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THE WEATHER Forecast: Party cloudy; possibly thunder showers. Not much, change. vol. xxxm. NOW THEN, WHAT HAS BECOME OF THATJ2, 111.60? It’s Sum Accounts Board Says Was Drawn Illegally From County Till. HAS IT BEEN PAID BACK? Has Marion county ever been reim bursed for sums which the state board of accounts found were drawn illegally from the county treasury in its report of May 26, 1919 ? No announcement ever has been forth coming to the effect that the favored members of the political ring ever paid back this money they were accused of • taking illegally from Marlon county, and no announcement ever has been made of any attempt on the part of the county or state officials to recover it. In this particular report, covering the year 1918, the state board found: 1. That Frank R. Childers, dep uty clerk, had been paid S9O illegally and “the entire amount should be re turned to the county treasury.” 2. That James W. Lamkin received 992. which excess “should be returned to the county treasury.” 3. That E. h. Denny received $27 illegally and “should refund to the county treasury $27." 4. That the aforesaid Frank Childers also received illegally $l2O, which “should be returned to the county treasury.” 5. That Pierson Mendenhall, re cently appointed chairman of the Sixth ward republicans, received payment for providing ballot labels in the sum of $315 while the labels were bought of the Sentinel Printing Company for $315 of the county money and “should refund to the county the sum of 5315.” AND HERE IS *442 AGAINST HENRY. 6. Henry IV. Tielking received $442 as salary, to which the board of accounts declares he was not en titled. and which it says “should be refunded to the county treasury.” 7. Harry B. Dynes, the governor's “very confidential” messenger, re ceived S2OO for doing work Imposed by law on Auditor Fesler and the state board says it should be re funded. 8. The Ranaxone Company received • $111.06 for providing soap to the courthouse at a price in excess of the contract rate and the state board of accounts says this should be refund ed to the treatsury. 9. Thomas W. Kelley, of “grani toid” road surfacing fame, received $333 which the state board says was an illegally excessive payment that should be refunded to the county. In fact this one report lists $2,111.60 as "unsettled charges” at the conclusion of the examination. All these charges are presumed under the law to be settled by the persons to whom they are charged. This sum of the taxpayers' money may have been collected or It may not. Since the state board of accounts adopted its present plan of protecting the members of the Marion county po litical ring from any unfavorable pub licity no reports of any settlements with these men have been made public. SHOOT CLERKS. GET $30,000 Holdup Staged Near Cleve land’s Busiest Corner. CLEVELAND, Aug. 10.—Three bandits entered the Jewelry store of Sol Bergman, within half a block of Cleveland's busiest corner, this morning and shot and prob ably fatally wounded two clerks, Frank o*--huck and Jerome Suskin. and escaped kith diamonds estimated to be worth $30,000. MAN, HELD IN JAIL, TRIES TO GET OUT Habeas Corpus Proceedings Begun Before Judge Moll. Alleging he Is being held in the Ma rion county jail "without warrant and without legal authority." Karl Kireti hefer this afternoon carried his fight for liberty to Judge X. J. Moll of superior court, room 5, by virtue of habeas cor pus proceedings. Kirchhefer, In his suit, made Robert F. Miller, sheriff. Jeremiah E. Kinney, chief of police, nnd William Reilly, a city detective, party defendants, and pe titioned the court to order them to re lease him from custody. The complaint alleges the defendants are Illegally restraining Klrshhefer of his liberty, following his arrest yester day on a vagrancy affidavit, but it is alleged that ho is really being held on an alleged charge of wife and child de sertion when no such formal charge has ever been filed. Judge Moll began hearing the petition at 1 o’clock this afternoon. Wilson Calls Coal Wage Committee WASHINGTON. Aug. 10.—President Wilson today called the bituminous Joint •♦•age scale committee to meet and set tle the wage disputes. The announcement of the reopening <*f the miners’ wage award was contained in a letter from President Wilson to Thomas F. Brewster, chairman of the Joint scale committee, and John L. Bowls, president of the United Mine Workers, made public at the whltehouse. President Wilson had promised to re open the wage award as soou as he was assured the striking Illinois and Indiana miners had returned to work. Violent Storm Hits Mount Clemens, Mich. MT. CLEMENS, Mich., Aug. 10.