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THE WEATHER
Tonight and Friday, increasing
cloudiness; slightly warmer tonight.
vol. xxxn.
ADAMS CALLS
JAIL WITNESS
VANNUYSBARS
James Boner, Politician and
‘Trusty,’ to Be Heard by
County Grand Jury.
FRIENDLY TO MILLER
Among the witnesses called before
Marion county grand jury, which
conditions at the
£Hty jail, is a man whom federal
refused to allow to testify
. Ifhe federal court investigation be-
he had received numerous fa-
from the jailers of Sheriff Rob
ert F. Miller, it became known to
day.
Federal officials, who uncovered stories
of graft, cruelty and corruption at the
Jail, did not hesitate to express sur
prise when they learned that this pris
oner—James Boner—was summoned by
Prosecutor Claris Adams.-
Boner was considered a “friend ot
Sheriff Miller by federal agents-
WHY VAXNUT9
DID NOT CALL HIM.
United States District Attorney Fred
erick VanNuys said today that Boner was
not called In the federal probe because be
was a “trusty” at the Jail, was receiving
privileges and could not be expected to
do anything but rive testimony favorable
to Sheriff Miller
Boner hails from Evansville, and is
said to have been known as a politician
In that city.
Other federal prisoners say he was
given a Job in the kitchen at the Jail,
the most desirable of all, because the
kitchen prisoners usually got plenty of
food.
During the federal probe In Judge A.
B. Anderson’s court there was a marked
disposition upon the part of several
“kitchen prisoners” to favor Sheriff Mil
ler, and severe questioning by Judge
Anderson often was necessary to break
down their prejudice.
Prosecutor Adams still held “under
advisement” today the requests of Adrian
YanCleave and Frank Kemp, Jail guards,
who were denounced in federal court,
to testify before the grand Jury.
WOMEN PRISONERS
BEFORE GRAND jrRY.
State prisoners were called as wit
nesses, among them being Anna Gossett,
Fannie Thomas, Herbert Hodge. John
Rodgers. Arthur Baker, Roy Boyce. Ray
mond Muster, George Francis, Walter
Johnson and James Nelson.
Today Is the first time the grand Jury
/has heard women prisoners and this in-
I dieates that the investigation is taking
angle.
Tack Tierney, former Terre Haute sa
loon keeper atad politician: R. G. Schaib
ley, Joseph Bedford and Joe Gagn were
among the federal prisoners who testi
fied before the county grand jury late
yesterday.
HOLDS WOMEN CAN
BE CANDIDATES
Democratic State Committee
Ready to Give HeT(V.”
The Indian democratic state commit
tee announced today that it was prepared
to furnish legal assistance to any wom
en who desired to contest in the courts
the ruling of Ele Stanabury, attorney
general, that women may not be candi
dates for state offices at the primaries,
May 4.
I'he committee’s decision to offer help
1 opposing the ruling of the attorney
general S.< the result of an opinion re
< 'veil from its legal committee, composed
of < harles E. Cox, Bernard KoTbly, M.
H. Hottel. W. W. Spencer and John W.
zman.
.'Jr. Stanabury has held that women
Lave the right to vote under the law, not
withstanding the ruling adopted by Gov.
Goodrich and the election commissioners,
but he is of the opinion that the law
does not confer on them the right to be
candidates for state offices.
The opinion was issued In the case of
V rrtle G. Meara, who filed a declaration
f her enndldacy for the democratic
nomination as state representative.
The secretary of state was advised that
ia the opinion of the attorney general he
was not authorized to certify Miss
Megra’g name to the clerk of Lake county.
“In the absence of a statute specifically
conferring the right to be candidates on
women the common law prevails," said
Mr. Stansbury.
It is understood that the democratic
legal committee takes the opposite view
because of a provision of Article 7 of the
state constitution, in which the right of
any citizen to hold office Is defined.
AERIAL POSTMEN
MAY STOP HERE
Plans Considered to Puts City
on Plane Route.
Indianapolis may soon be on the aerial
mail route.
Eugene W. _ Majors, superintendent of
the repair department of the aviation
postal service, arrived in Indianapolis
today to make arrangements for the es
tablishment of an aerial mail service at
the speedway.
Mr. Majors said the department wished
to establish a trunk line from New York
to St. Louis, with stops at Pittsburg
and Indianapolis.
The establishment of the service rests
Ki>r the passage of an appropriation bill
for aerial mall now before congress.
Indianapolis Is especially favored on
the proposed route because of the United
States army aviation repair depot at the
speedway.
Police Realize s4ll
for Stringer Widow
Detective Bergeant George Winkler an
nounced today that the Mrs. Lee Stringer
fund, of which he has charge, has
reached S4IL
This sum Includes only contributions
made directly to him at headquarters.
Mrs. Stringer was left a widow with
four young children to care for when
her husband, a railroad detective, was
slain.
“The fund la not closed and contribu
tions are welcomed,” Sergt. Winkler
said.
