Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 141, 23 April 1920 — Page 1

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VOL. XLV., NO. 141 SuT-'TraV Consolidated 907. RICHMOND, IND FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 23, 1920 SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS

CAILLAUX TO BE IN PRISON ONLY MONTH Former French Premier Is Found Guilty of Correspondence With the Enemy Time Already Served Is Taken Off

STRIKE HEAD ADMITS MOVE WAS FAILURE Grunau Orders His Followers Back to Work Managers in New York Refuse To Reinstate in Seniority. CONDITIONS NORMAL

AMERICANS IN MEXICO ASIUHIPS Action on Request Is Deferred by State Department, While It Studies Situation; Armies Group for Fighting SONORA TROOPS READY

Honored American In Income Tax Dept.

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(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, April 23. American government representatives in Mexico have asked for the dispatch of warships to that country to protect American citizens and property. The request came from Cazatlan and Topolobampo, on the Pacific ; coast and Sontara, on the gulf coast. Officials of the state, war and navy departments are investigating the reI quest, explaining that in time of disUurbances in the southern republic it ! is not unusual to receive a call for ! warships when there is no need lor i them.

AGUA PRIETA. Sonora, Mex 1 April 23. Grouping of troops of the Carranza and Sonora state govern ments at concentration ana vrategic points for the campaign on byMhe as- - ; Bumption by Sonora of a revolutionary I status continued today. The vanguard of federal troops exI pected to attack Sonora from Chithuahua were reported encamped at 'Ojitos, while 7,000 additional troops ! left Buena Vista, near Mexico City, jfor the north Sunday night, papers received from the capital said. More than 1,000 Mayo Indians were enroute to join as many more Mayos and Yaquis already in this district. Expect Hard Fight in East Presence of the Yaquis and Mayos in eastern Sonora was said to indicate that the state government expected its hardest battle in this section. The Indians are described as the best fighters in Mexico. All are veterans of hard campaigns and many of them fought in the last revolution which raised President Carranza to power. The proclamation General Calles, commander of the Sonora army, announced he would issue today was awaited with some interest. lie said upon his arrival here last night that the Sonora movement had resulted in establishment of a new party in Mexi co, the New Party of Progress, and that his statement would be issued in behalf of it and Sonora. Try to Lure Employes Military intelligence officers of So nora at Nogales made public today an alleged attempt of Carranza offi-j ciala to lure employes of the Sonora customs service to the federal side. It was charged many were offered pay to leave the Sonora government, and some did leave. Passports issued to American cit- ' Izens and vised by Carranza consuls are not being accepted by Sonora , immigration oinciais. Americans now are compelled to have new passports issued and vised by the Sonora commercial agents, who act as consuls at border citier in the United States. Andreas Garcia, postmaster-general of Mexico, at Laredo yesterday characterized the Sonora revolt against the Carranza government as of "slight importance" and said it is lamentable that the American press is giving such prominence to the Sojiora situation. EL PAS. Tex.. April 23. General !

Candido Aguilar. son-in-law of Presi-; subscribers to the fund are not urgentdent Carranza. has been assiarned tolly insisting upon the return of their

the command of Mexican federal troops in Chihuahua, Coahuila. Durango and Zacatecas, according to iExcelsior of Mexico City. A force of 8.000 men will be idaec-d at his disno - tntion. Troops now in Chihuahua will e sent to Sonora. JOHNSON "SITS IN" AT REMO MEETING SAN REMO. April 23. Robert Underwood Johnson, formerly of Richmond, Ind., American ambassador to Italy arrived here this morning to act as observer for the United States in the sitting of the supreme council, ns instructed by the state department at Washington. Mr. Johnson did not participate in the morning sitting, but prob-ibly will attend the meeting this afternoon. ROME. April 23. Robert Underwood Johnson, American ambassador to Italy presented his credentials to King Victor Emmanuel today, driving with embassy attaches from the embassy to the quirinal palace in gala court carriages without riders. Mr Johnson left later for San Remo. Kansas City Star Is Sued For $2,500,000 KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 23 Suit against the Kansas City Star for $2,500.000 was on file in circuit court here today at the instance of Dr. B. Clark Hyde. Damages of $500,000 and punitive damages of $2,500,000 are asked. The suit of Dr. Hyde, who was tried three times on a murder charge in connection with the death of Thomas H.Swope, millionaire Kansas City philanthropist, is based on an article printed in the Star on July 25, 1919, telling of the dismissal of another uit brought against the newspaper by fthe doctor. The charge against Dr. DHyde eventually was dismissed. JMyrick and Misener Are Elected by Reid Church B. B. Myrick was elected treasurer, land Dr. W. L. Misener trustee for seven years, at the annual congregaftlonal meeting of the Reid Memorial . icnurcn Tnursaay nignt. ' Tt&nnria for th vpar xi-ro ranri q n rt jphowed the church departments in excellent condition.

