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ITALY IGNORES
WARLIKE STAND
OF D’ANNUNZIO
Decides to Put- Ripallo Treaty
Into Effect as Soon as
Ratified.
ASK FIUME MAYOR S AID
MILAN', Dec. 9.—ltaly has decided to
put the Rapallo treaty In effect as soon
S3 It Is milled in the Italian Senate
despite the warlike opposition of
Oabrlele d'Annnnzio, at Flume, Premier
Giolitti announced, according to advices
from Home today.
This declaration by the premier was
made to the parliamentary committee
which has returned to Home from Flume,
woere it went to adjust the differences
ifCtween d’Annunzto and the government.
The' Rapallo treaty which was n-goti
*ed between Italy and Jugo-Slavla give*
the islands of Arbe and Vegiin, which
d'Annnnzio had occupied, to Jugo-Slavia.
Ilso It makes Fiume an Independent
s f ate, instead of annexing it to Italy ns
d’Annnnzio desirrtl.
Cardinal Gasparri, the papal secretary
of state, has sent a letter to the mayor
of Flume exhorting him to act with mod
eration. The letter asked the mayor
to convince d'Annnnzio to accept the
Rapallo treaty, “thus showing homage
so Italy” and opening the way to peace.
The mayor rep led that it is the irre
vocable kim of Fiume to be annexed to
Italy. \
According to information from Rome
the Nationalists in the fcongte began a
movement to opposd ratification of the
Kapallo treaty, bnt H stems to haTe
little chance of success for Premier Gio-
Uttl apparently has full control of the
situation. f \
ZEALOTS OF WHIST
GALLOPEDTO JAIL
((\ntlnned From Page One.)
“I don't know just what yon mean,”
he answered. , \
corRT CALLS
FOR HELr. - S
“Explain to the. court just how you
play whist," suggested the prosecutor.
“I deal,’’ exclaimed the witness in a
loud voice and then he stooped t.nd
looked with troubled, eyes in the direc
tion of his attorney. Taylor (Vroninger.
who smiled and nodded* encouragement.
"One card around,” continued the wit
ness, “until you make a Bosron. That’s
the object of the game, to make a T.os
ton.”
Both the court and prosecutor looked
puzzled and the wisest policemen shook i
their heads that they did not know the
meaning of a ‘'Boston’' in “Galloping
Wfcist.”
“Explain.”' pleaded the prosecutor.
“A Boston is, a Boston is—well that’s
when you deal out all the cards.” con- I
eluded the expert In “Galloping Whist.” i
Following the clear explanation of a
“Boston” and a general denial by all ;
negroes that they were shooting craps, j
the court still w;is at a loss to know
just hew thp two dice and 20 cent*
eartured hv the police figured. •
JUDGE DEALS
OFT FIXES
So he said be would fine William Mnr- ;
ry, Murdall Weathers. Gear ;e Mueller,;
Carl Idr,spy, James Williams, alias .Te* ’
Williams, and James Preslev $5 and costs
on, the game charge and dismiss the
charge of gaming against the other four.
Part of those caught In the raid had
1-ft the coiirrtooni when Mr. Gronlnger
discovered that a mistake had been made
by the court; Williams, a’iaa Willie, hail
been fined, and, inasmuch as he ad
mitted having be'-n fined sos gaining be
fore, and followlrt_£nother raid the ex
eity employe might gain a bad reputa
tion if the fine remained, and the attor
ney hurriedly brought a negro who had
tip the courtroom back into the court.
The man said his name was Ed Browu
and explained to the court that Williams I
wag in the “whist 1 ’ game, *cd that he
was the man who should be fined in- ;
stead of Williams. The change of find- !
ings was mode by the court and the dues j
were paid In the city clerk’s office nf’er
Judge Abrams made an apology for the
‘•mistake.”
COUNTY BOARD
HANDLES CLAIMS
(Continued From Faye One )
least two members of the board, as the
litv requires. In this way Mr. Fesler
has paid out thousands of dollars for
election, primary and registration ex
penses before the commissioners had fol
lowed the provisions of the law.
