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BARKER WINS
FLOOR FIGHT
Insistence on Minority Report
Leads to Undoing of One
House Measure.
Charges that the chairman of the
House Committee on Judiciary A.
resAtative Chester A. Davis. Jay County,
had refused to submit a minority report
on Senate Bill 53. signed alone by Itep
reaentative R. U. Barker, Democrat,
Posey County, and favoring indefinite
postponement of the bill,
that the chairman account for the fail
ure to submit the report, were made to
day by Mr. Barker on the lloor of the
House. ~
The charge came after the House had
accepted a report on the bill favoring
passage, and following .reconsideration,
the minority report was accepted.
The bill provided anew section to the
law prohibiting erection of a schoolhouse
within 500 feet of a livery stable, breed
ing barn, or railroad, and that no such
industry could be located within 500 feet
of a schoolhouse. The bill was intro
duced by Senator Hartzell of Ft. Wayne,
and was designed to % correct a situation
In Allen County.
SETS OCT REASONS
FOR OBJECTIONS.
Representative Barker declared that
the bill was unjust in that it would al
low remodeling or erection of a school
house within 500 feet of such a prohibited
industry, on condition that the secretary
of the State board of health and the
State Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion waive the old law. Following erec
tion of the new building, however, the
old law could be invoked and the pro
hibited industry, with no recourse, would
be required to raze its buildings, he said.
Representative Barker declared that at
the meeting of the committe he had
signed a minority report, favoring in
definite postponement of the bill, but
that the report had disappeared. lie
charged Representative Davis with dis
honest* tactics in failing to submit the
report.
Representative Davis replied by stat
ing that no dissenting opinion had been
given in the two meetings of tlje com
mittee at which the bill had been dis
cussed, and that he had had no minor
ity report to submit. He stated that
there would be no objection to a minority
report being submitted by Mr. Barker.
DAVIS WON' TO
MINORITY REPORT.
A motion was then made to reconsider
the action on the committee report and
Mr. Barker submitte.d his report. Fol
lowing explanation of the minority report
Representative Davis declared that he
was then in favor of the Barker report.
He also took occasion to censure Dr
J. N. Hurty, secretary of the health
board, for his appearance on the floor
of the House at the time the report was
being considered.
The House adopted the minority report,
in substitution of the majority report,
and the bill was killed.
The House only heard reading of com
mittee reports in the morning, much of
the time being taken up to reading of
Washington’s Farewell Address, and
6inging of songs in observam-e of the
first President’s birthday. Representative
Charles W. Harlan, Kosciusko County,
read the Farewell Address.
TWELVE BILLS
ARE KILLED. v
Twelve bills were killed on recom
mendation of committees and twenty
nine were reported favorable for passage.
The important bills that were killed
were: *
Morgan bill, providing for the teaching
of thrift in the public schools of the
State.
Abrams bill, prtviding that no paper
may be hung on i wall In a house un
less the walls are n a sanitary condition.
Bill Introduce! by Representative
Johnson of Monroe, providing reward of
$5 to person giving information that mo
tor vehicle is being operated with li
cense number belonging to another per
son.
. Gasser bill, prohibiting issuance of
trading stamps.
Osborn bill, fixing salaries of officials
in cities of the fourth class.
CLUBS ATTACK
* GERMAN STUDY
Parent-Teacher Organizations
Adopt Resolutions.
Mrs. Curtis A. Hodges. president of the
Indianapolis Federation of Parent-
Teacher Clnb. in a stirring appeal to
the women attending the annual meet
ing of the federation this morning urge ( j
members to get back of the movement
to keep the teaching of the German lan
guage out of the public schools.
“It is to* soon," she said, “to allow
propaganda again in our schools.”
The organization adopted a resolution
favoring the sending of a letter to the
Legislature protesting against the teach
ing of German in the schools.
Mrs. Henry Heywood spoke on “Public
Nursing” and Miss Julia E. Landers on
“Visual Education.”
A musical program was given nnder
direction of Mrs. Charles Maxwell, pre
ceding the luncheon/ which was served
in Hollenbeck Hall.
Miss Sue Blastngham, E. C. Graff and
Ellsworth Lowrie spoke In the after
noon. Mrs. Frank Sheehan of Gary was
to speak on “The Sand Dunes."
Lands West of Dallas
in Try for Air Record
DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 22.—Lieut. Wil
liam Coney, aviator, attempting a one
step. twenty-four hours' Bight from the
Pacific to the Atlantic coast, landed 200
miles west of Dallas i today.
Conuey left San Diego, Cal., last night
on the 2.070-mile flight, ne planned to
make only one stop during the flight—at
Dallas. His Atlantic coast landing place
was fixed at Jecksonville, Fla.
LOVEFIELD, DALLAS, Texas, Feb 22
—Scout planes took ne air here to
search for. Lieut. W. 11. Coney, overdue
on his one-stop, coast-to-coast flight.
The scout planes were unable to see
the ground from a height of 1,000 feet
because of thick clouds.
Fear that Coney had missed the land
ing field was growing.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Feb. 22.—1n
an effort to establish anew trans-con
tinental air mail record, two planes took
off early today for Ueno, Ney„ where
two other planes weer waiting to relay
the mail eastward in a night and day
flight against time. Farr Nutter and A.
Little piloted tn c two planes that left
here at 4:'#> a. m. for Iteno and planes
from New York, are expected to reach
here tomorrow night..
