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THE WEATHER
Fair and continued warm tonight
and Friday.
VOL. XXXIII.
PEACE FIRST,
THEN ALLIANCE,
HARDING SAYS
Republican Nominee Outlines
Policies in Speech at
Notification Fete.
LODGE TENDERS HONOR
By GEORGE R. HOLMES.
International News Service Staff
Correspondent.
MARION, 0., July 22—Peace first
and then an association of
for international justice is to be the
'republican policy, as outlined by
Senator Warren G. Harding today
before an audience of party leaders
and fellow Ohioans which filled Gar
field auditorium and overflowed
thousands strong into the park and
fields surrounding it.
Senator Harding's speech, his first
public utterance since the Chicago
convention, was his formal accept
ance of the republican nomination
for the presidency and in it he out
lined the course that republican
policy will pursue in the 1920 cam
paign.
The candidate accepted the challenge
issued by the democrats, which he said
was emphasized by the Wllson-Cox con
ference, to make the league of nations
the paramount issue of the campaign.
Senator Harding announced himself
and his party as ready to go before
the people in a referendum on the ques
tion.
Senator Harding's spech—the opening
gun of the campaign—was in reply to
Senator Lodge's short speech of noti
fication in which the Massachusetts sen
ator warned the candidate that no cam
paign in the history of the republic ever
involved graver issues than this one.
PROMISES SPEEDY
"REPUBLICAN PEACE.”
“In the call of the conscience of Amer
ica is peace.” said Senator Harding,
"neace that closes the gaping wounds
of war and silences the impassioned
voices of international envy and distrust.
•‘Heeding this call and knowing as I
do the disposition of congress, I prom
ise you formal and effective peace so
quickly as a republican congress can
pass its declaration for a republican
executive to sign.
"Disposed as it were, the way is very
simple. Let the failure attending as
sumption, obstinacy, impracticability
aud delay be recognized and let us find
Tim big, practical, unselfish way to do
our part, neither covetous because of
ambition nor hesitant through fear, but
ready to serve ourselves, humanity and
God.
“With a senate advising as the con
stitution contemplates, I would hopefully
approach the nations of Europe and of
the earth, prooosing that understanding
which makes us a willing participant in
the consecration of nations to anew
relationship. t° commit the moral force*
•*? the world. America included, to pence
and international justice, still leaving
America free, independent and self-reli
ant, but offering friendship to all the
•world.”
Senator Harding made caustic refer
ence to President Wilson's league o
nations and to the whole trend of Wil
sonian policies.
“NO SURRENDER TO
WORLD COUNCIL."
“No surrender of rights to a world
council or its military alliance.” he said,
"no assumed mandatory, however appeal
ing, ever shall summon the sons of this
republic to war. There is a sanctity In
that right we will not delegate.”
Pointed reference also was made to
“one-man rule,” and “autocratic tenden
cies of government.”
“In the name of democracy,” said Sen
ator Harding, “we establish autocracy.
Our first committal is to restore popular
representative government. No one man
is big enough to run this great republic.
There never has been one.”
The republican vision, the senator said,
included a cabinet of highest capacity, in
which a seat would be provided for the
vice president.
Senator Harding held forth slight hope
to those who favor a modification of the
Volstead and eighteenth amendment pro
hibition measures, although declaring the
right of modification and repeal is inher
ent in a free people.
“If I am elected," he warned, “I mean
to be a constitutional president, and It Is
Impossible to ignore the constitution, un
thinkable to evade the law.
“People ever will differ about the wis
dom of a law—there is a divided opinion
respecting the eighteenth amendment and
the laws enacted to make it operative—
but there can be no difference of opinion
about honest law enforcement.”
STANDS SQUARE ON
O. O. P. PLATFORM.
“We can not nullify because of di-
opinion, we can not jeopardize
orderly government with criticism for
iaw enforcement. Modification or repeat
is the right of a free people, whenever
tlie deliberate and intelligent public sen
timent commands, but perversion and
evasion mark the paths of failure of
government itself.”
On other Issues of the campaign Senn
toi Harding followed the tenor of the
republican platform as adopted at Chi
cago, standing four square on its pro
visions.
He earnestly advocated the final rati
fication and operation of the federal suf
frage amendment; he declared that both
labor and capital owed a duty to the
public, warning the latter that It must
be more sympathetic for the welfare of
labor and warning labor that It must
give a full day's work for a‘full day's
!*ay.
He reiterated the republican party's
opposition to governmental ownership or
railroads; declared for governmental en
couragement of agricultural interests;
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* "ft
Principal Points
in Harding's Speech
LEAGUE OF NATlONS—Pledges
republican party to early peace, to
be followed by an association of
nations for international Justice. Re
pudiates President Wilson’s league
in its entirety.
