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THE WEATHER
Probably rain tonight and Tuesday—not
much change in temperature.
VOL. XXXIII.
STREET CAR CO. SEEKS 2-CENT TRANSFER CHARGE
'CERTAIN EVIDENCE
SUPPRESSED UPON
ORDERS OF PALMER’
Slack’s Statement Before Judge Anderson in
Asking Continuance of Coal
Suit.
Luueci States Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer ordered certain
evidence in the cases against 125 coal miners and operators charged with
conspiracy and with the,vlolation of the -Lever act suppressed. L. Ert Slack,
apecial assistant district attorney, told Judge Albert B. Anderson today at
the opening of the la'tter's Investigation Into Palmer’s activities iiuthe
coal case.
Mr. Slack asked for a continuance of the case because the Government
was not ready and gave Mr. Palmer's orders as the reason why It was not
ready to proceed.
Mr. Black, District Attorney Frederick
Van Nuys and Daniel Simms, who re
signed as special assistant district at
torney, because of Palmer’s orders, were
ordered sworn as witnesses.
Mr. Simms, the first to take the stand,
declared he knew of no understanding
whereby certain evidence was to be sup
pressed.
It was hinted in passages between the
eourt and Dan W. Simms, former special
asalstant U. S. attorney, Mr. Slack, spe
cial assistant to the attorney general in
charge of the case, and District Attorney
Frederick Van Nuts, that there were
persons connected with the defense in
.the case who were closer to the attorney
general’s office than the local govern
ment attorneys.
HUGHES INSISTS ON
HAVING NAMES.
Pressed by Charles Evans Hughes,
chief counsel for the Indicted miners and
Republican candidate for President
In 1916, for the names of the per
sons whom it was said had been hint
ing to the.dlstrlet attorney’s office during
the past summer that the case would not
ccme to trial, District Attorney Van
Kiiys stated that the person who had
made such statements “was Mr. Hauck. ’
Mr. Hauck is Earl Hau<’k of Terre
Haute, for many years a special agent
of the Department of Justice, who gained
national fame as the detective who did
much of the work which resulted in the
successful vote fraud prosecutions in
Jude Anderson’s court against officials of
Terre Haute and Indianapolis, and who
earlv this year gnthered much of the evi
dence which enabled Frank C Dailey,
then special assistant United States at
torney. to conv’ct United States Senator
Truman Newberry and 100 others of
rnt friiuds in Michigan.
Mr. Hauck for several months has been
employed by the defense in the present
case to' gather evidence with which to
combat the Government. Mr. fan Nuys
said Mr Hauck bad made statements to
Floyd J. Mntttee. assistant district attor
ney. and to hlmse’f, which led him to
bel'i-ve some persons were closer to the
Attorney General’s office than he him
self was.
C. B. Ames, former first assistant at
torney general, who said he was ap
pearing merely as a friend of Attorney
General Palmer, attempted to explain to
the eourt that the attorney general In
instructing Mr. Simms not to use evi
dence which led up to the contempt pro
ceedings against the miners in Judge
Anderson’s court last November and De
cember. did not intend to “hamstring'’
the present case.
COURT READY FOB
EACH STATEMENT.
The court, however, met each state
ment of Mr. Ames by reading from vari
ous telegrams and letters of Mr. Palmer
to Mr. Simms and Mr. Slack In which it
was repeatedly stated and interred that
there was an agreement reached upon the
occasion of the attorney generals visit
here to end the bituminous coal strike
Dec. 8 and 9, 19X9, not to use evidence
Involved In the Injunction and contempt
proceedings. .
was adjourned at 12:20 o'clock
with Mr. Ames and the .court Involved
in an argument over the attorney gen
eral’s statement. Mr. Aiu*b kept plead
ing that the Judge, who said he was
"much stirred up” over the Inference
by the attorney general that the reputed
agreement bad been reached In a con
ference before the court on Dee. 8, try
to listen to his arguments with an
•‘open mind." •
The hearing was replete with startling
Statements by the two Government at
torneys, Mr. S'.mrns and the court, and
frequent Interruptions by Mr. Hughes,
who entered exceptions to some state
ments which be prejudicial
bo the defendants.
Judge Anderson assured the noted
counsel for the defense that he was not
making statements of hit own, but quot
lng statements of representatives of the
attorney general, whom he Inferred now
is attempting to block the case.
Mr. Hughes emphatically stated that
there had been no connection between
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BUSH TAKEN ON
BETTING CHARGE
Former Street Commissioner
Gives Name as ‘Casey.’
