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THE WEATHER
Thunder showers tonight;
Thursday fair; cooler.
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lOVERNOR MUM
lON CALL FOR
[ EXTRA SESSION
■ives Evasive Replies on Being
I Queried Concerning Report
of Proposed Action.
Itate IN NEED OF FUNDS
■ Got. Goodrich doesn't know anything
■bout a special session of the legislature.
■ He said so today.
B “Are you planning a conference with
Barren T. McCray, Edmund M. Wasmuth
of State Otto Klauss?” he
asked.
they come in I probably will see
Hem,” was the reply.
H'Will you discuss a special session?”
His the next question.
don’t know anything about It. T
■n't help what you fellows print,” was
Ke reply.
■ Not two minutes before this conversa-
Bon occurred a man very close to the
Bovernor made the statement that the
■uestlon of a special session to appro
priate funds for state institutions will be
definitely settled by tomorrow.
■TATE INSTITUTIONS
Bf NEED OF FUNDS.
■ That a special session of the legisla-
Hre is inevitable has been apparent for
Ronths.
■ The state Institutions have not suf
dclent appropriations to continue their
Maintenance.
■ Auditor Klauss has Issued a statement
■ which he declared he would not draw
B>r the maintenance of state institutions
mom funds other than those appropri
ated for that purpose.
B The state's fiscal year ends Sept. 30.
BAt this time there is virtually no
■oney in the funds for the state instl-
Biions and therefore nothing with which
B operate them until the end of the
■resent fiscal year.
Bhinking or caul
Boa A LONG TIME.
B The governor has been on the point of
Idling a special session almost con-
Bnually since he has been in ofTice.
■ Affairs came to a head last year when
■ was found the state institutions could
H>t exist until the end of the fiscal year
■ithout more funds.
■ The governor was on the point of call-
Btg a special session and bad announced
Hat such a session would be called
■hen Eie Stansburv. attorney general,
Hipeared with a "convenient" opinion in
■hich he said ths auditor had the legal
Bower to draw from the funds for tpe
Hollowing year to support the institutions
muring the current year.
B The auditor later drew on the general
Hnd for SIOO,OOO fur institutional main
he issued an ultimatum to the
effect that he would not do it again and
that there must be new appropriations.
ABOUT $300,000
WILL BE NECESSARY.
He estimates that a total of $300,000
orer and above the Institutional fund
and the governor's emergency contingent
fund of $150,000 will be necessary.
Meanwhile other events transpired.
A citizen'* committee working in the
interest of the proposed war memorial
building to house the national hcadquar
bar* of the American legion called upon
the governor and asked about a special
session. 1
He promised that the matter would be
taken up at such a session.
Then came the questions of the ratifi
cation of the federal suffrage amendment.
Pressure was brought to bear by
friends of suffrage to bring about a spe
cial session for the ratification of the
amendment.
GOVERNOR'S PROMISE
TO SUFFRAGISTS.
Thia the governor promlued on condi
tion that the suffragists obtain the
pledges of a majority of the members
of the assembly to take up nothing but
the ratification of the suffrage amend
nßßus was finally accomplished and when
rSa session was held the question* of
appropriations and of a war memorial
building were entirely ignored.
I.ater in his speaking tour of the state
in which the governor attempted to ex
plain his administration a sesalon waa
premised within a short time.
It waa never called.
The governor did, however, send a let
ter to members of the assembly outlining
eighteeen matters which he believed
should come before such a session.
Bills including the points outlined al
ready have been prepared by the state
administration.
The opinion of persons at the state
house seems to be that a special session
must be called, but that oue person’s
guess is as good as another when a de
cision la up to the governor.
ILLINOIS COURT
NULLS VOTE LAW
2olds Neighbor State's 1919
Primary Act Illegal.
SPRINGFIELD, 111., June 16.—Tarty
machinery in Illinois was wiped out to
dav by a decision of the state supreme
court, which held the state primary act
of 1910 unconstitutional.
The decision restores the primary act
as amended in 1913.
Attorney General Brundage declared
the question necessitates another election
of precinct county and state central com-
I mltteemen and appellate court clerks in
l September.
' The decision was a blow to Mayor Wil
liam Hale Thompson of Chicago, as it
took from him control of the Cook county
machinery and gives it to the Deneen-
Brundage factions.
It leaves In doubt the standing of the
presidential electors and trustees of the
tafcdverslty of Illinois, who were selected
tunaer the new primary law.
The law was held unconstitutional on
the ground that it grants too much arbi
trary power to the county committee.
The decision also is believed to invali
date the election of Illinois' fifty-eight
delegates to the democratic national con
vention.
