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ASSEMBLY HEARS
OF GOVERNOR’S
COAL DEALING
(Continued From Page One.)
and launched another attack on the bill,
declaring, as did Senator Cravens. that
the methods asked would not help out
the serious coal sitaution.
“In the time of the late war,” he stat
ed, “the people cried with alarm at the
. taking oTer of t*e telephone systems, the
railroads and other utilities, saying it
was too much centralization of power.
“If it was too much one-man. power
then, the same is true at the present time:
“This is not the way to remedy this
situation.
“In my opinion the real way to go at
the thing is to have an investigation made
by the attorney-general against the coal
barons of the state.
’ “If he has not the power bow to make
this investigation, then let him come be
fore this body, and I am sure that he
will have no trouble in getting the
power.
READY WITH NEEDED
LEGISLATION'.
“We will give him all the legislation
' he needs for the investigation.
“It is my idea that this is what shonid
be done, instead of seizing coal mines
and coal cars and centralizing all this
jiower in the hands of one man or one
body.*’
At this point Senator Wolfson of Mar
_ ion county rose to a point of order, de
claring that Senator Eisner should eon
** fine his remarks to an explanation of his
vote on the bill.
Senator Eisner was allowed to con
tinue his talk, however.
“Let this legislature enact laws against
the coal barons of the state," the speaker
continued.
"Instead of legislating to help merely
a few state institutions by appropriating
SIOO,OOO for this place and $1,000,000 for
that place, we should legislate to proy
tect the people of Indiana.
“I say let the attorney general appear
before us at once and advise us if there
is a law b,v which he can proceed with
an investigation, and if there is none,
then let us get busy and make a law."
In a short address Senator Beardsley
of Elkhart declared the bill as it comes
from the house is "vicious.”
“As my colleagues have said, this is
only a temporary measures, aud will do
little to alleviate the situation.
' 'IN MY MIND
BILL IS VICIOUS.”
“In my mind the bill is vicious, as it ;
gives too much power to one body and
gives opportunity for profiteering.
“Every man here," he said, “will profit- !
eer in his own business, if he gets but .
half a chance.”
This statement of the senator again
threw the senate into an uproar.
Speaking for the second time in de- j
tense of the measure, Senator McKinley
denied that the bill had a vicious ten
dency.
“By this bill, cars can be furnished
only for shipments in Indiana.
“All viciousness has been removed :
from it.” he declared.
Stopping the argument on the meas
ure, Lieut. Gov. Bush called for a roil 1
call on the passage of the bill.
Lacking a majority, supporters of th*- 1
bill failed to round up enough absentees
to insure its passage, and, upon motion
to adjourn, the- measure was made a
special order of business for Monday
afternoon at .1 o'clock.
Upon appeal from the members who
opposed the passage of the measure, the
chair announced that the roll call would
be resumed at exactly the place where
it had been left off this morning.
Inquiries at the office of the Big Four '
railroad revealed that Mr. Costin is in
Cincinnati.
► Gov. Goodrich left this morning for
-Decatur to attend the wedding of his
son. I’icrre.
ADMINISTRATION PLAN
TO KILL WAR MEMORIAL
Due to strong opposition on the part
of administration leaders, the hills mak- |
ing provision fora war memorial to be con
structed by the state, Marion county and
the city of Indianapolis will not be re
ported out of committees in the legisla
ture in their original form and It will
be due only to pressure brought by
American legion officials and members
if the bills are reported out at all.
The present proposal, in case the com
mittee of the house is forced to report
the bill. Is that it shall carry a proviso
for a referendum at the next general elec
tion whereby the proposal must have a
inaiority of all votes cast.
This plan is opposed by American le
gion leaders ami l.v the American war
mothers, who are insisting that the hills !
be reported out in their original form.
GOODRICH REPORTED FOR
DEATH IN* COMMITTEE.
Two of the bills would allow Marion
county and the city of Indianapolis to j
borrow a total of $5,000,000 as their share
in the state memorial and the third hill
gives the state the right to spend
$5,000,000 as its share.
Caucuses were held last night on the
subject and almost simultaneously the
report was spread that Gov. Goodrich
had insisted that the bills should die in
committee.
Little groups of friends of the hills i
gathered in the corridors nntil a late
hour, expressing their indignation in no ,
unmistakable terms.
Republicans point out that they fear
the war memorial proposition would lit
made a campaign issue and used against
them at the next election.
The republicans would not welcome
n war memorial campaign issue and
h’ope to avoid raising such a question ;
in the fall election, letting the three me
morial bills slumber peacefully in cotn- j
mlttee.
NOW DEVOTES EFFORTS
TO APPROPRIATION' BILLS.
The efforts of the administration pro- j
gram supporters now centers on the j
tir.al consideradon of the nearly $2,000,- j
000 institutional deficiency bill passed
by the senate and now referred back
to the bouse for consideration of tiie
senate's wholesale amendments.
It is understood that the adminlattyt- j
tion supporters .will seek to reduce the ’
s-nate ainendnient appropriations by at
least $550000.
it is understood an effort will be made !
to strike out the senate's' amendment
"reappropriating" $500,000 to the state
highway commission for building roads.
This probably will result in a stiff ar
gument from some members of the house,
hut it is known the administration de
sires materially to reduce the senate
amendments aggregating 5639.470.16 addl- j
tlonal items to the Dill as passed by the
senate.