Jlenny Rush, ws#\ known In political
Wrcles, la under arrest today charged
with handling beta on horse races.
Bush’s room In the Fair building, Illi
nois street and Jackson place, was raided
by Sergt. George Winkler and a squad
of police. The found the room equipped
•* with telephones oTr which. It Is Bald,
beta were made, and a large quantity of
betting' equipment.
When arrested Bush gave his name as
"J. J. Casey," and he was “slated” under
that name on charges of pool soiling and
haring gambling devices In hla posses
sion.
Bush Is the former street commissioner
who was given his freedom after he had
testified against members of the Bell ad
ministration following his own Indict
ment.
Since that time he has been active In
the service of certain office holders. x
WEATHER
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity
for the twenty-four hourt ending 7 p. m.,
Nov. 9: Probably rain tonight and Tues
day; not much change In temperature.
HOURLY TEMPERATURE.
6 a. 49
7 a. m. 49
8 a. m 49
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Ind., Daily Except Sunday.
HERO OF VERDUN
ARRIVESINU. S.
Represents France at Pilgrim
Celebration.
NEW YORK, Nov. 8. —Adorned by the
star of a commander of the Legion of
Honor and five rows of ribbon denoting
other decorations, Marshal Robert
Georges Nivelle, hero of Verdun and
one-time commsnder-ln-chlef of the
French armies during the great war.
stepped from the liner La Lorraine today
into tbs t>pen arms of a distinguished re
ception committee heeded by an American
war hero General Bullard.
“The Ameriean soldWr was always n
brave fighter and a gentleman,” was one
of the first things Marsha Nivelle said,
in response to General Bullard's speech
of welcome. "I love him only as I love
my own father.’’ added the famous
Frenchman.
Marshal Nivelle is here to represent his
government at the tercentennary celebra
tion of the landing of the Pilgrim fa
thers fyom the Mayflower. He is accom
panied hr an Pol. Pan Asan, wan
was instructor in military service at
Yale during the war. and Father Andre
Monod, secretary of the Federation of
Protestant eburehes in France.
When Le Lorraine passed the statute
of Liberty, Marshal Nivelle stood at at
tention.
TAFT MENTIONED
AS CHIEF JUSTICE
May Succeed White, Reported
Ready to Resign.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 —Former Presl
dent William Howard Taft, it was freely
predicted by lead.i.g members of the
bench and bar here today, may become
the next chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of the United State*, succeeding
Chief Justice Edward Douglas Whit* ap
pointed by Mr. Taft while he occupied
the White House.
Chief Justice White, considered one cf
the greatest legal authorities who ever
occupied the Bupreme Court bench, ts
desirous of resigning, according to per
sistent report here, from the rery ex
acting duties Imposed upon him by his
high office. He Is 73 and has the reputa
tion of never harlug spared himself at
his work.
Writes Wife, Leaps to
Death From Window
Minneapolis; Slum., No v. B.
Charles Vogtel, 55, prominent flour
dealer of New Ulm, Minn., leaped from
a window on the ninth floor of the Rad
dison Hotel here today and died ln
santly. A letter to his wife, found in
the room, was withheld by the coroner.
Manslaughter Case
Back to Grand Jury
An Indictment against Myrel G. Rob
bins, charged with manslaughter follow
ing the death Feb. 20 of Mary Ringo, 946
North Oriental street, was dismissed In
Criminal Court today because of tech
nical errors. The case will be returned
to the grand Jury.
The girl died after she had been
struck by an antomobile driven by
Robbins.
Rumely Represented
Buyers _as Americans
NEW YORK, Nov. B.—Edward A.
Rumely,- assured owners of the New York
Mall on hU word of honor that the buy
ers he represented were good Ameriean
citizens. Henry I. Stoddard told a Jury
here today.
Stoddard was the first witness in
Rumely’s trial on charges of conspiracy
to conceal the German Interest of the
Mail while it was under his nominal con
trol. Stoddard assumed charge of Wio
Mall when Rumely was Indicted on
charges of vlolatling the trading with
the enemy act.
Big 4 Stenographer
Drops Dead on Street
Miss Margaret Wolf. 19, of 831 Sanders
street, dropped dead at noon today while
waiting for a car at Virginia avenue and
South street. Miss Wolf was employed at
the Big Four freight depot as a stenog
rapher, and was on her way home for
lunch.
She recently had an attack of influenza
and physicians stated she had not fully
recovered from Its effects. Deputy Cor
oner George R. Christian pronounced
death due to heart failure.
Miss Wolf's father, Harry Wolf, was
notified and the body was removed to
the Henry C. Vehling undertaking estab
lishment.