—A violent wind and rain storm which struck here about noon today blew down trees, broke windows and caused consid erable other property damage. There were no casualties reported. WEATHER Forecast for Indianapolis nnd vicinity for the twenty-four hours ending 7 p. . Aug. 11, 1020: Partly cloudy, except possibly local thunder showers touight or Wednesday; not mnch change in temperature. 8 a. m 71 7 a- m 71 8 a. m 78 9 a. m 78 10 a. m 81 11 a. to. 82 12 (n00n)... 84 1 p. m 84 2p na.. .. ~28 Published at Indianapolis. Ind., Daily Except Sunday. Jewett Wishes Asphalt Boulevard to Hog Farm In Fact, Two County Commissioners Issue ‘lr regular* Order to Gratify Whim. y An unusual task has been assigned County Surveyor Griffith. Air. Griffith has been instructed by the “county commissioners,” to use the term of Commissioner Carlin Shank, who referred to himself and Com missioner George, but not to Commissioner Hayes, to make a survey of Arlington avenue, which leads past Mayor Charles W. Jewett's hog farm. Some time ago a petition was present ed to the county commissioners by a number of citizens living on the road asking for the “resurfacing” of Arling ton avenue beginning at its intersection with Pleasant run, the city limits, and running north along the Pendleton free gravel road. Examination of the original petition bears the name and signature of Mayor Charles W. Jewett as one of the property owners requesting the improvement. Commissionr Shank says the present gravel road is to be resurfaced with two inches of asphalt. Mr. Shank admits thiA road was grav eled about three years ago. When such a petition is filed it is or dered advertised, but the advertisement does not include the names of those de siring the improvement, it is said. After a certain length of time, if there are no remonstrances, the commissioners appoint a viewer to go over the road and recommend improvements to be made. No viewer has been appointed for the Arlington road as yet by the county com- CITY-COUNTY RING TIPS MIT Courthouse Drawn on for G. 0. P. Ward Chairmen. Further evidence of the complete com bination of the city and county repuo iiean administrations for perpetuating their control of the county government has been provided in the announcement of the republican ward chairman by tne county organization. Russell Willson, representative of the Jewett administration in the council, is chairman of the Second ward. Thomas Stevenson of the Jewett legal department Is chairman of the Fourth ward. Plersan Mendenhall, who had the con tract with the county for the "repair” of the county voting machines In I'JIS and whose contract was criticised round ly by the state board of accounts, will preside over the Sixth ward. Harry Lebeau, city market master. Is the chairman of the seventh ward, and Frank Graham, of the county assessor's office, is to preside over the tenth ward. A concession has been made to the old Kealing-Wallace-Davis machine in thirteenth, where Leonard Quill is named chairman, but the county ring comes back lu the fifteenth with C. E. Clegg, bailiff In Judge Collins's court. A1 Meloy, city street commissioner, will preside In Wayne township, and 1 Lewis George, county commissioner of "good road” fame, will look after De catur township. It is difficult to tell whether the city i or the county has control of the organ ization, but it is certain from the list that if the republicans of the county are to get any political work done the citizens of the county will not get full value for the money they pay city and county job holders. NINE BRIDGES DEEMED UNSAFE Assistant City Engineer Says They Should Be Rebuilt. Nine bridges in Indianapolis are In such condition that they can not be ren dered safe for normal traffic without being rebuilt, J. C. Elliott, assistant city civil engineer, disclosed today. Mr. Elliott yesterday advised the board of public works to y disapprove a petition for the permanent improvement of Twen ty-first street, from Montcalm to North western avenue, because the improvement would involve the expenditure of not less than $150,000 for a bridge over the canal, which is broader at this point where the street crosses than elsewhere. “The financial condition of the city would not permit of the expenditure of this amount for a bridge at this loca tion.'' Mr. Elliott wrote to the board of works, "in view of the fact that we have not less than eight or ten bridges In other locations in the city already In service which are in a dangerous condi tion and should be rebuilt.” The bridges referred to are as follows: Kentucky avenue over White river, Holton place over the canal, Oilve street over Pleasant run, Churchman avenns over Pleasant run, Raymond street over Pleasant run, Jefferson street ovet Pogue's