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VOL. XXXII. NO. 263.
RATIFY PACT,
BI T NOT AS IT
IS, WOOD SAYS
Extend War Debt, Build Big
Navy, Cut Immigration Also
in His Platform.
HAS BUSY DAY IN CITY
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, candi.
date for the republican nomination
for the presidency, outlined the plat
form on which he Is seeking the nom
ination in a speech before Indiana
republicans at the Columbia club
this afternoon.
Gea. Wood’s platform, as he set it out,
puts him on record for the following:
Immediate ratification of the peace
treaty with reservations.
The greater development of foreign
trade and the encouragement of le
gitimate domestic business.
Spreading the war debt over a
longer period of years,
A strong foreign policy insuring
the protection of Americans.
Stricter control of immigration,
with facilities for the Americaniza
tion of aliens.
Preparedness, including a strong
navy.
A constructive legislative policy.
Higher pay for teachers and an
Improved school system.
A public health department with a
place in the cabinet for its head.
The speech at the Columbia club was
the first of three Gen. Wood was sched
uled to make, in Indianapolis. He will
speak in the assembly room at the Clay
pool hotel at 5:30 o’clock this evening
and at a banquet of actual past grand
masters. Free and Accepted Masons, at
the Scottish Rite temple at 6:15 o’clock.
RECEPTION AT
Sf'RION CLUB.
Y Wood arrived In Indianapolis
fr An Chicago at 7 o’clock. He went to
the Claypool hotel for breakfast, and
then went by automobile to Ft. Harrison.
On his return from the army post he
rviewed the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ monu
ment, after which he attended a recep
tion in his honor at the Marion club,
going from the Marlon club to the Co
lumbia club. He expected to spend the
afternoon In conference with his man
agers.
Gen. Wood took occasion to praise the
work of Indianlans In politics, referring
especially to Albert J. Beveridge and
Will H. Hays. He did not, however,
definitely approve the retention of Hays
as republican national chairman nor In
any way refer to the report that if he is
nominated he will cause Hays to be re
moved.
”In the first place, we want to drive
ahead in our business and our com
merce,” Gen Wood said In his speech
at the Columbia club. ‘‘l mean not only
the local business at home, but the
world-wide business and world-wide
commerce. We never had such an op
portunity. We want to take advantage
of the 15.000,000 tons of dead weight
shipping we have and put It pnder the
American flag. Under no circumstances
allow it to be sold to foreign countries.
We want to build up a good merchant
marine as one of the meons of dis
tributing our commerce and building
up otir trade. You also need behind It
yonr navy for the purpose of training
seamen in the time of peace so as to
be prepared for war.’’
TALKS OF GOOD
VS. BAD BUSINESS.
Gen. Wood suggested that the ships
built during the war and the ships ob
tained from Germany could be leased or
sold on reasonable terms' and would
mean the building up of a merchant
marine equal to England's shipping
losses In the war.
“Then again,” he said, “I think we
must not be afraid of encouraging good
business; never mind how big It is. There
1b a curiously false doctrine drifting
about that all big business Is bad busi
ness. The world is going to organiza
tion, both In capital and labor, and in
business, and no business Is too big to
merit encouragement if it Is a big busi
ness which is helpful to the people, and
no business is too small to merit con
demnation and control If It Is a bad busi
ness."
The best way to encourage business,
Gen. Wood told his audience. Is to bring
about a reduction of excess profits tax
and other war taxes by the spreading of
the war debt over a longer period of
years.
“We want to take that stranglehold
off from American enterprise,” he said.
In this connection he pointed out that
there Is a great opportunity In Central
American and South American trade dur
ing the next few years.
GIVES ATTITUDE ON
LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
“I think we have got to establish a
policy of protecting Americans wherever
they may be living,” the general con
tinued. “We are all anxious to see ac
tion upon the league of nations and I
think the general sentiment of the people
by the large Is for the adoption of the
league with reservations which will ab
solutely Americanize It. I do hope we
shaH approve It with reservations which
will Americanize It, and* that we shall
be able to save the machinery which will
enable the people to get around a table
and talk things over before we begin
to fight. That Is the big thing.
“I think that the war Is drawing to
an end, and In a general way we have
got to be very much more careful of
our immigration and not let this country
be filled up with a lot of people who are
highly undesirable. We want to get rid,
under due process of law, of all that
•type who are aliens and new in this
country. Get them out. But we want
to get rid of these people In a lawful
and proper manner and we do not want
to let any more come In. In other words,
we have got to Inspect our immigration,
and when It gets here we must do more
for it. than we have ever done before."
POINTS IMMIGRANTS
TO WORK ON FARM.
Gen. Wood then discussed plans for
putting immigrants to work at jobs for
which they are best fitted and pointed
to the fact that many of them are
farmers who would be useful in increas
ing our food supply. He said the United
States must continue to export food and
never to import it, and that to continue
tta export trade it must have a large
and powerful navy Just as England has.