$25,000 Jewels Stolen.
CHICAGO, Nov. B.*-Diamonds end
Jewelry valued at $25,000, belonging to
Arthur Reisch of the firm of Relsch A
Rotenburg of New York, were atoleu
from a hotel room here, according to a
report made to police today.
COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE NAMED,
HARTFORD CITY, Jnd., Nov. B.—John
Redmond, eon of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Red
mond, has been selected as Blackford
County’s representative to the Boys’ and
Odds’ Pig Club show at the internatlonfl
Stock exhibit at Chicago Nov, 27 to Dfc.
A You.SU Redmond won the
Entered sa Second Claee Matter, July 25. 1(14. at
Postoffice, Indianapolis, Ind., under act March S, 117}
SCIENCE TALK
BY BOSTON MAN
GIVEN SUNDAY
William F. Gross, C. S. 8.,
Speaks Under Auspices of
Third Church.
MRS. BALLARD IN ‘CHARGE
A lecture on Christian Science was
given at the Murat Theater yesterday
afternoon by William F. Gross, C % S. 8.,
Boston, nnder the auspices of Thlro
Church of Christ, Scientist. Mr. Gross
! was introduced by Mrs. Wilmuth H.
Ballard.
The lecture follows:
No teaching of modern times has in
spired greater activity in the things
which really benefit humanity than has
Christian Science. Nothing b.is contrib
uted more to the universal good than
has that Chrlstlanly scientific method of
healing, which furnishes conclusive evi
dence that religion and medicine are
from the same source and cannot be sep
arated either in theory or practice,
i Christian Science has encountered oppo
sition beeaus • for centuries it has been
held that religion and medicine have
little in common. This is true of medi
cn and religion as generally defined
anil practiced, but no human theory or
belief can change the eternal fact that
the most effectual healing system ever
brought to human recognition and Chris
tianity as taught and demonstrated by
its Founder, Jesus of Nazareth, are one
and Identical.
The healing of sickness by spiritual
means alone continued throughout the
first three centuries of the Uhit - fan era.
so long as it was ‘considered an essen
' lial part of religious teaching and prac
tice and not merely incidental thereto,
and intended ‘only for a short period of
time or a 1 rutted number of persona, the
Christ-method of healing was the only
• ope recognized in the Christian Chjirch.
In this age-Christian Science is dem
onstrating that spiritual understanding
improves the health as well as uio inorais
of men. When the teachings of Jesus are
correctly interpreted and right.y applied,
! it 1$ understood that the remedy for
sin is the only effectual remedy for sick-
I ness. *
THE BASIS OK
CHRISTIANITY.
The basis of Christianity is a right ap
prehension of God and man's relation to
nls creator and his follow men. Accord
ing to the teachings of Jesus and the
revelations of Science, man is absolutely
dependent on God and inseparable from
Him. The erroneous belief that man cau
be separated from God; that tie can
think and act Independ&nMy of his cre
ator, Is responsible for all Iha discord
,of hulbap existence, sin and disease in
(tontinued on I’a.ge Eleven.)
1920 CORN CROP
SHOWS INCREASE
Report Reveals Price Re
duction Along With Big Yield.
WASHINGTON, Nov. B.—The crop re
porting board of the Bureau of Crop
Estimates today made public the fol
lowing estimates from its correspond
ents :
Corn: 1920 production, 8.199 126.000
bushels, as compared with 2,760 MB.(K
btishejs, the scerage for the 1914-1919 p'>
rtod. Yield per acre, 30 9. a$ compare!
with a ten-year average of 261 bushels.
Quality, 7.7 per cent increase over aver
age price on Nov. 1, 87.3 cents.
White potatoes: Production, 421,252,-
(00 bushels, as compared with *n aver
age of 382.113,000 bushels during the 1914-
1918 period. Yield per acre, 109.4 bush
els, as compared with a ten-year average
of 95.2 bushels. Quality, x. 1,0 Increase.
Price on Nov. 1, 11.8.3 cents.
Sweet potatoes: Production, 105,676000
bushels, ns compared with an average of
74.983.000 bushels daring the 1914-3918
period Yield per acre, 103.4 bushels, as
compared with a ten-year average of 94.8
bushels. Quality, x 0.6 Increase, price
n Nov. 1, 122.1 cents. *
The price Index of all crops on Nov. 1,
was 28.0 per cent leas than a year ago
and 4.6 per cent more than the average
of rhe preceding five years The produc
tion index is about 3.2 per cent more than
last year's aggregate production and 6.8
per cent more than the average of the
preceding five years.
