Indiana daily times. [volume], May 24, 1920, Home Edition, Image 1

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THE WEATHER
Tonight, probably showers;
Tuesday, fair and wanner.
OL. XXXffl.
WESTINGHOUSE
TO BUILD HUGE
FACTORY HERE
$2400,000 Electric Bulb Plant
to Be Erected on East
End Property.
BIG ADDITION TO CITY
A huge plant of the Westinghouse
Lamp Company, for the manufacture
of incandescent electric lamps, will
come to Indianapolis, it was an
nounced today.
on all the proper? bounded
LaSalle street on the west. .Michigan
street on the south to the Belt rail
road. thence in a line north to St. Osir
street and west to LaSalle street, with
the exception of twelve lots on LaSalle
street south of St. Clair street, have
been obtained by Emerson W. ("bailie,
realtor, representing the company.
There are twb small houses on the
site, which contains about twelve acres,
hot the remainder of the site is vacant
land.
CITT TO ORDER
PROPERTY VACATED.
The board of public works agreed to
vacating Tuxedo street within the site
and several small alleys.
It was stated that if this had not been
done the plant would have gone to St.
Lonis. as this was the one site desired
in this city by the company.
There are now only a few minor legal
technicalities to be attended to before
the deal for the land is completely closed.
A rough estimate of the cost of the
building and equipment is $2,500,000. and
it is the plan to have it in operation by
spring of 1921.
About 700 persons will be employed
iu the plant, which .will be five stories
high and of the most psoderr. construc
tion in every way.
Because of the nature of the work
a large portion of the employes will
be women and girls.
VLAN MODERN
CONVENIENCES.
The work is said to be clean and at
tractive to high-class workers, and there
will be such attractive features as cafe
teria. restrooms, dancing floor for Ua*.
at noon hours, dispenshry, group insur
ance, etc.
The Westinghouse Lamp Company has
et present a plant at Trenton. N. .T.. from
which distribution is made for the east
ern state*, and a plant at Milwaukee,
from which distribution for the western
states is made.
It is the plan to make distribution
from the Indianapolis plant for the cen
kirai western states and the south. The
polls plant, it is expected, will
have a daily output of between 50.000
and 75.000 incadescent lamps a day.
The Westinghouse Lamp Company de
cided to construct an additional lamp
factory in one of the central western
cities about a year and a half ago. and
that the factory should be in opera
tion by the spring of 1921, in order to
meet the .demands of the succeeding
winter.
Representatives of the company made
investigation of the merits of various cit
ies and the sites that might be available,
including St. Louis, and Louis
ville.
Recently T. C. Whaling, general man
ager. and H. S. Black, assistant general
manager, were in this city in conference
with Charles O'Brien Murphy, vice presi
dent and general manager of the
Merchants Heat and Light Company, and
Emerson W. Chsille
Mr. Murphy has made a number of
trips to New York during the past year,
and Mr. Whaling said to him: "You can
thank Mr. Murphy for our coming to In
dianapolis.
“He has certainly convinced us that In
dianapolis is the ideal place for our fac
tory.”
Bl BE At AIDS IN
PLANT.
The bureau of industry of the Indian
apolis Chamber of Commerce has been
conferring with representatives of the
Westinghouse company for several
months, and it was partly through the
efforts of Myron R. Green, director of
the bureau, that the company was inter
ested in the general location of the site
purchased.
Representatives of the Chamber of
Commerce assisted the company in mak
ing an extensive industrial survey last
winter, and had difficulty in selling the
eity during the first visit of representa
tives of the company because of a preju
dice held toward Indianapolis.
The company's representatives were
quickly convinced, however, that the in
formation on which prejudices were
based was entirely erroneous.
Once these erroneous impressions wers
removed, representatives of the company
frankly admitted that Indianapolis would
be an ideal location for the large plant.
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS
BUY TRACT OF LAND
The Ki°fer-Stewart Companv. wholesale
druggists, has purchased a tract of land
adjoining its present building on South j
Capitol avenue and contemplates erecting
on it a four-story building to conform |
with the architecture of the building non
occupied by the company.
Plans for the building are now being
prepared, but no date has been set for
beginning the work of construction.
Tb<* land was purchased for $30,000.
and has a width of SO feet on Capitol
avenue and a depth of 150 feet.
The Kiefer-F-tewart Companv is at
# Capttol avenue and Georgia street.
mH,OOO AUTOMOBILE
Corporation formed
Articles of incorporation were filed to
with the secretary of state for the
Autoists' Economy association, with
offices to be in this city and with capital
stock of $50,000. for the buying and sell
ing of automobiles.
The directors named are Orla Pantall,
Curtis F. Corzelius, Cornelius A. Hollo
way. James F. Sargent and Major A.
Downing.
RAIL EARNING
ONE PER CENT
So Say Executives to Inter
state Board.
