South Bend News-Times, Volume 38, Number 72, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 13 March 1921 — Page 1

vIEWS Tin; u: ihi.h. Indiana: . ud- .:! - " . day ur a -ttb d. Ith n :.. lio.rr Michigan: P..;l- ."v d r rr Sund.-.y; Mc:v!t- v. Vb 1. - r- '-i' ' f--loucd ly ?r'r,v in ro;? h 1 : . .n in r"'i 'i. 36 PAGES t v VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 72 a Nr.wsi'Api.n rnu tiii; komt. WITH AM tiii: M''Ah mavs SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, SUNDAY, MARCH 13, 1921 JAY AM MÜHT : PPM, f,KSl I PRICE TEN CENTS

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Indiana Munieipalitie? to Take Advantage of Knapp Bill Provision. refines nedjl bill MrCray Apainht Resolution Providin;: for Illiana" Harhor Board. Uy Unite i Frees: INDTANAP. I.K-'. Ind.. March 12. Reports received hrre today indicated that many Indiana cities lan fr t,i!r advantage of the provision of the Knapp hill r; 3"1 by the lfgf'aturt1 which nable them to establish tho city manager or commission form of powrnnKiit. Petitions for an election to determine whether to s.-t up the ma.nagr form are bring circulated In Kbhmonel. Marlon and Bloomington. Civic groups in other cities also arc pre paring to circulate, such petitions. They were also planning If uae campaigns In behalf of thw departure, especially at Richmond. The final day for Gov. McCray to Hgn bills passed by the legislature '.mit' wiih the executive' de.sk virually cleared of all measures. Only thrr bills remained for the gov'inor'r. Signatur Saturday. All thier. of these- w re of minor ioaporta;K -. Ilcfiws Neilj! Hill. Among the mea-sures the govrrtfir refused to accept were the Xrdj! resolution creating a commission of five members to meet with a commiss ion from Illinois, to ln--ti'.it' tin- feasibility of the "liliana" harbor and appropriating' ?i.'.. m'-o to pay t li o expenses of the o ii un is-ion ; the Humi dchouser bill to .-reap .a new judicial circuit In Muivhall and Fulton counties; the i:.it:.s measure to amend the absent ot"rs law; Imuran bill providing fr high sehoed districts in Montgmneiy county and the Deckcrirartzell bi!l creating a new Judicial circuit court in Plackford county. The governor signed o9 bills, the most important of which were: ;rason bill providing for the perns nun! registration f vtders; Katts deputy sheriff bill, allowing s-hr-riffs to hire ekputies at public exi't'iiso in t ;ife of emergency; Holmi", granting sanitary commission to cities of second class; Tlatt'fl hill, making teachers' pension law state-wide; Curry-Fif icbi bill, providing fur th rmunal of the blind school fron its present site in Indlanaf ol ,f; Fngli.Ji. to provide for t!i erection of .a fj hoel for negroes wnd appropriating L'.'.OO: llumric-hfui.-tr. creating a new division in the ron.serv.it ion cnmnii'iion io be known th engineering depart ment. ar.il the legislative apportionment as it applies to senators. SHOLLY WOMAN OH POLICE PAY ROLL But Mtery Shrouds Her Appointment, and Her "Duty" i Kept Secret. What position doe.- Mrs. F.lla Sholly h"!d with tlw police departmrrtt and whit her otheial title? Many S.'-ath 11. nd tapaers would !Me ;o ktiow. but all inquiries at police li. .-oiquarf-r fail to elicit any definite information. The only fact that can be etab-h-h.r,1 irs that Mrs. Shelly is on the city payredi. Wh.it h.-r duties are is e or.j'( Mire 10 ui".-c w no c 1 to 'fid out. It is known, however, that ever m:v e the induction into ctVico of the i'.ii"M administration. Mrs-. Sholly Ins tri d repeatedly to have herself a pp. inte, 1 to a position similar to the cm' p. M by Mrs. Mined" Kvan. -oheew on-,.-, n. but her efforl are .iid to h n b e ti iiii-;iri f .ftj, although .-be ;s r.ow drawing tmmey from tl.e i : v . SM-rctly Appdnt-I. Mr. Slu'I'.y was a member of th' poi;c ie artine nt during the- Fred ". Kelb r administration, but she wa- di harge.l by that admir.Istra-t.o-i f.dlowi.eg the iilw.g ef charges .i a ; : t h'T. Hr efTorts to tbtain :ap'.o ni-'nt on the police department d aring the 'arson administration b.ave b-n m. t with protests fi .-m women oi g.tn nations ,f th" . :ty i:p to two ueiks ago when she was secretly appointed by the board of pubh" :af-:y. M.'.o? 'aro'i de. lares that Mrs. S!v!! i- merely nuno-vl tempoi . vi 1 , ..n-i t' s!v will be removed m in r t por itjdn .ls soon a? the work ft r which she was hired M compb t ! fUli'-r.s .!..;..- that Mrs. S'holly is to r p!a. e Mis Far.s as polieew on an if i . In ads of th' polic departm-nt c.u arrange it without mousing p ;!:! f i.tim.-nt against 'j.-li a l io t . Still others d clare- that Mrs. Shmis i' re.iind to s--o that only prot-ef -i I'""il. Ptim,' p'.icp In the ctt' S' H 1 i ' 1 1 1 r i'i iol ition of th ratioral irohibi;ion .v. Ami still otlor my that Mis. ICONTINCI-D 'N l'A(;i; KÄTÜTT)

