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SIMS PLACES
HIS CRITICS IN
ANANIAS CLUB
‘Campaign of Deliberate
Propaganda’ Against Him,
He Tells Senators.
WASHINGTON, March 9 Admiral
Sims declared there was a “cam
paign of deliberate propaganda” to
discredit him when he reappeared
today before the senate committee
investigating his controversy with
Secretary Daniels.
Sims denied he was “pro-Biitlsh.”
He Bald his father was an American
Df revolutionary stock and he chanced
to be born in Canada because his
mother happened at the time to be
on a visit to her father, who was a
Canadian.
When he was told dnring the war that
he was being accused of being “pro-
Britlsb.” be said he replied: ‘‘Why don't
they send a pro-German over here with
a trunk'full of bombs?”
While he stated that the “American
navy’s part in the war was one of
marked efficiency, once we got Into It,”
Admiral Shns declared that the “vacillat
ing policy” of the navy department dur
ing the early months of the war was re
sponsible for prolonging it several
months.
“Had we been prepared at first, the
war would have been shortened at last
four months,” Admiral Sims declared.
“As the war cost an average of 3.000
lives a day and millions of dollars, the
seriousness of this delay can be realised.
“But we entered the war unprepared,
despite two years in which we saw It
coming. We were unorganized and the
department had no plan. Tt pursued a
vacillating policy during the first few
months.
“The war was won by a fortunate com
bination of circumstances which it is un
wise to count on In the future,” Sims
said.
2 ATTORNEYS
TO BE PROBED
Judge Solon Carter of sruperlor court,
room 2, today stated that he had re
quested the bar association to investigate
the professional actions of Lawrence A.
Shaw and Paul P. Scharffin, local at- I
torneys, who occupy the same office in
the Law building. 1
Announcement has not been made by
the Investigating committee of the bar
association when the hearing will be!
held, but it is understood that It will
be taken up within the next two weeks.
Judge Carter investigated the right of
the two attorneys, who are said to hare
often filed suits In the various courts
under the name of Shaw & Scharffin. I
to appear as counsel on opposing sides
of the divorce action of Mrs. Eloise Witt !
against Carl Witt.
After questioning the right, of the two
attorneys to represent opposing sides In
a contested case, Judge Carter denied the j
divorce.
Both Scharffin an,d Shaw deny that
they are law partners but claim they
have office space In the same room in
the Law building.
DOUBLING OF
RATES FEARED
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(Continued From Page One.)
ment institution possesses rate-making
authority.
Value of rolling stock of the Kansas
City Southern railroad was not offered
fo# consideration by the supreme court, j
according to dispatches, but the court
found for the appellant on its present-day |
cost of right-of-way and terminals con- j
tentlon.
The Indiana commission has followed
the rule established in several other \
states of basing valuation estimates on
an average of production costs through
out a period of five years. In the case
of the Bell telephone companies the com
mission took an average of production
costs in the years from 1913 to 1918. I
Present-day material prices were held by
the commission to be abnormal, and, :
therefore, not suitable to the formation
of a sound rate-fixing estimate. *•
RESULTS HARD
TO FORESEE.
It is difficult to foresee the results of
the establishment of the new basis of
valuations. As far as rates are con
cerned It Is quite clear that the “repro
duction new” values of nearly v all utili
ties would make rates nearly double
present rates if a profit margin of 7 per
cent is maintained.
If a telephone company's property cost
MMO.OOO five years ago, it is worth today
BpOO.OOO in a fair round figure estimate,
git Is asserted. That is, It would cost that
much to reproduce it today. Without con
fusing the figures with depreciation ex
pose, rates for that company, based on
the original valuation, would amount to
7 per cent of SIOO,OOO plus the cost of
operation. That would mean upward of
$7,000. The same percentage of profit
on a $200,000 valuation would mean
about $14,000 plus the cost - of -operation,
which would?be the same under either
valuation.
Thus-fit Is seen that the new valuation
as against the old system would mean
rate increases of more than 95 per cent.
Even in cases where the flve-yea'r
perlod valuation basis is used, the new
valuation would mean rate Increases of
more than 75 per cent, experts -say. '
MUNCIE ASKS
PHONE REHEARING
The first attack on the public service
commission’s order granting increases
in telephone rates of the Bell companies
In Indiana was made today when the
city of Muncle filed a petition for re
hearing of the case as affecting Muncle.
Grounds set forth in the petition are
that the new rates are Unjust, unrea
sonable and discriminatory. The valua
tion of the company's property In
Muncle, on which the new rates were
baaed, la alleged to be too high. '
The city also goes Into the earnings
record of the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company, which 4$ holds are
too great and should be reduced Instead
of Increased.
