THE WEATHER
Generally fair and colder tonight.
Saturday, fair.
VOL. XXXIV.
16 ENTOMBED BY PENNSYLVANIA CAVE-IN
POINCARE PREPARES
CABINET SUBJECT TO
MILLERAND APPROVAL
New Regime to Exact
Full German Repa
rations.
STERN IN POLICY
m
Former French Presi
dent to Hold Two
Posts.
PARIS, Jan. 13.—Raymond Poincare,
former president of France, formally ac
cepted the French premiership tonight.
He succeeds Aristide Briand, who re
signed yesterday. *
PARIS, Jan. 13.—Raymond Poincare,
|former (.resident or France, who was des
ignated by President Milierand to form
a new ministry to succeed the resigned
Briand cabinet, was unable to complete
his task today. After a forty-flve-minute
conference with President Milierand, M.
Poincare stated tonight that he could not
announce the formation of a cabinet.
M. Poincare lunl met with difficulties
in securing ministers, but lie was still
ootiferring with both friendly and hostile
groups in parliament in au effort to
create a government suitable to the
various factions.
* SI. Poincare refused to say whether he
would confer with Premier Lloyd George
in Paris tomorrow.
PARIS, Jan. 13.—Raymond Poincare,
former president of France, who was
designated by President Milierand to
form a cabinet to succeed the resigned
Briand miinstry, was engaged today in
au effort to create a strong nationalist
government which will exercise a policy
of the utmost sternness toward Germany.
M. Poincare was engaged in confer
ences with political colleagues through
out the morning. He went to the Elyse-e
Palace this afternoon to report to Presi
dent Milierand.
CABINET SPATE
SUBMITTED.
As M. Poincare went into conference
with President Milierand it was reported
the cabinet slate virtually was as fol
lows :
Premier and Foreign Minister —Ray-
mond Poincare.
Justice—M. Do Selves or M. Raiberti.
Interior—General Maunoury.
War—M. Maginot.
Marine—M. Landry.
Finance—M. De La Steyrie,
Commerce —Francois Marsal.
Put lie Instruction—M. Beraud.
Agriculture—Jean Durand.
Colonies —M. Sarraut.
Public? Works — M. Le Troquer
Labor —M. Darriac, M. Jourdaiau, or
M. Colrat.
Opposition to the proposed Ppipcare
ministry already has been expressed in
the. radical Socialist group in the Cham
ber of Deputies. The Democratic left in
the Senate decided that none of its mem
bers should enter the new ministry.
It was understood the Premier-
Designate planned to retain two ex
ministers, one of whom is Minister of
Colonies Sarraut, acting head of the
French delegation in the Washington
conference.
POINCARE TO TAKE
OVER TWO POSTS.
M. Poincare himself proposed fco take
over the two posts of Premier and For
eign Minister.
Poincare has been one of the most con
sistent leaders of the French political
faction, demanding: ✓ .
Strict execution of every clause of the
Versailles treaty and subsidiary docu
ments by Germany.
Further military occupation of Ger
many if the Berlin government defaults
in its indemnity obligations.
A receivership for Germany with an
allied control commission in Berlin if
Germany fails to make the indemnity
payments due this month and next.
A close alliance between France and
Poland.
Refusal by France to recognize the
Moscow soviet government unless it
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MRS. SIMMONS
FREE ON BOND
Woman Who Slew Husband to
Plead Self-Defense.
Mrs. Florence Simmons, 21, 1417 St.
Peter street, who shot and killed her hus
band, James K. Simmons, has been re
leased on bond of SI,OOO, signed by
George Hubert, 1235 Harlan street,
grocer. Mrs. Simmons yesterday waived
examination in city court and was
bound over to the grand jury on a
charge of manslaughter.
Dr. Paul F. Robinson, coroner, recom
mended the charge be changed to man
slaughter, which charge made it possi
ble for Mrs. Simmons to be released on
bond. Her attorney says she will plead
self defense when the case is tried in
Criminal Court.
