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PLATFORM DENSE,
GOMPERS STATES
G. 6. P. Policies Scored Before
Resolutions Body.
By L. C. MARTIN.
'SAN FRANCISCO, June 29.—The re
publican party's platform is entirely
“lacking in principles" through which
intelligent and forward looking people
can express themselves, Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation of
Labor, declared today in presenting to
the resolutions committee of the demo
cratic national convention the demands of
organized labor.
Gompers denounced the republicans as
“wholly reactionary.”
He warned the democrats that already
the “enemies of the party have started
a propaganda of abuse” against labor
and the democratic party.
Homer Cummings’ keynote speech open
ing the convention yesterday was “mast
erful,” Gompers said, and added:
“Some people may be cleverer In the
use of words than others, but If the
democratic party hopes to succeed, It
must take a clear and definite stand.’’
“We ask you for relief. Keep alive
the spark of freedom and you will win
if you are thus true to yourselves."
Matthew Woll presented labor's plat
form containing planks for legislation
against the high cost of living; against
anti-labor legislation: for enforcement of
the seamen’s act; the right of public
employes to organize; repeal of the la
bor provisions of the Eseh-Cummlns act;
restoration of free speech and a free
press.
Claims of organized tanners were to
be presented following the liquor argu
ment and the Irish question then was to
be taken up.
Following its organization, the commit
tee plunged into public hearings in an
effort to get the platform ready to report
to the convention tomorrow.
The League of Women Voters of the
democratic party presented a plank for
federal aid for women in industry.
Gov. Sam Stewart urged plans on
reclamation, flood control, extension of
farm credits and education.
Miss Lucy Braham, Baltimore, urged
the party to advocate establishing com
mercial relations with Russia.
State Senator Cotiletti, New York, ad
vocated a plank favoring Italy's claims in
the Fiume and Dalmatian disputes.
COMMITTEE TO
NAME 15 BOYS
Applicants for Great Lakes
School to Be Determined.
A committee composed of E. H. Kem
per McComb, Eli Schloss and John H.
Lederer was appointed today by L. C.
Huessmann, vice president of the Cham
ber of Commerce, to select fifteen boys
between the ages of 16 and 20 to attend
the summer school at the naval training
station at Great Lakes, 111.
The Indianapolis recruiting station
has been swamped with boys wanting to
go to the school since the word went
out that the allotment was for sixty boys
.’rom Indiana.
Lieut. T. E. Orr. in charge of the
local station, apportioned fifteen to ln
iianapolis and two to each of the larger
cities of the state.
The out-of-city places have all been
taken.
There have been so many applicants
.com the city that the local station or
ganization has been unable to pick the
fifteen.
For that reason the Chamber of Com
merce has been called on for assistance.
The school begins July IS.
In order to be eligible applicants are
required to pars physical and educa
tional examinations and must have the
consent of their parents to enroll In the
naval reserve for three months.
The course will be practical, including
various drills without arms, signaling,
knotting, splicing, first aid.
Athletics will have a prominent place
in the school.
The only cost to the boys will be the
railroad fare one way.
They will receive pay of $33 per month
while enrolled.
Applicants are urged to confer with
the Chamber of Commerce at once, as
Thursday will be the last day for pass
ing on the eligible men.
TAKE NO ACTION
ON HAAG APPEAL
Rumor Afloat That Druggists
Will Withdraw Action.
Following a conference of attorneys
for the defense and the district attorney
with Federal Judge A. 1. Anderson to
day, no additional steps were taken in
the appeal of Louis E. Haag and Julius
A. Haag, Indianapolis druggists, who
were sentenced to serve eighteen months
In the federal prison at Atlanta, Ga., and
each fined $10,600 for violating the Reed
amendment and for conspiracy.
It Is understood that the case now rests
where It was Monday morning, on a pe
tition for a writ of error and a request
that appeal bond be fixed.
v lt Is understood that an appeal bond
of $15,000 signed by prominent business
t‘i is ready to be presented by the
Haags.
Attorney Michael Ryan, one of the at
torneys for the Haags refused to dis
cuss the subject of the conference with
Judge Anderson and declined to state
whether the Haag* were Intending to
withdraw their petition for a writ of
error.
There is talk, unconfirmed, that the
Haags may yet decide to abandon their
appeal and serve the sentence, but at
torneys will not discuss that phase of
the question.
Attorney Ryan only stated that the
case Is under advisement, meaning, the
reporters thought, that further steps of
tie Ilaags were under advisement.
In the mAnwbile the Haags are out
on bond.
