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THE WEATHER
Tonight and Tuesday, fair; not
ranch change in temperature.
VOL. XXXII.
PRIMARY RACE
CLOSES TODAY
IN HOOSIERDOM
Candidates in Final Stretch of
Spectacular Contest for
Public Favor.
WOOD LOSING STRENGTH
\
The polls will open at 6 a. m.
tomorrow and close at 6 p. m.
A list of voting places will be
found on Page 9.
V ■>
diana’s spectacular primary race
is practically over.
Tomorrow the voters will go to
the polls and express their prefer
ences.
It appears very unlikely that anyone
except candidates for minor offices will
be nominated.
Under the Indiana primary law a can
didate for governor or president must re
ceive a majority of all votes cast by his
party to receive nomination or delegates
to the national convention Instructed in
his favor.
With four candidates seeking Indiana’s
delegates to the republican national con
vention. four seeking the democratic
nomination for governor and three seek
ing the republican nomination for gov
ernor* this appears impossible.
Consequently, the candidate for gover
nor who receives a plurality may not re
ceive the nomination in the convention of
his party and the candidate for the presi
dency who receives a plurality may not
receive the votes of the Indiana delega
tion.
PRESIDENTIAL RACE
MOST ABSORBING.
The race which is attracting the most
attention is the race for the republican
nomination for the presidency.
The four * candidates—Leonard Wood,
Frank O. Lowden, Hiram W. Johnson
and Warren G. Harding—are completing
whirlwind campaigns.
I.owden completed his campaign in
lake county Saturday. Johnson and
Harding virtually wound up their cam
paigns in Indianapolis at the same time,
and Wood will conclude his speaking
tour here today.
At least three of these candidates are
running a close race.
Present indications are that Johnson
will lead.
His strength lias increased enormously
in the last month.
Wo>d, whose strength has been de
clining as rapidly as Johnson's has in
creased. may run second, or even third.
is the candidate on whom
n?Sy eyes are being turned just as the
primary closes.
His strength has been Increasing and
many would not be surprised to see him
run Johnson a close race.
Harding has the following of certain
old line republicans, but the general be
lief appears to be that he will not dis
play any considerable strength.
WOOD AND JOHNSON
FIGHT DESPERATE.
During the last patnutes of the primary
campaign the Wood organization la mak
ing desperate efforts to best Johnson.
Open and direct appeals are being
fnnfle "to friends of Lowdeu and Hard
ing to support Wood.
They are making the appeals on the
ground that the nomination of Senator
Johnson would be “disastrous" and
are attempting to put over Wood with
the support of the friends of the other
two candidates as the lesser of two evils.
The Wood campaign is probably the
most unusual ever conducted in this
state.
It started early, immediately after it
became apparent that Gov. Goodrich
could not become a candidate.
The Wood people came to Indiana pre
pared to do things on a large scale and
they succeeded In this.
borate publicity plans were worked
fiftnand organizers were sent out over
the state to “accumulate faith” in the
candidate.
The popularity of the candidate grew
like a toy balloon and then busat.
There appears to be no question that
there was a period in the campaign
when Gen. Wood could easily have car
ried Indiana.
That period is past and there is every
indication that he can consider him
self lucky if be comes in second.
MeCRAY FAVORITE
FOR GOVERNOR.
In the campaign for the republican
nomination for governor Warren T. Mc-
Cray appears to be the favorite, although
there is no question but what he is not
as strong, compared with the strength of
the other candidates, as he was a few
weeks ago.
James W. Fesler, backed by the or
ganization, has been making inroads Into
McCray’s following and the result will
be seen when the primary vote is an
nounced.
Edward O. Toner also Is a power to
be reckoned with, although there appears
to be small possibility of his being
nominated.
In the race for the democratic nomi
nation for governor. Dr. Carleton B. Mc-
Culloch Is unquestionably the favorite,
although It Is evident that he will not
receive a majority of the votes cast.
Mason J. Niblack has a considerable
following in the southern part of the
state and John Isenharger has ‘many
friends among the followers.
The fourth candidate, James K. Risk,
possibly has a sufficient number ot
friends to prevent any one of the other
candidates from obtaining the nomina
tion.
In Marion county, as in the state, the
republican race is attracting the most
attention, for there the party is split
Just as it is in the state.
l The contest in Marlon county tomor
rMw will be between the present admin
istration with all its record of mlsgov
ernment, and the republicans who do
not approve of this record and are op
posing the organization with all their
strength.
WOOD PLEADS
NATIONAL HARMONY
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood addressed a
large crowd at Tomlinson hall in closing
his Indiana campaign for the republican
presidential nomination at noon today.