The shooting was the climax of do
mestic troubles which had lasted many
months. Simmons was alleged to have
beaten his wife on numerous occasions
and she declared he was about to- at
tack her when she shot him.
Four bullets from an automatic gun
hit Simmons.
WEATHER
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity
for the twenty-four hours ending at 7
I>. in., July 14. 1022:
Generally fair and colder tonight;; low
est temperature about 15 degrees. Sat
urday fair.
HOURLY TEMPKKATLIti:.
<> a. ni ill
7 a. in 24
S a. m 23
9 a. m 22
10 a. m 22
11 a. _n. 22
12 (noon) .... 22
1 P. m. 23
** P- m. ~, 22
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RAYMOND POINCARE.
Friday , 13, Famous
in Sony and Story ,
Tempts Fate Today
late was sorely tcanpted in Indianapo
lis today. * *
This is Friday and the thirteenth day
of the month.
On top of this a driving snow storm
presented the city with a web of slip
pery pavements.
Despite this combination of the elements
and the coincidental arrival of Friday
and Jan. 13. a majority of the autoists
tried their luck by driving about with
out skid dial ns. Few of the taxicabs
were equipped with eliains, which in
most cities aTe mandatory whenever
danger of skidding is brought on by in
clement weather.
REPORTS EXCESS
SALARIES PAID
2 UNDER JEWETT
Auditor Says City Hall Eiu
ployes Draw Sums in Excess
of Allowances.
The board of public works discovered
today that the Jewett administration paid
excess salary to the chief engineer aad
day fireman of the city kali for one year
and ten months during 1920 and 1021.
Hendricks Kenworthy, track elevation
auditor, uncovered the overpayment lit
checking salaries of city hall employes
against amounts allowed by city ordi
nance.
Kenworthy investigated city hall main
tenance pay roils, signed by Charles W.
Brawn, Sr., .CDfJodian of the hall through
out the Jewett administration, and found
that from March 10, 1020, to Dec. 31,
1021, the city had paid Charles L. Clark,
etiief engineer. $555.00 more than lie was
allowed by ordinance; that from March
10, 1020, to Aug. 10, 1021, an excess of
$175.65 was paid to William Dupee, 1701
Yandes street, day fireman, and that from
Aug. 10, 1021, to Dec. 31, 1021, William
Prather, 1701 Yandes street, who suc
ceeded Dupee. received $46.07 excess pay.
MATER REFERRED TO
LEGAL DEPARTMENT. v.
Ttie board referred the matter, to the
legal department for nu opinion as to
whether or not- the city can exact re
payment of the excesses.
An investigation of city salary ordi
nances revealed General Ordinance No. 10,
1020, was approved by Mayor Charles W.
Jewett, Feb. 22, 1020. It amended Section
2 of General Ordinance 76 of 1010 The
amendment raised the salary of the chief
engineer from SIOO to $125 per month and
that of the day firemen from sc-9$ c -9 to SOO
per month- However, this amendment did
not legally increase those salaries, since
(Continued on Page Twelve.)
Jobless Family Head Will
Swap Still for Employment
Indianapolis, Tnd., Jan. l'J, 1932.
.Editor of The Times:
I have fully read the papers in
regards to the meeting of-. State and
Eederal officers.
Now f have a little still In which
I can make about two gallon of
white mule a week. I do not make
it from choice. I have no work and
day after day 1 walk looking fur a
job. Sly rent is several days paid
due, and at each knock of the door
I expect the constable to serve a
notice on me to get out.
My daughter Is in the last gyade
of high school and I intend to keep
3 itiriatta Tlailu Emm
CONFERENCE
ACTS WISELY
ON AIRCRAFT
Development for Com
mercial Purposes
Encouraged.
WAR LIMIT URGED
More Easily Con
trolled Than Uses
of Chemicals.
# By COL. EDWARD M. HOUSE.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 13.—The
Washington conference is acting
wisely in not precipitately restricting
the use of aircraft in war.
So long as war is a possibility it
must be prepared for and there is no
more reason why aircraft ihouWi mt
be used than battle ships, ordnance
or rifles. What should be done is to
prevent aircraft from bombing be
hind the likes. The fact that cities
are fortified does not warrant their
.being bombed by high explosives or
gas, unless they are within the ac
tual tightNl area.
