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THE WEATHER
Fair and much colder tonight and
Wednesday. Cold wave.
vol. xxxra.
WARRING BALL
FACTIONS BID
FOR MINOR AID
Support of 26 Small Leagues
Sought by Agents of Divid
ed Major Organizations.
LASKER PLAN IN DOUBT
Neutral Minor Leagues
Seen as Peacemakers
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 9.—The
minor leagues of America are neutral
In the greatest baseball war of major
league history.
This was the ultimatum laid down by
the heads of the three Class AA leagues,
as leaders of both major league factions
reached here from Chicago today. The
major leagues must settle their war be
fore the minors will adopt any new
agreement to govern the majors and
minors, according to Thomas J. Hickey,
president of the American Association.
Hickey was backed in his ultimatum >y
W H. McCarthy, president of the Pa
cific Coast League, and David L. r ultz,
president of the International League.
-The three Class AA leagues will keeg
their hands off in the major league war,
•aid Hickey. “Peace mast be declared
and all differences settled before any
one of these three leagues will agree
to a renewal of relations."
There were indications, however, point
ing to a possibility of the minors offer
ing a basis of compromise on which nil
might get together and work in har
mony. This was the view expressed by
Clark Griffith, manager of the Vt ashing
ton club and one of the “loyal five in
the American League which opposed re
organization on the Lasker plan of a
commission of three to govern baseball.
“There is still a chance for peace in
baseball." Griffith said. "It’s up to the
minor leagues to act as peacemakers. I
think all want peace and I am going
to do all I can to bridge the gap. There
are a lot of my friends on the other
side.** .
"The new National League is an ini
possible proposition," Ban B. Johnson,
president of the American League, de
clared in an interview today.
“We are going ahead with our own
affairs, putting new clubs in Boston, Chi
cago and New York." Johuson said. "The
National League never has had a stom
ach for fight and we don’t look for it to
win this one.”
' By 3. F. BEAMAN.
United Press Staff Correspondent.
KANSAS CITT, Mo., Not. 9.—The first
battle In the newly declared war of base
ball was fought here today when repre
sentatives of the proposed twelve-club
league and of the American league bid
for the recognition of the minors.
The National Association of Profes
sional Baseball Clubs, representing all
minor leagues, holding its annual meet
ing here todsy, accupieri the most strate
gic position in Its history, following
the split in the major organizations over
the method of reorganization of base
ball.
Ban Johnson, president of the American
League, and a commmittee representing
five club owners, arrived today to pre
sent their case before the miners.
The committee consisted of President
Navln of the Detroit Tigers. President
Griffith of the Washington Club and
Pnesident nibe of the Philadelphia Club.
SHI BE TEELS
OF A. L. PLANS
Ben Shlbe. president of the Phiadel
phia Athletics, today announced that the
American League would put new clubs
Into Chicago, Boston and New York.
Shibe would not name the Interest to
back them. Players for these three new
teams wou'd come from the three former
American League teams In those cities
that have now gon over to the National
League, Rhlbe said.
These players, Shlbe said, wonld be
taken for the three American League
clubs to be created even if court action
was necessary. He pointed out that un
.der the rules of the American League
players and franchises belong to the
league and not to the clubs and that the
three “bolting” clubs for elted all rights
to their players when they withdrew.
THREE ON HAND
FOR NATIONAL.
Representing the new National League
organization of twelve clubs were Carry
Herrmann. Cincinnati: Barney Dreyfus*,
Pittsburgh, and Charles H. Ebbets of
Brooklyn.
Attitude of the minors toward the new
line-up In the majors'was still doubt
ful today. A1 Tierney, president of the
Western" and Three-I Leagues and rec
ognized as one of the powerful forces
In minor baseball league clubs, opposed
the Lasker plan. Others took the stand
that as long as the major leagues had
not been able to agree on plans for re
organization the minors should take no
action. Any attempt to indorse the ac
tion of either major league faction would
cause a similar split in the minors, it
was held by C. Cal Ewing of the Pacific
Coast League and others.
Minor league officials believed they
held the power to “make” whichever big
league they choose by tbe decision on
which faction they would favor. They
plan to use this weapon to secure valu
able concessions In anew agreemem
fought by the rival major league, it is
■aid.
The test of the attitude of the minors
was expected to come with the fight for
league leadership and a proposal that
club owners be given a louder voice
gin proceedings. The Pacific Coast., South
ern and three other leagues were re
ported combined against the re-election
of Tierney and present league officials.
PLAYER DEALS
AMONG TOPICS.
In addition to the twenty-six minor
leagues represented in the meeting rep
resentatives of virtually every American
and National League club were present,
lining np proponents of their individual
organizations and talking deals and
trades of players.
Thomas Hickey, president of the Ameri
can Association, like Tierney, was plain
(Continued on Page Two.)
Former King Dies
PARIS, Not. o.—Former King Ludwig
111 of Bavaria la dead, aged 75 years, said
a dispatch from Munich this afternoon.
DANES FAVOR SOVIETS.
COPENHAGEN, Nov. 9—The Socialist
party of Denmark has voted to Join the
Third Internationale and has applied for
admission, it was announced today. The
Third Internationale was formed by the
Russian Bolsheviki.
