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THE WEATHER Probably snow tonight and Wednesday VOL. XXXIII. NEW TAX BILL WOULD RETURN BOARD’S POWER Administration Measure Ready for Submission in House. M’CRAY GIVES SANCTION The administration tax biU, which amends the Goodrich law In several im psrtant details, was gone over for the last time by Governor Warren T. Mc- Cray this afternoon and, according to present plans, will be introduced in the House tomorrow by Representative Mur ray S. Barker of Boone County. The bill, while it bears the stamp of the administration, is a composite measure evolved from many conferences the Governor has held with taxation ex perts. Among those who have collab orated with him are Attorney General U. S. Lesh, members of the State board of tax commissioners, a special advisory committee appointed by the Governor and members of the Indiana Farmers’ Federation. The bill to all intents and purposes returns to the tax board nearly all the power of which it was deprived by the Johnson Home Rule passed at the special session last summer. The board may order horizontal increases in order to equalize assessments as be tween counties and in cases where it believes township assessments within counties are not equitable it may re convene county boards of review and make suggestions for changes. The bill provides that appeals may be taken to the State board of tax com missioners from the decisions of local authorities on bonds and levies on the peUtion of ten taxpayers. It has been pointed out that there would be hardly a bond issue or a tax levy which would not be protested by at least ten per sons, thus the proposed law virtually re turns to the tax board power over bond Issues and levies. One departure in the bill, which makes it different from the Goodrich tax law, Is the provision that hearings must be held in the counties affected. DRAFT OF NEW TAX MEASURE. The draft of the bill which the Gov ernor is considering this afternoon and which will be introduced In the House substantially without change, is as follows: A bill for an act to amend sections 181 'snd 192 of an act entitled "An act con cerning taxation —repealing all laws iu conflict therewith and declaring an emer gency,” approved March 11, 1919, and to amend sections 3 and 4 of an act entitled ‘‘An act to amend sections 5, 197. 200. 201 and 335. and to repeal section 198 of an act entitled ‘An act concerning taxation —repealing all laws in conflict therewith and declaring an emergency, approved March 11. 1919, approved July 31, 1920,’ and declaring an emergency. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Gen eral Assembly of the State of Indiana, that section 181 of the first above en titled act be amended so as to read as follows: Section 181. It shall be the duty of the State board of tax commis sioners. during the first five days of its second session each year, to consider the sssessments of the personal property of the various counties of the State, and also the assessment of the real estate of such counties in the years when it is re quired to equalize the same, determine the counties in which the assessment of the real estate or personal property, or both, appear to be improperly assessed, fix a day or days in their next suceeed (Continued on Page Two.) MAN’S FATE MAY HANG ON TEETH Marks on Pocketbook, Missing Now, May Halt Murder Trial. HARLAN, Ky., Jan. 25.—The outcome of the case of the State of Kentucky against I>r. H. C. Winnes. formerly of Cincinnati, charged with the murder of I, ura Parsons, teaeher on Pine Mountain trail, may depend on the bite of his teeth. Not far from where Lura Parsons was murdered on Pine Mountain trail there was found a small leather pocketbook. Cut Into its sides are the marks of teeth —not such marks as a person might make while holding a small nocketbook casual ly in the mouth, but deep-ent marks such as might be made by a person clenching his teeth in frenzy. The prosecution claims these are undoubtedly the tooth marks <tf the murderer. Dr. Winnes says b is prepared to prove they are not the marks of his teeth. "I want an opportunity to bite hard < on the same pocketbook.” he said. But the pocketbook was missing today. When the prosecution brought in testi mony circumstances of the finding of the pocketbook, the defense asked that it be produced, but no one knew where it was. COURT PLACES ‘LID* ON HOTEL Grants Order Preventing Operation as Resort. A restraining order was in effect to day preventing Lillian Fauvre, Frank Fauvre, Monroe P. George, Blanch Nyre wander, alias Blanch Hall, and John Nysewander from permitting the Federal Hotel, at 206 1 4 North Meridian street, to be used for immoral purposes. The order was issued by Judge Solon J. Carter of Superior Court, room 3. on a petition filed by Prosecutor WPllam P. Evans, who alleged that the hotel was used by the Nysewanders for an immoral resort. The court has ordered an lnven tory of all the effects of the hotel and the defendants are restrained from re moving any of the furniture. The court has set Saturday morning at 9:30 oOclock for argument on the prosecutor's petition for a permanent In junction. Prosecutor Evans alleges that the place Is a public nuisance. Under the law the court has the right to demand bond as a guarantee that the hotel will be prop erly conducted. The petition states that the Nysewnn ders operate the hotel and that Mr Fauvre and Mr. Monroe are agents in subletting the hotel for Lillian Fauvre. It was stated that the Faurrea are in Florida. WEATHER Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the twenty-four hours ending 7 p. m., Jan. 28: Probably snow tonight and Wednesday, with lowest temperature 5 'o 10 degrees below freezing. HOURLY TEMrKRATI RE. 6 a. m 21 7 a. m 24 8 a. in 24 9 a. m 10 a. m 24 11 a. m 24 32 (noon) 25 1 p. m 28 2 p. m 27 Published at Indianapolis, Entered as Second Class Matter, July 25. ISI4, at Ind., Daily Except Sunday. Postofllce, Indianapolis, Ind., under act March 3. 