Aircraft are certain to play an impor
tant part, perhaps the most important
\ part, in our civilization during the ira
mediate future. Plans are even now
under way to link up Europe with Amer
ica by the use of dirigibles, wbi-h
may, if earired through revolution!
passenger transportation. Every and tail
regarding safety has been or is Uit j
worked out. and it lias been stated that 1
Lloyd's will give an insurance rate 1' ss
• ban for merchant ships If helium pas
I can be secured in sufficient quantii.es
and cheap enough to be used in craft
for commercial purposes.
DISHES COMMERCIAL
i SE DEVELOPED.
Therefore, no brake should lie pi i ed
upon the development of lighter-than
air ships or airplanes What Is need
ful is to Emit their activities in time
(Continued on Page Five.)
Ford Awaits Final
Muscle Shoals \Vord
WASHINGTON, .inn. 13. Henry Ford,
was hero today to receive the Admin
istration's final word on his hid for the
Muscle Shoals nitrate project.
Soon after the conference of the auto
mobile manufacturer and. Secretary of
War Weeks, the War Department will
announce its acceptance of the Ford hid
by sending it to Congress, which will oe
called upon to make the appropriations
necessary to complete the project.
KIDDIES MEET
OLD FOE WHILE
DRAGGING SLEDS
Gloom Supplants Joy When
Snow Prospects Fade Be
fore Youngsters.
Youngsters wiio dragged out their sleds
when they awakened nnd found enough
snow on the ground this morning to
arouse hopes of coasting, are doomed to
disappointment, according to J. if. Arm
ington, official dispenser of Uncle Sam's
weather at the local weather bureau. Ac
cording to official figures only two-tenths
of an inch of snow fell last night and
there is no prospect of any great in
crease in the amount. In fact fair
weather Is in sight nnd by evening the
skies will be clear in all probability, he
said.
At present Indiana is in a w arm pocket,
as iL is colder both to the east and west,
but the effects of the cold in adjoining
States is already making itself felt, as
the temperature at 9 o’clock was 22 tie
(trees above zero, a drop of 2 degrees in
two hours. However, no real cold wave
is in sight. Mr. Armington says the
temperature will drop to about 15 degrees
above zero tonight, lint by Saturday
night it will be considerably warmer.
New York Post Sold
by Thomas W. Lamont
NEW YORK, Jan. 13. The sale of the
New York Evening Post by Thomas W.
Lament to a syndicate was announced
today.
There will be no change in management
or policy under the new ownership.
WILL ATTEND ROAD CONFERENCE.
County Commissioners Carlin Shank
and Harry Tutewller are planning to at
tend a road conference in Chicago next
Turned ay and Wednesday.
her there. It is all I caa give her.
That still is all I have to depend on,
and there is no money in that, and
for a job I Will gladly destroy it.
I do not want to steal; I wish to
be honest, but we must eat, pay rent
and have tire.
I voted for Shank, but he lias
about 200 men after him who are in
tlie same condition I um in.
Now if there is a person, a mem
ber of any temperance or prohibition
society who will give me employment
where 1 can make .a living, I will
gladly destroy or surrender my still.
Now who is willing to trade a job
for a white mule outfit?
A BOOTLEGGFB.
INDIANAPOLIS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 1922.
Convicted Bandit Aids in
Recovery of $1,325 Stolen
From Beech Grove Bank
One thousand three hundred and twen
ty five dollars of the $23,000 in cash and
Liberty bonds which were taken by
bandits from the Beech Grove State Bank
Sept. ‘.I, was delivered today in open court
to Judge James A. Collins by Capt Claude
M. Worley, special investigator for toe
prosecutor’s office, who recovered the
money in a barn in West Indianapolis
after Glenn Stout, one of the convicted
band bandits, had revealed its hiding
place.
