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THE WEATHER Showers tonight and probably Friday. Cooler Friday. VOL. XXXIV. JEWETT USES CITY TRUCK TO OIL FARM ROAD Highway Past Hog Ranch Also Gets Services of Street Employes. MILE OUTSIDE LIMITS Mayor Says Material to Be Purchased—Nothing for Use and Time. In addition to using a city-owned passenger car to transport himself and others to his hog farm at public expense, Mayor Charles W. Jewett has been making use of a city trr.ek and employes of the city to oil the highway past the farm, one mile out side che city limits. Residents of an unimproved street in Brightwood, who have been seek ing in vain to have the city oil the street in front of their homes, found recently that the oil spreading truck of the city was being driven almost past their homes. They followed it to learn that it was engaged in oiling the country road known as the ex tension of Arlington avenue, between the Thirtieth and Thirty-Fourth street paved roads. The mayor's hog farm lies on the west side of this road. The mayor yesterday admitted that a city oil truck oiled the road Monday ffioralns. lie insisted that there was nothing- irregular about the transaction, stating that he and his neighbors, residing on the east !do of Arlington avenue opposite his farm, would pay f<r the oil. He admitted, however, that there was no intention of paying for the use of the truck and the driver's time, contending that this amount would be trivial. REPORT OF THREE LOADS OF Oil,. A Brightwood re c *dent stated Monday afternoon that he had been told a city truck driver had taken three loads of oil to the mayor's farm Monday morrn ing. In attempting to verify this port other statements, besides the facta admitted by the mayor, were obtained. Two women sitting on the front poreh of a farmhouse at the intersection of Arlington avenue and Thirtieth street, which was tb point at which the oiling ceased (Thirtieth afreet marking the southern end W the mayor's land) were asked whoiii*l. Arlington avenue "Me. Jewett h'lH It done,' 1 declared the elder of the two women. A mail box In front of this house bore the name B. W. Tillingbast. Inquiry was made at a house opposite the barns of the "hog farm." A young woman, who said that A. Marcy resided there, said that the road was oiled about neon Monday but that she didn't know who did it. A man Inside the house said he thought the county had done It. SAYS CITY OILED ROAD SIX WEEKS AGO. A small general store and filling sta tion is located opposite the point of the "hog farm" at the intersection of Ar lington avenue and the rendleton pike. A woman who waited on the trade here was asked if the road had been oiled Monday and if she knew who did it. The woman replied that she did not (Continued on Page Nine.) t UNBORN CHILD NOW FIGURES IN KENNEDY CASE That It Might Have Father Given as Cause of Los Angeles Killing. I.OS ANGELES, Au?. 11.—A “vamrlre •woman” who sought to force one of h> r victims to Rive a name to her tinhorn child—that is the picture the Slate will draw of Mr*. Madalynne Obenchain in asking her indictment on a charge of ••mplieity in the murder of J. Helton Kennedy, Insurance broker. The authorities will attempt to show that Mr*. Obenchain is to become a mother as the result of her relations with Kennedy, that Kennedy refused to marry her and was shot by Arthur C. Burch, whose indictment also will be sought. As evidence of the woman's great mag netism will lie presented the fact that Burch whom she referred to as only a “platonic friend” of her college days, hurried across the continent in resp rise to a single telegram which Under Sheriff Manning says read: “Things look bad here. Please come at once. “Madalynne.” SAY KENNEDY DECLINED MARRIAGE. The State will contend that Kennedy, who was stronger willed than Burch, at tempted to extricate himself from the web Mrs. Obenchain had woven about him and was shot by Burch during an altercation when he refused to listen to Burch's pleadings that he innrry Mrs. Obenchain. The story, as reconstructed by the State, furnishes one of the most amazing examples of devotion —Burch, alleged to be madly in love with Mrs. Obenchain. blindly heeding her beck and call through the years, and finally sacrificing his freedom and possibly his life to win another man as her husband. Deputy Sheriff Manning hus described the presentation that will be made to the grand Jury: “Burch has been identified as the man whN rented an auto. The tire tracks In the road at the Glen corresponded with those of the machine he rented. “We believe he was waiting at the Glen for Mrs. Obenchain and Kennedy (Continued on Page Eleven.) WEATHER Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the twenty-four hours ending 7 p. m., Aug. 1”. 