Clean House, Yield
Piflno, Judge Rules
J - today probably
KmdK? ' strangest order he has ever
m bench when he ordered
do her spring house cleaning
eSKIS? he husband to return a player
an installment house end sup
children, as well as purchase
SrjeTyTnen and clothes for lift family,
liffiy-rison Hughes, 28, and Louise
-
gpended sentence of six months on
their promise to carry out the court’s
Instructions.
The three children, Wanlte, 4 years
old; Newman, 3 years old, and Edward,
only 14 months old, are at the Indian
apolis Orphans’ home, Officer John
Mosoey taking the unkept children from
an alleged dirty room of the Hughes
home at 835 Torbet street.
In another case Frank Baldwins mar
ried man, charged with child neglect by
calling on a young girl, was fined SSOO
and sentenced to 180 days. ' r
STOCK DEALS
FAIL TO BRING
INDICTMENTS
Jury Sees Need of ‘Blue Sky’
Law, but Declines to Re
turn True Bills.
After summoning many witnesses be
fore the grand Jury to investigate the
sale of stocks of alleged questionable
value, the Marlon county grand Jury to
day returned a special report to Judge
James Collins of the criminal court.
The grand Jury did not return any In
dictments on the subject under investiga
tion but recommended that a “blue sky”
law be passed by the next session of the
legislature.
This report of the grand Jury Is said
’ to be the result of an Investigation of
the alleged activities of the firm of
W. E. Young & Cos. of this city.
The Young Company, with offices in
the K. of B. building, was under inves
tigation by the grand Jury following its
sale of stock In the Atlantic Petroleum
Company.
WOMAN HAS
YOUNG ARRESTED.
Mrs. Clara Morris, 2440 Bellefontaine
street, caused the arrest of Young
a salesman, Charles R. Ellis, on charges
of false pretense. Bhe charged that El
lis falsely represented to her that the
stock was listed on stork exchanges. and
that a banker of Indianapolis had pur
chased £ Large block of It.
The day following the arrest of young
Mrs. Morris was repaid the entire
amount of money she had put Into the
| company. She claims she refused to sign
! a written statement to the effect that her
dealings with W. E. Young & Cos. had
| been satisfactory.
Edmund C. Mathews, 735 East Morris
street, petitioned Judge Ewbanks In cir
cuit court to appoint a receiver without
notice for the Young firm, alleging in his
petition that through misrepresenta
tion of the company he was Induced to
purchase and pay cash for fifty shares
of stock of the National Atlantic Pey
troleum company at the rate of $9 a
share. He alleged that Young & Cos.
represented the stock to be a good and
valuable stock and that It was mer
chantable on the stock exchanges and at
curb stock exchanges. Mr. Mathews fur
! ther alleged that he had demanded bis
i money, but had been refused and that
| be had never had any stock delivered to
him.
The report of the grand Jury was as
follows:
“During this session of the grand Jury
there have been a number of transactions
brought to the attention of this body
which involve the sale of stocks of vari
ous kind, which were either entirely
worthless or of very doubtful value. The
evidence adduced by our investigations
leads this body to believe that there are
a great many’ 'wild cat’ enterprises be
ing floated here In Indiana at the present
time with the object of fleecing the pub
lie through the sale t>t such worthless
stock.
“Those who deal Ir, such securities are
usually very careful to refrain from
making definite representations which
would bring them under the criminal
law of Indiana, but ensnare the unwary
by making glowing promises concerning
the future of the particular scheme In
whifh they are Interested, thus morally
defrauding the investor, yet keeping
with the law. Furthermore, many ,of
the companies issuing such stock arc in
corporated in foreign states or have
their properties in distant parts of the
country and, therefore, it Is difficult or
almost impossible for the local authori
ties here to produce definite proof of the
falsity of the representations made by
the representatives of such concerns.
SEE NECESSITY
OF PROTECTION.
“While it is true that the Investors
themselves are to a great extent at fault
for not making the proper investigation
before buying securities of this kind,
still it should be the design and purpose
of the law to protect the credulous
against themselves in such matters. We
are led to believe that Indiana just now
Is a particular dumping ground for
worthless stock, because it Is one of the
few states In the middle west which has
no ‘blue sky’ law. . ••
“Such laws in neighboring states pro
vide for an investigation by state au
thorities of the company in which it is
the purpose of promoters to sell stock i
before they nre granted a license to 1
sei] such stock in that state. We believe j
that such a law should be enacted by
she Indiana .general assembly to pro
tect Investors In this state and drive out
many of the ‘fly-by-night’ concerns that
are now operating In Indiana. We do
not desire to cast any reflection upon
the many legitimate enterprises, even
though of a speculative character, which
are being financed at this time by re
sponsible citizens of this community.
