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2 TELLS PROBERS SIMS IS WRONG IN HIS IDEAS Commanding Officer Should Not Be Consulted When Awards Are Changed. WASHINGTON. Jan. 21.—Rear admiral Henry T. Mayo, former com mander of the Atlantic fleet, tool? isse yesterday with Rear Admiral Sims on the question of naval decorations. Mayo, testifying before the senate In vestigating committee, justified the fail ure of the navy department to consult with commanding officers concerning decorations. Sims, in his testimony, crit icized the department on this p’oint. Only one member of the stafT that served under Mayo, as commander of the entire American fleet during the war, received a naval decoration, the admiral told the committee. He recommended a dozen members of his staff for a decoration, all for the navy cross, the lowest grade. His chief of staff, Capt. O. P. Jackson, was the only one rewarded. All were at sea during the war, he sa^d. “My chief of staff was the only mem ber of my staff who received an award,” Admiral Mayo said. “The awards board was not partic ularly clear on policy. I talked over the policy I followed with Admiral Knight,” Mayo said. “It was my idea that we should be conservative in the award of the D. A. M.” He disagrees with the views of Admiral Sims that the command & officer should have been consulted re the relative weight of the recom mendation was changed. “There Is a feeling In the department which depreciates the value of the staff,” Admiral Mayo said. ‘“lf these men are not rewarded It will discourage bright men from taking their places In future wars. “There Is a feeling that all the staff has to do is to accompany the old man and look pretty. This is wrong.” The recommendation of award for Capt. Christie, who lost his ship, was given for acts committed afterward, he said. “He was not given it for the loss of hie ship,” Mayo said. "It would be an unfortunate thing for a man who lost his ship to be awarded a medal for the loss,” Mayo said. Bpeaklng of policy relative to the award of D. S. M. for men who lost ships Mayo said for the good of the service, “a man should not be honored.” “In the British navy a man who loses a ship is never given another command. That Is a good rule for the service. It does Injustice to the individual at times,” he said. “I feel that a young officer should be made to feel that he would not lose possibility of future com mand by the loss of his ship when placed in a dangerous position. I do nor feel he should be rewarded for going into danger. That Is what. he is there for.” SOUTH SIDE NEWS Persons having Items for the South Side News Column may call L. W. Pruett, Prospect 327. graduation' exercises. The graduation exercises of the Gar field school, Madison avenue and Ray mond street, will be held In. the assembly hall at the school at 2 p. m. on Thurs day afternoon. There are twenty-four pupils In the graduating class. The fol lowing Americanization program will be rendered: Sofig, “The National Ilymn”; “An Ideal Citizen,” by Charles Merriman; “Agencies in Making Citizens’^—“The Home,” by Ethel Smith; "The School,” by Mayme O’Brien; “Social Agencies,” Marie Mink; “Care of Foreigners at El lis Island,” by Mary Thompson; “Process of Naturalization.” by Carrie O’Nan; Songs, “What Do the Bells Say?’’ “A Thousand Years,” chorus; playlet, “Judge,” by the cast as follows: Mayme Folk, Melvin Searcy, Erma Theilman, Wil liam McCurdy, Hilda Knapp and Thelnia Wenning; piano solo, “Eulah Claire; “A Tribute to Washington,” Herbert Abbott; “A Tribute to Lincoln,” Erna Hartman; “Wilson,” Koliyn Zaiser; song. “Land of My Birth,” bj the chorus. School No. 12 will hold commencement exercises at 2 p. m. Thursday afternoon. A class of eighteen will be graduated. The class will render a program, “How Indianapolis Got to the Front.” This title was taken from the drive of the Chamber of Commerce last summer and will consist of recitations relating the history of the city from the time of the selection of the site as the state capital tp the present day. The following pupils will be graduated: Bertha Butcher, Rosa Cooper, Martha Deßruler, Lillian De- Pugh, Margaret Foster, Walter Helerman, Mike Kabelen, Louis Katzen, Sigma Moore, William Mussmann, Helen Nixon. Elie Presecan. Dorothy Quinnette, Bern hardt Sattler, Anna Schmedlie, Laura Shea, Regenta Williams and Fred Young. LIBRARY NOTES. Madison avenue branch library has re ceived a collection of new fairy stories as follows: “The Invisible Prince,” “The Brown Fairy Book,” “Little Wlldrose.” “Elf Maiden ” “The Beauty and the Beast,” “The Magic Ring,” “Trusty John,” “Three Dwarfs,” “Aladdin and the Wonderful Damp.” “The Forty Thieves.” These are compiled by An drew Lang and there are more to follow. A collection of pictures of dogs, which