Mr. Carlisle, who has been bailiff of
tie court only since Dec. 1, stated that
sll claims are now being first signed
by Auditor Fesler. then they are placed
on the claim docket and sent to the
ccmmissloncrs for review and signature
of approval. Thea the vouchers will be
made.
Bailiff Carlisle states that In this way
the letter of the law will he carefully
followed. Another reform has been In
stituted by the new bailiff and that Is a
public record book showing all petitions
Or Improved roads, the datp of presenta
tion and the action of the board. In this
manner the public as well as the com
missioners will be able to ascertain the
tiatus of all petitions asking for road
Improvements.
FIND BIG STILL
IN FARM BARN
(Continued From Page One.)
the still when the officers arrived and
admitted ownership, they say. He was
arrested and charges of operating a blind
tiger and a still were lodged Hgalnst
him.
Along with the outfit the police con
fiscated thirty-eight gallons of “white
mule” whisky, one gallon of malt, fif
teen pounds of flour, ldO pounds of corn
sugar and 2CO gallons of mash.
Loo Stephens and his wife, who reside
in the bouse on the farm, declared they
knew, nothing about the Illicit liquor ont
-'fit and Taylor corroborated their testi
mony. He said that he had represented
himself to them e* an inventor of an
Incubator and that they thought he, was
experimenting with his device.
The raid was conducted by Lieutenants
McMurtry and Houston, Mounted Officer
Lambert and two Federal officers. When
they arrived at the barn Taylor was
tending the .still, which was merrily
bubbling and boiling.
Taylor declared that Dansfleld knew
nothing about his mission on the farm.
Dansfleld declared he had the
place to Taylor through a trust com
pany and was unaware of the fact that
he was engaged in the llllct llqjior
business.
Tayior said he had purchased the out
fit from a foreigner near Terre Haute
about three months ago.
. ASKS LAW TO MOVE FEX't’E.
A suit seeking to compel the—Central
Lumber Company of this city to remove
a fence and a gate which is said to pre
vent the free uae of an alley opening
Into_jCighteenth street In Stout's Indiana
avenue addition, today was filed in the
circuit court by Henry J. Mauer, who
owns property in Stout's addition. He
asks a mandatory order requiring the
lumbe company to remove the obstruc
tions z. the alley.
Canadian Delegate
to League Marries
GENEVA, Dec. 9.—Sir George
Foster, Canadian. N delegate to the
League* of Nations Assembly here,
was married tnday in Holy Trinity
Church to Miss Jessie Allan, daughter
of Sir William, former Scottish mem
ber of Parliament.
Canadian and British delegates to
the Assembly disregarded official
business this morning in order to
attend the ceremony. A. J. Balfour,
British delegate, gave the bride
away and Newton W. Rowell, Str
George’s colleague on the Canadian
delegation, served as groomsman.
Sir George will continue his duties
in the Assembly and the couple will
spend the honeymoon lu -Geneva.
HARDING ASKS
TIME TO MAKE
CABINET LIST
(Continued From Page One.)
for a telephone conference with Seuatqr
clect Frank B. Willis, on whose shoul
ders the Senatorial mantle is destined to
fall. After sounding out-the wishes and
conveniences of the man wno will suc
ceed aim. Senator Harding said ho
probably would dispose finally of the
Gcvernor Cox offer to appoint Willis im
mediately after the President-elect re
signs fils Senatorial sent.
While Senator Harding was careful to
give nb Indication of his probnbie course,
men closely associated with him ex
pressed their belief that he would accept
the offer. This course, they* pointed out,
would relieve him of a possible’necessity
of going to Washington to vote on any
important pendiug measure on which
both he and Senator Cnderwood, with
Whom he Is paired, would wish to be re
corded.
SAYS KOKOMO
POLICE OFFICER
LET RUM PASS
(Continued From Cage One.)
quitely mete out punishment for Ibe
violation of the Volstead act, hut will
also punish for conspiracy the gnilty
parties, it such crime has also been com
mitted.
