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THE WEATHER
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday.
Rising temperature Wednesday.
VOL. XXXIII.
TELLS OF BOARD
CONTRACTS LET
ON DROP MART
Shipping Witness Says Low
Bids on Asbestos Were
Ignored.
HIGHER-UPS INDICATED
NEW TORK. Nov. 16.—1 t was a keen
ly expects"t gathering of spectators that
crowded the courtroom la the Federal
building today whpre the Congressional
Investigating Committee is delving into
the activities of the United States Ship
ping Board Reports have been making
the rounds for some days that Chairman
Walsh has some surprises In store. The
names of nationally prominent men have
been mentioned as probable witnesses.
With a mass of evidence already offered
. tending to bear out the charges of graft,
waste and Inefficiency, the report per
sists that important hicher-ups are to
be summoned to the stand.
Today's first witness was Stewart
Dickson of New York, head of an asbes
tos manufacturing company. He testi
fied that exorbitant prices were paid for
asbestos packing for shipping board ves
sels and declared that the Gov-rnmeut
contracted for more than $3,000,000 worth
of such packing on a falling market. Hs
told of reputed favoritism in awarding
bids, and specifically charged that a con
tract let in Baltimore for February and
March asbestos requirements was “far in
advance of the market price.”
“I wns a bidder,” Dickson said, “but
although my bid was 50 per cent less it
was rejected.” i
‘‘For the same quality of asbestos
doth?” asked Chairman Walsh.
“Yes,” answered the witness.
“The award for the February and
March needs was for packing at sl.t>o
a pound,” said Dickson. ‘My bid was
at $1.20 a pound. The market price >as
$1.25 a pound Since then the market has
fallen to 95 cents a pound.”
The witness said that when the ship
ping board awarded the present annual
contract. It practically gave a monopoly
to the firm which got the contract, al
though there were several other bidder*
who put In lower prices than the offer
finally accepted.
“Who got this contract,” he was asked.
“The Anchor Packing Company of
Philadelphia.”
FORMER SLEUTH
TELUS STORY.
William R. Morton, former special In
vestigator for the shipping boat I vho
prepared the cases at Seattle for the De
partment of Justice, told of a case against
the Seattle Construction & Drydoek Com
pany wnlch. he said, was ignored by
agents of the I>epartment of Justice.
Morton said he found evidence of ship
building contractors' frauds.
“At Norfo'k. Vi,” said the wttness,-“I
recall there was a firm called the Union
Iron Works, whose plant could be
moved In a truck, their whole personnel
consisting of fifty-two men. However
they had fifty-eight on their pay roll.
“I also found there was a large ship
building concern at Norfolk, which ex
isted on contracts sublet by the Union
Iron Works.
GAVE BACK SHARES
TO COMFI’ Y.
“Lester Georre, government shipbuild
ing inspector at Norfolk, who stood well
with the shipping board office, received
shares In the Union Iron Works, but
after keeping them four months, returned
the stock when our investigation got
under way.”
Much graft was uncovered at Norfolk
in a three days investigation, the witness
said, adding, “but we were called in.”
He told of his investigation resulting
In the ludlctment of E. D. Wood, brother
of the collector of the port at Norfolk,
for embezzlement of *5.100.
Unskilled men were put on vessel*, the
wttness said, were kept aboard day and
night, “spending their time shooting
craps and drawing as high as S2OO a
man a week.”
John F. Richardson,. special Investiga
tor for the Investigating committee,
charged Inefficient checking by iueffi
cient men and the hiring of inexperi
enced aliens In place of skilled painter*.
G. O. P. MAYORALTY
ELIMINATING ON
Judge Bash’s Move Causes
Flurry in Collins Ranks.
The process of eliminating prospective
Republican mayoralty candidates in In
dianapolis is on. the first move coming
when Judge Mahlon E. Bash of the
Marion County Probate Court removed
himself as a contender for the honors am'
sought at the same time to block the
tentative candidacy of Judge James A.
Collins of the Criminal Court.
Jndge Bash declared a constitutional
provision prohibited him making the race
because of his position on the bench.
He contended also that the court* hav
held that the resignation of a Judg
would not make him eligible for th<
mayoralty.
The statement of Jndge Bash came un
expectedly and has caused so much wc.%ry
to Judge Collins, who occupies a similar
Judicial position, that he has requested
a lawyer to give him a legal opinion on
the mutter. Judge Collins has not given
up the Idea of becoming a candidate and
has told friends that if he finds be Is en
titled legally to run hi* hat will be in
the ring. He baa let It be known. It is
*ald. that he will be governed by the
opinion he expects to receive In a few
days.