Mrs. Rinehart
Delegate to Chicago
PITTSBURG, April B.—Petitions were
circulated here today naming Mrs. Mary
Roberts Rinehart, author, a candidate for
nomination for delegate-at-large to the
republican national convention at Chi
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Published at Indianapolis,
Ind.. Dally Except Sunday.
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Wanted: Watchman
for Police Station
DES MOINES, la., April B—Des
Moines police officials today were
looking for reliable watchmen to
guard the police station.
The robbery of $250 worth of bath
room supplies, light globes and other
supplies from police headquarters was
reported today.
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40 Nations Invited
to League Session
LONDON, April B.—Forty nations have
been invited to attend the financial con
ference of the League of Nations at
Brussels on May 1, it was learned to
day.
Johnson to Return
to United States Soon
COLUMBUS, 0., April B.—" Pussyfoot”
Johnson, famous dry organizer, is com
ing home from England, It was an
nounced today by Anti-Saloon league of
ficials at Westerville.
Johnson will sail from England late
in April.
Jerusalem Is Put
Under Martial Law
LONDON, April B.—Martial law has
been proclaimed at Jerusalem as a re
sult of fighting between Jews and Mos
lems, said a news agency message from
that city today.
The proclamation was dated Monday.
Tbe gates of the city are guarded by
mounted patrols and machine guns.
Thieves Carry Away
Jewelry and Clothes
A burglar “Jimmied” the front door
of John Colman'B home, 1620 Central
ayenue, some ‘ime during the night.
A black leather traveling bag valued
at $25, a gold ring and $5 is missing.
Abe Bierman and Joe Galas, Avenue
hotel, reported that a thief had carried
i away jewelry, three silk shirts and a
revolver from their rooms.
Wood’s Name to Go
on Oregon Ballot
PORTLAND. Ore., April B.—A petition
signed by 2.000 Oregonians asking that
the name of Leonard Wood be placed on
the republican preferential ballot at the
primary election to be held in this state
on May 21 has been filed with the secre
tary of state by Wood’s manager in
Oregon.
Advices received here today state that
Gor. Fraufc O. Lowden of Illinois will
withdraw his name from the contest for
the republics* nomination In the Oregon
primary.
Court Camera Near
on Pickford Divorce
CARSON t CITY. Nev., April 8.--A
'friendly wilt is being contemplated by
Attorney General Richards of Nevada to
uncover alleged collusion and conspiracy
in the divorce proceedings recently be
tween Mary Pickford and Owen Moore.
Richards said today he had gathered
sufficient evidence to warrant bis pro
ceeding with the suit to dissolve the di
vorce decree granted by Superior Judge
Frank Laogan.
“.The complaint will be predicated on
the contention that Judge Langan acted
without jurisdiction.” said Richards.
Judge A. B. Anderson
Injured in Fall
Judge A. B. Anderson suffered a pain
ful scalp wound yesterday when he feil
j on the stairs at the Columbia club.
He was able to go to his office in
! the federal building, but later was taken
to the office of Dr. J. H. Oliver, in the
llume-Mansur building, where the wound
was dressed.
Judge Anderson later went to his
home, 1333 North Pennsylvania street.
The judge lost his footing on the mar
hie steps after leaving the Lowden meet
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He was not at hla office today.
Two $1,000,000 Fires
in the Southland
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., April B—The
Missouri Pacific railroad station burned
here last night at a loss of $1,000,000.
It will be rebuilt or a union station
erected in connection with other roads
in Little Rock, it was announced today
by officials of the company.
DALLAS, Tex., April B—Five main
buildings of the aviation repair depot at
Love field burned early today with loss
estimated at $1,000,000.
The fire originated among the highly
combustible wings of wrecked German
Fokker planes and only the perfect, "fire
drill of the men prevented heavier losses.
Boom Time Routs Bums
SALVATION ARMY CUSTOMERS ALL WORKING
There are no beggars these days.
Salvation Army officials and Indian
apolis policemen say work at high
wages has greatly reduced the num
ber of idle, and it is easier to work
than beg.
The hairy ruffian who used to rap
at the backdoor and scare the wom
enfolks Is now a clean-shaven, pros
perous cltisen with money in his
pocket.
“Weary Willy” has not been de
prived of his precious leisure, how
ever, as prevailing wages enable him
to eat heartily and still revel in the
luxurious comfort to which he is ac
customed.
“We can't get men to run our in
dustrial home at normal speed,”
said Capt. W. L. Bullard of the Sal
vation Army.
"The hotel is housing a fair num
ber, but they all work for good
wagee outside.
"Most of them get from $6 a day up.
FLOATEBB SOW
FIX) AT ON CUSHIONS.
“The floaters are still floating, but
they travel on the cushions now
adays.”
The old-fashioned hobo, one used to
see through the car window cooking
his supper in a tin can over a
"jungle” fire, now frequents board
ing houses and the cheaper hotels in
the city.
The hobo's corncob pipe has been
supplanted by cigar* with gaudy
bands, and he finds an occasional
day's work easier than constant
begging.
