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MAY INVESTIGATE
CLOSING OF MILL
of Lawrence Suggests
Special Legislature Session.
LAWRENCE. Mnss.. July 23.—Got.
vtoildge may be asked by the Law
rence dty eonncll to call a special ses
sion of the legislature to Investigate the
closing of the American Woolen Com
pany mills here, which has resulted in
the unemployment of 15.000 operatives.
In a letter to President William M.
Wood of the company today Mayor Wil
liam P. White, commenting on the re
fusal of Mr. Wood to meet him to further
explain the closing, said:
‘‘l shall present your letter to the city
council and suggest that if you will not
willingly, freely and openly discuss the
•ituatlon with the duly elected represent
atives of the people of Lawrence, that
the governor of the commonwealth be re
quested to call the matter to the attention
of the legislature with the purpose of
having an investigation at a special ses
sion.
The legislature would have the power
we do not possess of compelling your at
tendance.
MAKES PLEA FOR
STATE COALLAW
Hartford City Legislator
Sounds Warning to State.
“Will this legislature adjourn without
first having placed upon our statute
books a law authorizing someone to
tnake an investigation into the coal sit
uation to see If there exists any collusion
In any way haring for its purpose the
curtailing of production in order to ad
vance the price of one. of the great neces
sities of life?’’ asked Representative J. M.
Bonham of Hartford City in a public
statement today.
“If It does, then allow me to make this
prediction, that the party or the indi
viduals who are responsible for the defeat
of the coal bill which was passed by the
house last Saturday by a vote of 68 to 8
should It fall to become a law (unless
there is some other bill passed by both
.houses before we adjourn, which will
'solve the questions sought to be solved
In the coal bill), you will receive a Just
condemnation from the hands of an in
dignant and ignored citizenship of our
state," warned Mr. Bonham.
“It la amusing and at the same time
provoking to read some of the articles
concerning this bill.
“Pass this bill; place It upon the stat
ute books of our state and I assure you
our supreme court will find time to pass
on the legality of the law should it be
attacked.
“We have appropriated upward of a
million dollars to meet the needs of the
‘state Institutions emergency matters and
•Ve were all glad to.
I “Now, there are thousands of families
In our state on account of their pride
are making sacrifices in order to keep
their children at home and not allow them
to become wards of state institutions.
“Many of them are widows who have
ibeen supporting a family of children by
.washing for other people,
t “I know personally of cases where these
'Women will have to give up their wjsh
ings for the reason they can not afford
to buy coal at the prices they are asking
for it.
“How is this class of people to keep
arm this winter If they have to pay
Jbese extortionate prices for fuel?
Z “We sre not asking an appropriation
for these psopie. we only ask that you
HPasu some bill which seeks to give relief
fonfempiated in this bill.
; “It has been suggested that the coal
bill is socialist!''.. Do they mean to say
3 the state must keep its hands off
.When it sees one of the greatest necessi
ties of life being raised to prohibitive
■prices to th discomfort and injury of
S great many of our citizens?’’ ask>-d
jlr. Bonham
I “This thtng is what rouses socialism
and we should prove to the good people
of ■ our state that we are willing and
ready to lend our assistance In protect
ing those who are unable to protect
themselves against such outrages as are
heaped upon them by someone who Is
Interested in the coal business.
“Pass some bill that will bring the
answer and then we will have served our
people,” said Bonham.
Hoosier Zouaves to
Hold Reunion Sunday
The second annual meeting of the Wil
llrm E. English Zouave Rennlon asso
ciation will be held Sunday.
A preliminary meeting will be held
In the lobby of the Hotel Lincoln at
10 o'clock In the morning, followed by
a trip over tbe northern half of the
Dandy trail.
• A chicken dinner at Page’s country
home is on the program.
The association is composed of a group
of Indianapolis men who toured the
conn try in vaudeville fifteen years and
■who were once considered one of tbe
strongest attractions on the vaudeville
atage.
• At the first meeting of the organiza
tion held last October It w3s decided
that a reunion would be held every year.
Germany Sends Word
Troops May Not Cross
BERLIN, July 23. —Dr. Walter von
Simons, the foreign secretary, today
notified the foreign relations committee
of the national assembly that Germany
would not permit allied troop? to cross
German soil to assist Poland.
. The government is reported to be
sending a note to Paris notifying the
entente that Germany is arming her
fitlzens on the eastern frontier.
. Relchswehr have occupied the zones of
east and west Prussia, where a plebescite
>fcent’y resulted in a victory for the
Germans over the Poles.
