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THE WEATHER Cloudy. Probably rain and colder to night and Sunday. *VOL. XXXIII. EXERCISES OLD POWER IN NEW PARDON CHECK Assembly Invokes Provision of Constitution in Limiting Wholesale Clemency. RECALL GOODRICH MARK For the first time in the history of Indiana the State Senate has seen fit to take advantage of that section of Constitution which gives it to create a board of State officers without whose consent the Governor cannot issue pardons in certain cases. The fact that former Governor James P. Goodrich paroled or par doned 1,845 persons during his ad ministration influenced many of the Senators in their determination to place strings on the exercise of wholesale clemency. The rising tide / of criminality in the State was an other dominating factor. The measure, which now goes to the House, will prevent the Governor from pardoning a person convieted of vehicle theft without the consent of a board composed of the secretary of State, auditor of State and treas urer of State. The bill passed the Senate yesterday by a vote of 4 to 1. Oscar Ratts of Paoli, Republican floor leader, casting the only vote against it. Senator Rates ex plained that he did not believe the con stitution meant that the pardoning power should be limited in specific offenses, but that any action taken should be general. The Senator made It clear that he was not against the merits of the bill. LEAVES CHAMBER BEFORE VOTING. Senator J. Monroe Pitch of Muncle, the first Senator to question the consti tutionality of this section of the bill, left hia seat and walked out of the Senate chamber just before the vote. He re turned after the vote was announced. The bill, which was Introduced by Senator Lee J. Hartxell of Ft. Wayne, provides a penalty of three to five years for first offenses and five to ten years for second offenses on charges of ve hicle taking. It also provides a fine of SIOO to $5,000. Another factor that Influenced the Sen ate in its decision is the part of Judges deal leniently with criminals by sns ■bdlng sentences. This is particularly in Marion County,* where re vela - Kit by the Dally Times of favors grant- Hl by Judge James A. Collins in Criminal vourt have shocked the community. Conditions saeta as exist in Marion County and in other courts of the State will be remedied if the bill becomes a law, because a person convicted of ve hicle taking cannot obtain a suspension of sentence from the trial judge. APPROVED BY ATTORNEY GENERAL When Senator Fitch objected that the ■ectlon limiting the pardoning and parol ing power of the Governor was uncon stitutional Senator Hartzell read a com munication from Attorney General U. S. Tesh to the effect that such a provision" was constitutional. “We should create a feeling that when punishment is meted out the criminal (Contlnned on P*ge Two.) U. S. MAY SEND ALIENS HOME State Department Considers Deportation of All With- C/ out Passports. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22—The State (partnoent Is now •considering the ques tion of deportAtion of all aliens in the United States without passports. Acting Secretary of State Davis tod y. No policy hns been arrived at the Sec retary said, but the order for the sur render of Donald O'Caliaghan to resMp tor a foreign soil, has brought up the queetloa of what attitude should be pur sued with regard to other aliens who are here without passports. The case of Harry Boland, secretary to Eamonn de Valera, who is understood to have entered the United States wiihout a passport. Is under consideration, Sec retary Davis admitted. Elihu Root Opposes Disarmament Move WASHINGTON. .Tan. 22.—Elihu Hoot, former Secretary of State, is opposed to action by Congress at this time on dis anneraent. it was disclosed In a letter to Chairman Thomas 11. Butler of the House Naval Affairs Committee, received today. Root advised that questions in volving disarmament be left to Presi dent-elect Harding. . TODAY/ CONGRESS SENATE. Manufactures Committee continues hearings on Calder coal bill. Appropriations Committee works on sundry civil bill. Various committees consider nomina tions sent in by President Wilson. ’Senate continues discussion of mini mum wage bill and hears more speeches on packer bill. HOUSE. Continues consideration of agricultural appropriation bill. Waya and Means Committee continues hearings on agricultural tariffs. Foreign Affairs Committee considers bills to purchase embassies and extension of wartime passport control. Military Affairs Subcommittees con tinue hearings on War Department real estate holdings. Appropriation Subcommittees consider Army. Navy, deficiency, diplomatic and consular appropriation bil/s. Judiciary Committee considers bill to Incorporate firms engaged In Chinese trade. WEATHER Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the twenty-four hours ending 7 p. m., Jan. 23: Cloudy and somewhat colder, probably ruin tonight and Sunday. IT HOI KEY TEMPER AT IRE. f 6 a . m rg | 7 a. m 60 , 8 a. m 60 9 a. m 51 : 10 a. m 51 L- 11 g. m 51 I 12 (noon).