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THE WEATHER
Fair tonight and Tuesday. Frost tonight.
Rising temperature.
VOL. XXXIV.
VALUABLE AID
GIVEN IN WAR
BY CIVILIANS
Leaders in Businesses and
Professions Answered
Call —Daniels.
LAUDS HERBERT HOOVER
Civilian personalities of the war in
our own country—Swept men from
private life into places of prominence
a-Ji responsibility—Estimates of men
composed the-so-called war cabl
' net— Hoovers gift for persuasive
publicity—Garfield’s “D——n fool or
der !”
By JOSEPHUS DANIELS.
Former Secretary of the Navy.
ARTICLE* 30.
The war was too big to permit any
man to become its overshadowing
figure. On the other hand, its big
ness swept men. hitherto but l\ttle
known to the multitude of their fel
lows, into places of prominence and
tremendous responsibility.
Men were caught up out of private
life, from commercial, industrial and
professional vocations, and practical
ly conscripted by national need for
public service.
Some of these men, holding offices
which had sought them out and con
strained them to assume their
burdens, presently found themselves
the objects of criticism and abuse
on the part of factions of the peo
ple and the press. It was ungener
ous to men who were giving them
selves with an utter devotion to
their country; but they took it brave
ly and patiently in good humor, and
went on with their jobs, content to
let events vindicate them, as events
did.
The men In charge of the most Im
portant special activities of the war trade
■tnd war industries boards, the shipping
Koard. the food and fuel administrations,
alien property custodian formed,
the Secretaries of War. Navy and
a sort of special council, which
met frequently with the President and
which was, though improperly, called by
many newspapers the war cabinet. An
indefatigable member of it was William
G. McAdoo, who, as Secratary arf the
Treasury, struck the rock ofo credit and
revenue and made abundant money gush
forth to meet the needs of our own
mobilisation and of the operations of our
allies.
PRAISE FOR M'ADOO
AND BAKER.
His record will for all time make him
a figure ranking second to not one of
the great men who preceded him In that
great office. Hamilton and Gallatin and
an the famous Secretaries of the Treas
ury solved Important financial problems,
but, in the magnitude of the task, not
one of them had each world financing
to carry out as Hr. McAdoo aecimplisbed
so brilliantly.
But no oman In that war council will
grow so much in the perspective of his
tory as Newton D. Baker, Secretary of
War. I was in Intimate dally association
with him. I knew his large gTasp of
the problems with which we had to deal
whole-hearted devotion to duty,
lucould appreciate his broad vision and
" his scrupulous sense of Justice.
Hts task was far greater than that of
Stanton, but he showed no less ability
than Stanton In discharging it, and with
the great ability went a charity, kind
ness and courtesy which won him the
esteem and confidenc# of all his col
leagues.
My most happy recollection of those
crucial days is my intimate association
with Newton D. Baker. He does not
know what playing to the gallery, self
seeking or pretense are. He shouldered
every so-called error of others la the
field and department, and, with a gen
erous spirit, gave support to those who
were Intrusted with important duties.
I want, in the remainder of this article,
to write of those men, referred to in my
first paragraph, whom the war picked
up and put in posts of burdensome ob
ligation—at least to write of such of them
as became with us members of the ‘war
cabinet.”
‘•BARNEY" BARUCH
LEADING FIGVRE.
The story of the war Industries board
has been told, happily, so that the man
who will write the real history of the
war (he may not yet have put his pen
to paper) ean grasp the magnitude of
the mobilisation of Industries under the
able direction of its head. Bernard M.
Baruch. He had made his fortune In
Wall street, buying stocks when they
were low and selling them when they
were high—the e,-cret of success In that
center of making and losing fortunes In
a day.
There was some distrust in Washing
ton of the Idea of putting ‘‘a Wall street
speculator" in charge of this giant job
when the president first asked Mr.
Baruch to undertake the direction of the
Industries board. But as, his grasp
his Industry and patience,
his forgetfulness of hts own Intejests
were merged into his passion for public
service, the feeling of doubt gave way
to one of admiration, confidence and re
spect. Asa result ‘‘Barney” Baruch
emerged from the war as one of Its lead
ing figures, and he added to his reputa
tion by the Wisdom he displayed at the
peace conference.
When I was in Paris, he and
McCormick were troubled because they
could not bring their financial associates
of the allied nations to see that pros
perity and stability could not come to
the world nntll the amount Germany was
to pay was definitely fixed. The chaos
ind distress which followed the failure
to adopt tte policy proposed by Mr.
Earuth testify to his wise foresight.
HOOVER, WORLD’S
ALMONER.
"‘Food will win the war," was a sound
ilogan which Herbert Hoover, head of
.be food administration, carried into
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WEATHER
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity
'or the twenty-four hours ending 7 p. m.,
day 17: Fair tonight and TuesuaY; frost
onigbt; rising temperature.
