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FAIL TO MAKE
CASE AGAINST
TWO WOMEN
Special Judge Says Evidence
of Keeping Resort Insuffi
cient.
DEFENDANTS ARE FREED
On the grounds that the State had
failed to make a case against Stella Foltz;
alleged keeper of a resort at 410 West
Court street, and Ruth Smith, who wns
In the place at the time it was raided by
the police, the two women were dis
charged by Harry Kaitano, special judge
in city court today.
The findings of Judge Raitano were
based on a decision of the Supreme
Court, Betts vs. State of Indiana. OS Ind.
375, which holds that evidence that a
certain house has a bad reputation of
Itself, without supporting proof that th
house was resorted to by men and women
of bad reputation for illegal purposes is
not sufficient to justify a conviction.
Criminal law textbooks to support the
same view also were quoted by the court.
The Foltz house bss been raided on
two other occasions this year. MaTch 5
the Foltz woman was convicted in city
court of keeping a resort and was fined
<lO and costs to which was added ten
days In jaiL This case now is pnding
in the Criminal Court on appeal.
Testimony of the arresting officers.
Lieutenant Jones and Sergeant Faker
was to the effect that Joe Minterman. 023
North Meridian street, was asked by a
woman to enter the house. Minterman tes
titled Ruth Smith was the woman and
that she had asked him for money. As
be entered the house the police appeared
and he and the Smith woman fled. They
were caught later hiding in an adjoining
building.
Ruth Smith admitted she had been con
Tided on a previous occasion in city
court, but Insisted In this instance she
was "Just visiting” the Foltz woman.
She gave an address on Ruckle street,
which, on Investigation, proved to be a
vacant lot, police officers said.
Reports of continued violation of the
law In the red light section of the city
resulted in an order from Chief of Police
Kinney some time ago that th- lid be
damped down tight on this district.
EDUCATORS WORK
FOR AMENDMENT
Organization to Be Perfected
in Counties.
An active organization in every county
in Indiana is expected to be completed hy
the Indiana Educators' Amendment Asso
ciation early next week, according to
Herbert Briggs, who is directing the
association's campaign for the proposed
-amendment to the Indiana constitution
which would make the office of State
superintendent of public instruction ap
pointive instead of elective.
The counties in which organizations
have been completed, together with the
county chairmen, follow. Cass. .T. W. Wil
kinson, Logansport: Delaware, F. F. Fitz
gibbona, Muncie: Kayette.jß. E. Myers,
Connersville; Harrison, A. O. Ileuc.-sw
Corydon; Lawrence, E. W. Montgomery:
Bedford: Marion. E. T. Williams, ix'-ton;
Parke, J. O. Fortner; Montgomery. Anna
Willson, Crawfordsvllle; Putnam, Frank
Wallace. Greencastle; Randolph, O. 11.
Greist. Winchester; Rush, W. E. Wagner;
Wabash, O. J. Neighbors; Wayne. A. H.
Hines. In Harrison county Mr. Deweese.
chairman, has formed an organization
composed of Clyde Martin nnd Lawrence
Coleman. Palmyra; W. S. Fellmy, Cran
dall; C. W. Done. New Salisbury; Claude
Stroud and William Nolof. De Pans ;
Robert Perry. Ed Keller, C. L. Dick and
Sam Breeden, Corydon; A. L. Fogal,
New Middletown: William Weaver and
C. O. Crosby. Elizabeth; Morris Baker.
Laneavllle; T. J. Radmacker and Artie
Hoby. Laconia; Sidney Beanblossom.
Mauckport: Oswell Martin, Bradford, and
Mayme Kelley, Evans Landing.
Bosse Gets No Reply
to Utilities^Proposal
Special to The Times.
EVANSVILLE. In.L, Auk- 20.—Mayor
Bossee has made a proposition to the
Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Corn*
pauy which operates the street car and
lighting plant? here, to take over these
utilities and operate them on a lease in
behalf of the city of Evansville. No re
ply has been made to the offer by the
company.
The mayor has threatened to ask for
the appointment of a receiver for the
company and promises to establish a
municipal electric plant if the company
continue* to refuse to obey the demands
o' the city in the way of making improve
ments in its car lines and the payment of
Its franchise tax. A fight between the
city administration and the company has
been going on for some time with pros
pects of reaching the courts. Mayor
Bosse contend* that Frank J. Haas, gen
eral manager of the company, has acted
In had faith with the city by refusing to
meet him in conference t& talk things
over and to make reply to the demands
of the city.