It has not been the practice of the
Anti-Saloon league to give publicity to
the most efficient service It renders for
the enforcement of' prohibition. But
since The Times’ publication of the se
rious charges of grafting and criminal
indifference and ln-ctivity against the
league (which It has not proven aud
cannot provei, I will say that the most
important clean ups which have, been
made by the Federal authorities in iu
diana are the results of activities initiat
ed by the Anti-Haloou I.eague I need
only insie.uce such pla<s as Evansville
Vermilion County, South Bend and
Hi liuiond, where clean have taken
place or are now in process And their
sue. esses have been made possible
through the splendid cooperation of such
Federal group chiefs as Messrs. Harris
and Van Hook. And further, tho capture
of illicit stiil.v near Warsaw and Home
Place, near Indianapolis, have also been
through the cooperation of either State
or Federal official*. , !
In the mblst of the conspiracy of law
lessuesa carried on by the liquor interests
over this Nation. I wonder if The limes
wants to see the league go out of exist
enee. or does It want to help make It
more efficient. E. G. SHFMAKEK,
Superintendent Indiana Anti Saioon
League.
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PASTOR’S SISTER
THROWNFROM CAR
(Continued From Page One.)
refused to drink more liquor.
Then she said Mrs. Shultz attacked her
end that she fought back and that she
remembers that Shultz helped his wife.
She sad she remembered being struck
and nothing more until she awakened
to find herself on the roadside Cold and
unable to stand or waik, she dragged her
self yards to the Sonnefleld home
wher* she was cared for until her brother
arrived.
It was after 4 o’clock when the police
learned of the affair. They found the
woman's reputed assailants asleep at
their homes. All refused to discuss the
affair.
The Her. Kerst told the police that
his sister had lived at the Shultz wom
an's home on Illinois street for some
time nnd that he had made repeated ef
forts to have her leave and lire at hie
home.
He declared that when he would get
her away from Mr and Mrs. Shultz* that
they seemed to have some power over bis
sister and forced her to report to them
where she was staying.
The police say a complete Investiga
tion of the case will be made. *
Department Club
Offers to Aid City
in Rat Tail Claims
City Controller Robert H. Bryson and
his assistants will not have to worry
about what they are going to do with
all the rat tails school children are ex
pected to bring In In order to receive
the bounty of 5 cents per tail fixed be
an ordinance of the city council. The
Women's Department Club, which is tak
ing a leading part In the rat extermina
tion campaign next week, has volunteered
to take over the Job.
Mrs. W. H. Hart and Mrs. James A.
Bawden of the department club conferred
‘'with Dr. Herman G. Morgan, secretary
of the board of healtH? about the cam
paign and the disposal of the tails to
day. Mrs. Hart and Mrs. Bawden snid
the club * would make arrangements to
check the number of tells received and
pay the bounty on them If the city were
;iiing.
Dr. Morgan said so far as he was con
cerned be was willing.
No dissenting mfurmers were, heard
from the controller’s office, either.
Mayor Charles W. Jewett, who had
just signed the rat- bounty ordinance,
indicated that he, too, was not averse
to letting someone else handles the tails.
The tentative plan is to station a few
competent club members In the basement
of tho city ball to receive the evidence
of rat slaughter, A man will be pro
vided to actually handle the tali*. He
will count them them in an
airtight garbage can, properly disin
fected with lime, and at the close of the
day’s busings see that they are trans
ported to the city garbage disposal plant
at Seller's farm. The club women will
pay the persons responsible for the dead
rats according to a plan whlctt will be
worked out with the city controller's
office. ;
Dr. Morgan stated thnt the health de
partment will cooperate fully in'the rat
extermination campaign.
TO OBSERVE FOUNDING DATE.
KOKOMO, Ind., Dec. B.—A meeting of
the executive board cf the Main Street
Christian Church was held today to lay
plans for the observance of the seven
tieth anniversary of the founding of the
organization in Kokomo, Feb. 12.
FILES SI,BOO SLIT ON ACCOUNT.