PROHIBITION—HoIds out little
hope for “wets”; warns that if elected
he will be a “constitutional president”
and rigidly enforce problbition legis
lation now in the statutes.
SUFFRAGE—Urges immediate rati
fication and operation of the federal
suffrage amendment.
LABOR AND CAPITAL—Warns la
bor that It must give a full day’s
work for a full day's pay, and warns
capital that It must be more sym
pathetic with aspirations of the work
ers.
RAlLßOADS—Reiterates republican
opposition to the policy of government
ownership.
Published at Indianapolis,
Ind., Dally Except Sunday.
HOW PERFECTLY
UNROMANTIC!
Youth Who Elopes With
Mother-In-Law Sentenced•
Special to The Times.
FT. WAYNE, Ind., July 22.—In
stead of presenting Robert Dawson,
21, who eloped to this city with his
mother-in-law. with a medal, as sug
gested was his due by Chtef of Po
lice Abbott, Judge Muugovan fined
the young man six months at the
state penal farm and 5100.
Mrs. Phil Eppert, the motpber-ln
law in the case, was fined $lO aud
costs aud six monts, but the penal
term was suspended on the promise
that Mrs. Eppert would take care
of her child, Mrs. Dawson and the
Dawson baby.
Dawson made an eloquent plea In
court for himself^but was inter
rupted by the court when the flue
and penal term were assessed.
W. K. Vanderbilt Is
Stricken in Paris
TARIS. July 22. —William K. Vander- j
bilt of New York has suffered a severe
attack of angina pectoris and grave fears j
were expressed today.
The attending physician. Col. Cross, I
said that Mr. Vanderbilt might not sur
vive twelve hours, unless he showed un
expected vitality.
Exhaust Venire of 25
in Gambling Case
Only seven jurors were selected
at the opening session of the trial
of Beveraly Howard, negro politi
cian, charged with keeping a gam
bling house.
A M>eclal venire of twenty-five was
exhausted when many farmers were
excused to return to their work in
the harvest fields.
The case was appealed from the
city court, whero Howard was fined ,
$lO and costs and sentenced to serve !
ten days in the Marlon county Jail. J
This ‘White Mule’
Had Lots of Kick
“White mule” had bo much kick In it
that Edward Albert Burke, 20, of 407
South Alabama street, fell out of a win- |
dow at his home last night, the back of
his head hitting B brick sidewalk twenty
feet below.
He was thought to have been fatally
injured, but today physicians at the City
hosiiltal said no bones had been broken
and that Burke's condition was not serl
' OUB.
Herbert Arterburn, 751 Woodlawn ave- '
nue, found Burke nt a carnival at Penn- \
sylvania and Morris streets, and brought
him home.
Mrs. Burke reproved her husband for,
being intoxicated, she told the police,
and he walked across the room and be
fore he could regain his balance fell
through the window.
The police say they found a pint bot
tle one-fourth full of “white mule”
whisky In Burke's pocket.
Guard Rich Widow
From Blackmailer
PAWTUCKET, R. 1., July 22—Threat
ened with death unless she delivers large
sums of money, Mrs. Mary D. A. Sayles.
widow of the late Frank A. Sayles of this
city, multimillionaire manufacturer, is
today being closely guarded from a
blackmailer.
So great has been the influence exerted
, over the wealthy woman that It Is be
lieved she has already paid out large
sums to save herself from injury and
possible death.
Evansville Man Let
Go by Kentucky Jury
Special to The Times.
EVANSVILLE. Ind., July 22.-*-The
Webster county grand Jury at Dixon,
t Ky., refused to return an indictment
against George Maddox of Evansville,
! who justified the killing of Dock Stanley
on the ground of the unwritten law.
Maddox asserted he had found his wife
in Stanley's home and admitted he blew
, the man’s head off with a shot gun.
Bill Authorizes
Raising G. A. R. Fund
For the purpose of providing funds
to assist in the entertainmeht of the
members of the G. A. It., who are iff
meet in Indianapolis Sept. 30, in national
encampment, the Indiana senate today
passed a bill giving the city of Indi
anapolis the authority to appropriate
1 $30,000 to be used In this manner.
The bill was passed by a vote of 36
to 0, following suspension of the rules
on motion of Senator Wolfaon of Marlon
| county.
The hill now goes to the governor for
his signature.
Meredith to Address
State Dairy Meeting
Special to The Times.
LAFAYETTE. Ind., July 22.—E. T.