WEATHER AT 7 A. M.
—JUne 29
ißy C. S. Weather Bureaus*.
Indianapolis. Ind... 30.05 75 PtCldy
Atlanta. Ga 30.20 70 Clear
Amarillo, Tex 29.98 68 Clear
Bismarck. N. D.... 29.98 58 Clear
Boston, Mass 29.90 72 Cloudy
Chicago, 111 29.88 78 Cloudy
Cincinnati, 0 30.06 74 Clear
Cleveland. 0 2992 78 Clear
Denver, Colo 29.94 62 Clear
Dodge City, Kas... 29.90 70 Clear
Helena, Mont 29.90 56 PtCldy
Jacksonville Fla... 30.18 74 Clear
Kansas City, Mo.. 29.94 76 PtCldy
Louisville, Ky 30.12 76 Clear
Little Rock, Ark.. 30.12 72 Clear
Los Angeles, Cal... 29.98 54 Clear
Mobile, Ala 30.16 72 Clear
New Orleans. La.. 30.12 78 Clear
N#w York. N. Y... 29.94 72 Clear
Norfolk. Va 30.04 72 Clear
Oklahoma City ... 30.00 72 Clear
Omaha. N'eb 29.88 70 Cloudy
Philadelphia , Pa.. 30.00 74 J Clear -
Pittsburg, Pa 30.00 74 1 PtCldy
Portland. Ore 30.02 58 Clear
Rapid City. S. D. 29.96 84 i Clear
Roseburg, Ore. ... 29.90 54 Clear
San Antonio, Tex.. 30.04 72 Cloudy
San Francisco, Cal. 19.92 58 Cloudy
St. Lonts, Mo 30.04 72 Clear
St. Paul, Minn.,.. 29.88 66 PtCldy
Tampa. Fla 30.12 76 Clear
Washington, D. C.. 30.00 76 ;Clear
WEATHER SYNOPSIS.
Aside from showers and thunderstorms
in a belt from South Dakota ans3 Ne
braska to northern New England, And at
scattered points on the gnlf ewer #n<l jn
the western plateau, fair weather has pre
vailed throughout the eonntry since Mon
day morning. Temperature* are slightly
higher south and east of the lakes region,
end while it Is a little cooler in parts of
the upper l .Mississippi valley, the readings
continue above normal In most section*
•art of the Rocky mountains.
Recover Clothing on
Woman’s Confession
Following alleged confessions of Helen
Rodgers, wife of Fletcher B. Rodgers,
alias Shaw, now held on the charge of
burglary, detectives today recovered three
dresses and a sealskin coat.
The garments are said to have been
stolen from homes in the north part of
the city and the police say the woman
admitted she sold them.
GUARD WHO LET
PRISONER OUT
BROKE NO LAW?
(Continued From Pare One.)
being allowed to accompany his “sick
wife” to the hotel.
Prosecutor Claris Adams contended
| that intent was not concerned In this
case. ,
Judge Berryhlll listened to long argu
ments by counsel and then sustained ths
objection of Mr. Adams.
Adams contended that when there was
any relaxation of confinement, that con
stituted an escape under the law because
the evidence showed that Hampton's ab
sence from the jail was for indulgence
i granted him by Douglas.
MRS. HAMPTON
TAKES STAND.
Mrs. Hampton took the witness stand
and testified that she called on her hus
band while he was a prisoner at the Jail
and that Douglas allowed her husband to
accompany her in a taxi to a local hotel.
She testified that she had a •'fceadaehe
and needed attention.”
Sheriff Robert Miller, also awaiting
trial on an Indictment changing alleged
failure to give proper food to prisoners,
testified that Douglas was merely a
night jailer or night watcher and was
not sworn in as a deputy sherlfT.
Miller stated that the duties of Doug
las was to receive prisoners at night
after the regular deputies had gone home.
Attorney Ira Holmes contended that
Douglas was merely a private employe of
the sheriff.
The state contended that It made no
difference whether Douglas was sworn in
or not he was functioning for the sherifl
at nights.
ASKS DISMISSAL
OF DOUGLAS.
At the close of the state's evidence, At
torney Holmes moved for the dismissal of
the suit against Douglas because the
state had failed to prove that Douglas
was a deputy sheriff as charged in the
indictment and failed to show that
Hampton as a federal prisoner was law
fully confined to the custody of the
sheriff.
When Slierlff Miller was on the stand
he admitted that he never had a coa
; tract with United Mates Marshal Storeu
: for keeping federal prisoners.