Radiograms to the air mail service
from Reßo announced the arrival there
at 6:43 a. m. of Nutter and of Little at
■ 7 o’clock. Planes bearing their cargoes
were dispatched for Salt Lake at t>:os
and 7:10.
Witness Weakens
in Matewan Trial
WILLIAMSON, W. Va.. Feb. 22.—Dr.
W. F. Hill, witness against the nineteen
defendants In the Matewan murder trial,
who had testified Albert Feits, detective,
did not fire the first shot, weakened on
cross-examination today.
He admitted that Detective C. B. Cun
ningham partially obstructed his view of
the doorway where the first shot was
fired. 1 ’ He said he could not swear Felts
did not fire the first shot
3 Way Navgl Comparison
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NAVAL UNITS INACTIVE SFR.VICE
TYPE [UNITED STATE 5 GREAT BRITAIN JAPAN
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shows by figures and silhouettes the lower diagram shuns.the ships of various
present strength of the various branches types now authorized by the same nations.
U. S. DEMANDS
HALT IN TYING
UP MANDATES
(Continued From rage One.)
ell's decision to meet in Paris instead
of at headquarters In Geneva was in
tended as a reprimand to Switzerland,
but several delegates privately declared
that was what the action meant.
The coucil also will decide the status
of Dantzig declared a free city.
The league army Is baited by For
eign Minister Tchitcfcenu’a Bolshevist
Intrigue.
The Bolshevists desire to keep the
league from sending an army to super
vise the Vilna plebiscite, on the ground
such action would be virtual Intervention
ii favor of Poland.
Spanish, British, Belgian and French
troops, comprising the league army, first
trieQ to get to' Vilna through Switzer
land. Tchitcherin wirelessed orders to
Swiss radicals, who brought pressure on
the government and forced it to refuse
passage.
The troops then tried to pass through
Italy.
Again the Moscow wireless sent orders.
After the radicals had acted the gov
ernment reported to the league it would
not be allowed to send the army through
Italy.
Italian railway workers are among the
mast radical in the country, the gov
ernment said, and there might be trouble
if the soldiers used the rails there.
It developed that Tchitcherin has pro
ceeded in other countries in the same
fashion. Roumania, Austria and Czecho
slovakia in turn were compelled, through
the threats of their radicals, to turn the
league army back.
The league council may decide on ac
tion this week to compel member coun
tries to give its troops passage
An international conference for the
suppression of white slavery will be
called to meet in Geneva next June, the
council decided. It was agreed also to
reaffirm the council's decision that the
former German provinces of Eupen and
Malmedy be awarded to Belgium.
TURKS TO REGAIN
SOME TERRITORY
LONDON, Feb. repre
sentatives were called before the allied
Supreme Council here today to learn the
fate of their lost territories.
It was understood the two Turkish
delegations—followers the Sultan and
Nationalists—would be granted some of
their demands for return of territories
lost to Greece after the M'orld War.
At the same time the Nationalists were
to be questioned regarding reported Bol
shevist operations in Georgia, designed,
apparently, to link Russia and the
Turks.
Although Premier Kalogeropolous of
Greece pleaded with the Council to leave
the Turkish provinces in Greek posses
sion, it was understood he had been over
ruled by the allied desire to propitiate
the Turkish Nationalists.
It was reported a compromise had been
reached whereby one-fourth of Thrace
will be restored to Turkey and the prov
ince of Smyrna will be made seinl
autonomous under a governor to be
chosen for a five-year term.
The first governor will be a Christian,
who will have a police force half Turks
and half Greeks.
ANGLOPHILE RULE
IN PERSIA UPSET
PARIS, Feb. 22—The Anglophile gov
ernment of Persia has been overthrown
by Persian cossacks, according to an
Exchange Telegraph dispatch.
The Shah of Persia is said to be prac
tically a prisoner in his palace.
The Persian cossacks have occupied all
of TeJieran. the Persian capital, the dis
patch added.
The Russian soviet has opened Its “of
fensive” in the Near East, according to
indications. The overturning of the pro-
British government of Persia evidently
was effected by the armed forces that
seek a treaty of alliance between Persia
and soviet Russia. ' Georgia has been
overrun by Red troops. Russian troops
not only have gained control of the rich
oil fields In the Caucasus, but have opened
the way for a junction of forces with the
Turkish nationalists and appear to be
making progress in their gigantic effort
to "open the road to India.”
NA TIONAL RIGHTS
INVOLVED IN OIL
NEW YORK, Feb. 22.—The principle
underlying the world oil situation is
whether national power shall be sustained
on land and sea by the acquisition and
control of oil at home and abroad, ac
cording ts B. L Welch, general aecre
tary and counsel of the American Petrol
eum Institute.
This statement ls contained in Welch’s
forthcoming report, a section of which
was made public today. Welch declares
that this phase ls a larger Issue than the
Interest of any or ail of the American
or foreign companies engaged in the
business.
He quotes Thomas A. O'Donnell, presi
dent of the Institute, as follows:
"The American oil industry asks only
the support of the nation in giving it
an equal-watus, putting it upon an equal
footing with the nationals of other coun
tries in the development of the world
petroleum resources—and it asks this in
the interest of the nation.”