Weight per measured bushel, wheat 57.4
pounds, against 56.3 last year and 580.
the ten-year average. Oats 33.1 pound*,
against 31.1 last year and 32.2 the ten
year average.
Stocks of old corn on farms Nov. 1
estimated at 142,211,000 bushels (4.0 per
cent of 1919 crop), compared wlrh
69.835,000 bushels a year ago, and
82,618.000 bushels, average of preceding
five year*.
Ma n IV ft hSBJ) OOF ai 1 s
to Reach New Albany
BURLINGTON, lowa, Nov. B,—Police
today were asked to eearch for Abraham
F. Angel, 79, retired Burlington mer
chant, who disappeared Oct 7, while
carrying his entire fortune of SB,OOO
drapped in a newspaper.
At the time of his disappearance Angel
told friends he waa going to New Al
bany, Ind.
Dana Bank Robber
Is Reported Caught
Bpeoiat to The Times.
WAVELAND, Ind., Nov. 8. —Following
his arrest here Jesse Graves confessed to
robbing the First National Bank at Dana
last Monday morning, according to the
officers. * .
Nine hundred dollars of the $1,700
stolen was recovered, and it is expected
tha rest of the money, which Graves had
Invested, will be located in a short time.
Graves denied he had assistance In the
robbery.
Graves la 26, a farmer, and well known
In Indiana high school athletic circles.
He was a member of the Wingate High
School State championship basket-ball
team.
Wilson Busy Man After March 4
WASHINGTON, Nov. B.—ls Wood
row Wilson, private citizen, does all
the things gossips hsre have cred
ited him with planning, he will be
one of the busiest mortals in the
United States after March 4, 1921.
According to stories heard here, Wil
son plans a long trip; to move to
California; h. Is going to seclude
himself In the Vlrginfi mountains;
he will become a Maryland farmef;
he will accept an important post
with the League of Nations, and In
his spkre momenta, hfe will write
many book*.
INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1920.
Mentioned For Secretaryship
George B. Christian, Jr, for su years
secretary to Warren G. warding. Is talked
of to go to with Harding to the White
House In the same capacity. Christian
was a Democrat years ago, until there
Restraint Called For
in City Planning Work
Field Large and Offers Dangers From Ex
pansiveness or Neglect .
Various features of city planning are outlined in a booklet on City
Planning by Frank O. Bates* tissued by the Indiana Bureau of Legislative
Information.
In it Mr. Bales defines city planning aa “the science of designing cities
or parts of cities so as to make them more convenient, healthful, efficient
and beautiful or, as it has been expressed, ’the attempt to exert a well,
considered control on behalf of the people of a city over the development
of their physical environment as a whole.’ ”
“The separata elements which enter
Into city planning,” continues Mr. Bates,
'have attracted attention for years, but
it la only comparatively recently ' that
they have beet( brought together #o a*
to be thought of as parts of ■ larger
whole. It 1 nn appeal not only to a
longer foresight, but to * bronder vis
ion and a wider realization of th* inter
dependence of the factof* which go to
make up not only the physical, but the
STUTZ WINS BID
ON FIRE MOTORS
Council to I*lace Final O. K. by
Granting Bond Issue.
Awards for equipment to complete the
motorization of tba Indianapolis fire de
partment today were announced by the
board of public safety through Dwight
S. Ritter, city purchasing agent, and
ordinances providing for the approval of
the contracts and authorizing a bond
Issue for $-100,000 to cover the costs will
be presented nt a meeting of the city
council tonight at 8 o'clock. /
The Stutz Fire Engine Company was
awarded the contract for eighteen 600-
gallon pumpers, seven 750-gallon pump
ers and ten hook and laddqr trucks, nt
a bid totaling $321,175.
The contract for furnishing two trac-_
tors to replace tha horse equipment for'
two steamers was awarded the Seagravo
Company of Columbus. Ohio, which sub
inlttfid bids at $13,500.
TWO AERIAL LADDER
TRUCKS ARE ORDERED.
The American-Xyft Franco Fire Engine
Company of Elmira, N. Y., was awarded
the contract to supply two slxty-flve
fooi aerial ladder trucks and one elgbt
ty-flve-foot aerial ladder track, at a cost
of $43.50:.n0.
The bids were submitted more than a
month ago.
With the purchase of th* equipment
specified In the ordinance, the ludlan
npolis fire department will be completely
motorized.