Judgment of SI,BOO it asked in a suit
filed today in Superior Court, Room 5,
by Sfcßman Goss against the Mercer
Edmhel Company on an account.
Women Hold All City Offices
-s*W*\r <A ' p*mmt r f*
K;
Ira. Bernice UiNon, left, city council >j^^W
nber; Mra. Jennie C. LHiwdJ, right. W^-T***
Tint major and now member of city % ..' ■ " • '
ncll, and, below, Mrs. Mary Bart, <:...„ . •. ;,. *
ipt women Into all clty*off!ees and $>
future of this struggling community '• -
I be watcbed all over the eobutry, mh
ted States having all Its city ttfTalrs
Ia fhv havA nnf )iu/1 munV.
Mrs. Bernice Wilson, left, city council
member; Mrs. Jennie C. L**wel!, right,
retiring mayor and now member of city
council, and, below, Mrs. Mary Bart,
mayor.
A wave of feminism at Voncalln, Ore.,
swept women into all city*offlces and
the future of this struggling community
"111 be watched all over the country, as
it is believed to be the first city in the
l nited States having all Its city affairs
conducted by women. The five women
elected are all about middle aged ana
while they have not had much experience
in politics they hire all long been rec
centred as being-able to conduct the af
fairs of their homes In a businesslike
way. Mrs. Wilson, one of the members
of the council. Is a school teacher aud
FESLER ALONE . >
OPPOSES PLEA
FOR REDUCTION
tfontlnued From Page One.)
of the property for taxation purposes t
too high.
Mr. Ashby said that in 191 Sand at
various other times, he had appeared
before the tax board on behalf of the
city, to show that she valuation of
company was too low lie admitted to
day that the entire property of the com-,
pany could not l> valued at more thaif"
$13,000,000. but he added that It should
not be valued at approximately $15,000.-
000 by the public service commission, and
then again be valued at $15,000,000 for
taxation purposes by the lax board.
“There is no leg-.il or moral right for
this to he declared Mr. Ashby,
"Dli! you say there was no legal
right?" asked Mr. 81ms.
"Well, there oughtn't to be.” Mr.
Ashby replied.
Mr. Ashby declared the street car com
pany Is now operating under a fran
chise from the city of Indianapolis, atul
Is sustaining a loss of $730 00<> under the
franchise. Several times, he said, the
company has requested emergency relief
to eperHte under this franchise.
He declared the property should not
be considered as worth In excess of $15,-
000.000, yet It Is taxed at more than *l-.
000,000. under the tax board’s valuation.
HOARD DOIBTS
RIGHT TO CHANGE.
The big question before the board n
whether It has the right to consider or
to lower the valuation of th street car
company st this s*s!on. It- was •'sown
that when the valuation whs placed on
the company for taxation purposes no
protest was entered. A recent decision
of the. Supreme Court invalidated changes
made In valuations by the board, and It
was declared doubtful If the board couid
now change the present valuation. In
view of this decision.
Mr. Lewis, in answer to a query of
Mr. Sims, said the pubtr Service com.
mlsslou. In Its order of Oct. 12. 1915, fol
lowing a mandatory hearing for emer
gency relief of the ear company, had
placed a valuation, Including physic:;|
property and Intangibles, of a little more
than $25,000,000. The physical property
then was placed at slightly there than
HS.OOO.OOb. be sald.
Speaking for himself, and for the pub
lic service commission ns a whole, Mr.
Lewis said he would place the total
physical valuation of the company at
the present time, Including working cap
ital, at between M5,#)0,000 and $10,000,-
000. He declared®the property of the
street car company undoubtedly Is 111
better condition than It was two years
ago, since new cars have been added,
and the service generally bettered.
He told of $4,000,000 common stock of
the company which had been wiped out,
and of $2,150,000 of bonds that have been
taken up, making a total of about $0,000.-
000 taken off the liabilities of the com
pany, a shrinkage of approximately 80
per cent.
Taxes paid by the company, per pas
senger, he said, amounted to about 3
mills In 1911, slightly more than 4 mills
In 1919 and in tho present year the tax
per passenger will be about 6 mills out
of each 5-cent fare collected.