“With the republican party back in
power in both houses of congress, it is
time the party was permitted to assume
the direction of American affairs and
bring order out of the chaos of the war,"
said Gen. Wood.
“We don’t want men in the govern
ment who think they know it all.
“We want good men who will sur
round themselves with capable men—the
best the country offers. •
“Give thees good men discretionary
power and let them work out our prob-
“The stampede spirit is prevailing
throughout the world and orderly gov
ernment is failing.
“It is a time for sound Americans ot
stand with both feet on the ground, trust
In God and beep tbelr eyes on high.
“Hold on to the constitution and op
pose agitators who would align one
group agalnat another, one religion
(Continued on Page Two.)
Published at Indianapolis.
Ind., Dally Exgept Sunday.
Goes to Trial
ANSON BEST.
PONTIAC. Mich., May 3.—Charged
with strangling to death Vera Schneider,
pretty 19-year-old telephone girl here,
several days ago, Anson Best, 22, of
Flint. Mich., was placed on trial this aft
ernoon.
The work of selecting a Jury was be
gun at 1:30 p. m.
The accused man has made several con
fessions and statements, at first claim
ing that he choked the girl to death at
her own request, later admitted that he
killed her purposely because she threat
ened him with arrest and finally denied
that be had anything to do with the
killing.
Freed on Charge
of Slaying Mother
BUFFALO, May 3.—After deliberating
since 10 o’clock last Friday morning, the
Jury in the case of John Edward Teiper,
being tried for the murder of his mother,
returned a verdict of acquittal this
morning.
Urges Methodists
to Lift Dance Ban
CHICAGO, May 3.—Acting in behalf
of the Dancing Masters’ association, J.
Henry Smythe left Chg'ago for Des
Moines, la., today to endeavor to per
suade the general conference of the
Methodist church to lift the ban on
dancing.
Arrested Here on
Auto Theft Charge
John Williams, 22, of Logansport. was
arrested in a garage here today by De
tectives Fields and Winkler, charged
v. ith stealing an automobile from Merrill
Monerr of Galveston, lud.
According to the police, the car was
stolen yesterday.
11,585 Now Dwell
at Frankfort, Ind.
WASHINGTON, May 3.—The census
bureau today announced 1920 population
including the following!
Long Beach, Ca 1.—35,393, increase since
1910. 37,784 or 212.2.
Frankfort, 1nd.—11,583, increase 2,931
or 34.2.
Break Safe But
Get Only 30 Cents
A gang of yeggmen “felt like
thirty cents” early today when they
obtained that munificent sum after a
tough Job of breaking the safe of
the Simmons Storage Company, 339
Division street.
A sledge hammer, choeels and
picks were employed by the cracks
men to batter a hole In the bottom
of the safe after it had been turned
upside down.
Warrants Prepared
on U. S. Indictments
Capiases for the arrest of- defendants
named In sixty-seven indictments re
turned by the federal grand jury Satur
day were being prepared today.
Judge A. B. Anderson of the federal
court fixed the bonds of those indicted
In connection with the alleged booze
traffic at Evansville at amounts ranging
up to $3,000.
Two men named in the indictments.
Hugh I.uviser and Clifford W. Vander
burg of Cincinnati, have been brought to
Indianapolis.
They are charged with transporting
stolen automobiles from state to state.
Fuller Pension Bill
Approved by Wilson
WASHINGTON, May 3. President
Wilsor. today approved the Fuller pension
bill making $-V> a month a minimum
pension for veterans of the Civil and
Mexican wars.
' i What’s What
In Indianapolis
jjUliJ' “Know Your Own
Home Town"
(By the Reference Department, Indianapnhs
Public Library, C. E. Rush, Librarian)
When did the first piano come to Indianapolis and by whom
was it owned?
The first piano was brought to the city over the mountains from Balti
more in 1831. and was the cherished possession of a Mrs. Blake. It was
the bridal gift of her husband. The Blake homestead stood at the
northwest corner of North and Tennessee streets (now Capitol avenue).
Indianapolis is the seat of what state .Institutions?
Indiana Institute for the Blind, Indiana School for the Deaf, School
of Medicine of Indiana university, Indiana University Extension Cen
ter, Indiana Girls’ School, Indiana Woman's I’rison, Indiana State Fair
and the Central Hospital for the Insane.
Where is the following inscription to be found: “To Indi
ana's Silent Victors”?
This is the inscription of dedication of the Indiana State Soldiers’
and Sailors’ Monument placed above the south entrance.
(Series Number Two.)
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Entered as Second Class Matter, July 25. 1914, at
Poatoffice, Indianapolis, Ind., under act March 3, 1879.
PANAMA CROWD
MARS WELCOME
FOR PERSHING
Anti-American Demonstration
Results From U. S. Taking
• Taboga Island.