"We have got to work against radical
legislation at this time," the general con
tinued. “There are a lot of people who
talk about progress. Many of them mis
take movement for progress. We want to
stand against all class legislation. We
want to stand against any autocracy of
wealth or any autocracy of labor. We
want to stand for the absolute independ
ence of courts, free of all political intimi
(lotions.
“‘We hove got to iron out the differ
ences between ■ apital and labor, but you
an not legislate them out.
“We want to keep our school system.
We want to pay our teachers better,
but you are not going to find anything
(Continued on Page Ten.)
Published at Indianapolis,
Ind., Daily Except Sunday.
TECH DEFEATS
KENDALLVILLE
FIVE, 30 TO 17
Drayer, Center, Stars for
Green and White, Scoring
Six Field Goals.
USE SWEEPING ATTACK
Special to The Times.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind., March 12.
Displaying a sweeping attack the In
dianapolis Technical High school bas
ketball team this afternoon snowed
Kendallville under In their first game
of the state championship tournament,
30 to 17.
The guarding of the winners was a
pronounced feature. At no time did the
Kendallville team become dangerous.
Drayer for Tech was a power on the
offensive. He shot six goals from vari
ous angles. Black got away with four
goals and Griggs registered three.
Technical took a flying start. At the
end of the first quarter the score stood
17 to 6 In favor of the Indianapolis
squad.
Because of the close guarding of Tecii.
their opponents were able to register only
one field goal in the first „half. Their
other four points came on free throws.
The teams lined up as follows:
Technical. Kendallville.
Griggs ......... Forward Orstadt
Nipper Forward Ritter
Drayer Center..-. Calkins
Black Guard Moses
Hawkins Guard... Huffman
Summarv: Griggs 3, Nipper 1, Drayer
6, Black 4, Orstadt 2, Ritter 1, Calkins 2,
Moses 1, Huffman 2. Free throws—Or
stadt 5, Nipper 1.
Earlier Details on Page Fourteen.
STORM WRECKS
SCHOOL; 25HURT
Kentucky Gale Causes Havoc
in Town of Sherman.
WILLI AMSTON, Ky„ March 12.
Twenty-five school children were Injured
seriously wheq a school house at Sher
man. Grant county, collapsed during a
heavy windstorm today. Reports from
Sherman stated that most of the build
ings there were leveled by the storm.
The gale was general over several
northern Kentucky counties.
L. W. Fairfield Files
Louis W. Fairfield of Steuben county
filed a declaration of candidacy for the
republican nomination for congressman
from the Twelfth Indiana district in the
office of the secretary of state today.
Deputy Held for
Killing Bootlegger
NEW YORK* March 12. —Deputy In
ternal Revenue Collector Stewart Mc-
Mullin today is under arrest on a tech
nical charge t homicide as a result of
h ! s shooting and killing Henry Carlton,
chauffeur, when the latter resisted arrest
for violation of the prohibition amend
ment.
Carlton, It Is said, had led MoMnilln
and two other prohibition enforcement
agents to a flat where they could "get
all the liquor they wanted.” They found
six eases of wine and ten gallons of rye
whisky.
New Police Cards
Reveal a Wedding
The installation of a pew card sys
tem at police headquarters today re
vealed the marriage of Miss Elizabeth
Whiteman, policewoman, and Patrolman
Samuel Gillespie
The wedding occurred Dec. 27, 1910,
In Chicago.
In the new card system, each member
of the department must give his or her
name. The name of Elizabeth Wh t tertian-
Gillespie was written.
Police "sleuths” began to unravel the
mystery and revealed the wedding.
Mrs. Gillespie was police matron be
fore she became a policewoman, and her
associates declare she Is too valuable to
the department to be allowed to quit.
‘Cousin of Dempsey’
Beat Wife, Charge
Charles W. Dempsey, a street car con
ductor, who claims he is a cousin of the
heavyweight champion, Jack Dempsey,
today appeared before T. Ernest Maholm,
justice of the peace, on a charge of as
saulting his wife, Della Dempsey, of 424
North East street.
Mrs. Dempsey alleged that her husband
became pugilistic on the night of March
10, and after beating her, drew a razor
and said he was going to kill her.
Dempsey asked for a change of venue
from Squire Maholm and the case was
sent to Squire Keller for hearing next
week. Maholm placed Dempsey under
3500 bond and on failing to give it, or
dered him to Jail.
Want to Bea Citizen? Then Read
and Speak English, Court Rules
A foreigner must read and speak the English language fairly well
before Judge W. W. Thornton of the superior court, Room 1, will grant
full citizenship papers.
“Go home and speak in English to your wife and children and read
English papers,’’ said Judge Thornton to Paul Poliak, a Hungarian Slav,
who was one of the fifty applicants for final papers at a naturalization
hearing today.
“You say you like this country.” said
Judge Thornton, “and that you want to
live here. Yet you admit that you speak
In a foreign tongue to your wife and
that you use little English at home.