is being shown on the bulletin board in the children s room, is attracting much attention. The books about dogs and all the annual stories have been gathered In one place for the children to borrow. Quite as popular, even among the chil dren, is collection in the adult room of western pictures, showing Indian and cowboy life. SDCHT. AND PERSONAL. r The Nsyit in the Easter Program” wiil be the subject discuss 'd : . pray er meeting at St. John’s Reformed church Thursday evening. Rev. Ernest >■ Evans and Rev. William H. Kneirmann will leave Wednesday for . PkUadelp .ia to attend the meeting of the Forward Movement board. The choir of the Seventh Presbyterian church plan'- to give a dinner for the members In the cear future The One More class of the Seventh Presbyterian church, raised the largess amount of money for the Armenian Re lief fund Jr.st Sunday. * 6 Laxative Brttmo ■ Quinine Tablets** s/^Sfrtrvz. New York Socialists Battle for State Legislature Seats ** 1 ■nOni '■ 1 ~ ■■■ At the opening of the state legislature five socialist assemblymen, charged with disloyalty, were barred from the assembly until the judi ciary committee passes on their eligibility to take their seats. The hearings opened yesterday. Left to right: Charles Solomon, Louis Waldman, Samuel Orr, August Clessens and D. A. DeWItL RIFLE LAW IN MEXICAN STATE Cattle Man Tells of Losses from Bandit Raids. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Jan. 21.—The rifle Is the only law in the state of Coa hulia, Mex., John R. Blocker, rancher, told the Fall senate subcommittee inves tigating Mexican conditions yesterday. Blocker operates a half million-acre cattle ranch for a stock company and de clared that frequent bandit raids, lack of protection by the Mexican government and general lawlessness in 'that state had cost his company $2,500,000 in profits in the last five years. Mrs. F. M. Parmalee told the committee of the killing of her husband by Mexi can bandits while returning from Mer cedes, Tex., with gold to pay the mill hands of the Llano Grand sugar mill. Several of the bandits were killed, she said, by a posse of Texas rangers. The committee adjourned for the day following an executive session. H. Dodge Improved; to Be Taken Home NEW YORK, Jan. 21.—Horace Dodge, automobile manufacturer of Detroit, is “much improved.” Dr. Ira Hill, his phy sician, said yesterday. Mr. Dodgde prob ably will be removed from his rooms In a hotel here to Detroit “within three or four days,” Dr. Hill said. Cost of Living and Price of Gas * V v ' ALL ITEMS of prime necessity entering into the daily budget of the “Ultimate Consumer,” the cost of gas has shown the slightest increase during this period of advancing costs of living. This has been true .of the whole country, and especially true of Indianapolis, as is shown by this state ment of gas prices in all cities of 100,000 population or over, which depend upon artificial gas. INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA —1910-50 cents —1914-55 cents —1919-60 cents / -x / - .. ... A *N'OTE—Official publications received since publication of tljis list on January 10th permit corrections in these cases, which bring the figures entirely up to date. It will be'observed that St, Louis drops out of the j 75-ceut class, an increase to 85 cents having been authorized in July, 1919. N Os the important Canadian cities. Montreal has a gas rate of 85 cents; Quebec, $1.25; Toronto, 90 cents; YYinncpeg (municipal plant), $1.35. Toronto, which has been supposed to have about the best managed gas company on the continent, was obliged io increase from 70 cents to 80 cents in 1917, and to 90 cents in 1918. The foregoing are the rates applicable to ordinary domestic consumers who pay their bills promptly. In practically every city except Indianapolis the rate is higher unless bills are paid within ten days. In many cities applications for the increase of rates are pending, but even with further increases requested, gas will still be relatively about the cheapest of the necessaries of life. Os the three cities which come nearest to Indianapolis with a rate of 75 cents, Los Angeles has the advantage-of very cheap oil, as well as some supply of natural gas. Baltimore buys a very large proportion of its gas from the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, and v Milwaukee obtains a con siderable proportion from an independent coke oven plant which has many advantages over those of the Citizens Gas Company. EAST END ITEMS Any ene having news for the East End Column may call L. E. Whit* Hitt, Irvington #25. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. The Emerson senool has become a reg ularly enrolled auxiliary In the Junior Red Cross. The Irvington auxiliary of the East ern Star will give a dance Saturday night at Moore's hall, on South Audu bon road, for the benefit of the Masonic home fund. Gas lamps have been put up at many places and are a great reinforcement to the former service. • E. P. Morrison of Tuxedo Park has returned from Richmond, Ind. The Tuesday club had an all-day meet ing at the home of Mrs. Frank McCor mack, 345 Downey avenue. The Irvlpgton Home Study club met today at tbd home of Mrs. Frank Brown, 5855 Lowell avenue. Mrs. W. M. White and son, Franklin, of Alliance, 0., are guests of Mrs. Frank Taylor, 335 South Emerson avenue. Prince Will Visit Canada This Year LONDON, Jan. 21.—The prince of Wales, who plans to leave for Australia March 15, will return by way of Canada, visiting hts ranch in Alberta. It was said here yesterday. He will not go t< India until 1921. City 1910 1914 1919 Albany, N. Y SI.OO SI.OO $1.30 Atlanta, Ga ,\ I.oo* 1.00 3.15 Baltimore, Md 1.00 .80 .75 Birmingham, Ala 1.00 1.00 1.00 Boston, Mass 80 .80 1.00 Bridgeport, Conn 1.00 1.00 1.10 Brooklyn, N. Y 80 .80 1.10 uffalo, IST. Y 1.00 1.00 1.25 l ambridge, Mass 85 .80 *1.15 amden, N. J 1.00 .90 1.15 *' hieago, 111 85 .80 .90 • ’levelaud, 0 75 .80 .80 Denver, Col 1.00 .80 .95 Bes Moines, lowa 1.00 .90 1.10 ‘etroit, Mich 80 .75 .79 B all River, Mass 85 .80 .95 * rand Rapids, Mich 90 .80, 3.00 i fartford. Conn 90 .90 1.00 Jersey City, N. J 1.00 .90 1.35 Lewrence, Mass. .90 .90 3.15 Bos Angeles, Cal 75 .68 .75 r a well, Mass .90 .85 * 1.30 T a nn, Mass 85 .85 -! .25 Memphis, Term -1.00 1.00 1.00 Milwaukee, Wis. ...... .90 .75 .75 Minneapolis. Minn 3.00 .80 .95 Nashville, Term 3,00 1.00 * < 10 Newark, N. J 1.00 .90 1.15 INDIANA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1920. SAYS CARMEN DELAY FIREMEN l Vigorous Complaint Filed by Chief Loucks With Board Vigorous complnlnts were lodged against the conduct of many motormen i and conductors on street cars yesterday by Fire Chief John C. Loucks. who de clared the fire department had heen de layed on many occasions by violations ; of traffic rules. A list of minor acej. dents declared to have been caused by i street cars also was submitted. Dr. Henry Jameson, chairman of the } board of directors of the street railway company, was present aft the board meet ' lng and explained the difficulties of the company. TRAFFIC RULES • CONSTANTLY mtOKEN. Chief Loucks said street car men have persistently violated a traffic ordinance requiring all cars to stop when fire apparatus is making a run along the street car right of way. Motormen also have disregarded the blockade rule and failed to leave the required distance be tween cars when two or more were stopped on the main lines, he said. In two instances street gars ran over fire hose, Chief Loucks added. Mr. Jameson explained to the board that the street railway company de sired to co-operate with the city In en forcing the traffic rules, but admitted the discipline of street car men was bad. He attributed this to the necessity of employing new men constantly. Mr. Jameson Informed the board that within the last six months the personnel of the street railway employes has chauged 231 per rent, a great number of the men having taken up more remunerative work. The railway representative said that It was impossible for tfls company to pay wages as high as other con cerns. DISCIPLINE BAD, SAY'S JAMESON. „ “At present the discipline among our employees is bad.” said Mr. Jameson. “But we expect this to improve right along. We are anxious to co-operate with the city in every way to enforce traffic regulations and will lend every possible assistance.” The board dismissed Howard McCarty, substitute fireman, on charges preferred by the fire chief. It was said that Mc- Carty worked one day and failed to appear from that time. The resignations of James Shea, substitute member of the fire department, and Ernest Beremnn, englfife company No. 9, were accepted by the board. The appointment of Theodore Thompson aR regular member of hose company No. 20 was confirmed. On recommendation of Chief of Police Kinney the appointments of Carrie V. Marshall, Margaret Hildebrand, Verna Sweetman, Carl Sheets, Mary Cantlon, Ban Stovepipe Eat at N, J. Inaugural TRENTON, N. J., Jan. 21.—Th" dor by replaced the high silk hat at the Inauguration of Gov. Edwards here yesterday. The adoption of the,derby headgear nine after ,i vote by the fourte-n members of the inaugural committee on the question several days igo, when the backers of the derby won by. a four vote margin. Those who voted so the derby said they thought them mpse democratic. Carl Kimberlin, Benjamin Gaither sand William Moran as regular members of the police department were confirmed. Walter E. Stern, commissioner of build ings, reported fifty-three building per mits with a valuation of $4541803 issue during the past week. Edward McGtlff. city sealer of weights and measures, re ported 904 scales sealed, 324 adjusted, 7 condemned, 43 confiscated and 6 held for reinspection. CZECHS DISCARD GERMAN TONGUE Own Language to Be Adopted, Difficult as It Is. PRAGUE. Jan. 21.