-..... 51 1 p. m... 52 3 p. m 53 Published at Indianapolis. Ind.. Dally Except Sunday. $1,000,000 Goes to Starving Children From Rockefeller NEW YORK, Jan. 22.—The work of raising the $33,000,000 Herbert Hoover asks for the relief of staT ing children in Europe went forward with renewed vigor today, following the announcement that John D. Rock efeller had made a personal contri bution of $1,000,000. The announce ment was made at a dinner of Rocke feller's Bible class and the young financier received a rousing ovation from the diners which seemed to em barrass him greatly. “1 envy my father only one thing,” Rockefeller said, in a brief speech. “I do not envy him his mother, al though she was a wonderful woman, because I had a wonderful mother. I do not envy him his wire, my mother, because 1 have the beat wife in the world. I do not envy him his children, three daughters to say noth ing of a son. because 1 bare the six best children in the world. But I do envy him the necessity he had to make his way in the world. I have never known what that was.” SOLONS VISIT LAKE COUNTY Industrial Center of State Ob jective in Junketing Trip of Assemblymen. By FELIX F. BRUNER. Times Staff Correspondent. HAMMOND, Ind., Jan. 22.—Greeted by city and county officials and scores of citizens, most of the members of the In diana General Assembly, many accom panied by their wives, spent today on their second Junket of the session. The trip Included a tour of the Industrial centers of the Calumet region. The rarty left Indianapolis last night Id a special train, consisting of eleven Pullman cars, paid for by business men of Lake County. They were met at the train by a large reception committee with automobiles ar.a esooited to the L.vndora Hotel, which was built just outside the confines of the Standard Steel Car Companies when that concern wag turned over to the Govern ment for war work. At breakfast the legislators were welcomed by Mayor Daniel Brown of Hammond, Mayor Leo McCormick of East Chicago, and Mayor Waiter Seharge of Whiting. Following breakfast the visitors ex plored Hammond, visiting its prineipil Industries, then going to Whtting. East Chicago, Indiana Harbor, and Gary. They were to return to Hammond for dinner this evening. The visitors entered East Chicago from Whiting, first going to the Mark subdi vision. where they Inspected the modern housing project of the Steel and Tube Company of Four years ago ie site of this company's plant was a lake. Nxt the visitors viewed the fleet of the Standard Oil Company, docked in the Indiana Harbor ship canal. From there they to the plant of the fUnriair Os Company "find the plants of numerous Steel concerns. Following this inspection the solons visited the Bnfflngton Cement plant, which residents of Lake County say is the largest in the world. During the entire visit citizens and newspapers were loud in their protesta tions that they are asking nothing of the Assembly, but that they merely wish the members to be familiar with this part of the Stale. Members of the Assembly were plainly labeled with badges and an attempt was made to enforce a strict rule against lobbying. SUBPOENA ROW CAUSES THREAT Judge Moll Warns Deputies to Report on Delivery. Warning was issued to the sheriff's office by Judge T. J. Moll today that the sheriff’s return on the service of sub poenas must state the truth con cerning whether service was obtained by delivering a copy or by reading the sub poena over the telephone. The Judge said violations of the order would be referred to the grand Jury. Judge Moll Issued bis warning after he Lad summoned George Cofer for con tempt of court In failing to obey a sum mons. The evidence showed that Cofer was not served with a personal copy of the summons Dec. 7, although the sheriff’s return showed that a copy bad been left at Cofer’s home at Stop 5. In dianapolis Heights. The evidence showed that the *heril?' offbie attempted to give notice by telephone that Cofer was re quired ini court. "* Cofer declared he did not answer the telephone. The return of the deputy sheriff shows that total costs of this service was fixed at $4.40. Os that amount $1 was listed as mileage, although the evidence showed that a telephone was used. Cofer was sued for a divorce and the decree was granted to Mrs. Cofer. "If an occurrence of this nature con cerning the sheriff’s costs Is again called to my attention, the court will refer it to the grand Jury,” said Judge Moll in instructing a deputy sheriff to so inform the sheriff’s office. Tbe subpoena in question was served when Robert Miller was sheriff. It was explained that tho sheriff does not get those costs as personal fees, but that the county gets the benefit of the costs of service. Cofer was found not guilty of con tempt and was ordered discharged. BRITISH STRESS AIR PLANS, DENY RUMORS LONDON, Jan. 22.