Jtiirtana Jlailtt (limes
Entered as Second Class Matter, July 26, 1614, at
Postoffice, Indianapolis, Ind., under act March S. !•?*.
AARON BLOOM
AND SON HELD
WILDAUTOISTS
Drove Car That Injured Ken
neth MaHurin Monday,
Police Declare.
SAY YOUTH CONFESSES
Aaron Bloom, 50, and liis son Da
vid, 18, both of 1010 South Meridian
street, today are charged with run
ning down Kenneth MaHufin, t, with
an automobile and speeding away.
Ono of the MaHurin boy’s legs was
broken and he was badly bruised.
The accident happened late Mon
day when the child attempted to
cross New York street at Colorado.
David Bloom is said to have admitted
to Detectives Reynolds and O’Donnell,
who arrested him and his father, that he
was driving the machine.
ELDER BLOOM
DENIES CHARGE.
The eider Bloom maintains it was not
his machine, although David says his
father was with him and told him to
speed away.
“Go ahead; he’s not hurt much.” David
told the detectives his father com
manded.
The arrest of the Blooms was made
possible through information supplied by
Russell Rosenbaugh, 13, of 316 North
Gladstone avenue, who saw tbe MaHurin
child struck down.
He gave Detectives Reynolds and
O'Donnell the license number of the ma
chine as 50SO. ,
Investigation disclosed that a physician
in Peru, Ind., holds this license and
that his machine was not out of Peru on
Monday.
I IND BLOOM’S
LICENSE T 5980.
Next the aetectlves went to the sec
retary of state's office and found that
license TS9SO was held by Aaron Bloom
for a small machine such as that which
struck the boy.
Both are charged with assault and
battery and failing to stop after an ac
cident.
Incensed by tbe accident which killed
William Groves, 11, at Kura! and East
Waiftiington streets, the police are de
termined to catch wild drivers who speed
away after hitting pedestrians.
The MaHurin boy lives at 300 North
Colorado street.
CHAPLIN BIFFED
BY WIFE’S AGENT
Los Angeles Hotel Scene Real
Rough Like Reel Roughness.
LOS AMrKLKS. April B—The
rough stuff of reel life has nothing
on rongh stuff of real life.
Charlie Chaplin, film comedy star,
today can so testify, as a result of
an encounter he had last night with
Loul.Xcß. Mayer, manager of Mildred
Ilarfts Chaplin, in tbe lobby of the
'Hotel Alexandria.
According to witnesses Chaplin
challenged his wife’s manager to
•‘take off his glasses.”
Then the scrap was on.
Chaplin swung and missed.
. Mayer swung and landed.
Then came the clinch during which
Chaplin went to the floor.
His head struck a scaffold used In
hotel repair work and blood was
dr*wn.
By this time hotel attaches were on
- the job.
Chaplin was borne off to a room
to staunch the flow of biood and
Mayer disappeared from the hotel In
another direction.
Witnesses said Chaplin, who met
Mayer first in the hotel dining room,
attributed the conflict to advice
Mayer was said to have given Mrs.
Chaplin in regard to her proposed
divorce proceedings.
Friends of Chaplin said the co
median had charged Mayer with us
ing his influence to widen the Chap
lin family split.
BREAK IN LEVEE
ROUTS HUNDREDS
lowa Town Fights Flood From
Mississippi River.
MUSCATINE, la., April B—With more
than 23,000 acres of farm lands covered
by the rising waters of the Mississippi,
the result of a break in the levee twelve
miles south of Muscatine, hundreds of
refngees flocked into Muscatine today by
every available road, their wagons piled
high with their belongings.
Every available man is engaged in
strengthening the levees near Muscatine.
Should these give way, the city would
be flooded.
The river continues to rise slowly.
Several thousand persons lntthe lower
end of Muscatine are preparing to aban
don thrir homes.
The few- mendicants, possessed of
physical disabilities which make beg
ging easier than work, are doing well
in their line, the police say.
One blind man, who regales the
passing public on Indianapolis streets
with quavering renditions of the
“Cowboy's Lament” and other lu
gubrious ditties, told Salvation Army
officers that his earnings never fall
below $6 a day now.
NO EXCUSE NOW
FOR IDLENESS.
Fred Kleinsmith, director of the
state’s fret? employment bureau, said
today that few men or women who
want to work need remain idle.
“The bad feature of the present
situation,” said Mr. Kleinsmith, "is
that too many men are working only
part time.
- “Working men can be seen on the
streets in great numbers at all hours
of the day, while many factories are
sadly in need of ljelp.
“Prohibition has'reduced the rov
ing spirit’s .needs to a point where
one day’s work suffices for several
days’ leisure at the high wages paid.
“The colored washerwoman who
used to come at 6 o’clock and work
all day for 75 cents, plus lunch, now
carries an alarm clock to work with
her so she can quit promptly a’t 4
o’clock.