HOIKLV TEMPERATURE.
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7 a. m 45
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Published at Indianapolis,
Ind., Daily Except Sunday.
Forest Fires Cost Country Millions Yearly
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The week of May 22 has been pro
claimed by President Harding as Forest
Protection week, during which Governors
of various States are asked to arrange In
structive exercises for the people, show
ing the need for preventing unnecessary
ANGLO-FRENCH
DISTURBANCE
QUIETS DOWN
Hope Expressed for Unity in
Dealing With Upper Sile
sian Affair.
PARIS, May I(s.—There was a lessening
today of the tension which had been
caused by the break between France and
Great Britain over upper Silesia. The
“soft pedal" was put on “war talk,”
which ran so strongly Saturday after
Premier Briaud made his declaration that
France could not remain neutral if Ger
many took up arms against Poland.
The hope was expressed that the Cham
ber of Deputies would give a vote of con
fidence Jo Premier Briand this week,
which would show the solidarity of
France, and that the French and British
premiers would meet immediately after
ward in conference to reach an agreement
on the newest firebrand district of Europe
—upper Silesia.
UNITY HOPE OF
ALLIED LEA DERM.
It was pointed out that It la es Illi
interest for the allies to maintain their
uninterrupted unity at this time, now
that Germany has accepted the allied
ultimatum. France is determined that
her interests and those of her ally,
Poland, shall be conserved but French
officials said that France would not be
guilty of any action that would play
Into German's hands. Germany, it was
declared, would view with intense satis
faction any complete break among the
allied powers at this critical time.
Furthermore, it is likely that the United
States would take alarm and break with
the allied councils if the entente nations
began to quarrel among themselves.
Great Britain is reported to be sending
troops from the Rhine to Upper Silesia
to assist in the'restoration of order so
that Germany can have no further com
plaint.
FRANCE READY FOR
MILITARY ACTION.
France Is ready for military action in
either the east or the west. If goaded
too far by Germany she may utilize the
big army which has been mobilized in
eastern France for independent occupa
tion of more German territory, but there
were no overt indications that this would
be dona.
It is believed that the supreme council
will be summoned to meet within ten
days to take decisive action upon Upper
Silesia. The Unied States will be repre
sented by Colonel George Garvey, Ameri
can ambassador to England.
PREDICTS TROUBLE FOR
HUNS IN SILESIA
SCHOPPIXITZ, Upper Silesia, May 1(1.
—“Anarchy will reign in Upper Silesia
if Germany is permitted to send troops
into the country,” Adalbert Korfanty,
Polish leader, declared today In an in
terview. “The Germans will be slaugh
tered if they advance." he declared.
“A division of Upper Sileßla, giving
Poland less than sne claims, will result
In anarchy."
Korfanty said be planned to retire as
soon as the allies reach a decision re
garding Upper Silesia.
But If the decision is not Just, he de
clared, If It does not give Poland the
territory marked by the Korfanty line,
anarchy will follow.
Korfanty’s trail led the company a
long chase through the mountainous Sile
sia country. His followers everywhere
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Blames Parents’ Penury
for Runaway Daughters
Famous Chicago Policewoman Gives Her
Recipe for Saving Girls From Ruin .
CHICAGO, May 16.—Blame for runa
way daughters was placed squarely upon
the shoulders of parents today by Mrs.
Alice Clemons, Chicago's famous police
woman.
Mrs. Clemons Issued a warning to the
Nation's parents to prevent their girls
from leaving home. Girls, suffering from
spring restlessness, are disappearing in
greater numbers than ever before, she
said. Two hundred cases of missing
girls have been reported to Chicago po
lice this spring.
This advice was given parents by Mrs.
Clemons, who is herself the - mother of
three grown daughters:
Do not take every eent of your daugh
ter's income when she starts working.
Take a reasonable amount for board and
room, make he. save some and then give
her plenty of spending money.
The girls want pretty things. If they
cannot buy them out of their own In
come, they will get them some way.
Parents should fix up their homee so
that the daughter need not b ashamed
Entered as Second Class Matter, July 25, 1914, at
Posiofflco, Indianapolis, Ind., under act March 3, 1*79.
waste by forest fires. The annual loss by
fire reaches $20,000,000. The photo shows
a vast destruction, caused by a fire, the
origin of which was caused by same care
less person. America’s timber resources
Gallon of ‘Mulef
Is Fished Out of
Cistern by Police
Sergeant Burke proved to be r. good
fisherman early today and caigrht a
gunny sack containing a gallon Jug of
"white mule" whisky. The police bad
made a run to a residence at 004 Chad
wick street at 3 a. m. on the report
that there was a free for-all fight.