1879. McCray Gives Pardon Body Power to Pass on All Cases; ‘Personal Clemency , at End At a meeting of the State board of pardons today with Governor War ren T. McCray new rules were adopt ed calling for a meeting of the board the first Monday of each month. Heretofore the board has convened every three months. It was also de cided that a meeting would be held next Monday to hear cases pending. According to the rules adopted, all requests for paroles and pardons will be passed on by the board, which in turn will make recommendations to the Governor. Governor McCray an nounced, following the meeting, that he will not hear any requests for clemency personally. The policy is a result of the de sire of the new Governor to enforce the law' impartially and avoid the great number of releases effected dur ing the last administration. It is the Governor s - plan to grant freedom on the merit of the cases. Governor McCray’s announcement HUN PROPOSAL IS SIMILAR TO THAT OF SOVIET Bill Provides for Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Chambers and Army Equality. STORMY DEBATE HINTED BERLIN, Jan. 25.—A bill which would legalize the formation and maintenance of soldiers’ and sailors’ “chambers similar to the soldiers’ soviet formed after the German revolution will be in troduced in the Reichstag within a few days and probably will lead to stormy anu protracted debate. These “chambers" under the provis ions of the bill would be elected by se cret vote by the entire army and the personnel of these bodies would have advisory power in all army matters. Tite president of the republic would be made commander-in-chief of the arm), after the system of the United States Gov ernment. Anew departure for Germany is the provision under which common soldiers may become officers. Following the recent agreement reached at the conference at Weimer, in stead of a strongly centralized army, troops must be recruited ami garrisoned in their own provinces. Thus the Ba_ avrian enlisted men remain in Bavaria under Bavarian officers and the com manding officer for the province is a Bavarian. If the state police is insuffi cient to meet the emergencies, the Keichswehr of that state may be called out. A bitter fight is expected to be waged over the bill. The Socialists, it is pre dieted, will put up a tenacious battle against the provision forbidding soldiers to be members of a political party, and to attend political meetings. Under the new army bill officers and soldiers have no vote. The proposed army law closely follows out the pro visions of the Versailles treaty. MANY KILLED IN SOCIALIST CLASH MILAN. Jan. 25.—Many persons were killed and wounded in widespread fight ing between Socialists and non-Sociil ists in Modena, Ferrara, l’erngia and Bo logna on Monday, according to advices received jiere today. Both sides were armed. In Modena aud Bologna Labor homes were burned by the non-Soctalists. RED REVOLUTION BREWING IN FINLAND LONDON, Jan. 25.—A red revolution is brewing in Finland, according to an Ex change Telegraph dispatch from Copen hagen today, quoting reports received there from Finland. The dispatch added that Finnish officials admit that the situation is grave. Wife Worker Gets Fine KANSAS CITY, Jan. 25. —Robert Rob erts, a waiter, today was fined sso'> iu Municipal Court because he ‘‘insisted that bis wife support him.” His wife, Naomi, is 14 years old. Women Consider Naming Mcm ber of City Council A woman member of the city coun cil is a possibility for Indianapolis. Several vt-omen wlio have been at tending city council meetings reg ularly for several months in an effort to see that the street cleaning anil ash hauling mules are taken away front the Shelby street barns and a branch city market established there, were discussing the fact that they had not been able to get the mules moved, after the special meeting of the council adjourned last night. ‘‘There's only one way for us to get anywhere,” said one of the fair lobbyists in an exasperated tone; “elect a lady councilman.” An awed silence ensued while the daring idea soaked in and then a chorus of "Sure, that’s what we’ll do.” The women thought it would be a good idea to get women candidates on the city tickets of both Repub lican and 'Democratic parlies. HARDING ASSISTS IN LINKS DEDICA TION rock LEDGE, Fla., Jan. 23.