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THE WEATHER
Generally fair tonight and Thursday.
Somewhat colder tonight.
VOL. XXXIV.
CALL TROOPS TO HALT ‘PETTICOAT’ ARMY
Both Sinn Fein and British
Parliaments Meet to Consider
Ratification of Peace Treaty
PREMIER ASKS
RATIFICATION
OF IRISH PACT
Lloyd George Makes
Eloquent Plea to
Commons.
RECEIVES CHEERS
Pays Tribute to Erin’s
Delegates for
Efforts.
LONDON, Dec. 14— “ The Irish
peace treaty -was universally wel
comed and acclaimed.” said Premier
Lloyd George this afternoon in an
eloquent appeal to the House of Com
mons to ratify the pact.
“It was given wider publicity than
any other treaty with the exception
of the treaty of Versailles.”
Attacks against the peace argeement
on the ground it humiliated the British
empire ■were discounted by the Premier
when he declared:
“The settlement was received by our
dominions and allies with hope and with
joy.”
Lloyd George was frequently inter
rupted by bursts of cheering and shouts
of “hear, hear.”
The Premier paid tribute to the Sinn
Feiners who signed the treaty, saying t
“They took great risks, as is shown by
what is raging in Ireland at this hour.
All honor to them. Let us not say a
word that will make their task any more
difficult.”
IRISH REFERENCE
I BRINGS APPLAUSE.
As the Premier spoke of the Irish en
voys, the whole house Joined in a roar
of applause.
“I hope we have found a solution, hut
I do not like to be too sanguine,” said
the Premier.
Then he went into details as to how
the treaty will give Ireland a share in
the responsibilities of the empire.
“There are still dangers menacing the
British empire.” the Premier said.
"Whence the dangers will come, and
when, I cannot say. But I am glad to
state that, when they do come. Ireland
will be there to help her sister races.
Our fears will be her anxieties; our vic
tory will be her joy.”
The Premier indicated his confidence
that both the British Parliament and
Dail Eireann will ratify the Irish peace
settlement.
DETAILS IRELAND S
POWER UNDER TREATY.
In detailing Ireland’s powers under the
treaty, the Premier said:
“Ireland even inherits revolutionized
dominion rights over external affairs
which are an outgrowth of war time. If
we make the State responsible for law
and order, we must permit the raising of
a limited army. The only restriction
upon full dominion status regards the
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BREAK IN DYKE
FLOODS VALLEY
Population of Washington
Town Takes Refuge in
Rail Station.
SEATTLE, Wash., Deo. 14.—The great
Bca John dyke along the Skagit River
burst today, eight miles above Stanwood,
flooding the town and an area three to
five miles wide and ten miles long in the
valley of the Stillagiiamlsh River.
The entire population of Conway, near
Stanwood. have taken refuge in the rail
way station.
DODO SOLD ‘MULE’
RIGHT OVER BAR
Must Now Travel Worn Path
of Transgressors.
Dodo Esto, who is proprietor of a dry
drink saloon at 123 South West street,
was fined SIOO and costs in city court
and sentenced to serve thirty days on
the State Farm after he had been found
guilty by Judge Walter Pritchard of
selling “white mule" over the bar.
Dan Kinhin, 332 West Pearl street, and
Jake Suban, 15 Fleming street, were
caught In an empty house at 10C Taft
street on Dec. 9. They bad a still In op
eration and a quantity of mash. Two and
a half gallons of “white mnle” were
found there. Evidence was Introduced
which showed that Snban was "Just vis
iting.’’ His case was continued Indefi
nitely. Kinhin was fined SIOO and costs
and sentenced to serve sixty days on the
State Farm.
WEATHER
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity
|for the twenty-four hours ending at 7
r p. m., Dec. 13. 1921:
Generally fair tonight and Thursday;
somewhat colder ton'ght with lowest
temperature about 30 degrees. a
HOL'RLY TEMPERATURE.
6 a. m 39
7 a. m 40
8 a. 40
9 a- m 40
10 a. m 40
11 a. m 39
12 (noon) 39
1 p. m 39
2 p. m 38
Published at Indianapolis,
Ind., Daily Except Sunday.
King George Asks
Approval of Pact
for Irish Peace
LONDON, Dec. 14.—The text of
King George’s speech at the opening
of Parliament to consider the Anglo-
Irish treaty follows:
"My lords and members of the
House:
"I have summoned you at this un
usual time in order that the articles
of agreement which have been signed
by my miinsters and the Irish dele
gation may at once be submitted sot
your approval.