There certainly had been some kind of
a battle for splotches of blood covered
the floor of the room and numerous
empty liquor and beer bottles were lying
about.
The police arrested Wilbur Vanstan,
026 South West street, found In the
house, charging him with drunkeness. He
refused to tel! of the affair. Thomas
Nurse, 009 Chadwick street, appeared on
the scene. It was to his home that the
police were first sent.
During the investigation the police
found a cistern at the Nurse home and a
long hook lying near it. Sergeant Burk
opened the lid of the cit*rn and started
fishing. The hook caught on something
and be pulled up the sack containing the
Jug of “white mule." Nurse was arrested
on the charge of operating a blind tiger.
Hia case was continued until May 29 and
he was released on bond.
PREDICT DEATH
OF HOUR SAVING
Enemies of Proposed Measure
Say It Will Fail bv Vote
of 6 to 2.
If the daylight saving ordinance is re
ported out of committee at the regular
city council meeting tonight it probably
will be defeated by a vote of 6 to 2, ene
mies of the measure predict. Letters,
copies of resolutions and personal solici
tations dealing with time changes con
tinued to pour in on every member of
the council, manufacturing interests for
the most part making statements In fa
vor and the great mass of unorganized
citizens taking the opposite view.
No measure which has been before the
present council has ever stirred up such
a widespread expression of opinion as
has the daylight saving bill. Not even
changes In the traffic code have caused
such a storm. It was understood that
both sides will keep on lobbying up to
the last minute before the council meet
ing. Those opposed to the ordinance
were planning to pack the council cham
ber with working people who were un
able to get to the public hearing held
Friday afternoon. The friends of the
measure also expected to be represented.
An ordinance transferring SIO,OOO from
the fire department horse reed fund or
the board of public safety to the gasoline,
oil and grease fund will be Introduced.
With motorization of the department
practically complete there Is no need for
money for horse feed and a greater need
for motor fuel and lubricants, N lt was ex
plained.
Man Arrested on
Charge of Bigamy
Jesse Rterrett, 38, 825 North Illinois
street, was arrested last night on the
charge of bigamy as the result of a war
rant sworn to by I’rosperlna jterrett, 2237
Northwestern avenue. Sh.; alleges that
she was formerly Prospei ina Fernandas,
and that she maryiefl Siexrett in New
York city, July 26, 1918, ind that there
bad been no divorce granted. She alleges
Sterrett married Effie vertiardlle, 901
North East street, May 7, of this year.
of Inviting her men friends to call. Un
less this is done, the girls will run away
to some rooming house where company
can be entertained.
A girl should be guided with kindness,
not driven.
Mrs. Clemons was one of the first po‘-
lieewomen in America. She has talked
with thousands of girls during
her nine years worK in Chicago.
“No wonder I’m bad,” many girls
have confided In Mrs. Clemons. “All luy
earnings were taken by my parents. I
saw pretty clothes —and I got them.”
Mrs. Clemons said that girls care little
what happens to them after they run
away from home.
“The home is the one tie that bind?
girls to organised society,” she said,
“when this is broken, the worst comes
—the girl does not care what happens.
toast, which 1 overheard a run
away girl repeat in a grill room the
other night, brings out the attitude of
the girl who leaves home:
“ "Here’s to hell — may It be as pleas
ant as the road to It.’ ”
INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, MAY 16, 1921.
has always been a prodigal of this coun
try’s wealth. Today three-fifths of Us
original timber supply is gone, 81,000,000
acres having been cut and burned, mak
ing It unproductive waste.
SHANK IN HIGH
SPIRITS OVER
CAPITAL TRIP
Even Illness and Enforced
Seclusion Fails to Dampen
Ardor.
All the candidates on the Republican
ticket will be invited to dinner by Sam
uel Lewis Shank, G. O. P. aspirant to
the mayor's office, as soon ns Mr. Shank
recovers from a sudden illness which
overtook him Sunday and left him in bed
at his residence, 3347 East Washington
street, today under orders *of bU doc
tor not to see anybody for several days.
Mr. Shank, who >uolated the doctor’s
ruling just long enough to talk to a re
porter, said the dinner will be held at
his home and plans for carrying the
whole ticket to success In November will
be discussed. He was In high spirits
over the results of hi# trtp to Washing
ton, where he saw Postmaster Genera!
Will H. Hays, Representatives Merrill
Moores and Senators Harry S. Now- and
James E. Watson.
"I have their promise," he mold, "that
Bob Bryson won’t be postmaster and
that Ed McGuff will not be collector of
customs.”
WHY MR. BHANK WENT
TO NATIONAL CAPITAL
Mr. Shank's visit was for the purpose
of inducing the Washington* Hnosiers
not to pass out patronage to friends or
the News Jewett organization, now that
It has been scrapped by Mr. Shank's ma
chine. lie said he did not go to laud
Federal patronage for tho Shank sup
porters. He admitted that he did put In
a, good word for Edward J. Robison,
one of the men whom he defeated In the
primary election, who now is in the race
for the Indianapolis postinastership.
