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MILTON IS WINNER OF SPEED EVENT

Takes Lead After Oe Palma is forced to Stop for Repairs Famous Italian Breaks World's Mark.

RECORD ATTENDANCE INDIANAPOLIS, May 30 Tommy Milton, driving a Frontenac, won the ninth annual automobile race' here today. Roscoe Sarles driving a Duesen-

berg, finished second, three minutes behind Milton. The victory gave Milton $20,000 for first

place, and more than $8,000 in

lap prizes. The time was five hours, 34 minutes, 44.65 seconds,

an average of tw.bz miles, a

new track record for cars of not more than 183 cubic inches

piston displacement.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ird., May 30. With more than 100,000 spectators looking on, 23 drivers, representing

Tour nations, today lined their cars at

the pole for the starter's bomb in

the ninth renewal of the speedway

automobile races with nearly $100,000 in prizes awaiting the winners of the

country's auto racing classic.

From sunrise until the start of the

race thousands of automobiles slowly filed out to the speedway, while shut

tle trains and street cars assisted in carrying the race enthusiasts to the

scene of activities.

Hundreds of automobiles were park

ed outside the speedway all night, the

owners wishing to make sure of securing an advantageous place from which to view the terrific speed dashes around the brick track. Track in Good Shape The track is 2Vi miles to the lap, necessitating 200 laps to the race. A cool breeze through the night had brought the bricks of the track to a fairly low temperature, a feature necessary for fast work, for a warm track plays havoc with the tires and necessitates many trips to the pits, thus lowering the average speed. Indications were that the weather would be fair, the predictions being for a clear sky with - a temperature running around 75 degrees. Ralph DePalma. piloting an eight cylinder car, drew the pole through making the best marks in the qualifying tryouts, Roscoe Sarles and Joe Boyer were lined along side of him. The cars were lined up three abreast Jn a column to avoid congestion at the dangerous south turn, the first bend. which it was feared might result if the cars were bunched at the start. Barney Sets Pace. Barney Oldfield. formes race driver t-ft the pace for one lap which did not count in the race, thus giving the contestant, a flying start. Following is the list of prizes: First place. $20,000; 6econd place. SI 0.000; third. $5,000; fourth. $3,500; fifth, $3,000; sixth, $2,200; seventh. $1,800: eight. $1,600; ninth, $1,500; tenth.

$1,400. Lap prizes of $100 to the win-! of each of the first 150 laps and the i th winner of alternate laps after that.' totalled nearly $20,000. while automol ile accessory firms had offered prizes of more than $30,000. j C. G. Sinsabaugh of New York was rrferee of the race and Tom Hay of Chicago starter. J DePalma took the lead, closely followed by Sarles and Boyer. Sarles took the lead In the second lap. Fontaine's car caughr fire, but there was r.o damage. DePalma led when 30 miles had been covered. Mulford went to the pit to change tirs and Fontaine to get new spark plugs. Boyer, Sarles and Wilcox were pressing DePalma for the lead. De Psdma established a new record for 75 mile?, when lie established a clip of 96.S7 miles an hour. At the jrd cf 100 miles he was leading with Sarles only one-half lap behind. Wilcox went out on the 23rd lap. Joe Thomas hit the nortli wall at the turn, urd dropped out, with a broken steering Sear. Thomas was not injured. Boyer held second until the 25th lap when he went into the pit for retair DePalma maintained the iead at 150 nilps. uverasins; 93.35. Sarles, Milton, ir.arnv1 and Alley were in the same 1P in the order named. The field of -3 starters was cut to 20 at noon by t-vo lis'it accidents and one case of fnini? trouble. Fontaine's car jumped the tr.-.ik in the thirty-third lap. ?nd .lo Thomas took the wall early in the race. No one w.is injured Wilcox, a favorite, went out on the twenty-third lap with engine trouble Milton Changes Tires. At 175 miles DePalma was averaging 93 66 miles an hour. Alley went to second place when Milton was forced to the pit. He lost 1 minute and 40 seconds in changing two tires and tak rg on gasoline and then resumed the race, Sarles stood third. When 200 miks had been run. the position of the racers was unchanged. Ralph DePa'ma. driving at a terrific pace, led in today's auto races when i he drivers entered the last half of the 5,00-mile da?h. but was forced to the pits on the last lap with tire trouble. His average was 93.52 mi'es an hour. He had a three-lap lead over Tommy Milton at the time. Alley was third and Sarles fourth. DePalma got back in time to hold a half lap Jead ovr Milton.