PRESIDENT APOLOGIZES
PANAMA, May 8. —An anti-Amer
ican demonstration was staged in the
streets of Panama last night and
marred a reception given to Gen.
John J. Pershing at the Union club
here.
Two thousand Panamans paraded
through the streets in &. torchlight
procession, denouncing Americans.
The underlying cause for the outbreak
was the growing resentment against the
American occupation -of the tiny island
of Taboga, which lies just off the Pa
cific entrance to the Pauama canal, tor
the purposes of iertifleatlon.
GI’ESTS BARRED
BY SIZE OF CROWD.
The demonstration had the appearance
of being well organized.
The 2,000 paraders met and proceeled
to the Union club at 10 o’clock, where a
briUh'.nt reception for the American
coraa;ndr-in-cbief was to be held.
So great was the crush and confusion
about the club entrance that Gen. Persh
ing's escort of army officers was pre
vented from en’ering.
The guests waited for two hours and
then being unable to gain entrance re
turned tcf the army post.
The native police dispersed the crowd
at the first sign of disorder.
President LeFevre today expressed
profound regret at the incident, par
ticularly because it marred Gpn. Per
shing's visit and inspection trip over
the republic.
Taboga has an area of fifteen square
miles and a population of about 2.000
persons.
It is Panama City's prin<‘;>al health
resort and many wealthy citl"ws have
hemes there. ,
OCCUPIED BY TERMS
OF TREATY OF 1904.
The occupation by the government wss
in accordance with the terms of the
treaty of 1904. under w licli any land
of the republic could be expropriated
for the purposes of the canal.
Resentment of the populace of Ta
boga has been increased by the fact t{mt
payments for the land are less than
the owners had • expected.
Plans for the fortification of the is.
loud by American authorities call for
expenditure of SI3,UX),(hjO.
One battery on top of a prominenee
1.000 feet above the sea commands the
entire canßl entrance on the Pacific side.
American army aviators have long rec
ognized it as a position of immense-mili
tary value and in time of war It would
prove invaluable.
Peace Resolution
Faces Bitter Fight
WASHINGTON, May 3—A senate fight
over the Knox peace resolution Ut
ter as the long struggle over the treaty
of Versailles, was in sight today.
The resolution, denounced by demo
crats as constituting abandonment of
our allies in the war, comes up for con
sideration Wednesday.
Republicans expert democrats to ste.it
a filibuster against It.
Wycknff to Resign Unless U. S.
Action Is Pushed in Sugar Case
Stanley Wyckotf, federal fair price commissioner, said today that if
information he has given local representatives of the department of
justice does not lead to prosecution of alleged sugar profiteers he will
resign.
“I believe I have a clear case againsti
sugar profiteers," Mr. Wyckotf said.
“If my Information does not result in
prosecution there la no reason for me to
go any further.
"I can not accomplish anything if I
do not have some support from the dis
trict attorney to back me up.”
Mr. Wyckoff conferred with Fred Van-
Nu.vs, United States district atorney,;
this afternoon on the question of what
action can be taken to preseeute alleged
profiteers.
Mr. WyckofTs charges Implicate James
1/ Barnes, mayor of Logansport and
others.
Mr. Wyckoff charges that through sale
of one carload of sugar. In which Mayor
Barnes was said to have been Interested,
a profit of $7,000 was realized.
Government officials now are consider
ing the legal aspect of the deal, and
prosecution under the Lever act may re
sult.
81 gar purchased at
19 CENTS A POUND.
According to Mr. Wyckoff a carload of
sugar was purchased by the Ruch-
Drompp Company of Logansport from
the Syne-Eagle Company of Chicago at
19 cents a pound, and paid for by Mayor
Barnes.
He further asserted that the Ruch-
Drompp Company Is not accustomed to
handling such large amounts of sugar,
and that the company was used as a
purchasing medium by the mayor
Tbe car was purchased at a total price
of $13,613.91 on April 29, according to
Mr. Wyckoff.
INDIANAPOLIS, MO
Caught in Folding
Bed; Sues for $15,000
LOS ANGELES, May 3.—Claiming
she was imprisoned, head downward,
for more than two hours when a fold
ing bed closed, Mary O’Loughlln has
filed suit against her landlady asking
$15,000 damages.
SHERIFF SEEKS
TO QUASH CASE
Attacks Indictment in Jail Ex
pose as Unconstitutional.
Sheriff Robert F. Miller today filed a
motion in criminal courr to have the in
dictment recently returned against bim
quashed.
His motion attacks the constitutional
ity of the statute under which be was
indicted and says the indictment does
not set forth tacts sufficient to consti
tute an offense.
Arguments will be heard inter.