“But I saw Ed after he bad had a
long conference with Merrill Moores and
he Indicated that nothing more teed be
done, that he wh* satisfied with what the
outcome was going to be, whatever that
is.” said Mr. Shank.
Senator Watson and Postmaster Gen
eral Hays gave every Indication of being
“tickled to death,” that the News-Jewett
organization was overthrown, Mr. Shank
said, and intimated that he thought that
if the truth were known that Representa
tive Moores was not a all displeased.
Senaor New also received him gracious
ly, he said. I
LAUGHS OVER
DEV EI.OPM ENTS.
When told that an effort Is being made
to eliminate Mr. Robison as a candidate
for postmaster on the score that he is
over the age limit fixed for postmasters
to be appointed under President Hard
ing's new executive order, Mr. Shank
laughed and said:
"I'll bet you If those fellows In AVnsb-
Ington street want to appoint him they'll
find n wny to do It all right.”
Attempts of the Indianapolis News to
‘explain away" his victory by a series
of articles designed to show that he was
nominated by the “Democratic vote,”
also are laughable to tho candidate.
“Richard Smith and the News need
not worry about me getting more votes
than Harding and Cox in the lower end
of the Seventh ward,” he said. “I got
more votes simply because I am more
popular."
Mr. Shank's Illness, which is not of
a serious nature, was caused by exces
sive fatigue and change of diet on his
trip to Louisville, Washington and New
York, following too closely upon the
strenuous grind of the campagn.
His physician may order him out of
the city for a week or two to recuper
ate, said.
Senate Military Body
Favors Large Army
WASHINGTON, May 10.—Provision for
an army of 175,000 in the pending army
appropriation bill instead of 150,000, as
provided by the House, was tentatively
agreed upon by a subcommittee of the
Senate Military Affairs Committee.
Secretary Weeks is opposed to the army
being maintained at a maximum strength
of 150,000 and the Senate is expected to
provide for an army of at least 175,000.
Only 4 Names Taken
From Deserter List
•
WASHINGTON, May 16.—Announce
ment was made by the War Department
today that the names of four men had
been removed from the and ra* deserter
list.
These are the only names that so far
have been found officially to have been
wrongfully included In the lists pub
lished, the department said.
SEEKS PERMIT FOR BOND DEAD.
WASHINGTON, May 16.—The Chicago,
Terre Haute & Southeastern Railway
Company today asked the Interstate
Commerce Commission for authority to
pledge SIBO,OOO for first and refunding
mortgage gold bonds as collateral secur
ity for its demand note of Sept. 17, 1920,
for SIOO,OOO in favor of the First Na
tional Bank of .Chicago.
HARDING PUTS
FOOT DOWN ON
USE OF TROOPS
Believes Movement Unwise,
Answer to Appeal of West
Virginia Governor.
QUIET ALONG ‘FRONT*
WASHINGTON, May 16.—President
Harding today refused an appeal for
Federal troops for the West Virginia
coal fields, where there has been inter
mittent warfare during the past week.
The appeal was made to. the President
by Senator Sutherland, on behalf of
Governor Morgan of West Virginia. Sec
retary Weeks was present when the ap
peal was made to the President.
The President stated that he did not
believe It would hr. wise to send Federal
troops Into West Virginia at this time.
The President, t is understood, in
formed Senator S. therland that hf did
not like to establish a precedent by
sending Federal troops into a sovereign
State unless he was assured that there
was organized rebellion. It is under
stood that the President Indicated that
he feared the West Virginians were
“hysterical” and that they could cope
with the situation without the aid of
Federal forces.
MILITIA SHORES
OUT GUERRILLAS
WILLIAMSON, W. Va., May 16. - With
the arrival of several companies of Ken
tucky National Guard, the first round-up
of the leaders in tho attacking forces
which have been making war along the
Tug River front has started. The mili
tiamen have started combing the densely
wooded sections of the. mourtalns.
Five men, alleged leaders In the in
surrection, have been placed under ar
rest.
There Is comtarnttve calm pII along the
Tag River battle front. A few stray
shots were fired In the sectors where
fighting has been heaviest in the last few
days. It is feared that the lull Is only
temporary and more trouble Is expected.
One reason assigned for the let-up In
hostilities Is that the supply of ammu
nition Is running low. Reports hare
filtered through the mountain fastnesses
that plans have been sent to Washington
for troops by Governor Morgan and in
some quarters the cessation of hostili
ties is regarded ns a strategic move on
the part of the leaders of the attacking
forces. By stopping the fighting for a
while, at least, the sending of Federal
troops may be averted and In the mean
time the attackers can secure a fresh
supply of ammunition. Resumption of
hostilities at an opportune time seems
certain.