Seven drivers went out of the race through accidents, but no one was injured. Fontaine's car turned over on the north turn, hanging on the edge of the incline and threatening the lives of hundreds of persons below. The car did not fall, however. Thomas bit a wall on the same turn and was forced out with a broken steering knuckle, and Wilcox, 1919 winner,

ENGLAND TO ENLARGE

FORGES IN IRELAND

f By, Associated Press LONDON, May 30. Premier Lloyd

George announced in the House of

Commons today that, it was proposed

to strengthen the crown forces in Ireland and that a statement would be

made to parliament on the subject when the arrangements were com

plete.

The prluie minister in thus confirm

ing the recent Informal statement

that additional troops were to be sent'

to Ireland added that it was not intended to send the Reservists there. Lloyd George made bi3 announcement in answering a question from a member. Replying to another question as to whether the government would adopt the suggestion of colonial autonomy for north and south Ireland and have the apportionment of the national debt submitted to judicial arbitration. Lloyd George said, that even if parliament approved such proceedings, "I have reason to believe it would not be accepted by the men responsible for the violence in Ireland, but on the contrary would be regarded by them as weakness on the part of the British government, and an encouragement to further violence." Must Sustain Loss. The prime minister said there could be no question of making good out of the British exchequer, the damage to the Dublin custom house, caused by the recent incendiary descent upon the building. "One of the most precious possessions of the Irish people was wantonly and deliberately destroyed by the Sinn Feiners," he said. The premier said the loss was estimated at 2,000,000 pounds Stirling and that the claim would be presented in due course. Under the law the loss would fall upon the local authorities, but it would be within the powers of the southern parliament to make provision for meeting the loss, wholly or

in part. Valera and Lloyd George Meet, Report From Belfast fBy Associated Press) LONDON, May 30. No. 10 Downing street, official residence of Prime Minister Lloyd George, has been inundated with requests for confirmation" or denial of reports from Belfast that Eamonn de Valera and Mr. Lloyd George had held a conference. A definite answer to this query is being withheld.

In Hallowed Memory of Liberty's Martyred Heroes

had to quit when a connecting rod broke. Boyer Drops Out Jimmie Murphy skidded on the north turn, and Eddie Pullen took his place. Joe Boyer, after forcing DePalma to a terrific pe.ee, dropped out on the 47th lap with axle trouble. Van Ranst went out at the 87th lap with a broken connecting rod. Chassagne lost his hood and had to quit when he could not find it More than 130,000 persons witnessed the race, breaking all attendance records. Tommy Milton took the lead at the 300 mile mark, when Ralph De Palma, who led until that point, was forced to the pits four times in 50 miles through engine trouble. Roscoe Sarles held second. De Palma had to quit the race and pushed his car to the garage with a broken connecting rod, in the Speedway races at Indianapolis today. He won more than $10,000 in lap prizes before quitting. The order of the leaders at 300 miles was: Milton, Alley, Sarles, Miller, Haibe, R. Thomas, Boyer (driving for Guyot), Wonderlich (driving for Hill). Milton led at 325 miles with an average of 90.71 per hour. Sarles was second and Alley third. Alley's

car caught fire on the 132nd lap and he went out of the race. Milton's lead at 350 miles was two laps over Sarles and R. Thomas third, and Haibe fourth. His average was 90.22 per hour. Hearne dropped out of the race at this point leaving only ll of the original 23 starters. At 400 miles, Milton, with a lead of five miles over Sarles, stopped for gas, but 32 seconds later was back on the track and still in the lead by a lap. Milton lapped Sarles on the 180 lap which put him more than a full lap ahead. The drivers held the same relative positions at Hit 400 and 450 mile posts. Rene Thomas was out on the 150th lap with a broken connection. The position of the drivers at the 450 mile was Milton, Sarles, Haibe, Ellingball and Murphy, driving for Miller. With 25 miles to go, Milton had increased his lead to nearly two laps. His average was 89.73 miles an hour, this being a fraction under the track record of 89.84. The remainder of the field was unchanged.