—Presi dent-elect Harding will dedicate anew golf course this afternoon at Vero. fifty miles south of here. The Victoria, with Mr. Harding and his party on board, left Rock Ledge early today and will cruise down the river to Paradise Landing, from where they will motor three miles through dense tropical jungles to the Vero course. The new links, while completed, have not been thrown open to the public, and the President-elect will drive the first ball played in actual competition. Mr. Harding had a pleasant visit early today with 0. B. Kling, hie brother-in law. who is wintering here and greeted scores of inhabitants and winter reel 2 niiiaua iDailg aiittfs that he will not issue any pardons without recommendations of. the board is a distinct departure from the procedure followed by former Governor James P. Goodrich, who Issued more than 700 paroles und pardons without the consent of the board. At the conference an opinion drawn by Attorney General U. S. Lesh was read. The opinion, written at the request of the Governor, holds that It would not be practicable to abol ish the State board of pardons In favor of the Institutional boards, a plan which had been considered by the Governor. It was in his con sideration of this proposal that Gov ernor McCray asked the attorney general for his opinion. “I do not believe it is practicable to shift the duties of the present pardon board to the parole boards on account of the different fields aud viewpoints they severally occupy," Mr. Lesh's opinion stated. PRISON AT LAST * TO GET SPURLIN Judge Collins Finally Calls in Man Who Evaded Sentence Over Three Years. After evading for three years and eight months a sentence of from two to four teen years imposed in the Criminal Court by means of an appeal to the Supremo Court, a four months’ reprieve granted by former Governor James P. Goodrich and the failure of Judge James A. Col lins to see that the clerk of his court or dered the convicted man into court at the expiration of the reprieve, Albert I>. Spurlin, formerly producing manager of the Central Serum Company of Maywood, was in Jail today, pending his removal to the State prison. Sheriff George Snider said that Spurlln w nuld be taken to prison within the next few da> s. Under the law the sheriff lias five days within which to make the transfer. Spnrlin was convicted by a jury May 20, 1917. of assaulting George Porter. On the same date Special Judge Heury M. Spaan Imposed sentence. CONVICTION l I’ll ELD ON NOV. G. 1919. Spnrlin apealed and the records show that the Supreme Court affirmed bis con viction Nov. 6, 1919. On April 9, 1920, the Supreme Court denied a rehearing. On April 16, 1920, the papers showing the finding of the Supreme Court were spread on the records in the Criminal Court. The records show that on April 16, 1920, former Governor Goodrich set asitie temporarily the findings of both the Su preme Court and the trial court by granting a reprieve of four months to Spurlin. On Aug. 16, 1920, the reprieve expired, but ro effort was made, as far as the records show, to compel Spurlin to sur render. Spurlin remained at liberty until Pros ecutor William P.-Evans and Judge Col lins had a conference. Spurlin was or (Continued on Page ASKS ARRESTS AFTER JAN. 31 Comptroller Calls Attention to License Delinquents. Robert If. Bryson, city comptroller, sent n letter to the board of public safe ty today, asking that the chief of p<>- .ice be instructed to order patrolmen to notify all business firms and citizens in their districts, subject to any of the thirty-five varieties of city licenses due to be renewed Jan. 1, that those without them will be arrested after Jan. 31. Mr. Bryson said that the city in tvait ing one month before arresting delin quents is giving everybody plenty of time to come to the comptroller's office to get licenses. Every kind of license except that for dogs is due Jan. 1. Dog licenses must be renewed July 1. “If those who have not procured li censes will come to my office immedi ately they will not have to wait in a long l:ne for their turn to be waited on." said Mr. Bryson. "On the other hand, if a great many people wait until next Monday, the last day of grace. I ex[w—t there will be such a rush that somebody will be delayed. We hope the rush can be avoided.” Bergdoll Will Face Old Charge if Freed KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 25. The Government will vigorously oppose ef forts of Ervin Bergdoll, draft evader, to gain his liberty from the Ft. Leuven worth disciplinary barracks, according to Assistant District Attorney Harvey of Kansas. Bergdoll recently began habeas corpus proceedings. Harvey said he had received a copy or the Indictment returned against Berg doll in Philadelphia and that he would be arrested on that civil law charge if released from his military sentence. Year’s Coldest Wave Hits in New England ROSTON, Jan. 25.