WASHINGTON, May 24.—The nation’s
railroads earned only 1 per cent on their
property investment last year, interstate
commerce commissioners were told here,
today at the opening of a hearing to fix
new freight rates.
statement was made by Chairman
of the rate commission of the
Association of Railway Executives, who
beg.in the argument on liehalf of the
roads for a general freight increase total
ing $1,017,000,000 annually.
l Under the transportation act the inter- !
[state commerce commission must fix rates
[which will yield the roads a return of 6
[per cent on their valuations.
I The railroads now are confining their .
■requests for rate Increases to freight!
Published at Indianapolis.
Ind., Dally Except Sunday.
Helps Get Factory
CHARLES O’BRIEN MURPHY.
It is largely through the efforts of
Charles O'Brien Murphy, president of the
Merchants Heat and Light Company, that
the proposed Westinghouse plant is being
brought to. Indianapolis.
"He has certainly convinced us that In
dianapolis is the ideal place for our fac
tory,''. T. C. Wh3ling of the Westing
house company said.
President of France
Falls from Train
PARIS. May 24. —Paul Deschanel.
president of France, fell from a rail
road train al Montarges, near Fouii
tainbleu. this morning, while enroute
to Montbrison.
The president struck on his face on
the tracks.
He lost his balance when he at
tempted to open a car door which had
jammed.
His injuries were reported not ,
serious.
Take Up Question of
Nurses’ Home Tonight
At the meeting tonight of the city
hoard of health a bond issue for about
$300,000 to cover cost Ia new nurses
hme near the City hospital, will be con
sidered.
The board will consider the need and
proeeedure of t’ue project, and is expect
ed to discuss probable sites of the new
building.
Harry Parsons Free
as Appeal Pends
Harry Parsons, who was sentenced to
serve from one to fourteen years in the
state reformatory for receiving a stolen
automobile, has been released by the
criminal court on a $2,000 bond pending
an appeal to the supreme court, it was
learned today.
Judge Collins overruled a motion for
anew trial.
The bond was signed by Louis Stoelting
and William H. Tye.
Judge Hay Unable
to Hear Jail Cases
Judge Linn Hay of the Marion county
superior court will not be able to sit in
the case of six defendants Indicted in
connection with mismanagement at the
county jail, it was announced today
Judge Hay wa9 selected Saturday by
the state and the defense to sit iii the
case, but it was found that the docket in
his own court is so heavy he will be un
able to handle any additional cases.
Prosecutor Claris Adams said he would
insist that the case be tried in the neat
future and efforts are being made to ob
tain another judge.
The defendants are Adrian Van Cleave.
Frank Kemp. John Douglass, Charles
Whitesell, Edward Morrell and William
Minert.
Boy Burglar Sent
to Farm for Year
Clarence E. Hosmer. 19. charged with
burglary and grand larceny, today was
sentenced in the criminal court to the In
diana state farm for a year.
Hosmer. when arrested, had in his
possession a watch said to belong to Mrs.
H. E. McHolme, but as there was no evi
dence to show that he entered the home,
the court sentenced him for having in
his possession stolen property.
Haskell charged with vehicle
taking, was found -not guilty and was
ordered discharged by Judge Collins.
The court forfeited a SSOO bond pre
sented in behalf of William R. Reed when
he failed to report to the court today.
Lawrence Leppert was on the bond, ac
cording to the court.
BRITISH |U EE >: MOTHER ILL.
LONDON. Maj -.’4.—During a violent
fir of coughing, due to a severe attack
of bronchitis, the Queen Mother Alexun
dria burst a small blood vessel in the
eye. which has impaired hir vision.
piPf-pi What’s What
U In Indianapolis
Hgy h f;■ “Know Tour Own
.MM Home Town ”
(•£)' the Rejerence Department, Indianapilts
Public Library, C. £■ Rush, Librarian )
What noted men lectured to the pioneers of Indianapolis?
Noteworthy among the lecturers they listened to in the early days
were John B. Gough, Fred Douglass, Ralph Waldo Emerson and
Wendell Phillips.
When did the first train come into Indianapolis?
The first train came over the railroad built between Madison and
Indianapolis iu October, 1847. It ran at the rate of twelve miles an
hour.
What Is the Bertha Bailard Home?
This home, under the control of a board of trustees from the West
ern Yearly Meeting of Friends, was erected iu 1900 by William H.
Ballard as a memorial to his daughter Bertha, its purpose is to
supply a borne for young women wage-earners at a moderate cost.
The home can accommodate seventy-seven girls and is self-support
ing. It is located at 411 North Delaware street.
Twenty.)
Jttbiatra Paita Sitnee
Entered as Second Class Matter. July 15, 1914, at
Postoffice, Indianapolis, Ind., under act March 3. 1879.
COAL QUESTION
THRESHED OUT
ATCONFERENCE
1
State Institutions Must Get
Supplies or Close, Of
ficials Say.