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I'.y Associated I'rss: NFW YORK. Mar. 12. The ch'-rnical waxfaro .serie-e has discovered u liquid p'doii ta ttrong that thre drojw will kill any one whos skin it touches, it l-ecame known here today, l alling like r;:in from M( zz'$ attached to airplaru-s that liquid wojld kill everything In the aircraft's path, acvui iJin;: to ;t high official of th". s'-rviec. A dif?rlption f what the ;ew war weapon will do, J?i the opinion of this official follows: "One piano carrying two tons of the liquid could cover an area one hundred feet wido by seven miles long in one trip and could Jt-posit enough material to kill every man In that area, and if thosr on the frround were not protected by gas masks, the area, of fataiity would be many times greater." CITY HALL CROWD PICKS 'SUCCESSOR' TO MAYOR CARSON Dr. Dugdale Chosen to Land Republican TItinf After Incumbent is Eliminated. Dr. Richard II. Dugdale. bard of education member, la to replace Mayor Carson as the city administration's cindidato for tho republican mayoralty nomination to be made at the primaries May C, it was made known lato Saturday afternoon, following the announcement of tho mayor earlier in the day that he had elecided as to h9 course regarding1 tho mayoralty. Formal announcement of Dr. Du?dale's candidacy is planned for Ionday, it was also learned Saturday afternoon. Tho city administration is Maid to have decided upon Dr. Dugda'e as Ita standard bearer in the coming primaries through tho process e.f elimination. The. mayor himself is said to have been the first potential candidate to have fallen a victim to the elimination prc-ce.s. Would n-wanl Carson. Dr. Dugdale is known to harr been a dally visitor at the mayor's office during the past two we-eks. So Iwls City Controller John A. KwyfiTart and G. A. Kllie-tt ami John I)e Haven, members of the Carson board' of public works. The decision by tho Carson administration to launch Dr. Dugdale's mayoralty boom, and to hack him throughout tho enmpaign for the republican nomination was reached a.t a meeting in the mayor's offie-c at the cltyiall Friday afternoon, it was learned Saturday. Thos? present at the meeting in the mayor's office and those who decided that Dr. Dugdalo should b the city hall's standardhearer are Mayor Carson. Controller Swygart. and Commissioners Flliott and lcHaven. Dr. Dugdale was also present. The no lection of Dr. Du.g!a'e is j said to carry with it a provisien that j if he is elected major, ho will place! Mayor Carson en the board of public works at a salary of from $.".nio to $4,00 a year. Messrs. KUiot. Dcilavcn. and Swygart are-! ai.-o said to be included among the members j of Dr. Dugdale's pre-election cabinct. j Tho announcement Saturday afternoon t)f the decision reached by the city hall crowd to back Dr. Dugdale for the republican nomination for mayor follows a period of searching by the administration forces for a suitable candidate for the city's highest lAoeutive office. !ajer Itcluctaiit ? The mayor himself wa the fir-t on the list of po.-.sibi'iitie.i. li is known that he desired to run for (Cuntinfi:d un pack F'i;k STREET CAR HOLDUP BECOMES 'FAD' HEREi; L rfn VI.-... I ... 17., I. I.... I ..1 mm - 11 Ulli nielli Voll IIOUUCU Ol Cas.Ii Fare Box. Motorman t T1 . leil.S I OllCe captain. 1 The. usj.al Saturday night bobbin city street car o ourr. .1 on scheduled time hut night at 1 1 : K o ciocK. mis lime it took place on; a .MKUiit st. air at Mia.mi and Day- ; ton sts. This is the third eor.soca- ' TtuTrl V1 " ""1JI;i or tills nature has been reported i to tae police. Aervrding to the report g;cn to the police by Ira Clark, motormai: of th car. two mm rode mi Iih car from the business section of ti.c cuy io iayton s. At that point j they stoppend the car. took th.e c.sh , j box and escaped, after commanding Clark to procd. About K3. the J receipts of the day. was raid to! hoe N'en in the fare box. which j was taken. ; Although there has been rumor- 1 ous holdups of city street cars they j haw always taken place on ur' op r-r j.t by one mar.. Cars run by two men hae not been rmdest. .1. "omplete dt-se rtption -f the two men wer givrn tho police by the mctorman. Orncers were asigne.J to Jnvt stigate the ras and to mak" a thorough search of the v'einitv. F.arly this morning their efforts had ben ur?ucccssful.