Call Soon for State
Legion Convention
The official call for the annual conven
tion of the Indiana department of the
American Legion to be held at Wabash,
Oct. 10 and 11. will be issued next week,
according to a statement by L. Russell
Newgent, State adjutant. Mr Newgent,
■with Dr. T. Victor Keene, national com
mitteeman from this State, and Miss
Ruth McDougall, Shelbyville. secretary
of the woman's anxiliary of the legion,
returned from Wabash last night, where
they made arrangements for the conven
tion.
Official headquarters of the State de
partment will be established at the In
diana Hotel and all business sessions
will be held at the Eagles’ Tnesler. The
woman's auxiliary will hold Us meeting
at the XI. E. Church.
‘Kissing Blonde’ to
Be-Freed From Ties
CHICAGO, vug. 20— Judge Theodore
Brantano today indicated he wonld grant
a divorce to Mrs. Charlotte Lewinsky,
the '’kissing blonde" in the xieigiei-
Orthweln murder trial, from Barney
Lewinsky, auto salesman. on grounds of
cruelty. XfTs. Lewinsky was granted
custody of her daughter, and sl6 a week
for support of the child but no alimony.
She was named as the woman who
danced with Herbert P. Zeigler at a
cabaret a few hours before he was shot
to death in the apartment of Miss Cora
Isabel Orthwein.
He Takes Medal for
Fast Forging Work
NEW TORN. Aug. 20— Arthur E. 011-
eon, 26, was declared by police today to
be the world's fastest forger.
The championship was awarded when.
it was alleged, working as a SSO a week
clerk for the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company, he stole SIOO,OOO in les than a
month.
More than $90,000 has been recovered.
He* has a wife and two children.
NOW WHAT DO
YOU SUPPOSE IT
WAS GERRY SAW?
An Eager World Will Hold
Its Breath Until the
Papers Are Filed.
NEW TORK, Aug. 20.—What Miss Ger
aldine Farrar, prima donna, saw when
she peeped through the window of a
little shack occupied by her actor hus
band, Lou Tellegen, in the west end sec
tion of Long Bearb. one evening about
three weeks ago will form, in all proba
bility, one of the biggest chapters'of the
marital difficulties of the pair when it
comes out in court, Broadway heard to
day.
One version of the story even went so
far as to portray Miss Farrar in the role
of a private deteetive. It was said she
made the trip down from New York and
the intimation was held out that her ar
rival at the Tellegen but was very
timely.
At any rate. It Is pretty well estab
lished she lost no time after this Inci
dent. in notifying Tellegen. he would find
himself barred from her house from then
on, and that any attempt he might make
to communicate with her would be futile.
Miss Farrar's attorney declined to dis
cuss the matter in any of Its phases.
On her rart, Miss Farrar Is busy
with plans to start on a motor trip to
the Pacific coast where she is under
contract for an operatic tour.
U. S. MAY SELL
SEIZED LIQUOR
Booze in Possession of Govern
ment Is Valued at $50,000,-
000, Officials Say.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2b Liquor
seized in raids by dry law agents and
now stored in Government storehouses
is worth $50,000,000 and the Treasury
would be richer in that sum when the
Government puts the liquor stocks on
the auction block, officials said today.
Prohibition surveys now in progress
in all liquor warehouses used for keep
in£ the seized wet goods showed that a
remarkably large percentage of the
whisky taken by dry officers is fit for
non bewrage purposes and is saleable
to those permitted to purchase such li
quors.
Preparatory to disposition of the
liquors. Revenue Commissioner Blair has
taken steps to speed up the making of
analyses of the seized storks. He an
nounced chemists have beet) placed in
charge of branch laboratories in the
larger cities to expedite the tests.
Within a few weeks after the comple
tion of the chemical inquiry a plan will
be laid before Secretary Mellon for ap
proval. for an immediate clearance of the
setz“d stocks and conversion of them into
cash.
Branch laboratories have been located
at Chicago and Minneapolis and other
large cities.
ERIE SHOP NOT
TO OBEY ORDER
Official Says Board Has No
Sway Over Them.
MARION. Ohio, Aug. 20.—The Rail
way Service Company which is operating
the Erie railroad shops here under lease
today announced its intention to ignore
'he new regulations promulgated by the
tnlted States Railway Labor Board.
"Our company is a private concern and
does not come under the jurisdiction of
the Railroad Labor Board,” John D.