“We, therefore, recommend to the next
session of the general assembly that It
pass a ‘blue sky' law for the protection
of the citftens of tills state,, making It
unsafe for the unscrupulous to Impose
upon the credulity of unsuspecting per
sons In matters of this kind.”
Italy Paving Way to
Get Russian Business
ROME, March 9. —Minister of Transport
Farrarl announced today that the gov
ernment would assist all persons desiring
to go to Russia on business.
DANDRUFF SOON
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Let “Danderine” check nasty
scurf and stop hair
falling out.
> \
To stop falling balr at once and rid
the scalp of every particle of dandruff,
get a small bottle of “Danderine” :tt
any' drug" or'toilet counter for a Te-cv
cent’s, pour a little in your hand ami
rub it into the scalp. After several ap
plications the hair usually stops'coming
out and you can’t find any dandruff.
Soon every hale on. your scaip shows
new life, vigor, brightness, • thickness
and more color. —Advertisement.
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BROTHER GOES
ON WARPATH
(Continued From Pago One.)
I pumping lead at him. He fell with a
! bullet in his side near the heart. Death
j came a few hours later.
Thomas, although wounded, ran sev
; eral blocks firing as he ran backwards
:at times at pursuing officers. He finally
was killed.
Ijeonarrl Tolbert. SB, the police say. Is
the name under which ''Hell Cat"
Thomas' brother was known to the
Louisville police. Tolbert Is said to have
a police record there. “Hell Cat" Thomas
came here from Louisville.
Sergt. Huston after reading the de
scription of “Boar Cat” Tolbert and view
ing the picture at headquarters, declared
that he was the man who stabbed Mrs.
Addle Sneed, wife of the detective, at
her home, 218 West Thirteenth street.
“That man never went to Detective
Sneed's home to steal the police officer's
clothing,” declared Sorgt. Huston. “He
went there to get. Sneed. When Mrs.
Sneed said her husband was not Kl home
the man forced his way to the bed
room to learn If-.she was telling tho
truth. When he found that Sneed was
not there the man being a natural thief
could not rerfist stealing Detective Sneed's
clothing.”
THREATENS WIFE
OF DETECTIVE SNEED.
The visit of the negro thief to the
home of Detective Sneed was one of the
boldest acts reported to the polite de
part ment in months.
The man nsked for Detective Sneed,
and when told that be was not at home,
forced his way Into the house. Mrs.
Sneed was alone at the time. It was
about 10:13 o’clock Monday morning.
Threatening Mrs Sneed with a knife
the man took a pair of trousers ami three
suits of clothes belonging to the de
P. S.—With each tire and tnbe purchased we will give a
quick repair outfit.
SUN TIRE CO.
309-311 N. Capitol 154 S. Illinois
TWO BIG STORES
INDIANA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, MARCH 9,1920.
teetlve and started to leave the house.
When Mrs. Sneed tried to halt him the
thief struck at her with the knife, In
flicting a wound in her right arm. She
got her husband’s automatic .45 caliber
pistol and running from the house fired
two shots at the negro as he dashed
through the alley. The negro was
chased to Capitol avenue aqd Fourteenth
street by a crowd of men and boys, but
escaped.
This morning's search for “Bearcat”
Tolbert came at the Instance of Mrs.
Sneed. She was walking on Indiana
avenue with another woman.
She thought she saw the man who bad
slashed her. She went Into a store near
349 Indiana avenue end notified the po
lice. Her woman companion continued
to follow tho man.
Every store, vacant house and other
building for blocks In the vicinity was
searched. The man could not be found.
He bad got out of sight of the woman
who trslled hlin.
Just as the police were about to go
back to headquarters a negro answering
the description of the “Bearcat” was
picked up. He was taken to headquar
ters. Mrs. Sneed got In the machine
with the police.
Mrs. Sneed later said she was not cer
tain ho was the man. Tho negro was
able to prove ar. alibi through his em
ployer.
Mrs. Sneed, however, is con vim cd the
“Bear Cat" Is the man who attacked her.
She studied his picture for some time.
Besides detectives and police, Chief
Kinney has assigned patrolmen to the
Indiana avenue district In plain clothes
to watch for “Bear Cat.”
MORE WOMEN GO INSANE.
LONDON, March 9.—lnsanity Is In
creasing among women because they
are taking a much greater share, in the
world's work, according to Dr. Edward
Oswald, superintendent of th3 Glasgow
Royal asylum. The strain reacts mostly
on professional women.