run. Eleventh street'over the canal. St. Clair street over the canal and rdoil street over tbe canal. None of these bridge is safe for heavy loads. Mr. Elliott sal-1, the Ken tucky avenue structure being In such shape that he intends to recommend that a sign be placed on it advising truck drivers that a tbree-ton load is the limit safety permits. , Tbe Olive street bridge over Pleasant Run has been closed. The Churchman avenue bridge over Pleasant Run probably iSiin the worst condition, the engineer said. The Holton Place and Udell street spans are wooden structures so old that they are especially dangerous, he added. S Entered as Second Class Matter, July 26, 1914, at Postoflice, Indianapolis, Ind., under act March 3, 1879. missioners, as the law requires, but Sur veyor Griffith has been instructed to do that work. Commissioner Shank said the “commis sioners felt it would be best to take the judgment of the county surveyor in this matter.” “Yes. Jewett's name is on it,” said Commissioner Shank in producing the original petition of the property owners. This is the first time It was known an effort is being made to improve the road leading to and past the hog farm of the mayor. It will be remembered that Surveyor Griffith Is a candidate for re-election this fall on ths republican tlcke and It is remembered also that the mayor has per sonally asumed controlling interest not only in the county campaign, but has approved of Senator Harding for presi dent after a little journey '.o Ohio. in the meantime Mr. Griffith Is un ler instructions from the “county commis sioners" to view the road leading to the hog farm of the mayor. COUNCILMEN LAY ALL BLAME ON THE MAYOR Charge He Has Never Taken Proper Steps for South Side Market. Members of tbe city council, who were charged by Mayor Charles W. Jewett yesterday with responsibility for delays In the establishment of the new munici pal yards at Kentucky avenue and Dro ver street, the rehabilitation of the city market and the motorization of the fire department, answered today with state ments that the mayor, seeing his ad ministration drawing to an end with roost of his can palgu pledges unfulfilled, is trying to place the blame on the cenncil. 1 he councilmcn stated they would not stand Idly by and take the odium which properly *hould descend upon tbe may or's shoulders. Tbe mayor In statements to newspaper men declared Coanetlmen Gustav G. Schmidt. Lee J. Kirsch, O. B. Pettijohn, "home rulers,” and W. B. Peake and Louis \Y. Carnefix, republicans, bad held up the Improvements by falling to attend conferences called for the purpose of dis cussing them several months ago. MAYOR HAS NOT TAKEN PROPER STEPS. The attacked councilmen pointed out that the mayor has never caused to be sent to the council ordinances which would put the proposed Improvements be fore them for action and said he forgets that various heads and etutdoyes of the. various executive departments have re peatedly said, heretofore, that the reas-m the projects were not being pushed was because the city's finances had been put in a sad plight by the bungling of the state tax machinery by the Gov. Good rich administration. Insistence of women of the south side that the forty street-cleaning mules be moved from the city barns at 1134 Shelbv street and a municipal market be estab lished therein within tbe past month caused the various Improvement projects to be exhumed from the tax-muddle grave In which they have laid prostrate si nee early last fall. The councilmen blamed for delays by the mayor were particularly vigorous in denying responsibility for delays on the municipal yard and city market house plans. “I have insisted two or three times that the board of public safety prepare the papers necessary to get the new floors and sewer system for the city market before us,” declared Mr. Carnefix. “Only last week I told George Wil liams, executive secretary for the board of safety, while we were having the con ference with the south side women at the bhelby street barns, to hustle up the papers necessary to get the city market house fixed up. "I will take some of the responsibility for the delay In motorizing the fire de (Continued on Page Three.) 