The warfare which has been carried
on for three days knows no mercy. At
New Howard, scene of heavy fighting Sat
urday, a woman was about to become a
mother. Physicians would not venture
across the opening space surrounding her
home and face death. Neighbors had
abandoned their homes, but the woman
was too til to flee to the mountains. In
the darkness of night there, amid a
shower es bullets, anew life came into
the world.
At Merrtmae a woman with a baby In
her arms sought to g i to the substation,
a short distance away, for protection. As
she crossed the open space she was fired
upon, but escaped Injury.
If Trespassing Bee
Stings Can Stin&ee
Hold Owner Liable?
If a bee owned by one farmer flies to
an adjoining farm, and stings the occu
pant thereof is the owner of the bee lia
ble for damages? This question has been
put up to the State department of con
servation for solution by Ross B. Scott
of Lagrange, owner of the bee in ques
tion.
Officials of tie department say there
is no precedent. They will advise Mr.
Scott to build a twelve-foot fence around
his bees. Bees, according to experts,
fly on a level, and if they are required
to fly twelve feet In the air to get out
they will not ullght on an unsuspecting
human on the next farm, but will fly
for some distance before they come down
—far enough away so the stlugee can't
Identify them.
MELLON CITED
TO SHOW CAUSE
Canadian Boundary Rail-
Customs Suit at Issue.
WASHINGTON, May 16.—Secretary of
the Treasury Mellon today was cited by
Justice Hitz in the District Supreme
Court to show cause on May 26, why he
should not be enjoined from applying
the provisions of the earners* law of
Feb. 13, 1911, to railroads crossing Into
Canada, and from assessing the rail
roads with the cost of baggage Inspec
tion.
The court order Is based on a suit for
injunction (lied by tho Minneapolis, St.
Paul & Salt Ste Marie Railway Company,
which claims it has been illegally as
sessed for extra compensation to customs
inspectors and has been threatened with
refusal to allow Its trains to cross the
Canadian border between 5 p. m. and 8
p m. unless the accounts are paid.
Night Court to Rid
Docket of Divorces
With approximately 450 untried divorce
cases on his docket. Judge Harry .Cham
berlin of the Marlon County Circuit] Court
has decided to hold night sessions i n an
attempt to clear his docket. The figst
session will be held tonight.
The court began hearing divorce cases
at 0 a. m. and did not retire until after 1
o’clock for lunch. The congestion of the
divorce docket Is due to the fact that the
court for the last three months has been
busy hearing big civil suits, several of
them taking many weeks.
Says Activity of
Foreign Chickens
Threatens Our Hen
NEW yORK, May 10—The Amer
ican hen wishes protection from
foreign competition.
According to 11. W. Kerrigan,
California chicken farmer, the
poultry Industry In thl scountry,
which does an anual business of
$1,250,000,000, faces complete de
moralization through this invasion.
Kerrigan, who is secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce of Petaluma,
Cal., the chicken center of the
United Spates, is touring the coun
try In att effort to crystal toe senti
ment for a protective tariffW>n eggs.
„ , , , _ . (By Carrier, Week. Indianapolis, 10c; Elsewhere, 12c.
Subscription Rates: By Matl 500 Per Month; | 5 . 0 0 Per Year.
Haywood Says He Will
Return to Do Time After
Ri snan Meetings End
CHICAGO, May 16.—Bonds of William
(Big Bi;l) Haywood, now a fugitive in
Russia, and eight other “Wobblies,” who
tied to csoa;. lm; risonment in Ft. Leav
enworth, were ordered forfeited today in
United* States Circuit Court here. The
bonds totaled $75,000.
(Copyright, 1921, by the United Press.)
LONDON, May 16—William D. Hay
wood wiii\return to the Cnited States
to serve his twenty-year sentence in Lea
venworth Penitentiary, he declared in an
exclusive statement wired to the United
Press from Moscow.
The I W. W. leader, whose disappear
ance brought bitter criticisms from as
sociates who were also under sentence
for Simpering the Nation's war activi
ties, announced he will return after the
VALUE BOOST
BY NATURE IS
HELD PROFIT
Supreme Court Decision Will
Add Millions to Income
Tax.
DRY LAW DATE FIXED
WASHINGTON, May 18.—The Federal
Government by a decision of the Supreme
Court today won one of the most lmpor
‘ taut tax suits In recent years whe n the
court held that the Increased value of
natural resources held by a corporation
is profit and therefore Is taxable as In
come.
JusUce Pitney read the decision of the
court. The decision means that mawy
millions of dollars will be kept In the
j treasury, according to Government esti
mates.