“On the little slip provided by
Flanner House, which provides wash
erwomen on application, it is printed
that the householder contracts to pay
$2.60 for eight hours of the lady’s
services and to furnish her with a
hot luncheon.”
INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1920.
Radios to ‘Listen’
for Mars April 21
LONDON, April B.—William Mar
coni, Inventor of the wireless tele
graph, has issued Special instructions
for all available stations of his com
pany to “listen in” acutely on April
21, when the planet Mars will be'
nearest to earth, the Chronicle stated
today.
The object is to pick up any wire
less signals that Mars may send.
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ACCUSE LOCAL
STOCK BROKER
AS EMBEZZLER
Seek M. F. Ryan, Charged
With Defrauding Tipton
Man Out of $2,625.
JURY ACTION PENDING
M. F. Ryan, 25, stock broker, who
maintained offices in the People’s Bank
Building Company, formerly the Law
[ building, is being sought by police in
\ various parts of the United States, it
' beeqjne known today.
A graud Jury Indictment is pending
against him, and reports have been re
ceived by the police thnt many people
lost money In theiT dealings with Ryan.
He is specifically charged with de
frauding C. •!. Miller of Tipton. Ind., out
of $2,625, which money Miller had given
him to purchase stock In a local manu
facturing concern.
AIMS TO ENJOIN
PHONE RAISES
Counsel for Patrons’ Union
Announces Court Fight.
The order of the public service com
mission increasing telephone rates in the
i city will be contested In court by the
Telephone Patrons' union, T. Ernest
Maholm, general counsel, announced to
day.
He was prepared to file In circuit court
late today a petition for an injunction
prohibiting the new rates from being
charged.
Defendants named in the injunction are
to too. the Central Union Telephone Com
pany, the Indiana Beil Telephone Com
pany and the public service comruis-*
slon.
The chief ground on order
will be attacked, according Maholm,
Is that when the Centra! Union Com
pany petitioned for an Increase in rates
|it was an Illinois corporation, and that
the public service commission has no
authority to regulate corporations not
; organized under the laws of Indiana
! Officers of the Teiephoae Patrons"
Union are: Dr. M. J. Spencer, president;
! Joseph L. Conley, vice president; Russel;
i It. Harrison, vice president; Joseph P.
Robert*, secretary; 11 U. Wood small,
I treasurer; Lew Shank, chairman of the
! board of directors, and Mr. Maholm.
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JUGOS YIELD
FIUME TO ITALY
Adriatic Dispute Con.promised,
Paris and London Hear.
LONDON, April B.—After months of
negotiations and threats of fighting, an
agreement has been reached between
Italy and Jugo-Slavla on the disputed
Adriatic territory granting Flume to
Italy, according to advices received to
day from Home and Parla.
A dispatch from Parts quotes the fol
lowing Milan dispatch to the Matin:
“It is learned from .Tugo-Rlav sources
that Rome and Belgrade arc in agreement
on the Adriatic controversy. Italy geto
fqU sovereignty of Flume.
"The Jugo-Slavs received a belt of ter
ritory around the city, including Susak
and Holosoa and also Scufarla.”
The Exchange Telegraph correspondent
at Rome telegraphed as follows:
“A newspaper at Zara reports that Pre
mier Nitti of Italy and Dr. Pusltch of tbe
Servian (Jugo-Slav) government have
reached an agreement upon these terms:
“Flume and Abbagla shall be Italian;
Scutarta and Susak shall be Jugo-Slav
lan.”
Premier Lloyd George is reported to
have sanctioned the agreement.
INMATES PAID
AT POOR FARM
Some inmates of the Marion county
poor farm are on the payrolls of that
Institution as employes.
This became known today when Com
. uitssloner Joseph Hayes stated that this
practice of putting some inmate* on the
payrolls as employes has existed for
some time.
Commissioner Hayes said that Ben
Morgan, the new superintendent at the
farm since March 1 last, is not to blame
for that condition, because it was ‘in
herited’ when he succeeded Alva Jay,
former superintendent, who resigned.
“When Commissioner Shank and I vis
ited the poor farm some time ago Super
intendent Morgan asked what should be
done in the matter of having inmates of
the farm on the payroll,” said Mr. Hayes.
Hayes claims that if an Inmate is able
to work and draw a salary he should not
be an inmate of the farm.
Commissioners Hayes and Shank vis
Ited the farm during the Hines* or I swis
George, president of the commissioners,
and Superintendent Morgan asked re
garding the practice of keeping inmates
on the payroll, as he objected to it.
Former Superintendent Ja"y informed
the commissioners, when he was in
charge, that it was impossible to ob
tain outside help, and it was necessary to
use some inmates and pay them.
Mr. Hayes said that Superintendent
Morgan is making plans to raise large
crops this year, and it is the opinion of
the commissioners that the poor farm can
be inadje self-supporting.
The county commissioners left for the
poor farm late today to Inspect condi
tions and order all inmates off of the
payroll, according to Mr. Hayes.