Prof. Theodore W. Richards Professor Richards of Harvard university, winner of the Nobel prize for chemistry in 1914, has been elected a member of the Danish Society of Science as a mark of honor.

BASEBALL MONEY MAY BE HELD FOR NEW DEVELOPMENTS Final disposition of the $10,000 booster fund, now held by the directors of the Richmond Exhibition company, rests with the subscribers, officers of the company said Friday. They are entirely willing that the fans and boosters who helped raise the money decide what shall be done with it. The directors will be glad to receive suggestions to guide their final i.ction. Some of the heaviest subscribers to the fund said they believed the money should be held in trust by the directors until next year, so that it would be available if a minor league is organized. League Is Sure, Soon. They say that it is only a question of a year or so until cities of the size of Richmond and larger in Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan, will want organized ball. If Richmond permits the present plant to be dismantled now, there is very little chance that it will ever be replaced and Richmond have an opportunity to get into a minor league. For that reason many boosters are advising the directors to go slow in disposing of the plant and returning the money. Others have suggested that the company use the money to turn the plant over to the city so that the grounds could be used for municipal recreation purposes. It is not known whether the city has the right to accept a gift of this kind, and whether arrangements could be made whereby the property would be turned back to the Richmond Exhibition company, in case there is an opportunity to get into a league. Many Want Arrangement. Sentiment generally seems to be that the directors need not be In a hurry to dismantle tlie park, as the money. Many believe that the directors 1 need not fear criticism if they delay a ! few weeks until the attitude of the i fans has crystallized on some method ! of procedure. The fact that the value of Exhibition Park has increased three fold since its ! construction, is another reason why the directors should go slow in decid ing final action, llie ground has also increased in value. An option to buy the park was obtained in 1917. This expires next year. MOB MAY RETURN AFTER NEGRO WHO KILLED HUFF GIRL (By Aspnciatrd Press) INDIANAPOLIS. April 23. Indian apolis was quiet today following riotious scenes last night when the police dispersed a mob of more than 2.000 persons bent, upon lynching William Ray. colored, who is alleged to have confessed to the murder of Martha Huff, a young white girl. It was anticipated it might return tonight, however. One person was shot In an exchange of shots in the vicinity of the Marion county jail, where Ray is confined and the police made la arrests. Chief of Police Kinney held the enlire police force of the city in readiness today in anticipation of possible further demonstration. One Man Is Hurt. I.ieon Harris, colored. 19 years old, was shot in the neck and In the left leg while running from a crowd of men through the heart of the business district of the city. He was taken to the City Hospital and his condition is not believed to be serious. John J. Gray, 37 years old, giving his home as Louisville, Ky., was arrested on charges of carrying concealed weapons and shooting within the city limits. Ten shots were fired by the mob. Fifteen men were arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and inciting a riot. All except one of the latter, a man who gave his name as Ennis Wyane and his home as Detroit, Mich., live in Indianapolis. , Ray was arrested late Wednesday night and signed a nitten confession of the crime which was committed Monday night, early Thursday morning.

LOWDEN HERE ON APRIL 27; JOHNSON NEXT MAY 8E DATE CLASH Presidential Candidates Follow Each Other Thick and Fast Wood is Also Scheduled for Speech Governor Frank O. Lowden will speak at the coliseum, Tuesday evening, April 27, his county manager, John H. Taylor, said Friday. Arrangements have been completed for the coliseum on that night and for a band. The doors will open at 6:45 p. m. and the program will begin at 7:30 promptly. Governor Lowden will be the sec