1921: Showers tonight and probably Friday morning; cooler Friday. 6 a. m TO 7 a. m 71 8 a. m 73 9 a. m 74 10 a. m 74 11 a. m 74 12 (noon) 69 lp.m. 69 2 p. in 70 Published at Indianapolis. Entered as Second Class Matter. July 35, 1914. at Ind., Daily Except Sunday. Postofflce, Indianapolis, Ind., under act March 3, 1879. City Boasts Unique Organization .j. .j. .|. -i- -i- -i- -i- -i- -i- -i- -i- -l- -i- HUMANE SOCIETY DISTINCTIVE -i- -i- -i- -!- -i- -i- -i- -i- -!- -i- -i- -i- It Is Without Roster of Members Indianapolis possesses the unique distinction of having an incorporated society, recognized by the city as such, and presumed to be actively func tioning. which society has no roster of members. This .unique organization which is known as the Indianapolis Humane Society, was incorporated under the laws of Indiana Dec. 14, 1905, by Rabbi Mayer Messing, William Watson Woollen, Garrett H. Shover, Emily V. Blanchard, Sarah L. Kirlin, Ida E. Moore, David W. Coffin, Robert W. Mcßride, Dorman N. Davis, F. A. Blanchard, Jennie E. Leedy, Mary H. Reese. The directors for the first year, which the constitution of the society says "shall bo held to terminate on the second Wednesday cf April, 1900,” were desig nated as follows: Rabbi Mayer Messing. William Watson Woollen, Garret If. shovi-r, Emily V. Blanchard, Sarah 1.. Kirlin, Ida K. Moore. David W. Coffin, Robert W. Mcßride. George S. Ilennlnger. George S. Henninger’s name does not appear among the list of original incor porators of the society. Never since the society was incorpor ated, has a report been made to the Sec -1 retary of State of any changes in tlie i board of directors, although the name of | only one of the incorporators, Ida E. Moore, now appears among the directors : of the society. WHAT RAW HAS TO SAY ON SUBJECT. The law under which the society came l into existence, says: "Whenever directors shall be elected, a certificate under the seal of the corporation, signed by its secre tary. giving their names and the terms of their office, shall be record ed in the office of the recorder where tbo certificate of organization is re corded." The constitution of the society pro vides that “five directors slinl] be elected by the members, by ballot, at the annual meeting on the first Monday FORBES ORDER CANS RED TAPE IN VET RELIEF Head of- Bureau Orders Of ficials to Favor Claimants if in Doubt. SEEK OUT DISABLED WASHINGTON, Agu. 11.—Bureau cratic red tape was scrapped today in a real drive to accord disabled former service men the fullest meas ure aid and Justice shut th* law' intended they should have. Col. Charles R. Forbes, director of the veterans’ bureau, twenty-four hours after taking the oath of office, began coordinating the work of all the Government agencies now consol idated by the Sweet bill. Colonel Forbes warned division chiefs against delays in acting upon claims for compensation and Insurance. Ho directed that hereafter the policy of every of fieial dealing with former service men s claims, must be to give decisions in favor of lh-* claimant*, wherever there is a doubt. In carrying forward the Government's hospitalization program under which SIS.W.OOO will be spent to provide for soldier patients. Colonel Forbes at once will inaugurate a rigid system of inspection of existing hospitals. A feature of Colonel Forbes' plan, com mended by Secretary of the Treasury Mellon is to expand permanent soldiers' homes into hospitals for disabled former service men with the idea of re converting such hospitals later on into homes for veterans aft*r the need for hospitalization is past. Colonel Forbes instructed his sub ordinates in the veterans’ bureau that the organization bureaus must make it their business to "go out and hunt ' for disabled former soldiers and let tnem know their rights. In his first official pronouncement since taking office. Colonel Forbes laid down three cardinal principles: 1. Tt is ttie duty of the Govern ment to equip a disabled soldier to make the best living in the highest profession of which he is capable. 