5 UNITS DO NOT NEED INCREASES Decreases Were Not Sufficient to Affect Revenue. It will not be necessary for the state tax board to levy a horizontal Increase to make up for any deficit in revenue caused by the reductions ordered by the county board of review In live townships in the 1919 tax assessments, according to County Auditor Leo K. Kosler. Mr. Fesler stated that. It was his opin ion that decreases ordered by the board of review will not be large enough to seriously affect the revenue. The state tax board tinder power given it by the Tuthlll-Klper act has ordered horizontal Increases In some counties In which the board of review ordered de creases or suspended the horizontal in creases as ordered by the state tax board on Aug. 23, 1919. Jufrtatta i0 aitit ®itn INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1920. ATTY. GENERAL MAKES ANSWER TO TAX BOARD County Bodies Not Authorized to Equalize Individual Assessments. MEMBERS ARE AT SEA County boards of review, under the Tuthlll-Klper tax law, are not authorized to equalize individual assessments, but are authorized to equalize only assess ments In their respective counties, as be tween the various taxing units in the counties, such as townships, towns, cities, etc., according to an opinion o> the attorney general, made to the state board of tax commissioners today. The opinion was given following a re quest by the tax board that the attorney general answer a series of mestlons re lating to the provisions of the tax law passed by the general assembly in its recent special session. The questldns propounded by the tax board are as follows: 1. The bill provides that the county auditor shall immediately convene the county board of review. Is the auditor required to publish notice of the ses sion V 2. Can the county boarl of review tinder the Tuthlll-Klper law while In this special session hear complaints on last year’s individual assessments or must they coniine themselves to either confirming or modifying the orders of equalization made by the state board A tig. 23, 1919. 3. Is their authority for more than one session of the county board of re view '! 4. Can they hold a scrsloq after the action of the board of tax commission ers reviewing and equalizing as pro vided In section 2 of that act? 0. ('an they remain In session more than ten days. 1 6. Is the Judge of the circuit court required to appoint former un-miiei-s of the county board of review or cuu he appoint new members? BOARD MEMBERS "I P AGAINST IT.” In sending the übove list of quo* ttons to the attorney general the mem bers of the tax board practically ad mitted that they were “up against it” when it came to an understanding of what tbe new tax law allows and dis allows. Each question Is dealt with and an swered separately by the attorney gen eral. The answers are as follows: 1. Section 2 of the above act requires the county auditor upon receiving from your board the certified conclusions, as provided lu section 1 of the act. to Im mediately convene tho county board of review. The law does not require the auditor to give a published notice of the session of the board. 2 When section 1 Is construed with • lie provisions of section 2, 1 think it is made reasonably sure that It was the, Intention of thp legislature that the county board of review Is not authorized to equalize Individual assessments, but Is only authorized to equalize assessments In Its counties, as between the various taxing units In the county, such as town ships, towns, cities, etc. It Is only required to equalize assess ments In various taxing units of Us coun ties which were affected by tbe equaliza tion uttetnpted by the state board of t* (Continued on I'M* Three.) DEBATE LEAGUE AT WINONA LAKE Hitchcock and Morris Present Campaign Arguments. Special to Tho Tlmos. WINONA LAKE, Ind. Aug. 10.—The national campaign In Indiana was opened here last night when 5,000 men and women heard Gilbert M. Hitchcock of Nebraska and Jackson Morris of Ken tucky debate the league of nation# ques tlon for two hours. Senator H Itchi lek had been chosen by Gov. Cox to represent the democratic party, and Morris, who served as a ma jor In the world war, had beep chosen b> Senator Harry 8. New, chairman <>f the speakers’ bureau of the republican national committee, to represent the re publican party. HITCHCOCK GROM'S ELOQUENT. Senator Hitchcock, while growing elo quent at times, spoke mostly In a calm style, of tho meaning and purpose ot the league as an agency for tho pre vention of war. He opposed nullifying reservations, bnt favored reservations that would make it clear that the power to declare war rests solely In the congress under the consti tution of the United States. “If. is this league or no league.” said the senator. "It is now or never." * Morris was more fiery In his speech and supported the Lodge reservations, assert ing that clever British diplomats imposed on President Wilson at the peace confer ence. He sought to show that the league as proposed by the president was a menace to our sovereignty and without such res ervatlons ns were advocated by the re publican senators, It would be killed. SEPARATE PEACE WITH GERMANY. Senator Hitchcock caused his opponent considerable embarassment when he stated that Senator