Mr. Worley and Sheriff George Snider
were taken to a barn in West Indiana
polis late yesterday by Stout, who had
1 een brought to Indianapolis from the
Indiana State Reformatory to reveal the
hiding place of the money.
Mr. Worley did not give the exact 1-
j cation of ttie cache, I ait stated that it was
; secreted in a barn in West Indianapolis.
The money was wrapped in a newspaper
and was in five, ten and twenty dollar
, bills.
'l’h" money was placed in the barn a
few days before Stout was arrested last
fall. It is thought Stout's share of the
bank loot exceeded $5,000.
After producing the money in court,
Mr Worley turned it over to the bank
authorities. At the same time the S!O.O<M)
, bond of Mrs. Erma Stout, the bandit's
wife, held in jail oq a conspiracy charge,
was*reduced to SI,OOO. it i* expected she
will b released as“’soon as bond can be
obtained.
STDI T BROt GIIT TO
CITY Till KSD.W .
Stunt was brought from the reformato
ry at Jeffersonville by Worley and Sheriff
Snider about 4 a. in. Thursday He was
taken to jail and kept there until he was
taken to the billing place of the money.
He will lie returned to the reformatory
late tliis evening.
Evidence at ti • trial of George W. Mil
ler, one of the convicted batik robbers,
showed that the Liberty bonds were
bidden in a drawer In dresser at t lie
! oine of one of the bank bandits and
itiat the mom*v v.a divided among them.
Mr. Worley w* rin i on the theory that
stout had knowledge that at least part
of the loot w i buried. Mr. Worley vis
ited the Indiana .State Reformatory,
wlier stout D serving his sentence, and
■following a c'iferenee, the prisoner told
(Continued on Page Thirteen.)
Aged Woman Starts Long
Hike to Call on Harding
Will Ask Pardon for S on Who Used to Carry
President's Paper.
PAYTON, Ohio, Jan. 13.—Mrs Mar
garet. Anderson, tin. of Sioux City,
lowa, left hero today on her long
walk to Washington to ask President
Harding to pardon a former newsboy
on his Marlon paper—ther son.
"We used to live in Marlon and I
knew Florence Harding when she
was employed In the/business office
of the Marion Star.” Mrs. Anderson
said, after walking here from Sioux
City "I know if 1 can only *>•• her
I will get to lay the whole matter
before the President and that ho will
intervene, for Joe used to carry the
Star.”
Weary from her two weeks' Jour
ney, Mrs. Anderson sot out with a
prayer that she would not bo too
Into to remove the stigma of “de-
Elopement of
Couple Halted
by Girl's Father
Alice Bishop, lb, Declines to
Return to Barents' Home
After Her Apprehension.
Charles Bishop. 302 South Harris
street, today halted tlio elopement of his
daughter, Alien Bishop. lti, who wished
to be married to Kay Harnett, 21, 940
West Thirty-Third street. Bishop fol
lowed t lie young couple, who wore ac
companied by Elbert Bishop, 20, brother
of Alice, and at Washington and Illi
nois street la* appealed to a traffic of
liecr to halt the “elopers.” The police
man detained the couple and called po
lice headquarters. Two motor police were
sent to Investigate and they t-'ok all In
terested parties to tlie office, of Miss
Clara Burnsides at Juvenile court.
Miss Bishop declared sho loved Bar
nett and was determined to marry him,
and she exhibited a blue taffeta, dress,
li r wedding gown, which she said was
P irehased by Barnet t. She told of how
Barnett had called to seo her at her home
ever since she was 14, and did so with
permission of her parents. Then the
young couple started to talk of getting
married, 'flint was last Juno and Mr.
Bishop decided to break love af
fairs. but seemingly! hv failed.
Ills daughter refused to return to her
home even if she could not get married.
She told Miss Burnside that her father’s
objection that she was “too young" was
all wrong, for she declared that her
father was IS years old when he mar
ried her mother, who was then 14 years
old. She told Miss Burnsides that she
was employed and she did not care f
Barnett was out of work at the present,
for he had some money saved. However,
the court officer urged Miss Bishop to
delay the marriage and arranged for her
to stay at the Y. W. O. A., and Barnett
went In search of employment. Bishop
In <1 halted the wedding, but he returned
home without his daughter.