BORAH MEASURE IS : 1 DISCUSSED BY HOUSE

(By Associated Press) LONDON. May 30. The Borah resolution recently passed by the United States senate, suggesting the call for an international disarmament conference to be participated in the repre

sentatives of Great Britain, Japan and the United States was under discussion in the house of commons at today's session. Replying to a question regarding the passage ofvthe Borah proposal, Lloyd George said he had ob-

i served the proceedings in the senate,

but that he had not yet received any invitation from President Harding to consider the mutual limitation of naval armaments. Another questioner

j wanted to know whether in the mean

time, Great Britain would cease further construction. As to this the premier said he did not think that had been done in any part of the world. Everything he added, would depend upon whether the resolution in question was put into operation.

FEED PUMP BREAKS, STOPS LIGHT PLANT

Lights in the city were out Sunday night for about two hours when the boiler feed pump at the municipal light plant broke, causing a suspension of all boilers. The break happened about 9:45 p. m. and the lights did not come on again until 11:45. L. C. Weldon, master mechanic at the plant, stated that it was no serious break. Light service was suspended for a short time Monday morning because of an overheated condenser. This was remedied in about 15 minutes.

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REV. RAE ADDRESSES CIVIL WAR VETERANS AT COLISEUM MONDAY

Once again the ever-thinning ranks of the heroes of the 60's marched in parade up Main street to the annual Memorial services held at the Coliseum. There were not many, but they represented the largest gathering of local Civil war veterans likely to ever be seen here again. Upon every hand one could recognize the look of admiration and devotion bestowed by the silent on-lookers upon the moving ranks of those who still remain to keep fresh the memories of those who sacrificed that the Union might be preserved. It is ever a great occasion. That it grows more solemn and impressive each year was proven Monday. Seated close to the platform that they might not lose a word of the message conveyed in the address of the Rev. J. J. Rae, pastor of the First

Presbyterian church, the veterans listened silently while Dr. Rae spoke. Fight Only When Necessary "War is not a part of the American program," Dr. Rae assured the large audience, composed of members of the Women's Relief Corps, Sons of Veterans, Daughters of the American Revolution, scores of school children and many interested local citizens. "We fight only when necessity demands it. When we do fight we fight to win. We strive for liberty for the rights of men and to defend the oppressed. "Our heroes have been made by these conditions and our soldiers are earth's bravest men. And all these have laid down their lives for the cause we may have espoused. American spirit, so little understood by the rest of the world, is not military or pacifist, but the spirit of justice. We stand for self-mastery, not for worldmastery. "Our past history is a vindication of our constitution and our present is a prophecy of our future. The spirit of America has touched the whole world with equality, liberty and love of right. The world is moving on and up. Conditions in a passing present may seem to advise to the contrary, but truth and right must eurely win supremacy. America Leads World "In the coming day of the federation of the world it will be found that America has blazed the path of advance and heralded the coming of peace and unity among men. "Every son of our nation now sleeping from the rage of battle, and every veteran now enjoying the honors of a grateful country, has made a contribution to this great end; and every helper, man and woman, who has borne and suffered has an honored share. To the America of the future on this Decoration day we Fay, 'AH hail,' and offer ourselves to the coming distinction and success." Legion Band Leads The American Legion band led the memorial procession from the courthouse to the Coliseum. Forming the parade were representative groups of the Woman's Relief corps. Sons of Veterans, Woman's auxil'ary to the Sons of Veterans, and scores of school children. In addition to the address by the (Continued on Page Eleven)