As far as the house is concerned, this
is the most important piece of legislation
now pending f.n.tl action by the house.
WON’T PRESS BILL
FOR STATE MINE.
That Gov. Goodrich will not press his
recommendation for a state owned coal
mine is known definitely. The members
of the bouse admit the mine plaaj has
been abandoned and that the governor's
commission coal plan will be pressed to
the limit to insure Its adoption.
The definite abandonment of the Good
rich dream of a state-owned mine clears
the boards for a fight to put in the sub
stitute Goodrich plan.
The Goodrich substitute plan provides
for the creation of a special commission
of three members to be appointed by the
governor.
They would each draw $6.0U0 a year
from the stall.
This commission would have the power
to regulate the price and the movements
of all coal In Indiana.
This is looked upon as the most rad
ical measure yet favored by Gov. Good
. rla.i and many have expressed their
dc%bta as to its legality.
Alep reseats tive Bonham has a bill which
j he states he will introduce gs a substi
tute for the governor's commission plan.
1 It would empower members of the de-
I partment of inspection and supervision
of public offices to conduct sweeping In
vestigations regarding the price and the
j movements Qf coal; to make investlga
' tions to determine If there Is any collu
sion existing to cut down the production
1 of coal so as to increase the price and to
authorize the attorney general to insti
tute the proper legal action if Investiga
tion of the department warrants such ac
tion.
It is understood the governor will in
sist that his commission plan and no
other be passed at his special session of
\ the legislature.
The senate must consider before ad
journment the tax bill and the gov
ernor's' coal commission plan.
The administration Is no* having ac
easy sailing as it anticipated in handling
the Goodrich tax bill in the senate.
Considerable opposition has cropped
up in the upper bouse, and there were
rumors of a “deadlock" between those
who favor the hill proposed by the In
diana Federation of Fanners" Associa
tions and those who favor the Good
rich legalizing bill.
WON’T OBJECT TO
“RIGHT" SUBSTITUTION.
It is known the governor is not op
posed to the substitution of the farmers’
bill for his measure legalizing horizon
tal increases and there will he no op
position to the enactment of either bill
by the senate.
Many of the senators, as well as the
members of the house, have declared
themselves as' willing to rAuain on th?
job all day disposing of the adminis
tration’s business and adjourning some
time late in the night.
It is certain that as soon as the ad
ministration's program to cover up its
blunders is completed by the passage of
the necessary bill, an adjournment will
be perfected.
SENATE PASSES FIVE
BILLS, THEN PLAYS
Five bills were passed by the senate i
yesterday afternoon and evening, "horse j
play” occupying most of the time of the
senators during that period.
The most lmr.ortant work of tne two
test ions was t c.e passage of the Louse i
aoproj v.;at!on lid ;td the app-d.ttiut ut
of a committee, composed of Senators
MeConaha, McKinley and I.aney. to con
fer with a committee of the house on
the amendments to the hill.
At the afternoon session the bill framed
by the Indiana Federation of Farmers'
Associations, and presented by Senator
Douglass, authorizing intertirbans to
carry live stoek through incorporated
cities. w3s passed.
An effort waR made by Senator Duffy
of Marion county to have an amendment
added to the bill, providing that within
five years the interurban companies shall i
have constructed a belt line around the
larger cities, to enable them to do away j
with the hauling V>f live stock through
these cities.
His effort was lost, however, and Sena
tor Duffy announced that he would vote
for tb bill, with the hope that when
the bill goes to the house the necessary
amendments will he added there.
The bill introduced by Senator Furnas, j
legalinzing the incorporation of Central
academy, in Hendricks county, parsed
by a vote of 30 to 0.
Senate bill No. 375, sponsored by Sena
tor N'egley of Marlon county, providing
for increased compensation for care of
dependent or neglected children who are
wards of juvenile courts to an amount
r.ot exceeding 75 cents per day, also
passed the senate in the afternoon ses
sion.
The bill introduced by Senator Eng
lish of Marion county authorizing cities
of the first class to make two year tem- j
porary loans at not to exceed 6G| perl
cent interest, was made a special order j
of business for the Saturday morning ,
session.
Salaries of Knox county officers, who ;
were declared to have worked the past j
year for a sum of about $250, would be
Increased by a bill which was Intro
duced by Senator Balniim, anti which
passed the senate at .the evening session
by a vote of 33 to 3.
Employes of banks, in any city of the
state, may act as a notary public, by the
provisions of a bill Introduced by Sen
ator Duncan, and passed by the senate
before the night session adjourned.
At present, employes of hanks may not
hold a commission as a notary, and for
convenience of officers of the banks, or
of any other such office, the bill provides
that such employes may be vested with 1
the power of a notary, to save the of
ficials from having to leave their places
of business when In need of such serv
ices.
HOUSE FA VORS REPEAL
OF PRIMARY STATUTE
Repeal of the primary election law in
Indiana is now highly probable as a
result of the adoption by the lower,
house of the majority report, of the !
committee on elections, favoring repeal, ■
after a stormy fight on the floor of the
bouse.
It was brought out in the argument
that several of the representatives favor
the primary in the county, but seek to
abolish the primary for the state office
electious.