Don’t you think you should at least speak
fairly well the language of the country
in which you desire to live?"
RECORDS IN WAR
UNDER SCRUTINY.
Poliak said he was attempting to im
prove his English. Judge Thornton on
his own motion continued his case until
the next heating.
“When this court makes a man a citizen
It gives him the right to vote, just as
you or I,” said the court. “It gives him
the right to have a voice in the city
government. Such a man should speak
and read the English language.”
Both the court and the federal agent
representing the government, at the bear
ing made careful inquiry Into the war
record of the fifty applicants seeking
final papers.
The government agents also carefully
questioned each applicant as to his atti
tude tow.ard socialism, the I. W. W. and
the bolshevlkl. All the applicants exam
ined at the morning session stated they
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Entered as Second Ciass Matter, July 25, 1914, at
Postofflce, Indianapolis, Ind., under act March 3, 1879.
SCHOOL ESSAYS
TO LAUD CITY’S
GREAT POINTS
Three Prizes Listed for Pupils
of Upper Grades in
Competition.
PLANS ARE COMPLETED
THE PRIZES
First Prize—s2s.
.Second Prize —310.
Third Prizes—?s.
Engraved diplomas and honorable
mention for tlie winners in each
grade.
The above prizes will be awarded
to school children for the best essays
on “Why Indianapolis Is a Great
City to Live and Grow In.” Win
ners will be selected after careful
consideration of the essays by a com
posed of Mrs. Ovid Butler James,
E. U. Gruff, superintendent of schools,
and W. C. Bobbs. The contest is
confined to the school pupils !n the
four upper grades of the seventy
three grade schools of Indianapolis.
All of the essays will be written on
the same day, and In the class rooms,
the date yet to be announced.
Complete plans were announced today
whereby pupil* In the four upper grades
of the grade schools of Indianapolis may
win prizes for the best, essays on "Why
Indianapolis Is a Great City to Live and
Grow In.”
The contest will be conducted through
The Indiana Dally Times, under direc
tion of the board In charge of arrange
ments for the convention of the Asso
ciated Advertising Clubs of the World,
to be held in Indianapolis June 6 to 10.
The contest Is part of the general inovo
ment of the board "to make Indianap
olis a better appreciated city.”
THREE .FRIZES OFFERED
FOR BEST ESSAYS.
The board announced today that prizes
of $25, $lO and $.7 will be awarded for
the three best essays on the above sub
ject, regardless of the age of the school
pupil. The contest, however, will be
confined to the pfiplls In the four upper
grades of the seventy-three grade schools
of Indianapolis, in addition to the cash
prizes that will be given the writer of
the best essay for each grade will be
given honorable mention and an engraved
diploma, also to be given by the board.
Within the next week each teacher in
the upper grades of the grade schools
will read before their classes a message
from the advertisers’ convention board,
on the advantages of Indianapolis. In
eluded in this message will be the twelve
leading facts about Indianapolis con
cerning tba city's natural advantage*
100 WORD* ALLOWED
EOK EACH ESSAY.
Following this the children will be
asked to write. In 100 words or less, their
essays. All of the essays will be written
by the pupils in class on a certain day,
yet to be designated.
The plan Is then for the two best
essays in each grade to be selected by
the teacher. The teacher will then pass
these two to the school principal, who
In turn will give the eight for his school
to the supervisor. The various super
visors of the city will then select the best
essay for each grade in their respective
districts. The supervisor will then pass
the four best essays for her district to
the office of E. C. Graff, superintendent
of schools, who with Mrs. Ovid Butler
Jameson and W. C Bobbs will select the
three winning essays.
WELL! WINTER’S
COMING BACK
Snow and Cold Wave Promised
for City Tonight.
Winter is going to stage a comeback,
according to the forecast Issued today by
the local office of the United State*
weather bureau.
“Snow and much colder tonight, with
lowest temperature 20 to 25 degrees,” Is
the official prediction. This means a drop
of 25 to 30 degrees. The thermometer
registered 52 degrees at 9 o’clock this
morning.
The upper and transmlsslsslppt regions
are In the grip of cold breezes, which
have started a disturbance that Is headed
this way. Fair weather Is promised for
Saturday.
Wallace Asks for
Details on Russia
PARTB, March 12. —Ambassador Wal
lace has sent a note to Premier Millerand
requesting more detailed Information on
the allied attitude toward Russia, It was
understood here today. The American
government, it is said, will require spe
cific knowledge of the allied Intentions
toward tha soviet government before
agreeing to Include its representative In
any Investigating commission that may
be sent into Russia.
were opposed to such organizations.
Among those who took the oath and
wore admitted to full citizenship were
Fred GeJlow, Karl A. Yucknat, Louis
Rexroth. Morris Marcus, Barnet Brash,
John Ross Patton, James Hegarty, Wil
liam McCahill, J>hn Kennington, Percy
Charles Turner, William Thomas Fen
nell, John Gordon and Thomas Leonard.