Attorney Holmes contended that there
, was no Indiana law requiring the therm
to receive fedefbl prisoners. Holmes
maintained that Douglas had violated no
stuie law in allowing Hampton to leave
the jail.
"There will be no dispute by the de
fense that Douglas did allow Hampton to
take his wife to a hotel,” said Holmes.
"We will show that Hampton first te.
tilled in that federal court during the Jail
inquiry that be did not leave the jail and
that Douglas told him to go back to the
federal court and tell the truth and that
Hampton did go back and correct his
testimony.”
Holmes contended that Douglas did not
violate any state laws, and if there was
any law violated someone might have
violated a federal statute in permitting
a federal prisoner to "escape.”
Adams contended that 1| was the custom
for the sheriff to accept federal pri*
oners and the minute this was done
it was the duty of the sheriff to see
that the process of the federal eonrt
was carried out because it was in har
mony with the state laws of Justice.
DISMISSAL MOTION
INKER ADVISEMENT.
Holmes maintained that Douglas was
not under oath and so violated no state
law.
Judge Berryhill, shortly before noon,
took the motion to dismiss under ad
visement until 2 o’clock this afternoon.
The court admitted that it was a grave
question to the court whether a man who
was not sworn was legally a deputy
sheriff and also a question whether
Hampton was In lawful custody
It will be remembered that Hampton
could not be found at Evansville when
Douglas was to he tfied on a charge of
permitting gambling at the jail.
The state dismissed the alleged gam
ling indictment against Douglas.
Today Sperm) Investigator Claude
Worley announced that he had filed an
affidavit against Douglas, charging him
with knowingly permitting gambling at
the Jail.
The state, according to attaches of
the prosecutor's office, will ask that
Hampton be put under bond to 'assure
bis appearance as a witness against
Douglas in the gambling charge.
COMPLETE PLAN
OF H. C. L. FIGHT
{•state and Federal Officials
Confer Here.
Plans for organizing the women of In
diana in a campaign against the high
cost of living were completed by Miss
Helen Grimes of the United States de
partment of Justice tn a conference this
afternoon at the Hotel Severin with
Stanley Wyckoff, fair price commissioner,
and Miss Eleanor Barker, who has been
recommended by Miss Grimes as chair
man of the Indiana women's organization.
Miss Grimes, who is touring the mid
dle western states organizing the
units to fight profiteering by curtailing
unnecessary luxuries, opened the local
campaign when she visited Indianapolis
a few weeks ago.
“It is the purpose of the women’s fnir
price committee to co-operate with the
men's organization,” said Miss Grimes
in discussing the campaign.
‘‘The basis of reasonable profit is de
termined by this committee.”
Miss Grimes said that a separate or
ganization for women Is desirable since
women have a dierent view from men.
"It is not the purpose of the commit
tee to put the merchant out of business,”
she said.
“Educating the consumer to make in
telligent purchases, directing his buy
ing energies to buying necessities only
is our purpose.”
Miss Grimes said that different parts
of the country, different states, and even
different parts of the same city would
have to work out their own individual
plans on account of the different condi
tions existing In different localities.
"Each state form*” Its separate orga
nlzatlon. which is under the supervision
of the department of justice,” said Miss
Grimes.
“Wise and sensible buying for all
classes of people will be the work of
the organization.”
Miss Grimes said that individual re
sponsibility plays a great part in the
success of tbo work In the state ana
the community.
She cited as an example of the co
operation of tb business houses the fact
that all the vacant lots in Minneapolis
have been converted into gardens.
“I have found that the merchants when
they understand that it i3 not our pur
pose to Injure them, are willing to co
operate with us, she said.
Miss Grimes, who came to Inrilcpapolls
from Chicago, will leave tomorrow qught
for Detroit, where she will organize the
••Ken of that city.
ROBS PULLMAN
SINGLE-HANDED
California Police Search for
Bold Thief.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., June 29—Rail
road detectives and hastily organized
posses today were scouring the country
side for a lone bandit who late last night
held up the passengers on the two rear
sleepers of the Ogden Route overland
limited on the Southern Pacific railroad
and escaped.
The bandit, who boarded the train at
Davis, Is believed to have been wound
ed by Albert Rodell, of Cleveland, 0.,
a passenger, who fired five shots at him
at close range as he leaped from tho
train.
The bandit fired one shot at Con
ductor Muldowney, when the latter at
tempted to lock the doors of the
sleeper.
The conductor escaped by falling to
the floor of the car.
The bandit forced a brakeman to go
through the sleeping cars with him and
he held back the curtains while he went
through the clothing of the passengers.