Woman Visitor Hurt
in Tumble From Car
Miss Nettie Shannon, 40, of New Salem,
Ind., was painfully injured when she fell
from a College avenue car at College ave
nue and Thirty-eighth street.
She was taken to the office of Dr. H.
A. Walker, 4161 College avenue.
Tom Whitehead, 1838 Ludlow avenue,
conductor of the car, told the police that
Miss Shannon stepped from the car be
fore It stopped.
WOMEN UNITE
FOR FULL VOTE
IN NOVEMBER
! Newly-Formed League to Push
Organized Effort for
Ballot Casting.
PLEDGE SIO,OOO BUDGET
The newly formed League of
Women Voters of Indiana will or
ganize to get women to the polls at
the November election.
The necessity'for strong efforts be
ing exerted to get out the woman
I vote was emphasized at the session
jof the Woman’s Franchise league,
which is being merged into the
League of Women Voters, at the
Claypool hotel today.
Indiana women now have the right to
vote for presidential electora and suffrage
j-workers are confident the federal suffrage
I amendment will have been ratified before
next fail.
Mrs. A. H. Beardsley of Elkhart, wife
[ or State Senator Beardsley, told the wom
• en today that "scientific and business ap
-1 plication must be put Into the manage- j
merit of the respective local leagues.”
The new leagne must be strong enough
financially to permit the proper sort of
organization, she said.
Applied psychology must be used in
getting women to exercise their priri
lo<r of voting’ she added.
FOR CONTINUANCE OF
CITIZENSHIP SCHOOLS.
Recommendations of the various de
nartments of the leagne, which formu
lated its program, included also the con
tinua ;ce of the citizenship schools es
tablis.'d by the franchise league, and
the adoption of a non-partisan attitnde
! in political matters.
A budget ot $10,060 for the financing j
of the new league was pledged by the
women in the convention.
A demand upon the board of trustees ;
of Purdue university to declare them- j
selves upon how they Intend to use an
appropriation for a home economics j
building at Purdue was made in the form j
of a resolution.
No steps have been taken by the board
to expend the money for the purpose for
i which it was appropriated, the women
! declared.
i Tbe length of terms of the directors of
i the new league was announced as fol- ;
lows:
Three years, Mlb Helen Benrtdge, Miss
Adah Bush, Mrs R. E. Edwards, Mrs. j
A. H. Beardsley and Mrs. L. J. Cox; two,
years. Miss Elizabeth Trow. Mrs. Mary IV
McNutt, Mrs. I. E. May. Mrs. William T.
Barnes, Mrs. Fred McCullough; one year,
Mrs. B. 8. Rose Mrs. Homer McCray,
Mrs J. C. Bros*, Mrs. Charles Carlisle
and Mrs. Walter Greenough.
WOMEN HEAR SEVEN
IN GOVERNOR'S RACE.
Seven candidates for the republican or
democratic nomination for governor
spoke to COO Indiana suffragist* at a
i banquet at the Claypoo! hotel last night.
Women applauded or expressed their
: displeasure when some of the candidates
' made bitter partisan speeches and drew
personalities into their, talks.
The candidates who spoke were; Dr.
I Carle ton B. McCulloch, James K. Risk,
(Continued ot Page Two.)
SWATTING TIME
AGAIN AT HAND
Get Busy Early, Ih Advice of
City Health Official.
Get out the old fly swatter and atari
the annual attack on. the pestiferous lit
tle spreader of gertns. Is the advice of
j Dr. Herman O. Morgan, secretary of the
board of health, today.
Special efforts to enforce health reg
ulations are being made by the health
department, especially in regard to res
taurants, bakeries, grocerys, soda fonn- j
tains and other places where food la
bandied, and all citizens are asked to
Join in a cruaade against unsanitary food j
conditions. •
REGULATIONS TO BE
RIGIDLY ENFORCED.
Inspections of food establishments are
i now btdtig made by representatives of
the board of health and all regulations
are to he rigidly enforced.
Unclean water used for washing re- j
| ceptades at soda fountains will also be |
eliminated, according to l>r. Morgan, and
■ the use nfijuinltary drinking cups at all
public fountain* is being highly rec
ommended.
CARELESS HANDLING
OF GARBAGE TO STOP.
A campaign against careless handling
of gnrtoige hna also been started, and it
is hope® to keep unsanitary conditions of ;
the city at a minimum during the suej
tner. „
"The best way to get rid of flies is to !
starve them out,” said I)r. Morgan today, j
j “A preponderance of flies ludlcates an !
i unusual waste about any establishment, j
i and there is no reason for their presence." j
Dr. Morgan also stated that the board j
, will appreciate all information sent in j
j by citizens regarding any violation of
j tbe pure food rules, or unsanitary con
i dltlons with which they may come in
contact in establishments handling food.
EXPLOSIONS REAP
TOLL IN 3 CITIES
Two Dead, Four Missing and
Many Seriously Hurt.