—Great strides are being made In the science of aeronautics in Great Britain, It was learned" today at the air ministry. But officials denied that Britain Is contemplating seizing control of the air, as stated by General Mitchell of the American aviation service in an Interview. "Britain has not the slightest inclina tion or intention of entering the race for aeriAl supremacy,” an officer of the min istry declared. "Great strides are being made in the science of aeronautics, but lain not aware of any official desire to concen trate on gaining control of the air.” It was pointed out that the financial estimates of the air ministry, up to the end of 1923, do not call for an increase in expenditures in connection with the building, of service squadrons. Also the material which has been ordered is barely sufficient to keep the air force up to normal size. However. European nations are known to be conducting Important experiments Entered as Second Class Matter, July 25, IS* 4, at Postotfico. Indianapolis, Ind., under act March i. 187*. PAROLE ADVICE, M’CRAY’S PLAN Governor Considers Acting Only on Recommendation of Trustees. Governor Warren T. McCray has un der consideration a plan whereby releases from detention would come only on rec ommendation of tho boards of tho vari ous State Institutions. Jf this method is placed in prnetice It would check tho “personal parole” system said to have boon practiced by former Governor James P. Goodrich and the use of which earned the former chief executive the title of the "Pardoning Governor." Under the plan which Governor McCray bna under consideration paroles, except those which go regularly before the State board of pardons, would be referred to the board of trustees of the institution in which the applicant Is detained. Tbe Governor then would act on the recom mendations of the board. By this means an effective check wonld be placed on the practice of in terested friends and relatives appealing directly to the Governor for favors The Governor cannot become acquainted with the detail* of every case presented, and It was this fact that brought about what is generally termed an abuse of the paroling power in the past. Governor McCray has let It be known that he is not endavoring to escape re sponsibility for his acts, but feeds that questions affecting the liberty of con victed persons should be Investigated corefuUy before action is taken and not at the solicitation of political or busi ness friends. Sees British Hand in Russ Trade Ban WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 British in fluence has done much to mold the pres ent antagonistic policy of the Uhlted States against soviet Russia, It was charged on the floor of the Ronate by Senator France, representative of Mary land. The purpose, he said, was to pre vent tbe United States from establishing trade relations with Russia. , with aircraft. Their sir ministries be lieve the next war will be fought largely above the clouds and that the air navies j may render fleets and fortifications obso ; lete as means of national defense. I Experiments are being conducted with huge planes capable of carrying largo | numbers of soldiers, as well as enormous ; bombs with enough high explosives to ' sink a battleship or blow a small town * to atoms in one blast. ' With the League of Nations in exist ence and much talk of disarmament in ■ Europe and America, these experiments : are being conducted on a small scale anil !in many instances by private concerns i with which the government has no direct 1 connection. They are being kept In the background. If disarmament fails, how ever, and anew war looms, Europe is likely to engage In an air-navy building competition that will throw all previous armament races In the shade and fill the skies with fleets at maneuvers and battle praetlM. TAX MEASURE TO BE FEATURE OF BUSY WEEK McCray Offering Leads Im portant Problems to Be Taken Up After Trip. PRIMARY CLASH IS NEAR When the General Assembly reconvenes at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon, after an adjournment since Friday nfternoon, dur ing which the members were guests of the Calumet district business men, they will settle down to Important work. Next week probably will see definite action on several important matters. The lawmakers are not unmindful of the fact that a fourth of the session has