According to reports Jndge Bash is sin
cere In the belief he is not eligible to the
mayoralty candidacy and feels that the
constitutional bar should govern other
aspiring Jurists. Judge Collins was elect
ed to a second four-y<-ar term on the
bench In 1818 and would have to resign
if he entered the spring primary, pro
viding it is determined finally that by
resigning he Is eligible to candidacy.
Former Ruler’s Statue
Pulled Down, Set Up
BERLIN, Nov. 16.—The statue of for
mer Emperor Franclß Joseph of Austria-
Hungary at Eger, Czecho-Slovakla, which
was pulled down by soldiers on Sunday,
vai replaced today, said a dispatch from
Prague. All the streets about the statue
were torn up to make It difficult for
troops to approach the statue again.
WEATHER
I Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity
for the twenty-four hours ending 7 p. m.,
Nov. IT: Partly cloudy tonight and
Wednesday. Lowest temperature about
$6 degree*. Rising temperature Wednes
day night.
HOURLY TEMPERATURES.
6 a. xn 26
7 a. m 27
8 a. m 27
9 a. m 26
a. m - 23
11 a. m 27
12 (aoos) 28
1 p, m 27
$ p. ‘27
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Venizelos, Cabinet Quit
as Monarchists Group
Wins in Greek Election
LONDON. Nov. 16.—A newt agency
dispatch from Aihens today said George
R. Halils had agreed to form m new cab
inet to lUeceea that of Premier Venlaeloa,
resigned.
LONDON. Nor. 16—The Greek cabi
net, beaded by Premier Venizelos, has
resigned as a result of the defeat of
the Venizellets in the gen-ral election,
said a News Agency dispatch from
Athens this afternoon.
Former Premier Rhallis. who was in
power under the old regime, was called
to form anew Cabinet, but after con
ferring with political advisers, he re
fused to attempt the task and it was
delegated to D-metrlos Gounarls, a bit
ter political enemy of Venizelos.
Admiral Coundourlotis, the new Greek
regent, was requested to take over f ill
powers of government by the Venizelos
Cabinet before It resigned, the news
agency dispatch added.
Admiral Coundourlotis was elected re
gent by the Greek Chamber of Deputies
following the death of King Alexander
Prince Paul was summoned to the throne
in the line of succession, but he was
absent from the country and Admiral
Coundourlotis was chosen to serve as
Judge Says You've
Got to Pet 'Em if
You Wish 'Em Happy
*Stroked Right Way She'll
Purr Like Kitten—W rong
Way She's Tigress'
CHICAGO, Nov. 16—A woman stroked
the right way will purr like a cat, but
stroke her the wrong way and she be
comes a potential tigress according to
Judge Harry A. Lewis, hearing divorce
cas-s here. Women, he said, are like
kittens.
“You’ve got to pet ’em to keep ’em
happy.” he said. “Many a home has
been broken up because a man has been
too lazy to pet his wife.
“It Is Just as easy to kill your wife
with neglect as with a razor. And there
are better ways of showing your wife
you love her than by sending her a
dozen roses."
Lewis announced he was through
"breaking up homes.” He has estab
lished a “reconciliation room” in connec
tion with his court, and where there is
a chance of bringing an estranged pair
together; he sends them into this room
to “make up.”
Create New Position
at City Hospital
The position of librarian, or record
clerk, for the City Hospital was created
by the board of public health at its reg
ular meeting last night to provide for
the proper preservation of case records.
The board also adopted a resolution or
dering that the hospital staff, composed
of approximately 159 local physicians,
meet the last Friday evening of every
month.
Both of these moves ar* In line with
recommendations of the American Col
lege of Surgeons, which rates hospitals
according to their efficiency.
Dr. Herman G. Morgan, secretary of
the £>oard, was authorized to represent
the city at the Institute on Venereal
Disease Control and Social Hygiene
from Nov. 22 to Dec. 4 and the All-
America Conference on Venerea! Dis
eases Dec. 6 to 11 at Washington, D. C.
These meetings are regarded by medi
cal authorities ns among the most Impor
tant from a public health standpoint In
many years.
Ex-Army Officer
Awaits Own Body
EVERETT, Mass., Nov. 16—Lieut.
John Gramstorff Is awaiting the ar
rival of his corpse from France.
Gramstorff’s “death” was an
nounced officially and the War De
partment refuses to consider his re
peated claim that he is alive. The
department, as a final effort to con
vince Gramstorff of his error, has
shipped Ms body here
Gramstorff is to Inspect the body on
arrival.