A committee composed of Representa
tives Overmeyer, Miller of Marlon county.
Benedict. Brandt. Gaesser. Dunn. Dean
and Barker of l’osey, favored the pass
age of the bill to repeal the primary
election law.
Representative Griffiths was the mi
nority member of the committee and
stood out alone in recommending the
indefinite postponement of the measure.
Representative Barker of' Posey de
clared that a poor man is prevented
from running for a political office under
the present, system.
The adoption of the majority report
was unanimous.
That the bill for removing the control
of bond Issues from the state board of
tax commissioners to county officials
will lie passed is seen to be probable,
following the adoption of the minority
report of tli? ways and means commit
tee yesterday.
MINORITY REPORT
18 SBSTITUTED.
By a vote of 64 to 17 tin minority
recommendation for passage cf the bill
was substituted for the majority re
port for indefinite postpones, u - .
Representatives Mendenhall, Hoffman,
Newby, Givan and Swain constituted the
minority, while the majority consisted
of Representatives Barnard, Rothrock,
Tillman, Benz, Bonham, Miller of Tip
pecanoe and Warren, Curry and Cooper.
In the fight which followed the re
port of the committee Representive Smith
of Gibson county declared that “it was
better to carry home to a constituency
a piece of /he pie, rather than none at
all," referring to the tax bll>.
Efforts may be made to repeal the
present tax law several members of
the house, who declared, during the argu
ment that they were dissatisfied with the
act.
The argument was well on its way to
ward a political fight between the ma
jority and minority parties when Speaker
Eschbach called for order.
The house unanimously passed the en
grossed senate bill No. 391. returned to
the house from the judiciary B committee
recommended for passage under suspend
ed constitutional rules.
The new law provides for a maximum
of 6 per cent interest to be paid for
school bonds for a period not to exceed
five years, and provides that they are
not to be sold for less than par value,
with accrued interest.
The bill was introduced in the senate
by Senator Beardsley.
GOODRICH DECIDES
FATE OF COMMISSION. \
Abolition of the employment eommiV
sioj- provided for In a bill which haiv,
passed both houses of the legislature,
goes to Gov. Goodrich for approval.
lAigrossed senate bill No. 390, by
Senator Negley, providing for the abol-
New Member Hunt On
MISS LIDA E. GARDNER.
| the National Congress of Mothers' and
Parent-Teacher Association, was opened
by an address by Miss Lida E. Gardner
i of Fiankfort, Ky., national organizer, at;
a meeting of the state board of the or- 1
ganlzatlon today In the Moorish room of j
the Claypool hotel.
Miss Gardner is in Indianapolis to j
organize the state and push the national
campaign for 500,000 members this year, j
“I hope in my campaign,” said Miss \
Gardner, "to open up a closer co-ope'ration
between the home, the community aud the I
teachers.*"
Miss Gardner has been national or
ganizer for two years, during which she
has organized Kentucky with 2,000 mem- j
bers of the association. North Carolina,
Mississippi anti Alabama, with approxi
mately 23,000 members.
Previously to her appointment as uh- i
tlonal organizer. Miss Gardner was state, 1
organizer in Kentucky for two years.
Miss Gardner has established bureaus
in the state departments of education iu
Kentucky, Alabama aud North Carolina. i
The bureau at Indiana university, which |
is the only one in the United states affil
iated with a state university, hus been j
organized through the efforts of Mrs.
Hence Orrue of this city.
National work of the Parent-Teachers' ;
association was discussed In connection
witb Miss Gardner's address.
Plans for the state convention, to be j
held in Indianapolis. Oct. 20 to 22. at the
Voung Women's Christian association,
were drawn up tentatively.
Mrs. B. F. Longworthy of Chicago,
chairman of the literature department of
the national pafent-teacber organization,
will speak on the problems of the high
schools.
Rev. Frank S. C. Wicks of Indian
apolis, Dr Valeria Parker of New York
City. Mrs. David Ross of Indianapolis,
and Prof. Mary Mathews of Purdue uni
versity will be the other speakers on the
same subject.
The program for October 21 ncludes
Donald Dushane of Columbus, Ind . Mrs.
Richard Lieber of Indianapolis, and Mrs ;
Festherstone of Chicago.
Mrs. Albion Fellows Bacon of Evans [
ville, Dr. W. F. King and Amos Butler, j
both of Indianapolis, will speak at a ;
banquet to be given in the eveuing.
L. N. Hines, state superintendent of
public instruction. Dr. J. J. I’ottijobn. I
director of Indiana university extension .
division; R. E. Cavanaugh of Indiana
university, and Dr. Edna Edmondson will ;
give addresses on the last day of the j
convention.
At the business meeting of the board i
with Mrs. Hence Orme presiding, reso- j
lotions were adopted to proiest against ;
the maintenance of a separate headquar- j
ters from the national bureau of educa
tion.
An active campaign for motion pic- I
to "*s In the schools was also planned by
the board.
ishing of the commission and transfer
ing its duties to the Industrial commts- :
sion. was passed yesterday by the lower
house by a vote of 65 to 7, under sus
pended constitutional rules.
The bill was Introduced on request of
the employment commission, which point
ed out that it “had nothing to do."
Appropriations granted the employment
commission will be added to the indus
trial commission's appropriation funds.