gone and as yet they have done little, if anything, on some of the major problems. The administration tax law amend ments. which ere expected to assume au Importance equal to that taken by the attempt to repeal the primary law, are expected to appear in the House of Rep resentatives early in the week. Repre sentative Murray S. Barker of Boone County has been selected to pilot the ad ministration tax bill through the House and if it is in shape it is understood he will Introduce it Monday. The bill, which has been drafted in the Attorney General's office, has been In the hands of Governor Warren T. Mc- Cray and his advisers for several days. The Governor has bad It considered by several interested parties, among them members of the State board of tax com missioners and representatives of the Farmers’ Federation, and it is said that all of the essential points have been de cided on DEPARTS FROM RECOMMENDATIONS. The draft as it now stands Is said to depart from the Governor's recommenda tions to the Legislature In that It allows ten taxpayers to appeal to the State board of tax commissioners from local bond issues and levies, Instead of the fifty specified by the Governor. This feature will repeal the provisions of the Johnson home rule measure passed by the special scasion last summer and vesting appellate Jurisdiction in the county councils. The legislators seem to be In accord that the Johnson bill was a makeshift affair designed to bridge the Republican party over the election. The McCray tax bill will give the State board power to order horizontal increases in counties only after the boards of re view have failed to act. The State board also will have authority to exempt cer lain classification* of property from in creases when It Is convinced that they have been assessed at their true value. The Institutional appropriation bill, calling for approximately $0,000,000, also will be reported out of the Ways and Means Committee, probably by Tuesday, according to Otto G. Fifteld. chairman. Inasmuch as the bill carries an unprec edented amount It Is expected that it will be scaled down by the committee and undoubtedly it will come In for a paring on the floor of the House. The administration proposal to repeal the primary law, as evidenced in the bfii introduced by Senator A. H. Beards ley, and the attempt to strengthen the present measure on the part of Senator John 8. AJldredge, are still tbs oufktand ing developments on the Senate side Although two public hearing* have been (Continued on Page Two.) INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 22,1921. Two-Million-Dollar Fire Scenes A score or more of business buildings. Including the seven story Knowles block, and twenty tenements were destroyed In a tire which caused $2,000,000 damage In Worcester, Mass, The fire started in the Knowles building, located on a corner. OCCUPATION BY JAPS ‘CRIMINAL’ Kato’s Attack on Siberian Policy Starts Fight to Unseat Ministry. TOKIO, Japan. Jan. 22.—Japan's occu pation of Siberia was characterized as “criminal” In a statement Issued today by Viscount Kato, flaying the Mara min istry. The statement. Issued just before the reassembling of the Dtat, was the first attack of a campaign that will be waged agatnst the Ilara ministry by the oppo sition, of which Viscount Kato is the leader. Opinion in Tcklo, however. Is to the effect that Ilara and his associ ates are flrmly Intrenched. “Japan's occupation of Siberia is crim inal rutlier than mistaken," declared the Kato statement. "Japan's trouble in Korea is due to maladministration and not to foreign influence." Two Homes, 1 OOiee Visited by Robbers Robberies at two residences and a busi ness office were reported to the polio* today. G. W. Swain, 30 North Hamilton avenue. said hls house had been entered and three ring*, a bracelet, wrist watch and other small articles of Jewelry taken. Among the articles wus a diamond ring valued ut about $.lO. A house owned by Dr. E. H. Catter henry, 010 West Forty Second street, w s entered and ransacked, the robbery being reported by Robert Hoseldine, care taker. Coseldine was unable to tell the police what had been tnken. Seventy-five cents was taken from a cash drawer at the office of the Indian apolis Casting Company, 131 South Hard ing street. DENIES GRAFT RULED ON SHIPPING BOARD WASHINGTON, Tan. 22.