2. Responsibility of the Govern ment towards its soldier claimants , cannot be delegated to prlrate per- j sons. 3., Disabled soldiers are wards of the Government, and as such, must, and will he protected. Forbes will leave Washington within ten days and visit each of the 500 insti tutions now caring for veterans. The result of his personal investiga tions will decide what places are to be closed up. which to lie cleaned up and those which will be pronounced "tit, homes for heroes.” PEACE PLANS TOLD TO BORAH WASHINGTON, Aug. IL—President Harding today Informally advised the Senate as to the pending negotiations for peace with Germany when ha called Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho, to the White House and explained to him the negotiations t)6w In progress. Senator Borah, following the cone ferenee, said it was his opinion that no peace proclamation would be issued until a peace treaty had been concluded with Germany. RAIN PREVENTS GAME. The final game of the Columbus-tndian apolls baseball series was called off today on account of rain and wet grounds. It will be necessary to play the contest in Columbus when the Indians visit there in September, for the Columbus team does not play any more games here this season. Harding*3 Father Elopes With Steno MONROE. Mich.. Aug- 11 -George llnrdiug, father of President Harding, was married here today to Miss Alice Severens, 52, a stenographer. The couple came here in an automobile early today from Marion, Ohio. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Coles, pastor of the Presbyterian Church. Jninaua H aihj Sfittirs I In Junuary of each year, for a term of I throe years.” and ‘'vacancies in tlie of ficers or board of directors by resigna nation or for any other cause, shall be | filled by the board of directors at the first regular meeting after the vacancy ‘ occurs.” The constitution also provides that “Anyone may become an active member of the society by paying SI.OO per year; | a contributing member by paying any sum over SI.OO per year and less than SSO and an honorary member by being elected as such. Active and contributing and honorary' niemliers shall be entitled Ito all of the privileges of the society for one year and life members in per petuity.” * .Seemingly, from the constitutional pro visions, the membership of the society is made up from the contributors there to. and that is the reason for the present uncertainty as to who constitutes the members. For the Indianapolis Humane Society has been depending upon the community chest for Its funds, axi it did upon the War Chest ami has not been making any efforts to solicit memberships. Not having solicited or accepted active membership this year, the society ap parently has no active membership, un (tontinued on Page Nine.) LLOYD GEORGE THREATENS TO QUIT MEETING Poles Concentrate Troops as France and England Wrangle Over Silesia. BRIAND CALLS CABINET PARIS, Aug. 11. —Great Britain and France again were perilously near a break this afternoon on issues involving Upper Silesia, Germany and Poland. Premier Lloyd Ge<>—• told Premier Briand that if France maintained her present position there was nothing for him to do but return to London. Premier Briand replied that he was unable to make further concessions with out calling a special session of the Cham ber of Deputies to get its sanction. Asa result of the deadlock tills after noon s session of the allied supreme coun cil was called off. Briand announced he had called for r cabinet meeting tomorrow morning to consider the Silesia situation. President Millerand of France inter vened in the Fpper Silesian conversa tions between Premier Lloyd George and Premier Briand in an effort to prevent another serious divergence of views. The president urged the impor tance of a settlement to save the entente j < t rdiale of Europe. The new deadlock between the British 1 and French premiers developed over night and came to a head at a break , fast this morning attended by Lloyd George, M Briand and M. Loucheur, min ister for liberated regions in the French cabinet. BRIAND KEFISES MORE CON PENSION'S. Premier Lloyd George was said to have insisted that the British and Italian views prevail while M. Briand said ho would | refuse to make any further concessions. The premiers met again at luncheon at the summer home of President .Millerand at K.imbouillet. Before tile luncheon be- j "5n the 1 rench president conferred pri vately with Premier Lloyd George and Premier Briand, urging the importance of an amicable sell lenient. The, question will not be definitely set-! tied at the present session of the su preme council, but will be left open for j a future meeting to be held in Boulogne' or London, according to the usually well informed Journal. NO SETTLEMENT AT THIS MEETING. It is probable that final