DATA GIVEN TO BOARD
At the conference this after
noon between members of the In
diana public service commission, su
perintendents of the co,al carrying
railway companies of Indiana and va
rious officers of coal associations of
the state, ways and means provid
ing for the shipment of coal to the
state institutions were to be devised.
Unless a plan is found that will tn
i sure Immediate delivery of fuel to the
| state farm and other institutions, plants
: at these places will soon be forced to
| close, it was stated by J. W. McCardie,
j vice chairman of the public service
| oimmission.
A combination of strikes and the sbort
j iige of railroad cars reduced the coai
nutptut more than 11)0.000 tons Saturday
and caused idleness In 113 mines in the
! coal field.
Twenty-four mines in the Terre Haute
j field, with an average daily output of
20.000 tons, were Idle because the miners
refused to work on Saturday, in compli
ance with their tve-day week demand.
ROADS REPRESENTED
AT THE CONFERENCE.
Present at th hearing were the super
intendents of the following coal-carrying
railroads of the state: Pennsylvania. Big
Four. Monon.-Terre Haute, Chicago A
Southeastern; Evapsvllle A Indian’:. Chi
cago & Eastern Illlonois. Southern and
Baltimore & Ohio railroads.
In addition to the above Carl J.
Fletcher of Indianapolis, secretary of
the Knox County Coai Operators' asso
eiation: Jonas Waffle of Terre Haute,
representing the Indiana Coal Tride Bu
reau. and C. G. Hall, Terre Haute, repre
senting the Indiana Coal Operators' as
- sociatlon. also were present.
With the members of the public <*rv
ice commission. Maurice C. Rh*lton, state
purchasing agent, appeared st th con
ference. ready to offer assistance from
data ha has compiled regarding the coal
situation as it affects the various state
institutions.
Mr. Shelton was awaiting word from
a mine In the southern part of the state,
with which he has negotiated, regarding
the purchase of several carloads of coal,
for the state farm, to he used in the
brick plant there.
MAY BE FORCED
TO CLOSE PLANT.
Word from the superintendent was to
the effect that only a few days' sup-
I ply remained on hand, and that unless
a supply was received at once, the plant
would be forced to close.
Mention was made at the conference of
the unwillingness of coal companies and
: mines of the state to enter into any long
i term contracts with the state for furniab
-1 lng .corl, because of unfavorable produc
tion conditions.
A plan was suggested by Mr, Shelton
i that the state purchase 100 coal cara that
could be set nt nnv mine desired, and
thus the state would be in a poaifion to
demand better prices for coal.
The primary purpose of the conference,
as stated by E. I. Lewis, chairman of
the commission, was to get detailed In
formation relative to the movement of
cars and the production of coal and also
, to consider the co&mlVsion's Jurisdiction
in handling the situation.
EXPECT AG RE EM EXT
BY MINE WORKERS
WILKESBAItRE, Pa.. May 24.—With
John Lewis, international president of
th United Mine Workers confident that
a strike will lie averted, 500 delegates
representing more than 175.000 anthracite
mine workers, met in special reconvened
tri-district convention her* today.
Propositions for settling the wage ques
tion to be placed before the contention
'according to information here are:
A tentative agreement prepared by
William B. Wilson, secretary* of labor,
providing wage increases exceeding the
15 per cent advance offered by the
operators prior to the deadlock and Presi
dent Wilson's plan to appoint a commis
sion of three members.
L
27 MEN SEIZED
IN FOUR RAIDS
Police Busy Raiding Gambling
Houses and Craps Games.
Twenty-seven men were arrested In
four week-end gambling raids.
“Bill" Malone. 40, and ten other negroes
were arrested when the morals squad
raided 401 West North street.
Malone is charged with keeping a gam
bling house.
William Hill, 35. and five other negrops
were arrested by Sergt. Warren, who
raided 87014 Massachusetts avenue.
Lieut. Woollen arrested Cecil Dickey,
23, 414 South Meridian street, and Pe
ter Swartz, 28, 1506 South East street, in
a raid on a gambling game at Ray
street and the Pennsylvania railroad.
i Sergt. Marren and a squad raided 1130
East Twenty-second street, Rnd arrested
■ Frank Martin, 33, and six other men.
who arl alleged to have been shooting
j craps.
INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, MAY 24, 1920.
Stole 60 Cents
Worth of Bread?
William R. Brackett, 2747 Baum
street, was bound over to the grand
Jury under SSOO bonds In city court
today charged with stealing 60 cents
worth of bread from the store of
Bert Selvy. Twenty-seventh and An
nette streets.
Brackett was identified as the man
who stole the bread, although he in
sisted that be was at home in bed at
the time.
He told the court he had seven chil
dren.
\
TRY TO SLAY
MACLAY HOYNE
FROM AMBUSH
Would-Be Assassins in Chicago
Fail Twice to Murder
State’s Attorney.