'PARIS, Feb. 22.—The Hotel National
at Geneva, headquarters of the League
of Nations, has been sold to a Swiss
hotel company, according to an Ex
change Telegraph dispatch from Brus
sels. i
There have been persistent reports that
the headquarters would bo removed from
Geneva because Switzerland refused to
allow allied troops bound for the Vilna
plebiscite zone to cross Swiss soil.
Switzerland threatened to withdraw from
the league if the allies pressed their de
mands.
Suggests Legion Mix
in City Civic Affairs
A join? meeting of the Osrie-Mills-
Watkins post and auxiliary American
I-egion, was held at the Central Avenue
M. E. Church last night, when two of
the national ofilduls of the legion made
addresses. R. G. Crebston, assistant
adjutant, was the principal speaker,
stressing the part that legion posts and
auxiliaries may play in civic affairs and
the influences for good that they may
wield. He cited also opportunities for
the service man and woman and called
attention to the means available for
greater efficiency in legion work.
E. H. Prell, director of organization,
was the hit of the evening with his
breezy talk on topics in general and
made some of the members of the auxil
iary regret their negative vote on the
State boxing bill.
Senate Passes Bill
to Pay Railroads
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. —The Senate
today passed the Winslow bill, authoriz
ing partial payment to the railroads of
the sums due them from the Govern
ment under the guarantee provision of
the Esch-Cummlns law.
A proposal by Senator EaFollette that
payments under the guarantee clause of
the transportation art be deferred until
the interstate commerce commission de
termined whether they should be made,
was defeated 47 to 111.
Marriage Licenses
Zack Hayden, 1031 Highland place 46
Lucy Porter. 1940 Boulevard place 46
Richard Rovers. 410 N. Delaware st.. 29
Iluzel Kmllh. 419 N. Delaware st 26
Charles Rott, R R. Y. M. O. A 25
Clara White. 2841 N. Chester st 23
Earl Herr. 129’-. S. Illinois st 33
Norma Bailey, 615 N. Noble st 23
WH’lnm Strieker, 1024 Hoyt ave 23
Edna Kiel, 1126 Harlan st 19
Clarence Temple. Indianapolis 23
Clara Holsell 1322 N. Senate ave 22
Ed. ,T. O’Rourke. 631 W. Vermont st... 23
Myrtle Taylor, 561 N. Belmont av 21
James Fish, 2314 Broadwav 53
Jeanette Reed, 2925 Washington blvd.. 47
Robert Jones. 1207 N. Senate ave 22
Opal Ross. 2151 Highland place 19
Ah, When’s Bedtime?
Charles Chaplin was leaving a motion
picture ball when he was accosted by a
monocled dude who pretended to mis
take him for a servant. • 1 say, my
man,” he commanded, “call me a four
wheeler.” "All right, you are a four
wheeler,” responded Chaplin.' And as he
walked away tho comedian turned and
added, “I could hardly call you hansom,
you know.”
PLAN SUNDAY SCHOOL MEETING.
LAFAYETTE, Ind., Feb. 22.—The com
mittee having charge of the arrange
ments for the annual convention of the
Indiana State Sunday School Association,
which is to meet here in June, held a
conference Monday and decided conven
tion sessions both in Lafayette and at
Purdue University, In West Lafayette.
INDIANA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1921.
LAY MEMORIAL
CORNER STONE
Masons Hold Ceremony at
Site of New Building at
Franklin.
(By Staff Correspondent.)
FRANKLIN, Ind., Feb. 22.—The corner
stone for the Scottish Rite World War
Memorial building at the Masonic Home
here was laid this afternoon with the rit
ualistic ceremonies of the Grand Lodge
of the Free and Accepted Masons, before
a crowd of approximately 500 Masons
from this city, Indianapolis and sur
rounding cities.
The Indianapolis delegation, number
ing 325, arrived at 1:30 o’clock on a
special train, which was run In on the
Masonic Home siding, thus taking the
guests directly to the /eene of the cere
mony. which began at 2 o'clock.
George M. Spiegel, thrice potent mas
ter of Adoniram Grand Lodge of the
Scottish Rite, and as such head of the
deliberative bodies of the Scottish Rite,
officiated as most worship grand master
of the Indiana Grand Lodge, F. and A.
M., and Grand Master Schweitzer and
the following official staff assisted in the
ceremonies:
Edward J. Scoonover. deputy grand
master; Will J. Dobyns, senior grand
warden; Edward B. Itaub, junior grand
warden; Nathan T. Washburn, grand
treasurer; John J. Twiname, superin
tendent of the building; John T. Saulter,
grand marshal; the Rev. Louden A. Ilar
riman, grand chaplain, and Robert G.
McClure, grand secretary.
REV. HARKIMAN
MAKES ADDRESS.
The principal speaker was the Rev. L.
A. Harriinan, who said the spiritual Is
best represented in material objects, cit
ing as an example, than which there
could be no better, the home that was to
rise from the corner stone laid today as
syrnboliziug the love and esteem in the
hearts of the Masonic body for tlielr
brethren who had offered their lives to
their country in time of need.
Among the articles that were placed
within the corner stone were the fol
lowing:
Programs and announcements of Scot
tish Rite classes from January, 1917, to
date.
Scottish Rite roster of July, 1920.
Copy of Scottish Rite by-laws.
Pictures of Scottish Rite cathedral, 29
South Pennsylvania street, ‘lndianapolis,
and data relating thereto.