KNOWS OF MARSHALL,
BUT NOT HIS HOME.
The cases of several other applicants
were continued for further study of
American government.
One applicant while being examined
was asked the name of the vice president
of the United States. He responded
correctly.
“Haven’t you any state pride?” asked
the federal agent conducting the ex
amination.
The applicant paused and failed to
answer.
“From what state does he come?” asked
Judge Thornton.
Among the spectators present were sev
eral members of the Woman’s Franchise
league.
INDIANAPOLIS, FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1920.
HIGH MINER OFFICIALS AMONG INDICTED?
Lodge Offers Senate Another Compromise on Article 10
—~ - ~rrr l, . _ ~ --- ■ ■ ■ -■ a
SALES RECORD
OF U. S. BROKEN
AT AUTO SHOW
Neither New York or Chicago
Exhibits Equal, Says
Manager Orman.
FARMERS BIG PATRONS
Exhibitors have sold more cars at tlic
Indianapolis automobile show at the
state fair grounds this week than were
sold at either the New York or Chicago
shows, according to a statement made
today by John B. Orman, show manager.
Many exhibitors Individually declared
tlint sales made In the first five days of
the show have exceeded those made In
any similar show they ever attended.
"The New York and Chicago shows
were more In the nature of demonstra
tions.” said Mr. Orman, "hut this show
has been more than that und the number
of sales actually consummated has far
exceeded our most hopeful estimates.”
Buyers have not confined their atten
tion to pleasure cars, either. Many
business men have ordered trucks and
farmers have not been slow about get
ting down to business on tractors.
”We feel very grateful to the people
of Indianapolis and Indiana for the ap
preciation they have shown of our ef
forts,” said R. V, Ln w, president of the
Indianapolis Auto Trade association.
“Exhibitors are delighted and wo feel
that this show will go down in automo
bile history as one of the most attractive
and successful ever held in America.”
MANY “SOLD" SIGNS
ON AUTO EXHIBIT.
"Sold" signs decorated a great non
her of cars today and new ones were
being posted every few minutes.
Stage folk were guests of the Rotary
club at the show yesterday. Many of
them, being owners of cars, were keenly
Interested In new models of various
pleasure cars.
The first car sold at the show was a
Dtxl— Flyer, exhibited by the Mitchell
Auto Company. Delaware and Michigan
streets, it was established today. Sev
eral cars were sold In the first few
minutes after the show o[>enrd Monday,
but the Dixie Flyer changed hands be
fore any others.
’’’he Kiwanls club will visit the show
rnnlght, nnd tomorrow night the annual
frolic will bo held. There will ho music
and danclhg for the carnival and many
sprightly and diverting stunts have been
arranged by the automobile crowd.
In colorfulness and vivid atmosphere
the automobile show Is rapidly trans
planting the horse show of yore, Just
as automotive utility has transplanted
the horse as a beast of burden nnd n
marvel of speed. For years there have
been those who held the motor car would
never win the place In literature that
its flesh nnd blood predecessor has held
throughout the ages.
"The horseless carriage lacks the hu
man element.” carpers have said.
But visitors to the Indianapolis show
have noted that for attracting fashion
and Inspiring hyperbole and epigram
and otherwise contributing to the letters
of a race the motor world seems In a
fair way to acquire a field of Its own.
The horse show and race course have
always acted as stimulants to mankind’s
sociability and vanity. Now the auto
mobile show furnishes a medium for dis
playing a city's bc-nuty and chivalry.
PROSPEROUS FARMER
At TO SHOW PATRON.
In place of the simple rustic who
formerly rubbed shoulders with men of
wealth and fashion at the horse market
we now have the prosperous farmer, a
real man of affairs, who is distinguish
able from other buyers only because be
Is usually to be found In the vicinity of
truck and tractor exhibits.
The village smithy -man of might nnd
genius Is now a thoughtful appenrnlng
gentleman who rides In a high-powered
car, belongs to clubs and Is pointed out
as the owner of tunny millions as he
moves about the suto show floor casting
a knowing eye over the lines and parts of
competing cars.
The full-blooded sportsman type, once
known ns "horsy," now smells of gas
oline and displays an enthusiastic Inter
est in the airplane exhibit. Ills language
and knowledge Indicate a wider versa
tility than he was formerly credited with.
"There’ll be plenty of ‘one-horse towns'
In Indiana, and maybe a few ‘one horse
farms’ before many months puss,” an
auto salesman remarked.
Reefed Liner Towed
IntoJVlexican Port
NEW YORK, March 12.—The Ward
liner Esperanza, which went ashore yes
terday on Madagascar reef with forty-five
passengers and a crew of 106, has been
towed into Progreso. Mexico, according
to an Interrupted wireless dispatch re
ceived here today.
The message came from Capt. ,T. U.
Curtis, the skipper. It is presumed tugs
sent out from Progreso pulled the vessel
off the reef and into port.