—Vigorous de nial that Charles M. Schwab bad ever presented any voucher for personal ex penses while connected with the Emer gency Fleet Corporation was made today by Charles Flea, former director of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, testifying before the Walsh committee investigating the shipping board. He also denied charges of waste. Dies submitted to the Investigators a mass of data bearing on finances and construction, which he “believed would absolutely refute any false and irrespon sible statements of some of your princi pal witnesses.” "The building of American shipping,” Piez said, was "a war assignment, not a peace undertaking. We had to build ships faster than submarines could sink them. That was our Job, a Job performed HOLD-UP COSTS PEDESTRIAN $lB Two Men Stage Robbery on Massachusetts Avenue. Walter C. Hendrickson, 1546 Holliday street, was robbed last night by two white men at Massachusetts avenue and Newman street. One of the robbers cov ered Hendrickson with a revolver and the other took $lB from his pockets. Miss Maxine L. Elliott, 1740 North Capitol avenue, was halted by a man as she was on her way home, but escaped by running into a residence, nearby. Tile man escaped. A hotel thief escaped last night by climbing n fire escape at the Oneida Ho tel after C. L. Myrick saw a man look ing through his window. Roy Davis, 510 Holley avenue, was ar rested by Patrolman Martin O'Connor on a vagrancy charge, after he had claimed some bundles found at Kentucky avenue and Mlsaourl street, containing bed (Confirmed s tics Two.) and quickly Jumped both streets, de * troy log other blocks. Almost simul taneously a blaze broke out in a lumber yard six block* away. Fire apparatus from Boston snd otlnir cltle* were called to help fight the conflagration. HEAVY TAX CUT IN FIRST YEAR NOT PROBABLE New Administration Can Not Hope for Drastic Reduc tions, Leaders Say. WASHINGTON Jan. 22.—Drasti- tax reductions will be impossible during the first year of the Incoming Administra tion leading members of the House be lleved Xodav. The reason la that, with the big def icit hanging over the treasury, appro priation bills for the fiscal tear begin ning July 1, thus far reported from the House Appropriations Committee, show an increase over those of (he present rear. The total appropriations, permanent and annual for the next year cannot be cut to less than $3.000,000, Republican Loader Mondell and Representative Good of lowa, chairman of the Appropriations Committee, agreed. Even should there be some unexpected economy to take expenditures below this, hope for taxation reduction la slight be cause the present business depression probably will decrease tax receipts. SEVEN NEW BILLS SHOD INCREASES. Thus far, seven bills have been re ported from the Appropriation# Commit tee. Compared with the similar appro priations for the present year, they show a net increase of $13,500,000. Mondell and Good, however, are confident that the total appropriations will show a decrease, but admit. It will be only "a few hun dred million." Os the measures reported the post office bill shows the largest Increase, $09,- 000,000. Tho agricultural bill is about $2,000,000 mere than for the current year (Continued on Page Two.) against heavy Jobs, under lutense pres sure. “The submarine sinkings were matched each month against the output of English and American yards, and public Impa tience grew to fever heat at the appalling difference. Two successive administra tions in conco nstructlon succumbed to public clamor before the end of 1017. "The war was costing us thousands of precious lives and $.">0,000,000 a day. It was a time when ship output alone counted and when the refinements of accounting details and record-keeping had to be subordinated to the main pur pose. “The Department of Justice had a large force of investigate,-a at Hog Island for yeveii months and not a single crim inal charge resulted. Yet the general existence of graft at Hog Island la ac cepted by many people as ascertained and acknowledged fact.” CALLS COUNCIL IN TRUCK FIGHT President Arranges Meeting to Ratify Purchase. i A special meeting of the city council was called todav for Monday evening to consider the ordinance ratifying a con tract between the board of public works and the Losey-Nash Company for the purchase of two Titan tractor trucks for use in the ash hauling department. President Russell Willson Issued the call at the request of Mayor Jewett.. The board awnrded thp contract Jan. 14. but a fight between Its members and Purchasing Agent Dwight S. Ritter, who favored the purchase of another kind of trucks, delayed presentation of the rati fication ordinance to the council. George Lemaux, president of the board of works, threatened to resign before Mayor Jewett finally consented to support the board Instead of the purchasing agent. It is thought by city offfolals that the council will ratify the con-fact without doing. (By Carrier. Week. Indianapolis. 10c; Elsewhere. 