WEATHER
IkForecast for Indianapolis and vicinity
■A the twenty-fonr hours ending 7 p. m.,
10: Fair and much colder tonight
Wednesday, with a cold wave and
HKperature 5 to 10 degrees below freez
ing.
HOCKEY TEMPERATURES.
6 a. m 58
7 a. m 5$
8 a. 58
9 a. 59
10 a. 00
11 a. 01
Published at Indianapolis,
Ind., Dally Except Sunday.
This Man's Name
or New Species
of Garden Pest?
KANSAS CITY. Mo., Nov. 9,
Something was gnawing all the
Thanksgiving pumpkins and squashes
from vines in the southeast section of
the city. Neighbors started a hunt
for the marauder.
The vegetarian proved to be Wegnr
skak Grugart'.ok, who lived in a leaf
padded cave he dng in a nearby clay
bank. Gragarllok told the police he
was very fond of raw pnmpkin, but
that fresh raw squash is ills favorite
dish. Raw Held corn also was on his
bill of fare. Profiteering landlords
were blamed by th cave man for his
cramped quarters.
drugarllok said he was a Bolshevist
and came hero from California.
ADVISERS START
WORK ON NEW
HARDING PACT
Sound Europe on ‘Scrapping*
Wilson League in Favor of
an ‘Association.’
THIS SENATE MAY ACT
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 9—Preliminary
! work on the plan for "an association
! of nations.” promised by President-elect
Harding, is well along, It was learned
j here today. Asa result of what is now
I being done, it is expected that when
I Harding 1* ready to take up the ques
tion, his advisers will be able to give
him complete information on these
points:
1. How far Europe will go in “scrap
ping'’ the Wilson league and building a
new one.
2. How many Senator* will mpport and
how many will oppose his efforts, to
gether with a detailed statement of the
shades of opinion existing among Re
publican and Democratic Senators,
“Conversations" now going on between
certain influential Republicans and per
sons in foreign capitals have developed
interesting facts concerning the Euro
pean attitude toward an entirely new
association.
These exchanges have been, of course, j
entirely unofficial and Informal and
Harding has had nothing to do with
them. The information obtained, how
ever, is regarded as a much franker ex
pression of foreign view than if It were
official.
The whole of a considerable cor
respondence between certain Americans
and their European friend* in three coun
tries extending over many weeks show*
a distinct willingness to meet Harding
at least half way. Throngh it all runs
the same Idea—that Europe must have
American cooperation and is not disposed
to stick at the terms.
While this information is being gath
ered abroad, other agencies are prepar
ing for Harding an analysis of the do
mestic situation with regard to the
league. Hirrdlng regnrds the election as
a popular vote against the Wilson league.
But he has to reckon with Hoot. Taft
and other influential Republicans who do
not want to s“e the Wilson plan dis
carded entirely. There are some Repub
lican Senators, too, who favor ratification
of the Wilson league with strong reserva
tions.
Indications are that Democrats are
preparing to negotiate with these Repub
licans perhaps at the short session of
Congress to ratify tne treaty with the
Lodge reservations, the Democrats agree
ing to vote for them.
GERM AN Y TO WA IT
U. S. DEVELOPMENTS
PARIS, Nov. 9. —Germany has decided
not to press for admittance Into the
League o' Nations at the Geneva meeting
beginning Nov. 15, but will await the
proposals o' President-Elect Harding of
the United States for anew association
of powers, according to information in
well-tn'nrmed diplomatic circles today.
A neutral diplomat was authority for
the statement that this decision was
[prompted partly by fear that Germany’s
[request for admission would be rejected
and partly by a desire for closer co
operation with the United States.
! So far Germany has not sought admla
[ slon to the League of Nations, but it was
! understood that Sweden, acting in behalf
[of Germany, Is ready to propose the lm-
I mediate admittance of Germany. Sweden
jeonuted upon the support of Premier
| Lloyd George, who has been showing an
j attitude toward Germany more lenient
I than that of France.
There are Indications that Germany’s
decision Is satisfactory to Franc*. The
semi-official newspaper Tempi has been
urging the league not to admit Germany
[even if the Berlin government applied.
[This newspaper advocated delay on any
[Gorman requeat until the attitude of the
I United was finally delivered which
i will be some mouths hence.
| Among the nations seeking admittance
lat the Geneva meeting are Finland, Bul
i garla and China.
The Japanese delegate has arrived at
i Geneva, but dispatches from that city
* say that Japanese are silent regarding
: their proposal for racial eqnality. Be
jltef is growing in Paris that the Jap
anese will not press their demand for
! equality of races in view of the immlgra
j tlon negotiations now proceeding be
tween Tokio and Washington.
Reds Lose Hopes
LONDON, Nov. 9.—Bolshevist hopes of
a world revolution have dimlnshod al
most to the vanishing point, Paul Mll
liukoft, former leader of the “Cadet”
party In Russia, said In an interview here
today.
Observers returning from Russia with
any other view have been "self hyno
tlzed,” he declared. Fie refused to pre
dict when the Lenine-Trotsky regime
would collapse.