Harding In his re *ent speech of acceptance, declared for :■ separate peace with Germany, thereby taking Issue with the republican plat form anil the record of the republican senators except Johnson and Borah. Mr. Hitchcock said that Johnson, who Is opposed to any league, had come out for Harding after reading the latter’s acceptance speech. In reply to this charge Morris denied Hint Senator nardlng had declared for a separate peace with Germany or had even declared against a league of nations, and In reading from the Harding ac ceptance speech, near the close of hls talk, Morris seemed to lose ground that he had gained earlier in the discussion, while several In the audience remarked (Continued on l’age Two.) SIX CITY PRISONERS ESCAPE! -i- -i- -i- -i- -i- -i- -i- -i- -i- -i- -i- -i- -i -i- -I- *■ * Delivery ’ Effected on July 30, Just Leaks Out Wuxtra! News of a jail delivery In which six prisoners escaped In Indianapolis on the night of Friday, July 30, leaked out at the city hall today. None rs the prisoners has been re captured, so far as could be learned. In fact, no one seemed to care much whether the fugitives were appre hended or not. Joseph McGinty, keeper o i the city dog pound, gave the first Inkling of the affair. McGinty’* official report for the month of July spilled the beans, as follows: "On Friday night of July 30 one of the dogs tore a hole In tho wire netting, allowing six dogs to es cape," The thing Isn't going to happen Villa Quits and Drowns His Sorrows in Cognac Places Self in Federal Hands, but Doesn*t Sound Like Defeat. SAN PEDRO, Coahuita, Mex., Aug. 9 (Delayed).—Francisco Villa has surren dered. After years of banditry and defiance of both the Mexican and the United states government the famous outlaw delivered himself Into the power of the federals this afternoon and drowned his sorrows In a bottle of cognac. The formal surrender ceremonies will take place later with pomp and circum stance, but Villa actually placed his per son In the hands of his former enemies teday. He met Gen. Eugenio Martinez, the federal commander, under an old tree on a ranch five miles from San Pedro. Y'llla marched as far as San Pedro with his men. He left his troops In the town and with only a handful of retainers rode on to the rendezvous to deliver himself up In accordance with the agreement reached with the government officials re cently. Half a dozen military representatives of De La Huerta, with Gen. Martinez among them, were waiting for Villa un der the treo. He galloped up In his customary dash ing style, then swung from his horse and waved his hand gaily to the little group of officers. There was a general handshaking and then a bottle of cognac was produced. Villa's differences with the central gov ernment were speedily drowned In the fiery liquor. After the reformed bandit had taken (Contluued on Page Two.) $30,000000 PAY INCREASE FOR EXPRESSMEN Rail Labor Board Grants Flat Increase of 16 Cents Per Hour. CHICAGO, Aug. 10.—The federal rail way labor board today announced a wage Increase to 75.000 railway express em ployes totaling approximately $30,000,000 a year The awards are effective as of May 1. 1920. The increase# range from $32,50 to $38.40 a month, on the basis of a flat raise of 16 cents an hour. The employes had asked increases of $33 to ssl a month. Every employe of the American Rail way Express Company, with the excep tion of executive officials and tbe 2,500 shopmen benefited by the railway wage award of July 20, Is affected by the de cision. Tb* -nwe*-d Is the second by the rail way labor board, which wa* created by the Ksch-Cummlnt transportation bill. The first, to railway* worker*, totaled $600,000,000. Union official*, waiting in Chicago for the announcement of the award, de clared, after a preliminary examination of tbe announcement, that the award would be accepted for the present at least. It later will bo submitted to the mem bershlp of tho four organizations af fected through a referendum. The four unions affected are the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerk*. Freight Handler*, Express and Station Employes. the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeur*, Stablemen and Helper# of America, the Railway Express Drivers, Chauffeurs and Conductor*, Local No. 720. Chicago, the Order of Railway Express Men. The classes of employes affected are listed ns follows: 1. Agent*. storekeeper*, chief clerks, assistant storekeeper*, foremen, subfont men and other supervisory forces. 2. Clerks. 3. Wagon, automobile, stable, garage, platform service employe*. 4. Messengers aud helpers, messen gers handling baggage and helpers, guards and other train service employes. 