CHICAGO, May 24.—Every availa
ble detective in Chicago today was
placed on the trail of would-be as
sassins who made two attempts Sun
day night on the life of Maclay
Hovne, state’s attorney of Cook
county.
In both attempts rifle shots were fired
into Mr. Hovne's residence in an ex
clusive neighborhood of the south side.
Two shots were fired.
The first crashed through a window in
the third story of the residence early
Sunday morning.
The second bullet was fired into the
Hoyne home late at night, narrowly
missing Francis J. Hoyne, the state at
torney's 15-year-old son, whose silhouette
reflected on the drawn shade of bU
room, and apparently was the target of
the person firing the shot.
The attempt at assassination followed
the receipt by Mr. Hoyne of numerous
letters, threatening death, burning of his
home and other violence.
Some bore “black hand” signatures.
Fifi’s Cigarets Stun Women
PHILADELPHIA, Mar 24—Fifi
Widener. who startled Philadelphia
society when she eloped to Knox
ville, Tenn., and was married to Car
ter Randolph Leidy las* January,
h* again shocked the staid matrons
of fashionable Rlttenhouse square
The bride, who returned recently
from the south with her husband,
made her first public appearance at
the P.ittenhouse square flower mart
Saturday. She sold white carnations
from a basket.
CROWDS POUR IN
FOR CONVENTION
200.000 Persons Clamor for 13,-
250 Coliseum Seats.
Bt GEORGE II HOLMES.
Staff Correspondent of the International
News
CHICAGO. May 24 Two weeks from
today a veritable avalanche of humanity
will pour Into Chicago, swamping hotels,
rooming house* and private domiciles.
Two weeks from tomorrow the tem
porary chairman of the republican na
tional convention- yet to be selected —will
bang hia gavel and start what promises
to be one of the most bitterly fought
! nominating conventions in year*
Already the committee on arrangements
is faced with an unprecedented situation.
Despite the Increased seating space
provided In the historic coliseum, there
are today twenty applicants for every
seat In the galleries.
And the number grows hourly.
Previous convention'. have seated
slightly more than 12.0fi0 people.
It was then estimated that not another
soul could be squeezed into the building.
Rut the committee did the miraculous
| and added more than 1,000 seats this year.
■ realizing that interest in the convention
this year is greater than in years.
Today the committee was about ready
to throw up its hands.
There are accommodations for 13,230
people.
And there are to date nearly 200.000
people trying to get them
Already Chicago Is taking on a con
vention aspect.
The c dlnary hotel rooms which rented
several weeks ago for $3.50, has crept up
to $5 flat.
It will keep on creeping until Just be
fore the avalanche descends.
Then It will break into a sprint.
KIEV REPORTED
RETAKEN BY REDS
Poles Retire in Good Order,
Says London Dispatch.
LONDON’. May 21. —An unconfirmed
report that the Russian bolshevik troops
have recaptured Kiev, capital of
Ukralnla. from the Poles and Ukrainians,
was received in Vienna from Lemberg,
said a Vienm* dispatch to the Daily Ex
press today.
The Russians were said to have re
taken the city after a six hours' bom
bardment, the Poles retiring in good
order.
Poland is threatening to declare war,
against tho new state of Czecho Slovakia
as a consequence of clashes in the dis
puted Teschen area, acccordlng to an
other dispatch to the Daily Express, from
Vienna.
A grave situation is developing In the
Teschen zone, where a plebiscite is about
to be held.
The Teschen district is the seat of
valuable coal deposits.
The German, Polish and Czecho-Slo
vaki-an frontiers meet there.
Both Poland and Czecho-Slovakia have
concentrated troops Just outside the zone
and bloodshed has occurred during patrol
skirmishes.
Morgan Says Measles
Epidemic Is Serious
Dr. Herman G. Morgan secretary of
the city board of health, announced to
day that the measles epidemic iu the
city continued to ue n!ann ! n,t.
He emphasize'! the necessity of pre
cautionary measures to prevent; increase
of deatli rate, wblen has risen to about
16.5 per cent.
Between 600 and 700 cases of raeasules
have been reported weekly to the board,
and lack of care of patients has in
creased the death rate. Dr. Morgan said.
REBELSDID NOT
KILL CARRANZA,
PRESIDENTTOLD
Washington Agent Takes Mes
sage From Obregon to
Whitehouse.
WANT U. S. FRIENDSHIP
WASHINGTON, May 24—-Gen.
Obregon, leader of the Mexican revo
lution, has made overtures to Presi
dent Wilson.
Luis Morones, Mexican labor lead
er and an agent of the revolutionists
here, today presented to Secretary
Tumulty a message from Gen. Obre
gon to President Wilson.
Gen. Qbregon's message assured the
president of the desire of the new gov
ernment in Mexico to maintain friendly
relations with the United States, and
emphatically stated that the revolution
ists had nothing to do with the killing
of President Carranza.
DOUBT REWARD
OUT FOR VILLA.