Found —A Buddy
An advertising manager was going
home one night in a tramcar. It was
late, and the man who sat next to him
began to talfa.
“What business are you In?” he asked.
“The advertising business.’’
“Is that so? I used to be In the ad
vertising business myself. I gave It up,
though, and went Into the rag-and-old-
Uottle business. I was a sandwich man
for a theater for six months. Say,”
a<j be leaned over confidently, “ain’t t*
beta Mb ttw toA WwP
Entered as Second Class Matter. July 2{, 1814, at
Postofflce. Indianapolis, ind.. under act March 8. ISTB
CITY TO OPPOSE
2-CENT CHARGE
FOR TRANSFERS
Corporation Counsel Ashby
Reiterates Stand Against
Increasing Revenues.
WOULD BOOST RENTALS
Complete opposition will be the atti
tude of the city of Indianapolis toward
the petition of the Indianapolis Street
Railway Company before the Public
Service Commission for the right to
charge 2 cents for each transfer. Corpo
ration Counsel Samuel Ashby stated to
day. He reiterated bis stand of several
days ago that any Increase in rates will
result In less revenue and higher op
erating expense* for the company.
FAVORS HIGHER RENTAL
FROM INTERI’RHAN LINES.
If the company Is lu need of financial
relietf, which the corporation council
does not admit. It should be obtained
through an Increase In the remuneration
the company receives from Interurban
companies which use lta tracks and ter
minal facilities. Mr. Ashby said.
The view which the city administration
takes of the street railway situation Is
outlined in a statement which Mr. Ashby
Issued as follows:
“The city hag at all times been opposed
to any Increases In fares or any charge
for transfers, the Jitter for the reason
that we deemed It unfair and Inequitable
to transfer passengers, many of whom
ride a much shorter distance than those
who do not use transfers. It has been
the contention of the city at all times
that any fare above 5 cents would not
be wise for the company from the stand
point of revenue as cay Increases In fare*
will reduce the number of passengers.
It has been shown that such Increase*
do not bring a proportionate Increase In
revenue.
"The Indianapolis Street Railway Com
pany has been able to operate during
the war and the period following the
war without a loss. Ita reports for the
year 1919 show that It was able to pay
all operating expenses, use at lean 21
per cent of the gross receipts for the
maintenance and upkeep of the property
and earn $345,000 as a return on it* in
vestment, part of which .was actually
used to pay dividends and the remainder
to make additions and betterments to
the property. Its reports for the flm
six months of thla year continue to show
that It was not operating at a loss. I
have not analyzed lta more recent re
port*.
< ITES CITY'S STAND ON
PREVIOUS QUESTIONS.
“The city has repeatedly brought to
the attention of the company the fact
that the lnterurben companies coming
into the city of Indianapolis only pay
3 cent* per passenger for trackage and
1 cent for terminal privileges, according
to the original contract that was made
about 1902 at a tlmo when the passenger
fare on tho Interurban roads was from
1 cent to I*4 cents per mile. The public
service commission has granted the tn
terurbsns Increase* lu their passeuger
fare* to £ cents, which 1* from 100 to 200
per cent Increase over what the fare was
wbn the original tnterurbar contract
waa made with the Indianapolis Rtroet
Railway Company. Notwithstanding this
fact there ha* been no Increase granted
to the city company for lta Interurban
service. In other word*, when the con
tract waa originally made there were
gome lines that charged on their
through passengers 7 or 8 cent* a <1 patd
to the city company 4 cents. These same
companies are now charging as high at
15 and 18 cents for through passengers
for hauls Inside the city limits, but still
paying the city company only 4 cents
for the use of lta property.
“The city does not desire to be un
fair to the Interurban companies, but
submits that Inasmuch as the Interurban
companies have been granted Increase* In
their fares, very largely on account of
the Increased cost of power and mainte
nance, which service la rendered entirely
by the city company on the city tracks.
It Is entirely fair to the Interurban com
panies that they should be asked to di
vide this Increase with the city company.
BELIEVES OPERATING
EXPENSES WILL DROP.
"The Interurban companies have no In
vestment for right of way or tracks or
terminal facilities and are getting the
anme rate of fare as the railroads which
are under tremendous expense, spending
mtUlous on track elevation alone.
“Our feeling Is that operating expenses
will decrease instead of Increase and that
It would be unwise to make any Increase
In fares at this time.”
15 Men Injured by
Gasoline Explosion
GALVESTON, Texss, Nov. 9.—Fifteen
men were injured, eight seriously, when
eighty gallons of gasoline which had
drained from a pet cock into the bilge
of the Southern Pacific Steamship Com
pany launch Ouida, blew up today.
Shirt-Tail Parade
Forced on Loosers
Police and Juvenile Court authori
ties today were Investigating a shirt
tail parade which was suddenly
staged by some youngsters In the
south part of the city late yesterday.
According to the Juvenile Court
a number of boys were
playing football when someone de
cided that the loosers would look ap
propriate attired only in their shirts.
The September Morn stujnt was not
completely staged because the victims
are said to have objected.
No arrests were made, according to
the attches of the Juvenile Court, but
several boys were questioned.