Under suspension of constitutional
rules engrossed senate bill No. 393, by
Senator Self, amending the state school
deficiency fund law to permit two high
s-hoots in one township to draw on
state funds with the consent of the
state superintendent of public instruc- 1
tiou. was passed by the lower house In
last night's session by a vote of C 8 to 1.
The bill, which now awaits Gov. Good
rich’s signature, provides for a levy
of an annual tax for the state and
county school distribution fund.
House hill No. 560, providing for the ,
increase of wages per diem of sheriffs,
assistants and other officials, which was
referred to the committee on r *es and i
salaries, was presented to the house, w|h
the recoin men da tion that it be passed,
hut adverse sentiment prevailed imme
diately on its return from the committee,
and Chairman .Tinnett withdrew the re
porf.
BILL TO CHANGE
ELECTION LAWS.
The engrossed senate bill No. 406, by
Senator Dobyna, providing for all
changes in the election laws made neces
sary by the Increased population and
woman suffrage, was passed by the low
er house under suspended constitutional
rules, 85 to 0.
The (house of representatives unani
mously passed engrossed senate bill No.
405, also by S-nator Dobyns, amending
the registration law fixing the time of
(he sitting of registration boards, and
providing for the registration, ou proper
blanks, of voters who are excused from
appearing in person.
The bill was passed under suspension
of rules.
Following the report of the committee
on drainage and dykes recommending
passage of engrossed senate bill No. 361,
repealing amendments to the 1919 drain
age laws affecting Noble and Lagrange
counties, the house voted to pass the
measure, under suspension of rules.
The following bills were Included in
favorable committee reports which were
adopted by the house of representatives:
House bill No. 581. giving Marion
county assessors a salary of $0 a day.
Engrossed senate bill No. 370, provid
ing that the school city of Indianapolis
may make temporary loans from such
funds as may be on hand and from the
sale of bonds, but which will not, be ex- j
pended in the near future, such loans to j
be made under the supervision of the |
state tax board and the state board of j
accounts for the purpose of relieving j
tile school city from paying interest on
such loans.
Engrossed senate bill No. 377, permit
ting the school city of Indianapolis to
make temporary loans to anticipate its
local tuition fund and providing that
loans may be negotiated as money is
needed instead of in large sums as at
present.
CITY TO CONTROL
PARK PROPERTY.
Engrossed senate bill No. 359, amend
ing Indianapolis park department act t-wi
permit establishment of building lines]
and to control the character of business !
or use of property near parks, parkways j
or boulevards.
The house passed senate bill No. 373 |
which amends the 1919 county anil city j
war memorial acts to permit donations j
oX memorial buildings and grounds by i
private cities.
This bill is known as the Whiting
INDIANA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, JULY 17,1920.
memorial bill and also prevents taxpay
ers of cities of Lake county being taxed
for both city and county memorials.
A taxpayer In a city of Lake county
will pay taxes for a city memorial if
such a city elects to build a memorial.
In this way the taxpayer will not he
required to pay an additional tax for
a county memorial.
The bill was declared formally passe*
and will be teferred to the governor
for his signature.
The following other bills were real
the second time and passed to engross
ment :
House bill 547, providing for the res
toration of a per diem of $5 to ex-officio
members of county boards of review at
tending meetings of the boards. This
la one of the measures proposed by Gov.
Goodrich.
House bill 570, prohibiting the pastur
ing of cattle on public highways and
providing a penalty therefor.
House bill 518, providing that the city
of Indianapolis can fix a tax of not less
than 5 cents nor more than 9 cents for
park purposes, and that cities of the
second class may fix levies for the same
purpose of not less than 5 cents nor more
than 10 cents.
House bill 520, providing for the es
tablishment of the office of county treas
urer in cltic-s of the second class.
House bill 540, compelling wholesale
dealers to sell to co-operative societies
at the same prices as goods are offered
retailers.
House hill 593, legalizing acts cf
notaries where there are stockholders or
officers of corporations employing such
notaries affected by acknowledgments.
House bill 566, granting attorneys spe
cial liens for the collection of fees.
House bill 553. Increasing teachers’ sal
aries and providing a minimum compen
sation of SBOO for a school yi?ar.
House bill 542, legalizing acts of coun
ty commissioners where defects in ’pro
ceedings prevented sale of bonds for
county hospitals.
House bill 516, providing two-platoon
system for fire departments In cities
having a population of 15,000 or more.
House bill 508, Increasing rate of
legal advertising. This is one of the
Goodrich blils.
Joint resolution 1, providing for
the appointment of a commission to
study the needs for high salaries on the
part of certain officials. This resolution
was amended to Include member* of tile
general assembly.
House bill 530, compelling drivers
of motor vehicles to Install mirrors where
near view Is obstructed.
Speaker Eschbach refused to accept aa
amendment proposed by Representative
Abrams to strike out the enacting clause.
The speaker explained bis action was
due to the absence of Representative
Wright, the author of the bill.
Senate bill 359, amending Indian- j
spoils park department act to penult, es
tablishment of building litres aud to con- j
trol character of business or use of prop- j
erty near parks, parkways aud boule
vards.
This bill grew out of the objection
of citizens to the construction of fac
tories on property adjoining Indianapolis
boulevards.