S P RI N G F I E L D FACIAL RIOTS

UNDER CHECK Official Aide to Cope With Anv Further l)i?turhances in Citv. CLOSL PU B LIC PLACKS Order Streets Cleared After 6 O'Cloek a Precautionary Measure. Jy A"Mei:td Press: .SF'RINd IT l.'LD, O.. March J.'.-r After a tlay ef preparation. Springtie Id otlieials tonight announced that they were ready to cope? with any situation that might arise in connection with racial disturbances which last night resulted in the wounding of a. policeman anei a negro, and which have kept the city in a turmoil since last Monday when an unknown negro assaulted eleep-year-idd Marge Ferneau. Sheriff David Jones, placed in oennplete charge of the situation ami with eight companies of national ! guardsmen as his aides, tonight had barre-d all traffic from city streets, suspended street tar service, closed stores, theaters and all publi" gathering pla'-cs and ordered all citzens to remain in their homes after p. m. IhiuKli Negro Youth. Another precautionary measure was the expeditious bringing to justice of James White, 17-year-old negro, and confessed assailant of Patrolman Joseph Ryan, whom he shot tjiree times last night in tKo opening phase of the disorder. Captured shortly before noon today by a posse of farmers, following a running pisiol battle. White was brought to this eity. taken before Judge (Iciger in juvenile court and hustb-.l away in an automobile to the Mansfield reformatory following Iiis plea of guilty to carrying concealed weapons and -shooting- with intent to kill. Today parsed quietly with no untoward incidents. People gathered on the streets discussing incidents of last night and speculating on the possibility e.f rrcurn nc of the clashes? between off icia Is and negroes. Many ollicials admitted during the d 13' that they were approhensio of further outbreaks. Adjutant I-ca. Adjutant-C.e-neral Ceorge Florence, who spent the early part ef the day here conferring with city officials a le plans for maintaining order returned to Columbus during the afternoon and left Col. Robert Haulrieh in charge ef the military for. -.s on duty here. Patrolman Ryan was said to be improving at the cjiy hospital tonight. Ho will recover. The Ferneau gii! b in the city .'o.Vn.TKl) ON PACi: F FR ) TAKE HUNDREDS IN KANSAS CITY RAID Arrests Follow Report of Plot to Create 4Heimi of T error. V Asseciufp.j lres : KANSAS CITV. MO.. Mar. 1C. Three hundred men were arrested, thousands of dollars worth of li'juor and drugs seized and hundreds of guns, knives and sacks of ammunition hroucht in by authorities today ir raids on that Part of Kansas i:v know as "Lit tic Italy." i The raids wer.- centimmd tonigh Jwith more than sixty flttictnos p.4,rueipaimg. j ney ioiiowe.1 reports reaching the police that a plot to ! IciU high police and federal oflicials j h-re and create , reipn ecf te rror i b ill fnrnml iff ,1 in t) ll.ei.in : '"I .MU' iu 'I ill i.i- Ul'll 1V.I i iUlimen. ae. ordlTsr to the i-piwrts lwcrt' i,nIn;,,',,1 .;,:n othrr lHtit"; to carry out the killings and they were. to receive thnr pay from a fund e.f i ....... , ... M.i.oi'j or more raised ior toe n'tri i Is'C. v's r.aids were e,f a hone to j house nature and at many place entrance was forced. Stills, omc of th"m .n actual operation. were l cor.hscated. Bandits Face Murda