The suit was brought by the T.abelle
Iron Works, a West Virginia corporation,
when the commissioner of Internal rev
enue Imposed u tax on it of more than
$1,000,000 for the increased value of ore
lands in the Mesabie range. This was
done on the ground that the value of
landg, which originally cost $190,000, had
increas“d to $10,105,400. The increased
value was represented by a stock divi
dend issued by the company increasing
its capitalization by $9,915,400.
The increase, the company contended,
| was not a profit, but an Increase in ln
j vested capital,
I Charles E. Hughes, now Secretary of
j State, argued the case for the State.
| “PEOIII” AMENDMENT
EFFECTIVE JAN. 17. 1920.
j The court also held that the prohl
; bition amendment became effective on
! Jan. 17, 1920. Wet attorneys asserted
I that it was not law until Jan. 29, or one
year after the ratification of thirty-six
States was proclaimed by the Secretary
of State. Jan. 17 was one year after the
thirty-six States had ratified, the twelve
Intervening days representing the time
required for official notices of action to
reach the State Department.
Tho decision disposed of the unexpect
ed attack made on the law by attorneys
for J. J. Dillon, San Francisco dray
man, who was arrested on the day the
Volstead law became effective for trans
porting a cask of wine without a per
mit.
In seeking a writ of habeas corpus to
obtain freedom after being convicted. Dil
lon's defense was that the amendment
was Invalid.
The decision 's a victory for the Gov
ernment's woman assistant Attorney
General, Mrs. Annette Abbott Adams.
She argued the case for only five min
utes before the court, 60 confident was
she of a favorable decision. She claimed
that even If the Harding amendment
were invalid, It did not void the other
sections which are the vital parts.
DRY MEASURE
FULLY UPHELD.
The validity of the prohibition act was
reaffirmed. All sections of the amend
ment have been upheld by the court,
thus- making It certain that future at
tacks will be futile.
Specifically the court held that the
proposal of President Harding while a
Senator, requiring that the States must
ratify the amendment within seven years
to make It operative does not void it.
Attorneys for the liquor Interests had
contended that this requirement was un
constitutional and therefore Invalidated
tho entire amendments.
The Harding proposal is section three
and the court last June specifically up
held the other two sections. Justice Van
Deventer again read the decision as he
did last June.
The Federal inheritance tax law
enacted In 1916 was held valid.
The Federal Government’s method of
determining the tax was also sustained.
In computing the tax the Government
refused to allow deductions from the
amount taxable of the payments that
were made by executors of estates to
the various States.
NON-MEMBER
BANKS TO PROFIT.
The Supreme Court declared invalid
the practice of the Federal Reserve
Banks in compelling State banks and
others not members of the Federal Re
serve system to pay checks without de
duction for exchange.
The decision will result In r. big gain
to the non-member banks of the reserve
system, which previously obtained a
portion of their revonue from deducting
as “exchange” one-eighth of 1 per cent,
of the face value of all checks paid. Non
member banks in all parts of the coun
try backed the American Bank and Trust
Company of Atlanta and other Georgia
banks In their efforts to obtain an In
junction against the practice of the
Federal Reserve Banks.
The Supreme court of the United
States today announced a recess until
Tuesday, May 81, and adjournment finally
for the present term on June 6.
Alleged ‘Bluebeardess’
Sticks to Her Story
HONOLULU, May 16.—Mrs. Lydia
Southard, held as an alleged feminine
“blue beard.” charged with the murder
of four husbands and a brother-in-law,
today held firmly to her claim that she
was a natural typhoid fever carrier and
that her husbands died of this disease
contracted from her.
“After I am proved innocent I will
sue my accusers on the mainland for
damages,” she declared.
"As to my collecting insurance policies
when my husbands died I never collected
any although I have some due me. There
was some talk after my hast husband
died and that was why I had an Inquest
held then." ,
LAST HOME EDITION
TWO CENTS PER COPY
I third Internationale and other conven
j tlons have been held in Moscow. Hay
i wood's bondsmen will not suffer loss, he
[ said.
By WILLIAM D. HAYWOOD.
MOSCOW, May 16.—Here is my etory:
| On March 3 I retired to the home of
I friends in New York. Three weeks later
i I arrived in Moscow.
I shall remain here for the convention
iof the third Internationale and other
; meetings. ,
I will return to the United States with
out question. If I cannot return before
my bond is canceled the Government ean
have its equivalent of a pound of flesh
which friends deposited for my appear
ance.
| But my bondsmen will not suffer flnan
j clal loss from the cancellation of the
j bond.
U.B. DELEGATES
VOTE BOOST IN
ALL SALARIES
Forty Per Cent Increase for
Officials Decided Upon in
Conference.