Beta Theta Pi Will
Entertain at Club
Beta Theta Pi men of Indianapolis will
entertain tonight with an informal dance
St the Country club.
Local members number about 250, In
cluding both the alumni association and
active members, who are home during
vacation.
Robert Clark, Tom Luckett and Mau
rice Thornton compose the social com
mittee in charge of arrangements.
A special car has been chartered for
the party, which will leave the station
tonight at S:ls.
2 Marion Girls Cited
for Carnegie Medals
Special to The Times.
MARION, Ind., July 23. —Applications
for Carnegie medals to be awarded to
Marguerite Button and Mary Nall are to
be made by Dr. O. W. McQuown, deputy
county coroner, for their heroism in at
tempting to aave the life of Cecile Haines,
t ho waa drowned Monday in the Misais
weva river.
girls, though neither could swim,
heroic efforts to get their drown
|B| companion to shore.
rENCH AND HUNS IN CLASH.
July t 3S.—French soldiers
with German civilians in front
Kaiserbaus hotel last night.
were exchanged, nut no one wa*
Mrs. May Wright Sewall
Dies at Hospital Here
Founded Girls* Classical School and Was
International Woman Leader,
May Wright Sewall, for more than j
thirty years the most prominent woman ]
;in fndlanapolls and of international
reputation for her unceasing works in
manifold fields of women’s activities, (
■ died late la6t night at St. Vincent’s hos
pital after an illness of several months.
Mrs. Sewall. who, with her husband,
founded the Girls’ Classical school, the
oldest school in Indianapolis, wps born
in Milwaukee May 27, 1844.
She was a graduate of Northwestern
University In the class of 1866, and re
ceived her degree of master of arts in
ISBB.
In ISS9 she married Theodore Lovett
Sewall, who died In 1595.
RELIEF IN WORD
FROM THE DEAD.
The publication of “Neither Dead Nor
Sleeping.” about six months ago, by-
Mrs. Sewall, caused a sensation that
echoed around the world.
Mrs. Sewell in her book declared her
implicit belief in communication with
the deed, basing her arguments upon
her messages from her husband.
Many prominent aociety women In In
diana and other states attended Mr-.
Sewall s sofcool, over which she preside 1
for twenty-five years.
All her former pupils hold memories
of their priclpal's kindness and wonder
ful personality.
This remarkable personality distin
guished her when she began teaching In
: the old Indianapolis High school.
DISTINGUISHED
HONOR RECEIVED.
In 1915 she received the greatest honor
and responsibility she ever had conferred
upon her.
The board of the Panama expoaltion
; requested her to invite International bod
! lea to assemble in San Francisco on July
15 of that year In connection with the
International Conference of Women
Workers for Permaent Peace.
Mrs. Sewall also received a great
tribute In Prague In 1918. after she had !
i presided at the International Conference
j for Women in Berlin.
She expected to be asked to organise
| a council at the Prague, but instead was
taken to the rathhaus to make an ad
dress In the council chamber where many
; famous men had spoken.
The chamber was so crowded that the
city governor could not enter the build
ing.
.Among the organizations of national
i and international acope in which Mrs.
! Sewall was active are: Woman's club of
I Indianapolis, and the Contemporary club
! of Indianapolis; was president of both;
; General Federation of Women's clubs;
Art association of Indianapolis; Pro
pylaeum association; Local Council of
Sturdy Self-Defense
of ‘Poison Ivy* Chief
Reason to Admire
Scientific Sharps Say to Know
Three-Leaved Creeping
Plant Is to Avoid It.
WASHINGTON. July 28 —“Look out for
that poison ivy,” is an oft-repeated cry
these picnic days.
According to scientific sharps of the
National Georgraphlc soeSefy, "to know
the poison ivy is to avoid it. yet to ad
mire it for its sturdy seif defense.''
They point out that poison ivy is a
member of the suma • family, having as
relative* the vinegar tree, the the smooth
surrane, and the smokebuah.
Its range reaches as far north as Nova
Scotia, a? far south as Florida and Tevas.
and as far west as Utah and British
Columbia.
“Many people confuse the Virginia
Creeper with the rascally poison ivy. a
confusion which nothing but carelessness
In remembering the characteristics of
plants could bring about; for the Vir
ginia creeper is careful always to put
forth five leave* where the poiaon Ivy
has only three," says a bulletin of the
Geographic society,
t TRGINIA CREEPER
MISTAKEN FOR IVY.