ELEUTHERIOS VENIZELOS.
Great Britain Only
Weathers Conflict
The defeat of the Venlzellst* in the
Greek election leaves the Lloyd-George
cabinet In England aa the only war gov
ernment In Europe which has survived
the world conflict. Russia U hot taken
into consideration as the soviet regime
at Moscow has not been recognized by the
allied powers.
Tho war govrenmenfs of the following
Europeun natlona have fallen: France.
Italy, Belgium, Portugal, Germany, Aus
tria. Hungary, Bulgaria and Servla.
The war government of the United
States also has gone by the defeat of
Governor James M. Cox. who wns pledged
to carry out the policies of President
Wilson.
the head of the State until Paul arrived
in Athens.
The latest returns, according to Athens
advice* this afternoon, scow that ths
(Continued on Page Eleven.)
Two Fined in City
Court for Taking Coal
With the toneh of cold weather coal
thieves are appearing in city court
Harvey Hill confessed he was stealing
coal from the Pennsylvania railroad be
cause he needed It for his wife and
baby. A railroad detective, however,
testified that HIH rolled big chunks of
coal off a car noar State avenue. Judge
Pritchard fined Hill 51 and cost* and
sentenced him to ten days in Jail, but
suspended the Jail sentence.
A negro received a similar fine for
trespassing on the Big Four railroad,
testimony showed that he rolled about
I.OCO pounds of coal off of a car, but
was arrested before be could carry the
coal away.
Refuses to Take
Youth to Jaii, Too
Ed. Carver, who the police say has
often been In trouble before, has a heart.
He refused to drag a youthful prisoner
to Jail with him today In City Court.
Carver wns arrested when he pawned
a watch which had bean In the pocket of
n coat along with $56. The coat was
stolen from the home of Hugh Quill, 1112
East Market street, Oct. 80.
Carver had told of buying the watch
from a young man and this resulted In
the arrest of a man whom the police be
lieve Innocent.
Carver looked at the clean appearing
%vouth who sat In the courtroom and
then turning to the Judge, said:
“I bought the watch fro am man, but
not that fellow.”
Carver was bound over to the grand
Jury under SI,OOO bond on the charge of
grand larceny. The charge against the
young man was dismissed.
Tiger Operators Now
Ready for Warm Jail
The records of the city clerk’s office
showed today that three men convicted In
City Court of operating a blind tiger
bad withdrawn their appeals to Criminal
Court and were ready to accept the judg
ments of the City Court.
Louis Laifner, Jr., 506 North David
son street, well known for his political
activities In the east part of the city,
withdrew bis appeal. He paid the judg
ment of SSO and costs and has gone to
Jail for ten days. He was arrested
Oct. 29.
Leon Candea, 110 South West street,
wns fined SSO and costs Sept. 28, and he
appealed the case, but today the appeal
was dismissed and the fine and costs
paid.
Earl Souders, 28, of 137 North Alabama
street, was arrested June 23, and the po
lice allege he broke up a number of bot
tles of liquor with a hammer on a fire
escape as they rushed the building, but
there was one he failed to destroy
Two days later he was convicted of
operating a blind tiger and fined SIOO
and costs and sentenced to 30 days In
Jail. He appealed the case until the
pretty summer weather was gone and
today he withdrew the appeal, paid the
fine and is herring the 80 day* is Jail
INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1920.
Judge Tells Pastor
to Get Better Job
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 18.—In
refusing the Rev. Benjamin A. gher
win a divorce from Lulu Sherwin,
Judge Phillips today criticized the
minister for not quitting the min
istry for more lucrative' labor.
Mrs. Sherwin filed a cross petition
charging her husband with cruelty
for trying to support a large family
on $93 a month. They have five chil
dren.
"It is extreme cruelty for you to
remain in s position as minister at
$93 a month,” Phillips said. “You
can't support your family on It.”
HAVOC SWAYS
AS REDS ROUT
GEN. WRANGEL
Refugees in Wild Scramble
to Abandon Base at
Sebastopol.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Nov. 16—Gen
eral Wrangel and 30,900 troops are re
ported to have tiinl from Sebastopol.
The liaron was one of the last to leuve
Sehastopal when soviet troop* ap
proached Its outer defenses. He left on
the French warship Waldeck Rousseu.
The evacuation of Sebastopol by the
civilian population was accompanied by
demoralization. Quays were plied high
with personal belongings which had to
be discarded when refugees boarded
ships. Only one third of those desiring
transportation could be carried away
by the shipping available.