Railroad officials were unable to es
timate the loot secured from the twenty
passengers in the two cars.
MEET ISSUES AND
WIN—ROBINSON
(Continued From rage One.)
demonstrate the fact that the presidency
can not be auctioned.
"In August. 1918, Senator Penrose at
tacked the conduct of the navy on the
floor of the senate.
“After the close of the war. Admiral
Sims repeated that attack.
“A senatorial committee Investigated
the charges of inefficiency aqd misman
agement.
“The result Is that In spite of partisan
ship repeatedly displayed by republican
members of the committee during the In
vestigation. the honor of the navy ha*
been sustained.
“Our navy performed an indispensable
part In the conduct of the war.’’
OLD SAYING
IS BELIED.
“It has been said that partlsansalp
ceases at the water's edge.
“The political record of the last few
months belie this declaration.
“The republican party in the senate and
In its recent convention has repeatedly
denounced the president of his foreign
policy.
“They present to the world the hu
miliating spectacle of discordant and
conflicting factions seeking to discredit
the president in his efforts to maintain
the respect and eor.fldcnee of our allies.
“The Chicago platform declares the
policy of the Wilson administration to
ward Mexico iR responsible for the loss
of lives and property resulting to Amer
ican citizens in Mexico.
“Nevertheless, the provisions of that
platform regarding Mexico are ambiguous
and indefinite.
“The president is condemned for ask
ing authority of congress to exercise a
mandate fur Armenia.
“It has never been contemplated by
auy one that the United States should
assume that responsibility without first
prescribing the terms and conditions of
the mandate.
“As friends of the cause of the allies
the Armenians are entitled to admlniitra
five assistance and advice.
NOT DIFFICULT
TO SAFEGUARD.
"It would not be difficult for the T'nited
States to safeguard its responsibilities
and to proceed with the united support
of England. France, Italy and Japan, as
well as every other member of the league.
"The mandate may readily be made
self-sustaining.
"■Why then should the president's re
quest be treated as audacious}
"Great republican leaders, including
Mr Lodge and Mr. Roosevelt, In public
addresses prior to the war, championed
the establishment of a league of nations.
"They anticipated and answered with
Irresistible logic the very arguments now
used against the league.
"When the president submitted to the
senate the treaty of peace, embodying
the league of nations covenant, three
factions appeared in the senate In op
position.
"The ‘mild reservatlonists’ wanted to
remove all possible uncertainty respect
ing some of the provisions.”
'‘The ‘strong reservatlonists. were un
willing to bind the United States to a
number of the moet Important under
takings.
"The ‘irreconcllables’ drove the ma
jority to the adoption of the Lodge reser
rations, which nullified some of the most
important features of the league, par
ticularly Article 10.
WENT LONG WAY
TO COMPROMISE.
"The democrats In the senate weut a
long way to compromise.
"The same democratic senators voted
to ratify with the Lodge reservations be
cause they believed ratification without
them impossible.
“Many of us, however, were unwilling
to accept the reservations for two prin
cipal reasons:
*T. Because we bell-cod they cut the
heart out of the league covenant arid
made probable the failure of the very
purpose the league was de
signed, the preservation of peace and the
prevention of wjrs for conquest.
"All factions of the league regard
Article 10 as providing the most' im
portant and effective method of prevent
ing future wars, ns Senator Lodge re
peatedly stated that the express purpose
of his reservation to Article 10 was to
nullify that article.
"The plan for arbitration of nil Justi
flable questions, and for Investigation by
the council or league of all other dis
putes likely to result In war between
nations; the agreement to reduce arma
ment to the standard prescribed In the
treaty, the commercial boycott, are all
vital means for minimizing the prob
ability of war, but to be effective they
must be Invoked or applied in recogni
tion of the fundamental obligation In
Article 10, which binds the members of
the league to both respect and preserve
as against external aggression the ter
ritorial integrity and political inde
pendence of all states members of the
league.”
WILSON POLICIES
RULE CONVENTION
By ED L. KEEN.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 21).—1t is still
a Wilson convention.
if there were any doubts about it after
the spontaneity and genuine heartiness
of the delegates at the Wilson demonstra
tion at the Initial session yesterday, theso
were removed by the organization and
the action of the convention committees.
Administration forces dominate all the
committees.
The expected fight, against Senator
Glass as chairman of the resolutions com
mittee failed to eventuate and Ills unani
i inous selection for that post Indicates
recognition by the insurgents of the in
evitable.