“The Virginia creeper is condemned as
being poison Ivy oftener than poison Ivy
Is accredited with being a Virginia
creeper.
“Many a Virginia creeper has reached
the untimely end of mattock execution by
the error, and not a few people have re
ceived a painful reminder of their mis
take when they have failed to observe
that three leaves spell ‘foe’ In the Ivy
vine and five leaves ‘friend.’ ”
“The poison Ivy, or poison oak. as
some call it. Is a prodigal climber, In
clined to run over everything in sight.
“Even the oak sometimes is almost
smothered when the poison Ivy reaches
Its tdpmost branches and spreads its
dense foliage over them.
“It begins to blossom in May and
June, its flowers being small, fragrant,
yellowish green, and arranged In dense
ly clustered spikes.
“Toward fall these develop into
smooth, white, wax-like berries that
often hold fast the winter through.
“The three lea.es are shining green,
.‘hort-steramed and oval-pointed.
“The poison of this ivy is a powerful,
non-volatile oil which penetrates the
pores of the human skin and develops
hosts of tiny Itching blisters, followed
by a burning swelling of the affected
parts.
VALUE IN POISON
DEVELOPING PLANTS.
“While we very naturally dislike a
plant that poisons us when we touch
it, yet If we investigate the reason tor
irs poison we discover that a vast num
ber of plant* develop poisons and near
poisons. and when we look over the list
we find that we would be rather badly
off without them.
"It is true that most of them are pois
onous only when eaten, and that few
are poisonous to the touch, but they
have t.ll developed these qualities in self
defense.
“Some of them store their poison in
their seeds, others in their root-stocks
and others in their roots to protect their
progeny from harm.
“Thej do not go about looking for
trouble, or seeking, like the devil, whom
they may destroy, but they are pre
pared to resist invasion of the rights of
their children.
“Nux vomica and aconite are two of
many such illustrations that might be
cited.
gif ts of plant
WORLD TO MAN.
"Others develop alkaloids. like the
nicotine of tobacco, the quinine of the
cinchona tree, and the thlene of tea, to
protect themselves.
“Strychnine, digitalis and a hundred
and one indispensable drugs that are
poisonous In overdoses are the gift of the
plant world to man a6 a by-product of
plant preparations for self-defense.
“And so, when the poison Ivy learned
to give off its poison by contact rather
than through its own destruction, It sim
ply went a step further than its neigh
bors.
“It has arranged Its plans of defense
so that it can wage war without first
being eaten.
“In that respect it meets the problem,
in the same way as the tuistle and the
thorn, although It fights by subtle
stealth rather thaa open warfare.”
TIHKS LEAVE FOR PARIS.
CONSTANTINOPLE, July 23.—(United
Press.)—The Turkish delegation, which ]
will sign the peace treaty, left here for !
Paris today.
Wim A*** . ' . . • --
Mrs. May Wright Sewall.
Women and of the local branch of the
Alliance Francals.
From ISBI to 18S8 she was chairman of
the executive committee of the National
Woman's Suffrage association; she or
ganized the National Council of Women
In the United States and the International
Council of Women.
She was president of the World's Con
gress of Representative Women In the
“World's fair year."
She was honorary president of the In
ternational Council of Women and of th*
National Council of Women In the United
States, honorary vice-president of the
International New Thought Alliance; di
rector of the National League for the
Conservation of Childhood; American
commissioner in the International Wom
an's League for Permanent Peace; a mem
ber of Sorosts; of the Professional Wom
en's club of Boston; of the National Clvig
Reform association; of the Lyceum club
of London; of LaSoclete Psycbologlque
and L'Union Internationale desSclencea
et desArts of Paris.
Noblesville Gets Its
First Load New Wheat
Spec!*! to The Time*
NOBLESVILLE, Ind, July 23—The
first load of new wheat was brought to
Noblesville Thursday afternoon by
Frank Campbell.
It tested fifty-seven pounds and
brought $2.50 a bushel.
The yield was thirteen bushels to the
acre and It la thought this will be about
the average this year for this part of
Indiana
Last Week—Better Hurry
Just 7 More Days
Gordon’s Great Free Offer
During our July Clearance Sale we will give absolutely free a handsome set
of hand-decorated dishes with any purchase of $75.00 or over. Terms,
devoid of embarrassing questions, can be conveniently arranged. All goods
marked in plain figures.