Wife Sues. Too, but
in Another County
While deputy sheriffs were attempting
to get service on Mrs. Lulu Pulse in
order to notify her that her husband
had filed divorce proceedings In Marlon
County, the sheriff's office today received
a summons from the sheriff of Madison
County asking that service be obtained
on Emmertt Pulse of 822 Koehne street,
as Mrs. Pulse had sued her husband for
divorce In that county.
Mrs. Pulse also has been granted an
Injunction restraining Pulse from inter
fering with the only child, Elizabeth
Genevieve Pulse, 2.
Jugular Vein Severed
by Windshield Plunge
ATLANTA, Gn., Nov. B.—Lying In A
pool of b’ood, his Jugular vein severed
by a plunge through the windshield, the
body of Egbert E. Gale, traveling sales
man for a Chicago concern, was found
today in the Cascade road Just outside
the city. A wrecked Cadillac machine
nearby explained his death.
John Sullivan, 18, is being bald In the
belief that he cun throw some light on
the accident, but beyond admitting he
had been drinking and had a faint recnl
toctloa of rising la j Cadillac, after v*M
3 uiiiaua *) aihj afttttrg
INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1920.
Duchess of Marlborough
Is Granted Divorce Decree
Former Consuelo Van
derbilt Not in Court
room.
LONDON, Nor. 9.—A decree of di
vorce today waa granted to the Duchess
of Marlborough, formerly Miss Consuelo
Vanderbilt, of Now York. The Duke was
charged with infidelity. Detectives gave
evidence that ha oocupled a room nt the
Clarldgo Hotel In Paris on Feb. 28 last
with a woman and that he registered as
“Charles Spencer.” Althongh the case
was listed as “defended,” the Duke of
fered no defense In court. The costs of
action were Imposed upon the Duchess.
The Duchess was not in court. A
physician’s statement was read stating
she was ill. Bae is at Nice.
A large and fashionable crowd was on
band when the case was called before
Justice Herrldge In the divorce court.
A line of stately, monogramed limou
sines deposited their burdens of high so
ciety folk at the Law Court Building
and the scene took on the appearance of
a brilliant social function. But it waa
not an affair for the inner circles exclu
sively. Many women of humbler walks
of life sought entrance to hear the de
tails of mlamated life among the rich
aristocracy. They were deeply disap
pointed over the absence of the Duchess.
Ifhe Duchess Is the daughter of Mrs.
O. 11. P. Belmont, of Now York and New
port, R. I. She has two sons. Lord
Blandlord and Lord Ivor Churchill. It
is rumored In London and Paris that
the Duchess will marry Jacques Balsan,
n wealthy French sportsman, and live
In Part*.
The domestic troubles of tho Duke and
Dnchcsa of Marlborough date back nearly
fourteen years. It la nearly twenty-five
years since the Duchess fell a victim to
the glamor of an ancient title. The
Duke, with vast but Impoverished es
tates, was on a visit to the United State*.
A wealthy marriage to him was a ne
cessity.
“Von can have your pick of the rich
American heiresses,” was the lesson that
had been dinned Into hi* ear* since early
youth and marrying Miss Vanderbilt he
waa serenely conscious of conferring a
favor. The first child. Lord Blatidford,
was born in 1887; the second was born
In 1898. The Duke took but a passing
Interest In domestic affairs, his Interests
being mainly outside his home.
In appearance the Duke la a slight un
dersized figure with a shambling gait
(Continued on Page Eleven.)
MYSTERY CLOAKS
BUSH CASE DELAY
Defendant Not in Court When
Continuance Is Granted.
Charges of pool selling on horse races
against Denny Bulb. alias J, J. Cassy,
were continued In City Court yesterday
afternoon In a mysterious manner
The case will bs iitard Nor. 13 In the
afternoon.
After the “soft pedal" had b*tn put on
tbs tr-.e Identity ol.'J. J. Casey." wbtcb
name appears on the turnkey'* slate,
from Saturday afternoon until Monday,
although Bush Is well known to the turn
keys. tbe “soft pedal stuff" waa continued
In City Court.
As far as could be learned. Bnsh did
not appear In the courtroom, and efforts
to team who the attorney was that ob
tained the continuance of the case for
him were onauccesaful.
>PAAN CANNOT
RECALL ATTORNEY.
Deputy Proactitor Ralph Rpaan stated
that “one of the attorneys who frequent
police court asked for the eontluuapce,
and then declared he could not remem
ber which ons It was. He asserted that
it was about 2:13 o’clock or 2:30 o’clock
e. hen the continuance was granted.
At 8:15 o’clock no record of the case
having been continued • appeared on the
records of Rcrgeant Paulreli, the bailiff
of the court, although the affidavits are
always recorded in bis office before nelng
taken to the ofll -e of the city clerk. In
quiries of the bailiff In regard to the
case of "J. J. Ossey” brought the state
ment that no action had been taken.
Members of tbe morals squad were in
the courtroom and prosecutor's office at
3:15 o'clock and the policemen who had
raided the room at 11 the Fair Building.
Jackson Place nod Illinois street, declared
they were waiting to testify Id tbs case.
ALARM WAS GIVEN,
POLICE RAIDERS SAY.