PULL MAN OUT OF
CANAL; HE DIES
First Seen Floating in Water
i Near 27th Street.
[ One honr after he had been taken from
Lhe canal near Twenty-seventh street,
fckatthew Seferman. 82, of 942 West Twen-
HLeventh street, died at the City hos
today.
was seen walking on the
bridge at Twenty-ninth street and
Ht>rt time later he was seen by E. F.
Been, 545 West Twenty-sixth street, and
Stein, 1229 Eugene street, floating
the canal near Twenty-seventh
men rescued him and Motor Po-
Bemen Schlangen and Dalton sent him
9 the City hospital.
Hgeferman is survived by two daugh
■n. Mrs. C. H. Vail, with whom ha
Eade his home, and Mrs. Peak,
■49 North State avenue, anil one son,
Andrew Seferman, of Anderson, Ind.
iMr. Seferman came to Indianapolis
■boat tea years ago from Madison, Ind. 1
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Norwegian Cabinet
Resigns in a Body
LONDON, June 13.—The Norweigian
cabinet, headed by Premier Knudsen, has
resigned as a result of dissatisfaction
over government expenditures, said a
News Agency dispatch from Christiania
today.
Dr. Halversen, leader of the conserva
tives in the storthingen is expected to
form anew ministry.
Detroit Invention
Will Save Much Coal
DETROIT, June 16.—Elbridge C. Col
lins, local refrigerating engineer, has
perfected an invention which will reduce
coal consumption in the United States by
100,000,000 tons annually, it was claimed
here today.
The new method which employs sul
phur dioxide gas raises the maximum ef
ficiency of coal to SO per cent of its po
tential energy.
Efficiency under methods now in vogue
is 18 per cent, it is said.
Successful demonstrations of the sys
tem are being conducted at Collins’ ex
periment station here, it was said.
OUSTED FIGHTERS
TO WAR FOR JOBS
Mexico Cuts Army and Faces
Another Revolution.
LAREDO, Tex., June 18— Mexico is
threatened with another revolution in
the near future as a result of the con
templated action of Gen. P. Elias Calles,
minister of war and snarlne. to cut the
Mexican army down one-half, according
to travelers reaching the border from
Mexico City today.
Considerable adverse comment is
heard in Mexico City, especially among
army officers who already have been
discharged.
These men. who have been soldiers for
the last ten years, are unfitted for other
kinds of work and are In danger of be
coming dependents.
Common soldiers protest they will not
heed the manifesto urging them to re
turn to work on the ranches and in the
mines.
Some of the bolder spirit* declare they
are ready to follow any dissatisfied
leaders who may undertake an enterprise
against the government.
It another revolution should occur
and the government should be attacked
by an army of trained ex-soldiers it
may be necessary for the Mexican gov
ernment to seek outside aid, it is saul
by officials in Mexico City.
These same officials say it would be
necessary for Mexico to Import arms
from the United States if possible, and
tuat the closest co-operation would be
necessary between the Mexican govern
ment and the United States government
to bring lasting peace. •
MEXICO IS SHORT
$250,000,000
MEXICO CITY. .Tone 18.—It will re
quire nearly $250,000,000 to put Mexico
bark on her feet and enable her to make
overdue Interest payments on the na
tional debt, according to the treasury
department today.
In addition to interest payments there
are many claims for revolutionary dam
age to be met.
The government is planning to rail
a conference of leading bankers soon
to adopt ways and means of re estab
lishing the national credit among the
nations of the world.
DIAZ REPORTED
ASSASSINATED
BAX ANTONIO, Tex., June 16.—Gen.
Felix Diaz, leader of the Feliclsta fac
tion, now in arms again*t Obregon, ha*
been assasssinated.
This information was contained in an
unconfirmed report received by military
autborltie* here from Nogales, Sonora,
today.
Diaz, the report said, was killed by
one of his own followers following a
dispute over back salaries.
Here’s Cheer News:
Rain Tonight, Cooler
HOURLY' TEMPERATURE,
ft a- m 75 11 a. m. SI
7 a. m 7ft 12 m 96
S a. 30 ] p. S7
0 a. m 82 2 p. m 87
10 a. m S3
Cheer up, the w..rst is over,
i So said the weather man today.
From another of the "hottest days of
the year” the temperature dropped to
day to a maximum of 87, reached at
1 p. m.
The weather man promised showers
tonight, cooler tomorrow.
Collins Turns Deaf
Ear and Appeal Made
An appeal to the supreme court was
filed today by attorneys for Charles
Small, alias Charles Short, 72, when a mo
tion for anew trial was overruled by
Judge James A. Collins In the Marlon
county criminal court.