10 to 25°10 discount on all goods
Gordon’s Special BRASS BED OUTFIT
- Brass Bed, Springs,
iSI " 1H -r- j Mattress
SPECIAL BED-DAVENPORT SUITE
Upholstered in imitation Span
tempered springs. Prices start
LIBERAL DISCOUNT FOR CASH
v For the balance of the month we will make an extra discount on all cash purchases. You can
save by buying In July. We will deliver when you are ready.
■ ' - .....
INDIANAPOLIS'FASTEST GROWING STORE
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Outfits fff"* Sr/yk\ Mrm H r ll\ mrw\ Outfits
165 185
127-129 East Washington
Muncle District M. E.
Churches to Picnic
Special to The Times
MT’NCIE. Ind., July 23 —Forty-fivt
Methodist Episcopal churches compos
ing the Muneie district rvtll b* repre
sented at a picnic meeting In McCulloch
park here Saturday,
Arrangement-i have been made to ae
commodate 1,000 members of the church,
according to Dr. J. A. Beatty, head of
the district ati<l chairman of the com
mittee In charge of the affair.
Several addresses will be gtven.
Boy, 3, Runs in Path
of Auto; Hurts Slight
Robert Smott, 3, of 1518 Hoyt svenne,
was Injured today when he was struck
by an automobile driven by A. C. Shirley,
rural route B.
The boy was playing In front of his
home and ran directly In the path of the
automob:le.
it la said his Injuries are not serious.
ROBBERS VTSIT POOL.tOOM.
George Thomas, who has a poolroom
St 1318 Fast Nineteenth street, reported
to the police today that tia place of busi
ness was broken Into iasc night and that
a watch valued at $25, $2.58 tn pennies
and dgaret* and candy valued at $11.25
were taken
, FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1920.
Pays for Sympathy
DETROIT, July 23.—Henry Fish
er’s kind heart cost him $lO.
He sold his horse, but when he
heard the animal was being mis
treated he went to the pasture and
turned it loose.
Judge. Cotter fined him.
McCoy Funeral to Be
Tomorrow Afternoon
Funeral services for John B. McCoy,
formerly president of the McCoy-Howe
Company, of Indianapolis, who died yes
terday afternoon at his home, 974 West
drive, Woodruff Place, will be held at
the home at 2:30 o’clock tomorrow after
noon.
Mr. McCoy was born at Clear Springs,
Ind., In 1851, and came to Indianapolis
In 18S7, when he founded the McCoy-
Howe Company, dealing in chemical and
phamaceutical supplies.
He retired from active business in
1915.
Mr. McCoy is survived by his widow,
three daughters, Sirs. John A. Mackin
non of Detroit, Mich.; Mrs. G. Rudolph
Miller, Indianapolis, and Miss Glnevra
McCoy, and three sisters, Mrs. Frank
Davis, Indianapolis; Mrs. Richard Van-
Meter, Bloomfield, Ifid., and Mrs. L. C.
Galllon, New Albany, Ind.
Census Count Brings
Shelbyville Protest
Special to The Timer*.
SHELBYVILLE. Ind., July 23.—Census
reports fbr Shelbyville. as announced
yesterday from Washington, have created
much dissatisfaction here
Officers of the Shelbyville Chamber of
Commerce assert that many persons in
the city were not included in the count,
as the figures only show an increase of
201 persons in ten years, giving the pres
ent population as 9,701.
Shelby county, with a total population
of 25,982, shows a loss, and farmers de
clare that the rural population has de
creased considerably during the last dec
ade, a condition which la proved by the
fact that many women are working in
the harvest field.
Railway Engineer
Commits Suicide
Special to The Times
HENRYVILLE, Ind.. July 23 Leslie
Plank, 36, of Louisville, employed a* an
engineer on the Louisville. Henderaon
! A SL Louis railroad, committed suicide
here Thursday.
Plank and h!s wife, who is living here
with her aunt. Mrs Ben Mantz, have
| been separated for several weeks.
I Plank came to the Mantz home to
1 effect a reconciliation with his wife, but
! she refused to go with him.
! He obtained a revolver, drove a half
mile from the house and fired two shot*,
one bullet penetrating his breast and
the other the right temple.
Besides the widow, he Is survived by
i two children.
Woman Dies of Burns
to "Pie Time*.
I LAFAYETTE. Ind., July 23 Mrs.
■Garrett Kltekhamer died at her home
near here, Thursday, as a result of burns
received whe-i ber clothing caught fire
from a gasoline stove.
She became panic stricken and ran
from the bouse to the yard, her cloth
Ing aflame.