Owens, president of the Raiiw \y Service
Company declared.
Favors Principle of
Nations’ Association
STOCKHOLM, Aug. 20.—The Inter
parliamentary .Union, in session here to
day, went on record as "greeting with
the best wishes the principle of an a*'o
eiut-on of nations.” A resolution was
adopted to proceed with im reased perse
verance toward the aim of attaining a in
stitution of armamout*
Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Ar
kansas accepted both these principles on
behalf of the American delegation “as an
obligation and a prniise.”
President to Spend
Week-end on Yacht
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.—President
and Mrs. Harding and a small group of
intimate friends planned to board the
Mayflower late today for a week end
cruise on the Potomac. They do not
plan to leave the yacht during the voy
age and will return to Washington Mon
day morning.
Secretaries Meet to
Plan Convention
A meeting was held today at the Hotel
Lincoln of members of the program com
mittee of the National Association of
Commercial Organization Secretaries, to
complete the final details of the program
for the New Orleans contention of the
association, which will be held the week
of Oet. 17.
The meeting was attended by John E.
Northway, secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce of Hamilton, Ohio, chairman
of the program committee; Robert B.
Beach, manager of the Chicago Associa
tion of Commerce and president of the
national associatior. and John B. Rey
nolds, general secretary of the Indian
apolis Chamber of t ommerce. and a mem
ber of the progratr committee.
De Pauw to Send Nine
to ‘Y. W. ! Conference
Special ti The Times,
GREENCASTLE, Ind., Aug. 20.—De
Pauw University will be represented at
the annual Young Women's Christian As
sociation Conference to be held at Lake
Geneva, Wls., Aug. 23, to Sept. 2, by nine
student delegates aud one from the ad
visory board. Delegates who will repre
sent the school are: Gladys Ether War
ner, Chicopee Falls, Mass.; Janet Mae
Bcroth, Hartford, Conn.; Dorothy Cecil,
Indianapolis; Elizabeth Lockridge,
Roaehdale; Mary Ives, Delphi; Winona
Welch, Goodland; Harriet Geiger, Hart
ford City; Helen Purcell, Vincennes;
Norma Linton, .Sast Chicago, and Amelia
D. Kemp, Greet castle.
Miss Kemp is the advisory board dele
gate. She Is the private secretary of Dr.
George R. Grose, president of De Pauw.
She left Friday evening for Chicago on
her way to Lake Geneva. So far as Is
possible, ‘he delegates will meet in Chi
cago and go to Lake Geneva together.
This conference will be similar to the
one held earlier In the summer at Lake
Geneva by the Y. M. C. A. Nine men rep
resented De Pauw at that conference.
M'fARDLE FUNERAL MO'DAY.
Funeral services for Clyde A. LlcCardle,
secretary-treasurer of McCardle, Black
& Cos., who died Thursday night In De
troit, will be held at the-home of his
parents. Mr. and Mrs. John W. McCar
dle. Brightwood avenue and Forty-Sec
ond street, Monday morning. The serv
ices will be in charge of the Rev. James
M. Eakins, pastor of Memorial Presby
terian Church. The burial will be at
Crown Hill Cemetery.
And Bernard Shaw IsEvjen Talking About
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CITY EVADING
.LAW; BUDGET
NOT PRINTED
(Continued From Page One.)
words in the tax law reading, In full, as
follows: *
TAX LAW IS
CLK \lt ON gt B.IEf T.
‘The several tax levies shall bo es
tablished by the proper legal officers
of any municipal corporation, after the
formulation and by them of
budget on forms prescribed by the
State board of accounts, showing In
detail money proposed to be expended
during the succeeding year, the valua
tion of all taxable property within (lie
Jurisdiction and the rate of taxation
which It is proposed to establish, and
after a public hearing within the Juris
diction at which any taxpayer shall have
a right to he hoard thereon."
Persons who were instrumental In ob
taining passage of the present tax legis
lation have contended that this section
was a great boon to the taxpayers In
that it compelled the taxing officials to
give ample notice of Just how they ex
pect to spend the people's money. The
law also gives taxpayers the right to
object to any levy. The statement of
those who fought for the act that If
would be the means of compelling of
ficials to give taxpayers real informa
tion as to expenditures lead to the be
lief that it wns Intended that the de
tailed estimates In the real budget should
be published.