Small, who was indicted on a charge
of false pretense, is alleged to have of
fered a varnish formula to Charles L.
Riddle and C. E. Dunham, 220 South Me
ridian street, and obtained money fraud
ulently.
Special Judge Frank S. Robey heard the
case.
Who Drove Elwell to His Death?
Police Ask as They Follow Clew
NEW YORK, June 16.—Two new angles in the mystery of the death
of Joseph Brown Elwell, whist expert and sportsman, aroused the interest
of the police today.
First, they sought to learn the identity of the man who drove him to
his home on West Seventieth street.
With a view to finding this man, an effort is being made to round up
all who saw Elwell in the dancing resort which he left with the announced
intention of going home.
It was expected he would be in custody within a few hours.
The other angle has its apex in the
demimonde.
The question confronting the police is:
Did Elwell, the exquisite, indulge his
“Mr. Hyde” proclivities occasionally in
the unbridled license of the underworld?
Men who knew the whist expert as a
race track follower have told the police
he sometimes descended to the “lower
levels” in search of pleasure and excite
ment.
“CONQCESTS” OF
MANY WOMEN.
The cloud he had thrown over his
“conquests" among the women of his own
set remained ns impenetrable as ever, the
police said.
More evidence of the presence of wom
en—evidence that women used his home
as a rendezvous—was found by the po- j
lice, but it led nowhere.
In addition to the silken kimono-found j
3lti&iana Daily ©imts
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DENIES PLEAS FOR
EXTENSION WORK
Limit of New Water and Gas
Mains Already Ordered.
Delegations of property owners who
came before the meeting of the board of
work* today asking for the extension of
water and gas mains were told no more
work of that nature could be ordered by
the board this year, but that it would be
advisable for them to put in their pe
titions in order to be on the Il*t for
next year’s program.
The board sa.d petitions for wuter and
gas mains presented year before last
were Just being acted upon.
Property owners from Adams street
said they had been trying for five years
to get a gis main installed and that al
ways they met with the same excuse
from the board; that no more work of
that nature could be done that year.
Members of the delegation said there
were fourteen gas consumers to 560 feet
of main to be laid! on Adams street be
tween Nineteenth und Twentieth streets
and that there were a number of other*
who would use tb main if it were extend
ed on Adams street between Nineteenth
and Twentieth street*.
A delegation from the Methodiat hos
pital, headed by Dr. C. 8. Woods, came
before the board for an explanation of
the flooding of their basement Monday
evening as the result of the heavy rain.
I>r. Woods said nil th provisions aud
stores had to bo moved with consider
able expenacs to the ,hospltal and that
this work caused a lack of nttentlon to
some of the patient*.
The hoard ordered the e|ty engineering
department to investigate the cause of
the overflow.
Dr. Woods said the hospital would
construct a private sewer if the city en
gineering department would furnish the
specifications.
Plans were ordered for the vacation
of ail streets and alleys bounded on the
south by Perkins street, on the north by
Walnut street, on the east by Kealtng
street and on the west by the Belt rail
road.
Plan* also were ordered for the per
manent Improvement of Pennsylvania
street from Forty-third street to’ Forty
seventh street, and for the vacation of
Brightwood avenue from the Belt rail
road to the first alley south of Tenth
street.
The hid of SB.IB a lineal foot for prop
erty frontage and sl4 a lineal foot for
street intersections of the Marlon Coun
ty Construction Compuny for the Im
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CHIEF OF POLICE
KILLS ACCUSER
Faced With False Words
Against Railroader’s Folk.
MT. CARMEL, 111., June 16—Chief of
Police J. M. Bunn today shot and al
most instantly killed Ed E. Slanker, n
Big Four railroad engineer, In the busi
ness district of Mt. C'arinel.
Bunn was taken to a Jail in a neigh
boring county to prevent mob violence.
The shooting followed an argument in
which Slanker accused the police chief of
making false statements about members
cf the Slnaker family.
Bunn fired five shots, according to wit
nesses, one pier ing Slanker’s hand and
another penetrating his left side.
Bunn surrendered immediately to the
sheriff.
in the first search for clews, the police
today found three more articles worn by
women.
Tucked away in the servants' pantry
they found bails of wool and an un
finished wristlet.
The similarity between the manner of
Elwell's murder and that of Frederick
Rueckert, vice president of White Metals
Company, who was slain—he said, be
fore he died, by a masked assailant—in
his .apartment in Hoboken, N. J., caused
the police to attempt to connect the two
murders.
GERMAN REVENGE
HINTED AT.
ltucekert was slain on his return from
a theater party, as was Elwell. Rueeh
ert, a naturalized American, was con
spicuously aptlvo against German propa
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INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1920.