No official report of the offering by the
defacto government of a reward of 100,009
pesos for the capture of Francisco Villa,
dead or a'ive. has been received at the
confidential agency of the Mexican pro
visional government here.
In the absence of official news press
dispatches telling of a price being put
on the head of Villa were not credited
by revolutionary leaders.
"At last reports, negotiations between
the defacto government and Francisco
Villa were progressing satisfactorily.''
was the statement made at the agency.
IT. 8. OFFICIALS
WATCH CONGRESS.
United States officials here are watch
ing with interest the proceedings of the
Mexican federal congress which convenes
today in Mexico City for the selection of
a provisions! president.
Belief was expressed that Adolfo He La
Huerta, governor of Sonora and political
head of the revolution, would be the
choice of congress, though it was ad
mitted that Gen. Pabio Gonzales has a
The flower mart has always been a
highly proper function and the pa
tronesses were given a jar when the
17 year-old bride strode about, coolly
smoking a cigaret. Not one mono
grammed cigaret did she consume,
but more than a dozen.
Mrs Leidy went about with a
group of girls who cast many
glances at her cigarets, but no oae
dared follow her example.
The bride paid no attention to the
looks which were cast In her direc
tion.
THREATEN STRIKE
ON IRISH ROADS
Men Rack Engineers, Who Re
fuse to Haul Arms.
KINGSTOWN. Ireland . May 24 Rail
road men. meeting here, decided to call
a general strike of ait railroad worker*
In Ireland if two engineer* who refused
to drive trains carrying munitions, were
discharged.
Dock worker* in Kingstown harbor
refused to unload the munitions con
signed to Dublin when the steamer ar
rived from London.
The war materials were unloaded by
soldiers, bur the engineer* refused to
move the supplies,
Dt’BLlN. May 24. Reports that par
'eys had been opened between the Brlt
i*h government and the Sinn Fein could
not be confirmed In official circles lute
today.
Sir Arthur Greenwood, chief secretary
for Ireland, said he knew nothing of th->
rumored negotiations.
The city of Dublin is surrounded by
soldiers.
Announcement of the resignation of ‘-'tr
John Taylor, who for forty years ha*
been principal secretary for Ireland, wa*
made today.
SIX BANDITS ROB
BANK OF $165,000
Find Cashier Alone. Beat Him
Unconscious.
PITTSBURG, Pa. May 24. Six armed
and masked men entered the First Na
tional bank at Flndleyvllle Just before
noon today, and after beating John
Jones, the assistant, cashier, into uncon
sciousness, esonped in an automobile
with $150,000 In securities and $15,000
in cash.
Jones was alone in the bank at the
time. A posse was formed a few min
utes after the robbery occurred and
is reported to be close behind the ban
dits.
ALLIED COUNCIL
TO STAY ON JOB
Fear Treaties May Be Evaded
if Grip Relaxed.
LONDON, May 2i.-The inter allied su
prenie council—Great Britain, France and
Italy has no Intention of delegating any
large degree of authority to the league of
nations until Europe has become stabil
ized and until France, Great Britain and
Italy are satisfied that the chief pro
visions of the various treaties will be
carried out, it was learned from an of
ficial source today.
This mean# the real power in Europe
will lie in the hands of the same rna
chinery that exercised it during peace
negotiations.
The three nations are convinced that,
if they relax their grip, important
clauses of the peace treaties might be
evaded.
Having fought a terribly expensive
war, the “big three" intend to reap what
fruits they can and at the same time
direct affairs back into normal channels.
Anderson Will Rule
on Miners Wednesday
Judge Albert B. Anderson of the fed
eral court will rule on the demurrer filed
in the case of (numbers of the United
Mine Workers of America and coal
operators, charged with violation of tile
Lever act, Wednesday, It was announced
today.
The demurrer, which was filed by
Charles Evans Hughes, contends that the
Lever act is unconstitutional.
Attorneys in the ease been noti
fied to appear Wednesday,,
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Wilson Would Accept Mandate
1
WASHINGTON, May 24.—President Wilson today sent a request
to congress for authority for the United States to take a mandate over
Armenia, in compliance with the request of the San Remo conference.
CREEK GIVES UP
BODY OF WOMAN
Dislodged From a Sand Bar
Near Capitol Avenue.
Following nearly five days of continu
ous dragging Fall creek gave up the
body of Miss Lucy Fink. 36, who com
mitted suicide last Wednesday night, to
day.
The body was dislodged from a sand
bar west of the Capitol avenue bridge,
nearly two squares away from the point
where the woman left her coat and hat
and a suicide note.
The body was recovered by Patrolmen
Bernaur, Fagin and Ciask.
A reward of SIOO offered by E. W.
Bnllweg, 2151 North Meridian street, for
whom the gir! worked, and a similar re
ward offered by John C. Kink of Nor
wood. 0., the girl's brother, will go to
the police pension fund.