! Meredith, secretary of agriculture, will
be the principle speaker at the annual
summer field meeting of the Indiana
State Dairy association, to be held at
the Gossnrd farm, near Martinsville, Aug.
3, according to announcement made to
day by C. R. George of Purdue univer
sity, secretary of the association.
J. G. Watson, of the Ayrshire Breeders’
association, will conduct a Judging dem
; onstratlon and a session for the dairy -
j men.
The Martinsville meeting will be the
I thirtieth anniversary of the founding of
j the organization.
Faces Trial Charged
With Child Neglect
Rose Deuser, 2247 Langley avenue, will
fact trial In juvenile court Monday, July
26, charged with neglect of child.
Her son, Louis'Deuser, 20, who was ar
i rested last night*, charged with assault
and battery on his brother, Andrew, 12.
lls said to have chained the younger
brother to a post because he ran away
, from home.
Andrew is said to have been chained
Tuesday night to the post in a shed in
the rear of the Deuser home and left there
all night, where he was found by play
mates the next morning.
The playmates are said to have released
! Andrew by filing the chains.
Louis will also come before Judge
Lahr oa the day of his mother's trial.
Entered as Second Class Matter, July 25. 1914, at
Postoffice, Indianapolis, Ind., under act March 8, 1879.
MANAGERS ASK
20 PCT. BOOST
IN R. R. FARES
Increased Freight Rates Also
Sought in Petition to Com
merce Body.
TO COVER WAGE AWARD
WASHINGTON, July 22.—An Increase
of 20 per ceut in passenger fares and in
creases of from 9 to 10 per cent In freight
rates was asked this afternoon by the
railroad executives in a petition presented
to the Interstate commerce commission
by Alfred P. Thom of the Railway Ex
ecutives' association.
The increases are asked to meet the
wage increases granted railroad workers
by the railroad labor board.
The railroad executives further asked
for a surcharge of 50 per cent on each
Pullman fare.
Increased freight rates on milk which
were asked for will amount to approxi
mately a 3.8 per cent raise, according to
Thont.
The straight freight increases sought
will average 8 per cent in western ter
ritory and 10 per cent in eastern terri
tory. Thom stated.
The rnilrond executives estimate the
wage increases granted by the railroad
labor board will amount to $626,000,000
a year.
Hearing has not been asked for on
the petition for Tate increases.
UNIONS DIVIDED
ON WAGE AWARD
CHICAGO, July 22.—Representatives
ot the railroad unions, after a hot meet
ing which lasted until early today, were
divided over the question of acceptiug
or rejecting the wage award granted the
rail workers of the country by the United
States railroad labor board.
Seven of the unions. Including three of
the four largest brotherhoods, were re
ported to have accepted, or favored ac
ceptance of the award In Its entirety, aud
without reservations.
Seven others. It was declared, favored
referring the award to the rant and file
of their organizations, with the recom
mendation that it be accepted.
Two to have decided in
favor of ordering the award to a refer
endum of tlieifoment bers without reoom
mnedations. one to have rejected the
award flatly and to have ordered the
taking of a strike ballot, undone to have
failed to reach a decision on the Issue.
It is possible that concerted action of
all the brotherhood representatives may
yet be agreed upon, perhaps on a com
promise agreement sending the award
to a referendum vote of the 1,800,000 rail
workers of the country.
Many <vf the brotherhood chiefs de
clared they would work for this as the
grand council reconvene! today.
Marty bitter disagreements occurred
during the all-night meeting, and at times
tha union chiefs made hot verbal at
tacks on each other.
At one time 8. B. Ilewertiog. president
of the Switchmen's Union of North Atner
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FIRE DESTROYS
CRAFT FACTORY
North Delaware Street Scene
of $5,000 Blaze.
Fire that started from a defective flue
in the shop of the Woald Craft Company,
in the rear of 1625 North Delaware street,
and spread to three other buildings,
caused r loss estimated at SO,OOO today.
Billy Titus, six years old, 1629 North
Delaware street, discovered the fire and
caused the alarm to be turned in.
The company manufactures supplies for
art work In schools, and the factory is
located in a large frame barn owned by
Patrick Sullivan, who lives at tlie North
Delaware street address.
Sir. and Mrs Walter Baber, owners
o.* the Woald Craft Company, are spend*
' lug the month of July In their studio
. in the Flrt Arts building, Chicago.
F. E. Maynard, who was in charge
| of the shop during the absence of Mr.
Baker, stated thut while it would be
difficult to estimate the lo*-s to manu
factured goods in the company's factor}
It probably would bo about $5,000.