Hays’ Resignation
Now Set for March 4
WASHINGTON'. Jan. 12. —Postmaster
General Hays "very probably” will re
sign on March 4 from President Hard
ing’s Cabinet and become legal adviser
to the motion picture industry in the
United States, it was learned here today
on the highest authority.
rr /
r r
CAPT. CLAUDE M. WORLEY.
With $1,325 of the stolen money of the
Beech Grove Bank, Capt. Claude M.
Worley, special investigator of the Ma
rion County prosecutor's office, appeared
In the Marion County Criminal Court
today ami delivered the stolen tbot which
he had recovered iu a barn in West In
dianapolis Glenn Stout, one of the con
victed bank bandits, guided Mr. Worley
and Sheriff George Snider to the hiding
place of the money.
sertion” from her son. reported slow
ly dying at Ft. Leavenworth prison
from being gassed in France.
Another sou. Don, was killed in
action iu the Argonne fighting.
Joe's desertion was tho result of
an unbalanced mind caused by the
war, Mrs. Anderson believes. He re
enllsted when he returned from
France. Granted a furlough because
of illness, he started home, became
confused and reached a military
hospital In Denver, which he ’‘de
serted” and went to Ft. Russell and
enlisted under another name, the
mother says.
“When tho President hears my
story and checks up tho record, I
am sure justlco will be done," she
declared.
GERMANY MUST
ARRANGETERMS
Supreme Council Allows 15
Days for Counter Pro
posal.
CANNES, Jan. 13.—A provisional mora
torium for Germany was decided upon
by tiie reparations commission of the
supreme council bes >re its adjournment,
it was announce ‘‘day.
Germany will . have to pay the
500.000,000 to 700,0(i 900 gold marks origi
nally demanded on Jan. 15, but must
present anew plan for payment.
The reparations commission decided
to give Germany fifteen days to submit
methods of payment or to make counter
proposals.
Premier Lloyd George may stop over
in Paris and continue the pour parlers
with former Premier Briand and Premier-
Designate Poincare, {regarding tho pro
posed Anglo-French treaty with Italy.
The German economic experts, headed
y Dr. Walter Kathenau, have gone to
Paris.
It 13 Really Is Unlucky,
Arbuckle Is Good as Gone
Chubby FihmComedia n, However, Inclined to
Chuckle at Superstition.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13.—Again the
thirteenth figures in the Arbuekle case.
The possibility existed as the third
day of the famous film star's second
trial opened that a Jury would bo com
pleted on this date. Thirteen has
figured through the entire case. It was
on the thirteenth of September the In
dictment on which Arbuekle is being
tried was returned. Th% figure! of the
room Number 1219, which the cimeilau
occupied at the St. Francis added to
gether make thirteen, it was on Oct.
13 that Fatty was arraigned in Superior
Court and thirteen jurors wire sworn
it; the first trial. And strange to say,
Arbuekle is not superstitious.
“Funny, eh Y”.chuckled Arbi cklc, when
bis attention w&s called to th? string of
coincidences. * “Well, I guess thirteen is
as good as any other number. Maybe
it will bring me good luck."
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SHANK NAMES
DR. FOREMAN
NEW MEMBER
Third Health Board
Appointment in
Two Weeks.
SISLOFF REFUSES
Council Ordered at
Once to Consider
Conditions.
For the third time since Jan. 2 In
dianapolis had anew Democratic
member of the board of public health
this afternoon. This time he is Dr.
William H. Foreman, 4343 Broadway.
Dr. Foreman was named by Mayor
Samuel Lewis Shank shortly after
noon when Jesse S. Sisloff, 1631
Bellefontaine street, came to the city
hall and told the mayor he could not
afford to serve on the board. Mr.
Sisloff’s appointment had reached the
point that he had been sworn in, only
his certification to the city clerk re
maining.