The police ssy they were “made” be
fore they could reach the room where
the gambling is alleged to have been
conducted; that Is. they were recognized,
and a hurried clean-up occurred befor*
they reached the third floor of the
building.
As they started up the stairs a man
was coming down, they any, and when
they reached the room where the tele
phones are located the only person there
was Bush. They police declare they
found a number of books In the wash
room, which Indicated that bets had been
made on horse races to be run at Louis
ville. The police allege the books were
hurriedly carried from the room where
Bush was found to the washroom when
the warning that the morals squad was
on Its way upblnlrs was received.
The police sa.v the room where the
telephone* are located were rented by
Bush tinder the name of “J J. Casey.”
Man Who Gave $4,000
Away Held Insane
John Jsnofih, who startled Police Ser
geant Cliff Uichter last Saturday, by
presenting him with more than $4,000 at
the Union depot, today was placed under
the care of a guardian by Probate Judge
Mahlon Bash.
The court held, after bearing evidence,
that the Fidelity Trust Company, whore
tin; money wns placed for safe keeping
by Sergeant Richter In Janosh’s behalf,
should be appointed gnaxdlan.
Advance Slow in Matter
of Zoning, Says Crawford
In an article on "Legal Considerations.”
ns connected with the matter of zoning—
one of the important features of city
planning—Andrew Wright Crawford,
field secretary of the American Civic
Association, says, In a booklet issued by
the American Civic Association:
“We have today two cases of capital
Importance upon which zoning rests:
these are Welch vs. Swasey, 214 U. S. 91,
and Hndabeck vs. Los Angeles, 230 IT. S.
805. The former sustained the creation
of districts with two different height
regulations in Boston, with two Inter
mediate zones; and the latter sustained
the creation of a residential district in
Los Angeles, with the exclusion of ln
t nstrles therefrom, noconformlng In
dustries being g ven one year to get ouc,
without arty compensation, the Industry
of brick-making being the particular fax
d entry ImndcnrlT In Iho
tfosnrtstOKt ay
“AjaMtx,! a'x’tfotoa 1
DUCHESS or MARLBOROUGH.
PAWN BROKERS
AWAIT HARVEST
Silk Shirt Era vn Wane,
They Declare.
CHICAGO, Nov. 9 The silk shirt
era In American history la passing
an<| those who failed to save up their
ni.-kvis during tbe r-eent period of
prosperity are beginning to feel th*
first pinch of “slack tim***,” according
to pawn broker* here today.
Pawn 'brokers said diamonds and
Jewelry In increasing amounts are be
ing "soaked” for money enough to
buy the odd meal by tneu who In
vested their high wage* In multi
colored siik shirt* and hootch.
“We expect to pas* on, more
tickets this winter than at any other
tlm* for years.” salrl one genial
money lender, “it probably will be
a tough winter for every one but
the pawn broker.”
New Delay Expected
in Stegemeier Case
The cases of Richard and ITenry
St'-geraeler. proprietors of Stegemeier
Brothers’ saloon, restaurant aud gam
bling bouse at 17-19 North Illinois street,
were expected to be continued in City
Court this afternoon.
Tho Btegoiue!*r# were arrested after
the police were forced to net following
the issuance of a search warrant and
they were charged with gaming, oper
ating a gambling house, telling pools and
haring gaming devices in their posses
sion.
Th* cases were continued because Mar
tin Hogg, a director of the Indianapolis
Newa, their attorney, had business
elsewhere. The date for hearing the
case has not been indicated.
Cruiser Grounds
Off Colombia Port
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9._The United
States Cruiser Cleveland Is aground near
Cartagena. Colombia, the Navy Depart
ment was advised today. The vessel went
aground when leaving port with a local
pilot directing the ship's course, the di*.
patch staled. There is apparently no in
jury to tht ship.
Phone Messages
Warn Dwellers
NEW YORK, Nov, 9.—A gnnrd of
detectives wns maintained today at
a fashionable apartment house nt 99S
Fifth avenue, following mysterious
telephone messages thut the build
ing was to be blown up." The
apartment building is occupied by a
member of wealthy and socially
pro' ~ont people, including Ellhn
Root, Frederick Vanderbilt, Murray
Guggenheim and others.
Charges Infidelity
Alleging that Thomas Wolfrom asso
ciated with other women and embezzled
about sß<X> belonging to his employers,
Blanche Wolfrom of Centro Township
today filed suit for divorce against her
husband in Superior Court, room 4. She
ask* for the custody of the only child,
Maynard Wolfrom, 8. She alleges cruelty
and noneni7X>ort.
“This latter type of so-called retro
active zoning is not advisable, except In
extreme cases. The better practice is to
make the ordinance apply to new build
ing permits only, as was done In New
York City, St. Louis and elsewhere. A
third Important case is that of Cusack
▼s. Chicago, 242 U. 8. 528, where the Su
preme Court of the United States eus
talned an ordinance of Chicago forbid
ding the erection of billboards In resi
dential districts.
ADVANCE SLOW,
BUT ADVANCE.