Fink said his sister’s body will be
taken to Sunman, Ind.. where funeral
services will be held Wednesday.
The body was removed from the creek
to the city morgue.
Carranza Special Dingy Train
SLAIN PRESIDENTS BODY TAKEN TO CAPITAL
MEXICO CITY, May 24.-A dingy lit
tle train of three wooden coaches today
brought the remains of Venustlano Car
ranza. murdered president of Mexico,
back to his former capital.
Drawn by a rusty, crippled engine, the
train slowly puffed its way into the city
at 5:50 a. m on the narrow gauge rail
way.
Not more than 150 persons witnessed
the arrival of the body.
The faithful watchers Included most of
the diplomatic corps.
George Summerlin. the American
charge, was conspicuous in a high silk
hat.
The other watchers were chiefly news
papermen. photographers and the mourn
ing-clad members of the dead president's
family.
A few men from the Carranza regime,
who had not fled the capital with their
chief, were waiting.
They also were dressed In mourning.
GO DOW N YARDS
TO MEET TRAIN.
The sun was Just rising when railroad
officials announced the train was ap
proaching the station and would stop at
a crossing about 200 yards away.
When the word was passed about the
little crowd filed down the tracks through
the early dawn.
As the. train stopped at. the crossing a
band of faithful Carranza soldiers who
had acted a a it# guards, clambered stiffly
to the ground.
They were ragged, dirty and unshaven
from days of the hardest kind of cam
paigning In the mountain# of Puebla.
Reverently, sombrero# in band, the
soldiers lifted a rough wooden box from
cne of the coaches.
It was the casket containing the body
Expert's Survey Expected to Urge
Creation of New County Board
Advocating the creation of a board
which can assist the Marion county com
missioners in managing the various
county institutions, Henry C’. Wright,
an expert In institutional management,
who recently completed a survey of
county institutions, today advised the
commissioners in a letter that his report
had been forwarded to Indianapolis.
Dr. Wright indicated in bis letter,
which was received by the commission
ers. that his report contains recom
mendations which can be accomplished
and successfully carried out by the com
missioners if they so desire.
"I have given considerable thought to
the question of relieving your office of
some of the burdens indicated by you iu
our last conference." Dr. Wriglit wrote,
“and have finally concluded that it is
wise to recommend tia creation of a
board which can assist you in carrying
on some of your work."
REPORT AWAITED
WITH INTEREST.
The official report of Dr. Wright's sur
vey is anxiously awaited by the com
missioners as he Intimat'd that some of
h's recommendations would be very trank
In an effort to improve conditions at
certain institutions iu the county.
Dr. Wright also sent the commissioners
an Itemized account, of his expenses,
which totaled $lB4, and under the agree
ment at the time of his employment- the
commissioners agreed to pay biui si,ooo
over nnd above his expenses.
President Lewis George stated that
Dr. Wright had informed him before
completing his examination that he
would never recommend the transfering
of the prisoners from the present Marion
county jail to the abandoned workhouse
as vns suggested by Judge James A.
Collins of the criminal court.
"The chief objection to the workhouse
being used as a Jail," said President
George, “is the Inadequate means for
guarding and protecting prisoners aud
the problem of bringing prisoners to and
from the workhouse to the courts."
OFFER WORKHOUSE
LAND FOR GARDENS.
Mr. George said that the county com
missioners have turned over to the Pa
triotic Gardeners' association about twen
ty-eight acres of land at the workhouse,
■which citizens can use for garden lots
this summer.
The ground will be divided into 139
lots, according to Harry Mlesse. head of
the association, and as seventy-two plots
hnve already been assigned the re
mainder will be assigned iu order of
citizens making applications to the office
of the association on the third floor of
the city hall. •
Mr. George stated that it was his opin
ion that the workhouse would not be
used as a county jail, since the groahd
has been divided into garden lots.
Dr. Wright, when in the city making
his survey, stated to newspapermen that
the county jail, as far as the building
was concerned, is >ne of the best he has
seen, and that extensive improvements rre
needed to make the jail a sitisfaetory
institution.
(‘Good Wife JeweV;
Collectsjß; Prison
NEW YORK, May 24.—“A good
wife is a rare jewel. I have been a
good Jewel collector. That is why l
am in Sing Sing," thus writes C. E.
Wilson in the prison paper.
Wilson is serving five years as a
result of collecting eight Jewels.
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Indiana Harbor Man
Robbed in Chicago
CHICAGO. May 24.—Two suave, well
dressed strangers approached Joseph
Kubacki of Indiana Harbor today with
the story that they were looking for a
man to distribute SIO,OOO. Indiana
Harbors quota of a national charity
fund, and Joseph offered to take the job,
as he wasn’t working.
He gave S7OO cash as a bond, and found
on reaching home that the strangers had
given him three sll bills wrapped around
a wad of newspaper in place of the
SIO,OOO.