ond candidate seeking the Republican j presidential nomination to spean 10 Richmond voters. Lowden will be followed by Senator Hiram Johnson, of California, who will speak here Wednesday evening, April 28. The date of Johnson's speech was announced Friday morning by Wal ter McConaha, chairman. The other j members of the committee in charge of the Johnson meeting are Jesse Bailey, Clarence Kleinknecht, G. A. Dwiggins of Fountain City, Robert Anderson of Bethel, Filmore Riggs and Clem McConaha. To Arrive About 8 P. M. The committee is endeavoring to secure Frederick Landis, of Logansport, for the opening address. Senator Johnson will arrive in Richmond about 8 p. ni., coming here direct from Baltimore. Zell C. Swain, Johnson's state manager, when apprised of the statement issued by Will W. Reller, chairman of the rally last Tuesday, saying that Johnson had plenty of opportunity to get here, said that he had nothing to say in regard to the failure of Senator Johnson to appear at the meeting. "I have explained why the Senator did not go there, and I do not desire to engage in a newspaper controversy that is past." Will Reller, when informed of Swain's attitude, said "I do not desire to enter into further argument about the matter. The public has the facts and will be the judge." Refused to Answer Question? Senator Johnson stopped in Richmond an hour and a half Thursday afternoon enroute to New Jersey and is said to have evaded charges that he failed to appear at the Republican rally Tuesday night because he would not speak from the, same platform with another candidate. After speaking Friday and Sator day in New Jersey the senator will rest Sunday. He will make short talks in Maryland on Monday. Tues day evening he will deliver an address at Baltimore and will leave that place immediately for Richmond. General Wood's followers here had planned to have the general speak the evening of Tuesday, April 27. What plans they had made following the announcement that Lowden's backers had secured the Coliseum, could not be learned Friday. BABY GIRL BURNED TO DEATH; FUNERAL IS HELD FRIDAY Death visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Simons. 1205 Boyer, the second time in six months, when Josephine,, their eight months old daugh ter, died of burns which were received late Thursday afternoon, while in a carriage enveloped in flames. Funeral services were to be held Friday at 3 p. m., from St. Andrew's Catholic church. The Rev. Roell was to officiate. Burial was to be in Earlham cemetery. In the absence of Mrs. Simons, who had gone to the grocery, it is supposed that her four year old son, William, touched a match to the pillows of the sleeping infant. Snatches Body from Flames. Clinton Spears, seven year old cousin of the child, was attracted by piercing screams and snatched the suffering infant from the flames just as the mother returned. The baby lived only four hours. An investigation by Coroner S. Edgar Bond Thursday night, showed that the baby had been burned from head to foot. Both the father, who is employed at the Wayne Works, and the mother are on the verge of collapse, as only six months ago they lost their first born child. Women's Vote Depends Upon Supreme Court's Decision on Referendum (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, April 23. The supreme court today begins consideration of whether federal constitutional amendments must be submitted to the voters for ratification in states having referendum provisions in their constitutions. The question is involved in appeals from Ohio supreme court decrees sustaining the state constitutional referendum amendment and dismissing injunction proceedings brought to enjoin submission and woman suffrage amendments to popular vote. The case is the first of its kind to reach the supreme court and upon the court's opinion it is asserted would likely depend whether the women of the country would be able to vote at the forthcoming presidential election. Should the court hold the suffrage amendment must be submitted to a referendum, Ohio would be withdrawn temporarily from the list of states which the secretary of state has certi fied as ratifying. It would be impossible, it was said here, to submit the amendment to the voters in that state before next fall.

Franklin C. Parks

Franklin C. Parks has bean ap-!ing him but one month to serve. He pointed assistant head of the income ! was also sentenced to pay the costs tax unit, internal revenue bureau, I of the trial. ' treasury department, He has been! Caillaux was found guilty by a votp with the bureau since February, 1919,1 of 150 to 1. The court by a vote of 128 as executive secretary to the commis-'to 110 found that there were extenu-