The committee promptly proceeded to
the selection of a subcommittee for the
drafting of the platform which Is al
most entirely Wilsonian.
Bryan was excluded from membership
on this drafting committee and lies
practically decided to make his personal
fight for the bone dry plank on the floor
of the convention.
In the credentials committee the ad
ministration Influence is equally potent,
as evidenced by Its concurrence in the
national committee decisions in the Geor
gia and Missouri contests.
The selection by the committee on per*
INDIANA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1920.
Huntington Woman
Has 3 Names in 1 Hour
HUNTINGTON, Ind., June 29.—01iv0
ivo Wheeler received a divorce from
Millard Winkler at 12 o’clock yester
day noon, her maiden name was re
stored and at 12:15 a marriage license
was made out for her to marry Frank
H. Kramer, a chauffeur.
A divorce, a marriage and three dif
ferent names In one hour is a record
breaker for this court.
manent organization of Joseph T. Rob
inson as permanent chairman is another
evidence of the thoroughness of the ad
ministration's control.
As to the candidates, the situation has
become, apparently, “the field against
McAdoo.” ,
McADOO WORRYING
ALL OF THEM
By MARI,BN E. PEW.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 29.—One day
of conversational milling In the Audi
torium and a Tuesday forenoon steamer
excursion in San Francisco bay has not
served to unlock the secret hiding place
of the democratic presidential candidate,
but it Is lnreasingly evident that the
several avowed candidates yearn more
than anything in this round world to
smoke William G. McAdoo into the open.
But communication between him and
his active little band of treasury and
former treasury workers here hns been
“cut.’’ they say, and if lie Is brought out
of his hollow log It will be coon-fashion,
right in the convention hall.
There is now no indication of McAdoo
saying anything, doing anything, in per
son or by proxy, to relieve the super
heated suspense of, not so much his
friends, as his political rivals.
NOW ADMITTED
HIGH POSSIBILITY.
The former secretary of the treasury i
now generally admitted here as tho high
possibility and his diligent friends,
whether formerly associated with him in
the United States treasury or otherwise,
declare that the suggestion that he Is
playing a sleek possum game is an “In
famous Rlur upon a sincere man.’’
There appears to be a fair prospect of
clearing the party platform through the
convention by Thursday and perhaps the
ballot performance will start on Friday,
perhaps even Thursday evening.
For that moment the Palmerites, Cox
ites, Davlsl'es, Marshallltes and all sorts
of other smaller ites are pining, but
maybe there will not be much comfort
for them then because MoAdoo's name
may not be formally given to the con
vention at all except as it may rise from
the lips of delegates ho will announce
votes for him.
If this plan Is adopted the McAdoo
managers will seek to move the enter
prise along very slowly, permitting the
avowed candidates U> have their respec
tive flings in the early balloting and de
pending on McAdoo to wax stronger as
the game progresses with consequent
possible band wagon consequences.
MAY SPOIL IT
BY BLURTING OUT.
Some impulsive adherent may spoil
thy arangement by blurting right out
in meeting and then, again, the McAdoo
men may not have the courage to merely
set his sail and wait for favored winds
to blow.
There appeirs no real prospect of a
practical coalition of his leading adver
saries to biock his progress and dead
lock the convention.
The bitterness between the camp* of
Attorney General I’aimer and Gov. Cox
is acrid.
The act of a Palmer supporter. *
alleged, in starting stories about Cox's
twelve-year-old domestic unhappiness,
has caused the deepest hatred to exitr
end the Palnierltea are on the defensive
In their attempt to explain away the i
• lrculatlon of the story and try to pre
ret.t their condemnation ns "political out
laws" and "poor sports.”
It is declared by the Co* men nnhesl
tntinaiy that nothing could Induce them
to trade or in any way engage with
Palmer.
The wet Issue may not get into the
platform, but the wet lasue got Into tbe
andidacy controversy, for It was bo< ze
which wagged the “scandal" tongue with j
boomerang result, according to lobby
gossip.
XVHEN TO EXPECT
1181 NETTF, STEED.
If Cox dot's not show heavily In the
balloting, say on the fifth or sixth turn
es the wheel, which many expect'he may,
nnd If McAdoo'* peculiar candidacy la
not on the wing of success by that time,
the stable door is pretty sure to opeu
and trot forth the brunette steed.
Ambassador Davis must not be lost to
view In this calculation.
But it's any man's guess.
Secretary of Agriculture Meredith Is
still much discussed us vice presidential
material.