That estimate did not include.the dam
age to the building or the duuiage to
adjoining buildings.
The flames reached across the alley and
damaged a large barn In the rear of 1621
North Delaware st:eet, where George
Price has a large automobile enameling
; establishment.
The heat was so great that electric
; wires broke and dropped, endangering
; the firemen.
The flames reached the roof of a large
frame barn of Miss Helen Connors, 1626
j North Alabama street,’ but the damage
to that building was slight.
ILLINOIS ASKS
AID OF WILSON
Seeks to Have President Inter
vene in Coal Strike.
WASHINGTON, July 22.—President
Wilson today was asked to intervene in
the coal strike in Illinois.
I)r. F. C. Honnobl of Chicago and a
committee from the Illinois coal oper
ators association, conferred at the white
house with Secretary Tumulty and laid
before him a statement of conditiona for
submittal to the president.
They will have a later conference with
Secretary Tumulty after the president
; haa considered the matter.
! It is understood the operators allege
• the strike of coal minera In Illinois Is
in violation of the award of the presi
dent's commission and that the president
should enforce the award.
Members of the committee included IX
C. Senrles, 11. C. Berry, F. F. rfesher
| and 11. C. Adams.
—_i_—— — L —
Juitiami jpaihj cTiincs
SURPRISING SENATOR HARDING
INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1920.
Republican Party
Is Repudiated by
Senator LaFollette
MADISON, Wis., July 22.—Senator
Robert M. LaFollette today repudi
ated the republican party—the party
which thrice elected him governor of
Wisconsin and twice senator from
that state—in a signed editorial In
LaFollette's Magazine.
“The old parties have failed. Popu
lar government can not long endure
In this country without an aggressive
ly progressive party,” the edltoriul
said.
"The republican and democratic
conventions just concluded demon
strate that these parties are com
pletely controlled through political
bosses by the great special interests
and that the election of either of their
cdndldates means n dictatorship of
plutocracy and political and indus
trial servitude for the great mass of
the people.”
V
THREE PERSONS
DEAD AS RESULT
OF IRISH RIOTS
Fight Spreads to Orange Sec
tions of Belfast—Troops
Fire on Mob.
DUBLIN, July 22.—Two officers
and two soldiers were attacked by
Sinn Feiners near Enniston today.
Two of the attackers were shot dead
and another fatally wounded.
LONDON, July 22—Three more per
sons were killed today In a renewal of
fighting between Sinn Feiners and union
ists at Belfast, according to a dispatch
from that city.
The trouble has spread from the Sinn
Fein section into the Orange quarters of
the city.
Firing was in progress during the
morning.
The trouble began yesterday with a
clash between Sinn Fetne and unionist
workmen, which made it necessary to
rush troop reinforcements into the city.
One person was killed and thirty
wounded enrlv in the night when troops
fired upon a mob. according to one dis
patch from Belfast.
A deputation of trade unionist* called
at No. 10 Downey street to discuss the
Irish situation with Premier Lloyd
George.
There have been many development* of
varying degrees of importance in Ire
land during the last twenty-four hours.
The police broke up a meeting of a
Sinn Fc-ln comm'ttee that nas sitting at
Garrick on Shannon to Investigate the
industrial resources of the counties of
Leitrim und Roscommon.
Col. Wells, chairman of the Roscommon
county council, and Darrel Figgis were
arrested.
A train that was earrylng food to the
British troops nt Dioglo* was halted by
masked meu and the food stores de
stroyed.
Near Dungarvan, two constable* and a
sergeant were acid up and disarmed.
The Sinn Fein court at Mullingar was
dispersed by troops who dashed up In
an armored car. m
Ten grand Jurors were fined $250 each
for their refusal to serve at the Cork as
sizes.
The appeal of the clergy of Tuam.
County Galway, that the men responsible
for the shooting of the town be severely
punished has been nnswered by 81r Nevll
Macready, commander *of the British
troop* In Ireland.
S r Novi! held that the murder of two
policemen which led to the trouble “could
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PROHIBITIONISTS
WAIT ON BRYAN
Nominate Him. but Don’t
Know if He’ll Accept.
LINCOLN. Neb., July 22. No word
has been reeolved by the national pro
hibition onnvention leaders from William
Jennings Bryan In answer to their tele
gram notifying him of his nomination.
Duplicate telegram* were sent to Pony
and Bozeman, Mont., where the com
moner was supposed to bo last night.
It was learned here that Mr. Bryan
left Pony where he lectured before the
telegram was delivered and would not
know of the convention’s selection until
he returned to ltozemnn today.