Copies of Indianapolis daily papers and
Franklin, Ind.. papers, containing articles
relating to the laying of the corner stone.
Copy of resolution of Adoniram Grand
Lodge of Perfection, valley of Indian
apolis, authorizing the erection of the
World War memorial building, and
names of the present committee.
Copy of Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite
Supreme Council report of the- year 1918.
Copy of Joint agreement between the
trustees of the Indiana Masonic home and
the Scottish Rite committee.
Map showing Jurisdictions of the An-
Scottish Rite in Indiana,
and "ata in regard to same.
Copy of honor roll of members of the
Ancient Accepted Scottish Kite In the
Northern Masonic Jurisdiction who took
part in the World War.
Personnel of the Indiana Masonic home
on Feb. 22, 1921, and photograph of the
home as it ls today.
List of members of the Ancient and j
Accepted Scottish Rite on Nov. 11, 1918,
who were in service of the United States
during World War.
Resume of the work of the Scottish
Rite World War relief committee, as prv j
pared by Illustrious Brother Will J.
Dobyns.
Indianapolis and Franklin newspapers
of date Feb. 22. 1921.
BUILDING TO COST
MOKE THAN *150.000.
The memorial building will cost In ex
cels of $150,0)0 and will be used as a
dormitory at the home. It Is expected J
to be ready for dedication by May 1.
Five hundred seventy-three Masons an
swered thetr country's call and of this
number thirteen made the supreme sacri
fice.
The Scottish Rite World War memorial
committee Is headed by Will J. Dobyns
as chairman. Nathan T. Washburn ls
vice chairman, and R. G. McClure Is sec
retar.v. The members of the committee
are: Denton F. Billingsley, W. 11. Rork
stabler, Winfield T. Durbin, J. Clyde
Hoffman, Frank G. Laird, James W. Lilly,
Charles J. Orblson, Edward B. llaub,
John T. Saulter, Logan C. Scholl, Ed
ward J. Scoonover, George M. Spiegel.
John J. Twiname, Eugene E. T’atet and
Frank Z. Sherer.
SHALE GIVES UP
MANY PRODUCTS
Oil Experiments Conducted
by State Department.
Extensive cxi>erlmants are being con
ducted at the new shale oil extraction
plant recently established lu the labora
tories of the division of geology of the
State department of conservation. Dr. W.
N. Logan, State geologist, announced to
day.
The plant ls a duplicate on a smaller
senle of a plant to be erected in southern
Indiana by an Eastern automobile firm
for the extraction of oil on a commercial
scale from tho New. Albany ehahe. The
smaller plant now In operation was In
stalled by Louis Clarke of Ardmore. Pa.,
at his expense.
Some of tho by-products which have
been obtained aro gas, coke, benzol, am
monium sulphate, pyridine, benzene and
naphtha. From the ash potash and lith
ium have been obtained. Experiments
will bo conducted to determine whether
the ash can be used In the manufacture
of cement.
John R. Reeves of the division of
geology ls In charge of the experimental
work.
Ist Interscholastic
Shoot to Be Friday
The first interseholnstle rifle competition
in which the entries will be State-wide,
will be held Friday. The contestants will
not meet at some centrally located gal
lery range, but will do their firing on
their respective ranges. Targets used by
the participants will bo sent to Ft. Ben
jamin Harrison, headquarters of the
Fifth Army Corps arm, where tho scores
will be computed, and the winner de
termined. All of the schools In this
area, which is comprised of Ohio, Ken
tucky, West Virginia and Indiana, which
maintain R. O. T. C. units, will enter
teams of ten men each. The thr
high schools will enter teams in the con
test. Other Institutions in Indiana which
have It. O. T. C. units entering teams
are: Culver Military Academy, Indiana
University and I’urdue. Os these it is
expected that Culver will make tho best
showing.'
$3,000 Estimated
Loss in Two Fires
A large two-story duplex frame house
at 2006 North Talbot avenue was burned
today at 12:30. Fire started in the roof,
which v*BB all burned off, and ate Its
way to the basement before the flames
could be extinguished. The loss is esti
mated at $2,000.
The home of Luther Poe, 2320 North
Pennsylvania street, a two-story frame
building took fire near the roof at 1
o'clock. Firemen succeeded In putting
out the blaze before the entire structure
Tu burned. Loss
Letter Carriers to
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Conservatism marked the business ses
sion of the Indiana State Association of
Letter Carriers, which Is holding its
twenty-third annual convention today.
Although a higher salary basis for letfer
carriers and postal employes in general
is favored by the association, a marked
feeding developed among the delegates
that in view of existing business condi
tions throughout th country that this
was not the proper time to take active
steps in that direction.
A resolution was adopted favoring a
thirty-day leave of absence for carriers
each year instead of the fifteen days now
allowed. It was explained that almost
every other department of the Govern
ment gives Its employes an annual vaca
tion of thirty days.
A recommendation was also made fa
voring a change In the compensation now
paid carriers who are off duty through
Illness or injury. At present this com
pensation is paid on a basis of a per
centage of the old salary scale, and the
association wishes this percentage to be
figured on the present salaries of the car
riers.
The business session was addressed by
Robert L. Maze of Indianapolis, J. E.