ratification of j the new Silesian frontiers will to post- ■ poneri until the next meeting of the ; council to allow the allied high com- I missionerg to return to Fpper Sll-sia to take necessary steps to prevent trouble when the partition Is put Into effect. ‘ On Friday the council will take up the I German war trials in the Supreme Court at Leipzig. The French are Incensed at the lightness of the sentences imposed j upon the convicted German officers and ! have withdrawn their commissioner from j Leipzig in consequence. This action was taken independently without consulting the British. The council unexpectedly took up the Russian famine situation and decided to j send relief into Russia. An international \ commission will study the situation anil ! report upon the best methods of giving quick relief to the starving masses in the interior of Russia. U. S. MA Y OBJECT TO RULING WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.—A con troversy between the United States Gov. eminent and the allied reparations com mission seemed certain today us a result of the commission's decision, reached at Paris, that payment for the upkeep of the American forces on the Rhine will be deferred until British, French and Belgian claims are settled. POLES CONCENTRATE TROOPS ON BORDER BERLIN, Aug. 11.—Although war clouds are again rolling up along the German-Polish frontier German official-' dom remains serene, concentrating its attention upon the rainbow which it be lieves it sees over the British Isles. Reports to the German intelligence de partment confirm press dispatches that the Poles are feverishly concentrating troops upon the German frontier. According to the Abendblatt, 30,000 Polish regulars, partly under French command, have been massed along the on Page Six.) INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1921. ARMS PARLEY ! NOTICES SENT OUT BY U. S. Invitations Dispatched to Great Britain, Japan, China France and Italy. PERSONNEL IS STUDIED President Gives Thought to Representatives on Ameri can Commission. WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.— The United States will today dispatch to Great Britain, France, Japan, Italy and China formal invitations for those nations to pa ticipate in a dis armament conference and a discus sion of Far Eastern policies at Wash ington on Nov. 11, Secretary of State Hughes announced today. K The formal invitations will be put on the cables this afternoon and will probably be made public here to morro .c. With the first forma! step toward the conference put into effect, the attention j of President Harding and his advisers ■■ here Is turning to flic personnel of the American commission where a real . problem is presented. President Harding's own suggestion that tho participating nations limit their delegations to five or six persons has pro vided tho tongues of Washington with a ! basis of speculation concerning the sys tem to be followed in selecting America's i representative*. !• ItKHI DENT NOT TO TAKE PART. It is considered settled in high quarters hero that President Harding himself will ■ take no active part In the deliberations ! and that Secretary of State Hughes will act as chairman of. and principal spoket i mm for tin* American delegation. A number of plan* already have been proposed for selecting the delegates. The one understood to liavo been found most favor embraces: A representative of Congress, prob ably a Senator. A representative of the Array. A representative of the Navy. A prominent Democrat. A prominent Republican. Perhaps a woman. It has been suggested that In view of j I tho fact that the experts and heads of the Army arid Navv will le on the ground j here It will lie unnecessary to Include their representative in the commission It self, or that the Army or Navy repre sentallon bo centered in one man, such , as General Pershing. I.ODGK. MAY 111, ( HO.SF.N. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Is con sidered n likely cholre to represent Con gress, due principally to bia position ns i •Yiairtnan of the Senate Foreign Reia tions Committee and his admitted knowl edge of International affairs. There is more apecultion over the Identity of the Democrat than over any other personage. The nntne of Wllliait | Jennings Bryan is being mentioned wit i frequency. The name of Klihu Root alsv is being heard with inerc.asing frequency ns a member of the American commis sion. WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 —President Harding favors publicity for the work of the disarmament conference, though not to the extent of opening ail its do liberations and sessions to the public, sis demanded by Senators Johnson and Borah. This was the President's attitude as he expressed to Senator Borah at the White House today Borah told Hard ing the people ought to be let Into the whole proceedings, llarding indicated he thought Borahs program of com plots open sesnions wont too far. Borah said Harding’s program of part publicity did not go far enough and served notice ho and Senator Johnson intended to stir up a public demand for open sessions. BUSINESS MEN SEE IMPROVED TRADE BY FALL Industrial and Financial Con ditions Look Better Than in Many Months. By HAROLD I). JACOBS. (Copyright, 1921. I>y the ltd ted Press.) NEW I'ORK, Aug. 11.—Basic business conditions are Improving. This opinion was reflected In tele graphic statements to the United Press today by commercial organizations— diagnosticians of economic ailments—in all parts of the country. The general feeling appeared to be that the industrial revival will bo well under way by fall, although some were inclined to the belief that material prog ress will not be made in that direction before spring, “A better tone Is appearing In the business world.” declared William Fellos Morgan, president of the Merchants’ As sociation of New York. "Although new industries have not benefited by an Increased volume of business there are indications that the country Is beginning slowly to pull out of a serious business and Industrial de pression. 'Tile crop outlook, with one or two ex ceptions, is good. Many of the railroads arc reporting increased earnings.” The “tide lias turned !n New England,” was the statement of Melville E. Lim ing. secretary of the bureau of com merce and industrial affairs, Boston Chamber of Commerce. “Orders and inquiries are coining In, and while there is still plenty of room for improvement, a more optimistic tone generallly prevails,” he said. Other statements were: Atlanta Chamber of Commerce—“ Bus iness In this direction looks better today than in many months. In practically every line conditions justify a more op timistic feeling for the fall.” John B. Reynolds, secretary Indianapo lis Chamber of Commerce—“l believe (Continued on Page Two.) No. 43 for Babe PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 11.—Babe Ruth, home run artist, this afternoon drove out his forty-third circuit hit of the season. The homer came in the fourth inning. Keefe was pitching for the Athletics. On this date last season Ruth had forty-two home rias to his credit. $18,000,000 POWER MERGER LOOKS TO CENTRAL ELECTRIC PLANT A T MINES FOR STATE OF INDIANA - . - ' * * . ' H ♦ r ' w. r ‘ * ** -C : ! K—A * ■ ! - The head of the new Indiana Electric Corporation, which Is to consoli | date seven established public utilities In Indiana and link the north part of j the State with the southern coal fields by wire, is a man well known in , public utility circles. He became interested in utilities while a law stenographer in Grand Rapids and was barely 40 when he attacked the problem of power con servation through hydro-electric generating plants. Under his direction tho immense network of utilities in northwest Wisconsin have been developed with an investment of more than $19,000,000 ■of capital which Mr. Brewer brought into the project. He is credited with the realization of the Wissota power dam project in Wisconsin from which the company obtained sufficient current to supply its own needs and fur nish St. Paul and Minneapolis with 140,000,000 kilowatt hours of excess, transported over special high tension wires. He is now engaged in bring ing about the harnessing of tho Chippewa and Red Cedar Rivers in a project which will make use of water power for the generation of immense amounts of current. Mr. Brewer and his organization are known to Indianapolis through , their development of the Merchants Heat and Light Company which they 'took over several years ago. Since 1914 they have increased tho gross revenue of this company from approximately $476,000 to $3,000,000 annually. What Mr. Brewer has done in Wisconsin he expects to duplicate in Indiana with tho exception that instead cf using water power for the con servation of coal he will use coal at the mines for the conservation of transportation. The proposed power transmission lines will obv/ate the necessity of shipping an enormous tonnage of coal to individual plants at various cities and tow ns and will Insure against interruption and increased cost due to railroad and mining tie-ups. It