Engine House No. 31, located In Mary
land street between Pennsylvania and
Meridian streets, will be disbanded and
sold and the proceeds of the sale of the
property will be used to defray part of
the expense of erecting two new engine
houses, one In the north side of the
city and the other In West Indian<qpblla,
the-two stations to be ready for occu
(Contlnued on Tage Two.)
Real estate men hereabouts, with
an eyo to booming prices in certain
localities, have Informed the public
that the President Is negotiating tor
a home her* or there. He'd have to
be a multi-millionaire to buy all
the property which he la said to have
bought or to be Just on the point
of buying.
Asa matter of fact, Wilson’*
plans are known to himself and liis
family and perhaps to a few close
friends, but to no one else. He
hasn’t told J. P. Tumulty, his sec
retary, where he is going or where
he will live after March 4
George B. Christian, Jr.
was organized In Vlarioo, Ohio, th.
"Harding Democrats." Christian was as
sistant clerk and called the roll of dele
gates at the Democratic convention that
nominated Wilson In 1912.
moral and intellectual welfare of th#
city.
’Frederick Law Olmsted has ld:
‘Whether they like it or not. whether
they know it or not. a collective respon
sibility rests upon citizens of the pres
ent generation for making or marring
their city's future In countless ways. It
Is utterly beyond their power, or that
(Continued on I’age Three.)
COLD PUTS HIM
IN MIND OF WIFE
When spring eame Teoia F. Liv
ingston left for her home at Engles
Buro, Gotland Stanga, Sweden,
tpking with her some blankets, SIOO
In Liberty bonds and sl2 in saving
stamps, according to the story told
by Frank E. Livingston of 2809 Bar
ton ,A v n 11 . 'n a divorce petition
which was filed today before Judge
feolon Carter of Superior Court,
room 8. v
When the last cold spell began
Livingston remembered that bis wife
and blankets were missing and the
petition for a divorce was the re
sult.
lie claims when his wife went to
to Sweden she promised she would
return, but her letters denounced
him for conduct which he denies.
He claims that the blankets, Lib
erty bonds and saving stamps were
taken without bis consent or knowl
edge.
Millionaire Builder
Will Fight Charges
NHW YORK, Nov. B.—A plea of not
guilty was entered today by George S,
Backer, millionaire contractor, tc. the
charge of perjury carried in the indict
ment by the additional grand Jury in
vestigating the bnllding craft scandal.
Badaev was hold under continuance of
$25,000 bail and given a week to amend
or change his plea.
The Investigation into graft and al
leged conspiracy in the New York build
ing situation, which retarded the con
struction of new homes, promises to be
come national In scope before ihe week
is out.
Court Makes New
Volstead Act Ruling
WASHINGTON, Nov. B.—The United
States Supreme Court today hold that
Uquor acquired for personal use prior to
the passage ofthe Volstead act may not
be seized under the law.
Associate Justice Clarke made this an
nouncement in conneotion with the de
cision of the case of William G. Street
of New York, who sought to get his li
quors that had been stored with the
Lincoln Safe Deposit Company in New
York, but which the revenue authorities
attempted to confiscate. Street was given
his liquors.
Associate Justice Mcßej> s t said the
Volstead act did contempla’i.e the seizure
of such liquors but that such seizure was
unconstitutional. _
The court also ordertgl the release of
Jules (“Nicker”) Axwiife A Nrh) of
(By Carrier. Week. Indianapolis. 10o; Elsewhere, 12a.
Subscription Rateei j ßy Mall 800 Per M ont h; |5.90 Per Tear.
SEN. HARDING
CLOSES GATE
'ONJ3PEECHES
Vacation Spirit Prevails as
President-Elect and Party
Near Rest Spot.
LEAGUE TALK REVIVED
EN ROUTE WITH PRESIDENT
ELECT HARDING, ODEM, Texas. Nov.
B.—. Somewhat wearied by two days of
continuous receptions and demands for
-ear-platform speeches. President-elect
Harding today, as be approached his
vacation spot at Point Isabel, Ordered
the gates closed against all bftt rest
and pleasure.
The Journey of the President-elect
through the Middle and Southwest has
been a continuous ovation. Throngs
have gathered at every cross-road and
city station, and although he Is on a
vacation the Senator has responded to
tbeir welcome leaving his breakfast
table and staying out of his bed, to
greet those who have come to pay their
respects. |
Despite the fact that he left Marlon
with no intentions of making any
speeches, he has delivered at least a
dozen Press dispatches from Parts,
which represented semi officially that
France is willing to cooperate with the
United States of America were csl;ed
to the attention of the President- ele'-t,
but h* refused to comment. He is ex
tremely cautious to avoid anything which
may be in any manner construed as an
anticipation of his taking office or in
terference with the present administra
tion.