—New England to day is In the grip of the coldest wave of the winter. The mercury dropped thirty degrees in eighteen hours. This forenoon it was three above In Boston, five aud three below in the su burbs. dents who flocked about the Victoria. lie b.is not gone swimming as yet, for while the weather is warm, the water of the tidal inlet is chilled. Members •of the party indicated today that it Is possible the Senate., called in extra session by President Wilson to con firm the Cabinet appointments, might re main In session until President-elect Harding calls Congress in extra session latein March or early In April. The ob ject of this course, It was explained, would be to allow the confirmation of scores of Important appointments which Harding Is expected to make after March 4 ami permit the officials concerned to begin to function at once. INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 25,1921. OTHER CITIES SEEK COVER OF TRAFFIC ACT Senate Measure to Bar Con stable Activity Extended to Other Classes. SALARY MEASURE RILES The movement to do away with the Interference of constables w r orklng out of Justice of the peace courts in the ad ministration of traffic laws and ordi nances was advanced in the Senate to day when the blit introduced by Senator Winfield Miller of Indianapolis, giving city courts exclusive original jurisdic tion iu traffic cases, passed second read ing. That the constable nuisance is not confined to Indianapolis was indicated when amendments extending the applica tion of the bill to cities of the second and third class were accepted. The bill as originally drawn applied only to cities of the first class. JUDGES’ SALARY BILL CAI'SE OF TURMOIL. The Senate was thrown in a turmoil for more than an hour and epithets were hurled back and forth as a result of a motion by Senator Oliver Holmes of Gary to reconsider the action of the Senate in indefinitely postponing the English bill seeking to increase the salaries of Judges of the Supreme and Appellate Courts. The chair ruled that the motion was o.it of order because indefinite postpone ment of a bill could not be reconsid ered. Senator James J. Nejdl of Whit ing immediately appealed from the de cision of the chair and the fireworks started. The Lieutenant Governor re linquished the chair to Senator Oscar Ratts of Paoli, who turned it over to Senator Nelson J. Furnas of Lynu. During the course of the debate Senator Nejdl was accused of using “bulldog tactics'' and at another point Senator Nejdl declared that the chair could “use a club on me and It would not get me excited.” About half the members of (Continued on Page Four.) GRAIIt MARKET DEFENSE IS UP Chicago Man Appears Before House Agriculture Com mittee. WASHINGTON, Jan. 25—A general defense of grain market transactions was made today before the House Agricul ture Committee by Clifford Thorne of Chicago, representing merchant organi zations. Evils in the present marketing sys tem. Tborue said, should be corrected by the exchange bodies themselvs. lie did not think a law could be framed to accomplish the result that would prove elastic enough to permit tree trad ing. The practices of sales of fiutures and of hedging, where grain was being actu ally dealt in were justified as necessary to the market operations. With the conclusion of the testimony of Thorne, the committee began consid eration of the various bills before it. Rome of these bills would prohibit all deals in futures, others would tax them out of existence and still others would regulate them by limiting the time for delivery arid the amount of grain to be traded in. it is doubtful whether any bill will be reported from toe committee to the House at the present cession. Beware of Pretty Girls! They May Be Lure of Taxi Gangs NEW YORK. .lan. 25.—"IS* war a of Mlrange And hand*rrif> joung women* who attempt to talk to you on tlio Mtrtct at flight/* iva* the warning which went out from the police to day. It followed the revelation that taxicab bandit* are lining young; women a* a lure. Three |H*.r*onH who have reported being rohhed in the last twenty-four hour* Hiiid they were tir*t approached by a pretty girl who talked to them, making *ly iuqulrfe* to learn wheth er they had any money, If the an mver wa* In the affirmative the girl made a *lgn, a taxicab drove up and the bandits did the rest. Tenants Assail Flimsy Excuse for Rent Boost ‘Tax Increase * on Building, Put Up Since Last Assessment, Arouses Ire . Notices of rental increases approximating 18 per cent have been sent to the tenants of the Westminster apartments, 2725 North Meridian street, for the assigned reasons that taxes have increased over 100 per cent, fuel has increased nearly 200 per cent and, ‘‘in fact, increases in cost of all elements of overhead expenses entering into the proposition.” The Westminster apartments were completed last October and tenants who had engaged 'yooms in them were per mitted to move there in the belief that the rentals were_ fixed, at least for the one season. Now they are endeavoring to grasp what is meant by a letter telling them that “assessment in taxation” has in creased “over 100 per cent'’ when no tax assessment has been made since the I uilding was erected ; what is meant by “Increase in fuel of nearly 200 per cent," when the price of coal has fallen from 13 to 15 per cent In the Inst sixty days and the general opinion is that the trend is toward a lower level of prices in all things. The Westminster apartments are un der the control of H. 11. Woodsmall & Cos., agents. The ownership of the stock of the Delaware Investment Company, incorporated Aug. 27, 1019, which is said U. S, Garglers Choose Eight Kinds of Tea for American Taste NEW YORK. Jan. 25.