Most of the convention leader* spent
the night around headquarters waiting
for the reply.
The platform committee wa the only
group able to carry on its work.
Oliver W. Stewart, chairman of the
committee, read tlie draft nt n session
today.
The principal planks are:
Thanking God for victory over the
liquor traffic which covered fifty years
of effort.
Efforts to nullify the eighteenth amend
ment and Volstead law condemned.
Approved entrance of the United States
into league of nations by Immediate r.it
ideation of the treaty not objecting to
“reasonable reservations.''
Compulsory education with state su
pervision over courses of study.
Pledges aid to the farmer In securing
adequate returns so that, production may
be increased.
Against child labor.
Favored increased teachers' salaries.
Urges economy in national administra
tion.
Favors budget system.
Declared time for government to pro
tect public from Industrial welfare.
Party pledges to rid nation of profit
eers and bar their return.
Promises Impartial enforcement of all
laws
PHONE PLANTS
TO BE UNIFIED
IN 10 MONTHS
Company Head, in Indian
apolis, Says All Plans Have
Been Completed.
$1,000,000 COST ASSURED
Unification of the automatic and raan
j ual plants of the Indiana Bell Telephone
j Company In this city la expected to be
! completed next May, said Edgar S. Bloom
lof Chicago, president of the company,
I who was in Indianapolis today.
I All plans have been completed and ma
; terlals ordered.
The $1,000,060 approximate cost of the
change Is assured, he said.
This money, he added, will be gotten
from the American Telegraph and Tele
phone Company, he said.
He said that, following the unification,
the automatic and manual will be re
tained, but additions will be automatic.
Mr. Bloom said that “prior to the war
It had always been our policy to main
tain a 20 per cent to 24 per cent mar
glnr or reserve of spare plant, which was
necessary In to take care of tem
porary fluctuations In traffic and to pro
vide for the prompt installation of tele
phones for new subscribers.
RESERVE PLANT
WAS REDUCED.
“As the result of restrictions placed on
our construction program during the war
our reserve plant hus been greatly re
duced and we are confronted with a
' shortage of telephone facilities,' the state- ;
[ merit said.
j “In certain sections of Indianapolis we
■ are unable to meet the demands for ad
ditional service and in other sections wo
anticipate a similar condition will prevail
In the near future unless we can get our
construction well In advance of the do
mand for service.
I ‘During the first six months 0f1920 we
r put In 10,838 telephones in Indianapolis,
: almost equal in number to the total tele
j phonos In the cities of Anderson and
Muncle combined.
“This resulted In a net gtin of 2.900 i
telephones, or at the rate of S,B(X> tele
phones a yar, which compares with a
net gain of 3,760 telephones in 1919, and
486 telephones in 1918."
TOUCHES ON
INCREASED WAGES.
After referring to the present Bitua- '
tlon throughout the country regarding
i manufacture and transportation, Mr.
8100 mtouche* on the increased wages
of the employes of the telephone com
pany.
He said also that during the year end
' ing June 30 the losses in tho Indianapolis
! operating force was 111 per cent, which
made it necessary to engage and train
the equivalent of a complete new force
in less than eleven months.
He closed his statement with :
“It will, of course, be a matter of
considerable tlnx> before these new op
erators will become fully efficient, how
ever. our scvvlre l* Improving ns the re
suit of extraordwnary efforts, and will
continue to ltnponr< during the next
thirty days, when we confidently expect
that It will be on a basis antlsf-ictory to
our patron*.
“Our task is more than one of expand
i ln our facilities and working organlxa- 1
' tlon to care for the present heavy tele
1 phone tratfle and to meet the unusual
demand for new service.
“We must also replace at the earliest
date the 20 to 25 per cent reserve facul
ties that have beeu largely used up,
which reserve was the one big factor that
l enabled our company In normal times
to meet without delay demands for ad
ditional eervlee.
MIST SPEND
$*.000,000.
“If we are to do thl* and keep puce
wit hthe growth of Indianapolis we inus!
spend in excess of $-8,060,000 for new
plant and equipment tip to the end of
1920.
“Os necessity a program of this magni
tude requires planning in advance; land
for five new buildings must be pur
! ehnsed. eight new building* must bo con
tracted for an derected, ten switchboard*
must be planned, manufactured and ln
: stalled for new offices and adldtlons to
j existing offices- conduit and cable sys
tems must btJ enlarged and extended,
plans must be prepared and work com
pleted rovering nddltlons to and exten
sions of many other classes of telephone
plant.
“The successful execution of this pro- j
grata will depend upon:
(a) Whether or not we can show net
earnings sufficient In amount to enable
us to attract the money required, In
j competition with other Industries In tbe
open money market.