Anderson of Terre Haute, president of
the Stale Association ; Edward .1. Gainer
of Muncle, president of the National As
sociation; John T. Mugavln of Cincin
nati, and Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson of Ohio,
secretary of the ladies' auxiliary. Harry
Yockey, city attorney, made an address
of welcome on behalf of Mayor Jewett,
who was unable to be present.
Delegates are In attendance from alt
over Indiana. The convention will dose
this evening with a banquet at the Y.
M. C. A., at which there will be a number
of special features to be offered by Miss
Ludle Row, who will give a program of
readings and Interpretive dances. Miss
Row is a student In the College of Music
and Fine Arts.
BOND ELECTION
BILL ADVANCED
TO 31) READING
(Continued From I‘age One.)
House Bill 93 by reducing the tax from
|s3 to sl. The Senate Committee had
raised the House figures from $1 to S3
and the Senate supported the committee
action.
The Senate r!so rejected Senator All
dredge’s amendment, which would have,
reduced the tax on blooded kennels from
$25 to sls.
Senators from the northern part of the
State objected to the ion taxes on the
ground that they would have sheep
killing dogs run at large.
In observance of Washington's birth
day, Mrs. Roy Barnes of tile First Con
gregational Church sang "The SSar-
Spnrjgled Banner” when the Senate con
vened.
RADIOGRAM
FROM HARDING,
The Senate applauded when Miss Adah
Bush, secretary to Governor McCray,
read a wireless message from President
elect Harding. The message was in the
nature of a tribute to the memory of
George Washington.
“May the spirit of Washington be our
guide in all national aspirations,” read
the rad'ogram. "and may the current
year mark a return of tranquillity, sta
bility, confidence and progress through
the entire world.”
The following bills were introduced:
Alldredge—Giving Madison county
councils power to pay $3,091) for clerical
assistants to the county auditor.
Holmes—To amend an act for the es
tablishment and maintenance of public
libraries In cities and incorporated
towns.
Llndley—To amend an act relative to
recording names and residences of per
sons engaged in or transacting business
under names other than their own.
Duncan —Giving majority of voters in
two or more school districts in adjoining
townships right to petition trustees to
übandon schools and to consolidate high
or elementary schools.
Ratts—Providing that trading stamps
shall have redeemable value printed on
them plainly.
Hartzell—Repealing county library act
and distributing collateral for that pur
pose to the special school fund.
Alldredge—Giving majority of property
owners abutting on rivers right to peti
tion conservation commission to stock
wntera with game fish and establish
therein a State breeding ground.
Alen Accused of Old
Racket Fall in Trap
Twß men, one a negro, the other a
Turk, are being held under $5,000 bonds
each, on vagrancy charges pending In
vestigation of an alleged “con” game In
which Clara Smith, negress. 2447 Man
love avenue, was to be the victim.
According to detectives, the men, who
gave the names of Bruce Crlte, negro,
“Athens street,” and Ally Brian Turk,
no address, agreed to divide $l,lOO with
Clara Smith, If she provided a certain
sum of her own money. She became sus
picious and notified the police. Winn
she went to keep her appointment at noon
Detectives Trabne, Sneed, Reilly and
White were in hiding and captured the
men.
Crite, detectives say, had a “phoney”
roll in his pocket, mostly old newspapers
bound round with a one dollar bill. Pa
pers found on, Crite indicated l.e had
worked his game in many cities between
New York and Chicago.
Muncie Legion Post
Planning Mardi Gras
Special to The Times.
MUNCIE, Ind., Feb. 22.—Delaware post
of the American Legion Is preparing to
give a Mardi Gras carnival in Muncie
the last week of March or the first week
of April.
The event will be opened Monday night
with a military parade and closa Satur
day night with a military ball.
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SPRAKLIN CASE
COMES TO TRIAL
Grand Jury Indicts Minister
for Manslaughter.
SANDWICH, Ont., Feb. 22.—The trial
of the Rev. J. O. 1,. Spraklin, charged
with manslaughter in connection with the
killing of Beverly Trumble, Innkeeper,
Nov. 26, was to begin here this after
noon. The Essex County grand jury late
yesterday voted the manslaughter In
dictment, after the minister had been
acquitted by a coroner's jury.
In August, 1919, the Rev. Spraklin,
from the pulpit of a little Methodist
church here, flayed the Sandwich police
for laxity in enforcing the Ontario tem
perance act. Courfter charges were
hurled at the minister and, after openly
declaring he could do better himself, he
was appointed a special liquor license
Inspector.
Spraklin and his aids heard that n
fight was in progress inside Trumble’s
roadhouse. Trumble met them at the
door and after an exchange of words a
shot from Spraklin’s revolver felled the
innkeeper.
Spraklin claimed self-defense, and it
was on these grounds that the coroner’s
jury acquitted him.
GERRYMANDER
ADOPTED OVER
THREAT OF TEST
(Continued From Fage One.)
and a Joint Representative with Parke
County.
I’arke County to receive one Repre
sentative instead of a joint Representa
tive with Vigo County.
Monroe County to get one Representa
tive, instead of a Joint Representative
with Brown County.
Brown County and Jackson County to
have a Joint Representative, Instead of
Jackson County having one Representa
tive alone.
Efforts of the Vigo County delegation
to retain the joint Representative with
Parke County wore futile, as the com
mittee entirely disregarded its pleas. As
a protest against the committee's ac
tions the two Vigo Representatives
voted against passage of the bill. Repre
sentative Shugart, Grant County, also
voted “no" as a protest against the com
mittee's action in reducing the repre
sentation of Grant County.