—Seven sol emn men sat about a revolving table In (lie United states appraisers’ stores here today. Silently they lifted caps filled with an amber colored fluid and gargled the contents. They were tea experts deciding the kind of tea the American people will drink dur ing the coming year. Etght,of the best grades will be se lected, ft was said, and cheaper brands barred from importation. Judge Collins’ Order Blocks Sheriff’s Way Howard Meyer Can Not Be Re moved to Reformatory, Though Sentenced. Blocked by an order of Judge James A. Collins of Criminal Court from tak ing to the reformatory Howard W. Meyer, 20, formerly employed as a book keeper at the L. C. Thiele Furnace Com pany of 107 South Meridian street aud sentenced to serve from two to fourteen years at the Indiana State Reformatory on a charge of embezssellng $1,388 from the Thiele company, Sheriff George Snider today was patiently waiting to know what Is to be done with Meyer. Meyer was sentenced on Jan. 18 by Judge Collins, who announced after sen tencing four others on other charges that “it had been a day of crime re citals," and on the next morning Judge Collins issued in open court an order to the sheriff preventing him from taking Meyer to the reformatory until further order of the court. At the time Judge Collins prevented the carrying out of a sentence admin istered by himself, the court announced that he had just received a letter from Mr. Thiele in which it was suggested that leniency be extended if arrange ments were made for the return of the money. Judge Collins stated at the time that the court would favor granting leniency under those conditions and later stated that leniency ir this case meant a sus pension of the sentence. Since that time Meyer has been in Jail and no further orders have been issued. During the interval Judge Coilins has been severely criticised in the public press for granting leniency to embezzlers if they made complete financial restitu tion. Attorney Ralph Spann, who represents Meyer, said today that he had written to Meyer's father In Cleveland, Ohio, but oad recelv* and no reply. In the meantime Meyer Is a ‘ward” of the sheriff and is being confined at the jail although he has been formally sen tenced to the reformatory. WAGON CRUSHES CHILD FATALLY Witness Says Antoinette Mc 'Namara Ran Into Horse and Fell Under Wheels. Antoinette McNamara, about 7. daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard O. McNamara. 1550 Ashland avenue, was kilted shortly before noon today when she was run ovr by a heavy wagon at the Intersec tion of Massachusetts and CoJege ave nues and St. Clair street. According to witnesses tlie accident was unavoidable. Ira N. Hendrickson, 2001 NowlanJ avenue, a driver for the Polk Milk Com pany, was "driving northeast in Massa chusetts avenue and the child was return ing home from the St. Joseph Academy, st North and Noble streets, where she attended school, when she was run down by the wagon. William Wallace, 638 Harmon street, was one of the closest witnesses and among the first to reach tlm . fib cording to Wallace, the little girl ran from the sidewalk directly Into the side of the horse. The impact threw her hack under the wheels and before Hend rickson could stop both wheels had passed over her body. She was still alive when Wallae reached her, but died within a few mo ments-after being carried into a pool room on the point formed by College and Massachusetts avenues. Hendrickson was arrested on order of the coroner and charged with manslaugh ter. He was released on bond. McNamara called at the city morgue and viewed the body, after which it was removed to the John F. Reynolds funeral parlors, 905 North Meridian street. The child is survived by her parents, two brothers, Louis, 4, and Richard, Jr., 1, and a Rlster, Rose Harriet, 10 who Is attending school at Oldenburg. Mc- Namara Is a molder. 38 Killed, 26 Injured in Saxony Mine Blast BERLIN, Jan. 25.—-Thirty-eight work ers w’ere killed and twenty-six injured in an explosion In a mine r.earj Oelsnitz, Saxony, today. One hundred and fifty miners were entombed and later rescued. to be the owning company, was con cealed behind an lncorpoartion in which Charles lieiuster, H. 11, Hornbrook and Jennie R. Smith, a stenographer in Mr. Ilornbrook's office, are named as the di rectors. LETTER ANNOUNCES HORIZONTAL BOOST. One cf the letters received by a ten ant announcing a horizontal increase in the rental of approximately 18 per cent is signed by the Woodsmall company, ‘G. W. Mahony, assistant treasurer.” It reads as follows: “The owners of the Westminster Apart ments have instructed us that it Is neces sary to make a material increase, in the rental on your apartment, as of Jan. 1, 1921. ‘‘This is due to Increase in assessment in taxation, showing increase of over 100 iContinued on rage Eleven.) Ouija Gets Owner in SIO,GOO Slander Suit by Theft Talk CHICAGO, Jan. 25.—The ouija board was consigned to the Ananias Club today by Mrs. Frank Walter when she filed a declaration of her Intention to sue Mrs. Albert Yost for g 10,090 if the latter did not apologize for accusations of burglary. “You see,” said Mrs. Walter, “she accused me of stealing raisins, salt and a couple of pounds of sugar from her house and said the ouija board told her all about it.” , , _ ißy Carrier, Week. Indianapolis, 10c; Elsewhere. 