is the theory of the Brewer organization that by linking up the cities of Indiana with a central power plant in the coal district electricity can ho made cheaper for industrial use and the agricultural field can be served throughout tho entire length of the transmission line?. Notorious Willie Carey Gently Treated by Spaan Oft Convicted Bootleg’ ger Let Off Easily in Defiance of Explicit Statute. The unusual action of Special Judge Ralph Spaan Tuesday In fining Willie Carey, notorious police character, only SSO and costs for operating a blind tiger and then suspending the fine when the costs wero paid has caused considerable comment. The costs were paid by Charles (Big Shiner) Mtddaugh, another police character. The first question concerning the rul ing of Special Judge Spaan, who, by the way, was police court prosecutor on many of the numerous occasions when Carey es caped conviction —concerns his action In suspending a fine which is a very un usual procedure. LAW SPECIFIC ON SUBJECT. I The second question concerns his as j sessment of only a $1)0 fine in view of the explicit provision®' of the law on the subject. The law provides specifically for imprisonment on second, third and sub sequent offenses —and Willie Carey has been convicted on a number of occasions for operating a blind tiger, despite the many times which he has escaped punish ment. The pennlty clause of the prohibition law follows: “Any person convicted of any vio lation this act where the punishment therefor is not herein specifically provided shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty (S3O) dollars nor more than two hundred and fifty ($250) dollars, or by imprisonment In the county jail for not less than ten (10) days nor more than three (3) months, or by botli such fine and im prisonment. Any person convicted a second time for any violation of this net shall bo punished by a fine of not less than fifty (SSO) dollars nor more than five hundred ($500) dol lars and by Imprisonment In the comity Jail for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months; nnd nny person convicted the third time of any violation of the provisions of this net shall for such third and each subsequent violation he fined not 1 :ss than two hundred and fifty ($250) dollars, nor more than five hundred ($500) dollars, and be confined in the ,county jail not : less than three (3), months nor more than one (1) year.” ARRESTED ONLY .TEN TIMES. In 1019 Carey was arrested only ten times and In that year was never charged with operating a HitiU tiger. However, In 1920, he was times and JOSEPH H. BREWER. was twice charge,; with operating n blind tiger. On Dec. 8. 1020, the records show he was fined SIOO sna costs nnd sentenced to servo thirty dnys on the In diana State farm for operating a blind tiger. The case, ns usual, was appealed to Criminal Court. On May 25. 1920, Carey was charged with operating a blind tiger and the records show the case was continued Indefinitely. There Is one ease in that year, a grand larceny charge against Carey, in which there is no rec ord to show what court action. If any, was taken after the first continuance. In 1921 Carey was arrested four times on the change of operating a blind tiger. On Feb. 14, the records show he was lined SIOO nnd costs and sentenced to serve thirty days. The case was ap pealed to Criminal Court. On May 18, Carey was arrested on the on the charge of operating a blind tiger, the following day he was discharged in city court. On May 27, Carey was ar rested on the charge of operating a blind tiger. After numerous continuances, the case was tried before Special Judge Ralph Spaan Tuesday and Spaan fined Carey SSO and costs, but suspended the fine on payment of the costs. Judge Spaan made no explanation why such leniency should be granted to a man with the police record Carey is known to have. On May 30. 1921, Carey was arrested o nthe charge of operating a blind tiger. On June 10 this charge was dismissed in city court. MELLON CUTS HIS ESTIMATES Secretary Pares Proposed Ex penditures $520,000,000, WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.