12c. Subscription Rates: j3 y Mall, 50c Per Month; $5.00 Per Year. View of burned seven-story Knowles building In Worcester, In background a* left, with other Are ruins In -rout of it, and, above, part of the fire-swept section, in Main street, looking toward the post office and t|ic Sawyer building. Note the Ice coating on the buildings at the ex treme right. NEW CHIEF PUT ON RUM RAIDS Federal Group Leaders Changed, hut Drive on Hotels Will Continue. Continuation of the raids on’liotels and rooming houses which wore started last night by Federal prohibition enforcement agents was promised by Lee A Kidder, who arrived In Indianapolis today to take up his duties as group chief of the Southern Indiana division. Mr. Kidder will supplant R. H. Abel, who has been acting chief for the past two weeks. The new chief has been agent In charge of the southern division of Illinois. "I am folly In sympathy with the raids that were made by Mr. Abel," Mr. Kid der said today, "and l intend to see that the policy is carried out. There will be no discrimination. The large hotel of big reputation will stand In exactly the same light as smaller hotels; the rich violator of the prohibition laws can not look for leniency that Is denied to the poor offender. TRI NK-CHECKING GAME TO GO. "I am particularly determined to break up this trunk-checking liquor game that has been worked so successfully all over the country, and I understand thst it has boon worked here by men of prominence. This business of chocking trunk loads of whisky and other liquor on a railroad ticket that Is never used and then having the check mallei to the person for whom the liquor Is Intended must stop." When Mr. Kidder was told that It was rumored that some members of the Leg islature. had generous quantities of liquor in their hotel rooms for the entertain ment of friends he said: “They stand In exactly the same light as any other violator of the law and If found out will be treated exactly tho same us any one else.” NAMES OK HOTELS NOT DIVULGED. Federal prohibition ireement of ficials refused any information as to the hotels aid rooming houses that were raided, saying no arrests had been made, and that giving out names of the hotels might interfere with Investigations now under way. Four trunks and two suitcases full of liquor were seized, according to Mr. Abel. In some Instances he believed the own ers of the places have been imposed upon and In others that they have had knowledge of the traffic carried on un der their roofs and have connived at It. Pinched as Vagrant, Says He Is Minister Ernest. Vincent, negro, who said he was a Baptist miuister, appeared in city court today on the charge of vagrancy. He wns arrested by Patrolman George Strieker at 2 o'clock this morning in the vicinity of a railroad .varus. Vin cent was traveling light, the officer tes tified, be having two bars of soap and 38 cents in his pockets when arrested. Vincent explained to the court that he lived in Grand Rapids, Mich., that he went to Terre Haute to see a sick broth er and remained there only oue night. The last place bo could remember hav ing preached a sermon wns "some place In Illinois." Judge Pritchard continued tho case indefinitely when Vincent promised to get out of In dlanapolls im mediately. Submarine With 56 Goes Down in Channel LONDON, Jan. 22.—Five officers and fifty-one men were lost when the British j submarine K 5 was lost in the channel ! Thursday, the admiralty announced to day. The submersible was commanded I by Lieutenant Commander John Gaines. 1 SPECULATION RIFE ON ARMENIAN NOTE WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.—Official Wash ington today was Indulging In much spec ulation ns to the contents of President Wilson’s latest note on Armenian media tion, which the State Department has an nounced probably will be made public today or tomorrow. The communication, which was for warded. several days ago, is understood to have been addressed the President Taul Hymans of the League of Nations, and many officials who have been watching developments In the situation closely be lieve It will bring matters to a "show down.” It is pointed out that although many weeks have elapsed since President Wil son appointed former Ambassador Henry Morgenthuu ns his personal representa tive in the proposed mediation and asked the league for advice as to how Morgen thau should proceed, no reply has been forthcoming. In view at this silence, and inasmuch LAST HOME EDITION TWO CENTS PER COPY CITY PLANNING SCHEMES GIVEN TO COMMITTEE Bills to Set Up Advisory Com missions Outlined at Cham ber of Commerce. EXPLAIN WORK IN EAST Provisions of the proposed bills to legalize city planning for Indiana mu nicipalities were outlined at a meeting of the Committee of One Hundred at the Chamber of Commerce at noon today by James H. Lowry, chairman, and J. Clyde Hoffman, attorney for the board of park commissioners. Mr. Lowry and Mr. Hoffman