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Culver Murder C a ? c s Sent From Marshall County on Chancre of Venue. " til to 'lb- Now i-Tinie. : . pLYMoFTH. Ind., March l:-J. J. Kurns. and J. .1. Fo. Chicago and A. Silbe rt and Joseph layers of Knox. Ind.. held here for the murder of Kussell Saine, prominent business man killed during the robbery ef the Culver bank, tpl get a hearing in Kosciusko county. This w a.i decided this morning when a chance of enue to that county was granted. With the sranting of the charge arose the .lue-sti-m as to the jurisdiction of Judge Ward ef Peru. Ind.. named a- special Judo- for the -aue. Th: will be threshed out liter by attuinys in the vate.

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Dec is Calvary Sapiist churvh, Washington, D. C. which Pr 't Harding will attend for the next four years. lie worshipped here while i senator. Inset. Dr. W. S. Abern-?thy of Kansas City, who has accepted a call to preach in the Calvary church at Washington temporarily. He may be efleied the .permanent place later.

SECY WALLACE IN PLEA FOR FARMERS Head of Agriculture Says Aid is Needed During Depression Period. I'.y Assn. hifrd Press : WASHINGTON. March 12. An appeal "for cery go. -.1 eitien" to do what he can to help the farmers through the period of cb-pre tr-ioii, not for tho sake of helping the I r ..... et- v.. . ,.r j iii ; iii'i itiuiif, lull um iii'. .in' ' he'ping himself" was made today by Sec'y of Agri u'.ture Wallace m his first formal statement. Prices of farm pre..Iucts üiiisi rise and prices of otlo-r proeluets i-ohuj down before the normal relation between them lia;' been restored. Mr. Wallace- asserted. Talk of bringin? . , . . , , .... prices oiCK i a pie -war ieei, ini i .: . ... O.. .. .... .....l uec iaie.i. c-i moiao; iuvmi, ami e tiomicaliy lnipossib..'. adding that "everybody would be better off" if an effort were made to bring about a price level "about seventy per cent above the pre-war normal." Sec'y Wallace said he doubted whether the people in the Fast, .'realize just what has happened to ihe fanners et the prueiucmg ii'ciii" . e i - tions." 1'iting conditions in the 'entral west as an eamp!e he said that there. notwithsta nii:ig that "we have the fines: rural civilization. , take n as a whole, the world has ever J seen." the farm, rs are now in "a most trving period and art suffering severe financial losses." Farmers throughout th. nation. especially those in the outh and wast, he adlied, "are txperien s;i me trouble." ing exactly NAVY HAVING LI TT LI. tkouhli; to gi;t COAL I'y Aso. iatod Pros?: WASHINGTON, March 1.'. Many bidders submitted tenders at the annual opening today of bids for the navy's coal for the next year. 1,"'S.Oft ft tons of bituminous and 51,000 tons of anthracite being reejuired. Much more bituminous was r;ered the necessary supply of anthracite. Quotations on steaming coal ranged from $e.0S te. $:..04 Tier ton. Contracts will be awarded later by Ser'y Denby. EVEN A COW INCLUDED IN GIFTS TO HARDING lr Ae.iitri Pfsi: WASHINGTON. March 12. A cow b.ip boon offered Ft fs't Harding by a I.lhertyvil!t. lib. man who. In a letter received today at the White Heiuse. said it was his hobby "to raise very goe.d Jersey cows and to place them where thy will te mot appreciated." I-ark of a suitable home fe.r a row on th white hous ground may prevent th prescient fr"m ing the offer. a c ..