By following out the Interpretation of
Mr. Ashby the city administration gives
the taxpayers just one way In which to
get information "showing tn detail the
money proposed to bo extended during
the succeeding year,” to quote the
language of the law. This is by getting
hold of one of the few copies of the
complete budget known to bn in exist
ance. The document, has not been printed.
It has been typewritten on large sheets,
bound In a loose leaf binder and so far
as its known there are not more than
three or four copies of it.
Taxpayers may go to one of three
places to get a peep into the real budget,
according to Mr. Bryson. One copy is on
file at the controller's office In the city
ball, one at the Chamber of Commerce
and one at the business branch of the
public library.
Although the law providing that the
city budget shall be made upon forms
prescribed by the State board of accounts
Is almost two years old this wns not done
either last year or this. The State board
did not prescribe such forms until early
this month. City Controller Bryson re
fused to use these forms because he said
they came too late. Most city depart
ments had their estimates prepared be
fore or immediately after the new forms
were promulgated.
The essential difference between the
city and the State board forms Is in the
headings over columns for figures after
the various items. In the State board
forms there are columns for "Expended
19—," "Expended it)—," “Details 19—,”
"Estimate by Department,” and "Rec
ommended by Finance Committee.”
The city form has columns headed.
”1920 Expenditures,” "1921 Appropria
tion," "1922 Request,” "Increase Over
1921 Appropriation,” "Decrease Under
1921 Appropriation,” “Allowed for 1922”
and "Remarks.”
A heading on the prescribed form is
not found on the city form. This head
ing Is "In compliance with the provis
ions of an act of the General Assembly
of the State of Indiana, approved March
6, 195, entitled “An Act Concerning Mu
nicipal Corporations,” the undersigned
department of said city respectfully sub
mits the- following estimate of the ex
pense of said department for the fiscal
year ending Dec. 31. 19—
SWORN STATEMENT
IS ABSENT ALSO.
Certification of the truth of the esti
mates provided at the end of the pre
scribed forms, also Is missing from the
city forms. This certification reads as
follows:
"We hereby certify that the above Is a
true and fair estimate of the probable
expense of the Department of
for the year ending DeN 31, 19—. and
that according to our best knowledge
and belief the amounts named in the va
rious Items will be necessary for the
proper transaction of the business of
said department.”
This is followed by space for the sig
natures of the members of the board or
other department head.
The annual appropriation and tax levy
ordinances will be introduced In the city
council Monday evening. The public
hearing upon them, provided by law, will
be held i t 7:30 o'clock on Friday eve
ning, Sept 2 In the coucil chamber.
Asa reatlt of the indminlstration's in
tent to publish only the bare outline of
tha e&tiuiui&s U lacAjmgtefl that citizens
INDIANA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, AUGUST 20,1921.
'Shimmy Party?
Sans Shimmies ,
Lasted a Week
CHICAGO, Aug. 20 Charges that
Thomas Davidson, a st .tsman. made
love to ten different women and gave
a bacchanalian "shimmy party at
which the dancers were sans raiment,
were made today In a bill for divorce
■dlled by Mrs. Hazel Davidson.
The "shimmy party.” Mrs. Davidson
alleges, lasted a week and when she
came to the door to demand that It
cease she was doused ,vith a bucket
of cold water.
The Davidsons were married in 1917
aud have a 3-year-old sou.
who desire to go to the public hearing
prepared to intelligently inquire Into the
financial plans for 1922 will have to find
time to dig into one of the three type
written copie* of the real budget on dis
play downtown.
'ORDINANCES II U'F,
BEEN DRAFTED.
Drafting of the appropriation and civil
city tax levy ordinance* was completed
hy the city legal department today.
The total amount appropriated by the
annual ordinance will be $3,987,762.72,
which is s2ou less than the figure an
nounced by City Controller Robert 11,
Bryson a few days ago. The ordinance
appropriates only money for the funds
supplied by the city general fund levy,
which comprise the moneys for the opera
tion of the fipnueo, public purchase, legal,
safety and public works departments.
The appropriation ordinance calls for
$707,922.92 less than l ist year, Mr. Bry
son said. This is due to the fact that
$339,000 app-updated to retire temporary
loans and $60.000 for the city elections
appropriated for 1921 is not needed in
1922. Leaving out these sums Mr, Bryson
suld the actual difference in the funds
for operating the five departments in 1921
and 1922 will bo that about SB.(K less
than is provided for 1922. Ho said that
this should he proof that the present ad
ministration is not trying to handicap the
set of new officials who will tako office
next January.