Immediately after Mr. Shank an
nounced the name of Dr. Foreman for the
board membership, Dr. E, E. llodgin,
president of the board, said that there
• would be a special minting at once to
consider the advisildilty of putting some
of the contagious disease inspectors, dis
charged in the interests of economy two
weeks ago, back on the pay roll to take
care of an increase in communicable ail
ments which have risen in the last two
or three days.
MARKS END ,
OF SQUABBLE.
Appointment of Dr. Foreman marks th.
end of a squabble over the Democratic
membership which started on the morn
ing of Mayor Shank's inauguration day.
Mr. Shank had named Dr. Kar! it. llud
dell for the appointment several weeks
before, but on the morning of Jan. 2 he
annon.'ici and he would give the place to
Dr. Foreman. Dr. Hodglu raised such
strenuous objection tc the change that
Mr. Shank said he would not name any
body for the place for a while. Tho
throe otbpr members of the board, Dr.
llodgin. Dr. Goethe Link and Dr. Ar
thur Guedel, met on the afternoon of Jan.
2. and named Dr. Hodgln president. I>r.
Richard A. Boole, superintendent of the
rity hospital: Dr. Herman G. Morgan,
secretary of the board, and made other
appointments and orders.
For several days the wrangle over
whether the appointee should be Dr. Rud
delj or Dr. Foreman, raged until early
this week. Mr. Shank got an opinion
from his legal department that a lay
man could serve on the board and named
Mr. Sisloff for the place, remarking that
if the doctors “couldn't agree he would
juit a nondoctor in the place.
MK, SISLOFF
GIVES' REASONS.
in refusing to accept the appointment.
Air. Sisloff said that Mr. Shank had tried
to prevail upon him to take it and he
thought the mayor was sincere in his
desire for a layman to be a member of
the board.
"However, I have given the matter
careful consideration in the past two
days and i have decided 1 cun not afford
to take the appointment,” ho said. "I
feel that a doctor ought to have the
appointment.”
IX llodgin said that the experiment of
using policemen for health inspectors
has proven unsuccessful. The board of
health had the board of public safety to
assign ten policemen to tho health de
partment to take the place of discharged
Inspectors. The policemen, not betng
specially trained as i tn> health depart
ment men were, have not been able to
cope with the situation created by the
increase in contagions diseases. Dr. Hod
gin said. There are seven regular food
and seven regular contagious disease in
spectors left on the pay roll. Tho reg
ular complement of contagious inspectors
is fourteen. Dr. llodgin said that the
present force may I>o built up almost to
the normal figure if the emergency de
niands it.
Mayor Shank has sent the board a let
ter embodying ids suggestion that the
superintendent of the city ' hospital be
required to pass an examination. I)r.
Hodgln said the board would consider
the letter.
Transport Due in Port
Saturday or Sunday
NEW YORK. Jan. 13.—The leaking
transport Crooke, with 1)00 men of the
army of occupation aboard, but in no
danger, will reach New York Saturday
or Sunday, it was said at transport
service office today.
The State had four peremptory chal
lenges left when court convened and the
defense had all of the their thirteen un
used. The jury box was filled with ten
tative jurors just, before court adjourned
last night. Each one ofthe twelve lias
yet to run the gantlet of questioning
for cause.
There was every Indication the de
fense planned to question Mrs. Mary
Nagel now In the Jury box further to
day. Just before" adjournment Gavin
McNab asked hey if she had made n
statement after the first trial, that she
would like to get on the jury at the next
trial, to do the same as Mrs. Hubbard
hang the jury. She denied having made
the statement, but it is understood the
defense plans to pursue further their
inquiry.
Eight men and four women were in
the Jury box today. But twelve names
remain in the Jury box of the present
panel. - ,
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TWO CENTS PER COPY
THREE BADLY HURT
ARE RESCUED AFTER
SCRANTON ACCIDENT
Fear Others Buried Under Tons of Earth May
Not Be Reached for Many
• Days. -
HOUSES SHAKEN, STREETS CRUMBLE
SCRANTON, Pa., Jan. 13.—Sixteen men are entombed this afternoon
by a cave-in at the National Collinery mine cf the Glen Alden Coal Com
pany in South Scranton. Three men. each believed to be badly injured,
have been rescued and taken to hospitals.