DEFEAT AMENDMENTS
After discussion which lasted more
than one hour on the convention floor,
delegates to the twenty-eighth quadren
nial general conference of the United
Brethren Church today adopted the re
port of the committee on temporal econo
my and salaries, which grants an in
crease of approximately 40 per cent in
salaries of all church officials. Amend
ments to the report, which provided in
creases of 25 per cent to 65 per cent over
present salaries, were defeated.
Salaries of the officials, as adopted, for
the next quadrennlum, will be as follows:
Active bishops $4,500
Bishop emeritUß 1,500
Missionary bishop 3.300
Publishing agent 4,590
Church treasurer 3.600
Editor of Telescope 3,300
Editor of S. S. literature 3,300
Editor of Watchword 3,200
Associate editor of Telescope 3.100
Associate editor of S S. literature. 3.100
Secretary board of administration. 3,300
Secretary Foreign Missions 3,300
Secretary Home Missions 3,300
Secretary Church Erection 3,300
Secretary S. S. Board of Control... 3.300
Secretary Board of Education 3,300
Secretary Young People's Society.. 3,300
Manager Bonebrake Seminary 3,300
Recording secretary Gen. Conference 125
Reading secretary Gen. Conference 125
Committee on editing discipline, each 125
RURAL CONGREGATIONS
OPPOSE INCREASES.
Bonuses were voted for Mrs. Mathews,
wife of Bishop J. M. Mathews, amounting
to SI,OOO, and S9OO for the widow of C.
I. B. Brane, one of the publishing house
officials, who died during office.
Following submission of the commit
tee's report, an amendment was offered
which would have increased the salaries
as fixed by the committee, by 25 per cent,
which would make the salaries, 65 per
cent higher than at present. An amend
ment to the amendment then was offered,
which would have made the salaries 25
per cent higher than at present, or 15
per cent lower than the salary as fixed
by adoption of the committee report.
Strong opposition to the Increased sala
ries was made by representatives of ru
•al congregations. These delegates con
tended that their constituents could not
afford to be burdened at this time, in
face of lower prices for farm products.
They declared their constituents already
have been burdened by levies for church
purposes.
SALARIES STILL
TOO LOW.
Proponents of the 65 per cent increase
declared the salaries, should their de
mand be recognized, still would be lower
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STATION AGENTS
O. K. INSURANCE
Convention Urges Adoption of
Plan.
The adoption of a plan of Insurance
by the organization was recommended at
this morning's business session of the
annual national convention of the Order
of Railway Station Agents at the Hotel
Severin, by the president of the organi
zation, Early H. Morton of Chicago, in
his annual report.
It Is expected that a plan following
out his recommendations will be sub
mitted at the present convention by the
grand officers.
Mr. Morton also recommended that
there be an Intensive membership cam
paign by the organization between the
present time and July 1. It was stated
that the national organization has made
a net gain of seventeen local divisions
during the last fiscal year, and has a to
tal of forty-eight local divisions at pres
ent.
In addition to the report of the presi
dent, the reports of various committees
and tho secretary, Wilbur L. Heacox of
Chicago, were submitted.
An automobile tour about the city
constituted the program for this after
noon.
Following the business meeting tomor
row morning the visitors will go to the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway and to
Beech Grove. A banquet will be held to
morrow evening, the program for which
includes a talk by Mayor Charles W.
Jewett.
The opening business session of the
meeting was held yesterday afternoon.
Special, arrangements have been made
for entertaining the wives and families of
visiting delegates.
Wound Fatal; Woman
Is Held as Slayer
Special to The Times.
NEW ALBANY, Ind., May 16—David
Alexander, who was shot about a week
ago while in bed, is dead at St. Edwards
Hospital here. Asa result of his death
a charge of shooting with intent to kill
on which Alexander’s wife has been held,
was changed to a charge of murder.
Authorities have expressed the belief
that the woman is Insane.
J. M. Cox’s Daughter
Dies at Dayton Hojne
DAYTON, 0., May 16.—Mrs. Helen
Cox Mahoney, 2s, wife of Daniel J. Ma
honey and daughter of former Governor
James M. Cox, died suddenly at the
Mahoney residence at Uakwood, suburb
of Dayton today.
MEEKER GETS
COLD DEAL AT
CLUB MEETING
Democratic City Chairman Ig
nored at Reception for
Candidates.
ONE PROTESTS SLIGHT
The necessity for the resignation
of Thomas D. Meeker from the city
chairmanship of the Democratic
party in order that the Democratic
ticket may be divorced from bi
partisan influences, was demon
strated In the belief of party leaders
at the reception for Democratic city
candidates at the Indiana Democratic
Club Saturday evening.
Frank P. Baker, president of the club,
and chairman of the meeting, absolutely
Ignored Meeker, failing to call upon him
for a speech, although he was in a
room just back of that in which the
jollification was held. Only one man
protested against the slight, lie being a
precinct worker from the Fifteenth v. ard.