recently returned from a trip to Eastern cities, where thoy conferred with city planning experts and studied city planning com missions now in operation. The report read at the meeting was not a draft of the proposed bills, but merely suggestions of provisions to be embodied In the final bill to be presented to the Assembly. Two bills are proposed, one for the erear.ion of planning commissions and defining their powers and the other granting city councils the power to pass zoning ordinances. NINE MEMBERS FOR COMMISSION. i The bills would give to city council* the right to create commissions, five to be citizens appointed by the mayor, who also should name one member of the board of works, a member of the park board, a councilman and the j city engineer. Two of the members ; appointed by tbe mayor would servo two years, two for three years, oue for lour I years and thereafter all for four years, j The commission would have direct con j rr<d only over plaiting in the city and within five miles of the city limits. It i would be empowered to employ expert .engineers, architects and landscape gar deners to make surveys and outline plan* which it beiieved necessary. The city i council would put its orders and plan* | into effect. j The proposed bill would provide for a tax levy of not less than three nor ! more than five mills on the hundred dol lars to cover expenses of the commis sion. Tho money would go into the gen eral fund, to avoid the creation of another special taxing unit. ADVISORY DUTIES v ARE PRESCRIBED. Advisory supervision of the erection of all bridges, memorials, work* of sit and public buildings would be given to the commission by a section providing that the board contemplating *uch a project submit Its pinna to tbe commis sion before the contract is let. Tbe '■omniisgion would lie empowered to make recommendations upon these plans, but the originating board would not ba com pelled to follow them. The general purpose of the bill is to give the commission only advisory power and let the existing branches of municipal government carry out its plans until it is thoroughly at work, after which, its backers believe, its power might he ex tended „ , , , The Committee of One Hundred de cided to call a State-wide conference to meet in fedtnnapolis Friday of next neck Every city in Indiana Interested in city planning will be asked to send a representative. The hour and place of the meeting will be announced later. City planning experts will be asked to attend the conference. At the request of Mr. Lowry he was granted permission to postpone the appointing of an executive committee until after the official city planning commission is named. In the meantime the full Committee of One Hundred will continue to act. BIGAMY CHARGE IS JURY REPORT Indictments Include Case Against E. O. Rome Engene O. Romev alias Eugene O. Englefeather, today was indicted by the Marion County grand jury on a charge of bigamy. Rome is alleged to have married I’ar 6etta Home Aug. 12, 1918, and on Sept. 8, 1920, married Nora Pullman, before being legally separated from his first wife. The grand Jury returned twenty-six indictments and recommended that Wil liam Shanks, charged with grand lar ceny, and Sam Jones, charged with as sault and battery with intent to kill, be discharged. Burglary and larceny Indictments were returned against Clarence Duckworth, Glover Farmer, and Charles Kessler, 1542 South Shepherd street. Clint Wagner was indicted on a robbery charge. Maurice Conley and Frank Croley were Indicted on charges of robbery and in another indictment on charges of assault and battery with intent to kill. Four Indictments were returned against John Hungate because of hls alleged re lations with a young girl. Emery Burton and Arthur Griffin were indicted on charges of entering a house to commit a felony. Others were in dirteS as follows: Walter Douglas. Ray Hall, Charles Watson, Edward Harwich and Roy Fitzgerald, grand larceny; James Hoskins, burglary and grand lar ceny; Frank Sherlock, burglary; Ray mond Berge, Rubert Baker, robbery; Al bert Wood, Ralph Chavers and Emmett Iledgepatb, grand larceny. OPPOSE ALIEN COUNT. WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.