“Therefore, in this matter of zoning,
go slow. Don't be ‘pernickety.’ Don’t
make any more numerous subdivisions
nor more stringent ones, then are ur
rtly required. Let your classifications
broad and tew, your jj-stricUooa ***-
fw-ftft Mmm)
Subscription Rates:
LEGISLATOR IS
CONSIDERED FOR
TAX BOARD JOB
Governor Requests Ruling
From Attorney General on
Legality of Appointment.
MAY BE MENDENHALL
y" j
A member of the last Legislature prob
ably will be appointed to succeed Strange
N. Cragun aa one of th* Republican
members of the State board of tax com
missioners, It was Indicated at the State
house today.
Governor Goodrich asked for an opinion
from Attorney General Stanabury as to
the legality of appointing a member of
the Legislature to the tax board.
The Governor’s question follows:
“Under the Constitution, is a member
of the General Assembly which passed
the new tax law and increased the salary
of members of the tax board from $3,000
to $4,500 a year, eligible to appointment
at this time?"
The attorney general replied that such
a member would be eligible to appoint
ment after Nov. 3 of this year when the
terms of the members of the last Legis
lature expired.
Mr. Cragun'a term a* a member of the
State tax board will expire Dec. 1.
It Is understood that Governor Good
rich and Governor-Elect McCray have
conferred on the appointment of a suc
cessor to Mr. Cragun and that the ap
pointee will be a farmer.
Although they have not given any lntl
matlon as to who lheir choice will be,
It Is understood that Charles Mendenhall
la being considered for the appointment.
Mr. Mendenhall, who la a Hcr.d ricks
County farmer, was chairman of the ways
and mean* committee of the House, which
handl-d the tax law. He wss not a
candidate for re-election at the last elec
tion,
Mr. Mendenhall did valiant work for
the Goodrich administration In the House
and his appointment would come as a
reward for these services.
Tho appointment of Mr. Mendenhall a*
a member of the tax hoard would per
petuate the Goodrich Idea In the board
and would mean probably no change In
Its policy unless snch a change la forcibly
brought about by the Legislature.
With McCray and Goodrich apparently
In close accord and with the Legislature
unquestionably t the service of the ad
ministration, this doe* not appear to be
likely.
2 GIRLS STRUCK
BY AUTOMOBILE
Victims Taken to Hospital—
Driver Is Arrested.
Clara Wilkin*. 18* and her slater, Mary
Wllklna, 16, were run down by an auto
mobile near their home In Haywood
early this morning and both wet* serf
oualy Injured.
They were taken to the city hospital.
Joe Rte'nbcger. 2)61 Avondale Place,
driver of the automobile that atrnck
them, waa arrested and is charged with
assault and battery.
Btelnberger was driving an automobile
In which Carl Henry. 628 Arbor avenue,
and Walter Zapp, 1038 Blaine avenue,
wore riding. He was out-bound on
Kentucky avenue,
Sflnborger said he was blinded by the
light* of an automobile driven by Frank
Keeler of West Newton, who was driv
ing his car toward IndianapoUa.
Br-r-r-r! Just
Glimpse What’s
in Store for Us!
Real winter weather Is at last
headed In this direction, according to
J. H Avralngtou, Government meteor
ologist, otherwise known as “the
wsnther man."
While Indianapolis was eujoylng
the balmy breeze*, the aforementioned
weather man took all the Joy out of
life by hanging out the cold wave
flag.
He says It will be 5 to 10 degrees
below freezing by tomorrow.
Absence of Judge
Delays Jury Report
Because Judge James A. Collins of
the Criminal Court was attending a rally
held in the honor of Will Hays, at Sulli
van today, the Marlon Connty grand Jury
was unable to make a report.
Airplanes and Troops
Raid Irish District
DUBLIN, Nov. 9.—Both airplanes and
troops were employed by the British
military authorities today In widespread
raids in the Bnntry district. More than
a dozen arrests were made and largo
quautities of ammunition were seized.
Military officials reported that stores of
munitions were found hidden under hay
stacks.
Report to Be Made on
Marion County Gravel
The Marlon County commissioners will
hear a report of County Engineer Griffith
and a committee of men Interested In the
sale of Marlon County gravel for road
construction on Friday afternoon. A
conference was held by the committee to
draft tentative changes In specifications
for road improvements in the county.
It was first stated that the plan was
to change the specifications to permit
the use of Marlon County gravel Instead
of using gravel from other counties and
States.
Commissioner Joe Hayes said he favors
the Federal specifications as they have
been tried out and found to be satis
factory.
First Electrically
Driven Ship Sail3
NEW YORK, Nov. 9.—The first elec
trically driven, ocean-going cargo vessel
under private operation, the Eclipse,
left New York hartior today for the
Dutch Hast Indies with a general cargo.
The freighter, a shipping board vessel of
11,800 tons, is operated by the United
American line*. Data gathered on this
voyage will be used in applying the
electric-drive principle to other ships.
U. S. to Stay Out
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.—The United
States has definitely declined to take
part in a blockade of the Black Sea
ports against soviet Russia with Eng
land and France, Secretary of Statue Colby
announced today. He declared that there
existed no cause for America to Join
(he blockade, as we were as* at was
yt*** the BBHtM fHSIk
(By Carrtsr. Week, Xndl&aapoUa, 10o; Biss where. Ho.