It is feared all the entombed men are dead. Belief is that they
are all buried under tons of coal and rock. From present indications the
men may not be reached for many days.
The cave-in came without warning and cauied panic among the miners’
homes in South Scranton. Buildings were shaken and families of miners
hurriedly fled from their homes. Street pavements crumbled as the earth
gave way beneath them.
Hurried calls were sent out for doctors, nurses and ambulances. Rescue
parties were formed and the work of dinning out the imprisoned men
started. •
Newberry Case
Will Be Issue
in Campaign
Democrats to Carry Record
Into Every Slate Holding
Senatorial Primaries.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13—The New
i berry ease today is a political campaign
Issue.
So far as the present Senate Is con
cerned the case was settled last night,
when on four roll calls, each resulting
46 to 41, Republican leaders repelled all
assanlts on Senator Newberry’s title to
his seat.
That record will be carried Into the
'senatorial primaries and the genera*
i elections in every State which nominates
I and elects a Senator this year. The
• Democrats count on the Newberry case
! to win them control of the Senate.
So far as the Senate’s record is con
cerned, Newberry now Is’ fjrily entitled
to his seat, though bis colleagues con
demned the excessive use of money In
political campaigns. The resolution seat
ing Newberry declared that the use o?
as much uiouey as Newberry's friends
spent in his behalf was against public
policy and thratened the perpetuity of
the Republic. Then they went ahead and
seated him.
NEWBERRY ACCEPTS
VOTE OF VINDICATION.
j “My heart Is filled with thankfulness
; that the three years and four months of
persecution have ended in complete vin
dication and exoneration of myself and
all concerned,” said Newberry when he
learned the vote.
The “uncertain” group of Republican
Senators decided the issue. MeNary,
Oregon, who was “clubbed" into voting
for Newberry bj Administration threats
to block his reclamation bill; Poindexter,
Washington; Willis, Ohio; Cummins,
lowa, and Kellogg, Minnesota—they pro
vided tho votes to seat Newberry.
Nino Republicans, Borah. Capper. I.add,
I,a Follette, Norris, Norbcok, Kenyon.
Jones, Washington, and Sutherland,
voted against Newberry.
LA FOLLETTE THREATENS
TO REOPEN CASE.
Senator Ea Follette, Progressive, Re
publican of Wisconsin, threatens to take
tho same stand relative to the status of
Senator Newberry, that he took in the
case of former Senator “Bill” Lorlmer,
Republican, Illinois.
Lorlmer was seated by a vote of 40
to 40 on March 1. 1911.
Lorlmer was uuseated after La Follette
forced tlie reopening of his ease by a
vote of 55 to 28. July 13, 1912, little more
than n >ear afterward.
. La Follette related these facts In de
nouncing the Newberry case as “far
worse” than the Lorlmer case.
LORIMER PRACTICES
HELD OUTRIVALED.
Follette said: “Four Republican
Senators who voted to unseat Loximer
voted to seat Newberry—Lodge. Massa
chusetts; Page, Vermont; Poindexter,
Washington, and Townsend, Michigan.
“With full knowledge of the Newberry
ease and of the issue presented to the
Senate, I assert without hesitation that
the corrupt methods and practices re
vealed in the Michigan primary of 1918,
which resulted In Newberry's nomina
tion were infinitely more reprehensible
and were far more Injurious to popular
government thau were those employed In
behalf of the elect ior of Lorlmer.
“I assert that the personal knowledge
and guilt of Newberry have been estab
lished more conclusively than were the
personal knowledge aud guilt of Lorl
mer.”’
“I believe I,orimer today would be
more entitled to a seat iu the Senate than
is Newt erry," concluded La Follette.
Senator Kenyon of lowa, another Pro
greesive Republican, who voted against
New’berry being allowed to retain his
seat, said bo was “in thorough accord” |
with the views of La Follette.