The total civil city levy for 1922 fixed
by the levy or&nance will he 94.2 cents
as announced Friday. This Is 11.9 cents
less than the slO6l levy for 1921.
SOLONS ASSUME
FISTIC POSE IN
HOUSE HEARING
(Continued From Fage One.)
arms, took members by the arm aud re
turned them to their seats.
Within a short -time order was re
stored. Representative Xlarnn of Illinois,
moved that the stenographic report of the
incident stand, but Representative Gar
ner of Texas, suggested it be stricken out
of the record. In the colloquy that fol
lowed, Mr. Mann told Mr. Fordney his
language was “unparliamentary” by long
established precedents. When Mr. Byrnes
started tQ rise again, Mr. Hammer
Jammed his hack In his seat. But Mr.
Fordney then apologized. Mr. Byrnes fol
lowed suit. Mr. Mann permitting their re
quests that tho remarks be left out of the
record to take precedence over his motion.
CHANGES MADE
IN THE BILL.
The Incident was the culmination of
repeated Democratic attacks against the
bill on the grounds that it relieved the
tax burden of the rich and not the poor.
Republicans of the Ways Committee,
however, agreed to further changes in
the bill in order to relieve “the poor.”
The ehanges Included
Removal of the 5 per cent tax on
proprietary medicines proposed to be
levied on tbe manufacturer as a sub
stitute for the stamp tax which was
previously eliminated.
■v Repeal of the tax on tooth pow
ders and pastes ani mouth washes.
Removal of the $lO tax on vendors
of soft drinks.
Reduction of the tax on cereal
beverages—near beer —from 6 to 4
per cent.
Subjection of marine insurance
companies, as life insurance compa
nies, to the fiat corporation income
tax of 12Va per cent.
Another change agreed to provide, that
the 5 per cent tax on manufacturers of
wearing apparel above a certain price
should not be levied on contracts for
clothes already made.
The House adopted 103 to 85, as a sub
stitute for a committee amendment, ex
einp.tl.qg Lean), taxation tbe Income de
By DON HEROLD
! rived from American capital invested in
foreign trade where the income repre
sented SO per cent or more of the total
The substitute, offered by Representa
tive Longworth, of Ohio, provided this
exemption should be extended to that
part of Incomes derived from foreign
trade only where it was exceeded Fifty
per cent and the recipient was an active
participant in the trade.
Democrats declared tha amendment
would Increase tax exempt securities and
was unfair to persons who invested their
money in this country. Mr. Fordney
would not admit he told Republicans.
Herbert Hoover. Secretary of Commerce,
suggested the change. Republicans con
tended It would stimulate foreign trade
an dby encouraging Americans to Invest
abroad
CHARITY FI NDS
ARE EXEMPT,
By a vote of 64 to 25 an amendment
was adopted exempting from the in
* i no tax contributions to charity, com
munity funds, other public purposes, ana
the special fund created under the
vocational rehabilitation set to the ex
tent of 5 per cent of the net Income.
Democrats c this provided further
exemption for t ie rich.
Other amendments adopted provide for
the most part for administrative
changes and for the perfection of the bill.
Among them were the changes agreed
to for taking the $lO tax off the drink
vendors and patent medicines. Among
the more Important committer amend
ments still to be considered is one pro
viding for the creation of a tax in
vestigation commission of nine members,
equal numbers to be appointed by the
President of the Senate. Speaker of the
House, and the President. The specified
object of the proposed commission Is the
investigation of tax exempt securities
estimated to tie held in amounts ex
ceeding $15.000,00a,(V. Copyright, 1921.
by Public Ledger Cos.
HOUSE PREPARES
FOR A D.JOURNMENT
WASHINGTON. Ang. 20.—The tax re
vision bill will pass the House this!
afternoon and ho sent to the Senate for j
consideration by that body. Reports
have reached House leaders that the |
Senate Finance Committee proposes sub- j
stltution next week of the tax bill for the |
tariff bill and that the tax bill will be
the first to be reported to the Senate
after Congress reconvenes from Its recess
which is expected to begin next Wednes
day.
The Senate has proposed that this;
recess shnl! last tin I! Sept. 21. House j
Republican Leader Mondell is working to !
bring about a recess of the House until
Oct. 3, on the ground that It will take
the Senate some days to get any legls
latlon in shape for action by the House.