Senate bill 377, permitting the
■ehool city of Indianapolis to make tem
porary loans In anticipation of Sts local ;
tuition fund, as well aa Its special fund,
and proTldtus that loans may be nego- j
listed as money Is needed Instead of lu
largs sums, as at present.
ENGLISH MEASURE
PASSES SENATE
Despite stiff opposition voiced by mem
bers of the Marlon county delegation to
the upper house of the general assembly, j
the English bill, providing that Indian
apolla may make two-year temporary
loans, to complete the business of the
fiscal year, passe* the senate today. 50
to 4.
The bill was made a special order
of business for the of the morn- j
ing session, being held over from the
Friday afternoon session, for amend
ments.
Opposition was voiced against the bill
Friday afternoon when it was presented
for second reading, on the ground that
It provide for the levying of a tax, and
that for that reason it must originate in ;
the lower house.
Amendment* were mail* to the meas
ure over night, and when reported this
morning all provisions for taxation had
been removed, making it provide only for 1
a temporary loan for a two-year period, j
at a rate of Interest not to exceed 6% ;
per cent.
The bill was opposed by Senator Duf
fey of Marlon county, wbo demanded the
reason why “the affairs of the ell/ of
Indianapolis had to be doctored up at
this special session."
“There 1* a regular session eomtn*
within a few mouths." said Senator Duf
fe.v. "and these measures could Just as
well hold off until that time.’’
Debate was halted on the bill by Chair- \
man Bush, who stated that certain spec
tators, sitting -lose to the chairs of the
senators were “taking a hand In legisla
tion. and talking so loudly that they
could be heard by the chair."
“This side-line lobbying und attempts,
to help out the passage of u pet bill must;
stop.” said Mr. Bush.
“It is going to stop, if 1 have to In
voke the law to toi It."
During the argument on the bill, Sam- !
uel Ashby, corporation counsel for the- i
city of Indianapolis, had been convers
ing with Senator William E. English. !
sponsor of the measure.
THE BILL
A 8 AMENDED.
The bill, as amended and passed, is
as follows;
(Boldface type Indicates parts stricken
out by amendments.)
A bill for an act entitled an act con
cerning taxation, temporary loans of
i ittes of the first class and the execti- j
tive departments thereof and declaring j
an emergency.
Section 1. Be It enacted by the gen- 1
■era I assembly of the state of Indiana. !
that whenever the revenue of any eit.v of i
the first, class or any of Its executive 1
departments for any cause are luauffi- j
rlent. and shall be so Impaired as not toa
enable It to complete its fiscal year with]
out deficit, any such city of the first
class shall have the power and the au
thority, notwithstanding any other law
to the contrary, to affect temporary loans
payable at such time or times as may be !
desirable not to extend more than two ;
years for the purpose of meeting such !
deficit at a rate of interest not exceed- j
ing OMi per cent per annum.
It shall lie the duty of the taxing offi
cers of any such city of the first class
anil such executive departments there
of, and they are hereby authorized to
assess, levy and collect such additional
tav as may he necessary In any- one year ]
to meet any portion of such temporary
loan or loans maturing to such year, to- j
get her with Interest thereon, which tax
shall he in addition to all other taxes
authorized to be levied or collected dur
ing such year by any such city of the
first class and any executive department
thereof.
Any city of the first-class shall have
the right, to make temporary loans un
der this act. for and on behalf of its
executive departments or taxing districts
which by law (are authorized to make und
collect separate tax levies.
Section 2. Such temporary loans may
be made and such additional taxes may
be assessed, levied and collected with
out application to or approval of the
state board of tax commissioners.
. Section 3. This act concerning taxa
tion shall, and is Intended to be in ad
dition to all other laws now in force
on subject of taxation not in repeal, by
implication or otherwise, of any laws
now In force as to the provisions con
tained In section 2 of this act.
Section 4. Whereas an emergency ex
ists for the Immediate taking effect of
this act, the sArne shall be in full force
and effect imnl'diately after Its passage.
ALL JOIN HANDS
IN BIG WELCOME
TO NOMINEE COX
(Continued From Page One.)
reducing living costs with representatives
of the federal trade commission.
The nominee Indicated that he be
, lleves the high cost of living problem
will rank with the league of nations
as the major issue of the campaign.
Cox Is traveling to Washington, ac
companied only by five newspaper re
porters.
He arose rather late, ate a dollar's
•orth of breakfast and then Issued a
challenge for a bridge game with the
reporters.
Every member of the train crew
| seemed * know the governor but he
was not recognized by many of the pas
sengers.
REPUBLICAN INTEREST
FOLLOWS NOMINEE COX
j MARION, 0., July 17.—The Interests
| of republican leaders here are centered
, today on the outcome of the conference
to be held tomorrow between President
Wilson and Gov. Cox.
There Is much speculation as to
whether the two will reach an agree
ment on the campaign issues.
FOUR ARRESTS
FOLLOW HOLDUPS
! Dairy Lunch Cash Taken as
Employes Face Gun.
Following two early morning holdups
the police made a cleati-up through the
Illinois street "levy” district, making
four arrests, and causing the hangers-on
of poolrooms, sure-thing gamblers and
hip-pocket bootleggers who frequent that
district after midnight to make a hurried
disappearance.
A masked holdup man entered the
daman Brothers’ Dairy lunchroom, 305
North Illinois street, at 2:30 o'clock, cov
ered two employes with a revolver, helped
himself to $53 in the cash register, and
escaped.