SEE PAGE FOUR.
14 DEFENDANTS
NOW REMAIN IN
LIQUOR CASES
Two Plead Guilty, Two Are
Dismissed During Court
Today.
DENY MALES DISMISSAL
Only fourteen defendants In the Kvnne
vtlle “whisky r'ng” rases remain on trial
today as the result of two more defend
ants pleading guilty and the action of
Judge A. B. Anderson In dismissing
Adam Hatisman and Carl Schulz from
further prosecution.
Counsel at the close of the Introduc
tion of the evidence for the government
Introduced motions asking that the Jury
be instructed to And certain defendants
not guilty.
The court sustained the motions con
cerning Schulz and Hausman, but over
ruled as to Chief ot Police Edgar
Schmitt, Sheriff Herbert Malea and Dep
uty Charles Huh!, Fred <>***• i>erg, Moses
and Abe Klyrnan, Arthur Booth and Carl
Drelach.
Previous to this action, Joseph Barnes,
one of the haulers, and John W. Hynes,
secretary of the Vendome Hotel Company,
changed their plea* of not guilty to that
of guilty.
ASli DISMISSAL,
ton KUKRI IF.
During the Introduction of the motions
asking for the release of the defendants
from further prosecution. Attorney Mil
ton Mangus rose and Introduced a mo
tion asking for such a ruling In favor of
of Police Sebmltt.
You ask for tlw|t In the light of the
evidence?" asked Judge AndtrSon.
Turning to the clerk the court said,
with a wave of the band, "Overrule It
at once.”
In discussing the evidence of the gov
ernment, Judge Anderson said: “Is It
possible that the sheriff, who Is Intrusted
with lnw enforcement, did not know of
the importation of liquor Into the state
when two members of the defendant's
counsel have spoken of It during argu
ment In discussing the large amount of
liquor which was shipped into tho city?
“If he didn’t do it. he didn't do his
duty and there Is no question to it.
“I think that a pence officer is in great
peril unless he assiduously does his en
tire duty,” state Judge Anderson, in over
ruling the motion of Sheriff Males.
QUESTIONS ACTION
OF OTHER OFFICIALS.
Again Judge Anderson stated: "This
enormous conspiracy, of which two of
the defendant’s attorneys have spoken—
Is it possible that other officers and city
officials did not know about It.”
William E. Wilson, county clerk of
Evansville. liol., was tiio first witness for
Chief of Police Schmitt and he admitted
In answer to a question put to him by
Attorney Spencer that Chief Schmitt's
general reputation was “not good.”
Wilson attempted at first to answer
the question by stating that It was his
personal opinion that Schmitt's reputa
tion was good.
“The question didn't ask you what was
your opinion but his general reputation,”
stated Judge Anderson.
ADMITS SCHMITT’S
RECI TATION DAD.
Wilson then admitted that “generally
it was not good.’’
Rev, William Dresel of St. John's
church at Evansville admitted the gen
eral opinion regarding Schmitt at this
time in Evansville is "divided.”
Sol Cohn, a defendant who has pleaded
not guilty, und his brother has pleuded
guilty, testified that Chief Schmitt al
ways paid his grocery bill at the Cohn
grocery.
On cross-examination, the witness ad
mitted that he was generally on a
wagon and not in the store to a great
extent.
Cupt. Andy Freidle made an attempt to
testify In his own behalf, but apparently
made a feeble effort to clear up the sit
uation.
■ Freidle at no time gave any damaging
evidence against Schmitt.
James Trautwein, a police officer, also
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G. O . P. Nominee
Finds Favor in
Berlin Editorials
BERLIN, June 16.—“ Senator Hard
ing’s election would not be unfavor
able to Germany," said the Berliner
Tageblatt In commenting today upon
the result of the republican national
convention at Chicago.
“In any other country, Gov. Cool
ldge would have been nominated for
president and Senator Harding for
vice president,” said the Preusslsche
Zeitung.
It added :
“But it Is apparent that since Pres
ident Wilson has been in power
America has developed .antipathy
against a president of superior intel
ligence.”
NEED $88,000,000
IN NEXTSYEARS
Necessary for Improvements
in Indiana Public Utilities.
WARSAW, Ind.. June 16.—Indiana
utilities will need $88,000,000 during the
t,ext five years for improvements and
extensions vitally necessary to public
welfare,” Paul Ilaynea, member of the
public servire commission, declared to
day.
Haynes was addressing more than
1.000 telephone mea attending the an
nual convention of the National Tele
phone association of the United States
and Canada.
Interurban systems head the list.