sioner. He was at one time connected with the United States chamber of commerce. G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT PROGRAM ANNOUNCED BY WILLIAM MEDSKER G. A. R. veterans who attend the state encampment at Bloomington, Ind., May 25, 26 and 27, will be granted reduced railroad fare rates as usual, Department Commander William F. Medsker, of Cambridge City, said "Friday. G. A. Fox, chairman of the Chicago Central Passengers' association, has notified Commander Medsker that the veterans will be charged full rate one way and one-third fare coming back. These rates will be in force May 24 until May 28 inclusive. The general executive committee is making elaborate preparations. Bloomington will open wide its doors. Indiana University will be celebrating its centennial during the eame week, and the city is preparing to make encampment week the gala week of its history. General Reception Feature. A general reception will be held for the veterans and the members of the auxiliary organizations Wednesday night. May 25. The grand parade is scheduled for Thursday afternoon. The "campfire" meeting will be held in the Methodist church Thursday night. May 26. Addresses will be delivered by prominent officials of the G. A- R.. and by Mr. Medsker. Election of officers for next year will be held Friday, May 27. Five candidates are said to be seeking the office of state commander. More than 1,200 veterans are expected to attend the encampment. All auxiliary organizations, including the Women's Relief Corps, Ladies of the G. A.R.. Sons of Veterans, and Daughters of Veterans, are expected to attend and are expected to bring the total attendance up to 3.500. Want To Live in Tents. The war department, through the reserve officers' training corps, stationed at Indiana university, has offered to erct 400 wall tents on the campus for the use of the visiting veterans, pnd many of the old war-dogs have expressed a preference for a wall-tent lather than occupy the most expensive hotel room in the city. A drum corps composed of two drummers and three fifers, who have been attending encampments for 40 years, will be one of the features of the gaihering. William F. Medsker, the retiring Department Commander, is a resident of Cambridge City, where he has been engaged in the practice of law since 1S72. He was born in Middletown, Ind., on August 12. 1847, the son of i a Methodist minister. As a boy Mr. Medsker lived in various Indiana towns becau.-e of his father's itinerancy. Enlisted First at 15. He enlisted, at 15, in the Ninth Indiana Cavalry, but because of his youth his father .succeeded in having him rejected within 30 days. Later, however, the young patriot, enlisted in Company C of the 75th Indiana Infantry, and was then transferred to Company C of the 75th Indiana Infantry, and was then transferred to Company F of the 42nd Indiana, in which organization he served until mustered out on May 31, 1S65. The other state officials are: Senior Vice Dep't. Commander, Frank E. Tousley, Elkhart; Junior Vice Dep't. Commander, Z. T. Landers, Indianapol is; Medical Director, S. I. Brown, M. D., Knox; Department Chaplain, E. S. Scott, Marion; Asst. Adj. Gen., and Asst. Q.-M. Gen., Albert J. Ball, Indianapolis; Chief of Staff, Eugene B. Smith, Fort Wayne; Department In spector, David Strouse, Rockville; Judge Advocate, Robert W. McBride, 1 iianapolis; Chief Mustering Officer, R. H. Tyner, Newcastle; Patriotic Instructor, William H. Hickman, Montpelier; Color Bearer, Henry B. Sparks, Rising Sun; Banner Bearer, Ira Hinchman. Indianapolis; Chief Bugler, A. A. Jones, Battle Ground. OXFORD MAYOR JOINS OVERALL CLUB: BUYS NIFTY DENIM PANTS OXFORD, O., April . 22. Mayor J. S. Hughes went into a clothing store to buy a pair of trousers. The clerk showed him a pair , of very ordinary trousers and asked him $12.00. "Nothing doing!" said the mayor. "How much are these?" He pointed to a pile of yellow denim pants. "Two dollars," replied the clerk. "Well, they're good enough for me," said the mayor, and half kn, hour later he was wearing a pair of them. J. P. Van Matre has been securing members to an overall club. In a very short time 20 men had signed the paper, many of them prominent business men.

SENTENCEJ YEARS! (By Associated Press) J PARIS, April 23 Sentence of three : years imprisonment was imposed to-