Other Crimean ports already in the
hands of the Bolshevist suffered like
cotig< stlon
In Constantinople many rescue ships
rode at anchor unable to land refugees
because of lack of accommodations in
the city.
The last hours of Wrangel’s occupa
tion of Sebastopol were tilled with con
fusion.
HEADQUARTERS
MOVED TO Qt AY.
Wrangel'* headquarter* wire removed
to the quay, wh-ie lie directed the final
defense. Ttie sounds of battle were
b-ard distinctly and the civilian popula
tion was In an uproar. The wounded
straggled badt from the front seeking
atd and demanding transportation to
safety.
The city assumed more of a beleaguered
aspect when fires broke out and dense
smoke floated over the spires and tower*
and obscured the rnaats of the vessels
In the harbor. Among supplies wre
stores of the Red Cross. Commercial
warehouses were threatened, but most of
the atores were saved.
The harbor was jammed with war and
other craft, hastening In for human
cargo to be transported to Black sa
Island* or to the Turkish coast.
FOKEION CRAFT
JOIN IN WORK.
French and American warships Joined
in the work, the Americana o pew ting
chiefly from Yalta, on the eastern ska e
of the peninsula. In Theodosia and
Yalta co:;g,tlon§ ware uiib the nmait
tn -Kebssropol. Ttsd troops wen* In full
possession of those two cities Portion*
of ‘.ha Wrangel army remained in the
outer defenses of Sebastopol, endeavor
ing to hold back tho Invaders until evac
uation of the city should be complete.
Throe United States deal royer*— the
Humphreys, Whipple nd John Edward*
have arrrlved from Sebastopol with fu
gitive* and wounded soldier*.
FARM HEAD ASKS
ATTACHESABROAD
Says Farmer Should Be Kept
Informed.
Debs were cleared this afternoon In the
convention of the Indiana Federation of
Farmers' Associations for ths report* of
the nominating and resolution* commit
tees and the tlectlon of officer*. The
convection waa to close with the end of
today's session.
Need for the appointment of an agri
cultural attache in every foreign country
was expressed by J. R. Howard, presi
dent of the American Farm Bureau Fed
eration, in addressing the convention at
the morning session today. This is nec
essary, he said, because the American
farmer must know the condition of tha
farmer in the foreign countries.
He advocated a commission at Wash
ington to analyze figure* obtained by the
Federal Department of Agriculture, for
the benefit of the farmer of the United
States.
G. I. Christie, director of the Indiana
agricultural experiment station at Purdue
University, spoke at the afternoon ses
sion Monday. He discussed various prob
lems with which the modern farmer 1s
confronted.
Other addresses w-ere made at the aft
ernoon and evening sessions by George
C Bryant. E. A. William*, W. H Vay
hinger, P. C. Ohler, E. G. McCullom,
Mrs. Charles W. Sewell and n. C. Reid,
who gave his report as State orgnnlzer.
Convention committee* appointed by
President Brown were:
Credential*— B. F. Cntherwood, Day-
Ion; Lester McClamrock, Crawfordsvllle,
and Arthur Thompson, Wabash.
Resolution*—Scott Melba, Shelby villa;
T. 1. Ferris, Pleasant Lake; L. H. Hull,
Hanna, and Virgil Season, Swlt* City.
Bandits Get $7,500
From Wisconsin Bank
SUPERIOR, Wls , Nov. 16 —The State
Bank, In the east end of this city, was
robbed of $7,500 by three unmasked men
today. The fourth bnd't remained on
guard outside tho bank, all making their
getaway in an RUtomoblle.
Eastern Tennessee
Union Colonel Dead
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.—C01. Felix
A. Reeve, a colonel In the Union Army
during the Civil War, in command of a
regiment he raised in eastern Tennessee,
died here today In his eighty-fourth
year.
Reeve has been assistant solicitor of
the Treasury since the Cleveland ad
ministration. He formerly practiced law
in Knoxville, Tenn.
Sewin’ Wood Rigtit
“Buzz, rip, buzz.”
The sound echoed through the frosty
air on Thirteenth street early today, and
some person telephoned the police that
a burglar was breaking Into the home
of Mrs. Alice Maple, 122 West Thirteenth
street.
The emergency squad made a run.
They arrested Tom Butcher, who said
he lived at Capitol avenue and Eleventh
street. He was charged with Urunk
enes*.
Tom ■• sleeping on th* front porch
wfcoa the police airirod.
COAL CONTROL
LAW FAILS AS
PUBLIC RELIEF
I
Dealers Reluctant to Sell at
Price Fixed and Bin Short
age Results.