Before it leaves for Its recess, the
House proposes to clean up its work
and put Its calendars tn such shape that
little will be left undone. The War
-Finance Corporation agriculture aid bill
Is to bo Jammed through the House to
day If possible and the railroad funding
bill next Tuesday. The Ball rent ex
tension bill, the dye embargo extension
b'll, the grain exchange anti-gambling
bill, all of which have passed the Senate
will be put through the House early next
week.
Cantwell Contracts
for Portable Houses
The Xlarion County commissioners to
day announced that the ,T. F. Cantwell
Company had been awarded the contract
to erect two portable houses at Sunnyslde
for the use of tubercular ex-service' men.
The company secured the bid for $2,476 a
building.
County Auditor Leo K. Fesier said the
buildings will be ready for occupancy
within the next three weeks.
Elkhart Asks Lower
Gas and Fuel Rates
The city of Elkhart today filed a peti
tion with the public service commission
against the Elkhart Gas and Fuel Com
pany asking for a decrease in rates. The
rate for gas now ranges from $1.15 to
$1.50 a thousand cubic feet, according to
the amount used. The petition also states
the commission's valuation of the'ntility
Is too high and asks that it be reduced.
The commission denied the
Eieetrte Company authority to increase
rates.
NINE GO TO PENAL FARM.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind., Aug. 20.
Nine men fined in juvenile court
here Friday aud five given suspended
sentences to the Indiana State Farm -when
they entered pleas of guilty to charges
lof contributing to the delinquency of a
young girl.
BANDIT PICKS
WRONG HOUSE
AND IS TAKEN
Knocked Down and Held
for Police by Resi
dent.
When a negro broke Into the home of
Victor Stirks, 427 North California
street, last night, Mrs. Stirks awakened
and screamed and Stirks Jumped out of
bed and leltvered a Roiar pluxus blow
that knocked the negro over a chair. He
was there when the police arrived. Mo
torpolicemen Wilson and Hans arrested
the Intruder, who gave his name as
Andrew Henderson. 614 Roanoke street
The man had attempted to enter the
home of Edgar Brown next door and
also iR believed to have entered and
ransacked the residence of George Wat
kins, 402 North California street. Wat
kins said S2O was taken at his place.
Dr Theodore N Siersdorfer. 4107 East
Michigan street, reported to the police
last night that a thief took two instru
ment cases from his automobile that was
parked at Michigan street and Hamilton
avenue. The instruments were valued at
$250.
Early today Motorpolice Reilly and
Mtillin found the caes in an alley in the
rear of 1$ North Hamilton avenue. The
cases had been cut open and the instru
ments scattered in the mud.
Ferdinand Severn, 1313 Epst New York
street, reported a motor meter stolen
from his ear while It was parked in
Brookslde Park last night. Charles
Buck, 636 South New Jersey street, told
the police a thief stole a tire valued at
S3O from his automobile while it was
parked at Thirtieth street and Capitol
avenue.
A thief opened the door of the Reinecke
A Schaub Coal Company office, 2820 West
Michigan street, last night and ransacked
the office. A pass key was used to open
the door. Nothing is believed to have
been stolen.
The front door of Gus Schmidt's movie
theater at Martindale avenue and Nine
teenth street was "Jimmied" open during
the night. The telephone wires were cut
but the police were unable to learn what
was stolen.
A man smashed the window of the In
diana Electrotype Company, 23 West
Maryland street, early this morning with
a brick. Nothing was stolen.
AGENTS TO VIEW
THE EXPOSITION
Day Set Apart for City’s Con
vention Visitors.
At a meeting of the convention hoard
of the Purchasing Agents’ Association
last night at the Indianapolis Chamber
Dis Commerce, definite plans were decided
; upon for the day at the Indianapolis in
: dustrial exposition at the State Fair
j Ground for those purchasing agents who
; will be In Indianapolis attending the con
vention of the National Purchasing
i Agents' Association.
Tuesday, Oct. 11, the second day of the
| convention, lias been set aside for the In
dustrial exposition by the general officers
.ind the local committee of the purchasing
agents. The general sessions will end
before noon so that the agents can he
taken on special street cars to the State
Fair Ground. It Is said more than 1.500
[agents will be in attendance.
T' at afternoon has been set aside in
the Industrial show by the manufacturers
committee of the Chamber of Commerce
for the Purchasing Agents' Association.
Starting at 5 o'clock a special dinner will
be served the purchasing agents in the
Women's Building at the Fair Ground.