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1 - ' - -.: r ; . v.l - : - X'.; v.J ''Vi'.-'J i WANTS IMMEDIATE REVENUE REVISION Republican House Leader Says Keenue More Important Than Tariff. I'.y Asei.itod Press: WASMlNCToN, March 12. After a. conference with Pres't Harding, Rep. Mondell, rept:blican leader ef the house, in outlining to.Jay the lu'obalde PiTiram and policy of tho pew congress, declared revenue re- j isioii lej'iiation should be con.--;d-j end ahead of any temporary, or! s'.op-gap t a. riff. ! Mr. Mondell hchhl tha. enactment 1 of ; temporary tariff lav. along thei 1 : : i s of the pnyiie-Ahlrich measure, would require as much time a1-', would be necessary to pass a perma- i ! Iu n? t',n"H the country leiiui ml relief and i an eiaergem-v law the republican j j, -ader agg ;e d that tl is be runhue. i to a, simple- anti-cluuiping provision and peissibly an amendment to the present law basing r.ites on American rather than foreign values. In this way, Jo- contended, such a ! me asure might sa .- i! he situation during the long congressional consideration of a perniaiu-tv law. "How to taekl'- the allied ijue-s-tions of tariff and re.nue is the important tiling." Mr. Me adell said.! "It has bee-n sa-ifge-sted in certain j fi:;ill'l'S that it WOUal be Wise tei takeUli some me-as ire-, for instance the Payne.-Ablrich bill of i!- provisions and Tiiralify a few pass it as a purely temporary and em rgency i s'top-gap t i ! i if liiea.'uro ii" !-'k-

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I'.y Aw., i.ih-.l Pr- : MFXP'O CITV. Mar. h 1 2. F.ur sailors, said to he- American, w r killed in Tam;i o y. c rd ty, crding te. tn-w.-paper .ilspat'die.s rrceived here today. Fp to noon th' i United Sti.fes embassy liere had re ¬ ceived no reports of tlie Külirg. other than the newspaper a'ivi-e:. ine m'-n. who were pirt or tne irew o I ine .Norwegian snip mzdii, i were attack'.! as the-y were boarding a launch by rive masked men in another laur- h. th press iisnatch.es saA'. Tb.o beidi's have not boon recove rd. CHICAGO CRIME TOO MUCH FOR STANDARD p.T A-"M it 1 rr"- : 'CHICAGO. March U. The American Daily Stand ird. a d ailv i newspa pf r which started pu Mica! ;op p.eamher ii. I?i0. with the an.-! r.our.cemer.t that It w ecjbi mirdmiz' ' crime and scandal r.r-ws today pe r- I mar ro v ejjpe-rided pu'olfeat'.on. Th. piper tvai spor.sored primarwy tligious oiganizatior.s. by