ESCHBACH GIVES VIEWS
That State coal control law is not suc
cessful in practice became more evident
today as reports of coal shortages poured
in from all parts of the State.
These reports, following on the heels
of the State Coal Commission's statement,
that the price of coal has been reduced
on on average of $2.56 cents a ton in the
State, have led to the belief that the
shortage is due directly to low prices.
In other words, the dealers in many
places are not finding it advisable to
sell coal at the prices fixed. Many peo
ple who have followed the situation in
Indiana express the belief that the Im
practicibility of the coal control act lies
in the enforcement provision. Under this
provision dealers are licensed and
licenses may be revoked for failure to
obey orders of the commission. It has
been pointed out that putting a dealer
out of business does not supply coal to
the consumer.
SMALL CONSUMER
HAH MOST TROUBLE.
While the condition In Indianapolis
was looked upon as critical, there Is no
indication of actual suffering as a re
sult of a lack of coal. In previous years
coal shortages have appeared first in in
dustries and public utilities. This Is not
rule this year, for it is only the small
consumer who is having a great deal of
trouble obtaining coal.
In commenting on the coal situation,
Jesse E. Echbaeb, chairman of the com
mission, said that lu some cities “coal
dealers have Joined hands with the
operators in an effort to embarrass the
commission and as a consequence the
people suffer." ,
“If any city in Indiana shows this
commission it is In serious need of coni
and make** a request for fuel the com
mission will Issue an order at once for
coal to be sent to that city," Mr. Ksch
bach said.
“Many of the cities do not want Indi
an* coal," said Mr Es'hbach.
COAL SHIPPED FROM
OI THtDE OF STATE.
“Home Indiana cities are fortunately
situated on a direct line with the West
Virginia coal fields, and they can get
coal from throe fields most of the time.
When they are unable to get West Vir
ginia cost then they fall hack on the
Indians product. If they cant get it
right sway, then the commission get*
the blame.”
A dispatch from Greeneburg state* the
situation in that city I* aerlon*. <>fft
| ctai* of the coal commtsalon however,
state a car of coal was sent to Orems
burg late Monday and that the situation
there should lie relieved.
According to Mr Eerhbeeh the great
est difficulty is experienced from failure
of retail deader# to cooperate with the
commission.
Mr. Eachbach annonneed that wagon
min* price* will be fixed by the commle
stnn soon, end a bearing wIU be bald at
10 o'eickj Xo*\ Ls, • for apprexiatotaly
125 wagon mine operators.
Riverside Files
Protest to Dance
Hall and Swing
City Ordinance Held Up as
Block to Program of
Amusement Company.
A city ordinance which absolutely pro
hibits the holding of public dance* or
j the attendance thereof, providing a pen
| ally of from *lO to S3OO fine, was recalled
I today by Charles Remstef. ex Judge, in
inn argument before the hoard of public
| safety in an attempt to block the issu
j liner of a permit fur th erection of a
j dance hall and aerial swing by the River
] side Amusement Company. The company
j has started excavating for Its dance hail
j on property between Twenty-Eighth Rnd
| Twenty-Ninth streets. and between
Schurman avenue and Parkway boule
| vnrd. The Riverside Civic Association,
i composed of residents of the district, ro
-1 monstrated against the issuance of tho
permit.
! Judge Remsfer contended that since it
I is Illegal to operate a public dance hall
j the city building department cannot le
i gsliy Issue a permit for the construction
! of a building for this purpose. He con
j tended further that the establishment of
j tho amusement park would constitute a
j nuisance to the residents of the netgh
j borhoed, nearly 1,000 of whom have
signed a petition of protest.
Lewis Coleman, attorney, and president
of the Riverside Amusement Company,
contended that the proposed park would
not constitute a nuisance because It was
not within 500 feet of any of the resi
! donees.
The ordinance prohibiting public
dances, which is not now being strictly
enforced by the police is found in sec
tion 10 of tho municipal code of 1917
and reads as follows:
‘‘No person, firm or corporation or as
sociation shall keep a public dance hall
within said city, which shall be open
promiscuously to the public either on
payment of an admission fee or other
wise; nor shall any person visit or at
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APPLE GROWERS
PUT ON DISPLAY
Annual Show at Woman’s
Fair Building.
The annual State apple show opened in
tho women's building at the State Fair
grounds today under the auspices of the
Indiana Horticultural Society. More than
fifty apple growers of Indiana and ad
joining Slates entered exhibits.
Prizes aggregating $3,600 will be given
for the best apples on display and the
show will continue through Friday.
Officers of the Indiana Horticultural
Society, who have charge of the show,
are: L. V. Doud, Denver, president; J.