Indiana State Prison- Warden " Urges Sale Convict-Made Goods

PALLADIUM NEWS BUREAU WASHINGTON. May 30. Edward J. Fogarty. warden of Indiana state prison, Michigan City, in a letter addressed to each member of the Indiana congressional delegation, refers to a bill now pending in the house of representatives to abolish the trade and traffic in prison-made goods as "vicious." He asserts it would practically nullify the parols system, and that it is sponsored by professed friends of labor who never had a calloused hand. Fogarty states that he holds no brief for the contract labor system employed in some penal institutions. He says that when convicts are taken from the contract system and put to work under the state account system the manufactured product of their la-

ENACT WILD SCENES IN DUBLIN SUNDAY

("By Associated Pross) DUBLIN, May 30. Wild scenes were witnessed here last evening shortly before the curfew hour. Stone throwing and shooting occurred be-

' tween civilians and soldiers who

were accompanying young women, the civilians trying to separate the girls and their military escorts. Several of the combatants were wounded. A fatal shooting occurred in An galsea street where a grocer's assistant was shot in the chest and died shortly afterwards. As a result of these disturbances there was extraordinary activity by the police and cadets, exciting holdups occurring on O'Connell street and the O'Connell bridge. Descending form several lorries which had accompanied an armored car, a party of auxiliarists rushed about, hustling along the young men found on the scene. Women and children ran away screaming from the locality. The streets were cleared a half hour before the curfew.

bor for the state should be placed upon the market if the state is to be re-imbursed for their support. The bill which is the object of Fogarty"s attack seeks to prohibit inter(Continued on Page Three)

ORGANIZED FORCES READY TO CONTEST GOVERNMENT CHANGE

Weather Forecast

MOORE'S LOCAL FORECAST Fair and warm. Generally fair and warm weather will prevail for another 24 hours, followed by increasing cloudiness.

Temperatures Yesterday Maximum SO

j Minimum 61 i Today

Noon 86 Weather Conditions Fair and warm weather is now the rule over the central states, due to high barometric pressure, while over the plain states unsettled conditions have developed with local rains. Severe thunder-

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wp&i viigiaia, iikjus reporting i. v Inches of rainfall. Barometric Pressure 7 a. m 30.03 10 a. m 30.06 Noon . . 30.06

Organized forces in the campaign now under way to settle whether Richmond shall adopt the city manager form of government announce that their organizations are complete and that the next two weeks will be the most active of any in the campaign. Public meetings in all parts of the city are to be held by both opponents and proponents, in an effort to get an intelligent vote on Tuesday, June 14, the date set for the election. The campaign thus far has resolved itself Into a fight between the old line politicians, who are endeavoring to prevent the establishment of the new system, and an organization composed of citizens, most of whom have been inactive In politics, but who believe the city manager form of municipal government will give a more efficient administration of city affairs. Maintain Law is Weak Opponents of the proposed form of government maintain that the Indiana law is. a weak law and can be to manipulated that it would give more of a so-called machine or "boss" rule than the present system. They further contend that the present form Is the best form because of its years of usage and similarity to all other forms of government in vogue In the United States, in the state and nation. Those favoring the change have as their basic argument. the appeal to a business administration. Stating that a city is so constituted that it is a large corporation and should be so administered, with a trained executive at the head unhampered by political debts and affiliations. Change Indorsed. In the fight thus far virtually all of the civic organizations have expressed through their boards an indorsement of the proposed change. The Chember of Commerce, Young Men's Business club. Rotary, Kiwanis, Central Labor council, and Women's Club have all expressed a favorable opinion on the new move. Opponents claim that these expressions are. not representative, stating that individual opinions contradict the straw, votes. The organization opposed to the new form is doing considerable work on the quiet. A public meeting is also held every Tuesday evening in the headquarters of the People's League at which time a discussion of the merits of the present plan and the demerits of the proposed plan is held. Are Well Organized The city manager organization has the city organized to the smallest unit (Continued on Page Eleven.)