Haynes said, with a need of $32,000,000;
city stVeet railways second wfith $17,-
000.000; telephone companies, $12,000,090;
electric lighting companies, $15,000,000,
gas companies, $8,000,000; and water
companies $3,300 000.
Haynes said that the utilities need
higher rate* to put them in good con
dition before financial bouses will loan
them the money.
“The public Interest demand* that
thesn Improvements be made,” Haynes
said.
’’The Industrial, commercial and social
life of nil communities demand them.
But tbe*o millions can not be expended
union* the corporations are able to ob
tain them. They must, be able to show
financial houses from which the money
is to be obtained that the businesses in
which the millions are going are In
solvent, healthy and profitable condi
tion*. The businesses can not maintain
such a standing unless the public safe
guard* and protects the utliltie* by pay
ment of adequate taxes.”
The commissioner advocated a closer re
lationship between the utilities and ths
consuming public and said the public
would have to be educated to the fact
that it Is a part in the enterprise* before
the utilities can expect full co-operation.
S. DAKOTA TOWNS
SWEPT BY STORM
Ranchers and Railroads Suffer
Heavy Damages.
MITCHELL, S. D., June 10.—All com
munication has been cut, miles or rail
road track have been washed out and
thousands of dollars worth of damage
has been caused to ranches and farms as
the result of the worst storm lu this sec
tion of the country in twenty-five years,
which swept this part of South Dakota
yesterday and early today.
Several fowns are completely flooded,
with the buildings In dnngcr of collapse.
Thousands of acres of farm and ranch
lands art Inundated and numerous houses
and many head of live stock were swept
by the flood Into the Missouri river.
In several sections there wero cloud
bursts.
Whether there has been loss of life Is
uncertain.
Efforts are being made to reach several
of the towns affected by airplane.
Among the communities hardest hit
were Weßslngton Springs, Woonsocket
and Oxacoma.
GET BUSY! KINNEY
SAYS TO POLICE
Wants End Put to Series of
Night Robberies.
Chief of Police Jerry Kinney, at a
roll call of both night and day men at
police headqunrters today, urged mem
bers of the department to pay more at
tention to suspicious characters on the
streets late at night with a view of cup
ttiring persons committing numerous
robberies, burglaries and holdups re
cently.
The chief said he lias noticed that there
has been a considerablet reduction In
the number of persons arrested for carry
ing concealed weapons.
He declared that each member of the
department should try to help others In
the department In enforcing the law In
stead of mnktng himself a ’’good fellow”
at the expense of others.
He complimented the men on the
courtesy displayed during the convention
of the Associated Advertising Clubs of
the World, the centenuial celebration and
the speedway race.
Want 7-Cent Fare
°n Ft. Wayne Lines
The Indiana Service Corporation filed a
petition with the public service commis
sion today asking permission to increase
the rate of street car fnro on its lines In
Ft. Wayne from 5 to 7 cents, with the
privilege of purchasing four tickets for
25 cents.
The Northern Indiana Gas and Elec
tric Company filed a petition with the
commission asking permission to dis
continue supplying hot water beat in the
city of Lafayette.
_ . „ , jßy Carrier. Week, Indianapolis, 10c; Elsewhere, 12c.
Subscription Rates. f ßy Mall> 50c Per Month; , 5 0 o Per Year.
SEEK 5 FUGITIVE
SOLDIERS AFTER
WOMAN IS SLAIN
Wife of Camp Grant Officer
Shot While Riding in Her
Automobile.
DIES IN HALF AN HOUR
CAMP GRANT, 111., June 16.—Com
panies of soldiers, bands of deputy
sheriffs and armed citizens’ posses are
scouring tho countryside in this vicinity
today in a hunt for five fugitive soldiers
who are wanted in connection with the
mysterious shooting and killing, shortly
before last midnight, of Mrs. Maude Lu
cille Moss, the wife of Capt. Leroy 11.
Moss of the United States army and a
daughter of Bion J. Arnold, nationally
known as a traction and engineering ex
pert.
Mrs. Moss was shot by a bullet from a
.45-caliber army pistol while riding with
her husband and a party of friends in
her automobile. Just after the machine
had passed a group of soldiers on a road
near Camp Grant.
The sound of a shot was heard at the
time, but owing to the fact that Mrs.
Moss was asleep in the rear of the auto
mobile when the bullet struck her. the
fact she was shot was not discovered un
til several moments afterward.
She was rushed to the Camp Grant
hospital, where she died thirty minutes
later.
It was discovered that the hullet had
entered at the back of her head and
passed out through Jhe left temple.
Riding with Capt. and Mrs. Moss at
the time were Capt. and Mrs. William V.