A rug was thrown about her but not
until she had been terribly burned.
Seeks Contract With
Local Manufacturer
The bureau of industry of the Indian
apolis Chamber >,of Commerce today re
ceived an Inquiry from a New l’ork man
ufacturer of automobile axles asking If
there Is a company in Indianapolis desir
ing to take a contract for the manufac
ture of the company’s products on either
a royalty or any other satisfactory basis.
The New York company has been plan
ning to establish a $5,000,000 plant for
the manufacture of its products, but be
cause of present conditions the compi ny
now expects to have its products manu
Store Closes Tomorrow,
Saturday, at 1
SEXT FROM OUR THIRD FLOOR TO THE BASEMEXT STORE
All-Wool 3-Piece
SUITS |2P
For Men and Young Men
Many Were Made pK® I
to Sell for $50.00 il V'jl/
on sale at 0
We are frank to tell you that we, our- |wjA I.
selves, can not buy suits of this caliber \\
from the makers at any such price as J)
They are the fine, well tailored sort of suits
that our third floor features—sent to the Base- '
ment Store to prevent overcrowding our third
floor—and so that we could give men the maxi
mum of good service. Conditions considered, these are among the best
values we have ever given—by all means see them. . *
Sale price $25.0 9
Genuine Palm Beach Suits
For Men and Young Men
ft 9 \ iQ)- 95 J
Season *s Newest Patterns —Plenty Dark Shades
Each suit has the “Genuine Palm Beach Label.” Most desir
able colors and models included. Sale price $10.95
Block Wonder Hats
Always— . *
m. $2 70
Are widely known as the smartest, most
charming moderately priced millinery that
-j, has ever been slicr^
Women who choose from the showing here
Saturday morning are assured of getting a
hat that is correct, new in style, and one
that will suit her individual type.
Every wanted midsummer style is fea
tured —taffeta hats, Georgette hats, ribbon
hats, duvetvn crown hats with hemp brims, duvetyn tarns, chain
straw hats and many others. Always $3.79
Bedding Specials
BLEACHEf) SHEETS. “Seam
less” —
Size 63x90 inches, each. #l.Bs
Size 81x90 inches, each. #2.4s
UNBLEACHED SHEETS. “Seam
less,” heavy firm thread, neatly
made, $2.60 quality, c\ j Q
each 1 O
BLEACHED PILLOW CASES, of
good muslin —
Size 42x36 inches, each...43f
Size 36x36 inches. each...3s<?
BED PILLOWS, size 17x24
inches, filled with new, sanitary
feathers (no phone orders). Extra
eS ,al : 98c
The Wm. R BLOCK CO.
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Go to It, Spokes
HARTFORD, Conn., July 23.—An
autoist passing through here first
tost the tire from one of the wheels.
The rim then left the wheel, but
he said he would continue his Jour
ney while the spokes held out.
factured on a contract basis.
To fill the contract a manufacturer
would have to have a large plant em
ploying from 500 to 1,000 persons.
Manufacturers who might be interested
in obtaining the contract are being re
quested to apply to the bureau of Indus
try for further information.
THE BASEMENT STORE
Men y s Furnishings
WORK SHIRTS FOR
MEN, of medium blue
chambray, medium
weight, flat lay down col
lar attached, double
stitched, cut large and
roomy, well made. Sizes
14% to 17. 4 1 A
$1.65 quality.l.lc/
UNION SUITS FOR
MEN, Balbriggan and
mesh; balbriggan, long or
short sleeves. ankle
length, ecru. Mesh, short
sleeves, ankle length,
ecru and white. Sizes
38 to 44. Or.
Special Out
38th Assembly Opens
a t Bethany Park
Special to The Times.
BETHANY PARK, Ind., July 23.
The thirty-eighth annual meeting of
Bethany aasembly opened here today and
will continue through to Aug. 15.
The Epworth league of the Indiana
conference of the M. E. church will hold
Its second annual Institute here July 26
to Aug. 1.
The board of directors, of which Rev.
George M. Smith of Indianapolis is
president, has added a long lint of well
known instructors to the staff of insti
tute workers.
ATHLETIC UNION
SUITS FOR MEN,
sleeveless, knee length,
knitted material Sizes
38 to 44. r7;— _
Special / OC
WOOD FIBER SILK
HOSE FOR MEN, med
ium weight, fully rein
forced, slightly irregular,
black; spe-
WASH TIES FOR
MEN, tubular, neat
striped effects. Special
29c
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