Says He Stole His
Own Watch to Fool
Trusting Helpmate
Another case where a house was ran
sacked and a watch stolen was cleared
up today when I.ee It. Joyner, 2406 East
I Sixteenth street, confessed to the police
i he robbed Id* own homo.
Joyner, who then sailed under the
name of E. K. Jones, called the police on
the night of Jan. 6. and showed them bis
ransacked house and said Ids watch was
missing.
On Jan. 11, he was ar"*sted on a charge
of issuing fraudulent checks and ad
mitted Ills right name was Joyner.
Today he confessed he hud stolen the
watched and had pawned it. He said lie
ranstieki I the bouse In order to make his
wife believe the watch was taken by a
burglar.
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ATTORNEY GETS DIVORCE.
Judge I’ro Tem. Russell Willson in
Superior Court. Room 2, today granted
a divorce to Alfred N. Cave, a local at
torney, from Sarah E. Cave, on grounds
of infidelity.
NO. 211.
BAKER LET OUT
OF JOB WITH
CITY SCHOOLS
New Superintendent of Build
ings, Grounds Discharges
Old Employe.
George H. Bickes. superintendent of
buildings and grounds for the board of>
school commissioners, is a fast worker. It
developed at a special meeting of tho
board today. Mr. Kickes was elected to?
succeed C. W. Eurton at the regular
meeting of the board Tuesday night. He
took office Wednesday morning and his
very first official act was to apply the
official “can” to George W. Baker, su
perintendent of janitors and an employs
of the board for tho last twenty-seven
years.
This fact came to light w hen Mr. Baker
appeared before the board today to de
mand tho hearing to which he is entitled
under the law. The hearing will bo
granted, according to Charles L. Barry,
president, at the next regular meeting
of the board, Jan. 3L Mr. Barry says
, the matter must be taken up at a regu
lar meeting. However, when Mr. Baker
left he said he would be back Monday,
when another special meeting will be
held.
The enmity between Rickes and Baker
dates back to almost two years ago, when
the former was discharged as superin
tendent of buildings and grounds after
the board had refused to uphold him in
attempting to discharge Baker.
“1 wanted to be fair with Mr. Baker, so
I gave him a day in which to resign."
Mr. Rickes said today. “In order to
bring about harmony in the school sys
tem it is necessary to make some change*
an.l l discharged Raker wholly that this
end might be attained.”
Baker is in a fighting mood and some
fireworks are expected when the case
(Continued on Page Twelve.)
FARM CONFAB
PLANS READY
Well-Rounded Program Pre
pared, Says Secretary
Wallace.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—A well
rounded program for the national agri
cultural conference to be held in Wash
ington, beginning Jan. 23, was outlined
today by Secretary of Agriculture Wal
lace.
More than 250 representatives of agri
cultural and business interests* have an
nounced their acceptance of invitationa
to the conference, the Secretory stated.
Following the formal opening of the
conference by President Harding a
resume of the agricultuial situation in
various parts of the country is to be
given by leaders in the farm Industry.
DETECTIVES SUE
FOR BIG AMOUNT
Defendant Former Wife of
James J. Hill’s Son.
ST. PAUL. Minn., Jan. 13.—Suits to
collect $22.V)0 from Mrs. Dorothy Bar
rows Hill, former wife of Walter J. Hill,
son of the late James J. Hill nnd new
residing In California, were filed in Dis
trict Court here by investigators who
unearthed the evidence upon which Mrs.
Hill was recently granted her divorce.
The Investigators. Robert W. Harga
dine and M. J. Murray, allege that this
amount is due them for their services in
trailing Hill through several States col
lecting evidence in connection with Hill's
“moral conduct," which they claim was
of great value to Mrs. nill In obtaining
her divorce.
Mrs. Hill brought suit recently in Cali
fornia and the decree was granted there,
following a cash and property settlement
said to be $1,000,000.
“SAY IT WITH A
TIMES WANT AD”
HENRY GEORGE WAS AN
ECONOMIST
He believed that neglected, tin
tenanted land should be sold
to people who would improve
it. Whether they will IM
PROVE it, we cannot say, but
we do know hat people will
BPY jour property through an
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