Miller was represented by John Rurk
eishaus and Charles Wiltsle.
They intimated a change of venue may
be asked. •
John Douglas, Frank Kemp, William
Meinert, Adrian Van Clere and Charles
Whltesell entered pleas of not guilty
and asked for a Jury trial.
Claris Adams, prosecutor, said the trial
date likely will be set for some time this
month.
Miller and the five others were indicted
following an Investigation of conditions
at the county Jail by the Marion county
grand Jury.
GAS PRESSURE
NORMAL AGAIN
Public, However, Warned Not
to Use It for Heating.
Normal pressure was restored in In
dianapolis gas mains today to be main
tained as long as consumers refrain from
using gas for heating, it was announced
by J. I). Forrest, general manager of tbe
Citizens’ Gas Company, today.
“The coal situation, made **!<ms by
the railroad strike, has improved suf
ficiently for normal service to be pro
vided barring unusual dralus on our gas
stock,” Mr. Forrest sai l.
“Any use of gas for heating will com
pel a resumption of pressure restriction
“At this season when many apartment
house furnaces are closed, there la a
temptation for flat dwellers to burn gas
logs, but we :re hoping they will realize
the necessity for resisting that tempta
tion.”
No surplus of coal has been accumu
lated by the gas company and the com
’pany s furnaces are still dependent on
tbe uncertain flow of coat from tbe mines.
Commission Grants
Utility Higher Rate
The public service commission today
granted a slight increa|e to tbe Central
Indiana Power and Lighting Company
at Columlms.
It also granted the pefttton
United Public Service Company 'of
Rochester to sell $60,000 worth of 6 per
I cent mortgage bonds.
The town of Bargersville petitioned’
the commission for permission to
$8,500 in bonds for tbe erection of an
electric light and power plar.t.
It was sold later to the Sales Exten
sion Company at Indianapolis for $21,000.
The Sales Extension Company sold the
car to the Central Meat Market Ht 32
cents a pound nnd it was offered to an
other buyer Saturday at 34 cents a pound,
■ according to Mr. Wyckoff.
Officials of the department of Justice
stated they lmd learned that sugar sell
ing at 39 cents and 39 cents a pound
at Muncie also was purchased from the
Sales Extension Company.
They stated it was purchased from
that company at 34 cents a pound.
Neither the Rueh-Drompp Company
nor Mayor Barnes of X/ognnsport have
: wholesale license to sell sugar, accord-
I ing to Mr. Wyckoff.
He also said that the Central Meat
Market helff no license to wholesale
sugar.
Orders were Issued through Mr. Wyck
off by the department of Justice to the
effect that Jobbers In the future must aell
sugar only to legitimately licensed deal
ers.
RATIONING CONTINUES
DESFITE RECEIPTS.
Several car loads of sugar arrived In
the city yesterday and more are expect
ed, but it will be necessary to continue
rationing sugar, according to Wyckoff.
in discussing the charges made by
Mr. Wyckoff, Mayor Barnes said that he
merely bad loaned Edward Drompp of
the Rueh-Drompp Company $13,000 with
which to purchase the sugar with the
understanding that it was to be sold In
Logansport.
Edward Drompp corroborated the
mayor's statement and added that it
was necessary for him to resell the sugar
In order to pay off tbe losn, contending
that be could not realize money quickly
enough to meet the loan by selling It on
the regular market in Logansport.
7 Die of Sleeping
Sickness in South
KNOXVILLE, tVnn., May 3.
During the last three days seven
persons have died tn Knoxville of
sleeping sickness, according to physi
cians.
Three or four others ure In a
serious condition.
Beer Bill Passed
in Massachusetts
BOSTON, May 3.—The bill legalizing
the sale and manufacture of 2.75 per cent
beer and light wines In this state was
passed by the senate late today, 26 to 6,
and was sent to the governor.
Gotham Educator,
W. H. Maxwell, Dies
NEW YORK, May 3.—William Henry
Maxwell, president emeritus of New
York City schools, died at his home In
Flushing today.
He was president of the National Edu
cation association in 1905.
NDAY, MAY 3, 1920.
WARNING SENT
ELECTION BODY
AROUSES G. 0. P.
Machine Denounces ‘County
Committee’ for Threaten
ing ‘Newberry’ Action.
CALL MISSIVE FORGERY
Great indignation prevailed in the
ranks of the republican organizaton
workers as the last hours of the pri
mary campaign approached.
Someone sent a letter to election
officials advising them that crooked
work in Indiana in the interest of any
candidate would result in another
federal case similar to the prosecu
tion of Senator Newberry in Mich
igan.
The letter was signed “Republican
County Committee” and printed on re
publican committee letterheads.