Avoid Paying the
Increased Prices
On Tires! *
K Future Delivery
Sale of Tires
In this sale you are offered the op
portunity of selecting tires now and
paying down $2 deposit on each tiro,
and your selection will be held until
June Ist. In the meantime you can
pay the balance.
Come in—make your selection at
once. We will tag the tires and hold
them for you. The positive money
saving is apparent to everybody.
W%ll known makes of
Tires at lowest prices
are here for your choice.
Until March 15th we will sell two
smooth tread tires for the price of
one, plus SI.OO.
•
Popular makes of “blemished” tires
at bargain prices, and the assortments
afford good picking.
We are sole distributors
in this territory for
Keystone Tires
WYCKOFF SETS
SUGAR AT 17.20
CENTS A POUND
Variations Cause of Confer
ence to Settle Season’s
Market, He Says.
A uniform price of 17.20 cents a pound,
wholesale, has been established on Cuban
granulated sugar In Indianapolis, Stan
ley Wyckoff, federal fair price commis
sioner, said today.
“Many retail dealers complained of
varying wholesale prices on sugar,” said
Mr. Wyckoff. "some of the quotations
being as high as 17,70 cents. I held a
meeting with wholesalers and we agreed
upon a price of 17.20 cents a pound.”
The price was arrived at by taking the
New York price of 18 cents, adding .45
for freight and .75 for margin of profit.
The retail price on Cuban granulated
sugar generally is 19 cents a pound.
Housewives are advised by Mr. Wyckoff
to buy sugar for the summer canning
season before June 1. Sugar Is more
plentiful and the market is easier now
than it has been for many months, he
SBid.
It is possible, he said, that In three
weeks sugar can be bought by whole
salers In the New York market for 14
cents a pound. It now Is quoted at that
figure but can not be bought at that
price, he said.
Mr. Wyckoflt will leave tonight for
Washington to consult government offi
cials, and go on to Miami, Fla., where
his firm, the Indianapolis I’oultry Com
pany, is erecting a large cold st.orago
plant. The company will have Its own
special type of railroad cars, shipping
food products from Indianapolis to Flor
ida and filling the cars with Florida fruit
and produce, which will be brought to
Indianapolis.
Peach Crop Outlook
Bright in Indiana
Prospects for a big peach crop In In
diana are brighter this year than usual,
Frank N. Wallace, state entomologist,
said today, after a visit of inspection to
orchards In Brown county.
“The buds look even bettor than last
year,” said Mr. Wallace. “Last year an
April fro*t spoiled the crop, hut that
doesn't happen once in ten years, so this
year’s crop should be a record breaker.
The buds have not swelled perceptibly all
winter."
•100 000 FIRE IN OHIO.
LISBON, 0., March 9.—Fire today par
tially destroyed the plant of tin- National
lira in and Copper Company. The tire, of
undetermined origin, caused a loss esti
mated at SIOO,OOO.
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wakeful night.
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The Automobile
<
Show
*
\T O GREAT exposition of an industrial nature has ever
been staged in a more exquisitely beautiful setting than the
Twentieth Automobile Show. 'Thousands who were charmed at the open
ing last night will tell you that. They will tell you also that it is the most
• complete exhibition of automotive products of the year. Chicago and New
York offered nothing better. Cars, tractors , trucks , airplanes and access
ories are included. Big time vaudeville was invaded for entertainment
features. Doors open from 10 A. M. to 10:30 P. M., all week. Man
ufacturers' Building, State Fair Grounds. Fifty cents for adults , thirty
cents for children under fifteen.
) ' ’ > . ’
Indianapolis Automobile Trade Association
Special Car Service Ample Parking Space
Children to Give Up
Candy to Aid Orphans
Boys and girls of the Indianapolis
public schools will give up candy and
the movies for a week—at least many of
them—to help out the Armenian orphan
fund Those sacrifices are vol
untary on the part of the pupils.
Emerson school, Linwood avenue and
New York ' Btreet, practicing a week of
“seif-denial” raised $313.50 for Armenian
orphan aid.
At a meeting of the presidents of the
Parent-Teacher association, the plight of
the Armenian orphans was discussed.
The presidents will recommend cam
paigns in their various districts but the
matter Is entirely voluntary. School No.
45, Miss Georgia Alexander, principal.
AMUSEMENTS.
R JfSHIBEBTrri 7 TIMES ONLY.
IVIURAI TONIGHT 8:30 ;
I Matinees Tomorrow and Saturday.
A. H. Woods Presents
The New York l aughing Success,
rniTg -fim
A Frolicsome Farce of
Feminine FoibSes
Prices, Tonight, 80c, 75c, sl, $1.60, $2.