“(b) The ability of the manufacturers
to deliver the material and apparatus
| required.
; “(e) The rate at -which we can build
up our construction forces by securing
suitable skilled worker* nnd training
{ others of requisite ability.”
DEMOCRATS GO
TO CONFERENCE
Important Session to Be Held
at French Lick.
Scores of Indianapolis democrats left
w>n special ears for French Lick this
afternoon, where they wl l be the guests
|of Thomas Taggart over the weekend
nnd where they will discuss plans for
the campaign.
A number of membetu of the party
started in automobiles at 1:30 o’clock,
while others left on the cars later In the
; afternoon.
Mrs. Alice Foster McCulloch of Ft.
I Wuyne. Ind., chairman of the stato
f democratic women's committee, said that
j representatives of the women's organl
! zatlons of the state are going to the cou
i ference with the full knowledge that
| they will not be allowed to vote as do
j the men, but that they fee! they will use
j their influence in the organization,
j She said the women are not going to
French Lick to carry on a “pink tea,”
but that they intend delving into matters
of importance.
Burt New, acting chairman of the stato
committee, snid that from the reports
coming in from every “nook and crook"
of the state, the democrats have the right
to feel that, they are going to have a
sweeping state as well as national victory
this fall.
Included in the list of Indianapolis
people who ate expected to attend tho
conference are Frederick VanNttys,
United States district attorney; L. Ert
Slack, former United States district at
torney ; Samuel L. Ralston, former gov
ernor; A. C. Sallee, district campaign
manager; Dr. Carlton R. McCulloch, nom
inee for governor; Samuel T. Murdock;
Postmaster Robert E. Springsteen; Mark -
Storen, United States marshal; Walter
Meyers and Bowman Elder, both dele
gates to the recent national convention;
William L. Elder, internal revenue col
lector for the district of Indiana; Henry
N. Spann, democratic nominee for con
gress; Jliss Julia Landers of the demo
cratic national committee; Charles J.
Murphy, treasurer of the stale central
democratic committee, and Gertrude
Fanning McHugh, assistant secretary of
the state central committee.
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JOHN W. DAVIS.
WASHINGTON, July 22.—John W.
Davis, ambassador to Great Britain, will
sail for the United States on Aug. 18,
on leave of absence, the state department
announced today.
COX TO PREPARE
SPEECH BEHIND
DAYTON DOORS
Says Problem Is Selecting Out
of Multitude of Topics
Most Important.
COLUMBUS, 0., July 22.—Democratic
National Chairman George O. White to
day officially announced that Saturday,
Aug. 7, has been definitely set as tbe date
for the notification of Gov. Cox of his
nomination as presidential candidate.
Monday. Aug. 9, has been agreed on as
the date for notifying Franklin D. Roose
velt of his nomination for the vice presi
dency.
Dayton was confirmed as the place for
the Cox notification ceremony nnd liyde
Park, N. Y., as that for Roosevelt.
Mr. Roosevelt, it was stated, will be
present at the Cox ceremony in Dayton,
and Gov. Cox hopes to be able to attend
when Mr. Roosevelt formally is told of
the honor conferred on him by the dem
ocratic party, though it may be that
press of business will prevent.
Gov. Cox will write his speech of ac
ceptance at Dayton, It was definitely de
rided today.
Under present plan* he will go to
Dayton Friday evening and will seclude
himself in his library ••until tbe task is
completed.
"Tbe auhject matter of the speech is
already well In hand.” said the governor
today, "but there remains much to ie
done In the way of condensation. With
the multitude of Important topic* t.j be
dealt with the problem Is not one of
finding material, but of selecting only
that which is most vita!."
Gov. Cox declined to comment on the
report that Harley P. Christensen, nom
inee of the farmer-labor party for the
presidency, would ask the democratic and
republican candidates to Join him In an
appeal to President Wilson for the re
lease from prising of Eugene V. Debs.
“No such appeal lias yet reached me,”
sntd the governor, "and until it comes I
shall make no statement.”
Trail Blazers of Air
Ready for Third Leg
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 22
Capt. St Clair Street and his three as
sociate army flyers were ready to bop off
at Hose Swift nlr port here before noon
today for Winona, Mtnn., on the third
leg of their Journey from New York to
Alaska.
Ail four of the planes arrived here
yesterday front Erie. Pa., having made
the 300-intle flight without accident.
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Ts it healthful to eat meat In sum
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Home Economics Circular No. 16,
“Suggestive Seasonal Menus,” ba
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among the menus for summer. The
banana is suggested for breakfast
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HOUSE TURNS DOWN
COAL RESOLUTION
Refuses 59 to 24 to Ask Wilson Aid in State
Muddle .