Clothing Burglars
Rob 10 Chicago Shops
CHrCAGO, March 12. A band of
“clothing burglars” have Infested Chi
cago and are reaping a harvest In
ready made clothing, according to po
lice reports today.
Within the last twenty-four hours
ten clothing stores have been burglarized
and not less than SI,OOO worth of goods
taken from each.
Death Takes Father
of Philip Zoercher
Special to The Times.
EVANSVILLE, Ind., March 12.-kTacob
Zoercher, former mayor of Tell City, Ind.,
father of Philip Zoercher, a member of
the state tax board of commissioners,
died at his home in Tell City today. For
many years Mr. Zoercher had been en
gaged in the chair manufacturing busi
ness In Tell City.
Gov. Goodrich to Be
Away for Two Weeks
Gov. Goodrich Is in Winchester today
attending the funeral of his aunt, Mrs.
Sarah Macy. From there he will go to
Cincinnati and leave next Monday for
Miami, Fla. He will not return to Indi
anapolis for at least two weeks, accord
ing to word received, at his office today.
You Got One?
Look It Over!
CHICAGO, March 12. —Recipients of
shell souvenirs brought by former
doughboys from France hurried to
have them Inspected today as jhe re
sult of the explosion of a three-inch
shell which killed Albert Blumberg
and injured two of his companions.
The explosion occurred when Blum
berg began tinkering with the shell,
which he believed a "dud.” The de
tonation shqck shook buildings for
blocks.
BONUS IN CASH
WINS FAVOR OF
EX-SERVICE MEN
American Legion Members
Widely Differ, Though, on
Character of Award.
While Indiana's senators appear to be
at variance on the soldier hoftus ques
tion, reports to the national headquar
ters of the American legion Indicate thr.l
a majority of ex-service men over the
country favor a cash bonus award.
Just what should be Included In the
award, however, seems to be "the big
Isstie,” scores of sums and methods ob
financially assisting the ex-service men
having been suggested over the country.
Borne posts favor the idealist stand
of “no bonus”; other posts haw* gone
on record favoring a bonus of SSO foi
each month of military service: money
lending plans have been approved, nnd
Individuals have Insisted upon adjust
ment of only certain cases of needy
ex-service men.
Horace H. Hagan, state commander
of the Oklahoma American legion, in
opposing the SSO bonus plan, declare*
It is not right fundamentally.
“Let every soldier put something into
the government now s he did In the
war on a basis of patriotism: and let ua
not feel that now Is The time to gouge
something out of the government,” Com
mnndor Hagan says.
VIEWS OF VF.YV
AND WATSON.
Recently the Harry Ray pest of the
legion. Richmond, Ind.. asked Senators
Watson and New for tb?lr views on the
bonus question. In letters received by
the post Senator New leads the former
sendee men to believe Home “profitable
arrangement" will be made for them,
while Senator Watson tells them of the
seriousness of the financial condition of
the nation nnd speaks dubiously of the
boons project.
Here 1# Senator New’s letter:
“Ther hare beeu so many different
suggestions made of late as to what par
tlcular shape or form this assistance
shall nasume that I have not reached a
dodfrton a* to exactly which plan will be
really most profitable for the former
service man.
"I am glad to have your letter and I
assure you 1 ahall' give my best atten
tion nnd sincere consideration to this
matter. Nearly all appropriation bills of
this character, as you know, are origi
nated in the house and the senate does
not always have a really constructive
say until they have first passed the
house.”
Benator Watson's reply In part follows:
“One serious difficulty Is the fact that
our country’s finances are at the present
time In most unhappy state. The gov
ernment faces a deficit on July 1 of
three billion dollars In operating ex
penses. This deficit can be met only by
the most drastic cut In all government
expenses. If additional bonus Is to be
granted by the government it is the feel
Ing of the secretary of the treasury that
an Issue of additional bonds Is the only
method of meeting this expense. If the
government makes another bond Issue,
such Action will of course adversely af
fect the five series of war bond issues
row outstanding.”
ASKS SSO FOR
EACH MONTH.
The Melchion M. Eberts post No. 1,
Little Rock, Ark., after heated debate,
wont on record favoring the SSO bonus
for each month of service.
The Chicago Elevated post No. 184 has
officially Insisted that financial loans
should be made by the government to
soldiers to buy homes, 75 per cent of the
membership voting favorably on this
plan. Twenty per cent of this post mem
bership expressed Itself favorable to a
cash or bond option, and only fs per cent
held out for educational assistance from
the government.
Allan Brown, Montclair, N. Y., as an
Idealist, asserts: “A real patriot who
fought In the war can not truthfully say
thnt his government owes him money,
and a strong, healthy man should be
ashamed of himself to appeat to his gov
ernment for aid when there Is plenty of
work to be done right at his front door.”
“R. N. C.” of New York City puts in.
“As you were, comrades.” He argues
that aid should be given only to those
soldiers who need financial Assistance.