—“1 wish to buy a toothbrush," you inform a Prague drug gist in your best German. “Cztch Grhrnsk-pizhtzs-mhrnrtovik,” replies the druggist in a tone of firm conviction. “I don’t talk Czech,” you say politely. “Please speak German.” “Bltukn-tak-vrkzkh-prp,” he says more firmly than before. You give up trying to make him talk German. “Do you talk English?” you demaud. He shakes his head bewildered. “Parlez-vous Francals?” “Neln, leb spreche Deuthseh.” You’ve won. He will wait on you now in German. Although you are in an American uni form and he knows you don't understand a word of his Slavic language, don’t ex pect a Czech to do any business with you until he has delivered himself of a tor rent of peculiar Czech consonants. All Frague talks and understands German. But for so many years the Bo hemians have heen under The Germanic yoke and had their language and na tionalistic impulses suppressed for the benefit of German development that they resent the necessity of using the speech they have In common with their visi tors. * City 1910 1914 1919 New Bedford, Mass .85 .80 1.10 New Haven, Conn, 95 .90 1.10 New Orleans, La 1.15 1.00 1.30 New York, N. Y .80 .80 .80 Omaha, Neb 1.15 *I.OO 1.15 Paterson, N. J 1.00 .90 1.15 Philadelphia, Pa 1.00 1.00 1.00 Pittsburgh, Pa 1.00 1.00 1.00 Portland, Ore 95 _ .95 .95 Providence, B. I ,95 .85 *1.30 Richmond, Va 90 .90 1.00 Rochester, N. Y 95 .95 ~ .95 St. Louis, Mo 80 .80 * 85 St. Paul, Minn 1.00 .90 .85 Salt Lake City, Utah... .90 .90 1.10 San Antonio, Tex 1.20 1.25 1.25 San Francisco, Cal 1.00 .85 .95 Scranton, Pa 95 .95 1.30 Seattle, Wash 1.00 1.00 1.20 Spokane. Wash 1.50 1.40 1.57 Springfield, Mass 90 90 *1.15 ' Syracuse, N. Y 95 .95 .95 Tacoma. Wash 1.25 1.15 1.50 Toledo, 0.2 95 .95 .95 Trenton, N. J 1.00 .90 r 1.15 Washington, D. C .90\ .85 .95 Worcester, Mass 80 .75 1.15 Youngstown, 0 1.00 1.00 1.20 CHAPPY MORAN BEGINS TERM I ■ Widely Known “Con Mnn” to Spend Year and Half in Prison. “Chappy” Moran, nationally known as 1 a confidence man, was taken from the Marion county jail to the folersl nrson in Atlanta, Ga., yesterday to serve a year and one-half for cons- ssed c-rivli i s during the Min ?e fake, fight swindle Four other prisoners sentenced in the ; <ll trlcf federtu court accompanied Mo ran In custody of Joseph Worths *n-i Hendrfck Knt worth deputy United I States marshals. The men taken were William Gorman, j sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for robbing a hank of 1,700 one-eent stamps iti Leavenworth, Ind.; James O’M a, • sentenced to serve three years for rob ing interstate shipments; James V. Cox, sentenced to serve three years for re ceiving goods stolen from interstate shipments, and Mike Gron, sentenced to serve three years' imprisonment for coun terfeiting. _ New Trial Denied to Hotel Woman Judge James Collins yesterday refused to grant anew trial to Mrs. Elizabeth M hew, manager of the Federal hotel, who was recently sentenced to six months in prison and fined S3OO on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a girl. The court also refused to arrest judg ment and sentenced her on the verdict of the Jury. Mrs. Mayhew immediately filed notice of an appeal and gave bond amounting to $1,500. She was immediately released without serving in jail. HAVE YOU SCROFULA ? Now Said to Be as Often Acquired as Inherited. It Is generally and chiefly indicated by eruptions and sores, but in many cases it enlarges the glands of the neck, affects the Internal organs, especially the lungs, and if neglected may develop Into consumption. It causes many troubles, and Is ag gravated by impure air, unwholesome food, bad water, too much heat or cold, and want of proper exercise. Hood’s Sarsaparilla, the medicine that has been, used with so much satisfaction by three generations, is wonderfully suc cessful In the treatment of scrofula. Give It a trial. If a cathartic or laxative Is needed, take Hood's Pills —there is nothing bet ter for biliousness or constipation.—Ad i vertlsement. That Settled It! | _______ SPOKANE, J.m. 20.—“ You must I" "1 won’t!" “You will,’’ said the court. 'You're tr;. ing to, run a -henanigan on me!’’ declared M:> Harry "Wilson. "Oh, go to jail," said the exasperated judge, and brought to an end a t • iv <l: ) hearing on t:o i <:■- why Mrs. Wili-on"s 12-year-old on should go to i school. Penn’s Watch Stolen from State Museum The police and J. Coleman, curator of the state museum, are look ing for the thief who stole W’illlam Penn's watch. 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