“The whole burden Is going to be
placed on the clues that has no auto
mobiles and which is forced to use the
cars continually.” Mr. Lewis said.
FFI.KR HEARD
BY COMMISSION.
When it was Indicated that the hear
ing would continue Into an afternoon
session. Mr. Fesler. who ssld he could not
be i resent at the afternoon meeting, was
permitted to sneak.
lie declared It would not be right for
the tax board to reduce the valuation of
the company now, if it were possible.
The present assessments and distribu
tions for MftTlon County were made by
the Marlon County Board of Review in
September, he said.
“For the State Tax Board to take off
three or four millions of dollars now
Would be an Injustice to the other tax
layers of Marion County,” he said, “and
would mean a loss of shout SIOO,OOO.
“There are many other taxpayers In
the county who have complaints to make
about their taxes, but they have no re
dress now. and must wait until next
spring when they will be given their
chance to present their prlevances. Tliln
Is not the time to make reductions in
valuations. This company did not pro
test their present valuation when it was
fired by the board, and when the time
was here for them to protest, they took
no action.,
"I have been a member of the Marlon
County board of review for seven years,
and 1 can recall many other corpora
tions which were assessed at their full
value when it was known that they were
losing money.
“If the valuation of this company Is
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INDIANA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1920.
the wife of the postmaster. Mrs. Burt,
the newly elected mayor, is looking for
ward to some busy council gatherings.
. reduced now it win simply mean n
iug of the burden of carrying on tho
1 expense of Marion County from the back
1 of one corporation anil placing it on the
general public. Audi am not lh favor
f that.”
it was pointed out that at the time
| for fixing valuations representatives of
; the street enr company had suggested
! a .'onferenee between the tax board and
' the public service commission for the
i purpose of agreeing on a valuation. Ef
forts were nude to have this conference,
i and both Mr. Rims and M. Ix*wl* were
agreed that there should be a conference
end an equal valuation [dared on tint
1 companj’, but the conference never ma
terialized, Mr. 81ms said.
NO REASONS
ASSIGNED.
No reason* were nsaigned as to vvfcy
the confi rence was never held.
Considerable argument vva.t hud over
the exact amount of property included in
the valuations of the two State boards,
but It finally developed that both eora
! missions were including tho same prop
erty, and were were pladOK un entirely
different vninotlon.
After It was shown that both commis
sions had included the same property.
said.
“After all, then, it is merely a mat
i ter of opinion, isn’t it?”
■ No Indication was given' as to when a
decision on the matter would tic reached
by the fax board. Tbe present session
i of the board will end Saturday.
GIPPS DEATH IS
BELIEVED NEAR
((<'ntimiel From Page One.)
! tlon, due lo many days’ Sgiit against a
high temperatnre, caused physicians to
hold out little or no encouragement sos
his recovery.
Asa last report, doctors believed a
! blood transfusion might save Oipp, but
| they now state that be is too weak to
undergo such an fipariulon.
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Lyric Theater Bldg., Muncio, Ind.
Agents Wanted, State and County. Exclusive Territory Assigned
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Administrator’s Sale of
Oyster Frank’s Oyster House
I will offer for sale December 11, 1920, at 10:30 A. M., the busi
ness, fixtures, stock of merchandise, together with a
lease of the Oyster House of the late Oyster Frank at 408 East
Washington Street, Indianapolis, Indiana.
FRED R. BONIFIELD, Administrator.
<se4tojfa
We have a drive in Service Station for your convenience
no difference what make of battery you have.
TIMBERLAKF-MACHAN CO.
503 N. Capital Ave.
PICK lOWA MAN
FOR SECRETARY
Farm Bureau Federation Con
vention Business Closed.
J. W. Coverdale of lowa was re-elected
secretary of the American Farm Bureau
Federation and C. E. Gunnels of Chicago
was elected treasurer at a meeting of
the executive committee of the federation
today. Mr. Gunnels formerly was assist
ant secretary of the federation.