Mal(n*eM, Tomorrow and Saturday.
50c, 75c, SI. $1.50. 2 Box Offices Open.
All Next Week—Seats Thursday.
MATINEES: Wednesday, Saturday.
ROLAND WEST’S
THRILLER OF THRILLERS
iMit.i (iM)I.(.i, riiO.ii.i.l.
PRlCES—Evenings, 50r, 75c.51. $1.80,53
__Wed., Sat. Matinees. 50c. 75r, SI. SI.SO.
ENGLISH’S TONITE
Wednesday Matinee and Night.
JTi ZRMSStHG SUCCESS!
GEO. W.COHAN’S
Hi *I l ‘( M Jr
M/TCSf£LJL
'A th/lq*. mam mam * Jwtr
Prices, Night. 50c to $2.00. Mat., 50c to j
$1.50. Seats Ready.
Next Monday. Seats Thursday
MATINEES WED. AND SAT.
World’s Greatest Show
ZIEGFELD
FOLLIES
Prices—Nile, $1 to $4; Mats. $1 to $3.1
NO PHONE ORDERS
CHAS. M. BAKER Present*
“SWEET SWEETiEGIRLS”
With
Max Fletds and a Beautifully
(•owned Chorus.
Tills coupon and 10 cents entitle
lady to reserved seat at any matinee
during week.
IRMI.T 51
S VAUDEVILLE A . T , , £; g
7 BIG FEATURES
MADLAINE TRAVERSE |
THE HELL SHIP
PEGGY HYLAND
BLACK SHADOWS
H Ladles, get ronpons at this the- fj
■ nter good at the Broadway ■
||**s Mon., Wed. aud Frl. matinees. H
f& toadmrtr \
ONE BLOCK SOt'Tll RIALTO.
O Now Showing O
” Big New Features ©
INCLUDING
JACK DEMPSEY
Pathe MilUon-DoUar Attraction
Ladies' Bargain Matinee Every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
has an Armenian orphan campaign In
progress. A 'number of other schools
are planning to stage campaigns. Near
love, pathos—a few tears!
JACK PICKFORD
—in—
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
By John Fox. Jr.
HAROLD LLOYD.
In bis cleverest comedy,
“HAUNTED SPOOKS.”
" NORMA GREGG and ANN WALTERS
In an original lyric and dance creation written by Mias Gregg
“GODS OF BRONZE.”—A Burmah Girl’s Lament.
The Circlett* of News
Circle Orchestra—Ernest Schmidt Conducting.
ALL THIS WEEK.
ffiXOXOI FLORENCE BILLINGS
in “WIT WINS”
HALT ROOM BOY'S COMEDY—MCTT AND JEFF COMEDY
LITERARY DIGEST TOPICS—LATEST NEWS WEEKLY'
CHRISTY' COMEDY'.
tsia>;. Every Day at 2:15 and 8:15
L# M* M M ill |J if |||. Seats One Week in Advance.
* r Mat. 15c50c-Eve. 15c.5l
Here’s One of the Best Shows we have had this season. Our headliner Is the
Snrprlse of the entire year—
“CreoEeFashion Plate”
DELINEATOR OF SONG AND FASHION
One Feminine Patrons Will Insist Tpon Seeing: This Newest
Arbiter of Stvle. and the Men Will Go Out of Curiosity.
Frank J. Conroy
Blackface Comedian
Spirits of 1920. with Irving O'Hay
Eddie Buzzed and Peggy Parker
Offering a Message of Good Cheer
“A WILL AND A WAY”
Espe & button she Briants
Topnotcher of Y'ersatillty Dreama of a Moving Man
Elsie White & Cos. Libby & Sparrow
You’ll Be Surprised! ' Marvelous Dancing
KINOGRAMS AND LITERARY DIGEST TOPICS
CONTINUOUS VAUDEVILLE '■ ' - I
fCabaret DeLuxc |
With Broadway's Famous Eccentrlo Until
LUGGIE riCAKRO TROUPE j m
Redman A YVells, Merllees A Doria, Mantelle & Wood, Three Bel
monts. Austin A Del.anoy. Christy Comedy, “Save Me Sadie.” JJ|||
Dancing in the Lyric Ballroom Afternoon & Eve.
east relief headquarters is supplying
schools with posters and literature where
desired.
MOTION PICTURES.
ETHEL CLAYTON In
“Young Mrs. VMrope”
FOX NEWS.
AMUSEMENTS.
Sarto and Clark
A Musical Oddity
"COLIMBIA AND VICTOR”