"Another business will be brought
before you at the present session. It
was with heartfelt joy that I learned
of the agreement re.ched after ne.'o
tiationes protracted for several months
and effecting the welrare not only of
Ireland, but of the British and Irish
races throughout the world.
“It is my earnest hope that, by ar
ticles now submitted to you the strife
of centuries may be ended and Ire
land as a free partner in the common
wealth of nations forming the British
empire will secure fulfillment of her
national ideals.”
CHEST WORKERS
PUSH FORWARD
GOAL
Efforts of Two Days Show
Totals of .$148,338 in
Pledges.
Two days' work and partial reports
from Community Chest division workers
show a total of $140,828.11 on the roau
to the budget kuota of $005,412.1*2, leaving
a balance of #465,074.81 to be obtained.
The factory and mercantile divisions will
make their first reporta of importance at
tonight’s meeting, and the special gifts
division dealing with men and women of
wealth will add -a substantial sum tv the
$03,403.60 turned In Monday night.
Pledges of renewed effort and per
sistence until the Job is done were ex
pected to be made at noon today by the
workers of the individual and special
gifts divisions, which Is to meet in the
Riley room at tht Claypool. The indi
vidua] division, under Wallace <>. Lee
with its 500 workers. Is the largest unit
of the organization and today's confer
ence lines were tightened by eliminating
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TONIGHT’S PROGRAM
DOORS OPEN AT 7 I*. M.
7:ls—Eleventh Infantry, Ft. Benja
min Harrison Band, led by Richard
K. Dunn.
7:30 —Call to order.
Invocation.
7:40—Roll rail of (earns.
8:30 —Address.
B:4o—Miracle play. “The Quest of
the Lost Gift,” by Elizabeth Miller
Hack, under direction of George
Somnes of the Little Theater, Mrs.
Mary Fianner playing the role of the
Pilgrim.
9:2s—Community sing, led hy Hor
ace Whitehouse, director of Indiana
College of Music and Fine Arts.
9:4o—Eleventh Infantry Band.
10:00—“Star-Spangled Banner,” by
audience, community chorus and band.
—Daily Facts—
A of the returns for the
second day of tho Community Chest
Campaign follows:
Budget $605,412.92
Raised up to yesterday 118,226.30
Raised yesterday 22,111.81
Grand total raised to date. .$140,338.81
To be raised $465,074.81
Following is summary of division
totals to date:
Division. Yesterday. Total.
Special Gifts $93,403.60
Individual $18,138.25 40.800.36
Factory 977.31 977.31
Mercantile 919.60
Governmental 1,882.00 2,524.50
Utilities 1,114.25 1,712.65
Financial Parley Talk Continues
Call Expected Within Ninety Days
By GEORGE R. HOLMES.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. —A world conference to discuss economic and financial readjustments will
be called within ninety days after the adjournment of the present armament conference, according to the be-
SEogtr B.Htawa
ing the initiative.
OFFICIALS REFUSE TO
COMMIT THEMSELVES.
Thus far Administration officials
have refused to commit themselves.
They have listened attentively, even
sympathetically, to the proposals
that have been made Informally, but
have said little. President. Harding
Informed at least two European
statesmen who approached him that
he could give the matter no serious
consideration until the present Wash
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BITTER WORDS
EXCHANGED IN
DAIL EIREANN
I
De Valera Challenges
Delegates’ Right to
Sign Pact.
COLLINS REPLIES
Declares People May
Judge Whether He
Is ‘Traitor.’
DUBLIN, Dec. 14. —A bitter clash
between Eamonn De \ alera and
Michael Collins marked the opening
of the ail Eireann to consider the
Anglo-Irish peace pact today.
“The Irish peace delegates at Lon
don exceeded their instructions,” De
Valera charged.
Collins, leader of the Sinn Fein
army, who signed the peace pact,
leaped to the floor and cried ;
“Some men call me a traitor! I
will meet them any time, anywhere,
now, as in the past!”
The Dail decided to hold a public ses
sion at 11 n. m. tomorrow to discuss the
treaty openly. This decision wits reached
after It had been agreed to hold a pre
liminary secret meeting this morning.
DE VALERA
OPENS ARM MENT.