One Killed, 12 Hurt
as Train Hits Truck
HAZLETON. Pa., May 24.—Oliver
Moyer of Hazleton was killed and twelve
other persons were injured in a colli
sion between a Lehigh motor truck and
a Pennsylvania freight train near here
early today.
A heavy fog was responsible for the
crash.
■ f Carranza—draped in the national col
ors of red. green and white.
BODY TURNED OVER
TO DAUGHTERS.
Then as the sun rose the remnants
of the once proud Carranza troops—
a group of sleepless, hungry men—lifted
the casket solemnly on their shoulders
ard started the last march with their
chief.
It was an impressive testimony of
loyalty.
Followed by the mourners the little
band moved .off toward the Carranza
residence.
Diplomats and newspaper men brought
up the rear.
At the residence the procession broke
up and the holy was placed in posse*-
•lon of the dead president's daughters.
Julia and Virginia, who were to arrange
toi the funera,.
They planned to hold it either this
afternoon or tomorrow.
Rurlat will be in the Dolores ceme
tery—the cemetery of sorrows.
Late advices to Gen. Obregon's bead
quarters stated that only one other per
son in the Carranza party was killed in
addition to the late president—Gen. Pas
cunl Morelos Y Molina.
Both were slain in their sleep.
Official information indicates that Her
rero was inspired by revenge.
His father was recently executed by
orders of Carranza and Minister Luis
Csbrera.
Herrero, with a guerrilla band, joined
the Carranza party at Patla, in the moun
tains, and offered to escort them as an
advance guard.
After the nttack Herrero is said to
have taken sixty men from the Carran
zista party with him when he fled.
Their fate is unknown.
I Dr. Wright is a director of the hos
! pital and institutional bureau of <on
sultation in New- York "lty, and la con
sidered one of the best vutborlties tn the
country on institutional management.
nts recommendations on tu* care of
the county insane are expected to cause
much diacussslon, as be indicated while
here that the state should fake care of
tbr insane and not the countv.
CONGRESS WAY •
BEHIND IN WORK
Calendar Jammed and Recess
Due in Eleven Days.
WASHINGTON. May 24.—With only
eleven days remaining before congress
recesses for the national political con
ventions, several of the most important
legislative questions remain to be settled.
The general appropriations bills, with
the exception of the army appropriation
bill and the sundry civil bills, have been
passed by both houses.
The naval and agriculture appropria
tion bills are deadlocked in conference.
The passage of all appropriations be
fore the contemplated recess is absolutely
necessary.
The national conventions will not be
over in time for the passage of these
measures following the recess and before
July 1, when they become effective.
Two questions, the soldier bonus and
the increased salaries desired by the pos
tal employes, have not been acted upon
by either house.
The soldier bonus legislation will be
taken up in the house tomorrow or
Wednesday.
The postal salary problem can uot be
taken up until the congressional com
mittee having the matter in charge re
ports.
The progressive senators practically
have the question of recess in their
power.
They are contending for the considera
tion of the Kendrick-Kenyon bill to
regulate the packing industry.
If the measure is pressed to block
other business both proponents and op
ponents will aid in the filibuster, caus
ing all but appropriation bills to be laid
aside.
The minimum wage bill for federal em
ployes is being urged for passage by
Senator Johnson, republican of Cali
fornia.
Says God Ordered
Him to Kill Child
MOSS POINT, Miss., May 24.—" Acting
under God's orders.” Louis Smith, ship
yard worker of this city, late Sunday
killed his 4-year-old daughter Lula by
strangling her to death.
i
CUTHERBERT, Ga., May 24.—Mental
derangement from long Illness Is said to
have caused Mrs. William H. Ward of
Cutherbert to cut the throats of herself
nnd four of her five children with, a razor
asleep in an adjoining room.
One of the children died from the in
juries, two others are said to be in a
serious condition, but the fourth child
and mother are expected to recover.
DR. WALSH TO LECTURE.
Dr. J. J. Walsh of New Fork, medical
director of Fordham university school of
sociology, will lecture on
tlon” herp on the evening of June 6 §n
der the auspices of the Indianapolis coun
cil of the Knights of Cohimbus,
NO. 11.
DOESN’T KNOW
WHO FINANCES
WOOD, HE SAYS
Hitchcock Claims $15,000 Spent
in New Jersey Was Largest
From Fund.
REED DEMANDS FACTS
WASHINGTON. May 24.— Denial
that he possessed any knowledge of
the use of a ‘‘slush fund In Gen.
Wood’s campaign” was made today
by Frank H. Hitchcock, one of the
Wood managers, before the senate
subcommittee appointed to investi
gate the preconvention campaign ex
penditures and contributions of the
presidential aspirants of both the re
publican and democratic parties.
Hitchcock was the first witness
called by donator Kenyon, republican of
lowa, chairman of the sub-committee.
“There is no intention to aid or in
jure any of the various presidential can
didates in any party,” Senator Kenyon
said at the outset. i
MEMOEY HAZY
ON EXPENDITURES.