—A constitu tional amendment, proposing that In the reapportionment of Congressional dis tricts aliens shall not be counted, was in troduced In the House today by Repre sentative Hill, New York. ns the President made It perfectly plain that he accepted the league's Invitation on condition that the allies cooperate with him in the effort to bring about peace between Armenia and the Turks, many observers here believe President Wilson would be warranted in declining to have anything further to do with the matter. On the other hand some persons take the view that President Wilson Is in terested too deeply in the fate of Armenia to abandon the matter until he has ex hausted every effort and they express the conviction that the new note merely will urge on the league members the advisability of furnishing additional In formation ns soon as possible la order that negotiations may proceed. •LEW SHANK IN RACE. Samuel Lewis Shank, former mayor of Indianapolis, has announoed that hf will bs a candidate for mayor at thty primary election to be held May 3. NO. 220. NEW STRUGGLE OVER WAGE CUT FACES BRITAIN Capital Says Reduction Is Re quired to Compete Industrially. WORKERS PROTEST MOVE LONDON, Jan. 22. —Great Britain is on the verge of anew struggle between capital and labor The Initial skirmishing already is un der way over the question of reducing wages Labor is attempting to maintain the high war-time wage. Capital is con tending that a start mnst be made to ward pre-war wages on the ground that prices are falling and that Great Britain will be unable to compete industrially with countries where wages are lower. Opinions were obtained today from leaders of both sides. "A world-wide fall in wages is Inevi table," declared Lord Asquith, tbe fore [ most British authority on industrial con ditions. "Prices are falling and will continue to fail. It is obvious that wages, which were raised as a result of the increased j cost of living, must fall simultaneously, as wages are a factor In the cost of pro ■ ductlon. Their fail will further depress prices and lower the cost of living. “Some of our industries, like those of railway and government employes, ara arranged on a sliding scale. They must bs among the first to go down. Others will have to be reduced either by agree ment or otherwise.” 1 John Clynes, labor member of Parlia ment, had this to say: "I have no hesitation in saying that labor will reject this proposal for a gen eral reduction in wages with the object lof lowering prices. There is much to be said for a Joint movement to reduce profits and wages simultaneously, but | the laborites will refuse to make the first | move.” j Sir Peter Rylands, president of the j Federation of British Industries, declared ! that it will be Impossible for Great i Britain to compete with Germany and j Belgium, where wages are only half what they are here, or with the United State, where wages are already decreas ing. "I regarded reduced wages as inev itable,” he said. "We are not planning any attack upon wages, but they must come down if Industry Is to be con tinued. I "The new standard of comfort for the workers, which is considerably above that j which existed before the war, must be ; come fixed before any one talks of re . ducing wages," said John Ward, another ] labor member of Parliament. “Otherwise, there would be serious industrial trouble.” ENGL AN ITS OUT-OF- WORK ARMY LARGER BY 250,000 '' DERBY, England, Jan. 22.—J. H. : Thomas, member of Parliament aud secre tary of the National Union of Railway | Men, declared today that the number of j unemployed in England has been under estimated by at least a quarter of a mil lion. . ! The last estimate was one million men 1 out of work. The only remedy for the economic sit j untion, be said, is re-establishment of I the credit of continental Europe by a system of barter. He also advocated ean j epilation of 811 debts to the allies, pro viding the United States takes similar i action on all debts due her. | "Just as in 1870, Germany sowed tbe seeds of the late war, so are the allies, dominated by tbe spirit of conquest, sow ing the seeds of future wars by crush ing Germany and making it impoßsible j for her to pay,” Thomas said. NEGRO BANDIT KILLED; RIOT Motorman Who Shot Thug 13 Made Target for Shots. MUSKOGEE, Okla- Jan. 22—Race fuel ing prevailed at high tension here today following a night of disorders between whites and blacks. An attack was mad* on a street car driven by William N. Lynn, who shot and killed a negro ban dit the previous night. Five shot* *tw fired at Lynn’s car. The entire city police force, augment ed by twenty deputy sheriffs, patrolled in pairs during the night while all street cars carried armed guards. The trouble started when Lynn’s ear, held up earlier in the night, was sent over the same route as a “trap.” With two detectives in the car, a negro en tered and, police said, tried to draw a gun. Lynn shot him down. Hogan Draws Triple Sentence by Appeal The fine and days of Tommie Hogan, convicted in city court of keeping a blind tiger, were tripled by the findings of a Jury In Criminal Court, to which he took an appeal. In the Criminal Court he was fined S3OO aud sentenced to 180 days. In city court the fine was SIOO and the days thirty. 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