Explosions in three cities claimed a
heavy toll in casualties and property
loss, according to the following sum
mary :
CAIRO, 111. —Four persons missing and
believed dead, four seriously injured and
several others less seriously hurt, as the
result of an explosion In the plant of
the Aetna Company at Fay
ville.
i’ONOA CITY, Okla—Two killed and
seven injured by explosion of escaping
gas, which wrecked the Nonamaker
building.
AKRON, O. —Series of gas explosions in
heart of business district caused $2(|0,000
damage and widespread panic. The Lin
wood hotel was destroyed by fire.
San Diego Welcome
Tires Out Prince
SAN DIEGO, Cal., April B.—Prince Ed
ward of Wales, after a strenuous day
ashore shaking hands with the crowds
that welcomed him, rested aboard the
British cruiser Renown today.
San Diego is the only TJMted States
port of call In the prince’s trip to Aus
tralia.
Stage Own Matinee
CHICAGO, April S.—Tnreq bandits
when told by a theater box office man
there would be no matinee, staged a
benefit performance for themselves. They
escaped with $350.
) By Carrier, Week. Indianapolis, 10c: El* ewhere, 12c.
Subscription Rate*: j Ma „ 5 ’ 0(1 Per *^ Month . 00 Per W. *
Knows Where He
Made Mistake
“CHICAGO, April B.—When asked If
he might have made some mistakes
in calling telephone numbers, Dr.
Jacob Gartenstein, in the hearing on
poor telephone service here, said he
.had made a big mistake by having
a phone installed.
NAVY’S RECORD
REFUTES SIMS,
SAYS WITNESS
Admiral Wilson Declares It
Was Prepared for Battle
From Outset.
FOULTZ INSIGNIFICANT
WASHINGTON, April B—The ac
tive vessels of the fleet were better
prepared for whr in 1917 than they
had ever been before, Admiral Henry
B. Wilson, now commanding the At
lantic fleet, declared today before a
senate subcommittee investigating
Reac Admiral Sims’ charges of un
preparedness for war.
“I have no hesitation in saying no na
tion upon the approach of war has had a
force of battleships more nearly pre
pared for battle than was the force to
which I was attached and which spent
the winter of 1916 1912, In sonthern
waters." Admiral Wilson said.
“Anri I feel sure that if this force had
engaged aty enemy on its cruise north in
the spring of 19K the victory would have
been ours.”
NOT ONLY READY
BUT SET FOR FIGHT.
Not only were the ship* ready, Ad
miral Wilson declared, but “full and com
plete plan* had been drawn up to meet
the enemy in case he made our- coast.”
“From the moment war was de
clared the navy—the department a*
well as the fleet—entered the prose
cation of the war with the greatest
energy, and its accomplishments de
serve the commendation of the na
tion,” h* told.
Admiral Wilson pointed oat that
within four day* after the declaration of
war. the department conferred with th
accredited representatives of the Brit
ish and French admiralties and that as
soon as they made their needs known
“immediate and efficient steps were
taken to send available ships overseas.”
GREAT URGENCY FOR
HELP NOT EXPRESSED.
The allied communications, Wilson safd,
did mot express any dire need for help
or great urgency for it.
Admiral Wilson then told the commit
tee that a great part of our army was
transported across 3,000 miles of ocean
by the navy and no soldier or passen
ger on a navy transport during the
war wa* lost through an effort of the
enemy.
The navy by "It* splendid and es-..
Orient work'' materially shortened the
war, Wilson declared, and thus saved
"untold life ami property.”
“When we consider what It did do;
the things it did not do; the mistakes it
made are so relatively unimportant that
they are hardly worth considering la
comparison,” he said.
“Naturally, "hindsight may discover
many things that may have been done
better, but results are what cougt,” Wil
son concluded.
SAYS HUBBY BUYS
NO FOOD OR FUEL
That Is, for Her, Though He Is
Rich, Wife Charges.
Money, money t everywhere and none
with which to buy fuel ox food. V
That's the complaint of Mrs. Laura
Ehntris, In action for support filed in
superior court. Room 8. against John
Ehntris. 1030 North Jefferson avenue.
The wife claims her husband has $13,-
000 in a bank and owns real estate at
1030 North Jefferson avenue, valued at
$3,000, and yet he refuses to buy food
or fuel for her.
She states that her husband instructed
the grocer not to allow her credit and
that he would buy food for himself and
take it to his room without offering her
any.
Ehntris was formerly the owner ot
farm lands In Hamilton county, his wife
says.
They were married Jan. 1L last, and
separated Feb. 20, when the wife declares
her husband deserted her.
PRICES
CHEER NEWS.
Onions down to ss@6 109 pounds whole
sale.
radishes selling 25c dozen
bunches lower, wholesale, at 75c@L
GLOOM NEWS.
Potatoes selling at $7.60 100 pounds
wholesale, or sll bag of 150 pounds.
Strawberries scarce and selling at sl@
1.10 quart box wholesale.