5. All other employes except those coming under the provisions of tbe agreement between the United States railroad administration and the feder ated shop crafts, dated Sept. 20, 1919 TJie increases will become incorporat ed lu and a part of existing agreements and schedule*. The award further provides that should a dispute arise between the man agement and the employes ?of a carrier ns to the meaning or Intent of the de cision whi' h can not be decided In con ference between the parties directly In terested. such dispute shall he referred to tbe United States railroad labor board as provided In the transportation act. The award Is signed by Judgn R. M. Barton, chairman of the board. Judge Chamberlin to Make No Changes Judge Harry Chamberlin of the clr cult court announced today that the court would make no change* in the personnel of the staff of his court or make any changes In the membership of the various boards appointed by the court until after thp fall cloctlon and per haps not then. Judge Chamberlin became circuit Judge by virtue of an appointment by Gov. Goodrich following the resignation of Judge lewis Kwbank, who resigned from the circuit court bench to become a state supremo court Jurist. At the same time of hla resignation from the circuit court bench Jun# ..u bank withdrew as n candidate for re election on the republican ticket and the name of Judge Chamberlin substituted. again if McGinty can prevent it, however. Witness the rest of the report: “We have had a good deal of trouble patching the wire after the dogs have torn the netting. "This wire netting Is not of suffi cient strength, therefore 1 respect fully recommend that heavier wiro be placed about the run in order to avoid a repetition of the above oc currence." McGinty reported the execution of seventy-one luckless canines during July. A total of 170 were captured, forty seven released to the Humane society and twenty-nine sold, tho pouudkeep •r said. JBy Carrier, Week, Indianapolis, 10c; Elsewhere. 12c. Subscription Rates: { Bjr Ma „ 600 Per Month; $5.00 Per Year. VILLA. BOTH HOUSES FACE QUESTION OF SUFFRAGE Bills in Tennessee Legislature Automatically Go on Table for Day. By O. F. MILTON. JR. Sitorioi Correspondent. NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 10—Ruffrige for the women of tbo nation Is now of ficially before the legislature of Tennes see. which. If it ratifies the federal suf frage amendment submitted to It In both house and senate today, will make the necessary thirty-sixth states to give ail women of the nation a rote In the No vember election. The ratification resolutions were In troduced la both house and senate this morning, as soon as they were called to order. In the eennte Speaker Todd got up. ns soon as new resolutions were called for on the calendar. He presented senate joint resolution No. 1. Under senate rules It went on the fa hie for on* day. Wednesday It will come tip for con sideration. Then It will be decided whether or not the resolution shall be referred to n committee or be left before the senate for immediate consideration. THREE READINGS NOT REQUIRED. Under the rules of the Tennessee leg lslnturo three readings are not required for n resolution. This means that the work of decision on ratification will be speeded np. Immediately after the Introduction of Senator Todd's measure, the senate ad journed until 10 o'clock Wednesday morning. Tn the house the Shelby delegation of six men all solid for ratification in troduced the resolution, which, under a rule Identical to Hint of the senate, went on the table for a day and then comes up either to bo referred to a eomtulUeo or for immediate action. The house also adjourned shortly after (Continued on Fage Two.) TO ASK COUNCIL FOR $125,000 Taggart Heeds Statements of City Fathers. Taking heed of assertions by member of the city council that no ordinance for the repair of the city market ha# ever been brought before them, A. L. Tag gart, president of the board of public safoty, announced after the weekly meet ing of tbo board today that a decision to ask the council for an appropriation of probably $125,000 In the near future had been reached. Mr. Taggart also announced* that the board has a nr ted investigation of tho police and fire department sai.cy con rtltlons in response to u letter ordered sent to tbe board by the council a week ago. Tho council suggested that the hoard look into the matter of salaries for It* employes so they would not be com lng to tho council asking for Increases so frequently. The appropriation for the market house repairs will be sufficient to make It thor oughly sanitary, Mr. Taggart said. Uresentatlon of tho ordinance would put the market house repair squarely up to the council. When this matter was discussed by the council and the board of safety sev eral months ago numbers of the coun cil took the position that they would he willing to attend to the repairs if the board would carry out recommen dations for the regulation of the market made by the commission appointed more than n year ago to study conditions. Whether the councilman still maintain this position Is not known. Fire battalion chief of district No. 3, John W. Ripley, was granted a three (Continued on l’nge Three.) 