It was during discussion on the motion
U hold a secret (tension that the clash
between De Valera, Collins and Arthur
Griffith developed. De Valera began the
argument by challenging the right of the
ptv.ee deter*te* to Have
don treaty. He contended the pact
should have been sent to Dublin for final
decision before it was signed.
“The delegates only were empowered to
negotiate," he said.
In the midst of this argument, Grif
fith. who also signed the London pact.
Jumped up and asked:
“Is there any suggestion that the dele
gates exceeded their instructions?”
The argument proceeded heatedly un
til Collins took tho floor and challenged
the Irish president. His eyes were bel
ligerent and be waved his fist in the air
significantly.
OTHER DELEGATES
REMAIN CALM.
The other delegates sat grimly in their
chairs watching the clash wiihout any
, sign of emotion.
“I have been called traitor," Collins
cried. “Let the Irish people de*. de
whether I am or not.”
Collins read his credentials as a peace
delegate showing thnt be and the others
were empowered to conclude an agree
ment. He declared they had not signed
the document as a treaty but only with
the understanding that they would rec
ommend acceptance.
Most of the 120 members of Dail Eire
ann slipped into the building 'unrecog
nized.
Cathal Brugba, one of the Sinn Fein
ministers supporting De Valera. and
Austin Stack, who has frequently acted
as courier for the Sinn Feiners during
the peace negotiations, rode to the build
ing on bicycles.
De Valera drove up in an automobile,
accompanied by a secretary. As he made
his way through the crowd the Sinn
Fein chieftain frequently raised his hat
in aqswer to the applause.
Ie Valera's face wag lined n..d care
worn. He walked erect, however, and
with a firm stride. He looked straight
ahead and the stern gleam in his eyes
showed he was ready for battle.
Arthur Griffith entered shortly after
,De Valera. He seemed to be emt ar
ranged by the ehees of the crowd and
hurried toward the doorway at topmost
speed.
Michael Collins and the other Irish re
publican army chiefs arrived last. They
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WASHINGTON, LONDON, PARIS PUT FORWARD
liefs privately expressed by influential European statesmen now in Washington. Their beliefs are
shared by some high officials of the Harding Administration.
Whether the proposed conference will be held in Washington, in London, or in Paris remains
to be determined, but the view is held that one of the three capitals will witness the assembly of
the world’s leading financial and economic figures before March 1.
Strong pressure is being brought to bear upou President Harding and members of his Cabinet
to call the conference in Washington. Foreign visitors now here have gone so far as to impress
upon American officials that the success of such a conference depends largely upon America’s tak-
ington conference Is ended. To call
another world conference while the
first is tn the making, was rushing
things too fast, the President be
lieved.
The end of the Washington confer
ence Is now in sight. Unless all
signs fall, the conference will be out
of Washington by New Year’s, and
It then will rest with the Adminis
tration Ms. to whether Europe's pleas
are to b£ heeded.
INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1921.
WOMEN CARRY
WARFARE INTO
‘FOE COUNTRY’
Hope to Beat Militia in
Second Kansas
County.
GIRLS’ BAND LEADS
Wives, Sisters, Sweet
hearts of Howat
Men in Line.
PITTSBURG, Kan., Dec. 14.—Head
ed by the girls’ band of Arma, play
ing martial music, “General" Annie
Stovich, the “Joan of Arc” of the
“Amazon army,” led her invading
hosts, already weary and footsore,
into the “enemy country” this after
noon.
The marching women wives and
relatives of Alexander Howat s strik
ing coal miners, already have closed
down practically every mine in
Crawford County and were bent on
closing the mines in Cherokee Coun
ty, the anti-Howat stronghold, be
fore the arrival of troops, already re
ported to be entraining at various
points in the State.
As soon as the grand offensive started.
Sheriff Milt Gould, realizing the police
were powerless, sent a call to Topeka
for troops. The request was granted
and it is expected more than 1,000 State
militiamen will be in the district before
night.
WORD OF TROOPS
INCREASES FURY.
Word that troop were coming only
increased the pent-up fury of the women.
Men viewed the situation with alarm, for
it was believed even bayonets will not
deter the strong, highly temperamental
foreign women who compose the bulk of
the marching hosts.
Reports that two mine shafts were
wrecked by explosions reached this city.
The marching army was not near these
mines, however. The explosions occurred
In the Menghinl mines on Diywood creek,
uortju of the spot where the
women's army assembled. Steam shovels
were put out of commission by the blasts,
it was reported.