12c. Subscription Rates: j ßy Mall 6fto Per Month; $5.00 Per Year. CLASHES MARK EACH MOVE IN LOWER HOUSE Only Five Bills Presented and Members Have Plenty of Time to Fight. NONPARTISAN PLAN DIES Members of the House of Representa tives were cocked and primed for fight_ ing when they entered the chamber to day and the spirit entered Into prac tically every question tqat came before the House. Only five bills were intro duced In the morning session, leaving plenty of opportunity for argument. A clash took place when the Com ; mittee on Judiciary A returned a divided \ report on House Bill No. 123, introduced : by Representative John L. Benedict, pro ; viding for the removal of election of ! judges from partisan politics. The ma i jority r.eport favored indefinite postpone : ment and was adopted after a long wrangle. The minority report, signed by Representative Givan, favored passage. Representative J. Glenn Harris of Lake, j County said the majority of the com mittee did not look with disfavor on the | proposal to take the office of judge out of politics, but that it did the ; present bill, w hich he referred -to as a Joke. OhasfPr A. Davis of Jay County, cahir i man of the committee, was vigorous In ' his denunciation of the bill, which he I said did not merit the time spent in its preparation. | “GREEN-EYED” IDEA RIDICULED. j “For years we have been electing ! judges in the same manner as they are I now elected, and now comes along a man with a green-eyed idea to take them out of politics,’’ said Mr. Davis. The speaker rapped nonpartisan politics, calling at tention to the reported failures of the plan, and insisted there is no such thing us nonpartisanship. “Either It is or it isn’t,” he said. “We must have a place to put responsibility, and in partisan politics we can place on the party that is in power. This bill is absurd.” Another elar.h occurred when Repre sentative Henry Abrams' bi.l defining general libel and prescribing a penalty was called down for second reading. After a minor amendment had been adopted a motion to amend by striking out the enacting clause was made by Representative James L. Kingsbury, sec onded by Representative Givan. Mr. Abrams moved to lay the Kings bury motion on the table. On a roll call the Abrams motion was lost. Roll call on the motion to strike out the enacting clause carried. 58 to 34, killing the bill. The Abrams bill was labeled by Mr. Kingsbury and Mr. Givan as being vic ious and opening the way for petty qurarels and numerous lawsuits. WRANGLE OVER I'KINTING OF BILLS. Questions of rules and the status of bills w’hieh were not printed according ; to rules of the House caused a wrangle. The first opposition to House Bill No. 40, which provided for changes in the existing iosn and trust company laws, wag voiced when a mistake in the hill regarding the name of the Representa (t'ontinned on Page Fonr.) PRAYER MOTION BOBS UP AGAIN Devotions Question Raised by Cravens in Senate. The question of what ministers who open the daily sessions of the Senate say in their prayers was again brought up In the Senate today. This question appears to be a biennial one on the part of the Senate. Twice in its history min isters have been Interrupted in the midst of prayers by Senators, who objected their utterances. The question was brought up this time by Senator Joseph M. Cravens of Madison, who Introduced a resolution to instruct.the committee on obtaining min isters to ask the ministers to remembei the President of the United States In their prayers. He pointed out that not a minister who has opened the Senate this session has prayed for either the outgoing or the incoming President. Senator Charles ,T. Buchanan of Indi anapolis. chairman of the committee, asked that the Senate not pass the mo tion because “it is hard, enough to ob tain ministers after what happened at the last session." The Lieutenant Governor ruled that “the matter wtil be taken by common consent” and the motion was not put to a vote. BUCKNER TRIAL AGAIN DELAYED Murder Case Now’ Set to Open Tomorrow Morning. William. Buckner, negro, of Indianap olis, indicted for the murder of Adam Naparin, former inspector of the board of health, did not go to trial today as scheduled in the Shelby Circuit Court. Prosecutor William I*. Evans was noti fied that it would be impossible to be gin the ease and that the court had an nounced the trial would open tomorrow morning. The case was set for trial sev eral weeks ago, but was continued until Monday, when there was further delay. Six other men were indicted for the murder of Naparin, which resulted from an attempt tof a a band of negroes to hold up Naparlu and others while mak ing a delivery of contraband liquor. Naparlu was sliot fatally. The cases of the other defendants are pending In the Marion County Criminal Court. STEP TAKEN TOWARD RELIEF OF AUSTRIA PARIS. Jan. 25.—The first definite step toward Austrian relief was taken by the supreme council today when a commission was appointed to study the problem and make recommendations to the allies. This action was taken at the morning session; in the afternoon the statesmen turned their attention to Greek and Balkan matters. It was suggested that Frgsy.'e and England advance £50.009,000 for Austrian relief, and also attempt to stabilize the central European exchange rates. The premiers, it is understood, have concluded tb.