No decision was reached regarding the
proposal to make Washington instead of
Chicago the national headquarters. The
organization at this time maintains of
fices both at Chicago and Washington.
The uatlonal officers were authorized to
make either office fheir headquarters.
The Washington office will be enlarged
by the addition of a number of new
departments. Mr. Gunnels was instructed
to establish anew department of ac
counting at tfie Chicago office.
It was decided that the next meeting
of the executive committee should be
held in Washington late in January or
early in .February.
The executive committee appointed a
sub-committee to consider the appoint
ment of a director of education In con
nection with the federation.
.T. K. Howard of Clemens, lowa, was
re .elected unanimously president of the
federation at the final geneyal meeting
last night.
Mr. Howard has been head of tho or
ganization since Its inception at Chi
cago two years ago. ll** is V>eing men
tioned as a possibility for Secretary of
Agriculture in the new Cabinet.
C. E. Brndfute, president of the Ohio j
Farmers' Bureau, was elected vice presi
dent, defeating 8. L. Strivings of New
York.
The following members of the execu
tive board were elected:
Eastern Region—E. B. Cornwall, Mid-j
dlebnry.- Vt.; E. F. Richardson, Millie, t
Mass., and H. E. Taylor, Freehold, N. Y. j
Central Region—John G. Brown. Monon, j
Ind.; Chester Gray, Nevada. Mo., anti
Howard Leonard, Eureka, 111. Western
Region—W. H. Walker, California; J. F-
Burton, Utah, and W. G. Jamison, Colo
rado. Southern Region—Gray Sliver,
Martlnsburg, W. Va.; J. W. Morton,
Athens, Os., and J. B. Orr. Texas.
HOUSTON OFFERS
REVENUE PLAN
(Continued Fy>m rage One.)
small wage earning classes, who are now
paying 4 per cent normal income tax on
net Incomes below $5-000, minus the ex
emptions allowed for dependents, will not
suffer additional tax bnrtleua
Secretary Houston's advisers have giver,
him iucny altertiative proposals to sub
mit to Congress for its guidance.
For example. oe item In a long list
of other possible sources of new taxes.
Is an estimate that about SHW,OWOOO ad
ditional revenue can be obtained by
doubling the stamp taxes.
Many elaborate tables have been pre
pared. Among these Is one designed to
show that if other expected sources fall
as revenue producers. It would b possi
ble by. Increasing the normal Income tax
rate from 8 per cent to 12 per cent on
Incomes above to raise more than
JlOl.'.OUi>,ooo a year.
Secretary Houston has been informed
by revenue auditors that wealthy
viduals. under the progressive Income
tax schedules, “holding out”
a half billion do.lars a year. This de
spite the positive belief at the treasury
that the actus! Income of the richer tax
payers has suffered no decline.
For instance. Houston “was advised the
income taxes from persons having in
comes of S.IOOOOO a year and over have
dropped from about $!.00,0<W,000 in
IUI6 to about s3i‘2,oOo,<wo thij year. This
is one of the things be seeks to correct. J
DRUM OUTLINES
TRADE MEASURE
(C'ontlnoed From Rage One.)
orTYhe basis of sound Investment In this
country is tho foundation thought of the
proposed foreign trado financing plan,”
Drum stated.
The new corporation Is expected to
give spMul attention to further trade
I with South America, according to plnus
; proposed, although every great world’
market for America's products will re
| <eive attention. The first meeting of the
; corporation will beheld tomorrow. The
| final session Is expected Saturday.
EUROPEAN ALLIANCES
OBSTACLES TO LEAGUE
GENEVA, Dec. fh—lndications are
mounting that new European alliances
w-ill throw serious obstacles In the way
of the League of Nations.
Dr. Denes, foreign minister of Czecho
slovakia and head of the Ciecho-Slovak
delegation to the League of Nations As
sembly meeting, frankly admitted today
that he regards alliances of European
nations a# having superior obligations to
those of the league.