It was immediately denounced as a
"forgery” and an “outrage” by the reg
ulars of the Goodrich-Jewett machine,
who make the republican headquarters
their base of operations.
Tbe text of the “forgery” and “out
rage” contained the inofrmatlon that the
election official was being “investigated”
by the committee, and said:
“There has to be a square deal in Ma
rion county or there will be another New
berry case, as in Michigan, and some
body will be sent to the penitentiary and
that somebody will be you if there is
anything crooked in your precinct.”
LETTER BLAMED
UPON THE -ANTIS.”
The indignation that was created
among the organization officials who re
fused to permit the “antis” to have repre
sentation on the primary boards without
assigning any reason therefore, took the
form of denunciation of the “antis” as
responsible for the latter, which ap
pears to hare conflicted with a quiet word
which has been in circulation for several
days to the effect that there was no dan
ger of prosecution for any crooked work
at the polls.
It was also learned today that ar
rangements have been completed for the
stationing of detectives In every precinct
where It has been tile custom in the
past to do "crooked work” on the eiec
tlon returns.
These detectives will be charged with
counting the number of persons who
actually vote in these precincts In order
to prevent election officials from entering
a large number of votes which were
never cast.
A complete check of every vote recorded
in these precincts win be made Immed
iately after the tally sheets are turned
into the canvassing board and an effort
will be made to prosecute election board
members who either permit or participate
tn the padding of the tally sheets such
as has been done in Marion county for
years.
Bt 81 NESS MEN
TO DEFRAY EXPENSE.
It is understood that these detectives
will make their report to a number of
business men of tha city who haTo ar
ranged to defray the cxpcAaea v>X a com
t in-mu iitji|, jr.niii •*
roseeftinn W t> p 9fb*lwß viec
frook* who fcav* been engaged to
over** weak candidates.
> man, who ■EMtly obtained SIOO
frftm a candidate with the promise that
hw would “see that” the candidate got
hi*' vote* in a certain precinct, has been
nfider surveillance ever since he got the
the money and others who have made
such tactics their 'practice for year*
will find later on- that every move they
hrve made so far "has been reported to
headquarters.
No one believes that it will be pna
| f-lbye to eliminate all of tbe crooked
I work for which this county has been
noted in past primaries, but there ap
pears to be better chances of making
this the last primary in which such
corrupt practices will go unpunished
than there ever was before.
In Marion county It Is generally con
ceded that the “antis” wljl win the or
ganization from Harry Hendrickson, tho
Goodrioh-Jewett machine candidate for
county chairmanship.
Whether they will name their slate
of "anti Jewett” candidates depends
largely on whether tbe votes are counted
ns cast in several precincts where it has
been proved in the past tho ballots have
not had as much Influence as money.
DEMOCRATS RAP
G. O. P. PROPOSAL
Information that proposals have been
; made by republican board members that
the democrats ugree (o permit democrats
to count their own ballots and repub
licans to count republican ballot* caused
considerable comment among democrats
today.
The law says tbe election boards must,
as a whole, count the ballots of both
parties.
In the past It has not infrequently
happened that the boards separated and
“hurried the count” by leaving the bal
lots of each party to the election board
members of that party faith.
The result lias been that there was
a crooked count.
In the Interest of fair play democratic
members of the election boards have all
been warned not to permit this to be
done this year.
Some of the more prominent membirs
of the democratic party were busy urg
ing election board members to insist
that the count be made In strict ac
cordance with the law, to prevent any
possible manupulatlons of the returns.
RED IN U. S. NET
DIVES TO DEATH
Plunge of 14 Stories Reveals
1919 Plot Arrests.
NEW YORK, May 3.—Alfred Salsedo,
who, according to government agents,
confessed to being one of (he leaders In
the plot to bomb homes of prominent
lending men throughout the United States
last June 2, jumped to his death today
from the fourteenth floor of the Park
Row building.
This floor was occupied by depart
ment of Justice offices, where Saisedo was
confined In company with several others
accused of complicity In last year’s bomb
plot.
Salsedo, who was 37 years old, was a
printer.
He was alleged to have made the cir
culars found at the scene of several ex
plosions, Including that which partially
destroyed the home of Attorney General
A. Mitchell Palmer tn Washington.
Salsedo and others who were said to
have signed themselves on the circulars
as “Anarchist Fighters," were arrested
March 7.
They had been held tn th“ Park Row
bulldtng to prevent their alleged confed
erates from knowing their whereabouts,
according to William J. Flynn, chief of
department of Justice operatives.
Flynn said the men’s attorneys con
sented to tbelr confinement there.
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' of his legal right to be the nom
inee of his party.
McAdoo to Win on Second Ballot,
Friends Say; 540 First, Then 774
By HAROLD D, JACOBS,
United Press Staff Correspondent.