“The provision for the bonus awards,”
(Continued on Page Thirteen.)
Burns Kills Mother,
Who Saved 3 Tots
MUSKEGON, Mich., March 12.—Mrs.
Hartley Roe, aged 27 year*, who, during
a recent fire In her home.' saved two of
her children, died todny from burns.
Three of her children died In the fire.
British Miners Ask
3-ShilHiig Boost
LONDON, March 12. The federation
of coal miners today decided to de
mand a wage advance of 3 shillings
dally, dating from March 1.
Tho Trade Union congress, which re
jected “direct action” yesterday, has
adjourned until March 24.
Berger Case Put
Off Indefinitely
CHICAGO, March 12. —Victor Berger
and four other socialist leaders, sentenced
on .Tan. 23 of last year to serve twenty
year sentences for draft obstruction, ob
tained another centinuaix'i when the case
came up in the United States court
of appeals yesterday. By agreement of
attorneys the case was continued In
definitely.
The five affected are Berger, Rev. Irvin
St. John Tucker, Adolph Germer, J.
Louis Engdahl and William F, Kruse.
All are at liberty under bond.
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NOT PRINCIPLE,
ON U. S. STAND
Republican Senators in Confer
ence Agree on New
Reservation Plan.
TREATY VOTE SIZED UP
WASHINGTON. March 12.—A new
compromise on Article 10 was offered in
the senate this afternoon by Senator
T/odge, the republican leader. Lodge
presented anew reservation to Article
10. embracing changes In the phrase-j
ology of the original one, but with no
alteration in the "principles” of the
original one.
The new reservation was agreed to at
a conference of republican senators held
In Lodge’s office.
The compromise Is a modification of
the Watson-Simmons proposal, which it
self was a modification of the original
Lodge reservation. The compromise
reads:
‘'The l nited States assumes no
obligation to preserve the territorial
Integrity or political independence of
any other nation by the employment
of its military or naval forces. Its
resources or any form of economic
discrimination, or to Interfere In any
way In controvrrles between nation*,
whether members of the league or
not. tinder the provisions of Artlele
10, or to employe its military or naval
forces under any article of the treaty
for any purpose nnless In any par
ticular case the rongress, which, un
der the constitution, has the sole
power to declare nor to authorize
the use of military nnd naval force*,
shall. In the exercise of Dill liberty
of action, by act or joint resolution
so provide.”
In offering the proposal. Lodge said:
"I do this In consonance with wbat I
have many times repeated Vo the senate
—that I didn’t feel justified in insisting
on the defeat of the tr*aty on a mere
question of wording, if I thought wbat
I have offered affected In any way the
principle or substance of the orlglna'
reservation. I would not hav offered it.
but I would vote against ratification of
the treaty.”
Optimistic advocates of compromise
fixed the democratic support for the sub
stitute at thirty-two votes and the re
publican support for It at thirty votes.
That reckoning. If correct, still would
leave a shortage of two votes from the
sixty-four necessary to ratify the treaty.
KING COLLAPSES
IN WITNESS BOX
Newberry Campaicrn Manager
Suffers Second Breakdown.
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich.. Mgrcb 12
Paul H. King, manager of the campaign
to elect Truman 11. Newberry to th*
United States senate In 1918 today at
tempted to resume his testimony tr the
Michigan election fraud trial but *ol
lapwed on the witness stand after a few
minutes' examination.
As the result* of the collapse of King,
who was star witness for the defense, the
trial may he declared a mistrial, with a
new trial of the caae to follow at some
future time.
King left his bed against the advice
of his physicians to attend the court
session. He suffered a nervous break
down Tuesday following his direct ex
amination.
King entered the courtroom after the
session opened with Dr. James Bradley,
a defendant, holding one arm and At
torney James Murfln the other. After he
was seated tha witness evidently had
trouble in breathing. Mrs. King stood
nt his side and handed him a glass of
water and held his hand as she tried
in vain to keep back the tears.
Attorney Allan S. Reese, representing
Myron SJierwood of Marquette wished
to ask King a few question*. He put
a complicated question.
'•please ask me something I can answer
ye* or no, until I can get my breath,”
King said.
Reese asked a few unimportant ques
tions. King appeared growing wenker.
Attorneys conferred with Judge Clarence
W. Sessions and the court declared a
recess.
Physicians rushed to King’s side and
gave him milk to drink and bathed his
face and hands. After a short examina
tion, the doctors announced the witness
would not be able to continue his
testimony.
“I'm sorry—l’m sorry,” murmured
King as he was carried from the court
room.
Ship Sale Hearing
Week
WASHINGTON, March 12.—Argument
on the petition for the dissolution of the
injunction ■'granted William Randolph
Hoarst against th© sale of the former Ger
man ships by the shipping board, was
•today postponed for one week.