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WITH EMPLOYES! i Send Telegram to Secretary of Labor Accepting Succestioii. UNION LEADERS ACCEPT (Continue Sending Strike Ballots Hut Will Confer With Davis. I'.y Ass.i kited Press: CHICAtJM, March 12. After an all-day discussion by heads of the packing industry, a telegram was sent to James .1. Davis, secretary tf iabor. at Washington, accenting his suggestion that they send two representatives to confer with him and two r'p-ese-ntatives of the employes regarding the present situation in tho industry. The telegram, which was signed by Armour and company, said: "Your message received. Will be glad to fediow your .suggestion." A statement given out at the same time that the telegram was made public said: "We assume that the justice and necessity of wage cuts will not be at issue. Nor can there justly he an issue of the matter of hourrt.' 1'iiioii I ycaeJors -A"ccpt. Sec'y Davis' offer of personal mediation in an effort to avert a threaten, d strike in the industry alfo was accepted by the union "leaders. Dennis Dane, of the Amalgamated Meat Cu'.ters and Butcher Workin. n of North America, sending tho lellowing telegram to the head of the federal labor department: "It ha.s alwas been and is the policy of our organization to coorerate with all governmental agencies. We accept yc ur tender . of service to work out a solution of the present .'it nation w'hich has been brought about by the deliberate and arbitrary violation and repudiation by the five big packers of the agrecment now in existence between your department, our and other labor organizations and the nacker. "We no.e that you specify no date for conference and we have information that the packers contemplate taking advantage of that fact. This and the other organizations who are parties to the agreement between your department and the packers v ill arrange to select representatives to attend a conference when you set a date. We respectfully suggest that such conference be held in Washington next Friday, March IS. as we have a conference arranged here fe)r the 16th instant, of aP trade.- imohed." Agreement Not Mentioned. The stitement issued by the packers makes no mention of the war-time arbitration agreement which was cancelled by ' them on Feb. L't and says regarding the ro-C()NTL'FI-:i ON PACK FOUR) FRENCH DISBAND SECURITY POLICE Order Follows Refusal of German Privates to Salute French Officers. V Associated Press: IdiLSSFLDOltl'. March 12. Inability of the German security po-he-offic. rs to eomped privates o salute- French officers caused Gen. Hegoutte today to order the diflarmamont and disbandment f l.ibiu security police in Duesseldoi f and eommmd th.-m to Icavi the cit- befcire- 10 o'clock tonight. An offiea-r, a member of who.'? s'q'iad refused to salute a I-'rem-h t major, lias been fined 3.00'J marks. (o n. l- gotilte ! com mande r of an'i Gen. Gaucher, the French troops were conferring at in Duos.-. Id or f i j.-,., lie., douart' rn today when i mitt'd to a-.oiogie, but the- French; gemrals eiclin'd to accept the 1 lpolog . j M amime the recalcitrant prij vate .-toe d laughing in the emiI it.andant's waiting room. The I ' r. , i ii major had addressed him ir. 'Vou must salute me." The joliceman replied: "I wont," nd lie did not. Reichstag Approves Reparations Stand j " German Body Upholds (yOV eminent .Attitude Towards Allied Demands.

I Jren to ar.d from sehe"'. f"r icur.ths niiKLIN. lareh 12. Approval of ar.d mar.y e.f th- par nt. carried r"th German government'.- attitude ve'.vers wh: ntakitig th- daily trips, toward th allied reparation d"-; stubtKrn Trial, mands was voted by the reichstag ' Th ppecific assault under wh: h today afte r 1'orejgn Minister Si- Barne't was indicted took place pec.

mom: mii'ic a lengthy explanation his v.-r.rk at the Iondon ronfr re net. There was a partisan debate over th resolution approval, which a moved by th-1

coalition parties. but;ch:ldren other than the- one !n the

it was finally ; doptd bv a vote of 2', 5 to 4?. Tib- nationalists ar.d ma-j-uity socialists voted with the government b'oe'. A commun .-t resolution denind- , ir.g the Imm diate estabhthmcnt of .liplcva tic relations with soviet rtu5.'..i was de'-cfsively defeated.

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litician Declared Murder Tramcup. Witness Tell Ardmore Jurv. ly Asoria!eri press: ARDMOIU:. Ok la.. Mar. Additional testimony that .Tike Jj. I tiamon. ejanom.t republican r.a- ! tional committeerman. had declared i i on his; deathbed that he had been ' shot by Clara Smith Ilamon a.s h lay on th bed in hH hotel room, wa introduced at the woman's trial here today. "W. J. Nichols, a business associate cf Damon s orroborated testimony e: yesterday as to the sliooting. and the Rev. T. C Irwin, who conducted Damon's funeral services, quoted Hamon a.? saying that Clara Hamon had told him the affair wa.s a "frarno up" by others and that she was sorry for what she had done. For the first time in the trial, which started two days ago. prlitics which gained Hamon national renown was touched en when one of the witnesses stated he had been told by Hamon to "take direct to Warren Harding" the matter of appointment to the office of several of Ham mi's friendn. in which Hamon still expressed deep interest een while dying. Declares "I Yanvewp.'' "This is a frameup by others," Rev. Irwin testified the dying man told him. "Three times I had paid her off, but this is the last time." The matter of the alleged "frameup" was not touched on further by either state or defense counsel and Dr. Irwin did not get to complete th statement hp had started because of an interruption by defense counsel. The clergyman did not have direct inf.vrmatlon from Hamon that the young woman, former wife of a j nephew, had shot hint he said. t Nichnl former hiff r f rolie nf Oklahoma City, Oklru, and business and political associate of Mr. Hamon. was the seexmd man through whom the state sought to introduce an alleiged dying statement from Mr. Hamon. His testimony, like that of Kelly M. Roach, an Oklahoma City insurance man en yesterday was to the effect that be bad been told by Hamon he kne- he was dying, and that Clara Smith Hamon shet him. Quote Ilamon. "Hill,, she go.t me." "Nichols rjunie.i I Hamon as having said, ami contin ued that tlie wounded man had asserted he was lying down fer a rest on the bed of his room, which adjoined that of the defendant when Clara Hamon came to him. placed her lft hand on his head and fired a bullet into his body. The- former police chief testified he was in Mr. Hamn's oftiee the following morning when Clara Hamon entered and agreed uron demand of Frank Ketch, business manager for Mr. Hamon then and now administrator of his estate, that sic leave Ardmore quickly. "Clara. I have never butted into your affairs before but T am row. No more disgrace for the Hamon ianiiiy. .Nichols emoteel Ketch i-s having staid. "Why. you ta!,; as if I did it." he said Clara replied, "jfo did it himself ani will tell you yr." ii crests examination Air. Ni- hols denied ho had seen bruises and