The army began its march at dawn.
“Gen-’ral” Annie Stovich of Itlngo was
the “Joan of Arc" who appeared at the
head of the advancing column as it
swung south toward mine No. 40 of the
Central Coal and Coke Company, four
miles from Franklin.
Italians, Poles, Slavs, Austrians and a
big scattering of Americans composed the
rank and file.
The mine was quickly "captured" and
the workers forced to flee. Others, ns
they came up out of the shaft, were made
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Foch, Wraped
in American
Flag, Sets Sail
Marshal Proclaimed ‘Napoleon
of Napoleons' on Leave
Taking.
5 NEW YORK, Dec. 14—Wrapped in an
American flag, a gift lo him from the
city of New York, Marshal Foch today
was wished "bon voyage” by this city
and the Natl >n when he started his re
! turn voyag< to France. In a farewell
[address to ’aim, made by Rodman Wana
! maker, the marshal was hailed ns the
I “Napoleon of Napolpons.”
Following a ceremony at the city hall,
jin which the marshal was again presented
i by Mayor Hylan with the scroll repre
senting the freedom of Ihe city, Marshal
Foch reviewed the 15th Regiment of (he
l New York Guard, the only unit . ? the
j American Army which served continu
! ously with ihe French. He was escorted
jby the same body of troops through
cheering lines of people to the Freneh
line piers, where he sailed for home
aboard the Paris.
The Freneh marshal carried with him
a diamond brooch for Madatne Foch, pre
sented to him for her by the city.
European statesmen, however, as
sert their belief that if President
Harding does not take the Initiative,
Lloyd George will—and with much
less chance for success.
Regardless of who calls the confer
ence, American participation is re
garded as virtually certain. By the
time tho present conference Is ended,
the Administration hopes to have the
foreign funding bill passed by Con
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SPECIAL SESSION INDICATES
PURPOSE TO CONSIDER ONLY
REMOVAL OF REFORMATORY
LOBBY FIGHTS
FOR REPEAL OF
TEACHERS’ ACT
Senator Houston Pre
pared to Introduce
Bill.
ASK SPECIAL TAX
Copies of Resolutions
Circulated Freely
at Statehouse.
A lobby against the present teach
ers' retirement fund law was very
much in evidence as the Legislature
convened today. Senator Alfred
Hogatou of Marion was prepared to
introduce a bill repealing the law
and a tax levy for the
present insurance features.
The legislators when they reached
the respective houses found on their
desks resolutions passed by teachers
demanding the repeal of the law.
One of the resolutions was signed by
Albert I!. Hall, county superintendent of
Grant County, in behalf of the Grant
County Teachers' Institute. The resoluv
tion reads:
“We, the teachers of the towns and
townships of Grant County, stand op
posed to the Indiana State retirement law
and favor the repeal of the law passed
in 1915 and all amendments to the same,
and pray that you tisa your influence to
>M “tid." *. A similar resolution catne
from the teachers of the Marion city
schools It carried 118 signatures.
The following resolution came from the
Wayne County teachers:
“Whereas, the teachers of Wayne
County formed a pension unit under the
law of 1915 and the Legislature of 1921
attempted to amend the law in such a
way that it does not meet the needs of
the teachers and is objectionable to the
teachers of onr unit in that (1) the new
law forces beginning teachers to Join the
pension unit against their wishes and (2)
that it forces members of the old pension
unit into anew system which is far in
ferior to the old and without the con
sent of the members of the old system
which is directly canceling a bona tide
contract made with cur teachers six years
ago and (3) !o carry out the new law
makes it prohibitory upon old teachers
remaining in the profession and (4) the
whole tenor of the new lnw is undemo
cratic, therefore be it resolved: That we,
the teachers of the Wayne County unit,
request that some action be taken by the
special coming section of onr Legisla
ture, repealing tho present law and a re
turn to the old Indiana State Teachers'
Retirement Law with such amendments
ns would meet the needs of our teachers
and the betterment of our schools and
would make the old lnw financially safe.
“Be it further resolved, That this body
of teachers indorse the action taken by
the teachers of Marion and of Grant
County asking for the repeal of the pres
ent lew and that we request our Senntor
and our two Representatives to support
such measures as presented by the great
body of teachers.