MARKS NO COMMENT
ON P\KIB DISPATCHES.
Shortly after the Paris dispatches
were available in the special train, the
Benntor made a brief speech at Marshall,
Texas, in which he declared “Our moral
obi' s’ one will alwavs stand out and
Am. r! u docs not need any meeting of
foreign powers to tell as what our noral
ofltl rrat.o. s are \V want to meet with
them, counsel with them, know their
thoufhts and give them ours, but we
want to give them in the freedom of
America —I wouldn't want our country
aloof from t,hc other peoples, b it l want
her strong, fortunate and wholly free
to piny her part in dealing with the rest
of the world.”
While there wae no official statement
it was understood on the special train
that the President-elect will seek an
American made league, taking some sea
tores frm the present league as a basis
for a world fraternity and that he will
follow out the suggestion made in hi*
spee.-h of Aug. 28. advocating “an in
ternat’enai nssoc’atlon for conference
and a wold* court.”
Reports that Senator Harding might
meet Mexican leader* ,>p the border have
be, !j setcned by off..dal mew ir.cfi;!Bt
that no such meeting is contemplated
Senator Harding today was planning
to divide his pleasures tier ween golf and
tarpon fishing, with half a day devoted
to each sport. Although there Is ex
cellent hunting at Point Isabel, the Pres
ident elect does not plan for any hunting
himself, as he 1* not a lover of this
sport.
TO PLAY GOLF AND
USH FOR TARPON.
ltesplte the fact that be has been a*
buey during hi* trip as he was during
many campaign tours, both the Senator
and Mrs. Harding were elated today over
thetr trip and their opportunity to meet
the people and neither of them passed
up the chance to meet any one. At one
stop Senator Harding held a group of
friends waiting while he pushed his way
through the throng to buy a pencil from
a Tipple snd to t!k to him Every one
from the milkman's baby up to the lead
ing banker has had the benefit of the
Harding smile and the Harding band'
shake. Southern Democrats and staunch
Republicans hhve all heard from the next
President tbst we are through with par
tisan politics and the next four ycara
wjll be for America alone.
The Harding special is due to arrive
In Brownsville at 11:50.
Senator Harding probably will not, be
able to accept an Invitation to the Hous
ton fair.
Mrs. Harding Greets
Victorious Woman
MUSKOGEE. Okla., Nov. B.—Miss Alice
M. Robertson, Congress woman-elect from
the Becond Oklahoma district, today re
ceived a telegram from Mrs. Warren J.
Harding congratulating her on her vic
tory. Mrs. Harding’s message follows:
“My sincere congratulations on your
magnificent victory. My best wishes for
your success.’*
Sub Chaser to Keep
Great Lakes Dry
DULUTH, Minn., Nov. B.—lt became
known here, through unofficial sources,
that a United States submarine chaser
had docked at Ashland, Wis., and would
proceed to Duluth to assist Federal pro
hibition agents of the Northwest district
in carrying out their warfare against
whisky runners alleged to have been
oreratlng In fishing smacks along the
western shores of Lake Superior.
Says Hubby Boasted
About Woman
Charging her hußband claimed he did
not love her and boasted he knew a
woman who “would fit up a flat fmr him
to live in,” Mrs. Stella narshberger, 3794
Enst Washington street, today filed a suit
for divorce against Elmer D. Harshberger.
The Harshbergors were niarrled March
81, 1900, and separated Oc*. 20 last.
FIND WRECKED AUTO.
A wrecked automobile, with license
number 90063, was found at Michigan
and Liberty street early today. The po
lice were told that two men who were In
the car Jumped ont and ran when the
auto went Into the curb.
Bank President
Discounts Police
CHICAGO, Nov. B.—John \. Car
poll, president of the Park State
Bank and the Cook County Bankers*
Association, despaired of the ability
of the police and took matter* In his
own hands. He recovered $257,000
worth of checks stolen In a bold-up
of his bank messenger, and brought
about the arrest of one of the robbers,
who confessed the names of accom
plices. Carroll, attacking "police in
efficiency,'’ declared six hours after
he furnished the department names of
the bank robbera, no arrest* had
LAST HOME EDITION
TWO CENTS PER COPY
INCREASED COSTS
CITED IN PETITION
TO SERVICE BOARD
Coal Chief Item in Figures Setting Out Ex
penditures and Earnings for
Three Years.
Authority to charge 2 cents for transfers Is asked by the Indianapolis
Street Railway Company in a petition filed with the Public Service Com
mlssfcg. today.