-t the rehabilitation of Aus tria is bound up with the whole eco nomic situation of central Europe. French, British and Italian experts LAST HOME EDITION TWO CENTS PEE COPY DAYLIGHT ROBBERS MAKE HAUL OF S2OO ON VIRGINIA AVE. Two young men staged a bold daylight robbery on Virginia avenue, this after noon, escaping with S2OO after they had seriously Injured the proprietor of a feed store. William H. Whitaker, 65, who conducts a feed store at 1049 Virginia avenue, was in his store alone shortly after 2 o’clock, when two young men entered and asked for some feed. Mr. Whitaker went to a loft In the rear of his store to fill the order, and w'hile at work was struck PRAISE GIVEN BALKANS FOR PEACE SPIRIT Lord Robert Cecil Says Most Troublesome Formerly Now Tractable. LONDON, Jan. 25.—The small nations of the world are pointing the way In the League of Nations, and of the small na tions, those of the Balkans, previously the most troublesome, have set the fin est examples of International coopera tion, in the opinion of Lord Robert Ce cil, the leading zealot of the movement in the English-speaking world. Lord Robert admitted today that the league has not yet reached the state of completeness and recognition that will enable it to tackle the gigantic problem of world disarmament This tall, gaunt prophet of the new era, who has gone forth over England for many months past preaching the doc trine of the League of Nations to his fellow countrymen, claims that the Idea Is finding more support here and throughout the world than appears on the surface. Lord Robert Cecil was one of the founders of the league and one of the authors of the A'< venant. He was chosen to represent South Africa at the League of Nations assembly meeting at Geneva and is the best qualified man la the world to speak on the subject. Lord Robert Cecil pointed out that re mote countries, some of the South Ameri can republics, for instance, appeared to be more interested In the Geneva confer ence than England. But in reality, said the statesman, millions of persons in Great Britain are coming to regard the league as a living thing. “The outstanding fact is the enthusi asm of the smaller nations for the league," said Lord Robert. “They are an In earnest about it. They send their very best men to represent them at the assembly and they bow most cheerfully to the decisions of the league. “Day by day at Geneva We were con scious that what we did was watched and discussed with the keenest interest in Norway, Sweden, Serbia, Greece and South American republics, and in fact all (fconfciiiued on Pago Two.) MORALS CASES TO BE APPEALED Men Convicted of Attacking Girls Ordered to Jail. Indications today were that Lawrence O'Neal, 031 West Vermont street; Tom mie Hogan, 328 North Blackford street, and George Kirk, 631 West Vermont street, who were each fined $1 and costs by Judge Frank Lahr of Juvenile court aud sentenced to six months on the State Farm on charges of contributing to delinquency of young girls, would ap peal. The men were ordered to Jail by the court. The evidence showed that the young men, in company with three girls, at tempted to rent rooms In a local hotel on the Sunday after Christmas. Judge Lahr bitterly assailed the girls as well as the men for their conduct. One of the girls was sentenced to the Indiana Girls' School, but the'cases of the other two were continued. Hogan was found guilty last week in the Criminal Court by a jury ou a charge of operating a blind tiger and he gained his freedom by an appeal to the State Supreme Court, attaches of the juvenile court announced. 12 HENS WEIGH 91 POUNDS. HARTFORD CITY, Ind., Jan. 25. Morris Worley, a farmer, Monday brought twelve hens of the Black Langshan breed, weighiug ninety-one pounds, to this city. Packing house _ employes declare the weight is a record. Enrollment Shows Almost 2,500 Gain for Grade Schools As was expected, the total enroll ment for the grade schools of Indian apolis showed a large increase at the beginning of the second semester yes terday over that of last September. With School No. 36 still to report, there was a total of 35.2C5, as against 83,448 for all seventy-three schools in September. It Is believed the report from the missing school will Increase the total by at least 650, which would show a net gain of almost 2,500 since the opening of the first semester. Reports from the high schools show that 042 new freshmen enrolled at Technical and 282 at Manual Train big. Shortridge has not reported. read long reports on the distress and needs of Austria. Afterward the relief commission was appointed with Great Gritain, France, Belgium and Italy rep resented. The French delegate is M. Loueheur, who was a member of the French peace delegation; the British member Is Sir Robert Horne. The com mission held lts first meeting during the afternoon, but it is doubtful whether it will be able to report before the coun cil breaks up at the end of the week. While the premiers were in session the allied naval and military experts drafted an itemized statement showing wherein Germany had failed to comply with the disarmament protocol. Recommendations were drawn up for presentation to the supreme council. NO. 222. , over the head with a blackjack by onej | of the men, who had followed him to thej i loft. The other took a purse containing! I more than S2OO from his pockets ana I both robbers jumped from a loft window ! and escaped. | Whitaker s Injuries are believed to bo serious. He was sent to the city hos | pital. Sergeant Sheehan a id Detectives Man- I nlng and Reynolds are making an in | vestigation. ‘WORST OVER,’ IS PREDICHON OF ECONOMIST National City Bank Official Sees General Improvement in Business. NEW YORK, Jan. 25.