“Unanimously adopted by the teachers
of the Wayne County unit in convention
assembled this, the 7th day of December,
1921.”
It was signed by the following com
mittee: Emerson Clo.vd, chairman; Eliz
abeth Lashley, George G. Ranch, James C,
Starr.
Boys Sentenced on
Larceny Charges
Paul Blue, 18. and Burk Ray, 16, who
have been in jail waiting trial on two in
dictments charging burglary and grand
larceny and with vehicle taking, today
were found guilty by Judge .Tames A.
Collins of the Criminal Court on both
charges.
The two boys wore sentenced to a year
or. the Indiana State farm on the charge
of entering the home of David E. Dun
con, 425 North Davidson street, for the
purpose of burglary. On the vehicle
charge, both were sentenced to six months
on the farm. They will serve both sen
tences concurrently. ,
Sniff! Sniff!
Members of the Indianapolis detective
department are carrying their noses
high in the air today and sniffing in an
effort to locate nine skunk hides stolen
from an automobile near Lafayette.
Tlie skunk hides are part of a number
of pelts which the Lafayette police de
partment any were stolen near that city
and which they believe were brought to
Indianapolis. In addition fifteen musk
rat hides and one mink hide were stolen.
The hides were valued at SSO. v
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GOVERNOR REMINDS
BODY CALL ISSUED
FOR SINGLE PURPOSE
Calling upon the Senators and Representatives to uphold the honor,
the good faith of the State and “respectfully asking” them to limit their
activities to the consideration of the bill for the removal of the Reforma
tory, Governor Warren T. McCray delivered his message to the Legislature
In joint session in the House of Representatives today.
The Assembly went into joint session shortly after 10 o'clock.
The Governor devoted his message entirely to the Reformatory removal
question. He traced the history of the institution from 1821 when it was
established, through the periods when various additions were made, through
the fire in 1918 which destroyed a large part of it, down to the present
time when the State finds itself in the position of having sold the present
property without having made adequate provisions for replacing it.
URGES MORE
CENTRAL LOCATION.
The necessity for a more central loca
tion for the institution was emphasized
by the Governor. He declared thnt 75
per cent of the inmates corns from the
section of the State north of Terre
Haute, Indianapolis and Richmond, and
that in many cases counties must pay
106 per cent more car fare in transport
ing prisoners to Jeffersonville than they
would If the institution were centrally
located.
The proposal to move the reformatory
originated with the Goodrich adminis
tration which appointed a committee to
investigate the advisability of moving it,
the Governor pointed out.
The Governor then went into the his
tory of the proposal of Colgate & Cos. to
purchase the property. He said the
company offered to pay $350,000 for the
property which had been appraised at a
total of $345,352.16. He declared that
this company was the only prospective
Discipline and Equipment
of City Fire Department
Censured by Underwriters
Lack of training of both officers and men, serious absence of discipline,
improper distribution of equipment, failure to carry out the general order
requiring the first pumper at a fire to prepare to connect with a hydrant,
and lack of uniformity in fire fighting methods are glaring faults of the
Indianapolis fire department under the present board of public safety
pointed out in a report of engineers of the National Board of Fire Under
writers, made public today.
Tho report covers an investigation of the department made from July
-12 to 22 by Charles A. Whitney and Herbert Raines, and includes observa
tions upon things which have transpired in or affected the department
between that time and Nov. 30.
Tho National Board of Fire Under
writers is the organization, operated for
the benefit and protection of insurance
companies, which has conducted several
surveys of the Indianapolis department
in the last few years and has made fre
quent recommendations for its better
ment.
REPORT SETS
OUT DEFECTS.
The investigation upon which the lat
est report is made followed a period in
which the board of public safety was
supposed to be making Improvements
in the department, which would entitle
Indianapolis to rating as a second, in
stead of third class city as to fire haz
ards. Such a promotion is considered
preliminary to a substantial reduction in
fire Insurance rates.
The report covers the department much
more exhaustively than has been the case
heretofore and points out more defects,
some of a more serious nature, than have
been pointed out heretofore. It likewise
shows that many of the things which the
underwriters warned the board would
have to be done before higher rating
could be granted have not been done.
Illustrating the latter, it Is pointed out
that the board of safety still has more
Newman and Alldredge to
Sponsor Bill Giving Bonus
to Veterans of World War
Among the most important bills which
their sponsors will attempt to introduce
in the special session today is one grant
ing all former soldiers, sailors, marines
and nurses a cash bonus or cducatioual
assistance, subject, however, to referen
dum at the polls next fall.