Increarech cost of coal and materials entering into the cost of
generating electric current and operation of its system including increased
taxes, Is assigned aa the reason'for the company’s petition.
In its action the company seta forth the Increase in operating costa,
as compared with the decreased net and gross earnings of the company
in 1918, 1919 and 1920, tfith three months of the latter year estimated.
GOVERNOR NAMES
NEW COMMITTEE
Fifield’s Choice Gives Him
Boost for Speakership.
Governor James P. Goodrich todSy m-
Inouneed the appointment of the legisla
tive visiting committee for the regular
session of the General Assembly, which
' convene* Jan. 6.
' Senator Estes Duncan, Republican, of
Cloverdale; Representatives Otto G.
Fifield, Republican of Hebron, and Davlci
N Curry, Democrat, of Carlisle were
appointed.
Representative Curry was a member of
: the visiting committee at the last regu
\ lar session of the Assembly.
1 The naming of Representative Fifield
aa a member of the committee, and num
erous reports conceml:i# his position. In
dicate he is the c V'e of the adminis
tration for Sjlpaker of the House of Rep
resentatives.
The committee will meet. It is thought,
one day this week for organization, when
the chairman will be elected. The report
of the cominltc e on the penal, benevo
lent and educational institutions of the
! State will be made at the regular session
of the Legislature.
The usual custom of naming the mem
ber serving the second time on the com
mittee as chairman will probably no! be
fniiowe ( J this year, since Representative
Curry,’ the only such member, is s
Democrat. Since all bills for approprla
; tlons must originate in the lower branch,
it la presumed that Representative
Fifield will be the selection of th* com
: ralttee for chairman.
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NOT CERTAIN SHE'S
WIFE , BUT HE WILL
LEAVE WITH HER
[ Mrs . Morton of Cleveland Says
Amnesia Victim Mo. 3
,Her Husband.
“I don’t remember haring seen her be
fore, but I am perfectly willing to go
! along.”
These were the words of amnesia rie
! tlm No. 8. when visited today by Mrs.
1 Jam*-s Val Morton of Cleveland, who
said the man la her husband.
Mrs Morton is so sure he ts her bus
; band that she expected to take him to
I Cleveland with her this afternoon,
j She said he had lost his memory fol
j lowing h 1 release from a hospital in
! France, but that it was thought he had
! fully recovered.
1 The man was Identified when the chief
of police of Cleveland showed his ple
i ture to Mrs. Morton, whose husband had
i not been heard from since Ocfc 30, and
■he immediately said It was a picture
of her husband.
Y'he marks In the man’s clothing indi
cated he had bought his coat in Cleve
land and the Initials “J. M ” In the sweat
band of his hat caused the police to be
lieve his name was James M., hut the
word “Val” written on r camera picture
of the man kept the police guessing.
Morton, sccordlng to information re
ceived from Cleveland, was a victim of
shell shook. He was employed by the
; Mid-Tex Oil Company of Canton, Ohio,
! as * traveling salesman.
| He was married ip Quebec in 1913. and
I Ms wife lived in London while he served
la the Canadian army. He was gassed
near the close of the war and was
thrown several feet in the air by a shell
that fell near him.
The Mortons have two children, John
4, and Brian 2.
Chicago Booze Cases
May Get Higher-Ups
CHICAGO, Nov. 8. —Indictments nam
ing more than 100 persons as connected
with a reported million foliar whisky
ring operating here were expected to be
returned by n Federal grand Jury. The
indictments include names of many Chi
cago policemen and official*, according to
report*.
Treaty Would Kill
California Jap Law
■WASHINGTON, Nov. B.—A treaty nn
der which Japanese would be exempted
from American laws discriminating
against Orientals la being considered at
th* State Department, it was reported
here today.
Buch a pact would be one way of meet
ing the Japanese protests against the
new California law prohibiting owner
ship of land by Japanese and other Asi
atic*. Negotiation* aa A result of this
protest have bean in progress for some
weeks.
A treaty naturally would nullify all
provisions of State laws contrary to lts
provisions
Change of Judge
Granted Taxi Driver
After attempting to evade going to
trial by escaping from the Marion
County Jail and seeking refuge in Okla
homa. Ollle Brown, a taxi driver, fharged
with manslaughter as the roeuH of bis
machine striking Mary Blanche McCor
mick, a Sister of Providence, on April 12,
\1920; today appeared in the Criminal
Court and asked for a change of venue
from Judge James Collins. ,
The court granted the petition and At
torney Frank S. Roby qualified a* special
judge and announced that the case will
go to trial next Thursday.