Finger Prints on Auto Lead
to Arrest on Vandalism Charge
Fingjr prints left, on an automobile In the National automobile factory
aided detectives in making the arrest of John B. Beaulieu. 24, 2024 Broad
way, an employe, charged with malicious destruction of property.
Beaulieu admitted that he damaged three automobiles because he
wanted to ‘‘get even” with the company for not paying him for a half
day’s work he thought he was entitled to, according to Detectives Charles
O’Donnell and Frank Reynolds, who made the arrest.
The damage to the automobiles
amounts to more than SSOO, officials of
thd riuto plant said. Among the cars
damaged was a $6,000 specially-built one
to have been shipped to Chicago yes
terday.
Police were notified by Frank Hiday
of the National company that the auto
mobiles were damaged Wednesday night.
One car had been driven into a water
plug on the second floor of the\factory.
The automobile was damaged and ma
terials were damaged by water. Two au
tomobiles were damaged iby a collision.
Police found a finger-print on one of
the automobiles and learned that six
teen men had bean In the room.
TELL THE
WORLD—
That every one of the sixteen
railroads entering Indianapolis is
served by a belt railroad fourteen
miles in length.
That Indianapolis has three di
rect steam roads to the coal
fields.
That Indianapolis has 317 miles
of permanently improved streets.
That Indianapolis has 140 miles
of electric street car lines.
That Indianapolis has 420 miles
of sewers.
That Indianapolis has approxi
mately 1,000 manufacturing and
2,300 retail concerns.
That Indianapolis has 426 miles
of water mains.
That Indianapolis dealers han
dled 6,728,750 bushels of wheat
and 21,566,500 bushels of corn
in 1918.
Th t Indianapolis has one of
the finest public libraries in
America.
That Indianapolis has seventy
three public grade schools and
three public high schools.
That Indianapolis has seven
teen Catholic grade schools, two
Catholic academies for young
women and three Catholic high
schools for boys.
ALLIES TO LET
GREEKS DO IT
Grant Permission for Attacks
on Turk in Anatolia.
LONDON, March 12.—The peace con
ference has decided to permit the Greeks
to attack the Turks In Anatolia and take
whatever measures are necessary to ex
pel them from that region, it was
learned semi-officially today.
This permission was given, on condi
tion that after the campaign has been
•uceeagfuily concluded the Greeks will
return to the positions occupied by them
before the fighting began. It was said
to have been specified that the Greeks
may pursue the Turks as far as they
deem necessary. The Italian representa
tives were the last to withdraw their
objections to the plan.
The Greeks in the Anatolia region are
said to number 80,000 and to have 200
field pieces. The Turks number 40,000.
Charges Druggists
Profiteer in Whisky
CHICAGO, March 12.—Druggists
throughout the country are buying moon
shine whisky, costing 18 cents a quart,
coloring It and disposing of it at $4 a
quart, Maj. A. Dalrvmple, federal pro
hibition officer here charged today.
for German Relief
Indianapolis people will be aaked to
conlrlbutc approximately SIOO,OOO to the
relief of German children.
Dr. O. Edward .Tanney of Baltimore,
Md„ representing the American Friends
Service committee, Is forming a com
mittee of Indianapolis citizens to con
duct the campaign.
The contributions are expected to come
chiefly from persons of German de
scent, Dr. Janney said.
There are thirty representatives of the
American Friends Service committee now
in Germany distributing food. Dr. Jan
noy said. Their reports are that mil
lions of German children are under
nourished. A national fund of $12,00,000
is sought.
Former Policeman
Freed of Murder
Special to The Times.
GOSHEN, Ind., March 12. —Joseph
Alby, former South Bend traffic police
man, charged with causing the death of
Florence Grisamer of Goshen, Dec. 17,
1919, after she quarreled with him in a
drinking establisment in South Bend, has
been formally relieved of responsibility
In connection with her death and released
from jail. Alby’s wife, who had sued
him for divorce, has entered into a re
conciliation arrangement and will with
draw her complaint. Alby and Miss
Grlsamar are alleged to have been inti
mate. Miss Orisamer's stomach was sent
to Indianapolis for analysis. The chemist
reported morphine In it and the opinion
was expressed that death was caused by
drug poisons and not by injuries said to
have been Inflicted by Alby.
Detectives remarked that they would
have Bert Perrott, Bertillon expert of
the police department, take the finger
prints of all of the men. Wesley Ryan,
on hearing this, asked Detective O’Don
nel, according to the detective, for a
private talk and told him he had ridden
in a car which Beaulieu drove. Beaulieu
is said to have admitted his guat under
questioning.
Asked if he was a
said be was not. He Is a TgKjit nan
and has been In America
years. Vw
H r ome!
EDITION
TWO CENTS.
125 HELD AS
COAL PLOTTERS
IN COURTMAY 4
Names of Those Indicted by
Federal Grand Jury With
held Until Arrested.
THREE LAWS INVOLVED
While capiases for the arrest of
125 coal operators and miners, who
were indicted by the federal grand
jury late Thursday, were being made
out today, reports were current at
the federal building that officials of
the United Mine Workers of America
are among those indicted.