When the motion for suspension of
the rules to pass the representative ap
portionment bill was made by Repre
sentative Willis. Representative Barker,
Posey County, moved that the enacting
clause be stricken out. He explained
he did not expect the motion to carry,
but stated his purpose was to serve
warning to the majority members that
they were running as swiftly as possible
toward destruction.
"You fellows must remember that this
bill will not stand the test of the cou/ts
as it in now worded and that after the
Supreme Court passes on the bill the
apportionment will lie the same as it now
is, and I will be back here again.
"I know that as far as this bill ls con
cerned Posey County ls off the map as
far as the election of a Democratic Rep
resent ive goes.”
Posey County, in the new apportion
ment, is linked with Vanderburg and
Warrick Counties, and the election of a
Democrat in that district in the new
district would be one of the wonders of
the political world,
"I know this thing is all cut and dried
and that the steam roller is oiled up and
working to perfection, but I want to
warn you that you are riding to your
own destruction,” said Representative
Barker.
Representative Iloughain of Johnson
County, which Is given a Joint Repre
sentative with Marlon County, attempted
to gain the floor to protest against this
combination, but was denied recognition.
When his name was called on the roll,
however, he stated his objections in ex
planation of his vote.
"I want to tell you people that you are
wiping Johnson County off the map as
far ns the election of a Democratic Rep-,
resentative from Johnson County ls con
cerned," he said. "But there is a large
Democratic majority iu Johnson County
and I warn the people of Marlon County
that when the result of an election is
close amt the vote of onr county ls
needed we will turn the tables for you.
“I serve notice on you that this law
will be tested in the courts and that It
will never stand the test of constitution
ality.”
The vote on the Representative appor
tionment bill was 73 ayes and 11 noes.
CHANGES MADE IN
SENATORIAL MEASY RF,.
Objection, although not so strenuous,
was also raised In tho House over the
amendments to the senatorial apportion
ment bill. X.nst minute amendments made
the following changes In this measure:
Porter, Jasper, Newton and Pulaski
Counties are made one district, Instead
of Porter, Jasper, Newton and Benton,
as originally planned.
Clinton County is Joined with White
and Carroll, In the place of Pulaski
County.
Benton County, which originally was
placed with Porter, Jasper and Newton
Counties, is placed with Tippecanoe
County, which formerly had one Senator.
Brown County is taken away from De
catur and Bartholomew Counties and is
placed with Monroe and Green, which
formerly had one Senator.
Vigo is disjointed from Tarke County
In favor of Clay County, for one Senator,
and the joint district ls placed with
Sullivan County In place of Clay.
Floyd and Crawford replace Washing
ton and Jackson Counties with Harrison
County, to form one district.
Dearborn County replaces Frnnklln In
the district comprised of Rip-ley, Jen
nings and Franklin, es originally
planted.
Clark County replaces Dearborn Coun
ty with Ohio, Switzerland and Jefferson.
Jackson and Washington Counties re
place Clark and Floyd with Soott
County.
Crawford Cbunty is removed from the
proposed district of Dubois. Perry, Spen
cer and Crawford Counties.
The senatorial apportionment bill
passed by a vote of 77 to 4.
PROTESTS FROM
BOTH PARTIES.
The changes in tho apportionment bills
formed the subject of conversation among
politicians of the city and State last
night. Protests against the reapportlon
ment, both on the part of the Democrats
and the Republican counties affected were
audible on every hand.
Grant County, which is of the
strongest Republican Counties in the
State, is protesting against being linked
with Blackford County, which, if any
thing, is a Democratic county. Grant and
Blackford Counties formerly comprised
a district such as Is planned now lu
the new bill. Pressure will be brought
to bear to have the present bill changed
by the Republicans of Grant County
when the bill is considered in the Sen
ate, it is learned.
Ed M. Wasmuth of Huntington, Re
publican State chairman, was in Indian
apolis all day Monday, working ex
pressly on the apportionment bill. The
amendments made to the measure are
partly a result of his work, it is under
stood.
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The following tabls shows the state
of the weather at 7 a. m., Feb. 22. as ob
served by U. S. Weather Bureaus:
Station. Bar. Temp. Weath.
Indianapolis, Ind... 80.24 28 Cloudy
Atlanta, Ga 3032 82 Cloudy
Amarillo, Tex 29.96 88 Clear
Bismarck. N. D.... 30.28 6 'Clear
Boston, Mass 30.38 28 Cloudy
Chicago, 111 30.12 38 PtCldy
Cincinnati, 0hi0.... 30JI0 30 Cloudy
Cleveland. 0hi0.... 30.22 32 Cloudy
Denver. Colo 30.32 24 Snow
Dodge City, Kas... 30.06 34 Cloudy
Helena, Mont 30.34 26 Cloudy
Jacksonville, Fla... 30.32 42 Cloudy
Kansas City, M 0... 29 94 38 Rain
Louisville, Ky 30.30 82 Cloudy
Little Rook. Ark... 30.10 38 Cloudy
Los Angeles, Cal... 30.14 52 Clear
Mobile. Ala 30.28 42 Clear
New Orleans, La... 30.28 42 Clear
New York. N. Y.... 30.34 30 Snow
Norfolk, Va 30.24 82 Clear
Oklahoma City 29 86 42 Cloudy
Omaha, Neb 29 96 38 Cloudy
Philadelphia, Pa... 30.34 2S Snow
Pittsburgh, Pa 30.26 32 Cloudy
Portland, Ore 30.28 40 Cloudy
Rapid City, S. D.. 30 32 22 Clear
Roseburg, Ore 30.34 32 Clear
San Antonio, Tex . 29 98 56 Cloudy
San Francisco, Col. 30.26 48 Clear
St. Louis, Mo 30.12 32 Cloudy
St. Paul, Minn 29.84 30 Snow
Tampa, Fla 30.28 48 Cloudy
Washington, D. C.. 30.32 20 Cloudy
J. H. ARMINGTON,
Meteorologist, Weather Bureau.