day upon former Premier Joseph Caillaux, convicted by the high court yesterday of correspondence with the enemy. The time during which he was under arrest will be deducted, however, leavating circumstances in M. Caillaux's case. The crime of which M. Cai'Wix wis convicted is covered by Art. 728 of the military code, which calls for a sentence or banishment for a maximum of five years or a minimum of one year. Treason Charge Eliminated The charges of high treason and intelligence with the enemy were eliminated by the high court of the senate by a vote of 213 to 28. The Caillaux case, brought to a close with th verdict of guilt ou on--of the less serious charges on which the ex-premier was tried, has attracted wide attention because of the prominence of the principal figure and the circumstances under which he was accused. The prosecution in the case brought forth evidence to show that M. Caillaux during the war had been in touch with individuals such as the executed Bolo Pasha, who were known to be German agents or persons who had i dealings with the Germans. Stress j was laid on trips he had made to J South America and Italy in which it was alleged he had consorted with persons whose affiliations were inimical to allied success in the war. Long Under Suspicion M. Caillaux's activities for a long while were under suspicion by the French government but he was still such a political force and had so many influential adherents that he was not arrested until Premier Clemenceau was firmly established in power and was preparing for the final desperate struggle of the last year of the war, which was to end with an allied victory. Premier Clemenceau had Caillaux arrested on Jan. 14, 191S, and he had thus been imprisoned, or under de tention as a patient in a hospital, more than two years. for AMUNDSEN IS BACK; MAY HAVE GONE TO POLE BY AIRPLANE (By Associated Tress) NOME. Alaska, April 23. Captain Roald Amundsen, discoverer of the South Pole, has arrived at Anadir, a trading post on the Behring sea, eastern Siberia, according to a wireless message from Anadir, received here last night. The dispatchh gave no details other than suggesting that the explorer had reached the village in a ship. NEW YORK, April 23. It is quite possible that Captain Roald Amundsen, whose arrival has been reported at Anadir, Siberia, may have attained the North Pole in an airplane he took with him on his exploring expedition, according to Dr. Edmund O. Hozey, of the American museum of natural history. Dr. Hozey, who headed an expedition to the relief of explorer Donald McMillan, who was stranded at Etaah in 1915, and was himself frozen in the arctic ice for nearly two years at Barker Snow Bay, on the northwest coast of Greenland, stated that comment on Captain Amundsen's expedition now would be sheer guess work. Prof. Hozey consulted a globe beside his desk and said: "Amundsen probably came across the land from the Arctic Ocean, in order to reach the trading station on the Anadir River, although I can't see that there is anything at this early date to say about what could have happened in the 19 months since Amundsen left Dixon Island in the White Sea in September, 1918. I don't think he reached the pole but that is quite possible." Charles Blair Bequeathed Brown Property; Western College Is Given $2 ,000 Mrs. Clara B. Brown, deceased, whose will was filed with the county clerk Friday morning, leaves the property at the northeast corner of Twenty-first and Main streets, and all the property in it. to Charles Blair, C. and O. ticket agent, her brother. To Western college at Oxford, O., $2,000 is left as a scholarship fund, with the stipulation that the interest is to be used for the education of Louise Noble, daughter of her niece, Mrs. Nellie Lane Noble, if she desires to attend that institution. The fund is to be known as the F. A. and Clara B. Brown scholarship fund. Five hundred dollars each is given Clara M. Blair, of Lebanon, O., and Lizzie Blair Rahn, cousins; $300 is bequeathed to the Camden Cemetery association at Camden. Relatives are named for the remainder of the estate. Charles Blair was appointed executor.

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! Miss Helen Hadley Miss Helen Hadley, daughter of Representative and Mrs. Lindley H. Hadley, of Washington, is an attractive western girl and near future congressional "bud." She is a senior at Smith's College, to which she recently returned after spending the Easter holidays with her parents. EARLHAM STUDENTS RAISE $7,000; FIRST DRIVE INSTALLMENT A campaign for a 100 percent, response from the student body of Earlham college to a 6tudent appeal to raise money toward the educational endowment fund of Earlham college In the Interchurch World movement was voluntarily executed by a group of students at the college Friday morning. $7,515.50 was pledged by 267 students, a report showed. A committee representative of the student body was in session Friday morning preceding the chapel hour, and unanimously voted that the matter of Earlham college getting into the movement, which begins next week, should be presented to the stu dent body. Ralph Nicholson and Donald Snyder ! were in charge of the student chapel. President Edwards presented the financial condition of the college to the students as he had to the student committee. The Society of Friends in entering the Interchurch World movement wished to raise $3,000,000 endowment for their eight colleges, $800,000 to go to Earlham. 'Way Under Endowed. Earlham is now operating with a $600,000 endowment fund which has been agreed by experts to be a proper endowment for a college with 100 students. Earlham College has nearly 500 students and should accordingly have an endowment of $3,300,000. If the present college endowment Is not raised college deficits will be incurred which will necessitate other campaigns to pay them off. This year will close with a small dtbt, the president said. Last year $57,000 was raised .to pay off the debts and to keep the college out of debt as long as possible. This sum, the president stated Friday morning, has been exhausted. With the income from the educational endowment, the present college endowment, and the income from tuition, an income adequate for the payment of college bills would be obtained, the president said. Indiana Man Hurt In Wreck BENTON HARBOR. Mich.. April 23. Two coaches of Big Four train No. 39, bound for Indianapolis, rolled over into a ditch south of here this morning when a defective switch derailed the train. Five persons, including F. E. Walker, of Indianapolis, were injured. Weather Forecast For Indiana, by United States Weather Bureau Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Cooler tonight. Strong west and northwest winds. Yesterday's Temperatures Maximum 80 Minimum 46 Today Noon 50 For Wayne County, by W. E. Moore Unsettled tonight and Satur day; fair at intervals. Cool, blustery! weather Friday afternoon and night, ! with rain or snow. i General Conditions The third Rocky mountain storm to cross the United States this week is proving to be mostly a windstorm with but little precipitation on its southern quadrant, but is causing strong winds and westerly gales throughout Indiana and adjacent states. The weather is clearing over the west. Most of our storms from now on until next winter will originate over the Rocky mountains.