Following this will he an elaborate en
terfainmenf in which it is planned to
have considerable local talent, including
many of the children who have been
developed hy the '-ecreational division
of the city park department. Included in
the entertainment also will he ballet danc
ing hy Mile. Then Howes’ girls hy the
Murat Gatling Gun Squad nnd exhibition
riding by Indianapolis society girls on
high school horses from the local
academies.
According to reports now being re rowed
by A. E. Wilson, chairman of the conven
tion hoard of the purchasing agents there
will lie approximately one thousand five
hundred actual buyers in Indianapolis,
not counting the wives who will accom
pany them.
Reformed Churches
to Hold Conference
The ninth annual missionary and edu
cational conference of the Reformed
Church to held in the Young Women’s
Christian Association building will start
I t/morrow. A well attended conference is
expected as a large number of delegates
! already registered. The following per
j sons will speak during the week; Dr
• George Stibitz. Dayton. Ohio: Dr. P A
Hauser. Philadelphia. Pa.; Rev. A. V.
i Passleman, Philadelphia: Mrs. B. B.
I Kramme". Tiffin. Ohio; Miss Catherine
Miller. Philadelphia : Dr. P. S. Leinbaek,
Philadelphia: Mrs. IT iv Gekeler. Cleve
land. Ohio : Dr. C. E. Schaeffer, Philadel
phia: Dr. T. P. Bollinger. Madison. Wis.;
Rev. O. B. Moor. Indianapolis; Dr. A.
; Krampe. Sheboygan. Vis.; Mrs. Ade
! lalde Link. Lafayette, ind.: Rev. E. N.
Evans, and Rev. IV. 11. Knierfro. of In
dianapolis. Rev. E. W Knntz from Ft.
Wayne, ind., is tho musical director for
tlie conference.
Tao meetings are open to the public
and the closing session will he a joint
meeting of all the Reformed Cchurejies
on Sunday. Aug. 28 at St. John's Re
formed Church. There are eight Re
formed churches in Indianapolis
South Illinois Case
Stuck Up by Bandit
A bandit entered the case of Nick
GulelT. 377 South Illinois street, at 1
a. m. today, covered the restaurant man
with a revolver and ordered two cus
tomers to remain seated. Then the rob
ber opened the cash register and walked
out with $32.
The two customers were William Mc-
Dougal, 19V2 South Meridian street, and
Nick Dioff. who lives near the restaurant.
Guleff's restaurant Is in the same room
in which Sam Eaids operated a candy
store. Eaids was murdered Oct. 23, 1920,
by Carl Bernauer, who is now serving a
life sentence in the Indiana State Prison.
Beef Wholesales
Near 1913 Prices
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.—Beef now Is
wholesaling at 14 cents a pound, or low
er than at any time during the past
five years, the Institute of American
Meat Packers announced today. This
figure is within 2 cents of the price in
Aug. 1913.
For the same period in 1920, the ".rice
was 20 cents a pound.
Child Killed bj Tree
Broken During Storm
Spuria l to The Times.
LA PORTE Lid.. Aug. 20.—Everett
Statton Sum.,, son of Frank Sums, a
farmer, was instantly killed today when
a tree that had been broken by the storm
was being hauled away by the father,
the timber hitting the lad, who was a
few feet away.
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Summer Bride
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MRS. CLARENCE E. HAMILTON.
Portrait by Katie Bryant Studio.
Miss Nora Patton, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. M. Patton. 2422 Roosevelt avenue,
whose marriage to Clarence E. Hamilton,
took place at the home of the bride,
Wednesday evening the Rev. 11. O. Klsner
officiating. Mr. and Airs. Patton will be
at home after Aug. 23, at 2422 Roosevelt
avenue.
U. S. PURSUES
RICH SLACKER
Belief Expressed Bergdoil
Not Immune From Arrest
in Switzerland,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20—The United
States Government has not given up Its
efforts to return Grover C. Bergdoil,
millionaire slacker, to this country to
serve out his military sentence,
though Bergdoil Is reported to have fled
Germany and gone into Switzerland, it
was learned at the State Department to
day.
Although military crimes are not ex
traditable from Switzerland. officials
here believe that the fact Bergdoil fled
from Canada on a forged passport may
make him subject to extradition from
Switzerland.
U. S. ONLY HOPES
FOR PACT SIGNING
Doubts Possibility of Five-
Day Completion.
i WASHINGTON. Aug. 20—Optimism
i expressed in Berlin that a treaty between
! the United States and Germany will bo
j signed within five days was not sub
: stantiated by the attitude of the State
I Department here today.