CHARGE KLAUSS
PAID HIMSELF
$3,415 ILLEGALLY
(Continued From Page One.)
Insurance departments. No date, no
vouchers, no affidavit. Approved by J.
P. Goodrich, Governor.
Governor's emergency contingent fund,
to O. L. Klauss account insurance con
tingent fund, S4OO. J. P. Goodrich, Gov
ernor.
Insurance examiners’ expense, claim
filed Nov. 25, 1920; O. L. Klauss, expense
to Ft. Wayne and return, itemized, $17.45.
No date, no vouchers.
Land department traveling expenses,
claim filed March 19, 1920; to Henry W.
Kramer, sworn to before Otto L. Klauss,
no vouchers, $47.79.
Claim filed April 24, f920; W. H.
Kreamer. traveling expenses of Klauss
and Kreamer, no vouchers; affidavit made
before Kiauss as notary, $91.02.
Claim filed Nov. 6, 1920; Otto L. Klauss,
railroad fare, etc., Gary and teturn, $55.
Incomplete affidavit, no date, no vouch-,
ers, S6O.
S9OO TO KLAUSS
ON ONE WARRANT.
Under the head of office expense the
report shows that a warrant was Issued
to Otto L. Klauss, Nov. 17, 1920, for trav
eling expenses for Insurance and bank
ing departments during the years 1917,
1918 and 1919, amounting to S9OO. The
claim carries no affidavit or date of
vouchers, the report states.
The report also shows a number of
lesser alleged irregularities. In one case
it is shown that SSOO was credited to
the land department which should have
gone to another department. The money
-was collected as rents on State prop
erty. In another case the examiners
found a claim of $53 forfeited to the col
lege fund erroneously charged to State
lands.
Excessive payments were made by the
auditor for surveys, according to the re
port. In one case E. E. Doeppers was
paid S2O for surveying a plut of ground
and examiners say they could find no
plat. They say there Is no statute au
thorizing such a payment for the amount
of ground surveyed. Another similar
payment of S2O to Doeppers ls listed as
excessive.
Another payment which the examiners
say was excessive was $506 50 paid to
Alfred A. Savery, surveyor of Starke
County.
The report has the following to say in
the matter of the loan and credit de
partment:
"This department was organized under
the provisions of the act of 1011. This
act does not provide for salaries and ex
penses.”
In the matter of the bank examiners’
salaries the report says:
"The regular appropriations act of
1919 provides for the salary of seven bank
examiners at $2,500 each, a total of $17,-
500.
"The account shows an expenditure of
$19,758.07. This causes an overdraft of
$2,257.07, which ls apparently without
legislative authority.”
The report shows that ten “assistant
hank examiners'' were paid salaries of
$1,385.70 and expenses totaling $042 06,
making a total of $2,323.66. The ex
aminers say there is no provision in the
law for the employment of assistant bank
examiners or for such expenditures.
The report also shows a complete
statement of the financial condition of the
State on Sept. 30, 1020. It shows that the
balance Oct. 1, 1010, was $3,974 851.34:
tbnt the receipts were $17,418,281.58,
making a total of $21,393,132 92. The dis
bursements for the year, the report
shows, were $16,824,735.55, leaving a bal
ance Sept. 30 of $4,568.39* .31.
During tho last fiscal year the Gov
ernor’s office spent $245.C* 66, according
to the report. This Included a payment
of $40,000 from the emergency fund and
$15,000 from the civil and military con
tingent fund. It also shows that the
Governor spent for alterations and re
pairs at the Statehouse $22,771.23.
The various strikes and riots in Indiana
caused an expenditure of $110,172.61 from
the riot fund, the report shows, in addi
tion to $47,856.94 for the militia itself. The
total expenses of the adjutant general's
department were $107,583.55.
The report shows the two special ses
sions of the Goodrich Legislature cost
the State $35,251.95.
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HOG MARKETS
TONE STRONG
Swine Prices 25 to 35 Cents
Higher, Due to Light Receipts,
RANGE OF HOG PRICES.
Good Good Good
Fob. Mixed. Light.
16. $9.00® 9.78 $9.00® 9.50 $10.26010.80
17. 9 25@ 8.75 8.75® 9.25 10.00®10.2S
18. 9.25® 9.75 5.75® 9.25 10.00@10.25
19. 9.25® 9.50 8.75® 9.25 9.75@10.00
21. 9.50® 9.75 9.00® 9.25 9.75@10.15
22. 9.50@10.00 9.00® 8.60 10.25®10.50
Influenced by local light receipts and
a strong demand by both the shipper*
and local packers, hog prices were 25@35
cents higher at the opening of the lo
cal live stock exchange today. There
were a few sales, but they were really
outside the regular market, that were
close to 50 cents higher. There was a
top of $10.60 on a few extra fancy light
hogs, but the bulk of that grade brought
$10.25@10.50. Mixed hogs generally
brought $9.50@10, and heavies, $9@9.50.