HEARS PLEA FOR ACT TO CUT PRICE
By a vote of 69 to 24, the house of representatives voted not to adopt
Senator Beardsley’s resolution calling upon President Wilson to revive the
federal fuel commission for the purpose of again assuming control of the
coal situation.
The senate passed the Beardsley resolution yesterday by a vote 6t
26 to 15, but the lower house, by a decisive vote, refused to adopt the reso
lution when it was called up for consideration.
Back-Room Stuff
Used by Governor
on All Proposals
Gag Rule on Legislators With
Eye Ever to Coming Elec
tion, Is Policy.
Legislation Dy caucus with a weather
eye out for the party's chances In Nov
vember seems to be the accepted prac
tice of the republican machine In the
special legislative session.
From the time the G. O. P. state can
didates O. K'd Gov. Goodrich's pro
gram until the present the majority
members of both houses have beWi held
carefully in eheek aud* few Important
measures have been" allowed to come up
for discussion on the floor.
Everything has been done in caucus.
There tbe friends of the administra
tion, Including the emissaries of Senator
Watson nnd Warren T. McCray, the
nominee for governor, have been enabled
lo enforce their demands.
The tangled tax situation has been the
chief subject of discussion and while the
legislators by no means are In accord on
the in'-tter, the administration forces have
allowed them little discretion.
Reports from the matiy caucuses held
are to the effect that the chief subject
discussed was how to approach the voters
in such a way as to Insure success In
November and now how to best remedy
the taxation evil.
LIST OF WEEK'S
CAUCUSES.
Tbe following record shows the readi
ness with which the republicans lapsed
Into nooses
'■Monday, July 13—Republican’s caucus
ou administration “rubber stamp” pro
gram.
Thursday—Two house caucuses on Tut
hlll bill legalizing the horizontal Increases
held invalid by the state supreme court.
Friday—House again caucuses on Tut
hill bill.
Administration forces reinforced by the
supporters of Watson and McCray force
agreement and measure Is passed by
house by a vote of 63 to 30.
Speaker Eachbach applies gag rule, giv
ing each member only one minute to dis
cuss bill In public.
Senate holds three caucuses on legaliza
tion measure, final one lasting until after
midnight.
U. S. Lesh, republican candidate for
attorney general, who was supported by
the Watson forces in the primary, ap
peals for the enactment of the Tuthlll
measure.
Senate names caucus committee to har
monize various suggestions into new bill.
Saturday—House and senate both cau
cus on memorial bills.
Sunday—Senate caucus committee con
siders Tuthlll measure. Announces It
favor* compromise for the sake of po
litical expediency.
Monday—Senate caucus again con
siders taxation bills.
Tuesday—Senate caucus bring* forth
Klper bill, which would "validate” the
horizontal increases made by the state
board of tax commissioner*. Little dif
ferent from Tuthlll measure.
Wednesday-—Senate again caucuses on
Klper bill.
One Killed, Six Hurt
in Ohio Explosion
MANSFIELD, 0., July 22.—1n an ex
plosion at the coal pulverizing depart
ment of the Mansfield Sheet & Tinplate
Company today seven men were badly
burned, one of them, Frank Kine, dying
soon after.
you must send In approximately SIOO
metal value. They do not handle gold
of less value.
MOORES VILLE, Ind., July 5.
Whore can I get a reliable book on
raising Belgian hares and other rab
bits? A book concerning the gather
ing and curing ol! wild herbs? A re
port on fisheries and game of Indi
ana? A good horticultural book?
T. F. K.
REPLY.
WASHINGTON. July 9.—We are
pending you bulletins on raising Bel
gian hares and other rabbits and the
gathering and curing of wild herbs,
if you will write to the fish and game
commission at Indianapolis they will
send you the latest report on Indiana.
The department of agriculture Is
sending you a horticultural book.
GREENFIELD, iTd., July I.—Being
n subscriber to The Daily Times, I
am taking the privilege of writing
you and ask that you furnish me
with the provisions of the civil serv
ice retirement bill, recently passed by
congress. H. ft. C.
REPLY.
WASHINGTON, July Wc are
sending you a cony of the civil serv
ice retirement bill, recently approved
by the president.
NO. 62.
Many prominent republicans voted
against the resolution, while the demo
crats generally favored the passage of the
resolution.
Representative John W. Wlnesburg of
Manchester appealed to the house to take
some actlou which would result In the
lowering of the priee of coal instead of
appealing to Washington.