(By Mail. 800 Per Month: $5.00 Per Year.
Plays Love Tune ,
Slays Bride and
Ends Own Life
BALTIMORE, Md„ Nov. 9,—Murder
and suicide, with a phonograph aosorn
parJUnent, was revealed today by the
police Investigation Into the deaths of
John Koetkan, 80. a Bohemian artist,
and his three-months’ bride, Mrs,
A tel la Kostkan, 19.
The ooupie had been estranged, but
Kostkan telephoned bis wife to come
home. She did so. Kostkan put a
love song record on the phonograph
and ae the last note died away he
shot his Wife In the bead and then
turned the revolver upon himself.
FOOD PHASE OF
NEW LAW FAILS
IN EXECUTION
Commission Members Say
Funds Not Provided to Con
duct Investigations.
BLAME LAW FRAMERS
Indiana citizens are wondering why the
•pedal session of the Legislature inserted
the word “food” In the bill creating the
Bpeclal Coal and Food Commission. While
the commission has been apparently
swamped In It* investigation* into the
coal business of the State, with practi
cally no results, as far as ability to pur
chase Indiana coal on the Indianapolis
retail market at reduced prices is con
cerned, the food side of the commission
has been as Inactive as a snow shovel
on the Fourth of July.
Appeals to the Special Coal and Food
Commission for Investigations Into re
ported profiteering in food commodities
have been ignored by the commission
hecanse of no funds with which to con
duct the Investigations. Members of tbe
commission, who are devoting all their
time to coal problems, with members of
the State Board of Accounts, including
clerks and field examiners, drafted into
service for the purpose of auditing books
of coal companies, declare themselves as
being willing to Investigate food profi
teering, but say their hands are tied
bscana# they hare no money for this
purpose
INVESTIGATION
HEQUEBTB DENIED.
A recent request from Ellis Bearles,
editor of tbe Mine Workers’ Journal,
for an Investigation into what he said
was an apparent "gouge” In certain food
commodities was denied by the chair
man of the commission because, he said,
tlie commission could cot, by law. u 9
ftinda derived from the coal Investiga
tions and convert them for Investiga
tions of food profiteering charges.
Funds for conducting the Investiga
tions into coal profiteering and for regu
.atlon of the coal industry have been
derived by the commission from license
fees paid by wholesale and retail coal
dealers end by mine operators. The Ist
ter are compelled to pay a fee of $25
while retailers must pay ffl for a license
with $lO fee paid ty wholesale coal deal
ers.
It was reported today that data Is
being gathered relative to reported corn
hlnatlona la certain commodities, and
this data was to be presented to the
commission with a request that they
be Investigated. Whether th# commis
sion will be In a position to conduct an
(Continued on Page Two.)
BALL RAISED TO
RANK OF CAPTAIN
Fills Police Vacancy Made by
Reed’s Resignation.
Police Lieutenant Edwin C. Ball was
promoted to the rank of captain to fill
the vacancy created by the resignation of
Captain Harley Reed by the board of
public safety today. Sergeant Victor
Houston, in charge of one of the morals
squads, was promoted to lieutenant and
Blcyeletnftn Hanford Burk to sergeant.
Captain Ball's rise in the department
has been rapid. He was appointed pa
trolman Feb. S, 1918, and granted an
indefinite leave of absence to Join the
Amy July 1". 1918 He waa reinstated
Feb. 12, 1919, promoted to sergeant May
27 ,1919, exonerated of charges of con
duct unbecoming an officer Sept, 18,
1919. and promoted to lieutenant Oct
28. 1919
Lieutenant Houston was appointed pa
trolman June 21. 1911. placed on the flood
roll of honor April 9, 1913, and promoted
to sergeant Jan. 7, 1918.
No explanation for Captain Reed's res
ignation other than that he desired to
attend to private bna'ness was given.
The board's acceptance of the resignation
roads: “To permit him to give his at
tention to his personal Interests."
Patrolman William D. Hite was pro
moted to turnkey and appointments mads
as follows:
Patrolmen—Frank R. Owen. Clarence
Keel and Pete Tepoff.
Substitute Firemen—John Casey, Harry
D. Holmes, Sanford Metcalf and Roy L.
O’Neal.
The report of Building Commissioner
Walter 11. Stern showed 108 building
permits, valued at $85,584 Issued during
the week ending Nov. 6.
Petersburg Woman
Is Burned to Death
Special to The Tlmrs.
VINCENNES, Ind., Nor. U.—Mrs. Elii
abeth Nannie of Petersburg was burned
to death and her daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Suslo Barnett, was seriously burned to
day at the home of the latter In Monroe
City, twelve miles southeast of here. A
coal oil can, attached to a stove, ex
ploded, destroying the kitchen.
Called His Boast
“There isn’t much I don't know about
the English language," boasted the long
hand man In tha rlub.
“I’ll tell you,” a friend picked him up
quickly. “I’ll dictate a paragraph to
you.”