—Secretary of tne Treasury Mellon transmitted new figures on the taxation program to Con gress today, cutting down his pfevious estimates of the amount needed by $520,000,000, In accordance with the de cision reached at the general taxation conference with President Ilardiug on Tuesday. Estimates of the expenditures of the Government for the present fiscal year have been reduced to $4,034,000,000, the Secretary said. Ordinary expenditures have been reduced $350,000,000 below the estimates presented to Congress Aug. 4, and expenditures for public debts nave been farther reduced by $170,000,000, making the present estimates $520,000,000 below those presented Aug. A _ . , ~ (By Carrier. Week, Indianapolis, 10c; Elsewhere, 120. Subscription Rates. j ßy Mall 800 Per Month; jj.oo p er Year. TEN ACRES NOW EXCAVATED. The Granite Sand and Gravel Company has excavated an area of about ten acres, to an average depth of 25 feet on the north end of Its 100 acre tract. Should the city decide to take over the gravel land this lake could be equipped with bathing beaches immediately. The gravel company proposes that the city loau it $300.0 0 at 4 per cent in terest. to bo repaid in twenty-fivo an nual equal installments, the city to be given title to and possession of the land as fast ns gravel excavation is com pleted, final possession and title to l>e bestowed when the gravel is exhausted. The board holds that it can not legal ly loau money to a private business con cern in this manner ami favors an arrangement whereby the city shall issue $300,000 worth of bonds, buy the land from the gravel company and lease It to the company at an annual rental equal to the Interest, and sinking fund charges on the bond Issue. Thus the lake as a fact would cost the city (Continued on Page Six.) RACE BOOZE CAR AHEAD OF TRAIN Sheriff and Prohi Agents Take Chances to Nab Two Men. After a thrilling chase in which the lives of Sheriff George Snider and Fed eral Prohibition Agents George Winkler and Thomas were endangered by a train which nearly struck the automobile In which they were riding through a rail road yard, the officers captured an alleged booze car and arrested Carl Sowders, 210 North Liberty street, aud Claud Eaton, 1835 Central avenue, today. Both men were charged with operating a blind tiger and the officers released Mattie lliatt, 520 East Miami street, who was riding in the booze car with the two men. The officers first saw the booze ear at Twenty-Third street and Cornell avenue. They attempted to halt the occupants but the car sped through an alley and then turned south to Twentieth street, then turned east to the railroad ! yards. Sowders, who was driving the 1 cur, did not stop at the end of the j blind street which stops at the yards but drove through the yards, down and | across tho tracks. Federal officer- Winkler, who was driving the officers' da r. pursued the booze car In spite of the chances he was taking In being run I down by a fast passenger train that missed the officers’ ear only a few inches. Sowders was captured at Nineteenth street aud Columbia avenue. In the car besides the two men and woman, the officers found six gallon* of “white mule’’ whisky. The officers alleged they saw Sowders attempting to make a sale of some of the liquor to a negro at the time the pursuit LAST HOME EDITION TWO CENTS PER COPY NEW CORPORATION FILES; 7 COMPANIES WOULD CONSOLIDATE Plan to Link Up Towns and Cities on One Loop to Distribute Power Generated at Coal Mines. HOPE FOR TWO LINES EVENTUALLY One From Clinton by Way of Greencastle and Danville; Later Another Through Kokomo, Insuring Service. Plans for the development of industrial and agricultural electrification of Indiana to a point where more than a million people will be served with electricity generated in the coal fields and transmitted over high tension lines became public today with the filing of articles of incoporation by the Indiana Electric Corporation. Simultaneously, a petition was filed with the public service commission for permission to consolidate the Merchants Heat and Light Company o£ rndianapolis, the Indiana Railways and Light Company of Kokomo, the Elkhart Gas and Fuel Company of Elkhart, Valparaiso Lighting Company of Valparaiso, Wabash Valley Electric Company of Clinton, Putnam Elec tric Company of Greencastle, Cayuga Electric Company of Cayuga. GRAVEL FIRM OFFERS CITY LAKE AT DOOR Granite Sand Company Will ing to Turn Over Holdings North of Sellers Farm. 123 ACRES IN PLOT Receipt of a proposal whereby the city eventually would become the owner of a lake containing 125 acres, within ten minutes’ ride of the busi ness district, which body of water would be sufficient to supply 100,000,- 000 gallons of water for the city's daily consumption and could be made into a boating, bathing and fishing spot probably unrivalled by any similar municipality owned lake in the country was announced by the board of park commissioners today.. Tho proposal came from