He pointed out that no one warts an
increase In the price of coal and insisted
that the state was big enough to handle
the situation instead of appealing to the
federal officers at Washington.
80ME CHANGE
AYE TO NAY.
Following the spirited appeal of Repre
sentative Wlnesburg several prominent
republican members of the house changed
their aye vote to nay.
No member of the house questioned
ihe motives back of the Beardsley reso
lution and as far as the house officially
Is concerned, no action was taken tc. de
termine the motives bark of the resolu
tion. .
There is, howevelk considerable specu
lation among the members of the legis
lature of, the real purposes behind the
resolution.
It has been suggested in lobby gossip
that Speaker Eschbach of the house Is
considering appointing a “prominent
democrat” ns member of the Indians
state coal commission provided the sen
ate passes the coal commission bill as
sent to the upper house by the lower
house.
Gossip also has it that Eschbach’s In
tentions of appointing a democrat does
not meet the approval of the governor.
Added to this speculation was the talk
that the governor prooably would not
reappoint Eschbach to state board or
accounts, from which Eschbach resigned
to become speaker at the special ses
sion.
Then there is a feeling that the
Beardsley resolution was a plan to in.
liuence the senate to take favorable ac
tion on the administration's coal com
mission bill as sent to the senate after
passage by the house.
ACTION IS TAKEN
AS PROOF.
The democrats welcomed the Beardsley
resolution as proof of the failure of the
Goodrich state administration to handle
the coal situation and that the state had
to appeal to the democratic national ad
mini.?-; ration for aid in solving the coal
I problem.
The action, of the honse in refusing to
pass the resolution shows that the house
does not approve of the action of the
senate seeking federal aid.
The house also considered, on second
reading, two engrossed senate bills and
a house bill.
The bill of Senator English, No. 395,
which gives any city of the first class
the power to make temporary loans If
i‘ was found that there was to be a
deficit wag read a second time, and there
being no amendments It will come up
for third reading tomorrow.
When senate bill No. 351 came vp
for second reading an amendment was
made to eliminate from the bill in pro
viding for compensation of certain
county officers in Knox, the section
which provides for two typists for cer
tain county officers.
The bill now goes to third reading,
probably tomorrow.
MOTION TO SUSPEND
IS DEFEATED. v
A motion to suspend constitutional
rules by Representative WUJIs, Stueben,
following the second reading of house
bill 575. was today defeated in the house.
The bill provides for the cleaning and
repair of dredge ditches, repealing the
act regarding the organization of drain
age. sanitary and reclamation districts
and prescribing their powers and duties,
and repealing the act concerning the
mnintaiffnnce, repair, improvement and
betterment of ditches and drains, as ap
proved March 8, 1915.
Amendments by Representative Harris
were adopted and added to house bill
571. by Representative Cavolt, correcting
the law covering salaries of certain town
ship assessors.
Tbe bill now provides for the pay
of $4 a day to assessors and $3 a day
to deputies, as compensation for time ac
tually employed in the duties prescribed
by law, to be paid from the county
treasury, with the following provisions:
No extra pay allowance is made.
In townships having first or second
class cities deputies will receive not more
than $0 a day.
IN TOWNSHIPS OF
MORE THAN 5,000.
In townships having a population of
more than 5,000 the assessor will receive
S3OO a year, with S3O a year added for
each additional 1.000, or fraction thereof,
population above 5,000, up to 20,000.
In township* having a population of
19.000 to 75,000 the assessor will be paid
a salary ranging from SI,OOO to $1,700 a
year.
In townships having a population of
from 75,000 to 100,000 the assessor will
receive $2 000 a year.
Representative Harris' amendment pro
vides that in townships having a popu
lation of from 100.000 to 200,000 or In
townships where the assessed valuation
ns shown by the last preceding assess
ments amounts to more than $90,000,009
taxables, (he assessor will receive a sul
nry of $3,000 a year.
A provision to the amendment provides
that townships having a city of the sec
ond class, the township assessor, with the
approval of the county board of commis
sioners, Is authorized to employ a fixed
(Continued on Page Two.)
OPEN LETTER
TO THOMAS TAGGART.
Dea r Tom :
Will you permit congratulations
on your happy adaptation of the
“front porch campaign” policy?
No candidate has a more delight
ful "front porch” than you possess
at French I,lck, and the wholesome
Issuance of Invitations to make use
of it constitutes a political appeal
that Jim Watson will never l>e able
to equal.
Asa host you can not be excelled
If you succeed in capitalizing this
outstanding quality to its limit all
Indiana will visit you In Washing
ton next year.