NEW YORK. April 23. Striking railroad workers in the New York district appealed directly to the railroad managers today for restoration to duty and settlement of the strike "In. the public interest." The offer was rejected unconditionally. - . More than 5,000 men are out and voted yesterday, according to E. A. McHugh, their leader, to remain out until the railroad labor board had acted on demands for a general wage increase. This may take several months. The railroad managers met Mc Hugh's challenge for a "next move" by redoubling their efforts to hire new men to replace the strikers and reiterating their determination to take strikers back only as new employes with loss of their seniority rights. Won't Take Men Back The Erie railroad emphasized this point yesterday by refusing to take back on their old basis 300 men who applied In a body for reinstatement. Movements of freight continued to improve today according to J. J. Mantell, spokesman for the managers, and he predicted that the strike "would have burned itself out" by the end of the week.

CHICAGO, April 23 Striking railroad workers of the Chicago district met today at the call of insurgent switchmen's and enginemen's union officials in an attempt to settle the unauthorized walkout, an admitted failure. John Grunau, president of the Chicago Yardmen's association, the first organization to go on strike in what later became a nation-wide movement, said he would advise the men to return to work. CLEVELAND, O., April 23 Immediate arrest of railroad strike leaders in Cleveland unless they order switchmen to return to work by tomorrow morning, was threatened by federal agents today. The warning was given to F. J. O'Rourke, president of the Cleveland yardmen's association by John Sawken of the department of justice, just before the executive committee of the association at noon. DID ARSON FOR SICK WIFE; IS SENTENCED William McNally, grocer, pleaded guilty to charge of arson in circuit court Friday afternoon, and was sentenced to from two to 21 years in the state prison. He was charged with having purposely set on fire his grocery store, northeast corner of Grant and Sheridan streets. "I did it because the doctor said my crippled wife ought to go to the hospital which would cost $200. and I thought I mipht get that much insurance out of the place," McNally is alleged to have told the assistant state fire marshal Hoover, who arrested him Friday morning. Says He Was Desperate. "In sheer desperation I kicked over the coal oil stove and started the blaze," he said. Fire causing $416 damage occurred J at McNally's grocery in February. On suspicion or arson McNally was taken to Indianapolis, and is alleged to have made a confession. He was released on his own recognizance pending investigation. Following investigation Friday morning, he was arrested. PROFITEERING, CHARGE AGAINST BIG PACKERS (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, April 23. Indictments charging profiteering in meats were returned today by a federal grand Jury in Brooklyn charging profiteering against the packing houses of Armour and Company, Swift and Company and Wilson and Company, and their representatives here. Atlantic Fleet Chief Of Staff Kills Self (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. April 23. RearAdmiral Carlo . Brittain. chief of staff for Admiral Henry Wilson, commander of the Atlantic fleet, committed suicide by shooting himself yesterday while on duty with the fleet In Cuban waters. Admiral Wilson, In advising the navy department of Admiral Brittain's death, gave no reason for the admiral's .act. The body will be brought to the United States on the hospital ship Solace. Admiral Brittain's home was at Richmond, Ky. Jury Dismissed in Vice Case NEW YORK, April 23. The Jury in the court of the general sessions, which heard the case of August Drum Porter, former police commissioner, indicted in New York's vice war, on a charge of neglect of duty, reported at 12:06 o'clock today, that It nad been unable to reach a verdict. It was immediately discharged by Judge Malone. AVIATOR IS DROWNED. YUMA, Ariz., April 23. Lieut, C. P, Bell. United States army aviator, vai drowned in the Colorado river last night, when he tried to fly under bridge and his airplane hit a wire. A 1 corporal with him was rescued.