“I favor the aumissiou of Bulgaria, but
I would be compelled to vote against it
because Czecho-Slovakia has just entered
an alliance with Koumania and Jugo
slavia. The other members of this alli
ance are opposed to Bulgatia. Conse
quently that would make it necessary
ior me to vote against the admission of
Bulgaria to the league.’.’
It is learned from authoritative sources
that Austria probably will be thrown
into the reparations cauldron, as the ai
HEARS MOTIONS
IN PAY ROLL CASE
(Continued From I One.)
and the city treasurer, not knowing that
the claims were fraudulent, approved and
signed the vouchers upon which ''the
banks paid out the money.
Bush was indicted in a number ofUilis
returned by the Marion County grand
Jury on charges of. making out fraud
ulent pay rolls, but all of these cases
were dismissed on the motion of former
Rrosecutor Alvab Kucker. The city now
.attempts to hold the banks responsible
for the losses sustained by the city.
■Tile banks contend they are not respon
*ibie, because all vouchers were properly
signed by the city controller and the city
treasurer.
The banks claim that the city officials
aud the board of works had adequate
pov.-er under the iaw to haTe determined
if the claims presented in pay rolls made
out by Bush were genuine.
The city does not charge the banks
With any criminal intent, but is trying
to hold the bunks legally responsible for
making payments on vouchers based on
a fradulent city street department pay
roll. v
There are numerous legal questions to
be settled by the court before it eau act
on the petition of the defendant banks
that their demurrers, asking that the
cases he thrown out of court, be sus
tained.
LEGISLATORS TO
STUDY PROBLEMS
(Continued From Page On*.)
will be a clearing bouse for all these
ideas and suggestions,” Mr. McCray said.
“It win have as its duty the coordination
of proposals for school Improvements and
the mapping out of an educational pro
gram to be presented to the Assembly.”
FAILS TO PODGE
OF Fit K BEEKEKS.
Mr. McCray is not making any additional
appointments, thereby tallowing out his
announcement that he will make no se
lections until after the Legislature ad
journ*. In order to avoid office Seekers,
the Governor-elect slipped quietly Into
the city and went to the Hotel Sevorln
tur.ead of to the Claypooi Hotel, where
ho usually stays. The office seAers were
not long in finding him. however.
”i hove been busy this morning,” he
said. ”1 have Just talked to a man who
wanted to Work in the museum and an
other who wanted to clean cuspidors.”
Mr. McCray will return to his home
j at IventiaWd Friday morning.
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lies recognize the necessity of assisting
Austria's industries. This action, it was
pointed out, does not result from charity
ko much as from the economic needs of
the powers.
Disagreement was emphasized today
when the resignation of Honorl Pueyr
redou as vice president of the assembly
was laid before the session.
The Argentine leader's successor will
be selected Saturday with a prospect
that the interim will be devoted to
lively scrambling for the important post.'
It is to be assigned to one of the
smaller nations if rules adopted at the
opening of the assembly are followed..
At tho same time the assembly was
compelled to *iote another cause of fric
tion —a difference between old and new
diplomacy. With western
W. N. Rowell, Canadian delegate, de
voted his time to a lashing of European
diplomacy. The French delegates were
especially hurt.
BOARD HEARS
PAROLE PLEA
(Continued From Page One.)
fled before the board in the prisoner’s
behalf. Beck's son and daughter were
also present at the hearing.
Mrs. Beck told the board of the home
life of the prisoner and of his health
while confined In the Marion County Jail
follow.ng conviction in Federal Court on
the charge of transporting liquor, when
said liquor was said to have been found
in his machine after i: struck the Green
spou boy. Beck was given a sentence of
six months in Jail and a fine of SI,OOO on
this charge.
A letter from Beck, written since his
confinement in the State Prison, told of
his physical condition, which he aald
was very poor. This statement was cor
roborated by Mrs. Beck and by Dr. Hen
dricks.
Members of the board of pardons
delved deeply into Mr. Beck's life while
he was engaged in the saloon business in
Indianapolis.