McCreight and Mrs. McCreight’s mother
and sister,
Gen. George Bell, commander at Camp
Grant, has taken charge of the Investi
gation of the shooting and word was
flashed to all towns in this vicinity to
arrest all straggling soldiers on sight.
Investigation disclosed that four of the
soldiers minted for the slaying of Mrs.
Mos* had escaped from the Camp Grant
aardhouse Tuesday.
One of them, a member of the company
commanded by Capt. Moss, had been
court-martialed four times.
JAIL FOOD GOOD;
NOT FOR HEIER
He Has Special Meals Sent *.o
‘ Hotel ’ for Himself.
Each morning breakfast prepared at
the Meter hotel, 12 South New Jersey
street, is carried to the Marlon county
jail, a block distant.
The breakfast is said to be served to
Fred Heler, proprietor of the Heier ho
tel, and now serving a sentence In Sheriff
Bob Miller’s "hotel” on South Alabama
street, for violating the liquor lawa.
That Heier should have found the "ex
cellent” food served by Mr. Miller to his
"guests" not satisfactory seems surpris
ing. in that Mr. Heier while waiting to
testify at the recent trial of deputy
sheriffs in the jail scandal cases, told
newspaper men that the food served by
Sheriff Miller was “excellent."
He also said the treatment given pria.
onera at tho Jail was good, and Fred
should know.
It must be remember, however, that
Heier is a “cell boss” at the jail, and aa
auch he probably has a few privileges
that are not enjoyed by other prisoners.
An example is special meals cooked at
the Heier hotel and served at Sheriff
Miller's “hotel.”
FOUR IN HOSPITAL
AFTER *JOY RIDE 9
Say Gasoline and Whisky
Make Bad Mixture.
Two women and two men are in the
City hospital today suffering serious in
juries.
They explained their injuries by the
statement that "gasoline and whisky
won’t mix.”
The two men were picked up by the
police at Mlchiga nand Randolph streets
this morning.
They gave their names to the police
as Woody Blaffey and John Grove, 1201
Randolph street.
The men were found In a large tour
ing car. In which wns found the hats
of two women, a purse and six pints of
whisky.
Later In tho day a Times reporter
found two women who said they were
with the men when the accident oc
curred.
BOTH OF WOMEN
ALSO INJURED.
The women are Miss Marian Durbin
and Mrs. F. -T. Meyers, both living at
No. 3 the Arlington apartments.
They were both badly injured and were
taken to the City hospital.
According to the story of the women,
they met the two men at Stegmeier's case
on North Illinois street and drove to a
camp' near the city anil later to Zions
ville.
Near Zlonsville, they said the car,
while traveling at a high rate of speed,
struck seme fresh gravel in the road and
Inter hit a telephone pole.
All the occupants wero thrown from the
ear, the women said.
The women said when they looked
about them they had been abandoned.
They said a farmer picked them up and
(Turn to Fage 2, Figure 5)
Three Women Being Groomed for
Second Place on Democratic Ticket
SAN FRANCISCO, June 16. —Will the democratic vice presidential
nomination go to a woman?
This query was agitating not alone the feminine advance guard to the
national convention here today, but also was being seriously discussed by
the male contingent.
One well-defined vies presidential boom
for a wotniln is well under way and two
other names of women prominent in the
party ore being mentioned in connection
with the proposal to place a lady close to
If not actually in the whltehouse.
MRS. ANNETTE ADAMS
MOST PROMINENT.
The boom Is for Mrs. Annette A. Adams
of San Francisco, recently named as
sistant attorney general of the United
States and formerly United States dis
trict attorney for northern California.
She now holds the highest govern
mental appointment ever given a woman.
Her availability as a candidate is
being enthusiastically boosted by several
Faclflc coast women's clube and endorse
ment to tho boom Ims been given by a
number of women leaders wha have ar
rived here to attend the convention.
Mrs. Adams, however, has not deckled
to become an active candidate for the
nomination.
The two other women most mentioned
in connection with the vice
nomination are Mr*. George Bass of Chjfl
cago, bead of tto women's bureai^^
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Acid Throwing No
Grounds for Divorce
In spite of the fact that Hugh Moore
testified that his wife threw carbolic acid
on his face, burning him severely. Judge
Louis B. Ewbank denied a divorce to
Moore in circuit court today.
Moore also swore that his wife threat
ened to kill him.
Judge Ewbank held that Moore was not
entitled to a divorce because of his own
acts and he denied the petition.
The Moores were married June 22, 1008,
and separated March 5, 1920.
Admits Murder as
Trial Gets Under Way
Special to The Times.
ANDERSON, Ind., June 16.—George
Sehwander, 20, today entered a plea of
guilty to the charge of first degree mur
der when put on trial in circuit court to
the killing of Joseph Kendall on May 31,
in Elwood.