Palmer Recovers
and Resumes Trip
ATLANTA, Ga., April B.—Attorney
General A. Mitchell Palmer, recovered
from his recent attack of acute indiges
tion, left today for Macon, where he will
resume his Georgia canvass tonight at
the Macon auditorium in the interest of
his presidential preference candidkcy.
Mr. Palmer will make an address in
Savannah Saturday evening and return
to Washington.
Newsprint to Go Even Higher
CINCINNATI, 0., April 7.—The price of newsprint throughout
America will be 16 cents a pound by June 16.
This was the statement today of Bryant Venable, vice president
of a paper company having vast warehouses and stocks in all parts ot
the United States, in an address before the Advertisers' club here.
Venable said “the price of newsprint and paper in general will never
return to the pre-war basis because general conditions will never return.”
Since price of newsprint, according to Mr. Venable, has
risen from to 13 cants per pound, and will continue to rise, re
gardless of efforts otherwia®.
WASHINGTON, April 3.—The senate finance committee today re
ported favorably an amendment to the dyestuffs bill which raised the
price of print paper on which duties can be levied frqm 6 to 8 cents, a
pound.
HOME EDITION
2 CENTS PER COPY
CHICAGO RAIL STRIKE
SPREADS TO CITIES
ALL OVER COUNTRY
Food Tieup Threatened by Walkouts, and
Question Os Federal Injunction Like That
• in Coal Crisis Suggested.
* t
CHICAGO, April B.—The menace of a national railroad strike grew
more threatening than ever today.
Defying President Wilson by declaring they would spurn his proposal
for the appointment of a wage board to settle their differences with their
employers, Chicago’s striking railroad workers .announced they would not
return to work until their demands have been complied with, regardless of
the consequences to industry and the general public.
GERMAN TROOPS
WILL WITHDRAW,
PROMISE GIVEN
To Get Out of Ruhr Basin
Within Two Days, Reported
Pledge to France.
GUARDS WILL DISBAND
LONDON, April B.—The German
government has promised France to
withdraw its troops from the Ruhr
district within two days, if possible,
and to disband the civic guards im
mediately, said a Reuter dispatch
from Berlin this afternoon.
The view is expressed in official circles
that the Ruhr issue probably will clear
up by the end of the week.
So far England has not committed
herself to any formal decision on the
French advauce from the Rhine, but it
is believed that It will be forthcoming
soon.
There was a long session of the British
cabinet today to consider the situation.
Premier Lloyd George, who cut short
his Easter vacation and hurried to Lon
don, presided.
An Important conference has been
called for tomorrow, when the French,
Japanese and Italian ambassadors will
confer "with Lloyd George. •
It is reliably reported that the allied
reply to Germany will not take exception
to France's military action in Germany.
TROUBLEMAKERS
ORDERED SHOT
PARAfi, April B.—Orders have been is
sued by the French military authorities
in Germany to shoot down all civilians
attempting to block the passage of Gen.
Dougette’s troops or create disturbances
in the newly occupied districts of Ger
many, according to a dispatch from
Mayence today.
Last advices wn the, number of Ger
mans killed In Frankfort yesterday at
seven.
The French Senegalese troops opened
Gre with machine guns agasnt*g crowd
of Germans when the commander of the
Moroccan guard feared that the Ger
mans were going to make trouble.
STUDENTS START
FRANKFORT TROUBLE.
Details of the trouble at Frankfort
were received today.
Tbe trouble started when students er
ganized a procession through the city
and started forth singing patriotic
songs. •
French troops sent to disperse them
were met with jeers and insults.
While efforts were being made to scat
ter the student* and onlookers, a French
officer became separated from his men
aud it looked as if his life was in dan
ger.
It was then the SegaJeso troops were
ordered to fire.
After a volley the troops started for
ward to rescue the officer.
In addition to the Germans killed out
right others were wounded.
EVACUATION RUMOR
EMBOLDENS CROWD.
It was reported that the trouble was
intensified by rumors that the evacu
ation of Frankfort aud Darmstadt had
been ordered as a result of an ultima
tum from Great Britain and America.
These rumors emboldened the crowd.
Huge crowds followed the German stu
dents tnto Schiller platz.
The French soldiers who trisd to cleat
the square were reported to be hustled
about and pelted with stones.
It required energetic action by the
French troops to restore order.
The German cabinet, headed by Chan
cellor Mueller, is likely to fall as a re
sult of the new German situation created
by the French advance from the Rhine,
M. Mercilly, French charge d’affaires at
Rerltn, telegraphed to the government to
day.
Self Hair Cutter
Bluffs Mr. Bynum
Dixon H. Bynum, claim agent of
the city legal department, Is a fru
gal man.
He’s careful, too.
Some factory sent him a hair-cut
ting machine through the mall to
day.
It’s sort of a “scrve-self” proposi
tion.
You’re supposed to cut your own
'locks with it.
Naturally it* arrival created ex
citement.
Bynum was lmpdriuned to try ’er
ont.
He did.
It began to growl as it grabbed
hold of his “wool."