50,000 Rooms for ‘Boys’ of ’6l Thousands of rooms in private homes will be needed for the G. A. R. national encampment, here Sept. 19-25. An average of one room for every home must be obtained. If you will hotise a veteran of the Civil war and his wife, fill out the accompanying blank and mail it to Scott Brewer, 701 Chamber of Com merce buildifcg. Street Owner Phones No. of rooms With bath Without bath Nearest car line Price Remarks < *| HOME EDITION 2 CENTS PER COPY HOLDS OUT HOPE FOR SOVIET-POLE PEACE Lloyd George Says Next Action of Allies Will Be Economic Pressure. ‘NO ALLIED TROOPS SENT TO POLAND* WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.—A statement of this government's position in the Russo-Poiish situation probably will be issued within a short time, it was intimated at the whitehouse as the president and his cabinet met. Secretary of State Colby laid before the president a formal request made today by Prince Lubomirski, Polish minister, that the United States aid Poland with food. LONDON, Aug. 10.—The Russian soviet armistice terms to the Poles, officially made known this afternoon, Include the following: 1. Polish army to be reduced to 50,000 men in a month. 2. Arms of the remainder of the troops to be given up. 3. War industries to be demobilized. 4. Importation of troops and military materials into Poland forbidden. LONDON, Aug. 10. —Premier Lloyd George told the house of commons this evening that he i8 hopeful still that peace will he made by the soviet government of Russia. The premier made it plain that Great Britain and France do not con template declarations of war against Russia. The next action of the allied nations, he said, will be economic pres sure to compel the Russian soviet government to release its stranglehold on Poland. This pressure will come either from naval action or from combined nternatlonal action, the premier declared. THIS ONE JUST ‘LEAKED OUT * Here's something that has leaked out. Ice box—quart fruit jar of home-made raisin wine—darkness —guest at east side home and wld ~— ower-bost, charac tefs. “Put the jar in the Ice box,” says prZBF host, and you can -£\fi K sample it when it’s i> Guest In the ” |.-darkness of baek \* r ~—.7 porch .tries to jam. I mLTZT- the Jar into the re -1 li/ - cesses of the ice box, and finally manages to wedge the jar down behind the Ice. An hour later the guest visits the Ice box. (Profanity.) “What’s wrong?'* queries the host. “All leaked out —I put It In upside down and the lid was not on tight enough.” Note —There were stewed apples In tho lower part of the box. Objects to Boarding ‘Gentleman Friend’ ! Because his wife la alleged to have en tertained a “gentleman friend" at their j home and there served him meals at the expense of the husband, Frank L. Dick inson, a machinist, 1608 East Tenth street, today filed a suit for divorce in the circuit court against Elizabth B. [ Dickinson. In addition to the petition asking for ' an absolute divorce, Dickinson asks for the custody of the two minor children as well as for a restraining order pre venting hla wife from molesting the chil dren pending final disposition of the ease. The Dickinsons were married June 13, 1 1917, and separated July 21, 1920, ac cording to the complaint. Little Journeys to the Mayor’s Office Inquiry at tho mayor’s offlea for Ills Honor by a Time# reporter at 10:33 o’clock tills morning elicited the response: “The mayor went ont of town to day and will be back early tomor row morning.” From Foreign Clime They speak a different lanuage In Chi cago from thni spoken In Indianapolis. H**Tou are a foreigner, are you not?” n local citi zen Inquired of G. A. Shubert at the clrcua which appeared In Indi anapolis yester day. as Shubert was attempting to make himself un derstood. “Yes,” be replied, "I'm a native of Chicago.” May Not Publish Slackers’ Names WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.—The war department may give up its plan to publish the names of draft evaders. Secretary of War Baker said today he "wasn't quite certain" what woul-J be done, although definite announce ment was made some time ago that the names would be given given out for publication. Baker said It would be unfair to some men to publish their names as draft evaders, though technically they belonged In such a category. He instanced men now In hospitals and those who, after first evading the draft, later jolnecl the army. MONTE CRISTO ACTOR DIES. NEW LONDON, Conn., Aug. 10.