the Granite Sami and Gravel Company, which desires to turn over to the park department its gravel holdings situated south of Ken tucky avenue, west of Harding street and north of Sellers farm. The finan- j eial terms do not meet with the hoard's ] idea and the proposition is to be taken 1 under advisement pending further nego tiations, it was stated. NO. 78. I The incorporation of the Indiana Elec trie Corporation and the movement to, consolidate all theso Indiana companies ■ marks the first step in the plan of Joseph 11. Brewer, utility operator, to link up a hundred towns and cities in tho State on one power loop over which electricity generated at tho coal mines will be transmitted hundreds of miles and laid down at the meters of industrial plants with all the savings that are pos j stble from the economies of large opera-' ! tions. PLAN TO LINK EXISTING PLANTS. 1 he plans of the syndicate are to link the existing plants of the companies mentioned with transmission lines and establish one large power plant with a capacity sufficient to supply the electrical needs nf ail. Most of the properties to be eonsoiidaied are already either connected or within a few miles of each other and tin* most important immediate transmis sion link Is to be built between Grein c, Stic and Danville, thereby mnklogv*. C'rert transmission line from Clinton, in I 'he heart of the ccal fields, to Indianap olis. As tho project is developed it Is planned to build another transmission line from tho vicinity of Clinton to Kokomo and ! from Kokomo to Indianapolis, thereby completing a loop that will insure two ways of sending electric energy into Indi anapolis in the interest of continuous | service. it is estimated tho value of the prop erty held by the companies which are i to be consolidated is $18,000,000 and the installation of additional power plants and transmission lii.es will require sev eral million dollars more capitaL HOW ( ORPOK ATIOX WILL BK OFFICERED. 'I h" Indiana Electric Corporation, which is incorporated for SIO,OOO pend ing the approval by the public service commission of the merger, is to be of ficered as follows: President—Joseph 11. Brewer, presi dent American Public Utilities, Grand Rapids, Mich. \ ice Preside!)*—Lex J. Fitzpatrick, vice president Indiana Railway and Lighting Company, Kokomo. Secretary Paul D. Birdsall, Merchants Heat and Light Company, Indianapolis. Treasurer—Charles O'Brien Murphy,' vice president and general manager Merchants Heat and Light Company, Indianapolis. These officers nnd Marshall V. Robb, secretary of the Wabash Valley Eiectrio (Continued on Page Two.) FRANKE KILLING VERDICT TO BE GIVENFRIDAY Coroner Sets Time for An nouncing Finding—Howell Voluntary Witness. Roy Howell, city employed chauffeur assigned to Mayor Charles W. Jewett’s city car, which ran down and killed Woancta Franke. 9, on Thirty-Eighth street, today was a voluntary witness b*-, fore the coroner. Howell's statement w 0 not made public, Dr. Paul F. Robinson, coroner, following the policy which he announced when the investigation was started of not making public testimony of witnesses. At 9 o’clock Friday morning Dr. Rob inson will appear In city court and an nounce his verdict and the result of the investigation of the accident causing the death of tho little girl. On this, the coroner’s verdict, depends the action ta ken by City Judge Walter Pritchard. Howell is charged with manslaughter. Should the coroner recommend dismis sal, if the court follows its usual cus tom, charges of manslaughter will be dismissed. However, if the coroner rec ommends that the case be investigated by the grand jury, there seems to bo little doubt but that the court will bind Howell over to the grand jury on the charge of manslaughter. The coroner admitted Howell's state ment conflicts with that of other wit nesses. There have been six other wit nesses besides the police who have testi fied. At least four of them are known to have stated that Howell’s automobile was traveling at a fast rate of speed when it struck the Franke girl. Howell had been to Mayor Jewett’s “hog farm” at Arlington avenue and Pendleton pike. The oily car en route to the mayor’s city home, was not inside of the city limits when the accident oeeured, and was not being used in pursuit of city business. Spain’s Cabinet Quits Over Morocco Affair MADRID, Aug. 11.—The Spanish cabinet resigned today as a result of the Spanish military reverses la Morocco, Senor Maura has been asked to form a new ministry. It probably will form a coalition cabinet. X