The robber was neatly dressed in a
black suit and dark cap. but wore a blue
handkerchief over hU face
The thief did not say a word while In
the lunchroom but the large revolver kept
J. M. Robbfns and Dick Morley, two night
men, In their scats at a table until after
the robber had escaped.
Sergt. Fred Winkler and his squad In
vestigated and started the cleanup of
the levy district.
An hour earlier Guy Coy, 523 V) North
Pine street a street car conductor, was
held up and robbed at Pine street, south
of St. Clair street.
Coy was on hts way home from the
Highland avenue car barns when two
men halted him.
One man covered Coy with a revolver
while the other robber removed $12.50
from his trousers pocket.
When the report went broadcast over
that part of Illinois street long know-n
as the “levy” that the police were mak
ing a cleanup, poolrooms, dry Jieer sa
loon* and other places frequented by !
the men who don't go to bed until morn
ing became suddenly empty of most
every man except employes.
The police urresteo John Quinn, altos
K'en, 27, of Louisville and Stanley Bob
ert*. 21, of Toronto, Canada.
Slen is charged with carrying con
cealed weapons and vagranev and the
police allege be was carrying a large
dirk knife, and Roberts Is charged with
vagrancy.
Leo Kiser. 21, of South .Senate avenue,
and George Smiley, 21, of 1202 South
Meridian street, were found at Mary isn't
and Illinois streets at 3 o’clock this
morning and 'Were arrested on th
charge of vagrancy.
75*000 More Books for
Blind Yanks Sought
NEW YORK. July 17.—Production of
.more books for the 75.000 blind persons
In the United States In the uew-, uniform
Braille type taught to soldiers, sailors
and marines made sightless In the war, ,
t strongly encouraged by the American
Library association in its nation-wide
'Books for Everybody” movement, as
the enlarged program is known.
There are now- fewer than two hun
dred books published In this accepted
type and the a. L. A. will help in pro- ;
during a much larger number in order
that the light of literature, technical, vo
cational and fiction, may penetrate the
darkness of the afflicted. The "Books
for Everybody" movement Is designed to ,
promote the general extension of library
and books service to the 60.000,000 per
sons In the nation who are without such
facilities. For its maintenance a fund of
$2,000,000 Is being raised by librarians,
library trustees and friends of librarians,
without recourse to the usual Intensive
public drive.
Bought Stock, Now
Asks $20,000 Damages
A transfer of the case of Georg"
Schafer, a Howard county farmer, against
the Ft. Wayne Tire and Rubber Company, \
from Allen county was filed In federal
court today.
The plaintiff seeks $20,000 damages,
claiming that John B. Brown, vice-presi
dent of the Ft. Wayne Tire and Rubber ’
Company and Lewis E. Kraft caused,
through their agents, the sale of prae- j
tlcally worthless stock lu the company,
some of which the plaintiff bought.
The plaintiff charges that the b<.
Wayne Tire and Rubber Company Is not
manufacturing tire* and tubes, but that j
its principal purpose Is the sale of bonds, !
New Richmond Bridge
Opened for Traffic
RICHMOND, lnd., July 17.—The new
Main street bridge across the White- ;
water river, erected at a cost of $210,000,
wag opened for traffic Friday after
noon.
An interurban car of the Terre Haute, i
Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Com- j
pnny, followed by a street car, were the ,
first heavy vehicles to cross.
A number of detnils are still to be
completed and the bridge will be ded
icated next month.
The bridge has been under construc
tion for three years.
Frankfort Cos. Files
Bankruptcy Petition
A petition in voluntary bankruptcy was
filed In the federal court today by the
Chan Bay Battling Company of Frank
fort, Ind. _
George W. Schelhorn and Charles H.
Norman, partners in the company, claim
in the petition that their debts amount
to $6,645.63 and that their assets amount
to only $2,766.30.
Chinese and Pro-Jap
Troops Clash at Pekin
PEKIN, China, July 16 (Delayed).—
Supporters of Gen. Chl-Li clashed with
a body of pro-.Tapanese troops on the
outskirts of Pekin today.
Many wounded were cared for at Pe
kin hospitals.
No account of casualties was obtain
able.
Envoy of Britain
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Baron Edgar Vincent d'Abernon, G. C.
M. G, K. C. M. U., Great Britain's first
ambassador to Germany since the end of
the war, is one of the most distinguished
of British diplomats. He started his
diplomatic career In 1880 as private sec
retary to Lord E. Fitzmaurice, commis
sioner for Eastern Roumelia.
YANKEE SLOOP
CREEPS AHEAD
IN CUP EVENT
(C ontinued From Page One.)
ing a breeze before the other could
find 1L
At 8:32 the two yachts split tacks
again. Shamrock going to starboard and
Resolute to port with the mark about
four miles off Resolute's port blow.
The Resolute, with new and stanch
throat halyard, was spick and span as
ever and her skipper and crew hoped to
demonstrate before sundown that the
white sloop did not need the time al
lowance granted her by Shamrock IV.
it developed that the Iron band which
surrounds the bowssprit of the Sham
rock started to slip inboard during the
first race Thursday and this was the
cause for pulling In some of her canvas
ou the run home.