Opponents of McAdoo were going
strong today in their talk concerning
“crown prince," “Wilson dynasty," ‘‘ad-/ 1
ministration steam roller," ‘son-in-law
inheritance'' and similar arguments “on
the negative side,” causing the fuithful
treasury band to spit fire in the hotel
lobbies or wherever they were wont to
gather. -
McAdoo is the puzzle in the picture to
day as heretofore.
TWO YOUTHS GET
FEDERAL TERMS
Following conviction by a jury on a
charge of stealing from interstate com
merce shipments of freight, llarry I>urk,
19, and Robert Brown, 19, both of Mun
eie, Ind., were sentenced to three years
each In the federal prison at Atlanta,
Ga., today by Federal Judge A. B. An
derson.
The. Indictment, returned by the last
federal grand Jury, charged that on the
night of Nov. 17, 1919, Dark and Brown
broke into a box car on the L. 15. & \V.
trnoks at Mancie and stole twelve woolen
blankets, which they tried to sell for $lO.
Dallas Chambers, 19, Munolo, testified
Brown and Durk offered to sell the
blankets to him.
Durk admitted on the stand he had
stolen from Interstate shipments eight
times and that he had been sentenced
two years ago by Judge Anderson, who
sent him to the Marlon county Jail.
The trial of Louise Wallace, Lynch
burg, Va„ and Elizabeth Fautz, San
Autonbv Tex., each charged with viola
tion of the Mann act, was continued until
the next term of court.
They arc charged with the transporta
tion of Lucille Fanje, 19, 4345 Carrollton
uvenue, from fndiunupolis to Lynchburg,
Va.. on Dec. 8, 1918.
The designs were frustrated, it Is said,
and the Fanje girl broke away and re
turned to Indianapolis.
Paul Kuhn and William Dorgan ot
the Paul H. Kuhn Company of Terre
Haute, pleaded guilty to one count of'an
Indictment charging them with the ship
ping of grain from Indiana to Virginia
without an Inspection by the federal
grain Inspectors, nnd were fined SIOO
efcch.
The remainder of the counts against
them were dismissed when the federal
inspectors ngieed that there might not
have been any attempt on the part of
the defendant!’ to evade the law.
Body of Infant
Found in Vault
The body of a baby girl, about three
weeks old. wns found In a vault at a
school ho use at Glenn’s Valley in Perry
township today.
Deputy Coroner George Christian, who
investigated, said the body had been in
the vault about, a month.
He ordered It taken to the undertaking
establishment of Royster & Askin.
Although the body was clothed, there
was nothing to reveal Its Identity.
ASK DAILY BIDS
' ON STATE’S COAL
Institutions Go on Hand-to-
Mouth Basis.
Coal for use in state institutions will
be furnished by Indianapolis dealers and
brokers through competitive bids sub
mitted to the joint purchasing board
each day.
Announcements were made today by
M. C. Shelton, secretary of the state
joint purchasing board, that invitations
will be sent to each broker and dealer
in coal in the city urging them to sub
mit, before 10 o’clock each morning,
lowest prices on coal.
The coal will be purchased each day
and distributed to the Institutions by
the board.
COAL CONTRACTS
EXPIRE TOMORROW.
Contracts which the board now holds
for "the supplying of coal for the state
expire tomorrow.
After that time the board will be
forced to buy on the open market^
No other course Is now open to the
board, members say, since coal mine own
ers and operators refused to respond to
Invitations to submit bids for coal which
were issued in a recent meeting.
While the coal consumption by state
Institutions is not nearly so great in the
summer season as it. Is in the winter
mouths, a supply sufficient to maintain
the electric lighting plants and the stor
age plants In the Institutions must be
kept on hands.
Approximately 500 tons of coal is
needed daily during the summer, It is
estimated.
Communications have been sent the
state institutions asking assistance and
co-operation in securing coal.
What will be done to supply coal for
the winter Is not now definitely known.
STATE INSPECTOR
LOOKS OVER MINE.
Carey Littlejohn, state mine inspector,
and other mine experts are today in
specting the Minshall mine lu Vigo
county, preparatory to submitting a re
port to the board who will determine
the feasibility of leasing the mine to
supply the needed coal.
Recommendations probably will be
made to the legislators In the proposed
special session that some mine be leased
In order taht the state may secure coal.
It Is pointed out by members of the
board that by operating a state-owned
mine and transporting the coal to the in
stitutions in state-owned cars the cost in
curred in purchasing the equipment and
leasing the mine would be overcome In a
short time by the money the state would
save by such action.
UTILITIES SEEK
RAISES IN RATES
Three Indiana Companies Ask
State for Authority.