marks on Clara Hammes face anijenue. hands at that time. The .lef.-ns j

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was shot in that the w-as fired while ne was m the ,i(-t. of striking her with a chair. Demanded Money. Through Mr. Nichols. it w.-, -- j brought out that Clara Ifauion b - ; man ten jj.uui' irom Kefe-i,. u jrh with which to leave Ardmorr aid the business manatrer agree in j., it for her. Everett W Sallis. a chaufb ur .f Dallas. Tex., te'il!ed lie h:i, dhven (CONTINt'KD O.V PAGF F'Fl:Ti PROMINENT TOLEDO MAN FOUND GUILTY Jurv Finds Wealthy Manufac - turer Guilty of Sedu -ing Children. I" Asoi i.itef pre : TOLKI'), O.. March 11'. Da v A. Ikirrett. clubman nnd manufar - turer. was found guilty he re- t'-d'.y i of m'sJrcating the six: year old daughter cf a prominent ;r..n r after a jur- in Judge Curtis Jd;tsI p. ui .- e .- a i l ii ci -,i ii l t: ' ' J i . J hours. Parnett wa accused 'if takir g more than a s.-ore- e.f young g;--;-! riding in hi? autVmobib durir.g trieV.... I -i;v.. J . ! las var and a ha f. On ra. h e- ,'. -.O.i-.rt 111. 3 ft. t Ii ii a Ti "i rl to Ten.. . -'v. V M l ' 1 Oä " Ja.treated thrm. :reums:ances in identical. H- in-.a ea'h (fis uTe rial v p'.Kd up Pb ! th- h ildre n ! noon a nd on at re ei.-. tim e- at. se eral .ccH.ions kf 'pt i ! them out for hours. In one section took their oM!of the c! mothers o?jl. The trial w rs or,. of th'- Ii".' Ittjhhrnly c.or.teste! tie history of I.ucti county. The defers offered the stror.fcf.s' . objections to indictment taking the sbir.d. but children's testimony whs allowed. Pamu is atisUnt manager and scretan' t the Ce!!ir-Parr.Mt Ijnbfr company ar.d ban wife and two yfar eld dau.gb.ter. at'.rrr.cy j announced that metlon for a new trial will l; made Monday.