NATION PAYS TRIBUTE TO ITS HEROES

On Land and Sea Honors are

Paid to Men Who Fell in Country's Conflicts. Harding to Deliver Address. I DECK FRENCH" GRAVES Bv Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May SO. Members of the cabinet, high government officials and ranking officers of the army end navy will foregather with the throngs today on the sacred ground or Arlington national cemetery to attend the ceremonies at which President Harding, leading the nation in commemoration of its heroic soldier and sailor dead, will deliver at the amphitheater the Memorial Day address. The ceremony will mark the resumption of a custom broken only by the stress of war tne annual address of the President of the United States in the midst of the graves of the nation's dead. Prior to the ceremonies to be held in Arlington, the president planned to review from the White House a parade of veterans and regular army troops led by Lieut. General Nelson A. Miles. Members Qf the Grand Army of the Republic, Veterans of the Spanish-American War, the American Legion and the Veteran of Foreign Wars were to form in the marching ranks. Besides the general ceremony at Arlington, special exercises were arranged in memory of the unknown dead, who fell in France While the nation is honoring its hero dead at home, those lying in foreign soil also are being appropriately remembered. -PARIS. May 30 Memorial exercises were held today la every American cemetery in France, and even on isolated graves of Americans who died In this country during the war, wreaths were placed. The French government exerted every effort to make sure that not a single American hero was forgotten. At the suggestion of the government, there were guards of honor at the principal cemeteries, and wherever Americans were unable to send delegations to conduct services, the .French offered to lead the exercises, as well as to participate in the programs. The cemetery at Romagne-sous-Monfaucon where 20,000 Americans who fell in the battle of the Argonne were buried, is now closed to the public because of the removal of the bodies of the Americans. The principal program for the

(day, therefore, was given at the

Suresnes cemetery, near this city, where Hugh C. Wallace, American ambassador; Major-General Henry T. Allen, commander of American troops at Coblenz, and Marshal Petain spoke. NEW YORK. May 30 Soldiers and sailors who gave their lives to America were honored in New York today with the most elaborate program of Memorial day ceremonies in the history of the metropolis. On land and sea tribute was paid to heroes who fell in the civil, Spanish-American and World wars. From early morning, when the parade of veterans of the three wars swung into line at 72d street, until late at night, when a huge wreath about the shoulders of the Statue of Liberty i3 illuminated, the program called for impressive arrays of pageantry in all the five boroughs with special ceremonies at practically every spot having historic significance. For the first time men who gave their lives In the service cf the merchant marine were given a place In the day's exercises. Their mothers the gold star mothers of the merchant marine, 200 6trong, put out in a little fleet of launches on the Hudson river, and as they passed between the long rows of United States navy destroyeranchored there, flowers were dropped upon the water in memory of their departed heroes whose graves are at the bottom of the sea.

DENBY TAKES PRIDE IN SOUTHERN HEROES

fBy Associated Press) BEAUFORT, S. C. May CO. Only "splendid memories" of the heroic dead of the north and south remain and the "bitterness engendered by the nation's great sectional conflict Is over." Secretary Denby declared In a memorial day address here. Extolling the courage, generosity and firm conviction of right, which he said Inspired the leaders and men of both sides, the secretary added: "I am a northerner, and my father wore the eagles on the uniform or blue, but first I am an American and you cannot take from me my heritage of pride In Lee. Jackson, and Pickett and your own beloved Forrest. They were Americans too, and my own pec-" pie. Their skill and their deeds of daring are mine to glory In."

TENANTS FSRAPF

IN BUILDING BLAST:

DETROIT. Mich., May 30. Firemen searching the ruins ot an apartment, destroyed by an explosion early today had found no trace of bodies and with three of the four tenant families acr counted for, It was believed no one was In the building when the blast occurred. The cause of .the explosion had not been determined. The building was in the east side foreign, section and occupied by Italians. j"A - ' - i . .t f.v.- - - - ' . ' - f"' . . V( '