Authority to increase rates, tolls and
charges for electric energy and hot water
for light, heat and power purposes is
requested by the Laporte Gas and Elec
tric Company in a petition to the public
service commission today.
In a cross petition the Laporte Chamber
nf Commerce declares the rates already
are excessive and unjust and petitions
the commission not to increase them.
The Indiana Railways and Light Com
pany of Kokomo, which recently was
granted authority to Increase the rates
of transportation of its traction railway,
today petitioned the public servl e com
mission for authority to regulate Its
rate* with the fluctuating costs of coal.
An order approving the petition would
affect subscribers in Howard, Grant, Car
roll. Cass, Clinton. Tipton and Miami
counties. N
A petition, asking an Increase of rates
also was filed by the 8t l’aul exchange
of the Hope Independent Telephone Com
pany.
Authority today was granted by the
publtc service commission to the Prairie
Telephone Company, Brookston, to the
Chalmers Telephone Company, and to the
Mohawk Telephone Company to Increase
the rates for telephone service.
GREEKS SEEK TO
SQUEEZE TURKS
Significance in Landing Greek
Troops at Panderma.
LONDON, Juno 20.—The apparent pur
pose of the Greek campaign in Asia
Minor is to squeeze the Turkish national
ists In a huge pinchers, crushing them
without giving them opportunity to os
cape, military authorities believed today.
The landing of Greek troops at l*an
derma under the guns of British war
ships was regarded as significant.
An advance by the Greeks from I’an
derma would form the northern *rm of
the pinchers, while the other arm is al
ready pushing back the nationalists.
Severn fighting was indicated by dls
patches from Greek sources stating that
in recent fighting around Philadelphia,
Asia Minor, large numbers of Turks were
slain by Greek cavalry.
The nationalists were (lrlveq across the
Kermis valley.
Car Control Return
to Indiana Is Object
The Indiana Federation of Farmers'
associations has decided to send John G.
Brown, president of the organization, t<
Washington, D C., next Monday In an
effort to have the control of the car
shortage problem restored to the Indi
ana public son-ice commission.
This action was decided on at the
conference at the Claypool hotel, follow
ing a lengthy discussion of the Indiana
situation In movement, of grain crops.
Mr. Brown probably will be accompa
nied by representatives of the public
service commission and will appear be
fore the interstate commerce commission.
The farmers decided to select repre
sentatives from each of the ten districts
of the state to form a permanent grain
< ora in It tee.
Included in the resclutlons adopted at
the meeting are the following items fa
voring checking of extravagance nnd ces
sation of purchases of nonessential
goods; holding of Liberty Loan bonds
and Investment of farmers’ money In
business; effort, to prevent county bonk
ers from loaning money for speculative
purposes, and warnings against ‘‘wild
cat stocks and bonds.”
‘Missing Man’ Puts
Blame on Overdose
An overdose of medicine that affected
the heart, was the cause of the mysteri
ous disappearance of Beryl Dorsey, 30. of
2027 Langley avenue, Lieut, of Police Mc-
Murtry said today.
Dorsey appeared at his home early
yesterday morning, his clothing wet and
dirty.
He had been missing since the day
before when he had driven away in his
automobile, promising to return within
an hour.
He became unconscious soon after ar
riving home and it was not until last
night that he was able to explain what
had occurred.
Dorsey told the police he had taken
some medicine and must have taken an
overdose.
At that time he was in his automobile
in Brookside park.
He remembered he became faint.
The next he recalled was when lie
awoke in the hospital.
The missing automobile, not damaged,
was found In Brookside park.
Mine Operators
Before Commission
SCRANTON, Ra., June 29.—C0al mine
operators today answered the claims of
union leaders at the hearing before the
commmisslon appointed by President
Wilson to adjust wage differences In the
anthracite coal fields.
The operators devoted their main at
tention today to argument by union
leaders over excessive profits in the in
dustry.
STATE LEGION
UNANIMOUSLY
FOR MEMORIAL
(Continued From Page One.)
the enforcement of law and order at all
times.
It also provided that a state Ameri
canization cotnmlttee be appointed by the
department commander with authority to
employ a permanent secretary.
A delegate from Lake county moved
an amendment which would prohibit the
speaking of foreign languages in this
country after an Immigrant has been
here a certain period, but It was voted
down on a roll call, 242 to 128.
NAME STATE
COMMANDER TODAY.
The report of the committee was
adopted with few dissenting vates.