“Whoa there,” said Bynum—“not
for me.”
He’* looking for some willing
“martyr to science* who’s willing to
try it first.
NO. 286.
► In the meantime, the strike continued
to spread to other cities.
More' than 5,000 men walked out at
Kansas City, Los Angeles, Toledo and Ft.
Wayne.
At the latter place shop men quit as
the first move to Induce 400,000 other
shopmen of the country to go out.
3,000 ST. LOUIS
MEN WALK OUT.
Approximately 3,000 switchmen, yard
men and enginemen in the St. Lonis dis
trict went on strike at 1:30 o'clock this
afternoon.
The remainder of between 5,000 and
6,000 members of the new Yardmen’s as
sociation. which called the strike, are
slated to quit work later in the after
noon, when the finish their shifts.
Those now out comprise the shifts off
duty.
The strike here will seriously cripple
the food supply of the middle west and
affect the meat supply In the entire coun
try, as it is expected to < tie np move
ments of live stock Into the National
stock yards at East St. Lonia.
At Milwaukee agitators continued te
urge the men to go out.
At Buffalo and Champaign, ITL, strikes
virtually tying np all freight movement
in those cities, remained in effect.
The situation grew more serlons In
Chicago, when 6,600 switchmen, engi
neers and firemen seceded from the
brotherhoods to which they belonged
and joined the new “outlaw union” re
sponsible for the strike, the Yardmen’s
Association of America.
That a federal injunction be obtained
Immediately against the strikers, similar
to the Indianapolis injunction Issued
against the coal miners, was suggested
by J. C. McFarland, an official of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen.
! CLERKS DEMAND
HIGHER WAGES.
While this was going on, a number of
! clerk* employed 1 nthe various railroad
| offices, members of the Railway Clerks’
| T’nlon, sent a notice to all the railroads
| that they would Join the strike unless
j iheir wages are raised Immediately.
Thus far the burning of several freight
j cars has been the only violence traced
as due to the strike.
The chief of police has stated that the
Chicago force would be powerless in the
event that concerted violence begins, and
has made preparations to ask that the
stats militia be called out, if necessary.
At least 20,000 men In Chicago and
nearby cities have been thrown out of
their Jobs because of tbe el. sing v down
of industries as tbe result of the strike,'
; and their number will be augmented by
thousands on each day that the strike
con tin lies.
1,400 out In
KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY, Mo.. April 8,-Four
teen hundred switchmen employed on
nine of fifteen railroads entering Kansas
j City are on strike today.
Switching operations in .the yards of
| the affected roads virtually are at a
standstill.
The roads so far affected are the Santa
i F, Burlington, Chicago & Great West
ern, Chicago & Alton, St. Louis & San
: Franeiscc, Kansas City Southern, Kan
! sas City Terminal, Missouri Pacific and
j Wabash.
350 N. Y. CENTRAL
MEN OUT AT TOLEDO
TOLEDO. 0., April B.—A walkout of
850 New York Central yardmen, members
of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen,
occurred here today. *
Toledo district switchmen were recently
organized, following the plan of the Chi
! eago Yardmen's association.
500 WALKOUT ON
PACIFIC COAST
; LOS ANGELES, Cal,, April B.—De
manding an increase from 63 cents an
; hour to 95 cents for helpers and $1 for
| foremen, 500 switchmen employed by the
i Southern PaclfitS Santa Fe and Salt Lake
j railways are out on strike today. *
Officials of the yardmen's association
stated the strike would spread to other
! coast cities until a complete tieup of
j the railroads on the Pacific coast was
l effected.
HEADS OF THREE
RAIL UNIONS CONFER
CLEVELAND, April 8. —In an effort to
: spread cf the unauthorized strike
of railroad employes, heads of the three
railroad brotherhoods in Cleveland were
In conference here today.
Those who attmded the meeting were:
W. G. Lee, president of the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen; Warren S.
Stone, president of the Brotherhood of
Engineers, and Timothy Shea, head of
the Railroad Firemen and Enginemen.
THROWS 3,000 OUT /
OF WORK AT GARY
GARY, Ind., April IS. —Industry here
felt the serious effects of the yard and
switchmen’s strike today when power to
the American Sheet and Tinplate Com
pany was shut off and 3,000 men thrown
out of work.
IpOO AT DETROIT
joi
DETROIT, Mich., April B.—Fifteen
hundred switchmen and yardmen em
ployed by railroads centering In De
troit, joined the country-wide striking
switchmen today.
50 GO OUT AT
DECATUR, ILL.
DECATUR, 111., April S.—Fifty Wabash
switchmen went on strike here today in
sympathy with the Chicago strikers.
Call General Strike
at Florence, Italy
LONDON, April B.—A gedferal strike
has bspn called at Florence on account
of labor troubles In northern Italy, ac
cording to an Exchange Telegraph mes
sage from Rome today.
The question of ordering a general
strike throughout Italy has been referred
to the executive committee of the so
cialists, said another news agency dis
patch from Rome.