P. Hamer, Greenfield, vice president, and
H. H. Swain, Lafayette, secretary-treas
urer.
The Indiana Fruit Growers’ Associa
tion will meet tomorrow.
The officers of this organization are B.
W. Douglas, Trevlac, president; Clarence
Bowers. Salem, vice president, and Will
iam Wertz, Greencastle, secretary
treasurer.
They Knew How
to ‘Spot’ This Man
NEW YORK, Nov. 16.—Frank Leese,
pool room employe, says two bandit*
banked a ball off his h?ad and then
played hi* aid* pocket jbr S2L
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Unofficial List
Shows Standing
of Next Congress
Democrats Gain Three Seats
in Chicago Districts, Re
vised Returns Show.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.—The unofficial
list of the members of the House of
Representatives, issued today, gives re
vised totals of 302 Republicans; 132
Democrats, and one Socialist, Meyer Lon
don At New York,
The Democrats have gained three seats
In Chicago, as follows:
Fourth Illinois district, John W. Rain
ey; Sixth district, Adolph J. Sabath;
Eighth district, Colonel Kuns.
In the second New York district, John
J. Klngred (Dem.), has been elected, and
in the Fifth district F. B. Swank (Dem.),
was elected.
Reports from New York today indi
cate that W. Bourke Cockran of the
Sixth district, may be defeated In the
final count. If this la so. It will require
another revision of the House totals.
JACKIE HELD IN
TWIN MURDERS
Arrest Follows Reports That
Sailor and Two Actresses
Quarreled.
CHICAGO, Nov. 16.—Sufficient grain
alcohol was found in the stomachs of
Maree Rainey and Lillian Thompson, or
tresse* found dead In Grant Bark hero
to have mused their deaths. Dr. W. D.
M< Nolly, coroner's physician, announced
today.
CHICAGO. Nov. 16—Harold Potter, a
reputed deserter from the Great Lakes
training station, wns taken into cus
tody b* a suspect early today In the mur
der of Maree Ramey and Lillian Thomp
son. actresses, whose bodies were found
in Grant Park early Sunday morning.
Potter was arrested in a north side
cabaret.
The sailor was in uniform when ar
rested and detectives found an empty
vial, which they believe contained poison,
in one of hia pockets. Potter declared
the vial had contained whisky.
Witnesses told the police they saw
two women answering the description of
the slain girl*, quarreling with a aallor
late Saturday night. The coroner be
lieves the women met their death from
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STATE READY' TO
TRY TAXI DRIVER
Accused of Causing Death of
Catholic Sister.
Confident that the evidence will prove
that a taxi driven by Ollle Brown fa
tally struck Sister Mary Blanche Mc-
Cormick last April, tho State today was
prepared to begin the trial of Brown
before Judge James A. Collins of the
[ Criminal Court Friday morning. A spo
: rial venire of thirty-five men has been
! ordered to appear to answer qualifications
| concerning their ability to alt In the
I case.
The indictment charges Brown with
; manslaughter and Clifton Coomer, an
j other tax! driver, with the some offense.
The two machine* are said to have been
going at a high rate of speed around
the Circle at the time the Slater of
Providence was killed last spring.
Prosecutor Claris Adams will eondnet
the case for the State and this probably
will be one of the most important cases
to b- tried by him before he relinquishes
hi* office on Jau, 1 to William Evans,
prosecutor-elect.
Harry Howard, charged with operating
a blind tiger, who was sentenced to
thirty day* In the city court; Bari
Sawders, charged with the same offense,
who was fined SSO and costs In the city
, court, and William Jones, charged with
violating the prohibition statutes, who
was fined ? 100 and sentenced to thirty
days in the city court, have dismissed
their appeals to the criminal court and
will meet the Judgments of tho lower
! court.
Judge Fremont Alford, sitting as
special Judge in the case of Joe Dawson,
j charged with operating a blind tiger.
! fined him S2OO and sentenced him to
thirty days in Jail. The court suspended
: the days.
SETTLING THE ADRIATIC DISPUTE
Nmwctp H Pit,o.o
tew” &M T NEVOSO
‘ita i state
'STRO O
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Arrows and dotted line* Indio* te main points In settlement.