He made a statement in court, confess
ing the crime, it is said. and. it is al
leged, admitted he shot Kendall for rob
bery, getting SIBO.
He will be sentenced Thursday.
RIVERSIDE CANOE
CLUB HIT BY FIRE
Roof Burned Off and Interior
Damaged by Water,
The clubhouse of the Riverside Canoe
club, Thirtieth street and 'White river,
was badly damaged by fixe this after
noon.
The entire roof of the building was
burned off and there was considerable
additional damage from water.
The building is a three and * half
story frame structure.
It waa built about sixteen years ago.
The fire, the origin of which has not
been established, started on the side
toward the rivtr near the wharf.
It spread rapidly.
Two fire engines were used to pump
water from the river and seven streams
were poured on the big building.
The top floor, which was entirely de
stroyed, was a dance hall.
The flames had gained considerable
headway when the fire department arrived
and it was with difficulty that they were
prevented from spreading to buildings
housing amusement enterprises nearby.
The loss was variously estimated from
SB,OOO to SIO,OOO.
DAILY INCOME TAX
RECORD SMASHED
$3,3787964 in U. S. Revenue
Collected Tuesday .
William L. Elder, collector of internal
revenue for Indiana, announced today
that more Income taxes were collected
yesterday than during any other single
day on record.
Approximately $3,378,964 was taken In,
making an estimated total of approx
imately $70,000,000 internal revenues col
lected in the state of Indiana for the
fiscal ye.ir ending Jnne 30.
It is thought there are few delinquents
in the payment of Income taxes, Mr. El
der said.
From the time the offices opened early
yesterday until 0:30 o'clock last night
the clerks were busy.
Druggists, doctor*, retail and whole
sale drug dealers apd theater managers
have to buy tbtir special stamps before
June 30, Mr. Elder said.
AUTO RIDE LANDS
TWO IN HOSPITAL
Police Find Signs of ‘Party,*
but Men Won’t Talk,
Two men aro in the city hospital today
as the result of an accident which the
police believe concluded a Joy ride last
night.
The men. Woody Blaffey, 948 West Ver
mont street, and John Grove of 1201 Ran
dolph street, were found near Michigan
street and Warman avenue early today
in a serious condition.
Near by was an automobile in which the
police found the hats of two women, a
woman’s purse and six pints of whisky.
The men said the accident did not
happen at that place, but would not say
where it did happen.
Groce is charged with operating a
Mind tiger and driving a car while un
der the Influence of liquor and Blassey
is charged with operating a blind tiger.
The police are looking for the women
to whom the hats belong.
Melba Makes Record
Over Wireless Phone
LONDON, June 16. —Music authorities
and wireless enthusiasts today express
keen satisfaction a:i a result of the first
wireless concerts held at the Chelmsford
Marconi station, where Mme. Melba sang
into * wireless telephone, her voice
being heard, full and mellow, over a
radius of 1,000 miles.
Reports today Indicated that wireless
stations at Berlin, The Hague, Christi
ania and Warsaw had heard the concert
quite clearly.
At Paris, a phonograph record was
made of Melba’s voice over the wire
less telephone.
the party, and Miss Elizabeth Mnrbur.v
of New York, daughter of an old Tam
many chieftain and holder of many deco
rations for her war work.
Both Mrs. Bass and Miss Marbury
are in San Francisco.
MORE ACTIVE FART
THAN AT CHICAGO.
In fact, the busiest spot in the whole
pie-potiventiou activities is the head
quarters of fthe women’s bureau.
Scores of women workers Imve arrived
and are in constant conference with Mr*.
Bass.
Several woman delegates and women
of the national committee are included
among' the early arrivals.
Women wliil have a greater representa
tion In the democratic convention than
was the case at the republican convention
in Chicago, it was declared.
Os the 106 members of the democratic
national committee, fifty-three are wom
en. one from each state and territory.
Virtually rll of the states have a
sprinkling of women in their delegations
and from soma the entire list of alter
> natee la made up of women. %
NO. 31.
MARSHALL OUT
OF RACE, SAYS
’FRISCO REPORT
Interview Credits Him With
Saying He Won’t Accept
Nomination.
WOOD ASSAILS BUTLER
SAN FRANCISCO, June 16.—1n an
Interview credited to Vice President
Thomas R. Marshall and made public
here today, the vice president is
quoted to the effect that he will de
cline the presidential nomination if
it is offered him by the democratic
party.
The purported Marshall interview fol
lows :
“I wouldn’t accept the nomination if It
was handed me on a silver platter.