Henry Warrum, attorney for the
United Mine Workers, was in conference
with L. Ert Slack, special assistant
United States attorney, at the Federal
building today. Officials refuse to di
vulge the names of any of those indicted,
stating that they would not become pub
lic until the men are arrested.
The baste charge against all of those
Indicted, of whom two-thirds are opera
tors. is reported to be a conspiracy to
limit the production of coal. During the
coal strike last fall charges were made
by federal officials that the union mine
leaders and the operators, in their Joint
conferences, talked production and price
as well as the miners' demand for in
creased wages.
MINERS' OFFICIALS
NOW I* EAST.
Officials of the United Mine Workers of
America are in New York, where they
have been endeavoring to negotiate n new
scale of anthracite coal miners. Among
the officials of the Indianapolis head
quarters who are in New York are John
L. Lewis, president; William E. Green,
secretary, and Ellis Searie*. editor of the
United Mine Workers Journal.
Among Indiana operators who have
been prominent In negotiations with
miners are Phtl A. Penna of Terre Haute,
secretary of the Indiana Coal Operators'
association; Will Freeman, member of
the wage scale committee of the oper
ators, and Hugh Shlrkie. mine owner.
All of those arrested under the indict
ments will be held under bonds ranging
from $5,000 to SIO,OOO. They will be ar
raigned in federal court May 4. Names
of the men indicted will not be given out
until after arrests are made.
The grand Jury reported to Judge An
derson at 3:30 o’clock yesterday after
non after having been at work on a
sweeping coal probe for the last three
months. One Indictment was turned
over to the court in which 125 men. two
thirds of whom were operators and the
rest miners, were charged with having
violated the Lever act and section 37 of
the United States criminal code.
The indictment included eighteen
counts under section 37 of the criminal
code, and sections 4 and 9 of the Lever
act and section 2 of the act of Oct. 22.
1919. This latter is an amendment of
section 4 of the Lever act and charges
violation of the act by conspiracy to
enhance tha value of coal by restricting
distribution, limiting production and
other means. Charges are made of ten
overt acts which cover a period of time
from Aug 10. 1917. the date of the en
actment of the Lever act, until tho
present.
CAN INFLICT
DOUBLE PENALTY.
A violation of section 2 of the act of
Oct. 22, 1919, provides a penalty of a
fine of not more than $5,000 and Impris
onment for not more than two years, or
both. A fine of not more than SIO,OOO
and Imprisonment for not more then
two years, or both, are the penalty lot
a violation of either section 37 of the
criminal code or section 9 of the Lever
act.
Investigations of the grand Jury were
directed by Dan W. Simms, attorney of
Lafayette, appointed assistant to the at
torney general to handle the coal strike
proceedings, and L. Ert Slack, former
district attorney, who was succeeded by
Frederick VanNuys on Jan. 10. The coal
probe started when Mr. Slack was dis
trict attorney and he was appointed spe
cial assistant to carry on the Investiga
tions.
OFFICIAL REPORTS
BEFORE JURORS.
The first yanel of the grand Jury was
railed into session Dec. 3. but the actual
investigation began Dec. 17. A mass of
evidence was considered, Including of
ficial reports of coal organizations, the
federal trade commission, the Indiana
state department of mines, the Retail
Coal Merchants’ association, the Indiana
coal trade bureau and other coal trade
bureaus. Some 300 witnesses were ex
amined.
The grand Jury Investigations Included
coal operations in the sixteen coal
producing states. All those Included In
the indictments were said to be Identi
fied with the coal industry in the central
competitive field, which Includes the bi
tuminous coal-producing states of
Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, western Pennsyl
vania and parts of Kentucky.
This field was affected by the coal
strike of last fall and the Investigations
grew out of charges brought during the
strike. Practically all contracts between,
miners and operators are made In this
field and agreements between miners and
operators In all parts of the country'
are based on these contracts.
CHARGES FIRST
MADE BY SLACK.
During legal proceedings on charges
of violation of the federal Injunction
made against striking miners In Decem
ber Attorney Slack written
statement saying that operators and
miners were in a league to violate tin*
Lever act and that operators had com
bined and conspired to violate the anti
trust acts passed by congress.
The grand Jury was called by Judge
A. B. Anderson to investigate the charges,
most of which were based on Infonna
(Continued on rage Nineteen.)
|g%THE WE^THE^
Local Forecast—Snow and much colder
tonight, with lowest temperature 20 to
26 degrees; Saturday fair.
HOURLY TEMPERATURE.
6 a. m 64
? a. m 51
8 a. m 6S
9 a. m 62
10 a. m 44
11 a. m 43
12 (noon) .............. 43
1 p. m 41
2 p. m 39 ~
Sun seta today, 5i49j rises tomurma
6:00; sets, 6:60.
Others weather details an MnrhsO p-fntu