— James O’Neill, 71, actor of Monte Crlsto fame, died In a hospital today of can cer of the stomach. NO. 78. The allies are justified in demanding guarantees that Poland will not be at tacked again and that Poland win not be the victim of unjustified reprisals that may threaten her national existence, Pre mier Lloyd George added. “Even in the event of failure of the armistice negotiations between the Pole# and Russians at Minsk tomorrow, no allied troops will be sent to Poland,” aald the prime minister. “It Is not necessary to send any allied troops If the PoUsh reserves ere organ ized properly, “The Poles have been warned that they must accept allied advice and direction and wa have lectured them for refusing It In the past.” REFERS TO .MISSION REPORT. The premier here referred to the re port of tbe Anglo-French military mis. sion at Warsaw, that the Polish high command was refusing to accept auy suggestions from allied military experts. Ben Tlllett, a laborite member of commons. Interrupted the premier to ask what action the United States might be expected to take regarding Russia and Poland. “We shall certainly appeal to America and it Is certain that there is no differ ence of opinion In America and Europe regarding the Independence of Poland,” replied Lloyd George. “An independent Poland Is necessary and the partition of the country would *'e a crime and a peril to the remainder of Europe,” said the premier. “The delays committed by the soviet government at Moscow In getting ar mistice and peace negotiatijns going are suspicious. “The allies (England and France) at Lympne (where Sunday's conference was held) agree that in the event Poland accepts the Russian terms the allies shall not intervene. The allies wish to do nothing that would upset the ar rangement.” The premier declared that the Polish delegates had been treated Insolently I‘3' the Russians at Baranovltahl and he referred to the danger of an aggres sive “soviet empire” contiguous to Ger many, but he served notice practically that Poland could not expect any help unless she helped herself. The premier said considerable war supplies are available and would be sent ro Poland. He refuted the contention of labor that there is a reactionary conspiracy against democracy on foot. "If the soviet government of Russia crushes Poland It will reveal Itself a an imperialistic menace to the freedom of the whole world,” continued Premier I.loyd George. Lloyd Georgo asked parliament ro withhold Its Judgment until the result of the Russo-Pollsh negotiations at Minsk Is known. British officials united In expressing the belief that a solution of the trouble some Polish question is nearer at hand than it was a week ago. despite the fact that the Russian red army still it ad vancing on Warsaw. CORRIDOR IS REPORTED CLOSED. Unconfirmed reports wer# received that the Russians have closed the Warsaw- Dantzlg corridor, practically Isolating the Polish capital, but these have not been confirmed. England and France a— prepared to renew the blockade of R ?*.,*, making It more drastic than at any previous time, but no decisive steps will be taken In this direction until after the premier has taken the country into his confidence and the Russians and PoLis have had an op portunity to adjust their dispute at Minsk. The Polish envoys crossed the Russian lines late Monday. According to information from an au thentic source, the armistice terms will be based on the complete Independence of Poland and non-interference In Polish Internal affairs by Moscow. The Polish delegates go to Minsk un der absolute Instructions that the soviet of Russia must not attempt to dictate the future form of Polish government. The conditions further Include imme diate partial disarmament. The Russians geek amnesty for po litical prisoners and will insist on free transit facilities to Germany and com mercial intercourse with Poland. The Russians are said to be willing to recognize the Polish frontier drawn in (Continues! on rage Two.) OPEN LETTER TO CAPT. JOHNSON, Traffic Department, Indianapolis Po lice. Dear Sir—Enforcement of traffic regulations in Indianapolis is what we havo everything else but. Don’t you think you could help a bit by instructing soma of your pleasing stpiad to send in a few fellows with paralysis of the signal ing nrm and an aching void where brains ought to be? It is all right to catch the speed ers and the guy who leaves his car in an alley, but why should the showcase driver who parks at an angle in front of the Murat theater be immune?