FAILS TO SEND APPOINTMENTS

TO UPPER BODY 'pecial Seion Await- Hardinp Nominations for Hiippin? Hoarl. i CONEIHM NOMINATIONS j ! . j j Senate ote (Confirmation of Potter. Billany, Mape and HiDhand. ry A sso. iated rrt-i: WASHINGTON. March pec Ml sats-''1. on tod iv were overthrown ! a combination of f urther b I i .'t the white house affr.ting impoittnt api ointments on which th 1 I 1 1 1 T 1 -" - t cation wants action before adjotjrrment . Failure of Pres't Ilar lirg to jn1 in his nominations for the shipr-in I bo.iril is understood to have be ri the principal barrier to br.t.c.rg th session to a ebx-e. It was indicated that the pr. scb r.t w. h haur.g dilficulties in inducing some of the n.'i he wants to accept ,ird both he and the leaders in congn.-N are anxbuiH to have the appointments made an I confirm d before the- sen ate- ejijit-. While it waited for the shipping board nomh.ai.ions the aiaty henr I also that Mr. Harding tmuht a si: it to pass judgment b. fore adjournment on the nomination of O'. George Harvy, the New Yerk editor, to be a ml', spader to fin . t Pri'.ftin. Selec tioji of 'ol. M.-irv. is imderstood to hae bee n d. finit -ly decided on although Mr. Harding was not ready to transmit th nomination today. I-'lfollotto Dckl)s Sevi,,. Still another cause for' probing. e;; the sne-ci il session wa pr id. d ' Sen. Lafolb tte, re-joibliea n, Wi-er.,-sin. whei objected to initiudiat. . o -federation of the nomination of former liep James J. Fs- ii. of th. : state, t be a mopber of th int-t . tate .-nninifr''. ron:ni.i"n. I'n. r the fii.'itf rulex the- n n a . n a t i o n , : i,f from the white ho-,;Ve sterda'. h i I to be put over until Mo:vJ.,y. Meantime the se-nate- clcin up most of its slate e.f a-eut'-,u'a'' d nomina t ions, voting eonf ir:c,.. ; i"n of a number sent In e arlier in the e anel of ,eVeraI that Mr. Harding s'lbniittrd toth-iy. Marl; Potter, .f New Ve.rk, wiioo nomii.ation to the in fe-rsta-lo nuniiu-ro rn tti -i n wr . sent to th.' senate a I o Tig with that of Mr. Ks h. was on" of thre confirmee!. Anionc the selections submitter! by the president during t r f day and favorably arte.J tn by thae.d. ef (senate were- Wlllam W. Uns i Verir.e-nt. te, b com till general of immigration Harr. H. Thllany, of I )-la v.-a re, t'i he foj;h .':s;s.t a n t postmaster ftirr,.!, a'.i ,ri Mapes. i li i;..r of the".irl T;.ne of Mirhui.ti t.i he ehur .111 of int. r!, ti -. . LIQUOR TO STAND l r ir...n - rneon as tininion Will i iMaipl Lnle?n Tra?ury Department Oppose-. l'.-- Am i it.-! Pr. : WASHINGTON. M. re nt rulin: f forrior ; ' t I.-.i ' bHi ir. - G' r- a t ; Pa bio r per i ü 1 1 1 ;-. g j u n 1 m ; .te d m i n ;: f ' j w i ro s .ltd w h if k y the ur.V t II. t p:n ; - -. w ii- t i :. 1'r i' r. e,n .aid t 'el . y, t r of protect-, ur.l ei' parti i nt sho'ibj 'o lift;. I. r.t t ior . S'J i ; i e , r !n t i r .-e, r.t liter ,; : the 1 1 J f v ' cc i.J a rtti.e j ; -' i id. nt a Mr. Fr: ri 1 n ) m ' "n e V, n v. hi. 1 nt" i p ; i ' 1 1 . ' '-M " 1:1,1 ,1 j ;i . y t ;'.', o li . n : 1 1 . '.':'' making h- t ' -, ob- w h r- an ' rr o und. Regula: :ons prc. br e-r 1 1 d a 1 iv w ; i rn t h y - m r1 1 1. J - moiTion ' tt. '.ais -i . ir,f ' ! Obtained h Iii' - - a -e. "Fr. - r t n is mc-.-1 r . t a t i e r. ( of the pr. !;ib:tion ffh la Ir io. a f.-r'-' appear bee r w Ta I' ', t ib"d oft. i V. i o i d i a : n i ' ; v i n . a . i a i a f I b A i .c 1 I prr-ba My be- r'rd.-re d : It would appear U".r i'.jir- a p"I'::' "! to pr.-c--r two bott ! at a tin.-. o I n ";d' e.f th--lid. h is !.! tie w r-i' 1 'ha i.i'.i t ' ' r ? o th.-ory f pro hi in' on wh; h the it te reau bni bren pro . i erf brow n. Th 'nt t unit . xpi.nr.'- . t ' . ! t it i the 1 1. ., 1 r c i'ory power, Jjenm-.M -.: :.r ,it trib'ition f itoi j Cor.g-es from the i t5le. r-mt rf--'!i: l e r -.1 ban. e w rial I'V, it how e er. d. ,

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