The settlement of the Adriatic problem
by Italy and Jugo-Slavia, agr**d to at
Rapallo recently, makes the following
■dispositions of territory, according to a
State Department announcement:
“With the exception of Vara and Cher
so, which go to Italy, Jugo-Slavia ob
tain* Dalmatia, Including Sehenlco. The
new frontier assigns Idrla, Adelsburg and
San Pietro to Italy, and run* through
Monte Nevoso to the Adriatic, which it
touches between ▼•lose* and Cta—the
Last home edition
TWO CENTS PER COPT
Police Officer Wins
Out in Game of Wits
CORNING, N. Y., Nov. 16.—Entering
a house here today to arrest Vernon
Gore, desperado. Police Chief Charles
Hanmer was “covered" by the bandit.
Then for three hours the chief and
the desperado played a game of wits.
When three hours had passed and
Gore was still awaiting a favorable
opportunity for escape, his vigilance
relaxed for an instant and he glanced
aside.
Instantly Banner pounced upon
him, seized him by the throat and
choked him unconscious. When Gore
woke up he was behind the bars.
TUMULT LOOSE
IN SESSION OF
NATIONS PACT
Canadian Shouts Protests
Against Hyman’s Not
Reading Motions.
COURT IDEA IS STALLED
GENEVA, Nov. 16.—Tumult broke out
today in the meeting of the League of
Nations assembly when President Paul
Hymans was accused of not reading mo
tions before putting them before the
delegates. The accusation was made by
Sir J. E. Foster of Canada, during de
bate on the rules. President Hymans
resented the accusation but the Cana
dian delegate kept shouting his pro
tests despite the sharp pounding of the
President's gavel.
Japan suffered her first defeat when
the Japanese delegation attempted to ob
tain a rule that half of the chairmen of
committees be chosen from outside of
Europe. The proposal wa* rejected.
The divergence of view's by the dele
gations rsgardlng the organization of an
international court of Justice and arbi
tration made It appear extremely un
likely that the tribunal would be func
tioning among the great powers for two
or three years.
ABSENCE OF UNITED
STATES POINTED TO.
This court was the one keystone on
which the proponents of the League of
Nations had counted for the perpetua
tion of world peace. Officials of the
league and the secretariat admitted with
reluctance that it seemed unlikely any
agreement would be reached during the
present meeting. It is understood their
conclusions were founded, to some ex
tent, on the absence of the United States
A mal'irity of the delegates probably
will vote through a plan for the organi
sation of an international court after
several days' debate for the rejection of
Immaterial amendments, but the plan
mnst receive the approval of the various
governments before it can be put Into
effect.
(loins of the delegations came to Geneva
with amendments which thetr govern
ment* claim are necessary to the eue
, cessfnl functioning of the court. It is
considered certain these governments
will hold aloof if their amendments are
' rejected In the hope of getting support
' for their contentions at future mootings.
Thus the whole scheme for the creation
of the court would be delayed Indefinitely.
If bickerings arise over trivial points,
and it seems likely they will, the pres
(Contlnued on Page Eleven.)
D'Annunzio in Air ,
on Land and on Sea
Urging His Cause
ROME. Nov. 16—Gabriele D’Annunzio
was reported variously today on land,
ses and In the air.
The fiery poet was reported furiously
piloting an airplane from point to point
on thr Dalmatian const, exhorting troops
and urging populations to repudiate tha
Italo-Jugo Slav agreement on the Adri
atic question.
If was also reported D'Annunzio had
boarded the cruiser Nulto to meet Ad
miral Mlllo somewhere off the coast.
Mtllo was Implicated recently In charges
that D’Annunzio was negotiating with
the Russian government for financial
■upper t.
The poet’s troop* who occupied Sussak
were reported to have returned to Flume.
They announced that Italian troops gar
ri.-.ilmj the city refused to fraternize
with them, making permanent occupation
Impossible.
latter being given to Flume. The Istrlan
line of frontier Is to be contiguous with
the independent State of Flume.
• * *
“The railway from Fiume to San Pietro
Is assigned to Italy. The country south
of Monte Nevoso is divided between
Jugo-Slavia and Fiumei on a basis
whereby the higher altitude* go to Jugo
slavia and th* lower altitudes ta FiAae.
ugo-Slavi* also will get Laag*tflco'®i
-j* xdjucan* mllajb*
NO. 162.
TRACTION RATE
ACTION ASKED
BY CITY LINES
Facts on Charges to Intern**
ban Companies Given to
Commission.
NO SUGGESTIONS MAD3
A petition for readjustment of rate*
charged intemrban companies for the use
of tracks and station facilities in In*
dlanapolis was filed with the Public
Service Commission today by the In
dianapolis Street Railway Company. Th*
petition does not ask for any deflnit*
relief, but leaves action to the judgment
of the commission.