NEW YORK, May 3. —William McAdoo, lacking an official campaign
organization, is dependent on his friends to carry the burden of making
him the democratic presidential nominee.
So efficient have these friends been that, according to their own
claims, they have, the nomination ready to deliver on the second ballot
at the San Francisco convention.
STRIKERS GO ON
TRIAL SATURDAY
Rail Brotherhood Here Pre
fers Charges Against ‘Rebels’.
Mors than on? hundred striking rail-'
road yardmen of Indianapolis will be
placed on trial by the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen here next Saturday
for engaging In an unauthorized strike.
It was announced today.
The penalty for those found guilty will
be expulsion from membership in the
brotherhood.
Two hundred members of local No. 261,
B. of R. TANARUS., were automatically expelled
Saturday for nonpayment of dues.
According to E. H. Stewart, president
of tho local, charges had been preferred
against nearly all of that number and
their failures to pay dues were accepted
as pleas of guilty.
About fifty switchmen of local No. 374,
R. of R. T.. failed to pay their dues for
May and officials of the brotherhood said
they would be expelled.
GRUNAU SA YS MEN
TO GO BACK—IF—
CHICAGO, May 3.—“ We are ready to
go back to work, providing the railroad
wage board will take up our case, ud
the railroad managers will give the men
their old Jobs back," John Grunau, presi
dent of the "outlaw” switchmen's untou
Mated today, when arraigned with forty
one others before a United State* (on
mission here on warrants charging vio
lation of the Lever act ia connection with
the Bwltcbmen's strike.
CLEVELAND LEADERS'
CASE CONTINUED
DETROIT. May 3.—The case of WUI
- lam C. Chapotot*.
| trolt Yardmen's association* * Chiteiid
i with violation of federal statutes and f
! tha state syndicalist act, wss continued
1 until tomorrow when it came up for bear
ing here today.
Chapoton. u was charged, advocated
i violence in I rbsgl.tg about industrial re
! forms during a speech at a meeting of
I striking yardmen Saturday.
ASK CITY WATER
FOR MARS HILL
Board Willing, but Without
Authority to Act.
A delegation, representing the Lafay
ette Realty Company, headed by Elmer
tV. Stout, vice president of tbe Fletcher
American bank, today asked the board of
works to co-opernte In obtaining ex
tension of water logins to Mars Hill In
order to complete 150 new houses this
| year for employes of the new LaFayettc
Motors corporation.
George Lemaux, president of the board,
told the delegation that the board would
willingly help tho company secure the
■water mains extension, but as the addi
tion was outside the city limits no order
could be Issued by the board.
Plans were ordered by the board of
works for permanent Improvement of
Forty-seventh street, from Central ave
nue to Pennsylvania street.
Similar action was taken in improving
the first alley east of Ruckle street, from
I Maple road boulevard to Thirty-ninth
I street, and first alley east of Guilford
1 avenue, from Watson road to Fortieth
j street.
I l'lans were ordered by the board for
the resurfacing of Sutherland avenue,
I from College avenue to Central avenue.
Rail Board to Move
to Chicago May 17
WASHINGTON, May 3.—The railroad
labor board will move from' Washing
ion to Chicago on May 17, Chairman
Barton announced this afternoon.
Fuhjle hearings on the wage demands
•< the railroad workers will be closed
here this week, Chairman Barton said.
The law under which the board is
created provides that it maintain Us
headquarters In Chicago.
New England Mills
Face Close Down
BOSTON. Mass., May 3.—Textile mills
in New England today faced a grave
situation.
Strikes, presentation of wage demands
and ultimatums by more than 100,000 op
eratives threatened to tie up scores of
plants In all of this district's busy tex
tile centers.
Reports that the manufacturers would
grant ah Increase in wagts of (between
10 and- 15 per cent was the only ray of
hope for averting a general walkout.
Between 10.000 and 12,000 operatives
went on strike In New Bedford, closing
two mills—Pierce Bros., Ltd., and the
Grinnell Manufacturing Company.
Last Call to Pay Your Taxes!
* Taxpayers of Marion county today were making their last efforts
to pay taxes at the county treasurer's office at the courthouse.
Today is the last day for making payments.
The county treasurer's office will remain open until 8 o’clock this
evening instead of closing at 4 o’clock in order to accommodate work
ingmen and others.
All taxpayers not making their payments before 8 o'clock tonight
will be declared delinquent.
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i Here is the “dope” of McAdoo’s sup
porters :
They declare the following states will
vote for McAdoo In the first ballot:
Alabama, 24 delegates;/Arizona, 6;
Arkansas, 18; California, 26; Colo
rado. 12; Delaware, 6; Idaho, 8; Il
linois, 58; Indiana, 30; Kansas, 20;..