—The danger point in the country’s Industrial de pression has been passed safely and con ditions may be expected to Improve from now on, George E. Roberts, vice president of the National City Bank and noted economist, declared in an Inter view today. “It is fato say that the worst of the Industrial depression is over,” he said. “Before Jan. I,’’ he said, “there was a feeling of uncertainty, even alarm. The people didn't know how much worse conditions were going to be. There was almost a total cessation of buying by retailers. “The situation has noticeably Im proved, stocks have been reduced, mer chants are more confident and there is a general resumption of buying. “While keeping in mind the fact that we are now on the road to normal in dustrial conditions, It would be unwisa to assume that all our factories will re_ open' over night. "I hardly look for a full state of em ployment and general prosperity until the Industrial situation is more generally bal anced. Some products have experienced a great fall iu values; others have been only slightly reduced. Many retail prices have not come down to conform with wholesale prices. “Farmers generally have taken a big shrinkage In the value of their products and owe a great deal of money. They ■will not buy at a normal rate until their debts are reduced and other prices are down to correspond with their own. And the farmers constitute 40 per cent of the population. The speed with which the present depression is entirely effneed will l>e in just the ratio that every one re alizes the necessity of getting prices down to a common level. “As regards wage earners, their conten tion- that they will not accept reduction! in prices of their labor until the cost of living comes down simply amounts to a fallacy. It is the commodities in which the cost of labor is a large factor that are holding up the general decline.” NEGRO IDENTIFIED AS THUG BY TWO Held Under High Bond After Y'andes Street Hold-up; After two men had identified Georg* Taylor, 20, negro, 1947 Massachusetts j avenue, as the man who held up William T. Gale, negro grocery keepr, 1501 Yan des street, Saturday night, Taylor was charged with robbery, and In City court charges of vagrancy and carrying con cealed weapons were continued until Wednesday. Clarence Taylor, IS, brother of George, still Is held on a vagran charge under a high bond. His case w. 5 continued to Wednesday. Gale was in his grocery counting his money when two men entered and at tempted to hold him up. He bombarded the would-be robbers with empty milk bottles and one of the men fired three shots at him, but missed. The men then ran from the grocery and escaped. Mo tor Police Reilly and Mullln arrested George and Clarence Taylor Monday as suspects. George had a loaded revolver : in a holster, the belt of which was filled with cartridges. Gale picked George Taylor from among six negroes In the turnkey's office at Id a. m. today and said he was one of the two men who committed the hold-up. He failed to pick Clarence Taylor as one of the men. Paul Anderson, who knowa Taylor, ran from his home at 13<M Yan des street when he heard the shooting in Gale's grocery. He picked George Taylor from among six negroes today and said he was the man who ran from Gale’s grocery. The arrest of George Taylor has at tracted considerable attention for two reasons, one that Taylor had escaped I from the penal farm after serving less j than one month of a six months' sen : ter.ee, and the other that Taylor got off I “light” in Criminal Court. The records J of the city cl p rk's office show that Taylor I waived examination In city court Oct. j 25. on the charge of burglary. He was | bound over to the grand jury and hla [case came to trial in Criminal Court [ Nov. 27. While the charge of burglary only was ; placed against Taylor by the police, he was later sentenced on a larceny charge in Criminal Court, Judge James Colllna fining him $1 and costs and sentencing him to serve six months on the Indiana State Farm. t lie was indicted on both the charge of grand larceny and bur- Chiry. Taylor at the time of his arrest In October was charged with having stolen a revolver valued at $32, and about $27; In money from a residence at 1333 Yandea' street. Threaten Penalty for Cutting Roads The Marlon County commissioners to day held a conference with County At torney Harry C. Hendrickson regarding prosecution of owners of heavy trucks who cause their machines to be driven over Light surface roads in bad weather, causing serious damage. j Mr. Hendrickson held that a State law| gives roa dsupertntendents and snper-j visors power to cause arrest. The penalty Is a fine of not less than' $5 nor more than SSO. The commissioners have determined to) protect the light surface roads In had weather.