Had Shamrock been forced to race
home Thursday she also might have
been seriously disabled.
With the first gray streaks of dawn
today watchers at Sandy Hook were re
lieved to uote scattering, fleecy clouds
and the weather prophet predicted there
would he gentle, variable winds along
with sunshine.
Interest In, today s race almost reached
a fever Ues* for much depends on the
outcome. If Shamrock IV crossed the
line a winner, the big series will be two
thirds gone and the famous cup along
with it.
But Resolute bad the opportunity to
oven up with the Emerald boat today,
and if seemed that she stood better than
in even chance to do so. The time al
lowance bad been worked out once more.
D. B. Parsons, chairman of the race
committee of the New York Yacht club,
announced that following new measure
ment* of the Shamrock, which reduced
her rating from 94.4 to 93,08, the time
lowance bad been definitely set at 6
minutes. 40 second*.
The second race today was scheduled
to be sailed over a triangular course. The
length of tha race was to be thirty miles,
ten miles to a leg.
Bars Will of Woman
Who Dined With Cats
NEW YORK, July 17.—The supreme
court has handed down a decision up
holding n decree refusing to admit to
probate the will of Mrs. Janes E. Bar
ney, octogenarian widow, who was found
dead on the kitchen floor of her homo in
New Providence, N. J., in 1915.
The aged woman left an estate valued
at more than $300,000 and willed prac
tically all of It to a second cousiu, Lewis
V. Ennis, cashier of a New York bank,
who had never known his benefactor un
til three or four years prior to her
death.
When Ennis offered the document for
probate the other relatives of Mrs. Bar
ney, several first and second cousins,
precipitated one of the most hard-fought
contests ever known in the surrogates’
courts.
Counsellor O’Neill established that, al
though the aged widow had in a manner
been able to look after her affairs for
fifteen years prior to her sudden death,
she had been an inmate 'of an Insane
asylum during the several years between
1871 and ISBB.
Witnesses testified thet while Mrs. Bar
ney possessed an incomp of $2,000 a
month, she was so niggardly that she
would not buy sufficient food to keep up
her health and strength.
The evidence showed she lived on about
$5 n month for food.
Among the incidents cited by witnesses
to show the eccentricities of Mrs. Bar
ney was her custom of eaitug her meals
with several cats, sometimes as many as
nine on the dining table.
Your Vacation
will be free from financial worry if you carry
American Bankers’ Association or American
Express Company Travelers’ Cheques. They
can be used by original purchaser only and are
readily accepted by banks, hotels and railroad
companies. Issued in $lO, S2O, SSO and SIOO
denominations.
The Indiana Trust Cos.
For Savings
$1,750,000
ISDTCI Himnr&ll the comforts of home.
HU I SbL* itllil I All Absolutely fireproof.
Rooms sl, $1.25 and $1.50
Corner Market and Na* Jersey Btj. Weekly Rate on Application.
TAX BILL ‘JOKER’
EXEMPTS BONDS OF
GARBAGE PLANT
(Continued From Page One.)
district to the company in return for
the title to the plant.
That the Indianapolis Reduction Com
pany thereupon dissolved, dividing the
assets of the company, reduced to the
form of bonds, among its stockhold
ers.
That Gov. Goodrich was one of these
stockholders and participated in the
enormous profits taken at the expense of
the taxpayers of the sanitary district of
Indianapoliß.
It has generally been presumed that
these bonds were free from taxation, but
with the enactment of the new law there
was a question raised as to their ex
emption.
Lucius B. Swift, now a member of the
board of sanitary commissioners, says
there is a doubt as to the exemption of
the sanitary districts bonds.
This doubt seems to have been taken
seriously by the administration for now
one of the bills that it is very anxious
to have enacted is the Johnson bill.
INNOCENT LITTLE
PROVISION IN BILL.
And in this bill is the following inno
cent little provision:
“All bonds and other evidences of
indebtedness heretofore or hereafter
Issued by or In the name of any mu
nicipality or other political or civil
subdivision of the state of Indiana, or
by or in the name of any taxing dis
trict in the state of Indiana, for the
purpose of paylnr the cost of acqui
sition, construction, improvement or
maintenance of streets, highways,
drains, levies, parks, docks, water
ways, boulevards, playgrounds,
bridges, SEWAGE DISPOSAL
PLANTS and other Improvements of
public benefit, and which bonds or
other evidences of indebtedness are
payable from special assessments or
special taxes, shall be exempt from
taxation, unless otherwise expressly
provided in this section.”
Joseph B. Kealing, new national com
mitteeman of the republican party In In
diana, was "the attorney for the Indian
apolis Reduction Company, when the deal
for the sale of the garbage plant was
successfully consummated.
Since that time he has not always been
aligned with Goodrich In political affairs,
but following the resumption of friendly
relations between Senator Watson aud
Goodrich, Mr. Kealing has not been op
posing any of the things that Goodrich
has sought to put througn the legislature.
LOS ANGELES
PROPERTY LOSS
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Jail became ; hysterical and demanded to
be re^ased.
Elevator operators say their cars were
rocked by the quakes.
Pandemonium broke loose when fire
alarms were sounded after the third
quake.
Telephone wires were smashed by fall
ing brick and caused several alarms to be
sent in.