It is understood Prosecutor Claris
Adams desires a i
NO. 155.
The cost of coal and power used In
generating electric current for the oper
ation of the company’s system In 1918
was $586,712.52, the petition sets forth,
in 1919 the cost of coal and newer was
♦591,093 and in 1920 (the last three
months' cost being estimate) the petition
states will be 8559.954.52. These figures,
the petition states, are due to the cost of
coal, which in 19J8 averaged per ton
$.9789, ip 1919 $3.1030, and In 1820 has
averaged $5.2081.
The company gays In Us petition that
these largely increased costs have more
’ ban overcome all Increases in gross earij
-1 inga jo that net earnlncj of the property
have been for 1910 $1 078.936 99. and will
be for 1920 (the last three months’ earn
ings being estimated) $813,007.71.
SHOWS HOW TAXES
HAVE INCREASED
•"The neceasary expenditures of your
petitioner,” the petition reads, “for State,
county, city franchlaa and Federal tax
in 1918 was $219,675.34. In 1919 such
taxes were $401,806.75. In 1920, such
taxes will be $540,072.93.”
The company shows in Its petition thai
the cost of maintenance and operation In
1918 was $2,417,407.01, or 67,5 per cent of
the gross earnings. In 1919 cost of main
tenance and operation was $3,258,197.73,
or 68.71 per cent of the gross earnings
and in 1920 (three month* estimated),
will be $4,047,577.82, or 75.02 pec cent of
the gross earnings.
“The value of the actual physical prop
erty used and useful 1 in the public serv
ice has been fixed by the public officials
of the State of Indiana and of Marion
.County having Jurisdiction thereof, for
the purpose o” taiatlon at $15,068,570, ex
clusive of any Intangible values • • •
1 and ihe Public Service Commission has
I heretofore tentatively found the value of
th* company'* property to be between
$14.000 000 and $16,000,000,” the petition
stated. "Even upon such smaller sums
I the present net income of the company
wIH fall to produce a reasonable re
turn.”
The company maintains credit has been
Impaired so that no fund* are available
for construction purposes.
“Future construction to a compara
tively large extent must be provided for
by increased earnings In ofder to sav#
the franchise from forfeiture and to keep
up with the growth and needs of the city
of Indianapolis.” it continue*.
“The cost of maintenance is snch that
expenditures of the fixed proportion of
the revenue of the petitioners avllable
for maintenance does not produce an
adequate renewal of the petitioner's
property, and it is essential that more
money should be available for such pur
poses if such property is to be main
tained In s condition adequate to tha
service of the people. . '
BAY CHARGE WILE
ADD $300,000.
“By reason of all the facts aforesaid,
it is necessary during such emergency
that the revenue of your petitioner shall
be Increased in order that It may main
tain its service and continue its busi
ness. For such purpose it Is reasonable
and Just that the public should pay
two (2) cents for each transfer ticket
issued by petitioner. Snch charge is
estimated to increase the revenue of your
petitioner $300,000 per year as a max
imum.’*
The company’s petition states It oper
ates 15S miles of track In the city, at ,
a fare of 5 cents for each person over
3 years of age, with transfers.
In the introductory paragraph of the
petition the company states, “due the
emergency created by war, wholly" and
entirely without fault of petitioner, snch
fares and the revenues derived therefrom,
have been, are, and still continue to be
inadequate and insufficient to maintain
the petitioner in solvent operating con
dition %nd enable it discharge Its
duties as a public common carrier oi
passengers and to provide service prop
erly and equipment reasonably necessary
to serve the people of tha city of Indian
apolis and to return a fair and Just com
pensation to your petitioners for the use
of the property so used and usefnl 1*
maintaining such public service.”
The company la represented in ite se
tion by Smith, Register, Hombrook A
Smith and F. Winter, attorneys.
This Ad May Save
Your Child 9 8 Life
If it should step on a rusty nail would
you know how to keep it from getting
locklaw?
It it caught diphtheria would yon
recognize the symptoms?
Do tou know ho# to protedl it from
infantile paralysis?
We offer you the Information that wIH
enable you to meet these and other
emergencies of child life.
It is in the form of a bulletin written
by the American School Hyglen* Associa
tion and published by the American Red
Cross.
A fry* copy of it may be secured from
•ur Washington Information Bureau.
(In filling out the ooupon, print name
and address or be sure to write plainly).
Frederic J. Haskln, Directo*,
The Indiana Dally Timed
Information Bureau,
Washington, D. C.
I enclose herewith 2 cent* In (temps
for return postage on a free copy of
the booklet, “The School Child’s
Health.”
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