Pigs were close to 75 cents higher in in
stances, with a top of $10.50 and the
bulk of that grade at the price _of the
light hogs. Roughs were fully 25 cents
higher *at $7@7.50.
The bulk of sales for the day ran
f9.50@10.25.
With cattle receipts extremely light
and a slow demand, prices were no more
than steady today. There was a holiday
spirit in the atmosphere of the alleys and
many of the commission men did not
come to the yards. There were only 350
fresh cattle in the yards, with but few
stale cattle from the market of the day
before.
With close to 150 sheep and lambs on
the market, prices were barely steady,
with a top of $7.50 on a few lambs. Sheep
generally brought $1@2.75.
BOGS.
Best light hogs, 100 to 200 lbs.
average >.... ,$10.25@10.50
200 to 300 lbs. average 9.00® 9.50
Over 300 lbs 8.25@ 8.50
Sows 7.00@ 7.50
Best pigs, under 140 lbs 9.25® 10.25
Bulk of sales 9.50@10.25
CATTLE.
Prime cornfed steers, 1,300 lbs.
and up 8.50® 9.25
Good to choice steers, 1,200 to
1,300 lbs B.oo@ 8.50
Good to choice steers, 1,100 to
1,200 lbs 7.25® 8.00
Medium steers, 1,000 to 1,100
ibs. 6.75® 7.75
Common to medium steers,
800 to 1,000 lbs. 5.25® 6.25
—Heifers and Cows —
Good to choice heifers 5.50® 7.50
Medium heifers 4.00® 5.75
Common to medium heifers . 4.00® 5.00
Good to choice cows 3.75® 4.75
Fair to medium cows 3.00® 4.50
Cutters 3.25® 4.00
Canners 2.50® 3.00
—Bulls—
Good to choice butcher bulls 5.00® 6.00
Bologna bulls 5.00® 5.50
Light common bulls 4.00® 5.00
—Calves—
Choice veals 12.50®13.50
Good veals 12.00®12.50
Medium veals 9.00®11.00
Lightweight veals 6.00® 8.00
Common heavyweight calves.. 5.00® 9.00
—Stockers and Feeders—
Good to choice steers, under
800 lbs 7.00® 800
Medium cows 4.50® 5.00
Good cows 5.00® 5.50
Good heifers 5.50® 6.00
Medium to good heifers 5.00® 6.00
Good milkers C0.00@95.00
Stock calves. 250 to 450 lbs.. 5.00® 8.00
SHEEP AND LAMBS. *
Good to choice sheep 2.00© 2.75
Fair to common 1.50@ 2.00
Buck* 2.00® 2.50
Cull sheep I.oo® 1.50
—Lambs—
Common to choice yearlings. 4.00® 500
Spring lambs 6.00® 7.50
Other Livestock
CINCINNATI, Feb. 22.—Hogs— Re
ceipts, 3.500; market generally steady;
heavy hogs, $8.50®9.75; mixed and me
diums, $10; lights, $10.25; pigs, $9.50;
roughs, $6.75; stags, $5.50. Cattle —Re-
ceipts, 500; steady to strong; bulls,
steady; calves, sl3. Sheep and lambs—
Receipts, 150; market strong; sheep, $®
5; lambs. $5@9.50. v
CLEVELAND, Feb. 22. Hogs—Re
ceipts, 2,000; market 25c up; yorkers,
$10.50; mixed. $10.50; medium, $0; pigs,
$10.50; roughs, $7; stags, $5. Cattle-
Receipts. 100; market steady. Sheep
and lambs —Receipts, 500; market steady;
top, $9. Calves —Receipts, 200; market
slow, weak; top, $14.50.
PITTSBURGH. Feb. 22—Cattle—R'.
ceipts, light; market steady; choice, $9.50
©9.75; good, $9©,0.25; fair, $8 25©5.50;
vial calves, $14@i4.50. Sheep and lambs
—Receipts, light; market steady; prime
wethers, $5.75@6: good, $5@5.50; mixed
fair, $1.30015; spring lambs, s'Jss@lo.
Hogs—Receipts, 15 doubles; market
higher; prime heavies, $U@9.25; me
mi unis, $10.55@10.75; light yorkers,
$10.55© 10.75; pigs. $10.55@10.75; roughs,
*6®7.75; stags, $4.50@5.
EAST BUFFALO, N. Y., Feb. 22.—Cat
tle —Receipts. 125; market active and
steady; shipping steers, $5.50@9.40;
butcher grades, $7.50®8.75; cows, $2.50®
6.50. Calves—Receipts, 400; market high
er; culls to choice, ss© 16. Sheep and
lambs—Receipts, 3,000: market active to
25c up> choice, $0.50@10: culls to fair,
s7@9: yearlings, $7®7.50; sheep, s3©6.
Hogs—Receipts. 4.000; market active to
25@50c up; yorkers, $11; pigs. $11;
mixed, $10.50® 10.75; heavies, s9®lo;
roughs, $7®7.25; stags, $5.50®6.
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