Louisiana, 20; Maryland, 10; Massa
chusetts, 36; Michigan, 30; Missis
sippi, 20; Montana, 8; Nevada, 6;
New Hampshire, 8; New Mexico, 6;
Oregon, 10; South Carolina, 18;
Tennessee, 24; Texas, 40; Utah, 8;
Vermont, 8; Virginia, 24; Washing
ton, 14; Wyoming, 6; Alaska, 6; Dis
trict of Colombia, 6; Hawaii, 6;
Philippine Islands, 6; and Porto
Rico, 6.
This is a total of 540.
There are 1,092 delegates.
The two-thirds necessary for a choice
are 728.
Although Michigan’s 30 and three of
New Hampshire’s eight are pledged to
Herbert Hoover, his declaration that he
would not accept the democratic nomina
tion indicates his name will not be placed
before the convention and MeAdoo's back
ers lost no time in claiming these 33.
On the second ballot the dope has it
that these states will Bwing to the
McAdoo column:
Georgia, 28; lowa, 26; Missouri, 36;
New York, 90; North Carolina, 24;
Oklahoma. 20; Soath Dakota, 10.
That is a total of 234.
Added to the 540 “first choice" votes.
It is 774 or 48 more than needed.
According to present indications.
Georgia's first ballot will be for Wat
son ; lowa for Secretary of Agriculture
Meredith: Missouri for Champ Clark;
New Y'ork's for Gov. Smith or Gov. Ed
wards of New Jersey; North Carolina’s
for State Senator Simmons; Oklahoma’s
for Senator Robert Owen, and South
Dakota's for James W. Gerard.
There is gossip that some sort of a
combination will be formed against
McAdoo at the democratic conference at
Albany this week, but the combination is
fra ported to be successful. ,
FIGHTS RETURN
IN BIGAMY CASE
Texan Accased of Swindle by
Brownsville Woman.
R. M. McKnight,. 47. alias William
Reid Murray, alleged bigamist and
swiadler of four wives, today is fighting
extradition.
He is under indictment at Brownsville,
Tex , and a sheriff from there is enroute
to Indianapolis.
McKntght was arrested by Detectives
Larsh and Stewart Sunday morning at
5502 East Washington street, and is held
as a fugitive from Justice.
Brownsville authorities offered a re
ward of S3OO for McKnlght’s arrest.
According to information from Texas,
MvKnight was indicted for taking SB,OOO
from one of his alleged wives and de
serting her.
He is alleged to have married another
woman and deserted her at Laredo, Tex.
McKnigbt posed as a wealthy mine
operator with silver mines near Chi
huahua, Mexico.
KIEV CAPTURED
BY POLISH ARMY
Ukrainian Troops Join Up
rising Against Reds.
LONDON, May 3. —Kiev has been cap
tured by the Poles from Russian soviet
troops, according to unofficial advices to
the foreign office here today.
Ukrainian troops assisted the Poles,
the advices said, adding that the soviets
were seriously menaced by uprisings
throughout the Ukraine.
Poles were maintaining their line with
out serious opposition.
The bolshevik defeat in some sectors
has assumed proportions of a rout, the
Poles claim, although Brusiloff, Klem
bovsky, Cheremisoff and other leaders
of the soviet armies have been called to
the command of red troops.
‘Bluebeard’ Tells
of Fifth Murder
LOS ANGELES. Cal., May 3.—'“Blue
beard's” grewsome death list grows.
A “fifth" wife murder hns been added
to the fatal toll of victims Charles An
drew Harvey, alias Watson, claimed of
his fifteen “wives,” according to a sec
ond calm confession.
It was of such small consequence that
when he confess it he could not bring
himself to remember the murdered wom
an’s name, nor the date he pushed her
from a rowboat into Lake Washington,
and as she struggled to seize the sides
of the skiff to save herself beat her head
down beneath the water with his oar
until she drowned.
“Bluebeard" was positive of but one
detail of his latest Confessed murder—the
victim he was sure he married In Ta
coma, Wash. He professed to have for
gotten her name and even the name he
used in his marriage with her.
NO. 307.
U. S. WILL SEND
MORE SHIPS TO
MEXICAN COAST
Additional Destroyers for
Eastern Ports Asked for
by State Department.
FATHER AND SON SLAIN
WASHINGTON, May 3.—Addi
tional United States destroyers will
be sent to the east coast of Mexico
to protect Americans there, it was
said today at the state department.
The state department asked the
navy department to dispatch the
destroyers on request of Americans
in Mexico.
The only American warship now on
tlie east coast of Mexico is the cruiser
Sacramento, off Tampico.