"I have some kind, generous and fool
ish friends who have mentioned me lot
the office, but I have only one desire at
present—and that is to get out of poli
tics."
REFUSES COMMENT ON
HARDING NOMINATION.
Vice President Marshall also is said
to have let It be known that he will
throw his influence against any attempt
to raise’the liquor and Irish questions at
the convention.
Marshall declared that he will urge no
action be taken on the eighteenth amend
ment.
The Irish question, he said, ‘‘is none of
America's business.”
Marshall said he would support enforce
ment of the prohibition law.
The vice president refused to com
ment on'the nomination of Senator Har
ding and Gov. Coolidge by the repub
licans.
It is understood, however, that he sent
the following telegram to Coolidge:
“You have my sincere sympathy.”
ACTIVITIES GET
UNDER WAY.
Vice President Marshall has gone to
Monterey to rest for several da/s before
the convention.
An active campaign in behalf of Gov.
Edward I. Edwards of New Jersey wav
in in-bed here today.
John O. Devlin, representing the Na
tional Personal Liberty league, opened
headquarters la behalf of the Edwards’
candidacy.
He declared the league represented both
republicans and democrats pledged to
work in Edwards’ behalf.
However, Indications are that if the
democrats decide upon a candidate of
liberal tendencies they will turn to Gov.
Cox of Ohio rather than to Edward*
cf New Jersey.
Cox’s record in carrying Ohio and the
nation-wide publicity he gained in the
food investigation and the coal strike
are being advanced by his supporter*
here as jndiciting his strength as *
candidate.
GEN. WOOD SAYS
BUTLER IS FAKER
CHICAGO, June 16.—MaJ. Gen. Leon
ftrd Wood tore after Nicholas Murray
Butler In a sizzling statement made pub
! -if today over bis own signature.
Gen. Wood branded Butler as a faker.
Butler's declaration of Monday night
j that a "motley group of stock gamblers
and others” tried to buy the presidency
for Wood Gen. Wood denounced as a lie.
j Col. William Cooper Procter, manager
: of the Wood presidential campaign, from
, his home in Cincinnati yesterday sent
a telegram to Dr. Butler asserting that
! the Columbia president's affirmation was
I "wholly false and made with malicious
' disregard for the truth.”
j Gen. Wood in his statement says:
"I have just read the statement issued
| :n New York oy Nicholas Murray Butler
to the effect that a motley group of
stock gamblers and others tried to ouy
the presidential nomination for me, and
that the forces who were defeated in
their insolent attempt to buy the noml
i nation represent all that Is worst in
j American business and political life.
"This statement Is a vieious and ma
j ilcious falsehood.
“I would ignore it if it were directed
I at me alone, but I can not remain silent
when mv loyal friends and supporters
are vilified.
"Col. William Cooper Procter, who
was chairman of my campaign com
mittee, is a man of extraordinarily high
| character, known throughout the length
i and breadth of the land for his absolute
I Integrity and honesty.
| "His associates were men of like char
! ucter, most of whom responded to their
: country's call during the war.
| “They typify a group of progressive
Americans. The attack upon them is
I infamous.
| "The forces which brought me before
j the convention with preponderant force
I were hundreds of thousands of patriotic
men and women lu eyery walk of Ufa
! who have Indorsed me at nation-wide
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WOMEN’S CLUBS
OPEN CONVENTION
6,000 Gather at Des Moines for
Biennial Meeting.
DES MOINES, la.. June 16.—Six thou
sand club women of the United States
gathered here today to attend the golden
prairie biennlel of the General Federa
tion of Women's Clubs.
Americanization aud community service
are the principal subjects scheduled to
come before the convention.
Delegates hope to define the Ameri
canization program to be followed by
federation members during the year.
Conferences between officers of the
state federations were held today.
Reorganization of the federation will
be discussed at an executive meeting oi
the council.
1 KILLED, 1 HURT
IN BANK DEFENSE
Officials Injure Own Side in
Fire on Bandits.
CHICAGO, June 16.—1n a spectacular
battle fought during an attempt to rob
the Dressel Commercial and Savings bank
here today five bandits were driven off
after shooting and Instantly killing A.
D. Rouillard, a movie theater proprietor,
and wounding Fred Brunke, policeman,
whose courage pfevented a robbery.
As the bandits entered the bank and
drew their pistols, Policeman Brunke
opened fire on them while Roullllard,
who had entered the bank to make a
deposit, attempted to grapple with the
robber nearest to him.
A fusillade of shots came from the bank
officials, Brunke and Rouillard going
down under the volley.
The bandits ran to the street and fled
in an automobile, pursued by motorcycle
policemen and a fusillade of shots.
The bank was held up In December,
1918, aud April, 1919, *.