ASTRONOMER’S VERSION
OF LATE EARTH SHOCKS
By FATHER JEROME SIXTUS RICARD,
Noted Astronomer, Meteorologist and
Seismologist.
OBSERVATORY. SANTA CLARA,
Cal., July 17. —In the last twenty-four
hours, at irregular Intervals, something
like thirty small shocks of southern
origin have been recorded by the seis
mograph at University of Santa Clara.
The shocks are all of short duration,
not exceeding, one two and three min
utes, comprising the beginning and the
ending.
The amplitudes are not over one-half
i of a millimeter.
The early quake of June shewed much
better and the one that occurred during
the war still better.
Los Angeles has perhaps expanded too
much and become weak in the center.
Seismic activities follow the shore aud
! the land adjoining and knock down a
bridge whose pillars are too weak.
An explosion of superheated steam is
either making anew risk In the Los
Angeles district or playing havoc with
the strata of an old one not yet cured
by adhesion.
Originally earthquakes are due to sun
spots or equivalents crossing the cen
tral meridian.
Electrical enrrents .from on high are
attracted to earth and apply the match
to the overheated steam under the re
gion of structural weakness
No danger Is hereby promoted In
southern California.
Sore and Tender
Gums
Saturate a piece of cotton with
Dr. Porter’s
Antiseptic Healing Oil
and place it against the sore gum*.
It relieve* instantly, takes out all
inflammation and heals the sore
gums. 30c per bottle.
TUBERCULOSIS
Dr. Glaaa ha* post
Uve proof that ho
climate, wLh >
no return of the zQf ■RWh
3<sease. For further
formation addresr.
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Men’s Athletic Union Suits,
SI.OO
Made sleeveless and knee length, of
thecked nainsook with web seam at
waist, sizes 34 to 46, $1.50 values at
81.00 a suit.
Men’s Hose, 25c
Lisle finished combed cotton hose.W
reinforced at all wearing points, \
plain colors of navy, gray, cordovan,
black and white, 23c a pair.
Men’s Bathing Suits, $1.50
Made In combination style with
skirt attached, square and V neese
style in colors of gray, black and
navy, trimmed In contrasting colors,
sizes 36 to 46, §1.50 a suit.
Men’s Shirts and Drawers,
85c a Garment
Good quality balbriggan in gauze
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NIGHT DID NOT
MEAN REST AND
SLEEP FOR HER
Terre Haute lady was weak, run
down, losing flesh and strength
rapidly. Memory was failing,
was so nervous she couldn't
sit still. Couldn't sleep the
night through and had no
appetite.
Is 70 years old, but feels like 40
since taking the new root and
herb remedy, Dreco. Has re
gained her strength and is
gaining in weight. Night has
no terrors for her now.
Said Mrs. Margaret Pearson, who Is
employea as housekeeper at the Mahan
residence. Fifteenth aud Mahan A\e,
Terre Haute Ind.:
! ‘4 was all run down and weak, losing
flesh aud strength rapidly and things
looked pretty black for me, for it seeme.’,
like I couldn't get any medicine to give
me any strength.
"I was unabla to get much sleep; my
memory was falling and I became so
nervoua I couldn't content myself to sit
and knit, read the paper or a book. I
would wake up all hours of the night
and wander from room to room end was
so tired out by daylight that I didn't
feel like moving. I had such bad dreams
that I hated to see night come, and then
my kidneys a ded very frequently dm.
ing the night. I think my general eon
filtion was worse than it had ever beer
in all my life.
“When I started on Dreeo I commenced
to feel better I started at once and not?
I haven’t any trouble with my kidneys,
am lots stronger, gaining weight, nerves
are quiet, I sleep like a top and feM
better in every way. I am attending
to my duties now and my friends are
remarking about bow well I look. I
don’t think I will ever forget wbst
Dreeo has done for me."
Dreco overcomes stomach trouble, re
lieves constipation, rouses the lazy liver
to full action and fills the system with
renewed energy. All druggists now sell
Dreco and it is being especially intro
duced in Indianapolis by Clark & Cade's
Claypool hotel drug store. —Advertise-
ment.’
CUT CURA HEALS
WATERY STERS
On Little Girl’s Arms. Burnedand
Itched. Cried All the Time.
"Our little girl got some kind of a
rash on her arms from her elbows to
her finger-tips. It broke out in little,
watery blisters, and after a few days
turned into sore eruptions. They
burned and itched so much she cried i
all the time. I kept her arms
bandaged.
“I purchased Cuticura Soap and
Ointment and the first application
seemed to bring relief. When I had
used one cake of Cuticura Soap and
one box of Cuticura Ointment for ten
days she was healed.” (Signed) Mrs.
Levi Dick, 539 Chippewa St., Chip
pewa Falls, Wis., Jan. 19, 1920.
Make Cuticura Soap, Ointment and
Talcum your every-day toilet prepa
rations and keep your skin healthy.
Oatnpl* Each Fr by Mall. Addrosa: “Cuticura T ab
oratarto*. Dapt. H, Maldan 48, Haw " Sold rvery
ISWT Cuticnra Soap shaves without mug.
Doctors Recommend
Bon-Opto for the Eyes
Physicians and eye specialists pre
scribe Bon-Opto as a safe home remedy
in the treatment of eye troubles and to
strengthen eyesight. Sold under money
refund guarantee by all druggists.
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