Hitchcock professed to have a very
hazy knowledge of the extent of the
Wood campaign expenditures and con
tributions.
He said he was acting “only in a
supervisory capacity" in the Wood cam
f paign. and contended if a Wood “slnsh
fund” existed the various treasurers of
the Wood campaign would h.ave informa
tion regarding it and not him.
He suggested William Cooper Proctor,
in charge of the Wood western headquar
ters at Chicago, would probably be able
t shed more light than anyone else on
the Wood expenditures and contribu
! tions.
He asserted the Chicago headquarters
tad sent money into eastern states when
the eastern headquarters at New York
City had a deficit and was “broke.”
H tchcock said $15,000 sent into New
Jersey from the national headquarters
of Wood's campaign was the largest
amount spent from the fund in any state.
In Maryland, he said, $12,500 was spent,
but contended that in most states the
allotment was less than SIO,OOO.
Some states got nothing, he said, cit
ing New York, where he said local con
tributions financed the campaign.
In the New England states. Hitchcock
testified, the limit contributed to any
state from Wood's national fund was
$5,000.
REED DEMANDS
REAL FACTS.
Senator Reed, a democratic member of
the investigating committee, halted .the
, questioning to demand that the commit
tee make a rule either to get specific tes
timony or to require a written statement.
The Michigan campaign, Hitchcock
said, was financed by local people and
no money was spent from the national
funds.
He ronld give no idea as to how much
was raised in Michigan and Wisconsin
and nothing was sent from national head
quarters to Rhode Island, Connecticut or
Delaware.
Illinois and Ohio were financed from
western headquarters. Hitchcock stated,
adding that he opposed contests in both
of these states.
Hitchcock said that he know nothing
about disbursements from Chicago head
quarters.
The Dnpont interests contributed to
Wood's campaign in Delaware, the wit
ness declared.
As to Ohio, Hitchcock said big ex
penditnres were made, hut from the
Chicago headquarters to the Wood cam
paign.
Hitchcock said he knew nothing abont
the Wood publicity campaign because
that, too, was conducted from Chicago.
Answering questions by Senator Ken
yon. Hitchcock denied he had set u*
contesting delegations in southern states
ard “don't intend to," he added.
VEGRO BROUGHT
INTO TESTIMONY.
He asserted reports from Georgia that
1 the "opposition" to Wood was spending
i a great deal of money caused Wood’s
managers to Fend SIO,OOO into that state.
Pressed to tell who the "opposition”
was. he said he did not know, but that
its leader was Hemy Lincoln Johnson, a
negro politician.
He said the so-called Wood delegation
in Mississippi was not a legally elected
■ one and said that he had had nothing
! to do with it for that reason.
| Senator Reed wanted to know where
: “real headquarters” are and who had
general direction and management.
Hitchcock replied that headquarters
| were "where Gen. Wood is."
That is generally Chicago, he added.
Senator Reed cross-examined Hitch
] cock and asked about salaries paid em
! plpyes at Wood headquarters, the t.um
ber of employes, the size of headquar
ters., etc.
Hitchcock declared he did not know
: any of these things.
Hitchcock said he knew that the cam
-1 paign, which consisted largely of cir
i culariztng the country, was "unneces
i sarily large."
! ‘‘lt *was a mistake to have such ex
tensive headquarters,' he paid, “as it took
all the money that was given.”
EVADES DIRECT
QUESTION OF REED.
Going back to specific contributions
from the Wood headquarters to various
states. Hitchcock listed the following.
Alabama, $2,500; Massachusetts. $5,000;
Vermont, less than $5,000; Pennsylvania,
nothing; Connecticut, nothing; Rhode
Island, nothing.
Reed asked how many paid workers for
Wood .were sent out to travel about the
country “setting up fences" for Wood.
“I don’t favor that, so under me, it
wouldn’t be done."
CAME LIKE CIRCUS,
WHEELING MAN SAYS.
I)r. Randolph J. Hersey, Wheeling W.
Va., submitted a brief statement of the
expenses of Senator Howard Suther
land’s campaign.
He said $473 was contributed and $445
of it spent for printing.
Mersey was questioned about Wood
expenditures in the state.
“We wouldn't have bad to spend as
much as we did if it had not been for
Wood's invasion,*’ be said.
"Gross extravagance was Indulged iu
on behalf of Wood.
“He came into the state just like a
circus.
“They hired bands and had private
street cars to carry Wood speakers from
town to town.
Angus McSween. Hiram Johnson’s east
ern manager, was the next witness.
lie submitted a list of coptributors and
expenditures.
He said the eastern organization con
sists of three men, a woman and two
stenographers.
Alexander McCabe, state insurance com
missioner of California, bad charge of
western headquarters.
The contributions, McSween said,
totaled $68,130.
The largest was from R. B. Stras
burger. Morristown. Pa., who gave $27,40).
Among other listed w%re
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