Representative Omer U. Newman of
Marion County will pilot the bill in the
House and Senator John S. AUclredge of
Anderson has the bill in charge In the
Senate. It is planned to introduce them
simultaneously, but inasmuch as the
measure authorizes a special tax levy it
is probable that the House bill will be
given precedence if the way is once bro
ken for the introduction of bills.
Backing up the demand for beneficial
legislation more than twenty members of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars, lead by
Arthur G. Gresham, chief of staff of the
State Department, and Ivan F. Moore,
assistant chief of staff, laid siege to the
legislators today.
Their first efforts were centered on the
Finance Committee of the Senate, which
had a similar bill under consideration
when the last regular session adjourned.
The measure had passed the House by
a vote of 79 to 14, but was stopped in
the upper house.
The veterans are urging the Senate com
mittee to report the bill out under the
name of unfinished business, thereby
eliminating the necessity of appealing to
the House again. There is little likeli
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purchaser and pointed out the advisa
bility of a sale to it.
The history of the Reformatory bill
then was taken up by the Governor. He
gave as the reasons for not moving the
Institution to Putnam County, as provided
in the bill, the fact that it was thought
to be inadvisable to combine the Re
formatory and the State Farm, as orig
inally contemplated, and the fact that
“on account of the physical daily require
ments of an institution of this kind and
the utter failure of that territory to fur
nish such requirements, the penal farm
site or any location adjoining same could
not be thought of.” The Governor said
this mistake was partly due to the fact
that he had not teen in office sufficiently
long to acquaint himself with the sit
uation.
Following this explanation the Gover
nor went into detail on the proposal of
Colgate & Company to pay SIOO,OOO more
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equipment bunched in certain areas than
is necessary to afford proper protection,
at the expense of other neighborhoods
not properly protected.
“The outstanding features adversely
affecting the general efficiency of the
fire department,” the report says, are:
PERIODIC CHANGING OF
OFFICIAL DETRIMENT.
"First, the influence on the esprit de
corps brought about by the periodic
changing of officials, with its consequent
effect on discipline and morale. This al
so hampers any efforts made in adopting
and carrying out a policy towards the
general upbuilding of the department,
which should now be possible, since the
equipment and manning are mainly sat
isfactory.
“Second, tho lack of knowledge of
fire fighting in one-third of the force,
brought about by the addition of 214
men, most of which xvere appointed in a
six months’ period. This dilution of the
force with untrained men, coupled with
absence of a regular system of training
in the past, prevents team work, and
proper use is not made of many appli
ances, nor are fire methods modern in
several respects, particularly as to ven
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hood. however, that the Finance Commit
tee will grant the request.
The measure would give every veteran
of the World War who was a resident
of Indiana at the time of his induction
into the armed forces of the Nation, a
cash bonus of $lO for every mouth he
spent In service, whether at home or
abroad. In the event the veteran has
died the money would be paid to his
widow, or to her heirs. A special clause
makes a war widow who be j remarried
ineligible.
In lieu of the cash payment, the vet
eran has the option of attending In
diana University, Purdue University or
the Indiana State Normal School for a
period not to exceed five years, provid
ing the term is started before Jan. 1,
1923. In doing this all tuition fees would
be paid by the State instead of the
bonus.
FORMER SOLDIERS
MAY ATTEND SCHOOL.
In another section the former fighter
is given a choice of attending any other
institution of learning, such as a busi
ness, technical or professional school In
the State, for which he would receive a
cash bonus of S3O a month provided that
he did not attend the school more than
three years and that his bonus did not
exceed the amount he would be entitled to
under the $lO a month plan. This section
is intended to give the soldiers fS op
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NO. 185.
SUSPENSION
OF RULES PUTS
PLAN ON WAY
Gill Location Proposal
Starts First Fight
in Legislature.
SMITH IS SPEAKER
BULLETINS.
Lieutentant Governor Branch after the
Senate convenned this affternoon opened
tlie way or the introduction of bills other
than tho reformatory removal measure
when he announced that he would order
a roll cull for the introduction of mea
sures.
Before this could be acted upon, how
ever, Senator Oscar Katts, administration
floor leader, moved for a reeess and the
motion carried, thus choking off for the
time being the introduction of bills.