Tho cae of Arthur for
mer Indianapolis undertaker, who fa con
fined in the Indiana State prison on a
charge of presenting false claims to the
county for burial of pauper dead and
who Is asking a parole from the State
board of pardons, has been held over
until Friday. The case was to have
been heard today at 9 o'clock.
Friday morning the board will hear
the case of John BJnckweil, convicted of
a charge of grand iarceny, for the theft
of an automobile. Harry Hornstein, who
was Implicated with Blackwell in the
theft of automobiles, has had his case
continued by the board.
DENIES BEING
STILL OWNER
(Continued From page One.)
admitted that he was fined SIOO and sen
tenced to sixty days in City Court as a
result of the raid on Patton's farm. He
paid the fine aud served the days, Abrams’
testimony showed.
Abrams was ferinerly a porter at Pat
ton's bar and has been living on the
Ratton farm In City Court, Abrams took
the responsibility of the ownership of
the still.
During the cross-examination of Pat
ton, the State attempted to show that
Ratton could not help but know that a
still was in operation on his farm.
Ratton was fined $250 and costs and
sentenced to ninety days on the Indiana
State Farm In City Court on July 16. and
the present trial Is on the appeal from
, the lower court.
NEGROES, CAUGHT
IN RAID, FINED
Gambling House Keeper and
Players Sentenced.
i /
Ed Duncan, negro, was fined $lO and
costs and sentenced to serve ten days in
Jail when he was convicted of keeping a
gambling house by ( Judge Walter Pritch
ard today in City Court. Ho fined each
of six other negroes caught in the raid
$5 and costs for gambling.
Duncan and the six meh were arrested
in a raid on a room in the garage in the
rear of 610 North Capitol avenue.
The police said they knocked on the
door and the “watchman” of the game
came out carrying a lantern and they
rushed the place, capturing two pairs
of dice and 50 cents as evidence.
That no effort is being made to obey
the order of Captain Albert Judd of the
fire department, ordering partitions re
moved faom negro houses, is evident, ac
cording to the report of Lieutenant Cc-x.
Louis Butler's place at 517 Indiana ave
nue; Archie Young's place at 523 Indi
ana avenue, and William Carter’s “shin
ing parlor” at 317 Indiana avenue, are
mentioned by the lieutenant as not hav
ing the changes made as ordered by the
fire department captain.
AVERS GUNMEN
USED AGAINST
MINERS IN W. VA.
(Continued From Page One.)
Virginia strike, and disputing statements
of Governor Cornwall of that State to
the contrary. The statement declares
that men who had been beaten brutally
by employes of the operators had been
taken to the office of the Governor for
his inspection.
Mr. Green states that Governor Corn
wall has been asked repeatedly to have
the “armies of gunmen” removed and
that always he has replied that he was
powerless to act.
“The Governor of West Virginia has
failed miserably to give all citizens equal
protection of the law,” the statement
says. s
- HE WILL
PRESERVE ORDER
NEW YORK, Dec. 9. —“I shall preserve
order and force respect for the law in
Mingo County if I have to call out every
able-bodied man in the State and ask
for the enftre United States Army,” re
iterated Governor John J. Cornwell of
West Virginia today. In commenting on
his speech before the Southern Society
last The Governor added:
“The miners’ union has got to cut out
the rough stuff. Labor unions must re
spect the law and must put out the
; radicals from their midst.”
, The Governor declared the coal strike
a year ago was broken by the 40.000 to
45,000 nonunion miners in West Virginia,
who produced 300,000 tons of coal a day
and “furnished the fuel to keep the rail
| roads running.”
SHIPS WOULD GET
LAKE DOCKAGE
(Continued From Page One.)
| for the construction and operation of th.
' port. It is expected that the board will
j be appointed by tbe Governors of Indi
! ana and Illinois and would finance the
| proposition by a bond issue to be met
i by dock and railroad leases, wharfage
i fees and similar revenues.
Preliminary preparations for the har
bor are to be arranged by a joint com
mittt*e consisting of Mayor Walter Scrag
of Whiting, Mayor Daniel Brown of
Hammond and representatives to be
! named by Mayor William H. Thompson
cf Chicago.