The petition states that the city of
Indianapolis has indicated it will oppose
the granting of a 2-cent rate for trans
fers because amounts received from in
terurban companies for track and tier*
minal facilities are inadequate.
“Your petitioner, therefore, desires to
submit the facts as to Us relations with
the interurban companies and to as kthat
such investigation and order be made a#
may be proper," the petition continue*.
It points out that the interurban com
panies entering Indianapolis are dealt
with on equal terms, that each company
has the use of the passenger and freight
terminal and of certain lines of street
railway track for all passenger, freight
and express cars entering the city.
CONTRACTS MADE
WITH COMPANIES.
The petitioner points out that contract*
are made with the companies under a
special act of the Legislature and with
the approval of the city. The
it is emphasized, continue in force until
April 7, 1933, when the franchise of th*
street railway company expires.
Attached to the petition are extract*
from contracts with the Interurban com
panies, which show that 4 cents 18
charged for each passenger on interur
ban lines, except the Broad Ripple and
the Beech Grove lines. On the Broad
Ripple line a charge of 2 cents is mada
for each passenger and a charge of $
cents is made on the Beech Grove Una.
In addition 4 cents is charged for each
piece of baggage for which the passen
ger pays transportation. The freight
charges are 75 cents a round trip plug
15 cents a car mile.
REVENUES FROM
CHARGES SHOWN.
An attached statement shows the rev
enues from these charges totaled $310,-
044.72 in 1919 and 5239.3C7.51 during the
first nine months of 1919.
The 1919 revenues are divided by com
panles as follows: Unien Traction Com
pany, $101,827.50; Terre Haute, Indian
apolis & Eastern Traction Company,
$135,727.86; Interstate Public Servlc*
Company. $42,386.40; Indianapolis & Cin
cinnati Traction Company, $24,143.641
Beech Grove Traction Company, $0,559.22.
The interurban revenues, according t#
the statement, for the first nine month*
of 1920, were divided as followa: UnloM
Traction Company. $63,406.88; Terr*
Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Tractioa
Company, $111,315.78; Interstate Publlo
Service Company, $33,157.23; Indianapolis
& Cincinnati Traction Company, $20,-
448.23, Beech Grove Traction Company,
$5,041.71.
CITY r RANKS HIGH
IN BUILDING LINE
October Permits Show Indian
apolis in Ninth Place.
While In general there was a S3 per cent
decrease In building operations through--
out the country In October, as compared
with tlio same month In 1019. Indianap
olis was among the few cities which
showed an increase, according to tha
monthly building compilation of tha
American Contractor. Elkhart and Evans
ville were other Hoosler cities which
gained.
The report also shows Indianapolis t
be ninth la ranking of valuations of
buildings undertaken during the month,
although the city is twenty-second lh
population. The other cities having
higher reports were Los Angeles, Hart
ford (Conn.), Chicago, New Orleans, De
troit, Newark, New York and Philadel
phia. Among cities below Indianapolla
were San Francisco, Washington. Louis
ville, Baltimore, Boston. Minneapolis
Kansas City, St. LoutsrClnclnnatl, Cleve
land. Pittsburgh and Milwaukee.
Indianapolis had 792 building permit*
with a total valuation of $2,042,236 Issued
In October, 1920, and 7il permits valued
at $1.567,590 issued In October. 1919.
Speeder Arrested
Twice Fined SIOO
Tom McMurray, 1367 North Tuxedo
street, drew the priie fine in City Court
today. It was slt© and costs for speed
ing.
MoMnrray was arrested three flays ago
on the charge of speeding by Motor Po
liceman E. Clary, and yesterday that of
ficer's brother, W. A. Clary, arrested Mo
Murray on the same charge. Both rase*
came to trial at the same time.
Judge Pritchard suspended judgment
In the first speed case and assessed a
fine of SIOO and costs In the second case.
Winter Reading
That Will Help You
Let us, through our Washington I
formation Bureau, help yon select Just
the books to rend during the loug win
ter months that will do yon the most
good.
At our request, the American Library
Association, which knows more abont tha
use of books than any other agency, ban
been working out the problem of practi
cal reading.
It has set down the two or three hooka
that will be most helpful to an automo
bile mechanic, an accountant, a sales
man, a stenographer, an executive, a
worker along any line. It has made up
a list so complete that it will tit any
body’s needs.
Send for this list for winter use. Find
out what it has to offer you, for other
members of your family, for your
It may change the whole course of your
life.
ta
Frederic J. Haskln, Director, j
The Indiana Dally Time*
Information Bureau, .]T]
Washington, D. C.
I enclose herewith 2 cents in stamp*
for return postage on a free copy at
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