Two amendments to the Reformatory
bill were adopted in the House, just ben
fore it was sent to engrossment. One
authorizes the Governor to appoint* the
relocation committee within ten day*
after the bill becomes a law, Instead of
within sixty days, as was provided in
the original draft. The other prohibit*
any member of the 1921 Legislature from
serving on the committee. Both amend
ments were introduced by Russell K,
Bedgood of Tippecanoe County, and xver*
passed by a viva voce vote.
The suspension of the rules in the
House of Representatives and the
placing of the bill for the removal of
the Indiana reformatory from Jef
fersonville to a more central loca
tion indicated that the administration
would be successful In limiting the
special session of the Legislature,
which convened today, to a consider
ation of the reformatory maasure
alone.
The bill was the first introduced in tha
House after the preliminaries were over.
A motion was immediately made to sus
pend the rules and the motion carried by
a vote of SO to 12, a total of 14 votes ov*t
the necessary two-thirds.
HOUSE ROLL CALL ON
SUSPENSION OF RILES,
The following is the roll call of the
House on suspension of rules:
Ayes, Republican—Abrams, Ahlgren,
Anderson, Barker of Boone, Bedgood,
Benedict, Beyler, Boner, Buller, Calef,
Coapstick. Coppock, Cox, Dailey, Davis
of Hendricks, Davis of Jay. Day, Dean,
De Long. Dufendarh, Fifield. Filbert,
Flesher, Freeman, Gaesser. Gibbons, GL
van, Grayson, Rannberg, Harlan, Hars
ris. Harrison, Haworth, Hoffman. Hol
man. Hughes, Humphries, Hurarirhouser,
James, Jameson, Johnson of Morgan,
Johnson of Monroe. Johnston. Karnman,
Kares Kingsbury, Knapp. Lafuze, Leer,
I.owe, Lyd.v, Malott, Mann, Matthews,
Miller, Miltenberger. Morgan, Myers, Nel
son. Newman, Noll, Overmyer, Phillips,
Rich, Ross, Rowbottom, Schurmeier,
Sherwood, Shugart. Shultz. Sieg. Sims,
Smith. Southard, Tucker, Wafers, Willis
of Dekalb. Willis of Steuben, Winesburg
and Youse.
Noes, Republican—Hansell and Hong,
ham.
Noes, Demorcatic—Barker of Posey,
Benz, Clapp, Cooper, Cronin, Curry, Erni,
Gill, Gottsohalk and Hall.
Total —Eighty ayes and twelve noes.
The limitation of the session was de
pendent absolutely on the suspension of
the rules. Otherwise, adjournment could
not be taken under three days because of
the constitutional rule which provides
that unless rules are suspended bills must
be read on three separate days.
GILL AMENDMENT
STARTS FIRST FIGHT.
Following the adoption of the motion
to suspend the rules, the bill was ad
vanced rapidly to second reading when
a fight on amendments started. The
first amendment was introduced by Rep
resentative Willis E. Gill, Democrat, of
Cloverdale. He moved to amend the bill
to provide that the institution should be
sent to Putnamville as provided In the
present law, which was found unwork
able. The amendment was tabled by a
viva voce* vote.
The amendment, introduced by Mr. Gill
Is a reflection of the attitude of the
Democratic caucus last night. The cau
cus agreed to favor locating the reforma
tory at Putnamville.
The second amendment was introduced
by Representative R. U. Barker of Posey,
County, Democrat, to provide that no
person financially interested in building
materials be appointed on the removal
or advisory board provided In the bill.
This amendment was adopted by a vive
voce vote.
Following the action on the reforma
tory bill the regular order of the Hoaise
would call for the introduction of other
bills. There is still a question as to
whether other bills will be Introduced.
In case they are, it is probable that a
determined attempt will be made to kill
them in order that the session might not
be prolonged.
“BONUS’’ BILL
WORRIES.
The principal movement that is worry
ing Administration leaders in the As
sembly was the one to bring about action
on a soldier “bonus’’ bill. Representative
Omar Newman of Indianapolis and Sena
tor John Alldredge of Anderson were
prepared to introduce the bills. •
According to Senator Estes Duncan,
chairman of the Finance Committee of
the Senate, to which committee the bonus
bill probably would be sent, the commit
tee ■will refuse to act favorably on it.
The Senate still remains an unknown
quantity. Every effort was being Made
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