SAYS THERE'S NO
IMMEDIATE DANGER.
It was explained at the state depart
ment that the sending of destroyers
does not indicate any imminent danger
to Americans, but that the vessels ara
being sent merely to reassure United
States citizens.
Eben Francis Greenlaw, an American
citizen, and his son were murdered by
Mexican bandits near Palazaclas, in the
state of Mexico, near El Oro yesterday,
tbe state department also announced.
Greenlaw for many years was in the
lumber business In Mexico, employed by
a British company.
The American embassy at Mexico City,
stated It had formally called on the Mex
ican government to apprehend and pun
ish the murderers.
PARTY' MAY CROSS
U. S. TERRITORY.
The state department has granted la
part the request of thirty-five Carranza
officers and soldiers that they be per
mitted to pass through American terri
tory, unarmed and in civilian garb. In
order to get back to Mexico from their
stations,' which are in rebel-controlled
country.
The party will only be allowed to
pass through Arizona and New Mexico,
as only the governors of those states
have agreed, and will not be permitted
to enter Texas.
The party will leave the train at
! Bowen. N. M., and proceed into Mexico
by motor.
JUAREZ CLOSED
TO AMERICANS
EL PASO, Tex., May 3.—Americans
i have been barred from Juarez.
Late Sunday all those in the Mexican
I city were ordered to United States terrl
; tory and the saloons there were closed.
It is expected by Juarez business men
that the city will be turned over to
agents of the revolutionary government
; within twenty-four hours.
Doubt Is expressed that there will be
• any fighting when the turnover is made.
If there is, according to a dispatch
! published in a revolutionary paper here,
i United States cavalry will cross the river
and clear the town of combatants, forcing
them to do their fighting several miles
south of the Rio Grande.
The. troopers rq held, In Instant readl
*-ncss tot actionr 4 ' 5 “ *
CLEAN-UP NET
CATCHES MANY
Morals Squad Finds Gambling
Booming in City.
Thirty alleged gamblers and a score
| of persons taken on booze and statutory
i charges were to appear in city court
j today.
| Clean-up activities of the morals squad
led to various sections of the city.
Four women and ten men were ar
| rested when a squad swooped down on
; a house at 936 Daly street.
Three men and three women were taken
in a raid at the Atlas hotel.
At 142 North Alabama street, Jack
May. 3221 Ralston avenue, was arrested
on the charge of keeping a gambling
house and gaming, and eleven other men
were charged with gaming and visiting
a gambling house.
George Couch and nine others were
slated when the squad raided Conch's
I poolroom. 402 Terrace avenue.
Archie Smith, 269 North Elder avenue,
is charged with keeping a gambling
house at 290 Miley avenue.
Seven others found there were caught
in the net.
Buster Wails, negro, 1236 Brooker ave
nue, was taken into custody Saturday
night by Sergt. Jones charged with keep
i ing a gambling' house at 52S Indiana,
j avenue.
Two other men arrested in the raid
' are charged with gambling.
Abraham Isaacs, proprietor of a grocery
; store at 3701 Massachusetts avenue, was
arrrested on tha charge of operating n
bling tiger.
The police say they were raiding on
alleged craps game at Nowland avenue
and Thirty-eighth street, when Isaacs at
tempted to drive away in an auto with
eight bottles of lemon extract.
An empty lemon extract bottle was
found in the house where the raid was
made, it Is said.
F. C. McAdams, Chicago, and J. V.
j Calvin, living at the Spencer nouse, .are
| charged with operating a blind tiger.
The men were found on the Bluff road
near Troy avenue, the morals squad re
ports, with a bottle of whisky in their
possession.
3 IN DICE GAME
HELD FOR JURY
Larceny Charges Grow Out of
Hotel Escapado
Three men were held to the grand
jury on charges of grand larceny, in city
court, today, as the result of au alleged
dice game and fight in the Colonial hotel
a week ago.
The men are Cy Seibert, Ray Vernon
and Clarence Winkles.
Charges of gambling against the three
and against Joe Richmond and charges
of keeping a gambling house and assault
and battery against James Holliwood
will be heard in city court Thursday.
Seibert, who has been living at the
hotel, told the detectives he had been
beaten and robbed of $157.
Others who participated in the game
claim the dice were switched on them.
Then came the fight.
A mysterious "Sergt. Reed" also played
a part during the evening.
The spurious police officer is supposed
to have swindled two women out of S3O
at the' hotel.
Six Kiddies Asked
by Father in Plea
Asking custody of his six children,
whose ages range from 1 to 16, Sheridan
Willoughby, 1007 South Fremont, avenue,
filed suit in circuit court today against
his wife, Myrtle, charging unfaithfulness.