks had th effect of a bombshell among th forces of Governor atcCray, who, al though taken by surprise, lmmed lately rallied his advisers and gav battle to oponents of the two com missions which are held in hlg; esteem by the administration. Hint, of plain and fancy double crossing were in the air . as -the foverao pleaded over the telephone, one b? one, with members of the platfors committee which early today adopt ed the troublesome planks, B-nt pleaded with them for a hearing be fore the full committee. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE1 '. I.NDlA.NAniUS, May jia. Repeal of the "Democratic utilities law" by the next legislature of its amendment so as to make it "responsive to the people's welfare" and a return to home rule In the matter ol municipal tond Issues are planks In the platform . submitted to tho Rei publican state convention here to day, s These radical departures from usual Republican policies were agreed upon by tho convention's platform committee shortly before three o'clock this morning and passed on to the convention for its approval. ; ASOTHER gniP RISE Another unheralded plank declares opposition to the creation of additional -departments; 'boards of commissioners In connection with the administration of government and declared for abolition of ,-u useless boards and conmlsslon" and the reduction of expenses of those maintained without impairing their efficiency. The utilities law plank was fostered by former Lieut. Gov. Edgar D. Bush, who has been considered a virtual outcast from the regular Republican organization because of his "irregular" activities but who was made chairman of the platform committee. This declaration waa characterized as "radical" by Bush, but he said it was "tame" compared with some proposed planks dealing with the public service commission. The plank, termed a "compromise" by Bush, reads: "ABOLISH UTILITIES" "We recommend that tha next legislature either abolish the Democratic public utilities law or so amend it as to make it responsive to the people's welfare." The home inle plank, also regard ed as practically a Bush declaration. reads: "We favor the return of authority to determine the necessity for Issuance of bonds by municipalities to local authorities, and recommend a vacation in expenditures of pub lic funds and creation of public Indebtedness." This declaration calls for amend ment of the so-called Goodrich tax law" which has been defended vigorously by Republicans ever since its enactment. SHOCK TO DEMOCRATS Adoption of theso two surprise planks by the convention Is counted on by some Republicans to take much of the wind from the sails of the Democrats who long have had the tax law especially under fire. The primary law, agitation over which has caused no little uneasiness in high O. O. P. circles, was not mentioned in the platform. A proposal of Jesse Green of Fort Wayne to declare for repeal of the primary law was blocked in committee. The expected hearty endorsement of the administration of President Harding and the achievements of the first year of his administration headed the list of platform declarations, and-wih It-went -praise of the armament conference and its resultant treaties as the "greatest single move ever lntde toward the end of all war." EXDOH.SE RECORDS "Unqualified endorsement" of the. records of Senators Harry S. New t Continued, on page eight.) - ' !