With an assured air the boaster seized
his pencil, but Ills Jaw dropped as he
heard: “As Hugh Hughes was hewing
a yule log from a yew tree a man dressed
in clothes of a dark hue came up u>
Hugh and said: ‘lf you will wait
I hew this yew tree X will go with you
anywhere in Europe to took for
gpw/ ass HmfK*
LAST HOME EDITION
TWO CENTS PER COPY
€
TOMORROW TO
TELL FUTURE
OF DEMOCRATS
State Committee Schedules
Momentous Session at
Denison Hotel.
STRONG SPIRIT IN RANKS
- ■
The meeting of the Democratic State
committee tomorrow morning in the Den-j
l*on Hotel will have an Important, If
not decisive bearing, on the future at the
party a an organisation in Indiana. The !
conference la of far more Importance ■
than any meeting called by political lead
ers In this State since a similar catae-1
trophe overwhelmed the Republicans In
1912, for upon the decision reached de- ,
ponds whether the Democratic party as
on organization is destined to succeed in
Indiana.
The thirteen district committeemen, to
gether with State Chairman Benjamin I
Bosse, Thomas Taggart, W. H. O’Brien, i
.ormerly Auditor of State; Lincoln Dixon, i
former Congressman; Edward G. Hoff
man, national committeeman, and othera i
who are expected to be present, hare, 1*
is admitted, a big problem to solve,
H is, stripped of all retrospections over
what took place and over what might
have happened, whether there shall be a I
continued organization la Indiana of tfcef
Democratic party.
The Democratic State organization In,
the last campaign put up a wonderful
fight, but It was an Infant compared to
the Republican structure that had been
functioning for the last four years. The
Republicans are not troubled OYer their
future course—the compact machine that •
managed their headquarters in the cam-
Pa.gn Just ended is already on the job
preparing the ground for the next State
election two years hence.
Democrats of the rank and file who
In the Principles as exemplified
' K p i rtr ; haTe “ttle fear that they
!^ U ' * e . , b - T tb e landslide which
engulfed them last Tuesday. On tha
other hand they believe, like William G.
McAdoo, that “so long as the Democratic
party la faithful to its mission of service
to the common people It will lire.”
Democratic leaders, on whom to a large
egree the future of the party depends,
of course, were depressed by the defeat
they suffered and for the last few day*
have had little to aay. Coincident with
their alienee, however, the lesser work
ers have shown .sign* of optimism and
already the "man in the street' Is look
lag ahead to the State campaign In 1925.
** U v polat * d out b 7 Political observers
that the Republicans have always had
the "jump" on the Democrats of Indi
ana by virtue of a superior organlaa
!L° D ' ™ r wa * n ° oxceptlon, al
though under the leadership of Burt
(Cootlnn*d on Ptfe ElghS.)
FRIENDS HONOR
CHAIRMAN HAYS
Many Journey to Sullivan for
Celebration.
Special to The Timex
SULLIVAN. Ind. Nor O -Tte many
friends of R 111 H Hays gave him a warm
welcome today on his return to his homo
city from his recent activities In the
national political campaign. Delegation#
from IndlaDspolla, Terre Haute. Vin
cennes, Bloomfield, Princeton and many
other Indiana citlea journeyed her# for
the celebration.
The majority of thoee who greeted him,
however, were those who had known him
all h!s life and had watched his political
growth from the precinct committeeman
to county chairman and until he became
chairman of the National Republican
C ommittee. Mr. Hays received his early
political training in Sullivan Connty.
The demonstration was not In celebr*.
tlon o' a party victory: It wae a non
partisan greeting for a neighbor boy who
had gone ont from home and won dis
tinction.
The Community Clnb will give a rapper
tonight in honor of Mr. Hay* at the
Christian church, 250 plates having been-*
reserved.
State’s Blue Sky Law
to Be Effective Soon
Indiana's blue sky law. as well as all
acta passed In th apertal session of tha
General Assembly which did not carry
emergency clauses will become effective
within a short time, according to word
from the secretary of state’* office.
Copies of the acts of the special session
have been sent to the clerks of the ninety
two counties of the State, and receipt#
for them have been received from all bnt
three of the clerks.
The three countie# from which receipts
for the acts bare not yet been received
are Marshall, Clinton and Spencer. It la
understood, however, that the receipt
'rom Clinton County** clerk la now on
the way.
When all the receipts have been re
ceived by the secretary of state, they will
be certified to the Qovernor, who will
Issue a proclamation declaring the acta
In effect.
The personnel of the bine sky commis
sion has been completed for some time,
and all Is In readiness for carrying ont
the provisions of the law as coon at it
Is declared effective.
The Mystery
Beneath the Hood
What Is the matter with the gas en
gine when it refuses to work?
This problem has com* to worry to
many of the citizens of the United States
that the Government haa prepared and
printed a bulletin of practical hints on
the care of this steed of the twentieth
century.
It is a primer to him who operate* a
machine, told In the simple language at
the uninitiated. It may, however, con
tain a hint here and there to the man
who la motor-wise.
It Is FREE st our Washington Infor
mation Bureau, and Its distribution is a
part of the service we render to onr
readers.
(In filling ont the coupon, print name
and address or be sure to write plainly).
„u
Frederic J. Haskin, Director,
The Indian* Dally Times
Information Bureau,
Washington, D. C.
I enclose herewith 2 cents In stamps
for return postage on a free copy of
the Motor Book.
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