All others present either failed to notice
that the city chairman, at least the
nominal head of the party, had not been
asked to talk, or noticing It, were not
enough concerned about it to com
ment.
SINGLE PROTEST
CAUSES AMUSEMENT.
The one Democrat who protested went
about the crowd, which lingered to dis
cuss chances for victory In November
after the meeting, cursing Mr. Baker and
loudly asserting that Baker had told
him he didn't want Meeker to speak. In
stead of arousing criticism of Mr. Baker
this only caused amusement.
The repudiation of Mr. Meeker by the
leaders of his own pany has shown,
political observers declared, that he will
be unable to heal the breach, should lie
so desire, and that he will be unable to
unite the Democrats on the fighting front.
Meeker's alleged intimacy with the over
thrown Jewett leaders, who are now des
perately seeking a route to regain con
trol of political organizations in this
county, is responsible for hts fall from
grace.
PREDICTS ELECTION
OF BOYD M. RALSTON.
In opening the meeting Mr. Baker
roundly criticised Samuel Lewis Shank,
Republican candidate for mayor, and
stated that his selection by the Repub
licans was only another step toward the
election of Boyd M. Ralston, Democratic
mayorality candidate, and all the other
Democratic candidates In November.
He eulogized Mr. Ralston as an able
business man and splendid citizen, and
said that opposed to him “the Repub
licans have nomlnateed a man who has
teen a rank failure as a business man and
a rank failure as a public official."
He pointed out how Shank made elab
orate promises before ha was elected
mayor In 1900 and how he lever had been
able to keep them.
“No sooner had he been elected than
he became the common servant of the
public utilities, doing their every bid
ding during the time he was mayor,”
said Mr. Baker.
NOT HIS
OWN MAYOR.
‘‘And now that he has been called to
account for his failures he shamelessly
aserts that he broke his promises be
cause he was not his own mayor. I
say to you that If he sold us out once
he'll sell us out again.”
Shank's nomination, Mr. Baker de
clared, was due to the fact that the Re
publican party was split into two crowds
of “corruptionists.”
“The public arose in its wrath in the
primary and defeated one crowd and la
the election in November the public
must rise in its wrath and defeat the
other clique, which Is as odious to us
as the one which has been put down,"
he said.
RALSTON
SPEAKS.
Mr. Ralston thanked those at the re
ception for their demonstration of interest
in the ticket and made a strong plea for
harmony and organization. lie predicted
a Democratic victory for the reasons that
the Republican party Is “rent asunder
and thousands of them have promised to
come to us In the fall.”
Others who spoke were: Thomas
Garvin, candidate for city judge; Mrs.
Maude Anthony, candidate for council
man of the Second district; Martin
O'Mara, candidate for councilman of the
First district; Heydon W. Buchanan,
candidate for councilman of the Fifth
district; Otto Ray, candidate for council
man of the Sixth district; Albert H.
Losche, one of the men whom Mr. Kay
defeated; Joel Baker, secretary of the
city committee, and Woodburn Masson,
one of Mr. Ralston’s campaign man
agers,
‘MUSHROOM COPS’
ARE tvjeD OUT
City Experiments With Traffic
Device.
City officials began today to believe
that they have at last found a type of
silent policeman which will stand the
gaff. For almost a week one of the
traffic signs, which a few weeks ago
was repeatedly knocked down by care
less motorists at Michigan and Me
ridian streets, has stood at this same
corner unmoved. The “cop” consists of
a bright yellow standard, surmounted
with a white globe bearing a green
band around Its mlddje. A gas light
flashes rapidly within the globe at
night.
The secret of the “cop’s” present
ability to keep from being knocked
down every hour lies in the fact that It
Is mounted on a concrete platform,
eighteen inches high and three feet in
diameter.
Anew type of light designed to slow
up traffic at danger points is being
tried out at Meridian and Sixteenth and
Meridian and Thirtieth streets. It Is
called a "mushroom light” and consists
of an eighteen-inch red globe, covered
with an arched east steel grate set a
few Inches above the pavement. The
grate Is one Inch thick, making it prac
tically lndestructable and is painted
yellow, making it visible for several
blocks In the day time. Strong electric
lights are placed within the red globe,
and are turned on at the same time the
street light overhead Is lighted, making
the maintenance cost veuy low.
The city has not purchased any of the
devices, all being placed on test by their
manufacturers. The “silent cop” type
costs around $l6O and the “mushroom”
type SIOO.
WILL ELECT DIRECTORS,
HARTFORD CITY, Ind., May 16.
Fifteen directors for the Hartford City
[Chamber of Commerce will be elected at
a primary and general election May 14
and 2% resp" lively.
NO. 3.