In the report of Robert L. Moorebead
of Indianapolis, chairman of the state
Americanization committee, he made ref
erence to the fact thjt reports had come
to his attention that one of the candi
dates for state office had been accused
of anti-American conduct during the
war.
It is understood that the man to whom
Moorehead referred is a candidate on the
republican state ticket.
The race for commander will be set
tled this afternoon, the contest now cen
tering between L. R. Gignilniatt of Cul
ver and Sherman Minton of New Albany.
Minton entered the field last night and
has made rapid progress.
William L. Betz of Vincennes is also
a candidate for the office.
The vote on the report of the legisla
tive committee indicated that a majority
of the delegates favor the construction
of such a building, although there were
Indications that some of them would de
mand that the building should be used
only by persons who ayere in the service
of the nation and not as a civic audi
torium to house any convention or other
body which desired to use it.
The report of the military policy com
mittee also was expected to create con
siderable interest because the policy of
the American legion in the state In re
gard to universal military training will
depend on the this report.
Indications that there would be
considerable controversy over this ques
tion, although the legion as a national
organization has approved the plan.-
The report of the legislation commit
tee Included a request that men who
served In the world war be granted the
same privileges as veterans of other
wars.
It also asked provision for the free
registration of discharge certificates.
ROB STATE BANK
AT CARLOS CITY
Four Bandits Lock Up Cashier
and Flee With $2,500.
CARLOS CITY. Ind., June 20.—Four
bandits locked the cashier of the Carlo*
State bank In a vault today and escaped
in an automobile with about $2,500.
The four men entered the bank at 8:30
o'clock, Just after it opened, and forced
the cashier, who was the only occupant.
Into the vault.
They then took their Mine to training
the money. N
No trace of the robbers could be found
after the alarm was given and the direc
tion the men bad taken could not be as
certained.
Murat Patrol Wins
Praise at Portland
Indianapolis Shriners, who have re
turned from the forty-sixth Imperial
council meeting at Portland, Ore., have
announced the signal success of the
Murat patrol 111 team In their exhibi
tion work at the conference.
The team, they said, was lauded by
the Oregon Journal, which stated that
If applause counted for anything the
Murat team easily carried away the
honors in drill work.
Fifty of the 300 Shriners attending the
council meeting have returned.
Many of those who have not yet re
turned have planned trips through Cali
fornia end the Yellowstone National
park before returning.
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COOLIDGE WILL
BE QUIZZED, TOO
Women to Ask Nominee’s
Suffrage Stand.
WASHINGTON, June 29.—Gov. Cool
idge, republican nominee for vice presi
dent, immediately upon his arrival here
tomorrow will be asked to explain bis
stand upon ratification of the woman
suffrage amendment, the national wom
an’s party announced today,
Mrs. Marie M. Forest, member of the
advisory council of the woman’s party,
plans to ask Gov. Coolldge to use his
party Influence to hasten Vermont's ac
tion on ratification of the suffrage amend
ment to the national constitution.
Vance McCormick, former chairman of
the democratic national convention, has
begun a telegraphic poll, the woman's
party announced, of the members of the
Tennessee legislature, which is sched
uled to meet Ar.g. 9th, in special session,
to take up ratification.
McCormick and nine other democratic
leaders promised SIO,OOO to pay expenses
of a campaign in Tennessee if the tele
graphic poll shows unfavorably for rati
fication, it was announced.
EIGHT FUNERALS
AT HUNTINGBURG
Entire Town Attends Services
for Wreck Victims.
HUNTINGBURG, Ind., June 29.—Hunt
lngburg was a house of mourning today
when funeral services were held for
eight of the victims of Sunday's grade
crossing crash in which eleven met death.
Business was suspended for the day
and virtually the entire town attended
the funerals.
The last of the victims will be buried
tomorrow. Funerals of two were held
yesterday.
Two of the eight injured, in Evans,
ville hospitals, -are expected to die.
A coroner's Investigation into the ac
cident, in which a motor truck carrying
twenty-one persons to a picnic was de
molished by a train, will be started to
morrow.
An investigation by the state public
service commission also will be made, it
is understood.
Elizabeth Too Wide
for Convention Seat
SAN FRANCISCO, June 29.—Miss
Elizabeth of New York still
thinks this convention lacks jazz.
“If I were running It.” she said, “I’d
ring in a few circus features, like side
shows, at the entrances to the audito
rium.
“I’d put a Belasco touch to the open
ing session by having President Wilson’s
portrait light up in a smile when rati
fication of the league covenant was
, cheered by the delegates.
S “And, furthermore. I'd put in chairs
that would be comfortable for people as
i wide as I am.”
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