[ Officials would only state they hoped
Ia treaty would be completed as soon as
j possible.
i The State Department would not state
I whether Ellis Dresel, American com
! missioner in Berlin, has authority to
sign the projected treaty, but did an
nounce that no American delegation
would be necessary to conclude the pact.
Missing Girl’s Body
Is Found in Cistern
GALESBURG, 111 . Aug. 20.—The body
of Miss Ethel Patterson, pretty young
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Patterson,
Alexis, was found in a cistern about half
a mile from her home here today. The
lid was on the cistern, leading authorities
to believe the girl had been murdered.
Miss Patterson disappeared from her
home Thursday night while clad only in
her pajamas. Her body was fully clothed
when found.
Posses had scoured the eonntry hunting
for the girl.
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This is an actual photograph of
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CITY EMPLOYE
‘TIGEKf RUNNER
Negro Driver in Street Clean
ing Department Con
' victed.
Anderson Johnson, negro, 917 West
Twenty-Seventh street, employed by the
Jewett “good government” political ma
chine as driver of one of the city street
cleaning department trucks, was convict
ed of a charge of operating a blind tiger
In city court late yesterday. Judge Wal
ter Pritchard assessed a fined of SSO and
costs.
Johnson was arrested midnight. Aug.
6. by Partolman Gaither at Edgemont and
Annette streets. The officer said he saw
the negro carrying two packages under
his arm and when he asked him what he
had, Johnson threw the packages to the
sidewalk. The packages had contained
whisky. The bottles were broken and
about three tablespoonsful of liquor wns
ail the policeman could save for evidence.
It brought out in the officer's testi
mony that Johnson told him that if he
was arrested, Johnson "would lose his
Job.” Gaither told the court that John
son told him he "would slip him a large
bill if he would let him go.”
Harry Wilson, Bates Hotel, arrested
Aug. 5. on a blind tiger charge, was fined
SIOO and costs by Special Judge Thomas
C. Whatlon.
Sylvester Moriarity, 1532 South Shef
field avenue, arid ,T hn Zoiler, 2256 Bluff,
avenue, arrested with Wilson on a sim
ilar charge, were discharged.
Federal prohibition officers, who ar
rested the trio, testified they found 293
pints and thirty-four quarts of bonded
whisky at the time of the raid and when
the officers questioned Mrs. Zoiler, she
is said to have told them the barn had
been rented to two men and that her
husband knew nothing of the liquor. The
officers later arrested Moriarity and Wil
son and say Wilson claimed ownership
of the liquor.
Koster Gitchoff. proprietor of a pool
room at 375 South Illinois street, was
fined SSO and costs nnd sentenced to ten
days in jail by Judge Pritchard. Ser
geant Chitwood, who arrested Gitchoff
on a blind tiger charge, said he found
n half pint of “white mule” whisky In
Gitchoff's poolroom.
War Photographs
Shown at Library
Among the official World War pictures
now being shown at the Central library
are three taken by an Indianapolis man,
Grier M. Sbotweli of Downey avenue, who
served in the photographic unit of the
United States Signal Corps attached to
the American expeditionary headquarters
in northern Russia, where he was sta
tioned from September, 1918, till July,
1919. Several ex-service men have recog
nized In these more than one hundred en
larged war picture scenes overseas fa
miliar to them and even some of their
own “buddies.” The exhibit has been,
shown In but three other cities, New
York, Chicago and St. Louis.
The three pictures photographed by Mr.
Shotwell have been grouped together, be
cause of their local interest, over the door
in the northwest corner of the delivery
room.
Pride of Atlantic on
Way to West Coast
NEW YORK. Aug. 20—The battleship
Pennsylvania, pride of the Atlantic fleet,
was to start today the long trip to tha
West coast to become the flagship of
the Pacific fleet. With the departure of
the Pennsylvania, only coat burning ves
sels will remain in the fleet in Atlantic
waters.
TROLLEY DEMOLISHES TAXICAB.
A taxi driven by William Thompson. 32,
227 North West street, was demolished
when it was struck by an inteurban
flat ear backing out of the Terminal
Station into Ohio street last night.
Thompson was slightly injured and
Lieutenant Houston sent him to the city
hospital in an ambulance. Hal Titus.
829 T'del street, was conductor, and
Claude Poster, of P.rond Ripple, motor
man of the interuriian car.